Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.34
दानस्य तपसो वापि यच्चेष्टापूर्तयो: फलम् ।
प्रवासस्थस्य यो धर्मो यश्च पुंस उतापदि ॥ ३४ ॥
dānasya tapaso vāpi
[daanasya tapaso vaapi]
yac ceṣṭā-pūrtayoḥ phalam
[yach cheshtaa-poortayoh phalam]
pravāsa-sthasya yo dharmo
[pravaasa-sthasya yo dharmo]
yaś ca puṁsa utāpadi
[yash cha pumsa utaapadi]
Word-for-word
dānasya
—
of charity
tapasaḥ
—
of penance
vāpi
—
lake
yat
—
that which
ca
—
and
iṣṭā
—
endeavor
pūrtayoḥ
—
of reservoirs of water
phalam
—
fruitive result
pravāsa-sthasya
—
one who is away from home
yaḥ
—
that which
dharmaḥ
—
duty
yaḥ ca
—
and which
puṁsaḥ
—
of man
uta
—
described
āpadi
—
in danger.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dānasya tapaso vāpi
dānasya
of charity
tapasaḥ
of penance
vāpi
lake
yac ceṣṭā-pūrtayoḥ phalam
yat
that which
pravāsa-sthasya yo dharmo
yaś ca puṁsa utāpadi
ca
and
iṣṭā
endeavor
pūrtayoḥ
of reservoirs of water
phalam
fruitive result
pravāsa-sthasya
one who is away from home
yaḥ
that which
dharmaḥ
duty
yaḥ ca
and which
puṁsaḥ
of man
uta
described
āpadi
in danger.
Please also describe the fruitive results of charity and penance and of digging reservoirs of water. Please describe the situation of persons who are away from home and also the duty of a man in an awkward position.
Purport
The digging of reservoirs of water for public use is a great work of charity, and retiring from family life after fifty years of age is a great act of penance performed by the sober human being.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please describe the results of charity, austerity, agniṣṭoma sacrifice, community services, and the authorized actions prescribed for a man in distress while traveling.
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Personal Guidance
The verse insists on the Lord's specific identity — not an idea of God but a person with name, form, and intent. Vague spirituality cannot reach what only personal address can.
Reflection Questions
- Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
- How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
My note
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