Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.24
आचार्यमग्रत: कृत्वा वाग्यत: सह बन्धुभि: ।
दद्यात्पत्न्यै चरो: शेषं सुप्रजास्त्वं सुसौभगम् ॥ २४ ॥
ācāryam agrataḥ kṛtvā
[aachaaryam agratah kritvaa]
vāg-yataḥ saha bandhubhiḥ
[vaag-yatah saha bandhubhih]
dadyāt patnyai caroḥ śeṣaṁ
[dadyaat patnyai charoh shesham]
suprajāstvaṁ susaubhagam
[suprajaastvam susaubhagam]
Word-for-word
ācāryam
—
the ācārya
agrataḥ
—
first of all
kṛtvā
—
receiving properly
vāk-yataḥ
—
controlling speech
saha
—
with
bandhubhiḥ
—
friends and relatives
dadyāt
—
he should give
patnyai
—
to the wife
caroḥ
—
of the oblation of sweetrice
śeṣam
—
the remnant
su-prajāstvam
—
which insures good progeny
su-saubhagam
—
which insures good fortune.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ācāryam agrataḥ kṛtvā
ācāryam
the ācārya
agrataḥ
first of all
kṛtvā
receiving properly
vāg-yataḥ saha bandhubhiḥ
vāk-yataḥ
controlling speech
saha
with
bandhubhiḥ
friends and relatives
dadyāt patnyai caroḥ śeṣaṁ
dadyāt
he should give
patnyai
to the wife
caroḥ
of the oblation of sweetrice
śeṣam
the remnant
suprajāstvaṁ susaubhagam
su-prajāstvam
which insures good progeny
su-saubhagam
which insures good fortune.
Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the ācārya comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasāda to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweetrice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Offering to the guru first, with controlled speech he should take his meal with friends, and then give his wife the remnants of the cooked rice which will ensure good progeny and very good fortune.
Śeṣam suprajaṣtvam susaubhagam means food remnants which will produce a good son and very good fortune. Or the last sentence can be taken as a separate sentence: May she have a good son and good fortune!
Personal Guidance
Before taking his meal, the husband seats the ācārya, controls speech, offers prasāda to the guru, then the wife eats the remnants of the sweetrice offering. The bodily acts mirror the sequence of offering.
Reflection Questions
- How seated is the ācārya in my household routines?
- Where could I add the seating-of-the-teacher as a daily orientation?
My note
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