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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.5

देशे काले च सम्प्राप्ते मुन्यन्नं हरिदैवतम् । श्रद्धया विधिवत्पात्रे न्यस्तं कामधुगक्षयम् ॥ ५ ॥
deśe kāle ca samprāpte
[deshe kaale cha sampraapte]
muny-annaṁ hari-daivatam
[muny-annam hari-daivatam]
śraddhayā vidhivat pātre
[shraddhayaa vidhivat paatre]
nyastaṁ kāmadhug akṣayam
[nyastam kaamadhug akshayam]
Word-for-word
deśe — in a proper place, namely a holy place of pilgrimage kāle — at an auspicious time ca — also samprāpte — when available muni-annam — foodstuffs prepared with ghee and suitable to be eaten by great saintly persons hari-daivatam — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari śraddhayā — with love and affection vidhi-vat — according to the directions of the spiritual master and the śāstras pātre — unto the suitable person nyastam — if it is so offered kāmadhuk — becomes a source of prosperity akṣayam — everlasting.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
deśe kāle ca samprāpte
deśe
in a proper place, namely a holy place of pilgrimage
kāle
at an auspicious time
ca
also
samprāpte
when available
muny-annaṁ hari-daivatam
muni-annam
foodstuffs prepared with ghee and suitable to be eaten by great saintly persons
hari-daivatam
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari
śraddhayā vidhivat pātre
śraddhayā
with love and affection
vidhi-vat
according to the directions of the spiritual master and the śāstras
pātre
unto the suitable person
nyastaṁ kāmadhug akṣayam
nyastam
if it is so offered
kāmadhuk
becomes a source of prosperity
akṣayam
everlasting.
When one gets the opportunity of a suitable auspicious time and place, one should, with love, offer food prepared with ghee to the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and then offer the prasāda to a suitable person — a Vaiṣṇava or brāhmaṇa. This will be the cause of everlasting prosperity.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At a suitable auspicious time and place, one should with faith offer food which has been offered to the deity to a suitable person. This will be the cause of everlasting benefit. Muny-annam is forest food or food gained by proper means. It should first be offered to Viṣṇu. Then it is given to the Pitṛs. Then it is given to suitable person.
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Personal Guidance
At an auspicious time and place, offer ghee-cooked food to the Deity with love, then distribute prasāda to a Vaiṣṇava or brāhmaṇa. This is the cause of everlasting auspiciousness. Devotional offering converts a meal into liberation.
Reflection Questions
  • How often does your eating become prasāda offered first to Kṛṣṇa?
  • What small practice could turn your daily meal into a daily auspicious act?
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