SB 8.23.31 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.23.31

क्रियमाणे कर्मणीदं दैवे पित्र्येऽथ मानुषे । यत्र यत्रानुकीर्त्येत तत् तेषां सुकृतं विदु: ॥ ३१ ॥

kriyamāṇe karmaṇīdaṁ

[kriyamaane karmaneedam]

daive pitrye ’tha mānuṣe

[daive pitrye ’tha maanushe]

yatra yatrānukīrtyeta

[yatra yatraanukeertyeta]

tat teṣāṁ sukṛtaṁ viduḥ

[tat teshaam sukritam viduh]

Word-for-word

kriyamāṇe — upon the performance karmaṇi — of a ritualistic ceremony idam — this description of the characteristics of Vāmanadeva daive — to please the demigods pitrye — or to please the forefathers, as in a śrāddha ceremony atha — either mānuṣe — for the pleasure of human society, as in marriages yatra — wherever yatra — whenever anukīrtyeta — is described tat — that teṣām — for them sukṛtam — auspicious viduḥ — everyone should understand.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kriyamāṇe karmaṇīdaṁ

kriyamāṇe

upon the performance

karmaṇi

of a ritualistic ceremony

idam

this description of the characteristics of Vāmanadeva

daive pitrye ’tha mānuṣe

daive

to please the demigods

pitrye

or to please the forefathers, as in a śrāddha ceremony

yatra yatrānukīrtyeta

atha

either

mānuṣe

for the pleasure of human society, as in marriages

yatra

wherever

yatra

whenever

anukīrtyeta

is described

tat teṣāṁ sukṛtaṁ viduḥ

tat

that

teṣām

for them

sukṛtam

auspicious

viduḥ

everyone should understand.

Whenever the activities of Vāmanadeva are described in the course of a ritualistic ceremony, whether the ceremony be performed to please the demigods, to please one’s forefathers in Pitṛloka, or to celebrate a social event like a marriage, that ceremony should be understood to be extremely auspicious.

Purport

There are three kinds of ceremonies — specifically, ceremonies to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the demigods, those performed for social celebrations like marriages and birthdays, and those meant to please the forefathers, like the śrāddha ceremony. In all these ceremonies, large amounts of money are spent for various activities, but here it is suggested that if along with this there is recitation of the wonderful activities of Vāmanadeva, certainly the ceremony will be carried out successfully and will be free of all discrepancies.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Twenty-third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The wise know that the all rites for devatās, Pitṛs, or humans become fully executed when this story is recited. Thus ends the commentary on the Twenty-third Chapter of the Eighth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Twenty-four Appearance of Matsya

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Personal Guidance

Whenever Vāmana's activities are described in any ceremony — for demigods, ancestors, weddings, social events — that ceremony becomes extremely auspicious. Insert this narrative anywhere; it sanctifies everything.

Reflection Questions

Could I insert a brief mention of Vāmana's activities into my next family event?
Where do I keep secular events 'secular' when scripture says one telling could sanctify them?

📝 My note

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