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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.50

వేదాధ్యాయస్వధాస్వాహాబల్యన్నాద్యైర్యథోదయమ్ । దేవర్షిపితృభూతాని మద్రూపాణ్యన్వహం యజేత్ ॥ ౫౦ ॥
vedādhyāya-svadhā-svāhā-
[vedaadhyaaya-svadhaa-svaahaa-]
baly-annādyair yathodayam
[baly-annaadyair yathodayam]
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
[devarshi-pitri-bhootaani]
mad-rūpāṇy anv-ahaṁ yajet
[mad-roopaany anv-aham yajet]
veda-adhyāya — by study of Vedic knowledge svadhā — by offering the mantra svadhā svāhā — by offering the mantra svāhā bali — by token offerings of food anna-ādyaiḥ — by offering grains, water, etc. yathā — according to udayam — one’s prosperity deva — the demigods ṛṣi — sages pitṛ — the forefathers bhūtāni — and all living entities mat-rūpāṇi — manifestations of My potency anu-aham — daily yajet — one should worship.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vedādhyāya-svadhā-svāhā-
veda-adhyāya
by study of Vedic knowledge
svadhā
by offering the mantra svadhā
svāhā
by offering the mantra svāhā
baly-annādyair yathodayam
bali
by token offerings of food
anna-ādyaiḥ
by offering grains, water, etc.
yathā
according to
udayam
one’s prosperity
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
deva
the demigods
ṛṣi
sages
pitṛ
the forefathers
bhūtāni
and all living entities
mad-rūpāṇy anv-ahaṁ yajet
mat-rūpāṇi
manifestations of My potency
anu-aham
daily
yajet
one should worship.
One in the gṛhastha order of life should daily worship the sages by Vedic study, the forefathers by offering the mantra svadhā, the demigods by chanting svāhā, all living entities by offering shares of one’s meals, and human beings by offering grains and water. Thus considering the demigods, sages, forefathers, living entities and human beings to be manifestations of My potency, one should daily perform these five sacrifices.

The Lord again discusses the duties of those in the household order of life. Obviously, the five ritualistic daily sacrifices mentioned here are meant for those who are not pure devotees of the Lord and who thus have to counteract their exploitation of material nature by the abovementioned sacrifices. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is training householders, sannyāsīs, brahmacārīs and vānaprasthas to engage twenty-four hours a day in the loving service of the Lord. Those who are full-time missionary workers in ISKCON have no further obligations or sacrifices to perform, as confirmed in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.41) :

devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇāṁ na kiṅkaro nāyam ṛṇī ca rājan sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ gato mukundaṁ parihṛtya kartam

“Anyone who has taken shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, the giver of liberation, giving up all kinds of obligation, and has taken to the path in all seriousness, owes neither duties nor obligations to the demigods, sages, general living entities, family members, humankind or forefathers.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
According to ones wealth, the householder should daily worship the sages by Vedic study, the forefathers by making offerings with the word svadhā, the devatās by making offerings with the word svāhā, all living entities by offering shares of one’s meals, and human beings by offering grains and water. The sages, Pitṛs, devatās, humans and other entities are my forms. Occupations during calamity were described. Now the obligatory actions of the householder are described. One worships the sages by study of the Vedas, the Pitṛs by offerings with svadhā, the devatās by offerings with svāhā, all beings by an offering, and humans by giving food and water, according to one’s wealth. One should see them as the Lord.
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