Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.51
యదృచ్ఛయోపపన్నేన శుక్లేనోపార్జితేన వా ।
ధనేనాపీడయన్ భృత్యాన్ న్యాయేనైవాహరేత్ క్రతూన్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥
yadṛcchayopapannena
[yadrichchayopapannena]
śuklenopārjitena vā
[shuklenopaarjitena vaa]
dhanenāpīḍayan bhṛtyān
[dhanenaapeedayan bhrityaan]
nyāyenaivāharet kratūn
[nyaayenaivaaharet kratoon]
Word-for-word
yadṛcchayā
—
without endeavor
upapannena
—
which is acquired
śuklena
—
by one’s honest occupation
upārjitena
—
acquired
vā
—
or
dhanena
—
with money
apīḍayan
—
not subjecting to discomfort
bhṛtyān
—
dependents
nyāyena
—
properly
eva
—
indeed
āharet
—
one should perform
kratūn
—
sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadṛcchayopapannena
yadṛcchayā
without endeavor
upapannena
which is acquired
śuklenopārjitena vā
śuklena
by one’s honest occupation
upārjitena
acquired
vā
or
dhanenāpīḍayan bhṛtyān
dhanena
with money
apīḍayan
not subjecting to discomfort
bhṛtyān
dependents
nyāyenaivāharet kratūn
nyāyena
properly
eva
indeed
āharet
one should perform
kratūn
sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.
A householder should comfortably maintain his dependents either with money that comes of its own accord or with that gathered by honest execution of one’s duties. According to one’s means, one should perform sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.
Purport
The Lord here describes the religious duties that are to be performed as far as possible, according to one’s means, and when there is opportunity.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A householder should comfortably maintain his dependents either with money that comes of its own accord or with that gathered by honest execution of his duties. According to one’s means, one should perform sacrifices.
This verse describes optional duties.
My note
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