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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.30

త్వం చ సమ్యగనుష్ఠాయ నిదేశం మ ఉశత్తమ: । మయి తీర్థీకృతాశేషక్రియార్థో మాం ప్రపత్స్యసే ॥ ౩౦ ॥
tvaṁ ca samyag anuṣṭhāya
[tvam cha samyag anushthaaya]
nideśaṁ ma uśattamaḥ
[nidesham ma ushattamah]
mayi tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-
[mayi teerthee-kritaashesha-]
kriyārtho māṁ prapatsyase
[kriyaartho maam prapatsyase]
tvam — you ca — and samyak — properly anuṣṭhāya — having carried out nideśam — command me — My uśattamaḥ — completely cleansed mayi — unto Me tīrthī-kṛta — having resigned aśeṣa — all kriyā — of actions arthaḥ — the fruits mām — to Me prapatsyase — you will attain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ ca samyag anuṣṭhāya
tvam
you
ca
and
samyak
properly
anuṣṭhāya
having carried out
nideśaṁ ma uśattamaḥ
nideśam
command
me
My
uśattamaḥ
completely cleansed
mayi tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-
mayi
unto Me
tīrthī-kṛta
having resigned
aśeṣa
all
kriyārtho māṁ prapatsyase
kriyā
of actions
arthaḥ
the fruits
mām
to Me
prapatsyase
you will attain.
With your heart cleansed by properly carrying out My command, resigning to Me the fruits of all your acts, you will finally attain to Me.

Here the words tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-kriyārthaḥ are significant. Tīrtha means a sanctified place where charity is given. People used to go to places of pilgrimage and give munificently in charity. This system is still current. Therefore the Lord said, “In order to sanctify your activities and the results of your actions, you will offer everything unto Me.” This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā: “Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, the result should be given to Me only.” In another place in Bhagavad-gītā the Lord said, “I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices, all penances and everything done for the welfare of mankind or society.” All activities, therefore, whether for the welfare of family, society, country or humanity at large, must be performed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the instruction given by the Lord to Kardama Muni. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira welcomed Nārada Muni: “Wherever you are present, that place becomes sanctified because the Lord Himself is always seated in your heart.” Similarly, if we act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness under the direction of the Lord and His representative, then everything is sanctified. This is the indication given to Kardama Muni, who acted on it and therefore received the most excellent wife and child, as will be disclosed in later verses.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Obeying my instructions, offer the results of your actions to me. Becoming pure, finally you will attain me. Kardama prayed for mercy in verse 20. That is explained in two verses. Tīrthī-kṛta means “giving to the worthy recipient.”
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