SB 11.6.37 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

वयं च तस्मिन्नाप्लुत्य तर्पयित्वा पितृन् सुरान् । भोजयित्वोषिजो विप्रान् नानागुणवतान्धसा ॥ ३७ ॥ तेषु दानानि पात्रेषु श्रद्धयोप्‍त्‍वा महान्ति वै । वृजिनानि तरिष्यामो दानैर्नौभिरिवार्णवम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Verse text

vayaṁ ca tasminn āplutya tarpayitvā pitṝn surān bhojayitvoṣijo viprān nānā-guṇavatāndhasā teṣu dānāni pātreṣu śraddhayoptvā mahānti vai vṛjināni tariṣyāmo dānair naubhir ivārṇavam

Synonyms

vayam — we ; ca — also ; tasmin — at that place ; āplutya — bathing ; tarpayitvā — satisfying by offerings ; pitṝn — the departed forefathers ; surān — and the demigods ; bhojayitvā — feeding ; uṣijaḥ — worshipable ; viprān — the brāhmaṇas ; nānā — various ; guṇa — vatā — having tastes ; andhasā — with foodstuffs ; teṣu — in them (the brāhmaṇas ) ; dānāni — gifts ; pātreṣu — as fitting candidates for charity ; śraddhayā — faithfully ; uptvā — sowing (i.e. offering to them) ; mahānti — great ; vai — indeed ; vṛjināni — the dangers ; tariṣyāmaḥ — we will cross over ; dānaiḥ — by our charity ; naubhiḥ — with boats ; iva — as if ; arṇavam — the ocean .

Translation

By bathing at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, by offering sacrifice there to placate the forefathers and demigods, by feeding the worshipable brāhmaṇas with various delicious foodstuffs and by bestowing opulent gifts upon them as the most suitable candidates for charity, we will certainly cross over these terrible dangers through such acts of charity, just as one can cross over a great ocean in a suitable boat.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

By bathing at Prabhāsa, by offering tarpanas to the Pitṛs and devatās, by feeding the worshipable brāhmaṇas with various delicious foodstuffs and by bestowing gifts upon them as the most suitable candidates for charity, like sowing seeds, we will certainly cross over these terrible dangers through such acts of charity, just as one can cross over a great ocean in a suitable boat. We will feed the attractive (uśijaḥ) brāhmaṇas with food (andhasā). Just as on sowing seeds in a fertile field one obtains many fruits, so by giving charity to qualified candidates, we will obtain great results.