Devanagari
त्वं च सम्यगनुष्ठाय निदेशं म उशत्तम: ।
मयि तीर्थीकृताशेषक्रियार्थो मां प्रपत्स्यसे ॥ ३० ॥
Verse text
tvaṁ ca samyag anuṣṭhāya
nideśaṁ ma uśattamaḥ
mayi tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-
kriyārtho māṁ prapatsyase
Synonyms
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 .
Translation
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
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.”
Purport
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.