Devanagari
त एते श्रेयस: काला नृणां श्रेयोविवर्धना: ।
कुर्यात्सर्वात्मनैतेषु श्रेयोऽमोघं तदायुष: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
ta ete śreyasaḥ kālā
nṝṇāṁ śreyo-vivardhanāḥ
kuryāt sarvātmanaiteṣu
śreyo ’moghaṁ tad-āyuṣaḥ
Synonyms
te
—
therefore
;
ete
—
all these (descriptions of astronomical calculations)
;
śreyasaḥ
—
of auspiciousness
;
kālāḥ
—
times
;
nṝṇām
—
for human beings
;
śreyaḥ
—
auspiciousness
;
vivardhanāḥ
—
increase
;
kuryāt
—
one should perform
;
sarva
—
ātmanā — by other activities (not only the śrāddha ceremony)
;
eteṣu
—
in these (seasons)
;
śreyaḥ
—
(causing) auspiciousness
;
amogham
—
and success
;
tat
—
of a human being
;
āyuṣaḥ
—
of the duration of life .
Translation
All of these seasonal times are considered extremely auspicious for humanity. At such times, one should perform all auspicious activities, for by such activities a human being attains success in his short duration of life.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
All of these special times increase auspiciousness for humanity. One should perform actions at these times. This will produce unfailing success in the whole of man’s life.
Performing acts of dharma, not just śrāddha rites at these times produces auspicious effects. One should perform auspicious acts at these times and the (tadā) one will have unfailing success (amogham) in one’s life.
Purport
When one comes to the human form of life through natural evolution, one must then take the responsibility for further progress. As stated in
Bhagavad-gītā
(9.25)
,
yānti deva-vratā devān:
one who worships the demigods can be promoted to their planets.
Yānti mad-yājino ’pi mām:
and if one practices devotional service to the Lord, he goes back home, back to Godhead. In the human form of life, therefore, one is meant to act auspiciously in order to return home, back to Godhead. Devotional service, however, does not depend on material conditions.
Ahaituky apratihatā.
Of course, for those who are engaged in fruitive activities on the material platform, the times and seasons mentioned above are extremely congenial.