वेदाध्यायस्वधास्वाहाबल्यन्नाद्यैर्यथोदयम् । देवर्षिपितृभूतानि मद्रूपाण्यन्वहं यजेत् ॥ ५० ॥
vedādhyāya-svadhā-svāhā- baly-annādyair yathodayam devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni mad-rūpāṇy anv-ahaṁ yajet
- veda-adhyāya
- by study of Vedic knowledge
- svadhā
- by offering the mantra svadhā
- svāhā
- by offering the mantra svāhā
- bali
- by token offerings of food
- anna-ādyaiḥ
- by offering grains, water, etc.
- yathā
- according to
- udayam
- one’s prosperity
- deva
- the demigods
- ṛṣi
- sages
- pitṛ
- the forefathers
- bhūtāni
- and all living entities
- mat-rūpāṇi
- manifestations of My potency
- anu-aham
- daily
- yajet
- one should worship
One in the gṛhastha order of life should daily worship the sages by Vedic study, the forefathers by offering the mantra svadhā, the demigods by chanting svāhā, all living entities by offering shares of one’s meals, and human beings by offering grains and water. Thus considering the demigods, sages, forefathers, living entities and human beings to be manifestations of My potency, one should daily perform these five sacrifices.