त एते श्रेयस: काला नृणां श्रेयोविवर्धना: । कुर्यात्सर्वात्मनैतेषु श्रेयोऽमोघं तदायुष: ॥ २४ ॥
ta ete sreyasah kala nrnam sreyo-vivardhanah kuryat sarvatmanaitesu sreyo ’mogham tad-ayusah
- te
- therefore
- ete
- all these (descriptions of astronomical calculations)
- sreyasah
- of auspiciousness
- kalah
- times
- nrnam
- for human beings
- sreyah
- auspiciousness
- vivardhanah
- increase
- kuryat
- one should perform
- sarva-atmana
- by other activities (not only the sraddha ceremony)
- etesu
- in these (seasons)
- sreyah
- (causing) auspiciousness
- amogham
- and success
- tat
- of a human being
- ayusah
- of the duration of life
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.