अयं वै सर्वयज्ञाख्य: सर्वव्रतमिति स्मृतम् । तप:सारमिदं भद्रे दानं चेश्वरतर्पणम् ॥ ६० ॥
ayam vai sarva-yajnakhyah sarva-vratam iti smrtam tapah-saram idam bhadre danam cesvara-tarpanam
- ayam
- this
- vai
- indeed
- sarva-yajna
- all kinds of religious rituals and sacrifices
- akhyah
- called
- sarva-vratam
- all religious ceremonies
- iti
- thus
- smrtam
- understood
- tapah-saram
- the essence of all austerities
- idam
- this
- bhadre
- O good lady
- danam
- acts of charity
- ca
- and
- isvara
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tarpanam
- the process of pleasing.
This payo-vrata is also known as sarva-yajna. In other words, by performing this sacrifice one can perform all other sacrifices automatically. This is also acknowledged to be the best of all ritualistic ceremonies. O gentle lady, it is the essence of all austerities, and it is the process of giving charity and pleasing the supreme controller.