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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/20
    अयने विषुवे कुर्याद्व्यतीपाते दिनक्षये । चन्द्रादित्योपरागे च द्वादशीश्रवणेषु च ॥ ७-१४-२० ॥ayane viSuve kuryAdvyatIpAte dinakSaye । candrAdityoparAge ca dvAdazIzravaNeSu ca ॥ 7-14-20 ॥One should perform the śrāddha ceremony on the Makara-saṅkrānti ॥ the day when the sun begins to move north॥ or on the Karkaṭa-saṅkrānti ॥ the day when the sun begins to move south॥. One should also perform this ceremony on the Meṣa-saṅkrānti day and the Tulā-saṅkrānti day, in the yoga named Vyatīpāta, on that day in which three lunar tithis are conjoined, during an eclipse of either the moon or the sun, on the twelfth lunar day, and in the Śravaṇa-nakṣatra. ॥ 7-14-20 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/19
    कुर्यादापरपक्षीयं मासि प्रौष्ठपदे द्विजः । श्राद्धं पित्रोर्यथावित्तं तद्बन्धूनां च वित्तवान् ॥ ७-१४-१९ ॥kuryAdAparapakSIyaM mAsi prauSThapade dvijaH । zrAddhaM pitroryathAvittaM tadbandhUnAM ca vittavAn ॥ 7-14-19 ॥A brāhmaṇa who is sufficiently rich must offer oblations to the forefathers during the dark-moon fortnight in the latter part of the month of Bhādra. Similarly, he should offer oblations to the relatives of the forefathers during the mahālayā ceremonies in the month of Āśvina. ॥ 7-14-19 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/18
    तस्माद्ब्राह्मणदेवेषु मर्त्यादिषु यथार्हतः । तैस्तैः कामैर्यजस्वैनं क्षेत्रज्ञं ब्राह्मणाननु ॥ ७-१४-१८ ॥tasmAdbrAhmaNadeveSu martyAdiSu yathArhataH । taistaiH kAmairyajasvainaM kSetrajJaM brAhmaNAnanu ॥ 7-14-18 ॥Therefore, my dear King, first offer prasāda unto the brāhmaṇas and the demigods, and after sumptuously feeding them you may distribute prasāda to other living entities according to your ability. In this way you will be able to worship all living entities — or, in other words, the supreme living entity within every living entity. ॥ 7-14-18 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/17
    न ह्यग्निमुखतोयं वै भगवान् सर्वयज्ञभुक् । इज्येत हविषा राजन् यथा विप्रमुखे हुतैः ॥ ७-१४-१७ ॥na hyagnimukhatoyaM vai bhagavAn sarvayajJabhuk । ijyeta haviSA rAjan yathA vipramukhe hutaiH ॥ 7-14-17 ॥The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is the enjoyer of sacrificial offerings. Yet although His Lordship eats the oblations offered in the fire, my dear King, He is still more satisfied when nice food made of grains and ghee is offered to Him through the mouths of qualified brāhmaṇas. ॥ 7-14-17 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/16
    यर्ह्यात्मनोऽधिकाराद्याः सर्वाः स्युर्यज्ञसम्पदः । वैतानिकेन विधिना अग्निहोत्रादिना यजेत् ॥ ७-१४-१६ ॥yarhyAtmano'dhikArAdyAH sarvAH syuryajJasampadaH । vaitAnikena vidhinA agnihotrAdinA yajet ॥ 7-14-16 ॥When one is enriched with wealth and knowledge which are under his full control and by means of which he can perform yajña or please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one must perform sacrifices, offering oblations to the fire according to the directions of the śāstras. In this way one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ॥ 7-14-16 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/15
    देवान् ऋषीन् नृभूतानि पितॄनात्मानमन्वहम् । स्ववृत्त्यागतवित्तेन यजेत पुरुषं पृथक् ॥ ७-१४-१५ ॥devAn RSIn nRbhUtAni pitRRnAtmAnamanvaham । svavRttyAgatavittena yajeta puruSaM pRthak ॥ 7-14-15 ॥Every day, one should worship the Supreme Being who is situated in everyone’s heart, and on this basis one should separately worship the demigods, the saintly persons, ordinary human beings and living entities, one’s forefathers and one’s self. In this way one is able to worship the Supreme Being in the core of everyone’s heart. ॥ 7-14-15 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/14
    सिद्धैर्यज्ञावशिष्टार्थैः कल्पयेद्वृत्तिमात्मनः । शेषे स्वत्वं त्यजन् प्राज्ञः पदवीं महतामियात् ॥ ७-१४-१४ ॥siddhairyajJAvaziSTArthaiH kalpayedvRttimAtmanaH । zeSe svatvaM tyajan prAjJaH padavIM mahatAmiyAt ॥ 7-14-14 ॥An intelligent person should be satisfied with eating prasāda ॥ food offered to the Lord॥ or with performing the five different kinds of yajña ॥ pañca-sūnā॥. By such activities, one can give up attachment for the body and so-called proprietorship with reference to the body. When one is able to do this, he is firmly fixed in the position of a mahātmā. ॥ 7-14-14 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/13
    कृमिविड्भस्मनिष्ठान्तं क्वेदं तुच्छं कलेवरम् । क्व तदीयरतिर्भार्या क्वायमात्मा नभश्छदिः ॥ ७-१४-१३ ॥kRmiviDbhasmaniSThAntaM kvedaM tucchaM kalevaram । kva tadIyaratirbhAryA kvAyamAtmA nabhazchadiH ॥ 7-14-13 ॥Through proper deliberation, one should give up attraction to his wife’s body because that body will ultimately be transformed into small insects, stool or ashes. What is the value of this insignificant body? How much greater is the Supreme Being, who is all-pervading like the sky? ॥ 7-14-13 ॥
  9. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/12
    जह्याद्यदर्थे स्वप्राणान् हन्याद्वा पितरं गुरुम् । तस्यां स्वत्वं स्त्रियां जह्याद्यस्तेन ह्यजितो जितः ॥ ७-१४-१२ ॥jahyAdyadarthe svaprANAn hanyAdvA pitaraM gurum । tasyAM svatvaM striyAM jahyAdyastena hyajito jitaH ॥ 7-14-12 ॥One so seriously considers one’s wife to be his own that he sometimes kills himself for her or kills others, including even his parents or his spiritual master or teacher. Therefore if one can give up his attachment to such a wife, he conquers the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never conquered by anyone. ॥ 7-14-12 ॥
  10. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-7/14/11
    आश्वाघान्तेऽवसायिभ्यः कामान् संविभजेद्यथा । अप्येकामात्मनो दारां नृणां स्वत्वग्रहो यतः ॥ ७-१४-११ ॥AzvAghAnte'vasAyibhyaH kAmAn saMvibhajedyathA । apyekAmAtmano dArAM nRNAM svatvagraho yataH ॥ 7-14-11 ॥Dogs, fallen persons and untouchables, including caṇḍālas ॥ dog-eaters॥, should all be maintained with their proper necessities, which should be contributed by the householders. Even one’s wife at home, with whom one is most intimately attached, should be offered for the reception of guests and people in general. ॥ 7-14-11 ॥