अन्नाद्येनाश्वपाकांश्च प्रीणयेत्समुपागतान् ॥५५॥
daká¹£iṇÄá¹ gurave dadyÄd
á¹›tvigbhyaÅ› ca yathÄrhataḥ
annÄdyenÄÅ›va-pÄkÄmÅ› ca
prīṇayet samupÄgatÄn
daká¹£iṇÄm - some contribution of money or gold; gurave - unto the spiritual master; dadyÄt - one should give; á¹›tvigbhyaḥ ca - and to the priests engaged by the spiritual master; yathÄ-arhataḥ - as far as possible; anna-adyena - by distributing prasÄda; ÄÅ›va-pÄkÄn - even to the caṇá¸Älas, persons habituated to eating the flesh of dogs; ca - also; prīṇayet - one should please; samupÄgatÄn - because they have assembled there for the ceremony.
One should satisfy the spiritual master and assistant priests by giving them cloth, ornaments, cows and also some monetary contribution. And by distributing prasÄda one should satisfy everyone assembled, including even the lowest of men, the caṇá¸Älas [eaters of dog flesh].
In the Vedic system, prasÄda is distributed, as recommended here, without discrimination as to who may take the prasÄda. Regardless of whether one be a brÄhmaṇa, śūdra, vaiÅ›ya, ká¹£atriya, or even the lowest of men, a caṇá¸Äla, he should be welcome to accept prasÄda. However, when the caṇá¸Älas, the lower class or poorer class, are taking prasÄda, this does not mean that they have become NÄrÄyaṇa or Viṣṇu. NÄrÄyaṇa is situated in everyone’s heart, but this does not mean NÄrÄyaṇa is a caṇá¸Äla or poor man. The MÄyÄvÄda philosophy of accepting a poor man as NÄrÄyaṇa is the most envious and atheistic movement in Vedic culture. This mentality should be completely given up. Everyone should be given the opportunity to take prasÄda, but this does not mean that everyone has the right to become NÄrÄyaṇa.
