ayaḿ svasty-ayanaḥ panthā
dvi-jāter gṛha-medhinaḥ
yac chraddhayāpta-vittena
śuklenejyeta pūruṣaḥ
ayam -- this; svasti -- auspiciousness; ayanah -- bringing; pantha -- the path; dvi-jateh -- for one who is twice-born (being a member of one of the three higher social orders); griha -- at home; medhinah -- who performs sacrifices; yat -- that; sraddhaya -- selflessly; apta -- obtained by just means; vittena -- with his possessions; suklena -- untainted; ijyeta -- one should worship; purushah -- the Personality of Godhead.
This is the most auspicious path for a religious householder of the twice-born orders -- to selflessly worship the Personality of Godhead with wealth honestly obtained.
Both Sridhara Svami and Sri Jiva Gosvami here agree that the ritual karma of Vedic sacrifices is particularly meant for attached householders. Those who are already renounced in Krishna consciousness, like Vasudeva himself, need only cultivate their faith in the Lord's devotees, His Deity form, His name, the remnants of His food and His teachings, as given in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
