vayaḿ ca tasminn āplutya

tarpayitvā pitṝn surān

bhojayitvoṣijo viprān

nānā-guṇavatāndhasā

teṣu dānāni pātreṣu

śraddhayoptvā mahānti vai

vṛjināni tariṣyāmo

dānair naubhir ivārṇavam

vayam -- we; ca -- also; tasmin -- at that place; aplutya -- bathing; tarpayitva -- satisfying by offerings; pitrin -- the departed forefathers; suran -- and the demigods; bhojayitva -- feeding; ushijah -- worshipable; vipran -- the brahmanas; nana -- various; guna-vata -- having tastes; andhasa -- with foodstuffs; teshu -- in them (the brahmanas); danani -- gifts; patreshu -- as fitting candidates for charity; sraddhaya -- faithfully; uptva -- sowing (i.e. offering to them); mahanti -- great; vai -- indeed; vrijinani -- the dangers; tarishyamah -- we will cross over; danaih -- by our charity; naubhih -- with boats; iva -- as if; arnavam -- the ocean.


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By bathing at Prabhasa-kshetra, by offering sacrifice there to placate the forefathers and demigods, by feeding the worshipable brahmanas with various delicious foodstuffs and by bestowing opulent gifts upon them as the most suitable candidates for charity, we will certainly cross over these terrible dangers through such acts of charity, just as one can cross over a great ocean in a suitable boat.

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