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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- dhṛta-vratāsi bhadraṁ te
- damena niyamena ca
- tapo-draviṇa-dānaiś ca
- śraddhayā ceśvaraṁ bhaja
dhṛtayou have undertaken sacred vows-vratāyou have undertaken sacred vows asiyou have undertaken sacred vows — you have undertaken sacred vows; bhadrammay God bless you temay God bless you — may God bless you; damenaby control of the senses — by control of the senses; niyamenaby religious observances — by religious observances; caand — and; tapaḥausterities — austerities; draviṇaof money — of money; dānaiḥby giving in charity — by giving in charity; caand — and; śraddhayāwith great faith — with great faith; caand — and; īśvaramthe Supreme Lord — the Supreme Lord; bhajaworship — worship.
You have undertaken sacred vows. God will bless you. Hence you should worship the Lord with great faith, through sensory control, religious observances, austerities and gifts of your money in charity.
In order to spiritually advance or to achieve the mercy of the Lord, one must be self-controlled in the following manner: he must be restrained in sense gratification and must follow the rules and regulations of religious principles. Without austerity and penance and without sacrificing one's riches, one cannot achieve the mercy of the Supreme Lord. Kardama Muni advised his wife: "You have to factually engage in devotional service with austerity and penance, following the religious principles and giving charity. Then the Supreme Lord will be pleased with you, and He will come as your son."