Chapter 14
त एते श्रेयस: काला नृणां श्रेयोविवर्धना: । कुर्यात्सर्वात्मनैतेषु श्रेयोऽमोघं तदायुष: ॥ २४ ॥
Transliteration
ta ete śreyasaḥ kālā nṝṇāṁ śreyo-vivardhanāḥ kuryāt sarvātmanaiteṣu śreyo ’moghaṁ tad-āyuṣaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
te — therefore; ete — all these (descriptions of astronomical calculations); śreyasaḥ — of auspiciousness; kālāḥ — times; nṝṇām — for human beings; śreyaḥ — auspiciousness; vivardhanāḥ — increase; kuryāt — one should perform; sarva-ātmanā — by other activities (not only the śrāddha ceremony); eteṣu — in these (seasons); śreyaḥ — (causing) auspiciousness; amogham — and success; tat — of a human being; āyuṣaḥ — of the duration of life.
Translation
“All of these seasonal times are considered extremely auspicious for humanity. At such times, one should perform all auspicious activities, for by such activities a human being attains success in his short duration of life.”