11.113

isvarera paroksa ajna-ksaura, uposana

prabhura saksat ajna-prasada-bhojana

SYNONYMS

isvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; paroksa—indirect; ajna—order; ksaura—shaving; uposana—fasting; prabhura—of the Lord; saksat—direct; ajna—order; prasada-bhojana—to take the prasada "The scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

However, when there is a direct order from the Lord to take prasada, naturally the devotees take prasada as their first duty.