# Cc. Madhya 11.113 > ঈশ্বরের পরোক্ষ আজ্ঞা — ক্ষৌর, উপোষণ ৷ > প্রভুর সাক্ষাৎ আজ্ঞা — প্রসাদ-ভোজন ৷৷ ১১৩ ৷৷ ॥১১৩॥ ## Text > īśvarera parokṣa ājñā-kṣaura, upoṣaṇa > prabhura sākṣāt ājñā-prasāda-bhojana ## Synonyms *īśvarera*—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *parokṣa*—indirect; *ājñā*—order; *kṣaura*—shaving; *upoṣaṇa*—fasting; *prabhura*—of the Lord; *sākṣāt*—direct; *ājñā*—order; *prasāda-bhojana*—to take the *prasāda.* ## Translation **"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 prasāda, naturally the devotees take prasāda as their first duty.**