[sumit patni]

The soul that performs the worship of these three – the stainless and all-knowing pure-soul (sarvajña-deva), the ascetic (yati), and the preceptor (guru), offers gifts (dāna), observes the major as well as the supplementary vows (vrata), and follows
austerities (tapa) like fasting (upavāsa), is certainly engaged in auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga).

Explanatory Note: 
The souls engaged in auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga) tread the path of righteousness (dharma). Auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga) provides to the souls worldly happiness and glory. Since the path leading to pure-cognition
(śuddhopayoga) necessarily passes through auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga), there is the necessity of first engaging in
auspicious-cognition (śubhopayoga).