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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.46
payo-bhakṣo vratam idaḿ
cared viṣṇv-arcanādṛtaḥ
pūrvavaj juhuyād agniḿ
brāhmaṇāḿś cāpi bhojayet
SYNONYMS
payaḥ-bhakṣaḥ — one who drinks milk only; vratam idam — this process of worshiping with a vow; caret — one should execute; viṣṇu-arcana-ādṛtaḥ — worshiping Lord Viṣṇu with great faith and devotion; pūrva-vat — as prescribed previously; juhuyāt — one should offer oblations; agnim — into the fire; brāhmaṇān — unto the brāhmaṇas; ca api — as well as; bhojayet — should feed.
TRANSLATION
Worshiping Lord Viṣṇu with great faith and devotion and living only by drinking milk, one should follow this vow. One should also offer oblations to the fire and feed the brāhmaṇas as mentioned before.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness