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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.47
evaḿ tv ahar ahaḥ kuryād
dvādaśāhaḿ payo-vratam
harer ārādhanaḿ homam
arhaṇaḿ dvija-tarpaṇam
SYNONYMS
evam — in this way; tu — indeed; ahaḥ ahaḥ — day after day; kuryāt — should execute; dvādaśa-aham — until twelve days; payaḥ-vratam — the observance of the vrata known as payo-vrata; hareḥ ārādhanam — worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead; homam — by executing a fire sacrifice; arhaṇam — worshiping the Deity; dvija-tarpaṇam — and satisfying the brāhmaṇas by feeding them.
TRANSLATION
In this way, until twelve days have passed, one should observe this payo-vrata, worshiping the Lord every day, executing the routine duties, performing sacrifices and feeding the brāhmaṇas.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness