> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 8
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 8: 'Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations'

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> > Chapter Sixteen: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam putresu nastesu

> > deva-mâtâditis tadâ

> > hrte tri-vistape daityaih

> > paryatapyad anâthavat

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--in this way; putresu--when her sons; nastesu--disappearing from their position; deva-mâtâ--the mother of the demigods; aditih--Aditi; tadâ--at that time; hrte--because of being lost; tri-vistape--the kingdom of heaven; daityaih--by the influence of the demons; paryatapyat--began to lament; anâtha-vat--as if she had no protector.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, when Aditi's sons, the demigods, had thus disappeared from heaven and the demons had occupied their places, Aditi began lamenting, as if she had no protector.

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> > TEXT 2

> > ekadâ kasyapas tasyâ

> > âsramam bhagavân agât

> > nirutsavam nirânandam

> > samâdher viratas cirât

> > ekadâ--one day; kasyapah--the great sage Kasyapa Muni; tasyâh--of Aditi; âsramam--to the shelter; bhagavân--greatly powerful; agât--went; nirutsavam--without enthusiasm; nirânandam--without jubilation; samâdheh--his trance; viratah--stopping; cirât--after a long time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After many, many days, the great powerful sage Kasyapa Muni arose from a trance of meditation and returned home to see the asrama of Aditi neither jubilant nor festive.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sa patnîm dîna-vadanâm

> > krtâsana-parigrahah

> > sabhâjito yathâ-nyâyam

> > idam âha kurûdvaha

> > sah--Kasyapa Muni; patnîm--unto his wife; dîna-vadanâm--having a dry face; krta-âsana-parigrahah--after accepting a sitting place; sabhâjitah--being honored by Aditi; yathâ-nyâyam--according to time and place; idam âha--spoke as follows; kuru-udvaha--O Mahârâja Parîksit, the best of the Kurus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the Kurus, when Kasyapa Muni had been properly received and welcomed, he took his seat and then spoke as follows to his wife, Aditi, who was very morose.

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> > TEXT 4

> > apy abhadram na viprânâm

> > bhadre loke 'dhunâgatam

> > na dharmasya na lokasya

> > mrtyos chandânuvartinah

> > api--whether; abhadram--ill fortune; na--not; viprânâm--of the brâhmanas; bhadre--O most gentle Aditi; loke--in this world; adhunâ--at the present moment; âgatam--has come; na--not; dharmasya--of religious principles; na--not; lokasya--of the people in general; mrtyoh--death; chanda-anuvartinah--who are followers of the whims of death.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most gentle one, I wonder whether anything inauspicious has now taken place in regard to religious principles, the brahmanas or the people in general, who are subject to the whims of death.

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> > TEXT 5

> > api vâkusalam kincid

> > grhesu grha-medhini

> > dharmasyârthasya kâmasya

> > yatra yogo hy ayoginâm

> > api--I am wondering; vâ--either; akusalam--inauspiciousness; kincit--some; grhesu--at home; grha-medhini--O my wife, who are attached to household life; dharmasya--of the principles of religion; arthasya--of the economic condition; kâmasya--of satisfaction of desires; yatra--at home; yogah--the result of meditation; hi--indeed; ayoginâm--even of those who are not transcendentalists.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my wife, who are very much attached to household life, if the principles of religion, economic development and satisfaction of the senses are properly followed in household life, one's activities are as good as those of a transcendentalist. I wonder whether there have been any discrepancies in following these principles.

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> > TEXT 6

> > api vâtithayo 'bhyetya

> > kutumbâsaktayâ tvayâ

> > grhâd apûjitâ yâtâh

> > pratyutthânena vâ kvacit

> > api--whether; vâ--either; atithayah--guests who come without an invitation; abhyetya--coming to the home; kutumba-âsaktayâ--who were too attached to the family members; tvayâ--by you; grhât--from the house; apûjitâh--without being properly welcomed; yâtâh--went away; pratyutthânena--by standing up; vâ--either; kvacit--sometimes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I wonder whether because of being too attached to the members of your family, you failed to properly receive uninvited guests, who therefore were not welcomed and went away.

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> > TEXT 7

> > grhesu yesv atithayo

> > nârcitâh salilair api

> > yadi niryânti te nûnam

> > pherurâja-grhopamâh

> > grhesu--at home; yesu--which; atithayah--uninvited guests; na--not; arcitâh--welcomed; salilaih api--even by offering a glass of water; yadi--if; niryânti--they go away; te--such household life; nûnam--indeed; pheru-râja--of jackals; grha--the homes; upamâh--like.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Homes from which guests go away without having been received even with an offering of a little water are like those holes in the field which are the homes of jackals.

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> > TEXT 8

> > apy agnayas tu velâyâm

> > na hutâ havisâ sati

> > tvayodvigna-dhiyâ bhadre

> > prosite mayi karhicit

> > api--whether; agnayah--fires; tu--indeed; velâyâm--in the fire sacrifice; na--not; hutâh--offered; havisâ--by ghee; sati--O chaste woman; tvayâ--by you; udvigna-dhiyâ--because of some anxiety; bhadre--O auspicious woman; prosite--was away from home; mayi--when I; karhicit--sometimes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O chaste and auspicious woman, when I left home for other places, were you in so much anxiety that you did not offer oblations of ghee into the fire?

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> > TEXT 9

> > yat-pûjayâ kâma-dughân

> > yâti lokân grhânvitah

> > brâhmano 'gnis ca vai visnoh

> > sarva-devâtmano mukham

> > yat-pûjayâ--by worshiping the fire and brâhmanas; kâma-dughân--which fulfill one's desires; yâti--one goes; lokân--to the destination of the higher planetary system; grha-anvitah--a person attached to household life; brâhmanah--the brâhmanas; agnih ca--and the fire; vai--indeed; visnoh--of Lord Visnu; sarva-deva-âtmanah--the soul of all the demigods; mukham--the mouth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By worshiping the fire and the brahmanas, a householder can achieve the desired goal of residing in the higher planets, for the sacrificial fire and the brahmanas are to be considered the mouth of Lord Visnu, who is the Supersoul of all the demigods.

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> > TEXT 10

> > api sarve kusalinas

> > tava putrâ manasvini

> > laksaye 'svastham âtmânam

> > bhavatyâ laksanair aham

> > api--whether; sarve--all; kusalinah--in full auspiciousness; tava--your; putrâh--sons; manasvini--O great-minded lady; laksaye--I see; asvastham--not in tranquillity; âtmânam--the mind; bhavatyâh--of you; laksanaih--by symptoms; aham--I.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O great-minded lady, are all your sons faring well? Seeing your withered face, I can perceive that your mind is not tranquil. How is this so?

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> > TEXT 11

> > srî-aditir uvâca

> > bhadram dvija-gavâm brahman

> > dharmasyâsya janasya ca

> > tri-vargasya param ksetram

> > grhamedhin grhâ ime

> > srî-aditih uvâca--Srîmatî Aditi said; bhadram--all auspiciousness; dvija-gavâm--of the brâhmanas and the cows; brahman--O brâhmana; dharmasya asya--of the religious principles mentioned in sâstra; janasya--of the people in general; ca--and; tri-vargasya--of the three processes of elevation (dharma, artha and kâma); param--the supreme; ksetram--field; grhamedhin--O my husband, who are attached to household life; grhâh--your home; ime--all these things.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Aditi said: O my respected brahmana husband, all is well with the brahmanas, the cows, religion and the welfare of other people. O master of the house, the three principles of dharma, artha and kama flourish in household life, which is consequently full of good fortune.

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> > TEXT 12

> > agnayo 'tithayo bhrtyâ

> > bhiksavo ye ca lipsavah

> > sarvam bhagavato brahmann

> > anudhyânân na risyati

> > agnayah--worshiping the fires; atithayah--receiving the guests; bhrtyâh--satisfying the servants; bhiksavah--pleasing the beggars; ye--all of them who; ca--and; lipsavah--as they desire (are taken care of); sarvam--all of them; bhagavatah--of you, my lord; brahman--O brâhmana; anudhyânât--from always thinking; na risyati--nothing is missed (everything is properly done).

> > TRANSLATION

> > O beloved husband, the fires, guests, servants and beggars are all being properly cared for by me. Because I always think of you, there is no possibility that any of the religious principles will be neglected.

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> > TEXT 13

> > ko nu me bhagavan kâmo

> > na sampadyeta mânasah

> > yasyâ bhavân prajâdhyaksa

> > evam dharmân prabhâsate

> > kah--what; nu--indeed; me--my; bhagavan--O lord; kâmah--desire; na--not; sampadyeta--can be fulfilled; mânasah--within my mind; yasyâh--of me; bhavan--your good self; prajâ-adhyaksah--Prajâpati; evam--thus; dharmân--religious principles; prabhâsate--talks.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my lord, since you are a Prajapati and are personally my instructor in the principles of religion, where is the possibility that all my desires will not be fulfilled?

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> > TEXT 14

> > tavaiva mârîca manah-sarîrajâh

> > prajâ imâh sattva-rajas-tamo-jusah

> > samo bhavâms tâsv asurâdisu prabho

> > tathâpi bhaktam bhajate mahesvarah

> > tava--your; eva--indeed; mârîca--O son of Marîcî; manah-sarîra-jâh--born either of your body or of your mind (all the demons and demigods); prajâh--born of you; imâh--all of them; sattva-rajah-tamah-jusah--infected with sattva-guna, rajo-guna or tamo-guna; samah--equal; bhavân--your good self; tâsu--to every one of them; asura-âdisu--beginning with the asuras; prabho--O my lord; tathâ api--still; bhaktam--unto the devotees; bhajate--takes care of; mahâ-îsvarah--the Supreme personality of Godhead, the supreme controller.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O son of Marici, because you are a great personality you are equal toward all the demons and demigods, who are born either from your body or from your mind and who possess one or another of the three qualities--sattva-guna, rajo-guna or tamo-guna. But although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, is equal toward all living entities, He is especially favorable to the devotees.

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> > TEXT 15

> > tasmâd îsa bhajantyâ me

> > sreyas cintaya suvrata

> > hrta-sriyo hrta-sthânân

> > sapatnaih pâhi nah prabho

> > tasmât--therefore; îsa--O powerful controller; bhajantyâh--of your servitor; me--me; sreyah--auspiciousness; cintaya--just consider; su-vrata--O most gentle one; hrta-sriyah--bereft of all opulence; hrta-sthânân--bereft of a residence; sapatnaih--by the competitors; pâhi--please protect; nah--us; prabho--O my lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, most gentle lord, kindly favor your maidservant. We have now been deprived of our opulence and residence by our competitors, the demons. Kindly give us protection.

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> > TEXT 16

> > parair vivâsitâ sâham

> > magnâ vyasana-sâgare

> > aisvaryam srîr yasah sthânam

> > hrtâni prabalair mama

> > paraih--by our enemies; vivâsitâ--taken away from our residential quarters; sâ--the same; aham--I; magnâ--drowned; vyasana-sâgare--in an ocean of trouble; aisvaryam--opulence; srîh--beauty; yasah--reputation; sthânam--place; hrtâni--all taken away; prabalaih--very powerful; mama--my.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The demons, our formidably powerful enemies, have taken away our opulence, our beauty, our fame and even our residence. Indeed, we have now been exiled, and we are drowning in an ocean of trouble.

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> > TEXT 17

> > yathâ tâni punah sâdho

> > prapadyeran mamâtmajâh

> > tathâ vidhehi kalyânam

> > dhiyâ kalyâna-krttama

> > yathâ--as; tâni--all of our lost things; punah--again; sâdho--O great saintly person; prapadyeran--can regain; mama--my; âtmajâh--offspring (sons); tathâ--so; vidhehi--kindly do; kalyânam--auspiciousness; dhiyâ--by consideration; kalyâna-krt-tama--O you who are the best person to act for our welfare.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of sages, best of all those who grant auspicious benedictions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost.

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> > TEXT 18

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam abhyarthito 'dityâ

> > kas tâm âha smayann iva

> > aho mâyâ-balam visnoh

> > sneha-baddham idam jagat

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--in this way; abhyarthitah--being requested; adityâ--by Aditi; kah--Kasyapa Muni; tâm--unto her; âha--said; smayan--smiling; iva--just like; aho--alas; mâyâ-balam--the influence of the illusory energy; visnoh--of Lord Visnu; sneha-baddham--influenced by this affection; idam--this; jagat--whole world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: When Kasyapa Muni was thus requested by Aditi, he slightly smiled. "Alas," he said, "how powerful is the illusory energy of Lord Visnu, by which the entire world is bound by affection for children!"

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> > TEXT 19

> > kva deho bhautiko 'nâtmâ

> > kva câtmâ prakrteh parah

> > kasya ke pati-putrâdyâ

> > moha eva hi kâranam

> > kva--where is; dehah--this material body; bhautikah--made of five elements; anâtmâ--not the spirit soul; kva--where is; ca--also; âtmâ--the spirit soul; prakrteh--to the material world; parah--transcendental; kasya--of whom; ke--who is; pati--husband; putra-âdyâh--or son and so on; mohah--illusion; eva--indeed; hi--certainly; kâranam--cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kasyapa Muni continued: What is this material body, made of five elements? It is different from the spirit soul. Indeed, the spirit soul is completely different from the material elements from which the body is made. But because of bodily attachment, one is regarded as a husband or son. These illusory relationships are caused by misunderstanding.

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> > TEXT 20

> > upatisthasva purusam

> > bhagavantam janârdanam

> > sarva-bhûta-guhâ-vâsam

> > vâsudevam jagad-gurum

> > upatisthasva--just try to worship; purusam--the Supreme Person; bhagavantam--the Personality of Godhead; janârdanam--who can kill all the enemies; sarva-bhûta-guhâ-vâsam--living within the core of the heart of everyone; vâsudevam--Vâsudeva, Krsna, who is all-pervading and is the son of Vasudeva; jagat-gurum--the spiritual master and teacher of the whole world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Aditi, engage in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of everything, who can subdue everyone's enemies, and who sits within everyone's heart. Only that Supreme Person--Krsna, or Vasudeva--can bestow all auspicious benedictions upon everyone, for He is the spiritual master of the universe.

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> > TEXT 21

> > sa vidhâsyati te kâmân

> > harir dînânukampanah

> > amoghâ bhagavad-bhaktir

> > netareti matir mama

> > sah--he (Vâsudeva); vidhâsyati--will undoubtedly fulfill; te--your; kâmân--desires; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dîna--unto the poor; anukampanah--very merciful; amoghâ--infallible; bhagavat-bhaktih--devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; na--not; itarâ--anything but bhagavad-bhakti; iti--thus; matih--opinion; mama--my.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is very merciful to the poor, will fulfill all of your desires, for devotional service unto Him is infallible. Any method other than devotional service is useless. That is my opinion.

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> > TEXT 22

> > srî-aditir uvâca

> > kenâham vidhinâ brahmann

> > upasthâsye jagat-patim

> > yathâ me satya-sankalpo

> > vidadhyât sa manoratham

> > srî-aditih uvâca--Srîmati Aditi began to pray; kena--by which; aham--I; vidhinâ--by regulative principles; brahman--O brâhmana; upasthâsye--can please; jagat-patim--the Lord of the universe, Jagannâtha; yathâ--by which; me--my; satya-sankalpah--desire may actually be fulfilled; vidadhyât--may fulfill; sah--He (the Supreme Lord); manoratham--ambitions or desires.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Srimati Aditi said: O brahmana, tell me the regulative principles by which I may worship the supreme master of the world so that the Lord will be pleased with me and fulfill all my desires.

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> > TEXT 23

> > âdisa tvam dvija-srestha

> > vidhim tad-upadhâvanam

> > âsu tusyati me devah

> > sîdantyâh saha putrakaih

> > âdisa--just instruct me; tvam--O my husband; dvija-srestha--O best of the brâhmanas; vidhim--the regulative principles; tat--the Lord; upadhâvanam--the process of worshiping; âsu--very soon; tusyati--becomes satisfied; me--unto me; devah--the Lord; sîdantyâh--now lamenting; saha--with; putrakaih--all my sons, the demigods.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the brahmanas, kindly instruct me in the perfect method of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service, by which the Lord may very soon be pleased with me and save me, along with my sons, from this most dangerous condition.

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> > TEXT 24

> > srî-kasyapa uvâca

> > etan me bhagavân prstah

> > prajâ-kâmasya padmajah

> > yad âha te pravaksyâmi

> > vratam kesava-tosanam

> > srî-kasyapah uvâca--Kasyapa Muni said; etat--this; me--by me; bhagavân--the most powerful; prstah--when he was requested; prajâ-kâmasya--desiring offspring; padma-jah--Lord Brahmâ, who was born of a lotus flower; yat--whatever; âha--he said; te--unto you; pravaksyâmi--I shall explain; vratam--in the form of worship; kesava-tosanam--by which Kesava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is satisfied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sri Kasyapa Muni said: When I desired offspring, I placed inquiries before Lord Brahma, who is born from a lotus flower. Now I shall explain to you the same process Lord Brahma instructed me, by which Kesava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is satisfied.

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> > TEXT 25

> > phâlgunasyâmale pakse

> > dvâdasâham payo-vratam

> > arcayed aravindâksam

> > bhaktyâ paramayânvitah

> > phâlgunasya--of the month of Phâlguna (February and March); amale--during the bright; pakse--fortnight; dvâdasa-aham--for twelve days, ending with Dvâdasî, the day after Ekâdasî; payah-vratam--accepting the vow of taking only milk; arcayet--one should worship; aravinda-aksam--the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaktyâ--with devotion; paramayâ--unalloyed; anvitah--surcharged.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the bright fortnight of the month of Phalguna [February and March], for twelve days ending with Dvadasi, one should observe the vow of subsisting only on milk and should worship the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead with all devotion.

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> > TEXT 26

> > sinîvâlyâm mrdâlipya

> > snâyât kroda-vidîrnayâ

> > yadi labhyeta vai srotasy

> > etam mantram udîrayet

> > sinîvâlyâm--on the dark-moon day; mrdâ--with dirt; âlipya--smearing the body; snâyât--one should bathe; kroda-vidîrnayâ--dug up by the tusk of a boar; yadi--if; labhyeta--it is available; vai--indeed; srotasi--in a flowing river; etam mantram--this mantra; udîrayet--one should chant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If dirt dug up by a boar is available, on the day of the dark moon one should smear this dirt on his body and then bathe in a flowing river. While bathing, one should chant the following mantra.

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> > TEXT 27

> > tvam devy âdi-varâhena

> > rasâyâh sthânam icchatâ

> > uddhrtâsi namas tubhyam

> > pâpmânam me pranâsaya

> > tvam--you; devi--O mother earth; âdi-varâhena--by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a boar; rasâyâh--from the bottom of the universe; sthânam--a place; icchatâ--desiring; uddhrtâ asi--you have been raised; namah tubhyam--I offer my respectful obeisances unto you; pâpmânam--all sinful activities and their reactions; me--of me; pranâsaya--please undo.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O mother earth, you were raised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a boar because of your desiring to have a place to stay. I pray that you kindly vanquish all the reactions of my sinful life. I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.

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> > TEXT 28

> > nirvartitâtma-niyamo

> > devam arcet samâhitah

> > arcâyâm sthandile sûrye

> > jale vahnau gurâv api

> > nirvartita--finished; âtma-niyamah--the daily duties of washing, chanting other mantras and so on, according to one's practice; devam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arcet--one should worship; samâhitah--with full attention; arcâyâm--unto the Deities; sthandile--unto the altar; sûrye--unto the sun; jale--unto the water; vahnau--unto the fire; gurau--unto the spiritual master; api--indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, one should perform his daily spiritual duties and then, with great attention, offer worship to the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and also to the altar, the sun, water, fire and the spiritual master.

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> > TEXT 29

> > namas tubhyam bhagavate

> > purusâya mahîyase

> > sarva-bhûta-nivâsâya

> > vâsudevâya sâksine

> > namah tubhyam--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; bhagavate--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purusâya--the Supreme Person; mahîyase--the best of all personalities; sarva-bhûta-nivâsâya--the person who lives in everyone's heart; vâsudevâya--the Lord who lives everywhere; sâksine--the witness of everything.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Supreme Personality of Godhead, greatest of all, who lives in everyone's heart and in whom everyone lives, O witness of everything, O Vasudeva, supreme and all-pervading person, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXT 30

> > namo 'vyaktâya sûksmâya

> > pradhâna-purusâya ca

> > catur-vimsad-guna-jnâya

> > guna-sankhyâna-hetave

> > namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; avyaktâya--who are never seen by material eyes; sûksmâya--transcendental; pradhâna-purusâya--the Supreme Person; ca--also; catuh-vimsat--twenty-four; guna-jnâya--the knower of the elements; guna-sankhyâna--of the sânkhya-yoga system; hetave--the original cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, the Supreme Person. Being very subtle, You are never visible to material eyes. You are the knower of the twenty-four elements, and You are the inaugurator of the sankhya-yoga system.

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> > TEXT 31

> > namo dvi-sîrsne tri-pade

> > catuh-srngâya tantave

> > sapta-hastâya yajnâya

> > trayî-vidyâtmane namah

> > namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; dvi-sîrsne--who have two heads; tri-pade--who have three legs; catuh-srngâya--who have four horns; tantave--who expand; sapta-hastâya--who have seven hands; yajnâya--unto the yajna-purusa, the supreme enjoyer; trayî--the three modes of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies; vidyâ-âtmane--the Personality of Godhead, the embodiment of all knowledge; namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who have two heads [prayaniya and udayaniya], three legs [savana-traya], four horns [the four Vedas] and seven hands [the seven chandas, such as Gayatri]. I offer my obeisances unto You, whose heart and soul are the three Vedic rituals [karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and upasana-kanda] and who expand these rituals in the form of sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 32

> > namah sivâya rudrâya

> > namah sakti-dharâya cac

> > sarva-vidyâdhipataye

> > bhûtânâm pataye namah

> > namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; sivâya--the incarnation named Lord Siva; rudrâya--the expansion named Rudra; namah--obeisances; sakti-dharâya--the reservoir of all potencies; ca--and; sarva-vidyâ-adhipataye--the reservoir of all knowledge; bhûtânâm--of the living entities; pataye--the supreme master; namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Siva, or Rudra, who are the reservoir of all potencies, the reservoir of all knowledge, and the master of everyone.

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> > TEXT 33

> > namo hiranyagarbhâya

> > prânâya jagad-âtmane

> > yogaisvarya-sarîrâya

> > namas te yoga-hetave

> > namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; hiranyagarbhaya--situated as the four-headed Hiranyagarbha, Brahmâ; prânâya--the source of everyone's life; jagat-âtmane--the Supersoul of the entire universe; yoga-aisvarya-sarîrâya--whose body is full of opulences and mystic power; namah te--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; yoga-hetave--the original master of all mystic power.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are situated as Hiranyagarbha, the source of life, the Supersoul of every living entity. Your body is the source of the opulence of all mystic power. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXT 34

> > namas ta âdi-devâya

> > sâksi-bhûtâya te namah

> > nârâyanâya rsaye

> > narâya haraye namah

> > namah te--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; âdi-devâya--who are the original Personality of Godhead; sâksi-bhûtâya--the witness of everything within the heart of everyone; te--unto You; namah-- I offer my respectful obeisances; nârâyanâya--who take the incarnation of Nârâyana; rsaye--the sage; narâya--the incarnation of a human being; haraye--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; namah--I offer my respectful obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are the original Personality of Godhead, the witness in everyone's heart, and the incarnation of Nara-Narayana Rsi in the form of a human being. O Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXT 35

> > namo marakata-syâma-

> > vapuse 'dhigata-sriye

> > kesavâya namas tubhyam

> > namas te pîta-vâsase

> > namah--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; marakata-syâma-vapuse--whose bodily hue is blackish like the marakata gem; adhigata-sriye--under whose control is mother Laksmî, the goddess of fortune; kesavâya--Lord Kesava, who killed the Kesî demon; namah tubhyam--I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; namah te--again I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; pîta-vâsase--whose garment is yellow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are dressed in yellow garments, whose bodily hue resembles the marakata gem, and who have full control over the goddess of fortune. O my Lord Kesava, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

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> > TEXT 36

> > tvam sarva-varadah pumsâm

> > varenya varadarsabha

> > atas te sreyase dhîrâh

> > pâda-renum upâsate

> > tvam--You; sarva-vara-dah--who can give all kinds of benedictions; pumsâm--to all living entities; varenya--O most worshipable; vara-da-rsabha--O most powerful of all givers of benediction; atah--for this reason; te--Your; sreyase--the source of all auspiciousness; dhîrâh--the most sober; pâda-renum upâsate--worship the dust of the lotus feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most exalted and worshipable Lord, best of those who bestow benediction, You can fulfill the desires of everyone, and therefore those who are sober, for their own welfare, worship the dust of Your lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 37

> > anvavartanta yam devâh

> > srîs ca tat-pâda-padmayoh

> > sprhayanta ivâmodam

> > bhagavân me prasîdatâm

> > anvavartanta--engaged in devotional service; yam--unto whom; devâh--all the demigods; srîh ca--and the goddess of fortune; tat-pâda-padmayoh--of the lotus feet of His Lordship; sprhayantah--desiring; iva--exactly; âmodam--celestial bliss; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; me--upon me; prasîdatâm--may be pleased.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the demigods, as well as the goddess of fortune, engage in the service of His lotus feet. Indeed, they respect the fragrance of those lotus feet. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead be pleased with me.

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> > TEXT 38

> > etair mantrair hrsîkesam

> > âvâhana-puraskrtam

> > arcayec chraddhayâ yuktah

> > pâdyopasparsanâdibhih

> > etaih mantraih--by chanting all these mantras; hrsîkesam--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all senses; âvâhana--calling; puraskrtam--honoring Him in all respects; arcayet--one should worship; sraddhayâ--with faith and devotion; yuktah--engaged; pâdya-upasparsana-âdibhih--with the paraphernalia of worship (pâdya, arghya, etc.).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kasyapa Muni continued: By chanting all these mantras, welcoming the Supreme Personality of Godhead with faith and devotion, and offering Him items of worship [such as padya and arghya], one should worship Kesava, Hrsikesa, Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 39

> > arcitvâ gandha-mâlyâdyaih

> > payasâ snapayed vibhum

> > vastropavîtâbharana-

> > pâdyopasparsanais tatah

> > gandha-dhûpâdibhis cârced

> > dvâdasâksara-vidyayâ

> > arcitvâ--worshiping in this way; gandha-mâlya-âdyaih--with incense, flower garlands, etc.; payasâ--with milk; snapayet--should bathe; vibhum--the Lord; vastra--dress; upavîta--sacred thread; âbharana--ornaments; pâdya--water for washing the lotus feet; upasparsanaih--touching; tatah--thereafter; gandha--fragrance; dhûpa--incense; âdibhih--with all of these; ca--and; arcet--should worship; dvâdasa-aksara-vidyayâ--with the mantra of twelve syllables.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the beginning, the devotee should chant the dvadasaksara-mantra and offer flower garlands, incense and so on. After worshiping the Lord in this way, one should bathe the Lord with milk and dress Him with proper garments, a sacred thread, and ornaments. After offering water to wash the Lord's feet, one should again worship the Lord with fragrant flowers, incense and other paraphernalia.

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> > TEXT 40

> > srtam payasi naivedyam

> > sâly-annam vibhave sati

> > sasarpih sagudam dattvâ

> > juhuyân mûla-vidyayâ

> > srtam--cooked; payasi--in milk; naivedyam--offering to the Deity; sâli-annam--fine rice; vibhave--if available; sati--in this way; sa-sarpih--with ghee (clarified butter); sa-gudam--with molasses; dattvâ--offering Him; juhuyât--should offer oblations in the fire; mûla-vidyayâ--with chanting of the same dvâdasâksara-mantra

> > TRANSLATION

> > If one can afford to, one should offer the Deity fine rice boiled in milk with clarified butter and molasses. While chanting the same original mantra, one should offer all this to the fire.

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> > TEXT 41

> > niveditam tad-bhaktâya

> > dadyâd bhunjîta vâ svayam

> > dattvâcamanam arcitvâ

> > tâmbûlam ca nivedayet

> > niveditam--this offering of prasâda; tat-bhaktâya--unto His devotee; dadyât--should be offered; bhunjîta--one should take; vâ--either; svayam--personally; dattvâ âcamanam--giving water to wash the hands and mouth; arcitvâ--in this way worshiping the Deity; tâmbûlam--betel nuts with spices; ca--also; nivedayet--one should offer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should offer all the prasada to a Vaisnava or offer him some of the prasada and then take some oneself. After this, one should offer the Deity acamana and then betel nut and then again worship the Lord.

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> > TEXT 42

> > japed astottara-satam

> > stuvîta stutibhih prabhum

> > krtvâ pradaksinam bhûmau

> > pranamed dandavan mudâ

> > japet--should silently murmur; astottara-satam--108 times; stuvîta--should offer prayers; stutibhih--by various prayers of glorification; prabhum--unto the Lord; krtvâ--thereafter doing; pradaksinam--circumambulation; bhûmau--on the ground; pranamet--should offer obeisances; dandavat--straight, with the whole body; mudâ--with great satisfaction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, one should silently murmur the mantra 108 times and offer prayers to the Lord for His glorification. Then one should circumambulate the Lord and finally, with great delight and satisfaction, offer obeisances, falling straight like a rod [dandavat].

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> > TEXT 43

> > krtvâ sirasi tac-chesâm

> > devam udvâsayet tatah

> > dvy-avarân bhojayed viprân

> > pâyasena yathocitam

> > krtvâ--taking; sirasi--on the head; tat-sesâm--all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity); devam--unto the Deity; udvâsayet--should be thrown into a sacred place; tatah--thereafter; dvi-avarân--a minimum of two; bhojayet--should feed; viprân--brâhmanas; pâyasena--with sweet rice; yathâ-ucitam--as each deserves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After touching to one's head all the flowers and water offered to the Deity, one should throw them into a sacred place. Then one should feed at least two brahmanas with sweet rice.

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> > TEXTS 44-45

> > bhunjîta tair anujnâtah

> > sestah sesam sabhâjitaih

> > brahmacâry atha tad-râtryâm

> > svo bhûte prathame 'hani

> > snâtah sucir yathoktena

> > vidhinâ susamâhitah

> > payasâ snâpayitvârced

> > yâvad vrata-samâpanam

> > bhunjîta--should take the prasâda; taih--by the brâhmanas; anujnâtah--being permitted; sa-istah--with friends and relatives; sesam--the remnants; sabhâjitaih--properly honored; brahmacârî--observance of celibacy; atha--of course; tat-râtryâm--at night; svah bhûte--at the end of the night, when the morning comes; prathame ahani--on the first day; snâtah--bathing; sucih--becoming purified; yathâ-uktena--as stated before; vidhinâ--by following the regulative principles; su-samâhitah--with great attention; payasâ--with milk; snâpayitvâ--bathing the Deity; arcet--should offer worship; yâvat--as long as; vrata-samâpanam--the period of worship is not over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should perfectly honor the respectable brahmanas one has fed, and then, after taking their permission, one should take prasada with his friends and relatives. For that night, one should observe strict celibacy, and the next morning, after bathing again, with purity and attention one should bathe the Deity of Visnu with milk and worship Him according to the methods formerly stated in detail.

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> > TEXT 46

> > payo-bhakso vratam idam

> > cared visnv-arcanâdrtah

> > pûrvavaj juhuyâd agnim

> > brâhmanâms câpi bhojayet

> > payah-bhaksah--one who drinks milk only; vratam idam--this process of worshiping with a vow; caret--one should execute; visnu-arcana-âdrtah--worshiping Lord Visnu with great faith and devotion; pûrva-vat--as prescribed previously; juhuyât--one should offer oblations; agnim--into the fire; brâhmanân--unto the brâhmanas; ca api--as well as; bhojayet--should feed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Worshiping Lord Visnu 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 brahmanas as mentioned before.

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> > TEXT 47

> > evam tv ahar ahah kuryâd

> > dvâdasâham payo-vratam

> > harer ârâdhanam homam

> > arhanam dvija-tarpanam

> > evam--in this way; tu--indeed; ahah ahah--day after day; kuryât--should execute; dvâdasa-aham--until twelve days; payah-vratam--the observance of the vrata known as payo-vrata; hareh ârâdhanam--worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead; homam--by executing a fire sacrifice; arhanam--worshiping the Deity; dvija-tarpanam--and satisfying the brâhmanas 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 brahmanas.

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> > TEXT 48

> > pratipad-dinam ârabhya

> > yâvac chukla-trayodasîm

> > brahmacaryam adhah-svapnam

> > snânam tri-savanam caret

> > pratipat-dinam--on the day of pratipat; ârabhya--beginning; yâvat--until; sukla--of the bright fortnight; trayodasîm--the thirteenth day of the moon (the second day after Ekâdasî); brahmacaryam--observing complete celibacy; adhah-svapnam--lying down on the floor; snânam--bathing; tri-savanam--three times (morning, evening and noon); caret--one should execute.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From pratipat until the thirteenth day of the next bright moon [sukla-trayodasi], one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor, bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow.

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> > TEXT 49

> > varjayed asad-âlâpam

> > bhogân uccâvacâms tathâ

> > ahimsrah sarva-bhûtânâm

> > vâsudeva-parâyanah

> > varjayet--one should give up; asat-âlâpam--unnecessary talk on material subject matters; bhogân--sense gratification; ucca-avacân--superior or inferior; tathâ--as well as; ahimsrah--without being envious; sarva-bhûtânâm--of all living entities; vâsudeva-parâyanah--simply being a devotee of Lord Vasudeva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > During this period, one should not unnecessarily talk of material subjects or topics of sense gratification, one should be completely free from envy of all living entities, and one should be a pure and simple devotee of Lord Vasudeva.

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> > TEXT 50

> > trayodasyâm atho visnoh

> > snapanam pancakair vibhoh

> > kârayec châstra-drstena

> > vidhinâ vidhi-kovidaih

> > trayodasyâm--on the thirteenth day of the moon; atho--thereafter; visnoh--of Lord Visnu; snapanam--bathing; pancakaih--by pancâmrta, five substances; vibhoh--the Lord; kârayet--one should execute; sâstra-drstena--enjoined in the scripture; vidhinâ--under regulative principles; vidhi-kovidaih--assisted by the priests who know the regulative principles.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, following the directions of the sastra with help from brahmanas who know the sastra, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Lord Visnu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].

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> > TEXTS 51-52

> > pûjâm ca mahatîm kuryâd

> > vitta-sâthya-vivarjitah

> > carum nirûpya payasi

> > sipivistâya visnave

> > sûktena tena purusam

> > yajeta susamâhitah

> > naivedyam câtigunavad

> > dadyât purusa-tustidam

> > pûjâm--worship; ca--also; mahatîm--very gorgeous; kuryât--should do; vitta-sâthya--miserly mentality (not spending sufficient money); vivarjitah--giving up; carum--grains offered in the yajna; nirûpya--seeing properly; payasi--with milk; sipivistâya--unto the Supersoul, who is situated in the heart of every living entity; visnave--unto Lord Visnu; sûktena--by chanting the Vedic mantra known as purusa-sûkta; tena--by that; purusam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yajeta--one should worship; su-samâhitah--with great attention; naivedyam--food offered to the Deity; ca--and; ati-guna-vat--prepared very gorgeously with all varieties of taste; dadyât--should offer; purusa-tusti-dam--everything extremely pleasing to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Giving up the miserly habit of not spending money, one should arrange for the gorgeous worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, who is situated in the heart of every living entity. With great attention, one must prepare an oblation of grains boiled in ghee and milk and must chant the Purusa-sukta mantra. The offerings of food should be of varieties of tastes. In this way, one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 53

> > âcâryam jnâna-sampannam

> > vastrâbharana-dhenubhih

> > tosayed rtvijas caiva

> > tad viddhy ârâdhanam hareh

> > âcâryam--the spiritual master; jnâna-sampannam--very advanced in spiritual knowledge; vastra-âbharana-dhenubhih--with clothing, ornaments and many cows; tosayet--should satisfy; rtvijah--the priests recommended by the spiritual master; ca eva--as well as; tat viddhi--try to understand that; ârâdhanam--worship; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should satisfy the spiritual master [acarya], who is very learned in Vedic literature, and should satisfy his assistant priests [known as hota, udgata, adhvaryu and brahma]. One should please them by offering them clothing, ornaments and cows. This is the ceremony called visnu-aradhana, or worship of Lord Visnu.

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> > TEXT 54

> > bhojayet tân gunavatâ

> > sad-annena suci-smite

> > anyâms ca brâhmanân chaktyâ

> > ye ca tatra samâgatâh

> > bhojayet--should distribute prasâda; tân--unto all of them; guna-vatâ--by rich foods; sat-annena--with food prepared with ghee and milk, which is supposed to be very pure; suci-smite--O most pious lady; anyân ca--others also; brâhmanân--brâhmanas; saktyâ--as far as possible; ye--all of them who; ca--also; tatra--there (at the ceremonies); samâgatâh--assembled.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most auspicious lady, one should perform all the ceremonies under the direction of learned acaryas and should satisfy them and their priests. By distributing prasada, one should also satisfy the brahmanas and others who have assembled.

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> > TEXT 55

> > daksinâm gurave dadyâd

> > rtvigbhyas ca yathârhatah

> > annâdyenâsva-pâkâms ca

> > prînayet samupâgatân

> > daksinâm--some contribution of money or gold; gurave--unto the spiritual master; dadyât--one should give; rtvigbhyah ca--and to the priests engaged by the spiritual master; yathâ-arhatah--as far as possible; anna-adyena--by distributing prasâda; âsva-pâkân--even to the candâlas, persons habituated to eating the flesh of dogs; ca--also; prînayet--one should please; samupâgatân--because they have assembled there for the ceremony.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should satisfy the spiritual master and assistant priests by giving them cloth, ornaments, cows and also some monetary contribution. And by distributing prasada one should satisfy everyone assembled, including even the lowest of men, the candalas [eaters of dog flesh].

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> > TEXT 56

> > bhuktavatsu ca sarvesu

> > dînândha-krpanâdisu

> > visnos tat prînanam vidvân

> > bhunjîta saha bandhubhih

> > bhuktavatsu--after feeding; ca--also; sarvesu--everyone present there; dîna--very poor; andha--blind; krpana--those who are not brâhmanas; âdisu--and so on; visnoh--of Lord Visnu, who is situated in everyone's heart; tat--that (prasâda); prînanam--pleasing; vidvân--one who understands this philosophy; bhunjîta--should take prasâda himself; saha--with; bandhubhih--friends and relatives.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One should distribute visnu-prasada to everyone, including the poor man, the blind man, the nondevotee and the non-brahmana. Knowing that Lord Visnu is very pleased when everyone is sumptuously fed with visnu-prasada, the performer of yajna should then take prasada with his friends and relatives.

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> > TEXT 57

> > nrtya-vâditra-gîtais ca

> > stutibhih svasti-vâcakaih

> > kârayet tat-kathâbhis ca

> > pûjâm bhagavato 'nvaham

> > nrtya--by dancing; vâditra--by beating the drum; gîtaih--and by singing; ca--also; stutibhih--by chanting auspicious mantras; svasti-vâcakaih--by offering prayers; kârayet--should execute; tat-kathâbhih--by reciting the Bhâgavatam, Bhagavad-gîtâ and similar literature; ca--also; pûjâm--worship; bhagavatah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; anvaham--every day (from pratipat to trayodasî).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Every day from pratipat to trayodasi, one should continue the ceremony, to the accompaniment of dancing, singing, the beating of a drum, the chanting of prayers and all-auspicious mantras, and recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam. In this way, one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 58

> > etat payo-vratam nâma

> > purusârâdhanam param

> > pitâmahenâbhihitam

> > mayâ te samudâhrtam

> > etat--this; payah-vratam--ceremony known as payo-vrata; nâma--by that name; purusa-ârâdhanam--the process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead; param--the best; pitâmahena--by my grandfather, Lord Brahmâ; abhihitam--stated; mayâ--by me; te--unto you; samudâhrtam--described in all details.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This is the religious ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata, by which one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I received this information from Brahma, my grandfather, and now I have described it to you in all details.

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> > TEXT 59

> > tvam cânena mahâ-bhâge

> > samyak cîrnena kesavam

> > âtmanâ suddha-bhâvena

> > niyatâtmâ bhajâvyayam

> > tvam ca--you also; anena--by this process; mahâ-bhâge--O greatly fortunate one; samyak cîrnena--executed properly; kesavam--unto Lord Kesava; âtmanâ--by oneself; suddha-bhâvena--in a pure state of mind; niyata-âtmâ--controlling oneself; bhaja--go on worshiping; avyayam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is inexhaustible.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O most fortunate lady, establishing your mind in a good spirit, execute this process of payo-vrata and thus worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kesava, who is inexhaustible.

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> > TEXT 60

> > ayam vai sarva-yajnâkhyah

> > sarva-vratam iti smrtam

> > tapah-sâram idam bhadre

> > dânam cesvara-tarpanam

> > ayam--this; vai--indeed; sarva-yajna--all kinds of religious rituals and sacrifices; âkhyah--called; sarva-vratam--all religious ceremonies; iti--thus; smrtam--understood; tapah-sâram--the essence of all austerities; idam--this; bhadre--O good lady; dânam--acts of charity; ca--and; îsvara--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tarpanam--the process of pleasing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This payo-vrata is also known as sarva-yajna. In other words, by performing this sacrifice one can perform all other sacrifices automatically. This is also acknowledged to be the best of all ritualistic ceremonies. O gentle lady, it is the essence of all austerities, and it is the process of giving charity and pleasing the supreme controller.

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> > TEXT 61

> > ta eva niyamâh sâksât

> > ta eva ca yamottamâh

> > tapo dânam vratam yajno

> > yena tusyaty adhoksajah

> > te--that is; eva--indeed; niyamâh--all regulative principles; sâksât--directly; te--that is; eva--indeed; ca--also; yama-uttamâh--the best process of controlling the senses; tapah--austerities; dânam--charity; vratam--observing vows; yajnah--sacrifice; yena--by which process; tusyati--is very pleased; adhoksajah--the Supreme Lord, who is not perceived by material senses.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This is the best process for pleasing the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Adhoksaja. It is the best of all regulative principles, the best austerity, the best process of giving charity, and the best process of sacrifice.

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> > TEXT 62

> > tasmâd etad vratam bhadre

> > prayatâ sraddhayâcara

> > bhagavân paritustas te

> > varân âsu vidhâsyati

> > tasmât--therefore; etat--this; vratam--observance of a vrata ceremony; bhadre--my dear gentle lady; prayatâ--by observing rules and regulations; sraddhayâ--with faith; âcara--execute; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; paritustah--being very satisfied; te--unto you; varân--benedictions; âsu--very soon; vidhâsyati--will bestow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore, my dear gentle lady, follow this ritualistic vow, strictly observing the regulative principles. By this process, the Supreme Person will very soon be pleased with you and will satisfy all your desires.

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