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Canto 8

Bhajahû Re Mana

 


Chapter 16: Aditi Initiated into the Payo-vrata Ceremony, the Best of All Sacrifices

(1) S'rî S'uka said: 'As soon as her sons thus had yielded to the Daityas, their mother Aditi began to lament helplessly over the loss of the heavenly kingdom. (2) When one day the mighty sage Kas'yapa [her husband] after a long time came out of his samâdhi [yogic trance], he went to her quarters and found them sad and joyless. (3) After he respectfully was welcomed by Aditi and had accepted a sitting place, he addressed her, thoughtful of her depression, as follows, oh best of the Kurus. (4) 'Has something unfortunate happened in relation to the brahmins, oh gentle one, or do you have difficulty with the dharma in the world of today or with the people around you who are subjected to the whims of death? (5) Or, my dearest princess, has something gone awry with the religion, the finances or the fulfillment of your desires in this household life, that even joins those who fail to do yoga? (6) Or were you perhaps overly attached to your family members, because of which you could not offer unexpected guests in your home a proper welcome so that they walked out on you? (7) Not even being welcoming to uninvited guests by offering them a glass of water, a home is abandoned by them and worth nothing more than a jackal's den. (8) Or is it so that you during the time of my absence, oh finest one, because of a sad mind maybe forgot to perform your oblations of ghee in the fire, my sweet wife? (9) When an attached householder is of worship, when he performs pûjâ, he will achieve the fulfillment of all his desires and attain heaven. It are the brahmins and the fire after all that are the mouth of Vishnu, of Him who is the heart and soul of all God-conscious people [compare B.G. 9: 26]. (10) Are your sons all faring well, my virtuous wife? I notice you are worried about something.'

(11) S'rî Aditi said: 'Oh brahmin, there is nothing wrong with the twice-born souls, the cows, the dharma and the people around me. Your household is the best place to take care of the three goals of life [kâma, artha, dharma], my dear husband. (12) The fire, the guests, the servants and the beggars were all treated properly. By constantly thinking of you, oh brahmin master, nothing was missed. (13) Oh my lord, what desire of mine would not be fulfilled with in my heart your good self as the founding father and the reminder of dharma? (14) Even though the Supreme Controller [in particular] takes care of the devotees, oh my lord, you in your goodness, from the Asura on, are equal-minded towards each and everyone who, originating from either your body or your mind, is gifted with one of the three qualities of goodness, passion or slowness, oh son of Marîci  [compare B.G. 4: 11 and 9: 29]. (15) Therefore, oh controller, consider the welfare of me, your servitor. We are now, oh gentle one, because of our enemies bereft of our opulence and residence. Please protect us, oh master! (16) Exiled by the same powerful enemies who took away all our opulence, beauty, reputation and homes, I drowned in an ocean of trouble. (17) Oh saintly man, best of our well-wishers, be so kind to consider our good fortune so that my offspring may recover all that was lost.'

(18) S'rî S'uka said: 'This way being beseeched by Aditi he said with a smile to her: 'Oh how powerful is this mâyâ of Vishnu because of which the entire world is caught in emotional bondage. (19) What is this material body made of the elements? It is not the soul. And what is this soul transcendental to the material world? Who are they, the husband and the children [to whom one is tied] because of one's bewilderment [see B.G. 2: 13, 5.5: 1, 7.5: 31]? (20) Exercise respect for Vâsudeva, the spiritual master of the entire world, the Original Person Janârdana, He who, residing in the core of everyone's heart, defeats all enemies. (21) He, the Lord merciful to the poor, will fulfill your desires. I think that nothing compares to the devotional service unto the Supreme Lord, it never fails [see also 2.3: 10].'

(22) S'rî Aditi said: 'Oh brahmin what are the rules I have to follow to please the Lord of the Universe, so that what I would like, by His grace actually will be fulfilled [see also B.G. 7: 16]? (23) Oh husband, oh best of the twice-born souls, teach me the vidhi, the regulative principles [or the method] for making sacrifices to the Lord [see 1.17: 24 and 3.11: 21], so that the Godhead will soon be pleased with me, now lamenting with all my sons.'

(24) S'rî Kas'yapa said: 'I will explain to you the practice that satisfies Kes'ava and about which the almighty one born on the lotus [Brahmâ] spoke when I, desiring to beget offspring, asked him this question [see B.G. 4: 2]. (25) During the bright half of the month Phâlguna [February/March] one should for twelve days [till Dvâdas'î] respect the vow to drink only milk [payo-vrata] and filled with supreme devotion, be of worship unto the Lotus-eyed One [see also 7.5: 23-24]. (26) When the moon is dark one should smear oneself with the dirt dug up by a boar - if available - and enter a stream of water chanting this mantra: (27) 'Oh divine mother [earth], you, desiring a stable place, were lifted from the bottom of the ocean on the tusk of Lord Varâha [see 3.13: 30]. Can you please wash away all my sins [and their reactions]? I offer you my obeisances.'  (28) After having finished the daily observances, the godhead should be worshiped in one's shrine with full attention for the deities [see also 7.14: 39-40], the altar, the sun, the water, the fire and the guru [see also 7.14: 39-40]: (29) 'I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, oh Supreme Lord, oh Original Personality and Best One of All, residing in the heart of all living beings, oh Vâsudeva, omnipresent witness. (30) My reverence unto You, the Unseen One, the Transcendental Person of the Primal Reality, the knower of the twenty-four elements [see glossary] and the original source of the analytic order of yoga. (31) My respects unto You, the Enjoyer of the three types of rituals [of karma, jñâna and upâsanâ or bhakti, or fruitive work, spiritual knowledge and devotional service] with Your two heads [of prâyanîya and udâyanîya, the beginning and the end of the sacrifices], three legs [savana-traya, the three daily soma libations to solar time], four protruding horns [the Vedas to the bull of dharma] and seven hands [the chandas, ways of pleasing, mantras like the Gâyatrî, see also 5.21: 15], my obeisances unto the embodiment of all knowledge. (32) I honor You appearing as S'iva or Rudra, You as the reservoir of all potencies and all insight. My obeisances unto the Supreme Master of all living beings. (33) My reverence for You as Hiranyagarbha [Brahmâ], the source of all life and the Supersoul of the Universe. I bow for You, the embodiment of the power and cause of the unification of consciousness in Yoga. (34) My esteem for You, the Original Godhead and Inner Witness of all. I offer You my respects who as Nara-Nârâyana Rishi assumed the form of a human being, that Lord I offer my obeisances. (35) You, as blackish as a marakata gem [a kind of emerald], You the Controller of Lakshmî and the Killer of Kes'î, You clad in yellow, I again and again offer my respects. (36) You are to all entities the Bestower of all Benedictions, the Most Worshipable One and the Best of All Who Give Blessings, and for that reason wise people worship the dust of Your feet as the source of all happiness. (37) He for whose sake all the gods and the Goddess of Fortune desirous of the fragrance of His lotus feet are engaged in devotional service, may He, the Supreme Lord, be pleased with me.'

(38) By chanting these mantras, one should with faith and devotion be engaged in calling for, in inviting, the Master of the Senses, Hrishîkes'a, and honor Him in every respect with the help of the necessities of worship. (39) This way honoring Him with incense, flowers, etc., one should bathe the Almighty One with milk and dress Him and give Him a sacred thread and ornaments. After touching [or offering] the water for washing the lotus feet, one should [again], with fragrance and smoke and such, be of worship with the twelve-syllable mantra ['om namo bhagavate vâsudevâya' see also 6.8: 3 and 4.8: 53]. (40) After offering fine rice - if available - cooked in milk with ghee and molasses to the deity, one should offer oblations in the fire chanting the same mantra. (41) Thus having worshiped the deity with also offering betel nuts with spices, the food of the sacrifice [prasâda] should by the offerer himself be offered to the devotee of the Lord to eat, with water for washing his hands and mouth. (42) After repeating the mantra one-hundred-and-eight times [doing japa], one should offer various prayers unto the Greatest One, next circumambulate Him and then pay one's respect by prostrating oneself joyously. (43) When one in acceptance has taken the remnants of the sacrifice to one's [fore-]head and then has deposited them in a sacred place, minimally two men of learning and merit [brahmins] should be fed with sweet rice. (44-45) Properly having honored them one next with their permission, together with friends and relatives may eat the remnants of the prasâda. From the first day on one, of course, at night should observe celibacy for the duration of the payo-vrata, in which one early in the morning, as is described, after having bathed, closely following the vidhi, bathes [the mûrti] with milk. (46) With drinking [milk] only following this vow one should with faith and devotion continue with the worship of Vishnu, as stated offering oblations in the fire, as also be faithful to the obligation of feeding the brahmins. (47) One should proceed this way with the 'vow of drinking only' day after day, for the full twelve days worshiping the Lord with fire sacrifices before the deity and pleasing the twice-born souls [and one's kin] with food. (48) Beginning with the day of pratipat ['running to meet'] until the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month, one should observe celibacy, sleep on the floor and bathe three times a day. (49) Depending on Vâsudeva as the supreme resort, one should refrain from great and small sensual pleasures, from discussing trivial subjects and from violence towards all living beings.

(50) Next on the thirteenth day proceeding in accordance with the regulations as laid down in the scriptures, the Almighty One [Vishnu] should be bathed with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey]. (51-52) By reciting the many hymns [or sûkta] for Lord Vishnu who resides in the hearts of all, the miserly mentality [of not spending] must be given up to the offerings of the milk and grains in grand worship. With great attention one thus should worship the Original Personality with the offerings of the food that was so carefully prepared to please His person. (53) Try to understand that when one worships the Lord [vishnu-ârâdhana], the spiritual master [the âcârya] who is so well versed in the spiritual knowledge and also the priests, should be satisfied with clothes, ornaments and many cows. (54) Oh pious lady, the brahmins and all people assembled there should as much as possible receive the prasâda of the food of goodness [B.G. 17: 8] that so meticulously was prepared with milk and ghee. (55) The guru and the priests should be financially compensated and the food should by all means even be distributed to the simpleminded souls and the poor, for also they should be rewarded for gathering for the ceremony. (56) After also having fed all the poor, the blind, the averse and so on, one should, with that kind of understanding having pleased Lord Vishnu, together with one's friends and relatives eat from the prasâda oneself. (57) One should from the first day till the last worship the Supreme Lord with dancing, beating drums and songs, reciting mantras, offering prayers and reading the stories [aloud].

(58) This instruction that I have now described to you in great detail concerning the supreme process called payo-vrata for honoring the Original Person, was related to me by my grandfather [Brahmâ]. (59) Oh greatly fortunate lady, now worship with self-discipline, in a pure state of mind, the Inexhaustible Lord Kes'ava by properly following this process. (60) Of all religious ceremonies this one is called sarva-yajña ['the one covering all sacrifices']. When one, oh good lady, also being of charity pleases the Lord this way, this sacrifice is understood to be the very essence of all austerities [*]. (61) Of all possible regulations the one as mentioned is indeed the most direct and best way to control the senses effectively, for Adhokshaja, the One beyond the Senses, is pleased with the austerity, the vows and the sacrifice [see also: 1.2: 8]. (62) The Supreme Lord being satisfied by your faithfull observance according to the rules of this vow, will therefore soon bestow all benedictions upon you.'

 

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Text 1

S'rî S'uka said: 'As soon as her sons thus had yielded to the Daityas, their mother Aditi began to lament helplessly over the loss of the heavenly kingdom.
S'rî S'uka said: 'As soon as her sons thus had abandoned their position began their mother Aditi helplessly to lament over the loss of the heavenly kingdom that was seized by the Daityas. (Vedabase)

 

Text 2

When one day the mighty sage Kas'yapa [her husband] after a long time came out of his samâdhi [yogic trance], he went to her quarters and found them sad and joyless.

When one day the mighty sage Kas'yapa [her husband] after a long time came out of his samâdhi [yogic trance] and came to Aditi's quarters, found he her dispirited and morose. (Vedabase)

  

Text 3

After he respectfully was welcomed by Aditi and had accepted a sitting place, he addressed her, thoughtful of her depression, as follows, oh best of the Kurus.

After he, respectfully welcomed by Aditi, had accepted a sitting place, addressed he, thoughtful of her depression, her as follows, o best of the Kurus. (Vedabase)

 

Text 4

'Has something unfortunate happened in relation to the brahmins, oh gentle one, or do you have difficulty with the dharma in the world of today or with the people around you who are subjected to the whims of death?

'Has anything unfortunate happened in relation to the brahmins, o gentle one, or are you in the world of today at odds with the dharma or with the people around you subjected to the whims of death? (Vedabase)

 

Text 5

Or, my dearest princess, has something gone awry with the religion, the finances or the fulfillment of your desires in this household life, that even joins those who fail to do yoga?

Or has something gone awry my dearest princess, with the religion, the money, or the fulfillment of your desires in this household life which offers even the ones not prone to yoga an opportunity to unify the consciousness? (Vedabase)

 

Text 6

Or were you perhaps overly attached to your family members, because of which you could not offer unexpected guests in your home a proper welcome so that they walked out on you?

Or had you maybe any unexpected guests in the house, all too attached family members whom you couldn't welcome properly and happened to walk out on you? (Vedabase)

 

Text 7

Not even being welcoming to uninvited guests by offering them a glass of water, a home is abandoned by them and worth nothing more than a jackal's den.

The home not even welcoming uninvited guests by offering them a glass of water, is, abandoned by them, nothing more than a jackal's den. (Vedabase)

 

Text 8

Or is it so that you during the time of my absence, oh finest one, because of a sad mind maybe forgot to perform your oblations of ghee in the fire, my sweet wife?

Or have you during the time of my absence, o finest, for some reason forgotten your oblations of ghee in the fire, my sweet wife? (Vedabase)

 

Text 9

When an attached householder is of worship, when he performs pûjâ, he will achieve the fulfillment of all his desires and attain heaven. It are the brahmins and the fire after all that are the mouth of Vishnu, of Him who is the heart and soul of all God-conscious people [compare B.G. 9: 26].

An attached householder achieves by the worship of pûjâ the fulfillment of all his desires and goes to heaven, for it are indeed the brahmins and the fire that are the mouth of Vishnu who is the heart and soul of all the God-conscious [compare B.G. 9: 26]. (Vedabase)

 

Text 10

Are your sons all faring well, my virtuous wife? I notice you are worried about something.'
Are your sons all faring well, o broadminded lady? I can see you are distraught of mind.' (Vedabase)

 

Text 11

S'rî Aditi said:  'Oh brahmin, there is nothing wrong with the twice-born souls, the cows, the dharma and the people around me. Your household is the best place to take care of the three goals of life [kâma, artha, dharma], my dear husband.

S'rî Aditi said: 'With the twiceborn and the cows, o brahmin, the dharma and the people around me all fares well; your household is the best place for heartening the three of progress [kâma, artha, dharma], dear husband. (Vedabase)

 

Text 12

The fire, the guests, the servants and the beggars were all treated properly. By constantly thinking of you, oh brahmin master, nothing was missed.

The fire, the guests, the servants and the beggars were all treated as should; from always thinking of you, o brahmin, nothing was missed. (Vedabase)

 

Text 13

Oh my lord, what desire of mine would not be fulfilled with in my heart your good self as the founding father and the reminder of dharma?

What desire of mine would not be fulfilled o lord, with your good self as the founding father and the reminder of dharma in my heart? (Vedabase)

 

Text 14

Even though the Supreme Controller [in particular] takes care of the devotees, oh my lord, you in your goodness, from the Asura on, are equal-minded towards each and everyone who, originating from either your body or your mind, is gifted with one of the three qualities of goodness, passion or slowness, oh son of Marîci [compare B.G. 4: 11 and 9: 29].

Even though the Supreme Controller takes [special] care of the devotees, are you in your goodness from the Asura on equalminded to each who, stemming from either your body or your mind, o son of Marîci, is gifted with one of the three qualities of goodness, passion or slowness, o my lord [compare B.G. 4: 11 and 9: 29]. (Vedabase)

 

Text 15

Therefore oh controller, consider the welfare of me, your servitor. We are now oh gentle one, because of our enemies bereft of our opulence and residence. Please protect us, oh master!

Therefore, o controller, just consider the wellfare of me, your servitor. We are now, o gentle one, because of our competitors bereft of our opulence and residence; please protect us o master!  (Vedabase)

  

Text 16

Exiled by the same powerful enemies who took away all our opulence, beauty, reputation and homes, I drowned in an ocean of trouble.

Exiled by the very same powerful enemies that took away all of our opulence, beauty, reputation and homes, have I drowned in an ocean of trouble. (Vedabase)

 

Text 17

Oh saintly man, best of our well-wishers, be so kind to consider our good fortune so that my offspring may recover all that was lost.'

O first of our well-wishers, be so kind to consider our good fortune, o saintly man, so that all we've lost by my sons may be regained.' (Vedabase)

  

Text 18

S'rî S'uka said: 'This way being beseeched by Aditi he said with a smile to her: 'Oh how powerful is this mâyâ of Vishnu because of which the entire world is caught in emotional bondage.

S'rî S'uka said: 'This way being beseeched by Aditi said he with a smile to her: 'Alas, how powerful is the mâyâ of Vishnu when one is caught in this love for the world. (Vedabase)

 

Text 19

What is this material body made of the elements? It is not the soul. And what is this soul transcendental to the material world? Who are they, the husband and the children [to whom one is tied] because of one's bewilderment [see B.G. 2: 13, 5.5: 1, 7.5: 31]?

What is the meaning of this material body made of the elements that is not the soul and of whom and who is the spiritual soul transcendental to the world, the material universe that for sure is the cause indeed of the illusion of having a husband or son and such [see B.G. 2: 13, 5.5: 1, 7.5: 31]? (Vedabase)

 

Text 20

Exercise respect for Vâsudeva, the spiritual master of the entire world, the Original Person Janârdana, He who, residing in the core of everyone's heart, defeats all enemies.

Try to be of respect for Vâsudeva, the spiritual master of the whole world, the Original Person of Janârdana, He who, residing in the core of each his heart, defeats all enemies. (Vedabase)

 

Text 21

He, the Lord merciful to the poor, will fulfill your desires. I think that nothing compares to the devotional service unto the Supreme Lord, it never fails [see also 2.3: 10].'

Undoubtedly will He, the infallible Lord merciful to the poor, fulfill your desires; to my opinion does nothing compare to the devotional service unto the Supreme Lord [see also 2.3: 10].' (Vedabase)

 

Text 22

S'rî Aditi said: 'Oh brahmin what are the rules I have to follow to please the Lord of the Universe, so that what I would like, by His grace actually will be fulfilled [see also B.G. 7: 16]?

S'rî Aditi said: 'What are the rules I have to follow, o brahmin, so that the Lord of the Universe is pleased and by His grace my desires actually can be fulfilled [see also B.G. 7: 16]? (Vedabase)

 

Text 23

Oh husband, oh best of the twice-born souls, teach me the vidhi, the regulative principles [or the method] for making sacrifices to the Lord [see 1.17: 24 and 3.11: 21], so that the Godhead will soon be pleased with me, now lamenting with all my sons.'

Teach me, o husband, best of the twiceborn, the vidhi [the regulative principles, see 1.17: 24 and 3.11: 21], the process of worship to the principle, so that the Godhead is quickly pleased with me now lamenting with all my sons.' (Vedabase)

 

Text 24

S'rî Kas'yapa said: 'I will explain to you the practice that satisfies Kes'ava and about which the almighty one born on the lotus [Brahmâ] spoke when I, desiring to beget offspring, asked him this question [see B.G.  4: 2].

S'rî Kas'yapa said: 'I will explain to you the form of worship satisfying Kes'ava, about which the almighty one born of the lotus [Brahmâ] spoke when I, desiring offspring, laid this before him [see B.G. 4: 2]. (Vedabase)

 

Text 25

During the bright half of the month Phâlguna [February/March] one should for twelve days [till Dvâdas'î] respect the vow to drink only milk [payo-vrata] and filled with supreme devotion, be of worship unto the Lotus-eyed One [see also 7.5: 23-24].

During the bright half of the month Phâlguna [February/March] should one for twelve days, vowed to take milk only [payo-vrata], charged with unalloyed devotion, be of worship unto the Lotuseyed One [see also 7.5: 23-24]. (Vedabase)

 

Text 26

When the moon is dark one should smear oneself with the dirt dug up by a boar - if available - and enter a stream of water chanting this mantra:

When the moon is dark should one smear oneself with the dirt dug up by a boar if available, and enter a stream of water chanting this mantra: (Vedabase)

 

Text 27

'Oh divine mother [earth], you, desiring a stable place, were lifted from the bottom of the ocean on the tusk of Lord Varâha [see 3.13: 30]. Can you please wash away all my sins [and their reactions]? I offer you my obeisances.'

'O divine mother [earth], desiring a place were you from the bottom of the ocean brought up by the tusk of Lord Varâha [see 3.13: 30]; with my obeisances unto you, please wash away all my sins and their reactions'. (Vedabase)

  

Text 28

After having finished the daily observances, the godhead should be worshiped in one's shrine with full attention for the deities [see also 7.14: 39-40], the altar, the sun, the water, the fire and the guru [see also 7.14: 39-40]:

After having finished the daily spiritual duties, should God be worshiped with full attention for the deities [see also 7.14: 39-40] in one's shrine, for the sun, the water, the fire and the guru indeed:  (Vedabase)

 

Text 29

'I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, oh Supreme Lord, oh Original Personality and Best One of All, residing in the heart of all living beings, oh Vâsudeva, omnipresent witness.

'I offer my respectful obeisances unto You o Supreme Lord, o Original Personality and Best of All residing in the heart of all beings, o Vâsudeva the omnipresent witness. (Vedabase)

  

Text 30

My reverence unto You, the Unseen One, the Transcendental Person of the Primal Reality, the knower of the twenty-four elements [see glossary] and the original source of the analytic order of yoga.

My reverence unto You the Unseen One, the Transcendental Person of the Primal Reality, the knower of the twenty-four elements [see glossary], and original cause of the analytic order of yoga. (Vedabase)

 

Text 31

My respects unto You, the Enjoyer of the three types of rituals [of karma, jñâna and upâsanâ or bhakti, or fruitive work, spiritual knowledge and devotional service] with Your two heads [of prâyanîya and udâyanîya, the beginning and the end of the sacrifices], three legs [savana-traya, the three daily soma libations to solar time], four protruding horns [the Vedas to the bull of dharma] and seven hands [the chandas, ways of pleasing, mantras like the Gâyatrî, see also 5.21: 15], my obeisances unto the embodiment of all knowledge.

My respects unto You, the Enjoyer of the three types of rituals [of karma, jñâna and upâsanâ or bhakti, or fruitive work, spiritual knowledge and devotional service] with Your two heads [of prâyanîya and udâyanîya, the beginning and the end of the sacrifices], three legs [savana-traya, the three daily soma libations to solar time], four protruding horns [the Vedas to the bull of dharma] and seven hands [the chandas, ways of pleasing, mantras like the Gâyatrî, see also 5.21: 15], my obeisances unto the embodiment of all knowledge. (Vedabase)

 

Text 32

I honor You appearing as S'iva or Rudra, You as the reservoir of all potencies and all insight. My obeisances unto the Supreme Master of all living beings.

My allegiance unto You known as S'iva and Rudra, You as the reservoir of all potencies and all insight; unto the Supreme Master of the living beings my reverential homage. (Vedabase)

 

Text 33

My reverence for You as Hiranyagarbha [Brahmâ], the source of all life and the Supersoul of the Universe. I bow for You, the embodiment of the power and cause of the unification of consciousness in Yoga.

Unto You as the fourheaded Brahmâ Hiranyagarbha, the source of all life and Supersoul of the Universe, my reverence, I bow for You, the cause of the unified consciousness of Yoga. (Vedabase)

 

Text 34

My esteem for You, the Original Godhead and Inner Witness of all. I offer You my respects who as Nara-Nârâyana Rishi assumed the form of a human being, that Lord I offer my obeisances.

My esteem for You the Original Godhead and Overseer of all, You I offer my respects who as Nara-Nârâyana-Rishi took the form of a human being - unto that Lord my obeisances. (Vedabase)

 

Text 35

You, as blackish as a marakata gem [a kind of emerald], You the Controller of Lakshmî and the Killer of Kes'î, You clad in yellow, I again and again offer my respects.

Unto You, blackish like a marakata gem [a kind of emerald], the Controller of Lakshmî, the Killer of Kes'î, unto You clad in yellow, again and again I offer my veneration. (Vedabase)

 

Text 36

You are to all entities the Bestower of all Benedictions, the Most Worshipable One and the Best of All Who Give Blessings, and for that reason wise people worship the dust of Your feet as the source of all happiness.

You are to all entities the Bestower of all Benedictions, the Most Worshipable one and the Best of all Blessings and for that reason do the ones most sober worship the dust of Your feet as the source of all auspiciousness. (Vedabase)

 

Text 37

He for whose sake all the gods and the Goddess of Fortune desirous of the fragrance of His lotus feet are engaged in devotional service, may He, the Supreme Lord, be pleased with me.'

He unto whom all the gods and the Goddess of Fortune are engaged in devotional service, may He, the Supreme Lord, be pleased with me who desires nothing less but the celestial bliss of those lotus feet.' (Vedabase)

 

Text 38

By chanting these mantras, one should with faith and devotion be engaged in calling for, in inviting, the Master of the Senses, Hrishîkes'a, and honor Him in every respect with the help of the necessities of worship.

With the help of the necessities of worship engaged with faith and devotion, should one by chanting these mantras, call for the Master of the Senses Hrishîkes'a and honor Him in every respect.  (Vedabase)

 

Text 39

This way honoring Him with incense, flowers, etc., one should bathe the Almighty One with milk and dress Him and give Him a sacred thread and ornaments. After touching [or offering] the water for washing the lotus feet, one should [again], with fragrance and smoke and such, be of worship with the twelve-syllable mantra ['om namo bhagavate vâsudevâya' see also 6.8: 3 and 4.8: 53].

This way of reverence with incense, flowers, etc., should one bathe with milk and dress, with a sacred thread and ornaments, the Almighty, and after touching [or offering] water for washing the lotus feet should one with the twelve-syllable mantra [of 'om namo bhagavate vâsudevâya' see also 6.8: 3 and 4.8: 53] [again] with fragrance and smoke and such, be of worship. (Vedabase)

 

Text 40

After offering fine rice - if available - cooked in milk with ghee and molasses to the deity, one should offer oblations in the fire chanting the same mantra.

With rice cooked in milk with ghee and molasses - if available - offered to the deity, should one thus offer Him oblations in the fire chanting the same mantra. (Vedabase)

 

Text 41

Thus having worshiped the deity with also offering betel nuts with spices, the food of the sacrifice [prasâda] should by the offerer himself be offered to the devotee of the Lord to eat, with water for washing his hands and mouth.

So of worship with offering the deity betel nuts with spices as well, should the food of sacrifice [prasâda] by oneself personally be offered to His devotee to eat, with water to wash one's hands and mouth. (Vedabase)

 

Text 42

After repeating the mantra one-hundred-and-eight times [doing  japa], one should offer various prayers unto the Greatest One, next circumambulate Him and then pay one's respect by prostrating oneself joyously.

After repeating the mantra one-hundred-and-eight times, should one, offering various prayers unto the Greatest, next circumambulating Him pay one's respect by prostrating oneself in satisfaction. (Vedabase)


Text 43

When one in acceptance has taken the remnants of the sacrifice to one's [fore-]head and then has deposited them in a sacred place, minimally two men of learning and merit [brahmins] should be fed with sweet rice.

After taking the remnants of the sacrifice via one's [fore-]head and then depositing them in a sacred place should minimally two learned ones [brahmins] be fed with sweet rice. (Vedabase)

  

Text 44-45

Properly having honored them one next with their permission, together with friends and relatives may eat the remnants of the prasâda. From the first day on one, of course, at night should observe celibacy for the duration of the payo-vrata, in which one early in the morning, as is described, after having bathed, closely following the vidhi, bathes [the mûrti] with milk.

Properly having honored them should then with their permission the remnants of the prasâda be taken by one's kin. Of course should at night celibacy be observed from the first day on, for as long as the payo-vrata takes, and should early in the morning, having bathed, with great attention to the vidhi the bathing as was described with milk be performed. (Vedabase)

 

Text 46

With drinking [milk] only following this vow one should with faith and devotion continue with the worship of Vishnu, as stated offering oblations in the fire, as also be faithful to the obligation of feeding the brahmins.

With drinking [milk] only following this vow should one carry on the worship of Vishnu with faith and devotion, as stated offering oblations in the fire as also answering to the obligation to feed the brahmins. (Vedabase)


Text 47

One should proceed this way with the 'vow of drinking only' day after day, for the full twelve days worshiping the Lord with fire sacrifices before the deity and pleasing the twice-born souls [and one's kin] with food.

This way indeed should one day after day for the full twelve days proceed with the 'vow of drinking only', worshiping the Lord with fire sacrifices before the deity and pleasing the twice-born [and one's kin] with food. (Vedabase)

 

Text 48

Beginning with the day of pratipat ['running to meet'] until the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month, one should observe celibacy, sleep on the floor and bathe three times a day.

Beginning with the day of pratipat ['running to meet'] until the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month, should one, in celibacy sleeping on the floor, care to bathe three times a day. (Vedabase)

 

Text 49

Depending on Vâsudeva as the supreme resort, one should refrain from great and small sensual pleasures, from discussing trivial subjects and from violence towards all living beings.

One should refrain from discussing trivia and sensual pleasures superior or inferior, and, being of nonviolence towards all living beings, depend on Vâsudeva as the essence. (Vedabase)

 

Text 50

Next on the thirteenth day proceeding in accordance with the regulations as laid down in the scriptures, the Almighty One [Vishnu] should be bathed with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].

Following should on the thirteenth day the Almighty [Vishnu] be bathed with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey] proceeding according the vidhi as laid down in the scriptures.  (Vedabase)

 

Text 51-52

By reciting the many hymns [or sûkta] for Lord Vishnu who resides in the hearts of all, the miserly mentality [of not spending] must be given up to the offerings of the milk and grains in grand worship. With great attention one thus should worship the Original Personality with the offerings of the food that was so carefully prepared to please His person.

With the milk and the grains offered should in grand worship the miserly mentality [of not spending] be given up, being of good recitation with many a hymn [or sûkta] for Lord Vishnu residing in the hearts of all; thus with great attention and food offerings should one of worship for the Original Person with everything so richly prepared be of sacrifices highly pleasing to His Personality.  (Vedabase)


Text 53

Try to understand that when one worships the Lord [vishnu-ârâdhana], the spiritual master [the âcârya] who is so well versed in the spiritual knowledge and also the priests, should be satisfied with clothes, ornaments and many cows.

Try to understand that in worship of the Lord [vishnu-ârâdhana], the teacher of example [the âcârya] so well versed in the spiritual knowledge and also the priests, should be satisfied with clothes, ornaments and many a cow. (Vedabase)

 

Text 54

Oh pious lady, the brahmins and all people assembled there should as much as possible receive the prasâda of the food of goodness [B.G. 17: 8] that so meticulously was prepared with milk and ghee.

O pious lady, all of them and also the brahmins as far as possible and the rest assembled there, should receive the prasâda of the rich food of goodness [B.G. 17: 8] prepared with milk and ghee. (Vedabase)


Text 55

The guru and the priests should be financially compensated and the food should by all means even be distributed to the simpleminded souls and the poor, for also they should be rewarded for gathering for the ceremony.

The guru and the priests should be financially compensated and by all means should the food even be distributed to the simpleminded and poor whom one also should reward for gathering for the ceremony. (Vedabase)

 

Text 56

After also having fed all the poor, the blind, the averse and so on, one should, with that kind of understanding having pleased Lord Vishnu, together with one's friends and relatives eat from the prasâda oneself.

After feeding also all the poor, the blind, the averse and so on, should one from that way of understanding pleasing Lord Vishnu, take with one's friends and relatives prasâda oneself. (Vedabase)

 

Text 57

One should from the first day till the last worship the Supreme Lord with dancing, beating drums and songs, reciting mantras, offering prayers and reading the stories [aloud].

With dance, drum and song, reciting mantras, offering prayers and reading out the stories, should one from the first to the last day worship the Supreme Lord. (Vedabase)

 

Text 58

This instruction that I have now described to you in great detail concerning the supreme process called payo-vrata for honoring the Original Person, was related to me by my grandfather [Brahmâ].

This, related by my grandfather [Brahmâ], that I described unto you in all detail, is the supreme process called payo-vrata of honoring the Original Person. (Vedabase)

 

Text 59

Oh greatly fortunate lady, now worship with self-discipline, in a pure state of mind, the Inexhaustible Lord Kes'ava by properly following this process.

O greatly fortunate one, also you will by this process, properly executed, with yourself in pure love unto Lord Kes'ava manage to settle yours in persistence of worship towards the Inexhaustible One. (Vedabase)

 

Text 60

Of all religious ceremonies this one is called sarva-yajña ['the one covering all sacrifices']. When one, oh good lady, also being of charity pleases the Lord this way, this sacrifice is understood to be the very essence of all austerities [*].

Of all religious ceremonies is this one called sarva-yajña [the one covering all sacrifices] which is thus, with charity pleasing the Lord, understood as the very essence of all austerities, o good lady [*].  (Vedabase)

 

Text 61

Of all possible regulations the one as mentioned is indeed the most direct and best way to control the senses effectively, for Adhokshaja, the One beyond the Senses, is pleased with the austerity, the vows and the sacrifice [see also: 1.2: 8].

Of all regulations is the one as mentioned indeed the most direct and best way to control the senses effectively, because by the austerity, the vows and the sacrifice Adhokshaja, the One beyond the Senses, is pleased [see footnote and 1.2: 8]. (Vedabase)

 

Text 62

The Supreme Lord being satisfied by your faithfull observance according to the rules of this vow, will therefore soon bestow all benedictions upon you.'

And for that reason o blessed one, will the Supreme Lord being very satisfied by your executing this with faith according the to the rules observed vow, soon bestow upon you all benedictions. (Vedabase)

 

*: Lord Vishnu is in the West worshiped in every temple of the Caitanya-vaishnavas [the Hare Krishnas] according to a schedule of twenty-four hours of engagement in performing kîrtana, chanting the Hare Krishna Mahâmantra, offering palatable food to Lord Vishnu and distributing this food to Vaishnavas and others.  

 

 

 

 

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