SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 8

(1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) '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? (5) 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? (6) 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? (7) 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. (8) 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? (9) 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]. (10) Are your sons all faring well, o broadminded lady? I can see you are distraught of mind.'

(11) 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. (12) The fire, the guests, the servants and the beggars were all treated as should; from always thinking of you, o brahmin, nothing was missed. (13) 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? (14) 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]. (15) 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! (16) 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. (17) 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.'

(18) 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. (19) 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]? (20) 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. (21) 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].'

(22) 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]? (23) 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.'

(24) 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]. (25) 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]. (26) 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: (27) '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'. (28) 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: (29) '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. (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 original cause 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) 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. (33) 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. (34) 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. (35) 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. (36) 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. (37) 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.'

(38) 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. (39) 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. (40) 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. (41) 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. (42) 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. (43) 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. (44-45) 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. (46) 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. (47) 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. (48) 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. (49) 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.

(50) 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. (51-52) 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. (53) 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. (54) 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. (55) 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. (56) 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. (57) 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.

(58) 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. (59) 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. (60) 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 [*]. (61) 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]. (62) 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.

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.

S'rî S'uka said: 'As soon as her sons thus had abandoned their position began their mother Aditi helplessly to lament the loss of the heavenly kingdom to 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] and came to Aditi's quarters, found he her dispirited and morose.

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

Text 3

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.

After he, honored by Aditi, had accepted a sitting place, addressed he her in her depression befitting the circumstances, o best of the Kurus, as follows. (Vedabase)

Text 4

'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?

'Has anything unfortunate happened to the brahmins, o gentle one, have at present the religious principles failed in the world, or is there something wrong with the populace subject to death and its whims? (Vedabase)

Text 5

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?

Or has something gone awry in the household, my dearest princess, with the religion, the money, or the fulfillment of your desires; the result of meditating them indeed is there even for the ones not of yoga. (Vedabase)

Text 6

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?

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

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.

The home not of welcome to uninvited guests not even offering a glass of water, is, abandoned by them, no more than a jackals den. (Vedabase)

Text 8

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?

Have you during the time of my absence, o finest, for some reason forgotten your oblations of ghee in the fire, o chaste one? (Vedabase)

Text 9

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].

An attached householder by the worship of pûjâ fulfills his desires and goes to heaven as it is indeed the brahmins and the fire that are the mouth of Vishnu [compare B.G. 9.26]. (Vedabase)

Text 10

Are your sons all faring well, o broadminded lady? I can see you are distraught of mind.'

Are your sons all well-to-do, o broadminded lady, I can see you are distraught of mind.' (Vedabase)

Text 11

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.

S'rî Aditi said: 'The twiceborn and the cows, o brahmin, the duties to the book and the populace are all o.k. and so are all the things in your home with the supreme of the three of progress [kâma, artha, dharma] in the field, o master of the house.(Vedabase)

Text 12

The fire, the guests, the servants and the beggars were all treated as should; from always thinking of you, o brahmin, 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

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?

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 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].

To each of those who, stemming from either your body or mind, o son of Marîci, possesses one or another of the three qualities of goodness, passion or slowness, is your good self, from the asura on, equal, o my lord, though the Supreme Controller takes [special] care of the devotees [compare B.G. 4: 11 and 9: 29]. (Vedabase)

Text 15

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!

Therefore, o controller, just consider the wellfare of me, your servitor as we, o gentle one, by our competitors are bereft of all opulence and stay; please protect us o master! (Vedabase)

Text 16

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.

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

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.'

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

Text 18

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.

S'rî S'uka said: 'This way being beseeched by Aditi said he smiling 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 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]?

What is this material body made of the elements that is not the soul and what 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

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.

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

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].'

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: '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]?

S'rî Aditi said: 'By what regulative principles can I, o brahmin, please the Lord of the Universe so that He may fulfill the true desire of my ambitions [see also B.G. 7: 16]? (Vedabase)

Text 23

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.'

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 I now lamenting with all my sons.' (Vedabase)

Text 24

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].

S'rî Kas'yapa said: 'I will enlighten you about the form of worship satisfying Kes'ava, that the almighty one born of the lotus [Brahmâ] spoke about 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] 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].

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 should one 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

'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'.

'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 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:

After having finished the daily duties to the soul, 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 o Supreme Lord, o Original Personality and Best of All residing in the heart of all beings, o Vâsudeva the 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 original cause of the analytic order of yoga.

My reverence for 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, jnâna 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, mantra's like the Gâyatrî, see also 5.21: 15], my obeisances unto the embodiment of all knowledge. (Vedabase)

Text 32

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.

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

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.

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

Text 34

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.

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

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.

Unto You, blackish like a marakata gem [a kind of emerald], the Controller of Lakshmî, the Killer of Kesi, 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 Blessings and for that reason do the ones most sober worship the dust of Your feet as the source of all auspiciousness.

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 most sober worship the dust of Your feet as the source of all auspiciousness. (Vedabase)

Text 37

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 excacty the celestial bliss of those lotus feet.'

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

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.

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 Hrsikesa and honor Him in every respect. (Vedabase)

Text 39

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.

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 lotusfeet 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

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.

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

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.

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, should one, offering various prayers unto the Greatest, next circumambulating Him pay one's respect by prostrating oneself in satisfaction.

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

Text 43

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.

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

Text 44-45

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.

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 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 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.

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 and also with the obligation of feeding the brahmins. (Vedabase)

Text 47

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.

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, should one, in celibacy sleeping on the floor, care to 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

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

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

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.

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

Text 51-52

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.

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 the 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 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.

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

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.

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 by all means should the food even be distributed to the simpleminded and poor whom one also should reward 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 assembling for the ceremony. (Vedabase)

Text 56

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.

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

Text 57

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.

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, 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.

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

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.

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 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 [*].

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

Text 61

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].

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

Text 62

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.

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

*: In the west is Lord Vishnu worshiped in every temple of the Caitanya-vaishnavas [Hare Krishnas] according 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.