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sri-suka uvaca
evam putresu nastesu
deva-mataditis tada
hrte tri-vistape daityaih
paryatapyad anathavat
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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ekada kasyapas tasya
asramam bhagavan agat
nirutsavam niranandam
samadher viratas cirat
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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sa patnim dina-vadanam
krtasana-parigrahah
sabhajito yatha-nyayam
idam aha kurudvaha
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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apy abhadram na vipranam
bhadre loke ‘dhunagatam
na dharmasya na lokasya
mrtyos chandanuvartinah
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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api vakusalam kincid
grhesu grha-medhini
dharmasyarthasya kamasya
yatra yogo hy ayoginam
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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api vatithayo ‘bhyetya
kutumbasaktaya tvaya
grhad apujita yatah
pratyutthanena va kvacit
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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grhesu yesv atithayo
narcitah salilair api
yadi niryanti te nunam
pheruraja-grhopamah
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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apy agnayas tu velayam
na huta havisa sati
tvayodvigna-dhiya bhadre
prosite mayi karhicit
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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yat-pujaya kama-dughan
yati lokan grhanvitah
brahmano ‘gnis ca vai visnoh
sarva-devatmano mukham
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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api sarve kusalinas
tava putra manasvini
laksaye ‘svastham atmanam
bhavatya laksanair aham
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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sri-aditir uvaca
bhadram dvija-gavam brahman
dharmasyasya janasya ca
tri-vargasya param ksetram
grhamedhin grha ime
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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agnayo ‘tithayo bhrtya
bhiksavo ye ca lipsavah
sarvam bhagavato brahmann
anudhyanan na risyati
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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ko nu me bhagavan kamo
na sampadyeta manasah
yasya bhavan prajadhyaksa
evam dharman prabhasate
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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tavaiva marica manah-sarirajah
praja imah sattva-rajas-tamo-jusah
samo bhavams tasv asuradisu prabho
tathapi bhaktam bhajate mahesvarah
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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tasmad isa bhajantya me
sreyas cintaya suvrata
hrta-sriyo hrta-sthanan
sapatnaih pahi nah prabho
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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parair vivasita saham
magna vyasana-sagare
aisvaryam srir yasah sthanam
hrtani prabalair mama
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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yatha tani punah sadho
prapadyeran mamatmajah
tatha vidhehi kalyanam
dhiya kalyana-krttama
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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sri-suka uvaca
evam abhyarthito ‘ditya
kas tam aha smayann iva
aho maya-balam visnoh
sneha-baddham idam jagat
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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kva deho bhautiko ‘natma
kva catma prakrteh parah
kasya ke pati-putradya
moha eva hi karanam
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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upatisthasva purusam
bhagavantam janardanam
sarva-bhuta-guha-vasam
vasudevam jagad-gurum
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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sa vidhasyati te kaman
harir dinanukampanah
amogha bhagavad-bhaktir
netareti matir mama
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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sri-aditir uvaca
kenaham vidhina brahmann
upasthasye jagat-patim
yatha me satya-sankalpo
vidadhyat sa manoratham
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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adisa tvam dvija-srestha
vidhim tad-upadhavanam
asu tusyati me devah
sidantyah saha putrakaih
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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sri-kasyapa uvaca
etan me bhagavan prstah
praja-kamasya padmajah
yad aha te pravaksyami
vratam kesava-tosanam
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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phalgunasyamale pakse
dvadasaham payo-vratam
arcayed aravindaksam
bhaktya paramayanvitah
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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sinivalyam mrdalipya
snayat kroda-vidirnaya
yadi labhyeta vai srotasy
etam mantram udirayet
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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tvam devy adi-varahena
rasayah sthanam icchata
uddhrtasi namas tubhyam
papmanam me pranasaya
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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nirvartitatma-niyamo
devam arcet samahitah
arcayam sthandile surye
jale vahnau gurav api
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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namas tubhyam bhagavate
purusaya mahiyase
sarva-bhuta-nivasaya
vasudevaya saksine
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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namo ‘vyaktaya suksmaya
pradhana-purusaya ca
catur-vimsad-guna-jnaya
guna-sankhyana-hetave
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 sankhyayoga
system.
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namo dvi-sirsne tri-pade
catuh-srngaya tantave
sapta-hastaya yajnaya
trayi-vidyatmane namah
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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namah sivaya rudraya
namah sakti-dharaya ca
sarva-vidyadhipataye
bhutanam pataye namah
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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namo hiranyagarbhaya
pranaya jagad-atmane
yogaisvarya-sariraya
namas te yoga-hetave
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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namas ta adi-devaya
saksi-bhutaya te namah
narayanaya rsaye
naraya haraye namah
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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namo marakata-syamavapuse
‘dhigata-sriye
kesavaya namas tubhyam
namas te pita-vasase
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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tvam sarva-varadah pumsam
varenya varadarsabha
atas te sreyase dhirah
pada-renum upasate
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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anvavartanta yam devah
sris ca tat-pada-padmayoh
sprhayanta ivamodam
bhagavan me prasidatam
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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etair mantrair hrsikesam
avahana-puraskrtam
arcayec chraddhaya yuktah
padyopasparsanadibhih
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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arcitva gandha-malyadyaih
payasa snapayed vibhum
vastropavitabharanapadyopasparsanais
tatah
gandha-dhupadibhis carced
dvadasaksara-vidyaya
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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srtam payasi naivedyam
saly-annam vibhave sati
sasarpih sagudam dattva
juhuyan mula-vidyaya
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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niveditam tad-bhaktaya
dadyad bhunjita va svayam
dattvacamanam arcitva
tambulam ca nivedayet
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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japed astottara-satam
stuvita stutibhih prabhum
krtva pradaksinam bhumau
pranamed dandavan muda
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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krtva sirasi tac-chesam
devam udvasayet tatah
dvy-avaran bhojayed vipran
payasena yathocitam
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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bhunjita tair anujnatah
sestah sesam sabhajitaih
brahmacary atha tad-ratryam
svo bhute prathame ‘hani
snatah sucir yathoktena
vidhina susamahitah
payasa snapayitvarced
yavad vrata-samapanam
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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payo-bhakso vratam idam
cared visnv-arcanadrtah
purvavaj juhuyad agnim
brahmanams capi bhojayet
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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evam tv ahar ahah kuryad
dvadasaham payo-vratam
harer aradhanam homam
arhanam dvija-tarpanam
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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pratipad-dinam arabhya
yavac chukla-trayodasim
brahmacaryam adhah-svapnam
snanam tri-savanam caret
From pratipat until the thirteenth day of the next bright moon [suklatrayodasi],
one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor,
bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow.
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varjayed asad-alapam
bhogan uccavacams tatha
ahimsrah sarva-bhutanam
vasudeva-parayanah
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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trayodasyam atho visnoh
snapanam pancakair vibhoh
karayec chastra-drstena
vidhina vidhi-kovidaih
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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pujam ca mahatim kuryad
vitta-sathya-vivarjitah
carum nirupya payasi
sipivistaya visnave
suktena tena purusam
yajeta susamahitah
naivedyam catigunavad
dadyat purusa-tustidam
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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acaryam jnana-sampannam
vastrabharana-dhenubhih
tosayed rtvijas caiva
tad viddhy aradhanam hareh
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 visnuaradhana,
or worship of Lord Visnu.
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bhojayet tan gunavata
sad-annena suci-smite
anyams ca brahmanan chaktya
ye ca tatra samagatah
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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daksinam gurave dadyad
rtvigbhyas ca yatharhatah
annadyenasva-pakams ca
prinayet samupagatan
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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bhuktavatsu ca sarvesu
dinandha-krpanadisu
visnos tat prinanam vidvan
bhunjita saha bandhubhih
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 visnuprasada,
the performer of yajna should then take prasada with his friends
and relatives.
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nrtya-vaditra-gitais ca
stutibhih svasti-vacakaih
karayet tat-kathabhis ca
pujam bhagavato ‘nvaham
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.
TEXT 58
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etat payo-vratam nama
purusaradhanam param
pitamahenabhihitam
maya te samudahrtam
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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tvam canena maha-bhage
samyak cirnena kesavam
atmana suddha-bhavena
niyatatma bhajavyayam
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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ayam vai sarva-yajnakhyah
sarva-vratam iti smrtam
tapah-saram idam bhadre
danam cesvara-tarpanam
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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ta eva niyamah saksat
ta eva ca yamottamah
tapo danam vratam yajno
yena tusyaty adhoksajah
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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tasmad etad vratam bhadre
prayata sraddhayacara
bhagavan paritustas te
varan asu vidhasyati
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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