Text 21] The Puñsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
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dividing first among the others;  adyāt —one should eat;  ātma-viśuddhi-artham —for self-purification;  sarva-kāma —all desires;  samṛddhaye —for fulfilling.
TRANSLATION
One should accept this viṣṇu-vrata, which is a vow in devotional service, and should not deviate from its execution to engage in anything else. By offering the remnants of prasāda, flower garlands, sandalwood pulp and ornaments, one should daily worship the brāhmaṇas and worship women who peacefully live with their husbands and children. Every day the wife must continue following the regulative principles to worship Lord Viṣṇu with great devotion. Thereafter, Lord Viṣṇu should be laid in His bed, and then one should take prasāda. In this way, husband and wife will be purified and will have all their desires fulfilled.
TEXT 21
एतेन पूजाविधिना मासान् द्वादश हायनम् । नीत्वाथोपरमेत्साध्वी कार्तिके चरमेऽहनि ॥२१॥
etena pūjā-vidhinā   māsān dvādaśa hāyanam   nītvāthoparamet sādhvī   kārtike carame 'hani
etena —with this;  pūjā-vidhinā —regulated worship;  māsān dvādaśa —twelve months;  hāyanam —a year;  nītvā —after passing;  atha —then;  uparamet —should fast;  sādhvī —the chaste wife;  kārtike —in Kārttika;  carame ahani —on the final day.
TRANSLATION
The chaste wife must perform such devotional service continuously for one year. After one year passes, she should fast on the full-moon day in the month of Kārttika [October-November].