Text 11]
The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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brāhmaṇas  eat sumptuous remnants of food after  yajña , this is another way that Lord Viṣṇu Himself eats. Therefore the Vedic principles recommend that in every festival or ceremony one offer oblations to the fire and give sumptuous food for the  brāhmaṇas  to eat. By such activities, a householder may be elevated to the heavenly planets and similar places in the higher planetary systems.
TEXT 10
अपि सर्वे कुशलिनस्तव पुत्रा मनस्विनि । लक्षयेऽस्वस्थमात्मानं भवत्या लक्षणैरहम् ॥१०॥
api sarve kuśalinas tava putrā manasvini lakṣaye 'svastham ātmānam bhavatyā lakṣaṇair aham
api —whether;  sarve —all;  kuśalinaḥ —in full auspiciousness;  tava —your;  putrāḥ —sons;  manasvini —O great-minded lady;  lakṣaye —I see;  asvastham —not in tranquillity;  ātmānam —the mind;  bhavatyāḥ —of you;  lakṣaṇaiḥ —by symptoms;  aham —I.
TRANSLATION
O great-minded lady, are all your sons faring well? Seeing your withered face, I can perceive that your mind is not tranquil. How is this so?
TEXT 11
श्रीअदितिरुवाच
मद्रं द्विजगवां ब्रह्मन्धर्मस्यास्य जनस्य च । त्रिवर्गस्य परं क्षेत्रं गृहमेधिन्गृहा इमे ॥११॥
śrī-aditir uvāca bhadram dvija-gavām brahman dharmasyāsya janasya ca