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The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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seriously inclined toward advancement in spiritual life. The Lord says that one must worship the  ācārya , who is the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( ācāryam mām vijānīyāt ). One should definitely understand this. In  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  it is said that the  guru  is the manifestation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, according to all the evidence given by the  śāstra  and by the practical behavior of devotees, one must accept a  guru . Aditi accepted her husband as her  guru , so that he would direct her how to advance in spiritual consciousness, devotional service, by worshiping the Supreme Lord.
TEXT 24
श्रीकश्यप उवाच
एतन्मे भगवान्पृष्टः प्रजाकामस्य पद्मजः ।
यदाह ते प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतं केशवतोषणम् ॥२४॥
śrī-kaśyapa uvāca etan me bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ prajā-kāmasya padmajaḥ yad āha te pravakṣyāmi vratam keśava-toṣaṇam
śrī-kaśyapaḥ uvāca—Kaśyapa Muni said; etat—this; me—by me; bhagavān—the most powerful; pṛṣṭaḥ—when he was requested; prajā-kāmasya—desiring offspring; padma-jaḥ—Lord Brahmā, who was born of a lotus flower; yat—whatever; āha—he said; te—unto you; pravakṣyāmi—I shall explain; vratam—in the form of worship; keśava-toṣaṇam—by which Keśava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is satisfied.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Kaśyapa Muni said: When I desired offspring, I placed inquiries before Lord Brahmā, who is born from a lotus flower. Now I shall explain to you the same process Lord Brahmā instructed me, by which Keśava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is satisfied.