Text 48]
The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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pūrva-vat —as prescribed previously;  juhuyāt —one should offer oblations;  agnim —into the fire;  brāhmaṇān —unto the  brāhmaṇas ;  ca api —as well as;  bhojayet —should feed.
TRANSLATION
Worshiping Lord Viṣṇu 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  brāhmaṇas  as mentioned before.
TEXT 47
एवं त्वहरहः कुर्याद् द्वादशाहं पयोव्रतम्। हरेराराधनं होममर्हणं द्विजतर्पणम् ॥४७॥
evam tv ahar ahaḥ kuryād dvādaśāham payo-vratam harer ārādhanam homam arhaṇam dvija-tarpaṇam
evam —in this way;  tu —indeed;  ahaḥ ahaḥ —day after day;  kuryāt —should execute;  dvādaśa-aham —until twelve days;  payaḥ-vratam —the observance of the  vrata  known as  payo-vrata ;  hareḥ ārādhanam —worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  homam —by executing a fire sacrifice;  arhaṇam —worshiping the Deity;  dvija-tarpaṇam —and satisfying the  brāhmaṇas  by feeding them.
TRANSLATION
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  brāhmaṇas .
TEXT 48
प्रतिपद्दिनमारभ्य यावच्छुक्त्रयोदशीम्। ब्रह्मचर्यमधःस्वप्नं स्नानं त्रिषवणं चरेत् ॥४८॥