Text 21] The Purnsavana Ritualistic Ceremony 287
dividing first among the others; adydt—one should eat; dtma-visuddhi-
artham—for self-purification; sarva-kdma—all desires; samrddhaye—
for fulfilling.
TRANSLATION
One should accept this visnu-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 prasada, flower gar-
lands, sandalwood pulp and ornaments, one should daily worship
the brahmanas and worship women who peacefully live with their
husbands and children. Every day the wife must continue follow-
ing the regulative principles to worship Lord Visnu with great
devotion. Thereafter, Lord Visnu should be laid in His bed, and
then one should take prasada. In this way, husband and wife will
be purified and will have all their desires fulfilled.
TEXT 21
da Taahrat AAT aIeT ATTA |
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etena piija-vidhina
masan dvédasa hayanam
nitvathoparamet sddhvi
kartike carame *hani
etena—with this; pijja-vidhind—regulated worship; mdasan
dvadasa—twelve months; hadyanam—a year; nitvd—after passing;
atha—then; uparamet—should fast; sadhvi—the chaste wife; kartike —
in Karttika; carame ahani—on the final day.
TRANSLATION
The chaste wife must perform such devotional service con-
tinuously for one year. After one year passes, she should fast on
the full-moon day in the month of Karttika [October-November].
