248 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16
snatah sucir yathoktena
vidhina susamahitah
payasd snapayitvarced
yavad vrata-samapanam
bhufjita—should take the prasdda; taih—by the bradhmanas;
anujnatah—being permitted; sa-istah—with friends and relatives;
Sesam—the remnants; sabhdjitaih—properly honored; brahmacari—
observance of celibacy; atha—of course; tat-ratryam—at night; svah
bhiite—at the end of the night, when the morning comes; prathame
ahani—on the first day; sndtah—bathing; sucih—becoming purified;
yathd-uktena—as stated before; vidhina—by following the regulative
principles; su-samahitah—with great attention; payasd—with milk;
snapayitva —bathing the Deity; arcet—should offer worship; yavat—as
long as; vrata-samapanam—the period of worship is not over.
TRANSLATION
One should perfectly honor the respectable brahmanas one has
fed, and then, after taking their permission, one should take
prasada with his friends and relatives. For that night, one should
observe strict celibacy, and the next morning, after bathing again,
with purity and attention one should bathe the Deity of Visnu with
milk and worship Him according to the methods formerly stated in
detail.
TEXT 46
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qanrat aafhe ate freasarest: |
TaSAETNA AAMT ATA UVEII
payo-bhakso vratam idam
cared visnv-arcanadrtah
purvavaj juhuydd agnim
brahmanams capi bhojayet
payah-bhaksah—one who drinks milk only; vratam idam—this pro-
cess of worshiping with a vow; caret—one should execute; visnu-ar-
cana-ddrtah—worshiping Lord Visnu with great faith and devotion;
