Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 19: Performing the Pumsavana Ritualistic Ceremony. Text 1

श्रीराजोवाच
व्रतं पुंसवनं ब्रह्मन् भवता यदुदीरितम् ।
तस्य वेदितुमिच्छामि येन विष्णुः प्रसीदति ॥१॥

Å›rÄ«-rÄjovÄca
vrataá¹ puá¹savanaá¹ brahman
bhavatÄ yad udÄ«ritam
tasya veditum icchÄmi
yena viṣṇuḥ prasīdati

 Å›rÄ«-rÄjÄ uvÄca - MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it said; vratam - the vow; puá¹savanam - called puá¹savana; brahman - O brÄhmaṇa; bhavatÄ - by you; yat - which; udÄ«ritam - was spoken of; tasya - of that; veditum - to know; icchÄmi - I want; yena - by which; viṣṇuḥ - Lord Viṣṇu; prasÄ«dati - is pleased.


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MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it said: My dear lord, you have already spoken about the puá¹savana vow. Now I want to hear about it in detail, for I understand that by observing this vow one can please the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu.

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