Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.19-20
विष्णोर्व्रतमिदं बिभ्रन्न विहन्यात्कथञ्चन ।
विप्रान् स्त्रियो वीरवती: स्रग्गन्धबलिमण्डनै: ।
अर्चेदहरहर्भक्त्या देवं नियममास्थिता ॥ १९ ॥
उद्वास्य देवं स्वे धाम्नि तन्निवेदितमग्रत: ।
अद्यादात्मविशुद्ध्यर्थं सर्वकामसमृद्धये ॥ २० ॥
viṣṇor vratam idaṁ bibhran
[vishnor vratam idam bibhran]
na vihanyāt kathañcana
[na vihanyaat kathanchana]
viprān striyo vīravatīḥ
[vipraan striyo veeravateeh]
srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
[srag-gandha-bali-mandanaih]
arced ahar-ahar bhaktyā
[arched ahar-ahar bhaktyaa]
devaṁ niyamam āsthitā
[devam niyamam aasthitaa]
udvāsya devaṁ sve dhāmni
[udvaasya devam sve dhaamni]
tan-niveditam agrataḥ
[tan-niveditam agratah]
adyād ātma-viśuddhy-arthaṁ
[adyaad aatma-vishuddhy-artham]
sarva-kāma-samṛddhaye
[sarva-kaama-samriddhaye]
Word-for-word
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
vratam
—
vow
idam
—
this
bibhrat
—
executing
na
—
not
vihanyāt
—
should break
kathañcana
—
for any reason
viprān
—
the brāhmaṇas
striyaḥ
—
women
vīra-vatīḥ
—
who have their husband and sons
srak
—
with garlands
gandha
—
sandalwood
bali
—
offerings of food
maṇḍanaiḥ
—
and with ornaments
arcet
—
one should worship
ahaḥ-ahaḥ
—
daily
bhaktyā
—
with devotion
devam
—
Lord Viṣṇu
niyamam
—
the regulative principles
āsthitā
—
following
udvāsya
—
placing
devam
—
the Lord
sve
—
in His own
dhāmni
—
resting place
tat
—
to Him
niveditam
—
what was offered
agrataḥ
—
after dividing first among the others
adyāt
—
one should eat
ātma-viśuddhi-artham
—
for self-purification
sarva-kāma
—
all desires
samṛddhaye
—
for fulfilling.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viṣṇor vratam idaṁ bibhran
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
vratam
vow
idam
this
bibhrat
executing
na vihanyāt kathañcana
na
not
vihanyāt
should break
kathañcana
for any reason
viprān striyo vīravatīḥ
viprān
the brāhmaṇas
striyaḥ
women
vīra-vatīḥ
who have their husband and sons
srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
srak
with garlands
gandha
sandalwood
bali
offerings of food
maṇḍanaiḥ
and with ornaments
arced ahar-ahar bhaktyā
arcet
one should worship
ahaḥ-ahaḥ
daily
bhaktyā
with devotion
devaṁ niyamam āsthitā
devam
Lord Viṣṇu
niyamam
the regulative principles
āsthitā
following
udvāsya devaṁ sve dhāmni
udvāsya
placing
devam
the Lord
sve
in His own
dhāmni
resting place
tan-niveditam agrataḥ
tat
to Him
niveditam
what was offered
agrataḥ
after dividing first among the others
adyād ātma-viśuddhy-arthaṁ
adyāt
one should eat
ātma-viśuddhi-artham
for self-purification
sarva-kāma-samṛddhaye
sarva-kāma
all desires
samṛddhaye
for fulfilling.
One should accept this viṣṇu-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 prasāda, flower garlands, sandalwood pulp and ornaments, one should daily worship the brāhmaṇas and worship women who peacefully live with their husbands and children. Every day the wife must continue following the regulative principles to worship Lord Viṣṇu with great devotion. Thereafter, Lord Viṣṇu should be laid in His bed, and then one should take prasāda. In this way, husband and wife will be purified and will have all their desires fulfilled.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
One should execute the vow for Viṣṇu and should not deviate from it for any reason. With devotion, one should daily worship women with living husbands and brāhmaṇas by means of garlands, scents, food and ornaments used in the worship. Fixed in the rules of worship, placing the Lord to rest, one should divide the offerings to the Lord and then eat, for purifying the mind in order to fulfill one’s desires.
Na vihanyāt means one should not break the vow. Agrataḥ means “dividing up the remnants properly.” The ablative can be used to express a missing participle.
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Personal Guidance
Accept this Viṣṇu-vrata, do not deviate; offer remnants, garlands, sandalwood, ornaments to qualified brāhmaṇas; worship Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa daily. Vow plus daily practice plus dispersal of prasāda is the whole.
Reflection Questions
- Have I attempted a single vow without deviation?
- What would even thirty days of one consistent practice teach?
My note
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