Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.25
एतच्चरित्वा विधिवद्व्रतं विभो
रभीप्सितार्थं लभते पुमानिह ।
स्त्री चैतदास्थाय लभेत सौभगं
श्रियं प्रजां जीवपतिं यशो गृहम् ॥ २५ ॥
etac caritvā vidhivad vrataṁ vibhor
[etach charitvaa vidhivad vratam vibhor]
abhīpsitārthaṁ labhate pumān iha
[abheepsitaartham labhate pumaan iha]
strī caitad āsthāya labheta saubhagaṁ
[stree chaitad aasthaaya labheta saubhagam]
śriyaṁ prajāṁ jīva-patiṁ yaśo gṛham
[shriyam prajaam jeeva-patim yasho griham]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
caritvā
—
performing
vidhi-vat
—
according to the injunctions of śāstra
vratam
—
vow
vibhoḥ
—
from the Lord
abhīpsita
—
desired
artham
—
object
labhate
—
gets
pumān
—
a man
iha
—
in this life
strī
—
a woman
ca
—
and
etat
—
this
āsthāya
—
performing
labheta
—
can get
saubhagam
—
good fortune
śriyam
—
opulence
prajām
—
progeny
jīva-patim
—
a husband with a long duration of life
yaśaḥ
—
good reputation
gṛham
—
home.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etac caritvā vidhivad vrataṁ vibhor
etat
this
caritvā
performing
vidhi-vat
according to the injunctions of śāstra
vratam
vow
vibhoḥ
from the Lord
abhīpsitārthaṁ labhate pumān iha
abhīpsita
desired
artham
object
labhate
gets
pumān
a man
iha
in this life
strī caitad āsthāya labheta saubhagaṁ
strī
a woman
ca
and
etat
this
āsthāya
performing
labheta
can get
saubhagam
good fortune
śriyaṁ prajāṁ jīva-patiṁ yaśo gṛham
śriyam
opulence
prajām
progeny
jīva-patim
a husband with a long duration of life
yaśaḥ
good reputation
gṛham
home.
If this vow or ritualistic ceremony is observed according to the description of śāstra, even in this life a man will be able to achieve all the benedictions he desires from the Lord. A wife who performs this ritualistic ceremony will surely receive good fortune, opulence, sons, a long-living husband, a good reputation and a good home.
Purport
In Bengal even today if a woman lives for a long time with her husband, she is considered very fortunate. A woman generally desires a good husband, good children, a good home, prosperity, opulence and so on. As recommended in this verse, a woman will receive all these desirable benedictions, and a man will also be able to receive all benedictions, from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus by performing this particular type of vrata, a man and a woman in Kṛṣṇa consciousness will be happy in this material world, and because of being Kṛṣṇa conscious they will be promoted to the spiritual world.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
If this vow is observed according to the rules, even in this life a man will be able to achieve all the benedictions he desires from the Lord. A wife who performs this vow will receive good fortune, wealth, sons, a long-living husband, a good reputation and a good home.
The woman will obtain a husband who lives (jīva-patim).
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Personal Guidance
If this vow is observed per śāstra, even in this life a man receives all benedictions, and a wife pleases the Lord and Lakṣmī. The promise is concrete and immediate.
Reflection Questions
- Do I believe scripture-prescribed vows deliver in this life?
- What experiment would test that belief?
My note
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