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SB 6.19.1

Devanāgarī

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

Text

śrī-rājovāca vrataṁ puṁsavanaṁ brahman bhavatā yad udīritam tasya veditum icchāmi yena viṣṇuḥ prasīdati

Synonyms

śrī-rājāuvāca—Mahārāja Parīkṣit said;vratam—the vow;puṁsavanam—calledpuṁsavana;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa;bhavatā—by you;yat—which;udīritam—was spoken of;tasya—of that;veditum—to know;icchāmi—I want;yena—by which;viṣṇuḥ—Lord Viṣṇu;prasīdati—is pleased.

Translation

Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: My dear lord, you have already spoken about the puṁsavana 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.

Chapter 19SB 6.19.2