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SB 8.16.46

Devanāgarī

पयोभक्षो व्रतमिदं चरेद् विष्णवर्चनाद‍ृत: । पूर्ववज्जुहुयादग्निं ब्राह्मणांश्चापि भोजयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

Text

payo-bhakṣo vratam idaṁ cared viṣṇv-arcanādṛtaḥ pūrvavaj juhuyād agniṁ brāhmaṇāṁś cāpi bhojayet

Synonyms

payaḥ-bhakṣaḥ—one who drinks milk only;vratamidam—this process of worshiping with a vow;caret—one should execute;viṣṇu-arcana-ādṛtaḥ—worshiping Lord Viṣṇu with great faith and devotion;pūrva-vat—as prescribed previously;juhuyāt—one should offer oblations;agnim—into the fire;brāhmaṇān—unto thebrāhmaṇas;caapi—as well as;bhojayet—should feed.

Translation

Worshiping Lord Viṣṇu with great faith and devotion and living only by drinking milk, one should follow this vow. One should also offer oblations to the fire and feed the brāhmaṇas as mentioned before.

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