Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.58
etat payo-vrataḿ nāma
puruṣārādhanaḿ param
pitāmahenābhihitaḿ
mayā te samudāhṛtam
SYNONYMS
etat — this; payaḥ-vratam — ceremony known as payo-vrata; nāma — by that name; puruṣa-ārādhanam — the process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead; param — the best; pitāmahena — by my grandfather, Lord Brahmā; abhihitam — stated; mayā — by me; te — unto you; samudāhṛtam — described in all details.
TRANSLATION
This is the religious ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata, by which one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I received this information from Brahmā, my grandfather, and now I have described it to you in all details.
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