Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 51
Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava
पूजां च महतीं कुर्याद् वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जित: । चरुं निरूप्य पयसि शिपिविष्टाय विष्णवे ॥ ५१ ॥ सूक्तेन तेन पुरुषं यजेत सुसमाहित: । नैवेद्यं चातिगुणवद् दद्यात्पुरुषतुष्टिदम् ॥ ५२ ॥
pūjāṁ ca mahatīṁ kuryād vitta-śāṭhya-vivarjitaḥ caruṁ nirūpya payasi śipiviṣṭāya viṣṇave
Giving up the miserly habit of not spending money, one should arrange for the gorgeous worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who is situated in the heart of every living entity. With great attention, one must prepare an oblation of grains boiled in ghee and milk and must chant the Puruṣa-sūkta mantra. The offerings of food should be of varieties of tastes. In this way, one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse instructs that worship should be performed without dishonesty or miserliness about one’s wealth—devotion must be sincere and straightforward.
Śipiviṣṭa is a Vedic epithet of Viṣṇu; here it emphasizes addressing the Lord through authorized sacred names while performing the Pāyo-vrata worship.
Offer time, resources, and service to God transparently—avoid show, bargaining, or hidden motives in spiritual practice.