Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 20
Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune
विष्णोर्व्रतमिदं बिभ्रन्न विहन्यात्कथञ्चन । विप्रान् स्त्रियो वीरवती: स्रग्गन्धबलिमण्डनै: । अर्चेदहरहर्भक्त्या देवं नियममास्थिता ॥ १९ ॥ उद्वास्य देवं स्वे धाम्नि तन्निवेदितमग्रत: । अद्यादात्मविशुद्ध्यर्थं सर्वकामसमृद्धये ॥ २० ॥
viṣṇor vratam idaṁ bibhran na vihanyāt kathañcana viprān striyo vīravatīḥ srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
One should accept this viṣṇu-vrata, which is a vow in devotional service, and should not deviate from its execution to engage in anything else. By offering the remnants of prasāda, flower garlands, sandalwood pulp and ornaments, one should daily worship the brāhmaṇas and worship women who peacefully live with their husbands and children. Every day the wife must continue following the regulative principles to worship Lord Viṣṇu with great devotion. Thereafter, Lord Viṣṇu should be laid in His bed, and then one should take prasāda. In this way, husband and wife will be purified and will have all their desires fulfilled.
FAQs
This verse instructs that while observing a Viṣṇu-vrata one should not violate it in any way, maintaining steady discipline and daily devotion.
Because such honoring is part of dharmic worship—supporting sacred society and pleasing the Lord through respectful offerings and service alongside direct devotion.
Offer your food to the Lord with sincerity (as best as you can), then accept it as prasāda—cultivating gratitude, restraint, and inner purification through devotional mindfulness.