Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 3
Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune
श्रीशुक उवाच शुक्ले मार्गशिरे पक्षे योषिद्भर्तुरनुज्ञया । आरभेत व्रतमिदं सार्वकामिकमादित: ॥ २ ॥ निशम्य मरुतां जन्म ब्राह्मणाननुमन्त्र्य च । स्नात्वा शुक्लदती शुक्ले वसीतालङ्कृताम्बरे । पूजयेत्प्रातराशात्प्राग्भगवन्तं श्रिया सह ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca śukle mārgaśire pakṣe yoṣid bhartur anujñayā ārabheta vratam idaṁ sārva-kāmikam āditaḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On the first day of the bright fortnight of the month of Agrahāyaṇa [November-December], following the instructions of her husband, a woman should begin this regulative devotional service with a vow of penance, for it can fulfill all one’s desires. Before beginning the worship of Lord Viṣṇu, the woman should hear the story of how the Maruts were born. Under the instructions of qualified brāhmaṇas, in the morning she should wash her teeth, bathe, and dress herself with white cloth and ornaments, and before taking breakfast she should worship Lord Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī.
FAQs
It prescribes beginning the vow in the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, with the husband’s permission, after hearing the Maruts’ birth narrative and taking brāhmaṇas’ consent, then bathing, dressing in white, and worshiping Bhagavān along with Śrī (Lakṣmī) before the morning meal.
Because the Lord is worshiped as the source of all auspiciousness and prosperity, and Śrī (Lakṣmī) is His eternal divine energy; honoring them together reflects complete, dharmic devotion seeking spiritual and worldly well-being in a sanctified way.
Begin spiritual disciplines with purity, proper guidance (elders/teachers), and family harmony; keep a clean morning routine, practice mindful worship before consumption, and center desires around dharma by offering prayer to the Lord with gratitude.