Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 14
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
तत्र श्रद्धा मनो: पत्नी होतारं समयाचत । दुहित्रर्थमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य पयोव्रता ॥ १४ ॥
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī hotāraṁ samayācata duhitrartham upāgamya praṇipatya payovratā
সেই যজ্ঞে মনুর পত্নী শ্রদ্ধা, যিনি কেবল দুধ পান করে ব্রত পালন করছিলেন, হোতার কাছে গিয়ে প্রণাম করে কন্যা প্রার্থনা করলেন।
FAQs
Payo-vrata is a vow of austerity in which one subsists on milk; here Śraddhā adopts it with humility and prayerful intent to obtain a daughter.
Śraddhā approached the officiating priest to request a ritual outcome—specifically, to be blessed with a daughter—showing reliance on Vedic yajña procedures and devotional discipline.
It teaches sincere intention, respectful approach to sacred guidance, and disciplined vows—channeling desires through dharmic, prayerful practice rather than impulse.