Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 43
Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava
कृत्वा शिरसि तच्छेषां देवमुद्वासयेत् तत: । द्वयवरान्भोजयेद् विप्रान्पायसेन यथोचितम् ॥ ४३ ॥
kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ devam udvāsayet tataḥ dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān pāyasena yathocitam
Nachdem man die dargebrachten Blumen und das Wasser als Rest an die Stirn bzw. den Kopf berührt hat, soll man die Verehrung mit dem Udvāsana abschließen. Danach soll man, wie es sich gehört, mindestens zwei vorzügliche Brāhmaṇas mit Pāyasa (süßem Milchreis) speisen.
FAQs
This verse instructs that after offering, one should formally conclude the Lord’s worship (udvāsa) with respect, indicating a complete and orderly devotional procedure.
The verse includes feeding two qualified brāhmaṇas with pāyasa as an essential concluding act, showing that vrata is completed through worship plus proper hospitality/charity aligned with dharma.
Complete spiritual practices with gratitude and order: honor prasāda respectfully, and conclude worship by sharing sanctified food or charity with worthy recipients in a proper, considerate way.