Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 21

Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune

Devanagari script

एतेन पूजाविधिना मासान् द्वादश हायनम् । नीत्वाथोपरमेत्साध्वी कार्तिके चरमेऽहनि ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

etena pūjā-vidhinā māsān dvādaśa hāyanam nītvāthoparamet sādhvī kārtike carame ’hani

Translation

By this method of worship, the chaste wife should continue the devotional service for twelve months, completing a full year. When the year has passed, on the full-moon day of the month of Kārttika, she should fast and bring the vow to its conclusion.

Synonyms

• etena: by this
• etena: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• pūjā-vidhinā: method of worship
• pūjā-vidhinā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā-vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• māsān: months
• māsān: Kala-adhikarana (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśan (संख्या)
• Form: Accusative, Plural

• hāyanam: a year
• hāyanam: Kala-adhikarana (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• nītvā: having passed/spent
• nītvā: Purvakalika Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund/Absolutive)

• atha: then
• atha: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• uparamet: should cease/fast
• uparamet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ram (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential), Prathama Purusha, Eka Vachana

• sādhvī: chaste woman
• sādhvī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kārtike: in the month of Kartika
• kārtike: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• carame: on the last
• carame: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: carama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ahani: day
• ahani: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

FAQs

How long should the Pumsavana vrata be observed according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states it should be followed for twelve months—one full year—using the described worship procedure.

When should the vow be concluded in the Pumsavana vrata (Bhagavatam 6.19)?

It should be concluded on the final day of the month of Kārtika.

What is a practical application of this verse for modern devotees?

It teaches disciplined, time-bound devotion—commit to a consistent sādhana for a set period and complete it properly rather than practicing irregularly.