Shloka 7
Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune
ॐ नमो भगवते महापुरुषाय महानुभावाय महाविभूतिपतये सह महाविभूतिभिर्बलिमुपहरामीति । अनेनाहरहर्मन्त्रेण विष्णोरावाहनार्घ्यपाद्योपस्पर्शनस्नानवासउपवीतविभूषणगन्धपुष्पधूप दीपोपहाराद्युपचारान् सुसमाहितोपाहरेत् ॥ ७ ॥
oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya mahānubhāvāya mahāvibhūti-pataye saha mahā-vibhūtibhir balim upaharāmīti; anenāhar-ahar mantreṇa viṣṇor āvāhanārghya-pādyopasparśana-snāna-vāsa-upavīta-vibhūṣaṇa-gandha-puṣpa-dhūpa-dīpopahārādy-upacārān susamā-hitopāharet.
Om namo bhagavate, au Mahā-puruṣa, au Très-Glorieux, Seigneur des grandes opulences : avec Tes sublimes compagnons, je T’offre cette oblation. Par ce mantra, chaque jour, l’adorateur, l’esprit bien recueilli, doit invoquer Viṣṇu et Lui présenter l’arghya, l’eau pour Ses pieds et l’ablution de la bouche, l’eau du bain, les vêtements, le cordon sacré, les ornements, les parfums, les fleurs, l’encens et les lampes, ainsi que tous les autres services.
This mantra is very important. Anyone engaged in Deity worship should chant this mantra, as quoted above, beginning with oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya.
FAQs
This verse instructs that one should worship Viṣṇu day after day with focused mind, offering standard services like invocation, water offerings (arghya, pādya), bathing, clothing, ornaments, fragrance, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.
In the context of the Pumsavana-vrata, Śukadeva explains the proper devotional procedure—mantra and offerings—by which a devotee worships Lord Viṣṇu to obtain divine blessings through regulated bhakti.
Chant the mantra daily with attention and offer simple items available—water, a flower, a lamp, and food—while maintaining sincerity and steady remembrance of Viṣṇu.