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
देवता को अर्पित पुष्प और जल आदि का शेष भाग सिर पर धारण करके, फिर देव का उद्वासन करे (विसर्जन/समापन करे)। इसके बाद यथोचित पायस (खीर) से कम-से-कम दो श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणों को भोजन कराए।
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.