Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 46
Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava
पयोभक्षो व्रतमिदं चरेद् विष्णवर्चनादृत: । पूर्ववज्जुहुयादग्निं ब्राह्मणांश्चापि भोजयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
payo-bhakṣo vratam idaṁ cared viṣṇv-arcanādṛtaḥ pūrvavaj juhuyād agniṁ brāhmaṇāṁś cāpi bhojayet
乳のみを糧として、深い信とバクティをもってヴィシュヌを礼拝し、この誓願を行うべきである。また前と同様に、聖火に供物を捧げ、ブラーフマナたちにも食を施すべきである。
FAQs
This verse instructs that Payo-vrata is observed by taking only milk while remaining dedicated to Viṣṇu’s worship, along with performing fire offerings and feeding brāhmaṇas.
In the Bhagavatam’s vrata culture, devotion to Viṣṇu is supported by dharmic acts—homa and honoring brāhmaṇas—so the vow becomes both spiritually focused and properly performed according to Vedic injunctions.
Keep a simple, regulated vow (as health permits), prioritize consistent Viṣṇu worship, and include practical service—such as charity and feeding devotees or priests—as an offering to God.