Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 14
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
तत्र श्रद्धा मनो: पत्नी होतारं समयाचत । दुहित्रर्थमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य पयोव्रता ॥ १४ ॥
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī hotāraṁ samayācata duhitrartham upāgamya praṇipatya payovratā
ထိုယဇ္ဈအတွင်း မနု၏ဇနီး ရှရဒ္ဓာသည် နို့သာသောက်၍ ဝ్రတ ထိန်းသိမ်းနေသူဖြစ်ကာ ဟောတား(မന്ത്രရွတ်ပုရောဟိတ်)ထံ သွား၍ ဦးချကန်တော့ပြီး သမီးတစ်ယောက်ကို တောင်းခံ하였다။
FAQs
Payo-vrata is a vow of austerity in which one subsists on milk; here Śraddhā adopts it with humility and prayerful intent to obtain a daughter.
Śraddhā approached the officiating priest to request a ritual outcome—specifically, to be blessed with a daughter—showing reliance on Vedic yajña procedures and devotional discipline.
It teaches sincere intention, respectful approach to sacred guidance, and disciplined vows—channeling desires through dharmic, prayerful practice rather than impulse.