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
Depois de tocar a cabeça com as flores e a água oferecidas à Deidade, deve-se encerrar o rito (udvāsana). Em seguida, conforme apropriado, deve-se alimentar pelo menos dois brāhmaṇas ilustres com pāyasa (arroz-doce ao leite).
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.