Shloka 25

Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनस्यामले पक्षे द्वादशाहं पयोव्रतम् । अर्चयेदरविन्दाक्षं भक्त्या परमयान्वित: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

phālgunasyāmale pakṣe dvādaśāhaṁ payo-vratam arcayed aravindākṣaṁ bhaktyā paramayānvitaḥ

Translation

فالغون کے روشن پکش میں بارہ دن تک پَیو ورت (صرف دودھ پر گزارا) رکھے۔ کامل بھکتی کے ساتھ کمَل نین ارونداکش بھگوان کی پوجا کرے۔

Synonyms

• phālgunasya: of Phālguna (month)
• phālgunasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; month-name

• amale: in the pure
• amale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (locative, 7th), Ekavacana; qualifies pakṣe

• pakṣe: fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• dvādaśa-aham: for twelve days
• dvādaśa-aham: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/time-span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; dvigu: dvādaśa ahāni yasya/tat ‘twelve-day (period)’

• payo-vratam: the milk-vow
• payo-vratam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: payasaḥ vrataṁ ‘milk-vow’

• arcayet: one should worship
• arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• aravinda-akṣam: the lotus-eyed (Lord)
• aravinda-akṣam: Karma (कर्म/object of arcayet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aravinda (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: aravindavat akṣī yasya ‘lotus-eyed’ (Viṣṇu)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument, means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• paramayā: supreme
• paramayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies bhaktyā

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/implicit ‘he’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu + i (धातु) + kta (कृत्) / anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (past participle used adjectivally), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘endowed/possessed’

Purport

Worshiping the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu with devotion means following arcana-mārga.

Characters & Entities

• Aravindākṣa (Lord Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the payo-vrata?

This verse instructs that the payo-vrata should be observed for twelve days in the bright fortnight of Phālguna, worshiping the lotus-eyed Lord Viṣṇu with supreme devotion.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommend worshiping Aravindākṣa during this vrata?

Because the payo-vrata is a focused devotional observance meant to please Lord Viṣṇu; Śukadeva emphasizes that its success rests on wholehearted bhakti offered to the lotus-eyed Lord.

How can a devotee apply the teaching of this verse in modern life?

Set aside a fixed period for disciplined sādhana—simple diet, regulated habits, and daily worship—while keeping the central aim as sincere, elevated devotion to Lord Viṣṇu.