Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 22

Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune

Devanagari script

श्वोभूतेऽप उपस्पृश्य कृष्णमभ्यर्च्य पूर्ववत् । पय:श‍ृतेन जुहुयाच्चरुणा सह सर्पिषा । पाकयज्ञविधानेन द्वादशैवाहुती: पति: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

śvo-bhūte ’pa upaspṛśya kṛṣṇam abhyarcya pūrvavat payaḥ-śṛtena juhuyāc caruṇā saha sarpiṣā pāka-yajña-vidhānena dvādaśaivāhutīḥ patiḥ

Translation

次日清晨，当先沐浴净身，如前般礼拜圣主奎师那；继而依《家祭经》所说的家祭（pākayajña）法，煮以酥油调和的乳甜饭（payasa/kheer），由丈夫以此向圣火奉献十二次供献。

Synonyms

• śvaḥ-bhūte: on the next day
• śvaḥ-bhūte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śvaḥ (अव्यय) + bhūta (भू √भू धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक अव्यय ‘śvaḥ’ + कृदन्त ‘bhūta’; अर्थः ‘श्वः (अहनि) भूते’ = ‘on the next day’

• apaḥ: water
• apaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (आप्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (2nd case/कर्म), बहुवचन (plural)

• upaspṛśya: having sipped/touched (water)
• upaspṛśya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√spṛś (स्पृश् धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); उपसर्ग ‘upa’; अर्थः ‘स्पृष्ट्वा/आचम्य’ = ‘having touched/sipped (water)’

• kṛṣṇam: Krishna
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (sg.)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√arc (अर्च् धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); उपसर्ग ‘abhi’; अर्थः ‘पूजयित्वा’ = ‘having worshipped’

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• payaḥ-śṛtena: with (food) cooked in milk
• payaḥ-śṛtena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payaḥ (पयस्) (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛta (√śṛ ‘cook/boil’ शृ धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करण-निर्देशः: ‘पयसा शृतम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (हु धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg.)

• caruṇā: with the sacrificial porridge (caru)
• caruṇā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caru (चरु) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable)

• sarpiṣā: with ghee
• sarpiṣā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpiṣ (सर्पिस्/सर्पिः) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• pāka-yajña-vidhānena: according to the procedure of the pāka-yajña
• pāka-yajña-vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (पाक) + yajña (यज्ञ) + vidhāna (विधान) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘पाकयज्ञस्य विधानम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (द्वादश) (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अत्र) ‘आहुतयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable-like numeral)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• āhutīḥ: oblations
• āhutīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhuti (आहुति) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (pl.)

• patiḥ: the husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (पति) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (sg.)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping Krishna through yajna and vrata procedures?

This verse describes a regulated daily practice: purification with water, worship of Kṛṣṇa, and offering twelve oblations of milk-cooked caru with ghee according to pāka-yajña rules—showing that devotion can be expressed through disciplined, scriptural worship.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī instruct the husband to offer twelve āhutis in this ritual?

Śukadeva presents a specific vrata-vidhi (vow procedure) where the number of oblations is fixed as part of the authorized method, emphasizing precision and faithfulness to the prescribed devotional rite.

How can a modern devotee apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 6.19.22 in daily life?

By keeping regular purity and consistency in worship—beginning the day with cleanliness, offering one’s food and actions to Kṛṣṇa, and following a steady devotional routine even if the external ritual is simplified.