Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.25
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyWorship With a Pure Devotional Attitude
“In the bright fortnight of the month of Phālguna [February and March], for twelve days ending with Dvādaśī, one should observe the vow of subsisting only on milk and should worship the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead with all devotion.”
What the purport teaches
- The prescribed payo-vrata lasts twelve days in the bright fortnight of Phālguna, ending with Dvādaśī. It combines subsisting on milk with devoted worship of the Supreme Lord.
- Deity worship includes dressing and decorating Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa and offering fruits, flowers, prepared food, a flame and incense as prescribed.
- Both the vow and worship must be performed with a pure devotional attitude. Through bhakti, one can know the Supreme Personality of Godhead and understand how He is satisfied.
Try this today
Offer a flower or fruit to Kṛṣṇa today with a sincere desire to please Him.
Ask yourself
Am I giving attention to devotion as well as the outward details of worship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.