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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.58

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Receive the Process of Worship Carefully

“This is the religious ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata, by which one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I received this information from Brahmā, my grandfather, and now I have described it to you in all details.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.58, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The religious ritualistic ceremony described here is known as payo-vrata.
  • Its purpose is to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The speaker received this instruction from his grandfather, Brahmā, and has now described it in detail.

Try this today

Review one instruction about payo-vrata from this verse's description and write down its purpose: worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Ask yourself

Am I attentive to the instructions I receive about 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.

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