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Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: My dear lord, you have already spoken about the puṁsavana vow. Now I want to hear about …

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On the first day of the bright fortnight of the month of Agrahāyaṇa [November-December], following the instructions …

[She should then pray to the Lord as follows.] My dear Lord, You are full in all opulences, but I …

O my Lord, because You are endowed with causeless mercy, all opulences, all prowess and all glories, strength and transcendental …

[After profusely offering obeisances unto Lord Viṣṇu, the devotee should offer respectful obeisances unto mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, …

“My Lord Viṣṇu, full in six opulences, You are the best of all enjoyers and the most powerful. O husband …

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After worshiping the Lord with all the paraphernalia mentioned above, one should chant the following mantra while …

If one desires all opulences, his duty is to daily worship Lord Viṣṇu with His wife, Lakṣmī. With great devotion …

One should offer obeisances unto the Lord with a mind humbled through devotion. While offering daṇḍavats by falling on the …

My Lord Viṣṇu and mother Lakṣmī, goddess of fortune, you are the proprietors of the entire creation. Indeed, you are …

My Lord, You are the master of energy, and therefore You are the Supreme Person. You are sacrifice [yajña] personified. …

Mother Lakṣmī, who is here, is the reservoir of all spiritual qualities, whereas You manifest and enjoy all these qualities. …

You are both the supreme rulers and benedictors of the three worlds. Therefore, my Lord, Uttamaśloka, may my ambitions be …

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus one should worship Lord Viṣṇu, who is known as Śrīnivāsa, along with mother Lakṣmī, the …

Thereafter, with devotion and humility, one should offer prayers to the Lord and mother Lakṣmī. Then one should smell the …

Accepting her husband as the representative of the Supreme Person, a wife should worship him with unalloyed devotion by offering …

Between the husband and wife, one person is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Because of their good relationship, both …

One should accept this viṣṇu-vrata, which is a vow in devotional service, and should not deviate from its execution to …

The chaste wife must perform such devotional service continuously for one year. After one year passes, she should fast on …

On the morning of the next day, one should wash oneself, and after worshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa as before, one should …