ŚB 6.19.1
Canto 6, Chapter 19, Text 1
श्रीराजोवाच
व्रतं पुंसवनं ब्रह्मन् भवता यदुदीरितम् ।
तस्य वेदितुमिच्छामि येन विष्णु: प्रसीदति ॥ १ ॥
व्रतं पुंसवनं ब्रह्मन् भवता यदुदीरितम् ।
तस्य वेदितुमिच्छामि येन विष्णु: प्रसीदति ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
vrataṁ puṁsavanaṁ brahman
bhavatā yad udīritam
tasya veditum icchāmi
yena viṣṇuḥ prasīdati
vrataṁ puṁsavanaṁ brahman
bhavatā yad udīritam
tasya veditum icchāmi
yena viṣṇuḥ prasīdati
Word by word
śrī-rājā uvāca — Mahārāja Parīkṣit said; vratam — the vow; puṁsavanam — called puṁsavana; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; bhavatā — by you; yat — which; udīritam — was spoken of; tasya — of that; veditum — to know; icchāmi — I want; yena — by which; viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu; prasīdati — is pleased.
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: My dear lord, you have already spoken about the puṁsavana vow. Now I want to hear about it in detail, for I understand that by observing this vow one can please the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu.