SB 8.16.58 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

एतत्पयोव्रतं नाम पुरुषाराधनं परम् । पितामहेनाभिहितं मया ते समुदाहृतम् ॥ ५८ ॥

Verse text

etat payo-vrataṁ nāma puruṣārādhanaṁ param pitāmahenābhihitaṁ mayā te samudāhṛtam

Synonyms

etat — this ; payaḥ — vratam — ceremony known as payo-vrata ; nāma — by that name ; puruṣa — ārādhanam — the process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; param — the best ; pitāmahena — by my grandfather, Lord Brahmā ; abhihitam — stated ; mayā — by me ; te — unto you ; samudāhṛtam — described in all details .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Having received this payo-vrata, a form of worship of the Lord, from Brahmā, my grandfather, I now have described it to you.