Bhagvatam:- If this vow or ritualistic ceremony is observed according to the description of shästra, even in this life a man will be able to achieve all the benedictions he desires from the Lord. A wife who performs this ritualistic ceremony will surely receive good fortune, opulence, sons, a long-living husband, a good reputation and a good home. Thus by performing this particular type of vrata, a man and a woman in Krshna consciousness will be happy in this material world, and because of being Krshna conscious they will be promoted to the spiritual world.
TRANSLATION
On the morning of the next day, one should wash oneself, and after worshiping Lord Krshna as before, one should cook as one cooks for festivals as stated in the Grhya-sütras. Sweet rice should be cooked with ghee, and with this preparation the husband should offer oblations to the fire twelve times.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, he should satisfy the brähmanas. When the satisfied brähmanas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take prasäda.
TRANSLATION
Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the ächärya comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasäda to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweet rice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.
TRANSLATION
If this vow or ritualistic ceremony is observed according to the description of shästra, even in this life a man will be able to achieve all the benedictions he desires from the Lord. A wife who performs this ritualistic ceremony will surely receive good fortune, opulence, sons, a long-living husband, a good reputation and a good home.
PURPORT
In Bengal even today if a woman lives for a long time with her husband, she is considered very fortunate. A woman generally desires a good husband, good children, a good home, prosperity, opulence and so on. As recommended in this verse, a woman will receive all these desirable benedictions, and a man will also be able to receive all benedictions, from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus by performing this particular type of vrata, a man and a woman in Krshna consciousness will be happy in this material world, and because of being Krshna conscious they will be promoted to the spiritual world.
TRANSLATION
If an unmarried girl observes this vrata, she will be able to get a very good husband.
If a woman who is avirä—who has no husband or son—executes this ritualistic ceremony, she can be promoted to the spiritual world.
A woman whose children have died after birth can get a child with a long duration of life and also become very fortunate in possessing wealth.
If a woman is unfortunate she will become fortunate, and if ugly she will become beautiful.
By observing this vrata, a diseased man can gain relief from his disease and have an able body with which to work.
If one recites this narration while offering oblations to the pitäs and demigods, especially during the shräddha ceremony, the demigods and inhabitants of Pitrloka will be extremely pleased with him and bestow upon him the fulfillment of all desires.
After one performs this ritualistic ceremony, Lord Vishnu and His wife, mother Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, are very pleased with him.
O King Parikshit, now I have completely described how Diti performed this ceremony and had good children—the Maruts—and a happy life.
I have tried to explain this to you as elaborately as possible.
