श्रीराजोवाच व्रतं पुंसवनं ब्रह्मन् भवता यदुदीरितम् । तस्य वेदितुमिच्छामि येन विष्णु: प्रसीदति ॥ १ ॥
sri-rajovaca vratam pumsavanam brahman bhavata yad udiritam tasya veditum icchami yena visnuh prasidati
- sri-raja uvaca
- Maharaja Pariksit said
- vratam
- the vow
- pumsavanam
- called pumsavana
- brahman
- O brahmana
- bhavata
- by you
- yat
- which
- udiritam
- was spoken of
- tasya
- of that
- veditum
- to know
- icchami
- I want
- yena
- by which
- visnuh
- Lord Visnu
- prasidati
- is pleased.
Maharaja Pariksit said: My dear lord, you have already spoken about the pumsavana vow. Now I want to hear about it in detail, for I understand that by observing this vow one can please the Supreme Lord, Visnu.