फाल्गुनस्यामले पक्षे द्वादशाहं पयोव्रतम् । अर्चयेदरविन्दाक्षं भक्त्या परमयान्वित: ॥ २५ ॥
phalgunasyamale pakse dvadasaham payo-vratam arcayed aravindaksam bhaktya paramayanvitah
- phalgunasya
- of the month of Phalguna (February and March)
- amale
- during the bright
- pakse
- fortnight
- dvadasa-aham
- for twelve days, ending with Dvadasi, the day after Ekadasi
- payah-vratam
- accepting the vow of taking only milk
- arcayet
- one should worship
- aravinda-aksam
- the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead
- bhaktya
- with devotion
- paramaya
- unalloyed
- anvitah
- surcharged.
In the bright fortnight of the month of Phalguna (February and March), for twelve days ending with Dvadasi, one should observe the vow of subsisting only on milk and should worship the lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead with all devotion.