O best of sages, you are renowned as a devoted servant of Vishnu, the giver of honor. Therefore, I beseech you—please declare now the glorious deeds of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow, for my heart yearns to hear them again and again. Those by whom Hari is pleased are granted fearlessness, and for them, happiness arises both in this world and the next; their austerities flourish. The great sages affirm that such souls attain the supreme abode. To honor Vishnu, a man should fast and worship with unwavering faith, using fragrant substances, fresh flowers, unbroken grains of rice, incense, lamps, and suitable offerings. With devotion, he should bow and say, “Obeisance to you, Keśava.” At night, he should remain awake near the temple, singing songs, playing musical instruments, making offerings, and presenting snacks and meals in worship of Keśava. When morning comes, he should rise and perform the prescribed duties, offering rice pudding mixed with ghee and accompanied by coconut fruit. Keśava, the divine slayer of Keśi, bestows all prosperity upon those who worship him thus. Afterwards, one should feed Brahmins together with relatives, according to one’s means. Whoever performs this excellent worship of Keśava with devotion—especially in the bright fortnight of the month of Pauṣa, on the twelfth day, after fasting—should bathe the deity with milk and offer rice pudding as sacred food. With incense, lamps, fragrant substances, and delightful flowers, the worship should be completed. It is also meritorious to give cooked rice with ghee as a gift to a Brahmin, for Nārāyaṇa is pleased by such offerings. According to one’s capacity, one should feed the twice-born and then share a meal with relatives. By so doing, one attains the full fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Aṣṭaka rites. With the recitation of “Salutations to Mādhava,” one should offer eight oblations of ghee, worshiping with flowers, fragrant substances, and rice grains, the mind focused and attentive. After completing the morning duties, Mādhava should again be worshiped, and gifts and garments offered for the removal of all sins. By giving a great gift of sesame, all desires may be fulfilled. Remembering Mādhava, the Lord, one should feed the Brahmins according to one’s capacity. Such an observer of the vow attains the full fruit of a hundred Vājapeya sacrifices. In worship, one should say, “Obeisance to Govinda, to you,” and, with pure intent, bathe Govinda with milk as prescribed. After the morning duties, worship Govinda again, saying, “Salutations to Govinda, Lord of all, beloved of the gopīs.” One who thus observes the vow properly becomes free from all sins. Again, in the bright fortnight of the month of Caitra, on the twelfth day, one should fast and bathe Viṣṇu with milk, as prescribed and according to one’s ability. Having kept vigil at night, the observer of the vow should worship as before. Then, one should offer one hundred and eight oblations mixed with honey, ghee, and sesame. Thus, worshiping the great Viṣṇu—embodiment and giver of life, beloved of all—with devotion, a man becomes freed from all sins.