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श्रीकश्यप उवाच
एतन्मे भगवान्पृष्टः प्रजाकामस्य पद्मजः ।
यदाह ते प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतं केशवतोषणम् ॥ २४ ॥
 
sri-kasyapa uvaca
etan me bhagavan prstah
praja-kamasya padmajah
yad aha te pravaksyami
vratam kesava-tosanam
sri-kasyapah uvaca-Kasyapa Muni said; etat-this; me-by me; bhagavan-the most powerful; prstah-when he was requested; praja-kamasya-desiring offspring; padma-jah-Lord Brahma, who was born of a lotus flower; yat-whatever; aha-he said; te-unto you; pravaksyami-I shall explain; vratam-in the form of worship; kesava-tosanam-by which Kesava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is satisfied.