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Yudhi峁ａ弓hira said:

1. What would be (i.e. is) the name of the 贰办腻诲补艣墨 in the bright half of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补? O 碍别艣补惫补, tell about its deity and manner (in which it is observed).

艢r墨k峁涐梗峁嘺 said:

2. O king, I shall tell you the wonderful account which 叠谤补丑尘腻 narrated to the magnanimous 狈腻谤补诲补.

狈腻谤补诲补 said:

3. O Brahman, salutation to you. Tell me of what name would be the 贰办腻诲补艣墨 in the bright half of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补? I desire to hear this for propitiating 痴颈峁ａ箛耻.

叠谤补丑尘腻 said:

4-13. O best sage, you are 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 devotee. You have indeed asked well. In this world there is nothing superior to this day of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. This 贰办腻诲补艣墨 in the bright half of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 is known as 笔补诲尘腻. On it 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is worshipped. (This) excellent vow should be observed. I shall tell you an auspicious old account by just hearing which (even) a great sin perishes. A royal sage, 惭腻苍诲丑腻迟峁� by name, born in the family of Vivasvat, was a valorous emperor who was true to his word. He righteously looked after his subjects like his own sons. In his kingdom there was no famine. There were no agonies or diseases. His subjects were healthy and prospered with wealth and grains. The wealth in the treasury of the king was earned justly. All castes and stages of life abided by their duties. In the kingdom of that king the land resembled the desire-yielding cow. When he was ruling like this, many groups of years passed. And one year there was indeed the maturity of his acts. The cloud(s) did not shower (water) in his country for three years. By that his subjects, oppressed by hunger, were frustrated. They were without 厂惫腻丑腻 (i.e. offerings to gods), 厂惫补诲丑腻 (i.e. oblations to dead ancestors), 痴补峁�a峁璳腻谤补 (i.e. oblations to deities) and Vedic study. Due to his misfortune, his country was troubled by (ill) luck. Then the subjects gathered and said these words to the king:

The subjects said:

14-16. O best king, listen to the words of your subjects. In the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺(s) the wise have called 腻辫补 (water) 苍腻谤腻 (water). That is the lord鈥檚 abode. Therefore, he is called 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the lord in the form of rain, is present everywhere. He alone causes rain, from rain comes up food and from that subjects (spring up). O best king, without it the subjects perish. O king, do that by which security of possession would take place.

The king said:

17-26. You have told the truth. You have told no lie. Since food is called Brahman, everything is placed in food. Beings spring up from food. The world exists due to food. This is heard in (i.e. from) the very extensive 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 (literature). Due to the bad behaviour of the kings the subjects would be oppressed. (Even) thinking with my intellect I do not see anything like this done by me. Yet with a desire for the well-being of the subjects I shall strive. The king having innumerable attendants thought like this, (and) saluting the Creator went into a dense forest. He went to principal sages and to hermitages resorted to by ascetics. Then the king saw the sage 础峁単颈谤补蝉, 叠谤补丑尘腻鈥檚 son, who had brightened the quarters with his lustre and who was, as it were, another 叠谤补丑尘腻. Seeing him, the delighted king got down from his vehicle, and the restrained one, with the palms of his hands joined, saluted his feet. Having greeted him with blessings (like 鈥楳ay it be well with you鈥�), he asked about the well-being of the king in the seven constituents (of the kingdom). The king told it and asked him about his health. He who was offered a seat and had received a respectful offering, sat near him. The king, asked by the sage about the reason of his arrival, replied:

The king said:

27-28. O revered one, when I was righteously looking after the earth, there was a drought. I do not see the reason for this. I have come to you to get my doubt removed. Give delight to my subjects by (securing) their welfare.

The sage said:

29-31. O king, this is the 碍峁泃补 age, best among the ages. In this (age) people are devoted to Brahman, and Dharma has four feet. In this age (only) 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 practice penance, not other people. O king, in your country a 肠腻峁囜笉腻濒补 is practising penance. For this reason the cloud does not shower. Make an effort to kill him, by which (your) sin will come to an end.

The king said:

32. I shall not kill that innocent one practising penance. Instruct me in righteousness which will destroy the trouble.

The sage said:

33-41. If this is so, then, O king, observe the 贰办腻诲补艣墨-vow. In the bright half of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 (falls the 贰办腻诲补艣墨) well-known as 笔补诲尘腻. By its power there will certainly be good rainfall. This one gives all prosperity and destroys all calamities. O king, observe its vow along with your subjects and attendants.

Having heard these words of the sage, the king came home. In the bright half of the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 he along with all his subjects and the four castes observed the vow of 笔补诲尘腻. O king, when thus the vow was observed, the cloud showered. Land was inundated with water and was resplendent with corn. By the power of the best sage people got happiness. For this reason this excellent vow should be thus observed. On this (day) a man should give a pitcher full of water along with curd and rice and well covered, so also an umbrella and (a pair of) sandals to a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. (He should pray:) 鈥淪alutations to you, O wise Govinda, called 艢谤补惫补峁嘺. Destroying the streams of (my) sins, give me all pleasures. Give pleasures and salvation and happiness to people.鈥� By reciting or listening to (this account a man) is free from all sins.