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The 础办峁�a测补迟峁泃墨测腻 is regarded as one of the holiest tithis of a year. It is the third day of bright fortnight (艣耻办濒补辫补办峁�a) of the month of 痴补颈艣腻办丑补 (April-May). If this 迟峁泃墨测腻 falls in 碍峁泃迟颈办腻 苍补办峁�a迟谤补 then it is regarded as more sacred.^[1] One who observes a vrata in this auspicious day begets inexhaustible fruit of all his good deeds. The progeny of the devotee will be unlimited and the good deeds of the person will never come to an end. This vrata is known as A办峁�a测补迟峁泃颈测腻惫谤补迟补. It is described in the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 that one who observes a fast in the third day of bright fortnight of 痴补颈艣腻办丑补 attains imperishable fruits of his all good deeds.^[2]

In the 65^th Chapter of the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, the greatness of A办峁�a测补迟峁泃颈测腻惫谤补迟补 is found described by lord 艢颈惫补 to 狈腻谤补诲补 in response to a query of the great sage. The 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 mentions that one who is willing to observe this vrata should take bath in water mixed with 补办峁�a迟补 (unhusked rice) and offer 补办峁�a迟补 to Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. 础办峁�a迟补 or well made barley meal (saktu) should be offered to the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 as well as should be taken by the devotee himself. By performing this vrata the devotee gets never ending benefit.^[3] If this vrata is observed according to rules even for once, the devotee begets the benefit of all the 迟峁泃颈测腻蝉. One who keeps a complete fast on this 迟峁泃颈测腻 and worships 闯补苍腻谤诲补苍补 gets the benefit of having performed a 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 sacrifice and attains bliss.^[4] The 痴颈峁ａ箛耻sm峁泃i said that one should fast on this tithi and worship 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 with whole grains of rice and should offer them into fire and donate to the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. Thus the devotee becomes purified from all sins; whatever is donated or sacrificed or muttered on this tithi brings inexhaustible results.^[5]

Kane remarks,

鈥淭丑别 叠丑补惫颈峁�y辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 deals at some length with it. It says that this tithi is one of the 测耻驳腻诲颈 tithis because the 办峁泃补 age began on it. Whatever is done on it, such as bath, gifts, muttering of sacred texts (japa), offerings into fire, Veda study, satiating deceased (with water) -all that becomes inexhaustible. It provides that gifts of jars of water and of umbrellas and of footwear should be made (to 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉) on this day and that what is sacrificed or donated on this day never comes to an end and therefore this tithi is called 补办峁�a测补 (inexhaustible) by the sages.鈥�^[6]

Describing the majesty of 笔峁泃丑奴诲补办补 迟墨谤迟丑补, the 痴腻尘补峁嘺辫耻谤腻峁嘺 speaks about 补办峁�a测补迟峁泃颈测腻. It is said in that 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 that the day on which the Moon, the Sun and the Jupiter unitedly come under M膩rga艣ir膩 苍补办峁�a迟谤补, is called Ak峁�aya迟峁泃颈测腻 and on this sacred day the devotee should visit the 笔峁泃丑奴诲补办补 迟墨谤迟丑补.^[7]

In the modern age also Ak艣aya迟峁泃颈测腻vrata carries great value. People worship 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 on this day. 艢r墨 B膩nkebih膩r墨 temple of Vrindavan remains open for visiting the main idol of lord 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 only in this auspicious day. Many businessmen start their businesses on this day. Gifts of pitchers filled with water, together with sweets and seasonal fruits are given in this vrata for the benefit of departed ancestors.^[8]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

_s膩 tath膩 k峁泃tikopet膩 vi艣e峁�e峁嘺 蝉耻辫奴箩颈迟腻/ tatra 诲补迟迟补峁� 丑耻迟补峁� 箩补辫迟补峁� sarvam补办峁�a测补mucyate// Ibid., 65.3

[2]:

Ibid., 65.2

[3]:

Ibid., 65.3-4

[4]:

迟峁泃颈测腻y膩峁� samabhyarcya sopav膩so 箩补苍腻谤诲补苍补尘/ r膩jas奴yaphala峁� pr膩pyagatimagry膩帽ca vindati// Ibid., 65.7

[5]:

vais膩kha艣ukla迟峁泃颈测腻mupo峁�ito藠k峁�atai岣� 艣谤墨惫腻蝉耻诲别惫补尘补产丑测补谤肠测补/ t膩veva hutv膩 datv膩 ca sarvap膩pebhya岣� puto bhavati// yacca tasminnahani prayaccha tadak峁�ayyam膩pnoti// 痴颈峁ａ箛耻s峁冡箾ti, II.90.17-18

[6]:

艣膩 P.V.Kane, History of Dharma stra, Vol.V, Part.I, p.88

[7]:

痴腻尘补峁嘺辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 50.3-6

[8]:

Cf., Cultural Heritage of India, Vol.IV, p.483