Matsya Purana — Chapter 101
MtP 101.1
अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि व्रतषष्ठीमनुत्तमाम् रुद्रेणाभिहितां दिव्यां महापातकनाशनम्
athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi vrataṣaṣṭhīmanuttamām rudreṇābhihitāṃ divyāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
Now next I shall declare the unsurpassed Ṣaṣṭhī vow, divine, proclaimed by Rudra, destroyer of the great sins.
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MtP 101.2
नक्तमब्दं चरित्वा तु गवा सार्धं कुटुम्बिने हैमं चक्रं त्रिशूलं च दद्याद्विप्राय वाससी
naktamabdaṃ caritvā tu gavā sārdhaṃ kuṭumbine haimaṃ cakraṃ triśūlaṃ ca dadyādviprāya vāsasī
Having practised the nakta (single night meal) for a year, (he) should give to a householder brahmin, together with a cow, a golden disc and a trident, and two garments.
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MtP 101.3
शिवरूपस्ततो ऽस्माभिः शिवलोके स मोदते एतद्देवव्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्
śivarūpastato 'smābhiḥ śivaloke sa modate etaddevavrataṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam
Then, in the form of Śiva, he rejoices in Śiva's world by our (grace). This is called the Deva-vrata, destroyer of the great sins.
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MtP 101.4
यस्त्वेकभक्तेन समां शिवं हैमवृषान्वितम् धेनुं तिलमयीं दद्यात् स पदं याति शांकरम् एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम पापशोकविनाशनम्
yastvekabhaktena samāṃ śivaṃ haimavṛṣānvitam dhenuṃ tilamayīṃ dadyāt sa padaṃ yāti śāṃkaram etadrudravrataṃ nāma pāpaśokavināśanam
But he who, eating one meal a day for a year, should give a Śiva (image) of gold accompanied by a bull, and a cow made of sesame, goes to Śaṃkara's abode. This is called the Rudra-vrata, destroyer of sin and sorrow.
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MtP 101.5
यस्तु नीलोत्पलं हैमं शर्करापात्रसंयुतम् एकान्तरितनक्ताशी समान्ते वृषसंयुतम् स वैष्णवं पदं याति लीलाव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
yastu nīlotpalaṃ haimaṃ śarkarāpātrasaṃyutam ekāntaritanaktāśī samānte vṛṣasaṃyutam sa vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ yāti līlāvratamidaṃ smṛtam
But he who, eating the nakta meal on alternate days, (gives) a golden blue lotus together with a vessel of sugar, and at the year's end (a gift) together with a bull, goes to Viṣṇu's abode; this is known as the Līlā-vrata.
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MtP 101.6
आषाढादिचतुर्मासम् अभ्यङ्गं वर्जयेन्नरः भोजनोपस्करं दद्यात् स याति भवनं हरेः जने प्रीतिकरं नॄणां प्रीतिव्रतमिहोच्यते
āṣāḍhādicaturmāsam abhyaṅgaṃ varjayennaraḥ bhojanopaskaraṃ dadyāt sa yāti bhavanaṃ hareḥ jane prītikaraṃ nṝṇāṃ prītivratamihocyate
A man should avoid oil-massage for the four months beginning with Āṣāḍha, and should give food and utensils; he goes to the house of Hari. This, which produces affection among people, is here called the Prīti-vrata of men.
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MtP 101.7
वर्जयित्वा मधौ यस्तु दधिक्षीरघृतैक्षवम् दद्याद्वस्त्राणि सूक्ष्माणि रसपात्रैश्च संयुतम्
varjayitvā madhau yastu dadhikṣīraghṛtaikṣavam dadyādvastrāṇi sūkṣmāṇi rasapātraiśca saṃyutam
He who, avoiding curds, milk, ghee and sugarcane products in the month of Madhu (Caitra), should give fine garments together with vessels of juice—
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MtP 101.8
सम्पूज्य विप्रमिथुनं गौरी मे प्रीयतामिति एतद्गौरीव्रतं नाम भवानीलोकदायकम्
sampūjya vipramithunaṃ gaurī me prīyatāmiti etadgaurīvrataṃ nāma bhavānīlokadāyakam
—having honoured a brahmin couple with (the words) "May Gaurī be pleased with me": this is called the Gaurī-vrata, which grants Bhavānī's world.
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MtP 101.9
पुष्यादौ यस्त्रयोदश्यां कृत्वा नक्तं मधौ पुनः अशोकं काञ्चनं दद्याद् इक्षुयुक्तं दशाङ्गुलम्
puṣyādau yastrayodaśyāṃ kṛtvā naktaṃ madhau punaḥ aśokaṃ kāñcanaṃ dadyād ikṣuyuktaṃ daśāṅgulam
He who, on the thirteenth (day) beginning in Puṣya, taking the nakta meal, and again in Madhu (Caitra), should give a golden aśoka (tree/flower) ten fingers (in size) together with sugarcane—
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MtP 101.10
विप्राय वस्त्रसंयुक्तं प्रद्युम्नः प्रीयतामिति कल्पं विष्णुपदे स्थित्वा विशोकः स्यात्पुनर्नरः एतत् कामव्रतं नाम सदा शोकविनाशनम्
viprāya vastrasaṃyuktaṃ pradyumnaḥ prīyatāmiti kalpaṃ viṣṇupade sthitvā viśokaḥ syātpunarnaraḥ etat kāmavrataṃ nāma sadā śokavināśanam
—to a brahmin, together with a garment, (saying) "May Pradyumna be pleased": the man, having dwelt for a kalpa in Viṣṇu's abode, becomes free of sorrow thereafter. This is called the Kāma-vrata, ever destroying sorrow.
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MtP 101.11
आषाढादिव्रतं यस्तु वर्जयेन्नखकर्तनम् वार्ताकं च चतुर्मासं मधुसर्पिर्घटान्वितम्
āṣāḍhādivrataṃ yastu varjayennakhakartanam vārtākaṃ ca caturmāsaṃ madhusarpirghaṭānvitam
He who (undertakes) the vow beginning in Āṣāḍha should avoid cutting his nails and (eating) the eggplant for four months, (and give) along with pots of honey and ghee—
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MtP 101.12
कार्त्तिक्यां तत्पुनर्हैमं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् स रुद्रलोकमाप्नोति शिवव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
kārttikyāṃ tatpunarhaimaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet sa rudralokamāpnoti śivavratamidaṃ smṛtam
—and on the full moon of Kārttika should again present that (image) made of gold to a brahmin: he attains Rudra's world; this is known as the Śiva-vrata.
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MtP 101.13
वर्जयेद्यस्तु पुष्पाणि हेमन्तशिशिरावृतू पुष्पत्रयं च फाल्गुन्यां कृत्वा शक्त्या च काञ्चनम्
varjayedyastu puṣpāṇi hemantaśiśirāvṛtū puṣpatrayaṃ ca phālgunyāṃ kṛtvā śaktyā ca kāñcanam
He who avoids flowers during the seasons of winter and cool-dew, and having made three flowers of gold according to his means, on the full moon of Phālguna—
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MtP 101.14
दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां प्रीयेतां शिवकेशवौ दत्त्वा परं पदं याति सौम्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
dadyāddvikālavelāyāṃ prīyetāṃ śivakeśavau dattvā paraṃ padaṃ yāti saumyavratamidaṃ smṛtam
—should give (them) at the two (ritual) times (saying) "May Śiva and Keśava be pleased": having given, he goes to the highest abode; this is known as the Saumya-vrata.
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MtP 101.15
फाल्गुन्यादितृतीयायां लवणं यस्तु वर्जयेत् समाप्ते शयनं दद्याद् गृहं चोपस्करान्वितम्
phālgunyāditṛtīyāyāṃ lavaṇaṃ yastu varjayet samāpte śayanaṃ dadyād gṛhaṃ copaskarānvitam
He who, from the third (day) after the full moon of Phālguna, avoids salt, should at the completion give a bed and a house furnished with utensils—
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MtP 101.16
सम्पूज्य विप्रमिथुनं भवानी प्रीयतामिति गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं सौभाग्यव्रतमुच्यते
sampūjya vipramithunaṃ bhavānī prīyatāmiti gaurīloke vasetkalpaṃ saubhāgyavratamucyate
—having honoured a brahmin couple with (the words) "May Bhavānī be pleased": he dwells for a kalpa in Gaurī's world; this is called the Saubhāgya-vrata.
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MtP 101.17
संध्यामौनं ततः कृत्वा समान्ते घृतकुम्भकम् वस्त्रयुग्मं तिलान्घण्टां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
saṃdhyāmaunaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā samānte ghṛtakumbhakam vastrayugmaṃ tilānghaṇṭāṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
Then, having kept silence at twilight, at the year's end he should present to a brahmin a pot of ghee, a pair of garments, sesame seeds and a bell.
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MtP 101.18
सारस्वतं पदं याति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् एतत्सारस्वतं नाम रूपविद्याप्रदायकम्
sārasvataṃ padaṃ yāti punarāvṛttidurlabham etatsārasvataṃ nāma rūpavidyāpradāyakam
He goes to Sarasvatī's abode, from which return is hard (to come by); this is called the Sārasvata (vow), granting beauty and learning.
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MtP 101.19
लक्ष्मीमभ्यर्च्य पञ्चम्याम् उपवासी भवेन्नरः समान्ते हेमकमलं दद्याद्धेनुसमन्वितम्
lakṣmīmabhyarcya pañcamyām upavāsī bhavennaraḥ samānte hemakamalaṃ dadyāddhenusamanvitam
Having worshipped Lakṣmī on the fifth day, a man should fast; at the year's end he should give a golden lotus together with a cow.
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MtP 101.20
स वैष्णवं पदं याति लक्ष्मीवाञ्जन्मजन्मनि एतत् सम्पद्व्रतं नाम सदा पापविनाशनम्
sa vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ yāti lakṣmīvāñjanmajanmani etat sampadvrataṃ nāma sadā pāpavināśanam
He goes to Viṣṇu's abode, possessed of wealth in birth after birth. This is called the Sampad-vrata, ever destroying sin.
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MtP 101.21
कृत्वोपलेपनं शम्भोर् अग्रतः केशवस्य च यावदब्दं पुनर्दद्याद् धेनुं जलघटान्विताम्
kṛtvopalepanaṃ śambhor agrataḥ keśavasya ca yāvadabdaṃ punardadyād dhenuṃ jalaghaṭānvitām
Having done the plastering (of the ground) before Śambhu and before Keśava for a full year, he should then further give a cow along with a pot of water.
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MtP 101.22
जन्मायुतं स राजा स्यात् ततः शिवपुरं व्रजेत् एतद् आयुर्व्रतं नाम सर्वकामप्रदायकम्
janmāyutaṃ sa rājā syāt tataḥ śivapuraṃ vrajet etad āyurvrataṃ nāma sarvakāmapradāyakam
That man becomes a king for ten thousand births, and afterwards goes to Śiva's city. This is called the Vow of Long Life, granting all desires.
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MtP 101.23
अश्वत्थं भास्करं गङ्गां प्रणम्यैकत्र वाग्यतः एकभक्तं नरः कुर्याद् अब्दमेकं विमत्सरः
aśvatthaṃ bhāskaraṃ gaṅgāṃ praṇamyaikatra vāgyataḥ ekabhaktaṃ naraḥ kuryād abdamekaṃ vimatsaraḥ
Having bowed to a pipal tree, to the sun, and to the Gaṅgā in one place, with speech restrained, a man should eat but one meal a day for a single year, free of envy.
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MtP 101.24
व्रतान्ते विप्रमिथुनं पूज्यं धेनुत्रयान्वितम् वृक्षं हिरण्मयं दद्यात् सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् एतत् कीर्तिव्रतं नाम भूतिकीर्तिफलप्रदम्
vratānte vipramithunaṃ pūjyaṃ dhenutrayānvitam vṛkṣaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ dadyāt so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet etat kīrtivrataṃ nāma bhūtikīrtiphalapradam
At the end of the vow a brahmin couple is to be honoured, together with three milch cows; he should give a tree made of gold — he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. This is called the Vow of Fame, bestowing as its fruit prosperity and renown.
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MtP 101.25
घृतेन स्नपनं कुर्याच् छम्भोर् वा केशवस्य च अक्षताभिः सुपुष्पाभिः कृत्वा गोमयमण्डलम्
ghṛtena snapanaṃ kuryāc chambhor vā keśavasya ca akṣatābhiḥ supuṣpābhiḥ kṛtvā gomayamaṇḍalam
He should perform the bathing (of the image) of Śambhu or of Keśava with clarified butter, with unbroken rice-grains and fine flowers, having made a circle of cow-dung.
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MtP 101.26
तिलधेनुसमोपेतं समान्ते हेमपङ्कजम् शुद्धमष्टाङ्गुलं दद्याच् छिवलोके महीयते सामगाय ततश्चैतत् सामव्रतमिहोच्यते
tiladhenusamopetaṃ samānte hemapaṅkajam śuddhamaṣṭāṅgulaṃ dadyāc chivaloke mahīyate sāmagāya tataścaitat sāmavratamihocyate
At the end of the year he should give a golden lotus, pure, eight fingers (in size), together with a cow (made) of sesame; he is honoured in Śiva's world. (It is given) to a chanter of the Sāman, and therefore this is here called the Sāman Vow.
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MtP 101.27
नवम्यामेकभक्तं तु कृत्वा कन्याश्च शक्तितः भोजयित्वासनं दद्याद् धैमकञ्चुकवाससी
navamyāmekabhaktaṃ tu kṛtvā kanyāśca śaktitaḥ bhojayitvāsanaṃ dadyād dhaimakañcukavāsasī
On the ninth day, having eaten only one meal, and having fed maidens according to his means, he should give a seat, and a golden bodice and garments.
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MtP 101.28
हैमं सिंहं च विप्राय दत्त्वा शिवपदं व्रजेत् जन्मार्बुदं सुरूपः स्याच् छत्रुभिश्चापराजितः एतद्वीरव्रतं नाम नारीणां च सुखप्रदम्
haimaṃ siṃhaṃ ca viprāya dattvā śivapadaṃ vrajet janmārbudaṃ surūpaḥ syāc chatrubhiścāparājitaḥ etadvīravrataṃ nāma nārīṇāṃ ca sukhapradam
And having given a golden lion to a brahmin, he goes to Śiva's abode; for a hundred million births he will be handsome and unconquered by enemies. This is called the Hero's Vow, and it bestows happiness on women too.
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MtP 101.29
यावत्समा भवेद्यस्तु पञ्चदश्यां पयोव्रतः समान्ते श्राद्धकृद्दद्यात् पञ्च गास्तु पयस्विनीः
yāvatsamā bhavedyastu pañcadaśyāṃ payovrataḥ samānte śrāddhakṛddadyāt pañca gāstu payasvinīḥ
He who lives on milk on the fifteenth day for a whole year, at the year's end, performing the ancestral rite, should give five milch cows,
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MtP 101.30
वासांसि च पिशङ्गानि जलकुम्भयुतानि च स याति वैष्णवं लोकं पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम् कल्पान्ते राजराजः स्यात् पितृव्रतम् इदं स्मृतम्
vāsāṃsi ca piśaṅgāni jalakumbhayutāni ca sa yāti vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tārayecchatam kalpānte rājarājaḥ syāt pitṛvratam idaṃ smṛtam
and reddish-yellow garments together with water-jars: he goes to the world of Viṣṇu and delivers a hundred of his forefathers; at the end of the aeon he becomes a king of kings. This is known as the Vow of the Ancestors.
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MtP 101.31
चैत्रादिचतुरो मासाञ् जलं दद्यादयाचितम् व्रतान्ते मणिकं दद्याद् अन्नवस्त्रसमन्वितम्
caitrādicaturo māsāñ jalaṃ dadyādayācitam vratānte maṇikaṃ dadyād annavastrasamanvitam
For the four months beginning with Caitra he should give water unasked; at the end of the vow he should give a water-jar together with food and clothing,
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MtP 101.32
तिलपात्रं हिरण्यं च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते कल्पान्ते भूपतिर्नूनम् आनन्दव्रतमुच्यते
tilapātraṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca brahmaloke mahīyate kalpānte bhūpatirnūnam ānandavratamucyate
and a vessel of sesame and gold: he is honoured in Brahmā's world, and at the end of the aeon he surely becomes a lord of the earth. It is called the Vow of Bliss.
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MtP 101.33
पञ्चामृतेन स्नपनं कृत्वा संवत्सरं विभोः वत्सरान्ते पुनर्दद्याद् धेनुं पञ्चामृतेन हि
pañcāmṛtena snapanaṃ kṛtvā saṃvatsaraṃ vibhoḥ vatsarānte punardadyād dhenuṃ pañcāmṛtena hi
Having performed the bathing of the Lord with the five nectars for a whole year, at the year's end he should further give a cow along with the five nectars,
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MtP 101.34
विप्राय दद्याच्छङ्खं च स पदं याति शांकरम् राजा भवति कल्पान्ते धृतिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
viprāya dadyācchaṅkhaṃ ca sa padaṃ yāti śāṃkaram rājā bhavati kalpānte dhṛtivratamidaṃ smṛtam
and he should give a conch to a brahmin: he goes to Śaṃkara's abode and at the end of the aeon becomes a king. This is known as the Vow of Steadfastness.
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MtP 101.35
वर्जयित्वा पुमान्मांसम् अब्दान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत् तद्वद्धेममृगं दद्यात् सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् अहिंसाव्रतमित्युक्तं कल्पान्ते भूपतिर्भवेत्
varjayitvā pumānmāṃsam abdānte goprado bhavet tadvaddhemamṛgaṃ dadyāt so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet ahiṃsāvratamityuktaṃ kalpānte bhūpatirbhavet
A man who avoids meat should, at the year's end, be a giver of a cow; likewise he should give a golden deer — he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. This is called the Vow of Non-injury; at the end of the aeon he becomes a lord of the earth.
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MtP 101.36
माघमास्युषसि स्नानं कृत्वा दाम्पत्यमर्चयेत् भोजयित्वा यथाशक्त्या माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणः सूर्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सूर्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
māghamāsyuṣasi snānaṃ kṛtvā dāmpatyamarcayet bhojayitvā yathāśaktyā mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaḥ sūryaloke vasetkalpaṃ sūryavratamidaṃ smṛtam
In the month of Māgha, having bathed at dawn, he should worship a married couple; having fed them according to his means, adorned with garlands, garments and ornaments, he dwells for an aeon in the sun's world. This is known as the Vow of the Sun.
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MtP 101.37
आषाढादिचतुर्मासं प्रातःस्नायी भवेन्नरः विप्रेषु भोजनं दद्यात् कार्त्तिक्यां गोप्रदो भवेत् स वैष्णवं पदं याति विष्णुव्रतमिदं शुभम्
āṣāḍhādicaturmāsaṃ prātaḥsnāyī bhavennaraḥ vipreṣu bhojanaṃ dadyāt kārttikyāṃ goprado bhavet sa vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ yāti viṣṇuvratamidaṃ śubham
For the four months beginning with Āṣāḍha a man should bathe at dawn; he should give food to brahmins, and on the full moon of Kārttika be a giver of a cow. He goes to the abode of Viṣṇu — this is the auspicious Vow of Viṣṇu.
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MtP 101.38
अयनादयनं यावद् वर्जयेत्पुष्पसर्पिषी तदन्ते पुष्पदामानि घृतधेन्वा सहैव तु
ayanādayanaṃ yāvad varjayetpuṣpasarpiṣī tadante puṣpadāmāni ghṛtadhenvā sahaiva tu
From one solstice to the other he should avoid flowers and clarified butter; at the end of that he should give garlands of flowers together with a cow (made) of ghee,
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MtP 101.39
दत्त्वा शिवपदं गच्छेद् विप्राय घृतपायसम् एतच्छीलव्रतं नाम शीलारोग्यफलप्रदम्
dattvā śivapadaṃ gacched viprāya ghṛtapāyasam etacchīlavrataṃ nāma śīlārogyaphalapradam
and having given milk-rice with ghee to a brahmin, he would go to Śiva's abode. This is called the Vow of Good Conduct, bestowing as its fruit good character and health.
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MtP 101.40
संध्यादीपप्रदो यस्तु समां तैलं विवर्जयेत् समान्ते दीपिकां दद्याच् चक्रशूले च काञ्चने
saṃdhyādīpaprado yastu samāṃ tailaṃ vivarjayet samānte dīpikāṃ dadyāc cakraśūle ca kāñcane
He who gives a lamp at twilight should for a year abstain from oil; at the year's end he should give a lamp, and a golden discus and trident,
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MtP 101.41
वस्त्रयुग्मं च विप्राय तेजस्वी स भवेदिह रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति दीप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
vastrayugmaṃ ca viprāya tejasvī sa bhavediha rudralokamavāpnoti dīptivratamidaṃ smṛtam
and a pair of garments to a brahmin: he becomes full of splendour here, and attains the world of Rudra. This is known as the Vow of Radiance.
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MtP 101.42
कार्त्तिक्यादितृतीयायां प्राश्य गोमूत्रयावकम् नक्तं चरेदब्दमेकम् अब्दान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत्
kārttikyāditṛtīyāyāṃ prāśya gomūtrayāvakam naktaṃ caredabdamekam abdānte goprado bhavet
On the third day (of the fortnight) beginning from the full moon of Kārttika, having consumed barley-gruel (mixed) with cow's urine, one should eat only at night for one year; at the year's end one should give a cow.
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MtP 101.43
गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं ततो राजा भवेदिह एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम सदा कल्याणकारकम्
gaurīloke vasetkalpaṃ tato rājā bhavediha etadrudravrataṃ nāma sadā kalyāṇakārakam
He dwells in Gaurī's world for a kalpa, and thereafter becomes a king here. This is called the Rudra observance, always productive of welfare.
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MtP 101.44
वर्जयेच्चैत्रमासे च यश्च गन्धानुलेपनम् शुक्तिं गन्धभृतां दत्त्वा विप्राय सितवाससी वारुणं पदमाप्नोति दृढव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
varjayeccaitramāse ca yaśca gandhānulepanam śuktiṃ gandhabhṛtāṃ dattvā viprāya sitavāsasī vāruṇaṃ padamāpnoti dṛḍhavratamidaṃ smṛtam
And in the month of Caitra one should avoid whatever is a fragrant unguent; having given to a brahmin a shell filled with perfume and a pair of white garments, one attains the station of Varuṇa — this is known as the Dṛḍha (firm) observance.
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MtP 101.45
वैशाखे पुष्पलवणं वर्जयित्वाथ गोप्रदः भूत्वा विष्णुपदे कल्पं स्थित्वा राजा भवेदिह एतत्कान्तिव्रतं नाम कान्तिकीर्तिफलप्रदम्
vaiśākhe puṣpalavaṇaṃ varjayitvātha gopradaḥ bhūtvā viṣṇupade kalpaṃ sthitvā rājā bhavediha etatkāntivrataṃ nāma kāntikīrtiphalapradam
In Vaiśākha, having avoided flowers and salt and then giving a cow, having stayed a kalpa in Viṣṇu's abode, he becomes a king here. This is called the Kānti observance, bestowing the fruit of beauty and fame.
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MtP 101.46
ब्रह्माण्डं काञ्चनं कृत्वा तिलराशिसमन्वितम् त्र्यहं तिलप्रदो भूत्वा वह्निं संतर्प्य सद्विजम्
brahmāṇḍaṃ kāñcanaṃ kṛtvā tilarāśisamanvitam tryahaṃ tilaprado bhūtvā vahniṃ saṃtarpya sadvijam
Having made a golden egg of Brahmā together with a heap of sesame, being a giver of sesame for three days, having satisfied the fire and a good brahmin,
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MtP 101.47
सम्पूज्य विप्रदाम्पत्यं माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः शक्तितस्त्रिपलादूर्ध्वं विश्वात्मा प्रीयतामिति
sampūjya vipradāmpatyaṃ mālyavastravibhūṣaṇaiḥ śaktitastripalādūrdhvaṃ viśvātmā prīyatāmiti
having honoured a brahmin couple with garlands, garments and ornaments — (the gold being) more than three palas according to one's ability — (saying) "May the Soul of All be pleased,"
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MtP 101.48
पुण्ये ऽह्नि दद्यात्स परं ब्रह्म यात्यपुनर्भवम् एतद्ब्रह्मव्रतं नाम निर्वाणपददायकम्
puṇye 'hni dadyātsa paraṃ brahma yātyapunarbhavam etadbrahmavrataṃ nāma nirvāṇapadadāyakam
he should give (it) on an auspicious day; he goes to the supreme Brahman, from which there is no rebirth. This is called the Brahmā observance, bestowing the station of liberation.
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MtP 101.49
यश्चोभयमुखीं दद्यात् प्रभूतकनकान्विताम् दिनं पयोव्रतस्तिष्ठेत् स याति परमं पदम् एतद्धेनुव्रतं नाम पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
yaścobhayamukhīṃ dadyāt prabhūtakanakānvitām dinaṃ payovratastiṣṭhet sa yāti paramaṃ padam etaddhenuvrataṃ nāma punarāvṛttidurlabham
And he who gives a cow calving (lit. two-mouthed, with the calf emerging), accompanied by abundant gold, and remains for a day subsisting on milk, he goes to the highest station. This is called the Dhenu (cow) observance, hard to reach for one destined to return.
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MtP 101.50
त्र्यहं पयोव्रते स्थित्वा काञ्चनं कल्पपादपम् पलादूर्ध्वं यथाशक्त्या तण्डुलैस् तूपसंयुतम् दत्त्वा ब्रह्मपदं याति कल्पव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
tryahaṃ payovrate sthitvā kāñcanaṃ kalpapādapam palādūrdhvaṃ yathāśaktyā taṇḍulais tūpasaṃyutam dattvā brahmapadaṃ yāti kalpavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Having remained three days on a milk diet, and having given a golden wishing-tree, more than a pala (in weight) according to ability, together with a heap of rice grains, he goes to Brahmā's station: this is known as the Kalpa observance.
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MtP 101.51
मासोपवासी यो दद्याद् धेनुं विप्राय शोभनाम् स वैष्णवं पदं यति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
māsopavāsī yo dadyād dhenuṃ viprāya śobhanām sa vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ yati bhīmavratamidaṃ smṛtam
He who, fasting for a month, gives a fine milch cow to a brahmin goes to the station of Viṣṇu: this is known as the Bhīma observance.
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MtP 101.52
दद्याद् विंशत्पलादूर्ध्वं महीं कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीम् दिनं पयोव्रतस्तिष्ठेद् रुद्रलोके महीयते धराव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं सप्तकल्पशतानुगम्
dadyād viṃśatpalādūrdhvaṃ mahīṃ kṛtvā tu kāñcanīm dinaṃ payovratastiṣṭhed rudraloke mahīyate dharāvratamidaṃ proktaṃ saptakalpaśatānugam
Having made the earth of gold, he should give (it), more than twenty palas (in weight), and remain for a day on a milk diet; he is honoured in Rudra's world. This is called the Dharā (earth) observance, which follows (one) for seven hundred kalpas.
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MtP 101.53
माघे मासे ऽथवा चैत्रे गुडधेनुप्रदो भवेत् गुडव्रतस्तृतीयायां गौरीलोके महीयते महाव्रतमिदं नाम परमानन्दकारकम्
māghe māse 'thavā caitre guḍadhenuprado bhavet guḍavratastṛtīyāyāṃ gaurīloke mahīyate mahāvratamidaṃ nāma paramānandakārakam
In the month of Māgha, or else in Caitra, one should be a giver of a cow (made) of molasses; keeping the molasses observance on the third lunar day, he is honoured in Gaurī's world. This is called the Mahā observance, producing supreme bliss.
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MtP 101.54
पक्षोपवासी यो दद्याद् विप्राय कपिलाद्वयम् ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति देवासुरसुपूजितम् कल्पान्ते राजराजः स्यात् प्रभाव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
pakṣopavāsī yo dadyād viprāya kapilādvayam brahmalokamavāpnoti devāsurasupūjitam kalpānte rājarājaḥ syāt prabhāvratamidaṃ smṛtam
He who, fasting for a fortnight, gives two tawny cows to a brahmin attains Brahmā's world, well honoured by gods and asuras; at the kalpa's end he becomes a king of kings: this is known as the Prabhā observance.
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MtP 101.55
वत्सरं त्वेकभक्ताशी सभक्ष्यजलकुम्भदः शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं प्राप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
vatsaraṃ tvekabhaktāśī sabhakṣyajalakumbhadaḥ śivaloke vasetkalpaṃ prāptivratamidaṃ smṛtam
But he who for a year eats a single meal a day and gives a water-jar together with food dwells in Śiva's world for a kalpa: this is known as the Prāpti observance.
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MtP 101.56
नक्ताशी चाष्टमीषु स्याद् वत्सरान्ते च धेनुदः पौरंदरं पुरं याति सुगतिव्रतमुच्यते
naktāśī cāṣṭamīṣu syād vatsarānte ca dhenudaḥ pauraṃdaraṃ puraṃ yāti sugativratamucyate
One should eat only at night on the eighth days, and at the year's end give a cow; he goes to Indra's city — this is called the Sugati observance.
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MtP 101.57
विप्रायेन्धनदो यस्तु वर्षादिचतुरस्त्वृतून् घृतधेनुप्रदो ऽन्ते च स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति वैश्वानरव्रतं नाम सर्वपापविनाशनम्
viprāyendhanado yastu varṣādicaturastvṛtūn ghṛtadhenuprado 'nte ca sa paraṃ brahma gacchati vaiśvānaravrataṃ nāma sarvapāpavināśanam
He who gives firewood to a brahmin for the four seasons beginning with the rains, and at the end gives a cow (made) of ghee, goes to the supreme Brahman. It is called the Vaiśvānara observance, destroying all sins.
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MtP 101.58
एकादश्यां च नक्ताशी यश्चक्रं विनिवेदयेत् समान्ते वैष्णवं हैमं स विष्णोः पदमाप्नुयात् एतत् कृष्णव्रतं नाम कल्पान्ते राज्यभाग्भवेत्
ekādaśyāṃ ca naktāśī yaścakraṃ vinivedayet samānte vaiṣṇavaṃ haimaṃ sa viṣṇoḥ padamāpnuyāt etat kṛṣṇavrataṃ nāma kalpānte rājyabhāgbhavet
He who eats only at night on the eleventh days and, at the year's end, presents a golden discus of Viṣṇu, would attain Viṣṇu's station. This is called the Kṛṣṇa observance; at the kalpa's end he becomes a possessor of a kingdom.
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MtP 101.59
पायसाशी समान्ते तु दद्याद्विप्राय गोयुगम् लक्ष्मीलोकमवाप्नोति ह्य् एतद् देवीव्रतं स्मृतम्
pāyasāśī samānte tu dadyādviprāya goyugam lakṣmīlokamavāpnoti hy etad devīvrataṃ smṛtam
But he who eats milk-rice and at the year's end gives a pair of cows to a brahmin attains Lakṣmī's world: this indeed is known as the Devī observance.
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MtP 101.60
सप्तम्यां नक्तभुग्दद्यात् समान्ते गां पयस्विनीम् सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति भानुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
saptamyāṃ naktabhugdadyāt samānte gāṃ payasvinīm sūryalokamavāpnoti bhānuvratamidaṃ smṛtam
Eating only at night on the seventh days, he should give at the year's end a milk-yielding cow; he attains the world of the Sun: this is known as the Bhānu observance.
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MtP 101.61
चतुर्थ्यां नक्तभुग्दद्याद् अब्दान्ते हेमवारणम् व्रतं वैनायकं नाम शिवलोकफलप्रदम्
caturthyāṃ naktabhugdadyād abdānte hemavāraṇam vrataṃ vaināyakaṃ nāma śivalokaphalapradam
Eating only at night on the fourth days, he should give at the year's end a golden elephant; the observance is called the Vaināyaka (Gaṇeśa) observance, bestowing the fruit of Śiva's world.
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MtP 101.62
महाफलानि यस्त्यक्त्वा चतुर्मासं द्विजातये हैमानि कार्त्तिके दद्याद् गोयुगेन समन्वितम् एतत् फलव्रतं नाम विष्णुलोकफलप्रदम्
mahāphalāni yastyaktvā caturmāsaṃ dvijātaye haimāni kārttike dadyād goyugena samanvitam etat phalavrataṃ nāma viṣṇulokaphalapradam
He who, having given up large fruits for four months, gives golden ones in Kārttika to a twice-born, together with a pair of cows — this is called the phala-vrata (fruit vow), which yields the world of Viṣṇu as its fruit.
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MtP 101.63
यश्चोपवासी सप्तम्यां समान्ते हैमपङ्कजम् गाश्च वै शक्तितो दद्याद् धेमान्नघटसंयुताः एतत् सौरव्रतं नाम सूर्यलोकफलप्रदम्
yaścopavāsī saptamyāṃ samānte haimapaṅkajam gāśca vai śaktito dadyād dhemānnaghaṭasaṃyutāḥ etat sauravrataṃ nāma sūryalokaphalapradam
And he who fasts on the seventh day and at the year's end gives a golden lotus, and cows too according to his ability, along with golden pots of food — this is called the saura-vrata (solar vow), which yields the world of the Sun as its fruit.
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MtP 101.64
द्वादश द्वादशीर्यस्तु समाप्योपोषणेन च गोवस्त्रकाञ्चनैर्विप्रान् पूजयेच्छक्तितो नरः परमं पदं प्राप्नोति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
dvādaśa dvādaśīryastu samāpyopoṣaṇena ca govastrakāñcanairviprān pūjayecchaktito naraḥ paramaṃ padaṃ prāpnoti viṣṇuvratamidaṃ smṛtam
But the man who completes the twelve twelfth-days with fasting, and honours brahmins with cows, garments and gold according to his ability, attains the highest station; this is known as the Viṣṇu vow.
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MtP 101.65
कार्त्तिक्यां च वृषोत्सर्गं कृत्वा नक्तं समाचरेत् शैवं पदमवाप्नोति वार्षव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
kārttikyāṃ ca vṛṣotsargaṃ kṛtvā naktaṃ samācaret śaivaṃ padamavāpnoti vārṣavratamidaṃ smṛtam
And having performed the release of a bull on the full moon of Kārttika, he should eat only at night; he attains the station of Śiva. This is known as the vārṣa-vrata.
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MtP 101.66
कृच्छ्रान्ते गोप्रदः कुर्याद् भोजनं शक्तितः पदम् विप्राणां शांकरं याति प्राजापत्यमिदं व्रतम्
kṛcchrānte gopradaḥ kuryād bhojanaṃ śaktitaḥ padam viprāṇāṃ śāṃkaraṃ yāti prājāpatyamidaṃ vratam
At the end of a kṛcchra penance, one who gives a cow should provide a meal for brahmins according to his ability; he goes to Śiva's station. This is the Prājāpatya vow.
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MtP 101.67
चतुर्दश्यां तु नक्ताशी समान्ते गोधनप्रदः शैवं पदमवाप्नोति त्रैयम्बकमिदं व्रतम्
caturdaśyāṃ tu naktāśī samānte godhanapradaḥ śaivaṃ padamavāpnoti traiyambakamidaṃ vratam
But he who eats only at night on the fourteenth day and at the year's end gives a herd of cows attains the station of Śiva; this is the Tryambaka vow.
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MtP 101.68
सप्तरात्रोषितो दद्याद् घृतकुम्भं द्विजातये घृतव्रतमिदं प्राहुर् ब्रह्मलोकफलप्रदम्
saptarātroṣito dadyād ghṛtakumbhaṃ dvijātaye ghṛtavratamidaṃ prāhur brahmalokaphalapradam
Having fasted for seven nights, one should give a jar of ghee to a twice-born; they call this the ghee vow, which yields the world of Brahmā as its fruit.
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MtP 101.69
आकाशशायी वर्षासु धेनुमन्ते पयस्विनीम् शक्रलोके वसेन्नित्यम् इन्द्रव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
ākāśaśāyī varṣāsu dhenumante payasvinīm śakraloke vasennityam indravratamidaṃ smṛtam
Sleeping in the open during the rains, (giving) a milk-yielding cow at the end — he dwells forever in Indra's world; this is known as the Indra vow.
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MtP 101.70
अनग्निपक्कम् अश्नाति तृतीयायां तु यो नरः गां दत्त्वा शिवमभ्येति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् इह चानन्दकृत्पुंसां श्रेयोव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
anagnipakkam aśnāti tṛtīyāyāṃ tu yo naraḥ gāṃ dattvā śivamabhyeti punarāvṛttidurlabham iha cānandakṛtpuṃsāṃ śreyovratamidaṃ smṛtam
The man who on the third day eats what is not cooked by fire, and gives a cow, approaches Śiva, from whom return is hard to obtain; and it brings men joy here — this is known as the śreyo-vrata (vow of welfare).
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MtP 101.71
हैमं पलद्वयादूर्ध्वं रथमश्वयुगान्वितम् ददत्कृतोपवासः स्याद् दिवि कल्पशतं वसेत् कल्पान्ते राजराजः स्याद् अश्वव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
haimaṃ paladvayādūrdhvaṃ rathamaśvayugānvitam dadatkṛtopavāsaḥ syād divi kalpaśataṃ vaset kalpānte rājarājaḥ syād aśvavratamidaṃ smṛtam
One who, having fasted, gives a golden chariot of more than two palas in weight together with a pair of horses will dwell a hundred kalpas in heaven, and at the kalpa's end will be a king of kings; this is known as the horse vow.
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MtP 101.72
तद्वद्धेमरथं दद्यात् करिभ्यां संयुतं नरः सत्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सहस्रमथ भूपतिः भवेदुपोषितो भूत्वा करिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
tadvaddhemarathaṃ dadyāt karibhyāṃ saṃyutaṃ naraḥ satyaloke vasetkalpaṃ sahasramatha bhūpatiḥ bhavedupoṣito bhūtvā karivratamidaṃ smṛtam
Likewise a man should give a golden chariot furnished with two elephants; he will dwell in Satyaloka for a thousand kalpas and then become a lord of the earth, having (first) fasted; this is known as the elephant vow.
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MtP 101.73
उपवासं परित्यज्य समान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत् यक्षाधिपत्यमाप्नोति सुखव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
upavāsaṃ parityajya samānte goprado bhavet yakṣādhipatyamāpnoti sukhavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Giving up (i.e. breaking) the fast, at the year's end one should be a giver of cows; he obtains lordship over the yakṣas; this is known as the sukha-vrata (vow of happiness).
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MtP 101.74
निशि कृत्वा जले वासं प्रभाते गोप्रदो भवेत् वारुणं लोकमाप्नोति वरुणव्रतमुच्यते
niśi kṛtvā jale vāsaṃ prabhāte goprado bhavet vāruṇaṃ lokamāpnoti varuṇavratamucyate
Having dwelt in water at night, at dawn one should give a cow; he attains Varuṇa's world — this is called the Varuṇa vow.
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MtP 101.75
चान्द्रायणं च यः कुर्याद् धैमं चन्द्रं निवेदयेत् चन्द्रव्रतमिदं प्रोक्तं चन्द्रलोकफलप्रदम्
cāndrāyaṇaṃ ca yaḥ kuryād dhaimaṃ candraṃ nivedayet candravratamidaṃ proktaṃ candralokaphalapradam
And he who performs the cāndrāyaṇa observance should present a golden moon; this is declared the Moon vow, which yields the world of the Moon as its fruit.
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MtP 101.76
ज्येष्ठे पञ्चतपाः सायं हेमधेनुप्रदो दिवम् यात्यष्टमीचतुर्दश्यो रुद्रव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
jyeṣṭhe pañcatapāḥ sāyaṃ hemadhenuprado divam yātyaṣṭamīcaturdaśyo rudravratamidaṃ smṛtam
In Jyeṣṭha, practising the five fires, in the evening giving a golden cow, on the eighth and fourteenth days, he goes to heaven; this is known as the Rudra vow.
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MtP 101.77
सकृद्वितानकं कुर्यात् तृतीयायां शिवालये समान्ते धेनुदो याति भवानीव्रतमुच्यते
sakṛdvitānakaṃ kuryāt tṛtīyāyāṃ śivālaye samānte dhenudo yāti bhavānīvratamucyate
One should set up a canopy once, on the third day, in a temple of Śiva; giving a cow at the year's end he goes (there) — this is called the Bhavānī vow.
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MtP 101.78
माघे निश्यार्द्रवासाः स्यात् सप्तम्यां गोप्रदो भवेत् दिवि कल्पमुषित्वेह राजा स्यात्पवनं व्रतम्
māghe niśyārdravāsāḥ syāt saptamyāṃ goprado bhavet divi kalpamuṣitveha rājā syātpavanaṃ vratam
In Māgha one should stay in wet clothes at night, and on the seventh day should be a giver of cows; having dwelt in heaven for a kalpa, he becomes a king here — this is the Wind vow.
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MtP 101.79
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो दद्यात् फाल्गुन्यां भवनं शुभम् आदित्यलोकमाप्नोति धामव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
trirātropoṣito dadyāt phālgunyāṃ bhavanaṃ śubham ādityalokamāpnoti dhāmavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Having fasted three nights, one should give an auspicious house on the full moon of Phālguna; he attains the world of the Sun; this is known as the dhāma-vrata (vow of the abode).
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MtP 101.80
त्रिसंध्यं पूज्य दाम्पत्यम् उपवासी विभूषणैः अन्नं गाश्च समाप्नोति मोक्षमिन्द्रव्रतादिह
trisaṃdhyaṃ pūjya dāmpatyam upavāsī vibhūṣaṇaiḥ annaṃ gāśca samāpnoti mokṣamindravratādiha
Fasting and worshipping a married couple at the three junctures of the day with ornaments, food and cows, he obtains liberation here through this Indra vow.
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MtP 101.81
दत्त्वा सितद्वितीयायाम् इन्दोर्लवणभाजनम् समान्ते गोप्रदो याति विप्राय शिवमन्दिरम् कल्पान्ते राजराजः स्यात् सोमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
dattvā sitadvitīyāyām indorlavaṇabhājanam samānte goprado yāti viprāya śivamandiram kalpānte rājarājaḥ syāt somavratamidaṃ smṛtam
Having given, on the bright second day, a vessel of salt (as the gift) of the moon to a brahmin, and giving a cow at the year's end, he goes to Śiva's abode; and at the kalpa's end he becomes a king of kings — this is known as the Soma vow.
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MtP 101.82
प्रतिपद्येकभक्ताशी समान्ते कपिलाप्रदः वैश्वानरपदं याति शिवव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
pratipadyekabhaktāśī samānte kapilāpradaḥ vaiśvānarapadaṃ yāti śivavratamidaṃ smṛtam
One who eats but one meal (on each) first lunar day, and at the year's end gives a tawny cow, attains the station of Vaiśvānara; this is known as the Śiva vow.
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MtP 101.83
दशम्याम् एकभक्ताशी समान्ते दशधेनुदः दिशश्च काञ्चनैर्दद्याद् ब्रह्माण्डाधिपतिर्भवेत् एतद् विश्वव्रतं नाम महापातकनाशनम्
daśamyām ekabhaktāśī samānte daśadhenudaḥ diśaśca kāñcanairdadyād brahmāṇḍādhipatirbhavet etad viśvavrataṃ nāma mahāpātakanāśanam
One who eats but one meal on the tenth day, and at the end gives ten cows, and should present the (guardians of the) directions with gold, becomes lord of the cosmic egg; this is called the Viśva vow, destroyer of great sins.
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MtP 101.84
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि व्रतषष्टिम् अनुत्तमाम् मन्वन्तरशतं सो ऽपि गन्धर्वाधिपतिर्भवेत्
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi vrataṣaṣṭim anuttamām manvantaraśataṃ so 'pi gandharvādhipatirbhavet
Whoever recites, or even hears, the unsurpassed set of sixty vows, he too becomes lord of the gandharvas for a hundred manvantaras.
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MtP 101.85
षष्टिव्रतं नारद पुण्यमेतत् तवोदितं विश्वजनीनमन्यत् श्रोतुं तवेच्छा तदुदीरयामि प्रियेषु किं वाकथनीयम् अस्ति
ṣaṣṭivrataṃ nārada puṇyametat tavoditaṃ viśvajanīnamanyat śrotuṃ tavecchā tadudīrayāmi priyeṣu kiṃ vākathanīyam asti
Nārada, this meritorious set of sixty vows has been declared to you. There is another, of benefit to all the world, which you wish to hear; that I shall utter — for what is there that may not be told to those who are dear?
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