Vratakhanda 97.12.1

97.12.1

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
imāṃ tathācyāṃ vakṣyāmi dvitīyāṃ sarvvakāmadām
yāmupoṣya naraḥ kāmān sarvvānāpnotyabhīpsitān
caitraśukladitīyāyāṃ saṃprāpya nṛpa mānavaḥ
dināvasāne kurvīta samyak snānaṃ nadījale
bālendumaṇḍalaṃ kṛtvā pūjayecchvetavarṇakaiḥ
śvetaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiścaiva paramānnena bhūriṇā
ikṣuṇekṣuvikāraiśca śubhreṇa lavaṇe na ca
dināvamāne deveśaṃ pūjayedvā niśākaram
athavā maṇḍalaṃ kṛtvā gaganasthaṃ prapūjayet
ghṛtena havanaṃ kṛtvā naktaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ
nāma mantreṇa pūjā homo tattastailena pacitaṃ bhakṣayenna sa
daivatat | tailapakkaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ varjayet
etadvataṃ naraḥ kṛtvā samyak saṃvatsaraṃ śuciḥ
saubhāgyaṃ mahadāpnoti svargalokaṃ sa gacchati
etatpavitraṃ ripunāśakāri
saubhāgyadaṃ rogaharañca rājan
proktaṃ vrataṃ yādavavaṃśamukhya
kāryyaṃ prayatnena tathā striyāpi
iti viṣṇu dharmottare bālendra dvitīyā vratam
kṛṣṇa uvāca
rūpaṃ surūpaṃ yo vāñchetsaubhāgyaṃ pravaraḥ striyaḥ
kārttike śuklapace tu dvitīyāyāṃ narādhipa
puṣpāhārī varṣamekaṃ vasenniyatātmavān
kāla prāptāni yāni syu rhaviṣyakusumāni tu
bhuñjīta tāni dattvā tu brāhmaṇebhyo narādhipa
suvarṇasya ca puṣpāṇi gavā saha dadāti yaḥ
vratānte tasya santuṣṭau devau tribhuvaneśvarau
dadyuḥ kāmāṃstathā divyānyimānamapi taijasam
suciraṃ devanārībhirlokaṃ ramayatānvitau
iha cāgatya kalpānte dvijoviprapuraskṛtaḥ
vedavedāṅgaviddān syāt saptajanmāntarāṇvasau
dātā dāntamati rvānmo ādhivyādhivivarjitaḥ
putra pautraiḥ parivṛtaḥ saha patnyā ramecciram
madhyadeśe suramye ca dharmiṣṭhe rājyabhāgbhavet