Agnipurana 207
English (machine translation) 207
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207.1
Agni said: / One should observe the [votive observance] named Kaumuda, taught by me, in the bright [fortnight] of Āśvayuja; / fasting on the eleventh [lunar day], one should worship Hari for one month.
207.2
"Eating once a day in the bright fortnight of Āśvina, reciting [the name of] Hari, / I shall perform the Kaumuda votive observance for one month for the sake of worldly enjoyment and liberation."
207.3
Having fasted, one should worship God Viṣṇu on the twelfth lunar day, having smeared [the image] / with sandalwood, agallochum, and saffron, with lotuses and water-lily flowers,
207.4
or with white water-lilies or jasmine; [one should offer] a lamp with oil while restraining one's speech, / and throughout day and night an offering of food with milk-rice, cakes, and sweetmeats.
207.5
Having announced, "Oṃ, homage to Vāsudeva!", one should then ask forgiveness.
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One should give food and the like to a twice-born until the god awakes.
207.6
Thence there would be a fasting for a month, and from that an even greater fruit.
207.6.p1
Thus in the great Purāṇa of Agni, the two hundred and seventh chapter, entitled "The Kaumuda Votive Observance."
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Now, the two hundred and eighth chapter.
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A Summary of Votive Observances, Gifts, and Other Rites.
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- Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi) — Sanskrit
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