Garudapurana 1.136

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The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 136.
Brahmā said: / I shall declare the Śravaṇadvādaśī that bestows enjoyment and liberation. / When the eleventh lunar day and the twelfth lunar day are joined with the Śravaṇa [nakṣatra],

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that lunar day is called Vijayā; worship of Hari and other rites [then performed] are inexhaustible. / By taking one meal a day, by eating at night, or by eating food obtained unasked,

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by fasting, or by begging for alms, one does not break the twelfth-day rite. / Bell-metal, meat, honey, greed, speaking falsehood,

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exercise, sexual intercourse, sleeping by day, collyrium, / food ground on stone, and lentils: a man should avoid these on the twelfth day.

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In the month of Bhādrapada, the bright twelfth day joined with Śravaṇa / is to be known as the Great Twelfth; fasting [on it] brings great reward.

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Bathing at the confluence of rivers when [the day is] joined with Wednesday yields great fruit. / In a water-pot containing gems and water, one should worship golden Vāmana,

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covered with a pair of white garments and provided with an umbrella and a pair of sandals. / Then, with “Om, obeisance to Vāsudeva,” one should worship his head.

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Likewise, the face with “To Śrīdhara,” the throat with “Obeisance to Kṛṣṇa,” / the chest with “Obeisance to Śrīpati,” and the two arms with “[Obeisance] to the Wielder of all weapons.”

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The wise man [worships] the sides with “Obeisance to the Pervading One,” the belly with “To Keśava,” / the penis with “To the Lord of the three worlds,” and the shanks with “Obeisance to the Sustainer of all.”

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The feet with “Obeisance to the Self of all”; the food-offering should be pāyasa with clarified butter. / One should give water-pots and sweetmeats, and keep a vigil through the night.

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Having bathed, sipped water, and worshipped, one should say with folded hands full of flowers: / “Obeisance, obeisance to you, Govinda, named Budha and Śravaṇa!

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Having destroyed the mass of my sins, be the bestower of all happiness! / May the Lord of the gods of gods be pleased!” One should give the water-pots to brāhmaṇas. / Whoever performs this on a riverbank attains all desires.

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Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-sixth chapter, entitled “The Determination of the Śravaṇadvādaśī Observance,” in the Ācārakāṇḍa, belonging to the first part of the Pūrvakhaṇḍa of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.

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Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit