Matsya Purana 81.2

81.2

manuruvāca.
kimabhīṣṭaviyogaśokasaṅghādalamuddhartumupoṣaṇaṃ vrataṃ vā.
vibhavodbhavakāri bhūtale'smin bhavabhīterapi sūdanañca puṃsaḥ.. 81.1 ..

Manu asked:—Lord! which is that ordinance, by the observance of which, separation from the dear ones ceases to be painful and which confers prosperity on the devotee and which saves men from the evils of this life.—1.