Skandapurana 2.4.37.10

2.4.37.10

9 vatsadvādaśīvidhānam, pañcadīpe śakunāvalokanam, vatsadvādaśīvratenaikāṅgīgopālikāyā dhanadhānyasukhaprāptivṛttāntavarṇanam, yamatrayodaśīvidhānam, hemanakasyetihāsaḥ, narakacaturdaśīvidhānam, dīpāvalividhānam, tatra kaumudīśabdārthaḥ, pārvaṇaśrāddhādikaraṇam, sāyaṃ mahālakṣmīmahākālīmahāsarasvatīpūjā, lakṣmīprabodhotsavaprakaraṇam, dīpotsavanīrājanam, balirājyabālakrīḍāśubhāśubhaśakunāvalokanam, ardharātre'lakṣmyā bahirniṣkāsanam, sukharātrivratakathanam. .. 154 2

9. Rules for Vatsadvādaśī; observing omens through five lamps; description of the account of the single-limbed cowherdess obtaining wealth, grain, and happiness by the Vatsadvādaśī observance; rules for Yamatrayodaśī; the story of Hemanaka; rules for Narakacaturdaśī; rules for Dīpāvali; the meaning of the word kaumudī therein; performing the pārvaṇa-śrāddha and other rites; worship of Mahālakṣmī, Mahākālī, and Mahāsarasvatī in the evening; the chapter on the festival of awakening Lakṣmī; waving lamps (nīrājana) during the festival of lamps; children's games in Bali's kingdom and observing auspicious and inauspicious omens; driving Alakṣmī outside at midnight; narration of the Sukharātri observance. 154 2