Skandapurana 2.4.37.11

2.4.37.11

10 dyūtapratipadvarṇanam, balirājyapratipannirūpaṇam, pratipattithinirṇayaḥ, aṃgaṇe gomayamūrtipūjanam, govardhanapūjā, balīvardamahiṣavṛṣabhāṇāṃ yuddhakrīḍādarśanam, mārgapālīvidhiḥ, rātrau balipūjāvidhānam, gokrīḍāvarṇanam, yaṣṭiśakunāvalokanam. 158 2

10. Description of the Gambling Pratipad; determination of Bali's Kingdom Pratipad; determining the Pratipad lunar day; worship of the cowdung image in the courtyard; worship of Govardhana; witnessing the playful fight of oxen, buffaloes, and bulls; the rite of the Mārgapālī; rules for worshipping Bali at night; description of the cow games; observing omens from the staff. 158 2