Skandapurana 3.2.7.79.6

3.2.7.79.6

patimeva sadā dhyāyedviṣṇurūpadharaṃ harim .. 3.2.7.70 ..
yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yadyatpatyuḥ samīhitam ..
tattadguṇavate deyaṃ patiprīṇanakāmyayā .. 71 ..
vaiśākhe kārttike māse viśeṣaniyamāṃścaret ..
snānaṃ dānaṃ tīrthayātrāṃ purāṇaśravaṇaṃ muhuḥ .. 72 ..
vaiśākhe jalakumbhāśca kārttike ghṛtadīpikāḥ ..
māghe dhānyatilotsargaḥ svargaloke viśiṣyate .. 73 ..
prapā kāryā ca vaiśākhe deve deyā galaṃtikā ..
uśīraṃ vyajanaṃ chatraṃ sūkṣmavāsāṃsi caṃdanam .. ..74..
sakarpūraṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ puṣpadānaṃ tathaiva ca ..
jalapātrāṇyanekāni tathā puṣpagṛhāṇi ca .. 75 ..
pānāni ca vicitrāṇi drākṣāraṃbhāphalāni ca ..
deyāni dvijamukhyebhyaḥ patirme prīyatāmiti ..76..
ūrjje yavānnamaśnīyādekānnamathavā punaḥ..
vṛntākaṃ sūraṇaṃ caiva śūkaśiṃbīṃ ca varjayet..77..
kārttike varjayettailaṃ kāṃsyaṃ cāpi vivarjayet ..
kārttike maunaniyame cārughaṇṭāṃ pradāpayet .. 78 ..
patrabhojī kāṃsyapātraṃ ghṛtapūrṇaṃ prayacchati ..
bhūmiśayyāvrate deyā śayyā ślakṣṇā satūlikā ..79.

She should always meditate upon her husband as Hari bearing the form of Viṣṇu. / Whatever is most cherished in the world, whatever was desired by the husband, / all that should be given to a worthy person with the desire to please the husband. / In the months of Vaiśākha and Kārttika she should observe special observances: / ritual ablution, charitable gifts, pilgrimage to sacred fords, and repeated hearing of the Purāṇas. / In Vaiśākha, water jars; in Kārttika, lamps of clarified butter; / and in Māgha, the offering of grain and sesame seeds are considered superior in the heavenly realm. / In Vaiśākha a water kiosk should be made, and a dripping water pot offered to the deity; / along with uśīra grass, a fan, an umbrella, fine garments, and sandalwood paste; / betel with camphor, and likewise the giving of flowers, / numerous water vessels, and pavilions of flowers; / varied cooling drinks, and grapes and plantains / should be given to foremost twice-born men, saying, 'May my husband be pleased.' / In the month of Ūrja she should eat barley food or else a single meal a day; / she should avoid eggplant, elephant yam, and cowhage beans. / In Kārttika she should avoid oil and also avoid bronze. / During a vow of silence in Kārttika, she should present a beautiful bell. / One eating from leaves gives a bronze vessel filled with clarified butter; / when observing the vow of sleeping on the ground, a smooth bed with a mattress should be given.