Nilamatapurana 748

748

tathā jāgaraṇaṃ kāryaṃ navamyāṃ dvijasattama
anarkābhyudite kāle striyaḥ kausumbhavāsasaḥ

Likewise, a night vigil is to be kept, O best of the twice-born. On the ninth day, / at the time before the sun has risen, women dressed in safflower-dyed garments,