History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1384

v6.c81.1384

*Jyeṣṭhāvrata*—(1) on Bh. śu. 8 if it is in conjunction with Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra; nakṣatravrata; worship of Jyeṣṭhā (identified with Lakṣmī and Umā) for removal of *alakṣmī* (poverty or ill-luck); also called Nīlājyeṣṭhā if there is Sunday in addition to above, HV II. 630-638, NS 135-136, Smk 230-231, PC 132-134, VR 292-296, (2) on the tithi in Bh. śu. when there is Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra, every year for 12 years or for life, worship of image of Jyeṣṭhā-devī and jāgara, HV II. 638-640 (by a woman whose children are dead or who has only one child and by a poor man) from Bhav. U.