History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1478

v6.c81.1478

*Devīvrata*—(1) in K; performer to subsist on milk and take vegetables alone at night; worship of Devī (Durgā); homa with sesame; japa of the mantra 'Jayantī Maṅgalā Kālī Bhadrakālī Kapālinī। Durgā Kṣamā Śivā Dhātrī Svadhā Svāhā namo'stu te॥'; reward freedom from all sins, diseases and fears; HV II 775–776 (from Devīpurāṇa); (2) Miscellaneous vrata (prakīrṇaka); worship of images of Gaurī and Śambhu, Janārdana and Lakṣmī, the Sun with his queen; gifts of dhūpa, bell and lamp after honouring with white flowers; gives a divine body; HV II 884 (from Bhav. U); (3) on 15th (i. e. pūrṇimā) of any month; person subsisting on milk alone and then donating a cow goes to the world of Lakṣmī; HV II. 239 (from Pad.), KKV 447– 448 (quoting what is Mat. 101. 59).