History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1809

v6.c81.1809

*Malladvādaśi*—on Mārg śu 12, on the banks of Yamunā Kṛṣṇa sported at the foot of Bhāṇḍīravaṭa on Govardhana hill in the midst of cowherds (who were wrestlers) and Gopīs, the wrestlers worshipped him with flowers, with milk, curds and edibles; for one year on each 12th, the mantra is 'may Kṛṣṇa be pleased with me'; this was also called Araṇyadvādaśī since cowherds and wrestlers gave edibles to each other in a forest; reward is health, strength, prosperity and Viṣṇuloka; HV I. 1115-1117 from Bhav. U.