Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.171
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13.171.1
सर्वेषामुपवासानां यच्छ्रेयः सुमहत्फलम् ।
यच्चाप्यसंशयं लोके तन्मे त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ १३.१७१.१ ॥
Of all fasts, tell me which is the highest good and bears the greatest fruit, and which in the world is undoubtedly the best.
13.171.2
शृणु राजन्यथा गीतं स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा ।
यत्कृत्वा निर्वृतो भूयात्पुरुषो नात्र संशयः ॥ १३.१७१.२ ॥
Listen, O king, as the Self-Existent One himself declared it: by doing this a man surely attains peace; there is no doubt of it.
13.171.3
द्वादश्यां मार्गशीर्षे तु अहोरात्रेण केशवम् ।
अर्च्याश्वमेधं प्राप्नोति दुष्कृतं चास्य नश्यति ॥ १३.१७१.३ ॥
On the twelfth day of the month Mārgaśīrṣa, one who worships Keśava for a day and night obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice, and his evil deed is destroyed.
13.171.4
तथैव पौषमासे तु पूज्यो नारायणेति च ।
वाजपेयमवाप्नोति सिद्धिं च परमां व्रजेत् ॥ १३.१७१.४ ॥
Likewise, in the month of Pauṣa, one who worships with the name 'Nārāyaṇa' obtains the Vājapeya sacrifice and attains the supreme perfection.
13.171.5
अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां माघमासे तु माघवम् ।
राजसूयमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥ १३.१७१.५ ॥
On the twelfth day of the month Māgha, one who worships Mādhava for a day and night obtains the Rājasūya sacrifice and uplifts his family line.
13.171.6
तथैव फाल्गुने मासि गोविन्देति च पूजयन् ।
अतिरात्रमवाप्नोति सोमलोकं च गच्छति ॥ १३.१७१.६ ॥
Likewise, in the month of Phālguna, one who worships with the name 'Govinda' obtains the Atirātra sacrifice and goes to the world of Soma.
13.171.7
अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां चैत्रे विष्णुरिति स्मरन् ।
पौण्डरीकमवाप्नोति देवलोकं च गच्छति ॥ १३.१७१.७ ॥
On the twelfth day of Caitra, remembering Viṣṇu through the day and night, one obtains the Puṇḍarīka reward and goes to the world of the gods.
13.171.8
वैशाखमासे द्वादश्यां पूजयन्मधुसूदनम् ।
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति सोमलोकं च गच्छति ॥ १३.१७१.८ ॥
On the twelfth day of Vaiśākha, worshipping Madhusūdana, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and goes to the world of the moon.
13.171.9
अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां ज्येष्ठे मासि त्रिविक्रमम् ।
गवां मेधमवाप्नोति अप्सरोभिश्च मोदते ॥ १३.१७१.९ ॥
On the twelfth day of Jyeṣṭha, worshipping Trivikrama through the day and night, one obtains the cow-sacrifice reward and rejoices with the apsarases.
13.171.10
आषाढे मासि द्वादश्यां वामनेति च पूजयन् ।
नरमेधमवाप्नोति पुण्यं च लभते महत् ॥ १३.१७१.१० ॥
On the twelfth day of Āṣāḍha, worshipping Vāmana, one obtains the fruit of the human sacrifice and gains great merit.
13.171.11
अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां श्रावणे मासि श्रीधरम् ।
पञ्चयज्ञानवाप्नोति विमानस्थश्च मोदते ॥ १३.१७१.११ ॥
On the twelfth day of Śrāvaṇa, worshipping Śrīdhara through the day and night, one obtains the fruit of the five great sacrifices and rejoices, seated in a celestial car.
13.171.12
तथा भाद्रपदे मासि हृषीकेशेति पूजयन् ।
सौत्रामणिमवाप्नोति पूतात्मा भवते च हि ॥ १३.१७१.१२ ॥
Likewise, worshipping Hṛṣīkeśa in the month of Bhādrapada, one obtains the fruit of the Sautrāmaṇī sacrifice and becomes purified in soul.
13.171.13
द्वादश्यामाश्विने मासि पद्मनाभेति चार्चयन् ।
गोसहस्रफलं पुण्यं प्राप्नुयान्नात्र संशयः ॥ १३.१७१.१३ ॥
Whoever worships on the twelfth day of the month of Āśvina, calling him Padmanābha, obtains the merit of a thousand cows; there is no doubt of this.
13.171.14
द्वादश्यां कार्तिके मासि पूज्यो दामोदरेति च ।
गवां यज्ञमवाप्नोति पुमान्स्त्री वा न संशयः ॥ १३.१७१.१४ ॥
On the twelfth day of the month of Kārtika one should worship, calling him Dāmodara; man or woman, one obtains the fruit of a cow-sacrifice; there is no doubt.
13.171.15
अर्चयेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षमेवं संवत्सरं तु यः ।
जातिस्मरत्वं प्राप्नोति विन्द्याद्बहु सुवर्णकम् ॥ १३.१७१.१५ ॥
Whoever worships the lotus-eyed one in this way for a year obtains remembrance of former births; one should know that he also gains much gold.
13.171.16
अहन्यहनि तद्भावमुपेन्द्रं योऽधिगच्छति ।
समाप्ते भोजयेद्विप्रानथवा दापयेद्धृतम् ॥ १३.१७१.१६ ॥
He who day by day approaches Upendra in that devotion should, at the completion of the observance, feed Brahmins, or cause clarified butter to be given.
13.171.17
अतः परं नोपवासो भवतीति विनिश्चयः ।
उवाच भगवान्विष्णुः स्वयमेव पुरातनम् ॥ १३.१७१.१७ ॥
After this there is no fasting—this is the firm conclusion. Of old, the Lord Viṣṇu himself declared it.