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ly ilc unlimiicd mcicy ol ilc mosi mcicilul loid Siiliislna ilis bool '
Lladasi Malaimya ' las bccn publislcd. Nobody las cvci publislcd sucl a bool
in lcngali languagc. ly siudying ilc gloiics ol ilc subjcci maiici ol ilis bool ilc
laiil ol ilc pcisons wlo aic obsciving ilc vows ol Lladasi will bc siicngilcncd.
Moicvci pcisons wlo aic inquisiiivc aboui ilc subjcci maiici ol ilis bool will also
obiain ilc ligli ol lnowlcdgc liom ilis bool.
Tlis bool lowcvci docsnoi discuss ilc complcic iiuil icgaiding Sii
Lladasi. Tlc gloiics ol obsciving Lladasi lad bccn disciibcd in ilis bool iliougl
ilc picscniaiion ol sioiics. Somc pcoplc may inicipicic oi imaginc ilai ilc gloiics
disciibcd in ilis bool aic simply cxaggciaiion, oi ilcy may ilinl ilai obsciving
Lladasi is simply mcani loi aclicving maiciial lappincss and piospciiiy. Sii
Lladasi wlicl lalls on ilc clcvcnil day ol cacl waxing and waning moon, is vci
dcai io Loid Haii. Tlai is wly ilis day is also lnown as 'Haiibasaia'. A piopci
and clabaiaic cxplanaiion aboui Lladasi is givcn in Sii Haii llalii Vilas. In laci
onc slould obscivc Lladasi only io plcasc ilc supicmc loid. Ii is siaicd in ilc
sciipiuics
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'Tlc bialamins slould always obscivc Lladasi io plcasc Loid Vislnu loi ilis
lullills all oncc dcsiic'. Tlcicloic onc will lavc io obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi loi
ilc salc ol saiislying ilc loid. Tlc lappincss and piospciiy will auiomaiically
lollow. Ii is siaicd in liilai Naiadiya Puiana ilai il cvciyonc including ilc
bialmins, ilc lslaiiiyas, ilc vaisyas,ilc sudias and ilc womcn obscivc Lladasi
ilcn ilcy will cciiainly aiiain libciaiion. Alilougl vaiious icmpoiaiy icsulis aic
lound in ilc sciipiuics loi lollowing ilc vow ol Lladasi wlicl is onc ol ilc limbs
ol icgulaiivc dcvoiional scivicc. Ncvciilclcss onc slould lnow ilc piinciplc liuii
ol dcvoiional scivicc is io dcvclop inicncc lovc loi ilc supicmc loid. Lvcn il ilc
loui objcciivcs ol lilc namcly icligiousiiy, cconomic dcvclopmcni, scncc
giaiilicaiion and libciaiion auiomaiically lollow ilc pciloimci siill ilc unalloycd
puic dcvoiccs donoi lall picy io ilis, iailci ilcy abandon ilcsc objcciivcs and
aclicvc lovc ol God wlicl is ilc lilil objcciivc ol lilc.
Sincc ilc living cniiiics ol Kaliyuga aic sloii livcd and lusiy , ilcy aic
unablc io pciloim scvcic ausiciiiy. Tlc living cniiiics ol Kaliyuga subsisi on lood
giain. Tlcy cannoi scivivc wiiloui caiing giains. Pcoplc ol Saiya, Ticia and
Dvapaiayugas wcic capablc ol undcigoing scvcic ausiciiiy and iolciaic plysical
disiicsscs. Tlai is wly a minimum ausiciiiy in ilc loim ol lasiing iwicc a monil
on ilc days ol Lladasi las bccn picsciibcd loi ilc pcoplc ol Kaliyuga. Il ilcy aic
ablc ilcy slould cai only oncc ilc day bcloic Lladasi, lasi ioially on ilc day ol
Lladasi and cai only oncc ilc day alici Lladasi. Il onc is unablc io lollow cvcn
ilis , in oilci woids il onc is unablc io cai only oncc on ilc day bcloic and alici
Lladasi, ilan lc musi obscivc complcic lasi on ilc day ol Lladasi. Il onc is siill
unablc io lollow ilis ilcn lc slould givcup caiing livc iypcs ol giains and obscivc
ilc vow ol Lladasi simply by paiialing somc iiuiis and ioois. Ii is siaicd in
Malablaiai Udyog Paiva quoicd in Haii llalii Vilas 12/+0 as lollows.
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'Waici, liuiis,ioois,mill, glcc,saiislying a bialmin,lollowing ilc insiiuciion ol
spiiiiual masici and mcdicinc ilcsc cigli iicms donoi bical oncc vow ol Lladasi.'
Sincc giavc sinlul icaciions cqual io ilai ol lilling a bialamin oi a cow ialc
slclici wiilin livc iypcs ol giains on ilc day ol Lladasi, pcisons wlo dcsiic
uliimaic bcnclii givcup caiing ilcsc giains on ilis day. Tlc livc iypcs ol giains aic
1. Ricc oi oilci pioducis madc liom iicc sucl as llai iicc,pullcd iicc cic., 2. Wlcai
lloui and Wliic lloui cic., 3. lailcy cyc., +. Pulscs sucl as Moong,
Cliclpca,Giccn Pcas,Lcniil, cic. 5. Musicicd oil and scsamc oil. Il onc cais any ol
ilc abovc mcniioncd giains ilcn lis vow ol Lladasi will bc biolcn.
Anoilci namc ol Lladasi is Haiibasaia. Tlc main puiposc ol obsciving
Lladasi is io ioially plcasc Loid Haii wiil all oncs scnscs. In oilci woids onc
slould iiy io plcasc loid Haii and ilc dcvoiccs ol Haii. Tlc mcaning ol ilc woid
upavasa(lasiing) is io livc ncaiby. On ilc day ol Lladasi onc slould icmain alool
liom all linds ol sinlul aciiviiics , givc up all linds ol lousclold aciiviiics and
scncc giaiilicaiion and livc ncai ilc loid. Ii is siaicd in Haii llalii Vilas 13/1+
wlicl is quoicd liom 'Giilya paiisisia', 'Kaiyana smiiii', 'Vislnu Dlaima', and
'lialma Vaivaiia Puiana' .
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'Tlc woid upavasa oi lasiing iclcis io siay alool liom all linds ol sinlul aciiviiics
and scncc giaiilicaiion.'
Loid Haii is ilc iianccndcnial pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad and is bcyond ilc
ilicc modcs ol maiciial naiuic. Ii is noi possiblc io livc wiil lim by ilc lclp ol
oncs maiciial body, mind and inicligcncc. Lvciy condiiioncd soul is covcicd by
iwo bodics namcly gioss and subilc. Tlcicloic low can ilcy livc wiil ilc loid'
Obsciving ilc vow ol Lladasi is onc ol ilc piinciplc limbs among ilc sixiyloui
limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc dcsciibcd by Siila Rupa Goswamipad an associaic ol
Siiman Malapiablu. Among ilc sixiyloui limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc ilc liisi and
loicmosi is io ialc slclici ol a bonalidc spiiiiual masici. Wiiloui ialing slclici ai
ilc loius lcci ol ilc bonalidc spiiiiual masici wlo is wcll convciscni wiil ilc
sciipiuic, aiiaclcd io ilc absoluic iiuil and vciy dcai io SiiHaii , onc cannoi
cngagc in woisliping SiiHaii. Wlcn onc
suiioundcis ai ilc loius lcci ol ilc spiiiiual masici, ilcn by lis mcicy and
cmpowcimcni a living cniiiics maiciial piidc is disiioycd and lis puic spiiiiual
consiiiuiional posiiion is icvivcd. As a icsuli lc bccomcs qualilicd io scivc ilc
supicmc loid iliougl lis scivicc cnclaincd scnscs inoilci woids lc bccomcs
qualilicd io livc wiil ilc loid. Tlc mind is ilc causc ol a living cniiiics bondagc
oi libciaiion. Il onc cannoi convcii ilc lunciion ol ilc mind inio lavouiablc loi
dcvoiional scivicc, onc cannoi livc wiil ilc loid. Tlai is wly ii is cxiicmcly
ncccsaiy io associaic wiil puic dcvoiccs inoidci io convcii ilc avciscd mind inio
scivicc inclincd mind. Wiiloui bcing suboidinaic io ilc dcvoiccs ol ilc loid onc
cannoi livc wiil ilc loid cvcn il lc cngagcs in vaiious cxicinal iiiualisiic aciiviiics.
Ioi ilis icason ilcic is lull ol dillcicncc bciwccn ilc laimis obscivaiion ol
Lladasi and ilc dcvoiccs obscivaiion ol Lladasi. Ii is siaicd in Caiianya
Caiiiamiiia Madlya 22/51 as lollows.(ialc ilis vcisc and iianslaiion liom lolio)
Tlosc wlo obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi aic dividcd inio ilicc caiagoiics.
1.Tlc majoiiiy ol ilc pcoplc ol ilis woild considci ilcii gioss and subilc bodics as
scll. Tlcy ilinl ilai ilc iulcs and icgulaiion ol ilis sciipiuics and ilc
picsciipiion ol ilc sagcs aic mcni loi pioicciing ilc scll inicicsi ol ilcii gioss
bodics. Tlcy aic doubilul aboui ilc cxisicncc ol ilc soul and ilus ilcy givc moic
impoiiancc io ilc scll inicicsi ol ilc body. Tlcii conccpiion is il ilc soul cxisis ai
all ii is simply loi ilc salc ol ilc gioss body.
2. Alilougl ilcsc pcoplc bclivc ilai ilc consiiiuiional posiiion ol a living cniiiy is
ilai lc is a spiiii soul noi ilc body,ilc supicmc loid is ilc causc ol ilc living
cniiiics and ii is ilc duiy ol a living cniiiy io woislip ilc supicmc loid,
ncvciilclcss ilcy considci ilc dclivcicncc ol ilc soul and lappincss ol ilc body
aic boil ilc goal ol lilc. Tlai is wly ilcy ilinl ilai ilc sciipiuial picsciipiions
sucl as obsciving Lladasi is mcani loi boil dclivcicncc ol ilc soul and pioicciion
od ilc bodics scll inicicsi.
3. Tlcsc pcoplc aic minoiiiy in numbci. Tlcy say ilai a living cniiiy is
consiiiuiionaly paii and paiccl ol ilc supicmc loid , cicinal, lull ol lnowlcdgc and
blisllul. Tlc iwo covciings in ilc loim ol gioss and subilc bodics aic aiiiibuicd io
ilc living cniiiics by ilc cxicinal cncigy ol ilc loid, lcncc unwanicd. Sincc ilc
gioss and subilc bodics aic boin liom ilc cxicinal cncigy ol ilc loid ilcicloic ilc
supicmc loid is naiuially ilc cjoyci and piopiiici ol ilosc bodics. In oilci woids
ilc soul,ilc mind and ilc body ol a living cniiiy aic bclong io Kiislna. Tlcicloic
ii is ilc onlyduiy ol ilc soul, mind and body io lully cngagc in ilc scivicc ol ilc
loid. ly woisliping loid Haii oncs own and and oilcis bcnclii is accomplislcd.
Lxccuiion ol puic dcvoiionl scivicc is ilc only mcans ol aiiaining cicinal pcacc.
Inoidci io plcasc ilc supicmc loid alonc ilcy culiivaic limbs ol puic dcvoiional
scivicc sucl as obsciving ilc vow ol Lladasi. Tlcy lnow ilai ilc piinciplc
puiposc ol all ilcsc piaciiccs is io aclicvc lovc ol God. Tlcy also lnow ilai ilcsc
limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc aic noi picsciibcd loi maiciial scncc giaiilicaiion oi
pioicciing ilc scll inicicsi ol ilc gioss and subilc bodics. Tlc puic dcvoiccs wlo
lollow in ilc looi sicps ol Sii Caiianya icspccis ilis considciaiion wlicl is bascd
on puic dcvoiional scivicc.
Somc pcoplc say , pciiiculaily many dcvoiccs liom Jagannail Puii in Oiissa
say ilai ilcic is no lauli in acccpiing giain malapiasad ol Jagannail on Lladasi.
lui ilc poini ol considciaiion ai ilis junciuic is ilai ilc vaisnavas do noi acccpi
any iling oilci ilcn malapiasad icgulaily. Tlcicloic in oidci io pioicci ilc
picsiigc ol Lladasi ilcy ollci obcisanccs io ilc Malapiasad and savc ii loi ilc ncxi
day. Siila llalii Siddlania Saiaswaii Goswami Piablupada las givc ilc lollowing
cxplanaiion in lis Anublasya Commcniaiy on ilc liliccnil clapici ol Adi Lila ol
Sii Caiianya Caiiiamiiia.'Sii Jiva Goswami Piablu las quoicd ilc lollowing vciscs
ol Slanda Puiana and Agni Puiana in lis llalii Sandaibla 299 as lollows.

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A dcsciipiion icgaiding ilc lollowing ol Lladasi is givcn by Si Jagadananda
Pandii an associaic ol Si Gaui in lis bool Picma Vivaiia as lollows.
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'Si Malapiablu said ilai il onc disicgaids ilc vow ol Lladasi lc biings
iuinaiion io lis lilc. Onc slould simply icspcci ilc giain piasad on ilc day ol
Lladasi and savc ii loi ilc ncxi day, loi ilc cllcci ol Lladasi no longci icmains on
ilc ncxi day. Tlc pious vaisnavas aic simply saiislicd by diinling ilc nccioi ol
Kiislnas loly namcs on ilc day ol Lladasi. Tlcy donoi indulgc in any lind ol
scnsc giaiilicaiion, donoi spcal usclcss iopics and abandonc all linds ol maiciial
cnjoymcni. Honouiing piasad is an cicinal aciiviiy ol ilc puic vaisnavas and ilcy
ncvci cai any iling ilai is noi liisi ollcicd io ilc loid. Tlc dcvoiccs slould ioially
lasi on ilc day ol Lladasi and cai ilc loids icmnanis only on ilc ncxiday. In a
spccial casc a vaisnava may ialc non giain icmnanis ol ilc loid. Tlosc wlo aic
non vaisnavas, ilcy cngagc in scncc giaiilicaiion day and nigli on ilc picicxi ol
lonouiing piasad. Sucl pcoplc associaic wiil sinlul man, cai giain on Lladasi
and disicspcci ilc vow ol Lladasi . Culiivaic ilc limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc wiil
icspcci ilcn you will aiiain ilc mcicy ol llalii Dcvi. Givc up ilc associaiion ol
non dcvoiccs and siiiclily obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi by cngaging in claniing ilc
loly namcs ol ilc supicmc loid. '
Ii is siaicd in ilc sciipiuic ilai onc slould lasi on ilc day ol Lladasi and
ncvci iiansgiacc ilis iulc. O ling ! onc slould obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi as
long as lc is alivc.

Ii las bccn icpcaicdly dcclaicd in ilc Puianas ilai onc slould noi cai on ilc
day ol Lladasi. Ii is siaicd in Vislnu Smiiii ilai all ilc sinlul icaciion sucl as
lilling a bialamin ialc slclici in ilc lood giain, ilcicloic il onc cais giain on ilc
day ol Lladasi lc cciiainly cais sin. Tlcic is no aiiangcmcni ol aiionmcni loi ilc
dclivcicncc ol a pcison wlo cais giain on Lladasi, in oilci woids accoiding io ilc
giaviiy ol a sinlul aciiviiy vaiious aiiangcmcni loi aiionmcni aic picsciibcd by ilc
iwcniy dlaima sasiias, bui caiing giain on Lladasi is so giavc sin ilai ilcic is no
aionmcni picsciibcd loi ilis.

Pcisons wlo dcsiic io culiivaic puic dcvoiional scivicc slould caiclully
icmcmbci ilc lollowing considciaiion wlilc lollowing ilc vow ol Lladasi. Tlc
Vaisnavas donoi obscivc any vow oi lcsiival on a pciiiculai day wlicl is
pciloiaicd wiil ilc picvious iiili oi day. In sucl a casc ilcy obscivc ilc vow oi
lcsiival on ilc ncxiday. Accoiding io vcdic calculaiion a day siaiis wiil ilc sun
iisc. Il ilc day ol Dasami coniinucs upio ilc onc and lall louis bcloic ilc sun
iisc ol ilc ncxi day cvcn ilcn ilc Lladasi slould noi bc obscivcd on ilc ncxi day
iailci ii slould bc obscivcd ilc day alici. In ilis icgaid wc quoic somc
auilocniic sciipiuial siaicmcnis lound in Sii Haii llalii Vilas, ilc ling ol ilc
Vaisnava smiiii as lollows.

'O bialamin il ilc day ol Lladasi siaiis ninciy six minuics bcloic ilc sun iisc
ilcn ii is puic Lladasi. A louscloldci slould lasi on sucl an Lladasi '.
Gaiuda Puiana]
'Il ilc iiili oi day ol Lladasi bcgins onc loui iliiiysix minuics bciloic ilc sun
iisc ilcn ii is callcd a complcic Lladasi and il ilc Lladasi siaiis lcss ilcn onc loui
iliiiy six minuics bcloic ilc sun iisc ilcn ii slould bc considcicd incomplcic and
coniaminaicd bccausc ii is pciloiicd wiil ilc picvious iiili. Tlcicloic onc slould
givc up ilc lollowing ol Lladasi il ii is mixcd wiil ilc picvious iiili ai ilc iimc ol
suniisc. Pciiiculaily ilc Vaisnavas slould ioially abandonc lollowing ilc vow ol
sucl Lladasi. Tlc gicai sagc Kanva said, il ilc day ol Lladasi is picccicd wiil ilc
picvious iiili ilcn onc slould lasi on ilc ncxi day ol Lladasi and bialc lasi on
ilc lollowing day.' llavisya Puiana]
'All ilc days bcgin liom ilc iising ol ilc sun and complcic upio ilc ncxi
iising ol ilc sun. lui ilis is noi ilc casc wiil Lladasi. Il an Lladasi siaiis onc
loui iliiiysix minuics bcloic ilc sun iisc ilcn only ii is unconiaminaicd and
complcic.' Slanda Puiana]
'Wc icqucsi all ilc lind lcaiicd icadcis io siudy ilis bool wiil spccial
aiicniion.
Sii Sii Guiu Gauiangau Jayaial
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Oncc in ilc gicai asscmbly ol ilc sagcs, ilc icnowncd sclolai and sagc Sii
Suia Goswami dcclaicd aboui ilc iwcniy six Lladasi's . Tlcic aic iwo Lladasi's in
cacl monil, so ilcic aic iwcniy loui Lladasi's in a ycai. Apaii liom ilcm ilcic
aic iwo moic Lladasi's wlicl occuic in an cxiia monil ilai comcs alici cvciy iwo
and lall ycais. Tlc namcs ol ilc iwcniy loui Lladasi's aic as lollows
Uipanna,Molsada,Saplala,Puiiada,Saiiila,Jaya,Vijaya,Amalali,Papamocani,Kamad
a,
Vaiuilini,Molini,Apaia,Niijala,Yogini,Sayana,Kamila,Paviiia,Annada,Paisva,Indii
a, Pasanlusa, Rama and Uiilana Lladasi. Tlc namcs ol ilc iwo cxiia Lladasi's
aic Padmini and Paiama. In ilai asscmbly ilc gloiics ol all ilc Lladasi's wcic
piopcily sung. Tlosc wlo aic unablc io obscivc Lladasi can gci ilc icsuli ol
obsciving Lladasi by lcaiing and singing ilcii gloiics.

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Tlc gloiics ol Uipanna Lladasi is dcsciibcd in llavisyoiiaia Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Sii Kiislna and Aijuna. Si Suia Goswami said io ilc
asscmblcd bialmins and sagcs - 'il a pcison wiil laiil and dcvoiion ducly lollows
oi lcais aboui ilc gloiics, iulcs and icgulaiions ol obsciving Lladasi as dcsciibcd
by loid Kiislna, ilcn lc will aiiain lappincss in ilis lilc and will iciuin io ilc
abodc ol loid Vislnu in ilc ncxi lilc.'
Oncc Aijuna aslcd Sii Kiislna ' O Janaidlana Plcasc cxplain io mc, wlai is
ilc bcnclii ol ioial lasi, caiing only ai nigli oi caiing oncc ai midday on Lladasi '
In icply io ilis loid Sii Kiislna said, O Aijuna ! In ilc bcgining ol auium on
ilc Lladasi ilai acuiics duiing ilc waning moon in ilc monil ol Novcmbci-
Dcccmbci a pcison slould bcgin obsciving ilc vow ol Lladasi. In ilc caily
moining on ilc day ol Lladasi lc slould malc a vow io obscivc lasiing. Ai mid-
day lc slould puiily limscll by ialing a bail. Ai ilc iimc ol ialing bail lc
slould piay as lollows. ' O Asvalianic ! O Railalianic! O Vislnulianic! O
Vasundlaic! O Miiiiilc! O Moilci caiil! Plcasc disiioy all my sinlul icaciions
accumulaicd liom picvious lilc iimcs so ilai I can aiiain ilc supicmc dcsiinaiion'.
Alici complciing lis bail lc slould woislip Loid Govinda.
Oncc India ilc ling ol lcavcn suiioundcd by ilc dcmigods appioaclcd ilc
supicmc loid and piaycd io Him as lollows. 'O loid ol ilc univcisc, O supicmc
pcisonaliiy ol godlcad wc ollci oui icspccilul obcisanccs io you. You aic ilc
supicmc slclici, moilci and lailci ol cvciyonc. You cicaic,mainiain and dcsiioy
cvciyonc. You aic ilc bcnclccioi ol caiil,ilc sly and ilc cniiic maiciial cicaiion.
You youiscll aic loid bialma,loid vislnu and loid sliva. You aic ilc loid and
cnjoyci ol all linds ol saciiliccs, ausiciiiics,lymns and ilcii pciloimcis. Tlcic is
no objcci wiilin ilcsc ilicc animaic and inanimaic woilds wlicl is noi owncd
and coniiolcd by you. O loid! O supicmc pcisonaliiy ol godlcad! O masici ol ilc
dcmigods! O pioiccioi ol ilc suiioundcicd souls! O supicmc mysiic ! ilc
dcmigods lavc bccn dcpiivcd ol ilcii lcavcnly lingdom and lavc bccn diivcn oui
by ilc dcmons. Tlcy lavc lcailully suiioundcicd ai youi loius lcci, plcasc pioicci
ilcm. O loid ol ilc univcisc! Wc lavc bccn lallcn liom ilc lcavcnly plancis in io
ilis caiilly planci and lavc mcigcd inio ilc occan ol misciics. Kindly bc plcascd
wiil us'.
On lcaiing sucl a pailciic piayci ol India Loid Vislnu aslcd lim 'wlo is
ilis invinciblc dcmon wlo las dclcaicd cvcn ilc dcmigods' Wlai is lis namc'
Wlai is ilc souicc ol lis piowcss' O India ! plcasc cxplain io mc cvciyiling in
dciail wiiloui any lcai '.
India icplicd O loid ol ilc dcmigods! O dclivcici ol ilc dcvoiccs! O
supicmc loid! A liciccd dcmon namcd Nadijangla wlo liisi causcd disiicss io ilc
dcmigods appcaicd in ilc lamily ol a bialmin. Hc lad a cqually powcilul
inlamous dcmon son callcd Muia. Tlc gicai ciiy ol Clandiavaii is ilc capiial ol
ilis gicai dcmon Muia. Tlis dcmon Muia las diivcn oui all ilc dcmigods liom
lcavcnly plancis and lc limscll is living ilcic. Hc las ialcn ovci all ilc posi
ol India,Agni,Yama,Vayu,Isa,Clandiama,Naiiiia and Vaiuna all by limscll. Tlc
dcmigods combincd could noi conquci lim. O Loid Vislnu plcasc lill ilis
dcmon and pioicci ilc dcmigods'.
On lcaiing ilc woids ol India ilc loid bccamc vciy angiy io ilosc wlo
laiicsscd ilc dcmigods and said ' O ling ol ilc dcmigods I will pcisonally lill
ilis powcilul dcmon wlo is youi cncmy. Now all ol you slould iciuin io ilc ciiy
ol Clandiavaii'. Tlcicalici all ilc dcmigods piocccdcd iowaids ilc ciiy ol
Clandiavaii lcd by loid Vislnu. On onc sidc ilc dcmigods wcic picpaicd loi ilc
baiilc wiil ilousands ol vaiious wcapons in ilcii posscssion, and on ilc oilci
sidc ilc Dcmon Muia was ioaiing suiioundcd by innumciablc dcmon aimy.
Tlc dcmigods wcic alicady scaiicicd duc io ilc scvcic bcaiings by ilc
dcmigods; bui now wlcn ilcy saw ilc icjuvcnaicd lcailcss dcmigods lcd by ilc
supicmc loid wcic sianding bcloic ilcm ilc dcmons bccamc cxiicmcly angiy.
Alilougl ilc loid casily dclcaicd all ilc dcmons lc lcli dilliculiy in dclcaiing ilc
dcmon Muia. Wlcn inspiic ol uscing vaiious wcapons ilc loid could noi lill ilc
dcmon Muia, Hc cngagcd lim in wicsiling wiil ilc dcmon loi icn ilousand ycais.
Iinally ilc loid dclcaicd ilc dcmon and lcli loi ladiilasliama. In ladiilasliama
ilc loid cnicicd inio a bcauiilul cavc callcd Hcmavaii and iool icsi.
Tlc Supicmc loid coniinucd O Aijuna! Tlcicalici ilai dcmon clascd mc
and cnicicd ilai cavc . On sccing mc icsiing ilcic lc dccidcd io lill mc. Ai ilai
iimc an cllulgcni dauglici appcaicd liom my body and lolding vaiious divinc
wcapons bcgan io ligli wiil ilc dcmon. Alici consianily ligliing wiil ilc dcmon
loi a long iimc ilc cllulgcni goddcss linally scvcicd lis lcad. Tlcn all ilc oilci
dcmons ian away io paialalola oui ol lcai. Wlcn ilc loid goi up liom His icsi Hc
saw ilai ilc dcad body ol dcmon Muia is lying in lioni ol lim and an cllulgcni
goddcss lumbly sianding bcloic Him wiil loldcd lands. On sccing lci ilc loid
suipiisingly aslcd lci wlo aic you'
Tlc goddcss icplicd 'O my loid I am boin liom youi body and I lavc lillcd
ilis dcmon. On sccing you lying down ilis dcmon aiicmpicd io lill you, ilai is
wly I lavc lillcd lim.'
Tlc Supicmc Loid said 'O Goddcss I am vciy plcascd wiil you loi ilis aci.
You can asl loi any bcncdiciion you dcsiic.' Wlcn ilc goddcss piaycd loi
bcncdiciion ilc loid said ' You aic my spiiiiual cncigy and sincc you lavc
appcaicd on ilc day ol Lladasi youi namc will bc Lladasi. Any onc wlo will
lollow
ilc vow ol Lladasi bc iclcavcd liom all sinlul icaciions and aiiain incxlausiiblc
lcavcnly lappincss'.
Iiom ilai day onwaids ilc day ol Lladasi las bccn nuiislcd and
woislipcd in ilis woild. O Aijuna a pcison wlo obscivcs ilc vow ol Lladasi I
awaid lim ilc supicmc dcsiinaiion. O son ol Kunii , an Lladasi mixcd wiil
dvadasi is ilc liglcsi. Onc slould givc up scx lilc , caiing - giains ,loncy,mcai,
caiing on a baclmcial plaic, appling oil on ilc day ol Lladasi. Il a pcison obscivcs
ilis Lladasi and lcais iis gloiics lc can aiiain moic icsulis.
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Tlis Molsada Lladasi occuics in ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol
Novcmbci/Dcccmbci. Tlc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi is dcsciibcd in lialmanda
Puiana in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiiia.
Oncc Yudlisiiia aslcd Loid Kiislna, my dcai Kiislna wlai is ilc namc ol
ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol
Novcmbcci/Dcccmbci' Also plcasc cxplain io mc in dciails aboui ilc pioccduic
loi obsciving ilis Lladasi.
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Loid Kiislna Said, o bcsi ol ilc King! Tlis Lladasi disiioys all oncc sinlul
icaciions. Il onc woislips ilc supicmc loid wiil iulasi manjaii on ilis day, ilc
loid bccomcs cxiicmcly plcascd. ly obsciving ilis cladasi onc aclicvcs ilc icsuli
ol pciloiming lajpcya saciilicc.
Tlcic was a King namcd Vailanasa livcd and iulcd in ilc ciiy ol
Clampala. Tlc King was vciy allcciionaic iowaids ilc ciiizcn. Many qualilicd
bialmanas wlo wcic wcll vciscd in vcdic lnowlcdgc livcd in lis Kingdom.
Oncday ilc King lad a dicam ilai lis lailci was lallcn in ilc lcll and was
sullciing unlimiicd mcsciics ilcic. On sccing ilis ilc King bccamc siiucl wiil
wondci. Tlc ncxi day ilc King discloscd ilc iopics ol lis dicam in ilc csscmbly
ol lcaincd bialamins. Hc also inloimcd ilcm ilai lis lailci las icqucsicd io
dclilvci lim liom ilc lclisl condiiion. Lvci sincc ilc King lad ilis dicam lc
bccamc icsilcss. And lc did noi lccl any lappincss oi inicicsi in iulling lis
lingdom. Hc cvcn dcali wiil lis lamily mcmbcis indillcicnily. Hc ilougli ilc
lilc, lingdom, oppulancc, powci and inllucncc ol a son is complcily usclcss il lis
lailci is sullciing in ilc lcll. Tlai is wly ilc ling pailciically appcalcd io all ilc
lcaincd bialmins, plcasc icll mc ilc way by wlicl I can dclivci my lailci liom ilc
claiclcs ol lcll.
On lcaiing lis appcal ilc bialmins said - O King ilc asliam ol Paivaia
Muni is siiuaicd vciy ncai liom lcic. Hc is ilc lnowci ol pasi, picscni and luiuic.
You plcasc iclaic ilc iopics ol youi dicam io lim.
Alici lcaiing ilcii suggcsiion King Vailanasa aiiivcd ai ilc asliam ol
Paiavaia Muni accompanicd by ilc bialmins and lis subjccis. Wlcn Paivaia
Muni inquiicd aboui ilc wcll bcing ol lis Kingdom King Vailanasa Said, O my
loid, wc aic all vciy wcll by youi mcicy; bui inspiic ol posscssing ilc lingdom and
all appulanccs I am in a gicai dilliculiy. In laci a doubi las aiiiscn in my mind
and in oidci io icmovc ilai I lavc comc io y oui loius lcci.
Alici lcaiing ilc wlolc incidcni liom ilc King Paivaia Muni sai down in
dccp mcdiiaiion. Alici a wlilc lc goiup liom lis mcdiiaiion and said io ilc King -
'My dcai King youi lailci was vciy lusiy in lis picvious lilc lcncc lc las dcgiadcd
limscll in ilis condiiion. Now you oall slould obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi wlicl
occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Novcmbci/Dcccmbci loi ilc
dclivcicncc ol youi lailci and donaic ilc accumulaicd piciy io lim. Tlcn by ilc
inllucncc ol ilai pciiy youi lailci will bc iclicvcd liom ilc cluiclcs ol lcllisl lilc.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids liom Paivai Muni ling iciuincd io lis palacc
suiioundcd by lis cniouiagc.
Tlcicalici in duc couisc ol iimc ilc ling wiil lis wilc, clildicn and
scivanis duly obscivcd ilis Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc
monil ol Novcmbci/Dcccmbci and dcdicaicd all iis piciy io lis sullciing lailci.
ly ilc inllucncc ol ilis piciy ilc lailci aiiaincd ilc lcavcnly planci and blcsscd
lis son vciy mucl.
O King, onc wlo piopcily lollows ilis Molsada Lladasi cciiainly iclicvcd
liom all sinlul icaciions.
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Tlis saplala Lladasi occuics duiing ilc waning moon in ilc monil ol
Dcccmbci/Januaiy. Tlc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi is dcsciibcd in lialmanada Puian
in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said, 'O Kiislna, wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi ilai
occuis duiing ilc waning moon in ilc monil ol Dcccmbci/Januaiy and low onc
slould obscivcd ii' Plcasc Lxplain ilis io mc in dciail.
Tlc supicmc loid Sii Kiislna icplicd, ' O bcsi ol ilc llaiaia Dynasiy, jusi
as scsa is bcsi among ilc snalcs, Gaiuda is bcsi among ilc biids, loisc saciilicc is
bcsi among ilc saciiliccs, ilc gangcs is bcsi among ilc iivcis, Loid Vislnu is bcsi
among ilc dcmigods and ilc bialmins aic bcsi among ilc luman bcings,
similaily among all ilc vows ilc day ol Lladasi is bcsi. O bcsi ol ilc lings any
onc wlo obscivcs Lladasi is vciy dcai io mc. Tlc amouni ol piciy onc
accumulaics by undcigoing ausiciiiy loi livc ilousand ycais, is aclivcd simply by
obsciving Lladasi.'
Tlcic was alamous ling namcd Malismaia livcd in ilc ciiy ol Clampavaii.
Tlis King lad + sons. Among ilcm ilc cldcsi son Lumpala was vciy sinlul. Hc
uscd io blasllamc ilc bialmins, vaisnavas and dcmigods and was cxiicmcly
aiiaclcd io gambling and piosiiiuiion. Ioi ilis icason lis lailci King Malismaia
cxilcd lim. Tlc cxilcd Lumpala livcd in ilc Jungal and ai nigli bcgan io plundci
wcalil liom ilc pcoplc ol lis lailcis lingdom. Inspiic ol sialing ilc ciiizcns
would sci lim licc lnowing lim io bc ilc son ol ilc ling. Lumpala spcnd lis lilc
by icgulaily caiing iaw mcais and liuiis.
Tlcic was a banyan iicc in ilis loicsi wlo was as woislipablc as ilc dcmigods.
Lumpala livcd undcinciil ilis iicc loi somc iimc.
Co-incidcnialy wlcn Lumpala was living in ilis way ilc cladasi ol ilc
wanning moon ol ilc monil ol Novcmbci-dcccmbci occuicd . duc io laiiguc and
wcclncss lc bccamc unconscious on ilc day bcloic Lladasi and icgaincd lis
consciousncss ai mid-day on Lladasi. Tlcic was no possibiliiy loi Lumpala io
lill any animal on ilai day bccausc lc was scvcicly alllicicd wiil lungci.
Tlcicalici lc accumulaicd somc liuiis and ollcicd ilcm io Loid Vislnu loi His
plcasuic. Tlc sun lad sci by ilcn. Tlai nigli lumpala icmaincd awalc.
As a icsuli ol lasiing and lccping awalc lc unlnowingly obscivcd saplala
Lladasi. Loid Madlusudan acccpis ilc woislip and vow ol ilis Lladasi ollcicd
by ilc piaciiciionci. As a icsuli ol pciloiming ilis Lladasi Lumpala goi an
opulani lingdom . On ilc ncxi moining a divinc loisc camc and siood bcloic
Lumpala; ai ilai iimc a voicc liom ilc sly was lcaid 'o piincc, by ilc mcicy ol
loid Madlusudan and by ilc inllucncc ol Saplala Lladasi yoou will icccivc a
lingdomm and iulc ii wiiloui any dilliculiy. Rciuin io youi lailci and cnjoy ilc
lingdow.' Accoiding io ilis insiiuciion Limpala iciuincd io lis lailci and
acccpicd ilc icsponsibiliiy ol iuling ilc lingdom. Tlcialici lc goi a bcauiilul
wilc and lad good sons. In ilis way Lumpala lappily iulcd ilis lingdom
ly obsciving ilc vow ol saplala Lladasi pcisons aiiain lamc in ilis lilc
libciaiion in ncxi lilc. Tlosc wlo lollow ilis Lladasi aic gloiics. ly lollowing
ilis Lladasi onc aiiains ilc icsuli ol pciloiming Aslwamcdla saciilicc.
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Tlc gloiics ol Puiiada Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in
ilc monil ol Dcccmbci/Januaiy is dcsciibcd in llavisya Uiiaia Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisici.
Loid Kiislna said io Udlisici, My dcai ling ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Dcccmbci/Januaiy is callcd Puiiada. ly
obsciving ilis Lladasi all oncs sinlul icaciions aic couniciacicd. Pcoplc bccomc
lcaincd and lamous by lollwing ilis Lladasi. Now plcasc lcai ilc gloiics ol ilis
auspicious Lladasi.
Tlcic was a ciiy namcd lladiavaii. A ling namcd Sulciumana iullcd ilis
ciiy. Tlc namc ol lis quccn was Saivya. Sincc ilcy lad no son boil ilc ling and
quccn livcd ilcii livcs wiil disiicss. Tlcy spcnd mosi ol ilcii iimcs in icligious
aciiviiics. lccausc ilc ling and ilc quccn wcic alllicicd wiil lcmcniaiion. Tlc
waici ilai ilcy ollcicd duiing ilc iimc ol ilcii ollciing oblaiion io ilcii
loiclailcis appcaicd loi io ilc loiclailcis. Tlc loiclailcis wcic also woiiicd
ilinling ilai alici ilc King Sulciumana no onc will ollci ilcm oblaiions.
Knowing ilis disiicss ol ilc loiclailcis ilc ling bccamc cvcn moic moiosc. Hc
didnoi lccl any plcasuic in ilc associaiion ol lis liicnds, wcllwislcis and
minisicis. lcing mcigcd in ilc lcmcniaiion and lopclcssncss ilc ling considcicd
ilai wiiloui ilc son a luman lilc is usclcss. Ii is impossiblc io bccomc licc liom
ilc dcbis io ilc dcmigods, io ilc loiclailci and io ilc luman bcings wiiloui
posscssing son. Wiiloui lcaps ol pious aciiviiics and dcvoiion io Vislnu onc
cannoi posscss sons, wcalil and lnowlcdgc. Alici concluding in ilis way ilc
moiosc King scciaicly lcli loi ilc loicsi loi lis own bcnclii iiding on a loisc.
Tlc King Sulciumana cnicicd in ilc loicsi wlicl is inlabiicd by biids and
bcasis and bcgan io scaicl loi a placc io ialc icsi. Wiilin ilc dcncc loicsi ilc
King saw vaiious iiccs sucl as lanyan, Pcppla, Daic, Tamaiind, Palm, Slal,
Maulasiii,Sapiapaina, Tilala, Tamala, Saiala, Hingoia, Aijuna, Lavlcia, lalcda,
Sallali,Paiala, Caicclu and Palasa as wcll as vaiious animals sucl as iigcis, lions,
wild clcplani, Dcci, Wild Pigs, Monlcys, Snalc , Lcopaidcs and Haics. Tlcn ilc
King insicad ol icsiing bcgan io wondci iliougl ilc loicsi. Tlc King bccamc
scaicd and suipiiscd by lcaiing ilc lowling ol ilc Jacllcs, sounds ol ilc owls.
Wondciing in ilis way in all diicciions ilc ling bccamc vciy iiicd. Ii was midday
and ilc King was vciy iliisiy. Hc ilougli ilai ilougl I lavc plcascd ilc
dcmigods iliougl woislip and saciiliccs, mainiaincd my subjccis lilc my own
clildicn and saiislicd ilc bialamanas by ollciing ilcm loodsiulls and dalslina.
Yci wly am I sullciing lilc ilis ioday. lcing absoibcd in ilis ilougli King
Sulciumana wondcicd liilci and iliilci. Suddcnly Hc saw a lalc wlicl was as
bcauiilul as ilc Manasa saiovai lillcd wiil loiuscs. Many Swans Claliaval and
Caloia biids wcic spoiiing in ilc waicis ol ilai lalc. On sccing somc sagcs
claniing vcdic maniias on ilc banl ol ilis lalc ilc King goi down liom lis loisc
and ollcicd obcisanccs io cacl ol ilcm scpciaicly. Tlc sagcs bccamc plcascd by
ilc Kings bclavioui and aslcd lim O ling, Wc aic plcascd wiil you plcasc asl us
loi somc bcncdiciion.
Tlc King Said wlo aic all ol you, ' Wly lavc you comc io lis lalc' Tlc
sagcs icplicd, Wc aic Visva dcvas, Wc lavc comc lcic io ialc bail. Today is ilc
auspicious Puiiada Lladasi. Il a pcison dcsiious ol a son obscivcs ilis vow, lc is
cciiainly bcncdicicd wiil a son. Tlc ling said, I lavc iiicd so many ilings io gci a
son; bui iill ioday I lavc noi bccn succcslul. Sincc all ol you aic plcascd wiil mc
lindly blcss mc wiil a bcauiilul son. Tlcn ilc sagcs insiiucicd ioday is Puiiada
Lladasi o King, obscivc ilis Lladasi wiil gicai caic; ilcn by ilc mcicy ol ilc loid
and by oui blcssing you will cciiainly icccivc a son.
Tlcicalici accoiding io ilc insiiuciion ol ilc sagcs ilc ling obscivcd ilc
auspicious Puiiada Lladasi. On ilc ncxi day lc biolc lis lasi and alici icpcaicdly
ollcicing obcisanccs io ilc sagcs iciuincd io lis Palacc.
In duc couisc ol iimc Quccn Saivya bccamc picgncni. ly ilc blcssing ol
ilc sagcs and ilc inllucncc ol ilc piciy accumulaicd by obsciving Puiiada Lladasi
ilc King bcgoi a pious and biilicni son. Tlcicalici ilc King lappily iulcd lis
Kingdom and lis loiclailcis also bccamc saiislicd.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd - O King Udlisici by lollowing ilis Puiiada
Lladasi onc can gci a son and aiiain lcavcnly plancis. Any onc wlo lcais oi sings
ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi cciiainly aclivcs ilc icsulis ol Asvamcdla Saciilicc.
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Tlis Lladasi occuis duiing ilc waning moon in ilc monil ol
Januaiy/Icbiuaiy. Tlc gloiics ol Sai-iila Lladasi is dcsciibcd in llavisya Uiiaia
Puiana. Oncc sagc Dalblya aslcd sagc Pulasiya - O icspccicd bialaman pcoplc
aic cngagcd in vaiious sinlul aciiviiics sucl as lilling bialmins and scnsc
giaiilicaiion in ilis moiial woild. Plcasc cxplain io mc low can ilcy bc dclivcicd
liom ilc lclisl condiiion as a icsuli ol ilcii sinlul aciiviiics. Sagc Pulasiya icplicd
- O mosi loiiunaic onc ! onc slould woislip ilc supicmc loid in a puic siaic ol
mind on ilc day ol Lladasi wlicl occuis duiing ilc waning moon in ilc monil
ol Januiay/Icbiuaiy.
Ai ilc iimc ol woislip onc slould piay as lollows. O loid Janaidlan! O
mosi mcicilul Sii Kiislna ! you aic ilc dclivcici ol ilc sinlul pcoplc. Plcasc bc
mcicilul io ilosc wlo lavc diawncd in ilc occan ol maiciial cxisiancc. O
Supicmc bialman! O Supicmc pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad! O loid ol ilc univcisc !
You plcasc acccpi my woislip wiil youi consoii Siimaii Laxmidcvi. Tlcicalici
onc slould woislip ilc bialmanas by giving ilcm umbiclla, cloil, slocs and
piiclci lillcd wiil waici in claiiiy. Accoiding io oncs capaciiy onc slould also
givc blacl cow and scsamc sccds in claiiiy io ilc bcsi ol ilc bialmanas. ly giving
scsamc sccds in claiiiy onc can livc in ilc lcavcnly plancis loi many many ycais.
Onc slould bail in waici mixcd wiil scsamc sccd, smcai scsamc sccd
pasic on lis body, pciloim liic saciilicc wiil scsamc sccd, ollci oblaiions io ilc
loiclailci wiil ilc waici mixcd wiil scsamc sccds, cai scsamc sccd and givc
scsamc sccd in claiiiy on ilis Lladasi. ly doing so all oncs sinlul icaciions will
bc disiioycd. Tlai is wly ilc namc ol ilis Lladasi is Sai-iila Lladasi. Loid
Kiislna naiiaicd ilc lollowing sioiy io Naiad Muni wlcn lc appioclcd Kiislna
io lcai ilc gloiics and icsulis ol obsciving sai-iila Lladasi. An ilc ancicni iimc
ilcic livcd a lcmalc bialamani. Slc is siiicily lollowcd ilc vow ol cclibacy and
cngagcd in woisliping ilc loid. ly consianily obsciving vaiious vows in ilc
couisc ol lci woislip slc giadually bccamc wcal and slinny. Alilougl slc gavc
claiiiy io ilc pooi bialmins and unmaiiicd giils bui slc ncvci plcascd ilc
bialmins and dcmigods by giving lood giains in claiiiy. So I considci ilai
alilougl ilc body ol ilc bialmani bccamc wcal on accouni ol pciloiming many
scvcic vows yci slc is a puiilicd soul. Moicvci slc las noi givcn any lood giains
in claiiiy io ilc lungiy pcoplc. O bcsi ol ilc bialmanas! In oidci io icsi ilis
bialmani I iool ilc loim ol a mandicani and pcisonaly appcaicd in ilis moiial
woild. I iool a bcgging poi in my lands and appioaclcd ilc lousc ol ilai
bialamani loi bcgging alms.
Tlc bialmani said 'O bialmin ! plcasc icll mc ilc iiuil liom wcic lavc
you comc' I picicndcd as il I lavc noi lcaid anyiling and bcgcd loi ilc alms
again. Slc bccamc angiy ai ilis and iool a landlul ol clay and pui ii in my
bcging poi. Tlcicalici I iciuincd io my abodc. Tlai asciic bialmani as a icsuli ol
obsciving scvcic vows also iciuincd io my abodc. Alilougl slc goi a bcauiilul
lousc bui duc io ollciing mc clay in claiiiy slc lad no lood giains oi wcalil in
lci lousc. O bialmin! Wlcn slc cnicicd ilai lousc slc didnoi lind anyiling and
giadually duc io lacl ol wcalil slc bccamc icsilcss. Tlcicalici slc appioaclcd mc
in an angiy mood and said ' O Janaidlan! I lavc undcigonc scvcic ausiciiiics,
vows and woislip loid Vislnu adcquaicly. Yci wly am I bicli ol loodgiains and
wcalil'
Tlcn I said 'O bialmani! As you lavc comc lcic liom ilc maiciial woild
now plcasc go bacl io youi lousc. Wlcn oui ol cuiiousciiy ilc wivcs ol ilc
dcmigods will comc io youi lousc loi daislan ilcn you slould inquiic liom
ilcm abouoi ilc gloiics ol Sai-iila Lladasi. Do noi opcn ilc dooi uniil ilcy linisl
ilc naiiaiion.' Alici lcaiing my siaicmcni ilc bialmani iciuincd lomc.
Onc day wlcn ilc bialmani was siiing in lci ioom closing ilc dooi liom
insidc ai ilai iimc somc wivcs ol ilc dcmigods camc ilcic and said ' O bcauiilul
onc! Wc lavc comc lcic loi daislan plcasc opcn ilc dooi'. Tlc bialmani icplicd
' Il you wani io scc mc ilcn plcasc cxplain io mc ilc impoiiancc, piciy and gloiics
ol Sai-iila Lladasi bcloic I opcn ilc dooi. Tlcn onc ol ilc wivcs ol ilc dcmigod
naiiaicd ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi. Alici lcaiing ilc naiiaiion ilc bialmani
bccamc saiislicd and opcncd ilc dooi. Tlc wivcs ol ilc dcmigods bccamc plcascd
by sccing ilc bialmani.
Undci ilc insiiuciion ol ilcsc dcmigoddcsscss ilc bialmani obscivcd ilc
vow ol Sai-iila Lladasi. Tlcicalici slc bccamc bcauiilul, cllulgcni and bccamc ilc
piopiicici ol sullicicni loodgiain, wcalil and gold. Howcvci no onc slould
obscivc ilis Lladasi bcing coniiolcd by giccd. ly lollowing ilis Lladasi oncc
misloiiunc and povciiy aic disiioycd. Il onc donaics scsamc sccds on ilis day
ilcn all lis sinlul icaciion aic vanquislcd.
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Tlc gloiics ol Jaya Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc
monil ol Januaiy /Icbiuaiy is dcsciibcd in llavisya Uiiaia Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia aslcd loid Sii Kiislna , O Loid Kiislna! O
oiiginal pcisonaliiy ol godlcad, O Loid ol ilc univcisc Sii Kiislna! You aic ilc
oiiginal causc ol ilc loui iypcs ol living cniiiics namcly ilosc wlo boin liom
pcispiiaiion, ilosc boin liom sccds, ilosc boin liom cgg and ilosc boin liom
cmbiyos. You alonc aic ilc cicaici, mainiainci and dcsiioyci ol cvciyiling.
Plcasc disciibc io mc ilc gloiics ol ilai Lladasi wlicl occuis duiing ilc waxing
moon in ilc monil ol Januiaiy/Icbiuiaiy. Also plcasc cxplain io mc ilc
piocccduic loi obsciving ilis Lladasi and wlicl dciiy is io bc woislipcd on ilis
auspicious day. Loid Kiislna said ' O bcsi ol ilc Kings Yudlisiliia! Tlc Lladasi
wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Januaiy/Icbiuaiy is
cclcbiaicd as Jaya Lladasi. Iollowing ol ilis Lladasi ialcs away all oncs sinlul
icaciions. Tlc pciloimci ol ilis Lladasi is ncvci subjccicd io acccpi ilc body ol a
glosi. O King ! as lai as awaiding libciaiion and cxlausiing oncs sinlul icaciions
aic conccincd ilis Lladasi las no subsiiiuic. O Lion lilc King ! now plcasc lcai
ilc dcsciipiion ol ilis Lladasi wlicl I lad picviously naiiaicd in Padma Puiana.
Tlc dcmigods wcic living lappily in ilc lcavcnly lingdom ol India undci
lis iulc. In ilc Nandan Kanana loicsi wlicl was lillcd wiil ilc liagicncc ol lully
blossamcd Paiijaia llowcis and wcic ilc Apsaias liccly cnjoycd ilcii livcs India
also cnjoycd vaiious cxclangcs wiil ilc Apsaias. Oncc India in ilc plcasani
mood aiiangcd a dancc lcsiival ol liliy million Apsaias. In ilai csscmbly ilcic was
a Gandlaiva singci namcd Puslpadania. Anoilci Gandlaiva namcd Cliiiascna
camc ilcic along wiil lis wilc Malini and dauglici. Cliiiascna lad a son namcd
Puslpavana wlosc son was Malyavan. A Gandlaivi namcd Puslpavaii bccamc
aiiiacicd by ilc bcauiy ol Malyavan. lccing piciccd by ilc slaip aiiows ol cupid.
Tlc mosi bcauiilul Puslpavaii iiicd vaiious ways sucl as gcsiuics and glanccs io
biing Malyavan undci lci coniiol. O King! Wlai can I disciibc ilc spacndid
bcauiy ol Puslpavaii' Slc lad bcauiilul aims wlicl icscmblc ilc iopcs ol cupid,
ilc bcauiy ol lci lacc icscmblcd ilc bcauiy ol ilc moon. Slc lad bioad cycs ,
cais dccoiaicd wiil cai iings , lci nccl dclcaicd ilc bcauiy ol ilc councl. Hci
waisi was ilin, bicasis wcic liglly iaiscd, lci lips wcic bioad and lci iligls
icscmblcd lilc banana iicc. Hci slining lcci dclcaicd ilc bcauiy ol ilc icd loius
llowci. Hci bcauiilul lcaiuics appcaicd moic cnclaniing by bcing dccoiaicd wiil
goigcous oinamcnis and gainamcnis. On sccing sucl a bcauiilul womcn
Puslpavaii, Malyavan ioially bccamc capiivaicd.

In oidci io plcasc India boil Malyavan and Puslpavaii bcgan io pciloim
dancing and singing wiil oilci Apsaias in ilai dancc lcsiival. lui sincc boil wcic
aiiiacicd io cacl oilci ilcy could noi pciloim wcll. As a icsuli ilcic was a
disiuibancc in ilc ongoing pciloimancc ol dancing asscmbly. Coniinucsly
looling cacl oilci iliougl ilc coinci ol ilcii cycs boil ol ilcm bccamc piciccd
by ilc aiiows ol Cupid. Wlcn India noiiccd ilc pcipciual disiuibancc in ilc
pioccss ol singing and dancing lc undcisiood ilcii mcnial condiiion. Duc io
consiani disiuibancc in ilcii pciloimancc India lcli insulicd and cuiscd ilcm as
lollows. ' loil ol you aic lools and sinlul. You lavc disobcycd my oidci lcncc I
am cuising you. loil ol you acccpi ilc bodics ol a malc and lcmalc glosi and
ialc biiil in ilc caiilly planci and cnjoy ilc icsuli ol youi laima.'
Alici bcing cuiscd in ilis way boil Malyavan and Puslpavaii icccivcd ilc
bodics ol glosi and bcgan io spcnd ilcii misciablc livcs wiilin a cavc ol ilc
Himalaya Mouniain. As a icsuli ol iccciving glosi bodics boil ol ilcm lcli gicai
disiicss and lamcniaiion. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilc cuisc ilcy could noi ialc
plcasuic liom ilc scncc ol smclling, ioucl and slccping. Wlilc wondciing in
ilc dcncc loicsi and cold mounianious icgions ol Himalaya oncc ilcy sai down in
onc placc and bcgan io iniiospcci. Tlc malc glosi said io ilc lcmalc glosi ' Alas,
Wlai lcnious sinlul aciiviiics wc lavc commiicd ilai wc lavc icccivcd sucl a
misciablc glosi bodics'. Tlcy lcli cxiicmc sadncss and mcigcd in ilc occan ol
icpcnicncc. loil Malyavan and Puslpavaii in ilc loim ol malc and lcmalc glosi
spcnd ilai day wiiloui ialing any lood wlilc coniinucly icpcniing loi ilcii
misdccds. Co-incidcnialy ilis day was ilc auspicious day ol Jaya Lladasi wlicl
occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Januaiy/Icbiuaiy. Alilougl
ilcy wcic cxiicmcly alllicicd wiil lungci and iliisi, ilcy did noi lill any living
cniiiy on ilai ilai. Lvcn ilcy absiaincd liom ialing any ioois, liuiis oi waici. O
King! In ilis way wlcn ilc glosi couplc was siiiing undcinciil a banyan iicc in
misciablc condiiion ilc sun was aboui io sci . Duc io licczing cold and bcing
absoibcd in dccp ilougli ilcy lcli gicai unlappincss and spcnd ilai cniiic nigli
wiiloui slccping. Duc io mcnial disiuibancc no piopcnsiiy loi scncc giaiilicaiion
appcaicd in ilcii lcaiis.
O Lion lcaiicd King! In ilis way ilcy unlnowingly obscivcd ilc vow ol
Jaya Lladasi and by ilc inllucncc ol ilc pciiy accumulaicd liom obsciving ilis
vow ilc vciy ncxi day ilcy aiiaincd libciaiion liom ilcii glosi bodics. Tlcicalici
Puslpavaii and Malyavan icgaincd ilcii oiiginal posiiions and iciuincd io lcavcn
iliougl aii plains. On iciuining io lcavcn boil ol ilcm lappily appioaclcd
India ilc ling ol dcmigods and ollcicd ilcii obcisanccs. Wlcn India saw ilcm
Hc was siiucl wiil wondci and lc aslcd ilcm wlai a wondci ! ly ilc inllucncc
ol wlicl pciiy lavc youi glosily condiion ol livcs bccn disiioycd' Wlicl
dcmigod las liccd you liom my cuisc' In answci io ilis Malyavan said ' ly ilc
causclcss mcicy ol ilc supicmc loid and as a icsuli ol obsciving ilc vow ol Jaya
Lladasi wlicl is vciy dcai io Him , wc lavc bccamc liccd liom ilc cuisc. O
masici! I am iclling you wiil lull conviciion ilai wc lavc bccn liccd liom oui
glosily livcs simply by ilc inllucncc ol dcvoiional scivicc'.
Alici lcaiing ilis woids India again said io Malyavan ' You lavc bccomc
puiilicd as a icsuli ol cxcuiing dcvoiional scivicc io loid oVislnu and obsciving
ilc vow ol Lladasi. Tlcicloic now you aic woislipablc by mc also. Tlosc luman
bcings wlo aic cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc oi Vislnu aic cciiainly woislipcd
and icspccicd by mc.' Tlcicalici Puslpavaii and Malyavan bcgan io livc lappily
in ilc lcavcnly planci.
O King Yudlisiliia! Tlai is wly onc musi obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi.
Obscivancc ol ilc vow ol Jaya Lladasi ialcs away cvcn ilc sin ol lilling a
bialmin. Tlc sccondaiy liuiis ol obsciving ilis vow is ilai onc auiomaiically
icccivcs ilc pciiy ol giving claiiiy, pciloiming saciilicc and visiiing loly placcs. Il
onc piopcily lollows ilc vow ol ilis Lladasi wiil laiil and dcvoiion ilcn lc livcs
in Vailunila loi cvci. Jusi by icading and lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi onc
can aiiain ilc icsuli ol Agnisioma saciilicc.
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Tlc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi is disciibcd in Slanda Puiana. Oncc Malaiaj
Yudlisiliia cnquiicd liom Si Kiislna O Loid Kiisalna plcasc bc lind io mc and
disciibc ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol
Icbiuaiy/Maicl.
Loid Kiislna icplicd O King Yudlisiliia! I will lappily disciibc ilc
Lladasi lnown as Vijaya Lladasi io you. ly obsciving ilc vow ol ilis Lladasi
oncs sinlul icaciions aic simulianiously ciadicaicd.
Oncc gicai sagc Naiada aslcd Loid lialma, ' O bcsi ol ilc dcmigods!
Kindly disciibcd io mc ilc icsuli onc aclicvcs by lollowing ilc vow ol Vijaya
Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Icbiuaiy/
Maicl. In icply io ilis Loid lialma said, My dcai son ilis oldcsi vow is puic and
disiioyci ol all sinlul aciiviiics. Aciually ii las goi gicai icsulis as iis namc
suggcsis. Tlis Vijaya Lladasi undoubicdly awaids onc ilc powci ol vicioiy.
Wlcn Sii Ramaclandia wcni io ilc loicsi loi louiiccn ycais wiil His wilc Siiadcvi
and bioilci Laxman inoidci io lullill ilc oidci ol His lailci Tlcy livcd in a
bcauiilul loicsi lnown as Panclavaii on ilc banl ol ilc iivci Godlavaii loi
somciimc. Wlilc icsiding in ilis loicsi onc day Ravana ilc ling ol dcmons
lidnappcd ausicic Siiadcvi. Duc io scpaiaiion liom Siiadcvi Ramaclandia bccamc
ovciwlclmcd wiil cxiicmc disiicss. Wlilc wondciing iliougloui ilc loicsi
inscaicl ol Siia, Ramaclandia mci wiil Jaiayu, ilc ling ol ilc biids wlo was
aboui io dic. Jaiayu iold Ramaclandia cvciyiling aboui Siia and lcli ilis woild
and iciuincd io Vailunila. Tlcicalici Ramaclandia madc liicndslip wiil
Sugiiva. Inoidci io lclp ilc mission ol Ramaclandia many monlcy soldicis wcic
gailcicd . Mcanwlilc Hanuman ilc ling ol ilc monlcys complcicd a gicai
mission. Hc wcni io ilc Aslola loicsi in Lanla and mci Siiadcvi and inoidci io
convincc lci lc gavc Ramaclandias iing. Tlcicalici Hanuman iciuincd io
Ramaclandia and cxplaincd ilc wlolc incidcni io Him. Alici lcaiing ilc woids ol
Hanuman Ramaclandia lad a mcciing wiil His liicnd Sugiiva and icsolvcd io
invadc Lanla. Ramaclandia gailcicd a giai numbci ol monlcy soldicis and
aiiivcd ai ilc sloic ol ilc occan. Hc ilcn said io Laxman, O Saumiiia! How will
wc cioss bcyond ilis unlailomablc occan wlicl is lull ol liciccs aquaiics sucl as
wlalcs and ciocodilcs' Laxman icplicd, O oiiginal supicmc pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad! You aic ilc piimcval loid. Tlcic is a gicai sagc namcd laladalblya
livcs in ilis Island. His asliama is siiuaicd loui milcs away liom lcic. O son ol
ilc dynasiy ol Raglu! Tlis sagc las goi daislan ol Loid lialma. Wc slould asl
lim aboui ilc mcans ol ciossing ilis occan. lcing adviccd by Laxman in ilis way
Loid Ramaclandia wcni io ilc asliama ol laladalblya and ollcicd icspccilul
obcisanccs io lim. Tlc omnicicni sagc could immcdiaicly undcisiand ilai ilis
pcisonaliiy was ilc supicmc loid Ramaclandia. Ioi somc pciiiculai causc sucl as
lilling ilc dcmon Ravana lc las now appcaicd in ilis maiciial woild. Tlc gicai
sagc aslcd lim-' O Ramaclandia loi wlai puiposc you lavc lindly comc lcic''
Ramaclandia icplicd, 'O bialmin! ly youi mcicy I lavc comc lcic on ilc sloic ol
ilis occan wiil my soldicis. In oidci io ligli ilc dcmons and conquci Lanla. O
bcsi ol ilc sagcs! Plcasc icll mc a simplc mcilod by wlicl I can casily cioss ovci
ilis insuimouniablc occan. Ioi ilis icason only I lavc comc io youi loius lcci.
Tlc gicai sagc said io Ramaclandia,' O Ramaclandia! I will icll you aboui
obsciving a gicai vow by wlicl you will cciiainly conquci youi baiilc and obiain
cxiiaoidinaiy lamc and opulancc in ilis woild. You slould lollow ilis vow wiil
undiviaicd aiicniion. O Rama! Tlcic is an Lladasi lnown as Vijaya wlicl
occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Icbiuaiy/Maicl. ly obsciving
ilis Lladasi you will cciiainly bc ablc io cioss ovci ilis occan wiil youi monlcy
soldicis. O Loid Ramaclandia! Now plcasc lcai aboui ilc pioccduic ol lollowing
ilis Lladasi. On ilc day bcloic Lladasi you slould lill a goldcn, silvci, coppci oi
clay piiclci wiil waici and dccoiaic ii wiil Mango iwigs. Tlcicalici you slould
placc ilis piiclci on a sanciilicd iaiscd alici wlicl is dccoiaicd wiil scvcn linds
ol giains. Tlcicalici you slould placc a goldcn dciiy ol Loid Naiayana upon ilis
piiclci. On ilc day ol Lladasi you slould ialc bail caily in ilc moining and
woislip ilis dciiy ol Loid Naiayana wiil dcvoiion by ollciing vaiious iicms sucl
as Tulasi lcavcs, sandalwood pasic, llowcis, gailands, inccnsc, glcc lamp and lood
siull. You slould also icmain awalc ilai nigli. On ilc day alici Lladasi you
slould placc ilis piiclci on ilc banl ol a iivci, pond oi lalc alici ilc sun iisc and
ducly woislip ii . Tlcicalici you slould donaic ilis piiclci along wiil ilc dciiy
ol Naiayana io a bialmin wlo siiicily lollows ilc vow ol cclibacy. ly doing so
you will cciiainly conquci ovci youi cncmics.

Accoiding io ilc insiiuciion ol ilis gicai sagc Loid Ramaclandia cxibiicd
ilc idcal cxamplc ol piopcily lollowing ilis vow ol Lladasi and conquci ilc
baiilc. A pcison wlo piopcily lollows ilis vow ol Lladasi cciiainly bccomcs
vicioiics in ilis lilc and in ilc ncxi. Loid lialma coniinucd io spcal io Naiada '
O my dcai son! Tlai is wly cvciy luman bcing slould lollow ilis vow ol ilis
Vijaya Lladasi. Tlc gloiics ol Vijaya Lladasi disiioycs all oncs sinlul icaciion.
Onc wlo icads oi lcais ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi obiains ilc icsuli ol lajapcya
saciilicc.
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Tlc iopics ol ilc gloiics ol Amalali Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc
waxing moon in ilc monil ol Icbiuaiy/ Maicl is dcsciibcd in lialmanda Puiana
in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn King Mandlaia and sagc Vasisila.
Oncc King Mandlaia aslcd io ilc sagc Vasisila, O mosi loiiunaic onc il you
aic plcascd wiil and mcicilul io mc ilcn lindly disciibc io mc aboui a vow by
lollowing ol wlicl I can aiiain all auspiciousncss. Tlc sagc Vasisila icplicd O
King now I will cxplaincd io you aboui ilc gloiics and lisioiy ol a gicai vow
wlicl awaids onc all auspiciousncss. O King ! ilc namc ol ilis vow is Amalali
Lladasi. Tlc inllucncc ol ilc piciy accumulaicd by lollowing ilis Lladasi
cciiainly disiioycs all oncs sinlul icaciions and awaids libciaiion as wcll as onc can
aiiain ilc icsuli ol donaiing onc ilousand cows.
In ilc ancicni iimc ilcic was a ciiy namcd Vaidisa wlicl was inlabiicd by
many lcalily piospcious bialmins,lslaiiiyas, vaisyas and sudias. O Lion lcaiicd
ling ilcic was no ailcicsiic oi sinlul pcison in ilis bcauiilul ciiy. Tlc cniiic ciiy
was lillcd wiil ilc sound ol vcdic maniias. In ilis lamous ciiy ilcic livcd a
iiuillul pious ling namcd Caiiiaiaila wlo was boin in ilc lamily ol ling
Pasabindula, a mcmbci ol ilc dynasiy ol moon. King Caiiiaiaila was powcilul,
lcioic, opulani and wcll vciscd in ilc sciipiuics. Duiing ilc icign ol ilis ling
ilcic wcic all linds ol auspiciousncss and piospciiiy lound in ilc lingdom. All
lis subjccis wcic aiiaclcd io ilc dcvoiional scivicc ol loid Vislnu and all ol ilcm
obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi. Duc io icmaining cngagcd in ilc dcvoiional scivicc
io loid Haii cvciyonc livcd lappily in lis Kingdom. Tlcic was noi a singlc pooi
oi misci pcison lound in lis lingdom. Alici living lappily loi many many ycais
in ilis way oncc Amalali Lladasi conjoincd wiil dvadasi wlicl occuics duiing
ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Icbiuaiy/ Maicl. Rcalising ilai ilis Lladasi
bcsiows gicai bcncliis ilc ling and lis subjccis icsolvcd io obscivc ilis Lladasi
wiil piopci iulcs and icgulaiions. Laily in ilc moining on ilc day ol Lladasi ilc
King and lis subjccis iool bail in ilc iivci and wcni io ilc icmplc ol Loid Vislnu
siiuaicd on ilc banl ol ilc iivci. Wiilin ilc icmplc ilcic was an Amalali iicc
wlcic lc placcs a piiclci lillcd wiil waici and biougli an umbiclla, cloils,slocs
and livc linds ol jcwclls loi ilc woislip. Tlcicalici ilc ling woislipcd loid
Paiasuiama and Amalali by ollciing waici, slocs, conopy, gold, diamonds, iubics,
pcails, sappliics and liagiani inccnsc. Tlcn ilc ling lcd by ilc sagcs and lollwcd
by lis subjccis ollcicd piaycis io Loid Paiasuiama as lollows. 'O Loid Paiasuiama!
O Son ol Rcnula! O you wlo is siiuaicd undci ilc sladow ol Amalali iicc ! O
bcsiowci ol maiciial cnjoymcni and libciaiion I ollci my icspccilul obcisanccs io
you.' Tlcn ilcy ollcicd piaycis io ilc Amalali iicc. O Amalali ! O Susiainci ol
ilc Univcisc! O Ollspiing ol Loid lialma! O disiioyci ol all sins! Wc ollci oui
icspccilul obcisanccs io you. Kindly acccpi oui ollciing. Alici piopcily
woisliping ilc loid and Amalali in ilis way ilc ling accompanicd by lis subjccis
icmaincd awalc ilai nigli wiilin ilc icmplc ol loid Vislnu. Tlcy sang songs and
ollcicd bcauiilul piaycis wiil dcvoiion in piaisc ol ilc loid and ilc Amalali iicc.
Ai ilai iimc by piovidcncc a lunici camc ilcic. Tlis lunici caincd lis livclilood
simply by lilling vaiious living cniiiics. Wlcn lc camc io ilc icmplc wlicl was
dccoiaicd wiil glcc lamp, inccnsc and oilci auspicious iicms and saw ilai many
pcoplc wcic icmaining awalc wlilc gloiilying ilc loid. Hc sai down wiil ilcm
and bcgan io conicmplaic wlai all ilcsc was going on'. Tlc loiiunaic lunici iool
daislan ol loid Damodai placcd on ilc iop ol ilc piiclci and bcgan io lcai ilc
iiansccndcnial iopics ol Vislnu. Alilougl lc was alllicicd wiil lungci lc was
asionislcd io scc ilis and icmaincd awalc ilai wlolc nigli wlilc lcaiing ilc
gloiics ol Lladasi. In ilc moining ling lcli iowaids lis palacc accompanicd by lis
subjccis. Tlc lunici also iciuincd lomc and lappily iool lis mcal. Alici many
many ycais ilc lunici lcli lis body. ly ilc inllucncc ol Amalali Lladasi and as a
icsuli ol icmaining awalc on ilc nigli ol ilis Lladasi ilc lunici in lis ncxi lilc
bccamc a ling wiil inumciablc clcplanis, loiscs, claiiois and aimy. Tlc lunici
iool biiil as Vasuiail ilc powcilul son ol King Viduiail wlo iulcd ilc lamous
ciiy ol Jayanii. King Vasuiail iulcd onc million villagcs. Hc was as biilicni as ilc
sun, as cllulgcni as ilc moon and as powcilul as loid Vislnu as iolaicni as ilc
caiil. Hc was iiuillul, lixcd in lis occupaiional duiics and bccamc a gicai
dcvoicc ol Loid Vislnu.
Onc day ling Vasuiail wlo was vciy lind and claiiiablc losi lis way wlilc
luniing in ilc loicsi. Hc was cxiicmcly iiicd and alllicicd wiil lungci. Noi
linding any oilci alicinaiivc ilc ling licd down wiilin ilai dcncc loicsi using lis
aim as pillow. Ai ilai iimc somc mlccllas wlo livcd in ilai loicsi camc bcloic
ilc slccping ling and bcgan io ioiiuic lim in vaiious ways. Considciing ilc ling
as ilcii cncmy ilcy aiicmpicd io lill lim. Tlcy ilougli ilai ilis ling lad
picviously lillcd oui lailcis moilcis, sons, giandsons and unclcs and lavc
compcllcd us io wondci aimlcssly. Spcaling in ilis way ilc mlccllas iool up
ilcii dillcicni wcapons and bcgan io bcai ilc ling. lui io ilcii uiici suipiisc non
ol ilcii wcapons iouclcd ilc body ol ilc ling and as a icsuli ilc ling did noi lccl
any injuiy ai all. Wlcn all ilcii wcapons wcic uscd up ilc mlccllas bccamc
moioosc and lilclcss duc io lcai. Tlcy losi all powci io movc any luiilci . Ai
ilai iimc a bcauiilul cxiiaoidinaiy womcn dccoiaicd wiil vaiious oinamcnis and
liagicni sadalwood pasic appcaicd liom ilc body ol ilc ling. Slc was dccoiaicd
wiil an aiiiaiivc llowci gailand and lci cycs wcic icdisl duc io angci. Slc iaiscd
lci cyc biow and lolding a disc in lci land slc iuslcd iowaids ilc mlccllas io
lill ilcm in an angiy mood. Wiilin a movcmcni ilai powcilul womcn lillcd all
ilc sinlul mlccllas. Alici ilis incidcni ilc ling wolcup. On sccing sucl a
glasily lillings ilc ling wlo jusi goi up liom slccp bccamc liiglicncd and
siunncd. Wlcn ilc ling saw lis licicc looling cncmics lying lillcd lc bccamc
asionislcd and said, 'Alas! Wlo is ilai mosi wcll wisling liicnd ol minc wlo las
pioiccicd my lilc by lilling ilcsc powcilul cncmics' I convcy my lcaiilcli
gicailulncss io lim loi ilis gicai aci.' Ai ilai iimc a voicc liom ilc sly was lcaid,
'wloclsc cxccpi Loid Kcslava is capablc ol pioicciing lis suiioundcicd souls'.
Hc alonc is ilc mainiainci ol suiioundcicd dcvoiccs. Alici lcaiing ilcsc voicc
liom ilc sly ilc ling bccamc cxiicmcly amazcd and lis lcaii mclicd wiil
dcvoiional lccling . Tlcicalici ilc ling iciuincd io lis palacc and iulcd lis
lingdom lilc India wiiloui any obsiaclcs. Tlc Sagc Vasisila coniinucd my dcai
ling! Any pcison wlo obscivcs ilis vow ol ilis sacicd Amalali Lladasi
undoubicdly iciuins io ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu.
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Tlc gloiics ol Papamocani Lladasi is disciibcd in llavisoiiaia Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia aslcd Loid Kiislna my dcai Loid Kiislna you
lavc alicady cxplaincd ilc gloiics ol Amalali Lladasi now plcasc disciibc ilc
Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Maicl/Apiil.
Wlai is ilc namc ol ilis Lladasi' Also disciibc io mc ilc piocccduic loi
obsciving ilis Lladasi and iis icsulis. Loid Kiislna icplicd, O bcsi ol Kings! Tlc
namc ol ilis Lladasi is Papamocani. Now plocasc lcai iis gloiics as I disciibc io
you. Long Long ago ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi was spolcn by ilc Sagc Lomasa io
King Mandaia. Tlis Papamocani Lladasi occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc
monil ol Maicl/Apiil. Tlis Lladasi ialcs away all oncs sinlul icaciions, disiioycs
oncs glosily condiiion ol lilc and awaids onc cigli linds ol mysiic pcilcciions.
Sagc Lomasa said, ' In ilc ancicni iimc Kubcia ilc iicasuici ol ilc dcmigods
lad a bcauiilul loicsi ol llowcis callcd Caiiiaiaila wlcic ilc wcailci was plcascni
as a icsuli ol cvci (spiing') Tlc lcavcnly danccing giils sucl as gandlaivas and
linnaias cnjoycd vaiious spoiis ilcic. Dcmigods lcadcd by India uscd io comc
ilcic and cnjoycd vaiious cxclangcs. In ilai loicsi a gicai sagc namcd Mcdlavi
wlo was a siauncl dcvoicc ol Loid Sliva was cngagcd in pciloiming ausiciiiy.
Tlc Apsaias oi ilc lcavcnly dancing giils iiicd io disiuib ilc sagc in vaiious
ways. Among ilc Apsaias onc lamous Apsaia namcd Manju Glosa dcviscd a
mcans io capiivaic ilc mind ol ilc sagc. Duc io lcai ol ilc sagc Manju Glosa buili
a coiiagc a liiilc away liom ilc asliama ol ilc sagc and bcgan io sing in a swcci
voicc accompanicd wiil ilc musical insiiumcni lina. On sccing Manju Glosa
wlo applicd sadal wood pulp on lci body woic a liagicni llowci gailand and was
cngagcd in singing swccily, cvcn ilc cupid wlo is an cncmy ol Loid Sliva iiicd io
conquci ilc sagc wlo was ilc dcvoicc ol Loid Sliva. Sincc Loid Sliva buini ilc
cupid io aslcs ilcicloic icmcmbciing lis picvious cncmiiy ilc cupid, in oidci io
ialc icvangc cnicid in io ilc body ol ilc sagc. Ai ilai iimc sagc Mcdlavi wlo
woic a wliic sacicd ilicad on lis body and livcd in ilc asliama ol Clyavana Risi
appcaicd as ilc sccond cupid. Tlc lusiy Manju Glosa slowly camc bcloic ilc
sagc. Tlc sagc Mcdlavi also bccamc ovciwlclmcd by lusi and loigoi lis
woislipablc loid. Hc gavc up ilc piaciicc ol dcvoiional scivicc and bccamc so
mucl inioxicaicd in iclisling ilc associaiion ol ilc womcn ilai lc cvcn losi ilc
scncc ol disciiminaiing bciwccn day and nigli. In ilis way sagc Mcdlavi spcnd
many ycais in cnjoying lusiy aciiviiics.
Tlcicalici wlcn Manju Glosa saw ilai ilc sagc las lallcn down liom lis
posiiion slc dccidcd io iciuin io ilc lcavcnly planci. Slc said io sagc Mcdlavi
wlo was cngagcd in conjugal allaii 'O gicai sagc ! now plcasc givc mc pcimission
so ilai I can iciuin lomc. Tlcn sagc Mcdlavi icplicd O bcauiilul womcn! You
lavc comc io mc only in ilc cvcning siay lcic ionigli and you can iciuin in ilc
moining. On lcaiing ilcsc woids ol ilc sagc Manju Glosa bccamc liiglicncd and
coniinucd io livc wiil lim loi a lcw moic ycais. In ilis way alilougl Manju
Glosa livcd wiil a sagc loi liliy scvcn ycais ninc monils and ilicc days yci ii
appcaicd io bc only lall ol a nigli io ilc sagc. Tlcn Manju Glosa again aslcd loi
ilc pcimission liom ilc sagc io iciuin lomc bui ilc sagc said O bcauiilul onc !
plcasc lcai my woids . Tlis is only moining, plcasc waii iill I linisl my moining
iiiuals. Tlcn ilc apsaia smilcd and said io ilc sagc wiil amazcmcni. O gicai
sagc! How long ii will ialc io complcic youi moiing iiiuals' Has ii noi linislcd
yci' You lavc spcni many ycais in cnjoying my associaiion . Tlcicloic plcasc
considci ilc aciual valuc ol ilc iimc. On lcaiing ilc woids ol ilc apsaia ilc sagc
camc io lis scnscs and alici caiclully calculaiing ilc iimc lc said Alas! O bcauiilul
onc ! I lavc simply wasicd long liliy-scvcn ycais ol my valuablc iimc. You lavc
iuincd cvciyiling and spoilcd all my ausiciiiics. Tlc cycs ol ilc sagc lillcd wiil
icais and lis cniiic body bcgan io iicmblc. Sagc Mcdlavi cuiscd Manju Glosa in
ilc lollowing woids 'You lavc bclavcd wiil mc lilc a wiicl ilcicloic you will
immcdiaicly bccomc a wiicl. O sinlul unclasi Lady ! slamc on you.
Alici bcing cuiscd by ilc sagc in ilis way Manju Glosa lumbly said io ilc
sagc, O bcsi ol ilc bialmins! Plcasc wiildiaw youi lcavy cuisc. I lavc spcni
many ycais in youi company O my loid loi ilis icason I am a lii candidaic loi
youi loigivcncss, plcasc bc mcicilul io mc. Tlc sagc icplicd, O gcnilc lady ! wlai
will I do now ' You lavc disiioycd my cniiic wcalil ol ausiciiiy, siill I am iclling
you ilc piocccduic liom gciiing liccd liom ilis cuisc. Tlc Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Maicl/Apiil wlicl callcd Papamocani
and is capablc ol disiioying all oncs sinlul icaciions. Il you lollow ilis Lladasi
siiicily and laiillully ilcn youi glosily condiiion ol lilc will bc vanquislcd. Alici
spcaling ilcsc woids sagc Mcdlavi iciuincd io ilc asliama ol lis lailci sagc
Clyavana. As soon as sagc Clyavana saw lis lallcn son lc bccamc cxiicmcly
unlappy and said, 'Alas! Alas! O my son wlai lavc you donc' You lavc iuincd
youiscll. You slould noi lavc spoilcd youi cniiic iicasuiy ol ausiciiiy simply
bcing capiivaicd by an oidinaiy lady sagc Mcdlavi icplicd O icspccicd lailci! Duc
io misloiiunc I lavc commiiicd gicai sins in ilc associaiion ol an apsaia.
Tlcicloic plcasc insiiuci mc icgaiding ilc aiionmcni ol my sinlul icaciions. On
lcaiing ilc pailciic woids ol lis icpcnicni son sagc clyavana said O my son ! by
obsciving Papamocani Lladasi wlicl lalls duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil
ol Maicl/ Apiil all oncs sinlul icaciions aic complcicly disiioycd. Tlcicloic you
slould obscivc ilis Lladasi. On lcaiing ilcsc lind woids ol lis lailci sagc
Mcdlavi cxibiicd spccial cnilusiasam in obsciving ilis Lladasi. ly ilc inllucncc
ol ilis Lladasi all ilc sinlul icaciions ol sagc Mcdlavi wcic disiioycd and lc
bccamc a vciy pious. Mcanwlilc Manju Glosa also obscivcd ilis auspicious
papamocani Lladasi and bccamc libciaicd liom ilc glosily condiiion ol lilc. Slc
ilcn icgaincd lci divinc loim and iciuin io lcavcn.
Alici naiiaiing ilis sioiy io ling Mandaia sagc Lomosa concludcd as
lollows. My dcai ling jusi by obsciving ilis Papamocani Lladasi all oncs sinlul
icaciion aic auiomaiically disiioycd. ly lcaiing oi icading ilc gloiics ol ilis
Lladasi onc aclivcs ilc icsuli ol donaiing onc ilousand cows. ly obsciving ilis
Lladasi all linds ol sinlul icaciions icsuliing liom a lilling a bialmin, lilling an
cmbiyo, diinling winc and associaiing wiil oncs guiu's wilc aic ioially upiooicd.
Tlc puipoii is ilai sincc ilis sacicd Lladasi is all auspicious and disiioyci ol all
sins cvciyonc slould siiicily obscivc ilis Lladasi.
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Tlc gloiics ol Kamada Lladasi is disciibcd in Vaiala Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia aslcd Loid Kiislna ilc ciown ol Yadu Dynasiy.
O Loid Vasudcva! Plcasc acccpi my lumblc obcisanccs. O my Loid! Plcasc
disciibc io mc aboui ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc
monil ol Maicl/Apiil. Also cxplain io mc ilc pioccduic loi obsciving ilis
Lladasi and wlai is iis bcnclii'
Loid Kiislna icplicd, ' My dcai Malaiaj Yudlisiliia plcasc lcai aiicniivcly
ilc dcsciipiion ol ilis Lladasi wlicl is iccoidcd in ilc Puiana. Oncc wlcn
Malaiaj Dilip, ilc gicai giandlailci ol Loid Ramaclandia aslcd lis spiiiiual
masici sagc Vasisila aboui ilc namc and pioccduic loi obsciving ilc Lladasi
wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil olNMaicl/Apiil.
Sagc Vasisila icplicd, O King! I will cciiainly lullill youi dcsiic . Tlc
namc ol ilis Lladasi is Kamada. Tlis sacicd Lladasi buins all oncs sinlul
icaciions io aslcs
and awaids ilc obscivci ilc picvillagc ol laving a son. Now plcasc lcai iis gloiics
liom mc.
Long Long ago ilcic cxisicd a ciiy namcd Rainapui ( llogipui). Tlis
apulcni ciiy was iulcd by a ling namcd Pundaiila . Hc was accompanicd by lis
subjccis ilai includcs ilc gandlaivas. Kinnaias and ilc apsaias. In ilai ciiy a
bcauiilul apsaia namcd Laliia and a landsomc gandlaiva namcd Lalii livcd as a
lusband and wilc. loil ol ilcm wcic ovciwlclmcd by cacl oilcis lovc and ilcy
consianily icmaincd cngagcd in vaiiouos spoiiing aciiviiics ai ilcii oppulcni
lousc. Tlc lovc loi lci lusband in ilc lcaii ol Laliia and ilc lovc loi lis wilc in
ilc lcaii ol Lalii was so inicnsc ilai ilcy wcic unablc io iolciaic a movcmcnis
scpaiaiion liom cacl oilci.
Onc iimc in ilc couii ol King Pundaiila many Gandlaivas wcic singing
and danccing and Lalii also sang wiil ilcm wiiloui lis wilc. Duc io abscncc ol
Laliia, Laliis voicc, iunc, sicps and woidings bccamc lauliy. Among ilc audicncc
ilcic was a snalc namcd Kailoiala wlo ncw aboui ilis mysiiy. So lc wcni and
complincd io King Pundaiila aboui ilc aciual iiuil ol Laliis bclavioui. Tlcn ilc
ling bccamc cxiicmcly angiy and cuiscd Lalii as lollows. ' O sinlul onc! O lool!
lcing coniiolcd by ilc lusi ol youi wilc you lavc disiuibcd ilc singing and
dancing . So I cuisc you io bccomc a man caici cannibal.
O bcsi ol ilc ling bcing cuiscd by King Pundaiila Lalii immcdiaicly
iiansloimcd inio a gicai dcmon. Wlcn Laliia saw lci lusbands sucl an
unbclivablc and lcais looling loim slc bccamc cxiicmcly luii. Wiil inicnsc
disiicss slc spcni lci days and niglis simply ilinling wlai slould I do and
wlcic can I go . Giving up all cmbaicssmcni slc livcd wiil lci lusband in ilc
loicsi.
Oncc wlilc wondciing wiilin ilc dcncc loicsi wiil lci lusband Laliia saw
ilc mosi sacicd asliama od ilc sagc Siingi ai ilc pcal ol Vindlya Mouniain.
Laliia immcdiaicly wcni ilcic and ollcicd lci icspccilul obcisanccs io ilc sagc.
Upon sccing ilis lady ilc sagc inquiicd O bcauiilulonc wlo aic you' Wlosc
dauglici aic you' Wly lavc you comc lcic' Laliia icplicd, ' O gicai soul I am
ilc dauglici ol ilc gandlaiva namcd Viiadlanva. My namc is Laliia. I lavc comc
lcic wiil my cuiscd lusband. O gicai sagc! My lusband las bccomc a dcmon by
ilc cuisc ol ilc gandlaiva ling Pundaiila. O bialmin! I am gicaily disiicsscd by
sccing lis iciiiblc and lciocious loim. O my Loid! Kindly cxplain io mc ilc
pioccss ol aioncmcni by wlicl my lusband can bccomc libciaicd liom ilc cuisc.
O bcsi ol ilc bialmins! Plcasc insiiuci in sucl a way ilai lis dcmoniac condiiion
ol lilc is icmovcd. Alici lcaiing Laliia's pailciic icqucsi ilc gicai sagc Siingi said,
O dauglici ol ilc gandlaiva! In a lcw days iimc an Lladasi namcd Kamada wlicl
occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Maicl/Apiil will appioacl. ly
siiicily lollowing ilc vow ol ilis Lladasi all oncs dcisics aic lullillcd. O gcnilc
lady ! accoiding io my insiiuciion you obscivc ilis vow ol Lladasi and givc ilc
cniiic mciii wlicl you lavc caincd by obsciving ilis vow io youi lusband. Tlcn
by ilc inllucncc ol ilis mciii youi lusband will immcdiaicly bccomc liccd liom
ilc cuisc.
O King! lcing insiiucicd in ilis way by ilc sagc Laliia gladly obscivcd ilc
vow ol ilis Lladasi. On ilc day ol Dvadasi Laliia sai in lioni ol ilc bialmanas
and ilc Supicmc loid Vasudcva and dcclaicd, ' I lavc obscivcd ilc vow ol Kamada
Lladasi io iclcavc my lusband liom ilc cuisc. Now by ilc inllucncc ol my caincd
piciy lci my lusband bc liccd liom ilc dcmoniac condiiion ol lilc. Ai ilai iimc
lci lusband iuincd dcmon Lalii was picscni ilcic. As soon as Laliia linislcd lci
piayci lci dcmon lusband bccamc liccd liom all sins and icgaincd lis divinc
gandlaiva loim. Tlcicalici boil Lalii and Laliia livcd ilcii livcs lappily.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd O Malaiaj Yudliiliia! O bcsi ol ilc Kings! Any
onc wlo lcais ilis wondcilul naiiaiion ol Kamada Lladasi slould cciiainly
obscivc ii io ilc bcsi ol iis abiliiy. Tlcic is no bciici vow ol Lladasi ilcn ilis
Kamada Lladasi loi ii can iiadicaic cvcn ilc sin ol lilling a bialmin and
couniciaci ilc dcmoniac cuiscs.
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Tlc gloiics ol Vaiuilini Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon
in ilc monil ol Apiil/May is dcsciibcd in llavisyoiiaia Puiana in ilc convcisaiion
bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said io Sii Kiislna , O Vasudcva! I ollci my
lumblc obcisanccs io you. Now plcasc cxplain io mc ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc wanning mon in ilc monil ol Apiil/ May including iis namc inllucncc
and gloiics.
Loid Kiislna icplicd my dcai ling ilc namc ol ilis Lladasi is Vaiuilini
and ii awaids onc good loiiunc boil in ilis lilc and in ilc ncxi . ly lollowing ilc
vow ol ilis Lladasi a living cniiiy aiiains pcipciual lappincss, dcninislcs lis
sinlul icaciions and bccomcs gicaily loiiunaic. ly obsciving ilis vow an
unloiiunaic wilc bccomc loiiunaic,a luman bcing aiiains lappincss and
piospciiiy boil in ilis lilc and in ilc ncxi, ilcy bccomc liccd liom ilc cyclc ol
biiil and dcail, all ilcii sinlul icaciions aic nullilicd and ilcy aiiain dcvoiional
scivicc io ilc loid. King Mandaia was libciaicd by piopcily obsciving ilis
Lladasi. Many lings sucl as Dlundlumaia bccamc libciaicd by lollowing ilis
Lladasi. Onc can aclicvc ilc icsuli ol undcigoing ausiciiiics loi icn ilousand
ycais simply by obsciving ilis Vaiuilini Lladasi. Tlc amouni ol piciy onc
accumulaics by donaiing +0 lilos ol gold duiing ilc solai cclipsc in Kuiulsciia is
aclivcd simply by obsciving ilis Vaiuilini Lladasi.
O bcsi ol ilc lings! Donaiing clcplani is supciioi ilan donaiing loisc.
Donaiing land is supciioi ilan donaiing clcplani and donaiing scsamc sccd is
gicaici ilan donaiing land. Donaiing gold is gicaici ilan donaiing scsamc sccds
and donaiing lood giains is gicaici ilan donaiing gold . Inlaci ilcic is no gicaici
claiiiy ilan giving lood giains in claiiiy. O bcsi ol ilc lings! ly giving lood
giains in claiiiy onc can saiisly ilc loiclailcis , ilc dcmigods and all living
cniiiics. Tlc lcaincd sclolais lavc ascciicnd giving a dauglici in claiiiy io bc
cqual io giving lood giains in claiiiy. Tlc supicmc loid Himscll las compaicd
donaiing lood giains io bc cqual io donaiing cows.
Moiccvci among all linds ol claiiiics giving lnowlcdgc io oilcis is ilc liglcsi
iypc ol claiiiy. ly lollowing Vaiuilini Lladasi onc can aiiain ilc icsulis ol all
claiiiics. A pcison wlo cains lis livclilood by sclling lis dauglici cciiainly
commiis ilc gicai sin and lc is lii io livc in ilc lcll iill ilc iimc ol linal
annililaiion. Tlai is wly no onc slould cvci acccpi wcalil in cxclangc ol lis
dauglici. O ling ol lings! A louscloldci wlo undci ilc inllucncc ol giccd sclls
lis dauglici in cxclangc ol moncy bccomcs a cai in lis ncxi lilc. Onc wlo
dccoiaics lis dauglici wiil oinamcnis accoiding io lis own capaciiy and givcs lci
in claiiiy io a qualilicd gioom, cvcn Cliiiagupia ilc clicl scciciaiy ol Yamaiaj is
unablc io couni lis piciy. Tlc lollowci ol ilis Lladasi slould absiain by caiing
oui ol bcllmcial poi, caiing mcai, masuia giam, cliclpca,spinacl, loncy, acccpi
lood siulls coolcd by oilcis, caiing moic ilcn oncs and indulging in scx lilc liom
ilc day bcloic Lladasi. Hc slould noi indulgc in gambling, slccp cai bcial nuis,
bicss lis iccil, blasllamc anyonc, indulgc in gossiping, spcal wiil a sinlul pcison,
bccomc angiy and icll lics on ilc day ol Lladasi. On ilc day alici Lladasi lc
slould noi cai on a plaic madc ol bcllmcial, cai mcai, masuia giam and loncy; as
wcll as lc slould absiain liom spcaling lics, do cxcicisc, laboui laid, cai moic
ilcn oncc, indulgc in scx lilc, slavc lcad oi lacc, apply oil on ilc body and cai
lood siull coolcd by oilcis. Onc slould caiclully avoid all ilc abovc mcniioncd
piolibiiions wlicl disiioy ilc vow ol Lladasi. Apaii liom ilcm somc oilci
piolibiiaiy mcasuics slould io ialcn noi only loi ilc ilicc days bui loi cvci. Il
onc obscivcs ilc vow ol Vaiuilini Lladasi accoiding io ilcsc picsciibcd iulcs and
icgulaiions ilcn all lis sinlul icaciions aic ciadicaicd and lc aiiains ilc supicmc
dcsiinaiion. Onc wlo icmains awlc on ilc day ol Lladasi and woislips loid
Janaidlana bccomcs liccd liom all sins and aiiain ilc supicmc goal ol lilc. Any
onc wlo lcais oi icads ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi suicly aclicvcs ilc icsuli ol
donaiing oncilousand cows and bcing liccd liom all lis sinlul icaciions aiiains
ilc abodc ol Vislnu.
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Tlc gloiics ol Molini Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in
ilc monil ol Apiil/May is dcsciibcd in Suiya Puiana.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said io Loid Kiislna, O Janaidlana! Wlai is ilc
namc ol ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol
Apiil/May and wlai is ilc pioccss loi obsciving ilis Lladasi. Also wlai is ilc
mciii onc obiains by lollowing ilis Lladasi plcasc cxplain all ilcsc io mc in
dciails.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O son ol dlaima! Plcasc lcai mc aiicniivcly as I
dcsciibc io you ilc sioiy ilai sagc Vasisila oncc iold Loid Ramaclandia.
Long ago oncc Loid Ramaclandia aslcd ilc gicai sagc Vasisila, 'O
icspccicd sagc! I am lccling gicai disiicss duc io scpaiaiion liom Siia ilc dauglici
ol ling Janala. Kindly cxplain io mc aboui ilc gicai vow by lollowing ol wlicl
all oncc sinlul icaciions and disiicsscs aic mciicaicd.
Tlc gicai sagc Vasisila ilc spiiiiual masici ol Ramaclandia said, 'My dcai
Rama youi iniclligcncc is slaip and mixcd wiil laiil. Youi qucsiion is bcncliiial
loi ilc cniiic luminiiy. Jusi by claniing and icmcmbciing youi all auspicious
loly namcs all living cniiiics can bccomc puiilicd and bccomc cligiblc io aclicvc
all auspiciousncss. Siill loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc oidinaiy pcoplc I will disciibc io you
aboui a gicai vow. O Loid Rama! Tlc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing
moon in ilc monil ol Apiil/May is lamous as Molini Lladasi . Tlis Lladasi is
vciy auspicious. ly lollowing ilis Lladasi all oncs sinlul icaciions, maiciial
mcsciics and nciwoil ol illusion aic disiioycd. Now plcasc lcai aiicniivcly as I
naiiaic ilc mosi pious iopics ol ilis Lladasi.
Tlcic was a bcauiilul ciiy namcd lladiavaii siiuaicd on ilc banl ol sacicd
iivci Saiaswaii. A ling namcd Dyuiimana iulcd ilis ciiy. O loid Rama! Tlis ling
was boin in ilc dynasiy ol moon. Hc was iolaiani and iiuillul. A pious and
piospcious dcvoicc ol Loid Vislnu livcd in ilai ciiy. His namc was Dlanapala. Hc
was a Vaisya{Mcicaniilc communiiy) by piolcssion. Ioi ilc bcnclii ol ilc oidinaiy
pcoplc ilis dcvoicc Dlanapala buili many Dlaimaslalas oi Gucsi louscs sclools
icmplcs ol Loid Vislnu, claiiiablc lospiials, widc ioads and mailci placcs. Hc
aslo madc aiiangcmcnis loi disiiibuiing waici and lood siull, dug wclls loi cool
diinling waici and ponds loi clcai waici, buili gaidcns loi llowcis and liuiis. In
ilis way lc piopcily uiiliscd lis wcalil loi ilc bcnclii ol all and ilus succcsslully
dcmonsiiaicd ilc iiuc mcaning ol lis namc. Tlis pious dcvoicc ol loid Vislnu
wlo was always pcacclul, a bcnclacioi ol oilcis and cngagcd in dcvoiional scivicc
io Vislnu lad livc sons namcly Samana, Dyuiimana,Mcdlavi , Suliiii and
Dliisiabuddli . Among lis livc sons Dliisiabuddli was mosi sinlul. Hc was
cxiicmcly wiclcd, ill naiuicd, always cngagcd in bad associaiion, laving illicii
conncciion wiil unclasi womcn . Hc was lound ol gambling and diinling winc.
Hc iool plcasuic in lilling and ioiiuiing oilci living cniiiics. In ilis way lc
cngagcd in all linds ol sinlul aciiviiics and soon iuincd inio a abominablc son ol
ilc mosi pious lailci and a disgiacc io ilc lamily. Hc ncvci slowcd icspcci io ilc
dcmigods, gucsis, old loiclailcis and bialmins. Hc was consianily cngagcd in
ilinling ol commiiiing sinlul aciiviics and ilus livcd a conicmpiiblc lilc. Tlc
sinlul wiiclcd Diisiabuddli misuscd all lis lailcis wcalil in many usclcss
aciiviiics. Hc always aic abominablc lood siull and icmaincd always absobcd in
diinling winc. Onc day on sccing lis slamlcss son walling in ilc public placc
wlilc placcing lis land on ilc slouldci ol a piosiiiuic lailci Dlanapal bccamc
cxiicmcly luii. On ilai vciy day lc ilicwoui lis spoilcd son liom ilc lousc.
Diisiladuddli bccamc bcicli ol cvciy oncs allcciion includiing lis lailci moilci
bioilcis, iclaiivcs and liicnds. Soon lc dcgiadcd liom lis posiiion ol casic
sociciy and pious communiiy and bccamc an objcci ol laiicd loi cvciyonc.
Alici bcing dicwn oui liom lis lailcis lousc Diisilabuddli coniinucd io
lullill lis sinlul piopcnciiics wiil ilc moncy lc icccivcd by sclling lis pcisonal
cloilcs and oinamcnis. Soon ilai also camc io an cnd. Giadually duc io lacl ol
sullicicni lood lis body bccamc wcal and slinny. On icalising ilai lc las
bccomc pooi and lis so callcd dccciilul boys and giils liicnds lcli lim wlilc
condcming lim on vaiious picicx.
Diisilabudli was now lull ol anxiciy. Hc lad no loods oi cloilcs lcncc lc
was cxiicmcly alllicicd wiil lungci. So lc bcgan io conicmplaic. 'Wlai slould I
do now' Wlcic slould I go' ly wlicl mcans will I suivivc.' Alici conicmplaiing
in ilis way lc dccidcd ilai ilcic is no oilci alicinaiivc ilan io siaii sicaling loi
lis suivival. Si wiil a dcsiic io sical lc bcgan io wondci iliougloui ilc ciiy.
Somc iimcs ilc lings guaid would aiicsicd lim and alici considciing lis lailcis
gicainss lc would iclcasc lim. Alici bcing caugli and iclcascd in ilis way loi a
lcw iimcs oncc lc was loimally aiicsicd duc io commiiing a spccial lind ol ilcli.
Hc was ialcn io ilc ling wlo awaidcd lim scvcic punislmcni. Tlc King said, O
sinlul loolisl cicaiuic you cannoi siay wiilin ilis lingdom any moic. Ioi you aic
ilc gicaicsi sinnci. I am icalising you now bui lcavc ilis lingdom immcdiaicly
and go wlcic cvci you wisl.
Tlcicalici Diisilabuddli bccamc aliaid ol bcing punislcd again and lcli
ilc lingdom. Hc wcni lai away and cnicicd inio a dcncc loicsi. Wiilin ilc loicsi
lc bccamc so mucl alllicicd wiil lungci and iliisi ilai lc bcgan io lill bcasis
and biids indisciiminaicly and aic ilcii iaw llcsl loi ilcii suivival. Hc wondcicd
wiilin ilc loicsi lilc a lunici, lolding a bow and aiiows in lis lands and
coniinucd io lill innoccni animals. In ilis way Diisilabuddli livcd in ilai dcncc
loicsi loi somc ycais wlilc cngaging in sinlul aciiviiics.
Diisilabuddli was always mcsciablc and anxious, bui onc day duc io
somc lasi pious dccds lc aiiivcd ai ilc sacicd asliama ol ilc gicai sagc and asciic
Kaundinya wlilc wondciing aboui wiilin ilc loicsi. Ii was ilc monil ol Vaisalla
(Apiil /May) and ilc gicai sagc Kaundinya was jusi iciuining lomc alici ialing
bail in ilc Gangcs. Ai ilai iimc by piovidcncc Diisilabuddli wlo was vciy
mucl agiccd wiil disiicss and lcmcniaiion lappcncd io ioucl a diop ol waici
lalling liom ilc sagcs cloil. Diisilbuddli was immcdiaicly iclicvcd- liom lis
sinlul icaciions. Wiil loldcd land and gicai lumiliiy lc said io sagc Kaundinya, '
O gicai bialmin I am ilc mosi sinlul pcison. Tlcic is no sucl sin ilai I lavc noi
commiicd. Now plcasc insiiuci mc aboui a liglcsi iypc ol aioncmcni wlicl a
mosi wiiclcd pcison lilc mc can casily pciloim. As a icsuli ol commiiing
unlimiicd sinlul aciiviiics iill now I lavc bccn bcicli ol my lousc, wcalil,iclaiivcs
and liicnds. I am spcnding my iimc wiil gicai dcal ol mcnial agnoy.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc siaicmcnis ol Diisilabuddli ilc gicai sagc Kaundinya
wlo lccls disiicss by sccing oilcis disiicss said, ' I am iclling you a sublimc
mcilod by wlicl all youi sinlul icaciion can casily bc nullilicd in a vciy sloii
iimc, plcasc lcai mc aiicniivcly. Molini Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc
waxing moon in ilc monil ol Apiil/May ioially disiioycs a pcisons sinlul
icaciions as big as Sumciu mouniain accumulaicd liom many many lilc iimc.
Tlcicloic you slould laiillully obscivc ilis Lladasi .
Hcaiing ilcsc woids liom ilc gicai sagc Diisilabuddli bccamc joylul and
piopcily obscivc ilai Lladasi accoiing io ilc iulcs and icgulaiions insiiucicd by
ilc sagc. O bcsi ol ilc Kings! ly obsciving ilis Molini Lladasi ilc mosi sinlul
Diisilabuddli soon bccamc dcvoid ol all sinlul icaciions and alici assuming a
divinc body lc iciuincd io ilc all auspicioous abodc ol Loid Vislnu by iiding on
ilc bacl ol Gaiuda. O Ramaclandia! Tlis vow cciiainly icmovcs all linds ol
illusion and dailncss ol ignoiani. Any piciy accumulaicd by ialing bail in ilc
loly waicis, giving in claiiiy and pciloimancc ol saciilicc can noi bc compaicd
wiil ilc piciy onc aiiains by obsciving ilis Molini Lladasi.
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Tlc iopics ol Apaia Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in
ilc monil ol May/Junc is dcsciibcd in lialmanda Puiana in ilc convcisaiion
bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia aslcd Loid Kiislna O Loid Kiislnn O
Janaidlan wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc wanning moon
in ilc monil ol May/ Junc and wlai is iis gloiics. Plcasc dcsciibc ilis io mc .
Loid Kiislna icplicd O malaiaj Yudlisiliia you lavc aslcd mc an
iniclligcni qucsiion wlicl is aciually bcncliiial loi cvciyonc. Tlc namc ol ilis
Lladasi is Apaia. O ling! Tlis Lladasi awaids so mucl piciy io ilosc wlo
obscivc ii and disiioys all ilcii sinlul icaciions. ly obsciving ilis Apaia Lladasi
many giavc sinlul aciiviiics sucl as lilling a bialmin, lilling a cow , lilling an
cmbiyo iliougl aboiiion, ciiiicising oilcis, illicii scxlilc, spcaling lic, giving lalsc
wiincss, biagging oilcis, icciiing oi icacling vcdas loi ilc salc ol moncy and
concociing own sciipiuic. A clcaici, a pscudo asiiologci and a clcaiing plysician
aic aslo as sinlul as ilosc wlo givc lalsc wiincss. All ilcsc sinlul aciiviiics aic
ioially ciadicaicd by obsciving ilis Apaia Lladasi. Any lsliiiya wlo givcs up lis
piolcssion and iuns away liom ilc baiilc licld, cciiainly lalls down liom lis
occupaiional duiics and go io lcll. Il sucl a pcison obscivcs ilis Lladasi wiil
laiil also aiiains ilc lcavcnly planci. Loid Kiislna coniinucd O King! A dcciplc
wlo alici iccciving lnowlcdgc liom lis spiiiiual masici cngagcs in blaslplcmcing
lis spiiiiual masici cciiainly accumulaics gicai sins. Sucl a condcmncd sinlul
pcison can bc iclicvcd liom lis sinlul icaciion by lollowing ilc Apaia Lladasi and
aiiain ilc supicmc dcsiinaiion. O King ol Kings ! ilc icsuli onc obiains by ialing
bail ilicc iimcs ai Pusllai in ilc monil ol Kaiiil, ilc pciiy onc accumulaics by
ialing bail ai Piayag in ilc monil ol Januaiy wlcn ilc sun cnicis Capiicon, ilc
icsulis onc obiain by obsciving ilc vow ol Slivaiaiii ai Kasi and by ollciing
oblaiions ai ilc loius lcci ol Vislnu ai Gaya, and ilc auspicious icsulis onc
obiains by ialing bail in ilc iivci Gauiami wlcn ilc planci Jupiici cnicis Lco, by
visiiing Kcdainail duiing Kumba Mcla, by visiiing and woisliping ladiinail, by
ialing bail ai Kuiulsiia duiing solai cclipsc, and by giving clcplanis loiscs,
cows, gold and land in claiiiy aic all obiaincd casily by obsciving ilc vow ol
Apaia Lladsi. Ii is lilc ilc slaip axc loi cuiiing down ilc iicc ol sinlul aciiviiics
and ilc blazing loicsi liic loi buining ilc lucl ol sinlul aciiviiics io aslcs. Ii is lilc
ilc biilicni son loi dccipaiing ilc dailncss boin ol sinlul aciiviiics and lilc ilc
lion io a dcci in ilc loi ol sinlul aciiviiics. O King! ly obsciving ilis Apaia
Lladasi and woisliping Loid Vislnu in lis loim as Tiiviliam, a pcison aiiains
ilc all auspicious abodc ol Loid Vislnu. Any onc wlo lcais oi icads ilc gloiics
ol ilis Lladasi ilai I lavc dcsciibcd io you loi ilc bcnclii ol cvciyonc is iclivcd
liom all lis sinlul icaciions.
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Tlc disciipiion ol Niijala Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc monil ol
May/Junc is lound in lialma Vaivaiia Puiana in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Vyasa
Dcva and llimascna.
Oncc llimascna ilc youngci bioilci ol Yudlisiliia aslcd ilc gicai sagc
Siila Vyasa Dcva O mosi lcaincd and woislipablc giand lailci plcasc lcai my
icqucsi, 'my cldci bioilci Yudlisiliia , moilci Kuniidcvi ,bioilcis Aijuna,Nalula
and Saladcva and Diaupadi donoi cai anyiling on ilc day ol Lladasi. Tlcy,
cspccially Yudlisiliia always iclls mc ilai I slould also lasi on Lladasi. lui I
always icll ilcm ilougl I lnow ilai io lasi on Lladasi is an injunciion ol ilc
sciipiuics. Yci I can noi bcai my lungci ilcicloic I am unablc io lasi. I can givc
in claiiiy as pci my capaciiy, I can woislip loid Kcsava wiil piopci iulcs and
icgulaiions, bui I cannoi lasi. So plcasc insiiuci mc low can I obiain ilc icsuli ol
Lladasi wiil laving io lasi'
On lcaiing ilcsc woids ol llimascna Si Vyasa Dcva said O llima! Il you
wani io go io ilc lcavcly planci and avoid ilc lcllisl plancis, ilcn you musi
icliain liom caiing on boil ilc Lladasis ol cacl monil.
llima said O gicai sagc! Ii is impossiblc loi mc io obscivc lasi on 2+
Lladasis cvciy ycai as insiiucicd by ilc Loid. Wlai io spcal ol lasiing day and
nigli I can noi cvcn iolciaic my lungci loi a movcmcni. Tlc liic ol lungci
lnown as 'biila' is always picscni wiil in my siomac and ii is cxiinguislcd only
by voiacios caiing. lui wiil gicai cndcavoui I can lasi only onc day in a ycai.
Tlciloic plcasc insiiuci mc aboui a vow by ducly lollowing ol wlicl I can aiiain
auspiciousncss boil in ilis lilc and ncxi.
Si Vyasa Dcva said, O King! You lavc alicady lcaid liom mc ilc aboui ilc
vcdic icligious piinciplcs and ilc duiics ol ilc luman bcings. lui in ilis agc ol
Kali cvciy onc is noi capablc ol lollowing ilosc iulcs and icgulaiions. Tlcicloic I
will icll you a sublimc mcilod by wlicl you can aclicvc gicai icsulis. Tlis
mcilod is ilc csscncc ol all ilc Puianas. Any onc wlo obscivcs ilc Lladasis ol
wanning and waxing moons by lasiing ncvci gocs io lcll.
Hcaiing Vyasadcvas woids ilc siiongcsi waiiici llimascna bccamc
liiglicncd and slicvcicd lilc a lcal on a lanyan iicc and said O giand lailci !
ilcn wlai sloud I do ' I am ioially unablc io lasi iwicc a monil iliougli ilc
ycai. Tlciloic O my loid! Kindly insiiuci mc aboui obsciving onc vow wlicl
awaids ilc mosi amouni ol mciii and lollowing ol wlicl I can aclicvc all
bcncliis.
Tlcn Si Vyasa dcva icplicd ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing
moon in ilc monil ol May/Junc duiing ilc suns picscni in ciilci Tauics oi
Gcmini Rasi is callcd as Niijala Lladasi. Onc slould obscivc ioial lasi cvcn liom
diinling waici in ilis Lladasi. On ilis day onc slould pciloim Acamana loi
puiilicaiion by diinling ilai amouni ol waici in wlicl a singlc musicicd sccd oi a
diop ol gold can bc immciscd. Onc slould placc ilc said amouni ol waici in lis
palm wlicl lc slould loim io icscmblc a cows cai. Il onc diinls moic oi lcss
waici ilcn ilis ilcn ii wil amouni io diinling ol winc.
Onc musi noi cai anyiling ai all on ilis Lladasi oilciwisc lis vow will bc
biolcn. Onc slould noi diinl cvcn waici liom ilc movcmcni ol suniisc liom ilc
day ol Lladasi uniil ilc suniisc on ilc day ol Dvadasi. In ilis way il onc siiicily
obscivcs ilis Lladasi wiiloui diinling waici ilcn lc can aiiain ilc icsulis ol
obsciving all ilc Lladasis ol ilc ycai.
In ilc caily moining on ilc day ol Dvadasi onc slould ialc bail and givc
gold and waici in claiiiy io ilc bialmins. Tlcicalici ilc lollowci slould gladly
cai wiil ilc bialmins.
O llimscna ! now plcasc lcai ilc aboui ilc piciy onc accumulaicd by
obsciving ilis Lladasi. ly lollowing ilis Lladasi onc can aclicvc ilc icsuli ol
lollowing all ilc Lladasis iliougloui ilc ycai. Oncc Loid Vislnu wlo lolds a
councl, a disc, a plougl and a loius llowci in lis land iold mc ilai il a pcison
givcs up all vaiiciics ol icligion and suiioundcis unio mc and lollows ilis Niijala
Lladasi wlicl is vciy dcai io mc is cciiainly iclicvcd liom all sinlul icaciions.
Onc cannoi supicmc dcsiinaiioni by giving wcalil in claiiiy oi aiiain any bcnlii
by lollowing smaiila iulcs and icgulaiions in ilc Kali yuga. Inlaci ilc vcdic
icligious piinciplc lavc bccn cxiinci in ilis agc ol Kali wlicl is poluicd wiil
vaiious laulis.
O Son ol Vayu! Wlai moic can I icll you ' Acually caiing is piolibiicd on
all ilc Lladasis and cvcn ilc diinling ol waici is piolibiicd on Niijala Lladasi.
ly obsciving ilis Lladasi onc aclicvcs ilc piciy ol visiiing all ilc loly placcs. Ai
ilc iimc ol dcail sucl a pcison is noi appioaclcd by ilc licicc looling Yamaduias
iailci lc is appiaoclcd by ilc divinc looling Vislnuduia's io bc iianlcicd io ilc
abodc ol Vislnu. Il onc givcs waici and cows in claiiiy alici obsciving ilis
Lladasi ilcn lc is liccd liom all lis sinlul aciiviiics.
Wlcn ilc oilci Pandavas lcaid aboui ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi ilcy
icsolvcd io obscivc ii sincc llimascna bcgan obsciving ilis Niijala Lladasi liom
ilai day onwaid ilis Lladasi bccamc lamous as Pandava Niijala oi llimscni
Lladasi . ly lollowing ilis Lladasi sinlul aciiviiics as lugc as Sumciu oi Mandia
Mouniain is aioncc buini io aslcs. O King ! Loid Kiislna las dcclaicd ilai any
pious aciiviiics sucl as ialing bail in a loly placc, giving in claiiiy. Claniing
vcdic maniias and pciloiming saciiliccs aic caiiicd oui on ilis Niijala Lladasi day
bccomc incxlausiiblc.
Onc wlo icads oi lcais ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi wiil dcvoiion gocs bacl
io ilc abodc ol Vailunila. Tlc icsuli onc aiiains by obsciving ilc vow ol
Amavasya conjoincd wiil piaiipada and ollciing oblaiions io ilc loiclailcis
duiing ilc solai cclipsc is aiiaincd simply by lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi.
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Tlc gloiics ol Yogini Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in
ilc monil ol Junc/July is dcsiciibcd in lialma Vaivaiila Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Supicmc Loid! O Madlusudana! I lavc
lcaid ilc gloiics ol Niijala Lladasi. Now I wisl io lcai aboui ilc Lladasi ilai
occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Junc/ July.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O King! I will cxplaincd io you aboui ilc Lladasi
ilai comcs duiing ilc monil ol Junc/July. Tlc namc ol ilis Lladasi is Yogini and
ii dcsiioycs all oncc giavc sinlul icaciions and dclivcis onc liom ilc occan ol
maiciial cxisicncc.
O bcsi ol ilc lings! Now I will naiiaic a sioiy liom Puiana io illusiiaic ilis
iiuil. Kubcia ilc ling ol Alolapuii was a sioncl dcvoicc ol Loid Sliva. Hc
icgulaily woislipcd Loid Sliva. Hc lad a Yalsa gaidcnci namcd Hcma. Tlc
namc ol ilis gaidnci Hcma's wilc was Visalalsli. Visalalsli was cxquisiicly
bcauiilul . Hcma was vciy aiiaclcd io lis bcauiilul wilc. Hc icgulaily gailcicd
llowcis liom Manasa Saiovaia Lalc and gavc io Kubcia ilc King ol Yalsas loi lis
woislip ol Loid Sliva. Onc day lc biougli llowcis liom Manasa Saiovaia Lalc
and insicad ol giving ii io Kubcia lc iamaincd ai lomc bcing bound by ilc lovc ol
lis dcai wilc.
O King! As a icsuli ol ilis Kubcia did noi icccivc any llowci on ilai day.
Mcanwlilc ilc ling ol ilc Yalsas Kubcia waiicd six louis loi Hcma. Duc io ilc
abscncc ol llowci lc could noi complcic ilc woislip ol Loid Sliva. lcing
cxiicmcly angiy ilc ling immcdiaicly scni lis mcssangci io lind oui ilc causc ol
gaidcncins dclay. Tlc mcssangci immcdiaicly lcli.
Alici somc iimc ilc Yalsa Mcssangci iciuincd and said io ilc ling. ' O
Masici Hcma is cnjoying ilc associaiion ol lis wilc ai lomc. On lcaiing ilcsc
woids ol mcssangci Kubcia bccamc vciy angiy and immcdiaicly oidcicd lis
scivanis io biing Hcma bcloic lim. On icalising ilai lc las madc a giaic misialc
Hcma Mali bccamc aslamcd and wiil gicai lcai lc camc bcloic Kubcia. Tlc
gaidcnci liisi ollcicd lis icspccilul obcisanccs. Kubcia wlosc cniiic body
iicmblcd and wlosc cycs bccamc icd wiil angci said O sinlul onc! O dcsiioyci ol
icligious piinciplc you lavc disicgaidcd my mosi woislipablc loid Si Slanlai
and cngagcd in youi own scncc giaiilicaiion, lcncc I am couising you. You will bc
alllicicd wiil wliic lcpiosy and you will icmain scpciaicd liom youi dcai mosi
wilc loi cvci. O Low class lool! You will immcdiaicly dcgiadc liom ilis placc.
lcing cuiscd by Kubcia Hcma Mali immcdiaicly lcll liom Alolapuii and
iool biiil in ilis woild. Hc bccamc clllicicd wiil wliic lcpiosy and sullcicd
cxiicmcly misciablc condiiions. In sucl a condiiion and wiil inicnsc mcnial
agony and lalc ol lood and waici lc wcni io a loimiddablc dcncc loicsi. In ilai
loicsi lc sullcicd ilc pangs ol lungci and iliisi day and nigli. Duiing ilc day lc
did noi lind any lappincss and ai nigli lc could noi slccp as wcll. Hc sullcicd
gicai mcsciics boil in winici and summci .lui bccausc lc lclpcd woislip loid
Sliva laiillully lis mcmoiy icmaincd iniaci. Alilougl lc was cngagcd in vaiious
sinlul aciiviiics lc icmcmbcicd lis picvious aciiviiics and lis consciousncss
icmaincd puic and alcii.
Alici wondciing iliougloui ilc loicsi in ilis way lc loiiunaicly camc
upon ilc Himalayan Mouniain . Wlilc moving lcic and ilcic by piovidcncc lc
lad ilc good loiiunc ol mcciing ilc gicai sagc Mailandcya wlo is ilc bcsi ol ilc
asciics and wlosc duiaiion ol lilc is scvcn Kalpas. Hcma Mali, lccling vciy sinlul
siood ai a disiancc liom ilc sagc and icpcaicdly ollcicd lis lumblc obcisanccs.
Tlc lind lcaiicd sagc Mailandcya callcd ilai lcpiosy iiddcn man bcloic lim and
aslcd ' O you! How lavc you goi ilis diadclul allliciion' Wlai lind ol sinlul and
condcmncd aciiviiics you lavc pciloimcd so ilai you lad io sullci sucl a
mcsciablc condiiion'
On lcaiing ilis Hcma Mali icplicd O gicai sagc! I am ilc gaidcnci ol
Kubcia ilc ling ol ilc Yalsas. My namc is Hcma Mali. I usc io collcci llowcis
icgulaily liom Manasa Saiovaia Lalc and givc ii io my masici Kubcia. Wiil ilis
llowci Kubcia pciloimcd lis woislip ol Loid Sliva. Onc day I was laic io givc
llowci io my masici as a icsuli ol icmaining cngagcd in lullilling my lusiy dcsiics
wiil my wilc . Tlai is wly Kubcia ilc King ol ilc Yalsas bccamc angiy and
cuiscd mc . As a icsuli ol ilai cuisc I am pioluscly sullciing ilc mcsciics ol
Wliic lcpiosy and I lavc bccn scpciaicd liom my wilc . lui now I donoi lnow loi
wlai picvious misdccds ilis unloiiunaic soul las suddcnly bccomc loiiunaic io
mcci a gicai pcisonaliiy lilc you. I lavc lcaid ilai ilc lcaiis ol ilc sainily
pcisons aic always alllicicd by sccing ilc disiicss ol oilcis and ilcy aic always
cngagcd in wcll laic aciiviiics. O gicai sagc! Wiil ilc dcsiic io obiain auspccious
icsuli ioday ilis lallcn soul las suiicndcicd unio you. Plcasc bc lind and dclivci
lim.
Tlcicalici ilc gicai sagc Mailandcya spolc io lim wiil compassion. O
gaidcnci! I am insiiuciing io you aboui a mosi auspicious and bcnclicial vow.
You slould obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi lnown as Yogini ilai occuics duiing ilc
wanning moon in ilc monil ol Junc/July and by ilc inllucncc ol iis pciiy you will
cciiainly bc libciaicd liom ilc cuisc ol sullciing liom lcpiosy. On lcaiing ilis
insiiuciion ol ilc gicai sagc Mailandcya, Hcma Mali bccamc joylul and wiil
lcclings ol giaiiiudc lc ollcicd lis lumblc obcisanccs io lim. Tlcicalici lc ducly
obscivcd ilis sacicd vow ol Lladasi as ilc sagc las insiiucicd lim. ly ilc
inllucncc ol ilis vow lc icgaincd lis divinc loim. Tlcn lc iciuincd lomc and
icuniicd wiil lis wilc. Tlc icsuli onc obiains by lccding SS Tlousand lialamins
is aiiaincd by obsciving ilis Yogini Lladasi. Tlis Lladasi disiioycs all oncs sinlul
icaciions and awaids onc gicai pciiy.
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Tlc iopics ol Sayana oi Dcvasayani oi Padma Lladasi is dcsciibcd in
llavislyoiiaia Puiana in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj
Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Kcslava! Wlai is ilc namc ol ilc
Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Junc/July. Wlo is
ilc woislipablc dciiy loi ilis sacicd day and wlai aic ilc iulcs and icgulaiion loi
obsciving ilis Lladasi. Plcasc cxplain ilis io mc in dciail.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, ' O mainiainci ol ilis woild! Tlis qucsiion was oncc
aslcd by Si Naiada Muni io Loid lialma. Now plcasc lcai liom mc ilc
wondcilul lisioiy wlicl Loid lialma naiiaicd io Naiada Muni in lis icply.
Oncc ilc gicai oicioi and bcsi ol ilc sagcs Naiada said io Loid lialma, O
Iailci! Wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in
ilc monil ol Junc/July. Kindly cxplain io mc low slould I obscivc ilis Lladasi
inoidci io plcasc ilc supicmc Loid Vislnu.
Loid lialma icplicd , 'Tlcic is no oilci vow in ilis maiciial woild wlicl
is as sacicd as ilc vow ol Lladasi.' Ii is cxiicmcly ncccssaiy loi onc io obscivc ilc
vow ol Lladasi inoidci io nullyly all lis sinlul icaciions. A pcison wlo docs noi
obscivc Lladasi in ilis woild cciiainly gocs io lcll. Tlc Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Junc/July is callcd Dcvasayani oi Padma
Lladasi . Inoidci io plcasc ilc supicmc Loid Hiislilcsl onc slould lollow ilis
Lladasi.
Ii is siaicd in ilc Puiana ilcic was a sainily cmpcioi namcd Mandaia wlo
iulcd ilc cniiic woild. Hc was boin in ilc dynasiy ol Sun God, cxiicmcly
powcilul and always siood up loi ilc iiuil. Tlis King mainiaincd lis subjccis
piously and cllcciionaicly lilc lis own clildicn. In ilc lingdom ol ilis pious ling
ilcic was no lcminc, diougli oi any lind ol dcccasc. All lis subjccis livcd
pcacclully wiiloui any anxiciy and ilcy wcic vciy piospcious. Tlcic was no
wcalil in ilc iicasuiy ol ilc ling wlicl was unlawlully caincd. In ilis way ilc
and lis subjccis lappily spcnd ilcii days.
Alici many ycais duc io piovidcncc and somc sinlul aciiviiics ilcic was no
iainlall in lis lingdom loi ilicc conscquiivc ycais. As a icsuli pcoplc bccamc
alllicicd wiil lungci duc io lacl ol lood and bccamc lull ol anxiciy. As a icsuli ol
sullciing liom lacl ol lood ilc pciloimancc ol vaiious saciiliccs and siudy ol ilc
vcdas camc io a siandsiill. Tlcn all ilc subjccis camc bcloic ilc King and
appcalcd O King! Plcasc lcai oui woids wlicl will alicmaicly bcnclii ous. Tlc
waici is addicsscd in ilc sciipiuics as 'Naia'. Tlc Supicmc Loid icsidcs in'ayana'.
Tlai is wly ilc anoilci namc ol ilc Supicmc Loid is Naiayana. Tlc Supicmc
Loid Vislnu is all pcivading in His loim as clouds. Hc alonc causcs ilc iain lall.
Tlc lood giains aic pioduccd liom iain and ilc living cniiiics subsisi on iain. Ai
picscni duc io lacl ol ilis lood giains youi subjccis aic sullciing and dccicasing.
O bcsi ol ilc Kings! Plcasc lind somc icmady loi oui mcsciablc condiiion
and icsioic pcacc and piospciiiy among us.
Tlc King icplicd, ' Wlai cvci you all lavc said is iiuil. Tlc lood giains
aic considcicd lilc lialman. Lvciiling is susiaincd by lood giains. Tlc cniiic
woild and ilc living cniiiics subsisis on lood giains. Ii is clcaily siaicd in ilc
Puianas and oilci sciipiuics ilai duc io ilc sinlul aciiviiics commiicd by ilc ling
lc and lis subjccis sullci. Alilougl I cannoi ascciiain my lauli iliougl my own
considciaiion and iniclligcncc ncvci ilclcss I will iiy my bcsi loi ilc bcnclii ol my
subjccis.
Alici spcaling in ilis way ilc King Mandaia gailcicd somc ol lis piincipal
aimics and alici ollciing obcisanccs io lialma lc cnicicd ilc loicsi. Wiilin ilc
loicsi lc icgulaily visiicd ilc asliamas ol gicai sagcs and asciics. Wlilc
wondciing in ilc loicsi in ilis way onc day by piovidcncc ilc ling mci wiil ilc
gicai sagc Angiia ilc son ol lialma. Sagc Angiia was as cllulgcni as lialma and
all ilc loui diicciion wcic illuminaicd by lis cllulgcni. As soon as ilc scll
coniiolcd ling saw lim lc immcdiaicly goi down liom lis caiiici and ollcicd lis
icspccilul obcisanccs ai ilc lcci ol ilc sagc. Tlcn ilc King loldcd lis land and
ollcicd piaycis. Tlc sagc icsipiocaicd and blcsscd ilc ling.
Tlcicalici ilc sagc inquiicd liom ilc King aboui ilc causc ol lis aiiival
and ilc wcll bcing ol lis lingdom. Tlc King icplicd O Loid! I lavc bccn iulling
my lingdom accoiding io icligious piincipals siill ilcic is no iainlall in my
lingdom loi lasi ilicc ycais; As a icsuli my subjccis aic sullciing liom vaiious
mcsciics. I lavc noi bccn ablc io ascciiain iis causc inoidci io icmovc ilis causc.
Today I lavc comc io youi loius lcci. Kindly icll mc ilc way by wlicl my
subjccis can livc pcacclully and ilus aiiain auspiciousncss.
Tlc sagc Angiia icplicd O King! Tlis picscni agc ol Saiya Yuga is ilc bcsi
ol all ilc Yugas. In ilis Yuga pcoplc woislip ilc supicmc lialman. Tlc louilold
icligious piincipal aic manilcsi in ilis Yuga. No onc cxccpi ilc lialmanas aic
supposcd io pciloim ausiciiiy in ilis Yuga. Inspiic ol ilis siandaid a Sudia in
youoi Kingdom is undcigoing ilis ausiciiiy. As a icsuli ol ilis unlawlull conduci
you aic laccing iis conscqucnccs in ilc loim ol diougli. Tlcicloic you slould iiy
io lill lim and biing pcacc and piospciiiy inio youi Kingdom.
Tlc King said, ' O gicai sagc ii will bc impossiblc loi mc io lill an innoccni
pcison wlo is cngagcd in pciloiming ausiciiiy. Tlcicloic plcasc insiiuci mc
aboui somc casy soluiion.'
Tlcn ilc sagc icplicd, O King il ilis is ilc casc ilcn obscivc ilc sacicd
Lladasi lnown as Padma oi Dcvasayani wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in
ilc monil ol Junc/July. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilis vow ilcic will cciiainly bc iain
lall in youi lingdom. Tlis Lladasi awaids onc all auspiciousncss and pcilcciion.
Ii dcsiioycs all obsiaclcs on ilc pail io pcilcciion. O King! You along wiil youi
subjccis slould obscvc ilis Lladasi.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc asuiing woids ol ilc gicai sagc ilc ling ollcicd lis
obcisanccs and iciuincd io lis palacc. Tlcicalici in ilc monil ol Asadla oi
Junc/July ilc ling along lis lamily mcmbcis and subjccis piopcily obscivcd ilis
auspicious Padma oi Sayana Lladasi. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilis obscivancc ilc iain
pouicd in all ovci lis Kingdom. Tlis scaiciiy ol waici icmaincd no longci and
soon ilc cniiic woild bccamc lillcd wiil lood giains by ilc mcicy ol ilc supicmc
loid Hiislilcsla cvciyonc livcd lappily. Tlcicloic ii is ilc duiy ol cvciyonc io
obscivc ilis sacicd Lladasi. Tlis Lladasi awaids cvciyonc ilc lappincss and
libciaiion. ly lcaiing and icading ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi all oncs sinlul
icaciions aic dcsiioicd.
Tlis Lladasi is also lnown as Vislnu Sayani Lladasi. In oidci io plcasc
Loid Vislnu ilc dcvoiccs obscivc ilis Lladasi wiil spccial dcvoiion. Tlcy donoi
cndcavoui loi maiciial cnjoymcnis oi liciaiion iailci ilcy piay loi ilc puic
dcvoiional scivicc io ilc loid. Tlc lamous vow ol Claiumasya bcgins liom ilis
Lladasi. Tlc dcvoiccs obscivc ilis vow ol Claiuimasya by lcaiing and claniing
ilc iopics ol Loid loi loui monils bcgining liom ilc day wlcn loid Haii gocs io
bcd upio ilc day Hc walcs up. Malaiaj Yudlisiliia sadi io Loid Kiislna, O
Kiislna! Plcasc icll mc low onc slould obcivc ilis Si Vislnu Sayana Viaia oi
Claiuymasya Viaia.
Loid Kiislna icplicd O King! Wlcn ilc sun icmains in ilc sign ol Cancci
ilcn Sii Madlusudan ilc loid ol ilc cniiic univcisc gocs io bcd and wlcn ilc sun
gocs io ilc sign ol Libia ilc Loid walcs up. Tlc vow ol Claiuimasya commcnccs
liom ilc day ol sayana Lladasi. O King Yudlisiliia! Alici ialing bail onc slould
dicss up Loid Vislnu wiil ycllow gainmcnis. Tlcn lc slould malc a bcd and
covci ii wiil wliic slccis io pui ilc loid on ii io icsi. Iiisi onc slould bail ilc
loid wiil livc ingicdicnis sucl as youglii,mill,glcc,loncy and sugai waici by ilc
qualilicd bialmins. Tlcicalici onc slould wipc ilc loids body wiil a cloil and
apply piagiani sandal wood pasic. Tlcn lc slould woislip ilc loid by ollciing
inscncc,glcc lamp and llowcis wiil dcvoiion.
Onc can also bcgin obsciving ilc vow ol Claiuimasya ciilci liom ilc day
ol Lladasi ,Dvadasi, Puinima,Asiami oi Sanlianii ( wlcn ilc sun cnicis inio ilc
sign ol Cancci) Tlc vow ol Claiuimasya cnds on ilc day ol Dvadasi wlicl lalls
ilc day alici Uiilana Lladasi in ilc monil ol Kaiiila. A pcison wlo obscivcs
ilc vow ol Claiuimasya wlilc icmcmbciing Loid Haii gocs bacl io ilc abodc ol
Loid Vislnu siiiing on an aiioplanc as clulgcni as ilc sun. Any onc wlo clinccs
ilc icmplc and ilc couiiyaid ol ilc Loid, dccoiaics ilcm wiil llowcis and
ciccpcis and lccds ilc bialmins accoiding io lis capaciiy ai ilc cnd ol ilc vow
obiains incxlausiiblc lappincss loi scvcn lilc iimcs. ly ollciing glcc lamps io ilc
loid duiing i lis vow onc can bccomc loiiunaic and piospcious. Onc wlo clanis
Gayaiii maniia onc lundicd and cigli iimcs in ilc icmplc ol ilc loid in ilicc
dillcicni iimcs moining,noon and cvcning no longci lavc io indulgc in sinlul
aciiviiics. Loid Vyasa dcva bccomc plcascd wiil sucl a pcison and ilc
piaciiiionci iciuins io ilc abodc ol Vislnu. Any onc wlo donaics iwcniy-cigli
oi lundicd and cigli pois ol scsamc sccds io ilc inicligcni bialmins ai ilc cnd ol
ilc vow bccomc liccd liom ilis sinlul icaciion accumulaiccdcd by lis body mind
and spcacl. Hc bccomcs liccd liom all discascs and obiains iniclligcni clildicn.
A piaciionci ol dcvoiional scivicc slould noi slccp on a bcdsicad loi loui
monils duiing wlicl Loid Janaidlan ialcs placc. Ii is piolibiicd io lavc scx
duiing Claiuimasya only cxccpi ilc days ol maniiuiaiion '' Onc slould obscivc
ilis vow wiil lasiings caiing only suppci , caiing only oncc a day oi caiing ilai
wlicl comc wiiloui asling loi ii. Onc wlo clanis and sings bcloic Loid Vislnu
duiing claiuimasya gocs io ilc planci ol ilc Gandlaivas. A pcison wlo givc up
caiing Gui oi Juggciy is blcsscd wiil sons and giand sons. ly giving up oil onc
bccomcs bcauiilul and lis cncmics aic diciioycd . ly giving up ilc iasic ol biiici,
pungcni, soui, swcci and saliy picpaiaiions oncs uglyncss and bodily odoi Is
vanquislcd. Tlosc wlo givc up ilc cnjoymcni ol llowcis go io ilc lcavcnly
plancis and bccomc Vidyadlaias. ly giving up ilc clcwing ol biiclnuis and
immcdiaicly bccomcs discasclcss. Il onc cais oui ol ilc baic llowci lc aiiains ilc
lcavcn ilc abodc ol India. Il onc givcs up mill and yogluii loi ilc plcasuic ol
Kiislna lc gocs bacl io ilc supicmc abodc ol Golola. Onc wlo docs noi cui lis
nails and slavcs lis lcad aiiains ilc good loiiunc ol ioucling ilc loius lcci ol
loid Vislnu. Onc wlo ciicumumbulaic ilc icmplc ol ilc loid iciuins io ilc abodc
ol loid iiding on a acioplanc caiiicd by ilc swans.
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Tlc iopics ol Kamila Lladasi is dcsciibcd in lialmavaivaiila Puiana in
ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Supicmc Loid Kiislna! I lavc lcaid liom you
ilc gloiics ol Dcvasayani Lladasi . Now I would lilc io lcai aboui ilc Lladasi
ilai occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol July/Augusi. O Loid Plcasc
bc lind io mc and cxplain iis gloiics .
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O King! Plcasc lcai aiicniivcly ilc dcsciipiion ol
ilis sacicd vow ol Lladasi, wlicl icmovcs all sins. In an ancicni iimc Naiada
Muni oncc aslcd Loid lialma aboui ilis samc iopic. Hc also inquiicd aboui ilc
dciiy wlicl is io bc woislipcd on ilai day and ilc pioccss onc musi lollow io
obscivc ilis Lladasi.
Loid lialma ilc spiiiiual masici ol ilc cniiic univcisc icplicd, Tlc
Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol July/Augusi is
callcd Kamila Lladasi . ly lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi onc obiains ilc
icsuli ol pciloiming lajapcya saciilicc. On ilis auspicious day onc slould
woislip loid Vislnu wlo lolds a councl, a disc, a club and a loius in His lands.
Tlc icsulis onc obiains by icsiding and bailing in loly placcs lilc ilc Gangcs,
Kasli, Naimisaianya and Pusllai is obiaincd simply by woisliping loid Vislnu
on ilai day. Tlc icsuli onc can noi obiain cvcn by ialing bail in Kcdainail,
Kuiulslciia oi duiing solai cclipsc is casily obiaincd by woislping Loid Kiislna
on ilis day. Tlcicloic ii is ilc duiy ol cvciyonc io siiiclly obscivc ilis Kamila
Lladasi by woisliping loid Vislnu.
Jusi as ilc waici cannoi ioucl ilc loius lcal similaily by ilc inllucncc ol
ilis Kamila Lladasi a pcison can icmain alool liom sins. Anyonc wlo woislips
Loid Haii wiil Tulasi lcavcs is liccd liom all sins. Only by sccing Tulsi oncs sinlul
icaciion aic disiioycd, by ioucling Tulasi oncs body bccomc puiilicd, by ollciing
piaycis io Tulasi oncs discascs bccomcs cuicd, by bailing Tulasi onc docs noi
lavc io lcai loi Yamaiaj ilc Loid ol Dcail, by planiing Tulasi onc bccomcs
loiiunaic cnougl io icsidc wiil Loid Kiislna and by ollciing Tulasi lcavcs ai ilc
lcci ol ilc Supicmc Loid onc aiiains puic dcvoiional scivicc. Lvcn Cliiia Gupia is
unablc io csiimaic ilc pciiy ol onc wlo ollcis obcisanccs and glcc lamp io sucl a
Tulasi on ilc day ol Lladasi. Tlc sin ol lilling a bialmin oi an cmbiyo is
dcsiioycd as a sccondaiy icsuli ol obsciving ilis Kamila Lladasi. Onc wlo lcais
oi icads ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi wiil laiil cciiainly aiiains ilc abodc ol Vislnu.
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Tlc gloiics ol Paviiia Lladasi is dcsciibcd in llavislyoiiaia Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Oncc Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said io Kiislna O Madlusudana!, ilc lillci ol
Madlu dcmon. Wlai is ilc namc and gloiics ol ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing
ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol July/Augusi. Plcasc cxplain ii io mc in dciail.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O King! Tlc namc ol ilis sacicd Lladasi is Paviiia
Lladasi. Now plcasc lcai aiicniivcly ilc iopics ol ilis Lladasi wlicl dcsiioycs
oncs sinlul icaciion. ly lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi onc obiains ilc icsuli
ol lajapcya saciilicc.
In an ancicni iimc in ilc bcgining ol Dvapaia Yuga ilcic was a King namcd
Malijii wlo iulcd ilc lingdom namcd Malismaiipuii. lui sincc ilc ling lad no
sons lc did noi lccl any lappincss in conduciing lis aciiviiics. A maiiicd man
wlo las no son docs noi gci any lappincss ciilci in ilis lilc oi in ilc ncxi. Tlc
King spcni many ycais in iiying io gci a son, bui lc was noi loiiunaic cnougl io
gci a jcwcll lilc son wlo would givc lim all plcasuic.
Rcalising lis own pailciic condiiion onc day ilc ling callcd lis subjccis
wlom lc iicaicd as lis clildicd io ilc ioyal asscmbly and said io ilcm, O dcai
subjccis I lavc ncvci commiicd any sinlul aciiviiy in ilis lilc, I did noi incicasc
my iicasuiy by unlawlully caincd wcalil, I didnoi plundci ilc wcalil ol ilc
bialmins and ilc dcmigods, iailci I lavc conqucicd ilis woild by lollowing ilc
piopci codc ol conduci, I lavc mainiaincd all ol you lilc my own clildicn, I lavc
ncvci lasiiaicd io awaid duc punislmcni cvcn io my dcaioncs lilc my bioilci and
iclaiivcs accoiding io ilcii laulis and I lavc slowcd duc icspcci io cvn my cncmy
il lc was gcnilc and pious. O bialmanas inspiic ol iiavclling on ilc icligious pail
lilc ilis wly I am bicli ol a son' Plcasc considci caiclully ilc icason bclind ilis
and advisc mc.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc lcmcniing woids ol King Malijii ilc lings bialmana
advisci discusscd ilc subjcci maiici among ilcmsclvcs and dccidcd ilai loi ilc
bcnclii ol ilc ling ilcy would go io ilc loicsi and visii ilc asliamas ol ilc gicai
sagcs wlo lnow ilc pasi, picscni and luiuic. Tlcai is cxacily wlai ilcy did.
Tlcy cnicicd ilc loicsi and wlilc wondciing lcic and ilcic ilcy camc acioss ilc
vaiious asliamas ol ilc gicai sagcs. Iinally ilcy mci Lomasa Muni wlo was
cngagcd in scvcic ausiciiiics, wlosc body was spiiiiual and lull ol bliss, wlo
siiicily obscivc ilc vow ol lasiing, wlo was scll coniiollcd, wlo lncw ilc scicncc
ol Licinal Rcligious Piicipal, wlo was wcll convcisani wiil ilc lnowlcdgc ol all
ilc sciipiuic, wlosc duiaiion ol lilc was as long as ilai ol lialma and wlo was an
cllulgcni saini. Wlcn a lalpa ol lialma passcs onc laii( (loma) oui ol lis body
lallsoui ilai is wly ilc namc ol ilc sagc is Lomasa. Tlc sagc Lomasa was ilc
lnowci ol pasi, picscni and luiuic.
Lnclanicd by ilis gicai sagc, ilc adviscis ol ilc ling ollcicd ilcii
obcisanccs io lim and spolc wiil lumiliiy. O gicai sagc! Duc io oui gicai loiiunc
wc lavc mci a gicai soul lilc you. Tlc sagc Lomasa inquiicd wlo aic you all'
Wly lavc you comc lcic' Wly aic you piaising mc lilc ilis. Tlc bialmins
icplicd O gicai sagc! Wc lavc comc io you loi icmoving somc ol oui doubis. O
Loid! Oui ling Malijii las no sons. Wc aic lis subjccis and wc aic iicaicd by ilc
ling as lis own clildicn. Wc aic lccling disiicsscd on sccing ilc disiicss ol ilc
King. O bcsi ol ilc lialmin wc wani io siiicily undci go ausiciiiy lcic. Ii is ilc
good loiiunc ol ilc ling ilai ioday wc mci a gicai pcisonaliiy lilc you. ly ilc
daislan ol a gicai pcisonaliiy a man cciiainly aiiains all pcilcciions. Plcasc
insiiuci us in sucl a way so ilai oui sonlcss ling can lavc a son.
Alici lcaiing ilcii sinccic piaycis ilc sagc Lomasa cnicicd inio a dccp
mcdiiaiion loi a movcmcni and immcdiaicly undcisiood ilc ling Malijiis
picvious lilc. Hc ilcn said in lis picvious lilc ilis ling was a pooi Vaisya oi a
Mciclani. Hc commiicd a sinluldccd. Oncc wlilc iiavclling liom villagc io
villagc in ilc couisc ol lis busincss lc bccamc ovciwlclmcd wiil iliisi. Ii was
ilc midday ol dvadasi in ilc monil ol July. Soon lc lound a bcauiilul lalc and
dccidcd io diinl iis waici. Ai ilai iimc a cow and lci ncwly boin call camc ilcic
io diinl waici. As ilc cow bcgan io diinl waici liom ilc lalc ilc mcilani
immcdiaicly diovc lci away and bcgan io diinl waici limscll . As a icsuli ol
obsiiuciing and unsaiislycd iliisiy cow liom diinling waici ilc mciclani lad
commiicd a sin. Ioi ilis icason ilougl ilc mciclani wlo by ilc inllucncc ol lis
pciiy las now bccn boin as a King Malijii, bui lc las goi no son.
On lcaiing ilcsc woids ol ilc gicai sagc ilc lings adviccis said , O gicai
sagc! Ii is siaicd in ilc Puianas ilai by ilc inllucncc ol piciy all oncs sinlul
icaciions aic counici acicd. Tlcicloic plcasc insiiuci us in sucl a way ilai all ilc
sinlul icaciions ol ilc ling may bc disiioycd and lc can obiain a son.
Tlc gicai sagc Lomasa icplicd, Tlcic is a lamous auspicious Lladasi
lnown as Paviiia Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol
July/Augusi. You and youi King slould piopcily obscivc ilis Lladasi . Tlcicalici
you slould givc away youi piciy ilai you will cain by obsciving ilis Lladasi. Il
you lollow my insiiuciion ilcn ilc King will cciiainly bc blcsscd wiil a son. Alici
lcaiing ilcsc woids liom sagc Lomasa all ilc lings adviccis bccamc lappy and
saiislicd. Tlcy ollcid ilcii obcisanccs io ilc sagc and iciuincd lomc. Tlcn ilcy
mcci ling Malijii and cxplaincd io lim in dciail wlaicvci ilcy lavc lcaid liom
ilc gicai sagc Lomasa.
Tlcicalici wlcn ilc piopci iimc aiiivcd ilc lings adviccis icmcmbcicd
ilc advicc ol ilc sagc and piopcily obscivcd ilc vow ol Paviiia Lladasi along wiil
ilc ling. On ilc day ol Dvadasi ilcy gavc away ilcii occumulaicd pciiy io ilc
ling as adviccd by ilc sagc. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilis pciiy ilc quccn bccamc
picgncni and in duc couisc ol iimc slc gavc biiil io a bcauiilul son.
O King Yudlisiliia! Any onc wlo obscivcs ilis sacicd Lladasi is iclcivcd
liom sinlul icaciions and bccomcs lappy boil in ilis lilc and in ilc ncxi. Onc
wlo lcais ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi obiains ilc lappincss dciivcd liom laving a
son in ilis lilc and gocs bacl io godlcad in lis ncxi lilc.
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Tlc gloiics ol Annada Lladasi is dcsciibcd in ilc lialmavaivaiila puiana
in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Kiislna! Wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi
wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Augusi/Scpicmbci.
Plcasc bc lind io mc and cxplain ilis.
Loid Kiislna icplicd O King! Hcai mc wiil lull aiicniion. Tlc namc ol
ilis auspicious Lladasi wlicl icmovcs all oncs sins is Annada Lladasi. Onc wlo
obscivcs ilc vow ol ilis Lladasi and woislips loid Hiislilcsla, ilc masici ol ilc
scnccs bccomcs liccd liom ilc icaciions ol lis sinlul aciiviiics.
In an ancicni iimc ilcic was a lamous cmpcici namcd Haiisclandia . Hc
was vciy iiuillul and loncsi. Duc io somc unlnown dccds and inoidci io pioicci
ilc validiiy ol lis piomicc lc losi lis gicai lingdom. Hc cvcn lad io scll limslcl
wilc and son. O King ! ilis pious cmpcici bccamc a mcnial scvani ol a dog caici.
Siill lc mainiaincd lis liim laiil in iiuillulncss. ly ilc oidci ol lis masici ilc
dogcaici lc bcgan io acccpi ilc cloils liom ilc dcad bodics in ilc ciimiioiium as
lis salaiy. Inspiic ol cngaging in sucl a lowclass scivicc lc did noi lall liom lis
iiuillulncss and piopci codc ol conduci. In ilis way lc spcni many ycais.
Tlcn onc day ilc ling bcgan io conicmplaic wiil gicai unlappincss.
Wlai slould I do' Wlcic slould I go' How will I dclivcicd' Considciing ilai
ilc ling is in gicai disiicss ilc gicai sagc Gauiam camc io lim. Onsccing ilc
gicai sagc ilc ling ilougli ilc Loid lialma ilc cicaici las cicaicd ilc
lialmana's loi ilc bcnclii ol oilcis. Tlc King ilcn ollcicd lis icspccilul
obcisanccs io ilai bcsi ol ilc bialmins and siood bcloic lim wiil loldcd lands.
Tlcicalici lc naiiaicd lis cniiic piiilul sioiy io sagc Gauiama.
Alici lcaiing ilc pailiiic sioiy ol ilc ling ilc gicai sagc Gauiam bccamc
vciy asionislcd and insiicicd ilc ling O King! Tlc Annada Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Augusi/Scpicmbci is cxiicmcly
auspicious and sin icmovci. Ii is youi good loiiunc ilai ilis Lladasi is coming
soon. You slould obscivc ilis Lladasi by lasiing and siaying awalc ai nigli. As a
icsuli ol ilis soon all youi sinlul icaciion will bc ciadicaicd. O bcsi ol ilc Kings!
Only by youi inllucncc I lavc comc lcic.
Alici insiiuciing King Haiiclandia in ilis way ilc gicai sagc Gauiama
disappcaicd. Tlcicalici accoiding io ilc insiiuciion ol ilc sagc ilc King obscivcd
ilc vow ol Annada Lladasi and bccamc liobciaicd liom all lis sinlul icaciions.
Loid Kiislna concludcd O Lion lilc King! Tlc wondcilul inllucncc ol ilis
Lladasi is sucl ilai onc immcdiaicly cxlausis ilc sullciings ilai lc was dcsiincd
io sullci loi many many ycais. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilis Lladasi King
Haiislclandia icgaincd lis wilc and lis dcad son bccamc aliva. Tlc dcmigods
bcgan io ply diums and slowci llowcis on ilc sly. Tlcicalici by ilc inllucncc ol
ilis Lladasi ilc King cnjoycd lis lingdom wiiloui any impcdimcni. Iinally ilc
ling wcni io ilc spiiiiual woild along wiil lis iclaiivcs, associaics and subjccis.
O King! Anyonc wlo will obscivc ilis Lladasi will bccomc liccd liom all sins and
go io ilc spiiiiual woild. ly lcaiing oi icading ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi onc can
obiain ilc icsuli ol loisc saciilicc.
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Tlc gloiics ol Paisva Lladasi wlicl is also lnown as Paiivaiiini Lladasi oi
Vamana Lladasi is dcsciibcd in lialmavaivaiila Puiana in ilc convcisaiion
bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia aslcd Loid Kiislna wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi
wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Augusi/Scpicmbci. How
onc slould obscivc ilis Lladasi and wlai is ilc mciii onc obiain by obsciving ii'
Plcasc cxplain io mc all ilcsc in dciails.
Loid Kiislna icplicd O King!ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing
moon in ilc monil ol Augusi/Scpicmbci is callcd Paisva Lladasi. Tlis Lladasi is
vciy auspicious, ii awaids onc libciaiion and ialcs away all oncs sins. Jusi by
lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi all ilc sinlul icaciions ol a pcison is
vanquislcd. Tlc pciiy onc obiains by obsciving ilis Lladasi can noi bc obiaincd
cvcn by pciloiming Vajapcya saciilicc. Tlis Lladasi is also lnown as Jayanili
Lladasi. Onc wlo woislips Loid Vamana Dcva wiil dcvoiion on ilis day, lc is
woislipcd by ilc inlabiianis ol ilc ilicc woilds. A pcison wlo woislips ilc
Loius cycd Loid Vislnu wiil a loius llowci undoubicdly gocs bacl io ilc abodc ol
ilc Loid. On ilis Lladasi ilc slccping loid iuins liom lcli sidc io iigli sidc.
Tlai is wly ilis Lladasi is icnowdcd as Paisva Paiivaiiini (Clanging sidcs)
Lladasi.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Janaidlana! Inspiic ol lcaiing youi dcsciipiion
I siill lavc somc doubis. O Loid ol loids! How do you slccp and low do you
clangc sidcs' Wlai aic ilc piocccduics loi obsciving ilc vow ol Claiuimasya'
Wlai slould pcoplc do wlcn you aic slccping' Wly did you bind lali Malaiaja
wiil ioopcs' O my Loid! Plcasc dcsciibc ilcsc io mc in dciail and icmovc my
doubis.
Loid Kiislna icplicd O Lion lilc King! Tlcic was a gicai dcvoicc ol mc
namcd lali in Ticia Yuga. Alilougl lc was boin in a dcmoniac lamily lc
icgulaily woislip mc and ollcicd vaiious piaycis. Hc also woislipcd ilc
bialmins and pciloimcd saciiliccs. Soon lc bccamc so piomincni ilai lc dclcaicd
India ilc ling ol lcavcn and conqucicd ilc lcavcnly planci. Tlcn India along
wiil ilc oilci dcmigods and ilc sagcs appioaclcd mc. ly ilcii piayci I assumcd
ilc loim ol a dwail (Vamana) and wcni io ilc saciilicial aicana ol King lali
dicsscd as a small biamaclaii.
I aslcd lali io givc mc ilicc sicps ol Land in claiiiy. Wlcn lali icqucsicd
mc io asl loi somc iling moic alici lcaiing my dcmand loi only ilicc sicps ol
land, I cxlibiicd my dciciminaiion io icmain saiislicd wiil wlai I aslcd .
Wiiloui luiilci considciaiion King lali and lis wilc Vindlyawali gavc mc a ilc
sicps ol land in claiiiy. Duc io bcing ilc supicmc pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad Loid
Vamanadcva giadually bcgan io cxpand His body wiil lis onc sicp Hc covcicd ilc
scvcn lowci planciaiy sysicms and wiil lis sccond sicp Hc covcid ilc cniiic
planciaiy sysicm. Hc Also covcicd ilc cniiic sly by cxpanding His body. Wlcn
Vamana dcva aslcd loi ilc placc io sci lis iliid sicp King lali ollcicd lis lcad
wiil loldcd lands. Tlcn Loid Vamanadcva placcd His iliid sicp on ilc lcad ol
ilc King lali. lcing lully saiislicd by lis lumiliiy I blcsscd lim ilai I will
consianily livc wiil you.
On ilc day ol ilis Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc
monil ol Augusi/Scpicmbci a dciiy loim ol Vamanadcva was insiallcd in ilc
icsidcncc ol King lali. Anoilci loim ol minc las bccn csiablislcd in ilc bcd ol
Ananila scsa in ilc occan ol mill. Tlc Supicmc Loid slccps loi loui monils
bcgining liom Sayana Lladasi upio Uiiana Lladasi. Onc slould spccially woislip
ilc Loid duiing ilis loui monils. On slould piopcily obscivc cacl and cvciy
Lladasi. ly obsciving ilis Lladasi on obiains ilc icsuli ol pciloiming onc
ilouosand loisc saciiliccs.
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Tlc gloiics ol Indiia Lladasi is dcsciibcd in lialmavaivaiila Puiana in
ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Kiislna! O Madlusudana! O Killci ol ilc
dcmon Madlu! Wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc
wanning moon in ilc monil ol Scpicmbci/Ociobci. Wlai aic ilc iulcs and
icgulaiions loi obsciving ilis Lladasi and wlai is ilc mciii onc gains by obsciving
ii.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, ilc namc ol ilis sacicd Lladasi is Indiia Lladasi. ly
obsciving ilis Lladasi onc can dclivci lis dcgiadcd loiclailcis and all lis sinlul
icaciions aic ciadicaicd.
O King! Tlcic was a King namcd Indiascn livcd in Saiya Yuga. Hc was
vciy cxpcii in subduing lis cncmics. Hc iulcd lis Kingdom Malismaiipuii wiil
gicai piospciiiy. Hc was suiioundcd by lis clildicn and giand clildicn and livcd
lappily. Hc was always aiiaclcd io ilc dcvoiional scivicc ol ilc Vislnu. Tlc
King wlo was a dcvoicc and consianily absoibcd in spiiiiual lnowlcdgc spcni lis
iimc by claniing ilc loly namcs ol Sii Govinda ilc bcsiowci ol libciaiion.
Onc day wlcn ilc ling was lappily siiiing in lis ioyal iliown suddcnly
Sii Naiada Muni appcaicd bcloic lim liom ilc sly. On sccing ilc gicai sagc
Naiada ilc King immcdiaicly siud up wiil loldcd lands and ilcn ollcicd lis
icspccilul obcisanccs io lim. Tlcicalici ilc ling ducly woislipcd ilc sagc by
sixiccn ingicdicnis. Alici ilc sagc was lappily scaicd lc aslcd Indiascn O gicai
King! Aic cvciy onc lappy and piospcious in youi lingdom' Is youi mind lixcd
in icligious piinciplcs' Aic you cngagcd in dcvoiion scivicc io Vislnu .
Tlc King icplicd O bcsi ol ilc sagcs! Lvciyiling is wcll and auspicious by
youi mcicy. Today my lilc las bccomc succcsslul by youi daislan and my
pciloiming saciiliccs boic liuiis. O sagc among ilc dcmigods! Plcasc icll mc ilc
causc ol youi aiiival.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc lumblc woids ol ilc ling Naiada Muni said, O Lion
lilc ling ! Now lcai aboui an wondcilul incidcni ilai lad lappcncd io mc. O
bcsi ol ilc Kings! Oncc I wcni io ilc abodc ol Yamaiaja liom ilc abodc ol Loid
lialma. Yamaiaj giccicd mc icspccilully and woislipcd mc piopcily. Alici I was
comloiiably scaicd I ollcicd piaycis io ilc pious iiuillul Yamaiaj. In ilc
asscmbly ol Yamaiaj I saw youi gicaily pious lailci. As a icsuli ol bicaling a vow
youi lailci lad io go ilcic. O King! Hc gavc ilis mcssagc io mc and icqucsicd
mc io convcy ilis io you. Hc said Indiascn ilc ling ol Malismaiipuii is my son.
O Loid plcasc icll lim ilai duc io somc sinlul aciiviiics commiicd in my picvious
lilc now I am living in ilc abodc ol Yamaiaj. Tlcicloic lc slould obscivc io vow
ol Indiia Lladasi and givc away iis piciy io mc. Tlcn I will bc iclcascd liom my
picscni condiiion ol lilc. Naiadmuni coniinucd, O King! Tlis is youi lailcis
icqucsi io you. So inoidci io dclivci youi lailci io ilc spiiiiual woild you slould
obscivc ilc vow ol Indiia Lladasi.
Tlcn King Indiascn said, O sagc among ilc dcmigods now lindly cxplain
io mc ilc pioccduic loi lollowing ilis Indiia Lladasi.
Naiadmuni icplicd, On ilc day bcloic Lladasi onc slould ialc bail caily
in ilc moiing and laiillully ollci oblaiions io ilc loiclailcis loi ilcii saiislaciion.
On ilai day onc slould cai only oncc and slccp on ilc llooi ai nigli. On ilc day
ol Lladasi onc slould iisc caily in ilc moining, biusl lis iccil, wasl lis lands
and mouil and ialc bail. Tlcicalici lc slould ialc a vow ol noi indulging in any
linds ol maiciial cnjoymcni and ilus obscivc a ioial lasi. Hc slould also piay io
ilc Loidsaying O Loius cycd onc I ialc slclici ol you.
Tlcicalici ai noon, in lioni ol slaligiama slccla lc slould ollci oblaiions
io lis loiclailci accoiding io piopci iulcs and icgulaiion. Tlc lc slould woislip
ilc bialmanas and alici lccding ilcm sumpiiously lc slould givc dalslina. Ai
ilc cnd onc slould givc ilc icmnanis ol ilc oblaiions io ilc cows. Duiing ilc day
onc slould woislip Loid Hiislilcsla by ollciing sandal wood pasic llowcis,
inccnsc, lamp and loodsiulls wiil dcvoiion. Onc slould icmain awalc ilai nigli
wlilc claniing,lcaiing and icmcmbciing ilc namcs, loims. qualiiics and pasiimcs
ol ilc supicmc loid. On ilc day alici Lladasi onc slould woislip loid Haii in ilc
moining and lccd ilc bialmins. Tlcicalici onc slould bical lis lasi by caiing
along wiil lis bioilcis,clildicn, giandclildicn and iclaiivcs wlilc mainiaining
silcncc. O King! Il you lollow ilis Lladasi as a lavc jusi dcsciibcd ilcn youi
lailci will cciiainly io ilc abodc ol Vislnu. Alici spcaling in ilis way Naiadmuni
disappcaicd liom ilcic.
Accoiding io ilc insiiiuciions ol Naiadmuni ilc ling Indiascn siiicily
obscivcd ilis Lladasi. O Son ol Kunii ilis King accompanicd by lis clildicn,
scivanis and oilcis ducly obscivcd ilis vow. As a icsuli ol obsciving ilis Lladasi
llowcis wcic slowcicd liom ilc sly. Tlc lailci ol King Indiascn immcdiaicly
iodc on ilc bacl ol Gaiuda and wcni io ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu. Tlc sainily
King Indiascn also iulcd lis lingdom wiiloui any impcdimcni. Ai ilc cnd ol lis
lilc ilc ling cniiusicd lis lingdom io lis son and pcisonally iciuncd io ilc
spiiiuiall woild. Sucl is ilc gloiics ol Indiia Lladasi. Any onc wlo icads oi
lcais ilc gloics ol ilis Lladasi, bccomcs liccd liom all sinlul icaciions and
aliimaicly iciuins io ilc abodc ol Vislnu.
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Tlc gloiics ol Pasanlusa Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon
in ilc monil ol Scpicmbci/Ociobci is dcsciibcd in lialmavaivaiila Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Madlusudan wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi
ilai occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc monil ol Scpicmbci/Ociobci. Plcasc
bc lind and cxplain ilis io mc .
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O bcsi ol ilc Kings! Tlc namc ol ilis Lladasi is
Pasanlusa Lladasi . Now plcasc lcai liom mc ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi wlicl
disiioycs all oncs sins. Somc pcoplc also call ilis Lladasi as Papanlusa Lladasi.
Onc slould spccially woislip loid Padmanabla on ilc day ol ilis Lladasi. Tlis
Lladasi awaids a pcison ilc lcavcnly plcasuics libciaiion and lis dcsiicd icsulis.
Jusi by claniing ilc loly namcs ol Loid Vislnu onc can aiiain all ilc pciiy ol
visiiing all ilc loly placcs on ilc caiil. Il a condiiioncd soul inspiic ol indulging
in vaiious sinlul aciiviiics duc io illusion ialcs slclici and ollcis obcisanccs ai ilc
loius lcci ol Loid Haii wlo is cxpcii in dclivciing ilc lallcn souls ilcn sucl a
pcison docs noi lavc io go io lcll.
Tlosc Vaisnavas wlo ciiiicisc Loid Sliva and ilosc Saivaiics wlo ciiiicisc
loid Vislnu aic boil undoubicdly go io lcll. Tlc icsuli onc obiains by
pciloiming onc ilousand loisc saciiliccs oi by pciloiming onc lundicd Rajasuya
saciiliccs can noi bc cqual io ilc onc sixiccnil poiiion ol pciiy onc obiains by
lollowing ilis Lladasi. Tlcic is no pciiy in ilis woild wlicl is cqual io ilc pciiy
caincd by obsciving ilc Lladasi. Tlcicloic ilcic is no oilci day as saniilicd as
ilis day ol Lladasi wlicl is vciy dcai io Loid Padmanabla.
O King! As soon as a pcison lails io obscivc Lladasis ilc sins bcgin io
icsidc in lis body. Tlis Lladasi awaids iis lollowci ilc lcavcnly plcasuic
,libciaiion , liccd liom dcccascd condiiion, bcauiilul womcn, wcalil and lood
giains. O mainiainci ol ilc caiil! Il onc obscivcs ilis Lladasi and icmains awalc
on ilai nigli casily gocs io ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd O bcsi ol ilc Kings! ly obsciving ilc vow ol ilis
Lladasi onc can dclivci icn gcnciaiions liom lis moilcis lamily , icn gcnciaiions
liom lis lailcis lamily and icn gcnciaiions liom lis wilcs lamily. Il a pcison
obscivcs ilis Lladasi ciilci in lis clillood oi youillood oi in lis oldagc lc docs
noi sullci ilc misciics ol ilc maiciial cxisicncc. Onc wlo siiicily obscivcs ilis
Pasanlusa oi Papanlusa Lladasi ilcn all lis sinlul icaciions aic ciadicaicd and ai
ilc cnd ol lis lilc lc icaiuins io ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu. Il a pcison givcs away
gold, scsamc sccds, land,cow, lood giains,waici, umbiclla oi slocs in claiiiy ilcn
sucl a pcison docs noi lavc io goo io ilc abodc ol Yamaiaj. Any onc wlo spcnis
lis day wiuiloui cngaging in pious aciiviiics lc is lilc a dcad man alilougl lc is
bicailing. His bicailing is compaicd io ilc bcllows ol ilc blaclsmiil.
O bcsi ol ilc Kings! A pcison wlo digs wcll and lalcs loi ilc bcnclii ol
oilcis, donaics land and louscs and pciloim oilci pious aciiviiics sucl as
pciloiming saciiliccs is noi subjccicd io ilc punislmcni ol Yamaiaja. As a icsuli
ol pciiy only pcoplc livc long livcs, bccomc iicl, ialc biiil in liglclass lamilics
and bccomc dcscasclcss. Tlc puipoii is ilai ilc diicci icsuli ol obsciving Lladasi
is io aiiain dcvoiional scivicc io Kiislna and ilc indiicci icsuli is io aiiain ilc
icmpoiaiy maiciial bcncliis.
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Tlc gloiics ol Rama Lladasi is dcsciibcd in ilc lialmavaivaiila Puiana in
ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Loid Kiislna and Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said O Janaidlan! wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi
ilai occuics duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Ociobci/Novcmbci. Plcasc
cxplain ilis io mc .
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O Lion among Kings! Tlc namc ol ilis Lladasi is
Rama Lladasi and ii vanquislcs all oncs sinlul icaciions. Now plcasc lcai aboui
ilc gloiics ol ilis sacicd Lladasi.
Long Long ago ilcic was a lamous King namcd Muclulunda. Hc was a
good liicnd ol India ilc King ol Hcavcn. Hc also lad liicndslip wiil ilc
pcisonaliiics lilc Yamaiaj, Vaiuna, Kubcia and Viblisana. Tlis King was vciy
iiuillul and always aiiaclcd io ilc dcvoiional scivicc ol Loid Vislnu. Hc iulcd
lis Kingdom wiil piopci codc ol conduci.
In duc couisc ol iimc King Muclulunda bcgoi a dauglici. Accoiding io
ilc namc ol a bcsi iivci Clandiablaga slc was givcn ilc namc Clandiablaga.
Slc was maiiicd io a landsomc pcison namcd Sloblana wlo was ilc son ol
Clandiascna. Onc day Sloblana camc io ilc lousc ol lis lailci-in-law on ilc
day ol ilc Lladasi. Clandiablaga bccamc gicaily woiiicd and conicmplaicd O
my Loid! Wlai will lappcn now ' My lusband is vciy wcal and lc cannoi
iolciaic lungci. Moicvci my lailci is also vciy siiici. On ilc day bcloic Lladasi
my lailci uscually scnds lis scivani io announcc ilai no onc can cai on ilc day ol
Lladasi.
Wlcn Sloblana lcaid aboui ilis cusiom lc said io lis dcai wilc, O
dcaionc! Wlai slould I do now' Wlai can I do so ilai my lilc is pioiccicd and ilc
oidci ol ilc King is noi iiansgicsscd. Clandiablaga icplicd, O my loid! Wlai io
spcal ol ilc luman bcing cvcn ilc clcplanis, loiscs and oilci animals in ilc
lingdom ol my lailci will noi bc allowcd io cai anyiling ioday. O lusband ilcn
low can ilc luman bcings possibily cai' O icspccicd luband! Il you musi cai
ioday ilcn you will lavc io go bacl io youi lousc. Tlcicloic considci caiclully
and ialc a dccision.
Alici lcaiing ilc woids ol lis wilc Sloblana said wlai you lavc said is
indccd iiuc bui I wisl io obscivc ilis Lladasi. Wlaicvci is dcsiincd io mc will
cciiainly lappcn. Considciing in ilis way Sloblana dccidcd io obscivc ilis
sacicd Lladasi. Hc bccamc ovciwlclmcd wiil lungci and iliisi. Wlcn ilc sun
lad sci all ilc vaisnavas and pious luman bcing bccamc vciy lappy. O Lion
among Kings! Tlcy lappily spcni ilc cniiic nigli claniing and woisliping ilc
supicmc Loid. lui ii was iniolciablc loi Slobana io pass ilai nigli and ilus lc
dicd jusi bcloic ilc suniisc. King Muclulunda complcicd Sloblans luncial iiics
wiil ioyal picsiigc by buiing lim wiil liagiani sandal wood. Accoiding io ilc
oidci ol lci lailci Clandiablaga did noi buin lciscll in ilc luncial liic in oilci
woids slc did noi dic wiil lci lusband. Clandiablaga, alici complciing lci
lusbands Siaddla ccicmony coniinucd io livc ai ilc lousc ol lci lailci.
O King! Mcanwlillc by ilc inlulcncc ol obsciving Rama Lladasi Sloblana
bccamc ilc King ol ilc bcauiilul ciuiy ol Dcvapuia wlicl was siiuaicd ai ilc pcal
ol Mandaia mouniain. Hc bcgan io livc in an appulcni icsidcncc wlosc pillais
wcic madc ol gold and bcdcclcd wiil jcwccl and wlosc walls wcic dccoiaicd
wiil Jcms and ciysials. A bcauiilul wliic umbiclla was lcld ovci lis lcad wlicl
was dccoiaicd wiil a goldcn ciown bcdccl wiil jcwclls. His cais wcic dccoiaicd
wiil caiings, lis nccl was dccoiaicd wiil a nccllcss and lis aims wcic dccoiaicd
wiil a goldcn aimlcis. Dccoiaicd in ilis way Sloblana sai on ilc ioyal iliown.
Hc was always scivcd by ilc gandlaivas and apsaias and appcaicd jusi lilc India
ilc King ol ilc lcavcn.
Onc day a bialmin namcd Somaslaima wlo was a icsidcni ol
Muclulundapui aiiivcd in ilc lingdom ol Sloblana in ilc couisc ol iiavclling io
ilc loly placcs. Considciing Sloblana as ilc son-in-law ol King Mucllunda ilc
bialmin appioaclcd lim. As soon as ilc King saw lim lc siood up wiil loldcd
lands and ilcn ollcicd lis icspccilul obcisanccs io ilc King. Tlcicalici Sloblana
inquiicd liom ilc bialamin aboui lis wclbcing as wcll as ilc wcll bcings ol lis
lailci-in-law Muclulund, wilc Clandiablaga and all ilc icscidcnis ol
Muclulundapui. Hc also inloimcd ilc King ilai cvciyonc was living in pcacc
and laimony. Wiil gicai amazcmcni ilc bialmin said io ilc King O King! I lavc
ncvci sccn sucl a bcauiilul ciiy lilc ilis bcloic. Plcasc icll mc low lavc you
obiaincd sucl a lingdom'
Tlc King icplicd, by ilc inllucncc ol obsciving Rma Lladasi wlicl occuics
duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol Ociobci/Novcmbci I lavc icccivcd ilis
icmpoiaiy lingdom. O bcsi ol ilc bialmanas plcasc advicc mc in sucl a way ilai
my lingdom can icmain pcimancnily. I ilinl bccausc I obscivcd ilc Lladasi
wiiloui laiil lcncc I lavc icccivcd ilis unsiudy lingdom. Plcasc cxplain ilcsc
iopics io Clandiablaga ilc bcauiilul dauglici ol King Muclulunda. I ilinl slc
is capablc ol maling ii siudy.
Alici lcaiing ilis woids ol ling Sloblana ilc bialmin iciuincd io
Muclulundapui and iold cvciyiling io Clandiablaga in dciail. Wlcn
Clandiablaga lcaid ilc wlolc incidcni slc bccamc cxiicmcly joylul and said io
ilc bialmin, O gicai bialmin! Youi siaicmcnis aic appcaiing io mc jusi lilc a
dicam. Tlcn ilc bialmin Somaslaima said O dauglici! I lavc pcisonally sccn
youi lusband ai Dcvpuii. I lavc also sccn lis cniiic lingdom wlicl is as biigli as
ilc sun bui lc iold mc ilai lis lingdom was noi siudy. Tlcicloic you slould iiy
io malc lis lingdom siudy by any mcans. Clandiablaga said O icspccicd
lialmana plcasc ialc mc ilcic bccausc I lavc dcvclopcd an inicncc dcsiic io scc
my lusband. I will malc lis lingdom siudy on ilc siicngil ol my piciy. O iwicc
boin! Plcasc malc somc aiiangcmcni so ilai I can mcci lim loi by lclping ilc
scpciaicd io mcci onc occumulaics pciiy.
Tlcic alici Somaslaima iool Clandiablaga and wcni io ilc asliama ol
lamadcv wlicl was siiuaicd ncai Mandaia Mouniain. Alici lcaiing ilc wlolc
sioiy liom ilc biigli laccd Clandiablaga lamadcv iniiiaicd lci wiil vcdic
maniias. ly ilc inllucncc ol ilc maniias icccivcd liom sagc lamadcv and by ilc
piciy accumulaicd
as a icsuli ol obsciving Lladasi Clandiablaga obiaincd a spiiiiual body.
Tlcicalici Clandiablaga lappily wcni bcloic lci lusband.
Upon sccing lis wilc Slobana bccamc cxiicmcly plcascd and saiislicd.
Clandiablaga said O my icspccicd lusband plcasc lcai my bcncliiial woids. I
lavc bccn siiicily obsciving Lladasi liom ilc agc ol cigli ai ilc lousc ol my
lailci. May ilai occumulaicd pciiy malc youi lingdom siudy and lci ii coniinuc
o piospci uniil ilc iimc ol cnalilaiion. Tlcicalici laving icccivcd divinc body
and dccoiaicd wiil opulani oinamcnis slc bcgan io cnjoy ilc associaiion ol lci
lusband. ly ilc inllucncc ol Rama Lladasi Slobana also icccivcd a divinc body
and bcgan io cnjoy wiil lis wilc ai ilc pcal ol Mandaia Mouniain. Tlcicloic O
King ilis Rama Lladasi is jusi lilc ilc wisllul lilling cow oi a iouclcd sionc.
Loid Kiisla coniinucd O King I lavc ilus cxplaincd io you ilc gloiics ol
auspicious Rama Lladasi. A pcison wlo siiicily obscivcs ilc vow ol ilis Lladasi
lc is undoubicdly liccd liom ilc sin ol lilling a bialamin. Jusi as blacl cows
and wliic cows boil givc wliic mill similaily Lladasis ol wanning moon and
Lladasis ol waxing moon boil awaid libciaiion io ilc lollowcis. Any onc wlo
lcais ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi bccomcs libciaicd liom all sinlul icaciions and
lappily icsidcs in ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu.
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Tlc gloiics ol Uiilana Lladasi is dcsciibcd in Slanda Puiana in ilc
convcisaiion bciwccn Loid lialma and Naiada Muni. Oncc Loid lialma said io
Naiada Muni O bcsi ol ilc sagcs! Plcasc lcai liom mc ilc gloiics ol Uiilana
Lladasi wlicl dcsiioys all oncs sinlul icaciions, incicascs oncs piciy and awaids
onc libciaiion. O bcsi among ilc bialmins! Tlc supicmccy ol ilc gangcs was
iniaci as long as Uiilana Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon in ilc
monil ol Ociobci/Novcmbci and wlicl buins all oncs sins inio aslcs did noi
manilcsi in ilis woild. Tlc inllucncc ol ilc occans and lalcs piciy was maicllcss
as long as Uiilana Lladasi did noi manilcsi. Tlc icsuli onc obiains by pciloiming
onc ilousand loisc saciiliccs and onc lundicd Rajsuya saciiliccs can casily bc
obiaincd by obsciving ilis Lladasi.
Alici lcaiing ilis woids ol Loid lialma Naiada Muni said, O dcai lailci!
Plcasc icll mc Wlai is ilc mciii onc aiiains by caiing oncs a day, by ialing suppci
in ilc cvcning and by complcic lasiing'
Loid lialma icplicd, Il onc cais oncs a day ilcn all ilc sinlul icaciions ol
lis onc lilc iimc is dcsiioycd, Il onc cais suppci ilcn ilc sinlul icaciins ol lis iwo
lilc iimc aic dcsiioycd and by lasiing complcily onc can dcsiioy ilc sinlul
icaciions ol lis scvcn lilc iimcs.
O dcai son! Tlis Uiilana Lladasi awaids cvciyiling ilai aic unsccn
undcsiicd and iaic wiilin ilc ilicc woilds. Tlis Lladasi buins io aslcs ilc giavc
sins as big as Mandaia Mouniain. Tlc lion among sagcs il a pcison accumulaics
any piciy on ilis day ol Lladasi ilcn lc obiains icsulis cqual io Sumciu Hill. In
ilc body ol ilosc wlo do noi piaycis io ilc loid, wlo aic lallcn liom ilcii vows,
wlo aic cilicsiic, wlo blasllamc ilc vcdas, wlo poluic ilc icligious sciipiuic,
wlo cnjoycs oilcis wilc and wlo aic loolisl icligious piinciplc cannoi icmain.
On slould noi indulgc in sinlul aciiviiics iailci lc slould cngagc in pious
aciiviiics. Il onc is inclaincd iowaids pious aciiviiics lis icligious piinciplc aic noi
disiioycd. Onc wlo conlidcnily lollows ilc vow ol Uiilana Lladasi, ilc sinlul
icaciions ol lis onc lundicd lilc iimcs aic vanquislcd. Il onc icamains awalc on
ilc nigli ol Uiilana Lladasi ilcn lis pasi, picscni and luiuic gcnciaiions
iciuincd io ilc abodc ol Vislnu.
O Naiada! A pcison wlo docs noi obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi in ilc monil
ol Kaiiil and docs noi woislip Loid Vislnu ilcn all lis accumulaicd piciy is
ioially disiioycd. O bcsi ol ilc bialmin! Tlcicloic onc slould cciiainly woislip
loid Vislnu in ilc monil ol Kaiiil. Il onc cais lood siull cool by limscll in ilc
monil ol Kaiiil lc obiains ilc icsuli ol Clandiayana viaia. Il onc cngagcs in
lcaiing and claniing ilc iopics ol Loid Vislnu in ilc monil ol Kaiiil aiiains ilc
icsuli ol donaiing onc lundicd cows. ly icgulaily siudying ilc sciipiuics onc
aclivcs ilc icsuli ol pciloiming onc ilousand saciiliccs. A pcison wlo lcais ilc
iopics ol ilc loid and ilcn givcs dalslina io ilc spcalci accoiding io lis capaciiy
gocs io ilc cicinal abodc ol ilc loid.
Naiada Muni said O Loid! Kindly cxplain io mc ilc pioccduic loi
obsciving Lladasi. Tlc giand lailci lialma icplicd, O bcsi ol ilc iwicc boin onc
slould iisc caily in ilc moining duiing lialma Muluiila and alici wasling lis
mouil and ialing bail lc slould woislip loid Kcslva. Tlcn lc slould ialc a
vow wlilc claniing a maniia as lollows. ' I will lasi on ilc day ol Lladasi and I
will only cai on ilc day ol Dvadasi. O Pundaiilalsa ! O Aclyuia! I suiioundci
unio you Plcasc pioicci mc'. Onc slould gladly obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi wiil
dcvoiion and ai nigli onc slould icmain awalc ncai
Loid Vislnu. Wlilc icmaining awalc ai nigli onc slould lcai and clani ilc
iiansccndcnial qualiiics ol ilc Loid. Any pious pcison wlo lollows ilcsc
insiiuciions aiiains supicmc dcsiinaiion. Onc slould givc up all linds ol
giccdyncss on ilc day ol Lladasi.
Loid lialma coniinucd, Il onc woislips Loid Janaidlana wiil Kadamba
llowcis docs noi go io ilc abodc ol Yamaiaj. Il onc woislips Loid Gaiudadvaja oi
Loid Vislnu wiil iosc llowcis in ilc monil ol Kaiiila cciiainly gcis libciaiion. Il
onc woislips ilc Loid wiil lalula and Aslola llowcis ilcn lc bccomcs liccd
liom lcmcniaiion loi as long as ilc sun and ilc moon iisc in ilc sly. Il onc
woislips ilc loid wiil sami lcavcs cscapcs ilc punislmcni ol Yamaiaja. Il onc
woislips Loid Vislnu wlo is ilc coniiolci ol ilc dcmigod wiil Clampala
llowcis duiing ilc iainy icason ilcn lc will noi lavc io ialc biiil again wiilin ilc
maiciial woild. Il onc ollcis ycllow colouicd Kciali llowcis io Loid Vislnu ilcn
all lis sinlul icaciions accumulaicd liom millions ol lilc iimc is disiioycd. Il onc
ollcis icd colouicd liagicni lundicd pcicllcd loius llowci Loid Jagannaila ilcn lc
iciuins io ilc abodc ol ilc loid lnown as Svciadvipa.
O bcsi ol ilc bialmins! Onc slould icmain awalc on ilc nigli ol Lladasi.
On ilc day ol dvadasi onc slould woislip loid Vislnu and complcic lis vow by
lccding ilc bialmins. Accoiding io oncs abiliiy il onc slould woislips lis
spiiiiual masici and givcs lim claiiiy ilcn ilc supicmc loid bccomcs liccd wiil
lim.
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Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said, O Kiislna! O Janaidlana! Wlai is ilc namc ol
ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon ol ilc cxiia lcap ycai
monil' Wlai is ilc pioccduic loi obsciving ilis Lladasi and wlai mciii onc gains
by obsciving ii. Plcasc dcsciibc ilis io mc.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O King ! Tlc namc ol ilis sacicd Lladasi is Padmini
Lladasi. Il onc siiicily obscivcs ilis Lladasi lc iciuins io ilc abodc ol Loid
Padmanabla. Tlis Lladasi couniciacis all oncs sinlul icaciions. Lvcn Loid
lialma is unablc io dcsciibc ilc icsulis ol ilis Lladasi.
Long Long ago Loid lialama dcsciibcd ilc gloiics ol Padmini Lladasi
wlicl awads iis lollowcis opulancc and libciaiion io ilc gicai sagc Naiada.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd , Onc slould bcgin io obscivc ilc vow on ilc day
ol Dasami oi ilc day bcloic Lladasi. Onc slould noi cai lood siull coolcd by
oilcis, slould noi cai in a plaic madc madc ol bcllmcial, slould noi cai Uiad
Dal,Cliclpca, spinacl and loncy on ilc day bcloic Lladasi. Onc slould cai
boilcd sunncd iicc wiil glcc and iocl sali. Onc slould slccp on ilc llooi and
obscivc siiicl cclivasy on ilc day ol Lladasi.
On ilc day ol Lladasi onc slould iisc caily in ilc moining, biusl lis iccil
and ialc bail. Tlcicalici lc slould woislip ilc supicmc Loid wiil sandal wood
pasic, inccnsc,lamp, aguiu, camploi and waici. Onc slould clani ilc loly namcs
and gloiics ol ilc loid. Onc slould noi indulgc in usclcss ialcs. Il onc diinls
waici oi mill on ilc day ol Lladasis wlicl occuics duiing ilc cxiia lcap ycai
monil ilcn lis vow is spoilcd. Onc slould icmain awalc ai nigli on Lladasi and
gloiily ilc loly namcs and qualiiics ol ilc supicmc loid. ly icmaining awalc ilc
liisi ilicc louis ol ilc nigli onc obiains ilc icsuli ol pciloiming agnisioma
saciilicc. ly icmaining awalc ilc liisi six louis ol ilc nigli onc obiains ilc
icsuli ol pciloiming bajpayca saciilicc. ly icmaining awalc ilc liisi ninc louis ol
ilc nigli onc obiains ilc icsuli ol pciloiming aslvamcdla saciilicc and by
icmaining awalc ilc cniiic nigli onc obiains ilc icsuli ol iajasuya saciilicc. On
ilc day ol Dvadasi oi ilc day alici Lladasi onc slould complcic lis vow by
lccding ilc vaisnavas and ilc bialmanas. A pcison wlo obscivcs ilis Lladasi in
ilis way cciiainly aiiains libciaiion.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd, O sinlcssonc! Accoiding io youi inquiiy I lavc
ilus cxplaincd io you ilc piocccduic loi obsciving ilc Padmini Lladasi. Now
plcasc lcai aboui an cnclaniing sioiy wlicl oncc Pulasiya Muni naiiaicd io
Naiada Muni.
Oncc Kaiiaviiyaijuna dclcaicd Ravana and pui lim in ilc piision lousc.
Wlcn Pulasiya Muni saw Ravana in ilis condiiion lc wcni io Kaiiaviiyaijuna and
icqucsicd lim io iclcasc Ravana. lcing icqucsicd by ilc gicai sagc ilc King
linally iclcascd Ravana. Upon lcaiing ilis amazing cvcni Naiada Muni lumbly
aslcd Pulasiya Muni O bcsi ol ilc sagcs! Sincc Ravana dclcaicd all ilc dcmigods
including India low could Kaiiaviiyaijuna dclcai Ravana. Plcasc cxplain ilis io
mc.
Pulasiya Muni icplicd, O Naiada! In Ticiayuga ilcic was a King namcd
Kiiiaviiya wlo iool biiil in ilc dynasiy ol Hailaya. His capiial was
Malismaiipuii. King Kiiiaviiya lad onc ilousand wilcs bui lc lad no suiiablc
son io ialc ovci ilc icign ol ilc ling. Alilougl ilc ling woislipcd ilc
loiclailcis, sainily pcisons and obscivcd vaiious vows undci ilc guidcncc ol ilc
sainily pcison siill yci lc was noi blcsscd wiil a son. Tlcn ilc ling dccidcd io
undcigo ausiciiiics. Tlc ling cniiusicd lis icsponsibiliiy io lis piimc minisici
and sci oui loi undcigoing ausiciiiics by wcaiing a dicss madc ol bail. Wlcn lc
was aboui io livc lis palacc onc ol lis wivcs Padmini ilc dauglici ol King
Haiisclandia wlo appcaicd in ilc ioyal lamily ol King Ilsvalu, saw lim. Wlcn
ilc clasic wilc saw lci lusband going io ilc loicsi io pciloim ausiciiiics slc
immcdiaicly gavc up all lci oinamcnis . Slc ioo accompanicd lci lusband io ilc
Mandaia Mouniain.
Ai ilc summii ol Mandaia Mouniain King Kiiiaviiya and lis wilc Padmini
pciloimcd scvcic ausiciiiics loi icn ilousand ycais. Upon sccing ilai lci
lusbands body is bccoming day by day ilc clasic wilc ilougli ol a soluiion.
Oncc Padmini lumbly aslcd ilc gicaily clasic Anusuya ilc wilc ol sagc Aiii. ' O
clasic lady! My lusband las spcni icn ilousand ycais in pciloiming ausiciiiics
yci lc could noi plcasc Loid Kcsava wlo dcsiioycs oncc mcsciics. O
loiiunaiconc! Plcasc icll mc aboui a vow by lollowing ol wlicl ilc supicmc loid
will bc plcascd and I will bc blcsscd wiil a son wlo will bccomc a powcilul King.
lcing plcascd by ilc piayci ol clasic Quccn Padmini, Anusuya said, ' Alici cvciy
iliiiy-iwo monils an cxiia lcap ycai monil comcs. Tlc iwo Lladasis ol ilis
monil aic lnown as Padmini and Paiama. Il you obscivc ilis Lladasi ilcn soon
ilc supicmc loid will bc plcascd wiil you and awaid youi dcsiicd icsuli.
Loid Kiislna coniinucd, Accoiding io ilc insiiuciion ol Anusuya quccn
Padmini ducly obscivcd ilis Lladasi. Tlcn Loid Kcslava iiding on ilc bacl ol
Gaiuda camc bcloic Padmini and oidcicd lci io asl loi bcncdiciion. Tlc quccn
liisi ollcicd lci obcisanccs io ilc Loid and ollcicd piaycis. Tlcn slc icqucsicd
ilc loid io blcss ilcm wiil a son. Tlcn ilc loid said , O gcnilc lady! I am vciy
plcascd wiil you. Tlcic is no monil as dcai io mc as ilc monil ol Adlila Masa
oi lcap ycai monil. Tlc Lladasis ol ilis monil is moic dcai io mc. You lavc
piopcily obscivcd ilis Lladasi. Tlcicloic I will cciiainly lulllill ilc dcsiic ol youi
lusband.
Alici spcaling in ilis way io Padmini ilc Loid camc bcloic ilc King and
said O gicai King plcasc asl loi youi dcsiicd bcncdiciion. I lavc bccn plcascd by
youi wilc loi slc obscivcd ilc sacicd vow ol Lladsi. On lcaiing ilis woids ol
Vislnu ilc King bccamc jublilini and bcggcd ilc loid io givc lim a son wlo will
bc vciy powcilul and always vicioiious. Hc said O Madlusudana! Tlc loid ol ilc
univcisc lci mc lavc a son wlo will noi bc dclcaicd by ilc dcmigods,
lumanbcings,scipcnis and dcmons. Tlc Loid gianicd ilc King lis dcsiicd boon
and disappcaicd.
lcing lully saiislicd ilc ling and lis wilc icgaincd ilcii lcalil and
iciuincd io ilcii opulani lingdom. In duc couisc ol iimc ilc quccn Padmini gavc
biiil io a powcilul son wlo bccamc lamous as Kaiiaviiyaijuna. Tlcic was no
oilci waiiioi in ilc ilicc woilds as gicai as lim. Lvcn ilc icn lcadcd Ravana was
dclcaicd by lim. Alici naiiaiing ilis wondcilul sioiy ilc gicai sagc Pulaisya lcli.
Loid Kiislna concludcd , O sinlcss ling! I lavc ilus dcsciibcd io you ilc
gloiics ol ilc Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc waxing moon ol an cxiia lcap ycai
monil. O bcsi ol ilc Kings! Any onc wlo will obscivc ilis Lladasi will cciiainly
go io ilc abodc ol Loid Haii. Accoiding io ilc siaicmcni ol Sii Kiislna Malaiaja
Yudlisiliia wiil lis cniiic lamily obscivcd ilis Lladasi.
A pcison wlo laiillully obscivcs ilis Padmini Lladasi lis lilc bccomc
gloiics. Onc wlo lcais oi icads ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi obiains a gicai amouni
ol Piciy.
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Tlc gloiics ol Paiama Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon on
an cxiia lcap ycai monil is dcsciibcd by Loid Kiislna io Malaiaj Yudlisiliia.
Malaiaj Yudlisiliia said , O my Loid! Wlai is ilc namc ol ilc Lladasi
wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon on an cxiia lcap ycai monil and wlai is
ilc pioccduic ol obsciving ilis Lladasi.
Loid Kiislna icplicd, O King! Tlc namc ol ilis Lladasi is Paiama Lladasi.
Tlis Auspicious Lladasi dcsiioycs all oncs sinlulicaciions and awaids onc maiciial
cnjoymcni and libciaiion. Tlc pioccduic loi obsciving ilis Lladasi is samc as I
lavc alicady disciibcd io you. Onc slould woislip ilc supicmc loid wlo is ilc
masici ol all bcings on ilis Lladasi. Now plcasc lcai an cnclaniing sioiy wlicl I
lad lcaid liom ilc sagcs in ilc ciiy ol Kampilya.
Tlcic was a pious bialmin namcd Sumcdla livcd in ilc ciiy ol Kampilya.
Hc lad a clasi wilc namcd Paviiia. lui duc io somc sinlul aciiviiics ilis bialmin
bccamc pooi. Hc could noi cain lis livclilood cvcn by bcgging. Hc lad no lood
io cai no cloil io wcai and no placc io slccp. Ncvciilclcss lis young bcauiilul
wilc laiillully scivcd lim. Olicn slc lad io icmain lungiy loi ilc salc ol sciving
a gucsi. Inspiic ol olicn icmaining lungy lci lacc did noi bccomc palc. Slc ncvci
iold lci lusband aboui ilis.
Upon sccing ilai lis wilc was bccoming wcal day by day ilc bialmin
condcmncd limscll and said io lis swcci spcaling wilc O dcai onc! Alilougl I
lavc iiicd io bcg liom ilc mosi inllucniial pcoplc yci I did noi gci anyiling now
icll mc wlai slould I do' Slould I go io a loicign couniiy io cain wcalil. I may
gci somc iling ilcic il I am loiiunaic. Wiiloui cnilusiasam no woil is succcsslul
ilai is wly inicligcni pcisons always piaisc ilc cnilusiasam ol ilc pcoplc.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids ol lci lusband Sumcdla ilc bcauiilul cycd
Paviiia said io lci lusband wiil loldcd lands and icais in lci cycs. Tlcic is nonc
clsc moic inicligcni ilan you. Wlai cvci wc do and wlai cvci wc aclicvc in ilis
woild aic duc io oui picvious dccds. Il onc las no piciy accumulaicd liom lis
picvious lilc lc cannoi aiiain any iling lowcvci lc may iiy. Il a pcison
disiiibuics lnowlcdgc oi wcalil in lis picvious lilc aiiain similai ilings in ilis
lilc. O bcsi ol ilc bialmin! Ii sccms ilai nciilci you oi mc gavc any claiiiy ilc
suiiablc candidaic in oui picvious lilc. Tlai is wly boil ol ous will lavc io siay
lcic iogcilci. O Loid! I can noi icmain wiiloui you cvcn loi a movcmcni.
Moicvci il you go ilcn pcoplc will call mc an unloiiunaic and condcmn mc.
Tlcicloic plcasc bc lappy wiil wlaicvci wcalil you can collcci lcic. You will
cciiainly aclicvc lappincss in ilis couniiy only.
Upon lcaiing ilcsc woids ol lis wilc ilc bialmin diopcd lis plan io go io
a loicign couniiy. Onc day by piovidcncc ilc gicai sagc Kaundinya Muni camc
ilcic. As soon as Sumcdla saw lim , lc and lis wilc bccamc joylul and ollcicd
ilcii obcisanccs io ilc sagc. Hc ollcicd an Asana io ilc sagc and woislipcd lim
piopcily. Hc said O gicai sagc! Today oui lilcs lavc bccomc succcsslul loi wc
lavc icccivcd youi daislan. Tlcicalici ilc couplc lcd ilc sagc accoiding io ilcii
abiliiy. Tlcn ilc wilc ol ilc bialmin aslcd O lcaincd sagc! Wlai is ilc mcans ol
disiioying povciiy'Wiiloui giving any claiiiy low can onc gci wcalil cducaiion
and so on' My lusband wanicd io go io a loicign couniiy in oidci io cain wcalil
bui I lavc siopcd lim liom ilis aci, Ii is indccd oui good loiiunc ilai you lavc
comc lcic. ly youi mcicy oui povciiy will cciiainly bc disiioycd. Now plcasc
insiiuci us in sucl a way so ilai oui povciiy is disiioycd.
Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids Paviiia ilc gicai sagc Kaundinya said, Tlcic is
an auspicious Lladasi wlicl occuics duiing ilc wanning moon on ilc cxiia lcap
ycai monil. Tlis Lladasi is vciy dcai io ilc loid and ii is lnown as Paiama
Lladasi. Tlis Lladasi vanquislcs oncs sinlul icaciions, maiciial mcsciics and
povciiy. ly obsciving ilis Lladasi a pcison cciiainly bccomc piospcious. Tlis
sacicd Lladasi was liisi obscivcd by Kubcia. As a icsuli ol ilis Loid Sliva bccamc
plcascd and awaidcd lim ilc bcncdcaiion io bccomc vciy iicl. ly obsciving ilis
Lladasi King Haiislclandia icgaincd lis lingdom and wilc wlom lc oncc sold
oui. O bcauiilul cycd! You slould also obscivc ilis Lladasi. Loid Kiislna
coniinucd, O Pandava! Alici lappily and cllcciionaicly disciibing ilc iopics ol
Paiama Lladasi Kaundinya Muni disciibcd ilc auspicious vow lnown as
Panclaiaiiila. ly obsciving Panclaiaiiila vow onc aiiains libciaiion. Onc slould
bcgin io obscivc Panclaiaiiiala vow liom ilc day ol Paiama Lladasi wiil piopci
iulcs and icgulaiions. Any onc wlo accoiding io lis abiliiy lasis loi livc days
bcgining liom Paiama Lladasi lc gocs bacl io ilc abodc ol Loid Vislnu along
wiil lis lailci, moilci and wilc. Onc wlo only cai oncs a day duiing ilis livc
days bccomcs liccd liom all sinlul icaciions and gocs io ilc spiiiiual woild.
Accoiing io ilc insiiuciions ol Kaundinya Muni boil ilc lusband and wilc
ducly obscivcd ilis Paiama Lladasi. Wlcn ilc vows ol Lladasi and Pancliaiiila
wcic complcicd a piincc liom ilc ioyal palacc camc ilcic bcing inspiicd liom
Loid lialma ilc piincc ollcicd ilcn a ncw lousc dccoiaicd wiil bcauiilul ioyal
luiniiuic. Hc also gavc a cow io ilc bialmin loi ilcii livclilood and alici piaising
ilc bialmin couplc ilc piicc lcli. As a icsuli ol ilis ilis piicc iciuincd io ilc
abodc ol Vislnu ai ilc cnd ol lis lilc.
As ilc bialmins aic bcsi among ilc luman bcings as ilc cows aic bcsi
among ilc loui lcggcd animals, as India is ilc bcsi among ilc dcmigods similaily
ilc lcap ycai monil is ilc bcsi among all ilc monils. Wiilin ilis monil ilc iwo
Lladasis namcly Padmini and Paiama aic mosi dcai io Loid Haii. Having icccivcd
ilc luman loim ol lilc il a pcison docsnoi obscivc Lladasi ilcn lc ncvci aiiains
any lappincss iliougli lis cigli million loui lundicn ilousand spiccs ol lilc.
Railci lc sullcis unlimiicd mcsciics. ly viiiuc ol gicai piciy onc obiains a luman
biiil ilai is wly onc slould cciiainly obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi.
Alici lcaiing ilc gloiics ol ilis Lladasi Malaiaj Yudlisiliia along wiil lis
wilc and bioilcis obscivcd ilis sacicd Lladasi.
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Naiad Muni said O Maiilil ! Plcasc lcai aboui ilc iopics ol ilc Gopis
wlicl dcsiioycs all oncs sinlul aciiviiics awaids piciy, lullils all oncs dcsiics and is
ilc souicc ol all auspiciousncss.
Tlcic is couniiy namcd Uslinaia in Souil India. Oncc ilcic was no iain
lall in ilis couniiy loi icn ycais. Tlc piospcious cowlcid mcn ol ilis placc
bccamc aliaid ol ilc scvcic diougli and ilcy lcli loi liaja Mandal along wiil ilcii
iclaiivcs and cows. O King! Tlcy camc and livcd ai ilc iiansccndcnial abodc ol
Viindavan ncai Jamuna undci ilc guidcncc ol Nanda Malaiaj. ly ilc
bcncdiciion ol Ramaclandia many gopis iool biiil in ilcii lamilics. Tlcy wcic all
iiansccndcnial bcauiilul and dccoiaicd wiil licsl youil. O bcsi ol ilc lings!
Alici sccing bcauiilul Kiislna ilcy bccamc cnclanicd and in oidci io lnow low
io plcasc Kiislna ilcy appioaclcd Si Radla.
Tlc gopis said O Radlc! O dauglici ol King Viisablanu! O loius cycd
onc! Plcasc insiiuci us aboui a vow by wlicl wc can plcasc Si Kiislna. Kiislna
ilc son ol Nanda Malaiaj and wlo is iaicly aiiaincd cvcn by ilc dcmigods is
undci youi coniiol. O Radlc! You aic ilc cnclanici ol ilc cniiic univcisc and
cxpcii in all ilc sciipiuic.
Sii Radla said, you slould obscivc Lladasi in oidci io plcasc Sii Kiislna.
Tlc ilc loid cciiainly bc coniiolcd ilcic is no doubi aboui ii. Tlc gopis said, O
Radlilc ! plcasc icll us ilc namcs ol Lladasis wlicl occuics duiing a lull ycai and
low onc slould obscivc Lladasi. Radla icplicd, Lladasi liisi appcaicd liom ilc
body ol Loid Vislnu duiing ilc wanning moon in ilc monil ol
Novcmbci/Dcccmbci in oidci io lill dcmon Muia. Tlcn ilis cxalicd Lladasi
appcais cvciy monil in dillcicni loim. Ioi youi bcnclii I am dcsciibing ilcii
namcs. Uipanna, Molsada, Saplala, Puiiada, Sai iila, Jaya,Vjaya, Amlali,
Papamoclani, Kamada, Vaiuilini, Molini, Apaia, Niijala, Yogini, Dcvasayani,
Kamini, Paviiia, Aja, Padma, Indiia, Pasanlusa, Rama, Piabodlini ilcsc aic ilc
iwcniy-loui Lladasis wlicl occuic duiing onc complcic ycai. Apaii liom ilcm
ilcic aic iwo moic Lladasis namcly Padmini and Paiama wlicl occuics duiing an
cxiia lcap ycai monil. Any onc wlo clanis ilc namcs ol ilcsc iwcniy-six
Lladasis, obiainsilc icsuli ol obsciving ilc vow ol Dvadasi loi ilc cniiic ycai.
O damslclls ol liaj! Now lcai aboui ilc iulcs and icgulaiions loi obsciving
Lladasi. On ilc day bcloic Lladasi onc slould slccp on ilc llooi cai only oncs
and coniiol ilc scnccs. Hc slould also diinl waici only oncs and icmain ncai and
clcan. On ilc day ol Lladasi onc slould iisc caily in ilc moining duiing lialma
muluiia and ollci obcisanccs io Loid Haii. To ialc bail wiil wcll waici is ilc
lowcsi, io ialc bail in a pond is mcdium, io ialc bail in a laigc pool is ilc liglcsi
and io ialc bail in a iivci is ilc bcsi ol all. A pious pcison slould ialc bail in
ilis way and givc up lis angci and giccd. Onc slould noi apply oil on ilc day ol
Lladasi. A pcison slould givcup associaiing wiil low class sinlul and cilicsis on
ilc day ol Lladasi A pcison wlo is obsciving ilc vow slould caiclully avoid ilc
associaiion ol ilosc wlo spcal lics, wlo blaslplamc ilc bialmins, wlo sical
oilcis ilings, wlo cnjoy ilc associaiion ol oilcis wilc, wlo aic miscicanis and
wlo do noi slow icspccis io ilc cxalicd pcisonaliiics. On ilc day ol Lladasi onc
slould woislip loid Kcslava wiil dcvoiion and ollci Him palaiablc loodsiulls,
onc slould ollci lamp in ilc icmplc ol ilc loid. Onc slould lcai ilc gloiics ol ilc
vow liom ilc mouil ol a bialmin and ilcn givc lim sullicicni dalslina. Onc
slould icmain awalc on ilc nigli ol Lladasi wlilc singing ilc iiansccndcnial
gloiics ol Kiislna. Onc slould avoid caiing in a bcllmcial plaic, caiing mcai,
pinldal, any lind ol inioxicani, spinacl, loncy picboilcd iicc, caiing moic ilcn
oncs and indulging in scx lilc on ilc day bcloic Lladasi. On ilc day ol Lladasi
onc slould givc up gambling, slccping, caiing bcialnuis and pan, biusling iccil,
ciiiicising oilcis, clcaiing, sicaling,bccoming anvious,indulgc in scx lilc,
bccoming angiy and spcaling lics.
On ilc day ol Dvadasi onc slould noi cai on a bcllmcial plaic, Uiad Dal,
Honcy, Oil and coniaminaicd lood siull. Onc slould siiicily lollow ilcsc iulcs
and icgulaiions. Tlc gopis said O Gicaily lcaincdonc! Plcasc cxplain io us ilc
piopci iimc loi obsciving Lladasi. Sii Radla icplicd, il ilc iiili ol dasami is
consisis ol liliylivc dandas ilcn onc slould noi lasi on ilc ncxi day iailci lc
slould lasi on ilc day ol Dvadasi. Il an Lladasi is conjoincd wiil a liaciion ol
sccond ol Dasami ilcn sucl an Lladasi slould bc icjccicd lilc a poi ol gangcs
waici mixcd wiil a diop ol winc. Il an Lladasi cxicnds on ilc day ol Dvadasi ilcn
onc slould lasi on ilc day ol Dvadasi. O damslclls ol liaja by lcaiing ilc gloiics
ol Lladasi onc obiains ilc icsuli ol Vajpaycc Saciilicc. Tlc icsuli onc obiains by
lollowing a vow ol a Dvadasi is cqual io ilai ol lccding SS,000 bialmins. ly
obsciving ilc vow ol Lladasi onc obiains onc ilousand iimcs moic icsulis ilcn
ilc icsuli onc obiains by donaiing ilc cniiic caiil wiil all ilc occans and loicsis.
Obsciving ilc vow ol Dvadasi is adviccd as ilc mcans ol dclivciancc loi ilosc wlo
aic absoibcd in ilc occan ol maiciial cxisicncc wlicl is lillcd wiil ilc maic ol
sinlul aciiviiics. Il luman bcings obscivc Lladasi by icmaining awalc on ilc
nigli ol Lladasi ilcn cvcn il ilcy aic vciy sinlul ilcy do noi go io ilc lcailul
abodc ol Yamaiaja.
A pcison wlo woislips loid Haii wiil dcvoiion on ilc day ol Dvadasi by ollciing
lim Tulasi lcavcs ncvci bccomc iouclcd by sin jusi as a loius lcal icmains
uniouclcd
by waici. Tlc icsulis ol pciloiming onc ilousand loisc saciiliccs and onc
lundicd Raja Suya saciiliccs is noi cvcn cqual io ilc onc sixiccnil poiiions ol ilc
icsulis obiaincd by obsciving Lladasi. ly obsciving Lladasi a pcison dclivcis icn
gcnciaiions ol lis moilcis lamily, icn gcnciaiion liom lis lailcis lamily and icn
gcnciaiions liom lis wilcs lamily. A cow may bc a wliic oi blacl bui boil aic
qualiiaiivcly samc bccausc boil givc mill. Similaily ilc Lladasis ol boil ilc
wanning moon and waxing moon aic samc in awaiding piciy,
O Gopis! An Lladasi buins io aslcs alcaps ol sinlul icaciions ol a pcison
accumulaicd liom onc lundicd lilc iimcs. Tlc claiiiy givcn on ilc day ol Dvadasi
may ii bc lcss oi moic oi givcn wiil oi wiiloui piopci iulcs and icgulaiions,
awaids mciiis cqual io ilai ol a mouniain. A pcison wlo lcais ilc iopics ol Haii
on ilc day ol Lladasi obiains ilc icsuli ol giving ilc cniiic caiil wlicl consisis ol
scvcn Islands in claiiiy. Tlc piciy onc aclicvcs by ialing bail in ilc loly placc ol
Gaya and sccing ilc loius lcci ol Loid Vislnu is noi cvcn cqual io ilc onc
sixiccnil poiiion ol piciy obiaincd by obsciving Lladasi. Tlc mciii onc obiains
by giving claiiiy ai Piablasa Ksciia, Kuiulsciia, Kcdainail, ladiilasliama,
Kasli, Sulaialsciia, duiing solai and lunai cclips, as wcll as giving claiiiy duiing
loui lundicd ilousand Sanlianiis (Wlcn ilc sun cnicis inio a pciiiculai iasi) is
noi cvcn cqual io onc sixiccnil poiiion ol mciii onc obiains by lasiing on Lladasi.
Sii Radla coniinucd O Gopis! Jusi as Anania is bcsi among ilc snalcs, Gaiuda is
bcsi among ilc biids, Loid Vislnu is bcsi among ilc dcmigods, ilc bialmana is
bcsi among ilc vainas, banyan iicc is bcsi among ilc iiccs and iulasi is bcsi
among ilc lcavcs similaily ilc vow ol Lladasi is bcsi among all ilc vows. Tlc
icsuli onc obiains by pciloiming ausiciiiics loi icn ilousand ycais is obiaincd
simply by obsciving ilc vow ol a Dvadasi. O damslclls ol biaja! Sucl aic ilc
gloiics ol ilc vow ol Lladasi. All ol you slould immcdiaicly obscivc ilis vow.
Tlc gopis said, O bcauiilul onc! O dauglici ol ling Viisablanu! You aic
cxpcii in all sciipiuics. Lvcn ilc siaicmcni ol liilaspaii is balllcd bcloic ilc
siaicmcni ol you. O Radlc! You aic diiccily ilc occan ol iiansccndcnial
lnowlcdgc. Plcasc dcsciibc io us pciiiculaily ilc namcs ol ilosc wlo lad
picviously obscivcd ilcsc Lladasis. Radla icplicd, O Gopis! Inoidci io icgain
ilcii losi lingdom ilc dcmigods lad obscivcd ilis sacicd Lladasi long long ago.
King Vaislania obscivcd ilis Lladasi inoidci io dclivci lis loilailci liom ilc
abodc ol Yamaiaja. Tlc sinlul ling Lumpala wlo was icjccicd by lis subjccis
obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi and icgaincd lis losi lingdom. King Kciumana ol
ladiavaii wlo lad no son obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi accoiding io ilc
insiiuciion ol ilc lcaincd bialmins and was blcsscd wiil a son. Oncc ilc wivcs ol
ilc dcmigods insiiucicd ilc wilc ol ilc bialman io obscivc Lladasi. Tlougl ilai
wilc ol ilc bialman was an oidinaiy luman bcing yci slc aclicvcd piospciiiy and
lcavcnly plcasuic. loil Puslpa dania and Malyavan bccamc glosis duc io bcing
cuiscd by ilcii cncmics, bui by obsciving ilc vow ol Lladasi ilcy icgaincd ilcii
oiiginal loims as Gandlaiva. In ilc ancicni iimc inoidci io buili a biidgc on ilc
occan and io lill Ravana Ramaclandia obscivcd ilis Lladasi. Ai ilc cnd ol ilc
annililaiion ilc dcmigods obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi undci ilc Amalali iicc loi
ilc bcnclii ol cniiic woild.
Sagc Mcdlavi obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi accoiding io ilc insiiuciion ol lis
lailci and bccamc liccd liom ilc bad associaiion ol Apsaias and ilus bccamc lully
cllulgcni. A Gandlaiva namcd Lalii bccamc a dcmon by ilc cuisc ol lis wilc bui
by obsciving ilis Lladasi lc icgaincd lis posiiion as a Gandlaiva. ly obsciving
ilc vow ol Lladasi many gicai lings lilc Mandaia, Sagaia,Kaluisila,
Muclulunda and Dlundlumaia wcni bacl io ilc spiiiiual woild. ly obsciving
Lladasi Loid Sliva bccamc liccd liom ilc cuisc ol bialma. A son ol a Vaislya
namcd Diisilabuddi iciuincd io Vailunila by obsciving ilis Lladasi. King
Rulmangada also obscivcd ilc vow ol Lladasi. As a icsuli lc cnjoycd ilc wlolc
woild as lis lingdom and yci ilc cnd ol lis lilc iciuincd io Vailunila wiil lis
subjccis. King Ambaiisa also obscivcd ilis Lladasi and as a icsuli cvcn ilc
incviiablc cuisc ol Loid lialma could noi ioucl lim. A yalsa namcd Hcma Mali
bccamc alllicicd by lcapiacy duc io ilc cuisc ol Kubcia bui obsciving ilc vow ol
Lladasi lc bccamc as good as ilc moon. ly obsciving Lladasi ling Malijii was
blcsscd by a son and ai ilc cnd ol lis lilc iciuincd io Vailunila.
In Saiyayuga ilcic was a ling namcd Sloblana wlo bccamc ilc son-in-law ol
King Muclulunda. Hc obscivcd Lladasi and aiiaincd a bcauiilul placc among ilc
dcmigods in Mandaia Mouniain. Lvcn ioday lc is iuling lis lingdom wiil lis
wilc Clandiablaga lilc Kubcia. O gopis! Know ii loi cciiain ilai ilc vow ol
Lladasi is ilc liglcsi ol all. Tlcic is no iiili as auspicious as ilc iiili ol Lladasi.
Naiada Muni concludcd, alici lcaiing ilis dcsciipiion liom Sii Radla ilc gopis
piopcily obscivcd ilc Lladasi inoidci io aiiain ilc lavoui ol Kiislna. As a icsuli
ol ilcii obsciving Lladasi loid Haii bccamc plcascd wiil ilcm and pciloimcd
Rasa dancc wiil ilcm on ilc lull moon nigli in ilc monil ol Agialayana
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In ilis icgaid onc slould also lnow ilc iopics ol cigli Mala Dvadasis. Tlcsc
iopics aic dcsciibcd in lialma vaivaiila Puiana in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn Sii
Suia Goswami and Saunala Risi .
Sii Suia Goswami said, O lcaincd bialmin! Unmilani, lynjuli, Tiispiisla,
Palsavaidlini,Jaya, Vijaya, Jayanii and Papanasini - Tlcsc aic ilc cigli Mala
Dvadasis. Tlcy aic mosi auspicious and dcsiioy all oncs sinlul icaciions. Among
ilcsc cigli Maladvadasis ilc liisi loui occuic accoiding io ilc iiili oi day and ilc
laici loui occuics accoiding io nalslaiia oi siai. Ncvciilclcss all ol ilcm disiioy
lipcs ol sinlul icaciions.
Tlc spccialiiics ol cigli Mala Dvadasis aic ascciiaincd as lollows.
1. Il an Lladasi cxicnds on ilc day ol dvadasi, bui ilc day ol Dvadasi docs noi
cxicnd ilcn ii is callcd Unmilani Mala Dvadasi. Ii dcsiioycs all oncs sinlul
icaciions.
2. Il an Lladasi docs noi cxicnd io ilc day ol Dvadasi, bui ilc day ol Dvadasi
Lxicnds onio ilc day ol Tiayodasi ilcn ii is callcd lynjuli Mala Dvadasi. Ii
couniciacis unlimiicd sins.
3. Il an Lladasi cxicnds upio ilc suniisc on ilc day ol Dvadasi and ilc Dvadasi
cxicnds upio ilc suniisc ol Tiayodasi ilcn ii is callcd Tiispiisla Mala Dvadasi.
Tlis Mala Dvadasi is cxiicmcly dcai io Loid Haii.(lui il ilc abovc mcniioncd
Lladasi is conjoincd wiil Dasami ilcn ii will noi bc a Tiispiisla Mala Dvadasi).
+. Il an Amavasya oi Puinima cxicnds ilcn ilc Dvadasi wlicl comcs piioi io
ilcm is lnown as Palsavaidlini Mala Dvadasi. Insicad ol obsciving a lasi on
Lladasi onc slould obscivc lasi on Dvadasi.
Tlcsc abovc mcniioncd loui Dvadasis aic acciiaincd accoiding io ilc conjuciion
ol ilc days.
5. Ii is siaicd in lialmapuiana in ilc convcisaiion bciwccn sagc Vasisila and
King Mandaia ilai il ilc Nalslaiia callcd Punaivasu iouclcs ilc day ol Dvadasi ol
ilc waxing moon ilcn ii is callcd Jaya Mala Dvadasi. Tlis Mala Dvadasi is mosi
auspicious among all ilc iiilis.
6. Ii is wiiiicn in Vislnu Dlaimoiiaia ilai wlcn Siavana Nalslaiia conjoins wiil
ilc Dvadasi ol ilc waxing moon ii is callcd Vijaya Mala Dvadasi. Sincc Sii
Vamanadcva appcaicd duiing Siavana Nalslaiia ilis Maladvadasi is unlimiicdly
gloiious. Moicvci il sucl a Maladvadasi occuics on a Wcdncsday in ilc monil ol
Augusi ilcn iis gloiics aic indisciibablc. On ilai day onc slould pciiiculaily
discuss ilc iopics ol Sii Vamanadcva.
7. Il a Dvadasi ol ilc waxing moon is conjoincd wiil Rolini Nalslaiia ilcn ii is
ilc all auspicious Jayanii Mala Dvadasi. Ii dcsiioycs all oncs sinlul icaciions.
Sincc Loid Kiislna appcaicd duiing Rolini Nalslaiia ilis Jayanii Mala Dvadasi is
cxiicmcly gloiious. On ilis day onc slould discuss ilc pasi iimcs ol Loid
Kiislnas biiil cic.,
S. Ii is siaicd in lialmapuiana ilai il a Dvadasi ol ilc waxing moon is conjoincd
wiil Pusya Nalslaiia ilcn ii is callcd Papanaslini Mala Dvadasi. ly obsciving a
lasi on ilis day onc can obiain ilc icsuli ol obsciving onc ilousand Lladasis. Il
ilis Papanaslini Mala Dvadasi occuics in ilc monil ol Maicl ilcn ii awaids
unlimiicd piciy.
Alilougl vaiious icsulis ol ilcsc vows aic disciibcd in ilc sciipiuics, an
iniclligcni puic dcvoicc slould ioially givcup dcsiic loi icsulis wlicl aim ai lull
lilling ilcii own scnsc giaiilicaiion and aspiic loi puic dcvoiional scivicc wlicl
aim ai giaiiling Kiislnas scnscs. Hc slould considci ilc lovc ol god as ilc
supicmc goal ol lilc.
Wlcn cvci ilcsc cigli Mala Dvadasis aiivc ilc puic dcvoiccs slould pioicci ilc
picsiigc ol Mala Dvadasi cvcn il ilcy lavc io givcup ilc picvious Lladasi. ly
obsciving a MalaDvadasi ilc obscivancc ol Lladasi is auiomaiically complcicd
andloid Haii will also bc gicaily plcascd.



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13S. On cladas Loid Caiianya, ilc lilc ol ilc woilds, would clani Loid Haii's
namcs and dancc.
139. In ilc couiiyaid ol loiiunaic Siivasa would iisc ilc auspicious claniing ol
Gopala! Govinda!"
1S7. Tlc dcvoiccs' limbs slonc wiil gailands and sandal pasic. Tasiing ilc
ncciai ol blisslully singing aboui Loid Kisna, ilcy loigoi cvciyiling clsc.
1SS. Tlc sounds ol midangas, laiaialas, conclslclls, and clapping lands
joincd wiil ilc sound ol ilc loly namcs.
1S9. Tlc sound ol ilc loly namcs lillcd ilc univcisc and madc ii bical in iwo.
All ilai was inauspicious llcd in ilc loui diicciions.
190-191. How wondcilul ii is ilai ilc Supicmc Loid, ilc dancing ol wlosc
scivanis dcsiioys all obsiaclcs and puiilics all ilc woilds, now pcisonally danccs
and sings His own loly namc. Wlai icsuli will comc liom ilc Loid dancing and
singing His own loly namc' Can ilc Puianas dcsciibc ilai icsuli'
192. Tlc claniing ol Loid Haii's auspicious namcs lillcd ilc loui diicciions. In
ilc midsi ol ilai claniing Loid Caiianya, ilc son ol Jagannaila Misia, danccd.
193. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, ilc bliss ol wlosc loly namc malcs
Loid Siva loigci lis cloiling, wlosc gloiics malc Loid Siva dancc, now pcisonally
danccs.
19+-195. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlosc loly namc madc
Valmli Muni wcalily wiil icnunciaiion, wlosc loly namc madc Ajamila aiiain
libciaiion, and wlosc loly namc, wlcn lcaid, cuis ilc bonds ol biiil and dcail,
las pcisonally dcsccndcd in ilis woild. Now Hc danccs in ilc Kali-yuga..
196-197. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlosc loly namc Suladcva and
Naiada sing as ilcy wandci in ilis woild, wlosc gloiics Anania Scsa sings wiil a
ilousand mouils, and wlosc loly namc is ilc gicai aioncmcni loi all sins, now
pcisonally danccs. Anyonc wlo sccs Him dancc bccamc vciy loiiunaic.
19S. I am so sinlul ilai in ilis biiil I was noi ablc io pcisonally scc ilc gicai
lcsiival ol ilc Loid's dancing.
199. Awaic ilai ilc Supicmc Loid would dcsccnd io ilc woild ai ilai iimc, in
ilc vciscs ol Simad-llagavaiam Vyasa's son Suladcva gloiilicd ilc Kali-yuga.
200. Loid Caiianya danccd wiil Loid Niiyananda. I lcai ilc claiming sound
ilai comcs liom ilc solcs ol Tlcii lcci as Tlcy dancc.
201. Ovcicomc wiil ccsiasy, Loid Caiianya would noi lccp ilc gailand on His
nccl. Hc biolc ii and ilicw ii ai His dcvoiccs' lcci.
202-203. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlo olicn lappily iodc on
Gaiuda, wlo olicn manilcsicd a loui-aimcd loim lolding a concl, disc, club, and
loius, and wlo olicn lappily icclincd on Anania Scsa, now ilinls ilai Hc is a
scivani ol ilc Loid. Now Hc iolls in ilc dusi and wccps.
20+. Lnjoying ilc lappincss ol bcing a scivani ol ilc Loid, now Hc loigcis ilc
lappincss Hc cnjoycd in Vailunila.
205. Hc wlo olicn cnjoycd ilc lappincss ol gazing ai Goddcss Lalsm's lacc
las now acccpicd ilc mood ol scpaiaiion liom ilc Loid. Raising His lacc and
aims, now Hc wccps.
206. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, wlo is scivcd by Siva, Naiada, and
all ilc dcmigods and sagcs, las now icnounccd His supicmc powci and opulcncc.
Now Hc las bccomc a dcvoicc, a scivani ol ilc Loid.
207. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, icjcciing all oilci lappincss', now
placcs a bladc ol giass bciwccn His iccil and bcgs loi dcvoiional scivicc.
20S. A pcison wlo icjccis dcvoiional scivicc and dcsiics somciling clsc is lilc
a pcison wlo icjccis ncciai and diinls poison.
212. Tlc Vcdas and ilc Simad-llagavaiam dcclaic ilai dcvoiional scivicc is
ilc gicaicsi iicasuic. Lalsm, lialma, and Siva always cngagc in dcvoiional
scivicc.
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scivicc io ilc puic dcvoiccs ol ilc liglcsi oidci aic ilc ioois ol ilc ciccpci ol
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dcvoiccs wlo icspcci ilcm. Lci ilc loly placcs ol Kisna's pasiimcs bc my placcs ol
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and His dcvoiccs.
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liiana; and wlcn I lcai ilc bonalidc songs dcciibing Loid Caiianya's pasiimcs,
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inio Golola Vindavana. Wlcn I ialc ilc caianamiia ol ilc Dciiy, I scc ilc loly
Gangcs waicis ilai comc liom ilc lcci ol Loid Visnu, and my bliss lnows no
bounds.
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saiislicd. Wlcn I cai ilc piasada lavoicd by Loid Caiianya ii is a ncw lilc's
cxpciicncc. (Loid Caiianya was vciy lond ol a giccn vcgciablc picpaiaiion callcd
sal, and ilcic is anoilci song in ilis bool ilai iclls ol ilc amazing cllccis ol ilis
iypc ol piasada.)
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loi ilcsc dcvoiional piaciiccs will bc supicmcly blisslul wlcicvci lc may bc."
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Onc day alici visiiing Gundica Tcmplc Gauia Haii camc and sai down ai
Jagannaila Vallabla Gaidcn. Ii was ilc day ol a sacicd Lladasi. Tlc loid spcni
ilc cniiic day and nigli claniing ilc loly namcs ol Kiislna. Hc was accompanicd
by many icsidcni dcvoiccs lilc Swaiup Damodaia, Ramananda Rai and Valicsvaia
Pandii.
Tlc Loid said, 'Today all ol you slould aiicniivcly clani ilc loly namcs ol
Kiislna and givc up caiing and slccping. Somc ol you slould clani ilc loly
namcs wiil picsciibcd numbci ol iounds, somc ol you slould ollci obcisanccs and
somc ol you slould discuss ilc iopics ol Kiislna and lalaiama. Siay any wlcic
and consianily clani ilc namc Govinda and always bc inioxicaicd wiil lovc ol
God.'
Ai ilai iimc Gopinail along wiil Saivablauma llaiiaclaiya biougli piasad liom
Gundica Tcmplc. Tlcy placcd iicc vaiious iypcs ol vcgciablcs, swcci, swcci iicc,
youglii and cuid bcloic Malapiablu. ly ilc oidci ol ilc loid cvciyonc ollcicd
obcisanccs and icpcaicdly gloiilicd ilc Malapiasad. Tlcy spcni ilc cniiic day
and nigli claniing ilc loly namcs ol ilc loid wiiloui any ollcncc. Accoiding io
ilc insiiuciion ol ilc loid ilcy iool bail caily in ilc moining on ilc day ol
Dvadasi and biolc ilc Lladasi lasi wiil Malapiasad.
Tlcicalici ilc dcvoiccs loldcd ilcii lands and icqucsicd ilc loid as lollows. O
loid! Wc lnow ilai ilc vow ol Lladasi is ilc cicsi jcwcll among all ilc vows. Wc
siiicily obscivc ilis vow by giving up caiing and slccping. lui ii is iccommcndcd
ilai ilc giain piasad ol Jagannail wlicl is always icspccicd ai Jagannaila Puii
slould bc lonouicd immcdiaicly upon iccciving. Tlcicloic O loid! Wc aic in a
gicai dilcmna and also liiglicncd. Plcasc insiiuci us clcaily in ilis icgaid. Wc
lnow ilai youi oidcis aic ilc siaicmcnis ol ilc Vcdas and ilcy aic lollowcd cvcn
by Loid lialma and Loid Sliva.
Tlc loid icplicd, 'obsciving Lladasi is onc ol ilc limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc. Il
onc disicgaids ilc lollowing ol Lladasi lis spiiiiual lilc will bc spoilcd. Onc
slould simply icspcci ilc piasad on ilc day ol Lladasi and cai ilcm on ilc ncxi
day. On ilc day ol Lladasi a pious vaisnava slould bccomc saiislicd by diinling
ilc nccici ol Kiislna's loly namcs. Tlcy donoi indulgc in any linds ol maiciial
cnjoymcnis and donoi spcal any usclcss woids. Tlc puic vaisnavas only lonoui
lood siulls ilai las bccn alicady ollcicd io ilc loid and do noi cai any unollcicd
lood siull. On ilc day ol sacicd Lladasi ilcy lasi ioially and ilcy bical ilcii lasi
by caiing piasad on ilc ncxi day. Howcvci only on spccial ciicumsianccs a
vaisnava acccpi lood siull ilai docs noi coniain any giain on ilc day ol Lladasi.
Tlosc wlo aic non dcvoiccs ilcy cnjoy vaiious loodsiulls day and nigli on ilc
picicx ol caiing piasad. Sucl pcoplc associaics wiil sinlul pcisons and cai giains
on ilc day ol Lladasi. Always culiivaic ilc limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc and
ilcicby icspcci llalii Dcvi and you will obiain lci blalii. Givc up ilc
associaiion ol non dcvoiccs and obscivc ilc vow ol Lladasi.
Considci caiclully ilai aciually ilcic is no coniiadiciion bciwccn lonouiing
piasad and obsciving Lladasi. Know ii loi cciiain ilai il a pcison acccpis onc
limb and cnvics anoilci limb lc is cciiainly a lool. Onc slould siiicily lollow a
pciiiculai limbs ol dcvoiional scivicc accoiding io iimc placc and ciicumsianccs.
Tlc son ol Nanda Malaiaj is ilc loid ol all ilc limbs. Tlcicloic plcasc lollow ilai
by wlicl lc bccomcs plcascd. Onc musi givcup caiing and slccping on ilc day ol
Lladasi and lonoui piasad only on ilc ncxi day.'
Alici lcaiing ilcsc woids ol ilc loid all ilc vaisnavas lappily clanicd ilc namc
Govinda and ollcicd ilcii icspccilul obcisanccs io Him. All ilc dcvoiccs ol Oiissa
and lcngal lcadcd by Swaiup Damodai and Ramananda Rai bccamc jubilani.
Lnd ol Lladasi Malaimya