The Agni Purana
by N. Gangadharan | 1954 | 360,691 words | ISBN-10: 8120803590 | ISBN-13: 9788120803596
This page describes Vow observed on the tenth lunar day which is chapter 186 of the English translation of the Agni Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas dealing with all topics concerning ancient Indian culture, tradition and sciences. Containing roughly 15,000 Sanskrit metrical verses, subjects contained in the Agni-Purana include cosmology, philosophy, architecture, iconography, economics, diplomacy, pilgrimage guides, ancient geography, gemology, ayurveda, etc.
Chapter 186 - Vow observed on the tenth lunar day
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Fire-god said:
1. I shall describe the vow (to be performed) on the tenth lunar day that would confer virtue, desire etc. One should eat once on the tenth lunar day and give ten cows as gift at the end. Land and gold should be given. One would become a lord of the brahmins.