Chapter 46 - The procedure of Autumnal worship

CHAPTER XLVI: Sri Devi said People of the world should perform the annual worship of the mother goddess with ceremony for my pleasure. (1) O gods in these three worlds who worship me at vilva tree invoke me with devotion till the ninth day of brightfort night regularly, being pacified I fulfill all his desires. (2-3) Due to my grace he is free from enemies, he never faces bereavement from friends and never comes across sorrow and poverty. (4) O the best among the gods, due to my grace he fulfils all worldly desires attains all prosperities in future. (5) One who worships me with devotion, is blessed with offspring, long span of life, and opulence day by day. Diseases vanish from him not even the evil influence of the plannets is felt. He never meets with accidental death; is not tortured by the king, thief or the wild animals like lion and tiger etc., never trouble him. All come under his control, his enemies becomeless and nodoubt he attains victory in the war, O the best among the gods neither any evil deeds, nor any danger over power him. Due to my grace my worshipper attains all shorts of pleasures in life. At last he attains my region nodoubt. (6-11) Doing my early worship one gets the results equal to the results of crores of horse sacrifices (12) ..

283 Being bewildered or angrily one who does not worship me in that ceremony, turns into Yogini animal (?) I am greatly satisfied with those who worship me on earth, in heaven or in the under region regularly. (13-14) O the best among the gods, those people who follow the sattvika form of worship, should not offer vali and non-vegitarian food; but for my pleasure they should perform the great worship through vegitarian naivedya, accompanied by Vedic hymns, meditation and sacrifice above all food to the brahmins. (15-17) One should perform my Mahapuja with well-concentrated mind giving up injury to any and with rajasa way of worship to achieve me, he should offer many sacrifices consisting such animals like, goad, sheep, buffalo, etc., and present non-vegitarian foods. He should adore me chanting mantras, Japas and feeding the brahmins so that all his wicked enemies will be destroyed, and grow rich day by day. He will attain victory in the war, be blessed with son, wife, etc., in this world. After death he will also attain the supreme place for him. (18-21) There is another system of worship known as Tamasi worship for which you are not at all fit. So the wise and peaceful persons should not perform it. (22) Desiring the destruction of enemies and for Ramacandra's victory in war you worship me regularly with the sacrifice of buffalo, sheep and goats. On the ninth day of the bright

284 fortnight which is known as 'Mahanavami', being worshipped by you through various types of offering of vali like goat, etc. I the destroyer of enemies being satisfied will destroy the unconquerable Ravana, the enemy of the world in the war nodoubt. I feel very muchelated by the sacrifice an the ninth day. (23-26) Hence desirous of my pleasure and satisfaction one should offer Vali knowingly or unknowingly with devotionor without devotion and must perform my annual worship in the three worlds and should offer Vali regularly. (27-28) If not possible one should at least offer Vali on the ninth day only but sacrifice on the eighth day bestowe the result of great sacrifices (29) On the best among the gods, the inhabitants of the three worlds desiring sons should observe fasting on 'Malastami' for my pleasure shake. (30) As a result they will be blessed with virtuous sons, but those who have sons should not observe such fasting. (31) The result of fasting in the eighth day and offering of Vali on the ninth day is greater than the result of a horse sacrifice. (32) Sri Mahadeva said Having heard the advice of Jagadamba the gods headed by Brahma worshipped the mother goddess with devotion through 1

285 various systems by offering Vali till the end of ninth day for the victory against enemies. (33) Here ends the forty sixth chapter called the narration of the procedure of Autumnal worship of Sri Mahabliagavata Upapurana.