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End : THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. dhanina tu krtam vipra godanadipuraskrtam | kartavyam phalasiddhyartham natra karya vicarana || deyam sisyaya putraya phalanam tasya siddhaye | evam jnatva tu tatsarvam cakaredam yudhisthirah || Colophon : iti bhavisyottare svastikavratam || No. 8606, haritalikavratakalpah . HARITALIKAVRATAKALPAH. Pages, 24. Lines, 3 on a page. Begins on fol. 142% of the MS. described under No. 3055. Complete. 6237 Deals with the manner of observing the Vrata which consists in worshipping Siva and Parvati on the Monday which falls on the third day in the bright fortnight of the Bhadrapada month and which is associated with the asterism Hasta. The Vrata should be properly called Haritalika as it was observed by Parvati when she was taken away from her father by her companions in order to enable her to avoid marrying Visnu as arranged by her father. Beginning : nityakarmani krtva ratrau pujasamaye mangalasnanam vidhaya mandape toranam yathasambhavam nidhaya acamya tithyadi sankirtya purvoktaivamgunavase- sanavisistayam subhatithau mama caturvidhapurusarthaphalasiddhyarthamanekajanmani saubhagyarogyartham vandhyatvavaidhavyakanyaprasutitvanirasanartham sarvakamanasiddhya- the haritalika mahavratam karisye | * * ** *