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atha bh�dra-k�tyam
Duties in the Month of Bh�dra (August-September)

atha janm���am�-vratam
The Vow of Janm���am�

atha �r�-janm���am�-vratotpatti�
The Origin of �r� Janm���am�

atha �r�-janm���am�-vrata-nityatvam
�r� Janm���am� Should Be Observed Every Year

Tatra �r� Bhagavat-pr��anam

The Observance of �r� Janm���am� Is Pleasing to the Supreme Personality of Godhead

ath�kara�a-pratyav�ye
Offenses in This Vow

prathamam� bhojane pratyav�ya�

First, the Offense of Eating

athopav�sa-p�rvaka-p�j�-vi�e�a-mahotsav�di-vrata-ty�ga-pratyav�ya�
The Offense of Failing to Follow the Vow by Fasting, Worshiping, Observing a
Great Festival, and Performing Other Duties

atha janm���am�-m�h�tmyam
The Glories of Janm���am�

atha �r�-janm���am�-vrata-nir�aya�
The Method of Observing Janm���am�

atha rohi��-yukta-janm���am�
Janm���am� When Rohi�� Is Conjoined With the Moon

atha ardha-r�tra-yut� janm���am�

Janm���am� When the Star Rohi�� Is Conjoined With the Moon in the Middle of the
Night

atha saptam�-viddha-janm���am�-ni�edha�
When It Is Viddha by the Saptam�, Janm���am� Should Not Be Observed

atha janm���am�-p�ra�a-k�la-nir�aya�
The Time of Breaking the Janm���am� Fast

atha janm���am�-vrata-vidhi�
The Method of Observing the Janm���am� Vow

atha vidhi-vi�e�a�
The Method of Observing the Vow

atha tatra mantra�

The Mantra For That

atha s�tik�-g�ha-nirm��a-vidhi�
The Method of Constructing the Maternity-room
tata� p�jopakrama�
The Worship Begins

atha p�j�-mantra�
The Mantra For Worshiping Devak�

atha sn�na-mantra�
The Bathing Mantra

atha vastra-d�na-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Garments

atha dh�pa-d�na-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Incense

atha naivedy�rpa�a-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Food

atha candr�rghya-d�na-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Arghya to the Moon-god:
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The Sa�kalpa-mantra, page 1

niyama-mantra�
The Sa�kalpa-mantra

atha devak�-p�j�-mantra�
The Mantras For Worshiping Devak�

�r�-k���a-p�j�-mantra�
The Mantras For Worshiping Lord K���a

atha arghya-d�na-mantra�
The Mantras For Offering Arghya

atha candr�rghya-mantra�
Mantras For Offering Arghya to the Moon-god

atha tatra mantra�

The Sa�kalpa-mantra

atha devak�-dhy�na�
Meditation on Devak�

atha tatra mantra�

The Mantra For That

atha tatra pady�di-d�p�nta-mantra�

The Mantra for Offering These Gifts, Which Begin with P�dya and Conclude with Lamps

atha naivedya-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Food

atha pra��ma-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Obeisances

atha pr�rthan�-mantra�
The Mantra for Offering Prayers
atha p�r�va-parivartanotsava�
The P�r�va-parivartana Festival

atha abhyarthana-mantra�
The Mantra-Prayer

atha �rava�a-dv�da��-vrata�
The Vow of �rava�a-dv�da��

atha tan-m�h�tmya�
The Glory of That

atha �rava�a-dv�da��-vrata-nir�aya�
Conclusion of the �rava�a-dv�da�� Vow

atha �rava�a-dv�da�y-upav�sa�
Fasting on �rava�a-dv�da��

atha �rava�a-nak�atra-yuktaik�da�y-upav�sa�
Fasting on an Ek�da�� When the Star �rava�a Is Conjoined with the Moon

atha �r�-vi��u-���khala-yoga�
�r� Vi��u-���khala-yoga

atha tasm�d ayam� tu tatraiva vi�e�a� dvit�ya-vi��u-���khala-yoga�

The Second �r� Vi��u-���khala-yoga

ata� vi��u-���khala eva vi�e��ntara�

A Different Kind of Situation in �r� Vi��u-���khala-yoga

atha tatra p�ra�a-k�la-nir�aya�

The Time of Breaking the Fast

prathama-vi��u-���khale p�ra�a-nir�aya�
The Time of Breaking the Fast After the First Vi��u-���khala:

atha �r�-v�mana-vrata-vidhi�
The Method of Following the Vow To Please Lord V�mana

tatra niyama-mantra�
The Mantra For This Vow

atha arghya-d�na-mantra�
The Mantra For Offering Arghya

tatra d�na-mantra�
The Mantra For Giving Gifts

pratigraha-mantra�
The Mantra For Accepting Gifts

tatra v�mana-p�j�-mantra�
The Mantras For Worshiping Lord V�mana

tatra arghya-d�na-mantra�
The Mantra For Offering Arghya

tan-m�h�tmya�
The Glory of This Vow

ath��vina-k�tyam
Duties of the Month of A�vina (September-October)

atha vijayotsava-vidhi�
The Method of Observing the Vijaya Festival

atha tan-mantra�
The Mantra For That