Once, a disciple approached the revered great-grandfather and asked, “O master, why do you praise the month of Jyeshtha above others like Magha? What is the reason for this preference?” The wise sage replied, “O foremost among sages, listen as I briefly explain why I extol Jyeshtha above all other months. During this time, all the sacred places on earth—rivers, lakes, lotus ponds, tanks, wells, and pools—along with various rivers and oceans, become manifest in the Supreme Person for seven days, beginning from the tenth day of the bright fortnight in Jyeshtha. Therefore, O twice-borns, whatever acts of bathing, giving, or viewing the deities are performed during this period become inexhaustible in merit. The tenth day of the bright fortnight in Jyeshtha is especially powerful, O best of twice-borns. It removes ten sins and is thus remembered as the ‘remover of ten.’ Whoever, with self-restraint, beholds the black plough and the auspicious one on that day is freed from all sins and attains Vishnu’s realm. Similarly, during the northern or southern solstice, O Brahmins, whoever beholds Purushottama, Rama, and Subhadra also reaches Vishnu’s realm. A man who sees Govinda, the Supreme Person, seated on a swing during Phalguni, with devotion, enters the city of Govinda. On the day of the equinox, if one performs the fivefold pilgrimage according to ritual and beholds Sankarshana, Krishna, and the auspicious one, O twice-borns, he attains the rare fruits of all sacrifices, is freed from all sins, and goes to Vishnu’s realm. Whoever sees Krishna anointed with sandalwood on the third day of the dark fortnight in Vaishakha attains the abode of the Unchanging One. Whoever beholds the Supreme Person during Jyeshtha, when the moon is joined with the Jyeshtha star, uplifts twenty-one generations of his lineage and attains the world of Vishnu. When the great Jyeshtha occurs, with the conjunction of the zodiac sign and star, mortals should make every effort to see the Supreme Person. O twice-born, seeing Krishna during the great Jyeshtha, or Rama, or Bhadrā, grants a man the fruit of twelve pilgrimages, and even more. At Prayaga, Kurukshetra, Naimisha, Pushkara, Gaya, Gangadvara, Kushavarta, and at the confluence of Ganga and the ocean; at Kokamukha, Shukara, Mathura, the desert, Shalagrama, Vayutirtha, Mandara, and the Sindhu sea; at Pindaraka, Chitrakuta, Prabhasa, Kanakhala, Shankhoddhara, Dwaraka, and Badarikashrama; at Lohakunda, Ashvatirtha, Kamalaya, Kotitirtha, and Amarakaṇṭaka; at Lohargala, Jambumarga, Somatirtha, Prithudaka, Utpalavartaka, Prithutunga, and Sukubjaka; at Ekamraka, Kedara, Kashi, Viraja, Kalanjara, Gokarna, Shrishaila, and Gandhamadana; at Mahendra, Malaya, Vindhya, Pariyatra, Himalaya, Sahya, Shuktimanta, Gomanta, and Arbuda; on the Ganga at all its sacred places, and on the Yamuna, Sarasvati, Gomati, and the seven Brahmaputra rivers; Godavari, Bhimarathi, Tungabhadra, Narmada, Tapi, Payoshni, Kaveri, Shipra, and Charmaṇvati; Vitasta, Chandrabhaga, Shatadru, Bahuda, Rishikulyā, Kumari, Vipasha, and Drishadvati; Sharayu, Nakaganga, Gandaki, Mahanadi, Kaushiki, Karatoya, Trisrota, and Madhuvahini; Mahanadi, Vaitarani, and countless others—what need is there for more words, O best of twice-borns? On earth, at all sacred places, in all shrines, seas, mountains, rivers, and lakes, the fruit gained by bathing and giving during a solar eclipse is obtained by a man who beholds Krishna during the great Jyeshtha. Therefore, with all effort, one should seek the Supreme Person during the great Jyeshtha, O best of sages, for those who desire the fruit of all wishes. Seeing Rama, the great elder, and Krishna together with Subhadra, a man goes to the world of Vishnu, uplifting his entire lineage along with himself. Having enjoyed excellent pleasures there until the cosmic dissolution, when his merit is exhausted, he returns to earth and becomes a twice-born who knows the four Vedas. Engaged in his own duty, peaceful, devoted to Krishna, with senses conquered, established in Vaishnava yoga, he then attains liberation. A disciple then asked, “O lotus-born one, at what time should the bathing of Krishna be performed, and by what procedure? Tell us, O best of those who know the rites.” The sage replied, “Hear, O sages, as I describe the bathing of Krishna, and also of Rama and Subhadra, which is meritorious and destroys all sins. When the month of Jyeshtha arrives, under the lunar asterism presided over by the Moon, on the full moon day, O twice-born, the bathing of Hari is to be performed at all times. There stands a well, pure and spotless, embodying all sacred waters; at that time, O twice-born, the river Bhogavati becomes manifest there. Therefore, in Jyeshtha, draw water with golden vessels for the purpose of the ablution of Krishna, Rama, and Subhadra, O twice-born ones. Prepare a beautiful platform, adorned with banners, strong and easy to approach, decorated with cloth and flowers. It should be spacious, perfumed with incense, intended for the bathing of Rama and Krishna, covered with white cloth, and hung with strings of pearls.” Thus, the sage revealed the supreme merits of Jyeshtha, the sacred places, and the proper rites, guiding all seekers toward the grace and realm of Vishnu.