After bathing and performing purification, a devotee, filled with reverence, worships and offers flowers, uttering: “Salutations to you, Govinda, wise one named Śravaṇa!” Through this act, the devotee destroys the weight of accumulated sins and becomes a recipient of all happiness, seeking the pleasure of the Lord of gods. It is prescribed to give pots to the Brahmins, and whether on the riverbank or within one’s own home, by performing these rites, all one’s desires may be fulfilled. Brahmā then spoke of the sacred observances: On the thirteenth day, which is dedicated to Kāma, one should worship him with damana and other fragrant flowers. Adorned with jewels, Aśoka is to be honored, accompanied by delight and affection. This is the vow known as Madanaka Trayodaśī. On the fourteenth day, and also on both eighth days of the bright and dark fortnights, those who abstain from food for a year and worship Śiva on these occasions are granted liberation. These are the vows of Śiva Caturdaśī and Aṣṭamī. Furthermore, fasting for three nights and gifting a house during the month of Kārtikī leads one to the world of the sun, an auspicious vow of light. On the new moon, making offerings of water and other items to the ancestors ensures inexhaustible merit. Those who eat only at night, following the days by name, and who worship on those days, receive all blessings. O sage among the twice-born! Each month, as the sun passes through the twelve zodiac signs, at the end of each, a man should duly worship Acyuta, the imperishable Lord. In Mārgaśīrṣa, Keśava is to be worshipped, beginning with Kṛttikā. For four months, one should offer ghee into the sacred fire and present kṛsara as food. When Āṣāḍha begins, pāyasa is to be offered, and Brahmins are to be fed with it. With fivefold offerings of water, bathing, and food, one should observe the fast through the night. All offerings made before the formal dismissal of the deity are considered naivedya, the sanctified food. Once the Lord of the universe is formally dismissed, what remains instantly becomes nirmālya, the sacred remnants. The foremost knowers of the Pāñcarātra tradition themselves partake of the naivedya. In this manner, at the year’s end, one should worship with special devotion. With folded hands, the devotee prays: “Salutations, salutations to you, Acyuta! May my sins be destroyed; may my merit ever increase; may my wealth and prosperity never diminish, and may my lineage remain unbroken. Just as you, O Acyuta, are beyond the beyond and the very essence of Brahman, so too, O immeasurable one, remover of sins, always fulfill my desires as I have worshipped you. Acyuta! Ananta! Govinda! Be gracious—grant whatever is desired, O immeasurable self, O Supreme Person, that unfailing boon.” A man who faithfully observes, for seven years, fasting on Ekādaśī, Aṣṭamī, and Caturdaśī, attains long life, prosperity, and the highest state. On the seventh day, one should worship Viṣṇu, Durgā, Śambhu, and the Sun in order, thereby attaining their realms, all pure desires, and purity. By worshipping all the deities with single-minded devotion, through night-fasting, and with food obtained by alms or simple vegetables, one is truly blessed. Whoever observes all these fasts on all lunar days gains both enjoyment and liberation. On the first day, Kubera and Agni are to be worshipped, along with the Aśvins. On the second day, Lakṣmī and Yama; on the fifth, Pārvatī and Śrī; on the sixth, the Nāgas; on the seventh, Kārttikeya and the Sun, bestower of wealth. On Durgāṣṭamī, Durgā and the Mothers; on the ninth, Takṣaka; on the tenth, Indra; on the eleventh, Kubera and the great sages. On the twelfth, Hari; on the thirteenth, Kāma and Maheśvara; and on the fourteenth and fifteenth, Brahmā and the other ancestors. Thus, the vows are completed, as declared in the great Garuḍa Purāṇa. Hari himself spoke further: “I shall now declare the lineages of kings and their histories. From Viṣṇu’s navel arose Brahmā, and from Brahmā’s thumb was born Dakṣa. From Dakṣa came the fathers, and from them Vivasvān. Vivasvān’s son was Manu, and from Manu descended Ikṣvāku, Śaryāti, Nṛga, Dhṛṣṭa, and Praṣadhra. There were also Nariṣyanta, Nābhāga, Diṣṭa, and Śaśaka. Manu had a daughter named Ilā, whose son was Sudyumna. From the union of Budha and Ilā was born the king Purūravas, son of Rudra. Sudyumna had three sons: Utkala, Vinata, and Gaya. Abhṛśraddha was born from Govadha, and Pṛṣadhra was another son of Manu. From Karūṣa descended the Kṣatriyas known as the Kārūṣas. Diṣṭa’s son was Nābhāga, who became a Vaiśya; his son was Bhalandana, and from Bhalandana came Vatsaprīti. Then followed Pāṃśu, Khanitra, and Bhūpa; from Bhūpa came Kṣupa, and from Kṣupa, Viṃśa, whose son was Viviṃśaka. From Viviṃśa came Khanīnetra, whose son was Vibhūti; from Vibhūti came Karandhama, and from him, Avikṣita. Avikṣita’s son was Marutta, from whom came Nariṣyanta; Nariṣyanta’s son was Tama, and his son was Rājavardhana. From Rājavardhana came Sudhṛti, then Nara, then Kevala, and from Kevala, Dhundhumān. Dhundhumān’s son was Vegavān, from whom came Budha; Budha’s son was Tṛṇabindu, and also Kānyā and Cailavilā. Alambusā bore Viśāla to Tṛṇabindu, and from Viśāla came Hemacandra, followed by Candraka. From Candraka came Dhūmrāśva, and from Dhūmrāśva, Sṛñjaya. Sṛñjaya’s son was Sañjaya, whose son was Sahadeva, and Sahadeva’s son was Kṛśāśva. From Kṛśāśva came Somadatta, then Janamejaya, and his son was Sumanti. These were the kings of Vaiśālī. From Śaryāti was born Sukanyā, who became the wife of Cyavana. From Śāryāti also came Ananta, and from Ananta, Revata. Revata’s son was Raivata, whose daughter was Revatī. Dhṛṣṭa’s descendants were the Dhārṣṭakas, whose land became known as Vaiṣṇava. Nābhāga’s son was Neṣṭha, whose son was Ambarīṣa. Ambarīṣa’s son was Virūpa, and from Virūpa came Pṛṣadaśva. Rathīnara was his son, devoted to Vāsudeva. Ikṣvāku had three sons: Vikukṣi, Nimi, and Daṇḍaka. Vikukṣi, son of Ikṣvāku, was known as Śaśāda because he once ate a hare; from Śaśāda came Purañjaya, and his son was the illustrious Kakutstha. Thus, the sacred observances and the illustrious lineages of kings were revealed, each act and ancestor shining with the blessings of the divine.