candanasya aguror gandhasya karpūrasya ca samarpanena, tathā kṛsarāhārasya dānena, kṛṣṇanāmāvalambanena punaḥ punaḥ smaraṇena ca, janārdanasya pūjā kāryā. kṣīra-lauki-kharjūra-narikela-sampuṭa-bījādyair vā, yadi tatra na santi, tadā yathāśakti pūgaphalaiḥ arghyaṃ vidhivat samarpayet, pūrvam janārdanaṃ pūjayitvā. tato mantraṃ smaran, "he kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa dayāmayā, anāthānāṃ nātha bhava, he parama-puruṣa, saṃsāra-sāgara-magna-janasya dayām kuru," iti prārthayet. "namaḥ te kamalākṣa, namaḥ viśvasya sraṣṭre, namaḥ subrahmaṇya, namaḥ purātana-mahāpuruṣa, mayā saha lakṣmyā arghyaṃ pratigṛhṇu, he jagannātha," iti ca stauti. evaṃ arghya-mantraḥ proktaḥ. tataḥ brāhmaṇaṃ pūjayet, tasmai kalaśaṃ, chatraṃ, pādukāṃ, vastraṃ ca dadyāt, "kṛṣṇaḥ mayā tuṣṭaḥ syāt" iti vadann eva. kṛṣṇāṃ gāṃ yathāśakti brāhmaṇāgryaṃ dātavyā, tathā vivekavān tilapūrṇa-pātraṃ brāhmaṇāya dadyāt. snāna-bhojanāya kṛṣṇatilāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ, tān yathāśakti śraddhayā brāhmaṇāya dātavyān, yat spruṣṭāḥ tilāḥ santi, tān kṣatriyebhyo dātavyān. yat snāna-abhyañjana-homa-arghya-kārye tilāḥ dīyante, tāvat varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargaloke mānitaḥ bhavati. yaḥ tilān dadāti, bhuṅkte, snāti, abhyañjayati, juhoti, arghyaṃ dadāti—ṣaḍvidha-tilopayogaḥ pāpaṃ nāśayati. nārada uvāca: "he kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa, mahābāho, namaḥ te viśvasya sraṣṭre. ṣaṭtilā-ekādaśyāḥ niyamasya phalaṃ kim? tan me kathaya, yadi prīto 'si, yadu-vaṃśodbhava, kathā-sahitena." śrī-kṛṣṇa uvāca: "śṛṇu, he nṛpa, yathā me dṛṣṭaṃ tathā vakṣyāmi. pūrvam bhū-loke ekā brāhmaṇī āsīt, he nārada, nityavrata-parā, devapūjā-ratā ca." "sā nityam māsika-vratā, mat-parā, kṛṣṇa-vratā, madarcana-parā ca āsīt. tapasā tasyāḥ śarīraṃ kṛśaṃ jātaṃ, devārcanena, brāhmaṇa-pūjanena, kānyā-pūjanena ca. gṛha-dravyāṇi sā nityam dātum śīlā, dṛḍha-tapasyā ca sarvadā. sā tu bhikṣukebhyaḥ na dānam akarot, brāhmaṇān na tripyāpayat." "atha cirāt, he dvija, mayā cintitam—niścitya, niyamena tapobhir asyāḥ śarīraṃ pavitram abhavat. viṣṇulokaḥ asyāḥ kāyena tapasā pūjitaḥ, bhuktidānam tu na dattam, yena parama-tṛptiḥ labhyate. etad jñātvā, he brāhmaṇa, ahaṃ piṇḍapātrī vapuḥ dhṛtvā, bhikṣāṃ yācitum martya-loke agaccham." "sā māṃ papraccha—'he brāhmaṇa, kimartham āgataḥ? kutra yāsi? mām agre brūhi.' punar aham avadam—'bhikṣām dehi, sundari.' sā tu krodhāt piṇḍam mṛdāyāḥ tāmrabhāṇḍe nikṣipya, tatraiva mayi, he brāhmaṇa, svargaṃ punar jagāma." "athācirāt, sā tapasvinī dṛḍhavratā, svadehena svargam yayau. mṛdā-piṇḍa-dānena ramyaṃ gṛhaṃ prāptā, he brāhmaṇa-śreṣṭha, tatra tu dhānya-rāśiḥ nāsti. yāvat paribhramati, kiñcid api na paśyati; tataḥ gṛhāt nirgatyā, māṃ upajagmau." "sā krodhāt abravīt—'aneka-vratāni, dṛḍha-tapāṃsi, bahu-upavāsāni mayā kṛtāni—sarvalokarakṣakaḥ bhagavān pūjitaḥ, tu mama gṛhe na kiñcit dṛśyate, he janārdana.'" "tadā aham avadam—'gṛhaṃ gaccha, dṛḍha-vrate, bahavaḥ kautūhalena tvām draṣṭum āgamiṣyanti.' devī-patnyaḥ tvām draṣṭum āgamiṣyanti, vismitāḥ; ṣaṭtilā-vrataphalaṃ uktvā vinā dvāram na prāvṛṇuḥ." "mayāivam uktā, sā mānuṣī svagṛhaṃ jagāma; atha vāḍava, devī-patnyaḥ tatra samāyayuḥ. tāḥ ūcuḥ—'asmābhiḥ tvāṃ draṣṭum āgatāḥ, dvāraṃ vīkṣya, sundari, avarundhi, tvāṃ draṣṭum icchāmaḥ.'" "sā mānuṣī uvāca—'yadi māṃ draṣṭum icchatha, tarhi ṣaṭtilā-vratamahatmyam uktvā dvāraṃ prāvṛṇomi.'" "ekā tatra ṣaṭtilā-ekādaśī-vratam kathayāmāsa, anyayā ca tad varṇitam. tato 'haṃ mānuṣī-rūpeṇa dṛśyaḥ abhavam. dvāraṃ vīkṣya, tā mānuṣīm dadṛśuḥ; sā na devī, na gandharvī, na asurī, na nāga-kanyā āsīt." "yathā sā nārī, tathā pūrvam na dṛṣṭā, he brāhmaṇa-uttama. devī-upadeśena sā ṣaṭtilā-vratam akarot. satya-vratena sā nārī kṣaṇena rūpa-tejas-sampannā bhūtā, bhoga-mokṣa-phalaṃ ca prāptavatī." "tiladāna-prabhāvena sā dhanam, dhānyam, vastrāṇi, suvarṇa-rajatam, sarvasampūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ ca prāptavatī. rūpa-tejas-sampannā kṣaṇenaiva babhūva." "ati-lobhena vā dhanārthe chalenāpi na varteta; tilān vastrāṇi ca yathāśakti dadyāt. evaṃ janma-janmāntare ārogyaṃ labhate; na daridratā, na duḥkham, na vyasanaṃ bhavati." "he dvija-śreṣṭha, evaṃ ṣaṭtilā-vrataṃ yaḥ samācarati, tiladātā evam phalaṃ prāpnoti, atra saṃśayaḥ nāsti. sarvapāpāt pramucyate yatnena vinā; yathāvidhi-pātre dānena sarvapāpāni vinaśyanti. na doṣaḥ, na śarīra-klamaḥ, he nṛpa-śreṣṭha." śrī-kṛṣṇa uvāca: "vijayāyā mahimānaṃ phalaṃ ca śrutaṃ tvayā, he kṛṣṇa. adhunā śuklapakṣe phālguna-māse yā ekādaśī, tasyāḥ nāma brūhi.