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Sharada Mahatmya
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“where there are sixty thousand and sixty hundreds of holy spots where people always reach in the month of Bhadrapada.”

‘In the moon - lit nights on the fourth day and also on other days, and always on fourteenth moon- lit night sighting the Gostambhana.
By your grace, O the mistress of Goddess , one should enter the forest of sages”

“Then after greeting the sage, O Goddess, the Goddess Sarada,


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who has three names should be greeted with, perfumes, flowers, sandal, milk, sugar, Ghee ( clarified butter ), lights having wicks of camphor, edible gifts cooked in Ghee and different kinds of other sacrifices.
Besides, She should be worshiped according to due rites, with the offerings of garments and ornaments.”

“Any virgin girl after greeting the Brhamans, should be offered the charities of cow, horses, garments, edibles and ornaments.”

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‘In this way by worshipping that Goddess adorned with a beautiful face,
the devotee gets everlasting results undoubtedly.
The issue-less persons beget able sons, the poor earn sufficient money, the uneducated learn good science, the sick are restored to health.
And those seeking salvation, achieve it.
O beautiful lady,
Those who desire to go to Sarada, those who even begin to start from their houses, they achieve the fruits of Ashvamedha step after step as many as there are particles of dust in the way .”

“Performing fast for one, three or ten nights, one can secure the boons of Sarada,
by uttering, greeting and washing of feet, offering the ablutions of water, by cleaning the face and by giving presents of things mixed with honey.
After that, by dancing, singing to the accompaniment of instruments of music, and the offerings of elephants, horses, chariots, garments and birds, he achieves all kinds of wealth as stated earlier.
The glory of the region of Sarada can not be described even by the four- faced Brahama.”

 
 
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“O the beautiful lady,
the rest of the boons can not be described by me.
I have stated only those that you sought to know from me.”

“O the mistress of all Gods,
now what more do you desire to hear from me.
The description that can destroy serious sins in the age of Kali, is unexplainable.
one who hears or reads it, he is relieved of all sins committed even in hundred lac births.”

“This text of Sarada Mahatmya taken from Bhringisha sanhita in the collection that describes holy places of the northern part of the country comes to an end”.
“Completed on the ninth day of Bhadrapada the Monday being the era 4968.”


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