yoṣid bhartur anujñayā

śrī-śuka uvāca

śukle mārgaśire pakṣe

yoṣid bhartur anujñayā

ārabheta vratam idaṁ

sārva-kāmikam āditaḥ

niśamya marutāṁ janma

brāhmaṇān anumantrya ca

snātvā śukla-datī śukle

vasītālaṅkṛtāmbare

pūjayet prātarāśāt prāg

bhagavantaṁ śriyā saha

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: On the first day of the bright fortnight of the month of Agrahāyaṇa [November-December],[99] with permission of her husband, a woman should begin this vow, which fulfils all desires. The woman should hear the story of the Maruts’ birth, and, under the instructions of brāhmaṇas, after cleaning her teeth, bathing, and wearing white cloth and ornaments, should worship Lord Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī before taking breakfast.

Mārgaśire means in the month of mārgaśīrṣa, Āditaḥ means “on the first day of the waxing moon.”

|| 6.19.4 ||

alaṁ te nirapekṣāya

pūrṇa-kāma namo 'stu te

mahāvibhūti-pataye

namaḥ sakala-siddhaye

O Lord, complete in your desires! I offer my respectful obeisances unto you, the independent Lord, the master of great wealth, the giver of all perfections. 

Alam te namaḥ astu means “May I offer plentiful respect to you.” The devatās depend on their servants to accomplish their own powers, but you do not. That is expressed in this verse. Therefore you are called independent (nirapekṣāya) because you are endowed with all great powers by your very nature. You are full in your desires. How will I please you by my offerings? You are the master of great wealth. How can I possibly please you by offering houses, gardens, elephants, servants, singing, dancing, drums, instruments and chanting of the Vedas? You are the giver of Svarga, liberation and prema (sakala-siddhaye). How can I please you by offering karma, jñāna, yoga or bhakti sādhana.

 

|| 6.19.5 ||

yathā tvaṁ kṛpayā bhūtyā