Adhyaya 177
Adhyāya 177 — Dvitīyā-vratāni (Observances for the Lunar Second Day)
火神阿耆尼开示以“月二日”(Dvitīyā)为核心的一系列誓戒，强调按月、半月(pakṣa)、日分(tithi)之精确历法来建立仪轨，以兼得世间福乐(bhukti)与解脱(mukti)。章首为Dvitīyā-vrata：以花为食并礼敬阿湿毗双神(Aśvins)，得富饶、容光与天界功德；其Kārttika白半月二日之别法则规定礼敬阎摩(Yama)。继而说Aśūnya-śayana(Śrāvaṇa黑半月二日)，旨在护持家道相续——祭火、诸神、祖先与夫妇和合——以祈请毗湿奴(Viṣṇu)与室利Śrī(拉克希米Lakṣmī)同临，完成供奉，并每月以真言献Soma-arghya，酥油火供(homa)，守夜戒律，以及次第布施(dāna)，尤重施床、灯、器具、伞、鞋、座、水罐、圣像与器皿。随后为Kānti-vrata（Kārttika明半月）：唯夜食并礼敬Bala–Keśava，以得光辉、寿命与健康。最后教授Śiṣṇu-vrata：自Pauṣa白半月二日起行四日法，依次以芥子、黑芝麻、菖蒲(vacā)与诸药草(sarvauṣadhi)沐浴；按名号Kṛṣṇa/Acyuta/Ananta/Hṛṣīkeśa安花礼拜；以诸尊称向月献arghya；并以“久远净化之功德”作结，兼记抄本异文与传统行持者（国王、妇女、诸天）。
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It treats Dvitīyā as a repeatable ritual node: specific deities, dietary rules (flowers or night-only eating), mantra, homa, and dāna are coordinated to yield prosperity/health (bhukti) and purification/heavenward merit (mukti-oriented phala).
Time-fixation (Śrāvaṇa kṛṣṇa-dvitīyā), Viṣṇu–Śrī invocations, monthly Soma-arghya with mantra, ghṛta-homa, nakta discipline, and a specified dāna-set (bed plus household and ritual items) culminating in merit tied to marital stability and household continuity.
It prescribes a four-day bath sequence using siddhārthaka (mustard), black sesame, vacā, and a defined sarvauṣadhi herb group—showing the Purāṇa’s characteristic fusion of vrata procedure with āyurvedic-style materia lists.
The Aśvins (general Dvitīyā vow), Yama (Kārttika śukla-dvitīyā), Lakṣmī–Viṣṇu/Śrīdhara (Aśūnya-śayana), Bala–Keśava (Kānti-vrata), and Soma/Indu (monthly arghya and lunar-focused elements).