Adhyaya 197
Chapter 197 — दिवसव्रतानि (Day-based Vows): Dhenu-vrata, Payo-vrata, Trirātra-vrata, Kārttika-vrata, and Kṛcchra Observances
阿耆尼开启关于“按日誓戒”(divasa-vratāni)的新教导，先说Dhenu-vrata：以牛为缘的布施誓与赠施仪轨之框架。继而阐明payo-vrata（乳誓）为分级苦行：行一日得“至上富饶”，久行则配以高价值象征性供施，如金制如意树模型，或按pala重量计量的“金地”。随后详述trirātra-vrata（三夜誓），强调半月或每月周期性重复、eka-bhakta（一日一食）的节制，并专注奉敬Janārdana/Viṣṇu；所许果报从财富到升往Hari之居处，甚至提升家族门第。此法系于历法标记（Mārgaśīrṣa明半月；Aṣṭamī/Dvādaśī），含持诵“Om namo Vāsudevāya”、供养婆罗门、施衣服、床、座、伞、圣线与器皿，并正式祈求宽恕仪轨之缺失。又引Kārttika-vrata，明言为“赐享乐与解脱”(bhukti-mukti-prada)。末以Māhendra、Bhāskara、Śāntapana等kṛcchra苦行收束，按乳/凝乳/断食之次第及tithi与星期限制而定，呈现苦行为结构严整、以果为导向的法义之学。
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a three-night observance tied to specific lunar dates, featuring regulated intake (often eka-bhakta), Viṣṇu/Janārdana-focused worship, mantra-japa (“Oṃ namo Vāsudevāya”), brāhmaṇa-feeding, and concluding dāna with a formal request to rectify any deficiency in performance.
The chapter assigns concrete worldly outcomes (wealth, prosperity, divine conveyance) to disciplined observances while also promising ultimate ends (attaining Viṣṇu’s abode or Brahman-state), showing ritual, charity, and austerity as a unified ladder from social well-being to liberation.