168 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 14

relatives of the forefathers during the mahalayé ceremonies in the
month of Aévina.*

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qaTaawaa hed HAA qa Vil
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THA AGA F AA Tae 2M
ACAMGUN APIA SAT: |
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ayane visuve kuryad
vyatipate dina-ksaye

candrddityoparage ca
dvadasyam sravanesu ca

trttyayam sukla-pakse
navamyam atha kartike

catasrsv apy astakdsu
hemanite Sisire tatha

maghe ca sita-saptamyam
maghd-rakd-samagame

rakaya cdnumatyaé ca
masarksani yutany api

dvadasyam anuradha syac
chravanas tisra uttarah

tisrsv ekadaSi vasu
Janmarksa-srona-yoga-yuk

*The mahalaya festivals are observed on the fifteenth day of the dark fortnight of the

month of Asvina and mark the last day of the Vedic lunar year.
