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श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्युक्ता सादिती राजन् स्वभर्त्रा कश्यपेन वै ।
अन्वतिष्ठद्व्रतमिदं द्वादशाहमतन्द्रिता ॥ १ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

ity ukta saditi rajan

sva-bhartra kasyapena vai

anv atisthad vratam idam

dvadasaham atandrita

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti-thus; ukta-being advised; sa-that lady; aditih-Aditi; rajan-O King; sva-bhartra-by her husband; kasyapena-Kasyapa Muni; vai-indeed; anu-similarly; atisthat-executed; vratam idam-this payo-vrata ritualistic ceremony; dvadasa-aham-for twelve days; atandrita-without any laziness.