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Chapter 3
Jambu Swāmi asked Sudharmā Swāmī-O Bhagawan! What was subject matter told by Bhagawana in the third chapter of eighth section.
Maxim 9:
Sudharma Swāmī told-O Jambu! In the third chapter. there is the description of queen Mahākālī. She was consort of king Śrenika and younger step mother of king Konika. She accepted consecration like queen Sukāli and practised Laghu singhaniṣkrīḍita penance.
Details of that penance are like this. First of all she practised one day fast then took meals (In the first series of this penance, the practiser takes meals with all five kinds of vigayas.) After breaking fast next day she practised two days' fast and took meals, then one day fast penance, next day took meals. Then three days' fast and took meals. Then, she practised two, four, three, five, four, six, five, seven, six, eight, seven, nine and eight days' fast penance.
Thereafter, she practised nine, seven, eight, six. seven. five, six, four, five, three, four, two, three, one, two and one days' fast penance. In this way she accomplished one series of Laghu singha nişkridita fast penance.
One series took the time period of six months and seven days. Among them thirty three days were of taking meals and five months, three days were of fast penance.
Thus, Mahākāli Āryā practised four series of this penance and it took two years and twentyeight days.
In this way, Mahākālī Āryā practised smaller lion's play (Laghu singha niskrīḍita) penance in aforesaid manner. Afterwards she practised various types of miscellaneous penances. In the fag end of her life she accepted samthārā and exhausting all the karmas, became beatified.
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