Garuda Purana · Chapter 1.132

(iti kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvratam) /
iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvratanirūpaṇaṃ nā maikatriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 132
brahmovāca /
naktāśī tvaṣṭamīṃ yāvadvarṣānte caiva dhenudaḥ /
paurandarapadaṃ yāti sadgativratamucyate !

śuklāṣṭabhyāṃ pauṣamāse mahārudreti sādhu vai /
matprītaye kṛtaṃ devi śathasāhasrikaṃ phalam

aṣṭamī budhavāreṇa pakṣayorubhayoryadā /
bhaviṣyati tadā tasyāṃ vratametatkathā parā

tasyāṃ niyamakartāro na syuḥ khaṇḍitasampadaḥ /
taṇḍulasyāṣṭamuṣṭīnāṃ varjayitvāṅgulidvayam

bhaktaṃ sadbhaktiśraddhābhyāṃ muktikāmī hi mānavaḥ /
āmra patrapuṭe kṛtvā yo bhuḍkte kuśavoṣṭite

kalambikāmlikopetaṃ kāmyaṃ tasya phalaṃ bhave (labhe) t /
budhaṃ pañcopacāreṇa pūjayitvā jalāśaye

śaktito dakṣiṇaṃ dadyātkarkarīṃ taṇḍulānvitām /
buṃ budhāyeti bījaṃ syātsvāhāntaḥ kamalādikaḥ

bāṇacāpadharaṃśyāmaṃ dale cāṅgani madhyataḥ /
budhāṣṭamīkathā puṇyā śrotavyā kṛtibhirdhruvam

pure pāṭaliputrākhye vīro nāma dvijottamaḥ /
rambhā bhāryā tasya cāsītkauśikaḥ putra uttamaḥ

duhitā vijayānāmnī va (dha) napālo vṛṣo 'bhavat /
gṛhītvā kauśikastaṃ ca grīṣme gaṅgāṃ gato 'ramat

gopālakairvṛṣaścauraiḥ krīḍāsthopahṛto balāt /
gaṅgātaḥ sa ca utthāya vanaṃ babhrāma duḥ khitaḥ

jalārthaṃ vijayā cāgādbhrā(nmā) trā sārdhaṃ ca sāpyagāt /
pipāsito mṛṇālārtho āgato 'tha sarovaram

divyastrīṇāṃ ca pūjādīndṛṣṭvā cāpyatha vismitaḥ /
sa tā gatvā yayāce 'nnaṃ sānujo 'haṃ bubhukṣitaḥ

striyo 'bruvanvrataṃ kartuṃ dāsyāmaśca kuru vratam /
patnyarthaṃ dhanapānā (lār) thaṃ pūjayāmāsaturbudham

puṭadvayaṃ gṛhītvānnaṃ bubhujāte pradattakam /
striyo gatāstau dhanadau dhanapānamapaśyatām

caurairdattaṃ gṛhītvātha pradoṣe prāptavān gṛham /
vīraṃ ca duḥ khitaṃ natvā rātrau supto yathāsukham

kanyāṃ ca yuvatīṃ dṛṣṭvā kasmai deyā sutā mayā /
yamāyetyabravīdduḥ khātsācārādvratasatphalāt

svargaṃ gatau ca pitarau vrataṃ rājyāya kau śikaḥ /
cakre 'yodhyāmahārājyaṃ dattvā ca bhaginīṃ yame

yamo 'pi vijayāmāha gṛhasthā bhava me pure /
noddhāṭayānyatragate yame sā na tathākarot /
apaśyanmātaraṃ svāṃ sā pāśayātanayā sthitām

athodvignā kośikoktaṃ jñātvā muktipradaṃ vratam /
cakre ca sā tato muktā mātā tasmāccaredvratam

vtapuṇyaprabhāveṇa svargaṃ gatvāvasatsukham