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In the Harivamsha Purana, the expansion of the three worlds is described. This involves thirty Dharanas (fasts) and eleven Paranas (breaking of fasts). The sequence is as follows: five fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, two fasts, one breaking of fast, one fast, one breaking of fast, two fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, two fasts, one breaking of fast, and one fast, one breaking of fast. This method takes forty-one days. The fruit of this method is the attainment of Siddhis like Koṣṭabīja, etc., and the ultimate bliss of liberation, the essence of the three worlds, at the peak of the three worlds.
The Vajramadhya method is one where there are five fasts at the beginning and end, and the number of fasts decreases in the middle, leaving one point in the center. The number of points represents the number of fasts, and the number of spaces represents the number of breaking of fasts. The sequence is as follows: five fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, two fasts, one breaking of fast, one fast, one breaking of fast, two fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, and five fasts, one breaking of fast. This method involves twenty-nine fasts, nine breaking of fasts, and lasts for thirty-eight days. The fruit of this Vajramadhya method is the attainment of the position of Indra, Chakravarti, and Ganadhara, Avadhijnana, Manahparyaya Jnana, Prajnasraman Siddhi, and liberation.
The Mridangamadhya method is one where there are two to five points, and then four to two points. This method is characterized by a Mridanga-shaped expansion. The number of points represents the number of fasts, and the number of spaces represents the number of breaking of fasts. The sequence is as follows: two fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, five fasts, one breaking of fast, four fasts, one breaking of fast, three fasts, one breaking of fast, and two fasts, one breaking of fast.