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## Harivansh Purana:
**In the Harivansh Purana, it is said that where the form of the chariot is described, there are five, and then three, and from that, the form also becomes three. Thus, the Shatakumbha method is of three types: inferior, medium, and superior.**
**Inferior Shatakumbha Method:**
* Create a chart with numbers from one to five, written in descending order: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
* Then, excluding the first number (5), write the remaining numbers (4, 3, 2, 1) three times in descending order.
* The total sum of all the numbers represents the number of fasts, and the number of spaces represents the number of paranas (breaking of fast).
* This method has 45 fasts and 17 paranas, and it is completed in 62 days.
* The chart looks like this:
5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
**Medium Shatakumbha Method:**
* Create a chart with numbers from one to nine, written in descending order: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
* Then, excluding the first number (9), write the remaining numbers (8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) three times in descending order.
* The total sum of all the numbers represents the number of fasts, and the number of spaces represents the number of paranas.
* This method has 133 fasts and 33 paranas, and it is completed in 166 days.
* The chart looks like this:
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
8
7
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1
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
**Superior Shatakumbha Method:**
* Create a chart with numbers from one to sixteen, written in descending order: 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
* Then, excluding the first number (16), write the remaining numbers (15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) three times in descending order.
* The total sum of all the numbers represents the number of fasts, and the number of spaces represents the number of paranas.
* This method has 469 fasts and 61 paranas, and it is completed in 537 days.
* The chart looks like this:
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
15
14
13
12
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1
**This method is said to bring happiness related to the abhisheka (consecration) with golden pots.**
**This method has 45 fasts and 17 paranas.**| SR No. | 001271 |
| Book Title | Harivanshpuran |
| Original Sutra Author | Jinsenacharya |
| Author | Pannalal Jain |
| Publisher | Bharatiya Gyanpith |
| Publication Year | 2003 |
| Total Pages | 1017 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, Literature, & Story |
| File Size | 26 MB |