________________ Translation 45 "(But) if any (wick ed) person thinks of (doing) anything wrong (viruvam) to a person who is the propitiator of the Siddhachakra being possessed of a pure mind, (that person instead of doing so ) brings wrong to himself, indeed! (215) On account of this reason, it (the Siddhachakra) s honld be propitiated with a pure (lit. delightful ) mind, keeping pure celebacy together with (practising) penance (i.e. observing * Ayambila' fasts), and observing (proper) religious rites. (216) "Beginning from the Ashtami (the eighth day) of the bright half of the month of) Ashwin, observe * Ayama' (or Ayambil) fasts on eight days performing (on all these eight days) The Eight-fold Worship (Ashtaprakari Puja) of this (Siddhachakra). (217) "On the ninth day, having consecrated (bathed) it (the Siddhachakra) by sprinkling over it water, etc., and having performed (all) other (minute) particulars (of worship) in full, one should observe the very * Ayam bila 'fast. (218) " In the same way, the same thing (is to be done) in the month of Chaitra also. (Thus). by (the practising of) the nine "Atthais' again
