________________ 129 Notes : eggs for propitiating the Navapada, we have nine days instead of eight as in all the remaining four areas. The reason is that as there are Nine Dignities, the days fixed for propitiating them are also nine-one day being allotted to the propitiation of each Dignity. Otherwise, as a matter of fact, each 375EUR has got only eight days as the word it:elf denotes and not nine, but in the Navapada-Atthais 'nine days are kept as a special case as already explained. gourite refacut ( Sk. HTETAT FOTOTH ATT ). By (the completion of) 81 Ayambila fasts. A parson who wants to practise the Vow of the Ayambila Oli Penunce [ or the . penance of (observing) a line (i. e. & number ) of Ayambila fasts.] has to observe consecutively nine Ayambila Atthais in every start and et months. When a mau has completed the practising of such nine Ayambila Atthais, his vow of the Ayambila Oli Penance becomes complete. Now in each such Ayambila Atthai, he observes nine Ayanbila fasts. Hence in all the nine Ayambila Atthais taken together, he will observe 81 Ayambila fasts. Hence it is said in this stanza that the Vow of the Ayambila Oli Penance becomes complete by the completion of the ob servance of nine Ayambila Atthais in successive
