PB, 4, 10, 1.0 prajāpatiḥ prajā asṛjata so 'ricyata so 'padyata taṃ devā abhisamagacchanta te 'bruvan mahad asmai vrataṃ saṃbharāma yad imaṃ dhinavad iti tasmai yat saṃvvatsaram annaṃ pacyate tat samabharaṃs tad asmai prāyacchaṃs tad avratayat tad enam adhinon mahan maryā vrataṃ yad imam adhinvīd iti tan mahāvratasya mahāvratatvam //

PB, 4, 10, 1.0 prajāpatiḥ prajā asṛjata so 'ricyata so 'padyata taṃ devā abhisamagacchanta te 'bruvan mahad asmai vrataṃ saṃbharāma yad imaṃ dhinavad iti tasmai yat saṃvvatsaram annaṃ pacyate tat samabharaṃs tad asmai prāyacchaṃs tad avratayat tad enam adhinon mahan maryā vrataṃ yad imam adhinvīd iti tan mahāvratasya mahāvratatvam //

PB, 5, 1, 1.0 vāmadevyaṃ mahāvrataṃ kāryam //

PB, 5, 1, 18.0 yajñāyajñīyaṃ pucchaṃ kāryaṃ yajñāyajñīyaṃ hy eva mahāvratasya puccham //

PB, 5, 2, 1.0 vāmadevyaṃ mahāvrataṃ kāryaṃ tasya gāyatraṃ śiro bṛhadrathantare pakṣau yajñāyajñīyaṃ puccham //

PB, 5, 2, 2.0 yo vai mahāvrate sahasraṃ protaṃ veda pra sahasraṃ paśūn āpnoti //

PB, 5, 2, 6.0 rājanaṃ mahāvrataṃ kāryam //

PB, 5, 2, 11.0 ati vā eṣānyāni chandāṃsi yad aticchandā aty etad anyāny ahāny ahar yan mahāvratam //

PB, 5, 3, 5.0 vratam iti nidhanaṃ bhavati mahāvratasyaiva tad rūpaṃ kriyate svar iti bhavati svargasya lokasya samaṣṭyai śakuna iti bhavati śakuna iva vai yajamāno vayo bhūtvā svargaṃ lokam eti //

PB, 5, 5, 21.0 saṃnaddhāḥ kavacinaḥ pariyantīndriyasyaiva tad rūpaṃ kriyate 'tho mahāvratam eva mahayanti //

PB, 5, 6, 1.0 sarve sahartvijo mahāvratena stuvīran //

PB, 5, 6, 11.0 parimādbhiś caranti tvak ca vā etal loma ca mahāvratasya yat parimādas tvacaṃ caiva tal loma ca mahāvratasyāptvāvarundhate //

PB, 5, 6, 11.0 parimādbhiś caranti tvak ca vā etal loma ca mahāvratasya yat parimādas tvacaṃ caiva tal loma ca mahāvratasyāptvāvarundhate //

PB, 5, 6, 12.0 vāṇaṃ vitanvanty anto vai vāṇo 'nto mahāvratam antenaiva tad antam abhivādayanti //