MBh, 12, 325, 4.15 sarvacchandaka harihaya harimedha mahāyajñabhāgahara varaprada yamaniyamamahāniyamakṛcchrātikṛcchramahākṛcchrasarvakṛcchraniyamadhara nivṛttadharmapravacanagate pravṛttavedakriya aja sarvagate /

MBh, 12, 327, 40.2 sa mahāniyamo nāma tapaścaryā sudāruṇā //

MBh, 12, 329, 34.1 sātha mahāniyamam āsthitā devīṃ varadām upaśrutiṃ mantrair āhvayat /