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, 4, 10, 2.0 prajāpatir vāva mahāṃs tasyaitad vratam annam eva //

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 //