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Importance and its antiquity : one, The observance of this vrata is also held to be which ordains all the desired results, causes prosperity and ushers in stability of the kingdom. Showing its antiquity, the author cites the names of ancient kings like Sagara, Kakustha, Dhundhumara etc. who are credited with performance of this vow. And our author argues that the present kings also should perform this vow including the head-men of villages, to help enhance prosperity of their respective states and regions (123. 1-5). Procedure: The day specified for such celebration is the 1 st of the bright-fortnight of the month of Phalguna (Feb.-March). On the same day, the performer should get prepared a painted piece of cloth (pata) on which is written the images of love-god (kandarpa) and his consort Rati.

401 The picture should be beautifully drawn with a variety of colours with a preponderence of yellow and red tinge. It is tied to the top-end of a high pole, worshipped and is taken out in a procession to the streets with an a amalgam of song, dance and music passing on every road and through the market places etc. (6-9). 7 For fifteen days this continues and in the Full-moon evening, the staff and the replicas are placed on an elephant and taken out amidst great eclat and splendour to the company of high music and are placed on a well-decorated pedestal, specially erected for the purpose 136 on the cross-way, where four roads meet (Catuspatha). The whole night is spent in song, dance and music, performed before it. And huge offerings of edibles, vegetable preparations, etc. are made to the love-god at the onset of the third part of night and then the replicas are burnt amidst great merriment and with its ash is worshipped Eord Siva with his various names. Thereafter, with king's sprinkling (uddhulana) of that ash on his body which is immitated by all other kings and princes present there the celebrations come to an end with a purificatory bath taken by all (10-15). 136. We are informed that the shed which houses the pedestal, has also good reserve of water (prapa) probably, to counter the fear of an accident of fire.

Observation : 402 The manner of celebrations of the vow of Love-god as described here, clearly reveals its connection with the famous legend of 'burning of Kama by lord Siva' which 3.71 f. The is so pronouncedly sung by Kalidasa in Kumara. (). king's sprinkling of the ash of Kandarpa (pata) on his body appears to be significant inasmuch as such an act symbolically tantamounts to erotically revitalising oneself. Thus, we feel that every year such celebrations must have been observed by every royal house, with unfailing certainty. However, the aforesaid description does not mention the use of coloured powder and water which is used at present, in gay abandon, in greater part of our country. Judging from the custom, Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika appears to record the southern version more particularly, Karnataka of the celebrations in contrast to the northen traditions of U.P., Bengal, Bihar etc. which lay weightage on worship and Radha with coloured powder as a part of such of Krsna celebrations.