श्रावणमाहात्म्यम्

नैमिषारण्ये शौनकादिमुनयः सूतं श्रावणमाहात्म्यं श्रावयितुं प्रार्थयन्। सूतः श्रोतुः द्वादशगुणान् वर्णयित्वा शिवेन सनत्कुमाराय कथितं माहात्म्यम् अवोचत्।

भगवान् शिवः श्रावणमासस्य पवित्रधर्मपालनस्य, प्रातःस्नानस्य, बिल्वपत्रैः शिवपूजनस्य, इन्द्रियनिग्रहस्य च पावनं विधिम् उपादिदिशत्।

श्रावणमासे नक्तव्रतस्य (नक्षत्रदर्शनानन्तरं भोजनस्य) माहात्म्यं, तस्य विधीन्, पापनाशनफलञ्च भगवान् शिवः सविस्तरम् अवदत्।

धारणपारणव्रतस्य विधानम्, यत्र श्रावणे एकस्मिन् दिने उपवासः परेऽहनि च पारणं क्रियते। एषा तपस्या शरीरम् आत्मानं च पुनीते।

कोटिलिङ्गपूजनस्य माहात्म्यं श्रावणरविव्रतकथा च। सूर्यनारायणशिवपूजया दारिद्र्यं रोगाश्च विनश्यन्ति, ऐश्वर्यञ्च लभ्यते।

Lord Shiva explains why Monday is dear to him and gives the rule of the Monday vrata of Shravana: evening worship with white flowers, the nakta meal, and the udyapana with golden images of Shiva and Parvati seated on a bull.

मङ्गलागौरीव्रतम्। सौभाग्यवत्यः स्त्रियः अखण्डसौभाग्याय, सन्तानवृद्धये, कुलकल्याणाय च श्रावणमङ्गलेषु इमं व्रतं समाचरन्ति।

श्रावणे बुधबृहस्पतिवारयोः व्रतविधानम्। बुधविष्णुबृहस्पतीनाम् आराधनेन विद्या, मतिः, धनसमृद्धिश्च वर्धते।

The Friday vrata of the goddess Jivantika, told through Queen Sukeshi, the priest's son Priyavrata, a pilgrimage to Gaya and the talk of the goddesses Shashthi and Jivantika, which shows how the vrata protects a mother's child.

शनि-नृसिंह-हनुमत्पूजनं श्रावणशनिवारे। अनेन व्रतेन शनिपीडा, साढेसाती, अरिष्टाश्च नश्यन्ति, भयं शाम्यति।

The tithi Mahatmya begins: the Rotaka vrata when the pratipada of Shravana falls on a Monday, and the Audumbara vrata of dvitiya, kept with the udumbara tree for wealth and sons.

The Swarna Gauri vrata of the bright tritiya of Shravana: its method and udyapana, and the story of King Chandraprabha and his two queens, one of whom broke the sacred thread.

The Durga Ganapati vrata of the bright chaturthi of Shravana: worship of a golden image of Ganesha with the five leaves, the prayers and mantras, and the udyapana.

नागपञ्चमीपर्व। अनन्तवासुक्यादिनागानां क्षीरेण पूजनेन सर्पदोषः, विषभयं, कालसर्पपीडा च प्रशाम्यति।

The Supodana vrata of the bright shashthi, with the story of King Rohita's short-lived son Shivadatta, brought back to life through a young girl's faith in Shiva and Parvati.

The Shitala Saptami vrata of the bright saptami: worship of the water deities with curd, rice and cucumber, and the story of a step-well, a family and the sons restored to their mother Sushila.

The pavitra-ropana of the Devi on the bright ashtami: how the pavitra is made, who may do it and what it gives, and the worship of Kumari on the navami of both halves.

The Asha-dashami vrata of the bright dashami: worship of the ten directions with their mantras, the udyapana at the year's end, and its fruit for kings, farmers, traders and women.

The ekadashi vrata of both halves of Shravana, kept for Lord Shridhara, and the pavitra-ropana of Vishnu on dvadashi: who may do it, the prayers and the release of the pavitra.

The worship of Kamadeva on the bright trayodashi with its offerings and betel, and the pavitra-ropana for Shiva on chaturdashi when it could not be done on ashtami.

श्रावणीपूर्णिमा (उपाकर्म रक्षाबन्धनञ्च)। यज्ञोपवीतपरिवर्तनं, भ्रातृरक्षणसूत्रं, तर्पणञ्च अक्षय्यपुण्यप्रदं भवति।

The Sankata Harana vrata of Ganesha: the resolve, worship, the twenty-one names, arghya to the Moon and the udyapana, and those who kept it, including Parvati, Agastya, Damayanti, Rukmini and Pradyumna.

श्रीकृष्णजन्माष्टमी। रोहिणीनक्षत्रे निशीथे श्रीकृष्णस्य प्राकट्यम्, उपवासेन पूजनेन च परमां मुक्तिं प्रयच्छति।

राजा महासेनस्य मुक्तिगाथा। शिवकृष्णयोः अभेदभक्त्या परमशान्तिः भगवदनुग्रहश्च अवाप्यते।

The Pithora vrata of the new moon of Shravana: drawing the things of the world on a wall around Shiva and Parvati, its worship and udyapana, and the promise that what is drawn is obtained.

The Pola vrata of the bulls, told through Nandi's boon after he killed the daitya Andhaka, and the rules for gathering kusha (darbha) on the new moon of Shravana.

Other duties of Shravana: when the rivers are called rajasvala and when to bathe in them, the remedy if a cow calves at the Simha sankranti, the gifts of the month, and the worship of Vyasa.

The Agastya arghya: the image of the sage with Lopamudra, the seven nights of arghya before his rising, the mantras and homa, and the fruit for each varna.

The decision of times for the works of Shravana: which tithi to take for each vrata, the rules of vedha (piercing), and the times for upakarma, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami and the sankrantis.

The close of the Shravana Mahatmya: Sati's observance of the month, the wearing of ash and rudraksha, a table of contents of all the chapters in order, and the fruit of hearing the book.