16 Monday Fast Starts || FIRST CHAPTER ||
After a few days, God Shiva and Parvatiji again visited the same temple. When Parvatiji saw the priest healthy, he was surprised and asked, "O Brahmin dev! I had cursed you to make a leper, then how did you get rid of the leprosy?" On hearing the words of Parvatiji, the Brahmin bowed with respect and said, "O Mother! I have duly fasted for sixteen Mondays which removed all my sufferings with Shiva's compassion." Then Parvati ji asked the priest the method of fasting for sixteen Mondays.
Priest while stating the method of fasting said, "On completion of the fast of sixteen Mondays, it is necessary to do udyapan of the fast on the seventeenth Monday. Make baati of 250 grams flour ,mix ghee and jaggery in it and make it churma and distribute it to the people as a prasad, and should also take herself .