149 - Mode of performing lakṣha and koțihoma 

The Lord said: 

1. A homa (oblation) performed after having practised the prāņāyāma (control of breath) hundred times and purifying with the rite of krcchra, confers victory in battle, gets kingdom and destroys obstacles. 

2-5. After having repeated gāyatri (mantra) (remaining) in the water, oneshould perform prāņāyāma sixteen times. Oblation of havis (clarified butter)should be made into fire in the forenoon. Oneshould eat only that which has been procured after begging or eat only fruits and roots. Oneshould take only single morsel of food such as milk or flour or ghee. O Parvati! as soon as the (rite of a) lakh of oblations concludes, oneshould give cows, clothes and gold as fees. (The oblationshould be done) by fifteen brahmins in the case of all disasters that befall. There is no disaster in the world that does not get warded off by this oblation. 

6-10. There is no such benevolent (rite) that could excel this (rite). A king, whosoever, arranges to do the rite of koti homa (making a crore oblations)as before (employing) thc brahmins, his enemies cannot face him in battle any time. There cannot also be any disease in his country that would kill him. (By its virtue) excessive rainfall, deficient rainfall, mice, crickets, parrots, demons and others get controlled. So also the enemies (get controlled) in the battle. Oneshould employ twenty or a hundred or a thousand brahmins for the performance of koțihoma. One would get fortunes as much as one desired. A brahmin or a king or a tradesman, whoever may perform the kotihoma, would get whatever was desired by him. (Moreover) he would go to heaven with his mortal frame. 

11.15. By the performance of this homa with the gāyatri (mantra), or thc mantras of planets, or those used in the (rite known as) kushmāņda or those addressed to the Fire God or the gods of directions east, west, north-west, south and south-east or the mantras relating to (lord) Vishņu or the goddesses or Sambhu (Śiva) or Sun, one would get lesser benefits (if it is done) for ten thousand times. One who does homa a lakh times would be able to get rid of all distress. The all-yielding koţihoma (is done) for the destruction of all aflictions. The following materialsshould be used for oblations-barley, paddy, sesamum, milk, ghee, kusa, prasätika (a variety of rice), petals of lotus, ušira (the fragrant root of a plant) and bilva. In the kotihoma the fire-pitshould measure eight cubits. Half its measure is laid down in the oblation for a lakh times. Thus the mode of performance of oblation ten thousand lakh and crore times have been explained.