*Chapters to be read during a 7 day Katha session
The king said ‘O Sage! You have told about the stoppages of the chapters in case of reading the scripture in the period of seven, nine, or fifteen days, a month or a season, i.e. two months. Now, please tell us how to complete the reading of the book avoiding these stoppages. 1-2
O Sage! Please tell me how many chapters are to be read every day in the session of seven days; nine days, fifteen days, and also of a month or two months. I want to learn the details about it from you correctly, as none else knows about it, hence kindly tell me the same.
Chapters to be read during a 7 day Katha session
The sage Shatanand said:-
O King! I shall surely tell you the following rules for reading of chapters in the sacred text and sequence to be followed, in the seven day session.
1st day – 46
2nd day – 45
3rd day - 46
4th day - 45
5th day - 45
6th day - 45
7th day - 47
This is the sequence when the reading is to be completed within the seven day session. (3-10)
Chapters to be read during a 9 day Katha session
O King! Now I tell you about the number of chapters to be read every day during the 9 day-session of the Katha event.
1st day - 36
2nd day - 36
3rd day - 35
4th day - 35
5th day - 34
6th day – 36
7th day - 36
8th day - 35
9th day - 37. (11-14)
Chapters to be read during a 15 day Katha session
Now I tell you the following number of chapters recommended for daily reading during the fifteen days-session.
1st day – 21
2nd day – 22
3rd day - 21
4th day - 22
5th day – 21
6th day – 20
7th day - 22
8th day - 22
9th day - 20
10th day - 20
11th day - 20
12th day - 22
13th day - 21
14th day - 22
15th day - 23.
(15 -21)
Chapters to be read during 1 month Katha session
For the completion of the sacred text within a month, i.e. thirty days reading, the following number of chapters are to be followed –
1st day – 11
2nd day – 11
3rd day – 10
4th day – 11
5th day – 11
6th day – 11
7th day – 12
8th day – 10
9th day – 12
10th day – 10
11th day – 11
12th day – 12
13th day – 10
14th day – 11
15th day – 10
16th day – 10
17th day – 10
18th day – 11
19th day – 11
20th day – 10
21st day – 10
22nd day – 12
23rd day – 12
24th day – 10
25th day – 9
26th day – 10
27th day – 11
28th day – 10
29th day – 11
30th day – 9. (22-32)
Chapters to be read during 2 months Katha session
Now I shall tell you the number of chapters to be read daily for completing the Katha event within a season i.e. two months.
1st day – 5
2nd day – 5
3rd day – 5
4th day – 6
5th day – 6
6th day – 6
7th day – 5
8th day – 6
9th day – 5
10th day – 6
11th day – 5
12th day – 6
13th day – 6
14th day – 5
15th day – 5
16th day – 6
17th day – 5
18th day – 5
19th day – 6
20th day – 6
21st day – 5
22nd day –6
23rd day – 6
24th day – 5
25th day – 6
26th day – 5
27th day – 5
28th day – 5
29th day – 6
30th day – 5
31st day – 5
32nd day – 5
33rd day – 6
34th day – 5
35th day – 5
36th day – 5
37th day – 6
38th day – 5
39th day – 5
40th day – 5
41st day – 4
42nd day - 6
43rd day – 5
44th day – 8
45th day – 6
46th day – 5
47th day – 5
48th day – 5
49th day – 5
50th day – 5
51st day – 5
52nd day – 5
53rd day – 5
54th day – 5
55th day – 5
56th day – 5
57th day – 5
58th day – 6
59th day – 4
60th day – 5. (33-53)
O the best of the kings, thus I have explained to you the number of chapters to be read daily in the session of the seven-day and onwards. I have clearly mentioned the number of chapters that are to be avoided for ending of that day. Having taken into account those prohibited chapters, in case of the fortnight Parayan ,the number of days are to be taken for fifteen and in case of a month, the number is thirty. 54-56.
Thus ends the fifth chapter of Satsangijivan Mahatmya that is narrates in the conversation between the Sage Shatanand and Hematsinh regarding the number of chapters to be read daily in Parayan Vidhi. 5