etena - with this; pūjā-vidhinā - regulated worship; māsān dvādaśa - twelve months; hāyanam - a year; nītvā - after passing; atha - then; uparamet - should fast; sādhvī - the chaste wife; kārtike - in Kārttika; carame ahani - on the final day.

The chaste wife must perform such devotional service continuously for one year. After one year passes, she should fast on the full-moon day in the month of Kārttika [October-November].