Mahabharata 3.179.16
तेषां पुण्यतमा रात्रिः पर्वसंधौ स्म शारदीतत्रैव वसतामासीत्कार्त्तिकी जनमेजय
teṣāṃ puṇyatamā rātriḥ parvasaṃdhau sma śāradītatraiva vasatāmāsītkārttikī janamejaya
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