1-Brahm Puraan,  2-Padm Puraan,  3-Vishnu Puraan,  4-Shiv Puraan,  5-Bhaagvat Puraan,
6-Naarad Puraan,   7-Maarkandeya Puraan,   8-Agni Puraan,  9-Bhavishya Puraan,
10-Brahm Vaivart Puraan,  11-Ling Puraan,  12-Varaah Puraan,   13-Skand Puraan,
14-Vaaman Puraan,   15-Koorm Puraan,  16-Matsya Puraan,  17-Garud Puraan,  18-Brahmaand Puraan

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Budh Ashtamee Kathaa
Agni Puraan, Ch 184, p 372

There was a Braahman named Dheer. His wife's name was Rambhaa and his son's name was Kaushik. He had a daughter also named Vijayaa. He had a bull named Dhanad. One day the Braahman's Kaushik took his bull for grazing with some herdsmen. He started taking bath in Gangaa River, that somebody took away his bull. When Kaushik came out of the river, he didn't see his bull so he started searching for it with his sister Vijayaa. While searching he saw a group of Dev women in a pond. He was feeling hungry so he asked them some food. At this those women said - "Today you are our Atithi, so do Vrat and then take food." So Kaushik did Budh Ashtamee Vrat and then took food.

On the other side,  Dheer came to the guard of the forest, took his bull and came back home. Dheer married his daughter Vijayaa at proper time. Later he died and went to Yam Lok. But because of his Budh Ashtamee Vrat Kaushik became the king of Ayodhyaa. When Vijayaa saw his parents' bad condition, she went to Yam Raaj.

Once Kaushik went to the forest for hunting, he asked - "How my parents can be free from Narak. Yam Raaj appeared then and there and said to him - "By the fruit of two Budh Ashtamee Vrat." Then Kaushik did two Budh Ashtamee Vrat and gave their fruit to his parents. After that his parents went to Swarg. Later Vijayaa also did this Vrat with the desire of pleasure and Moksh.

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