The Sage Parasara said — O Maitreya! The person born on Amavasya is always poverty stricken. It is therefore essential to adopt remedial measures to obtain relief from the evil effects of such births, which are as follows — Take a Kalash (कलश water vessel) and then put in it fresh leaves of Goolar (a wild fig), Vata (banyan), pipal, mango and neema (margo) trees and cover it with two pieces of cloth. Then instal the Kalash in the South West direction after reciting (वरुण) etc., and (आपो हि ष्ठा) etc., mantras. Then worship the idols of the Sun and the Moon, ruling deities of Amavasya, made of gold and silver mixed with copper respectively, by recitation of (आकृष्णेन) etc., mantras for the Sun and (इमं देवा) etc., mantras for the Moon 16 or 5 times. Thereafter perform havana with 108 or 28 oblations of the mixture of prescribed fuels (समिधा) and cooked food (चरु) with recitation of mantras of the Sun and the Moon. Later sprinkle the water on the child born and his parents and offer in charity gold, silver and a black cow together with feeding the Brahmins according to one's means. By performing these remedial rites the child born gains freedom and protection from the evil effects of the birth on Amavasya.

कलशस्थापनं कृत्वा प्रथमं विधिपूर्वकम्‌ । उदुम्बरवटाश्वत्थ-चूतानां पल्लवांस्तथा । । 2 । । सर्वप्रथम कलश स्थापन की विधि से कलश स्थापित करें । कलश द्रव्य, दूध, दही, घी आदि भी डालें । कलश पर गूलर, बड़, पीपल, परिलखन, आम के पत्ते, नीम के पत्ते, नीम की छाल व जड़ भी डालें ।