This greatly distressed Lalita, who wandered around the forests with her monstrous husband who dealt in sinful activities.

Sage Shringi told her to observe the vrata (vow) of Kamada Ekadasi, to atone for the sins of her husband.

Lalita observed the ekadashi fast with great devotion and the next day again visited the sage and bowed to the deity Krishna.

She requested Krishna to free her husband from the king's curse as a reward of the religious merit gained by the fast.

[5][7] The religious merit gained from this vrata is believed to grant all desires, to cleanse even the most heinous sin one committed and to free the devotee or his family members from curses.