Bhagavata Purana

इति गोगोकुलपतिं गोविन्दमभिषिच्य सः । अनुज्ञातो ययौ शक्रो वृतो देवादिभिर्दिवम्

Thus, after anointing Govinda, the lord of the cows and cowherds, Indra, permitted by him and accompanied by the gods and others, returned to heaven.

दुर्गां विनायकं व्यासं विष्वक्सेनं गुरून् सुरान् । स्वे स्वे स्थाने त्वभिमुखान् पूजयेत् प्रोक्षणादिभिः

One should worship Durgā, Vināyaka, Vyāsa, Viṣvaksena, the teachers, and the gods, each facing their own direction, with offerings such as sprinkling and others.

चन्दनोशीरकर्पूर कुङ्कुमागुरुवासितैः । सलिलैः स्नापयेन्मन्त्रैः नित्यदा विभवे सति

With sandalwood, camphor, kuṅkuma, aguru, and fragrant waters, one should bathe (the deity) with mantras daily, if resources allow.

स्वर्णघर्मानुवाकेन महापुरुषविद्यया । पौरुषेणापि सूक्तेन सामभी राजनादिभिः

With the recitation of the Svarṇagharman hymn, the Mahāpuruṣa-vidyā, the Pauruṣa Sūkta, and Sāman hymns, O King, one should perform the rites.

वस्त्रोपवीताभरण पत्रस्रग्गन्धलेपनैः । अलङ्कुर्वीत सप्रेम मद्‍भक्तो मां यथोचितम्

With garments, sacred threads, ornaments, leaf-garlands, and fragrant ointments, my devotee should adorn me with love, as is proper.

पाद्यं आचमनीयं च गन्धं सुमनसोऽक्षतान् । धूपदीपोपहार्याणि दद्यान्मे श्रद्धयार्चकः

With water for washing the feet, for sipping, with fragrance, flowers, unbroken rice, incense, lamps, and offerings, the worshipper should present them to me with faith.

गुडपायससर्पींषि शष्कुल्यापूपमोदकान् । संयावदधिसूपांश्च नैवेद्यं सति कल्पयेत्

One should prepare offerings such as sweet rice with jaggery, clarified butter, fried cakes, rice cakes, and sweets, as well as curd, soup, and other foods, if available.

अभ्यङ्गोन्मर्दनादर्श दन्तधावाभिषेचनम् । अन्नाद्यगीतनृत्यादि पर्वणि स्युरुतान्वहम्

Oiling, massaging, mirrors, tooth-cleaning, bathing, food, drink, singing, dancing, and the like should be performed daily and on festival days.

विधिना विहिते कुण्डे मेखलागर्तवेदिभिः । अग्निमाधाय परितः समूहेत् पाणिनोदितम्

In the prescribed manner, in a consecrated fire-pit with girdle, fuel, and altar, one should kindle the fire and gather it all around, as directed by hand.

परिस्तीर्याथ पर्युक्षेद् अन्वाधाय यथाविधि । प्रोक्षण्याऽऽसाद्य द्रव्याणि प्रोक्ष्याग्नौ भावयेत माम्

After spreading (the kuśa grass), one should sprinkle (the area), place the offerings as prescribed, purify them with water, and, having approached the fire, offer them to me.

तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रख्यं शङ्खचक्रगदाम्बुजैः । लसच्चतुर्भुजं शान्तं पद्मकिञ्जल्कवाससम्

One should meditate on me as resplendent as molten gold, with conch, discus, mace, and lotus, shining with four arms, peaceful, and clad in garments the color of lotus filaments.

स्फुरत्किरीटकटक कटिसूत्रवराङ्गदम् । श्रीवत्सवक्षसं भ्राजत् कौस्तुभं वनमालिनम्

Radiant with crown, bracelets, waistband, and splendid armlets; adorned with the mark of Śrīvatsa upon the chest, shining with the Kaustubha gem and a garland of forest flowers.

ध्यायन्नभ्यर्च्य दारूणि हविषाभिघृतानि च । प्रास्याज्यभागावाघारौ दत्त्वा चाज्यप्लुतं हविः

Meditating and worshipping, he places the wooden offerings and those soaked in clarified butter; after offering the portions of ghee for the ancestors and the gods, he presents the oblation immersed in ghee.

अभ्यर्च्याथ नमस्कृत्य पार्षदेभ्यो बलिं हरेत् । मूलमन्त्रं जपेद् ब्रह्म स्मरन्नारायणात्मकम्

Having worshipped and bowed, he offers gifts to the attendants; reciting the root mantra, he contemplates Brahman, remembering the essence of Nārāyaṇa.

दत्त्वाऽऽचमनमुच्छेषं विष्वक्सेनाय कल्पयेत् । मुखवासं सुरभिमत् ताम्बूलाद्यमथाहयेत्

After giving water for sipping and the remnants, he prepares them for Viṣvaksena; then, with fragrant mouth-fresheners such as betel, he offers them accordingly.

उपगायन् गृणन् नृत्यन् कर्माणि अभिनयन् मम । मत्कथाः श्रावयन् श्रृण्वन् मुहूर्तं क्षणिको भवेत्

Singing, praising, dancing, and enacting deeds of mine; narrating and listening to my stories, for a moment he becomes absorbed.

स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि । स्तुत्वा प्रसीद भगवन् इति वन्देत दण्डवत्

With hymns, both high and low, and praises from the Purāṇas and even from common speech, having extolled, he prays, 'Be gracious, O Lord,' and prostrates himself.

शिरो मत्पादयोः कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् । प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात्

Placing his head at my feet and his arms crossed, he implores, 'Protect me, O Lord! I have surrendered, frightened by the ocean of death and its snares.'

इति शेषां मया दत्तां शिरस्याधाय सादरम् । उद्वासयेद् चेद् उद्वास्यं ज्योतिर्ज्योतिषि तत्पुनः

Thus, placing the remainder given by me upon his head with reverence, if he is to conclude the worship, he should respectfully return the offering to the light, and again to the supreme light.

अर्चादिषु यदा यत्र श्रद्धा मां तत्र चार्चयेत् । सर्वभूतेष्वात्मनि च सर्वात्माहं अवस्थितः

Whenever and wherever there is faith in worship and the like, he should worship me there; for I am present in all beings and within the self, as the universal soul.

एवं क्रियायोगपथैः पुमान्वैदिकतान्त्रिकैः । अर्चन् उभयतः सिद्धिं मत्तो विन्दत्यभीप्सिताम्

Thus, by the paths of ritual and yoga, both Vedic and Tantric, a person worshipping attains from me the desired perfection in both ways.

मदर्चां सम्प्रतिष्ठाप्य मन्दिरं कारयेद् दृढम् । पुष्पोद्यानानि रम्याणि पूजायात्रोत्सवाश्रितान्

Establishing my image, he should build a firm temple; delightful flower gardens for worship and festivals should be created there.

पूजादीनां प्रवाहार्थं महापर्वस्वथान्वहम् । क्षेत्रापणपुरग्रामान् दत्त्वा मत्सार्ष्टितामियात्

For the ongoing flow of worship and related rites, on great festivals and daily, he should dedicate fields, shops, towns, and villages, attaining my realm.

प्रतिष्ठया सार्वभौमं सद्मना भुवनत्रयम् । पूजादिना ब्रह्मलोकं त्रिभिर्मत्साम्यतामियात्

By consecration, he becomes sovereign over the three worlds with a residence; through worship and the like, he attains Brahma's world and, by three, equality with me.

मामेव नैरपेक्ष्येण भक्तियोगेन विन्दति । भक्तियोगं स लभते एवं यः पूजयेत माम्

He attains me alone through exclusive devotion and yoga; thus, whoever worships me obtains the path of devotion.

यः स्वदत्तां परैर्दत्तां हरेत सुरविप्रयोः । वृत्तिं स जायते विड्भुग् वर्षाणां अयुतायुतम्

Whoever takes what he himself or others have given to the gods or Brahmins, for their maintenance, becomes a dung-eater for tens of thousands of years.

कर्तुश्च सारथेहेतोः अनुमोदितुरेव च । कर्मणां भागिनः प्रेत्य भूयो भूयसि तत्फलम्

For the sake of the doer, the essence, and the approver, those who share in the actions, after death, repeatedly obtain the greater fruit of those deeds.

विकालेऽवगाहनाद् वरुणदूतेन वरुणालयं नीतस्य नंदस्य भगवता पुनरनयनम् - श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् । स्नातुं नन्दस्तु कालिन्द्यां द्वादश्यां जलमाविशत्

Śuka said: On the eleventh day, fasting, Nanda worshipped Janārdana; on the twelfth, he entered the waters of the Kālindī to bathe.

तं गृहीत्वानयद् भृत्यो वरुणस्यासुरोऽन्तिकम् । अवज्ञायासुरीं वेलां प्रविष्टमुदकं निशि

A servant of Varuṇa, an asura, seized him and brought him to Varuṇa's presence, for he had entered the water at night, disregarding the asuric boundary.