भविष्यति चिरंजीवी किं तु कल्मषनाशनम्
He will live long, but what destroys sin is this:
जातस्य मृतवत्सायाः सप्तमे मासि भूपते
For a child who dies like a calf, in the seventh month, O king,
बालस्य जन्मनक्षत्रं वर्जयेत्तां तिथिं बुधः
A wise man should avoid the birth star and that lunar day of the child.
गोमयेनोपलिप्तायां भूमावेकाग्रचित्तवान्
With focused mind, on earth smeared with cow dung,
निर्वपेत्सूर्यमुद्गाभ्यां मातृभ्योपि विधानतः
One should offer oblations to the Sun and to the mothers, according to rule.
जुहुयाद्रुद्रसूक्तेन तद्वद्रुद्राय भारत
He should make offerings with the Rudra hymn, likewise to Rudra, O Bharata.
यवकृष्णतिलैर्होमः कर्तव्योष्टशतं पुनः
A hundred oblations should again be performed with barley and black sesame.
विप्रेण वेदविदुषा विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना
By a learned Brahmin, skilled in the Vedas, holding darbha grass, and according to rule.
पञ्चमं च पुनर्मध्ये चाक्षतेन विभूषितम् 4.52.
On the fifth day, in the middle, adorned with unbroken rice,
सौरेण तीर्थतोयेन पूर्णचन्द्रमलान्वितम्
With water from a holy place of the Sun, filled with the light of the full moon.
पंचरत्नफलैर्युक्ताञ्छाखाभिरपि वेष्टितान्
Adorned with branches encircled by the fruits of five jewels,
सुशुद्धां मृदमानीय सर्वेष्वेव विनिक्षिपेत्
One should bring pure clay and place it in all of them.
गृहीत्वा ब्राह्मणं चात्र सौरान्मन्त्रानुदीरयेत्
Taking a Brāhmaṇa here, one should recite the Sauramantras.
भोजिताभिर्यथाशक्ति माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः
Having fed them to the best of one’s ability, with garlands, garments, and ornaments,
दीर्घायुरस्तु बालोऽयं जीवपुत्रा च भाविनी
May this boy have long life, and may the future daughter live as well.
शक्रः सलोकपालो वै ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महेश्वरः
May Indra, along with the guardians of the worlds, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara,
माशनिर्मा स हुतभुङ्मा च बालग्रहा क्वचित्
May Māśanirmā, Hutabhuk, and the planetary influences on children never be present.
ततः शुक्लाम्बरधराः कुमारं पतिसंयुताः
Then, women dressed in white garments, together with their husbands, approach the boy.
काञ्चनीं च ततः कृत्वा तिलपात्रोपरि स्थिताम् 4.52.
Then, having made a golden (object), they place it upon a vessel of sesame.
वस्त्रकाञ्चनरत्नौघैर्भक्ष्यैः सघृतपायसैः भुक्त्वा च गुरुणा चेयमुच्चार्या मंत्रसंततिः
With garments, gold, heaps of jewels, and foods along with ghee and milk-rice, after eating, the teacher should recite this series of mantras.
दीर्घायुरस्तु बालोऽयं यावद्वर्षशतं सुखी
May this boy have long life, happy for a hundred years.
ब्रह्मा रुद्रो विष्णुः स्कन्दो वायुः शक्रो हुताशनः
Brahmā, Rudra, Viṣṇu, Skanda, Vāyu, Śakra, and Agni—
एवमादीनि चान्यानि वदतः पूजयेद्गुरून्
And others like these, as they are named, one should worship the teachers.
चरुं च पुत्रसहिता प्रणम्य रविशंकरौ
With his son, bowing to Ravi and Śaṃkara, he should offer the cooked oblation.
अयमेवाद्भुतं योगो ह्यद्भुतेषु च शस्यते शांत्यर्थं शुक्लसप्तम्यामेतत्कुर्वन्न सीदति
This indeed is a wondrous rite, praised among marvels; performing this on the bright seventh for peace, one does not fail.
पुण्यं पवित्रमायुष्यं सप्तमीस्नपनं रविः
The seventh-day bath for the Sun is meritorious, pure, and life-giving.
स चानेन विधानेन कार्तवीर्योऽर्जुनो नृपः
And by this procedure, King Kārtavīrya Arjuna performed (it).
आरोग्यं भास्कारादिच्छेद्धनमिच्छेद्धुताशनात्
He should seek health from the Sun and wealth from Agni.
एतन्महापातकनाशनं स्यादप्यक्षयं वेदविदः पठंति 4.52.
This is said to destroy even great sins, and those who know the Veda recite it as inexhaustible.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे स्नपनसप्तमीव्रतवर्णनं नाम द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fifty-second chapter, named 'The Description of the Snapanasaptamī Vow,' in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Uttaraparvan of the Śrī Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.