तत्र शक्त्या च सौवर्णं वाराहं कारयेत्ततः
There, according to one's ability, a golden image of Varaha should be made.
माधवं मधुहंतारं वाराहं रूपमास्थितम् 4.83.
Madhava, the destroyer of Madhu, has assumed the form of Varaha.
स्थापयेत्परमं देवं जातरूपमयं हरिम्
One should install the supreme Lord Hari, made of gold.
स्थाप्यार्चयेद्गन्धपुष्पैर्नैवेद्यैर्विविधैः फलैः
Having installed Him, one should worship with fragrant substances, flowers, and various offerings of food and fruits.
प्रादुर्भावं हरेर्दिव्यं वाचयेद्गापयेद्बुधः
A wise person should recite and sing about the divine manifestation of Hari.
वेदवेदाङ्गविदुषे साधुवृत्ताय धीमते
To one who knows the Veda and its branches, who is of good conduct and intelligence,
एवं सकुंभं दत्त्वा च हरिं वाराहरूपिणम्
Thus, having given a pot and Hari in the form of Varaha,
इह जन्मनि सौभाग्यं श्रीकान्ती पुष्टिमेव च
In this very life, one attains good fortune, beauty, and nourishment.
एकाऽपि विधिनोपास्ता ददात्यमृतमुत्तमम्
Even a single observance performed according to the prescribed method grants the highest nectar.
एषा च फाल्गुने मासि शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशी
And this is to be done in the month of Phalguna, on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight.
नरसिंहाय पादौ तु गोविंदायोदरं तथा
To Narasimha, the feet; to Govinda, the abdomen likewise,
कंठं तु शितिकंठाय वैनतेयाय वै शिरः . 4.83.
The throat to Shitikaṇṭha, and the head indeed to Vainateya.
शंखमित्येव संपूज्य गंधपुष्पैः फलैस्तथा
One should worship the conch in this way with fragrant substances, flowers, and fruits.
तस्योपरि नृसिंहं तु सौवर्णं ताम्रभाजने
Above it, one should place a golden image of Narasimha in a copper vessel.
रत्नगर्भमये स्थाप्य भक्त्या संपूज्य मानवः
One should install it in a jewel-encrusted vessel and worship with devotion.
एषा वंद्या पापहरा द्वादशी भवते मया
This twelfth day, praised by me, is sin-destroying.
एवमेनां नरव्याघ्र चैत्रे संकल्प्य द्वादशीम्
In the same way, O tiger among men, one should resolve to observe the twelfth day in the month of Chaitra.
कुण्डिकां स्थापयेत्पार्श्वे छत्रिकां पादुके तथा
One should place a water pot at the side, as well as an umbrella and sandals.
फलैः पुष्पैः सुगन्धैश्च प्रभाते सद्द्विजातये
With fruits, flowers, and fragrant substances, in the morning, to a worthy twice-born one,
मासनाम्नात्र संयुक्तं प्रादुर्भावं विधानतः
One should, according to rule, present the manifestation together with the name of the month.
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो धनमाप्नुयात्
A man without a son obtains a son; a poor man acquires wealth.
क्रीडित्वा सुचिरं कालमिह मर्त्यमुपागतः 4.83.
Having played for a long time, he has now come to the mortal world.
वैशाखेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिवन्नरः
In the month of Vaiśākha also, in this same way, a man should make a proper resolve.
तत्राराध्य हरिं भक्त्या एभिर्मन्त्रैर्विचक्षणः
There, worshipping Hari with devotion, the wise man should use these mantras.
मधुसूदनायेति कटिमुरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे
Reciting 'To Madhusūdana, who bears the Śrīvatsa mark on his waist and chest,'
पूजयेन्नियतो भूत्वा सुरूपायेति वै मुखम्
He should worship, being disciplined, the beautiful-faced one, at the face.
एवमभ्यर्च्य मेधावी प्राग्वंशस्याग्रतो घटम्
Thus, having worshipped, the wise man should place a pot before the eastern line.
वैणवेऽभिनवे पात्रे स्थापयेन्मधुसूदनम्
In a new vessel made of bamboo, he should install Madhusūdana.
दक्षिणे परशुं हस्ते तस्य देवस्य कारयेत्
He should arrange for an axe in the right hand of that deity.
ततस्तस्याग्रतः कुर्याज्जागरं भक्तिमान्नरः
Then, in front of him, the devoted man should perform a vigil.