ततः सा कश्यपोक्तेन विधिना समतिष्ठत
Then she followed the procedure prescribed by Kashyapa.
एवमन्यापि या नारी मदनद्वादशीमि माम्
In this way, any woman who observes the Madana-Dvadasi vow for me—
एकोनमर्द्धशतमाप दितिः सुतानां येन व्रतेन बलवीर्यसमन्वितानाम्
Diti obtained forty-nine sons by that vow, endowed with strength and valor.
अबाधकव्रतवर्णनम् समुद्रतरणे दाने संग्रामे तस्करार्दने
Description of the vow that removes obstacles: in crossing the ocean, in giving, in battle, in destroying thieves—
कां देवतां स्मरेत्कृष्ण परित्राणकरीमिह
Which deity should one remember here, O Krishna, as the giver of protection?
नाप्नोति दुःखं पुरुषः संस्मरन्सर्वमङ्गलाम्
A person who remembers the all-auspicious one does not obtain suffering.
अलक्ष्यां लक्ष्यभूतानां संस्मरन्सर्वमंगलाम् ।।४ भयं समवाप्नोति पुरुषः पार्थ कुत्रचित्
When a person, O Partha, remembers the auspiciousness of the unseen among those who are visible, he experiences fear somewhere.
यदा तां प्रतिजिज्ञासुरवंत्यामहमागतः
When I came to her, desiring to inquire about her, with humility—
प्राप्तविद्येन च मया प्रतिज्ञातास्य दक्षिणा
Having acquired knowledge, I promised to give her the prescribed offering.
प्रभासतीर्थे पुत्रो मे गतः केनाप्यसौ हतः
At the Prabhāsa tirtha, my son went and was killed by someone.
उपाध्यायस्य वचनाद्वैवस्वतपुरे मया
On the instruction of the teacher, in the city of Vaivasvata, I—
दक्षिणां तामुदाहृत्य प्रस्थितौ पुनरागतौ
Having given that offering, I departed and then returned again.
ततःप्रभृति पुत्रार्थाः पूजयंति जनाः सदा 4.87.
From that time onward, people always worship for the sake of sons.
वामे नारायणो हंस एवमेव च के भवेत्
On the left, Nārāyaṇa is the swan; likewise, who else can be?
त्रयोदश्यां सिते पक्षे मासिमासि यतव्रतः
On the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight, in each month, one who observes vows—
गन्धपुष्पैश्च मधुभिः सीधुभिश्च सुरासवैः
With fragrant flowers, honey, sweet wine, and offerings of liquor—
यक्षगन्धबलिक्षेपैः पललौदनसंसृजैः
With offerings of yakṣa-fragrant substances, incense, and dishes made from rice and pulses—
भर्तृसहिता स्वर्गलोके महीयते
Together with her husband, she is honored in the heavenly realm.
अंबांबिके द्विदशमेऽह्नि सिते सदैव यः पूजयेत्कुसुममांससुरोपहारैः
Whoever always worships Ambā, Ambikā, on the twelfth day of the bright fortnight, with flowers, meat, and offerings of wine—
मन्दारकनिम्बार्कव्रतवर्णनम् कटुतिक्ताम्लदेहोत्थदौर्भाग्यशमनं तथा
Description of the vow of Mandāra, Neem, and Sun: It removes misfortune arising from bitter, pungent, and sour bodily conditions.
पृष्टो राज्ञ्या विष्णुभक्त्या कालनंदनजातया
Asked by the queen, devoted to Viṣṇu, born of Kālanandana—
कथयामास संपृष्टा सूपविष्टा शृणोति सा
Having been questioned, she narrated as she sat, and the queen listened.
ज्येष्ठे मासि सिते पक्षे त्रयोदश्यां युधिष्ठिर
In the month of Jyeṣṭha, on the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight, O Yudhiṣṭhira—
श्वेतमंदारमर्कं वा करवीरं च रक्तकम्
One should use white mandāra, arka, or red karavīra flowers.
पुष्पैर्नैवेद्यधूपाद्यैर्मंत्रेणानेन पांडव
With flowers, offerings of food, incense, and the like, O Pāṇḍava, using this mantra—
सूर्यं श्वेतारमंदारश्वेतार्कास्यसंशयम्
The sun, the white arjuna, the mandāra, and the white arka—there is no doubt about this—
निंबं नवार्ककरवीरलतां सुपुष्पां याः पूजयंति कुसुमाक्षतधूपदीपैः
Those who worship the nimba, the young arka, the flowering karavīra creeper, with flowers, rice grains, incense, and lamps—
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे मन्दारनिम्बार्ककरवीरव्रतवर्णनं नामाष्टाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Śrī Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttara Parvan, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, the eighty-eighth chapter named 'Description of the Mandāra, Nimba, Arka, and Karavīra Vow' is concluded.
त्रयोदशीव्रतवर्णनम् कथं न गम्यते कृष्ण नरकं नरकेसरिन्
Description of the Trayodaśī vow. How is it, O Kṛṣṇa, O lion among men, that one does not go to hell?
दृष्टवान्मुनिमायांतं मुद्गलं नाम पार्थिव
I saw the sage named Mudgala coming, O king.