ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः शूद्रैः स्त्रीभिस्तथैव च
By Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, and also by women,
पुष्पैः फलैस्तथा वस्त्रैर्दीपालक्तकचन्दनैः
With flowers, fruits, as well as cloth, lamps, lac dye, and sandalwood,
खर्जूरैर्नालिकेरैश्च बीजपूर्णारकैस्तथा
With dates, coconuts, and fruits filled with seeds,
आलिख्य मण्डले देवं वरुणं वारुणीयुतम्
Having drawn the deity Varuṇa, accompanied by the goddess Vāruṇī, within a circle,
वरुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्ते यादसांपते
Salutations to you, Varuṇa; salutations to you, Lord of the aquatic beings.
मा क्लेदं मा च दौर्गंध्यं विरस्यं मा मुखेऽस्तु मे
May there be no dampness, nor foul odor, nor tastelessness in my mouth.
एवं यः पूजयेद्भक्त्या वरुणं वरुणालयम्
Thus, whoever worships Varuṇa and his abode with devotion,
चातुर्वर्ण्यथ वै नारी व्रतेनानेन पांडव 4.91.
Whether of the four castes or a woman, O Pāṇḍava, by this vow,
एवं यः कुरुते पार्थ पालीव्रतमुत्तमम्
Thus, O Pārtha, whoever performs this excellent Pālī-vrata,
संरुद्धशुद्धसलिलातिबलां विशालां पालीमुपेत्य बहुभिस्तरुभिः कृतालीम्
Approaching a large, pure, and abundant reservoir of water, surrounded by many trees,
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे पालीव्रतवर्णनं नामैकनवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the ninety-first chapter, named 'Description of the Pālī-vrata,' in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Uttara-parvan of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.
रम्भाव्रतवर्णनम् देवलेन पुरा गीतं देवर्षिगणसन्निधौ
The description of the Rambhā-vrata, as once sung by Devala in the presence of the assembly of divine sages.
अप्सरोगणगंधर्वैर्देवैः सर्वैः समर्चितम् शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां मासि भाद्रपदे नृप
Worshipped by groups of Apsarases, Gandharvas, and all the gods; on the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight, in the month of Bhādrapada, O king,
दत्तमर्घ्यं वरस्त्रीभिः फलैर्नानाविधैः शुभैः
Arghya is offered by noble women with various auspicious fruits,
दधिदूर्वाक्षतैर्वस्त्रैर्नैवेद्यैर्घृतपाचितैः
With curd, sacred grass, rice grains, cloths, and offerings cooked in ghee,
कदलैः कन्दरभटैर्मोचा सात्र निगद्यते
With bananas, sugarcane, and plantain stems—thus it is declared here.
मंत्रे णानेन चैवार्घ्यं शृणुष्व च नराधिप शरीरारोग्यलावण्यं देहि देवि नमोऽस्तु ते
With this mantra, arghya is also offered—listen, O king: 'Grant me, O goddess, health, beauty of body; salutations to you.'
इत्थं यः पूजयेद्राजा पुरुषो भक्तिमान्नृप
Thus, O king, a devoted man or king who worships in this way,
तस्याः कुले न भवति क्वचिन्नारी कुलाटनी
In his lineage, there will never be a woman of ill repute,
विलासिनी वा वृषली पुनर्भूः पुनरेतसी
Nor a wanton woman, nor a courtesan, nor one who remarries, nor one who is unchaste.
भर्तृ व्रतात्प्रचलिता न कदाचित्प्रजायते आयुष्मती कीर्तिमती रमेद्वर्षशतैर्भुवि ।। 4.92.
A woman who never deviates from her vow to her husband is born; she lives long, is renowned, and enjoys happiness on earth for a hundred years.
एकं रंभा व्रतं चीर्णं गायत्र्या स्वर्गसंस्थया
The vow of Rambhā was performed once by Gāyatrī, who resides in heaven.
श्वेतद्वीपे तथा लक्ष्म्या राज्ञ्या च रविमंडले
Likewise, in Śvetadvīpa by Lakṣmī, and by the queen in the solar realm.
सीतादेव्या त्वयोध्यायां वेदवत्या हिमाचले
By Sītā Devī in Ayodhyā, and by Vedavatī in the Himalayas.
एतद्व्रतं पार्थिवेन्द्र मासि भाद्रपदे सिते
O king among rulers, this vow is to be observed in the month of Bhādrapada, during the bright fortnight.
संभिन्नकन्दकदली च मनोज्ञरूपां याः पूजयंति कुसुमाक्षतधूपदीपैः
Those who worship the beautiful form with broken stalks of banana, flowers, rice, incense, and lamps—
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे रम्भाव्रतं नाम द्विनवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttaraparva, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, is the ninety-second chapter named 'Rambhā Vow.'
आग्नेयीचतुर्दशीव्रतवर्णनम् नष्टस्तदा हव्यवाहः पुनरस्तित्वमाप्तवान्
Description of the Āgneyī Caturdaśī Vow. At that time, the fire-god was lost, but later regained existence.
केनाग्नित्वं कृतं तत्र कथं हि विदितोऽनलः
By whom was the state of fire created there, and how was the fire known?
अपृच्छन्विश्वकर्तारं तारकं को वधिष्यति
They asked the creator of the universe, 'Who will slay Tāraka?'