फेनं लालाविलाद्वक्त्रादुद्गिरंती मुहुर्मुहुः
Again and again, she was expelling foam mixed with saliva from her mouth.
ततः षोडशके प्राप्ते दिने स्वयमरुंधती नहुषाय समाचख्यौ यदुक्तं श्रावणी व्रते
Then, when the sixteenth day arrived, Arundhati herself told Nahusha what had been prescribed in the Shravani vow.
तच्छुत्वा नहुषो राजा द्रुतं भोज्यं प्रचक्रमे
Hearing this, King Nahusha promptly began the offering of food.
दत्वा च करकानष्टौ तामुद्दिश्य जयश्रियम्
And, having given her eight pots, he dedicated to her the glory of victory.
जगाम शक्रलोकं सा विमानेनार्कवर्चसा
She went to the world of Indra in a radiant chariot shining like the sun.
द्रव्यप्राप्तिश्च भक्तिश्च दानकाले प्रशस्यते
The acquisition of wealth and devotion are both praised at the time of giving.
भुक्त्वा यज्ञे चतुर्दश्यामष्टम्यां वा युधिष्ठिर
Having eaten during the sacrifice on the fourteenth or the eighth day, O Yudhishthira,
आमंत्रयेद्दशैकैका नारीर्गौरीस्वरूपिणीः
He should invite ten women, each embodying the form of Gauri.
द्वादश ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र वेदवेदांगपारगान् 4.95.
And twelve Brahmins there, accomplished in the Vedas and their branches.
सर्वं दद्याद्विधानेन पादक्षालनपूर्वकम्
He should give everything according to the proper rite, after washing their feet.
ग्रीवासूत्रकसिंदूरकुंकुमेन च भूषयेत्
He should adorn them with necklaces, sacred threads, vermilion, and saffron.
अच्छिद्रा जलपूर्णास्तु सुवृत्ताः सूत्रवेष्टिताः
Let the pots be unbroken, filled with water, well-shaped, and wrapped with thread.
चंदनेन समालब्धाः सहिरण्याः पृथक्पृथक्
Anointed with sandalwood, and with gold, each one separately.
स्थित्वा मण्डलके मध्ये यजमानः स्वयं तदा तत्सर्वं नाशमायातु पितृदेवर्षिणां नृणाम्
Then, standing in the center of the circle, the sacrificer himself should wish that all this may remove the misfortunes of ancestors, gods, seers, and men.
इमा मे समयं स्वर्णं तारयस्व भवार्णवात् एवमस्त्विति ता ब्रूयुः स्त्रियः सर्वा युधिष्ठिर
"O ladies, deliver me across the ocean of worldly existence with this gold of mine." Let all the women reply, "So be it," O Yudhishthira.
ततो ब्राह्मणमाहूय यजमान इदं वदेत्
Then, having called the Brahmin, the sacrificer should say this:
उत्तीर्य श्रावणं मासं समुत्तारय सांप्रतम्
"Having crossed the month of Shravana, now deliver me completely."
उपोष्य शिरसो देव्याः समुत्तीर्य रुहद्रुमान् ततो गच्छ महादेवं श्रवणे श्रवणोत्तमे
Having fasted for the goddess on the head, and having crossed the fig trees, then go to Mahadeva in the excellent Shravana.
इति वर्धनिकोत्तारणमन्त्रः 4.95.
Thus ends the mantra for the Vardhanika Uttarana.
तां वर्द्धनिकामेकान्ते विप्राय प्रतिपादयेत्
That Vardhanika should be given in solitude to a Brahmin.
यजमानोऽपि यातासु यथेष्टं काममाचरेत्
The sacrificer, after completing the rites, may act as he desires.
तस्य काले तु संप्राप्ते सुखं मृत्युः प्रजायते
When its time arrives, death comes pleasantly.
पुत्रपौत्रसमृद्ध्यादौ भुक्त्वा मर्त्यसुखानि च
Having enjoyed prosperity in sons and grandsons, and the pleasures of mortal life,
स्त्रीणां तुल्यं स हीनोऽपि व्रती व्रतफलं व्रजेत्
Even one lacking, among women, who observes the vow, attains the fruit of the vow.
तदेकेनापि लभते पार्थ श्रावणिकाव्रते
By even one, O Partha, the Śrāvaṇikā vow is obtained.
श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादवर्णनम् येन विज्ञातमात्रेण नरो मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
Description of the conversation between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, by which, upon mere understanding, a man attains liberation.
येषु तेषु च मासेषु शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्दशीम्
In those months, on the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight,
मासिमासि भवंति द्वावष्टम्यौ च चतुर्दशी वसुधाभाजनं कृत्वा भुञ्जीयान्नक्तभोजनम्
In each month, there are two eighth days and the fourteenth; having made an earthen vessel, one should eat only at night.
उपवासात्परं भैक्ष्यं भैक्ष्यात्परमयाचितम्
After fasting, one should accept alms, and beyond alms, only what is begged.
देवैश्च भुक्तं पूर्वाह्णे मध्याह्ने मुनिभिस्तथा
The gods eat in the morning, and the sages at midday likewise.