तर्पयित्वा ततोन्नेन ब्राह्मणाञ्छक्तितः शुभान्
Having satisfied auspicious Brahmins with that food, according to one's ability.
ततः कृष्णचतुर्दश्यामेतत्सर्वं समाचरेत्
Then, on the dark fourteenth day, all this should be performed.
ये च मासे विशेषाः स्युस्तान्निबोध क्रमादिह
Now learn the special months here, in order.
शंकराय नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्ते करवीरक
Salutations to Shankara; salutations to Karavīra.
नमस्तेऽस्तु महादेव स्थाणवे च ततः परम्
Salutations to you, O great god, and to Sthāṇu, the supreme one.
नमस्ते परमानंद नमः सोमार्द्धधारिणे
Salutations to you, embodiment of supreme bliss; homage to the bearer of the crescent moon.
गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं दधिसर्पिः कुशोदकम्
Cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, and water touched by kuśa grass—
तिलांश्च कृष्णान्विधिवत्प्राश्नीयात्समुदाहृतान्
And black sesame seeds, properly consecrated, should be consumed.
मंदारैर्मालतीभिश्च तथा धत्तूकैरपि 4.97.
With mandāra, mālatī, and also dhattūra flowers,
अर्कपुष्पैः कदंबैश्च शतपत्रैस्तथोत्पलैः
With arka flowers, kadamba, hundred-petaled lotuses, and blue lotuses,
एकैकेन चतुर्दश्यामर्चयेत्पार्वतीपतिम्
With each of these, on the fourteenth day, one should worship the Lord of Pārvatī.
अन्नैर्नानाविधैर्भक्ष्यैर्वस्त्रैर्माल्यविभूषणैः
With various kinds of food, delicacies, garments, garlands, and ornaments,
उमामहेश्वरं हैमं वृषभं च गवा सह
One should offer a golden image of Umā and Maheśvara, a bull, and cows.
सर्वोपस्करयुक्तायां शय्यायां विनिवेदयेत्
These should be presented upon a bed furnished with all accessories.
स्थाप्य विप्राय शांताय वेदव्रतपराय च
Having established them, one should give them to a peaceful brāhmaṇa devoted to Vedic vows.
अव्यंगाय च सौम्याय सदाकल्याणकारिणे न वित्तशाठ्यं कुर्वीत कुर्वंल्लोभात्पतत्यधः
To one without deformity, gentle, always engaged in auspicious acts; one should not act with deceit for wealth, for acting out of greed leads to downfall.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्याच्छिवचतुर्दशीम्
Whoever performs the Śiva-caturdaśī with this procedure,
ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं यदत्रामुत्र वा कृतम्
Any sin such as brahminicide, committed here or elsewhere,
दीर्घायुरारोग्यकुलाभिवृद्धिरत्राक्षयान्यत्र चतुर्भुजत्वम् 4.97.
Long life, health, unending prosperity of the family, and, elsewhere, the attainment of four-armed form—these result.
न बृहस्पतिरप्यत्मन्नरस्य फलमिंद्रो न पितामहोऽपि वक्तुम्
Not even Bṛhaspati, nor Indra, nor the Grandfather (Brahmā) himself can describe the fruit for a person.
भवत्यमरवल्लभः पठति यः स्मरेद्वा सदा शृणोत्यपि विमत्सरः सकलपापनिर्मोचनीम्
Whoever, without envy, always recites, remembers, or even hears this—dear to the immortals—is freed from all sins.
या पार्थ नारी कुरुतेऽतिभक्त्या भर्त्तारमापृच्छ्य शुभं गुरुं वा
O Pārtha, any woman who, with great devotion, performs this after asking her husband or a worthy teacher,
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवाद शिवचतुर्दशीव्रतवर्णनं नाम सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, in the Uttara Parva, in the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Yudhishthira, the ninety-seventh chapter named 'The Description of the Shiva Chaturdashi Vow' concludes.
फलत्यागचतुर्दशीव्रतवर्णनम् यदक्षयं परे लोके सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
The description of the Chaturdashi vow involving the offering of fruits, which bestows inexhaustible rewards in the supreme world and grants all desired results.
मार्गशीर्षे शुभे मासि चतुर्दश्यां धृतव्रतः
In the auspicious month of Margashirsha, on the Chaturdashi day, one who observes the vow—
अन्येष्वपि तु मासेषु अष्टम्यां नरसत्तम
O best of men, in the other months as well, on the Ashtami day—
अष्टादशानां धान्यानामन्यत्र फलमूलकम्
Of the eighteen types of grains, except for fruits and roots—
ततः संवत्सरस्यांते चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च
Then, at the end of the year, on the Chaturdashi and Ashtami days—
सौवर्णं कारयेद्रुद्रं धर्मराजं तथैव च
One should have images of Rudra and Dharmaraja made of gold in the same way.
आम्राम्रातकपित्थं च कलिंगं सेर्ववारुकम्?
Mango, amraataka, kapittha, kalinga, and all types of cucumbers—