वर्जनीयं प्रयत्नेन रूपघ्नं तद्विनिर्दिशेत्
One should carefully avoid that which destroys beauty; let that be indicated.
सोमं नक्षत्रराजानं स्वमन्त्रैरर्चयेद्बुधः
The wise should worship Soma, the king of the constellations, with their own mantras.
नक्षत्रज्ञाय विप्राय दानं दद्याच्च शक्तितः
One should give a gift, according to ability, to a Brahmin who knows the constellations.
उपोष्य वाचोप विशेन्नक्षत्रमपरं पुनः 4.108.
After fasting, one should enter another constellation again by speech.
समाप्ते तु व्रते दद्याच्छक्त्या सोपस्करान्वितम्
At the completion of the vow, one should give, according to ability, with the necessary articles.
ब्राह्मणं ब्राह्मणीं चैव वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः
To a Brahmin and a Brahmin woman, with garments and ornaments.
सप्तधान्यं यथालाभं गां सवत्सां पयस्विनीम्
One should offer seven kinds of grains as available, and a cow with a calf that gives milk.
मंत्रेणानेन विप्राय सुशीलाय निवेदयेत् तथा सुरूपतारोग्य सुखसंपदिहास्तु मे
With this mantra, one should present them to a virtuous Brahmin; thus may I obtain beauty, health, happiness, and prosperity.
यथा न लक्ष्म्या शयनं तव शून्यं जनार्दन
Just as, O Janardana, your couch is never devoid of Lakshmi,
एवं निवेद्य तत्सर्वं प्रणिपत्य क्षमापयेत्
Having offered all this in this manner, one should bow down and ask forgiveness.
नक्षत्रपुरुषाख्योऽयं यथावत्कथितस्तव
This Nakshatra-Purusha has been described to you as it truly is.
अङ्गोपाङ्गानि चैवास्य पादादीनि यशस्विनि
His limbs and sub-limbs, beginning with the feet, O illustrious one,
गात्राणि चैव भद्राणि शरीरारोग्यमुत्तमम्
And also his auspicious body parts, bestow supreme bodily health.
वाङ्माधुर्यं तथा कांतिं यच्चान्यदपि वांछितम् 4.108.
Sweetness of speech, radiance, and whatever else is desired.
वशिष्ठेन यथाख्यातं सर्वं तत्ते निवेदितम्
All this has been declared to you as related by Vashishtha.
हृद्बाहुजानुनयनोरुनितंबभागं दक्षैः प्रकल्प्य सुतनुं पुरुषोत्तमस्य
The heart, arms, knees, eyes, thighs, and hips are skillfully fashioned for the slender form of the Supreme Person.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे नक्षत्रपुरुषव्रतवर्णनं नामाष्टाधिक शततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, in the Uttara Parva, in the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Yudhishthira, the one hundred and eighth chapter named 'Description of the Nakshatra-Purusha Vow' concludes.
नक्षत्राख्यव्रतवर्णनम् अनभ्यासेन योगाद्वा किमिष्टं व्रतमुच्यते
Description of the vow called Nakshatra: By lack of practice or by yoga, what is the desired vow that is spoken of?
शिवस्योपरि यस्य स्याद्भक्तिः सूर्यस्य संभवेत्
He whose devotion is directed to Shiva, that devotion may also be towards the Sun.
अस्मिन्व्रते तदप्यत्र श्रूयतामक्षयं महत्
In this vow too, listen here to the great and imperishable result.
शिवनक्षत्रपुरुषं शिवभक्तिप्रदायकम्
The Shiva Nakshatra-Purusha grants devotion to Shiva.
फाल्गुनस्यामले पक्षे यदा हस्तः प्रजायते
When the Hasta constellation arises in the bright half of Phalguna,
शिवा येति च हस्तेन पादौ पूज्यतमौ स्मृतौ
It is said that on that day, with Hasta, the feet are to be worshipped.
भीमायेति च स्वातीषु पूजयेत्पुरुषर्षभ
And when Bhima and Swati occur, O best of men, one should perform worship.
मेढ्रं चैवानुराधासु अनङ्गाङ्गहराय च
And the phallus in Anuradha, to the remover of the limbs of desire.
दानाख्याय नमो नाभिः पूज्या मूलेन शूलिनः
With the navel, one should salute Dāna, and worship the root of the trident-bearer.
श्रवणेन तथा कुक्षी पूज्ये कपालिनेति च 4.109.
With the ear and also the abdomen, one should worship Kapālin thus.
वामेति पूजयेत्पार्थ हृदयं शतभिषासु च
On the left side, O Partha, the heart is to be worshipped in Shatabhisha.
पूज्यं रुद्राय च तथा रेवतीषु करद्वयम्
The two hands are to be worshipped for Rudra in Revati likewise.
भरणीषु ततः पृष्ठं वृषांकाय नमोऽस्तु ते
Then, in Bharani, the back is to be worshipped; salutations to you, O bull-marked one.