एवमुक्त्वा गतो ब्रह्मा भद्रापि भुवनत्रयम्
Having thus spoken, Brahmā departed, and Bhadrā too traversed the three worlds.
एवमेषा समुत्पन्ना विष्टिरिष्टविनाशिनी 4.117.
In this way, this Viṣṭi arose, the destroyer of desired undertakings.
असितजलदवर्णा दीर्घनासोग्रदंष्ट्रा विपुलहनुकपाला पिंडिकोद्बद्धजंघा
She is dark as a rain cloud, with a long nose, fierce fangs, broad jaws and skull, and legs bound with thick muscles.
भानोः सुता केतुशताग्रजाता कृष्णा कुमूर्तिः सततं कुचेला
The daughter of Bhānu, born at the tip of a hundred banners, she is black, of dreadful form, always clad in rags.
मुखे तु घटिकाः पञ्च द्वे कंठे तु सदा स्थिते
In her mouth are five ghaṭikās, and two are always present at her throat.
कट्यां पञ्चैव विज्ञेयास्तिस्रः पुच्छे जयावहाः
At her waist, five should be known, and three at her tail, bringing victory.
हदि प्राणहरा ज्ञेया नाभ्यां तु कलहावहा
At her heart, she is known as the taker of life; at her navel, she brings about quarrels.
पृथिव्यां यानि कार्याणि सुशुभान्यशुभानि च
Whatever deeds are performed on earth, whether very auspicious or inauspicious,
धन्या दधिमुखी भद्रा महामारी खरानना
Dhanyā, Dadhimukhī, Bhadrā, Mahāmārī, and Kharānanā—
भैरवी च महाकाली असुराणां क्षयंकरी
Bhairavī and Mahākālī, destroyers of the Asuras,
न च व्याधिर्भवेत्तस्य रोगी रोगात्प्रमुच्यते
No disease afflicts that person; the sick are freed from illness.
रणे राजकुले द्यूते सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ।।4.117.
In battle, in the royal court, at dice, everywhere, he becomes victorious.
यश्च पूजयते नित्यं शास्त्रोक्तविधिना नरः
And the man who worships continually according to the procedure prescribed in the scriptures,
येनोपवासविधिना व्रतेन च यशस्विनी
And by whom, with the discipline of fasting and the observance of the vow, O illustrious one,
यदि रात्रौ भवेद्विष्टिरेकभुक्तं दिनद्वयम्
If the Viṣṭi occurs at night, then for two days one should eat only once.
प्रहरस्योपरि यदा स्याद्विष्टिः प्रहरत्रयम्
When the Viṣṭi falls during a prahara, then for three praharas one should observe the rule.
सर्वौषध्युदकस्नानं सुगंधामलकैरथ
One should bathe with water infused with all herbs, using fragrant and pure emblic myrobalan fruits.
देवान्पितॄन्प्रीणयित्वा ततो दर्भमयीं शुभाम्
Having satisfied the gods and ancestors, then one should prepare the auspicious darbha grass seat.
होमं कृत्वा विष्टिनामैरष्टोत्तरशतं ततः सतिलां कृशरां भुक्त्वा पश्चाद्भुञ्जीत कामतः
After performing a homa with one hundred and eight Viṣṭi grains, one should eat gruel with sesame, and then eat as desired.
छायासूर्यसुते देवि विष्टिरिष्टार्थदायिनि
O goddess, Viṣṭi, daughter of the Sun and of Shadow, grants the desired fruits.
उपोष्प विधिनानेन दश सप्त यथाक्रमम् 4.117.
By this method of fasting, one should observe for ten or seven days in order.
स्थापयित्वायसे पीठे कृशरान्नं निवेद्य च
Having placed gruel on an iron seat and offered it,
ब्राह्मणाय पुनर्दद्याल्लोहं तैलं तिलांस्तथा दक्षिणां च यथाशक्त्या दत्त्वा भद्रां विसर्जयेत्
One should then give iron, oil, and sesame to a Brahmin, and also a gift according to one's ability, and then dismiss the auspicious one.
य एवं कुरुते पार्थ सम्यग्भद्राव्रतं नरः
O Pārtha, the man who thus properly performs the Bhadrā vow,
राक्षसाश्च पिशाचा वा पूतनाशाकिनीग्रहाः
Demons, spirits, Putanās, witches, and evil influences,
न चैवेष्टवियोगः स्यान्न हानिस्तस्य जायते
There will be no separation from desired things, nor will any loss arise for him.
सूर्यात्मजातिदयिता भगिनी शनेर्या मर्त्ये भ्रमत्यतिरथा करणक्रमेण
The beloved sister of Śani, born of the Sun, who wanders among mortals, is to be honored in the prescribed manner.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे विष्टिव्रतवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttara Parva, in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, is the one hundred and seventeenth chapter named 'Description of the Viṣṭi Vow.'
अगस्त्यव्रतवर्णनम् तच्छृणुष्व महीपाल कथ्यमानं मयानघ
Now hear, O king, the description of the Agastya vow as I relate it, O sinless one.
जन्म चैवार्घदानं च कालमुद्गमनस्य च
The birth, the offering of water, and the time of the emergence of the mung bean—these will be described.