सकृन्नवम्यां भक्तेन पूजयेद्विन्ध्यवासिनीम्
Once, on the ninth, the devotee should worship the goddess dwelling in Vindhya.
हैमं विप्राय शांताय स वाग्मी जायते नरः
To a peaceful Brahmin, giving gold, that man becomes eloquent.
द्वादश्यां गुह्यकानां च पललैक्षवसंयुतम्
On the twelfth, to the Guhyakas, offering a mixture of barley and sugarcane.
विष्कम्भादिषु योगेषु एकमुक्तरतो नरः
In conjunctions like Viṣkambha, a man devoted to liberation.
यो ददाति क्रमादेषु घृततैलफलैक्षवम्
Whoever gives, in succession, ghee, oil, fruit, and sugarcane.
लवणं दधि दुग्धं च वस्त्रं कनकमेव च
Salt, curd, milk, cloth, and even gold.
कर्पूरं कुंकुमं चैव चंदनं कुसुमानि च 4.121.
Camphor, saffron, sandalwood, and flowers.
स्नातः स्वशक्त्या विधिवत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Having bathed, according to one's ability and the prescribed method, one is freed from all sins.
कार्तिक्यां नक्तभुग्दद्यान्मेषं मार्गशिरे वृषम्
In the month of Kārtika, one should offer a ram while fasting at night; in Mārgaśīrsha, a bull.
क्रमेण राशयः सर्वा वस्त्रमाल्यैर्विभूषिताः
In succession, all the zodiac signs are adorned with garments and garlands.
एतद्राशिव्रतं नाम सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्
This is called the vow of the zodiac signs, which destroys all calamities.
पञ्चाशीतिर्व्रतानां ते कथिता पांडुनंदन
O son of Pandu, fifty-five vows have been described to you.
मुच्यते तत्क्षणादेव पातकैः सोपपातकैः
One is freed instantly from sins and associated transgressions.
पंचाधिका तव मया कथिता व्रतानां राजन्नशीतिरतिसौख्यधनप्रदानाम्
O king, five more vows, making eighty in total, have been told by me, which bestow great happiness and wealth.
माघस्नानविधिवर्णनम् वैश्यं द्वापरमित्याहुः शूद्रं कलियुगं स्मृतम्
They say the Vaiśya is the Dvāpara age; the Śūdra is remembered as the Kali age.
कलौ राजन्मनुष्याणां शैथिल्यं स्नानकर्मणि
In Kali, O king, there is laxity among people regarding the act of bathing.
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च वाङ्मनस्तु सुसंयतम्
He whose hands, feet, speech, and mind are well restrained—
अश्रद्दधानः पापात्मा नास्तिकोऽच्छिन्नसंशयः
The faithless, sinful, atheistic person whose doubts are unbroken—
प्रयागं पुष्करं प्राप्य कुरुक्षेत्रमथापि वा
Having reached Prayāga, Puṣkara, or Kurukṣetra—
त्रिरात्रफलदा नद्यो याः काश्चिदसमुद्रगाः
Certain rivers not flowing to the ocean grant the fruit of three nights.
उषःसमीपे यः स्नानं संध्यायामुदिते रवौ
He who bathes at dawn, at the time of sunrise—
प्रातरुत्थाय यो विप्रः प्रातःस्नायी सदा भवेत्
The Brāhmaṇa who rises early and always bathes in the morning—
वृथा चोष्णोदकस्नानं वृथा जाप्यमवैदिकम्
Bathing with hot water is fruitless, as is fruitless recitation of Vedic mantras.
स्नानं चतुर्विधं प्रोक्तं स्नानविद्भिर्युधिष्ठिर ।। वायव्यं वारुणं ब्राह्मं दिव्यं चेति पृथक्शृणु । 4.122.
Bathing is said to be of four kinds by those versed in bathing, O Yudhishthira: wind-bath, water-bath, Brahma-bath, and divine bath; hear them separately.
ब्राह्मं ब्राह्मणमंत्रोक्तं दिव्यं मेघांबुभास्करम्
The Brahma-bath is prescribed for Brāhmaṇas with mantras; the divine bath is with rainwater and sunlight.
ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थश्च वानप्रस्थोऽथ भिक्षुकः
The celibate student, the householder, the forest-dweller, and the mendicant—
बालास्तरुणका वृद्धा नरनारीनपुंसकाः
Children, youths, the aged, men, women, and those of indeterminate sex—
ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां चैव मन्त्रवत्स्नानमिष्यते
For Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas, bathing with mantras is prescribed.
माघमासे रटंत्यापः किञ्चिदभ्युदिते रवौ
In the month of Māgha, at dawn, when the sun has just risen, one should bathe in flowing water.
प्रासादा यत्र सौवर्णाः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः तत्र ते यांति मज्जंति ये माघे भास्करोदये
Where there are golden palaces and women like celestial nymphs, those who bathe at sunrise in Māgha go and immerse themselves there.