चतुर्थ्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां विष्ट्यां वा पांडुनंदन
On the fourth, fourteenth, or new moon day, O son of Pandu,
खड्गोद्यतकरो दीर्णो जपा कुसुमकुंडलः
With sword raised in hand, fierce, adorned with hibiscus flower earrings,
तीक्ष्णासिपत्रधनुषा विस्फारितकटीतटः
With sharp sword, bow, and arrows, his waist girded tightly,
गृहीतमांसपिंडश्च वामे करतले तथा
And holding a lump of flesh in the left palm,
संपूज्य गंधकुसुमैर्नैवेद्यं विनिवेद्य च
He should be worshipped with fragrant flowers, and food offerings should be presented.
स्वगृह्योक्तविधानेन शतमष्टोत्तरं यजेत् 4.181.
According to the procedure prescribed in one's own house, one should perform one hundred and eight offerings.
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनां त्वमसाध्योऽसि सुव्रत
O virtuous one, you are unattainable even to Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and others.
पूजितस्त्वं मया भक्त्या प्रार्थितश्च तथा सुखम्
You have been worshipped by me with devotion and likewise entreated for happiness.
एवं संपूजयित्वा तं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
Having thus worshipped him, one should present (the offering) to a Brahmin.
दक्षिणां शक्तितो दद्यात्प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत्
One should give a gift according to one's ability, bow down, and then dismiss (the Brahmin).
नापमृत्युभयं तस्य न च व्याधिकृतं भयम्
He has no fear of untimely death, nor any fear caused by disease.
देहांते सूर्यभवनं भित्त्वा याति परं पदम् संतत्या च श्रिया युक्तः पुत्रपौत्रसमन्वितः
At the end of the body, he passes through the abode of the sun and attains the supreme state, endowed with lineage, prosperity, and accompanied by sons and grandsons.
संपूज्य कालपुरुषं विधिवद्द्विजाय दत्त्वा शुभाशुभफलोदयहेतुभूतः
Having duly worshipped Kālapuruṣa and given to a brāhmaṇa, he becomes the cause of the arising of auspicious and inauspicious results.
सप्तसागरदानविधिवर्णनम् सप्तसागरकं नाम सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
Description of the rite of giving the seven seas: The offering called 'seven seas' destroys all sins.
पुण्यं दिनमथासाद्य युगादिग्रहणादिकम्
On attaining an auspicious day, along with the beginning of a yuga and similar occasions,
प्रादेशमात्राणि तथा रत्निमात्राणि वा पुनः
One should take portions the size of a palm or the weight of a ratni, again,
संस्थाप्यानि च सर्वाणि कृष्णाजिनतिलोपरि
And all these should be placed upon black antelope skin and sesame seeds.
द्वितीयं पयसा तद्वत्तृतीयं सर्पिषा पुनः
The second with milk in the same way, the third again with clarified butter.
षष्ठं शर्करया तद्वत्सप्तमं तीर्थवारिणा
The sixth with sugar, likewise, the seventh with water from a sacred place.
केशवं क्षीरमध्ये तु घृतमध्ये महेश्वरम्
Keśava should be placed in the midst of milk, Maheśvara in the midst of ghee.
शर्करायां न्यसेल्लक्ष्मीं जलमध्ये तु पार्वतीम्
Lakṣmī should be placed in sugar, and Pārvatī in water.
स्थापयेत्पुरुषश्रेष्ठ यथालाभं यथासुखम्
O best of men, let him arrange them as he is able and as is comfortable.
त्रिःप्रदक्षिणमावृत्य मंत्रानेतानुदीरयेत् 4.182.
Having circumambulated three times, he should recite the prescribed mantras.
जंतूनां प्राणदेभ्यश्च समुद्रेभ्य नमोनमः
Salutations, salutations to the life-givers of beings and to the oceans.
दध्ना शर्करया तद्वत्तीर्थवारिभिरेव च
With curd, with sugar, and likewise with waters from sacred places.
अलक्ष्मीः प्रशमं यातु लक्ष्मीश्चास्तु गृहे मम
Let misfortune depart and let fortune remain in my house.
एकमेवमथाभ्यर्च्य पुष्पवस्त्रविलेपनैः
Having thus worshipped each one with flowers, cloth, and ointments,
देयं वा सर्वसामान्यं क्रियाविप्रानुरूपतः
One may give it as a universal gift, according to the rite and the recipient brāhmaṇa.
तस्य गृहान्न चलति लक्ष्मीर्यावत्कुलाष्टकम्
Fortune does not leave his house as long as eight generations of his lineage remain.
देवलोकान्न च्यवते सप्तमन्वतराण्यसौ
He does not fall from the worlds of the gods for seven generations.