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.
दानं प्रधानतरमेतदतीव विप्रे प्रोक्तं युधिष्ठिर समाधिधिया विचिंत्य
This gift is considered the foremost, O learned one, as declared, Yudhishthira, after deep contemplation.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे सप्तसागरदानविधिवर्णनं नाम द्व्यशीत्युत्तरशततमोऽ ध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-second chapter in the Uttaraparva of the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, named 'The Description of the Rite of Giving Seven Seas,' in the dialogue between Shri Krishna and Yudhishthira.
महाभूतघटदानवर्णनम् महाभूतघटं नाम महापातकनाशनम्
The description of the donation of the Mahabhutaghata: The vessel called Mahabhutaghata destroys great sins.
पुण्यां तिथिं समासाद्य स्वनुलिप्ते गृहांगणे
On an auspicious date, in one's own purified house courtyard,
प्रादेशादंगुलशतं यावत्कुर्यात्प्रमाणतः
One should prepare it according to measure, up to a hundred angulas in length.
क्षीराज्यपूरितं कृत्वा कल्पवृक्षसमन्वितम्
Filling it with milk and ghee, and including the wish-fulfilling tree,
लोकपाला महेन्द्राश्च स्ववाहनसमास्थिताः
The guardians of the worlds and Mahendra, each with their respective vehicles,
वीणाधारी सामवेदो ह्यथर्वा स्रक्छुभान्वितः
The Sama Veda holding a veena, Atharva with a garland and staff,
सप्तधान्यानि पुरतः स्थापयेच्छक्तितो बुधः
A wise person should place seven kinds of grains in front, as able.
एवं प्रकल्प्य विधिवन्महाभूतघटं नरः
Thus, having arranged the Mahabhutaghata according to the prescribed method,