ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादींश्च नितंबोऽत्र हिरण्मयः
Depict Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and others; the waist here should be made of gold.
शेषं च पूर्ववत्कृत्वा होमजागरणादिकम्
Having completed the rest as previously described, including the rites of offering and vigil.
विष्कंभशैलानृत्विग्भ्यः पूजयेच्च विभूषणैः
One should honor the priests with ornaments at the Viṣkambha mountain.
पितॄणां वल्लभं यस्माच्छर्मदं शंकरस्य च
Because it is dear to the ancestors and grants protection, and also to Shankara.
इत्थं निवेश्य यो दद्याद्रजताचलमुत्तमम्
Thus, whoever establishes and gives the best silver mountain.
सोमलोके सगंधर्वकिंनराप्सरसां गणैः 4.203.
In the world of Soma, together with the hosts of Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Apsaras.
शर्कराचलदानविधिवर्णनम् यस्य प्रदानाद्विष्ण्वर्करुद्रास्तुष्यंति सर्वदा
Description of the procedure for giving the sugar mountain: By whose gift, Vishnu, Arka, and Rudra are always pleased.
अष्टभिः शर्कराभारैरुत्तमः स्यान्महाचलः
With eight loads of sugar, the great mountain becomes excellent.
भारेणैवार्द्धभारेण कुर्याद्यश्चाल्पवित्तवान्
One who has little wealth may make it with a single load or half a load.
धान्यपर्वतवत्सर्वमासाद्य रससंयुतम्
All should be made like a mountain of grain, with flavors mixed in.
मंदारः पारिजातश्च तृतीयः कल्पपादपः
Mandara, Parijata, and the third is the wish-fulfilling tree.
हरिचंदनसंतानौ पूर्वपश्चिमभागयोः
Sandalwood and champaka trees should be placed on the eastern and western sides.
मंदरे कामदेवं तु कंदबस्य तले न्यसेत्
Place the image of Kāma, the god of love, beneath the Kadamba tree on Mandara.
प्राङ्मुखो हेममूर्तिश्च हंसः स्याद्विपुलाचले
A golden image, facing east, should be a swan on the great mountain.
धान्यपर्वतवत्सर्वमावाहनमखादिकम्
All the rites of invocation and the like should be performed as on Dhānyaparvata.
ऋत्विग्भ्यश्चतुरः शैलानिमान्मंत्रानुदीरयेत् 4.204.
Let the officiating priests recite these four mantras for the mountains.
यस्मादानंदकारी त्वं भव शैलेंद्र सर्वदा
O lord of mountains, since you always bring joy, remain so forever.
देवानां तत्समुत्थोऽसि पाहि नः शर्कराचल
You have arisen from the gods; protect us, O mountain of sugar.
तन्मयोऽसि महाशैल पाहि संसारसागरात्
You are composed of that essence, O great mountain; save us from the ocean of worldly existence.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः स याति शिवमंदिरम्
Freed from all sins, he attains the abode of Shiva.
सहैव यानमातिष्ठेत्स तु विष्णुपदे दिवि
He ascends together to the heavenly realm of Vishnu.
आयुरारोग्यसंपन्नो यावज्जन्मायुतत्रयम् स्वयं वा क्षार लवणमश्नीयात्तदनुज्ञया
Blessed with long life, health, and prosperity for three lifespans, he may himself eat alkaline salt with permission.
पर्वतोपस्करं सर्वं प्रापयेद्ब्राह्मणालयम्
All the mountain offerings should be brought to the house of a Brahmin.
सुहृच्छक्रस्य निहता येन दैत्याः सहस्रशः
By whom thousands of demons, the enemies of the gods, were slain.
भवंति शतशो येन राजानोऽपि पराजिताः
By whom even hundreds of kings have been defeated.
तस्य भानुमतीनाम भार्या त्रैलोक्यसुंदरी 4.204.
His wife is named Bhānumatī, the most beautiful in the three worlds.
राज्ञस्तस्याग्रमहिषी प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी
She is the chief queen of that king, dearer than life itself.
नृपकोटिसहस्रेण न कदाचित्प्रमुच्यते
She is never abandoned, even by a hundred thousand kings.
विस्मयाविष्टहृदयो वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्
The heart of the eminent sage Vasiṣṭha was filled with wonder.
कस्माच्च विपुलं तेजो मच्छरीरे सदोत्तमम्
And why, indeed, is there such great and supreme brilliance in your body?