एतत्स्नानत्रयं कृत्वा पूजयित्वा तु भारत
Having performed these three baths and worshipped, O descendant of Bharata—
मृत्कुम्भात्ताम्रकुम्भैस्तु स्नानं शतगुणं मतम् स्पर्शनादर्चनं श्रेष्ठं घृतस्नानमतः परम्
Bathing from earthen pots is considered a hundred times greater with copper pots; touch and worship are best, and bathing with ghee is superior thereafter.
इहामुत्र कृतं पापं घृतस्नानेन नश्यति
Sin committed here or in the next world is destroyed by bathing with ghee.
दशापराधांस्तोयेन क्षीरेण तु शतं क्षमेत्
With water, ten offenses are forgiven; with milk, a hundred.
नैरन्तर्येण यो मासं घृतस्नानं समाचरेत् 1.163.
Whoever performs a ghee bath continuously for a month—
स्नानं पलशतं ज्ञेयमभ्यंगः पञ्चविंशतिः
Bathing is to be understood as a hundred palas; anointing is twenty-five.
घृताभ्यंगं घृतस्नान भानोः कुर्य्याद्द्विजोत्तम
One should perform anointing with ghee and bathing with ghee for the Sun, O best of twice-born.
दशधेनुसहस्राणि यद्दत्त्वा लभते फलम्
The fruit obtained by giving ten thousand cows is gained.
अर्घ्यं पुष्पफलोपेतं यस्त्वर्काय निवेदयेत्
Whoever offers arghya to the Sun, adorned with flowers and fruits—
गंधतोयेन संमिश्रमुदकाद्द्वादशोत्तरम्
With water mixed with fragrant substances, the result is twelve times greater.
योष्टांगगर्भमापूर्य भानोर्मूर्ध्नि निवेदयेत्
Filling a vessel with the eightfold ingredients, one should offer it upon the head of the Sun.
आपः क्षीरं कुशाग्राणि घृतं दधि तथा मधु
Water, milk, blades of kuśa grass, ghee, curd, and also honey—
अष्टांग एष अर्घो वै ब्रह्मणा परिकीर्तितः
This eightfold arghya is declared by Brahmā.
दातुर्वैणवपात्रेण दत्तेऽर्घ्ये यत्फलं भवेत्
The fruit that arises from offering arghya with a copper vessel—
ताम्रार्घ्यपात्रदानेन पुण्यं शतगुणं मतम् 1.163.
By giving an arghya vessel of copper, the merit is considered to be a hundredfold.
रौप्यपात्रेण विज्ञेयं लक्षार्घ्यं नात्र संशयः
By means of a silver vessel, the arghya is known as worth a hundred thousand; of this there is no doubt.
एवं स्नानार्घ्यनैवेद्यबलिधूपादिषु क्रमात्
In this way, for bathing, arghya, offering, bali, incense, and so forth, in due order—
रौप्यपात्रप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं वेदपारगे
The merit from giving a silver vessel to one versed in the Vedas—
फलं कोटिसुवर्णस्य यो दद्याद्वेदपारगे
The fruit of a crore of gold is for one who gives to a knower of the Vedas.
सुवर्णपात्रं यो दद्याद्भास्कराय महीपते
Whoever gives a golden vessel to the Sun, O king—
तुल्यमेव फलं प्रोक्तं सर्वमाढ्यदरिद्रयोः
The same fruit is declared for both the wealthy and the poor.
विभवे सति यो मोहान्न कुर्याद्विधिविस्तरम्
If, though possessing wealth, one out of delusion does not perform the full rite—
तस्मान्मन्त्रैः फलैस्तोयैश्चन्दनाद्यैश्च यत्नतः
Therefore, with mantras, fruits, waters, sandal and the like, one should carefully perform [the rite].
वर्षकोटिशतं दिव्यं सूर्यलोके महीयते
For a hundred million years, one is honored in the world of the Sun.
गंधाच्चतुर्गुणं ज्ञेयं पुष्पमष्टगुणं नृप तस्माच्छतगुणं पुण्यं कुंकुमस्य विधीयते ।। 1.163.
The fragrance is known to yield four times the merit, flowers eight times, O king; therefore, a hundredfold merit is prescribed for saffron.
भानुं पर्याप्तमालिप्य कल्पकोटिं वसेद्दिवि
Having fully anointed the Sun, one dwells in heaven for a kalpa of crores.
स दीव्येत्सुरवृन्देन पुण्यगंधैः प्रलेपितः
He sports among the hosts of gods, anointed with auspicious fragrances.
भक्त्या निवेद्य अर्काय तालवृंतं नराधिप
Having devotedly offered a tālavṛnta fan to the Sun, O lord of men—
मायूरं व्यजनं दत्त्वा सूर्यायातीव शोभनम्
By offering a peacock-feather fan, exceedingly beautiful, to the Sun,
पुष्पैररण्यसंभूतैः पत्रैर्वा गिरिसम्भवैः
With flowers grown in the forest, or with leaves originating from the mountains,