मल्लिकोत्पलपद्मैश्च जातीपुन्नागचंपकैः
With jasmine, blue lotus, red lotus, jati, punnaga, and champaka flowers,
करवीरार्ककह्लारशमीतगरकेशरैः
With oleander, arka, kahlaara, shami, tagara, and kesara flowers,
पुष्पैरेतैर्यथालाभं यो नरः पूजयेद्रविम्
Whoever worships the Sun with these flowers, as available,
सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः सर्वकामिभिः
Will attain celestial vehicles shining like ten million suns, fulfilling all desires.
तंत्रीमधुरवाद्यैश्च स्वच्छंदगमनैर्नृप 1.163.
With sweet music of stringed instruments and the freedom to go as he wishes, O king,
दोधूयमानश्चमरैः स्तूयमानः सुरासुरैः
Fanned by yak-tail whisks, praised by gods and asuras,
यैस्तैश्च वापिकुसुमैर्जलजैः स्थलजैर्नृप
With those same flowers, whether from water or land, O king,
सूर्यस्योपरि यः कुर्याच्छोभनं पुष्पमंडलम्
Whoever creates a beautiful circle of flowers upon the Sun,
अत्याश्चर्यमहायानैर्दिव्यपुष्पोपशोभितः
Adorned with wondrous, divine flowers and marvelous vehicles,
अनेकरागविन्यस्तैः सुगन्धैः कुसुमैर्गृहम्
With a house adorned by many-colored, fragrant flowers,
स पुष्पकविमानेन पुष्पमालाकुलेन तु
He, with a flower-laden celestial chariot and garlands,
अक्षयं मोदते कालमतिरस्कृतशासनः
Enjoys unending happiness, his time and decrees transcended.
सूर्यषष्ठीव्रतवर्णनम् शतानीक उवाच पुनस्त्वं देवदेवस्य भास्करस्य महौजसः
The description of the Sun's Sixth-Day Vow.
सुमंतुरुवाच शृणु त्वं हि महाराज सर्वदं लोकपूजितम्
Sumantu said: Listen, O great king, to that which is always honored in the world.
सुखासीनं सुरज्येष्ठं मनोवत्यां चतुर्मुखम्
Seated comfortably, the foremost among the gods, the Four-Faced One, was in the city of the mind.
य एष भगवान्देवः सहस्रकिरणो रविः
He is that blessed god, the sun, the thousand-rayed Ravi.
तस्माच्छृणुतमेकाग्रौ गदतो निखिलं मम
Therefore, listen with focused mind to all that I say.
स्वयमुत्पाद्य पुष्णाणि यः सूर्यं पूजयेत्स्वयम्
Whoever, having prepared offerings himself, worships the sun personally—
यस्त्वारामं रवेः कुर्यादाम्रबिल्वादिशोभितम्
Whoever makes a garden for Ravi, adorned with mango, bilva, and other trees—
पुन्नागनागबकुलैरशोकतिलचंपकैः
With punnaga, naga, bakula, ashoka, sesame, and champaka trees—
यावद्धि पत्रं कुसुमं बीजं सूतफलानि च
As long as there are leaves, flowers, seeds, and fruits—
सघृतं गुग्गुलं दद्याद्राजन्वा कंदुरुं तथा 1.164.
He should offer ghee, guggulu, and also kunduru resin, O king.
कृष्णागुरुं च कर्पूरधूपं दद्याद्दिवाकरे
He should offer black agaru and camphor incense to the sun.
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च
For thousands of millions of kalpas, and hundreds of millions of kalpas—
गुग्गुलुं घृतसंयु्क्तं यक्षो गृह्णाति शब्दकृत्
A yaksha accepts guggulu mixed with ghee, producing sound.
कृष्णांशौ कृष्ण सप्तम्यां यः साज्यं गुग्गुलुं दहेत्
Whoever burns guggulu with ghee on the seventh day of the dark fortnight—
देवदारुं नमेरुं च श्रीवासं कुंदुरुं तथा
He should offer devadaru, nameru, shrivasa, and kunduru as well.
एवं सौगधिकं रूपं षट्सहस्रगुणोत्तरम्
Thus, the fragrant form becomes six thousand times greater.
अनंतफलदं देवं सदा कुंदुरुकामुकम्
The god, always fond of kunduru, bestows endless fruit.
दग्ध्वार्धमविमिश्रस्य सूर्यतुल्यः प्रजायते
Having burned half of the unmixed (incense), one becomes like the sun.