अर्कपत्रपुटं चूर्णं मधुपर्णसमन्वितम्
A vessel made of arka leaves, filled with powder and honey,
शालितंडुलप्रस्थस्य कुर्यादन्नं सुसंस्कतम् 1.164.
One should prepare well-cooked food from a prastha of rice grains.
संयावं कृशरं पूपं पायसं यावकं तथा
Also, saṃyāva, kṛśara, pūpa, pāyasa, and yāvaka,
यावंतस्तण्डुलास्तस्मिन्नैवेद्ये परिसंख्यया
As many rice grains as there are, so should be the offerings in number.
गुडखंडकृतानां च भक्ष्याणां विनिवेदने
And in the offering, sweets made from pieces of jaggery,
रसाल खाद्यकाद्यानां भक्ष्याणां फलमिष्यते
Among the foods to be eaten, fruits are desired, such as mango and others.
यथाकालोपलब्धानि भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च
Various foods, as are available at the proper time,
प्रज्वाल्य घृतदीपं तु भास्करस्यालये शुभम्
One should light a ghee lamp, auspicious, in the abode of the Sun.
यः कुर्यात्कार्तिके मासि शोभनां दीपमालिकाम्
Whoever, in the month of Kārtika, arranges a beautiful row of lamps,
भास्करायुतसंकाशस्तेजसा भासयन्दिशः
He, shining with radiance equal to ten thousand suns, illuminates the directions.
यावत्प्रदीपसंख्यानं घृतेनापूर्य बोधितम्
As many lamps as are counted, fill them with ghee and make them ready.
दीपवृक्षमथोद्बोध्य पर्वस्वायतनेषु वै 1.164.
Then awaken the lamp-tree at the festival occasions in the temples.
दीपवृक्षं समुद्बोध्य भास्करायतनेषु भोः
Awaken the lamp-tree, O dear one, in the temples of the Sun.
शिरसा धारयेद्दीपं भास्करस्याग्रतो निशि
One should hold the lamp upon the head before the Sun at night.
भास्करायुतसंकाशो विमानैरर्कसन्निभैः
He shines like ten thousand suns, with aerial chariots resembling the Sun.
अन्नदाता तु यो वीर वीरलोके मही यते
The one who gives food, O hero, is honored in the realm of heroes.
पर्यंके शोभितं कृत्वा श्वेतमाल्यैः सचन्दनैः कल्पायुतसहस्राणि सूरलोके महीयते
Having adorned the couch with white garlands and sandalwood, he is honored in the world of the Sun for thousands of aeons.
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं भक्त्या श्रद्दधानो रवेर्नरः
A man who circumambulates with devotion and faith around the Sun—
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं यस्तु नमस्कारं प्रयोजयेत्
Whoever, after circumambulating, offers salutations—
नमस्कारः स्मृतो यज्ञः सर्वयज्ञो त्तमोत्तमः
Salutation is regarded as sacrifice, the highest among all sacrifices.
प्रणम्य दंडवद्भूमौ नमस्कारेण योऽर्चयेत्
He who worships by prostrating on the ground with salutations—
सर्वयज्ञोपवासेपु सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्फलम् 1.164.
The fruit obtained from fasting for all sacrifices and at all sacred places—
श्वेतं महाध्वजं कृत्वा कृत्वा चापं च रंगकम् यस्त्वर्यम्णे नरो दद्याच्छ्रद्धया परयान्वितः
Having made a great white banner and a colored bow, the man who gives it to Aryaman, endowed with supreme faith—
स शतेन विमानानां सर्वदेव नमस्कृतः
He is honored by all the gods with a hundred aerial chariots.
ध्वजमालाकुलं कुर्याद्यः प्रांतेषु भगालयम्
Whoever makes a temple adorned with garlands of banners at the boundaries—
स विमानसहस्रेण ध्वजमालाकुलेन तु
He, with a thousand aerial chariots and garlands of banners—
शतचन्द्रांशुविमलं मुक्तादामोपशोभितम्
Adorned with a string of pearls, pure as a hundred moonbeams—
स धार्यमाणच्छत्रेण हेमदंडोपशोभिना
He is honored with a parasol held aloft, shining with a golden staff.
ततस्तस्माच्च्युतो लोकान्निसर्गाद्भुवमागतः
Then, having fallen from that, he came to the earth from those worlds at the beginning of creation.
यः शृंखलासमायुक्तां महाघण्टां महास्वनाम्
He who is adorned with chains and a great bell of mighty sound—