तंडुलाढकपिष्टेन कृत्वा वै मेरुपर्वतम् २४ नानालंकारसंपन्नं नानामाल्यविभूषितम्
By making Mount Meru out of flour measured by a Taṇḍula-āḍhaka, richly adorned with various ornaments and decorated with many garlands,
महद्व्योमव्रतं ह्येतद्वैशाखे यः समाचरेत्
Whoever performs this great sky-vow in the month of Vaishakha,
सौरादिसर्वलोकेषु भुक्त्वा भोगानशेषतः
Having enjoyed all pleasures completely in all worlds belonging to the Sun and others,
द्वितीयं च तथा पद्ममाषाढे पिष्टमुत्तमम् नानाकेशरगंधाढयं सर्वरत्नविभूषितम्
And likewise, a second lotus, made of excellent flour in the month of Ashadha, adorned with various fragrances and decorated with all jewels,
एतैर्वा हैमभिर्यानैः सर्वभोगान्वितैर्नृप
With these golden vehicles, O king, endowed with every enjoyment,
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगान्सर्वलोकेष्वनुक्रमात् 1.168.
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures successively in all worlds,
सर्वधातुसमाकीर्णं विचित्रध्वजशोभितम्
Filled with all kinds of elements, adorned with splendid and varied banners,
स्वच्छंदगामिभिर्यानैर्नाना वर्णविभूषितैः
With vehicles moving at will, adorned with various colors,
संप्राप्य विविधान्भोगान्बह्वाश्चर्यसमन्वितान्
Having attained various enjoyments, accompanied by many wonders,
कृत्वा भाद्रपदे मासि व्योम शालिमयं नृप
By making the sky out of rice in the month of Bhadrapada, O king,
तरुणार्ककरप्रख्यैर्महा यानैः सुशोभनै
With splendid chariots shining like the rays of the young sun,
संप्राप्य विविधान्भोगान्त्सर्वान्निमिषसंभवान्
Having attained various enjoyments, all arising in an instant,
कृत्वा चाश्वयुजे मासि विपुलं धान्यपर्वतम्
And in the month of Ashvayuja, having made a great mountain of grain,
सावित्रैश्च महायानैर्वरभोगसमन्वितैः
With grand vehicles endowed with excellent pleasures,
सूर्यलोकादिलोकेषु भुक्त्वा भोगान्यथेप्सितान् चन्द्राग्निभास्कराणां तु कांतितेजःप्रभान्वितम्
Having enjoyed the desired pleasures in the worlds beginning with the realm of the sun, endowed with the radiant brilliance of the moon, fire, and the sun,
यंयं कामं समुद्दिश्य नरनारीनपुंसकाः 1.168.
Whatever desire one intends, whether man, woman, or neuter,
सूर्यव्रतवर्णनम् कृत्वा मठं गृहं वापि यथा विभ वसंभवात्
Having built a monastery or house, as is possible according to one's means,
सर्वोपकरणोपेतं सर्वधान्यसमन्वितम्
Furnished with all implements and filled with every kind of grain,
कृत्वैकभक्तं हेमंते माघमासमतं द्रितः
Having performed a single meal observance in winter, regarded as the month of Magha,
श्वेतैश्चतुर्भिः संयुक्तं तुरगैः समलंकृतम्
Adorned with four white horses yoked together,
तंडुलाढकपिष्टेन कृत्वा भानुं नराधिप
Having fashioned the Sun from rice flour, O king,
तं रात्रौ राजमार्गेण शंखभेर्यादिनिस्वनैः
At night, along the royal road, with the sounds of conches and kettle-drums,
तत्र जागरपूजाभिः प्रदीपावलिशोभितैः
There, with night-long worships, adorned with rows of lamps,
प्रभाते स्नपनं कृत्वा मधुक्षीरघृतेन च
At dawn, having performed the bathing with honey, milk, and ghee,
रथं संवाहनोपेतं भास्कराय निवेदयेत्
One should offer the chariot, equipped with attendants, to Bhaskara,
सर्वव्रतानां प्रवरं मंत्रधर्मान्वितः सदा 1.169.
Always endowed with mantra and dharma, it is the foremost of all vows,
सर्वव्रतेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम्
Whatever merit is in all vows, whatever fruit is in all sacrifices,
सूर्यायुतप्रतीकाशैर्विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः
With aerial cars shining like ten thousand suns, fulfilling every desire,
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान्भोगान्सर्वलोकेष्वनुक्रमात्
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures in all the worlds, one after another,
पंचबलिसमायुक्तं मृदु षड्वास्तुकल्पितम्
Endowed with the five offerings, prepared with the six mild ingredients,