प्रायश्चित्ती भवेद्वीर न चार्हः पूजने रवेः
he must perform penance, O hero, and is not worthy of worshipping the Sun.
नान्यदेवप्रतिष्ठा तु कर्तव्या भोजकेन तु
No other deity's installation should be performed by the worshipper.
तस्मात्तु तां न कुर्याद्वै भोजकः खगसत्तम
Therefore, O best of birds, the worshipper should not do that.
कृत्वाधिवेशं देवानां ब्रह्मादीनां खगाधिप
Having established the seat for the gods, beginning with Brahma, O lord of birds,
कृत्वा तु कृच्छ्रं विधि वच्छुद्धेर्हेतुं खगाधिप
and having performed the expiatory rite according to rule for the sake of purity, O lord of birds,
न विज्ञातं प्रदातव्यं न म्लानं न च दूषितम्
One should not offer what is unknown, withered, or defiled.
देवमुल्लोचयेद्यस्तु स खलः पुष्पलोभतः
He who, out of greed for flowers, removes them from the deity is a wicked person.
ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नोति भोजको लोभमोहितः
A worshipper, deluded by greed, who does so incurs the sin of killing a Brahmin.
हंत ते कीर्तयिष्यामि धूपदानविधिं परम्
Now, I shall declare to you the supreme method of offering incense.
सदा चंदनधूपेन सान्निध्यं कुरुते रविः
The Sun is always made present by sandalwood incense.
तथैवागुरुधूपेन वरं दद्या दभीप्सितम्
In the same way, one should offer the desired boon with aguru incense.
मंगलं धूपदानेन सदा यच्छति भानुमान्
By offering incense, the Sun always bestows auspiciousness.
सदा कुंकुमधूपेन सौभाग्यं लभते नरः
By always offering saffron incense, a man attains good fortune.
रसं सर्वरसोपेतं ददतोर्थागमो ध्रुवम्
By giving a liquid containing all flavors, one certainly gains wealth.
विलेपनं कुंकुमेन सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Applying saffron paste grants the fulfillment of all desires.
चंदनस्य प्रदानेन श्रियमायुश्च विंदति
By offering sandalwood, one obtains prosperity and long life.
अपि रोगशतैर्ग्रस्तैः क्षिप्रारोग्यमवा प्नुयात्
Even those afflicted by hundreds of diseases may quickly attain health.
कस्तूरिकालेपनकैरैश्वर्यमतुलं लभेत्
By applying musk paste, one attains incomparable wealth.
चतुःसमेन गंधेन किं तुल्यं प्राप्नुयान्नरः
What can equal the result a man obtains by using fourfold fragrance?
स रोगान्मुच्यते क्षिप्रं पुरुषो भोगवान्भवेत् प्रलयं यांति ते सर्वे मृदा यद्युपलेपयेत्
He is quickly freed from diseases and becomes an enjoyer of pleasures; all those (diseases) are destroyed if he applies mud.
प्रलेपनानां सर्वेषां रक्तचंदनमुत्तमम्
Among all ointments, red sandalwood is the best.
किं तस्य न भवेल्लोको यो ह्यनेन प्रलेपयेत्
What world would not be his, who applies this ointment?
उपलिप्य रवेर्गेहं कुर्याद्वै मंडलं पुनः
Having anointed the house of the Sun, one should again make a circle.
त्रिभिः सप्तभिरच्छिन्ना बालो वान्योपि यो नरः अनेन विधिना कुर्याद्यावतीः सप्त सप्तमी
Whoever, whether a child or another man, performs this rite with three or seven uninterrupted (applications), as many as seven sevens—
एता वै सप्त सप्तम्यो यथा प्रोक्ता विवस्वता
These are the seven sevens as declared by Vivasvat.
अर्कसंपुटकैर्वित्तं मरिचैः प्रियसंगमम् धनं धान्यं सुवर्णं च ततो दद्याद्विवस्वते
With sun-shaped vessels, with maricas, and beloved company, one should then give wealth, grain, and gold to Vivasvat.
जयं प्राप्नोति विपुलं कृत्वा सर्वत्र खेचर
Having done so, one attains great victory everywhere, O sky-mover.
नरो वा यदि वा नारी यथोक्तं सप्तमीव्रतम्
Whether man or woman, whoever observes the Saptami vow as prescribed—
न तेषां त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचिदस्तीति दुर्लभम्
For them, nothing is unattainable in the three worlds.
सर्वयज्ञफलं तेषां यथा वेदोदितं भवेत्
They obtain the fruit of all sacrifices as declared in the Vedas.