अग्न आयाहि मन्त्रेण पादौ देवस्य पूजयेत्
With the mantra 'agna āyāhi', one should worship the feet of the deity.
योगयोगति मंत्रेण मुक्तपुष्पांजलिं क्षिपेत्
With the mantra 'yogayogati', one should offer a handful of loose flowers.
इमं मे गंगेति यत्प्रोक्तमनेनापि च भूधर
And with the mantra 'imaṃ me gaṃge', as has been prescribed, O mountain, one should do likewise.
स्नापयेत्पयसा कृष्ण आप्यायस्वेति मन्त्रतः
One should bathe (the deity) with milk, reciting the mantra 'kṛṣṇa āpyāyasva'.
तेजोऽसि शुक्रमिति च घृतेन स्नपनं परम्
And with the mantra 'tejo'si śukram', one should perform the supreme bathing with ghee.
उद्वर्तयेत्ततो द्विपदाभिः सुराधिप
Then, O lord of the gods, one should anoint (the deity) with two feet using fragrant substances.
विष्णोरराटमन्त्रेण स्नापयेद्गन्धवारिणा
With the mantra 'viṣṇorarāṭa', one should bathe (the deity) with perfumed water.
इदं विष्णुर्विचक्रमे मंत्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्
With the mantra 'idaṃ viṣṇurvicakrame', one should offer arghya.
बृहस्पतेति मन्त्रेण दद्याद्वस्त्राणि भानवे
With the mantra 'bṛhaspati', one should give garments to Bhānu (the Sun).
धूरसीति च मन्त्रेण धूपं दद्यात्सगुग्गुलम्
With the mantra 'dhūrasī', one should offer incense along with guggul.
युञ्जानीति च मंत्रेण भानुं रोचनयार्चयेत्
With the mantra 'yuñjāna', one should worship Bhānu with rocanā (yellow pigment).
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषो रविं सरसि पूजयेत्
With the mantra 'sahasraśīrṣā puruṣa', one should worship Ravi (the Sun) in the water.
विश्वतश्चक्षुरित्येवं भानोर्देहं समालभेत्
With the mantra 'viśvataścakṣuḥ', one should meditate upon the body of Bhānu.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे ब्राह्मे पर्वणि सप्तमीकल्पे सौरधर्म आदित्यपूजाविधिवर्णनं नाम द्व्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Śrī Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa, in the Brāhma Parvan, in the Saptamī Kalpa, this is the two hundred and second chapter, named 'Description of the Procedure for Worshipping Āditya according to the Sauradharma.'
भास्कराराधनविधिवर्णनम् व्योमपूजाविधिं ब्रूहि समासाच्चतुरानन
Description of the procedure for worshipping Bhāskara.
अष्टशृंगं यथा व्योम पूजयंति मनीषिणः
O four-faced one, tell me concisely the method of worshipping the sky.
सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं कृत्वा चाश्ममयं तथा
The wise worship the sky as having eight peaks, making it of gold, silver, copper, and also of stone.
प्रथमं पूजयेद्भानुं मध्ये मंत्रेण सुव्रत
First, O virtuous one, one should worship Bhānu in the center with a mantra.
त्रातारमिंद्रं मंत्रेण सर्वशृंगं सदार्चयेत्
One should always worship Indra, the protector, with the mantra, honoring all the horns.
आयं गौरिति मन्त्रेण नैर्ऋ(कृ)तं शृंगमर्चयेत्
With the mantra 'āyaṃ gaur iti', one should worship the southwestern horn.
इन्द्रसोमांतपतये ह्यथ वानेन पूजयेत्
For Indra, Soma, and Tapati, one should worship with this mantra.
एवं भानुं च परितः पूजयंति सदाच्युत
In this way, O Achyuta, they always worship the Sun all around.
नमोऽस्तु सर्वपापेभ्यो व्योमपीठं सदार्चयेत्
Let there be salutations to all sins; one should always worship the celestial seat.
त्वमेको रुद्राणां वसूनां पूर्वाह्णे तेन पूजयेत्
You alone are among the Rudras and Vasus; in the morning, one should worship with that.
एवं भानुं ग्रहैः सार्धं पूजयंति सदस्पते
In this way, O Lord of the assembly, they worship the Sun together with the planets.
विमले वाससी दत्त्वा गुरवे सपवित्रके
Having given pure garments to the teacher, along with the sacred thread,
गन्धपुष्पाणि चित्राणि भक्ष्यभोज्यान्यनेकशः बहुपुत्रो बहुधनः स नरो भव्यवान्भवेत्
Fragrant and varied flowers, many kinds of food and offerings; such a man becomes blessed with many sons and much wealth.
उत्तरे चायने यस्तु सोपवासोर्चयेद्रविम्
He who worships the Sun with fasting during the northern solstice,
कृत्वोपवासं विषुवे यस्तु पूजयते रविम्
He who worships the Sun after fasting at the equinox,
कृत्वोपवासं ग्रहणे विधिवच्चंद्रसूर्ययोः
Having fasted at an eclipse, one should properly worship both the Moon and the Sun.