एवं कृते शोधनं स्यात्पावकस्य न संशयः
When this is done, purification of fire takes place, without doubt.
आवाहितो भवेद्देवदेवः साक्षान्न संशयः
The god of gods is verily invoked—of this there is no doubt.
पञ्चाहुतीस्ततो दद्यादंगानां प्रीतये नृप
Then, O king, he should offer five oblations for the satisfaction of the bodily elements.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे ब्राह्मे पर्वणि सप्तमीकल्पे सौरार्चनविधिवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the two hundred and thirteenth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Procedure for Worshipping the Sun,' in the Saptamī Section of the Brahma Parvan of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.
मरिचसप्तमीव्रतवर्णनम् अर्किणी ज्वालिनी चैव तेजनी च गभस्तिनी
The description of the Marīca Saptamī vow: Arkiṇī, Jvālinī, Tejanī, and Gabhastinī—
शंखमुद्रा च दशमी सूर्य वक्त्रा तथापरा
Śaṅkhamudrā, Daśamī, and another called Sūrya-vaktrā—
दद्यादर्घ्यं तु पद्मिन्या व्योम बद्धा जपेद्बुधः
One should offer arghya with a lotus, and, with hands joined above the head, recite the mantra.
अर्किण्या पश्यते सूर्यं विधिस्थस्तु भवेद्यदि
If, according to the prescribed rule, one looks at the sun through the Arkiṇī mudrā—
सप्ताहाद्वीक्षते सूर्यं सिध्यते च ततः स्वयम्
After seven days, he beholds the sun, and then the accomplishment arises by itself.
जपञ्छतसहस्रं हि अक्षयं लभते निधिम्
Reciting one hundred thousand times, he attains an inexhaustible treasure.
अहोरात्रोषितो भूत्वा बद्ध्वा सूर्यमुखो नरः
Having fasted day and night, and forming the Sūrya-mukha mudrā, a man—
पश्यते तु त्र्यहात्सूर्यं भवेत्सिद्धिश्च मानसी
If he beholds the sun for three days, he attains the fulfillment of his mental desire.
जपेदयुतमात्रं तु भवेत्तद्गतमानसः
If he recites ten thousand times, with his mind absorbed in that, he—
स पश्यति परं धाम भवेत्सिद्धिश्च पुष्कला 1.214.
He sees the supreme abode and attains abundant accomplishment.
सर्वतः कञ्चुकं मुक्त्वा भवेद्वै विगत ज्वरः
Having cast off all coverings, he becomes free from fever.
परौ गुल्फौ करौ कृत्वा संलग्नौ च परस्परम्
Placing both ankles and hands together, joined with each other—
वामा दक्षिणया चैव दक्षिणा वामया तथा
With the left joined to the right, and the right likewise to the left—
बद्धया चानया सद्यो हीयंते व्याधयो नृणाम्
By binding in this way, diseases of men are immediately removed.
सर्वत्रैवोत्तमा ह्येषा मंत्रमुष्टिरिति स्मृता
This is always considered the best everywhere and is known as the 'mantra fist.'
बध्नीयात्सततं मन्त्रैरायुरारोग्यवृद्धये
One should always bind it with mantras for the increase of lifespan and health.
स सूर्याभिमुखो भूत्वा जपेन्मंत्रं तु साधकः
The practitioner, facing the sun, should recite the mantra.
तं दृष्ट्वा नाश्नुते मृत्युं दुःखी न च न संशयः
Having seen him, one does not encounter death or sorrow—of this there is no doubt.
उत्तानौ तु करौ कृत्वा पृष्ठलग्नौ परस्परम्
With both hands extended and the backs touching each other,
आक्रम्य चांगुलीमूलमंगुष्ठाभ्यां यथाक्रमम् 1.214.
One should press the bases of the fingers with the thumbs, in order.
द्वादशाद्वीक्षते सूर्यं दिनात्स हि न संशयः
If one gazes at the sun for twelve days, there is no doubt about this.
उदया च विना वामं मध्यतश्चैव तं क्षिपेत्
Without the left, or from the middle, one should cast it accordingly.
मध्यमा विधिना तेन बद्ध्वा मुद्रां तु साधकः
By binding the mudra in the middle as prescribed, the practitioner
मुद्रा सास्तमनी ह्येषा सर्वतन्त्रेश्वरी शुभा
This mudra, called Astamanī, is auspicious and the sovereign of all tantras.
सहस्रं हि शतं वापि मुद्रां बद्ध्वा जपेद्बुधः
A wise person, having bound the mudra, should recite a thousand or a hundred times.
करौ परस्परं लग्नावंगुष्ठौ चोर्ध्वसंस्थितौ
With the hands joined together and the thumbs held upright,