मुद्रा नु मालिनी चैव निर्दहेत्पापपञ्जरम्
Indeed, the Mālinī mudra destroys the cage of sin.
विदर्भ्यांगुलयः सर्वा ईषन्मध्यस्तथाग्रतः
All the fingers of both hands are slightly bent in the middle and at the tips.
सर्वव्याधिहरा देवी सर्व शत्रुविनाशिनी
The goddess removes all diseases and destroys all enemies.
उभौ प्रसार्य वै हस्तौ मध्ये सार्धेन संस्थितौ 1.214.
Both hands are to be spread out, with the middle part joined together.
मुद्रा गभस्तिनी नाम सूर्यस्य हृदयं परम्
This mudra is called Gabhastinī, the supreme heart of the sun.
अर्घ्यकाले तु बध्नीयादर्चयाग्निं प्रपूजयेत्
At the time of offering arghya, one should form it and worship the fire with reverence.
विदक्षिणकनिष्ठिक्यां तर्जनीभ्यां तथा भवेत् जपं यः कुरुते नित्यं त्रिभिर्मासैर्विशुद्यति
By using the right little finger and both index fingers, one who recites daily is purified within three months.
करौ तु संपुटौ कृत्वा तर्जन्यौ द्वे च कुञ्चयेत्
With both hands cupped together, one should bend both index fingers.
सहस्रकिरणा ह्येषा सर्वमुद्रेश्वरेश्वरी नाशयेत्सर्वपापानि तमोराशिमिवांशुमान्
She who has a thousand rays, the sovereign of all seals and lords, destroys all sins just as the sun disperses a mass of darkness.
मुद्रा मुद्रककुंभेति बद्ध्वा पश्चात्तु मंत्रयेत् इति मुद्रांगसहितं सूर्यं पूजयते तु यः
After forming the seal called Mudra Kumbha, one should then recite the mantra; thus, whoever worships the Sun with this seal and its limbs—
अनेन विधिना राजन्ब्रह्मा पूजयते रविम्
O King, by this method, Brahma worships the Sun.
ततः सूर्यमवाप्येह सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति
Then, having attained the Sun here, he goes to the world of the Sun.
स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो दिवाकरः
He reaches the supreme abode where the god, the illuminator of the day, resides.
भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति ब्राह्मणांश्च विधानतः 1.214.
Having fed the Brahmins according to his ability and the prescribed rules—
एकं गृहीत्वा मरिचमव्रणं च दृढं परम्
Taking a single, unblemished, firm pepper—
यथोक्तेन विधानेन पूजयित्वा दिवाकरम्
Having worshipped the Sun according to the prescribed method—
प्रियसंगमवाप्नोति तत्क्षणादेव नान्यथा
He immediately attains union with his beloved; there is no other way.
कुर्यादेकेन कामांस्तु वत्सरेण स गच्छति
By performing this with one pepper, he attains his desires within a year.
कुरु तस्मान्महाबाहो त्वमेव प्रियदायिनीम्
Therefore, O mighty-armed one, you yourself should perform the act that bestows affection.
संयोगं कृतवान्वीर सह शच्या विधानतः
The hero, having united with Śacī according to the prescribed rule—
रामोऽगात्सीतया सार्धमुपोष्यैनां नराधिप
Rama, having fasted, went together with Sita, O king of men.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे ब्राह्मे पर्वणि सप्तमीकल्पे मरिचसप्तमीव्रतवर्णनं नाम चतुर्दशाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, in the Brahma Parva, in the Saptami Kalpa, is the two hundred and fourteenth chapter named 'The Description of the Marica Saptami Vow.'
सूर्यमन्त्रोद्धारवर्णनम् निंबपत्रैः स्मृता या तु परमा रोगनाशिनी
The one remembered as supreme and destroyer of diseases with neem leaves—
यथार्चनविधिर्वान्यो येन पूजयते रविम्
Whatever other method of worship there may be, by which one worships the Sun—
अथार्चनविधिं वच्मि मंत्रोद्धारं निबोध मे
Now I will speak of the method of worship; listen to the extraction of the mantra from me.
ॐ खषोल्काय नमः ॐ विटि २ शिरः ॐ सहस्रकिरणाय २०० ऊर्ध्वबंधः ॐ ज्वल २ प्रज्वल २ अग्निप्रकर
Om khaṣolkāya namah; Om viṭi two for the head; Om sahasrakiraṇāya two hundred for the upper binding; Om jvala two, prajvala two, fire array.
ॐ आदित्याय विद्महे विश्वभागाय धीमहि
Om. We contemplate Aditya; we meditate upon the one who is the universal portion.
आवाहनमंत्रः
The mantra for invocation.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे ब्राह्मे पर्वणि सप्तमीकल्पे सौरधर्मे सूर्यमंत्रोद्धारवर्णनं नाम पञ्चदशाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the two hundred fifteenth chapter, entitled 'The Description of the Extraction of the Sun Mantra,' in the Sauradharma section, Saptami Kalpa, Brahma Parvan, of the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana.
पुराणश्रवणविधिवर्णनम् प्रोक्षणीयं प्रयत्नेन किमर्थं सुसमाहितः
The procedure for listening to the Purana is described here. With great attention, one should carefully sprinkle (water); for what purpose?