मंगलं प्रति गृह्णामि उभयोरस्तु मंगलम्
I accept the auspiciousness; may there be well-being for both.
प्रतिग्राहकमंत्रः तदा मंत्रार्चनपरः पुनरेतां समाचरेत्
This is the mantra for the recipient; then, being devoted to the recitation of mantras, he should again perform this.
आशरीरनिपाताद्वा यथोक्तफलभाग्भवेत्
Even if the body falls away, one attains the results as stated.
अंगारकेण संयुक्तां वास्रां(वस्त्रां) तिलशराविकाम्
A garment joined with Angaraka and a vessel of sesame grains.
एवं चतुर्थीं यो भक्त्या कुजयुक्ता मुपोषयेत्
Thus, whoever with devotion observes the fourth day associated with Kuja.
इह स्थित्वा चिरं कालं पुत्रपौत्रश्रिया वृतः
Remaining here for a long time, surrounded by sons, grandsons, and prosperity.
दिव्यनारीगणवृतो विमानवरमास्थितः
Surrounded by groups of celestial women, he ascends the best of aerial chariots.
स तत्र रमते कालं देवैः सह सुरेशवत्
There he enjoys for a time, together with the gods, like the lord of the gods.
इह चागत्य राजासौ कुले महति जायते
And returning here, that king is born in a great lineage.
नारी च रूपसंपन्ना सुभगा जातिसंयुता 4.31.
And a woman, endowed with beauty, good fortune, and noble birth.
रमित्वा सुचिरं कालं पुनः स्वर्गगतिं लभेत् दुर्ल्लभो यो मनुष्याणां देवानां भद्रमस्तु ते
Having enjoyed for a very long time, again attains the path to heaven; rare among men and gods—may good be yours.
अंगारकेण सहिता तु सिता चतुर्थी शस्ता सुरार्च्चनविधौ पितृपिण्डदाने
The fourth day joined with Mars and the Moon is excellent for the worship of the gods and the offering of ancestral oblations.
विनायकस्नपनचतुर्थीव्रतवर्णनम् तत्केन कारणेनैतत्पृष्टो मे ब्रूहि माधव
The description of the Vinayaka bathing and the observance of the fourth-day vow.
गणानामाधिपत्ये च रुद्रेण ब्रह्मणा तथा
Tell me, O Madhava, for what reason was this asked of me, and also regarding the lordship of the Ganas by Rudra and Brahma.
तेनोपसृष्टो यस्तस्य लक्षणानि निबोधत
Hear now the signs of one who has been approached by him.
काषायवाससश्चैव क्रव्यादांश्चाधिरोहति
He wears ochre garments and ascends to places where flesh-eaters dwell.
व्रजमानस्तथात्मानं मन्यते तु गतं परैः
While going, he thinks himself taken away by others.
पातकी विहीनच्छायो म्लानत्वहेतुलक्षणः
The sinner, lacking a shadow, is marked by withering and decay.
यातुधानाश्रितं यानं श्मशानस्यांतिकं नृप तैलार्द्रमात्रं स्वं देहं करवीरविभूषितम्
O king, the vehicle he uses is possessed by demons, near the cremation ground; his own body is moist with oil and adorned with oleander flowers.
तेनोपसृष्टो लभते न राज्यं राजनंदनः
Approached by him, the prince does not obtain the kingdom.
आचार्यत्वं श्रोत्रियश्च न शिष्योऽध्ययनं तथा
He does not attain the status of teacher, nor does the student gain learning.
स्नपनं तस्य कर्तव्यं पुण्येऽह्नि विधिपूर्वकम् 4.32.
A ritual bath must be performed for him on an auspicious day, according to prescribed rules.
सर्वौषधैः सर्वगन्धैर्विलिप्तशिरसस्तथा
His head should be anointed with all medicines and all fragrances.
पुष्ये च वीरनक्षत्रे तस्यैव पुरतो नृप
And, O king, in the Pushya or Viranakshatra, in his presence.
चत्वार ऋग्यजुः सामाथर्वणप्रवणास्ततः
Then four priests versed in Rig, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva Veda.
कृष्णस्य पितरं चाथ अवतारं सितं तथा विधुंतुदं बाहुलेयं नंदकस्य च धारिणम्
Then the father of Krishna, the white incarnation, Vidhuṃtuda, Bahuleya, and the bearer of Nandaka.
अश्वस्थानाद्गजस्थानाद्वल्मीकात्संगमाद्ह्रदात्
From the place of horses, from the place of elephants, from the anthill, from the confluence, from the lake.
यदाहृतं ह्येकवर्णैश्चतुर्भिः कलशैर्ह्रदात्
When water is brought from the lake in four pots of a single color.
सहस्राक्षं शतधारमृषिभिः पावनं कृतम्
The thousand-eyed, hundred-streamed water, made pure by the sages.
ॐ भगं ते वरुणो राजा भगं सूर्यो बृहस्पतिः
Om, may Varuna the king grant you fortune, may Surya and Brihaspati grant you fortune.