उदरं तक्षकायेति उरः कर्कोटकाय च
To Takshaka is the belly offered, and to Karkotaka the chest.
शंखपालाय वक्षस्तु कुलिकायेति वै शिरः
To Shankhapala the torso, and to Kulika indeed the head.
क्षीरेण स्नपनं कुर्याद्धरिमुद्दिश्य वाग्यतः
With milk, one should bathe Hari, maintaining control of speech.
एवं संवत्सरस्यांते कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणभोजनम्
In this way, at the end of the year, one should offer food to brahmins.
गां सवत्सां वस्त्रयुगं कांस्यपात्रं सपायसम्
A cow with her calf, a pair of garments, a bronze vessel, and sweet rice pudding—
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या व्रतमेतन्नराधिप
Whoever performs this vow with devotion, O king,
शेषाहिभोगशयनस्थमयोगसूतिं संपूज्य यज्ञपुरुषं पतगेंद्रनाथम् 4.34.
Worshipping the Lord of Sacrifice, the king of birds, who lies upon the coils of Shesha, the serpent,
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे शांतिव्रतं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana, in the Uttara Parva, in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Yudhishthira, this is the thirty-fourth chapter named 'The Shanti Vow.'
सारस्वतव्रतवर्णनम् तथैव जनसौभाग्यमतिविद्यासु कौशलम्
Likewise, it brings good fortune among people and great skill in all branches of knowledge.
अभेदश्चापि दंपत्योस्तथा बंधुजनेन च
It also brings harmony between husband and wife, and among relatives.
यस्य संकीर्तनादेव तुष्यतीह सरस्वती
By merely reciting her name, Sarasvatī is pleased here.
योऽयं भक्तः पुमान्कुर्यादेतद्व्रतमनुत्तमम्
Any devoted man who observes this supreme vow,
अथ चादित्यवारेण ग्रहताराबलेन च
on a Sunday, according to the positions of planets and stars,
शुक्लवस्त्राणि दद्याच्च सहिरण्यानि शक्तितः एभिर्मंत्रपदैः पश्चात्पूर्वं कृत्वा कृताञ्जलिः
should give white garments, along with gold, as he is able, after reciting these mantras, with hands joined in reverence.
यथा तु देवि भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपिता महः
Just as, O Goddess, the blessed Brahmā, the great father of the worlds,
वेदशास्त्राणि सर्वाणि नृत्यगीतादिकं च यत्
all the Vedas and scriptures, and whatever pertains to dance, song, and the like,
लक्ष्मीर्मेधा वरारिष्टिर्गोरी तुष्टिः प्रभा मतिः
Lakṣmī, intelligence, supreme blessings, Gaurī, satisfaction, radiance, and wisdom—
एवं संपूज्य गायत्रीं वीणाक्षमणिधारिणीम् 4.35.
thus one should worship Gāyatrī, who holds the vīṇā and rosary.
मौनव्रतेन भुञ्जीत सायं प्रातश्च धर्मवित्
The knower of dharma should eat in silence, both in the evening and morning.
तिलैश्च तंडुलप्रस्थं घृतपात्रेण संयुतम्
He should offer a prastha of sesame and rice, together with a vessel of ghee.
संध्यायां च ततो मौनं तद्व्रत तु समाचरेत्
At twilight, he should observe silence and perform that vow.
समाप्ते तु व्रते दद्याद्भोजनं शुक्लतंडुलैः
When the vow is completed, he should give food made with white rice.
देव्यै वितानं घंटां च सितनेत्रं पटान्वितम्
He should offer to the Goddess a canopy, a bell, and a white-eyed cloth.
तथोपदेष्टारमपि भक्त्या संपूजयेद्गुरुम्
He should also worship the teacher who instructed him, with devotion.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यात्सारस्वतं व्रतम्
Whoever observes the Sarasvata vow in this manner,
सरस्वत्याः प्रसादेन व्यासवत्तु कविर्भवेत् ब्रह्मलोके वसेत्तावद्यावत्कल्पायुतत्रयम्
by the grace of Sarasvatī, becomes a poet like Vyāsa and dwells in Brahmā's world for three thousand aeons.
सारस्वतं व्रतं यस्तु शृणुयादपि यः पठेत्
Whoever listens to or recites the vow of Sarasvati—
संवत्सरं व्रतवरेण सरस्वतीं ये संपूजयंति जगतो जननीं जनित्रीम् 4.35.
Those who, for a year, worship Sarasvati, the mother and origin of the world, with the supreme vow—
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे सारस्वतव्रतनिरूपणं नाम पंचत्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the thirty-fifth chapter named 'The Description of the Sarasvati Vow' in the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Yudhishthira, in the Uttara Parva of the glorious Bhavishya Mahapurana.
नागपञ्चमीव्रतवर्णनम् पञ्चम्यां किल नागानां भवतीत्युत्सवो महान्
Description of the Nagapanchami Vow: On the fifth day, there is indeed a great festival for the serpents.