पत्त्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यद् भक्त्या समुपाहृतम् प्रतिगृह्णन्ति तद् देवा नास्तिकान् वर्जयन्ति च
Leaf, flower, fruit, or water offered with devotion is accepted by the gods; they reject the non-believers.
भावशुद्धिः प्रयोक्तव्या नियमाचारसंयुता भावशुद्ध्या क्रियते यत् तत् सर्वं सफलं भवेत्
Purity of intention should be practiced, accompanied by discipline and proper conduct; whatever is done with purity of intention becomes fruitful.
स्तुतिजप्योपहारेण पूजयापि विवस्वतः उपवासेन भक्त्या वै सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
By praise, recitation, offering, or worship of Vivasvat, and by fasting with devotion, one is freed from all sins.
प्रणिधाय शिरो भूम्यां नमस्कारं करोति यः तत्क्षणात् सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
He who bows his head to the ground in reverence is instantly freed from all sins—there is no doubt about this.
भक्तियुक्तो नरो यो ऽसौ रवेः कुर्यात् प्रदक्षिणाम् प्रदक्षिणीकृता तेन सप्तद्वीपा वसुंधरा
The man who, filled with devotion, circumambulates the sun, thereby circumambulates the earth with its seven continents.
सूर्यं मनसि यः कृत्वा कुर्याद् व्योमप्रदक्षिणाम् प्रदक्षिणीकृतास् तेन सर्वे देवा भवन्ति हि
He who, fixing the sun in his mind, circumambulates the sky, thereby circumambulates all the gods.
एकाहारो नरो भूत्वा षष्ठ्यां यो ऽर्चयते रविम् नियमव्रतचारी च भवेद् भक्तिसमन्वितः
He who, having eaten only once, worships the sun on the sixth day, observing discipline and vows, is endowed with devotion.
सप्तम्यां वा महाभागाः सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् अहोरात्रोपवासेन पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम्
Or on the seventh day, O blessed ones, he attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha; he who worships Bhāskara by fasting day and night.
सप्तम्याम् अथवा षष्ठ्यां स याति परमां गतिम् कृष्णपक्षस्य सप्तम्यां सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः
On the seventh or sixth day, he attains the highest state; on the seventh day of the dark fortnight, fasting and with senses controlled.
सर्वरत्नोपहारेण पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम् पद्मप्रभेण यानेन सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति
He who worships Bhāskara with offerings of all jewels, and travels in a vehicle shining like a lotus, reaches the world of the sun.
शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तम्याम् उपवासपरो नरः सर्वशुक्लोपहारेण पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम्
On the seventh day of the bright fortnight, the man devoted to fasting, who worships Bhāskara with all pure offerings.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति अर्कसंपुटसंयुक्तम् उदकं प्रसृतं पिबेत्
Freed from all sins, he reaches the world of the sun; he should drink water offered in a vessel associated with the sun.
क्रमवृद्ध्या चतुर्विंशम् एकैकं क्षपयेत् पुनः द्वाभ्यां संवत्सराभ्यां तु समाप्तनियमो भवेत्
By increasing the count in order, one should eliminate each twenty-fourth (day) again; with two years, the observance is completed.
सर्वकामप्रदा ह्य् एषा प्रशस्ता ह्य् अर्कसप्तमी शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तम्यां यदादित्यदिनं भवेत्
This Arkasaptami is praised as granting all desires; on the seventh day of the bright fortnight, when it is the day of the Sun, it is especially auspicious.
सप्तमी विजया नाम तत्र दत्तं महत् फलम् स्नानं दानं तपो होम उपवासस् तथैव च
The seventh is called Vijaya; offerings given then yield great fruit, as do bathing, charity, austerity, fire offerings, and fasting.
सर्वं विजयसप्तम्यां महापातकनाशनम् ये चादित्यदिने प्राप्ते श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः
Everything performed on Vijaya Saptami destroys great sins; and those people who perform ancestral rites on the Sun's day—
यजन्ति च महाश्वेतं ते लभन्ते यथेप्सितम् येषां धर्म्याः क्रियाः सर्वाः सदैवोद्दिश्य भास्करम्
—and who worship the great white (form), obtain whatever they desire; all their righteous acts are always dedicated to Bhaskara (the Sun).
न कुले जायते तेषां दरिद्रो व्याधितो ऽपि वा श्वेतया रक्तया वापि पीतमृत्तिकयापि वा
In their family, there is never born anyone who is poor or diseased, whether the (offering) is with white, red, or yellow clay.
उपलेपनकर्ता तु चिन्तितं लभते फलम् चित्रभानुं विचित्रैस् तु कुसुमैश् च सुगन्धिभिः
The one who applies the unguent receives the result of what he has wished for; and Citrabhanu (the Sun) should be worshipped with various fragrant flowers.
पूजयेत् सोपवासो यः स कामान् ईप्सितांल् लभेत् घृतेन दीपं प्रज्वाल्य तिलतैलेन वा पुनः
Whoever worships (the Sun) while fasting attains the desired objects; lighting a lamp with ghee or with sesame oil again—
आदित्यं पूजयेद् यस् तु चक्षुषा न स हीयते दीपदाता नरो नित्यं ज्ञानदीपेन दीप्यते
Whoever worships Aditya with his eyes is never diminished; the one who always gives lamps is illuminated by the lamp of knowledge.
तिलाः पवित्रं तैलं वा तिलगोदानम् उत्तमम् अग्निकार्ये च दीपे च महापातकनाशनम्
Sesame seeds, pure oil, or the excellent gift of a sesame cow—these, in fire rituals and in lamps, destroy great sins.
दीपं ददाति यो नित्यं देवतायतनेषु च चतुष्पथेषु रथ्यासु रूपवान् सुभगो भवेत्
Whoever always gives a lamp in temples, at crossroads, and in streets becomes handsome and fortunate.
हविर्भिः प्रथमः कल्पो द्वितीयश् चौषधीरसैः वसामेदोस्थिनिर्यासैर् न तु देयः कथंचन
The first (lamp) should be made with offerings, the second with herbal juices; but it should never be given with marrow, fat, or bone extract.
भवेद् ऊर्ध्वगतिर् दीपो न कदाचिद् अधोगतिः दाता दीप्यति चाप्य् एवं न तिर्यग्गतिम् आप्नुयात्
A lamp rises upward, never downward; the giver is illuminated and does not attain a lower state.
ज्वलमानं सदा दीपं न हरेन् नापि नाशयेत् दीपहर्ता नरो बन्धं नाशं क्रोधं तमो व्रजेत्
One should never steal or destroy a lamp that is always burning; the thief of a lamp meets bondage, destruction, anger, and darkness.
दीपदाता स्वर्गलोके दीपमालेव राजते यः समालभते नित्यं कुङ्कुमागुरुचन्दनैः
The giver of lamps shines like a lamp in the world of the gods; whoever always anoints (the lamp) with saffron, aloe, and sandalwood—
संपद्यते नरः प्रेत्य धनेन यशसा श्रिया रक्तचन्दनसंमिश्रै रक्तपुष्पैः शुचिर् नरः
—that person, after death, attains wealth, fame, and prosperity; and one who is pure with red sandalwood and red flowers—
उदये ऽर्घ्यं सदा दत्त्वा सिद्धिं संवत्सराल् लभेत् उदयात् परिवर्तेत यावद् अस्तमने स्थितः
By always offering arghya at sunrise, one attains success within a year; from sunrise until sunset, one should continue (the observance).
जपन्न् अभिमुखः किंचिन् मन्त्रं स्तोत्रम् अथापि वा आदित्यव्रतम् एतत् तु महापातकनाशनम्
Reciting, facing (the Sun), even a little mantra or hymn—this observance of Aditya destroys great sins.