द्वादश्यां पृथुकान्देव्यै दत्त्वाचार्याय यो ददेत् । तानेव च मुनिश्रेष्ठ स देवीप्रियतां व्रजेत्
On the twelfth day, whoever offers flattened rice to the Goddess and gives it to a teacher, O best of sages, attains the favor of the Goddess.
त्रयोदश्यां च दुर्गायै चणकान्प्रददाति च । तानेव दत्त्वा विप्राय प्रजासन्ततिमान्भवेत्
On the thirteenth day, whoever offers chickpeas to Durgā and gives them to a brāhmaṇa becomes endowed with progeny.
चतुर्दश्यां च देवर्षे देव्यै सक्तून्प्रयच्छति । तानेव दद्याद्विप्राय शिवस्य दयितो भवेत्
On the fourteenth day, O divine sage, one should offer roasted grain to the Goddess; giving the same to a Brahmin, one becomes dear to Shiva.
पायसं पूर्णिमातिथ्यामपर्णायै प्रयच्छति । ददाति च द्विजाग्र्याय पितृनुद्धरतेऽखिलान्
On the full moon day, one should offer milk-rice to Aparna; giving it to a foremost Brahmin, one uplifts all one's ancestors.
तत्तिथौ हवनं प्रोक्तं देवीप्रीत्यै महामुने । तत्तत्तिथ्युक्तवस्तूनामशेषारिष्टनाशनम्
On those respective dates, the prescribed oblation is to be performed for the pleasure of the Goddess, O great sage; offering the specified items on those dates destroys all misfortunes.
रविवारे पायसं च नैवेद्यं परिकीर्तितम् । सोमवारे पयः प्रोक्तं भौमे च कदलीफलम्
On Sunday, milk-rice is declared as the offering; on Monday, milk is prescribed; on Tuesday, a plantain fruit.
बुधवारे च सम्प्रोक्तं नवनीतं नवं द्विज । गुरुवारे शर्करां च सितां भार्गववासरे
On Wednesday, O twice-born, fresh butter is prescribed; on Thursday, white sugar; on Friday, crystalline sugar.
शनिवारे घृतं गव्यं नैवेद्यं परिकीर्तितम् । सप्तविंशतिनक्षत्रनैवेद्यं श्रूयतां मुने
On Saturday, cow's ghee is declared as the offering; now, O sage, listen to the offerings for the twenty-seven lunar mansions.
घृतं तिलं शर्करां च दधि दुग्धं किलाटकम् । दथिकूर्ची मोदकं च फेणिकां घृतमण्डकम्
Ghee, sesame seeds, sugar, curd, milk, kilataka, dadhikurchi, sweet dumplings, phenika, and ghee-cakes,
कंसारं वटपत्रं च घृतपूरमतः परम् । वटकं कोकरसकं पूरणं मधु सूरणम्
Kamsara, banyan leaf, ghee-filled sweets, vataka, kokarasaka, purana, honey, and surana,
गुडं पृथुकद्राक्षे च खर्जूरं चैव चारकम् । अपूपं नवनीतं च मुद्गं मोदक एव च
Jaggery, flattened rice, grapes, dates, charaka, apupa, fresh butter, green gram, and sweet dumplings as well,
मातुलिङ्गमिति प्रोक्तं भनैवेद्यं च नारद । विष्कम्भादिषु योगेषु प्रवक्ष्यामि निवेदनम्
Matulinga is declared as the offering, O Narada; now I shall tell you about the offerings for the conjunctions such as Vishkambha.
पदार्थानां कृतेष्वेषु प्रीणाति जगदम्बिका । गुडं मधु घृतं दुग्धं दधि तक्रं त्वपूपकम्
When these items are offered, the Mother of the Universe is pleased: jaggery, honey, ghee, milk, curd, buttermilk, and apupaka.
नवनीतं कर्कटीं च कूष्माण्डं चापि मोदकम् । पनसं कदलं जम्बुफलमाम्रफलं तिलम्
Fresh butter, cucumber, pumpkin, sweet dumpling, jackfruit, banana, jambū fruit, mango, and sesame seeds,
नारङ्गं दाडिमं चैव बदरीफलमेव च । धात्रीफलं पायसञ्च पृथुकं चणकं तथा
Orange, pomegranate, jujube fruit, amalaki fruit, milk-rice, flattened rice, and chickpeas as well,
नारिकेलं जम्भफलं कसेरुं सूरणं तथा । एतानि क्रमशो विप्र नैवेद्यानि शुभानि च
Coconut, jambha fruit, kaseru, surana—these, O Brahmin, are the auspicious offerings in order.
विष्कम्भादिषु योगेषु निर्णीतानि मनीषिभिः । अथ नैवेद्यमाख्यास्ये करणानां पृथङ्मुने
For the conjunctions such as Vishkambha, these have been determined by the wise; now, O sage, I shall describe the offerings for the utensils separately.
कंसारं मण्डकं फेणी मोदकं वटपत्रकम् । लड्डुकं घृतपूरं च तिलं दधि घृतं मधु
Kamsara, mandaka, phenika, sweet dumpling, banyan leaf, laddu, ghee-filled sweet, sesame seeds, curd, ghee, and honey—
करणानामिदं प्रोक्तं देवीनैवेद्यमादरात् । अथान्यत्सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि देवीप्रीतिकरं परम्
These are declared as the offerings for the utensils to the Goddess, with reverence; now I shall tell you another supreme act that pleases the Goddess.
विधानं नारदमुने शृणु तत्सर्वमादृतः । चैत्रशुद्धतृतीयायां नरो मधुकवृक्षकम्
Hear, O sage Narada, with respect, the entire procedure: on the third day of the bright half of Chaitra, a person should offer the madhuka flower.
पूजयेत्पञ्च खाद्यं च नैवेद्यमुपकल्पयेत् । एवं द्वादशमासेषु तृतीयातिथिषु क्रमात्
One should offer five kinds of food and prepare the consecrated offering; in this way, on the third lunar day of each of the twelve months, in succession.
शुक्लपक्षे विधानेन नैवेद्यमभिदध्महे । वैशाखमासे नैवेद्यं गुडयुक्तं च नारद
In the bright fortnight, according to the prescribed rule, the offering is declared; in the month of Vaiśākha, O Nārada, the offering should be prepared with jaggery.
ज्येष्ठमासे मधु प्रोक्तं देवीप्रीत्यर्थमेव तु । आषाढे नवनीतं च मधुकस्य निवेदनम्
In the month of Jyeṣṭha, honey is prescribed as the offering for the pleasure of the Goddess; in Āṣāḍha, fresh butter is to be offered, as well as honey.
श्रावणे दधि नैवेद्यं भाद्रमासे च शर्करा । आश्विने पायसं प्रोक्तं कार्तिके पय उत्तमम्
In Śrāvaṇa, curd is the offering; in Bhādra, sugar; in Āśvina, rice pudding is prescribed; in Kārtika, the best milk.
मार्गे फेण्युत्तमा प्रोक्ता पौषे च दधिकूर्चिका । माघे मासि च नैवेद्यं मृतं गव्यं समाहरेत्
In Mārgaśīrṣa, the best kind of rice cake is prescribed; in Pauṣa, curdled milk; and in Māgha, the offering should be gathered from cow’s milk products.
नारिकेलं च नैवेद्यं फाल्गुने परिकीर्तितम् । एवं द्वादशनैवेद्यैर्मासे च क्रमतोऽर्चयेत्
In Phālguna, coconut is prescribed as the offering; thus, with twelve different offerings, one should worship each month in succession.
मङ्गला वैष्णवी माया कालरात्रिर्दुरत्यया । महामाया मतङ्गी च काली कमलवासिनी
Maṅgalā, Vaiṣṇavī, Māyā, Kālarātri, Duratyayā, Mahāmāyā, Mataṅgī, Kālī, and Kamalavāsinī—
शिवा सहस्रचरणा सर्वमङ्गलरूपिणी । एभिर्नामपदैर्देवीं मधूके परिपूजयेत्
Śivā, She of a thousand feet, the embodiment of all auspiciousness—by these names, one should worship the Goddess at the Madhūka tree.
ततः स्तुवीत देवेशीं मधूकस्थां महेश्वरीम् । सर्वकामसमृद्ध्यर्थं व्रतपूर्णत्वसिद्धये
Then, one should praise the Goddess, the great Lady established at the Madhūka tree, for the fulfillment of all desires and the completion of the vow.
नमः पुष्करनेत्रायै जगद्धात्र्यै नमोऽस्तु ते । माहेश्वर्यं महादेव्यै महामङ्गलमूर्तये
Salutations to You, Lotus-eyed One, Sustainer of the world; salutations to You, Great Lady of Maheśvara, whose form is supreme auspiciousness.