श्रुत्वा बभूवुः सन्तुष्टा नरा नार्यश्च नारद । मङ्गलं कारयामास सर्वत्र पुत्रहेतुकम्
Hearing this, men and women became satisfied, O Nārada; everywhere, auspicious rites were performed for the sake of the son.
देवीं च पूजयामास ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ । राजा च प्रतिमासेषु शुक्लषष्ठ्यां महोत्सवम्
He worshipped the Goddess and gave wealth to the Brāhmaṇas; the king held a great festival on every bright sixth day.
षष्ट्या देव्याश्च यत्नेन कारयामास सर्वतः । बालानां सूतिकागारे षष्ठाहे यत्नपूर्वकम्
With effort, he arranged the festival of the Goddess on the sixth day everywhere; in the birthing rooms of children, on the sixth day, with great care.
तत्पूजां कारयामास चैकविंशतिवासरे । बालानां शुभकार्ये च शुभान्नप्राशने तथा
He arranged her worship on the twenty-first day as well; for the auspicious rites of children and their first feeding of wholesome food.
सर्वत्र वर्धयामास स्वयमेव चकार ह । ध्यानं पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं मत्तो निशामय
She herself caused it to flourish everywhere and established the practice; now listen from me to the meditation, the method of worship, and the hymn.
यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रेण कौथुमोक्तं च सुव्रत । शालग्रामे घटे वाथ वटमूलेऽथवा मुने
O virtuous one, whatever has been heard from the mouth of Dharma or spoken by Kauthuma, whether at Shalagrama, in a pot, or at the root of a banyan tree, O sage—
भित्त्यां पुत्तलिकां कृत्वा पूजयेद्वा विचक्षणः । षष्ठांशां प्रकृतेः शुद्धां प्रतिष्ठाप्य च सुप्रभाम्
An intelligent person may make a clay image on a wall and worship it, or establish the pure, radiant sixth part of Prakriti.
सुपुत्रदां च शुभदा दयारूपां जगत्प्रसूम् । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
She who grants good children, brings auspiciousness, is the embodiment of compassion, mother of the world, shining with the color of white champaka flowers, adorned with jeweled ornaments—
पवित्ररूपां परमां देवसेनां परां भजे । इति ध्यात्वा स्वशिरसि पुष्पं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः
I worship the supreme, pure form of the goddess, the leader of the divine hosts; thus meditating, the wise one should place a flower on his own head.
पुनर्ध्यात्वा च मूलेन पूजयेत्सुव्रतां सतीम् । पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च गन्धपुष्पप्रदीपकैः
Then, meditating again from the root, he should worship the virtuous and chaste goddess with water for washing the feet, offerings, water for sipping, fragrances, flowers, and lamps.
नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चापि फलेन शोभनेन च । ॐ ह्रीं षष्ठीदेव्यै स्वाहेति विधिपूर्वकम्
With various kinds of food offerings and beautiful fruits, and with the mantra 'Om hrim to Goddess Shashthi, svaha,' according to the proper method—
अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं यथाशक्ति जपेन्नरः । ततः स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेद्भक्तियुक्तः समाहितः
A person should recite the eight-syllabled great mantra as much as he is able; then, having praised her, he should bow with devotion and concentration.
स्तोत्रं च सामवेदोक्तं वरं पुत्रफलप्रदम् । अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं लक्षधा यो जपेत्ततः
The hymn spoken in the Sama Veda grants the excellent fruit of sons; whoever recites the eight-syllabled great mantra a hundred thousand times—
सुपुत्रं स लभेन्नूनमित्याह कमलोद्भवः । स्तोत्रं शृणु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामशुभावहम्
He certainly obtains a good son—so says the lotus-born one. Listen, O best of sages, to the hymn that brings all desired auspiciousness.
वाञ्छाप्रदं च सर्वेषां गूढं वेदेषु नारद । नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सिद्ध्यै शान्त्यै नमो नमः
It grants all desires to everyone, O Narada, and is hidden in the Vedas: Salutations to the Goddess, the great Goddess, to Siddhi, to Peace—salutations again and again.
शुभायै देवसेनायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । वरदायै पुत्रदायै धनदायै नमो नमः
Salutations to the auspicious one, to the leader of the divine hosts, to Goddess Shashthi; salutations to the granter of boons, the giver of sons, the giver of wealth.
सुखदायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । सृष्ट्यै षष्ठांशरूपायै सिद्धायै च नमो नमः
Salutations to the giver of happiness, the giver of liberation, to Goddess Shashthi; to creation, to the form of the sixth part, to Siddhi—salutations again and again.
मायायै सिद्धयोगिन्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । सारायै शारदायै च परादेव्यै नमो नमः
Salutations to Maya, to the accomplished yogini, to Goddess Shashthi; to the essence, to Sharada, to the supreme goddess—salutations.
बालाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । कल्याणदायै कल्याण्यै फलदायै च कर्मणाम्
Salutations to the goddess who presides over children, to Goddess Shashthi; to the giver of auspiciousness, to the auspicious one, to the giver of the fruits of actions.
प्रत्यक्षायै स्वभक्तानां षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । पूज्यायै स्कन्दकान्तायै सर्वेषां सर्वकर्मसु
Salutations to the one who is directly perceived by her devotees, to Goddess Shashthi; to the worshipful one, beloved of Skanda, in all actions of all.
देवरक्षणकारिण्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै वन्दितायै नृणां सदा
Salutations to the protector of the gods, to Goddess Shashthi; to the one of pure sattvic nature, always worshipped by people.
हिंसाक्रोधवर्जितायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । धनं देहि प्रियां देहि पुत्रं देहि सुरेश्वरि
Salutations to the one free from violence and anger, to Goddess Shashthi; O queen of the gods, give me wealth, give me a beloved, give me a son.
मानं देहि जयं देहि द्विषो जहि महेश्वरि । धर्मं देहि यशो देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
Grant me honor, grant me victory, destroy my enemies, O Great Goddess; grant me righteousness, grant me fame—repeated salutations to Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
देहि भूमिं प्रजां देहि विद्यां देहि सुपूजिते । कल्याणं च जयं देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
Grant me land, grant me offspring, grant me knowledge, O supremely worshipped one; grant me welfare and victory—repeated salutations to Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
इति देवीं च संस्तूय लेभे पुत्रं प्रियव्रतः । यशस्विनं च राजेन्द्रः षष्ठीदेव्याः प्रसादतः
Thus praising the Goddess, Priyavrata obtained a son, O king, renowned and illustrious, by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
षष्ठीस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन् यः शृणोति तु वत्सरम् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वरं सुचिरजीविनम्
O Brahman, whoever listens to this hymn to Ṣaṣṭhī for a year, though childless, obtains a son—an excellent one, long-lived.
वर्षमेकं च यो भक्त्या सम्पूज्येदं शृणोति च । सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते
Whoever, with devotion, worships and listens to this for one year becomes free from all sins, and even a woman long barren gives birth.
वीरं पुत्रं च गुणिनं विद्यावन्तं यशस्विनम् । सुचिरायुष्यवन्तं च सूते देवीप्रसादतः
By the Goddess's grace, she gives birth to a heroic, virtuous, learned, and renowned son, endowed with long life.
काकवन्ध्या च या नारी मृतवत्सा च या भवेत् । वर्षं श्रुत्वा लभेत्पुत्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
A woman who is barren like a crow, or whose children have died, by hearing this for a year, obtains a son by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
रोगयुक्ते च बाले च पिता माता शृणोति चेत् । मासेन मुच्यते बालः षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
If the father or mother hears this when their child is afflicted by disease, the child is freed within a month by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.