काश्मीरचन्दनं दत्त्वा कस्तूरीबिन्दुभूषितम् । तथा सीमन्तसिन्दूरं चरणेऽलक्तपत्रकम्
Having offered Kashmiri sandalwood adorned with a drop of musk, as well as vermilion for the parting of the hair and lac for the feet,
इन्द्रासने समारूढो भवेद्देवपतिः परः । पुष्पाणि विविधान्याहुः पूजाकर्मणि साधवः
Seated upon the throne of Indra, he becomes a supreme lord of the gods; the virtuous declare that various flowers are used in worship.
तानि दत्त्वा यथालाभं कैलासं लभते स्वयम् । बिल्वपत्राण्यमोघानि यो दद्यात्परशक्तये
By offering those, according to one's means, one attains Kailasa itself; whoever gives bilva leaves to the Supreme Power is never unsuccessful.
तस्य दुःखं कदाचिच्च क्वचिच्च न भविष्यति । बिल्वपत्रत्रये रक्तचन्दनेन तु संल्लिखेत्
For him, suffering will never arise at any time or place; on three bilva leaves, one should carefully inscribe with red sandalwood.
मायाबीजत्रयं यत्नात्सुस्फुटं चातिसुन्दरम् । मायाबीजादिकं नाम चतुर्थ्यन्तं समुच्चरेत्
With effort, one should clearly and beautifully write the three maya-bija syllables; one should recite the maya-bija and related names in the fourth grammatical case.
नमोऽन्तं परया भक्त्या देवीचरणपङ्कजे । समर्पयेन्महादेव्यै कोमलं तच्च पत्रकम्
Ending with 'namah,' with supreme devotion, one should offer that tender leaf to the lotus feet of the Goddess.
य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या मनुत्वं लभते हि सः । यस्तु कोटिदलैरेवं कोमलैरतिनिर्मलैः
Whoever does this with devotion attains divinity; and whoever worships with millions of such tender and supremely pure petals,
पूजयेद्भुवनेशानीं ब्रह्माण्डाधिपतिर्भवेत् । कुन्दपुष्पैर्नवीनैस्तु लुलितैरष्टगन्धतः
Worships the Lady of the Worlds and becomes the lord of the universe; with fresh jasmine flowers, fragrant with eight kinds of scents,
कोटिसङ्ख्यैः पूजयेत्तु प्राजापत्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । मल्लिकामालतीपुष्पैरष्टगन्धेन लोलितैः
By worshipping with millions of them, one certainly attains the status of a Prajapati; with jasmine and malati flowers, fragrant with eight scents,
कोटिसङ्ख्यैः पूजया तु जायते स चतुर्मुखः । दशकोटिभिरप्येवं तैरेव कुसुमैर्मुने
By worshipping with millions of them, one becomes the four-faced Brahma; and even with ten million of those same flowers, O sage,
विष्णुत्वं लभते मर्त्यो यत्सुरेष्वपि दुर्लभम् । विष्णुनैतद्व्रतं पूर्वं कृतं स्वपदलब्धये
A mortal attains the state of Vishnu, which is difficult even for the best of gods; formerly, Vishnu performed this vow to attain his own position.
शतकोटिभिरप्येवं सूत्रात्मत्वं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम् । व्रतमेतत्पुरा सम्यक्कृतं भक्त्या प्रयत्नतः
By worshipping with a hundred million, one certainly attains the state of Sutratman; this vow was formerly performed properly, with devotion and effort.
तेन व्रतप्रभावेण हिरण्योदरतां व्रजेत् । जपाकुसुमपुष्पस्य बन्धूककुसुमस्य च
By the power of that vow, one attains the state of Hiranyagarbha; regarding the hibiscus flower and the bandhuka flower,
दाडिमीकुसुमस्यापि विधिरेष उदीरितः । एवमन्यानि पुष्पाणि श्रीदेव्यै विधिनार्पयेत्
And also the pomegranate flower, this is the prescribed rule; likewise, other flowers should be offered to Shri Devi according to the injunction.
तस्य पुण्यफलस्यान्तं न जानातीश्वरोऽपि सः । तत्तदृतूद्भवैः पुष्पैर्नामसाहस्रसंख्यया
Even the Lord does not know the limit of the merit and fruit of that; with flowers produced in their respective seasons, in numbers equal to the thousand names,
समर्पयेन्महादेव्यै प्रतिवर्षमतन्द्रितः । य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या महापातकसंयुतः
One should offer them to Mahadevi each year without negligence; whoever does this with devotion, even if associated with great sins,
उपपातकयुक्तोऽपि मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । देहान्ते श्रीपदाम्भोजं दुर्लभं देवसत्तमैः
Even if afflicted with minor sins, is freed from all sins; at the end of the body, he attains the lotus feet of Shri, which are difficult for even the best of gods.
प्राप्नोति साधकवरो मुने नास्त्यत्र संशयः । कृष्णागुरुं सकर्पूरं चन्दनेन समन्वितम्
He attains, O sage, the highest goal; of this there is no doubt. One should offer black aloe wood mixed with camphor and sandalwood.
सिल्हकं चाज्यसंयुक्तं गुग्गुलेन समन्वितम् । धूपं दद्यान्महादेव्यै येन स्याद्धूपितं गृहम्
One should offer incense to the great goddess, made of silhaka mixed with ghee and combined with guggulu, so that the house becomes suffused with its fragrance.
तेन प्रसन्ना देवेशी ददाति भुवनत्रयम् । दीपं कर्पूरखण्डैश्च दद्याद्देव्यै निरन्तरम्
Pleased by this, the goddess, ruler of the gods, grants the three worlds; one should continually offer lamps to the goddess, using pieces of camphor.
सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । शतदीपांस्तथा दद्यात्सहस्रान्वा समाहितः
By this, one attains the world of the sun—there is no doubt about it; with concentration, one should offer a hundred lamps, or even thousands.
नैवेद्यं पुरतो देव्याः स्थापयेत्पर्वताकृतिम् । लेह्यैश्चोष्यैस्तथा पेयैः षड्रसैस्तु समाहितैः
One should place before the goddess an offering shaped like a mountain, made of foods to lick, chew, and drink, all prepared with the six tastes and with devotion.
नानाफलानि दिव्यानि स्वादूनि रसवन्ति च । स्वर्णपात्रस्थितान्नानि दद्याद्देव्यै निरन्तरम्
One should continually offer to the goddess various divine fruits, sweet and full of flavor, as well as foods placed in golden vessels.
तृप्तायां श्रीमहादेव्यां भवेत्तृप्तं जगत्त्रयम् । यतस्तदात्मकं सर्वं रज्जौ सर्पो यथा तथा
When the great goddess is satisfied, the three worlds become satisfied, for all is her own essence, just as a rope appears as a snake.
ततः पानीयकं दद्याच्छुभं गङ्गाजलं महत् । कर्पूरवालासंयुक्तं शीतलं कलशस्थितम्
Then one should offer auspicious water, great water from the Ganges, cool and kept in a pot, mixed with camphor and fragrant grass.
ताम्बूलं च ततो देव्यै कर्पूरशकलान्वितम् । एलालवङ्गसंयुक्तं मुखसौगन्ध्यदायकम्
After that, one should offer to the goddess betel leaves mixed with pieces of camphor, along with cardamom and clove, which give fragrance to the mouth.
दद्याद्देव्यै महाभक्त्या येन देवी प्रसीदति । मृदङ्गवीणामुरजढक्कादुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः
With great devotion, one should offer these to the goddess, by which she is pleased; and with the sounds of mṛdaṅga, vīṇā, muraja, ḍhakkā, and dundubhi drums.
तोषयेज्जगतां धात्रीं गायनैरतिमोहनैः । वेदपारायणैः स्तोत्रैः पुराणादिभिरप्युत
One should delight the mother of the worlds with enchanting songs, recitations of the Vedas, hymns, and also with Purāṇas and similar texts.
छत्रं च चामरे द्वे च दद्याद्देव्यै समाहितः । राजोपचारान् श्रीदेव्यै नित्यमेव समर्पयेत्
With concentration, one should offer to the goddess an umbrella and two fly-whisks, and always present royal honors to the revered goddess.
प्रदक्षिणां नमस्कारं कुर्याद्देव्या अनेकधा । क्षमापयेज्जगद्धात्रीं जगदम्बां मुहुर्मुहुः
One should perform circumambulation and repeated prostrations to the goddess, and again and again beg forgiveness from the mother and sustainer of the world.