भक्ष्यं चान्यत्तथा पेयं विषमप्यमृतं भवेत् जपेल् लक्षं तु पूर्वाह्णे हुत्वा चाष्टशतेन वै
Whatever is eaten or drunk, even poison, becomes nectar; one should recite one hundred thousand mantras in the morning and offer one hundred and eight oblations.
सूर्यं नित्यमुपस्थाय सम्यगारोग्यमाप्नुयात् नदीतोयेन सम्पूर्णं घटं संस्पृश्य शोभनम्
By daily approaching the sun, one attains perfect health; touching a beautiful pot filled with river water.
जप्त्वायुतं च तत्स्नानाद् रोगाणां भेषजं भवेत् अष्टाविंशज्जपित्वान्नम् अश्नीयाद् अन्वहं शुचिः
After reciting ten thousand times and bathing, it becomes a remedy for diseases; having recited twenty-eight times, a pure person should eat food each day.
हुत्वा च तावत्पालाशैर् एवं वारोग्यम् अश्नुते चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे पूर्वम् उपोष्य विधिना शुचिः
After offering as many palasha sticks in the fire, one attains health; before a lunar or solar eclipse, a pure person should fast according to the prescribed method.
यावद्ग्रहणमोक्षं तु तावन्नद्यां समाहितः जपेत्समुद्रगामिन्यां विमोक्षे ग्रहणस्य तु
For the duration of the eclipse, one should remain focused and recite mantras in the river; at the release of the eclipse, one should recite mantras in a river flowing to the ocean.
अष्टोत्तरसहस्रेण पिबेद्ब्राह्मीरसं द्विजाः ऐहिकां लभते मेधां सर्वशास्त्रधरां शुभाम्
By reciting one thousand and eight times, Brahmins should drink the juice of Brahmi; one attains worldly intelligence and mastery of all auspicious scriptures.
सारस्वती भवेद्देवी तस्य वागतिमानुषी ग्रहनक्षत्रपीडासु जपेद्भक्त्यायुतं नरः
The goddess Sarasvati grants him eloquence among humans; in afflictions caused by planets and stars, a person should recite ten thousand mantras with devotion.
हुत्वा चाष्टसहस्रं तु ग्रहपीडां व्यपोहति दुःस्वप्नदर्शने स्नात्वा जपेद्वै चायुतं नरः
By offering eight thousand oblations, one dispels planetary afflictions; after seeing a bad dream, a person should bathe and recite ten thousand mantras.
घृतेनाष्टशतं हुत्वा सद्यः शान्तिर्भविष्यति चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे लिङ्गं समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि
By offering one hundred and eight oblations with ghee, peace is attained immediately; during a lunar or solar eclipse, one should properly worship the linga.
यत् किंचित् प्रार्थयेद् देवि जपेदयुतमादरात् संनिधावस्य देवस्य शुचिः संयतमानसः
Whatever one desires, O Devi, one should recite ten thousand mantras with reverence, in the presence of that deity, pure and with controlled mind.
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति पुरुषो नात्र संशयः गजानां तुरगाणां तु गोजातीनां विशेषतः
A person attains all desired objects—there is no doubt in this; especially among elephants, horses, and cattle breeds.
व्याध्यागमे शुचिर्भूत्वा जुहुयात्समिधाहुतिम् मासमभ्यर्च्य विधिना-युतं भक्तिसमन्वितः
When disease arises, one should become pure and offer oblations with firewood; after worshipping for a month according to the prescribed method, recite ten thousand mantras with devotion.
तेषामृद्धिश् च शान्तिश् च भविष्यति न संशयः उत्पाते शत्रुबाधायां जुहुयादयुतं शुचिः
There will be prosperity and peace for them, without doubt; in times of calamity or enemy trouble, one who is pure should offer ten thousand oblations.
पालाशसमिधैर् देवि तस्य शान्तिर्भविष्यति आभिचारिकबाधायाम् एतद्देवि समाचरेत्
O Devi, by using palāśa wood as fuel, peace will be obtained; in the case of harm caused by sorcery, this should be performed, O Devi.
प्रत्यग् भवति तच्छक्तिः शत्रोः पीडा भविष्यति विद्वेषणार्थं जुहुयाद् वैभीतसमिधाष्टकम्
That power turns back upon the enemy, causing him distress; for the purpose of creating enmity, one should offer eight pieces of vaibhīta wood.
अक्षरप्रतिलोम्येन आर्द्रेण रुधिरेण वा विषेण रुधिराभ्यक्तो विद्वेषणकरं नृणाम्
By reversing the letters, with moist blood or with poison, or anointed with blood and poison, it becomes the cause of enmity among men.
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापविशुद्धये पापशुद्धिर्यथा सम्यक् कर्तुमभ्युद्यतो नरः
I shall declare the expiation for the purification from all sins, and how a man who is intent on performing it properly becomes purified from sin.
पापशुद्धिर् यतः सम्यग् ज्ञानसंपत्तिहैतुकी पापशुद्धिर्न चेत्पुंसः क्रियाः सर्वाश्चनिष्फलाः
Because proper purification from sin is the cause of the attainment of knowledge; if a person is not purified from sin, all actions are fruitless.
ज्ञानं च हीयते तस्मात् कर्तव्यं पापशोधनम् विद्यालक्ष्मीविशुद्ध्यर्थं मां ध्यात्वाञ्जलिना शुभे
Therefore, purification from sin must be performed, for the sake of the purity of knowledge and prosperity; O auspicious one, meditating on me with joined palms.
शिवेनैकादशेनाद्भिर् अभिषिञ्चेत्समन्ततः अष्टोत्तरशतेनैव स्नायात्पापविशुद्धये
With water sanctified by eleven recitations of Śiva's name, one should sprinkle oneself all around; or by bathing one hundred and eight times, one is purified from sin.
सर्वतीर्थफलं तच्च सर्वपापहरं शुभम् संध्योपासनविच्छेदे जपेदष्टशतं नरः
That yields the fruit of all sacred waters and removes all sins, O auspicious one; if the worship at twilight is interrupted, a man should recite the mantra eight hundred times.
विड्वराहैश् च चाण्डालैर् दुर्जनैः कुक्कुटैरपि स्पृष्टमन्नं न भुञ्जीत भुक्त्वा चाष्टशतं जपेत्
One should not eat food touched by outcastes, dog-eaters, wicked people, or even by cocks; if eaten, one should recite the mantra eight hundred times.
ब्रह्महत्याविशुद्ध्यर्थं जपेल्लक्षायुतं नरः पातकानां तदर्धं स्यान् नात्र कार्या विचारणा
For purification from the sin of killing a Brahmin, a man should recite the mantra one hundred thousand times; for other grave sins, half that amount suffices—there should be no doubt about this.
उपपातकदुष्टानां तदर्धं परिकीर्तितम् शेषाणामपि पापानां जपेत्पञ्चसहस्रकम्
For those tainted by secondary sins, half of that is prescribed; for all other remaining sins, one should recite the mantra five thousand times.
आत्मबोधपरं गुह्यं शिवबोधप्रकाशकम् शिवः स्यात्स जपेन्मन्त्रं पञ्चलक्षम् अनाकुलः
The supreme secret, which reveals the knowledge of Śiva and self-realization—one who recites the mantra five hundred thousand times, without agitation, becomes Śiva.
पञ्चवायुजयं भद्रे प्राप्नोति मनुजः सुखम् जपेच्च पञ्चलक्षं तु विगृहीतेन्द्रियः शुचिः
O blessed one, a man attains happiness and victory over the five vital airs by reciting the mantra five hundred thousand times, with controlled senses and purity.
पञ्चेन्द्रियाणां विजयो भविष्यति वरानने ध्यानयुक्तो जपेद्यस्तु पञ्चलक्षमनाकुलः
O beautiful-faced one, there will be victory over the five senses for him who, with concentration in meditation and without agitation, recites the mantra five hundred thousand times.
विषयाणां च पञ्चानां जयं प्राप्नोति मानवः चतुर्थं पञ्चलक्षं तु यो जपेद्भक्तिसंयुतः
A man attains victory over the five sense objects; if he recites the mantra four hundred thousand times with devotion, he achieves the fourth.
भूतानामिह पञ्चानां विजयं मनुजो लभेत् चतुर्लक्षं जपेद्यस्तु मनः संयम्य यत्नतः
Here, a man attains victory over the five elements; one who, with effort, restrains his mind and recites the mantra four hundred thousand times.
सम्यग्विजयमाप्नोति करणानां वरानने पञ्चविंशतिलक्षाणां जपेन कमलानने
O lotus-faced one, by reciting the mantra two million five hundred thousand times, one attains complete victory over the organs of action.