कठोरधाम्ने भरणीषु कण्ठं दिवाकरायेत्यभिपूजनीया ग्रीवाग्निऋक्षे ऽधरमम्बुजेशे सम्पूजयेन्नारद रोहिणीषु
To the one with a hard abode, in Bharaṇī, the throat is to be worshipped as Divākara; the neck in Agnirīkṣa; the lower lip in Ambujeśa, O Nārada, in Rohiṇī.
मृगोत्तमाङ्गे दशना मुरारेः संपूजनीया हरये नमस्ते नमः सवित्रे रसनां शंकरे च नासाभिपूज्या च पुनर्वसौ च
In Mṛga, the teeth are to be worshipped as belonging to Murāri; obeisance to Hari; obeisance to Savitṛ at the tongue; to Śaṃkara at the nose, and again in Punarvasu.
ललाटमम्भोरुहवल्लभाय पुष्ये ऽलका वेदशरीरधारिणे सार्पे ऽथ मौलिं विबुधप्रियाय मघासु कर्णाविति गोगणेशे
The forehead is to be worshipped as belonging to the beloved of the lotus; in Puṣya, the hair is for the bearer of the Veda-body; in Sārpa, the crown for the one dear to the gods; in Maghā, the ears for Gogaṇeśa.
पूर्वासु गोब्राह्मणवन्दनाय नेत्राणि संपूज्यतमानि शम्भोः अथोत्तराफल्गुनिभे भ्रुवौ च विश्वेश्वरायेति च पूजनीये
In Pūrvā Phalgunī, the eyes of Śambhu are to be worshipped for the honor of cows and Brahmins; in Uttarā Phalgunī, the eyebrows are to be worshipped as belonging to Viśveśvara.
नमो ऽस्तु पाशाङ्कुशशूलपद्मकपालसर्पेन्दुधनुर्धराय गजासुरानङ्गपुरान्धकादिविनाशमूलाय नमः शिवाय
Obeisance to the wielder of noose, goad, trident, lotus, skull, serpent, moon, and bow; obeisance to Śiva, the root cause of the destruction of Gajāsura, Kāma, Pura, Andhaka, and others.
इत्यादि चास्त्राणि च पूज्य नित्यं विश्वेश्वरायेति शिवो ऽभिपूज्यः भोक्तव्यमत्रैवमतैलशाकम् अमांसमक्षारमभुक्तशेषम्
Thus, these and other weapons are to be worshipped always as belonging to Viśveśvara; Śiva should be worshipped, and here one should partake of food without oil, greens, meat, salt, or leftovers.
इत्येवं द्विज नक्तानि कृत्वा दद्यात् पुनर्वसौ शालेयतण्डुलप्रस्थम् औदुम्बरमये घृतम्
Thus, O twice-born, after performing night fasts, one should give on Punarvasu a prastha of rice grown in wet fields, with ghee in a vessel made of udumbara wood.
संस्थाप्य पात्रे विप्राय सहिरण्यं निवेदयेत् सप्तमे वस्त्रयुग्मं च पारणे त्वधिकं भवेत्
Placing it in a vessel, one should offer it to a Brahmin along with gold; on the seventh day, a pair of garments should also be given at the conclusion of the vow.
चतुर्दशे तु सम्प्राप्ते पारणे नारदाब्दिके ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या गुडक्षीरघृतादिभिः
When the fourteenth day arrives, during the Nārada year, one should devotedly feed Brāhmaṇas with jaggery, milk, ghee, and similar offerings.
कृत्वा तु काञ्चनं पद्मम् अष्टपत्त्रं सकर्णिकम् शुद्धमष्टाङ्गुलं तच्च पद्मरागदलान्वितम्
Then, one should make a golden lotus with eight petals and a central pericarp, pure and measuring eight fingers in breadth, adorned with petals of ruby.
शय्यां विलक्षणां कृत्वा विरुद्धग्रन्थिवर्जिताम् सोपधानकविश्रामस्वास्तरव्यजनानि च
One should prepare a special bed, free from knots and defects, complete with a pillow, a resting place, a comfortable seat, and a fan.
भाजनोपानहछत्त्रचामरासनदर्पणैः भूषणैरपि संयुक्तां फलवस्त्रानुलेपनैः
It should be furnished with vessels, footwear, umbrella, chowrie, seat, mirror, ornaments, as well as fruits, cloth, and unguents.
तस्यां विधाय तत्पद्मम् अलंकृत्य गुणान्वितम् कपिलां वस्त्रसंयुक्तां सुशीलां च पयस्विनीम्
Upon that, having placed the lotus and adorned it with virtues, one should place a tawny cow, endowed with cloth, of good character, and yielding milk.
रौप्यखुरीं हेमशृङ्गीं सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् दद्यान्मन्त्रेण पूर्वाह्णे न चैनामभिलङ्घयेत्
One should give a cow with silver hooves, golden horns, a calf, and a bronze milking vessel, in the forenoon with mantras, and should not step over her.
यथैवादित्यशयनम् अशून्यं तव सर्वदा कान्त्या धृत्या श्रिया रत्या तथा मे सन्तु सिद्धयः
Just as your resting place, O Sun, is never empty, always radiant, steadfast, prosperous, and delightful—so may my accomplishments be.
यथा न देवाः श्रेयांसं त्वदन्यमनघं विदुः तथा माम् उद्धराशेषदुःखसंसारसागरात्
As the gods know no one superior to you, O faultless one, in the same way, lift me up from the endless ocean of worldly sorrow.
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत् शय्यागवादि तत्सर्वं द्विजस्य भवनं नयेत्
Then, having circumambulated and bowed, one should dismiss; all that—bed and the rest—should be taken to the Brāhmaṇa’s house.
नैतद्विशीलाय न दाम्भिकाय कुतर्कदुष्टाय विनिन्दकाय प्रकाशनीयं व्रतमिन्दुमौलेर् यश्चापि निन्दामधिकां विधत्ते
This vow of the moon-crested one should not be revealed to the wicked, the hypocrite, the one corrupted by false logic, or the blasphemer; nor to one who speaks excessive slander.
भक्ताय दान्ताय च गुह्यमेतद् आख्येयम् आनन्दकरं शिवस्य इदं महापातकभिन् नराणाम् अप्यक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति
This secret should be told to a devoted and self-controlled person; it brings joy and is of Śiva. Even a single syllable of this, say the knowers of the Veda, destroys great sins in people.
न बन्धुपुत्रेण धनैर्वियुक्तः पत्नीभिरानन्दकरः सुराणाम् नाभ्येति रोगं न च शोकदुःखं या वाथ नारी कुरुते ऽतिभक्त्या
He who is separated from relatives, sons, wealth, or wives, yet brings joy to the gods, does not encounter disease, nor sorrow or suffering; nor does any woman who performs this with great devotion.
इदं वसिष्ठेन पुरार्जुनेन कृतं कुबेरेण पुरंदरेण यत्कीर्तनेनाप्यखिलानि नाशम् आयान्ति पापानि न संशयो ऽस्ति
This was performed by Vasiṣṭha, by the conqueror of cities, by Kubera, and by Indra; by the mere praise of which, all sins are destroyed—of this there is no doubt.
कृष्णाष्टमीमथो वक्ष्ये सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् शान्तिर्मुक्तिश्च भवति जयः पुंसां विशेषतः
Now I will declare the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī, which destroys all sins; it brings peace, liberation, and especially victory to men.
शंकरं मार्गशिरसि शम्भुं पौषे ऽभिपूजयेत् माघे महेश्वरं देवं महादेवं च फाल्गुने
One should worship Śaṃkara in Mārgaśīrṣa, Śambhu in Pauṣa, Maheśvara in Māgha, and Mahādeva in Phālguna.
स्थाणुं चैत्रे शिवं तद्वद् वैशाखे त्वर्चयेन्नरः ज्येष्ठे पशुपतिं चार्चेद् आषाढे उग्रमर्चयेत्
One should worship Sthāṇu in Caitra, likewise Śiva in Vaiśākha; in Jyeṣṭha, worship Paśupati, and in Āṣāḍha, worship Ugra.
पूजयेच्छ्रावणे शर्वं नभस्ये त्र्यम्बकं तथा हरमाश्वयुजे मासि तथेशानं च कार्त्तिके
One should worship Śarva in Śrāvaṇa, Tryambaka in Nabhasya, Hara in Āśvayuja, and Īśāna in Kārttika.
कृष्णाष्टमीषु सर्वासु शक्तः सम्पूजयेद्द्विजान् गोभूहिरण्यवासोभिः शिवभक्तानुपोषितः
On all Kṛṣṇāṣṭamīs, one who is able should worship Brāhmaṇas with cows, land, gold, and garments, having fasted as a devotee of Śiva.
गोमूत्रघृतगोक्षीरतिलान् यवकुशोदकम् गोशृङ्गोदशिरीषार्कबिल्वपत्त्रदधीनि च पञ्चगव्यं च संप्राश्य शंकरं पूजयेन्निशि
Having consumed the five products of the cow—urine, ghee, milk, sesame, barley, kusa-water, cow horn, cow dung, sirisha, arka, bilva leaves, and curd—one should worship Shankara at night.
अश्वत्थं च वटं चैवो-दुम्बरं प्लक्षमेव च पलाशं जम्बुवृक्षं च विदुः षष्ठं महर्षयः
The great sages know these six trees: asvattha, vata, udumbara, plaksha, palasha, and jambu.
मार्गशीर्षाषाढमासाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यामितिक्रमात् एकैकं दन्तपवनं वृक्षेष्वेतेषु भक्षयेत्
In the months of Margashirsha and Ashadha, one should, every other month, eat a single dantapavana leaf from each of these trees.
देवाय दद्यादर्घ्यं च कृष्णां गां कृष्णवाससम् दद्यात्समाप्ते दध्यन्नं वितानध्वजचामरम्
One should offer arghya to the deity, a black cow with black garments, and at the conclusion, curd-rice, a canopy, a banner, and a fan.