सर्वौषध्युदकैः सिक्तान् पिष्टातकविभूषितान् वृक्षान्माल्यैरलंकृत्य वासोभिरभिवेष्टयेत्
After sprinkling the trees with all medicinal waters and adorning them with flour cakes, they should be decorated with garlands and wrapped with cloths.
सूच्या सौवर्णया कार्यं सर्वेषां कर्णवेधनम् अञ्जनं चापि दातव्यं तद्वद्धेमशलाकया
The ear-piercing of all should be performed with a golden needle, and collyrium should also be applied, likewise with a golden stick.
फलानि सप्त चाष्टौ वा कालधौतानि कारयेत् प्रत्येकं सर्ववृक्षाणां वेद्यां तान्यधिवासयेत्
Seven or eight fruits, cleansed in due season, should be prepared for each and every tree, and these should be consecrated on the altar.
धूपो ऽत्र गुग्गुलः श्रेष्ठस् ताम्रपात्रैरधिष्ठितान् सप्तधान्यस्थितान्कृत्वा वस्त्रगन्धानुलेपनैः
Here, guggulu incense is best; placing them in copper vessels, with seven kinds of grains, and anointing with cloth, fragrance, and unguents.
कुम्भान्सर्वेषु वृक्षेषु स्थापयित्वा नरेश्वर सहिरण्यानशेषांस्तान् कृत्वा बलिनिवेदनम्
After placing pots at all the trees, O king, and filling them with gold, one should offer the oblation to the deities.
यथास्वं लोकपालानाम् इन्द्रादीनां विशेषतः वनस्पतेश्च विद्वद्भिर् होमः कार्यो द्विजातिभिः
For each, especially for the guardians of the worlds, beginning with Indra, and for the Lord of trees, learned twice-borns should perform the fire offering.
ततः शुक्लाम्बरधरां सौवर्णकृतभूषणाम् सकांस्यदोहां सौवर्णशृङ्गाभ्याम् अतिशालिनीम् पयस्विनीं वृक्षमध्याद् उत्सृजेद्गामुदङ्मुखीम्
Then, a cow adorned in white cloth, with golden ornaments, yielding abundant milk, with bronze vessels and golden horns, should be released facing north from the midst of the trees.
ततो ऽभिषेकमन्त्रेण वाद्यमङ्गलगीतकैः ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रैश्च वारुणैरभितस्तथा तैरेव कुम्भैः स्नपनं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणपुंगवः
Then, with the consecration mantra, accompanied by music and auspicious songs, and with Ṛk, Yajus, and Sāman hymns, as well as Varuṇa mantras, the foremost Brahmin should bathe the trees with those very pots.
स्नातः शुक्लाम्बरस्तद्वद् यजमानो ऽभिपूजयेत् गोभिर् विभवतः सर्वान् ऋत्विजस्तान्समाहितः
Having bathed and dressed in white, the sacrificer should then worship all the priests with cows, according to his means, with a focused mind.
हेमसूत्रैः सकटकैर् अङ्गुलीयपवित्रकैः वासोभिः शयनीयैश्च तथोपस्करपादुकैः क्षीरेण भोजनं दद्याद् यावद्दिनचतुष्टयम्
He should give them food with milk for four days, along with gold-threaded garments, bracelets, rings, pure cloths, bedding, utensils, and sandals.
होमश्च सर्षपैः कार्यो यवैः कृष्णतिलैस्तथा पलाशसमिधः शस्ताश् चतुर्थे ऽह्नि तथोत्सवः दक्षिणा च पुनस्तद्वद् देया तत्रापि शक्तितः
The fire offering should be performed with mustard seeds, barley, and black sesame, using palāśa wood as fuel; on the fourth day, there should be a festival, and again, gifts should be given according to ability.
यद्यदिष्टतमं किंचित् तत्तद् दद्यादमत्सरी आचार्ये द्विगुणं दद्यात् प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत्
Whatever is most desired, one should give that without envy; to the teacher, double should be given, and after bowing, he should be dismissed.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्याद्वृक्षोत्सवं बुधः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति फलं चानन्त्यमश्नुते
Whoever, with this procedure, celebrates the festival of trees with wisdom, attains all desires and enjoys endless reward.
यश्चैकमपि राजेन्द्र वृक्षं संस्थापयेन्नरः सो ऽपि स्वर्गे वसेद्राजन् यावदिन्द्रायुतत्रयम्
And even if a man establishes a single tree, O king, he too dwells in heaven, O king, for three times ten thousand years of Indra.
भूतान्भव्यांश्च मनुजांस् तारयेद्द्रुमसंमितान् परमां सिद्धिमाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभाम्
One who saves beings—past and future—by treating them as equal to trees attains the highest perfection, a state where rebirth is exceedingly rare.
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः सो ऽपि सम्पूजितो देवैर् ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
A person who listens to this regularly, or has it recited, is honored by the gods and is exalted in the world of Brahma.
तथैवान्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामफलप्रदम् सौभाग्यशयनं नाम यत्पुराणविदो विदुः
Now I will tell you another rite, which grants all desired results, known by those learned in the Purāṇas as the 'Saubhāgya-śayana.'
पुरा दग्धेषु लोकेषु भूर्भुवःस्वर्महादिषु सौभाग्यं सर्वभूतानाम् एकस्थमभवत्तदा वैकुण्ठं स्वर्गमासाद्य विष्णोर् वक्षःस्थलस्थितम्
Long ago, when the worlds—Bhū, Bhuvaḥ, Svar, and Mahas—were burned, the fortune of all beings became united in one place, reaching Vaikuṇṭha and resting on Viṣṇu's chest.
ततः कालेन महता पुनः सर्गविधौ नृप अहंकारावृते लोके प्रधानपुरुषान्विते
Then, after a long time, during the next creation, when the world was enveloped in ego and filled with the primordial elements and the Supreme Person—
स्पर्धायां च प्रवृत्तायां कमलासनकृष्णयोः लिङ्गाकारा समुद्भूता वह्नेर्ज्वालातिभीषणा तयाभितप्तस्य हरेर् वक्षसस्तद्विनिःसृतम्
When rivalry arose between the lotus-seated one (Brahmā) and Kṛṣṇa, a fierce, flame-like form appeared, terrifying as fire, and from the burning of Hari's chest, that essence emerged.
वक्षःस्थलं समाश्रित्य विष्णोः सौभाग्यमास्थितम् रसरूपं ततो यावत् प्राप्नोति वसुधातलम्
Taking refuge on Viṣṇu's chest, that fortune remained there in the form of essence, until it reached the surface of the earth.
उत्क्षिप्तमन्तरिक्षे तद् ब्रह्मपुत्रेण धीमता दक्षेण पीतमात्रं तद् रूपलावण्यकारकम्
That essence was lifted into the sky by the wise son of Brahmā, Dakṣa, and as soon as he drank it, it became the source of beauty and charm.
बलं तेजो महज्जातं दक्षस्य परमेष्ठिनः शेषं यदपतद्भूमाव् अष्टधा समजायत
Great strength and brilliance arose in Dakṣa, the son of the Supreme Lord; what remained fell to the earth and split into eight parts.
ततो जनानां संजाताः सप्त सौभाग्यदायिकाः इक्षवो रसराजाश्च निष्पावाजाजिधान्यकम्
From that, seven bestowers of fortune were born among people: sugarcane, king of juices, peas, barley, and grains.
विकारवच्च गोक्षीरं कुसुम्भं कुङ्कुमं तथा लवणं चाष्टमं तद्वत् सौभाग्याष्टकमुच्यते
Likewise, as transformations: cow's milk, safflower, and saffron, and the eighth is salt—these are called the eight forms of fortune.
पीतं यद्ब्रह्मपुत्रेण योगज्ञानविदा पुनः दुहिता साभवत्तस्य या सतीत्यभिधीयते
What was drunk by the son of Brahmā, the knower of yoga and wisdom, became his daughter, who is known as Satī.
लोकानतीत्य लालित्याल् ललिता तेन चोच्यते त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरीम् एनाम् उपयेमे पिनाकधृक्
Because she surpassed all worlds in grace, she is called Lalitā; the bearer of the bow (Śiva) married her, the most beautiful in the three worlds.
या देवी सौभाग्यमयी भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा तामाराध्य पुमान्भक्त्या नारी वा किं न विन्दति
That goddess, full of fortune, grants both enjoyment and liberation; by worshiping her with devotion, what man or woman would not obtain their desire?
कथमाराधनं तस्या जगद्धात्र्या जनार्दन तद्विधानं जगन्नाथ तत्सर्वं च वदस्व मे
How should one worship that world-sustaining goddess, O Janārdana? Lord of the universe, tell me in detail the procedure for her worship.
वसन्तमासमासाद्य तृतीयायां जनप्रिय शुक्लपक्षस्य पूर्वाह्णे तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्
When the month of spring arrives, on the third day, beloved of the people, in the morning of the bright fortnight, one should bathe with sesame seeds.