कृतवीर्येण वै पृष्ट इदं वक्ष्यति भास्करः अशेषदुष्टशमनं सदा कल्मषनाशनम्
When asked by Kṛtavīrya, the Sun will explain this: always the destroyer of all evils, the remover of all impurity.
अलं क्लेशेन महता पुत्रस्तव नराधिप भविष्यति चिरंजीवी किंतु कल्मषनाशनम्
Enough of great suffering, your son, O king, will live long; but this is the remover of impurity.
सप्तमीस्नपनं वक्ष्ये सर्वलोकहिताय वै जातस्य मृतवत्सायाः सप्तमे मासि नारद अथवा शुक्लसप्तम्याम् एतत्सर्वं प्रशस्यते
I will describe the saptamī-snāpana for the welfare of all worlds; for a child who has died, in the seventh month, O Nārada, or on the bright seventh day, this is all highly praised.
ग्रहताराबलं लब्ध्वा कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम् बालस्य जन्मनक्षत्रं वर्जयेत्तां तिथिं बुधः तद्वद्वृद्धातुराणां च कृत्यं स्यादितरेषु च
Having obtained the strength of planets and stars, and performed the recitation by a Brahmin, one should avoid the birth star and that lunar day for the child; likewise for the elderly and the sick, and in other cases, the prescribed action should be done.
गोमयेनानुलिप्तायां भूमावेकाग्निवत्तदा तण्डुलै रक्तशालीयैश् चरुं गोक्षीरसंयुतम् निर्वपेत्सूर्यरुद्राभ्यां तन्मन्त्राभ्यां विधानतः
On earth smeared with cow dung, a single fire should be kindled; then, with red rice grains and mixed with cow's milk, a sacrificial offering is to be prepared for Surya and Rudra, using their respective mantras according to the prescribed method.
कीर्तयेत्सूर्यदेवत्यं सप्तर्चं च घृताहुतीः जुहुयाद्रुद्रसूक्तेन तद्वद्रुद्राय नारद
One should recite the seven-verse hymn dedicated to Surya, and offer oblations of clarified butter, using the Rudra hymn; likewise, O Narada, for Rudra.
होतव्याः समिधश्चात्र तथैवार्कपलाशयोः यवकृष्णतिलैर्होमः कर्तव्यो ऽष्टशतं पुनः
Here, the fuel sticks must be offered, and similarly, from arka and palasha trees; the oblation should be made with barley and black sesame seeds, totaling eight hundred times again.
व्याहृतीभिस्तथाज्येन तथैवाष्टशतं पुनः हुत्वा स्नानं च कर्तव्यं मङ्गलं येन धीमता
With the sacred utterances and clarified butter, again eight hundred offerings should be made; after the oblation, a ceremonial bath must be performed by the wise.
विप्रेण वेदविदुषा विधिवद्दर्भपाणिना स्थापयित्वा तु चतुरः कुम्भान्कोणेषु शोभनान्
A Brahmin learned in the Vedas, holding darbha grass, should properly place four auspicious pots at the corners.
पञ्चमं च पुनर्मध्ये दध्यक्षतविभूषितम् स्थापयेदव्रणं कुम्भं सप्तर्चेनाभिमन्त्रितम्
Then, a fifth pot, adorned with curd and unbroken grains, should be placed in the center, unblemished and consecrated with the seven-verse hymn.
सौरेण तीर्थतोयेन पूर्णं रत्नसमन्वितम् सर्वान्सर्वौषधैर्युक्तान् पञ्चगव्यसमन्वितान् पञ्चरत्नफलैः पुष्पैर् वासोभिः परिवेष्टयेत्
Filled with water from a solar holy place and set with gems, containing all medicinal herbs and mixed with five products of the cow, the pot should be surrounded with five kinds of gems, fruits, flowers, and garments.
गजाश्वरथ्यावल्मीकात् संगमाद्ध्रदगोकुलात् संशुद्धां मृदमानीय सर्वेष्वेव विनिक्षिपेत्
Clean earth should be brought from the elephant, horse, chariot, anthill, confluence, pond, and cow pen, and placed in all the pots.
चतुर्ष्वपि च कुम्भेषु रत्नगर्भेषु मध्यमम् गृहीत्वा ब्राह्मणस्तत्र सौरान्मन्त्रानुदीरयेत्
From the four gem-filled pots, the Brahmin should take the central one and recite solar mantras over it.
नारीभिः सप्तसंख्याभिर् अव्यङ्गाङ्गीभिरत्र च पूजिताभिर्यथाशक्त्या माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः सविप्राभिश्च कर्तव्यं मृतवत्साभिषेचनम्
With seven women, each without bodily blemish, worshipped according to their ability with garlands, garments, and ornaments, together with Brahmins, the sprinkling of the child with earth should be performed.
दीर्घायुरस्तु बालो ऽयं जीवत्पुत्रा च भामिनी आदित्यश्चन्द्रमाः सार्धं ग्रहनक्षत्रमण्डलैः
May this child have a long life, and may the radiant woman bear living sons; may the Sun and Moon, along with the hosts of planets and stars,
सशक्रा लोकपाला वै ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ते ते चान्ये च देवौघाः सदा पान्तु कुमारकम्
May Indra, the guardians of the worlds, Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara, and all other hosts of gods always protect the boy.
मित्रः शनिर्वा हुतभुग् ये च बालग्रहाः क्वचित् पीडां कुर्वन्तु बालस्य मा मातुर्जनकस्य वै
Let Mitra, Shani, Agni, and those planetary deities who afflict children, wherever they may cause harm, not trouble the child, nor his mother or father.
ततः शुक्लाम्बरधरा कुमारपतिसंयुता सप्तकं पूजयेद्भक्त्या स्त्रीणामथ गुरुं पुनः
Then, dressed in white garments and accompanied by the guardian of children, the group of seven women should be worshipped with devotion by the women, and again the teacher.
काञ्चनीं च ततः कुर्यात् ताम्रपात्रोपरिस्थिताम् प्रतिमां धर्मराजस्य गुरवे विनिवेदयेत्
Then, a golden image should be made, placed upon a copper vessel, and the image of Dharmaraja should be presented to the teacher.
वस्त्रकाञ्चनरत्नौघैर् भक्ष्यैः सघृतपायसैः पूजयेद्ब्राह्मणांस्तद्वद् वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
Brahmins should be worshipped in the same way, with garments, gold, heaps of gems, and food with clarified butter and rice pudding, free from miserliness.
भुक्त्वा च गुरुणा चेयम् उच्चार्या मन्त्रसंततिः दीर्घायुरस्तु बालो ऽयं यावद्वर्षशतं सुखी
After eating, the teacher should recite this series of mantras: 'May this child have a long life, happy for a hundred years.'
यत्किंचिदस्य दुरितं तत्क्षिप्तं वडवानले ब्रह्मा रुद्रो वसुः स्कन्दो विष्णुः शक्रो हुताशनः
Whatever misfortune belongs to him, let it be cast into the submarine fire; Brahma, Rudra, Vasu, Skanda, Vishnu, Indra, and Agni.
रक्षन्तु सर्वे दुष्टेभ्यो वरदाः सन्तु सर्वदा एवमादीनि वाक्यानि वदन्तं पूजयेद्गुरुम्
One should worship the guru, speaking words such as: 'May all grant boons, may they always protect from the wicked.'
शक्तितः कपिलां दद्यात् प्रणम्य च विसर्जयेत् चरुं च पुत्रसहिता प्रणम्य रविशंकरौ
According to ability, one should give a tawny cow, bow, and then dismiss; together with one's son, bow to Ravi and Shankara with the cooked offering.
हुतशेषं तदाश्नीयाद् आदित्याय नमो ऽस्त्विति इदमेवाद्भुतोद्वेगदुःस्वप्नेषु प्रशस्यते
Then one should eat what remains of the offering, saying, 'Homage to the Sun.' This is especially praised in times of wonder, distress, or bad dreams.
कर्तुर्जन्मदिनर्क्षं च त्यक्त्वा सम्पूजयेत्सदा शान्त्यर्थं शुक्लसप्तम्याम् एतत्कुर्वन्न सीदति
One should always perform this, setting aside the doer's birthday or birth star, for the sake of peace; doing this on the bright seventh lunar day, one does not fail.
सदानेन विधानेन दीर्घायुरभवन्नरः संवत्सराणामयुतं शशास पृथिवीमिमाम्
By always following this procedure, a man becomes long-lived and ruled this earth for ten thousand years.
पुण्यं पवित्रमायुष्यं सप्तमीस्नपनं रविः कथयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
The seventh-day bath is meritorious, pure, and life-giving; having explained this, the Sun vanished there before the best of twice-born.
एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं सप्तमीस्नानमुत्तमम् सर्वदुष्टोपशमनं बालानां परमं हितम्
All this, the supreme seventh-day bath, has been described—removing all evils, and of the highest benefit for children.
आरोग्यं भास्करादिच्छेद् धनमिच्छेद्धुताशनात् ईश्वराज्ज्ञानम् अन्विच्छेन् मोक्षम् इच्छेज्जनार्दनात्
One should seek health from the Sun, wealth from Fire, knowledge from the Lord, and liberation from Janardana.