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.
एतन्महापातकनाशनं स्यात् परं हितं बालविवर्धनं च शृणोति यश्चैनमनन्यचेतास् तस्यापि सिद्धिं मुनयो वदन्ति
This is the destroyer of great sins, of the highest benefit, and increases children; the sages say that even one who listens to this with undistracted mind attains success.
पुरा रथंतरे कल्पे परिपृष्टो महात्मना मन्दरस्थो महादेवः पिनाकी ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्
Long ago, in the Rāthantara kalpa, the great-souled Brahmā himself questioned Mahādeva, the wielder of Pināka, who was on Mandara.
कथमारोग्यमैश्वर्यम् अनन्तममरेश्वर स्वल्पेन तपसा देव भवेन्मोक्षो ऽथवा नृणाम्
O Lord of Immortals, how can health, endless prosperity, or liberation for men be attained, O God, with little austerity?
किमज्ञातं महादेव त्वत्प्रसादादधोक्षज स्वल्पकेनाथ तपसा महत्फलमिहोच्यताम्
O Mahādeva, what is unknown to you? By your grace, O Adhokṣaja, tell here what great result comes from little austerity.
एवं पृष्टः स विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मणा लोकभावनः उमापतिरुवाचेदं मनसः प्रीतिकारकम्
Thus questioned by Brahmā, the soul of the universe, the creator of the worlds, the husband of Umā spoke these words, pleasing to the mind.
अस्माद्रथंतरात्कल्पात् त्रयोविंशात् पुनर्यदा वाराहो भविता कल्पस् तस्य मन्वन्तरे शुभे
From this Rāthantara kalpa, when the twenty-third has passed, the Varāha kalpa will arise; in its auspicious manvantara—
वैवस्वताख्ये संजाते सप्तमे सप्तलोककृत् द्वापराख्यं युगं तद्वद् अष्टाविंशतिमं जगुः
When the seventh, called Vaivasvata, is born, the maker of the seven worlds, they say, the Dvāpara yuga will be the twenty-eighth.
तस्यान्ते स महादेवो वासुदेवो जनार्दनः भारावतरणार्थाय त्रिधा विष्णुर्भविष्यति
At its end, that great god Vāsudeva, Janārdana, for the purpose of relieving the earth's burden, Viṣṇu will become threefold.
द्वैपायन ऋषिस्तद्वद् रौहिणेयो ऽथ केशवः कंसादिदर्पमथनः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
Then, the sage Dvaipāyana, Rāma son of Rohiṇī, and Keśava—Keśava, destroyer of the pride of Kaṃsa and others, remover of suffering.
पुरीं द्वारवतीं नाम साम्प्रतं या कुशस्थली दिव्यानुभावसंयुक्ताम् अधिवासाय शार्ङ्गिणः त्वष्टा ममाज्ञया तद्वत् करिष्यति जगत्पतेः
The city called Dvāravatī, now known as Kuśasthalī, endowed with divine qualities, will be the abode of the wielder of Śārṅga; Tvaṣṭā, by my command, will likewise make it for the Lord of the world.
तस्यां कदाचिदासीनः सभायाममितद्युतिः भार्याभिर्वृष्णिभिश्चैव भूभृद्भिर् भूरिदक्षिणैः
Once, he of immeasurable splendor was seated in that assembly, together with his wives, the Vṛṣṇis, and generous kings.
कुरुभिर्देवगन्धर्वैर् अभितः कैटभार्दनः प्रवृत्तासु पुराणीषु धर्मसम्बन्धिनीषु च
Surrounded by the Kurus, gods, and Gandharvas, the slayer of Kaiṭabha listened as ancient stories and those connected with dharma were recited.
कथान्ते भीमसेनेन परिपृष्टः प्रतापवान् त्वया पृष्टस्य धर्मस्य रहस्यस्यास्य भेदकृत्
At the end of the discourse, the mighty Bhīmasena questioned him about the secret aspect of dharma, which you have now asked about, and which reveals its true nature.
भविता स तदा ब्रह्मन् कर्ता चैव वृकोदरः प्रवर्तको ऽस्य धर्मस्य पाण्डुपुत्रो महाबलः
Then, O Brāhmaṇa, he will be the one to accomplish it, and Vṛkodara, the son of Pāṇḍu, great in strength, will be the initiator and performer of this dharma.
यस्य तीक्ष्णो वृको नाम जठरे हव्यवाहनः मया दत्तः स धर्मात्मा तेन चासौ वृकोदरः
To him, I gave the fierce wolf named Vṛka, the fire-god in his belly; thus, he is called Vṛkodara, righteous in soul.
मतिमान्मानशीलश्च नागायुतबलो महान् भविष्यत्यजरः श्रीमान् कन्दर्प इव रूपवान्
He will be wise, dignified, and possess the strength of a host of serpents; he will be great, ageless, glorious, and handsome like Kandarpa.
धार्मिकस्याप्यशक्तस्य तीव्राग्नित्वादुपोषणे इदं व्रतमशेषाणां व्रतानामधिकं यतः
Even for the righteous who lack power, due to the intensity of its austerity, this vow surpasses all other vows.
कथयिष्यति विश्वात्मा वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः अशेषयज्ञफलदम् अशेषाघविनाशनम्
Vāsudeva, the soul of the universe and teacher of the world, will explain this, which bestows the fruit of all sacrifices and destroys all sins.
अशेषदुष्टशमनम् अशेषसुरपूजितम् पवित्राणां पवित्रं च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् भविष्यं च भविष्याणां पुराणानां पुरातनम्
It removes all wickedness, is worshipped by all the gods, is the purest of the pure, the most auspicious of the auspicious, and is the ancient among all ancient things to come.
यद्यष्टमीचतुर्दश्योर् द्वादशीष्वथ भारत अन्येष्वपि दिनर्क्षेषु न शक्तस्त्वम् उपोषितुम्
O Bhārata, if you are unable to fast on the eighth, fourteenth, or twelfth lunar days, or on other auspicious days,