यावच्छुक्रस्य न हृता पूजा सा माल्यकैः शुभैः वटकैः पूरिकाभिश्च गोधूमैश्चणकैरपि तावदन्नं न चाश्नीयात् त्रिभिः कामार्थसिद्धये
Until Shukra's worship is completed with auspicious garlands, cakes, wheat, and chickpeas, one should not eat food for the fulfillment of three desires.
तद्वद्वाचस्पतेः पूजां प्रवक्ष्यामि युधिष्ठिर सुवर्णपात्रे सौवर्णम् अमरेशपुरोहितम्
In the same way, I shall explain the worship of Vachaspati, O Yudhishthira: in a golden vessel, place gold representing the preceptor of the gods.
पीतपुष्पाम्बरयुतं कृत्वा स्नात्वाथ सर्षपैः पलाशाश्वत्थयोगेन पञ्चगव्यजलेन च
Adorned with yellow flowers and cloth, after bathing with mustard, with the union of palasha and asvattha, and with the five products of the cow.
पीताङ्गरागवसनो घृतहोमं तु कारयेत् प्रणम्य च गवा सार्धं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
Clad in yellow unguent and garment, one should perform a ghee offering; after bowing, present it together with a cow to a Brahmin.
नमस्ते ऽङ्गिरसां नाथ वाक्पते च बृहस्पते क्रूरग्रहैः पीडितानाम् अमृताय नमो नमः
Salutations to you, Lord of the Angirases, master of speech, O Brihaspati; repeated salutations to you, who are nectar for those afflicted by cruel planets.
संक्रान्तावस्य कौन्तेय यात्रास्वभ्युदयेषु च कुर्वन्बृहस्पतेः पूजां सर्वान्कामान्समश्नुते
By performing the worship of Brihaspati at his transit, O son of Kunti, and at the beginning of journeys and auspicious occasions, one attains all desires.
भगवन् भवसंसारसागरोत्तारकारक किंचिद्व्रतं समाचक्ष्व स्वर्गारोग्यसुखप्रदम्
O Blessed One, deliverer from the ocean of worldly existence, declare to me some vow that bestows heaven, health, and happiness.
सौरं धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामि नाम्ना कल्याणसप्तमीम् विशोकसप्तमीं तद्वत् फलाढ्यां पापनाशिनीम्
I shall explain the solar observance called the Auspicious Seventh, the Saptami that removes sorrow, bestows abundant fruit, and destroys sin.
शर्करासप्तमीं पुण्यां तथा कमलसप्तमीम् मन्दारसप्तमीं तद्वच् छुभदां शुभसप्तमीम्
The meritorious Śarkarā Saptamī, likewise the Kamala Saptamī, the Mandāra Saptamī, and in the same way the auspicious Śubha Saptamī, all bestow good fortune.
सर्वानन्तफलाः प्रोक्ताः सर्वा देवर्षिपूजिताः विधानमासां वक्ष्यामि यथावदनुपूर्वशः
All these are said to yield endless results and are worshipped by all gods and sages; I shall explain their procedure in proper order.
यदा तु शुक्लसप्तम्याम् आदित्यस्य दिनं भवेत् सा तु कल्याणिनी नाम विजया च निगद्यते
When, on the bright seventh lunar day, the day belongs to the Sun, that is called Kalyāṇinī and is also known as Vijayā.
प्रातर्गव्येन पयसा स्नानमस्यां समाचरेत् ततः शुक्लाम्बरः पद्मम् अक्षताभिः प्रकल्पयेत्
On that day, one should bathe in the morning with cow's milk; then, wearing white garments, prepare a lotus with unbroken rice grains.
प्राङ्मुखो ऽष्टदलं मध्ये तद्वद्वृत्तां च कर्णिकाम् पुष्पाक्षताभिर्देवेशं विन्यसेत्सर्वतः क्रमात्
Facing east, one should place an eight-petaled lotus with a circular center, and arrange the Lord of the gods with flowers and unbroken rice on each petal in sequence.
पूर्वेण तपनायेति मार्तण्डायेति चानले याम्ये दिवाकरायेति विधात्र इति नैरृते
On the eastern petal, 'To Tapanāya'; on the southeast, 'To Mārtaṇḍa'; on the south, 'To Divākara'; on the southwest, 'To Vidhātri'.
पश्चिमे वरुणायेति भास्करायेति चानिले सौम्ये विकर्तनायेति रवये चाष्टमे दले
On the west, 'To Varuṇa'; on the northwest, 'To Bhāskara'; on the north, 'To Vikartana'; and on the eighth petal, 'To Ravi'.
आदावन्ते च मध्ये च नमो ऽस्तु परमात्मने मन्त्रैरेभिः समभ्यर्च्य नमस्कारान्तदीपितैः
At the beginning, end, and center, one should offer salutations to the Supreme Self, worshipping with these mantras, concluding with prostrations and offerings of light.
शुक्लवस्त्रैः फलैर्भक्ष्यैर् धूपमाल्यानुलेपनैः स्थण्डिले पूजयेद्भक्त्या गुडेन लवणेन च
With white garments, fruits, edibles, incense, garlands, and ointments, one should devoutly worship on the altar, offering jaggery and salt as well.
ततो व्याहृतिमन्त्रेण विसृजेद्द्विजपुंगवान् शक्तितः पूजयेद्भक्त्या गुडक्षीरघृतादिभिः तिलपात्रं हिरण्यं च ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
Then, with the Vyāhṛti mantra, one should respectfully dismiss the foremost Brāhmaṇas, and according to ability, worship with devotion using jaggery, milk, ghee, and the like; offer a vessel of sesame and gold to a Brāhmaṇa.
एवं नियमकृत्सुप्त्वा प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः कृतस्नानजपो विप्रैः सहैव घृतपायसम्
Thus, having observed the discipline and slept, rising in the morning, having bathed and recited prayers, together with the Brāhmaṇas, one should partake of rice cooked with milk and ghee.
भुक्त्वा च वेदविदुषे बिडालव्रतवर्जिते घृतपात्रं सकनकं सोदकुम्भं निवेदयेत्
After eating, to a knower of the Veda who does not observe the Biḍāla vow, one should offer a vessel of ghee with a golden ornament and a water pot.
प्रीयतामत्र भगवान् परमात्मा दिवाकरः अनेन विधिना सर्वं मासि मासि व्रतं चरेत्
May the blessed Lord, the Supreme Self, the Sun, be pleased here; by this procedure, one should observe the vow every month.
ततस्त्रयोदशे मासि गा वै दद्यात्त्रयोदश वस्त्रालंकारसंयुक्ताः सुवर्णास्याः पयस्विनीः
Then, in the thirteenth month, one should give cows—thirteen in number—adorned with garments and ornaments, with golden faces and yielding milk.
एकामपि प्रदद्याद्वा वित्तहीनो विमत्सरः न वित्तशाठ्यं कुर्वीत यतो मोहात्पतत्यधः
Or, if lacking wealth but free from envy, one may give even a single cow; one should not act deceitfully with wealth, for delusion leads to downfall.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यात्कल्याणसप्तमीम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोके महीयते आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यम् अनन्तमिह जायते
Whoever performs the Kalyāṇa Saptamī with this procedure becomes free from all sins, is honored in the world of the Sun, and attains endless life, health, and prosperity here.
सर्वपापहरा नित्यं सर्वदैवतपूजिता सर्वदुष्टोपशमनी सदा कल्याणसप्तमी
The Kalyāṇa Saptamī always removes all sins, is ever worshipped by all deities, dispels all evils, and is ever auspicious.
इमामनन्तफलदां यस्तु कल्याणसप्तमीम् शृणोति पठते चेह सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Whoever hears or recites this Kalyāṇa Saptamī, which bestows endless rewards, is freed from all sins.
विशोकसप्तमीं तद्वद् वक्ष्यामि मुनिपुंगव यामुपोष्य नरः शोकं न कदाचिदिहाश्नुते
O foremost of sages, I shall now describe the Viśoka Saptamī, by observing which a man never experiences sorrow in this world.
माघे कृष्णतिलैः स्नात्वा षष्ठ्यां वै शुक्लपक्षतः कृताहारः कृसरया दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् उपवासव्रतं कृत्वा ब्रह्मचारी भवेन्निशि
In the month of Māgha, on the sixth day of the bright fortnight, after bathing with black sesame seeds, having fasted, having brushed the teeth, and having eaten rice with pulses, one should undertake the vow of fasting and remain celibate at night.
ततः प्रभात उत्थाय कृतस्नानजपः शुचिः कृत्वा तु काञ्चनं पद्मम् अर्कायेति च पूजयेत् करवीरेण रक्तेन रक्तवस्त्रयुगेन च
Then, rising at dawn, having bathed and recited prayers, purified, one should worship the Sun with a golden lotus, with red oleander flowers, and with a pair of red garments, saying, 'To the Sun!'
यथा विशोकं भुवनं त्वयैवादित्य सर्वदा तथा विशोकता मे ऽस्तु त्वद्भक्तिः प्रतिजन्म च
Just as, O Sun, you always render the world free from sorrow, so may I too be free from sorrow; may I have devotion to you in every birth.