अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् सर्वकामप्रदां रम्यां नाम्ना मन्दारसप्तमीम्
Now, therefore, I shall explain the Mandāra Saptamī, which destroys all sins, grants all desires, and is delightful.
माघस्यामलपक्षे तु पञ्चम्यां लघुभुङ्नरः दन्तकाष्ठं ततः कृत्वा षष्ठीमुपवसेद्बुधः
On the fifth day of the bright half of Māgha, a man should eat lightly, then prepare a tooth-stick, and the wise should fast on the sixth day.
विप्रान् सम्पूजयित्वा तु मन्दारं प्राशयेन्निशि ततः प्रभात उत्थाय कृत्वा स्नानं पुनर्द्विजान्
After duly honoring the Brāhmaṇas, one should partake of mandāra at night; then, rising at dawn and bathing, again honor the twice-born.
भोजयेच्छक्तितः कृत्वा मन्दारकुसुमाष्टकम् सौवर्णं पुरुषं तद्वत् पद्महस्तं सुशोभनम्
Having fed them to the best of one’s ability, one should make eight mandāra flowers and a golden figure, likewise, holding a lotus and beautiful.
पद्मं कृष्णतिलैः कृत्वा ताम्रपात्रे ऽष्टपत्त्रकम् हैममन्दारकुसुमैर् भास्करायेति पूर्वतः
Fashion a lotus with black sesame seeds in a copper vessel with eight petals, and with golden mandāra flowers, worship the Sun in the east.
नमस्कारेण तद्वच्च सूर्यायेत्यानले दले दक्षिणे तद्वदर्काय तथार्यम्णे च नैरृते
With reverence, likewise, worship Sūrya on the southern petal as 'to Sūrya,' on the southwestern as 'to Arka,' and on the western as 'to Aryaman.'
पश्चिमे वेदधाम्ने च वायव्ये चण्डभानवे पूष्णेत्युत्तरतः पूज्यम् आनन्दायेत्यतः परम्
On the western petal, worship Vedadhāmā; on the northwestern, Caṇḍabhānu; on the northern, Pūṣan; and next, Ānanda.
कर्णिकायां च पुरुषं सर्वात्मन इति न्यसेत् शुक्लवस्त्रैः समावेष्ट्य भक्ष्यैर्माल्यफलादिभिः
In the center, place the figure as the universal self, wrap it in white cloths, and adorn with offerings such as food, garlands, and fruits.
एवमभ्यर्च्य तत्सर्वं दद्याद्वेदविदे पुनः भुञ्जीतातैललवणं वाग्यतः प्राङ्मुखो गृही
Having thus worshipped all this, one should give it to a knower of the Veda, then, facing east and observing silence, the householder may eat food with oil and salt.
अनेन विधिना सर्वं सप्तम्यां मासि मासि च कुर्यात्संवत्सरं यावद् वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
In this manner, one should perform the rite on every Saptamī each month for a year, free from miserliness regarding wealth.
एतदेव व्रतान्ते तु निधाय कलशोपरि गोभिर्विभवतः सार्धं दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
At the conclusion of the vow, this very offering should be placed atop a pot and, along with cows according to one’s means, given by one desiring prosperity.
नमो मन्दारनाथाय मन्दारभवनाय च त्वं रवे तारयस्वास्मान् संसारभयसागरात्
Salutations to the Lord of Mandāra, to the Dweller in Mandāra; O Sun, deliver us from the ocean of worldly fear.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यान्मन्दारसप्तमीम् विपाप्मा स सुखी मर्त्यः कल्पं च दिवि मोदते
Whoever performs the Mandāra Saptamī by this method, being free from sin, enjoys happiness in this world and rejoices in heaven for an age.
इमामघौघपटलभीषणध्वान्तदीपिकाम् गच्छन्प्रगृह्य संसारे सर्वार्थांश्च लभेन्नरः
A man who undertakes this, the lamp that dispels the dreadful darkness of accumulated sin, attains all objects of desire in the world.
मन्दारसप्तमीम् एताम् ईप्सितार्थफलप्रदाम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Whoever recites or hears this Mandāra Saptamī, which bestows the fruits of desired aims, is freed from all sins.
अथान्यामपि वक्ष्यामि शोभनां शुभसप्तमीम् यामुपोष्य नरो रोगशोकदुःखैः प्रमुच्यते
Now I shall also describe another, the auspicious Śubha Saptamī, by observing which a man is freed from disease, sorrow, and suffering.
पुण्येन चाश्वयुजे मासि कृतस्नानजपः शुचिः वाचयित्वा ततो विप्रान् आरभेच्छुभसप्तमीम्
In the holy month of Āśvayuja, having bathed and recited prayers, remaining pure, and after having Brāhmaṇas recite, one should begin the Śubha Saptamī.
कपिलां पूजयेद्भक्त्या गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः नमामि सूर्यसम्भूताम् अशेषभुवनालयाम् त्वामहं शुभकल्याणशरीरां सर्वसिद्धये
With devotion, one should worship a tawny cow with fragrant substances, garlands, and ointments, saying: 'I bow to you, born of the Sun, abode of all worlds; I honor you, whose body is auspicious and beneficent, for the attainment of all perfections.'
अथ कृत्वा तिलप्रस्थं ताम्रपात्रेण संयुतम् काञ्चनं वृषभं तद्वद् गन्धमाल्यगुडान्वितैः
Then, having prepared a prastha of sesame seeds together with a copper vessel, and likewise a golden bull adorned with fragrances, garlands, and jaggery,
फलैर् नानाविधैर् भक्ष्यैर् घृतपायससंयुतैः दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायाम् अर्यमा प्रीयतामिति
with various kinds of fruits and foods, along with ghee and sweet rice, one should offer them at the two prescribed times, saying, 'May Aryaman be pleased.'
पञ्चगव्यं च संप्राश्य स्वपेद्भूमौ विमत्सरः ततः प्रभाते संजाते भक्त्या सम्पूजयेद्द्विजान्
After consuming pañcagavya, one should sleep on the ground without envy; then, when morning arrives, one should devoutly honor the twice-born.
अनेन विधिना दद्यान् मासि मासि सदा नरः वाससा वृषभं हैमं तद्वद्गां काञ्चनोद्भवाम्
A man should give in this manner every month: a garment, a golden bull, and likewise a cow made of gold.
संवत्सरान्ते शयनम् इक्षुदण्डगुडान्वितम् सोपधानकविश्रामं भाजनासनसंयुतम्
At the end of the year, a bed furnished with a sugarcane staff and jaggery, complete with bedding for rest, and accompanied by vessels and a seat.
ताम्रपात्रे तिलप्रस्थं सौवर्णं वृषभं तथा दद्याद्वेदविदे सर्वं विश्वात्मा प्रीयतामिति
He should give to a knower of the Veda a prastha of sesame seeds in a copper vessel, and likewise a golden bull, saying, 'May the Soul of the Universe be pleased by all this.'
अनेन विधिना विद्वान् कुर्याद्यः शुभसप्तमीम् तस्य श्रीर्विपुला कीर्तिर् भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
Whoever, learned, performs the auspicious Saptamī in this manner, for him great prosperity and fame arise in every birth.
अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः पूज्यमानः सुरालये वसेद्गणाधिपो भूत्वा यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् कल्पादाववतीर्णस्तु सप्तद्वीपाधिपो भवेत्
Honored by hosts of Apsarases and Gandharvas, he dwells in the abode of the gods as a lord of hosts until the cosmic dissolution; at the beginning of the next cycle, he becomes ruler of the seven islands.
ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रस्य भ्रूणहत्याशतस्य च नाशायालमियं पुण्या पठ्यते शुभसप्तमी
This auspicious Saptamī is recited as sufficient for the destruction of a thousand Brahmin-murders and a hundred embryo-murders.
इमां पठेद्यः शृणुयान्मुहूर्तं पश्येत्प्रसङ्गादपि दीयमानम् सो ऽप्यत्र सर्वाघविमुक्तदेहः प्राप्नोति विद्याधरनायकत्वम्
Whoever reads, hears, or even sees this being given for a moment, he too, freed from all sins in this very body, attains lordship among the Vidyādharas.
यावत्समाः सप्त नरः करोति यः सप्तमीं सप्तविधानयुक्ताम् स सप्तलोकाधिपतिः क्रमेण भूत्वा पदं याति परं मुरारेः
As long as a man performs the Saptamī, endowed with the sevenfold observance, for seven years, he becomes lord of the seven worlds in succession and attains the supreme abode of Murāri.
किम् अभीष्टवियोगशोकसंघादलम् उद्धर्तुमुपोषणं व्रतं वा विभवोद्भवकारि भूतले ऽस्मिन् भवभीतेरपि सूदनं च पुंसः
What vow or fast on earth, O destroyer of sorrow, is able to lift a man from the mass of grief caused by separation from what is dear, or by fear of existence, and also brings forth prosperity?