ततस्तु गीतवाद्येन रात्रौ जागरणे कृते प्रभाते च ततः स्नानं कृत्वा दाम्पत्यमर्चयेत्
Then, with singing and instrumental music, keeping vigil at night, and at dawn, after bathing, one should worship the married couple.
भोजनं च यथाशक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः भुक्त्वा श्रुत्वा पुराणानि तद्दिनं चातिवाहयेत्
One should eat according to one's means, free from miserliness; having eaten, having listened to the Puranas, one should pass that day.
अनेन विधिना सर्वं मासि मासि समाचरेत् व्रतान्ते शयनं दद्याद् गुडधेनुसमन्वितम् सोपधानकविश्रामं सास्तरावरणं शुभम्
In this manner, everything should be performed each month; at the end of the vow, one should give a bed, accompanied by jaggery and a cow, with bedding, a pillow, and a beautiful covering.
यथा न लक्ष्मीर्देवेश त्वां परित्यज्य गच्छति तथा सुरूपतारोग्यम् अशोकश्चास्तु मे सदा
O Lord of the gods, may Lakshmi never leave you; may I always have beauty, health, and freedom from sorrow.
यथा देवेन रहिता न लक्ष्मीर्जायते क्वचित् तथा विशोकता मे ऽस्तु भक्तिरग्र्या च केशवे
Just as fortune never arises anywhere without the presence of the divine, so may my devotion to Keśava be supreme and free from sorrow.
मन्त्रेणानेन शयनं गुडधेनुसमन्वितम् शूर्पं च लक्ष्म्या सहितं दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
With this mantra, one desiring prosperity should give a bed accompanied by a sweet cow and a winnowing basket together with Lakṣmī.
उत्पलं करवीरं च बाणमम्लानकुङ्कुमम् केतकी सिन्दुवारं च मल्लिका गन्धपाटला कदम्बं कुब्जकं जातिः शस्तान्येतानि सर्वदा
Lotus, oleander, arrow, unfaded saffron, ketakī, sinduvāra, jasmine, fragrant pāṭalā, kadamba, kubjaka, and jāti—these are always considered auspicious.
गुडधेनुविधानं मे समाचक्ष्व जगत्पते किंरूपं केन मन्त्रेण दातव्यं तदिहोच्यताम्
O Lord of the world, explain to me the procedure for the sweet cow: in what form, with which mantra should it be given? Let that be stated here.
गुडधेनुविधानस्य यद्रूपमिह यत्फलम् तदिदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापविनाशनम्
Now I will declare the form and the result of the sweet cow procedure here, which destroys all sins.
कृष्णाजिनं चतुर्हस्तं प्राग्ग्रीवं विन्यसेद्भुवि गोमयेनानुलिप्तायां दर्भानास्तीर्य सर्वतः
One should place a four-handed black antelope skin facing east on the ground, after smearing it with cow dung and spreading darbha grass all around.
लघ्वेणकाजिनं तद्वद् वत्सं च परिकल्पयेत् प्राङ्मुखीं कल्पयेद्धेनुम् उदक्पादां सवत्सकाम्
Similarly, prepare a small antelope skin for the calf; arrange the cow facing east with water at her feet, along with her calf.
उत्तमा गुडधेनुः स्यात् सदा भारचतुष्टयम् वत्सं भारेण कुर्वीत द्वाभ्यां वै मध्यमा स्मृता
The best sweet cow should always have four units of weight; for the calf, use one unit. With two units, it is considered medium.
अर्धभारेण वत्सः स्यात् कनिष्ठा भारकेण तु चतुर्थांशेन वत्सः स्याद् गृहवित्तानुसारतः
The calf should be half a unit in weight; the lowest is with a quarter unit. The calf's portion should be according to the household's wealth.
धेनुवत्सौ घृतास्यौ च सितसूक्ष्माम्बरावृतौ शुक्तिकर्णाविक्षुपादौ शुचिमुक्ताफलेक्षणौ
The cow and calf should have mouths of clarified butter, be clothed in fine white garments, have shells for ears and sugarcane for feet, and their eyes should be pure pearls.
सितसूत्रशिरालौ तौ सितकम्बलकम्बलौ ताम्रगण्डकपृष्ठौ तौ सितचामररोमकौ
Both should have white thread for hair, white blankets for covering, copper cheeks and backs, and white yak-tail hair.
विद्रुमभ्रूयुगोपेतौ नवनीतस्तनावुभौ क्षौमपुच्छौ कांस्यदोहाव् इन्द्रनीलकतारकौ
Both should have coral eyebrows, butter for udders, linen for tails, bronze for milking vessels, and sapphire for pupils.
सुवर्णशृङ्गाभरणौ राजतैः खुरसंयुतौ नानाफलसमायुक्तौ घ्राणगन्धकरण्डकौ इत्येवं रचयित्वा तौ धूपदीपैरथार्चयेत्
Both should have golden horn ornaments, silver hooves, be adorned with various fruits, and have fragrant containers for noses; after arranging them thus, worship with incense and lamps.
या लक्ष्मीः सर्वभूतानां या च देवेष्ववस्थिता धेनुरूपेण सा देवी मम शान्तिं प्रयच्छतु
May the goddess who is Lakṣmī among all beings and who resides among the gods, in the form of a cow, grant me peace.
देहस्था या च रुद्राणी शंकरस्य सदा प्रिया धेनुरूपेण सा देवी मम पापं व्यपोहतु
May the goddess who is Rudrāṇī, always beloved of Śaṃkara and residing in the body, in the form of a cow, remove my sin.
विष्णोर्वक्षसि या लक्ष्मीः स्वाहा या च विभावसोः चन्द्रार्कशक्रशक्तिर्या धेनुरूपास्तु सा श्रिये
May the Lakṣmī on Viṣṇu's chest, the Svāhā of the fire, the power of moon, sun, and Indra, in the form of a cow, bring me prosperity.
चतुर्मुखस्य या लक्ष्मीर् या लक्ष्मीर्धनदस्य च लक्ष्मीर्या लोकपालानां सा धेनुर्वरदास्तु मे
May the Lakṣmī of the four-faced one, the Lakṣmī of the Lord of Wealth, and the Lakṣmī of the guardians of the worlds, in the form of a cow, grant me boons.
स्वधा या पितृमुख्याणां स्वाहा यज्ञभुजां च या सर्वपापहरा धेनुस् तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
May the cow, who is Svadhā for the chief ancestors, Svāhā for the recipients of sacrifice, and remover of all sins, therefore grant me peace.
एवमामन्त्र्य तां धेनुं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् विधानमेतद्धेनूनां सर्वासाम् अभिपठ्यते
Thus, having addressed that cow, one should present it to a Brahmin; this is the prescribed procedure for all such cows.
यास्ताः पापविनाशिन्यः पठ्यन्ते दश धेनवः तासां स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि नामानि च नराधिप
Of those ten cows that are said to destroy sin, I shall describe their forms and names to you, O king.
प्रथमा गुडधेनुः स्याद् घृतधेनुस् तथापरा तिलधेनुस्तृतीया तु चतुर्थी जलसंज्ञिता
The first is called the jaggery-cow, the second is the ghee-cow, the third is the sesame-cow, and the fourth is known as the water-cow.
क्षीरधेनुश्च विख्याता मधुधेनुस्तथा परा सप्तमी शर्कराधेनुर् दधिधेनुस्तथाष्टमी रसधेनुश्च नवमी दशमी स्यात् स्वरूपतः
The milk-cow is well known, as is the honey-cow; the seventh is the sugar-cow, the eighth is the curd-cow, the ninth is the juice-cow, and the tenth is so by its own nature.
कुम्भाः स्युर्द्रवधेनूनाम् इतरासां तु राशयः सुवर्णधेनुमप्यत्र केचिदिच्छन्ति भानवः
For the liquid cows, pots are used; for the others, heaps. Some, O descendants of Bhanu, also desire the golden cow here.
नवनीतेन रत्नैश्च तथान्ये तु महर्षयः एतदेवंविधानं स्यात् त एवोपस्कराः स्मृताः
Some great sages use fresh butter and gems; this is the procedure, and these are considered the proper implements.
मन्त्रावाहनसंयुक्ताः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि यथाश्रद्धं प्रदातव्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः
Accompanied by invocation with mantras, they should always be given at each festival, according to one's faith, and they grant the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
गुडधेनुप्रसङ्गेन सर्वास्तावन्मयोदिताः अशेषयज्ञफलदाः सर्वाः पापहराः शुभाः
In connection with the jaggery-cow, I have described all of them; all are auspicious, remove sin, and bestow the complete fruit of sacrifice.