पश्चात् तिलाचलम् अनेकसुगन्धिपुष्पसौवर्णपिप्पलहिरण्मयहंसयुक्तम् आकारयेद्रजतपुष्पवनेन तद्वद् वस्त्रान्वितं दधिसितोदसरस् तथाग्रे
Behind, one should form a mountain of sesame, adorned with many fragrant flowers, golden pepper trees, and golden swans, with a silver flower forest, likewise clothed, and a lake of curd and water in front.
संस्थाप्य तं विपुलशैलमथोत्तरेण शैलं सुपार्श्वमपि माषमयं सुवस्त्रम् पुष्पैश्च हेमवटपादपशेखरं तम् आकारयेत् कनकधेनुविराजमानम्
Having placed that great mountain, then to the north, a beautiful mountain made of black gram, well-clothed, with flowers, crowned with golden banyan trees, and adorned with a golden cow.
माक्षीकभद्रसरसाथ वनेन तद्वद् रौप्येण भास्वरवता च युतं विधाय होमश्चतुर्भिरथ वेदपुराणविद्भिर् दान्तैर् अनिन्द्यचरिताकृतिभिर्द्विजेन्द्रैः
With a honeyed, auspicious lake and forest, likewise shining with silver, having arranged it thus, the offering should be performed by four learned in the Vedas and Purāṇas, self-controlled, of blameless conduct, best of twice-born.
पूर्वेण हस्तमितमत्र विधाय कुण्डं कार्यस्तिलैर्यवघृतेन समित्कुशैश्च रात्रौ च जागरमनुद्धतगीततूर्यैर् आवाहनं च कथयामि शिलोच्चयानाम्
To the east, having measured with the hand, a fire-pit should be made with sesame, barley, ghee, sacred sticks, and kuśa grass; at night, keeping vigil without loud songs or instruments, I will now describe the invocation for the heaps of stones.
त्वं सर्वदेवगणधामनिधे विरुद्धम् अस्मद्गृहेष्वमरपर्वत नाशयाशु क्षेमं विधत्स्व कुरु शान्तिमनुत्तमां नः सम्पूजितः परमभक्तिमता मया हि
You, O repository of all the hosts of gods, O Amaraparvata, quickly remove all obstacles in our homes, grant safety, and bestow upon us supreme peace, as I worship you with utmost devotion.
त्वमेव भगवानीशो ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्दिवाकरः मूर्तामूर्तात्परं बीजम् अतः पाहि सनातन
You alone are the Blessed Lord, the ruler, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the sun; you are the supreme seed, both manifest and unmanifest—therefore, O Eternal One, protect me.
यस्मात्त्वं लोकपालानां विश्वमूर्तेश्च मन्दिरम् रुद्रादित्यवसूनां च तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
Because you are the abode of the guardians of the worlds and the universal form, and of Rudras, Ādityas, and Vasus, therefore grant me peace.
यस्मादशून्यममरैर् नारीभिश्च शिवेन च तस्मान्माम् उद्धराशेषदुःखसंसारसागरात्
Because you are never deserted by immortals, women, and Śiva, therefore lift me up from the ocean of endless suffering and worldly existence.
एवमभ्यर्च्य तं मेरुं मन्दरं चाभिपूजयेत् यस्माच्चैत्ररथेन त्वं भद्राश्वेन च वर्षतः
Having thus worshipped Meru, one should also honor Mandara, because you are showered upon by Citraratha and Bhadrāśva.
शोभसे मन्दर क्षिप्रम् अतस्तुष्टिकरो भव यस्माच्चूडामणिर्जम्बूद्वीपे त्वं गन्धमादन
You shine, O Mandara; therefore, quickly bring satisfaction. And you, Gandhamādana, are the crest-jewel in Jambūdvīpa.
गन्धर्ववनशोभावान् अतः कीर्तिर्दृढास्तु मे यस्मात्त्वं केतुमालेन वैभ्राजेन वनेन च
You possess the beauty of the Gandharva forest; therefore, may my fame be firm. And you are joined with Ketumāla and the radiant forest.
हिरण्मयाश्वत्थशिरास् तस्मात्पुष्टिर्ध्रुवास्तु मे उत्तरैः कुरुभिर्यस्मात् सावित्रेण वनेन च
With a golden aśvattha tree at your summit, therefore may my prosperity be constant. And you are associated with the northern Kurus and the Sāvitra forest.
सुपार्श्व राजसे नित्यम् अतः श्रीरक्षयास्तु मे एवमामन्त्र्य तान्सर्वान् प्रभाते विमले पुनः
O Supārśva, you are ever resplendent; therefore, may my fortune never decline. Having thus addressed them all, again in the pure morning—
स्नात्वाथ गुरवे दद्यान् मध्यमं पर्वतोत्तमम् विष्कम्भपर्वतान्दद्याद् ऋत्विग्भ्यः क्रमशो मुने
After bathing, one should give the best of the middle mountains to the teacher, and the supporting mountains should be given to the priests in order, O sage.
गाश्च दद्याच्चतुर्विंशत् यथवा दश नारद नव सप्त तथाष्टौ वा पञ्च दद्याद् अशक्तिमान्
One should give twenty-four cows, or ten, O Nārada, or nine, seven, eight, or five, as one is able.
एकापि गुरवे देया कपिला च पयस्विनी पर्वतानामशेषाणाम् एष एव विधिः स्मृतः
Even a single tawny, milk-giving cow should be given to the teacher; this is the prescribed rule for all the mountains.
त एव पूजने मन्त्रास् त एवोपस्करा मताः ग्रहाणां लोकपालानां ब्रह्मादीनां च सर्वदा
Those very mantras are prescribed for worship, and those same implements are considered proper for the rites of the planets, the guardians of the worlds, and always for Brahma and the others.
स्वमन्त्रेणैव सर्वेषु होमः शैलेषु पठ्यते उपवासी भवेन्नित्यम् अशक्ते नक्तमिष्यते
In all the sacrifices on mountains, one should recite one's own mantra; one should always observe fasting, but if unable, eating only at night is permitted.
विधानं सर्वशैलानां क्रमशः शृणु नारद दानकाले च ये मन्त्राः पर्वतेषु च यत्फलम्
Now hear, O Narada, the procedure for all the mountains in order, the mantras to be used at the time of giving, and the fruit obtained on the mountains.
अन्नं ब्रह्म यतः प्रोक्तम् अन्ने प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिताः अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि जगदन्नेन वर्तते
Food is declared to be Brahman, in food the vital breaths are established; from food beings are born, and the world exists through food.
अन्नमेव ततो लक्ष्मीर् अन्नमेव जनार्दनः धान्यपर्वतरूपेण पाहि तस्मान्नगोत्तम
Therefore, Lakshmi herself is food, and Janardana too is food; O best of mountains, protect me in the form of a mountain of grain.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु दद्याद्धान्यमयं गिरिम् मन्वन्तरशतं साग्रं देवलोके महीयते
Whoever gives a mountain made of grain according to this procedure is honored in the world of the gods for a full hundred manvantaras.
अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैर् आकीर्णेन विराजता विमानेन दिवः पृष्ठम् आयाति स्म निषेवित धर्मक्षये राजराज्यम् आप्नोतीह न संशयः
He ascends to heaven in a radiant chariot crowded with hosts of Apsaras and Gandharvas, and when his merit is exhausted, he obtains royal sovereignty here without doubt.
अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि लवणाचलमुत्तमम् यत्प्रदानान्नरो लोकान् आप्नोति शिवसंयुतान्
Now I shall explain the excellent Salt Mountain, by giving which a man attains worlds associated with Shiva.
उत्तमः षोडशद्रोणैः कर्तव्यो लवणाचलः मध्यमः स्यात्तदर्धेन चतुर्भिरधमः स्मृतः
The best Salt Mountain should be made with sixteen dronas, the middling with half that, and the inferior is said to be with four.
वित्तहीनो यथाशक्त्या द्रोणादूर्ध्वं तु कारयेत् चतुर्थांशेन विष्कम्भपर्वतान्कारयेत्पृथक्
One who is poor should make it as much as possible, at least more than a drona; and separately, he should make mountains of a quarter part in circumference.
विधानं पूर्ववत्कुर्याद् ब्रह्मादीनां च सर्वदा तद्वद्धेममयान्सर्वांल् लोकपालान्निवेशयेत्
He should perform the procedure as before, always for Brahma and the others; likewise, he should place all the guardians of the worlds made of gold.
सरांसि कामदेवादींस् तद्वदत्रापि कारयेत् कुर्याज्जागरणं चापि दानमन्त्रान्निबोधत
He should likewise make lakes, Kamadeva, and others here also; he should keep vigil, and now hear the mantras for giving.
सौभाग्यसरः सम्भूतो यतो ऽयं लवणो रसः तद्दानकर्तृकत्वेन त्वं मां पाहि नगोत्तम
O best of mountains, since this salt essence arises from the Lake of Fortune, protect me as the giver of this gift.
यस्मादन्नरसाः सर्वे नोत्कटा लवणं विना प्रियं च शिवयोर्नित्यं तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे
Because all flavors of food are not excellent without salt, and it is always dear to Shiva and Parvati, therefore grant me peace.