नृपकोटिसहस्रेण न कदाचित्स मुच्यते कदाचिदास्थानगतः पप्रच्छ स पुरोधसम् विस्मयेनावृतो राजा वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्
Surrounded by a hundred thousand kings, he was never separated from her; once, while seated in the court, the king, filled with wonder, questioned the eminent sage Vasiṣṭha.
भगवन्केन धर्मेण मम लक्ष्मीरनुत्तमा कस्माच्च विपुलं तेजो मच्छरीरे सदोत्तमम्
O revered one, by what righteousness have I attained this unsurpassed fortune, and why does this supreme radiance always reside in my body?
पुरा लीलावती नाम वेश्या शिवपरायणा तया दत्तश्चतुर्दश्यां गुरवे लवणाचलः हेमवृक्षादिभिः सार्धं यथावद्विधिपूर्वकम्
Once, there was a courtesan named Līlāvatī, devoted to Śiva, who, on the fourteenth day, gave to her teacher the salt mountain, along with golden trees and other items, properly and according to the prescribed rites.
शूद्रः सुवर्णकारश्च नाम्ना शौण्डो ऽभवत्तदा भृत्यो लीलावतीगेहे तेन हेम्ना विनिर्मिताः
At that time, there was a Śūdra goldsmith named Śauṇḍa, a servant in Līlāvatī's house, who crafted those items from gold.
तरवः सुरमुख्याश्च श्रद्धायुक्तेन पार्थिव अतिरूपेण सम्पन्ना घटयित्वा विना भृतिम् धर्मकार्यमिति ज्ञात्वा न गृह्णाति कथंचन
The trees and celestial forms, made with great devotion and extraordinary beauty by the king, were assembled without payment, knowing it was a righteous act, and he never accepted any reward.
उज्ज्वालिताश्च तत्पत्न्या सौवर्णामरपादपाः लीलावती गिरेः पार्श्वे परिचर्यां च पार्थिव
Those golden divine trees were illuminated by his wife; Līlāvatī served at the side of the mountain, O king.
कृत्वा ताभ्याम् अशाठ्येन गुरुशुश्रूषणादिकम् सा च लीलावती वेश्याकालेन महतापि च
Having performed, without deceit, service to the teacher and other duties, Līlāvatī, even in her time as a courtesan, did so with great dedication.
कालधर्ममनुप्राप्ता कर्मयोगेण नारद सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता जगाम शिवमन्दिरम्
When her time came, through the power of her deeds, O Nārada, freed from all sins, she went to the temple of Śiva.
यो ऽसौ सुवर्णकारस्तु दरिद्रो ऽप्यतिसत्त्ववान् न मौल्यमादाद्वेश्यातः स भवानिह साम्प्रतम्
That goldsmith, though poor, was of great virtue; he never took payment from the courtesan, and now he has become you.
सप्तद्वीपपतिर्जातः सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः यया सुवर्णकारस्य तरवो हेमनिर्मिताः सम्यगुज्ज्वालिताः पत्न्या सेयं भानुमती तव
He became the lord of the seven continents, shining like ten thousand suns; by whose wife, Bhānumatī, the golden trees made by the goldsmith were properly illuminated.
उज्ज्वालनादुज्ज्वलरुपमस्याः संजातमस्मिन्भुवनाधिपत्यम् यस्मात्कृतं तत्परिकर्म रात्राव् अनुद्धताभ्यां लवणाचलस्य
From the illumination, her radiant form arose, and rulership of the world was attained; because the ritual for the salt mountain was performed at night by those two, without pride.
तस्माच्च लोकेष्वपराजितत्वम् आरोग्यसौभाग्ययुता च लक्ष्मीः तस्मात्त्वमप्यत्र विधानपूर्वं धान्याचलादीन्दशधा कुरुष्व
Therefore, in the world, unconquered status, health, and fortune are attained; so you too, according to the prescribed rites, should offer grain mountains and others tenfold.
तथेति सत्कृत्य स धर्ममूर्तिर् वचो वसिष्ठस्य ददौ च सर्वान् धान्याचलदीञ्छतशो मुरारेर् लोकं जगामामरपूज्यमानः
Thus, honoring Vasiṣṭha's words, the righteous king gave hundreds of grain mountains and others, and went to Murāri's world, worshipped by the celestials.
पश्येदपीमानधनो ऽतिभक्त्या स्पृशेन्मनुष्यैरपि दीयमानान् शृणोति भक्त्याथ मतिं ददाति विकल्मषः सो ऽपि दिवं प्रयाति
Even a poor man, if he sees, touches, or hears of these offerings with great devotion, and gives them with pure mind, he too goes to heaven.
दुःस्वप्नं प्रशममुपैति पठ्यमानैः शैलेन्द्रैर्भवभयभेदनैर्मनुष्यैः यः कुर्यात्किमु मुनिपुंगवेह सम्यक् शान्तात्मा सकलगिरीन्द्रसम्प्रदानम्
An evil dream is pacified by recitations performed by men with the great mountains, which dispel the fear of worldly existence; then what more should a sage of tranquil mind do here, who offers all the lordly mountains?
वैशम्पायनम् आसीनम् अपृच्छच्छौनकः पुरा सर्वकामाप्तये नित्यं कथं शान्तिकपौष्टिकम्
Vaiśampāyana: Once, for the fulfillment of all desires, Śaunaka asked, as he sat, how the rites for peace and prosperity are to be performed daily.
श्रीकामः शान्तिकामो वा ग्रहयज्ञं समारभेत् वृद्ध्यायुः पुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन्पुनः येन ब्रह्मन्विधानेन तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
One who desires wealth or peace should begin a planetary sacrifice; likewise, one who seeks increase, long life, or strength, or who wishes to counteract evil—by what procedure, O Brahman, this is to be done, listen as I declare it to you.
सर्वशास्त्राण्यनुक्रम्य संक्षिप्य ग्रन्थविस्तरम् ग्रहशान्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणश्रुतिचोदिताम्
Having reviewed all the scriptures and summarized their extensive content, I shall now explain the pacification of the planets, as enjoined by the Purāṇas and the Vedas.
पुण्ये ऽह्नि विप्रकथिते कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम् ग्रहान्ग्रहाधिदेवांश्च स्थाप्य होमं समारभेत्
On an auspicious day, as prescribed by the Brāhmaṇas, having recited the texts, and having installed the planets and their presiding deities, one should begin the fire offering.
ग्रहयज्ञस्त्रिधा प्रोक्तः पुराणश्रुतिकोविदैः प्रथमो ऽयुतहोमः स्याल् लक्षहोमस्ततः परम्
The planetary sacrifice is declared to be threefold by those learned in the Purāṇas and Vedas: the first is the offering of ten thousand oblations, the next is one hundred thousand, and so on.
तृतीयः कोटिहोमस्तु सर्वकामफलप्रदः अयुतेनाहुतीनां च नवग्रहमखः स्मृतः
The third is the offering of ten million oblations, which grants all desired results; the sacrifice to the nine planets is said to require ten thousand offerings.
तस्य तावद्विधिं वक्ष्ये पुराणश्रुतिभाषितम् गर्तस्योत्तरपूर्वेण वितस्तिद्वयविस्तृताम्
Now I shall describe its procedure, as spoken in the Purāṇas and Vedas: to the northeast of the pit, a platform two spans wide should be prepared.
वप्रद्वयावृतां वेदिं वितस्त्युच्छ्रायसंमिताम् संस्थापनाय देवानां चतुरस्रामुदङ्मुखाम्
A square altar, facing north, surrounded by two embankments and of the same height as its width, should be established for the installation of the deities.
अग्निप्रणयनं कृत्वा तस्यामावाहयेत्सुरान् देवतानां ततः स्थाप्या विंशतिर्द्वादशाधिका
Having brought forth the fire, one should invoke the gods there; then, twenty deities, plus twelve, should be installed for the rites.
सूर्यः सोमस्तथा भौमो बुधजीवसितार्कजाः राहुः केतुरिति प्रोक्ता ग्रहा लोकहितावहाः
The Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rāhu, and Ketu—these are called the planets, bringers of welfare to the world.
मध्ये तु भास्करं विद्याल् लोहितं दक्षिणेन तु उत्तरेण गुरुं विद्याद् बुधं पूर्वोत्तरेण तु
In the center, one should place the Sun; to the south, Mars; to the north, Jupiter; and to the northeast, Mercury.
पूर्वेण भार्गवं विद्यात् सोमं दक्षिणपूर्वके पश्चिमेन शनिं विद्याद् राहुं पश्चिमदक्षिणे पश्चिमोत्तरतः केतुं स्थापयेच्छुक्लतण्डुलैः
To the east, Venus should be placed; to the southeast, the Moon; to the west, Saturn; to the southwest, Rāhu; and to the northwest, Ketu, using white rice grains.
भास्करस्येश्वरं विद्याद् उमां च शशिनस्तथा स्कन्दमङ्गारकस्यापि बुधस्य च तथा हरिम्
One should know Śiva as the lord of the Sun, Umā as that of the Moon, Skanda for Mars, and Hari for Mercury.
ब्रह्माणं च गुरोर्विद्याच् छुक्रस्यापि शचीपतिम् शनैश्चरस्य तु यमं राहोः कालं तथैव च
Brahmā is to be known as the lord of Jupiter, Indra as that of Venus, Yama for Saturn, and Time for Rāhu.
केतोर्वै चित्रगुप्तं च सर्वेषामधिदेवताः अग्निरापः क्षितिर्विष्णुर् इन्द्र ऐन्द्री च देवताः
For Ketu, Citragupta is the presiding deity; for all, the overlord deities are Agni, Waters, Earth, Viṣṇu, Indra, and the goddess Aindrī.