सकामो यस्त्विमं कुर्याल् लक्षहोमं यथाविधि स तं काममवाप्नोति पदमानन्त्यम् अश्नुते
Whoever performs this lakṣahoma with desire, according to rule, attains that desire and enjoys the endless state.
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान् धनार्थी लभते धनम् भार्यार्थी शोभनां भार्यां कुमारी च शुभं पतिम्
One desiring sons obtains sons; one desiring wealth obtains wealth; one desiring a wife obtains a beautiful wife, and a maiden obtains a worthy husband.
भ्रष्टराज्यस्तथा राज्यं श्रीकामः श्रियमाप्नुयात् यं यं प्रार्थयते कामं स वै भवति पुष्कलः निष्कामः कुरुते यस्तु स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति
One who has lost his kingdom regains it; one desiring fortune attains fortune; whatever desire he seeks, he obtains in abundance; but one who acts without desire attains the supreme Brahman.
अस्माच्छतगुणः प्रोक्तः कोटिहोमः स्वयम्भुवा आहुतीभिः प्रयत्नेन दक्षिणाभिः फलेन च
The koṭihoma, declared by the Self-born, is a hundred times greater than this, with offerings, effort, gifts, and results.
पूर्ववद्ग्रहदेवानाम् आवाहनविसर्जने होममन्त्रास्त एवोक्ताः खाने दाने तथैव च कुण्डमण्डपवेदीनां विशेषो ऽयं निबोध मे
As before, the mantras for invoking and dismissing the planetary deities are stated for the homa; likewise for the pit and the giving. Now hear from me the distinction of the altar, pavilion, and fire-pit.
कोटिहोमे चतुर्हस्तं चतुरस्रं तु सर्वतः योनिवक्त्रद्वयोपेतं तदप्याहुस् त्रिमेखलम्
In the koṭihoma, the fire-pit should be four hands in length, square on all sides, furnished with two yoni and mouth openings; this is also called three-banded.
द्व्यङ्गुलाभ्युच्छ्रिता कार्या प्रथमा मेखला बुधैः त्र्यङ्गुलाभ्युच्छ्रिता तद्वद् द्वितीया परिकीर्तिता
The first band should be made two fingers high, as taught by the wise; the second, likewise, is said to be three fingers high.
उच्छ्रायविस्तराभ्यां च तृतीया चतुरङ्गुला द्व्यङ्गुलश्चेति विस्तारः पूर्वयोरेव शस्यते
The third band is four fingers in height and breadth; the breadth of the first two is two fingers, as previously prescribed.
वितस्तिमात्रा योनिः स्यात् षट्सप्ताङ्गुलविस्तृता कूर्मपृष्ठोन्नता मध्ये पार्श्वयोश्चाङ्गुलोच्छ्रिता
The yoni should be a span in length, six or seven fingers wide, raised in the middle like a turtle's back, and two fingers high at the sides.
गजौष्ठसदृशी तद्वद् आयता छिद्रसंयुता एतत्सर्वेषु कुण्डेषु योनिलक्षणमुच्यते
It should resemble an elephant's lip, be elongated and furnished with an opening; this is the mark of the yoni in all fire-pits.
मेखलोपरि सर्वत्र अश्वत्थदलसंनिभम् वेदी च कोटिहोमे स्याद् वितस्तीनां चतुष्टयम्
Everywhere above the girdle, it should resemble the leaf of the sacred fig tree; the altar for the koṭi-homa should be four spans in length.
चतुरस्रा समन्ताच्च त्रिभिर्वप्रैस्तु संयुता वप्रप्रमाणं पूर्वोक्तं वेदीनां च तथोच्छ्रयः
It should be square on all sides, furnished with three embankments; the measurement of the embankments and the height of the altar are as previously described.
तथा षोडशहस्तः स्यान् मण्डपश्च चतुर्मुखः पूर्वद्वारे च संस्थाप्य बह्वृचं वेदपारगम्
Likewise, the pavilion should be sixteen cubits and have four entrances; at the eastern door, establish a learned Bahvṛca versed in the Veda.
यजुर्विदं तथा याम्ये पश्चिमे सामवेदिनम् अथर्ववेदिनं तद्वद् उत्तरे स्थापयेद्बुधः
Similarly, place a knower of the Yajur Veda at the southern entrance, a Sāma Veda expert at the western, and an Atharva Veda scholar at the northern, as is proper.
अष्टौ तु होमकाः कार्या वेदवेदाङ्गवेदिनः एवं द्वादश विप्राः स्युर् वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः पूर्ववत्पूजयेद्भक्त्या वस्त्राभरणभूषणैः
Eight officiants of the homa should be learned in the Veda and its branches; thus, there are twelve priests, to be worshipped as before with garments, garlands, and ointments, and adorned with clothes and ornaments, with devotion.
रात्रिसूक्तं च रौद्रं च पावमानं सुमङ्गलम् पूर्वतो बह्वृचः शान्तिं पठन्नास्ते ह्युदङ्मुखः
The Bahvṛca, facing north, sits in the east reciting the Rātrisūkta, Raudra, Pavamāna, and Sumaṅgala hymns, as well as the Śānti.
शाक्तं शाक्रं च सौम्यं च कौष्माण्डं शान्तिमेव च पाठयेद्दक्षिणद्वारि यजुर्वेदिनमुत्तमम्
At the southern entrance, the foremost Yajur Veda scholar should recite the Śākta, Śākra, Saumya, Kauṣmāṇḍa, and Śānti hymns.
सुपर्णमथ वैराजम् आग्नेयं रुद्रसंहिताम् ज्येष्ठमास तथा शान्तिं छन्दोगः पश्चिमे जपेत्
At the western side, the Chāndoga should recite the Suparṇa, Vairāja, Āgneya, Rudrasaṃhitā, Jyeṣṭhamāsa, and Śānti hymns.
शान्तिसूक्तं च सौरं च तथा शाकुनकं शुभम् पौष्टिकं च महाराज्यम् उत्तरेणाप्यथर्ववित्
To the north, the Atharva Veda expert should recite the Śānti hymn, the Saurya, the auspicious Śākunaka, the Pauṣṭika, and the Mahārājya.
पञ्चभिः सप्तभिर्वापि होमः कार्यो ऽत्र पूर्ववत् स्नाने दाने च मन्त्राः स्युस् त एव मुनिसत्तम
Here, the homa should be performed five or seven times as before; for bathing and giving gifts, the same mantras are to be used, O best of sages.
वसोर्धाराविधानं च लक्षहोमे विशिष्यते अनेन विधिना यस्तु कोटिहोमं समाचरेत् सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ततो विष्णुपदं व्रजेत्
The procedure of the Vasordhārā is especially prescribed for the lakṣa-homa; whoever performs the koṭi-homa according to this rule attains all desires and then reaches the abode of Viṣṇu.
यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि ग्रहयज्ञत्रयं नरः सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा पदमिन्द्रस्य गच्छति
Whoever reads or hears about the three Graha-yajñas, his soul purified of all sins, attains the realm of Indra.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि दश चाष्टौ च धर्मवित् कृत्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति कौटिहोमात् तदश्नुते
The fruit gained by one who performs ten thousand and eight Aśvamedha sacrifices is obtained from the koṭi-homa.
ब्रह्महत्यासहस्राणि भ्रूणहत्यार्बुदानि च कोटिहोमेन नश्यन्ति यथावच्छिवभाषितम्
Thousands of Brahmin murders and hundreds of millions of feticides are destroyed by the koṭi-homa, as properly declared by Śiva.
वश्यकर्माभिचारादि तथैवोच्चाटनादिकम् नवग्रहमखं कृत्वा ततः काम्यं समाचरेत्
After performing the Navagraha sacrifice, one may then undertake desired rites such as subjugation, sorcery, expulsion, and the like.
अन्यथा फलदं पुंसां न काम्यं जायते क्वचित् तस्मादयुतहोमस्य विधानं पूर्वमाचरेत्
Otherwise, no desired result ever arises for men; therefore, the procedure for the ten-thousand homa should be performed first.
वृत्तं वोच्चाटने कुण्डं तथा च वश्यकर्मणि त्रिमेखलं चैकवक्त्रम् अरत्निर्विस्तरेण तु
For expulsion rites, the altar should be circular; for subjugation, it should have three girdles and a single mouth, with a width of one span.
पलाशसमिधः शस्ता मधुगोरोचनान्विताः चन्दनागुरुणा तद्वत् कुङ्कुमेनाभिषिञ्चिताः
Palāśa wood is best for the fuel sticks, anointed with honey and cow's gall; likewise, they should be sprinkled with sandalwood, aguru, and saffron.
होमयेन्मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां बिल्वानि कमलानि च सहस्राणि दशैवोक्तं सर्वदैव स्वयम्भुवा
One should offer in the fire, with honey and clarified butter, ten thousand bilva leaves and lotuses, as has always been prescribed by the self-born (Brahma).
वश्यकर्मणि बिल्वानां पद्मानां चैव धर्मवित् सुमित्रिया न आप ओषधय इति होमयेत्
In rites for subjugation, one who knows dharma should offer bilva leaves and lotuses with the mantra 'Sumitriya na āpa oṣadhaya', in the fire.