प्रीयतां देवदेवो ऽत्र सद्योजातः पिनाकधृक् ततो विप्रान्समाहूय तर्पयेद्भक्तितः शुभान् पृषदाज्यं च संप्राश्य स्वपेद्भूमावुदङ्मुखः
May the god of gods, Sadyojāta, the wielder of Pināka, be pleased here; then, having invited pure brāhmaṇas, one should satisfy them with devotion, partake of the clarified butter, and sleep on the ground facing north.
पञ्चदश्यां च सम्पूज्य विप्रान्भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः तद्वत्कृष्णचतुर्दश्याम् एतत्सर्वं समाचरेत्
On the fifteenth day, having worshipped the brāhmaṇas, one should eat, observing silence; likewise, on the Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī, all this should be performed.
चतुर्दशीषु सर्वासु कुर्यात्पूर्ववदर्चनम् ये तु मासे विशेषाः स्युस् तान्निबोध क्रमादिह
On all the fourteenth days, one should perform the worship as before; but now listen in order to the special observances for each month.
मार्गशीर्षादिमासेषु क्रमादेतदुदीरयेत् शंकराय नमस्ते ऽस्तु नमस्ते करवीरक
In the months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa, one should recite in order: 'Salutations to Śaṃkara, salutations to Karavīraka.'
त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्ते ऽस्तु महेश्वरमतः परम् नमस्ते ऽस्तु महादेव स्थाणवे च ततः परम्
'Salutations to Tryambaka, salutations to the supreme Maheśvara; salutations to Mahādeva, and then to Sthāṇu.'
नमः पशुपते नाथ नमस्ते शम्भवे पुनः नमस्ते परमानन्द नमः सोमार्धधारिणे
'Salutations to Paśupati, O Lord; salutations again to Śambhu; salutations to the supreme blissful one, salutations to the bearer of the crescent moon.'
नमो भीमाय इत्येवं त्वामहं शरणं गतः गोमूत्रं गोमूयं क्षीरं दधि सर्पिः कुशोदकम्
'Salutations to Bhīma.' Thus, I have taken refuge in you. Cow urine, cow dung, milk, curd, ghee, and water with kuśa grass—
पञ्चगव्यं ततो बिल्वं कर्पूरं चागुरुं यवाः तिलाः कृष्णाश्च विधिवत् प्राशनं क्रमशः स्मृतम् प्रतिमासं चतुर्दश्योर् एकैकं प्राशनं स्मृतम्
—these five products of the cow, then bilva leaves, camphor, aguru, barley, and black sesame are to be ritually consumed in order; on each Caturdaśī of the month, one such consumption is prescribed.
मन्दारमालतीभिश्च तथा धत्तूरकैरपि सिन्दुवारैरशोकैश्च मल्लिकाभिश्च पाटलैः
With mandāra and mālatī flowers, also with dhattūra, sinduvāra, aśoka, mallikā, and pāṭala flowers—
अर्कपुष्पैः कदम्बैश्च शतपत्त्र्या तथोत्पलैः एकैकेन चतुर्दश्योर् अर्चयेत्पार्वतीपतिम्
—with arka flowers, kadamba, śatapatra, and lotus, one should worship the Lord of Pārvatī on each Caturdaśī with one of each.
पुनश्च कार्त्तिके मासे प्राप्ते संतर्पयेद्द्विजान् अन्नैर् नानाविधैर् भक्ष्यैर् वस्त्रमाल्यविभूषणैः
Again, when the month of Kārttika arrives, one should satisfy the brāhmaṇas with various kinds of food, delicacies, garments, garlands, and ornaments.
कृत्वा नीलवृषोत्सर्गं श्रुत्युक्तविधिना नरः उमामहेश्वरं हैमं वृषभं च गवा सह
Having performed the offering of a blue bull according to the injunctions of the scriptures, a man should offer a golden bull with cows to Umā and Maheśvara.
मुक्ताफलाष्टकयुतं सितनेत्रपटावृताम् सर्वोपस्करसंयुक्तां शय्यां दद्यात् सकुम्भकाम्
One should give a bed adorned with eight pearls, covered with a white cloth for the eyes, furnished with all accessories, together with a water jar.
ताम्रपात्रोपरि पुनः शालितण्डुलसंयुतम् स्थाप्य विप्राय शान्ताय वेदव्रतपराय च
Upon a copper vessel, place rice grains, and offer it to a peaceful Brahmin devoted to Vedic vows.
ज्येष्ठसामविदे देयं नवकव्रतिने क्वचित् गुणज्ञे श्रोत्रिये दद्याद् आचार्ये तत्त्ववेदिनि
It should be given to one who knows the Jyeṣṭha Sāma, or to one newly initiated in vows, or sometimes to one skilled in virtues, to a Śrotriya, or to a teacher who knows the truth.
अव्यङ्गाङ्गाय सौम्याय सदा कल्पाणकारिणे सपत्नीकाय सम्पूज्य वस्त्रमाल्यविभूषणैः
To one whose limbs are whole, gentle, always engaged in ritual, with his wife, after honoring him with garments, garlands, and ornaments.
गुरौ सति गुरोर्देयं तदभावे द्विजातये न वित्तशाठ्यं कुर्वीत कुर्वन्दोषात्पतत्यधः
If the teacher is present, it should be given to the teacher; if not, to a twice-born. One should not act with deceit regarding wealth, for acting wrongly leads to downfall.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्याच्छिवचतुर्दशीम् सो ऽश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
Whoever performs the Śiva Caturdaśī with this procedure attains the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices.
ब्रह्महत्यादिकं किंचिद् यदत्रामुत्र वा कृतम् पितृभिर्भ्रातृभिर्वापि तत्सर्वं नाशमाप्नुयात्
Whatever sin, such as killing a Brahmin, has been committed here or elsewhere by ancestors or brothers, all that is destroyed.
दीर्घायुरारोग्यकुलान्नवृद्धिर् अत्राक्षयामुत्र चतुर्भुजत्वम् गणाधिपत्यं दिवि कल्पकोटिशतान्युषित्वा पदमेति शम्भोः
Long life, health, family prosperity, inexhaustible food here and four-armed form, lordship over Gaṇas, after dwelling in heaven for hundreds of kalpa cycles, one attains the abode of Śambhu.
न बृहस्पतिरप्यनन्तमस्याः फलमिन्दो न पितामहो ऽपि वक्तुम् न च सिद्धगणो ऽप्यलं न चाहं यदि जिह्वायुतकोटयो ऽपि वक्त्रे
Neither Bṛhaspati, nor Indra, nor Pitāmaha, nor the host of Siddhas, nor I myself, even if there were millions of tongues in my mouth, can describe the endless fruit of this.
भवत्यमरवल्लभः पठति यः स्मरेद्वा सदा शृणोत्यपि विमत्सरः सकलपापनिर्मोचनीम् इमां शिवचतुर्दशीममरकामिनीकोटयः स्तुवन्ति तमनिन्दितं किमु समाचरेद्यः सदा
Whoever, beloved of the immortals, recites, remembers, or always listens without envy to this liberating Śiva Caturdaśī, which countless heavenly maidens praise, what blame can befall one who always acts thus?
या वाथ नारी कुरुते ऽतिभक्त्या भर्तारमापृच्छ्य सुतान्गुरून्वा सापि प्रसादात्परमेश्वरस्य परं पदं याति पिनाकपाणेः
Any woman who performs it with great devotion, after asking her husband, children, or teachers, also by the grace of the Supreme Lord, attains the supreme abode of Pinākapāṇi.
फलत्यागस्य माहात्म्यं यद्भवेच्छृणु नारद यदक्षयं परं लोके सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Hear, O Nārada, the greatness of the fruit of renunciation, which is imperishable and supreme in this world, granting all desired results.
मार्गशीर्षे शुभे मासि तृतीयायां मुने व्रतम् द्वादश्यामथवाष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यामथापि वा आरभेच्छुक्लपक्षस्य कृत्वा ब्राह्मणवाचनम्
In the auspicious month of Mārgaśīrṣa, on the third day, O sage, or on the twelfth, eighth, or fourteenth day, one should begin the vow in the bright fortnight, after having a Brahmin recite.
अन्येष्वपि हि मासेषु पुण्येषु मुनिसत्तम सदक्षिणं पायसेन भोजयेच्छक्तितो द्विजान्
In other auspicious months as well, O best of sages, one should feed Brahmins with sweet rice, according to one's ability, always with proper gifts.
अष्टादशानां धान्यानाम् अन्यच्च फलमूलकम् वर्जयेदब्दमेकं तु ऋते औषधकारणम् सवृषं काञ्चनं रुद्रं धर्मराजं च कारयेत्
For one year, except for medicinal purposes, one should avoid the eighteen kinds of grains and other fruits and roots, and make Rudra and Dharmarāja with a bull and gold.
कूष्माण्डं मातुलिङ्गं च वार्ताकं पनसं तथा आम्रातकं कपित्थानि कलिङ्गमथ वालुकम्
Gourd, citron, eggplant, jackfruit, amrataka, wood apple, and the fruit called kaliṅga or vālukam.
श्रीफलाश्वत्थबदरं जम्बीरं कदलीफलम् काश्मरं दाडिमं शक्त्या कालधौतानि षोडश
Coconut, sacred fig, jujube, lemon, banana, kashmara, pomegranate—sixteen fruits, cleansed according to one's ability.
मूलकामलकं जम्बूतिन्तिडीकरमर्दकम् कङ्कोलैलाकतुण्डीरकरीरकुटजं शमी
Radish, Indian gooseberry, jambū, tamarind, amardaka, kaṅkola, cardamom, tuṇḍīra, karīra, kuṭaja, and śamī.