रविसंक्रमणे भूमौ चन्दनेनाष्टपत्त्रकम् पद्मं सकर्णिकं कुर्यात् तस्मिन्नावाहयेद्रविम्
At the sun’s transition, one should make an eight-petaled lotus with sandalwood paste on the ground, with a central pericarp, and there invoke the Sun.
कर्णिकायां न्यसेत्सूर्यम् आदित्यं पूर्वतस्ततः नम उष्णार्चिषे याम्ये नमो ऋङ्मण्डलाय च
In the pericarp, one should place Sūrya, Āditya to the east, then offer salutations to the hot-rayed one, to Yāmya, and to the circle of the Ṛg Veda.
नमः सवित्रे नैरृत्ये वारुणे तपनं पुनः वायव्ये तु भगं न्यस्य पुनः पुनरथार्चयेत्
Salutations to Savitṛ in the southwest, to Varuṇa, and again to Tapana; in the northwest, place Bhaga, and worship each again and again.
मार्तण्डमुत्तरे विष्णुम् ईशाने विन्यसेत्सदा गन्धमाल्यफलैर्भक्ष्यैः स्थण्डिले पूजयेत्ततः
In the north, place Mārtaṇḍa; in the northeast, always place Viṣṇu; then worship on the altar with fragrant substances, garlands, fruits, and offerings.
द्विजाय सोदकुम्भं च घृतपात्रं हिरण्मयम् कमलं च यथाशक्त्या कारयित्वा निवेदयेत्
One should, according to ability, prepare and offer to a Brāhmaṇa a water pot, a vessel of ghee made of gold, and a lotus.
चन्दनोदकपुष्पैश्च देवायार्घ्यं न्यसेद्भुवि विश्वाय विश्वरूपाय विश्वधाम्ने स्वयम्भुवे नमो ऽनन्त नमो धात्रे ऋक्सामयजुषां पते
With sandalwood, water, and flowers, one should offer arghya to the deity on the ground, saying: 'Salutation to the All, to the One of all forms, to the Abode of all, to the Self-born, to the Infinite, to the Creator, to the Lord of Ṛk, Sāman, and Yajus.'
अनेन विधिना सर्वं मासि मासि समाचरेत् वत्सरान्ते ऽथवा कुर्यात् सर्वं द्वादशधा नरः
One should perform all this every month according to this procedure, or at the end of the year, or do everything twelvefold.
संवत्सरान्ते घृतपायसेन संतर्प्य वह्निं द्विजपुंगवांश्च कुम्भान्पुनर्द्वादश धेनुयुक्तान् सरत्नहैरण्मयपद्मयुक्तान्
At the end of the year, having satisfied the fire and the foremost Brāhmaṇas with ghee and milk, one should again offer twelve water pots, each with a cow, adorned with jewels and golden lotuses.
पयस्विनीः शीलवतीश्च दद्याद् धर्मैः शृङ्गैः रौप्यखुरैश्च युक्ताः गावो ऽष्ट वा सप्त सकांस्यदोहा माल्याम्बरा वा चतुरो ऽप्यशक्तः दौर्गत्ययुक्तः कपिलामथैकां निवेदयेद्ब्राह्मणपुंगवाय
He should give cows that yield milk and are of good character, with righteous horns and silver hooves—eight or seven, with bronze milking vessels and adorned with garlands and cloths; or, if unable, at least four; if afflicted by poverty, then one tawny cow should be offered to a foremost Brāhmaṇa.
हैमीं च दद्यात्पृथिवीं सशेषाम् आकार्य रूप्यामथ वा च ताम्रीम् पैष्टीमशक्तः प्रतिमां विधाय सौवर्णसूर्येण समं प्रदद्यात् न वित्तशाठ्यं पुरुषो ऽत्र कुर्यात् कुर्वन्नधो याति न संशयो ऽत्र
He should also give the earth adorned with gold, or if unable, with silver or copper; if even that is not possible, he should make an image and give it together with a golden sun. No one should act with deceit regarding wealth here; one who does so falls down, there is no doubt.
यावन्महेन्द्रप्रमुखैर्नगेन्द्रैः पृथ्वा च सप्ताब्धियुतेह तिष्ठेत् तावत्स गन्धर्वगणैर् अशेषैः सम्पूज्यते नारद नाकपृष्ठे
For as long as the earth, together with the seven oceans, endures with the great mountains headed by Mahendra, for that long, O Nārada, he is honored by all the hosts of Gandharvas on the summit of heaven.
ततस्तु कर्मक्षयमाप्य सप्तद्वीपाधिपः स्यात्कुलशीलयुक्तः सृष्टेर्मुखे ऽव्यङ्गवपुः सभार्यः प्रभूतपुत्रान्वयवन्दिताङ्घ्रिः
Then, having exhausted his karma, he becomes lord of the seven continents, endowed with a noble family and good conduct, possessing a flawless body at the beginning of creation, with his wife, honored by many sons and descendants at his feet.
इति पठति शृणोति वाथ भक्त्या विधिमखिलं रविसंक्रमस्य पुण्यम् मतिमपि च ददाति सो ऽपि देवैर् अमरपतेर्भवने प्रपूज्यते च
Thus, whoever recites or hears with devotion the entire procedure and merit of the Sun’s transition, and even contemplates it, is honored by the gods in the house of the lord of immortals.
शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि विष्णोर्व्रतमनुत्तमम् विभूतिद्वादशी नाम सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्
Hear, O Nārada, I shall declare the supreme vow of Viṣṇu, called the Vibhūti Dvādaśī, honored by all the gods.
कार्त्तिके चैत्रवैशाखे मार्गशीर्षे च फाल्गुने आषाढे वा दशम्यां तु शुक्लायां लघुभुङ्नरः कृत्वा सायन्तनीं संध्यां गृह्णीयान्नियमं बुधः
In the months of Kārttika, Caitra, Vaiśākha, Mārgaśīrṣa, Phālguna, or Āṣāḍha, on the bright tenth day, a man should eat lightly, perform the evening twilight worship, and then, being wise, undertake the vow.
एकादश्यां निराहारः समभ्यर्च्य जनार्दनम् द्वादश्यां द्विजसंयुक्तः करिष्ये भोजनं विभो
On the eleventh day, remaining without food, after duly worshipping Janārdana, I will take food on the twelfth day together with brāhmaṇas, O Lord.
तदविघ्नेन मे यातु सफलं स्याच्च केशव नमो नारायणायेति वाच्यं च स्वपता निशि
May this proceed without obstacle for me and become fruitful, O Keśava. One should say, 'Salutations to Nārāyaṇa,' before sleeping at night.
ततः प्रभात उत्थाय कृतस्नानजपः शुचिः पूजयेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षं शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनैः
Then, rising at dawn, having bathed and recited prayers, being pure, one should worship Puṇḍarīkākṣa with white garlands and ointments.
विभूतये नमः पादाव् अशोकाय च जानुनी नमः शिवायेत्यूरू च विश्वमूर्ते नमः कटिम्
With 'Salutations to Vibhūti' at the feet, 'To Aśoka' at the knees, 'To Śiva' at the thighs, and 'To the Universal Form' at the hips.
कन्दर्पाय नमो मेढ्रम् आदित्याय नमः करौ दामोदरायेत्युदरं वासुदेवाय च स्तनौ
'Salutations to Kandarpa' at the genitals, 'To Āditya' at the hands, 'To Dāmodara' at the abdomen, and 'To Vāsudeva' at the breasts.
माधवायेत्युरो विष्णोः कण्ठम् उत्कण्ठिने नमः श्रीधराय मुखं केशान् केशवायेति नारद
'To Mādhava' at the chest of Viṣṇu, 'To the One with longing at the throat,' 'To Śrīdhara' at the face, and 'To Keśava' at the hair, O Nārada.
पृष्ठं शार्ङ्गधरायेति श्रवणौ वरदाय वै स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रासिगदाजलजपाणये शिरः सर्वात्मने ब्रह्मन् नम इत्यभिपूजयेत्
'To Śārṅgadhara' at the back, 'To Varada' at the ears, and with his own names—Śaṅkha, Cakra, Asi, Gadā, and Padma at the hands—one should worship the head as 'To the All-Self,' O brāhmaṇa, saying 'Salutations.'
मत्स्यमुत्पलसंयुक्तं हैमं कृत्वा तु शक्तितः उदकुम्भसमायुक्तम् अग्रतः स्थापयेद्बुधः
Making, as able, a golden fish together with a lotus, and placing it with a water pot in front, the wise person should set it up.
गुडपात्रं तिलैर्युक्तं सितवस्त्राभिवेष्टितम् रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्याद् इतिहासकथादिना
A vessel of jaggery mixed with sesame, wrapped in white cloth, should be kept; at night, one should keep vigil with stories from the epics and such.
प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां ब्राह्मणाय कुटुम्बिने सकाञ्चनोत्पलं देवं सोदकुम्भं निवेदयेत्
At dawn, one should offer to a brāhmaṇa with a family a golden lotus along with a water pot, presenting it as the deity.
यथा न मुच्यसे देव सदा सर्वविभूतिभिः तथा मामुद्धराशेषदुःखसंसारकर्दमात्
Just as you, O Lord, are never separated from all your powers, so too, uplift me from the mire of endless suffering in saṃsāra.
दशावताररूपाणि प्रतिमासं क्रमान्मुने दत्तात्रेयं तथा व्यासम् उत्पलेन समन्वितम् दद्यादेवं समा यावत् पाषण्डानभिवर्जयेत्
The images of the ten incarnations, as well as Dattātreya and Vyāsa with a lotus, should be given each month in order, avoiding heretics, for as many years as possible.
समाप्यैवं यथाशक्त्या द्वादश द्वादशीः पुनः संवत्सरान्ते लवणपर्वतेन समन्विताम् शय्यां दद्यान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ गुरवे धेनुसंयुताम्
Having completed thus, according to one's ability, twelve observances of the twelfth day, at the end of the year, one should give to the guru a bed with a salt mountain and a cow, O best of sages.
ग्रामं च शक्तिमान्दद्यात् क्षेत्रं वा भवनान्वितम् गुरुं सम्पूज्य विधिवद् वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः
One who is able should give a village or a field with a house, having duly honored the guru with garments, ornaments, and decorations.
अन्यानपि यथाशक्त्या भोजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् तर्पयेद् वस्त्रगोदानै रत्नौघधनसंचयैः अल्पवित्तो यथाशक्त्या स्तोकं स्तोकं समाचरेत्
After feeding other excellent brāhmaṇas according to one's means, one should satisfy them with gifts of garments, cows, heaps of jewels, and wealth; one with little means should perform as able, little by little, throughout the year.