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.
यश्चाप्यतीव निःस्वः स्याद् भक्तिमान्माधवं प्रति पुष्पार्चनविधानेन स कुर्याद्वत्सरद्वयम्
And even one who is utterly destitute but devoted to Mādhava should perform this for two years by worship with flowers.
अनेन विधिना यस्तु विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम् कुर्यात्पापविनिर्मुक्तः पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम्
Whoever, by this method, observes the Vibhūti Dvādaśī vow, becomes free from sin and delivers a hundred ancestors.
जन्मनां शतसाहस्रं न शोकफलभाग्भवेत् न च व्याधिर्भवेत्तस्य न दारिद्र्यं न बन्धनम् वैष्णवो वाथ शैवो वा भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
For a hundred thousand births, one does not become subject to the fruit of sorrow; nor does disease befall him, nor poverty, nor bondage—whether he is a devotee of Vishnu or of Shiva, so it is in every birth.
यावद्युगसहस्राणां शतमष्टोत्तरं भवेत् तावत्स्वर्गे वसेद्ब्रह्मन् भूपतिश्च पुनर्भवेत्
For as many as one hundred and eight thousand ages, O Brahman, he dwells in heaven, and again becomes a king on earth.
पुरा रथंतरे कल्पे राजासीत्पुष्पवाहनः नाम्ना लोकेषु विख्यातस् तेजसा सूर्यसंनिभः
In the ancient Rāthantara kalpa, there was a king named Puṣpavāhana, renowned among the worlds, whose brilliance was like the sun.
तपसा तस्य तुष्टेन चतुर्वक्त्रेण नारद कमलं काञ्चनं दत्तं यथाकामगमं मुने
By his austerity, O Nārada, he pleased the Four-faced One, who gave him a golden lotus, which could go wherever he wished, O sage.
लोकैः समस्तैर् नगरवासिभिः सहितो नृपः द्वीपानि सुरलोकं च यथेष्टं व्यचरत्तदा
Accompanied by all the people and the city-dwellers, the king then freely roamed the islands and the world of the gods as he desired.
कल्पादौ सप्तमं द्वीपं तस्य पुष्करवासिनः लोके च पूजितं यस्मात् पुष्करद्वीपमुच्यते
At the beginning of the kalpa, the seventh island was inhabited by him, and because it was honored in the world, it is called Puṣkara Island.
देवेन ब्रह्मणा दत्तं यानमस्य यतो ऽम्बुजम् पुष्पवाहनमित्याहुस् तस्मात्तं देवदानवाः
Because the god Brahmā gave him a vehicle in the form of a lotus, the gods and demons therefore called him Puṣpavāhana.
नागम्यमस्यास्ति जगत्त्रये ऽपि ब्रह्माम्बुजस्थस्य तपो ऽनुभावात् पत्नी च तस्याप्रतिमा मुनीन्द्र नारीसहस्रैरभितो ऽभिनन्द्या नाम्ना च लावण्यवती बभूव सा पार्वतीवेष्टतमा भवस्य
There is nothing inaccessible to him, even in the three worlds, because of the power of his austerity while seated on Brahmā’s lotus. His wife, O chief of sages, was unrivaled, surrounded by thousands of women, named Lāvaṇyavatī, most beloved of Bhava, like Pārvatī.