पृथ्वीव्रतं तथा चान्द्रं हयगरीवव्रतं तथा
Also, the Earth vow, the Moon vow, and the Hayagrīva vow should be observed.
अथ वैशाखपञ्चम्यां शेषं चाभ्यर्च्य मानवः
Then, on the fifth day of Vaiśākha, a person should worship Śeṣa.
तथा ज्येष्ठस्य पञ्चम्यां पितॄनभ्यर्चयेत्सुधीः
Likewise, on the fifth day of Jyeṣṭha, the wise should worship the ancestors.
अथाषाढस्य पञ्चम्यां वायुं सर्वगतं मुने
Then, on the fifth day of Āṣāḍha, O sage, one should worship Vāyu, who pervades all.
ध्वजं च पञ्चवर्णं तु वंशदण्डाग्रसंस्थितम्
And a five-colored banner should be placed at the top of a bamboo staff.
ततस्तन्मूलदेशे तु दिक्षु सर्वासु नारद
Then, at the base of that staff, in all directions, O Nārada,
प्रथमादिषु यामेषु यो यो वायुः प्रवर्तते
During the first and other watches of the night, whichever wind arises—
एवं स्थित्वा निराहारस्तत्र यामचतुष्टयम्
Thus remaining without food for four watches there—
लोकपालान्नमस्कृत्य स्वप्याद्भूमितले शुचौ
Having bowed to the guardians of the worlds, one should sleep on the pure ground.
स एव भविता नूनं स्वप्न इत्याह वै शिवः
That alone, indeed, will become a dream—so declared Śiva.
सोपवासो नयेदष्टयामं तद्दिनमेव वा
With fasting, one should pass eight watches, or even that very day.
व्रतमेतत्समुदितं शुभाशुभनिदर्शनम्
This vow, fully described, is an indicator of good and bad results.
श्रावणे कृष्णपञ्चम्यां व्रतं ह्यन्नसमृद्धिदम्
On the fifth day of the dark fortnight in Śrāvaṇa, this vow brings abundance of food.
पृथक् पात्रेषु संस्थाप्य जलैराप्लावयेत्सुधीः
Placing it separately in vessels, the wise should sprinkle it with water.
प्रातर्भानौ समुदिते पितॄंश्चैव तथा ऋषीन्
At dawn, when the sun has risen, to the ancestors and likewise to the seers—
तदन्नं याचकेभ्यस्तु प्रयच्छेत्प्रीतमानसः
That food should be given to beggars, with a mind full of delight.
गत्वा संपूजयेद्देवं लिङ्गरूपिणमीश्वरम्
Going, one should worship the god Īśvara in the form of the liṅga.
जपेत्पञ्चाक्षरी विद्यां शतं चापि सहस्रकम्
One should recite the five-syllabled mantra one hundred or even a thousand times.
स्तुत्वा सर्वैर्वौन्दिकैश्च पौराणैश्चाप्यनाकुलः
Having praised with all the Vaundika and Purāṇic hymns, remaining undisturbed—
शारदीयानि चान्नानि तथा वासंतिकान्यपि
The autumnal foods, as well as those of spring—
एवं संप्रार्थ्य देवेशं गृहमागत्य वै स्वकम्
Thus having prayed to the lord of the gods, one should return to one’s own house.
एतदन्नव्रतं विप्र विधिनाऽचरितं नृभिः
O brāhmaṇa, this food-vow, performed by men according to the rule—
श्रावणे शुक्लपञ्चजम्यां नृभिरास्तिक्यतत्परैः
On the fifth day of the bright fortnight in Śrāvaṇa, by men devoted to faith—
गन्धाद्यैः पूजयेत्तांश्च तथेन्द्राणीमनन्तरम्
One should worship them with perfumes and the like, and then Indrāṇī immediately after.
गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्दीपैर्नैवेद्यसंचयैः
With fragrances, flowers, incense, lamps, and offerings of food,
संप्रार्थ्य भक्तिभावेन विप्राग्र्येषु समर्पयेत्
Having prayed with devotion, he should present them to the foremost of Brahmins.
तदनन्तफलं भूयान्मम जन्मनि जन्मनि
May the endless fruit of that be mine, in birth after birth.
प्रसन्नः स्याद्धनाध्यक्षः स्वर्णादिकसमृद्धिदः
The Lord of Wealth will be pleased and grant abundance of gold and the like.
पश्चात्स्वयं च भुञ्जीत दारापत्यसुहृद्दृतः
Afterwards, together with wife, children, and friends, he may partake of it himself.
भाद्रे तु कृष्णपञ्चम्यां नागान् क्षीरेण तर्पयेत्
On the auspicious Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī in Bhādra, one should satisfy the Nāgas with milk.