भाद्रस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां पूजयेदृषिसत्तमान्
On the bright fifth day of Bhādra, he should worship the eminent sages.
गृहमागत्य यत्नेन वेदिकां कारयेन्मृदा
Having come home, he should carefully prepare an altar of clay.
तत्रास्तीर्य कुशान्विप्रऋषीन्सप्त समर्चयेत्
There, spreading kuśa grass, he should duly honor the seven Brahmin sages.
कश्यपो ऽत्रिर्भरद्वाजौ विश्वामित्रो ऽथ गौतमः
Kaśyapa, Atri, Bharadvāja, Viśvāmitra, and Gautama,
एतैभ्यो ऽघ्य च विधिवत्कल्पयित्वा प्रदाय च
To these, having properly prepared and offered arghya, he should give it.
तन्निवेद्य विसृज्येमान्स्वयं चाद्यात्तदेव हि
Having offered to them and dismissed them, he himself should then eat that very offering.
कृत्वा व्रतान्ते वरयेदाचार्यान् सप्त वैदिकान्
At the conclusion of the vow, he should invite seven Vedic teachers.
जटिलाः साक्षसूत्राश्च कमण्डलुसमन्विताः
Who are matted-haired, wear sacred threads, and carry water pots.
स्नापयेद्विधि वद्भक्त्या पृथक्पञ्चामृतैरपि
He should bathe them separately with the five nectars, according to the proper rite and with devotion.
अर्घ्यं दत्वा ततो होमं तिलव्रीहियवादिभिः
Having given arghya, he should then perform a homa with sesame, rice, barley, and the like.
पुण्यैर्मन्त्रैस्तथैवान्यैर्हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत्
With auspicious mantras and others as prescribed, he should offer the full oblation.
आचार्यं पूजयेज्जैव वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषणैः
He should worship the teacher with garments, ornaments, and decorations.
भोजयित्वा तु तान्भक्त्या प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत्
After feeding them with devotion, one should bow and then dismiss them.
भुङ्क्त्वा वै षड्रसोपेतं प्रमुद्यात्सह बन्धुभिः
Having eaten food endowed with all six tastes, one should rejoice together with relatives.
सप्तर्षीणां प्रसादेन विमानवरगो भवेत्
By the grace of the Seven Sages, one attains the best celestial vehicle.
आश्विने शुक्लपञ्चम्यामुपाङ्गललिताव्रतम्
On the fifth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Ashvina, the Upangalalita vow is to be observed.
उपचारैः षोडशभिः पूजयेत्तां विधानतः
She should be worshipped according to the prescribed method with sixteen offerings.
द्विजवर्याय दातव्यं व्रतसंपूर्तिहेतवे
A gift should be given to a distinguished Brahmin for the completion of the vow.
मातर्मामनुगृह्याथ गम्यतां निजमन्दिरम्
Mother, having blessed me, please return to your own abode.
कर्तव्यं पापनाशाय श्रद्धया द्विजसत्तम
This should be performed with faith, O best of Brahmins, for the destruction of sin.
उपचारैः षोडशभिस्ततः शुचिरलङ्कृतः
Then, purified and adorned, one should worship with sixteen offerings.
विसर्जयेत्ततः पश्चात्स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
Afterwards, one should dismiss them and then eat oneself, observing silence.
नश्यन्ति तस्य पापानि सिंहाक्रान्ता मृगा यथा
His sins are destroyed as deer are overcome by a lion.
तत्फलं प्राप्यते विप्रस्नानेनापि जयादिने
That fruit is obtained even by bathing a Brahmin on the day of victory.
रोगी रोगात्प्रमुच्येत बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्
The sick are freed from illness, the bound are released from bondage.
नागेभ्यो ह्यभयं लब्ध्वा मोदते सह बान्धवैः
Having received safety from serpents, he rejoices together with his relatives.
लभते बाञ्छितान्कामान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा
He obtains the desired wishes; there is no need for deliberation here.
पितॄणां पूजनं शस्तं नागानां चापि सर्वथा
The worship of ancestors is praiseworthy, and so too is the worship of serpents in every way.
यानि सम्यग्विधायात्र लभघेत्सर्वान्मनोरथान्
By properly performing these rites here, one attains all cherished desires.
तत्रेष्ट्वा षण्मुखं देवं नानापूजा विधानतः
There, having worshipped the god Shanmukha with various prescribed offerings—