त्रिकालमर्चयेद्देवं यथाविभवविस्तरम्
He should worship the deity three times a day, according to his means and capacity.
तिलहोमान्व्याहृतिभिः सहस्रंर काव्येद्द्विजैः
He should perform a thousand sesame oblations with the Vyāhṛtis, along with the twice-born.
देवस्य पुरतः कुर्यात्पुराणश्रवणं ततः
In front of the deity, he should then arrange for the recitation of the Purāṇas.
अपूपैर्दश भिर्युक्तं सघृतं च सदक्षिणम्
With ten cakes, together with ghee and proper gifts.
गृहाणोपायनं कृष्ण सर्वाभीष्टप्रदो भव
Accept this offering, O Kṛṣṇa; grant all desired blessings.
आधाय जानुनी भूमौ विनयावननतो व्रती
Placing his knees upon the ground, the votary should bow down with humility.
कुरुष्व संपृर्णफलं ममाद्य नमो ऽस्तु तुभ्यं पुरुषोत्तमाय
Grant me the full fruit of this today; obeisance to you, O Supreme Person.
दद्यादर्घ्यं च देवाय महालक्ष्मीयुताय वै
He should offer arghya to the deity, accompanied by Mahālakṣmī.
अर्घ्यं गृहाण देवेश लक्ष्म्या च सहितः प्रक्षो
O Lord of the gods, accept this arghya along with Lakshmi.
न्यूनं संपूर्णतां याति सद्यो वन्दे तमच्युतम्
Whatever is lacking becomes complete at once—I bow to that infallible one.
प्रतिमां दक्षिणायुक्तामाचार्याय निवेदयेत्
One should offer the image, together with the prescribed gift, to the teacher.
भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः पश्चात्स्वयं बेवृजनैर्वृतः
Afterwards, maintaining control of speech, he should eat, surrounded by pure people.
इत्येवं कुरुते यस्तु मनुजो द्वादशीव्रतम्
Whoever, in this way, observes the Dvadashi vow as a human being—
तपाति विष्णुभवनं यत्र यत्त्वा न शोचति
He attains the abode of Vishnu, where he never grieves again.
वाचयेद्वापि स नरो वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
Or even if he recites it, that person obtains the fruit of a Vajapeya sacrifice.
सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं सर्वदुःखनिबर्हणम्
It destroys all sins, is meritorious, and removes all suffering.
समस्तकामफलदं सर्वव्रतम्यफलप्रदम्
It grants the fruits of all desires and bestows the results of all vows.
येन चीर्णेन पापानां राशिकोटिःर प्रशाम्यति
By performing it, even heaps and millions of sins are pacified.
स्नानं कुर्याद्यथाचारं दन्तधावनपूर्वकम्
One should bathe properly, after cleaning the teeth as prescribed.
प्रक्षाल्य पादावाचम्य स्मरत्रारायणं प्रभुम्
Having washed the feet and rinsed the mouth, one should remember Lord Narayana.
लक्ष्मी नारायणं देवमर्चयेद्भक्तिभावतः
With devotion, one should worship the goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narayana.
नमो नारायणायेति पूजयेद्भक्तितत्परः
With the words 'Obeisance to Narayana,' one should worship, intent on devotion.
स्तोत्रैर्वाराधयेद्देवं व्रतकृत्सुसमाहितः
With hymns, the devotee who observes the vow should worship the Lord with full concentration.
चरणा च तिलैश्वापि घृतेन जुहुयात्तथा
He should also offer sesame seeds and ghee into the fire.
होमं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नेन सर्वपापनिवृत्तये
He should carefully perform the homa for the removal of all sins.
समाप्य होमं विधिवच्छान्तिसूक्तं जपेद्रुधः
Having properly completed the homa, he should recite the Shanti Sukta with devotion.
तथोपवासं देवाय ह्यर्पयेद्भक्तिसंयुतः
In the same way, one should offer the fast to the deity, filled with devotion.
भोक्ष्यामि पुण्डरीकाक्ष परे ऽह्लि शरणं भव
I shall partake, O Lotus-eyed One; O Supreme Lord, be my refuge.
जानुभ्यामवनीं गगत्वा शुक्लपुष्पाक्षतान्वितः
Having approached the ground on the knees, adorned with white flowers and unbroken rice,
एवमर्घ्यं प्रदायेन्दोः प्रार्थयेत्प्राञ्जलिस्ततः
Thus, after offering the arghya to the moon, one should pray with joined palms.