दुर्गां श्यामां वायुकोणे सेनान्यं पीतमैश्वरे
He should worship Durgā, dark in color, in the wind corner, and the commander, yellow and lordly.
एवमावरणैर्युक्तं योर्ऽचजयेद्विष्णुमव्ययम्
Thus, endowed with these enclosures, one should worship the imperishable Viṣṇu.
क्षेत्रधान्यसुवर्णानां प्पाप्तये धारणीं स्मरेत्
For the attainment of land, grain, and gold, one should remember the earth.
चिन्तयेद्भारतीं देवीं वीणापुस्तकधारिणीम्
He should contemplate the goddess Bhāratī, holding the lute and book.
क्षीराब्धिफेनपुञ्जाभे वसानां श्वेतवाससी
Clad in white garments, resembling heaps of foam from the milk ocean.
वेदवेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञो जायते सर्ववित्तमः
Knowing the essence of the Vedas and their meanings, he becomes foremost among all the learned.
शश्त्रं संमन्त्र्य मन्त्रेण शब्रून्हत्वा निवर्तते
Having invoked the weapon with a mantra, he strikes the enemies and then withdraws.
शतमष्टोत्तरं जण्त्वा वामहस्ताभिमन्त्रिताः
After reciting one hundred and eight times, consecrated with the left hand,
गारुडेन च संयोज्य पञ्चार्णेन जपेत्तदा
And joining it with the Garuḍa mantra, he should then recite the five-syllabled mantra.
अशोकफलके तार्क्ष्यमालिख्याशोकसंहतौ
On an Aśoka-wooden board, drawing the figure of Garuḍa at the time of removing sorrow,
जुहुयात्तानि पुष्पाणि त्रिसंध्यं सप्तपत्रकम्
He should offer those flowers, seven-petaled, at the three junctions of the day.
गाणपत्येन संयोज्य जपेल्लक्षं पयोव्रतः
Joining with the Gāṇapatya mantra, he should recite one hundred thousand times, observing a milk vow.
वाणिबीजेन संयुक्तं षण्मासं योजयेन्नरः
A man should combine it with the seed-syllable of speech and apply it for six months.
हुत्वा गुङ्चीशकलान्यर्द्धागुलमितानि च
Having offered pieces of guñcī root, each measuring half a finger in length,
शनैश्वर दिने सम्यक् स्पृष्ट्वा श्वत्थं च पाणिना
On a Saturday, having properly touched a śvattha tree with his hand,
पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्त्वा नित्यं प्रातः पिबेज्जलम्
Reciting twenty-five times daily, in the morning he should drink water.
कुंभं संस्थाप्य विधिवदापूर्य शुद्धवारिणा
He should set up a pot according to the rules and fill it with pure water.
चन्द्रसूर्योपरागे तु ह्युपोष्याष्टसहस्रकम्
At the lunar or solar eclipse, fasting, he should recite eight thousand times.
मेधां कवित्वं वाक्सिद्धिं लभते नात्र संशयः
He attains intelligence, poetic skill, and mastery of speech—of this there is no doubt.
नारायणस्य मन्त्रो ऽयं सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः
This mantra of Nārāyaṇa is the highest among all mantras.
नारायणाय शब्दान्ते विद्महे पदमीरयेत्
At the end of the word 'Nārāyaṇa', one should utter the word 'vidmahe'.
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोवर्णान्संवदेञ्चोदयादिति
May Viṣṇu, the one of the syllables 'pracovarṇān', impel us.
तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतो वासुदेवाय कीर्तितः
The syllable 'tāra' is declared in the heart as belonging to the blessed Vāsudeva.
स्त्रीशूद्राणां वितारो ऽयं सतारस्तु द्विजन्मनाम्
For women and Śūdras, this is the 'vitāra'; but the true 'tāra' is for the twice-born.
देवता वासुदेवस्तु बीजं शक्तिर्ध्रुवश्च हृत्
The deity is Vāsudeva; the seed is the mantra, the power is Dhruva, and the heart is its seat.
मूर्ध्नि भाले दृशोरास्ये गले दोर्हृदये पुनः
On the head, forehead, eyes, mouth, throat, arms, and heart again—
न्यासेत्क्रमान् मन्त्रवर्णान्सृष्टिन्यासो ऽयमीरितः
One should place, in order, the syllables of the mantra; this is called the creation placement.
पादादारभ्य मूर्द्धानं न्यासं संहारकं विदुः
Beginning from the feet up to the head, they know this as the dissolution placement.
बीवं प्राणं तथा चित्तं हृत्पद्मं सूर्यमण्डलम्
The seed, the breath, the mind, the lotus of the heart, and the solar orb—
संकर्षणं च प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धं ततः परम्
Then Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, in succession.