अन्नाज्यैर्जुहुयान्नित्यमष्टाविंशतिसंख्यया
One should always offer food and ghee in the number of twenty-eight.
अपूपैः षड्रसोपेतैर्हुनेद्वसुसहस्रकम्
With cakes endowed with six tastes, one should offer two thousand oblations.
जुहुयादयुतं मन्त्री दध्यन्नं च सितान्वितम्
The officiant should offer ten thousand times curd-rice mixed with sugar.
पद्माक्षरैर्युतं बिल्वान्तिकस्थो जुहुयान्नरः
A man should offer, while seated near a bilva tree, rice adorned with lotus syllables.
जुहुयात्पायसैर्लक्षं वाचस्पतिसमो भवेत्
He should offer one hundred thousand portions of sweet rice; he will become equal to Brihaspati in eloquence.
तत्काष्टैरेधिते वह्नौ श्रेष्ठं पुत्रमवाप्नुयात्
With fire kindled by that wood, he will obtain an excellent son.
विलसत्केसरं मन्त्राक्षरद्वन्द्वाष्टपत्रकम्
With radiant stamens and eight petals, formed from pairs of mantra syllables.
तद्बहिर्मातृकावर्णैर्यन्त्रं सम्पत्प्रदं नृणाम्
Outside it, with the letters of the mother syllables, the diagram grants prosperity to men.
जुहुयादयुतं मन्त्री सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत्
The officiant should offer ten thousand times; everywhere, he will be victorious.
लभेदकण्टकं राज्यं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
He attains a kingdom free from thorns, endowed with all marks.
अयुतं साध्यनामाढ्यं स वश्यो जायते ध्रुवम्
Ten thousand times for the desired goal; he surely becomes wealthy and obedient.
तावज्जप्त्वा च सप्ताहान्महारोगात्प्रमुच्यते
By reciting thus for seven days, one is freed from severe disease.
सर्ववार्गीश्वरेत्यन्ते प्रवदेदीश्वरेत्यथ
At the end, one should say 'lord of all categories', then 'lord'.
बोधयद्वितवान्तो ऽयं मन्त्रस्तारादिरीरितः
This mantra, declared by Tara and others, is explained as having two parts.
देवता स्याद्धयग्रीवो वागैश्वर्यप्रदो विभुः
The deity is Hayagriva, the mighty giver of mastery in speech.
तुषाराद्रिसमच्छायं तुलसीदामभूषितम्
His form is as radiant as the snowy mountain, adorned with a garland of tulasi.
ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेन्मन्त्रमयुतं तद्दशांशतः
Meditating thus, one should recite the mantra ten thousand times, then perform one-tenth as oblation.
पूजयेद्वेष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः
One should worship the image of Vishnu, conceived at the root, on a seat.
सनन्दनं च सनकं श्रियं च पृथिवीं तथा
Sanandana, Sanaka, Shri, and also the Earth.
निरुक्तं ज्योतिषं पश्चाद्यजेद्व्याकरणं ततः
After Nirukta and Jyotisha, one should worship Vyakarana.
ततो ऽष्टदलमूले तु मातरो ऽष्टौ समर्चयेत्
Then, at the root of the eight-petaled lotus, he should worship the eight Mothers.
दलाग्रेष्यर्चयेत्पश्चात्साधकश्चाष्टभैरवान्
Afterwards, at the tips of the petals, the practitioner should worship the eight Bhairavas.
बटुकं कालदमनं दन्तुरं विकटं तथा
Baṭuka, Kāladamana, Dantura, and likewise Vikaṭa,
शङ्खं चक्रं गदां पद्मं नन्दकं शार्ङ्गमेव च
Śaṅkha, Cakra, Gadā, Padma, Nandaka, and also Śārṅga,
वज्राद्यांस्तद्बहिश्चेष्ट्वाद्वारेषु च ततः क्रमात्
And Vajra and others outside them, and then, in order, at the entrances.
समस्तप्रकटाद्याश्च योगिन्यस्तद्बहिर्भवेत्
Outside them are the Yoginīs beginning with Prakaṭā, all together.
तद्बाह्ये पर्वतानष्टौ नक्षत्राणि च तद्बहिः
Outside them are eight mountains, and beyond them, the stars.
वागीश्वरसमो वाचि धनैर्धनपतिर्भवेत्
In speech, he becomes equal to the lord of speech; in wealth, he becomes the lord of wealth.
अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु शुद्धं वार्यभिमन्त्रितम्
One thousand and eight times, pure water should be consecrated with mantra.
जन्ममूको ऽपि स नरो वाक्सिद्धिं लभते ध्रुवम्
Even a man born mute certainly attains perfection of speech.