धत्तूरैः स्तभ्यते निम्बैर्द्वेष्यते वश्यतेंऽबुजैः
It is stabilized with datura, opposed with neem, and controlled with lotus.
कटुतैलमहिष्याज्यैर्हेमद्रव्याञ्जनं स्मृतम्
Anointing with pungent oil, buffalo ghee, and gold substances is prescribed.
तिलतण्डुलसिद्धार्थजालैर्वश्यो नृपो भवेत्
With sesame, rice, and siddhartha grains, the king becomes obedient.
स्त्रीवश्यकृत्प्रियङ्गूणां मुराणां भूतशान्तिदः
The use of priyangu for female control, mura for pacifying spirits, is effective.
समिधो लभते हुत्वा पुत्रानायुर्द्धनं सुखम्
By offering samid sticks in the fire, one attains sons, long life, wealth, and happiness.
रोचनागोमयैस्तंभो भूप्राप्तिः शालिभिर्हुतैः
With rocanā and cow dung, stability is achieved; with rice offerings, one attains land.
प्रकल्पनीया मन्त्रज्ञैः कार्य्यगौरवलाघवात्
It should be arranged by those skilled in mantras, according to the importance and ease of the task.
कार्तवीर्यार्जुनं ङेंतं सर्वमन्त्रेषु योजयेत्
Kartavirya Arjuna should be invoked and applied in all mantras.
आद्यबीजद्वयेनासौ द्वितीयो मन्त्र ईरितः
With the first two seed syllables, the second mantra is declared.
स्वपाशाभ्यां पञ्चमो ऽसौ षष्टः स्वेन च मायया
With his own nooses, the fifth; the sixth with his own power and illusion.
स्ववाग्भवाभ्यां नवमो वर्मास्त्राभ्यामथान्तिमः
The ninth is from his own speech and being, then the last two are the armor and missile mantras.
मन्त्रे तु दशमे वर्णा नववर्मास्त्रमध्यगाः
In the tenth mantra, the letters are within the nine-lettered armor and missile.
एषामाद्ये विराट्छदो ऽन्येषु त्रिष्टुबुदाहृतम्
Of these, the first is called Virāṭ; in the others, Triṣṭubh is declared.
तदादिमः शिवार्णः स्यादन्ये तु द्वादशाक्षराः
The first is the syllable 'Śiva'; the others are twelve-syllabled.
एवं विंशतिमन्त्राणां यजनं पूर्ववन्मतम
Thus, the worship of these twenty mantras is prescribed as before.
तारो हृत्कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय वर्मास्त्रठद्वयम्
The syllable 'tāra' in the heart, for Kārtavīryārjuna, is the pair of armor and missile.
भूनेत्रसमनेत्राक्षिवर्णेरस्याङ्गपञ्चकम्
The five limbs of this are the syllables of 'bhū', 'netra', 'samanetra', and 'akṣi'.
वर्मास्त्राग्निप्रियामन्त्रः प्रोक्तो ह्यष्टादशार्णकः
The mantra dear to Agni, of armor and missile, is said to have eighteen syllables.
नमो भगवते श्रीति कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय च
Salutations to the Blessed Lord, to Kārtavīryārjuna.
परिपालितसप्तान्ते द्वीपाय सर्वरापदम्
To the lord of the seven islands, protected at the end, the refuge from all calamities.
सहस्रदहनप्रान्ते वर्मास्त्रान्तो महामनुः
At the end of a thousand burnings, the great mantra of armor and missile concludes.
राजन्यक्रवर्ती च वीरः शूरस्तृतीयकः
He is a king, a universal sovereign, a hero, and the third is a mighty warrior.
रेवांबुपरितृप्तश्च काणो हस्तप्रबाधितः
He is satisfied by the waters of the Revā, one-eyed, and his hand is afflicted.
सिंच्यमानं युवतिभिः क्रीडन्तं नर्मदाजले
He is sprinkled by young women, playing in the waters of the Narmadā.
एवं ध्यात्वायुतं मन्त्रं पजेदन्यत्तु पूर्ववत्
Thus, meditating on the ten-thousandfold mantra, one should worship as before.
कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो नाम राजा बाहुसहस्रवान्
The king named Kārtavīryārjuna is possessed of a thousand arms.
लभ्यते मन्त्रवर्यो ऽयं द्वात्रिंशद्वर्णसंयुतः
This excellent mantra is obtained, consisting of thirty-two syllables.
कार्तवीर्याय शब्दान्ते विद्महे पदमुञ्चरेत्
At the end of the word 'Kārtavīrya', one should utter the word 'vidmahe'.
तन्नोर्ऽजुनः प्रवर्णान्ते चोदयात्पदमीरयेत्
Then Arjuna, at the end of the recitation, should prompt and utter the concluding verse.
अनुष्टुभं मनुं रात्रौ जपतां चौरसंचयाः
At night, thieves gather around those who recite the Anuṣṭubh meter mantra.