पुत्रार्थी तर्पयेदेवं वत्सराल्लभते सुतम्
Desiring a son, one should thus offer satisfaction; within a year, he obtains a child.
वाक्कामो ङेयुतं कृष्णपदं माया ततः पगरम्
Desiring eloquence, one should know the Krishna-syllable joined with 'ma' and then the 'pa' joined with 'ga'.
मनुस्वरयुतौ सर्गयुक्तौ भृगुतदूर्द्धूगौ
Accompanied by the nasal and the creative syllable, and raised by the Bhrigu accent above.
ऋषिः स्यान्नारदश्छन्दो गायत्री देवता पुनः
The seer is Narada, the meter is Gayatri, and the deity is again Gayatri.
शक्तिस्तु वाग्भवं विद्याप्राप्तये विनियोजना
The power is the Vagbhava, assigned for the attainment of knowledge.
अक्षमालां च दक्षोर्द्ध्वस्फआटिकीं मातृकामयीम्
And a rosary of crystal, strung upwards with the letters, is to be held in the right hand.
गायत्रीगीतवसनं श्यामलं कोमलच्छविम्
Clothed in the song of Gayatri, dark-hued, with a tender complexion.
ध्यात्वैवं प्रमदावेशविलासं भुवनेश्वरम्
Thus meditating on the Lord of the world, delighting in the play of feminine charm.
हुत्वा तु पूजयेन्मन्त्री विंशत्यर्णविधानतः
Having offered oblations, the practitioner should worship according to the rite of twenty offerings.
अदृष्टान्यपि शास्त्राणि तस्य गङ्गातरङ्गवत्
Even unseen scriptures become to him like the waves of the Ganges.
सर्वज्ञ त्वंप्रशंशब्दान्ते सीदमे ऽग्निश्च मारम्
O all-knowing one, at the end of the praise, sit here, and the fire, and Mara.
त्रयस्त्रिंशदक्षरो ऽयं महाविद्याप्रदोमनुः
This mantra of thirty-three syllables bestows the great knowledge.
पादैः सर्वेण पञ्चाङ्गं कृत्वा ध्यायेत्ततो हरिम्
Having composed the five-limbed form with all its feet, one should then meditate on Hari.
वेदैः कल्पद्रुरूपैः शिखरिशतसमालंबिकोशैश्चतुर्भिर्न्यायैस्तर्कैपुराणैः स्मृतिभिरभिवृतस्तादृशैश्चामराद्यैः
Surrounded by the Vedas in the form of wish-fulfilling trees, by hundreds of peaks, by fourfold methods, by logic, by Puranas, by Smritis, and by such as Amaravati and others.
व्याख्यां वामे वितन्वन् स्फुटरुचिरपदो वेणुना विश्वमात्रे शब्दब्रह्मोद्भवेन श्रियमरुणरुचिर्बल्लवीवल्लभो नः
May the beloved of the cowherd maidens, whose left hand unfolds commentary, whose words are clear and beautiful, whose flute arises from the sound-brahman, whose radiance is crimson, grant us prosperity.
अष्टादशार्णवत्कुर्याद्यजनं चास्य मन्त्रवित्
The knower of mantras should perform worship with an eighteen-spoked arrangement.
आनन्दवपुषे दद्यादृशार्णं तदनन्तरम्
He should offer the eighteen-spoked mantra to the embodiment of bliss immediately thereafter.
नन्दपुत्रपदं ङेंतं श्यामलाङ्गपदं तथा
He should recite the mantra for the son of Nanda, and likewise for the dark-limbed form.
दशार्णो ऽतो भवेन्मन्त्रो द्वात्रिंशदक्षरान्वितः
Thus, the ten-spoked mantra consists of thirty-two syllables.
देवता नन्दपुत्रस्तु विनियोगो ऽखिलाप्तये
The deity is the son of Nanda; the application is for the attainment of all desires.
दक्षिणे रत्नचषकं वामे सौवर्णनेत्रकम्
On the right, place a gem cup; on the left, a golden vessel.
लक्षं जपो दशांशेन जुहुयात्पायसेन तु
Recite the mantra one hundred thousand times, and offer one-tenth of that with rice pudding.
प्रणवः कमला माया नमो भगवते ततः
The syllable 'Om', the goddess Kamala, Māyā, and 'Salutations to Bhagavat' follow thereafter.
ऊनविंशतिवर्णो ऽयं मुनिर्ब्रह्मा समीरितः
This mantra consists of nineteen syllables, as declared by the sage Brahmā.
मन्त्रो ऽयं सर्वसंपत्तिसिद्धये सेव्यते बुधैः
This mantra is practiced by the wise for the attainment of all prosperity.
वह्निजायावधिः प्रोक्तो मन्त्रः षोडशवर्णवान्
The mantra with sixteen syllables is prescribed up to the wife of the fire.
पञ्चाङ्गानि प्रकुर्वीत ततो ध्यायेत्सुरेश्वरम्
He should perform the five limbs, then meditate upon the lord of the gods.
श्लिष्यन्तीं स्वयमन्यहस्तविलत्सौवर्णवेत्रश्चिरं पायान्नः सुविशुद्धपीतवसनो नानाविभूषो हरिः
May Hari, adorned with various ornaments, wearing a pure yellow garment, holding a golden staff in his own hand, and embraced by another, protect us for a long time.
ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेल्लक्षं रक्तैः पद्मैर्दशांशतः
Having meditated thus, one should recite the mantra one hundred thousand times, offering one-tenth with red lotuses.
अङ्गैर्नारदमुख्यैश्च लोकेशैश्च तदायुधैः
With the limbs of Narada and the chief lords of the world, along with their weapons.