हृताधिकारास्त्रिदशा मया यद्यपि निर्जिताः । भवंति बलयुक्तास्ते करणीयं ममात्र किम्
Though I have deprived the gods of their authority and conquered them, they still possess strength; what should I do now?
अद्य ज्ञातं मया देवा वेदमंत्रबलान्विताः । तान्हरिष्ये ततः सर्वे बलहीना भवंति हि
Today I have understood that the gods are endowed with the power of Vedic mantras; I will take those from them, and then they will all become powerless.
इति मत्वा ततो दैत्यो विष्णुमालक्ष्य निद्रितम् । सत्यलोकाज्जहाराशु वेदानां च गणं प्रभुः
Thinking thus, the Daitya, seeing Viṣṇu asleep, swiftly took the collection of Vedas from Satyaloka.
नीतास्तु तेन ते वेदास्तद्भयात्ते निराक्रमन् । तोये निविविशुस्तेऽत्र यज्ञमंत्रसमन्विताः
Those Vedas, taken by him, fled out of fear and entered the waters, accompanied by sacrificial mantras.
तान्मार्गमाणः शंखोऽपि समुद्रांतर्गतो भ्रमन् । न ददर्श ततो दैत्यः क्वचिदेकत्र संस्थितान्
Śaṅkha, searching for them and wandering within the ocean, did not find them gathered anywhere.
अथ ब्रह्मा सुरैः सार्द्धं विष्णुं शरणमन्वयात् । पूजोपकरणं गृह्य वैकुंठभवनं गतः
Then Brahmā, together with the gods, sought refuge in Viṣṇu, taking offerings and going to the abode of Vaikuṇṭha.
तत्र तस्य प्रबोधाय गीतवाद्यादिकाः क्रियाः । चक्रुर्देवा गंधपुष्पधूपदीपान्मुहुर्मुहुः
There, to awaken him, the gods performed acts such as singing and playing instruments, offering fragrance, flowers, incense, and lamps again and again.
अथ प्रबुद्धो भगवांस्तद्भक्तिपरितोषितः । ददृशे तैः सुरैस्तत्र सहस्रार्कसमद्युतिः
Then the Blessed Lord, pleased by their devotion, awoke and appeared before them with a radiance equal to a thousand suns.
उपचारैः षोडशभिः संपूज्य त्रिदशास्तदा । दंडवत्पतिता भूमौ तानुवाचाथ केशवः
The gods worshipped him with sixteen offerings, and, having fallen prostrate on the ground, Keśava spoke to them.
विष्णुरुवाच- वरदोऽहं सुरगणा गीतवाद्यादि मंगलैः । मनोऽभिलषितान्कामान्सर्वानेव ददामि वः
Viṣṇu said: I am the granter of boons, O hosts of gods. With auspicious singing and music, I will grant you all the desires of your hearts.
इषस्य शुक्लैकादश्या यावदुद्बोधिनी भवेत् । निशातुर्यांशशेषेण गीतवाद्यादि मंगलैः
From the bright eleventh day of the lunar month until the awakening night, those who perform auspicious singing and music as you have done—
कुर्वंति मनुजा नित्यं भवद्भिर्यद्यथाकृतम् । ते मत्प्रियकरा नित्यं मत्सांनिध्यं व्रजंति हि
—those people, doing as you have done, always become dear to me and attain my presence.
पाद्यार्घाचमनीयाद्यैर्भवद्भिर्यद्यथाकृतम् । तदद्भुतगुणं यस्माज्जातंवः सुखकारणम्
By offerings of water for the feet, arghya, and for sipping, as you have done, wondrous merit arises for you, bringing happiness.
वेदाः शंखहृताः सर्वे तिष्ठंत्युदकसंस्थिताः । तानानयाम्यहं देवा हत्वा सागरनंदनम्
All the Vedas, taken by Śaṅkha, now remain in the waters; I will bring them back, O gods, after slaying the son of the ocean.
अद्यप्रभृति वेदास्तु मंत्रबीजमखान्विताः । प्रत्यब्दं कार्तिके मासि विश्रमंत्वप्सु सर्वदा
From today onward, the Vedas, endowed with mantras and sacrificial formulas, shall always rest in water every year in the month of Kārtika.
अद्यप्रभृत्यहमपि भवामि जलमध्यगः । भवंतोऽपि मया सार्द्धमायांतु समुनीश्वराः
From today onward, I too shall dwell in the water; you all, together with the great sages, should also come with me.
कालेऽस्मिन्नेव कुर्वंति प्रातःस्नानं द्विजोत्तमाः । ते सर्वयज्ञावभृथैः सुस्नाताः स्युर्न संशयः
At this very time, the best of twice-born men perform the morning bath; they are certainly purified as if by all the concluding ablutions of sacrifices.
ये कार्तिके व्रतं सम्यङ्नित्यं कुर्वंति मानवाः । ते देहांते त्वया शक्र प्राप्या मद्भवनं सदा
Those men who properly observe the vow in Kārtika every day, O Śakra, at the end of their bodies, surely attain my abode.
विघ्नेभ्यो रक्षणं तेषां यया कार्यं ममाज्ञया । देया त्वया च वरुण पुत्रपौत्रादि संततिः
By my command, you must protect them from obstacles; and you, Varuṇa, must grant them descendants—sons, grandsons, and so on.
धनवृद्धिर्धनाध्यक्ष त्वया कार्या ममाज्ञया । ममरूपधराः साक्षाज्जीवन्मुक्ताश्च ते नराः
By my command, O Lord of Wealth, you must ensure their increase in riches; those men, bearing my form, are truly liberated while living.
आजन्ममरणाद्यैश्च कृतमेतद्व्रतोत्तमम् । यथोक्तविधिना सम्यक्ते मान्या भवतामपि
This supreme vow, performed from birth to death according to the prescribed method, is to be honored by you as well.
एकादश्यां यतश्चाहं भवद्भिः प्रतिबोधितः । अतश्चैषा तिथिर्मान्या सदैव प्रीतिदा मम
Because I was awakened by you all on the eleventh day, therefore this lunar day is always dear to me and worthy of honor.
व्रतद्वयं सम्यगिदं नरैः कृतं कृष्णस्य सान्निध्यदमस्ति नान्यत् । दानानि तीर्थानि तपांसि यज्ञाः स्वर्लोकदानेन सदा सुरोत्तमाः
These two vows, when properly performed by men, bring the presence of Kṛṣṇa; there is nothing else. Gifts, pilgrimages, austerities, and sacrifices always grant heaven, O best of gods.
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्र संहितायां कार्तिकमाहात्म्ये श्रीकृष्णसत्यभामासंवादे शंखासुरवधउद्यमोनाम नवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the greatness of Kārtika, in the dialogue of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Satyabhāmā, this is the ninetieth chapter named 'The Uplifting of the Slaying of Śaṅkhāsura.'
नारद उवाच। अथोर्जव्रतिनः सम्यगुद्यापनविधिं नृप । तच्छृणुष्व मयाख्यातं किं विधानं समासतः
Nārada said: Now, O King, listen as I explain the proper method of concluding the Ūrja vow; hear from me what the procedure is, in summary.
ऊर्ज्जशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां कुर्यादुद्यापनं व्रती । व्रतसंपूर्णतार्थाय विष्णुप्रीत्यर्थमेव च
On the bright fourteenth day of Ūrja, the observer of the vow should perform the conclusion ceremony, for the completion of the vow and for the pleasure of Viṣṇu.
तुलस्या उपरिष्टात्तु कुर्यान्मंडपिकां शुभाम् । सुतोरणां चतुर्द्वारां पुष्पचामरशोभिताम्
Above the tulasī plant, one should construct an auspicious pavilion, adorned with festoons, four gates, and decorated with flowers and yak-tail fans.
द्वारेषु द्वारपालांश्च पूजयेन्मृन्मयान्पृथक् । पुण्यशीलं सुशीलं च जयं विजयमेव च
At the gates, one should worship the doorkeepers, each made of clay separately: Puṇyaśīla, Suśīla, Jaya, and Vijaya.
तुलसीमूलदेशे च सर्वतोभद्रमालिखेत् । चतुर्भिर्वर्णकैः सम्यक्शोभाढ्यं समलंकृतम्
At the base of the tulasī plant, one should draw a protective diagram on all sides, beautifully adorned with four colors.
तस्योपरिष्टात्सपिधानं पंचरत्नसमन्वितम् । महाफलेन संयुक्तं कुंभं तत्र निधाय च
Above that, one should place a covered pot, adorned with five jewels and joined with a great fruit.