पक्षं मासं दिनं यावन्न दत्तं वै यदाशनम् । तमेव वारयाम्येव भक्ष्याच्चैव नरोत्तमम्
If, for a fortnight, a month, or a day, the intended food is not given, I indeed restrain that very food and the best of edibles from that excellent man.
स्वमलं भक्षितं चैव अदत्वा दानमुत्तमम् । उत्पादयाम्यहं रोगं सर्वभोगनिवारणम्
If one eats his own impure food without giving the highest gift, I cause disease to arise in him, obstructing all enjoyments.
तेषां कायेष्वसंतुष्टो बहुपीडाप्रदायकम् । मंदानलेन संयुक्तं ज्वरसंतापकारकम्
Unsatisfied in their bodies, I inflict great suffering upon them, joined with dull fever and causing the torment of illness.
त्रिकालेषु न दत्तं यैर्ब्राह्मणेषु सुरेषु च । स्वयमश्नाति मिष्टं तु तेन पापं महत्कृतम्
Those who do not give to Brahmins or gods at the three times, but eat delicious food themselves, commit a great sin thereby.
प्रायश्चित्तेन रौद्रेण तमेवं परिशोधयेत् । उपवासैर्महाराज कायशोषकरादिकैः
That sin should be purified by severe atonement, O great king, through fasts and other practices that emaciate the body.
चर्मकारो यथा चर्म कुंडस्थोपरि निर्घृणः । शोधयेच्च कषायैश्च तच्चर्मस्फोटयेद्यथा
Just as a cruel tanner cleanses a hide placed in a vat and scrapes it with astringents, causing it to split—
तथाहं पापकर्तारं शोधयामि न संशयः । औषधीनां सुयोगाच्च कषायैः कटुकैर्ध्रुवम्
So do I purify the doer of sin, without doubt, by proper use of medicines and certainly by bitter astringents.
उष्णोदकैश्च संतापैर्वैद्यरूपेण नान्यथा । अन्ये भुंजन्ति तस्योग्र भोगान्पुण्यान्मनोनुगान्
And with hot water and torments, in the form of a physician and not otherwise; others enjoy the fierce, meritorious pleasures that he desired.
किं करोति समर्थश्च न दत्तं दानमुत्तमम् । महता पापरूपेण तमेवं परितापये
What does a capable man accomplish if he does not give the highest gift? By a great form of sin, I thus cause him distress.
नित्यकालस्य यद्दानमात्मार्थं पापिभिर्यथा । न दत्तं राजराजेंद्र श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
Whatever gift, at the perpetual time, is not given for oneself by sinners, O king of kings, with a mind purified by faith—
तथा ताञ्जारयाम्येतानुपायैर्दारुणैः किल । वासुदेव उवाच- नैमित्तिकं तथा कालं पुण्यं चैव तवाग्रतः
Thus, I torment these people with harsh means; Vasudeva said: Now I shall tell you, in your presence, about the occasional and timely acts of merit.
प्रवक्ष्यामि नरश्रेष्ठ सुबुद्ध्या शृणु तत्परः । अमावास्या महाराज पौर्णमासी तथैव च
I shall explain them, O best of men, listen attentively with clear understanding: the new moon, O great king, and likewise the full moon—
यदा भवति संक्रांतिर्व्यतीपातो नरेश्वर । वैधृतिश्च यदा प्रोक्ता यदा एकादशी भवेत्
When there is a solstice, or an eclipse, O lord of men, when Vaidhriti is declared, or when it is the eleventh day (Ekadashi)—
महामाघी तथाषाढी वैशाखी कार्तिकी तथा । अमासोमसमायोगे मन्वादिषु युगादिषु
On the great Magha, Ashadha, Vaishakha, and Kartika days, at the conjunction of new moon and full moon, at the beginnings of Manus and of the ages—
गजच्छाया तथा प्रोक्ता पितृक्षया तथैव च । एते नैमित्तिकाः ख्यातास्तवाग्रे नृपसत्तम
The shadow of an elephant, and likewise the period of ancestral decline—these are known as special occasions, O best of kings, which have been mentioned before you.
एतेषु दीयते दानं तस्य दानस्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां नृपसत्तम
When a gift is given during these times, I shall now declare to you, O best of kings, the fruit that arises from such a gift.
मामुद्दिश्य नरो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति । तस्याहं निर्विकल्पेन प्रयच्छामि न संशयः
When a man, with devotion, offers something to a Brahmin on my behalf, I grant him the result without reservation—there is no doubt of this.
गृहं सौख्यं महाराज स्वर्गमोक्षादिकं बहु । काम्यं कालं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानस्य फलदायकम्
O great king, I shall tell you the desirable times that bestow the fruits of giving—times that bring about happiness in the home, prosperity, heaven, liberation, and much more.
व्रतानामेव सर्वेषां देवादीनां तथैव च । दानस्य पुण्यकालं तु संप्रोक्तं द्विजसत्तमैः
The auspicious times for all vows and for the worship of gods, as well as for giving gifts, have been declared by the foremost twice-born.
आभ्युदयिकमेवापि कालं वक्ष्यामि ते नृप । मखानामेव सर्वेषां वैवाहिकमनुत्तमम्
O king, I shall also tell you the prosperous times, especially the most excellent occasions for all sacrifices and for marriage ceremonies.
पुत्रस्य जातमात्रस्य चौलमौंज्यादिकं तथा । प्रासादध्वजदेवानां प्रतिष्ठादिककर्मणि
For a son who is just born, for the tonsure and the investiture with the sacred thread, and for the installation rites of temple flags and deities—
वापीकूपतडागानां गृहवास्तुमयं नृप । तदाभ्युदयिकं प्रोक्तं मातॄणां यत्र पूजनम्
O king, for wells, ponds, and tanks, and for the construction of houses—these are said to be prosperous times, as are occasions for the worship of mothers.
तस्मिन्काले ददेद्दानं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । आभ्युदयिक एवायं कालः प्रोक्तो नृपोत्तम
At such times, one should give gifts, which grant all accomplishments; this time is indeed called prosperous, O best of kings.
अन्यच्चैव प्रवक्ष्यामि पापपीडानिवारणम् । मृत्युकाले च संप्राप्ते क्षयं ज्ञात्वा नरोत्तम
Moreover, I shall tell you another thing—the removal of the affliction of sin, O best of men, when the time of death approaches and decline is known.
तत्र दानं प्रदातव्यं यममार्गसुखप्रदम् । नित्यनैमित्तिकाः कालाः काम्याभ्युदयिकास्तथा
There, a gift should be given, which brings comfort on the path of Yama; the times are constant, occasional, desired, and prosperous.
अंत्यःकालो महाराज समाख्यातस्तवाग्रतः । एते कालाः समाख्याताः स्वकर्मफलदायकाः
O great king, the final time has also been described before you; these times have been explained, each yielding the fruit of its own action.
तीर्थस्य लक्षणं राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः । सुतीर्थानामियं गंगा भाति पुण्या सरस्वती
O king, I shall describe before you the characteristics of a sacred place; among holy places, this Ganga shines, as does the holy Sarasvati.
रेवा च यमुना तापी तथा चर्मण्वती नदी । सरयूर्घर्घरा वेणा सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
And also the Reva, Yamuna, Tapi, and the river Carmanvati; the Sarayu, Gharghara, and Vena—all destroy every sin.
कावेरी कपिला चान्या विशाला विश्वतारणी । गोदावरी समाख्याता तुंगभद्रा नरोत्तम
The Kaveri, Kapila, and other great rivers, the vast and all-crossing Vishala, the Godavari, and the renowned Tungabhadra, O best of men.
पापानां भीतिदा नित्यं भीमरथ्या प्रपठ्यते । देविका कृष्णगंगा च अन्याः सरिद्वरोत्तमाः
Always causing fear to sinners is the Bhimarathi, which is well known; the Devika, Krishna-Ganga, and other most excellent rivers.