मृत्तिका गोमयेनैव तथा धात्रीफलेन च । तिलैश्च विधिवत्स्नायात्सर्वपापौघ शांतये
With earth, cow dung, and also with the fruit of the emblic myrobalan, and with sesame, one should bathe according to the proper rite for the removal of all accumulated sins.
परिधाय शुभे वस्त्रे नित्यकर्म समारभेत् । ततो गृहं विलिप्याथ कुर्यादष्टदलं शुभम्
Having put on clean garments, one should begin the daily duties; then, after smearing the house, one should make an auspicious eight-petaled design.
कलशं तत्र संस्थाप्य ताम्रंत्रसमन्वितम् । तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रं तंडुलैः परिपूरितम्
There, one should place a pot adorned with copper yantras, and upon it set a vessel filled with rice grains.
हैमीं च तत्र मन्मूर्ति स्थाप्य लक्ष्म्या समन्विताम् । निर्माय शक्त्या स्वर्णेन स्नाप्य पंचामृतैस्ततः
And there, establish my golden image together with Lakshmi; having crafted it with skill from gold, then bathe it with the five nectars.
ततो ब्राह्मणमाहूय आचार्यं नातिलोलुपम् । शास्त्रज्ञमग्रतः कृत्वा ततो देवं समर्चयेत्
Then, having invited a Brahmin teacher who is not overly greedy and is learned in the scriptures, placing him at the forefront, one should then worship the deity.
मंडपं कारयेत्तत्र पुष्पस्तबक शोभितम् । ऋतुकालोद्भवैः पुष्पैः पूज्योऽहं च यथाविधि
There, one should construct a pavilion adorned with clusters of flowers; with seasonal flowers, I am to be worshipped according to the proper method.
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्मंत्रैर्नियमैश्च यः । ततः पौराणिकैर्मंत्रैः पूजनीयो विशेषतः
With sixteen offerings, with mantras and observances, and especially with Puranic mantras, I am to be worshipped.
चंदनं च सकर्पूरं घनकुंकुममिश्रितम् । कालोद्भवानि पुष्पाणि तथा तुलसीदलानि च
Sandalwood mixed with camphor and dense saffron, flowers of the season, and also leaves of tulasi,
श्रीनृसिंहाय यो दद्यात्स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः । कृष्णागुरुमयं धूपं सर्वदा हरिवल्लभम्
Whoever offers these to Shri Narasimha is liberated—there is no doubt of this; always offer incense made of black aloe, beloved of Hari.
हरये गुरवे दद्यात्सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये । महादीपः प्रकर्त्तव्यो ह्यज्ञानध्वांत नाशनः । महानीराजनं कुर्याद्घंटानाद पुरःसरम्
Offer to Hari, the Guru, for the fulfillment of all desires and aims; a great lamp should be made, which destroys the darkness of ignorance; perform the great waving of lights, accompanied by the sound of bells.
नैवेद्यं शर्करां चापि भक्ष्यभौज्यसमन्वितम् । ददामि ते रमाकांत सर्वपापक्षयं कुरु
Offer naivedya—sugar and various foods to be eaten and enjoyed; I offer this to you, beloved of Lakshmi—destroy all my sins.
नैवेद्य मंत्र। नृसिंहाच्युत देवेश तव जन्मदिने शुभे । उपवासं करिष्यामि सर्वभोगविवर्जितः
Naivedya mantra: O Narasimha, Achyuta, Lord of the gods, on your auspicious birthday I will observe a fast, renouncing all enjoyments.
तेन प्रीतो भव स्वामिन्पापं जन्म निराकुरु । रात्रौ जागरणं कार्यं गीतवादित्र निःस्वनैः
Thus, be pleased, O Lord; remove the sins of birth. At night, one should keep vigil with the sounds of song and musical instruments.
पुराणपठनं नित्यं श्रीनृसिंकथाश्रयम् । ततः प्रभातसमये स्नानं कृत्वा ह्यनंतरम्
One should always recite the Puranas, especially the stories of Shri Narasimha; then, at dawn, immediately after bathing,
पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन पूजयेन्मां प्रतर्पयन् । वैष्णवं कारयेच्छ्राद्धं मदग्रे स्वस्थमानसः
One should worship me and satisfy me according to the method previously described, and, with a tranquil mind, perform a Vaiṣṇava śrāddha in my presence.
ततो दानानि देयानि वक्ष्यमाणानि यान्युत । पात्रेभ्यः स द्विजेभ्यो हि लोकद्वय जिगीषया
Then, the gifts to be given, which will be stated, should indeed be offered to worthy recipients and to the twice-born, with the desire to conquer both worlds.
सहस्वर्णमयो देवो मम संतोषकारकः । गोभूतिलहिरण्यादि प्रददाति द्विजातये
A golden deity, weighing a thousand units, brings me satisfaction; one should give cows, land, gold, and the like to a twice-born.
शय्या सतूलिका देया सप्तधान्यसमन्विता । अन्यानि च यथाशक्त्या देयानि निजशक्तितः
A bed with bedding should be given, along with seven kinds of grain; other gifts should also be given according to one’s ability and means.
वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत यथोक्तफलकांक्षया । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चात्तेभ्यो दद्यात्सुदक्षिणाम्
One should not act with miserliness regarding wealth, desiring the stated results; afterwards, one should feed the brāhmaṇas and give them proper gifts.
निर्धनैरपि कर्त्तव्यं देयं शक्त्यनुसारतः । सर्वेषामेव वर्णानामधिकारोऽस्ति मद्व्रते । मद्भक्तैस्तु विशेषेण कर्त्तव्यं मत्परायणैः
Even those without wealth should perform and give according to their capacity; all varṇas indeed have the right to my vow, but my devotees, especially those devoted to me, should certainly perform it.
ततः प्रार्थना मंत्रः । मद्वंशे येन राजा ता ये भविष्याश्च मानवाः । तानुद्धरस्व देवेश दुःखदाद्भवसागरात्
Then, the prayer-mantra: 'O Lord of gods, deliver those kings born in my lineage and those men who will be born, from the ocean of worldly suffering.'
पातकार्णवमग्नस्य व्याधिभिश्चांबुचारिभिः । जीवैस्तु परिभूतस्य महादुःखगतस्य मे
For me, who am immersed in the ocean of sin, afflicted by diseases that move like water, and tormented by living beings, having fallen into great distress—
करावलंबनं देहि शेषशायी जगत्पते । व्रतेनानेन देवेश भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो भव
O Lord of the universe, reclining on Śeṣa, give your hand as support; by this vow, O Lord of gods, grant enjoyment and liberation.
एवं प्रार्थ्य ततो देवं विसृज्य च यथाविधि । उपहारादिकं सर्वे आचार्याय निवेदयेत्
Having thus prayed to the god and properly dismissed him, one should present all offerings and the like to the teacher.
दक्षिणाभिश्च संतोष्या ब्राह्मणांश्च विसर्जयेत् । मम ध्यान समायुक्तो भुंजीत सह बंधुभिः
After satisfying the brāhmaṇas with gifts, one should dismiss them; then, absorbed in meditation on me, one should eat together with relatives.
अकिंचनोपि नियतमुपोष्यति चतुर्दशीम् । सप्त जन्म कृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
Even one who is destitute, if he regularly observes the fourteenth day fast, is freed from sins accumulated over seven births—of this there is no doubt.
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या व्रतं पापप्रणाशनम् । तस्य श्रवणमात्रेण ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
Whoever hears this vow with devotion, which destroys sin, is freed from the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa merely by hearing it.
पवित्रं परमं गुह्यं कीर्तयेद्यस्तु मानवः । सर्वकामानवाप्नोति व्रतस्यास्य फलं सदा
A person who recites this pure, supreme, and secret teaching always attains all desires and the fruit of this vow.
य इदं कुरुते शक्त्या काले मध्याह्न संज्ञके । लीलावत्या सह ऋषिं श्रीनृसिंह प्रसादतः
Whoever performs this at the proper time, at midday, with whatever means possible, together with Līlāvatī and the sage, by the grace of Śrī Nṛsiṃha—
पूजयेत्परया भक्त्या मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे तु यो गत्वा श्रीनृसिंहं प्रपूजयेत्
—worships with supreme devotion, attains eternal liberation; and whoever goes to that sacred place and worships Śrī Nṛsiṃha—