वस्त्रमंत्रः । दामोदर नमस्तेस्तु त्राहि मां भवसागरात् । ब्रह्मसूत्रं मया दत्तं गृहाण पुरुषोत्तम
Garment mantra: O Damodara, salutations to you, save me from the ocean of existence; the sacred thread given by me, O Supreme Person, please accept.
उपवीतमंत्रः । पुष्पाणि च सुगंधीनि मालत्यादीनि वै प्रभो । मया दत्तानि देवेश प्रीतितः प्रतिगृह्यताम्
Sacred thread mantra: Flowers, fragrant ones such as jasmine and others, O Lord, given by me, O Lord of gods, please accept them with delight.
पुष्पमंत्रः । नैवेद्यं गृह्यतां नाथ भक्ष्यभोज्यैः समन्वितम् । सर्वै रसैः सुसंपन्नं गृहाण परमेश्वर
Flower mantra: O Lord, accept the offering, accompanied by foods to be eaten and enjoyed, complete with all tastes, O Supreme Lord, please accept.
नैवेद्यमंत्रः । पूगानि नागपत्राणि कर्पूरसहितानि च । मया दत्तानि देवेश तांबूलं प्रतिगृह्यताम्
Offering mantra: Areca nuts, betel leaves, and camphor together, given by me, O Lord of gods, please accept this betel offering.
तांबूलमंत्रः । धूपं दत्वा गुरुं भक्त्या गुग्गुलं घृतमिश्रितम् । एवं पूजा प्रकर्त्तव्या घृतेन दीपमाचरेत्
After offering incense to the teacher with devotion, using guggul mixed with ghee, one should perform the worship in this manner and light a lamp with ghee.
विविधं मुनिशार्दूल दीपं कृत्वा समाहितः । लक्ष्मीनारायणस्याग्रे तुलसीवनसन्निधौ
O best of sages, with focused mind, one should prepare various kinds of lamps before Lakshmi-Narayana in the presence of a grove of tulasi.
अर्घं तत्र प्रदातव्यं देवदेवाय चक्रिणे । नवम्यां नालिकेरेण पुत्रार्थमर्घमुत्तमम्
There, one should offer arghya to the Lord of gods, the wielder of the discus; on the ninth day, the best arghya for the sake of a son should be given with a coconut.
दशम्यां बीजपूरं तु धर्मकामार्थसिद्धये । एकादश्यां दाडिमेन दारिद्र्यं नाशयेत्सदा
On the tenth day, a citron should be offered for the attainment of righteousness, desire, and wealth; on the eleventh, a pomegranate should always be given to remove poverty.
सप्तधान्येन संयुक्तं वंशपात्रेण नारद । फलसप्तकसंयुक्तं पत्रं पूगसमन्वितम्
O Narada, with seven kinds of grains, in a bamboo vessel, along with seven kinds of fruits and a leaf with areca nut, it should be prepared.
वस्त्रेणाच्छादितं कृत्वा देवस्याग्रे निवेदयेत् । मंत्रेणानेन विपेंद्र शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः
Having covered it with cloth, one should present it before the deity; O best of twice-born, listen with focused mind to this mantra.
तुलसीसहितो देव सदा शंखेन संयुतम् । गृहाणार्घं मया दत्तं देवदेव नमोस्तुते
O God, together with tulasi and always accompanied by a conch, accept the arghya offered by me; obeisance to you, O Lord of gods.
अर्घमंत्रः । एवं संपूज्य देवेशं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् । प्रार्थयेद्देवदेवेशं व्रतसंपूर्तिसिद्धये
Having thus worshipped Janardana, the Lord of gods, together with Lakshmi, one should pray to the Lord of gods for the fulfillment and completion of the vow.
उपोषितोऽहं देवेश कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । व्रतेनानेन देवेश त्वमेवशरणं मम
O Lord of gods, I have fasted, free from desire and anger; by this vow, O Lord, you alone are my refuge.
गृहीतेऽस्मिन्व्रते देव यदपूर्णं कृतं मया । सर्वं तदस्तु संपूर्णं त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन
O God, in this vow, whatever has been left incomplete by me, may all that be fulfilled by your grace, O Janardana.
नमः कमलपत्राक्ष नमस्ते जलशायिने । इदं व्रतं मयाचीर्णं प्रसादात्तव केशव
Obeisance to you, lotus-eyed one; obeisance to you who lie upon the waters; this vow has been performed by me through your favor, O Keshava.
अज्ञानतिमिरध्वंसिन्व्रतेनानेन केशव । प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा ज्ञानदृष्टिप्रदो भव
O Keshava, destroyer of the darkness of ignorance, by this vow, may you become gracious and bestow the vision of knowledge.
ततो जागरणं रात्रौ गीतपुस्तकवाचनम् । नाद नृत्यकलाभिज्ञैः पुण्याख्यानैः सुभोभनैः
Then, during the night, one should remain awake, singing, reading scriptures, with music and dance by those skilled in the arts, and with auspicious stories of merit.
विभातायां तु शर्वर्यामुदिते विमले रवौ । निमंत्र्य ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या श्राद्धं कुर्याच्च वैष्णवम्
When the night has passed and the pure sun has risen, one should invite Brahmins with devotion and perform a Vaishnava śrāddha.
भोजयित्वा यथाकामं पायसेन घृतेन च । तांबूलपुष्पगंधादि दक्षिणाभिः समन्वितम्
After feeding them as desired with rice pudding and ghee, along with betel, flowers, fragrance, and other gifts, and with appropriate offerings.
उपवीतानि वासांसि दत्वा मालां च चंदनम् । दांपत्यत्रितयं भोज्यं वस्त्रभूषण कुंकुमैः
Giving them sacred threads, garments, garlands, and sandalwood, one should feed three married couples, along with clothes, ornaments, and saffron.
वंशपात्राणि शक्त्या च विरूढैः परिपूरयेत् । नालिकेरैश्च पक्वान्नैर्वस्त्रैश्च विविधैः फलैः
One should, to the best of one's ability, fill bamboo vessels with sprouted grains, coconuts, cooked food, garments, and various fruits.
सपत्नीकं गुरुं तत्र वस्त्राणि परिधापयेत् । विभूषणानि दिव्यानि गंधमाल्यैः प्रपूजयेत्
There, one should clothe the teacher together with his wife, and worship them with divine ornaments, fragrance, and garlands.
सर्वोपस्करसंयुक्तां गां दद्याच्च पयस्विनीम् । सदक्षिणां सवस्त्रां च तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
One should give a cow, adorned with all necessary ornaments, yielding milk, along with proper gifts and clothing—listen as I declare this to you.
सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्पुण्यं स्नातानां जायते नृणाम् । तत्फलं स लभेत्सर्वं देवदेवप्रसादतः
Whatever merit arises for people who have bathed at all sacred fords, that entire fruit is obtained by him through the grace of the Lord of gods.
भुक्त्वा च विपुलान्भोगान्सर्वकामान्मनोरमान् । वैष्णवं पदमाप्नोति अंते विष्णोः प्रसादतः
After enjoying abundant pleasures and all delightful desires, by the grace of Viṣṇu, he attains the Vaiṣṇava abode at the end.
नारद उवाच- ब्रह्मन्संवत्सराख्यस्य दीपस्य विधिमुत्तमम् । सर्वव्रतप्रधानस्य माहात्म्यं प्रवदस्व मे
Nārada said: O Brahmā, tell me the supreme method of the lamp vow called Saṃvatsara, which is foremost among all vows, and its greatness.
येन व्रतानि सर्वाणि कृतान्येव न संशयः । सर्वकामसमृद्धिश्च सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्
By which, surely, all vows are as if accomplished, all desires are fulfilled, and all sins are destroyed.
महादेव उवाच - वदामि तव देवर्षे रहस्यं पापनाशनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा ब्रह्महा गोघ्नो मित्रघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः
Mahādeva said: O divine sage, I will tell you the secret that destroys sin; by hearing which, even a slayer of a Brahmin, a killer of cows, a betrayer of friends, or one who violates the teacher’s bed—
विश्वासघाती क्रूरात्मा मुक्तिमाप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । शतं कुलानामुद्धृत्य विष्णोर्लोकं स गच्छति
A betrayer of trust, one of cruel mind—attains eternal liberation, uplifting a hundred generations, and goes to Viṣṇu’s world.
तदहं कथयिष्यामि दीपव्रतमनुत्तमम् । संवत्सरप्रमाणस्य विधिं माहात्म्यमेव च
Therefore, I shall explain to you the unsurpassed lamp vow, its procedure for a year, and its greatness.