जलान्नशर्कराधेनुतिलधेनुमुखानि च । वित्तमानेन देयानि दानानीप्सितसिद्धये
Gifts of water, food, sugar, cows, sesame, and cows again, as well as wealth, should be given according to one's means for the attainment of desired results.
वैशाखं सकलं मासं नित्यस्नायी जितेंद्रियः । जपन्हविष्यं भुंजानः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Throughout the entire month of Vaishakha, one who bathes daily, controls the senses, and eats sacrificial food while reciting mantras is freed from all sins.
एकभुक्तमथो नक्तमयाचितमतंद्रितः । माधवे मासि यः कुर्याल्लभते सर्वमीप्सितम्
Whoever, in the month of Madhava, eats only once, at night, without asking, and remains diligent, attains all that is desired.
वैशाखे विधिना स्नानद्वयं नद्यादिके बहिः । हविष्यं ब्रह्मचर्यं च भूशय्या नियमस्थितिः
In Vaishakha, one should bathe twice daily in a river or similar place, eat sacrificial food, observe celibacy, sleep on the ground, and remain steadfast in discipline.
व्रतं दानं जपो होमो मधुसूदनपूजनम् । अपि जन्मसहस्रोत्थं पापं दहति दारुणम्
Vow, charity, recitation, fire offering, and worship of Madhusudana—even the terrible sin arising from a thousand births is burned away by these.
यथैव माधवो ध्यातो विनाशयति किल्बिषम् । तथैव माधवे स्नानं नियमेन विनिर्मितम्
Just as meditation on Madhava destroys sin, so too does bathing in the month of Madhava, performed with discipline.
तीर्थे चानुदिनं स्नानं तिलैश्च पितृतर्पणम् । दानं धर्मघटादीनां मधुसूदनपूजनम्
Daily bathing at a sacred place, offering sesame water to the ancestors, giving gifts such as dharmaghata vessels, and worship of Madhusudana—
माधवे मासि कुर्वीत मधुसूदनतुष्टिदम् । तिलोदकसुवर्णान्न शर्करांबरभूषणम्
In the month of Madhava, one should perform acts pleasing to Madhusudana: gifts of sesame water, gold, food, sugar, garments, and ornaments.
पादत्राणातपत्रांबु कुंभान्दद्याद्द्विजातिषु । त्रिसंध्यं पूजयेदीशं भक्तितो मधुसूदनम्
One should give footwear, umbrellas, water pots, and pitchers to Brahmins; at the three sandhyas, worship the Lord Madhusudana with devotion.
साक्षाद्विमलया लक्ष्म्या समुपेतं समाहितः । सुवर्णतिलपात्रैश्च ब्राह्मणाञ्छक्तितो बहून्
With a concentrated mind, accompanied by pure Lakshmi herself, one should give to many Brahmins, as able, vessels of gold and sesame.
तर्पयेदुदपात्रैर्यो ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । वैशाखे मासि यः स्नात्वा प्रातर्नद्यां समाहितः
He who, having bathed with focused mind in a river in the month of Vaiśākha at dawn, offers libations with water vessels, removes the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.
पूजयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या पुष्पैः कालोद्भवैः फलैः । पूजयेद्ब्राह्मणं शक्त्या पाखंडालापवर्जितः
Having worshipped Hari with devotion, with flowers and fruits appropriate to the season, he should also worship a brāhmaṇa to the best of his ability, avoiding those who are heretical.
तर्पयेद्वस्त्रगोदानै रत्नाद्यैर्धनसंचयैः । अन्यद्वित्तं यथाशक्ति स्तोकं स्तोकं समाचरेत्
He should satisfy (the worthy) with gifts of clothing, cows, jewels, and other accumulated wealth; and, according to his capacity, he should give a little of whatever other wealth he possesses.
पश्चाद्विनिःस्वः पुरुषो माधवे मासि माधवम् । पुष्पार्चनविधानेन पूजयेन्मधुसूदनम्
Afterwards, even if he has become destitute, in the month of Mādhava, he should worship Madhusūdana with the prescribed method of offering flowers.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम् । सजन्मशतसाहस्रं न शोकफलभाग्भवेत्
Freed from all sins, he delivers a hundred ancestors; for a hundred thousand births, he will not experience the fruit of sorrow.
न च व्याधिभयं तस्य न दारिद्र्यं न बंधनम् । स विष्णुभक्तो जायेत धन्यो जन्मनिजन्मनि
He will have no fear of disease, no poverty, no bondage; he is born as a devotee of Viṣṇu, blessed in every birth.
यावद्युगसहस्राणि शतमष्टोत्तरं भवेत् । तावत्स्वर्गे वसेद्वीर भूपतिश्च पुनर्भवेत्
For as many as one hundred and eight thousand yugas, O hero, he dwells in heaven, and again becomes a king on earth.
भूपतेर्विविधान्भोगान्भुक्त्वा चैव यथासुखम् । माधवस्य प्रसादेन माधवे लीयते ततः
Having enjoyed various pleasures of kingship as he wishes, by the grace of Mādhava, he is then absorbed into Mādhava.
शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि समासान्माधवार्चनम् । वैदिकं तांत्रिकं वापि मिश्रकं पापनाशनम्
Hear, O king, I will now briefly describe the worship of Mādhava, whether Vedic, Tantric, or mixed, which destroys sin.
नह्यंतोऽनंतपारस्य नांतः पूजाविधेर्नृप । अथ संक्षिप्य चोच्येत यथावदनुपूर्वशः
There is truly no end to the worship of the infinite, boundless Lord, nor to the rituals of worship, O king; but now it will be concisely stated in proper sequence.
वैदिकस्तांत्रिको मिश्रः श्रीविष्णोस्त्रिविधो मखः । त्रयाणामीप्सितेनैव विधिना हरिमर्चयेत्
The sacrifice to Śrī Viṣṇu is threefold: Vedic, Tantric, and mixed; by whichever of these is desired, one should worship Hari according to the prescribed method.
वैदिको मिश्रको वापि विप्रादीनां विधीयते । तांत्रिको विष्णुभक्तस्य शूद्रस्यापि प्रकीर्तितः
The Vedic and mixed forms are prescribed for brāhmaṇas and others; the Tantric is also declared suitable for a devotee of Viṣṇu, even if he is a śūdra.
यथा स्वनिगमेनोक्तं द्विजत्वं प्राप्य पूरुषः । यजेच्च विधिवद्विष्णुं ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
As stated in his own scripture, having attained twice-born status, a man, being a devoted celibate, should worship Viṣṇu properly.
अर्चयेत्स्थंडिलेऽग्नौ वा सूर्येऽप्सु हृदि वा द्विजे । द्रव्येण भक्तियुक्तेन स्वगुरुं तदनुज्ञया
He should worship (Viṣṇu) on an altar, in fire, in the sun, in water, or in his heart, O brāhmaṇa, with offerings and devotion, having received permission from his own teacher.
पूर्वं स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत धौतदंतोंऽगशुद्धये । उभयोरपि च स्नानं मंत्रैर्मृद्ग्रहणादिना
First, he should bathe for the purification of body and teeth; in both types of bathing, he should use mantras and the taking of clay, and so on.
संध्योपास्त्यादिकर्माणि वेदतंत्रोदितानि वै । पूजांते कल्पयेत्सम्यक्संकल्पं कर्मपावनम्
He should properly perform the duties of twilight worship and other acts prescribed in the Veda and Tantra; at the end of worship, he should make a firm resolve, which purifies the act.
शैली दारुमयी लौही लेप्या लेख्या च सैकती । मनोमयी मणिमयी प्रतिमाष्टविधा स्मृता
An image is said to be of eight kinds: made of stone, wood, metal, clay, painted, drawn, sand, or formed in the mind, or of jewels.
चलाचलेति द्विविधा प्रतिष्ठा जीवमंदिरम् । उद्वासा वाहनेन स्तः स्थिरायां माधवार्चने
Establishment is of two kinds: movable and immovable; the living temple is established by installation or by vehicle, and in the worship of Mādhava, the immovable is preferred.
अस्थिरायां विकल्पः स्यात्स्थंडिले तु भवेद्द्वयम् । स्नापनं त्वविलेप्यायामन्यत्र परिमार्जनम्
For an unstable image, there may be uncertainty; but on a flat surface, both options are possible. Bathing is for what cannot be smeared; elsewhere, wiping is appropriate.
द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्देवेज्या प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः । भक्तस्य च यथालब्धैर्भक्तिभावेन चैव हि
The worship of the deity and images is to be performed with well-known materials, O wise one, and also with whatever the devotee can obtain, offered with devotion.