नमो निर्मांसदेहाय दीर्घश्मश्रुजटाय च । नमो विशालनेत्राय शुष्कोदरभयाकृते
Salutations to the fleshless-bodied, to the one with long beard and matted hair; salutations to the wide-eyed, to the one whose emaciated belly inspires fear.
नमः पुष्कलगात्राय स्थूलरोम्णेऽथ वै नमः । नमो दीर्घाय शुष्काय कालदंष्ट्र नमोस्तु ते
Salutations to the one with robust limbs, to the one with thick hair; salutations to the tall, the dry one, to you with the fangs of time.
नमस्ते कोटराक्षाय दुर्निरीक्ष्याय वै नमः । नमो घोराय रौद्राय भीषणाय कपालिने
Salutations to you with hollow eyes, to the one difficult to behold; salutations to the fierce, the terrible, the frightening, the skull-bearer.
नमस्ते सर्वभक्षाय वलीमुख नमोस्तु ते । सूर्यपुत्र नमस्तेस्तु भास्करे भयदाय च
Salutations to you, devourer of all, O wrinkled-faced one; salutations to you, son of the Sun, giver of fear.
अधोदृष्टे नमस्तेस्तु संवर्तक नमोस्तु ते । नमो मंदगते तुभ्यं निस्त्रिंशाय नमोस्तु ते
Salutations to you who look downward, to the destroyer; salutations to you who move slowly, to you who bear the sword.
तपसा दग्धदेहाय नित्यं योगरताय च । नमो नित्यं क्षुधार्ताय अतृप्ताय च वै नमः
Salutations to you whose body is burned by austerity, who is always devoted to yoga; salutations always to you who are ever hungry, never satisfied.
ज्ञानचक्षुर्नमस्तेस्तु कश्यपात्मजसूनवे । तुष्टो ददासि वै राज्यं रुष्टो हरसि तत्क्षणात्
Salutations to you, whose eye is knowledge, descendant of Kaśyapa; pleased, you grant kingdoms, angered, you take them away in an instant.
देवासुरमनुष्याश्च सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः । त्वया विलोकिताः सर्वे नाशं यांति समूलतः
Gods, asuras, humans, siddhas, vidyādharas, and serpents—all who are seen by you are utterly destroyed, root and all.
प्रसादं कुरु मे देव वरार्होऽहमुपागतः । एवं स्तुतस्तदा सौरिर्ग्रहराजो महाबलः
Grant me your favor, O god; I am worthy and have come to you. Thus praised, at that time, Sauri, the mighty lord of the planets,
अब्रवीच्च पुनर्वाक्यं हृष्टरोमा तु भास्करिः । तुष्टोऽहं तव राजेंद्र स्तवेनानेन सुव्रत । वरं ब्रूहि प्रदास्यामि स्वेच्छया रघुनंदन
spoke again these words, his hair standing on end, the radiant Sun: 'I am pleased with you, O king, because of this hymn, O steadfast one. Ask for a boon; I will grant it as you wish, O descendant of Raghu.'
दशरथ उवाच- अद्यप्रभृति ते सौरे पीडा कार्या न कस्यचित् । देवासुरमनुष्याणां पशुपक्षिसरीसृपाम्
Daśaratha said: 'From this day forward, O Sun, let no one be afflicted by you—among gods, asuras, humans, animals, birds, or reptiles.'
शनिरुवाच- गृह्णंतीति ग्रहाः सर्वे ग्रहाः पीडाकराः स्मृताः । अदेयं याचितं राजन्किंचिद्युक्तं वदाम्यहम्
Śani said: 'All the planets are called “graspers” and are known to cause affliction. O king, what you have asked is not to be given, but I will say what is appropriate.'
त्वया प्रोक्तमिदं स्तोत्रं यः पठिष्यति मानवः । एककालं द्विकालं वा पीडामुक्तो भवेत्क्षणात्
Whoever recites this hymn you have spoken, whether once or twice a day, will be freed from affliction instantly.
देवासुरमनुष्याणां सिद्धविद्याध्ररक्षसाम् । मृत्युं मृत्युगतो दद्यां जन्मन्यंते चतुर्थके
For gods, asuras, humans, siddhas, vidyādharas, and rākṣasas, I would grant death to one who has already died, at the end of the fourth birth.
यः पुनः श्रद्धया युक्तः शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । शमीपत्रैः समभ्यर्च्य प्रतिमां लोहजां मम
But whoever, endowed with faith, pure and focused, worships my image made of iron with śamī leaves,
माषौदनतिलैर्मिश्रं दद्याल्लोहं च दक्षिणाम् । कृष्णां गां वृषभं वापि यो वै दद्याद्दिवजातये
and gives iron as a gift, mixed with rice cooked with beans and sesame, or gives a black cow or a bull to a worthy recipient,
मद्दिने तु विशेषेण स्तोत्रेणानेन पूजयेत् । पूजयित्वा जपेत्स्तोत्रं भूत्वा चैव कृतांजलि
and especially on my day, worships with this hymn, and after worship recites the hymn with joined palms,
तस्य पीडा न चैवाहं करिष्यामि कदाचन । गोचरे जन्मलग्ने वा दशास्वंतर्दशासु च
I will never cause affliction to that person, whether at my transit, at birth, or during planetary periods and sub-periods.
रक्षामि सततं तस्य पीडां चापि ग्रहस्य च । अनेनैव विधानेन पीडामुक्तं जगद्भवेत्
I always protect that person from affliction, both from me and from other planets; by this very method, the world becomes free from affliction.
एवं युक्त्या मया दत्तो वरस्ते रघुनंदन । वरत्रयं तु संप्राप्य राजा दशरथस्तदा
Thus, O descendant of Raghu, I have given you this boon by this means. Having received three boons, King Daśaratha then
मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं नमस्कृत्य शनैश्चरम् । शनिना चाभ्यनुज्ञातो रथमारुह्य वेगवान्
considered himself fulfilled, bowed to Śanaiścara, and, having been permitted by Śani, the swift one mounted his chariot.
स्वस्थानं गतवान्राजा प्राप्तः श्रेयोऽभवत्तदा । य इदं प्रातरुत्थाय शनिवारे स्तवं पठेत् 6.33.
The king returned to his own place and then attained prosperity. Whoever, rising in the morning on a Saturday, recites this hymn—
पठ्यमानमिदं स्तोत्रं श्रद्धया यः शृणोति च । नरः स मुच्यते पापात्स्वर्गलोके महीयते
Whoever recites or listens to this hymn with faith is freed from sin and honored in the heavenly world.
नारद उवाच- त्रिस्पृशाख्यं व्रतं ब्रूहि सर्वेश्वर विशेषतः । यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोकः कर्मबंधनतः क्षणात्
Nārada said: 'Tell me in detail about the vow called Trispṛśā, O Lord of all; by hearing of it, the world is freed from the bondage of karma in an instant.'
महादेव उवाच- सर्वपापौघशमनं महादुःखविनाशनम् । शृणु कृष्णावतारं त्वं त्रिस्पृशाख्यं महाव्रतम्
Mahādeva said: 'It removes all heaps of sin and destroys great suffering. Listen to the account of the great vow called Trispṛśā, related to Kṛṣṇa.'
कामदं सस्पृहाणां तु निस्पृहाणां तु मोक्षदम् । त्रिस्पृशाख्यं व्रतं विप्र शृणुष्व गदतो मम
It grants desires to those who long for them, and liberation to those without desire. Listen, O brāhmaṇa, as I explain the vow called Trispṛśā.
प्रत्यक्षमर्चितस्तेन कलिकाले च केशवः । त्रिस्पृशा कीर्तनं नित्यं यः करोति महामुने
In the age of Kali, O great sage, he who worships Keśava directly and who daily performs the chanting of the Trispṛśā, is truly devoted.
न पुरश्चरणे चीर्णे सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् । त्रिस्पृशा नाममात्रेण क्षीयते नात्र संशयः
Even when the prescribed rites are performed, all sins are not destroyed; but by the mere utterance of the Trispṛśā, they are eradicated—there is no doubt about this.
नागमैर्न पुराणाद्यैर्न मखैस्तीर्थकोटिभिः । बहुभिर्व्रतसंघैश्च पूजितैस्त्रिदशैरपि
Neither by rituals, nor by the recitation of the Purāṇas, nor by sacrifices, nor by visiting countless holy places, nor by many groups of vows, nor even by worship performed by the gods themselves,
मोक्षो भवति विप्रेन्द्र त्रिस्पृशा न कृता यदि । मोक्षार्थे देवदेवेन दृष्टा वै वैष्णवी तिथिः
O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, liberation does not occur if the Trispṛśā is not performed; for the sake of liberation, the Vaiṣṇava day has been revealed by the Lord of gods.