जाह्नव्युवाच-। विधानं ब्रूहि मे ब्रह्मन्सर्वस्वेन करोम्यहम् । प्रसादयामि देवेशं दामोदरमनामयम्
Jāhnavī said: Tell me the procedure, O Brahman; I will perform it with all my resources. I seek to please the Lord of the gods, Damodara, the flawless one.
प्राचीमाधव उवाच-। शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि त्रिस्पृशाया विधानकम् । यं श्रुत्वापि सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः
Prācīmādhava said: Listen, O goddess, I will explain the procedure for the Trispṛśā rite. Hearing it alone, O best of rivers, a person is freed from sins.
पलेन च पलार्धेन तदर्द्धेनापि वापगे । प्रतिमा मम सौवर्णा कार्या विभवसारतः
With a weight, or half a weight, or even a quarter of a weight of gold, a golden image of me should be made, according to one's means.
पात्रं ताम्रमयं कार्यं तिलैस्तु परिपूरितम् । सजलं तु घटं शुभ्रं पंचरत्नसमन्वितम्
A copper vessel should be prepared, filled with sesame seeds. A pure pot with water, adorned with five gems, should also be arranged.
वेष्टितं पुष्पमालाभिः कर्पूरागुरुवासितम् । न्यसेद्दामोदरं पश्चात्स्नापयित्वा विलिप्य च
It should be wrapped with garlands of flowers, scented with camphor and agarwood. After bathing and anointing Damodara, place him at the rear.
परिधानं ततः कार्यं वस्त्रयुग्मेन चान्वितम् । मंत्रैस्तु पूजनं कार्यं पुराणैः समुदीरितैः । पुष्पैः कालोद्भवैः शुभ्रैस्तुलसीपत्रैश्च कोमलैः
Then clothing should be provided, consisting of a pair of garments. Worship should be performed with mantras spoken in the Purāṇas, with pure flowers of the season and tender leaves of tulasi.
छत्रं तु विष्णवे दद्यात्पादुकाभ्यां सुसंयुतम् । निवेद्यानि मनोज्ञानि फलानि सुबहून्यपि
One should offer a parasol to Viṣṇu, together with a pair of sandals. Many delightful fruits should also be presented.
उपवीतं तु दातव्यं सोत्तरीयं नवं दृढम् । वैणवं दापयेद्दंडं सुरूपं सोन्नतं दृढम्
A sacred thread, along with a new, strong upper garment, should be given. A beautiful, elevated, sturdy Vaiṣṇava staff should be offered.
दामोदराय वै पादौ जानुनी माधवाय च । गुह्यं कामप्रदायेति कटिं वामनमूर्तये
To Damodara, the feet; to Mādhava, the knees; to the giver of desires, the secret region; to the form of Vāmana, the waist.
पद्मनाभाय नाभिं तु जठरं विश्वयोनये । हृदयं ज्ञानगम्याय कंठं वैकुंठगामिने
To Padmanābha, the navel; to Viśvayoni, the abdomen; to the one attainable by knowledge, the heart; to the one who goes to Vaikuṇṭha, the throat.
सहस्रबाहवे बाहू चक्षुषी योगरूपिणे । संपूज्य विधिवद्भक्त्या दद्यादर्घं विधानतः
To the thousand-armed, the arms; to the yogic form, the eyes. After worshipping properly with devotion, one should offer arghya according to the procedure.
शुभ्रेण नालिकेरेण शंखोपरि स्थितेन हि । सूत्रैरावेष्टितेनैव हस्तयोरुभयोरपि
With a pure coconut placed atop a conch, wrapped with threads, one should offer it with both hands.
स्मृतो हरसि पापानि यदि नित्यं जनार्दन । दुःस्वप्नं दुर्निमित्तानि मनसा दुर्विचिन्विता
Remembering you, O Janārdana, removes sins, bad dreams, evil omens, and troubling thoughts.
नारकं तु भयं देव भयदुर्गतिसंभवम् । यन्मम स्यान्महादेव ऐहिकं पारलौकिकम्
O god, hellish fear and misfortune arise from this. Whatever may befall me, O great god, whether in this world or the next—
तेन देवेश मां रक्ष गृहाणार्घं नमोस्तु ते । कृपादृष्टिः सदैवास्तु दामोदर ममोपरि
Therefore, O Lord of gods, protect me; accept this arghya. Salutations to you. May your compassionate gaze always rest upon me, O Damodara.
धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं कुर्यान्नीराजनं ततः । शीर्षोपरि सरिच्छ्रेष्ठे भ्रामयेद्वारिजं हरेः
Incense, lamp, and food should be offered, then the nīrājana rite performed. The best of rivers should wave the lotus of Hari above the head.
कृत्वा विधानमेतद्धि पूजयेत्स्वगुरुं ततः । दद्यात्सुवर्णं वस्त्राणि सोष्णीषं चैव कंचुकम्
Having performed this procedure, one should then worship one's own guru. Gold, garments with a turban, and a tunic should be given.
उपानहोऽपि छत्रं च मुद्रिकां च कमंडलुम् । भोजनं चैव तांबूलं सप्तधान्यं च दक्षिणाम्
One should also give sandals, a parasol, a ring, a water pot, food, betel, seven kinds of grain, and a monetary gift.
गुरुं संपूज्य देवेशं कुर्याज्जागरणं हरेः । गीतनृत्यसमायुक्तं तथा शास्त्रसमन्वितम्
Having worshipped the revered Lord, one should keep vigil for Hari, accompanied by singing, dancing, and the recitation of scriptures.
निशांते चैव देवाय दत्वा चार्घं विधानतः । स्नानादिकां क्रियां कृत्वा भुंजीयाद्वाडवैः सह
At the end of the night, one should offer arghya to the deity according to the prescribed method, perform bathing and other rites, and then eat together with the household.
शिव उवाच- द्विजैतत्त्रिस्पृशाख्यानमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् । श्रुत्वा तु लभते पुण्यं गंगां स्नानसमुद्भवम्
Śiva said: O twice-born, whoever hears this wondrous and thrilling account of the Trispṛśā, attains merit equal to that gained by bathing in the Ganges.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि वाजपेयशतानि च । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
By observing the Trispṛśā fast, one obtains the same fruit as a thousand Aśvamedha sacrifices and a hundred Vājapeya sacrifices.
पितृपक्षो मातृपक्षस्तथा चैवात्मपक्षकः । तैः सर्वैः सह संमुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते
Freed along with the paternal, maternal, and personal lineages, one is honored in the world of Viṣṇu.
तीर्थकोटिषु यत्पुण्यं क्षेत्रकोटिषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
Whatever merit exists in a crore of sacred waters, whatever fruit in a crore of holy places, that fruit is obtained by observing the Trispṛśā fast.
ब्राह्मणा येऽपि कुर्वंति क्षत्रियाः कृष्णमानसाः । वैश्या वा शूद्रजन्मानो ये तथा चान्यजातयः
Whether Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas with pure minds, Vaiśyas, those born as Śūdras, or people of other castes—
ते सर्वे मुक्तिमायांति भुवं त्यक्त्वा द्विजोत्तम । मंत्राणां मंत्रराजोऽथ यथा स्याद्द्वादशाक्षरः
All of them attain liberation after leaving this earth, O best of twice-born; just as the twelve-syllable mantra is the king of mantras—
व्रतानां च यथा चैषा येन वै त्रिस्पृशा कृता । ब्रह्मणा च कृता पूर्वं पश्चाद्राजर्षिभिः कृता
So too is this vow among vows, by which the Trispṛśā is performed, first undertaken by Brahmā and later by royal sages.
अन्येषां का कथा वत्स त्रिस्पृशा मुक्तिदायिनी । अनेन विधिना ब्रह्मंस्त्रिस्पृशासंभवं व्रतम्
What need to speak of others, dear one? The Trispṛśā bestows liberation. By this method, O Brahman, is the vow of Trispṛśā established.
यः करोति नरो भक्त्या शृणु वक्ष्यामि तत्फलम् । गंगावगाहने ब्रह्मन्वाराणस्यां तु यत्फलम्
Whoever performs this vow with devotion—hear from me its fruit: the merit gained by bathing in the Ganges at Vārāṇasī.
मन्वंतरसहस्रैस्तु त्रिस्पृशाकारको हि तत् । प्राची च यमुना स्नाने वर्षैर्यत्कोटिभिः फलम्
For thousands of aeons, the fruit of performing the Trispṛśā is equal to the merit of bathing in the eastern Yamunā for crores of years.