बलघ्नं बाहुमूलाधश्चांसयोः कंसघातिनम् । अजं भुजद्वये न्यस्य शार्ङ्गपाणिं करद्वये
Place Balaghna below the armpits, Kaṃsaghātin on the shoulders; Aja on both arms, and Śārṅgapāṇi on both hands.
संकर्षणं करांगुष्ठे गोपमंगुलिपंक्तिषु । वक्षस्यधोक्षजं न्यस्य श्रीवत्सं तस्य मध्यतः
Place Saṃkarṣaṇa on the thumbs, Gopa on the rows of fingers; Adhokṣaja on the chest, and Śrīvatsa at its center.
स्तनयोस्त्वनिरुद्धं च दामोदरमथोदरे । पद्मनाभं तथा नाभौ नाभ्यधश्चापि केशवम्
Place Aniruddha on the breasts, Dāmodara on the abdomen; Padmanābha at the navel, and Keśava below the navel.
मेढ्रे धराधरं देवं गुदे चैव गदाग्रजम् । पीतांबरधरं कट्यामूरुयुग्मे मधोर्द्विषम्
Place Dharādhara at the genitals, Gadāgraja at the anus; Pītāṃbaradhara at the waist, and Madhudviṣ at both thighs.
मुरद्विषं पिंडकयोर्जानुयुग्मे जनार्दनम् । फणीशं गुल्फयोर्न्यस्य क्रमयोश्च त्रिविक्रमम्
Place Muradviṣ on the knees, Janārdana at both knees; Phaṇīśa at the ankles, and Trivikrama at both feet.
पादांगुष्ठे श्रीपतिं च पादाधो धरणीधरम् । रोमकूपेषु सर्वेषु विष्वक्सेनं न्यसेद्बुधः
Place Śrīpati on the big toes, Dharaṇīdhara beneath the feet; and Viṣvaksena at all the hair follicles.
मत्स्यं मांसे तु विन्यस्य कूर्मं मेदसि विन्यसेत् । वाराहं तु वसामध्ये सर्वास्थिषु तथाच्युतम्
Place Matsya in the flesh, Kūrma in the fat; Vārāha in the marrow, and Acyuta in all the bones.
द्विजप्रियं तु मज्जायां शुक्रे श्वेतपतिं तथा । सर्वांगे यज्ञपुरुषं परमात्मानमात्मनि
Place the beloved of the twice-born in the marrow, Śvetapati in the semen; the Yajñapuruṣa throughout the whole body, and the Supreme Self in the self.
एवं न्यासविधिं कृत्वा साक्षान्नारायणो भवेत् । यावन्न व्याहरेत्किंचित्तावद्विष्णुमयः स्थितः
Having performed this rite of placement, one becomes verily Nārāyaṇa himself; as long as nothing else is uttered, one remains filled with Viṣṇu.
गृहीत्वा तु समूलाग्रान्कुशान्शुद्धान्समाहितः । मार्जयेत्सर्वगात्राणि कुशाग्रैरिह शांतिकृत्
Taking pure kuśa grass with roots and tips, with focused mind, one should touch all parts of the body with the tips of the kuśa, thus bringing peace.
विष्णुभक्तो विशेषेण रोगग्रहविषार्दिते । विषार्त्तानां रोगिणां च कुर्याच्छांतिमिमां शुभाम्
A devotee of Vishnu, especially when afflicted by disease, possession, or poison, should perform this auspicious rite of appeasement for those suffering from poison or illness.
जायते तेन भो विप्र सर्वरोगप्रणाशनम् । ॐनमः श्रीपरमार्थाय पुरुषाय महात्मने
By this, O Brahmin, all diseases are destroyed; Om, obeisance to the Supreme Truth, to the Great Soul, the Person.
अरूपबहुरूपाय व्यापिने परमात्मने । वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनं च सुखप्रदम्
To the formless, to the one of many forms, to the all-pervading Supreme Self; to Varaha, Narasimha, and Vamana, the bestowers of happiness.
ध्यात्वा कृत्वा नमो विष्णोर्नामान्यंगेषु विन्यसेत् । निष्कल्मषाय शुद्धाय व्याधिपापहराय वै
Meditating thus, having offered obeisance, one should place the names of Vishnu upon the limbs; to the stainless, the pure, the remover of disease and sin.
गोविंदपद्मनाभाय वासुदेवाय भूभृते । नमस्कृत्वा प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्तत्सिध्यतु मे वचः
To Govinda, Padmanabha, Vasudeva, the supporter of the earth, I bow; having offered obeisance, I will speak—may my words be fulfilled.
त्रिविक्रमाय रामाय वैकुंठाय नराय च । श्रीवाराहनृसिंहाय वामनाय महात्मने
To Trivikrama, Rama, Vaikuntha, and also to Nara; to Shri Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, the great soul.
हयग्रीवाय शुभ्राय हृषीकेश हराशुभम् । परोपतापमहितं प्रमुक्तं चाभिचारिकम्
To Hayagriva, the pure one, Hrishikesha, the remover of misfortune; to the one who frees from harm caused by others and from sorcery.
गरस्पर्शमहारोगप्रयोगं जरयाजर । नमोऽस्तु वासुदेवाय नमः कृष्णाय खड्गिने
To the destroyer of great diseases caused by poison or touch, to the ageless one, I bow to Vasudeva, I bow to Krishna, the wielder of the sword.
नमः पुष्करनेत्राय केशवायादिचक्रिणे । नमः किंजल्कवर्णाग्र्य पीतनिर्मलवाससे
Obeisance to the lotus-eyed, to Keshava, the holder of the discus; obeisance to the one whose garments are pure yellow, whose hue is like the pollen of a lotus.
महादेव वपुष्कंध धृतचक्राय चक्रिणे । दंष्ट्रोद्धृतक्षितितलत्रिमूर्तिपतये नमः
To the great god, with a mighty form, the bearer of the discus; obeisance to the Lord of the Trimurti, who lifted the earth with his tusks.
महायज्ञवराहाय श्रीवल्लभ नमोस्तु ते । तप्तहाटककेशांत ज्वलत्पावकलोचनः
To the great sacrificer, Varaha, beloved of Shri, obeisance to you; with hair like molten gold, with eyes blazing like fire.
वज्राधिकनखस्पर्श दिव्यसिंह नमोऽस्तु ते । कश्यपायातिह्स्वाय ऋग्यजुः सामलक्षण
With nails harder than thunderbolts, O divine lion, obeisance to you; to Kashyapa, of mighty voice, marked by Rig, Yajur, and Sama.
तुभ्यं वामनरूपाय क्रमते गां नमोनमः । वाराहाशेषदुःखानि सर्वपापफलानि च
To you, in the form of Vamana, who strides over the earth, repeated obeisance; O Varaha, crush all sufferings and all fruits of sin.
मर्दमर्द महादंष्ट्र मर्दमर्द च तत्फलम् । नृसिंहकुलिशस्पर्श दंतप्रांत नखोज्वल
Crush, crush, O great-tusked one, crush, crush their results; O Narasimha, with thunderbolt-like touch, with radiant teeth and nails.
भंजभंज निनादेन दुःखान्यस्यार्त्तिनाशन । ऋग्यजुःसामभिर्वाग्भिः कामरूपधरादिधृक्
Break, break, with your roar, the sufferings of this afflicted one; with words from Rig, Yajur, and Sama, you who assume desired forms and hold the earth.
प्रशमं सर्वदुःखानि नयत्वस्य जनार्दनः । एकाहिकं द्व्याहिकं च तथा त्रिदिवसज्वरम्
May Janardana lead all these sufferings to peace; whether one-day, two-day, or three-day fevers.
चातुर्थिकं तथात्युग्रं तथा वै सततज्वरम् । दोषोत्थं सन्निपातोत्थं तथैवागंतुकज्वरम्
The fourth-day fever, the exceedingly severe, and the constant fever; those arising from faults, from derangement, and those that come unexpectedly.
शमं नयतु गोविंदो भित्वा छित्वास्य वेदनाम् । नेत्रदुःखं शिरोदुःखं दुःखं तूदरसंभवम्
May Govinda bring them to peace, breaking and cutting away his pain; eye pain, head pain, and pain arising in the abdomen.
अनुच्छ्वासं महाश्वासं परितापं सवेपथुम् । गुदघ्राणांघ्रिरोगांश्च कुष्ठरोगं तथाक्षयम् 6.78.
Shortness of breath, great gasping, burning pain with trembling, diseases of the anus, nose, and feet, leprosy, and consumption—
कामलादींस्तथारोगान्प्रमेहादींश्च दारुणान् । ये वातप्रभवा रोगा लूताविस्फोटकादयः
Diseases such as jaundice and others, and also severe disorders like diabetes, all ailments arising from wind, and afflictions like worms and blisters—