वर्जयित्वा पुमान्मांसं व्रतांते गोप्रदो भवेत्। तद्वद्धेममृगं दद्यात्सोश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
Abstaining from meat, at the end of the vow he should give a cow; likewise, he should give a golden deer and will obtain the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
अहिंसाव्रतमित्युक्तं कल्पांते भूपतिर्भवेत्। कल्यमुत्थाय वै स्नानं कृत्वा दांपत्यमर्चयेत्
This is called the vow of non-violence; at the end of the kalpa, he becomes a king. Rising early, having bathed, he should worship the divine couple.
भोजयित्वा यथाशक्ति माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः। सूर्यलोके वसेत्कल्पं सूर्यव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
After feeding according to one's ability, with garlands, garments, and ornaments, one dwells in the world of the Sun for a kalpa; this is known as the Sun vow.
आषाढादि चतुर्मासं प्रातःस्नायी भवेन्नरः। विप्राय भोजनं दत्वा कार्तिक्यां गोप्रदो भवेत्
From Āṣāḍha for four months, a man should bathe in the morning; after giving food to a Brahmin, in Kārtikī he becomes a giver of cows.
स वैष्णवपदं याति विष्णुव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। अयनादयनं यावद्वर्जयेत्पुष्पसर्पिषी
He attains the state of Viṣṇu; this is known as the Viṣṇu vow. Until the solstice, one should avoid flowers and clarified butter.
तदंते पुष्पमन्नानि घृतधेन्वा सहैव तु। दत्वा शिवपदं याति विप्राय घृतपायसम्
At the end of that period, giving flowers, food, and a cow with ghee, as well as rice cooked in milk with ghee to a Brahmin, one attains the state of Śiva.
एतच्छीलव्रतं नाम शीलारोग्यफलप्रदम्। यावत्समं भवेद्यस्तु पंचदश्यां पयोव्रतः
This is called the Character vow, bestowing the fruits of virtue and health; whoever observes the milk vow on the fifteenth day for a year.
समांते श्राद्धकृद्दद्याद्गाश्च पंच पयस्विनीः। वासांसि च पिशंगानि जलकुंभयुतानि च
At the end of the year, one should perform a śrāddha and give five milk-yielding cows, garments of tawny color, and water jars.
स याति वैष्णवं लोकं पितॄणां तारयेच्छतम्
He attains the world of Viṣṇu and delivers a hundred ancestors.
कल्पांते राजराजेंद्र पितृव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। संध्यादीप प्रदो यस्तु घृतैस्तैलं विवर्जयेत्
At the end of a kalpa, O king of kings, this is known as the Ancestor vow; whoever offers the evening lamp with ghee, avoiding oil.
समांते दीपकं दद्याच्चक्रं शूलं च कांचनम्। वस्त्रयुग्मं च विप्राय स तेजस्वी भवेन्नरः
At the end of the year, one should give a lamp, a discus, a trident of gold, and a pair of garments to a Brahmin; that man becomes radiant.
रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति दीप्तिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। कार्तिकादि तृतीयायां प्राश्य गोमूत्र यावकम्
He attains the world of Rudra; this is known as the Radiance vow. From Kārtika on the third day, one should partake of cow urine and barley.
नक्तं चरेदब्दमेकमब्दान्ते गोप्रदो भवेत्। गौरीलोके वसेत्कल्पं ततो राजा भवेदिह
He should observe night-fasting for one year; at the end of the year, he becomes a giver of cows, dwells in the world of Gaurī for a kalpa, and then becomes a king here.
एतद्रुद्रव्रतं नाम सदा कल्याणकारकम्। वर्जयेच्चतुरो मासान्यस्तु गन्धानुलेपनम्
This is called the Rudra vow, always bestowing auspiciousness; for four months, one should avoid fragrant ointments.
शुक्तिगन्धाक्षतान्दद्याद्विप्राय सितवाससी। वारुणं पदमाप्नोति दृढव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
One should give to a Brahmin unbroken rice, white garments, and conch shells; he attains the abode of Varuṇa; this is known as the Firm vow.
वैशाखे पुष्पलवणं वर्जयेदथ गोप्रदः। भूत्वा विष्णुपदे कल्पं स्थित्वा राजा भवेदिह
In Vaiśākha, one should avoid flowers and salt, and then become a giver of cows; having remained in the state of Viṣṇu for a kalpa, he becomes a king here.
एतच्छान्तिव्रतं नाम कीर्तिकामफलप्रदम्। ब्रह्माण्डं काञ्चनं कृत्वा तिलराशि समन्वितम्
This is called the Peace vow, bestowing the fruits of fame and desire; one should make a golden Brahmāṇḍa filled with sesame seeds.
घृतेनान्यप्रदो भूत्वा वह्निं संतर्प्य सद्विजम्। संपूज्य विप्रदांपत्यं माल्यवस्त्रविभूषणैः
Becoming a giver of ghee and satisfying the fire and a good Brahmin, honoring the Brahmin couple with garlands, garments, and ornaments.
शक्तितस्त्रिपलादूर्ध्वं विश्वात्मा प्रीयतामिति। पुण्येऽह्नि दद्यादपरे ब्रह्म यात्यपुनर्भवम्
According to one's ability, above three palas in weight, saying 'May the Soul of the Universe be pleased,' one should give on an auspicious day; in the next world, he attains Brahman and is not born again.
एतद्ब्रह्मव्रतं नाम निर्वाणफलदं नृणाम्। यश्चोभयमुखीं दद्यात्प्रभूतसकलान्विताम्
This is called the Brahma vow, bestowing liberation upon men; whoever gives a vessel with two mouths, filled with abundant things.
दिनं पयोव्रतं तिष्ठेत्स याति परमं पदम्। एतद्वै सुव्रतं नाम पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
One who observes the milk vow for a day attains the supreme state; this is called the 'Auspicious Vow,' and rebirth is difficult for such a one.
त्र्यहं पयोव्रतः स्थित्वा काञ्चनं कल्पपादपम्। पलादूर्ध्वं यथाशक्ति तण्डुलप्रस्थसंयुतम्१०० 1.20.
Having observed the milk vow for three days, one should give a golden wish-fulfilling tree, along with as much rice as one is able, weighing above a pala.
दत्त्वा ब्रह्मपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। मासोपवासी यो दद्याद्धेनुं विप्राय शोभनाम्
Having given this, one attains the state of Brahma; this is known as the 'Terrible Vow.' Whoever, after fasting for a month, gives a beautiful cow to a brahmin—
स वैष्णवपदं याति भीमव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्। दद्याद्विंशत्पलादूर्ध्वं महीं कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीम्
He attains the abode of Vishnu; this is known as the 'Terrible Vow.' One should give, after weighing out twenty palas, the earth made of gold.
दिनं पयोव्रतस्तिष्ठेद्रुद्रलोके महीयते। धनप्रदमिदं प्रोक्तं सप्तकल्पशतानुगम्
One who observes the milk vow for a day is honored in the world of Rudra; this is said to grant wealth and lasts for seven hundred aeons.
माघेमास्यथ चैत्रे वा गुडधेनुप्रदो भवेत्। गुडव्रतं तृतीयायां गौरीलोके महीयते
In the month of Māgha or Caitra, one who gives a jaggery-cow performs the jaggery vow on the third day and is honored in the realm of Gauri.
महाव्रतमिदं नाम परमानन्दकारकम्। पक्षोपवासी यो दद्याद्विप्राय कपिलाद्वयम्
This is called the 'Great Vow,' bestower of supreme bliss; one who fasts for a fortnight and gives two tawny cows to a brahmin—
स ब्रह्मलोकमाप्नोति देवासुरसुपूजितः। कल्पान्ते सर्वराजा स्यात्प्रभाव्रतमिदं स्मृतम्
He attains the world of Brahma, worshipped by gods and demons; at the end of the aeon, he becomes king of all. This is known as the 'Radiant Vow.'
इंधनं यो ददेद्विप्रे वर्षादींश्चतुरस्त्वृतून्। घृतधेनुप्रदोंते च स परं ब्रह्म गच्छति
Whoever gives firewood to a brahmin for all four seasons, and at the end gives a cow yielding ghee, he attains the supreme Brahman.
वैश्वानरव्रतं नाम सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्। एकादश्यां तु नक्ताशी यश्चक्रं विनिवेदयेत्
This is called the 'Vaiśvānara Vow,' destroyer of all sins; on the eleventh day, one who eats at night and offers a wheel—