ततोर्चयेद्विप्रवरं रक्तमाल्यांबरादिभिः। दद्यात्तेनैव मंत्रेण भौमं गोमिथुनान्वितम्
Then one should worship the excellent Brāhmaṇa with red garlands, garments, and the like; with the same mantra, one should give land along with a pair of cows.
शय्यां च शक्तिमान्दद्यात्सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम्। यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यच्चास्य दयितं गृहे
One should also give a bed, furnished with all necessary items; whatever is most desired in the world, and whatever is dear to him at home—
तत्तद्गुणवते देयं दत्तस्याक्षयमिच्छता। ततः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा विसृज्य द्विजसत्तमम्
All those things should be given to one who possesses those qualities, by one who wishes for inexhaustible merit from the gift. Then, after circumambulating, one should respectfully dismiss the best of Brāhmaṇas.
नक्तं क्षीराशनं कुर्यादेवं चांगारकाष्टकम्। चतुरो वाथ वातस्य यत्पुण्यं तद्वदामि ते
One should observe a night fast, taking only milk as food, and perform the ritual with eight pieces of charcoal; now I will tell you the merit gained from this.
रूपसौभाग्यसंपन्नः पुमान्जन्मनि जन्मनि। विष्णौ वाथ शिवे भक्तः सप्तद्वीपाधिपो भवेत्
A man endowed with beauty, good fortune, and prosperity is born life after life; he becomes a devotee of Viṣṇu or Śiva, and the lord of the seven continents.
सप्तकल्पसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते। तस्मात्वमपि दैत्येंद्र व्रतमेतत्समाचर
For seven thousand aeons, he is honored in the world of Rudra; therefore, O lord of the Daityas, you too should observe this vow.
इत्येवमुक्तो भुगुनंदनेन चकार सर्वं व्रतमेव दैत्यः। त्वं चापि राजन्कुरु सर्वमेतद्यतोक्षयं वेदविदो वदंति
Thus addressed by Bhṛgu's descendant, the Daitya performed the entire vow; and you too, O king, should do all this, for the knowers of the Veda declare it to be inexhaustible.
शृणोति यश्चैनमनन्यचेतास्तस्यापि सर्वं भगवान्विधत्ते
Whoever listens to this with undistracted mind, for him also the Lord bestows everything.
भीष्म उवाच। उपवासेष्वशक्तस्य तदेव फलमिच्छतः। अनभ्यासेन रोगाद्वा किमिष्टं व्रतमुच्यताम्
Bhīṣma said: For one who is unable to fast but desires the same result, or due to lack of practice or illness—what vow is prescribed?
पुलस्त्य उवाच। उपवासेष्वशक्तानां नक्तं भोजनमिष्यते। यस्मिन्व्रते तदप्यत्र श्रूयतां वै व्रतं महत्
Pulastya said: For those unable to fast, eating only at night is prescribed; listen now to the great vow in which this is included.
आदित्यशयनं नाम यथावच्छंकरार्चनम्। येषु नक्षत्रयोगेषु पुराणज्ञाः प्रचक्षते
The worship of Śaṅkara known as Ādityaśayana, as described, is declared by those learned in the Purāṇas to be performed on certain conjunctions of stars.
यदा हस्तेन सप्तम्यामादित्यस्य दिनं भवेत्। सूर्यस्य चापि संक्रांतिस्तिथिस्सा सार्वकामिकी
When the seventh lunar day falls under the Hasta constellation and it is the day of the Sun, and also when there is the transit of the Sun, that date is considered to fulfill all desires.
उमामहेश्वरस्यार्चामर्चयेत्सूर्यनामभिः। सूर्यार्चां शिवलिगं च उभयं पूजयेद्यतः
One should worship the images of Umā and Maheśvara with names of the Sun; both the worship of the Sun and the Śiva liṅga should be performed together.
उमापते रवेश्चापि न भेदः क्वचिदिष्यते। यस्मात्तस्मान्नृपश्रेष्ठ गृहे भानुं समर्चयेत्
No distinction is to be made anywhere between Umāpati and Ravi; therefore, O best of kings, one should worship Bhānu (the Sun) at home.
हस्तेन सूर्याय नमोस्तुपादावर्काय चित्रासु च गुल्फदेशं। स्वातीषु जंघे पुरुषोत्तमाय धात्रे विशाखासु च जानुदेशम्
With Hasta, obeisance to Sūrya at the feet; with Citrā, at the ankles; with Svātī, at the shanks, to Puruṣottama the Sustainer; with Viśākhā, at the knees.
तथानुराधासु नमोभि पूज्यमुरुद्द्वयं चैव सहस्रभानोः। ज्येष्ठास्वनंगाय नमोस्तु गुह्यमिन्द्रा यभीमाय कटिं च मूले
Likewise, with Anurādhā, both thighs of the thousand-rayed one are to be worshipped with salutations; with Jyeṣṭhā, obeisance to Anaṅga at the secret parts; with Mūla, obeisance to Bhīma at the hips.
पूर्वोत्तराषाढयुगे च नाभिं त्वष्ट्रे नमः सप्ततुरंगमाय। तीक्ष्णांशवे श्रवणे चाथ कुक्षिं पृष्ठं धनिष्ठासु विकर्तनाय
In the pair of Pūrvā and Uttarāṣāḍhā, the navel is to be worshipped with obeisance to Tvaṣṭṛ, the lord of the seven horses; with Śravaṇa, the belly to Tīkṣṇāṃśu; with Dhaniṣṭhā, the back to Vikartana.
वक्षस्थलं ध्वांतविनाशनाय जलाधिपर्क्षे प्रतिपूजनीयम्। पूर्वोत्तरा भाद्रपदद्वये च बाहूत्तमश्चंडकराय पूज्यौ
The chest is to be worshipped as the destroyer of darkness in the lunar mansion of Śatabhiṣā; in Pūrvabhādrapadā and Uttarabhādrapadā, the arms are to be worshipped as the best, to Caṇḍakara.
साम्नामधीशाय करद्वयं च संपूजनीयं नृप रेवतीषु। नखानि पूज्यानि तथाश्विनीषु नमोस्तु सप्ताश्वधुरंधराय
In Revati, both hands are to be worshipped as the lord of the Sāman hymns; in Aśvinī, the nails are to be worshipped with obeisance to the bearer of the seven-horsed chariot.
कठोरधाम्ने भरणीषु कंठं दिवाकरायेत्यभिपूजनीयम्। ग्रीवाग्निपर्क्षे धरसंपुटे तु संपूजयेद्भारत रोहिणीषु
In Bharaṇī, the throat is to be worshipped as the abode of firmness, with the words 'obeisance to the illuminator of the day'; in Rohiṇī, the neck is to be worshipped as the seat of fire, O Bhārata.
मृगेर्चनीया रसना पुरारे रौद्रे तु दंता हरये नमस्ते। नमः सवित्रे इति शंकरस्य नासाभि पूज्या च पुनर्वसौ च
In Mṛgaśīrṣa, the tongue is to be worshipped as belonging to the enemy of Pura; in Ārdrā, the teeth are to be worshipped as belonging to Hara; in Punarvasu, the nose is to be worshipped as belonging to Śaṅkara, with the words 'obeisance to Savitṛ.'
ललाटमंभोरुहवल्लभाय पुष्येलकान्वेदशरीरधारिणे। सार्पे च मौलिविबुधप्रियाय मघासु कर्णाविति पूजनीयौ
On Puṣya, the forehead is to be worshipped as dear to the lotus-faced one; on Ēlākā, as the bearer of the Vedic body; in Āśleṣā, the ears are to be worshipped as dear to the gods, on the head.
पूर्वासु गोब्राह्मणनंदनाय नेत्राणि संपूज्यतमानि शंभोः। अथोत्तराफाल्गुनि भे भ्रुवौ च विश्वेश्वरायेति च पूजनीये
In Pūrvaphālgunī, the eyes of Śaṃbhu are to be worshipped as most worthy, as the delight of cows and Brāhmaṇas; in Uttaraphālgunī, the eyebrows are to be worshipped as belonging to the Lord of all.
नमोस्तु पाशांकुशपद्मशूल कपालसर्पेन्दुधनुर्धराय। गयासुरानङ्गपुरांधकादि विनाशमूलाय नमः शिवाय
Obeisance to Śiva, the wielder of noose, goad, lotus, trident, skull, serpent, and bow of the moon; the root cause of the destruction of Gayāsura, Anaṅga, Purā, Andhaka, and others.
इत्यादिकांगानि च पूजयित्वा विश्वेश्वरायेति शिरोभिपूज्यम्। अत्रापि भोक्तव्यमतैलमन्नममांसमक्षारमभुक्तशेषम्
Having thus worshipped all the limbs in this manner, the head is to be worshipped as belonging to the Lord of all; here, one must not eat oil, meat, salt, or leftovers.
इत्येवं नृप नक्तानि कृत्वा दद्यात्पुनर्वसौ। शालेयतंडुलप्रस्थमौदुंबरमथो घृतम्
Thus, O king, after performing night vigils, one should offer, at Punarvasu, a prastha of rice grown in wet fields, a fig, and clarified butter.
संस्थाप्य पात्रे विप्राय सहिरण्यं निवेदयेत्। सप्तमे वस्त्रयुग्मं तु पारणे त्वधिकं भवेत्
Placing these in a vessel, one should present them to a Brāhmaṇa along with gold; on the seventh day, a pair of garments should also be given at the conclusion of the vow.
चतुर्दशे तु संप्राप्ते पारणे भारतादिके । ब्राह्मणं भोजयेद्भक्त्या गुडक्षीरघृतादिभिः
On the fourteenth day, at the conclusion of the vow, beginning with Bhāratī, a Brāhmaṇa should be fed with devotion with jaggery, milk, ghee, and the like.
कृत्वा च कांचनं पद्ममष्टपत्रं सकर्णिकम्। शुद्धमष्टांगुलं तच्च पद्मरागदलान्वितम्
Having made a golden lotus with eight petals and a central seed-vessel, pure and eight finger-breadths in size, adorned with petals of ruby,
शय्यां सुलक्षणां कृत्वा विरुद्धग्रंथिवर्जिताम्। सोपधानवितानां च स्वास्तरावरणाश्रयाम्
He should prepare a well-formed bed, free from knots and defects, furnished with pillows and canopies, and covered with a soft spread and bedding.