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.
पादुकोपानहच्छत्र चामरासनदर्पणैः। भूपणैरपिसंयुक्तां फलवस्त्रानुलेपनैः
Equipped with footstools, sandals, umbrellas, fly-whisks, seats, mirrors, and also with vessels, along with fruits, cloths, and ointments,
तस्यां विधाय तत्पद्ममलंकृत्य गुणान्विताम्। कपिलां वस्त्रसंयुक्तामतिशीलां पयस्विनीम्
On that, having arranged the lotus and adorned it with virtues, he should place a tawny cow, clothed in garments, of excellent conduct, and rich in milk.
रौप्यखुरां हेमशृंगीं सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम्। दद्यान्मंत्रेण तां धेनुं पूर्वाह्णं नातिलंघयेत्
With silver hooves, golden horns, accompanied by a calf, and a bronze milking vessel, he should give that cow with a mantra, not neglecting the morning time.
यथैवादित्य शयनमशून्यं तव सर्वदा। कांत्या धृत्या श्रिया पुष्ट्या तथा मे संतु वृद्धयः
Just as your resting place, O Sun, is never empty, may my prosperity, steadfastness, fortune, and nourishment always increase in the same way.
यथा न देवाः श्रेयांसं त्वदन्यमनघं विदुः। तथा मामुद्धराशेष दुःखसंसारसागरात्
Just as the gods know no one greater than you, O flawless one, so may you lift me from the endless ocean of suffering and worldly existence.
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य प्रणम्य च विसर्जयेत्। शय्यां गवादि तत्सर्वं द्विजस्य भवनं नयेत्
Then, having circumambulated and bowed, he should dismiss the bed, the cow, and all the rest, and take them to the house of a Brahmin.
नैतद्विशीलाय न दांभिकाय प्रकाशनीयं व्रतमिंदुमौलेः। गोविप्रदेवर्षिविकर्मयोगिनां यश्चापि निंदामधिकां विधत्ते
This vow of the moon-crested one should not be revealed to the unvirtuous or the deceitful, nor to those who revile cows, Brahmins, gods, sages, or yogis.
भक्ताय दांताय च गुह्यमेतदाख्येयमानंदकरं शिवञ्च। इदं महापातकिनां नराणां अघक्षयं वेदविदो वदंति
This secret, which brings joy and auspiciousness, should be told to a devoted and self-controlled person; the knowers of the Veda say it destroys the sins of even the greatest sinners.
न बंधुपुत्रैर्न धनैर्वियुक्तः पत्नीभिरानंदकरः सुराणां। नाभ्येति रोगं न च दुःखमोहं या चापि नारी कुरुतेथ भक्त्या
He who performs this, even if separated from relatives, sons, wealth, or wives, brings joy to the gods; he does not suffer from disease, sorrow, or delusion, nor does any woman who performs it with devotion.
इदं वसिष्ठेन पुरार्जुनेन कृतं कुबेरेण पुरंदरेण। यत्कीर्तनादप्यखिलानि नाशमायांति पापानि न संशयोत्र
This was performed by Vasiṣṭha, Arjuna of old, Kubera, and Indra; by merely reciting its glory, all sins are destroyed—there is no doubt of this.
इति पठति शृणोति वा य इत्थं रविशयनं पुरुहूतवल्लभः स्यात्। अपि नरकगतान्पितॄनशेषानपि दिवमानयतीह यः करोति
Whoever reads or hears this account of the Sun's resting place becomes beloved of Indra; even if his ancestors have gone to hell, he brings them all to heaven by performing this.
अश्वत्थं च वटं चैवोदुंबरं वृक्षमेव च। नंदीशं जंबुवृक्षं च बिल्वं प्राहुर्महर्षयः
The great sages have declared the aśvattha, vaṭa, udumbara, nandīśa, jambu, and bilva trees as suitable.
मार्गशीर्षादिमासाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यामथ क्रमात्। एकैकं दंतधवनं वृक्षेष्वेतेषु कारयेत्
In each of these trees, beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa and the following months, one should make a tooth-cleaning stick from each tree in order.
दद्यात्समाप्ते दध्यन्नं वितानध्वजचामरम्। द्विजानामुदकुंभांश्च पंचरत्नसमन्वितान्
At the conclusion, he should give curd-rice, canopies, banners, fly-whisks, and water-pots adorned with five gems to the Brahmins.
न वित्तशाठ्यं कुर्वीत कुर्वन्दोषानवाप्नुयात्
He should not act with deceit regarding wealth; if he does, he incurs faults.
भीष्म उवाच। दीर्घायुरारोग्यकुलातिवृद्धिभिर्युक्तः पुमान्रूपकुलान्वितः स्यात्। मुहुर्मुहुर्जन्मनि येन सम्यक्व्रतं समाचक्ष्व च शीतरश्मेः
Bhīṣma said: By which vow, performed repeatedly in each birth, does a man become endowed with long life, health, great family prosperity, and beauty? Please describe in detail the vow of the cool-rayed one.
पुलस्त्य उवाच। त्वया पृष्टमिदं सम्यगक्षयस्वर्गकारकम्। रहस्यं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्पुराणविदो विदुः
Pulastya said: You have asked this question well, which leads to inexhaustible merit and heaven. Now I shall reveal to you the secret known to those learned in the Purāṇas.
रोहिणीचंद्रशयनं नामव्रतमिहोच्यते। तस्मिन्नारायणस्यार्चामर्चयेदिंदुनामभिः
Here, the vow called 'Rohiṇī-candra-śayana' is described. In this, one should worship an image of Nārāyaṇa with names of the moon.
यदा सोमदिने शुक्ला भवेत्पंचदशी क्वचित्। अथवा ब्रह्मनक्षत्रं पौर्णमास्यां प्रजायते
When, on a lunar day, the bright fifteenth (full moon) falls on a Monday, or when the Brahma constellation arises on the full moon, O Brahmin,
तदा स्नानं नरः कुर्यात्पंचगव्येन सर्षपैः। आप्यायस्वेति च जपेद्विद्वानष्टशतं पुनः
Then, a man should bathe with five products of the cow mixed with mustard seeds. The wise one should recite 'āpyāyasva' eight hundred times again.