एवं स्नात्वा समुत्तीर्य परिधाय सुवाससी । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवांस्ततो विष्णोस्तु पूजनम्
Having thus bathed, emerging and putting on clean garments, having offered libations to the ancestors and gods, then one should worship Vishnu.
संस्थाप्य चाव्रणं कुंभं पंचपल्लवसंयुतम् । पंचरत्नसमोपेतं दिव्यस्रग्गंधवासितम्
One should place a flawless pot adorned with five kinds of leaves, set with five gems, and scented with divine garlands and fragrances.
जलपूर्णं सद्रव्यंच ताम्रपात्रसमन्वितम् । तत्रस्थं श्रीधरं देवं देवदेवं तपोनिधिम्
Filled with water and proper substances, equipped with a copper vessel, the god Sridhara, lord of gods and treasury of austerity, is established there.
पूर्णेन विधिना राजन्कुर्यात्पूजां गरीयसीम् । मृद्गोमयादिरचितं मंडलं कारयेच्छुभम्
With full procedure, O king, one should perform the most excellent worship; a sacred mandala made of clay, cow dung, and the like should be prepared.
तंडुलैः शुक्लधौतैश्च अश्मपिष्टैश्च कारयेत् । धर्मराजः प्रकर्त्तव्यो हस्ताद्यव यवान्वितः
It should be made with rice grains washed white and ground on stone; the image of Dharmaraja should be fashioned, with barley placed in the hand and elsewhere.
नदीं वैतरणीं ताम्रां स्थापयित्वा तदग्रतः । पूजयेच्च पृथक्सम्यक्समावाहनपूर्वकम्
Having placed the copper-colored river Vaitarani in front of that, one should worship separately and properly, after inviting them.
आवाहयामि देवेशं यमं वै विश्वरूपिणम् । इहाभ्येहि महाभाग सान्निध्यं कुरु केशव
I invoke the lord of gods, Yama, of universal form; come here, O greatly fortunate one, make your presence, O Keshava.
इदं पाद्यं श्रियः कांत सोपविष्टं हरे प्रभो । विश्वोद्यानरतो नित्यं कृपां कुरु ममोपरि
This water for washing the feet, O beloved of Shri, is offered to you, O Hari, lord, ever engaged in the garden of the universe; show mercy upon me.
भूतिदाय नमः पादावशोकाय च जानुनी । उरू नमः शिवायेति विश्वमूर्ते नमः कटिम्
Obeisance to the giver of prosperity, to the feet; to the remover of sorrow, to the knees; obeisance to Shiva, to the thighs; obeisance to the universal form, to the waist.
कंदर्पाय नमो मेढ्रमादित्याय फलं तथा । दामोदराय जठरं वासुदेवाय वै स्तनौ
Obeisance to Kamadeva, to the genitals; to Aditya, to the testicles; to Damodara, to the abdomen; to Vasudeva, to the breasts.
श्रीधराय मुखं केशान्केशवायेति वै नमः । पृष्ठं शार्ङ्गधरायेति चरणौ वरदाय च
Obeisance to Sridhara, to the face; to Keshava, to the hair; to Sharngadhara, to the back; to Varada, to the feet.
स्वनाम्ना शंखचक्रासिगदापरशुपाणये । सर्वात्मने नमस्तुभ्यं शिर इत्यभिधीयते 6.66.
With his own names—holder of conch, discus, sword, mace, and axe—obeisance to you, the soul of all; this is said to the head.
मत्स्यं कूर्मं च वाराहं नारसिंहं च वामनम् । रामं रामं च कृष्णं च बुधं कल्किं नमोऽस्तु ते
Obeisance to Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Rama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki.
सर्वपापौघनाशार्थं पूजयामि नमो नमः । एभिश्च सर्वशो मंत्रैर्विष्णुं ध्यात्वा प्रपूजयेत्
For the destruction of all heaps of sin, I worship with repeated salutations; with all these mantras, one should meditate on and worship Vishnu in every way.
धर्मराज नमस्तेऽस्तु धर्मराज नमोऽस्तु ते । दक्षिणाशापते तुभ्यं नमो महिषवाहन
O Lord of Dharma, salutations to you; O Lord of Dharma, I bow to you. O ruler of the southern region, salutations to you, O one who rides the buffalo.
चित्रगुप्त नमस्तुभ्यं विचित्राय नमोनमः । नरकार्तिप्रशांत्यर्थं कामान्यच्छ ममेप्सितान्
O Citragupta, salutations to you; O wondrous one, repeated salutations. For the appeasement of suffering in hell, grant me the desires I long for.
यमाय धर्मराजाय मृत्यवे चांतकाय च । वैवस्वताय कालाय सर्वभूतक्षयाय च
To Yama, to the Lord of Dharma, to Death, and to the Ender; to Vaivasvata, to Time, and to the destroyer of all beings.
वृकोदराय चित्राय चित्रगुप्ताय वै नमः । नीलाय चैव दध्नाय नित्यं कुर्यान्नमो नमः
Salutations to Vṛkodara, to Citrā, and to Citragupta; and also to Nīla and Dadhna; may I always offer repeated salutations.
एवं द्वादशभिः पूज्यो नामभिर्धर्मराट्प्रभुः। वैतरणी सुदुःपारे पापघ्नि सर्वकामदे
Thus, the Lord Dharmarāja is to be worshipped with these twelve names; O Vaitaraṇī, difficult to cross, destroyer of sin, fulfiller of all desires.
इहाभ्येहि महाभागे गृहाणार्घं मया कृतम् । यमद्वारपथे घोरे ख्याता वैतरणी नदी
Come here, O highly fortunate one, accept the offering I have made; on the dreadful path at Yama's gate is the renowned river Vaitaraṇī.
तस्यामुद्धरणार्थाय जन्ममृत्युजरातिगा । या दुस्तरा दुष्कृतिभिः सर्वप्राणिभयापहा
For the purpose of deliverance from birth, death, and old age, in that river which is hard to cross for sinners, remover of fear for all creatures.
यस्यां भयात्प्रमज्जंति प्राणिनो यातनापराः । तर्तुकामस्तु तां घोरं जया देवि नमोनमः
Because of fear in her, beings sink, suffering extreme torments; whoever wishes to cross that dreadful river, O goddess, I bow to you.
तस्यां देवाधितिष्ठंति या सा वैतरणी नदी । सा चापि पूजिता भक्त्या प्रीत्यर्थं केशवस्य च
In that river, the gods reside; that Vaitaraṇī river, when worshipped with devotion, is for the pleasure of Keśava as well.
यस्यास्तटे प्रविशंति ऋषयः पितरस्तथा । सा चापि सिंधुरूपेण पूजिता पापहारिका
On whose banks sages and ancestors enter; she, in the form of a river, is worshipped as the remover of sin.
तरीतुं तां प्रदास्यामि सर्वपापविमुक्तये । पुण्यार्थं संप्रवक्ष्यामि तुभ्यं वैतरणी नदीम्
To cross her, I shall give for the liberation from all sin; for the sake of merit, I will explain to you the river Vaitaraṇī.
मयासि पूजिता भक्त्या प्रीत्यर्थं केशवस्य च । कृष्णकृष्णजगन्नाथ संसारादुद्धरस्व माम्
I have worshipped you with devotion for the pleasure of Keśava; O Krishna, Krishna, Lord of the Universe, lift me up from worldly existence.
नामग्रहणमात्रेण सर्वं पापं हरस्व मे । यज्ञोपवीतं परमं कारितं नवतंतुभिः
By merely uttering your name, remove all my sin; the sacred thread, supreme, has been made with ninety threads.
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश प्रीतो यच्छ ममेप्सितम् । इदं तव च तांबूलं यथाशक्त्या सुशोभनम्
Accept, O Lord of the gods, with pleasure grant me what I desire; here is your betel, beautiful and given to the best of my ability.
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश मामुद्धर भवार्णवात् । पंचवर्ती प्रदीपोऽयं देवेशारार्तिकं तव
Accept, O Lord of the gods, lift me up from the ocean of worldly existence; this five-wicked lamp is your worship, O Lord.
मोहांधकारद्युमणे भक्तियुक्तो भवार्तिहृत् । परमान्नं सुपक्वान्नं समस्तरससंयुतम्
O sun dispelling the darkness of delusion, endowed with devotion, remover of worldly suffering; supreme food, well-cooked, with all flavors combined.