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.
निवेदितं मया भक्त्या भगवन्प्रतिगृह्यताम् । द्वादशाक्षरमंत्रेण यथासंख्य जपेन च
Offered by me with devotion, O Lord, may you accept it; with the twelve-syllable mantra, and by reciting it the prescribed number of times.
प्रीयतां मे श्रियःकांतः प्रीतो यच्छतु वांछितम् । पंच गावः समुत्पन्ना मथ्यमाने महोदधौ
May Śriyaḥkānta be pleased with me, and kindly grant what is desired; five cows arose when the great ocean was churned.
तासां मध्ये तु या नंदा तस्यै धेन्वै नमोनमः । गां संपूज्य विधानेन अर्घ्यं दद्यात्समाहितः
Among them, to that cow named Nandā, I offer repeated salutations. Having duly worshipped the cow, one should offer arghya with a focused mind.
सर्वकामदुघे देवि सर्वांतकनिवारिणी । आरोग्यं संततिं दीर्घां देहि नंदिनि मे सदा
O goddess, wish-fulfilling and remover of all death, always grant me health and long progeny, O Nandinī.
पूजिता च वसिष्ठेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । कपिले हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम्
Worshipped by Vasiṣṭha and the wise Viśvāmitra, O Kapilā, remove the sins I have accumulated in the past.
गावो ममाग्रतः संतु गावो मे संतु पृष्ठतः । नाके मामुपतिष्ठंतु हेमशृंगी पयोमुचः
May cows be before me, may cows be behind me; may the golden-horned, milk-giving cows attend me in heaven.
सुरभ्यः सौरभेयाश्च सरितः सागरा यथा । सर्वदेवमये देवि सुभद्रे भक्तवत्सले
O Surabhi and her descendants, like rivers and oceans, O goddess composed of all the gods, auspicious one, lover of devotees.
एवं संपूज्य विधिवद्दद्याद्गोषु गवाह्निकम् । सौरभेयः सर्वहिताः पवित्राः पापनाशनाः
Thus, having worshipped properly, one should give the daily offering to the cows; the descendants of Surabhi are beneficial to all, pure, and destroy sin.
प्रतिगृह्णंतु मे ग्रासं गावस्त्रैलोक्यमातरः । गंगदायै नमो भूत्यै सर्वपापप्रहाणये
May the cows, mothers of the three worlds, accept my offering; salutations to Gaṅgā, to prosperity, to the destruction of all sins.
अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण गदां वैधारयेद्बुधः । पं नमः पद्मनाभाय पद्मं वै धारयेत्सुधीः
With this very mantra, the wise should ward off disease; 'Paṃ, salutations to Padmanābha,' the wise should bear the lotus.