ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पञ्च शिवभक्तिपरायणान्
He should feed five Brāhmaṇas who are devoted to the worship of Śiva.
पूजयित्वा हिरण्येन सूक्ष्मवस्त्रगुणैर्नवैः
After honoring them with gold and with nine fine garments,
दत्त्वा बिल्वेश्वरे चाश्वं वृषं दत्त्वा तु चोत्तरे
and after giving a horse to Bilveśvara and a bull to Uttareśvara,
य एवं कुरुते व्यास तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
Whoever does thus, O Vyāsa, listen to the merit and reward he attains.
पितृकैर्मातृकैः सार्धं कुलैः स दिवि मोदते
With his ancestors, both paternal and maternal, and his lineage, he rejoices in heaven.
प्रदक्षिणीकृता तेन सप्तद्वीपा वसुन्धरा
By him, the earth with its seven continents is circumambulated.
यस्तु पद्मावतीं पश्येद्दर्चयेत्पंकजैर्नरः
And whoever sees Padmāvatī and worships her with lotuses,
स्वर्णशृंगाटिकां व्यास कुसुमैः स्वर्णसंनिभैः 5.1.26.
or the golden shrine, O Vyāsa, with flowers shining like gold,
अवन्तिनीं तु यः पश्येद्देवीं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताम्
Whoever beholds Avantinī, the goddess renowned in the three worlds,
अर्चयेत्पंकजैर्भक्त्या यो देवीममरावतीम्
who worships the goddess Amarāvatī with devotion and lotuses,
देवीमुज्जयनीं भक्त्या यः पश्यति समाहितः
who, with a concentrated mind, beholds the goddess Ujjayinī with devotion,
विशालां चैव यः पश्येद्रुद्रभक्त्या समाहितः
and whoever beholds Viśālā with devotion to Rudra and a focused mind,
अकूरेश्वरमित्याख्यं यत्र सिद्धः पितामहः
where Akūreśvara is named, where the accomplished Pitāmaha (Brahmā) resides,
तत्र देवार्चनं कृत्वा कृष्णाष्टम्यामुपोषितः
there, having performed worship of the gods on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī while fasting,
न वदेत्केनचित्सार्धं नरः प्रातर्गृहे स्थितः
a man, remaining at home in the morning, should not speak with anyone.
मुच्यते पातकाद्धोराद्ब्रह्मलोकं मृतो व्रजेत्
He is freed from terrible sin and, upon death, goes to the world of Brahmā.
पद्मासनस्थितो ब्रह्मा ध्यायमानः परं पदम्
Brahmā, seated on a lotus, contemplates the supreme state.
पितरो ये च लोकानां पूज्यंते भुवि मानवैः ।। 5.1.26.
And the ancestors of the worlds, who are honored on earth by men.
ग्रहार्कतारका यक्षा दिग्गजाश्च्यानलानिलाः
Planets, the sun, stars, yakshas, guardians of the directions, fire, and wind—
कथं ध्यायसि देवेश एतत्सर्वं ब्रवीहि नः
How do you meditate, O Lord of the gods? Tell us all this.
ते द्वे च मम रूपे द्वे नित्ये मूर्तात्मिके मम
There are two forms of mine, both eternal and embodying my essence.
येनास्माकं परा सिद्धिर्जायते तव दर्शनात्
By whose sight, supreme accomplishment arises for us.
यज्ञार्थिना मया देवः श्रीकंठः पार्वती पतिः
For the sake of sacrifice, Śrīkaṇṭha, husband of Pārvatī, was requested by me.
याचितस्तेन देवेन उक्तोऽहं परमेष्ठिना
By that god, I was addressed by Parameṣṭhin.
मया दत्तं तव विभो महाकालवनादृते कपर्दिना च तत्रोक्तो यास्यामो न तवांतिकम्
I granted you, O Lord, except for the Mahākāla forest; and Kapardin said there, 'We will not come near you.'
आरब्धो वै ततो यज्ञो नारायणपरिग्रहात्
Then the sacrifice was begun, with Nārāyaṇa as the presiding deity.
यज्ञवाटं कपर्दीशस्ततो भिक्षार्थमागतः
Kapardin came to the sacrificial enclosure seeking alms.
कपर्दिना च ते तत्र उक्ता यास्याम्यहं पुनः 5.1.26.
There, Kapardin said to you, 'I will go again.'
स्नातुं नदीं ययौ शिप्रां कपर्दी परमेश्वरः
Kapardin, the supreme lord, went to the river Śiprā to bathe.
कथं हि क्रियते होमः कपाले सदसि स्थिते
How can the offering be made in the assembly when the skull is present?