Varaha Purana

दुर्वास उवाच । वैशाखेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । तद्वत् स्नानादिकं कृत्वा ततो देवालयं व्रजेत् ।। ४४.

Durvasa spoke: In the month of Vaishakha, a man should resolve in this way, following the procedure; after bathing and other rites, he should go to the temple.

तत्राराध्य हरिं भक्त्या एभिर्मन्त्रैर्विचक्षणः । जामदग्न्याय पादौ तु उदरं सर्वधारिणे । मधुसूदनायेति कटिमुरः श्रीवत्सधारिणे ।। ४४.

There, worshipping Hari with devotion, the wise man should recite these mantras: 'To Jamadagni, the feet; to the bearer of all, the abdomen; to Madhusudana, the waist and chest, the bearer of the Srivatsa.'

क्षत्रान्तकाय च भुजौ मणिकण्ठाय कण्ठकम् । स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रौ तु शिरो ब्रह्माण्डधारिणे ।। ४४.

'To the destroyer of Kshatriyas, the arms; to the one with a jeweled throat, the neck; by his own name, the conch and discus; to the bearer of the universe, the head.'

एवमभ्यर्च्य मेधावी प्राग्वत् तस्याग्रतो घटम् । विन्यस्य स्थगितं तद्वद् वस्त्रयुग्मेन वेष्टितम् ।। ४४.

Having thus worshipped, the wise man, as before, should place a pot in front of him, covered and wrapped with a pair of cloths.

वैणवेन तु पात्रेण तस्मिन् संस्थापयेद्धरिम् । जामदग्न्येति विख्यातं नाम्ना क्लेशविनाशनम् ।। ४४.

In a vessel made of bamboo, he should install Hari there, known by the name Jamadagni, the destroyer of suffering.

दक्षिणे परशुं हस्ते तस्य देवस्य कारयेत् । सर्वगन्धैश्च संपूज्य पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः शुभैः ।। ४४.

He should make the deity hold an axe in the right hand; worship him with all fragrances and various auspicious flowers.

ततस्तस्याग्रतः कुर्याज्जागरं भक्तिमान्नरः । प्रभाते विमले सूर्ये ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । एवं नियमयुक्तस्य यत्फलं तन्निबोध मे ।। ४४.

Then, in front of him, the devoted man should perform vigil; at dawn, when the sun is pure, he should offer it to a Brahmin. Hear from me the fruit of such observance.

आसीद् राजा महाभागो वीरसेनो महाबलः । अपुत्रः स पुरा तीव्रं तपस्तेपे महौजसा ।। ४४.

There was a king of great fortune, Virasena, of great strength; he was sonless and once performed intense austerity with great energy.

चरतस्तत्तपो घोरं याज्ञवल्क्यो महामुनिः । आजगाम महायोगी तं दृष्ट्वा नातिदूरतः ।। ४४.

As he was performing that fierce austerity, the great sage Yajnavalkya, a great yogi, came and saw him not far away.

तमायान्तमथो दृष्ट्वा ऋषिं परमवर्चसम् । कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा राजाभ्युत्थानमाकरोत् ।। ४४.

Seeing the approaching sage, radiant with supreme power, the king, with hands joined in reverence, rose to greet him.

स पूजितो मुनिः प्राह किमर्थं तप्यते तपः । राजन् कथय धर्मज्ञ किं ते कार्यं विवक्षितम् ।। ४४.

Honored, the sage spoke: 'For what purpose are you practicing austerity? O king, tell me, knower of dharma, what is the task you wish to accomplish?'

राजोवाच । अपुत्रोऽहं महाभाग नास्ति मे पुत्रसंततिः । तेन मे तप आंस्थाय कृष्यते स्वतनुर्द्विज ।। ४४.

The king said: O most fortunate one, I am without a son; I have no lineage of sons. Therefore, I am afflicted by this austerity, and my own body is tormented, O twice-born one.

याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच । अलं ते तपसाऽनेन महाक्लेशेन पार्थिव । अल्पायासेन ते पुत्रो भविष्यति न संशयः ।। ४४.

Yajnavalkya said: Enough of this austerity, O king, with such great hardship. With little effort, you will have a son—there is no doubt.

राजोवाच । कथं मे भविता पुत्रो अल्पायासेन वै द्विज । एतन्मे कथय प्रीतो भगवन् प्रणतस्य ह ।। ४४.

The king said: How will I obtain a son with little effort, O twice-born one? Please tell me this, O blessed one, who is pleased with me as I bow before you.

दुर्वासा उवाच । एवमुक्तो मुनिस्तेन पार्थिवेन यशस्विना । आचख्यौ द्वादशीं चेमां वैशाखे सितपक्षजाम् ।। ४४.

Durvasa said: Thus addressed by that renowned king, the sage explained this Dvadashi observance, which occurs in the bright fortnight of Vaishakha.

स हि राजा विधानेन पुत्रकामो विशेषतः । उपोष्य लब्धवान् पुत्रं नलं परमधार्मिकम् । योऽद्यापि कीर्त्यते लोके पुण्यश्लोको नरोत्तमः ।। ४४.

That king, especially desiring a son, observed the vow as prescribed, and obtained a son named Nala, supremely righteous, who is still praised in the world today as a most virtuous and noble man.

प्रासङ्गिकं फलं ह्येतद् गतस्यास्य महामुने । सुपुत्रो जायते वित्तविद्यावान् कान्तिरुत्तमा ।। ४४.

This is the incidental result for one who performs it, O great sage: a good son is born, possessing wealth, knowledge, and excellent beauty.

इह जन्मनि किं चित्रं परलोके श्रृणुष्व मे । कल्पमेकं ब्रह्मलोके वसित्वाऽप्सरसां गणैः ।। ४४.

Hear from me what is remarkable in the next world, beyond this birth: after dwelling for one kalpa in Brahma's world among the hosts of Apsaras,

क्रीडत्यन्ते पुनः सृष्टौ चक्रवर्ती भवेद् ध्रुवम् । त्रिंशत्यब्दसहस्त्राणि जीवते नात्र संशयः ।। ४४.

At the end of his sport, upon creation again, he surely becomes a universal monarch, living for thirty thousand years—of this there is no doubt.

दुर्वासा उवाच । ज्येष्ठमासेऽप्येवमेवं संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । अर्चयेत् परमं देवं पुष्पैर्नानाविधैः शुभैः ।। ४५.

Durvasa said: In the month of Jyeshtha, in the same way, a man should resolve and, according to the rite, worship the Supreme Lord with various auspicious flowers.

नमो रामाभिरामाय पादौ पूर्वं समर्चयेत् । त्रिविक्रमायेति कटिं धृतविश्वाय चोदरम् ।। ४५.

He should first worship the feet with the words, 'Homage to Rama, the delight of Rama,' then the waist with 'Trivikrama,' and the abdomen with 'Holder of the universe.'

उरः संवत्सरायेति कण्ठं संवर्त्तकाय च । सर्वास्त्रधारिणे बाहू स्वनाम्नाऽब्जरथाङ्गकौ ।। ४५.

He should worship the chest with 'Year,' the neck with 'Samvartaka,' the arms with 'Bearer of all weapons,' and the two lotus-chariot-armed ones by their own names.

सहस्त्रशिरसेऽभ्यर्च्य शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः । एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत् प्रागुक्तं कुम्भं विन्यसेत् ।। ४५.

Having worshipped the thousand-headed great soul's head, in this manner, according to the rite, he should then place the previously mentioned pot.

प्राग्वद् वस्त्रयुगच्छन्नौ सौवर्णौ रामलक्ष्मणौ । अर्चयित्वा विधानेन प्रभाते ब्राह्मणाय तौ । दातव्यौ मनसा काममीहता पुरुषेण तु ।। ४५.

As before, covering them with a pair of cloths, the golden images of Rama and Lakshmana, having worshipped them according to the rite, in the morning, one who desires a wish should give them to a Brahmin with a devoted mind.

अपुत्रेण पुरा पृष्टो राज्ञा दशरथेन च । पुत्रकामपरः पश्चाद् वसिष्ठः परमार्चितः ।। ४५.

Once, King Dasharatha, being without a son, asked this, and later, desiring a son, he especially worshipped Vasistha.

इदमेव विधानं तु कथयामास स द्विजः । प्राग्रहस्यं विदित्वा तु स राजा कृतवानिदम् ।। ४५.

That twice-born sage then explained this very rite, and knowing the proper procedure, the king performed it.

तस्य पुत्रः स्वयं जज्ञे रामनामा सुतो बली । चतुर्द्धा सोऽव्ययो विष्णुः परितुष्टो महामुने । एतदैहिकमाख्यातं पारत्रिकमतः श्रृणु ।। ४५.

His son was born of his own accord—a powerful son named Rama. Vishnu, the imperishable one, was pleased and manifested in fourfold form, O great sage. This is the result in this world; now hear the result in the next.

तावद् भोगान् भुञ्जते स्वर्गसंस्थो यावदिन्द्रा दश च द्विद्विसंख्या । अतीतकाले पुनरेत्य मर्त्त्यो भवेत राजा शतयज्ञयाजी । नश्यन्ति पापानि च तस्य पुंसः प्राप्नोति निर्वाणमलं च शाश्वतम् ।। ४५.

He enjoys pleasures in heaven as long as ten Indras, twice that number, reign. When that time has passed, he is born again as a mortal and becomes a king who has performed a hundred sacrifices. All his sins are destroyed, and he attains eternal liberation.

दुर्वासा उवाच । आषाढेऽप्येवमेवं तु संकल्प्य विधिना नरः । अर्चयेत् परमं देवं गन्धपुष्पैरनेकशः ।। ४६.

Durvasa said: In the month of Ashadha, in the same way, a man should resolve and, according to the rite, worship the Supreme Lord many times with fragrant flowers.