Varaha Purana

तृतीयं तिलतैलस्य चतुर्थं गुडसंयुतम् । पञ्चमं लवणैः पूर्णं षष्ठं गोक्षीरसंयुतम् ।। ५८.

A third with sesame oil, a fourth with jaggery, a fifth filled with salt, and a sixth with cow's milk.

एतानि दत्त्वा पात्राणि सप्तजन्मान्तरं भवेत् । सुभगो दर्शनीयश्च नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा ।। ५८.

Having given these vessels, for seven lifetimes one becomes fortunate and attractive, whether woman or man.

अगस्त्य उवाच । अथाविघ्नकरं राजन् कथयामि श्रृणुष्व मे । येन सम्यक् कृतेनापि न विघ्नमुपजायते ।। ५९.

Agastya said: Now, O King, I will tell you the means to remove obstacles; listen to me. By which, even when performed properly, no hindrance arises.

चतुर्थ्यां फाल्गुने मासि ग्रहीतव्यं व्रतं त्विदम् । नक्ताहारेण राजेन्द्र तिलान्नं पारणं स्मृतम् । तदेवाग्नौ तु होतव्यं ब्राह्मणाय च तद् भवेत् ।। ५९.

O King, this vow is to be undertaken on the fourth day in the month of Phalguna. One should eat only at night, with sesame rice as the meal for breaking the fast. That same food should be offered into the fire and given to a Brahmin.

चातुर्मास्यं व्रतं चैतत् कृत्वा वै पञ्च मे तथा । सौवर्णं गजवक्त्रं तु कृत्वा विप्राय दापयेत् ।। ५९.

Having performed this four-month vow five times for me, one should have a golden image of the elephant-faced one made and give it to a Brahmin.

पायसैः पञ्चभिः पात्रैरुपेतं तु तिलैस्तथा । एवं कृत्वा व्रतं चैतत् सर्वविघ्नैर्विमुच्यते ।। ५९.

With five vessels of milk-rice and sesame seeds, having thus performed this vow, one becomes freed from all obstacles.

हयमेधस्य विघ्ने तु संजाते सगरः पुरा । एतदेव चरित्वा तु हयमेधं समाप्तवान् ।। ५९.

Formerly, when an obstacle arose during Sagara's horse sacrifice, by performing this very vow, he completed the horse sacrifice.

तथा रुद्रेण देवेन त्रिपुरं निघ्नता पुरा । एतदेव कृतं तस्मात् त्रिपुरं तेन पातितम् । मया समुद्रं पिबता एतदेव कृतं व्रतम् ।। ५९.

Likewise, when Rudra, the god, destroyed Tripura in ancient times, he performed this very vow, and thus Tripura was felled by him. When I drank the ocean, I too performed this vow.

अन्यैरपि महीपालैरेतदेव कृतं पुरा । तपोऽर्थिभिर्ज्ञानकृतैर्निर्विघ्नार्थे परंतप ।। ५९.

Other kings in ancient times, seekers of austerity and knowledge, have also performed this very vow for the removal of obstacles, O scorcher of foes.

शूराय धीराय गजाननाय लम्बोदरायैकदंष्ट्राय चैव । एवं पूज्यस्तद्दिने तत् पुनश्च होमं कुर्याद् विघ्नविनाशहेतोः ।। ५९.

On that day, one should worship the heroic, steadfast, elephant-faced, large-bellied, and single-tusked one; and again perform a fire offering for the destruction of obstacles.

अनेन कृतमात्रेण सर्वविघ्नैर्विमुच्यते । विनायकस्य कृपया कृतकृत्यो नरो भवेत् ।। ५९.

By merely performing this, one is freed from all obstacles; by the grace of Vinayaka, a person becomes accomplished.

अगस्त्य उवाच । शान्तिव्रतं प्रवक्ष्यामि तव राजन् श्रृणुष्व तत् । येन चीर्णेन शान्तिः स्यात् सर्वदा गृहमेधिनाम् ।। ६०.

Agastya said: O King, I will now explain to you the Shanti vow; listen to it, by the observance of which peace is always attained by householders.

पञ्चम्यां शुक्लपक्षस्य कार्त्तिके मासि सुव्रत । आरभेद् वर्षमेकं तु भुञ्जीयादम्लवर्जितम् ।। ६०.

O virtuous one, on the fifth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Karttika, begin this vow for one year, consuming food without sourness.

नक्तं देवं तु संपूज्य हरिं शेषोपरि स्थितम् । अनन्तायेति पादौ तु वासुकायेति वै कटिम् ।। ६०.

At night, after worshipping the god Hari who rests upon Shesha, worship his feet as Ananta and his waist as Vasuki.

तक्षकायेति जठरमुरः कर्कोटकाय च । पद्माय कण्ठं संपूज्य महापद्माय दोर्युगम् ।। ६०.

Worship his abdomen as Takshaka, his chest as Karkotaka, his neck as Padma, and his two arms as Mahapadma.

शङ्खपालाय वक्त्रं तु कुटिलायेति वै शिरः । एवं विष्णुगतं पूज्य पृथक्त्वेन च पूजयेत् ।। ६०.

Worship his face as Shankhapala and his head as Kutila; thus, having worshipped Vishnu with these forms, worship them separately as well.

क्षीरेण स्नपनं कुर्यात् तानुद्दिश्य हरेः पुनः । तदग्रे होमयेत् क्षीरं तिलैः सह विचक्षणः ।। ६०.

One should bathe these forms with milk, and again bathe Hari; then, in their presence, offer milk with sesame seeds into the fire, O wise one.

एवं संवत्सरस्यान्ते कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । नागं तु काञ्चनं कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।। ६०.

At the end of the year, one should arrange a meal for Brahmins; one should make a golden serpent and present it to a Brahmin.

एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या व्रतमेतन्नराधिपः । तस्य शान्तिर्भवेन्नित्यं नागानां न भयं तथा ।। ६०.

Whoever, O king, performs this vow with devotion, for him there will always be peace, and there will be no fear from serpents.

अगस्त्य उवाच । कामव्रतं महाराज श्रृणु मे गदतोऽधुना । येन कामाः समृद्ध्यन्ते मनसा चिन्तिता अपि ।। ६१.

Agastya said: O great king, now hear from me about the Kama vow, by which all desires, even those thought of in the mind, are fulfilled.

षष्ठ्यां फलाशनो यस्तु वर्षमेकं व्रतं चरेत् । पौषमाससिते पक्षे चतुर्थ्यां कृतभोजनः ।। ६१.

He who, on the sixth day, eats fruits and observes the vow for one year, and on the fourth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Pausha, takes a meal—

षष्ठ्यां तु पारयेद् धीमान् प्रथमं तु फलं नृप । ततो भुञ्जीत यत्नेन वाग्यतः शुद्धमोदनम् ।। ६१.

On the sixth day, the wise person should first offer the fruit, O king; then, with controlled speech, he should carefully eat pure rice.

ब्राह्मणैः सह राजेन्द्र अथवा केवलैः फलैः । तमेकं दिवसं स्थित्वा सप्तम्यां पारयेन्नृप ।। ६१.

O king, together with brāhmaṇas or with fruits alone, having observed that one day, he should complete the fast on the seventh day.

अग्निकार्यं तु कुर्वीत गुहरूपेण केशवम् । पूजयित्वाभिधानेन वर्षमेकं व्रतं चरेत् ।। ६१.

He should perform the fire ritual, worshiping Keśava in the form of Guha, and, having honored him by name, should observe the vow for one year.

षड्वक्त्र कार्त्तिक गुह सेनानी कृत्तिकासुत । कुमार स्कन्द इत्येवं पूज्यो विष्णुः स्वनामभिः ।। ६१.

Six-faced, Kārttikeya, Guha, commander of the army, son of the Kṛttikās, Kumāra, Skanda—thus Viṣṇu is to be worshiped by his own names.

समाप्तौ तु व्रतस्यास्य कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । षण्मुखं सर्वसौवर्णं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।। ६१.

At the completion of this vow, he should arrange a meal for brāhmaṇas and present to a brāhmaṇa a golden image of Ṣaṇmukha.

सर्वे कामाः समृद्ध्यन्तां मम देव कुमारक । त्वत्प्रसादादिमं भक्त्या गृह्यतां विप्र माचिरम् ।। ६१.

May all desires be fulfilled, O god Kumāraka, by your grace; may this, received with devotion, be quickly accepted by the brāhmaṇa.

अनेन दत्त्वा मन्त्रेण ब्राह्मणाय सयुग्मकम् । ततः कामाः समृद्ध्यन्ते सर्वे वै इह जन्मनि ।। ६१.

Having given this with the mantra to a brāhmaṇa, along with a pair, then all desires are fulfilled indeed in this very life.

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो लभते धनम् । भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद् राज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ।। ६१.

The childless obtains a son, the poor obtains wealth, one deprived of a kingdom regains his realm—of this there is no doubt.