महापातकयुक्तोऽपि वंचको ब्रह्मदूषकः
Even one burdened with great sins, a deceiver, a corrupter of Brahmins—
महापातकयुक्तोऽपि गवां दानेन शुध्यति
Even one burdened with great sins is purified by the gift of cows.
तद्दिनं पायसाहारं पयसा वापि वा भवेत्
On that day, let his food be milk-rice or even just milk.
तस्याप्यर्द्धशतेनाथ पंचाशच्च ततोऽर्द्धकम् 112.
For him, half of fifty, and then half of that again.
इमां गृह्णोभयमुखीमुभयत्र शमोऽस्तु वै
Accepting this, which faces both ways, may there be peace on both sides.
प्रतिगृह्णामि त्वां धेनो कुटुम्बार्थे विशेषतः
I accept you, O cow, especially for the sake of my family.
मे नित्यं स्वस्ति भवतु रुद्राङ्गेति नमोनमः
May there always be welfare for me—O Rudra-limbed one, obeisance, obeisance!
क इदं कस्मा अदादिति जपित्वा वै वसुन्धरे
Having recited, 'Who gave this? For whom was it given?'—O Earth—
एवं प्रसूयमानां यो गां ददाति वसुन्धरे
Whoever gives a cow thus, as she is born, O Earth—
वदन्ति तां चन्द्रसमानवक्त्रां प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदतुल्यवर्णाम्
They describe her as having a face like the moon, her color like molten gold.
प्रातरुत्थाय यो मर्त्यः कल्पं चेदं समाहितः
Whoever, rising in the morning, recites this section with concentration—
श्राद्धकाले पठेद्यस्तु इदं पावनमुत्तमम्
Whoever recites this most purifying text at the time of śrāddha—
अमायां वाथ यः कश्चिद्द्विजानामग्रतः पठेत् 112.
Or whoever, without deceit, recites this before the twice-born,
यश्चैतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं तद्गतेनान्तरात्मना
And whoever listens to this daily, with a mind absorbed in it,
होतोवाच धरण्यै कथितं राजन्धेनुमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
Hota said: O King, to the Earth I have declared the supreme greatness of the cow.
मया ते कथितं सर्वं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
I have told you everything, which destroys all sins.
सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थो वैष्णवं पदमाप्नुयात्
One who is fulfilled in all desires attains the Vaishnava abode.
प्रत्यक्षधेनुर्दातव्या सहिरण्या नृपोत्तम
A visible cow should be given, along with gold, O best of kings.
सर्वपापप्रशमनं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
It removes all sins and bestows enjoyment and liberation.
धेनूनां फलमुद्दिश्य सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम्
With the aim of attaining the fruit of cows, which grants all desires to people,
इदानीं कार्त्तिकी चेयं वर्त्तते च नराधिप
Now, O lord of men, this Kārtikī is present.
देवदानवयक्षैस्तु युक्तमेतत्सदा विभो
This is always appropriate, O mighty one, for gods, demons, and yakṣas.
सरत्नं पुरुषः कृत्वा कार्त्तिक्यां द्वादशी दिने 112.
A man, having gathered all jewels, on the twelfth day of Kārtikī,
पुरोहिताय गुरवे दद्याद्भक्तिसमन्वितः
Should give them to the family priest or teacher, filled with devotion.
तानि दत्तानि तेन स्युः समासात्कथितं तव
Those gifts given by him become, as I have briefly told you,
सैकदेशो यजेत्तस्य ब्रह्माण्डस्य विशेषतः
He should especially sacrifice a portion of that brahmanda.
तेन चेष्टं हुतं दत्तं पठितं कीर्त्तितं भवेत्
By that, whatever is performed, offered, given, recited, or praised, becomes so.
ब्रह्माण्डमृषये प्रादात्सविधानं च तत्क्षणात्
He gave the brahmanda to the sage, with all the proper rites, at that very moment.
तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेन्द्र तद्दत्त्वा तु सुखी भव
Therefore, O king of kings, you too, having given that, be happy.
जगाम परमां सिद्धिं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति इयं ते कथिता देवि संहिता सर्वकामिका
He attained the highest perfection, where, having gone, one does not grieve. This, O goddess, is the compendium of all desires, told to you.