यस्तोषितो नारदेन तद्वदस्व ममाग्रतः
Tell me, in my presence, how the Sun was pleased by Nārada’s worship.
यः स्तुतोऽहं त्वया वीर तेन तुष्टोऽस्मि ते सदा
O hero, as I have been praised by you, I am always pleased with you.
व्यक्तांगावयवः साक्षाद्द्वितीयोऽभूद्रविर्यथा
The Sun appeared with distinct limbs, manifest before Sāmba, as a second Sun.
अध्यापयत्सांबयुतो रविर्मध्यन्दिनोऽभवत्
The Sun, joined with Sāmba, instructed him, and it was midday.
स्नात्वा मध्यन्दिनं दृष्ट्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते 177.
One who bathes and beholds the Sun at midday is freed from all sins.
सायाह्ने कृष्णगंगाया दक्षिणे संस्थितस्तदा
In the evening, standing on the southern bank of the Krishna-Ganga,
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति एवं सांबस्य तुष्टेन मध्याह्ने तु नभस्तलात्
With a mind purified from all sins, one attains the supreme Brahman. Thus, Sāmba, pleased at midday, from the sky,
द्विधाकृतात्मयोगेन सांबकुष्ठमपोहितम्
By practicing yoga in two ways, Sāmba’s leprosy was removed.
सांबस्तु सह सूर्येण रथस्थेन दिवानिशम्
Sāmba, together with the Sun, who was seated in a chariot, day and night,
भविष्यमिति विख्यातं ख्यातं कृत्वा पुनर्नवम्
It is proclaimed that this will happen, and it is known as ever new.
उदयाचलमाश्रित्य यमुनायाश्च दक्षिणे
Taking refuge at the eastern mountain and on the southern bank of the Yamunā,
मूलस्थानं ततः पश्चादस्तमानाचले रविम्
Afterwards, at the root place, the Sun sets at the western mountain.
मथुरायां तथा चैकं स्थाप्य सांबो वसुन्धरे
Thus, Sāmba established one (image) in Mathurā, O Earth.
एवं सांबपुरं नाम मथुरायां कुलेश्वरम्
Thus, the city named Sāmbapura in Mathurā is the lord of the clan.
माघमासस्य सप्तम्यां दिव्यं सांबपुरं नराः 177.
On the seventh day of the month of Māgha, people attain the divine city of Sāmbapura.
गच्छन्ति तत्पदं शान्तं सूर्यमण्डलभेदकम्
They reach that peaceful abode, which transcends even the solar sphere.
पापप्रशमनाख्यानं महापातक नाशनम्
The narration called 'Pacification of Sin' destroys even great sins.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे साम्बवचनत्रयसूर्यप्रतिष्ठानं नाम सप्तसप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred seventy-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Establishment of the Threefold Sūrya by Sāmba,' in the glorious Varāha Purāṇa.
श्रीवराह उवाच द्विजानुग्रहकामार्थमन्नमुग्रस्वरूपिणम्
Śrī Varāha said: For the sake of blessing the twice-born, food of a fierce nature is to be given.
द्वादश्यां मार्गशीर्षस्य उपोष्य नियतः शुचिः
On the twelfth day of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, having fasted, disciplined, and pure,
द्विजानां प्रीणनं कृत्वा स्वधान्नपटुभोजनैः
Having satisfied the twice-born with excellent meals of one's own food,
हर्षस्तु सुमहाञ्जातो रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः
Great joy arises for Rāma, whose actions are untainted.
महोत्सवं च कर्तुं स शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः
And a great festival is to be held for the noble Śatrughna.
एकादश्यां सोपवासः स्नात्वा विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके
On the eleventh day, with fasting, after bathing at the place called Viśrānti,
तस्मिन्मुक्त्वा यथाकामं ब्राह्मणान्वै प्रतर्प्य च
There, having gratified the brāhmaṇas as desired,
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पितृभिः सह मोदते
Freed from all sins, he rejoices together with his ancestors.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे मथुरामाहात्म्ये शत्रुघ्नलावणे रामतीर्थयात्रायामष्टसप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred seventy-eighth chapter, entitled 'The Pilgrimage to Rāmatīrtha in the Section on the Greatness of Mathurā and the Slaying of Lavaṇa by Śatrughna,' in the glorious Varāha Purāṇa.
धरण्युवाच विनापराधो मनुजः सापराधश्च जायते
Earth said: A man is born both without fault and with fault.
कर्मणाचरणेनैव करणेन जुगुप्सितः
He becomes blameworthy only through the performance of actions.
श्रीवराह उवाच भक्षणं दन्तकाष्ठस्य राजान्नस्य तु भोजनम्
Śrī Varāha said: Eating with a tooth-stick, eating the king's food,