Brahma Purana — Chapter 29
BrP 29.1
श्रुतो ऽस्माभिः सुरश्रेष्ठ भवता यद् उदाहृतम् भास्करस्य परं क्षेत्रं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम् ॥
śruto 'smābhiḥ suraśreṣṭha bhavatā yad udāhṛtam bhāskarasya paraṃ kṣetraṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam //
O best of gods, we have heard what has been set forth by you: the supreme field of the Sun, which grants the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.2
न तृप्तिम् अधिगच्छामः शृण्वन्तः सुखदां कथाम् तव वक्त्रोद्भवां पुण्याम् आदित्यस्याघनाशिनीम् ॥
na tṛptim adhigacchāmaḥ śṛṇvantaḥ sukhadāṃ kathām tava vaktrodbhavāṃ puṇyām ādityasyāghanāśinīm //
We do not reach satiety in listening to this pleasure-giving story, holy, arisen from your mouth, destroying the sins (that concern) the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.3
अतः परं सुरश्रेष्ठ ब्रूहि नो वदतां वर देवपूजाफलं यच् च यच् च दानफलं प्रभो ॥
ataḥ paraṃ suraśreṣṭha brūhi no vadatāṃ vara devapūjāphalaṃ yac ca yac ca dānaphalaṃ prabho //
After this, O best of gods, best of speakers, tell us the fruit of worshipping the god, and what the fruit of giving is, O lord;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.4
प्रणिपाते नमस्कारे तथा चैव प्रदक्षिणे दीपधूपप्रदाने च संमार्जनविधौ च यत् ॥
praṇipāte namaskāre tathā caiva pradakṣiṇe dīpadhūpapradāne ca saṃmārjanavidhau ca yat //
and what (merit lies) in prostration, in salutation, and likewise in circumambulation, in the offering of lamps and incense, and in the rite of sweeping (the shrine);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.5
उपवासे च यत् पुण्यं यत् पुण्यं नक्तभोजने अर्घश् च कीदृशः प्रोक्तः कुत्र वा संप्रदीयते ॥
upavāse ca yat puṇyaṃ yat puṇyaṃ naktabhojane arghaś ca kīdṛśaḥ proktaḥ kutra vā saṃpradīyate //
and what merit there is in fasting, what merit in eating at night; and of what sort is the arghya said to be, and where is it presented?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.6
कथं च क्रियते भक्तिः कथं देवः प्रसीदति एतत् सर्वं सुरश्रेष्ठ श्रोतुम् इच्छामहे वयम् ॥
kathaṃ ca kriyate bhaktiḥ kathaṃ devaḥ prasīdati etat sarvaṃ suraśreṣṭha śrotum icchāmahe vayam //
And how is devotion practised, how is the god pleased? All this, O best of gods, we wish to hear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.7
अर्घ्यं पूजादिकं सर्वं भास्करस्य द्विजोत्तमाः भक्तिं श्रद्धां समाधिं च कथ्यमानं निबोधत ॥
arghyaṃ pūjādikaṃ sarvaṃ bhāskarasya dvijottamāḥ bhaktiṃ śraddhāṃ samādhiṃ ca kathyamānaṃ nibodhata //
The water-offering, the worship and all the rest of it belonging to the Sun, O best of brahmins, and devotion, faith and concentration — learn of it as it is told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.8
मनसा भावना भक्तिर् इष्टा श्रद्धा च कीर्त्यते ध्यानं समाधिर् इत्य् उक्तं शृणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः ॥
manasā bhāvanā bhaktir iṣṭā śraddhā ca kīrtyate dhyānaṃ samādhir ity uktaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ //
Devotion is held to be mental contemplation, and faith is likewise declared; meditation is what is called samādhi — listen well composed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.9
तत्कथां श्रावयेद् यस् तु तद्भक्तान् पूजयीत वा अग्निशुश्रूषकश् चैव स वै भक्तः सनातनः ॥
tatkathāṃ śrāvayed yas tu tadbhaktān pūjayīta vā agniśuśrūṣakaś caiva sa vai bhaktaḥ sanātanaḥ //
He who causes the story of him to be heard, or who honours his devotees, and who tends the (sacred) fire — he indeed is an eternal devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.10
तच्चित्तस् तन्मनाश् चैव देवपूजारतः सदा तत्कर्मकृद् भवेद् यस् तु स वै भक्तः सनातनः ॥
taccittas tanmanāś caiva devapūjārataḥ sadā tatkarmakṛd bhaved yas tu sa vai bhaktaḥ sanātanaḥ //
He whose thought and whose mind are on him, who is always devoted to the worship of the god, and who performs works for him — he indeed is an eternal devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.11
देवार्थे क्रियमाणानि यः कर्माण्य् अनुमन्यते कीर्तनाद् वा परो विप्राः स वै भक्ततरो नरः ॥
devārthe kriyamāṇāni yaḥ karmāṇy anumanyate kīrtanād vā paro viprāḥ sa vai bhaktataro naraḥ //
He who gives his assent to the works being performed for the god, or who is beyond that by (also) praising him, O brahmins — that man is a still greater devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.12
नाभ्यसूयेत तद्भक्तान् न निन्द्याच् चान्यदेवताम् आदित्यव्रतचारी च स वै भक्ततरो नरः ॥
nābhyasūyeta tadbhaktān na nindyāc cānyadevatām ādityavratacārī ca sa vai bhaktataro naraḥ //
He should not begrudge (Sūrya's) devotees, nor should he revile another deity; and one who practices the vow of the Sun — he indeed is a man of greater devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.13
गच्छंस् तिष्ठन् स्वपञ् जिघ्रन्न् उन्मिषन् निमिषन्न् अपि यः स्मरेद् भास्करं नित्यं स वै भक्ततरो नरः ॥
gacchaṃs tiṣṭhan svapañ jighrann unmiṣan nimiṣann api yaḥ smared bhāskaraṃ nityaṃ sa vai bhaktataro naraḥ //
Walking, standing, sleeping, smelling, opening his eyes, or closing them, whoever constantly remembers the Maker of Light — he indeed is a man of greater devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.14
एवंविधा त्व् इयं भक्तिः सदा कार्या विजानता भक्त्या समाधिना चैव स्तवेन मनसा तथा ॥
evaṃvidhā tv iyaṃ bhaktiḥ sadā kāryā vijānatā bhaktyā samādhinā caiva stavena manasā tathā //
Such devotion as this is always to be practiced by one who understands: with devotion, with concentration, with praise, and with the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.15
क्रियते नियमो यस् तु दानं विप्राय दीयते प्रतिगृह्णन्ति तं देवा मनुष्याः पितरस् तथा ॥
kriyate niyamo yas tu dānaṃ viprāya dīyate pratigṛhṇanti taṃ devā manuṣyāḥ pitaras tathā //
Whatever observance is performed, and whatever gift is given to a brahmin, that the gods accept, and men, and the ancestors too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.16
पत्त्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यद् भक्त्या समुपाहृतम् प्रतिगृह्णन्ति तद् देवा नास्तिकान् वर्जयन्ति च ॥
pattraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yad bhaktyā samupāhṛtam pratigṛhṇanti tad devā nāstikān varjayanti ca //
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, water — whatever is offered with devotion, that the gods accept; but they shun unbelievers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.17
भावशुद्धिः प्रयोक्तव्या नियमाचारसंयुता भावशुद्ध्या क्रियते यत् तत् सर्वं सफलं भवेत् ॥
bhāvaśuddhiḥ prayoktavyā niyamācārasaṃyutā bhāvaśuddhyā kriyate yat tat sarvaṃ saphalaṃ bhavet //
Purity of intention, joined with observance and right conduct, is to be employed; whatever is done with purity of intention, all that becomes fruitful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.18
स्तुतिजप्योपहारेण पूजयापि विवस्वतः उपवासेन भक्त्या वै सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥
stutijapyopahāreṇa pūjayāpi vivasvataḥ upavāsena bhaktyā vai sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //
By praise, muttered recitation and oblation, and also by worship of Vivasvat, by fasting and by devotion, one is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.19
प्रणिधाय शिरो भूम्यां नमस्कारं करोति यः तत्क्षणात् सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥
praṇidhāya śiro bhūmyāṃ namaskāraṃ karoti yaḥ tatkṣaṇāt sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ //
Whoever lays his head upon the ground and makes obeisance is that very moment freed from all sins — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.20
भक्तियुक्तो नरो यो ऽसौ रवेः कुर्यात् प्रदक्षिणाम् प्रदक्षिणीकृता तेन सप्तद्वीपा वसुंधरा ॥
bhaktiyukto naro yo 'sau raveḥ kuryāt pradakṣiṇām pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tena saptadvīpā vasuṃdharā //
That man who, filled with devotion, makes a circumambulation of the Sun — by him the earth with its seven continents has been circumambulated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.21
सूर्यं मनसि यः कृत्वा कुर्याद् व्योमप्रदक्षिणाम् प्रदक्षिणीकृतास् तेन सर्वे देवा भवन्ति हि ॥
sūryaṃ manasi yaḥ kṛtvā kuryād vyomapradakṣiṇām pradakṣiṇīkṛtās tena sarve devā bhavanti hi //
Whoever, holding the Sun in his mind, makes a circumambulation of the sky — by him indeed all the gods have been circumambulated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.22
एकाहारो नरो भूत्वा षष्ठ्यां यो ऽर्चयते रविम् नियमव्रतचारी च भवेद् भक्तिसमन्वितः ॥
ekāhāro naro bhūtvā ṣaṣṭhyāṃ yo 'rcayate ravim niyamavratacārī ca bhaved bhaktisamanvitaḥ //
A man who, eating but once a day, worships the Sun on the sixth lunar day, and who observes the rules and vows and is possessed of devotion —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.23
सप्तम्यां वा महाभागाः सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् अहोरात्रोपवासेन पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम् ॥
saptamyāṃ vā mahābhāgāḥ so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet ahorātropavāsena pūjayed yas tu bhāskaram //
or on the seventh, O greatly fortunate ones, he obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice; and whoever, fasting a day and a night, worships the Maker of Light
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.24
सप्तम्याम् अथवा षष्ठ्यां स याति परमां गतिम् कृष्णपक्षस्य सप्तम्यां सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः ॥
saptamyām athavā ṣaṣṭhyāṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim kṛṣṇapakṣasya saptamyāṃ sopavāso jitendriyaḥ //
on the seventh or else on the sixth, he goes to the highest course. On the seventh of the dark fortnight, fasting and with senses subdued,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.25
सर्वरत्नोपहारेण पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम् पद्मप्रभेण यानेन सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति ॥
sarvaratnopahāreṇa pūjayed yas tu bhāskaram padmaprabheṇa yānena sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati //
whoever worships the Maker of Light with an offering of all (kinds of) jewels goes to the Sun's world in a vehicle with the radiance of a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.26
शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तम्याम् उपवासपरो नरः सर्वशुक्लोपहारेण पूजयेद् यस् तु भास्करम् ॥
śuklapakṣasya saptamyām upavāsaparo naraḥ sarvaśuklopahāreṇa pūjayed yas tu bhāskaram //
A man devoted to fasting on the seventh of the bright fortnight, who worships the Maker of Light with an offering of all white things,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.27
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति अर्कसंपुटसंयुक्तम् उदकं प्रसृतं पिबेत् ॥
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati arkasaṃpuṭasaṃyuktam udakaṃ prasṛtaṃ pibet //
is freed from all sins and goes to the Sun's world. He should drink a handful of water combined with a compound of arka (leaves).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.28
क्रमवृद्ध्या चतुर्विंशम् एकैकं क्षपयेत् पुनः द्वाभ्यां संवत्सराभ्यां तु समाप्तनियमो भवेत् ॥
kramavṛddhyā caturviṃśam ekaikaṃ kṣapayet punaḥ dvābhyāṃ saṃvatsarābhyāṃ tu samāptaniyamo bhavet //
By progressive increase up to twenty-four (mouthfuls), and then again diminishing them one by one, in two years the observance becomes complete.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.29
सर्वकामप्रदा ह्य् एषा प्रशस्ता ह्य् अर्कसप्तमी शुक्लपक्षस्य सप्तम्यां यदादित्यदिनं भवेत् ॥
sarvakāmapradā hy eṣā praśastā hy arkasaptamī śuklapakṣasya saptamyāṃ yadādityadinaṃ bhavet //
For this Arka-saptamī is praised as granting all desires. When the seventh of the bright fortnight falls on a Sunday,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.30
सप्तमी विजया नाम तत्र दत्तं महत् फलम् स्नानं दानं तपो होम उपवासस् तथैव च ॥
saptamī vijayā nāma tatra dattaṃ mahat phalam snānaṃ dānaṃ tapo homa upavāsas tathaiva ca //
that seventh is called Vijayā; what is given then (bears) great fruit: bathing, giving, austerity, oblation, and fasting likewise —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.31
सर्वं विजयसप्तम्यां महापातकनाशनम् ये चादित्यदिने प्राप्ते श्राद्धं कुर्वन्ति मानवाः ॥
sarvaṃ vijayasaptamyāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam ye cādityadine prāpte śrāddhaṃ kurvanti mānavāḥ //
all of it, on the Vijaya-saptamī, destroys great sins. And those men who, when a Sunday has come, perform the śrāddha rite —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.32
यजन्ति च महाश्वेतं ते लभन्ते यथेप्सितम् येषां धर्म्याः क्रियाः सर्वाः सदैवोद्दिश्य भास्करम् ॥
yajanti ca mahāśvetaṃ te labhante yathepsitam yeṣāṃ dharmyāḥ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ sadaivoddiśya bhāskaram //
And they worship the Great White One (the sun) and obtain what they desire — those all of whose lawful rites are always performed with the Sun as their aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.33
न कुले जायते तेषां दरिद्रो व्याधितो ऽपि वा श्वेतया रक्तया वापि पीतमृत्तिकयापि वा ॥
na kule jāyate teṣāṃ daridro vyādhito 'pi vā śvetayā raktayā vāpi pītamṛttikayāpi vā //
In their family no one is born poor or diseased — (whether the worship be) with white, or with red, or even with yellow earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.34
उपलेपनकर्ता तु चिन्तितं लभते फलम् चित्रभानुं विचित्रैस् तु कुसुमैश् च सुगन्धिभिः ॥
upalepanakartā tu cintitaṃ labhate phalam citrabhānuṃ vicitrais tu kusumaiś ca sugandhibhiḥ //
And the one who performs the smearing (of the shrine) obtains the fruit he has thought of; and (worshipping) the Fire of Many Hues (the sun) with varied and fragrant flowers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.35
पूजयेत् सोपवासो यः स कामान् ईप्सितांल् लभेत् घृतेन दीपं प्रज्वाल्य तिलतैलेन वा पुनः ॥
pūjayet sopavāso yaḥ sa kāmān īpsitāṃl labhet ghṛtena dīpaṃ prajvālya tilatailena vā punaḥ //
whoever worships (thus) while fasting obtains the desires he wishes for. Again, having kindled a lamp with ghee or with sesame oil,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.36
आदित्यं पूजयेद् यस् तु चक्षुषा न स हीयते दीपदाता नरो नित्यं ज्ञानदीपेन दीप्यते ॥
ādityaṃ pūjayed yas tu cakṣuṣā na sa hīyate dīpadātā naro nityaṃ jñānadīpena dīpyate //
whoever worships the Sun (thus) is not deprived of his eyesight; a man who is always a giver of lamps shines with the lamp of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.37
तिलाः पवित्रं तैलं वा तिलगोदानम् उत्तमम् अग्निकार्ये च दीपे च महापातकनाशनम् ॥
tilāḥ pavitraṃ tailaṃ vā tilagodānam uttamam agnikārye ca dīpe ca mahāpātakanāśanam //
Sesame is purifying, or oil (is); the gift of sesame and a cow is the highest; in the fire rite and in the lamp it destroys great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.38
दीपं ददाति यो नित्यं देवतायतनेषु च चतुष्पथेषु रथ्यासु रूपवान् सुभगो भवेत् ॥
dīpaṃ dadāti yo nityaṃ devatāyataneṣu ca catuṣpatheṣu rathyāsu rūpavān subhago bhavet //
He who always gives a lamp in the temples of the gods, at crossroads and on the highways, becomes handsome and fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.39
हविर्भिः प्रथमः कल्पो द्वितीयश् चौषधीरसैः वसामेदोस्थिनिर्यासैर् न तु देयः कथंचन ॥
havirbhiḥ prathamaḥ kalpo dvitīyaś cauṣadhīrasaiḥ vasāmedosthiniryāsair na tu deyaḥ kathaṃcana //
With clarified offerings (ghee) is the first mode, the second with the juices of herbs; but with fat, marrow, bone-exudates it is by no means to be offered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.40
भवेद् ऊर्ध्वगतिर् दीपो न कदाचिद् अधोगतिः दाता दीप्यति चाप्य् एवं न तिर्यग्गतिम् आप्नुयात् ॥
bhaved ūrdhvagatir dīpo na kadācid adhogatiḥ dātā dīpyati cāpy evaṃ na tiryaggatim āpnuyāt //
The lamp's motion should be upward, never downward; and the giver too shines thus, and would not attain a sideways (i.e. lower, animal) course.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.41
ज्वलमानं सदा दीपं न हरेन् नापि नाशयेत् दीपहर्ता नरो बन्धं नाशं क्रोधं तमो व्रजेत् ॥
jvalamānaṃ sadā dīpaṃ na haren nāpi nāśayet dīpahartā naro bandhaṃ nāśaṃ krodhaṃ tamo vrajet //
One should neither steal nor extinguish a lamp that is burning; a man who steals a lamp goes to bondage, ruin, wrath, and darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.42
दीपदाता स्वर्गलोके दीपमालेव राजते यः समालभते नित्यं कुङ्कुमागुरुचन्दनैः ॥
dīpadātā svargaloke dīpamāleva rājate yaḥ samālabhate nityaṃ kuṅkumāgurucandanaiḥ //
The giver of a lamp shines in the world of heaven like a garland of lamps. He who always anoints (the god) with saffron, aloewood and sandal —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.43
संपद्यते नरः प्रेत्य धनेन यशसा श्रिया रक्तचन्दनसंमिश्रै रक्तपुष्पैः शुचिर् नरः ॥
saṃpadyate naraḥ pretya dhanena yaśasā śriyā raktacandanasaṃmiśrai raktapuṣpaiḥ śucir naraḥ //
such a man, after death, is endowed with wealth, fame and prosperity. A man, being pure, with red flowers mixed with red sandal —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.44
उदये ऽर्घ्यं सदा दत्त्वा सिद्धिं संवत्सराल् लभेत् उदयात् परिवर्तेत यावद् अस्तमने स्थितः ॥
udaye 'rghyaṃ sadā dattvā siddhiṃ saṃvatsarāl labhet udayāt parivarteta yāvad astamane sthitaḥ //
always offering the water-oblation at sunrise, he would gain success within a year; he should turn round (with the sun) from its rising, remaining (so) until its setting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.45
जपन्न् अभिमुखः किंचिन् मन्त्रं स्तोत्रम् अथापि वा आदित्यव्रतम् एतत् तु महापातकनाशनम् ॥
japann abhimukhaḥ kiṃcin mantraṃ stotram athāpi vā ādityavratam etat tu mahāpātakanāśanam //
facing (the sun), murmuring some mantra or hymn; this is the Sun-observance, and it destroys great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.46
अर्घ्येण सहितं चैव सर्वे साङ्गं प्रदापयेत् उदये श्रद्धया युक्तः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥
arghyeṇa sahitaṃ caiva sarve sāṅgaṃ pradāpayet udaye śraddhayā yuktaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate //
And together with the water-oblation one should have everything given complete with its accessories; at sunrise, filled with faith, one is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.47
सुवर्णधेनुअनड्वाहवसुधावस्त्रसंयुतम् अर्घ्यप्रदाता लभते सप्तजन्मानुगं फलम् ॥
suvarṇadhenuanaḍvāhavasudhāvastrasaṃyutam arghyapradātā labhate saptajanmānugaṃ phalam //
The giver of the water-oblation, (offered) along with gold, a milch cow, a bull, land and a garment, obtains a fruit that follows him for seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.48
अग्नौ तोये ऽन्तरिक्षे च शुचौ भूम्यां तथैव च प्रतिमायां तथा पिण्ड्यां देयम् अर्घ्यं प्रयत्नतः ॥
agnau toye 'ntarikṣe ca śucau bhūmyāṃ tathaiva ca pratimāyāṃ tathā piṇḍyāṃ deyam arghyaṃ prayatnataḥ //
In fire, in water, in the sky, on pure ground likewise, and in an image, and in a liṅga-base, the oblation is to be offered with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.49
नापसव्यं न सव्यं च दद्याद् अभिमुखः सदा सघृतं गुग्गुलं वापि रवेर् भक्तिसमन्वितः ॥
nāpasavyaṃ na savyaṃ ca dadyād abhimukhaḥ sadā saghṛtaṃ guggulaṃ vāpi raver bhaktisamanvitaḥ //
One should offer it neither to the left nor to the right, but always facing (the sun) — or else guggulu-resin with ghee, filled with devotion to the sun;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.50
तत्क्षणात् सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः श्रीवासं चतुरस्रं च देवदारुं तथैव च ॥
tatkṣaṇāt sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ śrīvāsaṃ caturasraṃ ca devadāruṃ tathaiva ca //
in that very instant he is freed from all sins — there is no doubt here. Resin of the śrīvāsa, and caturasra, and likewise devadāru wood —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 29.51
कर्पूरागरुधूपानि दत्त्वा वै स्वर्गगामिनः अयने तूत्तरे सूर्यम् अथवा दक्षिणायने ॥
karpūrāgarudhūpāni dattvā vai svargagāminaḥ ayane tūttare sūryam athavā dakṣiṇāyane //
having offered incense of camphor and aloewood, they indeed go to heaven. (Worshipping) the Sun in the northern course or in the southern course,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.52
पूजयित्वा विशेषेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते विषुवेषूपरागेषु षडशीतिमुखेषु च ॥
pūjayitvā viśeṣeṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate viṣuveṣūparāgeṣu ṣaḍaśītimukheṣu ca //
Having worshipped (the sun) especially at the equinoxes, at eclipses, and at the eighty-six (holy) junctures, one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.53
पूजयित्वा विशेषेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते एवं वेलासु सर्वासु सर्वकालं च मानवः ॥
pūjayitvā viśeṣeṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate evaṃ velāsu sarvāsu sarvakālaṃ ca mānavaḥ //
Having worshipped (him) especially, one is freed from all sins; thus (also) a man (who worships) at all hours and at all times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.54
भक्त्या पूजयते यो ऽर्कं सो ऽर्कलोके महीयते कृसरैः पायसैः पूपैः फलमूलघृतौदनैः ॥
bhaktyā pūjayate yo 'rkaṃ so 'rkaloke mahīyate kṛsaraiḥ pāyasaiḥ pūpaiḥ phalamūlaghṛtaudanaiḥ //
He who worships the sun with devotion is honoured in the sun's world — with rice-and-sesame dishes, milk-rice, cakes, fruits, roots, and rice cooked with ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.55
बलिं कृत्वा तु सूर्याय सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नुयात् घृतेन तर्पणं कृत्वा सर्वसिद्धो भवेन् नरः ॥
baliṃ kṛtvā tu sūryāya sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt ghṛtena tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā sarvasiddho bhaven naraḥ //
And having made an offering to the Sun, he would obtain all his desires; having made the libation with ghee, a man would become accomplished in everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.56
क्षीरेण तर्पणं कृत्वा मनस् तापैर् न युज्यते दध्ना तु तर्पणं कृत्वा कार्यसिद्धिं लभेन् नरः ॥
kṣīreṇa tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā manas tāpair na yujyate dadhnā tu tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā kāryasiddhiṃ labhen naraḥ //
Having made the libation with milk, his mind is not joined with sorrows; but having made the libation with curd, a man obtains success in his undertakings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.57
स्नानार्थम् आहरेद् यस् तु जलं भानोः समाहितः तीर्थेषु शुचितापन्नः स याति परमां गतिम् ॥
snānārtham āhared yas tu jalaṃ bhānoḥ samāhitaḥ tīrtheṣu śucitāpannaḥ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim //
And he who, concentrated, brings water for the bathing of the sun, having attained purity at the sacred fords, goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.58
छत्त्रं ध्वजं वितानं वा पताकां चामराणि च श्रद्धया भानवे दत्त्वा गतिम् इष्टाम् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
chattraṃ dhvajaṃ vitānaṃ vā patākāṃ cāmarāṇi ca śraddhayā bhānave dattvā gatim iṣṭām avāpnuyāt //
Having given with faith to the sun a parasol, a standard, a canopy, a banner, or yak-tail whisks, one would obtain the destination one desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.59
यद् यद् द्रव्यं नरो भक्त्या आदित्याय प्रयच्छति तत् तस्य शतसाहस्रम् उत्पादयति भास्करः ॥
yad yad dravyaṃ naro bhaktyā ādityāya prayacchati tat tasya śatasāhasram utpādayati bhāskaraḥ //
Whatever object a man offers with devotion to Āditya, the sun makes that a hundred thousandfold for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.60
मानसं वाचिकं वापि कायजं यच् च दुष्कृतम् सर्वं सूर्यप्रसादेन तद् अशेषं व्यपोहति ॥
mānasaṃ vācikaṃ vāpi kāyajaṃ yac ca duṣkṛtam sarvaṃ sūryaprasādena tad aśeṣaṃ vyapohati //
Whatever evil deed is done by mind, or by speech, or born of the body — all that he removes without remainder, by the sun's grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 29.61
एकाहेनापि यद् भानोः पूजायाः प्राप्यते फलम् यथोक्तदक्षिणैर् विप्रैर् न तत् क्रतुशतैर् अपि ॥
ekāhenāpi yad bhānoḥ pūjāyāḥ prāpyate phalam yathoktadakṣiṇair viprair na tat kratuśatair api //
The fruit that is obtained even in a single day from the worship of the sun — that is not (obtained) even by a hundred sacrifices with brahmins (given) the prescribed fees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition