Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 17

DB 11 17.1

सन्ध्यादिकृत्यवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच भिन्नपादा तु गायत्री ब्रह्महत्याप्रणाशिनी । अभिन्नपादा गायत्री ब्रह्महत्यां प्रयच्छति

sandhyādikṛtyavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca bhinnapādā tu gāyatrī brahmahatyāpraṇāśinī | abhinnapādā gāyatrī brahmahatyāṃ prayacchati

Description of the twilight and other observances. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The Gāyatrī with its verse-quarters separated destroys (even) the killing of a brāhmaṇa; the Gāyatrī with its quarters not separated confers the guilt of killing a brāhmaṇa.

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DB 11 17.2

अच्छिन्नपादागायत्रीजपं कुर्वन्ति ये द्विजाः । अथोमुखाश्च तिष्ठन्ति कल्पकोटिशतानि च

acchinnapādāgāyatrījapaṃ kurvanti ye dvijāḥ | athomukhāśca tiṣṭhanti kalpakoṭiśatāni ca

Those twice-born who perform the recitation of the Gāyatrī with its feet undivided also stand face-downward for hundreds of millions of kalpas.

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DB 11 17.3

सम्पुटैका षडोङ्कारा गायत्री विविधा मता । धर्मशास्त्रपुराणेषु इतिहासेषु सुव्रत

sampuṭaikā ṣaḍoṅkārā gāyatrī vividhā matā | dharmaśāstrapurāṇeṣu itihāseṣu suvrata

Enclosed by a single (oṃ), or with six oṃs — the Gāyatrī is held to be of various kinds in the treatises on dharma, in the Purāṇas and in the epics, O you of good vows.

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DB 11 17.4

पञ्चप्रणवसंयुक्तां जपेदित्यनुशासनम् । जपसंख्याष्टभागान्ते पादो जप्यस्तुरीयकः

pañcapraṇavasaṃyuktāṃ japedityanuśāsanam | japasaṃkhyāṣṭabhāgānte pādo japyasturīyakaḥ

The instruction is that one should recite it joined with five praṇavas; at the end of the eighth part of the count of the recitation the fourth foot is to be recited.

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DB 11 17.5

स द्विजः परमो ज्ञेयः परं सायुज्यमाप्नुयात् । अन्यथा प्रजपेद्यस्तु स जपो विफलो भवेत्

sa dvijaḥ paramo jñeyaḥ paraṃ sāyujyamāpnuyāt | anyathā prajapedyastu sa japo viphalo bhavet

That twice-born one is to be known as supreme; he would attain the highest union. But whoever recites otherwise, that recitation of his becomes fruitless.

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DB 11 17.6

सम्पुटैका षडोङ्कारा भवेत्सा ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् । गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी वा मोक्षार्थी तुरीयां जपेत्

sampuṭaikā ṣaḍoṅkārā bhavetsā ūrdhvaretasām | gṛhastho brahmacārī vā mokṣārthī turīyāṃ japet

For those whose seed goes upward it should be enclosed by a single (oṃ) and have six oṃs; but a householder or a student, if he seeks liberation, should recite the fourth (foot).

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DB 11 17.7

तुरीयपादो गायत्र्याः परोरजसे सावदोम् । ध्यानमस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि जपसाङ्गफलप्रदम्

turīyapādo gāyatryāḥ parorajase sāvadom | dhyānamasya pravakṣyāmi japasāṅgaphalapradam

The fourth foot of the Gāyatrī is "paro rajase sāvad om." I shall now declare the meditation on it, which yields the fruit of the recitation complete with its parts.

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DB 11 17.8

हृदि विकसितपद्मं सार्कसोमाग्निबिम्बं प्रणवमयमचिन्त्यं यस्य पीतं प्रकल्प्यम् । अचलपरमसूक्ष्मं ज्योतिराकाशसारं भवतु मम मुदेऽसौ सच्चिदानन्दरूपः

hṛdi vikasitapadmaṃ sārkasomāgnibimbaṃ praṇavamayamacintyaṃ yasya pītaṃ prakalpyam | acalaparamasūkṣmaṃ jyotirākāśasāraṃ bhavatu mama mude'sau saccidānandarūpaḥ

In the heart, an opened lotus, with the orbs of sun, moon and fire, made of the praṇava (om), unthinkable, whose (colour) is to be conceived as yellow; unmoving, supremely subtle, a light that is the essence of space — may that (being), whose form is being, consciousness and bliss, be for my delight.

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DB 11 17.9

त्रिशूलयोनी सुरभिमक्षमालां च लिङ्गकम् । अम्बुजं च महामुद्रामिति सप्त प्रदर्शयेत्

triśūlayonī surabhimakṣamālāṃ ca liṅgakam | ambujaṃ ca mahāmudrāmiti sapta pradarśayet

The trident, the yoni, the surabhi (cow), the rosary, the liṅga, the lotus, and the mahāmudrā — these seven (hand-gestures) he should display.

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DB 11 17.10

या सन्ध्या सैव गायत्री सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी । भक्त्या तां ब्राह्मणो नित्यं पूजयेच्च नमेत्ततः

yā sandhyā saiva gāyatrī saccidānandarūpiṇī | bhaktyā tāṃ brāhmaṇo nityaṃ pūjayecca namettataḥ

She who is the twilight worship (sandhyā), she indeed is Gāyatrī, whose form is being, consciousness and bliss; the brāhmaṇa should worship her daily with devotion, and thereafter bow to her.

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DB 11 17.11

ध्यातस्य पूजां कुर्वीत पञ्चभिश्चोपचारकैः । लं पृथिव्यात्मने गन्धमर्पयामि नमो नमः

dhyātasya pūjāṃ kurvīta pañcabhiścopacārakaiḥ | laṃ pṛthivyātmane gandhamarpayāmi namo namaḥ

He should perform the worship of the one meditated upon with the five articles of service: "laṃ — to the one whose self is earth I offer fragrance; homage, homage."

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DB 11 17.12

हमाकाशात्मने पुष्पं चार्पयामि नमो नमः । यं च वाय्वात्मने धूपं चार्पयामि ततो वदेत्

hamākāśātmane puṣpaṃ cārpayāmi namo namaḥ | yaṃ ca vāyvātmane dhūpaṃ cārpayāmi tato vadet

"haṃ — to the one whose self is space I offer a flower; homage, homage"; and "yaṃ — to the one whose self is wind I offer incense" — thus he should then say.

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DB 11 17.13

रं च वह्न्यात्मने दीपमर्पयामि ततो वदेत् । वममृतात्मने तस्मै नैवेद्यमपि चार्पयेत्

raṃ ca vahnyātmane dīpamarpayāmi tato vadet | vamamṛtātmane tasmai naivedyamapi cārpayet

Then he should say, "raṃ — to the one whose self is fire I offer a lamp"; and "vaṃ — to the one whose self is nectar" — to him he should also offer the food-offering.

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DB 11 17.14

यं रं लं वं हमिति च पुष्पाञ्जलिमथार्पयेत् । एवं पूजां विधायाथ चान्ते मुद्राः प्रदर्शयेत्

yaṃ raṃ laṃ vaṃ hamiti ca puṣpāñjalimathārpayet | evaṃ pūjāṃ vidhāyātha cānte mudrāḥ pradarśayet

And saying "yaṃ raṃ laṃ vaṃ haṃ" he should then offer a handful of flowers. Having thus performed the worship, at the end he should display the mudrās.

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DB 11 17.15

ध्यायेत्तु मनसा देवीं मन्त्रमुच्चारयेच्छनैः । न कम्पयेच्छिरो ग्रीवा दन्तान्नैव प्रकाशयेत्

dhyāyettu manasā devīṃ mantramuccārayecchanaiḥ | na kampayecchiro grīvā dantānnaiva prakāśayet

He should meditate on the Goddess with the mind and utter the mantra softly; he should not shake his head or neck, nor let his teeth be seen.

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DB 11 17.16

विधिनाष्टोत्तरशतमष्टाविंशतिरेव वा । दशवारमशक्तो वा नातो न्यूनं कदाचन

vidhināṣṭottaraśatamaṣṭāviṃśatireva vā | daśavāramaśakto vā nāto nyūnaṃ kadācana

According to the rule, one hundred and eight (repetitions), or else just twenty-eight, or, if unable, ten times — never fewer than that.

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DB 11 17.17

तत उद्वासयेद्देवीमुत्तमेत्यनुवाकतः । न गायत्रीं जपेद्विद्वाञ्जलमध्ये कथञ्चन एकादशस्कन्धे सन्ध्यादिकृत्यवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः

tata udvāsayeddevīmuttametyanuvākataḥ | na gāyatrīṃ japedvidvāñjalamadhye kathañcana ekādaśaskandhe sandhyādikṛtyavarṇanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Then he should dismiss the Goddess with the anuvāka beginning "uttame." The learned man should never on any account recite the Gāyatrī while in the water. — In the eleventh book, the seventeenth chapter, called the description of the twilight rite and the other duties.

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DB 11 17.18

यतः साग्निमुखी प्रोक्तेत्याहुः केचिन्महर्षयः । सुरभिर्ज्ञानशूर्पं च कूर्मो योनिश्च पङ्कजम्

yataḥ sāgnimukhī proktetyāhuḥ kecinmaharṣayaḥ | surabhirjñānaśūrpaṃ ca kūrmo yoniśca paṅkajam

Since some great sages say that she has been declared to be "fire-faced" — (the mudrās are:) the surabhi, the winnowing-basket of knowledge, the tortoise, the yoni, the lotus,

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DB 11 17.19

लिङ्गं निर्वाणकं चैव जपान्तेऽष्टौ प्रदर्शयेत् । यदक्षरपदभ्रष्टं स्वरव्यञ्जनवर्जितम्

liṅgaṃ nirvāṇakaṃ caiva japānte'ṣṭau pradarśayet | yadakṣarapadabhraṣṭaṃ svaravyañjanavarjitam

the liṅga, and the nirvāṇa (mudrā) — these eight he should display at the end of the recitation. "Whatever is defective in syllable or word, lacking in vowel or consonant —

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DB 11 17.20

तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां देवि कश्यपप्रियवादिनि । गायत्रीतर्पणं चातः करणीयं महामुने

tatsarvaṃ kṣamyatāṃ devi kaśyapapriyavādini | gāyatrītarpaṇaṃ cātaḥ karaṇīyaṃ mahāmune

all that, O Goddess, be forgiven, O you who speak kindly to Kaśyapa." And thereafter, O great sage, the libation to Gāyatrī should be performed.

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DB 11 17.21

गायत्री छन्द आख्यातं विश्वामित्रऋषिः स्मृतः । सविता देवता प्रोक्ता विनियोगश्च तर्पणे

gāyatrī chanda ākhyātaṃ viśvāmitraṛṣiḥ smṛtaḥ | savitā devatā proktā viniyogaśca tarpaṇe

Gāyatrī is stated to be the metre, Viśvāmitra is recorded as the seer, Savitā is said to be the deity, and the application is in the libation.

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DB 11 17.22

भूरित्युक्त्वा च ऋग्वेदपुरुषं तर्पयामि च । भुव इत्येतदुक्त्वा च यजुर्वेदमथो वदेत्

bhūrityuktvā ca ṛgvedapuruṣaṃ tarpayāmi ca | bhuva ityetaduktvā ca yajurvedamatho vadet

Having said "bhūḥ," (he says) "and I offer libation to the Person of the Ṛgveda"; and having said this "bhuvaḥ," he should then say "the Yajurveda."

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DB 11 17.23

स्वर्व्याहृतिं समुक्त्वा च सामवेदं समुच्चरेत् । मह इत्येतदुक्त्वान्तेऽथर्ववेदं च तर्पयेत्

svarvyāhṛtiṃ samuktvā ca sāmavedaṃ samuccaret | maha ityetaduktvānte'tharvavedaṃ ca tarpayet

And having uttered the utterance "svaḥ," he should pronounce "the Sāmaveda"; and having said this "mahaḥ," at the end he should offer libation to the Atharvaveda.

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DB 11 17.24

जनः पदान्त इतिहासपुराणमितीरयेत् । तपः सर्वागमं चैव पुरुषं तर्पयामि च

janaḥ padānta itihāsapurāṇamitīrayet | tapaḥ sarvāgamaṃ caiva puruṣaṃ tarpayāmi ca

With "janaḥ" at the end of the word he should pronounce "the Itihāsa and Purāṇa"; (with) "tapaḥ," "and I offer libation to the Person that is all scripture."

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DB 11 17.25

सत्यं च सत्यलोकाख्यपुरुषं तर्पयामि च । ॐ भूर्भूर्लोकपुरुषं तर्पयामि ततो वदेत्

satyaṃ ca satyalokākhyapuruṣaṃ tarpayāmi ca | oṃ bhūrbhūrlokapuruṣaṃ tarpayāmi tato vadet

And (with) "satyam," "I offer libation to the Person named Satyaloka"; then he should say, "Oṃ bhūḥ — I offer libation to the Person of Bhūrloka."

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DB 11 17.26

भुवश्चेति भुवर्लोकपुरुषं तर्पयामि च । स्वः स्वर्गलोकपुरुषं तर्पयामि ततः परम्

bhuvaśceti bhuvarlokapuruṣaṃ tarpayāmi ca | svaḥ svargalokapuruṣaṃ tarpayāmi tataḥ param

And with "bhuvaḥ," "I offer libation to the Person of Bhuvarloka"; after that, "svaḥ — I offer libation to the Person of Svargaloka."

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DB 11 17.27

ॐभूरेकपदा नाम गायत्रीं तर्पयामि च । भुवो द्विपदां गायत्रीं तर्पयामीति कीर्तयेत्

oṃbhūrekapadā nāma gāyatrīṃ tarpayāmi ca | bhuvo dvipadāṃ gāyatrīṃ tarpayāmīti kīrtayet

And (he says): "I satisfy the Gāyatrī called Oṃ Bhūḥ, the one-footed one"; then let him recite: "I satisfy the two-footed Gāyatrī, Bhuvaḥ."

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DB 11 17.28

स्वश्च त्रिपदां गायत्रीं तर्पयामि ततो वदेत् । ॐभूर्भुवः स्वश्चेति तथा गायत्रीं च चतुष्पदाम्

svaśca tripadāṃ gāyatrīṃ tarpayāmi tato vadet | oṃbhūrbhuvaḥ svaśceti tathā gāyatrīṃ ca catuṣpadām

Then let him say: "And Svaḥ — I satisfy the three-footed Gāyatrī"; and likewise "Oṃ Bhūr Bhuvaḥ Svaḥ" — (thus he satisfies) the four-footed Gāyatrī.

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DB 11 17.29

उषसीं चैव गायत्रीं सावित्रीं च सरस्वतीम् । वेदानां मातरं पृथ्वीमजां चैव तु कौशिकीम्

uṣasīṃ caiva gāyatrīṃ sāvitrīṃ ca sarasvatīm | vedānāṃ mātaraṃ pṛthvīmajāṃ caiva tu kauśikīm

And (he satisfies) Uṣasī, and Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, the mother of the Vedas, Pṛthvī, and Ajā, and Kauśikī,

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DB 11 17.30

साङ्कृतिं वै सार्वजितिं गायत्रीं तर्पणे वदेत् । तर्पणान्ते च शान्त्यर्थं जातवेदसमीरयेत्

sāṅkṛtiṃ vai sārvajitiṃ gāyatrīṃ tarpaṇe vadet | tarpaṇānte ca śāntyarthaṃ jātavedasamīrayet

Sāṅkṛti and Sārvajiti — (these names) he should pronounce in the tarpaṇa of the Gāyatrī; and at the end of the tarpaṇa, for the sake of appeasement, he should utter the Jātavedas (verse).

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DB 11 17.31

मानस्तोकेति मन्त्रं च शान्त्यर्थं प्रजपेत्सुधीः । ततोऽपि त्र्यम्बको मन्त्रः शान्त्यर्थः परिकीर्तितः

mānastoketi mantraṃ ca śāntyarthaṃ prajapetsudhīḥ | tato'pi tryambako mantraḥ śāntyarthaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

And the wise man should recite the mantra beginning "mā nas toke" for the sake of appeasement; and after that too the Tryambaka mantra is declared to be for appeasement.

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DB 11 17.32

तच्छंयोरिति मन्त्रं च जपेच्छान्त्यर्थमेव तु । अतो देवा इति द्वाभ्यां सर्वाङ्गस्पर्शनं चरेत्

tacchaṃyoriti mantraṃ ca japecchāntyarthameva tu | ato devā iti dvābhyāṃ sarvāṅgasparśanaṃ caret

And he should recite the mantra beginning "tac chaṃ yoḥ" likewise just for appeasement; and with the two (verses) beginning "ato devāḥ" he should perform the touching of all the limbs.

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DB 11 17.33

स्योनापृथिविमन्त्रेण भूम्यै कुर्यात्प्रणामकम् । यथाविधि च गोत्रादीनुच्चरेद्द्विजसत्तमः

syonāpṛthivimantreṇa bhūmyai kuryātpraṇāmakam | yathāvidhi ca gotrādīnuccareddvijasattamaḥ

With the mantra "syonā pṛthivi" he should make obeisance to the earth; and the best of twice-born should pronounce his lineage and the rest according to the rule.

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DB 11 17.34

एवं विधानं सन्ध्यायाः प्रातःकाले प्रकीर्तितम् । सन्ध्याकर्म समाप्यान्तेऽप्यग्निहोत्रं स्वयं हुनेत्

evaṃ vidhānaṃ sandhyāyāḥ prātaḥkāle prakīrtitam | sandhyākarma samāpyānte'pyagnihotraṃ svayaṃ hunet

Thus the procedure of the sandhyā at the morning time has been declared. And having completed the sandhyā rite, at the end he should himself offer the Agnihotra oblation.

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DB 11 17.35

पञ्चायतनपूजां च ततः कुर्यात्समाहितः । शिवां शिवं गणपतिं सूर्यं विष्णुं तथार्चयेत्

pañcāyatanapūjāṃ ca tataḥ kuryātsamāhitaḥ | śivāṃ śivaṃ gaṇapatiṃ sūryaṃ viṣṇuṃ tathārcayet

And then, composed, he should perform the worship of the five shrines: he should worship Śivā, Śiva, Gaṇapati, Sūrya, and Viṣṇu.

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DB 11 17.36

पौरुषेण तु सूक्तेन व्याहृत्या वा समाहितः । मूलमन्त्रेण वा कुर्याद्ह्रीश्च ते इति मन्त्रतः

pauruṣeṇa tu sūktena vyāhṛtyā vā samāhitaḥ | mūlamantreṇa vā kuryādhrīśca te iti mantrataḥ

Composed, (he should do it) with the Puruṣa hymn, or with the vyāhṛti, or he may do it with the root-mantra, or by the mantra "hrīś ca te".

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.37

भवानीं तु यजेन्मध्ये तथैशान्यां तु माधवम् । आग्नेय्यां गिरिजानाथं गणेशं रक्षसां दिशि

bhavānīṃ tu yajenmadhye tathaiśānyāṃ tu mādhavam | āgneyyāṃ girijānāthaṃ gaṇeśaṃ rakṣasāṃ diśi

He should worship Bhavānī in the middle, and Mādhava in the northeast, the Lord of Girijā (Śiva) in the southeast, Gaṇeśa in the direction of the demons (southwest),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.38

वायव्यामर्चयेत्सूर्यमिति देवस्थितिक्रमः । षोडशानुपचारांश्च षोडशर्ग्भिर्हरेन्नरः

vāyavyāmarcayetsūryamiti devasthitikramaḥ | ṣoḍaśānupacārāṃśca ṣoḍaśargbhirharennaraḥ

and he should worship Sūrya in the northwest — such is the order of the placement of the deities. And a man should offer the sixteen services with the sixteen ṛc-verses.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.39

देवीमभ्यर्च्य पुरतो यजेदन्याननुक्रमात् । न देवीपूजनात्पुण्यमधिकं क्वचिदीक्ष्यते

devīmabhyarcya purato yajedanyānanukramāt | na devīpūjanātpuṇyamadhikaṃ kvacidīkṣyate

Having first worshipped the Goddess, he should worship the others in order; no merit greater than the worship of the Goddess is anywhere seen.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.40

अत एव तु सन्ध्यासु सन्ध्योपास्तिः श्रुतीरिता । नाक्षतैरर्चयेर्द्विष्णुं न तुलस्या गणेश्वरम्

ata eva tu sandhyāsu sandhyopāstiḥ śrutīritā | nākṣatairarcayerdviṣṇuṃ na tulasyā gaṇeśvaram

For just this reason the worship at the junctures (sandhyā) is enjoined by scripture at the sandhyā times. One should not worship Viṣṇu with whole rice-grains, nor Gaṇeśvara with tulasī,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.41

दूर्वाभिर्नार्चयेद्दुर्गां केतकैर्न महेश्वरम् । मल्लिकाजातिकुसुमं कुटजं पनसं तथा

dūrvābhirnārcayeddurgāṃ ketakairna maheśvaram | mallikājātikusumaṃ kuṭajaṃ panasaṃ tathā

one should not worship Durgā with dūrvā grass, nor Maheśvara with ketaka flowers. Jasmine (mallikā), jāti flower, kuṭaja, and panasa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.42

किंशुकं बकुलं कुन्दं लोध्रं तु करवीरकम् । शिंशपाऽपराजितापुष्पं बब्धूकागस्त्यपुष्पके

kiṃśukaṃ bakulaṃ kundaṃ lodhraṃ tu karavīrakam | śiṃśapā'parājitāpuṣpaṃ babdhūkāgastyapuṣpake

kiṃśuka, bakula, kunda, and lodhra, karavīra, śiṃśapā, aparājitā flower, babdhūka and agastya flowers,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.43

मदन्तं सिन्दुवारं च पालाशकुसुमं तथा । दूर्वाङ्कुरं बिल्वदलं कुशमञ्जरिकां तथा

madantaṃ sinduvāraṃ ca pālāśakusumaṃ tathā | dūrvāṅkuraṃ bilvadalaṃ kuśamañjarikāṃ tathā

madanta and sinduvāra, and likewise the palāśa flower, dūrvā shoots, bilva leaf, and a spray of kuśa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.44

शल्लकीमाधवीपुष्पमर्कमन्दारपुष्पकम् । केतकीं कर्णिकारं च कदम्बकुसुमं तथा

śallakīmādhavīpuṣpamarkamandārapuṣpakam | ketakīṃ karṇikāraṃ ca kadambakusumaṃ tathā

śallakī, mādhavī flower, arka and mandāra flowers, ketakī and karṇikāra, and the kadamba flower,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.45

पुन्नागश्चम्पकस्तद्वद्यूथिकातगरौ तथा । एवमादीनि पुष्पाणि देवीप्रियकराणि च

punnāgaścampakastadvadyūthikātagarau tathā | evamādīni puṣpāṇi devīpriyakarāṇi ca

punnāga and campaka likewise, and yūthikā and tagara — flowers such as these give pleasure to the Goddess.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.46

गुग्गुलस्य भवेद्धूपो दीपः स्यात्तिलतैलतः । कृत्वेत्थं देवतापूजां ततो मूलमनुं जपेत्

guggulasya bhaveddhūpo dīpaḥ syāttilatailataḥ | kṛtvetthaṃ devatāpūjāṃ tato mūlamanuṃ japet

The incense should be of guggulu, the lamp should be from sesame oil. Having thus performed the worship of the deity, he should then recite the root-mantra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 11 17.47

एवं पूजां समाप्यैव वेदाभ्यासं चरेद्बुधः । ततः स्ववृत्त्या कुर्वीत पोष्यवर्गार्थसाधनम् । तृतीयदिनभागे तु नियमेन विचक्षणः

evaṃ pūjāṃ samāpyaiva vedābhyāsaṃ caredbudhaḥ | tataḥ svavṛttyā kurvīta poṣyavargārthasādhanam | tṛtīyadinabhāge tu niyamena vicakṣaṇaḥ

Having thus completed the worship, the wise man should undertake the study of the Vedas; then, by his own livelihood, he should provide for the maintenance of those he must support — (this) in the third part of the day, the discerning man, according to rule.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition