Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 39

DB 7 39.1

देवीगीतायां श्रीदेव्याः पूजाविधिवर्णनम् हिमालय उवाच देवदेवि महेशानि करुणासागरेऽम्बिके । ब्रूहि पूजाविधिं सम्यग्यथावदधुना निजम्

devīgītāyāṃ śrīdevyāḥ pūjāvidhivarṇanam himālaya uvāca devadevi maheśāni karuṇāsāgare'mbike | brūhi pūjāvidhiṃ samyagyathāvadadhunā nijam

[In the Devī Gītā, the description of the rules of worship of the Goddess.] Himālaya said: O Goddess of gods, O great Īśānī, O ocean of compassion, O Mother, tell me now, fully and duly, the rule for worshipping you yourself.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.2

श्रीदेव्युवाच वक्ष्ये पूजाविधिं राजन्नम्बिकाया यथा प्रियम् । अत्यन्तश्रद्धया सार्धं शृणु पर्वतपुङ्गव

śrīdevyuvāca vakṣye pūjāvidhiṃ rājannambikāyā yathā priyam | atyantaśraddhayā sārdhaṃ śṛṇu parvatapuṅgava

The Goddess said: I shall tell the rule of worship, O king, as it is dear to the Mother. Listen with utmost faith, O best of mountains.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.3

द्विविधा मम पूजा स्याद् बाह्या चाभ्यन्तरापि च । बाह्यापि द्विविधा प्रोक्ता वैदिकी तान्त्रिकी तथा

dvividhā mama pūjā syād bāhyā cābhyantarāpi ca | bāhyāpi dvividhā proktā vaidikī tāntrikī tathā

My worship is of two kinds: outer and also inner. The outer too is said to be twofold: Vedic and Tantric.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.4

वैदिक्यर्चापि द्विविधा मूर्तिभेदेन भूधर । वैदिकी वैदिकैः कार्या वेददीक्षासमन्वितैः

vaidikyarcāpi dvividhā mūrtibhedena bhūdhara | vaidikī vaidikaiḥ kāryā vedadīkṣāsamanvitaiḥ

The Vedic worship too is twofold, according to the difference of form, O bearer of the earth. The Vedic is to be performed by Vedic men, those possessed of Vedic initiation.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.5

तन्त्रोक्तदीक्षावद्भिस्तु तान्त्रिकी संश्रिता भवेत् । इत्थं पूजारहस्यं च न ज्ञात्वा विपरीतकम्

tantroktadīkṣāvadbhistu tāntrikī saṃśritā bhavet | itthaṃ pūjārahasyaṃ ca na jñātvā viparītakam

But by those having the initiation stated in the Tantras, the Tantric (worship) is to be resorted to. Thus, not knowing this secret of worship, and doing it the wrong way round,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.6

करोति यो नरो मूढः स पतत्येव सर्वथा । तत्र या वैदिकी प्रोक्ता प्रथमा तां वदाम्यहम्

karoti yo naro mūḍhaḥ sa patatyeva sarvathā | tatra yā vaidikī proktā prathamā tāṃ vadāmyaham

whatever foolish man does so, he falls in every way. Of these, the first, which is called Vedic, that I shall tell.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.7

यन्मे साक्षात्परं रूपं दृष्ट्वानसि भूधर । अनन्तशीर्षनयनमनन्तचरणं महत्

yanme sākṣātparaṃ rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvānasi bhūdhara | anantaśīrṣanayanamanantacaraṇaṃ mahat

That supreme form of mine which you have seen directly, O bearer of the earth — endless-headed, endless-eyed, endless-footed, vast,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.8

सर्वशक्तिसमायुक्तं प्रेरकं यत्परात्परम् । तदेव पूजयेन्नित्यं नमेद् ध्यायेत्स्मरेदपि

sarvaśaktisamāyuktaṃ prerakaṃ yatparātparam | tadeva pūjayennityaṃ named dhyāyetsmaredapi

joined with all powers, the impeller, that which is higher than the highest: that very thing one should worship always, bow to, meditate on, and remember.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.9

इत्येतत्प्रथमार्चायाः स्वरूपं कथितं नग । शान्तः समाहितमना दम्भाहङ्कारवर्जितः

ityetatprathamārcāyāḥ svarūpaṃ kathitaṃ naga | śāntaḥ samāhitamanā dambhāhaṅkāravarjitaḥ

Thus the nature of the first worship has been told, O mountain. Calm, with mind collected, free of hypocrisy and egoism,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.10

तत्परो भव तद्याजी तदेव शरणं व्रज । तदेव चेतसा पश्य जप ध्यायस्व सर्वदा

tatparo bhava tadyājī tadeva śaraṇaṃ vraja | tadeva cetasā paśya japa dhyāyasva sarvadā

be devoted to that, a sacrificer to that; go to that alone for refuge; behold that alone with the mind, repeat it, meditate on it always.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.11

अनन्यया प्रेमयुक्तभक्त्या मद्भावमाश्रितः । यज्ञैर्यज तपोदानैर्मामेव परितोषय

ananyayā premayuktabhaktyā madbhāvamāśritaḥ | yajñairyaja tapodānairmāmeva paritoṣaya

With undivided devotion joined with love, taking refuge in the thought of me, sacrifice with sacrifices; satisfy me alone with austerities and gifts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.12

इत्थं ममानुग्रहतो मोक्ष्यसे भवबन्धनात् । मत्परा ये मदासक्तचित्ता भक्तवरा मताः

itthaṃ mamānugrahato mokṣyase bhavabandhanāt | matparā ye madāsaktacittā bhaktavarā matāḥ

Thus, by my grace, you will be freed from the bondage of existence. Those who are devoted to me, whose minds are attached to me, are held to be the best of devotees.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.13

प्रतिजाने भवादस्मादुद्धराम्यचिरेण तु । ध्यानेन कर्मयुक्तेन भक्तिज्ञानेन वा पुनः

pratijāne bhavādasmāduddharāmyacireṇa tu | dhyānena karmayuktena bhaktijñānena vā punaḥ

I promise: I shall lift (you) out of this worldly existence before long — by meditation joined with action, or again by devotion or by knowledge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.14

प्राप्याहं सर्वथा राजन्न तु केवलकर्मभिः । धर्मात्सञ्जायते भक्तिर्भक्त्या सञ्जायते परम्

prāpyāhaṃ sarvathā rājanna tu kevalakarmabhiḥ | dharmātsañjāyate bhaktirbhaktyā sañjāyate param

I am attainable in every way, O king, but not by works alone. From dharma devotion arises, and by devotion the Supreme arises (i.e. is reached).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.15

श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्यामुदितं यत्स धर्मः प्रकीर्तितः । अन्यशास्त्रेण यः प्रोक्तो धर्माभासः स उच्यते

śrutismṛtibhyāmuditaṃ yatsa dharmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | anyaśāstreṇa yaḥ prokto dharmābhāsaḥ sa ucyate

What is declared by śruti and smṛti — that is proclaimed to be dharma; what is stated by another scripture is called a mere semblance of dharma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.16

सर्वज्ञात्सर्वशक्तेश्च मत्तो वेदः समुत्थितः । अज्ञानस्य ममाभावादप्रमाणा न च श्रुतिः

sarvajñātsarvaśakteśca matto vedaḥ samutthitaḥ | ajñānasya mamābhāvādapramāṇā na ca śrutiḥ

The Veda has arisen from me, who am all-knowing and all-powerful; and since there is no ignorance in me, the śruti is not devoid of authority.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.17

स्मृतयश्च श्रुतेरर्थं गृहीत्वैव च निर्गताः । मन्वादीनां श्रुतीनां च ततः प्रामाण्यमिष्यते

smṛtayaśca śruterarthaṃ gṛhītvaiva ca nirgatāḥ | manvādīnāṃ śrutīnāṃ ca tataḥ prāmāṇyamiṣyate

And the smṛtis went forth only after taking up the meaning of the śruti; hence the authority of Manu and the rest, and of the śrutis, is accepted.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.18

क्वचित्कदाचित्तन्त्रार्थकटाक्षेण परोदितम् । धर्मं वदन्ति सोंऽशस्तु नैव ग्राह्योऽस्ति वैदिकैः

kvacitkadācittantrārthakaṭākṣeṇa paroditam | dharmaṃ vadanti soṃ'śastu naiva grāhyo'sti vaidikaiḥ

Here and there, now and then, with a sidelong glance at the purport of the tantras, (some) call what others have stated 'dharma'; but that portion is by no means to be accepted by followers of the Veda.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 7 39.19

अन्येषां शास्त्रकर्तॄणामज्ञानप्रभवत्वतः । अज्ञानदोषदुष्टत्वात्तदुक्तेर्न प्रमाणता

anyeṣāṃ śāstrakartṝṇāmajñānaprabhavatvataḥ | ajñānadoṣaduṣṭatvāttadukterna pramāṇatā

Since (the works) of other makers of scriptures arise from ignorance, and are corrupted by the fault of ignorance, their statements have no authority.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.20

तस्मान्मुमुक्षुर्धर्मार्थं सर्वथा वेदमाश्रयेत् । राजाज्ञा च यथा लोके हन्यते न कदाचन

tasmānmumukṣurdharmārthaṃ sarvathā vedamāśrayet | rājājñā ca yathā loke hanyate na kadācana

Therefore one who desires liberation should in every way take refuge in the Veda for the sake of dharma — just as in the world a king's command is never violated.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.21

सर्वेशान्या ममाज्ञा सा श्रुतिस्त्याज्या कथं नृभिः । मदाज्ञारक्षणार्थं तु ब्रह्मक्षत्रियजातयः

sarveśānyā mamājñā sā śrutistyājyā kathaṃ nṛbhiḥ | madājñārakṣaṇārthaṃ tu brahmakṣatriyajātayaḥ

That śruti is the command of me, the Lord of all: how can it be abandoned by men? It is for the protection of my command that the brāhmaṇa and kṣatriya classes

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.22

मया सृष्टास्ततो ज्ञेयं रहस्यं मे श्रुतेर्वचः । यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भूधर

mayā sṛṣṭāstato jñeyaṃ rahasyaṃ me śrutervacaḥ | yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhūdhara

were created by me; hence the word of the śruti is to be known as my secret. For whenever there is a wasting away of dharma, O upholder of the earth,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.23

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदा वेषान्बिभर्म्यहम् । देवदैत्यविभागश्चाप्यत एवाभवन्नृप

abhyutthānamadharmasya tadā veṣānbibharmyaham | devadaityavibhāgaścāpyata evābhavannṛpa

and a rising up of unrighteousness, then I take on (various) guises; and from just this the division into gods and demons came about, O king.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.24

ये न कुर्वन्ति तद्धर्मं तच्छिक्षार्थं मया सदा । सम्पादितास्तु नरकास्त्रासो यच्छ्रवणाद्भवेत्

ye na kurvanti taddharmaṃ tacchikṣārthaṃ mayā sadā | sampāditāstu narakāstrāso yacchravaṇādbhavet

For the instruction of those who do not practise that dharma, hells have always been fashioned by me, hearing of which fear arises.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.25

यो वेदधर्ममुज्झित्य धर्ममन्यं समाश्रयेत् । राजा प्रवासयेद्देशान्निजादेतानधर्मिणः

yo vedadharmamujjhitya dharmamanyaṃ samāśrayet | rājā pravāsayeddeśānnijādetānadharmiṇaḥ

Whoever abandons the dharma of the Veda and resorts to another dharma — the king should banish such unrighteous men from his own country.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.26

ब्राह्मणैर्न च सम्भाष्याः पङ्क्तिग्राह्या न च द्विजैः । अन्यानि यानि शास्त्राणि लोकेऽस्मिन्विविधानि च

brāhmaṇairna ca sambhāṣyāḥ paṅktigrāhyā na ca dvijaiḥ | anyāni yāni śāstrāṇi loke'sminvividhāni ca

They are not to be conversed with by brāhmaṇas, nor to be admitted to the row (at meals) by the twice-born. And whatever other scriptures, of various kinds, (exist) in this world,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.27

श्रुतिस्मृतिविरुद्धानि तामसान्येव सर्वशः । वामं कापालकं चैव कौलकं भैरवागमः

śrutismṛtiviruddhāni tāmasānyeva sarvaśaḥ | vāmaṃ kāpālakaṃ caiva kaulakaṃ bhairavāgamaḥ

opposed to śruti and smṛti — they are in every respect merely dark (tāmasa): the Vāma, the Kāpālika, the Kaula, the Bhairava scripture —

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.28

शिवेन मोहनार्थाय प्रणीतो नान्यहेतुकः । दक्षशापाद् भृगोः शापाद्दधीचस्य च शापतः

śivena mohanārthāya praṇīto nānyahetukaḥ | dakṣaśāpād bhṛgoḥ śāpāddadhīcasya ca śāpataḥ

these were composed by Śiva for the purpose of deluding, for no other reason. By the curse of Dakṣa, by the curse of Bhṛgu, and by the curse of Dadhīca,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.29

दग्धा ये ब्राह्मणवरा वेदमार्गबहिष्कृताः । तेषामुद्धरणार्थाय सोपानक्रमतः सदा

dagdhā ye brāhmaṇavarā vedamārgabahiṣkṛtāḥ | teṣāmuddharaṇārthāya sopānakramataḥ sadā

those foremost brāhmaṇas who were burnt were cast out from the Vedic path; for the sake of raising them up, by graded steps, always,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.30

शैवाश्च वैष्णवाश्श्चैव सौराः शाक्तास्तथैव च । गाणपत्या आगमाश्च प्रणीताः शङ्करेण तु

śaivāśca vaiṣṇavāśścaiva saurāḥ śāktāstathaiva ca | gāṇapatyā āgamāśca praṇītāḥ śaṅkareṇa tu

the Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Saura, and likewise Śākta and Gāṇapatya scriptures (āgamas) were composed by Śaṅkara.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.31

तत्र वेदाविरुद्धांशोऽप्युक्त एव क्वचित्क्वचित् । वैदिकैस्तद्ग्रहे देषो न भवत्येव कर्हिचित्

tatra vedāviruddhāṃśo'pyukta eva kvacitkvacit | vaidikaistadgrahe deṣo na bhavatyeva karhicit

In them, here and there, a portion not opposed to the Veda is indeed stated; in taking up that, there is never any fault for followers of the Veda.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.32

सर्वथा वेदभिन्नार्थे नाधिकारी द्विजो भवेत् । वेदाधिकारहीनस्तु भवेत्तत्राधिकारवान्

sarvathā vedabhinnārthe nādhikārī dvijo bhavet | vedādhikārahīnastu bhavettatrādhikāravān

In a matter altogether different from the Veda a twice-born should not be one entitled (to act); but one who lacks entitlement to the Veda would be entitled there.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.33

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन वैदिको वेदमाश्रयेत् । धर्मेण सहितं ज्ञानं परं ब्रह्म प्रकाशयेत्

tasmātsarvaprayatnena vaidiko vedamāśrayet | dharmeṇa sahitaṃ jñānaṃ paraṃ brahma prakāśayet

Therefore, with every effort, the follower of the Veda should take refuge in the Veda; knowledge joined with dharma reveals the supreme Brahman.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.34

सर्वैषणाः परित्यज्य मामेव शरणं गताः । सर्वभूतदयावन्तो मानाहङ्कारवर्जिताः

sarvaiṣaṇāḥ parityajya māmeva śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ | sarvabhūtadayāvanto mānāhaṅkāravarjitāḥ

Abandoning all cravings, having come to me alone for refuge, full of compassion toward all beings, free of pride and egotism—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.35

मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा मत्स्थानकथने रताः । संन्यासिनो वनस्थाश्च गृहस्था ब्रह्मचारिणः

maccittā madgataprāṇā matsthānakathane ratāḥ | saṃnyāsino vanasthāśca gṛhasthā brahmacāriṇaḥ

with minds fixed on me, their life-breath given over to me, delighting in the telling of my station—renouncers, forest-dwellers, householders, and students of the Veda—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.36

उपासन्ते सदा भक्त्या योगमैश्वरसञ्ज्ञितम् । तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानामहमज्ञानजं तमः

upāsante sadā bhaktyā yogamaiśvarasañjñitam | teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāmahamajñānajaṃ tamaḥ

they worship always with devotion the yoga called "of the Lord"; and for those constantly devoted, the darkness born of ignorance I—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.37

ज्ञानसूर्यप्रकाशेन नाशयामि न संशयः । इत्थं वैदिकपूजायाः प्रथमाया नगाधिप

jñānasūryaprakāśena nāśayāmi na saṃśayaḥ | itthaṃ vaidikapūjāyāḥ prathamāyā nagādhipa

—destroy by the shining forth of the sun of knowledge; there is no doubt. Thus, O lord of mountains, of the first (kind of) Vedic worship

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.38

स्वरूपमुक्तं संक्षेपाद् द्वितीयाया अथो ब्रुवे । मूर्तौ वा स्थण्डिले वापि तथा सूर्येन्दुमण्डले

svarūpamuktaṃ saṃkṣepād dvitīyāyā atho bruve | mūrtau vā sthaṇḍile vāpi tathā sūryendumaṇḍale

the essential nature has been stated in brief; now I shall speak of the second. On an image, or on an altar-ground, or likewise on the orb of the sun or moon,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.39

जलेऽथवा बाणलिङ्गे यन्त्रे वापि महापटे । तथा श्रीहृदयाम्भोजे ध्यात्वा देवीं परात्पराम् देवीगीतायां श्रीदेव्याः पूजाविधिवर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

jale'thavā bāṇaliṅge yantre vāpi mahāpaṭe | tathā śrīhṛdayāmbhoje dhyātvā devīṃ parātparām devīgītāyāṃ śrīdevyāḥ pūjāvidhivarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

or in water, or on a bāṇa-liṅga, or on a yantra, or on a great cloth (painting), or likewise in the lotus of the heart—having meditated on the Goddess higher than the highest— [End of chapter thirty-nine in the Devīgītā, called the description of the rite of worship of the Goddess]

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.40

सगुणां करुणापूर्णां तरुणीमरुणारुणाम् । सौन्दर्यसारसीमां तां सर्वावयवसुन्दरीम्

saguṇāṃ karuṇāpūrṇāṃ taruṇīmaruṇāruṇām | saundaryasārasīmāṃ tāṃ sarvāvayavasundarīm

(meditating on) her who possesses qualities, who is full of compassion, youthful, red as the dawn, the very boundary of the essence of beauty, lovely in every limb,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.41

शृङ्गाररससम्पूर्णां सदा भक्तार्तिकातराम् । प्रसादसुमुखीमम्बां चन्द्रखण्डशिखण्डिनीम्

śṛṅgārarasasampūrṇāṃ sadā bhaktārtikātarām | prasādasumukhīmambāṃ candrakhaṇḍaśikhaṇḍinīm

filled with the flavor of love, always distressed at her devotees' affliction, the Mother whose face is gracious with favor, whose crest bears the crescent of the moon,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.42

पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिधरामानन्दरूपिणीम् । पूजयेदुपचारैश्च यथावित्तानुसारतः

pāśāṅkuśavarābhītidharāmānandarūpiṇīm | pūjayedupacāraiśca yathāvittānusārataḥ

holding noose, goad, the boon-gesture and the gesture of fearlessness, whose form is bliss—one should worship (her) with offerings according to one's means.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.43

यावदान्तरपूजायामधिकारो भवेन्न हि । तावद्बाह्यामिमां पूजां श्रयेज्जाते तु तां त्यजेत्

yāvadāntarapūjāyāmadhikāro bhavenna hi | tāvadbāhyāmimāṃ pūjāṃ śrayejjāte tu tāṃ tyajet

So long as one has no fitness for the inner worship, so long one should resort to this outer worship; but when (that fitness) has arisen, one should give it up.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.44

आभ्यन्तरा तु या पूजा सा तु संविल्लयः स्मृतः । संविदेव परं रूपमुपाधिरहितं मम

ābhyantarā tu yā pūjā sā tu saṃvillayaḥ smṛtaḥ | saṃvideva paraṃ rūpamupādhirahitaṃ mama

But that worship which is inner is declared to be the merging into pure consciousness; consciousness alone is my supreme form, devoid of any limiting adjunct.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.45

अतः संविदि मद्रूपे चेतः स्थाप्यं निराश्रयम् । संविद्रूपातिरिक्तं तु मिथ्या मायामयं जगत्

ataḥ saṃvidi madrūpe cetaḥ sthāpyaṃ nirāśrayam | saṃvidrūpātiriktaṃ tu mithyā māyāmayaṃ jagat

Therefore the mind, without support, is to be fixed on consciousness, which is my form; but what is other than the form of consciousness is false, a world made of māyā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.46

अतः संसारनाशाय साक्षिणीमात्मरूपिणीम् । भावयेन्निर्मनस्केन योगयुक्तेन चेतसा

ataḥ saṃsāranāśāya sākṣiṇīmātmarūpiṇīm | bhāvayennirmanaskena yogayuktena cetasā

Therefore, for the destruction of transmigration, one should contemplate the Witness, whose form is the Self, with a mind free of mentation and joined in yoga.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 7 39.47

अतः परं बाह्यपूजाविस्तारः कथ्यते मया । सावधानेन मनसा शृणु पर्वतसत्तम

ataḥ paraṃ bāhyapūjāvistāraḥ kathyate mayā | sāvadhānena manasā śṛṇu parvatasattama

After this the extended (account) of the outer worship is told by me; listen with an attentive mind, O best of mountains.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition