Matsya Purana — Chapter 60
MtP 60.1
तथैवान्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामफलप्रदम् सौभाग्यशयनं नाम यत्पुराणविदो विदुः
tathaivānyatpravakṣyāmi sarvakāmaphalapradam saubhāgyaśayanaṃ nāma yatpurāṇavido viduḥ
Likewise I shall declare another (rite), bestowing the fruit of all desires, called the saubhāgya-śayana (bed of good fortune), which those who know the Purāṇas know.
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MtP 60.2
पुरा दग्धेषु लोकेषु भूर्भुवःस्वर्महादिषु सौभाग्यं सर्वभूतानाम् एकस्थमभवत्तदा वैकुण्ठं स्वर्गमासाद्य विष्णोर् वक्षःस्थलस्थितम्
purā dagdheṣu lokeṣu bhūrbhuvaḥsvarmahādiṣu saubhāgyaṃ sarvabhūtānām ekasthamabhavattadā vaikuṇṭhaṃ svargamāsādya viṣṇor vakṣaḥsthalasthitam
Formerly, when the worlds — Bhūr, Bhuvaḥ, Svar, Mahar and the rest — had been burnt up, the good fortune of all beings then became gathered in one place, and having reached the heaven Vaikuṇṭha it abode in Viṣṇu's breast.
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MtP 60.3
ततः कालेन महता पुनः सर्गविधौ नृप अहंकारावृते लोके प्रधानपुरुषान्विते
tataḥ kālena mahatā punaḥ sargavidhau nṛpa ahaṃkārāvṛte loke pradhānapuruṣānvite
Then, after a great length of time, at the renewed act of creation, O king, when the world was enveloped by ahaṃkāra (ego) and joined with pradhāna and puruṣa —
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MtP 60.4
स्पर्धायां च प्रवृत्तायां कमलासनकृष्णयोः लिङ्गाकारा समुद्भूता वह्नेर्ज्वालातिभीषणा तयाभितप्तस्य हरेर् वक्षसस्तद्विनिःसृतम्
spardhāyāṃ ca pravṛttāyāṃ kamalāsanakṛṣṇayoḥ liṅgākārā samudbhūtā vahnerjvālātibhīṣaṇā tayābhitaptasya harer vakṣasastadviniḥsṛtam
and when rivalry had arisen between the lotus-seated (Brahmā) and Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu), there arose a liṅga-shaped, exceedingly terrible flame of fire; and from the breast of Hari, scorched by it, that (good fortune) issued forth.
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MtP 60.5
वक्षःस्थलं समाश्रित्य विष्णोः सौभाग्यमास्थितम् रसरूपं ततो यावत् प्राप्नोति वसुधातलम्
vakṣaḥsthalaṃ samāśritya viṣṇoḥ saubhāgyamāsthitam rasarūpaṃ tato yāvat prāpnoti vasudhātalam
The good fortune that had lodged in Viṣṇu's breast, resting there, in the form of a fluid, then, as far as it goes, reaches the surface of the earth.
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MtP 60.6
उत्क्षिप्तमन्तरिक्षे तद् ब्रह्मपुत्रेण धीमता दक्षेण पीतमात्रं तद् रूपलावण्यकारकम्
utkṣiptamantarikṣe tad brahmaputreṇa dhīmatā dakṣeṇa pītamātraṃ tad rūpalāvaṇyakārakam
It was caught up in mid-air by the wise son of Brahmā, Dakṣa; and as soon as it was drunk, it produced beauty and loveliness.
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MtP 60.7
बलं तेजो महज्जातं दक्षस्य परमेष्ठिनः शेषं यदपतद्भूमाव् अष्टधा समजायत
balaṃ tejo mahajjātaṃ dakṣasya parameṣṭhinaḥ śeṣaṃ yadapatadbhūmāv aṣṭadhā samajāyata
Great strength and splendour arose in Dakṣa the supreme lord; and the remainder, which fell to the ground, came to be in eight forms.
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MtP 60.8
ततो जनानां संजाताः सप्त सौभाग्यदायिकाः इक्षवो रसराजाश्च निष्पावाजाजिधान्यकम्
tato janānāṃ saṃjātāḥ sapta saubhāgyadāyikāḥ ikṣavo rasarājāśca niṣpāvājājidhānyakam
From that arose for men the seven bestowers of good fortune: sugar-canes and the king of juices (sugar/honey?), beans, cumin, and coriander,
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MtP 60.9
विकारवच्च गोक्षीरं कुसुम्भं कुङ्कुमं तथा लवणं चाष्टमं तद्वत् सौभाग्याष्टकमुच्यते
vikāravacca gokṣīraṃ kusumbhaṃ kuṅkumaṃ tathā lavaṇaṃ cāṣṭamaṃ tadvat saubhāgyāṣṭakamucyate
and cow's milk with its products, safflower and saffron; and salt likewise as the eighth — thus is the octad of good fortune declared.
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MtP 60.10
पीतं यद्ब्रह्मपुत्रेण योगज्ञानविदा पुनः दुहिता साभवत्तस्य या सतीत्यभिधीयते
pītaṃ yadbrahmaputreṇa yogajñānavidā punaḥ duhitā sābhavattasya yā satītyabhidhīyate
And that which was drunk by the son of Brahmā, the knower of yoga and knowledge, became his daughter, she who is called Satī.
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MtP 60.11
लोकानतीत्य लालित्याल् ललिता तेन चोच्यते त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरीम् एनाम् उपयेमे पिनाकधृक्
lokānatītya lālityāl lalitā tena cocyate trailokyasundarīm enām upayeme pinākadhṛk
Because she surpasses the worlds in loveliness, she is therefore called Lalitā; the bearer of the Pināka (Śiva) married her, the beauty of the three worlds.
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MtP 60.12
या देवी सौभाग्यमयी भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा तामाराध्य पुमान्भक्त्या नारी वा किं न विन्दति
yā devī saubhāgyamayī bhuktimuktiphalapradā tāmārādhya pumānbhaktyā nārī vā kiṃ na vindati
That goddess who consists of good fortune and bestows the fruits of enjoyment and liberation — what does a man or a woman not obtain who worships her with devotion?
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MtP 60.13
कथमाराधनं तस्या जगद्धात्र्या जनार्दन तद्विधानं जगन्नाथ तत्सर्वं च वदस्व मे
kathamārādhanaṃ tasyā jagaddhātryā janārdana tadvidhānaṃ jagannātha tatsarvaṃ ca vadasva me
How is she, the world's sustainer, to be worshipped, O Janārdana? Tell me all of that, the rule for it, O lord of the world.
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MtP 60.14
वसन्तमासमासाद्य तृतीयायां जनप्रिय शुक्लपक्षस्य पूर्वाह्णे तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्
vasantamāsamāsādya tṛtīyāyāṃ janapriya śuklapakṣasya pūrvāhṇe tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret
When the spring month has come, on the third day of the bright fortnight, in the forenoon, O beloved of men, one should perform the bath with sesame.
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MtP 60.15
तस्मिन्नहनि सा देवी किल विश्वात्मना सती पाणिग्रहणकैर् मन्त्रैर् उदूढा वरवर्णिनी
tasminnahani sā devī kila viśvātmanā satī pāṇigrahaṇakair mantrair udūḍhā varavarṇinī
On that day, it is said, that goddess, faithful (Satī), of surpassing beauty, was wedded to the Soul of the Universe with the mantras of the taking of the hand.
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MtP 60.16
तया सहैव देवेशं तृतीयायाम् अथार्चयेत् फलैर्नानाविधैर्धूपैर् दीपनैवेद्यसंयुतैः
tayā sahaiva deveśaṃ tṛtīyāyām athārcayet phalairnānāvidhairdhūpair dīpanaivedyasaṃyutaiḥ
Then on the third (lunar day) one should worship the Lord of gods together with her, with fruits of various kinds and with incense, along with lamps and food-offerings.
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MtP 60.17
प्रतिमां पञ्चगव्येन तथा गन्धोदकेन तु स्नापयित्वार्चयेद् गौरीम् इन्दुशेखरसंयुताम्
pratimāṃ pañcagavyena tathā gandhodakena tu snāpayitvārcayed gaurīm induśekharasaṃyutām
Having bathed the image with the five products of the cow and also with scented water, one should worship Gaurī together with him who wears the moon on his crest.
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MtP 60.18
नमो ऽस्तु पाटलायै तु पादौ देव्याः शिवस्य तु शिवायेति च संकीर्य जयायै गुल्फयोर् द्वयोः
namo 'stu pāṭalāyai tu pādau devyāḥ śivasya tu śivāyeti ca saṃkīrya jayāyai gulphayor dvayoḥ
"Homage be to Pāṭalā" — (thus) the feet of the goddess, and those of Śiva with "To Śiva"; and having uttered "To Jayā," (one worships) the two ankles.
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MtP 60.19
त्रिगुणायेति रुद्राय भवान्यै जङ्घयोर्युगम् शिवां रुद्रेश्वरायै च विजयायेति जानुनी संकीर्त्य हरिकेशाय तथोरू वरदे नमः
triguṇāyeti rudrāya bhavānyai jaṅghayoryugam śivāṃ rudreśvarāyai ca vijayāyeti jānunī saṃkīrtya harikeśāya tathorū varade namaḥ
With "To the Threefold-natured" (one worships) Rudra, with "To Bhavānī" the pair of shanks; the two knees (of) Śivā with "To Rudreśvarī" and with "To Vijayā"; and having uttered "Homage to Harikeśa," likewise the thighs with "Homage to the Boon-giver."
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MtP 60.20
ईशायै च कीटं देव्याः शंकरायेति शंकरम् कुक्षिद्वयं च कोटव्यै शूलिने शूलपाणये
īśāyai ca kīṭaṃ devyāḥ śaṃkarāyeti śaṃkaram kukṣidvayaṃ ca koṭavyai śūline śūlapāṇaye
And with "To Īśā" the waist of the goddess, with "To Śaṃkara" Śaṃkara('s); and the two flanks with "To Koṭavī," with "To the Bearer of the trident, the Spear-handed one."
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MtP 60.21
मङ्गलायै नमस्तुभ्यम् उदरं चाभिपूजयेत् सर्वात्मने नमो रुद्रम् ईशान्यै च कुचद्वयम्
maṅgalāyai namastubhyam udaraṃ cābhipūjayet sarvātmane namo rudram īśānyai ca kucadvayam
"Homage to thee, Maṅgalā" — and (with this) he should worship the belly; "Homage to the Self of all" (for) Rudra, and with "To Īśānī" the two breasts.
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MtP 60.22
शिवं वेदात्मने तद्वद् रुद्राण्यै कण्ठमर्चयेत् त्रिपुरघ्नाय विश्वेशम् अनन्तायै करद्वयम्
śivaṃ vedātmane tadvad rudrāṇyai kaṇṭhamarcayet tripuraghnāya viśveśam anantāyai karadvayam
Likewise Śiva with "To the Soul of the Vedas"; he should worship the neck with "To Rudrāṇī"; the Lord of all with "To the Slayer of Tripura," the two hands with "To Anantā."
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MtP 60.23
त्रिलोचनाय च हरं बाहू कालानलप्रिये सौभाग्यभवनायेति भूषणानि सदार्चयेत् स्वाहास्वधायै च मुखम् ईश्वरायेति शूलिनम्
trilocanāya ca haraṃ bāhū kālānalapriye saubhāgyabhavanāyeti bhūṣaṇāni sadārcayet svāhāsvadhāyai ca mukham īśvarāyeti śūlinam
And with "To the Three-eyed" Hara, the two arms with "O you who love the fire of time"; with "To the abode of good fortune" he should always worship the ornaments; and the face with "To Svāhā and Svadhā," the Trident-bearer with "To Īśvara."
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MtP 60.24
अशोकमधुवासिन्यै पूज्यावोष्ठौ च भूतिदौ स्थाणवे तु हरं तद्वद् धास्यं चन्द्रमुखप्रिये
aśokamadhuvāsinyai pūjyāvoṣṭhau ca bhūtidau sthāṇave tu haraṃ tadvad dhāsyaṃ candramukhapriye
The two lips, which bestow prosperity, are to be worshipped with "To her who dwells in the sorrowless spring (honey)"; likewise Hara with "To Sthāṇu," and the smile with "O you who love the moon-like face."
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MtP 60.25
नमो ऽर्धनारीशहरम् असिताङ्गीति नासिकाम् नम उग्राय लोकेशं ललितेति पुनर्भ्रुवौ
namo 'rdhanārīśaharam asitāṅgīti nāsikām nama ugrāya lokeśaṃ laliteti punarbhruvau
"Homage!" — (thus) Hara as the Lord who is half woman; the nose with "O dark-limbed one"; "Homage to Ugra" — (thus) the Lord of the worlds; and again the two brows with "O Lalitā."
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MtP 60.26
शर्वाय पुरहन्तारं वासव्यै तु तथालकान् नमः श्रीकण्ठनाथायै शिवकेशांस्ततो ऽर्चयेत् भीमोग्रसमरूपिण्यै शिरः सर्वात्मने नमः
śarvāya purahantāraṃ vāsavyai tu tathālakān namaḥ śrīkaṇṭhanāthāyai śivakeśāṃstato 'rcayet bhīmograsamarūpiṇyai śiraḥ sarvātmane namaḥ
With "To Śarva" the Destroyer of the citadel, and likewise the curling locks with "To Vāsavī"; "Homage to the Mistress of Śrīkaṇṭha" — then he should worship Śiva's hair; the head with "To her whose form is dread, fierce, and equable," and "Homage to the Self of all."
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MtP 60.27
शिवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवत् सौभाग्याष्टकमग्रतः स्थापयेद्धृतनिष्पावकुसुम्भक्षीरजीरकम्
śivamabhyarcya vidhivat saubhāgyāṣṭakamagrataḥ sthāpayeddhṛtaniṣpāvakusumbhakṣīrajīrakam
Having worshipped Śiva according to rule, he should set down in front the eightfold set of good fortune: ghee, kidney-bean, safflower, milk, cumin,
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MtP 60.28
रसराजं च लवणं कुस्तुम्बुरु तथाष्टकम् दत्तं सौभाग्यमित्यस्मात् सौभाग्याष्टकमित्यतः
rasarājaṃ ca lavaṇaṃ kustumburu tathāṣṭakam dattaṃ saubhāgyamityasmāt saubhāgyāṣṭakamityataḥ
and the king of flavours (mercury? / sugar), salt, and coriander — thus the set of eight. Because good fortune is (thereby) given, it is therefore called the eightfold set of good fortune.
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MtP 60.29
एवं निवेद्य तत्सर्वम् अग्रतः शिवयोः पुनः रात्रौ शृङ्गोदकं प्राश्य तद्वद्भूमावरिंदम
evaṃ nivedya tatsarvam agrataḥ śivayoḥ punaḥ rātrau śṛṅgodakaṃ prāśya tadvadbhūmāvariṃdama
Having thus offered all that before the two, Śiva and Śivā, then at night, O subduer of foes, one should sip horn-water and likewise (sleep) on the ground.
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MtP 60.30
पुनः प्रभाते तु तथा कृतस्नानजपः शुचिः संपूज्य द्विजदाम्पत्यं वस्त्रमाल्यविभूषणैः
punaḥ prabhāte tu tathā kṛtasnānajapaḥ śuciḥ saṃpūjya dvijadāmpatyaṃ vastramālyavibhūṣaṇaiḥ
And again in the morning, likewise, having performed the bath and the muttering (of prayers), pure, having honoured a Brahmin couple with garments, garlands and ornaments,
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MtP 60.31
सौभाग्याष्टकसंयुक्तं सुवर्णचरणद्वयम् प्रीयतामत्र ललिता ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
saubhāgyāṣṭakasaṃyuktaṃ suvarṇacaraṇadvayam prīyatāmatra lalitā brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
he should present to the Brahmin a pair of golden feet together with the eightfold set of good fortune, (saying) "May Lalitā be pleased herein."
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MtP 60.32
एवं संवत्सरं यावत् तृतीयायां सदा मनो कर्तव्यं विधिवद्भक्त्या सर्वसौभाग्यमीप्सुभिः
evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvat tṛtīyāyāṃ sadā mano kartavyaṃ vidhivadbhaktyā sarvasaubhāgyamīpsubhiḥ
Thus, for a whole year, on the third (lunar day) always, O mind (=O sage?), (this) is to be performed according to rule and with devotion by those who desire every good fortune.
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MtP 60.33
प्राशने दानमन्त्रे च विशेषो ऽयं निबोध मे शृङ्गोदकं चैत्रमासे वैशाखे गोमयं पुनः
prāśane dānamantre ca viśeṣo 'yaṃ nibodha me śṛṅgodakaṃ caitramāse vaiśākhe gomayaṃ punaḥ
Hear from me this particular rule concerning the sipping and the mantra of giving: in the month of Caitra horn-water, in Vaiśākha again cow-dung,
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MtP 60.34
ज्येष्ठे मन्दारकुसुमं बिल्वपत्त्रं शुचौ स्मृतम् श्रावणे दधि संप्राश्यं नभस्ये च कुशोदकम्
jyeṣṭhe mandārakusumaṃ bilvapattraṃ śucau smṛtam śrāvaṇe dadhi saṃprāśyaṃ nabhasye ca kuśodakam
in Jyeṣṭha the mandāra flower, in Śuci (Āṣāḍha) the bilva leaf is prescribed; in Śrāvaṇa curds are to be sipped, and in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada) water with kuśa grass.
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MtP 60.35
क्षीरमाश्वयुजे मासि कार्त्तिके पृषदाज्यकम् मार्गे मासे तु गोमूत्रं पौषे संप्राशयेद्घृतम्
kṣīramāśvayuje māsi kārttike pṛṣadājyakam mārge māse tu gomūtraṃ pauṣe saṃprāśayedghṛtam
Milk in the month of Āśvayuja (Āśvina), in Kārttika a mixture of curds and ghee; in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa cow's urine, and in Pauṣa one should sip ghee.
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MtP 60.36
माघे कृष्णतिलांस्तद्वत् पञ्चगव्यं च फाल्गुने ललिता विजया भद्रा भवानी कुमुदा शिवा
māghe kṛṣṇatilāṃstadvat pañcagavyaṃ ca phālgune lalitā vijayā bhadrā bhavānī kumudā śivā
In Māgha black sesame seeds likewise, and in Phālguna the five products of the cow. Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, Śivā,
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MtP 60.37
वासुदेवी तथा गौरी मङ्गला कमला सती उमा च दानकाले तु प्रीयतामिति कीर्तयेत्
vāsudevī tathā gaurī maṅgalā kamalā satī umā ca dānakāle tu prīyatāmiti kīrtayet
Vāsudevī, and Gaurī, Maṅgalā, Kamalā, Satī, and Umā — at the time of the gift he should pronounce (these names, saying) "may she be pleased."
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MtP 60.38
मल्लिकाशोककमलं कदम्बोत्पलमालतीः कुब्जकं करवीरं च बाणमम्लानकुङ्कुमम्
mallikāśokakamalaṃ kadambotpalamālatīḥ kubjakaṃ karavīraṃ ca bāṇamamlānakuṅkumam
Jasmine, aśoka, lotus, kadamba, blue lotus, mālatī flowers, kubjaka rose, oleander, bāṇa flower, and unfaded saffron,
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MtP 60.39
सिन्धुवारं च सर्वेषु मासेषु क्रमशः स्मृतम् जपाकुसुम्भकुसुमं मालती शतपत्त्रिका
sindhuvāraṃ ca sarveṣu māseṣu kramaśaḥ smṛtam japākusumbhakusumaṃ mālatī śatapattrikā
and sindhuvāra — (these) are prescribed for all the months in order; the japā flower, the safflower blossom, mālatī, the hundred-petalled (rose),
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MtP 60.40
यथालाभं प्रशस्तानि करवीरं च सर्वदा एवं संवत्सरं यावद् उपोष्य विधिवन्नरः
yathālābhaṃ praśastāni karavīraṃ ca sarvadā evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvad upoṣya vidhivannaraḥ
(these) are commended according to availability, and oleander at all times. Thus, when a man has fasted for a full year according to the rule,
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MtP 60.41
स्त्री भक्ता वा कुमारी वा शिवमभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः व्रतान्ते शयनं दद्यात् सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्
strī bhaktā vā kumārī vā śivamabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ vratānte śayanaṃ dadyāt sarvopaskarasaṃyutam
— or a devoted woman, or a maiden — having worshipped Śiva with devotion, at the end of the vow he should give a bed furnished with all its appurtenances.
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MtP 60.42
उमामहेश्वरं हैमं वृषभं च गवा सह स्थापयित्वाथ शयने ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
umāmaheśvaraṃ haimaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ ca gavā saha sthāpayitvātha śayane brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
Having set upon the bed a golden (image of) Umā and Maheśvara and a bull together with a cow, he should then present (it) to a brahmin.
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MtP 60.43
अन्यान्यपि यथाशक्ति मिथुनान्यम्बरादिभिः धान्यालंकारगोदानैर् अभ्यर्चेद्धनसंचयैः वित्तशाठ्येन रहितः पूजयेद्गतविस्मयः
anyānyapi yathāśakti mithunānyambarādibhiḥ dhānyālaṃkāragodānair abhyarceddhanasaṃcayaiḥ vittaśāṭhyena rahitaḥ pūjayedgatavismayaḥ
And other pairs too, according to his ability, he should honour with garments and the like, with gifts of grain, ornaments and cows, and with heaps of wealth; free from stinginess with his money, he should worship without hesitation.
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MtP 60.44
एवं करोति यः सम्यक् सौभाग्यशयनव्रतम् सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति पदमत्यन्तमश्नुते फलस्यैकस्य त्यागेन व्रतमेतत्समाचरेत्
evaṃ karoti yaḥ samyak saubhāgyaśayanavratam sarvānkāmānavāpnoti padamatyantamaśnute phalasyaikasya tyāgena vratametatsamācaret
He who thus performs the bed-vow of good fortune correctly obtains all his desires and attains the ultimate station. One should carry out this vow by giving up a single fruit.
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MtP 60.45
य इच्छन्कीर्तिमाप्नोति प्रतिमासं नराधिप सौभाग्यारोग्यरूपायुर् वस्त्रालंकारभूषणैः न वियुक्तो भवेद्राजन् नवार्बुदशतत्रयम्
ya icchankīrtimāpnoti pratimāsaṃ narādhipa saubhāgyārogyarūpāyur vastrālaṃkārabhūṣaṇaiḥ na viyukto bhavedrājan navārbudaśatatrayam
He who wishes (it) gains renown month by month, O ruler of men; and, O king, he will not be parted from good fortune, health, beauty, long life, garments, ornaments and adornments for three hundred and nine arbudas (of years).
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MtP 60.46
यस्तु द्वादश वर्षाणि सौभाग्यशयनव्रतम् करोति सप्त चाष्टौ वा श्रीकण्ठभवने ऽमरैः पूज्यमानो वसेत्सम्यग् यावत्कल्पायुतत्रयम्
yastu dvādaśa varṣāṇi saubhāgyaśayanavratam karoti sapta cāṣṭau vā śrīkaṇṭhabhavane 'maraiḥ pūjyamāno vasetsamyag yāvatkalpāyutatrayam
But he who performs the bed-vow of good fortune for twelve years, or for seven or eight, dwells in the mansion of Śrīkaṇṭha, honoured by the immortals, for a full thirty thousand kalpas.
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MtP 60.47
नारी वा कुरुते वापि कुमारी वा नरेश्वर सापि तत्फलमाप्नोति देव्यनुग्रहलालिता
nārī vā kurute vāpi kumārī vā nareśvara sāpi tatphalamāpnoti devyanugrahalālitā
And if a woman performs it, or a maiden, O lord of men, she too obtains that fruit, cherished by the Goddess's favour.
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MtP 60.48
शृणुयादपि यश्चैव प्रदद्यादथवा मतिम् सो ऽपि विद्याधरो भूत्वा स्वर्गलोके चिरं वसेत्
śṛṇuyādapi yaścaiva pradadyādathavā matim so 'pi vidyādharo bhūtvā svargaloke ciraṃ vaset
And whoever even hears (of it), or gives his mind (to it), he too, becoming a Vidyādhara, dwells long in the world of heaven.
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MtP 60.49
इदमिह मदनेन पूर्वमिष्टं शतधनुषा कृतवीर्यसूनुना च कृतमथ वरुणेन नन्दिना वा किम् उ जननाथ ततो यदुद्भवः स्यात्
idamiha madanena pūrvamiṣṭaṃ śatadhanuṣā kṛtavīryasūnunā ca kṛtamatha varuṇena nandinā vā kim u jananātha tato yadudbhavaḥ syāt
This (vow) was performed here formerly by Madana, and by Śatadhanus, and by the son of Kṛtavīrya, and again it was done by Varuṇa or by Nandin — how much more so, O lord of men, whatever should arise from it.
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