Matsya Purana — Chapter 79
MtP 79.1
अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् सर्वकामप्रदां रम्यां नाम्ना मन्दारसप्तमीम्
athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm sarvakāmapradāṃ ramyāṃ nāmnā mandārasaptamīm
Now next I shall fully proclaim the delightful (observance) which destroys all sins and grants all desires, called the Mandāra-saptamī.
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MtP 79.2
माघस्यामलपक्षे तु पञ्चम्यां लघुभुङ्नरः दन्तकाष्ठं ततः कृत्वा षष्ठीमुपवसेद्बुधः
māghasyāmalapakṣe tu pañcamyāṃ laghubhuṅnaraḥ dantakāṣṭhaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā ṣaṣṭhīmupavasedbudhaḥ
On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha a man should eat lightly; then, having used a tooth-stick, the wise man should fast on the sixth.
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MtP 79.3
विप्रान् सम्पूजयित्वा तु मन्दारं प्राशयेन्निशि ततः प्रभात उत्थाय कृत्वा स्नानं पुनर्द्विजान्
viprān sampūjayitvā tu mandāraṃ prāśayenniśi tataḥ prabhāta utthāya kṛtvā snānaṃ punardvijān
Having worshipped the brahmins, he should eat (a preparation of) mandāra at night; then, rising at dawn and having bathed, (he should) again (honour) the twice-born,
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MtP 79.4
भोजयेच्छक्तितः कृत्वा मन्दारकुसुमाष्टकम् सौवर्णं पुरुषं तद्वत् पद्महस्तं सुशोभनम्
bhojayecchaktitaḥ kṛtvā mandārakusumāṣṭakam sauvarṇaṃ puruṣaṃ tadvat padmahastaṃ suśobhanam
and should feed them according to his means, having made a set of eight mandāra flowers and likewise a golden, very beautiful man (figure) holding a lotus in his hand.
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MtP 79.5
पद्मं कृष्णतिलैः कृत्वा ताम्रपात्रे ऽष्टपत्त्रकम् हैममन्दारकुसुमैर् भास्करायेति पूर्वतः
padmaṃ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ kṛtvā tāmrapātre 'ṣṭapattrakam haimamandārakusumair bhāskarāyeti pūrvataḥ
Having made an eight-petalled lotus of black sesame seeds in a copper vessel, (he should worship) with golden mandāra flowers, saying "to Bhāskara" on the east (petal),
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MtP 79.6
नमस्कारेण तद्वच्च सूर्यायेत्यानले दले दक्षिणे तद्वदर्काय तथार्यम्णे च नैरृते
namaskāreṇa tadvacca sūryāyetyānale dale dakṣiṇe tadvadarkāya tathāryamṇe ca nairṛte
and likewise with an obeisance "to Sūrya" on the petal in the fire-quarter (southeast), likewise "to Arka" on the south, and "to Aryaman" in the southwest,
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MtP 79.7
पश्चिमे वेदधाम्ने च वायव्ये चण्डभानवे पूष्णेत्युत्तरतः पूज्यम् आनन्दायेत्यतः परम्
paścime vedadhāmne ca vāyavye caṇḍabhānave pūṣṇetyuttarataḥ pūjyam ānandāyetyataḥ param
and on the west "to Vedadhāman," in the northwest "to Caṇḍabhānu," on the north he is to be worshipped with "to Pūṣan," and after that with "to Ānanda" (in the northeast),
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MtP 79.8
कर्णिकायां च पुरुषं सर्वात्मन इति न्यसेत् शुक्लवस्त्रैः समावेष्ट्य भक्ष्यैर्माल्यफलादिभिः
karṇikāyāṃ ca puruṣaṃ sarvātmana iti nyaset śuklavastraiḥ samāveṣṭya bhakṣyairmālyaphalādibhiḥ
and on the pericarp he should place the (golden) man with "to Sarvātman," wrapping (it) about with white cloths, with edibles, garlands, fruits and the rest.
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MtP 79.9
एवमभ्यर्च्य तत्सर्वं दद्याद्वेदविदे पुनः भुञ्जीतातैललवणं वाग्यतः प्राङ्मुखो गृही
evamabhyarcya tatsarvaṃ dadyādvedavide punaḥ bhuñjītātailalavaṇaṃ vāgyataḥ prāṅmukho gṛhī
Having thus worshipped, he should give all that to one who knows the Veda; then the householder, restraining his speech and facing east, should eat (food) without oil or salt.
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MtP 79.10
अनेन विधिना सर्वं सप्तम्यां मासि मासि च कुर्यात्संवत्सरं यावद् वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
anena vidhinā sarvaṃ saptamyāṃ māsi māsi ca kuryātsaṃvatsaraṃ yāvad vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaḥ
By this rule he should do everything on the seventh day, month after month, for a full year, avoiding stinginess with his wealth.
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MtP 79.11
एतदेव व्रतान्ते तु निधाय कलशोपरि गोभिर्विभवतः सार्धं दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता
etadeva vratānte tu nidhāya kalaśopari gobhirvibhavataḥ sārdhaṃ dātavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā
And at the end of the observance this very same (set of offerings), placed upon a water-jar, is to be given together with cows, according to his means, by one who desires prosperity.
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MtP 79.12
नमो मन्दारनाथाय मन्दारभवनाय च त्वं रवे तारयस्वास्मान् संसारभयसागरात्
namo mandāranāthāya mandārabhavanāya ca tvaṃ rave tārayasvāsmān saṃsārabhayasāgarāt
"Homage to the lord of the mandāra and to him whose abode is the mandāra; do you, O Sun, carry us across the fearsome ocean of worldly existence."
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MtP 79.13
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कुर्यान्मन्दारसप्तमीम् विपाप्मा स सुखी मर्त्यः कल्पं च दिवि मोदते
anena vidhinā yastu kuryānmandārasaptamīm vipāpmā sa sukhī martyaḥ kalpaṃ ca divi modate
The mortal who performs the Mandāra-seventh by this rule becomes free of evil and happy, and rejoices in heaven for a kalpa.
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MtP 79.14
इमामघौघपटलभीषणध्वान्तदीपिकाम् गच्छन्प्रगृह्य संसारे सर्वार्थांश्च लभेन्नरः
imāmaghaughapaṭalabhīṣaṇadhvāntadīpikām gacchanpragṛhya saṃsāre sarvārthāṃśca labhennaraḥ
Taking up this lamp (that dispels) the dreadful darkness which is the mass of the flood of sins, a man, as he goes through worldly existence, obtains all his aims.
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MtP 79.15
मन्दारसप्तमीम् एताम् ईप्सितार्थफलप्रदाम् यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
mandārasaptamīm etām īpsitārthaphalapradām yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Whoever recites or even hears this Mandāra-seventh, which grants the fruit of the desired object, is released from all sins.
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