Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 110
NarP 1 110.1
नारद उवाच पुराणसूत्रमखिलं श्रुतं तव मुखाद्विभो । मरूचये यथा प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना
nārada uvāca purāṇasūtramakhilaṃ śrutaṃ tava mukhādvibho / marūcaye yathā proktaṃ brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā
Nārada said: The entire thread of the Purāṇa has been heard by me from your mouth, O mighty one, as it was told to Marīci by Brahmā, the supreme lord.
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NarP 1 110.2
अधुना तु महाभाग तिथीनां वै कथानकम् । क्रमतो मह्यमाख्याहि यथा स्याद्वतनिश्चयः
adhunā tu mahābhāga tithīnāṃ vai kathānakam / kramato mahyamākhyāhi yathā syādvataniścayaḥ
But now, O greatly fortunate one, tell me in order the account of the lunar days, so that there may be certainty about the observances.
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NarP 1 110.3
यस्मिन्मासे तु या पुण्या तिथिर्येन उवासिता । यद्विधानं च पूजादेस्तत्सर्वं वद सांप्रतम्
yasminmāse tu yā puṇyā tithiryena uvāsitā / yadvidhānaṃ ca pūjādestatsarvaṃ vada sāṃpratam
In which month, and by whom, which auspicious lunar day was observed (with fasting), and what the prescription is for worship and the rest — tell all that now.
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NarP 1 110.4
सनातन उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि तिथीनां ते व्रतं पृथक् । तिथीशानुक्रमादेव सर्वसिद्धिविधायकम्
sanātana uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi tithīnāṃ te vrataṃ pṛthak / tithīśānukramādeva sarvasiddhividhāyakam
Sanātana said: Listen, Nārada, I shall declare to you the observance of each lunar day separately, in the very order of the lords of the lunar days — (an observance) that grants every success.
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NarP 1 110.5
चैत्रे मासि जगद्ब्रह्मा ससज प्रथमे ऽहनि । शुक्लपक्षे समग्रं वै तदा सूर्योदये सति
caitre māsi jagadbrahmā sasaja prathame 'hani / śuklapakṣe samagraṃ vai tadā sūryodaye sati
In the month of Caitra, on the first day, in the bright fortnight, Brahmā created the whole world, then, when the sun had risen.
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NarP 1 110.6
वत्सरादौ वसंतादौ बलिराज्ये तथैव च । पूर्वविद्धैव कर्तव्या प्रतिपत्सर्वदा बुधैः
vatsarādau vasaṃtādau balirājye tathaiva ca / pūrvaviddhaiva kartavyā pratipatsarvadā budhaiḥ
At the beginning of the year, at the beginning of spring, and likewise in the reign of Bali, the first lunar day should always be taken by the wise as joined with the preceding (day).
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NarP 1 110.7
तत्र कार्या महाशान्तिः सर्वकल्मषनाशिनी । सर्वोत्पातप्रशमनी कलिदुष्कृतहारिणी
tatra kāryā mahāśāntiḥ sarvakalmaṣanāśinī / sarvotpātapraśamanī kaliduṣkṛtahāriṇī
On that (day) the great pacification rite is to be performed, which destroys all stains, quells all portents, and removes the evil deeds of the Kali age.
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NarP 1 110.8
आयुः प्रदापुष्टिकरी धनसौभाग्यवर्द्धिनी । मङ्गल्या च पवित्रा च लोकद्वयमुखावहा
āyuḥ pradāpuṣṭikarī dhanasaubhāgyavarddhinī / maṅgalyā ca pavitrā ca lokadvayamukhāvahā
It gives long life, makes for nourishment, increases wealth and good fortune, is auspicious and purifying, and brings happiness in both worlds.
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NarP 1 110.9
तस्यामादौ तु संपूज्यो ब्रह्मा वह्निवपुर्धरः । पाद्यार्ध्यपुष्पधूपैश्च वस्त्रालङ्कारभोजनैः
tasyāmādau tu saṃpūjyo brahmā vahnivapurdharaḥ / pādyārdhyapuṣpadhūpaiśca vastrālaṅkārabhojanaiḥ
On that (day) Brahmā, who bears the form of fire, is first to be worshipped fully, with water for the feet, offering-water, flowers and incense, and with garments, ornaments and food.
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NarP 1 110.10
होमैर्बल्युपहारैश्च तथा ब्राह्मणतर्पणैः । ततः क्रमेण देवेभ्यः पूजा कार्या पृथक्पृथक्
homairbalyupahāraiśca tathā brāhmaṇatarpaṇaiḥ / tataḥ krameṇa devebhyaḥ pūjā kāryā pṛthakpṛthak
With oblations, with offerings of food-tribute, and likewise with the gratifying of brahmins; then in order worship is to be made to the gods, each separately.
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NarP 1 110.11
कृत्वोङ्कार नमस्कारं कुशोदकतिलाक्षतैः । सवस्त्रं सहिरण्यं च ततो दद्याद्दिजातये
kṛtvoṅkāra namaskāraṃ kuśodakatilākṣataiḥ / savastraṃ sahiraṇyaṃ ca tato dadyāddijātaye
Having made obeisance with the syllable Om, with kuśa, water, sesame and unbroken rice, one should then give to a twice-born, together with a garment and with gold,
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NarP 1 110.12
दक्षिणां वेदविदुषे व्रतसंपूर्तिहेतवे । एवं पूजाविशेषेण व्रतं स्यात्सौरिसंज्ञकम्
dakṣiṇāṃ vedaviduṣe vratasaṃpūrtihetave / evaṃ pūjāviśeṣeṇa vrataṃ syātsaurisaṃjñakam
a fee to one learned in the Veda, for the sake of the completion of the vow. Thus, by this special worship, the observance called Saura is accomplished.
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NarP 1 110.13
आरोग्यदं नृणां विप्र तस्मिन्नेव दिने मुने । विद्याव्रतमपि प्रोक्तमस्यामेव तिथौ मुने
ārogyadaṃ nṛṇāṃ vipra tasminneva dine mune / vidyāvratamapi proktamasyāmeva tithau mune
It bestows health on men, O brahmin, on that very day, O sage; and on this same lunar day the Vidyā observance too is declared, O sage.
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NarP 1 110.14
तिलकं नाम च प्रोक्तं कृष्णेनाजातशत्रवे । अथ ज्येष्ठे सिते पक्षे पक्षत्यां दिवसोदये
tilakaṃ nāma ca proktaṃ kṛṣṇenājātaśatrave / atha jyeṣṭhe site pakṣe pakṣatyāṃ divasodaye
And (the observance) named Tilaka was declared by Kṛṣṇa to Ajātaśatru. Next, in the month of Jyeṣṭha, in the bright fortnight, on the first day, at daybreak:
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NarP 1 110.15
देवोद्यानभवं हृद्यं करवीरं समर्चयेत् । रक्ततन्तुरीधानं गन्धधूपविलेपनैः
devodyānabhavaṃ hṛdyaṃ karavīraṃ samarcayet / raktatanturīdhānaṃ gandhadhūpavilepanaiḥ
one should worship a lovely oleander grown in the garden of the gods, wound about with red thread, with fragrances, incense and unguents,
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NarP 1 110.16
प्ररूढसप्तधान्यैश्च नारगैर्बीजपूरकैः । अभ्युक्ष्याक्षततोयेन मन्त्रेणेत्थं क्षमापयेत्
prarūḍhasaptadhānyaiśca nāragairbījapūrakaiḥ / abhyukṣyākṣatatoyena mantreṇetthaṃ kṣamāpayet
and with sprouted seven grains, with oranges and citrons; and having sprinkled (it) with water containing unbroken rice, one should ask its pardon thus with a mantra:
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NarP 1 110.17
करवीर वृषावास नमस्ते भानुवल्लभ । दंभोलिमृडदुर्गादिदेवानां सततं प्रिय
karavīra vṛṣāvāsa namaste bhānuvallabha / daṃbholimṛḍadurgādidevānāṃ satataṃ priya
"O oleander, dweller with the bull, homage to you, beloved of the sun, ever dear to the gods beginning with the Thunderbolt-bearer (Indra), Mṛḍa (Śiva) and Durgā."
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NarP 1 110.18
आकृष्णेनेति वेदोक्तमन्त्रेणेत्थं क्षमापयेत् । एवं भक्त्या समभ्यच्य दत्त्वा विप्राय दक्षिणाम्
ākṛṣṇeneti vedoktamantreṇetthaṃ kṣamāpayet / evaṃ bhaktyā samabhyacya dattvā viprāya dakṣiṇām
With the Vedic mantra beginning "ā kṛṣṇena" one should thus ask pardon. Having in this way worshipped with devotion and given a fee to a brahmin,
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NarP 1 110.19
प्रदक्षिणं ततः कुर्यात्पश्चात्स्वभवनं व्रजेत् । नभः शुक्ले प्रतिपदि लक्ष्मीबुद्धिप्रदायकम्
pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kuryātpaścātsvabhavanaṃ vrajet / nabhaḥ śukle pratipadi lakṣmībuddhipradāyakam
one should then make circumambulation and afterwards go to one's own house. On the first day of the bright fortnight of Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa), (this rite) bestows prosperity and intelligence.
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NarP 1 110.20
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां निदानं परमं व्रतम् । सोमवारं समारभ्य सार्धमासत्रयं द्विज
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ nidānaṃ paramaṃ vratam / somavāraṃ samārabhya sārdhamāsatrayaṃ dvija
(This) supreme vow is the root of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation; beginning on a Monday, (it lasts) three and a half months, O twice-born one.
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NarP 1 110.21
कार्तिकासितभूतायामुपोष्यं व्रततत्परः । पूर्णायां शिवमभ्यर्च्य सुवण वंशसंयुतम्
kārtikāsitabhūtāyāmupoṣyaṃ vratatatparaḥ / pūrṇāyāṃ śivamabhyarcya suvaṇa vaṃśasaṃyutam
On the fourteenth of the dark fortnight of Kārtika one should fast, devoted to the vow; on the full-moon day, having worshipped Śiva, (an image of) gold together with bamboo —
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NarP 1 110.22
वायनं सुमहत्पुण्यं देवताप्रीतिवर्धकम् । दद्याद्विप्राय संकल्प्य धनवृद्ध्यै मुनीश्वर
vāyanaṃ sumahatpuṇyaṃ devatāprītivardhakam / dadyādviprāya saṃkalpya dhanavṛddhyai munīśvara
a gift-offering (vāyana) of very great merit, increasing the pleasure of the deity, he should give to a brahmin with a formal resolve, for the increase of wealth, O lord of sages.
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NarP 1 110.23
भाद्रशुक्लप्रतिपदि व्रतं नाम्ना महत्तमम् । व्रतं मौनाह्वयं केचित्प्राहुरत्र शिवोर्ऽच्यते
bhādraśuklapratipadi vrataṃ nāmnā mahattamam / vrataṃ maunāhvayaṃ kecitprāhuratra śivor'cyate
On the first of the bright fortnight of Bhādra (there is) a vow greatest by name; some call the vow here 'Silence' (mauna) — in it Śiva is worshipped.
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NarP 1 110.24
नैवेद्यं तु पचेन्मौनी षोडशत्रिगुणानि च । फलानि पिष्टपक्वानि दद्याद्विप्राय षोडश
naivedyaṃ tu pacenmaunī ṣoḍaśatriguṇāni ca / phalāni piṣṭapakvāni dadyādviprāya ṣoḍaśa
The observer of silence should cook food-offering, three times sixteen (portions); and he should give sixteen fruits made of cooked flour to a brahmin,
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NarP 1 110.25
देवाय षोडशान्यानि भुज्यन्ते षोडशात्मना । सौवर्णं शिवमभ्यर्च्य कुम्भोपरि विधानवित्
devāya ṣoḍaśānyāni bhujyante ṣoḍaśātmanā / sauvarṇaṃ śivamabhyarcya kumbhopari vidhānavit
sixteen others to the god, and sixteen are eaten by himself; the knower of the rule, having worshipped a golden Śiva upon a pot,
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NarP 1 110.26
तत्सर्वं धेनुसहितमाचार्य्याय प्रदापयेत् । इदं कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र देव देवस्य शूलिनः
tatsarvaṃ dhenusahitamācāryyāya pradāpayet / idaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ vipra deva devasya śūlinaḥ
should have all that, together with a cow, given to the preceptor. Having performed this vow, O brahmin, of the god of gods, the trident-bearer,
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NarP 1 110.27
चतुर्दशाब्दं देहान्तं भुक्तभोगः शिवं व्रजेत् । आश्विने सितपक्षत्यां कत्वाशोकव्रतं नरः
caturdaśābdaṃ dehāntaṃ bhuktabhogaḥ śivaṃ vrajet / āśvine sitapakṣatyāṃ katvāśokavrataṃ naraḥ
for fourteen years, having enjoyed enjoyments to the end of his body, he goes to Śiva. In Āśvina, on the first day of the bright fortnight, a man who performs the Aśoka vow
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NarP 1 110.28
अशोको जायते विप्रधनधान्यसमन्वितः । अशोकपूजनं तत्र कार्यं नियमतत्परैः
aśoko jāyate vipradhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ / aśokapūjanaṃ tatra kāryaṃ niyamatatparaiḥ
is born free of sorrow, O brahmin, possessed of wealth and grain; in that (vow) worship of the aśoka tree is to be done by those intent on the observances.
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NarP 1 110.29
व्रतान्ते द्वादशे वर्षे मूर्तिं चाशोकशाखिनः । समर्प्य गुरवे भक्त्या शिवलोके महीयते
vratānte dvādaśe varṣe mūrtiṃ cāśokaśākhinaḥ / samarpya gurave bhaktyā śivaloke mahīyate
At the end of the vow, in the twelfth year, having with devotion presented an image of the aśoka tree to the guru, he is honoured in Śiva's world.
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NarP 1 110.30
अस्यामेव प्रतिपदि नवरात्रं समारभेत् । पूर्वाह्ने पूजयेद्देवीं घटस्थापनपूर्वकम्
asyāmeva pratipadi navarātraṃ samārabhet / pūrvāhne pūjayeddevīṃ ghaṭasthāpanapūrvakam
On the first day of this same (month) one should begin the Nine Nights; in the forenoon one should worship the Goddess, preceded by the installation of the pot.
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NarP 1 110.31
अङ्कुरारोपणं कृत्वा यवैर्गोधूममिश्रितैः । ततः प्रतिदिनं कुर्यादेकभुक्तमयाचितम्
aṅkurāropaṇaṃ kṛtvā yavairgodhūmamiśritaiḥ / tataḥ pratidinaṃ kuryādekabhuktamayācitam
Having performed the planting of sprouts with barley mixed with wheat, thereafter each day one should take a single unbegged meal,
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NarP 1 110.32
उपवासं यथाशक्ति पूजापाठजपादिकम् । मार्कंण्डेय पुराणोक्तं चरितत्रितयं द्विज
upavāsaṃ yathāśakti pūjāpāṭhajapādikam / mārkaṃṇḍeya purāṇoktaṃ caritatritayaṃ dvija
and fasting according to one's ability, worship, recitation, muttering of prayers and the rest; the triad of narratives stated in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, O twice-born,
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NarP 1 110.33
पठनीयं नवदिनं भुक्तिमुक्ती अभीप्सता । कुमारीपूजनं तत्र प्रशस्तं भोजनादिभिः
paṭhanīyaṃ navadinaṃ bhuktimuktī abhīpsatā / kumārīpūjanaṃ tatra praśastaṃ bhojanādibhiḥ
is to be recited for nine days by one desiring enjoyment and release; worship of a maiden there, with food and other things, is commended.
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NarP 1 110.34
इत्थं कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र सर्वसिद्ध्यालयो नरः । जायते भुवि दुर्गायाः प्रसादान्नात्र संशयः
itthaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ vipra sarvasiddhyālayo naraḥ / jāyate bhuvi durgāyāḥ prasādānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Having thus performed the vow, O brahmin, a man becomes on earth an abode of all attainments, by the grace of Durgā — there is no doubt in this.
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NarP 1 110.35
अथोर्जसितपक्षत्यां नवरात्रोदितं चरेत् । विशेषादन्नकूटाख्यं विष्णुप्रीतिविवर्धनम्
athorjasitapakṣatyāṃ navarātroditaṃ caret / viśeṣādannakūṭākhyaṃ viṣṇuprītivivardhanam
Then on the first of the bright fortnight of Kārtika one should carry out what was stated for the Nine Nights; and especially that called the Food-Heap, which increases Viṣṇu's favour.
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NarP 1 110.36
सर्वपाकैः सर्ददोहैः सर्वैः सर्वार्थसिद्धये । कर्तव्यमन्नकूटं तु गोवर्द्धनसमर्चने
sarvapākaiḥ sardadohaiḥ sarvaiḥ sarvārthasiddhaye / kartavyamannakūṭaṃ tu govarddhanasamarcane
With all cooked foods, with all milk-products, with all things, for the achievement of every aim, the food-heap is to be made in the worship of Govardhana.
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NarP 1 110.37
सायं गोभिः सह श्रीमद्गोवर्द्धनधराधरम् । समर्च्य दक्षिणीकृत्य भुक्तिमुक्ती समाप्नुयात्
sāyaṃ gobhiḥ saha śrīmadgovarddhanadharādharam / samarcya dakṣiṇīkṛtya bhuktimuktī samāpnuyāt
In the evening, having worshipped, along with the cows, the glorious upholder of the earth who lifted Govardhana, and having circumambulated him to the right, one would obtain enjoyment and release.
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NarP 1 110.38
अथ मार्गसिताद्यायां धनव्रतमनुत्तमम् । नक्तं विष्ण्वर्चनं होमैः सौवर्णीं हुतभुक्तनुम्
atha mārgasitādyāyāṃ dhanavratamanuttamam / naktaṃ viṣṇvarcanaṃ homaiḥ sauvarṇīṃ hutabhuktanum
Then on the first of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa (comes) the unsurpassed Wealth-vow: a night meal, worship of Viṣṇu with oblations, and a golden body (image) of the fire that eats the offerings,
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NarP 1 110.39
रक्तवस्त्रयुगाच्छन्नां द्विजाय प्रतिपादयेत् । एवं कृत्वा धनैर्धान्यैः समृद्धो जायते भुवि
raktavastrayugācchannāṃ dvijāya pratipādayet / evaṃ kṛtvā dhanairdhānyaiḥ samṛddho jāyate bhuvi
covered with a pair of red garments, he should present to a brahmin; having done so he becomes rich on earth with wealth and grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.40
वह्निना दग्धपापस्तु विष्णुलोके महीयते । पौषशुक्लप्रतिपदि भानुमभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः
vahninā dagdhapāpastu viṣṇuloke mahīyate / pauṣaśuklapratipadi bhānumabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ
But he whose sins have been burned by the fire is honoured in Viṣṇu's world. On the first day of the bright half of Pauṣa, having worshipped the Sun with devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.41
एकभक्तव्रतो मर्त्यो भानुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । माघशुक्लाद्यदिवसे वह्निं साक्षान्महेश्वरम्
ekabhaktavrato martyo bhānulokamavāpnuyāt / māghaśuklādyadivase vahniṃ sākṣānmaheśvaram
a mortal who keeps the vow of eating but once a day would attain the world of the Sun. On the first day of the bright half of Māgha, (worshipping) Fire, who is Maheśvara himself,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.42
समभ्यच्य विधानेन समृद्धो जायते भुवि । अथ फआल्गुनशुक्लादौ देवदेवं दिगंबरम्
samabhyacya vidhānena samṛddho jāyate bhuvi / atha phaālgunaśuklādau devadevaṃ digaṃbaram
having worshipped (him) according to the rule, one becomes prosperous on earth. Then, on the first of the bright half of Phālguna, the god of gods, the naked one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.43
धूलिधूसरसर्वाङ्गं जलैरुक्षेत्समन्ततः । कर्मणा लौकिकेनापि संतुष्टो हि महेश्वरः
dhūlidhūsarasarvāṅgaṃ jalairukṣetsamantataḥ / karmaṇā laukikenāpi saṃtuṣṭo hi maheśvaraḥ
all of whose limbs are grey with dust — (him) one should sprinkle with water on every side; for Maheśvara is pleased even by a merely worldly act.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.44
स्वसायुज्यं प्रदिशति भक्त्या सम्यक्समर्चितः । वैशाखे तु सिताद्यायां विष्णुं विश्वविहारिणम्
svasāyujyaṃ pradiśati bhaktyā samyaksamarcitaḥ / vaiśākhe tu sitādyāyāṃ viṣṇuṃ viśvavihāriṇam
When rightly worshipped with devotion, he grants union with himself. But in Vaiśākha, on the first day of the bright half, Viṣṇu who ranges through the universe —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.45
समभ्यर्च्य विधानेन विप्रान्संभोजयेद्वती । एवं शुचिसिताद्यायां ब्रह्माणं जगतां गुरुम्
samabhyarcya vidhānena viprānsaṃbhojayedvatī / evaṃ śucisitādyāyāṃ brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ gurum
having worshipped (him) according to the rule, the votary should feed brahmins. So too, on the first day of the bright half of Śuci (Āṣāḍha), Brahmā, the teacher of the worlds —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.46
विष्णुना सहितो ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरः । स्वसायुज्यं प्रदिशति सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
viṣṇunā sahito brahmā sarvalokeśvareśvaraḥ / svasāyujyaṃ pradiśati sarvasiddhimavāpnuyāt
Brahmā together with Viṣṇu, the lord of the lords of all worlds, grants union with himself; (the votary) would obtain every success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.47
आसु द्वादशमासानां प्रतिपत्सु द्विजोत्तम । व्रतानि तुभ्यं प्रोक्तानि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदानि च
āsu dvādaśamāsānāṃ pratipatsu dvijottama / vratāni tubhyaṃ proktāni bhuktimuktipradāni ca
On these first days of the twelve months, O best of the twice-born, the vows have been declared to you, bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 110.48
व्रतेष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु ब्रह्मचर्यं विधीयते । भोजने तु हविष्यान्नं सामान्यत उदाहृतम्
vrateṣveteṣu sarveṣu brahmacaryaṃ vidhīyate / bhojane tu haviṣyānnaṃ sāmānyata udāhṛtam
In all these vows continence is enjoined; and as to eating, haviṣya food is prescribed as the general rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition