Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 112
NarP 1 112.1
सनातन उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि तृतीयाया व्रतानि ते । यानि सम्यग्विधायाशु नारी सौभाग्यमाप्नुयात्
sanātana uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi tṛtīyāyā vratāni te / yāni samyagvidhāyāśu nārī saubhāgyamāpnuyāt
Sanātana said: Listen, Nārada, I shall declare to you the observances of the third lunar day, by properly performing which a woman quickly obtains marital good fortune.
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NarP 1 112.2
चैत्रशुक्लतृतीयायां गौरीं कृत्वा सभर्तृकाम् । सौवर्णा राजतीं वापि ताम्नीं वा मृण्ययीं द्विज
caitraśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ gaurīṃ kṛtvā sabhartṛkām / sauvarṇā rājatīṃ vāpi tāmnīṃ vā mṛṇyayīṃ dvija
On the third day of the bright half of Caitra, having made (an image of) Gaurī together with her husband — of gold, or of silver, or of copper, or of clay, O twice-born —
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NarP 1 112.3
अभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैर्वस्त्रैराभरणैः शुभैः । दूर्वाकाण्डैश्च विधिवत्सोपवासा तु कन्यका
abhyarcya gandhapuṣpādyairvastrairābharaṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ / dūrvākāṇḍaiśca vidhivatsopavāsā tu kanyakā
having worshipped (her) duly with perfumes, flowers and the rest, with garments, with fine ornaments, and with shoots of dūrvā grass, the maiden, observing a fast,
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NarP 1 112.4
वरार्थिनी च सौभाग्यपुत्रभर्त्रर्थिनी तथा । द्विजभार्या भर्तृमतीः कन्यकां वा सुलक्षणाः
varārthinī ca saubhāgyaputrabhartrarthinī tathā / dvijabhāryā bhartṛmatīḥ kanyakāṃ vā sulakṣaṇāḥ
and (the woman) desiring a husband, and likewise she who desires good fortune, sons and a husband — (should honour) brahmins' wives who have living husbands, or maidens of auspicious marks,
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NarP 1 112.5
सिंदूराञ्जनवस्त्राद्यैः प्रतोष्य प्रीतमानसा । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्याद्व्रतसंपूर्तिकाम्यया
siṃdūrāñjanavastrādyaiḥ pratoṣya prītamānasā / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādvratasaṃpūrtikāmyayā
having gratified (them) with vermilion, collyrium, garments and the like, with a delighted mind she should keep a vigil at night, out of the wish to bring the vow to completion.
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NarP 1 112.6
ततस्तां प्रतिमां विप्र गुरवे प्रतिपादयेत् । धातुजां मृन्मयीं वा तु निक्षिपेच्च जलाशये
tatastāṃ pratimāṃ vipra gurave pratipādayet / dhātujāṃ mṛnmayīṃ vā tu nikṣipecca jalāśaye
Then, O brahmin, she should present that image to her teacher; but one made of metal, or of clay, she should cast into a body of water.
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NarP 1 112.7
एवं द्वादशवर्षाणि कृत्वा गौरीव्रतं शुभम् । धेनुद्वादशसंकल्पं दद्यादुत्सर्गसिद्धये
evaṃ dvādaśavarṣāṇi kṛtvā gaurīvrataṃ śubham / dhenudvādaśasaṃkalpaṃ dadyādutsargasiddhaye
Having thus performed the auspicious Gaurī vow for twelve years, she should give a resolve of twelve cows for the accomplishment of its concluding rite.
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NarP 1 112.8
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन गौरी सौभाग्यदायिनी । स्त्रीणां यथा तथा नान्या विद्यते भुवनत्रये
kimatra bahunoktena gaurī saubhāgyadāyinī / strīṇāṃ yathā tathā nānyā vidyate bhuvanatraye
What need of much talk here? There is no other giver of marital good fortune to women in the three worlds such as Gaurī is.
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NarP 1 112.9
धनं पुत्रान्पतिं विद्यामाज्ञासिद्धिं यशः सुखम् । लभते सर्वमेवेष्टं गौरीमभ्यर्च्य भक्तितः
dhanaṃ putrānpatiṃ vidyāmājñāsiddhiṃ yaśaḥ sukham / labhate sarvameveṣṭaṃ gaurīmabhyarcya bhaktitaḥ
Wealth, sons, a husband, learning, the fulfilment of her commands, fame, happiness — she obtains everything desired by worshipping Gaurī with devotion.
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NarP 1 112.10
राधशुक्लतृतीया या साक्षया परिकीर्तिता । तिथिस्त्रोतायुगाद्या सा कृतस्याक्षयकारिणी
rādhaśuklatṛtīyā yā sākṣayā parikīrtitā / tithistrotāyugādyā sā kṛtasyākṣayakāriṇī
The third of the bright half of Rādha (Vaiśākha) is proclaimed to be the imperishable (akṣayā) one; that lunar day, being the beginning of an age, makes what is done imperishable.
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NarP 1 112.11
द्वे शुक्ले द्वे तथा कृष्णे युगादी कवयो विदुः । शुक्ले पूर्वाह्निके ग्राह्ये कृष्णे चैव तपस्तथ
dve śukle dve tathā kṛṣṇe yugādī kavayo viduḥ / śukle pūrvāhnike grāhye kṛṣṇe caiva tapastatha
Two in the bright half and likewise two in the dark half the wise know as beginnings of ages; in the bright half they are to be taken in the forenoon, and in the dark half likewise (with) austerity.
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NarP 1 112.12
द्वापरं हि कलिर्भाद्रे प्रवृत्तानि युगानि वै । तत्र राधतृतीयायां श्रीसमेतं जगद्गुरुम्
dvāparaṃ hi kalirbhādre pravṛttāni yugāni vai / tatra rādhatṛtīyāyāṃ śrīsametaṃ jagadgurum
For the Dvāpara (began in Māgha?) and the Kali in Bhādra — thus indeed the ages began. There, on the third of Rādha (Vaiśākha), (one should worship) the teacher of the world together with Śrī,
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NarP 1 112.13
नारायणं समभ्यर्चेत्पुष्पधूपविलेपनैः । यद्वा गङ्गांभसि स्नातो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
nārāyaṇaṃ samabhyarcetpuṣpadhūpavilepanaiḥ / yadvā gaṅgāṃbhasi snāto mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
He should worship Nārāyaṇa with flowers, incense and unguents; or else, bathed in the water of the Gaṅgā, he is freed from all sins.
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NarP 1 112.14
अक्षत्नैः पूजयेद्विष्णुं स्नायादप्यक्षतैर्नरः । सक्तून्संभोजयेद्विप्रान्स्वयमभ्यवहरेच्च तान्
akṣatnaiḥ pūjayedviṣṇuṃ snāyādapyakṣatairnaraḥ / saktūnsaṃbhojayedviprānsvayamabhyavaharecca tān
A man should worship Viṣṇu with unbroken rice grains and should also bathe with unbroken grains; he should feed brahmins with barley-meal and himself partake of it.
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NarP 1 112.15
एवं कृतविधिर्विप्र नरो विष्णुपरायणः । विष्णुलोकमवाप्नोति सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
evaṃ kṛtavidhirvipra naro viṣṇuparāyaṇaḥ / viṣṇulokamavāpnoti sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
A man who has thus performed the rite, O brahmin, devoted to Viṣṇu, attains the world of Viṣṇu, saluted by all the gods.
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NarP 1 112.16
अथ ज्येष्ठतृतीया तु शुक्ला रंभेति नामतः । तस्यां सभार्यं विधिवत्पूजयेद्वाह्मणोत्तमम्
atha jyeṣṭhatṛtīyā tu śuklā raṃbheti nāmataḥ / tasyāṃ sabhāryaṃ vidhivatpūjayedvāhmaṇottamam
Now the third of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha is called Rambhā by name; on it one should duly worship an excellent brahmin together with his wife,
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NarP 1 112.17
गन्धपुष्पांशुकाद्यैस्तु नारी सौभाग्यकाम्यया । रंभाव्रतमिदं विप्र विधिवत्समुपाश्रितम्
gandhapuṣpāṃśukādyaistu nārī saubhāgyakāmyayā / raṃbhāvratamidaṃ vipra vidhivatsamupāśritam
with perfumes, flowers, garments and the like — a woman, out of desire for marital good fortune. This Rambhā vow, O brahmin, when duly undertaken,
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NarP 1 112.18
ददाति वित्तं पुत्रांश्च मतिं धर्मे शुभावहाम् । अथाषाढतृतीयायां शुक्लायां शुक्लवाससा
dadāti vittaṃ putrāṃśca matiṃ dharme śubhāvahām / athāṣāḍhatṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ śuklavāsasā
grants wealth and sons and a mind inclined to dharma that brings auspiciousness. Now on the third of the bright half of Āṣāḍha, with white garments,
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NarP 1 112.19
केशवं तु सलक्ष्मीकं सस्त्रीके तु द्विजेर्ऽचयेत् । भोजनैः सुरभीदानैर्वस्त्रैश्चापि विभूषणैः
keśavaṃ tu salakṣmīkaṃ sastrīke tu dvijer'cayet / bhojanaiḥ surabhīdānairvastraiścāpi vibhūṣaṇaiḥ
one should worship Keśava together with Lakṣmī in a twice-born man together with his wife, with meals, with gifts of cows, and also with garments and ornaments,
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NarP 1 112.20
प्रियेर्वाक्यैर्भृशं प्रीता नारी सौभाग्यवाञ्छया । समुपास्य व्रतं चैतद्धनधान्यसमन्विता
priyervākyairbhṛśaṃ prītā nārī saubhāgyavāñchayā / samupāsya vrataṃ caitaddhanadhānyasamanvitā
A woman, greatly pleased, (should honour the couple) with kind words; desiring marital good fortune, having duly served (them) and (kept) this observance, endowed with wealth and grain,
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NarP 1 112.21
देवदेवप्रसादेन विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । नभः शुक्लतृतीयायां स्वर्णगौरीव्रतं चरेत्
devadevaprasādena viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt / nabhaḥ śuklatṛtīyāyāṃ svarṇagaurīvrataṃ caret
by the grace of the God of gods she would attain the world of Viṣṇu. On the third (lunar day) of the bright fortnight of the month Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa) one should perform the Svarṇagaurī observance.
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NarP 1 112.22
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्भवानीमभिपूजयेत् । पुत्रान्देहि धनं देहि सौभाग्यं देहि सुव्रते
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirbhavānīmabhipūjayet / putrāndehi dhanaṃ dehi saubhāgyaṃ dehi suvrate
One should worship Bhavānī with the sixteen services (of honour): "Grant sons, grant wealth, grant marital good fortune, O you of good vows!"
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NarP 1 112.23
अन्यांश्च सर्वकामान्मे देहि देहि नमो ऽस्तु ते । एवं संप्रार्थ्य देवेशीं भवानीं भवसंयुताम्
anyāṃśca sarvakāmānme dehi dehi namo 'stu te / evaṃ saṃprārthya deveśīṃ bhavānīṃ bhavasaṃyutām
"And grant me all other desires, grant them; homage be to you." Having thus fully entreated Bhavānī, the mistress of the gods, together with Bhava (Śiva),
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NarP 1 112.24
व्रतसंपूर्तिकामा तु वायनं दापयेत्तथा । एवं षोडशवर्षाणि कृत्वा नारी व्रतं शुभम्
vratasaṃpūrtikāmā tu vāyanaṃ dāpayettathā / evaṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣāṇi kṛtvā nārī vrataṃ śubham
and desiring the completion of the observance, she should likewise have the gift-offering (vāyana) given. Having thus performed the auspicious observance for sixteen years, a woman
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NarP 1 112.25
उद्यापनं चरेद्भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जिता । मण्डपे मण्डले शुद्धे गणेशादिसुरार्चनम्
udyāpanaṃ caredbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyavivarjitā / maṇḍape maṇḍale śuddhe gaṇeśādisurārcanam
should devoutly perform the concluding rite, free of stinginess with money. In a pavilion, upon a purified (ritual) circle, (there is to be) worship of Gaṇeśa and the other gods;
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NarP 1 112.26
कृत्वा ताम्रमयं पात्रं कलशोपरिविन्यसेत् । सौवर्णीं प्रतिमां तत्र भवान्याः प्रतिपूजयेत्
kṛtvā tāmramayaṃ pātraṃ kalaśoparivinyaset / sauvarṇīṃ pratimāṃ tatra bhavānyāḥ pratipūjayet
and having made a copper vessel, she should set it upon the water-pot; there she should worship a golden image of Bhavānī
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NarP 1 112.27
गन्धपुष्पादिभिः सम्यक् ततो होमं समाचरेत् । वेणुपात्रैः षोडशभिः पक्वान्नपरिपूरितैः
gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ samyak tato homaṃ samācaret / veṇupātraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ pakvānnaparipūritaiḥ
properly with perfumes, flowers and the rest; then she should perform the fire-offering, with sixteen bamboo vessels filled with cooked food.
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NarP 1 112.28
समर्प्य देव्यै नैवेद्यं द्विजेष्वेतन्निवेदयेत् । वायनं च ततः पश्चाद्दद्यात्संबन्धिबन्धुषु
samarpya devyai naivedyaṃ dvijeṣvetannivedayet / vāyanaṃ ca tataḥ paścāddadyātsaṃbandhibandhuṣu
Having presented the food-offering to the Goddess, she should offer this to the twice-born; and afterwards she should give the vāyana among her relatives and kin.
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NarP 1 112.29
प्रतिमां गुरवे दत्त्वा द्विजेभ्यो दक्षिणां तथा । पूर्णं लभेत्फलं नारी व्रताचरणतत्परा
pratimāṃ gurave dattvā dvijebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ tathā / pūrṇaṃ labhetphalaṃ nārī vratācaraṇatatparā
Having given the image to the teacher and likewise the sacrificial fee to the twice-born, the woman intent on the performance of the observance obtains the full reward.
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NarP 1 112.30
भाद्रशुक्लतृतीयायां व्रतं वै हारितालकम् । कुर्याद्भक्त्या विधानेन पाद्यार्ध्यार्चन पूर्वकम्
bhādraśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ vrataṃ vai hāritālakam / kuryādbhaktyā vidhānena pādyārdhyārcana pūrvakam
On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Bhādra (one should keep) the Hāritālaka observance; she should perform it with devotion according to the rule, preceded by the water for the feet, the guest-offering and the worship.
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NarP 1 112.31
ततस्तु काञ्चने पात्रे राजते चापि ताम्रके । वैणवे मृन्मये वापि विन्यस्यान्नं सदक्षिणम्
tatastu kāñcane pātre rājate cāpi tāmrake / vaiṇave mṛnmaye vāpi vinyasyānnaṃ sadakṣiṇam
Then, in a vessel of gold, or of silver, or of copper, or of bamboo, or even of clay, having placed food together with the fee,
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NarP 1 112.32
सफलं च सवस्त्रं च द्विजाय प्रतिपादयेत् । तदन्ते पारणं कुर्यादिष्टबन्धुजनैः सह
saphalaṃ ca savastraṃ ca dvijāya pratipādayet / tadante pāraṇaṃ kuryādiṣṭabandhujanaiḥ saha
together with fruit and with a garment, she should present it to a brahmin; at the end of that she should break the fast together with her chosen kinsfolk.
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NarP 1 112.33
एवं कृतव्रता नारी भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण गौरीसहचरीभवेत्
evaṃ kṛtavratā nārī bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān / vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa gaurīsahacarībhavet
A woman who has thus performed the observance, having enjoyed delightful pleasures, becomes by the power of this observance a companion of Gaurī.
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NarP 1 112.34
सौभाग्यद्रव्यवस्त्राणि वंशपात्राणि षोडश । दातव्यानि प्रयत्नेन ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि
saubhāgyadravyavastrāṇi vaṃśapātrāṇi ṣoḍaśa / dātavyāni prayatnena brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi
Articles and garments (that are tokens) of marital good fortune, and sixteen bamboo vessels, are to be given carefully to brahmins according to the rule;
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NarP 1 112.35
अन्येभ्यो विप्रवर्येभ्यो दक्षिणां च प्रयत्नतः । भूयसीं च ततो दद्याद्विप्रेभ्यो देवितुष्टये
anyebhyo vipravaryebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ ca prayatnataḥ / bhūyasīṃ ca tato dadyādviprebhyo devituṣṭaye
and to other eminent brahmins (she should give) the fee carefully, and then she should give abundantly to brahmins for the Goddess's satisfaction.
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NarP 1 112.36
एवं या कुरुते नारी व्रतं सौभाग्यवर्द्धनम् । सा तु देवीप्रसादेन सौभाग्यं लभते ध्रुवम्
evaṃ yā kurute nārī vrataṃ saubhāgyavarddhanam / sā tu devīprasādena saubhāgyaṃ labhate dhruvam
The woman who thus performs the observance that increases marital good fortune, she surely obtains, by the Goddess's grace, marital good fortune.
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NarP 1 112.37
यदा तृतीया भाद्रे तु हस्तर्क्षसहिता भवेत् । हस्तगौरीव्रतं नाम तदुद्दिष्टं हि शौरिणा
yadā tṛtīyā bhādre tu hastarkṣasahitā bhavet / hastagaurīvrataṃ nāma taduddiṣṭaṃ hi śauriṇā
When in Bhādra the third (day) is joined with the asterism Hasta, that (observance) called the Hastagaurī vow was declared by Śauri (Viṣṇu).
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NarP 1 112.38
तथा कोटीश्वरी नाम व्रतं प्रोक्तं पिनाकिना । लक्षेश्वरी चैव तथा तद्विधानमुदीर्यते
tathā koṭīśvarī nāma vrataṃ proktaṃ pinākinā / lakṣeśvarī caiva tathā tadvidhānamudīryate
Likewise the observance named Koṭīśvarī was proclaimed by the Bearer of the Pināka (Śiva), and also Lakṣeśvarī; their procedure is (now) being stated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.39
अस्यां व्रतं तु संग्राह्यं यावद्वर्षचतुष्टयम् । उपवासेन कर्तव्यं वर्षे वर्षे तु नारद
asyāṃ vrataṃ tu saṃgrāhyaṃ yāvadvarṣacatuṣṭayam / upavāsena kartavyaṃ varṣe varṣe tu nārada
On this (day) the observance is to be undertaken for as long as four years; it is to be performed with fasting each year, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.40
अखण्डानां तण्डुलानां तिलानां वा मुनीस्वर । लक्षमेकं विशोध्याथ क्षिपेत्पयसि संसृते
akhaṇḍānāṃ taṇḍulānāṃ tilānāṃ vā munīsvara / lakṣamekaṃ viśodhyātha kṣipetpayasi saṃsṛte
Of unbroken rice-grains, or of sesame seeds, O lord of sages, having cleansed one lakh, (one) should then throw (them) into milk that has been well prepared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.41
तत्पक्केन तु निर्माय देव्या मूर्तिं सुशोमनाम् । प्रकरे गन्धपुष्पाणां पुष्पमालाविभूषिताम्
tatpakkena tu nirmāya devyā mūrtiṃ suśomanām / prakare gandhapuṣpāṇāṃ puṣpamālāvibhūṣitām
And with what has been cooked from that, having made a very beautiful image of the Goddess, adorned with garlands of flowers, upon a heap of fragrances and flowers—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.42
संस्थाप्य पार्वतीं तत्र पूजयेद्भक्तिभावितः । गन्धैः पुष्पैस्तथा धूपैर्दीपैर्नैवेद्यविस्तरैः
saṃsthāpya pārvatīṃ tatra pūjayedbhaktibhāvitaḥ / gandhaiḥ puṣpaistathā dhūpairdīpairnaivedyavistaraiḥ
—having installed Pārvatī there, one filled with devotion should worship (her) with fragrances, flowers, and likewise with incense, lamps, and abundant food-offerings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.43
विविधैश्च फलैर्विप्र नमस्कृत्य क्षमापयेत् । ततो विसर्जयद्देवीं जलमध्ये ऽथ दक्षिणाम्
vividhaiśca phalairvipra namaskṛtya kṣamāpayet / tato visarjayaddevīṃ jalamadhye 'tha dakṣiṇām
and with various fruits, O brahmin; having bowed, one should ask her pardon. Then one should dismiss the Goddess into the midst of water, and then (give) the fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.44
दत्त्वा विधिज्ञविप्रेभ्यो भुञ्जीयाच्च परे दिने । इति ते कथितं विप्र कोटिलक्षेश्वरीव्रतम्
dattvā vidhijñaviprebhyo bhuñjīyācca pare dine / iti te kathitaṃ vipra koṭilakṣeśvarīvratam
Having given (it) to brahmins who know the rite, one should eat on the next day. Thus has the vow of Koṭilakṣeśvarī been told to you, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.45
गौरीलोकं प्रयात्यन्ते व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावतः । इषशुक्लतृतीयायां बृबद्गौरीव्रतं चरेत्
gaurīlokaṃ prayātyante vratasyāsya prabhāvataḥ / iṣaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ bṛbadgaurīvrataṃ caret
By the power of this vow one goes at the end to the world of Gaurī. On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Āśvina one should perform the Great Gaurī vow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.46
पञ्चवर्षं विधानेन पूर्वोक्तेनैव नारद । आचार्यं पूजयेदन्ते विप्रानन्यान्धनादिभिः
pañcavarṣaṃ vidhānena pūrvoktenaiva nārada / ācāryaṃ pūjayedante viprānanyāndhanādibhiḥ
for five years, by the very procedure stated before, O Nārada. At the end one should honour the teacher, and other brahmins, with wealth and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.47
सुवासिनीः पञ्च पूज्या वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः । कञ्चुकैश्चैव ताटङ्कैः कण्ठसूत्रैर्हरिप्रियाः
suvāsinīḥ pañca pūjyā vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ / kañcukaiścaiva tāṭaṅkaiḥ kaṇṭhasūtrairharipriyāḥ
Five married women are to be worshipped with clothes, ornaments and sandal-paste, and with bodices, ear-ornaments, and neck-cords—(these women being) dear to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.48
वंशपात्राणि पञ्चैव सूत्रैः संवेष्टितानि च । सिंदूरं जीरकं चैव सौभाग्यद्रव्यसंयुतम्
vaṃśapātrāṇi pañcaiva sūtraiḥ saṃveṣṭitāni ca / siṃdūraṃ jīrakaṃ caiva saubhāgyadravyasaṃyutam
And five bamboo vessels wrapped round with threads, and vermilion and cumin, together with the substances of marital good fortune,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.49
गोधीमपिष्टजातं च नवापूपं फला दिकम् । वायनानि च पञ्चैव ताभ्यो दद्याच्च भोजयेत्
godhīmapiṣṭajātaṃ ca navāpūpaṃ phalā dikam / vāyanāni ca pañcaiva tābhyo dadyācca bhojayet
and what is made of wheat flour, nine cakes, fruit and so forth—and five gift-parcels: (these) one should give to them and should feed (them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.50
अर्घं दत्त्वा वायनानि पश्चाद्भुञ्जीत वाग्यता । तत्फलं धारयेत्कण्ठे सर्वकामसमृद्धये
arghaṃ dattvā vāyanāni paścādbhuñjīta vāgyatā / tatphalaṃ dhārayetkaṇṭhe sarvakāmasamṛddhaye
Having given the offering-water and the gift-parcels, afterwards she should eat, keeping silence; she should wear that fruit on her neck for the fulfilment of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.51
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय सालङ्कारा सखीजनैः । गीतवाद्ययुता नद्यां गौरीं तां तु विसर्जयेत्
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya sālaṅkārā sakhījanaiḥ / gītavādyayutā nadyāṃ gaurīṃ tāṃ tu visarjayet
Then, rising at dawn, adorned with ornaments, together with her women friends, accompanied by song and music, she should dismiss that Gaurī into the river:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.52
आहूतासि मयाभद्रे पूजिता च यथा विधि । मम सौभाग्यदानाय यथेष्टं गम्यतां त्वया
āhūtāsi mayābhadre pūjitā ca yathā vidhi / mama saubhāgyadānāya yatheṣṭaṃ gamyatāṃ tvayā
"You have been summoned by me, O auspicious one, and worshipped according to the rule; for the granting of marital good fortune to me, let you go as you please."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.53
एवं कृत्वा व्रतं भक्त्या द्विज देवीप्रसादतः । भुक्त्वा भोगांस्तु देहान्ते गौरीलोकमवाप्नुयात्
evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ bhaktyā dvija devīprasādataḥ / bhuktvā bhogāṃstu dehānte gaurīlokamavāpnuyāt
Having thus performed the vow with devotion, O twice-born, by the grace of the Goddess, and having enjoyed enjoyments, at the end of the body one would attain the world of Gaurī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.54
ऊर्जशुक्लतृतीयायां विष्णुगौरीव्रतं चरेत् । पूजयित्वा जगद्वन्द्यामुपचारैः पृथग्विधैः
ūrjaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ viṣṇugaurīvrataṃ caret / pūjayitvā jagadvandyāmupacāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ
On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Kārttika one should perform the Viṣṇu-Gaurī vow, having worshipped her who is revered by the world with the various services;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.55
सुवासिनीं भोजयित्वा मङ्गलद्रव्यपूजिताम् । विसर्जयेत्प्रणम्यैनां विष्णुगौरीप्रतुष्टये
suvāsinīṃ bhojayitvā maṅgaladravyapūjitām / visarjayetpraṇamyaināṃ viṣṇugaurīpratuṣṭaye
having fed a married woman, honoured with auspicious substances, one should dismiss her, bowing to her, for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu-Gaurī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.56
मार्गशुक्लतृतीयायां हरगौरीव्रतं शुभम् । कृत्वा पूर्वविधानेन पूजयेज्जगदंबिकाम्
mārgaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ haragaurīvrataṃ śubham / kṛtvā pūrvavidhānena pūjayejjagadaṃbikām
On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, having performed the auspicious Hara-Gaurī vow by the earlier procedure, one should worship the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.57
एतद्व्रतप्रभावेण भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । देवीलोकं समासाद्य मोदते च तया सह
etadvrataprabhāveṇa bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān / devīlokaṃ samāsādya modate ca tayā saha
By the power of this vow, having enjoyed delightful enjoyments, having reached the world of the Goddess, one rejoices together with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.58
पौषशुक्लतृतीयायां ब्रह्मगौरीव्रतं चरेत् । पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन पूजितापि द्विजोत्तम
pauṣaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ brahmagaurīvrataṃ caret / pūrvoktena vidhānena pūjitāpi dvijottama
On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Pauṣa one should perform the Brahma-Gaurī vow; and she being worshipped by the procedure stated before, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.59
ब्रह्मगौरीप्रसादेन मोदते तत्र संगता । माघशुक्लतृतीयायां पूज्या सौभाग्यसुंदरी
brahmagaurīprasādena modate tatra saṃgatā / māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ pūjyā saubhāgyasuṃdarī
by the grace of Brahma-Gaurī one rejoices there, united (with her). On the third (day) of the bright fortnight of Māgha, Saubhāgyasundarī is to be worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.60
पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन नालिकेरार्घ्यदानतः । प्रसन्ना दिशति स्वीयं लोकं तु व्रततोषिता
pūrvoktena vidhānena nālikerārghyadānataḥ / prasannā diśati svīyaṃ lokaṃ tu vratatoṣitā
By the rite stated before, through the offering of coconut as arghya, (the goddess), pleased and gratified by the observance, grants (the devotee) her own world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.61
फआल्गुनस्य सिते पक्षे तृतीया कुलसौख्यदा । पूजिता गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः सर्वमङ्गलदा भवेत्
phaālgunasya site pakṣe tṛtīyā kulasaukhyadā / pūjitā gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ sarvamaṅgaladā bhavet
The third day in the bright fortnight of Phālguna bestows well-being on the family; worshipped with perfumes, flowers and the rest, it becomes the giver of all auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.62
सर्वासु च तृतीयासु विधिः साधारणो मुने । देवीपूजा विप्रपूजा दानं होमो विसर्जनम्
sarvāsu ca tṛtīyāsu vidhiḥ sādhāraṇo mune / devīpūjā viprapūjā dānaṃ homo visarjanam
And on all the third days, O sage, the common procedure is: worship of the Goddess, worship of brahmins, giving of gifts, oblation into fire, and dismissal (of the deity).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 112.63
इत्येवं कथितानीह तृतीयाया व्रतानि ते । भक्त्या कृतानि चेष्टांस्तु कामान्दर्द्युमनोगतान्
ityevaṃ kathitānīha tṛtīyāyā vratāni te / bhaktyā kṛtāni ceṣṭāṃstu kāmāndardyumanogatān
Thus have the observances of the third day been told to you here; performed with devotion, (they grant) the desires wished for and present in the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain