Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 113
NarP 1 113.1
सनातन उवाच शृणु विप्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि चतुर्थ्यास्ते व्रतान्यहम् । यानि कृत्वा नरा नार्यो ऽभीष्टान्कामानवाप्नुयुः
sanātana uvāca śṛṇu vipraṃ pravakṣyāmi caturthyāste vratānyaham / yāni kṛtvā narā nāryo 'bhīṣṭānkāmānavāpnuyuḥ
Sanātana said: Listen, brahmin, I shall declare to you the observances of the fourth day, which men and women, having performed, obtain the desires they wish for.
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NarP 1 113.2
चैत्रमासचतुर्थ्यां तु वासुदेवस्वरूपिणम् । गणपं सम्यगभ्यर्च्य दत्त्वा काञ्चनदक्षिणाम्
caitramāsacaturthyāṃ tu vāsudevasvarūpiṇam / gaṇapaṃ samyagabhyarcya dattvā kāñcanadakṣiṇām
But on the fourth day of the month of Caitra, having duly worshipped Gaṇapati in the form of Vāsudeva, and having given a gift of gold
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NarP 1 113.3
विप्राय विष्णुलोकं तु गच्छेद्देवनमस्कृतः । वैशाखस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु प्रार्थ्यं संकर्षणाह्वयम्
viprāya viṣṇulokaṃ tu gaccheddevanamaskṛtaḥ / vaiśākhasya caturthyāṃ tu prārthyaṃ saṃkarṣaṇāhvayam
to a brahmin, one goes to the world of Viṣṇu, honoured by the gods. And on the fourth day of Vaiśākha, (Gaṇapati) named Saṃkarṣaṇa is to be entreated.
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NarP 1 113.4
गृहस्थद्विजमुख्येभ्यः शङ्खं दत्त्वा विधानवित् । प्राप्य संकर्षणं लोकं मोदते बहुकल्पकम्
gṛhasthadvijamukhyebhyaḥ śaṅkhaṃ dattvā vidhānavit / prāpya saṃkarṣaṇaṃ lokaṃ modate bahukalpakam
One who knows the rite, having given a conch to the chief of householder brahmins, attains the world of Saṃkarṣaṇa and rejoices there for many aeons.
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NarP 1 113.5
ज्येष्ठमासचतुर्थ्यां तु प्रार्च्य प्रद्युम्नरूपिणम् । फलं मूलं च युथेभ्यो दत्त्वा स्वर्गं लभेन्नरः
jyeṣṭhamāsacaturthyāṃ tu prārcya pradyumnarūpiṇam / phalaṃ mūlaṃ ca yuthebhyo dattvā svargaṃ labhennaraḥ
But on the fourth day of the month of Jyeṣṭha, having worshipped (him) in the form of Pradyumna and given fruit and roots to the troops (of ascetics?), a man attains heaven.
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NarP 1 113.6
आषाढस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु संप्रपूज्यानिरुद्धकम् । यतिभ्यो ऽलाबुपात्राणि दत्त्वाभीष्टं लभेन्नरः
āṣāḍhasya caturthyāṃ tu saṃprapūjyāniruddhakam / yatibhyo 'lābupātrāṇi dattvābhīṣṭaṃ labhennaraḥ
And on the fourth day of Āṣāḍha, having fully worshipped (him) as Aniruddha and given gourd-bowls to ascetics, a man obtains what he desires.
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NarP 1 113.7
चतुर्मूर्तिव्रतान्येवं कृत्वा द्वादशवत्सरम् । उद्यापनं विधानेन कर्तव्यं फलमिच्छता
caturmūrtivratānyevaṃ kṛtvā dvādaśavatsaram / udyāpanaṃ vidhānena kartavyaṃ phalamicchatā
Having thus performed the observances of the four forms for twelve years, one who desires the fruit must perform the concluding rite according to the prescription.
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NarP 1 113.8
अन्यज्ज्येष्ठचतुर्थ्यां तु सतीव्रतमनुत्तमम् । कृत्वा गणपतेर्मातुर्लोके मोदेत तत्समम्
anyajjyeṣṭhacaturthyāṃ tu satīvratamanuttamam / kṛtvā gaṇapatermāturloke modeta tatsamam
But another (observance): on the fourth of Jyeṣṭha, having performed the unsurpassed vow of the faithful wife, one would rejoice in the world of Gaṇapati's mother, equal to her.
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NarP 1 113.9
तथाऽषाढचतुर्थ्यां तु व्रतमन्यच्छुभावहम् । रथन्तराह्वकल्पस्य ह्यादिभूतं दिनं यतः
tathā'ṣāḍhacaturthyāṃ tu vratamanyacchubhāvaham / rathantarāhvakalpasya hyādibhūtaṃ dinaṃ yataḥ
Likewise on the fourth of Āṣāḍha there is another observance bringing good fortune, since that day is the first of the aeon called Rathantara.
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NarP 1 113.12
श्रद्धापूतेन मनसा गणेशं विधिना नरः । पूजयित्वा लभेच्चापि फलं देवादिदुर्गमम् ॥ नर्प्_१,११३।१० ॥ श्रावणस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु जाति चन्द्रोदये मुने ॥ नर्प्_१,११३।११ ॥ गणेशाय प्रदद्याच्च ह्यर्घ्यं विधिविदांवरः । लम्बोदरं चतुर्बाहुं त्रिनेत्रं रक्तवर्णकम्
śraddhāpūtena manasā gaṇeśaṃ vidhinā naraḥ / pūjayitvā labheccāpi phalaṃ devādidurgamam // narp_1,113.10 // śrāvaṇasya caturthyāṃ tu jāti candrodaye mune // narp_1,113.11 // gaṇeśāya pradadyācca hyarghyaṃ vidhividāṃvaraḥ / lambodaraṃ caturbāhuṃ trinetraṃ raktavarṇakam
(112.10) A man, having worshipped Gaṇeśa according to the rite with a mind purified by faith, obtains a fruit hard for the gods and others to reach. (112.11) But on the fourth day of Śrāvaṇa, O sage, at moonrise (?) ... (112.12) the best of those who know the rites should present arghya to Gaṇeśa — (visualising him) pot-bellied, four-armed, three-eyed, red in colour,
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NarP 1 113.13
नानारत्नविभूषाढ्यं प्रसन्नास्यं विचिन्तयेत् । आवाहनादिभिः सर्वैरुपचारैः समर्चयेत्
nānāratnavibhūṣāḍhyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ vicintayet / āvāhanādibhiḥ sarvairupacāraiḥ samarcayet
He should visualise (him) richly adorned with various jewels, with a gracious face, and should worship him with all the services beginning with the invocation.
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NarP 1 113.14
नैवेद्यं मोदकं दद्याद्गणेशप्रीतिदायकम् । एवं व्रतं विधायाथ भुक्त्वा मोदकमेव च
naivedyaṃ modakaṃ dadyādgaṇeśaprītidāyakam / evaṃ vrataṃ vidhāyātha bhuktvā modakameva ca
He should offer a modaka sweet as food-offering, which gives pleasure to Gaṇeśa; and having thus performed the observance and eaten a modaka as well,
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NarP 1 113.15
सुखं स्वप्यान्निशायां तु भूमावेव कृतार्चनः । व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण कामान्मनसि चिन्तितान्
sukhaṃ svapyānniśāyāṃ tu bhūmāveva kṛtārcanaḥ / vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa kāmānmanasi cintitān
having completed the worship, he should sleep comfortably at night on the bare ground; by the power of this observance, the desires thought of in the mind
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NarP 1 113.16
लब्ध्वा लेके परं चापि गणेशपदमाप्नुयात् । नानेन सदृशं चान्यद्व्रतमस्ति जगत्त्रये
labdhvā leke paraṃ cāpi gaṇeśapadamāpnuyāt / nānena sadṛśaṃ cānyadvratamasti jagattraye
having obtained (them), and in the next world too, he would attain the station of Gaṇeśa. There is no other observance like this in the three worlds.
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NarP 1 113.17
तस्मात्कार्यं प्रयत्नेन सर्वान्कामानभीप्सता । अथास्मिन्नेव दिवसे दूर्वागणपति व्रतम्
tasmātkāryaṃ prayatnena sarvānkāmānabhīpsatā / athāsminneva divase dūrvāgaṇapati vratam
Therefore it should be performed with effort by one who desires all objects of wish. Now, on this very day, the observance of Dūrvā-Gaṇapati
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NarP 1 113.18
केचिदिच्छन्ति देवर्षे तद्विधानं वदामि ते । हैमं निर्माय गणपं ताम्रपात्रोपरि स्थितम्
kecidicchanti devarṣe tadvidhānaṃ vadāmi te / haimaṃ nirmāya gaṇapaṃ tāmrapātropari sthitam
some prefer, O divine sage; I shall tell you its procedure. Having made a golden Gaṇapati placed upon a copper vessel,
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NarP 1 113.19
वेष्टितं रक्तवस्त्रेण सर्वतोभद्रमण्डले । पूजयेद्रक्तकुसुमैः पत्रिकाभिश्च पञ्चभिः
veṣṭitaṃ raktavastreṇa sarvatobhadramaṇḍale / pūjayedraktakusumaiḥ patrikābhiśca pañcabhiḥ
(The image), wrapped in a red cloth, (set) in a sarvatobhadra diagram, one should worship with red flowers and with five kinds of leaves.
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NarP 1 113.20
बिल्वपत्रमपामार्गं शमी दूर्वा हरिप्रिया । आभिरन्यश्च कुसुमैरभ्यर्च्य फलमोदकैः
bilvapatramapāmārgaṃ śamī dūrvā haripriyā / ābhiranyaśca kusumairabhyarcya phalamodakaiḥ
Bilva leaf, apāmārga, śamī, dūrvā, and the one dear to Hari (tulasī) — having worshipped with these and with other flowers, and with fruits and modaka sweets,
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NarP 1 113.21
आचार्याय विधिज्ञाय सत्कृत्य विनिवेदयेत् । उपहारं प्रकल्प्याथ दद्यादर्घं समुद्यते । ततः संप्रारथ्य विघ्नेशमूर्तिं सोपस्करां मुने
ācāryāya vidhijñāya satkṛtya vinivedayet / upahāraṃ prakalpyātha dadyādarghaṃ samudyate / tataḥ saṃprārathya vighneśamūrtiṃ sopaskarāṃ mune
one should honour the teacher who knows the rite and present (them) to him; then, having arranged the offering, one should give the arghya when (the moon?) has risen; then, O sage, having entreated the image of the Lord of Obstacles together with its accessories,
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NarP 1 113.22
आचार्याय विधिज्ञाय सत्कृत्य विनिवेदयेत् । कृत्वैवं पञ्च वर्षाणि समुपास्य यथाविधि
ācāryāya vidhijñāya satkṛtya vinivedayet / kṛtvaivaṃ pañca varṣāṇi samupāsya yathāvidhi
one should honour the teacher who knows the rite and present (it) to him. Having done thus and served (the god) duly for five years,
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NarP 1 113.23
भुक्त्वेह भोगानखिलान् लोकं गणपतेर्व्रजेत् । अथ भाद्रचतुर्थ्यां तु बहुलाधेनुसंज्ञकम्
bhuktveha bhogānakhilān lokaṃ gaṇapatervrajet / atha bhādracaturthyāṃ tu bahulādhenusaṃjñakam
having enjoyed all pleasures here, one goes to the world of Gaṇapati. Now, on the fourth of (the dark half of) Bhādra, (there is the vow) called Bahulā-dhenu.
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NarP 1 113.24
पूजनी यो ऽत्र यत्नेन स्रग्गन्धयवसादिभिः । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शक्तश्चेद्दानमाचरेत्
pūjanī yo 'tra yatnena sraggandhayavasādibhiḥ / tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śaktaśceddānamācaret
Here a cow is to be worshipped carefully with garlands, fragrances, fodder and the rest; then, having circumambulated (her), if able, one should perform the gift.
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NarP 1 113.25
अशक्तः पुरेतां तु नमस्कृत्य विसर्जयेत् । पञ्चाब्दं वादशाब्दं वा षोडशाब्दमथापि वा
aśaktaḥ puretāṃ tu namaskṛtya visarjayet / pañcābdaṃ vādaśābdaṃ vā ṣoḍaśābdamathāpi vā
But one who is unable should, having bowed to her, dismiss her. For five years, or twelve years, or even sixteen years,
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NarP 1 113.26
व्रतं कृत्वा समुद्याप्य धेनुं दद्यात्पयस्विनीम् । प्रभावेण व्रतस्यास्य भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान्
vrataṃ kṛtvā samudyāpya dhenuṃ dadyātpayasvinīm / prabhāveṇa vratasyāsya bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān
having performed the vow and completed it, one should give a milk-giving cow; by the power of this vow, having enjoyed delightful pleasures
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NarP 1 113.27
सत्कृतो देवतावृन्दैर्गोलोकं समवाप्नुयात् । अथ शुक्ल चतुर्थ्यां तु सिद्धवैनायकव्रतम्
satkṛto devatāvṛndairgolokaṃ samavāpnuyāt / atha śukla caturthyāṃ tu siddhavaināyakavratam
and being honoured by the hosts of the gods, one would attain Goloka. Now, on the fourth of the bright half, (comes) the Siddhi-Vināyaka vow.
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NarP 1 113.28
आवाहनादिभिः सर्वैरुपचारैः समर्चनम् । एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा ध्यायेत्सिद्धिविनायकम्
āvāhanādibhiḥ sarvairupacāraiḥ samarcanam / ekāgramānaso bhūtvā dhyāyetsiddhivināyakam
(There is) worship with all the services beginning with the invocation; becoming single-minded, one should meditate on Siddhi-Vināyaka:
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NarP 1 113.29
एकदन्तं शूर्पकर्णं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्भुजम् । पाशाङ्कुशधरं देवं तप्तकाञ्चनसन्निभम्
ekadantaṃ śūrpakarṇaṃ gajavaktraṃ caturbhujam / pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ devaṃ taptakāñcanasannibham
single-tusked, winnowing-basket-eared, elephant-faced, four-armed, the god holding noose and goad, resembling molten gold.
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NarP 1 113.30
एकविंशति पत्राणि चैकविंशतिनामभिः । समर्पयेद्भक्तियुक्तस्तानि नामानि वै शृणु
ekaviṃśati patrāṇi caikaviṃśatināmabhiḥ / samarpayedbhaktiyuktastāni nāmāni vai śṛṇu
Full of devotion, one should offer twenty-one leaves with twenty-one names; hear those names indeed.
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NarP 1 113.31
सुमुखाय शमीपत्रं गणाधीशाय भृङ्गजम् । उमापुत्राय बैल्वं तु दूर्वां गजमुखाय च
sumukhāya śamīpatraṃ gaṇādhīśāya bhṛṅgajam / umāputrāya bailvaṃ tu dūrvāṃ gajamukhāya ca
To Sumukha, a śamī leaf; to Gaṇādhīśa, that of the bhṛṅga (bhṛṅgarāja); to Umā's son, the bilva; and dūrvā to the elephant-faced one;
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NarP 1 113.32
लंबोदराय बदरीं धत्तूरं हरसूनवे । शूर्पकर्णाय तुलसीं वक्रतुण्डाय शिंबिजम्
laṃbodarāya badarīṃ dhattūraṃ harasūnave / śūrpakarṇāya tulasīṃ vakratuṇḍāya śiṃbijam
to Lambodara, the badarī; the dhattūra to Hara's son; to Śūrpakarṇa, tulasī; to Vakratuṇḍa, that of the śimbi (bean plant);
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NarP 1 113.33
गुहाग्रजायापामार्गमेकदन्ताय बार्हतम् । हेरम्बाय तु सिंदूरं चतिर्हेत्रे च पत्रजम्
guhāgrajāyāpāmārgamekadantāya bārhatam / herambāya tu siṃdūraṃ catirhetre ca patrajam
to Guha's elder brother, apāmārga; to Ekadanta, that of the bṛhatī; to Heramba, sindūra; and to Citrahetra(?), the leaf-grown one.
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NarP 1 113.34
सर्वेश्वरायागस्त्यस्य पत्रं प्रीतिविवर्द्धनम् । दूर्वायुग्मं ततो गृह्य गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैर्युतम्
sarveśvarāyāgastyasya patraṃ prītivivarddhanam / dūrvāyugmaṃ tato gṛhya gandhapuṣpākṣatairyutam
To the Lord of All, the leaf of agastya, which increases affection. Then, taking a pair of dūrvā blades together with fragrance, flowers and unhusked grains,
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NarP 1 113.35
पूजां निवेदयेद्भक्तियुक्तो मोदकपञ्चकम् । आचमय्य नमस्कृत्य संप्रार्थ्य च विसर्ज्जयेत्
pūjāṃ nivedayedbhaktiyukto modakapañcakam / ācamayya namaskṛtya saṃprārthya ca visarjjayet
full of devotion one should present the worship and five modaka sweets; having given water for rinsing the mouth, having bowed and entreated (him), one should dismiss (him).
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NarP 1 113.36
विनायकस्य प्रतिमां हैमीं सोपस्करां मुने । निवेदयेच्च गुरवे द्विजेभ्यो दक्षिणां ददेत्
vināyakasya pratimāṃ haimīṃ sopaskarāṃ mune / nivedayecca gurave dvijebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dadet
And one should present to the teacher a golden image of Vināyaka together with its accessories, O sage, and give a fee to the brahmins.
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NarP 1 113.37
एवं कृतार्चनो भक्त्या पञ्च वर्षाणि नारद । उपास्य लभते कामानैहिकामुष्मिकान् शुभान्
evaṃ kṛtārcano bhaktyā pañca varṣāṇi nārada / upāsya labhate kāmānaihikāmuṣmikān śubhān
Having thus performed the worship with devotion for five years, Nārada, by serving (him) one obtains auspicious desires (fulfilled), both in this world and the next.
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NarP 1 113.38
अस्यां चतुर्थ्यां शशिनं न पश्येच्च कदाचन । पश्यन् मिथ्याभिशाप तु लभते नात्र संशयः । अथ तद्दोषनाशाय मन्त्रं पौराणिकं पठेत्
asyāṃ caturthyāṃ śaśinaṃ na paśyecca kadācana / paśyan mithyābhiśāpa tu labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ / atha taddoṣanāśāya mantraṃ paurāṇikaṃ paṭhet
And on this fourth one should never look at the moon; looking at it, one incurs a false accusation — of this there is no doubt. Then, to destroy that fault, one should recite the Purāṇic verse:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.41
सिंहः प्रसेनममधीत्सिंहो जांबवता हतः । सकुमारक मा रोदीस्तव ह्येष स्यमन्तकः ॥ नर्प्_१,११३।३९ ॥ इषशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां तु कपर्द्दीशं विनायकम् ॥ नर्प्_१,११३।४० ॥ पौरुषिण तु सूक्तेन पूजयेदुपचारकैः । अकारणान्मुष्टिगतांस्तण्डुलान्सकपर्द्दिकान्
siṃhaḥ prasenamamadhītsiṃho jāṃbavatā hataḥ / sakumāraka mā rodīstava hyeṣa syamantakaḥ // narp_1,113.39 // iṣaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu kaparddīśaṃ vināyakam // narp_1,113.40 // pauruṣiṇa tu sūktena pūjayedupacārakaiḥ / akāraṇānmuṣṭigatāṃstaṇḍulānsakaparddikān
"A lion killed Prasena; the lion was slain by Jāmbavat. Do not weep, little boy—this Syamantaka is yours." (39) On the bright fourth of the month Iṣa (Āśvina), (one should worship) Vināyaka, the lord of the Kapardin, (40) with the Puruṣa-sūkta, with the (customary) attendances; (and) rice-grains taken up by the fistful without measure, together with cowries,
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NarP 1 113.42
विप्राय बटवे दद्याद्गन्धपुष्पार्चिताय च । तण्डुला वैश्वदैवत्या हरदैवत्यमिश्रिताः
viprāya baṭave dadyādgandhapuṣpārcitāya ca / taṇḍulā vaiśvadaivatyā haradaivatyamiśritāḥ
(these) he should give to a brahmin boy who has been honoured with sandal-paste and flowers; the rice-grains are sacred to the Viśvedevas, mixed with (grains) sacred to Hara.
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NarP 1 113.43
कपर्दिगणनाथो ऽसौ प्रीयतां तैः समर्पितैः । चतुर्थ्यां कार्तिके कृष्णे करकाख्यं व्रतं स्मृतम्
kapardigaṇanātho 'sau prīyatāṃ taiḥ samarpitaiḥ / caturthyāṃ kārtike kṛṣṇe karakākhyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam
"May that Kapardin, lord of the gaṇas, be pleased by these things presented (to him)." On the fourth of the dark (fortnight) in Kārttika, the observance called Karaka is taught.
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NarP 1 113.44
स्त्रीणामेवाधिकारो ऽत्र तद्विधानमुदीर्यते । पूजयेच्च गणाधीशं स्नाता स्त्रीसमलङ्कृता
strīṇāmevādhikāro 'tra tadvidhānamudīryate / pūjayecca gaṇādhīśaṃ snātā strīsamalaṅkṛtā
In this (rite) the entitlement belongs to women alone; its procedure is now declared. Having bathed and being well adorned, a woman should worship the lord of the gaṇas.
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NarP 1 113.45
तदग्रे पूर्णपक्वान्नं विन्यसेत्करकान्दश । समर्प्य देवदेवाय भक्त्या प्रयतमानसा
tadagre pūrṇapakvānnaṃ vinyasetkarakāndaśa / samarpya devadevāya bhaktyā prayatamānasā
Before him she should set down cooked food in full measure and ten karaka-pots; having presented (them) to the god of gods with devotion, her mind restrained,
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NarP 1 113.46
देवो मे प्रीयतामेवमुच्चार्य्याथ समर्पयेत् । सुवासिनीभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो यथाकामं च सादरम्
devo me prīyatāmevamuccāryyātha samarpayet / suvāsinībhyo viprebhyo yathākāmaṃ ca sādaram
having pronounced, "May the god be pleased with me," she should then present (them), with respect and as desired, to married women (whose husbands live) and to brahmins.
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NarP 1 113.47
ततश्चन्द्रोदये रात्रौ दत्त्वार्घं विधिपूर्वकम् । भुञ्जीत मिष्टमन्नं च व्रतस्य परिपूर्तये
tataścandrodaye rātrau dattvārghaṃ vidhipūrvakam / bhuñjīta miṣṭamannaṃ ca vratasya paripūrtaye
Then at night, at moonrise, having given the arghya according to rule, she should eat sweet food for the completion of the observance.
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NarP 1 113.48
यद्वा क्षीरेण करकं पूर्णं तोयेन वा मुने । सपूगाक्षतरत्नाढ्यं द्विजाय प्रतिपादयेत्
yadvā kṣīreṇa karakaṃ pūrṇaṃ toyena vā mune / sapūgākṣataratnāḍhyaṃ dvijāya pratipādayet
Or else, O sage, she should present to a brahmin a karaka-pot filled with milk or with water, enriched with areca nut, unbroken rice, and a jewel.
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NarP 1 113.49
एतत्कृत्वा व्रतं नारी षोडशद्वादशाब्दकम् । उपायनं विधायाथ व्रतमेतद्विसर्ज्जयेत्
etatkṛtvā vrataṃ nārī ṣoḍaśadvādaśābdakam / upāyanaṃ vidhāyātha vratametadvisarjjayet
A woman, having performed this observance for sixteen or twelve years, and then having made the presentation (of gifts), should dismiss this observance.
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NarP 1 113.50
यावज्जीवं तु वा नार्या कार्य्यं सौभाग्यवाञ्छया । व्रतेनानेन सदृशं स्त्रीणां सौभाग्यदायकम्
yāvajjīvaṃ tu vā nāryā kāryyaṃ saubhāgyavāñchayā / vratenānena sadṛśaṃ strīṇāṃ saubhāgyadāyakam
Or it should be done by a woman as long as she lives, out of desire for marital good fortune. There is nothing in the worlds equal to this observance in granting good fortune to women;
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NarP 1 113.51
विद्यते भुवनेष्वन्यत्तस्मान्नित्यमिति स्थितिः । ऊर्ज्जशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां तु नागव्रतमुदाहृतम्
vidyate bhuvaneṣvanyattasmānnityamiti sthitiḥ / ūrjjaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu nāgavratamudāhṛtam
therefore the rule is that (it should be done) always. On the bright fourth of Ūrja (Kārttika), the Nāga observance is declared.
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NarP 1 113.52
प्रातर्व्रतं तु संकल्प्य धेनुशृञ्जगलं शुचि । पीत्वा स्नात्वाथ मध्याह्ने शङ्खपालादिपन्नगान्
prātarvrataṃ tu saṃkalpya dhenuśṛñjagalaṃ śuci / pītvā snātvātha madhyāhne śaṅkhapālādipannagān
In the morning, having resolved upon the observance, having drunk the pure five products of the cow, and having bathed, then at midday (he should worship) the serpents beginning with Śaṅkhapāla,
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NarP 1 113.53
शेषं चाह्वामपूर्वैस्तु पूजयेदुपचारकैः । क्षीरेणाप्यायनं कुर्यादेतन्नागव्रतं स्मृतम्
śeṣaṃ cāhvāmapūrvaistu pūjayedupacārakaiḥ / kṣīreṇāpyāyanaṃ kuryādetannāgavrataṃ smṛtam
and Śeṣa, having invoked (them), he should worship with the attendances beginning with water for the feet; he should make a refreshing offering with milk. This is known as the Nāga observance.
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NarP 1 113.54
एवङ्कृते तु विप्रेन्द्र नृभिर्नागव्रते शुभे । विषाणि नश्यन्त्यचिरान्न दशन्ति च पन्नगाः
evaṅkṛte tu viprendra nṛbhirnāgavrate śubhe / viṣāṇi naśyantyacirānna daśanti ca pannagāḥ
When the auspicious Nāga observance is thus performed by men, O best of brahmins, poisons perish before long, and serpents do not bite (them).
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NarP 1 113.55
मार्गशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां तु वर्षं यावन्मुनीश्वरा । क्षपयेदेकभक्तेन नक्तेनाथ द्वितीयकम्
mārgaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu varṣaṃ yāvanmunīśvarā / kṣapayedekabhaktena naktenātha dvitīyakam
On the bright fourth of Mārgaśīrṣa, O lords among sages, he should pass a year on a single meal a day, and the second (year) on a night meal,
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NarP 1 113.56
अयाचितोपवासाभ्यां तृतीयकचतुर्थके । एवं क्रमेण विधिवच्चत्वार्यब्दानि मानवः
ayācitopavāsābhyāṃ tṛtīyakacaturthake / evaṃ krameṇa vidhivaccatvāryabdāni mānavaḥ
and the third and fourth on unsolicited food and on fasting. Thus, in due order and according to rule, a man (completing) four years,
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NarP 1 113.57
समाप्य च ततो ऽस्यान्ते व्रतस्नातो महाव्रती । कारयेद्धेमघटितं भूगणेर्मूषकं रथम्
samāpya ca tato 'syānte vratasnāto mahāvratī / kārayeddhemaghaṭitaṃ bhūgaṇermūṣakaṃ ratham
and having then finished, at the end of it the great observer of vows, bathed at the conclusion of the vow, should have made a mouse-chariot fashioned of gold, with earth-attendants (?).
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NarP 1 113.58
अशक्तो वर्णकैरेव शुभ्रं चाब्जं सुपत्रकम् । तस्योपरि घटं स्थाप्य ताम्रपात्रेण संयुतम्
aśakto varṇakaireva śubhraṃ cābjaṃ supatrakam / tasyopari ghaṭaṃ sthāpya tāmrapātreṇa saṃyutam
If unable, (he should make) with paints only a white lotus with fine petals; having set a jar upon it, together with a copper vessel,
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NarP 1 113.59
पूरयेत्तण्डलैः शुभ्रैस्तस्योपरि गणेश्वरम् । न्यसेद्वस्त्रयुगाच्छन्नं गन्धाद्यैः पूजयेच्च तम्
pūrayettaṇḍalaiḥ śubhraistasyopari gaṇeśvaram / nyasedvastrayugācchannaṃ gandhādyaiḥ pūjayecca tam
he should fill (it) with white rice-grains, and upon it he should place Gaṇeśvara, covered with a pair of garments, and worship him with sandal-paste and the rest.
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NarP 1 113.60
नैवेद्यं मोदकं कल्प्यं गणेशः प्रीयतामिति । जागरैर्शीतवाद्याद्यैः पुराणाख्यानकैश्चरेत्
naivedyaṃ modakaṃ kalpyaṃ gaṇeśaḥ prīyatāmiti / jāgarairśītavādyādyaiḥ purāṇākhyānakaiścaret
A sweet modaka is to be arranged as the food-offering, with (the words) "May Gaṇeśa be pleased." He should pass (the night) in vigils with cool music and the like and with recitations of Purāṇa tales.
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NarP 1 113.61
प्रभाते विमले स्नात्वा होमं कृत्वा विधानतः ।ऽ तिलव्रीहियवश्वेतसुर्षपाज्यैः सखण्डकैः
prabhāte vimale snātvā homaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ /' tilavrīhiyavaśvetasurṣapājyaiḥ sakhaṇḍakaiḥ
At clear dawn, having bathed and performed the fire offering according to rule, with sesame, rice, barley, white mustard and ghee together with sugar-lumps—
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NarP 1 113.62
गणो गणाधिपश्चैव कूष्माण्डस्त्रिपुरान्तकः । लंबोदरैकदन्तौ च रुक्मदंष्ट्रश्च विघ्नपः
gaṇo gaṇādhipaścaiva kūṣmāṇḍastripurāntakaḥ / laṃbodaraikadantau ca rukmadaṃṣṭraśca vighnapaḥ
Gaṇa, and Gaṇādhipa, Kūṣmāṇḍa, Tripurāntaka, Laṃbodara and Ekadanta, and Rukmadaṃṣṭra, Vighnapa,
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NarP 1 113.63
ब्रह्मा यमो ऽथ वरुणः सोमसूर्यहुताशनाः । गन्धमादी परमेष्ठीत्येवं षोडशनामभिः
brahmā yamo 'tha varuṇaḥ somasūryahutāśanāḥ / gandhamādī parameṣṭhītyevaṃ ṣoḍaśanāmabhiḥ
Brahmā, Yama, then Varuṇa, Soma, Sūrya, Hutāśana, Gandhamādin, and Parameṣṭhin—thus with (these) sixteen names,
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NarP 1 113.64
प्रणवाद्यैर्ङेंनम्ॐऽतैः प्रत्येकं दहने हुनेत् । वक्रतुण्डेति ङेंतेन बर्मान्तेनाष्टयुक्छतम्
praṇavādyairṅeṃnamoṃ'taiḥ pratyekaṃ dahane hunet / vakratuṇḍeti ṅeṃtena barmāntenāṣṭayukchatam
beginning with the praṇava (oṃ) and ending with the dative and 'namaḥ', he should offer into the fire with each one; and with 'vakratuṇḍa' in the dative, ending with the 'varman' (huṃ) syllable, one hundred and eight (offerings).
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NarP 1 113.65
ततो व्याहृतिभिः शक्त्या हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत् । दिक्पालान्पूजयित्वा च ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः
tato vyāhṛtibhiḥ śaktyā hutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ caret / dikpālānpūjayitvā ca brāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ
Then, having offered with the vyāhṛtis as far as he is able, he should make the full oblation; and having worshipped the guardians of the directions, he should then feed brahmins,
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NarP 1 113.66
चतुत्विंशतिसंख्याकान् मोदकैः पायसैस्तथा । सवत्सां गां ततो दद्यादाचार्याय सदक्षिणाम्
catutviṃśatisaṃkhyākān modakaiḥ pāyasaistathā / savatsāṃ gāṃ tato dadyādācāryāya sadakṣiṇām
twenty-four in number, with sweet cakes and with milk-rice; then he should give a cow with its calf to the officiating teacher, along with a fee.
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NarP 1 113.67
अन्योभ्यो ऽपि यथाशक्ति भूयसीं च ततो ददेत् । प्रणम्य दक्षिणीकृत्य प्रविसृज्य द्विजोत्तमाम्
anyobhyo 'pi yathāśakti bhūyasīṃ ca tato dadet / praṇamya dakṣiṇīkṛtya pravisṛjya dvijottamām
And to the others too he should then give more, according to his ability; having bowed, circumambulated to the right, and dismissed the foremost of the twice-born,
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NarP 1 113.68
बन्धुभिः सह भुञ्जीत स्वयं च प्रीतमानसः । एतद्व्रतं नरः कृत्वा भुक्त्वा भोगानिहोत्तमान्
bandhubhiḥ saha bhuñjīta svayaṃ ca prītamānasaḥ / etadvrataṃ naraḥ kṛtvā bhuktvā bhogānihottamān
he should eat together with his kinsmen, himself with a glad mind. A man, having performed this vow, having enjoyed the best pleasures here,
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NarP 1 113.69
सायुज्यं लभते विष्णोर्गणेशस्य प्रसादतः । केचिद्वरव्रतं नाम प्राहुरेतस्य नारद
sāyujyaṃ labhate viṣṇorgaṇeśasya prasādataḥ / kecidvaravrataṃ nāma prāhuretasya nārada
attains union with Viṣṇu by the grace of Gaṇeśa. Some, Nārada, call this (vow) by the name Varavrata.
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NarP 1 113.70
विधानमेतदेवापि फलं चापीह तत्समम् । पौषमासचतुर्थ्यां तु विघ्नेशं प्रार्थ्य भक्तितः
vidhānametadevāpi phalaṃ cāpīha tatsamam / pauṣamāsacaturthyāṃ tu vighneśaṃ prārthya bhaktitaḥ
Its procedure is just this same, and the fruit here too is equal to that. But on the fourth day of the month of Pauṣa, having entreated the Lord of Obstacles with devotion,
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NarP 1 113.71
विप्रैकं भोजयेच्चैवं मोदकैर्दक्षिणां ददेत् । एवं कृते मुने भूयाद्व्रती संपत्तिभाजनम्
vipraikaṃ bhojayeccaivaṃ modakairdakṣiṇāṃ dadet / evaṃ kṛte mune bhūyādvratī saṃpattibhājanam
he should thus feed one brahmin with sweet cakes and give him a fee. When this is done, O sage, the observer of the vow becomes a vessel of prosperity.
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NarP 1 113.72
माघकृष्णचतुर्थ्यां तु संकष्टव्रतमुच्यते । तत्रोपवासं संकल्प्य व्रती नियमपूर्वकम्
māghakṛṣṇacaturthyāṃ tu saṃkaṣṭavratamucyate / tatropavāsaṃ saṃkalpya vratī niyamapūrvakam
But on the fourth of the dark half of Māgha, the Saṃkaṣṭa vow is declared. There the observer, having resolved upon a fast, with (the proper) restraints,
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NarP 1 113.73
चन्द्रोदयमभिव्याप्य तिष्ठेत्प्रयतमानसः । ततश्चन्द्रोदये प्राप्ते मृन्मयं गणनायकम्
candrodayamabhivyāpya tiṣṭhetprayatamānasaḥ / tataścandrodaye prāpte mṛnmayaṃ gaṇanāyakam
should remain with a purified mind, extending (the fast) up to the rising of the moon. Then, when the moonrise has come, (he should make) a clay image of the Lord of the Gaṇas,
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NarP 1 113.74
विधाय विन्यसेत्पीठे सायुधं च सवाहनम् । उपचारैः षोडशभिः समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः
vidhāya vinyasetpīṭhe sāyudhaṃ ca savāhanam / upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ
and having made it, should set it on a seat, with its weapon and with its mount; having duly worshipped it with the sixteen services,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.75
मोदकं चापि नैवेद्यं सगुडं तिलकुट्टकम् । ततोर्ऽघ्यं ताम्रजे पात्रे रक्तचन्दनमिश्रितम्
modakaṃ cāpi naivedyaṃ saguḍaṃ tilakuṭṭakam / tator'ghyaṃ tāmraje pātre raktacandanamiśritam
and (offering) as food-oblation a sweet cake and pounded sesame with molasses; then the water-offering, in a copper vessel, mixed with red sandal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.76
सकुशं च सदूर्वं च पुष्पाक्षतसमन्वितम् । सशमीपत्रदधि च कृत्वा चन्द्राय दापयेत्
sakuśaṃ ca sadūrvaṃ ca puṣpākṣatasamanvitam / saśamīpatradadhi ca kṛtvā candrāya dāpayet
with kuśa grass and with dūrvā grass, together with flowers and unbroken rice, and with śamī leaves and curds—having prepared (it), he should present it to the moon:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.77
गगनार्णवमाणिक्य चन्द्र दाक्षायणीपते । गृहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं गणेशप्रतिरूपक
gaganārṇavamāṇikya candra dākṣāyaṇīpate / gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ gaṇeśapratirūpaka
"O ruby of the ocean of the sky, O Moon, O husband of Dākṣāyaṇī, receive the water-offering given by me, O likeness of Gaṇeśa."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.78
एवं दत्त्वा गणेशाय दिव्यार्घ्यं पापनाशनम् । शक्त्या संभोज्य विप्राग्र्यान्स्वयं भुञ्जीत चाज्ञया
evaṃ dattvā gaṇeśāya divyārghyaṃ pāpanāśanam / śaktyā saṃbhojya viprāgryānsvayaṃ bhuñjīta cājñayā
Having thus given to Gaṇeśa the divine water-offering that destroys sin, having fed the foremost brahmins as he is able, he should himself eat with (their) permission.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.79
एवं कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र संकष्टाख्यं शूभावहम् । समृद्धो धनधान्यैः स्यान्न च संकष्टमाप्नुयात्
evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ vipra saṃkaṣṭākhyaṃ śūbhāvaham / samṛddho dhanadhānyaiḥ syānna ca saṃkaṣṭamāpnuyāt
Having thus performed the vow called Saṃkaṣṭa, which brings good fortune, O brahmin, one becomes rich in wealth and grain, and would not meet with distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.80
माघशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां तु गौरीव्रतमनुत्तमम् । तस्यां तु गौरी संपूज्या संयुक्ता योगिनीगणैः
māghaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu gaurīvratamanuttamam / tasyāṃ tu gaurī saṃpūjyā saṃyuktā yoginīgaṇaiḥ
But on the fourth of the bright half of Māgha (falls) the unsurpassed Gaurī vow. On that (day) Gaurī is to be worshipped, together with the hosts of yoginīs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.81
नरैः स्त्रीभिर्विशेषेण कुन्दपुष्पैः सकुङ्कुमैः । रक्तसूत्रे रक्तपुष्पैस्तथैवालक्तकेन च
naraiḥ strībhirviśeṣeṇa kundapuṣpaiḥ sakuṅkumaiḥ / raktasūtre raktapuṣpaistathaivālaktakena ca
(She is to be worshipped) by men and especially by women, with jasmine (kunda) flowers together with saffron, on a red thread, with red flowers, and likewise with red lac-dye,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.82
धूपैर्दीपंश्च बलिभिः सगुडैनार्द्रकेण च । पयसा पायसेनापि लवणेन च पालकैः
dhūpairdīpaṃśca balibhiḥ saguḍainārdrakeṇa ca / payasā pāyasenāpi lavaṇena ca pālakaiḥ
with incenses and lamps and offerings, with jaggery and with ginger, with milk and also with rice-pudding, and with salt and with greens (pālaka),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.83
पूज्याश्चाविधवा नार्यस्तथा विप्राः सुशोभनाः । सौभाग्यवृद्धये देयो भोक्तव्यं बन्धुभिः सह
pūjyāścāvidhavā nāryastathā viprāḥ suśobhanāḥ / saubhāgyavṛddhaye deyo bhoktavyaṃ bandhubhiḥ saha
And non-widowed women are to be honoured, and likewise handsome brahmins; for the increase of marital good fortune (a gift) should be given, and one should eat together with kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.84
इदं गौरीव्रतं विप्र सौभाग्यारोग्यवर्द्धनम् । प्रतिवर्षं प्रकर्त्तव्यं नारीभिश्च नरैस्तथा
idaṃ gaurīvrataṃ vipra saubhāgyārogyavarddhanam / prativarṣaṃ prakarttavyaṃ nārībhiśca naraistathā
This Gaurī observance, O brahmin, increases marital good fortune and health; it should be performed every year by women and likewise by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.85
ढुण्ढिव्रतं परैः प्रोक्तं कैश्चित्कुण्डव्रतं स्मृतम् । ललिताव्रतमित्यन्यैः शान्तिव्रतमथापरैः
ḍhuṇḍhivrataṃ paraiḥ proktaṃ kaiścitkuṇḍavrataṃ smṛtam / lalitāvratamityanyaiḥ śāntivratamathāparaiḥ
By some it is called the Ḍhuṇḍhi observance, by some it is remembered as the Kuṇḍa observance, by others it is called the Lalitā observance, and by still others the Śānti observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.86
स्नानं दानं जपो होमः सर्वमस्यां कृतं मुने । भवेत्सह स्रगुणितं प्रसादाद्दन्तिनः सदा
snānaṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ sarvamasyāṃ kṛtaṃ mune / bhavetsaha sraguṇitaṃ prasādāddantinaḥ sadā
Bathing, giving, muttered prayer, oblation — everything done on this (day), O sage, becomes always multiplied a thousandfold by the grace of the Elephant-(faced one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.87
चतुर्थ्यां फआल्गुने मासि ढुण्ढिराजव्रतं शुभम् । तिलषिष्टैर्द्विजान् भोज्य स्वयं चाश्नीत मानवः
caturthyāṃ phaālgune māsi ḍhuṇḍhirājavrataṃ śubham / tilaṣiṣṭairdvijān bhojya svayaṃ cāśnīta mānavaḥ
On the fourth day in the month of Phālguna (comes) the auspicious observance of Ḍhuṇḍhirāja; having fed brahmins with sesame-rice, a man should himself eat (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 113.88
गणेशाराधनपरो दानहोमप्रपूजनैः । तिलैरेव कृतैः सिद्धिं प्राप्नुयात्तत्प्रसादतः
gaṇeśārādhanaparo dānahomaprapūjanaiḥ / tilaireva kṛtaiḥ siddhiṃ prāpnuyāttatprasādataḥ
Devoted to the worship of Gaṇeśa, by gifts, oblations and acts of worship performed with sesame alone, he would attain success through his grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.89
सौवर्णं गजवक्त्रं च कृत्वा संपूज्य यत्नतः । द्विजाग्र्याय प्रदातव्यं सर्वसंपत्समृद्धये
sauvarṇaṃ gajavaktraṃ ca kṛtvā saṃpūjya yatnataḥ / dvijāgryāya pradātavyaṃ sarvasaṃpatsamṛddhaye
And having made a golden elephant-faced (image) and worshipped it carefully, it should be given to the foremost of brahmins for the increase of all prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.90
यस्मिन्कस्मिन्भवेन्मासि चतुर्थी रविवारयुक् । सांगारका वा विप्रेन्द्र सा विशेषफलप्रदा
yasminkasminbhavenmāsi caturthī ravivārayuk / sāṃgārakā vā viprendra sā viśeṣaphalapradā
In whatever month a fourth day falls together with a Sunday, or with a Tuesday, O best of brahmins, that (day) gives special fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 113.91
सर्वासु च चतुर्थीषु शुक्लास्वप्यसितासु च । विघ्नेश एव देवेशः संपूज्यो भक्तितत्परैः
sarvāsu ca caturthīṣu śuklāsvapyasitāsu ca / vighneśa eva deveśaḥ saṃpūjyo bhaktitatparaiḥ
And on all fourth days, both in the bright and in the dark (fortnights), Vighneśa alone, the lord of gods, is to be worshipped by those intent on devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition