Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 115
NarP 1 115.1
सनातन उवाच शृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि षष्ठ्याश्चैव व्रतानि ते । यानि सम्यग्विधायात्र लभघेत्सर्वान्मनोरथान्
sanātana uvāca śṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi ṣaṣṭhyāścaiva vratāni te / yāni samyagvidhāyātra labhaghetsarvānmanorathān
Sanātana said: Listen, brahmin, I shall declare to you the observances of the sixth (lunar day), by performing which properly here one would obtain all one's heart's desires.
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NarP 1 115.2
चैत्रमासे शुक्लषष्ठ्यां कुमारव्रतमुत्तमम् । तत्रेष्ट्वा षण्मुखं देवं नानापूजा विधानतः
caitramāse śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ kumāravratamuttamam / tatreṣṭvā ṣaṇmukhaṃ devaṃ nānāpūjā vidhānataḥ
In the month of Caitra, on the bright sixth, (falls) the excellent Kumāra observance; there, having worshipped the six-faced god with various worship according to rule,
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NarP 1 115.3
पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतं प्राप्नुयाच्चिरजीविनम् । वैशाखशुक्लषष्ठ्यां च पूजयित्वा च कार्तिकम्
putraṃ sarvaguṇopetaṃ prāpnuyāccirajīvinam / vaiśākhaśuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ ca pūjayitvā ca kārtikam
one would obtain a long-lived son endowed with all good qualities. And on the bright sixth of Vaiśākha, having worshipped Kārttikeya,
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NarP 1 115.4
लभते मातृजं सौख्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । ज्येष्ठमासे शुक्लषष्ठ्यां विधिनेष्ट्वा दिवाकरम्
labhate mātṛjaṃ saukhyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / jyeṣṭhamāse śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ vidhineṣṭvā divākaram
one obtains the happiness that comes from a mother; no doubt need be entertained here. On the bright sixth in the month of Jyeṣṭha, having worshipped the Sun according to rule,
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NarP 1 115.5
लभते वाञ्छितान्कामांस्तत्प्रसादान्न संशयः । आषाढशुक्लषष्ठ्यां वै स्कन्दव्रतमनुत्तमम्
labhate vāñchitānkāmāṃstatprasādānna saṃśayaḥ / āṣāḍhaśuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ vai skandavratamanuttamam
one obtains one's desired wishes by his grace, without doubt. On the bright sixth of Āṣāḍha (falls) the unsurpassed Skanda observance.
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NarP 1 115.6
उपोष्य पूजयित्वैनं शिवोमाप्रियमात्मजम् । लभते ऽभीप्सितान्कामान्पुत्रपौत्रादिसंततीः
upoṣya pūjayitvainaṃ śivomāpriyamātmajam / labhate 'bhīpsitānkāmānputrapautrādisaṃtatīḥ
Having fasted and worshipped him, the son dear to Śiva and Umā, one obtains the wishes one longs for, and offspring of sons, grandsons and the rest.
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NarP 1 115.7
श्रावणे शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु शरजन्मानमर्चयेत् । उपचारैः षोडशभिर्भक्त्या परमयान्वितः
śrāvaṇe śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu śarajanmānamarcayet / upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirbhaktyā paramayānvitaḥ
But on the bright sixth in Śrāvaṇa one should honour him who was born in the reed-thicket, with the sixteen services, filled with supreme devotion.
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NarP 1 115.8
लभते ऽभीप्सितानर्थान्षण्मुखस्य प्रसादतः । भाद्रमासे कृष्णषष्ट्यां ललिताव्रतमुच्यते
labhate 'bhīpsitānarthānṣaṇmukhasya prasādataḥ / bhādramāse kṛṣṇaṣaṣṭyāṃ lalitāvratamucyate
One obtains the objects one longs for, by the grace of the six-faced one. In the month of Bhādrapada, on the dark sixth, the Lalitā observance is declared.
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NarP 1 115.9
प्रातः स्नात्वा विधानेन नारी शुक्लाम्बरावृता । शुक्तमाल्ययधरा वापि नद्याः संगमवालुकाम्
prātaḥ snātvā vidhānena nārī śuklāmbarāvṛtā / śuktamālyayadharā vāpi nadyāḥ saṃgamavālukām
Having bathed at dawn according to rule, a woman clothed in white garments, and wearing white garlands too, (should take) sand from the confluence of a river,
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NarP 1 115.10
गृहीत्वा वंशपात्रे तु धृत्वा पिण्डाकृतिं च ताम् । पञ्चधा ललितां तत्र ध्यायेद्वनविलासिनीम्
gṛhītvā vaṃśapātre tu dhṛtvā piṇḍākṛtiṃ ca tām / pañcadhā lalitāṃ tatra dhyāyedvanavilāsinīm
and having taken it in a bamboo vessel and shaped it into a lump, she should there meditate fivefold on Lalitā, who sports in the forest.
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NarP 1 115.11
पङ्कजं करवीरं च नेपालीं मालतीं तथा । नीलोत्पलं केतकीं च संगृह्य तगरं तथा
paṅkajaṃ karavīraṃ ca nepālīṃ mālatīṃ tathā / nīlotpalaṃ ketakīṃ ca saṃgṛhya tagaraṃ tathā
Lotus, oleander, nepālī, and jasmine, blue lotus and ketakī, and having gathered tagara too,
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NarP 1 115.12
एकैकाष्टशतं ग्राह्यमष्टाविंशतिरेव च । अक्षताः कलिका गृह्य ताभिर्देवीं प्रपूजयेत्
ekaikāṣṭaśataṃ grāhyamaṣṭāviṃśatireva ca / akṣatāḥ kalikā gṛhya tābhirdevīṃ prapūjayet
one hundred and eight of each is to be taken, and twenty-eight as well; taking unbroken grains and buds, with these she should worship the goddess.
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NarP 1 115.13
प्रार्थयेदग्रतः स्थित्वा देवीं तां गिरिशप्रियाम् । गङ्गाद्वारे कुशावर्त्ते विल्वके नीलपर्वते
prārthayedagrataḥ sthitvā devīṃ tāṃ giriśapriyām / gaṅgādvāre kuśāvartte vilvake nīlaparvate
Standing before (her) one should make one's request to that goddess, beloved of the Lord of the Mountain: "At Gaṅgādvāra, at Kuśāvarta, at Vilvaka, on the Blue Mountain..."
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NarP 1 115.14
स्नात्वा कनखले देवि हररिं लब्धवती पतिम् । ललिते सुभगं देवि सुखसौभाग्यदायिनि
snātvā kanakhale devi harariṃ labdhavatī patim / lalite subhagaṃ devi sukhasaubhāgyadāyini
"...having bathed at Kanakhala, O goddess, you obtained Hara as husband. O Lalitā, O goddess who bestows happiness and good fortune, (grant me) a fortunate (husband)."
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NarP 1 115.15
अनतं दहि सौभाग्येमह्यं तुभ्यं नमो ऽनमनः । मन्त्रेणानेन कुसुमैश्वंपकस्य सुशोभनैः
anataṃ dahi saubhāgyemahyaṃ tubhyaṃ namo 'namanaḥ / mantreṇānena kusumaiśvaṃpakasya suśobhanaiḥ
"Grant me endless good fortune; homage, homage to you!" — with this mantra, with the very lovely blossoms of the campaka (tree)...
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NarP 1 115.16
अभ्यर्च्य विधिवत्तस्या नवैद्यं पुरतो न्यसेत् । त्रपुषैरपि कूष्माण्डैर्नालिकेरैः सुदाडिमैः
abhyarcya vidhivattasyā navaidyaṃ purato nyaset / trapuṣairapi kūṣmāṇḍairnālikeraiḥ sudāḍimaiḥ
...having worshipped (her) according to rule, one should set food-offering before her: with cucumbers, pumpkins, coconuts, fine pomegranates,
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NarP 1 115.17
बीजपूरैः सुतुडीरैः कारवल्लैः सचिर्भटैः । फलैस्तत्कालसंभूतैः कृत्वा शोभां तदग्रतः
bījapūraiḥ sutuḍīraiḥ kāravallaiḥ sacirbhaṭaiḥ / phalaistatkālasaṃbhūtaiḥ kṛtvā śobhāṃ tadagrataḥ
with citrons, fine tuḍīras, bitter gourds, and melons — with fruits produced in that season, having made a display before her,
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NarP 1 115.18
विरूढधान्याङ्कुरकैः सुदीपावलिभिस्तथा । साद्धै सर्गणकैधूपः सौहालककरञ्जकैः
virūḍhadhānyāṅkurakaiḥ sudīpāvalibhistathā / sāddhai sargaṇakaidhūpaḥ sauhālakakarañjakaiḥ
with sprouted grain-shoots and with fine rows of lamps, and with incense of ... and with sauhālaka and karañja,
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NarP 1 115.19
गुडपुष्पैः कर्णवेष्टडैर्मोदकैरुपमोदकैः । बहुप्रकारैर्नैवेद्यैर्यथा विभवसारतः
guḍapuṣpaiḥ karṇaveṣṭaḍairmodakairupamodakaiḥ / bahuprakārairnaivedyairyathā vibhavasārataḥ
with molasses-flowers, karṇaveṣṭaka cakes, modakas and upamodakas, with food-offerings of many kinds, according to the extent of one's means,
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NarP 1 115.20
एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्रात्रौ जागरणोत्सवम् । गीतवाद्यनटैर्नृत्यैः प्रोक्षणीयैरनेकधा
evamabhyarcya vidhivadrātrau jāgaraṇotsavam / gītavādyanaṭairnṛtyaiḥ prokṣaṇīyairanekadhā
having thus worshipped according to rule, (one should hold) at night the festival of vigil, with songs, instrumental music, actors, dances and manifold sprinklings;
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NarP 1 115.21
सखीभिः सहिता साध्वी तां रात्रिं प्रसभं नयेत् । न च संमीलयेन्नेत्रे नारीयामचतुष्टयम्
sakhībhiḥ sahitā sādhvī tāṃ rātriṃ prasabhaṃ nayet / na ca saṃmīlayennetre nārīyāmacatuṣṭayam
the virtuous woman, together with her friends, should force herself through that night, and should not close her eyes for the four watches of the night.
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NarP 1 115.22
दुर्भगा दुष्कृता वन्ध्या नेत्रसंमीलनाद्भवेत् । एवं जागरणं कृत्वा सप्तम्यां सरितं नयेत्
durbhagā duṣkṛtā vandhyā netrasaṃmīlanādbhavet / evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā saptamyāṃ saritaṃ nayet
From closing the eyes she would become unfortunate, ill-doing, barren. Having thus kept the vigil, on the seventh she should carry (the image) to a river,
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NarP 1 115.23
गन्धपुष्पैस्तथाभ्यर्च्य गीतवाद्यपुरःसरैः । तच्च दद्याद्द्विजेन्द्राय नैवेद्यादि द्विजोत्तम
gandhapuṣpaistathābhyarcya gītavādyapuraḥsaraiḥ / tacca dadyāddvijendrāya naivedyādi dvijottama
and having worshipped (it) with perfumes and flowers, preceded by song and music, she should give that food-offering and the rest to a foremost brahmin, O best of the twice-born.
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NarP 1 115.24
स्नात्वा गृहं समागत्य हुत्वा वैश्वानरं ततः । देवान्पितॄन्मनुष्यांश्च पूजयित्वा सुवासिनीः
snātvā gṛhaṃ samāgatya hutvā vaiśvānaraṃ tataḥ / devānpitṝnmanuṣyāṃśca pūjayitvā suvāsinīḥ
Having bathed, having come home, having then made the oblation to Vaiśvānara, having worshipped the gods, the ancestors, and men, and the married women,
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NarP 1 115.25
कन्यकाश्चैव संभोज्य ब्राह्मणान्दश पञ्च च । भक्ष्यभोज्यैर्बहुविधैर्दत्वा दानानि भूरिशः
kanyakāścaiva saṃbhojya brāhmaṇāndaśa pañca ca / bhakṣyabhojyairbahuvidhairdatvā dānāni bhūriśaḥ
and having fed maidens and fifteen brahmins with many kinds of foods hard and soft, having given gifts abundantly,
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NarP 1 115.26
ललिता मे ऽस्तु सुप्रीता इत्युक्त्वा तान्विसर्जयेत् । यः कश्चिदाचरेदेतद्व्रतं सौभाग्यदं परम्
lalitā me 'stu suprītā ityuktvā tānvisarjayet / yaḥ kaścidācaredetadvrataṃ saubhāgyadaṃ param
she should dismiss them saying, "May Lalitā be well pleased with me." Whoever performs this vow, the supreme bestower of good fortune,
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NarP 1 115.27
नरो वा यदि वा नारी तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु । यद्व्रतैश्च तपोभिश्च दानैर्वा नियमैरपि
naro vā yadi vā nārī tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu / yadvrataiśca tapobhiśca dānairvā niyamairapi
whether man or woman — hear the fruit of merit for that person. Whatever (is gained) by vows, by austerities, by gifts, or by observances,
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NarP 1 115.28
तदेतेनेह लभ्येत किं बहूक्तेन नारद । मृतेरनन्तरं प्राप्य शिवलोकं सनातनम्
tadeteneha labhyeta kiṃ bahūktena nārada / mṛteranantaraṃ prāpya śivalokaṃ sanātanam
that is obtained here by this. What use is much talk, O Nārada? Immediately after death, having reached the eternal world of Śiva,
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NarP 1 115.29
मोदते ललितादेव्या शैवे वै सखिवच्चिरम् । नभस्ये मासि या शुक्ला षष्ठी सा चन्दनाह्वया
modate lalitādevyā śaive vai sakhivacciram / nabhasye māsi yā śuklā ṣaṣṭhī sā candanāhvayā
(such a one) rejoices long in Śiva's (world) as a companion of the goddess Lalitā. The sixth of the bright fortnight in the month Nabhasya is called Candanā.
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NarP 1 115.30
तस्यां देवीं समभ्यर्च्य लभते तत्सलोकताम् । रोहिणी पातभौमैस्तु संयुता कपिला भवेत्
tasyāṃ devīṃ samabhyarcya labhate tatsalokatām / rohiṇī pātabhaumaistu saṃyutā kapilā bhavet
Having worshipped the goddess on that day, one attains dwelling in her world. But when Rohiṇī, joined with the (asterism) Pāta and Tuesday, occurs, it becomes Kapilā;
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NarP 1 115.31
तस्यां रविं समभ्यर्च्य व्रती नियमतत्परः । लभते वाञ्छितान्कामान्भास्करस्य प्रसादतः
tasyāṃ raviṃ samabhyarcya vratī niyamatatparaḥ / labhate vāñchitānkāmānbhāskarasya prasādataḥ
having worshipped the sun on that day, the vow-keeper intent on observance obtains the desires he wishes for, by the grace of the Sun.
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NarP 1 115.32
अन्नदानं जपो होमं पितृदेवर्षितर्पणम् । सर्वमेवाक्षयं ज्ञेयं कृतं देवर्षिसत्तम
annadānaṃ japo homaṃ pitṛdevarṣitarpaṇam / sarvamevākṣayaṃ jñeyaṃ kṛtaṃ devarṣisattama
Gift of food, muttered recitation, oblation, the offering of water to ancestors, gods and seers — all this, when done (then), is to be known as imperishable, O best of divine seers.
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NarP 1 115.33
कपिलां धेनुमभ्यर्च्य वस्त्रमाल्यानुले पनैः । प्रदद्याद्वेदविदुषे द्वादशात्मप्रतुष्टये
kapilāṃ dhenumabhyarcya vastramālyānule panaiḥ / pradadyādvedaviduṣe dvādaśātmapratuṣṭaye
Having honoured a tawny cow with garments, garlands and unguents, one should present (her) to one learned in the Veda, for the satisfaction of the twelve-formed (Sun).
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NarP 1 115.34
अथेषुशुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु पूज्या कात्यायनी द्विज । गन्धाद्यैर्मङ्गलद्रव्यैर्नैवेद्यैर्विविधैस्तथा
atheṣuśuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu pūjyā kātyāyanī dvija / gandhādyairmaṅgaladravyairnaivedyairvividhaistathā
Now, on the sixth of the bright (fortnight) of Iṣu (Āśvina), Kātyāyanī is to be worshipped, O twice-born, with perfumes and the rest, with auspicious substances, and likewise with various food-offerings.
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NarP 1 115.35
ततः क्षमाप्य देवेशीं प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत् । पूज्यात्र सैकती मूर्तिर्यद्वा द्विजसती मुदा
tataḥ kṣamāpya deveśīṃ praṇipatya visarjayet / pūjyātra saikatī mūrtiryadvā dvijasatī mudā
Then, having begged pardon of the Mistress of the gods and bowed down, one should dismiss (her). Here the image to be worshipped is one of sand, or else, gladly, a virtuous brahmin woman.
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NarP 1 115.36
वस्त्रालङ्करणैर्भव्यैः कात्यायिन्याः प्रतुष्टये । कन्या वरं प्राप्नुयाच्च वाञ्चितं पुत्रमङ्गना
vastrālaṅkaraṇairbhavyaiḥ kātyāyinyāḥ pratuṣṭaye / kanyā varaṃ prāpnuyācca vāñcitaṃ putramaṅganā
(She is to be honoured) with garments and fine ornaments, for the satisfaction of Kātyāyanī; a maiden would obtain a husband, and a woman the son she desires.
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NarP 1 115.37
कात्यायिनीप्रसादाद्वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा । कार्तिके शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु षण्मुखेन महात्मना
kātyāyinīprasādādvai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / kārtike śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu ṣaṇmukhena mahātmanā
Indeed by the grace of Kātyāyanī — no doubt is to be entertained here. And on the sixth of the bright fortnight of Kārttika, by the great-souled Six-faced One
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NarP 1 115.38
देवसेना महाभागा लब्धा सर्वुसुरार्पिता । अतस्तस्यां सुरश्रेष्ठां देवसेनां च षण्मुखम्
devasenā mahābhāgā labdhā sarvusurārpitā / atastasyāṃ suraśreṣṭhāṃ devasenāṃ ca ṣaṇmukham
Devasenā, the greatly blessed, was won, bestowed (on him) by all the gods; therefore on that (day) Devasenā, best of goddesses, and the Six-faced One —
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NarP 1 115.39
संपूज्य निखिलैरेव उपचारैर्मनोहरैः । प्राप्नुयादतुलां सिद्धिं मनोभीष्टां द्विजोत्तम
saṃpūjya nikhilaireva upacārairmanoharaiḥ / prāpnuyādatulāṃ siddhiṃ manobhīṣṭāṃ dvijottama
having worshipped (them) with all the pleasing rites of service, one would obtain incomparable success, the desire of one's heart, O best of the twice-born.
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NarP 1 115.40
अत्रैव वह्निपूजोक्तां तां च सम्पक्समाचरेत् । विविधद्रव्यहोमैश्च वह्निपूजापुरः सरम्
atraiva vahnipūjoktāṃ tāṃ ca sampaksamācaret / vividhadravyahomaiśca vahnipūjāpuraḥ saram
On this very (day) one should duly perform that (rite) prescribed for the worship of Fire, and with oblations of various substances, preceded by the worship of Fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 115.41
मार्गशीर्षे शक्लषष्ठ्यां निहतस्तारकासुरः । स्कन्देन सत्कृतिः प्राप्ता ब्रहमाद्यैः परिकल्पिता
mārgaśīrṣe śaklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ nihatastārakāsuraḥ / skandena satkṛtiḥ prāptā brahamādyaiḥ parikalpitā
On the sixth of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa the demon Tāraka was slain by Skanda, and honour was received (by him), arranged by Brahmā and the others.
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NarP 1 115.42
ततो ऽस्यां पूजयेत्स्कन्दं गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैः फलैः । वस्त्रैराभूषणश्चापि नैवेद्यैर्विविधैस्तथा
tato 'syāṃ pūjayetskandaṃ gandhapuṣpākṣataiḥ phalaiḥ / vastrairābhūṣaṇaścāpi naivedyairvividhaistathā
Therefore on this (day) one should worship Skanda with perfumes, flowers, unhusked grains and fruits, with garments and ornaments, and likewise with various food-offerings.
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NarP 1 115.43
रविवारेण संयुक्ता तथा शतभिषान्विता । यदि चेत्सा समुद्दिष्टा चंपाह्वा मुनिसत्तम
ravivāreṇa saṃyuktā tathā śatabhiṣānvitā / yadi cetsā samuddiṣṭā caṃpāhvā munisattama
And if that (sixth), joined with a Sunday and attended by the asterism Śatabhiṣaj, is the one designated 'Campā', O best of sages —
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NarP 1 115.44
तस्यां विश्वेश्वरो देवो द्रष्टव्यः पापनाशनः । पूजनीयो वेदनीयः स्मर्तव्यः सौख्यमिच्छता
tasyāṃ viśveśvaro devo draṣṭavyaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ / pūjanīyo vedanīyaḥ smartavyaḥ saukhyamicchatā
on that (day) the god Viśveśvara, destroyer of sins, is to be looked upon, to be worshipped, to be known, to be remembered by one who desires happiness.
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NarP 1 115.47
स्नानदानादिकं चात्र सर्वमक्षय्यमुच्यते । पौषमासे शुक्लषष्ठ्यां देवो दिनपतिर्द्विज ॥ नर्प्_१,११५।४५ ॥ विष्णुरूपी जगत्त्राता प्रदुर्भूताः सनातनः ॥ नर्प्_१,११५।४६ ॥ स तस्मात्पूजनीयो ऽस्यां द्रव्यैर्गन्धपुरस्कृतैः । नैवेद्यैर्वस्त्त्रभूषाद्यैः सर्वसौख्यमभीप्सुभिः
snānadānādikaṃ cātra sarvamakṣayyamucyate / pauṣamāse śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ devo dinapatirdvija // narp_1,115.45 // viṣṇurūpī jagattrātā pradurbhūtāḥ sanātanaḥ // narp_1,115.46 // sa tasmātpūjanīyo 'syāṃ dravyairgandhapuraskṛtaiḥ / naivedyairvasttrabhūṣādyaiḥ sarvasaukhyamabhīpsubhiḥ
And here bathing, giving and the rest are all declared to be imperishable. On the sixth of the bright fortnight in the month of Pauṣa, O twice-born, the god who is lord of the day, having the form of Viṣṇu, the protector of the world, the eternal one, became manifest. Therefore he is to be worshipped on this (day) with substances headed by perfume, with food-offerings, garments, ornaments and the like, by those who desire every happiness.
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NarP 1 115.48
माघमासे सिता षष्ठी वरुणाह्वा स्मृता तु सा । तस्यां वरुणमभ्यर्च्येद्विष्णुरूपं सनातनम्
māghamāse sitā ṣaṣṭhī varuṇāhvā smṛtā tu sā / tasyāṃ varuṇamabhyarcyedviṣṇurūpaṃ sanātanam
In the month of Māgha the bright sixth is remembered as the one called Varuṇa's; on it one should worship Varuṇa, who is the eternal one in the form of Viṣṇu.
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NarP 1 115.49
रक्तैर्गन्धांशुकैः पुष्पैर्नैवेद्यैर्धूपदीपकैः । एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्यद्यच्चाभिलषेन्नरः
raktairgandhāṃśukaiḥ puṣpairnaivedyairdhūpadīpakaiḥ / evamabhyarcya vidhivadyadyaccābhilaṣennaraḥ
With red perfumes and cloths, with flowers, food-offerings, incense and lamps — having thus worshipped (him) according to rule, whatever a man may desire,
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NarP 1 115.50
तत्तच्च फलतो लब्ध्वा मोदते तत्प्रसादतः । फआल्गुने शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु देवं पशुपतिं द्विज
tattacca phalato labdhvā modate tatprasādataḥ / phaālgune śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu devaṃ paśupatiṃ dvija
that very thing he obtains as its fruit and rejoices by that (god's) grace. And on the sixth of the bright fortnight of Phālguna, O twice-born, the god Paśupati —
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NarP 1 115.51
मृन्मयं विधिना कृत्त्वा पूजयेदुपचारकैः । संस्नाप्य शतरुद्रेण पृथक्पञ्चामृतैर्जलैः
mṛnmayaṃ vidhinā kṛttvā pūjayedupacārakaiḥ / saṃsnāpya śatarudreṇa pṛthakpañcāmṛtairjalaiḥ
having made (an image of) him of clay according to rule, one should worship him with the rites of service, bathing (him) with the Śatarudriya, separately with the five nectars and with water,
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NarP 1 115.52
गन्धैरालिप्य सुश्वेतैरक्षतैः श्वेतपुष्पकैः । बिल्वपत्रैश्च धत्तूरकुसुमैश्च फलैस्तथा
gandhairālipya suśvetairakṣataiḥ śvetapuṣpakaiḥ / bilvapatraiśca dhattūrakusumaiśca phalaistathā
anointing (him) with very white perfumes, with unhusked grains, with white flowers, with bilva leaves and with dhattūra blossoms, and likewise with fruits,
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NarP 1 115.53
सम्पूज्य नानानैवेद्यैर्नीराज्य विधिवत्ततः । क्षमाप्य प्रणिपत्यैनं कैलासाय विसर्जयेत्
sampūjya nānānaivedyairnīrājya vidhivattataḥ / kṣamāpya praṇipatyainaṃ kailāsāya visarjayet
having worshipped him with various food-offerings and waved lights before him according to rule, then, having begged pardon and bowed to him, one should dismiss him to Kailāsa.
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NarP 1 115.54
एवं कृत शिवार्चस्तु नरो नार्यथवा मुने । इह भुक्त्वा वरान्भोगानन्ते शिवगतिं लभेत्
evaṃ kṛta śivārcastu naro nāryathavā mune / iha bhuktvā varānbhogānante śivagatiṃ labhet
A man or a woman who has thus performed the worship of Śiva, O sage, having enjoyed excellent pleasures here, at the end attains the state of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition