Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 116
NarP 1 116.1
सनातन उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि सप्तम्यास्ते व्रतान्यहम् । यानि कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या सूर्यसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्
sanātana uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi saptamyāste vratānyaham / yāni kṛtvā naro bhaktyā sūryasāyujyamāpnuyāt
Sanātana said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell you the vows of the seventh (lunar day), by performing which with devotion a man attains union with the Sun.
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NarP 1 116.2
चैत्रे तु शुक्लसप्तम्यां बहिः स्नानं समाचरेत् । स्थण्डिले गोमयालिप्ते गौरमृत्तिकयास्तृते
caitre tu śuklasaptamyāṃ bahiḥ snānaṃ samācaret / sthaṇḍile gomayālipte gauramṛttikayāstṛte
On the bright seventh of Caitra one should perform the bathing outside, on a raised altar-ground smeared with cow-dung and spread over with white clay.
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NarP 1 116.3
लिखित्वाष्टदलं पद्मं कर्णिकायां विभावम् । विन्यसेत्पूर्वपत्रे तु देवौ द्वौ कृतधातुकौ
likhitvāṣṭadalaṃ padmaṃ karṇikāyāṃ vibhāvam / vinyasetpūrvapatre tu devau dvau kṛtadhātukau
Having drawn an eight-petalled lotus, (one should place) the Radiant One on the pericarp; and on the eastern petal one should set down two gods made of metal.
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NarP 1 116.4
आग्नेयं च न्यसेन्पत्रे गन्धर्वौं कृतकारकौ । दक्षिणे च न्यसेत्पत्रे तथैव राक्षसद्वयम्
āgneyaṃ ca nyasenpatre gandharvauṃ kṛtakārakau / dakṣiṇe ca nyasetpatre tathaiva rākṣasadvayam
And on the southeastern petal one should place the two Gandharvas who act as agents; and on the southern petal likewise a pair of Rākṣasas.
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NarP 1 116.5
आकृतौ द्वौ न्यसेत्पत्रे नैरृते मुनिसत्तम । काद्रवेयौ महानागौ पश्चिमे कृतचारकौ
ākṛtau dvau nyasetpatre nairṛte munisattama / kādraveyau mahānāgau paścime kṛtacārakau
On the southwestern petal one should set the two Ākṛtis, O best of sages; on the western, the two great serpents, sons of Kadru, who act as roamers.
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NarP 1 116.6
वायव्य यातुधानौ द्वौ उत्तरे च ऋषिद्वयम् । ऐशान्ये विन्यसेत्पत्पे ग्रहमेको द्विजोत्तम
vāyavya yātudhānau dvau uttare ca ṛṣidvayam / aiśānye vinyasetpatpe grahameko dvijottama
In the northwest two Yātudhānas, and in the north a pair of seers; in the northeast, O best of the twice-born, one should set on the petal a single Graha (seizer/planet).
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NarP 1 116.7
तेषां संपूजनं कार्यं गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः । दीपैर्धूपैः सनैवेद्यैस्तांबूलक्रमुकादिभिः
teṣāṃ saṃpūjanaṃ kāryaṃ gandhamālyānulepanaiḥ / dīpairdhūpaiḥ sanaivedyaistāṃbūlakramukādibhiḥ
Their worship is to be done with perfumes, garlands and unguents, with lamps, incense, food-offerings, and with betel, areca-nut and the rest.
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NarP 1 116.8
एवं संपूज्य होमं तु घृतेनाष्टशतं चरेत् । सूर्यस्याष्टाष्ट चान्येषां प्रदद्यादाहुतीः क्रमात्
evaṃ saṃpūjya homaṃ tu ghṛtenāṣṭaśataṃ caret / sūryasyāṣṭāṣṭa cānyeṣāṃ pradadyādāhutīḥ kramāt
Having worshipped thus, one should perform the oblation with ghee, a hundred and eight (times); and one should offer eight oblations each to the Sun and to the others, in order.
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NarP 1 116.9
नाममन्त्रेण वेद्यां वा ततः पूर्णाहुतिं ददेत् । दक्षिणा च ततो देया द्विजेभ्यः शक्तितो द्विज
nāmamantreṇa vedyāṃ vā tataḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ dadet / dakṣiṇā ca tato deyā dvijebhyaḥ śaktito dvija
Then, with the name-mantra, one should give the full oblation on the altar; and thereafter a fee should be given to the brahmins according to one's means, O twice-born.
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NarP 1 116.10
एतत्कृत्वा विधआनं तु सर्वसौख्यमवाप्नुयात् । देहान्ते मण्डलं भानोर्भत्त्वा गच्छेत्परं पदम्
etatkṛtvā vidhaānaṃ tu sarvasaukhyamavāpnuyāt / dehānte maṇḍalaṃ bhānorbhattvā gacchetparaṃ padam
Having performed this rite, one would attain every happiness; and at the body's end, piercing the orb of the sun, he would go to the supreme abode.
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NarP 1 116.11
वैशाखशुक्लसप्तम्यां जह्नुना जाह्नवी स्वयम् । क्रोधात्पीता पुनस्त्यक्ता कर्णरन्ध्रात्तु दक्षिणात्
vaiśākhaśuklasaptamyāṃ jahnunā jāhnavī svayam / krodhātpītā punastyaktā karṇarandhrāttu dakṣiṇāt
On the bright seventh of Vaiśākha the Jāhnavī (Ganges) was herself drunk by Jahnu out of anger, and then released again through his right ear-hole.
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NarP 1 116.12
तां तत्र पूजयेत्स्नात्वा प्रत्यूषे विमले जले । गन्धपुष्पाक्षताद्यैश्च सर्वैरेवोपचारकैः
tāṃ tatra pūjayetsnātvā pratyūṣe vimale jale / gandhapuṣpākṣatādyaiśca sarvairevopacārakaiḥ
There one should bathe at dawn in the clear water and worship her with perfume, flowers, unhusked rice and the rest, with all the services of honour.
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NarP 1 116.13
ततो घटसहस्रं तु देयं गङ्गाव्रते त्विदम् । भक्त्या कृतं सप्तकुलं नयेत्स्वर्गमसंशयः
tato ghaṭasahasraṃ tu deyaṃ gaṅgāvrate tvidam / bhaktyā kṛtaṃ saptakulaṃ nayetsvargamasaṃśayaḥ
Then a thousand water-pots are to be given: this is (the rule) in the Ganges vow. Performed with devotion, it will lead seven generations of the family to heaven, without doubt.
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NarP 1 116.14
कमलव्रतमप्यत्र प्रोक्तं तद्विधिरुच्यते । तिलमात्रं तु सौवर्णं विधाय कमलं शुभम्
kamalavratamapyatra proktaṃ tadvidhirucyate / tilamātraṃ tu sauvarṇaṃ vidhāya kamalaṃ śubham
The lotus-vow too is declared here; its procedure is now told. Having made a fine lotus of gold, only the size of a sesame seed,
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NarP 1 116.15
वस्त्रयुग्मावृतं कृत्वा गन्धधूपादिनार्चयेत् । नमस्ते पद्महस्ताय नमस्ते विश्वधारिणे
vastrayugmāvṛtaṃ kṛtvā gandhadhūpādinārcayet / namaste padmahastāya namaste viśvadhāriṇe
having wrapped it in a pair of garments, one should worship it with perfume, incense and the rest: "Homage to you, the lotus-handed one; homage to you, the upholder of the universe;
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NarP 1 116.16
दिवाकर नमस्तुभ्यं प्रभाकर नमो ऽस्तु ते । इति संप्रार्थ्य देवेशं सूर्ये चास्तमुपागते
divākara namastubhyaṃ prabhākara namo 'stu te / iti saṃprārthya deveśaṃ sūrye cāstamupāgate
homage to you, Divākara (day-maker); homage be to you, Prabhākara (light-maker)" — having thus prayed to the lord of gods, when the sun has gone to setting,
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NarP 1 116.17
सोदकुंभं तु तत्पद्मं कपिलां च द्विजेर्ऽपयेत् । तद्दिने तूपवस्तव्यं भोक्तव्यं च परे ऽहनि
sodakuṃbhaṃ tu tatpadmaṃ kapilāṃ ca dvijer'payet / taddine tūpavastavyaṃ bhoktavyaṃ ca pare 'hani
one should present that lotus together with a water-pot, and a tawny cow, to a brahmin. On that day one should fast, and eat on the next day.
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NarP 1 116.18
संभोज्य ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या व्रतसाकल्यमाप्नुयात् । निबव्रतं च तत्रेव तद्विधानं शृणुष्व मे
saṃbhojya brāhmaṇānbhaktyā vratasākalyamāpnuyāt / nibavrataṃ ca tatreva tadvidhānaṃ śṛṇuṣva me
Having fed brahmins with devotion, one attains the completeness of the vow. The nimba-vow too is (performed) at that same time; hear from me its procedure.
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NarP 1 116.19
निंबपत्रैः स्मृता पूजा भास्करस्य द्विजोत्तम । खखोल्कायेति मन्त्रेण प्रणवाद्येन नारद
niṃbapatraiḥ smṛtā pūjā bhāskarasya dvijottama / khakholkāyeti mantreṇa praṇavādyena nārada
The worship of the Sun with nimba leaves is enjoined, O best of the twice-born, with the mantra "to Khakholka", preceded by the praṇava (Oṃ), O Nārada.
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NarP 1 116.20
निंबपत्रं ततो ऽश्नीयाच्छयेद्भूमौ च वाग्यतः । द्विजान्परे ऽह्नि संभोज्य स्वयं भुञ्जीत बन्धुभिः
niṃbapatraṃ tato 'śnīyācchayedbhūmau ca vāgyataḥ / dvijānpare 'hni saṃbhojya svayaṃ bhuñjīta bandhubhiḥ
Then one should eat a nimba leaf, and should lie on the ground, keeping silence; on the next day, having fed brahmins, one should eat oneself along with one's kinsmen.
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NarP 1 116.21
निंबपत्रव्रतं चैतत्कर्तृआणां सर्वसौख्यदम् । सप्तमी शर्कराख्यैषा प्रोक्ता तच्चापि मे शृणु
niṃbapatravrataṃ caitatkartṛāṇāṃ sarvasaukhyadam / saptamī śarkarākhyaiṣā proktā taccāpi me śṛṇu
And this is the nimba-leaf observance, giving all happiness to those who perform it. This seventh (observance) is called the Sugar (Seventh); hear that from me as well.
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NarP 1 116.22
अमृतं पिबतो हस्तात्सूर्यस्यामृतबिन्दवः । निष्पेतुर्भुवि चोत्पन्नाः शालिमुद्गयवेक्षवः
amṛtaṃ pibato hastātsūryasyāmṛtabindavaḥ / niṣpeturbhuvi cotpannāḥ śālimudgayavekṣavaḥ
From the hand of the Sun as he drank the nectar, drops of nectar fell upon the earth, and (from them) arose rice, mung beans, barley and sugar cane.
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NarP 1 116.23
शर्करा च ततस्तस्मादिक्षुसारामृतोपमा । इष्टा रवेरतः पुण्या शर्करा हव्यकव्ययोः
śarkarā ca tatastasmādikṣusārāmṛtopamā / iṣṭā raverataḥ puṇyā śarkarā havyakavyayoḥ
And sugar (came) thereafter from that, being the essence of the sugar cane, like nectar; hence it is dear to the Sun, and sugar is meritorious in offerings to gods and to the ancestors.
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NarP 1 116.24
शर्करासप्तमी चैव वाजिमेधपलप्रदा । सर्वदुःखोपशमनी पुत्रसंततिवर्धिनी
śarkarāsaptamī caiva vājimedhapalapradā / sarvaduḥkhopaśamanī putrasaṃtativardhinī
And the Sugar Seventh grants the fruit of a horse sacrifice; it quiets all sorrow and increases sons and progeny.
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NarP 1 116.25
अस्यान्तु शर्करादानं शर्कराभोजनं तथा । कर्तव्यं हि प्रयत्नेन व्रतमे तद्रविप्रियम्
asyāntu śarkarādānaṃ śarkarābhojanaṃ tathā / kartavyaṃ hi prayatnena vratame tadravipriyam
On this (day) the giving of sugar and likewise the eating of sugar must be done with effort; this observance is dear to the Sun.
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NarP 1 116.26
यः कुर्यात्पराया भक्त्या स वै सद्गतिमाप्नुयात् । ज्येष्ठे तु शुक्लसप्तम्यां जात इन्द्रो रविः स्वयम्
yaḥ kuryātparāyā bhaktyā sa vai sadgatimāpnuyāt / jyeṣṭhe tu śuklasaptamyāṃ jāta indro raviḥ svayam
He who performs (it) with the highest devotion attains a good destiny. But on the bright seventh of Jyeṣṭha the Sun himself was born as Indra.
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NarP 1 116.27
तं संपूज्य विधानेन सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः । स्वर्गतिं लभते विप्र देवेन्द्रस्य प्रसादतः
taṃ saṃpūjya vidhānena sopavāso jitendriyaḥ / svargatiṃ labhate vipra devendrasya prasādataḥ
Having worshipped him according to the rule, fasting and with senses controlled, one obtains the way to heaven, O brahmin, by the favour of the lord of the gods.
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NarP 1 116.28
आषाढशुक्लसप्तम्यां विवस्वान्नाम भास्करः । जातस्तं तत्र संप्रार्च्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिः पृथक्
āṣāḍhaśuklasaptamyāṃ vivasvānnāma bhāskaraḥ / jātastaṃ tatra saṃprārcya gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ pṛthak
On the bright seventh of Āṣāḍha the sun-maker named Vivasvat was born; worshipping him there with perfumes, flowers and the rest, each separately—
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NarP 1 116.29
लभते सूर्यसायुज्यं विप्रेन्द्रात्र न संशयः । श्रावणे शुक्लसप्तम्यामव्यङ्गाख्यं व्रतं शुभम्
labhate sūryasāyujyaṃ viprendrātra na saṃśayaḥ / śrāvaṇe śuklasaptamyāmavyaṅgākhyaṃ vrataṃ śubham
—one attains union with the Sun; O best of brahmins, here there is no doubt. On the bright seventh of Śrāvaṇa (falls) the auspicious observance called Avyaṅga.
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NarP 1 116.31
कार्पासं तु चतुर्हस्तं सार्द्ध वस्त्रं हि गोपतेः ॥। पूजान्ते प्रीतये देयं व्रतमेतच्छुभावहम् ॥ नर्प्_१,११६।३० ॥ यदि चेद्धस्तयुक्तेयं तदा स्यात्पापनाशिनी । अस्यां दानं जपो होमः सर्वं चाक्षय्यतां व्रजेत्
kārpāsaṃ tu caturhastaṃ sārddha vastraṃ hi gopateḥ /// pūjānte prītaye deyaṃ vratametacchubhāvaham // narp_1,116.30 // yadi ceddhastayukteyaṃ tadā syātpāpanāśinī / asyāṃ dānaṃ japo homaḥ sarvaṃ cākṣayyatāṃ vrajet
A cotton cloth of four and a half cubits is (to be given) to the lord of rays; at the end of the worship it is to be given for his pleasure—this observance brings good fortune. And if this (seventh) is conjoined with (the asterism) Hasta, then it destroys sins; on it a gift, a recitation, an oblation—everything becomes imperishable.
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NarP 1 116.32
भाद्रे तु शुक्लसप्तम्याममुक्ताभरणव्रतम् । सोमस्य तु महेशस्य पूजनं चात्र कीर्तितम्
bhādre tu śuklasaptamyāmamuktābharaṇavratam / somasya tu maheśasya pūjanaṃ cātra kīrtitam
But on the bright seventh of Bhādra (falls) the Amuktābharaṇa observance; and here the worship of Soma, of Maheśa, is proclaimed.
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NarP 1 116.33
गङ्गादिभिः षोडशभिरुपचारैः समर्चनम् । प्रार्थ्य प्रणम्य विसृजेत्सर्वकामसमृद्धये
gaṅgādibhiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirupacāraiḥ samarcanam / prārthya praṇamya visṛjetsarvakāmasamṛddhaye
Worship (is to be done) with the sixteen services beginning with Ganges (water); having petitioned and bowed, one should dismiss (the deity), for the fulfilment of all desires.
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NarP 1 116.34
फलसप्तमिका चेयं तद्विधानमुदीर्यते । नालिकेरं च वृन्ताकं नारङ्गं बीजपूरकम्
phalasaptamikā ceyaṃ tadvidhānamudīryate / nālikeraṃ ca vṛntākaṃ nāraṅgaṃ bījapūrakam
And this is the Fruit Seventh; its procedure is now declared: coconut, eggplant, orange, citron,
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NarP 1 116.35
कूष्माण्डं बृहतीपूगमिति सप्त फलानि वै । महादेवस्य पुरतो विन्यस्यापरदोरकम्
kūṣmāṇḍaṃ bṛhatīpūgamiti sapta phalāni vai / mahādevasya purato vinyasyāparadorakam
pumpkin, bṛhatī (eggplant) and areca nut—these indeed are the seven fruits. Having set them before Mahādeva, (one should also place) another cord,
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NarP 1 116.36
सप्ततन्तुकृतं सप्तग्रन्थियुक्तं द्विजोत्तम । संपूज्य परया भक्त्या धारयेद्वामके करे
saptatantukṛtaṃ saptagranthiyuktaṃ dvijottama / saṃpūjya parayā bhaktyā dhārayedvāmake kare
made of seven threads and having seven knots, O best of the twice-born; having worshipped it with the highest devotion, one should wear it on the left hand—
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NarP 1 116.37
स्त्री नरो दक्षिणे चैव यावद्वर्षं समाप्यते । संभोज्य विप्रान्सप्तैव पायसेन विसृज्यस तान्
strī naro dakṣiṇe caiva yāvadvarṣaṃ samāpyate / saṃbhojya viprānsaptaiva pāyasena visṛjyasa tān
a woman (on the left), and a man on the right—until the year is completed. Having fed just seven brahmins with milk-rice, he should dismiss them,
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NarP 1 116.38
स्वयं भुञ्जीत मतिमान् व्रतसंपूर्तिहेतवे । फलानि तानि देयानि सप्तस्वपि द्विजेषु च
svayaṃ bhuñjīta matimān vratasaṃpūrtihetave / phalāni tāni deyāni saptasvapi dvijeṣu ca
and the wise man should himself eat, for the sake of completing the observance; and those fruits are to be given to the seven brahmins.
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NarP 1 116.39
एवं तु सप्त वर्षाणि कृत्वोपास्य यथाविधि । सायुज्यं लभते विप्र महादेवस्य तद्व्रती
evaṃ tu sapta varṣāṇi kṛtvopāsya yathāvidhi / sāyujyaṃ labhate vipra mahādevasya tadvratī
Having thus performed and worshipped for seven years according to the rule, the keeper of that vow obtains union with Mahādeva, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.40
आश्विने शुक्लपक्षे तु विज्ञेया शुभसप्तमी । तस्यां कृतस्नानपूजो वाचयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान्
āśvine śuklapakṣe tu vijñeyā śubhasaptamī / tasyāṃ kṛtasnānapūjo vācayitvā dvijottamān
But in Āśvina, in the bright fortnight, an auspicious seventh is to be recognised; on it, having performed bathing and worship, and having had the best of the twice-born recite (blessings),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.41
आरभ्य कपिलाङ्गां च संपूज्य प्रार्थयेत्ततः । त्वामहं दद्मि कल्याणि प्रीयतामर्यमा स्वयम्
ārabhya kapilāṅgāṃ ca saṃpūjya prārthayettataḥ / tvāmahaṃ dadmi kalyāṇi prīyatāmaryamā svayam
beginning (the rite) and worshipping the tawny-limbed (cow), one should then petition: 'I give you (away), O auspicious one; may Aryaman himself be pleased.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 116.42
पालय त्वं जगत्कत्स्नं यतो ऽसि धर्मसम्भवा । इत्युक्त्वा वेदविदुषे दत्त्वा कृत्वा च दक्षिणाम्
pālaya tvaṃ jagatkatsnaṃ yato 'si dharmasambhavā / ityuktvā vedaviduṣe dattvā kṛtvā ca dakṣiṇām
"Do you protect the whole world, since you are born of dharma" — having said this, and having given (her) to one learned in the Veda, and having made the priestly fee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.43
नमस्कृत्य स्वयं विप्र विसृजेत्प्राशयेत्वरवयम् । पचगव्यं व्रतं चेत्थं विधाय श्वो द्विजोत्तमान्
namaskṛtya svayaṃ vipra visṛjetprāśayetvaravayam / pacagavyaṃ vrataṃ cetthaṃ vidhāya śvo dvijottamān
and having himself bowed, O brahmin, he should dismiss (them) and should consume the pañcagavya; and having performed the vow in this way, (he should invite) the best of the twice-born on the next day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 116.44
भोजयित्वा स्वयं चाद्यात्तदन्नं द्विजशेषितम् । कृतं ह्येतद्गतं विप्र सुभाष्यं श्रद्धयान्वितः
bhojayitvā svayaṃ cādyāttadannaṃ dvijaśeṣitam / kṛtaṃ hyetadgataṃ vipra subhāṣyaṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ
Having fed (them), he should himself eat that food left over by the brahmins. For this, O brahmin, when performed, well spoken of, with faith,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 116.45
देवदेवप्रसादेन भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् । अथ कार्तिकशुक्लायां शाकाख्यं सप्तमीव्रतम्
devadevaprasādena bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt / atha kārtikaśuklāyāṃ śākākhyaṃ saptamīvratam
by the grace of the God of gods one would obtain enjoyment and liberation. Now, on the bright seventh of Kārttika, (there is) the seventh-day vow called "Śāka" (the vegetable vow).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.46
तस्यां तु सप्तशाकानिसस्वर्णकमलानि च । प्रदद्यात्सप्तविप्रेभ्यः शाकाहारस्ततः स्वयम्
tasyāṃ tu saptaśākānisasvarṇakamalāni ca / pradadyātsaptaviprebhyaḥ śākāhārastataḥ svayam
On that (day) he should give seven vegetables together with golden lotuses to seven brahmins; thereafter he himself (subsists on) a diet of vegetables.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.47
द्वितीये ऽह्नि द्विजान्भोज्य दत्वा तेभ्यो ऽन्नदक्षिणाम् । विसृज्य बन्धुभिः सार्द्धं स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
dvitīye 'hni dvijānbhojya datvā tebhyo 'nnadakṣiṇām / visṛjya bandhubhiḥ sārddhaṃ svayaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ
On the second day, having fed the twice-born and given them food and a priestly fee, having dismissed (them), he should himself eat together with his kinsmen, restrained in speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.48
मार्गस्य सितसप्तम्यां मित्रव्रतमुदाहृतम् । यद्विष्णोर्दक्षिणं नेत्रं तदेव कृतवानिह
mārgasya sitasaptamyāṃ mitravratamudāhṛtam / yadviṣṇordakṣiṇaṃ netraṃ tadeva kṛtavāniha
On the bright seventh of Mārgaśīrṣa the Mitra vow is declared: that which is Viṣṇu's right eye, that very (thing) he made here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 116.49
अदित्यां कश्यपाज्जज्ञे मित्रो नामा दिवाकरः । अतो ऽस्यां पूजनं तस्य यथोक्तविधिना द्विज
adityāṃ kaśyapājjajñe mitro nāmā divākaraḥ / ato 'syāṃ pūjanaṃ tasya yathoktavidhinā dvija
From Kaśyapa there was born of Aditi the sun-maker named Mitra; therefore on this (day) his worship, by the rule as stated, O brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.50
कृत्वा द्विजान्भोजयित्वा सप्तैव मधुरादिना । सुवर्णदक्षिणां दत्वा विसृज्याश्नीत च स्वयम्
kṛtvā dvijānbhojayitvā saptaiva madhurādinā / suvarṇadakṣiṇāṃ datvā visṛjyāśnīta ca svayam
having performed (it), and having fed just seven brahmins with sweet food and the rest, having given a fee of gold, having dismissed (them) he should himself eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.51
कृत्वैतद्विधिना लोकं सृर्य्यस्य व्रजति ध्रुवम् । द्विजोब्राह्मं तथा शूद्रः सत्कुलेजन्म चाप्नुयात्
kṛtvaitadvidhinā lokaṃ sṛryyasya vrajati dhruvam / dvijobrāhmaṃ tathā śūdraḥ satkulejanma cāpnuyāt
Having done this according to the rule, one surely goes to the world of the Sun; a twice-born (attains) the world of Brahmā, and likewise a śūdra would obtain birth in a good family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.52
पौषस्य शुक्लसप्तम्यां व्रतं चाभयसंज्ञितम् । उपोष्य भानुं त्रिःसन्ध्यं समभ्यर्च्य धरास्थितः
pauṣasya śuklasaptamyāṃ vrataṃ cābhayasaṃjñitam / upoṣya bhānuṃ triḥsandhyaṃ samabhyarcya dharāsthitaḥ
On the bright seventh of Pauṣa (comes) the vow named "Abhaya" (fearlessness): having fasted and worshipped the Sun at the three junctures of the day, seated on the ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.53
क्षीरसिक्तान्नसंबद्धं मोदकं प्रस्थसंमितम् । द्विजाय दत्वा भोज्यान्यान्सप्ताष्टभ्यश्च दक्षिणाम्
kṣīrasiktānnasaṃbaddhaṃ modakaṃ prasthasaṃmitam / dvijāya datvā bhojyānyānsaptāṣṭabhyaśca dakṣiṇām
having given to a brahmin a sweetmeat measuring a prastha, made with rice moistened with milk, and (having given) other things to be eaten to seven or eight, and a fee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.54
पृथवी वा सुवर्णं वा विसृज्याश्नीत च स्वयम् । अभयाख्यं व्रतं त्वेतत्सर्वस्याभयदं स्मृतम्
pṛthavī vā suvarṇaṃ vā visṛjyāśnīta ca svayam / abhayākhyaṃ vrataṃ tvetatsarvasyābhayadaṃ smṛtam
either land or gold, and having dismissed (them), he should himself eat. This vow called "Abhaya" is held to give fearlessness from everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.55
मार्तण्डाख्यं व्रतं नाम कथयन्ति द्विजाः परे । एकमेवेति च प्रोक्तमेकदैवतया बुधैः
mārtaṇḍākhyaṃ vrataṃ nāma kathayanti dvijāḥ pare / ekameveti ca proktamekadaivatayā budhaiḥ
Other brahmins call the vow by the name "Mārtaṇḍa"; and it is declared by the wise to be one and the same, since the deity is one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.56
माघे तु कृष्णसप्तम्यां व्रतं सर्वाप्तिसंज्ञकम् । समुपोष्य दिने तस्मिन्सम्पूज्यादित्यबिम्बकम्
māghe tu kṛṣṇasaptamyāṃ vrataṃ sarvāptisaṃjñakam / samupoṣya dine tasminsampūjyādityabimbakam
But in Māgha, on the dark seventh, (comes) the vow named "Sarvāpti" (attainment of all): having fasted on that day and duly worshipped the golden disc of the Sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.57
सौवर्णं गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः कृत्वा रात्रौ च जागरम् । परे ऽह्नि विप्रान्सम्भोज्य पायसेन तु सप्त वै
sauvarṇaṃ gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ kṛtvā rātrau ca jāgaram / pare 'hni viprānsambhojya pāyasena tu sapta vai
(worshipping the) golden (image) with perfumes, flowers and the rest, and keeping vigil at night, on the next day having fed seven brahmins with milk-rice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.58
दक्षिणां नालिकेराणि तेभ्यो दत्वा गुरुं ततः । सौवर्णं तु रवेर्बिम्बं युक्तं दक्षिणया न्यया
dakṣiṇāṃ nālikerāṇi tebhyo datvā guruṃ tataḥ / sauvarṇaṃ tu raverbimbaṃ yuktaṃ dakṣiṇayā nyayā
having given them coconuts as the fee, and then (having given) to the teacher a golden disc of the Sun together with another fee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.59
समर्प्य च भृशं प्रार्थ्य विसृज्याद्यात्स्वयं ततः । एतत्सर्वाप्तिदं नाम संप्रोक्तं सार्वकामिकम्
samarpya ca bhṛśaṃ prārthya visṛjyādyātsvayaṃ tataḥ / etatsarvāptidaṃ nāma saṃproktaṃ sārvakāmikam
and having presented it and prayed earnestly, having dismissed (them) he should then himself eat. This is declared to be named "Giver of all attainment," fulfilling all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.60
व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण द्वैतं सिध्येद्धि सर्वथा । माघस्य शुक्लसप्तम्यामचलाख्यं व्रतं स्मृतम्
vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa dvaitaṃ sidhyeddhi sarvathā / māghasya śuklasaptamyāmacalākhyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam
By the power of this vow (one's aim) would surely be accomplished in every way. On the bright seventh of Māgha the vow called "Acalā" is taught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 116.61
त्रिलोचनजयन्तीयं सर्वपापहरा स्मृता । रथाख्या सप्तमी चेयं चक्रवर्तित्वदायिनी
trilocanajayantīyaṃ sarvapāpaharā smṛtā / rathākhyā saptamī ceyaṃ cakravartitvadāyinī
This is the birth-anniversary of the Three-eyed One, held to remove all sins; and this seventh is called "Rathā," and it bestows universal sovereignty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.62
अस्यां समर्च्य सवितुः प्रतिमां तु हैमीं हैमाश्वयुक्तरथगां तु ददेत्सहेभाम् । यो भावभक्तिसहितः स गतो हि लोकं शम्भोः स मोदत इहापि च भुक्तभोगः
asyāṃ samarcya savituḥ pratimāṃ tu haimīṃ haimāśvayuktarathagāṃ tu dadetsahebhām / yo bhāvabhaktisahitaḥ sa gato hi lokaṃ śambhoḥ sa modata ihāpi ca bhuktabhogaḥ
On this (day), having worshipped a golden image of the Sun set on a chariot yoked with golden horses, one should give (it) away together with an elephant; he who does so with heartfelt devotion goes to the world of Śambhu and rejoices there, and here too he has enjoyed his enjoyments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.63
भास्करी सप्तमी चेयं कोटिभास्वद्ग्रहोपमा । अरुणोदयवेलायामस्यां स्नानं विधीयते
bhāskarī saptamī ceyaṃ koṭibhāsvadgrahopamā / aruṇodayavelāyāmasyāṃ snānaṃ vidhīyate
And this is the seventh (tithi) of the Sun, comparable to a crore of shining planets; on it bathing is enjoined at the hour of dawn (sunrise's reddening).
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NarP 1 116.64
अर्कस्य च बदर्याश्च सप्त सप्त दलानि वै । निधाय शिरसि स्नायात्सप्तजन्माघशान्तये
arkasya ca badaryāśca sapta sapta dalāni vai / nidhāya śirasi snāyātsaptajanmāghaśāntaye
Placing seven leaves each of the arka plant and of the badarī on his head, one should bathe, for the quieting of the sins of seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.65
पुत्रप्रदं व्रतं चात्र प्राहादित्यः स्वयं प्रभुः । यो माघसितप्तम्यां पूजयेन्मां विधानतः
putrapradaṃ vrataṃ cātra prāhādityaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ / yo māghasitaptamyāṃ pūjayenmāṃ vidhānataḥ
And here the Sun, the Lord himself, declared this observance to be a bestower of sons: "He who worships me according to the rule on the bright seventh of Māgha—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.66
तस्याहं पुत्रतां यास्ये स्वांशेन भृशतोषितः । तस्माज्जितेन्द्रियो भूत्वा समुपोष्य दिवानिशम्
tasyāhaṃ putratāṃ yāsye svāṃśena bhṛśatoṣitaḥ / tasmājjitendriyo bhūtvā samupoṣya divāniśam
—of him, greatly pleased, I shall become the son with a portion of myself." Therefore, having mastered the senses and fasted through day and night,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.67
पूजयेदपरे चाह्नि होमं कृत्वा द्विजां स्ततः । दध्योदनेन पयसा पायसेन च भोजयेत्
pūjayedapare cāhni homaṃ kṛtvā dvijāṃ stataḥ / dadhyodanena payasā pāyasena ca bhojayet
on the next day one should worship (him), and then, having performed the fire offering, one should feed brahmins with curds and rice, with milk, and with milk-pudding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.68
अनेन विधिना यम्तु कुरुते पुत्रसप्तमीः । लभते स तु सत्पुत्रं चिरायुषमनामयम्
anena vidhinā yamtu kurute putrasaptamīḥ / labhate sa tu satputraṃ cirāyuṣamanāmayam
But whoever performs the Son-Seventh (observances) by this rule obtains a good son, long-lived and free from disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.70
तपस्यशुक्लसप्तम्यां व्रतमर्कपुटं चरेत् ॥ अर्कपत्रैर्यजेदर्कमर्कपत्राणि चाश्नुयात् ॥ नर्प्_१,११६।६९ ॥ अर्कनाम जपेच्छश्वदित्थं चार्कपुटव्रतम् । धनदं पुत्रदं चैतत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
tapasyaśuklasaptamyāṃ vratamarkapuṭaṃ caret // arkapatrairyajedarkamarkapatrāṇi cāśnuyāt // narp_1,116.69 // arkanāma japecchaśvaditthaṃ cārkapuṭavratam / dhanadaṃ putradaṃ caitatsarvapāpapraṇāśanam
On the bright seventh of Tapasya (Phālguna) one should perform the arka-puṭa observance. // One should worship the Sun with arka leaves and should eat arka leaves // (116.69) // One should constantly recite the names of the Sun: such is the arka-puṭa observance. It gives wealth and sons and destroys all sins.
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NarP 1 116.71
त्रिवर्गदामिति प्राहुः केचिदेतद्वतं द्विज । यज्ञव्रतं तथाप्यन्ये विधिवद्धोमकर्मणा
trivargadāmiti prāhuḥ kecidetadvataṃ dvija / yajñavrataṃ tathāpyanye vidhivaddhomakarmaṇā
Some, O twice-born, call this observance a giver of the three aims (dharma, artha, kāma); yet others (call it) a sacrificial observance, because of the fire-offering rite duly performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 116.72
सर्वासु सर्वमासेषु सप्तमीषु द्विजोत्तमः । भास्कराराधनं प्रोक्तं सर्वकामिकमित्यलम्
sarvāsu sarvamāseṣu saptamīṣu dvijottamaḥ / bhāskarārādhanaṃ proktaṃ sarvakāmikamityalam
On all the seventh (tithis) in all months, O best of the twice-born, worship of the Sun is declared to fulfil every desire—enough (said).
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