Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 117
NarP 1 117.1
सनातन उवाच शुक्लाष्टम्यां चैत्रमासे भवान्याः प्रोच्यते जनिः । प्रदक्षिणशतं कृत्वा कार्यो यात्रामहोत्सवः
sanātana uvāca śuklāṣṭamyāṃ caitramāse bhavānyāḥ procyate janiḥ / pradakṣiṇaśataṃ kṛtvā kāryo yātrāmahotsavaḥ
Sanātana said: On the bright eighth in the month of Caitra the birth of Bhavānī is spoken of; having made a hundred circumambulations, the great festival of the procession is to be held.
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NarP 1 117.2
दर्शनं जगदम्बायाः सर्वानन्दप्रदं नृणाम् । अत्रैवाशो ककलिकाप्राशनं समुदाहृतम्
darśanaṃ jagadambāyāḥ sarvānandapradaṃ nṛṇām / atraivāśo kakalikāprāśanaṃ samudāhṛtam
The sight of the World-Mother gives men every joy; and just here the eating of aśoka buds is prescribed.
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NarP 1 117.3
अशोककलिकाश्चाष्टौ ये पिबन्ति पुनर्वसौ । चैत्रे मासि सिताष्टम्यां न ते शोकमवाप्नुयुः
aśokakalikāścāṣṭau ye pibanti punarvasau / caitre māsi sitāṣṭamyāṃ na te śokamavāpnuyuḥ
Those who swallow eight aśoka buds under (the asterism) Punarvasu, in the month of Caitra on the bright eighth, will not meet with sorrow.
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NarP 1 117.4
महाष्टमीति च प्रोक्ता देव्याः पूजाविधानतः । वैशाखस्य सिताष्टम्यां समुपोष्यात्र वारिणा
mahāṣṭamīti ca proktā devyāḥ pūjāvidhānataḥ / vaiśākhasya sitāṣṭamyāṃ samupoṣyātra vāriṇā
And it is called the Great Eighth, from the rule for worshipping the Goddess. On the bright eighth of Vaiśākha, having fasted here, with water
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NarP 1 117.5
स्नात्वापराजितां देवीं मांसीबालकवारिभिः । स्नापयित्वार्च्य गन्धाद्यैर्नैवेद्यं शर्करामयम्
snātvāparājitāṃ devīṃ māṃsībālakavāribhiḥ / snāpayitvārcya gandhādyairnaivedyaṃ śarkarāmayam
having bathed, and having bathed the goddess Aparājitā with waters (scented) with māṃsī and bālaka, and worshipped (her) with sandal-paste and the rest, (one should offer) a food-offering made of sugar,
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NarP 1 117.6
कुमारीर्भोजयेच्चापि नवम्यां पारणाग्रतः । ज्योतिर्मयविमानेन भ्राजमानो यथा रविः
kumārīrbhojayeccāpi navamyāṃ pāraṇāgrataḥ / jyotirmayavimānena bhrājamāno yathā raviḥ
and one should also feed young girls, before breaking the fast on the ninth. Like the sun shining in a chariot made of light,
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NarP 1 117.7
लोकेषु विचरेद्विप्र देव्याश्चैव प्रसादतः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां ज्येष्ठमासे पूजयित्वा त्रिलोचनम्
lokeṣu vicaredvipra devyāścaiva prasādataḥ / kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ jyeṣṭhamāse pūjayitvā trilocanam
he roams among the worlds, O brahmin, by the grace of the Goddess. On the dark eighth in the month of Jyeṣṭha, having worshipped the Three-eyed One,
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NarP 1 117.8
शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः । ज्येष्ठशुक्ले तथाष्टम्यां यो देवीं पूजयेन्नरः
śivaloke vasetkalpaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ / jyeṣṭhaśukle tathāṣṭamyāṃ yo devīṃ pūjayennaraḥ
one dwells in Śiva's world for a kalpa, saluted by all the gods. And the man who worships the Goddess on the eighth of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha,
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NarP 1 117.9
स विमानेन चरति गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः । शुक्लाष्टम्यां तथाऽषाढे स्नात्वा चैव निशांबुना
sa vimānena carati gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ / śuklāṣṭamyāṃ tathā'ṣāḍhe snātvā caiva niśāṃbunā
he travels in a celestial car with the hosts of gandharvas and apsarases. So too on the bright eighth in Āṣāḍha, having bathed with night-water (water left out overnight),
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NarP 1 117.10
तेनैव स्नापयेद्देवीं पूजयेच्च विधानतः । ततः शुद्धजलैः स्नाप्य विलिंपेत्सेंदुचन्दनैः
tenaiva snāpayeddevīṃ pūjayecca vidhānataḥ / tataḥ śuddhajalaiḥ snāpya viliṃpetseṃducandanaiḥ
with that very (water) one should bathe the Goddess and worship (her) according to the rule; then, having bathed (her) with pure waters, one should anoint (her) with camphor and sandal.
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NarP 1 117.11
नैवेद्यं शर्करोपेतं दत्वाऽचमनमर्पयेत् । भोजयित्वा ततो विप्रान्दत्वा स्वर्णं च दक्षिणाम्
naivedyaṃ śarkaropetaṃ datvā'camanamarpayet / bhojayitvā tato viprāndatvā svarṇaṃ ca dakṣiṇām
Having offered a food-offering furnished with sugar, (he) should present water for rinsing the mouth; then, having fed the brahmins and given gold as the (priestly) fee,
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NarP 1 117.12
विसृज्य च ततः पश्चात्स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः । एतद्व्रतं नरः कृत्वा देवीलोकमवाप्नुयात्
visṛjya ca tataḥ paścātsvayaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ / etadvrataṃ naraḥ kṛtvā devīlokamavāpnuyāt
and having dismissed (them), afterwards he should himself eat, keeping silence. A man who performs this observance attains the world of the Goddess.
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NarP 1 117.13
नभःशुक्लेतथाष्टम्यां देवीमिष्ट्वा विधानतः । क्षीरेण स्नापयित्वा च मिष्टान्नं विनिवेदयेत्
nabhaḥśukletathāṣṭamyāṃ devīmiṣṭvā vidhānataḥ / kṣīreṇa snāpayitvā ca miṣṭānnaṃ vinivedayet
And on the eighth of the bright (fortnight) of the month Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa), having worshipped the Goddess according to the rule and bathed (her) with milk, (he) should offer sweet food.
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NarP 1 117.14
ततो द्विजान् भोजयित्वा परे ऽह्नि स्वयमप्युत । भुक्त्वा समापयेदद्व्रतं संततिवर्धनम्
tato dvijān bhojayitvā pare 'hni svayamapyuta / bhuktvā samāpayedadvrataṃ saṃtativardhanam
Then, having fed the twice-born, and on the following day having himself eaten too, he should complete this observance, which increases offspring.
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NarP 1 117.15
नभोमासे सिताष्टम्यां दशाफलमिति व्रतम् । उपवासं तु संकल्प्य स्नात्वा कृत्वा च नैत्यिकम्
nabhomāse sitāṣṭamyāṃ daśāphalamiti vratam / upavāsaṃ tu saṃkalpya snātvā kṛtvā ca naityikam
In the month Nabhas, on the bright eighth, (there is) the observance called Daśāphala: having resolved upon a fast, having bathed and performed the daily rites,
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NarP 1 117.16
तुलस्याः कृष्णावर्णाया दलैर्दशभिरर्चयेत् । कृष्णं विष्णुं तथानन्तं गोविन्दं गरुडध्वजम्
tulasyāḥ kṛṣṇāvarṇāyā dalairdaśabhirarcayet / kṛṣṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ tathānantaṃ govindaṃ garuḍadhvajam
he should worship with ten leaves of the dark-coloured tulasī: Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, and Ananta, Govinda, the Garuḍa-bannered one,
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NarP 1 117.17
दामोदरं हृषीकेशं पद्मनाभं हरिं प्रभुम् । एतैश्च नामभिर्नित्यं कृष्णदेवं समर्चयेत्
dāmodaraṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ padmanābhaṃ hariṃ prabhum / etaiśca nāmabhirnityaṃ kṛṣṇadevaṃ samarcayet
Dāmodara, Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha, Hari the Lord — with these names he should constantly worship the god Kṛṣṇa.
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NarP 1 117.18
नमस्कारं ततः कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणसमन्वितम् । एवं दशदिनं कुर्याद्व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम्
namaskāraṃ tataḥ kuryātpradakṣiṇasamanvitam / evaṃ daśadinaṃ kuryādvratānāmuttamaṃ vratam
Then he should make obeisance together with circumambulation. Thus for ten days he should perform (this), the best of observances.
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NarP 1 117.19
आदौ मध्ये तथा चान्ते होमं कुर्याद्विधानतः । कृष्णमन्त्रेण जुहुयाच्चरुणाष्टोत्तरं शतम्
ādau madhye tathā cānte homaṃ kuryādvidhānataḥ / kṛṣṇamantreṇa juhuyāccaruṇāṣṭottaraṃ śatam
At the beginning, in the middle, and at the end he should perform the fire-oblation according to rule; with the Kṛṣṇa mantra he should offer a hundred and eight oblations of boiled rice-gruel (caru).
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NarP 1 117.20
होमान्ते विधिना सम्यगाचार्य्यं पूजयेत्सुधीः । सौवर्णे ताम्रपात्रे वा मृन्मये वेणुपात्रके
homānte vidhinā samyagācāryyaṃ pūjayetsudhīḥ / sauvarṇe tāmrapātre vā mṛnmaye veṇupātrake
At the end of the oblation the wise man should duly honour the teacher according to the rule — in a golden or copper vessel, or in one of clay or bamboo,
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NarP 1 117.21
तुलसीदलं सुवर्णेन कारयित्वा सुलक्षणम् । हैमीं च प्रतिमां कृत्वा पूजयित्वा विधानतः
tulasīdalaṃ suvarṇena kārayitvā sulakṣaṇam / haimīṃ ca pratimāṃ kṛtvā pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ
having had a well-formed tulasī leaf made of gold, and having made a golden image and worshipped (it) according to the rule,
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NarP 1 117.22
निधाय प्रतिमां पात्रे ह्याचार्याय निवेदयेत् । दातव्या गौः सवत्सा च वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषिता
nidhāya pratimāṃ pātre hyācāryāya nivedayet / dātavyā gauḥ savatsā ca vastrālaṅkārabhūṣitā
placing the image in the vessel, he should present (it) to the teacher; and a cow with a calf, adorned with cloth and ornaments, is to be given.
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NarP 1 117.23
दशाहं कृष्णदेवाय पूरिका दश चार्पयेत् । ताश्च दद्याद्विधिज्ञाय स्वयं वा भक्षयेद्व्रती
daśāhaṃ kṛṣṇadevāya pūrikā daśa cārpayet / tāśca dadyādvidhijñāya svayaṃ vā bhakṣayedvratī
For ten days he should also offer ten cakes (pūrikā) to the god Kṛṣṇa; and these he should give to one who knows the rule, or the observer of the vow may eat them himself.
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NarP 1 117.24
शयनं च प्रदातव्यं यथाशक्ति द्विजोत्तम । दशमे ऽह्नि ततो मूर्तिं सद्रव्यां गुरवेर्ऽपयेत्
śayanaṃ ca pradātavyaṃ yathāśakti dvijottama / daśame 'hni tato mūrtiṃ sadravyāṃ guraver'payet
And a bed is to be given according to (one's) ability, O best of the twice-born. Then on the tenth day he should present the image, along with the materials, to the teacher.
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NarP 1 117.25
व्रतान्ते दशविप्रेभ्यः प्रत्येकं दश पूरिकाः । दद्यादेव दशाब्दं तु कृत्वा व्रतमनुत्तमम्
vratānte daśaviprebhyaḥ pratyekaṃ daśa pūrikāḥ / dadyādeva daśābdaṃ tu kṛtvā vratamanuttamam
At the end of the observance he should give ten cakes to each of ten brahmins. Having performed for ten years this most excellent observance,
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NarP 1 117.26
उपोष्य विधिना भूयात्सर्वका मसमन्वितः । अन्ते कृष्णस्य सायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः
upoṣya vidhinā bhūyātsarvakā masamanvitaḥ / ante kṛṣṇasya sāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
having fasted according to the rule, he becomes possessed of all desires; at the end he obtains union with Kṛṣṇa — there is no doubt here.
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NarP 1 117.27
कृष्णजन्माष्टमी चेयं स्मृता पापहरा नृणाम् । केवलेनोपवासेन तस्मिञ्जन्मदिने हरेः
kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī ceyaṃ smṛtā pāpaharā nṛṇām / kevalenopavāsena tasmiñjanmadine hareḥ
And this Kṛṣṇa-Janmāṣṭamī is held to remove the sins of men: merely by fasting on that day of Hari's birth,
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NarP 1 117.28
सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । उपवासी तिलैः स्नातो नद्यादौ विमले जले
saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ / upavāsī tilaiḥ snāto nadyādau vimale jale
one is freed from sin committed in seven births — there is no doubt here. Fasting, bathed with sesame in a river or the like, in clear water,
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NarP 1 117.29
सुदेशे मण्डपे कॢप्ते मण्डलं रचयेत्सुधीः । तन्मध्ये कलशं स्थाप्य ताम्रजं वापि मृन्मयम्
sudeśe maṇḍape kḷpte maṇḍalaṃ racayetsudhīḥ / tanmadhye kalaśaṃ sthāpya tāmrajaṃ vāpi mṛnmayam
in a pavilion arranged in a good place, the wise man should lay out a maṇḍala; in its middle, having set a jar, whether made of copper or of clay,
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NarP 1 117.30
तस्योपरि न्यसेत्पात्रं ताम्रं तस्योपरि स्थिताम् । हैमीं वस्त्रयुगाच्छन्नां कृष्णस्य प्रतिमां शुभम्
tasyopari nyasetpātraṃ tāmraṃ tasyopari sthitām / haimīṃ vastrayugācchannāṃ kṛṣṇasya pratimāṃ śubham
upon it he should set a copper vessel, and upon that a golden, auspicious image of Kṛṣṇa, covered with a pair of garments.
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NarP 1 117.31
पाद्याद्यैरुपचारैस्तु पूजयेत्स्निग्धमानसः । देवकीं वसुदेवं च यशोदां नन्दमेव च
pādyādyairupacāraistu pūjayetsnigdhamānasaḥ / devakīṃ vasudevaṃ ca yaśodāṃ nandameva ca
With water for the feet and the other services one should worship with an affectionate mind Devakī and Vasudeva, and Yaśodā and Nanda too.
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NarP 1 117.32
व्रजं गोपांस्तथा गोपीर्गाश्च दिक्षु समर्चयेत् । तत आरार्तिकं कृत्वा क्षमाप्यानम्य भक्तितः
vrajaṃ gopāṃstathā gopīrgāśca dikṣu samarcayet / tata ārārtikaṃ kṛtvā kṣamāpyānamya bhaktitaḥ
He should likewise worship in the (several) directions the cow-pen, the cowherds, the cowherd women, and the cows; then, having performed the lamp-waving, having begged pardon and bowed with devotion,
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NarP 1 117.33
तिष्ठेत्तथैवार्द्धरात्रे पुनः संस्नापयेद्धरिम् । पञ्चामृतैः शुद्धजलैर्गन्धाद्यैः पूजयेत्पुनः
tiṣṭhettathaivārddharātre punaḥ saṃsnāpayeddharim / pañcāmṛtaiḥ śuddhajalairgandhādyaiḥ pūjayetpunaḥ
he should remain thus; and at midnight he should bathe Hari again with the five nectars and with pure water, and worship (him) again with sandal-paste and the rest.
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NarP 1 117.34
धान्याकं च यवानीं च शुण्ठीं खण्डं च नारद । साज्यं रौप्ये धृतं पात्रे नैवेद्यं विनिवेदयेत्
dhānyākaṃ ca yavānīṃ ca śuṇṭhīṃ khaṇḍaṃ ca nārada / sājyaṃ raupye dhṛtaṃ pātre naivedyaṃ vinivedayet
And coriander, ajwain, dry ginger and sugar-candy, O Nārada, together with ghee, held in a silver vessel, he should present as the food-offering.
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NarP 1 117.35
पुनरारार्तिकं कृत्वा दशधा रूपधारिणम् । विचिन्तयन्मृगाङ्काय दद्यादर्घ्यं समुद्यते
punarārārtikaṃ kṛtvā daśadhā rūpadhāriṇam / vicintayanmṛgāṅkāya dadyādarghyaṃ samudyate
Having performed the lamp-waving again, meditating on him as bearing ten forms, he should offer the arghya-water to the deer-marked (moon) when it has risen.
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NarP 1 117.36
ततः क्षमाप्य देवेशं रात्रिखण्डं नयेद्व्रती । पौराणिकैः स्तोत्रपाठैर्गीतवाद्यैरनेकधा
tataḥ kṣamāpya deveśaṃ rātrikhaṇḍaṃ nayedvratī / paurāṇikaiḥ stotrapāṭhairgītavādyairanekadhā
Then, having begged pardon of the lord of gods, the observer of the vow should pass the (remaining) portion of the night in many ways with Purāṇic recitations of hymns, with song and instrumental music.
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NarP 1 117.37
ततः प्रभाते विप्रग्र्यान्भोजयेन्मधुरान्नकैः । दत्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो विसृजेत्तुष्टमानसः
tataḥ prabhāte vipragryānbhojayenmadhurānnakaiḥ / datvā ca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyo visṛjettuṣṭamānasaḥ
Then at dawn he should feed the foremost brahmins with sweet dishes, and having given them a fee, he should dismiss them with a contented mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.38
ततस्तां प्रतिमां विष्णोः स्वर्णधेनुधरान्विताम् । गुरवे दक्षिणां दत्वा विसृज्याश्रीत च स्वयम्
tatastāṃ pratimāṃ viṣṇoḥ svarṇadhenudharānvitām / gurave dakṣiṇāṃ datvā visṛjyāśrīta ca svayam
Then, having given that image of Viṣṇu together with gold, a cow and land to his teacher as the fee, and having dismissed (him), he himself should eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.39
दारापत्यसुहृद्भृत्यरेवं कृत्वा व्रत नरः । साक्षाद्गोकमाप्नोति विमानवरमास्थितः
dārāpatyasuhṛdbhṛtyarevaṃ kṛtvā vrata naraḥ / sākṣādgokamāpnoti vimānavaramāsthitaḥ
A man who thus performs the vow, along with wife, children, friends and servants, mounted on an excellent celestial car, attains Goloka in visible form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.40
नैतेन सदृशं चान्यद्व्रतमस्ति जगत्त्रये । कृतेन येन लभ्येत कोट्यैकादशकं फलम्
naitena sadṛśaṃ cānyadvratamasti jagattraye / kṛtena yena labhyeta koṭyaikādaśakaṃ phalam
And there is no other vow equal to this in the three worlds, by the performance of which a fruit of eleven crores might be obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.41
शुक्लाष्टम्यां नभस्यस्य कुर्याद्राधाव्रतं नरः । पूर्ववद्राधिकां हैमीं कलशस्थां प्रपूजयेत्
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ nabhasyasya kuryādrādhāvrataṃ naraḥ / pūrvavadrādhikāṃ haimīṃ kalaśasthāṃ prapūjayet
On the eighth of the bright fortnight of Nabhasya (Bhādrapada) a man should perform the Rādhā-vow: as before, he should worship a golden Rādhikā set upon a water-jar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.42
मध्याह्ने पूजयित्वेनामेकभक्तं समापयेत् । शक्तो भक्तश्चोपवासं परे ऽह्नि विधिना ततः
madhyāhne pūjayitvenāmekabhaktaṃ samāpayet / śakto bhaktaścopavāsaṃ pare 'hni vidhinā tataḥ
Having worshipped her at midday, he should complete (the day) with a single meal; and one who is able and devoted (should keep) a fast, then on the next day according to the rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.43
सुवासिनीर्भोजयित्वा गुरवे प्रतिमार्पणम् । कृत्वा स्वयं च भुञ्जीतं व्रतमेवं समापयेत्
suvāsinīrbhojayitvā gurave pratimārpaṇam / kṛtvā svayaṃ ca bhuñjītaṃ vratamevaṃ samāpayet
having fed married women (whose husbands live), and having made over the image to the teacher, he himself should eat; thus he should complete the vow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.44
व्रतेनानेन विप्रर्षे कृतेन विधिना व्रती । रहस्यं गोष्ठजं लब्ध्वा राधापरिकरे वसेत्
vratenānena viprarṣe kṛtena vidhinā vratī / rahasyaṃ goṣṭhajaṃ labdhvā rādhāparikare vaset
By this vow performed according to rule, O sage among brahmins, the vow-keeper, having obtained the secret born of the cow-station, dwells in Rādhā's retinue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.45
दूर्वाष्टमीव्रतं चात्र कथितं तच्च मे शृणु । शुचौ देशे प्रजातायां द्वर्वायां द्विजसत्तम
dūrvāṣṭamīvrataṃ cātra kathitaṃ tacca me śṛṇu / śucau deśe prajātāyāṃ dvarvāyāṃ dvijasattama
The Dūrvāṣṭamī vow too is spoken of here; hear that from me: on dūrvā grass grown in a pure place, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.46
स्थाप्य लिङ्गं ततो गन्धैः पुष्पैर्धूपैश्च दीपकैः । नैवेद्यैरर्चयेद्भक्त्या दध्यक्षतफलादिभिः
sthāpya liṅgaṃ tato gandhaiḥ puṣpairdhūpaiśca dīpakaiḥ / naivedyairarcayedbhaktyā dadhyakṣataphalādibhiḥ
having set up the liṅga, he should then worship (it) with devotion with sandal-pastes, flowers, incense and lamps, with food-offerings, with curds, unbroken rice, fruits and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.47
अर्घ्यं प्रदद्यात्पूजान्ते मन्त्राभ्यां सुसमाहितः । त्वं दूर्वे ऽमृतजन्मासि सुरासुरनमस्कृते
arghyaṃ pradadyātpūjānte mantrābhyāṃ susamāhitaḥ / tvaṃ dūrve 'mṛtajanmāsi surāsuranamaskṛte
At the end of the worship, well composed, he should offer the arghya with two mantras: "You, O dūrvā, are born of nectar, honoured by gods and demons;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.48
सौभाग्यं संततिं देहि सर्वकार्यकरी भव । यथा शाखा प्रशाखाभिर्विस्तृतासि महीतले
saubhāgyaṃ saṃtatiṃ dehi sarvakāryakarī bhava / yathā śākhā praśākhābhirvistṛtāsi mahītale
grant good fortune and offspring, be the accomplisher of all my purposes. As you are spread over the surface of the earth with branch upon branch,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.49
तथा विस्तृतसंतानं देहि मे ऽप्यजरामरम् । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विप्रान्संभोज्य तत्र वै
tathā vistṛtasaṃtānaṃ dehi me 'pyajarāmaram / tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya viprānsaṃbhojya tatra vai
so grant me too a widespread progeny, free from age and death." Then, having circumambulated, and having fed brahmins right there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.50
भुक्त्वा स्वयं गृहं गच्छेदत्वा विप्रेषु दक्षिणाम् । फलानि च प्रशस्तानि मिष्टानि सुरभीणि च
bhuktvā svayaṃ gṛhaṃ gacchedatvā vipreṣu dakṣiṇām / phalāni ca praśastāni miṣṭāni surabhīṇi ca
having himself eaten, he should go home, after giving the fee to the brahmins, and fruits that are choice, sweet and fragrant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.51
एवं पुण्या पापहरा नृणा दूर्वाष्टमी द्विज । चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां स्त्रीजनानां विशेषतः
evaṃ puṇyā pāpaharā nṛṇā dūrvāṣṭamī dvija / caturṇāmapi varṇānāṃ strījanānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Thus, O twice-born, the Dūrvā-eighth is meritorious and removes the sins of men — of all four classes, and of womenfolk especially.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.52
या न पूजयते दूर्वा नारी मोहाद्यथाविधि । जन्मानि त्रीणि वैधव्यं लभते सा न संशयः
yā na pūjayate dūrvā nārī mohādyathāvidhi / janmāni trīṇi vaidhavyaṃ labhate sā na saṃśayaḥ
The woman who out of delusion does not worship the dūrvā as prescribed obtains widowhood for three births — of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.53
यदा ज्येष्ठर्क्षसंयुक्ता भवेच्जैवाष्टभी द्विज । ज्येष्ठा नाम्नी तु सा ज्ञेया पूजिता पापनाशिनी
yadā jyeṣṭharkṣasaṃyuktā bhavecjaivāṣṭabhī dvija / jyeṣṭhā nāmnī tu sā jñeyā pūjitā pāpanāśinī
When, O twice-born, that eighth day is joined with the asterism Jyeṣṭhā, it is to be known as (the eighth) named Jyeṣṭhā; worshipped, it destroys sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.54
अथैनां तु समारभ्य व्रतं षोडशवासरम् । महालक्ष्म्याः समुद्दिष्टं सर्वसंपद्विवर्धनम्
athaināṃ tu samārabhya vrataṃ ṣoḍaśavāsaram / mahālakṣmyāḥ samuddiṣṭaṃ sarvasaṃpadvivardhanam
Then, beginning with this (day), (one should undertake) the sixteen-day observance enjoined for Mahālakṣmī, which increases all prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.55
करिष्ये ऽहं महालक्ष्मीव्रतं ते त्वत्परायणः । तदविघ्नेन मे यातु समाप्तिं त्वत्प्रसादतः
kariṣye 'haṃ mahālakṣmīvrataṃ te tvatparāyaṇaḥ / tadavighnena me yātu samāptiṃ tvatprasādataḥ
"Devoted to you, I shall perform your Mahālakṣmī observance; by your grace let it reach completion for me without obstacle."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.56
इत्युच्चार्य ततो बद्धा डोरक दक्षिणे करे । षोडशग्रन्थिसहितं गुणैः षोडशभिर्युतम्
ityuccārya tato baddhā ḍoraka dakṣiṇe kare / ṣoḍaśagranthisahitaṃ guṇaiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiryutam
Having uttered this, a cord is then to be bound on the right hand, having sixteen knots and made up of sixteen strands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.57
ततो ऽन्वहं महालक्ष्मीं गन्धाद्यैरर्च्चयेद्व्रती । यावत्कृष्णाष्टमी तत्र चरेदुद्यापनं सुधीः
tato 'nvahaṃ mahālakṣmīṃ gandhādyairarccayedvratī / yāvatkṛṣṇāṣṭamī tatra caredudyāpanaṃ sudhīḥ
Then day by day the observer should worship Mahālakṣmī with fragrant substances and the rest; and up to the dark-fortnight eighth, the wise one should there perform the concluding rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.58
वस्त्रमण्डपिकां कृत्वा सर्वतोभद्रमण्डले । कलशं सुप्रतिष्ठाप्य दीपमुद्द्योतयेत्ततः
vastramaṇḍapikāṃ kṛtvā sarvatobhadramaṇḍale / kalaśaṃ supratiṣṭhāpya dīpamuddyotayettataḥ
Having made a cloth pavilion, and having duly installed a water-jar on an all-auspicious diagram, he should then light a lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.59
उत्तार्य डोरकं बाहोः कुंभस्याधो निवेदयेत् । चतस्रः प्रतिमाः कृत्वा सौवर्णीस्तत्स्वरूपिणीः
uttārya ḍorakaṃ bāhoḥ kuṃbhasyādho nivedayet / catasraḥ pratimāḥ kṛtvā sauvarṇīstatsvarūpiṇīḥ
Taking the cord down from his arm, he should offer it beneath the jar; and having made four golden images having her form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.60
स्नपनं कारयेत्तासाः जलैः पञ्चामृतैस्तथा । उपचारैः षोडशभिः पूजयित्वा विधानतः
snapanaṃ kārayettāsāḥ jalaiḥ pañcāmṛtaistathā / upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ
he should have them bathed with waters and with the five nectars, and having worshipped (them) with the sixteen services according to rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.61
जागरस्तत्र कर्तव्यो गीतवादित्रनिः स्वनैः । ततो निशीथे संप्राप्ते ऽभ्युदिते ऽमृतदीधितौ
jāgarastatra kartavyo gītavāditraniḥ svanaiḥ / tato niśīthe saṃprāpte 'bhyudite 'mṛtadīdhitau
a vigil is to be kept there with the sounds of song and instruments; then, when midnight has come and the nectar-rayed (moon) has risen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.62
दत्वार्घ्यं बन्धनं द्रव्यैः श्रीखण्डाद्यैर्विधानतः । चन्द्रमण्डलसंस्थायै महालक्ष्यै प्रदापयेत्
datvārghyaṃ bandhanaṃ dravyaiḥ śrīkhaṇḍādyairvidhānataḥ / candramaṇḍalasaṃsthāyai mahālakṣyai pradāpayet
having given the arghya offering, he should duly present the binding (of the cord?) with substances such as sandal-paste to Mahālakṣmī abiding in the moon's orb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.63
क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूत महालक्ष्मीसहोदर । पीयूषधाम रोहिण्याः सहितार्ऽघ्यं गृहाण मे
kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūta mahālakṣmīsahodara / pīyūṣadhāma rohiṇyāḥ sahitār'ghyaṃ gṛhāṇa me
"O you born of the ocean of milk, own brother of Mahālakṣmī, abode of nectar, receive my arghya together with Rohiṇī."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.64
क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भूते कमले कमलालये । विष्णुवक्षस्थलस्थे मे सर्वकामप्रदा भव
kṣīrodārṇavasambhūte kamale kamalālaye / viṣṇuvakṣasthalasthe me sarvakāmapradā bhava
"O you born of the ocean of milk, O lotus one, dwelling in the lotus, abiding on Viṣṇu's breast, be the giver of all my desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.65
एकनाथे जगन्नाथे जमदग्निप्रिये ऽव्यये । रेणुके त्राहि मां देवि राममातः शिवं कुरु
ekanāthe jagannāthe jamadagnipriye 'vyaye / reṇuke trāhi māṃ devi rāmamātaḥ śivaṃ kuru
"O sole mistress, mistress of the world, beloved of Jamadagni, imperishable one, O Reṇukā, protect me, O goddess; O mother of Rāma, grant welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.66
मन्त्रैरेतैर्महालक्ष्मीं प्रार्थ्य श्रोत्रिययोषितः । सम्यक्संपूज्य ताः सम्यग्गन्धयावककज्जलैः
mantrairetairmahālakṣmīṃ prārthya śrotriyayoṣitaḥ / samyaksaṃpūjya tāḥ samyaggandhayāvakakajjalaiḥ
Having entreated Mahālakṣmī with these mantras, and having well worshipped the wives of learned brahmins with fragrances, red lac-dye and eye-black,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.67
संभोज्य जुहुयादग्नौ बिल्वपद्मकपायसैः । तदलाभे घृतैर्विप्र गृहेभ्यः समिधस्तिलान्
saṃbhojya juhuyādagnau bilvapadmakapāyasaiḥ / tadalābhe ghṛtairvipra gṛhebhyaḥ samidhastilān
having fed them, he should offer in the fire oblations of bilva, padmaka and milk-rice; failing that, O brahmin, with ghee — (and) firewood and sesame from the houses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.68
मृत्युञ्जयाय च परं सर्वरोगप्रशान्तये । चन्दनं तालपत्रं च पुष्पमालां तथाक्षतान्
mṛtyuñjayāya ca paraṃ sarvarogapraśāntaye / candanaṃ tālapatraṃ ca puṣpamālāṃ tathākṣatān
And, supremely, to Mṛtyuñjaya, for the quieting of all diseases: sandal, palm-leaf, a garland of flowers, and unbroken grains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.69
दुर्वां कौसुम्भसूत्रं च युगं श्रीफलमेव वा । भक्ष्याणि च नवे शूर्पे प्रतिद्रव्यं तु षोडश
durvāṃ kausumbhasūtraṃ ca yugaṃ śrīphalameva vā / bhakṣyāṇi ca nave śūrpe pratidravyaṃ tu ṣoḍaśa
dūrvā grass, a safflower-dyed thread, a pair (of garments), or else a bilva fruit, and eatables in a new winnowing-basket — sixteen of each item.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.70
समाच्छाद्यान्यशूर्पेण व्रती दद्यात्समन्त्रकम् । क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूता लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रसहोदरा
samācchādyānyaśūrpeṇa vratī dadyātsamantrakam / kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūtā lakṣmīścandrasahodarā
Having covered (it) with another winnowing-basket, the observer should give (it) with the mantra: "Lakṣmī, born of the ocean of milk, own sister of the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.71
व्रतेनानेन संतुष्टा भवताद्विष्णुवल्लभा । चेतस्रः प्रतिमास्तास्तु श्रोत्रियेभ्यः समर्पयेत्
vratenānena saṃtuṣṭā bhavatādviṣṇuvallabhā / cetasraḥ pratimāstāstu śrotriyebhyaḥ samarpayet
"Pleased by this vow, may (she), the beloved of Viṣṇu, become (gracious)." Then he should present those four images to learned brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.72
ततस्तु चतुरो विप्रान् षोडशापि सुवासिनीः । मिष्टान्नेनाशयित्वा तु विसृजेत्ताः सदक्षिणाः
tatastu caturo viprān ṣoḍaśāpi suvāsinīḥ / miṣṭānnenāśayitvā tu visṛjettāḥ sadakṣiṇāḥ
Then, having fed four brahmins and also sixteen married women with sweet food, he should dismiss them with gifts (dakṣiṇā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.73
समाप्तिनियमः पश्चाद्भञ्जीतेष्टैः समन्वितः । एतद्व्रतं महालक्ष्म्याः कृत्वा विप्र विधानतः
samāptiniyamaḥ paścādbhañjīteṣṭaiḥ samanvitaḥ / etadvrataṃ mahālakṣmyāḥ kṛtvā vipra vidhānataḥ
Afterwards the concluding observance (is performed), and he should break (the fast) together with those dear to him. Having performed this vow of Mahālakṣmī according to rule, O brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.74
भुक्त्वेष्टानैहिकान् कामांल्लक्ष्मीलोके वसेच्चिरम् । एषाषोकाष्टमी चोक्ता यस्यां पूर्णं रमाव्रतम्
bhuktveṣṭānaihikān kāmāṃllakṣmīloke vasecciram / eṣāṣokāṣṭamī coktā yasyāṃ pūrṇaṃ ramāvratam
having enjoyed the desired pleasures of this world, one dwells long in Lakṣmī's world. This is declared to be the Aśoka-aṣṭamī, on which the vow of Ramā is complete.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.75
अत्राशोकस्य पूजा स्यादेकभक्तं तथा स्मृतम् । कृत्वाशोकव्रतं नारी ह्यशोका शोकजन्मनि
atrāśokasya pūjā syādekabhaktaṃ tathā smṛtam / kṛtvāśokavrataṃ nārī hyaśokā śokajanmani
On it there should be worship of the aśoka (tree), and likewise a single meal is prescribed. A woman who has performed the aśoka vow is free from sorrow, though born amid sorrow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.76
यत्र कुत्रापि संजाता नात्र कार्या विचारणा । आश्विने शुक्लपक्षे तु प्रोक्ता विप्र महाष्टमी
yatra kutrāpi saṃjātā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / āśvine śuklapakṣe tu proktā vipra mahāṣṭamī
wherever she may be born—no doubt is to be entertained here. In the bright fortnight of Āśvina, O brahmin, the Mahāṣṭamī is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.77
तत्र दुर्गाचनं प्रोक्तं सव्रैरप्युपचारकैः । उपवासं चैकभक्तं महाष्टम्यां विधाय तु
tatra durgācanaṃ proktaṃ savrairapyupacārakaiḥ / upavāsaṃ caikabhaktaṃ mahāṣṭamyāṃ vidhāya tu
On it worship of Durgā is enjoined, with all the (customary) services. Having performed on the Mahāṣṭamī a fast and (then) a single meal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.78
सर्वतो विभवं प्राप्य मोदते देववच्चिरम् । ऊर्ज्जे कृष्णादिके ऽष्टम्यां करकाख्यं व्रतं स्मृतम्
sarvato vibhavaṃ prāpya modate devavacciram / ūrjje kṛṣṇādike 'ṣṭamyāṃ karakākhyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam
obtaining wealth on every side, one rejoices long like a god. On the eighth of the dark (fortnight) beginning the month Ūrja (Kārttika), the vow called Karaka is prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.79
तत्रोमासहितः शंभुः पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः । चन्द्रोदयेर्ऽघदानं च विधेयं व्रतिभिः सदा
tatromāsahitaḥ śaṃbhuḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ / candrodayer'ghadānaṃ ca vidheyaṃ vratibhiḥ sadā
There Śambhu together with Umā is to be worshipped diligently, and at moonrise the offering of arghya is always to be made by those keeping the vow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.80
पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतमिच्छद्भिर्विविधं सुखम् । गोपाष्टमीति संप्रोक्ता कार्तिके धवले दले
putraṃ sarvaguṇopetamicchadbhirvividhaṃ sukham / gopāṣṭamīti saṃproktā kārtike dhavale dale
by those desiring a son endowed with all good qualities and manifold happiness. In the bright half of Kārttika (the eighth) is called Gopāṣṭamī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.81
तत्रकुर्याद्गवां पूजां गोग्रासं गोप्रदक्षिणाम् । गवानुगमनं दानं वाञ्छन्सर्वाश्च संपदः
tatrakuryādgavāṃ pūjāṃ gogrāsaṃ gopradakṣiṇām / gavānugamanaṃ dānaṃ vāñchansarvāśca saṃpadaḥ
On it one should perform worship of cows, a mouthful of food for the cow, circumambulation of the cow, following after the cows, and gift-giving, if he desires all prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.82
कृष्णाष्टम्यां मार्गशीर्षे मिथुनं दर्भनिर्मितम् । अनघां चानघां तत्र बहुपुत्रसमन्वितम्
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mārgaśīrṣe mithunaṃ darbhanirmitam / anaghāṃ cānaghāṃ tatra bahuputrasamanvitam
On the dark eighth of Mārgaśīrṣa, (one should make) a pair fashioned of darbha grass, Anagha and Anaghā, provided there with many sons;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.83
स्थापयित्वा शुभे देशे गोमयेनोपलेपिते । पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैरुपचारैः पृथग्विधैः
sthāpayitvā śubhe deśe gomayenopalepite / pūjayedgandhapuṣpādyairupacāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ
having set (them) up in an auspicious place smeared with cow-dung, one should worship (them) with sandal-paste, flowers and the various separate services.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.86
संभोज्य द्विजदांपत्यं विसृजेल्लब्धदक्षिणम् । व्रतमेतन्नरः कृत्वा नारी वा विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ नर्प्_१,११७।८४ ॥ पुत्रं सल्लक्षणोपेतं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ नर्प्_१,११७।८५ ॥ मार्गाशीर्षसिताष्टम्यां कालभैरवसन्निदौ । उपोष्य जागरं कृत्वा महापापैः प्रमुच्यते
saṃbhojya dvijadāṃpatyaṃ visṛjellabdhadakṣiṇam / vratametannaraḥ kṛtvā nārī vā vidhipūrvakam // narp_1,117.84 // putraṃ sallakṣaṇopetaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ // narp_1,117.85 // mārgāśīrṣasitāṣṭamyāṃ kālabhairavasannidau / upoṣya jāgaraṃ kṛtvā mahāpāpaiḥ pramucyate
Having fed a brahmin couple, he should dismiss them when they have received the dakṣiṇā. A man or a woman who performs this vow according to the rule (117.84) obtains a son endowed with good marks—there is no doubt here. (117.85) On the bright eighth of Mārgaśīrṣa, in the presence of Kālabhairava, having fasted and kept vigil, one is released from great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.87
यत्किञ्चिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषजन्मनि । तत्सर्वं विलयं याति कालभैरवदर्शनात्
yatkiñcidaśubhaṃ karma kṛtaṃ mānuṣajanmani / tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti kālabhairavadarśanāt
Whatever inauspicious deed has been done in a human birth, all that goes to dissolution through the sight of Kālabhairava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.88
अथ पौषसिताष्टम्यां श्राद्धमष्टकसंज्ञितम् । पितॄणां तृप्तिदं वर्षं कुलसन्ततिवर्द्धनम्
atha pauṣasitāṣṭamyāṃ śrāddhamaṣṭakasaṃjñitam / pitṝṇāṃ tṛptidaṃ varṣaṃ kulasantativarddhanam
Now, on the bright eighth of Pauṣa (there is) the śrāddha named Aṣṭakā, which gives satisfaction to the ancestors and increases the family lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.89
शुक्लाष्टम्यां तु पौषस्य शिवं सम्पूज्य भक्तितः । भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नोति भक्तिमेकां समाचरन्
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ tu pauṣasya śivaṃ sampūjya bhaktitaḥ / bhuktimuktimavāpnoti bhaktimekāṃ samācaran
On the bright eighth of Pauṣa, having worshipped Śiva with devotion, one attains enjoyment and liberation, practising single-minded devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.90
कृष्णाष्टम्यां तु माघस्य भद्रकालीं समर्चयेत् । भक्तितो वैरिवृन्दघ्नीं सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम्
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ tu māghasya bhadrakālīṃ samarcayet / bhaktito vairivṛndaghnīṃ sarvakāmapradāyinīm
On the dark eighth of Māgha one should worship Bhadrakālī with devotion, the slayer of hosts of enemies, the giver of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.91
माघमासे सिताष्टम्यां भीष्मं संतर्पयद्द्विज । संततिं त्वव्यवच्छिन्नामिच्छंश्चाप्यपराजयम्
māghamāse sitāṣṭamyāṃ bhīṣmaṃ saṃtarpayaddvija / saṃtatiṃ tvavyavacchinnāmicchaṃścāpyaparājayam
In the month of Māgha, on the bright eighth, one should offer libations to Bhīṣma, O brahmin, if desiring unbroken progeny and also invincibility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.92
फआल्गुने त्वसिताष्टम्यां भीप्रां देवीं समर्चयेत् । तत्र व्रतपरो विप्र सर्वकामसमृद्धये
phaālgune tvasitāṣṭamyāṃ bhīprāṃ devīṃ samarcayet / tatra vrataparo vipra sarvakāmasamṛddhaye
But on the dark eighth of Phālguna one should worship the goddess Bhīmā; there, O brahmin, one intent on the vow (does so) for the fulfilment of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 117.93
शुक्लाष्टम्यां फआल्गुनस्य शिवं चापि शिवां द्विज । गन्धाद्यैः सम्यगभ्यर्च्य सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत्
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ phaālgunasya śivaṃ cāpi śivāṃ dvija / gandhādyaiḥ samyagabhyarcya sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet
On the bright eighth of Phālguna, O twice-born, having duly worshipped Śiva and also Śivā with fragrances and the rest, one becomes lord of all attainments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.94
फआल्गुनापरपक्षे तु शीतलामष्टमीदिने । पूजयेत्सर्ववपक्कानैः सप्तम्यां विधिवत्कृतैः
phaālgunāparapakṣe tu śītalāmaṣṭamīdine / pūjayetsarvavapakkānaiḥ saptamyāṃ vidhivatkṛtaiḥ
But in the dark fortnight of Phālguna, on the eighth day, one should worship Śītalā with all kinds of cooked foods, prepared according to rule on the seventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.95
शीतले त्वं जगन्माता शीतले त्वं जगत्पिता । शीतले त्वं जगद्वात्री शीतलायै नमोनमः
śītale tvaṃ jaganmātā śītale tvaṃ jagatpitā / śītale tvaṃ jagadvātrī śītalāyai namonamaḥ
O Śītalā, you are the mother of the world; O Śītalā, you are the father of the world; O Śītalā, you are the sustainer of the world — homage, homage to Śītalā!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.96
वन्दे ऽहं शीतलां देवीं रासभस्थां दिगंबराम् । मार्जनी कलशोपेतां विस्फोटकविनाशिनीम्
vande 'haṃ śītalāṃ devīṃ rāsabhasthāṃ digaṃbarām / mārjanī kalaśopetāṃ visphoṭakavināśinīm
I salute the goddess Śītalā, seated on a donkey, naked, holding a broom and a water-pot, destroyer of pustules (smallpox).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.97
शीतले शीतले चेत्थं ये जपन्ति जले ल्थिताः ॥ठ तेषां तु शीतला देवी स्याद्विस्फोटकशान्तिदा
śītale śītale cetthaṃ ye japanti jale lthitāḥ //ṭha teṣāṃ tu śītalā devī syādvisphoṭakaśāntidā
Those who, standing in water, thus recite "Śītalā, Śītalā" — for them the goddess Śītalā becomes the giver of relief from pustules.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.98
इत्येवं शीतलामन्त्रैर्यः समर्चयते द्विज । तस्य वर्षं भवेच्छान्तिः शीतलायाः प्रसादतः
ityevaṃ śītalāmantrairyaḥ samarcayate dvija / tasya varṣaṃ bhavecchāntiḥ śītalāyāḥ prasādataḥ
Whoever, O twice-born, worships in this way with the mantras of Śītalā — for him there is relief for a year by the favour of Śītalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 117.99
सर्वमासोभये पक्षे विधिवच्चाष्टमीदिने । शिवां वापिशिवं प्रार्च्यलभते वाञ्छितं फलम्
sarvamāsobhaye pakṣe vidhivaccāṣṭamīdine / śivāṃ vāpiśivaṃ prārcyalabhate vāñchitaṃ phalam
In every month, in both fortnights, on the eighth day, duly worshipping Śivā or Śiva, one obtains the desired fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition