Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 119
NarP 1 119.1
सनातन उवाच अथ ते ऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि दशम्या वै व्रतानि च । यानि कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या धर्मराजप्रियो भवेत्
sanātana uvāca atha te 'haṃ pravakṣyāmi daśamyā vai vratāni ca / yāni kṛtvā naro bhaktyā dharmarājapriyo bhavet
Sanātana said: Now I shall declare to you the observances of the tenth (day), by performing which a man with devotion becomes dear to Dharmarāja.
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NarP 1 119.2
चैत्रशुक्लद शम्यां तु धर्मराजं प्रपूजयेत् । तत्कालसंभवैः पुष्पैः फलैर्गन्धादिभिस्तथा
caitraśuklada śamyāṃ tu dharmarājaṃ prapūjayet / tatkālasaṃbhavaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalairgandhādibhistathā
On the bright tenth of Caitra one should worship Dharmarāja with flowers available at that season, with fruits, and likewise with perfumes and the rest,
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NarP 1 119.3
सोपवासो वैकभक्तो भोजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् । चतुर्द्दशततस्तेभ्यः शक्त्या दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम्
sopavāso vaikabhakto bhojayitvā dvijottamān / caturddaśatatastebhyaḥ śaktyā dadyācca dakṣiṇām
Either fasting or eating one meal (a day), having fed the best of the twice-born — fourteen of them — one should then give them a gift according to one's ability.
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NarP 1 119.4
एवं यः कुरुते विप्र धर्मराजप्रपूजनम् । स धर्मस्याज्ञयागच्छेद्देवैः साधर्म्यमच्युतः
evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra dharmarājaprapūjanam / sa dharmasyājñayāgaccheddevaiḥ sādharmyamacyutaḥ
O brahmin, he who thus performs the worship of Dharmarāja goes, by Dharma's command, to equality of state with the gods, and does not fall.
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NarP 1 119.5
दशम्यां माधवे शुक्ले विष्णुमभ्यर्च्य मानवः । गन्धाद्यैरुपचारैश्च श्वेतपुष्पैः सुगन्धिभिः
daśamyāṃ mādhave śukle viṣṇumabhyarcya mānavaḥ / gandhādyairupacāraiśca śvetapuṣpaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ
On the tenth (day) of the bright fortnight of Mādhava (Vaiśākha), a man, having worshipped Viṣṇu with sandal-paste and the other services and with fragrant white flowers,
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NarP 1 119.6
शतं प्रदक्षिणाः कृत्वा विप्रन्संभोज्य यत्नतः । लभते वैष्णवं लोकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
śataṃ pradakṣiṇāḥ kṛtvā vipransaṃbhojya yatnataḥ / labhate vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
having made a hundred circumambulations and carefully fed brahmins, obtains the world of Viṣṇu — there is no need to deliberate about this.
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NarP 1 119.7
ज्येष्ठे शुक्लदशम्यां तु जाह्नवी सरितां वरा । समायाता धरां स्वर्गात्तस्मात्सा पुण्यदा स्मृता
jyeṣṭhe śukladaśamyāṃ tu jāhnavī saritāṃ varā / samāyātā dharāṃ svargāttasmātsā puṇyadā smṛtā
But on the tenth of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā), best of rivers, came down to earth from heaven; therefore she is held to be a giver of merit.
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NarP 1 119.8
ज्येष्ठः शुक्लदलं हस्तो बुधश्च दशमीः तिथिः । गरानन्दव्यतीपाताः कन्येन्दुवृषभास्कराः
jyeṣṭhaḥ śukladalaṃ hasto budhaśca daśamīḥ tithiḥ / garānandavyatīpātāḥ kanyenduvṛṣabhāskarāḥ
Jyeṣṭha, the bright half, the (asterism) Hasta, Wednesday, the tenth lunar day, the Gara and Ānanda and Vyatīpāta (conjunctions), the moon in Virgo and the sun in Taurus —
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NarP 1 119.9
दशयोगः समाख्यातो महापुण्यतमो द्विज । हरते दश पापानि तस्माद्दशहरः स्मृतः
daśayogaḥ samākhyāto mahāpuṇyatamo dvija / harate daśa pāpāni tasmāddaśaharaḥ smṛtaḥ
this is declared to be the tenfold conjunction, most highly meritorious, O twice-born; it removes ten sins, and therefore it is called 'Daśahara' (the remover of ten).
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NarP 1 119.10
अस्यां यो जाह्नवीं प्राप्य स्नाति संप्रीतमानसः । विधिना जाह्नवीतोये स याति हरिमन्दिरम्
asyāṃ yo jāhnavīṃ prāpya snāti saṃprītamānasaḥ / vidhinā jāhnavītoye sa yāti harimandiram
He who on this (day) reaches the Jāhnavī and bathes with a well-pleased mind, according to the rule, in the water of the Jāhnavī, goes to the abode of Hari.
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NarP 1 119.11
आषाढशुक्लदशमी पुण्या मन्वा दिकैः स्मृता । तस्यां स्नानं जपो दानं होमो वा स्वर्गतिप्रदाः
āṣāḍhaśukladaśamī puṇyā manvā dikaiḥ smṛtā / tasyāṃ snānaṃ japo dānaṃ homo vā svargatipradāḥ
The tenth of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha is held to be meritorious by Manu and the others; on it bathing, muttering of prayers, giving, or oblation bestow the going to heaven.
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NarP 1 119.12
श्रावणे शुक्लदशमी सर्वाशापरिपूर्तिदा । अस्यां शिवार्चनं शस्तं गन्धाद्यै रुपचारकैः
śrāvaṇe śukladaśamī sarvāśāparipūrtidā / asyāṃ śivārcanaṃ śastaṃ gandhādyai rupacārakaiḥ
The tenth of the bright fortnight in Śrāvaṇa fulfils all wishes; on it the worship of Śiva with sandal-paste and the other offerings is commended.
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NarP 1 119.13
तत्रोपवासो नक्तं वा द्विजानां भोजनं जपः । हेम्नो दान च धेन्वादेः सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
tatropavāso naktaṃ vā dvijānāṃ bhojanaṃ japaḥ / hemno dāna ca dhenvādeḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
On it, fasting or eating (only) at night, feeding of brahmins, muttering of prayers, and the gift of gold and of a cow and the like destroys all sins.
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NarP 1 119.14
अथो नभस्यशुक्लायां दशम्यां द्विजसत्तम । व्रतं दशावताराख्यं तत्र स्नानं जलाशये
atho nabhasyaśuklāyāṃ daśamyāṃ dvijasattama / vrataṃ daśāvatārākhyaṃ tatra snānaṃ jalāśaye
Now, on the tenth of the bright fortnight of Nabhasya (Bhādrapada), O best of the twice-born, there is the observance called 'the Ten Incarnations'; in it (one performs) bathing in a body of water,
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NarP 1 119.15
कृत्वा संध्यादिनियमं देवर्षिपितृतर्पणम् । ततो दशावताराणि समभ्यर्चेत्स माहितः
kṛtvā saṃdhyādiniyamaṃ devarṣipitṛtarpaṇam / tato daśāvatārāṇi samabhyarcetsa māhitaḥ
and having performed the observances beginning with the twilight rites and the offering of water to the gods, sages, and ancestors, he should then, with concentrated mind, worship the ten incarnations:
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NarP 1 119.16
मत्स्यं कूर्मं वराहं च नरसिंहं त्रिविक्रमम् । रामं रामं च कृष्णं च बौद्धं कल्किनमेव च
matsyaṃ kūrmaṃ varāhaṃ ca narasiṃhaṃ trivikramam / rāmaṃ rāmaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca bauddhaṃ kalkinameva ca
the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion, Trivikrama, Rāma (Paraśurāma) and Rāma, and Kṛṣṇa, and the Buddha, and Kalkin as well.
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NarP 1 119.17
दशमूर्तिस्तु सौवर्णीः पूजयित्वा विधानतः । दशभ्यो विप्रवर्येभ्यो दद्यात्सत्कृत्य नारद
daśamūrtistu sauvarṇīḥ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ / daśabhyo vipravaryebhyo dadyātsatkṛtya nārada
And having worshipped the ten images, made of gold, according to the rule, he should honour ten of the best brahmins and give (them) to them, O Nārada.
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NarP 1 119.18
उपवासं चैकभक्तं कृत्वा संभोज्य वाडवान् । विसृज्य पश्चाद्भुञ्जीत स्वयं स्वेष्टैः समाहितः
upavāsaṃ caikabhaktaṃ kṛtvā saṃbhojya vāḍavān / visṛjya paścādbhuñjīta svayaṃ sveṣṭaiḥ samāhitaḥ
And having kept a fast or a single meal, and having fed the brahmins and dismissed them, he should afterwards eat himself, with concentrated mind, together with his own dear ones.
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NarP 1 119.19
भक्त्या कृत्वा व्रतं त्वेतद्भुक्त्वा भोगानिहोत्तमान् । विमानेन व्रजेदन्ते विष्णुलोकं सनातनम्
bhaktyā kṛtvā vrataṃ tvetadbhuktvā bhogānihottamān / vimānena vrajedante viṣṇulokaṃ sanātanam
Having performed this observance with devotion, and having enjoyed the finest pleasures here, at the end he goes by a celestial chariot to the eternal world of Viṣṇu.
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NarP 1 119.20
आश्विने शुक्लदशमी विजया सा प्रकीर्तिता । चतुर्गोमयपिण्डानि प्रातर्न्यस्य गृहाङ्गणे
āśvine śukladaśamī vijayā sā prakīrtitā / caturgomayapiṇḍāni prātarnyasya gṛhāṅgaṇe
In Āśvina the tenth of the bright fortnight is proclaimed as Vijayā; having set down in the morning four lumps of cow-dung in the courtyard of the house,
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NarP 1 119.21
चक्रवालस्वरूपेण तन्मध्ये रामलक्ष्मणौ । तथा भरतशत्रुघ्नौ पूजयेच्चतुरो ऽपि हि
cakravālasvarūpeṇa tanmadhye rāmalakṣmaṇau / tathā bharataśatrughnau pūjayeccaturo 'pi hi
in the form of a circle, in the middle of it (one should worship) Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, and likewise Bharata and Śatrughna — one should worship all four.
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NarP 1 119.22
सपिधानासु पात्रीषु गोमयीषु चतसृष्ट । किन्नं धान्यं सरौप्यं तु धृत्वा धौतांशुकावृतम्
sapidhānāsu pātrīṣu gomayīṣu catasṛṣṭa / kinnaṃ dhānyaṃ saraupyaṃ tu dhṛtvā dhautāṃśukāvṛtam
In four covered dishes of cow-dung, having placed food(?), grain, and silver, covered with a washed cloth,
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NarP 1 119.23
पितृमातृभ्रातृपुत्रजाया भृत्यसमन्वितम् । संपूज्यं गन्धपुष्पाद्यैर्नैवेद्यैश्च विधानतः
pitṛmātṛbhrātṛputrajāyā bhṛtyasamanvitam / saṃpūjyaṃ gandhapuṣpādyairnaivedyaiśca vidhānataḥ
(It is) to be worshipped, together with father, mother, brothers, sons, wife and servants, with perfumes, flowers and the rest, and with food-offerings, according to the rule.
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NarP 1 119.24
नमस्कृत्याथ भुञ्जीत द्विजान्संभोज्य पूजितान् । एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु नरो वर्षं सुरवान्वितः
namaskṛtyātha bhuñjīta dvijānsaṃbhojya pūjitān / evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānaṃ tu naro varṣaṃ suravānvitaḥ
Then, after making obeisance, he should eat, having fed the twice-born whom he has honoured. A man who performs the rite in this way (passes) the year attended by (divine?) favour.
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NarP 1 119.25
धनधान्यसमृद्धश्च निश्चितं जायते द्विज । अथापाराह्नसमये नवम्यां संनिमन्त्रिताम्
dhanadhānyasamṛddhaśca niścitaṃ jāyate dvija / athāpārāhnasamaye navamyāṃ saṃnimantritām
And he certainly becomes rich in wealth and grain, O twice-born one. Then, at the time of the afternoon, on the ninth (day), (the śamī tree) having been duly invited...
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NarP 1 119.26
पूर्वदिक्षु शमीं विप्र गत्वा तन्मूलजां मृदम् । गृहीत्वा स्वगृहं प्राप्य गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनैः
pūrvadikṣu śamīṃ vipra gatvā tanmūlajāṃ mṛdam / gṛhītvā svagṛhaṃ prāpya gītavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ
Going to the śamī tree in the eastern quarter, O brahmin, and taking the earth grown at its root, and reaching his own house with the sounds of song and instruments,
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NarP 1 119.27
संपूज्य तां विधानेन सज्जीकृत्य स्वकं बलम् । निर्गत्य पूर्वद्वारेण ग्रामाद्ब्रहिरनाकुलः
saṃpūjya tāṃ vidhānena sajjīkṛtya svakaṃ balam / nirgatya pūrvadvāreṇa grāmādbrahiranākulaḥ
having worshipped it according to rule and made ready his own force, going out by the eastern gate, unagitated, outside the village,
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NarP 1 119.28
ततः शत्रुप्रतिकृतिं निर्मितां पत्रकादिभिः । मनसा कल्पितां वापि स्वर्णं पुंरवंशरेण वै
tataḥ śatrupratikṛtiṃ nirmitāṃ patrakādibhiḥ / manasā kalpitāṃ vāpi svarṇaṃ puṃravaṃśareṇa vai
then (he should) pierce the effigy of the enemy, made of leaves and the like, or else merely fashioned in the mind, with an arrow of gold (?) or of reed —
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NarP 1 119.29
विध्येदिति भृशं प्रीतः प्राप्नुयात्स्वगृहं निशि । एवं कृतविधिर्वापि गच्छेद्वा शत्रुनिग्रहे
vidhyediti bhṛśaṃ prītaḥ prāpnuyātsvagṛhaṃ niśi / evaṃ kṛtavidhirvāpi gacchedvā śatrunigrahe
thus he should pierce (it), and greatly pleased he should reach his own house at night. Or, having thus performed the rite, he may go forth to the subduing of enemies.
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NarP 1 119.30
एषैवं दशमी विप्र विधिनाऽचरिता सदा । धनं जयं सुतान् गाश्च गजाश्वं वाप्यजाविकम्
eṣaivaṃ daśamī vipra vidhinā'caritā sadā / dhanaṃ jayaṃ sutān gāśca gajāśvaṃ vāpyajāvikam
This tenth (day), thus always observed according to the rule, O brahmin, (grants) wealth, victory, sons, cows, elephants and horses, or goats and sheep,
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NarP 1 119.31
दद्यादिह शरीरान्ते स्वर्गतिं चापि नारद । दशम्यां कार्तिके शुक्ले सार्वभौमव्रतं चरेत्
dadyādiha śarīrānte svargatiṃ cāpi nārada / daśamyāṃ kārtike śukle sārvabhaumavrataṃ caret
it grants (these) here, and at the end of the body a good course (in the hereafter), O Nārada. On the tenth of the bright half of Kārttika one should perform the Sārvabhauma vow.
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NarP 1 119.32
कृतोपवासो वैकाशी निशीथे ऽपूपकादिभिः । दशदिक्षु बलिं दद्याद् गृहद्वापि पुराद्ब्रहिः
kṛtopavāso vaikāśī niśīthe 'pūpakādibhiḥ / daśadikṣu baliṃ dadyād gṛhadvāpi purādbrahiḥ
Having fasted, eating (only) once, at midnight he should offer an oblation in the ten directions with cakes and the like, either in the house or outside the town,
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NarP 1 119.33
मण्डले ऽष्टदले कॢप्ते गोविड्लिप्तधरातले । मन्त्रैरेभिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठ गणेशादिकृतार्चनः
maṇḍale 'ṣṭadale kḷpte goviḍliptadharātale / mantrairebhirdvijaśreṣṭha gaṇeśādikṛtārcanaḥ
on a maṇḍala of eight petals laid out on ground smeared with cow-dung, having first performed the worship of Gaṇeśa and the others, with these mantras, O best of the twice-born:
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NarP 1 119.34
यो मे पूर्वगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तमिन्द्रो देवरा जो ऽद्य नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me pūrvagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / tamindro devarā jo 'dya nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the east through an evil deed here — may Indra, king of the gods, granter of all desires, destroy it today."
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NarP 1 119.35
यो मे वह्निगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तेजोराजो ऽथ वह्निस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me vahnigataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / tejorājo 'tha vahnistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the fire-quarter (southeast) through an evil deed here — may Fire, the king of radiance, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
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NarP 1 119.36
यो मे दक्षगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । तं यमः प्रेतराजो वै नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me dakṣagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / taṃ yamaḥ pretarājo vai nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the south through an evil deed here — may Yama, the king of the departed, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
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NarP 1 119.37
यो मे नैरृतिगः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । रक्षोराजो नैरृतिस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me nairṛtigaḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / rakṣorājo nairṛtistaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the southwest through an evil deed here — may Nirṛti, king of the demons, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.38
यो मे पश्चिमगः पाप्मा पापकेनेहकर्मणा । यादः पतिस्तं वरुणो नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me paścimagaḥ pāpmā pāpakenehakarmaṇā / yādaḥ patistaṃ varuṇo nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the west through an evil deed here — may Varuṇa, lord of the waters, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.39
यो मे वायुगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । वायुस्तं मरुतां राजो नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me vāyugataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / vāyustaṃ marutāṃ rājo nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the wind-quarter (northwest) through an evil deed here — may Vāyu, king of the Maruts, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.40
यो मे सौम्यगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । सोमस्तमृक्षयक्षेशो नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me saumyagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / somastamṛkṣayakṣeśo nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the north through an evil deed here — may Soma, lord of the stars and of the yakṣas, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.41
यो म ईशगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । ईशानो भूतनाथस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo ma īśagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / īśāno bhūtanāthastaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone to the quarter of Īśa (northeast) through an evil deed here — may Īśāna, lord of beings, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.42
यो मं ऊर्द्ध्वगतः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । ब्रह्मा प्रजापतीशस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo maṃ ūrddhvagataḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / brahmā prajāpatīśastaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
"Whatever evil of mine has gone upward through an evil deed here — may Brahmā, lord of the Prajāpatis, destroy it, the granter of all desires."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.43
यो मे ऽधःसंस्थितः पाप्मा पापकेनेह कर्मणा । अनन्तो नागराजस्तं नाशयत्वखिलेष्टदः
yo me 'dhaḥsaṃsthitaḥ pāpmā pāpakeneha karmaṇā / ananto nāgarājastaṃ nāśayatvakhileṣṭadaḥ
Whatever sin of mine dwells below, (arisen) here through evil action — may Ananta, king of the serpents, granter of all desires, destroy it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.44
इत्येवं दिक्षु दशसु बलिं दत्वा समाहितः । क्षेत्रपालाय तद्बाह्ये क्षिपेद्बलिमतन्द्रितः
ityevaṃ dikṣu daśasu baliṃ datvā samāhitaḥ / kṣetrapālāya tadbāhye kṣipedbalimatandritaḥ
Having thus offered the bali-oblation in the ten directions with concentrated mind, one should, unwearied, cast a bali outside that (area) for the Kṣetrapāla (field-guardian).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.45
एवं कृतविधिः शेषं निशायां निनयेत्सुधीः । गीतैः सुमङ्गलप्रायैः स्तवपाठैर्जपादिभिः
evaṃ kṛtavidhiḥ śeṣaṃ niśāyāṃ ninayetsudhīḥ / gītaiḥ sumaṅgalaprāyaiḥ stavapāṭhairjapādibhiḥ
Having performed the rite in this way, the wise man should pass the rest (of the night) through the night with songs mostly auspicious, with recitations of hymns of praise, with muttered prayer and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.46
प्रातः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य लोकपालान् द्विजोत्तमान् । द्वादशाभ्यर्च्य संभोज्य शक्तितो दक्षिणां ददेत्
prātaḥ snātvā samabhyarcya lokapālān dvijottamān / dvādaśābhyarcya saṃbhojya śaktito dakṣiṇāṃ dadet
In the morning, having bathed and duly worshipped the world-guardians, he should worship twelve of the best of brāhmaṇas, feed them, and give a sacrificial fee according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.47
इत्थं कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र भोगान्भुक्तैहिकाञ्छुभान् । युगं स्वर्गसुखं भुक्त्वा सार्वभौमो नृपो भवेत्
itthaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ vipra bhogānbhuktaihikāñchubhān / yugaṃ svargasukhaṃ bhuktvā sārvabhaumo nṛpo bhavet
Having performed the vow in this manner, O brahman, having enjoyed auspicious pleasures of this world, and having enjoyed the happiness of heaven for an age, he becomes a king ruling the whole earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.48
मार्गशुक्लदशम्यां तु चरेदा रोग्यकं व्रतम् । गन्धाद्यैरर्चयेद्विप्रान् दश तच्चरणोदकम्
mārgaśukladaśamyāṃ tu caredā rogyakaṃ vratam / gandhādyairarcayedviprān daśa taccaraṇodakam
On the tenth of the bright fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa one should perform the vow for health; one should worship ten brāhmaṇas with perfumes and the rest, and (take) the water from their feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.49
पीत्वाथ दक्षिणां दत्वा विसूजेदेकभोजनं । एतत्कृत्वा व्रतं विप्र ह्यारोग्यं प्राप्य भूतले
pītvātha dakṣiṇāṃ datvā visūjedekabhojanaṃ / etatkṛtvā vrataṃ vipra hyārogyaṃ prāpya bhūtale
Having drunk (it) and then given the fee, he should dismiss (them), (himself) eating but once. Having performed this vow, O brahman, and having obtained health on earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.50
धर्मराजप्रसादेन मोदते दिवि देववत् । पौषे दशम्यां शुक्लायां विश्वेदेवान् समर्चयेत्
dharmarājaprasādena modate divi devavat / pauṣe daśamyāṃ śuklāyāṃ viśvedevān samarcayet
by the grace of Dharmarāja he rejoices in heaven like a god. On the tenth of the bright fortnight of Pauṣa one should worship the Viśvedevas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.51
ऋतुं दक्षं वसू६न्सत्यं कालं कामं मुनिं गुरुम् । विप्रं रामं च दशधा केशवस्तान्समास्थितः
ṛtuṃ dakṣaṃ vasū6nsatyaṃ kālaṃ kāmaṃ muniṃ gurum / vipraṃ rāmaṃ ca daśadhā keśavastānsamāsthitaḥ
Ṛtu, Dakṣa, the Vasus, Satya, Kāla, Kāma, Muni, Guru, Vipra and Rāma — in ten forms Keśava abides in them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.52
स्वापयित्वा दर्भमयानासनेषु च संस्थितान् । गन्धैर्धूपैस्तथा दीपैर्नैवेद्यैश्चापि नारद
svāpayitvā darbhamayānāsaneṣu ca saṃsthitān / gandhairdhūpaistathā dīpairnaivedyaiścāpi nārada
Having laid them down and seated them on seats made of darbha grass, (one should worship them) with perfumes, incense, lamps and food-offerings too, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.53
प्रत्येकं दक्षिणां दत्वा प्रणियत्य विसर्जयेत् । दक्षिणां तां द्विजाग्र्येभ्यो गुरवे वा समर्पयेत्
pratyekaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ datvā praṇiyatya visarjayet / dakṣiṇāṃ tāṃ dvijāgryebhyo gurave vā samarpayet
Having given a fee to each and bowed (to them), he should dismiss them; or he should present that fee to the foremost brāhmaṇas or to his teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.54
एवं कृतविधि श्चैकभक्तो भोगी व्रती भवेत् । लोकद्वयस्य विप्रर्षे नात्र कार्या विचारणा
evaṃ kṛtavidhi ścaikabhakto bhogī vratī bhavet / lokadvayasya viprarṣe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
He who has thus performed the rite, eating a single meal (a day), becomes an enjoyer and an observer of the vow — of both worlds, O seer among brahmans; no doubt should be entertained here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.56
माघशुक्लदशम्यां तु सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः ॥। देवांनगिरसो नाम दश सम्यक्समर्चयेत् ॥ नर्प्_१,११९।५५ ॥ कृत्वा स्वर्णमयान्विप्र गन्धाद्यैरुपचारकैः । आत्मा ह्यायुर्मनो दक्षो मदः प्राणस्तथैव च
māghaśukladaśamyāṃ tu sopavāso jitendriyaḥ /// devāṃnagiraso nāma daśa samyaksamarcayet // narp_1,119.55 // kṛtvā svarṇamayānvipra gandhādyairupacārakaiḥ / ātmā hyāyurmano dakṣo madaḥ prāṇastathaiva ca
On the tenth of the bright fortnight of Māgha, fasting and with senses controlled, one should duly worship the ten gods called the Aṅgirases, having made them of gold, O brahman, with perfumes and the other services: Ātman, Āyus, Manas, Dakṣa, Mada, and Prāṇa likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 119.57
बर्हिष्मांश्च गविष्ठश्च दत्तः सत्यश्च ते दश । दश विप्रान्भोजयित्वा मधुरान्नेन नारद
barhiṣmāṃśca gaviṣṭhaśca dattaḥ satyaśca te daśa / daśa viprānbhojayitvā madhurānnena nārada
and Barhiṣmat and Gaviṣṭha, Datta and Satya — these ten. Having fed ten brāhmaṇas with sweet food, O Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.58
मूर्तीस्तेभ्यः प्रदद्यात्ताः स्वर्गलोकाप्तये क्रमात् । अन्त्यशुक्लदशम्यां तु चतुर्दशं यमान्यजेत्
mūrtīstebhyaḥ pradadyāttāḥ svargalokāptaye kramāt / antyaśukladaśamyāṃ tu caturdaśaṃ yamānyajet
he should give those images to them in order, for the attainment of the heavenly world. On the tenth of the bright fortnight of the last (month) one should worship the fourteen Yamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.59
यमश्च धर्मराजश्च मृत्युश्चैवान्तकस्तथा । वैवस्वतश्च कालश्च सर्वभूतक्षयस्तथा
yamaśca dharmarājaśca mṛtyuścaivāntakastathā / vaivasvataśca kālaśca sarvabhūtakṣayastathā
Yama, and Dharmarāja, and Mṛtyu, and Antaka likewise, and Vaivasvata, and Kāla, and Sarvabhūtakṣaya likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.60
औदुम्बरश्च दघ्नश्च द्वौ नीलपरमेष्ठिनौ । वृकोदरश्चचित्रश्च चित्रगुप्तश्चतुर्दश
audumbaraśca daghnaśca dvau nīlaparameṣṭhinau / vṛkodaraścacitraśca citraguptaścaturdaśa
and Audumbara, and Daghna, and the two, Nīla and Parameṣṭhin, and Vṛkodara, and Citra, and Citragupta — fourteen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.61
गन्धाद्यैरुपचारैश्च समभ्यर्च्याथतर्पयेत् । तिलांबुमिश्राञ्जलिभिर्दर्भैः प्रत्येकशस्त्रिभिः
gandhādyairupacāraiśca samabhyarcyāthatarpayet / tilāṃbumiśrāñjalibhirdarbhaiḥ pratyekaśastribhiḥ
Having duly worshipped (them) with perfumes and the other services, he should then satisfy (them) with handfuls of water mixed with sesame, three each, together with darbha grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.62
ततश्च दद्यात्सूर्यार्घं ताम्रपात्रेण नारद । रक्तचन्दनसंमिश्रतिलाक्षतयवांबुभिः
tataśca dadyātsūryārghaṃ tāmrapātreṇa nārada / raktacandanasaṃmiśratilākṣatayavāṃbubhiḥ
And thereafter he should offer the arghya to the Sun with a copper vessel, O Nārada, with water containing red sandal, sesame, unhusked grains and barley.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.63
एहि सूर्यसहस्रांशो तेजोराशे जगत्पते । गृहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं भक्त्या मामनुकंपय
ehi sūryasahasrāṃśo tejorāśe jagatpate / gṛhāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ bhaktyā māmanukaṃpaya
"Come, O Sun of a thousand rays, mass of splendour, lord of the world; accept the arghya given by me with devotion, have compassion on me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 119.64
इति मन्त्रेण दत्वार्घ्यं विप्रान्भोज्य चतुर्द्दश । रौप्यां सुदक्षिणां दत्वा विसृज्याश्नीत च स्वयम्
iti mantreṇa datvārghyaṃ viprānbhojya caturddaśa / raupyāṃ sudakṣiṇāṃ datvā visṛjyāśnīta ca svayam
Having offered the water-oblation with this mantra, and having fed fourteen brahmins, and having given them a good fee of silver, he should dismiss them and himself eat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition