Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 17
NarP 1 17.1
ऋषय ऊचुः साधु सूत महाभाग त्वयातिकरुणात्मना । श्रावितं सर्वपापन्घं गङ्गामाहात्म्य मुत्तमम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sādhu sūta mahābhāga tvayātikaruṇātmanā / śrāvitaṃ sarvapāpanghaṃ gaṅgāmāhātmya muttamam
The seers said: Well done, Sūta, greatly fortunate one! By you, whose nature is exceedingly compassionate, the supreme glorification of Gaṅgā, destroyer of all sins, has been made heard.
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NarP 1 17.2
श्रुत्वा तु गङ्गामाहात्म्यं नारदो देवदर्शनः । किं पप्रच्छ पुनः सूत सनकं मुनिसत्तमम्
śrutvā tu gaṅgāmāhātmyaṃ nārado devadarśanaḥ / kiṃ papraccha punaḥ sūta sanakaṃ munisattamam
But having heard the glory of Gaṅgā, Nārada, who sees the gods, what did he ask again, O Sūta, of Sanaka, best of sages?
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NarP 1 17.3
सूत उवाच शृणुध्वमृषयः सर्वे नारदेन सुरर्षिणा । पृष्टं पुनर्यथा प्राह प्रवक्ष्यामि तथैव तत्
sūta uvāca śṛṇudhvamṛṣayaḥ sarve nāradena surarṣiṇā / pṛṣṭaṃ punaryathā prāha pravakṣyāmi tathaiva tat
Sūta said: Listen, all you seers: what was asked again by Nārada, the seer among the gods, and as (Sanaka) spoke it, just so shall I declare it.
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NarP 1 17.4
नानाख्यानेतिहासाड्यं गङ्गामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मसुतो भूयः पृष्टवानिदमादरात्
nānākhyānetihāsāḍyaṃ gaṅgāmāhātmyamuttamam / śrutvā brahmasuto bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭavānidamādarāt
Having heard the supreme glorification of Gaṅgā, rich in various tales and legends, the son of Brahmā (Nārada) again asked this respectfully.
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NarP 1 17.5
नारद उवाच अहो ऽतिधन्यं सुकृतैकसारं श्रुतं मया पुण्यमसंवृतार्थम् । गाङ्गेयमाहात्म्यमघप्रणाशि त्वत्तो मुने कारुणिकादभीष्टम्
nārada uvāca aho 'tidhanyaṃ sukṛtaikasāraṃ śrutaṃ mayā puṇyamasaṃvṛtārtham / gāṅgeyamāhātmyamaghapraṇāśi tvatto mune kāruṇikādabhīṣṭam
Nārada said: Ah, most blessed, the very essence of good deeds, holy, with its meaning unconcealed, is what I have heard — the desired glory of Gaṅgā, destroyer of sin, from you, O compassionate sage.
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NarP 1 17.6
ये साधवः साधु भजन्ति विष्णुं स्वार्थं परार्थं च यतन्त एव । नानोपदेशैः सुविमुग्धचित्तं प्रबोधयन्ति प्रसभं प्रसन्नम्
ye sādhavaḥ sādhu bhajanti viṣṇuṃ svārthaṃ parārthaṃ ca yatanta eva / nānopadeśaiḥ suvimugdhacittaṃ prabodhayanti prasabhaṃ prasannam
Those good men who worship Viṣṇu well are indeed striving both for their own good and for the good of others; by various instructions they forcefully awaken the utterly deluded mind, (being) gracious.
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NarP 1 17.7
ततः समाख्याहि हरेर्व्रतानि कृतैश्च यैः प्रीतिमुपैति विष्णुः । ददाति भक्तिं भजतां दयालुर्मुक्तिस्तु तस्या विदिता हि दासी
tataḥ samākhyāhi harervratāni kṛtaiśca yaiḥ prītimupaiti viṣṇuḥ / dadāti bhaktiṃ bhajatāṃ dayālurmuktistu tasyā viditā hi dāsī
Therefore relate the vows of Hari, by the performance of which Viṣṇu comes to be pleased; the compassionate one gives devotion to those who worship him — and liberation, indeed, is known as devotion's handmaid.
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NarP 1 17.8
ददाति मुक्तिं भजतां मुकुन्दो व्रतार्चनध्यानपरायणानाम् । भक्तानुसेवासु महाप्रयासं विमृश्य कस्यापि न भक्तियोगम्
dadāti muktiṃ bhajatāṃ mukundo vratārcanadhyānaparāyaṇānām / bhaktānusevāsu mahāprayāsaṃ vimṛśya kasyāpi na bhaktiyogam
Mukunda gives liberation to those who worship him, who are devoted to vows, worship and meditation; but, considering the great effort involved in serving his devotees, he gives to no one the yoga of devotion.
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NarP 1 17.9
प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च यत्कर्म हरितो षणम् । तदा ख्याहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ विष्णुभक्तो ऽसि मानद
pravṛttaṃ ca nivṛttaṃ ca yatkarma harito ṣaṇam / tadā khyāhi muniśreṣṭha viṣṇubhakto 'si mānada
Whatever rite, active or renunciatory, is pleasing to Hari — declare that, best of sages, for you are a devotee of Viṣṇu, O bestower of honour.
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NarP 1 17.10
सनक उवाच साधु साधु मुनिश्रेष्ठ भक्तस्त्वं पुरुषोत्तमेः । भूयो भूयो यतः पुच्छेश्चरित्रं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः
sanaka uvāca sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭha bhaktastvaṃ puruṣottameḥ / bhūyo bhūyo yataḥ puccheścaritraṃ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ
Sanaka said: Good, good, best of sages! You are a devotee of the Supreme Person, since again and again you ask about the deeds of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow.
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NarP 1 17.11
व्रतानि ते प्रवक्ष्यामि लोकोपकृतिमन्ति च । प्रसीदति हरिर्यैस्तु प्रयच्छत्यभयं तथा
vratāni te pravakṣyāmi lokopakṛtimanti ca / prasīdati hariryaistu prayacchatyabhayaṃ tathā
I shall declare to you the vows, which are also of benefit to the world, by which Hari is pleased and likewise grants fearlessness.
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NarP 1 17.12
यस्य प्रसन्नो भगवान्यज्ञलिङ्गो जनार्दनः । इहामुत्र सुखं तस्य तपोवृद्धिश्च जायते
yasya prasanno bhagavānyajñaliṅgo janārdanaḥ / ihāmutra sukhaṃ tasya tapovṛddhiśca jāyate
He with whom the Lord Janārdana, whose form is sacrifice, is pleased — for him happiness arises here and hereafter, and increase of austerity.
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NarP 1 17.13
येन केनाप्युपायेन हरिपूजापरायणाः । प्रयान्ति परमं स्थानमिति प्राहुर्महर्षयः
yena kenāpyupāyena haripūjāparāyaṇāḥ / prayānti paramaṃ sthānamiti prāhurmaharṣayaḥ
By whatever means, those devoted to the worship of Hari go to the highest abode — so have the great seers declared.
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NarP 1 17.14
मार्ग शीर्षे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां जलशायिनम् । उपोषितो ऽडर्चयेत्सम्यङ् नरः श्रद्धासमन्वितः
mārga śīrṣe site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ jalaśāyinam / upoṣito 'ḍarcayetsamyaṅ naraḥ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ
In Mārgaśīrṣa, in the bright fortnight, on the twelfth, a man endowed with faith, having fasted, should properly worship (Viṣṇu) who lies upon the waters.
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NarP 1 17.15
स्नात्वा शुक्लाम्बरधरो दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् । गन्धपुष्पाक्षतैर्धूपैर् दीपैर्नैवेद्यपूर्वकैः
snātvā śuklāmbaradharo dantadhāvanapūrvakam / gandhapuṣpākṣatairdhūpair dīpairnaivedyapūrvakaiḥ
Having bathed, wearing white garments, after cleaning the teeth, with scents, flowers, unhusked rice, incense, lamps and food offerings —
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NarP 1 17.16
वाग्यतो भक्तिभावेन मुनिश्रेष्ठार्चयेद्धरिम् । केशवाय नमस्तुभ्यमिति विष्णुं च पूजयेत्
vāgyato bhaktibhāvena muniśreṣṭhārcayeddharim / keśavāya namastubhyamiti viṣṇuṃ ca pūjayet
restrained in speech, with a devotional attitude, O best of sages, one should worship Hari; and one should worship Viṣṇu (saying) "Homage to you, Keśava."
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NarP 1 17.17
अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा वन्हौ घृततिलाहुतीः । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्याच्छालग्रामसमीपतः
aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā vanhau ghṛtatilāhutīḥ / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryācchālagrāmasamīpataḥ
Having offered one hundred and eight oblations of ghee and sesame into the fire, one should keep vigil at night near the śālagrāma stone.
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NarP 1 17.18
स्नापयेत्प्रस्थपयसा नारायणमनामयम् । गीतैर्वाद्यैश्च नैवेद्यैर्भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैश्च केशवम्
snāpayetprasthapayasā nārāyaṇamanāmayam / gītairvādyaiśca naivedyairbhakṣyairbhojyaiśca keśavam
One should bathe the faultless Nārāyaṇa with a prastha measure of milk, (honouring) Keśava with songs, instrumental music, food offerings, things to chew and things to eat.
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NarP 1 17.19
त्रिकालं पूजयेद्भक्त्या महालक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । पुनः कल्ये समुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्म यथोचितम्
trikālaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā mahālakṣmyā samanvitam / punaḥ kalye samutthāya kṛtvā karma yathocitam
One should worship him with devotion at the three times of day, together with Mahālakṣmī; and again, rising at dawn and performing the rites as is proper —
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NarP 1 17.20
पूर्ववत्पूजयेद्वेवं वाग्यतो नियतः शुचिः । पायसं घृतसंमिश्रं नालिकेरफलान्वितम्
pūrvavatpūjayedvevaṃ vāgyato niyataḥ śuciḥ / pāyasaṃ ghṛtasaṃmiśraṃ nālikeraphalānvitam
(He) should worship in the same way as before, restrained in speech, self-controlled, pure: milk-rice mixed with ghee and provided with coconut fruit —
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NarP 1 17.21
मन्त्रेणानेन विप्राय दद्याद्भक्त्या सदक्षिणम् । केशवः केशिहा देवः सर्वसंपत्प्रदायकः
mantreṇānena viprāya dadyādbhaktyā sadakṣiṇam / keśavaḥ keśihā devaḥ sarvasaṃpatpradāyakaḥ
— (this) he should give with devotion to a brahmin, together with a fee, with this formula: "Keśava, the god who slew Keśin, the bestower of all prosperity,
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NarP 1 17.22
परमान्नप्रदानेन मम स्यादिष्टदायकः । ब्रह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चाच्छक्तितो बन्धुभिः सह
paramānnapradānena mama syādiṣṭadāyakaḥ / brahmaṇānbhojayetpaścācchaktito bandhubhiḥ saha
by this gift of fine cooked food, may he be the giver of what I desire." Afterwards he should feed brahmins according to his means, together with his kinsmen.
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NarP 1 17.23
नारायण परो भूत्वा स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः । इति यः कुरुते भक्त्या केशवार्चनमुत्तमम्
nārāyaṇa paro bhūtvā svayaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ / iti yaḥ kurute bhaktyā keśavārcanamuttamam
Holding Nārāyaṇa supreme, he should himself eat, restrained in speech. He who thus performs with devotion this excellent worship of Keśava —
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NarP 1 17.24
स पैण्डरीकयज्ञस्य फलमष्टगुणं लभेत् । पौषमासे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां समुपोषितः
sa paiṇḍarīkayajñasya phalamaṣṭaguṇaṃ labhet / pauṣamāse site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitaḥ
he obtains eightfold the fruit of the puṇḍarīka sacrifice. In the month of Pauṣa, in the bright fortnight, having fasted on the twelfth,
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NarP 1 17.25
नमो नारायणायेति पूजयेत्प्रयतो हरिम् । पयसा स्नाप्य नैवेद्यं पायसं च समर्पयेत्
namo nārāyaṇāyeti pūjayetprayato harim / payasā snāpya naivedyaṃ pāyasaṃ ca samarpayet
with (the formula) "Homage to Nārāyaṇa" he should, self-controlled, worship Hari; having bathed (him) with milk, he should also present milk-rice as a food offering.
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NarP 1 17.26
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्र्रिकालार्चनतत्परः । धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्गन्धैः पुष्पैर्मनोरमैः
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātrrikālārcanatatparaḥ / dhūpairdīpaiśca naivedyairgandhaiḥ puṣpairmanoramaiḥ
At night he should keep vigil, intent on worship at the three times (of day), with incense, lamps, food offerings, perfumes, and delightful flowers,
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NarP 1 17.27
तृणैश्च गीतवाद्याद्यैः स्तोत्रैश्चाप्यर्ययेद्धरिम् । कृशरान्नं च विप्राय दद्यात्सघृतदक्षिणम्
tṛṇaiśca gītavādyādyaiḥ stotraiścāpyaryayeddharim / kṛśarānnaṃ ca viprāya dadyātsaghṛtadakṣiṇam
and with grasses, with song and music and the like, and with hymns he should honour Hari; and he should give kṛśara rice-and-sesame food to a brahmin, along with ghee and a fee.
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NarP 1 17.28
सर्वात्मा सर्वलोकेशः सर्वव्यापी सनातनः । नारायणः प्रसन्नः स्यात्कृशरान्नप्रदानतः
sarvātmā sarvalokeśaḥ sarvavyāpī sanātanaḥ / nārāyaṇaḥ prasannaḥ syātkṛśarānnapradānataḥ
"May Nārāyaṇa, the Self of all, lord of all worlds, all-pervading, eternal, be well pleased through this gift of kṛśara food."
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NarP 1 17.29
मन्त्रेणानेन विप्राय दत्त्वा वै दानमुत्तमम् । द्विजांश्च भोजेयच्छक्त्या स्वयमद्यात्सबान्धवः
mantreṇānena viprāya dattvā vai dānamuttamam / dvijāṃśca bhojeyacchaktyā svayamadyātsabāndhavaḥ
Having given this excellent gift to a brahmin with this formula, he should feed twice-born men according to his means, and himself eat with his kinsmen.
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NarP 1 17.30
एवं संपूजयेद्भक्त्या देवं नारायणं प्रभुम् । अग्निष्टोमाष्टकफलं स संपूर्णमवाप्नुयात्
evaṃ saṃpūjayedbhaktyā devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum / agniṣṭomāṣṭakaphalaṃ sa saṃpūrṇamavāpnuyāt
Thus one should worship with devotion the lord, the god Nārāyaṇa; he would obtain in full the fruit of eight Agniṣṭoma sacrifices.
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NarP 1 17.31
माघस्य शुक्लद्वादश्यां पूर्ववत्समुपोषितः । नमस्ते माधवायेति हुत्वाष्टौ च घृताहुतीः
māghasya śukladvādaśyāṃ pūrvavatsamupoṣitaḥ / namaste mādhavāyeti hutvāṣṭau ca ghṛtāhutīḥ
On the bright twelfth of Māgha, having fasted as before, offering eight oblations of ghee with "Homage to you, Mādhava,"
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NarP 1 17.32
पूर्वमानेन पयसा स्नापयेन्माधवं तदा । पुष्पगन्धाक्षतैरर्चेत्सावधानेन चेतसा
pūrvamānena payasā snāpayenmādhavaṃ tadā / puṣpagandhākṣatairarcetsāvadhānena cetasā
he should then bathe Mādhava with milk in the measure stated before, and worship (him) with flowers, perfumes and unbroken grains, with an attentive mind.
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NarP 1 17.33
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्पूर्ववद्भघक्तिसंयुतः । कल्यकर्म च निर्वर्त्य माधवं पुनरर्चयेत्
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātpūrvavadbhaghaktisaṃyutaḥ / kalyakarma ca nirvartya mādhavaṃ punararcayet
At night he should keep vigil as before, filled with devotion; and having completed the morning rites, he should worship Mādhava again.
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NarP 1 17.34
प्रस्थं तिलानां विप्राय दद्याद्वै मन्त्रपूर्वकम् । सदक्षिणं सवास्त्रञ्च सर्वपापविमुक्तये
prasthaṃ tilānāṃ viprāya dadyādvai mantrapūrvakam / sadakṣiṇaṃ savāstrañca sarvapāpavimuktaye
He should give a prastha measure of sesame seeds to a brahmin, preceded by the formula, together with a fee and with a garment, for release from all sins:
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NarP 1 17.35
माधवः सर्वभूतात्मा सर्वकर्मफलप्रदः । तिलदानेन महता सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छतु
mādhavaḥ sarvabhūtātmā sarvakarmaphalapradaḥ / tiladānena mahatā sarvānkāmānprayacchatu
"May Mādhava, the Self of all beings, the giver of the fruit of all deeds, through this great gift of sesame grant all desires."
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NarP 1 17.36
मन्त्रेणानेन विप्राय दत्त्वा भक्तिसमन्वितः । ब्रह्मणान्भोजयेच्छक्त्या संस्मरन्माधवं प्रभुम्
mantreṇānena viprāya dattvā bhaktisamanvitaḥ / brahmaṇānbhojayecchaktyā saṃsmaranmādhavaṃ prabhum
Having given to a brahmin with this formula, filled with devotion, he should feed brahmins according to his means, remembering the lord Mādhava.
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NarP 1 17.37
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या तिलदाने व्रतं मुने । वाजपेय शतस्यासौ संपूर्णं फलमाप्नुयात्
evaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā tiladāne vrataṃ mune / vājapeya śatasyāsau saṃpūrṇaṃ phalamāpnuyāt
He who thus performs with devotion the vow of the gift of sesame, O sage, obtains the full fruit of a hundred Vājapeya sacrifices.
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NarP 1 17.38
फआल्गुनस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां समुपोषितः । गोविन्दाय नमस्तुभ्यमिति संपूजयेद्व्रती
phaālgunasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitaḥ / govindāya namastubhyamiti saṃpūjayedvratī
In the bright fortnight of Phālguna, having fasted on the twelfth, the observer of the vow should worship (him) with "Homage to you, Govinda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.39
अष्टोत्तगरशतं दृत्वा घृतमिश्रतिलाहुतीः । पूर्वमानेन पयसा गोविन्दं स्नापयेच्छुचिः
aṣṭottagaraśataṃ dṛtvā ghṛtamiśratilāhutīḥ / pūrvamānena payasā govindaṃ snāpayecchuciḥ
Having offered a hundred and eight oblations of sesame mixed with ghee, being pure, he should bathe Govinda with milk in the measure stated before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.40
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्र्रिकालं पूजयैत्तथा । प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्याथ गोविन्दं पूजयेत्पुनः
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātrrikālaṃ pūjayaittathā / prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpyātha govindaṃ pūjayetpunaḥ
At night he should keep vigil, and worship (the god) at the three times of day; then, having completed the morning rites, he should worship Govinda again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.41
व्रीह्याढकं च विप्राय दद्याद्वस्त्रं सदक्षिणम् । नमो गोविन्द सर्वेश गोपिकाजनवल्लभ
vrīhyāḍhakaṃ ca viprāya dadyādvastraṃ sadakṣiṇam / namo govinda sarveśa gopikājanavallabha
And he should give to a brahmin an āḍhaka measure of rice-grain, and a garment together with a sacrificial fee, (saying:) "Homage, Govinda, Lord of all, beloved of the cowherd women!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.42
अनेन धान्य दानेन प्रीतो भव जगद्गुरो । एवं कृत्वा व्रतं सम्यक् सर्वपापविवर्जितः
anena dhānya dānena prīto bhava jagadguro / evaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ samyak sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
"By this gift of grain be pleased, O teacher of the world!" Having thus performed the vow properly, freed from all sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.43
गोमेधमखजं पुण्यं सम्पूर्णं लभते नरः । चैत्रमासे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां समुपोषितः
gomedhamakhajaṃ puṇyaṃ sampūrṇaṃ labhate naraḥ / caitramāse site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitaḥ
a man obtains in full the merit born of the cow-sacrifice. In the month of Caitra, in the bright fortnight, having fasted on the twelfth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.44
नमो ऽस्तु विष्णवे तुभ्यमिति पूर्ववदर्चयेत् । क्षीरेण स्नापयेद्विष्णुं पूर्वमानेन शक्तितः
namo 'stu viṣṇave tubhyamiti pūrvavadarcayet / kṣīreṇa snāpayedviṣṇuṃ pūrvamānena śaktitaḥ
(saying) "Homage be to you, Viṣṇu," he should worship as before; he should bathe Viṣṇu with milk of the aforesaid measure, according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.45
तथैव स्नापयेद्विप्र घृतप्रस्थेन सादनम् । कृत्वा जागरणं रात्रौ पूजयेत्पूर्ववद्रूती
tathaiva snāpayedvipra ghṛtaprasthena sādanam / kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau pūjayetpūrvavadrūtī
In the same way, O brahmin, he should bathe the seat(?) with a prastha of ghee; having kept vigil at night, he should worship as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.46
ततकः कल्ये समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा मधअवाज्यतिलमिश्रितम्
tatakaḥ kalye samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca / aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā madhaavājyatilamiśritam
Then, rising at dawn and completing the morning rites, having offered one hundred and eight oblations mixed with honey, ghee and sesame,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.47
सदक्षिणं च विप्राय दद्याद्वै तण्डुलाढकम् । प्राणरुपी महाविष्णुः प्राणदः सर्ववल्लभः
sadakṣiṇaṃ ca viprāya dadyādvai taṇḍulāḍhakam / prāṇarupī mahāviṣṇuḥ prāṇadaḥ sarvavallabhaḥ
he should give to a brahmin, together with a fee, an āḍhaka of rice-grains: "The great Viṣṇu, whose form is breath, the giver of life, dear to all —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.48
तण्डुलाढकदानेन प्रीयतां मे जनार्दनः । एवं कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापविवर्जितः
taṇḍulāḍhakadānena prīyatāṃ me janārdanaḥ / evaṃ kṛtvā naro bhaktyā sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
by this gift of an āḍhaka of rice let Janārdana be pleased with me." A man who does so with devotion, freed from all sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.49
अत्यन्गिष्टोमयज्ञस्य फलमष्टगुणं लभेत् । वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्यामुपोष्य मधुसूदनम्
atyangiṣṭomayajñasya phalamaṣṭaguṇaṃ labhet / vaiśākhaśukladvādaśyāmupoṣya madhusūdanam
obtains eightfold the fruit of the Atyagniṣṭoma sacrifice. Having fasted for Madhusūdana on the twelfth of the bright half of Vaiśākha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.50
द्रोणक्षीरेण देवेशं स्नापयेद्भक्तिंसंयुतः । जागरं तत्रघ कर्त्तव्यं त्रिकालार्चनसंयुतम्
droṇakṣīreṇa deveśaṃ snāpayedbhaktiṃsaṃyutaḥ / jāgaraṃ tatragha karttavyaṃ trikālārcanasaṃyutam
filled with devotion he should bathe the Lord of gods with a droṇa of milk; there a vigil is to be kept, together with worship at the three times of day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.51
नमस्ते मधुहन्त्रे च जुहुयाच्छक्तितो घृतम् । अष्टोत्तरशतं प्रोर्च्य विधिवन्मधुसूदनम्
namaste madhuhantre ca juhuyācchaktito ghṛtam / aṣṭottaraśataṃ prorcya vidhivanmadhusūdanam
(Saying) "Homage to you, slayer of Madhu," he should offer ghee according to his ability; having duly worshipped Madhusūdana with a hundred and eight (oblations),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.52
विपापो ह्यश्वमेधानामष्टानां फलमान्पुयात् । ज्येष्टमासे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यामुपवासकृत्
vipāpo hyaśvamedhānāmaṣṭānāṃ phalamānpuyāt / jyeṣṭamāse site pakṣe dvādaśyāmupavāsakṛt
free of sin he would obtain the fruit of eight horse-sacrifices. In the month of Jyeṣṭha, in the bright fortnight, one who fasts on the twelfth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.53
क्षीरेणाढकमानेन स्नापयेद्यस्त्रिविक्तमम् । नमस्त्रिविक्तमायेति पूजयेद्भक्तिसंयुतः
kṣīreṇāḍhakamānena snāpayedyastriviktamam / namastriviktamāyeti pūjayedbhaktisaṃyutaḥ
— he who bathes Trivikrama with milk of an āḍhaka measure — should worship, filled with devotion, (saying) "Homage to Trivikrama."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.54
जुहुयात्पायसेनैव ह्यष्टोत्तरशताहुतीः । कृत्वा जागरणं रात्रौ पुनः पूजां प्रकल्पयेत्
juhuyātpāyasenaiva hyaṣṭottaraśatāhutīḥ / kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau punaḥ pūjāṃ prakalpayet
He should offer one hundred and eight oblations with milk-rice itself; having kept vigil at night, he should perform the worship again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.55
अपूपविंशतिं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणाय सदक्षिणम् । देवदेव जगन्नात प्रसीद परमेश्वर
apūpaviṃśatiṃ dattvā brāhmaṇāya sadakṣiṇam / devadeva jagannāta prasīda parameśvara
Having given twenty cakes to a brahmin together with a fee, (he says:) "God of gods, Lord of the world, be gracious, supreme Lord;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.56
उपायनं च संगृह्य ममाभीष्टप्रदो भव । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेच्छक्त्या स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
upāyanaṃ ca saṃgṛhya mamābhīṣṭaprado bhava / brāhmaṇānbhojayecchaktyā svayaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ
and accepting this gift, become the granter of what I desire." He should feed brahmins according to his means, and eat himself, restrained in speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.57
एवं यः कुरुते विप्र व्रतं त्रैविक्रमं परम् । सो ऽष्टानां नरमेधानां विपापः फलमान्पुयात्
evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra vrataṃ traivikramaṃ param / so 'ṣṭānāṃ naramedhānāṃ vipāpaḥ phalamānpuyāt
O brahmin, he who thus performs this supreme Trivikrama vow, being freed of sin, obtains the fruit of eight human sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.58
आषाढशुक्लद्वादश्यामुपवासी जितेन्द्रियः । वामनं पूर्वमानेन स्नापयेत्पयसा व्रती
āṣāḍhaśukladvādaśyāmupavāsī jitendriyaḥ / vāmanaṃ pūrvamānena snāpayetpayasā vratī
On the twelfth of the bright half of Āṣāḍha, fasting and with senses subdued, the observer of the vow should bathe Vāmana with milk of the aforesaid measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.59
नमस्ते वामनायेति दूर्वाज्याष्टोत्तरं शतम् । हुत्वा च जागरं कुर्याद्वामनं चार्चयेत्पुनः
namaste vāmanāyeti dūrvājyāṣṭottaraṃ śatam / hutvā ca jāgaraṃ kuryādvāmanaṃ cārcayetpunaḥ
(Saying) "Homage to you, Vāmana," and having offered one hundred and eight oblations of dūrvā grass and ghee, he should keep vigil and worship Vāmana again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.60
सदाक्षिणं च दध्यन्नं नालिकेरफलान्वितम् । भक्त्या प्रदद्याद्विप्राय वामनार्चनशीलिने
sadākṣiṇaṃ ca dadhyannaṃ nālikeraphalānvitam / bhaktyā pradadyādviprāya vāmanārcanaśīline
And (he) should devoutly present curds and rice together with coconut fruit, along with a fee, to a brahmin who is devoted to the worship of Vāmana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.61
वामनो वुद्धिदो होता द्रव्यस्थो वामनः सदा । वामनस्तारको ऽस्माच्च वामनाय नमो नमः
vāmano vuddhido hotā dravyastho vāmanaḥ sadā / vāmanastārako 'smācca vāmanāya namo namaḥ
Vāmana is the giver of understanding, Vāmana is the priest, ever present in the offering-substance; and since Vāmana is the deliverer, homage upon homage to Vāmana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.62
अनेन दत्त्वा दध्यन्नं शक्तितो भोजयेद्दिजान् । कृत्वै वमग्रिष्टोमानां शतस्य फलमाप्नुयात्
anena dattvā dadhyannaṃ śaktito bhojayeddijān / kṛtvai vamagriṣṭomānāṃ śatasya phalamāpnuyāt
Having given the curds and rice with this (mantra), (he) should feed brahmins according to his ability; having done so, he would obtain the fruit of a hundred Agniṣṭoma sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.63
श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यामुपवासकृत् । क्षीरेण मधुमिश्रेण स्नापयेच्छ्रीधरं व्रती
śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāmupavāsakṛt / kṣīreṇa madhumiśreṇa snāpayecchrīdharaṃ vratī
In the bright fortnight of Śrāvaṇa, on the twelfth, keeping the fast, the observer of the vow should bathe Śrīdhara with milk mixed with honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.64
नमो ऽस्तु श्रीधरायेति गन्धाद्यैः पूजयेत्क्रमात् । जुहुयात्पृषदाज्येन शतमष्टोत्तरं मुने
namo 'stu śrīdharāyeti gandhādyaiḥ pūjayetkramāt / juhuyātpṛṣadājyena śatamaṣṭottaraṃ mune
Saying "Homage be to Śrīdhara," (he) should worship (him) in due order with perfumes and the rest; (he) should offer a hundred and eight oblations with ghee mixed with curds, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.65
कृत्वा च जागरं रात्रौ पुनः पूजां प्रकल्पयेत् । दातव्यं चैव विप्राय क्षीराढकमनुत्तमम्
kṛtvā ca jāgaraṃ rātrau punaḥ pūjāṃ prakalpayet / dātavyaṃ caiva viprāya kṣīrāḍhakamanuttamam
And having kept vigil in the night, (he) should perform the worship again; and an excellent āḍhaka-measure of milk is to be given to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.66
दक्षिणां च सवस्त्रां वै प्रदद्याद्धेमकुण्डले । मन्त्रेणानेन विप्रेन्द्रु सर्वकामाश्रसिद्धये
dakṣiṇāṃ ca savastrāṃ vai pradadyāddhemakuṇḍale / mantreṇānena viprendru sarvakāmāśrasiddhaye
And (he) should present a fee together with a garment and golden earrings, with this mantra, O best of brahmins, for the attainment of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.67
क्षीराब्धिशायिन्देवेश रमाकान्त जगत्पते । क्षीरदानेन सुप्रीतो भव सर्वसुखप्रदः
kṣīrābdhiśāyindeveśa ramākānta jagatpate / kṣīradānena suprīto bhava sarvasukhapradaḥ
"O you who lie on the ocean of milk, lord of gods, beloved of Ramā, lord of the world: being well pleased by the gift of milk, become the giver of all happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.68
सुखप्रदत्त्वाद्विप्रांश्च भोजयेच्छक्तितो व्रती । एव कृत्वा श्वमेधानां सहस्रस्य फलं लभेत्
sukhapradattvādviprāṃśca bhojayecchaktito vratī / eva kṛtvā śvamedhānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ labhet
And because (the Lord) is the giver of happiness, the observer of the vow should feed brahmins according to his ability; having done thus, he obtains the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.69
मासि भाद्रपदे शुक्ले द्वादश्यां समुपोषितः । स्नापयेद्द्रोणपयसा हृषीकेशं जगद्गुरुम्
māsi bhādrapade śukle dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣitaḥ / snāpayeddroṇapayasā hṛṣīkeśaṃ jagadgurum
In the month of Bhādrapada, in the bright (fortnight), on the twelfth, having fasted, (he) should bathe Hṛṣīkeśa, the teacher of the world, with a droṇa-measure of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.70
हृषीकेश नमस्तुभ्यमिति संपूजयेन्नरः । चरुणा मधुयुक्तेन शतमष्टोत्तरं हुनेत्
hṛṣīkeśa namastubhyamiti saṃpūjayennaraḥ / caruṇā madhuyuktena śatamaṣṭottaraṃ hunet
Saying "Hṛṣīkeśa, homage to you," a man should worship (him) fully; (he) should offer a hundred and eight oblations with a caru mixed with honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.71
जागरादीनिनि निर्वर्त्य दद्यादात्मविदे ततः । सार्धाढकं च गोधूमान्दक्षिणां हेम शक्तितः
jāgarādīnini nirvartya dadyādātmavide tataḥ / sārdhāḍhakaṃ ca godhūmāndakṣiṇāṃ hema śaktitaḥ
Having completed the vigil and the rest, (he) should then give to one who knows the Self an āḍhaka and a half of wheat, and gold as a fee according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.72
हृषीकेश नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वलोकैकहेतवे । मह्यं सर्वसुखं देहि गोधूमस्य प्रदानतः
hṛṣīkeśa namastubhyaṃ sarvalokaikahetave / mahyaṃ sarvasukhaṃ dehi godhūmasya pradānataḥ
"Hṛṣīkeśa, homage to you, the sole cause of all the worlds; grant me all happiness through this gift of wheat."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.73
भोजयेद्व्राह्माञ्शक्त्या स्वयं चाश्रीतवाग्यतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्ममेधफलं लभेत्
bhojayedvrāhmāñśaktyā svayaṃ cāśrītavāgyataḥ / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmamedhaphalaṃ labhet
(He) should feed brahmins according to his ability, and himself eat with speech restrained; freed from all sins, he obtains the fruit of a brahma-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.74
आश्विने मासिशुक्लायां द्वादश्यांसमुपोषितः । पद्मनाभं चपयसा स्नापयेद्भक्तितः शुचिः
āśvine māsiśuklāyāṃ dvādaśyāṃsamupoṣitaḥ / padmanābhaṃ capayasā snāpayedbhaktitaḥ śuciḥ
In the month of Āśvina, in the bright (fortnight), on the twelfth, having fasted, pure, (he) should bathe Padmanābha with milk out of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.75
नमस्ते पद्मनाभाय होमं कुयार्त्स्वशक्तितः । तिलब्रीहियवाज्यैश्च पूजयेच्च विधानतः
namaste padmanābhāya homaṃ kuyārtsvaśaktitaḥ / tilabrīhiyavājyaiśca pūjayecca vidhānataḥ
Saying "Homage to you, Padmanābha," (he) should perform the fire-offering according to his own ability, with sesame, rice, barley and ghee, and should worship (him) according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.76
जामरं निशि निर्वर्त्य पुनः पूजां समाचरेत् । दद्याद्विप्राय कुडवं मधुनस्तु सदक्षिणम्
jāmaraṃ niśi nirvartya punaḥ pūjāṃ samācaret / dadyādviprāya kuḍavaṃ madhunastu sadakṣiṇam
Having completed the vigil at night, (he) should perform the worship again; (he) should give a kuḍava-measure of honey to a brahmin, together with a fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.77
पद्मनाभघ नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वलोकपितामह । मधुदानेन सुप्रीतो भवसर्वसुखप्रदः
padmanābhagha namastubhyaṃ sarvalokapitāmaha / madhudānena suprīto bhavasarvasukhapradaḥ
"Padmanābha, homage to you, grandfather of all the worlds; being well pleased by the gift of honey, become the giver of all happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.78
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या पद्मनाभव्रतं सुधीः । ब्रह्ममेधसहस्रस्य फलमान्पोति निश्चितम्
evaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā padmanābhavrataṃ sudhīḥ / brahmamedhasahasrasya phalamānpoti niścitam
The wise man who thus performs the Padmanābha vow with devotion certainly obtains the fruit of a thousand brahma-sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.79
द्वादश्यां कार्तिके शुक्ले उपवासी जितेन्द्रियः । क्षीरेणाकढकमानेन दन्धा वाज्येन तावता
dvādaśyāṃ kārtike śukle upavāsī jitendriyaḥ / kṣīreṇākaḍhakamānena dandhā vājyena tāvatā
On the twelfth of the bright (fortnight) in Kārttika, fasting, with senses subdued, with milk of an āḍhaka measure, with curds, and with as much ghee—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.80
नमो दामोदरायेति स्नापयेद्भक्तिभावतः । अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा मघ्वाज्याक्ततिलाहुतीः
namo dāmodarāyeti snāpayedbhaktibhāvataḥ / aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā maghvājyāktatilāhutīḥ
Saying "Homage to Dāmodara," he should bathe (the image) in a spirit of devotion, and offer one hundred and eight oblations of sesame seeds moistened with honey and ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.81
जागरं नियतः कुर्यात्त्रिकालार्चनतत्परः । प्रातः संपूजयेद्देवं पद्मपुष्पैर्मनोरमैः
jāgaraṃ niyataḥ kuryāttrikālārcanatatparaḥ / prātaḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ padmapuṣpairmanoramaiḥ
Restrained, he should keep the night-vigil, intent upon worship at the three (junctures of the) day; at dawn he should worship the god fully with lovely lotus flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.82
पुनरष्टोत्तरशतं जुहुयात्सघृतै स्तिलैः । पञ्चभक्ष्ययुतं चान्नं दद्याद्विप्राय भक्तितः
punaraṣṭottaraśataṃ juhuyātsaghṛtai stilaiḥ / pañcabhakṣyayutaṃ cānnaṃ dadyādviprāya bhaktitaḥ
Again he should offer one hundred and eight oblations of sesame seeds with ghee, and should devotedly give a brahmin food together with the five (kinds of) delicacies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.83
दामोदर जगन्नाथ सर्वकारणकारण । त्राहिमां कृपया देव शारणागतपालकः
dāmodara jagannātha sarvakāraṇakāraṇa / trāhimāṃ kṛpayā deva śāraṇāgatapālakaḥ
"O Dāmodara, Lord of the world, cause of all causes, protect me by your grace, O god, protector of those who have come for refuge!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.84
अनेन दत्त्वा दानं च श्रोत्रियाय कुटुम्बिने । दक्षिणाञ्च यथाशक्त्या ब्राह्मणांश्वापि भोजयेत्
anena dattvā dānaṃ ca śrotriyāya kuṭumbine / dakṣiṇāñca yathāśaktyā brāhmaṇāṃśvāpi bhojayet
Having given the gift with this (mantra) to a Vedic scholar who has a family (to support), and (giving) a fee according to his ability, he should also feed brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.85
एवङ्कृत्वा व्रतं सम्यगश्रीयाद्वून्धुभिः सह । अश्वमेघ सहस्राणां द्विगुणं फलमश्नुते
evaṅkṛtvā vrataṃ samyagaśrīyādvūndhubhiḥ saha / aśvamegha sahasrāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute
Having thus properly performed the vow, he should eat together with his kinsmen; he obtains a reward twice that of a thousand horse-sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.86
एवं कुर्याद्व्रती यस्तु द्वादशीव्रतमुत्तमम् । संवत्सरं मुनिश्रेष्ठ स याति परम पदम्
evaṃ kuryādvratī yastu dvādaśīvratamuttamam / saṃvatsaraṃ muniśreṣṭha sa yāti parama padam
Whoever, keeping the vow, thus performs this excellent twelfth-day observance for a full year, O best of sages, he goes to the supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.87
एकमासे द्विमासे वायः कुर्याद्भक्तितत्परः । तत्तत्फलमवान्पोति प्रान्पोति च हरेः पदम्
ekamāse dvimāse vāyaḥ kuryādbhaktitatparaḥ / tattatphalamavānpoti prānpoti ca hareḥ padam
But he who, intent in devotion, performs it for one month or two, obtains the corresponding reward and also attains the abode of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.88
पूर्णं संवत्सरं कृत्वा कुर्यादुद्यापनं व्रती । मार्गशीर्षासिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां च मुनीश्वर
pūrṇaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ kṛtvā kuryādudyāpanaṃ vratī / mārgaśīrṣāsite pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ ca munīśvara
Having completed a full year, the observer of the vow should perform the concluding rite, on the twelfth day of the dark fortnight of Mārgaśīrṣa, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.89
स्नात्वा प्रातर्यथाचारं दन्तधावनपूर्वकम् । शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरः शुक्लगन्धानुलेपनः
snātvā prātaryathācāraṃ dantadhāvanapūrvakam / śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ śuklagandhānulepanaḥ
Having bathed in the morning according to custom, preceded by cleaning the teeth, wearing white garlands and white garments, anointed with white perfume,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.90
मण्डपं कारयेद्दिव्यं चतुरस्त्रं सुशीभनम् । घण्टाचामरसंयुक्तं किङ्किणीरवशोभितम्
maṇḍapaṃ kārayeddivyaṃ caturastraṃ suśībhanam / ghaṇṭācāmarasaṃyuktaṃ kiṅkiṇīravaśobhitam
he should have a splendid pavilion made, four-cornered and well adorned, furnished with bells and yak-tail whisks, graced with the sound of small bells,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.91
अलङ्कृतं पुष्पमाल्यैर्वितानघ्वजराजितान् । छादितं शुक्लवस्त्रेण दीपमालाविभूषितम्
alaṅkṛtaṃ puṣpamālyairvitānaghvajarājitān / chāditaṃ śuklavastreṇa dīpamālāvibhūṣitam
decorated with flower garlands, resplendent with canopies and banners, covered over with a white cloth, adorned with rows of lamps.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.92
तन्मध्ये सर्वतोभद्रं कुर्यात्सम्यगलङ्कृतम् । तस्योपरिन्यसेत्कुम्भान्द्वादशाम्बुप्रपूरितान्
tanmadhye sarvatobhadraṃ kuryātsamyagalaṅkṛtam / tasyoparinyasetkumbhāndvādaśāmbuprapūritān
In the middle of it he should make a "sarvatobhadra" (diagram), well adorned; upon that he should set twelve pots filled with water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.93
एकेन शुल्कवनस्त्रेण सम्यक्संशोधितेन च । सर्वानाच्छादयेत्कुम्भान्पञ्चरत्नसमन्वितान्
ekena śulkavanastreṇa samyaksaṃśodhitena ca / sarvānācchādayetkumbhānpañcaratnasamanvitān
With a single white cloth, well cleansed, he should cover all the pots, which are furnished with the five gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.94
लक्ष्मीनारायणं देवं कारयेद्भक्तिमान्व्रती । हेन्मा वा राजतेनापि तथा ताम्रेण वा द्विजा
lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ kārayedbhaktimānvratī / henmā vā rājatenāpi tathā tāmreṇa vā dvijā
The devout observer of the vow should have (an image of) the god Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa made, of gold, or of silver, or likewise of copper, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.95
स्थापयेत्प्रतिमां तां च कुम्भोपरि सुसंयमी । तन्मूल्यं वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ काञ्चनं च स्वशक्तितः
sthāpayetpratimāṃ tāṃ ca kumbhopari susaṃyamī / tanmūlyaṃ vā dvijaśreṣṭha kāñcanaṃ ca svaśaktitaḥ
Well self-controlled, he should set that image upon the pot, or, O best of the twice-born, gold to the value of it, according to his own capacity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.96
सर्वव्रतेषु मतिमान्वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्ज येत् । यदि कुर्यात्क्षयं यान्ति तस्यायुर्द्धनसंपदः
sarvavrateṣu matimānvittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarja yet / yadi kuryātkṣayaṃ yānti tasyāyurddhanasaṃpadaḥ
In all vows the wise man should avoid stinginess with wealth; if he does (act so), his lifespan, wealth and prosperity go to ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.97
अनन्तशायिनं देवं नारायणमनामयटम् । पञ्चामृतेन प्रथमं स्नापयेद्भक्तिसंयुतः
anantaśāyinaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayaṭam / pañcāmṛtena prathamaṃ snāpayedbhaktisaṃyutaḥ
With devotion he should first bathe with the five nectars the god Nārāyaṇa, free of ailment, who lies upon Ananta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.98
नांमभिः केशवाद्यैश्च ह्युपचारान्मकल्पयेत् । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्पुराणश्रवणादिभघिः
nāṃmabhiḥ keśavādyaiśca hyupacārānmakalpayet / rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātpurāṇaśravaṇādibhaghiḥ
And with the names beginning with Keśava he should perform the (ritual) services; at night he should keep vigil with hearing of the Purāṇas and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.99
जितनिद्रो भवेत्सम्यक्सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः । त्रिकालमर्चयेद्देवं यथाविभवविस्तरम्
jitanidro bhavetsamyaksopavāso jitendriyaḥ / trikālamarcayeddevaṃ yathāvibhavavistaram
Fasting and with senses subdued, he should fully conquer sleep; he should worship the god at the three times (of day), with as much elaboration as his means allow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.100
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । तिलहोमान्व्याहृतिभिः सहस्रंर काव्येद्द्विजैः
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca / tilahomānvyāhṛtibhiḥ sahasraṃra kāvyeddvijaiḥ
Then, rising at dawn and completing the morning duties, he should have a thousand (oblations) of sesame offered by brahmins with the vyāhṛti formulas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.101
ततः संपूजयेद्देवं गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् । देवस्य पुरतः कुर्यात्पुराणश्रवणं ततः
tataḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt / devasya purataḥ kuryātpurāṇaśravaṇaṃ tataḥ
Then he should worship the god in due order with perfumes, flowers and the rest; then, before the god, he should have the Purāṇa recited (lit. make the hearing of the Purāṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.102
दद्याद्द्वादशविप्रेभ्यो दध्यन्नं पायसं पायसं तथा । अपूपैर्दश भिर्युक्तं सघृतं च सदक्षिणम्
dadyāddvādaśaviprebhyo dadhyannaṃ pāyasaṃ pāyasaṃ tathā / apūpairdaśa bhiryuktaṃ saghṛtaṃ ca sadakṣiṇam
He should give to twelve brahmins curd-rice and milk-rice, together with ten cakes, along with ghee and with a fee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.103
देवदेवजगन्नाथ भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह । गृहाणोपायनं कृष्ण सर्वाभीष्टप्रदो भव
devadevajagannātha bhaktānugrahavigraha / gṛhāṇopāyanaṃ kṛṣṇa sarvābhīṣṭaprado bhava
"God of gods, lord of the world, you whose very form is grace to the devoted—accept this offering, Kṛṣṇa, and become the giver of all that is desired."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.104
अनेनोपायनं दत्त्वा प्रार्थये माञ्जलिः स्थितः । आधाय जानुनी भूमौ विनयावननतो व्रती
anenopāyanaṃ dattvā prārthaye māñjaliḥ sthitaḥ / ādhāya jānunī bhūmau vinayāvananato vratī
"Having given the offering with this (formula), I pray"—so (says) the observer of the vow, standing with joined palms, placing his knees on the ground, bowed down in humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.105
नमो नमस्ते सुरराजराज नमो ऽस्तुते देवं जगन्निवास । कुरुष्व संपृर्णफलं ममाद्य नमो ऽस्तु तुभ्यं पुरुषोत्तमाय
namo namaste surarājarāja namo 'stute devaṃ jagannivāsa / kuruṣva saṃpṛrṇaphalaṃ mamādya namo 'stu tubhyaṃ puruṣottamāya
"Homage, homage to you, king of the kings of the gods; homage be to you, O god, dwelling-place of the world. Make my (merit) bear full fruit today; homage be to you, the Supreme Person."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.106
इति संप्रार्थयेद्विप्रान्देवं च पुरुषोत्तमम् । दद्यादर्घ्यं च देवाय महालक्ष्मीयुताय वै
iti saṃprārthayedviprāndevaṃ ca puruṣottamam / dadyādarghyaṃ ca devāya mahālakṣmīyutāya vai
Thus he should make his petition to the brahmins and to the god, the Supreme Person; and he should offer the arghya water to the god together with Mahālakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.107
लक्ष्मीपते नमस्तुभ्यं क्षीरार्णवनिवासिने । अर्घ्यं गृहाण देवेश लक्ष्म्या च सहितः प्रक्षो
lakṣmīpate namastubhyaṃ kṣīrārṇavanivāsine / arghyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa lakṣmyā ca sahitaḥ prakṣo
"Homage to you, lord of Lakṣmī, who dwell in the ocean of milk; accept the arghya water, lord of gods, together with Lakṣmī, O ... "
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.108
यस्य स्मृत्या च नामोक्त्या तपोयज्ञक्रियादिषु । न्यूनं संपूर्णतां याति सद्यो वन्दे तमच्युतम्
yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapoyajñakriyādiṣu / nyūnaṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ yāti sadyo vande tamacyutam
Him, the Imperishable, I revere—by whose remembrance and by the utterance of whose name what is deficient in austerities, sacrifices, rites and the rest at once attains completeness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.109
इति विज्ञाप्य देवेशं तत्सर्वं संयमी व्रते । प्रतिमां दक्षिणायुक्तामाचार्याय निवेदयेत्
iti vijñāpya deveśaṃ tatsarvaṃ saṃyamī vrate / pratimāṃ dakṣiṇāyuktāmācāryāya nivedayet
Having thus made all that known to the lord of gods, the self-restrained man, in the vow, should present the image together with a fee to his teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.110
ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पश्चीच्छक्त्या दद्याज दक्षिणाम् । भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः पश्चात्स्वयं बेवृजनैर्वृतः
brāhmaṇānbhojayetpaścīcchaktyā dadyāja dakṣiṇām / bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ paścātsvayaṃ bevṛjanairvṛtaḥ
Afterwards he should feed brahmins and give a fee according to his ability; then he himself, keeping silence, should eat, surrounded by his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.111
आसायं शृदुयाद्विष्णोः कथां विद्वज्जनैः सह । इत्येवं कुरुते यस्तु मनुजो द्वादशीव्रतम्
āsāyaṃ śṛduyādviṣṇoḥ kathāṃ vidvajjanaiḥ saha / ityevaṃ kurute yastu manujo dvādaśīvratam
Until evening he should listen to a story of Viṣṇu together with learned men. The man who thus performs the Twelfth-day vow—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 17.112
सर्वान्कामान्स आन्पोति परघत्रेह च नारद । त्रिसतकुलसंयुक्तः सर्वपापविवर्जितः । तपाति विष्णुभवनं यत्र यत्त्वा न शोचति
sarvānkāmānsa ānpoti paraghatreha ca nārada / trisatakulasaṃyuktaḥ sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ / tapāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ yatra yattvā na śocati
he obtains all his desires, in the next world and here, O Nārada; joined with three hundred (generations of his) family, freed from all sins, he goes to Viṣṇu's abode, where, having gone, he does not grieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 17.113
य इदं शृणुयाद्विप्र द्वादशीव्रतमुत्तमम् । वाचयेद्वापि स नरो वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādvipra dvādaśīvratamuttamam / vācayedvāpi sa naro vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
Whoever, O brahmin, hears this excellent Twelfth-day vow, or has it recited, that man obtains the fruit of a Vājapeya sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition