Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 76
NarP 1 76.1
नारद उवाच कार्तवीर्यतप्रभृतयो नृपा बहुविधा भुवि । जायन्ते ऽथ प्रलीयन्ते स्वस्वकर्मानुसारतः
nārada uvāca kārtavīryataprabhṛtayo nṛpā bahuvidhā bhuvi / jāyante 'tha pralīyante svasvakarmānusārataḥ
Nārada said: Kings of many kinds, Kārtavīrya and the rest, are born on earth and then perish, each according to his own deeds.
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NarP 1 76.2
तत्कथं राजवर्यो ऽसौ लोकेसेव्यत्वमागतः । समुल्लङ्घ्य नृपानन्यानेतन्मे नुद संशयम्
tatkathaṃ rājavaryo 'sau lokesevyatvamāgataḥ / samullaṅghya nṛpānanyānetanme nuda saṃśayam
How then did that best of kings attain the state of being worshipped in the world, surpassing all other kings? Remove this doubt of mine.
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NarP 1 76.3
सनत्कुमार उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि संदेहविनिवृत्तये । यथा सेव्यत्वमापन्नः कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो भुवि
sanatkumāra uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi saṃdehavinivṛttaye / yathā sevyatvamāpannaḥ kārtavīryārjuno bhuvi
Sanatkumāra said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell (you), for the removal of your doubt, how Kārtavīrya Arjuna attained the state of being worshipped on earth.
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NarP 1 76.4
यः सुदर्शनचक्रस्यावतारः पृथिवीतले । दत्तात्रेयं समाराध्य लब्धवांस्तेज उत्तमम्
yaḥ sudarśanacakrasyāvatāraḥ pṛthivītale / dattātreyaṃ samārādhya labdhavāṃsteja uttamam
He who is an incarnation of the Sudarśana discus on the surface of the earth, and who, having propitiated Dattātreya, obtained supreme splendour —
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NarP 1 76.5
तस्य क्षितीश्वरेद्रस्य स्मरणादेव नारद । शत्रूञ्जयति संग्रामे नष्टं प्राप्नोति सत्वरम्
tasya kṣitīśvaredrasya smaraṇādeva nārada / śatrūñjayati saṃgrāme naṣṭaṃ prāpnoti satvaram
merely by remembering that lord of the earth, O Nārada, one conquers enemies in battle and quickly recovers what has been lost.
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NarP 1 76.6
तेनास्य मन्त्रपूजादि सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपितम् । तुभ्यं प्रकाशयिष्ये ऽहं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्
tenāsya mantrapūjādi sarvatantreṣu gopitam / tubhyaṃ prakāśayiṣye 'haṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam
For that reason his mantra, worship and the rest have been kept secret in all the tantras; to you I shall reveal (it), the bestower of all attainments.
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NarP 1 76.7
वह्नितारयुता रौद्री लक्ष्मीरग्नीन्दुशान्तियुक् । वेधाधरेन्दुशान्त्याढ्यो निद्रयाशाग्नि बिन्दुयुक्
vahnitārayutā raudrī lakṣmīragnīnduśāntiyuk / vedhādharenduśāntyāḍhyo nidrayāśāgni binduyuk
Raudrī joined with fire (ra) and the tāra (oṃ); lakṣmī (śrī) joined with fire (ra), the moon (ma?) and śānti; (then) the letter joined with 'vedhā' (?), the supporting (letter), the moon and śānti; and with 'nidrā', the quarter-letter (?), fire and the dot —
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NarP 1 76.8
पाशो मायाङ्कुशं पद्मावर्मास्त्रे कार्तवीपदम् । रेफोवा द्यासनो ऽनन्तो वह्निजौ कर्णसंस्थितौ
pāśo māyāṅkuśaṃ padmāvarmāstre kārtavīpadam / rephovā dyāsano 'nanto vahnijau karṇasaṃsthitau
The noose (pāśa), māyā, aṅkuśa, the two padmas, varma and astra, the word "kārtavī", or the repha, (then) "dyāsana", ananta, and the two fire-born (syllables) placed on the ear.
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NarP 1 76.9
मेषः सदीर्घः पवनो मनुरुक्तो हृदन्तिमः । ऊनर्विशतिवर्णो ऽयं तारादिर्नखवर्णकः
meṣaḥ sadīrghaḥ pavano manurukto hṛdantimaḥ / ūnarviśativarṇo 'yaṃ tārādirnakhavarṇakaḥ
The ram (syllable) with its long vowel, the wind (syllable) — thus the mantra is stated, ending with hṛd (namaḥ). It has nineteen syllables; beginning with tāra (oṃ) it has twenty (nail-numbered) syllables.
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NarP 1 76.10
दत्तात्रेयो मुनिश्चास्यच्छन्दो ऽनुष्टुबुदाहृतम् । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो देवो बीजशक्तिर्ध्रुवश्च हृत्
dattātreyo muniścāsyacchando 'nuṣṭubudāhṛtam / kārtavīryārjuno devo bījaśaktirdhruvaśca hṛt
Dattātreya is the sage of this (mantra), and the metre is said to be anuṣṭubh; the deity is Kārtavīrya Arjuna; the bīja, the śakti, dhruva (oṃ) and hṛt (are its parts).
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NarP 1 76.11
शेषाढ्यबीजयुग्मेन हृदयं विन्यसेदधः । शान्तियुक्तचतुर्थेन कामाद्येन शिराःएंऽगकम्
śeṣāḍhyabījayugmena hṛdayaṃ vinyasedadhaḥ / śāntiyuktacaturthena kāmādyena śirāḥeṃ'gakam
With the pair of bījas augmented by śeṣa one should place the heart (mantra) below; with the fourth (letter) joined with śānti and preceded by kāma, the head-limb.
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NarP 1 76.12
इन्द्वाढ्यं वामकर्णाद्यमाययोर्वीशयुक्तया । शिखामङ्कुशपद्माभ्यां सवाग्भ्यां वर्म विन्यसेत्
indvāḍhyaṃ vāmakarṇādyamāyayorvīśayuktayā / śikhāmaṅkuśapadmābhyāṃ savāgbhyāṃ varma vinyaset
(Then the syllable) furnished with indu (anusvāra), beginning with the left ear (letter); with the two māyās joined with vīśa one (should place) the śikhā; with aṅkuśa and padma together with vāc one should place the armour.
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NarP 1 76.13
वर्मास्त्राभ्यामस्त्रमुक्तं शेषार्णैर्व्यापकं पुनः । हृदये जठरे नाभौ जठरे गुह्यदेशतः
varmāstrābhyāmastramuktaṃ śeṣārṇairvyāpakaṃ punaḥ / hṛdaye jaṭhare nābhau jaṭhare guhyadeśataḥ
With varma and astra the astra (is) stated; again, with the remaining syllables, the pervasive placement: on the heart, on the belly, at the navel, on the belly, at the secret part,
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NarP 1 76.14
दक्षपादे वामपादे सक्थ्नि जानुनि जङ्घयोः । विन्यसेद्बीजदशकं प्रणवद्वयमध्यगम्
dakṣapāde vāmapāde sakthni jānuni jaṅghayoḥ / vinyasedbījadaśakaṃ praṇavadvayamadhyagam
on the right foot, on the left foot, on the thigh, on the knee, on the two shanks — one should place the ten bījas, each set between two praṇavas.
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NarP 1 76.15
ताराद्यानथ शेषार्णान्मस्तके च ललाटके । भ्रुवोः श्रुत्योस्तथैवाक्ष्णोर्नसि वक्त्रे गलेंऽसके
tārādyānatha śeṣārṇānmastake ca lalāṭake / bhruvoḥ śrutyostathaivākṣṇornasi vaktre galeṃ'sake
Then the remaining syllables beginning with tāra (oṃ) on the head, on the forehead, on the two brows, on the ears, likewise on the eyes, on the nose, on the mouth, on the throat, on the shoulder.
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NarP 1 76.16
सर्वमन्त्रेण सर्वाङ्गे कृत्वा व्यापकमादृतः । सर्वेष्टसिद्धये ध्यायेत्कार्तवीर्यं जनेश्वरम्
sarvamantreṇa sarvāṅge kṛtvā vyāpakamādṛtaḥ / sarveṣṭasiddhaye dhyāyetkārtavīryaṃ janeśvaram
Having reverently made the pervasive placement with the whole mantra over the whole body, for the achievement of all one's wishes one should meditate on Kārtavīrya, the lord of men:
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NarP 1 76.17
उद्यद्रर्कसहस्राभं सर्वभूपतिवन्दितम् । दोर्भिः पञ्चाशता दक्षैर्बाणान्वामैर्धनूंषि च
udyadrarkasahasrābhaṃ sarvabhūpativanditam / dorbhiḥ pañcāśatā dakṣairbāṇānvāmairdhanūṃṣi ca
as bright as a thousand rising suns, saluted by all the kings of the earth, holding with fifty arms — arrows in the right ones and bows in the left ones —
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NarP 1 76.18
दधतं स्वर्णमालाढ्यं रक्तवस्त्रसमावृतम् । चक्रावतारं श्रीविष्णोर्ध्यायेदर्जुनभूपतिम्
dadhataṃ svarṇamālāḍhyaṃ raktavastrasamāvṛtam / cakrāvatāraṃ śrīviṣṇordhyāyedarjunabhūpatim
adorned with a golden garland, wrapped about with red cloth: one should meditate on king Arjuna, the incarnation of Śrī Viṣṇu's discus.
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NarP 1 76.19
लक्षमेकं जपेन्मन्त्रं दशांशं जुहुयात्तिलैः । सतण्डुलैः पायसेन विष्णुपीठे यजत्तुतम्
lakṣamekaṃ japenmantraṃ daśāṃśaṃ juhuyāttilaiḥ / sataṇḍulaiḥ pāyasena viṣṇupīṭhe yajattutam
One should recite the mantra one hundred thousand times and offer a tenth of that in the fire with sesame; with rice and with milk-porridge one should worship him who is praised, on the seat of Viṣṇu.
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NarP 1 76.20
षट्कोणेषु षडङ्गानि ततो दिक्षु विविक्षु च । चौरमदविभञ्जनं मारीमदविभञ्जनम्
ṣaṭkoṇeṣu ṣaḍaṅgāni tato dikṣu vivikṣu ca / cauramadavibhañjanaṃ mārīmadavibhañjanam
In the six angles, the six limbs; then in the (cardinal) directions and the intermediate directions: "Breaker of the pride of thieves", "Breaker of the pride of plague",
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NarP 1 76.21
अरिमदविभञ्जनं दैत्यमदविभञ्जनम् । दुष्टनाशं दुःखनाशं दुरितापद्विनाशकम्
arimadavibhañjanaṃ daityamadavibhañjanam / duṣṭanāśaṃ duḥkhanāśaṃ duritāpadvināśakam
"Breaker of the pride of enemies", "Breaker of the pride of demons", "Destroyer of the wicked", "Destroyer of sorrow", "Destroyer of sin and calamity".
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NarP 1 76.22
दिक्ष्वष्टशक्तयः पूज्याः प्राच्यादिष्वसितप्रभाः । क्षेमङ्करी वश्यकरी श्रीकरी च यशस्करी
dikṣvaṣṭaśaktayaḥ pūjyāḥ prācyādiṣvasitaprabhāḥ / kṣemaṅkarī vaśyakarī śrīkarī ca yaśaskarī
In the directions, beginning with the east, eight śaktis are to be worshipped, dark of hue: Kṣemaṅkarī, Vaśyakarī, Śrīkarī and Yaśaskarī,
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NarP 1 76.23
आयुः करी तथा प्रज्ञाकरी विद्याकरी पुनः । धनकर्यष्टमी पश्चाल्लोकेशा अस्त्रसंयुताः
āyuḥ karī tathā prajñākarī vidyākarī punaḥ / dhanakaryaṣṭamī paścāllokeśā astrasaṃyutāḥ
Āyuḥkarī, and Prajñākarī, and again Vidyākarī, and Dhanakarī as the eighth; afterwards, the guardians of the regions together with their weapons.
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NarP 1 76.24
एवं संसाधितो मन्त्रः प्रयोगार्हः प्रजायते । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्याथ पूजायन्त्रमिहोच्यते
evaṃ saṃsādhito mantraḥ prayogārhaḥ prajāyate / kārtavīryārjunasyātha pūjāyantramihocyate
Thus perfected, the mantra becomes fit for ritual employment. Now the worship-diagram (yantra) of Kārtavīrya Arjuna is declared here.
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NarP 1 76.25
स्वबीजानङ्गध्रुववाक्कर्णिकं दिग्दलं लिखेत् । तारादिवर्मान्तदलं शेषवर्णदलान्तरम्
svabījānaṅgadhruvavākkarṇikaṃ digdalaṃ likhet / tārādivarmāntadalaṃ śeṣavarṇadalāntaram
One should write the pericarp with one's own bīja, anaṅga (kāma), dhruva and vāc, and the petals in the (eight) directions; the petals (bearing the syllables) from tāra up to varma, and the next ring of petals with the remaining syllables;
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NarP 1 76.26
ऊष्मान्त्यस्वरकिञ्जल्कं शेषार्णैः परिवेष्टितम् । कोणालङ्कृतभूतार्णभूगृहं यन्त्रमीशितुः
ūṣmāntyasvarakiñjalkaṃ śeṣārṇaiḥ pariveṣṭitam / koṇālaṅkṛtabhūtārṇabhūgṛhaṃ yantramīśituḥ
with the sibilants and the last vowel as filaments, encircled by the remaining syllables, with an earth-square (bhūgṛha) whose corners are adorned with the earth-syllable: (such is) the yantra of the lord.
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NarP 1 76.27
शुद्धभूमावष्टगन्धैर्लिखित्वा यन्त्रमादरात् । तत्र कुंभं प्रतिष्ठाप्य तत्रावाह्यार्चयेन्नृपम्
śuddhabhūmāvaṣṭagandhairlikhitvā yantramādarāt / tatra kuṃbhaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya tatrāvāhyārcayennṛpam
Having reverently drawn the yantra on pure ground with the eight fragrances, having installed a pot there and invoked (him) there, one should worship the king.
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NarP 1 76.28
स्पृष्ट्वा कुंभं जपेन्मन्त्रं सहस्रं विजितेन्द्रियः । अभिषिं चेत्तदंभोभिः प्रियं सर्वेष्टसिद्धये
spṛṣṭvā kuṃbhaṃ japenmantraṃ sahasraṃ vijitendriyaḥ / abhiṣiṃ cettadaṃbhobhiḥ priyaṃ sarveṣṭasiddhaye
Touching the pot, with senses subdued, he should recite the mantra a thousand times; he should sprinkle the beloved (person) with those waters for the accomplishment of every wish.
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NarP 1 76.29
पुत्रान्यशो रोगनाशमायुः स्वजनरञ्जनम् । वाक्सिद्धिं सुदृशः कुम्भाभिषिक्तो लभते नरः
putrānyaśo roganāśamāyuḥ svajanarañjanam / vāksiddhiṃ sudṛśaḥ kumbhābhiṣikto labhate naraḥ
Sons, fame, destruction of disease, long life, the delighting of his own people, perfection of speech, and fair-eyed (women) — these the man consecrated with the pot obtains.
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NarP 1 76.30
शत्रूपद्रव आपन्ने ग्रामे वा पुटभेदने । संस्थापंयेदिदं यन्त्रं शत्रुभीतिनिवृत्तये
śatrūpadrava āpanne grāme vā puṭabhedane / saṃsthāpaṃyedidaṃ yantraṃ śatrubhītinivṛttaye
When an affliction from enemies has fallen upon a village or upon a fortified town, one should install this yantra for the removal of fear of enemies.
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NarP 1 76.31
सर्षपारिष्टलशुनकार्पासैर्मार्यते रिपुः । धत्तूरैः स्तभ्यते निम्बैर्द्वेष्यते वश्यतेंऽबुजैः
sarṣapāriṣṭalaśunakārpāsairmāryate ripuḥ / dhattūraiḥ stabhyate nimbairdveṣyate vaśyateṃ'bujaiḥ
With mustard, nimba (ariṣṭa), garlic and cotton the enemy is killed; with dhattūra he is paralysed; with nimba (leaves) he is made hated; with lotuses he is subdued.
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NarP 1 76.32
उञ्चाटने विभीतस्य समिद्भिः खदिरस्य च । कटुतैलमहिष्याज्यैर्हेमद्रव्याञ्जनं स्मृतम्
uñcāṭane vibhītasya samidbhiḥ khadirasya ca / kaṭutailamahiṣyājyairhemadravyāñjanaṃ smṛtam
For driving (an enemy) away, (offerings are made) with fuel-sticks of vibhītaka and of khadira; with pungent oil and buffalo ghee, an ointment of golden substances is prescribed.
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NarP 1 76.33
यवैर्हुते श्रियः प्राप्तिस्तिलैराज्यैरघक्षयः । तिलतण्डुलसिद्धार्थजालैर्वश्यो नृपो भवेत्
yavairhute śriyaḥ prāptistilairājyairaghakṣayaḥ / tilataṇḍulasiddhārthajālairvaśyo nṛpo bhavet
When barley is offered, prosperity is gained; with sesame and ghee, destruction of sin; with a mass of sesame, husked rice and white mustard the king becomes subject (to one's will).
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NarP 1 76.34
अपामार्गार्कदूर्वाणां होमो लक्ष्मीप्रदो ऽघनुत् । स्त्रीवश्यकृत्प्रियङ्गूणां मुराणां भूतशान्तिदः
apāmārgārkadūrvāṇāṃ homo lakṣmīprado 'ghanut / strīvaśyakṛtpriyaṅgūṇāṃ murāṇāṃ bhūtaśāntidaḥ
An oblation of apāmārga, arka and dūrvā bestows Lakṣmī and removes sin; that of priyaṅgu makes a woman submissive; that of murā gives the appeasement of spirits.
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NarP 1 76.35
अश्वत्थोदुंबरप्लक्षवटबिल्वसमुद्भवाः । समिधो लभते हुत्वा पुत्रानायुर्द्धनं सुखम्
aśvatthoduṃbaraplakṣavaṭabilvasamudbhavāḥ / samidho labhate hutvā putrānāyurddhanaṃ sukham
Having offered fuel-sticks produced from the aśvattha, udumbara, plakṣa, vaṭa and bilva, he obtains sons, long life, wealth and happiness.
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NarP 1 76.36
निर्मोकहेमसिद्धार्थलवणैश्चौरनाशनम् । रोचनागोमयैस्तंभो भूप्राप्तिः शालिभिर्हुतैः
nirmokahemasiddhārthalavaṇaiścauranāśanam / rocanāgomayaistaṃbho bhūprāptiḥ śālibhirhutaiḥ
With snake-skin, hema, white mustard and salt, the destruction of thieves (is effected); with rocanā and cow-dung, paralysing; with rice grains offered, the acquisition of land.
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NarP 1 76.37
होमसंख्या तु सर्वत्र सहस्रादयुतावधि । प्रकल्पनीया मन्त्रज्ञैः कार्य्यगौरवलाघवात्
homasaṃkhyā tu sarvatra sahasrādayutāvadhi / prakalpanīyā mantrajñaiḥ kāryyagauravalāghavāt
But the number of oblations, in every case from a thousand up to ten thousand, is to be settled by those who know the mantras according to the gravity or lightness of the object.
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NarP 1 76.38
कार्तवीर्य्यस्य मन्त्राणामुच्यते लक्षणं बुधाः । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनं ङेंतं सर्वमन्त्रेषु योजयेत्
kārtavīryyasya mantrāṇāmucyate lakṣaṇaṃ budhāḥ / kārtavīryārjunaṃ ṅeṃtaṃ sarvamantreṣu yojayet
The specification of the mantras of Kārtavīrya is now stated, O wise ones: one should insert "kārtavīryārjuna" in the dative case in all the mantras.
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NarP 1 76.39
स्वबीजाद्यो दशार्णो ऽसौ अन्ये नवशिवाक्षराः । आद्यबीजद्वयेनासौ द्वितीयो मन्त्र ईरितः
svabījādyo daśārṇo 'sau anye navaśivākṣarāḥ / ādyabījadvayenāsau dvitīyo mantra īritaḥ
This (mantra), beginning with its own seed, has ten letters; the others have nine (plus) the śiva-letters. By means of the pair of first seeds the second mantra is declared.
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NarP 1 76.40
स्वकामाभ्यां तृतीयो ऽसौ स्वभ्रूभ्यां तु चतुर्थकः । स्वपाशाभ्यां पञ्चमो ऽसौ षष्टः स्वेन च मायया
svakāmābhyāṃ tṛtīyo 'sau svabhrūbhyāṃ tu caturthakaḥ / svapāśābhyāṃ pañcamo 'sau ṣaṣṭaḥ svena ca māyayā
This third one (is formed) with its own (seed) and the two kāma (seeds); the fourth with its own and the two bhrū (seeds); this fifth with its own and the two pāśa (seeds); the sixth with its own and with māyā.
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NarP 1 76.41
स्वाङ्कुशाभ्यां सप्तमः स्यात्स्वरमाभ्यामथाष्टमः । स्ववाग्भवाभ्यां नवमो वर्मास्त्राभ्यामथान्तिमः
svāṅkuśābhyāṃ saptamaḥ syātsvaramābhyāmathāṣṭamaḥ / svavāgbhavābhyāṃ navamo varmāstrābhyāmathāntimaḥ
The seventh would be with its own and the two aṅkuśa (seeds), then the eighth with its own and the two ramā (seeds); the ninth with its own and the two vāgbhava (seeds), and then the last with varma and astra.
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NarP 1 76.42
द्वितीयादिनवान्तेषु बीजयोः स्याद्व्यतिक्रमः । मन्त्रे तु दशमे वर्णा नववर्मास्त्रमध्यगाः
dvitīyādinavānteṣu bījayoḥ syādvyatikramaḥ / mantre tu daśame varṇā navavarmāstramadhyagāḥ
In the second up to the ninth there is an inversion of the two seeds; but in the tenth mantra the letters stand in the middle, between varma and astra.
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NarP 1 76.43
एतेषु मन्त्रवर्येषु स्वानुकूलं मनुं भजेत् । एषामाद्ये विराट्छदो ऽन्येषु त्रिष्टुबुदाहृतम्
eteṣu mantravaryeṣu svānukūlaṃ manuṃ bhajet / eṣāmādye virāṭchado 'nyeṣu triṣṭubudāhṛtam
Among these excellent mantras one should practise the mantra suited to oneself; for the first of them the metre is virāṭ, for the rest triṣṭubh is stated.
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NarP 1 76.44
दश मन्त्रा इमे प्रोक्ता यदा स्युः प्रणवादिकाः । तदादिमः शिवार्णः स्यादन्ये तु द्वादशाक्षराः
daśa mantrā ime proktā yadā syuḥ praṇavādikāḥ / tadādimaḥ śivārṇaḥ syādanye tu dvādaśākṣarāḥ
When these ten mantras that have been declared are preceded by the praṇava, then the first has the śiva-number of letters (eleven), while the others have twelve.
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NarP 1 76.45
त्रिष्टुपूछन्दस्तथाद्ये स्यादन्येषु जगती मता । एवं विंशतिमन्त्राणां यजनं पूर्ववन्मतम
triṣṭupūchandastathādye syādanyeṣu jagatī matā / evaṃ viṃśatimantrāṇāṃ yajanaṃ pūrvavanmatama
The metre of the first is then triṣṭubh, and for the others jagatī is held (to be the metre). Thus the worship of the twenty mantras is held to be as before.
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NarP 1 76.46
दीर्घाढ्यमूलबीजेन कुर्यादेषां षडङ्गकम् । तारो हृत्कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय वर्मास्त्रठद्वयम्
dīrghāḍhyamūlabījena kuryādeṣāṃ ṣaḍaṅgakam / tāro hṛtkārtavīryārjunāya varmāstraṭhadvayam
With the root-seed furnished with long vowels one should perform the six limbs of these. (The mantra is:) the tāra (oṃ), the hṛt (seed), "kārtavīryārjunāya", varma, astra, and the two ṭhas (i.e. svāhā).
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NarP 1 76.47
चतुर्दशार्णो मन्त्रो ऽयमस्येज्या पूर्ववन्मता । भूनेत्रसमनेत्राक्षिवर्णेरस्याङ्गपञ्चकम्
caturdaśārṇo mantro 'yamasyejyā pūrvavanmatā / bhūnetrasamanetrākṣivarṇerasyāṅgapañcakam
This mantra has fourteen letters; its worship is held to be as before. Its five limbs (are made) with letters numbering earth (1), eyes (2), sama, eyes (2), and eyes (2).
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NarP 1 76.48
तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतः कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्तथा । वर्मास्त्राग्निप्रियामन्त्रः प्रोक्तो ह्यष्टादशार्णकः
tāro hṛdbhagavān ṅeṃtaḥ kārtavīryārjunastathā / varmāstrāgnipriyāmantraḥ prokto hyaṣṭādaśārṇakaḥ
(One utters) the tāra (oṃ), then the heart-syllable (namaḥ), then "bhagavān" with the dative ending, then "kārtavīryārjuna(āya)"; then armour (huṃ), missile (phaṭ) and Agni's beloved (svāhā) — this mantra is declared to have eighteen syllables.
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NarP 1 76.49
त्रिवेदसप्तयुग्माक्षिवर्णैः पञ्चाङ्गकं मनोः । नमो भगवते श्रीति कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय च
trivedasaptayugmākṣivarṇaiḥ pañcāṅgakaṃ manoḥ / namo bhagavate śrīti kārtavīryārjunāya ca
With syllables (in groups of) three, four, seven, two and two, the five limbs (aṅgas) of the mantra (are formed): "namo bhagavate śrī..." and "kārtavīryārjunāya".
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NarP 1 76.50
सर्वदुष्टान्तकायेति तपोबलपराक्रमः । परिपालितसप्तान्ते द्वीपाय सर्वरापदम्
sarvaduṣṭāntakāyeti tapobalaparākramaḥ / paripālitasaptānte dvīpāya sarvarāpadam
(Then) "sarvaduṣṭāntakāya", (then) "tapobalaparākrama-", (then) "paripālitasapta-" at the end, "dvīpāya", "sarva-" ... (text corrupt).
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NarP 1 76.51
जन्यचूडा मणान्ते ये महाशक्तिमते ततः । सहस्रदहनप्रान्ते वर्मास्त्रान्तो महामनुः
janyacūḍā maṇānte ye mahāśaktimate tataḥ / sahasradahanaprānte varmāstrānto mahāmanuḥ
(Then) "janya...", at the end of "cūḍāmaṇi" (the syllable) ye, then "mahāśaktimate"; at the end of "sahasradahanapra-", (and) ending with armour (huṃ) and missile (phaṭ) — (such is) the great mantra.
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NarP 1 76.52
त्रिषष्टिवर्णवान्प्रोक्तः स्मरमात्सर्वविघ्नहृत् । राजन्यक्रवर्ती च वीरः शूरस्तृतीयकः
triṣaṣṭivarṇavānproktaḥ smaramātsarvavighnahṛt / rājanyakravartī ca vīraḥ śūrastṛtīyakaḥ
It is declared to have sixty-three syllables; merely by recalling it, it removes all obstacles. And (the names are): "rājanyacakravartin" and "vīra"; "śūra" is the third.
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NarP 1 76.53
माहिष्मतीपतिः पश्चाञ्चतुर्थः समुदीरितः । रेवांबुपरितृप्तश्च काणो हस्तप्रबाधितः
māhiṣmatīpatiḥ paścāñcaturthaḥ samudīritaḥ / revāṃbuparitṛptaśca kāṇo hastaprabādhitaḥ
"The lord of Māhiṣmatī" is stated afterwards as the fourth; and "sated with the water of the Revā", "the one-eyed", "held back by (his) hands",
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NarP 1 76.54
दशास्येति च षड्भिः स्यात्पदैर्ङेतैः षडङ्गकम् । सिंच्यमानं युवतिभिः क्रीडन्तं नर्मदाजले
daśāsyeti ca ṣaḍbhiḥ syātpadairṅetaiḥ ṣaḍaṅgakam / siṃcyamānaṃ yuvatibhiḥ krīḍantaṃ narmadājale
and "ten-faced" — with these six words, put in the dative, there is the six-limbed (aṅga rite). (One should meditate on him) being sprinkled by young women, playing in the water of the Narmadā,
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NarP 1 76.55
हस्तैर्जलौधं रुन्धन्तं ध्यायेन्मत्तं नृपोत्तमम् । एवं ध्यात्वायुतं मन्त्रं पजेदन्यत्तु पूर्ववत्
hastairjalaudhaṃ rundhantaṃ dhyāyenmattaṃ nṛpottamam / evaṃ dhyātvāyutaṃ mantraṃ pajedanyattu pūrvavat
blocking the flood of water with his hands — one should meditate on that best of kings as intoxicated. Having meditated thus, one should recite the mantra ten thousand times; the rest is as before.
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NarP 1 76.56
पूर्वं तु प्रजपेल्लक्षं पूजायोगश्च पूर्ववत् । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो नाम राजा बाहुसहस्रवान्
pūrvaṃ tu prajapellakṣaṃ pūjāyogaśca pūrvavat / kārtavīryārjuno nāma rājā bāhusahasravān
But first one should recite it a hundred thousand times, and the worship-procedure is as before. "Kārtavīryārjuna by name, a king possessing a thousand arms —
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NarP 1 76.57
तस्य संस्मरणादेव हृतं नष्टं च संवदेत् । लभ्यते मन्त्रवर्यो ऽयं द्वात्रिंशद्वर्णसंयुतः
tasya saṃsmaraṇādeva hṛtaṃ naṣṭaṃ ca saṃvadet / labhyate mantravaryo 'yaṃ dvātriṃśadvarṇasaṃyutaḥ
by the mere remembrance of him let what has been carried off and lost be restored": this best of mantras, made up of thirty-two syllables, is obtained.
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NarP 1 76.58
पादैः सर्वेण पञ्चाङ्गं ध्यानपूजादि पूर्ववत् । कार्तवीर्याय शब्दान्ते विद्महे पदमुञ्चरेत्
pādaiḥ sarveṇa pañcāṅgaṃ dhyānapūjādi pūrvavat / kārtavīryāya śabdānte vidmahe padamuñcaret
With (its) quarters and with the whole (mantra) the five limbs (are made); the meditation, worship and the rest are as before. After the words "kārtavīryāya" one should utter the word "vidmahe";
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NarP 1 76.59
महावीर्याय वर्णान्ते धीमहीति पदं वदेत् । तन्नोर्ऽजुनः प्रवर्णान्ते चोदयात्पदमीरयेत्
mahāvīryāya varṇānte dhīmahīti padaṃ vadet / tannor'junaḥ pravarṇānte codayātpadamīrayet
at the end of the syllables "mahāvīryāya" one should speak the word "dhīmahi"; and after "tan no 'rjunaḥ" one should pronounce the word "pracodayāt".
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NarP 1 76.60
गायत्र्येषार्जुन स्योक्ता प्रयोगादौ जपेत्तु ताम् । अनुष्टुभं मनुं रात्रौ जपतां चौरसंचयाः
gāyatryeṣārjuna syoktā prayogādau japettu tām / anuṣṭubhaṃ manuṃ rātrau japatāṃ caurasaṃcayāḥ
This is declared to be Arjuna's gāyatrī; one should recite it at the beginning of any ritual application. If the anuṣṭubh mantra is recited at night, bands of thieves
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NarP 1 76.61
पलायन्ते गृहाद्दूरं तर्पणाद्ध्रवनादपि । अथो दीपविधिं वक्ष्ये कार्तवीर्यप्रियङ्करम्
palāyante gṛhāddūraṃ tarpaṇāddhravanādapi / atho dīpavidhiṃ vakṣye kārtavīryapriyaṅkaram
flee far from the house — also from (the performance of) libation and oblation. Now I shall declare the rule of the lamp, which pleases Kārtavīrya.
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NarP 1 76.62
वैशाखे श्रावणे मार्गे कार्तिकाश्विनपौषतः । माघफाल्गुनयोर्मासोर्दीपारंभं समाचरेत्
vaiśākhe śrāvaṇe mārge kārtikāśvinapauṣataḥ / māghaphālgunayormāsordīpāraṃbhaṃ samācaret
In Vaiśākha, Śrāvaṇa, Mārgaśīrṣa, Kārtika, Āśvina, Pauṣa, and in the two months Māgha and Phālguna, one should undertake the beginning of the lamp (rite).
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NarP 1 76.63
तिथौ रिक्ताविहीनायां वारे शनिकुजौ विना । हस्तोत्तराश्विरौद्रेयपुष्यवैष्णववायुभे
tithau riktāvihīnāyāṃ vāre śanikujau vinā / hastottarāśviraudreyapuṣyavaiṣṇavavāyubhe
On a lunar day that is not one of the riktā days, on a weekday other than Saturday and Tuesday, under Hasta, the Uttarās, Aśvinī, Ārdrā, Puṣya, Śravaṇa and Svāti,
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NarP 1 76.64
द्विदैवते च रोहिण्यां दीपारंभो हितावहः । चरमे च व्यतीपाते धृतौ वृद्धौ सुकर्मणि
dvidaivate ca rohiṇyāṃ dīpāraṃbho hitāvahaḥ / carame ca vyatīpāte dhṛtau vṛddhau sukarmaṇi
and under Viśākhā and Rohiṇī, the beginning of the lamp (rite) brings benefit; also in the last part of Vyatīpāta, and in Dhṛti, Vṛddhi, Sukarman,
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NarP 1 76.65
प्रीतौ हर्षं च सौभाग्ये शोभनायुष्मतोरपि । करणे विष्टिरहिते ग्रहणे ऽर्द्धोदयादिषु
prītau harṣaṃ ca saubhāgye śobhanāyuṣmatorapi / karaṇe viṣṭirahite grahaṇe 'rddhodayādiṣu
in Prīti, Harṣaṇa, Saubhāgya, and also in Śobhana and Āyuṣmat, in a karaṇa free of Viṣṭi (Bhadrā), at eclipses and at half-risings and the like,
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NarP 1 76.66
योगेषु रात्रौ पूर्वाह्ने दीपारंभघः कृतः शुभः । कार्तिके शुक्लसप्तम्यां निशीथे ऽतीव शोभनः
yogeṣu rātrau pūrvāhne dīpāraṃbhaghaḥ kṛtaḥ śubhaḥ / kārtike śuklasaptamyāṃ niśīthe 'tīva śobhanaḥ
and in (these) yogas — the beginning of the lamp (rite), if done at night or in the forenoon, is auspicious; on the bright seventh of Kārtika at midnight it is exceedingly auspicious.
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NarP 1 76.67
यदि तत्र रवेर्वारः श्रवणं भं च दुर्लभम् । अत्यावश्यककार्येषु मासादीनां न शोधनम्
yadi tatra ravervāraḥ śravaṇaṃ bhaṃ ca durlabham / atyāvaśyakakāryeṣu māsādīnāṃ na śodhanam
If there falls on it a Sunday and the asterism Śravaṇa, that is hard to obtain. In matters of extreme necessity there is no purification (i.e. examination) of month and the rest.
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NarP 1 76.68
आद्ये ह्युपोष्य नियतो ब्रह्मचारी सपीतकैः । प्रातः स्नात्वा शुद्धभूमौ लिप्तायां गोमयोदकैः
ādye hyupoṣya niyato brahmacārī sapītakaiḥ / prātaḥ snātvā śuddhabhūmau liptāyāṃ gomayodakaiḥ
On the first day, having fasted, restrained, a celibate (dressed) in yellow garments, having bathed at dawn, on pure ground that has been smeared with cow-dung and water,
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NarP 1 76.69
प्राणानायम्य संकल्प्य न्यासान्पूर्वोदितांश्चरेत् । षट्कोणं रचयेद्भूमौ रक्तचन्दनतण्डुलैः
prāṇānāyamya saṃkalpya nyāsānpūrvoditāṃścaret / ṣaṭkoṇaṃ racayedbhūmau raktacandanataṇḍulaiḥ
having controlled the breaths and made the resolve, he should perform the placements (of mantras) previously stated; on the ground he should draw a hexagram with red sandal and rice-grains.
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NarP 1 76.70
अतः स्मरं समालिख्य षट्कोणेषु समालिखेत् । नवार्णैर्वेष्टयेत्तञ्च त्रिकोणं तद्बहिः पुनः
ataḥ smaraṃ samālikhya ṣaṭkoṇeṣu samālikhet / navārṇairveṣṭayettañca trikoṇaṃ tadbahiḥ punaḥ
Then, having drawn the Kāma (bīja) (in the centre), he should write in the six angles; and he should enclose that with the nine-syllabled (mantra), and outside that again a triangle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.71
एवं विलिखिते यन्त्रे निदध्याद्दीपभाजनम् । स्वर्णजं रजतोत्थं वा ताम्रजं तदभावतः
evaṃ vilikhite yantre nidadhyāddīpabhājanam / svarṇajaṃ rajatotthaṃ vā tāmrajaṃ tadabhāvataḥ
On the diagram thus drawn he should set the lamp-vessel, made of gold or of silver, or, in the absence of that, made of copper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.72
कांस्यपात्रं मृण्मयं च कनिष्ठं लोहजं मृतौ । शान्तये मुद्गचूर्णोत्थं संधौ गोधूमचूर्णजम्
kāṃsyapātraṃ mṛṇmayaṃ ca kaniṣṭhaṃ lohajaṃ mṛtau / śāntaye mudgacūrṇotthaṃ saṃdhau godhūmacūrṇajam
And a bell-metal vessel or an earthen one (is allowed); the lowest is one made of iron, in (a rite concerning) death; for appeasement one made of mung-bean flour, at a conjunction one made of wheat flour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.73
आज्ये पलसहस्रे तु पात्रं शतपलं स्मृतम् । आज्ये ऽयुतपले पात्रं पलपञ्चशता स्मृतम्
ājye palasahasre tu pātraṃ śatapalaṃ smṛtam / ājye 'yutapale pātraṃ palapañcaśatā smṛtam
But when the ghee is a thousand palas, the vessel is said to be of a hundred palas; when the ghee is ten thousand palas, the vessel is said to be of five hundred palas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.74
पञ्चसप्ततिसंख्ये तु पात्रं षष्टिपलं स्मृतम् । त्रिसाहस्री घृतपले शर्करापलभाजनम्
pañcasaptatisaṃkhye tu pātraṃ ṣaṣṭipalaṃ smṛtam / trisāhasrī ghṛtapale śarkarāpalabhājanam
But when the number is seventy-five, the vessel is said to be of sixty palas; when the ghee is three thousand palas, the vessel is of (three hundred) palas of sugar-weight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.75
द्विसाहख्त्र्यां द्विशतमितं च भाजनमिष्यते । शते ऽक्षिचरसंश्यातमेवमन्यत्र कल्पयेत्
dvisāhakhtryāṃ dviśatamitaṃ ca bhājanamiṣyate / śate 'kṣicarasaṃśyātamevamanyatra kalpayet
When it is two thousand, a vessel measuring two hundred is prescribed; at a hundred, one reckoned as sixty(?); thus one should arrange in other cases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.76
नित्यदीपे वह्निपलं पात्रमाज्यं पलं स्मृतम् । एवं पात्रं प्रतिष्ठाप्य वर्तीः सूत्रोत्थिताः क्षिपेत्
nityadīpe vahnipalaṃ pātramājyaṃ palaṃ smṛtam / evaṃ pātraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya vartīḥ sūtrotthitāḥ kṣipet
In the case of a perpetual lamp, the vessel is said to be of three palas and the ghee one pala. Having thus installed the vessel, he should put in wicks made of thread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.77
एका तिस्रो ऽथवा पञ्चसप्ताद्या विषमा अपि । तिथिमानादासहस्रं तन्तुसंख्या विनिर्मिता
ekā tisro 'thavā pañcasaptādyā viṣamā api / tithimānādāsahasraṃ tantusaṃkhyā vinirmitā
One, or three, or five, seven and so on—odd numbers too; the number of threads is fixed from the measure of the lunar day up to a thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.78
गोघृतं प्रक्षिपेत्तत्र शुद्धवस्त्रविशोधितम् । सहस्रपलसंख्यादिदशांशं कार्यगौरवात्
goghṛtaṃ prakṣipettatra śuddhavastraviśodhitam / sahasrapalasaṃkhyādidaśāṃśaṃ kāryagauravāt
He should pour cow's ghee into it, strained through a clean cloth—a tenth part of the thousand-pala count, and so on, according to the gravity of the undertaking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.79
सुवर्णादिकृतां रम्यां शलाकां षोडशाङ्गुलाम् । तदर्द्धां वा तदर्द्धां वा सूक्ष्माग्रां स्थूलमूलिकाम्
suvarṇādikṛtāṃ ramyāṃ śalākāṃ ṣoḍaśāṅgulām / tadarddhāṃ vā tadarddhāṃ vā sūkṣmāgrāṃ sthūlamūlikām
A beautiful rod made of gold or the like, sixteen fingers long, or half of that, or half of that again, with a fine tip and a thick base,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.80
विमुञ्चेद्दक्षिणे पात्रमध्ये चाग्रे कृताग्रिकाम् । पात्रदक्षिणदिग्देशे मुक्त्वां गुलचतुष्टयम्
vimuñceddakṣiṇe pātramadhye cāgre kṛtāgrikām / pātradakṣiṇadigdeśe muktvāṃ gulacatuṣṭayam
he should set down (so that it lies) to the right, in the middle of the vessel, with its point made (to project) in front; and in the region south of the vessel, leaving four fingers' space,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.81
अधोग्रां दक्षिणाधारां निखनेच्छुरिकां शुभाम् । दीपं प्रज्वालयेत्तत्र गणेशस्मृतिपूर्वकम्
adhogrāṃ dakṣiṇādhārāṃ nikhanecchurikāṃ śubhām / dīpaṃ prajvālayettatra gaṇeśasmṛtipūrvakam
he should plant an auspicious knife, point downward, with its edge to the south; there he should kindle the lamp, preceded by remembrance of Gaṇeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.82
दीपात्पूर्वत्र दिग्भागे सर्वतोभद्रमण्डले । तण्डुलाष्टदले वापि विधिवत्स्थापयेद्धूटम्
dīpātpūrvatra digbhāge sarvatobhadramaṇḍale / taṇḍulāṣṭadale vāpi vidhivatsthāpayeddhūṭam
In the eastward direction from the lamp, in a sarvatobhadra maṇḍala, or else on an eight-petalled (figure) of rice-grains, he should duly install the pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.83
तत्रावाह्य नृपाधीशं पूजयेत्पूर्ववत्सुधीः । जलाक्षतान्समादाय दीपं संकल्पयेत्ततः
tatrāvāhya nṛpādhīśaṃ pūjayetpūrvavatsudhīḥ / jalākṣatānsamādāya dīpaṃ saṃkalpayettataḥ
Having invoked there the overlord of kings, the wise man should worship (him) as before; then, taking up water and unhusked rice, he should make the resolve regarding the lamp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.84
दीपसंकल्पमन्त्रो ऽयं कथ्यते द्वीषुभूमितः । प्रणवः पाशमाये च शिखा कार्ताक्षराणि च
dīpasaṃkalpamantro 'yaṃ kathyate dvīṣubhūmitaḥ / praṇavaḥ pāśamāye ca śikhā kārtākṣarāṇi ca
This mantra of the lamp-resolve is now told, (consisting) of thirty-two (syllables?): the praṇava, then the pāśa and māyā (bījas), the śikhā, and the syllables of 'kārta(vīrya)',
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.85
वीर्यार्जुनाय माहिष्मतीनाथाय सहस्र च । बाहवे इति वर्णान्ते सहस्रपदमुच्चरेत्
vīryārjunāya māhiṣmatīnāthāya sahasra ca / bāhave iti varṇānte sahasrapadamuccaret
'vīryārjunāya māhiṣmatīnāthāya' and 'sahasra'; at the end of the syllables 'bāhave' one should pronounce the word 'sahasra'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.86
क्रतुदीक्षितहस्ताय दत्तात्रेयप्रियाय च । आत्रेयायानुसूयान्ते गर्भरत्नाय तत्परम्
kratudīkṣitahastāya dattātreyapriyāya ca / ātreyāyānusūyānte garbharatnāya tatparam
'to him whose hand was consecrated for the sacrifice', 'to the beloved of Dattātreya', 'to the son of Atri', and at the end 'of Anasūyā', then 'to the jewel of the womb',
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.87
नमो ग्रीवामकर्णेन्दुस्थितौ पाश इमं ततः । दीपं गृहाण अमुकं रक्ष रक्ष पदं पुनः
namo grīvāmakarṇendusthitau pāśa imaṃ tataḥ / dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa amukaṃ rakṣa rakṣa padaṃ punaḥ
'namaḥ'; then the two seated in the neck-less ear and moon (i.e. the pāśa bīja), then 'this'; then 'accept the lamp, protect, protect so-and-so' again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.88
दुष्टान्नाशययुग्मं स्यात्तथा पातय घातय । शत्रून् जहिद्वयं माया तारः स्वं बीजमात्मभूः
duṣṭānnāśayayugmaṃ syāttathā pātaya ghātaya / śatrūn jahidvayaṃ māyā tāraḥ svaṃ bījamātmabhūḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
NarP 1 76.89
वह्नीप्रिया अनेनाथ दीपवर्येण पश्चिमा । भिमुखेनामुकं रक्ष अमुकान्ते वरप्रद
vahnīpriyā anenātha dīpavaryeṇa paścimā / bhimukhenāmukaṃ rakṣa amukānte varaprada
— tr. refused: cyber
NarP 1 76.90
मायाकाशद्वयं वामनेत्रचन्द्रयुतं शिवा । वेदादिकामचामुण्डाः स्वाहा तु पूसबिन्दुकौ
māyākāśadvayaṃ vāmanetracandrayutaṃ śivā / vedādikāmacāmuṇḍāḥ svāhā tu pūsabindukau
(Then) māyā (hrīṃ), the two ākāśa-letters, the left eye joined with the moon, śivā, the first of the Veda (a), kāma, cāmuṇḍā, and svāhā, with pūṣan and the dot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.91
प्रणवो ऽग्निप्रिया मन्त्रो नेत्रबाणाधराक्षरः । दत्तात्रेयो मुनिर्मालामन्त्रस्य परिकीर्तितः
praṇavo 'gnipriyā mantro netrabāṇādharākṣaraḥ / dattātreyo munirmālāmantrasya parikīrtitaḥ
The praṇava (oṃ), the beloved of fire (svāhā) — the mantra has letters (numbering) eye-arrow (i.e. fifty-two), the lowest first (?); Dattātreya is declared to be the sage of the mālā-mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.92
छन्दो ऽमितं कार्तवीर्युर्जुनो देवो ऽखिलाप्तिकृत् । चामुण्डया षडङ्गानि चरेत्षड्दीर्घयुक्तया
chando 'mitaṃ kārtavīryurjuno devo 'khilāptikṛt / cāmuṇḍayā ṣaḍaṅgāni caretṣaḍdīrghayuktayā
The metre is amita; the deity is Kārtavīrya Arjuna, who brings about the attainment of everything. One should perform the six limbs (of the nyāsa) with the Cāmuṇḍā (seed-syllable) joined to the six long vowels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.93
ध्यात्वा देवं ततो मन्त्रं पठित्वान्ते क्षिपेज्जजलम् । गोविन्दाढ्यो हली सेंदुश्चामुण्डाबीजमीरितम्
dhyātvā devaṃ tato mantraṃ paṭhitvānte kṣipejjajalam / govindāḍhyo halī seṃduścāmuṇḍābījamīritam
Having meditated on the god and then recited the mantra, at the end one should throw the water. The letter la, enriched with 'govinda' and having the anusvāra, is said to be the seed-syllable of Cāmuṇḍā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.94
ततो नवाक्षरं मन्त्रं सहस्रं तत्पुरो जपेत् । तारो ऽनन्तो बिन्दुयुक्तो मायास्वं वामनेत्रयुक्
tato navākṣaraṃ mantraṃ sahasraṃ tatpuro japet / tāro 'nanto binduyukto māyāsvaṃ vāmanetrayuk
Then he should recite the nine-syllabled mantra a thousand times in front of that (image): the tāra (oṃ), (then) Ananta joined with the bindu, māyā, sva (?), joined with the left-eye (vowel)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.95
कूर्माग्नी शान्तिबिन्द्वाढ्यौ वह्नि जायाङ्कुशं ध्रुवम् । ऋषिः पूर्वोदितोनुष्टुप्छन्दो ऽन्यत्पूर्ववत्पुनः
kūrmāgnī śāntibindvāḍhyau vahni jāyāṅkuśaṃ dhruvam / ṛṣiḥ pūrvoditonuṣṭupchando 'nyatpūrvavatpunaḥ
(The syllables) kūrma and agni, both furnished with śānti and the bindu, then fire (ra), jāyā, the goad (aṅkuśa), and the fixed one (oṃ). The seer is the one stated before, the metre is anuṣṭubh, and the rest again as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.96
सहस्रं मन्त्रराजं च जपित्वा कवचं पठेत् । एवं दीपप्रदानस्य कर्ताप्नोत्यखिले ऽप्सितम्
sahasraṃ mantrarājaṃ ca japitvā kavacaṃ paṭhet / evaṃ dīpapradānasya kartāpnotyakhile 'psitam
And having recited the king of mantras a thousand times, one should read the protective (kavaca) hymn; thus the performer of the lamp-offering obtains all that is desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.97
दीपप्रबोधकाले तु वर्जयेदशुभां गिरम् । विप्रस्य दर्शनं तत्र शुभदं परिकीर्तितम्
dīpaprabodhakāle tu varjayedaśubhāṃ giram / viprasya darśanaṃ tatra śubhadaṃ parikīrtitam
But at the time of kindling the lamp one should avoid inauspicious speech; there the sight of a brahmin is declared to be a giver of good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.98
शूद्राणां प्रध्यमं प्रोक्तं म्लेच्छस्य वधबन्धनम् । आख्वोत्वोर्दर्शनं दुष्टं गवाश्वस्य सुखावहम्
śūdrāṇāṃ pradhyamaṃ proktaṃ mlecchasya vadhabandhanam / ākhvotvordarśanaṃ duṣṭaṃ gavāśvasya sukhāvaham
For śūdras it is declared to be middling; (the sight) of a mleccha (portends) killing and imprisonment; the sight of a rat and a camel(?) is evil, that of a cow or horse brings comfort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.99
दीपज्वाला समा सिद्ध्यै वक्रा निशविधायिनी । शब्दा भयदा कर्तुरुज्ज्वला सुखदा मता
dīpajvālā samā siddhyai vakrā niśavidhāyinī / śabdā bhayadā karturujjvalā sukhadā matā
An even lamp-flame (leads) to success; a crooked one brings about destruction; a crackling one gives fear to the doer; a brightly blazing one is held to give happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.100
कृष्णा शत्रुभयोत्पत्त्ये वमन्ती पशुनाशिनी । कृते दीपे यदा पात्रं भग्नं दृश्यते दैवतः
kṛṣṇā śatrubhayotpattye vamantī paśunāśinī / kṛte dīpe yadā pātraṃ bhagnaṃ dṛśyate daivataḥ
A black (flame portends) the arising of danger from enemies; one that sputters (as if vomiting) destroys the livestock. When, the lamp having been made, the vessel is seen broken by fate—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.101
पक्षादर्वाक्तदा गच्छेद्यजमानो यमालयम् । वर्त्यतरं यदा कुर्यात्कार्यं सिद्ध्येद्विलंबतः
pakṣādarvāktadā gacchedyajamāno yamālayam / vartyataraṃ yadā kuryātkāryaṃ siddhyedvilaṃbataḥ
then within a fortnight the sacrificer goes to Yama's abode; when he makes another wick, the task will succeed, but with delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.102
नेत्रहीनो भवेत्कर्ता तस्मिन्दीपान्तरे कृते । अशुचिस्पर्शने व्याधिर्दीपनाशे तु चौरभीः
netrahīno bhavetkartā tasmindīpāntare kṛte / aśucisparśane vyādhirdīpanāśe tu caurabhīḥ
If another lamp is made in its place, the performer becomes blind; if something impure is touched, disease (follows); and if the lamp goes out, fear of thieves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.103
श्वमार्जाराखुसंस्पर्शे भवेद्भूपतितो भयम् । पात्रारंभे वसुपलैः कृतो दीपो ऽखिलेष्टदः
śvamārjārākhusaṃsparśe bhavedbhūpatito bhayam / pātrāraṃbhe vasupalaiḥ kṛto dīpo 'khileṣṭadaḥ
If a dog, cat, or mouse touches (it), there will be danger from the king; a lamp made at the fashioning of the vessel with eight palas (of metal) grants every wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.104
तस्माद्दीपः प्रयत्नेन रक्षणीय्ॐऽतरायतः । आसमाप्तेः प्रकुर्वीत ब्रह्मचर्यं च भूशयः
tasmāddīpaḥ prayatnena rakṣaṇīyoṃ'tarāyataḥ / āsamāpteḥ prakurvīta brahmacaryaṃ ca bhūśayaḥ
Therefore the lamp is to be guarded with effort against any interruption; until the completion (of the observance) one should practice chastity and sleep on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.105
स्त्रीशूद्रपतितादीनां संभाषामपि वर्जयेत् । जपेत्सहस्रं प्रत्येकं मन्त्रराजं नवाक्षरम्
strīśūdrapatitādīnāṃ saṃbhāṣāmapi varjayet / japetsahasraṃ pratyekaṃ mantrarājaṃ navākṣaram
He should avoid even conversation with women, śūdras, the fallen, and the like; he should recite the king of mantras, the nine-syllabled one, a thousand times each (day).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.106
स्तोत्रपाठं प्रतिदिनं निशीथिन्यां विशेषतः । एकपादेन दीपाग्रे स्थित्वा यो मन्त्रनायकम्
stotrapāṭhaṃ pratidinaṃ niśīthinyāṃ viśeṣataḥ / ekapādena dīpāgre sthitvā yo mantranāyakam
— tr. refused: cyber
NarP 1 76.107
सहस्रं प्रजपेद्वात्रौ सो ऽभीष्टं क्षिप्रमाप्नुयात् । समाप्य शोभनदिने संभोज्य द्विजसत्तमान्
sahasraṃ prajapedvātrau so 'bhīṣṭaṃ kṣipramāpnuyāt / samāpya śobhanadine saṃbhojya dvijasattamān
— tr. refused: cyber
NarP 1 76.108
कुंभोदकेन कर्तारमभिषिञ्चन्मनुं जपेत् । कर्ता तु दक्षिणां दद्यात्पुष्कलां तोषहेतवे
kuṃbhodakena kartāramabhiṣiñcanmanuṃ japet / kartā tu dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātpuṣkalāṃ toṣahetave
With the water of the jar he should sprinkle (consecrate) the sponsor and recite the mantra; and the sponsor should give an ample fee for (the guru's) satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.109
गुरौ तुष्टे ददातीष्टं कृतवीर्यसुतो नृपः । गुर्वाज्ञया स्वयं कुर्याद्यदि वा कारये द्गुरुः
gurau tuṣṭe dadātīṣṭaṃ kṛtavīryasuto nṛpaḥ / gurvājñayā svayaṃ kuryādyadi vā kāraye dguruḥ
When the guru is pleased, the king, the son of Kṛtavīrya, grants what is desired; one should perform (the rite) oneself by the guru's permission, or else the guru may have it performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.110
दत्त्वा धनादिकं तस्मै दीपदानाय नारद । गुर्वाज्ञामन्तरा कुर्याद्यो दीपं स्वेष्टसिद्धये
dattvā dhanādikaṃ tasmai dīpadānāya nārada / gurvājñāmantarā kuryādyo dīpaṃ sveṣṭasiddhaye
Having given wealth and the rest to him for the offering of the lamp, O Nārada — whoever, without the guru's permission, performs the lamp (rite) for the accomplishment of his own wish,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.111
सिद्धिर्न जायते तस्य हानिरेव पदे पदे । उत्तमं गोघृतं प्रोक्तं मध्यमं महषीभवम्
siddhirna jāyate tasya hānireva pade pade / uttamaṃ goghṛtaṃ proktaṃ madhyamaṃ mahaṣībhavam
for him no success arises, but only loss at every step. Cow's ghee is declared best, buffalo's middling,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.112
तिलतैलं तु तादृक् स्यात्कनीयो ऽजादिजं घृतम् । आस्यरोगे सुगन्धेन दद्यात्तैलेन दीपकम्
tilatailaṃ tu tādṛk syātkanīyo 'jādijaṃ ghṛtam / āsyaroge sugandhena dadyāttailena dīpakam
and sesame oil is of that same (middling) sort; ghee from goats and the like is inferior. In disease of the mouth one should offer the lamp with fragrant oil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.113
सिद्ध्वार्थसंभवेनाथ द्विषतां नाशनाय च । सहस्रेण पलैर्दीपे विहिते च न दृश्यते
siddhvārthasaṃbhavenātha dviṣatāṃ nāśanāya ca / sahasreṇa palairdīpe vihite ca na dṛśyate
Then, for the attainment of one's aim and for the destruction of enemies — when a lamp has been made with a thousand palas and (the result) is not seen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 76.114
कार्यसिद्धस्तदा कुर्यात्र्रिवारं दीपजं विधिम् । तदा सुदुर्लभमपि कार्य्यं सिद्ध्व्येन्न संशयः
kāryasiddhastadā kuryātrrivāraṃ dīpajaṃ vidhim / tadā sudurlabhamapi kāryyaṃ siddhvyenna saṃśayaḥ
then one who seeks the accomplishment of the task should perform the lamp rite three times; then even a task most hard to obtain will be accomplished — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.115
दीपप्रियः कार्तवीर्यो मार्तण्डो नतिवल्लभः । स्तुतिप्रोयो महाविष्णुर्गणेश स्तपर्णप्रियः
dīpapriyaḥ kārtavīryo mārtaṇḍo nativallabhaḥ / stutiproyo mahāviṣṇurgaṇeśa staparṇapriyaḥ
Kārtavīrya is fond of lamps, the Sun (Mārtaṇḍa) is fond of prostrations, great Viṣṇu is fond of praise, and Gaṇeśa is fond of leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 76.116
दुर्गार्चनप्रिया नूनमभिषेकप्रियः शिवः । तस्मात्तेषां प्रतोषाय विदध्यात्तत्तदादरात्
durgārcanapriyā nūnamabhiṣekapriyaḥ śivaḥ / tasmātteṣāṃ pratoṣāya vidadhyāttattadādarāt
Durgā is surely fond of worship, and Śiva is fond of the ablution; therefore, to please them, one should perform each of these respectfully.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition