Vamana Purana — Chapter 17
VamP 17.1
नारद उवाच । यानेतान् भगवान् प्राह कामिभिः शशिनं प्रति । आराधनाय देवाभ्यां हरीशाभ्यां वदस्व तान्
nārada uvāca / yānetān bhagavān prāha kāmibhiḥ śaśinaṃ prati / ārādhanāya devābhyāṃ harīśābhyāṃ vadasva tān
Nārada said: Those (observances) which the Blessed One declared, (to be performed) by those with desires, with regard to the moon, for the worship of the two gods Hari and Īśa — tell me of them.
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VamP 17.2
पुलस्त्य उवाच। । शृणुष्व कामिभिः प्रोक्तान् व्रतान् पुण्यान् कलिप्रिय । आराधनाय शर्वस्य केशवस्य च धीमतः
pulastya uvāca/ / śṛṇuṣva kāmibhiḥ proktān vratān puṇyān kalipriya / ārādhanāya śarvasya keśavasya ca dhīmataḥ
Pulastya said: Hear the meritorious vows declared for those with desires, O you who love strife, for the worship of Śarva and of wise Keśava.
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VamP 17.3
यदा त्वाषाढी संयाति व्रजते चोत्तरायणम् । तदा स्वपिति देवेशो भोगिभोगे श्रियः पतिः
yadā tvāṣāḍhī saṃyāti vrajate cottarāyaṇam / tadā svapiti deveśo bhogibhoge śriyaḥ patiḥ
When the Āṣāḍha (full moon) arrives and the northern course passes away, then the lord of the gods, the husband of Śrī, sleeps upon the coils of the serpent.
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VamP 17.4
प्रतिसुप्ते विभौ तस्मिन् देवगन्धर्वगुह्यकाः । देवानां मातरश्चापि प्रसुप्ताश्चाप्यनुक्रमात्
pratisupte vibhau tasmin devagandharvaguhyakāḥ / devānāṃ mātaraścāpi prasuptāścāpyanukramāt
When that lord has fallen asleep, the gods, gandharvas and guhyakas, and the mothers of the gods as well, also fall asleep, one after another.
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VamP 17.5
नारद उवाच। । कथयस्व कुरादीनां शयने विधिमुत्तमम् । सर्वमनुक्रमेणैव पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम्
nārada uvāca/ / kathayasva kurādīnāṃ śayane vidhimuttamam / sarvamanukrameṇaiva puraskṛtya janārdanam
Nārada said: Tell me the highest rite at the sleeping of the elders(?) and the rest — all of it in due order, putting Janārdana first.
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VamP 17.6
पुलस्त्य उवाच । मिथुनाभिगते सूर्ये शुक्लपक्षे तपोधन । एकादश्यां जगत्स्वामी शयनं परिकल्पयेत्
pulastya uvāca / mithunābhigate sūrye śuklapakṣe tapodhana / ekādaśyāṃ jagatsvāmī śayanaṃ parikalpayet
Pulastya said: When the sun has entered Gemini, in the bright fortnight, O you rich in austerity, on the eleventh day one should prepare the bed of the world's Lord.
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VamP 17.7
शेषाहिभोगपर्यङ्कं कृत्वा संपूज्य केशवम् । कृत्वोपवीतकं चैव सम्यक्संपूज्य वै द्विजान्
śeṣāhibhogaparyaṅkaṃ kṛtvā saṃpūjya keśavam / kṛtvopavītakaṃ caiva samyaksaṃpūjya vai dvijān
Having made a couch of the coils of the serpent Śeṣa, having worshipped Keśava, having performed the investiture with the sacred thread, and having duly honoured the twice-born,
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VamP 17.8
अनुज्ञानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च द्वादश्यां प्रयतः शुचिः । लब्ध्वा पीताम्बरधरः स्वस्ति निद्रां समानयेत्
anujñānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaśca dvādaśyāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ / labdhvā pītāmbaradharaḥ svasti nidrāṃ samānayet
and having received permission from the brahmins on the twelfth day, restrained and pure, wearing a yellow garment, he should auspiciously induce (the god's) sleep.
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VamP 17.9
त्रयोदश्यां ततः कामः स्वपते शयने शुभे । कदम्बानां सुगन्धानां कुसुमैः परिकल्पिते
trayodaśyāṃ tataḥ kāmaḥ svapate śayane śubhe / kadambānāṃ sugandhānāṃ kusumaiḥ parikalpite
Then on the thirteenth Kāma sleeps on a lovely bed made ready with the flowers of fragrant kadambas.
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VamP 17.10
चतुर्दश्यां ततो यक्षाः स्वपन्ति सुखशीतले । सौवर्णपङ्कजकृते सुखास्तीर्णोपधानके
caturdaśyāṃ tato yakṣāḥ svapanti sukhaśītale / sauvarṇapaṅkajakṛte sukhāstīrṇopadhānake
Then on the fourteenth the yakṣas sleep on a pleasantly cool (bed) made of golden lotuses, with pillows comfortably spread.
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VamP 17.11
पौर्ममास्यामुमानाथः स्वपते चर्मसंस्तरे । वैयाघ्रे च जटाभारं समुद्ग्रन्थ्यान्यचर्मणा
paurmamāsyāmumānāthaḥ svapate carmasaṃstare / vaiyāghre ca jaṭābhāraṃ samudgranthyānyacarmaṇā
On the full-moon day the lord of Umā sleeps on a spread of tiger's hide, having bound up his mass of matted hair with another hide.
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VamP 17.12
ततो दिवाकरो राशिं संप्रयाति च कर्कटम् । ततो ऽमराणां रजनी भवते दक्षिणायनम्
tato divākaro rāśiṃ saṃprayāti ca karkaṭam / tato 'marāṇāṃ rajanī bhavate dakṣiṇāyanam
Then the sun proceeds to the sign of Cancer; thereupon comes the night of the gods, the southern course (of the sun).
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VamP 17.13
ब्रह्मा प्रतिपदि तथा नीलोत्पलमये ऽनघ । तल्पे स्वपिति लोकानां दर्शयन् मार्गमुत्तमम्
brahmā pratipadi tathā nīlotpalamaye 'nagha / talpe svapiti lokānāṃ darśayan mārgamuttamam
On the first lunar day, sinless one, Brahmā sleeps on a couch made of blue lotuses, showing men the highest path.
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VamP 17.14
विश्वकर्मा द्वितीयायां तृतीयायां गिरेः सुता । विनायकश्चुर्थ्या तु पञ्चम्यामपि धर्मराट्
viśvakarmā dvitīyāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ gireḥ sutā / vināyakaścurthyā tu pañcamyāmapi dharmarāṭ
Viśvakarman (sleeps) on the second, on the third the daughter of the mountain, Vināyaka on the fourth, and on the fifth the king of dharma (Yama).
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VamP 17.15
षष्ठ्यां स्कन्दः प्रस्वपिति सप्तम्यांभगवान् रविः । कात्यायनी तथाष्टम्यां नवम्यां कमलालया
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ skandaḥ prasvapiti saptamyāṃbhagavān raviḥ / kātyāyanī tathāṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ kamalālayā
On the sixth Skanda falls asleep, on the seventh the lord Sun, on the eighth Kātyāyanī, and on the ninth she who dwells in the lotus (Lakṣmī).
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VamP 17.16
दशम्यां भुजगेन्द्राश्च स्वपन्ते वायुभोजनाः । एकादश्यां तु कृष्णायां साध्या ब्रह्मन् स्वपन्ति च
daśamyāṃ bhujagendrāśca svapante vāyubhojanāḥ / ekādaśyāṃ tu kṛṣṇāyāṃ sādhyā brahman svapanti ca
On the tenth the lords of serpents, who feed on wind, sleep; and on the eleventh of the dark fortnight, brahmin, the Sādhyas sleep.
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VamP 17.17
एष क्रमस्ते गदितो नभादौ स्वपने मुने । स्वपत्सु तत्र देवेषु प्रावृट्कालः समाययौ
eṣa kramaste gadito nabhādau svapane mune / svapatsu tatra deveṣu prāvṛṭkālaḥ samāyayau
This order of their going to sleep, beginning with the month Nabhas, has been told to you, sage; and while the gods were sleeping there, the rainy season arrived.
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VamP 17.18
कङ्काः समं बलाकाभिरारोहन्ति नगोत्तमान् । वायसाश्चापि सुर्वन्ति नीडानि ऋषिपुङ्गव । वायसाश्च स्वपन्त्येते ऋतौ गर्भभरालसाः
kaṅkāḥ samaṃ balākābhirārohanti nagottamān / vāyasāścāpi survanti nīḍāni ṛṣipuṅgava / vāyasāśca svapantyete ṛtau garbhabharālasāḥ
Herons together with cranes climb the best of trees; and the crows too make their nests, O bull among sages; and these crows sleep in that season, listless with the burden of their eggs.
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VamP 17.19
यस्यां तिथ्यां प्रस्वपिति विश्वकर्मा प्रजापतिः । द्वितीया सा शुभा पुण्या अशून्यशयनोदिता
yasyāṃ tithyāṃ prasvapiti viśvakarmā prajāpatiḥ / dvitīyā sā śubhā puṇyā aśūnyaśayanoditā
That lunar day on which Viśvakarman, the lord of creatures, falls asleep — that second day is auspicious and meritorious, declared to be the 'unempty bed' (aśūnyaśayana).
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VamP 17.20
तस्यां तिथावर्च्य हरिं श्रीवत्साङ्कं चतुर्भुजम् । पर्यङ्कस्थं समं लक्ष्म्या गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्मुने
tasyāṃ tithāvarcya hariṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ caturbhujam / paryaṅkasthaṃ samaṃ lakṣmyā gandhapuṣpādibhirmune
On that lunar day, sage, having worshipped Hari, marked with the śrīvatsa, four-armed, seated on a couch together with Lakṣmī, with perfumes, flowers and the rest —
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VamP 17.21
ततो देवाय शय्यायां फलानि प्रक्षिपेत् क्रमात् । सुरभीणी निवेद्येत्थं विज्ञाप्यो मधुसूदनः
tato devāya śayyāyāṃ phalāni prakṣipet kramāt / surabhīṇī nivedyetthaṃ vijñāpyo madhusūdanaḥ
then one should place fruits on the god's bed in due order; having offered fragrant things thus, Madhusūdana is to be addressed (as follows):
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VamP 17.22
यथा हि लक्ष्म्या न वियुज्यसे त्वं त्रिविक्रमानन्त जगन्निवास । तथास्त्वशून्यं शयनं सदैव अस्माकमेवेह तव प्रसादात्
yathā hi lakṣmyā na viyujyase tvaṃ trivikramānanta jagannivāsa / tathāstvaśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ sadaiva asmākameveha tava prasādāt
"Just as you are never parted from Lakṣmī, O Trivikrama, endless one, dwelling-place of the world, so may our bed too always be unempty here, by your grace."
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VamP 17.23
यथा त्वशून्यं तव देव तल्पं समं हि लक्ष्म्या वरदाच्युतेश । सत्येन तेनामितवीर्य विष्णो गार्हस्थ्यनाशो मम नास्तु देव
yathā tvaśūnyaṃ tava deva talpaṃ samaṃ hi lakṣmyā varadācyuteśa / satyena tenāmitavīrya viṣṇo gārhasthyanāśo mama nāstu deva
"As your couch, O god, is not empty, being shared with Lakṣmī, O boon-giver, Acyuta, lord — by that truth, O Viṣṇu of measureless might, let there be no destruction of my household life, O god."
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VamP 17.24
इत्युच्चार्य प्रणम्येशं प्रसाद्य च पुनः पुनः । नक्तां भुञ्जीत देवर्षे तैलक्षारविवर्जितमट्
ityuccārya praṇamyeśaṃ prasādya ca punaḥ punaḥ / naktāṃ bhuñjīta devarṣe tailakṣāravivarjitamaṭ
Having uttered this, and bowing to the Lord and propitiating him again and again, one should eat at night, O divine sage, food free of oil and salt.
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VamP 17.25
द्वितीये ऽह्नि द्विजाग्र्याय फलान् दद्याद् विचक्षणः । लक्ष्मीधरः प्रीयतां मे इत्युच्चार्य निवेदयेत्
dvitīye 'hni dvijāgryāya phalān dadyād vicakṣaṇaḥ / lakṣmīdharaḥ prīyatāṃ me ityuccārya nivedayet
On the second day the discerning man should give fruits to a foremost brahmin, and should present them saying, "May Lakṣmīdhara be pleased with me."
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VamP 17.26
अनेन तु विधानेन चातुर्मास्यव्रतं चरेत् । यावद् चवृश्चिकराशिस्थः प्रतिभाति दिवाकरः
anena tu vidhānena cāturmāsyavrataṃ caret / yāvad cavṛścikarāśisthaḥ pratibhāti divākaraḥ
By this rule one should perform the four-month vow, as long as the sun appears standing in the sign of Scorpio.
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VamP 17.27
ततो विबुध्यन्ति सुराः क्रमशः क्रमशो मुने । तुलास्थेर्ऽके हरिः कामः शिवः पश्चाद्विबुध्यते
tato vibudhyanti surāḥ kramaśaḥ kramaśo mune / tulāsther'ke hariḥ kāmaḥ śivaḥ paścādvibudhyate
Then the gods wake up one by one, sage: when the sun stands in Libra, Hari (wakes), then Kāma, and Śiva wakes last.
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VamP 17.28
तत्र दानं द्वितीयायां मूर्त्तिर्लक्ष्मीधरस्य तु । सशय्यास्तरणोपेता यथा विभवमात्मनः
tatra dānaṃ dvitīyāyāṃ mūrttirlakṣmīdharasya tu / saśayyāstaraṇopetā yathā vibhavamātmanaḥ
There, on the second day, the gift is an image of Lakṣmīdhara, furnished with a bed and coverlet, according to one's own means.
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VamP 17.29
एष व्रतस्तु प्रथमः प्रोक्तस्तव महामुने । यस्मिंश् चीर्णे वियोगस्तु न भवेदिह कस्यचित्
eṣa vratastu prathamaḥ proktastava mahāmune / yasmiṃś cīrṇe viyogastu na bhavediha kasyacit
This first vow has been declared to you, great sage; when it is performed, no one here suffers separation (from spouse).
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VamP 17.30
नभस्ये मासि च तथा या स्यात्कृष्णाष्टमी शुभा । युक्ता मृगशिरेणैव सा तु कालाष्टमी स्मृता
nabhasye māsi ca tathā yā syātkṛṣṇāṣṭamī śubhā / yuktā mṛgaśireṇaiva sā tu kālāṣṭamī smṛtā
And in the month Nabhasya, the auspicious eighth of the dark fortnight which falls conjoined with the asterism Mṛgaśiras — that is known as the Kālāṣṭamī.
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VamP 17.31
तस्यां सर्वेषु लिङ्गेषु तिथौ स्वपिति शङ्करः । वसते संनिधाने तु तत्र पूजाक्षया स्मृता
tasyāṃ sarveṣu liṅgeṣu tithau svapiti śaṅkaraḥ / vasate saṃnidhāne tu tatra pūjākṣayā smṛtā
On that lunar day Śaṅkara sleeps in all the liṅgas; he dwells there in (his) presence, and worship there is held to be imperishable.
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VamP 17.32
तत्र स्नायीन वै विद्वान् गोमूत्रेण जलेन च । स्नातः संपूजयेत् पुष्पैर्धत्तूरस्य त्रिलोचनम्
tatra snāyīna vai vidvān gomūtreṇa jalena ca / snātaḥ saṃpūjayet puṣpairdhattūrasya trilocanam
There the learned man should bathe with cow-urine and with water; having bathed, he should worship the Three-eyed One with flowers of the dhattūra.
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VamP 17.33
धूपं केसरनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुसर्पिषी । प्रीयतां मे विरूपाक्षस्त्वित्युच्चार्य च दक्षिणाम् । विप्राय दद्यान्नैवेद्यं सहिरण्यं द्विजोत्तम
dhūpaṃ kesaraniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhusarpiṣī / prīyatāṃ me virūpākṣastvityuccārya ca dakṣiṇām / viprāya dadyānnaivedyaṃ sahiraṇyaṃ dvijottama
(He should offer) as incense the resin of saffron, and as food-offering honey and ghee; and having pronounced, "May Virūpākṣa be pleased with me," he should give to a brahmin the fee together with the food-offering and with gold, O best of the twice-born.
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VamP 17.34
तद्वदाश्वयुजे मासि उपवासी जितेन्द्रियः । नवम्यां गोमयस्नानं कुर्यात्पूजां तु पङ्कजैः । धूपयेत् सर्जनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुमोदकैः
tadvadāśvayuje māsi upavāsī jitendriyaḥ / navamyāṃ gomayasnānaṃ kuryātpūjāṃ tu paṅkajaiḥ / dhūpayet sarjaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhumodakaiḥ
In the same way, in the month of Āśvayuja (Āśvina), fasting and with senses subdued, on the ninth he should perform the bathing with cow-dung, and the worship with lotuses; he should fumigate with sarja resin, (offering) as food-offering honey-sweets.
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VamP 17.35
कृतोपवासस्तवष्टम्यां नवम्यां स्नानमाचरेत् । प्रीयतां मे हिरण्याक्षो दक्षिणा सतिला स्मृता
kṛtopavāsastavaṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ snānamācaret / prīyatāṃ me hiraṇyākṣo dakṣiṇā satilā smṛtā
Having fasted on the eighth, he should perform the bathing on the ninth; "May Hiraṇyākṣa be pleased with me" — the fee is said to be (a gift) with sesame.
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VamP 17.36
कार्त्तिके पयसा स्नानं करवीरेण चार्चनम् । धुपं श्रीवासनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुपायसम्
kārttike payasā snānaṃ karavīreṇa cārcanam / dhupaṃ śrīvāsaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhupāyasam
In Kārttika, the bathing is with milk and the worship with karavīra flowers; the incense is śrīvāsa resin, the food-offering is milk-pudding with honey.
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VamP 17.37
सनैवेद्यं च रजतं दातव्यं दानमग्रजे । प्रीयतां गवान् स्थासुरिति वाच्यमनिष्ठुरम्
sanaivedyaṃ ca rajataṃ dātavyaṃ dānamagraje / prīyatāṃ gavān sthāsuriti vācyamaniṣṭhuram
And silver, together with the food-offering, is to be given as the gift to the elder (brahmin); and one should say, not harshly, "May Gavāṃsthāsu be pleased."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.38
कृत्वोपवासमष्टम्यां नवम्यां स्नानमाचरेत् । मासि मार्गशिरे स्नानं दध्नार्चा भद्रया स्मृता
kṛtvopavāsamaṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ snānamācaret / māsi mārgaśire snānaṃ dadhnārcā bhadrayā smṛtā
Having fasted on the eighth, he should perform the bathing on the ninth; in the month of Mārgaśira the bathing is (prescribed), and the worship with curds is said (to be done) with bhadrā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.39
धूपं श्रीवृक्षनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुनोदनम् । संनिवेद्या रक्तशालिर्दक्षिणा परिकीर्त्तिता । नमो ऽस्तु प्रीयतां शर्वस्त्विति वाच्यं च पण्डितैः
dhūpaṃ śrīvṛkṣaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhunodanam / saṃnivedyā raktaśālirdakṣiṇā parikīrttitā / namo 'stu prīyatāṃ śarvastviti vācyaṃ ca paṇḍitaiḥ
The incense is śrīvṛkṣa resin, the food-offering is rice with honey; red rice is declared to be the fee, to be presented (with it); and the learned should say, "Homage be (to you), may Śarva be pleased."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.40
पौषे स्नानं च हविषा पूजा स्यात्तगरैः सुभैः । धूपो मधुकनिर्यासो नैवेद्यं मधु शष्कुली
pauṣe snānaṃ ca haviṣā pūjā syāttagaraiḥ subhaiḥ / dhūpo madhukaniryāso naivedyaṃ madhu śaṣkulī
In Pauṣa the bathing is with clarified butter, and the worship should be with fine tagara flowers; the incense is madhuka resin, the food-offering is honey and śaṣkulī cakes.
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VamP 17.41
समुद्गा दक्षिणा प्रोक्ता प्रीमनाय जगद्गुरोः । वाच्यं नमस्ते देवेश त्र्यम्बकेति प्रकीर्तयेत्
samudgā dakṣiṇā proktā prīmanāya jagadguroḥ / vācyaṃ namaste deveśa tryambaketi prakīrtayet
A casket is declared to be the fee, for the pleasing of the world's teacher; and one should say, proclaiming, "Homage to you, lord of gods, O Tryambaka."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.42
माघे कुशोदकस्नानं मृगमदेन चार्च्यनम् । धूपः पदम्बनिर्यासो नैवेद्यं सतिलोदनम्
māghe kuśodakasnānaṃ mṛgamadena cārcyanam / dhūpaḥ padambaniryāso naivedyaṃ satilodanam
In Māgha the bathing is with kuśa-water, and the anointing with musk; the incense is padamba resin, the food-offering is rice with sesame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.43
पयोभक्तं सनैवेद्यं सरुक्मं प्रतिपादयेत् । प्रीयतां मे महादेव उमापतिरितीरयेत्
payobhaktaṃ sanaivedyaṃ sarukmaṃ pratipādayet / prīyatāṃ me mahādeva umāpatiritīrayet
He should present milk-rice together with the food-offering and with gold; and he should utter, "May Mahādeva, the husband of Umā, be pleased with me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.44
एवमेव समुद्दिष्टं षड्भिर्मासैस्तु पारणम् । पारणान्ते त्रिनेत्रस्य स्नपनं कारयेत्क्रमात्
evameva samuddiṣṭaṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsaistu pāraṇam / pāraṇānte trinetrasya snapanaṃ kārayetkramāt
Just thus is the breaking of the fast prescribed for the six months; and at the end of the fast-breaking one should have the bathing of the Three-eyed One performed in due order.
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VamP 17.45
गोरोचनायाः सहिता गुडेन देवं समालभ्य च पूजयेत । प्रीयस्व दीनो ऽस्मि भवन्तमीश मच्छोकनाशं प्रकुरुष्व योग्यम्
gorocanāyāḥ sahitā guḍena devaṃ samālabhya ca pūjayeta / prīyasva dīno 'smi bhavantamīśa macchokanāśaṃ prakuruṣva yogyam
Having anointed the god with gorocanā together with jaggery, one should worship (him): "Be pleased; I am wretched; (I turn to) you, O lord; bring about a fitting destruction of my sorrow."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.46
ततस्तु फाल्गुने मासिं कृष्णाष्टम्यां यतव्रत । उपवासं समुदीतं कर्तव्यं द्विजसत्तम
tatastu phālgune māsiṃ kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ yatavrata / upavāsaṃ samudītaṃ kartavyaṃ dvijasattama
Then in the month of Phālguna, on the eighth of the dark fortnight, O you of firm vows, the prescribed fast is to be observed, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.47
द्वितीये ऽह्नि ततः स्नानं पञ्चगव्येन कारयेत् । पूजयेत्कुन्दकुसुमैर्धूपयेत् चन्दनं त्वपि
dvitīye 'hni tataḥ snānaṃ pañcagavyena kārayet / pūjayetkundakusumairdhūpayet candanaṃ tvapi
Then on the second day he should have the bathing performed with the five products of the cow; he should worship with kunda flowers, and should also fumigate with sandalwood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.48
नैवेद्यं सघृतं दद्यात् ताम्रपात्रे गुडोदनम् । दक्षिणां च द्विजातिभ्यो नैवेद्यसहितां मुने । वासोयुगं प्रीणयेच्च रुद्रमुच्चार्य नामतः
naivedyaṃ saghṛtaṃ dadyāt tāmrapātre guḍodanam / dakṣiṇāṃ ca dvijātibhyo naivedyasahitāṃ mune / vāsoyugaṃ prīṇayecca rudramuccārya nāmataḥ
He should give as food-offering jaggery-rice with ghee in a copper vessel, and to the twice-born the fee together with the food-offering, O sage, and a pair of garments; and he should please Rudra by uttering him by name.
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VamP 17.49
चैत्रे चोदुम्बरफलैः स्नानं मन्दारकार्चनम् । गुग्गुलुं महिषाख्यं च घृताक्तं धूपयेद् बुधः
caitre codumbaraphalaiḥ snānaṃ mandārakārcanam / gugguluṃ mahiṣākhyaṃ ca ghṛtāktaṃ dhūpayed budhaḥ
And in Caitra the bathing is with udumbara fruits, the worship with mandāra flowers; the wise man should fumigate with the guggulu called "buffalo," smeared with ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.50
समोदकं तथा सर्पिः प्रीणनं विनिवेदयेत् । दक्षिणा च सनैवेद्यं सृगाजिनमुदाहृतम्
samodakaṃ tathā sarpiḥ prīṇanaṃ vinivedayet / dakṣiṇā ca sanaivedyaṃ sṛgājinamudāhṛtam
He should offer as the pleasing-gift sweetmeats together with ghee; and the fee, together with the food-offering, is said to be a deerskin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.51
नाट्येश्वर नमस्ते ऽस्तु इदमुच्चार्य नारद । प्रीणनं देवनाथाय कुर्याच्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः
nāṭyeśvara namaste 'stu idamuccārya nārada / prīṇanaṃ devanāthāya kuryācchraddhāsamanvitaḥ
"Homage be to you, O lord of the dance" — having uttered this, O Nārada, one should make the pleasing-offering to the lord of the gods, filled with faith.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.52
वैशाखे स्नानमुदितं सुगन्धकुसुमाम्भसा । पूजनं शङ्करस्योक्तं चूतमञ्जरिभिर्विभो
vaiśākhe snānamuditaṃ sugandhakusumāmbhasā / pūjanaṃ śaṅkarasyoktaṃ cūtamañjaribhirvibho
In (the month of) Vaiśākha bathing with water (scented) by fragrant flowers is enjoined, and the worship of Śaṅkara is prescribed with mango blossoms, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.53
धूपं सर्जाज्ययुक्तं च नैवेद्यं सफलं घृतम् । नामजप्यमपीशस्य कालघ्नेति विपश्चिता
dhūpaṃ sarjājyayuktaṃ ca naivedyaṃ saphalaṃ ghṛtam / nāmajapyamapīśasya kālaghneti vipaścitā
And incense mixed with resin and ghee, and a food-offering with fruit and ghee; and the muttering of the Lord's name, as "O slayer of Time," (is prescribed) by the wise man.
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VamP 17.54
जलकुम्भान् सनैवेद्यान् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । सोपवीतान् सहान्नाद्यांस्तच्चित्तैस्तत्परायणैः
jalakumbhān sanaivedyān brāhmaṇāya nivedayet / sopavītān sahānnādyāṃstaccittaistatparāyaṇaiḥ
He should present water-jars together with food-offerings to a brahmin, along with sacred threads and with food and eatables, (given) by those whose minds are on Him and who are devoted to Him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.55
ज्येष्ठे स्नानं चामलकैः पूजार्ऽककुसुमैस्तथा । धूपयेत्तत्त्रिनेत्रं च आयत्यां पुष्टिकारकम्
jyeṣṭhe snānaṃ cāmalakaiḥ pūjār'kakusumaistathā / dhūpayettattrinetraṃ ca āyatyāṃ puṣṭikārakam
In Jyeṣṭha, bathing with āmalaka fruits, and likewise worship with arka flowers; and he should incense that three-eyed one—(this is) productive of prosperity in the future.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.56
सक्तूंश्च सघृतान् देवे दध्नाक्तान् विनिवेदयेत् । उपानद्यगलं छत्रं दानं दद्याच्च भक्तिमान्
saktūṃśca saghṛtān deve dadhnāktān vinivedayet / upānadyagalaṃ chatraṃ dānaṃ dadyācca bhaktimān
And he should offer to the god barley-meal mixed with ghee and smeared with curds; and the devout man should give as a gift shoes, and an umbrella (for keeping off the heat).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.57
नमस्ते भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दशननाशन । इदमुच्चारयेद्भक्त्या प्रीणनाय जगत्पतेः
namaste bhaganetraghna pūṣṇo daśananāśana / idamuccārayedbhaktyā prīṇanāya jagatpateḥ
"Homage to you, destroyer of Bhaga's eye, breaker of Pūṣan's teeth"—this he should utter with devotion, for the gratification of the Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.58
आषाढे स्नानमुदितं श्रीफलैरर्चनं तथा । धत्तूरकुसुमैः शुक्लैर्धूपयेत् सिल्हकं तथा
āṣāḍhe snānamuditaṃ śrīphalairarcanaṃ tathā / dhattūrakusumaiḥ śuklairdhūpayet silhakaṃ tathā
In Āṣāḍha bathing is enjoined, and likewise worship with bilva fruits and with white dhattūra flowers; and he should burn silhaka incense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.59
नैवेद्याः सघृताः पूपाः दक्षिणा सघृता यवाः । नमस्ते दक्षयज्ञघ्न इदमुच्चैरुदीरयेत्
naivedyāḥ saghṛtāḥ pūpāḥ dakṣiṇā saghṛtā yavāḥ / namaste dakṣayajñaghna idamuccairudīrayet
The food-offerings are cakes with ghee; the priestly fee is barley with ghee. "Homage to you, destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice"—this he should utter aloud.
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VamP 17.60
श्रावणे मृगभोज्येन स्नानं कृत्वार्ऽचयेद्धरम् । श्रीवृक्षपत्रः सफलैर्धूपं दद्यात् तथागुरुम्
śrāvaṇe mṛgabhojyena snānaṃ kṛtvār'cayeddharam / śrīvṛkṣapatraḥ saphalairdhūpaṃ dadyāt tathāgurum
In Śrāvaṇa, having bathed with what is food for deer, he should worship Hara; (he should worship) with the leaves and fruits of the bilva tree, and should offer aguru incense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VamP 17.61
नैवेद्यं सघृतं दद्यात् दधि पूपान् समोदकान् । दध्योदनं सकृसरं माषधानाः सशष्कुलीः
naivedyaṃ saghṛtaṃ dadyāt dadhi pūpān samodakān / dadhyodanaṃ sakṛsaraṃ māṣadhānāḥ saśaṣkulīḥ
He should offer a food-offering with ghee: curds, cakes together with sweetmeats, rice with curds, kṛsara (rice-and-sesame gruel), parched black gram, and cakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VamP 17.62
दक्षिणां श्वेतवृषभं धेनुं च कपिलां शुभाम् । कनकं रक्कवसनं प्रदद्याद् ब्राह्मणाय हि । गङ्गाधरेति जप्तव्यं नाम शंभोश्च पण्डितैः
dakṣiṇāṃ śvetavṛṣabhaṃ dhenuṃ ca kapilāṃ śubhām / kanakaṃ rakkavasanaṃ pradadyād brāhmaṇāya hi / gaṅgādhareti japtavyaṃ nāma śaṃbhośca paṇḍitaiḥ
As the fee he should give a white bull, and an auspicious tawny cow, gold and a red garment, to the brahmin; and the name of Śambhu, "Gaṅgādhara," is to be muttered by the learned.
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VamP 17.63
अमीभिः षड्भिरपरैर्मासैः पारणमुत्तमम् । एवं संवत्सरं पूर्णं संपूज्य षभध्वजम् । अक्षयान् लभते कामान् महेश्वरवचो यथा
amībhiḥ ṣaḍbhiraparairmāsaiḥ pāraṇamuttamam / evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ saṃpūjya ṣabhadhvajam / akṣayān labhate kāmān maheśvaravaco yathā
With these six and the other months, the breaking of the fast is excellent. Having thus worshipped the bull-bannered one for a full year, one obtains imperishable desires, as is the word of Maheśvara.
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VamP 17.64
इदमुक्तं व्रतं पुण्यं सर्वाक्षयकरं शुभम् । स्वयं रुद्रण देवर्षे तत्तथा न तदन्यथा
idamuktaṃ vrataṃ puṇyaṃ sarvākṣayakaraṃ śubham / svayaṃ rudraṇa devarṣe tattathā na tadanyathā
This meritorious, auspicious vow, which makes everything imperishable, has been declared by Rudra himself, O divine seer; so it is, and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition