Fasting Rules Equal to Sacrifices

Verse 1 (13.164.1)

पितामहेन विधिवद्यज्ञाः प्रोक्ता महात्मना । गुणाश्चैषां यथातथ्यं प्रेत्य चेह च सर्वशः ॥

pitāmahena vidhivadyajñāḥ proktā mahātmanā | guṇāścaiṣāṃ yathātathyaṃ pretya ceha ca sarvaśaḥ

Yudhishthira said: Grandfather, you have set out the sacrifices as the rules direct, and their merits in full, both in the next world and in this.

Verse 2 (13.164.2)

न ते शक्या दरिद्रेण यज्ञाः प्राप्तुं पितामह । बहूपकरणा यज्ञा नानासम्भारविस्तराः ॥

na te śakyā daridreṇa yajñāḥ prāptuṃ pitāmaha | bahūpakaraṇā yajñā nānāsambhāravistarāḥ

A poor man cannot achieve those sacrifices, grandfather, for they need many materials and are spread over a great variety of requisites.

Note on the text: Corrected न तै शक्या → न ते शक्या (misprint in Wikisource; 'na te śakyā', CE 13.110.2a).

Verse 3 (13.164.3)

पार्थिवै राजपुत्रैर्वा शक्याः प्राप्तुं पितामह । नार्थन्यूनैरवगुणैरेकात्मभिरसंहतैः ॥

pārthivai rājaputrairvā śakyāḥ prāptuṃ pitāmaha | nārthanyūnairavaguṇairekātmabhirasaṃhataiḥ

Only kings and princes can perform them, grandfather, not men short of wealth and virtues, who are alone and without allies.

Verse 4 (13.164.4)

यो दरिद्रैरपि विधिः शक्यः प्राप्तुं सदा भवेत् । अर्थन्यूनैरवगुणैरेकात्मभिरसंहतैः । तुल्यो यज्ञफलैरेतैस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥

yo daridrairapi vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ sadā bhavet | arthanyūnairavaguṇairekātmabhirasaṃhataiḥ | tulyo yajñaphalairetaistanme brūhi pitāmaha

Tell me, grandfather, of a rule that even the poor can always follow, men who lack wealth and virtues, who are alone and without allies, and which is equal in fruit to these sacrifices.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.4 (lines 1 and 3 are CE 4a and 4c). The middle line repeats the second line of the preceding verse (CE 3c) and is not part of CE 13.110.4 (vulgate-only). Base text kept.

Verse 5 (13.164.5)

इदमङ्गिरसा प्रोक्तमुपवासफलात्मकम् । विधिं यज्ञफलैस्तुल्यं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥

idamaṅgirasā proktamupavāsaphalātmakam | vidhiṃ yajñaphalaistulyaṃ tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira

Bhishma said: This rule, whose fruit is that of fasting and which equals the fruit of sacrifices, was taught by Angiras. Listen to it, Yudhishthira.

Verse 6 (13.164.6)

यस्तु कल्यं तथा सायं भुञ्जानो नान्तरा पिबेत् । अहिंसानिरतो नित्यं जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् । षड्भिरेव स वर्षैस्तु सिध्यते नात्र संशयः ॥

yastu kalyaṃ tathā sāyaṃ bhuñjāno nāntarā pibet | ahiṃsānirato nityaṃ juhvāno jātavedasam | ṣaḍbhireva sa varṣaistu sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

He who eats in the morning and again in the evening and drinks nothing in between, who delights in non-violence and always offers oblations to Agni, becomes perfect in just six years; of this there is no doubt.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.6a, 6c, 7a (the third line is CE 7a 'ṣaḍbhir eva tu varṣaiḥ sa sidhyate'; Wikisource has a word-order variant). Base reading kept.

Verse 7 (13.164.7)

तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णं च विमानं लभते नरः । देवस्त्रीणामधीवासे नृत्तगीतनिनादिते । प्राजापत्ये वसेत्पद्मं वर्षाणामग्निसन्निभे ॥

taptakāñcanavarṇaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | devastrīṇāmadhīvāse nṛttagītaninādite | prājāpatye vasetpadmaṃ varṣāṇāmagnisannibhe

That man obtains a vimana the colour of molten gold, in the dwelling of the celestial women, ringing with dance and song. He lives in Prajapati's realm for a padma of years, blazing like fire.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.7c, 8a, 8c. Base reading kept.

Verse 8 (13.164.8)

त्रीणि वर्षाणि यः प्राशेत्सततं त्वेकभोजनम् । धर्मपत्नीरतो नित्यमग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । यज्ञं बहुसुवर्णं वा वासवप्रियमाचरेत् ॥

trīṇi varṣāṇi yaḥ prāśetsatataṃ tvekabhojanam | dharmapatnīrato nityamagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet | yajñaṃ bahusuvarṇaṃ vā vāsavapriyamācaret

He who for three years constantly takes a single meal and is always devoted to his lawful wife would win the fruit of the Agnishtoma, or would perform the sacrifice of abundant gold that Indra loves.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मत्नीरतो → धर्मपत्नीरतो (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara 'pa'; CE reads 'dharmapatnīrato'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.9a, 9c, 10e (the third line is CE 10e 'yajñaṃ bahusuvarṇaṃ vā vāsavapriyam āharet'; Wikisource reads आचरेत्, a variant). Base reading kept.

Verse 9 (13.164.9)

सत्यवान्दानशीलश्च ब्रह्मण्यश्चानसूयकः । क्षान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोधः स गच्छति परां गतिम् ॥

satyavāndānaśīlaśca brahmaṇyaścānasūyakaḥ | kṣānto dānto jitakrodhaḥ sa gacchati parāṃ gatim

A man who is truthful and generous, devoted to brahmins and free of malice, patient, self-controlled and the master of his anger, goes to the highest state.

Verse 10 (13.164.10)

पाण्डुराभ्रप्रतीकाशे विमाने हंसलक्षणे । द्वे समाप्ते ततः पद्मे सोप्सरोभिर्वसेत्सह ॥

pāṇḍurābhrapratīkāśe vimāne haṃsalakṣaṇe | dve samāpte tataḥ padme sopsarobhirvasetsaha

In a vimana marked with swans and pale as a cloud, he lives with the apsarases for two full padmas.

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डुराभ्रपतीकाशे → पाण्डुराभ्रप्रतीकाशे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped 'ra'; CE reads 'pāṇḍurābhrapratīkāśe').

Verse 11 (13.164.11)

द्वितीये दिवसे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

dvitīye divase yastu prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the second day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Note on the text: The aligner gave 13.110.13 in error; the verse is CE 13.110.10a, 10c. Base reading kept.

Verse 12 (13.164.12)

अग्निकार्यपरो नित्यं नित्यं कल्यप्रबोधनः । अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥

agnikāryaparo nityaṃ nityaṃ kalyaprabodhanaḥ | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ

always intent on the fire-rites, always rising at dawn, gains the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,110.012d*0531_01-02.

Verse 13 (13.164.13)

हंससारसयुक्तं च विमानं लभते नरः । इन्द्रलोके च वसते वरस्त्रीभिः समावृतः ॥

haṃsasārasayuktaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | indraloke ca vasate varastrībhiḥ samāvṛtaḥ

He obtains a vimana yoked with swans and cranes, and lives in Indra's world surrounded by excellent women.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,110.012d*0531_03-04.

Verse 14 (13.164.14)

तृतीये दिवसे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

tṛtīye divase yastu prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the third day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 15 (13.164.15)

अग्निकार्यपरो नित्यं नित्यं कल्यप्रबोधनः । अतिरात्रस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥

agnikāryaparo nityaṃ nityaṃ kalyaprabodhanaḥ | atirātrasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam

always intent on the fire-rites and always rising at dawn, gains the unsurpassed fruit of the Atiratra sacrifice.

Note on the text: Line 1 repeats the star line 13,110.012d*0531_01 (see verse 12); line 2 is CE 13.110.14a.

Verse 16 (13.164.16)

मयूरहंसयुक्तं च विमानं लभते नरः । सप्तर्षीणां सदा लोके सोप्सरोभिर्वसेत्सह । निवर्तनं च तत्रास्य त्रीणि पद्मानि वै विदुः ॥

mayūrahaṃsayuktaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | saptarṣīṇāṃ sadā loke sopsarobhirvasetsaha | nivartanaṃ ca tatrāsya trīṇi padmāni vai viduḥ

He obtains a vimana yoked with peacocks and swans, and lives with the apsarases in the world of the Seven Sages. His term of stay there, they say, is three padmas.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.14c, 15a, 15c (Wikisource reads 'mayūrahaṃsayuktaṃ' for CE 'mayūrahaṃsasaṃyuktaṃ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 17 (13.164.17)

दिवसे यश्चतुर्थे तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् । वाजपेयस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥

divase yaścaturthe tu prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam | vājapeyasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam

He who takes a single meal on the fourth day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni, gains the unsurpassed fruit of the Vajapeya sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्नीत्यनुत्तमम् → प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् (misprint in Wikisource; 'prāpnoty anuttamam', CE 13.110.17a). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.16a, 16c, 17a. Base reading kept.

Verse 18 (13.164.18)

इन्द्रकन्याभिरूढं च विमानं लभते नरः । सागरस्य च पर्यन्ते वासवं लोकमावसेत् । देवराजस्य च क्रीडां नित्यकालमवेक्षते ॥

indrakanyābhirūḍhaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ | sāgarasya ca paryante vāsavaṃ lokamāvaset | devarājasya ca krīḍāṃ nityakālamavekṣate

He obtains a vimana mounted by the daughters of Indra, and dwells in Vasava's world at the very edge of the ocean, forever watching the sport of the king of the gods.

Note on the text: Corrected इन्द्रिकन्याभिरूढं → इन्द्रकन्याभिरूढं (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'indrakanyābhirūḍhaṃ'). Corrected विमान लभते → विमानं लभते (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; CE 'vimānaṃ labhate'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.17c, 18a, 18c. Base reading kept.

Verse 19 (13.164.19)

दिवसे पञ्चमे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

divase pañcame yastu prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the fifth day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Note on the text: Corrected प्राश्नीयादैकभोजनम् → प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् (misprint in Wikisource; 'prāśnīyād ekabhojanam', CE 13.110.19a).

Verse 20 (13.164.20)

अलुब्धः सत्यवादी च ब्रह्मण्यश्चाविहिंसकः । अनसूयुरपापस्थो द्वादशाहफलं लभेत् ॥

alubdhaḥ satyavādī ca brahmaṇyaścāvihiṃsakaḥ | anasūyurapāpastho dvādaśāhaphalaṃ labhet

free of greed, truthful, devoted to brahmins and harming no one, without malice and without sin, wins the fruit of the twelve-day sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected अलुब्धः। सत्यवादी → अलुब्धः सत्यवादी (stray '।' printed in mid-line).

Verse 21 (13.164.21)

जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं विमानं हंसलक्षणम् । सूर्यमालासमाभासमारोहेत्पाण्डुरं गृहम् ॥

jāmbūnadamayaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ haṃsalakṣaṇam | sūryamālāsamābhāsamārohetpāṇḍuraṃ gṛham

He mounts a golden vimana, bright as a garland of suns, marked with swans, a pale palace.

Note on the text: Corrected गुहम् → गृहम् (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'gṛham'). CE has an extra star line 13,110.021b*0532_01 that Wikisource lacks (not added).

Verse 22 (13.164.22)

आवर्तनानि चत्वारि तथा पद्मानि द्वादश । शराग्निपरिमाणं च तत्रासौ वसते सुखम् ॥

āvartanāni catvāri tathā padmāni dvādaśa | śarāgniparimāṇaṃ ca tatrāsau vasate sukham

There he lives happily for four circuits and twelve padmas, and for the count called arrows-and-fire, which is thirty-five.

Verse 23 (13.164.23)

दिवसे यस्तु षष्ठे वै मुनिः प्राशेत भोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

divase yastu ṣaṣṭhe vai muniḥ prāśeta bhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

The sage who takes his meal on the sixth day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 24 (13.164.24)

सदा त्रिषवणस्नायी ब्रह्मचार्यनसूयकः । गवामयनयज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥

sadā triṣavaṇasnāyī brahmacāryanasūyakaḥ | gavāmayanayajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam

who always bathes at the three junctures of the day, is chaste and free of malice, gains the unsurpassed fruit of the Gavamayana sacrifice.

Verse 25 (13.164.25)

अग्निज्वालासमाभासं हंसबर्हिणसेवितम् । शातकुम्भसमायुक्तं साधयेद्यानमुत्तमम् ॥

agnijvālāsamābhāsaṃ haṃsabarhiṇasevitam | śātakumbhasamāyuktaṃ sādhayedyānamuttamam

He wins an excellent conveyance, blazing like flame, frequented by swans and peacocks, set with gold.

Verse 26 (13.164.26)

तथैवाप्सरसामङ्के प्रतिसुप्तः प्रबोध्यते । नूपुराणां निनादेन मेखलानां च निःस्वनैः ॥

tathaivāpsarasāmaṅke pratisuptaḥ prabodhyate | nūpurāṇāṃ ninādena mekhalānāṃ ca niḥsvanaiḥ

Asleep in the lap of the apsarases, he is awakened by the ringing of anklets and the jingle of girdles.

Verse 27 (13.164.27)

कोटीसहस्रं वर्षाणां त्रीणि कोटिशतानि च । पद्मान्यष्टादश तथा पताके द्वे तथैव च ॥

koṭīsahasraṃ varṣāṇāṃ trīṇi koṭiśatāni ca | padmānyaṣṭādaśa tathā patāke dve tathaiva ca

A thousand crores of years and three hundred crores more, eighteen padmas, and two patakas as well,

Verse 28 (13.164.28)

अयुतानि च पञ्चाशदृक्षचर्मशतस्य च । लोम्नां प्रमाणेन समं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥

ayutāni ca pañcāśadṛkṣacarmaśatasya ca | lomnāṃ pramāṇena samaṃ brahmaloke mahīyate

and fifty ayutas besides, equal to the number of hairs on a hundred bearskins: for so long he is honoured in Brahma's world.

Note on the text: Corrected पञ्चशदृक्ष → पञ्चाशदृक्ष (misprint in Wikisource; dropped long ā; CE reads 'pañcāśad ṛkṣa…').

Verse 29 (13.164.29)

दिवसे सप्तमे यस्तु प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

divase saptame yastu prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the seventh day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 30 (13.164.30)

सरस्वतीं गोपयानो ब्रह्मचर्यं समाचरन् । सुमनोवर्णकं चैव मधु मांसं च वर्जयन् ॥

sarasvatīṃ gopayāno brahmacaryaṃ samācaran | sumanovarṇakaṃ caiva madhu māṃsaṃ ca varjayan

guarding his speech, practising chastity, and giving up garlands and cosmetics, honey and meat,

Verse 31 (13.164.31)

पुरुषो मरुतां लोकमिन्द्रलोकं च गच्छति । तत्रतत्र हि सिद्धार्थो देवकन्याभिरुह्यते ॥

puruṣo marutāṃ lokamindralokaṃ ca gacchati | tatratatra hi siddhārtho devakanyābhiruhyate

goes to the world of the Maruts and to Indra's world. Everywhere, with his aims fulfilled, he is carried along by the daughters of the gods.

Verse 32 (13.164.32)

फलं बहुसुवर्णस्य यज्ञस्य लभते नरः । सङ्ख्यामतिगुणां चापि तेषु लोकेषु मोदते ॥

phalaṃ bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate naraḥ | saṅkhyāmatiguṇāṃ cāpi teṣu lokeṣu modate

He gains the fruit of the sacrifice of abundant gold, and he rejoices in those worlds for years multiplied beyond counting.

Verse 33 (13.164.33)

यस्तु संवत्सरं क्षान्तो भुङ्क्तेऽहन्यष्टमे नरः । देवकार्यपरो नित्यं जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

yastu saṃvatsaraṃ kṣānto bhuṅkte'hanyaṣṭame naraḥ | devakāryaparo nityaṃ juhvāno jātavedasam

The man who patiently takes a single meal on the eighth day for a year, always intent on the rites of the gods and offering oblations to Agni,

Verse 34 (13.164.34)

पौण्डरीकस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । पद्मवर्णनिभं चैव विमानमधिरोहति ॥

pauṇḍarīkasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam | padmavarṇanibhaṃ caiva vimānamadhirohati

gains the unsurpassed fruit of the Paundarika sacrifice, and mounts a vimana the colour of a lotus.

Verse 35 (13.164.35)

मृष्टाः कनकगौर्यश्च नार्यः श्यामास्तथा पराः । वयोरूपविलासिन्यो लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

mṛṣṭāḥ kanakagauryaśca nāryaḥ śyāmāstathā parāḥ | vayorūpavilāsinyo labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

There is no doubt that he wins women who are bright and golden-fair, and others dark, all playful in youth and beauty.

Verse 36 (13.164.36)

यस्तु संवत्सरं भुङ्क्ते नवमेनवमेऽहनि । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

yastu saṃvatsaraṃ bhuṅkte navamenavame'hani | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who for a year eats on every ninth day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 37 (13.164.37)

अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । पुण्डरीकप्रकाशं च विमानं लभते नरः ॥

aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam | puṇḍarīkaprakāśaṃ ca vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ

gains the unsurpassed fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices, and obtains a vimana shining like a white lotus.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; line 2 is CE 13.110.37c. Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 37a ('aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ'), here worded as in CE 41c. Base reading kept.

Verse 38 (13.164.38)

दीप्तसूर्याग्नितेजोभिर्दिव्यमालाभिरेव च । नीयते रुद्रकन्याभिः सोन्तरिक्षं सनातनम् ॥

dīptasūryāgnitejobhirdivyamālābhireva ca | nīyate rudrakanyābhiḥ sontarikṣaṃ sanātanam

With the glow of the blazing sun and fire and with divine garlands, he is carried through the eternal sky by the daughters of Rudra.

Verse 39 (13.164.39)

अष्टादशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां कल्पमेव च । कोटीशतसहस्रं च तेषु लोकेषु मोदते ॥

aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ kalpameva ca | koṭīśatasahasraṃ ca teṣu lokeṣu modate

Eighteen thousand years, a full kalpa, and a hundred thousand crores besides: so long he rejoices in those worlds.

Verse 40 (13.164.40)

यस्तु संवत्सरं भुङ्क्ते दशाहे वै गतेगते । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

yastu saṃvatsaraṃ bhuṅkte daśāhe vai gategate | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who for a year eats at the passing of every ten days, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 41 (13.164.41)

ब्रह्मकन्यानिवासे स सर्वभूतमनोहरे । अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥

brahmakanyānivāse sa sarvabhūtamanohare | aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam

in the abode of Brahma's daughters, which charms all beings, gains the unsurpassed fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices.

Verse 42 (13.164.42)

रूपवत्यश्च तं कन्या रमयन्ति सदा नरम् । नीलोत्पलनिभैर्वर्णै रक्तोत्पलनिभैस्तथा ॥

rūpavatyaśca taṃ kanyā ramayanti sadā naram | nīlotpalanibhairvarṇai raktotpalanibhaistathā

Beautiful maidens delight that man always, their complexions like blue lotuses and like red lotuses.

Verse 43 (13.164.43)

विमानं मण्डलावर्तमावर्तगहनाकुलम् । सागरोर्मिप्रतीकाशं स लभेद्यानमुत्तमम् ॥

vimānaṃ maṇḍalāvartamāvartagahanākulam | sāgarormipratīkāśaṃ sa labhedyānamuttamam

He wins an excellent vimana, circling in rings, crowded with whirls, like the waves of the sea.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.43 (variants: Wikisource 'āvartagahanākulam' for CE 'āvartagahanāvṛtam', 'sa labhed' for 'sādhayed'). Base reading kept.

Verse 44 (13.164.44)

विचित्रमणिमालाभिर्नादितं शङ्खनिःस्वनैः । स्फाटिकैर्वज्रसारैश्च स्तम्भैः सुकृतवेदिकम् । आरोहति महद्यानं हंससारसवाहनम् ॥

vicitramaṇimālābhirnāditaṃ śaṅkhaniḥsvanaiḥ | sphāṭikairvajrasāraiśca stambhaiḥ sukṛtavedikam | ārohati mahadyānaṃ haṃsasārasavāhanam

Adorned with strings of varied jewels, loud with the sound of conches, with pillars of crystal and diamond and well-made platforms, he mounts that great vehicle drawn by swans and cranes.

Verse 45 (13.164.45)

एकादशे तु दिवसे यः प्राप्ते प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

ekādaśe tu divase yaḥ prāpte prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who eats the offering on the eleventh day when it comes, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 46 (13.164.46)

परस्त्रियं नाभिलषेद्वाचाथ मनसाऽपि वा । अनृतं च न भाषेत मातापित्रोः कृतेऽपि वा । अभिगच्छेन्महादेवं विमानस्थं महाबलम् ॥

parastriyaṃ nābhilaṣedvācātha manasā'pi vā | anṛtaṃ ca na bhāṣeta mātāpitroḥ kṛte'pi vā | abhigacchenmahādevaṃ vimānasthaṃ mahābalam

He should not desire another man's wife, in word or even in thought, and should never speak a falsehood, even for the sake of his mother and father. He then goes to mighty Mahadeva, seated in his vimana.

Note on the text: Corrected परिस्त्रियं → परस्त्रियं (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'parastriyo'). Corrected मातापित्रोःक कृतेऽपि → मातापित्रोः कृतेऽपि (stray akshara 'क' removed; CE reads mātāpitroḥ kṛte 'pi). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.46a, 46c, 47a (the third line is CE 47a). Base reading kept.

Verse 47 (13.164.47)

अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । स्वायंभुवं च पश्येत विमानं समुपस्थितम् ॥

aśvamedhasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam | svāyaṃbhuvaṃ ca paśyeta vimānaṃ samupasthitam

He gains the unsurpassed fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices, and he sees the vimana of Svayambhu, Brahma, arrived before him.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; line 2 is CE 13.110.47c (Wikisource 'svāyaṃbhuvaṃ' for CE 'svayaṃbhuvaṃ'). Line 1 is not in CE 13.110.47 (it repeats the wording of CE 41c). Base reading kept.

Verse 48 (13.164.48)

कुमार्यः काञ्चनाभासा रूपवत्यो नयन्ति तम् । रुद्राणां तमधीवासं दिवि दिव्यं मनोहरम् ॥

kumāryaḥ kāñcanābhāsā rūpavatyo nayanti tam | rudrāṇāṃ tamadhīvāsaṃ divi divyaṃ manoharam

Maidens bright as gold and beautiful lead him to the Rudras' dwelling in heaven, divine and enchanting.

Verse 49 (13.164.49)

वर्षाण्यपरिमेयानि युगान्तमपि चावसेत् । कोटीशतसहस्रं च दशकोटिशतानि च ॥

varṣāṇyaparimeyāni yugāntamapi cāvaset | koṭīśatasahasraṃ ca daśakoṭiśatāni ca

He may dwell there for immeasurable years, even to the end of the yuga, for a hundred thousand crores and ten hundred crores more.

Verse 50 (13.164.50)

रुद्रं नित्यं प्रणमते देवदानवसम्मतम् । स तस्मै दर्शनं प्राप्तो दिवसेदिवसे भवेत् ॥

rudraṃ nityaṃ praṇamate devadānavasammatam | sa tasmai darśanaṃ prāpto divasedivase bhavet

Every day he bows to Rudra, whom gods and Danavas revere, and Rudra grants him his sight day after day.

Verse 51 (13.164.51)

दिवसे द्वादशे यस्तु प्राप्तो वै प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

divase dvādaśe yastu prāpto vai prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who on the twelfth day, when it comes, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.51a; line 2 is the first half of CE 51c ('sadā dvādaśa māsān vai') with the star line 13,110.051c*0533_01 ('juhvāno jātavedasam'). Base reading kept.

Verse 52 (13.164.52)

नियमेन समायुक्तः सर्वमेधफलं लभेत । आदित्यैर्द्वादशैस्तस्य विमानं संविधीयते ॥

niyamena samāyuktaḥ sarvamedhaphalaṃ labheta | ādityairdvādaśaistasya vimānaṃ saṃvidhīyate

keeping to his discipline, gains the fruit of the Sarvamedha. The twelve Adityas prepare a vimana for him,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner. Line 1 combines the star line 13,110.051c*0533_02 ('niyamena samāyuktaḥ') with the end of CE 51c ('sarvamedhaphalaṃ labhet'); line 2 is CE 13.110.52a. Base reading kept.

Verse 53 (13.164.53)

मणिमुक्ताप्रवालैश्च महार्हैरुपशोभितम् । हंसभासा परिक्षिप्तं नागवीथीसमाकुलम् ॥

maṇimuktāpravālaiśca mahārhairupaśobhitam | haṃsabhāsā parikṣiptaṃ nāgavīthīsamākulam

adorned with costly jewels, pearls and coral, ringed by the lustre of swans, crowded with lanes of elephants,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.52c, 53a (Wikisource 'haṃsabhāsā' for CE 'haṃsamālā'). Base reading kept.

Verse 54 (13.164.54)

मयूरैश्चक्रवाकैश्च कूजद्भिरुपशोभितम् । अट्टैर्महद्भिः संयुक्तं ब्रह्मलोके प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

mayūraiścakravākaiśca kūjadbhirupaśobhitam | aṭṭairmahadbhiḥ saṃyuktaṃ brahmaloke pratiṣṭhitam

graced with peacocks and cakravaka birds calling, furnished with great turrets, and set in Brahma's world.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.53c, 54a. Base reading kept.

Verse 55 (13.164.55)

नित्यमावसथं राजन्नरनारीसमावृतम् । ऋषिरेवं महाभागस्त्वङ्गिराः प्राह धर्मवित् ॥

nityamāvasathaṃ rājannaranārīsamāvṛtam | ṛṣirevaṃ mahābhāgastvaṅgirāḥ prāha dharmavit

O king, it is always a dwelling thronged with men and women. So the greatly fortunate sage Angiras, who knew dharma, declared.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मिवित् → धर्मवित् (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'dharmavit'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.54c, 54e. The CE has a further star line 13,110.054f*0534_01, not in Wikisource (not added).

Verse 56 (13.164.56)

त्रयोदशे तु दिवसे प्राप्ते यः प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै देवसत्रफलं लभेत् ॥

trayodaśe tu divase prāpte yaḥ prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai devasatraphalaṃ labhet

He who on the thirteenth day, when it comes, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break, gains the fruit of the Devasatra.

Verse 57 (13.164.57)

रक्तपद्मोदयं नाम विमानं साधयेन्नरः । जातरूपप्रयुक्तं च रत्नसञ्चयभूषितम् ॥

raktapadmodayaṃ nāma vimānaṃ sādhayennaraḥ | jātarūpaprayuktaṃ ca ratnasañcayabhūṣitam

That man wins a vimana named Raktapadmodaya, the Rising of the Red Lotus, fitted with gold and adorned with heaps of jewels,

Verse 58 (13.164.58)

देवकन्याभिराकीर्णं दिव्याभरणभूषितम् । पुण्यगन्धोदयं दिव्यं वादित्रैरुपशोभितम् ॥

devakanyābhirākīrṇaṃ divyābharaṇabhūṣitam | puṇyagandhodayaṃ divyaṃ vāditrairupaśobhitam

crowded with daughters of the gods, adorned with divine ornaments, filled with holy fragrance, divine, and graced by musical instruments.

Verse 59 (13.164.59)

तत्र शङ्कुपताके द्वे युगान्तं कल्पमेव च । अयुतायुतं तथा पद्मं समुद्रं च तथा वसेत् ॥

tatra śaṅkupatāke dve yugāntaṃ kalpameva ca | ayutāyutaṃ tathā padmaṃ samudraṃ ca tathā vaset

There he lives for a shanku and a pataka, to the end of the yuga and for a kalpa, for an ayuta of ayutas, a padma, and a samudra.

Verse 60 (13.164.60)

गीतगन्धर्वघोषैश्च भेरीपणवनिःस्वनैः । सदा प्रह्लादितस्ताभिर्देवकन्याभिरीड्यते ॥

gītagandharvaghoṣaiśca bherīpaṇavaniḥsvanaiḥ | sadā prahlāditastābhirdevakanyābhirīḍyate

Always delighted by the singing of the gandharvas and the roll of kettledrums and tabors, he is praised by those daughters of the gods.

Verse 61 (13.164.61)

चतुर्दशे तु दिवसे यः पूर्णे प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु महामेधफलं लभेत् ॥

caturdaśe tu divase yaḥ pūrṇe prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu mahāmedhaphalaṃ labhet

He who, when the fourteenth day has fully come, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break, gains the fruit of the Mahamedha.

Verse 62 (13.164.62)

अनिर्देश्यवयोरूपा देवकन्याः स्वलङ्कृताः । मृष्टतप्ताङ्गदधरा विमानैरुपयान्ति तम् ॥

anirdeśyavayorūpā devakanyāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ | mṛṣṭataptāṅgadadharā vimānairupayānti tam

Daughters of the gods, beautifully adorned, of beauty and youth beyond description, wearing polished armlets of burnished gold, come to him in their vimanas.

Verse 63 (13.164.63)

कलहंसविनिर्घोषैर्नूपुराणां च निःस्वनैः । काञ्चीनां च समुत्कर्षैस्तत्रतत्र निबोध्यते ॥

kalahaṃsavinirghoṣairnūpurāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanaiḥ | kāñcīnāṃ ca samutkarṣaistatratatra nibodhyate

With the cries of the kalahamsa swans, the tinkling of anklets and the clash of girdles, he is roused again and again.

Note on the text: Corrected निःखनैः → निःस्वनैः (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'nisvanaiḥ').

Verse 64 (13.164.64)

देवकन्यानिवासे च तस्मिन्वसति मानवः । जाह्नवीवालुकाकीर्णं पूर्णं संवत्सरं नरः ॥

devakanyānivāse ca tasminvasati mānavaḥ | jāhnavīvālukākīrṇaṃ pūrṇaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ naraḥ

In that dwelling of the daughters of the gods, strewn with the sands of the Jahnavi, the man lives for a full year.

Verse 65 (13.164.65)

यस्तु पक्षे गते भुङ्क्ते एकभक्तं जितेन्द्रियः । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

yastu pakṣe gate bhuṅkte ekabhaktaṃ jitendriyaḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who, with his senses subdued, eats a single meal once a fortnight has passed, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.64a, 64c. Base reading kept.

Verse 66 (13.164.66)

राजसूयसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । यानमारोहते दिव्यं हंसबर्हिणलक्षणम् ॥

rājasūyasahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam | yānamārohate divyaṃ haṃsabarhiṇalakṣaṇam

gains the unsurpassed fruit of a thousand Rajasuya sacrifices and mounts a divine vehicle marked with swans and peacocks,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.64e, 65a (Wikisource 'divyaṃ haṃsabarhiṇalakṣaṇam' for CE 'nityaṃ haṃsabarhiṇasevitam'). Base reading kept.

Verse 67 (13.164.67)

मणिमण्डलकैश्चित्रं जातरूपसमावृतम् । दिव्याभरणशोभाभिर्वरस्त्रीभिरलङ्कृतम् ॥

maṇimaṇḍalakaiścitraṃ jātarūpasamāvṛtam | divyābharaṇaśobhābhirvarastrībhiralaṅkṛtam

variegated with discs of jewels, wrapped in gold, and adorned with excellent women in the splendour of divine ornaments,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.65c, 66a. Base reading kept.

Verse 68 (13.164.68)

एकस्तम्भं चतुर्द्वारं सप्तभौमं सुमङ्गलम् । वैजयन्तीसहस्रैश्च शोभितं गीतनिःस्वनैः । दिव्यं दिव्यगुणोपेतं विमानमधिरोहति ॥

ekastambhaṃ caturdvāraṃ saptabhaumaṃ sumaṅgalam | vaijayantīsahasraiśca śobhitaṃ gītaniḥsvanaiḥ | divyaṃ divyaguṇopetaṃ vimānamadhirohati

a single-pillared, four-doored, seven-storeyed, auspicious vimana, adorned with thousands of banners and with the sound of song, endowed with divine qualities. He mounts it.

Note on the text: Corrected निःस्वनै । → निःस्वनैः । (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; CE reads 'gītanisvanaiḥ'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.66c, 66e, 67a. Base reading kept.

Verse 69 (13.164.69)

मणिमुक्ताप्रवालैश्च भूषितं वैद्युतप्रभम् । वसेद्युगसहस्रं च खड्गकुञ्जरवाहनः ॥

maṇimuktāpravālaiśca bhūṣitaṃ vaidyutaprabham | vasedyugasahasraṃ ca khaḍgakuñjaravāhanaḥ

Adorned with jewels, pearls and coral, bright as lightning, it carries him for a thousand yugas, borne by rhinoceroses and elephants.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.67c, 67e. Base reading kept.

Verse 70 (13.164.70)

षोडशे दिवसे यस्तु सम्प्राप्ते प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै सोमयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥

ṣoḍaśe divase yastu samprāpte prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai somayajñaphalaṃ labhet

He who, when the sixteenth day has come, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break, gains the fruit of the Soma sacrifice.

Verse 71 (13.164.71)

सोमकन्यानिवासेषु सोऽध्यावसति नित्यशः । सौम्यगन्धानुलिप्तश्च कामचारगतिर्भवेत् ॥

somakanyānivāseṣu so'dhyāvasati nityaśaḥ | saumyagandhānuliptaśca kāmacāragatirbhavet

He lives always in the dwellings of Soma's daughters, anointed with soma-fragrance, free to go wherever he wishes.

Verse 72 (13.164.72)

सुदर्शनाभिर्नारीभिर्मधुराभिस्तथैव च । अर्च्यते वै विमानस्थः कामभोगैश्च सेव्यते ॥

sudarśanābhirnārībhirmadhurābhistathaiva ca | arcyate vai vimānasthaḥ kāmabhogaiśca sevyate

Seated in his vimana, he is honoured by fair-looking, sweet women and served with every pleasure.

Verse 73 (13.164.73)

फलं पद्मशतप्रख्यं महाकल्पं दशाधिकम् । आवर्तनानि चत्वारि साधयेच्चाप्यसौ नरः ॥

phalaṃ padmaśataprakhyaṃ mahākalpaṃ daśādhikam | āvartanāni catvāri sādhayeccāpyasau naraḥ

The fruit is said to be a hundred padmas and a mahakalpa and ten more, and that man also completes four circuits.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.71a, 71c (line 2 is a recension variant: Wikisource 'sādhayeccāpyasau naraḥ' for CE 'sāgare yāty asau naraḥ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 74 (13.164.74)

दिवसे सप्तदशमे यः प्राप्ते प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

divase saptadaśame yaḥ prāpte prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who, when the seventeenth day has come, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 75 (13.164.75)

स्थानं वारुणमैन्द्रं च रौद्रं वाऽप्यधिगच्छति ॥

sthānaṃ vāruṇamaindraṃ ca raudraṃ vā'pyadhigacchati

he reaches the abode of Varuna, of Indra, and of Rudra.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.73a (a single-line verse on the page: 13-164-75a only; its couplet is completed by the first line of the next verse, which corresponds to CE 73c). Base text kept; nothing restored.

Verse 76 (13.164.76)

मारुतं शयनं चैव ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति । तत्र दैवतकन्याभिरासनेनोपचर्यते ॥

mārutaṃ śayanaṃ caiva brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati | tatra daivatakanyābhirāsanenopacaryate

He goes to the couch of the Maruts and to Brahma's world, where the daughters of the gods wait on him with a seat.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.73c (recension variant: Wikisource 'mārutaṃ śayanaṃ caiva brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati' for CE 'mārutauśanase caiva brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati') and 74a. Base reading kept.

Verse 77 (13.164.77)

भूर्भुवःस्वश्च देवर्षिर्विश्वरूपमवेक्षते । तत्र देवाधिदेवस्य कुमार्यो रमयन्ति तम् । द्वात्रिंशद्रूपधारिण्यो मधुराः समलङ्कृताः ॥

bhūrbhuvaḥsvaśca devarṣirviśvarūpamavekṣate | tatra devādhidevasya kumāryo ramayanti tam | dvātriṃśadrūpadhāriṇyo madhurāḥ samalaṅkṛtāḥ

As a divine sage he beholds the universal form, Bhur, Bhuvah and Svar. There maidens of the God of gods delight him, thirty-two of them, taking on forms at will, sweet and well adorned.

Note on the text: Corrected रूपदारिण्यो → रूपधारिण्यो (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'rūpadhāriṇyaḥ'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.74c, 75a, 75c (line 1 is a recension variant of CE 74c 'bhūr bhuvaṃ cāpi devarṣiṃ viśvarūpam avekṣate'). Base reading kept.

Verse 78 (13.164.78)

चन्द्रादित्यावुभौ यावद्गगने चरतः प्रभो । तावच्चरत्यसौ धीरः सुधातुल्यरसाशनः ॥

candrādityāvubhau yāvadgagane carataḥ prabho | tāvaccaratyasau dhīraḥ sudhātulyarasāśanaḥ

As long as the moon and the sun both move in the sky, O lord, so long does that steadfast man move about, feeding on a savour like nectar.

Note on the text: Corrected गगते → गगने (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'gagane'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.76a, 76c (line 2 is a variant: Wikisource 'sudhātulyarasāśanaḥ' for CE 'sudhāmṛtarasāśanaḥ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 79 (13.164.79)

अष्टादशे यो दिवसे प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै सप्तलोकान्स पश्यति ॥

aṣṭādaśe yo divase prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai saptalokānsa paśyati

He who takes a single meal on the eighteenth day, and for twelve months without a break, sees the seven worlds.

Verse 80 (13.164.80)

रथैः स नन्दिघोषैश्च पृष्ठतः सोऽनुगम्यते । देवकन्याधिरूढैस्तु भ्राजमानैः स्वलंकृतैः ॥

rathaiḥ sa nandighoṣaiśca pṛṣṭhataḥ so'nugamyate | devakanyādhirūḍhaistu bhrājamānaiḥ svalaṃkṛtaiḥ

Behind him follow chariots with joyful sound, mounted by daughters of the gods, shining and richly adorned.

Verse 81 (13.164.81)

व्याघ्रसिंहप्रयुक्तं च मेघस्वननिनादितम् । विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यं सुसुखी ह्यधिरोहति ॥

vyāghrasiṃhaprayuktaṃ ca meghasvananināditam | vimānamuttamaṃ divyaṃ susukhī hyadhirohati

Happily he mounts that excellent divine vimana, yoked with tigers and lions and rumbling like thunder.

Note on the text: Corrected सुसुखि → सुसुखी (misprint in Wikisource; vowel length; CE reads 'susukhī').

Verse 82 (13.164.82)

तत्र कल्पसहस्रं स कन्याभिः सह मोदते । सुधारसं च भुञ्जीत अमृतोपममुत्तमम् ॥

tatra kalpasahasraṃ sa kanyābhiḥ saha modate | sudhārasaṃ ca bhuñjīta amṛtopamamuttamam

There for a thousand kalpas he rejoices with the maidens, and he feasts on the essence of nectar, supreme and like ambrosia.

Verse 83 (13.164.83)

एकोनविंशदिवसे यो भुङ्क्ते एकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै सप्त लोकान्स पश्यति ॥

ekonaviṃśadivase yo bhuṅkte ekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai sapta lokānsa paśyati

He who takes a single meal on the nineteenth day, and for twelve months without a break, sees the seven worlds.

Verse 84 (13.164.84)

उत्तमं लभते स्थानमप्सरोगणसेवितम् । गन्धर्वैरुपगीतं च विमानं सूर्यवर्चसम् ॥

uttamaṃ labhate sthānamapsarogaṇasevitam | gandharvairupagītaṃ ca vimānaṃ sūryavarcasam

He gains an excellent station served by hosts of apsarases, and a vimana bright as the sun, sung to by gandharvas.

Verse 85 (13.164.85)

तत्रामरवरस्त्रीभिर्मोदते विगतज्वरः । दिव्याम्बरधरः श्रीमानयुतानां शतंशतम् ॥

tatrāmaravarastrībhirmodate vigatajvaraḥ | divyāmbaradharaḥ śrīmānayutānāṃ śataṃśatam

There, free of fever, he rejoices with the finest immortal women, wearing divine garments and glorious, for a hundred times a hundred ayutas of years.

Verse 86 (13.164.86)

पूर्णेऽथ विंशे दिवसे यो भुङ्क्ते ह्येकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु सत्यवादी धृतव्रतः ॥

pūrṇe'tha viṃśe divase yo bhuṅkte hyekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu satyavādī dhṛtavrataḥ

He who, when the twentieth day is complete, takes a single meal, and for twelve months without a break is truthful and firm in his vows,

Verse 87 (13.164.87)

अमांसाशी ब्रह्मचारी सर्वभूतहिते रतः । स लोकान्विपुलान्रम्यानादित्यानामुपाश्नुते ॥

amāṃsāśī brahmacārī sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | sa lokānvipulānramyānādityānāmupāśnute

who eats no meat, keeps chastity, and delights in the welfare of all beings, wins the vast and lovely worlds of the Adityas.

Verse 88 (13.164.88)

गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपनैः । विमानैः काञ्चनैर्हृद्यैः पृष्ठतश्चानुगम्यते ॥

gandharvairapsarobhiśca divyamālyānulepanaiḥ | vimānaiḥ kāñcanairhṛdyaiḥ pṛṣṭhataścānugamyate

Gandharvas and apsarases with divine garlands and unguents, in lovely golden vimanas, follow behind him.

Verse 89 (13.164.89)

एकविंशे तु दिवसे यो भुङ्क्ते ह्येकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् । लोकमौशनसं दिव्यं शक्रलोकं च गच्छति ॥

ekaviṃśe tu divase yo bhuṅkte hyekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam | lokamauśanasaṃ divyaṃ śakralokaṃ ca gacchati

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-first day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni, goes to the divine world of Ushanas and to the world of Shakra.

Note on the text: Corrected एकविंशो → एकविंशे (misprint in Wikisource; locative required; CE reads 'ekaviṃśe'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.87a, 87c, 88a. Base reading kept.

Verse 90 (13.164.90)

अश्विनोर्मरुतां चैव सुखेष्वभिरतः सदा । अनभिज्ञश्च दुःखानां विमानवरमास्थितः । सेव्यमानो वरस्त्रीभिः क्रीडत्यमरवत्प्रभुः ॥

aśvinormarutāṃ caiva sukheṣvabhirataḥ sadā | anabhijñaśca duḥkhānāṃ vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | sevyamāno varastrībhiḥ krīḍatyamaravatprabhuḥ

Always delighting in the pleasures of the Ashvins and the Maruts, knowing nothing of sorrows, seated in an excellent vimana and waited on by excellent women, the master sports like an immortal.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.88c, 89a, 89c. Base reading kept.

Verse 91 (13.164.91)

द्वाविंशे दिवसे प्राप्ते यो भुङ्क्ते ह्येकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

dvāviṃśe divase prāpte yo bhuṅkte hyekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai juhvāno jātavedasam

He who, when the twenty-second day has come, takes a single meal, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 92 (13.164.92)

अहिंसानिरतो धीमान्सत्यवागनसूयकः । लोकान्वसूनामाप्नोति दिवाकरसमप्रभः ॥

ahiṃsānirato dhīmānsatyavāganasūyakaḥ | lokānvasūnāmāpnoti divākarasamaprabhaḥ

who is wise, devoted to non-violence, truthful and free of malice, wins the worlds of the Vasus, shining like the sun.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.91a, 91c (line 1 is a recension variant: Wikisource 'ahiṃsānirato dhīmān' for CE 'dhṛtimān ahiṃsānirataḥ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 93 (13.164.93)

कामचारी सुधाहारो विमानवरमास्थितः । रमते देवकन्याभिर्दिव्याभरणभूषितः ॥

kāmacārī sudhāhāro vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | ramate devakanyābhirdivyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

Moving as he wills, living on nectar, seated in an excellent vimana and wearing divine ornaments, he sports with the daughters of the gods.

Verse 94 (13.164.94)

त्रयोविंशे तु दिवसे प्राशेद्यस्त्वेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु मिताहारो जितेन्द्रियः । वायोरुशनसश्चैव रुद्रलोकं च गच्छति ॥

trayoviṃśe tu divase prāśedyastvekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu mitāhāro jitendriyaḥ | vāyoruśanasaścaiva rudralokaṃ ca gacchati

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-third day, and for twelve months is moderate in eating and master of his senses, goes to the worlds of Vayu and Ushanas and to Rudra's world.

Note on the text: Corrected वायोरुशनसस्चैव → वायोरुशनसश्चैव (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'uśanasaś caiva'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.93a, 93c, 94a. Base reading kept.

Verse 95 (13.164.95)

कामचारी कामगमः पूज्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । अनेकयुगपर्यन्तं विमानवरमास्थितः । रमते देवकन्याभिर्दिव्याभरणभूषितः ॥

kāmacārī kāmagamaḥ pūjyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ | anekayugaparyantaṃ vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | ramate devakanyābhirdivyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

Moving and going as he wills, honoured by troops of apsarases, seated in an excellent vimana, for many yugas, he sports with the daughters of the gods, wearing divine ornaments.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.94c, 95a, 95c (Wikisource 'anekayugaparyantaṃ' for CE 'anekaguṇaparyantaṃ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 96 (13.164.96)

चतुर्विंशे तु दिवसे यः प्राप्ते प्राशते हविः । सदा द्वादशमासांश्च जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् । आदित्यानामधीवासे मोदमानो वसेच्चिरम् ॥

caturviṃśe tu divase yaḥ prāpte prāśate haviḥ | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃśca juhvāno jātavedasam | ādityānāmadhīvāse modamāno vasecciram

He who, when the twenty-fourth day has come, eats the offering, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni, lives long in joy in the dwelling of the Adityas.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.96a, 96c, 97a (line 1 is a recension variant of CE 96a 'yaḥ prāśed ekabhojanam'). Base reading kept.

Verse 97 (13.164.97)

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरो दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनः । विमाने काञ्चने दिव्ये हंसयुक्ते मनोरमे । रमते देवकन्यानां सहस्रैरयुतैस्तथा ॥

divyamālyāmbaradharo divyagandhānulepanaḥ | vimāne kāñcane divye haṃsayukte manorame | ramate devakanyānāṃ sahasrairayutaistathā

Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes, in a golden, divine, lovely vimana yoked with swans, he delights with thousands upon ten thousands of the daughters of the gods.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.97c, 98a, 98c. Base reading kept.

Verse 98 (13.164.98)

पञ्चविंशे तु दिवसे यः प्राशेदेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु पुष्कलं यानमारुहेत् ॥

pañcaviṃśe tu divase yaḥ prāśedekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu puṣkalaṃ yānamāruhet

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-fifth day, and for twelve months, mounts a splendid vehicle.

Verse 99 (13.164.99)

सिंहव्याघ्रप्रयुक्तैस्तु मेघनिःस्वननादितैः । स रथैर्नन्दिघोषैश्च पृष्ठतो ह्यनुगम्यते । देवकन्यासमारूढैः काञ्चनैर्विमलैः शुभैः ॥

siṃhavyāghraprayuktaistu meghaniḥsvananāditaiḥ | sa rathairnandighoṣaiśca pṛṣṭhato hyanugamyate | devakanyāsamārūḍhaiḥ kāñcanairvimalaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Behind him follow chariots with joyful sound, yoked with lions and tigers and rumbling like thunder, mounted by daughters of the gods, golden, spotless and auspicious.

Note on the text: Corrected सिंहव्याग्र → सिंहव्याघ्र (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'siṃhavyāghra'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.100a, 100c, 101a (line 1 a recension variant; line 3 reads काञ्चनैः where CE reads rājataiḥ). Base reading kept.

Verse 100 (13.164.100)

विमानमुत्तमं दिव्यमास्थाय सुमनोहरम् । तत्र कल्पसहस्रं वै वसते स्त्रीशतावृते । सुधारसं चोपजीवन्नमृतोपममुत्तमम् ॥

vimānamuttamaṃ divyamāsthāya sumanoharam | tatra kalpasahasraṃ vai vasate strīśatāvṛte | sudhārasaṃ copajīvannamṛtopamamuttamam

Having mounted an excellent, divine and very lovely vimana, he lives there a thousand kalpas surrounded by hundreds of women, living on the essence of nectar, supreme and like ambrosia.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.101c, 102a, 102c. Base reading kept.

Verse 101 (13.164.101)

षड्विंशे दिवसे यस्तु प्रकुर्यादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु नियतो नियताशनः । जितेन्द्रियो वीतरागो जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

ṣaḍviṃśe divase yastu prakuryādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu niyato niyatāśanaḥ | jitendriyo vītarāgo juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-sixth day, and for twelve months is restrained and disciplined in his food, master of his senses, free of attachment, and offers oblations to Agni,

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.103a, 103c, 104a. Base reading kept.

Verse 102 (13.164.102)

स प्राप्नोति महाभागः पूज्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः । सप्तानां मरुतां लोकान्वसूनां चापि सोश्नुते ॥

sa prāpnoti mahābhāgaḥ pūjyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ | saptānāṃ marutāṃ lokānvasūnāṃ cāpi sośnute

that greatly fortunate man, honoured by troops of apsarases, attains the worlds of the seven Maruts and of the Vasus.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.104c, 105a. Base reading kept.

Verse 103 (13.164.103)

विमानैः स्फाटिकैर्दिव्यैः सर्वरत्नैरलङ्कृतैः । गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च पूज्यमानः प्रमोदते । द्वेऽर्बुदानां सहस्रे तु दिव्ये दिव्येन तेजसा ॥

vimānaiḥ sphāṭikairdivyaiḥ sarvaratnairalaṅkṛtaiḥ | gandharvairapsarobhiśca pūjyamānaḥ pramodate | dve'rbudānāṃ sahasre tu divye divyena tejasā

In crystal vimanas, divine and adorned with every jewel, honoured by gandharvas and apsarases, he rejoices for two thousand arbudas, divine in divine splendour.

Note on the text: Corrected दिव्यैःइ → दिव्यैः (stray akshara 'इ' removed). Corrected भिश्चि → भिश्च (stray vowel sign removed; CE reads 'apsarobhiś ca'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.105c, 106a, 106c (line 3 is a variant: Wikisource 'dve 'rbudānāṃ sahasre tu' for CE 'dve yugānāṃ sahasre tu'). Base reading kept.

Verse 104 (13.164.104)

सप्तविंशेऽथ दिवसे यः कुर्यादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जुह्वानो जातवेदसम् ॥

saptaviṃśe'tha divase yaḥ kuryādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu juhvāno jātavedasam

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-seventh day, and for twelve months without a break offers oblations to Agni,

Verse 105 (13.164.105)

फलं प्राप्नोति विपुलं देवलोके च पूज्यते । अमृताशी वसंस्तत्र स वितृप्तः प्रमोदते ॥

phalaṃ prāpnoti vipulaṃ devaloke ca pūjyate | amṛtāśī vasaṃstatra sa vitṛptaḥ pramodate

gains vast fruit and is honoured in the world of the gods. Living there on nectar, he rejoices, wholly satisfied.

Note on the text: Corrected वितृपः → वितृप्तः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped conjunct; CE reads 'vitṛptaḥ').

Verse 106 (13.164.106)

देवर्षिचरिताँल्लोकान्राजर्षिभिरनुष्ठितान् । अध्यावसति दिव्यात्मा विमानवरमास्थितः ॥

devarṣicaritām̐llokānrājarṣibhiranuṣṭhitān | adhyāvasati divyātmā vimānavaramāsthitaḥ

Of divine nature, in an excellent vimana, he lives in the worlds that divine sages have trodden and royal sages have dwelt in.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.109a, 109c (line 1 is a recension variant of CE 109a 'devarṣicaritaṃ rājan rājarṣibhir adhiṣṭhitam'). Base reading kept.

Verse 107 (13.164.107)

स्त्रीभिर्मनोभिरामाभी रममाणो मदोत्कटः । युगकल्पसहस्राणि त्रीण्यावसति वै सुखम् ॥

strībhirmanobhirāmābhī ramamāṇo madotkaṭaḥ | yugakalpasahasrāṇi trīṇyāvasati vai sukham

Delighting with women who please the heart, flushed with joy, he lives happily for three thousand yuga-kalpas.

Note on the text: Corrected मिनोभिरामाभी → मनोभिरामाभी (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'manobhirāmābhī').

Verse 108 (13.164.108)

योऽष्टाविंशे तु दिवसे प्राश्नीयादेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादशमासांस्तु जितात्मा विजितेन्द्रियः ॥

yo'ṣṭāviṃśe tu divase prāśnīyādekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśamāsāṃstu jitātmā vijitendriyaḥ

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-eighth day, and for twelve months, with a controlled self and mastered senses,

Verse 109 (13.164.109)

फलं देवर्षिचरितं विपुलं समुपाश्नुते । भोगवांस्तेजसा भाति सहस्रांशुरिवामलः ॥

phalaṃ devarṣicaritaṃ vipulaṃ samupāśnute | bhogavāṃstejasā bhāti sahasrāṃśurivāmalaḥ

gains the vast fruit that divine sages have won, enjoys pleasures, and shines with splendour, a thousand-rayed sun without stain.

Verse 110 (13.164.110)

सुकुमार्यश्च नार्यस्तं रममाणाः सुवर्चसः । पीनस्तनोरुजघना दिव्याभरणभूषिताः ॥

sukumāryaśca nāryastaṃ ramamāṇāḥ suvarcasaḥ | pīnastanorujaghanā divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ

Gentle women, radiant, full-breasted and broad-hipped, adorned with divine ornaments, delight him,

Verse 111 (13.164.111)

रमयन्ति मनःकान्ता विमाने सूर्यसन्निभे । सर्वकामगमे दिव्ये कल्पायुतशतं समाः ॥

ramayanti manaḥkāntā vimāne sūryasannibhe | sarvakāmagame divye kalpāyutaśataṃ samāḥ

charming his heart in a vimana like the sun, divine and going wherever one wishes, for a hundred ayutas of kalpas of years.

Note on the text: Corrected सूर्यसन्निबे → सूर्यसन्निभे (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'sūryasaṃnibhe').

Verse 112 (13.164.112)

एकोनत्रिंशदिवसे यः प्राशेदेकभोजनम् । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै सत्यव्रतपरायणः । तस्य लोकाः शुभा दिव्या देवराजर्षिपूजिताः ॥

ekonatriṃśadivase yaḥ prāśedekabhojanam | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai satyavrataparāyaṇaḥ | tasya lokāḥ śubhā divyā devarājarṣipūjitāḥ

He who takes a single meal on the twenty-ninth day, and for twelve months is devoted to truth and his vows, has auspicious, divine worlds, honoured by gods and royal sages.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (13.110.115c): Wikisource printed the line 'तस्य लोकाः शुभा दिव्या देवराजर्षिपूजिताः' twice (13-164-112b and 112c); the first printing is replaced by CE 115c, 'sadā dvādaśa māsān vai satyavrataparāyaṇaḥ'. Line 1 is CE 115a (Wikisource 'prāśed ekabhojanam'), line 3 is CE 116a.

Verse 113 (13.164.113)

विमानं सूर्यचन्द्राभं दिव्यं समधिगच्छति । जातरूपमयं युक्तं सर्वरत्नसमन्वितम् । अप्सरोगणसङ्कीर्णं गन्धर्वैरभिनादितम् ॥

vimānaṃ sūryacandrābhaṃ divyaṃ samadhigacchati | jātarūpamayaṃ yuktaṃ sarvaratnasamanvitam | apsarogaṇasaṅkīrṇaṃ gandharvairabhināditam

He attains a divine vimana bright as the sun and moon, made of gold, fitted with every jewel, thronged with troops of apsarases and resounding with the gandharvas.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.116c, 117a, 117c (Wikisource 'sūryacandrābhaṃ' for CE 'candraśubhrābhaṃ'). Base reading kept.

Verse 114 (13.164.114)

तत्र चैनं शुभा नार्यो दिव्याभरणभूषिताः । मनोभिरामा मधुरा रमयन्ति मदोत्कटाः ॥

tatra cainaṃ śubhā nāryo divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ | manobhirāmā madhurā ramayanti madotkaṭāḥ

There auspicious women in divine ornaments, charming, sweet and flushed with joy, delight him.

Verse 115 (13.164.115)

भोगवांस्तेजसा युक्तो वैश्वानरसमप्रभः । दिव्यो दिव्येन वपुषा भ्राजमान इवामरः ॥

bhogavāṃstejasā yukto vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ | divyo divyena vapuṣā bhrājamāna ivāmaraḥ

He enjoys pleasures, full of splendour, radiant as Vaishvanara, divine in a divine body, shining like an immortal.

Verse 116 (13.164.116)

वसूनां मरुतां चैव साध्यानामश्विनोस्तथा । रुद्राणां च तथा लोकं ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥

vasūnāṃ marutāṃ caiva sādhyānāmaśvinostathā | rudrāṇāṃ ca tathā lokaṃ brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati

He goes to the worlds of the Vasus, the Maruts, the Sadhyas and the Ashvins, to the world of the Rudras, and to Brahma's world.

Verse 117 (13.164.117)

यस्तु मासे गते भुङ्क्ते एकभक्तं समाहितः । सदा द्वादश मासान्वै ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥

yastu māse gate bhuṅkte ekabhaktaṃ samāhitaḥ | sadā dvādaśa māsānvai brahmalokamavāpnuyāt

He who, with a composed mind, takes a single meal once a month has passed, and for twelve months, reaches Brahma's world.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्म्लोकमवाप्नुयात् → ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; CE reads 'brahmalokam').

Verse 118 (13.164.118)

सुधारसकृताहारः श्रीमान्सर्वमनोहरः । तेजसा वपुषा लक्ष्म्या भ्राजते रश्मिवानिव ॥

sudhārasakṛtāhāraḥ śrīmānsarvamanoharaḥ | tejasā vapuṣā lakṣmyā bhrājate raśmivāniva

Living on the essence of nectar, glorious and charming to all, he shines in splendour, in body and in beauty, like the sun with its rays.

Note on the text: Corrected सुधारसकृताहार श्रीमान् → सुधारसकृताहारः श्रीमान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga; CE reads 'sudhārasakṛtāhāraḥ').

Verse 119 (13.164.119)

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरो दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनः । सुखेष्वभिरतो भोगी दुःखानामविजानकः ॥

divyamālyāmbaradharo divyagandhānulepanaḥ | sukheṣvabhirato bhogī duḥkhānāmavijānakaḥ

Wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine perfumes, delighting in pleasures, an enjoyer, he knows nothing of sorrows.

Verse 120 (13.164.120)

स्वयंप्रभाभिर्नारीभिर्विमानस्थो महीयते । रुद्रदेवर्षिकन्याभिः सततं चाभिपूज्यते ॥

svayaṃprabhābhirnārībhirvimānastho mahīyate | rudradevarṣikanyābhiḥ satataṃ cābhipūjyate

Seated in his vimana, he is honoured by women of self-born radiance, and is worshipped always by the daughters of Rudra and of the divine sages.

Verse 121 (13.164.121)

नानारमणरूपाभिर्नानारागाभिरेव च । नानामधुरभाषाभिर्नानारतिभिरेव च ॥

nānāramaṇarūpābhirnānārāgābhireva ca | nānāmadhurabhāṣābhirnānāratibhireva ca

by women of many delightful forms and many passions, of many sweet speeches and many pleasures.

Note on the text: Line 1 is a recension variant of CE 125a (Wikisource 'nānāramaṇarūpābhiḥ' for CE 'nānāvidhasurūpābhiḥ'). Wikisource's second line (13-164-121b) is blank on the page; restored from the critical edition (13.110.125c): 'nānāmadhurabhāṣābhir nānāratibhir eva ca'.

Verse 122 (13.164.122)

विमाने गगनाकारे सूर्यवैडूर्यसन्निभे । पृष्ठतः सोमसङ्काशे उदक् चाभ्रसन्निभे ॥

vimāne gaganākāre sūryavaiḍūryasannibhe | pṛṣṭhataḥ somasaṅkāśe udak cābhrasannibhe

In a vimana shaped like the sky, bright as the sun and as beryl, moon-like behind it and cloud-like to the north,

Note on the text: Corrected सोमसङ्करो उदर्के चा → सोमसङ्काशे उदक् चा (misprints in Wikisource; CE reads 'somasaṃkāśe udak caivābhrasaṃnibhe'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.126a, 126c (a recension variant: Wikisource 'gaganākāre sūryavaiḍūryasaṃnibhe' for CE 'nagarākāre sūryavat sūryasaṃnibhe').

Verse 123 (13.164.123)

दक्षिणायां तु रक्ताभे अधस्तान्नीलमण्डले । ऊर्ध्वं विचित्रसङ्काशे नैको वसति पूजितः ॥

dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu raktābhe adhastānnīlamaṇḍale | ūrdhvaṃ vicitrasaṅkāśe naiko vasati pūjitaḥ

red in the south, with a dark-blue disc below and a variegated radiance above, he lives there alone, honoured.

Verse 124 (13.164.124)

यावद्वर्षसहस्रं वै जम्बूद्वीपे प्रवर्षति । तावत्संवत्सराः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मलोकेऽस्य धीमतः ॥

yāvadvarṣasahasraṃ vai jambūdvīpe pravarṣati | tāvatsaṃvatsarāḥ proktā brahmaloke'sya dhīmataḥ

For as long as it rains for a thousand years over Jambudvipa, for that many years, it is said, does that wise man abide in Brahma's world.

Verse 125 (13.164.125)

विप्रुषश्चैव यावन्त्यो निपतन्ति नभस्तलात् । वर्षासु वर्षतस्तावन्निवसत्यमरप्रभः ॥

vipruṣaścaiva yāvantyo nipatanti nabhastalāt | varṣāsu varṣatastāvannivasatyamaraprabhaḥ

As many drops as fall from the sky when it rains in the rainy season, so many years that man, radiant as an immortal, dwells there.

Verse 126 (13.164.126)

मासोपवासी वर्षैस्तु दशभिः स्वर्गमुत्तमम् । महर्षित्वमथासाद्य सशरीरगतिर्भवेत् ॥

māsopavāsī varṣaistu daśabhiḥ svargamuttamam | maharṣitvamathāsādya saśarīragatirbhavet

One who fasts for a month, after ten years reaches the highest heaven, becomes a great sage, and goes to heaven in his own body.

Verse 127 (13.164.127)

मुनिर्दान्तो जितक्रोधो जितशिश्नोदरः सदा । जुह्वन्नग्नींश्च नियतः सन्ध्योपासनसेविता ॥

munirdānto jitakrodho jitaśiśnodaraḥ sadā | juhvannagnīṃśca niyataḥ sandhyopāsanasevitā

The sage, self-restrained, master of his anger and of his belly and loins, always offering to the fires, disciplined, and attending the twilight worship,

Verse 128 (13.164.128)

बहुभिर्नियमैरेवं शुचिरश्नाति यो नरः । अभ्रावकाशशीलश्च तस्य भानोरिव त्विषः ॥

bahubhirniyamairevaṃ śuciraśnāti yo naraḥ | abhrāvakāśaśīlaśca tasya bhānoriva tviṣaḥ

The man who eats thus with many observances, pure, and living in the open air, has a radiance like the sun's.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.132a, 132c (a recension variant: Wikisource 'śucir aśnāti yo naraḥ … tasya bhānor iva tviṣaḥ' for CE 'māsān aśnāti yo naraḥ … tasya vāso nirucyate'). Base reading kept.

Verse 129 (13.164.129)

दिवं गत्वा शरीरेण स्वेन राजन्यथाऽमरः । स्वर्गं पुण्यं यथाकाममुपभुङ्क्ते तथाविधः ॥

divaṃ gatvā śarīreṇa svena rājanyathā'maraḥ | svargaṃ puṇyaṃ yathākāmamupabhuṅkte tathāvidhaḥ

O king, going to heaven in his own body like an immortal, such a man enjoys holy heaven as he wishes.

Verse 130 (13.164.130)

एष ते भरतश्रेष्ठ यज्ञानां विधिरुत्तमः । व्याख्यातो ह्यानुपूर्व्येण उपवासफलात्मकः ॥

eṣa te bharataśreṣṭha yajñānāṃ vidhiruttamaḥ | vyākhyāto hyānupūrvyeṇa upavāsaphalātmakaḥ

This, best of the Bharatas, is the best rule of the sacrifices, explained in due order, whose fruit is the fruit of fasting.

Note on the text: Corrected एथ ते → एष ते (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads 'eṣa te').

Verse 131 (13.164.131)

दरिद्रैर्मनुजैः पार्थ प्राप्यं यज्ञफलं यथा । देवद्विजातिपूजायां रतो भरतसत्तम ॥

daridrairmanujaiḥ pārtha prāpyaṃ yajñaphalaṃ yathā | devadvijātipūjāyāṃ rato bharatasattama

In this way, Partha, poor men can obtain the fruit of sacrifice, if they delight in honouring the gods and brahmins, best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Corrected भरतसत्तमम् → भरतसत्तम (misprint in Wikisource; vocative, CE reads 'bharatasattama'). Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.135a, 135e. Wikisource lacks CE 135c ('upavāsam imaṃ kṛtvā gacchec ca paramāṃ gatim') and the star lines 135d*0538_01-02; the couplet is complete in itself and nothing is restored.

Verse 132 (13.164.132)

उपवासविधिस्त्वेष विस्तरेण प्रकीर्तितः । नियतेष्वप्रमत्तेषु शौचवत्सु महात्मसु ॥

upavāsavidhistveṣa vistareṇa prakīrtitaḥ | niyateṣvapramatteṣu śaucavatsu mahātmasu

This rule of fasting has been set out at length, for the self-restrained, the careful, the pure, the great-souled,

Verse 133 (13.164.133)

दम्भद्रोहनिवृत्तेषु कृतबुद्धिषु भारत । अचलेष्वप्रकम्पेषु मा ते भूदत्र संशयः ॥

dambhadrohanivṛtteṣu kṛtabuddhiṣu bhārata | acaleṣvaprakampeṣu mā te bhūdatra saṃśayaḥ

who are free of pretence and malice, firm in resolve, steady and unshaken. Let there be no doubt in you about this, Bharata.

Note on the text: Not matched by the aligner; hand-matched to CE 13.110.137a, 137c. Base reading kept.