The Glory of Arkasthala and the Procedure of its Worship

Verse 1 (skanda.7.17.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। अथ पूजाविधानं ते कथयामि यशस्विनि। अर्कस्थलस्य देवस्य यथा पूज्यो नरोत्तमैः

īśvara uvāca| atha pūjāvidhānaṁ te kathayāmi yaśasvini| arkasthalasya devasya yathā pūjyo narottamaiḥ

Īśvara said: Now I shall tell you the procedure of worship, O glorious one — how the god Arkasthala is to be worshipped by excellent men.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.17.2)

सर्वेषामेव देवानामादिरादित्य उच्यते। आदिकर्त्ता त्वसौ यस्मादादित्यस्तेन चोच्यते

sarveṣāmeva devānāmādirāditya ucyate| ādikarttā tvasau yasmādādityastena cocyate

Āditya is said to be the first among all the gods. Since he is the original creator, he is thus called Āditya.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.17.3)

नादित्येन विना रात्रिर्न दिवा न च तर्पणम्। न धर्मो वै न चाधर्मो न संतिष्ठेच्चराचरम्

nādityena vinā rātrirna divā na ca tarpaṇam| na dharmo vai na cādharmo na saṁtiṣṭhecarācaram

Without Āditya there is neither night nor day nor ancestral offering; neither dharma nor adharma exists, and the moving and unmoving world cannot remain established.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.17.4)

आदित्यः पालयेत्सर्वमादित्यः सृजते सदा। आदित्यः संहरेत्सर्वं तस्मादेष त्रयीमयः

ādityaḥ pālayetsarvamādityaḥ sṛjate sadā| ādityaḥ saṁharetsarvaṁ tasmādeṣa trayīmayaḥ

Āditya sustains all things, Āditya ever creates, Āditya destroys all; therefore he is made of the threefold Veda.

Verse 5 (skanda.7.17.5)

आराधनविधिं तस्य भास्करस्य महात्मनः। कथयामि महादेवि वेदोक्तैर्मंत्रविस्तरैः। तं शृणुष्व वरारोहे सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

ārādhanavidhiṁ tasya bhāskarasya mahātmanaḥ| kathayāmi mahādevi vedoktairmaṁtravistaraiḥ| taṁ śṛṇuṣva varārohe sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

The procedure of worship of that great-souled Bhāskara, O great Goddess, I shall tell together with the full Vedic mantras. Hear it, O well-formed one, a rite that destroys all sin.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.17.6)

मूर्त्तिस्थः पूज्यते येन विधानेन महेश्वरि। द्वादशात्मा यथा सूर्यस्तत्ते वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः

mūrttisthaḥ pūjyate yena vidhānena maheśvari| dvādaśātmā yathā sūryastatte vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ

By what procedure the god established in an image is worshipped, O great Goddess, and how the Sun has a twelvefold nature — all this I shall tell you in full.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.17.7)

मुखशुद्धिं च कृत्वाऽऽदौ स्नानं कृत्वा विशेषतः। वस्त्रशुद्धिं देह शुद्धिं कृत्वा सूर्यं स्पृशेत्ततः

mukhaśuddhiṁ ca kṛtvā'dau snānaṁ kṛtvā viśeṣataḥ| vastraśuddhiṁ deha śuddhiṁ kṛtvā sūryaṁ spṛśettataḥ

Having first purified the mouth, then bathed with particular care, and purified the garments and the body, one should then touch the Sun.

Verse 8 (skanda.7.17.8)

दन्तकाष्ठविधानं तु प्रथमं कथयामि ते

dantakāṣṭhavidhānaṁ tu prathamaṁ kathayāmi te

First I shall tell you the procedure for the tooth-cleaning twig.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.17.9)

मधूके पुत्रलाभः स्यादर्के नेत्रसुखं प्रिये

madhūke putralābhaḥ syādarke netrasukhaṁ priye

From the mahua twig comes the gaining of a son; from the arka twig comes comfort of the eyes, O beloved.

Verse 10 (skanda.7.17.10)

वक्तृत्वं वै बदर्या च बृहत्या द्रुर्ज्जनाञ्जयेत्

vaktṛtvaṁ vai badaryā ca bṛhatyā drurjjanāñjayet

From the jujube twig comes eloquence; the wood of the bṛhatī plant brings victory over people.

Verse 11 (skanda.7.17.11)

ऐश्वर्यं च भवेद्बिल्वे खदिरे च न संशयः

aiśvaryaṁ ca bhavedbilve khadire ca na saṁśayaḥ

From the bilva twig comes sovereignty, and likewise from khadira; of this there is no doubt.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.17.12)

रोगक्षयः कदम्बे तु अर्थलाभोऽतिमुक्तके

rogakṣayaḥ kadambe tu arthalābho'timuktake

From the kadamba twig comes the decline of disease; from atimuktaka comes the gaining of wealth.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.17.13)

मरुतां याति सर्वत्र आटरूषकसंभवैः

marutāṁ yāti sarvatra āṭarūṣakasaṁbhavaiḥ

Through twigs arising from the āṭarūṣaka plant, one attains everywhere the favor of the Maruts.

Verse 14 (skanda.7.17.14)

जातिप्रधानतां जातावश्वत्थो यच्छते यशः

jātipradhānatāṁ jātāvaśvattho yacchate yaśaḥ

The jāti (jasmine) twig grants preeminence within one's own kind; the aśvattha (sacred fig) bestows fame.

Verse 15 (skanda.7.17.15)

श्रियं प्राप्नोति निखिलां शिरीषस्य निषेवणात्

śriyaṁ prāpnoti nikhilāṁ śirīṣasya niṣevaṇāt

By the use of the śirīṣa twig, one attains complete prosperity.

Verse 16 (skanda.7.17.16)

प्रियंगुं सेवमानस्य सौभाग्यं परमं भवेत्। अभीप्सितार्थसिद्धिः स्यान्नित्यं प्लक्षनिषेवणात्

priyaṁguṁ sevamānasya saubhāgyaṁ paramaṁ bhavet| abhīpsitārthasiddhiḥ syānnityaṁ plakṣaniṣevaṇāt

By the use of the priyaṅgu twig, supreme good fortune results; by the constant use of the plakṣa (wave-leaved fig) twig, the fulfillment of one's desired aims occurs.

Verse 17 (skanda.7.17.17)

न पाटितं समश्नीयाद्दंतकाष्ठं न सव्रणम्। न चोर्द्धशुष्कं वक्रं वा नैव च त्वग्विवर्ज्जितम्

na pāṭitaṁ samaśnīyāddaṁtakāṣṭhaṁ na savraṇam| na cordddhaśuṣkaṁ vakraṁ vā naiva ca tvagvivarjjitam

One should not use a tooth-twig that is split, nor one with blemishes, nor one dried at the top, nor crooked, nor stripped of its bark.

Verse 18 (skanda.7.17.18)

वितस्तिमात्रमश्नीयाद्दीर्घं ह्रस्वं च वर्जयेत्। उदङ्मुखो वा प्राङ्मुखः सुखासीनोऽथ वाग्यतः

vitastimātramaśnīyāddīrghaṁ hrasvaṁ ca varjayet| udaṅmukho vā prāṅmukhaḥ sukhāsīno'tha vāgyataḥ

One should use a twig the measure of a span, avoiding both the too-long and the too-short. Facing north or east, seated comfortably, and observing silence—

Verse 19 (skanda.7.17.19)

कामं यथेष्टं हृदये कृत्वा समभिमन्त्र्य च। मंत्रेणानेन मतिमानश्नीयाद्दन्तधावनम्

kāmaṁ yatheṣṭaṁ hṛdaye kṛtvā samabhimantrya ca| maṁtreṇānena matimānaśnīyāddantadhāvanam

Holding one's desired wish in the heart, and having consecrated it with a mantra, the wise man should use the tooth-twig with this mantra.

Verse 20 (skanda.7.17.20)

वरं दत्त्वाऽभिजानासि कामं चैव वनस्पते। सिद्धिं प्रयच्छ मे नित्यं दन्तकाष्ठ नमोऽस्तु ते

varaṁ dattvā'bhijānāsi kāmaṁ caiva vanaspate| siddhiṁ prayaccha me nityaṁ dantakāṣṭha namo'stu te

O lord of plants, granting a boon, you know my desire. Grant me perfection always; O tooth-twig, salutation to you.

Verse 21 (skanda.7.17.21)

त्रीन्वारान्परिजप्यैवं भक्षयेद्दंतधावनम्। पश्चात्प्रक्षाल्य तत्काष्ठं शुचौ देशे विनिक्षिपेत्

trīnvārānparijapyaivaṁ bhakṣayeddaṁtadhāvanam| paścātprakṣālya tatkāṣṭhaṁ śucau deśe viniksipet

Reciting this thrice, one should use the tooth-twig. Afterward, having rinsed that twig, one should discard it in a clean place.

Verse 22 (skanda.7.17.22)

दंतकाष्ठेन देवेशि न जिह्वां परिमार्जयेत्। पृथक्पृथक्तदा कार्यं यदीच्छेद्विपुलं यशः

daṁtakāṣṭhena deveśi na jihvāṁ parimārjayet| pṛthakpṛthaktadā kāryaṁ yadīcchedvipulaṁ yaśaḥ

One should not clean the tongue with the same tooth-twig, O sovereign Goddess; if one desires abundant fame, this should be done separately.

Verse 23 (skanda.7.17.23)

अंगुल्या दंतकाष्ठं च प्रत्यक्षं लवणं च यत्। मृत्तिकाभक्षणं चैव तुल्यं गोमांसभक्षणैः

aṁgulyā daṁtakāṣṭhaṁ ca pratyakṣaṁ lavaṇaṁ ca yat| mṛttikābhakṣaṇaṁ caiva tulyaṁ gomāṁsabhakṣaṇaiḥ

Cleaning the teeth with the finger, tasting salt directly, and eating clay — these are equal to eating the flesh of a cow.

Verse 24 (skanda.7.17.24)

मुखे पर्युषिते नित्यं भवत्यप्रयतो द्विजः। तस्माच्छुष्कमथार्द्रं वा भक्षयेद्दंतधावनम्

mukhe paryuṣite nityaṁ bhavatyaprayato dvijaḥ| tasmācchuṣkamathārdraṁ vā bhakṣayeddaṁtadhāvanam

With a stale mouth, the twice-born remains ever impure. Therefore, whether dry or moist, one should always use the tooth-twig.

Verse 25 (skanda.7.17.25)

वर्जिते दिवसे चैव गडूषांश्चैव षोडश। तत्तत्पद्मसुगन्धैर्वा मुखशुद्धिं च कारयेत्

varjite divase caiva gaḍūṣāṁścaiva ṣoḍaśa| tattatpadmasugandhairvā mukhaśuddhiṁ ca kārayet

On a day when the tooth-twig is prohibited, one should rinse the mouth sixteen times, or purify the mouth with fragrant lotuses.

Verse 26 (skanda.7.17.26)

मुखशुद्धिमकृत्वा यो भास्करं स्पृशति द्विजः। त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि स कुष्ठी जायते नरः

mukhaśuddhimakṛtvā yo bhāskaraṁ spṛśati dvijaḥ| trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi sa kuṣṭhī jāyate naraḥ

Whatever twice-born touches the Sun without purifying the mouth, that man becomes a leper for three thousand years.

Verse 27 (skanda.7.17.27)

एवं वस्त्रादि संशोध्य ततः स्नानं समाचरेत्। शुचौ मनोरमे स्थाने संगृह्यास्त्रेण मृत्तिकाम्

evaṁ vastrādi saṁśodhya tataḥ snānaṁ samācaret| śucau manorame sthāne saṁgṛhyāstreṇa mṛttikām

Having thus purified the garments and the rest, one should then bathe. In a pure and pleasant place, taking clay while reciting the weapon-mantra.

Verse 28 (skanda.7.17.28)

सानुस्वारोकारयुतो हकारः फट्समन्वितः। अनेनास्त्रेण संगृह्य स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्

sānusvāro kārayuto hakāraḥ phaṭsamanvitaḥ| anenāstreṇa saṁgṛhya snānaṁ tatra samācaret

The syllable 'ha' joined with anusvāra and the vowel 'o', accompanied by 'phaṭ' — with this weapon-mantra one should take the clay and there perform the bath.

Verse 29 (skanda.7.17.29)

भागत्रयं तु संशुद्धं तृणपाषाणवर्जितम्। एकमस्त्रेण चालभ्य तथान्यं भास्करेण तु

bhāgatrayaṁ tu saṁśuddhaṁ tṛṇapāṣāṇavarjitam| ekamastreṇa cālabhya tathānyaṁ bhāskareṇa tu

Three pure portions, free of grass and stones — touching one with the weapon-mantra, and another with the Bhāskara-mantra.

Verse 30 (skanda.7.17.30)

अंगैश्चैव तृतीयं तु अभिमंत्र्य सकृत्सकृत्। जप्त्वास्त्रेण क्षिपेद्दिक्षु निर्विघ्नं तु जलं भवेत्

aṁgaiścaiva tṛtīyaṁ tu abhimaṁtrya sakṛtsakṛt| japtvāstreṇa kṣipeddikṣu nirvighnaṁ tu jalaṁ bhavet

and the third with the limb-mantras, each consecrated once. Having recited the weapon-mantra, one should scatter it in the directions, so that the water becomes free of obstruction.

Verse 31 (skanda.7.17.31)

सूर्यतीर्थ द्वितीयेन तृतीयेन सकृत्सकृत्। गुंठयित्वा ततः स्नायाद्रवितीर्थेन मानवः

sūryatīrtha dvitīyena tṛtīyena sakṛtsakṛt| guṁṭhayitvā tataḥ snāyādravitīrthena mānavaḥ

Enveloping the second and third portions once each with the Sun's ford-gesture, a person should then bathe using the ford-gesture of the Sun.

Verse 32 (skanda.7.17.32)

तूर्यशंख निनादेन ध्यात्वा देवं दिवाकरम्। स्नात्वा राजोपचारेण पुनराचम्य यत्नतः

tūryaśaṁkha ninādena dhyātvā devaṁ divākaram| snātvā rājopacāreṇa punarācamya yatnataḥ

Meditating on the god Divākara to the sound of trumpet and conch, bathing with royal ceremony, and then sipping water carefully once more.

Verse 33 (skanda.7.17.33)

स्नानं कृत्वा ततो देवि मंत्रराजेन संयुतम्। हरेफौ बिंदु लक्ष्मीश्च तथाऽन्यो दीर्घया सह

snānaṁ kṛtvā tato devi maṁtrarājena saṁyutam| harephau biṁdu lakṣmīśca tathā'nyo dīrghayā saha

Having bathed, O Goddess, then joined with the king of mantras — the syllables 'ha' and 'ra' together with the anusvāra dot and the long vowel.

Verse 34 (skanda.7.17.34)

मात्रया रेफसंयुक्तो हकारो बिंदुना सह। सकारः सविसर्गस्तु मंत्रराजोऽयमुच्यते

mātrayā rephasaṁyukto hakāro biṁdunā saha| sakāraḥ savisargastu maṁtrarājo'yamucyate

The syllable 'ha' conjoined with 'r' and a vowel-length, together with the anusvāra, and the syllable 'sa' with visarga — this is called the king of mantras.

Verse 35 (skanda.7.17.35)

ततस्तु तर्प्पयेन्मंत्रान्सर्वांस्तांस्तु कराग्रजैः। तुलनादूर्ध्वतो देवान्सव्येन च मुनींस्तथा। पितॄंश्चैवापसव्येन हृद्बीजेन प्रतर्पयेत्

tatastu tarppayenmantrānsarvāṁstāṁstu karāgrajaiḥ| tulanādūrdhvato devānsavyena ca munīṁstathā| pitṝṁścaivāpasavyena hṛdbījena pratarpayet

Then one should offer libation to all the mantras with the fingertips. Above the waist, the gods with the right hand, and the sages likewise; the ancestors with the left hand, offering libation with the heart-seed mantra.

Verse 36 (skanda.7.17.36)

यद्गीतं प्रवरं लोके अक्षराणां मनीषिभिः। एकोनविंशं मात्राया अक्षरं तत्प्रकीर्त्तितम्

yadgītaṁ pravaraṁ loke akṣarāṇāṁ manīṣibhiḥ| ekonaviṁśaṁ mātrāyā akṣaraṁ tatprakīrttitam

That which is sung by the wise as foremost among syllables in the world is declared to be the syllable of nineteen mātrās.

Verse 37 (skanda.7.17.37)

एवं स्नात्वा विधानेन संध्यां वंदेद्विधानतः। ततो विद्वान्क्षिपेत्पश्चाद्भास्करायोदकांजलिम्

evaṁ snātvā vidhānena saṁdhyāṁ vaṁdedvidhānataḥ| tato vidvānkṣipetpaścādbhāskarāyodakāṁjalim

Having thus duly bathed, one should perform the twilight worship duly. Then the wise man should offer a handful of water to Bhāskara.

Verse 38 (skanda.7.17.38)

जपेच्च त्र्यक्षरं मंत्र षण्मुखं च यदृच्छया। मंत्रराजेति यः पूर्वं तवाख्यातो मया प्रिये

japecca tryakṣaraṁ mantra ṣaṇmukhaṁ ca yadṛcchayā| mantrarājeti yaḥ pūrvaṁ tavākhyāto mayā priye

One should then recite the three-syllabled mantra, the six-syllabled mantra, and, at will, the mantra called the king of mantras that I told you of earlier, O beloved.

Verse 39 (skanda.7.17.39)

पश्चात्तीर्थेन मंत्रास्तु संहृत्य हृदये न्यसेत्। मंत्रैरात्मानमेकत्र कृत्वा चार्घं प्रदापयेत्

paścāttīrthena maṁtrāstu saṁhṛtya hṛdaye nyaset| maṁtrairātmānamekatra kṛtvā cārghaṁ pradāpayet

Afterward, gathering the mantras with the ford-gesture, one should place them in the heart. Having united the self through the mantras, one should present the oblation water.

Verse 40 (skanda.7.17.40)

रक्तचंदनगंधैस्तु शुचिःस्नातो महीतले। कृत्वा मंडलकं वृत्तमेकचित्तो व्यवस्थितः

raktacaṁdanagaṁdhaistu śuciḥsnāto mahītale| kṛtvā maṁḍalakaṁ vṛttamekacitto vyavasthitaḥ

Purified with the fragrance of red sandalwood, having bathed, one should draw a round maṇḍala upon the ground and remain established with a focused mind.

Verse 41 (skanda.7.17.41)

गृहीत्वा करवीराणि ताम्रे संस्थाप्य भाजने। तिलतंदुलसंयुक्तं कुशगन्धोदकेन तु

gṛhītvā karavīrāṇi tāmre saṁsthāpya bhājane| tilataṁdulasaṁyuktaṁ kuśagaṁdhodakena tu

Taking oleander flowers and placing them in a copper vessel, combined with sesame and rice, with kuśa grass and scented water.

Verse 42 (skanda.7.17.42)

रक्तचंदन धूपेन युक्तमर्घ्योपसाधितम्। कृत्वा शिरसि तत्पात्रं जानुभ्यामवनिं गतः

raktacaṁdana dhūpena yuktamarghyopasādhitam| kṛtvā śirasi tatpātraṁ jānubhyāmavaniṁ gataḥ

having prepared the oblation combined with red sandalwood and incense, placing that vessel upon the head, and kneeling upon the ground.

Verse 43 (skanda.7.17.43)

मूलमंत्रेण संयुक्तमर्घ्यं दद्याच्च भानवे। मुच्यते सर्वपापैस्तु यो ह्येवं विनिवेदयेत्

mūlamantreṇa saṁyuktamarghyaṁ dadyācca bhānave| mucyate sarvapāpaistu yo hyevaṁ vinivedayet

one should offer the oblation, joined with the root-mantra, to Bhānu. Whoever presents it thus is freed from all sins.

Verse 44 (skanda.7.17.44)

यद्युगादिसहस्रेण व्यतीपातशतेन च। अयनानां सहस्रेण यत्फलं ज्येष्ठपुष्करे। तत्फलं समवाप्नोति सूर्यायार्घ्य निवेदने

yadyugādisahasreṇa vyatīpātaśatena ca| ayanānāṁ sahasreṇa yatphalaṁ jyeṣṭhapuṣkare| tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti sūryāyārghya nivedane

Whatever fruit is obtained from a thousand new-yuga rites, from a hundred vyatīpāta observances, from a thousand solstice observances, and at the eldest Puṣkara — that same fruit is obtained by offering oblation water to the Sun.

Verse 45 (skanda.7.17.45)

दीक्षामंत्रविहीनोऽपि भक्त्या संवत्सरेण तु। फलमर्घेण वै देवि लभते नात्र संशयः

dīkṣāmantravihīno'pi bhaktyā saṁvatsareṇa tu| phalamargheṇa vai devi labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ

Even one without initiatory mantras, if he offers the oblation for a full year with devotion, obtains the fruit, O Goddess; of this there is no doubt.

Verse 46 (skanda.7.17.46)

यः पुनर्दीक्षितो विद्वान्विधिनार्घ्यं निवेदयेत्। नासौ संभवते भूमौ प्रलयं याति भास्करे

yaḥ punardīkṣito vidvānvidhinārghyaṁ nivedayet| nāsau saṁbhavate bhūmau pralayaṁ yāti bhāskare

But the learned one who, being initiated, offers the oblation duly, is not born again upon the earth; he attains dissolution in Bhāskara.

Verse 47 (skanda.7.17.47)

इह जन्मनि सौभाग्यमायुरारोग्यसंपदम्। अचिराल्लभते देवि सभार्यः सुखभाजनम्

iha janmani saubhāgyamāyurārogyasaṁpadam| acirāllabhate devi sabhāryaḥ sukhabhājanam

In this very birth he soon attains good fortune, long life, health, and prosperity, O Goddess, and, together with his wife, becomes a sharer in happiness.

Verse 48 (skanda.7.17.48)

एवं स्नानविधिः प्रोक्तः सौरः संक्षेपतस्तव। हिताय मानवेन्द्राणां सर्वपापप्रणाशनः

evaṁ snānavidhiḥ proktaḥ sauraḥ saṁkṣepatastava| hitāya mānavendrāṇāṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ

Thus, in brief, the solar rite of bathing has been told to you, for the benefit of the foremost of men, destroying all sin.

Verse 49 (skanda.7.17.49)

अथवा वेदमार्गेण कुर्यात्स्नानं द्विजोत्तमः। यद्येवं मन्त्रविस्तारे ह्यशक्तो दीक्षया विना

athavā vedamārgeṇa kuryātsnānaṁ dvijottamaḥ| yadyevaṁ mantravistāre hyaśakto dīkṣayā vinā

Or else the excellent twice-born may perform the bath by the Vedic path, if he is unable, without initiation, to undertake this elaborate mantra procedure.

Verse 50 (skanda.7.17.50)

ईश्वर उवाच। अथ पूजाविधानं ते कथयामि यशस्विनि। वेदमार्गेण दिव्येन ब्राह्मणानां हिताय वै

īśvara uvāca| atha pūjāvidhānaṁ te kathayāmi yaśasvini| vedamārgeṇa divyena brāhmaṇānāṁ hitāya vai

Īśvara said: Now I shall tell you the procedure of worship, O glorious one, by the divine Vedic path, for the benefit of brāhmaṇas.

Verse 51 (skanda.7.17.51)

एवं संभृतसंभारः पुष्पादिप्रगुणीकृतः। तत आवाहयेद्भानुं स्थापयेत्कर्णिकोपरि

evaṁ saṁbhṛtasaṁbhāraḥ puṣpādipraguṇīkṛtaḥ| tata āvāhayedbhānuṁ sthāpayetkarṇikopari

Thus, having gathered the ritual materials and prepared the flowers and the rest, one should then invoke Bhānu and establish him upon the pericarp of the maṇḍala.

Verse 52 (skanda.7.17.52)

उपस्थानं तु वै कृत्वा मंत्रेणानेन सुव्रते। उदुत्यं जातवेदसमिति मंत्रः संपरिकीर्तितः

upasthānaṁ tu vai kṛtvā maṁtreṇānena suvrate| udutyaṁ jātavedasamiti mantraḥ saṁparikīrtitaḥ

O virtuous one, having performed the salutation with this mantra — the mantra beginning 'udutyaṁ jātavedasam' (Ṛg Veda 1.50.1) is thus proclaimed.

Verse 53 (skanda.7.17.53)

अग्निं दूतेति मंत्रेण अनेनावाह्य भामिनि। आकृष्णेन रजसा मंत्रेणानेन वाऽर्चयेत्

agniṁ dūteti mantreṇa anenāvāhya bhāmini| ākṛṣṇena rajasā maṁtreṇānena vā'rcayet

O radiant one, having invoked with the mantra 'agniṁ dūtam,' one should then worship with the mantra 'ā kṛṣṇena rajasā' (Ṛg Veda 1.35.2).

Verse 54 (skanda.7.17.54)

हंसः शुचिषदिति मंत्रेणानेन पूजयेत्। अपत्येतेति मन्त्रेण सूर्यं देवि प्रपूजयेत्

haṁsaḥ śuciṣaditi maṁtreṇānena pūjayet| apatyeteti mantreṇa sūryaṁ devi prapūjayet

One should worship with the mantra 'haṁsaḥ śuciṣat' (Ṛg Veda 4.40.5). With the mantra 'apa tye tāyavaḥ,' O Goddess, one should duly worship the Sun.

Verse 55 (skanda.7.17.55)

अदृश्रमस्य चैतेन सूर्यं देवि समर्च्चयेत्। तरणिर्विश्वदर्शेति अनेन सततं जपम्

adṛśramasya caitena sūryaṁ devi samarccayet| taraṇirviśvadarśeti anena satataṁ japam

With the mantra 'adṛkṣma kasya,' O Goddess, one should worship the Sun. With the mantra 'taraṇirviśvadarśataḥ' (Ṛg Veda 1.50.4), one should recite continuously.

Verse 56 (skanda.7.17.56)

चित्रं देवानामुदेति भद्रां देवो सदार्चयेत्। विभूतिमर्च्चयेन्नित्यं येना पावक चक्षसा

citraṁ devānāmudeti bhadrāṁ devo sadārcayet| vibhūtimarccayennityaṁ yenā pāvaka cakṣasā

With 'citraṁ devānām udagād anīkam' one should ever worship the auspicious goddess. With 'yenā pāvakacakṣasā' one should always worship Vibhūti.

Verse 57 (skanda.7.17.57)

विद्यामेपिरजस्पृथ्वित्यनेन विमलां सदा। अमोघां पूजयेन्नित्यं मंत्रेणानेन सुव्रते

vidyāmepirajaspṛthvityanena vimalāṁ sadā| amoghāṁ pūjayennityaṁ maṁtreṇānena suvrate

With 'vi dyām eṣi rajas pṛthāḥ,' one should ever worship Vimalā. O virtuous one, with this same mantra one should always worship Amoghā.

Verse 58 (skanda.7.17.58)

सप्त त्वा हरितोऽनेन सिद्धिदां सर्वकर्मसु। विद्युतामर्चयेद्देवं सप्त त्वा हरितेन च

sapta tvā harito'nena siddhidāṁ sarvakarmasu| vidyutāmarcayeddevaṁ sapta tvā haritena ca

With 'sapta tvā harito rathe,' one should worship her who grants success in all endeavors. With this same 'sapta tvā haritaḥ,' one should also worship the deity of lightning.

Verse 59 (skanda.7.17.59)

नवमीं पूजयेद्देवीं सततं सर्वतोमुखीम्। मन्त्रेणानेन वै देवि उद्वयन्तमितीह वै

navamīṁ pūjayeddevīṁ satataṁ sarvatomukhīm| mantreṇānena vai devi udvayaṁtamitīha vai

O Goddess, with this mantra 'udvayaṁ tamasas pari,' one should ever worship the ninth goddess, she who faces every direction.

Verse 60 (skanda.7.17.60)

उद्यन्नद्य मित्रमहः प्रथममक्षरं जपेत्। द्वितीयं पूजयेद्देवि शुकेषु मे हरिमेति वै

udyannadya mitramahaḥ prathamamakṣaraṁ japet| dvitīyaṁ pūjayeddevi śukeṣu me harimeti vai

One should recite the first syllabic mantra, 'udyann adya mitramahaḥ.' The second, O Goddess, one should worship with 'śukeṣu me hariḥ.'

Verse 61 (skanda.7.17.61)

उदगादयमादित्यो ह्यनेनापि तृतीयकम्। तत्सवितुर्वरेण्येति चतुर्थं परिकीर्तितम्

udagādayamādityo hyanenāpi tṛtīyakam| tatsaviturvareṇyeti caturthaṁ parikīrtitam

With 'udagād ayam ādityaḥ,' there is likewise the third syllable. 'Tat savitur vareṇyam' (the Gāyatrī) is proclaimed as the fourth.

Verse 62 (skanda.7.17.62)

महाहिवो महायेति पञ्चमं परिकीर्तितम्। हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तत षष्ठं बीजं प्रकीर्तितम्

mahāhivo mahāyeti pañcamaṁ parikīrtitam| hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata ṣaṣṭhaṁ bījaṁ prakīrtitam

'Mahā hi vo mahe anu' is proclaimed as the fifth. 'Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartatāgre' is declared as the sixth seed-mantra.

Verse 63 (skanda.7.17.63)

सविता पश्चातात्सविता सप्तमं वरवर्णिनि। एवं बीजानि विन्यस्य आदित्यं स्थापयेच्छुभे

savitā paścātātsavitā saptamaṁ varavarṇini| evaṁ bījāni vinyasya ādityaṁ sthāpayecchubhe

'Savitā paścātāt' — O fair-colored one, this is the seventh. Having thus placed the seed-mantras, O auspicious one, one should establish Āditya.

Verse 64 (skanda.7.17.64)

आदित्यं स्थापयित्वा तु पश्चादङ्गानि विन्यसेत्

ādityaṁ sthāpayitvā tu paścādaṅgāni vinyaset

Having established Āditya, one should then place the limb-mantras upon him.

Verse 65 (skanda.7.17.65)

आग्नेय्यां हृदयं न्यस्य ऐशान्यां तु शिरो न्यसेत्। नैर्ऋत्यां तु शिखां चैव कवचं वायुगोचरे

āgneyyāṁ hṛdayaṁ nyasya aiśānyāṁ tu śiro nyaset| nairṛtyāṁ tu śikhāṁ caiva kavacaṁ vāyugocare

In the southeast, one should place the heart; in the northeast, the head. In the southwest, the crown-lock; and in the northwest, the armor.

Verse 66 (skanda.7.17.66)

अस्त्रं दिशासु विन्यस्य स्वबीजेन तु कर्णिकाम्। अमोसि प्राणितेनेति अनेन हृदयं यजेत्

astraṁ diśāsu vinyasya svabījena tu karṇikām| amosi prāṇiteneti anena hṛdayaṁ yajet

Having placed the weapon-mantra in the directions, one should establish the pericarp with its own seed-mantra. With the mantra 'amo'si prāṇitena,' one should worship the heart.

Verse 67 (skanda.7.17.67)

शिरस्तु पूजयेद्देवि आयुष्यं वर्चसेति वै। गायत्र्या तु शिखां पूज्य नैर्ऋत्यां तु व्यवस्थिताम्

śirastu pūjayeddevi āyuṣyaṁ varcaseti vai| gāyatryā tu śikhāṁ pūjya nairṛtyāṁ tu vyavasthitām

With the mantra 'āyuṣyaṁ varcasā,' O Goddess, one should worship the head. With the Gāyatrī, one should worship the crown-lock established in the southwest.

Verse 68 (skanda.7.17.68)

जीमूतस्येव भवति प्रत्येकं कवचं यजेत्। धन्वन्नागा धन्वनेति अनेनास्त्रं सदाऽर्चयेत्

jīmūtasyeva bhavati pratyekaṁ kavacaṁ yajet| dhanvannāgā dhanvaneti anenāstraṁ sadā'rcayet

One should worship the armor of each limb with a mantra like that for the storm-cloud. With 'dhanvannāgā dhanvanā,' one should always worship the weapon.

Verse 69 (skanda.7.17.69)

नेत्रं तु पूजयेद्देवि अश्विना तेजसेति च। ह्यतः पूर्वतः सोमं दक्षिणेन बुधं तथा

netraṁ tu pūjayeddevi aśvinā tejaseti ca| hyataḥ pūrvataḥ somaṁ dakṣiṇena budhaṁ tathā

With 'aśvinā tejasā,' one should worship the eyes, O Goddess. After this, to the east one worships the Moon, and to the south, Mercury.

Verse 70 (skanda.7.17.70)

पश्चिमेन गुरुं न्यस्य उत्तरेण च भार्गवम्। आग्नेय्यां मङ्गलं न्यस्य नैर्ऋत्यां तु शनैश्चरम्

paścimena guruṁ nyasya uttareṇa ca bhārgavam| āgneyyāṁ maṅgalaṁ nyasya nairṛtyāṁ tu śanaiścaram

To the west one places Jupiter, and to the north, Venus. In the southeast, Mars; in the southwest, Saturn.

Verse 71 (skanda.7.17.71)

वायव्यां तु न्यसेद्राहुं केतुमीशानगोचरे। आप्यायस्वेति मन्त्रेण देवि सोमं सदार्चयेत्

vāyavyāṁ tu nyasedrāhuṁ ketumīśānagocare| āpyāyasveti mantreṇa devi somaṁ sadārcayet

In the northwest, one places Rāhu; in the northeast, Ketu. With the mantra 'āpyāyasva,' O Goddess, one should always worship the Moon.

Verse 72 (skanda.7.17.72)

उद्बुध्यध्वं महादेवि बुधं तत्र सदार्चयेत्। बृहस्पतेति मन्त्रेण पूजयेत्सततं गुरुम्

udbudhyadhvaṁ mahādevi budhaṁ tatra sadārcayet| bṛhaspateti mantreṇa pūjayetsatataṁ gurum

With 'udbudhyadhvam,' O great Goddess, one should always worship Mercury there. With the mantra 'bṛhaspate,' one should worship Jupiter continually.

Verse 73 (skanda.7.17.73)

शुक्रः शुशुक्वानिति च भार्गवं देवि पूजयेत्। अग्निर्मूर्द्धेति मन्त्रेण सदा मंगलमर्चयेत्

śukraḥ śuśukvāniti ca bhārgavaṁ devi pūjayet| agnirmūrddheti mantreṇa sadā maṁgalamarcayet

With 'śukraḥ śuśukvān,' O Goddess, one should worship Bhārgava (Venus). With the mantra 'agnir mūrdhā,' one should always worship Mars.

Verse 74 (skanda.7.17.74)

शमग्निरितिमन्त्रेण पूजयेद्भास्करात्मजम्। कयानश्चित्रेतिमन्त्रेण देवि राहुं सदाऽर्चयेत्

śamagniritimantreṇa pūjayedbhāskarātmajam| kayānaścitretimantreṇa devi rāhuṁ sadā'rcayet

With the mantra 'śam agniḥ,' one should worship the son of Bhāskara (Saturn). With 'kayā naścitra,' O Goddess, one should always worship Rāhu.

Verse 75 (skanda.7.17.75)

केतुं कृण्वेति केतुं वै सततं पूजयेद्बुधः

ketuṁ kṛṇveti ketuṁ vai satataṁ pūjayedbudhaḥ

With 'ketuṁ kṛṇvan,' the wise man should always worship Ketu.

Verse 76 (skanda.7.17.76)

बाह्यतः पूर्वतः शुक्रं दक्षिणेन यमं तथा। ऐशान्यामीश्वरं विंद्यादाग्नेय्यामग्निरुच्यते

bāhyataḥ pūrvataḥ śukraṁ dakṣiṇena yamaṁ tathā| aiśānyāmīśvaraṁ viṁdyādāgneyyāmagniḥ ucyate

In the outer circle, to the east is Śukra, to the south Yama; in the northeast one should know Īśvara, and in the southeast Agni is declared.

Verse 77 (skanda.7.17.77)

नैऋतेति विरूपाक्षं पवनं वायुगोचरे। तमुष्टवाम इति वै ह्यनेनेन्द्रमथार्चयेत्

nairṛteti virūpākṣaṁ pavanaṁ vāyugocare| tamuṣṭavāma iti vai hyanenendramathārcayet

In the southwest, Virūpākṣa; in the northwest, Pavana (the wind). With the mantra 'tam uṣṭavāma,' one should then worship Indra.

Verse 78 (skanda.7.17.78)

उदीरतामवरेति सदा वैवस्वतं यजेत्

udīratāmavareti sadā vaivasvataṁ yajet

With 'udīratām avare,' one should always worship Vaivasvata (Yama).

Verse 79 (skanda.7.17.79)

तत्त्वायामीति मन्त्रेण वरुणं देवि पूजयेत्। इन्द्रासोमावत इति मन्त्रेण धनदं यजेत्

tattvāyāmīti mantreṇa varuṇaṁ devi pūjayet| indrāsomāvata iti mantreṇa dhanadaṁ yajet

With the mantra 'tat tvā yāmi,' O Goddess, one should worship Varuṇa. With 'indrāsomā vi,' one should worship Dhanada (Kubera).

Verse 80 (skanda.7.17.80)

पावकं पूजयेद्देवि अग्निमीळे पुरोहितम्। रक्षोहणं वाजिनेति विरूपाक्षं सदार्चयेत्

pāvakaṁ pūjayeddevi agnimīḷe purohitam| rakṣohaṇaṁ vājineti virūpākṣaṁ sadārcayet

With 'agnim īḷe purohitam,' O Goddess, one should worship Pāvaka. With 'rakṣohaṇaṁ vājinam,' one should always worship Virūpākṣa.

Verse 81 (skanda.7.17.81)

वायवायाहि मन्त्रेण वायुं देवि सदार्चयेत्। यथाक्रममिमान्देवि सर्वान्वै पूजयेद्बुधः

vāyavāyāhi mantreṇa vāyuṁ devi sadārcayet| yathākramamimāndevi sarvānvai pūjayedbudhaḥ

With 'vāyav ā yāhi,' O Goddess, one should always worship Vāyu. O Goddess, the wise man should worship all of these in due order.

Verse 82 (skanda.7.17.82)

बाह्यतः पूर्वतो देवि इन्द्रादीनां समन्ततः। रक्तवर्णं महातेजं सितपद्मोपरि स्थितम्

bāhyataḥ pūrvato devi indrādīnāṁ samantataḥ| raktavarṇaṁ mahātejaṁ sitapadmopari sthitam

In the outer circle to the east, O Goddess, Indra and the rest are established all around. One of ruddy hue, great splendor, seated upon a white lotus.

Verse 83 (skanda.7.17.83)

सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं सर्वाभरणभूषितम्। द्विभुजं चैकवक्त्रं च सौम्यपञ्चकधृक्करम्

sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyuktaṁ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam| dvibhujaṁ caikavaktraṁ ca saumyapañcakadhṛkkaram

Endowed with every auspicious mark, adorned with every ornament, two-armed and single-faced, holding in the hand the gentle set of five (lotuses).

Verse 84 (skanda.7.17.84)

वर्त्तुलं तेजबिंबं तु मध्यस्थं रक्तवाससम्। आदित्यस्य त्विदं रूपं सर्वलोकेषु पूजितम्। ध्यात्वा संपूजयेन्नित्यं स्थंडिलं मण्डलाश्रयम्

varttulaṁ tejabiṁbaṁ tu madhyasthaṁ raktavāsasam| ādityasya tvidaṁ rūpaṁ sarvalokeṣu pūjitam| dhyātvā saṁpūjayennityaṁ sthaṁḍilaṁ maṇḍalāśrayam

Established in the middle of a round orb of light, clad in red garments — this is the form of Āditya, worshipped in all worlds. Meditating upon it, one should always worship the altar resting upon the maṇḍala.

Verse 85 (skanda.7.17.85)

देव्युवाच। मण्डलस्थः सुरश्रेष्ठ विधिना येन भास्करः। पूज्यते मानवैर्भक्त्या स विधिः कथितस्त्वया

devyuvāca| maṇḍalasthaḥ suraśreṣṭha vidhinā yena bhāskaraḥ| pūjyate mānavairbhaktyā sa vidhiḥ kathitastvayā

The Goddess said: O foremost of gods, you have now told the procedure by which Bhāskara, established in the maṇḍala, is worshipped with devotion by men.

Verse 86 (skanda.7.17.86)

पूजयेद्विधिना येन भास्करं पद्मसंभवम्। मूर्त्तिस्थं सर्वगं देवं तन्मे कथय शंकर

pūjayedvidhinā yena bhāskaraṁ padmasaṁbhavam| mūrttisthaṁ sarvagaṁ devaṁ tanme kathaya śaṁkara

By what procedure Bhāskara, born of the lotus, the all-pervading god established in an image, is worshipped — tell me that, O Śaṅkara.

Verse 87 (skanda.7.17.87)

ईश्वर उवाच। साधुसाधु महादेवि साधु पृष्टोऽस्मि सुवते। शृणुष्वैकमना देवि मूर्तिथं येन पूजयेत्

īśvara uvāca| sādhusādhu mahādevi sādhu pṛṣṭo'smi suvate| śṛṇuṣvaikamanā devi mūrtithaṁ yena pūjayet

Īśvara said: Well done, well done, O great Goddess! O virtuous one, well have you asked. Listen, O Goddess, with a focused mind, by what procedure one should worship the god established in an image.

Verse 88 (skanda.7.17.88)

इषेत्वेति च मन्त्रेण उत्तमांगं सदार्चयेत्। अग्निमीळेति मन्त्रेण पूजयेद्दक्षिणं करम्

iṣetveti ca mantreṇa uttamāṅgaṁ sadārcayet| agnimīḷeti mantreṇa pūjayeddakṣiṇaṁ karam

With the mantra 'iṣe tvā,' one should always worship the head. With 'agnim īḷe,' one should worship the right hand.

Verse 89 (skanda.7.17.89)

अग्न आयाहि मन्त्रेण पादौ देवस्य पूजयेत्। आजिघ्रेति च मन्त्रेण पूजयेत्पुष्पमालया

agna āyāhi mantreṇa pādau devasya pūjayet| ājighreti ca mantreṇa pūjayetpuṣpamālayā

With 'agna ā yāhi,' one should worship the god's two feet. With 'ājighra,' one should worship with a garland of flowers.

Verse 90 (skanda.7.17.90)

योगेयोगेति मन्त्रेण मुक्तपुष्पांजलिं क्षिपेत्। समुद्रागच्छ यत्प्रोक्तमनेन स्नापयेद्रविम्

yogeyogeti mantreṇa muktapuṣpāñjaliṁ kṣipet| samudrāgaccha yatproktamanena snāpayedravim

With 'yoge yoge,' one should offer a handful of loose flowers. With that which is declared 'samudrād ūrmiḥ,' one should bathe the Sun.

Verse 91 (skanda.7.17.91)

इमं मे गंगेति यत्प्रोक्तमनेनापि च भामिनि। समुद्रज्येति मन्त्रेण क्षालयेद्विधिवद्रविम्

imaṁ me gaṁgeti yatproktamanenāpi ca bhāmini| samudrajyeti mantreṇa kṣālayedvidhivadravim

With that which is declared 'imaṁ me gaṅge,' O radiant one, and with the mantra 'samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ,' one should duly wash the Sun.

Verse 92 (skanda.7.17.92)

सिनीवालीति मन्त्रेण स्नापयेच्छंखवारिणा। यज्ञं यज्ञेति मन्त्रेण कषायैः परिरक्षयेत्

sinīvālīti mantreṇa snāpayecchaṁkhavāriṇā| yajñaṁ yajñeti mantreṇa kaṣāyaiḥ parirakṣayet

With the mantra 'sinīvālī,' one should bathe him with conch-water. With 'yajñaṁ yajñam,' one should protect with astringent substances.

Verse 93 (skanda.7.17.93)

स्नापयेत्पयसा देवि आप्यायस्वेति मंत्रतः। दधिक्राव्णेति वै दध्ना स्नापयेद्विधिवद्रविम्

snāpayetpayasā devi āpyāyasveti mantrataḥ| dadhikrāvṇeti vai dadhnā snāpayedvidhivadravim

One should bathe him with milk using the mantra 'āpyāyasva,' O Goddess. With 'dadhikrāvṇaḥ,' one should duly bathe the Sun with curds.

Verse 94 (skanda.7.17.94)

इमं मे गंगेति यत्प्रोक्तमनेनापि च भामिनि। समुद्रज्येति मंत्रेण स्नानमौषधिभिः स्मृतम्

imaṁ me gaṁgeti yatproktamanenāpi ca bhāmini| samudrajyeti mantreṇa snānamauṣadhibhiḥ smṛtam

With that declared as 'imaṁ me gaṅge,' O radiant one, and with 'samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ,' the bath with medicinal herbs is remembered.

Verse 95 (skanda.7.17.95)

उद्वर्तयेत्ततो भानुं द्विपदाभिर्वरानने। मानस्तोकेति मंत्रेण युगपत्स्नानमाचरेत्

udvartayettato bhānuṁ dvipadābhirvarānane| mānastokeeti mantreṇa yugapatsnānamācaret

Then, O fair-faced one, one should anoint Bhānu using a two-verse mantra. With 'mā nas toke,' one should perform the bath simultaneously.

Verse 96 (skanda.7.17.96)

विष्णोरराटमन्त्रेण स्नापयेद्गंधवारिणा। सौवर्णेन तु मंत्रेण अर्घ्यं पाद्यं निवेदयेत्

viṣṇorarāṭamantreṇa snāpayedgaṁdhavāriṇā| sauvarṇena tu mantreṇa arghyaṁ pādyaṁ nivedayet

With the mantra 'viṣṇor arāṭaḥ,' one should bathe him with scented water. With the golden mantra, one should present the oblation and foot-water.

Verse 97 (skanda.7.17.97)

इदं विष्णुर्विचक्रमे मंत्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्। वेदोसीति च मंत्रेण उपवीतं प्रदापयेत्

idaṁ viṣṇurvicakrame mantreṇārghyaṁ pradāpayet| vedosīti ca mantreṇa upavītaṁ pradāpayet

With 'idaṁ viṣṇur vicakrame,' one should present the oblation. With 'vedo'si,' one should present the sacred thread.

Verse 98 (skanda.7.17.98)

बृहस्पतेति मंत्रेण दद्याद्वस्त्राणि भानवे। येन श्रियं प्रकुर्वाणः पुष्पमालां प्रपूजयेत्

bṛhaspateti mantreṇa dadyādvastrāṇi bhānave| yena śriyaṁ prakurvāṇaḥ puṣpamālāṁ prapūjayet

With the mantra 'bṛhaspate,' one should offer garments to Bhānu. With the mantra by which one invokes prosperity, one should worship with a garland.

Verse 99 (skanda.7.17.99)

धूरसीति च मंत्रेण धूपं दद्यात्सगुग्गलम्। समिद्धोंजनमंत्रेण अंजनं तु प्रदापयेत्

dhūrasīti ca mantreṇa dhūpaṁ dadyātsaguggalam| samiddhoṁjanamantreṇa aṁjanaṁ tu pradāpayet

With the mantra 'dhūr asi,' one should offer incense together with guggulu resin. With the 'samiddha' mantra, one should present collyrium.

Verse 100 (skanda.7.17.100)

युंजान इति मंत्रेण भानुं रोचनमालभेत्। आरार्त्तिकं च वै कुर्याद्दीर्घायुत्वाय वै पुनः

yuṁjāna iti mantreṇa bhānuṁ rocanamālabhet| ārārttikaṁ ca vai kuryāddīrghāyutvāya vai punaḥ

With the mantra 'yuñjāna,' one should anoint Bhānu with gorocana pigment. Then, for the sake of long life, one should perform the waving of lamps (āratī).

Verse 101 (skanda.7.17.101)

सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सूर्यं शिरसि पूजयेत्। शंभवायेति मंत्रेण रवेर्नेत्रे परामृशेत्

sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sūryaṁ śirasi pūjayet| śaṁbhavāyeti mantreṇa raverneṁtre parāmṛśet

With 'sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ,' one should worship the Sun's head. With the mantra 'śaṁbhavāya,' one should touch the Sun's eyes.

Verse 102 (skanda.7.17.102)

विश्वतश्चक्षुरित्येवं भानोर्देहं समालभेत्। श्रीश्च ते लक्ष्मीश्चेति सर्वांगे पूजयेद्रविम्

viśvataścakṣurityevaṁ bhānordehaṁ samālabhet| śrīśca te lakṣmīśceti sarvāṁge pūjayedravim

With 'viśvataścakṣuḥ,' one should anoint Bhānu's entire body. With 'śrīśca te lakṣmīśca,' one should worship all the limbs of the Sun.

Verse 103 (skanda.7.17.103)

ईश्वर उवाच। अथ मेरोर्महादेवि अष्टशृंगस्य सुव्रते। पूजाविधानमंत्रांस्ते कथयामि समासतः

īśvara uvāca| atha meror mahādevi aṣṭaśṛṁgasya suvrate| pūjāvidhānamaṁtrāṁste kathayāmi samāsataḥ

Īśvara said: Now, O great Goddess, concerning Meru of the eight peaks, O virtuous one, I shall tell you the procedure and mantras of its worship in brief.

Verse 104 (skanda.7.17.104)

अष्टशृंगं महादेवि अनेन विधिनाऽर्चयेत्। प्रथमं पूजयेन्मध्ये मंत्रेणानेन सुव्रते

aṣṭaśṛṁgaṁ mahādevi anena vidhinā'rcayet| prathamaṁ pūjayenmadhye maṁtreṇānena suvrate

One should worship the eight-peaked Meru by this procedure, O great Goddess. First, one should worship the center with this mantra, O virtuous one.

Verse 105 (skanda.7.17.105)

महाहिवोमहायेति नानापुष्पकदंबकैः। त्रातारमिंद्रमंत्रेण पूर्वशृंगं सदार्चयेत्

mahāhivomahāyeti nānāpuṣpakadaṁbakaiḥ| trātāramiṁdramantreṇa pūrvaśṛṁgaṁ sadārcayet

With 'mahā hi vo mahe' and with various clusters of flowers, and with 'trātāram indram,' one should always worship the eastern peak.

Verse 106 (skanda.7.17.106)

तमुष्टवामेति मंत्रेण पूजयेत्सुरसुन्दरि। अग्निमीळे पुरोहितमाग्नेयं शृंगमर्चयेत्

tamuṣṭavāmeti mantreṇa pūjayetsurasundari| agnimīḷe purohitamāgneyaṁ śṛṁgamarcayet

With the mantra 'tam uṣṭavāma,' one should worship, O beautiful one among the gods. With 'agnim īḷe purohitam,' one should worship the southeastern peak.

Verse 107 (skanda.7.17.107)

आग्नेय्या चैव गायत्र्या अथवानेन पूजयेत्। यमाय त्वा मखाय त्वा दक्षिणं शृंगमर्च येत्

āgneyyā caiva gāyatryā athavānena pūjayet| yamāya tvā makhāya tvā dakṣiṇaṁ śṛṁgamarcayet

Or else one should worship with the Āgneyī Gāyatrī. With 'yamāya tvā makhāya tvā,' one should worship the southern peak.

Verse 108 (skanda.7.17.108)

उदीरतामवरेप्यथवानेन पूजयेत्। आयं गौरिति मंत्रेण नैर्ऋत्यं शृङ्गमर्चयेत्

udīratāmavarepyathavānena pūjayet| āyaṁ gauriti mantreṇa nairṛtyaṁ śṛṅgamarcayet

Or else one should also worship with 'udīratām avare.' With 'ayaṁ gauḥ,' one should worship the southwestern peak.

Verse 109 (skanda.7.17.109)

रक्षोहणं वाजिनं वा पूजयेदसुरांतिकम्। इंद्रासोमा च यो मंत्रो ह्यथवा तेन पूजयेत्

rakṣohaṇaṁ vājinaṁ vā pūjayedasurāṁtikam| indrāsomā ca yo mantro hyathavā tena pūjayet

With 'rakṣohaṇaṁ vājinam,' one should worship the peak near the demons. Or else with the mantra 'indrāsomā,' one should also worship.

Verse 110 (skanda.7.17.110)

अभि त्वा सूर नोन्विति चैशानं शृंगमर्चयेत्। येनेदं भूतमिति वा अथवानेन पूजयेत्

abhi tvā sūra nonviti caiśānaṁ śṛṁgamarcayet| yenedaṁ bhūtamiti vā athavānena pūjayet

With 'abhi tvā sūra nonumaḥ,' one should worship the northeastern peak. Or else with 'yenedaṁ bhūtam,' one should also worship.

Verse 111 (skanda.7.17.111)

नमोस्तु सर्पेभ्य इति मेरुपीठं सदाऽर्चयेत्

namostu sarpebhya iti merupīṭhaṁ sadā'rcayet

With 'namo'stu sarpebhyaḥ,' one should always worship the base of Meru.

Verse 112 (skanda.7.17.112)

हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्त्ततेति पुनर्मध्ये सदार्चयेत्

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavarttateti punarmadhye sadārcayet

With 'hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartata,' one should again always worship the center.

Verse 113 (skanda.7.17.113)

सविता पश्चातादिति वै पूजयेत्पुष्प मालया। त्रिकालमर्चयेद्देवि प्रदद्यादर्घ्यमादरात्

savitā paścātāditi vai pūjayetpuṣpa mālayā| trikālamarcayeddevi pradadyādarghyamādarāt

With 'savitā paścātāt,' one should worship with a garland of flowers. One should worship at the three junctures of the day, O Goddess, and present the oblation with reverence.

Verse 114 (skanda.7.17.114)

माता रुद्राणां दुहिता वसूनां पूर्वाह्ने चैव पूजयेत्। मध्याह्ने पूजयेद्देवि तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्

mātā rudrāṇāṁ duhitā vasūnāṁ pūrvāhne caiva pūjayet| madhyāhne pūjayeddevi tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam

With 'mātā rudrāṇāṁ duhitā vasūnām,' one should worship in the forenoon. At midday, O Goddess, one should worship with 'tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam.'

Verse 115 (skanda.7.17.115)

हँसः शुचिषदिति वा अपराह्णे सदार्चयेत्

haṁsaḥ śuciṣaditi vā aparāhṇe sadārcayet

With 'haṁsaḥ śuciṣat,' one should always worship in the afternoon.

Verse 116 (skanda.7.17.116)

एवं भानुं ग्रहैः सार्द्ध पूजयेद्वरवर्णिनि

evaṁ bhānuṁ grahaiḥ sārddha pūjayedvaravarṇini

Thus, O fair-colored one, one should worship Bhānu together with the planets.

Verse 117 (skanda.7.17.117)

देव्युवाच। यानि पुष्पाणि चेष्टानि सदा भास्करपूजने। कानि चोक्तानि देवेश कथयस्व प्रसादतः

devyuvāca| yāni puṣpāṇi ceṣṭāni sadā bhāskarapūjane| kāni cokthāni deveśa kathayasva prasādataḥ

The Goddess said: What flowers are always desired in the worship of Bhāskara, and which are declared? Tell me, O Lord of gods, out of your grace.

Verse 118 (skanda.7.17.118)

ईश्वर उवाच। शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि पुष्पा ध्यायमनुत्तमम्। येन चार्कस्थले देवि शीघ्रं तुष्यति पूजितः

īśvara uvāca| śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi puṣpā dhyāyamanuttamam| yena cārkasthale devi śīghraṁ tuṣyati pūjitaḥ

Īśvara said: Listen, O Goddess, I shall tell of the supreme meditation-offering of flowers, by which the worshipped deity at Arkasthala, O Goddess, quickly becomes pleased.

Verse 119 (skanda.7.17.119)

मालतीकुसुमैः पूजा भवेत्सांनिध्यकारिका। मल्लिकायाश्च कुसुमैर्भोगवाञ्जायते नरः

mālatīkusumaiḥ pūjā bhavetsāṁnidhyakārikā| mallikāyāśca kusumairbhogavāñjāyate naraḥ

Worship with jasmine (mālatī) flowers brings the presence of the deity. With mallikā flowers, a man becomes endowed with enjoyments.

Verse 120 (skanda.7.17.120)

सौभाग्यं पुंडरीकैस्तु भवत्यर्थश्च शाश्वतः। कदंबपुष्पैर्देवेशि परमैश्वर्यमश्नुते

saubhāgyaṁ puṁḍarīkaistu bhavatyarthaśca śāśvataḥ| kadaṁbapuṣpairdeveśi paramaiśvaryamaśnute

By white lotuses (puṇḍarīka), good fortune and lasting wealth result. By kadamba flowers, O sovereign Goddess, supreme sovereignty is attained.

Verse 121 (skanda.7.17.121)

भवत्यक्षयमन्नं च बकुलै रर्चने रवेः। मंदारपुष्पकैः पूजा सर्वकुष्ठविनाशिनी

bhavatyakṣayamannaṁ ca bakulai rarcane raveḥ| maṁdārapuṣpakaiḥ pūjā sarvakuṣṭhavināśinī

By worshipping the Sun with bakula flowers, imperishable food is obtained. Worship with mandāra flowers destroys every kind of leprosy.

Verse 122 (skanda.7.17.122)

बिल्वस्य पत्रकुसुमैमहतीं श्रियमश्नुते। अर्कस्रजा भवत्यर्थः सर्वकामफलप्रदः

bilvasya patrakusumaimahatīṁ śriyamaśnute| arkasrajā bhavatyarthaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ

With the leaves and flowers of the bilva, great prosperity is obtained. With a garland of arka flowers, wealth results that fulfills every desire.

Verse 123 (skanda.7.17.123)

प्रदद्याद्रूपिणीं कन्यां पूजितो बकुलस्रजा। किंशुकैरर्चितो देवि न पीडयति भास्करः

pradadyādrūpiṇīṁ kanyāṁ pūjito bakulasrajā| kiṁśukairarcito devi na pīḍayati bhāskaraḥ

Worshipped with a garland of bakula, he grants a beautiful daughter. Worshipped with kiṁśuka flowers, O Goddess, the Sun causes no affliction.

Verse 124 (skanda.7.17.124)

अगस्तिकुसुमैस्तद्वदानुकूल्यं प्रयच्छ ति। करवीरैस्तु देवेशि सूर्यस्यानुचरो भवेत्

agastikusumaistadvadānukūlyaṁ prayacchati| karavīraistu deveśi sūryasyānucaro bhavet

With agasti flowers likewise he grants favor. With oleander (karavīra) flowers, O sovereign Goddess, one becomes an attendant of the Sun.

Verse 125 (skanda.7.17.125)

शतपत्रस्रजा देवि सूर्यसालोक्यतां व्रजेत्। बकपुष्पैर्महादेवि दारिद्यं नैव जायते

śatapatrasrajā devi sūryasālokyatāṁ vrajet| bakapuṣpairmahādevi dāridryaṁ naiva jāyate

With a garland of hundred-petaled lotuses, O Goddess, one attains dwelling in the same world as the Sun. With baka flowers, O great Goddess, poverty never arises.

Verse 126 (skanda.7.17.126)

ऋतुकुसुमेन गन्धेन समभ्यर्च्य दिवाकरम्। चतुःसमुद्रमर्यादां स भुंक्ते पृथिवीमिमाम्

ṛtukusumena gaṁdhena samabhyarcya divākaram| catuḥsamudramaryādāṁ sa bhuṁkte pṛthivīmimām

Worshipping Divākara with the seasonal flowers and fragrance, one enjoys this earth bounded by the four oceans.

Verse 127 (skanda.7.17.127)

यः सूर्यायतनं भक्त्या गैरिकेणोपलेपयेत्। प्राप्नुयान्महतीं लक्ष्मीं रोगैश्चापि प्रमुच्यते

yaḥ sūryāyatanaṁ bhaktyā gairikeṇopalepayet| prāpnuyānmahatīṁ lakṣmīṁ rogaiścāpi pramucyate

Whoever devoutly plasters the Sun's temple with red ochre attains great prosperity and is also freed from diseases.

Verse 128 (skanda.7.17.128)

अष्टादशेह कुष्ठानि ये चान्ये व्याधयो नृणाम्। प्रलयं यांति ते सर्वे मृदा यद्युपलेपयेत्

aṣṭādaśeha kuṣṭhāni ye cānye vyādhayo nṛṇām| pralayaṁ yāṁti te sarve mṛdā yadyupalepayet

The eighteen kinds of leprosy and whatever other diseases afflict men — all of these are destroyed, if one plasters the temple with clay.

Verse 129 (skanda.7.17.129)

विलेपनानां सर्वेषां कुंकुमं रक्तचंदनम्। पुष्पाणां करवीराणि प्रशस्तानि वरानने

vilepanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ kuṁkumaṁ raktacaṁdanam| puṣpāṇāṁ karavīrāṇi praśastāni varānane

Among all unguents, saffron and red sandalwood, and among flowers, oleander — these are declared most excellent, O fair-faced one.

Verse 130 (skanda.7.17.130)

नातः परतरं किंचिद्भास्वतस्तुष्टिकारकम्। यादृशं कुङ्कुमं जाती शतपत्रं तथाऽगुरुः। किं तस्य न भवेल्लोके यश्चैभिश्चार्चयेद्रविम्

nātaḥ parataraṁ kiṁciddbhāsvatastuṣṭikārakam| yādṛśaṁ kuṅkumaṁ jātī śatapatraṁ tathā'guruḥ| kiṁ tasya na bhavelloke yaścaibhiścārcayedravim

There is nothing more pleasing to the Sun than these — such as saffron, jasmine, the hundred-petaled lotus, and aloewood. What in this world does not come to one who worships the Sun with these?

Verse 131 (skanda.7.17.131)

उपलिप्यालयं यस्तु कुर्यान्मंडलकं शुभम्। एकेनास्य भवेदर्थो द्वाभ्यामारोग्यमश्नुते। त्रिभिस्तु सर्वविद्यावांश्चतुर्भिर्भोगवान्भवेत्

upalipyālayaṁ yastu kuryānmaṁḍalakaṁ śubham| ekenāsya bhavedartho dvābhyāmārogyamaśnute| tribhistu sarvavidyāvāṁścaturbhirbhogavānbhavet

Whoever plasters the temple and makes an auspicious maṇḍala — by doing it once he obtains wealth, by twice he obtains health, by thrice he becomes versed in all learning, by four times he becomes endowed with enjoyments.

Verse 132 (skanda.7.17.132)

पंचभिर्विपुलं धान्यं षड्भिरायुर्बलं यशः। सप्तमण्डलतारी स्यान्मंडलाधिपतिर्नरः

paṁcabhirvipulaṁ dhānyaṁ ṣaḍbhirāyurbalaṁ yaśaḥ| saptamaṇḍalatārī syānmaṇḍalādhipatirnaraḥ

By five times, abundant grain; by six times, longevity, strength, and fame. By doing it seven times, a man becomes lord of the seven regions.

Verse 133 (skanda.7.17.133)

घृतदीपप्रदानेन चक्षुष्माञ्जायते नरः। कटुतैलस्य दीपेन स्वं शत्रुं जयते नरः

ghṛtadīpapradānena cakṣuṣmāñjāyate naraḥ| kaṭutailasya dīpena svaṁ śatruṁ jayate naraḥ

By offering a lamp of ghee, a man gains good eyesight. By a lamp of pungent oil, a man conquers his enemy.

Verse 134 (skanda.7.17.134)

तैलदीपप्रदानेन सूर्यलोके महीयते। मधूकतैलदीपेन सौभाग्यं परमं लभेत्

tailadīpapradānena sūryaloke mahīyate| madhūkatailadīpena saubhāgyaṁ paramaṁ labhet

By offering an oil lamp, one is glorified in the world of the Sun. By a lamp of mahua oil, one obtains supreme good fortune.

Verse 135 (skanda.7.17.135)

पुष्पाणां प्रवरा जाती धूपानां विजयः परः। गन्धानां कुंकुमं श्रेष्ठं लेपानां रक्तचंदनम्

puṣpāṇāṁ pravarā jātī dhūpānāṁ vijayaḥ paraḥ| gaṁdhānāṁ kuṁkumaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ lepānāṁ raktacaṁdanam

Among flowers, jāti (jasmine) is foremost; among incenses, vijaya is supreme. Among fragrances, saffron is best; among unguents, red sandalwood.

Verse 136 (skanda.7.17.136)

दीपदाने घृतं श्रेष्ठं नैवेद्ये मोदकः परम्। एतैस्तुष्यति देवेशः सांनिध्यं चाधिगच्छति

dīpadāne ghṛtaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ naivedye modakaḥ param| etaistuṣyati deveśaḥ sāṁnidhyaṁ cādhigacchati

In offering lamps, ghee is best; in food-offerings, the modaka sweet is supreme. By these, the Lord of gods is pleased and grants his close presence.

Verse 137 (skanda.7.17.137)

एवं संपूज्य विधिवत्कृत्वा पितृप्रदक्षिणाम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं तत्र चार्कस्थलं प्रिये

evaṁ saṁpūjya vidhivatkṛtvā pitṛpradakṣiṇām| praṇamya śirasā devaṁ tatra cārkasthalaṁ priye

Having thus duly worshipped, and performed the ancestral circumambulation, bowing the head to the god there at Arkasthala, O beloved—

Verse 138 (skanda.7.17.138)

सुखासीनस्ततः पश्येद्रवेरभिमुखे स्थितः। एकं सिद्धार्थकं कृत्वा हस्ते पानीयसंयुतम्

sukhāsīnastataḥ paśyedraverabhimukhe sthitaḥ| ekaṁ siddhārthakaṁ kṛtvā haste pānīyasaṁyutam

then, seated comfortably, one should look while positioned facing the Sun. Taking a single mustard seed, together with water in hand.

Verse 139 (skanda.7.17.139)

कामं यथेष्टं हृदये कृत्वार्कस्थलसन्निधौ। पिबेत्सतोयं तद्देवि ह्यस्पृष्टं दशनैः सकृत्

kāmaṁ yatheṣṭaṁ hṛdaye kṛtvārkasthalasannidhau| pibetsatoyaṁ taddevi hyaspṛṣṭaṁ daśanaiḥ sakṛt

Holding one's wish in the heart as desired, near Arkasthala, O Goddess, one should drink that water together with the seed, once, without touching it with the teeth.

Verse 140 (skanda.7.17.140)

एवं कृत्वा नरो देवि कोटियात्राफलं लभेत्। ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महादेवो ज्वलनो धनदस्तथा

evaṁ kṛtvā naro devi koṭiyātrāphalaṁ labhet| brahmā viṣṇurmahādevo jvalano dhanadastathā

Doing thus, a man, O Goddess, obtains the fruit of ten million pilgrimages. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Mahādeva, Fire, and Kubera too—

Verse 141 (skanda.7.17.141)

भानुमाश्रित्य सर्वे ते मोदन्ते दिवि सुव्रते। तस्माद्भानुसमं देवं नाहं पश्यामि कञ्चन

bhānumāśritya sarve te modaṁte divi suvrate| tasmādbhānusamaṁ devaṁ nāhaṁ paśyāmi kañcana

all of them, taking refuge in Bhānu, rejoice in heaven, O virtuous one. Therefore I see no other god equal to Bhānu.

Verse 142 (skanda.7.17.142)

इति कृत्वा महादेवि पुनर्भानौ प्रदक्षिणम्। कुर्यान्मन्त्रेण देवेशि सप्तकृत्वो वरानने

iti kṛtvā mahādevi punarbhānau pradakṣiṇam| kuryānmantreṇa deveśi saptakṛtvo varānane

Having done this, O great Goddess, one should again circumambulate Bhānu seven times, with mantras, O sovereign Goddess, O fair-faced one.

Verse 143 (skanda.7.17.143)

तमुष्टवाम इति ऋक्प्रथमा परिकीर्तिता। एतोन्विन्द्रं स्तवामेति द्वितीया परिकीर्तिता

tamuṣṭavāma iti ṛkprathamā parikīrtitā| etonvindraṁ stavāmeti dvitīyā parikīrtitā

'Tam uṣṭavāma' is declared as the first verse. 'Etonv indraṁ stavāma' is declared as the second.

Verse 144 (skanda.7.17.144)

इंद्र शुद्धो न आगहि तृतीया परिकीर्तिता। इन्द्रं शुद्धो हि नो रयिं चतुर्थी परिकीर्तिता

iṁdra śuddho na āgahi tṛtīyā parikīrtitā| indraṁ śuddho hi no rayiṁ caturthī parikīrtitā

'Indra kratvo na āgahi' is declared as the third. 'Indraṁ kratvo hi no rayim' is declared as the fourth.

Verse 145 (skanda.7.17.145)

अस्य वामस्येति शुभे पञ्चमी परिकीर्तिता। त्रिभिष्ट्वं देव इति वै षष्ठी च परिकीर्तिता

asya vāmasyeti śubhe pañcamī parikīrtitā| tribhiṣṭvaṁ deva iti vai ṣaṣṭhī ca parikīrtitā

'Asya vāmasya' is declared as the fifth, O auspicious one. 'Tribhiṣṭvaṁ deva' is declared as the sixth.

Verse 146 (skanda.7.17.146)

दश सामानि वै यानि प्रवराणि मनीषिभिः। गीतानि सामगैर्नित्यं सप्तमीं तैस्तु कारयेत्

daśa sāmāni vai yāni pravarāṇi manīṣibhiḥ| gītāni sāmagairnityaṁ saptamīṁ taistu kārayet

Whatever ten sāmans are declared foremost by the wise, and are sung daily by the sāman-chanters — with these one should perform the seventh.

Verse 147 (skanda.7.17.147)

तानि ते कथयाम्यद्य दश सामानि सुन्दरि। हुंकारः प्रणवोद्गीथः प्रस्तावश्च चतुष्टयम्

tāni te kathayāmyadya daśa sāmāni sundari| huṁkāraḥ praṇavodgīthaḥ prastāvaśca catuṣṭayam

Today I shall tell you those ten sāmans, O beautiful one. Huṁkāra, praṇava, udgītha, and prastāva — these are the four.

Verse 148 (skanda.7.17.148)

पञ्चमं प्रहरो यत्र षष्ठमारण्यकं तथा। निधनं सप्तमं साम्नां सप्तसिद्धिमिति स्मृतम्

pañcamaṁ paharo yatra ṣaṣṭhamāraṇyakaṁ tathā| nidhanaṁ saptamaṁ sāmnāṁ saptasiddhimiti smṛtam

Where the prahara is the fifth, the āraṇyaka the sixth, and the nidhana the seventh of the sāmans — this is remembered as the sevenfold accomplishment.

Verse 149 (skanda.7.17.149)

पञ्चविध्यमिति प्रोक्तं ह्रींकारप्रणवेन तु। अष्टमं च तथा साध्यं नवमं वामदेवकम्

pañcavidhyamiti proktaṁ hrīṁkārapraṇavena tu| aṣṭamaṁ ca tathā sādhyaṁ navamaṁ vāmadevakam

'Pañcavidha' is declared through the hrīṁkāra and praṇava; the eighth is the sādhya, and the ninth the vāmadevya.

Verse 150 (skanda.7.17.150)

ज्येष्ठं तु दशमं साम वेधसे प्रियमुत्तमम्। एतेषां देवि साम्नां वै जाप्यं कार्यं विधानतः

jyeṣṭhaṁ tu daśamaṁ sāma vedhase priyamuttamam| eteṣāṁ devi sāmnāṁ vai jāpyaṁ kāryaṁ vidhānataḥ

The Jyeṣṭha sāman is the tenth, exceedingly dear to the Creator. The recitation of these sāmans, O Goddess, should be performed duly.

Verse 151 (skanda.7.17.151)

ज्येष्ठसामपरं चैव द्वितीयं गदतः शृणु। न च श्राव्यं द्वितीयं तु जप्तव्यं मुक्तिमिच्छता

jyeṣṭhasāmaparaṁ caiva dvitīyaṁ gadataḥ śṛṇu| na ca śrāvyaṁ dvitīyaṁ tu japtavyaṁ muktimicchatā

Besides the Jyeṣṭha sāman, there is also a second one; hear it as I speak. This second is not to be recited aloud to others, but is to be silently repeated by one who desires liberation.

Verse 152 (skanda.7.17.152)

तज्जाप्यं परमं प्रोक्तं स्वयं देवेन भानुना। जाप्यस्य विनियोगोऽस्य लक्षणं च निबोध मे। स्तोभसारं श्वासलीनमोंकारादि स्मृतं बुधैः

tajjāpyaṁ paramaṁ proktaṁ svayaṁ devena bhānunā| jāpyasya viniyogo'sya lakṣaṇaṁ ca nibodha me| stobhasāraṁ śvāsalīnamoṁkārādi smṛtaṁ budhaiḥ

This recitation was itself declared supreme by the god Bhānu. Learn from me its application and its characteristic. Its essence lies in the sustaining sounds, merged with the breath, beginning with Oṁkāra, as remembered by the wise.

Verse 153 (skanda.7.17.153)

ऊर्भानुश्च तथा धर्मं धर्मः सत्यं ह्यृत तथा। धर्मं ये धर्मवद्धर्मे धर्मे वै निधनं गताः

ūrbhānuśca tathā dharmaṁ dharmaḥ satyaṁ hyṛta tathā| dharmaṁ ye dharmavaddharme dharme vai nidhanaṁ gatāḥ

'Ūrbhānu' and dharma, dharma as truth and as cosmic order — those who, abiding dharma-like within dharma, attained their conclusion within dharma itself.

Verse 154 (skanda.7.17.154)

यदेभिश्च यजेच्छब्दैरुचितं सामगैर्द्विजैः। जाप्यं चैतत्परं प्रोक्तं स्वयं देवेन भानुना

yadebhiśca yajecchabdairucitaṁ sāmagairdvijaiḥ| jāpyaṁ caitatparaṁ proktaṁ svayaṁ devena bhānunā

With these words, worship as performed by the sāman-chanting twice-born is fitting. This supreme recitation was itself declared by the god Bhānu.

Verse 155 (skanda.7.17.155)

एतद्वै जप्यमानस्तु पुनरावर्तते न तु। सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तो मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

etadvai japyamānastu punarāvartate na tu| sarvarogavinirmukto mucyate brahmahatyayā

Reciting this, one does not return again to worldly existence. He is freed of all diseases and freed even from the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.

Verse 156 (skanda.7.17.156)

आज्यदोहाद्यदोहेति ज्येष्ठसाम्नोऽपि लक्षणम्

ājyadohādyadoheti jyeṣṭhasāmno'pi lakṣaṇam

Beginning with 'ājyadohā,' the sequence of milkings is likewise the characteristic mark of the Jyeṣṭha sāman.

Verse 157 (skanda.7.17.157)

इति संपूज्य देवेशं ततः कुर्यात्परां स्तुतिम्। ऋग्भिर्वे पंचभिश्चैव शृणुष्वैकमनास्तु ताः

iti saṁpūjya deveśaṁ tataḥ kuryātparāṁ stutim| ṛgbhirve paṁcabhiścaiva śṛṇuṣvaikamanāstu tāḥ

Having thus worshipped the Lord of gods, one should then offer supreme praise. With five verses — listen to them with a focused mind.

Verse 158 (skanda.7.17.158)

उक्षाणं पृश्निमिति वै प्रथमा परिकीर्तिता। चत्वारि वाक्परीति वै द्वितीया परिकीर्तिता

ukṣāṇaṁ pṛśnimiti vai prathamā parikīrtitā| catvāri vākparīti vai dvitīyā parikīrtitā

'Ukṣāṇaṁ pṛśnim' is declared as the first. 'Catvāri vāk parimitā' is declared as the second.

Verse 159 (skanda.7.17.159)

इंद्रं मित्रं तृतीया तु ऋक्चैव परिकीर्तिता। कृष्णं नियानं हि तथा चतुर्थी परिकीर्तिता

iṁdraṁ mitraṁ tṛtīyā tu ṛkcaiva parikīrtitā| kṛṣṇaṁ niyānaṁ hi tathā caturthī parikīrtitā

'Indraṁ mitram' is declared as the third verse. 'Kṛṣṇaṁ niyānam' likewise is declared as the fourth.

Verse 160 (skanda.7.17.160)

द्वादशप्रथम इति पंचमी परिकीर्तिता। यो रत्नवाहीत्यनया किरीटं योजयेद्रवेः

dvādaśapratham iti pañcamī parikīrtitā| yo ratnavāhītyanayā kirīṭaṁ yojayedraveḥ

'Dvādaśapratham' is declared as the fifth. With 'yo ratnavāhī,' one should fasten the crown upon the Sun.

Verse 161 (skanda.7.17.161)

गतेहनामित्यनया अव्यंगं भास्करं न्यसेत्। अनेन विधिना देवि पूजयेद्विधिवद्रविम्

gatehanāmityanayā avyaṅgaṁ bhāskaraṁ nyaset| anena vidhinā devi pūjayedvidhivadravim

With 'gatehanā,' one should install the unblemished Bhāskara. By this procedure, O Goddess, one should duly worship the Sun.

Verse 162 (skanda.7.17.162)

इत्येष ते मया ख्यातः प्रतिमापूजने विधिः

ityeṣa te mayā khyātaḥ pratimāpūjane vidhiḥ

Thus I have declared to you the procedure for the worship of the image.

Verse 163 (skanda.7.17.163)

अनेनविधिना यस्तु सततं पूजयेद्रविम्। स प्राप्नोत्यधिकान्कामानिह लोके परत्र च

anenavidhinā yastu satataṁ pūjayedravim| sa prāpnotyadhikānkāmāniha loke paratra ca

Whoever continually worships the Sun by this procedure obtains abundant desires both in this world and the next.

Verse 164 (skanda.7.17.164)

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम्। कन्यार्थी लभते कन्यां विद्यार्थी वेदविद्भवेत्

putrārthī labhate putraṁ dhanārthī labhate dhanam| kanyārthī labhate kanyāṁ vidyārthī vedavidbhavet

One who desires a son obtains a son, one who desires wealth obtains wealth, one who desires a daughter obtains a daughter, one who desires learning becomes versed in the Veda.

Verse 165 (skanda.7.17.165)

निष्कामः पूजयेद्यस्तु स मोक्षं याति वै ध्रुवम्। अस्य क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यादर्कसूर्यप्रभावतः

niṣkāmaḥ pūjayedyastu sa mokṣaṁ yāti vai dhruvam| asya kṣetrasya māhātmyādarkasūryaprabhāvataḥ

Whoever worships without desire surely attains liberation, through the glory of this field and the power of Arka-Sūrya.

Verse 166 (skanda.7.17.166)

अन्यत्र ब्राह्मणानां च कोटिना यत्फलं लभेत्। अर्कस्थले तथैकेन भोजितेन तु तत्फलम्

anyatra brāhmaṇānāṁ ca koṭinā yatphalaṁ labhet| arkasthale tathaikena bhojitena tu tatphalam

Whatever fruit is obtained elsewhere by feeding ten million brāhmaṇas, that same fruit is obtained at Arkasthala by feeding just one.

Verse 167 (skanda.7.17.167)

स्नानं दानं जपो होमः सूर्यपर्वणि यत्कृतम्। तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं सूर्यकोटिप्रभावतः

snānaṁ dānaṁ japo homaḥ sūryaparvaṇi yatkṛtam| tatsarvaṁ koṭiguṇitaṁ sūryakoṭiprabhāvataḥ

Bathing, charity, recitation, and fire-offering performed on a solar festival day — all of this bears fruit multiplied ten million times, through the power equal to ten million suns.

Verse 168 (skanda.7.17.168)

माघमासे नरो यस्तु सप्तम्यां रविवासरे। कृष्णपक्षे महादेवि जागरं श्रद्धयाऽऽचरेत्। अर्कस्थलसमीपे तु स याति परमां गतिम्

māghamāse naro yastu saptamyāṁ ravivāsare| kṛṣṇapakṣe mahādevi jāgaraṁ śraddhayā'caret| arkasthalasamīpe tu sa yāti paramāṁ gatim

Whatever man, in the month of Māgha, on the seventh day of the dark fortnight when it falls on a Sunday, O great Goddess, keeps a devout night-vigil, attains the supreme goal near Arkasthala.

Verse 169 (skanda.7.17.169)

गोशतस्य प्रदत्तस्य कुरुक्षेत्रे च यत्फलम्। तत्फलं समवाप्नोति तत्रार्कस्थलदर्शनात्

gośatasya pradattasya kurukṣetre ca yatphalam| tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti tatrārkasthaladarśanāt

Whatever fruit is obtained from the gift of a hundred cows at Kurukṣetra, that same fruit is obtained there by the mere sight of Arkasthala.

Verse 170 (skanda.7.17.170)

अर्कस्थलः पूजनीयस्तत्र स्थाने निवासिभिः। जपापुष्पैरर्कपुष्पै रोगिभिस्तु विशेषतः

arkasthalaḥ pūjanīyastatra sthāne nivāsibhiḥ| japāpuṣpairarkapuṣpai rogibhistu viśeṣataḥ

Arkasthala should be worshipped by the residents of that place with hibiscus flowers and arka flowers, especially by those afflicted with illness.

Verse 171 (skanda.7.17.171)

न च पत्रोर्णकुसुमैर्न चैवोन्मत्तसंभवैः। न चाम्रातकजैः पुष्पैरर्चनीयो दिवाकरः

na ca patrorṇakusumairna caivonmattasaṁbhavaiḥ| na cāmrātakajaiḥ puṣpairarcanīyo divākaraḥ

Divākara should not be worshipped with patroṛṇa (silk-cotton) flowers, nor with flowers arising from the thorn-apple, nor with āmrātaka flowers.

Verse 172 (skanda.7.17.172)

आम्रातकस्य कुसुमं निर्माल्यमिव दृश्यते। अप्रत्यग्रं बहिर्यस्मात्तस्मात्तत्परिवर्जयेत्

āmrātakasya kusumaṁ nirmālyamiva dṛśyate| apratyagraṁ bahiryasmāttasmāttatparivarjayet

The āmrātaka flower appears like a wilted offering, since it does not seem fresh on the outside; therefore it should be avoided.

Verse 173 (skanda.7.17.173)

नाविज्ञातं प्रदातव्यं न म्लानं न च दूषितम्। न च पर्य्युषितं माल्यं दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता

nāvijñātaṁ pradātavyaṁ na mlānaṁ na ca dūṣitam| na ca paryyuṣitaṁ mālyaṁ dātavyaṁ bhūtimicchatā

Whoever desires prosperity should not offer a garland that is unidentified, withered, tainted, or stale.

Verse 174 (skanda.7.17.174)

देवमुल्लोचयेद्यस्तु तत्क्षणात्पुष्पलोभतः। पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धानि भोजकेनेतराणि च

devamullocayedyastu tatkṣaṇātpuṣpalobhataḥ| puṣpāṇi ca sugaṁdhāni bhojakenetarāṇi ca

Whatever priest, out of greed, immediately strips the god of his flowers, and offers other flowers in place of the fragrant ones—

Verse 175 (skanda.7.17.175)

ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्नोति भोजको लोभमोहितः। महारौरवमासाद्य पच्यते शाश्वतीः समाः

brahmahatyāmavāpnoti bhojako lobhamohitaḥ| mahāraurvamāsādya pacyate śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

that priest, deluded by greed, incurs the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa. Reaching the great Raurava hell, he is cooked there for eternal years.

Verse 176 (skanda.7.17.176)

हन्त ते कीर्त्तयिष्यामि धूपदानविधिं परम्। प्रदानाद्देवदेवस्य येन धूपेन यत्फलम्

hanta te kīrttayiṣyāmi dhūpadānavidhiṁ param| pradānāddevadevasya yena dhūpena yatphalam

Now let me proclaim to you the supreme procedure for the offering of incense — by offering which incense to the God of gods, what fruit results.

Verse 177 (skanda.7.17.177)

सदार्चने च धूपेन सामीप्यं कुरुते रविः। प्रदद्यात्सकलं कामं यद्यदिच्छति मानवः

sadārcane ca dhūpena sāmīpyaṁ kurute raviḥ| pradadyātsakalaṁ kāmaṁ yadyadicchati mānavaḥ

Through incense in constant worship, the Sun grants his nearness. Whatever a man desires, he grants that wish in full.

Verse 178 (skanda.7.17.178)

तथैवागुरुधूपेन निधिं दद्यादभीप्सितम्। आरोग्यार्थी धनार्थी च नित्यदा गुग्गलं दहेत्

tathaivāguru dhūpena nidhiṁ dadyādabhīpsitam| ārogyārthī dhanārthī ca nityadā guggalaṁ dahet

Likewise, with aloewood incense, he bestows the treasure sought. One who desires health and wealth should daily burn guggulu resin.

Verse 179 (skanda.7.17.179)

पिंडातधूपदानेन सदा तुष्यति भानुमान्। आरोग्यं च स्वयं दद्यात्सौख्यं च परमं भवेत्

piṁḍātadhūpadānena sadā tuṣyati bhānumān| ārogyaṁ ca svayaṁ dadyātsaukhyaṁ ca paramaṁ bhavet

By the offering of piṇḍāta incense, the radiant Sun is ever pleased. He himself grants health, and supreme happiness results.

Verse 180 (skanda.7.17.180)

श्रीवासकस्य धूपेन वाणिज्यं सकलं लभेत्। रसं सर्जरसं चैव दहतोऽर्थागमो भवेत्

śrīvāsakasya dhūpena vāṇijyaṁ sakalaṁ labhet| rasaṁ sarjarasaṁ caiva dahato'rthāgamo bhavet

By the incense of śrīvāsa, all manner of trade prospers. By burning sāl resin, an influx of wealth results.

Verse 181 (skanda.7.17.181)

देवदारुं च दहतो भवत्यन्नमथाक्षयम्। विलेपनं कुंकुमेन सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

devadāruṁ ca dahato bhavatyannamathākṣayam| vilepanaṁ kuṁkumena sarvakāmaphalapradam

By burning deodar wood, imperishable food is obtained. Anointing with saffron grants the fruit of every desire.

Verse 182 (skanda.7.17.182)

इह लोके सुखी भूत्वा अक्षयं स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्। चंदनस्य प्रलेपेन श्रियमायुश्च विंदति

iha loke sukhī bhūtvā akṣayaṁ svargamāpnuyāt| caṁdanasya pralepena śriyamāyuśca viṁdati

Being happy in this world, one attains imperishable heaven. By anointing with sandalwood, one obtains prosperity and long life.

Verse 183 (skanda.7.17.183)

रक्तचन्दनलेपेन सर्वं दद्याद्दिवाकरः। अपि रोगशतैर्ग्रस्तः क्षेममारोग्यमाप्नुयात्

raktacandanalepena sarvaṁ dadyāddivākaraḥ| api rogaśatairgrastaḥ kṣemamārogyamāpnuyāt

By anointing with red sandalwood, Divākara grants everything. Even one afflicted by a hundred diseases attains safety and health.

Verse 184 (skanda.7.17.184)

गतिगंधं च सौभाग्यं परमं विंदते नरः। कस्तूरिकामर्दनकैरैश्वर्यमतुलं लभेत्

gatigaṁdhaṁ ca saubhāgyaṁ paramaṁ viṁdate naraḥ| kastūrikāmardanakairaiśvaryamatulaṁ labhet

Through pleasant fragrance, a man attains supreme good fortune. Through anointing with musk, incomparable sovereignty is obtained.

Verse 185 (skanda.7.17.185)

कर्पूरसंयुतैर्गंधैः क्ष्माधिपाधिपतिभवेत्। चतुःसमेन गंधेन सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

karpūrasaṁyutairgaṁdhaiḥ kṣmādhipādhipatirbhavet| catuḥsamena gaṁdhena sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Through fragrances combined with camphor, one becomes the overlord even of kings. Through the fourfold blended fragrance, all desires are obtained.

Verse 186 (skanda.7.17.186)

एतत्ते कथितं देवि सूर्यमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। सविस्तरं मया ख्यातं किमन्यत्परिपृच्छसि

etatte kathitaṁ devi sūryamāhātmyamuttamam| savistaraṁ mayā khyātaṁ kimanyatparipṛcchasi

This, O Goddess, is the supreme glory of the Sun that has been told to you, declared by me in full detail. What else do you wish to ask?

Verse 187 (skanda.7.17.187)

देव्युवाच। यद्येवं भगवान्सूर्यः सर्वतेजस्विनां वरः। स कथं ग्रस्यते देव सैंहिकेयेन राहुणा

devyuvāca| yadyevaṁ bhagavānsūryaḥ sarvatejasvināṁ varaḥ| sa kathaṁ grasyate deva saiṁhikeyena rāhuṇā

The Goddess said: If the blessed Sun is thus foremost among all radiant beings, then, O god, how is he seized by Rāhu, son of Siṁhikā?

Verse 188 (skanda.7.17.188)

ईश्वर उवाच। शृणु दैवि प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्व पापप्रणाशनम्। कारणं ग्रहणस्यापि भ्रांतेर्विच्छेदकारकम्

īśvara uvāca| śṛṇu daivi pravakṣyāmi sarva pāpapraṇāśanam| kāraṇaṁ grahaṇasyāpi bhrāṁterviccedakārakam

Īśvara said: Listen, O Goddess, I shall tell that which destroys all sin — the cause even of the eclipse, which dispels delusion.

Verse 189 (skanda.7.17.189)

राहुरादित्यबिंबस्याधस्तात्तिष्ठति भामिनि। अमृतार्थी विमानस्थो यावत्संस्रवतेऽमृतम्

rāhurādityabiṁbasyādhastāttiṣṭhati bhāmini| amṛtārthī vimānastho yāvatsaṁsravate'mṛtam

O radiant one, Rāhu stands beneath the orb of Āditya, positioned in his celestial car, desiring the nectar, as long as the nectar continues to flow.

Verse 190 (skanda.7.17.190)

बिंबेनांतरितो देवि आदित्यग्रहणं हि तत्। न कश्चिद्ग्रसितुं शक्त आदित्यो दहति ध्रुवम्

biṁbenāṁtarito devi ādityagrahaṇaṁ hi tat| na kaścidgrasituṁ śakta ādityo dahati dhruvam

When he is eclipsed by that orb, O Goddess, that is the eclipse of Āditya. No one is truly capable of swallowing him; Āditya surely burns anyone who tries.

Verse 191 (skanda.7.17.191)

ब्रह्मादयस्तमर्चंति स आदिः सर्वनाकिनाम्। आदित्यदेहजाः सर्वे तथान्ये देवदानवाः

brahmādayastamarcaṁti sa ādiḥ sarvanākinām| ādityadehajāḥ sarve tathānye devadānavāḥ

Brahmā and the others worship him; he is the origin of all the dwellers of heaven. All the gods and demons likewise are born from Āditya's very body.

Verse 192 (skanda.7.17.192)

आदिकर्त्ता स्वयं यस्मादादित्यस्तेन चोच्यते। प्रभासे संस्थितो देवः सर्वपातकनाशनः

ādikarttā svayaṁ yasmādādityastena cocyate| prabhāse saṁsthito devaḥ sarvapātakanāśanaḥ

Since he is himself the original creator, he is thus called Āditya. The god established in Prabhāsa is the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 193 (skanda.7.17.193)

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो देवो व्याधिदुष्कृतनाशकृत्। तत्र सिद्धाः पुरा देवि लोकपाला महर्षयः

bhuktimuktipradodevo vyādhiduṣkṛtanāśakṛt| tatra siddhāḥ purā devi lokapālā maharṣayaḥ

That god bestows both enjoyment and liberation, and destroys disease and evil deeds. There, in former time, O Goddess, the guardians of the world and great sages attained perfection.

Verse 194 (skanda.7.17.194)

सिद्धा विद्या धरा यक्षा गंधर्वा मुनयस्तथा। धनदोऽपि तथा भीष्मो ययातिर्गालवस्तथा

siddhā vidyā dharā yakṣā gaṁdharvā munayastathā| dhanado'pi tathā bhīṣmo yayātirgālavastathā

Siddhas, Vidyādharas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, sages, and likewise Kubera, Bhīṣma, Yayāti, and Gālava too.

Verse 195 (skanda.7.17.195)

सांबश्चैव तथा देवि परां सिद्धिमितो गताः। इदं रहस्यं देवेशि सूर्यमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

sāmbaścaiva tathā devi parāṁ siddhimito gatāḥ| idaṁ rahasyaṁ deveśi sūryamāhātmyamuttamam

Sāmba too, O Goddess, attained supreme perfection from this very place. This secret, O sovereign Goddess, is the supreme glory of the Sun.

Verse 196 (skanda.7.17.196)

न देयं दुष्टबुद्धीनां पापिनां च विशेषतः। न नास्तिकेऽश्रद्दधाने न क्रूरं वा कथंचन

na deyaṁ duṣṭabuddhīnāṁ pāpināṁ ca viśeṣataḥ| na nāstike'śraddadhāne na krūraṁ vā kathaṁcana

This should not be given to those of evil intent, and especially not to sinners; not to the unbeliever, not to the faithless, and never to any cruel person.

Verse 197 (skanda.7.17.197)

इमां कथामनुब्रूयात्तथा नाऽसूयके शिवे। इदं पुत्राय शिष्याय धर्मिणे न्यायवर्तिने

imāṁ kathāmanubrūyāttathā nā'sūyake śive| idaṁ putrāya śiṣyāya dharmiṇe nyāyavartine

One should not tell this account to the envious either, O auspicious one. This should be told to a son, a disciple, one who is righteous, one who follows justice.

Verse 198 (skanda.7.17.198)

कथनीयं महाब्रह्म सूर्यभक्ताय सुव्रते। अर्कस्थलस्य देवस्य माहात्म्यमिदमुत्तमम्

kathanīyaṁ mahābrahma sūryabhaktāya suvrate| arkasthalasya devasya māhātmyamidamuttamam

O virtuous one, this great brahman-secret should be told to a devotee of the Sun. This is the supreme glory of the god Arkasthala.

Verse 199 (skanda.7.17.199)

यः श्राद्धे श्रावयेद्देवि ब्राह्मणान्संशितव्रतान्। तस्यानंतं भवेद्देवि यद्दानं पुरुषस्य वै

yaḥ śrāddhe śrāvayeddevi brāhmaṇānsaṁśitavratān| tasyānaṁtaṁ bhaveddevi yaddānaṁ puruṣasya vai

Whoever recites this to firm-vowed brāhmaṇas during a memorial rite, O Goddess, whatever gift that man makes becomes boundless.

Verse 200 (skanda.7.17.200)

यत्रेदं कीर्त्त्यते पुण्यं संपदस्तत्र वै सदा। यातुधाना न हिंसंति तच्छ्राद्धं भयविह्वलाः

yatredaṁ kīrttyate puṇyaṁ saṁpadastatra vai sadā| yātudhānā na hiṁsaṁti tacchrāddhaṁ bhayavihvalāḥ

Wherever this meritorious tale is recited, prosperity ever abides there. The rākṣasas, overwhelmed by fear, do not harm that memorial rite.

Verse 201 (skanda.7.17.201)

पंक्तिपावनतां यांति येऽपि वै पंक्तिदूषकाः। सुतवाञ्जन्मवांश्च स्यात्सर्वकाममनोरमः

paṁktipāvanatāṁ yāṁti ye'pi vai paṁktidūṣakāḥ| sutavāñjanmavāṁśca syātsarvakāmamanoramaḥ

Even those who defile the sacred dining row attain purification of that row. A man becomes blessed with sons, of fulfilled birth, and delighted with every desire.

Verse 202 (skanda.7.17.202)

प्रवासिभिर्बंधुवर्गैः संयुज्येत सदा नरः। नष्टैः संयुज्यते चार्थैरपरैश्चापि चिंतितैः

pravāsibhirbaṁdhuvargaiḥ saṁyujyeta sadā naraḥ| naṣṭaiḥ saṁyujyate cārthairaparaiścāpi ciṁtitaiḥ

A man is ever reunited with kinsmen who have gone abroad. He is reunited with lost wealth, and with other longed-for things as well.

Verse 203 (skanda.7.17.203)

रक्ष्यते यागिनीभिश्च प्रियैश्च न वियुज्यते। उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा शृणुयाद्ब्राह्मणः सदा। सर्वान्कामांश्च लभते नात्र कार्या विचारणा

rakṣyate yāginībhiśca priyaiśca na viyujyate| upaspṛśya śucirbhūtvā śṛṇuyādbrāhmaṇaḥ sadā| sarvānkāmāṁśca labhate nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

He is protected by yoginīs and is never separated from those dear to him. A brāhmaṇa, having touched water and become pure, should always listen to this; he obtains every desire — no further deliberation need be made on this.

Verse 204 (skanda.7.17.204)

वैश्यः समृद्धिमतुलां क्षत्रियः पृथिवीपतिः। वणिजश्चापि वाणिज्यमखंडं शतसंख्यया। लभेयुः कीर्तनादस्याः सूर्योत्पत्तेर्वरानने

vaiśyaḥ samṛddhimatulāṁ kṣatriyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ| vaṇijaścāpi vāṇijyamakhaṇḍaṁ śatasaṁkhyayā| labheyuḥ kīrtanādasyāḥ sūryotpatterarānane

The vaiśya obtains incomparable prosperity, the kṣatriya becomes lord of the earth. The merchant too obtains unbroken trade a hundredfold, O fair-faced one, through the recitation of this account of the Sun's origin.

Verse 205 (skanda.7.17.205)

शूद्राश्चैवाभिलषितान्कामान्प्राप्स्यंति भामिनि। अपमृत्युभयं घोरं मृत्युतोऽपि महाभयम्

śūdrāścaivābhilaṣitānkāmānprāpsyaṁti bhāmini| apamṛtyubhayaṁ ghoraṁ mṛtyuto'pi mahābhayam

Śūdras too shall obtain their desired wishes, O radiant one. The dread fear of untimely death, a fear even greater than death itself—

Verse 206 (skanda.7.17.206)

नश्यते नात्र संदेहो राजद्वारकृतं च यत्। सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा सूर्यलोके महीयते

naśyate nātra saṁdeho rājadvārakṛtaṁ ca yat| sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sūryaloke mahīyate

is destroyed, without doubt, as is whatever trouble arises from dealings at the royal court. One whose self is enriched with every desire is glorified in the world of the Sun.

Verse 207 (skanda.7.17.207)

इत्येतत्कथितं देवि माहात्म्यं सूर्यदैवतम्। अर्कस्थलप्रसंगेन किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि

ityetatkathitaṁ devi māhātmyaṁ sūryadaivatam| arkasthalaprasaṁgena kimanyacchrotumicchasi

Thus, O Goddess, this glory of the Sun-deity has been told, in connection with Arkasthala. What else do you wish to hear?

Verse 208 (skanda.7.17.208)

स्थानं शाश्वतमोजसां गतिरपां दीपो दिशामक्षयः सिद्धेर्द्वारमपावभेदि जगतां साधारणं लोचनम्। हैमं पुष्करमंतरिक्षसरसो दीप्तं दिवः कुण्डलं कालोन्मानविभावनाक्षतलयं बिंबं रवेः पातु वः

sthānaṁ śāśvatamojasāṁ gatirapāṁ dīpo diśāmakṣayaḥ siddherdvāramapāvabhedi jagatāṁ sādhāraṇaṁ locanam| haimaṁ puṣkaramaṁtarikṣasaraso dīptaṁ divaḥ kuṇḍalaṁ kālonmānavibhāvanākṣatalayaṁ biṁbaṁ raveḥ pātu vaḥ

May that orb of the Sun protect you — the eternal abode of all luminous energies, the course of the waters, the imperishable lamp of the directions, the open door to perfection, the eye shared in common by all worlds, the golden lotus of the ocean of the sky, the blazing earring of heaven, the disc undiminished and unbroken through the measure and unfolding of time.