ग्रहाणां शृणु बीजानि रूपं च गदतो मम
Now hear from me the seed syllables and forms of the planets.
ॐकारा दीपिताः सर्वे नमस्कारांतयोजिताः
All are illuminated by the syllable Om and end with an expression of salutation.
होमकाले तु स्वाहांतं मंत्रं षट्कारसंयुतम्
At the time of offering, the mantra ends with 'svāhā' and is joined with six actions.
सोमाद्याः केतुपर्यंता ग्रहा ह्येवं प्रकीर्तिताः
The planets, beginning with Soma and ending with Ketu, are thus named.
सुमुखौ तु करौ कृत्वा श्लिष्टौ चैव प्रसारितौ
With both hands made beautiful, joined together and extended.
मंत्रोद्धारस्तवाख्यातो रहस्यो दुर्लभो नृप
The extraction of the mantra has been explained to you; it is secret and difficult to obtain, O king.
जपावर्णं महातेजं श्वेतपद्मोपरि स्थितम्
The syllable for recitation, of great brilliance, is situated upon a white lotus.
तथैकवक्त्रं द्विभुजं सोमपंकजकंधरम्
Likewise, with one face, two arms, and a neck adorned with a lunar lotus.
मार्तंडस्य इदं रूपं शुचिः स्नातो जितेंद्रियः
This is the form of the Sun; pure, having bathed, and with senses subdued.
सोऽचिराद्भवते लोके वित्तेन धनदोपमः
He soon becomes in the world equal in wealth to the god of riches.
हृदयं चोत्तमांगं च शिखा वै वक्त्रमेव च
The heart, the crown of the head, the topknot, and indeed the mouth.
वरदाऽभयहस्ताश्च ध्यातव्या साधकेन तु
The hands granting boons and fearlessness are to be meditated upon by the practitioner.
विशेषः कथितो ह्येष कामरूपः स्वभावतः
This special form has been described, which by nature assumes any desired shape.
श्वेतवर्णं स्मरेत्सोमं रक्तवर्णं कुजं स्मरेत्
One should remember Soma as white in color, and Kuja as red in hue.
शंखक्षीरनिभं श्वेतं काणं चांजनसंनिभम्
One should remember the white one as resembling conch or milk, and the dark one as like collyrium.
वामहस्तौ कटिन्यस्तौ दक्षिणौ चाभयप्रदौ
The two left hands are placed at the waist, and the two right hands grant fearlessness.
इति भानुं ग्रहैः सार्धं ये ध्यायंति नृपोत्तम
Thus, O best of kings, those who meditate upon the Sun together with the planets—
तवाख्यातमिदं वक्त्रं ग्रहाणां भीष्म कृत्स्नशः
This account of the planets has been fully described to you, O Bhīṣma.
अनेन विधिना भीष्म सदा देवं दिवाकरम्
By this method, O Bhīṣma, one should always worship the god Sūrya.
इत्थं पूजयमानस्तु सर्वदेवं दिवाकरम्
Thus worshipping the Sun, who is all the gods, in this way—
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराणे ब्राह्मे पर्वणि सप्तमीकल्पे सौरधर्मेषु सूर्यपूजामाहात्म्यवर्णन्ं नाम षडुत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the two hundred and sixth chapter, named 'The Greatness of Sun Worship among the Sauradharmas in the Seventh Kalpa,' in the Sauradharma section of the Brāhma Parvan of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.
आदित्यपूजाविधिवर्णनम् पूजयंति सदा ह्येनं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and others always worship him in this manner.
व्यास उवाच एवमेतन्न संदेहो यथा वदसि भारत
Vyāsa said: It is indeed so, without doubt, just as you have spoken, O Bhārata.
नास्ति सूर्यसमं ब्रह्म नास्ति सूर्यसमं हुतम्
There is no Brahman equal to the Sun; there is no offering equal to the Sun.
नास्ति सूर्यादृते कामो नास्ति सूर्यादृते पदम्
There is no desire without the Sun; there is no goal without the Sun.
नास्ति सूर्यसमा माता नास्ति सूर्यसमो गुरुः
There is no mother equal to the Sun; there is no teacher equal to the Sun.
तमेकं दैवतं विद्यान्नैवाप्यर्कपरायणम्
Know that one god alone, who is devoted to the Sun, as supreme.
तमर्चंतः स्तुवंतश्च प्राप्नुवंति परां गतिम्
Those who worship and praise him attain the highest state.
राजा चोरा ग्रहाः सर्पा दारिद्र्यं दुःखसंपदः
Kings, thieves, planets, serpents, poverty, and misfortune—
स पूज्यः स नमस्कार्यः स हि ध्यातव्य एव च
He is to be worshipped, he is to be saluted, and he is indeed to be meditated upon.