पापबुद्धिं परित्यज्य ब्रह्मचर्येण धीमता
Abandoning sinful intent, the wise one should observe celibacy.
शाकाहारेण मुन्यन्नैः कृष्णार्चनपरो नरः 2.4.32.
Living on vegetables and ascetic food, devoted to worshipping Kṛṣṇa, a man should act thus.
एवं सम्यक्समाप्यं स्याद्यथोक्तं फलमाप्नुयात्
Thus, having completed it properly, he attains the result as stated.
मद्यपो यः पिबेन्मद्यं जन्मनो मरणांऽतिकम्
He who drinks liquor, from birth until death,
स्त्रीभिर्वा भर्तृवाक्येन कर्तव्यं धर्मवर्धनम्
Women too, by their husband’s command, should perform this, which increases righteousness.
अयोध्यायां पुरा कश्चिदतिथिर्नाम वै नृपः भुक्त्वेह निखिलान्भोगानंते विष्णुपुरं ययौ
Once, in Ayodhyā, there was a king named Atithi; having enjoyed all pleasures here, he went at the end to Viṣṇu’s city.
इत्थं कुर्याद्व्रतं नित्यं पञ्चकं भीष्मसंज्ञितम् पयोमूलफलाऽऽहारैर्हविष्यैर्व्रततत्परः
Thus, one should always observe the vow called Bhishma Panchaka, devoted to the vow, subsisting on milk, roots, fruits, or havisya food.
पौर्णमासीदिने प्राप्ते पूजां कृत्वा तु पूर्ववत्
When the full moon day arrives, one should perform worship as before.
यद्भीष्मपञ्चकमिति प्रथितं पृथिव्यामेकादशीप्रभृति पंचदशीनिरुद्धम्
That which is renowned on earth as Bhishma Panchaka begins with Ekadashi and is completed on the fifteenth day.
मुक्तिदं तत्त्वबुद्धीनां शृणुष्व सुरसत्तम
O best of the gods, listen to the means of liberation for those who possess true understanding.
तावद्गर्जति सेनानीर्गंगा भागीरथी क्षितौ
So long does the commander of the army, Ganga Bhagirathi, roar upon the earth.
तावद्गर्जंति तीर्थानि आसमुद्रसरांसि वै
So long do the holy places and all the lakes up to the ocean resound.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च
A thousand horse sacrifices and hundreds of Rajasuya sacrifices,
दुर्लभं चैव दुष्प्राप्यं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
That which is rare and difficult to attain in the three worlds, among all beings moving and unmoving,
ऐश्वर्यं संततिं ज्ञानं राज्यं च सुखसंपदः
Sovereignty, progeny, knowledge, kingdom, and happiness with prosperity—
मेरुमंदरतुल्यानि पापान्युपार्जितानि च
Sins accumulated as great as Mount Meru and Mandara,
उपवासं प्रबोधिन्यां यः करोति स्वभावतः
Whoever naturally observes the fast on Prabodhini,
पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु पापं यत्समुपार्जितम्
The sin accumulated over thousands of previous births,
शृणु षण्मुख वक्ष्यामि जागरस्य च लक्षणम् 2.4.33.
Listen, O six-faced one, I will describe the characteristics of the night vigil.
फलमर्घ्यं च श्रद्धा च दानमिंद्रियसंयमम्
Offering of fruits, arghya, faith, charity, and restraint of the senses—
साश्चर्यं चैव प्रोत्साहमालस्यादिविवर्जितम्
Along with wonder and enthusiasm, free from laziness and the like,
नीराजनसमायुक्तमनिर्विण्णेन चेतसा
With a mind engaged in waving lights and not dejected,
एतैर्गुणैः समायुक्तं कुर्याज्जागरणं विभोः
One should perform the night vigil for the Lord, endowed with these qualities.
य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
Whoever does thus with devotion, free from miserliness regarding wealth,
पुरुषसूक्तेन यो नित्यं कार्तिकेऽथार्चयेद्धरिम्
Whoever always worships Hari in the month of Kārtika with the Purusha Sūkta,
यथोक्तेन विधानेन पंचरात्रोदितेन वै
According to the prescribed method as stated in the Pañcarātra,
नमो नारायणायेति कार्तिके योर्चयेद्धरिम्
Or worships Hari in Kārtika with the words 'Salutations to Nārāyaṇa',
हरेर्नामसहस्रं च गजराजस्य मोक्षणम् 2.4.33.
Recites the thousand names of Hari and the deliverance of the king of elephants,
युगकोटिसहस्राणि मन्वंतरशतानि च
For thousands of crores of yugas and hundreds of manvantaras,
कुले तस्य च ये जाताः शतशोथ सहस्रशः
All those born in his lineage, by the hundreds and thousands,