इदमथर्वशीर्षं योऽधीते स पञ्चाथर्वशीर्षजपफलमाप्नोति। इदमथर्वशीर्षमज्ञात्वा योऽर्चां स्थापयति—शतलक्षं प्रजप्त्वापि सोऽर्चासिद्धिं न विन्दति। शतमष्टोत्तरं चास्य पुरश्चर्याविधिः स्मृतः। दशवारं पठेद् यस्तु सद्यः पापैः प्रमुच्यते। महादुर्गाणि तरति महादेव्याः प्रसादतः ॥ २६ ॥
idamatharvaśīrṣaṁ yō’dhītē sa pañcātharvaśīrṣajapaphalamāpnōti | idamatharvaśīrṣamajñātvā yō’rcāṁ sthāpayati—śatalakṣaṁ prajaptvāpi sō’rcāsiddhiṁ na vindati | śatamaṣṭōttaraṁ cāsya puraścaryāvidhiḥ smṛtaḥ | daśavāraṁ paṭhēd yastu sadyaḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyatē | mahādurgāṇi tarati mahādēvyāḥ prasādataḥ || 26 ||
Translation
Whoever studies this Atharvaśīrṣa gains the fruit of reciting the five Atharvaśīrṣas. Whoever sets up an image for worship without knowing this Atharvaśīrṣa does not attain the perfection of worship, even after a hundred lakh recitations. A hundred and eight recitations are laid down as its preparatory practice. Whoever recites it ten times is freed at once from sin, and crosses great difficulties by the grace of the great Goddess.
Word by word
- idam atharvaśīrṣam
- this Atharvaśīrṣa
- yaḥ adhītē
- whoever studies
- saḥ
- he
- pañcātharvaśīrṣajapaphalam
- the fruit of reciting the five Atharvaśīrṣas
- āpnōti
- gains
- ajñātvā
- without knowing
- arcām sthāpayati
- sets up an image for worship
- śatalakṣam prajaptvā api
- even after a hundred lakh recitations
- arcāsiddhim
- the perfection of worship
- na vindati
- does not attain
- śatam aṣṭōttaram
- a hundred and eight
- asya puraścaryāvidhiḥ
- its preparatory practice
- smṛtaḥ
- is laid down
- daśavāram
- ten times
- paṭhēt
- recites
- sadyaḥ
- at once
- pāpaiḥ pramucyatē
- is freed from sins
- mahādurgāṇi tarati
- crosses great difficulties
- mahādēvyāḥ prasādataḥ
- by the grace of the great Goddess
Meaning
The fruits of the Upaniṣad begin here. Its study is worth that of the five Atharvaśīrṣas of the gods; it is required for the proper consecration of an image of the Goddess; and its practice begins with a hundred and eight recitations.