Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 11
KuP 2 11.1
ईश्वर उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि योगं परमदुर्लभम् । येनात्मानं प्रपश्यन्ति भानुमन्तमिवेश्वरम्
īśvara uvāca ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi yogaṃ paramadurlabham / yenātmānaṃ prapaśyanti bhānumantamiveśvaram
The Lord said: Next I shall declare the yoga that is most hard to attain, by which they behold the Self, the Lord, as though shining like the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.2
योगाग्निर्दहति क्षिप्रमशेषं पापपञ्जरम् । प्रसन्नं जायते ज्ञानं साक्षान्निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्
yogāgnirdahati kṣipramaśeṣaṃ pāpapañjaram / prasannaṃ jāyate jñānaṃ sākṣānnirvāṇasiddhidam
The fire of yoga swiftly burns up the whole cage of sin; then there arises clear knowledge, which directly bestows the attainment of nirvāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.3
योगात्संजायते ज्ञानं ज्ञानाद् योगः प्रवर्तते । योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य प्रसीदति महेश्वरः
yogātsaṃjāyate jñānaṃ jñānād yogaḥ pravartate / yogajñānābhiyuktasya prasīdati maheśvaraḥ
From yoga knowledge is born; from knowledge yoga proceeds; toward one devoted to yoga and knowledge Maheśvara is gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.4
एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं नित्यमेव वा । ये युञ्जन्तीह मद्योगं ते विज्ञेया महेश्वराः
ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ nityameva vā / ye yuñjantīha madyogaṃ te vijñeyā maheśvarāḥ
Those who here practice my yoga at one time (of day), or two times, or three times, or indeed always — they are to be known as Maheśvaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.5
योगस्तु द्विविधो ज्ञेयो ह्यभावः प्रथमो मतः । अपरस्तु महायोगः सर्वयोगोत्तमोत्तमः
yogastu dvividho jñeyo hyabhāvaḥ prathamo mataḥ / aparastu mahāyogaḥ sarvayogottamottamaḥ
Yoga is to be known as twofold: the first is held to be (the yoga of) non-being; the other is the great yoga, best of the best of all yogas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.6
शून्यं सर्वनिराभासं स्वरूपं यत्र चिन्त्यते । अभावयोगः स प्रोक्तो येनात्मानं प्रपश्यति
śūnyaṃ sarvanirābhāsaṃ svarūpaṃ yatra cintyate / abhāvayogaḥ sa prokto yenātmānaṃ prapaśyati
That in which one's own true nature is contemplated as void, wholly without appearance — that is called the yoga of non-being, by which one beholds the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.7
यत्र पश्यति चात्मानं नित्यानन्दं निरञ्जनम् । मयैक्यं स महायोगो भाषितः परमेश्वरः
yatra paśyati cātmānaṃ nityānandaṃ nirañjanam / mayaikyaṃ sa mahāyogo bhāṣitaḥ parameśvaraḥ
That in which one beholds the Self as eternal bliss, stainless, one with me — that, O supreme Lord, is declared the great yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.8
ये चान्ये योगिनां योगाः श्रूयन्ते ग्रन्थविस्तरे । सर्वे ते ब्रह्मयोगस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
ye cānye yogināṃ yogāḥ śrūyante granthavistare / sarve te brahmayogasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm
And whatever other yogas of yogins are heard of in the extent of the treatises, all of them are not worth a sixteenth part of the yoga of brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.9
यत्र साक्षात् प्रपश्यन्ति विमुक्ता विश्वमीश्वरम् । सर्वेषामेव योगानां स योगः परमो मतः
yatra sākṣāt prapaśyanti vimuktā viśvamīśvaram / sarveṣāmeva yogānāṃ sa yogaḥ paramo mataḥ
That in which the liberated behold directly the Lord as the All — that yoga is held to be the highest of all yogas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.10
सहस्रशो ऽथ शतशो ये चेश्वरबहिष्कृताः । न ते पश्यन्ति मामेकं योगिनो यतमानसाः
sahasraśo 'tha śataśo ye ceśvarabahiṣkṛtāḥ / na te paśyanti māmekaṃ yogino yatamānasāḥ
Those by thousands and by hundreds who are excluded from the Lord — those yogins, though they strive with their minds, do not see me, the One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.11
प्राणायामस्तथा ध्यानं प्रत्याहारो ऽथ धारणा । समाधिश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठा यमो नियम आसनम्
prāṇāyāmastathā dhyānaṃ pratyāhāro 'tha dhāraṇā / samādhiśca muniśreṣṭhā yamo niyama āsanam
Breath control, and meditation, withdrawal (of the senses), then concentration, and absorption, O best of sages, restraint, observance, posture —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.12
मय्येकचित्ततायोगो वृत्त्यन्तरनिरोधतः । तत्साधनान्यष्टधा तु युष्माकं कथितानि तु
mayyekacittatāyogo vṛttyantaranirodhataḥ / tatsādhanānyaṣṭadhā tu yuṣmākaṃ kathitāni tu
Yoga is single-mindedness upon me, through the suppression of other mental activity; and its eightfold means have now been told to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.13
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहौ । यमाः संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ताश्चित्तशुद्धिप्रदा नृणाम्
ahiṃsā satyamasteyaṃ brahmacaryāparigrahau / yamāḥ saṃkṣepataḥ proktāścittaśuddhipradā nṛṇām
Non-injury, truth, non-stealing, chastity and non-possession — these are declared, in brief, the restraints, which bestow purity of mind on men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.14
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा । अक्लेशजननं प्रोक्तं त्वहिंसा परमर्षिभिः
karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvabhūteṣu sarvadā / akleśajananaṃ proktaṃ tvahiṃsā paramarṣibhiḥ
Non-injury has been declared by the great seers to be the not producing of pain, by act, by mind, by speech, toward all beings at all times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.15
अहिंसायाः परो धर्मो नास्त्यहिंसा परं सुखम् । विधिना या भवेद्धिंसा त्वहिंसैव प्रकीर्तिता
ahiṃsāyāḥ paro dharmo nāstyahiṃsā paraṃ sukham / vidhinā yā bhaveddhiṃsā tvahiṃsaiva prakīrtitā
There is no dharma higher than non-injury, no happiness higher than non-injury; and that injury which occurs according to (scriptural) injunction is proclaimed to be non-injury itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.16
सत्येन सर्वमाप्नोति सत्ये सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । यथार्थकथनाचारः सत्यं प्रोक्तं द्विजातिभिः
satyena sarvamāpnoti satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / yathārthakathanācāraḥ satyaṃ proktaṃ dvijātibhiḥ
By truth one attains everything; in truth everything is established. The twice-born have declared truth to be the practice of speaking in accordance with what is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.17
परद्रव्यापहरणं चौर्याद् वाथ बलेन वा । स्तेयं तस्यानाचरणादस्तेयं धर्मसाधनम्
paradravyāpaharaṇaṃ cauryād vātha balena vā / steyaṃ tasyānācaraṇādasteyaṃ dharmasādhanam
The taking away of another's property, whether by theft or by force, is stealing; from not doing that (comes) non-stealing, a means of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.18
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा । सर्वत्र मैथुनत्यागं ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रचक्षते
karmaṇā manasā vācā sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā / sarvatra maithunatyāgaṃ brahmacaryaṃ pracakṣate
The abandonment of sexual intercourse in deed, in mind, and in speech, in all conditions, at all times, and everywhere—that they call chastity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.19
द्रव्याणामप्यनादानमापद्यपि यथेच्छया । अपरिग्रह इत्याहुस्तं प्रयत्नेन पालयेत्
dravyāṇāmapyanādānamāpadyapi yathecchayā / aparigraha ityāhustaṃ prayatnena pālayet
The not taking of goods at will, even in a time of distress—that they call non-acquisition; one should guard it with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.20
तपः स्वाध्यायसंतोषाः शौचमीश्वरपूजनम् । समासान्नियमाः प्रोक्ता योगसिद्धिप्रदायिनः
tapaḥ svādhyāyasaṃtoṣāḥ śaucamīśvarapūjanam / samāsānniyamāḥ proktā yogasiddhipradāyinaḥ
Austerity, private recitation of scripture, contentment, purity, and worship of the Lord—these are declared in brief to be the observances (niyamas), granters of success in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.21
उपवासपराकादिकृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणादिभिः । शरीरशोषणं प्राहुस्तापसास्तप उत्तमम्
upavāsaparākādikṛcchracāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ / śarīraśoṣaṇaṃ prāhustāpasāstapa uttamam
The ascetics call the drying up of the body by fasting, the parāka and other penances, the cāndrāyaṇa and the rest, the highest austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.22
वेदान्तशतरुद्रीयप्रणवादिजपं बुधाः । सत्त्वशुद्धिकरं पुंसां स्वाध्यायं परिचक्षते
vedāntaśatarudrīyapraṇavādijapaṃ budhāḥ / sattvaśuddhikaraṃ puṃsāṃ svādhyāyaṃ paricakṣate
The wise declare the recitation of the Vedānta (texts), the Śatarudrīya, the praṇava and so forth, which brings about purity of being (sattva) for men, to be svādhyāya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.23
स्वाध्यायस्य त्रयो भेदा वाचिकोपांशुमानसाः । उत्तरोत्तरवैशिष्ट्यं प्राहुर्वेदार्थवेदिनः
svādhyāyasya trayo bhedā vācikopāṃśumānasāḥ / uttarottaravaiśiṣṭyaṃ prāhurvedārthavedinaḥ
Svādhyāya has three divisions: spoken, muttered, and mental; those who know the meaning of the Veda declare each successive one to be superior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.24
यः शब्दबोधजननः परेषां शृण्वतां स्फुटम् । स्वाध्यायो वाचिकः प्रोक्त उपांशोरथ लक्षणम्
yaḥ śabdabodhajananaḥ pareṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ sphuṭam / svādhyāyo vācikaḥ prokta upāṃśoratha lakṣaṇam
That which produces a clear apprehension of the sound for others who are listening is called spoken svādhyāya; now the mark of the muttered (kind):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.25
ओष्ठयोः स्पन्दमात्रेण परस्याशब्दबोधकः । उपांशुरेष निर्दिष्टः साहस्रो वाचिकाज्जपः
oṣṭhayoḥ spandamātreṇa parasyāśabdabodhakaḥ / upāṃśureṣa nirdiṣṭaḥ sāhasro vācikājjapaḥ
By a mere quivering of the lips, not conveying sound to another—this is designated the muttered (japa); (it is) a thousandfold (in merit) compared with spoken recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.26
यत्पदाक्षरसङ्गत्या परिस्पन्दनवर्जितम् । चिन्तनं सर्वशब्दानां मानसं तं जपं विदुः
yatpadākṣarasaṅgatyā parispandanavarjitam / cintanaṃ sarvaśabdānāṃ mānasaṃ taṃ japaṃ viduḥ
That thinking of all the words, joining word and syllable together, free of any movement (of the lips)—that they know as mental japa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.27
यदृच्छालाभतो नित्यमलं पुंसो भवेदिति । या धीस्तामृषयः प्राहुः संतोषं सुखलक्षणम्
yadṛcchālābhato nityamalaṃ puṃso bhavediti / yā dhīstāmṛṣayaḥ prāhuḥ saṃtoṣaṃ sukhalakṣaṇam
The thought "let there always be enough for a man from whatever comes by chance"—that the seers call contentment, whose mark is happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.28
बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं शौचं द्विधा प्रोक्तं द्विजोत्तमाः । मृज्जलाभ्यां स्मृतं बाह्यं मनःशुद्धिरथान्तरम्
bāhyamābhyantaraṃ śaucaṃ dvidhā proktaṃ dvijottamāḥ / mṛjjalābhyāṃ smṛtaṃ bāhyaṃ manaḥśuddhirathāntaram
Purity is declared to be of two kinds, outer and inner, O best of twice-born: the outer is held to be by earth and water, and the inner is purity of mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.29
स्तुतिस्मरणपूजाभिर्वाङ्मनःकायकर्मभिः । सुनिश्चला शिवे भक्तिरेतदीश्वरपूजनम्
stutismaraṇapūjābhirvāṅmanaḥkāyakarmabhiḥ / suniścalā śive bhaktiretadīśvarapūjanam
Utterly steady devotion to Śiva, through praise, remembrance, and worship, by the acts of speech, mind, and body—this is worship of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.30
यमाः सनियमाः प्रोक्ताः प्राणायामं निबोधत । प्राणः स्वदेहजो वायुरायामस्तन्निरोधनम्
yamāḥ saniyamāḥ proktāḥ prāṇāyāmaṃ nibodhata / prāṇaḥ svadehajo vāyurāyāmastannirodhanam
The restraints together with the observances have been declared; now learn of breath-control. Prāṇa is the air arising in one's own body; āyāma is the restraining of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.31
उत्तमाधममध्यत्वात् त्रिधायं प्रतिपादितः । स एव द्विविधः प्रोक्तः सगर्भो ऽगर्भ एव च
uttamādhamamadhyatvāt tridhāyaṃ pratipāditaḥ / sa eva dvividhaḥ proktaḥ sagarbho 'garbha eva ca
This is set forth as threefold, according to its being highest, lowest, or middling; and that same is declared to be of two kinds, with-seed (sagarbha) and without-seed (agarbha).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.32
मात्राद्वादशको मन्दश्चतुर्विंशतिमात्रिकः । मध्यमः प्राणसंरोधः षट्त्रिंशन्मात्रिकोत्तमः
mātrādvādaśako mandaścaturviṃśatimātrikaḥ / madhyamaḥ prāṇasaṃrodhaḥ ṣaṭtriṃśanmātrikottamaḥ
Restraint of the breath of twelve measures is slow, of twenty-four measures is middling, and of thirty-six measures is highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.33
प्रस्वेदकम्पनोत्थानजनकत्वं यथाक्रमम् । मन्दमध्यममुख्यानामानन्दादुत्तमोत्तमः
prasvedakampanotthānajanakatvaṃ yathākramam / mandamadhyamamukhyānāmānandāduttamottamaḥ
They produce, respectively, sweating, trembling, and rising up—(these are the marks) of the slow, the middling, and the foremost; from bliss the highest is the very best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 11.34
सगर्भमाहुः सजपमगर्भं विजपं बुधाः । एतद् वै योगिनामुक्तं प्राणायामस्य लक्षणम्
sagarbhamāhuḥ sajapamagarbhaṃ vijapaṃ budhāḥ / etad vai yogināmuktaṃ prāṇāyāmasya lakṣaṇam
The wise call that with recitation sagarbha, and that without recitation agarbha; this indeed is stated to be the definition of breath-control for yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.35
सव्याहृतिं सप्रणवां गायत्रीं शिरसा सह । त्रिर्जपेदायतप्राणः प्राणायामः स उच्यते
savyāhṛtiṃ sapraṇavāṃ gāyatrīṃ śirasā saha / trirjapedāyataprāṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate
One should recite three times, with prolonged breath, the Gāyatrī together with the vyāhṛtis, the praṇava, and the śiras (head-formula); that is called a prāṇāyāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.36
रेचकः पूरकश्चैव प्राणायामो ऽथ कुम्भकः । प्रोच्यते सर्वशास्त्रेषु योगिभिर्यतमानसैः
recakaḥ pūrakaścaiva prāṇāyāmo 'tha kumbhakaḥ / procyate sarvaśāstreṣu yogibhiryatamānasaiḥ
Breath-control is spoken of in all the treatises by yogins of controlled minds as exhalation (recaka), inhalation (pūraka), and retention (kumbhaka).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.37
रेचको ऽजस्त्रनिश्वासात् पूरकस्तन्निरोधतः । साम्येन संस्थितिर्या सा कुम्भकः परिगीयते
recako 'jastraniśvāsāt pūrakastannirodhataḥ / sāmyena saṃsthitiryā sā kumbhakaḥ parigīyate
The exhalation (recaka) consists in continuous breathing out, the filling (pūraka) in holding it back; and that abiding in equilibrium is celebrated as the retention (kumbhaka).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.38
इन्द्रियाणां विचरतां विषयेषु स्वभावतः । निग्रहः प्रोच्यते सद्भिः प्रत्याहारस्तु सत्तमाः
indriyāṇāṃ vicaratāṃ viṣayeṣu svabhāvataḥ / nigrahaḥ procyate sadbhiḥ pratyāhārastu sattamāḥ
The restraint of the senses as they naturally roam among the objects is declared by the good to be withdrawal (pratyāhāra), O best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.39
हृत्पुण्डरीके नाभ्यां वा मूर्ध्नि पर्वतमस्तके । एवमादिषु देशेषु धारणा चित्तबन्धनम्
hṛtpuṇḍarīke nābhyāṃ vā mūrdhni parvatamastake / evamādiṣu deśeṣu dhāraṇā cittabandhanam
In the lotus of the heart, or in the navel, in the head, on a mountain top — in such places as these, the binding of the mind is concentration (dhāraṇā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.40
देशावस्थितिमालम्ब्य बुद्धेर्या वृत्तिसंततिः । वृत्त्यन्तरैरसंसृष्टा तद्ध्यानं सूरयो विदुः
deśāvasthitimālambya buddheryā vṛttisaṃtatiḥ / vṛttyantarairasaṃsṛṣṭā taddhyānaṃ sūrayo viduḥ
That unbroken series of mental activity of the intellect which, resting upon the fixed position in a place, is unmingled with other activities — the wise know that as meditation (dhyāna).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.41
एकाकारः समाधिः स्याद् देशालम्बनवर्जितः । प्रत्ययो ह्यर्थमात्रेण योगसाधनमुत्तमम्
ekākāraḥ samādhiḥ syād deśālambanavarjitaḥ / pratyayo hyarthamātreṇa yogasādhanamuttamam
Absorption (samādhi) would be of a single form, free from any place as its support; for the cognition is of the object alone — this is the highest means of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.42
धारणा द्वादशायामा ध्यानं द्वादशधारणाः । ध्यानं द्वादशकं यावत् समाधिरभिधीयते
dhāraṇā dvādaśāyāmā dhyānaṃ dvādaśadhāraṇāḥ / dhyānaṃ dvādaśakaṃ yāvat samādhirabhidhīyate
Concentration lasts twelve (units of time); meditation is twelve concentrations; and up to twelve meditations is called absorption.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.43
आसनं स्वस्तिकं प्रोक्तं पद्ममर्धासनं तथा । साधनानां च सर्वेषामेतत्साधनमुत्तमम्
āsanaṃ svastikaṃ proktaṃ padmamardhāsanaṃ tathā / sādhanānāṃ ca sarveṣāmetatsādhanamuttamam
The svastika posture is taught, and the lotus, and likewise the half-posture; and of all the means this is the best means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.44
ऊर्वोरुपरि विप्रेन्द्राः कृत्वा पादतले उभे । समासीतात्मनः पद्ममेतदासनमुत्तमम्
ūrvorupari viprendrāḥ kṛtvā pādatale ubhe / samāsītātmanaḥ padmametadāsanamuttamam
Placing both soles of the feet upon the thighs, O foremost of brahmins, one should sit erect: this is the lotus (posture), the best of seats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.45
एकं पादमथैकस्मिन् विन्यस्योरुणि सत्तमाः । आसीतार्धासनमिदं योगसाधनमुत्तमम्
ekaṃ pādamathaikasmin vinyasyoruṇi sattamāḥ / āsītārdhāsanamidaṃ yogasādhanamuttamam
And placing one foot upon the one thigh, O best of men, one should sit: this is the half-posture, the best means of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.46
उभे कृत्वा पादतले जानूर्वोरन्तरेण हि । समासीतात्मनः प्रोक्तमासनं स्वस्तिकं परम्
ubhe kṛtvā pādatale jānūrvorantareṇa hi / samāsītātmanaḥ proktamāsanaṃ svastikaṃ param
Putting both soles of the feet between the knees and the thighs, one should sit erect: this is declared to be the supreme svastika posture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.47
अदेशकाले योगस्य दर्शनं हि न विद्यते । अग्न्यभ्यासे जले वापि शुष्कपर्णचये तथा
adeśakāle yogasya darśanaṃ hi na vidyate / agnyabhyāse jale vāpi śuṣkaparṇacaye tathā
For in a wrong place or time no vision of yoga occurs: near a fire, or in water, or on a heap of dry leaves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.48
जन्तुव्याप्ते श्मशाने च जीर्णगोष्ठे चतुष्पथे । सशब्दे सभये वापि चैत्यवल्मीकसंचये
jantuvyāpte śmaśāne ca jīrṇagoṣṭhe catuṣpathe / saśabde sabhaye vāpi caityavalmīkasaṃcaye
in a place overrun with creatures, in a cremation ground, in a decayed cowshed, at a crossroads, in a noisy or a fearful place, or where there are shrines and heaps of ant-hills,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.49
अशुभे दुर्जनाक्रान्ते मशकादिसमन्विते । नाचरेद् देहबाधे वा दौर्मनस्यादिसंभवे
aśubhe durjanākrānte maśakādisamanvite / nācared dehabādhe vā daurmanasyādisaṃbhave
in an inauspicious place, one infested by evil men, one full of mosquitoes and the like — one should not practise (yoga); nor when the body is afflicted, or when depression and the like arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.50
सुगुप्ते सुशुभे देशे गुहायां पर्वतस्य तु । नद्यास्तीरे पुण्यदेशे देवतायतने तथा
sugupte suśubhe deśe guhāyāṃ parvatasya tu / nadyāstīre puṇyadeśe devatāyatane tathā
In a well-hidden, very auspicious place, in a mountain cave, on a river bank, in a holy place, or likewise in a temple of a deity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.51
गृहे वा सुशुभे रम्ये विजने जन्तुवर्जिते । युञ्जीत योगी सततमात्मानं मत्परायणः
gṛhe vā suśubhe ramye vijane jantuvarjite / yuñjīta yogī satatamātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ
or in a very fine, pleasant house, empty and free of creatures, the yogin, devoted to me, should constantly yoke himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.52
नमस्कृत्य तु योगीन्द्रान् सशिष्यांश्च विनायकम् । गुरुं चैवाथ मां योगी युञ्जीत सुसमाहितः
namaskṛtya tu yogīndrān saśiṣyāṃśca vināyakam / guruṃ caivātha māṃ yogī yuñjīta susamāhitaḥ
Having bowed to the lords of yogins together with their disciples, and to Vināyaka, and to his teacher, and then to me, the yogin, well composed, should practise yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.53
आसनं स्वस्तिकं बद्ध्वा पद्ममर्धमथापि वा । नासिकाग्रे समां दृष्टिमीषदुन्मीलितेक्षणः
āsanaṃ svastikaṃ baddhvā padmamardhamathāpi vā / nāsikāgre samāṃ dṛṣṭimīṣadunmīlitekṣaṇaḥ
Having bound the svastika posture, or else the lotus or the half (lotus), with his eyes slightly opened, (fixing) his gaze level upon the tip of the nose,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.54
कृत्वाथ निर्भयः शान्तस्त्यक्त्वा मायामयं जगत् । स्वात्मन्यवस्थितं देवं चिन्तयेत् परमेश्वरम्
kṛtvātha nirbhayaḥ śāntastyaktvā māyāmayaṃ jagat / svātmanyavasthitaṃ devaṃ cintayet parameśvaram
then, being fearless and calm, having abandoned the world that is made of illusion, he should contemplate the god, the Supreme Lord, abiding in his own self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.55
शिखाग्रे द्वादशाङ्गुल्ये कल्पयित्वाथ पङ्कजम् । धर्मकन्दसमुद्भूतं ज्ञाननालं सुशोभनम्
śikhāgre dvādaśāṅgulye kalpayitvātha paṅkajam / dharmakandasamudbhūtaṃ jñānanālaṃ suśobhanam
Twelve fingers above the crown-tuft, having imagined a lotus, arisen from the bulb that is dharma, its stalk knowledge, most beautiful,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.56
ऐश्वर्याष्टदलं श्वेतं परं वैराग्यकर्णिकम् । चिन्तयेत् परमं कोशं कर्णिकायां हिरण्मयम्
aiśvaryāṣṭadalaṃ śvetaṃ paraṃ vairāgyakarṇikam / cintayet paramaṃ kośaṃ karṇikāyāṃ hiraṇmayam
with the eight petals that are the (eight) sovereign powers, white, its pericarp supreme dispassion — he should contemplate in the pericarp the supreme golden sheath,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.57
सर्वशक्तिमयं साक्षाद् यं प्राहुर्दिव्यमव्ययम् । ओङ्कारवाच्यमव्यक्तं रश्मिजालसमाकुलम्
sarvaśaktimayaṃ sākṣād yaṃ prāhurdivyamavyayam / oṅkāravācyamavyaktaṃ raśmijālasamākulam
(That kośa) which they call the very embodiment of all power, divine, imperishable, expressed by the syllable Oṃ, unmanifest, thick with a web of rays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.58
चिन्तयेत् तत्र विमलं परं ज्योतिर्यदक्षरम् । तस्मिन् ज्योतिषि विन्यस्यस्वात्मानं तदभेदतः
cintayet tatra vimalaṃ paraṃ jyotiryadakṣaram / tasmin jyotiṣi vinyasyasvātmānaṃ tadabhedataḥ
There he should contemplate the stainless, supreme light that is imperishable; and, placing his own self in that light, (should meditate) on it as non-different (from himself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.59
ध्यायीताकाशमध्यस्थमीशं परमकारणम् । तदात्मा सर्वगो भूत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्
dhyāyītākāśamadhyasthamīśaṃ paramakāraṇam / tadātmā sarvago bhūtvā na kiñcidapi cintayet
He should meditate on the Lord, the supreme cause, who stands in the middle of that space; and, having become one whose self is That and all-pervading, he should think of nothing at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.60
एतद् गुह्यतमं ध्यानं ध्यानान्तरमथोच्यते । चिन्तयित्वा तु पूर्वोक्तं हृदये पद्ममुत्तमम्
etad guhyatamaṃ dhyānaṃ dhyānāntaramathocyate / cintayitvā tu pūrvoktaṃ hṛdaye padmamuttamam
This is the most secret meditation; now another meditation is told. Having contemplated, as said before, the excellent lotus in the heart,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.61
आत्मानमथ कर्तारं तत्रानलसमत्विषम् । मध्ये वह्निशिखाकारं पुरुषं पञ्चविंशकम्
ātmānamatha kartāraṃ tatrānalasamatviṣam / madhye vahniśikhākāraṃ puruṣaṃ pañcaviṃśakam
(he should contemplate) there the self as the agent, of a radiance like fire, in the middle the Person, the twenty-fifth, having the form of a flame of fire;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.62
चिन्तयेत् परमात्मानं तन्मध्ये गगनं परम् । ओङ्करबोधितं तत्त्वं शाश्वतं शिवमच्युतम्
cintayet paramātmānaṃ tanmadhye gaganaṃ param / oṅkarabodhitaṃ tattvaṃ śāśvataṃ śivamacyutam
he should contemplate the supreme Self, and in the middle of that the supreme sky — the reality made known by the syllable Oṃ, eternal, benign, unfailing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.63
अव्यक्तं प्रकृतौ लीनं परं ज्योतिरनुत्तमम् । तदन्तः परमं तत्त्वमात्माधारं निरञ्जनम्
avyaktaṃ prakṛtau līnaṃ paraṃ jyotiranuttamam / tadantaḥ paramaṃ tattvamātmādhāraṃ nirañjanam
unmanifest, merged in prakṛti, the supreme unsurpassed light; and within that the highest reality, the support of the self, spotless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.64
ध्यायीत तन्मयो नित्यमेकरूपं महेश्वरम् । विशोध्य सर्वतत्त्वानि प्रणवेनाथवा पुनः
dhyāyīta tanmayo nityamekarūpaṃ maheśvaram / viśodhya sarvatattvāni praṇavenāthavā punaḥ
Being made one with That, he should meditate constantly on Maheśvara, whose form is one; or else, having purified all the tattvas by means of the praṇava (Oṃ) again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.65
संस्थाप्य मयि चात्मानं निर्मले परमे पदे । प्लावयित्वात्मनो देहं तेनैव ज्ञानवारिणा
saṃsthāpya mayi cātmānaṃ nirmale parame pade / plāvayitvātmano dehaṃ tenaiva jñānavāriṇā
and having established the self in me, in the stainless supreme station, having bathed his own body with that very water of knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.66
मदात्मा मन्मयो भस्म गृहीत्वा ह्यग्निहोत्रजम् । तेनोद्धृत्य तु सर्वाङ्गमग्निरित्यादिमन्त्रतः । चिन्तयेत् स्वात्मनीशानं परं ज्योतिः स्वरूपिणम्
madātmā manmayo bhasma gṛhītvā hyagnihotrajam / tenoddhṛtya tu sarvāṅgamagnirityādimantrataḥ / cintayet svātmanīśānaṃ paraṃ jyotiḥ svarūpiṇam
having me as his self and being made of me, he should take ash produced from the agnihotra fire and with it smear all his limbs with the mantras beginning "agniḥ..."; he should contemplate within his own self Īśāna, whose very form is the supreme light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.67
एष पाशुपतो योगः पशुपाशविमुक्तये । सर्ववेदान्तसारो ऽयमत्याश्रममिति श्रुतिः
eṣa pāśupato yogaḥ paśupāśavimuktaye / sarvavedāntasāro 'yamatyāśramamiti śrutiḥ
This is the Pāśupata yoga, for release of the bound soul from its bonds; this is the essence of all the Vedāntas, beyond the āśramas — so says scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.68
एतत् परतरं गुह्यं मत्सायुज्योपपादकम् । द्विजातीनां तु कथितं भक्तानां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
etat parataraṃ guhyaṃ matsāyujyopapādakam / dvijātīnāṃ tu kathitaṃ bhaktānāṃ brahmacāriṇām
This most exalted secret, which brings about union with me, has been told for twice-born men who are devotees and observers of chastity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.69
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च क्षमा शौचं तपो दमः । संतोषः सत्यमास्तिक्यं व्रताङ्गानि विशेषतः
brahmacaryamahiṃsā ca kṣamā śaucaṃ tapo damaḥ / saṃtoṣaḥ satyamāstikyaṃ vratāṅgāni viśeṣataḥ
Chastity, non-injury, patience, purity, austerity, self-restraint, contentment, truth, and faith are, in particular, the limbs of this observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.70
एकेनाप्यथ हीनेन व्रतमस्य तु लुप्यते । तस्मादात्मगुणोपेतो मद्व्रतं वोढुमर्हति
ekenāpyatha hīnena vratamasya tu lupyate / tasmādātmaguṇopeto madvrataṃ voḍhumarhati
If even one is lacking, his observance is broken; therefore one endowed with the qualities of the self is fit to bear my observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.71
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ऽनेन योगेन पूता मद्भावमागताः
vītarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā māmupāśritāḥ / bahavo 'nena yogena pūtā madbhāvamāgatāḥ
Free from passion, fear and anger, made of me, having taken refuge in me, many, purified by this yoga, have attained my state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.72
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । ज्ञानयोगेन मां तस्माद् यजेत परमेश्वरम्
ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham / jñānayogena māṃ tasmād yajeta parameśvaram
As men approach me, so do I favour them; therefore one should worship me, the Supreme Lord, by the yoga of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.73
अथवा भक्तियोगेन वैराग्येण परेण तु । चेतसा बोधयुक्तेन पूजयेन्मां सदा शुचिः
athavā bhaktiyogena vairāgyeṇa pareṇa tu / cetasā bodhayuktena pūjayenmāṃ sadā śuciḥ
Or else, by the yoga of devotion, with supreme dispassion, with a mind joined to understanding, ever pure, one should worship me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.74
सर्वकर्माणि संन्यस्य भिक्षाशी निष्परिग्रहः । प्राप्नोति मम सायुज्यं गुह्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
sarvakarmāṇi saṃnyasya bhikṣāśī niṣparigrahaḥ / prāpnoti mama sāyujyaṃ guhyametanmayoditam
Having renounced all rites, eating alms, accepting nothing, he attains union with me — this secret has been declared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.75
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca / nirmamo nirahaṅkāro yo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
He who hates no beings, who is friendly and indeed compassionate, without possessiveness, without ego — that devotee of mine is dear to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.76
संतुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः । मय्यर्पितमनो बुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
saṃtuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ / mayyarpitamano buddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
The yogin who is always content, self-controlled, of firm resolve, whose mind and intellect are offered to me — that devotee of mine is dear to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.77
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः । हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स हि मे प्रियः
yasmānnodvijate loko lokānnodvijate ca yaḥ / harṣāmarṣabhayodvegairmukto yaḥ sa hi me priyaḥ
He at whom the world is not distressed, and who is not distressed at the world, who is free from elation, impatience, fear and agitation — he indeed is dear to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.78
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी भक्तिमान् यः स मे प्रियः
anapekṣaḥ śucirdakṣa udāsīno gatavyathaḥ / sarvārambhaparityāgī bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ
He who is without expectation, pure, capable, indifferent, free from distress, who has given up all undertakings, and is full of devotion — he is dear to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.79
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी संतुष्टो येन केनचित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्मद्भक्तो मामुपैष्यति
tulyanindāstutirmaunī saṃtuṣṭo yena kenacit / aniketaḥ sthiramatirmadbhakto māmupaiṣyati
Alike to blame and praise, silent, content with whatever comes, homeless, of steady mind — such a devotee of mine will come to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.80
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मत्परायणः । मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं परमं पदम्
sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo matparāyaṇaḥ / matprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ paramaṃ padam
Even while performing all actions constantly, having me as his highest goal, he attains by my grace the eternal supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.81
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः । निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा मामेकं शरणं व्रजेत्
cetasā sarvakarmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparaḥ / nirāśīrnirmamo bhūtvā māmekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajet
Renouncing all actions in me with his mind, intent on me, becoming free of desire and of the sense of "mine," he should go to me alone for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.82
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तो ऽपि नैव तेन निबध्यते
tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ / karmaṇyabhipravṛtto 'pi naiva tena nibadhyate
Having abandoned attachment to the fruit of action, ever content, without support, though he engages in action he is not bound by it at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.83
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति तत्पदम्
nirāśīryatacittātmā tyaktasarvaparigrahaḥ / śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvannāpnoti tatpadam
Free of desires, with mind and self restrained, having given up all possessions, performing only bodily action, he attains that state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.84
यदृच्छालाभतुष्टस्य द्वन्द्वातीतस्य चैव हि । कुर्वतो मत्प्रसादार्थं कर्म संसारनाशनम्
yadṛcchālābhatuṣṭasya dvandvātītasya caiva hi / kurvato matprasādārthaṃ karma saṃsāranāśanam
Indeed, for one content with what comes by chance, who has passed beyond the pairs (of opposites), and who acts for the sake of my grace, action is the destroyer of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.85
मन्मना मन्नमस्कारो मद्याजी मत्परायणः । मामुपैष्यति योगीशं ज्ञात्वा मां परमेश्वरम्
manmanā mannamaskāro madyājī matparāyaṇaḥ / māmupaiṣyati yogīśaṃ jñātvā māṃ parameśvaram
With his mind on me, making obeisance to me, sacrificing to me, having me as his highest goal, he will come to me, the lord of yogins, knowing me as the supreme lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.86
मद्बुद्धयो मां सततं बोधयन्तः परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयुः
madbuddhayo māṃ satataṃ bodhayantaḥ parasparam / kathayantaśca māṃ nityaṃ mama sāyujyamāpnuyuḥ
Those whose thoughts are fixed on me, constantly awakening one another to me and ever speaking of me, would attain union with me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.87
एवं नित्याभियुक्तानां मायेयं कर्मसान्वगम् । नाशयामि तमः कृत्स्नं ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता
evaṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ māyeyaṃ karmasānvagam / nāśayāmi tamaḥ kṛtsnaṃ jñānadīpena bhāsvatā
For those thus constantly devoted, this māyā of mine follows along with (their) karma; (yet) with the shining lamp of knowledge I destroy the whole darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 11.88
मद्बुद्धयो मां सततं पूजयन्तीह ये जनाः । तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्
madbuddhayo māṃ satataṃ pūjayantīha ye janāḥ / teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham
Those people here who, with thoughts fixed on me, constantly worship me — of them, constantly devoted, I bear the securing of their welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.89
ये ऽन्ये च कामभोगार्थं यजन्ते ह्यन्यदेवताः । तेषां तदन्तं विज्ञेयं देवतानुगतं फलम्
ye 'nye ca kāmabhogārthaṃ yajante hyanyadevatāḥ / teṣāṃ tadantaṃ vijñeyaṃ devatānugataṃ phalam
And others who sacrifice to other deities for the sake of enjoying desires — for them the fruit is to be known as ending there, following upon (that) deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.90
ये चान्यदेवताभक्ताः पूजयन्तीह देवताः । मद्भावनासमायुक्ता मुच्यन्ते ते ऽपि भावतः
ye cānyadevatābhaktāḥ pūjayantīha devatāḥ / madbhāvanāsamāyuktā mucyante te 'pi bhāvataḥ
And those who, devoted to other deities, worship deities here, (if) joined with meditation on me, they too are released by that intention.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.91
तस्मादनीश्वरानन्यांस्त्यक्त्वा देवानशेषतः । मामेव संश्रयेदीशं स याति परमं पदम्
tasmādanīśvarānanyāṃstyaktvā devānaśeṣataḥ / māmeva saṃśrayedīśaṃ sa yāti paramaṃ padam
Therefore, abandoning entirely the other gods, who are not lords, one should take refuge in me alone, the Lord; he goes to the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.92
त्यक्त्वा पुत्रादिषु स्नेहं निः शोको निष्परिग्रहः । यजेच्चामरणाल्लिङ्गे विरक्तः परमेश्वरम्
tyaktvā putrādiṣu snehaṃ niḥ śoko niṣparigrahaḥ / yajeccāmaraṇālliṅge viraktaḥ parameśvaram
Abandoning affection for sons and the rest, free of sorrow, without possessions, detached, he should worship the supreme Lord in the liṅga until death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.93
ये ऽर्चयन्ति सदा लिङ्गं त्यक्त्वा भोगानशेषतः । एकेन जन्मना तेषां ददामि परमैश्वरम्
ye 'rcayanti sadā liṅgaṃ tyaktvā bhogānaśeṣataḥ / ekena janmanā teṣāṃ dadāmi paramaiśvaram
To those who always worship the liṅga, having given up enjoyments entirely, I grant supreme lordship within a single birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.94
परानन्दात्मकं लिङ्गं केवलं सन्निरञ्जनम् । ज्ञानात्मकं सर्वगतं योगिनां हृदि संस्थितम्
parānandātmakaṃ liṅgaṃ kevalaṃ sannirañjanam / jñānātmakaṃ sarvagataṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitam
The liṅga is of the nature of supreme bliss, alone, real, spotless, of the nature of knowledge, all-pervading, established in the heart of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.95
ये चान्ये नियता भक्ता भावयित्वा विधानतः । यत्र क्वचन तल्लिङ्गमर्चयन्ति महेश्वरम्
ye cānye niyatā bhaktā bhāvayitvā vidhānataḥ / yatra kvacana talliṅgamarcayanti maheśvaram
And others too, restrained devotees, who having meditated according to the prescribed rule worship that liṅga, Maheśvara, wherever it may be —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.96
जले वा वह्निमध्ये वाव्योम्नि सूर्ये ऽथवान्यतः । रत्नादौ भावयित्वेशमर्चयेल्लिङ्गमैश्वरम्
jale vā vahnimadhye vāvyomni sūrye 'thavānyataḥ / ratnādau bhāvayitveśamarcayelliṅgamaiśvaram
In water, or in the midst of fire, or in the sky, in the sun, or elsewhere, or in a jewel and the like, having conceived the Lord there, one should worship the lordly liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.97
सर्वं लिङ्गमयं ह्येतत् सर्वं लिङ्गे प्रतिष्ठितम् । तस्माल्लिङ्गे ऽर्चयेदीशं यत्र क्वचन शाश्वतम्
sarvaṃ liṅgamayaṃ hyetat sarvaṃ liṅge pratiṣṭhitam / tasmālliṅge 'rcayedīśaṃ yatra kvacana śāśvatam
All this indeed consists of the liṅga; all is established in the liṅga. Therefore one should worship the Lord, the eternal one, in the liṅga, wherever (it may be).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.98
अग्नौ क्रियावतामप्सु व्योम्नि सूर्ये मनीषिणाम् । काष्ठादिष्वेव मूर्खाणां हृदि लिङ्गन्तुयोगिनाम्
agnau kriyāvatāmapsu vyomni sūrye manīṣiṇām / kāṣṭhādiṣveva mūrkhāṇāṃ hṛdi liṅgantuyoginām
For those engaged in ritual action (the liṅga is) in fire; for the wise, in water, in space, in the sun; for the ignorant, in wood and the like; but for yogins the liṅga is in the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.99
यद्यनुत्पन्नविज्ञानो विरक्तः प्रीतिसंयुतः । यावज्जीवं जपेद् युक्तः प्रणवं ब्रह्मणो वपुः
yadyanutpannavijñāno viraktaḥ prītisaṃyutaḥ / yāvajjīvaṃ japed yuktaḥ praṇavaṃ brahmaṇo vapuḥ
If one has not attained (higher) knowledge, being dispassionate and endowed with devotion, let him, concentrated, recite the praṇava, the body of Brahman, as long as he lives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.100
अथवा शतरुद्रीयं जपेदामरणाद् द्विजः । एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा स याति परमं पदम्
athavā śatarudrīyaṃ japedāmaraṇād dvijaḥ / ekākī yatacittātmā sa yāti paramaṃ padam
Or a twice-born may recite the Śatarudrīya until death; solitary, with mind and self restrained, he goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.101
वसेद् वामरणाद् विप्रो वाराणस्यां समाहितः । सो ऽपीश्वरप्रसादेन याति तत् परमं पदम्
vased vāmaraṇād vipro vārāṇasyāṃ samāhitaḥ / so 'pīśvaraprasādena yāti tat paramaṃ padam
Or a brahmin, composed, may dwell in Vārāṇasī until death; he too, by the Lord's grace, goes to that highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.102
तत्रोत्क्रमणकाले हि सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम् । ददाति तत् परं ज्ञानं येन मुच्येत बन्धनात्
tatrotkramaṇakāle hi sarveṣāmeva dehinām / dadāti tat paraṃ jñānaṃ yena mucyeta bandhanāt
For there, at the time of departure (from the body), (the Lord) gives to all embodied beings that supreme knowledge by which one is released from bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.103
वर्णाश्रमविधिं कृत्स्नं कुर्वाणो मत्परायणः । तेनैव जन्मना ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा याति शिवं पदम्
varṇāśramavidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ kurvāṇo matparāyaṇaḥ / tenaiva janmanā jñānaṃ labdhvā yāti śivaṃ padam
Performing the whole rule of the classes and stages of life, devoted to me, he obtains knowledge in that very birth and goes to Śiva's state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.104
ये ऽपि तत्र वसन्तीह नीचा वा पापयोनयः । सर्वे तरन्ति संसारमीश्वरानुग्रहाद् द्विजाः
ye 'pi tatra vasantīha nīcā vā pāpayonayaḥ / sarve taranti saṃsāramīśvarānugrahād dvijāḥ
Even those who dwell there who are low or of sinful birth—all cross over transmigration by the Lord's grace, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.105
किन्तु विघ्ना भविष्यन्ति पापोपहतचेतसाम् । धर्मं समाश्रयेत् तस्मान्मुक्तये नियतं द्विजाः
kintu vighnā bhaviṣyanti pāpopahatacetasām / dharmaṃ samāśrayet tasmānmuktaye niyataṃ dvijāḥ
But for those whose minds are marred by sin there will be obstacles; therefore, O twice-born, one should surely resort to dharma for liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.106
एतद् रहस्यं वेदानां न देयं यस्य कस्य चित् । धार्मिकायैव दातव्यं भक्ताय ब्रह्मचारिणे
etad rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ na deyaṃ yasya kasya cit / dhārmikāyaiva dātavyaṃ bhaktāya brahmacāriṇe
This secret of the Vedas is not to be given to just anyone; it is to be given only to one who is righteous, devoted, and chaste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.107
व्यास उवाच इत्येतदुक्त्वा भगवानात्मयोगमनुत्तमम् । व्याजहार समासीनं नारायणमनामयम्
vyāsa uvāca ityetaduktvā bhagavānātmayogamanuttamam / vyājahāra samāsīnaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam
Vyāsa said: Having thus spoken this unsurpassed yoga of the self, the Lord addressed Nārāyaṇa, who was seated beside (him), free from affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.108
मयैतद् भाषितं ज्ञानं हितार्थं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । दातव्यं शान्तचित्तेभ्यः शिष्येभ्यो भवता शिवम्
mayaitad bhāṣitaṃ jñānaṃ hitārthaṃ brahmavādinām / dātavyaṃ śāntacittebhyaḥ śiṣyebhyo bhavatā śivam
"This knowledge has been declared by me for the benefit of those who expound Brahman; this auspicious (teaching) is to be given by you to disciples of tranquil mind."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.109
उक्त्वैवमथ योगीन्द्रानब्रवीद् भगवानजः । हिताय सर्वभक्तानां द्विजातीनां द्विजोत्तमाः
uktvaivamatha yogīndrānabravīd bhagavānajaḥ / hitāya sarvabhaktānāṃ dvijātīnāṃ dvijottamāḥ
Having spoken thus, the unborn Lord then addressed the chief yogins, for the benefit of all devotees among the twice-born, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.110
भवन्तो ऽपि हि मज्ज्ञानं शिष्याणां विधिपूर्वकम् । उपदेक्ष्यन्ति भक्तानां सर्वेषां वचनान्मम
bhavanto 'pi hi majjñānaṃ śiṣyāṇāṃ vidhipūrvakam / upadekṣyanti bhaktānāṃ sarveṣāṃ vacanānmama
"You too shall impart my knowledge, according to rule, to all disciples who are devoted, at my word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.111
अयं नारायणो यो ऽहमीश्वरो नात्र संशयः । नान्तरं ये प्रपश्यन्ति तेषां देयमिदं परम्
ayaṃ nārāyaṇo yo 'hamīśvaro nātra saṃśayaḥ / nāntaraṃ ye prapaśyanti teṣāṃ deyamidaṃ param
This Nārāyaṇa is (the same as) I, the Lord—there is no doubt here. To those who see no difference (between us) this supreme (teaching) is to be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.112
ममैषा परमा मूर्तिर्नारायणसमाह्वया । सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्था शान्ता चाक्षरसंज्ञिता
mamaiṣā paramā mūrtirnārāyaṇasamāhvayā / sarvabhūtātmabhūtasthā śāntā cākṣarasaṃjñitā
This supreme form of mine is named Nārāyaṇa, abiding as the self of all beings, tranquil, and called the imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.113
ये त्वन्यथा प्रपश्यन्ति लोके भेददृशो जनाः । न ते मां संप्रपश्यन्ति जायन्ते च पुनः पुनः
ye tvanyathā prapaśyanti loke bhedadṛśo janāḥ / na te māṃ saṃprapaśyanti jāyante ca punaḥ punaḥ
But those people in the world who see otherwise, who see difference—they do not truly see me, and they are born again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.114
ये त्विमं विष्णुमव्यक्तं मां वा देवं महेश्वरम् । एकीभावेन पश्यन्ति न तेषां पुनरुद्भवः
ye tvimaṃ viṣṇumavyaktaṃ māṃ vā devaṃ maheśvaram / ekībhāvena paśyanti na teṣāṃ punarudbhavaḥ
But those who see this unmanifest Viṣṇu and me, the god Maheśvara, as one in nature—for them there is no rebirth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.115
तस्मादनादिनिधनं विष्णुमात्मानमव्ययम् । मामेव संप्रपश्यध्वं पूजयध्वं तथैव हि
tasmādanādinidhanaṃ viṣṇumātmānamavyayam / māmeva saṃprapaśyadhvaṃ pūjayadhvaṃ tathaiva hi
Therefore behold Viṣṇu, without beginning or end, the imperishable Self, as none other than me, and worship (him) just so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.116
ये ऽन्यथा मां प्रपश्यन्ति मत्वेमं देवतान्तरम् । ते यान्ति नरकान् घोरान् नाहं तेषुव्यवस्थितः
ye 'nyathā māṃ prapaśyanti matvemaṃ devatāntaram / te yānti narakān ghorān nāhaṃ teṣuvyavasthitaḥ
Those who see me otherwise, thinking this one to be a different deity, go to terrible hells; I do not abide in them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.117
मूर्खं वा पण्डितं वापि ब्राह्मणं वा मदाश्रयम् । मोचयामि श्वपाकं वा न नारायणनिन्दकम्
mūrkhaṃ vā paṇḍitaṃ vāpi brāhmaṇaṃ vā madāśrayam / mocayāmi śvapākaṃ vā na nārāyaṇanindakam
A fool or even a learned man, a brahmin or one devoted to me, or even a dog-cooker — (all these) I set free, but not one who reviles Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.118
तस्मादेष महायोगी मद्भक्तैः पुरुषोत्तमः । अर्चनीयो नमस्कार्यो मत्प्रीतिजननाय हि
tasmādeṣa mahāyogī madbhaktaiḥ puruṣottamaḥ / arcanīyo namaskāryo matprītijananāya hi
Therefore this great yogin, the highest of persons, is to be worshipped and bowed to by my devotees, for the producing of my pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.119
एवमुक्त्वा समालिङ्ग्य वासुदेवं पिनाकधृक् । अन्तर्हितो ऽभवत् तेषां सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम्
evamuktvā samāliṅgya vāsudevaṃ pinākadhṛk / antarhito 'bhavat teṣāṃ sarveṣāmeva paśyatām
Having spoken thus and having embraced Vāsudeva, the bearer of the Pināka bow vanished, while all of them were still looking on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.120
नारायणो ऽपि भगवांस्तापसं वेषमुत्तमम् । जग्राह योगिनः सर्वांस्त्यक्त्वा वै परमं वपुः
nārāyaṇo 'pi bhagavāṃstāpasaṃ veṣamuttamam / jagrāha yoginaḥ sarvāṃstyaktvā vai paramaṃ vapuḥ
And the Lord Nārāyaṇa too, abandoning his supreme form, assumed the excellent garb of an ascetic (and addressed) all the yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.121
ज्ञातं भवद्भिरमलं प्रसादात् परमेष्ठिनः । साक्षादेव महेशस्य ज्ञानं संसारनाशनम्
jñātaṃ bhavadbhiramalaṃ prasādāt parameṣṭhinaḥ / sākṣādeva maheśasya jñānaṃ saṃsāranāśanam
"By you (all) there has been known, by the grace of the Highest One, the spotless knowledge that destroys transmigration — the knowledge of Maheśa himself, directly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.122
गच्छध्वं विज्वराः सर्वे विज्ञानं परमेष्ठिनः । प्रवर्तयध्वं शिष्येभ्यो धार्मिकेभ्यो मुनीश्वराः
gacchadhvaṃ vijvarāḥ sarve vijñānaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ / pravartayadhvaṃ śiṣyebhyo dhārmikebhyo munīśvarāḥ
Go, all of you, free of fever (of distress); set forth the discernment of the Highest One to your righteous disciples, O lords among sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.123
इदं भक्ताय शान्ताय धार्मिकायाहिताग्नये । विज्ञानमैश्वरं देयं ब्राह्मणाय विशेषतः
idaṃ bhaktāya śāntāya dhārmikāyāhitāgnaye / vijñānamaiśvaraṃ deyaṃ brāhmaṇāya viśeṣataḥ
This knowledge of the Lord is to be given to one who is devoted, tranquil, righteous, who has kindled the sacred fires — and especially to a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.124
एवमुक्त्वा स विश्वात्मा योगिनां योगवित्तमः । नारायणो महायोगी जगामादर्शनं स्वयम्
evamuktvā sa viśvātmā yogināṃ yogavittamaḥ / nārāyaṇo mahāyogī jagāmādarśanaṃ svayam
Having spoken thus, he, the Self of the universe, the best knower of yoga among yogins, the great yogin Nārāyaṇa, himself passed out of sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.125
ते ऽपि देवादिदेवेशं नमस्कृत्य महेश्वरम् । नारायणं च भूतादिं स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे
te 'pi devādideveśaṃ namaskṛtya maheśvaram / nārāyaṇaṃ ca bhūtādiṃ svāni sthānāni bhejire
And they too, having bowed to Maheśvara, the lord of the gods and of the first of gods, and to Nārāyaṇa, the origin of beings, resorted to their own abodes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.126
सनत्कुमारो भगवान् संवर्ताय महामुनिः । दत्तवानैश्वरं ज्ञानं सो ऽपि सत्यव्रताय तु
sanatkumāro bhagavān saṃvartāya mahāmuniḥ / dattavānaiśvaraṃ jñānaṃ so 'pi satyavratāya tu
The blessed Sanatkumāra, the great sage, gave the knowledge of the Lord to Saṃvarta, and he in turn to Satyavrata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.127
सनन्दनो ऽपि योगीन्द्रः पुलहाय महर्षये । प्रददौ गौतमायाथ पुलहो ऽपि प्रजापतिः
sanandano 'pi yogīndraḥ pulahāya maharṣaye / pradadau gautamāyātha pulaho 'pi prajāpatiḥ
Sanandana too, chief of yogins, gave it to the great seer Pulaha; and Pulaha, the lord of creatures, gave it then to Gautama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.128
अङ्गिरा वेदविदुषे भरद्वाजाय दत्तवान् । जैगीषव्याय कपिलस्तथा पञ्चशिखाय च
aṅgirā vedaviduṣe bharadvājāya dattavān / jaigīṣavyāya kapilastathā pañcaśikhāya ca
Aṅgiras gave it to Bharadvāja, who was learned in the Veda; and Kapila to Jaigīṣavya and likewise to Pañcaśikha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.129
पराशरो ऽपि सनकात् पिता मे सर्वतत्त्वदृक् । लेभेतत्परमं ज्ञानं तस्माद् वाल्मीकिराप्तवान्
parāśaro 'pi sanakāt pitā me sarvatattvadṛk / lebhetatparamaṃ jñānaṃ tasmād vālmīkirāptavān
Parāśara too, my father, the seer of all principles, obtained that supreme knowledge from Sanaka; and from him Vālmīki received it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.130
ममोवाच पुरा देवः सतीदेहभवाङ्गजः । वामदेवो महायोगी रुद्रः किल पिनाकधृक्
mamovāca purā devaḥ satīdehabhavāṅgajaḥ / vāmadevo mahāyogī rudraḥ kila pinākadhṛk
To me it was told long ago by the god born from the body of Satī's limbs, the great yogin Vāmadeva, Rudra indeed, the bearer of the Pināka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
KuP 2 11.131
नारायणो ऽपि भगवान् देवकीतनयो हरिः । अर्जुनाय स्वयं साक्षात् दत्तवानिदमुत्तमम्
nārāyaṇo 'pi bhagavān devakītanayo hariḥ / arjunāya svayaṃ sākṣāt dattavānidamuttamam
And the Lord Nārāyaṇa too, Hari, the son of Devakī, himself directly gave this supreme (knowledge) to Arjuna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.132
यदहं लब्धवान् रुद्राद् वामदेवादनुत्तमम् । विशेषाद् गिरिशे भक्तिस्तस्मादारभ्य मे ऽभवत्
yadahaṃ labdhavān rudrād vāmadevādanuttamam / viśeṣād giriśe bhaktistasmādārabhya me 'bhavat
Since I received (this) unsurpassed (knowledge) from Rudra, from Vāmadeva, from that time onward devotion to Giriśa arose in me in a special measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.133
शरण्यं शरणं रुद्रं प्रपन्नो ऽहं विशेषतः । भूतेशं गिरशं स्थाणुं देवदेवं त्रिशूलिनम्
śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ rudraṃ prapanno 'haṃ viśeṣataḥ / bhūteśaṃ giraśaṃ sthāṇuṃ devadevaṃ triśūlinam
I have taken refuge, in a special way, in Rudra, the refuge, the giver of refuge — lord of beings, dwelling on the mountain, Sthāṇu, god of gods, bearer of the trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.134
भवन्तो ऽपि हि तं देवं शंभुं गोवृषवाहनम् । प्रपद्यध्वं सपत्नीकाः सपुत्राः शरणं शिवम्
bhavanto 'pi hi taṃ devaṃ śaṃbhuṃ govṛṣavāhanam / prapadyadhvaṃ sapatnīkāḥ saputrāḥ śaraṇaṃ śivam
You too, together with your wives and sons, go for refuge to that god Śaṃbhu, Śiva, the refuge, whose vehicle is the bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.135
वर्तध्वं तत्प्रसादेन कर्मयोगेन शङ्करम् । पूजयध्वं महादेवं गोपतिं भूतिभूषणम्
vartadhvaṃ tatprasādena karmayogena śaṅkaram / pūjayadhvaṃ mahādevaṃ gopatiṃ bhūtibhūṣaṇam
By his grace, conduct yourselves (aright); by the yoga of action worship Śaṅkara, the great god, the lord of cattle, adorned with ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.136
एवमुक्ते ऽथ मुनयः शौनकाद्या महेश्वरम् । प्रणेमुः शाश्वतं स्थाणुं व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम्
evamukte 'tha munayaḥ śaunakādyā maheśvaram / praṇemuḥ śāśvataṃ sthāṇuṃ vyāsaṃ satyavatīsutam
When this had been said, the sages, Śaunaka and the rest, bowed to Maheśvara, the eternal Sthāṇu, and to Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.137
अब्रुवन् हृष्टमनसः कृष्णद्वैपायनं प्रभुम् । साक्षादेव हृषीकेशं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्
abruvan hṛṣṭamanasaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ prabhum / sākṣādeva hṛṣīkeśaṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram
With delighted minds they spoke to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the lord, who is Hṛṣīkeśa himself, the great lord of all the worlds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.138
भवत्प्रसादादचला शरण्ये गोवृषध्वजे । इदानीं जायते भक्तिर्या देवैरपि दुर्लभा
bhavatprasādādacalā śaraṇye govṛṣadhvaje / idānīṃ jāyate bhaktiryā devairapi durlabhā
"By your grace there now arises unshakable devotion to the refuge, the bearer of the bull-banner — (a devotion) hard for even the gods to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.139
कथयस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ कर्मयोगमनुत्तमम् । येनासौ भगवानीशः समाराध्यो मुमुक्षुभिः
kathayasva muniśreṣṭha karmayogamanuttamam / yenāsau bhagavānīśaḥ samārādhyo mumukṣubhiḥ
Tell (us), best of sages, the unsurpassed yoga of action, by which that lord, the Blessed One, is to be worshipped by those seeking release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.140
त्वत्संनिधावेष सूतः शृणोतु भगवद्वचः । तद्वदाखिललोकानां रक्षणं धर्मसंग्रहम्
tvatsaṃnidhāveṣa sūtaḥ śṛṇotu bhagavadvacaḥ / tadvadākhilalokānāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ dharmasaṃgraham
In your presence let this Sūta hear the words of the Blessed One; tell that protection of all the worlds, that compendium of dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.141
यदुक्तं देवदेवेन विष्णुना कूर्मरूपिणा । पृष्टेन मुनिभिः पूर्वं शक्रेणामृतमन्थने
yaduktaṃ devadevena viṣṇunā kūrmarūpiṇā / pṛṣṭena munibhiḥ pūrvaṃ śakreṇāmṛtamanthane
which was spoken formerly by the god of gods, Viṣṇu in the tortoise form, when asked by the sages and by Śakra at the churning of the nectar."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.142
श्रुत्वा सत्यवतीसूनुः कर्मयोगं सनातनम् । मुनीनां भाषितं कृष्णः प्रोवाच सुसमाहितः
śrutvā satyavatīsūnuḥ karmayogaṃ sanātanam / munīnāṃ bhāṣitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca susamāhitaḥ
Hearing the speech of the sages, the son of Satyavatī, Kṛṣṇa, well-composed, spoke the eternal yoga of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.143
य इमं पठते नित्यं संवादं कृत्तिवाससः । सनत्कुमारप्रमुखैः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
ya imaṃ paṭhate nityaṃ saṃvādaṃ kṛttivāsasaḥ / sanatkumārapramukhaiḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Whoever constantly recites this conversation of the hide-clad one (Śiva) with Sanatkumāra and the others is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.144
श्रावयेद् वा द्विजान् शुद्धान् ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणान् । यो वा विचारयेदर्थं स याति परमां गतिम्
śrāvayed vā dvijān śuddhān brahmacaryaparāyaṇān / yo vā vicārayedarthaṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
Or he who has it recited to pure twice-born men devoted to chastity, or who ponders its meaning, goes to the supreme goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.145
यश्चैतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं भक्तियुक्तो दृढव्रतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
yaścaitacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ bhaktiyukto dṛḍhavrataḥ / sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate
And he who constantly hears this, filled with devotion and firm in his vows, released from all sins, is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 11.146
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन पठितव्यो मनीषिभिः । श्रोतव्यश्चाथ मन्तव्यो विशेषाद् ब्राह्मणैः सदा
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena paṭhitavyo manīṣibhiḥ / śrotavyaścātha mantavyo viśeṣād brāhmaṇaiḥ sadā
Therefore it should be recited with every effort by the wise, and heard and reflected upon, especially by brahmins, always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition