Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 13
NarP 1 13.1
धर्मराज उवाच देवतायतनं यस्तु कुरुते कारयत्यपि । शिवस्यापि हरेर्वापि तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
dharmarāja uvāca devatāyatanaṃ yastu kurute kārayatyapi / śivasyāpi harervāpi tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
Dharmarāja said: He who makes, or has made, a temple for a deity, whether of Śiva or of Hari — hear the fruit of his merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.2
मातृतः पितृतश्चैव लक्षकोटिकुलान्वितः । कल्पत्रयं विष्णुपदे तिष्टत्येव न संशयः
mātṛtaḥ pitṛtaścaiva lakṣakoṭikulānvitaḥ / kalpatrayaṃ viṣṇupade tiṣṭatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
Together with a hundred thousand crores of his family on the mother's side and the father's, he dwells for three kalpas in Viṣṇu's abode — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.3
मृदैव कुरुते यस्तु देवतायतनं निरः । मृदैव कुरुते यस्तु देवतायतनं नरः । यावत्पुण्यं भवेत्तस्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
mṛdaiva kurute yastu devatāyatanaṃ niraḥ / mṛdaiva kurute yastu devatāyatanaṃ naraḥ / yāvatpuṇyaṃ bhavettasya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
And the man who makes a temple for a deity even of (mere) clay — the man who makes a temple for a deity even of clay — hear from me as I tell how much merit is his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.4
दिव्यदेहधरो भूत्वा विमानवरमास्थितः । कल्पत्रयं विष्णुपदे तिष्टत्येव न संशयः
divyadehadharo bhūtvā vimānavaramāsthitaḥ / kalpatrayaṃ viṣṇupade tiṣṭatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
Having become the bearer of a divine body, seated in an excellent aerial car, he dwells for three kalpas in Viṣṇu's abode — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.5
मृदैव कुरुते यस्तु देवतायतनं नरः । यावत्पुण्यं भवेत्तस्य तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
mṛdaiva kurute yastu devatāyatanaṃ naraḥ / yāvatpuṇyaṃ bhavettasya tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
But the man who makes a temple for a deity out of mere clay — how much merit accrues to him, hear that as I declare it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.6
दिव्यदेहधरो भूत्वा विमानवरमास्थितः । कल्पत्रयं विष्णुपदे स्थित्वा ब्रह्मपुरं व्रजेत्
divyadehadharo bhūtvā vimānavaramāsthitaḥ / kalpatrayaṃ viṣṇupade sthitvā brahmapuraṃ vrajet
Having become the bearer of a divine body, seated in an excellent celestial chariot, he dwells for three kalpas in Viṣṇu's abode and then goes to Brahmā's city.
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NarP 1 13.7
कल्पवद्वयं स्थितस्तत्र पुनः कल्पं वसेद्दिवि । ततस्तु योगिनामेव कुले जातो दयोन्विताः
kalpavadvayaṃ sthitastatra punaḥ kalpaṃ vaseddivi / tatastu yogināmeva kule jāto dayonvitāḥ
Having remained there for two kalpas, he dwells again for a kalpa in heaven; then he is born in the family of yogins themselves, (such people being) full of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.8
वैष्णवं योगमास्थाय मुक्तिं व्रजति शाश्वतीम् । दारुभिः कुरुते यस्तु तस्य स्याद्दिगुणं फलम्
vaiṣṇavaṃ yogamāsthāya muktiṃ vrajati śāśvatīm / dārubhiḥ kurute yastu tasya syāddiguṇaṃ phalam
Then, taking up the Vaiṣṇava yoga, he attains everlasting liberation. But he who makes (a temple) with timber, his reward is twofold.
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NarP 1 13.9
त्रिगुणं चेष्टकाभिस्तु शिलाभिस्तच्चतुर्गणम् । स्फुटिकाभिः शिलाभिस्तु ज्ञेयं दशगुणोत्तरम्
triguṇaṃ ceṣṭakābhistu śilābhistaccaturgaṇam / sphuṭikābhiḥ śilābhistu jñeyaṃ daśaguṇottaram
Threefold with bricks, and fourfold with stone slabs; but with crystal slabs it is to be known as tenfold and more.
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NarP 1 13.10
तान्मीभिस्तच्छतगुणं हेम्ना कोटिगुणं भवेत् । देवालयं तडागं वा ग्रामं वा पालयेत्तु यः
tānmībhistacchataguṇaṃ hemnā koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet / devālayaṃ taḍāgaṃ vā grāmaṃ vā pālayettu yaḥ
With copper it is a hundred times that, and with gold it becomes ten million times. And whoever protects a temple, a tank, or a village —
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NarP 1 13.11
कर्तुः शतगुणं तस्य पुण्यं भवति भूपते । देवालयस्य शुश्रूषां लेपसेचनमण्डनैः
kartuḥ śataguṇaṃ tasya puṇyaṃ bhavati bhūpate / devālayasya śuśrūṣāṃ lepasecanamaṇḍanaiḥ
his merit, O lord of the earth, is a hundred times that of the maker. (And) the service of a temple, with plastering, sprinkling and adorning —
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NarP 1 13.12
कुर्याद्यत्सततं भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यमनन्तकम् । वेतनाद्विष्टितो वापि पुण्यकर्मप्रवर्त्तिताः
kuryādyatsatataṃ bhaktyā tasya puṇyamanantakam / vetanādviṣṭito vāpi puṇyakarmapravarttitāḥ
whoever does it constantly with devotion, his merit is endless. Even those set to it for wages or by forced labour, being engaged in a meritorious work,
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NarP 1 13.13
ते गच्छन्ति धराधाराः शाश्चतं वैष्णवं पदम् । ताडागार्द्धफलं राजन्कासारे परिकीर्तितम्
te gacchanti dharādhārāḥ śāścataṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ padam / tāḍāgārddhaphalaṃ rājankāsāre parikīrtitam
they too, supports of the earth, go to the everlasting station of Viṣṇu. Half the reward of a tank, O king, is declared for a pond.
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NarP 1 13.14
कूपे पादफलं ज्ञेयं वाप्यां पद्माकरोन्मितम् । वापीशतगुणं प्रोक्तं कुल्यायां भूपतेः फलम्
kūpe pādaphalaṃ jñeyaṃ vāpyāṃ padmākaronmitam / vāpīśataguṇaṃ proktaṃ kulyāyāṃ bhūpateḥ phalam
For a well a quarter of the reward is to be known; for a step-well it is reckoned as that of a lotus-pond. For a canal the reward is said to be a hundred times that of a step-well, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.15
दृषद्भिस्तुधनीःकुर्यान्मृदा निष्किञ्चनो जनः । तयोः फलं समानं स्यादित्याह कमलोद्भवः
dṛṣadbhistudhanīḥkuryānmṛdā niṣkiñcano janaḥ / tayoḥ phalaṃ samānaṃ syādityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
A rich man should make (it) of stone, a penniless man of clay; the reward of the two is the same — thus said the lotus-born (Brahmā).
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NarP 1 13.16
दद्यादाढ्यास्तु नगरं हस्तमात्रमकिञ्चनः । भुवं तयोः समफलं प्राहुर्वेदविदो जनाः
dadyādāḍhyāstu nagaraṃ hastamātramakiñcanaḥ / bhuvaṃ tayoḥ samaphalaṃ prāhurvedavido janāḥ
The wealthy should give a town, the man with nothing merely a hand's measure of land: men who know the Vedas declare the reward of the two equal.
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NarP 1 13.17
धनाढ्यः कुरुते यस्तु तडागं फलसाधनम् । दरिद्रः कुरुते कूपं समं पुण्यं प्रकीर्तितम्
dhanāḍhyaḥ kurute yastu taḍāgaṃ phalasādhanam / daridraḥ kurute kūpaṃ samaṃ puṇyaṃ prakīrtitam
When a rich man makes a tank, that yielder of reward, and a poor man makes a well, the merit is proclaimed equal.
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NarP 1 13.18
आश्रमं कारयेद्यस्तु बहुजन्तूपकारकम् । स याति ब्रह्मभुवनं कुलत्रयसमन्वितः
āśramaṃ kārayedyastu bahujantūpakārakam / sa yāti brahmabhuvanaṃ kulatrayasamanvitaḥ
Whoever has a hermitage built that benefits many creatures, he goes to Brahmā's world together with three generations of his family.
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NarP 1 13.19
धेनुर्वा ब्रह्मणो वापि यो वा को वापि भूपते । क्षणार्द्धं तस्य छायायां तिष्टन्स्वर्गं नयत्यमुम्
dhenurvā brahmaṇo vāpi yo vā ko vāpi bhūpate / kṣaṇārddhaṃ tasya chāyāyāṃ tiṣṭansvargaṃ nayatyamum
A cow, or a brahmin, or whoever it may be, O lord of the earth — standing in its shade for half a moment, he leads that one to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.20
आरामकारका राजन्देवतागृहकारिणः । तडागग्रामकर्त्तारः पूज्यन्ते हरिणा सह
ārāmakārakā rājandevatāgṛhakāriṇaḥ / taḍāgagrāmakarttāraḥ pūjyante hariṇā saha
Makers of gardens, O king, builders of temples, and makers of tanks and villages are honoured along with Hari.
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NarP 1 13.21
सर्वलोकोपकारार्थं पुष्पारामं जनेश्वरा । कुर्वते देवतार्थं वा तेषां पुण्यफलं शृणु
sarvalokopakārārthaṃ puṣpārāmaṃ janeśvarā / kurvate devatārthaṃ vā teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
Those lords of men who lay out a flower-garden for the benefit of all the world, or for a deity — hear the reward of their merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.22
तत्र यावन्ति पर्णानि कुसुमानि भवन्ति च । तावद्वर्षाणि नाकस्थो मोदते कुलकोटिभिः
tatra yāvanti parṇāni kusumāni bhavanti ca / tāvadvarṣāṇi nākastho modate kulakoṭibhiḥ
As many leaves and blossoms as there are in it, for that many years he dwells in heaven rejoicing with ten million of his kin.
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NarP 1 13.23
प्राकारकारिणस्तस्य कण्टकावरणप्रदाः । प्रयान्ति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं युगानामेकसत्पतिम्
prākārakāriṇastasya kaṇṭakāvaraṇapradāḥ / prayānti brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ yugānāmekasatpatim
Those who build a wall for it and provide a thorn-hedge enclosure go to Brahmā's abode for one (thousand?) of the ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.24
तुलसीरोपणं ये तु कुर्तते मनुजे श्वर । तेषां पुण्यफलं राजन्वदतो मे निशामय
tulasīropaṇaṃ ye tu kurtate manuje śvara / teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ rājanvadato me niśāmaya
But those, O lord of men, who plant tulasī — hear from me as I tell it, O king, the reward of their merit.
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NarP 1 13.25
सत्पकोटिकुलैर्युक्तो मातृतः पितृतस्तथा । वसेत्कल्पशतं साग्रं नारायणपदं नृप
satpakoṭikulairyukto mātṛtaḥ pitṛtastathā / vasetkalpaśataṃ sāgraṃ nārāyaṇapadaṃ nṛpa
Joined with seven crores of family lines, on the mother's side and on the father's side, he dwells for a full hundred kalpas in Nārāyaṇa's abode, O king.
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NarP 1 13.26
ऊर्द्धपुण्ड्रधरो यस्तु तुलसीमूलमृत्स्त्रया । गोपिकाचन्दनेनापि चित्रकूटमृदापि वा । गङ्गामृतिकया चैव तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
ūrddhapuṇḍradharo yastu tulasīmūlamṛtstrayā / gopikācandanenāpi citrakūṭamṛdāpi vā / gaṅgāmṛtikayā caiva tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
And he who wears the upright mark (ūrdhvapuṇḍra) with earth from the root of the tulasī, or with gopīcandana, or with the clay of Citrakūṭa, or with the mud of the Gaṅgā — hear the fruit of his merit.
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NarP 1 13.27
विमानवरमारुढो गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः । संगीयमानचरितो मोदते विष्णुंमदिरे
vimānavaramāruḍho gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ / saṃgīyamānacarito modate viṣṇuṃmadire
Mounted on an excellent celestial car, his deeds sung by throngs of gandharvas and apsarases, he rejoices in Viṣṇu's palace.
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NarP 1 13.28
पत्राणि तुलसीमूलाद्यावन्ति पतितानि वै । तावन्ति ब्रह्महत्यादिपातकानि हतानि च
patrāṇi tulasīmūlādyāvanti patitāni vai / tāvanti brahmahatyādipātakāni hatāni ca
As many leaves as have fallen at the foot of the tulasī, so many sins beginning with the killing of a brahmin are destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.29
तुलस्यां सेचयेद्यस्तु जलं चुलुकमात्रकम् । क्षीरोदवासिना सार्द्धं वसेदाचन्द्रतारकम्
tulasyāṃ secayedyastu jalaṃ culukamātrakam / kṣīrodavāsinā sārddhaṃ vasedācandratārakam
He who pours upon the tulasī even a handful's measure of water dwells with the Dweller in the Ocean of Milk as long as moon and stars endure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.30
ददाति ब्राह्मणानां यः कोमलं तुलसीदलम् । स याति ब्रह्मसदने कुलत्रितयतसंयुतः
dadāti brāhmaṇānāṃ yaḥ komalaṃ tulasīdalam / sa yāti brahmasadane kulatritayatasaṃyutaḥ
He who gives brahmins a tender tulasī leaf goes to Brahmā's abode together with three (generations of) his line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.31
शालप्रामेर्ऽपयेद्यस्तु तुलस्यास्तु दलानि च । स वसेद्विष्णुभवने यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
śālaprāmer'payedyastu tulasyāstu dalāni ca / sa vasedviṣṇubhavane yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
And he who offers tulasī leaves to the śālagrāma dwells in Viṣṇu's abode until the dissolution of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.32
कण्टकावरणं यस्तु प्राकारं वापि कारयेत् । सो ऽप्येकविंशतिकुलैर्मोदते विष्णुमन्दिरे
kaṇṭakāvaraṇaṃ yastu prākāraṃ vāpi kārayet / so 'pyekaviṃśatikulairmodate viṣṇumandire
And he who has made a thorn-fence or a wall (around the tulasī) — he too, with twenty-one (generations of his) line, rejoices in Viṣṇu's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.33
यो ऽर्च्चयेद्धरिपादाब्जं तुलस्याः कोमलैर्दलैः । न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर्विष्णुलोकान्नरेश्वर
yo 'rccayeddharipādābjaṃ tulasyāḥ komalairdalaiḥ / na tasya punarāvṛttirviṣṇulokānnareśvara
He who worships Hari's lotus feet with the tender leaves of the tulasī has no return again from Viṣṇu's world, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.34
द्वादश्यां पौर्णमास्यां यः क्षीरेण स्नापयेद्धरिम् । कुलायुतयुतः सो ऽपि मोदते वैष्णवे पदे
dvādaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ yaḥ kṣīreṇa snāpayeddharim / kulāyutayutaḥ so 'pi modate vaiṣṇave pade
He who bathes Hari with milk on a twelfth day or on a full-moon day — he too, with ten thousand (generations of his) line, rejoices in Viṣṇu's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.35
प्रस्थमात्रेण पयसा यः स्नापयति केशवम् । कुलायुतायुतयुतः सो ऽपि विष्णुपुरे वसेत्
prasthamātreṇa payasā yaḥ snāpayati keśavam / kulāyutāyutayutaḥ so 'pi viṣṇupure vaset
He who bathes Keśava with a prastha-measure of milk — he too, with a hundred million (generations of his) line, dwells in Viṣṇu's city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.36
घृतप्रस्थेन यो विष्णुं द्वादश्यां स्नापयेन्नरः । कुलकोटियुतो राजन्सायुज्यं लभते हरेः
ghṛtaprasthena yo viṣṇuṃ dvādaśyāṃ snāpayennaraḥ / kulakoṭiyuto rājansāyujyaṃ labhate hareḥ
The man who bathes Viṣṇu with a prastha of ghee on a twelfth day, O king, attains union with Hari together with a crore of (generations of) his line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.37
पञ्चामृतेन यः स्नानमेकादश्यां तु कारयेत् । विष्णोः सायुज्यकं तस्य भवेत्युलशतायुतैः
pañcāmṛtena yaḥ snānamekādaśyāṃ tu kārayet / viṣṇoḥ sāyujyakaṃ tasya bhavetyulaśatāyutaiḥ
He who performs the bathing with the five nectars on an eleventh day gains union with Viṣṇu, together with a million (generations of his) line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.38
एकादश्यां पौर्णमास्यां द्वादश्यां वा नृपोत्तम । नालिकेरोदकैर्विष्णुं स्नापयेत्तत्फलं शृणु
ekādaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ dvādaśyāṃ vā nṛpottama / nālikerodakairviṣṇuṃ snāpayettatphalaṃ śṛṇu
On an eleventh, on a full-moon day, or on a twelfth, O best of kings, one should bathe Viṣṇu with coconut waters — hear the fruit of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.39
दशजन्मार्जितैः पापैर्विमुक्तो नृपसत्तम । शतद्वयकुलैर्युक्तो मोदते विष्णुना सह
daśajanmārjitaiḥ pāpairvimukto nṛpasattama / śatadvayakulairyukto modate viṣṇunā saha
Freed from the sins amassed in ten births, O best of kings, joined with two hundred (generations of his) line, he rejoices together with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.40
इक्षुतोयेन देवेशं यः स्नापयति भूपते । केशवं लक्षपितृभिः सार्द्धं विष्णुपदं व्रजेत्
ikṣutoyena deveśaṃ yaḥ snāpayati bhūpate / keśavaṃ lakṣapitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ viṣṇupadaṃ vrajet
He who bathes the lord of gods, Keśava, with sugarcane juice, O lord of the earth, goes to Viṣṇu's abode along with a hundred thousand ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.41
पुष्पोदकेन गोविन्दं तथा गन्धोदकेन च । स्नापयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या वैष्णवं पदमान्पुयात्
puṣpodakena govindaṃ tathā gandhodakena ca / snāpayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā vaiṣṇavaṃ padamānpuyāt
Having bathed Govinda, Hari, with flower-water and likewise with scented water, with devotion, one would attain Viṣṇu's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.42
जलेन वस्त्रपूतेन यः स्नापयति माधवम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुना सह मोदते
jalena vastrapūtena yaḥ snāpayati mādhavam / sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇunā saha modate
He who bathes Mādhava with water strained through cloth, freed from all sins, rejoices together with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.45
क्षीराद्यैः स्नापयेद्यस्तु रविसंक्रमणे हरिम् । स वसेद्विष्णुसदने त्रिसत्पपुरुषैः सह ॥ नर्प्_१,१३।४३ ॥ शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यामष्टम्यां पूर्णिमादिने ॥ नर्प्_१,१३।४४ ॥ एकादश्यां भानुवारे द्वादश्यां पञ्चमीतिथौ । सोमसूर्योपरागे च मन्वादिषुयुगादिषु
kṣīrādyaiḥ snāpayedyastu ravisaṃkramaṇe harim / sa vasedviṣṇusadane trisatpapuruṣaiḥ saha // narp_1,13.43 // śuklapakṣe caturddaśyāmaṣṭamyāṃ pūrṇimādine // narp_1,13.44 // ekādaśyāṃ bhānuvāre dvādaśyāṃ pañcamītithau / somasūryoparāge ca manvādiṣuyugādiṣu
And he who bathes Hari with milk and the rest at the sun's passage (into a new sign) dwells in Viṣṇu's abode together with three hundred forefathers. (43) In the bright fortnight, on the fourteenth, on the eighth, on the full-moon day, (44) on the eleventh, on a Sunday, on the twelfth, on the fifth lunar day, at an eclipse of moon or sun, and at the beginnings of the Manu-periods and the beginnings of the yugas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.46
अर्द्धोदये च सूर्यस्य पुष्यार्के रोहिणीबुधे । तथैव शनिरो हिण्यां भौमाश्विन्यां तथैव च
arddhodaye ca sūryasya puṣyārke rohiṇībudhe / tathaiva śaniro hiṇyāṃ bhaumāśvinyāṃ tathaiva ca
and at the sun's half-rising, when Puṣya falls on a Sunday, Rohiṇī on a Wednesday, likewise Rohiṇī on a Saturday, and Aśvinī on a Tuesday,
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NarP 1 13.47
शन्यां भृवभृगे चैवभृगुरेवुरेवतिसङ्गमे । तथा बुधानुराधायां श्रवणार्के तथैव च
śanyāṃ bhṛvabhṛge caivabhṛgurevurevatisaṅgame / tathā budhānurādhāyāṃ śravaṇārke tathaiva ca
On Saturn('s day) (with) Bhṛgu('s asterism?), and on (the day of) Bhṛgu at the conjunction with Revatī, likewise on (the day of) Mercury with Anurādhā, and likewise on the sun('s day) with Śravaṇa,
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NarP 1 13.48
तथा च सोमश्रवणे हस्तयुक्ते बृहस्पतौ । बुधाष्टम्यां बुधाषाढे पुण्ये विने तथा
tathā ca somaśravaṇe hastayukte bṛhaspatau / budhāṣṭamyāṃ budhāṣāḍhe puṇye vine tathā
and likewise on (the day of) the Moon with Śravaṇa, on (the day of) Jupiter joined with Hasta, on the eighth (lunar day) falling on a Wednesday, on (the day of) Mercury with Āṣāḍhā, and likewise on an auspicious (day)—
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NarP 1 13.49
स्त्रापये त्पयसा विष्णुं शान्तिमान् वाग्यतः शुचिः । घृतेन मधुना वापि दध्ना वा तत्फलं शृणु
strāpaye tpayasā viṣṇuṃ śāntimān vāgyataḥ śuciḥ / ghṛtena madhunā vāpi dadhnā vā tatphalaṃ śṛṇu
(if) one, composed, restrained in speech and pure, bathes Viṣṇu with milk, or with ghee, or with honey, or with curds—hear the fruit of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.50
सर्वयज्ञफलं प्राप्ये सर्वपापविवपर्जितः । वसेष्टिष्णुपुरे सार्दं त्रिसत्पपुरुषैर्मृप
sarvayajñaphalaṃ prāpye sarvapāpavivaparjitaḥ / vaseṣṭiṣṇupure sārdaṃ trisatpapuruṣairmṛpa
He obtains the fruit of all sacrifices, is freed from all sins, and dwells in Viṣṇu's city together with three (generations of) good men, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.51
तत्रैव ज्ञानमासाद्य योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् । मोक्षमाप्रोति नृपते पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
tatraiva jñānamāsādya yogināmapi durlabham / mokṣamāproti nṛpate punarāvṛttidurlabham
And there, having attained the knowledge that is hard to reach even for yogins, he attains liberation, O king, from which return is not (possible).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.52
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशअयां सोमवारे च भूपते । शिवं संस्त्राप्य दुग्धेन शिवसायुज्यमान्पुयात्
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśaayāṃ somavāre ca bhūpate / śivaṃ saṃstrāpya dugdhena śivasāyujyamānpuyāt
On the fourteenth of the dark fortnight falling on a Monday, O lord of the earth, having bathed Śiva with milk, one would attain union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.53
नालिकेरोदकेनापि शिवं संस्त्राप्य भक्तितः । अष्टम्यामिन्दुवारे वा शिवसायुज्यमश्नुते
nālikerodakenāpi śivaṃ saṃstrāpya bhaktitaḥ / aṣṭamyāminduvāre vā śivasāyujyamaśnute
Having bathed Śiva with coconut water too, out of devotion, on the eighth (lunar day) or on a Monday, one attains union with Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.54
शुक्लपक्षे चतुर्दश्यामष्यम्यां वापि भूपते । घृतेन मधुना स्त्राप्य शिवां तत्साम्यतां व्रजेत्
śuklapakṣe caturdaśyāmaṣyamyāṃ vāpi bhūpate / ghṛtena madhunā strāpya śivāṃ tatsāmyatāṃ vrajet
On the fourteenth of the bright fortnight, or on the eighth, O lord of the earth, having bathed Śiva with ghee and honey, one goes to a state of equality with him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.55
तिलतैलेन संस्त्राप्य विष्णुं वा शिवमेवं च । स याति तत्तत्सारुप्यं पितृभिः सह सत्पभिः
tilatailena saṃstrāpya viṣṇuṃ vā śivamevaṃ ca / sa yāti tattatsārupyaṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha satpabhiḥ
Having bathed Viṣṇu, or likewise Śiva, with sesame oil, he goes to a likeness of form with that (deity), together with (his) forefathers, with the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.56
शिवमिश्रुरसेनापि यः स्नापयति भघक्तितः । शिवलोके वसेत्कल्पं ससत्पपुरुषैः सह
śivamiśrurasenāpi yaḥ snāpayati bhaghaktitaḥ / śivaloke vasetkalpaṃ sasatpapuruṣaiḥ saha
He too who out of devotion bathes (Śiva) with sugarcane juice mixed (for Śiva?) would dwell in Śiva's world for a kalpa together with the good men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.57
घृतेन स्नापयेल्लिङ्गमुत्थाने द्वादशीदिने । क्षीरेण वा महाभाग तत्फलं शृणु मद्गिरा
ghṛtena snāpayelliṅgamutthāne dvādaśīdine / kṣīreṇa vā mahābhāga tatphalaṃ śṛṇu madgirā
One should bathe the liṅga with ghee, or with milk, on the twelfth day at the (Lord's) rising, O greatly fortunate one—hear from my speech the fruit of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.58
जन्मायुतकृतकैः पापैर्दर्मुक्तो मनुजो नृप । कोटि संख्यं समुद्धृकत्य स्वकुलं शिवतां व्रजेत्
janmāyutakṛtakaiḥ pāpairdarmukto manujo nṛpa / koṭi saṃkhyaṃ samuddhṛkatya svakulaṃ śivatāṃ vrajet
Freed from the sins committed in ten thousand births, the man, O king, having raised up his own family to the number of a crore, goes to the state of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.59
सम्पूज्य गन्धकुसुमैर्विष्णुं विष्णुतिथौ नृप । जन्मायुतार्जितैः पापैर्मुक्तो व्रजति तत्पदम्
sampūjya gandhakusumairviṣṇuṃ viṣṇutithau nṛpa / janmāyutārjitaiḥ pāpairmukto vrajati tatpadam
Having worshipped Viṣṇu with fragrances and flowers on Viṣṇu's lunar day, O king, freed from the sins amassed in ten thousand births, he goes to that (Viṣṇu's) abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.60
पद्मपुष्पेण यो विष्णुं शिवां वा पूजयेन्नरः । स याति विष्णुभवनं कुलकोटिसमन्वितः
padmapuṣpeṇa yo viṣṇuṃ śivāṃ vā pūjayennaraḥ / sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ kulakoṭisamanvitaḥ
The man who worships Viṣṇu or Śiva with a lotus flower goes to Viṣṇu's dwelling accompanied by a crore of (members of his) family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.61
हरिं च केतकीपुष्पैः शिवं धत्तूरजैर्निशि । संपूज्य पापनिर्मुक्तो वसेद्भिष्णुपुरे युगम्
hariṃ ca ketakīpuṣpaiḥ śivaṃ dhattūrajairniśi / saṃpūjya pāpanirmukto vasedbhiṣṇupure yugam
Having worshipped Hari with ketakī flowers and Śiva with dhattūra flowers at night, freed from sin, one would dwell in Viṣṇu's city for an age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.62
हरिं तु चाम्पकैः पुर्ष्पेरर्कष्पैश्च शङ्करम् । समभ्यर्च्य महाराज तत्तत्सालोक्यमान्पुयात्
hariṃ tu cāmpakaiḥ purṣperarkaṣpaiśca śaṅkaram / samabhyarcya mahārāja tattatsālokyamānpuyāt
But having duly worshipped Hari with campaka flowers and Śaṅkara with arka flowers, O great king, one would attain (the state of) dwelling in the world of each of them respectively.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.63
शङ्कर स्याथवा विष्णोर्घृतयुक्तं च गुगगुलुम् । दत्त्वा धूपे नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
śaṅkara syāthavā viṣṇorghṛtayuktaṃ ca gugagulum / dattvā dhūpe naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Or, having offered guggulu mixed with ghee as incense to Śaṅkara or to Viṣṇu, a man with devotion is released from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.64
तिलतैलान्वितं दीपं विष्णोर्वा शङ्करस्य वा । दत्त्वा नरः सर्वकामान्मंप्राप्नोति नृपोत्तम
tilatailānvitaṃ dīpaṃ viṣṇorvā śaṅkarasya vā / dattvā naraḥ sarvakāmānmaṃprāpnoti nṛpottama
Having offered a lamp fed with sesame oil to Viṣṇu or to Śaṅkara, a man obtains all his desires, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.65
घृतेन दीपं यो दद्याच्छङ्करायाथ विष्णवे । स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो गङ्गास्नानफलं लभेत्
ghṛtena dīpaṃ yo dadyācchaṅkarāyātha viṣṇave / sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo gaṅgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet
He who would offer a lamp with ghee to Śaṅkara or to Viṣṇu, released from all sins, would obtain the fruit of bathing in the Ganges.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.66
ग्रामयेन वापि तैलेन राजन्नन्येन वा पुनः । दीपं तत्त्वा महाविष्णोः शिवस्यापि फलं शृणु
grāmayena vāpi tailena rājannanyena vā punaḥ / dīpaṃ tattvā mahāviṣṇoḥ śivasyāpi phalaṃ śṛṇu
Or with village oil, O king, or again with some other (oil), having given a lamp to the great Viṣṇu or to Śiva—hear the fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.67
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैश्वर्यसमन्वितः । तत्तत्सालोक्यमाप्नोति त्रिःभत्पपुरुषान्वितः
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ / tattatsālokyamāpnoti triḥbhatpapuruṣānvitaḥ
Freed from all sins, endowed with every lordly power, he attains residence in the world of that (deity), together with his forefathers (going back three generations).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.68
यद्यदिष्टतमं भोज्यं तत्तदीशाय विष्णवे । दत्त्वा तत्तत्पदं याति चत्वारिशत्कुलान्वितः
yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ bhojyaṃ tattadīśāya viṣṇave / dattvā tattatpadaṃ yāti catvāriśatkulānvitaḥ
Whatever food is most desired, having given that to the Lord, to Viṣṇu, he goes to that (god's) station, together with forty generations of his family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.69
यद्यदिष्टतमं वस्तु नतद्विप्राय दापयेत् । स याति विष्णुभवनं पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ vastu natadviprāya dāpayet / sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ punarāvṛttidurlabham
Whatever object is most dear, he should have that given to a brahmin; he goes to Viṣṇu's abode, from which return is hard to come by.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.70
भ्रूणहास्वर्णदानेन शुद्धो भवति भूपते । अन्नतोयसमन्दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति
bhrūṇahāsvarṇadānena śuddho bhavati bhūpate / annatoyasamandānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
Even a slayer of an embryo becomes pure by the gift of gold, O lord of the earth; but a gift equal to (the gift of) food and water there has never been nor will be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.71
अन्नदः प्राणदः प्रोक्तः प्राणदश्चापि सर्वदः । सर्वदानफलं यस्मादन्नदस्य नृपोत्तम
annadaḥ prāṇadaḥ proktaḥ prāṇadaścāpi sarvadaḥ / sarvadānaphalaṃ yasmādannadasya nṛpottama
The giver of food is called a giver of life, and the giver of life is also a giver of everything; since the fruit of every gift belongs to the giver of food, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.72
अन्नदो ब्रह्मसदनं यातिवंशायुतान्वितः । न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिरिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चितम्
annado brahmasadanaṃ yātivaṃśāyutānvitaḥ / na tasya punarāvṛttiriti śāstreṣu niścitam
The giver of food goes to Brahmā's abode together with ten thousand of his lineage; for him there is no return again — this is settled in the scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.73
सद्यस्तुष्टिकरं ज्ञेयं जलदानं यतो ऽधिकम् । अन्नदानान्नृपश्रेष्ठ निर्दिष्टं श्रह्मवादिभिः
sadyastuṣṭikaraṃ jñeyaṃ jaladānaṃ yato 'dhikam / annadānānnṛpaśreṣṭha nirdiṣṭaṃ śrahmavādibhiḥ
The gift of water is to be known as producing immediate satisfaction, and therefore greater than the gift of food, O best of kings — so it is declared by those who expound the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.74
महापातकयुक्तो वा युक्तो वाप्युपपातकैः । जलदो मुच्यते तेभ्य इत्याह कमलोद्भवः
mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vāpyupapātakaiḥ / jalado mucyate tebhya ityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
Whether one be charged with the great sins or with the lesser sins, the giver of water is freed from them — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.75
शरीरमन्नाजं प्राहुः प्राणामप्यन्नजान्विदुः । तस्मादन्नप्रदो ज्ञेयः प्राणदः पृथिवीपते
śarīramannājaṃ prāhuḥ prāṇāmapyannajānviduḥ / tasmādannaprado jñeyaḥ prāṇadaḥ pṛthivīpate
They say the body is born of food, and they know the breaths too to be born of food; therefore the giver of food is to be known as the giver of life, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.76
यद्यतुष्टिकरं दानं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । तस्मादन्नसमं दानं नास्ति भूपाल भूपले
yadyatuṣṭikaraṃ dānaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam / tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ nāsti bhūpāla bhūpale
Whatever gift produces satisfaction bestows the fruit of all desires; therefore there is no gift equal to food, O protector of the earth, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.77
अन्नदस्य कुले जाता आसहंस्त्र नृपोत्म । नपकं ते न पशअयन्ति तस्मादन्नप्रदो वरः
annadasya kule jātā āsahaṃstra nṛpotma / napakaṃ te na paśaayanti tasmādannaprado varaḥ
Those born in the family of a giver of food, O best of kings, do not see hell; therefore the giver of food is the best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.78
पादाभ्यङ्गंभक्तियुक्तो यो ऽतिथेः कुरुते नरः । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु गङ्गास्नानपुरःसरम्
pādābhyaṅgaṃbhaktiyukto yo 'titheḥ kurute naraḥ / sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu gaṅgāsnānapuraḥsaram
The man who, filled with devotion, performs the anointing of a guest's feet — he has bathed in all the sacred fords, with a bath in the Gaṅgā foremost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.79
तैलाभ्यङ्गं महाराज ब्राह्मणानां करोति यः । स स्त्रातो ऽष्टशतं साग्रं गङ्गायां नात्र संशयः
tailābhyaṅgaṃ mahārāja brāhmaṇānāṃ karoti yaḥ / sa strāto 'ṣṭaśataṃ sāgraṃ gaṅgāyāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who, great king, performs the oil-anointing of brahmins — he has bathed in the Gaṅgā a full hundred and eight times; of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.80
रोगितान्ब्रह्माणान्यस्तु प्रेम्णा रक्षति रक्षकः । स कोटिकुलसंयुक्तो वसेद्वूह्यपुरे युगम्
rogitānbrahmāṇānyastu premṇā rakṣati rakṣakaḥ / sa koṭikulasaṃyukto vasedvūhyapure yugam
He who as a protector lovingly protects sick brahmins — he, together with a crore of his family, dwells in the city of (Viṣṇu) for an age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.81
यो रक्षेत्पृथिवीपाल रङ्गं वा रोगिणं नरम् । तस्य विष्णुः प्रसन्नात्मा सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छति
yo rakṣetpṛthivīpāla raṅgaṃ vā rogiṇaṃ naram / tasya viṣṇuḥ prasannātmā sarvānkāmānprayacchati
He who protects, O guardian of the earth, a crippled or a sick man — to him Viṣṇu, his mind well pleased, grants all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.82
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा यो रक्षेदामयान्वितम् । सर्वान्कामानवान्पोति सर्वेपापविवार्जितः
manasā karmaṇā vācā yo rakṣedāmayānvitam / sarvānkāmānavānpoti sarvepāpavivārjitaḥ
He who by thought, deed, and speech protects one afflicted by disease obtains all his desires and is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.83
यो ददाति महीपाल निवासं ब्राह्मणाय वै । तस्य प्रसन्नो देवेशः स्वलोकं संप्रयच्छति
yo dadāti mahīpāla nivāsaṃ brāhmaṇāya vai / tasya prasanno deveśaḥ svalokaṃ saṃprayacchati
He who gives a dwelling to a brahmin, O lord of the earth — to him the Lord of the gods, being pleased, grants his own world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.84
ब्राह्मणायं ब्रह्मविदे यो दद्याद्गां पयस्विनीम् । स यातिब्रह्मसदनमन्येषामतिदुर्लभम्
brāhmaṇāyaṃ brahmavide yo dadyādgāṃ payasvinīm / sa yātibrahmasadanamanyeṣāmatidurlabham
He who gives a milk-yielding cow to a brahmin who knows the Veda goes to Brahmā's abode, which is very hard for others to reach.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.85
अन्येभ्यः प्रतिगृह्यापि यो द्द्याद्गां पयस्विनीम् । तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं नाहं शक्तो ऽस्मि पण्डित
anyebhyaḥ pratigṛhyāpi yo ddyādgāṃ payasvinīm / tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ nāhaṃ śakto 'smi paṇḍita
Even one who, having received (a cow) from others, gives a milk-yielding cow — his fruit of merit I am not able to tell, O learned one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.86
कपिलां वेदविदुषे यो ददाति पयस्विनीम् । स एव रुद्रो भूपाल सर्वपापविवर्जितः
kapilāṃ vedaviduṣe yo dadāti payasvinīm / sa eva rudro bhūpāla sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
He who gives a tawny milk-yielding cow to one who knows the Veda, he himself is Rudra, O lord of the earth, freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.87
विप्राय वेदविदुषे दद्यादुभयतोमुखीम् । यस्तस्य पुण्यं संख्यातु न शक्तो ऽब्दशतैरपि
viprāya vedaviduṣe dadyādubhayatomukhīm / yastasya puṇyaṃ saṃkhyātu na śakto 'bdaśatairapi
(One) should give to a brahmin learned in the Veda a cow with (a calf) at both ends (i.e. one calving); of him not even in a hundred years is (anyone) able to count the merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.88
तस्य पुण्यफलं राजञ्शृणु वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वतः । एकतः क्रतवः सर्वे समग्रवरदक्षिणाः
tasya puṇyaphalaṃ rājañśṛṇu vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ / ekataḥ kratavaḥ sarve samagravaradakṣiṇāḥ
Hear, O king, I shall tell you truly the fruit of his merit: on the one side all the sacrifices with full and excellent priestly fees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.89
एकतो भयभीतस्यत प्राणिनः प्राणरक्षणम् । संरक्षति महीपाल यो विप्रं भयविह्वलम्
ekato bhayabhītasyata prāṇinaḥ prāṇarakṣaṇam / saṃrakṣati mahīpāla yo vipraṃ bhayavihvalam
on the other side the saving of the life of a creature stricken with fear — (so it is with) whoever protects, O lord of the earth, a brahmin overwhelmed by fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.90
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । वस्त्रदो रुद्रभवनं कन्यादो ब्रह्मणः पदम्
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ / vastrado rudrabhavanaṃ kanyādo brahmaṇaḥ padam
He (counts as) bathed in all the sacred fords and consecrated in all the sacrifices; the giver of clothing (goes) to Rudra's abode, the giver of a maiden to Brahmā's station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.91
हेमदो विष्णु भवनं प्रयाति स्वकुलान्वितः । यस्तु कन्यामलङ्कृत्य ददात्यध्यात्मवेदिने
hemado viṣṇu bhavanaṃ prayāti svakulānvitaḥ / yastu kanyāmalaṅkṛtya dadātyadhyātmavedine
The giver of gold goes to Viṣṇu's abode together with his family; but he who adorns a maiden and gives her to one who knows the supreme Self —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.92
शतवंशसमायुक्तः स व्रजेद्रूह्यणः पदम् । कार्तिक्यां पौर्णमास्यां वा आषाढ्यां वापि भूपते
śatavaṃśasamāyuktaḥ sa vrajedrūhyaṇaḥ padam / kārtikyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ vā āṣāḍhyāṃ vāpi bhūpate
he, together with a hundred generations of his line, goes to Brahmā's station. On the full-moon day of Kārttika, or else on that of Āṣāḍha, O lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.93
वृषभं शिवतुष्ट्यर्थमुत्सृजेत्तत्फलं शृणु । सत्पजन्मार्जितैः पापैर्विमुक्तो रुद्ररुपभाक्
vṛṣabhaṃ śivatuṣṭyarthamutsṛjettatphalaṃ śṛṇu / satpajanmārjitaiḥ pāpairvimukto rudrarupabhāk
(if) one releases a bull for the pleasing of Śiva — hear the fruit of that: freed from the sins accumulated in seven births, he takes on the form of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.94
कुलसत्पतिसंयुक्तो रुद्रेण सह मोदते । शिवलिङ्गाङ्कितं कृत्वा महिषं यः समुत्सृजेत्
kulasatpatisaṃyukto rudreṇa saha modate / śivaliṅgāṅkitaṃ kṛtvā mahiṣaṃ yaḥ samutsṛjet
United with his family and its head, he rejoices together with Rudra. He who marks a buffalo with the sign of Śiva's liṅga and releases it —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.95
न तस्य यातनालोको भवेन्नृपतिसत्तम् । ताम्बूलदानं यः कुर्याच्छक्तितो नृपसत्तम
na tasya yātanāloko bhavennṛpatisattam / tāmbūladānaṃ yaḥ kuryācchaktito nṛpasattama
for him there is no world of torment, O best of kings. He who makes a gift of betel according to his ability, O best of kings —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.97
तस्य विष्णुः प्रसन्नात्मा ददात्यायुर्यशः श्रियम् । क्षीरोदो घृतदश्चैव मधुदो दधिदस्तथा ॥ नर्प्_१,१३।९६।। दिव्याब्दायुतपर्यन्तंस्वर्गलोके महीयते । प्रयाति ब्रह्मसदनमिक्षुदाता नृपोत्तम
tasya viṣṇuḥ prasannātmā dadātyāyuryaśaḥ śriyam / kṣīrodo ghṛtadaścaiva madhudo dadhidastathā // narp_1,13.96/. divyābdāyutaparyantaṃsvargaloke mahīyate / prayāti brahmasadanamikṣudātā nṛpottama
to him Viṣṇu, gracious of heart, grants long life, fame and prosperity. The giver of milk, the giver of ghee, the giver of honey and likewise the giver of curds — (13.96) is honoured in heaven for ten thousand divine years; the giver of sugarcane goes to Brahmā's seat, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.98
गन्धदः पुण्यफलदः प्रयाति ब्रह्मणः पदम् । गुडेक्षुरसदश्चैव प्रयाति क्षीरसागरम्
gandhadaḥ puṇyaphaladaḥ prayāti brahmaṇaḥ padam / guḍekṣurasadaścaiva prayāti kṣīrasāgaram
The giver of perfume, whose gift bears merit as its fruit, goes to Brahmā's station; and the giver of molasses and cane-juice goes to the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.99
भटानां जलदो याति सूर्यलोकमनुत्तमम् । विद्यादानेन सायुज्यं माधवस्य व्रजेन्नरः
bhaṭānāṃ jalado yāti sūryalokamanuttamam / vidyādānena sāyujyaṃ mādhavasya vrajennaraḥ
The giver of water to soldiers goes to the unsurpassed world of the Sun; by the gift of knowledge a man attains union with Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.100
विद्यादानं महीदानं गोदानं चोत्तमोत्तमम् । नरकादुद्धरन्त्येव जपवाहनदोहनात्
vidyādānaṃ mahīdānaṃ godānaṃ cottamottamam / narakāduddharantyeva japavāhanadohanāt
The gift of knowledge, the gift of land, and the gift of a cow are the highest of the high: they indeed lift (one) up out of hell, by muttering (of prayers), by conveyance and by milking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.101
सर्वेषामपि दानानां विद्यादानं विशिष्यते । विद्यादानेन सायुज्यं विष्णोर्याति नृपोत्तम
sarveṣāmapi dānānāṃ vidyādānaṃ viśiṣyate / vidyādānena sāyujyaṃ viṣṇoryāti nṛpottama
Of all gifts whatsoever, the gift of knowledge is the most excellent; by the gift of knowledge one goes to union with Viṣṇu, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.102
नरस्त्विंन्धनदानेन मुच्यते ह्युपपातकैः । शालग्रामशिलादानं महादानं प्रकीर्तितम्
narastviṃndhanadānena mucyate hyupapātakaiḥ / śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ mahādānaṃ prakīrtitam
By the gift of fuel a man is freed from the minor sins; the gift of a śālagrāma stone is declared to be a great gift.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.103
यद्दत्त्वा मोक्षमान्पोति लिङ्गदानं तथा स्मृतम् । ब्रह्माण्ड कोटिदानेन यत्फलं लभते नरः
yaddattvā mokṣamānpoti liṅgadānaṃ tathā smṛtam / brahmāṇḍa koṭidānena yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ
Giving which, one obtains liberation; and the gift of a liṅga is likewise (so) held. Whatever fruit a man obtains by the gift of ten million universes —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.104
तत्फलं समवान्पोति लिङ्गदानान्न संशयः । शालग्रामशिलादाने ततो ऽपि द्विगुणं फलम्
tatphalaṃ samavānpoti liṅgadānānna saṃśayaḥ / śālagrāmaśilādāne tato 'pi dviguṇaṃ phalam
that same fruit he obtains from the gift of a liṅga, there is no doubt; and in the gift of a śālagrāma stone the fruit is twice even that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.105
शाल ग्रामशिलारूपी विष्णुरेवेति विश्रुतः । यो ददाति नरो दानं गृहतां प्रभो
śāla grāmaśilārūpī viṣṇureveti viśrutaḥ / yo dadāti naro dānaṃ gṛhatāṃ prabho
It is well known that Viṣṇu himself has the form of the śālagrāma stone. The man who makes this gift ... to the householders(?), O lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.106
गङ्गास्त्रानफलं तस्य निश्चितं नृप जायते । रत्नान्वितसवर्णस्य प्रदानेन नृपोत्तम
gaṅgāstrānaphalaṃ tasya niścitaṃ nṛpa jāyate / ratnānvitasavarṇasya pradānena nṛpottama
for him, O king, the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā surely arises. By the giving of gold set with jewels, O best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.107
भुक्तिमुक्तिमवान्पोति महादानं यतः स्मृतम् । नरो माणिक्यदानेन परं मोक्षमवान्पुयात्
bhuktimuktimavānpoti mahādānaṃ yataḥ smṛtam / naro māṇikyadānena paraṃ mokṣamavānpuyāt
one obtains enjoyment and liberation, since it is held to be a great gift. By the gift of a ruby a man would attain supreme liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.108
घ्रुवलोकमवान्पोति वज्रदानेन मानवः । स्वर्गं विद्रुमदानेन रुद्रलोकमवान्पुयात्
ghruvalokamavānpoti vajradānena mānavaḥ / svargaṃ vidrumadānena rudralokamavānpuyāt
By the gift of a diamond a man attains the world of Dhruva; by the gift of coral, heaven; (and) by (the gift of a certain gem) he would attain the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.109
प्रयाति यानदानेन मुक्तादानेन चैन्दवम् । वैडूर्यदो रुद्रलोकं पुष्परागप्रदस्तथा
prayāti yānadānena muktādānena caindavam / vaiḍūryado rudralokaṃ puṣparāgapradastathā
By the gift of a vehicle he goes (to heaven); by the gift of pearls, to the world of the moon; the giver of cat's-eye (gem) (goes) to the world of Rudra, and likewise the giver of topaz.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.110
पुष्परागप्रदानेन सर्वत्र सुखमश्नुते । अश्वसांनिध्यं चिरं व्रजति भूमिप
puṣparāgapradānena sarvatra sukhamaśnute / aśvasāṃnidhyaṃ ciraṃ vrajati bhūmipa
By the gift of topaz he enjoys happiness everywhere; he attains for long the proximity of horses, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.111
गजदानेन महता सर्वान्कामानवान्पुयात् । प्रयाति यानदानेन स्वर्गं स्वर्यानमास्थितः
gajadānena mahatā sarvānkāmānavānpuyāt / prayāti yānadānena svargaṃ svaryānamāsthitaḥ
By the great gift of an elephant he would obtain all his desires; by the gift of a vehicle he goes to heaven, seated in a celestial car.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.112
महिषीदो जयत्येव ह्यपमृकत्युं न संशयः । गवां तृणप्रदानेन रुद्रलोकमवान्पुयात्
mahiṣīdo jayatyeva hyapamṛkatyuṃ na saṃśayaḥ / gavāṃ tṛṇapradānena rudralokamavānpuyāt
The giver of a buffalo-cow indeed conquers untimely death—there is no doubt; by giving grass to cows one would attain the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.113
वारुणं लोकमान्पोति महीश लवणप्रदः । स्वश्रमाचारनिरताः सर्वभूतहितेरताः
vāruṇaṃ lokamānpoti mahīśa lavaṇapradaḥ / svaśramācāraniratāḥ sarvabhūtahiteratāḥ
The giver of salt attains the world of Varuṇa, O lord of the earth. Those devoted to the observances proper to their own stage (of life), intent on the welfare of all beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.114
अदाम्भिका गतासूयाः प्रयान्ति बग्रह्मणः पदम् । परोपदेश निरता वीतरागा विमत्साराः
adāmbhikā gatāsūyāḥ prayānti bagrahmaṇaḥ padam / paropadeśa niratā vītarāgā vimatsārāḥ
free from hypocrisy, without envy, go to the station of Brahmā. Those devoted to instructing others, free from passion, without jealousy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.115
हरिपादार्चनरताः प्रयान्ति सदनं हरेः । सत्सङ्गाह्लादनिरताः सत्कर्मसु सदोद्यताः
haripādārcanaratāḥ prayānti sadanaṃ hareḥ / satsaṅgāhlādaniratāḥ satkarmasu sadodyatāḥ
delighting in the worship of Hari's feet, go to the abode of Hari. Those who delight in the joy of the company of the good, ever active in good works,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.116
परापवादविमुखाः प्रायान्ति हरिमन्दिरम् । नित्यं हितकरा ये तु ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च
parāpavādavimukhāḥ prāyānti harimandiram / nityaṃ hitakarā ye tu brāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca
averse to slandering others, go to the temple of Hari. But those who are always doers of good to brahmins and to cows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.117
परस्त्रीसङ्गविमुखा न पश्यन्ति यमालयम् । जितेन्द्रिया जिताहारा गोषु क्षान्ताः सुशीलिनः
parastrīsaṅgavimukhā na paśyanti yamālayam / jitendriyā jitāhārā goṣu kṣāntāḥ suśīlinaḥ
(and those) averse to intercourse with others' wives, do not see the abode of Yama. Those who have subdued their senses, restrained their eating, are patient toward cows, of good conduct,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.118
ब्राह्मणेषु क्षमाशीलाः प्रयान्ति भवनं हरेः । अग्निशुश्रूषवश्चैव गुरुशुश्रूषकास्तथा
brāhmaṇeṣu kṣamāśīlāḥ prayānti bhavanaṃ hareḥ / agniśuśrūṣavaścaiva guruśuśrūṣakāstathā
of a forbearing nature toward brahmins, go to the dwelling of Hari; and those who tend the (sacred) fire, and likewise those who serve their teacher,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.119
पतिशुश्रूषणरता न वै संसृतिभागिनः । सदा देवार्चनरता हरिनमपरायणाः
patiśuśrūṣaṇaratā na vai saṃsṛtibhāginaḥ / sadā devārcanaratā harinamaparāyaṇāḥ
(and women) devoted to the service of their husband, do not share in transmigration. Those ever intent on the worship of the gods, wholly given to the name of Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.120
प्रतिग्रहनिवृत्ताश्च प्रयान्ति परमं पदम् । अनाथं विप्रकुणपं ये दहेयुर्नृपोत्तम
pratigrahanivṛttāśca prayānti paramaṃ padam / anāthaṃ viprakuṇapaṃ ye daheyurnṛpottama
and those who abstain from accepting gifts, go to the highest station. Those who would cremate the corpse of a brahmin that has no kin, O best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.121
अश्वमेधसहस्राणां फलमश्नुवते सदा । पत्रैः पुर्ष्पेः फलैर्वापि जलैर्वा मनुजेश्वर
aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ phalamaśnuvate sadā / patraiḥ purṣpeḥ phalairvāpi jalairvā manujeśvara
ever enjoy the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices. Whether with leaves, with flowers, or with fruits, or with water, O lord of men—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.122
पूजया रहितं लिङ्गमचर्यत्तेत्फलं शृणु । अप्सरोगणगन्धर्वैः स्तूयमानो विमानगः
pūjayā rahitaṃ liṅgamacaryattetphalaṃ śṛṇu / apsarogaṇagandharvaiḥ stūyamāno vimānagaḥ
hear the fruit of that (act) of worshipping a liṅga that is bereft of worship: praised by hosts of apsarases and gandharvas, riding in a celestial car,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.123
प्रयाति शिवसान्निध्यमित्याह कमलोद्भवः । चुलुकोदकमात्रेण लिङ्गं संस्नाप्य भूमिप
prayāti śivasānnidhyamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ / culukodakamātreṇa liṅgaṃ saṃsnāpya bhūmipa
he goes to the presence of Śiva—thus said the Lotus-born. Having bathed a liṅga with a mere palmful of water, O lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.124
लक्षाश्वमेधजं पुण्यं संप्रान्पोति न संशयः । पूजया रहितं लिङ्गं कुसुमैर्योर्ऽचयेत्सुधीः
lakṣāśvamedhajaṃ puṇyaṃ saṃprānpoti na saṃśayaḥ / pūjayā rahitaṃ liṅgaṃ kusumairyor'cayetsudhīḥ
one obtains the merit arising from a hundred thousand horse-sacrifices—there is no doubt. Should a wise man worship with flowers a liṅga that is bereft of worship,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.125
अश्वमेधायुतफलं भवेत्तस्य जनेश्वर । भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैः फलैर्वापि शून्यं लिङ्गं प्रपूज्य च
aśvamedhāyutaphalaṃ bhavettasya janeśvara / bhakṣyairbhojyaiḥ phalairvāpi śūnyaṃ liṅgaṃ prapūjya ca
his would be the fruit of ten thousand horse-sacrifices, O lord of men. And having worshipped a neglected liṅga with foods to be chewed, foods to be eaten, or with fruits,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.126
शिवसायुज्यमान्पोति पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् । पूजया रहितं विष्णुं योर्ऽचयेदकर्वंशज
śivasāyujyamānpoti punarāvṛttivarjitam / pūjayā rahitaṃ viṣṇuṃ yor'cayedakarvaṃśaja
he attains union with Śiva, free from return (to birth). He who would worship, O you born of the solar line, a Viṣṇu (image) that is bereft of worship,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.127
जलेनापि स सालोक्यं विष्णोर्याति नरोत्तम । देवतायतने यस्तु कुर्यात्संमार्जनं सुधीः
jalenāpi sa sālokyaṃ viṣṇoryāti narottama / devatāyatane yastu kuryātsaṃmārjanaṃ sudhīḥ
even with water, he goes to the same world as Viṣṇu, O best of men. And the wise man who does the sweeping in a temple of the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.128
यावत्पांसु युगावासं वैष्णवे मन्दिरेलभेत् । शीर्णं स्फटिकलिङ्गन्तु यः संदध्यान्नृपोत्तम
yāvatpāṃsu yugāvāsaṃ vaiṣṇave mandirelabhet / śīrṇaṃ sphaṭikaliṅgantu yaḥ saṃdadhyānnṛpottama
As many grains of dust (as he lays down), so many ages' dwelling does he obtain in the temple of Viṣṇu. And whoever, O best of kings, repairs a broken crystal liṅga—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.129
शतजन्मार्जितैः पापैर्मुच्यते स तु मानवः । यस्तु देवालये राजन्नपि गोचर्ममात्रकम्
śatajanmārjitaiḥ pāpairmucyate sa tu mānavaḥ / yastu devālaye rājannapi gocarmamātrakam
—that man is freed from the sins amassed in a hundred births. And whoever, O king, in a temple (of the god) even so much as a cow's-hide's measure (of ground)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.130
जलेन सिञ्चिद्भूभागं सो ऽपि स्वर्गं लभेन्नरः । गन्धोदकेन यः सिञ्चेद्देवतायतने भुवम्
jalena siñcidbhūbhāgaṃ so 'pi svargaṃ labhennaraḥ / gandhodakena yaḥ siñceddevatāyatane bhuvam
—sprinkles that patch of ground with water, that man too gains heaven. Whoever sprinkles the ground in a temple with scented water—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.131
यावत्कणानुकल्पं तु तिष्ठेत देवसन्निधौ । मृदा धातुविकारैर्वा यो लिम्पेद्देवतागृहम्
yāvatkaṇānukalpaṃ tu tiṣṭheta devasannidhau / mṛdā dhātuvikārairvā yo limpeddevatāgṛham
—for as many drops as there are, so long does he abide in the god's presence. Whoever plasters a god's house with clay or with preparations of metal—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.132
स कोटिकुलमुद्धृत्य याति साम्यं मधुद्विषः । शिलाचूर्णेन यो मर्त्यो देवागारं तु लोपयेत्
sa koṭikulamuddhṛtya yāti sāmyaṃ madhudviṣaḥ / śilācūrṇena yo martyo devāgāraṃ tu lopayet
—he, having raised up a crore of his kin, attains equality with the foe of Madhu. And whatever mortal coats a god's dwelling with powdered stone—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 13.133
स्वस्तिकादीनि वा कुर्यात्तस्य पुण्यमनन्तकम् । यः कुर्याद्दीपरचनां देवतायतने नृप
svastikādīni vā kuryāttasya puṇyamanantakam / yaḥ kuryāddīparacanāṃ devatāyatane nṛpa
—or makes svastikas and the like, his merit is endless. Whoever, O king, sets out an array of lamps in a temple—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.134
तस्य पुण्यं प्रसंख्यातुं नोत्सहे ऽब्दशतैरपि । अखण्डदीपं यः कुर्याद्विष्णोर्वा शङ्करस्य च
tasya puṇyaṃ prasaṃkhyātuṃ notsahe 'bdaśatairapi / akhaṇḍadīpaṃ yaḥ kuryādviṣṇorvā śaṅkarasya ca
—his merit I could not undertake to count even in a hundred years. Whoever keeps an unbroken lamp for Viṣṇu or for Śaṅkara—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.135
क्षणे क्षणे ऽश्वमेधस्य फलं तस्य न दुर्लभम् । अर्चितं शङ्करं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुं वापि नमेत्तु यः
kṣaṇe kṣaṇe 'śvamedhasya phalaṃ tasya na durlabham / arcitaṃ śaṅkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuṃ vāpi namettu yaḥ
—for him the fruit of a horse-sacrifice, moment by moment, is not hard to get. And whoever, seeing Śaṅkara or Viṣṇu worshipped, makes obeisance—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.136
स विष्णुभवनं प्राप्य मोदते च युगायुतम् । देव्याः प्रदक्षिणामेकां सत्प सूर्यस्य भूमिप
sa viṣṇubhavanaṃ prāpya modate ca yugāyutam / devyāḥ pradakṣiṇāmekāṃ satpa sūryasya bhūmipa
—he, reaching the dwelling of Viṣṇu, rejoices for ten thousand ages. One circumambulation of the Goddess, seven of the Sun, O ruler of earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.137
तिस्त्रो विनायकस्यापि चतस्त्रो विष्णुमन्दिरे । कृत्वा तत्तद्गृहं प्राप्य मोदते युगलक्षकम्
tistro vināyakasyāpi catastro viṣṇumandire / kṛtvā tattadgṛhaṃ prāpya modate yugalakṣakam
three of Vināyaka as well, and four in Viṣṇu's temple: having made these, he reaches the respective abode and rejoices for a hundred thousand ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.138
यो विष्णोर्भक्तिभावेन तथैव गोद्विजस्य च । प्रदक्षिणां चररेत्तस्य ह्यश्वमेधः पदे पदे
yo viṣṇorbhaktibhāvena tathaiva godvijasya ca / pradakṣiṇāṃ cararettasya hyaśvamedhaḥ pade pade
Whoever, in a spirit of devotion, performs circumambulation of Viṣṇu, and likewise of a cow and a brahmin—for him there is a horse-sacrifice at every step.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.139
काश्यां महेश्वरं माहेश्वरं लिङ्गं संपूज्य प्रणमेत्तु यः । न तस्य विद्यते कृत्यं संसृतिर्नैव जायते
kāśyāṃ maheśvaraṃ māheśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ saṃpūjya praṇamettu yaḥ / na tasya vidyate kṛtyaṃ saṃsṛtirnaiva jāyate
Whoever, in Kāśī, worships Maheśvara, the liṅga of Maheśvara, and bows down—for him no (further) duty exists, and rebirth does not arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.140
शिवं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा सव्येनैव विधानतः । नरो न च्यवते स्वर्गाच्छङ्करस्य प्रसादतः
śivaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā savyenaiva vidhānataḥ / naro na cyavate svargācchaṅkarasya prasādataḥ
Having circumambulated Śiva, keeping him on the right as prescribed, a man does not fall from heaven, by the grace of Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.141
स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैर्जगन्नाथं नारायणमनामयम् । सर्वान्कामानवान्पोति मनसा यद्यदिच्छति
stutvā stotrairjagannāthaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam / sarvānkāmānavānpoti manasā yadyadicchati
Having praised with hymns Jagannātha Nārāyaṇa, the flawless one, he obtains all his desires, whatever he wishes in his mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.142
देवतायतने यस्तु भक्तियुक्तः प्रनृत्यति । गायते वा स भूपाल रुद्रलोके च मुक्तिभाक्
devatāyatane yastu bhaktiyuktaḥ pranṛtyati / gāyate vā sa bhūpāla rudraloke ca muktibhāk
Whoever, filled with devotion, dances in a temple, or sings—he, O protector of the earth, has a share of release in the world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.143
ये तु वाद्यं प्रकुर्वन्ति देवतायतने नराः । ते हंसयानमारुढा व्रजन्ति ब्रह्मणः पदम्
ye tu vādyaṃ prakurvanti devatāyatane narāḥ / te haṃsayānamāruḍhā vrajanti brahmaṇaḥ padam
Those men who make instrumental music in a temple, mounted on a goose-vehicle, go to the station of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.144
करतालं प्रकुर्वन्ति देवतायतने तु येते । सर्वपापनिर्मुक्ता विमानस्था युगायुतम्
karatālaṃ prakurvanti devatāyatane tu yete / sarvapāpanirmuktā vimānasthā yugāyutam
Those who clap their hands in a temple are freed from all sins and abide in celestial cars for ten thousand ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.145
देवतायतने ये तु घण्टानादं प्रकुर्वते । तेषां पुण्यं निगदितुं न समर्थः शिवः स्वयम्
devatāyatane ye tu ghaṇṭānādaṃ prakurvate / teṣāṃ puṇyaṃ nigadituṃ na samarthaḥ śivaḥ svayam
As for those who make the sound of the bell in a temple, Śiva himself is not able to declare their merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.146
भेरीमृदङ्गपटहमुरजैश्व सडिण्डिमैः । संप्रीणयन्ति देवेशं तेषां पुण्यफलं शृणु
bherīmṛdaṅgapaṭahamurajaiśva saḍiṇḍimaiḥ / saṃprīṇayanti deveśaṃ teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
Those who gladden the lord of gods with kettledrums, mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas and murajas, along with ḍiṇḍimas—hear the fruit of their merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.147
देवस्त्रीगणसंयुक्ताः सर्वकामैः समर्चिताः । स्वर्गलोकमनुप्राप्य मोदन्ते कल्पपञ्चकम्
devastrīgaṇasaṃyuktāḥ sarvakāmaiḥ samarcitāḥ / svargalokamanuprāpya modante kalpapañcakam
Attended by throngs of divine women, honoured with all objects of desire, they reach the world of heaven and rejoice for five kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.148
देवतामन्दिरे कुर्वन्नरः शङ्खरवं नृप । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुना सह मोदते
devatāmandire kurvannaraḥ śaṅkharavaṃ nṛpa / sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇunā saha modate
O king, a man who makes the sound of the conch in the temple of the deity is freed from all sins and rejoices together with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.149
तालकांस्यादिनिनदं कुर्वन् विष्णुगृहे नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवान्पुयात्
tālakāṃsyādininadaṃ kurvan viṣṇugṛhe naraḥ / sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokamavānpuyāt
A man who makes the sound of cymbals, bronze gongs and the like in the house of Viṣṇu is freed from all sins and would attain the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.150
यो देवः सर्वदृग्विष्णुर्ज्ञानरुपी निरञ्जनः । सर्वधर्मफलं पूर्णं संतुष्टः प्रददाति च
yo devaḥ sarvadṛgviṣṇurjñānarupī nirañjanaḥ / sarvadharmaphalaṃ pūrṇaṃ saṃtuṣṭaḥ pradadāti ca
Viṣṇu, that god who is all-seeing, whose form is knowledge, spotless — when pleased he grants in full the fruit of every religious duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.151
यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । सफलानि भवन्त्येव सर्वकर्माणि भूपते
yasya smaraṇamātreṇa devadevasya cakriṇaḥ / saphalāni bhavantyeva sarvakarmāṇi bhūpate
By the mere remembrance of him, the god of gods who bears the discus, all one's actions do indeed become fruitful, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 13.153
परमात्मा जगन्नाथः सर्वकर्ंमफलप्रदः । सत्कर्मकर्तृभिर्नित्यं स्मृतः सर्वार्तिनाशनः । तमुद्दिश्य कृतं यच्च तदानन्त्याय कल्पते ॥ नर्प्_१,१३।१५२ ॥ धर्माणि विष्णुश्च फलानि विष्णुः कर्माणि विष्णुश्च फलानि भोक्ता । कार्यं च विष्णुः करणानि विष्णुरस्मान्न किञ्चिव्द्यतिरिक्तमस्ति
paramātmā jagannāthaḥ sarvakarṃmaphalapradaḥ / satkarmakartṛbhirnityaṃ smṛtaḥ sarvārtināśanaḥ / tamuddiśya kṛtaṃ yacca tadānantyāya kalpate // narp_1,13.152 // dharmāṇi viṣṇuśca phalāni viṣṇuḥ karmāṇi viṣṇuśca phalāni bhoktā / kāryaṃ ca viṣṇuḥ karaṇāni viṣṇurasmānna kiñcivdyatiriktamasti
The Supreme Self, the Lord of the world, the giver of the fruit of all deeds, ever remembered by those who do good works, the destroyer of all distress — and whatever is done with him as its aim turns out to be endless (in its fruit). (13.152) The duties are Viṣṇu and the fruits are Viṣṇu; the works are Viṣṇu and (he is) the enjoyer of the fruits; the thing to be done is Viṣṇu and the instruments are Viṣṇu; there is nothing whatever apart from him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition