Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 20
NarP 1 20.1
नारद उवाच भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारग । सर्वकर्मवरिष्टं च त्वयोक्तं ध्वजधारणम्
nārada uvāca bhagavansarvadharmajña sarvaśāstrārthapāraga / sarvakarmavariṣṭaṃ ca tvayoktaṃ dhvajadhāraṇam
Nārada said: O lord, knower of all duties, who has crossed to the far shore of the meaning of all scriptures — the holding of the banner has been declared by you to be the best of all rites.
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NarP 1 20.2
यस्तु वै सुमतिर्नाम ध्वजारोपपरो मुने । त्वयोक्तस्तस्य चरितं विस्तरेण ममादिश
yastu vai sumatirnāma dhvajāropaparo mune / tvayoktastasya caritaṃ vistareṇa mamādiśa
But he named Sumati who was devoted to the raising of the banner, O sage, of whom you spoke — tell me his story at length.
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NarP 1 20.3
सनक उवाच शृणुष्वैकमनाः पुण्यमितिहासं पुरातनमम् । ब्रह्मणा कथितं मह्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
sanaka uvāca śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ puṇyamitihāsaṃ purātanamam / brahmaṇā kathitaṃ mahyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Sanaka said: Listen with a single mind to a meritorious ancient tale, told to me by Brahmā, which destroys all sins.
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NarP 1 20.4
आसीत्पुरा कृतयुगे सुमतिर्नाम भूपतिः । सोमवंशोद्भवः श्रीमान्सत्पद्वीपैकनायकः
āsītpurā kṛtayuge sumatirnāma bhūpatiḥ / somavaṃśodbhavaḥ śrīmānsatpadvīpaikanāyakaḥ
Formerly, in the Kṛta age, there was a king named Sumati, born of the lunar line, illustrious, sole lord of the seven continents.
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NarP 1 20.5
धर्मात्मा सत्यसंपन्नः शुचिवंश्यो ऽतिथिप्रियः । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नः सर्वसंपद्विभूषितः
dharmātmā satyasaṃpannaḥ śucivaṃśyo 'tithipriyaḥ / sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaḥ sarvasaṃpadvibhūṣitaḥ
Righteous in soul, endowed with truth, of a pure lineage, fond of guests, endowed with all (auspicious) marks, adorned with every prosperity;
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NarP 1 20.6
सदा हरिकथासेवी हरिपूजापरायणः । हरिभक्तिपराणां च शुश्रूषुर्निरहॄङ्कृतिः
sadā harikathāsevī haripūjāparāyaṇaḥ / haribhaktiparāṇāṃ ca śuśrūṣurnirahṝṅkṛtiḥ
ever attending to stories of Hari, devoted to the worship of Hari, and eager to serve those devoted to Hari's worship, free of egotism;
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NarP 1 20.7
पूज्यपूजारतो नित्यं समदर्शी गुणान्वितः । सर्वभूतहितः शान्तः कृतज्ञः कीर्तिमांस्तथा
pūjyapūjārato nityaṃ samadarśī guṇānvitaḥ / sarvabhūtahitaḥ śāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ kīrtimāṃstathā
always taking delight in honouring those worthy of honour, looking on (all) equally, endowed with virtues, intent on the good of all beings, calm, grateful, and renowned.
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NarP 1 20.8
तस्य भार्या महाभागा सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा नाम्रा सत्यमतिर्मुने
tasya bhāryā mahābhāgā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā / pativratā patiprāṇā nāmrā satyamatirmune
His wife was greatly blessed, possessed of all (auspicious) marks, faithful to her husband, holding her husband as her life, Satyamati by name, O sage.
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NarP 1 20.9
तादुभौ दम्पतू नित्यं हरिपूजापरायणौ । जातिस्मरौ महाभागौ सत्यज्ञौ सत्परायणौ
tādubhau dampatū nityaṃ haripūjāparāyaṇau / jātismarau mahābhāgau satyajñau satparāyaṇau
Those two, husband and wife, were ever devoted to the worship of Hari, remembering their former births, greatly blessed, knowers of truth, intent on the good.
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NarP 1 20.10
अन्नदानरतौ नित्यं जलदानपरायणौ । तडागारामवप्रादौ नसंख्यातान्वितेनतुः
annadānaratau nityaṃ jaladānaparāyaṇau / taḍāgārāmavaprādau nasaṃkhyātānvitenatuḥ
(Both were) constantly devoted to the giving of food and intent upon the giving of water; they gave tanks, gardens and embankments, and (thus) passed (their days) attended by countless (merits).
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NarP 1 20.11
सा तु सत्यमतिर्नित्यं शुचिर्विष्णुगृहे सती । नृत्यत्यत्यन्तसन्तुष्टा मनोज्ञा सञ्जुवादिनी
sā tu satyamatirnityaṃ śucirviṣṇugṛhe satī / nṛtyatyatyantasantuṣṭā manojñā sañjuvādinī
And she, Satyamati, ever pure and virtuous, dances in Viṣṇu's house, utterly delighted, charming, and speaking sweetly.
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NarP 1 20.12
सो ऽपि राजा महाभागो द्वादशीद्धादशीदिने । ध्वजमारोपयत्येव मनोज्ञं बहुविस्तरम्
so 'pi rājā mahābhāgo dvādaśīddhādaśīdine / dhvajamāropayatyeva manojñaṃ bahuvistaram
And that greatly fortunate king, on the twelfth day, raises up a banner, charming and of great extent.
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NarP 1 20.13
एवं हरिपरं नित्यं राजानं धर्मकोविदम् । प्रिमां मत्यमतिं चाम्य देवा अपि सदास्तुवन्
evaṃ hariparaṃ nityaṃ rājānaṃ dharmakovidam / primāṃ matyamatiṃ cāmya devā api sadāstuvan
Thus the gods too constantly praised that king, ever devoted to Hari and skilled in dharma, and his beloved Satyamati.
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NarP 1 20.14
त्रिलोके विश्रुतौ ज्ञात्वा दम्पती धर्मको विदौ । आययौ बहुभिः शिप्यैर्द्रष्टुकामो विभाण्डकः
triloke viśrutau jñātvā dampatī dharmako vidau / āyayau bahubhiḥ śipyairdraṣṭukāmo vibhāṇḍakaḥ
Learning that the couple, knowers of dharma, were renowned in the three worlds, Vibhāṇḍaka came with many disciples, wishing to see (them).
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NarP 1 20.15
तमायान्तं मुनिं श्रुत्वा स तु राजा विभाण्डकम् । प्रत्युद्ययौ सपत्नीकः प्रजा भिर्बहुविस्तरम्
tamāyāntaṃ muniṃ śrutvā sa tu rājā vibhāṇḍakam / pratyudyayau sapatnīkaḥ prajā bhirbahuvistaram
Hearing that the sage Vibhāṇḍaka was coming, that king went out to meet him together with his wife and with his subjects in great numbers.
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NarP 1 20.16
कृतातिथ्यक्रियं शान्तं कृतासनपरिग्रहम् । नीचासनस्थितो भूयः प्राञ्जलिर्मुनिमब्रवीत्
kṛtātithyakriyaṃ śāntaṃ kṛtāsanaparigraham / nīcāsanasthito bhūyaḥ prāñjalirmunimabravīt
When (the sage) had been offered the rites of hospitality, was at ease, and had accepted a seat, (the king), seated on a lower seat, with folded hands spoke again to the sage.
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NarP 1 20.17
राजोवाच भगवन्कृतकृत्यो ऽस्मिं त्वदभ्यागमनेन वें । सतामायमनं सन्तं प्रशंसन्ति सुरवावहम्
rājovāca bhagavankṛtakṛtyo 'smiṃ tvadabhyāgamanena veṃ / satāmāyamanaṃ santaṃ praśaṃsanti suravāvaham
The king said: Blessed one, I have attained my purpose by your coming here; (the wise) praise the arrival of the good, which brings the good and (is) auspicious.
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NarP 1 20.18
यत्र स्यान्महतां प्रेम तत्र स्युः सर्वसम्पदः । तेजः कीर्तिर्धनं पुत्रा इति प्रहुर्विपश्चितः
yatra syānmahatāṃ prema tatra syuḥ sarvasampadaḥ / tejaḥ kīrtirdhanaṃ putrā iti prahurvipaścitaḥ
Where there is the affection of the great, there are all prosperities — splendour, fame, wealth, sons: so say the learned.
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NarP 1 20.19
तत्र वृद्धिमुपायान्ति थेयांस्यनुदिनं मुने । यत्र सन्तः प्रकुर्वन्ति महतीं करुणां प्रभो
tatra vṛddhimupāyānti theyāṃsyanudinaṃ mune / yatra santaḥ prakurvanti mahatīṃ karuṇāṃ prabho
There, O sage, good things increase day by day, where the good, O lord, show great compassion.
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NarP 1 20.20
यो मृर्ध्नि धाग्येदूह्यन्महत्पादजलं रजः । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु पुण्यात्मा नात्र संशयः
yo mṛrdhni dhāgyedūhyanmahatpādajalaṃ rajaḥ / sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu puṇyātmā nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who bears on his head the water (that has washed) the feet of the great, and their dust, is bathed in all the sacred fords and is of pure soul — of this there is no doubt.
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NarP 1 20.21
मम पुत्राश्च दाराश्च संपत्त्वयि समर्पिताः । मामाज्ञापय विप्रेन्द्र किं प्रियं करवाणि ते
mama putrāśca dārāśca saṃpattvayi samarpitāḥ / māmājñāpaya viprendra kiṃ priyaṃ karavāṇi te
My sons and my wives and my wealth are dedicated to you; command me, best of brahmins — what pleasing thing shall I do for you?
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NarP 1 20.22
विनञ्चवनतं भूपं स निरीक्ष्य मुनीशअवरः । स्पृशषन्करेण तं प्रीत्युवाचातिहर्षितः
vinañcavanataṃ bhūpaṃ sa nirīkṣya munīśaavaraḥ / spṛśaṣankareṇa taṃ prītyuvācātiharṣitaḥ
Looking upon the king bowed down in modesty, that best of sages, exceedingly pleased, touched him with his hand and spoke to him affectionately.
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NarP 1 20.23
ऋषिरुवाच गजन्यदुक्तं भवता तत्सर्वं त्वत्कुलोचितम् । विनयावनतः सर्वो बहुश्रेयो लभेदिह
ṛṣiruvāca gajanyaduktaṃ bhavatā tatsarvaṃ tvatkulocitam / vinayāvanataḥ sarvo bahuśreyo labhediha
The sage said: All that has been spoken by you is worthy of your lineage; everyone bowed down with humility obtains much good here.
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NarP 1 20.24
धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च मोक्षश्च नृपसत्तम । विनयाल्लभते मर्त्यो दुर्लभं किं महात्मनाम्
dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca mokṣaśca nṛpasattama / vinayāllabhate martyo durlabhaṃ kiṃ mahātmanām
Dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation — a mortal obtains (these) through humility, O best of kings; what is hard to obtain for the great-souled?
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NarP 1 20.25
प्रीतो ऽस्मि तव भापाल सन्मार्गपरिवर्त्तिनः । स्वस्ति ते सततं भूयाद्यत्पृच्छामि तदुच्यताम्
prīto 'smi tava bhāpāla sanmārgaparivarttinaḥ / svasti te satataṃ bhūyādyatpṛcchāmi taducyatām
I am pleased with you, O protector of the earth, who move on the good path; may there always be well-being for you. What I ask, let that be told.
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NarP 1 20.26
पूजा बहुविधाः सन्ति हस्तुष्टिविधायिकाः । तासु नित्यं ध्वजारोपे वर्त्त्से त्वं सदोद्यतः
pūjā bahuvidhāḥ santi hastuṣṭividhāyikāḥ / tāsu nityaṃ dhvajārope varttse tvaṃ sadodyataḥ
There are many kinds of worship that bring about Hari's satisfaction; among them you are always engaged, constantly intent upon the raising of the banner.
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NarP 1 20.27
भार्यापि तव साध्वीयं नित्यं नृत्यपरायणा । किमर्थमेतद्वृत्तान्तं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
bhāryāpi tava sādhvīyaṃ nityaṃ nṛtyaparāyaṇā / kimarthametadvṛttāntaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi
And this virtuous wife of yours is constantly devoted to dancing. For what purpose? You should tell this account as it is.
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NarP 1 20.28
राजोवाच शृणुष्व भगवन्सर्वं यत्पृच्छसि वदामि तत् । आश्चर्यभूतं लोकानामावयोश्चरितं त्विह
rājovāca śṛṇuṣva bhagavansarvaṃ yatpṛcchasi vadāmi tat / āścaryabhūtaṃ lokānāmāvayoścaritaṃ tviha
The king said: Hear, blessed one, all of it; what you ask, that I shall tell — the story of the two of us here, which is a marvel to the worlds.
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NarP 1 20.29
अहमासं पुरा शूद्रो मालिनिर्नाम सत्तम । कुमार्गगनिरतो नित्यं सर्वलोकाहिके रतः
ahamāsaṃ purā śūdro mālinirnāma sattama / kumārgaganirato nityaṃ sarvalokāhike rataḥ
Formerly I was a śūdra named Mālini, O best of the good, always given to evil paths and bent on harming all people.
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NarP 1 20.30
पिशुनो धर्मविद्वेषी देवद्रव्यापहारकः । गोध्नश्च ब्रह्महा चौरः सर्वप्राणिवधे रतः
piśuno dharmavidveṣī devadravyāpahārakaḥ / godhnaśca brahmahā cauraḥ sarvaprāṇivadhe rataḥ
(I was) a slanderer, a hater of dharma, a stealer of property belonging to the gods, a killer of cows, a killer of brahmins, a thief, given to the slaying of all living beings.
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NarP 1 20.31
नित्यं निष्ठुरवक्ता च पापी वेश्यापरायणः । एवं स्थितः कियत्कालमनाहत्यं महदृचः
nityaṃ niṣṭhuravaktā ca pāpī veśyāparāyaṇaḥ / evaṃ sthitaḥ kiyatkālamanāhatyaṃ mahadṛcaḥ
Always harsh of speech, sinful, devoted to prostitutes — thus I remained for some time, not honouring the great (Vedic) verses.
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NarP 1 20.32
सर्वबन्धुपरित्यक्तो दुःखी वनमुपागतः । मृगमांसाशनो नित्यं तथा पान्थाविल्लम्पकः
sarvabandhuparityakto duḥkhī vanamupāgataḥ / mṛgamāṃsāśano nityaṃ tathā pānthāvillampakaḥ
Abandoned by all my kinsmen, wretched, I came to the forest, always eating the flesh of deer, and likewise a robber of travellers.
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NarP 1 20.33
एकाकी दुःखबहुलो न्यवसन्निर्जने वने । एकदा क्षुत्परिश्रान्तो निदाघार्त्तः पिपासितः
ekākī duḥkhabahulo nyavasannirjane vane / ekadā kṣutpariśrānto nidāghārttaḥ pipāsitaḥ
Alone, full of misery, I dwelt in an uninhabited forest. One day, exhausted by hunger, afflicted by the summer heat and thirsty,
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NarP 1 20.34
जीर्णं देवालयं विष्णोरपश्यं विजने वने । हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं तत्समीपे महत्सरः
jīrṇaṃ devālayaṃ viṣṇorapaśyaṃ vijane vane / haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ tatsamīpe mahatsaraḥ
I saw in that lonely forest a ruined temple of Viṣṇu, and near it a great lake crowded with geese and kāraṇḍava ducks,
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NarP 1 20.35
पर्यन्तवनपुष्पौघच्छादितं तन्मुनीश्वर । अपिबं तत्र पानीयं तत्तीरे विगतश्रमः
paryantavanapuṣpaughacchāditaṃ tanmunīśvara / apibaṃ tatra pānīyaṃ tattīre vigataśramaḥ
covered with masses of flowers from the surrounding woods, O lord of sages. There I drank water, and on its bank my weariness left me.
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NarP 1 20.36
फलानि जग्ध्वा शीर्णानि स्वयं क्षुच्च निवारिता । तस्मिञ्जीर्णीलये विष्णोनर्निवासं कृतकवानहम्
phalāni jagdhvā śīrṇāni svayaṃ kṣucca nivāritā / tasmiñjīrṇīlaye viṣṇonarnivāsaṃ kṛtakavānaham
Having eaten fallen fruits, my hunger too was stayed of itself. In that ruined temple of Viṣṇu I made my dwelling.
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NarP 1 20.37
जीर्णस्फुटितसंधानं तस्य नित्यमकारिषम् । पर्णैस्तृणैश्च काष्ठैघैर् गृहं सम्यक् प्रकल्पितम्
jīrṇasphuṭitasaṃdhānaṃ tasya nityamakāriṣam / parṇaistṛṇaiśca kāṣṭhaighair gṛhaṃ samyak prakalpitam
Its worn and cracked parts I mended day by day; with leaves, grass and heaps of wood the house was made properly fit.
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NarP 1 20.38
स्वसुराराथं तु तद्भमिर्मया लित्पा मुनीश्वर । तत्राहं व्याधवृत्तिस्थो हत्वा बहुविधान्मृगान्
svasurārāthaṃ tu tadbhamirmayā litpā munīśvara / tatrāhaṃ vyādhavṛttistho hatvā bahuvidhānmṛgān
And for my own comfort that floor was plastered by me, O lord of sages. There I, living by the trade of a hunter, killed deer of many kinds
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NarP 1 20.39
आजीवं वर्तय न्नित्यं वर्षाणां विंशतिः स्थितः । अथेयमागता साध्वी विन्ध्यदेशसमुद्भवा
ājīvaṃ vartaya nnityaṃ varṣāṇāṃ viṃśatiḥ sthitaḥ / atheyamāgatā sādhvī vindhyadeśasamudbhavā
and thus maintained my livelihood; I stayed there twenty years. Then this good woman came, born in the Vindhya country,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.40
निषादकुलजा विप्रा नान्मा ख्याता।ञवकोकिला । बन्धुवर्गपरित्यक्ता दुःखिता जीर्णविग्रहा
niṣādakulajā viprā nānmā khyātā/ñavakokilā / bandhuvargaparityaktā duḥkhitā jīrṇavigrahā
of a Niṣāda family, O brahmin, known by the name Avakokilā, abandoned by her kinsfolk, sorrowful, her body worn out,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.41
क्षुत्तृड्घर्मपरिश्रान्ता शोचन्ती स्वकृतं ह्यघम् । दैवयोगाकत्समायाताभ्रमन्ती विजने वने
kṣuttṛḍgharmapariśrāntā śocantī svakṛtaṃ hyagham / daivayogākatsamāyātābhramantī vijane vane
exhausted by hunger, thirst and heat, grieving over the sin she herself had done; by the working of fate she had arrived, wandering in the lonely forest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.42
ग्रीष्मतापार्द्दिता बाह्ये स्वान्ते चाधिनिपूडिता । इमां दुःखार्दितां दृष्ट्वा जाता मे विपुला दया
grīṣmatāpārdditā bāhye svānte cādhinipūḍitā / imāṃ duḥkhārditāṃ dṛṣṭvā jātā me vipulā dayā
tormented outwardly by the summer heat and inwardly crushed by anguish. Seeing her afflicted with misery, great pity arose in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.43
दत्तं मया जलं चास्यै मांसं वन्यफलानि च । गतश्रमात्वियं ब्रह्मन्मया पृष्टा यथा तयम्
dattaṃ mayā jalaṃ cāsyai māṃsaṃ vanyaphalāni ca / gataśramātviyaṃ brahmanmayā pṛṣṭā yathā tayam
Water was given by me to her, and flesh and wild fruits. When her weariness had gone, O brahmin, she was questioned by me as to the truth (of her story).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.44
अवेदयत्स्ववृत्तान्तं तच्छृणुष्व महामुने । नान्मावकोकिला चाहं निषादकुलसभ्भवा
avedayatsvavṛttāntaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmune / nānmāvakokilā cāhaṃ niṣādakulasabhbhavā
She made known her own history; hear it, great sage: "By name I am Avakokilā, born in a Niṣāda family,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.45
दारुकस्य सुता चाहं विन्ध्यपर्वतवासिनी । परस्वहारिणी नित्यं सदा पैशुन्यवादिनी
dārukasya sutā cāhaṃ vindhyaparvatavāsinī / parasvahāriṇī nityaṃ sadā paiśunyavādinī
and I am the daughter of Dāruka, a dweller on the Vindhya mountain, always a taker of others' property, ever a speaker of slander.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.46
पुंश्चलूत्येवमुक्त्वा तु बन्धुवर्गैः समुज्झिता । कियत्कालं ततः पत्या भृताहं लोकनिन्दिता
puṃścalūtyevamuktvā tu bandhuvargaiḥ samujjhitā / kiyatkālaṃ tataḥ patyā bhṛtāhaṃ lokaninditā
Called 'harlot' in this way, I was cast off by my kinsfolk; then for some time I was maintained by a husband, though blamed by the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.47
दैवात्सो ऽपि गतो लोकं यमस्यात्र विहाय माम् । कान्तारे विजने चैका भ्रमन्ती दुःखपीडिता
daivātso 'pi gato lokaṃ yamasyātra vihāya mām / kāntāre vijane caikā bhramantī duḥkhapīḍitā
By fate he too went to the world of Yama, leaving me here; and alone in the trackless, lonely (forest) I wandered, oppressed by misery.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.48
दैवात्त्वत्सविधं प्रात्पा जीविताहं त्वयाधुना । इत्येवं स्वकृतं कर्म मह्यं सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
daivāttvatsavidhaṃ prātpā jīvitāhaṃ tvayādhunā / ityevaṃ svakṛtaṃ karma mahyaṃ sarvaṃ nyavedayat
By fate I have come into your presence, and now I have been kept alive by you." Thus she declared to me all the deeds she had done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.49
ततो देवालये तस्मिन्दमपतीभावमाश्रितौ । स्थितौ वर्षाणि दश च आवां मांसफलाशिनौ
tato devālaye tasmindamapatībhāvamāśritau / sthitau varṣāṇi daśa ca āvāṃ māṃsaphalāśinau
Then in that temple we two, having taken to the state of husband and wife, remained ten years, eating flesh and fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.50
एकदा मद्यपानेन प्रमत्तौ निर्भरैमुने । तत्र देवालये राघत्रौ मुदितौ मांसभोजनात्
ekadā madyapānena pramattau nirbharaimune / tatra devālaye rāghatrau muditau māṃsabhojanāt
Once, O sage, the two of us, utterly intoxicated with the drinking of liquor, (were) there in that temple, delighted by the eating of meat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.51
तनुवस्त्रापरिज्ञानौ नृत्यं चकृव मोहितौ । प्रारब्धकर्म भोगान्तमावां युगपदागतौ
tanuvastrāparijñānau nṛtyaṃ cakṛva mohitau / prārabdhakarma bhogāntamāvāṃ yugapadāgatau
Not even aware of (our) bodies and clothes, deluded, we two danced; and (our) previously begun karma, at the end of its enjoyment, came upon us both at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.52
यमदूतास्तदायाताः पाशहस्ता भयङ्कराः । नेतुमावां नृत्यरतौ सुधोरां यमयातनाम्
yamadūtāstadāyātāḥ pāśahastā bhayaṅkarāḥ / netumāvāṃ nṛtyaratau sudhorāṃ yamayātanām
Then Yama's messengers came, terrifying, with nooses in their hands, to lead us two, engrossed in dancing, to the utterly dreadful torment of Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.53
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्कर्मणा मम मानद । देवावसथसंस्कारसंज्ञितेन कृतेन नः
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānkarmaṇā mama mānada / devāvasathasaṃskārasaṃjñitena kṛtena naḥ
Then, O giver of honor, the Lord was pleased by my act — by that deed of ours designated as the refurbishing of a god's dwelling —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.54
स्वदूतान्प्रेपयामास स्वभक्तावनतत्परः । ते दूता देवदेवस्य शङ्खचक्र गदाधराः
svadūtānprepayāmāsa svabhaktāvanatatparaḥ / te dūtā devadevasya śaṅkhacakra gadādharāḥ
and he, intent on protecting his own devotees, sent his own messengers. Those messengers of the God of gods bore conch, discus, and mace,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.55
सहस्रसूर्यासंकाशाः सर्वे चारुचतुर्भुजाः । किरीटकुण्डलधरा हारिणो वनमालिनः
sahasrasūryāsaṃkāśāḥ sarve cārucaturbhujāḥ / kirīṭakuṇḍaladharā hāriṇo vanamālinaḥ
all resembling a thousand suns, with four beautiful arms, wearing diadems and earrings, bearing necklaces and forest-garlands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.58
दिशो वितिमिरा विप्र कुर्वन्तः स्वेन तेजसा । भयङ्करान्याशहस्तान्दंष्ट्रिणो यमकिङ्करान् ॥ नर्प्_१,२०।५६ ॥ आवयोग्राहणे यत्तानृचुः कृष्णपरायणाः ॥ नर्प्_१,२०।५७ ॥ विष्णुदूता ऊचुः भो भो क्रूरा दूराचारा विवेकपरिवर्जिताः । मुञ्चध्वमेतौ निष्पापौ दम्पती हरिवल्लभौ
diśo vitimirā vipra kurvantaḥ svena tejasā / bhayaṅkarānyāśahastāndaṃṣṭriṇo yamakiṅkarān // narp_1,20.56 // āvayogrāhaṇe yattānṛcuḥ kṛṣṇaparāyaṇāḥ // narp_1,20.57 // viṣṇudūtā ūcuḥ bho bho krūrā dūrācārā vivekaparivarjitāḥ / muñcadhvametau niṣpāpau dampatī harivallabhau
making the directions free of darkness by their own splendor, O brahmin. (56) ...to those terrifying, noose-handed, fanged servants of Yama who were engaged in seizing us two, they, devoted to Kṛṣṇa, spoke. (57) The messengers of Viṣṇu said: Ho, you cruel ones, of evil conduct, devoid of discernment! Release these two sinless spouses, who are dear to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.61
विवेकस्त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदामादिकारणम् । अपापे पापधीर्यस्तु तं विद्यात्पुरुषाधमम् ॥ नर्प्_१,२०।५९ ॥ पापे त्वपापधीर्यस्तु तं विद्यादधमाधमम् ॥ नर्प्_१,२०।६० ॥ यमदूता ऊचुः युष्माभिः सत्यमेवोक्तं किं त्वेतौ पापिसत्तमौ । यमेन पापिनो दण्ड्यास्तन्नेष्यामो वयं त्विमौ
vivekastriṣu lokeṣu saṃpadāmādikāraṇam / apāpe pāpadhīryastu taṃ vidyātpuruṣādhamam // narp_1,20.59 // pāpe tvapāpadhīryastu taṃ vidyādadhamādhamam // narp_1,20.60 // yamadūtā ūcuḥ yuṣmābhiḥ satyamevoktaṃ kiṃ tvetau pāpisattamau / yamena pāpino daṇḍyāstanneṣyāmo vayaṃ tvimau
Discernment, in the three worlds, is the primary cause of prosperity. He who has the notion of sin in one who is sinless — know him to be the lowest of men. (59) But he who has the notion of no-sin in a sinner — know him to be the lowest of the low. (60) The messengers of Yama said: What you have said is indeed true; but these two are the very worst of sinners. Sinners are to be punished by Yama; therefore we shall lead these two away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.62
श्रुतिप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः । धर्माधर्मविवेको ऽयं तन्नेष्यामो यमान्तिकम्
śrutipraṇihito dharmo hyadharmastadviparyayaḥ / dharmādharmaviveko 'yaṃ tanneṣyāmo yamāntikam
For dharma is what is enjoined by the Veda, and adharma is the opposite of that; this is the discrimination of dharma and adharma — therefore we shall lead (them) into Yama's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.63
एतच्त्छुवातिकुपिता विष्णुदूता महौजसः । प्रत्यूचूस्तान्यमभटानधर्मे धर्ममानिनः
etactchuvātikupitā viṣṇudūtā mahaujasaḥ / pratyūcūstānyamabhaṭānadharme dharmamāninaḥ
Hearing this, the Viṣṇu-messengers of great might, greatly angered, replied to those soldiers of Yama who took adharma to be dharma:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.64
विष्णदूता ऊचुः अहो कष्टं धर्मदृशामधर्मः स्पृशते सभाम् । सम्यग्विवेकशून्यानां निदानं ह्यापदां महत्
viṣṇadūtā ūcuḥ aho kaṣṭaṃ dharmadṛśāmadharmaḥ spṛśate sabhām / samyagvivekaśūnyānāṃ nidānaṃ hyāpadāṃ mahat
The messengers of Viṣṇu said: Alas, painful! Adharma touches the assembly of those who look to dharma. For (this) is the great root of calamities for those wholly devoid of right discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.65
तर्काणाद्यविशेषेण नरकाध्यक्षतां गताः । यूयं किमर्थमद्यापि कर्त्तुं पापानि सोद्यमाः
tarkāṇādyaviśeṣeṇa narakādhyakṣatāṃ gatāḥ / yūyaṃ kimarthamadyāpi karttuṃ pāpāni sodyamāḥ
Without distinguishing by reasoning, you have attained the office of overseers of hell; why even now are you zealous to commit sins?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.66
स्वकर्मक्षयपर्यन्तं महापातकिनो ऽपि च । तिष्टन्ति नरके घोरे यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम्
svakarmakṣayaparyantaṃ mahāpātakino 'pi ca / tiṣṭanti narake ghore yāvaccandrārkatārakam
Even those guilty of the great sins remain in dreadful hell until the exhaustion of their own karma, as long as moon, sun, and stars (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.67
पूर्वसंचितपापानामदृष्ट्वा निष्कृतिं वृथा । किमर्थं पापकर्माणि करिष्ये ऽथ पुनः पुनः
pūrvasaṃcitapāpānāmadṛṣṭvā niṣkṛtiṃ vṛthā / kimarthaṃ pāpakarmāṇi kariṣye 'tha punaḥ punaḥ
Not having seen the expiation of previously accumulated sins, why should one then pointlessly perform sinful deeds again and again?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.68
श्रुतिप्रणिहितो धर्मः सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः । किन्त्वाभ्यां चरितान्धर्मान्प्रवक्ष्यामो यथातथम्
śrutipraṇihito dharmaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / kintvābhyāṃ caritāndharmānpravakṣyāmo yathātatham
Dharma is what is enjoined by the Veda — true, true, there is no doubt; but we shall declare, just as it is, the dharmas practiced by these two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.69
एतौ पापविनिर्मुक्तौ हरिशुश्रूषणे रतौ । हरिणा त्रायमाणौ च मुञ्चध्वमविलम्बितम्
etau pāpavinirmuktau hariśuśrūṣaṇe ratau / hariṇā trāyamāṇau ca muñcadhvamavilambitam
These two are freed from sin, devoted to the service of Hari, and are being protected by Hari; release (them) without delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.70
एषा च नर्तनं चक्रे तथैव ध्वजरोषणम् । अन्तकाले विष्णुगृहे तेन निष्पापतां गतौ
eṣā ca nartanaṃ cakre tathaiva dhvajaroṣaṇam / antakāle viṣṇugṛhe tena niṣpāpatāṃ gatau
And she performed dancing, and likewise the raising of the banner, at the time of death in Viṣṇu's house; by that the two attained sinlessness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.71
अन्तकाले तु यन्नाम श्रुत्वोक्त्वापि च वै सकृत् । लभते परमं स्थानं किमु शूश्रूषणे रताः
antakāle tu yannāma śrutvoktvāpi ca vai sakṛt / labhate paramaṃ sthānaṃ kimu śūśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ
But whoever, at the time of death, having heard or spoken his name even once, obtains the supreme station — how much more those devoted to (his) service!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.72
महापातकयुक्तो वा युक्तो वाप्युपपातकैः ।।। कृष्णसेवी नरो ऽन्ते ऽपि लभते परमां गतिम्
mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vāpyupapātakaiḥ /./ kṛṣṇasevī naro 'nte 'pi labhate paramāṃ gatim
Whether joined with the great sins or joined with the lesser sins, a man who serves Kṛṣṇa attains the supreme goal even at the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.73
यतीनां विष्णुभक्तानां परिचर्या परायणाः । ते दूताः सहसा यान्ति पापिनो ऽपि परां गतिम्
yatīnāṃ viṣṇubhaktānāṃ paricaryā parāyaṇāḥ / te dūtāḥ sahasā yānti pāpino 'pi parāṃ gatim
Those devoted to the attendance upon ascetics who are devotees of Viṣṇu — O messengers, they go swiftly to the supreme goal, even though sinners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.74
मुहुर्तं वा मुहुर्तार्द्धं यस्तिष्टोद्धरिमन्दिरे । सो ऽपि याति परं स्थानं किमुद्वात्रघिंशवत्सरान्
muhurtaṃ vā muhurtārddhaṃ yastiṣṭoddharimandire / so 'pi yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ kimudvātraghiṃśavatsarān
Whoever stands in Hari's temple for a muhūrta, or even half a muhūrta, he too goes to the highest abode — how much more (one who does so) for thirty-two years?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.75
उपलेपनकर्त्तारौ संमार्जनपरायणौ । एतौ हरिगृहे नित्यं जीर्णशीर्णाधिरोपकौ
upalepanakarttārau saṃmārjanaparāyaṇau / etau harigṛhe nityaṃ jīrṇaśīrṇādhiropakau
These two, in Hari's house, were constantly the ones who did the plastering (of the floor) and were devoted to sweeping, and the ones who set right what was worn out and broken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 20.76
जलसेचनकर्त्तारौ दीपदौ हरिमन्दिरे । कथमेतौ महाभागौ यातनाभोगमर्हथ
jalasecanakarttārau dīpadau harimandire / kathametau mahābhāgau yātanābhogamarhatha
They were the ones who sprinkled water and gave lamps in Hari's temple; how do these two greatly blessed ones deserve the experience of torment?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.77
इत्युक्ता विष्णुदूतास्ते च्छित्वा पाशांस्तदैव हि । आरोप्यावां विमानाग्रयं ययुर्विष्णोः परं पदम्
ityuktā viṣṇudūtāste cchitvā pāśāṃstadaiva hi / āropyāvāṃ vimānāgrayaṃ yayurviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
Being thus addressed, those messengers of Viṣṇu at once cut the nooses, and having set us two upon the front of a celestial car, they went to Viṣṇu's supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.78
तत्र सामीप्यमापन्नौ देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । दिव्यान्भोगान्भुक्तवन्तौ तावत्कालं मुनीश्वर
tatra sāmīpyamāpannau devadevasya cakriṇaḥ / divyānbhogānbhuktavantau tāvatkālaṃ munīśvara
There, having attained nearness to the God of gods, the bearer of the discus, we two enjoyed divine pleasures for that long, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.79
दिव्यान्भोगांस्तु तत्रापि भुक्त्वा यातौ महीमिमाम् । अत्रापि संपदतुला हरिसेवाप्रसादतः
divyānbhogāṃstu tatrāpi bhuktvā yātau mahīmimām / atrāpi saṃpadatulā harisevāprasādataḥ
And having enjoyed divine pleasures there too, we two came to this earth; here also (we have) incomparable prosperity, by the grace of service to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.80
अनिच्छया कृतेनापि सेवनेन हरेर्मुने । प्रात्पमीदृक् फलं विप्र देवानामपि दुर्लभम्
anicchayā kṛtenāpi sevanena harermune / prātpamīdṛk phalaṃ vipra devānāmapi durlabham
O sage, by service to Hari done even without intending it, such a fruit was obtained, O brahmin — one hard for even the gods to get.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.81
इच्छयाराध्य विश्वेशं भक्तिभावेन माधवम् । प्राप्स्यावः परमं श्रेय इति हेतुर्निरुपितः
icchayārādhya viśveśaṃ bhaktibhāvena mādhavam / prāpsyāvaḥ paramaṃ śreya iti heturnirupitaḥ
"Having worshipped Mādhava, the lord of the universe, willingly and with a devoted heart, we two shall attain the supreme good" — such was the reason (we) determined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.82
अवशेनापि यत्कर्म कृतं स्यात्सुमहत्फलम् । जायते भूमिदेवेन्द्र किं पुनः श्रद्धया कृतम्
avaśenāpi yatkarma kṛtaṃ syātsumahatphalam / jāyate bhūmidevendra kiṃ punaḥ śraddhayā kṛtam
Whatever act is done even by one who is not in control has very great fruit, O Indra among earth-gods (brahmins); how much more one done with faith!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.83
एतदुक्तं निशम्यासौ स मुनीन्द्रो विभण्डकः । प्रशस्य दम्पती तौ तु प्रययौ स्वतपेवनम्
etaduktaṃ niśamyāsau sa munīndro vibhaṇḍakaḥ / praśasya dampatī tau tu prayayau svatapevanam
Having heard this that was spoken, that best of sages, Vibhaṇḍaka, praised that married couple and went off to his own penance-grove.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.84
तस्माज्जानीहि देवर्षे देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । परिचर्या तु सर्वेषां कामधेनूपमा स्मृता
tasmājjānīhi devarṣe devadevasya cakriṇaḥ / paricaryā tu sarveṣāṃ kāmadhenūpamā smṛtā
Therefore know, O divine sage, that service to the God of gods, the discus-bearer, is declared to be, for all, like the wish-granting cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.85
हरिपूजापराणां तु हरिरेव सनातनः । ददाति परमं श्रेयः सर्वकामफलमप्रदः
haripūjāparāṇāṃ tu harireva sanātanaḥ / dadāti paramaṃ śreyaḥ sarvakāmaphalamapradaḥ
To those devoted to the worship of Hari, the eternal Hari himself gives the highest good, bestowing the fruit of every desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 20.86
य इदं पुण्यमाख्यानं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । पठेच्च शृणुयाद्वापि सो ऽपि याति परां रातिम्
ya idaṃ puṇyamākhyānaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / paṭhecca śṛṇuyādvāpi so 'pi yāti parāṃ rātim
And whoever should recite or even hear this meritorious narrative, which destroys all sins, he too goes to the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition