Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 31
NarP 1 31.1
नारद उवाच कथितो भवता सम्यग्वर्णाश्रमविधिर्मुने । इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामि यममार्गं सुदुर्गमम्
nārada uvāca kathito bhavatā samyagvarṇāśramavidhirmune / idānīṃ śrotumicchāmi yamamārgaṃ sudurgamam
Nārada said: The rule of the classes and life-stages has been fully told by you, O sage. Now I wish to hear of the very hard-to-travel road of Yama.
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NarP 1 31.2
सनक उवाच शृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि यममार्गं सुदुर्गमम् । सुखदं पुण्यशीलानां पापिनां भयदायकम्
sanaka uvāca śṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi yamamārgaṃ sudurgamam / sukhadaṃ puṇyaśīlānāṃ pāpināṃ bhayadāyakam
Sanaka said: Listen, brahmin, I shall declare the very hard-to-travel road of Yama, giving happiness to those of meritorious conduct, causing fear to sinners.
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NarP 1 31.3
षडशीतिसहस्राणि योजनार्निनि मुनीश्वर । यममार्गस्य विस्तारः कथैतः पूर्वसूरिभिः
ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi yojanārnini munīśvara / yamamārgasya vistāraḥ kathaitaḥ pūrvasūribhiḥ
Eighty-six thousand yojanas, O lord of sages, is the extent of Yama's road, as told by the sages of old.
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NarP 1 31.4
ये नरा दानशीलास्तु ते यान्ति सुखिनो द्विज । धर्मशून्या नरा यान्ति दुःखेन भृशमर्दिताः
ye narā dānaśīlāstu te yānti sukhino dvija / dharmaśūnyā narā yānti duḥkhena bhṛśamarditāḥ
Those men who are given to giving gifts travel happily, O twice-born; men devoid of dharma travel sorely crushed with suffering.
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NarP 1 31.7
अतिभीता विवश्त्राश्च शुष्ककण्ठौष्ठतालुकाः । क्रदन्तो विस्तरं दीनाः पापिनो यान्ति तत्पथि ॥ नर्प्_१,३१।५ ॥ हन्यमाना यमभटैः प्रतोदाद्यैस्तथायुधैः ॥ नर्प्_१,३१।६ ॥ इतस्ततः प्रधावन्तो यान्ति दुःखेन तत्पथि । क्वचित्पङ्कः क्वचिदूह्निः क्वचित्सेतत्पसैकतम् । क्वचिद्वै दावरुपेणः तीक्ष्णधाराः शिलाः क्वचित्
atibhītā vivaśtrāśca śuṣkakaṇṭhauṣṭhatālukāḥ / kradanto vistaraṃ dīnāḥ pāpino yānti tatpathi // narp_1,31.5 // hanyamānā yamabhaṭaiḥ pratodādyaistathāyudhaiḥ // narp_1,31.6 // itastataḥ pradhāvanto yānti duḥkhena tatpathi / kvacitpaṅkaḥ kvacidūhniḥ kvacitsetatpasaikatam / kvacidvai dāvarupeṇaḥ tīkṣṇadhārāḥ śilāḥ kvacit
Terrified and naked, their throats, lips and palates dry, wailing at length, wretched, the sinners go along that road, // 31.5 // being beaten by Yama's servants with goads and other such weapons, // 31.6 // running this way and that they go with pain along that road: in one place mud, in one place fire, in one place hot sand, in one place indeed a forest fire, and in one place stones with sharp edges.
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NarP 1 31.8
क्वचित्कण्टकवृक्षाश्च दुःखारोहशिला नगाः । गाढान्धकाराशअच गुहाः कण्टकावरणं महत्
kvacitkaṇṭakavṛkṣāśca duḥkhārohaśilā nagāḥ / gāḍhāndhakārāśaaca guhāḥ kaṇṭakāvaraṇaṃ mahat
In one place thorn-trees, and rocky hills hard to climb, and caves in dense darkness, (and) a great barrier of thorns;
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NarP 1 31.9
वप्राग्रारोहणं चैव कन्दरस्य प्रवेशनम् । शर्कराश्च तथा लोष्टाः सूचीतुल्याश्च कण्टकाः
vaprāgrārohaṇaṃ caiva kandarasya praveśanam / śarkarāśca tathā loṣṭāḥ sūcītulyāśca kaṇṭakāḥ
and the climbing of the top of a cliff, and the entering of a ravine; and gravel and clods of earth, and thorns like needles;
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NarP 1 31.10
शैवालं च क्वचिन्मार्गे क्वचित्कीचकपङ्क्तयः । क्वचिव्द्याव्राश्च गर्जन्ते वर्धन्ते च क्वचिज्ज्वराः
śaivālaṃ ca kvacinmārge kvacitkīcakapaṅktayaḥ / kvacivdyāvrāśca garjante vardhante ca kvacijjvarāḥ
and in one place algae on the path, in one place rows of hollow bamboo; and in one place tigers roar, and in one place fevers increase.
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NarP 1 31.11
एवं बहुविधक्लेशाः पापिनो यान्ति नारद । क्रोशन्तश्च रुदन्तश्च म्लायन्तश्चैव पापिनः
evaṃ bahuvidhakleśāḥ pāpino yānti nārada / krośantaśca rudantaśca mlāyantaścaiva pāpinaḥ
Thus the sinners go with sufferings of many kinds, Nārada — the sinners crying out, weeping, and withering away.
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NarP 1 31.12
पाशेन यन्त्रिताः केचित्कृष्यमाणास्तथाङ्कुशैः । शास्त्रास्त्रैस्ताड्यमानाश्च पृष्टतो यान्ति पापिनः
pāśena yantritāḥ kecitkṛṣyamāṇāstathāṅkuśaiḥ / śāstrāstraistāḍyamānāśca pṛṣṭato yānti pāpinaḥ
Some bound with a noose and dragged along with hooks, and struck with knives and other weapons, the sinners go on from behind.
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NarP 1 31.13
नासाग्रपाशकृष्टाश्च केचिदन्त्रैश्च बधिताः । वहॄन्तश्चायसां भारं शिश्राग्रेण प्रयान्ति वै
nāsāgrapāśakṛṣṭāśca kecidantraiśca badhitāḥ / vahṝntaścāyasāṃ bhāraṃ śiśrāgreṇa prayānti vai
And some dragged by a noose through the tip of the nose, some bound with their own entrails; and carrying a load of iron on the tip of the head they go on.
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NarP 1 31.14
अयोभारद्वयं केचिन्नासाग्रेण तथापरे । कर्णाभ्यां च तथा केचिद्वहॄन्तो यान्ति पापिनः
ayobhāradvayaṃ kecinnāsāgreṇa tathāpare / karṇābhyāṃ ca tathā kecidvahṝnto yānti pāpinaḥ
Some (carry) a double load of iron with the tip of the nose, and others likewise; and some sinners go carrying it with their two ears.
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NarP 1 31.15
केचिच्च स्खलिता यान्ति ताड्यमानास्तथापरे । अत्यर्थोच्ङ्वसिताः केचित्केचिदाच्छत्रलोचनाः
kecicca skhalitā yānti tāḍyamānāstathāpare / atyarthocṅvasitāḥ kecitkecidācchatralocanāḥ
And some go stumbling, and others being beaten; some breathing very heavily, some with eyes (unshaded) by any parasol.
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NarP 1 31.16
छायाजलविहीने तु पथि यान्त्यतिदुःखिताः । शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्मणि ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतानि च
chāyājalavihīne tu pathi yāntyatiduḥkhitāḥ / śocantaḥ svāni karmaṇi jñānājñānakṛtāni ca
And on a road devoid of shade and water they go, greatly pained, grieving over their own deeds, those done knowingly and unknowingly.
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NarP 1 31.17
ये तु नारद धर्मिष्ठा दानशीला सुबुद्धयः । अतीव सुखसंपन्नास्ते यान्ति धर्ममन्दिरम्
ye tu nārada dharmiṣṭhā dānaśīlā subuddhayaḥ / atīva sukhasaṃpannāste yānti dharmamandiram
But those, Nārada, who are most righteous, given to charity, of good understanding — they, exceedingly endowed with happiness, go to the mansion of dharma.
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NarP 1 31.18
अन्नदास्तु मुनुश्रेष्ठ भुञ्जन्तः स्वादु यान्ति वै । नीरदा यान्ति सुखिनः पिबन्तः क्षीरमुत्तममम् । तक्रदा दधिदाश्चैव तत्तद्भोगं लभन्ति वै । घृतदा मधुदाश्चैव क्षीरदाश्च द्विजोत्तम
annadāstu munuśreṣṭha bhuñjantaḥ svādu yānti vai / nīradā yānti sukhinaḥ pibantaḥ kṣīramuttamamam / takradā dadhidāścaiva tattadbhogaṃ labhanti vai / ghṛtadā madhudāścaiva kṣīradāśca dvijottama
Givers of food, best of sages, go along eating sweet fare; givers of water go happy, drinking excellent milk; givers of buttermilk and givers of curds obtain each such enjoyment; and givers of ghee, givers of honey, and givers of milk, O best of the twice-born,
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NarP 1 31.19
सुधापानं प्रकुर्वन्तो यान्ति वै धर्ममन्दिरम् । शाकदाः पायसं भुञ्जंन्दीपदो ज्वलयन्दिशः
sudhāpānaṃ prakurvanto yānti vai dharmamandiram / śākadāḥ pāyasaṃ bhuñjaṃndīpado jvalayandiśaḥ
go to the mansion of dharma while drinking nectar; givers of vegetables (go) eating rice-pudding, the giver of lamps lighting up the directions.
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NarP 1 31.20
वस्त्रदो मुनुशार्दूल याति दिव्याम्बरावृतः । पुराकरप्रदो याति स्तूयमानो ऽमरैः पथि
vastrado munuśārdūla yāti divyāmbarāvṛtaḥ / purākaraprado yāti stūyamāno 'maraiḥ pathi
The giver of clothes, O tiger among sages, goes clothed in divine garments; the giver of a town or a mine goes praised on the way by the immortals.
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NarP 1 31.21
गोदानेन नरो याति सर्वसौख्यसमन्वितः । भूमिदो गृहदश्चैव विमाने सर्वसंपदि
godānena naro yāti sarvasaukhyasamanvitaḥ / bhūmido gṛhadaścaiva vimāne sarvasaṃpadi
By the gift of a cow a man goes furnished with every comfort; the giver of land and the giver of a house (go) in a chariot amid every prosperity.
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NarP 1 31.22
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णे क्रीडन्याति वृषालयम् । हयदो यानदश्चापि गजदश्च द्विजोत्तम
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇe krīḍanyāti vṛṣālayam / hayado yānadaścāpi gajadaśca dvijottama
Sporting (in a place) thronged with hosts of apsarases he goes to the abode of the Bull(-bannered one); and the giver of horses, the giver of vehicles, and the giver of elephants, O best of the twice-born,
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NarP 1 31.23
धर्मालयं विमानेन याति भोगान्वितेन वै । अनडुद्दो मुनिश्रेष्ठ यानारुढः प्रयाति वै
dharmālayaṃ vimānena yāti bhogānvitena vai / anaḍuddo muniśreṣṭha yānāruḍhaḥ prayāti vai
goes to the abode of dharma in a chariot furnished with enjoyments; the giver of a bull, O best of sages, goes mounted on a vehicle.
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NarP 1 31.24
फलदः पुष्पदश्चापि याति संतोषसंयुतः । तांबूलदो नरो याति प्रहृष्टोर् धममन्दिरम्
phaladaḥ puṣpadaścāpi yāti saṃtoṣasaṃyutaḥ / tāṃbūlado naro yāti prahṛṣṭor dhamamandiram
The giver of fruit and the giver of flowers too goes filled with contentment; the giver of betel goes, delighted, to the mansion of dharma.
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NarP 1 31.25
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषां कृतवान्यो नरोत्तमः । स याति परितुष्टात्मा पूज्यमानो दिविस्थितैः
mātāpitrośca śuśrūṣāṃ kṛtavānyo narottamaḥ / sa yāti parituṣṭātmā pūjyamāno divisthitaiḥ
That best of men who has performed service to his mother and father — he goes with wholly contented mind, honoured by those dwelling in heaven.
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NarP 1 31.26
शुश्रूषां कुरुते यस्तु यतीनां व्रतचारिणाम् । द्विजग्र्यब्राह्मणानां च स यात्वतिसुखान्वितः
śuśrūṣāṃ kurute yastu yatīnāṃ vratacāriṇām / dvijagryabrāhmaṇānāṃ ca sa yātvatisukhānvitaḥ
And he who performs service to ascetics who keep their vows, and to foremost twice-born brahmins — let him go endowed with the greatest happiness.
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NarP 1 31.27
सर्वभूतदयायुक्तः पूज्यमानो ऽमरैर्द्विजः । सर्वभोगान्वितेनासौ विमानेन प्रयाति च
sarvabhūtadayāyuktaḥ pūjyamāno 'marairdvijaḥ / sarvabhogānvitenāsau vimānena prayāti ca
The twice-born man endowed with compassion for all beings, honored by the immortals, travels in a celestial car furnished with every enjoyment.
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NarP 1 31.28
विद्यादानरतो याति पूज्यमानो ऽब्जसूनुभिः । पुराणपठको याति स्तूयमानो मुनीश्वरैः
vidyādānarato yāti pūjyamāno 'bjasūnubhiḥ / purāṇapaṭhako yāti stūyamāno munīśvaraiḥ
He who is devoted to the giving of knowledge goes honored by the sons of the lotus-born (Brahmā); the reciter of the Purāṇas goes praised by the lords of sages.
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NarP 1 31.29
एवं धर्मपरा यान्ति सुखं धर्मस्य मन्दिरम् । यमश्चतुर्मुखो भूत्वा शङ्खचक्रगदासिभृत्
evaṃ dharmaparā yānti sukhaṃ dharmasya mandiram / yamaścaturmukho bhūtvā śaṅkhacakragadāsibhṛt
Thus those intent on dharma go happily to the mansion of dharma; and Yama, becoming four-faced, bearing conch, discus, mace and sword,
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NarP 1 31.30
पुण्यकर्मरतं सम्यक्स्नेहान्मित्रमिवार्चति । भो भो बुद्धिमतां श्रेष्ठानरकक्लेषभीरवः
puṇyakarmarataṃ samyaksnehānmitramivārcati / bho bho buddhimatāṃ śreṣṭhānarakakleṣabhīravaḥ
honors the one devoted to meritorious deeds with true affection, as one honors a friend: "Ho, ho, best of the wise, you who feared the torments of hell!"
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NarP 1 31.31
युष्माभिः साधितं पुण्यमत्रामुत्रसुखावहम् । मनुषथ्य जन्म यः प्राप्य सुकृतं न करोति च
yuṣmābhiḥ sādhitaṃ puṇyamatrāmutrasukhāvaham / manuṣathya janma yaḥ prāpya sukṛtaṃ na karoti ca
"The merit accomplished by you brings happiness here and hereafter." And he who, having obtained human birth, does not do good—
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NarP 1 31.32
स एव पापिनां श्रेष्ठ आत्मघातं करोति च । अनित्यं प्राप्य मानुष्यं नित्यं यस्तु न साधयेत्
sa eva pāpināṃ śreṣṭha ātmaghātaṃ karoti ca / anityaṃ prāpya mānuṣyaṃ nityaṃ yastu na sādhayet
he indeed is the foremost of sinners and commits self-murder; and he who, having obtained impermanent humanity, does not achieve the permanent,
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NarP 1 31.33
स याति नरकं घोरं को ऽन्यस्तस्मादचेतनः । शरीरं यातनारुपं मलाद्यैः परिदूषितम्
sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ ko 'nyastasmādacetanaḥ / śarīraṃ yātanārupaṃ malādyaiḥ paridūṣitam
he goes to dreadful hell — who else is more senseless than he? The body is a shape of torment, thoroughly polluted with filth and the rest;
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NarP 1 31.34
तस्मिन्यो याति विश्वासं तं विद्यादात्मघातकम् । सर्वेषु प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठास्तेषु वै बुद्धिजीविनः
tasminyo yāti viśvāsaṃ taṃ vidyādātmaghātakam / sarveṣu prāṇinaḥ śreṣṭhāsteṣu vai buddhijīvinaḥ
whoever places trust in it, him one should know as a slayer of himself. Among all things, living beings are the best, and among them those who live by intelligence;
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NarP 1 31.35
बुद्धिमस्तु नराः श्रेष्ठा नरेषु ब्राह्मणास्तथा । ब्राह्मणेषु च विद्वांसो विद्वत्सु कृतबुद्धयः
buddhimastu narāḥ śreṣṭhā nareṣu brāhmaṇāstathā / brāhmaṇeṣu ca vidvāṃso vidvatsu kṛtabuddhayaḥ
and among the intelligent, men are best; among men, likewise, the brāhmaṇas; and among brāhmaṇas the learned; among the learned, those of accomplished understanding;
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NarP 1 31.36
कृतबुद्धिषु कर्त्तारः कर्तृषु ब्रह्मवादिनः । ब्रह्मवादिष्वपि तथा श्रेष्ठो निर्मम उच्यते
kṛtabuddhiṣu karttāraḥ kartṛṣu brahmavādinaḥ / brahmavādiṣvapi tathā śreṣṭho nirmama ucyate
among those of accomplished understanding, the doers; among doers, the expounders of brahman; and among the expounders of brahman, too, he who is free of the sense of "mine" is called the best.
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NarP 1 31.37
एतेभ्यो ऽपि परो ज्ञेयो नित्यं ध्यानपरायणः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कर्त्तव्यो धर्मसंग्रहः
etebhyo 'pi paro jñeyo nityaṃ dhyānaparāyaṇaḥ / tasmātsarvaprayatnena karttavyo dharmasaṃgrahaḥ
Higher even than these is to be known he who is constantly devoted to meditation. Therefore with all effort the gathering of dharma should be made.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.38
सर्वत्र पूज्यते जन्तुर्धर्मवान्नात्र संशयः । गच्छ स्वपुण्यैर्मत्स्थानं सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्
sarvatra pūjyate janturdharmavānnātra saṃśayaḥ / gaccha svapuṇyairmatsthānaṃ sarvabhogasamanvitam
A creature possessed of dharma is honored everywhere—there is no doubt of this. "Go by your own merits to my abode, furnished with every enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.39
अस्ति चेद्दुष्कृतं किञ्चित्पश्चादत्रैव भोक्ष्यसे । एवं यमस्तमभ्यर्च्य प्रापयित्वा च सद्गतिम्
asti cedduṣkṛtaṃ kiñcitpaścādatraiva bhokṣyase / evaṃ yamastamabhyarcya prāpayitvā ca sadgatim
If there is any misdeed, you will experience it here afterwards." Thus Yama, having honored him and having brought him to a good destination,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.40
आहूय पापिनश्चैव कालदण्डेन तर्जयेत् । प्रलयांबुदनिर्घोषो ह्यञ्जनाद्रिसमप्रभः
āhūya pāpinaścaiva kāladaṇḍena tarjayet / pralayāṃbudanirghoṣo hyañjanādrisamaprabhaḥ
having then summoned the sinners, threatens them with the rod of Time — he whose roar is that of the clouds of the world's dissolution, whose sheen is like the mountain of collyrium,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.41
विद्युत्प्र भायुर्घोर्भीमो द्वात्रिंशद्भुजसंयुतः । योजनत्रयविस्तारो रक्ताक्षो दीर्घनासिकः
vidyutpra bhāyurghorbhīmo dvātriṃśadbhujasaṃyutaḥ / yojanatrayavistāro raktākṣo dīrghanāsikaḥ
of lightning-like splendor, dreadful, terrible, furnished with thirty-two arms, three yojanas in extent, red-eyed, long-nosed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.42
दंष्ट्राकरालवदनो वापीतुल्योग्रलोचनः । मृत्युज्वरादिभिर्युक्तश्चित्रगुत्पो ऽपि भीषणः
daṃṣṭrākarālavadano vāpītulyogralocanaḥ / mṛtyujvarādibhiryuktaścitragutpo 'pi bhīṣaṇaḥ
his mouth gaping with tusks, his fierce eyes like wells, accompanied by Death, Fever and the rest; and Citragupta too is terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.43
सर्वे दूताश्च गर्जन्ति यमतुल्यविभीषणाः । ततो ब्रवीति तान्सर्वान्कंपमानांश्च पापिनः
sarve dūtāśca garjanti yamatulyavibhīṣaṇāḥ / tato bravīti tānsarvānkaṃpamānāṃśca pāpinaḥ
And all the messengers roar, as frightful as Yama himself. Then, by Yama's command, Citragupta speaks to all those trembling sinners,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.44
शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्माणि चित्रगुत्पो यमाज्ञया । भो भो पापा दुराचारा अहॄङ्कारप्रदूषिताः
śocantaḥ svāni karmāṇi citragutpo yamājñayā / bho bho pāpā durācārā ahṝṅkārapradūṣitāḥ
as they lament their own deeds: "Ho, ho, you sinners of evil conduct, defiled by egotism,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.45
किमर्थमर्जितं पापं युष्माभिरविवेकिभिः । कामक्तोधादिदृष्टेन सगर्वेण तु चेतसा
kimarthamarjitaṃ pāpaṃ yuṣmābhiravivekibhiḥ / kāmaktodhādidṛṣṭena sagarveṇa tu cetasā
for what purpose was sin amassed by you who lacked discernment? With a mind proud and beheld by desire, anger and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 31.46
यद्यत्पापतरं तत्तत्किमर्थं चरितं जनाः । कृतवन्तः पुरा पापान्यत्यन्तहर्षिताः
yadyatpāpataraṃ tattatkimarthaṃ caritaṃ janāḥ / kṛtavantaḥ purā pāpānyatyantaharṣitāḥ
whatever was more sinful, why was that done, O people? Formerly, exceedingly delighted, you committed sins;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.47
तथैव यातना भोज्याः किं वृथा ह्यतिदुरिवताः । भृत्यमित्रकलत्रार्थं दुष्कृतं चरितं यथा
tathaiva yātanā bhojyāḥ kiṃ vṛthā hyatidurivatāḥ / bhṛtyamitrakalatrārthaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ caritaṃ yathā
Just so the torments have to be undergone — why (do you weep) in vain, you who are gone so utterly to ruin? For the sake of servants, friends and wives evil deeds were done (by you) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 31.48
तथा कर्मवशात्प्रात्पा यूयमत्रातिदुःखिताः । युष्माभिः पोषिता ये तु पुत्राद्या अन्यतोगताः
tathā karmavaśātprātpā yūyamatrātiduḥkhitāḥ / yuṣmābhiḥ poṣitā ye tu putrādyā anyatogatāḥ
and so, by the force of (that) karma, you have arrived here in extreme misery. But those sons and others who were nourished by you have gone elsewhere;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.49
युष्माकमेव तत्पापं प्रात्पं किं दुःखकारणम् । यथा कृतानि पापानि युष्माभिः सुबहूनि वै
yuṣmākameva tatpāpaṃ prātpaṃ kiṃ duḥkhakāraṇam / yathā kṛtāni pāpāni yuṣmābhiḥ subahūni vai
that sin is yours alone; what (else) is the cause of (your) arriving at suffering? Just as very many sins were committed by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.50
तथा प्रात्पानि दुःखानि किमर्थमिह दुःखिताः । विचारयध्वं यूयं तु युष्माभिश्चारितं पुरा
tathā prātpāni duḥkhāni kimarthamiha duḥkhitāḥ / vicārayadhvaṃ yūyaṃ tu yuṣmābhiścāritaṃ purā
so the sufferings have been obtained — why (complain) here, you afflicted ones? Consider, you yourselves, what was done by you formerly:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.51
यमः करिष्यते दण्डमिति किं न विचारितम् । दरिद्रे ऽपि च मूर्खे च पण्डिते वा श्रियान्विते
yamaḥ kariṣyate daṇḍamiti kiṃ na vicāritam / daridre 'pi ca mūrkhe ca paṇḍite vā śriyānvite
"Yama will inflict punishment" — why was this not considered? Whether toward a poor man, or a fool, or a learned man, or one endowed with wealth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.52
कान्दिशीके च वीरे च समवर्तीः यमः स्मृतः । चित्रगुत्पेरितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा ते पापिनस्तदा
kāndiśīke ca vīre ca samavartīḥ yamaḥ smṛtaḥ / citragutperitaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvā te pāpinastadā
and toward one who flees in terror and toward a hero, Yama is known as acting alike (to all). Then those sinners, having heard the words uttered by Citragupta,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.53
शौचन्तः स्वानि कर्मणि तूष्णीं तिष्टन्ति भीषिताः । यमाज्ञाकारिणः क्रूरश्चण्डा दूता भयानकाः
śaucantaḥ svāni karmaṇi tūṣṇīṃ tiṣṭanti bhīṣitāḥ / yamājñākāriṇaḥ krūraścaṇḍā dūtā bhayānakāḥ
lamenting over their own deeds, stand silent, terrified. The cruel, fierce, dreadful messengers who carry out Yama's command,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.54
चण्डलाद्याः प्रसह्यैतान्नरकेषु क्षिपन्ति च । स्वदुष्कर्मफलं ते तु भुक्त्वान्ते पापशेषतः
caṇḍalādyāḥ prasahyaitānnarakeṣu kṣipanti ca / svaduṣkarmaphalaṃ te tu bhuktvānte pāpaśeṣataḥ
the Caṇḍālas and the rest, forcibly hurl them into the hells; and they, having consumed the fruit of their own evil deeds, at the end, in accordance with the remainder of sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.55
महीतलं च संप्राप्य भवन्ति स्थआवरादयः । नारद उवाच भगवन्संशयो जातो मच्चेतसि दयानिधे
mahītalaṃ ca saṃprāpya bhavanti sthaāvarādayaḥ / nārada uvāca bhagavansaṃśayo jāto maccetasi dayānidhe
reach the surface of the earth and become immobile beings and the like. Nārada said: Lord, a doubt has arisen in my mind, O treasury of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.56
त्वं समर्थो ऽसि तच्छेत्तुं यतो नो ह्यग्रजो भवान् । धर्माश्च विविधाः प्रोक्ताः पापान्यपि बहूनि च
tvaṃ samartho 'si tacchettuṃ yato no hyagrajo bhavān / dharmāśca vividhāḥ proktāḥ pāpānyapi bahūni ca
You are able to cut it off, since you are indeed our elder brother. Various duties have been declared (by you), and many sins too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.57
चिरभोज्यं फलं तेषामुक्तं बहुविदा त्वया । दिनान्ते ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्तो नाशो लोकत्रयस्य वै
cirabhojyaṃ phalaṃ teṣāmuktaṃ bahuvidā tvayā / dinānte brahmaṇaḥ prokto nāśo lokatrayasya vai
and their fruit, to be enjoyed for a long time, has been told by you who know much. At the end of Brahmā's day the destruction of the three worlds has been declared,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.58
परार्द्धद्वितयान्ते तु ब्रह्माण्डस्यापि संक्षयः । ग्रामदानादिपुण्यानां त्वयैव विधिनन्दन
parārddhadvitayānte tu brahmāṇḍasyāpi saṃkṣayaḥ / grāmadānādipuṇyānāṃ tvayaiva vidhinandana
but at the end of the two halves (of Brahmā's life) there is the complete dissolution even of the cosmic egg. Yet for merits such as the gift of a village, by you yourself, O delight of the Ordainer (Brahmā),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.59
कल्पकोटिसहस्रेषु महान्भोग उदाहृतः । सर्वेषामेव लोकानां विनाशः प्राकृते लये
kalpakoṭisahasreṣu mahānbhoga udāhṛtaḥ / sarveṣāmeva lokānāṃ vināśaḥ prākṛte laye
a great enjoyment lasting a thousand crores of kalpas has been declared. In the elemental dissolution there is the destruction of all the worlds without exception,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.60
एकः शिष्यत एवेति त्वया प्रोक्तं जनार्दनः । एष मे संशयो जातस्तं भवाञ्छेत्तुमर्हति
ekaḥ śiṣyata eveti tvayā proktaṃ janārdanaḥ / eṣa me saṃśayo jātastaṃ bhavāñchettumarhati
and "Janārdana alone remains" — so it was said by you. This doubt of mine has arisen; you ought to cut it away:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.61
पुण्यपापोपभोगानां समात्पिर्नास्य संप्लवे । सनक उवाच साधु साधौ महाप्राज्ञ गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं त्विदम्
puṇyapāpopabhogānāṃ samātpirnāsya saṃplave / sanaka uvāca sādhu sādhau mahāprājña guhyādguhyatamaṃ tvidam
in that deluge of his there is no completion of the enjoyments of merit and sin. Sanaka said: Well said, well said, greatly wise one; but this is the most secret of secrets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 31.62
पृष्टं तत्ते ऽभिधास्यामि शृणुष्व सुसमाहितः । नारायणो ऽक्षरो ऽनन्तः परं ज्योतिः सनातनः
pṛṣṭaṃ tatte 'bhidhāsyāmi śṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ / nārāyaṇo 'kṣaro 'nantaḥ paraṃ jyotiḥ sanātanaḥ
I shall tell you what you have asked; listen, well composed. Nārāyaṇa is imperishable, endless, the supreme light, everlasting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.63
विशुद्धो निर्गुणो नित्यो मायामोहविवर्जितः । निर्गुणो ऽपि परानन्दो गुणवानिव भाति यः
viśuddho nirguṇo nityo māyāmohavivarjitaḥ / nirguṇo 'pi parānando guṇavāniva bhāti yaḥ
pure, without qualities, eternal, free of illusion and delusion; who, though without qualities, being supreme bliss, appears as though possessed of qualities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.64
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्यैस्तु भेदवानिव लक्ष्यते । गुणोपाधिकभेदेषु त्रिष्वेतेषु सनातन
brahmaviṣṇuśivādyaistu bhedavāniva lakṣyate / guṇopādhikabhedeṣu triṣveteṣu sanātana
and through Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest is observed as though possessed of divisions. In these three divisions conditioned by the guṇas, O eternal one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.65
संयोज्य मायामखिलं जगत्कार्यं करोति च । ब्रह्मरुपेण सृजति विष्णुरुपेण पाति च
saṃyojya māyāmakhilaṃ jagatkāryaṃ karoti ca / brahmarupeṇa sṛjati viṣṇurupeṇa pāti ca
having joined illusion (to himself), he does the whole work of the world: in the form of Brahmā he creates, and in the form of Viṣṇu he protects,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.66
अन्ते च रुद्ररुपेण सर्वमत्तीति निश्चितम् । प्रसयान्ते समुत्थाय ब्रह्मरुपी जनार्दनः
ante ca rudrarupeṇa sarvamattīti niścitam / prasayānte samutthāya brahmarupī janārdanaḥ
and at the end, in the form of Rudra, he devours all — this is certain. At the end of the dissolution, Janārdana, having risen up in the form of Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.67
चराचरात्मकं विश्वं यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् । स्थावराद्याशअच विप्रेन्द्र यत्र यत्र व्यवस्थिताः
carācarātmakaṃ viśvaṃ yathāpūrvamakalpayat / sthāvarādyāśaaca viprendra yatra yatra vyavasthitāḥ
He shaped the world, consisting of moving and unmoving things, just as before; and the immobile beings and the rest, O chief of brahmins, wherever they had been established (before) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.68
ब्रह्मा तत्तज्जगत्सर्वं यथापूर्वं करोति वै । तस्मात्कृतानां पापानां पुण्यानां चैव सत्तम
brahmā tattajjagatsarvaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ karoti vai / tasmātkṛtānāṃ pāpānāṃ puṇyānāṃ caiva sattama
— Brahmā makes each of those, the whole world, just as it was before. Therefore, O best one, of the sins and the merits that have been committed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.69
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कर्मणां ह्यक्षयं फलम् । नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ karmaṇāṃ hyakṣayaṃ phalam / nābhuktaṃ kṣīyate karma kalpakoṭiśatairapi
the fruit must inevitably be experienced, for the fruit of actions does not perish; karma that has not been experienced is not exhausted even in hundreds of tens of millions of kalpas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.70
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । यो देवः सर्वलोकानामन्तरात्मा जगन्मयः । सर्वकर्मफलं भुक्ते परिपूर्णः सनातनः
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham / yo devaḥ sarvalokānāmantarātmā jaganmayaḥ / sarvakarmaphalaṃ bhukte paripūrṇaḥ sanātanaḥ
The deed that has been done, whether good or bad, must inevitably be experienced. The god who is the inner self of all the worlds, who consists of the world, he, full and eternal, consumes the fruit of every action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 31.71
यो ऽसौ विश्वंभरो देवो गुणमेदव्यवस्थितः । सूजत्यवति चात्त्येतत्सर्वं सर्वभुगव्ययः
yo 'sau viśvaṃbharo devo guṇamedavyavasthitaḥ / sūjatyavati cāttyetatsarvaṃ sarvabhugavyayaḥ
That god who is the bearer of the universe, who abides (in/through) the qualities, emits, protects and devours all this — he, the devourer of all, imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain