Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 35
NarP 1 35.1
सनक उवाच पुनर्वक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । पठतां शुण्वतां सद्यः पापराशिः प्रणश्यति
sanaka uvāca punarvakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ / paṭhatāṃ śuṇvatāṃ sadyaḥ pāparāśiḥ praṇaśyati
Sanaka said: Again I shall declare the greatness of the discus-bearer, the god of gods; for those who recite and those who hear it, the mass of sins is at once destroyed.
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NarP 1 35.2
शान्ता जितारिषड्वर्गा योगेनाप्यनहॄङ्कृताः । यजन्ति ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानरूपिणमव्ययम्
śāntā jitāriṣaḍvargā yogenāpyanahṝṅkṛtāḥ / yajanti jñānayogena jñānarūpiṇamavyayam
Those who are calm, who have conquered the six enemies, who are free of egoism through yoga — they worship by the yoga of knowledge the imperishable one whose form is knowledge.
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NarP 1 35.3
तीर्थस्नानैर्विशुद्धा ये व्रतदानतपोमखैः । यजन्ति कर्मयोगेन सर्वधातारमच्युतम्
tīrthasnānairviśuddhā ye vratadānatapomakhaiḥ / yajanti karmayogena sarvadhātāramacyutam
Those who are purified by bathing at holy fords, by vows, gifts, austerities and sacrifices, worship by the yoga of action the imperishable Acyuta, the supporter of all.
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NarP 1 35.4
लुब्धा व्यसनितो ऽज्ञाश्च न यजन्ति जगत्पतिम् । अजरामरवन्मूढास्तिष्टन्ति नरकीटकाः
lubdhā vyasanito 'jñāśca na yajanti jagatpatim / ajarāmaravanmūḍhāstiṣṭanti narakīṭakāḥ
The greedy, and the ignorant given to vice, do not worship the lord of the world; the deluded remain as if unaging and immortal — worms among men.
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NarP 1 35.5
तडिल्लेखाश्रिया मत्ता वृथाहॄङ्कारद्विषिताः । न यजन्ति जगन्नाथं सर्वश्रैयोविधायकम्
taḍillekhāśriyā mattā vṛthāhṝṅkāradviṣitāḥ / na yajanti jagannāthaṃ sarvaśraiyovidhāyakam
Intoxicated with a fortune (fleeting as) a streak of lightning, defiled by vain egoism, they do not worship the lord of the world, the bestower of all good.
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NarP 1 35.6
हरिधर्मरताः शान्ता हरिपादाब्जसेवकाः । दैवात्के ऽपीह जायन्ते लोकानुग्रहतत्पराः
haridharmaratāḥ śāntā haripādābjasevakāḥ / daivātke 'pīha jāyante lokānugrahatatparāḥ
Those who delight in Hari's law, who are calm, who serve Hari's lotus feet, are born here even by chance intent on favouring the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.7
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो यजेद्भक्तितो हरिम् । स याति परमं स्थानं सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम्
karmaṇā manasā vācā yo yajedbhaktito harim / sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ sarvalokottamottamam
He who worships Hari with devotion, by act, mind and speech, goes to the supreme station, highest of all the highest worlds.
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NarP 1 35.8
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । पठतां शृण्वतां चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam / paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
On just this they relate this ancient tale, which destroys all sins for those who recite and hear it.
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NarP 1 35.9
तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि चरितं यज्ञमालिसुमालिनोः । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण वाचिमेध फलं लभेत्
tatpravakṣyāmi caritaṃ yajñamālisumālinoḥ / yasya śravaṇamātreṇa vācimedha phalaṃ labhet
I shall declare that story of Yajñamālin and Sumālin, by the mere hearing of which one would obtain the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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NarP 1 35.10
कश्चिदासीत्पुरा विप्र ब्रह्मणो रैवतेंऽतरे । वेदमालिरिति ख्यातो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
kaścidāsītpurā vipra brahmaṇo raivateṃ'tare / vedamāliriti khyāto vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Formerly, O brahmin, in the Raivata Manvantara of Brahmā, there was a certain man known as Vedamālin, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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NarP 1 35.11
सर्वभूतदयायुक्तो हरिपूजापरायणः । पुत्रमित्रकलत्रार्थं धनार्जनपरो ऽभवत्
sarvabhūtadayāyukto haripūjāparāyaṇaḥ / putramitrakalatrārthaṃ dhanārjanaparo 'bhavat
Endowed with compassion for all beings and devoted to the worship of Hari, he became intent on earning wealth for the sake of sons, friends and wife.
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NarP 1 35.12
अपण्यंविक्रयं चक्रे तथा च रसिविक्रयम् । चण्डालाद्यैरपि तथा संभषी तत्प्रतिग्रही
apaṇyaṃvikrayaṃ cakre tathā ca rasivikrayam / caṇḍālādyairapi tathā saṃbhaṣī tatpratigrahī
He engaged in the sale of what should not be sold, and likewise in the sale of liquids; and he conversed even with caṇḍālas and the rest, and accepted gifts from them.
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NarP 1 35.13
तपसां विक्रयं चक्रे व्रतानां विक्रयं तथा । परार्थं तीर्थगमनं कलत्रार्थमकारयत्
tapasāṃ vikrayaṃ cakre vratānāṃ vikrayaṃ tathā / parārthaṃ tīrthagamanaṃ kalatrārthamakārayat
He made a sale of austerities and likewise a sale of vows; he undertook pilgrimage to holy fords for another's sake, and for his wife's sake.
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NarP 1 35.14
कालेन गच्छता विप्र जातौ तस्य सुतावुभो । यज्ञमाली सुमाली च यमलावतिशोभनौ
kālena gacchatā vipra jātau tasya sutāvubho / yajñamālī sumālī ca yamalāvatiśobhanau
As time passed, O brahmin, two sons were born to him, Yajñamālin and Sumālin, twins, exceedingly handsome.
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NarP 1 35.15
ततः पिता कुमारौ तावतिस्नेहसमन्वितः । पोषयामास वात्सल्याद्बहुभिः साधनैस्तदा
tataḥ pitā kumārau tāvatisnehasamanvitaḥ / poṣayāmāsa vātsalyādbahubhiḥ sādhanaistadā
Then the father, filled with great affection for those two boys, out of fondness nourished them at that time with many means.
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NarP 1 35.16
वेदमालिर्बहूपायैर्धनं संपाद्य यत्नतः । स्वधनं गणयामास कियत्स्यादिति वेदितुम्
vedamālirbahūpāyairdhanaṃ saṃpādya yatnataḥ / svadhanaṃ gaṇayāmāsa kiyatsyāditi veditum
Vedamālin, having with effort amassed wealth by many devices, counted his own wealth, to know how much it might be.
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NarP 1 35.17
निधिकोटिसहस्राणां कोटिकोटिगुणान्वितम् । विगणय्य स्वयं दृष्टो विस्मितश्चार्थचिन्तया
nidhikoṭisahasrāṇāṃ koṭikoṭiguṇānvitam / vigaṇayya svayaṃ dṛṣṭo vismitaścārthacintayā
Having reckoned (it) as thousands of crores of treasures, multiplied crores upon crores, he himself looked at it and was astonished, absorbed in thought about the wealth.
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NarP 1 35.18
असत्प्रतिग्रहैश्चैव अपण्यानां च विक्रयैः । मेया तपो विक्रयाद्यैरेतद्धनमुपार्जितम्
asatpratigrahaiścaiva apaṇyānāṃ ca vikrayaiḥ / meyā tapo vikrayādyairetaddhanamupārjitam
"By improper acceptance of gifts, and by the selling of things not to be sold, and by the sale of austerity and the like, this wealth was amassed (by me)."
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NarP 1 35.19
नाद्यापि शान्तिमापन्ना मम तृष्णातिदुःसहा । मेरुतुल्यसुवर्णानि ह्यसंख्यातानि वाञ्छति
nādyāpi śāntimāpannā mama tṛṣṇātiduḥsahā / merutulyasuvarṇāni hyasaṃkhyātāni vāñchati
"Even now my thirst, so very hard to bear, has not come to rest; it craves gold heaps equal to Meru, beyond counting."
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NarP 1 35.20
अहो मन्ये महाकष्टं समस्तक्लेशसाधनम् । सर्वान्कामानवांप्नोति पुनरन्यञ्च काङ्क्षति
aho manye mahākaṣṭaṃ samastakleśasādhanam / sarvānkāmānavāṃpnoti punaranyañca kāṅkṣati
"Ah, I consider it a great misery, the instrument of every affliction: one obtains all one's desires, and then longs for yet another."
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NarP 1 35.21
जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः केशाः दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः । चक्षुःश्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णेका तरुणायते
jīryanti jīryataḥ keśāḥ dantā jīryanti jīryataḥ / cakṣuḥśrotre ca jīryete tṛṣṇekā taruṇāyate
"The hairs of one growing old grow old, the teeth of one growing old grow old; eye and ear too grow old — thirst alone grows young."
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NarP 1 35.22
ममेद्रियाणि सर्वाणि मन्दभावं व्रजन्ति च । बलं हतं च जरसा तृष्णा तरुणतां गता
mamedriyāṇi sarvāṇi mandabhāvaṃ vrajanti ca / balaṃ hataṃ ca jarasā tṛṣṇā taruṇatāṃ gatā
"All my senses are becoming dull, and my strength is destroyed by old age; (only) thirst has attained youth."
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NarP 1 35.23
कष्टाशा वर्त्तते यस्य स विद्रानथ पण्डितः । सुशान्तो ऽपि प्रमन्युः स्याद्धीमानप्यतिमूढधीः
kaṣṭāśā varttate yasya sa vidrānatha paṇḍitaḥ / suśānto 'pi pramanyuḥ syāddhīmānapyatimūḍhadhīḥ
"He in whom painful craving is at work, even though learned and a scholar, even though well-composed, becomes full of anger; even though intelligent, his mind becomes utterly deluded."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.24
आशा भङ्गकरी पुंसामजेयारातिसन्निभा । तस्मादाशां त्यजेत्प्राज्ञो यदीच्छेच्छाश्वतं सुखम्
āśā bhaṅgakarī puṃsāmajeyārātisannibhā / tasmādāśāṃ tyajetprājño yadīcchecchāśvataṃ sukham
"Craving brings men to ruin; it is like an unconquerable enemy. Therefore let the wise man abandon craving, if he wishes for lasting happiness."
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NarP 1 35.25
बलं तेजोः यशश्वैव विद्यां मानं च वृद्धताम् । तथैव सत्कुले जन्म आशा हत्यतिवेगतः
balaṃ tejoḥ yaśaśvaiva vidyāṃ mānaṃ ca vṛddhatām / tathaiva satkule janma āśā hatyativegataḥ
"Strength, vigour, and fame, learning, honour, and ripeness of years, and likewise birth in a good family — craving destroys with the utmost speed."
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NarP 1 35.26
नृणामाशाभिभूतानामाश्चर्यमिदसुच्यते । किञ्चिद्दातापि चाण्डालस्तस्मादधिकतां गतः
nṛṇāmāśābhibhūtānāmāścaryamidasucyate / kiñciddātāpi cāṇḍālastasmādadhikatāṃ gataḥ
"Of men overcome by craving this marvel is told: even a caṇḍāla who gives something has become superior to such a one."
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NarP 1 35.27
आशाभिभूता ये मर्त्या महामोहा महोद्धताः । अवमानादिकं दुःखं न जानन्ति कदाप्यहो
āśābhibhūtā ye martyā mahāmohā mahoddhatāḥ / avamānādikaṃ duḥkhaṃ na jānanti kadāpyaho
"Those mortals who are overcome by craving, greatly deluded and greatly arrogant — alas, they never recognize the suffering of humiliation and the like."
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NarP 1 35.28
मयाप्येवं बहुक्लिशैरेतद्धनमुपार्जितम् । शरीरमपि जीर्णं च जरसापहतं बलम्
mayāpyevaṃ bahukliśairetaddhanamupārjitam / śarīramapi jīrṇaṃ ca jarasāpahataṃ balam
"By me too this wealth was amassed in this way, with many torments; and my body has grown worn out, and my strength struck down by old age."
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NarP 1 35.29
इतः परं यतिष्यामि परलोकार्थमादरात् । एवं निश्चित्य विप्रेन्द्र धर्ममार्ग रतो ऽभवत्
itaḥ paraṃ yatiṣyāmi paralokārthamādarāt / evaṃ niścitya viprendra dharmamārga rato 'bhavat
"From now on I shall strive with care for the sake of the next world." Having thus resolved, O best of brahmins, he became devoted to the path of dharma.
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NarP 1 35.30
तदैव तद्धनं सर्वं चतुर्द्धा व्यभजत्तथा । स्वयं तु भाग द्वितय स्वार्जितार्थादपाहरत्
tadaiva taddhanaṃ sarvaṃ caturddhā vyabhajattathā / svayaṃ tu bhāga dvitaya svārjitārthādapāharat
At that very moment he divided all that wealth into four parts; and for himself he took two parts out of the wealth he had earned.
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NarP 1 35.31
शेषं च भागद्वितयं पुत्रयोरुभयोर्ददौ । स्वेनार्जितानां पापानां नाशं कर्तुमनास्तदा
śeṣaṃ ca bhāgadvitayaṃ putrayorubhayordadau / svenārjitānāṃ pāpānāṃ nāśaṃ kartumanāstadā
And the remaining two parts he gave to his two sons; then he set his mind on destroying the sins he had himself accumulated.
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NarP 1 35.32
प्रपातडागारामांश्च तथा देवगृहान्बहून् । अन्नादीनां च दानानि गङ्गातीरे चकार सः
prapātaḍāgārāmāṃśca tathā devagṛhānbahūn / annādīnāṃ ca dānāni gaṅgātīre cakāra saḥ
He made water-sheds, ponds and gardens, and likewise many temples, and gifts of food and other things on the bank of the Ganges.
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NarP 1 35.33
एवं धनमशेषं च विश्राण्य हरिभक्तिमान् । नारनारायण स्थानं जगाम तपसे वनम्
evaṃ dhanamaśeṣaṃ ca viśrāṇya haribhaktimān / nāranārāyaṇa sthānaṃ jagāma tapase vanam
Having thus given away his wealth entirely, devoted to Hari he went to the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, to the forest, for austerity.
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NarP 1 35.34
तत्रापश्यन्महारम्यमाश्रमं मुनिसेवितम् । फलितैः पुषअपितैश्चैव शोभितं वृक्षसंचयैः
tatrāpaśyanmahāramyamāśramaṃ munisevitam / phalitaiḥ puṣaapitaiścaiva śobhitaṃ vṛkṣasaṃcayaiḥ
There he saw a most delightful hermitage frequented by sages, adorned with clusters of trees bearing fruit and in blossom,
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NarP 1 35.35
गृणद्भिः परमं ब्रह्म शास्त्रचिन्तापरैस्तथा । परिचर्यापरैर्वृद्धैर्मुनिभिः परिशोभितम्
gṛṇadbhiḥ paramaṃ brahma śāstracintāparaistathā / paricaryāparairvṛddhairmunibhiḥ pariśobhitam
beautified by aged sages who were reciting the supreme brahman, intent on reflection upon the scriptures, and intent on (their teachers') service.
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NarP 1 35.36
शिष्यैः परिवृतं तत्र मुनिं जानन्ति संज्ञकम् । गृणन्तं परमं ब्रह्म तेजोराशिं ददर्श ह
śiṣyaiḥ parivṛtaṃ tatra muniṃ jānanti saṃjñakam / gṛṇantaṃ paramaṃ brahma tejorāśiṃ dadarśa ha
There he saw, surrounded by disciples, a sage named (Jñānin), reciting the supreme brahman, a mass of radiance.
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NarP 1 35.37
शमादिगुणसंयुक्तं रागादिरहितं मुनिम् । शीर्णपर्णाशनं दृष्ट्वा वेदमालिर्ननाम तम्
śamādiguṇasaṃyuktaṃ rāgādirahitaṃ munim / śīrṇaparṇāśanaṃ dṛṣṭvā vedamālirnanāma tam
Seeing the sage, endowed with tranquility and the other virtues, free of passion and the rest, subsisting on fallen leaves, Vedamālin bowed to him.
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NarP 1 35.38
तस्य जानन्तिरागन्तोः कल्पयामास चार्हणम् । कन्दमूलफलाद्यैस्तु नारायणधिया मुने
tasya jānantirāgantoḥ kalpayāmāsa cārhaṇam / kandamūlaphalādyaistu nārāyaṇadhiyā mune
Jānanti prepared honour for him who had come as a guest, with bulbs, roots, fruits and the like, O sage, thinking of him as Nārāyaṇa.
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NarP 1 35.39
कृतातिथ्यक्रियस्तेन वेदमाली कृताञ्जलिः । विनयावनतो भूत्वा प्रोवाच वदतां वरम्
kṛtātithyakriyastena vedamālī kṛtāñjaliḥ / vinayāvanato bhūtvā provāca vadatāṃ varam
Having had the rites of hospitality performed for him by that (sage), Vedamālin, with joined palms, bowing low in humility, spoke to the best of speakers.
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NarP 1 35.40
भगवन्कृतकृत्यो ऽस्मि विगतं कल्मषं मम । मामुद्धर महाभाग ज्ञानदानेन पण्डित
bhagavankṛtakṛtyo 'smi vigataṃ kalmaṣaṃ mama / māmuddhara mahābhāga jñānadānena paṇḍita
"Lord, I have accomplished my purpose; my sin has departed. Lift me up, greatly fortunate one, learned one, by the gift of knowledge."
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NarP 1 35.41
एवमुक्तस्ततस्तेन जानन्तिर्मुनिसत्तमः । प्रोवाच प्रहसन्वाग्मी वेदमालिं गुणान्वितम्
evamuktastatastena jānantirmunisattamaḥ / provāca prahasanvāgmī vedamāliṃ guṇānvitam
Then, addressed thus by him, Jānanti, best of sages, eloquent, smiling, spoke to the virtuous Vedamālin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.42
जानन्तिरुवाच शृणष्व विप्रशार्दूल संसारच्छेदकारणम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन दुर्लभं त्वकृतात्मनाम्
jānantiruvāca śṛṇaṣva vipraśārdūla saṃsāracchedakāraṇam / pravakṣyāmi samāsena durlabhaṃ tvakṛtātmanām
Jānanti said: Listen, tiger among brahmins, to the cause of the cutting off of transmigration; I shall declare it in brief—(a thing) hard to obtain for those whose selves are unperfected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.43
भज विष्णुं परं नित्यं स्मर नारायणं प्रभुम् । परापवादं पैशुन्यं कदाचिदपि मा कृथाः
bhaja viṣṇuṃ paraṃ nityaṃ smara nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum / parāpavādaṃ paiśunyaṃ kadācidapi mā kṛthāḥ
Worship Viṣṇu, the supreme, always; remember Nārāyaṇa, the Lord. Never at any time engage in slander of others or in backbiting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.44
परोपकारनिरतः स दा भव महामते । हरिपूजापरश्चैव त्यज मूर्खसमागमम्
paropakāranirataḥ sa dā bhava mahāmate / haripūjāparaścaiva tyaja mūrkhasamāgamam
Be always devoted to doing good to others, O great-minded one, and intent on the worship of Hari; abandon the company of fools.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.45
कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च मोहं च मदमत्सरौ । परित्यज्यात्मवल्लोकं दृष्ट्वा शान्तिं गमिष्यसि
kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca mohaṃ ca madamatsarau / parityajyātmavallokaṃ dṛṣṭvā śāntiṃ gamiṣyasi
Having wholly given up desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride and envy, and seeing the world as (you see) yourself, you will attain peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.46
असूयां परनिन्दां च कदाचिदपि मा कुरु । द्रंभाचारमहॄङ्कारं नैष्ठुर्यं च परित्यज
asūyāṃ paranindāṃ ca kadācidapi mā kuru / draṃbhācāramahṝṅkāraṃ naiṣṭhuryaṃ ca parityaja
Never at any time practise ill-will or the censure of others; wholly abandon hypocritical conduct, egotism and harshness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.47
दयां कुरुष्व भुतेषु शुश्रूषां च तथा सताम् । त्वया कृतांश्च धर्मान्वै मा प्रकाशय पुच्छताम्
dayāṃ kuruṣva bhuteṣu śuśrūṣāṃ ca tathā satām / tvayā kṛtāṃśca dharmānvai mā prakāśaya pucchatām
Show compassion toward beings, and likewise service to the good; and do not proclaim to those who ask the meritorious deeds you have done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.48
अनाचारपरान्दृष्ट्वा नोपेक्षां कुरु शक्तितः । पूजयस्वातियिं नित्यं स्वकुटुंबाविरोधतः
anācāraparāndṛṣṭvā nopekṣāṃ kuru śaktitaḥ / pūjayasvātiyiṃ nityaṃ svakuṭuṃbāvirodhataḥ
Seeing those bent on improper conduct, do not be indifferent, as far as you are able; always honour the guest, without conflict with your own household.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.49
पत्रैः पुष्पैः फलैर्वापि दूर्वाभिः पल्लवैरथ । पूजयस्व जगन्नाथं नारायणमकां मतः
patraiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalairvāpi dūrvābhiḥ pallavairatha / pūjayasva jagannāthaṃ nārāyaṇamakāṃ mataḥ
With leaves, flowers, or fruits, with dūrvā grass or with sprouts, worship the Lord of the world, Nārāyaṇa, (with) an undivided mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.50
देवानृपीन्पितॄश्चापि तर्पयस्व यथाविधि । अग्रेश्च विधिवद्वप्र परिचर्यापरो भव
devānṛpīnpitṝścāpi tarpayasva yathāvidhi / agreśca vidhivadvapra paricaryāparo bhava
Satisfy the gods, the sages and the ancestors too, according to rule; and, O brahmin, be devoted to tending the fire according to prescription.
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NarP 1 35.51
देवतायतने नित्यं संमार्जनपरो भव । तथोपलेपनं चैव कुरुष्व सुसमाहितः
devatāyatane nityaṃ saṃmārjanaparo bhava / tathopalepanaṃ caiva kuruṣva susamāhitaḥ
Be always intent on sweeping in the temple of the deity; and likewise perform the smearing (of the floor) with full concentration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.52
शीर्णस्फटितसंधानं कुरु देवगृहे सदा । मार्गशोभां च दीपं च विष्णोरायतने कुरु
śīrṇasphaṭitasaṃdhānaṃ kuru devagṛhe sadā / mārgaśobhāṃ ca dīpaṃ ca viṣṇorāyatane kuru
Always repair what is worn and cracked in the god's house; make the path beautiful and set a lamp in Viṣṇu's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.53
कन्दमूलफलैर्वापि सदा पूजय माधवम् । प्रदक्षिणनमस्कारैः स्तोत्राणां पठनैस्तथा
kandamūlaphalairvāpi sadā pūjaya mādhavam / pradakṣiṇanamaskāraiḥ stotrāṇāṃ paṭhanaistathā
Or with bulbs, roots and fruits worship Mādhava always, with circumambulations and prostrations and likewise with recitations of hymns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.54
युराणश्रवणं चैव पुराणपठनं तथा । वेदान्तपठनं चैव प्रत्यहं कुरु शक्तितः
yurāṇaśravaṇaṃ caiva purāṇapaṭhanaṃ tathā / vedāntapaṭhanaṃ caiva pratyahaṃ kuru śaktitaḥ
And the hearing of the Purāṇas and likewise the recitation of the Purāṇas, and the recitation of the Vedānta—do this daily as far as you are able.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.55
एवं स्थिति तव ज्ञानं भघविष्यत्युत्तमोत्तमम् । ज्ञानात्समस्तपापानां मोक्षो भवति निश्चितम्
evaṃ sthiti tava jñānaṃ bhaghaviṣyatyuttamottamam / jñānātsamastapāpānāṃ mokṣo bhavati niścitam
Abiding thus, knowledge, the very highest, will arise for you; from knowledge there is certainly release from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.56
एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन वेदमालिर्महामतिः । तथा ज्ञानरतो नित्यं ज्ञानलेशमवाप्तवान्
evaṃ prabodhitastena vedamālirmahāmatiḥ / tathā jñānarato nityaṃ jñānaleśamavāptavān
Thus instructed by him, the great-minded Vedamālin, being accordingly devoted to knowledge continually, obtained a portion of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.57
वेदमालिः कदाचित्तु ज्ञानलेशप्रचोदितः । को ऽहं मम क्रिया केति स्वयमेव व्यक्तिन्तयत्
vedamāliḥ kadācittu jñānaleśapracoditaḥ / ko 'haṃ mama kriyā keti svayameva vyaktintayat
But once Vedamāli, impelled by that fragment of knowledge, pondered by himself: "Who am I? And what is my activity?"
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NarP 1 35.58
मम जन्म कथं जातं रूपं कीदृग्विधं मम । एवं विचारणपरोः दिवानिशमतन्द्रितः
mama janma kathaṃ jātaṃ rūpaṃ kīdṛgvidhaṃ mama / evaṃ vicāraṇaparoḥ divāniśamatandritaḥ
"How did my birth come about? Of what sort is my form?" Thus, intent on reflection day and night, unwearied—
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NarP 1 35.59
अनिश्चितमतिर्भूत्वा वेदमालिर्द्धिजोत्तमः । पुनर्जानन्तिमागम्य प्रणम्येदमुवाच ह
aniścitamatirbhūtvā vedamālirddhijottamaḥ / punarjānantimāgamya praṇamyedamuvāca ha
—having become one whose mind was unsettled, Vedamāli, best of the twice-born, came again to Jānanti, bowed, and said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.60
वेदमालिरुवाच मम चित्तमतिभ्रातं गुरो ब्रह्मविदां वर । को ऽहं मम क्रिया का च मम जन्म कथं वद
vedamāliruvāca mama cittamatibhrātaṃ guro brahmavidāṃ vara / ko 'haṃ mama kriyā kā ca mama janma kathaṃ vada
Vedamāli said: My mind is utterly confused, O teacher, best of the knowers of brahman. Who am I? And what is my activity? And how did my birth come about? Tell (me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.61
जानन्तिरुवाच सत्यं सत्यं महाभागं चित्तं भ्रातं सुनिश्चितम् । अविद्यानिलर्य चित्तं कथं सद्भावगगमेष्यति
jānantiruvāca satyaṃ satyaṃ mahābhāgaṃ cittaṃ bhrātaṃ suniścitam / avidyānilarya cittaṃ kathaṃ sadbhāvagagameṣyati
Jānanti said: True, true, O greatly fortunate one, the mind is indeed thoroughly confused. How will a mind (driven) by the wind of ignorance reach the state of the real?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.62
ममेति गदितं यत्तु तदपि भ्रान्तिरिष्यते । अहॄङ्कारो मनोधर्म आत्मनो नहि पण्डित
mameti gaditaṃ yattu tadapi bhrāntiriṣyate / ahṝṅkāro manodharma ātmano nahi paṇḍita
And what has been spoken as "mine"—that too is held to be delusion. The sense of "I" is a property of the mind, not of the self, O learned one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.63
पुनश्च को ऽहमित्युक्तं वेदमाले त्वया तु यत् । मम जात्यादि शून्यस्य कथं नाम करोम्यहम्
punaśca ko 'hamityuktaṃ vedamāle tvayā tu yat / mama jātyādi śūnyasya kathaṃ nāma karomyaham
And again, as to what you said, "Who am I?", O Vedamāli—for me, who am void of birth and the rest, how indeed should I make (any answer)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.64
अनौपम्यस्वभावस्य निर्गुणस्य परात्मनः । नीरूपस्याप्रमेयस्य कथं नाम करोम्यहम्
anaupamyasvabhāvasya nirguṇasya parātmanaḥ / nīrūpasyāprameyasya kathaṃ nāma karomyaham
For the supreme Self, whose nature is beyond comparison, without qualities, formless, immeasurable—how indeed should I make (a name)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 35.65
परज्योतिः स्वरूपस्य परिपूर्णाव्ययात्मनः । अविच्छिन्नस्वभावस्य कथ्यते च कथं क्रिया
parajyotiḥ svarūpasya paripūrṇāvyayātmanaḥ / avicchinnasvabhāvasya kathyate ca kathaṃ kriyā
Of that whose own form is the supreme light, whose nature is wholly full and imperishable, whose being is undivided—how can any activity be spoken of?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.66
स्वप्रकाशात्मनो विप्र नित्यस्य परमात्मनः । अनन्तस्य क्रिया चैव कथं जन्म च कथ्यते
svaprakāśātmano vipra nityasya paramātmanaḥ / anantasya kriyā caiva kathaṃ janma ca kathyate
Of the self-luminous, O brahmin, of the eternal supreme Self, of the endless one, how can activity and birth be spoken of?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.67
ज्ञानैकवेद्यमजरं परं ब्रह्म सनातनम् । परिपूर्णं परानन्दं तस्मान्नान्यदिह द्विज
jñānaikavedyamajaraṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam / paripūrṇaṃ parānandaṃ tasmānnānyadiha dvija
To be known by knowledge alone, unaging, the supreme eternal brahman, wholly full, supreme bliss—other than that there is nothing here, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.68
तत्त्वमस्यादिवाक्येभ्यो ज्ञानं मोक्षस्य साधनम् । ज्ञाने त्वनाहते सिद्धे सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं भवेत्
tattvamasyādivākyebhyo jñānaṃ mokṣasya sādhanam / jñāne tvanāhate siddhe sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ bhavet
From the utterances beginning "That thou art," knowledge is the means to liberation; and when knowledge is accomplished unimpaired, all becomes brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.69
एवं प्रबोधितस्तेन वेदमालिर्मुनीश्वर । मुमोद पश्यन्नात्मानमात्मन्येवाच्युतं प्रभुम्
evaṃ prabodhitastena vedamālirmunīśvara / mumoda paśyannātmānamātmanyevācyutaṃ prabhum
Thus awakened by him, Vedamāli, O lord of sages, rejoiced, seeing the self, the imperishable Lord, within the self itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.70
उपाधिरहितं ब्रह्म स्वप्रकाशं निरञ्जनम् । अहमेवेति निश्चित्य परां शान्तिमवाप्तवान्
upādhirahitaṃ brahma svaprakāśaṃ nirañjanam / ahameveti niścitya parāṃ śāntimavāptavān
Having settled that "I alone am brahman, free of limiting conditions, self-luminous, spotless," he attained supreme peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.71
ततश्च व्यवहारार्थं वेदमालिर्मुनीश्वरम् । गुरुं प्रणम्य जानन्ति सदा ध्यानपरो ऽभवत्
tataśca vyavahārārthaṃ vedamālirmunīśvaram / guruṃ praṇamya jānanti sadā dhyānaparo 'bhavat
And thereafter, for the sake of ordinary affairs, Vedamāli bowed to the lord of sages, his teacher Jānanti, and became ever devoted to meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.72
गते बहुतिथे काले वेदमालिर्मुनीश्व । वाराणसीपुरं प्राप्य परं मोक्षमवाप्तवान्
gate bahutithe kāle vedamālirmunīśva / vārāṇasīpuraṃ prāpya paraṃ mokṣamavāptavān
When a long time had passed, Vedamāli, O lord of sages, reached the city of Vārāṇasī and attained supreme liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 35.73
य इमं पठते ऽध्यायं शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः । स कर्मपाशविच्छेदं प्राप्य सौख्यमवान्पुयात्
ya imaṃ paṭhate 'dhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ / sa karmapāśavicchedaṃ prāpya saukhyamavānpuyāt
Whoever recites this chapter, or hears it with concentration, he obtains the cutting of the bonds of karma and attains happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition