Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 36

NarP 1 36.1

सनक उवाच वेदमालेः सुतौ प्रोक्तौ यावुभौ मुनिसत्तम । यज्ञमाली सुमाली च तयोः कर्माधुनोच्यत

sanaka uvāca vedamāleḥ sutau proktau yāvubhau munisattama / yajñamālī sumālī ca tayoḥ karmādhunocyata

Sanaka said: Of Vedamāli's two sons who were mentioned, O best of sages—Yajñamālī and Sumālī—their deeds are now told.

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NarP 1 36.2

तयोराद्यो यज्ञमाली विभेद पितृसंचितम् । धनं द्विधा कनिष्टस्य भागमेकं ददौ तदा

tayorādyo yajñamālī vibheda pitṛsaṃcitam / dhanaṃ dvidhā kaniṣṭasya bhāgamekaṃ dadau tadā

Of those two, the elder, Yajñamālī, divided the wealth amassed by his father in two, and then gave one share to the younger.

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NarP 1 36.3

सुमाली च धनं सर्वं व्यसनाभिरकतः सदा । अपादाना दिभिश्चैव नाशयामास भो द्विज

sumālī ca dhanaṃ sarvaṃ vyasanābhirakataḥ sadā / apādānā dibhiścaiva nāśayāmāsa bho dvija

And Sumālī, being always addicted to vices, destroyed all the wealth by squandering and the like, O twice-born one.

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NarP 1 36.4

गीतवाद्यरतो नित्यं मद्यपानरतो ऽभवत् । वेश्याविभ्रमलुब्धो ऽसौ परदारतो ऽभवत्

gītavādyarato nityaṃ madyapānarato 'bhavat / veśyāvibhramalubdho 'sau paradārato 'bhavat

He was constantly devoted to song and music, and became addicted to drinking liquor; greedy for the coquetry of harlots, he became one attached to others' wives.

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NarP 1 36.5

सर्वस्मिन्नाशमायाते हिरण्ये पितृसंचिते । अपहृत्य परं द्रव्यं वारस्त्रीनिरतो ऽभवत्

sarvasminnāśamāyāte hiraṇye pitṛsaṃcite / apahṛtya paraṃ dravyaṃ vārastrīnirato 'bhavat

When all the gold amassed by his father had come to ruin, he took away others' property and became devoted to prostitutes.

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NarP 1 36.6

दृष्ट्वा सुमालिनः शूलं यज्ञमाली महामतिः । बभूव दुःखितो ऽत्यर्थं भ्रातरं चेदमब्रवीत्

dṛṣṭvā sumālinaḥ śūlaṃ yajñamālī mahāmatiḥ / babhūva duḥkhito 'tyarthaṃ bhrātaraṃ cedamabravīt

Seeing Sumālī's (evil) course, the great-minded Yajñamālī became exceedingly sorrowful, and said this to his brother:

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NarP 1 36.7

अलममत्यन्तकष्टेन वृत्तेनास्मत्कुले ऽनुज । त्वमेक एव दुष्टात्मा महापापरतो ऽभवः

alamamatyantakaṣṭena vṛttenāsmatkule 'nuja / tvameka eva duṣṭātmā mahāpāparato 'bhavaḥ

"Enough of this utterly wretched conduct in our family, younger brother! You alone have become an evil-souled man devoted to great sins."

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NarP 1 36.8

एवं निवारयन्तं तं बहुशो ज्येष्टसोदरम् । हनिष्यामीति निश्चित्य खड्गहस्तः कचे ऽग्रहीत्

evaṃ nivārayantaṃ taṃ bahuśo jyeṣṭasodaram / haniṣyāmīti niścitya khaḍgahastaḥ kace 'grahīt

When his elder brother thus restrained him again and again, he resolved, "I shall kill him," and with sword in hand seized him by the hair.

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NarP 1 36.9

ततो महारवो जज्ञे नगरे भृशदारुणः । बबन्धुर्नागराश्चैनं कुपितास्ते सुमालिनम्

tato mahāravo jajñe nagare bhṛśadāruṇaḥ / babandhurnāgarāścainaṃ kupitāste sumālinam

Thereupon a great and exceedingly dreadful outcry arose in the city, and the townsmen, enraged, bound that Sumālī.

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NarP 1 36.10

यज्ञमाली ह्यमेयात्मा पौरान्संप्रार्थ्य दुःखितः । बन्धनान्मोचयामास भ्रातृस्नेहविमोहितः

yajñamālī hyameyātmā paurānsaṃprārthya duḥkhitaḥ / bandhanānmocayāmāsa bhrātṛsnehavimohitaḥ

But Yajñamālī, of immeasurable spirit, grieved and bewildered by affection for his brother, entreated the citizens and had him released from his bonds.

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NarP 1 36.11

यज्ञमाली पुनश्चापि बिभिदे स्वधनं द्विधा । आददे स्वयमर्द्धं च ददावर्द्धं यवीयसे

yajñamālī punaścāpi bibhide svadhanaṃ dvidhā / ādade svayamarddhaṃ ca dadāvarddhaṃ yavīyase

And Yajñamālī once again divided his own wealth in two: he took half himself and gave half to the younger brother.

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NarP 1 36.12

सुमाली त्वतिमूढात्मा तद्धनं चापि नारद । मूर्खैः पारंवडचण्डालैर्बुभुजे च सहोद्धतः

sumālī tvatimūḍhātmā taddhanaṃ cāpi nārada / mūrkhaiḥ pāraṃvaḍacaṇḍālairbubhuje ca sahoddhataḥ

But Sumālī, most deluded of soul, O Nārada, that wealth too he consumed, insolent, together with fools, outcastes and Caṇḍālas.

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NarP 1 36.13

असतामुपभो गाय दुर्जनानां विभूतयः । पिचुमन्दः फलाढ्यो ऽपि काकैरेवोपभुज्यते

asatāmupabho gāya durjanānāṃ vibhūtayaḥ / picumandaḥ phalāḍhyo 'pi kākairevopabhujyate

The riches of wicked men are for the enjoyment of the bad: even the nimba tree, laden with fruit, is eaten only by crows.

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NarP 1 36.14

भ्रात्रा दत्तं धनं तञ्च सुमाली नाशयन्मुने । मद्यपानप्रमत्तश्च गोमांसा दीन्यभक्षयत्

bhrātrā dattaṃ dhanaṃ tañca sumālī nāśayanmune / madyapānapramattaśca gomāṃsā dīnyabhakṣayat

That wealth given by his brother Sumālī also squandered, O sage; and, crazed with liquor-drinking, he ate beef and the like.

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NarP 1 36.15

त्यक्तो बन्धुजनैः सर्वैश्चाण्डालस्त्रीसमन्वितः । राज्ञापि बाधितो विप्रप्रपेदे निर्जनं वनम्

tyakto bandhujanaiḥ sarvaiścāṇḍālastrīsamanvitaḥ / rājñāpi bādhito vipraprapede nirjanaṃ vanam

Abandoned by all his kinsmen, keeping company with a Caṇḍāla woman, and harassed even by the king, O brahmin, he betook himself to a deserted forest.

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NarP 1 36.16

यज्ञमाली सुधीर्विप्र सदा धर्मरतो ऽभवेत् । अवारितं ददावन्नं सत्सङ्गगतकल्मषः

yajñamālī sudhīrvipra sadā dharmarato 'bhavet / avāritaṃ dadāvannaṃ satsaṅgagatakalmaṣaḥ

Yajñamālī, wise, O brahmin, was ever devoted to dharma; his sins gone through the company of the good, he gave food without restriction.

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NarP 1 36.17

पित्रा कृतानि सर्वाणि तडागादीनि सत्तम । अपालयत्प्रयत्नेन सदा धर्मपरायणः

pitrā kṛtāni sarvāṇi taḍāgādīni sattama / apālayatprayatnena sadā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ

All the tanks and other (works) made by his father, O best of the good, he maintained with effort, ever intent on dharma.

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NarP 1 36.18

विश्राणितं धनं सर्वं यज्ञमालेर्महात्मनः । सत्पात्रदाननिष्टस्य धर्ममार्गप्रवर्तिनः

viśrāṇitaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ yajñamālermahātmanaḥ / satpātradānaniṣṭasya dharmamārgapravartinaḥ

All the wealth of the great-souled Yajñamālī — who was intent on giving to worthy recipients and walked the path of dharma — was distributed away.

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NarP 1 36.19

अहो सदुपभोगाय सज्जनानां विभूतयः । कल्पवृक्षफलं सर्वममरैरेव भुज्यते

aho sadupabhogāya sajjanānāṃ vibhūtayaḥ / kalpavṛkṣaphalaṃ sarvamamaraireva bhujyate

Ah, the riches of good men are for the enjoyment of the good: all the fruit of the wish-granting tree is eaten by the immortals alone.

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NarP 1 36.20

धनं विश्राण्य धर्मार्थं यज्ञमाली महामतिः । नित्यं विष्णुगृहे सम्यक्परिचर्य्यापरो ऽभवत्

dhanaṃ viśrāṇya dharmārthaṃ yajñamālī mahāmatiḥ / nityaṃ viṣṇugṛhe samyakparicaryyāparo 'bhavat

Having distributed his wealth for the sake of dharma, the great-minded Yajñamālī became ever intent on rendering proper service in Viṣṇu's temple.

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NarP 1 36.21

कालेन गच्छता तौ तु वृद्धभावमुपागतौ । यज्ञमाली सुमाली च ह्येककाले मृतावुभौ

kālena gacchatā tau tu vṛddhabhāvamupāgatau / yajñamālī sumālī ca hyekakāle mṛtāvubhau

As time passed the two of them reached old age, and both Yajñamālī and Sumālī died at one and the same time.

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NarP 1 36.22

हरिपूजारतस्यास्य यज्ञमालिमहात्मनः । हरिः संप्रेषयामास विमानं पार्षदा वृतम्

haripūjāratasyāsya yajñamālimahātmanaḥ / hariḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa vimānaṃ pārṣadā vṛtam

For this great-souled Yajñamālī, devoted to the worship of Hari, Hari sent forth a celestial chariot surrounded by his attendants.

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NarP 1 36.23

दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य यज्ञमाली महामतिः । पूज्यमानः सुरगणैः स्तूयमानो मुनीश्वरैः

divyaṃ vimānamāruhya yajñamālī mahāmatiḥ / pūjyamānaḥ suragaṇaiḥ stūyamāno munīśvaraiḥ

Mounting the divine chariot, the great-minded Yajñamālī, honoured by the hosts of gods, praised by the lords of sages,

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NarP 1 36.24

गन्धर्वैर्गीयमानश्च सेवितश्चाप्सरोगणैः । कामधेन्वा पुष्यमाणश्चित्राभरणभूषितः

gandharvairgīyamānaśca sevitaścāpsarogaṇaiḥ / kāmadhenvā puṣyamāṇaścitrābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

(He was) sung to by the gandharvas and attended by the hosts of apsarases, nourished by the wish-granting cow, adorned with varied ornaments.

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NarP 1 36.25

कोमलैस्तुलसीमाल्यैर्भूषितस्तेजसां निधिः । गच्छन्विष्णुपदं दिव्यंमनुजं पथि दृष्टवान्

komalaistulasīmālyairbhūṣitastejasāṃ nidhiḥ / gacchanviṣṇupadaṃ divyaṃmanujaṃ pathi dṛṣṭavān

Adorned with soft garlands of tulasī, that treasury of splendours, going to Viṣṇu's divine abode, saw a man on the way.

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NarP 1 36.28

ताह्यमानं यमभटैः क्षुत्तृड्भ्यां परिपीडितम् । प्रेतभूतं विवस्त्रं च दुःखितं पाशवेष्टितम् । इतस्ततः प्राधावन्तं विलपन्तमनाथवत् ॥ नर्प्_१,३६।२६ ॥ क्रोशन्तं च सुदन्तं च दृष्ट्वा मनसि विव्यथे ॥ नर्प्_१,३६।२७ ॥ यज्ञमालीदयायुक्तो विष्णुदूतान्समीपगान् । को ऽयं भटैर्बाध्यमानं इत्यपृच्छत्कृताञ्जलिः

tāhyamānaṃ yamabhaṭaiḥ kṣuttṛḍbhyāṃ paripīḍitam / pretabhūtaṃ vivastraṃ ca duḥkhitaṃ pāśaveṣṭitam / itastataḥ prādhāvantaṃ vilapantamanāthavat // narp_1,36.26 // krośantaṃ ca sudantaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā manasi vivyathe // narp_1,36.27 // yajñamālīdayāyukto viṣṇudūtānsamīpagān / ko 'yaṃ bhaṭairbādhyamānaṃ ityapṛcchatkṛtāñjaliḥ

(He saw him) being dragged by Yama's henchmen, tormented by hunger and thirst, become a ghost, naked, miserable, bound with a noose, running this way and that, wailing like one who has no protector; (36.26) and seeing him crying out and (gnashing) his teeth, (Yajñamālī) was pained in his mind. (36.27) Yajñamālī, filled with pity, with folded hands asked Viṣṇu's messengers who stood near him: "Who is this, being tormented by the henchmen?"

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NarP 1 36.29

अथ ते हरिदूतास्तं यज्ञमालिमहौजसम् । असौ सुमाली भ्राता ते पापात्मेति समब्रुवन्

atha te haridūtāstaṃ yajñamālimahaujasam / asau sumālī bhrātā te pāpātmeti samabruvan

Then those messengers of Hari said to Yajñamālī of great vigour: "This is Sumālī, your brother, an evil-souled man."

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NarP 1 36.30

यज्ञमाली समाकर्ण्य व्याख्यातं विष्णुकिङ्करैः । मनसा दुःखमापन्नः पुनः पप्रच्छ नारद

yajñamālī samākarṇya vyākhyātaṃ viṣṇukiṅkaraiḥ / manasā duḥkhamāpannaḥ punaḥ papraccha nārada

Yajñamālī, having heard what was declared by Viṣṇu's servants, became grieved at heart and asked again, O Nārada.

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NarP 1 36.31

कथमस्य भवेन्मोक्षः सांचितैः पापसंचयैः । तदुपायंबदध्वं मे यूयं हि ममबान्धवाः

kathamasya bhavenmokṣaḥ sāṃcitaiḥ pāpasaṃcayaiḥ / tadupāyaṃbadadhvaṃ me yūyaṃ hi mamabāndhavāḥ

"How can there be release for him, with the heaps of sin he has accumulated? Tell me the means for that, for you are my kinsmen."

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NarP 1 36.34

सख्यं साप्तपदीनं स्यादित्याहुर्धर्मकोविदाः । सतां साप्तपदी मैत्री सत्सतां त्रिपदी तथा ॥ नर्प्_१,३६।३२ ॥ सत्सतामपि ये संतस्तेषां मैत्रघी पदे पदे ॥ नर्प्_१,३६।३३ ॥ तस्मान्मे बान्धवा यूयं मां नेतुं समुपागताः । यतो ऽयं मम भ्रातापि मुच्यते तदिहोच्यताम्

sakhyaṃ sāptapadīnaṃ syādityāhurdharmakovidāḥ / satāṃ sāptapadī maitrī satsatāṃ tripadī tathā // narp_1,36.32 // satsatāmapi ye saṃtasteṣāṃ maitraghī pade pade // narp_1,36.33 // tasmānme bāndhavā yūyaṃ māṃ netuṃ samupāgatāḥ / yato 'yaṃ mama bhrātāpi mucyate tadihocyatām

"Friendship comes about through seven steps (taken together) — so say those learned in dharma. Among the good, friendship (arises) in seven steps; among the good of the good, in three steps. (36.32) But those who are good even among the good of the good — their friendship (arises) at every step. (36.33) Therefore you are my kinsmen, who have come to lead me (to heaven). So let it be told here how this brother of mine too may be released."

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NarP 1 36.35

यज्ञमालिवचः श्रुत्वा विष्णुदूता दयालवः । पुनः स्मितामुखाः प्रोचुर्यज्ञमालिहरिप्रियम्

yajñamālivacaḥ śrutvā viṣṇudūtā dayālavaḥ / punaḥ smitāmukhāḥ procuryajñamāliharipriyam

Hearing Yajñamālī's words, the compassionate messengers of Viṣṇu, with smiling faces, spoke again to Yajñamālī, dear to Hari.

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NarP 1 36.36

विष्णुदूता ऊचुः यज्ञमालिन्महाभाग नारायणपरायण । उपायं तव वक्ष्यामः सुमालिप्रेममुक्तिदम्

viṣṇudūtā ūcuḥ yajñamālinmahābhāga nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa / upāyaṃ tava vakṣyāmaḥ sumālipremamuktidam

The messengers of Viṣṇu said: O Yajñamālin, greatly fortunate one, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, we shall tell you the means that will give release to Sumālī out of (your) love.

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NarP 1 36.37

कृतं यत्सुमहत्कर्म त्वया प्राक्तनजन्मनि । प्रवक्ष्यामः समासेन तच्छ्रणुष्व समाहितः

kṛtaṃ yatsumahatkarma tvayā prāktanajanmani / pravakṣyāmaḥ samāsena tacchraṇuṣva samāhitaḥ

We shall tell you in brief the very great deed that was done by you in a former birth; listen to it attentively.

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NarP 1 36.38

पुरा त्वं वैश्यजातीयो नाम्ना विश्वङ्घभरः स्मृतः । त्वया कृतानि पापानि अहन्त्यगणितानि वै

purā tvaṃ vaiśyajātīyo nāmnā viśvaṅghabharaḥ smṛtaḥ / tvayā kṛtāni pāpāni ahantyagaṇitāni vai

Formerly you were of the vaiśya caste, known by the name Viśvaṅghabhara; and the sins committed by you were indeed uncountable.

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NarP 1 36.39

सुकर्मवासनाहीनो मातापित्रोर्विरोधकृत् । एकदा बन्धुभिस्त्यक्तः शोकसंतापपीडितः

sukarmavāsanāhīno mātāpitrorvirodhakṛt / ekadā bandhubhistyaktaḥ śokasaṃtāpapīḍitaḥ

Lacking any disposition toward good deeds, acting in opposition to your mother and father, one day, abandoned by your kinsmen, afflicted by grief and torment,

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NarP 1 36.40

क्षुधाग्निनापि संतप्तः प्राप्तवान्हरिमन्दिरम् । तदा वृष्टिरभूत्तत्र तत्स्थानं पङ्किलं ह्यभूत

kṣudhāgnināpi saṃtaptaḥ prāptavānharimandiram / tadā vṛṣṭirabhūttatra tatsthānaṃ paṅkilaṃ hyabhūta

and burnt also by the fire of hunger, you came to a temple of Hari. Then rain fell there, and that place became muddy.

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NarP 1 36.41

दीरीकृतस्त्वया पङ्कस्तत्स्थाने स्थातुमिच्छया । उपलेपनतां प्राप्तं तत्स्थानं विष्णुमन्दिरे

dīrīkṛtastvayā paṅkastatsthāne sthātumicchayā / upalepanatāṃ prāptaṃ tatsthānaṃ viṣṇumandire

The mud was spread out by you, out of a wish to sit in that place; (thus) that spot in Viṣṇu's temple came to be plastered over.

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NarP 1 36.43

कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं संप्राप्य हरिसन्निधिम् । वसाद्य ज्ञानमासाद्य परं मोक्षं गमिष्यसि

kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ saṃprāpya harisannidhim / vasādya jñānamāsādya paraṃ mokṣaṃ gamiṣyasi

Having attained the presence of Hari for a hundred crore of kalpas and more, dwelling (there) and obtaining knowledge, you will go to the supreme liberation.

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NarP 1 36.44

अनुजं पातकिश्रेष्ठं त्वं समुद्धर्त्तमिच्छसि । उपायं तव वक्ष्यामस्तं निबोध महामते

anujaṃ pātakiśreṣṭhaṃ tvaṃ samuddharttamicchasi / upāyaṃ tava vakṣyāmastaṃ nibodha mahāmate

You wish to rescue your younger brother, the foremost of sinners. We shall tell you the means; learn it, O you of great mind.

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NarP 1 36.45

गोचर्ममात्रभूमेस्तु उपलेपनजं फलम् । दत्त्वोद्धर महाभाग भ्रातरं कृपयान्वितः

gocarmamātrabhūmestu upalepanajaṃ phalam / dattvoddhara mahābhāga bhrātaraṃ kṛpayānvitaḥ

Giving (him) the fruit born of the plastering of a piece of ground merely the size of a cow's hide, rescue your brother, O greatly fortunate one, filled with compassion.

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NarP 1 36.46

एवमुक्तो विष्णुदूतैर्यज्ञमाली महापतिः । तत्फलं प्रददौ तस्मै भ्रात्रे पापविमुक्तये

evamukto viṣṇudūtairyajñamālī mahāpatiḥ / tatphalaṃ pradadau tasmai bhrātre pāpavimuktaye

Thus addressed by Viṣṇu's messengers, Yajñamālī, the great lord, gave that fruit to his brother for the removal of his sins.

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NarP 1 36.47

सुमाली भ्रातृदत्तेन पुण्येन गतकल्मषः । बभूव यमदूतास्तु तं त्यक्त्वा प्रपलायिताः

sumālī bhrātṛdattena puṇyena gatakalmaṣaḥ / babhūva yamadūtāstu taṃ tyaktvā prapalāyitāḥ

Sumālī became free of stain through the merit given by his brother, and Yama's messengers, letting him go, fled away.

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NarP 1 36.48

विमानं चागतं सद्यः सर्वभोगसमन्वितम् । तदा सुमाली स्वर्यानमारुह्य मुमुदे मुने

vimānaṃ cāgataṃ sadyaḥ sarvabhogasamanvitam / tadā sumālī svaryānamāruhya mumude mune

And at once a celestial chariot arrived, furnished with all enjoyments; then Sumālī, mounting the heavenly vehicle, rejoiced, O sage.

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NarP 1 36.49

तावुभौ भ्रातरौ विप्र सुरवृन्दनमस्कृतौ । अवापतुर्भृशं प्रीतिं समालिङ्ग्य परस्परम्

tāvubhau bhrātarau vipra suravṛndanamaskṛtau / avāpaturbhṛśaṃ prītiṃ samāliṅgya parasparam

Those two brothers, O brahmin, honoured with salutations by the throngs of gods, embraced each other and attained exceeding joy.

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NarP 1 36.50

यज्ञमाली सुमाली च स्तूयमानौ महर्षिभिः । गीयमानौ च गन्धर्वैर्विष्णुलोकं प्रजग्मतुः

yajñamālī sumālī ca stūyamānau maharṣibhiḥ / gīyamānau ca gandharvairviṣṇulokaṃ prajagmatuḥ

Yajñamālī and Sumālī, praised by the great sages and sung of by the gandharvas, went to Viṣṇu's world.

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NarP 1 36.51

अवाप्य हरिसालोक्यं सुमाली मुनिसत्तम । यज्ञमाली चोषतुस्तौ कल्पमेकं मुदान्वितौ

avāpya harisālokyaṃ sumālī munisattama / yajñamālī coṣatustau kalpamekaṃ mudānvitau

Having attained dwelling in the same world as Hari, O best of sages, Sumālī and Yajñamālī dwelt there for one kalpa, filled with delight.

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NarP 1 36.52

भुक्त्वा भोगान्बहूंस्तत्र यज्ञमाली महामतिः । तत्रैव ज्ञानसंपन्नः परं मोक्षमुपागतः

bhuktvā bhogānbahūṃstatra yajñamālī mahāmatiḥ / tatraiva jñānasaṃpannaḥ paraṃ mokṣamupāgataḥ

Having enjoyed many enjoyments there, Yajñamālī of great mind, becoming endowed with knowledge in that very place, reached the supreme liberation.

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NarP 1 36.53

सुमाली तु महाभागो विष्णुलोके मुदान्वितः । स्थित्वा भूमिं पुनः प्राप्य विप्रत्वं समुपागतः

sumālī tu mahābhāgo viṣṇuloke mudānvitaḥ / sthitvā bhūmiṃ punaḥ prāpya vipratvaṃ samupāgataḥ

But greatly blessed Sumālī, having remained in Viṣṇu's world filled with delight, reached the earth again and attained the state of a brahmin.

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NarP 1 36.54

अतिशुद्धे कुले जातो गुणवान्वेदपारगः । सर्वसंपत्समोपेतो हरिभक्तिपरायणः

atiśuddhe kule jāto guṇavānvedapāragaḥ / sarvasaṃpatsamopeto haribhaktiparāyaṇaḥ

Born in an exceedingly pure family, endowed with virtues, gone to the far shore of the Vedas, provided with every kind of prosperity, devoted wholly to devotion to Hari,

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NarP 1 36.55

व्याहरन्हरिनामानि प्रपेदे जाह्नवीतटम् । तत्र स्नातश्च गङ्गायां दृष्ट्वा विश्वेश्वरं प्रभुम्

vyāharanharināmāni prapede jāhnavītaṭam / tatra snātaśca gaṅgāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā viśveśvaraṃ prabhum

uttering the names of Hari he came to the bank of the Jāhnavī; and having bathed there in the Gaṅgā and seen Viśveśvara the Lord,

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NarP 1 36.56

अवाप परमं स्थानं योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् । उपलेपनमाहात्म्यं कथितं ते मुनीश्वर

avāpa paramaṃ sthānaṃ yogināmapi durlabham / upalepanamāhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ te munīśvara

he attained the supreme station, hard to reach even for yogins. The greatness of the smearing (of the ground) has been told to you, O lord of sages.

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NarP 1 36.57

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन संपूज्यो जगतांपतिः । अकामादपि ये विष्णोः सकृत्पूजां प्रकुर्वते

tasmātsarvaprayatnena saṃpūjyo jagatāṃpatiḥ / akāmādapi ye viṣṇoḥ sakṛtpūjāṃ prakurvate

Therefore with every effort the Lord of the worlds is to be worshipped; even those who, without desire, perform worship of Viṣṇu but once—

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NarP 1 36.58

न तेषां भवबन्धस्तु कदाचिदपि जायते । हरिभक्तिरतान्यस्तु हरिबुद्ध्या समर्चयेत्

na teṣāṃ bhavabandhastu kadācidapi jāyate / haribhaktiratānyastu haribuddhyā samarcayet

for them the bondage of existence never at any time arises. And another who, devoted to devotion to Hari, should worship (anyone) with the thought that he is Hari—

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NarP 1 36.59

तस्य तुष्यन्ति विप्रेन्द्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । हरिभक्तिपराणां तु संगिनां संगमात्रतः

tasya tuṣyanti viprendra brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / haribhaktiparāṇāṃ tu saṃgināṃ saṃgamātrataḥ

with him, O chief of brahmins, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara are pleased. But of those devoted to devotion to Hari, of such companions, merely by their company (one is purified).

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