Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 39
NarP 1 39.1
सनक उवाच भूयः शृणुष्व विप्रेन्द्र माहात्म्यं परमेष्टिनः । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नृणाम्
sanaka uvāca bhūyaḥ śṛṇuṣva viprendra māhātmyaṃ parameṣṭinaḥ / sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṛṇām
Sanaka said: Hear further, O best of brahmins, the greatness of the highest Lord — meritorious, remover of all sins, granting to men both enjoyment and liberation.
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NarP 1 39.2
अहो हरिकथा लोके पापघ्नी पुण्यदायिनी । शृण्वतां वदतां चैव तद्भक्तानां विशेषतः
aho harikathā loke pāpaghnī puṇyadāyinī / śṛṇvatāṃ vadatāṃ caiva tadbhaktānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Ah, the story of Hari in this world destroys sin and gives merit to those who hear it and those who tell it, and especially to his devotees.
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NarP 1 39.3
हरिभक्तिरसास्वादमुदिता ये नरोत्तमाः । नमस्करोम्यहं तेभ्यो यत्संगान्मुक्ति भाग्नरः
haribhaktirasāsvādamuditā ye narottamāḥ / namaskaromyahaṃ tebhyo yatsaṃgānmukti bhāgnaraḥ
Those best of men who are gladdened by tasting the savour of devotion to Hari — I make obeisance to them, by whose company a man gains liberation.
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NarP 1 39.4
हरिभक्तिपरा ये तु हरिनामपरायणाः । दुर्वृत्ता वा सुवृत्ता वा तेभ्यो नित्यं नमोनमः
haribhaktiparā ye tu harināmaparāyaṇāḥ / durvṛttā vā suvṛttā vā tebhyo nityaṃ namonamaḥ
But those who are devoted to Hari, wholly given to the name of Hari, whether of bad conduct or of good conduct — to them be obeisance, obeisance, always.
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NarP 1 39.5
संसारसागरं तर्तुं य इच्छेन्मु निपुङ्गव । स भजेद्धरिभक्तानां भक्तान्वै पापहारिणः
saṃsārasāgaraṃ tartuṃ ya icchenmu nipuṅgava / sa bhajeddharibhaktānāṃ bhaktānvai pāpahāriṇaḥ
He who wishes to cross the ocean of worldly existence, O best of sages, should honour the devotees of the devotees of Hari, the removers of sin.
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NarP 1 39.6
दृष्टः स्मृतः पूजितो वा ध्यातः प्रणमितो ऽपि वा । समुद्धरति गोविन्दो दुस्तराद्भव सागरात्
dṛṣṭaḥ smṛtaḥ pūjito vā dhyātaḥ praṇamito 'pi vā / samuddharati govindo dustarādbhava sāgarāt
Whether seen, remembered, worshipped, meditated on, or bowed to, Govinda lifts (one) up out of the hard-to-cross ocean of existence.
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NarP 1 39.7
स्वपन्भुञ्जन् व्रजंस्तिष्टन्नतिष्टश्च वदंस्तथा । चिन्तयेद्यो हरेर्नाम तस्मै नित्यं नमो नमः
svapanbhuñjan vrajaṃstiṣṭannatiṣṭaśca vadaṃstathā / cintayedyo harernāma tasmai nityaṃ namo namaḥ
Sleeping, eating, walking, standing, or not standing, and likewise speaking — whoever thinks on the name of Hari, to him be obeisance, obeisance, always.
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NarP 1 39.8
अहो भाग्यमहो भाग्यं विष्णु भक्तिरतात्मनाम् । येषां मुक्तिः करस्थैव योगिनामपि दुर्लभा
aho bhāgyamaho bhāgyaṃ viṣṇu bhaktiratātmanām / yeṣāṃ muktiḥ karasthaiva yogināmapi durlabhā
Oh the good fortune, oh the good fortune of those whose selves are devoted to Viṣṇu's worship, for whom liberation—hard to attain even for yogins—lies right in their hand!
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NarP 1 39.9
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । वदतां शृण्वतां चैव सर्वपाप प्रणाशनम्
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam / vadatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva sarvapāpa praṇāśanam
On this too they relate this ancient legend, which destroys all sins for those who tell it and for those who hear it.
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NarP 1 39.10
आसीत्पुरा महीपालः सोमवंशसमुद्भवः । जयध्वज इति ख्यातो नारायणपरायणः
āsītpurā mahīpālaḥ somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ / jayadhvaja iti khyāto nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ
Formerly there was a king, born in the lunar dynasty, known as Jayadhvaja, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
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NarP 1 39.11
विष्णोर्देवालये नित्यं संमार् जनपरायणः । दीपदानरतश्चैव सर्वभूतदयापरः
viṣṇordevālaye nityaṃ saṃmār janaparāyaṇaḥ / dīpadānarataścaiva sarvabhūtadayāparaḥ
He was always intent on sweeping in Viṣṇu's temple, and devoted to the giving of lamps, and supremely compassionate toward all beings.
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NarP 1 39.12
स कदाचिन्महीपालो रेवातीरे मनोरमे । विचित्रकुसुमोपेतं कृतवान्विष्णुमन्दिरम्
sa kadācinmahīpālo revātīre manorame / vicitrakusumopetaṃ kṛtavānviṣṇumandiram
Once that king built, on the lovely bank of the Revā, a temple of Viṣṇu furnished with varied flowers.
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NarP 1 39.13
स तत्र नृपशार्दूलः सदा संमार्जने रतः । दीपदानपरश्चैव विशेषेण हरिप्रियः
sa tatra nṛpaśārdūlaḥ sadā saṃmārjane rataḥ / dīpadānaparaścaiva viśeṣeṇa haripriyaḥ
There that tiger among men was always intent on sweeping, and given to offering lamps, and especially dear to Hari.
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NarP 1 39.14
हरिनामपरो नित्यं हरिसंसक्तमानसः । परिप्रणामनिरतो हरिभक्तजनप्रियः
harināmaparo nityaṃ harisaṃsaktamānasaḥ / paripraṇāmanirato haribhaktajanapriyaḥ
Constantly given to Hari's name, his mind fastened upon Hari, delighting in making full prostrations, dear to the people who are Hari's devotees.
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NarP 1 39.15
वीतिहोत्र इति ख्यातो ह्यासीत्तस्य पुरोहितः । जयध्वजस्य चरितं दृष्ट्वा विस्मयमागतः
vītihotra iti khyāto hyāsīttasya purohitaḥ / jayadhvajasya caritaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayamāgataḥ
His household priest was one known as Vītihotra; seeing Jayadhvaja's conduct, he came to be amazed.
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NarP 1 39.16
कदाचिदुपविष्टं तं राजानं विष्णुतत्परम् । अपृच्छद्वीतिहोत्रस्तु वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
kadācidupaviṣṭaṃ taṃ rājānaṃ viṣṇutatparam / apṛcchadvītihotrastu vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Once, when that king intent upon Viṣṇu was seated, Vītihotra, who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, asked him:
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NarP 1 39.17
वीतिहोत्र उवाच राजन्परमधर्मज्ञ हरिभक्तिपरायण । विष्णुभक्तिमतां पुंसां श्रेष्ठो ऽसि भरतर्षभ
vītihotra uvāca rājanparamadharmajña haribhaktiparāyaṇa / viṣṇubhaktimatāṃ puṃsāṃ śreṣṭho 'si bharatarṣabha
Vītihotra said: O king, knower of the highest dharma, wholly devoted to devotion to Hari, you are the best of men who have devotion to Viṣṇu, O bull of the Bharatas.
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NarP 1 39.18
संमार्जनपरो नित्यं दीपदानरतस्तथा । तन्मे वद महाभाग किं त्वया विदितं फलम्
saṃmārjanaparo nityaṃ dīpadānaratastathā / tanme vada mahābhāga kiṃ tvayā viditaṃ phalam
You are always intent on sweeping and given to the giving of lamps; tell me that, O greatly blessed one—what fruit of it is known to you?
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NarP 1 39.19
संपादनेन वर्त्तीनां तैलसंपलादनेन च । संयुक्तो ऽसि सदा भद्रयद्विष्णोर्गृहमार्जने
saṃpādanena varttīnāṃ tailasaṃpalādanena ca / saṃyukto 'si sadā bhadrayadviṣṇorgṛhamārjane
By providing wicks and by supplying oil, and in the sweeping of Viṣṇu's house, you are ever engaged, O auspicious one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 39.20
कर्माण्यन्यानि संत्येव विष्णोः प्रीतिकराणि च । तथापि किं महाभाग एतयोः सततोद्यतः
karmāṇyanyāni saṃtyeva viṣṇoḥ prītikarāṇi ca / tathāpi kiṃ mahābhāga etayoḥ satatodyataḥ
There are indeed other acts too that give pleasure to Viṣṇu; even so, O greatly blessed one, why are you constantly intent upon these two?
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NarP 1 39.21
सर्वात्मना महापुण्यं नरेश विदित च यत् । तद् ब्रूहि मे गुह्यतमं प्रीतिर्मयि तवास्ति चेत्
sarvātmanā mahāpuṇyaṃ nareśa vidita ca yat / tad brūhi me guhyatamaṃ prītirmayi tavāsti cet
O lord of men, whatever is known to you with your whole being as of great merit, that most secret thing tell me, if you have affection for me.
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NarP 1 39.22
पुरोधसैवमुक्तस्तु प्रहसन्स जयध्वजः । विनयावनतो भूत्वा प्रोवाचेजं कृताञ्जलिः
purodhasaivamuktastu prahasansa jayadhvajaḥ / vinayāvanato bhūtvā provācejaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
Thus addressed by his priest, Jayadhvaja smiled, and bowing down in humility, with joined palms, he said this:
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NarP 1 39.23
जयध्वज उवाच शृणुष्व विप्रशार्दूल मयैवाचरितं पुरा । जातिस्मरत्वाज्जानामि श्रोतॄणां विस्मयप्रदम्
jayadhvaja uvāca śṛṇuṣva vipraśārdūla mayaivācaritaṃ purā / jātismaratvājjānāmi śrotṝṇāṃ vismayapradam
Jayadhvaja said: Hear, O tiger among brahmins, what was done by me long ago—I know it because I remember my births—a thing that gives wonder to those who hear it.
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NarP 1 39.24
आसीत्पुरा कृतयुगे ब्रह्मन्स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे । रैवतो नाम विप्रेन्द्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
āsītpurā kṛtayuge brahmansvārociṣeṃ'tare / raivato nāma viprendro vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Formerly, in the Kṛta age, O brahmin, in the Svārociṣa Manu-interval, there was a foremost brahmin named Raivata, who had mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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NarP 1 39.25
अयाज्ययाजकश्चैव सदैव ग्रामयोजकः । पिशुनो निष्ठुरश्चैव ह्यपण्यानां च विक्रयी
ayājyayājakaścaiva sadaiva grāmayojakaḥ / piśuno niṣṭhuraścaiva hyapaṇyānāṃ ca vikrayī
But he was a sacrificer for those unfit to sacrifice, always a broker of villages, a slanderer, harsh, and a seller of things not to be sold.
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NarP 1 39.26
निषिद्धकर्माचरणात्परित्यक्तः स बन्धुभिः । दरिद्रो दुःखितश्चैव शीर्णाङ्गो व्याधितो ऽभवत्
niṣiddhakarmācaraṇātparityaktaḥ sa bandhubhiḥ / daridro duḥkhitaścaiva śīrṇāṅgo vyādhito 'bhavat
Because he practiced forbidden acts he was abandoned by his kinsmen; he became poor and miserable, with wasted limbs, and diseased.
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NarP 1 39.27
स कदाचिद्धर्थं तु पृथिव्यां पर्यटन् द्विजः । ममार नर्मदातीरे श्वासकासप्रपीडितः
sa kadāciddharthaṃ tu pṛthivyāṃ paryaṭan dvijaḥ / mamāra narmadātīre śvāsakāsaprapīḍitaḥ
Once that brahmin, wandering over the earth for the sake of wealth, died on the bank of the Narmadā, afflicted by asthma and cough.
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NarP 1 39.28
तस्मिन्मृते तस्य भार्या नाम्ना बन्धुमती मुने । कामचारपरा सा तु परित्यक्ता च बन्धुभिः
tasminmṛte tasya bhāryā nāmnā bandhumatī mune / kāmacāraparā sā tu parityaktā ca bandhubhiḥ
When he died, O sage, his wife, Bandhumatī by name — she gave herself over to doing as she pleased, and was cast off by her kinsmen.
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NarP 1 39.29
तस्यां जातो ऽस्मि चण्डालो दण्डकेतुरिति श्रुतः । महापापरतो नित्यं ब्रह्मद्वेषपरायणः
tasyāṃ jāto 'smi caṇḍālo daṇḍaketuriti śrutaḥ / mahāpāparato nityaṃ brahmadveṣaparāyaṇaḥ
Of her I was born a Caṇḍāla, known as Daṇḍaketu, forever given to great sins and wholly bent on hatred of brahmins.
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NarP 1 39.30
परदारपरद्रव्यलोलुपो जन्तुहिंसकः । गावश्च विप्रा बहवो निहता मृगपक्षिणः
paradāraparadravyalolupo jantuhiṃsakaḥ / gāvaśca viprā bahavo nihatā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
Greedy for others' wives and others' property, a killer of living creatures — many cows and brahmins, and beasts and birds, were slain (by me).
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NarP 1 39.31
मेरुतुल्यसुवर्णानि बहून्यपहृतानि च । मद्यपानरतो नित्यं बहुशो मार्गरोधकृत्
merutulyasuvarṇāni bahūnyapahṛtāni ca / madyapānarato nityaṃ bahuśo mārgarodhakṛt
And much gold, equal to Meru (in bulk), was carried off; forever addicted to drinking liquor, again and again a blocker of the roads (a highway robber).
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NarP 1 39.32
पशुपक्षिमृगादीनां जन्तूनामन्तकोपमः । कदाचित्कामसंतप्तो गन्तु कामो रतिं स्त्रियः
paśupakṣimṛgādīnāṃ jantūnāmantakopamaḥ / kadācitkāmasaṃtapto gantu kāmo ratiṃ striyaḥ
To cattle, birds, deer and other creatures I was like Death himself. Once, burning with lust, desiring to go for the pleasure of a woman,
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NarP 1 39.33
शून्यं विष्णुगृहं दृष्ट्वा प्रविष्टश्च स्त्रिया सह । निशि रामोपभोगार्थं शयितं तत्र कामिना
śūnyaṃ viṣṇugṛhaṃ dṛṣṭvā praviṣṭaśca striyā saha / niśi rāmopabhogārthaṃ śayitaṃ tatra kāminā
seeing an empty temple of Viṣṇu, (I) entered it together with the woman; at night, for the sake of enjoying the woman, (a bed) was laid there by me, the lustful one.
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NarP 1 39.34
ब्रह्मन्स्ववस्त्रप्रान्तेन कियद्देशः प्रमार्जितः । यावन्त्यः पांशुकणिकास्तत्र संमार्जिता द्विज
brahmansvavastraprāntena kiyaddeśaḥ pramārjitaḥ / yāvantyaḥ pāṃśukaṇikāstatra saṃmārjitā dvija
O brahmin, with the hem of my own garment some patch of ground was swept clean; as many specks of dust as were swept away there, O twice-born —
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NarP 1 39.35
तावज्जन्मकृतं पापं तदैव क्षयमागतम् । प्रदीपः स्थापितस्तत्र सुरतार्थं द्विजोत्तम
tāvajjanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tadaiva kṣayamāgatam / pradīpaḥ sthāpitastatra suratārthaṃ dvijottama
just so much of the sin done in that birth came to destruction then and there. A lamp was set up there for the sake of the love-making, O best of the twice-born;
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NarP 1 39.36
तेनापि मम दुष्कर्म निःशेषं क्षयमागतम् । एवं स्थिते विष्णुगृहे ह्यागताः पुरपालकाः
tenāpi mama duṣkarma niḥśeṣaṃ kṣayamāgatam / evaṃ sthite viṣṇugṛhe hyāgatāḥ purapālakāḥ
by that too my evil deeds came to destruction without remainder. While things stood thus in the temple of Viṣṇu, the city guards arrived.
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NarP 1 39.37
जारो ऽयमिति मां तां च हतवन्तः प्रसह्य वै । आवां निहत्य ते सर्वे निवृत्ताः पुरक्षकाः
jāro 'yamiti māṃ tāṃ ca hatavantaḥ prasahya vai / āvāṃ nihatya te sarve nivṛttāḥ purakṣakāḥ
Saying "This is a paramour," they killed both me and her by force; and having slain us two, all those city-watchmen turned back.
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NarP 1 39.38
यदा तदैव संप्राप्ता विष्णुदूताश्चतुर्भुजाः । किरीटकुण्डलधरा वनमालाविभूषिताः
yadā tadaiva saṃprāptā viṣṇudūtāścaturbhujāḥ / kirīṭakuṇḍaladharā vanamālāvibhūṣitāḥ
At that very moment there arrived four-armed messengers of Viṣṇu, wearing diadems and earrings, adorned with garlands of forest flowers.
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NarP 1 39.39
तैस्तु संप्रेरितावावां विष्णुदूतैरकल्मषैः । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य सर्वभोगसमन्वितम्
taistu saṃpreritāvāvāṃ viṣṇudūtairakalmaṣaiḥ / divyaṃ vimānamāruhya sarvabhogasamanvitam
Urged on by them, the stainless messengers of Viṣṇu, we two mounted a divine celestial car furnished with every enjoyment,
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NarP 1 39.40
दिव्यदेहधरौ भूत्वा विष्णुलोकमुपागतौ । तत्र स्थित्वा ब्रह्मकल्पशतं साग्रं द्विजोत्तम
divyadehadharau bhūtvā viṣṇulokamupāgatau / tatra sthitvā brahmakalpaśataṃ sāgraṃ dvijottama
and having become bearers of divine bodies we came to the world of Viṣṇu. Staying there a full hundred Brahmā-kalpas and more, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.41
दिव्यभोगसमायुक्तौ तावत्कालं दिवि स्थितौ । ततश्च भूमिभागेषु देवयोगेषु वै क्रमात्
divyabhogasamāyuktau tāvatkālaṃ divi sthitau / tataśca bhūmibhāgeṣu devayogeṣu vai kramāt
joined with divine enjoyments, we two dwelt in heaven for that length of time; and thereafter, in regions of the earth, in due order, through divine conjunctions —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 39.42
तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण यदूनां वंशसंभवः । तेनैव मे ऽच्युता संपत्तथा राज्यमकण्टकम्
tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa yadūnāṃ vaṃśasaṃbhavaḥ / tenaiva me 'cyutā saṃpattathā rājyamakaṇṭakam
by the power of that merit came (my) birth in the lineage of the Yadus; by that same (merit) I have unfailing wealth and a kingdom free of thorns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.43
ब्रह्मन्कृत्वोपभोगार्थमेवं श्रेयो ह्यवाप्तवान् । भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति ये संतस्तेषां पुण्यं न वेद्यहम्
brahmankṛtvopabhogārthamevaṃ śreyo hyavāptavān / bhaktyā kurvanti ye saṃtasteṣāṃ puṇyaṃ na vedyaham
O brahmin, having done (these things) merely for my own enjoyment, I thus obtained this good fortune; the merit of those good men who do them out of devotion, I do not know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.44
तस्मात्संमार्जने नित्यं दीपदाने च सत्तम । यतिष्ये परया भक्त्या ह्यहं जातिस्मरो यतः
tasmātsaṃmārjane nityaṃ dīpadāne ca sattama / yatiṣye parayā bhaktyā hyahaṃ jātismaro yataḥ
Therefore, O most excellent one, I shall strive constantly at sweeping (the temple) and at giving lamps, with the highest devotion, since I remember my (former) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.45
यः पूजयेज्जगन्नाथमेकाकी विगतस्पृहः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्रयाति परमं पदम्
yaḥ pūjayejjagannāthamekākī vigataspṛhaḥ / sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prayāti paramaṃ padam
He who worships the Lord of the world, alone and free of craving, is released from all sins and goes to the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.46
अवशेनापि यत्कर्म कृत्वेमां श्रियमागतः । भक्तिभद्भिः प्रशान्तैश्च किं पुनः सम्यगर्चनात्
avaśenāpi yatkarma kṛtvemāṃ śriyamāgataḥ / bhaktibhadbhiḥ praśāntaiśca kiṃ punaḥ samyagarcanāt
If, having done that deed even without meaning to, one attained this prosperity, how much more (is gained) by proper worship performed by the devoted and the tranquil?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.47
इति भूपवचः श्रुत्वा वीतिहोत्रो द्विजोत्तमः । अनन्ततुष्टिमापन्नो हरिपूजापरो ऽभवत्
iti bhūpavacaḥ śrutvā vītihotro dvijottamaḥ / anantatuṣṭimāpanno haripūjāparo 'bhavat
Having heard the king's words thus, Vītihotra, best of the twice-born, was filled with boundless satisfaction and became devoted to the worship of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.48
तस्माच्छृणुष्व विप्रेन्द्र देवो नारायणो ऽव्ययः । ज्ञानतो ऽज्ञानतो वापि पूजकानां विमुक्तिदः
tasmācchṛṇuṣva viprendra devo nārāyaṇo 'vyayaḥ / jñānato 'jñānato vāpi pūjakānāṃ vimuktidaḥ
Therefore listen, best of brahmins: the god Nārāyaṇa, the imperishable, grants liberation to those who worship him, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.49
अनित्या बान्धवाः सर्वे विभवो नैव शाश्वतः । नित्यं सन्निहितो मृत्युः कर्तव्यो धर्मसंग्रहः
anityā bāndhavāḥ sarve vibhavo naiva śāśvataḥ / nityaṃ sannihito mṛtyuḥ kartavyo dharmasaṃgrahaḥ
All kinsmen are impermanent; wealth too is not lasting; death is always close at hand — so one should gather up merit (dharma).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.50
अज्ञो लोको वृथा गर्वं करिष्यति महोद्धतः । कायः संनिहितापायो धानादीनां किमुच्यते
ajño loko vṛthā garvaṃ kariṣyati mahoddhataḥ / kāyaḥ saṃnihitāpāyo dhānādīnāṃ kimucyate
The ignorant world, greatly puffed up, will take pride in vain; the body itself has destruction close at hand — what then is to be said of wealth and the rest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 39.51
जन्मकोटिसहस्रेषु पुण्यं यैः समुपार्जितम् । तेषां भक्तिर्भवेच्छुद्धा देवदेवे जनार्दने
janmakoṭisahasreṣu puṇyaṃ yaiḥ samupārjitam / teṣāṃ bhaktirbhavecchuddhā devadeve janārdane
Those by whom merit has been amassed through thousands of crores of births — theirs becomes pure devotion to Janārdana, the god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.52
सुलभं जाह्नवी स्नानं तथेवातिथिपूजनम् । सुलभाः सर्वयज्ञाश्च विष्णुभक्तिः सुदुर्लभा
sulabhaṃ jāhnavī snānaṃ tathevātithipūjanam / sulabhāḥ sarvayajñāśca viṣṇubhaktiḥ sudurlabhā
Bathing in the Ganges is easy to get, and so is the honouring of guests; all sacrifices are easy to get, but devotion to Viṣṇu is very hard to get.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.55
दुर्लभा तुलसीसेवा दुर्लभः संगमः सताम् । सर्वभूतदया वापि सुलभा यस्य कस्य चित् ॥ नर्प्_१,३९।५३ ॥ सत्संगस्तुलसीसेबा हरिभक्तिश्च दुर्लभा ॥ नर्प्_१,३९।५४ ॥ दुर्लभं प्राप्यं मानुष्यं न तथा गमयेद् बुधः । अर्चयेद्धि जगन्नाथं सारमेतद्द्विजोत्तम
durlabhā tulasīsevā durlabhaḥ saṃgamaḥ satām / sarvabhūtadayā vāpi sulabhā yasya kasya cit // narp_1,39.53 // satsaṃgastulasīsebā haribhaktiśca durlabhā // narp_1,39.54 // durlabhaṃ prāpyaṃ mānuṣyaṃ na tathā gamayed budhaḥ / arcayeddhi jagannāthaṃ sārametaddvijottama
Hard to get is service to the tulasī, hard to get is association with the good; but compassion toward all beings is easy for anyone at all. (53) Company of the good, service of the tulasī, and devotion to Hari are hard to get. (54) Human birth, hard to obtain, the wise man should not let pass away thus; rather he should worship the Lord of the world — this is the essence, O best of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.56
तर्त्तुं यदीच्छति जनो दुस्तरं भवसागरम् । हरिभक्तिपरो भूयादेतदेव रसायनम्
tarttuṃ yadīcchati jano dustaraṃ bhavasāgaram / haribhaktiparo bhūyādetadeva rasāyanam
If a person wishes to cross the ocean of existence, hard to cross, let him be devoted to Hari — this alone is the elixir.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.57
भ्रातराश्रय गोविन्दं मा विलंबं कुरु प्रिय । आसन्नमेव नगरं कृतान्तस्य हि दृश्यते
bhrātarāśraya govindaṃ mā vilaṃbaṃ kuru priya / āsannameva nagaraṃ kṛtāntasya hi dṛśyate
Brother, take refuge in Govinda; make no delay, dear one; for the city of Death is seen to be very near.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.58
नारायणं जगद्योनिं सर्वकारणकारणम् । समर्चयस्व विप्रेन्द्र यदि भुक्तिमभीप्ससि
nārāyaṇaṃ jagadyoniṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam / samarcayasva viprendra yadi bhuktimabhīpsasi
Worship Nārāyaṇa, the womb of the world, the cause of all causes, O best of brahmins, if you desire enjoyment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.59
सर्वाधार सर्वयोनिं सर्वान्तर्यामिणं विभुम् । ये प्रपन्ना महात्मानस्ते कृतार्था न संशयः
sarvādhāra sarvayoniṃ sarvāntaryāmiṇaṃ vibhum / ye prapannā mahātmānaste kṛtārthā na saṃśayaḥ
The great souls who have taken refuge in him who is the support of all, the source of all, the inner ruler of all, the all-pervading one — they have accomplished their purpose, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.60
ते वन्द्यास्ते प्रपूज्याश्च नमस्कार्या विशेषतः । येर्ऽचयन्ति महाविष्णुं प्रणतार्तिप्रणाशनम्
te vandyāste prapūjyāśca namaskāryā viśeṣataḥ / yer'cayanti mahāviṣṇuṃ praṇatārtipraṇāśanam
They are to be praised, they are to be worshipped, and especially to be bowed to, who worship the great Viṣṇu, destroyer of the suffering of those who bow to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.61
ये विष्णुभक्ता निष्कामा यञ्जति परमेश्वरम् । त्रिःसप्तकुलसंयुक्ता स्ते यान्ति हरिमन्दिरम्
ye viṣṇubhaktā niṣkāmā yañjati parameśvaram / triḥsaptakulasaṃyuktā ste yānti harimandiram
Those devotees of Viṣṇu who, free of desire, worship the supreme Lord, go to the abode of Hari together with thrice seven generations of their family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.62
विष्णुभक्ताय यो दद्यान्निष्कामाय महात्मने । पानीयं वा फलं वापि स एव भगवत्प्रियः
viṣṇubhaktāya yo dadyānniṣkāmāya mahātmane / pānīyaṃ vā phalaṃ vāpi sa eva bhagavatpriyaḥ
Whoever would give to a devotee of Viṣṇu, a great soul free of desire, even water or a fruit — he alone is dear to the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.63
विष्णुभक्तिपराणां तु शुश्रूषां कुर्वते तु ये । ते यान्ति विष्णुभुवनं यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
viṣṇubhaktiparāṇāṃ tu śuśrūṣāṃ kurvate tu ye / te yānti viṣṇubhuvanaṃ yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
And those who render service to those devoted to Viṣṇu go to Viṣṇu's world (and remain there) until the dissolution of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.64
ये यञ्जति स्पृहाशून्या हरिभक्तान् हरिं तथा । त एव भुवनं सर्वं पुंनति स्वाङ्घ्रिपांशुना
ye yañjati spṛhāśūnyā haribhaktān hariṃ tathā / ta eva bhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ puṃnati svāṅghripāṃśunā
Those who, empty of craving, worship Hari's devotees and Hari as well — they alone purify the whole world with the dust of their feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.65
देवपूजापरो यस्य गृहे वसति सर्वदा । तत्रैव सर्वदेवाश्च तिष्टन्ति श्रीहरिस्तथा
devapūjāparo yasya gṛhe vasati sarvadā / tatraiva sarvadevāśca tiṣṭanti śrīharistathā
In whosever house one devoted to the worship of the god dwells constantly, there indeed all the gods abide, and Śrī Hari too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.66
पूज्यमाना च तुलसी यस्य तिष्टति वेश्मनि । तत्र सर्वाणि श्रेयांसि वर्द्धत्यहरहर्द्विज
pūjyamānā ca tulasī yasya tiṣṭati veśmani / tatra sarvāṇi śreyāṃsi varddhatyaharahardvija
And in whosever dwelling the tulasī stands, being worshipped, there all goods increase day by day, O brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.67
शालग्रामशिलारूपी यत्र तिष्टति केशवः । न बाधन्ते ग्रहास्तत्र भूतवेताल कादयः
śālagrāmaśilārūpī yatra tiṣṭati keśavaḥ / na bādhante grahāstatra bhūtavetāla kādayaḥ
Where Keśava stands in the form of the śālagrāma stone, there the planets do not afflict (anyone), nor ghosts, vetālas and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.68
शालग्रामशिला यत्र तत्तीर्थं तत्तपोवनम् । यतः संनिहितस्तत्र भगवान्मधुसूदनः
śālagrāmaśilā yatra tattīrthaṃ tattapovanam / yataḥ saṃnihitastatra bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ
Where there is a śālagrāma stone, that is a sacred ford, that is a penance-grove, since there the Lord Madhusūdana is present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 39.71
यद्गृहे नास्ति देवर्षे शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् । श्मशानसदृशं विद्यात्तद गृहं शुभवार्जितम् ॥ नर्प्_१,३९।६९ ॥ पुराणन्यायमीमांसा धर्मशास्त्राणि च द्विज ॥ नर्प्_१,३९।६९ ॥सांगा वेदास्तथा सर्वे विष्णोरूपं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ नर्प्_१,३९।७० ॥ भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति ये विष्णोः प्रदक्षिणचतुष्टयम् । ते ऽपि यान्ति परं स्थानं सर्वकर्मनिबर्हणम्
yadgṛhe nāsti devarṣe śālagrāmaśilārcanam / śmaśānasadṛśaṃ vidyāttada gṛhaṃ śubhavārjitam // narp_1,39.69 // purāṇanyāyamīmāṃsā dharmaśāstrāṇi ca dvija // narp_1,39.69 //sāṃgā vedāstathā sarve viṣṇorūpaṃ prakīrtitam // narp_1,39.70 // bhaktyā kurvanti ye viṣṇoḥ pradakṣiṇacatuṣṭayam / te 'pi yānti paraṃ sthānaṃ sarvakarmanibarhaṇam
In whosever house, O divine sage, there is no worship of the śālagrāma stone, that house should be known as like a cremation ground, devoid of auspiciousness. (69) The Purāṇas, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā and the dharma treatises, O brahmin, and all the Vedas with their auxiliaries, are declared to be the form of Viṣṇu. (70) Those who with devotion make the fourfold circumambulation of Viṣṇu, they too go to the supreme abode which destroys all (the fruits of) actions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition