Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 4
NarP 1 4.1
सनक उवाच श्रद्धापूर्वाः सर्वधर्मा मनोरथफलप्रदाः । श्रद्धयासाध्यते सर्वं श्रद्धया तुष्यते हरिः
sanaka uvāca śraddhāpūrvāḥ sarvadharmā manorathaphalapradāḥ / śraddhayāsādhyate sarvaṃ śraddhayā tuṣyate hariḥ
Sanaka said: All religious duties, when preceded by faith, yield the fruit that is desired; by faith everything is accomplished, by faith Hari is pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.2
भक्तिर्भक्त्यैव कर्त्तव्यातथा कर्माणि भक्तितः । कर्मश्चद्धाविहीनानि न सिध्यन्तिं द्विजो तमाः
bhaktirbhaktyaiva karttavyātathā karmāṇi bhaktitaḥ / karmaścaddhāvihīnāni na sidhyantiṃ dvijo tamāḥ
Devotion is to be practised by devotion itself, and likewise rites (are performed) out of devotion; rites bereft of faith do not succeed, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.3
यथाऽलोको हि जन्तूनां चेष्टाकारणतां गतः । तथैव सर्वसिद्धीनां भक्तिः परमकारणम्
yathā'loko hi jantūnāṃ ceṣṭākāraṇatāṃ gataḥ / tathaiva sarvasiddhīnāṃ bhaktiḥ paramakāraṇam
Just as light becomes the cause of the activity of living beings, so devotion is the supreme cause of all attainments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.4
यथा समस्त लोकानां जीवनं सलिलं स्मृतम् । तथा समस्तसिद्धीनां जीवनं भक्तिरिष्यते
yathā samasta lokānāṃ jīvanaṃ salilaṃ smṛtam / tathā samastasiddhīnāṃ jīvanaṃ bhaktiriṣyate
Just as water is held to be the life of all the worlds, so devotion is regarded as the life of all attainments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.5
यथा भूमिं समाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः । तथा भक्तिं समाश्रित्य सर्वकार्य्याणि साधयेत्
yathā bhūmiṃ samāśritya sarve jīvanti jantavaḥ / tathā bhaktiṃ samāśritya sarvakāryyāṇi sādhayet
Just as all creatures live by resorting to the earth, so, resorting to devotion, one should accomplish all one's undertakings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.6
श्रद्धावांल्लभते धर्ंमं श्रद्धावातर्थमाप्नुयात् । श्रद्धया साध्यते कामः श्रद्धावान्मोक्षमान्पुयात्
śraddhāvāṃllabhate dharṃmaṃ śraddhāvātarthamāpnuyāt / śraddhayā sādhyate kāmaḥ śraddhāvānmokṣamānpuyāt
The man of faith obtains merit, the man of faith would gain wealth; by faith desire is fulfilled, the man of faith would attain liberation.
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NarP 1 4.7
न दानैर्न तपोभिर्वा यज्ञैर्वा बहुदक्षिणैः । भक्तिहीनेर्मुनिश्चेष्ठ तुष्यते भगवान्हरिः
na dānairna tapobhirvā yajñairvā bahudakṣiṇaiḥ / bhaktihīnermuniśceṣṭha tuṣyate bhagavānhariḥ
Not by gifts, nor by austerities, nor by sacrifices with abundant priestly fees that are devoid of devotion, O best of sages, is the Lord Hari pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.8
मेरुमात्रसुवर्णानां कोटिकोटिसहस्रशः । दत्ता चाप्यर्थनाशाय यतोभक्तिविवर्जिता
merumātrasuvarṇānāṃ koṭikoṭisahasraśaḥ / dattā cāpyarthanāśāya yatobhaktivivarjitā
Gold of the measure of Meru, given thousands of crores of crores of times, serves only for the loss of wealth, since it is bereft of devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.9
अभक्त्या यत्तपस्तप्तैः केवलं कायशोषणम् । अभक्त्या यद्धुतं हव्यं भस्मनि न्यस्तहव्यवत्
abhaktyā yattapastaptaiḥ kevalaṃ kāyaśoṣaṇam / abhaktyā yaddhutaṃ havyaṃ bhasmani nyastahavyavat
The austerity practised without devotion is a mere withering of the body; the oblation offered without devotion is like an offering cast into ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.10
यत्किञ्चित्कुरुते कर्ंमश्रद्धयाप्यणुमात्रुमात्रकम् ।। तन्नाम जायते पुंसां शाश्वतं प्रतीदायकम्
yatkiñcitkurute karṃmaśraddhayāpyaṇumātrumātrakam /. tannāma jāyate puṃsāṃ śāśvataṃ pratīdāyakam
Whatever act one performs with faith, even of the size of an atom, that indeed becomes for men an everlasting giver of recompense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.11
अश्वमेघसहस्रं वा कर्ंम वेदोदितं कृतम् । तत्सर्वं निष्फलं ब्रह्मन्यदि भक्तिविवर्जितम्
aśvameghasahasraṃ vā karṃma vedoditaṃ kṛtam / tatsarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ brahmanyadi bhaktivivarjitam
Or a thousand horse-sacrifices, or rites performed as enjoined by the Veda — all that is fruitless, O brahmin, if it is devoid of devotion.
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NarP 1 4.12
हरिभक्तिः परा नॄणां कामधेनूपमा स्मृता । तस्यां सत्यां पिबन्त्यज्ञाः संसारगरलं ह्यहो
haribhaktiḥ parā nṝṇāṃ kāmadhenūpamā smṛtā / tasyāṃ satyāṃ pibantyajñāḥ saṃsāragaralaṃ hyaho
Supreme devotion to Hari is declared to be for men like the wish-granting cow; and though she is present, the ignorant drink the poison of transmigration — alas!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.13
असारभूते संसारे सारमेतदजात्मज । भगवद्भक्तसङ्गश्च हरिभक्तिस्तितिक्षुता
asārabhūte saṃsāre sārametadajātmaja / bhagavadbhaktasaṅgaśca haribhaktistitikṣutā
In this essenceless round of transmigration, this is the essence, O son of the Unborn: the company of the Lord's devotees, devotion to Hari, and forbearance.
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NarP 1 4.14
असूयोपेतमनसां भक्तिदानादिकर्ंम यत् । अवेहि निष्फलं ब्रहंस्तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
asūyopetamanasāṃ bhaktidānādikarṃma yat / avehi niṣphalaṃ brahaṃsteṣāṃ dūrataro hariḥ
Know as fruitless, O brahmin, the acts of devotion, giving and the rest performed by those whose minds are possessed of envy; Hari is very far from them.
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NarP 1 4.15
परिश्रियाभितत्पानां दम्भाचाररतात्मनाम् । मृषा तु कुर्वतां कर्म तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
pariśriyābhitatpānāṃ dambhācāraratātmanām / mṛṣā tu kurvatāṃ karma teṣāṃ dūrataro hariḥ
Of those tormented by (the pursuit of) wealth, whose selves delight in hypocritical conduct, who perform rites falsely — of them Hari is very far.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.16
पृच्छतां च महाधर्ंमान्वदतां वै मृषा च तान् । धर्मेष्वभक्तिमनसां तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
pṛcchatāṃ ca mahādharṃmānvadatāṃ vai mṛṣā ca tān / dharmeṣvabhaktimanasāṃ teṣāṃ dūrataro hariḥ
And of those who ask about the great duties and expound them falsely, whose minds have no devotion to the duties — from them Hari is far off.
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NarP 1 4.17
वेदप्रणिहितो धर्ंमो धर्ंमो वेदो नारायणः परः । तत्राश्रद्धापरा ये तु तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
vedapraṇihito dharṃmo dharṃmo vedo nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ / tatrāśraddhāparā ye tu teṣāṃ dūrataro hariḥ
Dharma is laid down by the Veda; dharma is the Veda; Nārāyaṇa is the highest. But those who are without faith in that — from them Hari is far off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.18
यस्य धर्ंमविहीनानि दिनान्यायान्ति यान्ति च । स लोहकारभस्त्रेव श्वसन्नपि न जीवति
yasya dharṃmavihīnāni dinānyāyānti yānti ca / sa lohakārabhastreva śvasannapi na jīvati
He whose days come and go devoid of dharma, though he breathes like a blacksmith's bellows, does not live.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.19
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाख्याः पुरुषार्थाः सनातनाः । श्रद्धावतां हि सिध्यन्ति नान्यथा ब्रह्मनन्दना
dharmārthakāmamokṣākhyāḥ puruṣārthāḥ sanātanāḥ / śraddhāvatāṃ hi sidhyanti nānyathā brahmanandanā
The eternal aims of man, called dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, are attained only by those who have faith, not otherwise, O son of Brahmā.
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NarP 1 4.20
स्वाचारमनतिक्रम्य हरिभक्तिपरो हि यः । स याति विष्णुभवनं यद्वै पश्यन्ति सूरयः
svācāramanatikramya haribhaktiparo hi yaḥ / sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ yadvai paśyanti sūrayaḥ
He who, without transgressing his own proper conduct, is devoted to Hari, goes to the abode of Viṣṇu, which indeed the wise behold.
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NarP 1 4.21
कुर्वन्वेदोदितान्धर्ंमान्मुनीन्द्र स्वाश्रमोचितान् । हरिध्यानपरोयस्तु स याति परमं पदम्
kurvanvedoditāndharṃmānmunīndra svāśramocitān / haridhyānaparoyastu sa yāti paramaṃ padam
O best of sages, he who, performing the duties declared by the Veda and suited to his own stage of life, is intent on meditation on Hari, goes to the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.22
आचारप्रभवो धर्मः धर्ंमस्य प्रभुरच्युतः । आश्रमाचारयुक्तेन पूजितः सर्वदा हरिः
ācāraprabhavo dharmaḥ dharṃmasya prabhuracyutaḥ / āśramācārayuktena pūjitaḥ sarvadā hariḥ
Dharma arises from (proper) conduct; the lord of dharma is Acyuta; by one who keeps the conduct of his stage of life, Hari is worshipped always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.23
यः स्वाचारपरिभ्रष्टः साङ्गवेदान्तगो ऽपि वा । स एव पतितो ज्ञेयो यतः कर्मबहिष्कृतः
yaḥ svācāraparibhraṣṭaḥ sāṅgavedāntago 'pi vā / sa eva patito jñeyo yataḥ karmabahiṣkṛtaḥ
He who has fallen away from his own proper conduct, even if he has mastered the Vedānta with its auxiliary sciences, is to be known as fallen, since he is excluded from (right) action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.24
हरिभक्तिपरि वापि हरिध्यानपरो ऽपि वा । भ्रष्टो यः स्वाश्रमाचारात्पतितः सो ऽभिधीयते
haribhaktipari vāpi haridhyānaparo 'pi vā / bhraṣṭo yaḥ svāśramācārātpatitaḥ so 'bhidhīyate
Even one devoted to devotion to Hari, or intent on meditation on Hari — he who has lapsed from the conduct of his own stage of life is called fallen.
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NarP 1 4.25
वेदो वा हरिभक्तिर्वा भक्तिर्वापि महेश्वरे । आचारात्पतितं मूढं न पुनाति द्विजोत्तम
vedo vā haribhaktirvā bhaktirvāpi maheśvare / ācārātpatitaṃ mūḍhaṃ na punāti dvijottama
Neither the Veda, nor devotion to Hari, nor devotion to Maheśvara purifies the fool who has fallen from proper conduct, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.26
पुण्यक्षेत्राभिगमनं पुण्यतीर्थनिषेवणम् । यज्ञो वा विविधो ब्रह्मंस्त्यक्ताचारंन रक्षति
puṇyakṣetrābhigamanaṃ puṇyatīrthaniṣevaṇam / yajño vā vividho brahmaṃstyaktācāraṃna rakṣati
Going to holy places, resorting to holy fords, or sacrifice of many kinds, O brahmin, does not protect one who has abandoned proper conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.27
आचारात्प्राप्यते स्वर्ग आचारात्प्राप्यते सुखम् । आचारात्प्राप्यते मोक्ष आचारात्किं न लभ्यते
ācārātprāpyate svarga ācārātprāpyate sukham / ācārātprāpyate mokṣa ācārātkiṃ na labhyate
By conduct heaven is gained, by conduct happiness is gained, by conduct liberation is gained — what is not obtained by conduct?
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NarP 1 4.28
आचाराणान्तु सर्वेषां योगानां चैव सत्तम् । हरिभक्तेपरि तथा निदानं भक्तिरिष्यते
ācārāṇāntu sarveṣāṃ yogānāṃ caiva sattam / haribhaktepari tathā nidānaṃ bhaktiriṣyate
But of all forms of conduct and of the yogas as well, O good one, and likewise of devotion to Hari, devotion is held to be the root cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.29
भक्त्यैव पूज्यते विष्णुर्वाञ्छितार्थफलप्रदः । तस्मात्समस्तलोकानां भक्तिर्मातेति गीयते
bhaktyaiva pūjyate viṣṇurvāñchitārthaphalapradaḥ / tasmātsamastalokānāṃ bhaktirmāteti gīyate
By devotion alone is Viṣṇu, the giver of the desired objects and their fruits, worshipped; therefore devotion is sung as the mother of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.30
जीवन्ति जन्तवः सर्वे यथा मातराश्रिताः । तथा भक्तिं समाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति धार्ंमिकाः
jīvanti jantavaḥ sarve yathā mātarāśritāḥ / tathā bhaktiṃ samāśritya sarve jīvanti dhārṃmikāḥ
As all creatures live depending on a mother, so, taking refuge in devotion, all the righteous live.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.31
स्वाश्रमाचारयुक्तस्य हरिभक्तिर्यदा भवेत् । न तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु सदृशो ऽस्त्यजनन्दन
svāśramācārayuktasya haribhaktiryadā bhavet / na tasya triṣu lokeṣu sadṛśo 'styajanandana
When devotion to Hari arises in one who keeps the conduct of his own stage of life, there is none equal to him in the three worlds, O son of the unborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.32
भक्त्या सिध्यन्ति कर्ंमाणि कर्ंमाणि कर्ंमाभिस्तुष्यते हरिः । तस्मिंस्तुष्टे भवेज्ज्ञानं ज्ञानान्मोक्षमवाप्यते
bhaktyā sidhyanti karṃmāṇi karṃmāṇi karṃmābhistuṣyate hariḥ / tasmiṃstuṣṭe bhavejjñānaṃ jñānānmokṣamavāpyate
By devotion (ritual) acts succeed; by acts Hari is pleased; when he is pleased knowledge arises; from knowledge liberation is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.33
भक्तिस्तु भगवद्भक्तसङ्गेन खलु जायते । तत्सङ्गं प्राप्यते पुम्भिः सुकृतैः पूर्वसञ्चितैः
bhaktistu bhagavadbhaktasaṅgena khalu jāyate / tatsaṅgaṃ prāpyate pumbhiḥ sukṛtaiḥ pūrvasañcitaiḥ
But devotion is indeed born through association with devotees of the Blessed One; and that association is obtained by men through good deeds accumulated in the past.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.34
वर्णाश्रमाचाररता भगवद्भक्तिलालसाः । कामादिदोषनिर् मुक्तास्ते सन्तो लोकशिक्षकाः
varṇāśramācāraratā bhagavadbhaktilālasāḥ / kāmādidoṣanir muktāste santo lokaśikṣakāḥ
Those who delight in the conduct of class and stage of life, who long for devotion to the Blessed One, who are freed from the faults of desire and the rest — they are the good, the teachers of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.35
सस्तङ्गः परमो ब्रह्मन्न लभ्येताकृतात्मनाम् । यदि लभ्येत विज्ञेयं पुण्यं जन्मान्तरार्जितम्
sastaṅgaḥ paramo brahmanna labhyetākṛtātmanām / yadi labhyeta vijñeyaṃ puṇyaṃ janmāntarārjitam
Association with the good is the highest thing, O brahmin; it is not obtained by those whose selves are unperfected. If it is obtained, one should know it as merit earned in another birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.36
पूर्वार्जितानि पापानि नाशमायान्ति यस्य वै । सत्सङ्गतिर्भवेत्तस्य नान्यथा घटते हि सा
pūrvārjitāni pāpāni nāśamāyānti yasya vai / satsaṅgatirbhavettasya nānyathā ghaṭate hi sā
He whose previously accumulated sins come to destruction — for him association with the good comes about; otherwise it does not occur.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.37
रविर्हि रशिमजालेन दिवा हन्तिबहिस्तमः । सन्तः सूक्तिमरीच्योश्चान्तर्ध्वान्तं हि सर्वदा
ravirhi raśimajālena divā hantibahistamaḥ / santaḥ sūktimarīcyoścāntardhvāntaṃ hi sarvadā
For the sun with its net of rays destroys the outer darkness by day; but the good, with the rays of their fine words, (destroy) the inner darkness always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.38
दुर्लभाः पुरुषा लोके भगवद्भक्तिलालसाः । तेषां सङ्गो भवेद्यस्य तस्य शान्तिर्हि शाश्वती
durlabhāḥ puruṣā loke bhagavadbhaktilālasāḥ / teṣāṃ saṅgo bhavedyasya tasya śāntirhi śāśvatī
Rare in the world are men who long for devotion to the Lord; he who gains their company has everlasting peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.39
नारद उवाच किंलक्षणा भागवतास्ते च किं कर्ंम कुर्वते । तेषां लोको भवेत्कीदृक्तत्सर्वं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
nārada uvāca kiṃlakṣaṇā bhāgavatāste ca kiṃ karṃma kurvate / teṣāṃ loko bhavetkīdṛktatsarvaṃ brūhi tattvataḥ
Nārada said: By what marks (are they known) as devotees of the Lord, and what work do they do? What sort of world do they attain? Tell all that as it truly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.40
त्वं हि भक्तो रमेशस्य देवदेवस्य चित्रिणः । एतान्निगदितुं शक्तस्त्वतो नास्त्यधिको ऽपरः
tvaṃ hi bhakto rameśasya devadevasya citriṇaḥ / etānnigadituṃ śaktastvato nāstyadhiko 'paraḥ
For you are a devotee of Ramā's lord, the god of gods, the wondrous one; you are able to declare these things — there is no one greater than you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.41
सनक उवाच शृणु ब्रह्मन्परं गुह्यं मार्कण्डेयस्य धीमनः ञ । यमुवाच जगन्नाथो योगनिद्राविमोचितः
sanaka uvāca śṛṇu brahmanparaṃ guhyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyasya dhīmanaḥ ña / yamuvāca jagannātho yoganidrāvimocitaḥ
Sanaka said: Hear, O brahman, the supreme secret (told) to wise Mārkaṇḍeya, which the Lord of the world spoke when released from his yogic sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.42
यो ऽसौ विष्णुः परं ज्योतिर्देवदेवः सनातनः । जगत्कर्त्ता शिवब्रह्म स्वरुपवान्
yo 'sau viṣṇuḥ paraṃ jyotirdevadevaḥ sanātanaḥ / jagatkarttā śivabrahma svarupavān
That Viṣṇu who is the supreme light, the god of gods, the everlasting, maker of the world, having the form of Śiva and Brahmā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.43
युगान्ते रौद्ररुपेण ब्रह्माण्डग्राहितः । जगत्येकार्णवीभूते नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे
yugānte raudrarupeṇa brahmāṇḍagrāhitaḥ / jagatyekārṇavībhūte naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame
at the end of the age, in his terrible form, having swallowed the cosmic egg, when the world has become a single ocean and the moving and unmoving have perished —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.44
भगवानेव शेषात्मा शेते वटदले हरिः । असंख्याताब्जजन्माद्यैराभूषिततनूरूहः
bhagavāneva śeṣātmā śete vaṭadale hariḥ / asaṃkhyātābjajanmādyairābhūṣitatanūrūhaḥ
the Lord himself, Hari, whose self is Śeṣa, lies upon a banyan leaf, the hairs of his body adorned by the countless lotus-born ones (Brahmās) and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.45
पादाङ्गुष्टाग्रनिर्यातगङ्गाशीताम्बुपावनः । सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरो देवो ब्रह्माण्डग्रासंबृंहितः
pādāṅguṣṭāgraniryātagaṅgāśītāmbupāvanaḥ / sūkṣmātsūkṣmataro devo brahmāṇḍagrāsaṃbṛṃhitaḥ
He is purified (or purifying) by the cool water of the Gaṅgā that issued from the tip of his big toe; the god subtler than the subtle, swollen great by swallowing the cosmic egg.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.46
वटच्छदे शयानो ऽभूत्सर्वशक्तिसमन्वितः । तस्मिन्स्थाने महाभागो नारायणपरायणः । मार्कण्डेयः स्थिनस्तस्य लीलाः पश्यन्महे शितुः
vaṭacchade śayāno 'bhūtsarvaśaktisamanvitaḥ / tasminsthāne mahābhāgo nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ / mārkaṇḍeyaḥ sthinastasya līlāḥ paśyanmahe śituḥ
He lay upon the banyan leaf, endowed with all powers; in that place the greatly blessed Mārkaṇḍeya, devoted wholly to Nārāyaṇa, stood watching the play of that great Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.47
ऋषय ऊचुः तस्मिन्काले महाघोरे नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे । हरिरेकः स्थित इति मुने पूर्वं हि शुश्रुम
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ tasminkāle mahāghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame / harirekaḥ sthita iti mune pūrvaṃ hi śuśruma
The seers said: At that most terrible time, when the moving and unmoving had perished, Hari alone remained — thus, O sage, we have heard before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.48
जगत्येकार्णवीभूते नष्टे स्थावरञ्जगमे । सर्वग्रस्तेन हरिणा किमर्थं सो ऽवशेषितः
jagatyekārṇavībhūte naṣṭe sthāvarañjagame / sarvagrastena hariṇā kimarthaṃ so 'vaśeṣitaḥ
When the world had become a single ocean and the moving and unmoving had perished, why was he (Mārkaṇḍeya) left over by Hari, who had devoured everything?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.49
परं कौतूहलं ह्यत्रं वर्त्तते ऽतीव सूत नः । हरिकीर्तिसुधापाने कस्यालस्यं प्रजा यते
paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hyatraṃ varttate 'tīva sūta naḥ / harikīrtisudhāpāne kasyālasyaṃ prajā yate
Great curiosity about this arises in us exceedingly, O Sūta; who could grow slack in drinking the nectar of Hari's glory?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.50
सूत उवाच आसीन्मुनिर्महाभागो मृकण्डुरिति विश्रुतः । शालग्रामे महातीर्थे सो ऽतप्यत महातपाः
sūta uvāca āsīnmunirmahābhāgo mṛkaṇḍuriti viśrutaḥ / śālagrāme mahātīrthe so 'tapyata mahātapāḥ
Sūta said: There was a greatly blessed sage, renowned as Mṛkaṇḍu; at Śālagrāma, the great sacred place, he of great austerity performed austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.51
युगानाम युतं ब्रह्मन्गृणन्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ट निराहारः क्षमायुक्तः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः
yugānāma yutaṃ brahmangṛṇanbrahma sanātanam //ṭa nirāhāraḥ kṣamāyuktaḥ satyasandho jitendriyaḥ
For ten thousand ages, O brahman, reciting the eternal Brahman, without food, possessed of patience, true to his vow, his senses conquered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.52
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि पश्यन्विषयनिःस्पृहः । सर्वभूतहितो दान्त स्तताप सुमहत्तपः
ātmavatsarvabhūtāni paśyanviṣayaniḥspṛhaḥ / sarvabhūtahito dānta statāpa sumahattapaḥ
seeing all beings as himself, free of longing for objects, benefiting all beings, self-controlled, he performed very great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.53
तत्तापःशङ्किताः सर्वे देवा इन्द्रादयस्तदा । परेशं शरणं जग्मुर्नारायणमनामयम्
tattāpaḥśaṅkitāḥ sarve devā indrādayastadā / pareśaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurnārāyaṇamanāmayam
Then all the gods, Indra and the rest, alarmed at that austerity, went for refuge to the supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, the flawless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.54
क्षीराब्धेरुत्तरं तीरं संप्राप्यत्रिविवौकसः । तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं पह्मनाभं जगद्गुरुम्
kṣīrābdheruttaraṃ tīraṃ saṃprāpyatrivivaukasaḥ / tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ pahmanābhaṃ jagadgurum
Reaching the northern shore of the ocean of milk, the dwellers of heaven praised the lord of the gods of gods, the lotus-naveled teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.55
देवा ऊचुः नारायणाक्षरानन्त शरणागतपालक । मृकण्डुतपसा त्रस्तान्पाहि नः शरणागतान्
devā ūcuḥ nārāyaṇākṣarānanta śaraṇāgatapālaka / mṛkaṇḍutapasā trastānpāhi naḥ śaraṇāgatān
The gods said: O Nārāyaṇa, imperishable, endless one, protector of those who come for refuge, guard us who have come for refuge, terrified by Mṛkaṇḍu's austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.56
जय देवाधिदेवेश जय शङ्खगदाधर । जयो लोकस्वरुपाय जयो ब्रह्माण्डहेतवे
jaya devādhideveśa jaya śaṅkhagadādhara / jayo lokasvarupāya jayo brahmāṇḍahetave
Victory to you, lord of the gods of gods; victory to you, bearer of conch and mace! Victory to him whose form is the world; victory to the cause of the cosmic egg!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.57
नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते लोकपावन । नमस्ते लोकनाथाय नमस्ते लोकसाक्षिणे
namaste devadeveśa namaste lokapāvana / namaste lokanāthāya namaste lokasākṣiṇe
Homage to you, lord of the gods of gods; homage to you, purifier of the worlds; homage to the lord of the worlds; homage to the witness of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.58
नमस्ते ध्यानगम्याय नमस्ते ध्यानहेतवे । नमस्ते ध्यानरुपाय नमस्ते ध्यानपाक्षिणे
namaste dhyānagamyāya namaste dhyānahetave / namaste dhyānarupāya namaste dhyānapākṣiṇe
Homage to you who are reached by meditation; homage to you who are the cause of meditation; homage to you whose form is meditation; homage to you who side with (i.e. favour) meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.59
केशिहन्त्रे नमस्तुभ्यं मधुहन्त्रे परात्मने । नमो भूम्यादिरूपाय नमश्चैतन्यरुपिणे
keśihantre namastubhyaṃ madhuhantre parātmane / namo bhūmyādirūpāya namaścaitanyarupiṇe
Homage to you, slayer of Keśin, slayer of Madhu, supreme Self; homage to him whose form is earth and the other (elements); homage to him whose form is consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.60
नमो ज्येष्टाय शुद्धाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने । अरुपाय स्वरुपाय बहुरुपाय ते नमः
namo jyeṣṭāya śuddhāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane / arupāya svarupāya bahurupāya te namaḥ
Homage to the eldest, the pure, the one without qualities, the Self of the qualities; homage to you, formless, having your own form, having many forms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.61
नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च । जगद्धिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमोनमः
namo brahmaṇyadevāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca / jagaddhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namonamaḥ
Homage to the god devoted to brahman (or: friendly to brahmins), and to him who benefits cows and brahmins; homage, homage to Kṛṣṇa, the benefactor of the world, to Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.62
नमो हिक्षमगर्भाय नमो ब्रह्मादिरुपिणे । नमः सूर्य्यादिरुपाय हव्यकव्यभुजे नमः
namo hikṣamagarbhāya namo brahmādirupiṇe / namaḥ sūryyādirupāya havyakavyabhuje namaḥ
Homage to the golden-wombed one; homage to him whose forms are Brahmā and the rest; homage to him whose forms are the sun and the rest; homage to him who eats the oblations to gods and ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.63
नमो नित्याय वन्द्याय सदानन्दैकरुपिणे । नमः स्मृतार्तिनाशाय भूयो भूयो नमो नमः
namo nityāya vandyāya sadānandaikarupiṇe / namaḥ smṛtārtināśāya bhūyo bhūyo namo namaḥ
Homage to the eternal one, to the one to be worshipped, to him whose single form is everlasting bliss; homage to him who destroys the affliction of those who remember him — again and again, homage, homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.64
एवं देवस्तुतिं श्रुत्वा भगवान्कमलापतिः । प्रत्यक्षतामगात्तेषां शङ्कचत्रगदाधरः
evaṃ devastutiṃ śrutvā bhagavānkamalāpatiḥ / pratyakṣatāmagātteṣāṃ śaṅkacatragadādharaḥ
Having thus heard the praise of the gods, the Lord, husband of Kamalā, bearing conch, discus and mace, became visible to them,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.65
विकचाम्बुजपत्राक्षं सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभम् । सर्वालङ्कारसंयुक्तं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसम्
vikacāmbujapatrākṣaṃ sūryyakoṭisamaprabham / sarvālaṅkārasaṃyuktaṃ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam
(him) whose eyes were (like) the petals of an open lotus, whose radiance equalled ten million suns, adorned with every ornament, his chest marked with the śrīvatsa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.66
पीताम्बरधरं सौम्यं स्वर्णयज्ञोपवीतिनम् । स्तृयमानं मुनिवरैः पार्षदप्रवरावृत्तम्
pītāmbaradharaṃ saumyaṃ svarṇayajñopavītinam / stṛyamānaṃ munivaraiḥ pārṣadapravarāvṛttam
wearing yellow garments, gentle, wearing a golden sacred thread, praised by the best of sages, surrounded by his foremost attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.67
तं दृष्य्वा देवसंघास्ते तत्तेजोहततेजसः । नमश्चक्रुर्मुदा युक्ता अष्टाङ्गौरवनिं गताः
taṃ dṛṣyvā devasaṃghāste tattejohatatejasaḥ / namaścakrurmudā yuktā aṣṭāṅgauravaniṃ gatāḥ
Seeing him, those hosts of gods, their own brilliance overwhelmed by his brilliance, filled with joy, paid homage, falling to the ground with the eight limbs (in prostration).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.68
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्मेघगंभीरनिस्वनः । उवाच प्रीणयन्देवान्नतानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānmeghagaṃbhīranisvanaḥ / uvāca prīṇayandevānnatānindrapurogamān
Then the Lord, pleased, his voice deep as a thundercloud, spoke, gladdening the bowing gods led by Indra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.69
श्रीभगवानुवाच जाने वो मानसं दुःखं मृकण्डुतपसोङ्गम् । युष्मान्न बाधते देवाः स ऋषिः सज्जनाग्राणीः
śrībhagavānuvāca jāne vo mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ mṛkaṇḍutapasoṅgam / yuṣmānna bādhate devāḥ sa ṛṣiḥ sajjanāgrāṇīḥ
The Blessed Lord said: I know your mental distress arising from Mṛkaṇḍu's austerity. That sage, foremost of good men, does not threaten you, O gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 4.70
संपद्भिः संयुता वापि विपद्भिश्चापि सज्जनाः । सर्वथान्यं न बाधन्ते स्वप्ने ऽपि सुरसत्तमाः
saṃpadbhiḥ saṃyutā vāpi vipadbhiścāpi sajjanāḥ / sarvathānyaṃ na bādhante svapne 'pi surasattamāḥ
Whether joined with prosperity or with misfortune, good men in no way trouble another, not even in a dream, O best of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.71
सततं बाध्यमानो ऽपि विषयाख्यैररातिभिः । अविधायात्मनो रक्षामन्यान्द्वेष्टि कथं सुधीः
satataṃ bādhyamāno 'pi viṣayākhyairarātibhiḥ / avidhāyātmano rakṣāmanyāndveṣṭi kathaṃ sudhīḥ
Though he is constantly harassed by the enemies called the sense-objects, how should a wise man hate others without having secured his own protection?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.72
तापत्रयाभिधानेन बाध्यमानो हि मानवः । अन्यं क्रीडयितुं शक्तः कथं भवति सत्तमः
tāpatrayābhidhānena bādhyamāno hi mānavaḥ / anyaṃ krīḍayituṃ śaktaḥ kathaṃ bhavati sattamaḥ
For a man harassed by what is called the threefold affliction — how can he, O best ones, be capable of toying with another?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.73
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा बाधते यः सदा परान् । नित्यं कामादिभिर्युक्तो मूढधीः प्रोच्यते तु सः
karmaṇā manasā vācā bādhate yaḥ sadā parān / nityaṃ kāmādibhiryukto mūḍhadhīḥ procyate tu saḥ
He who by deed, thought and word constantly troubles others, ever joined with desire and the rest — he is called dull-minded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.74
यो लोकहितकृन्मर्त्यो गतासुर्यो विमत्सरः । निःशङ्गः प्रोच्यते सद्भिरिहामात्र च सत्तमाः
yo lokahitakṛnmartyo gatāsuryo vimatsaraḥ / niḥśaṅgaḥ procyate sadbhirihāmātra ca sattamāḥ
The mortal who does good to the world, who is free of envy, free of jealousy, unattached — he is called by the good the best of men, here and in the other (world).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.75
सशङ्कः सर्वदा दुःखी निःशङ्कः सुखमान्पुयात् । गच्छध्वं स्वालयं स्वस्थाः क्रीडयिष्यति वो न सः
saśaṅkaḥ sarvadā duḥkhī niḥśaṅkaḥ sukhamānpuyāt / gacchadhvaṃ svālayaṃ svasthāḥ krīḍayiṣyati vo na saḥ
One who is fearful is always miserable; one who is fearless would attain happiness. Go to your own abodes, at ease: he will not toy with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.76
भवतां रक्षकश्चाहं विहरध्वं यथासुखम् । इति दत्वा वरं तेषामतसीकुसुमप्रभः
bhavatāṃ rakṣakaścāhaṃ viharadhvaṃ yathāsukham / iti datvā varaṃ teṣāmatasīkusumaprabhaḥ
"And I am your protector; roam about as you please." Having thus granted them a boon, he whose radiance was like the flax flower
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.77
पश्यतामेव देवानां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । तुष्टात्मानः सुरगणां ययुर्नाकं यथागतम्
paśyatāmeva devānāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata / tuṣṭātmānaḥ suragaṇāṃ yayurnākaṃ yathāgatam
vanished right there, while the gods were still looking on; and the hosts of gods, contented in themselves, went to heaven as they had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 4.78
मृकण्डोरपि तुष्टात्मा हरिः प्रत्यक्षतामगात् । अरुपं परमं ब्रह्मस्वप्रकाशं निरञ्जनम्
mṛkaṇḍorapi tuṣṭātmā hariḥ pratyakṣatāmagāt / arupaṃ paramaṃ brahmasvaprakāśaṃ nirañjanam
To Mṛkaṇḍu too Hari, pleased in himself, became visible—formless, supreme, Brahman, self-luminous, spotless;
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NarP 1 4.79
अतसीपुष्पसंकाशं पीतवाससमच्यचुतम् । दिव्यायुधधरं दृष्ट्वा मृकण्डुर्विस्मितो ऽभवत्
atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśaṃ pītavāsasamacyacutam / divyāyudhadharaṃ dṛṣṭvā mṛkaṇḍurvismito 'bhavat
and seeing (him) resembling the flax flower, clad in yellow, unfallen (Acyuta), bearing divine weapons, Mṛkaṇḍu was amazed.
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NarP 1 4.80
ध्यानादुन्मील्य नयनं अपश्यद्धरिमग्रतः । प्रसन्नवदनं शान्तं धातारं विश्वतेजसम्
dhyānādunmīlya nayanaṃ apaśyaddharimagrataḥ / prasannavadanaṃ śāntaṃ dhātāraṃ viśvatejasam
Opening his eyes from meditation, he saw Hari before him, with gracious face, tranquil, the creator, of universal splendour.
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NarP 1 4.81
रोमाञ्चितशरीरो ऽसावानन्दाश्रुविलोचनः । ननाम दण्डवद्भूमौ देवदेव सनातनम्
romāñcitaśarīro 'sāvānandāśruvilocanaḥ / nanāma daṇḍavadbhūmau devadeva sanātanam
With his body's hair bristling and his eyes (full) of tears of joy, he bowed like a staff upon the ground to the eternal God of gods.
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NarP 1 4.82
अश्रुभिः क्षालयंस्तस्य चरणौ हर्षसंभवैः । शिरस्यञ्चलिमाधाय स्तोतुं समुपचक्रमे
aśrubhiḥ kṣālayaṃstasya caraṇau harṣasaṃbhavaiḥ / śirasyañcalimādhāya stotuṃ samupacakrame
Washing his (the Lord's) feet with tears born of delight, and placing his joined palms on his head, he began to praise (him).
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NarP 1 4.83
मृकण्डुरुवाच नमः परेशाय परात्मरुपिणे परात्परस्प्रात्परतः पराय । अपारपाराय परानुकर्त्रे नमः परेभ्यः परपारणाय
mṛkaṇḍuruvāca namaḥ pareśāya parātmarupiṇe parātparasprātparataḥ parāya / apārapārāya parānukartre namaḥ parebhyaḥ parapāraṇāya
Mṛkaṇḍu said: Homage to the supreme Lord, whose form is the supreme Self, to him who is higher than the highest of the high, to him beyond the shore of the shoreless, to him who accomplishes what is beyond—homage to him who is beyond all that is beyond, who carries (one) across to the far shore.
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NarP 1 4.84
यो नामजात्यादिविकल्पहीनः शब्दादिदोषव्यतिरेकरुपः । बहुस्वरुपो ऽपि निरञ्जनो यस्तमीशमीढ्यं परमं भजामि
yo nāmajātyādivikalpahīnaḥ śabdādidoṣavyatirekarupaḥ / bahusvarupo 'pi nirañjano yastamīśamīḍhyaṃ paramaṃ bhajāmi
He who is free of the distinctions of name, class and the rest, whose nature is apart from the defects of sound and the rest, who though of many forms is spotless—him, the praiseworthy supreme Lord, I worship.
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NarP 1 4.85
देवान्तवेद्यं पुरुषं पुराणं हिरण्यगर्भादिजगत्स्वरुपम् । अनूपमं भक्ति जनानुकम्पिनं भजामि सर्वेश्वरमादिमीड्यम्
devāntavedyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ hiraṇyagarbhādijagatsvarupam / anūpamaṃ bhakti janānukampinaṃ bhajāmi sarveśvaramādimīḍyam
The ancient Person, to be known (only) at the end of the gods, whose form is the world beginning with Hiraṇyagarbha, incomparable, compassionate to devoted people—him, the Lord of all, the first, the praiseworthy, I worship.
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NarP 1 4.86
पश्यन्ति यं वीतसमस्तदोषा ध्यानैकनिष्ठा विगतस्पृहाश्च । निवृत्तमोहाः परमं पवित्रं नतो ऽस्मि संसारनिर्वर्त्तकं तम्
paśyanti yaṃ vītasamastadoṣā dhyānaikaniṣṭhā vigataspṛhāśca / nivṛttamohāḥ paramaṃ pavitraṃ nato 'smi saṃsāranirvarttakaṃ tam
Him whom those free of all faults, intent solely on meditation, without craving, their delusion ended, behold—the supreme, the pure, him who brings transmigration to an end—to him I bow.
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NarP 1 4.87
स्मृतार्तिनाशनं विष्णुं शरणागतपालकम् । जगत्सेव्यं जगाद्धाम परेशं करुणाकरम्
smṛtārtināśanaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaraṇāgatapālakam / jagatsevyaṃ jagāddhāma pareśaṃ karuṇākaram
(I bow to) Viṣṇu, destroyer of pain when remembered, protector of those who come for refuge, to be served by the world, the world's abode, the supreme Lord, the mine of compassion.
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NarP 1 4.88
एवं स्तुतः स भगवान्विष्णुस्तेन महर्षिणा । अवाप परमां तुष्टिं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
evaṃ stutaḥ sa bhagavānviṣṇustena maharṣiṇā / avāpa paramāṃ tuṣṭiṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
Thus praised by that great sage, the Lord Viṣṇu, bearer of conch, discus and mace, attained the highest satisfaction.
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NarP 1 4.89
अयालिङ्ग्य मुनिं देवश्चतुर्भिर्दीर्घबाहुभिः । उवाच परमं प्रीत्या वरं बरय सुव्रत
ayāliṅgya muniṃ devaścaturbhirdīrghabāhubhiḥ / uvāca paramaṃ prītyā varaṃ baraya suvrata
The god embraced the sage with his four long arms and said with great affection: "Choose a boon, you of good vows.
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NarP 1 4.90
प्रीतो ऽस्मि तपसा तेन स्तोत्रेण च तवानघ । मनसा यदभिप्रेतं वरं वरय सुव्रत
prīto 'smi tapasā tena stotreṇa ca tavānagha / manasā yadabhipretaṃ varaṃ varaya suvrata
I am pleased with that austerity of yours and with your hymn, O sinless one; choose the boon that is intended in your mind, O you of good vows."
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NarP 1 4.91
मृकण्डुरूवाच देवदेव जगन्नाथ कृतार्थो ऽस्मि न संशयः । त्वद्दर्शनमपुण्यानां दुर्लभं च यतः स्मृतम्
mṛkaṇḍurūvāca devadeva jagannātha kṛtārtho 'smi na saṃśayaḥ / tvaddarśanamapuṇyānāṃ durlabhaṃ ca yataḥ smṛtam
Mṛkaṇḍu said: God of gods, Lord of the world, my purpose is fulfilled, there is no doubt; for the sight of you is said to be hard to obtain for those without merit.
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NarP 1 4.92
ब्रह्माद्या यं न वश्यन्ति योगिनः संशितव्रताः । धर्मिष्टा दीक्षिताश्वापि वीतरागा विमत्सराः
brahmādyā yaṃ na vaśyanti yoginaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ / dharmiṣṭā dīkṣitāśvāpi vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ
Him whom Brahmā and the rest do not see, nor yogins of strict vows, nor even the most righteous and consecrated, free of passion and free of envy—
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NarP 1 4.93
तं पश्यामि परं धाम किमतो ऽन्यं वरं वृणे । एतेनैव कृतार्थो ऽस्मि जनार्दन जगद्धरो
taṃ paśyāmi paraṃ dhāma kimato 'nyaṃ varaṃ vṛṇe / etenaiva kṛtārtho 'smi janārdana jagaddharo
him, the supreme abode, I now behold: what other boon should I ask for? By this alone my purpose is fulfilled, O Janārdana, upholder of the world.
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NarP 1 4.94
यत्रामस्मृतिमात्रेण महापातकिनो ऽपि ये । तत्पदे परमं यान्नि ते दृष्ट्वा किषुनाच्युत
yatrāmasmṛtimātreṇa mahāpātakino 'pi ye / tatpade paramaṃ yānni te dṛṣṭvā kiṣunācyuta
Since even great sinners go to that supreme state by the mere remembrance of you, what then of those who have seen (you), O Acyuta?
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NarP 1 4.95
श्रीभगवानुवाच सत्यत्प्रुक्तं त्वया ब्रह्मान्प्रीनो ऽस्मि तव पण्डित । मदृर्शनं हि विफलं न कदाचिद्भविष्यति
śrībhagavānuvāca satyatpruktaṃ tvayā brahmānprīno 'smi tava paṇḍita / madṛrśanaṃ hi viphalaṃ na kadācidbhaviṣyati
The Blessed Lord said: What you have spoken is true, O brahmin; I am pleased with you, O learned one. Indeed the sight of me shall never be fruitless.
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NarP 1 4.96
विष्णिर्भक्तकुटुम्बीति वदन्ति विवुधाः सदा । तदेव पालयिष्यामि मज्जनो नानृतं वदेत्
viṣṇirbhaktakuṭumbīti vadanti vivudhāḥ sadā / tadeva pālayiṣyāmi majjano nānṛtaṃ vadet
"The gods always say, 'Viṣṇu is one who keeps his devotees as his family.' That very (saying) I shall uphold; let no one call me false."
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NarP 1 4.97
तस्मात्त्वत्तपसातुष्टो यास्यामि तव पुत्रताम् । समस्तगुणसंयुक्तो दीर्घजीवी स्वरुपवान्
tasmāttvattapasātuṣṭo yāsyāmi tava putratām / samastaguṇasaṃyukto dīrghajīvī svarupavān
"Therefore, pleased by your austerity, I shall come to be your son, endowed with all good qualities, long-lived and handsome."
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NarP 1 4.98
मम जन्म कुले यस्य कतत्कुलं मोक्षगामि वै । मयि तुष्टे मुनिश्रेष्ठ किमसाध्यं जगत्रये
mama janma kule yasya katatkulaṃ mokṣagāmi vai / mayi tuṣṭe muniśreṣṭha kimasādhyaṃ jagatraye
"That family in which my birth occurs — that whole family indeed goes to liberation. When I am pleased, best of sages, what is unattainable in the three worlds?"
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NarP 1 4.99
इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवशो मुनेरतस्य समीक्षतः । अन्तर्दधे मृकण्डुश्च तपसः समवर्तत
ityuktvā devadevaśo muneratasya samīkṣataḥ / antardadhe mṛkaṇḍuśca tapasaḥ samavartata
Having spoken thus, the lord of the gods of gods vanished while that sage looked on, and Mṛkaṇḍu desisted from his austerity.
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