Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 40
NarP 1 40.1
सनक उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि विभूतिं वैष्णवीं मुने । यां शृण्वतां कीर्तयतां सद्यः पापक्षयो भवेत्
sanaka uvāca ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi vibhūtiṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ mune / yāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ kīrtayatāṃ sadyaḥ pāpakṣayo bhavet
Sanaka said: Next I shall declare the majesty of Viṣṇu, O sage, by which, for those who hear and those who proclaim it, the destruction of sin comes about at once.
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NarP 1 40.2
वैवस्वतेंऽतरे पूर्वं शक्रस्य च बृहस्पतेः । संवादः सुमहानासीत्तं वक्ष्यामि निशामय
vaivasvateṃ'tare pūrvaṃ śakrasya ca bṛhaspateḥ / saṃvādaḥ sumahānāsīttaṃ vakṣyāmi niśāmaya
Formerly, in the Vaivasvata interval (manvantara), there was a very great conversation between Śakra and Bṛhaspati; that I shall relate — listen.
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NarP 1 40.3
एकदा सर्वभोगाढ्यो विबुधैः परिवारितः । अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णो बृहस्पतिमभाषत
ekadā sarvabhogāḍhyo vibudhaiḥ parivāritaḥ / apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇo bṛhaspatimabhāṣata
Once, rich in all enjoyments, surrounded by the gods, thronged by hosts of apsarases, he (Indra) spoke to Bṛhaspati.
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NarP 1 40.4
इन्द्र उवाच बृहस्पते महाभाग सर्वतत्त्वार्थकोविद । अतीतब्रह्मणः कल्पे सृष्टिः कीदृग्विधा प्रभो
indra uvāca bṛhaspate mahābhāga sarvatattvārthakovida / atītabrahmaṇaḥ kalpe sṛṣṭiḥ kīdṛgvidhā prabho
Indra said: O Bṛhaspati, greatly blessed one, skilled in the meaning of all principles, of what sort was the creation in the past kalpa of Brahmā, O lord?
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NarP 1 40.5
इन्द्रस्तु कीदृशः प्रोक्तो विवुधाः कीदृशाः स्मृताः । तेषां च कीदृशं कर्म यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि
indrastu kīdṛśaḥ prokto vivudhāḥ kīdṛśāḥ smṛtāḥ / teṣāṃ ca kīdṛśaṃ karma yathāvadvaktumarhasi
And what sort of Indra was spoken of, and what sort of gods are recorded? And what sort was their work? You ought to tell (it) as it truly was.
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NarP 1 40.6
बृहस्पतिरुवाच न ज्ञायते मया शक्र पूर्वेद्युश्चरितं विधेः । वर्तमानदिनस्यापि दुर्ज्ञेयं प्रतिभाति मे
bṛhaspatiruvāca na jñāyate mayā śakra pūrvedyuścaritaṃ vidheḥ / vartamānadinasyāpi durjñeyaṃ pratibhāti me
Bṛhaspati said: I do not know, O Śakra, the doings of the Creator on the previous day; even (those) of the present day seem to me hard to know.
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NarP 1 40.7
मनवः समतीताश्च तान्वक्तुमपि न क्षमः । यो विजानाति तं ते ऽद्य कथयामि निशामय
manavaḥ samatītāśca tānvaktumapi na kṣamaḥ / yo vijānāti taṃ te 'dya kathayāmi niśāmaya
And the Manus who have passed away — I am not able even to name them. Today I shall tell you of him who does know (them); listen.
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NarP 1 40.8
सुधर्म इति विख्यातः कश्चिदास्ते पुरे तव । भुञ्जानो दिव्यभोगांश्च ब्रह्मलोकादिहागतः
sudharma iti vikhyātaḥ kaścidāste pure tava / bhuñjāno divyabhogāṃśca brahmalokādihāgataḥ
There is a certain one, well known as Sudharman, dwelling in your city, enjoying divine pleasures, come here from the world of Brahmā.
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NarP 1 40.11
स वा एत द्विजानाति कथयामि निशामय । एवमुक्तस्तु गुरुणा शक्रस्तेन समन्वितः ॥ नर्प्_१,४०।९ ॥ देवतागणसंकीर्णः सुधर्मनिलयं ययौ ॥ नर्प्_१,४०।१० ॥ समागतं देवपतिं बृहस्पतिसमन्वितम् । दृष्ट्वा यथार्हं देवर्षे पूजयामास सादरम्
sa vā eta dvijānāti kathayāmi niśāmaya / evamuktastu guruṇā śakrastena samanvitaḥ // narp_1,40.9 // devatāgaṇasaṃkīrṇaḥ sudharmanilayaṃ yayau // narp_1,40.10 // samāgataṃ devapatiṃ bṛhaspatisamanvitam / dṛṣṭvā yathārhaṃ devarṣe pūjayāmāsa sādaram
He indeed knows this; I tell you — listen. Thus addressed by his preceptor, Śakra, accompanied by him and thronged by the host of gods, went to Sudharman's dwelling. Seeing the lord of the gods arrived together with Bṛhaspati, he (Sudharman) worshipped (him) respectfully as was fitting, O divine sage.
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NarP 1 40.12
सुधर्मेणार्चितः शङ्क्रो दृष्ट्वा तच्छ्रियमुत्तमाम् । मनसा विस्मयाविष्टः प्रोवाच विनयान्वितः
sudharmeṇārcitaḥ śaṅkro dṛṣṭvā tacchriyamuttamām / manasā vismayāviṣṭaḥ provāca vinayānvitaḥ
Honoured by Sudharman, Śakra, seeing that surpassing splendour (of his), filled with amazement in his mind, spoke with humility:
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NarP 1 40.13
इन्द्र उवाच अतीतब्रह्मकल्पस्य वृत्तान्तं वेत्सि चेद्बुध । तदाख्याहि समायात एतत्प्रष्टुं सयाजकः
indra uvāca atītabrahmakalpasya vṛttāntaṃ vetsi cedbudha / tadākhyāhi samāyāta etatpraṣṭuṃ sayājakaḥ
Indra said: If you know, O wise one, the account of the past kalpa of Brahmā, then tell it; I have come with my priest to ask this.
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NarP 1 40.14
गतनिद्रांश्च देवांश्च येन जानासि सुव्रत । तद्वदस्वाधिकः कस्मादस्मद्भ्यो ऽपि दिवि स्थितः
gatanidrāṃśca devāṃśca yena jānāsi suvrata / tadvadasvādhikaḥ kasmādasmadbhyo 'pi divi sthitaḥ
And (tell) by what (means) you know the gods whose sleep has passed away, O you of good vows; say why you stand in heaven even higher than us,
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NarP 1 40.15
तेजसायशसा कीर्त्या ज्ञानेन च परन्तप । दानेन वा तपोभिर्वा कथमेतादृशः प्रभो
tejasāyaśasā kīrtyā jñānena ca parantapa / dānena vā tapobhirvā kathametādṛśaḥ prabho
in radiance, in glory, in fame, and in knowledge, O scorcher of foes — by giving, or by austerities: how have you become such, O lord?
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NarP 1 40.16
इत्युक्तो देवराजेन सुधर्मा प्रहसंस्तदा । प्रोवाच विनयाविष्टः पूर्ववृत्तं यथाविधि
ityukto devarājena sudharmā prahasaṃstadā / provāca vinayāviṣṭaḥ pūrvavṛttaṃ yathāvidhi
Thus addressed by the king of the gods, Sudharman then, smiling, filled with modesty, related what had happened formerly, in due order.
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NarP 1 40.17
सुधर्म उवाच चतुर्युगसहस्राणि ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते । एकस्मिन् दिवसे शक्र मनवश्च चतुर्दश
sudharma uvāca caturyugasahasrāṇi brahmaṇo dinamucyate / ekasmin divase śakra manavaśca caturdaśa
Sudharman said: A thousand fourfold ages are called a day of Brahmā; and in one day, O Śakra, (there are) fourteen Manus.
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NarP 1 40.18
इन्द्राश्चतुर्दश प्रोक्ता देवाश्च विविधाः पृथक् । इन्द्राणां चैव सर्वेषां मन्वादीनां च वासव
indrāścaturdaśa proktā devāśca vividhāḥ pṛthak / indrāṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ manvādīnāṃ ca vāsava
Fourteen Indras are declared, and various gods separately (for each). And of all the Indras and of the Manus and the rest, O Vāsava,
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NarP 1 40.19
तुल्यता तेजसा लक्ष्म्या प्रभावेण बलेन च । तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व सुसमाहितः
tulyatā tejasā lakṣmyā prabhāveṇa balena ca / teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ
there is equality in radiance, in fortune, in majesty and in strength. I shall tell their names; listen well concentrated.
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NarP 1 40.20
स्वायंभुवो मनुः पूर्वं ततः स्वारोचिषस्तथा । उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चाक्षुषस्तथा
svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ tataḥ svārociṣastathā / uttamastāmasaścaiva raivataścākṣuṣastathā
First the Manu Svāyambhuva, then likewise Svārociṣa, and Uttama and Tāmasa, and Raivata and Cākṣuṣa,
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NarP 1 40.21
वैवस्वतो मनुश्चैव सूर्यसावर्णिरष्टमः । नवमो दक्षसावर्णिः सर्वदेवहिते रतः
vaivasvato manuścaiva sūryasāvarṇiraṣṭamaḥ / navamo dakṣasāvarṇiḥ sarvadevahite rataḥ
and the Manu Vaivasvata; the eighth is Sūryasāvarṇi; the ninth is Dakṣasāvarṇi, devoted to the welfare of all the gods.
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NarP 1 40.22
दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिर्द्धर्मसावर्णिकस्ततः । ततस्तु रुद्रसावर्णी रोचमानस्ततः स्मृतः
daśamo brahmasāvarṇirddharmasāvarṇikastataḥ / tatastu rudrasāvarṇī rocamānastataḥ smṛtaḥ
The tenth is Brahmasāvarṇi, then Dharmasāvarṇika; then Rudrasāvarṇi, and after him Rocamāna is recorded.
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NarP 1 40.23
भौत्यश्चतुर्दशः प्रोक्त एते हि मनवः स्मृताः । देवानिन्द्रांश्च वक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व विबुधर्षभ
bhautyaścaturdaśaḥ prokta ete hi manavaḥ smṛtāḥ / devānindrāṃśca vakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva vibudharṣabha
Bhautya is declared the fourteenth; these indeed are recorded as the Manus. I shall also tell of the gods and the Indras — listen, O bull among the wise.
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NarP 1 40.24
यामा इति समाख्याता देवाः स्वायंभुवेंऽतरे । शचीपतिः समाख्यातस्तेषामिन्द्रो महापतिः
yāmā iti samākhyātā devāḥ svāyaṃbhuveṃ'tare / śacīpatiḥ samākhyātasteṣāmindro mahāpatiḥ
The gods in the Svāyaṃbhuva interval are called the Yāmas; the one called Śacī's husband is their Indra, the great lord.
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NarP 1 40.25
पारावताश्च तुषिता देवाः स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे । विपश्चिन्नाम देवेन्द्रं सर्वसंपत्समन्वितः
pārāvatāśca tuṣitā devāḥ svārociṣeṃ'tare / vipaścinnāma devendraṃ sarvasaṃpatsamanvitaḥ
In the Svārociṣa interval the gods are the Pārāvatas and the Tuṣitas; the lord of the gods is named Vipaścit, endowed with every prosperity.
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NarP 1 40.26
सुधामानस्तथा सत्याः शिवाश्चाय प्रर्तदनाः । तेषामिन्द्रः सुशान्तिश्च तृतीये परिकीर्तितः
sudhāmānastathā satyāḥ śivāścāya prartadanāḥ / teṣāmindraḥ suśāntiśca tṛtīye parikīrtitaḥ
Likewise the Sudhāmans, the Satyas, the Śivas, and the Pratardanas(?); their Indra, Suśānti, is proclaimed in the third (interval).
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NarP 1 40.27
सुताः पाराहराश्चैव सुत्याश्चासुधियस्तथा । तेषामिन्द्रः शिवः प्रोक्तः शक्रस्तामसकेंऽतरे । विभानामा देवपतिः पञ्चमः परिकीर्तितः
sutāḥ pārāharāścaiva sutyāścāsudhiyastathā / teṣāmindraḥ śivaḥ proktaḥ śakrastāmasakeṃ'tare / vibhānāmā devapatiḥ pañcamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
The Sutas, the Pārāharas, the Sutyas and the Asudhis(?); their Indra is said to be Śiva. In the Tāmasa interval the lord of the gods named Vibhu is proclaimed as the fifth Śakra.
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NarP 1 40.28
अमिताभादयो देवाः षष्ठे ऽपि च तथा शृणु । आर्याद्या विबुधाः प्रोक्तास्तेषा मिन्द्रो मनोजवः
amitābhādayo devāḥ ṣaṣṭhe 'pi ca tathā śṛṇu / āryādyā vibudhāḥ proktāsteṣā mindro manojavaḥ
The gods beginning with Amitābha (are those of the sixth); and hear likewise about the (next): the gods are said to be those beginning with Ārya, and their Indra is Manojava.
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NarP 1 40.29
आदित्यवसुरुद्राद्या देवा वैवस्वतंऽतरे । इन्द्रः पुरन्दरः प्रोक्तः सर्वकामसमन्वितः
ādityavasurudrādyā devā vaivasvataṃ'tare / indraḥ purandaraḥ proktaḥ sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ
In the Vaivasvata interval the gods are the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras and others; the Indra is declared to be Purandara, possessed of all desired things.
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NarP 1 40.30
अप्रमेयाश्च विबुधाः सुतपाद्याः प्रकीर्तिताः । विष्णुपूजाप्रभावेण तेषामिन्द्रो बलिः स्मृतः
aprameyāśca vibudhāḥ sutapādyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ / viṣṇupūjāprabhāveṇa teṣāmindro baliḥ smṛtaḥ
And the gods are proclaimed to be the immeasurable ones beginning with Sutapas; by the power of his worship of Viṣṇu, Bali is recorded as their Indra.
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NarP 1 40.31
पाराद्या नवमे देवा इन्द्रश्चाद्भुत उच्यते । सुवासनाद्या विबुधा दशमे परिकीर्तिताः
pārādyā navame devā indraścādbhuta ucyate / suvāsanādyā vibudhā daśame parikīrtitāḥ
In the ninth (interval) the gods are those beginning with Pāra, and the Indra is called Adbhuta; in the tenth the gods are proclaimed to be those beginning with Suvāsana.
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NarP 1 40.32
शान्तिर्नाम च तत्रेन्द्रः सर्वभोगसमन्वितः । विहॄङ्गॄमाद्या देवाश्च तेषामिन्द्रो वृषः स्मृतः
śāntirnāma ca tatrendraḥ sarvabhogasamanvitaḥ / vihṝṅgṝmādyā devāśca teṣāmindro vṛṣaḥ smṛtaḥ
And there the Indra is named Śānti, possessed of every enjoyment; the gods are those beginning with Vihaṅgama(?), and their Indra is recorded as Vṛṣa.
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NarP 1 40.33
एकादशे द्वादशे तु निबोधकथायामि ते । क्रभुवनामा च देवेन्द्रो हरिनाभास्तथा सुराः
ekādaśe dvādaśe tu nibodhakathāyāmi te / krabhuvanāmā ca devendro harinābhāstathā surāḥ
Now learn from me the account of the eleventh and the twelfth: the lord of the gods named Kṛbhu(?), and the gods called Harinābhas.
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NarP 1 40.34
सुत्रामाद्यास्तथा देवास्त्रयोदशतमे ऽन्तरे । दिवस्पतिर्महावीर्यस्तेषामिन्द्रः प्रकीर्तितः
sutrāmādyāstathā devāstrayodaśatame 'ntare / divaspatirmahāvīryasteṣāmindraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Likewise in the thirteenth interval the gods are those beginning with Sutrāman; their Indra is proclaimed to be Divaspati of great might.
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NarP 1 40.37
चतुर्दशे चाक्षुपाद्या देवा इन्द्रः शुचिः स्मृतः । एवं ते मनवः प्रोक्ता इन्द्रा देवाश्च तत्त्वतः ॥ नर्प्_१,४०।३५ ॥ एकस्मिन्ब्रह्मदिवसे स्वाधिकारं प्रभुञ्जते ॥ नर्प्_१,४०।३६ ॥ लेकेषु सर्वसर्गेषु सृष्टिरेकविधा स्मृता । कर्त्तारो बहवः संति तत्संख्यां वेत्ति कोविदः
caturdaśe cākṣupādyā devā indraḥ śuciḥ smṛtaḥ / evaṃ te manavaḥ proktā indrā devāśca tattvataḥ // narp_1,40.35 // ekasminbrahmadivase svādhikāraṃ prabhuñjate // narp_1,40.36 // lekeṣu sarvasargeṣu sṛṣṭirekavidhā smṛtā / karttāro bahavaḥ saṃti tatsaṃkhyāṃ vetti kovidaḥ
In the fourteenth the gods are those beginning with Cākṣupa, and the Indra is recorded as Śuci. Thus the Manus, the Indras and the gods have been told to you as they truly are. (35) In a single day of Brahmā they enjoy their own office. (36) In the worlds, in all creations, creation is recorded as being of one kind; the doers are many — what learned man knows their number?
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NarP 1 40.38
मयि स्थिते ब्रह्मलोके ब्रह्माणां बहवो गताः । तेषां संख्या न संख्यातु शक्तो ऽस्म्यद्य द्विजोत्तम
mayi sthite brahmaloke brahmāṇāṃ bahavo gatāḥ / teṣāṃ saṃkhyā na saṃkhyātu śakto 'smyadya dvijottama
While I have been dwelling in the world of Brahmā, many Brahmās have passed away; I am not able today to count their number, O best of the twice-born.
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NarP 1 40.39
स्वर्गलोकमपि प्राप्य यावत्कालं शृणुष्व मे । चत्वारो मनवो ऽतीता मम श्रीश्चातिविस्तरा
svargalokamapi prāpya yāvatkālaṃ śṛṇuṣva me / catvāro manavo 'tītā mama śrīścātivistarā
Hear from me for how long a time (I dwelt) even after reaching the world of heaven: four Manus have passed away, and my splendour was very great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.40
स्थातव्यं च मयात्रैव युगकोटिशतं प्रभो । ततः परं गमिष्यामि कर्मभूमिं शृणुष्व मे
sthātavyaṃ ca mayātraiva yugakoṭiśataṃ prabho / tataḥ paraṃ gamiṣyāmi karmabhūmiṃ śṛṇuṣva me
And I must remain here itself for a hundred crores of yugas, O lord; after that I shall go to the world of action — hear (about it) from me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.41
मया कृतं पुरा कर्म वक्ष्यामि तव सुव्रत । वदतां शृण्वतां चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
mayā kṛtaṃ purā karma vakṣyāmi tava suvrata / vadatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
I shall tell you, O man of good vows, of the deed done by me formerly, which destroys all sins for those who tell it and for those who hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.42
अहमांस पुरा शक्र गृध्रः पापो विशेषतः । स्थितश्च भूमिभागे वै अमेध्यामिषभोजनः
ahamāṃsa purā śakra gṛdhraḥ pāpo viśeṣataḥ / sthitaśca bhūmibhāge vai amedhyāmiṣabhojanaḥ
Formerly, O Śakra, I was a vulture, exceedingly sinful, and I lived in a region of the earth, eating impure flesh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.43
एकदाहं विष्णुगृहे प्राकारे संस्थितः प्रभो । पतितो व्याधशस्त्रेण सायं विष्णोर्गृहाङ्गणे
ekadāhaṃ viṣṇugṛhe prākāre saṃsthitaḥ prabho / patito vyādhaśastreṇa sāyaṃ viṣṇorgṛhāṅgaṇe
One day, O lord, I was perched on the enclosing wall of Viṣṇu's temple, and at evening I fell, struck by a hunter's weapon, into the courtyard of Viṣṇu's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.44
मयि कण्ठगतप्राणे भषणो मांसलोलुपः । जग्राह मां स्ववक्रेण श्वभिरन्यैश्चरन्द्रुतः
mayi kaṇṭhagataprāṇe bhaṣaṇo māṃsalolupaḥ / jagrāha māṃ svavakreṇa śvabhiranyaiścarandrutaḥ
When my breath had come to my throat, a barking dog, greedy for flesh, seized me with its mouth and ran off, moving about with other dogs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.45
वहन्मां स्वमुखेनैव भीतो ऽन्यैर्भषणैस्तथा । गतः प्रदक्षिणा कारं विष्णोस्तन्मन्दिरं प्रभो
vahanmāṃ svamukhenaiva bhīto 'nyairbhaṣaṇaistathā / gataḥ pradakṣiṇā kāraṃ viṣṇostanmandiraṃ prabho
Carrying me with his own mouth, frightened as he was by the other barking dogs, he went round Viṣṇu's temple in circumambulation, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.46
तेनैव तुष्टिमापन्नो ह्यन्तरात्मा जगन्मयः । मम चापि शुनश्चापि दत्तावन्परमं पदम्
tenaiva tuṣṭimāpanno hyantarātmā jaganmayaḥ / mama cāpi śunaścāpi dattāvanparamaṃ padam
By that very (act) the inner Self, who is the whole world, became satisfied, and granted the supreme state both to me and to the dog.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.47
प्रदक्षिणा कारतया गतस्यापीदृं फलम् । संप्राप्तं विबुधश्रेष्ठ किं पुनः सम्यगर्चनात्
pradakṣiṇā kāratayā gatasyāpīdṛṃ phalam / saṃprāptaṃ vibudhaśreṣṭha kiṃ punaḥ samyagarcanāt
Even by one who went (there) merely by way of a circumambulation such a fruit was obtained, O best of the gods; how much more, then, from proper worship?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.48
इत्युक्तो देवराजस्तु सुधर्मेण महात्मना । मनसा प्रीतिमापन्नो हरिपूजा रतो ऽभवत्
ityukto devarājastu sudharmeṇa mahātmanā / manasā prītimāpanno haripūjā rato 'bhavat
Addressed thus by the great-souled Sudharman, the king of the gods became glad in mind and grew devoted to the worship of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.49
तथापि निर्जराः सर्वे भारते जन्मलिप्सवः । समर्चयन्ति देवेशं नारायणमनामयम् । तानर्चयन्ति सततं ब्रह्माद्या देवतागणाः
tathāpi nirjarāḥ sarve bhārate janmalipsavaḥ / samarcayanti deveśaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam / tānarcayanti satataṃ brahmādyā devatāgaṇāḥ
Even so, all the gods, longing for birth in Bhārata, worship the lord of gods, Nārāyaṇa, the flawless one; and them the hosts of deities headed by Brahmā worship constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.50
नारायणानुस्मरणोद्यतानां महात्मनां त्यक्तपरिग्रहणाम् । कथं भवत्युग्रभवस्य बन्धस्तत्सङ्गलुब्धा यदि मुक्तिभाजः
nārāyaṇānusmaraṇodyatānāṃ mahātmanāṃ tyaktaparigrahaṇām / kathaṃ bhavatyugrabhavasya bandhastatsaṅgalubdhā yadi muktibhājaḥ
For great souls who are intent on the remembrance of Nārāyaṇa and have abandoned possessions, how can there be the bondage of this terrible existence, if even those who merely crave their company obtain release?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.51
ये मानवाः प्रतिदिनं परिमुक्तसङ्गा नारायणं गरुडवाहनमर्चयन्ति । ते सर्वपापनिकरैः परितो विमुक्ता विष्णोः पदं शुभतरं प्रतियान्ति हृष्टाः
ye mānavāḥ pratidinaṃ parimuktasaṅgā nārāyaṇaṃ garuḍavāhanamarcayanti / te sarvapāpanikaraiḥ parito vimuktā viṣṇoḥ padaṃ śubhataraṃ pratiyānti hṛṣṭāḥ
Those men who day after day, wholly freed from attachment, worship Nārāyaṇa who rides Garuḍa — they, released on every side from the whole mass of their sins, go rejoicing to Viṣṇu's most auspicious abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.52
ये मानवा विगतरागपरावरज्ञा नारायणं सुरगुरुं सततं स्मरन्ति । ध्यानेन तेन हतकिल्बिषचेतनास्ते मातुः पयोधररसं न पुनः पिबन्ति
ye mānavā vigatarāgaparāvarajñā nārāyaṇaṃ suraguruṃ satataṃ smaranti / dhyānena tena hatakilbiṣacetanāste mātuḥ payodhararasaṃ na punaḥ pibanti
Those men who, free of passion and knowing what is higher and lower, constantly remember Nārāyaṇa, the teacher of the gods — their minds having their sin destroyed by that meditation, they do not drink again the milk of a mother's breast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.53
ये मानवा हरिकथाश्रवणास्तदोषाः कृष्णाङ्घ्रपद्मभजने रतचेतनाश्च । ते वा पुंनति च जगन्ति शरीरसंगात् संभाषणादपि ततो हरिरेव पूज्यः
ye mānavā harikathāśravaṇāstadoṣāḥ kṛṣṇāṅghrapadmabhajane ratacetanāśca / te vā puṃnati ca jaganti śarīrasaṃgāt saṃbhāṣaṇādapi tato harireva pūjyaḥ
Those men who listen to the tales of Hari, whose faults are (thereby gone), and whose minds delight in worshipping Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet — they purify the worlds by contact with their bodies and even by speaking (with them); therefore Hari alone is to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 40.54
हरिपूजापरा यत्र महान्तः शुद्धबुद्धयः । तत्रैव सकलं भद्रं यथा निम्ने जलं द्विज
haripūjāparā yatra mahāntaḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ / tatraiva sakalaṃ bhadraṃ yathā nimne jalaṃ dvija
Where there are great men of pure understanding devoted to the worship of Hari, there alone is all good fortune, as water (gathers) in a low place, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.55
हरिरेव परो बन्धुर्हरिरेव परा गतिः । हरिरेव ततः पूज्यो यतश्चेतन्यकारणम्
harireva paro bandhurharireva parā gatiḥ / harireva tataḥ pūjyo yataścetanyakāraṇam
Hari alone is the supreme kinsman, Hari alone the supreme goal; therefore Hari alone is to be worshipped, since he is the cause of consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.56
स्वर्गापवर्गफलदं सदानन्दं निरामयम् । पृज्यस्य मुनिश्रेष्ठ परं श्रेयो भविष्यति
svargāpavargaphaladaṃ sadānandaṃ nirāmayam / pṛjyasya muniśreṣṭha paraṃ śreyo bhaviṣyati
For one who worships him who grants heaven and liberation as fruit, who is eternal bliss and free from ill, the supreme good will come to be, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 40.57
पूजयन्ति हरिं ये तु निष्कामाः शुद्धमानसाः । तेषां विष्णुः प्रसन्नात्मा सर्वान्कामान् प्रयच्छति
pūjayanti hariṃ ye tu niṣkāmāḥ śuddhamānasāḥ / teṣāṃ viṣṇuḥ prasannātmā sarvānkāmān prayacchati
But to those who worship Hari without desire, with pure minds, Viṣṇu, his heart well pleased, grants all their desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.58
यस्त्वेतच्छृणुयाद्वापि पठेद्वा सुसमाहितः । स प्राप्नोत्यश्वमेधस्य फलं मुनिवरोत्तम
yastvetacchṛṇuyādvāpi paṭhedvā susamāhitaḥ / sa prāpnotyaśvamedhasya phalaṃ munivarottama
And whoever hears this, or recites it well composed, obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice, O most excellent of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 40.59
इत्येतत्ते समाख्यातं हरिपूजाफलं द्विज । संकोचविस्तराभ्यां तु किमन्यत्कथयामि ते
ityetatte samākhyātaṃ haripūjāphalaṃ dvija / saṃkocavistarābhyāṃ tu kimanyatkathayāmi te
Thus this fruit of the worship of Hari has been fully told to you, O twice-born one, both in brief and at length; what else shall I tell you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition