Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 5
NarP 1 5.1
नारद उवाच ब्रह्मन्कथं स भगवान्मृकण्डोः पुत्रतां गतः । किं चकार च तद्ब्रुहि हरिर्भार्गववंशजः
nārada uvāca brahmankathaṃ sa bhagavānmṛkaṇḍoḥ putratāṃ gataḥ / kiṃ cakāra ca tadbruhi harirbhārgavavaṃśajaḥ
Nārada said: Brahman, how did that Lord come to be the son of Mṛkaṇḍu? And what did he do — tell that — Hari, born in the lineage of Bhṛgu?
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NarP 1 5.2
श्रूयते चपुराणेषु मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः । अपश्यद्वैष्णवीं मायां चिरञ्जीव्यस्य संप्लवे
śrūyate capurāṇeṣu mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ / apaśyadvaiṣṇavīṃ māyāṃ cirañjīvyasya saṃplave
It is heard in the Purāṇas that the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya, being long-lived, saw the māyā of Viṣṇu at the (time of the) deluge.
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NarP 1 5.3
सनक उवाच श्रुणु नारद वक्षअयामि कथामेतां सनातनीम् । विष्णुभक्तिसमायुक्तां मार्कुण्डेयमुनिं प्रति
sanaka uvāca śruṇu nārada vakṣaayāmi kathāmetāṃ sanātanīm / viṣṇubhaktisamāyuktāṃ mārkuṇḍeyamuniṃ prati
Sanaka said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell this ancient story, joined with devotion to Viṣṇu, concerning the sage Mārkaṇḍeya.
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NarP 1 5.4
तपसो ऽन्ते मृकण्डुस्ते मृकण्डुस्तु भार्यामुदूह्य सत्तमः । गार्हस्थ्यमकरोद्धृष्टः शान्तो दान्तः कृतार्थकः
tapaso 'nte mṛkaṇḍuste mṛkaṇḍustu bhāryāmudūhya sattamaḥ / gārhasthyamakaroddhṛṣṭaḥ śānto dāntaḥ kṛtārthakaḥ
At the end of his austerity that Mṛkaṇḍu, the best of the good, married a wife and, delighted, took up householder life — tranquil, self-controlled, having accomplished his aim.
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NarP 1 5.5
तस्य भार्या शुचिर्दक्षा नित्यं पतिपरायणा । मनसा वचसा चापि देहेन च पतिव्रता
tasya bhāryā śucirdakṣā nityaṃ patiparāyaṇā / manasā vacasā cāpi dehena ca pativratā
His wife was pure, capable, ever devoted to her husband, faithful to her husband in mind, in speech, and in body.
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NarP 1 5.6
काले दधार सा गर्भं हरितेज्ॐशसंभवम् । रुषुवे दशमासान्ते पुत्रं तेजस्विनां परम्
kāle dadhāra sā garbhaṃ haritejoṃśasaṃbhavam / ruṣuve daśamāsānte putraṃ tejasvināṃ param
In time she bore an embryo arisen from a portion of Hari's splendour, and at the end of ten months gave birth to a son, foremost among the splendid.
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NarP 1 5.7
स ऋषिः परमप्रीतो दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं सुलक्षणम् । जातकं कारयामास मङ्गलं विधिपूर्वकम्
sa ṛṣiḥ paramaprīto dṛṣṭvā putraṃ sulakṣaṇam / jātakaṃ kārayāmāsa maṅgalaṃ vidhipūrvakam
That sage, exceedingly pleased at seeing the son with auspicious marks, had the birth-rite performed, auspicious, according to the ordinance.
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NarP 1 5.8
स बालो ववृधे तत्र शुक्लपक्ष इवीडुपः । ततस्तु पञ्चमे वर्षे उपनीय मुदान्वितः
sa bālo vavṛdhe tatra śuklapakṣa ivīḍupaḥ / tatastu pañcame varṣe upanīya mudānvitaḥ
That boy grew up there like the moon in the bright fortnight; then in his fifth year, full of joy, (the father) invested him (with the sacred thread),
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NarP 1 5.9
शिक्षां चकार विप्रेन्द्र वैदिकीं धर्मसंहिताम् । नमस्कार्या द्विजाः पुत्र सदादृष्टा विधानतः
śikṣāṃ cakāra viprendra vaidikīṃ dharmasaṃhitām / namaskāryā dvijāḥ putra sadādṛṣṭā vidhānataḥ
and gave him instruction, best of brahmins, in the Vedic body of dharma: "Brahmins are to be saluted, my son, and always to be looked upon according to rule.
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NarP 1 5.10
त्रिकालं सूर्यमभ्यर्च्य सलिलाञ्चलिदानतः । वैदिकं कर्म तर्तव्यं वेदाध्ययनपूर्वकम्
trikālaṃ sūryamabhyarcya salilāñcalidānataḥ / vaidikaṃ karma tartavyaṃ vedādhyayanapūrvakam
"Having worshipped the sun at the three junctures with offerings of water from the joined palms, Vedic rites are to be performed, preceded by study of the Veda.
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NarP 1 5.11
ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा पूजनीयो हरिः सदा । निषिद्धं वर्जनीयं स्यादृष्टसंभाषणादिकम्
brahmacaryeṇa tapasā pūjanīyo hariḥ sadā / niṣiddhaṃ varjanīyaṃ syādṛṣṭasaṃbhāṣaṇādikam
"Hari is always to be worshipped with chastity and austerity; what is forbidden should be avoided — conversing with the wicked and the like.
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NarP 1 5.12
साधुभिः सह वस्तव्यं विष्णुभक्तिपरैः सदा । न द्वेषः कस्यचित्कार्यः सर्वेषां हितमाचरेत्
sādhubhiḥ saha vastavyaṃ viṣṇubhaktiparaiḥ sadā / na dveṣaḥ kasyacitkāryaḥ sarveṣāṃ hitamācaret
"One should always dwell with good men devoted to Viṣṇu; hatred toward anyone is not to be entertained; one should act for the welfare of all.
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NarP 1 5.13
इज्याध्यंयनदानानि सदा कार्याणि ते सुत । एवं पित्रा समादिष्टो मार्कण्डेयो मुनीश्वरः
ijyādhyaṃyanadānāni sadā kāryāṇi te suta / evaṃ pitrā samādiṣṭo mārkaṇḍeyo munīśvaraḥ
"Sacrifice, study and giving are always to be done by you, son." Thus instructed by his father, Mārkaṇḍeya, the lord of sages,
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NarP 1 5.14
चचार धर्मं सततं सदा संचिन्तयन्हरिम् । मार्कण्डेयो महाभागो दयावान्धर्मवत्सलः
cacāra dharmaṃ satataṃ sadā saṃcintayanharim / mārkaṇḍeyo mahābhāgo dayāvāndharmavatsalaḥ
practised dharma continually, ever meditating on Hari — Mārkaṇḍeya, the greatly fortunate, compassionate, fond of dharma,
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NarP 1 5.15
आत्मवान्सत्यसन्धश्च मार्तण्डसदृशप्रभः । वशीं शान्तो महाज्ञानी सर्वतत्त्वार्थकोविदः
ātmavānsatyasandhaśca mārtaṇḍasadṛśaprabhaḥ / vaśīṃ śānto mahājñānī sarvatattvārthakovidaḥ
self-possessed and true to his word, of splendour like the sun, controlled, tranquil, of great knowledge, skilled in the meaning of all the principles.
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NarP 1 5.16
तपश्चचारं महामच्युतप्रीतिकारणम् । आराधितो जगन्नाथो माक्रण्डेयेन धीमता
tapaścacāraṃ mahāmacyutaprītikāraṇam / ārādhito jagannātho mākraṇḍeyena dhīmatā
He practised great austerity, the cause of Acyuta's favour; the Lord of the world was propitiated by the wise Mārkaṇḍeya.
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NarP 1 5.17
पुराणसंहितां कर्त्तुदत्तवान्वरमच्युतः । मार्कण्डेयो मुनि तपश्चचारं परममच्युतप्रीतिकारणम् । मार्कण्डेयो मुनिस्तस्मान्नारायण इति स्मृतः
purāṇasaṃhitāṃ karttudattavānvaramacyutaḥ / mārkaṇḍeyo muni tapaścacāraṃ paramamacyutaprītikāraṇam / mārkaṇḍeyo munistasmānnārāyaṇa iti smṛtaḥ
Acyuta granted (him) the boon of composing a collection of purāṇas. The sage Mārkaṇḍeya performed supreme austerity, the cause of Acyuta's pleasure; therefore the sage Mārkaṇḍeya is remembered as "Nārāyaṇa."
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NarP 1 5.18
चिरजीवी महाभक्तो देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । जगत्येकार्णवीभूते स्वप्रभावं जनार्द्दनः
cirajīvī mahābhakto devadevasya cakriṇaḥ / jagatyekārṇavībhūte svaprabhāvaṃ janārddanaḥ
Long-lived, a great devotee of the god of gods, the bearer of the discus — when the world had become a single ocean, Janārdana (showed) his own power.
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NarP 1 5.19
तस्य दर्शयितुं विग्रास्तं न संहृतवान्हरिः । मृकण्डुतनयो धीमान्विष्णुभक्तिसमन्वितः
tasya darśayituṃ vigrāstaṃ na saṃhṛtavānhariḥ / mṛkaṇḍutanayo dhīmānviṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ
In order to show it to him, Hari did not withdraw (him, who had been) swallowed; the wise son of Mṛkaṇḍu, endowed with devotion to Viṣṇu —
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NarP 1 5.20
तस्मिञ्जले महाघोरे स्थितवाञ्छीर्णपत्रवत् । मार्कण्डेयः स्थितस्तावद्यावच्छेते हरिः स्वयम्
tasmiñjale mahāghore sthitavāñchīrṇapatravat / mārkaṇḍeyaḥ sthitastāvadyāvacchete hariḥ svayam
remained in that terrible water like a withered leaf; Mārkaṇḍeya remained (there) as long as Hari himself slept.
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NarP 1 5.21
तस्य प्रमाणं वक्ष्यामि कालस्य वदतः श्रुणु । दशभिः पञ्चभिश्चैव निमेषैः परिकीर्तिता
tasya pramāṇaṃ vakṣyāmi kālasya vadataḥ śruṇu / daśabhiḥ pañcabhiścaiva nimeṣaiḥ parikīrtitā
I shall declare the measure of that time; listen as I speak. By ten and five twinklings (nimeṣas) is declared (a kāṣṭhā).
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NarP 1 5.22
काष्टातत्रिंशतो ज्ञेया कला पह्मजनन्दन । तत्रिंशतो क्षणो ज्ञेयस्तैः पङ्भर्घटिका स्मृता
kāṣṭātatriṃśato jñeyā kalā pahmajanandana / tatriṃśato kṣaṇo jñeyastaiḥ paṅbharghaṭikā smṛtā
A kalā is to be known as thirty kāṣṭhās, O son of the lotus-born; a kṣaṇa is to be known as thirty (kalās), and by those a ghaṭikā is reckoned (as consisting of a certain number).
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NarP 1 5.23
तद्वयेन मुहूर्त्तं स्याद्दिनं तत्रिंशता भवेत् । त्रिंशद्दिनेर्भवेन्यासः पक्षद्वितयसंयुतः
tadvayena muhūrttaṃ syāddinaṃ tatriṃśatā bhavet / triṃśaddinerbhavenyāsaḥ pakṣadvitayasaṃyutaḥ
By two of those there would be a muhūrta; by thirty of those a day comes about; by thirty days a month arises, joined of its two fortnights.
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NarP 1 5.24
ऋतुर्मासद्वयेन स्यात्तत्रयेणायनं स्मृतम् । तद्दयेन भवेदब्दः स देवानां दिनं भवेत्
ṛturmāsadvayena syāttatrayeṇāyanaṃ smṛtam / taddayena bhavedabdaḥ sa devānāṃ dinaṃ bhavet
By two months there would be a season; by three of those an ayana is reckoned; by two of those a year comes about, and that would be one day of the gods.
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NarP 1 5.25
उत्तरं दिवसं प्राहू रात्रिर्वै दक्षिणायनम् । मानुषेणैव मासेन पितॄणां दिनमुच्यते
uttaraṃ divasaṃ prāhū rātrirvai dakṣiṇāyanam / mānuṣeṇaiva māsena pitṝṇāṃ dinamucyate
They call the northern (course) the day, and the southern course indeed the night; by a human month the day of the ancestors is said (to be measured).
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NarP 1 5.26
तस्मात्सुर्येन्दुसंयोगे ज्ञातव्यं कल्पमुत्तमम् । दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैर्द्वादशभिर्दैवतं युगम्
tasmātsuryendusaṃyoge jñātavyaṃ kalpamuttamam / divyairvarṣasahasrairdvādaśabhirdaivataṃ yugam
Therefore, from the conjunction of sun and moon the highest kalpa is to be known; by twelve thousand divine years is a divine yuga.
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NarP 1 5.27
दैवे युगसहस्रे द्वे ब्राह्मः कल्पौ तु तौ नृणाम् । एकसत्पतिसंख्यातैर्दिव्यैर्मन्वन्तरं युगैः
daive yugasahasre dve brāhmaḥ kalpau tu tau nṛṇām / ekasatpatisaṃkhyātairdivyairmanvantaraṃ yugaiḥ
Two thousand divine yugas are Brahmā's; those are two kalpas by men's reckoning. By divine yugas counted as seventy-one, a manvantara (comes about).
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NarP 1 5.28
चतुर्द्दशभिरेतैश्च ब्रह्मणो दिवसंमुने । यावत्प्रमाणं दिवसं तावद्रात्रिः प्रकीर्तिता
caturddaśabhiretaiśca brahmaṇo divasaṃmune / yāvatpramāṇaṃ divasaṃ tāvadrātriḥ prakīrtitā
And by fourteen of these, O sage, is a day of Brahmā; whatever the measure of the day, so much is the night declared to be.
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NarP 1 5.29
नाशमायाति विप्रेन्द्र तस्मिन्काले जगन्नयम् । मनुषेण सहस्रेण यत्प्रमाणं भवेच्छृणु
nāśamāyāti viprendra tasminkāle jagannayam / manuṣeṇa sahasreṇa yatpramāṇaṃ bhavecchṛṇu
At that time, O best of brahmins, this world comes to destruction. Hear what the measure would be in terms of a thousand human (years).
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NarP 1 5.30
चतुर्युगसहस्राणि ब्रह्मणो दिवसं मुने । तद्वन्मासो वत्सरश्च ज्ञेयस्तस्यापि वेधसः
caturyugasahasrāṇi brahmaṇo divasaṃ mune / tadvanmāso vatsaraśca jñeyastasyāpi vedhasaḥ
Four thousand yugas are a day of Brahmā, O sage; likewise the month and the year of that creator are to be known.
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NarP 1 5.31
परार्द्धद्वयकालस्तु तन्मतेन भवेद्विजाः । विष्णोरहस्तु विज्ञेयं तावद्रात्रिः प्रकीर्तिता
parārddhadvayakālastu tanmatena bhavedvijāḥ / viṣṇorahastu vijñeyaṃ tāvadrātriḥ prakīrtitā
By that reckoning, O twice-born ones, the time would be that of the two halves (parārdhas); that is to be known as a day of Viṣṇu, and the night is declared to be just as long.
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NarP 1 5.32
मृकण्डुतनयस्तावत्स्थितः संजीर्णपर्णवत् । तस्मिन्घोरे जलमये विष्णुशक्त्युपबृंहितः । आत्मानं परमं ध्यायन्स्थितवान्हरिसान्निधौ
mṛkaṇḍutanayastāvatsthitaḥ saṃjīrṇaparṇavat / tasminghore jalamaye viṣṇuśaktyupabṛṃhitaḥ / ātmānaṃ paramaṃ dhyāyansthitavānharisānnidhau
For that long the son of Mṛkaṇḍu remained like a completely withered leaf in that terrible mass of water, sustained by Viṣṇu's power; meditating on the supreme Self he remained in Hari's presence.
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NarP 1 5.33
अथ काले समायाते योगनिद्राविमोचितः । सृष्टवान्ब्रह्मरुपेण जगदेतच्चराचरम्
atha kāle samāyāte yoganidrāvimocitaḥ / sṛṣṭavānbrahmarupeṇa jagadetaccarācaram
Then, when the time had come, released from his yoga-sleep, he created in the form of Brahmā this world with its moving and unmoving (beings).
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NarP 1 5.34
संहृतं तु जलं वीक्ष्य सृष्टं विश्वं मृकण्डुजः । विस्मितः परमप्रीतो ववन्दे चरणौ हरेः
saṃhṛtaṃ tu jalaṃ vīkṣya sṛṣṭaṃ viśvaṃ mṛkaṇḍujaḥ / vismitaḥ paramaprīto vavande caraṇau hareḥ
Seeing the water withdrawn and the universe created, the son of Mṛkaṇḍu, amazed and supremely delighted, bowed to Hari's feet.
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NarP 1 5.35
शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः । तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः सदानन्दैकविग्रहम्
śirasyañjalimādhāya mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ / tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhiḥ sadānandaikavigraham
Placing his joined palms on his head, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya praised with chosen words him whose sole form is everlasting bliss.
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NarP 1 5.36
मार्कण्डेय उवाच सहस्रशिरसं देवं नारायणमनामयम् । वासुदेवमनाधारं प्रणतो ऽस्मिजनार्दनम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca sahasraśirasaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam / vāsudevamanādhāraṃ praṇato 'smijanārdanam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: To the thousand-headed god Nārāyaṇa, free of affliction, to Vāsudeva who has no support (other than himself), to Janārdana I have bowed.
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NarP 1 5.37
अमेयमजरं नित्यं सदानन्दैकविग्रहम् । अप्रतर्क्यमनिर्देश्यं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
ameyamajaraṃ nityaṃ sadānandaikavigraham / apratarkyamanirdeśyaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
(Him who is) immeasurable, unaging, eternal, whose single form is unending bliss, beyond reasoning and indefinable — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.38
अक्षरं परमं नित्यं विशाक्षं विश्वसम्भवम् । सर्वतत्त्वमयं शान्तं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
akṣaraṃ paramaṃ nityaṃ viśākṣaṃ viśvasambhavam / sarvatattvamayaṃ śāntaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
(Him who is) imperishable, supreme, eternal, all-eyed, the origin of the universe, made of all the principles, tranquil — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.39
पुराणं पुरुषं सिद्धं सर्वज्ञानैकभाजनम् । परात्परतरं रुपं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
purāṇaṃ puruṣaṃ siddhaṃ sarvajñānaikabhājanam / parātparataraṃ rupaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
(Him who is) ancient, the Person, perfected, the sole vessel of all knowledge, the form higher than the highest — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.40
परञ्ज्योतिः परं धाम पवित्रं परमं पदम् । सर्वैकरुपं परमं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनमम्
parañjyotiḥ paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramaṃ padam / sarvaikarupaṃ paramaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanamam
(Him who is) the supreme light, the highest abode, pure, the highest station, the one form of all, supreme — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.41
तं सदानन्दचिन्मात्रं पराणां परमं पदम् । सर्वं सनातनं श्रेष्ठं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
taṃ sadānandacinmātraṃ parāṇāṃ paramaṃ padam / sarvaṃ sanātanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
Him who is nothing but eternal bliss and consciousness, the highest station of the exalted, all, everlasting, most excellent — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.42
सगुणं निर्गुणं शान्तं मायातीतं सुमायिनम् । अरुपं बहुरुपं तं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ śāntaṃ māyātītaṃ sumāyinam / arupaṃ bahurupaṃ taṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
Him who has qualities and is without qualities, tranquil, beyond illusion yet the great wielder of illusion, formless and of many forms — to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.43
यत्रतद्भगवान्विश्वं सृजत्यवत्ति हन्ति च । तमादिदेवमीशानं प्रणतो ऽस्मि जनार्द्दनम्
yatratadbhagavānviśvaṃ sṛjatyavatti hanti ca / tamādidevamīśānaṃ praṇato 'smi janārddanam
In whom that Lord creates, preserves, and destroys the universe — to that primal god, the ruler, to Janārdana I bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.44
परेश परमानन्द शरणागतवत्सल । त्राहि मां करुणासिन्धो मनोतीति नमो ऽस्तुते
pareśa paramānanda śaraṇāgatavatsala / trāhi māṃ karuṇāsindho manotīti namo 'stute
O supreme lord, O highest bliss, O you who are tender toward those who come for refuge, save me, O ocean of compassion, O you beyond the mind — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 5.45
एवं स्तवन्तं विप्रेन्द्रं मार्कण्डेयजगद्गुरुम् । उवाच परया प्रीत्या शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
evaṃ stavantaṃ viprendraṃ mārkaṇḍeyajagadgurum / uvāca parayā prītyā śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
To the best of brahmins, Mārkaṇḍeya, teacher of the world, who praised (him) thus, the bearer of conch, discus and mace spoke with the greatest affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.46
श्रीभगवानुवाच लोके भागवता ये च भगवद्भक्तमानसाः । तेषां तुष्टो न सन्देहो रक्षाम्येतांश्च सर्वदा
śrībhagavānuvāca loke bhāgavatā ye ca bhagavadbhaktamānasāḥ / teṣāṃ tuṣṭo na sandeho rakṣāmyetāṃśca sarvadā
The blessed Lord said: Those in the world who are Bhāgavatas and whose minds are (set on) the devotees of the Lord — with them I am pleased, there is no doubt, and I protect them always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.47
अहमेव द्विजश्रेष्ठ नित्यं प्रच्छन्नविग्रहः । भगवद्भक्तरुपेण लोकाक्रक्षामि सर्वदा
ahameva dvijaśreṣṭha nityaṃ pracchannavigrahaḥ / bhagavadbhaktarupeṇa lokākrakṣāmi sarvadā
I myself, O best of the twice-born, my form always concealed, in the shape of a devotee of the Lord, protect the world always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.48
मार्कण्डेय उवाच किंलक्षणा भागवता जायन्ते केन कर्ंमणा । एतदिच्छाम्यदं श्रोतुं कौतुहलपरो यतः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca kiṃlakṣaṇā bhāgavatā jāyante kena karṃmaṇā / etadicchāmyadaṃ śrotuṃ kautuhalaparo yataḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: With what marks are the Bhāgavatas born, and by what deed? This I wish to hear, since I am full of curiosity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.49
श्रीभगवानुवाचा लक्षणं भागवतानां श्रुणुष्व मुनिसत्तम् । वक्तुं तेषां प्रभावं हि शक्यते नाब्दकोटिभिः
śrībhagavānuvācā lakṣaṇaṃ bhāgavatānāṃ śruṇuṣva munisattam / vaktuṃ teṣāṃ prabhāvaṃ hi śakyate nābdakoṭibhiḥ
The blessed Lord said: Hear the marks of the Bhāgavatas, O best of sages; for their greatness cannot be told even in tens of millions of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.50
यो हिताः सर्वजन्तूनां गतासूया अअमत्सरा । विशिनो निस्पृहाः शान्तास्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
yo hitāḥ sarvajantūnāṃ gatāsūyā aamatsarā / viśino nispṛhāḥ śāntāste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who are benevolent toward all creatures, free of envy and jealousy, pure(?), without craving, tranquil — they indeed are the best of Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 5.51
कर्ंमणा मनसा वाचा परपीडां न कुर्वते । अपरिग्रहशीलाश्च ते वै भागवताः स्मृताः
karṃmaṇā manasā vācā parapīḍāṃ na kurvate / aparigrahaśīlāśca te vai bhāgavatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Those who by deed, mind, and speech do not cause harm to others, and whose habit is to take nothing — they indeed are held to be Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.52
सत्कथाश्रवणे येषां वर्तते सात्त्विकी मतिः । तद्भक्तविष्णुभक्ताश्च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
satkathāśravaṇe yeṣāṃ vartate sāttvikī matiḥ / tadbhaktaviṣṇubhaktāśca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those whose mind is set in sattva upon hearing good discourses, and who are devoted to Viṣṇu's devotees — they indeed are the best of Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.53
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रुषां कुर्वन्ति ये नरोत्तमाः । गङ्गाविश्वेश्वरधिया ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
mātāpitrośca śuśruṣāṃ kurvanti ye narottamāḥ / gaṅgāviśveśvaradhiyā te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those best of men who render service to mother and father, regarding them as the Ganges and the Lord of All — they indeed are the best of Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.54
ये तु देवार्च्चनरता ये तु तत्साधकाः स्मृताः । पूजां दृष्ट्वानुमोदन्ते ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ye tu devārccanaratā ye tu tatsādhakāḥ smṛtāḥ / pūjāṃ dṛṣṭvānumodante te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who delight in worshipping the god, and those who are known as its practitioners, and who rejoice on seeing the worship — they indeed are the best of Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.55
व्रतिनां च यतीनां च परिचर्यापराशअच ये । वियुक्तपरनिन्दाश्च ते व भागवतोत्तमाः
vratināṃ ca yatīnāṃ ca paricaryāparāśaaca ye / viyuktaparanindāśca te va bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who are intent on attending upon observers of vows and ascetics, and who are free from slandering others — they indeed are the best of Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.56
सर्वेषां हितवाक्यानि ये वदन्ति नरोत्तमाः । ये गुणग्राहिणो लोके ते वै भागवताः स्मृताः
sarveṣāṃ hitavākyāni ye vadanti narottamāḥ / ye guṇagrāhiṇo loke te vai bhāgavatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Those best of men who speak words beneficial to all, who in the world grasp (others') virtues — they indeed are held to be Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.57
आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि ये पश्यन्ति नरोत्तमाः । तुल्याः शत्रुषु मित्रेषु ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ātmavatsarvabhūtāni ye paśyanti narottamāḥ / tulyāḥ śatruṣu mitreṣu te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those best of men who see all beings as (they see) themselves, who are the same toward enemies and toward friends — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.58
धर्ंमशास्त्रप्रवक्तारः सत्यवाक्यरताश्च ये । सतां शुश्रूषवो ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
dharṃmaśāstrapravaktāraḥ satyavākyaratāśca ye / satāṃ śuśrūṣavo ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who expound the treatises on dharma, who delight in truthful speech, and who are eager to serve the good — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.59
व्याकुर्वते पुराणानि तानि शृण्वन्ति ये तथा । तद्वक्तरि च भक्ता ये ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
vyākurvate purāṇāni tāni śṛṇvanti ye tathā / tadvaktari ca bhaktā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who expound the Purāṇas, and those who likewise listen to them, and those who are devoted to their reciter — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.60
ये गोब्राह्मणशुश्रूषआं कुर्वते सततं नराः । तीर्थयात्रापरा ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ye gobrāhmaṇaśuśrūṣaāṃ kurvate satataṃ narāḥ / tīrthayātrāparā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those men who constantly render service to cows and brahmins, and those who are intent on pilgrimage to holy places — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.61
अन्येषामुदयं दृष्ट्वा ये ऽभिनवन्दन्ति मानवाः । हरिनामपरा ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
anyeṣāmudayaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye 'bhinavandanti mānavāḥ / harināmaparā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those men who, seeing the prosperity of others, greet it with approval, and those intent on the name of Hari — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.62
आरामारोपणरतास्तडापरिरक्षकाः । कासारकूपकर्त्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ārāmāropaṇaratāstaḍāparirakṣakāḥ / kāsārakūpakarttāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who delight in planting gardens, who protect ponds, who make lakes and wells — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.63
ये वै तडागकर्त्तारो देवसह्मानि कुर्वते । गोयत्रीनिरता ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ye vai taḍāgakarttāro devasahmāni kurvate / goyatrīniratā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who make reservoirs and build temples for the gods, and those devoted to the Gāyatrī — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.64
ये ऽभिनन्दन्ति नामानि हरेः श्रुत्वातिहर्षिताः । रोमाञ्चितशरीराश्च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ye 'bhinandanti nāmāni hareḥ śrutvātiharṣitāḥ / romāñcitaśarīrāśca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who, hearing the names of Hari, exceedingly delighted, cry out in praise of them, their bodies bristling with gooseflesh — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.65
तुलसीकावनं दृष्ट्वा ये नमस्कुर्वते नराः । तत्काष्टाङ्कितकर्णा ये ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
tulasīkāvanaṃ dṛṣṭvā ye namaskurvate narāḥ / tatkāṣṭāṅkitakarṇā ye te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those men who bow down on seeing a tulasī grove, and those whose ears are marked with its wood — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.66
तुलसीगन्धमाघ्राय सन्तोषं कुर्वते तु ये । तन्मूलमृत्तिकां ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
tulasīgandhamāghrāya santoṣaṃ kurvate tu ye / tanmūlamṛttikāṃ ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who, having smelled the fragrance of tulasī, feel satisfaction, and those who (take) the earth from its root — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.67
आश्रमाचाचरनिरतास्तथैवातिथिपूजकाः । ये च वेदार्थवक्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
āśramācācaraniratāstathaivātithipūjakāḥ / ye ca vedārthavaktāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those intent on the observances proper to their stage of life, likewise those who honour guests, and those who declare the meaning of the Vedas — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.68
शिवाप्रियाः शिवासक्ताः शिवपादार्च्चने रताः । त्रिपुण्ड्रधारिणो ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
śivāpriyāḥ śivāsaktāḥ śivapādārccane ratāḥ / tripuṇḍradhāriṇo ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those dear to Śiva, attached to Śiva, delighting in the worship of Śiva's feet, and those who wear the three (ash) marks — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.69
व्याहरन्ति च नामानि हरेः शम्भोर्महात्मनः । रुद्राक्षालङ्कृता ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
vyāharanti ca nāmāni hareḥ śambhormahātmanaḥ / rudrākṣālaṅkṛtā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who utter the names of Hari and of the great-souled Śambhu, and those adorned with rudrākṣa beads — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.70
ये यजन्ति महादेवं ऋतुभिर्बहुदक्षिणैः । हरिं वा परया भक्त्या ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
ye yajanti mahādevaṃ ṛtubhirbahudakṣiṇaiḥ / hariṃ vā parayā bhaktyā te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those who worship Mahādeva with sacrifices attended by ample gifts, or Hari with supreme devotion — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.71
विदितानि च शास्त्राणि परार्थं ग्रवदन्ति ये । सर्वत्र गुणभाजो ये ते वै भागवताः स्मृताः
viditāni ca śāstrāṇi parārthaṃ gravadanti ye / sarvatra guṇabhājo ye te vai bhāgavatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Those who, having learned the scriptures, expound them for the sake of others, and those who everywhere take hold of (others') virtues — they indeed are called Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.72
शिवे च परमेशे च विष्णौ च परमात्मनि । समबुद्ध्या प्रवर्त्तन्ते ते वै भागवताः स्मृताः
śive ca parameśe ca viṣṇau ca paramātmani / samabuddhyā pravarttante te vai bhāgavatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Those who conduct themselves with an even mind toward Śiva the supreme lord and toward Viṣṇu the supreme self — they indeed are called Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.73
शिवाग्रिकार्यनिरताः पञ्चाक्षरजपे रताः । शिवध्यानरता ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
śivāgrikāryaniratāḥ pañcākṣarajape ratāḥ / śivadhyānaratā ye ca te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those intent on the fire-rites of Śiva, devoted to the recitation of the five-syllable (mantra), and those given to meditation on Śiva — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.74
पानीयदाननिरता ये ऽन्नदानरतास्तथा । एकादर्शीव्रतरता वै भागवतोत्तमाः
pānīyadānaniratā ye 'nnadānaratāstathā / ekādarśīvrataratā vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those intent on the gift of water, likewise those devoted to the gift of food, and those devoted to the Ekādaśī observance — (they) indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.75
गोदाननिरता ये च कन्यादानरताश्च ये । मदर्थं कर्ंमकर्त्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः
godānaniratā ye ca kanyādānaratāśca ye / madarthaṃ karṃmakarttāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ
Those intent on the gift of cows, and those devoted to giving daughters in marriage, and those who perform their acts for my sake — they indeed are the foremost of the Bhāgavatas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.76
एते भागवता विप्र केचिदत्र प्रकीर्तिताः । मयापि गदितुं शक्या नाब्दकोटिशतैरपि
ete bhāgavatā vipra kecidatra prakīrtitāḥ / mayāpi gadituṃ śakyā nābdakoṭiśatairapi
These Bhāgavatas, brahmin, are only some who have been proclaimed here; even by me they could not be told fully, not in a hundred crores of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.77
तस्मात्त्वमपि विप्रेन्द्र सुशीलो भव सर्वदा । सर्वभूताश्रयो दान्तो मेत्रो धर्ंमपरायणः
tasmāttvamapi viprendra suśīlo bhava sarvadā / sarvabhūtāśrayo dānto metro dharṃmaparāyaṇaḥ
Therefore you too, best of brahmins, be always of good character, a refuge to all beings, self-restrained, friendly, devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.78
पुनर्युगान्तपर्य्यन्तं धर्ंमं सर्वं समाचरन् । मन्मूर्त्तिध्याननिरतः परं निर्वाणमाप्स्यसि
punaryugāntaparyyantaṃ dharṃmaṃ sarvaṃ samācaran / manmūrttidhyānanirataḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpsyasi
And practising all dharma again until the end of the age, delighting in meditation on my form, you will attain the highest extinction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.79
एवं मृकण्डुपुत्रस्य स्वभक्तस्य कृपानिधिः । दत्त्वा वरं स देवेशस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
evaṃ mṛkaṇḍuputrasya svabhaktasya kṛpānidhiḥ / dattvā varaṃ sa deveśastatraivāntaradhīyata
Thus, having given a boon to Mṛkaṇḍu's son, his own devotee, that treasury of compassion, the lord of gods, vanished right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.80
मार्कण्डेयो महाभागो हरिभक्तिरतः सदा । चचार परमं धर्ममीजे च विधिवन्मखैः
mārkaṇḍeyo mahābhāgo haribhaktirataḥ sadā / cacāra paramaṃ dharmamīje ca vidhivanmakhaiḥ
The greatly fortunate Mārkaṇḍeya, ever intent on devotion to Hari, practised the highest dharma and sacrificed with rites according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.81
शालप्रामे महाक्षेत्रे तताप परमं तपः । ध्यानक्षपितकर्मा तु परं निर्वाणमात्पवान्
śālaprāme mahākṣetre tatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ / dhyānakṣapitakarmā tu paraṃ nirvāṇamātpavān
At the great holy place Śālagrāma he performed the highest austerity, and, his karma consumed by meditation, he attained the highest extinction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NarP 1 5.82
तस्माज्जन्तुषु सर्वेषु हितकृद्धरिपूजकः । ईप्सिवं मनसा यद्यनत्तदान्प्रोत्यसंशयम्
tasmājjantuṣu sarveṣu hitakṛddharipūjakaḥ / īpsivaṃ manasā yadyanattadānprotyasaṃśayam
Therefore one who does good to all creatures and worships Hari obtains, without doubt, whatever he desires in his mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NarP 1 5.83
सनक उवाच एतत्सर्वं निगदितं त्वया पृष्टं द्विजोत्तम । भगवद्भक्ति माहात्म्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि
sanaka uvāca etatsarvaṃ nigaditaṃ tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ dvijottama / bhagavadbhakti māhātmyaṃ kimanyacchrotumicchasi
Sanaka said: All this that was asked by you, best of the twice-born, has been told — the greatness of devotion to the Lord. What else do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition