Narasimha Purana — Chapter 34
NsP 34.1
पुनर् एव द्विजश्रेष्ठ मार्कण्डेय महामते निर्माल्यापनयाद् विष्णोर् यत् पुण्यं तद् वदस्व मे
punar eva dvijaśreṣṭha mārkaṇḍeya mahāmate nirmālyāpanayād viṣṇor yat puṇyaṃ tad vadasva me
Once again, O best of the twice-born, Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind, tell me what merit comes from removing the faded offerings of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.2
निर्माल्यम् अपनीयाथ तोयेन स्नाप्य केशवम् नरसिंहाकृतिं राजन् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
nirmālyam apanīyātha toyena snāpya keśavam narasiṃhākṛtiṃ rājan sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Having removed the faded offerings and then bathed Keśava with water — (him) in the form of Narasiṃha — O king, one is freed from all sins.
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NsP 34.3
सर्वतीर्थफलं प्राप्य यानारूढो दिवं व्रजेत् श्रीविष्णोः सदनं प्राप्य मोदते कालम् अक्षयम्
sarvatīrthaphalaṃ prāpya yānārūḍho divaṃ vrajet śrīviṣṇoḥ sadanaṃ prāpya modate kālam akṣayam
Having obtained the fruit of all sacred fords, he would go to heaven mounted on a vehicle; reaching the abode of Śrī-Viṣṇu he rejoices for imperishable time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.4
आगच्छ नरसिंहेति आवाह्याक्षतपुष्पकैः एतावतापि राजेन्द्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
āgaccha narasiṃheti āvāhyākṣatapuṣpakaiḥ etāvatāpi rājendra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Having invoked (him) with "Come, O Narasiṃha!" with unbroken grains and flowers — by even so much, O lord of kings, one is freed from all sins.
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NsP 34.5
दत्त्वासनम् अथार्घ्यं च पाद्यम् आचमनीयकम् देवदेवस्य विधिना सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
dattvāsanam athārghyaṃ ca pādyam ācamanīyakam devadevasya vidhinā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Having given, according to the rule, a seat, and then the arghya water, water for the feet, and water for rinsing the mouth to the God of gods, one is freed from all sins.
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NsP 34.6
स्नाप्य तोयेन पयसा नरसिंहं नराधिप सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते
snāpya toyena payasā narasiṃhaṃ narādhipa sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate
Having bathed Narasiṃha with water and with milk, O ruler of men, one is freed from all sins and is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu.
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NsP 34.7
स्नाप्य दध्ना सकृद् यस् तु निर्मलः प्रियदर्शनः विष्णुलोकम् अवाप्नोति पूज्यमानः सुरोत्तमैः
snāpya dadhnā sakṛd yas tu nirmalaḥ priyadarśanaḥ viṣṇulokam avāpnoti pūjyamānaḥ surottamaiḥ
But he who bathes (the image) with curds even once becomes stainless and pleasing to look upon, and attains the world of Viṣṇu, honoured by the foremost of the gods.
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NsP 34.8
यः करोति हरेर् अर्चां मधुना स्नापयन् नरः अग्निलोके स मोदित्वा पुनर् विष्णुपुरे वसेत्
yaḥ karoti harer arcāṃ madhunā snāpayan naraḥ agniloke sa moditvā punar viṣṇupure vaset
The man who performs worship of Hari, bathing (him) with honey, rejoices in the world of Agni and afterwards dwells again in the city of Viṣṇu.
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NsP 34.9
घृतेन स्नपनं यस् तु स्नानकाले विशेषतः नरसिंहाकृतेः कुर्याच् *छङ्खभेरीनिनादितम्
ghṛtena snapanaṃ yas tu snānakāle viśeṣataḥ narasiṃhākṛteḥ kuryāc *chaṅkhabherīnināditam
And he who performs the bathing with ghee, especially at the time of the (ritual) bath, of the form of Narasiṃha, accompanied by the sounding of conch and drum—
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NsP 34.10
पापकञ्चुकम् उन्मुच्य यथा जीर्णम् अहिस् त्वचम् दिव्यं विमानम् आस्थाय विष्णुलोके महीयते
pāpakañcukam unmucya yathā jīrṇam ahis tvacam divyaṃ vimānam āsthāya viṣṇuloke mahīyate
—casting off the sheath of sin as a snake (casts off) its worn-out skin, he mounts a divine celestial car and is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.11
पञ्चगव्येन देवेशं यः स्नापयति भक्तितः मन्त्रपूर्वं महाराज तस्य पुण्यम् अनन्तकम्
pañcagavyena deveśaṃ yaḥ snāpayati bhaktitaḥ mantrapūrvaṃ mahārāja tasya puṇyam anantakam
He who with devotion bathes the lord of gods with the five products of the cow, preceded by mantras—his merit, great king, is endless.
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NsP 34.12
यश् च गोधूमकैश् चूर्णैर् उद्वर्त्योष्णेन वारिणा प्रक्षाल्य देवदेवेशं वारुणं लोकम् आप्नुयात्
yaś ca godhūmakaiś cūrṇair udvartyoṣṇena vāriṇā prakṣālya devadeveśaṃ vāruṇaṃ lokam āpnuyāt
And he who, having rubbed (the image) with wheat flour and washed the God of the gods of gods with warm water, would attain the world of Varuṇa.
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NsP 34.13
पादपीठं तु यो भक्त्या बिल्वपत्रर् निर्घर्षितम् उष्णाम्बुना च प्रक्षाल्य सर्वपापैर् प्रमुच्यते
pādapīṭhaṃ tu yo bhaktyā bilvapatrar nirgharṣitam uṣṇāmbunā ca prakṣālya sarvapāpair pramucyate
But he who with devotion scrubs the footstool with bilva leaves and washes it with warm water is released from all sins.
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NsP 34.14
कुशपुष्पोदकैः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकम् अवाप्नुयात् रत्नोदकेन सावित्रं कौबेरं हेमवारिणा नरसिंहं तु संस्नाप्य कर्पूरागुरुवारिणा
kuśapuṣpodakaiḥ snātvā brahmalokam avāpnuyāt ratnodakena sāvitraṃ kauberaṃ hemavāriṇā narasiṃhaṃ tu saṃsnāpya karpūrāguruvāriṇā
Having bathed (the image) with water containing kuśa grass and flowers, he would attain the world of Brahmā; with jewel-water, the world of Savitṛ; with gold-water, that of Kubera; but having bathed Narasiṃha with camphor- and aguru-water—
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NsP 34.15
इन्द्रलोके स मोदित्वा पश्चाद् विष्णुपुरे वसेत् पुण्योदकेन गोविन्दं स्नाप्य भक्त्या नरोत्तम
indraloke sa moditvā paścād viṣṇupure vaset puṇyodakena govindaṃ snāpya bhaktyā narottama
—having rejoiced in the world of Indra, he would afterwards dwell in the city of Viṣṇu. Having bathed Govinda with devotion with holy water, O best of men,
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NsP 34.16
सावित्रं लोकम् आसाद्य विष्णुलोके महीयते वस्त्राभ्याम् अर्चनं भक्त्या परिधाप्य हरिं हरेः
sāvitraṃ lokam āsādya viṣṇuloke mahīyate vastrābhyām arcanaṃ bhaktyā paridhāpya hariṃ hareḥ
reaching the world of Savitṛ, he is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu. (Making) worship of Hari with devotion with a pair of garments, clothing Hari (therewith)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 34.17
सोमलोके रमित्वा च विष्णुलोके महीयते कुङ्कुमागुरुश्रीखण्डकर्दमैर् अच्युताकृतिम्
somaloke ramitvā ca viṣṇuloke mahīyate kuṅkumāguruśrīkhaṇḍakardamair acyutākṛtim
—having taken his pleasure in the world of Soma, he is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu. (He who anoints) the form of Acyuta with pastes of saffron, aguru and sandalwood—
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NsP 34.18
आलिप्य भक्त्या राजेन्द्र कल्पकोटिं वसेद् दिवि मल्लिकामालतीजातिकेतक्यशोकचम्पकैः
ālipya bhaktyā rājendra kalpakoṭiṃ vased divi mallikāmālatījātiketakyaśokacampakaiḥ
—having anointed (him) with devotion, O best of kings, would dwell in heaven for ten million aeons. With jasmine, mālatī, jāti, ketakī, aśoka and campaka flowers,
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NsP 34.19
पुंनागनागबकुलैः पद्मैर् उत्पलजातिभिः तुलसीकरवीरैश् च पालाशैः सानुकुम्बकैः
puṃnāganāgabakulaiḥ padmair utpalajātibhiḥ tulasīkaravīraiś ca pālāśaiḥ sānukumbakaiḥ
with puṃnāga, nāga and bakula (flowers), with lotuses, with the kinds of blue lotus, with tulasī and oleander, with palāśa (flowers) together with anukumbakas,
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NsP 34.20
एतैर् अन्यैश् च कुसुमैः प्रशस्तैर् अच्युतं नरः अर्चयेद् दशसुवर्णस्य प्रत्येकं फलम् आप्नुयात्
etair anyaiś ca kusumaiḥ praśastair acyutaṃ naraḥ arcayed daśasuvarṇasya pratyekaṃ phalam āpnuyāt
with these and with other excellent flowers a man should worship Acyuta: for each one he would obtain the fruit of (giving) ten pieces of gold.
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NsP 34.21
मालां कृत्वा यथालाभम् एतेषां विष्णुम् अर्चयेत् कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि कल्पकोटिशतानि च
mālāṃ kṛtvā yathālābham eteṣāṃ viṣṇum arcayet kalpakoṭisahasrāṇi kalpakoṭiśatāni ca
Having made a garland of these as available, he should worship Viṣṇu: for thousands of ten millions of aeons, and hundreds of ten millions of aeons,
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NsP 34.22
दिव्यां विमानम् आस्थाय विष्णुलोके स मोदते नरसिंहं तु यो भक्त्या बिल्वपत्रैर् अखण्डितैः
divyāṃ vimānam āsthāya viṣṇuloke sa modate narasiṃhaṃ tu yo bhaktyā bilvapatrair akhaṇḍitaiḥ
mounting a divine celestial car, he rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu. But he who with devotion (worships) Narasiṃha with unbroken bilva leaves,
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NsP 34.23
निश्छिद्रैः पूजयेद् यस् तु तुलसीभिः समन्वितम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वभूषणभूषितः
niśchidraiḥ pūjayed yas tu tulasībhiḥ samanvitam sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
he who worships (him) with unpierced (leaves) together with tulasī, freed from all sins and adorned with every ornament,
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NsP 34.24
काञ्चनेन विमानेन विष्णुलोके महीयते माहिषाख्यं गुग्गुलं च आज्ययुक्तं सशर्करम्
kāñcanena vimānena viṣṇuloke mahīyate māhiṣākhyaṃ guggulaṃ ca ājyayuktaṃ saśarkaram
is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu with a golden celestial car. And (he who offers) the guggulu called māhiṣa, mixed with ghee and with sugar,
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NsP 34.25
धूपं ददाति राजेन्द्र नरसिंहस्य भक्तिमान् धूपितैः सर्वदिग्भ्यस् तु सर्वपापविवर्जितः
dhūpaṃ dadāti rājendra narasiṃhasya bhaktimān dhūpitaiḥ sarvadigbhyas tu sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ
who devoutly gives incense, O best of kings, to Narasiṃha—by the incensings from all directions he is rid of all sins,
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NsP 34.26
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णविमानेन विराजते वायुलोके स मोदित्वा पश्चाद् विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇavimānena virājate vāyuloke sa moditvā paścād viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet
and shines forth in a celestial car thronged with hosts of apsarases; having rejoiced in the world of Vāyu, he would afterwards go to the city of Viṣṇu.
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NsP 34.27
घृतेन वाथ तैलेन दीपं प्रज्वालयेन् नरः विष्णवे विधिवद् भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
ghṛtena vātha tailena dīpaṃ prajvālayen naraḥ viṣṇave vidhivad bhaktyā tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu
If a man lights a lamp with ghee or with oil for Viṣṇu, duly and with devotion — hear the fruit of his merit.
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NsP 34.28
विहाय पापकलिलं सहरादित्यसप्रभः ज्योतिष्मता विमानेन विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
vihāya pāpakalilaṃ saharādityasaprabhaḥ jyotiṣmatā vimānena viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
Abandoning the filth of sin, radiant as the sun itself, he goes to Viṣṇu's world in a shining aerial car.
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NsP 34.29
हविः शाल्योदनं दिवान् आज्ययुक्तं सशर्करम् निवेद्य नरसिंहाय यावकं पायसं तथा
haviḥ śālyodanaṃ divān ājyayuktaṃ saśarkaram nivedya narasiṃhāya yāvakaṃ pāyasaṃ tathā
Having offered to Narasiṃha the oblation of rice cooked (in milk?), mixed with ghee and with sugar, and barley-gruel and milk-pudding as well —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 34.30
समास् तन्दुलसंख्याया यावतीस् तावतीर् नृप विष्णुलोके महाभोगान् भुञ्जन्न् आस्ते स वैष्णवः
samās tandulasaṃkhyāyā yāvatīs tāvatīr nṛpa viṣṇuloke mahābhogān bhuñjann āste sa vaiṣṇavaḥ
as many as the number of rice grains, so many years, O king, does that Vaiṣṇava dwell in Viṣṇu's world enjoying great delights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.31
बलिना वैष्णवेनाथ तृप्ताः सन्तो दिवौकसः शान्तिं तस्य प्रयच्छन्ति श्रियम् आरोग्यम् एव च
balinā vaiṣṇavenātha tṛptāḥ santo divaukasaḥ śāntiṃ tasya prayacchanti śriyam ārogyam eva ca
Then the dwellers in heaven, being satisfied by the Vaiṣṇava offering, grant him peace, prosperity, and health as well.
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NsP 34.32
प्रदक्षिणेन चैकेन देवदेवस्य भक्तितः कृतेन यत् फलं नॄणां तच् छृणुष्व नृपात्मज
pradakṣiṇena caikena devadevasya bhaktitaḥ kṛtena yat phalaṃ nṝṇāṃ tac chṛṇuṣva nṛpātmaja
And what fruit men obtain by a single circumambulation of the God of gods made out of devotion — hear that, O prince.
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NsP 34.33
पृथ्वीप्रदक्षिणफलं प्राप्य विष्णुपुरे वसेत् नमस्कारः कृतो येन भक्त्या वै माधवस्य च
pṛthvīpradakṣiṇaphalaṃ prāpya viṣṇupure vaset namaskāraḥ kṛto yena bhaktyā vai mādhavasya ca
Obtaining the fruit of circumambulating the earth, he dwells in Viṣṇu's city. And by whom a bow is made with devotion to Mādhava,
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NsP 34.34
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाख्यं फलं तेनाप्तम् अञ्जसा स्तोत्रैर् जपैश् च देवाग्रे यः स्तौति मधुसूदनम्
dharmārthakāmamokṣākhyaṃ phalaṃ tenāptam añjasā stotrair japaiś ca devāgre yaḥ stauti madhusūdanam
by him the fruit called righteousness, wealth, pleasure and liberation is straightway obtained. He who praises Madhusūdana before the god with hymns and mutterings,
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NsP 34.35
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते गीतवाद्यादिकं नाट्यं शङ्खतूर्यादिनिःस्वनैः
sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate gītavādyādikaṃ nāṭyaṃ śaṅkhatūryādiniḥsvanaiḥ
freed from all sins, is honoured in Viṣṇu's world. Song, instrumental music and the rest, and dance, with the sounds of conch and trumpet and so on —
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NsP 34.36
यः कारयति वै विष्णोः स याति मन्दिरं नरः पर्वकाले विशेषेण कामगः कामरूपवान्
yaḥ kārayati vai viṣṇoḥ sa yāti mandiraṃ naraḥ parvakāle viśeṣeṇa kāmagaḥ kāmarūpavān
the man who has these performed for Viṣṇu goes to (his) temple, especially at the time of the (sacred) conjunctions; going where he wishes, taking what form he wishes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.37
सुसंगीतविदैश् चैव सेव्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः महार्हमणिचित्रेण विमानेन विराजता
susaṃgītavidaiś caiva sevyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ mahārhamaṇicitreṇa vimānena virājatā
and being attended by troops of apsarases skilled in fine singing, in a shining aerial car variegated with most precious gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.38
स्वर्गात् स्वर्गम् अनुप्राप्य विष्णुलोके महीयते ध्वजं तु विष्णवे यस् तु गरुडेन समन्वितम्
svargāt svargam anuprāpya viṣṇuloke mahīyate dhvajaṃ tu viṣṇave yas tu garuḍena samanvitam
passing from heaven to heaven, he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world. And he who (offers) to Viṣṇu a banner marked with Garuḍa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.39
दद्यात् सो ऽपि ध्वजाकीर्णविमानेन विराजता विष्णुलोकम् अवाप्नोति सेव्यमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः
dadyāt so 'pi dhvajākīrṇavimānena virājatā viṣṇulokam avāpnoti sevyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ
should he give (it), he too, in a shining aerial car thick with banners, attains Viṣṇu's world, attended by troops of apsarases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.40
सुवर्णाभरणैर् दिव्यैर् हारकेयूरकुण्डलैः मुकुटाभरणाद्यैश् च यो विष्णुं पूजयेन् नृप
suvarṇābharaṇair divyair hārakeyūrakuṇḍalaiḥ mukuṭābharaṇādyaiś ca yo viṣṇuṃ pūjayen nṛpa
He who worships Viṣṇu, O king, with divine golden ornaments — necklaces, armlets, earrings — and with crowns, ornaments and the like,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.41
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वभूषणभूषितः इन्द्रलोके वसेद् धीमान् यावद् इन्द्राश् चतुर्दश
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ indraloke vased dhīmān yāvad indrāś caturdaśa
that wise man, freed from all sins and adorned with every adornment, dwells in Indra's world for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.42
यो गां पयस्विनीं विष्णोः कपिलां संप्रयच्छति आराध्य तम् अथाग्रे तु यत् किंचिद् दग्धम् उत्तमम्
yo gāṃ payasvinīṃ viṣṇoḥ kapilāṃ saṃprayacchati ārādhya tam athāgre tu yat kiṃcid dagdham uttamam
He who presents to Viṣṇu a milk-giving tawny cow, and, having propitiated him, then (offers) before him whatever excellent thing is cooked —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 34.43
तद् दत्त्वा नरसिंहाय विष्णुलोके महीयते पितरस् तस्य मोदन्ते श्वेतद्वीपे चिरं नृप
tad dattvā narasiṃhāya viṣṇuloke mahīyate pitaras tasya modante śvetadvīpe ciraṃ nṛpa
having given that to Narasiṃha, he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world, and his forefathers rejoice long in the White Island, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.44
एवं यः पूजयेद् राजन् नरसिंहं नरोत्तमः तस्य स्वर्गापवर्गौ तु भवतो नात्र संशयः
evaṃ yaḥ pūjayed rājan narasiṃhaṃ narottamaḥ tasya svargāpavargau tu bhavato nātra saṃśayaḥ
The best of men who thus worships Narasiṃha, O king — for him both heaven and release come to be; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.45
यत्रैवं पूज्यते विष्णुर् नरसिंहो नरैर् नृप न तत्र व्याधिदुर्भिक्षराजचौरादिकं भयम्
yatraivaṃ pūjyate viṣṇur narasiṃho narair nṛpa na tatra vyādhidurbhikṣarājacaurādikaṃ bhayam
Where Viṣṇu Narasiṃha is thus worshipped by men, O king, there is no fear there of disease, famine, the king, thieves and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.46
नरसिंहं समाराध्य विधिनानेन माधवम् नानास्वर्गसुखं भुक्त्वा न भूयः स्तनपो भवेत्
narasiṃhaṃ samārādhya vidhinānena mādhavam nānāsvargasukhaṃ bhuktvā na bhūyaḥ stanapo bhavet
Having propitiated Narasiṃha, Mādhava, by this rite, and having enjoyed the pleasures of various heavens, one would not again become a suckling (i.e. be reborn).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.47
नित्यं सर्पिस् तिलैर् होमो ग्रामे यस्मिन् प्रवर्तते न भवेत् तस्य ग्रामस्य भयं वा तत्र कुत्रचित्
nityaṃ sarpis tilair homo grāme yasmin pravartate na bhavet tasya grāmasya bhayaṃ vā tatra kutracit
In whatever village the daily oblation with ghee and sesame is carried on, that village will have no danger, nor (will there be) any (danger) there anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.48
अनावृष्टिर् माहामारी दोषा नो दाहका नृप नरसिंहं समाराध्य ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः
anāvṛṣṭir māhāmārī doṣā no dāhakā nṛpa narasiṃhaṃ samārādhya brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
No drought, no great pestilence, no burning calamities, O king, (befall those) who have duly propitiated Narasiṃha through brahmins versed to the end in the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.49
कारयेल् लक्षहोमं तु ग्रामे यत्र पुराधिपः कृते तस्मिन् मयोक्ते तु आगच्छति न तद्भयम्
kārayel lakṣahomaṃ tu grāme yatra purādhipaḥ kṛte tasmin mayokte tu āgacchati na tadbhayam
But wherever the lord of the city has the lakṣahoma (offering of a hundred thousand oblations) performed in a village — when that which I have declared has been done, that danger does not come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.50
दृष्टोपसर्गमरणं प्रजानाम् आत्मनश् च हि सम्यगाराधनीयं तु नरसिंहस्य मन्दिरे
dṛṣṭopasargamaraṇaṃ prajānām ātmanaś ca hi samyagārādhanīyaṃ tu narasiṃhasya mandire
When affliction and death of the subjects, and of oneself, is seen, (the god) is indeed to be duly propitiated in Narasiṃha's temple.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.51
शंकरायतने चापि कोटिहोमं नराधिप कारयेत् संयतैर् विप्रैः सभोजनसदक्षिणैः
śaṃkarāyatane cāpi koṭihomaṃ narādhipa kārayet saṃyatair vipraiḥ sabhojanasadakṣiṇaiḥ
And in Śaṃkara's shrine too, O ruler of men, he should have the koṭihoma (offering of ten million oblations) performed by disciplined brahmins, together with feeding and with proper fees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.52
कृते तस्मिन् नृपश्रेष्ठ नरसिंहप्रसादतः उपसर्गादिमरणं प्रजानाम् उपशाम्यति
kṛte tasmin nṛpaśreṣṭha narasiṃhaprasādataḥ upasargādimaraṇaṃ prajānām upaśāmyati
When that has been done, O best of kings, by the grace of Narasiṃha the affliction and death and the rest among the subjects subsides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.53
दुःस्वप्नदर्शने घोरे ग्रहपीडासु चात्मनः होमं च भोजनं चैव तस्य दोषः प्रणश्यति
duḥsvapnadarśane ghore grahapīḍāsu cātmanaḥ homaṃ ca bhojanaṃ caiva tasya doṣaḥ praṇaśyati
On the seeing of a dreadful evil dream, and in one's own afflictions from the planets, (there should be) both an oblation and a feeding: (thereby) his taint is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.54
अयने विषुवे चैव चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तथा नरसिंहं समाराध्य लक्षहोमं तु कारयेत्
ayane viṣuve caiva candrasūryagrahe tathā narasiṃhaṃ samārādhya lakṣahomaṃ tu kārayet
At a solstice, at an equinox, and likewise at an eclipse of the moon or sun, having duly propitiated Narasiṃha he should have the lakṣahoma performed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.55
शान्तिर् भवति राजेन्द्र तस्य तत्स्थानवासिनाम् एवमादिफलोपेतं नरसिंहार्चनं नृप
śāntir bhavati rājendra tasya tatsthānavāsinām evamādiphalopetaṃ narasiṃhārcanaṃ nṛpa
There comes about appeasement, O lord of kings, for him and for those dwelling in that place. Such is the worship of Narasiṃha, O king, endowed with fruits beginning thus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.56
कुरु त्वं भूपतेः पुत्र यदि वाञ्छसि सद्गतिम् अतः परतरं नास्ति स्वर्गमोक्षफलप्रदम्
kuru tvaṃ bhūpateḥ putra yadi vāñchasi sadgatim ataḥ parataraṃ nāsti svargamokṣaphalapradam
Do it, O son of the king of the earth, if you desire a good destiny; there is nothing higher than this that grants the fruit of heaven and release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.57
नरेन्द्रैः सुकरं कर्तुं देवदेवस्य पूजनम् सन्त्य् अरण्ये ह्य् अमूल्यानि पत्रपुष्पाणि शाखिनाम्
narendraiḥ sukaraṃ kartuṃ devadevasya pūjanam santy araṇye hy amūlyāni patrapuṣpāṇi śākhinām
For kings it is easy to perform the worship of the God of gods: in the forest there are leaves and flowers of the trees that cost nothing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.58
तोयं नदीतडागेषु देवः साधारणः स्थितः मनो नियमयेद् एकं विद्यासाधनकर्मणि
toyaṃ nadītaḍāgeṣu devaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ sthitaḥ mano niyamayed ekaṃ vidyāsādhanakarmaṇi
water is in the rivers and ponds; the god stands available to all. One need only restrain the mind in the work of achieving (this) knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.59
मनो नियमितं येन मुक्तिस् तस्य करे स्थिता
mano niyamitaṃ yena muktis tasya kare sthitā
He by whom the mind has been restrained — release lies in his hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 34.60
इत्य् एवम् उक्तं भृगुचोदितेन मया तवेहार्चनम् अच्युतस्य दिने दिने त्वं कुरु विष्णुपूजां वदस्व चान्यत् कथयामि किं ते
ity evam uktaṃ bhṛgucoditena mayā tavehārcanam acyutasya dine dine tvaṃ kuru viṣṇupūjāṃ vadasva cānyat kathayāmi kiṃ te
Thus has the worship of Acyuta here been declared to you by me, prompted by Bhṛgu. Perform the worship of Viṣṇu day by day; and speak — what else shall I tell you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition