Narasimha Purana — Chapter 57
NsP 57.1
भक्तानां लक्षणं ब्रूहि नरसिंह् अस्य मे द्विज येषां संगतिमात्रेण विष्णुलोको न दूरतः
bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi narasiṃh asya me dvija yeṣāṃ saṃgatimātreṇa viṣṇuloko na dūrataḥ
Tell me the marks of the devotees of Narasiṃha, O twice-born, by mere association with whom the world of Viṣṇu is not far off.
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NsP 57.2
विष्णुभक्ता महोत्साहा विष्ण्वर्चनविधौ सदा संयता धर्मसंपन्नाः सर्वार्थान् साधयन्ति ते
viṣṇubhaktā mahotsāhā viṣṇvarcanavidhau sadā saṃyatā dharmasaṃpannāḥ sarvārthān sādhayanti te
Viṣṇu's devotees, of great zeal, ever restrained in the rite of worshipping Viṣṇu, endowed with dharma — they accomplish all aims.
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NsP 57.3
परोपकारनिरता गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः वर्णाश्रमाचारयुताः सर्वेषां सुप्रियंवदाः
paropakāraniratā guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ varṇāśramācārayutāḥ sarveṣāṃ supriyaṃvadāḥ
Intent on helping others, devoted to serving the guru, conforming to the practices of class and life-stage, speaking kindly to all,
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NsP 57.4
वेदवेदार्थतत्त्वज्ञा गतरोषा गतस्पृहाः शान्ताश् च सौम्यवदना नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः
vedavedārthatattvajñā gataroṣā gataspṛhāḥ śāntāś ca saumyavadanā nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
knowing the truth of the Veda and the Veda's meaning, free from anger, free from craving, calm, of gentle countenance, always devoted to dharma,
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NsP 57.5
हितं मितं च वक्तारः काले शक्त्यातिथिप्रियाः दम्भमायाविनिर्मुक्ताः कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः
hitaṃ mitaṃ ca vaktāraḥ kāle śaktyātithipriyāḥ dambhamāyāvinirmuktāḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ
speakers of what is beneficial and measured, fond of guests at the (right) time and according to their means, wholly free from pretence and deceit, rid of desire and anger —
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NsP 57.6
ईदृग्विधा नरा धीराः क्षमावन्तो बहुश्रुताः विष्णुकीर्तनसंजातहर्षा रोमाञ्चिता जनाः
īdṛgvidhā narā dhīrāḥ kṣamāvanto bahuśrutāḥ viṣṇukīrtanasaṃjātaharṣā romāñcitā janāḥ
men of such a kind, steadfast, patient, of wide learning, people in whom joy arises at the praise of Viṣṇu, with hair bristling (with delight),
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NsP 57.7
विष्ण्वर्चापूजने यत्तास् तत्कथायां कृतादराः ईदृग्विधा महात्मानो विष्णुभक्ताः प्रकीर्तिताः
viṣṇvarcāpūjane yattās tatkathāyāṃ kṛtādarāḥ īdṛgvidhā mahātmāno viṣṇubhaktāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
intent on the worship of Viṣṇu's image, showing reverence for stories of him — such great-souled ones are declared to be devotees of Viṣṇu.
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NsP 57.8
ये वर्णाश्रमधर्मस्थास् ते भक्ताः केशवं प्रति इति प्रोक्तं त्वया विद्वन् भृगुवर्य गुरो मम
ye varṇāśramadharmasthās te bhaktāḥ keśavaṃ prati iti proktaṃ tvayā vidvan bhṛguvarya guro mama
"Those who stand in the dharma of the classes and life-stages are devotees toward Keśava" — so it was said by you, O learned one, best of the Bhṛgus, my teacher.
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NsP 57.9
वर्णानाम् आश्रमाणां च धर्मं मे वक्तुम् अर्हसि यैः कृतैस् तुष्यते देवो नरसिंहः सनातनः
varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca dharmaṃ me vaktum arhasi yaiḥ kṛtais tuṣyate devo narasiṃhaḥ sanātanaḥ
You ought to tell me the dharma of the classes and of the life-stages, by the performance of which the eternal god Narasiṃha is pleased.
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NsP 57.10
अत्रे ते वर्णयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तम् अनुत्तमम् मुनिभिः सह संवादं हारीतस्य महात्मनः
atre te varṇayiṣyāmi purāvṛttam anuttamam munibhiḥ saha saṃvādaṃ hārītasya mahātmanaḥ
Here I shall relate to you a most excellent event of old, the conversation of the great-souled Hārīta with the sages.
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NsP 57.11
हारीतं धर्मतत्त्वज्ञम् आसीनं बहुपाठकम् प्रणिपत्याब्रुवन् सर्वे मुनयो धर्मकाङ्क्षिणः
hārītaṃ dharmatattvajñam āsīnaṃ bahupāṭhakam praṇipatyābruvan sarve munayo dharmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
All the sages, desiring dharma, having bowed to Hārīta, who knew the truth of dharma and was seated, a reciter of many texts, said:
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NsP 57.12
भगवन् सर्वधर्मज्ञ सर्वधर्मप्रवर्तक वर्णानाम् आश्रमाणां च धर्मं प्रब्रूहि शाश्वतम्
bhagavan sarvadharmajña sarvadharmapravartaka varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca dharmaṃ prabrūhi śāśvatam
"Lord, knower of all dharma, promulgator of all dharma, declare the eternal dharma of the classes and of the life-stages."
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NsP 57.13
नारायणः पुरा देवो जगत्स्रष्टा जलोपरि सुष्वाप भोगिपर्यङ्के शयने तु श्रिया सह
nārāyaṇaḥ purā devo jagatsraṣṭā jalopari suṣvāpa bhogiparyaṅke śayane tu śriyā saha
Formerly the god Nārāyaṇa, creator of the world, slept upon the water on the couch of the serpent, on (his) bed, together with Śrī.
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NsP 57.14
तस्य सुप्तस्य नाभौ तु दिव्यं पद्मम् अभूत् किल तन्मध्ये चाभवद् ब्रह्मा वेदवेदाङ्गभूषणः
tasya suptasya nābhau tu divyaṃ padmam abhūt kila tanmadhye cābhavad brahmā vedavedāṅgabhūṣaṇaḥ
And in the navel of him as he slept a divine lotus came to be, they say; and in the midst of it arose Brahmā, adorned with the Vedas and the limbs of the Vedas.
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NsP 57.15
स चोक्तस् तेन देवेन ब्राह्मणान् मुखतो ऽसृजत् असृजत् क्षत्रियान् बाह्वोर् वैश्यांस् तु ऊरुतो ऽसृजत्
sa coktas tena devena brāhmaṇān mukhato 'sṛjat asṛjat kṣatriyān bāhvor vaiśyāṃs tu ūruto 'sṛjat
And he, commanded by that god, created the brahmins from his mouth; he created the kshatriyas from his arms, and the vaishyas he created from his thighs.
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NsP 57.16
शूद्रास् तु पादतः सृष्टास् तेषां चैवानुपूर्वशः धर्मशास्त्रं च मर्यादां प्रोवाच कमलोद्भवः
śūdrās tu pādataḥ sṛṣṭās teṣāṃ caivānupūrvaśaḥ dharmaśāstraṃ ca maryādāṃ provāca kamalodbhavaḥ
The shudras, however, were created from the feet; and for them, in due order, the lotus-born (Brahmā) declared the law-treatise and the bounds (of conduct).
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NsP 57.17
तद्वत् सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुत द्विजसत्तमाः धन्यं यशस्यम् आयुष्यं स्वर्गमोक्षफलप्रदम्
tadvat sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuta dvijasattamāḥ dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ svargamokṣaphalapradam
All that I shall likewise declare; listen, O best of the twice-born — (a teaching) bringing wealth, fame and long life, and yielding as its fruit heaven and liberation.
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NsP 57.18
ब्राह्मण्यां ब्राह्मणेनैव चोत्पन्नो ब्राह्मणः स्मृतः तस्य धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामि तद्योग्यं देशम् एव च
brāhmaṇyāṃ brāhmaṇenaiva cotpanno brāhmaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ tasya dharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi tadyogyaṃ deśam eva ca
One begotten by a brahmin upon a brahmin woman is deemed a brahmin; I shall declare his duty, and also the region suitable for him.
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NsP 57.19
कृष्णसारो मृगो यत्र स्वभावात् तु प्रवर्तते तस्मिन् देशे वसेर् धर्मं कुरु ब्राह्मणपुंगव
kṛṣṇasāro mṛgo yatra svabhāvāt tu pravartate tasmin deśe vaser dharmaṃ kuru brāhmaṇapuṃgava
Where the black antelope roams by its own nature, in that region you should dwell and practice dharma, O bull among brahmins.
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NsP 57.20
षट्कर्माणि च यान्य् आहुर् ब्राह्मणस्य मनीषिणः तैर् एव सततं यस् तु प्रवृत्तः सुखम् एधते
ṣaṭkarmāṇi ca yāny āhur brāhmaṇasya manīṣiṇaḥ tair eva satataṃ yas tu pravṛttaḥ sukham edhate
And the six acts which the wise declare to be the brahmin's — he who is constantly engaged in just those prospers in happiness.
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NsP 57.21
अध्ययनाध्यापनं च यजनं याजनं तथा दानं प्रतिग्रहश् चेति कर्मषट्कम् इहोच्यते
adhyayanādhyāpanaṃ ca yajanaṃ yājanaṃ tathā dānaṃ pratigrahaś ceti karmaṣaṭkam ihocyate
Study and teaching, sacrificing and officiating at sacrifice, giving and receiving gifts: this is called here the set of six acts.
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NsP 57.22
अध्यापनं च त्रिविधं धर्मस्यार्थस्य कारणम् शुश्रूषाकारणं चैव त्रिविधं परिकीर्तितम्
adhyāpanaṃ ca trividhaṃ dharmasyārthasya kāraṇam śuśrūṣākāraṇaṃ caiva trividhaṃ parikīrtitam
And teaching is of three kinds: (that done) for the sake of dharma, for the sake of wealth, and for the sake of service — thus it is proclaimed as threefold.
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NsP 57.23
योग्यान् अध्यापयेच् छिष्यान् याज्यान् अपि च याजयेत् विधिना प्रतिगृह्णंश् च गृहधर्मपसिद्धये
yogyān adhyāpayec chiṣyān yājyān api ca yājayet vidhinā pratigṛhṇaṃś ca gṛhadharmapasiddhaye
He should teach pupils who are fit, and should officiate for those fit to be sacrificed for, and, receiving gifts according to rule, for the accomplishment of the householder's duty.
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NsP 57.24
वेदम् एवाभ्यसेन् नित्यं शुभे देशे समाहितः नित्यं नैमित्तकं काम्यं कर्म कुर्यात् प्रयत्नतः
vedam evābhyasen nityaṃ śubhe deśe samāhitaḥ nityaṃ naimittakaṃ kāmyaṃ karma kuryāt prayatnataḥ
He should constantly recite the Veda, collected in mind, in a pure place; he should carefully perform the obligatory, the occasional, and the optional rites.
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NsP 57.25
गुरुशुश्रूषणं चैव यथान्यायम् अतन्द्रितः सायं प्रातर् उपासीत विधिनाग्निं द्विजोत्तमः
guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ caiva yathānyāyam atandritaḥ sāyaṃ prātar upāsīta vidhināgniṃ dvijottamaḥ
And (he should render) service to his teacher, as is proper, without sloth; the best of the twice-born should attend upon the fire at evening and morning according to rule.
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NsP 57.26
कृतस्नानस् तु कुर्वीत वैश्वदेवं दिने दिने अतिथिं चागतं भक्त्या पूजयेच् छक्तितो गृही
kṛtasnānas tu kurvīta vaiśvadevaṃ dine dine atithiṃ cāgataṃ bhaktyā pūjayec chaktito gṛhī
Having bathed, he should perform the Vaishvadeva offering day by day; and the householder should honour with devotion, to the best of his ability, a guest who has come.
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NsP 57.27
अन्यान् अथागतान् दृष्ट्वा पूजयेद् अविरोधतः स्वदारनिरतो नित्यं परदारविवर्जितः
anyān athāgatān dṛṣṭvā pūjayed avirodhataḥ svadāranirato nityaṃ paradāravivarjitaḥ
And seeing others who have arrived, he should honour them without conflict (with his duties); ever devoted to his own wife, avoiding others' wives.
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NsP 57.28
सत्यवादी जितक्रोधः स्वधर्मनिरतो भवेत् स्वकर्मणि च संप्राप्ते प्रमादं नैव कारयेत्
satyavādī jitakrodhaḥ svadharmanirato bhavet svakarmaṇi ca saṃprāpte pramādaṃ naiva kārayet
He should be truthful, with anger conquered, devoted to his own dharma; and when his own duty presents itself, he should not be negligent at all.
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NsP 57.29
प्रियां हितां वदेद् वाचं परलोकाविरोधिनीम् एवं धर्मः समुद्दिष्टो ब्राह्मणस्य समासतः धर्मम् एवं तु यः कुर्यात् स याति ब्रह्मणः पदम्
priyāṃ hitāṃ vaded vācaṃ paralokāvirodhinīm evaṃ dharmaḥ samuddiṣṭo brāhmaṇasya samāsataḥ dharmam evaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāt sa yāti brahmaṇaḥ padam
He should speak speech that is pleasant, beneficial, and not opposed to the next world. Thus the dharma of the brahmin has been set forth in brief; and he who acts according to this dharma goes to the abode of Brahmā.
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NsP 57.30
इत्य् एष धर्मः कथितोमया वै विप्रस्य विप्रा अखिलाघहारी वदामि राजादिजनस्य धर्मं पृथक् पृथग् बोधत विप्रवर्याः
ity eṣa dharmaḥ kathitomayā vai viprasya viprā akhilāghahārī vadāmi rājādijanasya dharmaṃ pṛthak pṛthag bodhata vipravaryāḥ
Thus this dharma of the brahmin, which removes all sin, has been told by me, O brahmins. I shall (now) tell the dharma of kings and the rest of the people; learn it one by one, O best of brahmins.
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