Narasimha Purana — Chapter 62
NsP 62.1
वर्णानाम् आश्रमाणां च कथितं लक्षणं तव भूयः कथय राजेन्द्र शुश्रूषा तत्र का नृप
varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca kathitaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ tava bhūyaḥ kathaya rājendra śuśrūṣā tatra kā nṛpa
"The characteristics of the classes and of the stages of life have been told to you" — tell (me) further, O lord of kings: what is the service (to be rendered) there, O king?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 62.2
स्नात्वा वेश्मनि देवेशम् अर्चयेद् अच्युतं त्व् इति त्वयोक्तं मम विप्रेन्द्र तत् कथं पूजनं भवेत्
snātvā veśmani deveśam arcayed acyutaṃ tv iti tvayoktaṃ mama viprendra tat kathaṃ pūjanaṃ bhavet
"Having bathed, one should worship in the house the lord of gods, Acyuta" — so it was said to me by you, best of brahmins; how is that worship to be done?
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NsP 62.3
यैर् मन्त्रैर् अर्च्यते विष्णुर् येषु स्थानेषु वै मुने तानि स्थानानि तान् मन्त्रांस् त्वम् आचक्ष्व महामुने
yair mantrair arcyate viṣṇur yeṣu sthāneṣu vai mune tāni sthānāni tān mantrāṃs tvam ācakṣva mahāmune
With what mantras is Viṣṇu worshipped, and in what places, O sage? Tell me those places and those mantras, great sage.
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NsP 62.4
अर्चनं संप्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णोर् अमिततेजसः यत् कृत्वा मुनयः सर्वे परं निर्वाणम् आप्नुयुः
arcanaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi viṣṇor amitatejasaḥ yat kṛtvā munayaḥ sarve paraṃ nirvāṇam āpnuyuḥ
I shall declare the worship of Viṣṇu of measureless splendour, by performing which all the sages would attain the supreme extinction (nirvāṇa).
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NsP 62.5
अग्नौ क्रियावतां देवो हृदि देवो मनीषिणाम् प्रतिमास्व् अल्पबुद्धीनां योगिनां हृदये हरिः
agnau kriyāvatāṃ devo hṛdi devo manīṣiṇām pratimāsv alpabuddhīnāṃ yogināṃ hṛdaye hariḥ
For those who perform rites the god is in the fire; for the wise, the god is in the heart; for those of little understanding, in images; for yogins, Hari is in the heart.
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NsP 62.6
अतो ऽग्नौ हृदये सूर्ये स्थण्डिले प्रतिमासु च एतेषु च हरेः सम्यग् अर्चनं मुनिभिः स्मृतम्
ato 'gnau hṛdaye sūrye sthaṇḍile pratimāsu ca eteṣu ca hareḥ samyag arcanaṃ munibhiḥ smṛtam
Therefore in fire, in the heart, in the sun, on the altar-ground, and in images — in these the proper worship of Hari is taught by the sages.
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NsP 62.7
तस्य सर्वमयत्वाच् च स्थण्डिले प्रतिमासु च आनुष्टुभस्य सूक्तस्य विष्णुस् तस्य च देवता
tasya sarvamayatvāc ca sthaṇḍile pratimāsu ca ānuṣṭubhasya sūktasya viṣṇus tasya ca devatā
And because he consists of all things, (he is worshipped) on the altar-ground and in images; of the hymn in the anuṣṭubh (metre) Viṣṇu is the deity.
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NsP 62.8
पुरुषो यो जगद्बीजं ऋषिर् नारायणः स्मृतः दद्यात् पुरुषसूक्तेन यः पुष्पाण्य् अप एव च
puruṣo yo jagadbījaṃ ṛṣir nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ dadyāt puruṣasūktena yaḥ puṣpāṇy apa eva ca
The Puruṣa who is the seed of the world — the seer is said to be Nārāyaṇa; he who offers flowers and water with the Puruṣasūkta —
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NsP 62.9
अर्चितं स्याज् जगत् सर्वं तेन वै सचराचरम् आद्ययावाहयेद् देवम् ऋचा तु पुरुषोत्तमम्
arcitaṃ syāj jagat sarvaṃ tena vai sacarācaram ādyayāvāhayed devam ṛcā tu puruṣottamam
by him the whole world with its moving and unmoving beings would be worshipped. With the first verse one should invoke the god, the Supreme Person.
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NsP 62.10
द्वितीययासनं दद्यात् पाद्यं दद्यात् तृतीयया चतुर्थ्यार्घ्यः प्रदातव्यः पञ्चम्याचमनीयकम्
dvitīyayāsanaṃ dadyāt pādyaṃ dadyāt tṛtīyayā caturthyārghyaḥ pradātavyaḥ pañcamyācamanīyakam
With the second he should offer the seat, with the third he should offer water for the feet; with the fourth the guest-offering (arghya) is to be presented, with the fifth the water for sipping.
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NsP 62.11
षष्ठ्या स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत सप्तम्या वस्त्रम् एव च यज्ञोपवीतम् अष्टम्या नवम्या गन्धम् एव च
ṣaṣṭhyā snānaṃ prakurvīta saptamyā vastram eva ca yajñopavītam aṣṭamyā navamyā gandham eva ca
With the sixth he should perform the bathing, with the seventh the garment, with the eighth the sacred thread, and with the ninth the perfume.
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NsP 62.12
दशम्या पुष्पदानं स्याद् एकादश्या च धूपकम् द्वादश्या च तथा दीपं त्रयोदश्यार्चनं तथा
daśamyā puṣpadānaṃ syād ekādaśyā ca dhūpakam dvādaśyā ca tathā dīpaṃ trayodaśyārcanaṃ tathā
With the tenth would be the offering of flowers, with the eleventh the incense, with the twelfth likewise the lamp, and with the thirteenth the worship (offering of food/homage).
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NsP 62.13
चतुर्दश्या स्तुतिं कृत्वा पञ्चदश्या प्रदक्षिणम् षोडश्योद्वासनं कुर्याच् *छेषकर्माणि पूर्ववत्
caturdaśyā stutiṃ kṛtvā pañcadaśyā pradakṣiṇam ṣoḍaśyodvāsanaṃ kuryāc *cheṣakarmāṇi pūrvavat
Having made praise with the fourteenth, circumambulation with the fifteenth, with the sixteenth he should perform the dismissal (of the deity); the remaining rites are as before.
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NsP 62.14
स्नानं वस्त्रं च नैवेद्यं दद्याद् आचनमीयकम् षण्मासात् सिद्धिम् आप्नोति देवदेवं समर्चयन्
snānaṃ vastraṃ ca naivedyaṃ dadyād ācanamīyakam ṣaṇmāsāt siddhim āpnoti devadevaṃ samarcayan
He should offer bathing, garment, food-offering, and water for sipping; worshipping the god of gods, he attains success within six months.
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NsP 62.15
संवत्सरेण तेनैव सायुज्यम् अधिगछति हविषाग्नौ जले पुष्पैर् ध्यानेन हृदये हरिम्
saṃvatsareṇa tenaiva sāyujyam adhigachati haviṣāgnau jale puṣpair dhyānena hṛdaye harim
By that very (practice), within a year he attains union (with him). With oblation in fire, with flowers in water, with meditation Hari in the heart —
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NsP 62.16
अर्चन्ति सूरयो नित्यं जपेन रविमण्डले आदित्यमण्डले दिव्यं देवदेवम् अनामयम् शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिं ध्यात्वा विष्णुम् उपासते
arcanti sūrayo nityaṃ japena ravimaṇḍale ādityamaṇḍale divyaṃ devadevam anāmayam śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ dhyātvā viṣṇum upāsate
the wise constantly worship (him), with muttered recitation in the sun's orb; in the disk of the sun, having meditated on the divine god of gods, free from ill, holding conch, discus and mace in his hands, they honour Viṣṇu.
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NsP 62.17
ध्येयः सदा सवितृमण्डलमध्यवर्ती नारायणः सरसिजासनसंनिविष्टः केयूरवान् मकरकुण्डलवान् किरीटी हारी हिरण्मयवपुर् धृतशङ्खचक्रः
dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛmaṇḍalamadhyavartī nārāyaṇaḥ sarasijāsanasaṃniviṣṭaḥ keyūravān makarakuṇḍalavān kirīṭī hārī hiraṇmayavapur dhṛtaśaṅkhacakraḥ
Ever to be meditated on is Nārāyaṇa, dwelling in the midst of the sun's orb, seated on a lotus seat, wearing armlets, wearing makara earrings, crowned, garlanded, with a golden body, bearing conch and discus.
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NsP 62.18
एतत् पठन् केवलम् एव सूक्तं दिने दिने भावितविष्णुबुद्धिः स सर्वपापं प्रविहाय वैष्णवं पदं प्रयात्य् अच्युततुष्टिकृन् नरः
etat paṭhan kevalam eva sūktaṃ dine dine bhāvitaviṣṇubuddhiḥ sa sarvapāpaṃ pravihāya vaiṣṇavaṃ padaṃ prayāty acyutatuṣṭikṛn naraḥ
Reciting this hymn alone day by day, with his mind fixed on Viṣṇu, that man, giving pleasure to Acyuta, casts off all sin and goes to the Vaiṣṇava station.
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NsP 62.19
पत्रेषु पुष्पेषु फलेषु तोयेष्व् अक्रीतलभ्येषु सदैव सत्सु भक्त्यैकलभ्ये पुरुषे पुराणे मुक्त्यै किमर्थं क्रियते न यत्नः
patreṣu puṣpeṣu phaleṣu toyeṣv akrītalabhyeṣu sadaiva satsu bhaktyaikalabhye puruṣe purāṇe muktyai kimarthaṃ kriyate na yatnaḥ
When leaves, flowers, fruits and water are always at hand, obtainable without purchase, and the ancient Person is attainable by devotion alone — why is no effort made for liberation?
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NsP 62.20
इत्य् एवम् उक्तः पुरुषस्य विष्णोर् अर्चाविधिस् ते ऽद्य मया नृपेन्द्र अनेन नित्यं कुरु विष्णुपूजां प्राप्तुं तदिष्टं यदि वैष्णवं पदम्
ity evam uktaḥ puruṣasya viṣṇor arcāvidhis te 'dya mayā nṛpendra anena nityaṃ kuru viṣṇupūjāṃ prāptuṃ tadiṣṭaṃ yadi vaiṣṇavaṃ padam
Thus has the rule for the worship of the Person, Viṣṇu, been told to you today by me, best of kings. By this perform the worship of Viṣṇu daily, if that Vaiṣṇava station is desired to be attained.
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