Narasimha Purana — Chapter 64
NsP 64.1
सत्यं केचित् प्रशंसन्ति तपः शौचं तथापरे सांख्यं केचित् प्रशंसन्ति योगम् अन्ये प्रचक्षते
satyaṃ kecit praśaṃsanti tapaḥ śaucaṃ tathāpare sāṃkhyaṃ kecit praśaṃsanti yogam anye pracakṣate
Some praise truth, others austerity and purity; some praise Sāṃkhya, others proclaim Yoga.
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NsP 64.2
ज्ञानं केचित् प्रशंसन्ति समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनाः क्षमां केचित् प्रशंसन्ति तथैव च दयार्जवम्
jñānaṃ kecit praśaṃsanti samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanāḥ kṣamāṃ kecit praśaṃsanti tathaiva ca dayārjavam
Some praise knowledge, being alike toward a clod, a stone, and gold; some praise patience, and likewise compassion and uprightness.
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NsP 64.3
केचिद् दानं प्रशंसन्ति केचिद् आहुः परं शुभम् सम्यग्ज्ञानं परं केचित् केचिद् वैराग्यम् उत्तमम्
kecid dānaṃ praśaṃsanti kecid āhuḥ paraṃ śubham samyagjñānaṃ paraṃ kecit kecid vairāgyam uttamam
Some praise giving; some call it the highest good; some (say) right knowledge is supreme, some that dispassion is best.
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NsP 64.4
अग्निष्टोमादिकर्माणि तथा केचित् परं विदुः आत्मध्यानं परं केचित् सांख्यतत्त्वार्थवेदिनः
agniṣṭomādikarmāṇi tathā kecit paraṃ viduḥ ātmadhyānaṃ paraṃ kecit sāṃkhyatattvārthavedinaḥ
And some know the rites beginning with the Agniṣṭoma to be the highest; some, the knowers of the true meaning of the Sāṃkhya principles, (hold) meditation on the self to be the highest.
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NsP 64.5
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां चतुर्णाम् इह केवलम् उपायः पदभेदेन बहुधैवं प्रचक्ष्यते
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ caturṇām iha kevalam upāyaḥ padabhedena bahudhaivaṃ pracakṣyate
Here the means to the four—dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation—is but one; yet by difference of words it is thus proclaimed in many ways.
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NsP 64.6
एवं चावस्थिते लोके कृत्याकृत्यविधौ नराः व्यामोहम् एव गच्छन्ति विमुक्ताः पापकर्मभिः
evaṃ cāvasthite loke kṛtyākṛtyavidhau narāḥ vyāmoham eva gacchanti vimuktāḥ pāpakarmabhiḥ
And when the world stands thus regarding the rule of what is to be done and not done, men fall into utter confusion, (even those) released from evil deeds.
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NsP 64.7
यद् एतेषु परं कृत्यम् अनुष्ठेयं महात्मभिः वक्तुम् अर्हसि सर्वज्ञ मम सर्वार्थसाधकम्
yad eteṣu paraṃ kṛtyam anuṣṭheyaṃ mahātmabhiḥ vaktum arhasi sarvajña mama sarvārthasādhakam
Whatever among these is the highest thing to be done, to be performed by great souls, that you ought to tell me, O all-knowing one—(the thing) that accomplishes all aims for me.
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NsP 64.8
श्रूयताम् इदम् अत्यन्तं गूढं संसारमोचनम् अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीमम् इतिहासं पुरातनम्
śrūyatām idam atyantaṃ gūḍhaṃ saṃsāramocanam atraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
Let this be heard, which is exceedingly secret and releases (one) from the round of rebirth; on just this point they cite this ancient tale.
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NsP 64.9
पुण्डरीकस्य संवादं देवर्षेर् नारदस्य च ब्राह्मणः श्रुतसंपन्नः पुण्डरीको महामतिः
puṇḍarīkasya saṃvādaṃ devarṣer nāradasya ca brāhmaṇaḥ śrutasaṃpannaḥ puṇḍarīko mahāmatiḥ
The conversation of Puṇḍarīka and the divine sage Nārada: there was a brahmin, Puṇḍarīka, endowed with sacred learning, of great intelligence.
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NsP 64.10
आश्रमे प्रथमे तिष्ठन् गुरूणां वशगः सदा जितेन्द्रियो जितक्रोधः संध्योपासनधिष्ठितः
āśrame prathame tiṣṭhan gurūṇāṃ vaśagaḥ sadā jitendriyo jitakrodhaḥ saṃdhyopāsanadhiṣṭhitaḥ
Dwelling in the first stage of life, always obedient to his teachers, with senses subdued and anger conquered, established in the worship at the twilights,
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NsP 64.11
वेदवेदाङ्गनिपुणः शास्त्रेषु च विचक्षणः समिद्भिः साधुयत्नेन सायं प्रातर् हुताशनम्
vedavedāṅganipuṇaḥ śāstreṣu ca vicakṣaṇaḥ samidbhiḥ sādhuyatnena sāyaṃ prātar hutāśanam
skilled in the Veda and its ancillary sciences, and discerning in the treatises, (he tended) the fire evening and morning with firewood, with proper effort,
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NsP 64.12
ध्यात्वा यज्ञपतिं विष्णुं सम्यग् आराधयन् विभुम् तपस्स्वाध्यायनिरतः साक्षाद् ब्रह्मसुतो यथा
dhyātvā yajñapatiṃ viṣṇuṃ samyag ārādhayan vibhum tapassvādhyāyanirataḥ sākṣād brahmasuto yathā
meditating on Viṣṇu, the lord of sacrifice, duly worshipping the mighty one, devoted to austerity and private recitation, like the son of Brahmā himself,
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NsP 64.13
उदकेन्धनपुष्पार्थैर् असकृत् तर्पयन् गुरून् मातापितृभ्यां शुश्रूषुर् भिक्षाहारी जनप्रियः
udakendhanapuṣpārthair asakṛt tarpayan gurūn mātāpitṛbhyāṃ śuśrūṣur bhikṣāhārī janapriyaḥ
gratifying his teachers again and again with water, fuel, and flowers, serving his mother and father, living on alms, dear to the people,
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NsP 64.15
ब्रह्मविद्याम् अधीयाणः प्राणायामपरायणः तस्य सर्वार्थभूतस्य संसारे ऽत्यन्तनिःस्पृहा बुद्धिर् आसीन् महाराज संसारार्णवतारणी पितरं मातरं चैव भ्रातृन् अथ पितामहान्
brahmavidyām adhīyāṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaparāyaṇaḥ tasya sarvārthabhūtasya saṃsāre 'tyantaniḥspṛhā buddhir āsīn mahārāja saṃsārārṇavatāraṇī pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva bhrātṛn atha pitāmahān
studying the knowledge of brahman, intent on breath-control—for him, who had become (accomplished in) all aims, there arose, O great king, a mind wholly free of longing for the round of rebirth, one that carries (him) across the ocean of rebirth; his father and mother, his brothers and then his grandfathers,
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NsP 64.16
पितृव्यान् मातुलांश् चैव सखीन् संबन्धिबान्धवान् परित्यज्य महोदारस् तृणानीव यथासुखम्
pitṛvyān mātulāṃś caiva sakhīn saṃbandhibāndhavān parityajya mahodāras tṛṇānīva yathāsukham
his paternal uncles and maternal uncles, his friends, relatives and kinsmen—having abandoned (them) like straws, the greatly magnanimous one, at his ease,
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NsP 64.17
विचचार महीम् एतां शाकमूलफलाशनः अनित्यं यौवनं रूपम् आयुष्यं द्रव्यसंचयम्
vicacāra mahīm etāṃ śākamūlaphalāśanaḥ anityaṃ yauvanaṃ rūpam āyuṣyaṃ dravyasaṃcayam
wandered over this earth, eating vegetables, roots and fruits: "Impermanent are youth, beauty, length of life, and the accumulation of goods"—
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NsP 64.18
इति संचिन्त्यमानेन त्रैलोक्यं लोष्ठवत् स्मृतम् पुराणोदितमार्गेण सर्वतीर्थानि वै मुने
iti saṃcintyamānena trailokyaṃ loṣṭhavat smṛtam purāṇoditamārgeṇa sarvatīrthāni vai mune
thus reflecting, the three worlds were regarded (by him) as a lump of clay. "By the path declared in the ancient lore I shall go to all the sacred fords, O sage,
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NsP 64.19
गमिष्यामि यथाकालम् इति निश्चितमानसः गङ्गां च यमुनां चैव गोमतीम् अथ गण्डकीम्
gamiṣyāmi yathākālam iti niścitamānasaḥ gaṅgāṃ ca yamunāṃ caiva gomatīm atha gaṇḍakīm
in due time"—with his mind thus resolved, (he went to) the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā, the Gomatī and then the Gaṇḍakī,
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NsP 64.20
शतद्रूं च पयोष्णीं च सरयूं च सरस्वतीम् प्रयागं नर्मदां चैव महानद्यो नदान् अपि
śatadrūṃ ca payoṣṇīṃ ca sarayūṃ ca sarasvatīm prayāgaṃ narmadāṃ caiva mahānadyo nadān api
and the Śatadru and the Payoṣṇī, and the Sarayū and the Sarasvatī, Prayāga and the Narmadā, the great rivers and the streams too,
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NsP 64.21
गयां च विन्ध्यतीर्थानि हिमवत्प्रभवाणि च अन्यानि च महातेजास् तीर्तानि स महाव्रतः
gayāṃ ca vindhyatīrthāni himavatprabhavāṇi ca anyāni ca mahātejās tīrtāni sa mahāvrataḥ
and Gayā and the sacred fords of the Vindhyas and those rising from the Himālaya, and others too—that man of great splendour, of great vows,
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NsP 64.22
संचचार महाबाहुर् यथाकालं यथाविधि कदाचित् प्राप्तवान् वीरः शालग्रामं तपोधनः
saṃcacāra mahābāhur yathākālaṃ yathāvidhi kadācit prāptavān vīraḥ śālagrāmaṃ tapodhanaḥ
the mighty-armed one wandered (among these) in due time and according to rule. Once that hero, rich in austerity, reached Śālagrāma—
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NsP 64.23
पुण्डरीको महाभागः पुण्यकर्मवशानुगः आसेव्यमानम् ऋषिभिस् तत्त्वविद्भिस् तपोधनैः
puṇḍarīko mahābhāgaḥ puṇyakarmavaśānugaḥ āsevyamānam ṛṣibhis tattvavidbhis tapodhanaiḥ
Puṇḍarīka, the greatly fortunate, following the power of his meritorious deeds—(reached) that (place) frequented by seers who know the truth and are rich in austerity,
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NsP 64.24
मुनीनाम् आश्रमं रम्यं पुराणेषु च विश्रुतम् भूषितं चक्रनद्या च चक्राङ्कितशिलातलम्
munīnām āśramaṃ ramyaṃ purāṇeṣu ca viśrutam bhūṣitaṃ cakranadyā ca cakrāṅkitaśilātalam
the delightful hermitage of the sages, renowned in the ancient lore, adorned too by the Cakra river, its rock-surfaces marked with the discus,
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NsP 64.25
रम्यं विविक्तं विस्तीर्णं सदा चित्तप्रसादकम् केचिच् चक्राङ्कितास् तस्मिन् प्राणिनः पुण्यदर्शनाः
ramyaṃ viviktaṃ vistīrṇaṃ sadā cittaprasādakam kecic cakrāṅkitās tasmin prāṇinaḥ puṇyadarśanāḥ
(It was) delightful, secluded, spacious, always gladdening the mind. Some creatures there are marked with the discus, and the sight of them is meritorious.
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NsP 64.26
विचरन्ति यथाकामं पुण्यतीर्थप्रसङ्गिनः तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे महापुण्ये शालग्रामे महामतिः
vicaranti yathākāmaṃ puṇyatīrthaprasaṅginaḥ tasmin kṣetre mahāpuṇye śālagrāme mahāmatiḥ
They roam about as they please, frequenting the holy fords. In that greatly meritorious place, in Śālagrāma, the great-minded one,
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NsP 64.27
पुण्डरीकः प्रसन्नात्मा तीर्थानि समसेवत स्नात्वा देवह्रदे तीर्थे सरस्वत्यां च सुव्रतः
puṇḍarīkaḥ prasannātmā tīrthāni samasevata snātvā devahrade tīrthe sarasvatyāṃ ca suvrataḥ
Puṇḍarīka, with serene mind, resorted to the sacred fords; that man of good vows bathed in the ford Devahrada and in the Sarasvatī,
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NsP 64.28
जातिस्मर्यां चक्रकुण्डे चक्रनद्यासृतेष्व् अपि तथान्यान्य् अपि तीर्थानि तस्मिन्न् एव चचार सः
jātismaryāṃ cakrakuṇḍe cakranadyāsṛteṣv api tathānyāny api tīrthāni tasminn eva cacāra saḥ
and in Jātismarā, in Cakrakuṇḍa, and in the waters drawn from the Cakra river; and he visited other sacred fords too in that very (place).
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NsP 64.29
ततः क्षेत्रप्रभावेण तीर्थानां चैव तेजसा मनः प्रसादम् अगमत् तस्य तस्मिन् महात्मनः
tataḥ kṣetraprabhāveṇa tīrthānāṃ caiva tejasā manaḥ prasādam agamat tasya tasmin mahātmanaḥ
Then, by the power of the sacred field and by the potency of the fords, the mind of that great soul came to serenity there.
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NsP 64.30
सो ऽपि तीर्थे विशुद्धात्मा ध्यानयोगपरायणः तत्रैव सिद्धिम् आकाङ्क्षन् समाराध्य जगत्पतिम्
so 'pi tīrthe viśuddhātmā dhyānayogaparāyaṇaḥ tatraiva siddhim ākāṅkṣan samārādhya jagatpatim
And he, in that ford, his self purified, devoted to the discipline of meditation, desiring perfection right there, having propitiated the Lord of the world,
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NsP 64.31
शास्त्रोक्तेन विधानेन भक्त्या परमया युतः उवास चिरम् एकाकी निर्द्वन्द्वः संयतेन्द्रियः
śāstroktena vidhānena bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ uvāsa ciram ekākī nirdvandvaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ
by the rule laid down in the scriptures, joined with supreme devotion, dwelt there a long time, alone, free from the pairs (of opposites), his senses restrained,
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NsP 64.32
शाकमूलफलाहारः संतुष्टः समदर्शनः यमैश् च नियमैश् चैव तथा चासनबन्धनैः
śākamūlaphalāhāraḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ samadarśanaḥ yamaiś ca niyamaiś caiva tathā cāsanabandhanaiḥ
eating vegetables, roots, and fruits, content, of equal vision; and with restraints and observances, and likewise with the fixing of postures,
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NsP 64.33
प्राणायामैः सुतीक्ष्णैश् च प्रत्याहारैश् च संततैः धारणाभिस् तथा ध्यानैः समाधिभिर् अतन्द्रितः
prāṇāyāmaiḥ sutīkṣṇaiś ca pratyāhāraiś ca saṃtataiḥ dhāraṇābhis tathā dhyānaiḥ samādhibhir atandritaḥ
with very keen breath-controls and with continuous withdrawals (of the senses), with concentrations and likewise with meditations and absorptions, unwearying,
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NsP 64.34
योगाभ्यासं तदा सम्यक् चक्रे विगतकल्मषः आराध्य देवदेवेशं तद्गतेनान्तरात्मना
yogābhyāsaṃ tadā samyak cakre vigatakalmaṣaḥ ārādhya devadeveśaṃ tadgatenāntarātmanā
he then performed the practice of yoga properly, his taints gone, propitiating the Lord of the gods of gods with his inner self fixed on him —
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NsP 64.35
पुण्डरीको महाभागः पुरुषार्थविशारदः प्रसादं परम् आकाङ्क्षन् विष्णोस् तद्गतमानसः
puṇḍarīko mahābhāgaḥ puruṣārthaviśāradaḥ prasādaṃ param ākāṅkṣan viṣṇos tadgatamānasaḥ
Puṇḍarīka, greatly blessed, skilled in the aims of man, seeking the supreme grace of Viṣṇu, his mind fixed on him.
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NsP 64.36
तस्य तस्मिन् निवसतः शालग्रामे महात्मनः पुण्डरीकस्य राजेन्द्र कालो ऽगच्छन् महांस् ततः
tasya tasmin nivasataḥ śālagrāme mahātmanaḥ puṇḍarīkasya rājendra kālo 'gacchan mahāṃs tataḥ
While that great soul Puṇḍarīka dwelt there in Śālagrāma, O best of kings, a great length of time then passed.
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NsP 64.37
मुने कदाचित् तं देशं नारदः परमार्थवित् जगाम सुमहातेजाः साक्षादादित्यसंनिभः
mune kadācit taṃ deśaṃ nāradaḥ paramārthavit jagāma sumahātejāḥ sākṣādādityasaṃnibhaḥ
O sage, once Nārada, knower of the highest truth, of very great splendour, like the sun himself, went to that region,
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NsP 64.38
तं द्रष्टुकामो देवर्षिः पुण्डरीकं तपोनिधिम् विष्णुभक्तिपरीतात्मा वैष्णवानां हिते रतः
taṃ draṣṭukāmo devarṣiḥ puṇḍarīkaṃ taponidhim viṣṇubhaktiparītātmā vaiṣṇavānāṃ hite rataḥ
the divine sage, wishing to see him, Puṇḍarīka the treasury of austerity — his self suffused with devotion to Viṣṇu, intent on the welfare of the Vaiṣṇavas.
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NsP 64.39
स दृष्ट्वा नारदं प्राप्तं सर्वतेजः प्रभान्वितम् महामतिं महाप्राज्ञं सर्वागमविशारदम्
sa dṛṣṭvā nāradaṃ prāptaṃ sarvatejaḥ prabhānvitam mahāmatiṃ mahāprājñaṃ sarvāgamaviśāradam
Seeing Nārada arrived, endowed with the radiance of all splendour, of great intelligence, of great wisdom, versed in all the scriptures,
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NsP 64.40
प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतो भूत्वा प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना अर्घं दत्त्वा यथायोग्यं प्रणामम् अकरोत् ततः
prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā arghaṃ dattvā yathāyogyaṃ praṇāmam akarot tataḥ
having become bowed with palms joined, with a delighted inner self, he offered the guest-water as was fitting and then made obeisance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.41
को ऽयम् अत्यद्भुताकारस् तेजस्वी हृद्यवेषधृक् आतोद्यहस्तः सुमुखो जटामण्डलभूषणः
ko 'yam atyadbhutākāras tejasvī hṛdyaveṣadhṛk ātodyahastaḥ sumukho jaṭāmaṇḍalabhūṣaṇaḥ
"Who is this, of most wondrous form, radiant, wearing charming attire, with an instrument in his hand, fair of face, adorned with a mass of matted locks?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.42
विवस्वान् अथ वा वह्निर् इन्द्रो वरुण एव वा इति संचिन्तयन् विप्रः पप्रच्छ परमद्युतिः
vivasvān atha vā vahnir indro varuṇa eva vā iti saṃcintayan vipraḥ papraccha paramadyutiḥ
Is he the sun, or fire, or Indra, or indeed Varuṇa?" — thus reflecting, the brahmin of supreme brilliance asked:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.43
को भवान् इह संप्राप्तः कुतो वा परमद्युते त्वद्दर्शनं ह्य् अपुण्यानां प्रायेण भुवि दुर्लभम्
ko bhavān iha saṃprāptaḥ kuto vā paramadyute tvaddarśanaṃ hy apuṇyānāṃ prāyeṇa bhuvi durlabham
"Who are you who have come here, and from where, O you of supreme brilliance? For the sight of you is generally hard to obtain on earth for those without merit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.44
नारदो ऽहम् अनुप्राप्तस् त्वद्दर्शनकुतूहलात् पुण्डरीक हरेर् भक्तस् त्वादृशः सततं द्विज
nārado 'ham anuprāptas tvaddarśanakutūhalāt puṇḍarīka harer bhaktas tvādṛśaḥ satataṃ dvija
"I am Nārada, come out of curiosity to see you. O Puṇḍarīka, you are constantly a devotee of Hari, such as I am too, O twice-born."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.45
स्मृतः संभाषितो वापि पूजितो वा द्विजोत्तम पुनाति भगवद्भक्तश् चाण्डालो ऽपि यदृच्छया
smṛtaḥ saṃbhāṣito vāpi pūjito vā dvijottama punāti bhagavadbhaktaś cāṇḍālo 'pi yadṛcchayā
When remembered, or spoken with, or honored, O best of the twice-born, a devotee of the Blessed One purifies (others), even a Cāṇḍāla, at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.46
दासो ऽहं वासुदेवस्य देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणह् इत्युक्तो नारदेनासौ भक्तिपर्याकुलात्मना
dāso 'haṃ vāsudevasya devadevasya śārṅgiṇah ityukto nāradenāsau bhaktiparyākulātmanā
"I am a servant of Vāsudeva, the god of gods, the bearer of the bow (Śārṅgin)" — thus he was addressed by Nārada, whose own self was overwhelmed with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.48
कृतार्थाः पितरो मे ऽद्य संप्रातं जन्मणः फलम् अनुगृह्णीष्व देवर्षे त्वद्भक्तस्य विशेषतः
kṛtārthāḥ pitaro me 'dya saṃprātaṃ janmaṇaḥ phalam anugṛhṇīṣva devarṣe tvadbhaktasya viśeṣataḥ
"My ancestors are fulfilled today; the fruit of my birth has been obtained. Show favor, O divine sage, especially to me, who am your devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.49
किं किं करोम्य् अहं विद्वन् भ्राम्यमाणः स्वकर्मभिः कर्तव्यं परमं गुह्यम् उपदेष्टुं त्वम् अर्हसि
kiṃ kiṃ karomy ahaṃ vidvan bhrāmyamāṇaḥ svakarmabhiḥ kartavyaṃ paramaṃ guhyam upadeṣṭuṃ tvam arhasi
What, what should I do, O learned one, whirled about as I am by my own deeds? You ought to instruct (me) in the supreme secret, in what must be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.51
धर्ममार्गाश् च बहवस् तथैव प्राणिनः स्मृताः वैलक्षण्यं च जगतस् तस्माद् एव द्विजोत्तम
dharmamārgāś ca bahavas tathaiva prāṇinaḥ smṛtāḥ vailakṣaṇyaṃ ca jagatas tasmād eva dvijottama
The paths of dharma are many, and so too are living beings said to be many; and from that very fact comes the diversity of the world, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.52
अव्यक्ताज् जायते सर्वं सर्वात्मकम् इदं जगत् इत्य् एवं प्राहुर् अपरे तत्रैव लयम् एव च
avyaktāj jāyate sarvaṃ sarvātmakam idaṃ jagat ity evaṃ prāhur apare tatraiva layam eva ca
"All this world, having all things as its self, is born from the Unmanifest" — thus others have declared, and (they say) its dissolution too is in that very same (Unmanifest).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.53
आत्मानो बहवो प्रोक्ता नित्याः सर्वगतास् तथा अन्यैर् मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ तत्त्वालोकनतत्परैः
ātmāno bahavo proktā nityāḥ sarvagatās tathā anyair matimatāṃ śreṣṭha tattvālokanatatparaiḥ
By others, O best of the wise, who are intent on beholding the truth, the selves have been declared to be many, and eternal, and all-pervading.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.54
एवमाद्य् अनुसंचिन्त्य यथामति यथाश्रुतम् वदन्ति ऋषयः सर्वे नानामतविशारदाः
evamādy anusaṃcintya yathāmati yathāśrutam vadanti ṛṣayaḥ sarve nānāmataviśāradāḥ
Having reflected on such matters and the like, according to their own understanding and according to what they have heard, all the seers speak, expert in various doctrines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.55
शृणुष्वावहितो ब्रह्मन् कथयामि तवानघ परमार्थम् इदं गुह्यं घोरसंसारमोचनम्
śṛṇuṣvāvahito brahman kathayāmi tavānagha paramārtham idaṃ guhyaṃ ghorasaṃsāramocanam
Listen attentively, O brahmin; I shall tell you, O sinless one, this secret highest truth, which releases (one) from dreadful transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.56
अनागतम् अतीतं च विप्रकृष्टम् अतीव यत् न गृह्णाति नृणां दृष्टिर् वर्तमानार्थनिश्चिता
anāgatam atītaṃ ca viprakṛṣṭam atīva yat na gṛhṇāti nṛṇāṃ dṛṣṭir vartamānārthaniścitā
What is yet to come, and what is past, and what is very far removed — the sight of men does not grasp it, being fixed on present things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.57
शृणुष्वावहितं तात कथयामि तवानघ यत् प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा पूर्वं पृच्छतो मम सुव्रत
śṛṇuṣvāvahitaṃ tāta kathayāmi tavānagha yat proktaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvaṃ pṛcchato mama suvrata
Listen attentively, my dear; I shall tell you, O sinless one, what was formerly spoken by Brahmā when I asked, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.58
कदाचिद् ब्रह्मलोकस्थं पद्मयोनिं पितामहम् प्रणिपत्य यथान्यायं पृष्टवान् अहम् अव्ययम्
kadācid brahmalokasthaṃ padmayoniṃ pitāmaham praṇipatya yathānyāyaṃ pṛṣṭavān aham avyayam
Once, having bowed down as is proper to the grandfather, the lotus-born, the imperishable one, who dwells in the world of Brahmā, I asked (him):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.59
किं तज् ज्ञानं परं देव कश् च योगः परस् तथा एतन् मे तत्त्वतः सर्वं त्वम् आचक्ष्व पितामह
kiṃ taj jñānaṃ paraṃ deva kaś ca yogaḥ paras tathā etan me tattvataḥ sarvaṃ tvam ācakṣva pitāmaha
"What is that supreme knowledge, O god, and what is the supreme yoga? Tell me all this as it truly is, O grandfather."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.60
यः परः प्रकृतेः प्रोक्तः पुरुषः पञ्चविंशकः स एव सर्वभूतानां नर इत्य् अभिधीयते
yaḥ paraḥ prakṛteḥ proktaḥ puruṣaḥ pañcaviṃśakaḥ sa eva sarvabhūtānāṃ nara ity abhidhīyate
He who is declared to be beyond Nature (prakṛti), the Person, the twenty-fifth — he indeed is called "nara" among all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.61
नराज् जातानि तत्त्वानि नाराणीति ततो विदुः तान्य् एव चायनं तस्य तेन नारायणः स्मृतः
narāj jātāni tattvāni nārāṇīti tato viduḥ tāny eva cāyanaṃ tasya tena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
The principles (tattvas) born from nara are therefore known as "nāra"; and those very ones are his resting place (ayana) — hence he is called Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.62
नारायणाज् जगत् सर्वं सर्गकाले प्रजायते तस्मिन्न् एव पुनस् तच् च प्रलये संप्रलीयते
nārāyaṇāj jagat sarvaṃ sargakāle prajāyate tasminn eva punas tac ca pralaye saṃpralīyate
From Nārāyaṇa the whole world is born at the time of creation, and again at the dissolution it is dissolved into him alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.63
नारायणः परं ब्रह्म तत्त्वं नारायणः परम् नारायणः परं ज्योतिर् आत्मा नारायणः परः
nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ brahma tattvaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ param nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ jyotir ātmā nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ
Nārāyaṇa is the supreme brahman; Nārāyaṇa is the supreme reality; Nārāyaṇa is the supreme light; Nārāyaṇa is the supreme self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.64
पराद् अपि परश् चासौ तस्मान् नातिपरं मुने यच् च किंचिज् जगत्य् अस्मिन् दृश्यते श्रूयते ऽपि वा
parād api paraś cāsau tasmān nātiparaṃ mune yac ca kiṃcij jagaty asmin dṛśyate śrūyate 'pi vā
And he is higher even than the highest; there is nothing higher than he, O sage. And whatever is seen or even heard of in this world —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.65
अन्तर् बहिश् च तत् सर्वं व्याप्य नारायणः स्थितः एवं विदित्वा तं देवाः साकारं व्याहरन् मुहुः
antar bahiś ca tat sarvaṃ vyāpya nārāyaṇaḥ sthitaḥ evaṃ viditvā taṃ devāḥ sākāraṃ vyāharan muhuḥ
pervading all that within and without, Nārāyaṇa stands. Knowing him thus, the gods repeatedly uttered (his name) as having form:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.66
नमो नारायणायेति ध्यात्वा चानन्यमानसाः किं तस्य दानैः किं तीर्थैः किं तपोभिः किम् अध्वरैः
namo nārāyaṇāyeti dhyātvā cānanyamānasāḥ kiṃ tasya dānaiḥ kiṃ tīrthaiḥ kiṃ tapobhiḥ kim adhvaraiḥ
"Homage to Nārāyaṇa" — and meditating with minds fixed on no other: what need has he of gifts, what of holy fords, what of austerities, what of sacrifices?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.67
यो नित्यं ध्यायते देवं नारायणम् अनन्यधीः एतज् ज्ञानं वरं नातो योगश् चैव परस् तथा
yo nityaṃ dhyāyate devaṃ nārāyaṇam ananyadhīḥ etaj jñānaṃ varaṃ nāto yogaś caiva paras tathā
He who ever meditates on the god Nārāyaṇa with undivided thought — this knowledge is the highest, there is none beyond it, and so too (is it) the supreme yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.68
परस्परविरुद्धार्थैः किम् अन्यैः शास्त्रविस्तरैः बहवो ऽपि यथा मार्गा विशन्त्य् एवं महत् पुरम्
parasparaviruddhārthaiḥ kim anyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ bahavo 'pi yathā mārgā viśanty evaṃ mahat puram
What use are other extensive treatises, whose meanings contradict one another? Just as many roads (all) enter one great city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.69
तथा ज्ञानानि सर्वाणि प्रविशन्ति तम् ईश्वरम् स हि सर्वगतो देवः सूक्ष्मो ऽव्यक्तः सनातनः
tathā jñānāni sarvāṇi praviśanti tam īśvaram sa hi sarvagato devaḥ sūkṣmo 'vyaktaḥ sanātanaḥ
so all knowledges enter that Lord; for he is the god who has gone everywhere, subtle, unmanifest, eternal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.70
जगदादिर् अनाद्यन्तः स्वयंभूर् भूतभावनः विष्णुर् विभुर् अचिन्त्यात्मा नित्यः सदसदात्मकः
jagadādir anādyantaḥ svayaṃbhūr bhūtabhāvanaḥ viṣṇur vibhur acintyātmā nityaḥ sadasadātmakaḥ
the beginning of the world, without beginning or end, self-existent, the bringer-into-being of creatures, Viṣṇu, the all-pervading, of inconceivable nature, everlasting, whose essence is both being and non-being,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.71
वासुदेवोजगद्वासः पुराणः कविर् अव्ययः यस्मात् प्राप्तं स्थितिं कृत्स्नं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
vāsudevojagadvāsaḥ purāṇaḥ kavir avyayaḥ yasmāt prāptaṃ sthitiṃ kṛtsnaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
Vāsudeva, the dwelling of the world, ancient, the seer, imperishable. Because by him the whole triple world with all that moves and does not move has obtained its standing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.72
तस्मात् स भगवान् देवो विष्णुर् इत्य् अभिधीयते यस्माद् वा सर्वभूतानां तत्त्वाद्यानां युगक्षये
tasmāt sa bhagavān devo viṣṇur ity abhidhīyate yasmād vā sarvabhūtānāṃ tattvādyānāṃ yugakṣaye
therefore that blessed god is called Viṣṇu. Or because, at the destruction of the age, of all beings, of the elements (tattvas) and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.73
तस्मिन् निवासः संसर्गे वासुदेवस् ततस् तु सः तम् आहुः पुरुषं केचित् केचिद् ईश्वरम् अव्ययम्
tasmin nivāsaḥ saṃsarge vāsudevas tatas tu saḥ tam āhuḥ puruṣaṃ kecit kecid īśvaram avyayam
there is a dwelling in him at the (re-)uniting, therefore he is Vāsudeva. Him some call Puruṣa, some the imperishable Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.74
विज्ञानमात्रं केचिच् च केचिद् ब्रह्म परं तथा केचित् कालम् अनाद्यन्तं केचिज् जीवं सनातनम्
vijñānamātraṃ kecic ca kecid brahma paraṃ tathā kecit kālam anādyantaṃ kecij jīvaṃ sanātanam
and some pure consciousness, and some the supreme brahman, some beginningless and endless Time, some the eternal living soul,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.75
केचिच् च परमात्मानं केचिच् चैवम् अनामयम् केचित् क्षेत्रज्ञम् इत्य् आहुः केचित् षड्विंशकं तथा
kecic ca paramātmānaṃ kecic caivam anāmayam kecit kṣetrajñam ity āhuḥ kecit ṣaḍviṃśakaṃ tathā
and some the supreme Self, and some likewise the one free from affliction, some call him the knower of the field, and some the twenty-sixth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.76
अङ्गुष्ठमात्रं केचिच् च केचित् पद्मरजोउपमम् एते चान्ये च मुनिभिः संज्ञाभेदाः पृथग्विधाः
aṅguṣṭhamātraṃ kecic ca kecit padmarajoupamam ete cānye ca munibhiḥ saṃjñābhedāḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ
and some (say he is) of the measure of a thumb, and some that he is like the pollen of a lotus. These and other different sorts of distinctions of name (have been made) by the sages
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.77
शास्त्रेषु कथिता विष्णोर् लोकव्यामोहकारकाः एकं यदि भवेच् छास्त्रं ज्ञानं निःसंशयं भवेत्
śāstreṣu kathitā viṣṇor lokavyāmohakārakāḥ ekaṃ yadi bhavec chāstraṃ jñānaṃ niḥsaṃśayaṃ bhavet
and told of Viṣṇu in the treatises, causing bewilderment to the world. If there were one single treatise, knowledge would be free from doubt;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.78
बहुत्वाद् इह शात्राणां ज्ञानतत्त्वं सुदुर्लभम् आलोड्य सर्वशास्त्राणि विचार्य च पुनः पुनः
bahutvād iha śātrāṇāṃ jñānatattvaṃ sudurlabham āloḍya sarvaśāstrāṇi vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ
but because the treatises here are many, the truth of knowledge is very hard to attain. Having stirred up all the treatises and reflected again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.79
इदम् एकं सुनिष्पन्नं ध्येयो नारायणः सदा त्यक्त्वा व्यामोहकान् सर्वान् तस्माच् छास्त्रार्थविस्तरान्
idam ekaṃ suniṣpannaṃ dhyeyo nārāyaṇaḥ sadā tyaktvā vyāmohakān sarvān tasmāc chāstrārthavistarān
this one thing has come out well established: Nārāyaṇa is always to be meditated upon. Therefore, abandoning all the bewildering expositions of the treatises' meanings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.80
अनन्यचेता ध्यायस्व नारायणम् अतन्द्रितः एवं ज्नात्वा तु सततं देवदेवं तम् अव्ययम्
ananyacetā dhyāyasva nārāyaṇam atandritaḥ evaṃ jnātvā tu satataṃ devadevaṃ tam avyayam
meditate on Nārāyaṇa with undivided mind, unwearied. Knowing thus constantly that imperishable god of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.81
क्षिप्रं यास्यसि तत्रैव सायुज्यं नात्र संशयः श्रुत्वेदं ब्रह्मणा प्रोक्तं ज्ञानयोगं सुदुर्लभम्
kṣipraṃ yāsyasi tatraiva sāyujyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ śrutvedaṃ brahmaṇā proktaṃ jñānayogaṃ sudurlabham
you will quickly go there itself to union (with him) — of this there is no doubt. Having heard this yoga of knowledge, very hard to obtain, declared by Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.82
ततो ऽहम् आसं विप्रेन्द्र नारायणपरायणः नमो नारायणायेति ये विदुर् ब्रह्म शाश्वतम्
tato 'ham āsaṃ viprendra nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ namo nārāyaṇāyeti ye vidur brahma śāśvatam
thereupon I became, O best of brahmins, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa. Those who know the eternal brahman as "Homage to Nārāyaṇa,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.83
अन्तकाले जपन्तस् ते यान्ति विष्णोः परं पदम् तस्मान् नारायणस् तात परमात्मा सनातनः
antakāle japantas te yānti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam tasmān nārāyaṇas tāta paramātmā sanātanaḥ
reciting (it) at the hour of death, they go to the supreme station of Viṣṇu. Therefore, my dear, Nārāyaṇa is the eternal supreme Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.84
अनन्यमनसा नित्यं ध्येयस् तत्त्वविचिन्तकैः नारायणो जगद्व्यापी परमात्मा सनातनः
ananyamanasā nityaṃ dhyeyas tattvavicintakaiḥ nārāyaṇo jagadvyāpī paramātmā sanātanaḥ
to be meditated on constantly with undivided mind by those who ponder the truth: Nārāyaṇa, pervading the world, the eternal supreme Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.85
जगतां सृष्टिसंहारपरिपालनतत्परः श्रवणात् पठनाच् चैव निदिध्यासनतत्परैः
jagatāṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhāraparipālanatatparaḥ śravaṇāt paṭhanāc caiva nididhyāsanatatparaiḥ
intent upon the creation, destruction, and protection of the worlds. By hearing and by reciting, by those intent on deep meditation,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.86
आराध्यः सर्वथा ब्रह्मन् पुरुषेण हितैषिणा निःस्पृहा नित्यसंतुष्टा ज्ञानिनः संयतेन्द्रियाः
ārādhyaḥ sarvathā brahman puruṣeṇa hitaiṣiṇā niḥspṛhā nityasaṃtuṣṭā jñāninaḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ
he is to be worshipped in every way, O brahmin, by a man who seeks his own good. Free from craving, ever content, knowers, with senses restrained,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.87
निर्ममा निरहंकारा रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः अपक्षपतिताः शान्ताः सर्वसंकल्पवर्जिताः
nirmamā nirahaṃkārā rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ apakṣapatitāḥ śāntāḥ sarvasaṃkalpavarjitāḥ
Free of possessiveness, free of egoism, rid of attraction and aversion, not falling into partisanship, at peace, devoid of all willful intentions —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.88
ध्यानयोगपरा ब्रह्मन् ते पश्यन्ति जगत्पतिम् त्यक्तत्रया महात्मानो वासुदेवं हरिं गुरुम्
dhyānayogaparā brahman te paśyanti jagatpatim tyaktatrayā mahātmāno vāsudevaṃ hariṃ gurum
devoted to the yoga of meditation, O brahman, they see the lord of the world — great souls who have abandoned the three (?), (they see) Vāsudeva, Hari, the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 64.89
कीर्तयन्ति जगन्नाथं ते पश्यन्ति जगत्पतिम् तस्मात् त्वम् अपि विप्रेन्द्र नारायणपरो भव
kīrtayanti jagannāthaṃ te paśyanti jagatpatim tasmāt tvam api viprendra nārāyaṇaparo bhava
They praise the lord of the world; they see the master of the world. Therefore you too, best of brahmans, be devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.90
तदन्यः को महोदारः प्रार्थितं दातुम् ईश्वरः हेलया कीर्तितो यो वै स्वं पदं दिशति द्विज
tadanyaḥ ko mahodāraḥ prārthitaṃ dātum īśvaraḥ helayā kīrtito yo vai svaṃ padaṃ diśati dvija
Who else than he is so greatly generous as to be able to give what is asked — he who, even when praised carelessly, bestows his own abode, O twice-born?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.91
अपि कार्यस् त्वया चैव जपः स्वाध्याय एव च तम् एवोद्दिश्य देवेशं कुरु नित्यम् अतन्द्रितः
api kāryas tvayā caiva japaḥ svādhyāya eva ca tam evoddiśya deveśaṃ kuru nityam atandritaḥ
And muttered recitation (japa) is indeed to be done by you, and likewise private study of the Veda; referring it to him alone, the lord of gods, do it constantly and without slackness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.92
किं तत्र बहुभिर् मन्त्रैः किं तत्र बहुभिर् व्रतैः नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः
kiṃ tatra bahubhir mantraiḥ kiṃ tatra bahubhir vrataiḥ namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ
What need there of many mantras, what need there of many vows? The mantra "Homage to Nārāyaṇa" accomplishes every aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.93
चीरवासा जटधारी त्रिदण्डी मुण्ड एव वा भूषितो वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम्
cīravāsā jaṭadhārī tridaṇḍī muṇḍa eva vā bhūṣito vā dvijaśreṣṭha na liṅgaṃ dharmakāraṇam
Clad in bark, wearing matted hair, bearing the triple staff, or shaven-headed, or adorned — O best of the twice-born, the outward mark is not the cause of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.94
ये नृसंशा दुरात्मानः पापाचाररताः सदा ते ऽपि यान्ति परं स्थानं नरा नारायणाश्रयाः
ye nṛsaṃśā durātmānaḥ pāpācāraratāḥ sadā te 'pi yānti paraṃ sthānaṃ narā nārāyaṇāśrayāḥ
Those who are cruel, evil-souled, always given to sinful conduct — even they, as men who take refuge in Nārāyaṇa, go to the highest place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.95
जन्मान्तरसहस्रेषु यस्य स्याद् बुद्धिर् ईदृशी दासो ऽह।म् वासुदेवस्य देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः
janmāntarasahasreṣu yasya syād buddhir īdṛśī dāso 'ha.m vāsudevasya devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ
He in whom, over thousands of successive births, such a thought arises: "I am the servant of Vāsudeva, the god of gods, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.96
प्रयाति विष्णुसालोक्यं पुरुषो नात्र संशयः किं पुनस् तत्गतप्राणः पुरुष संयतेन्द्रियः
prayāti viṣṇusālokyaṃ puruṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ kiṃ punas tatgataprāṇaḥ puruṣa saṃyatendriyaḥ
that man goes to shared residence in Viṣṇu's world; there is no doubt here. How much more a man whose life-breath is fixed on him and whose senses are restrained!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.97
इत्य् उक्त्वा देवदेवर्षिस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत परोपकारनिरतस् त्रैलोक्यस्यैकभूषणः
ity uktvā devadevarṣis tatraivāntaradhīyata paropakāraniratas trailokyasyaikabhūṣaṇaḥ
Having said this, the divine seer of the gods vanished right there — he who delights in doing good to others, the sole ornament of the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.98
पुण्डरीको ऽपि धर्मात्मा नारायणपरायणः नमो ऽस्तु केशवायेति पुनः पुनर् उदीरयन्
puṇḍarīko 'pi dharmātmā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ namo 'stu keśavāyeti punaḥ punar udīrayan
And Puṇḍarīka too, righteous of soul, wholly given to Nārāyaṇa, uttering again and again "Homage be to Keśava,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.99
प्रसीदस्व महायोगिन्न् इदम् उच्चार्य सर्वदा हृत्पुण्डरीके गोविन्दं प्रतिष्ठाप्य जनार्दनम्
prasīdasva mahāyoginn idam uccārya sarvadā hṛtpuṇḍarīke govindaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya janārdanam
and "Be gracious, great yogin" — pronouncing this always, and establishing Govinda, Janārdana, in the lotus of his heart,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.100
तपस्सिद्धिकरे ऽरण्ये शालग्रामे तपोधनः उवास चिरम् एकाकी पुरुषार्थविचक्षणः
tapassiddhikare 'raṇye śālagrāme tapodhanaḥ uvāsa ciram ekākī puruṣārthavicakṣaṇaḥ
in the forest that brings success in austerity, at Śālagrāma, rich in austerity, he dwelt long alone, discerning in the aims of man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.101
स्वप्ने ऽपि केशवाद् अन्यन् न पश्यति महातपाः निद्रापि तस्य नैवासीत् पुरुषार्थविरोधिनी
svapne 'pi keśavād anyan na paśyati mahātapāḥ nidrāpi tasya naivāsīt puruṣārthavirodhinī
Even in dream the great ascetic saw nothing other than Keśava; nor did he have any sleep, which obstructs the aim of man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.102
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण शौचेन च विशेषतः जन्मजन्मान्तरारूढसंस्कारेण च स द्विजः
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śaucena ca viśeṣataḥ janmajanmāntarārūḍhasaṃskāreṇa ca sa dvijaḥ
By austerity, by chastity, and especially by purity, and by the (mental) impressions accumulated birth after birth, that twice-born one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.103
प्रसादाद् देवदेवस्य सर्वलोकैकसाक्षिणः अवाप परमां सिद्धिं वैष्णवीं वीतकल्मषः
prasādād devadevasya sarvalokaikasākṣiṇaḥ avāpa paramāṃ siddhiṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ vītakalmaṣaḥ
by the grace of the god of gods, the sole witness of all worlds — attained the highest Vaiṣṇava perfection, his stains gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.104
सिंहव्याघ्रास् तथान्ये ऽपि मृगाः प्राणिविहिंसकाः विरोधं सहजं हित्वा समेतास् तस्य संनिधौ निवसन्ति द्विजश्रेष्ठ प्रशान्तेन्द्रियवृत्तयः
siṃhavyāghrās tathānye 'pi mṛgāḥ prāṇivihiṃsakāḥ virodhaṃ sahajaṃ hitvā sametās tasya saṃnidhau nivasanti dvijaśreṣṭha praśāntendriyavṛttayaḥ
Lions and tigers and other beasts too, killers of living creatures, abandoning their innate hostility, came together and dwelt in his presence, O best of the twice-born, the workings of their senses wholly calmed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.105
ततः कदाचिद् भगवान् पुण्डरीकस्य धीमतः प्रादुर् आसीज् जगन्नाथः पुण्डरीकायतेक्षणः
tataḥ kadācid bhagavān puṇḍarīkasya dhīmataḥ prādur āsīj jagannāthaḥ puṇḍarīkāyatekṣaṇaḥ
Then once the Lord, the master of the world, whose eyes are wide as lotuses, became manifest to the wise Puṇḍarīka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.106
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासाः स्रगुज्ज्वलः श्रीवत्सवक्षाः श्रीवासः कौस्तुभेन विभूषितः
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāḥ sragujjvalaḥ śrīvatsavakṣāḥ śrīvāsaḥ kaustubhena vibhūṣitaḥ
(He held) conch, discus and mace in his hands, wore yellow garments, was radiant with a garland, bore the śrīvatsa on his chest, was the dwelling of Śrī, and was adorned with the Kaustubha (jewel).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.107
आरुह्य गरुडं श्रीमान् अञ्जनाचलसंनिभः मेरुशृङ्गम् इवारुढः कालमेघस् तडिद्द्युतिः
āruhya garuḍaṃ śrīmān añjanācalasaṃnibhaḥ meruśṛṅgam ivāruḍhaḥ kālameghas taḍiddyutiḥ
Mounted on Garuḍa, the glorious one, resembling a mountain of collyrium, was like a black cloud with the flash of lightning that has climbed the peak of Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.108
राजतेनातपत्रेण मुक्तादामविलम्बिना विराजमानो देवेशश् चामरव्यजनादिभिः
rājatenātapatreṇa muktādāmavilambinā virājamāno deveśaś cāmaravyajanādibhiḥ
The lord of gods, resplendent with a silver parasol hung with strings of pearls, and with yak-tail fans and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.109
तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं पुण्डरीकः कृताञ्जलिः पपात शिरसा भूमौ साध्वसावनतो द्विजः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ puṇḍarīkaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ papāta śirasā bhūmau sādhvasāvanato dvijaḥ
Seeing him, the lord of the lords of gods, Puṇḍarīka, with palms joined, fell head-first upon the ground, the brahmin bowed down in awe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.110
पिपन्न् इव हृषीकेशं नयनाभ्यां समाकुलः जगाम महतीं तृप्तिं पुण्डरीकस् तदानघः
pipann iva hṛṣīkeśaṃ nayanābhyāṃ samākulaḥ jagāma mahatīṃ tṛptiṃ puṇḍarīkas tadānaghaḥ
As if drinking in Hṛṣīkeśa with his two eyes, overwhelmed, Puṇḍarīka, then sinless, attained great satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.111
तम् एवालोकयन् वीरश् चिरप्रार्थितदर्शनः ततस् तम् आह भगवान् पद्मनाभस् त्रिविक्रमः
tam evālokayan vīraś ciraprārthitadarśanaḥ tatas tam āha bhagavān padmanābhas trivikramaḥ
The hero kept gazing at him alone, whose sight he had long begged for; then the Lord, the lotus-naveled Trivikrama, said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.112
प्रीतो ऽस्मि वत्स भद्रं ते पुण्डरीक महामते वरं वृणीष्व दास्यामि यत् ते मनसि वर्तते
prīto 'smi vatsa bhadraṃ te puṇḍarīka mahāmate varaṃ vṛṇīṣva dāsyāmi yat te manasi vartate
"I am pleased, child; blessings on you, Puṇḍarīka of great mind. Choose a boon; I shall give whatever is in your heart."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.113
एतच् छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवदेवेन भाषितम् इदं विज्ञापयम् आस पुण्डरीको महामतिः
etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ devadevena bhāṣitam idaṃ vijñāpayam āsa puṇḍarīko mahāmatiḥ
But having heard this speech spoken by the God of gods, Puṇḍarīka of great mind made this request:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.114
क्वाहम् अत्यन्तदुर्बुद्धिः क्व चात्महितवीक्षणम् यद् धितं मम देवेश तद् आज्ञापय माधव
kvāham atyantadurbuddhiḥ kva cātmahitavīkṣaṇam yad dhitaṃ mama deveśa tad ājñāpaya mādhava
"Where am I, of utterly poor understanding, and where the discernment of my own good? What is good for me, O lord of gods, command that, Mādhava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.115
एवम् उक्तो ऽथ भगवान् सुप्रीतः पुनर् अब्रवीत् पुण्डरीकं महाभागं कृताञ्जलिम् उपस्थितम्
evam ukto 'tha bhagavān suprītaḥ punar abravīt puṇḍarīkaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjalim upasthitam
Addressed thus, the Lord, well pleased, spoke again to the greatly blessed Puṇḍarīka, who stood there with palms joined:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.116
आगच्छ कुशलं ते ऽस्तु मयैव सह सुव्रत मद्रूपधारी नित्यात्मा ममैव पार्षदो भव
āgaccha kuśalaṃ te 'stu mayaiva saha suvrata madrūpadhārī nityātmā mamaiva pārṣado bhava
"Come, may it be well with you, along with me indeed, O you of good vows; bearing my form, eternal in self, become an attendant of mine."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.117
एवम् उक्तवति प्रीत्या श्रीधरे भक्तवत्सले देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात च
evam uktavati prītyā śrīdhare bhaktavatsale devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ca
When Śrīdhara, who is fond of his devotees, had thus spoken with affection, the divine drums sounded and a rain of flowers fell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.118
देवाः सेन्द्रास् तथा सिद्धाः साधु साध्व् इत्य् अथाब्रुवन् जगुश् च सिद्धगन्धर्वाः किंनराश् च विशेषतः
devāḥ sendrās tathā siddhāḥ sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan jaguś ca siddhagandharvāḥ kiṃnarāś ca viśeṣataḥ
The gods with Indra and likewise the Siddhas then said "Well done, well done!"; and the Siddhas and Gandharvas sang, and the Kiṃnaras especially.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.119
अथैनं समुपादाय वासुदेवो जगत्पतिः जगाम गरुडारूढः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः
athainaṃ samupādāya vāsudevo jagatpatiḥ jagāma garuḍārūḍhaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ
Then, taking him up, Vāsudeva, the lord of the world, mounted on Garuḍa, went off, saluted by all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.120
तस्मात् त्वम् अपि विप्रेन्द्र विष्णुभक्तिसमन्वितः तच्चित्तस् तद्गतप्राणस् तद्भक्तानां हिते रतः
tasmāt tvam api viprendra viṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ taccittas tadgataprāṇas tadbhaktānāṃ hite rataḥ
Therefore you too, O best of brahmins, being possessed of devotion to Viṣṇu, your mind on him, your life given over to him, delighting in the welfare of his devotees—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 64.121
अर्चयित्वा यथायोगं भजस्व पुरुषोत्तमम् शृणुष्व तत्कथाः पुण्याः सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीः
arcayitvā yathāyogaṃ bhajasva puruṣottamam śṛṇuṣva tatkathāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīḥ
having worshipped him as is fitting, honor the Supreme Person; listen to the meritorious stories of him, which destroy all sins.
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NsP 64.122
येनोपायेन विप्रेन्द्र विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरेश्वरः प्रीतो भवति विश्वात्मा तत् कुरुष्व सुविस्तरम्
yenopāyena viprendra viṣṇuḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ prīto bhavati viśvātmā tat kuruṣva suvistaram
By whatever means Viṣṇu, the lord of all lords, the soul of the universe, becomes pleased, O best of brahmins, do that abundantly.
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NsP 64.123
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण वाजपेयशतैर् अपि नाप्नुवन्ति गतिं पुण्यां नारायणपराङ्मुखाः
aśvamedhasahasreṇa vājapeyaśatair api nāpnuvanti gatiṃ puṇyāṃ nārāyaṇaparāṅmukhāḥ
Even by a thousand horse-sacrifices, even by hundreds of vājapeyas, those who turn their faces away from Nārāyaṇa do not attain the holy course.
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NsP 64.124
अजरम् अमरम् एकं ध्येयम् आद्यन्तशून्यं सगुणविगुणम् आद्यं स्थूलम् अत्यन्तसूक्ष्मम् निरुपमम् उपमेयं योगिनां ज्ञानगम्यं त्रिभुवनगुरुम् ईशं त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि विष्णो
ajaram amaram ekaṃ dhyeyam ādyantaśūnyaṃ saguṇaviguṇam ādyaṃ sthūlam atyantasūkṣmam nirupamam upameyaṃ yogināṃ jñānagamyaṃ tribhuvanagurum īśaṃ tvāṃ prapanno 'smi viṣṇo
Unaging, immortal, one, to be meditated on, without beginning or end, with qualities and without qualities, primal, gross and utterly subtle, incomparable yet an object of comparison, reached by the knowledge of yogins, teacher of the three worlds—to you, the Lord, I have gone for refuge, O Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition