Narasimha Purana — Chapter 9

NsP 9.1

स्वपुरुषम् अभिवीक्ष्य पाशहस्तं वदति यमः किल तस्य कर्णमूले परिहर मधुसूदनप्रपन्नान् प्रभुर् अहम् अन्यनृणां न वैष्णवानाम्

svapuruṣam abhivīkṣya pāśahastaṃ vadati yamaḥ kila tasya karṇamūle parihara madhusūdanaprapannān prabhur aham anyanṛṇāṃ na vaiṣṇavānām

Looking at his own servant with the noose in hand, Yama says, so they tell, in his ear: "Avoid those who have taken refuge in Madhusūdana; I am lord of other men, not of the Vaiṣṇavas."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.2

अहम् अमरगणार्चितेन धात्रा यम इति लोकहिताहिते नियुक्तः हरिगुरुविमुखान् प्रशास्मि मर्त्यान् हरिचरणप्रणतान् नमस् करोमि

aham amaragaṇārcitena dhātrā yama iti lokahitāhite niyuktaḥ hariguruvimukhān praśāsmi martyān haricaraṇapraṇatān namas karomi

"I have been appointed by the Creator, worshipped by the host of immortals, as Yama, over the weal and woe of the world; I chastise mortals averse to Hari and the guru, but to those bowed at Hari's feet I make obeisance.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.3

सुगतिम् अभिलषामि वासुदेवाद् अहम् अपि भागवते स्थितान्तरात्मा मधुवधवशगो ऽस्मि न स्वतन्त्रः प्रभवति संयमने ममापि कृष्णः

sugatim abhilaṣāmi vāsudevād aham api bhāgavate sthitāntarātmā madhuvadhavaśago 'smi na svatantraḥ prabhavati saṃyamane mamāpi kṛṣṇaḥ

"I too long for a good course from Vāsudeva, my inner self fixed on the Lord's devotee; I am subject to the slayer of Madhu, not independent — Kṛṣṇa has power to restrain even me.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.4

भगवति विमुखस्य नास्ति सिद्धिर् विषम् अमृतं भवतीति नेदम् अस्ति वर्षशतम् अपीह पच्यमानं व्रजति न काञ्चनताम् अयः कदाचित्

bhagavati vimukhasya nāsti siddhir viṣam amṛtaṃ bhavatīti nedam asti varṣaśatam apīha pacyamānaṃ vrajati na kāñcanatām ayaḥ kadācit

"For one averse to the Lord there is no success; it is not the case that poison becomes nectar — though heated here for a hundred years, iron never attains the state of gold.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.5

न हि शशिकलुषच्छविः कदाचिद् विरमति नो रविताम् उपैति चन्द्रः भगवति च हराव् अनन्यचेता भृशमलिनो ऽपि विराजते मनुष्यः

na hi śaśikaluṣacchaviḥ kadācid viramati no ravitām upaiti candraḥ bhagavati ca harāv ananyacetā bhṛśamalino 'pi virājate manuṣyaḥ

"Indeed the moon never ceases to have a stained-looking sheen, nor does it attain the sun's nature; yet a man whose mind is on the Lord Hari and on no other shines out, though exceedingly stained.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.6

महद् अपि सुविचार्य लोकतत्त्वं भगवदुपास्तिम् ऋते न सिद्धिर् अस्ति सुरगुरुसुदृढप्रसाददौ तौ हरिचरणौ स्मरतापवर्गहेतोः

mahad api suvicārya lokatattvaṃ bhagavadupāstim ṛte na siddhir asti suragurusudṛḍhaprasādadau tau haricaraṇau smaratāpavargahetoḥ

"Even having well considered the great truth of the world, there is no success apart from worship of the Lord; remember, for the sake of release, those two feet of Hari which bestow the firm grace of the guru of the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

NsP 9.7

शुभम् इदम् उपलभ्य मानुषत्वं सुकृतशतेन वृथेन्द्रियार्थहेतोः रमयति कुरुते न मोक्षमार्गं दहयति चन्दनम् आशु भस्महेतोः

śubham idam upalabhya mānuṣatvaṃ sukṛtaśatena vṛthendriyārthahetoḥ ramayati kurute na mokṣamārgaṃ dahayati candanam āśu bhasmahetoḥ

"Having obtained this auspicious human state by a hundred good deeds, (a man) takes pleasure for the sake of the objects of the senses in vain and does not follow the path of release — (as) one quickly burns sandalwood for the sake of ashes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.8

मुकुलितकरकुड्मलैः सुरेन्द्रैः सततनमस्कृतपादपङ्कजो यः अविहतगतये सनातनाय जगति जनिं हरते नमो ऽग्रजाय

mukulitakarakuḍmalaiḥ surendraiḥ satatanamaskṛtapādapaṅkajo yaḥ avihatagataye sanātanāya jagati janiṃ harate namo 'grajāya

He whose lotus feet are constantly bowed to by the lords of the gods with their hands cupped like buds — to him of unobstructed motion, the eternal one, who takes away birth in the world, to the elder brother (of Yama), homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.9

यमाष्टकम् इदं पुण्यं पठते यः शृणोति वा मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

yamāṣṭakam idaṃ puṇyaṃ paṭhate yaḥ śṛṇoti vā mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Whoever recites or hears this meritorious Yama-octad is freed from all sins and goes to Viṣṇu's world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

NsP 9.10

इतीदम् उक्तं यमवाक्यम् उत्तमं मयाधुना ते हरिभक्तिवर्धनम् पुनः प्रवक्ष्यामि पुरातनीं कथां भृगोस् तु पौत्रेण च या पुरा कृता

itīdam uktaṃ yamavākyam uttamaṃ mayādhunā te haribhaktivardhanam punaḥ pravakṣyāmi purātanīṃ kathāṃ bhṛgos tu pautreṇa ca yā purā kṛtā

Thus this excellent speech of Yama, which increases devotion to Hari, has now been told by me to you; again I shall relate an ancient tale, the one made long ago by Bhṛgu's grandson.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition