Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 132
PdP 6 132.1
पार्वत्युवाच। अनंतवासुदेवस्य कीदृशं स्मरणं स्मृतम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा न पुनर्मोहो मानुषाणां प्रजायते
pārvatyuvāca| anaṃtavāsudevasya kīdṛśaṃ smaraṇaṃ smṛtam | yacchrutvā na punarmoho mānuṣāṇāṃ prajāyate
Pārvatī said: What sort of remembrance of the endless Vāsudeva is taught, on hearing which delusion arises no more for human beings?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.2
महादेव उवाच। दृष्टतत्वेन देवेशि स्मरंति विष्णुं नित्यशः । तृषातुरो यथा वारि तद्वद्विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
mahādeva uvāca| dṛṣṭatatvena deveśi smaraṃti viṣṇuṃ nityaśaḥ | tṛṣāturo yathā vāri tadvadviṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
Mahādeva said: Having seen the truth, O Mistress of the gods, (they) remember Viṣṇu constantly; as one tormented by thirst (thinks of) water, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.3
हिमेनाकुलितं विश्वं स्मरत्यग्निं यथा तथा । तद्वदेव तु वै विष्णुं स्मरंति विबुधादयः
himenākulitaṃ viśvaṃ smaratyagniṃ yathā tathā | tadvadeva tu vai viṣṇuṃ smaraṃti vibudhādayaḥ
As the world, afflicted by frost, thinks of fire, just so do the gods and others remember Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.4
पतिव्रता यथा नारी पतिं स्मरति नित्यशः । तथा स्मरंति लोकेशं विष्णुं विश्वेश्वरेश्वरम्
pativratā yathā nārī patiṃ smarati nityaśaḥ | tathā smaraṃti lokeśaṃ viṣṇuṃ viśveśvareśvaram
As a wife devoted to her husband remembers her husband constantly, so do (they) remember the Lord of the worlds, Viṣṇu, the lord of the lord of the universe.
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PdP 6 132.5
भयार्त्तः शरणं यद्वदर्थलोभी यथा धनम् । पुत्रकामो यथा पुत्रं तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
bhayārttaḥ śaraṇaṃ yadvadarthalobhī yathā dhanam | putrakāmo yathā putraṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
As one stricken with fear (thinks of) refuge, as one greedy for gain (thinks of) wealth, as one desiring a son (thinks of) a son, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.6
दूरस्थोऽपि यथा गेहं चातको माधवं यथा । ब्रह्मविद्यां ब्रह्मविदस्तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
dūrastho'pi yathā gehaṃ cātako mādhavaṃ yathā | brahmavidyāṃ brahmavidastathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
As one far from home (thinks of) his house, as the cātaka bird (longs for) the spring cloud, as knowers of brahman (think of) the knowledge of brahman, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.7
हंसा मानसमिच्छंति ऋषयः स्मरणं हरेः । भक्ताश्च भक्तिमिच्छंति तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
haṃsā mānasamicchaṃti ṛṣayaḥ smaraṇaṃ hareḥ | bhaktāśca bhaktimicchaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
As geese long for Lake Mānasa, as sages long for the remembrance of Hari, and as devotees long for devotion, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.8
प्राणिनां वल्लभो देहो यत्र आत्माऽवतिष्ठति । आयुर्वांच्छंति ये जीवास्तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
prāṇināṃ vallabho deho yatra ātmā'vatiṣṭhati | āyurvāṃcchaṃti ye jīvāstathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
The body, in which the self dwells, is dear to living beings; as the living creatures who wish for long life (cling to it), so do I remember Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.9
भ्रमराश्च यथा पुष्पं चक्रवाका दिवाकरम् । यथात्मवल्लभा भक्तिस्तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
bhramarāśca yathā puṣpaṃ cakravākā divākaram | yathātmavallabhā bhaktistathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
As bees (long for) a flower, as cakravāka birds (long for) the sun, as devotion is dear to the self, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.10
अंधेनाकुलिता लोका दीपं वांच्छंति वै यथा । तथा वै पुरुषा लोके स्मरणं केशवस्य च
aṃdhenākulitā lokā dīpaṃ vāṃcchaṃti vai yathā | tathā vai puruṣā loke smaraṇaṃ keśavasya ca
As people troubled by darkness desire a lamp, just so do men in the world desire the remembrance of Keśava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.11
यथा श्रमार्त्ता विश्रामं निद्रा व्यसनिनो यथा । गतालस्या यथा विद्यां तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
yathā śramārttā viśrāmaṃ nidrā vyasanino yathā | gatālasyā yathā vidyāṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
As those worn out by toil (desire) rest, as the addicted (desire) sleep, as those free of sloth (desire) knowledge, so do I remember Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.12
मातंगाः पार्वतीं भूमिं सिंहा वनगजादिकम् । तथैव स्मरणं विष्णोः कर्तव्यं पापभीरुभिः
mātaṃgāḥ pārvatīṃ bhūmiṃ siṃhā vanagajādikam | tathaiva smaraṇaṃ viṣṇoḥ kartavyaṃ pāpabhīrubhiḥ
As elephants (remember) mountainous ground and lions (remember) wild elephants and the like, just so should the remembrance of Viṣṇu be practised by those who fear sin.
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PdP 6 132.13
सूर्यकांते रवेर्योगाद्वह्निस्तत्र प्रजायते । एवं वै साधुसंयोगाद्धरौ भक्तिः प्रजायते
sūryakāṃte raveryogādvahnistatra prajāyate | evaṃ vai sādhusaṃyogāddharau bhaktiḥ prajāyate
In the sunstone, by contact with the sun, fire is produced there; just so, from association with the good, devotion to Hari is produced.
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PdP 6 132.14
शीतरश्मेर्यथा कांतश्चंद्रयोगादपः श्रयेत् । एवं वैष्णवसंयोगान्मुक्तिर्भवति शाश्वती
śītaraśmeryathā kāṃtaścaṃdrayogādapaḥ śrayet | evaṃ vaiṣṇavasaṃyogānmuktirbhavati śāśvatī
As the moonstone of the cool-rayed one exudes water by contact with the moon, so from association with a Vaiṣṇava there comes everlasting liberation.
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PdP 6 132.15
कुमुद्वती यथा सोमं दृष्ट्वा पुष्पं विकासते । तद्वद्देवे कृता भक्तिर्मुक्तिदा सर्वदा नृणाम्
kumudvatī yathā somaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṣpaṃ vikāsate | tadvaddeve kṛtā bhaktirmuktidā sarvadā nṛṇām
As the water-lily, on seeing the moon, opens its blossom, just so is devotion done to the god always a giver of liberation to men.
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PdP 6 132.16
यथानलायाः संत्रस्ता भ्रमरी स्मरणं चरेत् । तेन स्मरणयोगेन नलासारूप्यतामियात्
yathānalāyāḥ saṃtrastā bhramarī smaraṇaṃ caret | tena smaraṇayogena nalāsārūpyatāmiyāt
As the bee-wasp, terrified, practises remembrance of the nalā (wasp), and by that yoga of remembrance attains likeness to the nalā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.17
गोपीभिर्जारबुद्ध्या च विष्णोश्च स्मरणं कृतम् । ताश्च सायुज्यतां नीतास्तथा विष्णुं स्मराम्यहम्
gopībhirjārabuddhyā ca viṣṇośca smaraṇaṃ kṛtam | tāśca sāyujyatāṃ nītāstathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham
And by the cowherd women, with the notion of (him being) a paramour, remembrance of Viṣṇu was made; and they were led to union (with him) — so do I too remember Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.18
केऽपि वै दुष्टभावेन च्छद्मभावेन केचन । के चापि लोभभावेन चिंतयंति जनार्दनम्
ke'pi vai duṣṭabhāvena cchadmabhāvena kecana | ke cāpi lobhabhāvena ciṃtayaṃti janārdanam
Some indeed with a malicious disposition, some with a deceitful disposition, and some too with a greedy disposition, think upon Janārdana.
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PdP 6 132.19
भक्त्या वा स्नेहभावेन द्वेषभावेन वा पुनः । केऽपि स्वामित्त्वभावेन बुद्धया वा बुद्धिपूर्वकम्
bhaktyā vā snehabhāvena dveṣabhāvena vā punaḥ | ke'pi svāmittvabhāvena buddhayā vā buddhipūrvakam
Or with devotion, or with a loving disposition, or again with a hostile disposition; some too with the attitude of ownership, or deliberately, with reflection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.20
येनकेनापि भावेन चिंतयंति जनार्दनम् । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा यांति विष्णोः सनातनम्
yenakenāpi bhāvena ciṃtayaṃti janārdanam | ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ sanātanam
With whatever disposition they think upon Janārdana, having enjoyed happiness in this world they go to the eternal (abode) of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.21
अहो विष्णोश्च माहात्म्यमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् । यदृच्छयापि स्मरणं त्रिधामुक्तिप्रदायकम्
aho viṣṇośca māhātmyamadbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | yadṛcchayāpi smaraṇaṃ tridhāmuktipradāyakam
Ah, the greatness of Viṣṇu is wonderful and makes the hair stand up: even remembrance (of him) done at random bestows liberation in the three realms.
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PdP 6 132.22
न धनेन समृद्धेन विपुलाविद्यया तथा । एकेन भक्तियोगेन समीपे दृश्यते क्षणात्
na dhanena samṛddhena vipulāvidyayā tathā | ekena bhaktiyogena samīpe dṛśyate kṣaṇāt
Not by abundant wealth, nor likewise by vast learning — by devotion alone (i.e. by the one yoga of devotion) is he seen close at hand in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.23
सांनिध्येऽपि स्थितो दूरे नेत्रयोरंजनं यथा । भक्तियोगेन दृश्येन भक्तैश्चैव सनातनः
sāṃnidhye'pi sthito dūre netrayoraṃjanaṃ yathā | bhaktiyogena dṛśyena bhaktaiścaiva sanātanaḥ
Even though present nearby, he stands far off, as the salve of the two eyes (is unseen); the Eternal One is to be seen through the yoga of devotion, and (only) by devotees.
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PdP 6 132.24
इदं तत्वमिदं तत्वं मोहितो देवमायया । भक्तितत्वं यदा प्राप्तं तदा विष्णुमयं जगत्
idaṃ tatvamidaṃ tatvaṃ mohito devamāyayā | bhaktitatvaṃ yadā prāptaṃ tadā viṣṇumayaṃ jagat
"This is the truth, this is the truth" — (so speaks one) deluded by the god's illusion; but when the truth of devotion is attained, then the world is full of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.25
इंद्राद्यैरमृतं प्राप्तं सुखार्थे शृणु सुंदरि । तथापि दुःखितास्ते वै भक्त्या विष्णोर्यथा विना
iṃdrādyairamṛtaṃ prāptaṃ sukhārthe śṛṇu suṃdari | tathāpi duḥkhitāste vai bhaktyā viṣṇoryathā vinā
By Indra and the others the nectar was obtained for the sake of happiness — hear, O beautiful one; yet they are indeed unhappy, as (all are) without devotion to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.26
भक्तिमेवामृतं प्राप्य पुनर्दुःखं न जायते । वैकुंठाख्यं पदं प्राप्य मोदते विष्णुसन्निधौ
bhaktimevāmṛtaṃ prāpya punarduḥkhaṃ na jāyate | vaikuṃṭhākhyaṃ padaṃ prāpya modate viṣṇusannidhau
Having obtained devotion, which is the very nectar, suffering does not arise again; having reached the station called Vaikuṇṭha, one rejoices in Viṣṇu's presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.27
वारि त्यक्त्वा यथा हंसः पयः पिबति नित्यशः । एवं धर्मान्परित्यज्य विष्णोर्भक्तिं समाश्रयेत्
vāri tyaktvā yathā haṃsaḥ payaḥ pibati nityaśaḥ | evaṃ dharmānparityajya viṣṇorbhaktiṃ samāśrayet
As a swan, leaving the water aside, always drinks the milk, so, abandoning the (other) duties, one should take refuge in devotion to Viṣṇu.
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PdP 6 132.28
अन्यभक्तिं परित्यज्य विष्णुभक्तिं समाश्रयेत् । तोयं बद्ध्वा तु वस्त्रेण कृतं कार्यं कथं भवेत्
anyabhaktiṃ parityajya viṣṇubhaktiṃ samāśrayet | toyaṃ baddhvā tu vastreṇa kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃ bhavet
Abandoning devotion to another, one should take refuge in devotion to Viṣṇu; but when water is bound up in a cloth, how can the work be accomplished?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.29
प्राप्य देहं विना भक्तिं क्रियते स वृथाश्रमः । विष्णुभक्तिं विना धर्मानुपदिशंति ये जनाः । ते पतंति सदा घोरे नरके नात्र संशयः
prāpya dehaṃ vinā bhaktiṃ kriyate sa vṛthāśramaḥ | viṣṇubhaktiṃ vinā dharmānupadiśaṃti ye janāḥ | te pataṃti sadā ghore narake nātra saṃśayaḥ
Having obtained a body, if it is used without devotion, that stage of life is in vain. Those people who teach religious duties without devotion to Viṣṇu always fall into a dreadful hell — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.30
बाहुभ्यां सागरं तर्तुं यद्वन्मूर्खोऽभिवांछति । संसारसागरं तद्वद्विष्णुभक्तिं विना नरः
bāhubhyāṃ sāgaraṃ tartuṃ yadvanmūrkho'bhivāṃchati | saṃsārasāgaraṃ tadvadviṣṇubhaktiṃ vinā naraḥ
Just as a fool wishes to cross the ocean with his two arms, so (does) a man (wish to cross) the ocean of transmigration without devotion to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.31
विष्णुभक्तिं च रक्षंति कर्मणा पात्यते यदि । अकिंचनः स्पृहायुक्तो मेरौ धत्ते यथा स्पृहाम्
viṣṇubhaktiṃ ca rakṣaṃti karmaṇā pātyate yadi | akiṃcanaḥ spṛhāyukto merau dhatte yathā spṛhām
And they guard devotion to Viṣṇu, (lest) it be made to fall by (ritual) action; as a destitute man, filled with longing, sets his longing on Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.32
तव भक्तौ तथा देव मया हि क्रियते स्पृहा । जन्मांतरे हि सा भक्तिर्मामकी यत्करोति हि
tava bhaktau tathā deva mayā hi kriyate spṛhā | janmāṃtare hi sā bhaktirmāmakī yatkaroti hi
In devotion to you, O God, longing is thus made by me; for in another birth that devotion of mine will indeed accomplish (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.33
वह्निर्यथेह स्वल्पोऽपि दहते विविधं वनम् । तद्वदेव तु सा भक्तिरणुमात्रा कृता मया
vahniryatheha svalpo'pi dahate vividhaṃ vanam | tadvadeva tu sā bhaktiraṇumātrā kṛtā mayā
As here even a small fire burns up a manifold forest, just so is that devotion, though done by me only in an atom's measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.34
शतैश्च श्रूयते भक्तिः सहस्रैरपि बुध्यते । तेषां मध्ये तु देवेशि भक्तोह्येकः प्रजायते
śataiśca śrūyate bhaktiḥ sahasrairapi budhyate | teṣāṃ madhye tu deveśi bhaktohyekaḥ prajāyate
Devotion is heard of by hundreds and is understood even by thousands; but among them, O Queen of the gods, only one becomes a devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.35
बुद्धिं परेषां दास्यंति लोके बहुविधा जनाः । स्वयमाचरते सोऽपि नरः कोटिषु दृश्यते
buddhiṃ pareṣāṃ dāsyaṃti loke bahuvidhā janāḥ | svayamācarate so'pi naraḥ koṭiṣu dṛśyate
Many kinds of people in the world will give instruction to others; but the man who himself practises it is (barely) to be seen among ten millions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.36
पूजया हस्यते भक्तिर्जयेन परिहस्यते । एवं भावो हि देवेशे भक्तिस्तेनैव गृह्यते
pūjayā hasyate bhaktirjayena parihasyate | evaṃ bhāvo hi deveśe bhaktistenaiva gṛhyate
By worship devotion is laughed at; by victory it is mocked. Such a disposition toward the Lord of gods — devotion is accepted by him precisely thereby.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.37
सागरे च यथा पातः कूपे त्राणोपवेशनम् । यस्य भावो हि तद्वच्च भक्तिः सा तेन गृह्यते
sāgare ca yathā pātaḥ kūpe trāṇopaveśanam | yasya bhāvo hi tadvacca bhaktiḥ sā tena gṛhyate
As (there is) a fall into the ocean, (or) a sitting down for rescue at a well — whoever's disposition is like that, that devotion of his is accepted by (the Lord).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.38
मूले सिक्तस्य वृक्षस्य पत्रं शाखासु दृश्यते । भजनादेव भो देवि फलमग्रे प्रतिष्ठितम्
mūle siktasya vṛkṣasya patraṃ śākhāsu dṛśyate | bhajanādeva bho devi phalamagre pratiṣṭhitam
When a tree is watered at the root, the (result) is seen as leaves on the branches; O goddess, from worship alone the fruit is established at the top.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.39
पानीयहारिणा यद्वत्घटे चित्तं प्रधीयते । तद्वद्देवे हरौ चित्तं धृत्वा मोक्षमवाप्नुयात्
pānīyahāriṇā yadvatghaṭe cittaṃ pradhīyate | tadvaddeve harau cittaṃ dhṛtvā mokṣamavāpnuyāt
Just as, in the case of one carrying water, the mind is fixed upon the pot, so, having fixed the mind on the god Hari, one would attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.40
शैशवे च यथा माता गुडं स्तोकं ददाति वै । पुनर्याचति वै बालो गुडं वै लोभकारणात्
śaiśave ca yathā mātā guḍaṃ stokaṃ dadāti vai | punaryācati vai bālo guḍaṃ vai lobhakāraṇāt
Just as in childhood a mother gives a little molasses, and the child asks again for molasses out of greed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.41
नीरे नीरं यथाक्षिप्तं दुग्धे दुग्धं घृते घृतम् । तद्वद्भेदं न पश्यंति विष्णुभक्तिप्रसादतः
nīre nīraṃ yathākṣiptaṃ dugdhe dugdhaṃ ghṛte ghṛtam | tadvadbhedaṃ na paśyaṃti viṣṇubhaktiprasādataḥ
As water poured into water, milk into milk, ghee into ghee — so, by the grace of devotion to Viṣṇu, they see no difference.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.42
भानुः सर्वगतो यद्वद्वह्निः सर्वगतो यथा । भक्तिः स्थितस्तथा भक्तः कर्मभिर्नैव बाध्यते
bhānuḥ sarvagato yadvadvahniḥ sarvagato yathā | bhaktiḥ sthitastathā bhaktaḥ karmabhirnaiva bādhyate
As the sun goes everywhere and as fire goes everywhere, so the devotee, established in devotion, is not bound by (his) actions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.43
अजामिलः स्वधर्मं च त्यक्त्वा पापं समाचरन् । पुत्रं नारायणं स्मृत्वा मुक्तिं वै प्राप्तवान्ध्रुवम्
ajāmilaḥ svadharmaṃ ca tyaktvā pāpaṃ samācaran | putraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ smṛtvā muktiṃ vai prāptavāndhruvam
Ajāmila, having abandoned his own duty and practising sin, by remembering his son Nārāyaṇa surely attained liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.44
दिवारात्रौ च ये भक्ता नाममात्रोपजीविनः । वैकुंठवासिनस्ते वै तत्र वेदा हि साक्षिणः
divārātrau ca ye bhaktā nāmamātropajīvinaḥ | vaikuṃṭhavāsinaste vai tatra vedā hi sākṣiṇaḥ
Those devotees who by day and night live on the Name alone — they are indeed dwellers in Vaikuṇṭha; the Vedas are the witnesses to that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.45
अश्वमेधादियज्ञानां फलं स्वर्गेऽपि दृश्यते । तत्फलं तु समग्रं वै भुक्त्वा वै संपतंति च
aśvamedhādiyajñānāṃ phalaṃ svarge'pi dṛśyate | tatphalaṃ tu samagraṃ vai bhuktvā vai saṃpataṃti ca
The fruit of the horse-sacrifice and other sacrifices is seen even in heaven; but having enjoyed that fruit entirely, (those men) fall down again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.46
विष्णुभक्तिस्तथा देवि भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः । वैकुंठं प्राप्य वा तेषां पुनरागमनं कदा
viṣṇubhaktistathā devi bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ | vaikuṃṭhaṃ prāpya vā teṣāṃ punarāgamanaṃ kadā
So too, O goddess, devotion to Viṣṇu — having enjoyed enjoyments many times over and reached Vaikuṇṭha, when is there any return for them?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.47
विष्णुभक्तिः कृता येन विष्णुलोके वसत्यसौ । दृष्टांतं पश्य देवेशि विष्णुभक्तिप्रसादतः
viṣṇubhaktiḥ kṛtā yena viṣṇuloke vasatyasau | dṛṣṭāṃtaṃ paśya deveśi viṣṇubhaktiprasādataḥ
He by whom devotion to Viṣṇu has been performed dwells in Viṣṇu's world; see the illustration, O queen of the gods, of the grace of devotion to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.48
ग्रावाणो जलमध्यस्थाः शतशस्तेन तारिताः । विना जलं सोमकांतो विष्णुभक्तस्य मानसम्
grāvāṇo jalamadhyasthāḥ śataśastena tāritāḥ | vinā jalaṃ somakāṃto viṣṇubhaktasya mānasam
Stones lying in the midst of water were made to float by him in hundreds; the moonstone (yields water) without water — such is the mind of Viṣṇu's devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.49
दर्दुरो वसते नीरे षट्पदो हि वनांतरे । गंधं वेत्ति कुमुद्वत्या भक्तो भक्तौ तथा हरेः
darduro vasate nīre ṣaṭpado hi vanāṃtare | gaṃdhaṃ vetti kumudvatyā bhakto bhaktau tathā hareḥ
The frog dwells in the water, but the bee is in the forest; (yet) it is the bee that knows the fragrance of the lotus — so is the devotee in devotion to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.50
गंगातटे वसंत्येके एके वै शतयोजनम् । कश्चिद्गंगाफलं वेत्ति विष्णुभक्तिं परस्तथा 6.132.
gaṃgātaṭe vasaṃtyeke eke vai śatayojanam | kaścidgaṃgāphalaṃ vetti viṣṇubhaktiṃ parastathā 6.132.
Some dwell on the bank of the Ganges, others a hundred leagues away; (yet) someone (far off) knows the fruit of the Ganges, and likewise another (knows) devotion to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.51
कर्पूरागुरुभारं हि उष्ट्रो वहति नित्यशः । मध्यगंधं न जानाति तथा विष्णुं बहिर्मुखाः
karpūrāgurubhāraṃ hi uṣṭro vahati nityaśaḥ | madhyagaṃdhaṃ na jānāti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ
A camel carries a load of camphor and aloe-wood constantly, (yet) does not know the fragrance within it — so are those turned away from Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.52
मृगाः शालं हि जिघ्रंति कस्तूरीगंधमिच्छवः । स्वनाभिस्थं न जानंति तथा विष्णुं बहिर्मुखाः
mṛgāḥ śālaṃ hi jighraṃti kastūrīgaṃdhamicchavaḥ | svanābhisthaṃ na jānaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ
Deer sniff at the sal tree, desiring the scent of musk; they do not know it is in their own navel — so are those turned away from Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.53
उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां वृथा वै नगनंदिनि । तथैव विष्णुभक्तेर्हि उपदेशो बहिर्मुखे
upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṃ vṛthā vai naganaṃdini | tathaiva viṣṇubhakterhi upadeśo bahirmukhe
Instruction to fools is in vain, O daughter of the mountain; just so is instruction in devotion to Viṣṇu (given) to one turned away (from him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.54
अहिना च पयः पीतं तत्पयो हि विषायते । तथा वै चान्यभक्तानां विष्णुभक्तिर्विषायते
ahinā ca payaḥ pītaṃ tatpayo hi viṣāyate | tathā vai cānyabhaktānāṃ viṣṇubhaktirviṣāyate
Milk drunk by a snake — that milk turns to poison; just so, for those devoted to others, devotion to Viṣṇu turns to poison.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.55
चक्षुर्विना यथा दीपं दृष्ट्वा दर्पणमेव च । समीपस्था न पश्यंति तथा विष्णुं बहिर्मुखाः
cakṣurvinā yathā dīpaṃ dṛṣṭvā darpaṇameva ca | samīpasthā na paśyaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ
As those standing nearby, lacking eyes, do not see a lamp or a mirror set before them, so (do not see) Viṣṇu those turned outward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.56
पावको हि यथा धूमैरादर्शोपि मलेन च । यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भो देहे कृष्णस्तथावृतः
pāvako hi yathā dhūmairādarśopi malena ca | yatholbenāvṛto garbho dehe kṛṣṇastathāvṛtaḥ
As fire is covered by smoke, and a mirror by dirt, and as the embryo is covered by the membrane, so is Kṛṣṇa covered in the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.57
दुग्धे सर्पिः स्थितं यद्वत्तिले तैलं तु सर्वदा । चराचरे तथा विष्णुर्दृश्यते नगनंदिनि
dugdhe sarpiḥ sthitaṃ yadvattile tailaṃ tu sarvadā | carācare tathā viṣṇurdṛśyate naganaṃdini
As ghee abides in milk and oil always in the sesame seed, so, O daughter of the mountain, is Viṣṇu seen in (all that) moves and does not move.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.58
एकसूत्रे मणिगणा धार्यंते बहवो यथा । एवं ब्रह्मादिभिर्विश्वं संप्रोतं ब्रह्मचिन्मये
ekasūtre maṇigaṇā dhāryaṃte bahavo yathā | evaṃ brahmādibhirviśvaṃ saṃprotaṃ brahmacinmaye
As many gems are held strung on a single thread, so is the universe strung together, by Brahmā and the rest, upon the (one) that is Brahman-consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.59
यथा काष्ठे स्थितो वह्निर्मंथनादेव दृश्यते । एवं सर्वगतो विष्णुर्ध्यानादेव प्रदृश्यते
yathā kāṣṭhe sthito vahnirmaṃthanādeva dṛśyate | evaṃ sarvagato viṣṇurdhyānādeva pradṛśyate
As fire residing in wood is seen only through churning, so all-pervading Viṣṇu is made visible only through meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.60
आदिरेको भवेद्दीपस्तस्माज्जाताः सहस्रशः । एवमेकः स्थितो विष्णुः सर्वव्याप्य प्रतिष्ठति
ādireko bhaveddīpastasmājjātāḥ sahasraśaḥ | evamekaḥ sthito viṣṇuḥ sarvavyāpya pratiṣṭhati
At first there would be one lamp; from it thousands are born. So the one Viṣṇu abides, standing firm, pervading everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.61
यथा सूर्योदये ज्योतिः पुष्करे तिष्ठते सदा । दृश्यते बहुधा नीरे लोके विष्णुस्तथा हि सः
yathā sūryodaye jyotiḥ puṣkare tiṣṭhate sadā | dṛśyate bahudhā nīre loke viṣṇustathā hi saḥ
As at sunrise the light always rests upon a lake and is seen in the water in many (reflections), so is he, Viṣṇu, in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.62
मारुतः प्रकृतिस्थोऽपि नानागंधवहः सदा । ईश्वरः सर्वजीवस्थो भुंक्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्
mārutaḥ prakṛtistho'pi nānāgaṃdhavahaḥ sadā | īśvaraḥ sarvajīvastho bhuṃkte prakṛtijānguṇān
Though the wind abides in its own nature, it always carries various scents; (so) the Lord, abiding in every living being, experiences the qualities born of primal nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.63
शर्करा विषसंयोगान्नीरं भवति यादृशम् । संभूत्त्वा तादृशो ह्यात्मा कर्मणः फलमश्नुते
śarkarā viṣasaṃyogānnīraṃ bhavati yādṛśam | saṃbhūttvā tādṛśo hyātmā karmaṇaḥ phalamaśnute
As water becomes such (as its admixture) whether from contact with sugar or with poison, so the self, having come into being of that sort, enjoys the fruit of its action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.64
उर्वी च नीरसंयोगान्नानावृक्षा प्रजायते । प्रकृतेर्गुणसंयोगान्नानायोनिषु जायते
urvī ca nīrasaṃyogānnānāvṛkṣā prajāyate | prakṛterguṇasaṃyogānnānāyoniṣu jāyate
And the earth, from contact with water, brings forth various trees; (so a being) is born in various wombs from the conjunction of the qualities of primal nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.65
गजे वै मशके चैव देवे वा मानुषेऽपि वा । नाधिको न च न्यूनो वै निष्ठो देहे स निश्चलः
gaje vai maśake caiva deve vā mānuṣe'pi vā | nādhiko na ca nyūno vai niṣṭho dehe sa niścalaḥ
In an elephant, indeed, and in a gnat, in a god or even in a man, he is neither more nor less; abiding in the body, he is unmoving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.66
ब्रह्मादिस्तंबपर्यंता ये चात्र भुवि मानवाः । देवा यज्ञास्तथा नागा गंधर्वाः किन्नरादयः
brahmādistaṃbaparyaṃtā ye cātra bhuvi mānavāḥ | devā yajñāstathā nāgā gaṃdharvāḥ kinnarādayaḥ
Those who are here on earth, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass — men, gods, sacrifices, and likewise nāgas, gandharvas, kinnaras and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.67
तेषु सर्वेषु दृश्यंते जले चंद्रमसो यथा । स सच्चिदानंदशिवः स महेशो हि दृश्यते
teṣu sarveṣu dṛśyaṃte jale caṃdramaso yathā | sa saccidānaṃdaśivaḥ sa maheśo hi dṛśyate
in all of them (he) is seen, as the moon('s reflections) in water. He is Śiva, being-consciousness-bliss; he indeed is seen as Maheśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.68
स वै विष्णुस्तथा प्रोक्तः सोऽयं सर्वगतो हरिः । वेदांतवेद्यः सर्वेशः कालातीतो ह्यनामयः
sa vai viṣṇustathā proktaḥ so'yaṃ sarvagato hariḥ | vedāṃtavedyaḥ sarveśaḥ kālātīto hyanāmayaḥ
He indeed is called Viṣṇu; he is this all-pervading Hari, to be known through the Vedānta, lord of all, beyond time, free from affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.69
एवं तं वेत्ति यो देवि स भक्तो नात्र संशयः । एको हि बहुधा ज्ञेयो बहुधाप्येक एव सः
evaṃ taṃ vetti yo devi sa bhakto nātra saṃśayaḥ | eko hi bahudhā jñeyo bahudhāpyeka eva saḥ
Whoever knows him thus, O goddess, he is a devotee — no doubt of it. For the One is to be known as many, and though many, he is just the One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.70
नामरूपविभेदेन जल्प्यते बहुधा भुवि । चक्षुषा न रवेर्ज्योतिर्भानुना चक्षुरेधते
nāmarūpavibhedena jalpyate bahudhā bhuvi | cakṣuṣā na raverjyotirbhānunā cakṣuredhate
Through the distinction of name and form he is spoken of in many ways on earth. The sun's light is not (revealed) by the eye; rather it is by the sun that the eye flourishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.71
परमात्मा तथा चात्मा प्रतिदेहे तु सर्वदा । घटे घटे यथाकाशस्तस्मिन्भग्ने यथा स्थितः
paramātmā tathā cātmā pratidehe tu sarvadā | ghaṭe ghaṭe yathākāśastasminbhagne yathā sthitaḥ
So too the supreme Self and the (individual) self are always in each body: as the space in every pot, which remains (the same) when that (pot) is broken —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.72
रूपे रूपे तथा त्वं हि भग्ने तस्मिन्सुनिश्चलः । यथा काष्ठमयं रूपं पतते प्रभुणा विना
rūpe rūpe tathā tvaṃ hi bhagne tasminsuniścalaḥ | yathā kāṣṭhamayaṃ rūpaṃ patate prabhuṇā vinā
so you indeed (are) in every form, wholly unmoved when that is broken. As a form made of wood falls apart without a master (to hold it),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.73
क्रिमिभेदमयो देहो पतते चात्मना विना । हेम्नो भवंति वर्णाश्च वह्निना यांति पूर्ववत्
krimibhedamayo deho patate cātmanā vinā | hemno bhavaṃti varṇāśca vahninā yāṃti pūrvavat
so the body, made up of a mass of worms, falls without the self. Gold takes on colours, and by fire they go back as before;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.74
तद्वज्जीवाः प्रपद्यंते भक्ता वै पूर्वरूपताम् । स्वघनेनावृतं सूर्यं मूढाः पश्यंति निष्प्रभम्
tadvajjīvāḥ prapadyaṃte bhaktā vai pūrvarūpatām | svaghanenāvṛtaṃ sūryaṃ mūḍhāḥ paśyaṃti niṣprabham
just so do living beings, being devotees, attain their former form. Deluded people see the sun, covered by its own cloud, as lightless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.75
तथाऽज्ञानधियो मूढा न जानंति तमीश्वरम् । निर्विकल्पं निराकारं वेदां तैः परिपाठ्यते
tathā'jñānadhiyo mūḍhā na jānaṃti tamīśvaram | nirvikalpaṃ nirākāraṃ vedāṃ taiḥ paripāṭhyate
So too the deluded, whose minds are ignorance, do not know that Lord, who is without differentiation and without form — (so) is he recited of by the Vedāntas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.76
निराकाराच्च साकारं स्वेच्छया च प्रकाशते । तस्मात्संजातमाकाशं निःशब्दं गुणवर्जितम्
nirākārācca sākāraṃ svecchayā ca prakāśate | tasmātsaṃjātamākāśaṃ niḥśabdaṃ guṇavarjitam
And out of the formless, the formed shines forth by his own will. From that arose space, soundless and devoid of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.77
आकाशान्मारुतो जातः सशब्दं च तदाऽभवत् । वातादजायत ज्योतिर्ज्योतिषश्चाभवज्जलम्
ākāśānmāruto jātaḥ saśabdaṃ ca tadā'bhavat | vātādajāyata jyotirjyotiṣaścābhavajjalam
From ether the wind was born, and then (the world) came to possess sound; from wind arose fire, and from fire came water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.78
तज्जले रुक्मगर्भश्च विराड्वै विश्वरूपधृक् । तस्य नाभिसरोजे च ब्रह्मांडानां च कोटयः
tajjale rukmagarbhaśca virāḍvai viśvarūpadhṛk | tasya nābhisaroje ca brahmāṃḍānāṃ ca koṭayaḥ
And in that water (arose) the golden-wombed one, Virāj indeed, bearing the form of the universe; and in the lotus of his navel, tens of millions of brahmā-eggs (universes).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.79
प्रकृतिः पुरुषस्तस्मान्निर्मितं तु त्रिधा जगत् । तयोर्द्वयोश्च संयोगात्तत्त्वयोगो ऽभ्यजायत
prakṛtiḥ puruṣastasmānnirmitaṃ tu tridhā jagat | tayordvayośca saṃyogāttattvayogo 'bhyajāyata
(Then there are) Prakṛti and Puruṣa; from that the world was fashioned threefold; and from the conjunction of those two the combination of the elemental principles came into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.80
सात्विकी विष्णुसंभूतिर्ब्रह्मा वै राजसः स्मृतः । शिवस्तु तामसः प्रोक्त एभिः सर्वं प्रवर्तितम्
sātvikī viṣṇusaṃbhūtirbrahmā vai rājasaḥ smṛtaḥ | śivastu tāmasaḥ prokta ebhiḥ sarvaṃ pravartitam
The manifestation of Viṣṇu is sāttvic; Brahmā indeed is remembered as rājasic; but Śiva is declared tāmasic; by these all is set in motion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.81
एका ब्राह्मी स्थितिर्लोके कर्मबीजानुसारतः । तया संहरते विष्णुः सर्वलोकानुशेषतः
ekā brāhmī sthitirloke karmabījānusārataḥ | tayā saṃharate viṣṇuḥ sarvalokānuśeṣataḥ
There is one abiding state pertaining to Brahman in the world, following upon the seeds of karma; by it Viṣṇu withdraws all the worlds without remainder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.82
तिष्ठत्यसौ तदा तत्र भगवान्विष्णुरव्ययः । एवं सर्वगतो विष्णुरादिमध्यांत एव च
tiṣṭhatyasau tadā tatra bhagavānviṣṇuravyayaḥ | evaṃ sarvagato viṣṇurādimadhyāṃta eva ca
Then he abides there, the imperishable Lord Viṣṇu; thus Viṣṇu is all-pervading, and is indeed the beginning, the middle, and the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.83
अविद्यया न जानंति लोका वै कर्मनिश्चिताः । वर्णोचितानि कर्माणि यः कालेषु प्रकारयेत्
avidyayā na jānaṃti lokā vai karmaniścitāḥ | varṇocitāni karmāṇi yaḥ kāleṣu prakārayet
Through ignorance the people, fixed upon (their) works, do not know (this). Whoever should have the works suited to (his) class performed at the (proper) times—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.84
यत्कर्मविष्णुदैवत्यं न हि गर्भस्य कारणम् । वेदांतशास्त्रे मुनिभिः सर्वदैव विचार्यते
yatkarmaviṣṇudaivatyaṃ na hi garbhasya kāraṇam | vedāṃtaśāstre munibhiḥ sarvadaiva vicāryate
—that work which has Viṣṇu as its deity is not a cause of (entering) the womb (again); this is always deliberated by the sages in the Vedānta scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.85
ब्रह्मज्ञानमिदं देहे तदहं परिकीर्त्तये । शुभाशुभस्य कार्यं च कारणं मन एव हि
brahmajñānamidaṃ dehe tadahaṃ parikīrttaye | śubhāśubhasya kāryaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ mana eva hi
This is the knowledge of Brahman in the body; that I shall proclaim. And the mind alone is the effect and the cause of what is good and what is evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.86
मनसा शुध्यते सर्वं तदा ब्रह्म सनातनम् । मन एव सदा बंधुर्मन एव सदा रिपुः
manasā śudhyate sarvaṃ tadā brahma sanātanam | mana eva sadā baṃdhurmana eva sadā ripuḥ
By the mind everything is purified, and then (comes) the eternal Brahman; the mind alone is ever the friend, the mind alone is ever the enemy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.87
मनसा तारिताः केचिन्मनसा यातिताश्च के । मध्ये सर्वपरित्यागः बाह्ये कर्म तथाचरन्
manasā tāritāḥ kecinmanasā yātitāśca ke | madhye sarvaparityāgaḥ bāhye karma tathācaran
Some have been carried across by the mind, and some have been made to suffer by the mind. Inwardly (there is) abandonment of everything, while outwardly one performs action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.88
एवमेव कृतं कर्म कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते । पद्मपत्रं यथा नीर लेशैरपि न लिप्यते
evameva kṛtaṃ karma kurvannapi na lipyate | padmapatraṃ yathā nīra leśairapi na lipyate
Just so, though performing the action that is done, one is not stained—as a lotus leaf is not stained even by drops of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.89
अग्निरग्नौ यथा क्षिप्तो भक्त्या च किं प्रयोजनम् । यदा भक्तिरसो ज्ञातो न मुक्ती रोचते तदा
agniragnau yathā kṣipto bhaktyā ca kiṃ prayojanam | yadā bhaktiraso jñāto na muktī rocate tadā
As fire cast into fire—what need is there of devotion (then)? When the savour of devotion has been tasted, then liberation gives no pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.90
योगैरष्टविधैर्विष्णुर्न प्राप्यश्चेह जन्मनि । भक्त्या वा प्राप्यते विष्णुः सर्वदा सुलभो भवेत्
yogairaṣṭavidhairviṣṇurna prāpyaśceha janmani | bhaktyā vā prāpyate viṣṇuḥ sarvadā sulabho bhavet
By the eightfold yogas Viṣṇu is not to be attained in this birth; but by devotion Viṣṇu is attained—he becomes always easy to reach.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.91
वेदांतैः प्राप्यते ज्ञानं ज्ञानेन ज्ञेयमेव च । तत्तु ज्ञेयं यदा प्राप्तं तदा शून्यमिदं जगत्
vedāṃtaiḥ prāpyate jñānaṃ jñānena jñeyameva ca | tattu jñeyaṃ yadā prāptaṃ tadā śūnyamidaṃ jagat
By the Vedānta texts knowledge is attained, and by knowledge the object to be known; but when that object to be known has been attained, then this world is empty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.92
बलेन प्राप्यते विष्णुर्योगैरष्टविधैश्च किम् । सर्वेषामेव भावानां भावशुद्धिः प्रशस्यते
balena prāpyate viṣṇuryogairaṣṭavidhaiśca kim | sarveṣāmeva bhāvānāṃ bhāvaśuddhiḥ praśasyate
Viṣṇu is attained by strength—what then of the eightfold yogas? Of all dispositions it is purity of disposition that is commended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.93
आलिंग्यते यथा कांता यथा भावस्तथा फलम् । उपानद्युक्तपादो हि वेत्ति चर्ममयीं महीम्
āliṃgyate yathā kāṃtā yathā bhāvastathā phalam | upānadyuktapādo hi vetti carmamayīṃ mahīm
Just as a beloved woman is embraced—as the disposition is, so is the fruit; for one whose feet are fitted with sandals knows the earth as made of leather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.94
बुद्धिर्यथाविधा यस्य तद्वत्स मन्यते जगत् । दुग्धेन सिक्तो निंबोऽपि कटुभावं न तु त्यजेत्
buddhiryathāvidhā yasya tadvatsa manyate jagat | dugdhena sikto niṃbo'pi kaṭubhāvaṃ na tu tyajet
Of whatever sort a man's understanding is, correspondingly does he regard the world; even a nimba tree, though watered with milk, does not give up its bitter nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.95
प्रकृतिं यांति भूतानि उपदेशो निरर्थकः । छित्वा वै सहकारं च फलं पत्रं कथं लभेत्
prakṛtiṃ yāṃti bhūtāni upadeśo nirarthakaḥ | chitvā vai sahakāraṃ ca phalaṃ patraṃ kathaṃ labhet
Creatures follow their own nature; instruction is useless. Having cut down the mango tree, how should one obtain fruit and leaf?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.96
इंद्रियाणां सुखार्थेन वृथा जन्म कथं नयेत् । स्थाल्यां वैडूर्यमय्यां हि पच्यते चौषधं यथा
iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhārthena vṛthā janma kathaṃ nayet | sthālyāṃ vaiḍūryamayyāṃ hi pacyate cauṣadhaṃ yathā
How should one waste (one's) birth in vain for the sake of the pleasure of the senses? Just as a medicine is cooked in a pot made of beryl—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.97
दह्यते चागदस्तद्वद्वृथाजन्म कथं भवेत् । निधानं च गृहे क्षिप्त्वा शुभः सेवां कथं चरेत्
dahyate cāgadastadvadvṛthājanma kathaṃ bhavet | nidhānaṃ ca gṛhe kṣiptvā śubhaḥ sevāṃ kathaṃ caret
and (thus) the medicine is burnt up — just so, how should a birth be in vain? And having deposited a treasure in one's own house, how should a good man go about serving (elsewhere)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.98
त्यक्त्वा वैकुंठनाथं तमन्यमार्गे कथं रमेत् । भक्तिहीनैश्चतुर्वेदैः पठितैः किं प्रयोजनम्
tyaktvā vaikuṃṭhanāthaṃ tamanyamārge kathaṃ ramet | bhaktihīnaiścaturvedaiḥ paṭhitaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
Having abandoned him, the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, how could one delight in another path? What use are the four Vedas, though recited, if they are devoid of devotion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.99
श्वापचो भक्तियुक्तस्तु त्रिदशैरपि पूज्यते । स्वकरे कंकणं बद्ध्वा दर्पणैः किं प्रयोजनम्
śvāpaco bhaktiyuktastu tridaśairapi pūjyate | svakare kaṃkaṇaṃ baddhvā darpaṇaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam
But a dog-cooker (outcaste) endowed with devotion is worshipped even by the thirty gods. Having tied a bracelet on one's own hand, what need is there of mirrors?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.100
ब्रह्मरुद्रादिभिर्देवैर्दत्तैश्वर्याश्च सेवकाः । अर्पितं नैव गृह्णंति प्रभोश्चैव तु किंचन 6.132.
brahmarudrādibhirdevairdattaiśvaryāśca sevakāḥ | arpitaṃ naiva gṛhṇaṃti prabhoścaiva tu kiṃcana 6.132.
And servants (of the Lord) to whom lordship has been given by Brahmā, Rudra and the other gods do not accept anything at all that is offered (to them), (which belongs) to the Lord alone. (6.132.)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.101
अकिंचनाय भक्ताय दातुं नालं गतो वरम् । निःशरीरस्य कृष्णस्य तत्र ध्यानं कथं भवेत्
akiṃcanāya bhaktāya dātuṃ nālaṃ gato varam | niḥśarīrasya kṛṣṇasya tatra dhyānaṃ kathaṃ bhavet
He who has gone (to the Lord) is not able to give a boon to a devotee who has nothing. And how could there be meditation upon Kṛṣṇa there, if he had no body?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.102
साकारं बहवो दृष्ट्वा गता भक्त्या च तत्पदम् । पूजा भक्तिः कथं शून्ये साकारे कथ्यते बुधैः
sākāraṃ bahavo dṛṣṭvā gatā bhaktyā ca tatpadam | pūjā bhaktiḥ kathaṃ śūnye sākāre kathyate budhaiḥ
Many, having seen (him) with form, went by devotion to his abode. How can worship or devotion be (directed) to the void? The wise speak of (them) as (directed) to what has form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.103
शून्यमार्गे कथं याति आधारेण विना नरः । साकारो यः स्वयं स्वामी निराकारः स वै प्रभुः
śūnyamārge kathaṃ yāti ādhāreṇa vinā naraḥ | sākāro yaḥ svayaṃ svāmī nirākāraḥ sa vai prabhuḥ
How does a man go along the path of the void without a support? He who himself is master, having form, is indeed that very Lord who is formless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.104
साकारो हि सुखेनैव निराकारो न दृश्यते । सेवारसश्च साकारे निराकारेण वैरसः
sākāro hi sukhenaiva nirākāro na dṛśyate | sevārasaśca sākāre nirākāreṇa vairasaḥ
For the one with form (is seen) easily; the formless is not seen. And the savour of service lies in the one with form; with the formless it is savourless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.105
साकारेण निराकारो ज्ञायते स्वयमेव हि । हरिस्मृतिप्रसादेन रोमांचित तनुर्यदा
sākāreṇa nirākāro jñāyate svayameva hi | harismṛtiprasādena romāṃcita tanuryadā
Through the one with form the formless is known of itself. When, by the grace of remembrance of Hari, the body has its hair standing on end,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.106
नयनानंदसलिलं मुक्तिर्दासी भवेत्तदा । बाल्ये च यत्कृतं पापं तत्कथं न विनश्यति
nayanānaṃdasalilaṃ muktirdāsī bhavettadā | bālye ca yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkathaṃ na vinaśyati
and there is water of the eyes' delight (tears of joy), then liberation becomes (one's) maidservant. And the sin that was committed in childhood — how does that not perish?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.107
पूजादानव्रतैस्तीर्थैर्जपहोमैस्त्वदर्पितैः । निजधर्मं परित्यज्य तपो घोरं कथं चरेत्
pūjādānavrataistīrthairjapahomaistvadarpitaiḥ | nijadharmaṃ parityajya tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret
With worship, gifts, vows, pilgrimages, muttered prayers and oblations offered to you (there is enough) — why should one abandon one's own duty and practise terrible austerity?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.108
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परमधर्मो भयावहः । विधिं संत्यज्य शास्त्रीयं तपो घोरं कथं चरेत्
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paramadharmo bhayāvahaḥ | vidhiṃ saṃtyajya śāstrīyaṃ tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret
Death in one's own duty is better; another's duty brings danger. Why should one abandon the scriptural rule and practise terrible austerity?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.109
आश्रमेण विना मूढो नैव सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् । ब्रह्मणा निर्मिता वर्णाः स्वे स्वे धर्मे नियोजिताः
āśrameṇa vinā mūḍho naiva siddhimavāpnuyāt | brahmaṇā nirmitā varṇāḥ sve sve dharme niyojitāḥ
Without (following) the (rule of) life-stage a fool attains no success at all. The classes were created by Brahmā and appointed each to its own duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.110
स्वधर्मेणागतं द्रव्यं शुक्लद्रव्यं तदुच्यते । शुक्लद्रव्येण यद्दानं दीयते श्रद्धयान्वितम्
svadharmeṇāgataṃ dravyaṃ śukladravyaṃ taducyate | śukladravyeṇa yaddānaṃ dīyate śraddhayānvitam
Wealth that comes by one's own duty is called white (pure) wealth. Whatever gift is given with faith out of white wealth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.111
स्वल्पेनापि महत्पुण्यं तस्य संख्या न विद्यते । नीचसंगेन यद्द्रव्यमानीतं गृहकर्मसु
svalpenāpi mahatpuṇyaṃ tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate | nīcasaṃgena yaddravyamānītaṃ gṛhakarmasu
even by a little (of it) there is great merit; there is no counting it. Wealth brought in by association with the low, for household affairs —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.112
तेन द्रव्येण यद्दानं कृतं वै मनुजादिभिः । तत्फलं न भवेत्ते वै नैव तत्फलभागिनः
tena dravyeṇa yaddānaṃ kṛtaṃ vai manujādibhiḥ | tatphalaṃ na bhavette vai naiva tatphalabhāginaḥ
whatever gift is made with that wealth by men and the rest, that fruit does not accrue to them; they do not share in that fruit at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.113
यादृशं कुरुते कर्म इंद्रियाणां सुखेच्छया । तादृशीं योनिमाप्नोति मूढो हि ज्ञानदुर्बलः
yādṛśaṃ kurute karma iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhecchayā | tādṛśīṃ yonimāpnoti mūḍho hi jñānadurbalaḥ
Whatever sort of act one does out of desire for the pleasure of the senses, such a womb (birth) does the fool, weak in knowledge, obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.114
इह यत्कुरुते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते । पुण्यमाचरतः पुंसो यदि दुःखं प्रजायते
iha yatkurute karma tatparatropabhujyate | puṇyamācarataḥ puṃso yadi duḥkhaṃ prajāyate
The act one does here is enjoyed there (in the next world). If suffering arises for a man who practises merit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.115
तदा तापो न कर्त्तव्यस्तत्कर्म पूर्वदेहजम् । पापमाचरतः पुंसो जायते दुःखमेव च
tadā tāpo na karttavyastatkarma pūrvadehajam | pāpamācarataḥ puṃso jāyate duḥkhameva ca
then he should not grieve: that act was produced by a former body. And for a man who practises sin, suffering indeed arises;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.116
न कर्त्तव्यस्तदा हर्षः सुखे तत्र सुरेश्वरि । रज्जुबद्धाश्च पशवः प्रभुणा स्वेच्छया यथा
na karttavyastadā harṣaḥ sukhe tatra sureśvari | rajjubaddhāśca paśavaḥ prabhuṇā svecchayā yathā
then he should feel no joy in that pleasure, O Queen of the gods. As beasts bound with a rope (are led) by their master at his will,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.117
नीयंते कर्मबंधेन मनुजा अपि भूतले । शाखामृगो वनचरो नृत्यते च गृहे गृहे
nīyaṃte karmabaṃdhena manujā api bhūtale | śākhāmṛgo vanacaro nṛtyate ca gṛhe gṛhe
Men too are led about on the earth by the bond of karma; the branch-beast (monkey), a forest-dweller, is made to dance in house after house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.118
एवं च कर्मणा जीवा नीयंते सर्वयोनिषु । क्रीडता कंदुको यद्वत्प्रेर्यते प्रभुणेच्छया
evaṃ ca karmaṇā jīvā nīyaṃte sarvayoniṣu | krīḍatā kaṃduko yadvatpreryate prabhuṇecchayā
And thus by karma living beings are led into all wombs, just as a ball at play is driven by its master's wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.119
कर्मणा वा तथा जंतुर्नीयते सुखदुःखयोः । प्राणी स्वकर्मभिर्बद्धो न शक्तो बंधनिग्रहे
karmaṇā vā tathā jaṃturnīyate sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | prāṇī svakarmabhirbaddho na śakto baṃdhanigrahe
Or so a creature is led by karma into pleasure and pain; a living being bound by its own deeds is unable to restrain that bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.120
देवा वै कर्मभिर्बद्धा ऋषयश्च तथापरे । कैलासे रुद्रदेहस्था भुजंगा विषभोजिनः
devā vai karmabhirbaddhā ṛṣayaśca tathāpare | kailāse rudradehasthā bhujaṃgā viṣabhojinaḥ
Indeed the gods are bound by their deeds, and likewise the seers and others; the serpents dwelling on Rudra's body on Kailāsa feed on poison,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.121
असमर्थाः सुधा भोक्तुं कर्मयोनिर्बलीयसी । नीरोगदेहदाता यो बुधैः सूर्यो हि कथ्यते
asamarthāḥ sudhā bhoktuṃ karmayonirbalīyasī | nīrogadehadātā yo budhaiḥ sūryo hi kathyate
unable to consume nectar — the source that is karma is the stronger. He who is called by the wise the sun, the giver of a disease-free body —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.122
तद्रथे सारथिः पंगुः कर्मयोनिर्बलीयसी । इंद्रद्युम्नो हि राजर्षिर्गजत्वं कर्मणा गतः
tadrathe sārathiḥ paṃguḥ karmayonirbalīyasī | iṃdradyumno hi rājarṣirgajatvaṃ karmaṇā gataḥ
on his chariot the charioteer is lame: the source that is karma is the stronger. Indeed Indradyumna, the royal seer, attained the state of an elephant through karma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.123
समर्थस्वामिना तस्मिन्कर्मयोनिर्वृथा कृता । रुद्रब्रह्मादयो देवा मानवाश्चासुराश्च ये
samarthasvāminā tasminkarmayonirvṛthā kṛtā | rudrabrahmādayo devā mānavāścāsurāśca ye
though his master was capable, in his case the working of karma was made futile. The gods beginning with Rudra and Brahmā, and the humans and the demons who exist —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.124
ते सर्वे कर्मबद्धाश्च विचरंति महीतले । कर्माधीनं जगत्सर्वं विष्णुना निर्मितं पुरा
te sarve karmabaddhāśca vicaraṃti mahītale | karmādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ purā
all these, bound by karma, wander on the face of the earth. The whole world, fashioned of old by Viṣṇu, is subject to karma;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.125
तत्कर्मकेशवाधीनं रामनाम्ना विनश्यति । सर्वत्रापि स्थितं तोयं मुक्तिदं तु सितासिते
tatkarmakeśavādhīnaṃ rāmanāmnā vinaśyati | sarvatrāpi sthitaṃ toyaṃ muktidaṃ tu sitāsite
that karma, subject to Keśava, is destroyed by the name of Rāma. Water stands everywhere, but at (the confluence of) the white and the black (rivers) it gives liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.126
एवमाचरतां कर्म मुक्तिदं केशवार्चनम् । इंद्रियाणां सुखार्थाय यः कर्म मनसाचरेत्
evamācaratāṃ karma muktidaṃ keśavārcanam | iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhārthāya yaḥ karma manasācaret
For those who act thus, karma — the worship of Keśava — is a giver of liberation. He who with his mind performs action for the pleasure of the senses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.127
अहं कृतेन मन्येत केवलं देहमेव हि । मनसा संस्मरन्जंतुः प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्
ahaṃ kṛtena manyeta kevalaṃ dehameva hi | manasā saṃsmaranjaṃtuḥ prāyaścittaṃ samācaret
should think of it as done by 'I' — merely the body indeed. Remembering with the mind, let the creature perform expiation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.128
स पूर्वकर्मभोक्ता च अग्रे कर्म न वर्द्धते । प्रशंसंति ग्रहान्केचित्केचित्प्रेतपिशाचकान्
sa pūrvakarmabhoktā ca agre karma na varddhate | praśaṃsaṃti grahānkecitkecitpretapiśācakān
He is one who enjoys former karma, and no karma grows further. Some praise the planets, some the ghosts and goblins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.129
केचिद्देवान्प्रशंसंति ह्योषधीः केचिदूचिरे । केचिन्मंत्रं च सिद्धिं च केचिद्बुद्धिपराक्रमम्
keciddevānpraśaṃsaṃti hyoṣadhīḥ kecidūcire | kecinmaṃtraṃ ca siddhiṃ ca kecidbuddhiparākramam
some praise the gods, some have spoken of herbs; some (praise) mantra and magical power, some intelligence and valour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.130
उद्यमं साहसं धैर्यं केचिन्नीतिं बलं तथा । अहंकर्मप्रशंसाभिः सर्वे कामानुवर्तिनः
udyamaṃ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ kecinnītiṃ balaṃ tathā | ahaṃkarmapraśaṃsābhiḥ sarve kāmānuvartinaḥ
some effort, boldness, firmness, some policy and likewise strength; by praises of 'my own deed' all are followers of desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.131
इति मे निश्चिता बुद्धिः कथ्यते पूर्वसूरिभिः । यदा पुण्यमयो जंतुः पापं किंचिन्नः विद्यते
iti me niścitā buddhiḥ kathyate pūrvasūribhiḥ | yadā puṇyamayo jaṃtuḥ pāpaṃ kiṃcinnaḥ vidyate
This is my settled conviction, as it is told by the sages of old: when a creature is made of merit and no sin at all is found (in him),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.132
ज्ञानं हि द्विविधं चैव तदा पुण्यं सुखं भवेत् । पापं पुण्यं समं यस्य तदा कर्मसु विद्यते
jñānaṃ hi dvividhaṃ caiva tadā puṇyaṃ sukhaṃ bhavet | pāpaṃ puṇyaṃ samaṃ yasya tadā karmasu vidyate
and knowledge is indeed of two kinds — then merit becomes happiness. He for whom sin and merit are equal, then it is found in (his) deeds...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.133
समं योगं यदा द्वंद्वं तदानंदपदं व्रजेत् । बाह्ये सर्वपरित्यागी मनसा संस्पृही भवेत्
samaṃ yogaṃ yadā dvaṃdvaṃ tadānaṃdapadaṃ vrajet | bāhye sarvaparityāgī manasā saṃspṛhī bhavet
when the pair (of opposites) becomes an even union, then he goes to the abode of bliss. Outwardly one may renounce everything, yet in mind be full of longing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.134
तद्वृथाचरितं तस्य तेन तत्पापभोगिनः । बाह्ये करोति कर्माणि मनसा निःस्पृहो भवेत्
tadvṛthācaritaṃ tasya tena tatpāpabhoginaḥ | bāhye karoti karmāṇi manasā niḥspṛho bhavet
then his practice is in vain, and by it he becomes an enjoyer of that sin. (Rather) let him perform actions outwardly while being free of longing in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.135
त्यागोऽसौ मध्यमो ज्ञेयो न तु पूर्णफलं लभेत् । बाह्यमध्ये परित्यज्य बुद्ध्या शून्यावलंबनम्
tyāgo'sau madhyamo jñeyo na tu pūrṇaphalaṃ labhet | bāhyamadhye parityajya buddhyā śūnyāvalaṃbanam
That renunciation is to be known as middling, and one does not obtain the full fruit by it. Having abandoned both the outer and the middle (state), taking support in the void by means of the intellect —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.136
त्यागः स उत्तमो ज्ञेयो योगिनामपि दुर्ल्लभः । क्रोधात्सर्वं त्यजंत्येके केचिद्वादप्रभावतः
tyāgaḥ sa uttamo jñeyo yogināmapi durllabhaḥ | krodhātsarvaṃ tyajaṃtyeke kecidvādaprabhāvataḥ
that renunciation is to be known as the highest, hard to attain even for yogins. Some abandon everything out of anger, some through the force of a dispute,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.137
कष्टात्सर्वं त्यजंत्येके त्यागाः सर्वेनुमध्यमाः । सुबुद्ध्या श्रद्धया युक्तो न क्रोधादिवशंगतः
kaṣṭātsarvaṃ tyajaṃtyeke tyāgāḥ sarvenumadhyamāḥ | subuddhyā śraddhayā yukto na krodhādivaśaṃgataḥ
Some abandon everything because of hardship; all (such) renunciations are middling. (But) one joined with good understanding and faith, not fallen under the sway of anger and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.138
कर्मणां ह्यवलिप्तोऽपि सुगतिं याति मानवः । शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे धीमतां योगिनामपि
karmaṇāṃ hyavalipto'pi sugatiṃ yāti mānavaḥ | śucīnāṃ śrīmatāṃ gehe dhīmatāṃ yogināmapi
— for a man, even though smeared (with the residue) of actions, goes to a good rebirth: in the house of the pure, the prosperous, the wise, and even of yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.139
योगाद्भ्रष्टस्तु जायेत कुले वै द्विजपूर्वके । स्वल्पेनैव तु कालेन पूर्णं योगं च विंदति
yogādbhraṣṭastu jāyeta kule vai dvijapūrvake | svalpenaiva tu kālena pūrṇaṃ yogaṃ ca viṃdati
But one who has fallen from yoga is born in a family headed by twice-born men, and in only a short time he attains yoga in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.140
चिदानंदपदं गच्छेद्योगभक्तिप्रसादतः । पंकेनैव यथा पंकं रुधिरं रुधिरेण वै
cidānaṃdapadaṃ gacchedyogabhaktiprasādataḥ | paṃkenaiva yathā paṃkaṃ rudhiraṃ rudhireṇa vai
He would go to the station of consciousness-and-bliss by the grace of yoga and devotion. As mud (is washed) by mud itself, and blood by blood —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.141
हिंसया कर्मणा कर्म कथं क्षालयितुं क्षमः । हिंसाकर्ममयोयज्ञः कथं कर्मक्षये क्षमः
hiṃsayā karmaṇā karma kathaṃ kṣālayituṃ kṣamaḥ | hiṃsākarmamayoyajñaḥ kathaṃ karmakṣaye kṣamaḥ
— how is one able to wash away karma by an act of violence? A sacrifice made of violent action — how is it able to destroy karma?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.142
स्वर्गकामकृता यज्ञा स्वर्गे ते चाल्पसौख्यदाः । अनित्यानि तु सौख्यानि भवंति च बहून्यपि
svargakāmakṛtā yajñā svarge te cālpasaukhyadāḥ | anityāni tu saukhyāni bhavaṃti ca bahūnyapi
Sacrifices performed out of desire for heaven give but little happiness in heaven; and the pleasures, even though many, are impermanent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.143
नित्यं सौख्यं न तेष्वस्ति विना भक्त्या हरेः क्वचित् । सार्वभौमसुखं राज्यं स्वर्गे चापि तथा सुखम्
nityaṃ saukhyaṃ na teṣvasti vinā bhaktyā hareḥ kvacit | sārvabhaumasukhaṃ rājyaṃ svarge cāpi tathā sukham
There is nowhere any eternal happiness in them without devotion to Hari — (neither in) the pleasure of a kingdom over the whole earth, nor likewise in pleasure in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.144
अन्यत्किंचिन्न वांछामि गर्भवासाद्बिभेम्यहम् । ग्रावा वै भिद्यते लोहैर्माणिक्यं नैव भिद्यते
anyatkiṃcinna vāṃchāmi garbhavāsādbibhemyaham | grāvā vai bhidyate lohairmāṇikyaṃ naiva bhidyate
I wish for nothing else; I am afraid of dwelling in a womb. A stone indeed is split by iron (tools), but a ruby is not split.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.145
नानाकाममयी बुद्ध्या विष्णुभक्तिर्न भिद्यते । बको जलचरान्भुंक्ते मंडूकादींश्च वर्जयेत्
nānākāmamayī buddhyā viṣṇubhaktirna bhidyate | bako jalacarānbhuṃkte maṃḍūkādīṃśca varjayet
Devotion to Viṣṇu is not split by an intellect made of manifold desires. A heron eats water-creatures, but avoids frogs and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.146
तथा यमः सर्वहंता वर्जयेत्कृष्णसेवकान् । यो रक्षति स हर्ता च स वै पालक उच्यते
tathā yamaḥ sarvahaṃtā varjayetkṛṣṇasevakān | yo rakṣati sa hartā ca sa vai pālaka ucyate
So Yama, the slayer of all, avoids the servants of Kṛṣṇa. He who protects is also the destroyer; he indeed is called the guardian.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.147
अपराधशतैर्युक्तं स्वं स्थाने यत्र वासिता । यथा कृतापराधस्य कृष्णस्तस्य कृपाकरः
aparādhaśatairyuktaṃ svaṃ sthāne yatra vāsitā | yathā kṛtāparādhasya kṛṣṇastasya kṛpākaraḥ
(A man) charged with hundreds of offences — (yet) in whatever place he is settled as his own; just as Kṛṣṇa is a doer of grace to one who has committed offence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.148
फलं च लभते वाद्य रक्षकः किं करोति चेत् । एवमात्मा च देहेस्मिन्परवश्यकृपाकरः
phalaṃ ca labhate vādya rakṣakaḥ kiṃ karoti cet | evamātmā ca dehesminparavaśyakṛpākaraḥ
and he obtains the fruit even today — what does the protector do (else)? Just so the self, too, in this body, is a doer of grace though subject to another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.149
प्राप्तो न पारः शनकैर्मल्लैर्युक्ता न वापि ता । व्याधस्य मुक्तिदाता च कुब्जका तारिता स्वयम्
prāpto na pāraḥ śanakairmallairyuktā na vāpi tā | vyādhasya muktidātā ca kubjakā tāritā svayam
The far shore was not reached by slow degrees, nor were they (the means) joined with wrestlers; and (he became) the giver of liberation to the hunter, and the hunchbacked woman was herself carried across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 6 132.150
ब्रह्माद्यैर्दुर्लभः स्वप्ने सुलभो गोपमंदिरे । गोपोच्छिष्टं यदा भुक्तं तदा ते तारिताः स्वयम् 6.132.
brahmādyairdurlabhaḥ svapne sulabho gopamaṃdire | gopocchiṣṭaṃ yadā bhuktaṃ tadā te tāritāḥ svayam 6.132.
He who is hard to attain even in a dream by Brahmā and the others is easily attained in the cowherd's house; when the cowherds' leftover food was eaten, then they were themselves carried across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.151
योगिभिर्गीयते नित्यं परमात्मा जनार्दनः । अव्ययः पुरुषः श्रीमान्दृष्ट्वा तैर्देवि विस्मये
yogibhirgīyate nityaṃ paramātmā janārdanaḥ | avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ śrīmāndṛṣṭvā tairdevi vismaye
Janārdana, the supreme Self, is constantly sung by the yogins; the imperishable, glorious Puruṣa — having seen (him), O goddess, they were in amazement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.152
एतत्स्मरणकं दिव्यं ये पठंति दिने दिने । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति विष्णोः सनातनम्
etatsmaraṇakaṃ divyaṃ ye paṭhaṃti dine dine | sarvapāpavinirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ sanātanam
Those who recite day after day this divine remembrance, freed from all sins, go to the eternal (abode) of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 6 132.153
अनया भावबुद्ध्या च पठनं विष्णुसन्निधौ । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा परं पदमवाप्नुयात्
anayā bhāvabuddhyā ca paṭhanaṃ viṣṇusannidhau | ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā paraṃ padamavāpnuyāt
And by reciting with this devout mind in the presence of Viṣṇu, having enjoyed happiness in this world one would attain the supreme station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition