Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 14
PdP 7 14.1
व्यास उवाच- मार्गशीर्षे द्विजश्रेष्ठ महालक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । पूजयेदव्ययं विष्णुं भक्तिभावेन वैष्णवः
vyāsa uvāca- mārgaśīrṣe dvijaśreṣṭha mahālakṣmyā samanvitam | pūjayedavyayaṃ viṣṇuṃ bhaktibhāvena vaiṣṇavaḥ
Vyāsa said: In (the month of) Mārgaśīrṣa, O best of brahmins, a Vaiṣṇava should worship the imperishable Viṣṇu together with Mahālakṣmī, in a spirit of devotion.
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PdP 7 14.2
म्लेच्छदेशे च विप्रेंद्र तथैव पतितालये । दुर्गंधैश्च परिव्याप्ते स्थाने विष्णुं न पूज्येत्
mlecchadeśe ca vipreṃdra tathaiva patitālaye | durgaṃdhaiśca parivyāpte sthāne viṣṇuṃ na pūjyet
In the land of the barbarians, O chief of brahmins, and likewise in the house of an outcaste, and in a place pervaded by foul smells, one should not worship Viṣṇu.
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PdP 7 14.3
पाखंडानां समीपे च महापातकिनां तथा । असत्यभाषिणां चैव न कुर्याद्विष्णुपूजनम्
pākhaṃḍānāṃ samīpe ca mahāpātakināṃ tathā | asatyabhāṣiṇāṃ caiva na kuryādviṣṇupūjanam
And near heretics, and likewise near those guilty of the great sins, and near speakers of untruth, one should not perform the worship of Viṣṇu.
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PdP 7 14.4
क्रंदतां सन्निधौ चापि कलहानपि कुर्वताम् । तथोपहसतां स्थाने न कुर्यात्पूजनं हरेः
kraṃdatāṃ sannidhau cāpi kalahānapi kurvatām | tathopahasatāṃ sthāne na kuryātpūjanaṃ hareḥ
Nor in the presence of those who are wailing, nor of those who are quarrelling, nor in a place where people are mocking, should one perform the worship of Hari.
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PdP 7 14.5
प्रतिग्रहरतानां च स्थाने विष्णुं न पूजयेत् । कृपणानां गृहे चैव परवित्ताभिलाषिणाम्
pratigraharatānāṃ ca sthāne viṣṇuṃ na pūjayet | kṛpaṇānāṃ gṛhe caiva paravittābhilāṣiṇām
One should not worship Viṣṇu in the dwelling of those addicted to accepting gifts, nor in the house of misers, nor of those who covet others' wealth,
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PdP 7 14.6
तथा कपटवृत्तीनां न कुर्याद्विष्णुपूजनम् । नारायणार्चने विप्र परं भक्तिपरायणः
tathā kapaṭavṛttīnāṃ na kuryādviṣṇupūjanam | nārāyaṇārcane vipra paraṃ bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
nor likewise of those whose conduct is deceitful — there one should not perform the worship of Viṣṇu. In the worship of Nārāyaṇa, O brahmin, (one should be) supremely devoted;
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PdP 7 14.7
अन्यचित्तं परित्यज्य हरिध्यानपरो भवेत् । हाहाकारं च निश्वासं विस्मयं स द्विजोत्तम
anyacittaṃ parityajya haridhyānaparo bhavet | hāhākāraṃ ca niśvāsaṃ vismayaṃ sa dvijottama
abandoning any other thought, one should be intent on meditation on Hari. And (he should avoid) cries of "alas!", sighing, and astonishment, O best of the twice-born,
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PdP 7 14.8
पाखंडजनसंभाषं न कुर्याद्धरिपूजनम् । अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम्
pākhaṃḍajanasaṃbhāṣaṃ na kuryāddharipūjanam | ananyamānaso bhūtvā devadevaṃ jagadgurum
and conversation with heretical people — (thus) one should not perform the worship of Hari (otherwise). Becoming single-minded, (one should worship) the God of gods, the teacher of the world.
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PdP 7 14.9
भस्मन्यपि च यत्पुष्पं दीयते लभते हरौ । चिंतागमशतश्रांतः शिलाचक्रेष्वपि द्विज
bhasmanyapi ca yatpuṣpaṃ dīyate labhate harau | ciṃtāgamaśataśrāṃtaḥ śilācakreṣvapi dvija
Even the flower that is offered upon ashes, Hari receives it; (though) wearied by hundreds of anxious scriptural studies, and even in stone discs, O twice-born—
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PdP 7 14.10
पुष्पं ददाति यन्मर्त्यो न लभेदथ तत्प्रभुः । अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा भक्त्या विष्णुं यजेद्बुधः
puṣpaṃ dadāti yanmartyo na labhedatha tatprabhuḥ | ananyamānaso bhūtvā bhaktyā viṣṇuṃ yajedbudhaḥ
the flower which a mortal offers, the Lord does not receive it (in that case). Becoming single-minded, the wise man should worship Viṣṇu with devotion.
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PdP 7 14.11
भ्रांतचित्तेन यत्कर्म क्रियते तच्च निष्फलम् । सर्वकर्म मनोधीनं मनोधीनं जगत्त्रयम्
bhrāṃtacittena yatkarma kriyate tacca niṣphalam | sarvakarma manodhīnaṃ manodhīnaṃ jagattrayam
Whatever act is done with a wandering mind, that is fruitless. Every act depends on the mind; the three worlds depend on the mind.
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PdP 7 14.12
तस्मान्मनो दृढीकृत्य पूजयेत्कमलापतिम् । पूजान्यत्र मनोऽन्यत्र भवेद्यस्य द्विजोत्तम
tasmānmano dṛḍhīkṛtya pūjayetkamalāpatim | pūjānyatra mano'nyatra bhavedyasya dvijottama
Therefore, having made the mind firm, one should worship the husband of Kamalā. He whose worship is one thing and whose mind is elsewhere, O best of the twice-born—
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PdP 7 14.13
न च तस्य फलेत्कार्यं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । यत्नाद्विहितशौचोऽपि विष्णुपूजापरोऽपि च
na ca tasya phaletkāryaṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi | yatnādvihitaśauco'pi viṣṇupūjāparo'pi ca
for him the undertaking will not bear fruit even in hundreds of tens of millions of aeons. Even one who has carefully performed the prescribed purifications, and is devoted to the worship of Viṣṇu—
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PdP 7 14.14
मनःशुद्धिविहीनश्चेच्चांडाल इव गम्यते । अभक्त्या यत्तपस्तप्तं सुचिरं विधिना द्विज
manaḥśuddhivihīnaśceccāṃḍāla iva gamyate | abhaktyā yattapastaptaṃ suciraṃ vidhinā dvija
if he lacks purity of mind, he is reckoned as a caṇḍāla. The austerity practised without devotion for a very long time according to the rules, O twice-born—
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PdP 7 14.15
भवेन्निरर्थकं सर्वं केवलं कायशोधनम् । मेरुप्रमाणकं स्वर्णं ब्राह्मणाय कुटुंबिने
bhavennirarthakaṃ sarvaṃ kevalaṃ kāyaśodhanam | merupramāṇakaṃ svarṇaṃ brāhmaṇāya kuṭuṃbine
all of it becomes useless, mere purification of the body. Gold of the measure of Meru (given) to a brahmin with a family,
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PdP 7 14.16
दत्तमभ्यर्थनाशाय अभक्त्या श्रेयसेऽपि च । तस्मादेकमना भूत्वा भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः
dattamabhyarthanāśāya abhaktyā śreyase'pi ca | tasmādekamanā bhūtvā bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaḥ
given without devotion, is (given) for the destruction of the request, and even (given) for one's welfare (is fruitless). Therefore, becoming single-minded, endowed with devotion and faith,
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PdP 7 14.17
सवास्तुकादि शाकं च दद्यात्सदसि वैष्णवे । नारंगस्य फलं दिव्यं सुपक्वं यस्तु यच्छति
savāstukādi śākaṃ ca dadyātsadasi vaiṣṇave | nāraṃgasya phalaṃ divyaṃ supakvaṃ yastu yacchati
one should give vegetables, together with vāstuka and the rest, in an assembly of Vaiṣṇavas. And he who offers a fine, well-ripened orange fruit
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PdP 7 14.18
केशवाय द्विजश्रेष्ठ सोऽस्माभिरभिपूज्यते । यत्नेन नूतनं वस्तु प्रियं भगवतो हरेः
keśavāya dvijaśreṣṭha so'smābhirabhipūjyate | yatnena nūtanaṃ vastu priyaṃ bhagavato hareḥ
to Keśava, O best of the twice-born, he is honoured by us. Any new thing (obtained) with effort is dear to the Lord Hari;
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PdP 7 14.19
तदेवाग्रयणे मासि भक्त्या दद्यान्मुरारये । पौषे मासि समायाते श्रीकृष्णं वरदं प्रभुम्
tadevāgrayaṇe māsi bhaktyā dadyānmurāraye | pauṣe māsi samāyāte śrīkṛṣṇaṃ varadaṃ prabhum
that very thing one should offer with devotion to Murāri in the month of Agrahāyaṇa. When the month of Pauṣa has come, (one should bathe) Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the boon-giving Lord—
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PdP 7 14.20
देवमिक्षुरसैर्दिव्यैः स्नापयेद्वैष्णवो जनः । यः स्नापयति विप्रेन्द्र विष्णुमिक्षुरसैः प्रभुम्
devamikṣurasairdivyaiḥ snāpayedvaiṣṇavo janaḥ | yaḥ snāpayati viprendra viṣṇumikṣurasaiḥ prabhum
the Vaiṣṇava person should bathe the god with excellent sugarcane juices. He who bathes the Lord Viṣṇu with sugarcane juices, O chief of brahmins,
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PdP 7 14.21
इह भुंक्ते सुखं सर्वं मृतो यातीक्षुसागरम् । यो दद्यादिक्षुनैवेद्यं देवदेवाय विष्णवे
iha bhuṃkte sukhaṃ sarvaṃ mṛto yātīkṣusāgaram | yo dadyādikṣunaivedyaṃ devadevāya viṣṇave
he enjoys every happiness here, and when dead he goes to the ocean of sugarcane (juice). He who offers a food-offering of sugarcane to Viṣṇu, the God of gods,
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PdP 7 14.22
सोऽपि तत्फलमाप्नोति किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः । सुदुग्धपृथुकं पौषे दधिभिर्वा समन्वितम्
so'pi tatphalamāpnoti kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ | sudugdhapṛthukaṃ pauṣe dadhibhirvā samanvitam
he too obtains that same fruit — what use is much other talk? Flattened rice with good milk, or mixed with curds, in Pauṣa—
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PdP 7 14.23
दत्वा मुरारये मर्त्यः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् । सर्वैः पुरातनं वस्त्रं दूरीकृत्य मुरारये
datvā murāraye martyaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt | sarvaiḥ purātanaṃ vastraṃ dūrīkṛtya murāraye
having given (it) to Murāri, a mortal would obtain all his desires. Having removed the old garment entirely, for Murāri
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PdP 7 14.24
शीतस्य वारणार्थाय दद्याद्वस्त्रं च नूतनम् । पौषसंक्रमणे विप्र सलक्ष्मीकाय विष्णवे
śītasya vāraṇārthāya dadyādvastraṃ ca nūtanam | pauṣasaṃkramaṇe vipra salakṣmīkāya viṣṇave
And, to ward off the cold, one should give a new garment; at the winter-solstice passage (of the sun into Capricorn), O brahmin, to Viṣṇu together with Lakṣmī,
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PdP 7 14.25
दद्यान्मुमुक्षुर्मनुजो दशवर्णं च पीठकम् । यस्तु शङ्खध्वनिं कुर्यात्संपूज्य कमलापतिम्
dadyānmumukṣurmanujo daśavarṇaṃ ca pīṭhakam | yastu śaṅkhadhvaniṃ kuryātsaṃpūjya kamalāpatim
a man desiring liberation should also give a seat of ten colours. And he who, having duly worshipped the Lord of Kamalā, sounds the conch —
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PdP 7 14.26
तस्य पुण्यफलं वच्मि शृणु वत्स समाहितः । अगम्यागमनाद्यैश्च विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः
tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vacmi śṛṇu vatsa samāhitaḥ | agamyāgamanādyaiśca vimuktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ
I shall tell his meritorious reward; listen, child, with attention: he is freed from all sins, such as intercourse with forbidden women,
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PdP 7 14.27
अंते विष्णुपुरं गत्वा विष्णुना सह मोदते । वैनतेयांकितां घंण्टां यस्तु वादयते हरेः
aṃte viṣṇupuraṃ gatvā viṣṇunā saha modate | vainateyāṃkitāṃ ghaṃṇṭāṃ yastu vādayate hareḥ
and at the end, having gone to Viṣṇu's city, he rejoices together with Viṣṇu. And he who rings Hari's bell marked with the son of Vinatā (Garuḍa)
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PdP 7 14.28
पूजाकाले द्विजश्रेष्ठ तस्य पुण्यं वदाम्यहम् । अभक्ष्यभक्षणाद्यैश्च विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः
pūjākāle dvijaśreṣṭha tasya puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham | abhakṣyabhakṣaṇādyaiśca vimuktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ
at the time of worship, O best of the twice-born — his merit I declare: he is freed from all sins, such as the eating of forbidden food,
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PdP 7 14.29
प्रयाति मंदिरं विष्णो रथमारुह्य शोभनम् । तत्र भुक्त्वाखिलान्कामान्कल्पकोटिशतावधि
prayāti maṃdiraṃ viṣṇo rathamāruhya śobhanam | tatra bhuktvākhilānkāmānkalpakoṭiśatāvadhi
(and) he goes to Viṣṇu's abode, mounted on a splendid chariot. There, having enjoyed all desires for a hundred crores of kalpas,
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PdP 7 14.30
पुनरागत्य धरणीं चतुर्वेदी द्विजोत्तमः । तत्र भुक्त्वाखिलान्कामान्कल्पकोटिशतावधि
punarāgatya dharaṇīṃ caturvedī dvijottamaḥ | tatra bhuktvākhilānkāmānkalpakoṭiśatāvadhi
he comes back to earth as a best of brahmins knowing the four Vedas. There, having enjoyed all desires for a hundred crores of kalpas,
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PdP 7 14.31
पुनर्विष्णुपुरं गत्वा मोक्षं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । वीणां वादयते यस्तु पूजाकाले जगत्पतेः
punarviṣṇupuraṃ gatvā mokṣaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam | vīṇāṃ vādayate yastu pūjākāle jagatpateḥ
having gone again to Viṣṇu's city, he attains unsurpassed liberation. And he who plays the vīṇā at the time of the worship of the Lord of the world
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PdP 7 14.32
पंडितानामग्रणीः स्यात्स मर्त्यः प्रतिजन्मनि । मृदंगवाद्यकृद्यस्तु पूजायां कैटभद्विषः
paṃḍitānāmagraṇīḥ syātsa martyaḥ pratijanmani | mṛdaṃgavādyakṛdyastu pūjāyāṃ kaiṭabhadviṣaḥ
— that mortal becomes foremost among the learned in every birth. And he who makes the mṛdaṅga sound at the worship of the foe of Kaiṭabha,
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PdP 7 14.33
तस्य प्रसन्नो भगवान्ददात्यभिमतं फलम् । डमरुं डिडिमं चैव झर्झरीं मधुरीं तथा
tasya prasanno bhagavāndadātyabhimataṃ phalam | ḍamaruṃ ḍiḍimaṃ caiva jharjharīṃ madhurīṃ tathā
to him the Lord, well pleased, grants the fruit he desires. The ḍamaru, the ḍiḍima, and likewise the jharjharī and the madhurī,
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PdP 7 14.34
पटहं दुंदुभिं चैव काहलं सिंधुवारकम् । कांस्यं च करतालं च वेणुं वादयते तु यः
paṭahaṃ duṃdubhiṃ caiva kāhalaṃ siṃdhuvārakam | kāṃsyaṃ ca karatālaṃ ca veṇuṃ vādayate tu yaḥ
the paṭaha and the kettledrum, the kāhala and the sindhuvāraka, the bronze cymbal, the hand-cymbal, and the flute — he who plays (these)
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PdP 7 14.35
पूजाकाले महाविष्णोस्तस्य पुण्यं निशामय । स्तेयार्थैः पातकैर्मुक्तो मंदिरं याति चक्रिणः
pūjākāle mahāviṣṇostasya puṇyaṃ niśāmaya | steyārthaiḥ pātakairmukto maṃdiraṃ yāti cakriṇaḥ
at the time of the worship of the great Viṣṇu — hear his merit: released from the sins connected with theft, he goes to the abode of the discus-bearer.
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PdP 7 14.36
परमं ज्ञानमासाद्य तत्रैव परिमुच्यते । कलशब्दं च यः कुर्यात्पूजाकाले जगद्गुरोः
paramaṃ jñānamāsādya tatraiva parimucyate | kalaśabdaṃ ca yaḥ kuryātpūjākāle jagadguroḥ
Attaining supreme knowledge, he is wholly liberated there itself. And he who makes a joyful cry at the time of the worship of the world's teacher,
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PdP 7 14.37
मुखवाद्यं च विप्रेन्द्र तस्य पुण्यं मयोच्यते । कोटिकोटिकुलैर्युक्तः प्रयाति मन्दिरं हरेः
mukhavādyaṃ ca viprendra tasya puṇyaṃ mayocyate | koṭikoṭikulairyuktaḥ prayāti mandiraṃ hareḥ
and mouth-music, O chief of brahmins — his merit is declared by me: accompanied by crores upon crores of his family, he goes to Hari's abode.
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PdP 7 14.38
ज्ञानमासाद्य तत्रैव मोक्षमक्षय्यमाप्नुयात् । विष्णोरायतने यस्तु भक्तियुक्तः प्रनृत्यति
jñānamāsādya tatraiva mokṣamakṣayyamāpnuyāt | viṣṇorāyatane yastu bhaktiyuktaḥ pranṛtyati
Attaining knowledge there itself, he would obtain imperishable liberation. And he who, filled with devotion, dances in Viṣṇu's temple,
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PdP 7 14.39
स याति ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । यस्तु गायति गीतानि भक्त्या नारायणाग्रतः
sa yāti brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam | yastu gāyati gītāni bhaktyā nārāyaṇāgrataḥ
he goes, O best of brahmins, to that supreme abode of Viṣṇu. And he who sings songs with devotion before Nārāyaṇa,
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PdP 7 14.40
स नृपत्वमवाप्नोति गन्धर्वाणां पुरेषु च । स्तौति स्तोत्रैर्जगन्नाथं भक्त्या च वैष्णवो जनः
sa nṛpatvamavāpnoti gandharvāṇāṃ pureṣu ca | stauti stotrairjagannāthaṃ bhaktyā ca vaiṣṇavo janaḥ
he obtains kingship, and (that) in the cities of the gandharvas. (And when) a Vaiṣṇava person praises the Lord of the world with hymns, in devotion,
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PdP 7 14.41
तस्य प्रसन्नो भगवान्सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छति । मासेमासे हरिं यस्तु विधिनानेन पूजयेत्
tasya prasanno bhagavānsarvānkāmānprayacchati | māsemāse hariṃ yastu vidhinānena pūjayet
the Lord, pleased with him, grants all his desires. And he who worships Hari month by month with this rite,
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PdP 7 14.42
अचिरेणैव विप्रर्षे प्रसादयति सोऽच्युतः
acireṇaiva viprarṣe prasādayati so'cyutaḥ
in no long time, O sage among brahmins, propitiates that Acyuta.
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PdP 7 14.43
जगदुदधिमिमं ये तर्तुमिच्छंति मर्त्याः प्रचुरतरगभीरं सर्वदुःखप्रदं च । परमपुरुषपादांभोजयुग्मं मनोज्ञं त्रिदशनिवह सेव्यंते च सर्वे यजंतु
jagadudadhimimaṃ ye tartumicchaṃti martyāḥ pracurataragabhīraṃ sarvaduḥkhapradaṃ ca | paramapuruṣapādāṃbhojayugmaṃ manojñaṃ tridaśanivaha sevyaṃte ca sarve yajaṃtu
Those mortals who wish to cross this ocean of the world, exceedingly deep and giving every sorrow — let them all worship the lovely pair of lotus-feet of the Supreme Person, which are served by the throngs of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain