विप्रैर्भागवती वार्ता गेहे गेहे जने जने । कारिता कणलोभेन कथासारस्ततो गतः
By the brāhmaṇas, the Bhāgavata teaching was made known in every home and to every person, but because of greed for a fee, the essence of the stories has departed.
अत्युग्रभूरिकर्माणो नास्तिका रौरवा जनाः । तेऽपि तिष्ठन्ति तीर्थेषु तीर्थसारस्ततो गतः
Those who perform extremely terrible and abundant deeds, the atheistic, hellish people—even they remain at holy places, but the essence of the holy places has departed.
कामक्रोध महालोभ तृष्णाव्याकुलचेतसः । तेऽपि तिष्ठन्ति तपसि तपःसारस्ततो गतः
Even those whose minds are agitated by great desire, anger, greed, and thirst remain engaged in austerity, but the true essence of austerity is thus lost.
मनसश्चाजयात् लोभाद् दंभात् पाखण्डसंश्रयात् । शास्त्रान् अभ्यसनाच्चैव ध्यानयोगफलं गतम्
Because of the defeat of the mind, out of greed, hypocrisy, and resorting to heresy, and even from the mere study of scriptures, the fruit of meditation and yoga is lost.
पण्डितास्तु कलत्रेण रमन्ते महिषा इव । पुत्रस्योत्पादने दक्षा अदक्षा मुक्तिसाधने
The learned delight with their wives like buffaloes, skillful in producing sons, but unskilled in attaining liberation.
न हि वैष्णवता कुत्र संप्रदायपुरःसरा । एवं प्रलयतां प्राप्तो वस्तुसारः स्थले स्थले
Nowhere is true Vaiṣṇavism found, even among the leaders of the traditions; thus, the true essence of reality has perished everywhere.
अयं तु युगधर्मो हि वर्तते कस्य दूषणम् । अतस्तु पुण्डरीकाक्षः सहते निकटे स्थितः
But this is the nature of the age; who can be blamed? Therefore, the Lotus-eyed Lord endures, standing nearby.
सूत उवाच - इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विस्मयं परमं गता । भक्तिरूचे वचो भूयः श्रूयतां तच्च शौनक
Sūta said: Hearing these words, they were filled with great wonder. Bhakti spoke again, 'Let this also be heard, O Śaunaka.'
भक्तिरुवाच - सुरर्षे त्वं हि धन्योऽसि मद्भाग्येन समागतः । साधूनां दर्शनं लोके सर्वसिद्धिकरं परम्
Bhakti said: O sage among the gods, you are truly blessed, for you have come here by my good fortune. The sight of the virtuous in this world bestows all perfections.
(मालिनी) जयति जयति मायां यस्य कायाधवस्ते वचनरचनमेकं केवलं चाकलय्य । ध्रुवपदमपि यातो यत्कृपातो ध्रुवोऽयं सकलकुशलपात्रं ब्रह्मपुत्रं नतास्मि
Victory, victory to him whose body is the basis of illusion, who, by a single utterance, creates all speech! By his grace, Dhruva attained the eternal state. I bow to the son of Brahmā, the vessel of all auspiciousness.