Bhagavata Purana

न यं विदन्त्यमी भूपा एकारामाश्च वृष्णयः । मायाजवनिकाच्छन्नं आत्मानं कालमीश्वरम्

He whom these kings and even the Vṛṣṇis, who delight in Him alone, do not know—He is the Lord of time and the Self, hidden by the curtain of māyā.

यथा शयानः पुरुष आत्मानं गुणतत्त्वदृक् । नाममात्रेन्द्रियाभातं न वेद रहितं परम्

Just as a man lying asleep, though perceiving the elements and qualities, does not know his own true self, which is distinct from mere names and sense-objects.

एवं त्वा नाममात्रेषु विषयेष्विन्द्रियेहया । मायया विभ्रमच्चित्तो न वेद स्मृत्युपप्लवात्

So too, by the delusion of māyā, the mind bewildered by attachment to names, objects, and senses, does not know You, due to the disturbance of memory.

( वसंततिलका ) तस्याद्य ते ददृशिमाङ्‌घ्रिमघौघमर्ष तीर्थास्पदं हृदि कृतं सुविपक्वयोगैः । उत्सिक्तभक्त्युपहताशय जीवकोशा आपुर्भवद्‌गतिमथानुगृहान भक्तान्

Today, we have seen Your feet, which remove the mass of sins, which are the very abode of holy places, established in the heart by those whose yoga is fully matured; O Lord, whose devotees, their inner coverings pierced by overflowing devotion, attain Your path—please grant them Your grace.

श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) इत्यनुज्ञाप्य दाशार्हं धृतराष्ट्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । राजर्षे स्वाश्रमान् गन्तुं मुनयो दधिरे मनः

Śuka said: Thus, after taking leave of the Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa), Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Yudhiṣṭhira, the royal sage, the sages set their minds on returning to their own hermitages.

तद् वीक्ष्य तानुपव्रज्य वसुदेवो महायशाः । प्रणम्य चोपसङ्गृह्य बभाषेदं सुयन्त्रितः

Seeing them, the illustrious Vasudeva approached, bowed, honored them, and spoke these well-controlled words.

श्रीवसुदेव उवाच - नमो वः सर्वदेवेभ्य ऋषयः श्रोतुमर्हथ । कर्मणा कर्मनिर्हारो यथा स्यान्नस्तदुच्यताम्

Śrī Vasudeva said: O sages, I bow to you, who are all the gods. Please tell us how, by action, the bondage of action may be destroyed.

श्रीनारद उवाच - नातिचित्रमिदं विप्रा वसुदेवो बुभुत्सया । कृष्णं मत्वार्भकं यन्नः पृच्छति श्रेय आत्मनः

Śrī Nārada said: O Brāhmaṇas, it is not surprising that Vasudeva, out of eagerness to know, asks us about the highest good for himself, considering Kṛṣṇa as his own child.

सन्निकर्षोऽत्र मर्त्यानां अनादरणकारणम् । गाङ्गं हित्वा यथान्याम्भः तत्रत्यो याति शुद्धये

Here, among mortals, close association leads to disregard, just as one, leaving the Ganges, seeks other water for purification.

यस्यानुभूतिः कालेन लयोत्पत्त्यादिनास्य वै । स्वतोऽन्यस्माच्च गुणतो न कुतश्चन रिष्यति

He whose realization, by time, creation, dissolution, and so on, is never diminished by himself, by others, or by qualities, from anywhere.

( वसंततिलका ) तं क्लेशकर्मपरिपाकगुणप्रवाहैः अव्याहतानुभवमीश्वरमद्वितीयम् । प्राणादिभिः स्वविभवैरुपगूढमन्यो मन्येत सूर्यमिव मेघहिमोपरागैः

That Lord, who is undivided, whose experience is unobstructed by the flows of suffering, karma, and qualities, yet is concealed by His own powers such as life-force—one may mistake Him, as one mistakes the sun covered by clouds, mist, or eclipse.

( अनुष्टुप् ) अथोचुर्मुनयो राजन् आभाष्यानकदुंदुभिम् । सर्वेषां श्रृणतां राज्ञां तथैवाच्युतरामयोः

Then, O King, the sages, having addressed Anakadundubhi, spoke before all the assembled kings and the two descendants of Acyuta.

कर्मणा कर्मनिर्हार एष साधुनिरूपितः । यच्छ्रद्धया यजेद् विष्णुं सर्वयज्ञेश्वरं मखैः

The destruction of karma by action is thus established by the wise: with faith, one should worship Viṣṇu, the Lord of all sacrifices, through sacrificial rites.

चित्तस्योपशमोऽयं वै कविभिः शास्त्रचक्षुषा । दर्शितः सुगमो योगो धर्मश्चात्ममुदावहः

This tranquility of the mind, indeed, has been shown by poets with the eye of scripture; the path of yoga is easy and brings joy to the self.

अयं स्वस्त्ययनः पन्था द्विजातेर्गृहमेधिनः । यच्छ्रद्धयाऽऽप्तवित्तेन शुक्लेनेज्येत पूरुषः

This is the auspicious path for the twice-born householder, which a person should worship with pure means and faith, according to his acquired wealth.

वित्तैषणां यज्ञदानैः गृहैर्दारसुतैषणाम् । आत्मलोकैषणां देव कालेन विसृजेद्‌बुधः । ग्रामे त्यक्तैषणाः सर्वे ययुर्धीरास्तपोवनम्

The wise should renounce the pursuit of wealth through sacrifices and charity, the pursuit of wife and children through household life, and the pursuit of self through spiritual worlds, O Lord, in due time; those who have abandoned all pursuits in the village have gone, steadfast, to the forest of austerity.

ऋणैस्त्रिभिर्द्विजो जातो देवर्षिपितॄणां प्रभो । यज्ञाध्ययनपुत्रैस्तानि अनिस्तीर्य त्यजन्पतेत्

O Lord, the twice-born is born with three debts—to the gods, sages, and ancestors; by sacrifices, study, and sons, he repays them; if he departs without settling them, he falls.

त्वं त्वद्य मुक्तो द्वाभ्यां वै ऋषिपित्रोर्महामते । यज्ञैर्देवर्णमुन्मुच्य निरृणोऽशरणो भव

You, today, are freed from two debts, O wise one, to the sages and ancestors; having discharged the debt to the gods with sacrifices, become free from debt and without refuge.

वसुदेव भवान्नूनं भक्त्या परमया हरिम् । जगतामीश्वरं प्रार्चः स यद्वां पुत्रतां गतः

O Vasudeva, surely you have worshipped Hari, the Lord of the worlds, with supreme devotion, and He has become your son.

श्रीशुक उवाच - इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वसुदेवो महामनाः । तान् ऋषीन् ऋत्विजो वव्रे मूर्ध्नाऽऽनम्य प्रसाद्य च

Śuka said: Hearing these words, Vasudeva, great-minded, bowed his head, pleased the sages and priests, and chose them.

त एनमृषयो राजन् वृता धर्मेण धार्मिकम् । तस्मिन् अयाजयन् क्षेत्रे मखैरुत्तमकल्पकैः

O King, those sages, chosen by him in righteousness, performed sacrifices for him in that field with excellent rituals.

तद्दीक्षायां प्रवृत्तायां वृष्णयः पुष्करस्रजः । स्नाताः सुवाससो राजन् राजानः सुष्ठ्वलङ्कृताः

When the consecration began, the Vrishnis, wearing lotus garlands, bathed and dressed well, O King, and the kings were splendidly adorned.

तन्महिष्यश्च मुदिता निष्ककण्ठ्यः सुवाससः । दीक्षाशालामुपाजग्मुः आलिप्ता वस्तुपाणयः

His queens, joyful, without necklaces, in fine garments, approached the consecration hall, anointed and bearing offerings.

नेदुर्मृदङ्गपटह शङ्खभेर्यानकादयः । ननृतुर्नटनर्तक्यः तुष्टुवुः सूतमागधाः । जगुः सुकण्ठ्यो गन्धर्व्यः संगीतं सहभर्तृकाः

Drums, mridangas, kettledrums, conches, trumpets, and other instruments resounded; dancers and performers danced; bards and genealogists praised; Gandharva women with sweet voices sang music together with their husbands.

तमभ्यषिञ्चन् विधिवद् अक्तं अभ्यक्तमृत्विजः । पत्‍नीभिरष्टादशभिः सोमराजमिवोडुभिः

The priests, according to the ritual, anointed him, already bathed and smeared, with eighteen wives, as the king of Soma is anointed by stars.

ताभिर्दुकूलवलयैः हारनूपुरकुण्डलैः । स्वलङ्कृताभिर्विबभौ दीक्षितोऽजिनसंवृतः

Adorned by them with silk, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and earrings, he shone, consecrated and clad in a sacrificial garment.

तस्यर्त्विजो महाराज रत्‍नकौशेयवाससः । ससदस्या विरेजुस्ते यथा वृत्रहणोऽध्वरे

His priests, O King, dressed in silk and adorned with jewels, together with the assembly, shone like Indra at the sacrifice.

तदा रामश्च कृष्णश्च स्वैः स्वैः बन्धुभिरन्वितौ । रेजतुः स्वसुतैर्दारैः जीवेशौ स्वविभूतिभिः

Then Rama and Krishna, accompanied by their own relatives, shone with their sons and wives, lords of life with their own splendor.

ईजेऽनुयज्ञं विधिना अग्निहोत्रादिलक्षणैः । प्राकृतैर्वैकृतैर्यज्ञैः द्रव्यज्ञानक्रियेश्वरम्

He worshipped, according to the ritual, with sacrifices marked by agnihotra and others, both ordinary and special, the Lord of sacrifice, knowledge, and action.