ଭାରତଵ୍ଯପଦେଶେନ ହ୍ଯାମ୍ନାଯାର୍ଥଶ୍ଚ ଦର୍ଶିତଃ । ଦୃଶ୍ଯତେ ଯତ୍ର ଧର୍ମାଦି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଶୂଦ୍ରାଦିଭିରପ୍ଯୁତ
By Bhārata’s instruction the meaning of the Veda has been shown to me; there one sees how duties and such can even be degraded by women and śūdras.
ତଥାପି ବତ ମେ ଦୈହ୍ଯୋ ହ୍ଯାତ୍ମା ଚୈଵାତ୍ମନା ଵିଭୁଃ । ଅସଂପମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଇଵାଭାତି ବ୍ରହ୍ମଵର୍ଚସ୍ଯ ସତ୍ତମଃ
Yet tell me, O fate: the body is indeed mortal while the self is supreme in the self; though not perfectly pure, it still shines faintly with the power of Brahman.
କିଂ ଵା ଭାଗଵତା ଧର୍ମା ନ ପ୍ରାଯେଣ ନିରୂପିତାଃ । ପ୍ରିଯାଃ ପରମହଂସାନାଂ ତ ଏଵ ହ୍ଯଚ୍ଯୁତପ୍ରିଯାଃ
What indeed is dharma as declared by the blessed? It is rarely defined; what pleases supreme renunciants is precisely that which the Unfailing One dislikes.
ତସ୍ଯୈଵଂ ଖିଲମାତ୍ମାନଂ ମନ୍ଯମାନସ୍ଯ ଖିଦ୍ଯତଃ । କୃଷ୍ଣସ୍ଯ ନାରଦୋଽଭ୍ଯାଗାଦ୍ ଆଶ୍ରମଂ ପ୍ରାଗୁଦାହୃତମ୍
Thinking himself utterly worthless and feeling distressed, that very man was approached by Narada, and he was invited by name to the hermitage of Krishna.
ତମଭିଜ୍ଞାଯ ସହସା ପ୍ରତ୍ଯୁତ୍ଥାଯାଗତଂ ମୁନିଃ । ପୂଜଯାମାସ ଵିଧିଵତ୍ ନାରଦଂ ସୁରପୂଜିତମ୍
Knowing him thus, the sage suddenly rose and came; he properly worshipped Narada, who was honored like a deity.
ସୂତ ଉଵାଚ । (ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁପ୍) ଅଥ ତଂ ସୁଖମାସୀନ ଉପାସୀନଂ ବୃହଚ୍ଛ୍ରଵାଃ । ଦେଵର୍ଷିଃ ପ୍ରାହ ଵିପ୍ରର୍ଷିଂ ଵୀଣାପାଣିଃ ସ୍ମଯନ୍ନିଵ
Suta said: Then that blissful listener, Bṛhaspati, addressed the seated ascetic like a brahman—stringed instrument in hand—smiling as if playing a vina.
ନାରଦ ଉଵାଚ । ପାରାଶର୍ଯ ମହାଭାଗ ଭଵତଃ କଚ୍ଚିଦାତ୍ମନା । ପରିତୁଷ୍ଯତି ଶାରୀର ଆତ୍ମା ମାନସ ଏଵ ଵା
Narada said: O glorious son of Parashara, is there anything about your own self that satisfies you—your body, your inner self, or merely the mind?
ଜିଜ୍ଞାସିତଂ ସୁସଂପନ୍ନଂ ଅପି ତେ ମହଦଦ୍ଭୁତମ୍ । କୃତଵାନ୍ ଭାରତଂ ଯସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ସର୍ଵାର୍ଥପରିବୃଂହିତମ୍
You, who have achieved the desired enquiry and wondrously accomplished much, O Bharata, have done all things rife with meaning—why then do you still wonder?
ଜିଜ୍ଞାସିତମଧୀତଂ ଚ ଯତ୍ତଦ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ସନାତନମ୍ । ତଥାପି ଶୋଚସ୍ଯାତ୍ମାନଂ ଅକୃତାର୍ଥ ଇଵ ପ୍ରଭୋ
Even after having learned what is to be known—the eternal Brahman—still your self laments as if nothing were gained, O lord.
ଵ୍ଯାସ ଉଵାଚ । (ଉପେଂଦ୍ରଵଜ୍ରା) ଅସ୍ତ୍ଯେଵ ମେ ସର୍ଵମିଦଂ ତ୍ଵଯୋକ୍ତଂ ତଥାପି ନାତ୍ମା ପରିତୁଷ୍ଯତେ ମେ । ତନ୍ମୂଲମଵ୍ଯକ୍ତମଗାଧବୋଧଂ ପୃଚ୍ଛାମହେ ତ୍ଵାତ୍ମଭଵାତ୍ମଭୂତମ୍
Vyasa said: Indeed all this you have told me, yet my self is not satisfied. I ask about the root, the unmanifest, deep and cognizant source—please inquire into my being and that which became my self.
ସ ଵୈ ଭଵାନ୍ ଵେଦ ସମସ୍ତଗୁହ୍ଯଂ ଉପାସିତୋ ଯତ୍ପୁରୁଷଃ ପୁରାଣଃ । ପରାଵରେଶୋ ମନସୈଵ ଵିଶ୍ଵଂ ସୃଜତ୍ଯଵତ୍ଯତ୍ତି ଗୁଣୈରସଙ୍ଗଃ
He is the one you know—the knower of all mysteries, the ancient Purusha—who, supreme among spirits, by mind alone creates and pervades the world, acting without attachment, producing and withdrawing by his qualities.
ତ୍ଵଂ ପର୍ଯଟନ୍ନର୍କ ଇଵ ତ୍ରିଲୋକୀଂ ଅନ୍ତଶ୍ଚରୋ ଵାଯୁରିଵାତ୍ମସାକ୍ଷୀ । ପରାଵରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଣି ଧର୍ମତୋ ଵ୍ରତୈଃ ସ୍ନାତସ୍ଯ ମେ ନ୍ଯୂନମଲଂ ଵିଚକ୍ଷ୍ଵ
You wander the three worlds like the sun, inwardly moving like the air witness of the self; O exalted one in supreme Brahman, by duties and vows bathe me so I may be cleansed and reduced of impurities.
ଶ୍ରୀନାରଦ ଉଵାଚ । (ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁପ୍) ଭଵତାନୁଦିତପ୍ରାଯଂ ଯଶୋ ଭଗଵତୋଽମଲମ୍ । ଯେନୈଵାସୌ ନ ତୁଷ୍ଯେତ ମନ୍ଯେ ତଦ୍ଦର୍ଶନଂ ଖିଲମ୍
Narada said: Your fame, born from the Lord and spotless, is nearly universal; by that very fame I think one should not be content—such seeing is futile.
ଯଥା ଧର୍ମାଦଯଶ୍ଚାର୍ଥା ମୁନିଵର୍ଯାନୁକୀର୍ତିତାଃ । ନ ତଥା ଵାସୁଦେଵସ୍ଯ ମହିମା ହ୍ଯନୁଵର୍ଣିତଃ
Just as dharma and related aims are praised among eminent sages, so too is glory recounted; yet the greatness of Vasudeva cannot be described in the same way.
(ଵଂଶସ୍ଥ) ନ ଯଦ୍ ଵଚଶ୍ଚିତ୍ରପଦଂ ହରେର୍ଯଶୋ ଜଗତ୍ପଵିତ୍ରଂ ପ୍ରଗୃଣୀତ କର୍ହିଚିତ୍ । ତଦ୍ଵାଯସଂ ତୀର୍ଥମୁଶନ୍ତି ମାନସା ନ ଯତ୍ର ହଂସା ନିରମନ୍ତ୍ଯୁଶିକ୍କ୍ଷଯାଃ
Not whatever words, ornate and many‑toned, ever praise the fame of Hari as the purifier of the world; these are like the sacred waters of the Vāyu‑tirtha in the mind — not where swans perish clinging to straw.
ତଦ୍ଵାଗ୍ଵିସର୍ଗୋ ଜନତାଘଵିପ୍ଲଵୋ ଯସ୍ମିନ୍ ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ଲୋକମବଦ୍ଧଵତ୍ଯପି । ନାମାନ୍ଯନନ୍ତସ୍ଯ ଯଶୋଽଙ୍କିତାନି ଯତ୍ ଶ୍ରୃଣ୍ଵନ୍ତି ଗାଯନ୍ତି ଗୃଣନ୍ତି ସାଧଵଃ
That outflow of speech — a flood of people‑praising sound — in which, line by line, even when not tightly bound, the countless names and marks of the Infinite are sung, heard and repeated by the virtuous.
ନୈଷ୍କର୍ମ୍ଯମପ୍ଯଚ୍ଯୁତଭାଵଵର୍ଜିତଂ ନ ଶୋଭତେ ଜ୍ଞାନମଲଂ ନିରଞ୍ଜନମ୍ । କୁତଃ ପୁନଃ ଶଶ୍ଵଦଭଦ୍ରମୀଶ୍ଵରେ ନ ଚାର୍ପିତଂ କର୍ମ ଯଦପ୍ଯକାରଣମ୍
Even actionless knowledge, if devoid of the changeless nature of the Unfallen, does not shine as spotless, stainless wisdom; how then can action, which is ever associated with misfortune and not offered to the Lord, be free of cause?
ଅଥୋ ମହାଭାଗ ଭଵାନମୋଘଦୃକ୍ ଶୁଚିଶ୍ରଵାଃ ସତ୍ଯରତୋ ଧୃତଵ୍ରତଃ । ଉରୁକ୍ରମସ୍ଯାଖିଲବଂଧମୁକ୍ତଯେ ସମାଧିନାନୁସ୍ମର ତଦ୍ଵିଚେଷ୍ଟିତମ୍
Therefore, O fortunate one of clear vision, of pure fame and steady virtue, for freeing the mighty wheel from all bonds remember and meditate on what the seers have practised in samādhi.
ତତୋଽନ୍ଯଥା କିଞ୍ଚନ ଯଦ୍ଵିଵକ୍ଷତଃ ପୃଥଗ୍ ଦୃଶସ୍ତତ୍ କୃତରୂପନାମଭିଃ । ନ କର୍ହିଚିତ୍ କ୍ଵାପି ଚ ଦୁଃସ୍ଥିତା ମତିଃ ଲଭେତ ଵାତାହତନୌରିଵାସ୍ପଦମ୍
Otherwise, whatever you have here declared — when seen separately and by those who make it into a fixed form — no one ever finds a settled mind; it becomes like a wind‑struck, sloped place full of holes.
ଜୁଗୁପ୍ସିତଂ ଧର୍ମକୃତେଽନୁଶାସତଃ ସ୍ଵଭାଵରକ୍ତସ୍ଯ ମହାନ୍ ଵ୍ଯତିକ୍ରମଃ । ଯଦ୍ଵାକ୍ଯତୋ ଧର୍ମ ଇତୀତରଃ ସ୍ଥିତୋ ନ ମନ୍ଯତେ ତସ୍ଯ ନିଵାରଣଂ ଜନଃ
Despised is the great transgression of one attached to nature who, having been instructed in righteous action, departs; when the law is spoken as duty and someone stands elsewhere, people do not reckon that he can be restrained.
ଵିଚକ୍ଷଣୋଽସ୍ଯାର୍ହତି ଵେଦିତୁଂ ଵିଭୋଃ ଅନନ୍ତପାରସ୍ଯ ନିଵୃତ୍ତିତଃ ସୁଖମ୍ । ପ୍ରଵର୍ତମାନସ୍ଯ ଗୁଣୈରନାତ୍ମନଃ ତତୋ ଭଵାନ୍ ଦର୍ଶଯ ଚେଷ୍ଟିତଂ ଵିଭୋଃ
The discerning one should know the Lord’s withdrawing as the bliss beyond the limitless sea; show, then, from the qualities of one set in motion who is non‑self, what the Lord’s manifested conduct has been.
ତ୍ଯକ୍ତ୍ଵା ସ୍ଵଧର୍ମଂ ଚରଣାମ୍ବୁଜଂ ହରେଃ ଭଜନ୍ ଅପକ୍ଵୋଽଥ ପତେତ୍ ତତୋ ଯଦି । ଯତ୍ର କ୍ଵ ଵାଭଦ୍ରମଭୂଦମୁଷ୍ଯ କିଂ କୋ ଵାର୍ଥ ଆପ୍ତୋଽଭଜତାଂ ସ୍ଵଧର୍ମତଃ
Having abandoned his proper duty — the lotus of footprints of the Lord — even an unripe votary will fall; where then was there any harm for him? Who, having taken refuge, gained anything by abandoning his own duty?
(ଇଂଦ୍ରଵଂଶା) ତସ୍ଯୈଵ ହେତୋଃ ପ୍ରଯତେତ କୋଵିଦୋ ନ ଲଭ୍ଯତେ ଯଦ୍ଭ୍ରମତାମୁପର୍ଯଧଃ । ତଲ୍ଲଭ୍ଯତେ ଦୁଃଖଵଦନ୍ଯତଃ ସୁଖଂ କାଲେନ ସର୍ଵତ୍ର ଗଭୀରରଂହସା
For that very reason one skilled should endeavour: what is attained is not obtained by roaming about; what appears like sorrow elsewhere is acquired as happiness in time, deeply and with secrecy everywhere.
(ଵଂଶସ୍ଥ) ନ ଵୈ ଜନୋ ଜାତୁ କଥଞ୍ଚନାଵ୍ରଜେତ୍ ମୁକୁଂଦସେଵ୍ଯନ୍ଯଵଦଙ୍ଗ ସଂସୃତିମ୍ । ସ୍ମରନ୍ ମୁକୁଂଦାଙ୍ଘ୍ର୍ଯୁପଗୂହନଂ ପୁନଃ ଵିହାତୁମିଚ୍ଛେନ୍ନ ରସଗ୍ରହୋ ଜନଃ
No person ever entirely breaks away from transmigration merely by serving another of Mukunda’s limb‑forms; remembering to hide himself at Mukunda’s feet again and again, a man will not wish to abandon the taste for worldly attachment.
ଇଦଂ ହି ଵିଶ୍ଵଂ ଭଗଵାନିଵେତରୋ ଯତୋ ଜଗତ୍ସ୍ଥାନନିରୋଧସଂଭଵାଃ । ତଦ୍ଧି ସ୍ଵଯଂ ଵେଦ ଭଵାଂସ୍ତଥାପି ଵୈ ପ୍ରାଦେଶମାତ୍ରଂ ଭଵତଃ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶିତମ୍
Indeed this world is not other than the Lord, because the world’s positions arise from the restraint of being; yet he himself knows you — and even so has merely shown you a small realm.
ତ୍ଵମାତ୍ମନାତ୍ମାନମଵେହ୍ଯମୋଘଦୃକ୍ ପରସ୍ଯ ପୁଂସଃ ପରମାତ୍ମନଃ କଲାମ୍ । ଅଜଂ ପ୍ରଜାତଂ ଜଗତଃ ଶିଵାଯ ତନ୍ ମହାନୁଭାଵାଭ୍ଯୁଦଯୋଽଧିଗଣ୍ଯତାମ୍
You, O spotless seer, behold the self in the self of another: the supreme of persons, the supreme self’s art. May that unborn, the life of the created world and auspiciousness, be attained by the great‑souled ones!
ଇଦଂ ହି ପୁଂସସ୍ତପସଃ ଶ୍ରୁତସ୍ଯ ଵା ସ୍ଵିଷ୍ଟସ୍ଯ ସୂକ୍ତସ୍ଯ ଚ ବୁଦ୍ଧିଦତ୍ତଯୋଃ । ଅଵିଚ୍ଯୁତୋଽର୍ଥଃ କଵିଭିର୍ନିରୂପିତୋ ଯଦୁତ୍ତମଶ୍ଲୋକ ଗୁଣାନୁଵର୍ଣନମ୍
This human, whether born of austerity, learning, or gifted hymns, has an unerring theme that poets have defined: the highest verse describing virtues to be extolled.
(ଇଂଦ୍ରଵଂଶା) ଅହଂ ପୁରାତୀତଭଵେଽଭଵଂ ମୁନେ ଦାସ୍ଯାସ୍ତୁ କସ୍ଯାଶ୍ଚନ ଵେଦଵାଦିନାମ୍ । ନିରୂପିତୋ ବାଲକ ଏଵ ଯୋଗିନାଂ ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷଣେ ପ୍ରାଵୃଷି ନିର୍ଵିଵିକ୍ଷତାମ୍
(Indravamsha) O sage, I was present in ancient times and will be again; to whom are servants given among those like Vedas? Even a child among yogins, described, listened attentively to the sages' ministrations.
ତେ ମଯ୍ଯପେତାଖିଲଚାପଲେଽର୍ଭକେ ଦାନ୍ତେଽଧୃତକ୍ରୀଡନକେଽନୁଵର୍ତିନି । ଚକ୍ରୁଃ କୃପାଂ ଯଦ୍ଯପି ତୁଲ୍ଯଦର୍ଶନାଃ ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷମାଣେ ମୁନଯୋଽଲ୍ପଭାଷିଣି
Those who received me in childhood — simple, gentle, playful yet restrained — showed compassion equally and had compatible sight; the ascetics attending them spoke little while serving.
ଉଚ୍ଛିଷ୍ଟଲେପାନନୁମୋଦିତୋ ଦ୍ଵିଜୈଃ ସକୃତ୍ସ୍ମ ଭୁଞ୍ଜେ ତଦପାସ୍ତକିଲ୍ବିଷଃ । ଏଵଂ ପ୍ରଵୃତ୍ତସ୍ଯ ଵିଶୁଦ୍ଧଚେତସଃ ତଦ୍ଧର୍ମ ଏଵାତ୍ମରୁଚିଃ ପ୍ରଜାଯତେ
Delighted by leftover food smeared upon the face by twice-born ones, I tasted it once and thus committed no sin; for one engaged like this, with a purified mind, duty itself becomes the soul's delight.