କୋ ଵା ଭଗଵତସ୍ତସ୍ଯ ପୁଣ୍ଯଶ୍ଲୋକେଡ୍ଯକର୍ମଣଃ । ଶୁଦ୍ଧିକାମୋ ନ ଶ୍ରୃଣୁଯାଦ୍ ଯଶଃ କଲିମଲାପହମ୍
Who indeed is that God, O reciter, whose single pure verse removes wicked deeds? Let a seeker of purity not refuse to hear the fame that destroys the filth of Kali.
ତସ୍ଯ କର୍ମାଣ୍ଯୁଦାରାଣି ପରିଗୀତାନି ସୂରିଭିଃ । ବ୍ରୂହି ନଃ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଦଧାନାନାଂ ଲୀଲଯା ଦଧତଃ କଲାଃ
His generous deeds have been sung by the gods; tell us, O you of faith, how by his play the arts were held and bestowed.
ଅଥାଖ୍ଯାହି ହରେର୍ଧୀମନ୍ ଅଵତାରକଥାଃ ଶୁଭାଃ । ଲୀଲା ଵିଦଧତଃ ସ୍ଵୈରଂ ଈଶ୍ଵରସ୍ଯାତ୍ମମାଯଯା
Now declare, O wise one, the auspicious tales of the incarnations, how by his own sovereignty he enacted pastimes freely by the magic of his own self.
ଵଯଂ ତୁ ନ ଵିତୃପ୍ଯାମ ଉତ୍ତମଶ୍ଲୋକଵିକ୍ରମେ । ଯତ୍ ଶ୍ରୃଣ୍ଵତାଂ ରସଜ୍ଞାନାଂ ସ୍ଵାଦୁ ସ୍ଵାଦୁ ପଦେ ପଦେ
We are not sated with the best heroic verses; as listeners of nectarean knowledge we savor, line by line, the sweet savor of each phrase.
କୃତଵାନ୍ କିଲ ଵୀର୍ଯାଣି ସହ ରାମେଣ କେଶଵଃ । ଅତିମର୍ତ୍ଯାନି ଭଗଵାନ୍ ଗୂଢଃ କପଟମାନୁଷଃ
Indeed Keshava performed heroic deeds with Rama; the Lord, though appearing like an ordinary mortal, hid his divinity beneath human guile.
କଲିମାଗତମାଜ୍ଞାଯ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରେଽସ୍ମିନ୍ ଵୈଷ୍ଣଵେ ଵଯମ୍ । ଆସୀନା ଦୀର୍ଘସତ୍ରେଣ କଥାଯାଂ ସକ୍ଷଣା ହରେଃ
Knowing that the age of Kali had arrived and in this realm of Vaishnavas, we, seated at a long sacrificial session, listened together to the Lord's story.
ତ୍ଵଂ ନଃ ସଂଦର୍ଶିତୋ ଧାତ୍ରା ଦୁସ୍ତରଂ ନିସ୍ତିତୀର୍ଷତାମ୍ । କଲିଂ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵହରଂ ପୁଂସାଂ କର୍ଣଧାର ଇଵାର୍ଣଵମ୍
O binder of the world, you were revealed to us; you who remove the darkness of Kali from men's hearts, like an ocean bearing a prow.
ବ୍ରୂହି ଯୋଗେଶ୍ଵରେ କୃଷ୍ଣେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ଯେ ଧର୍ମଵର୍ମଣି । ସ୍ଵାଂ କାଷ୍ଠାମଧୁନୋପେତେ ଧର୍ମଃ କଂ ଶରଣଂ ଗତଃ
Declare, O lord of yogis, O Krishna, O Brahman, O enforcer of Dharma: having set aside our own stakes, to whom have the righteous surrendered for refuge?
ଵ୍ଯାସ ଉଵାଚ । ଇତି ସଂପ୍ରଶ୍ନସଂହୃଷ୍ଟୋ ଵିପ୍ରାଣାଂ ରୌମହର୍ଷଣିଃ । ପ୍ରତିପୂଜ୍ଯ ଵଚସ୍ତେଷାଂ ପ୍ରଵକ୍ତୁଂ ଉପଚକ୍ରମେ
Vyasa said: Thus encouraged by the eager questioning of the twice-born and stirred like a mountain of thunder, he honored their words and began to speak.
ସୂତ ଉଵାଚ । (ଵସଂତତିଲକା) ଯଂ ପ୍ରଵ୍ରଜନ୍ତମନୁପେତମପେତକୃତ୍ଯଂ ଦ୍ଵୈପାଯନୋ ଵିରହକାତର ଆଜୁହାଵ । ପୁତ୍ରେତି ତନ୍ମଯତଯା ତରଵୋଽଭିନେଦୁଃ ତଂ ସର୍ଵଭୂତହୃଦଯଂ ମୁନିମାନତୋଽସ୍ମି
Sūta said: I remember a sage whose whole heart yearned for the renouncer who had left home; the youth, all absorbed and calling him 'son,' longed in sorrow from separation — I, among the wise, behold that universally cherished heart.
ଯଃ ସ୍ଵାନୁଭାଵମଖିଲ ଶ୍ରୁତିସାରମେକଂ ଅଧ୍ଯାତ୍ମଦୀପଂ ଅତିତିତୀର୍ଷତାଂ ତମୋଽନ୍ଧମ୍ । ସଂସାରିଣାଂ କରୁଣଯାଽଽହ ପୁରାଣଗୁହ୍ଯଂ ତଂ ଵ୍ଯାସସୂନୁମୁପଯାମି ଗୁରୁଂ ମୁନୀନାମ୍
He who, by his own direct experience and the essence of all heard lore, desired the inner light of spirit that dispels darkness, and out of compassion for those bound to the world disclosed ancient secret teaching — to that sage Vyāsa's son I bow, the preceptor of sages.
(ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁପ୍) ନାରାଯଣଂ ନମସ୍କୃତ୍ଯ ନରଂ ଚୈଵ ନରୋତ୍ତମମ୍ । ଦେଵୀଂ ସରସ୍ଵତୀଂ ଵ୍ଯାସଂ ତତୋ ଜଯମୁଦୀରଯେତ୍
Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa and to the foremost of men, and to the goddess Sarasvatī and to Vyāsa, then one should utter victory.
ମୁନଯଃ ସାଧୁ ପୃଷ୍ଟୋଽହଂ ଭଵଦ୍ଭିଃ ଲୋକମଙ୍ଗଲମ୍ । ଯତ୍କୃତଃ କୃଷ୍ଣସଂପ୍ରଶ୍ନୋ ଯେନାତ୍ମା ସୁପ୍ରସୀଦତି
O best of ascetics, I ask you for the welfare of the world: what was asked of Kṛṣṇa, by which the self becomes greatly pleased?
ସ ଵୈ ପୁଂସାଂ ପରୋ ଧର୍ମୋ ଯତୋ ଭକ୍ତିରଧୋକ୍ଷଜେ । ଅହୈତୁକ୍ଯପ୍ରତିହତା ଯଯାତ୍ମା ସଂପ୍ରସୀଦତି
That supreme duty of humans is devotion directed to the Lord who dwells in the sky of the heart; when devotion is free of selfish cause, the self becomes pleased.
ଵାସୁଦେଵେ ଭଗଵତି ଭକ୍ତିଯୋଗଃ ପ୍ରଯୋଜିତଃ । ଜନଯତ୍ଯାଶୁ ଵୈରାଗ୍ଯଂ ଜ୍ଞାନଂ ଚ ଯଦ୍ ଅହୈତୁକମ୍
Devotional union with Vasudeva is the means: from it quickly arises dispassion and, without motive, both knowledge and the non‑causal detachment.
ଧର୍ମଃ ସ୍ଵନୁଷ୍ଠିତଃ ପୁଂସାଂ ଵିଷ୍ଵକ୍ସେନକଥାସୁ ଯଃ । ନୋତ୍ପାଦଯେଦ୍ ଯଦି ରତିଂ ଶ୍ରମ ଏଵ ହି କେଵଲମ୍
The duty performed by people according to the stories of Viśvaksena, if it produces only attachment, then it yields nothing but toil alone.
ଧର୍ମସ୍ଯ ହ୍ଯାପଵର୍ଗ୍ଯସ୍ଯ ନାର୍ଥୋଽର୍ଥାଯୋପକଲ୍ପତେ । ନାର୍ଥସ୍ଯ ଧର୍ମୈକାନ୍ତସ୍ଯ କାମୋ ଲାଭାଯ ହି ସ୍ମୃତଃ
Out of duty comes escape only when it is not claimed for worldly gain; for what is of gain alone is remembered as desire aimed at profit.
କାମସ୍ଯ ନେନ୍ଦ୍ରିଯପ୍ରୀତିଃ ଲାଭୋ ଜୀଵେତ ଯାଵତା । ଜୀଵସ୍ଯ ତତ୍ତ୍ଵଜିଜ୍ଞାସା ନାର୍ଥୋ ଯଶ୍ଚେହ କର୍ମଭିଃ
Desire seeks the pleasure of the senses; gain is to live as long as one can. The enquiry into the nature of being is not for gain, whereas fame arises from actions.
ଵଦନ୍ତି ତତ୍ ତତ୍ତ୍ଵଵିଦଃ ତତ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଯତ୍ ଜ୍ଞାନମଦ୍ଵଯମ୍ । ବ୍ରହ୍ମେତି ପରମାତ୍ମେତି ଭଗଵାନିତି ଶବ୍ଦ୍ଯତେ
Sages versed in truth say that that reality is the nondual knowledge called by names: Brahman, the supreme Self, and Bhagavān.
ତତ୍ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଦଧାନା ମୁନଯୋ ଜ୍ଞାନଵୈରାଗ୍ଯଯୁକ୍ତଯା । ପଶ୍ଯନ୍ତ୍ଯାତ୍ମନି ଚାତ୍ମାନଂ ଭକ୍ତ୍ଯା ଶ୍ରୁତଗୃହୀତଯା
The faithful sages, endowed with knowledge and dispassion, perceive the Self in the Self and apprehend it through scriptural acceptance combined with devotion.
ଅତଃ ପୁମ୍ଭିଃ ଦ୍ଵିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠା ଵର୍ଣାଶ୍ରମଵିଭାଗଶଃ । ସ୍ଵନୁଷ୍ଠିତସ୍ଯ ଧର୍ମସ୍ଯ ସଂସିଦ୍ଧିଃ ହରିତୋଷଣମ୍
Therefore, best of twice‑born, by the division of castes and stages of life, the duly performed duty of a person brings completion — the laurel of success granted by Hari.
ତସ୍ମାଦେକେନ ମନସା ଭଗଵାନ୍ ସାତ୍ଵତାଂ ପତିଃ । ଶ୍ରୋତଵ୍ଯଃ କୀର୍ତିତଵ୍ଯଶ୍ଚ ଧ୍ଯେଯଃ ପୂଜ୍ଯଶ୍ଚ ନିତ୍ଯଦା
Therefore the supreme Lord, known as the master of the Satvatas, should be contemplated with a single-minded mind; he must be heard, praised, meditated upon, and forever worshipped.
ଯଦ୍ ଅଦନୁଧ୍ଯାସିନା ଯୁକ୍ତାଃ କର୍ମଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିନିବନ୍ଧନମ୍ । ଛିନ୍ଦନ୍ତି କୋଵିଦାସ୍ତସ୍ଯ କୋ ନ କୁର୍ଯାତ୍ କଥାରତିମ୍
Those who, abandoning meditative reflection, are bound to the knot of action — who among the wise would sever that bond if not by cultivating attachment to divine narratives?
ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷୋଃ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଦଧାନସ୍ଯ ଵାସୁଦେଵକଥାରୁଚିଃ । ସ୍ଯାନ୍ମହତ୍ସେଵଯା ଵିପ୍ରାଃ ପୁଣ୍ଯତୀର୍ଥନିଷେଵଣାତ୍
For one who listens with faith, mere taste for the story of Vasudeva is greater than a priest’s service; learned men consider it superior even to bathing at sacred rivers and visiting holy shrines.
ଶ୍ରୃଣ୍ଵତାଂ ସ୍ଵକଥାଂ କୃଷ୍ଣଃ ପୁଣ୍ଯଶ୍ରଵଣକୀର୍ତନଃ । ହୃଦ୍ଯନ୍ତଃସ୍ଥୋ ହ୍ଯଭଦ୍ରାଣି ଵିଧୁନୋତି ସୁହୃତ୍ସତାମ୍
Krishna’s own account, when heard and chanted, stays in the hearts of friends and dissolves inauspiciousness within them.
ନଷ୍ଟପ୍ରାଯେଷ୍ଵଭଦ୍ରେଷୁ ନିତ୍ଯଂ ଭାଗଵତସେଵଯା । ଭଗଵତି ଉତ୍ତମଶ୍ଲୋକେ ଭକ୍ତିର୍ଭଵତି ନୈଷ୍ଠିକୀ
By constant service to the Bhagavata, devotion to the Lord, expressed in supreme verses, becomes fixed and unwavering, destroying what is nearly lost and inauspicious.
ତଦା ରଜସ୍ତମୋଭାଵାଃ କାମଲୋଭାଦଯଶ୍ଚ ଯେ । ଚେତ ଏତୈରନାଵିଦ୍ଧଂ ସ୍ଥିତଂ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵେ ପ୍ରସୀଦତି
Then impurities born of passion and ignorance, such as lust and greed, which had been deeply rooted, become struck and pacified in the purified mind by these practices.
ଏଵଂ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନମନସୋ ଭଗଵଦ୍ଭକ୍ତିଯୋଗତଃ । ଭଗଵତ୍ ତତ୍ତ୍ଵଵିଜ୍ଞାନଂ ମୁକ୍ତସଙ୍ଗସ୍ଯ ଜାଯତେ
Thus, with a heart made serene by devotion to the Lord, true knowledge of the Lord’s principle arises in the one freed from worldly attachments.
ଭିଦ୍ଯତେ ହୃଦଯଗ୍ରନ୍ଥିଃ ଛିଦ୍ଯନ୍ତେ ସର୍ଵସଂଶଯାଃ । କ୍ଷୀଯନ୍ତେ ଚାସ୍ଯ କର୍ମାଣି ଦୃଷ୍ଟ ଏଵାତ୍ମନୀଶ୍ଵରେ
The knots of the heart are torn apart, all doubts are cut away, and his actions fade away when he sees the Lord dwelling in the self.
ଅତୋ ଵୈ କଵଯୋ ନିତ୍ଯଂ ଭକ୍ତିଂ ପରମଯା ମୁଦା । ଵାସୁଦେଵେ ଭଗଵତି କୁର୍ଵନ୍ତ୍ଯାତ୍ମପ୍ରସାଦନୀମ୍
Therefore poets always, in supreme delight, sing of devotion; by such songs they bestow self-pleasure oriented toward Vasudeva, the Lord.