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.
(ଵସଂତତିଲକା) ସତ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ରଜସ୍ତମ ଇତି ପ୍ରକୃତେର୍ଗୁଣାସ୍ତୈଃ ଯୁକ୍ତଃ ପରଃ ପୁରୁଷ ଏକ ଇହାସ୍ଯ ଧତ୍ତେ । ସ୍ଥିତ୍ଯାଦଯେ ହରିଵିରିଞ୍ଚିହରେତି ସଂଜ୍ଞାଃ ଶ୍ରେଯାଂସି ତତ୍ର ଖଲୁ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵତନୋଃ ନୃଣାଂ ସ୍ଯୁଃ
From the three qualities — sattva, rajas, tamas — the one supreme Spirit, combined with them, assumes a presence here; names like sustainer, creator, and destroyer are applied, and in that realm the best states for embodied beings arise from the sattvic nature.
(ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁପ୍) ପାର୍ଥିଵାଦ୍ ଦାରୁଣୋ ଧୂମଃ ତସ୍ମାଦଗ୍ନିସ୍ତ୍ରଯୀମଯଃ । ତମସସ୍ତୁ ରଜସ୍ତସ୍ମାତ୍ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଯଦ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଦର୍ଶନମ୍
The earthly world is grievous and smoky; from that come the threefold fires; tamas stems from rajas, and sattva is what yields the vision of Brahman.
ଭେଜିରେ ମୁନଯୋଽଥାଗ୍ରେ ଭଗଵନ୍ତଂ ଅଧୋକ୍ଷଜମ୍ । ସତ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଵିଶୁଦ୍ଧଂ କ୍ଷେମାଯ କଲ୍ପନ୍ତେ ଯେଽନୁ ତାନିହ
Formerly the sages used to offer venerable Lord Adhokshaja first; those who conceive of pure, secure sattva as their refuge desire such beings hereafter.
ମୁମୁକ୍ଷଵୋ ଘୋରରୂପାନ୍ ହିତ୍ଵା ଭୂତପତୀନଥ । ନାରାଯଣକଲାଃ ଶାନ୍ତା ଭଜନ୍ତି ହ୍ଯନସୂଯଵଃ
Leaving behind fearsome forms and the lordship over beings, the non-envious, serene parts (the kalas) of Narayana worship him peacefully.
ରଜସ୍ତମଃପ୍ରକୃତଯଃ ସମଶୀଲା ଭଜନ୍ତି ଵୈ । ପିତୃଭୂତପ୍ରଜେଶାଦୀନ୍ ଶ୍ରିଯୈଶ୍ଵର୍ଯପ୍ରଜେପ୍ସଵଃ
Those composed of the rudimentary elements, with minds subdued by passion and darkness, worship seeking the status of ancestral lordship and worldly prosperity, desiring offspring and riches.
ଵାସୁଦେଵପରା ଵେଦା ଵାସୁଦେଵପରା ମଖାଃ । ଵାସୁଦେଵପରା ଯୋଗା ଵାସୁଦେଵପରାଃ କ୍ରିଯାଃ
The Vedas are supremely devoted to Vasudeva; likewise the great mantras, the yogas, and the ritual acts are all foremostly addressed to Vasudeva.
ଵାସୁଦେଵପରଂ ଜ୍ଞାନଂ ଵାସୁଦେଵପରଂ ତପଃ । ଵାସୁଦେଵପରୋ ଧର୍ମୋ ଵାସୁଦେଵପରା ଗତିଃ
Supreme knowledge, austere penance, righteous conduct and the final goal — all are ultimately oriented toward Vasudeva.
ସ ଏଵେଦଂ ସସର୍ଜାଗ୍ରେ ଭଗଵାନ୍ ଆତ୍ମମାଯଯା । ସଦ୍ ଅସଦ୍ ରୂପଯା ଚାସୌ ଗୁଣମଯ୍ଯାଗୁଣୋ ଵିଭୁଃ
That very Lord, before creation, brought forth the self by his maya; manifesting both being and non-being, he is the sovereign of quality and of the absence of quality.
ତଯା ଵିଲସିତେଷ୍ଵେଷୁ ଗୁଣେଷୁ ଗୁଣଵାନିଵ । ଅନ୍ତଃପ୍ରଵିଷ୍ଟ ଆଭାତି ଵିଜ୍ଞାନେନ ଵିଜୃମ୍ଭିତଃ
In those qualities where he delighted like one endowed with qualities, he entered inwardly and shone forth, resplendent, pervading by his discriminating consciousness.
ଯଥା ହ୍ଯଵହିତୋ ଵହ୍ନିଃ ଦାରୁଷ୍ଵେକଃ ସ୍ଵଯୋନିଷୁ । ନାନେଵ ଭାତି ଵିଶ୍ଵାତ୍ମା ଭୂତେଷୁ ଚ ତଥା ପୁମାନ୍
Just as fire, when placed in dry timber, appears in many ways from a single spark, so too the universal Self manifests diversely within beings.
ଅସୌ ଗୁଣମଯୈର୍ଭାଵୈଃ ଭୂତ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରିଯାତ୍ମଭିଃ । ସ୍ଵନିର୍ମିତେଷୁ ନିର୍ଵିଷ୍ଟୋ ଭୁଙ୍କ୍ତେ ଭୂତେଷୁ ତଦ୍ଗୁଣାନ୍
He, composed of the subtle elements, senses, and mind made of qualities, dwells within the things he formed and, enjoying those beings, partakes of their qualities.
ଭାଵଯତ୍ଯେଷ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵେନ ଲୋକାନ୍ଵୈ ଲୋକଭାଵନଃ । ଲୀଲାଵତାରାନୁରତୋ ଦେଵତିର୍ଯଙ୍ ନରାଦିଷୁ
By the force of sattva he imagines worlds and brings them into being; delighting in divine play and incarnation, he is revered as deity among gods and men.
{ଶ୍ରୀମଦ୍ଭାଗଵତପୁରାଣମ୍/ସ୍କନ୍ଧଃ୧} ସୂତ ଉଵାଚ। (ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁପ୍) ଜଗୃହେ ପୌରୁଷଂ ରୂପଂ ଭଗଵାନ୍ ମହଦାଦିଭିଃ। ସଂଭୂତଂ ଷୋଡଶକଲଂ ଆଦୌ ଲୋକସିସୃକ୍ଷଯା
Suta said: The Lord assumed a human form, endowed with great power and born from the primal elements, manifesting in the beginning as the sixteen kalas to create the worlds.
ଯସ୍ଯାମ୍ଭସି ଶଯାନସ୍ଯ ଯୋଗନିଦ୍ରାଂ ଵିତନ୍ଵତଃ। ନାଭିହ୍ରଦାମ୍ବୁଜାଦାସୀଦ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଵିଶ୍ଵସୃଜାଂ ପତିଃ
Within the waters that spread out the yogic slumber of him who reclines, there arose from the navel-lotus that Lord Brahma, the progenitor and creator of the universe.
ଯସ୍ଯାଵଯଵସଂସ୍ଥାନୈଃ କଲ୍ପିତୋ ଲୋକଵିସ୍ତରଃ। ତଦ୍ ଵୈ ଭଗଵତୋ ରୂପଂ ଵିଶୁଦ୍ଧଂ ସତ୍ତ୍ଵମୂର୍ଜିତମ୍
By whose bodily constituents the expanse of the worlds was shaped — that pure form of the Lord, suffused with sattva, is indeed his manifested aspect.