पादाभ्यङ्गं शिरोभ्यङ्गं स्नानपानोदकं तथा ये प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रेभ्यस् ते यान्त्य् अश्वैर् यमालयम्
Those who offer foot and head massages, as well as water for bathing and drinking, to Brahmins—these go to Yama’s abode on horses.
विश्रामयन्ति ये विप्राञ् श्रान्तान् अध्वनि कर्शितान् चक्रवाकप्रयुक्तेन यान्ति यानेन ते सुखम्
Those who give rest to weary Brahmins, exhausted from travel, journey happily in vehicles drawn by chakravāka birds.
स्वागतेन च यो विप्रं पूजयेद् आसनेन च स गच्छति तम् अध्वानं सुखं परमनिर्वृतः
He who welcomes a Brahmin with hospitality and a seat travels that path in supreme happiness and comfort.
नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवेति यो हरिं चाभिवादयेत् गां च पापहरेत्य् उक्त्वा सुखं यान्ति च तत् पथम्
He who greets Hari with 'Salutations to the god of the Brahmanas,' and says, 'The cow removes sin,' travels that path happily.
अनन्तराशिनो ये च दम्भानृतविवर्जिताः ते ऽपि सारसयुक्तैस् तु यान्ति यानैश् च तत् पथम्
Those who eat only after feeding others, free from deceit and falsehood, also travel that path in vehicles drawn by cranes.
वर्तन्ते ह्य् एकभक्तेन शाठ्यदम्भविवर्जिताः हंसयुक्तैर् विमानैस् तु सुखं यान्ति यमालयम्
Those who eat once a day, without hypocrisy or deceit, travel happily to Yama’s abode in aerial cars drawn by swans.
चतुर्थेनैकभक्तेन वर्तन्ते ये जितेन्द्रियाः ते यान्ति धर्मनगरं यानैर् बर्हिणयोजितैः
Those who, having conquered their senses, eat only once in four days, journey to the city of Dharma in vehicles yoked with peacocks.
तृतीये दिवसे ये तु भुञ्जते नियतव्रताः ते ऽपि हस्तिरथैर् दिव्यैर् यान्ति यानैश् च तत् पदम्
Those who, observing strict vows, eat on the third day, also reach that place in divine vehicles drawn by elephants and chariots.
षष्ठे ऽन्नभक्षको यस् तु शौचनित्यो जितेन्द्रियः स याति कुञ्जरस्थस् तु शचीपतिर् इव स्वयम्
He who eats on the sixth day, always pure and self-controlled, goes seated on an elephant, like the lord of Śacī himself.
धर्मराजपुरं दिव्यं नानामणिविभूषितम् नानास्वरसमायुक्तं जयशब्दरवैर् युतम्
The divine city of the Lord of Dharma is adorned with various jewels, filled with manifold melodies, and resounds with victorious shouts.
पक्षोपवासिनो यान्ति यानैः शार्दूलयोजितैः पुरं तद् धर्मराजस्य सेव्यमानाः सुरासुरैः
Those who fast on alternate days travel in vehicles yoked with tigers to that city of the Lord of Dharma, attended by gods and demons.
ये च मासोपवासं तु कुर्वते संयतेन्द्रियाः ते ऽपि सूर्यप्रदीप्तैस् तु यान्ति यानैर् यमालयम्
Those who observe a monthly fast, with controlled senses, also go to Yama’s abode in vehicles blazing like the sun.
महाप्रस्थानम् एकाग्रो यः प्रयाति दृढव्रतः सेव्यमानस् तु गन्धर्वैर् याति यानैर् यमालयम्
He who, with focused mind and firm vow, undertakes the great journey, goes to Yama’s abode in vehicles attended by Gandharvas.
शरीरं साधयेद् यस् तु वैष्णवेनान्तरात्मना स रथेनाग्निवर्णेन यातीह त्रिदशालयम्
He who perfects his body with a Vaiṣṇava spirit within, travels here to the abode of the gods in a chariot shining like fire.
अग्निप्रवेशं यः कुर्यान् नारायणपरायणः स यात्य् अग्निप्रकाशेन विमानेन यमालयम्
Whoever, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, enters fire, goes to the abode of Yama in a radiant chariot shining like fire.
प्राणांस् त्यजति यो मर्त्यः स्मरन् विष्णुं सनातनम् यानेनार्कप्रकाशेन याति धर्मपुरं नरः
A mortal who gives up his life remembering the eternal Viṣṇu travels to the city of Dharma in a vehicle shining like the sun.
प्रविष्टो ऽन्तर् जलं यस् तु प्राणांस् त्यजति मानवः सोममण्डलकल्पेन याति यानेन वै सुखम्
A man who dies after entering water journeys happily in a chariot resembling the orb of the moon.
स्वशरीरं हि गृध्रेभ्यो वैष्णवो यः प्रयच्छति स याति रथमुख्येन काञ्चनेन यमालयम्
Whoever, as a devotee of Viṣṇu, offers his own body to the vultures goes to the abode of Yama in a foremost golden chariot.
स्त्रीग्रहे गोग्रहे वापि युद्धे मृत्युम् उपैति यः स यात्य् अमरकन्याभिः सेव्यमानो रविप्रभः
Whoever meets death in the house of a woman, in a cowshed, or in battle, goes, served by celestial maidens, shining like the sun.
वैष्णवा ये च कुर्वन्ति तीर्थयात्रां जितेन्द्रियाः तत् पथं यान्ति ते घोरं सुखयानैर् अलंकृताः
Those Vaiṣṇavas who, with controlled senses, undertake pilgrimages to holy places travel that difficult path adorned with comfortable vehicles.
ये यजन्ति द्विजश्रेष्ठाः क्रतुभिर् भूरिदक्षिणैः तप्तहाटकसंकाशैर् विमानैर् यान्ति ते सुखम्
Those best of twice-born who perform sacrifices with abundant gifts go happily in aerial cars shining like heated gold.
परपीडाम् अकुर्वन्तो भृत्यानां भरणादिकम् कुर्वन्ति ते सुखं यान्ति विमानैः कनकोज्ज्वलैः
Those who do not harm others and who provide for their servants go happily in aerial cars gleaming with gold.
ये क्षान्ताः सर्वभूतेषु प्राणिनाम् अभयप्रदाः क्रोधमोहविनिर्मुक्ता निर्मदाः संयतेन्द्रियाः
Those who are patient with all beings, who grant fearlessness to living creatures, who are free from anger, delusion, and pride, and who have controlled their senses—
पूर्णचन्द्रप्रकाशेन विमानेन महाप्रभाः यान्ति वैवस्वतपुरं देवगन्धर्वसेविताः
They, radiant in aerial cars shining like the full moon, go to the city of Vaivasvata, attended by gods and gandharvas.
एकभावेन ये विष्णुं ब्रह्माणं त्र्यम्बकं रविम् पूजयन्ति हि ते यान्ति विमानैर् भास्करप्रभैः
Those who worship Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Tryambaka, and the Sun with single-minded devotion go in aerial cars radiant like the sun.
ये च मांसं न खादन्ति सत्यशौचसमन्विताः ते ऽपि यान्ति सुखेनैव धर्मराजपुरं नराः
Those men who do not eat meat and are endowed with truth and purity also go happily to the city of Dharmarāja.
मांसान् मिष्टतरं नास्ति भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकेषु च तस्मान् मांसं न भुञ्जीत नास्ति मिष्टैः सुखोदयः
There is nothing tastier than meat among foods and edibles; therefore, one should not eat meat, for happiness does not arise from delicacies.
गोसहस्रं तु यो दद्याद् यस् तु मांसं न भक्षयेत् समाव् एतौ पुरा प्राह ब्रह्मा वेदविदां वरः
He who gives a thousand cows and he who does not eat meat—these two, the best knower of the Vedas, Brahmā, declared to be equal long ago.
सर्वतीर्थेषु यत् पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञेषु यत् फलम् अमांसभक्षणे विप्रास् तच् च तच् च च तत्समम्
The merit gained at all holy places and the fruit of all sacrifices is equal to abstaining from eating meat, O brāhmaṇas.
एवं सुखेन ते यान्ति यमलोकं च धार्मिकाः दानव्रतपरा यानैर् यत्र देवो रवेः सुतः
Thus, the righteous, devoted to charity and vows, go happily to the world of Yama in vehicles where the god, the son of the Sun, resides.