नरसिंहे प्रसन्ने तु प्राप्नोत्य् अन्यांश् च वाञ्छितान् यान् यान् कामान् अभिध्यायन् भजते नरकेसरीम्
When Narasimha is pleased, one attains other desired things; whatever desires one contemplates, worshipping Narakesari.
तांस् तान् कामान् अवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्य् अत्र संशयः दृष्ट्वा तं देवदेवेशं भक्त्यापूज्य प्रणम्य च
He attains those very desires; there is no doubt in this. Having seen that lord of gods, worshipped with devotion and bowed to—
दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं दशगुणं लभेत् पापैः सर्वैर् विनिर्मुक्तो गुणैः सर्वैर् अलंकृतः
He obtains a tenfold fruit of ten horse sacrifices, freed from all sins, adorned with all virtues.
सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा जरामरणवर्जितः सौवर्णेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना
His soul is fulfilled in all desires, exempt from old age and death, in a golden chariot adorned with tinkling bells.
सर्वकामसमृद्धेन कामगेन सुवर्चसा तरुणादित्यवर्णेन मुक्ताहारावलम्बिना
Endowed with all fulfilled desires, radiant by his own will, with the hue of a young sun, adorned with a garland of pearls.
दिव्यस्त्रीशतयुक्तेन दिव्यगन्धर्वनादिना कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य देववन् मुदितः सुखी
Accompanied by hundreds of celestial women and Gandharvas, having uplifted his entire lineage, he rejoices happily in the divine forest.
स्तूयमानो ऽप्सरोभिश् च विष्णुलोकं व्रजेन् नरः भुक्त्वा तत्र वरान् भोगान् विष्णुलोके द्विजोत्तमाः
Praised by Apsaras, a man goes to Vishnu's realm; having enjoyed excellent pleasures there, O best of twice-born, in Vishnu's world.
गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरैर् युक्तः कृत्वा रूपं चतुर्भुजम् मनोह्लादकरं सौख्यं यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Joined by Gandharvas and Apsaras, having assumed a four-armed form, he enjoys happiness that delights the mind, until the dissolution of creation.
पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायातः प्रवरे योगिनां कुले चतुर्वेदी भवेद् विप्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः वैष्णवं योगम् आस्थाय ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
When his merit is exhausted, he returns here, born in the best family of yogis; he becomes a Brahmin versed in the four Vedas and their branches, adopting Vaishnava yoga, and thereafter attains liberation.
अनन्ताख्यं वासुदेवं दृष्ट्वा भक्त्या प्रणम्य च सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो नरो याति परं पदम्
Having seen Ananta, called Vasudeva, with devotion and having bowed, a man, freed from all sins, attains the supreme state.
मया चाराधितश् चासौ शक्रेण तदनन्तरम् विभीषणेन रामेण कस् तं नाराधयेत् पुमान्
He was worshipped by me, and then by Indra, by Vibhishana, and by Rama; what man would not worship him?
श्वेतगङ्गां नरः स्नात्वा यः पश्येच् छ्वेतमाधवम् मत्स्याख्यं माधवं चैव श्वेतद्वीपं स गच्छति
Whoever bathes in the White Ganga and beholds the White Madhava, the one called Matsya Madhava, indeed goes to the White Island.
श्वेतमाधवमाहात्म्यं वक्तुम् अर्हस्य् अशेषतः विस्तरेण जगन्नाथ प्रतिमां तस्य वै हरेः
You ought to speak in full detail of the greatness of the White Madhava, and of the image of Hari, O Lord of the Universe.
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये विख्याते जगतीतले श्वेताख्यं माधवं देवं कस् तं स्थापितवान् पुरा
In that renowned and holy field upon the earth, who was it in ancient times that established the deity called White Madhava?
अभूत् कृतयुगे विप्राः श्वेतो नाम नृपो बली मतिमान् धर्मविच् छूरः सत्यसंधो दृढव्रतः
In the Krita age there was a powerful king named Shveta, intelligent, versed in dharma, heroic, true to his word, and firm in his vows.
यस्य राज्ये तु वर्षाणां सहस्रं दश मानवाः भवन्त्य् आयुष्मन्तो लोका बालस् तस्मिन् न सीदति
In whose kingdom, for ten thousand years, people lived long lives, and in that world, no child suffered.
वर्तमाने तदा राज्ये किंचित् काले गते द्विजाः कपालगौतमो नाम ऋषिः परमधार्मिकः
While he ruled, after some time had passed, there was a sage named Kapalagautama, supremely righteous.
सुतो ऽस्याजातदन्तश् च मृतः कालवशाद् द्विजाः तम् आदाय ऋषिर् धीमान् नृपस्यान्तिकम् आनयत्
His son, born without teeth, died by the force of time; the wise sage took him and brought him to the king.
दृष्ट्वैवं नृपतिः सुप्तं कुमारं गतचेतसम् प्रतिज्ञाम् अकरोद् विप्रा जीवनार्थं शिशोस् तदा
Seeing the boy lying unconscious, the king made a vow before the brahmins for the sake of the child's life.
यावद् बालम् अहं त्व् एनं यमस्य सदने गतम् नानये सप्तरात्रेण चितां दीप्तां समारुहे
As long as I do not bring back this boy, who has gone to Yama's abode, within seven nights, I shall ascend the blazing funeral pyre.
एवम् उक्त्वासितैः पद्मैः शतैर् दशशतादिकैः संपूज्य च महादेवं राजा विद्यां पुनर् जपेत्
Having spoken thus, and worshipping Mahadeva with hundreds and thousands of white lotuses, the king again recited the mantra.
अतिभक्तिं तु संचिन्त्य नृपस्य जगदीश्वरः सांनिध्यम् अगमत् तुष्टो श्मीत्य् उवाच सहोमया
Conceiving intense devotion in the king, the Lord of the Universe, pleased, arrived in person and spoke with Uma.
श्रुत्वैवं गिरम् ईशस्य विलोक्य सहसा हरम् भस्मदिग्धं विरूपाक्षं शरत्कुन्देन्दुवर्चसम्
Hearing these words of the Lord and suddenly beholding Hara, smeared with ashes, with misshapen eyes, shining like autumn jasmine and the moon,
शार्दूलचर्मवसनं शशाङ्काङ्कितमूर्धजम् महीं निपत्य सहसा प्रणम्य स तदाब्रवीत्
Clad in a tiger skin, with hair adorned by the crescent moon, he fell to the earth at once, bowed, and then spoke.
कारुण्यं यदि मे दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नो ऽसि प्रभो यदि कालस्य वशम् आपन्नो बालको द्विजपुत्रकः
If, seeing my compassion, you are pleased, O Lord, and if the brahmin boy has fallen under the power of Time,
जीवत्व् एष पुनर् बाल इत्य् एवं व्रतम् आहितम् अकस्माच् च मृतं बालं नियम्य भगवन् स्वयम् यथोक्तायुष्यसंयुक्तं क्षेमं कुरु महेश्वर
Let this boy live again—such is my vow. O Lord, though the boy died suddenly, by your own power, grant him a life as ordained, and make him safe, O Maheshvara.
श्वेतस्यैतद् वचः श्रुत्वा मुदं प्राप हरस् तदा कालम् आज्ञापयाम् आस सर्वभूतभयंकरम्
Hearing these words of Shveta, Hara was pleased, and then commanded Kala, the terror of all beings.
नियम्य कालं दुर्धर्षं यमस्याज्ञाकरं द्विजाः बालं संजीवयाम् आस मृत्योर् मुखगतं पुनः
Restraining Kala, who is difficult to withstand and obeys Yama's command, Hara revived the boy, who had entered the jaws of death.
कृत्वा क्षेमं जगत् सर्वं मुनेः पुत्रं स तं द्विजाः देव्या सहोमया देवस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having secured the welfare of the entire world, that god, together with the goddess and his own energy, vanished there before the sage's son, O twice-born.
एवं संजीवयाम् आस मुनेः पुत्रं नृपोत्तमः
In this way, the best of kings revived the sage's son.