Brahma Purana

पूर्णिमा ज्येष्ठमासस्य ज्येष्ठा ऋक्षं यदा भवेत् तदा गच्छेद् विशेषेण तीर्थराजं परं शुभम्

When the full moon of the month of Jyeṣṭha occurs under the Jyeṣṭhā constellation, one should especially go to the supreme and auspicious king of holy places.

कायवाङ्मानसैः शुद्धस् तद्भावो नान्यमानसः सर्वद्वंद्वविनिर्मुक्तो वीतरागो विमत्सरः

With body, speech, and mind purified, intent on that alone, with no other thoughts, free from all dualities, passionless, and without envy—

कल्पवृक्षवटं रम्यं तत्र स्नात्वा जनार्दनम् प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वीत त्रिवारं सुसमाहितः

At the delightful wish-fulfilling banyan tree, after bathing, one should circumambulate Janārdana three times with full concentration.

यं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते पापात् सप्तजन्मसमुद्भवात् पुण्यं चाप्नोति विपुलं गतिम् इष्टां च भो द्विजाः

By seeing him, one is freed from the sins accumulated over seven births, attains abundant merit, and, O twice-born, reaches the desired state.

तस्य नामानि वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं च युगे युगे यथासंख्यं च भो विप्राः कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम्

I shall declare his names and the measure of his form in each age, and their enumeration, O Brāhmaṇas, as they are known in the different yugas beginning with Kṛta.

वटं वटेश्वरं कृष्णं पुराणपुरुषं द्विजाः वटस्यैतानि नामानि कीर्तितानि कृतादिषु

The banyan, the Lord of the Banyan, the Kṛṣṇa, the Ancient Person—O Brāhmaṇas, these are the names of the banyan as celebrated in the different ages.

योजनं पादहीनं च योजनार्धं तदर्धकम् प्रमाणं कल्पवृक्षस्य कृतादौ परिकीर्तितम्

A yojana less a quarter, half a yojana, and half of that—such is the measure of the wish-fulfilling tree as described at the beginning of the Kṛta age.

यथोक्तेन तु मन्त्रेण नमस्कृत्वा तु तं वटम् दक्षिणाभिमुखो गच्छेद् धन्वन्तरशतत्रयम्

Having bowed to that banyan tree with the prescribed mantra, one should proceed facing south for three hundred dhanvantaras.

यत्रासौ दृश्यते विष्णुः स्वर्गद्वारं मनोरमम् सागराम्भःसमाकृष्टं काष्ठं सर्वगुणान्वितम्

There, where Viṣṇu is seen, is the delightful gateway to heaven, a piece of wood drawn from the ocean, endowed with all virtues.

प्रणिपत्य ततस् तं भोः परिपूज्य ततः पुनः मुच्यते सर्वरोगाद्यैस् तथा पापैर् ग्रहादिभिः

After prostrating there, O dear one, and worshipping thoroughly, one is freed from all diseases, sins, and afflictions such as planetary influences.

उग्रसेनं पुरा दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गद्वारेण सागरम् गत्वाचम्य शुचिस् तत्र ध्यात्वा नारायणं परम्

Having once seen Ugrasena at the heavenly gate by the ocean, one should go, sip water, become pure there, and meditate on the supreme Nārāyaṇa.

न्यसेद् अष्टाक्षरं मन्त्रं पश्चाद् धस्तशरीरयोः ॐ नमो नारायणायेति यं वदन्ति मनीषिणः

Then, one should place the eight-syllable mantra upon the hands and body—'oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya'—as declared by the wise.

किं कार्यं बहुभिर् मन्त्रैर् मनोविभ्रमकारकैः ॐ नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः

What is the use of many mantras that disturb the mind? The mantra 'oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya' accomplishes all purposes.

आपो नरस्य सूनुत्वान् नारा इतीह कीर्तिताः विष्णोस् तास् त्व् अयनं पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः

Waters are called 'nārāḥ' here because they are the sons of Nara; those waters were formerly the resting place of Viṣṇu, therefore he is remembered as Nārāyaṇa.

नारायणपरा वेदा नारायणपरा द्विजाः नारायणपरा यज्ञा नारायणपराः क्रियाः

The Vedas are devoted to Nārāyaṇa; the twice-born are devoted to Nārāyaṇa; sacrifices are devoted to Nārāyaṇa; all rites are devoted to Nārāyaṇa.

नारायणपरा पृथ्वी नारायणपरं जलम् नारायणपरो वह्निर् नारायणपरं नभः

The earth is devoted to Nārāyaṇa; water is devoted to Nārāyaṇa; fire is devoted to Nārāyaṇa; the sky is devoted to Nārāyaṇa.

नारायणपरो वायुर् नारायणपरं मनः अहंकारश् च बुद्धिश् च उभे नारायणात्मके

The wind is devoted to Nārāyaṇa; the mind is devoted to Nārāyaṇa; both ego and intellect have the nature of Nārāyaṇa.

भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च यत् किंचिज् जीवसंज्ञितम् स्थूलं सूक्ष्मं परं चैव सर्वं नारायणात्मकम्

Whatever is called living—past, present, or future; gross, subtle, or supreme—all is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa.

शब्दाद्या विषयाः सर्वे श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाणि च प्रकृतिः पुरुषश् चैव सर्वे नारायणात्मकाः

All objects of sense such as sound, all the senses like hearing, both nature and spirit—all are of the nature of Nārāyaṇa.

जले स्थले च पाताले स्वर्गलोके ऽम्बरे नगे अवष्टभ्य इदं सर्वम् आस्ते नारायणः प्रभुः

In water, on earth, in the netherworld, in heaven, in the sky, on the mountain—having pervaded all this, Nārāyaṇa the Lord abides.

किं चात्र बहुनोक्तेन जगद् एतच् चराचरम् ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं सर्वं नारायणात्मकम्

What is the use of saying much here? This entire world, moving and unmoving, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass, is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa.

नारायणात् परं किंचिन् नेह पश्यामि भो द्विजाः तेन व्याप्तम् इदं सर्वं दृश्यादृश्यं चराचरम्

O twice-born, I see nothing here beyond Nārāyaṇa; by him, all this—visible and invisible, moving and unmoving—is pervaded.

आपो ह्य् आयतनं विष्णोः स च एवाम्भसां पतिः तस्माद् अप्सु स्मरेन् नित्यं नारायणम् अघापहम्

Waters are indeed the abode of Viṣṇu, and he is the lord of the waters; therefore, one should always remember Nārāyaṇa in the waters, the remover of sin.

स्नानकाले विशेषेण चोपस्थाय जले शुचिः स्मरेन् नारायणं ध्यायेद् धस्ते काये च विन्यसेत्

Especially at the time of bathing, having approached the water in purity, one should remember Nārāyaṇa, meditate, and place (the mantra) on the hands and body.

ओंकारं च नकारं च अङ्गुष्ठे हस्तयोर् न्यसेत् शेषैर् हस्ततलं यावत् तर्जन्यादिषु विन्यसेत्

One should place the syllable 'oṃ' and the syllable 'na' on the thumbs of both hands, and the rest on the palms, extending to the index fingers and so on.

ओंकारं वामपादे तु नकारं दक्षिणे न्यसेत् मोकारं वामकट्यां तु नाकारं दक्षिणे न्यसेत्

Place the syllable 'om' on the left foot, the syllable 'na' on the right; the syllable 'mo' on the left hip, and the syllable 'na' on the right.

राकारं नाभिदेशे तु यकारं वामबाहुके णाकारं दक्षिणे न्यस्य यकारं मूर्ध्नि विन्यसेत्

Place the syllable 'ra' at the navel, 'ya' on the left arm; placing 'ṇa' on the right, and 'ya' on the head.

अधश् चोर्ध्वं च हृदये पार्श्वतः पृष्ठतो ऽग्रतः ध्यात्वा नारायणं पश्चाद् आरभेत् कवचं बुधः

Meditating on Nārāyaṇa above, below, at the heart, on both sides, behind, and in front, the wise one should then begin the armor (kavaca).

पूर्वे मां पातु गोविन्दो दक्षिणे मधुसूदनः पश्चिमे श्रीधरो देवः केशवस् तु तथोत्तरे

May Govinda protect me in the east, Madhusūdana in the south, Śrīdhara in the west, and Keśava in the north.