तस्यात्र निष्कृतिर्नास्ति यावद्वै ब्रह्मणः शतम् स याति कालसूत्रं च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।। 1.17.
For him there is no atonement here as long as Brahma's hundred years endure; he goes to Kaalasutra as long as the moon and sun exist.
विष्णुर्गुरुश्च सर्वेषां जनको ज्ञानदायकः
Vishnu is the guru of all, the father, the giver of knowledge.
एषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा त्रयाणां विप्रपुङ्गव
Hearing the words of these three eminent Brahmins,
ब्राह्मण उवाच नागतो हरिरत्रेति व्यर्थाऽऽकाशसरस्वती
The Brahmin spoke: 'Hari has not come here; Sarasvati's utterance is empty, like the sky.'
इति प्रोक्तं मया भद्रं ब्रूत धर्मार्थमीश्वराः
Thus I have spoken; may it be auspicious. Speak, O lords, for the sake of dharma and meaning.
यूयं च भावुका ब्रूत विष्णुः सर्वत्र सन्ततम्
You, who are insightful, speak: Vishnu is present everywhere, always.
अंशांशिनोर्न भेदश्चेदात्मनश्चेति निश्चितम्
It is established that there is no difference between the part and the whole, nor between the self.
कोटिजन्मदुराराध्यमसाध्यमसतामपि
He is difficult to attain even after millions of births, unattainable even for the wicked.
किं क्षुद्राः किं महान्तश्च वाञ्छन्ति परमं पदम्
Why do the small and the great alike desire the supreme state?
यो विष्णुर्विषयी विश्वे श्वेतद्वीपनिवासकृत्
That Vishnu, the enjoyer, is the creator of the abode in Śvetadvīpa for all the worlds.
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्याश्च सुरलोकाश्चराचराः 1.17.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and others, the worlds of the gods, both moving and unmoving.
विश्वानां च सुराणां च कः संख्यां कर्तुमीश्वरः
Who among the gods and the worlds can count their number, O Lord?
ऊर्ध्वं च सर्वब्रह्माण्डाद्वैकुण्ठं सत्यमीप्सितम्
Above all the universes is Vaikuṇṭha, the truth that is desired.
चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे लक्ष्मीकान्तः सनातनः
In Vaikuṇṭha, the eternal consort of Lakshmi stands with four arms.
गोलोके द्विभुजः कृष्णो राधाकान्तः सनातनः
In Goloka, Krishna, the eternal consort of Radha, stands with two arms.
परिपूर्णतमं ब्रह्म स चात्मा सर्वदेहिनाम्
He is the most complete Brahman, and he is the self of all embodied beings.
तज्ज्योतिर्मण्डलाकारं सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
His radiance is like a circle of light, shining with the brilliance of millions of suns.
नवीननीरदश्यामं द्विभुजं पीतवाससम्
He is dark like a fresh rain cloud, two-armed, and clothed in yellow garments.
किशोरनयनं शश्वच्छान्तं सस्मितमी श्वरम्
His eyes are youthful, ever peaceful, smiling, and he is the Lord.
यस्य वंशोद्भवोऽहं च यस्य शिष्यश्च बालकः ।। 1.17.
I am born from his lineage, and I am his disciple, O child.
शीघ्रं जीवय गन्धर्वं देवेश्वर सुरेश्वर
Quickly revive the Gandharva, O Lord of the gods, O chief of the immortals.
इत्युक्त्वा बालकस्तत्र विप्ररूपी जनार्दनः
Having spoken thus, the boy—Janārdana, appearing in the form of a brāhmaṇa—was present there.
सौतिरुवाच प्रययुर्मालतीमूलं ब्रह्मेशानपुरोगमाः
Sūta said: Led by Brahmā and Īśāna, they went to the foot of the mālatī tree.
ब्रह्मा कमण्डलुजलं ददौ गात्रे शवस्य च
Brahmā poured water from his water-pot upon the body of the corpse.
ज्ञानदानं ददौ तस्मै ज्ञानानन्दः शिवः स्वयम्
Śiva himself, the embodiment of knowledge and bliss, bestowed the gift of knowledge upon him.
वह्निदर्शनमात्रेण बभूव जठरानलः
At the mere sight of Agni, the fire of digestion arose within.
तस्य वायोरधिष्ठानाज्जगत्प्राणस्वरूपिणः
By the presence of Vāyu, who is the very life-breath of the world,
सर्व्वाधिष्ठानमात्रेण दृष्टिशक्तिर्बभूव ह
By the mere presence of all the presiding deities, the power of sight was restored.
शवस्तथाऽपि नोत्तस्थौ यथा शेते जडस्तथा
Yet the corpse did not rise, but lay there insensible as before.
ब्रह्मणो वचनात्साध्वी तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
At Brahmā's command, the virtuous lady praised the Supreme Lord.