(तु. ब्रह्मवैवर्त २.१०.४९) आमान्नं हरये दत्त्वा कृत्वा पाकं च खादति
Having offered uncooked food to Hari, then cooking and eating it—
अधिकारो न शूद्राणां हरेरप्यर्चने तथा
There is no authority for Śūdras even in the worship of Hari.
भस्मीभूतानि सर्वाणि भविष्यन्ति न संशयः
All will be reduced to ashes, there is no doubt.
दत्त्वा विशिष्टजीवेभ्यो विशिष्टं फलमाप्नुयात् 4.21.
By giving to those who are distinguished by life, one attains a distinguished result.
शूद्राणां द्विगुणं पुण्यं वैश्येभ्योऽन्नं प्रदाय च क्षत्त्रियाणां शतगुणं विप्रेभ्योऽन्नं प्रदाय च
By giving food to Śūdras, one gains twice the merit; by giving to Vaiśyas, and by giving food to Kṣatriyas, one gains a hundred times; by giving to Brahmins—
विप्राणां च शतगुणं शास्त्रज्ञे ब्राह्मणे फलम्
And for Brahmins, the result is a hundredfold when the Brahmin is learned in the scriptures.
स चान्नं हरये दत्त्वा भुङ्क्ते भक्त्या च सादरम्
He, having offered food to Hari, eats it with devotion and respect.
तत्फलं लभते नूनं भक्तब्राह्मणभोजने
He surely attains that result by feeding devoted Brahmins.
भवन्ति सिद्धाः शाखाश्च यथा मूलनिषेचनात्
Branches and shoots flourish just as when the root is watered.
सर्वे देवाश्च रुष्टाश्चेद्देवैः कः किं करिष्यति
If all the gods are angry, what can anyone do with the gods?
गा वर्धयति नित्यं यस्तेन गोवर्धनः स्मृतः
He who always increases the cows is called Govardhana.
नित्यं ददाति गोभ्यो यो नवीनानि तृणानि च
He who always gives new grasses to the cows—
सर्वव्रतोपवासेषु सर्वेष्वेव तपःसु च
In all vows, fasts, and all austerities—
भुवः पर्यटने यत्तु सर्ववाक्येषु यद्भवेत् 4.21.
Whatever exists in the wandering of the earth, and in all words—
तत्पुण्यं लभते प्राज्ञो गोभ्यो दत्त्वा तृणानि च
A wise person attains that merit by giving grass to cows.
ब्रह्महत्या भवेत्तस्य प्रायश्चित्ताद्विशुध्यति
He incurs the sin of killing a Brahmin, but is purified through atonement.
तद्गुह्येषु स्वयं लक्ष्मीस्तिष्ठत्येव सदा पितः
In those secret places, O father, Lakshmi herself always abides.
तीर्थस्नातो भवेत्सद्यो जयस्तस्य पदेपदे
He immediately becomes as if bathed at a holy place, and victory is his at every step.
प्राणांस्त्यक्ता नरस्तत्र सद्यो मुक्तो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
If a man gives up his life there, he is instantly and certainly liberated.
ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं भवेत्तस्य न संशयः
There is no doubt that the sin incurred is equal to Brahmin-murder.
कालसूत्रं च ते यान्ति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
They go to the Kālasūtra hell for as long as the moon and sun endure.
आनन्दयुक्तो नन्दश्च तमुवाच स्मिताननः पौर्वापरीयं पूजेति महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः
Filled with joy, Nanda, smiling, said to him: 'This ancient and future worship is for the great-souled Mahendra.'
पूजयन्ति व्रजस्थाश्च महेन्द्रं पुरुषक्रमात् 4.21.
The inhabitants of Vraja also worship Mahendra in due order.
हस्ती समुद्रादादाय करेण जलमीप्सितम् 4.21.
The elephant, taking the desired water from the ocean with his trunk—
यस्याज्ञया सदा वाति जगत्प्राणो जगत्त्रये 4.21.
By whose command the vital breath of the three worlds always blows—
निमेषाद्यस्य पतनं निर्गुणस्यात्मनः प्रभोः
The blinking and other movements belong to Him, the Lord, the attributeless Self.
पर्वतस्यमुनींद्राणां चकार पूजनं तदा 4.21.
Then he performed worship of the mountain and the best of sages.
स्तुत्वा नत्वा रामकृष्णौ मुनयो ब्राह्मणा ययुः 4.21.
Having praised and bowed to Rama and Krishna, the sages and Brahmins departed.
यत्र गेहे स्तोत्रमिदं यश्च जानाति पुण्यवान्
Wherever in a house this hymn is known by a virtuous person—
सहामरगणं मोघं चकारस्तंभनं विभुः 4.21.
The Lord rendered the efforts of the hosts of gods fruitless by causing them to be stunned.