कुकर्मणश्चापकीर्तिस्ततो लज्जा भवेद्ध्रुवम् 4.35.
From evil deeds comes ill repute, and from that, shame certainly arises.
कालेन रजसा देहो बलं रूपं शुभाशुभम्
By time and passion, the body, strength, beauty, auspicious and inauspicious things,
ऋणव्रणापवादाश्च जन्तूनां यान्ति कालतः
Debts, wounds, and slanders of beings depart with time.
सदाऽपकीर्तिर्वसति परस्त्रीषु च वस्तुषु
Ill repute always dwells among other men's wives and possessions.
स्मर मामन्तरे ब्राह्मे मदीयं विषयं कुरु
Remember me within the heart, and make my domain your focus.
योषिद्रूपा च मे माया सर्वेषां मोहकारिणी
My māyā takes the form of a woman and causes delusion for all.
नानामुद्राश्रये देशे रागिणो संततं रतिः
In various lands, those attached to pleasure are always devoted to enjoyment.
श्रोणिवक्त्रस्तनं तासां कामदेवालयं सदा
The hips, face, and breasts of women are always the abode of Kāma, the god of desire.
को धर्मः किं यशस्तेषां का प्रतिष्ठा च किं तपः
What is righteousness for them? What is fame, what is status, and what is austerity?
इहाप्यपयशो दुःखं नरकेषु परत्र च
Even here there is disgrace and suffering, and in hell and beyond as well.
दुःखबीजं सुखं मत्वा मूढाश्च दैवदोषतः 4.35.
Fools, due to fate, mistake the seed of suffering for happiness.
उत्तमा मत्पदाम्भोजं सत्कर्म मध्यमाः सदा
The best fix their minds on my lotus feet; those of middling quality always perform good deeds.
विपत्तिः संततं तस्य परवस्तुषु यन्मनः
Constant misfortune comes to one whose mind is set on others' possessions.
दैवात्परस्त्रियं दृष्ट्वा विरमेद्यो हरिं स्मरन्
By fate, seeing another's wife, one should restrain himself, remembering Hari.
सततं नैव संसक्ताः सन्तः स्वस्त्रीषु कामतः
The virtuous are never constantly attached to their own wives out of desire.
तपस्विनस्तपस्यायां शास्त्रचिन्तासु पण्डिताः
Ascetics are devoted to austerity, scholars to reflection on scripture.
साध्यश्च पतिसेवासु गृहस्था गृहकर्मसु
Householders are accomplished in serving their husbands and in household duties.
एते नियुक्ता एतेषु सभासु च प्रशंसिताः
These are engaged in these respective duties and are praised in assemblies.
सर्वे नित्यं प्रशंसन्ति शश्वत्सन्मार्गगामिनम्
All always praise the one who constantly follows the path of virtue.
भविता न परस्त्रीषु परवस्तुषु ते मनः
Your mind will not dwell on other women or others' possessions.
मदीयविषये बाह्ये मया दत्तं कुरु प्रियम् 4.35.
In my domain and outside, do what is dear to me, as I have instructed.
कन्या भवतु मे ब्रह्मन्कामदेवस्य कामिनी
Let the maiden become, O Brahman, the beloved of Kāma, the god of love.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा ब्रह्माणमाश्वास्य कमलापतिः
Having thus spoken, the Lord of Lakshmi comforted Brahma.
कथं स कुलटाशापादपूज्यः संबभूव ह
How did he become unworthy of worship because of the curse of the unchaste woman?
कथं तस्य दर्पभङ्गं चकार कमलापतिः
How did the Lord of Lakshmi break his pride?
श्रीनारायण उवाच रासेश्वरीवचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य रसिकेश्वरः
Shri Narayana said: Hearing the words of the Queen of the Rasa dance, the Lord of the Rasa smiled.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ब्रह्मा चिरं तपस्तप्त्वा मत्तो लब्ध्वा वरं वरम्
Shri Krishna said: Brahma, after performing austerities for a long time, obtained a supreme boon from me.
तपसां फलदाता च सर्वेषां शास्तिकृत्प्रभुः
He is the giver of the fruits of austerities and the lord who establishes rules for all.
ब्रह्माण्डेषु च सर्वेषु गर्वपर्यन्तमुन्नतिः
In all the universes, his exaltation reached the limit of pride.
येषां येषां भवेद्दर्पो ब्रह्माण्डेषु परात्परः
Among all those in the universes who become proud, he is the supreme among the supreme.