स पुमान्न रि कर्मार्हों दैवे पित्र्ये च कर्मणि । अधमः स च सर्वेषां निन्दितश्च यशस्करः
Such a man is unfit for any ritual, whether divine or ancestral; he is the lowest of all, condemned and infamous.
द्वितीये दिवसे नारीं यो व्रजेच्च रजस्वलाम् । कामतः परिपूर्णाञ्च गोहत्यां लभते ध्रुवम्
Whoever, out of desire, approaches a menstruating woman on the second day certainly incurs the sin of cow slaughter.
आजीवनं नाधिकारी पितृविप्रसुरार्चने । अमनुष्योऽयशस्यः स्यादित्याङ्गिरसभाषितम्
He is never eligible, for life, to worship ancestors, Brāhmaṇas, or gods; he becomes unworthy and infamous, as declared by Aṅgiras.
दृतीये दिवसे जायां यो हि गच्छेद्रजस्वलाम् । स मूढो भ्रूणहत्यां च लभते नात्र संशयाः
Whoever approaches his wife while she is menstruating on the third day, that deluded man certainly incurs the sin of foeticide.
पूर्ववत्पतितः सोऽपि न चार्हः सर्वकर्मसु । असच्छूद्रा चतुर्थेऽह्नि न गच्छेत्तां विचक्षणः
As before, he is fallen and unfit for all rites; on the fourth day, the wise should not approach her, as she is like a non-Śūdra.
ऋतावतीते दिवसे गमनं च करिष्यसि । शच्याश्च वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य नहुषस्तया
If you unite after the period has ended, having heard Śacī's words, Nahuṣa laughed in response.
उवाच मधुरं शान्तः शक्रकान्तां च सुव्रताम् । देवपत्नी सदा शुद्धा तन्न्यूनं मानवं प्रति
He, calm and gentle, spoke sweetly to Śakra’s virtuous wife; the wife of the lord of the gods is always pure, and in this she is not less than a human woman.
शयने भोजने देवी नाशुद्धा मानवं प्रति । रजस्वलायाः संभोगे कर्मक्षेत्रे च भारते
O Bhārata, the goddess is not impure with respect to a mortal, whether in bed or at meals; impurity arises only from union with a menstruating woman, or in the field of action.
त्वयोक्तं च भवेत्पा पं नात्र दु (स्व)र्गे च सुन्दरि । कर्मक्षेत्रेऽपि तत्कर्म यद्वेदोक्तं शुभाशुभम्
Whatever you have declared as sin, O beautiful one, is not so here in heaven; even in the field of action, that act is as the Veda prescribes, whether auspicious or inauspicious.
न भवेद्वैष्णवानां च ज्वलतां ब्रह्मतेजसा । यथा प्रदीप्ते वह्नौ च शुष्काणि च तृणानि च
For the Vaiṣṇavas, blazing with the radiance of Brahman, sin does not exist—just as dry grass is consumed in a blazing fire.
भवन्ति भस्मीभूतानि तथा पापानि वैष्णपे । वह्निसूर्यब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तेजयान्वैष्णपः सदा
So too, sins are reduced to ashes for a Vaiṣṇava; the Vaiṣṇava is always more radiant than fire, the sun, or the brāhmaṇas.
रक्षितो विष्णुचक्रेण स्वतन्त्रो मत्तकुंजरः । न विचारो न भोगश्च पैष्मवानां स्वकर्मणाम्
Protected by Viṣṇu’s discus, independent, like a mad elephant, there is no judgment or enjoyment of the actions of the Vaiṣṇavas.
निखितं साम्नि कौथुम्यां कुरु प्रश्नं बृहस्पतीम् । अस्मांश्च सर्वे जानन्ति चन्द्रवंश्यांश्च वैष्णवान्
Ask your question to Bṛhaspati, who is versed in the Sāma Veda and the Kauthumī tradition; all the descendants of the lunar dynasty know this, as do the Vaiṣṇavas.
देवमन्यं न सेवन्ते चन्द्रवंश्या हरिं विना । सद्वंशप्रभवो यो हि ब्रह्मणः क्षत्रियोऽथवा
The lunar dynasty does not worship any god other than Hari; whether descended from a noble line, brāhmaṇa or kṣatriya, they do not.
विष्णुमन्त्रं न गृण्हाति वञ्चितो देवमायया । को वा मन्त्रश्च के देवा न हि शास्ता यमो मम
He who does not recite the Viṣṇu mantra is deluded by the divine illusion; what is a mantra, who are the gods? Yama is not my lord.
सर्वाञ्छास्तुं समर्थोऽहं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवान्विना । शय्यां कृरु गुहं गत्वा शीघ्रं यास्यामि ते गृहम्
Except for Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, I am able to fulfill all desires; go to your bedchamber or a secret place, I will quickly come to your house.
ऋतुपापं मयि भवेत्तव किं गच्छ शोभने । इत्युक्त्वा नहुषो राजा प्रफुल्लवदनेक्षणः
Let the sin of the season fall upon me, not upon you, O beautiful one; having spoken thus, King Nahuṣa, with a blooming face, looked at her.
रत्नयानं समारुह्य ययौ नन्दनकाननम् । न ययौ सा शची गेहं प्रजगाम गुरोर्गृहम्
He mounted a jeweled chariot and went to the Nandana grove; but Śacī did not go home—she went to the house of her guru.
गत्व कूशासनस्यं च ददर्श च बृहस्पतिम् । तारासेवितपादाब्जं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा
Arriving there, she saw Bṛhaspati seated on a sacred grass seat, his feet served by Tārā, blazing with the radiance of Brahman.
जपमालाकरं शश्वज्जपन्तं कृष्णमीप्सितम् । परमं परमानन्दं परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
He held a rosary, constantly reciting the names of Kṛṣṇa, his heart’s desire; he was supreme, the highest bliss, the supreme self, the Lord.
निर्गुणं च निरीहं च स्वतन्त्रं प्रकृतेः परम् । स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
He was without qualities, without desire, independent, beyond nature; his form was of his own will, the supreme Brahman, the embodiment of grace to devotees.
तमानन्दाश्रुनेत्रं च ननाम शिनका भुवि । रुदती साश्रुनेत्रा का मज्जन्ती भक्तिसागरे
She, her eyes filled with tears of joy, bowed to him and fell to the ground; weeping, her eyes streaming, she was immersed in the ocean of devotion.
शोकार्णवे निमज्जन्ती हृदयेन विदूयता । तुष्टाव भीता स्वगुरुं ब्रह्मिष्ठं च कृपानिधिम्
Sinking in the ocean of sorrow, her heart torn, she praised her guru, the most Brahman-like, the treasure-house of compassion, in fear.
शच्युवाच रक्ष रक्ष महाभाग मां भीतां शरणागताम् । त्वमीश्वरः स्वदासीं च निमग्नां शोकसागरे
Śacī said: Protect me, protect me, O greatly fortunate one! I am afraid and have come for refuge; you are the Lord, and I, your servant, am sinking in the ocean of sorrow.
अनीश्वरश्चेश्वरो वा बरवान्वा सुदुर्बलः । स्वशिष्यभार्यां पुत्रांश्च शासितुं च सदा क्षमः
Whether one is powerless or powerful, strong or weak, he must always be able to discipline his own disciples, wife, and sons.
दूरीभूतः स्वराज्याच्च स्वशिष्यश्च कृतस्त्वया । शान्तिर्बभूव दोषस्य चाधुनाऽनुग्रहं कुरु
You have removed both my sovereignty and my disciple from me; now that the fault has been appeased, show your favor.
अनाथां सर्वशून्यां मां शुन्यां ताममरावतीम् । संपच्छून्यमाश्रमं मे पश्य रक्ष कृणानिधे
See me, abandoned and bereft of everything, and this Amaravati, now empty; see my hermitage devoid of prosperity—O ocean of compassion, protect me.
दस्युग्रस्तां च मां रक्ष देशं किंकरमानय । दत्तवा चरणरेणूंस्तं शुभाशीर्वचनं कुरु
Protect me, who am afflicted by robbers; bring a servant to this land; having received the dust of your feet, speak auspicious words of blessing.
सर्वेषां च सुरुणां च जन्मदाता परो गुरुः । पितुः शतगुणा माता पूज्या वन्द्या गरीयसी
Among all the gods, the supreme teacher is the giver of birth; the mother is a hundred times more worthy of honor, worship, and reverence than the father.
विद्यादाता मन्त्रदाता ज्ञानदो हरिभक्तिदः । पूज्यो वन्द्यश्च सेव्यश्च मातुः शतगुणो गुरुः
The giver of knowledge, the giver of mantras, the bestower of wisdom and devotion to Hari—the teacher is to be honored, worshipped, and served a hundred times more than the mother.