न गुरोश्च प्रियो धर्मो न गुरोश्च प्रियं तपः । न गुरोश्च प्रियं सत्यं न पुण्यं च गुरोः परम्
Neither righteousness nor austerity is dearer than the guru; neither truth nor merit is greater than the guru.
गुरोः परो न शास्ता च न हि बन्धुर्गुरोः परः । देवो राजा च शास्ता च शिष्याणां च सदा गुरुः
There is no teacher higher than the guru, nor is there any relative greater than the guru; for disciples, the guru is always the deity, king, and teacher.
यावच्छक्तो दातुमन्नं तावच्छास्ता तदन्नदः । गुरुः शास्ता च शिष्याणां प्रतिजन्मनि जन्मनि
As long as one is able to give food, so long should one give; the giver of such food is the true teacher. The teacher is the guide of disciples in every single birth.
मन्त्रो विद्या गुरुर्देवः पूर्वलब्धो यथा पतिः । प्रतिजन्मनि बन्धेन सर्वेषामुपरि स्थितः
The mantra, knowledge, the teacher, and the deity—these, once obtained, are like a husband; by the bond of previous births, all of these remain supreme over all.
पिता गुरुश्च वन्द्यश्च यत्र जन्मनि जन्मदः । गुरवोऽन्ये तथा माता गुरुश्च प्रतिजन्मनि
The father and the teacher, who are to be revered as the givers of birth in each life; other teachers and the mother, too, are teachers in every birth.
विप्राणां त्वं वरिष्ठश्च गरिष्ठश्च तपस्तिनाम् । ब्रह्मिष्ठौ ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मन् धर्मिष्ठः सर्वधर्मिणाम्
Among the Brahmins, you are the most excellent and the greatest among ascetics; you are most devoted to Brahman, a knower of Brahman, O Brahmin, and the most righteous among all the righteous.
तुष्टो भव मुनिश्रेष्ठ मां च शक्रं च संप्रतम् । त्वयि तुष्टे सदा तुष्टा भवन्ति ग्रहदेवताः
Be pleased, O best of sages, with me and with Indra as well; when you are pleased, the planetary deities are always pleased.
इत्युक्त्वा का शची ब्रह्मन्पुनरुच्चौ रुरोद ह । दृष्ट्वा तद्रोदनं तारा रुरोदोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
Having spoken thus, O Brahmin, Śacī again cried aloud; seeing her weeping, Tārā too wept loudly again and again.
पपात चरणे तारा रुरोद च पुनः पुनः । अपराधं क्षमेत्युक्त्वा गुरुस्तुष्टोऽप्युवाच ताम्
Tārā fell at his feet and wept repeatedly; saying, 'Forgive my offense,' though the teacher was pleased, he spoke to her.
गुरुरुवाच उत्तिष्ठ तारे शच्याश्च सर्व भद्रं भविष्यति । सद्यः प्राप्स्यति भर्तारं महेन्द्रं च मदाशिषा
The teacher said: 'Rise, O Tārā, all will be well for Śacī; she will immediately regain her husband, Mahendra, by my blessing.'
इत्युक्त्वा स गुरुस्तत्र विरराम च नारद । पपात चरणे तारा पुनरेव रुरोद च
Having spoken thus, the teacher there ceased, O Nārada; Tārā again fell at his feet and wept once more.
गुहीत्वा च शचीं तारा संस्थाप्य च स्ववक्षकि । बोधयामास विविधमाध्यात्मिकमनुत्तमम्
Taking Śacī aside, Tārā placed her on her own breast and instructed her in various supreme spiritual teachings.
शचीकृतं गुरुस्तोत्रं पूजाकाले च यः पठेत् । गुरुश्चाभीष्टदेवश्च संतुष्टः प्रतिजन्मनि
Whoever recites the hymn to the teacher composed by Śacī at the time of worship, both the teacher and the chosen deity are pleased in every birth.
ग्रहदेवद्विजास्तं च परितुष्टाश्च संततम् । राजानो बान्धवाश्चैव संतुष्टाः सर्वतः सदा
The planetary deities, the twice-born, and others are always pleased with him; kings and relatives, too, are always satisfied in every way.
गुरुभक्तिं विष्णुभक्तिं वाञ्छितं लभते ध्रुवम् । सदा हर्षो भवेत्तस्य न च शोकः कदाचन
He certainly attains devotion to the teacher and to Viṣṇu, and whatever he desires; he is always joyful and never experiences sorrow.
पुत्रार्थो लभते पुत्रं भार्यार्थो लभते प्रियम् । सुस्वरुपां गुणवतीं सतीं पुत्रवतीं ध्रुवम्
One who desires a son obtains a son; one who desires a wife obtains a beloved, beautiful, virtuous, faithful, and son-bearing wife, certainly.
रोगार्तों मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्योत बन्धनात् । अस्पष्टकीर्तिः सुयशा मूर्खोभवति पण्डितः
One afflicted by disease is freed from disease; one bound is released from bondage; one of unclear fame gains good reputation; the ignorant becomes learned.
कदाचिद्बन्धुविच्छेदो न भवेत्तस्य निश्चितम् । नित्यं तद्वर्धते धर्मों विपुलं निर्मलं यशः
There will never be separation from relatives for him, certainly; his righteousness always increases, and his fame becomes vast and pure.
लभते परमैश्वर्यं पुत्रपौत्रधनान्वितम् । इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा प्राप्यते श्रीहरेः पदम्
He attains supreme prosperity, endowed with sons, grandsons, and wealth; having enjoyed all happiness here, he attains the abode of Śrī Hari.
न भवेत्तत्पुनर्जन्म हरिदास्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । विष्णुभक्तिनमाब्धौ च निमग्नश्च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
He will not be born again; he certainly attains the status of a servant of Hari, and is surely immersed in the ocean of devotion to Viṣṇu.
शाश्वत्पिबति शान्तिश्च विष्णुभक्तिरसामृतम् । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिशोकसंतापनाशनम्
He eternally drinks the nectar of peace, the ambrosia of devotion to Viṣṇu, which destroys birth, death, old age, disease, sorrow, and distress.
अथ षष्टितमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच शाचोस्तोत्रं समाकर्ण्य परितुष्टो बृहस्पतिः । उवाच मधुरं शान्तः कान्तामिन्द्रस्य नारद
Chapter Sixty. Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard the hymn of lamentation, Bṛhaspati was greatly pleased; calm, he spoke sweetly to Indra’s beloved, O Nārada.
बृहस्पतिरुवाच त्यज वत्से भयं सर्व भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । यथा कचस्य पत्नी मे तथा त्वमपि शोभने
Bṛhaspati said: Child, abandon all fear; what is there to fear while I am present? Just as Kacā was my wife, so too, O beautiful one, you shall be.
यथा पुत्रश्तथा शिष्यो न भेदः पुत्रशिष्ययोः । तर्पणे पितृदाने च पालने परितोषणो
Just as a son, so too a disciple—there is no difference between son and disciple in offering libations to ancestors, in giving, in caring for, and in satisfying them.
यथाऽग्निदाता पुत्रश्च तथा शिष्यश्च निश्चितम् । इतीदं कण्वशाखायामुवाच कमलोद्भवः
Just as the giver of fire is a son, so too, certainly, is a disciple. Thus, in the Kaṇva branch, the Lotus-born one has declared.
पिता माता गुरुर्भार्या शिशुश्चानाथबान्धवाः । एते पुंसां नित्यपोष्या इत्याह कमलोद्भवः
Father, mother, teacher, wife, child, and helpless relatives—these, for men, are always to be maintained, so says the Lotus-born one.
यश्चैतांश्च न पुष्णाति भस्मान्तं तस्य सूतकम् । दैवे पित्र्ये न कर्मार्हः मोऽपीत्याह महेश्वरः
He who does not support these, his impurity lasts until death; he is not fit for divine or ancestral rites, nor even for eating, so declares Maheśvara.
कुरुते नरबुर्द्धि च मातरं पितरं गुरुम् । अयशस्तस्य सर्वत्र विध्न एव पदे पदे
If a man neglects his mother, father, or teacher, he is disgraced everywhere, and obstacles arise for him at every step.
संपन्मत्तो यः करोति स्वगुरोश्च पराभवम् । अचिनात्सर्वनाशाश्च भवेत्तस्य सुनिश्चितम्
He who, intoxicated by wealth, brings about the downfall of his own teacher, certainly brings about his own total destruction.
मां च दृष्टवा सभामध्ये नोत्तसथौ पाकशासनः । तत्फलं भुज्यते साक्षात्सद्यः पश्य च सांप्रतम्
Indra, having seen me in the midst of the assembly, did not rise; he now directly experiences the result of that, see it at this very moment.