भुवो भारावतरणो निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः । परात्पनस्तु भगवान्ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितः
He who relieves the burden of the earth, who is beyond qualities and beyond nature, the supreme soul, the blessed lord, worshipped by Brahma, Shiva, and Shesha.
तुष्टो नन्दस्तवं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच जगत्पतिः । आगच्छन्तं गोकुलाच्च विरहज्वरकातरम्
Pleased by Nanda's hymn, the lord of the world spoke to him as he came from Gokula, afflicted by the fever of separation.
श्रीभगवानुवाच गच्छ नन्दव्रजं नन्द त्यज शोकं भ्रमं भुवि । शृणु सत्यं परं ज्ञानं शोकग्रन्थिनिकृन्तनम्
The Blessed Lord said: Go, Nanda, to Vraja; abandon sorrow and confusion on earth; hear the supreme truth, the highest knowledge, which cuts the knot of grief.
वायुश्च भूमिराकाशो जलं तेजश्च पञ्चमम् । उक्तः श्रुतिगणैरेतैः पञ्चभूतैश्च नित्यशः
Air, earth, space, water, and the fifth, fire—these are declared by the many scriptures to be the five elements, always present.
सर्वैषां देहिनां तात देहश्च पाञ्चभौतिकः । मिथ्याभ्रमः कृत्रिमश्च स्वप्नवन्माययाऽन्वितः
The body of all embodied beings, O father, is made of these five elements; it is a false, artificial illusion, like a dream, endowed with maya.
देहं गृह्णन्ति सर्वैषां पञ्चभूतानि नित्यशः । मायासंकेतरूपं तदभिज्ञानं भ्रमात्मकम्
These five elements always assume the form of the body for all; that form, marked by maya, is recognized through delusion.
को वा कस्य सुनस्तात का स्त्री कस्य पतिस्तु वा । कर्मणा भ्रमणं शश्वत्सर्वेषां भूरिजन्मनि
Who is whose son, O father? Who is a woman, and whose husband is she? Through karma, all wander endlessly, in countless births.
कर्मणा जायन्ते जन्तुः कर्मणैव प्रलीयते । सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकं कर्मणा च प्रपद्यते
By karma beings are born, and by karma alone they perish; happiness, sorrow, fear, and grief—all are attained through karma.
केषां वा जन्म स्वर्गेषु केषां वा ब्रह्मणो गृहे । केषां विप्रेषु क्षत्रेषु केषां वा बैश्यशूद्रयोः
For some, birth occurs in the heavenly realms; for others, in the house of Brahma. For some, among Brahmins and Kshatriyas; for others, among Vaishyas and Shudras.
अतिनीचेषु केषां वा केषां कृमिषु विट्सु च । पशुपक्षिषु केषां वा केषां वा क्षुद्रजन्तुषु
For some, among those of extremely low status; for others, among worms and in excrement. For some, among animals and birds; for others, among small creatures.
पुनः पुनर्भ्रमन्त्येव सर्वे तात स्वकर्मणा । करोति कर्म निर्मूलं मद्भक्तो मत्पियः सदा
Again and again, all wander, O dear one, according to their own actions. My devotee, who is always dear to me, performs actions that uproot karma.
सत्यं त्रेता द्वापरश्च कलिश्चेति चतुर्युगम् । पञ्चविंशत्सहस्राणां युगान्ते निधनं मनोः
Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali—these are the four ages. At the end of twenty-five thousand years, the destruction of Manu occurs.
मनोः समं महेन्द्रस्य परमायुर्विनिर्मितम् । चतुर्दशेन्द्रविच्छित्तौ ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते
The lifespan of Manu is equal to that of Mahendra. When fourteen Indras have passed, it is called a day of Brahma.
एवं परिमिता रात्रिः कालविद्भर्विनिर्मिता । एवं परिमिता मासा वर्षं च परिनिश्चितम्
Thus, the night is measured, established by those who know time. In this way, months and years are also precisely determined.
ब्रह्मणश्च वर्षशतं परमायुर्विनिर्मितम् । निमेषमात्रं कालोऽयं ब्रह्मणो निधने मम
A hundred years of Brahma is the supreme lifespan allotted. At Brahma's end, this time is but a blink of an eye for me.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं सर्वं विश्वे विनिर्मितम् । सत्योऽहं परमात्मा च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहः
From Brahma down to the blade of grass, all in the universe is created. I am the truth, the Supreme Self, the embodiment of grace for devotees.
मन्मन्त्रोपासकः सत्यो देहं त्यक्त्वा धरासु च । यास्यत्येव हि गोलोकं छित्वा कर्म पुरातनम्
One who worships me with my mantra, truly, after leaving the body on earth, will go to Goloka, having cut off ancient karma.
असंख्यब्रह्मणां पाते न भवेत्तस्य पातनम् । गृह्णति नित्यं स्वं देहं जन्ममृत्युजरापहम्
Even at the fall of countless Brahmas, he does not fall. He always attains his own body, free from birth, death, and old age.
न नन्द मम भक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित् । नित्यं सुदर्शनं तं च परिरक्षति मर्वतः
O Nanda, for my devotees, there is never any misfortune. Sudarshana always protects them from harm.
मत्तो हि बलवान्भक्तश्चिन्तितोऽहं न चिन्तितः । अहं स्वामी च तस्यैव न मे स्वामी पिता प्रसूः
My devotee is stronger than I am; I am remembered, not forgotten. I am his master alone; for me, there is no master, father, or progenitor.
पुत्रबुद्धिं परित्यज्य भज मां ब्रह्मरूपिणम् । छित्तवा च ब्रह्मनिगडं गोलोकं तद्व्रज स्वयम्
Abandon the notion of sonship and worship me as Brahman. Having broken the bondage of the mind, go yourself to Goloka.
कथयस्व यशोदां च गोपीं गोपगणां व्रज । तैश्च सर्वैर्जनैः शोकं त्यज स्वमन्दिरं व्रज
Speak of Yashoda, the gopis, the cowherds, and Vraja. With all these people, abandon sorrow and go to your own home.
इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान्विरराम च संसदि । पप्रच्छ पुनरेवं तं नन्दश्चाऽऽनन्दसंप्लुतः
Having spoken thus, the Lord ceased in the assembly. Nanda, overflowing with joy, again questioned him.
नन्द उवाच वद सांसारिकं ज्ञानं येन यास्यामि त्वत्पदम् । मूढोऽहं परमानन्द श्रुतीनां जनको भवान्
Nanda said: Tell me the worldly knowledge by which I may reach your feet. I am ignorant, O Supreme Bliss; you are the origin of the Vedas.
नन्दस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वज्ञो भगवान्स्वयम् । आह्निकं कथयायास श्रुतिभिर्न श्रुतं हि यत्
Hearing Nanda's words, the all-knowing Lord himself began to speak daily teachings, which are not heard even in the Vedas.
इतिo श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo भगवन्नन्दसंवादे चतुः सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-fourth chapter in the great Brahma Purana, concerning the birth of Shri Krishna, the conversation between Narada and the blessed Nanda.
अथ पञ्चसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः श्रीभगवानुवाच शृणु नन्द प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानं च परमाद्भुतम् । सुगोपनीयं वेदेषु पुराणेषु च दुर्लभम्
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, O Nanda, I will declare to you a knowledge most wonderful, well concealed in the Vedas and rare even in the Purāṇas.
न विश्वासो हि नारीषु संततं कुलटासु च । मोक्षमार्गार्गलास्वेव भ्रममायास्वमूषु च
One should never place trust in women, nor in those of loose conduct, nor in those who obstruct the path to liberation, nor in those who wander in delusion.
हरिभक्तेरसाध्वीनां विरुद्धासु युतासु च । बीजरूपासु नाशानां प्रमदासु व्रजेश्वर
O King of Vraja, among women who are unfaithful to devotion for Hari, who are opposed and associated with destruction in seed form, there is ruin.
नित्यं च प्रातरुत्थाय रात्रिवासो विहाय च । अभीष्टदेवं हृत्पद्मे ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे गृरुं परम्
Rising every morning, leaving the bed of night, one should meditate upon the desired deity in the lotus of the heart, at the crown of the head, as the supreme Guru.