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.
विचिन्त्य मनसा प्रातःकृत्यं कृत्वा सुनिश्चितम् । स्नानं करोति सुप्राज्ञो निर्मलेषु जलेषु च
Having resolved in mind the duties of the morning, the wise person bathes in pure waters after careful consideration.
न संकल्पं च कुरुते भक्तः कर्मनिकृन्तनः । स्नात्वा हरिं स्मरेत्संध्यां कृत्वा याति गृहं प्रति
The devotee, who cuts through karma, does not make ritual intentions; after bathing, he remembers Hari, performs the twilight worship, and then returns home.
प्रक्षाल्य पादौ प्रविशेन्निधाय धौतवाससी । पूजयोत्परमात्मानं मामेव मुक्तिकारणम्
Having washed his feet and entered, putting on clean garments, he should worship the Supreme Self—me alone—the cause of liberation.
शालग्रामे मणौ यन्त्रे प्रतिमायां जलेऽपि च । तथा च विप्रे गवि च गुरुष्वेवं विशेषतः
Whether in the Śālagrāma stone, in a gem, in a diagram, in an image, in water, in a brāhmaṇa, in a cow, or especially in the Guru, one should worship.
घटिऽष्टदलपद्मे च पात्रे चन्दननिर्मिते । आवाहनं च सर्वत्र शालग्रामे जलेन च
In a pot, in the eight-petaled lotus, in a vessel made of sandalwood, one should invoke the Lord everywhere, and in the Śālagrāma with water.
मन्त्रानुरूपध्यानेन ध्यात्वा मां पूजयेद्व्रती । षोडशोपचारद्रव्याणि दद्यान्मूलेन भक्तितः
Meditating on me according to the proper mantra, the vow-holder should worship, offering with devotion the sixteen kinds of ritual articles in their original form.
श्रीदामानं मुदामानं वसुदामानमेव च । वीरभानुं शूरभानुं गोपान्पञ्च प्रपूजयेत्
He should worship Śrīdāmā, Mudāmā, Vasudāmā, Vīrabhānu, Śūrabhānu, and the five cowherd companions.
सुनन्दनन्दकुमुदं पार्षदं मे सुदर्शनम् । लक्ष्मीं सरस्वतीं दुर्गां राधां गङ्गां वसुंधराम्
He should worship Sunanda, Nanda, Kumuda, my attendant Sudarśana, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, Rādhā, Gaṅgā, and the Earth goddess.
गुरुं च तुलसीं शंभुं कार्तिकेयं विनायकम् । नवग्रहांश्च दिक्पालान्परितः पूजयेत्सुधीः
The wise should worship the Guru, Tulasī, Śaṃbhu, Kārtikeya, Vināyaka, the nine planets, and the guardians of the directions all around.
देवषट्कं च संपूज्य सर्वादौ विघ्नविघ्नतः । गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवम्
Having worshipped the sixfold group of deities at the outset to remove obstacles, one should worship Gaṇeśa, the Sun, Fire, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.