परं नारायणं त्यक्त्वा यस्याऽऽस्ते विषये मनः । स वञ्चितो मायया चामृतं त्यक्त्वा विषं भजेत्
Abandoning the supreme Nārāyaṇa, whose mind dwells in sense-objects, is deceived by illusion and chooses poison over nectar.
सर्वेषां कर्मभोगेऽस्ति कर्मिणामीश्वरं विना । वयं विधातुः पुत्राश्च सा बुद्धिरिति देहिनाम्
For all enjoyers of action, there is enjoyment only by the Lord; we are all children of the Creator—this is the understanding of embodied beings.
यदि ते नास्ति भोगश्च कथं गन्धर्वजन्म च ।कथं दासीसुतस्त्वं च मुक्तश्च भक्तसङ्गतः
If you have no enjoyment, then how did you gain birth among the Gandharvas? How are you the son of a maidservant, and how are you liberated, joined with devotees?
निर्गच्छ तपसे भ्रातस्त्यज मयामयीं प्रियाम् । सुपुण्ये भारते वर्षे तपसा भज माधवम्
Go forth for austerity, brother; abandon the beloved formed of illusion. In the most virtuous land of Bhārata, worship Mādhava through austerity.
स्थिते नारायणे स्वेशे परे स्वपददातरि । विषयी विषयान्धश्च वञ्चितो मायया ध्रुवम्
While Nārāyaṇa, the supreme giver of his own abode, remains, the sense-bound and sense-blinded are certainly deceived by illusion.
गृहाण मम मन्त्रं च कृष्ण इत्यक्षरद्वयम् । सर्वेषामेव सन्त्राणां सारात्सारं परात्परम्
Take my mantra—'Kṛṣṇa', these two syllables—the essence of all deliverance, the supreme of the supreme.
सर्वेषु च पुराणेषु वेदेषु च चतुर्षु च । धर्मशास्त्रैषु तन्त्रैषु नास्त्येवास्मात्परो मनुः
In all the Purāṇas, in the four Vedas, in the Dharmaśāstras and Tantras, there is truly no teaching higher than this.
नारायणेन दत्तो मे पुष्करे सूर्यपर्वणि । असंख्यकल्प जप्त्वाऽहं भ्रमामि सर्वपूजितः
Given to me by Nārāyaṇa at Puṣkara on the festival of the Sun, I have recited it for countless aeons and wander, honored by all.
इत्युक्त्वा स्नापयित्वा तं ददौ दस्मै परं मनुम् । दिवानिशं स जपति पूतया मणिमालया
Having spoken thus, after bathing him, he gave him that supreme mantra; day and night he recited it, with a purified garland of gems.
तस्मै शुभाशिषं दत्त्वा मन्त्रं च वैष्णवाग्रणीः । गोलोकं प्रययौ द्रष्टुं भगवन्तं सनातनम्
Giving him auspicious blessings and the mantra, the foremost of Vaiṣṇavas went to Goloka to see the eternal Lord.
नारदस्तु मनु प्राप्य सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं वरम् । श्रीकृष्णे निश्चलां भक्तिं पूर्वकर्मनिकृन्तनीम्
Nārada, having obtained the mantra that grants all perfections, attained unwavering devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, which cuts away previous karma.
त्यक्त्वा मायामयीं भार्यां भारतं तपसे ययौ । कृतमालानदीतीरे ददर्श शंकरं परम्
Abandoning his wife, formed of illusion, he went to Bhārata for austerity; on the bank of the Kṛtamālā river, he beheld the supreme Śaṅkara.
दृष्ट्वा च सहसा मूर्ध्ना प्रणनाम शिवं मुनिः । तमुवाच जगन्नाथो भक्तं च भक्तवत्सलः
Seeing him, the sage at once bowed his head to Śiva; the Lord of the universe, lover of devotees, spoke to his devotee.
महादेव उवाच अहो नारद दृष्ट्वा त्वां प्रसन्नोऽहं स्वतेजसा । भक्तानां दर्शनं यत्र सुदिनं तच्छरीरिणाम्
Mahādeva said: O Nārada, seeing you, I am pleased by my own radiance; wherever there is the sight of devotees, that is an auspicious day for embodied beings.
अयं हि परमो लाभो देहिनां बक्तसंगमः । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु यो ददर्श च वैष्णवाम्
Indeed, the highest gain for embodied beings is association with devotees; one who has seen a Vaiṣṇava is as if bathed in all sacred waters.
अपि प्राप्तो महामन्त्रः सर्वतन्त्रसुदुर्लभः । मया दत्तो गणेशाय स्कन्दाय स्वात्मजाय च
Even the great mantra, exceedingly rare in all systems, has been given by me to Gaṇeśa, Skanda, and my own son.
मह्यं दत्तश्च कृष्णेन गोलोके रासमण्डले । ब्रह्मणे चापि धर्माय धर्मो नारायणाय च
This was given to me by Kṛṣṇa in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance; also to Brahmā, to Dharma, and Dharma to Nārāyaṇa.
ब्रह्मा सनत्कुमाराय तुम्यं दत्तश्च तेन वै । मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण जनो नारायणो भवेत्
Brahmā gave it to Sanatkumāra, and thus it was passed on; by merely receiving the mantra, a person becomes Nārāyaṇa.
विचारणं च नास्त्यत्र कालाकालं शुभाशुभम् । पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव पुरश्चरणमस्य च
There is no deliberation here regarding time, auspiciousness or inauspiciousness; with the recitation of five hundred thousand, its rite is accomplished.
ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं तेन ध्यायेच्च वैष्णवः । ध्यानं च पापदहनं कर्ममूलनिकृन्तनम्
The meditation described in the Sāma Veda should be performed by the Vaiṣṇava; such meditation burns sin and severs the roots of karma.
कृष्णं नवघनश्यामं किशोरं पीतवाससम् । शतकोटीन्दुसौन्दर्यं दधानमतुलं परम्
One should meditate on Kṛṣṇa, dark as a fresh rain cloud, youthful, clad in yellow garments, possessing beauty surpassing a hundred million moons, incomparable and supreme.
भूषितं भूषणौघैस्तैरमूल्यरत्ननिर्मितैः । चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं कौस्तुभेन विराजितम्
Adorned with a multitude of ornaments made from priceless gems, his entire body anointed with sandalwood, radiant with the Kaustubha jewel.
मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यमण्डितम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं नित्योपास्यं शिवादिभिः
Crowned with a peacock feather, adorned with a garland of mālatī flowers, his face gently smiling and serene, eternally worshipped by Śiva and others.
ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यं निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम् । सर्वेषां परमात्मानं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
He is attainable only through meditation, difficult to worship, beyond qualities, transcending nature; the supreme soul of all, the embodiment of grace to devotees.
वेदानिर्वचनीयं त वरं सर्वेश्वरं भजे । ध्यानेनानेन तं ध्यात्वा भगवन्तं सनातनम्
I worship that Lord, indescribable by the Vedas, the supreme ruler; having meditated upon him with this meditation, the eternal Lord.
भज तं परमानन्दं सत्यं नित्यं परात्परम् । इत्युक्त्वा स्वपदं शंभूर्जगाम् परमेश्वरः
Worship that supreme bliss, truth, eternal, beyond the highest; having spoken thus, Śaṃbhu departed to his own abode, the supreme Lord.
तं प्रणम्य जगन्नाथं नारदस्तपसे ययौ । नारदः श्रीहरिं स्मृत्वा योगात्त्यक्त्वा कलेवरम् निलीनः पादपद्मे च पाद (पद्मा) पद्मार्चिते हरेः
Having bowed to the Lord of the universe, Nārada went for austerity; remembering Śrī Hari, Nārada abandoned his body through yoga and merged at the lotus feet, worshipped by lotuses, of Hari.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo नारदविवाहादिप्रकरणं नाम त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred thirtieth chapter of the glorious Brahma Purāṇa, the section on the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the narrative of Nārada, and the episode of Nārada's marriage and related topics.
अधै कत्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः शौनक उवाच अत्यपूर्वमुपाख्यानं श्रुतं परममाद्भुतम् । सुगोप्यं च सुगोप्यं रम्यं रम्यं नवं नवम्
Now begins the one hundred thirty-first chapter. Śaunaka said: An utterly unprecedented tale has been heard, supremely wondrous, most secret, most delightful, ever new.
किमनिर्वचनीयं च कमनीयं मनोहरम् । सुदुर्लभा कथा प्रोक्ता पुराणेषु पुरातनी
What is indescribable, charming, captivating; a story most rare, spoken in the ancient Purāṇas.