पुरुषाणां शतं पूर्वं पूतं तज्जन्ममात्रतः
A hundred previous births of that person are purified from the very moment of birth.
यैः कैश्चिद्यत्र वा जन्म लब्धं येषु च जंतुषु
Whatever births have been obtained, wherever, and among whatever creatures,
मद्भक्तियुक्तो मत्पूजानियुक्तो मद्गुणान्वितः
One who is devoted to me, engaged in my worship, and endowed with my qualities,
मद्गुणश्रुतिमात्रेण सानन्दः पुलकान्वितः
Just by hearing my qualities, with joy and with hairs standing on end,
न वाञ्छन्ति सुखं मुक्तिं सालोक्यादि चतुष्टयम्
They do not desire happiness, liberation, or any of the four types of proximity to me.
इन्द्रत्वं च मनुत्वं च देवत्वं च सुदुर्लभम् 2.6.
Even the status of Indra, Manu, or the gods, which is extremely rare,
ब्रह्माण्डानि विनश्यन्ति देवा ब्रह्मादयस्तथा
Universes perish, and the gods, including Brahmā, likewise.
भ्रमन्ति भारते भक्ता लब्ध्वा जन्म सुदुर्लभम्
Devotees wander in Bhārata, having obtained a birth that is exceedingly rare.
इत्येतत्कथितं सर्वं कुरु पद्मे यथोचितम्
Thus, everything has been spoken as appropriate in the Padma.
नारायण उवाच गङ्गाशापेन कलया स्वयं तस्थौ हरेः पदे
Nārāyaṇa said: By the curse of Gaṅgā, she herself remained at the feet of Hari in the age of Kali.
भारती भारतं गत्वा ब्राह्मी च ब्रह्मणः प्रिया
Bhāratī went to Bhārata, and Brāhmī, the beloved of Brahmā,
सर्वं विश्वं परिव्याप्य स्रोतस्येव हि दृश्यते
Having pervaded the entire universe, she appears like a stream.
सरस्वती नदी सा च तीर्थरूपाऽतिपावनी
That Sarasvatī is a river, in the form of a sacred place, supremely purifying.
पश्चाद्भगीरथानीता महीं भागीरथी शुभा
Afterwards, brought by Bhagiratha, the auspicious Bhāgīrathī came to earth.
तत्रैव समये तां च दधार शिरसा शिवः
At that very moment, Shiva placed her upon his head.
पद्मा जगाम कलया सा च पद्मावती नदी
Padma departed in her form, and became the river Padmavati.
ततोऽन्यया सा कलया चालभज्जन्म भारते
Then, by another form, she took birth in Bharata.
पुरा सरस्वतीशापात्तत्पश्चाद्धरिशापतः
Formerly, by Sarasvati's curse, and afterwards by Hari's curse,
कलेः पञ्चसहस्रं च वर्षं स्थित्वा च भारते 2.7.
After remaining in Bharata for five thousand years of Kali,
यानि सर्वाणि तीर्थानि काशीं वृन्दावनं विना
All the sacred places, except Kashi and Vrindavana,
शालग्रामो हरेर्मूर्त्तिर्जगन्नाथश्च भारतम्
Shalagrama, the form of Hari, and Jagannatha in Bharata,
वैष्णवाश्च पुराणानि शङ्खाश्च श्राद्धतर्पणम्
The Vaishnava Puranas, conch shells, rites of shraddha and tarpan,
हरिपूजा हरेर्नाम तत्कीर्त्तिगुणकीर्त्तनम्
Worship of Hari, the name of Hari, praise of his deeds and virtues,
सत्त्वं च सत्यं धर्मश्च वेदाश्च ग्राम्यदेवताः
Goodness, truth, righteousness, the Vedas, and village deities,
वामाचाररताः सर्वे मिथ्याकापट्यसंयुताः
All are devoted to left-handed practices, filled with falsehood and deceit.
एकादशीविहीनाश्च सर्वे धर्मविवर्जिताः
All are devoid of the observance of Ekadashi, and bereft of righteousness.
शठाः क्रूरा दाम्भिकाश्च महाहङ्कारसंयुताः
They are deceitful, cruel, hypocritical, and possessed of great arrogance.
पुंसां भेदस्तथा स्त्रीणां विवाहो वादनिर्णयः
There is division among men, and among women, marriage and disputes.
सर्वे जनाः स्त्रीवशाश्च पुंश्चल्यश्च गृहे गृहे 2.7.
All people are under the sway of women, and in every house, there is promiscuity.
गृहेश्वरी च गृहिणी गृही भृत्याधिकोऽधमः
The mistress of the house is the wife; the husband is inferior to the servant.