ततः पुनरिहागत्य विष्णुभक्तिं लभेद्ध्रुवम्
Then, returning here again, he surely attains devotion to Vishnu.
नाम्नां कोटिं हरेर्यो हि क्षेत्रे नारायणे जपेत् 2.27.
Whoever recites a crore of Hari’s names at the holy place of Narayana,
लभते न पुनर्जन्म वैकुण्ठे स महीयते
He does not take birth again and is honored in Vaikuntha.
यः शिवं पूजयेन्नित्यं कृत्वा लिङ्गं च पार्थिवम्
Whoever worships Shiva daily, having made a linga of earth,
मृदां रेणुप्रमाणाब्दं शिवलोके महीयते
Equal to the measure of dust for a year, he is honored in Shiva’s world.
शिलां च योऽर्चयेन्नित्यं शिलातोयं च भक्षति
And whoever worships a stone daily and eats water from the stone,
ततो लब्ध्वा पुनर्जन्म हरिभक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम्
Then, having obtained rebirth, he attains the exceedingly rare devotion to Hari.
तपांसि चैव सर्वाणि व्रतानि निखिलानि च
All austerities and all vows as well,
ततो लब्ध्वा पुनर्जन्म राजेन्द्रो भारते भवेत्
Then, having obtained rebirth, he becomes a king in Bharata.
यः स्नाति सर्वर्तीर्थेषु भुवि कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणम्
Whoever bathes at all the holy places on earth, having performed circumambulation,
पुण्यक्षेत्रे भारते च योऽश्वमेधं करोति च
And whoever performs an Ashvamedha sacrifice in a sacred place in Bharata,
चतुर्गुणं राजसूये फलमाप्नोति मानवः 2.27.
A man obtains four times the fruit in a Rajasuya sacrifice.
पुत्रेष्टौ च तदर्धं च सुपुत्रं च लभेद्ध्रुवम्
And in the Putreshti sacrifice, he obtains half that, and surely a good son.
तत्समानं च विप्रेष्टौ वृद्धियागे च तत्फलम्
The same result is obtained in the Vipreshti and in the Vṛddhiyāga sacrifice.
विशोके च विशोकं च पद्मार्द्धं स्वर्गमश्नुते
And in the Viśoka and Viśoka sacrifices, he enjoys half the merit of a Padma and heaven.
प्राजापत्ये प्रजालाभो भूवृद्धिर्भूभृतां भवेत् ऋद्धियागे महैश्वर्यं स्वर्गं पद्मसमं भवेत्
In the Prajapatya, one obtains offspring; for the rulers of the earth, increase of land; in the Ṛddhiyāga, great prosperity; and in heaven, a result equal to the Padma.
विष्णुयज्ञः प्रधानं च सर्वयज्ञेषु सुन्दरि
O beautiful one, among all sacrifices, the Viṣṇu sacrifice is foremost.
बभूव कलहो यत्र दक्षशङ्करयोः सति
Where there was discord between Dakṣa and Śaṅkara, O Sati,
यतो हेतोर्दक्षयज्ञं बभञ्ज चन्द्रशेखरः
For that reason, Candraśekhara broke the sacrifice of Dakṣa.
धर्मश्च कश्यपश्चैव शेषश्चापि च कर्दमः
Dharma, Kaśyapa, Śeṣa, and Kardama,
शिवः सनत्कुमारश्च कपिलश्च ध्रुवस्तथा
Śiva, Sanatkumāra, Kapila, and likewise Dhruva,
राजसूयसहस्राणां फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् 2.27.
Certainly, one attains the fruit of a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices.
बहुकल्पान्तजीवी च जीवन्मुक्तो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
He lives through many cycles of time and surely becomes liberated while living.
देवानां च यथा विष्णुर्वैष्णवानां यथा शिवः
Among the gods, Viṣṇu; among the Vaiṣṇavas, Śiva.
तीर्थानां च यथा गङ्गा पवित्राणां च वैष्णवाः
Among holy places, Gaṅgā; among the pure, the Vaiṣṇavas.
नक्षत्राणां यथा चन्द्रः पक्षिणां गरुडो यथा
Among stars, the moon; among birds, Garuḍa.
शीघ्रगानां चेन्द्रियाणां चञ्चलानां यथा मनः
Among swift-moving things and restless senses, the mind.
वृन्दावनं वनानां च वर्षाणां भारतं यथा
Among forests, Vṛndāvana; among regions, Bhārata.
पतिव्रतानां दुर्गा च सौभाग्यानां च राधिका
Among devoted wives, Durgā; among fortunes, Rādhikā.
अश्वमेधशतेनैव शक्रत्वं लभते ध्रुवम्
By a hundred horse sacrifices, one surely attains the status of Indra.