सुशासितो न शिष्यो वा किं भृत्याश्चोत्तरप्रदाः
Is it that, though well-instructed, the disciple is not obedient, or that the servants fail to carry out orders?
गरिष्ठश्च वरिष्ठश्च शश्वत्सन्तुष्ट मानस
The greatest and the best are always content in mind.
किं वा रुष्टोऽभीष्टदेवः किं वा रुष्टाश्च वाडवाः
Or is your chosen deity angry, or are your horses enraged?
किं वा ते बन्धुविच्छेदो विग्रहो बलिना सह
Or have you been separated from your relatives, or is there conflict with someone powerful?
केन ते वा कृता निन्दा खलैर्वा पापिभिर्मुने
By whom have you been slandered, O sage—by the wicked or by sinners?
बन्धुस्त्यक्तस्त्वया किं वा वैराग्येण क्रुधाऽथवा
Have you abandoned a relative, either out of detachment or out of anger?
गुरुनिन्दा बन्धुनिन्दा खलवक्त्राच्छ्रुताऽथवा
Have you heard slander of your teacher or relatives from the mouth of a wicked person?
असद्वंशप्रजातानां खलानां निन्दनं तथा
So too is the reviling of those born in ignoble families and of the wicked.
परप्रशंसकाः सन्तः पुण्यवन्तो हि भारते
Those who praise others are virtuous and meritorious indeed in the land of Bharata.
पुत्रे यशसि तोये च समृद्धे च पराक्रमे 2.60.
In sons, in fame, in water, and in prosperity and valor—
वचनेषु च बुद्धौ च स्वभावे च चरित्रतः
In words, in intellect, in nature, and in conduct—
यादृग्येषां च हदये तादृक्तेषां च मंगलम्
As is their heart, so is their good fortune.
इत्युक्त्वा च महादेवो विरराम स्वसंसदि
Having spoken thus, Mahadeva fell silent in his own assembly.
बृहस्पतिरुवाच लोकाः कर्मवशान्नित्यं नानाजन्मसु यत्कृतम्
Brihaspati said: People, bound by karma, continually experience the results of actions performed in various births.
स्वकर्मणां फलं भुङ्क्ते जन्तुर्जन्मनि जन्मनि
A living being enjoys the fruit of its own actions, birth after birth.
केचिद्वदन्ति दैवेन स्वभावेनेति केचन
Some say it is due to fate, others say it is due to one's own nature.
स्वयं च कर्मजनकः कर्म वै दैवकारणम्
Action itself is the originator of deeds; indeed, action is caused by destiny.
स्वकर्मणां च सर्वेषां जन्तूनां प्रतिजन्मनि
For every creature, in each birth, their own actions determine their fate.
स्वकर्मफलभोक्ता च जीवो हि सगुणः सदा 2.60.
The soul, always endowed with qualities, is the enjoyer of the fruits of its own actions.
स एवात्मा सर्वसेव्यः सर्वेषां च फलप्रदः
That very Self is to be served by all, and grants the results to everyone.
कर्मणा च नृणां लज्जा प्रशंसा च प्रफुल्लता
Through actions, people experience shame, praise, and blossoming joy.
जपमाला कराद्भ्रष्टा कोपाविष्टस्य शूलिनः
The rosary slipped from the hand of the trident-bearing one, overcome by anger.
संहर्त्तुरीशो रुद्रस्य विष्णोः पातुः सखा शिवः
Shiva, the friend of Vishnu, is the lord of destruction and protector.
निर्गुणस्य च कृष्णस्य प्रकृतीशस्य नारद
O Narada, Shiva is the friend of Krishna, who is beyond qualities and lord of nature.
शिव उवाच अवैष्णवानामसतामशिवं च पदे पदे
Shiva said: For those who are non-Vaishnavas and unrighteous, there is inauspiciousness at every step.
ददाति वैष्णवेभ्यश्च यो दुःखं सुस्थितो जनः
Anyone who, being well-established, gives suffering to Vaishnavas—
अवैष्णवानां हृदयं नहि शुद्धं सदामलम्
The heart of non-Vaishnavas is never pure and spotless.
भिद्यते हदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः 2.60.
The knot of the heart is broken, and all doubts are cut away.
अहो श्रीकृष्णदासानां कः स्वभावः सुनिर्मलः
Ah, what a supremely pure nature belongs to the servants of Sri Krishna!
गुरुर्यस्य वरिष्ठश्च क्रोधहीनश्च धार्मिकः
He whose teacher is eminent, free from anger, and righteous—