आयुर्हरति लोकानां रविरेव हि सन्ततम्
The sun alone constantly takes away the lifespan of beings.
भक्तास्तद्गतचित्ताश्च वैष्णवाश्चिरजीविनः
But devotees whose minds are fixed on Him, the Vaiṣṇavas, live long.
शिवः शेषश्च धर्मश्च ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्महान्विराट्
Śiva, Śeṣa, Dharma, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the great Virāṭ—
वोढुः पञ्चशिखो दक्षो नारदश्च सनातनः
Voḍhu, Pañcaśikha, Dakṣa, Nārada, and Sanātana—
मेधावी लोमशः शुक्रो वसिष्ठः क्रतुरेव च
The wise Lomasha, Śukra, Vasiṣṭha, and also Kratu—
मार्कण्डेयो बलिश्चैव प्रह्लादश्च गणेश्वरः
Markandeya, Bali, Prahlāda, and Gaṇeśvara—
अकूपार उलूकश्च नाडीजंघश्च वायुजः
Akūpāra, Ulūka, Nāḍījaṅgha, and Vāyuja—
नवधा भक्तियुक्ताश्च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
All these are endowed with ninefold devotion to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul.
ये तद्भक्तास्ते तदंशा जीवन्मुक्ताश्च सन्ततम्
Those who are devoted to Him are His own portions, and they are ever liberated while living.
ऊर्ध्वं च सप्त स्वर्गाश्च सप्तद्वीपा वसुन्धरा 2.63.
Above are the seven heavens, and the earth with its seven continents.
एवंविधानां विश्वानां संख्या नास्त्येव पुत्रक
Of such worlds as these, O son, there is truly no count.
देवा देवर्षयश्चैव मनवो मानवादयः
The gods, the divine sages, the Manus, and the descendants of Manu—
महाविष्णोर्लोमकूपे सन्ति विश्वानि यस्य च
All the worlds exist within the pores of the great Viṣṇu’s body.
भज सत्यं परं ब्रह्म नित्यं निर्गुणमच्युतम्
Worship the true, supreme Brahman—eternal, without qualities, and unchanging.
निरीहं च निराकारं निर्विकारं निरञ्जनम्
It is without desire, without form, without change, and without stain.
स्वेच्छामयं सर्वरूपं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
It is formed by its own will, assumes all forms, and is the embodiment of grace to devotees.
ध्यानासाध्यं दुराराध्यं शिवादीनां च योगिनाम्
It is attainable through meditation, difficult to propitiate even for yogis like Śiva and others.
सर्वाधारं च सर्वज्ञं सर्वानन्दकरं परम्
It is the support of all, all-knowing, and the supreme giver of bliss to all.
दास्यदं धर्मदं चैव सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं सताम् 2.63.
It bestows service, righteousness, and grants all accomplishments to the virtuous.
परात्परतरं शुद्धं परिपूर्णतमं शिवम्
It is higher than the highest, pure, supremely complete, and auspicious.
कृष्णेति द्व्यक्षरं मन्त्रं गृहीत्वा कृष्णदास्यदम्
By taking up the two-syllabled mantra 'Kṛṣṇa', which grants service to Kṛṣṇa—
दशलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेत्तव
By reciting it one hundred thousand times, the perfection of the mantra is surely attained.
वैश्यो नत्वा च तां भक्त्या चागमत्पुष्करं मुने भगवत्याः प्रसादेन कृष्णदासो बभूव सः
The Vaiśya, having bowed to her with devotion, went to Puṣkara, O sage; by the grace of the Goddess, he became a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसं वादे दुर्गोपाख्याने सुरथसमाधिमेधस्संवादे प्रकृतिवैश्यसंवादकथनं नाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-third chapter, named 'The Dialogue of Prakṛti and the Vaiśya,' in the section on Prakṛti, within the second book of the great Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, in the discourse between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa, in the story of Durgā, and the dialogue of Suratha, Samādhi, and Medhas.
नारायण उवाच तच्छ्रूयतां महाभाग वेदोक्तं क्रममेव च
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen now, O highly fortunate one, to the procedure as taught in the Vedas.
स्नात्वाऽऽचम्य महाराजः कृत्वा न्यासत्रयं तदा
Having bathed and sipped water, the great king then performed the three acts of consecration.
प्राणायामं ततः कृत्वा कृत्वा च शङ्खशोधनम्
Then, having performed breath control and purified the conch shell,
पुनर्ध्यात्वा च भक्त्या च पूजयामास भक्तितः
Again, meditating with devotion, he worshipped with heartfelt devotion.
संपूज्य भक्तिभावेन भक्त्या परमधार्मिकः
Having worshipped with a devotional attitude, with devotion, the supremely righteous one—
भक्त्या च पूजयामास विधिपूर्वं च नारद
With devotion, he worshipped according to the prescribed method, O Nārada.