नारायण उवाच मेघगम्भीरया वाचा तमुवाच जगत्पतिः
Nārāyaṇa said: The Lord of the universe addressed him with a voice deep as thunderclouds.
विष्णुरुवाच अस्य रामस्य रक्षार्थं कृष्णभक्तस्य साम्प्रतम्
Viṣṇu said: For the protection of this Rāma, who is now a devotee of Kṛṣṇa,
नैतेषां कृष्णभक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित्
there is never any misfortune for these devotees of Kṛṣṇa, anywhere.
नाहं पाता गुरौ रुष्टे बलवद्गुरुहेलनम्
I do not absolve the sin when a guru is angered, nor the grave offense of disrespecting the guru.
मान्यः पूज्यश्च सर्वेभ्यः सर्वेषां जनको भवेत्
He should be honored and worshipped by all; he is to be regarded as the father of everyone.
जनको जन्मदानाच्च पालनाच्च पिता नृणाम् 3.44.
Because he gives birth and sustains, the father is called the progenitor of men.
पितुः शतगुणं माता पोषणाद्गर्भधारणात्
The mother is a hundred times greater than the father, due to nourishing and bearing the child in her womb.
मातुः शतगुणं वन्द्यः पूज्यो मान्योऽन्नदायकः
One who gives food is a hundred times more worthy of reverence, worship, and honor than the mother.
अन्नदातुः शतगुणोऽभीष्टदेवः परः स्मृतः
The cherished deity is said to be a hundred times greater than the giver of food.
अज्ञानतिमिराच्छन्नं ज्ञानदीपेन चक्षुषा
Covered by the darkness of ignorance, one attains happiness in austerity and sacrifice through the lamp of knowledge given by the guru.
गुरुदत्तेन मन्त्रेण तपसेष्टसुखं लभेत्
By the mantra given by the guru, one obtains the happiness of austerity and sacrifice.
सर्वं जयति सर्वत्र विद्यया गुरुदत्तया
By the knowledge imparted by the guru, one conquers everything, everywhere.
विद्यान्धो वा धनान्धो वा यो मूढो न भजेद्गुरुम्
Whether blind in knowledge or wealth, the fool who does not honor the guru—
दरिद्रं पतितं क्षुद्रं नरबुद्ध्याऽऽचरेद्गुरुम्
should serve the guru, even if he is poor, fallen, or lowly, without judging with human reasoning.
पितरं मातरं भार्य्यां गुरुपत्नीं गुरुं परम्
One's father, mother, wife, the guru's wife, and the guru himself are supreme.
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः 3.44.
The guru is Brahmā, the guru is Viṣṇu, the guru is indeed the god Maheśvara.
गुरुश्चन्द्रस्तथेन्द्रश्च वायुश्च वरुणोऽनलः
The guru is also the moon, likewise Indra, Vāyu, Varuṇa, and Agni.
नास्ति वेदात्परं शास्त्रं नहि कृष्णात्परः सुरः
There is no scripture higher than the Veda, and no god higher than Kṛṣṇa.
नास्ति क्षमावती भूमेः पुत्रान्नास्त्यपरः प्रियः
There is no one more forgiving than the earth, and no one dearer than a son.
शालग्रामात्परो यन्त्रो न क्षेत्रं भारतात्परम्
There is no sacred object greater than the Śālagrāma stone, nor any land greater than Bhārata.
मोक्षदानां यथा काशी वैष्णवानां यथा शिवः
As Kāśī is foremost among places granting liberation, so is Śiva among the Vaiṣṇavas.
न च विद्यासमो बन्धुर्नास्ति कश्चिद्गुरोः परः
There is no friend equal to knowledge, and no one superior to the guru.
गुरुस्त्रियां च पुत्रे चाप्यभवद्रामहेलनम्
Disrespect toward the guru, toward a woman, or toward a son, occurred even in the case of Rāma.
नारायण उवाच उवाच भगवांस्तत्र सत्यसारं परं वचः
Nārāyaṇa said: There, the Blessed Lord spoke words of supreme truth and essence.
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच नीतियुक्तं वेदसारं परिणामसुखावहम्
Śrī Viṣṇu said: That which is endowed with wisdom, the essence of the Veda, brings happiness in the end.
यथा ते गजवक्त्रश्च कार्त्तिकेयश्च पार्वति ।। । तथा परशुरामश्च भार्गवो नात्र संशयः ।। 3.44.
Just as Gajavaktra and Kārttikeya are sons of Pārvatī, so too is Paraśurāma, the descendant of Bhṛgu; there is no doubt about this.
नास्त्येषु स्नेहभेदश्च तव वा शंकरस्य च
There is no division of affection among them, nor between you and Śaṅkara.
पुत्रेण सार्द्धं पुत्रस्य विवादो दैवदोषतः
A dispute arose between the son and the father due to the fault of fate.
पुत्राभिधानं वेदेषु पश्य वत्से वरानने
See, O child, O beautiful-faced one, the designation 'son' in the Vedas.
पुत्रनामाष्टकं स्तोत्रं सामवेदोक्तमीश्वरि
O goddess, the hymn of eight names of the son is spoken in the Sāma Veda.