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.
विष्णुरुवाच लम्बोदरं शूर्पकर्णं गजवक्त्रं गुहाग्रजम्
Viṣṇu said: Lambodara, Śūrpakarṇa, Gajavaktra, the elder brother of Guha—
अष्टाख्यार्थं च पुत्रस्य शृणु मातर्हरप्रिये
Hear, O beloved mother, the meaning of the eight names of the son.
ज्ञानार्थवाचको गश्च णश्च निर्वाणवाचकः
The syllable 'ga' denotes knowledge, and 'ṇa' signifies liberation.
एकशब्दः प्रधानार्थो दन्तश्च बलवाचकः
The single word primarily means 'chief', and 'danta' indicates strength.
दीनार्थवाचको हेश्च रम्बः पालकवाचकः
'He' expresses the sense of poverty, and 'ramba' denotes a protector.
विपत्तिवाचको विघ्नो नायकः खण्डनार्थकः ।। 3.44.
'Vighna' signifies adversity, and 'nāyaka' means leader; 'khaṇḍana' conveys the sense of destruction.
विष्णुदत्तैश्च नैवेद्यैर्यस्य लम्बं पुरोदरम्
He whose belly is prominent from the offerings given by Viṣṇu's devotees.
शूर्पाकारौ च यत्कर्णौ विघ्नवारणकारकौ
His ears are shaped like winnowing baskets, which serve to remove obstacles.
विष्णुप्रसादं मुनिना दत्तं यन्मूर्ध्नि पुष्पकम्
The flower garland placed on his head was given by the sage as Viṣṇu's favor.
गुहस्याग्रे च जातोऽयमाविर्भूतो हरालये
He was born before Guha and manifested in the abode of Hara.
त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं स सुखी सर्वतो जयी
Whoever recites this daily at the three junctions of the day becomes happy and victorious in all respects.
गणेश्वरप्रसादेन महाज्ञानी भवेद्ध्रुवम्
By the grace of the Lord of Gaṇas, one certainly becomes greatly wise.
महाजडः कवीन्द्रश्च विद्यावांश्च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Even a great dullard surely becomes a foremost poet and learned.
नारायण उवाच हितं सारं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम्
Nārāyaṇa said: This is beneficial, the essence, the core of ethics, bringing happiness in the end.
विष्णुरुवाच कोपात्कृत्वा दन्तभङ्गं गणेशस्य स्थितोऽशिवे
Viṣṇu said: Out of anger, having broken Gaṇeśa's tusk, I remained inauspicious.
स्तोत्रेणैव मयोक्तेन स्तुत्वा गणपतिं परम्
By praising the supreme Gaṇapati with the hymn I myself composed,
श्रीकृष्णस्य परा शक्तिर्बुद्धिरूपा जगत्प्रभोः
The supreme power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the form of intelligence, is the Lord of the world's energy.
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपेयमनया शक्तिमज्जगत्
She is the embodiment of all powers; by her, the world is filled with energy.
सृष्टिं कर्तुं न शक्तश्च ब्रह्मा शक्त्याऽनया विना
Brahmā is unable to create without this power.
सुरसंघेऽसुरग्रस्ते काले घोरतरे द्विज
O twice-born, when the host of gods was overpowered by demons in a most terrible time,