सुशीलं च सदाचारं प्रशंस्यं वैष्णवं लभेत्
He obtains a son who is virtuous, of good conduct, praiseworthy, and devoted to Vishnu.
भक्त्या गणेशं संपूज्य वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः
By worshipping Ganesha with devotion, using garments, ornaments, and sandalwood paste,
मृतवत्सा काकवन्ध्या ब्रह्मन्पुत्रं लभेद्ध्रुवम्
A woman whose child has died or who is barren like a crow, O Brahman, certainly obtains a son.
संपूर्णं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं श्रुत्वा यल्लभते फलम्
Whatever fruit is gained by hearing the complete Brahmavaivarta,
वाञ्छां कृत्वा तु मनसि शृणोति परमास्थितः
Having made a wish in the mind, one listens with utmost concentration.
प्रदीयते वाचकाय स्वस्तिकं तिललड्डुकान् 3.46.
A swastika and sesame sweets are given to the reciter.
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम्
Having bowed to Narayana and also to Nara, the best among men,
ततस्तद्वचनात्तूर्णं समागत्य तवांतिकम्
Then, at your command, I quickly arrived before you.
ततो गणपतेः खंडमखंडभवखंडनम्
Then comes the section on Ganesha, the section on the undivided and divided existence.
श्रीकृष्णजन्मखंडं च जन्मादेः खंडनं नृणाम्
And the section on the birth of Shri Krishna, the section on the origin of birth among men.
सद्यो वैराग्यजननं भवरोगनिकृंतनम्
It immediately produces detachment and destroys the disease of worldly existence.
कर्मोपभोगरोगाणां खंडने च रसायनम्
It is the elixir for the destruction of the diseases caused by actions and enjoyments.
जीवनं वैष्णवानां च जगतां पावनं परम्
It is the life of the Vaishnavas and the supreme purifier of the worlds.
केन वा प्रार्थितः कृष्ण आजगाम महीतलम्
By whom was Krishna invoked, and for what reason did he come to earth?
युगे कुत्र कुतो हेतोः कुत्र वाऽऽविर्बभूव ह
In which age, where, for what cause, and in what place did he appear?
वद कस्य कुले जन्म मायया सुविडंबनम् ।। 4.1.
Tell me, in whose lineage was his birth, and how was it concealed by Maya?
जगाम गोकुलं कंसभयेन सूतिकागृहात्
Out of fear of Kamsa, she departed from the maternity house and went to Gokula.
हरिर्वा गोपवेषेण गोकुले किं चकार ह
What did Hari do in Gokula, having assumed the form of a cowherd?
का वा गोपांगना के वा गोपाला बालरूपिणः
Who were the cowherd women, and who were the cowherd men in the form of children?
कथं राधा पुण्यवती देवी गोकुलवासिनी
How did Radha, the virtuous goddess dwelling in Gokula, come to be there?
कथं गोप्यो दुराराध्यं संप्रापुरीश्वरं परम्
How did the gopis attain the supreme Lord, who is difficult to worship?
भारावतरणं कृत्वा किं विधाय जगाम सः
After relieving the burden of the earth, what did he do and where did he go?
सुदुर्लभां हरिकथां तरणिं भवसागरे
The story of Hari, rare to obtain, is like a boat in the ocean of worldly existence.
पापेंधनानां दहने ज्वलदग्निशिखामिव
For burning the wealth of sin, it is like a blazing flame of fire.
तपोजपमहादानात्पृथिव्यां तीर्थदर्शनात् 4.1.
Through austerity, recitation, great charity, and pilgrimage to holy places on earth—
दीक्षायाः सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलं लभते नरः
The fruit that a man obtains from initiation and from all sacrifices—
पित्राऽहं प्रेषितो ज्ञानादानाय तव सन्निधिम्
My father sent me to your presence for the gift of knowledge.
श्रीनारायण उवाच मया ज्ञातोऽसि धन्यस्त्वं पुण्यराशिः सुमूर्तिमान्
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: I have recognized you; you are blessed, a heap of merit, and of excellent form.
जनानां हृदयं सद्यः सुव्यक्तं वचनेन वै
The heart of people is immediately revealed by speech.
पुत्रे पौत्रे च वचसि प्रतापे चापदि स्त्रियाम्
In sons, grandsons, speech, prowess, adversity, and among women—