कमलासनपूज्यां च कमलाङ्गसमुद्भवाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां बिम्बोष्ठीं सुदतीं सतीम्
Worthy of worship by the lotus-seated one, born from the body of the lotus-limbed, clad in garments purified by fire, with lips like bimba fruit, lovely teeth, and pure in conduct.
बिभ्रतीं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यसंयुतम् । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
She bore a mass of hair adorned with garlands of jasmine, her face slightly smiling and serene, adorned with jeweled ornaments.
सुवेषाढ्यां च सुस्नातां मुनिमानसमोहिनीम् । कस्तूरीबिन्दुभिः सार्धं सुगन्धिचन्दनेन्दुभिः
Richly dressed and freshly bathed, she enchanted the minds of sages, her body fragrant with musk spots, sandalwood, and moonlight.
सिन्दूरबिन्दुनाल्पेनाप्यलकाधःस्थलोज्ज्वलाम् । सुप्रशस्तनितम्बाढ्यां बृहच्छ्रोणिपयोधराम्
With a small streak of vermilion shining below her hairline, her hips beautifully shaped, with broad thighs and full breasts.
कामदेवाधाररूपां कामबाणप्रपीडिताम् । तां दृष्ट्वा रमणीयां च यज्ञो मूर्च्छामवाप ह
She embodied the form that is the support of Kāma, afflicted by the arrows of desire; seeing her so lovely, the sacrifice fell into a swoon.
पत्नीं तामेव जग्राह विधिबोधितपूर्वकम् । दिव्यं वर्षशतं चैव तां गृहीत्वा तु निर्जने
He accepted her as his wife, as prescribed by the rites; and, having taken her, dwelt with her in solitude for a divine hundred years.
यज्ञो रेमे मुदा युक्तो रामेशो रमया सह । गर्भं दधार सा देवी दिव्यं द्वादशवर्षकम्
Yajña, united with joy, sported with her, the Lord of Sacrifice with Ramā; and that goddess bore a divine pregnancy for twelve years.
ततः सुषाव पुत्रं च फलं वै सर्वकर्मणाम् । परिपूर्णे कर्मणि च तत्पुत्रः फलदायकः
Then she gave birth to a son, the fruit of all actions; and when the rite was complete, that son became the giver of fruits.
यज्ञो दक्षिणया सार्धं पुत्रेण च फलेन च । कर्मिणां फलदाता चेत्येवं वेदविदो विदुः
Yajña, together with the sacrificial fee and the son as the fruit, is known by the knowers of the Veda as the giver of the fruits of actions.
यज्ञश्च दक्षिणां प्राप्य पुत्रं च फलदायकम् । फलं ददौ च सर्वेभ्यः कर्मणां चैव नारद
Yajña, having received the sacrificial fee and the son who grants the fruit, bestowed the results of actions upon all, O Nārada.
तदा देवादयस्तुष्टाः परिपूर्णमनोरथाः । स्वस्थाने ते ययुः सर्वे धर्मवक्त्रादिदं श्रुतम्
Then the gods and others, satisfied and their desires fulfilled, all returned to their own places, having heard this from the mouth of Dharma.
कृत्वा कर्म च कर्ता च तूर्णं दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् । तत्क्षणं फलमाप्नोति वेदैरुक्तमिदं मुने
Having performed the act, the doer should promptly give the sacrificial fee; at that very moment, he attains the result—so it is declared in the Vedas, O sage.
कर्मी कर्मणि पूर्णे च तत्क्षणे यदि दक्षिणाम् । न दद्याद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च दैवेनाज्ञानतोऽथवा
If, when the act is complete, the doer does not give the sacrificial fee to the Brāhmaṇas at that moment, whether by fate or ignorance—
मुहूर्ते समतीते तु द्विगुणा सा भवेद् ध्रुवम् । एकरात्रे व्यतीते तु भवेच्छतगुणा च सा
If even a moment passes, the fee surely becomes double; if a single night passes, it becomes a hundredfold.
त्रिरात्रे तच्छतगुणा सप्ताहे द्विगुणा ततः । मासे लक्षगुणा प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणानां च वर्धते
In three nights, the merit increases a hundredfold; in seven days, it doubles that; in a month, it is said to increase a hundred thousand times, and for brāhmaṇas, it grows even more.
संवत्सरे व्यतीते तु सा त्रिकोटिगुणा भवेत् । कर्म तद्यजमानानां सर्वं वै निष्फलं भवेत्
But when a year has passed, it becomes three crores greater; yet all the actions of those who perform the sacrifice become fruitless.
स च ब्रह्मस्वहारी च न कर्मार्होऽशुचिर्नरः । दरिद्रो व्याधियुक्तश्च तेन पापेन पातकी
He who misappropriates brahminical wealth is unfit for ritual, impure, poor, afflicted with disease, and, because of that sin, becomes a great sinner.
तद्गृहाद्याति लक्ष्मीश्च शापं दत्त्वा सुदारुणम् । पितरो नैव गृह्णन्ति तद्दत्तं श्राद्धतर्पणम्
From such a house, Lakṣmī departs, having pronounced a terrible curse; the ancestors do not accept the offerings or libations given in śrāddha ceremonies there.
एवं सुराश्च तत्पूजां तद्दत्तामग्निराहुतिम् । दत्तं न दीयते दानं ग्रहीता नैव याचते
Likewise, the gods do not accept the worship or the oblations offered into the fire; the gifts given are not truly given, and the recipient does not truly receive.
उभौ तौ नरके यातश्छिन्नरज्जौ यथा घटः । नार्पयेद्यजमानश्चेद्याचितश्चापि दक्षिणाम्
Both the giver and the receiver go to hell, like a pot with its rope cut; if the sacrificer, even when asked, does not give the due fee.
भवेद्ब्रह्मस्वापहारी कुम्भीपाकं व्रजेद् ध्रुवम् । वर्षलक्षं वसेत्तत्र यमदूतेन ताडितः
One who steals brahminical wealth certainly goes to Kumbhīpāka hell, where, beaten by Yama's servants, he dwells for a hundred thousand years.
ततो भवेत्स चाण्डालो व्याधियुक्तो दरिद्रकः । पातयेत्पुरुषान्सप्त पूर्वांश्च सप्त जन्मतः
After that, he is born as an outcaste, afflicted with disease and poverty, and causes the downfall of seven generations of his family, both before and after.
इत्येवं कथितं विप्र किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि । नारद उवाच यत्कर्म दक्षिणाहीनं को भुङ्क्ते तत्फलं मुने
Thus it has been explained, O brāhmaṇa; what more do you wish to hear? Nārada said: O sage, who enjoys the fruit of a ritual performed without the due fee?
पूजाविधिं दक्षिणायाः पुरा यज्ञकृतं वद । श्रीनारायण उवाच कर्मणोऽदक्षिणस्यैव कुत एव फलं मुने
Tell me, O sage, about the procedure for the fee and the ritual of worship as performed in ancient sacrifices.
सदक्षिणे कर्मणि च फलमेव प्रवर्तते । अदक्षिणं च यत्कर्म तद्भुङ्क्ते च बलिर्मुने
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: O sage, how can there be any result at all from an act performed without the due fee?
बलये तत्प्रदत्तं च वामनेन पुरा मुने । अश्रोत्रियः श्राद्धद्रव्यमश्रद्धादानमेव च
Only in a rite performed with the proper fee does the fruit arise; whatever is done without the fee, that is enjoyed by Bali, O sage.
वृषलीपतिविप्राणां पूजाद्रव्यादिकं च यत् । असद्द्विजैः कृतं यज्ञमशुचेः पूजनं च यत्
That which was given to Bali long ago by Vāmana, O sage; offerings for śrāddha given to one unlearned in the Vedas, or given without faith;
गुरावभक्तस्य कर्म बलिर्भुङ्क्ते न संशयः । दक्षिणायाश्च यद्ध्यानं स्तोत्रं पूजाविधिक्रमम्
Offerings and ritual items given to brāhmaṇas who are husbands of outcaste women, or whatever is performed by unworthy twice-born, or worship done by the impure—
तत्सर्वं कण्वशाखोक्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि निशामय । पुरा सम्प्राप्य तां यज्ञः कर्मदक्षां च दक्षिणाम्
The acts of one who is not devoted to his teacher are certainly enjoyed by Bali, without doubt; likewise, the meditation, hymns, and ritual procedures regarding the fee—
मुमोहास्याः स्वरूपेण तुष्टाव कामकातरः । यज्ञ उवाच पुरा गोलोकगोपी त्वं गोपीनां प्रवरा वरा
All this, as taught in the Kaṇva branch, I shall now explain; listen. Long ago, having obtained her, the sacrifice and the fee skilled in action—