भ्राम्यतां तत्र संसारे नराणां कुर्मदुर्गमे । हस्तावलम्बने ह्येकं येन तुष्येज्जनार्दनः । न शृणोति गुणान्दिव्यान्देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । स मरो बधिरो ज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः ॥ १,२२७.
For those wandering in this world, difficult to cross like a tortoise's path, the only support is that which pleases Janārdana; one who does not listen to the divine qualities of the Lord of gods, the wielder of the discus, should be known as dead, deaf, and excluded from all dharma.
नाम्नि संकीर्तिते विष्णोर्यस्य पुंसो न जायते । शरीरं पुलकोद्भासि तद्भवेत्कुणपोपमम् ॥ १,२२७.
If, when Viṣṇu's name is chanted, a person does not experience bodily thrill, his body is like a corpse.
यस्मिन्भक्तिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुक्तिरप्यचिराद्भवेत् । निविष्टमनसां पुंसां सर्वथा वृजिनक्षयः ॥ १,२२७.
O best of twice-born, in whom there is devotion, even liberation comes quickly; for those whose minds are fixed, all sin is destroyed in every way.
स्वपुरुषमभिवीक्ष्य पाशहस्तं वदति यमः किल तस्य कर्णमूले । परिहर मधुसूदनप्रापन्नन्प्रभुरहमन्यनृणां न वैष्णवानाम् ॥ १,२२७.
When Yama sees his own servant holding the noose, he says at that person's ear: 'Avoid those who have sought refuge in Madhusūdana; I am the lord over others, but not over Vaiṣṇavas.'
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् । साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यगव्यवसितो हि सः ॥ १,२२७.
Even if one of very bad conduct worships me with exclusive devotion, he must be regarded as righteous, for he is rightly resolved.
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं स गच्छति । विप्रेन्द्र प्रतिजानीहि विष्णुभक्तो न नश्यति ॥ १,२२७.
He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace; O best of Brāhmaṇas, know for certain that a devotee of Viṣṇu never perishes.
धर्मार्थकामः किं तस्य मुक्तिस्तस्य करे स्थिता । समस्तजगतां मूलं यस्य भक्तिः स्थिरा हरौ ॥ १,२२७.
What need has he for dharma, wealth, or desire? Liberation is in his hand, for whose steadfast devotion is in Hari, the root of all worlds.
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी हरेर्माया दुरत्यया । तमेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥ १,२२७.
This divine power of Hari, composed of the guṇas, is hard to cross; but those who take refuge in Him alone cross over this māyā.
किं यज्ञाराधने पुंसा शिष्यते हरिमेधसाम् । भक्त्यैवाराध्यते विष्णुर्नान्यत्तत्रोपकारकम् ॥ १,२२७.
What remains for a person in the worship of sacrifices dedicated to Hari? Vishnu is worshipped solely by devotion; nothing else is helpful in that regard.
न दानैर्विविधैर्दत्तैः पुष्पैर्नैवानुलेपनैः । तोषमेति महात्मासौ यथा भक्त्या जनार्दनः ॥ १,२२७.
Not by various gifts, nor by offerings of flowers or ointments, does the great soul Janardana become satisfied as he does by devotion.
संसारविषवृक्षस्य द्वे फले ह्यमृतोपमे । कदाचित्केशवे भक्तिस्तद्भक्तैर्वा समागमः ॥ १,२२७.
Of the poisonous tree of worldly existence, there are two fruits akin to nectar: sometimes devotion to Keshava, and association with his devotees.
पत्रेषु पुष्पेषु फलेषु तोयेष्वकष्टलभ्येषु सदैव सत्सु । भक्त्यैकलभ्ये पुरुषे पुराणे मुक्त्यैकलाभे क्रियते प्रयत्नः ॥ १,२२७.
Among leaves, flowers, fruits, and water—always easily obtained—only devotion secures the Ancient Person, and only liberation is gained thereby; thus effort is made.
आस्फोटयन्ति पितरः प्रनृत्यन्ति पितामाहः । वैष्णवोस्मत्कुले जातः स नः सन्तारयिष्यति ॥ १,२२७.
The ancestors clap and dance, and the forefathers rejoice: one born in our lineage as a Vaishnava will deliver us.
अज्ञानिनः सुखरे समधिक्षिपन्तो यत्पापिनोऽपि शिशुपालसुयोधनाद्याः । मुक्तिं गताः स्मरणमात्रविधूतपापाः कः संशयः परमभक्तिमतां जनानाम् ॥ १,२२७.
Even ignorant sinners, who insulted him—like Shishupala and Duryodhana—attained liberation, their sins dispelled by mere remembrance; what doubt can there be for those of supreme devotion?
शरमं तं प्रपन्ना ये ध्यानयोगविवर्जिताः । तेऽपि मृत्युमतिक्रम्य यान्ति तद्वैष्णवं पदम् ॥ १,२२७.
Those who have surrendered to him, even without meditation or yoga, surpass death and attain that Vaishnava abode.
भवोद्भवक्लेशशतैर्हतस्तथा परिभ्रमन्निन्द्रियरन्ध्रकैर्हयैः । नियम्यतां माधव ! मे मनोहयस्त्वदङ्घ्रिशङ्कौ दृढभक्तिबन्धने ॥ १,२२७.
Struck by hundreds of sufferings arising from existence, wandering with the wild horses of the senses, may my mind, O Madhava, be restrained and bound firmly in devotion to your feet.
विष्णुरेव परं ब्रह्म त्रिभेदमिह पठ्यते । वेदसिद्धान्तमार्गेषु तन्न जानन्ति मोहिताः ॥ १,२२७.
Vishnu alone is the supreme Brahman, though threefold is spoken of here; those deluded do not know this, even on the path of Vedic conclusions.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २२८ सूत उवाच । मुक्तिहेतुमनाद्यन्तमजमव्ययमक्षयम् । यो नमेत्सर्वलोकस्य नमस्यो जायते नरः
Suta said: Whoever bows to the cause of liberation, without beginning or end, unborn, imperishable, and undecaying, becomes worthy of reverence by all the worlds.
विष्णुमानन्दमद्वैतं विज्ञानं सर्वगं प्रभुम् । प्रणमामि सदा भक्त्या चेतसा हृदयालयम्
I always bow with devotion and mind to Vishnu, the blissful, non-dual, all-knowing, all-pervading Lord, whose abode is the heart.
योऽन्तस्तिष्ठन्नशेषस्य पश्यतीशः शुभाशुभम् । तं सर्वसाक्षिणं विष्णुं नमस्ये परमेश्वरम्
He who dwells within all, seeing both good and evil, the Lord, the witness of all—Vishnu—I bow to the supreme ruler.
शक्तेनापि नमस्कारः प्रयुक्तश्चक्रपाणये । संसारतृणवर्गाणामुद्वेजनकरो हि सः
Even a bow offered to the wielder of the discus, though performed by one with power, causes agitation among the blades of worldly grass.
कृष्णे स्फुरज्जलधरोदरचारुकृष्णे लोकाधिकारपुरुषे परमप्रमेये । एको हि भावगुणमात्रदृढप्रणामः सद्यः श्वपाकमपि साधयितुं सशक्तः
To Krishna, whose shining form is dark like a raincloud, the ruler of worlds, the supreme, immeasurable one—a single firm bow, based only on feeling and quality, is able to sanctify even an outcaste instantly.
प्रणम्य दण्डबद्भूमौ नमस्कारेण योर्ऽचयेत् । स यां गतिमवाप्नोति न तां क्रतुशतैरपि
Whoever worships by bowing to the ground with reverence attains a state not reached even by hundreds of sacrifices.
दुर्गसंसारकान्ताराकूपारेऽपि प्रधावताम् । एकः कृष्णे नमस्कारो मुक्त्या तांस्तारयिष्यति
Even at the edge of the difficult forest of worldly existence, a single bow to Krishna will carry one across to liberation.
आसीनो वा शयानो वातिष्ठन् वा यत्र तत्र वा । नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रैकशरणो भवेत्
Whether sitting, lying down, or standing, wherever one may be, taking sole refuge in the mantra 'Namo Narayanaya' is sufficient.
नारायणेति शब्दोऽस्ति वागस्ति वशवर्तिनी । तथापि नरके मूढाः पतन्तीति किमद्भुतम्
The word 'Narayana' exists, speech is under one's control, yet even so, the deluded fall into hell—what wonder is there in that?
चतुर्मुखो वा यदि कोटिवक्त्रो भवेन्नरः कोपि विशुद्धचेताः । स वै गुणानामयुतैकदेशं वदेन्न वा देववरस्य विष्णोः
Even if a man were to have four faces like Brahma, or ten million mouths, and a mind completely pure, he could not express even a small portion of the virtues of the supreme god Vishnu.
व्यासाद्या मुनयः सर्वे स्तुवन्तो मधुसूदनम् । मतिक्षयान्निवर्तन्ते न गोविन्दगुणक्षयात्
All the sages beginning with Vyasa, though they praise Madhusudana, reach the limits of their intellect, but never the end of Govinda's virtues.
अवशेनापि यन्नाम्नि कीर्तिते सर्वपातकैः । पुमान् विमुच्यते सद्यः सिंहत्रस्तो मृगा यथा । बद्धः परिकरस्तेन मोक्षाय गमनं प्रति
Even if a person's tongue utters his name involuntarily, he is instantly freed from all sins, just as animals flee in terror from a lion; by that utterance, he is bound for liberation.
स्वप्नेऽपि नाम स्पृशतोऽपि पुंसः क्षयं करोत्यक्षयपापराशिम् । प्रत्यक्षतः किं पुनरत्र पुंसा प्रकीर्तिते नाम्नि जनार्दनस्य
Even if a person merely touches the name in a dream, it destroys his endless heap of sins; how much more, then, when the name of Janardana is spoken aloud by someone?