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?
नमः कृष्णाच्युतानन्तवासुदेवेत्युदीरितम् । यैर्भावभावितैर्विप्रन ते यमपुरं ययुः
Those who, filled with devotion, have uttered 'Krishna, Achyuta, Ananta, Vasudeva,' O Brahmin, have gone to the city of Yama.
क्षयो भवेद्यथा वह्नेस्तमसो भास्करोदये । तथैव कलुषौघस्य नामसंकीर्तनाद्धरेः
Just as darkness is dispelled by the rising sun, so too is the mass of impurity destroyed by the chanting of Hari's name.
क्व नाकपृष्ठगमनं पुनरायाति न क्षयम् । गच्छतां दूरमध्वानं कृष्णमूर्छितचेतसाम्
For those whose minds are absorbed in Krishna, the journey to heaven is not subject to return or diminution, even as they travel a long path.
पाथेयं पुण्डरीकाक्षनामसंकीर्तनं हरेः । संसारसर्पसंदष्टविषचेष्टैकभेषजम् । कृष्णेति वैष्णवं क्षान्तं जप्त्वा मुक्तो भवेन्नरः
Chanting the name of Hari, the lotus-eyed one, is the provision for the journey; it is the sole remedy for the poison of worldly existence, like a snake's bite. By reciting 'Krishna,' a person becomes free.
ध्यायन् कृते जपेन्मन्त्रैस्त्रेतायां द्वापरेर्ऽचयन् । यदाप्नोति तदाप्नोति तदाप्नोति कलौ संस्मृत्यकेशवम्
What one attains by meditation in the Krita age, by mantras in Treta, by worship in Dvapara, that is attained in Kali by remembering Keshava.
जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते यस्य हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । संसारसागरं तीर्त्वा स गच्छेद्वैष्णवं पदम्
He whose tongue holds the two syllables 'Hari' crosses the ocean of worldly existence and reaches the Vaishnava abode.
विज्ञातदुष्कृतिसहस्रसमावृतोऽपिश्रेयः परन्तु परिशुद्धिम भीप्समानः । स्पप्नान्तरे न हि पुनश्च भवं स पश्येन्नारायणस्तुतिकथापरमो मनुष्यः
Even if surrounded by thousands of known sins, a person who sincerely desires purification and is devoted to praising Narayana will not see rebirth, even in dreams.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २२९ सूत उवाच । अशेषलोकनाथस्य सारमाराधनं हरेः । दद्यातु पुरुषसूक्तेण यः पुष्पाण्यप एव च ॥ १,२२९.
Suta said: Whoever worships Hari, the lord of all worlds, with flowers and water, reciting the Purusha Sukta, offers the essence of worship.
अर्चितं स्याज्जगदिदं तेन सर्वं चराचरम् । यो न पूजयते विष्णुं तं विद्याद्ब्रह्मघातकम् ॥ १,२२९.
By that, this entire world, moving and unmoving, is worshipped; but one who does not worship Vishnu should be known as a slayer of Brahmins.
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । तं यो न ध्यायते विष्णुं स विष्ठायां क्रिमिर्भवेत् ॥ १,२२९.
He from whom all beings proceed, by whom all this is pervaded—one who does not meditate on Vishnu becomes a worm in filth.
नरके पच्यमानस्तु यमेन परिभाषितः । किन्त्वया नार्चितो देवः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः ॥ १,२२९.
While being tormented in hell and reproached by Yama, one is told: 'Why did you not worship Keshava, the remover of suffering?'
उदकेनाप्यभावेन द्रव्याणामर्चितः प्रभुः । यो ददाति स्वकं लोकं स त्वया किं न चार्चितः ॥ १,२२९.
Even if only with water or in the absence of other offerings, the Lord is worshipped; he who gives his own world—why did you not worship him?
न तत्करोति सा माता न पिता नापि बान्धवः । यत्करोति हृषीकेशः सन्तुष्टः श्रद्धयार्चितः ॥ १,२२९.
Neither mother, nor father, nor relatives do what Hrishikesha does when he is pleased and worshipped with faith.
वर्णाश्रमाचारवता पुरुषेण परः पुमान् । विष्णुराराध्यते पन्था नान्यस्तत्तोषकारकः ॥ १,२२९.
The supreme person, Vishnu, is worshipped by a man who follows the duties of his caste and stage of life; there is no other path that brings satisfaction.
न दानैर्विविधैर्दत्तैर्न पुष्पैर्नानुलेपनैः । तोषमेति महात्मासौ यथा भक्त्या जनार्दनः ॥ १,२२९.
That great soul, Janārdana, is not satisfied by various gifts, offerings of flowers, or unguents, as he is by devotion.
सम्पदैश्वर्यमाहात्म्यैः सन्तत्या न च कर्मणा । विमुक्तैश्चैकता लभ्या मूलमाराधनं हरेः ॥ १,२२९.
Neither wealth, power, greatness, progeny, nor actions, nor even liberation, can grant the unity whose root is the worship of Hari.
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् २३० सूत उवाच । आलोक्य सर्वशास्त्राणि विचार्य च पुनः पुनः । इदमेकं सुनिष्पन्नं ध्येयो नारायणः सदा ॥ १,२३०.
Sūta said: Having examined all the scriptures and reflected again and again, this one conclusion is established: Nārāyaṇa alone should always be meditated upon.
किं तस्य दानैः किन्तीर्थैः किं तपोभिः किमध्वरैः । यो नित्यं ध्यायते देवं नारायणमनन्यधीः ॥ १,२३०.
What need has he for gifts, for sacred waters, for austerities, or for sacrifices, who always meditates on the Lord Nārāyaṇa with undivided mind?
षष्टिस्तीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिस्तीर्थशतानि च । नारायणप्रणामस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ॥ १,२३०.
Sixty thousand sacred waters and sixty hundred more do not equal even a sixteenth part of the merit of saluting Nārāyaṇa.
प्रयश्चित्तान्यशेषाणि तपः कर्माणि यानि वै । विद्धि तेषामशेषाणां कृष्णानुस्मरणं परम् ॥ १,२३०.
All acts of atonement, austerities, and deeds—know that, among them all, remembrance of Kṛṣṇa is supreme.