तर्पणं वैश्वदेवं च संध्या पार्वणकर्म च
The offerings to ancestors, the Vaiśvadeva rite, the twilight rituals, and the ceremonies for special occasions.
प्रतिसंक्रम उक्ताः स्म युगधर्माः कृतेः फलम्
The prescribed transitions are stated, as well as the duties of the ages and the fruit of the Krita era.
माहात्म्यं वैष्णवं चाथ नारसिंहस्तवोत्तमम्
The greatness of Vishnu is described, along with the supreme hymn to Narasimha.
वेदान्तसांख्यसिद्धान्तो ब्रह्मज्ञानं तथाल्मकम्
The doctrines of Vedanta and Samkhya, and the knowledge of Brahman and the Self.
अथास्यैवोत्तरे खण्डे प्रेतकल्पः पुरोदितः
Then, in this very subsequent section, the rites for the departed are introduced.
धर्मप्रकटनं पूर्वं योगिनां गतिकारणम्
First, the exposition of dharma and the causes of the yogis' paths.
यमलोकस्थमार्गस्य वर्णन च तः परम्
The description of the path situated in Yama's realm, and further beyond that.
निष्कृतिर्यममार्गस्य धर्मराजस्य वैभवम्
The expiation for the path of Yama, and the majesty of Dharmaraja.
प्रेतानां चरिताख्यानं कारणं प्रेततां प्रति
The account of the deeds of the departed, and the cause of becoming a preta.
प्रेतत्वमोक्षणाख्यानं दानानि च विमुक्तये
The narration of liberation from the state of preta, and the gifts for release.
शारीरकविनिर्देशो यमलोकस्य वर्णनम्
The description of the bodily form, and the depiction of Yama's realm.
मृत्योः पूर्वक्रियाख्यानं पश्चात्कर्मनिरूपणम्
The account of the rites preceding death, and the determination of posthumous actions.
सूतकस्याथ संख्यांनं नारायणबलिक्रिया
Then, the enumeration of the period of impurity, and the rite of offering to Narayana.
अपमृत्युक्रियोक्तिश्च विपाकः कर्मणां नृणाम्
The statement of the rites for untimely death, and the consequences of human actions.
स्वर्गतौ विहिताख्यानं स्वर्गसौख्यनिरूपणम्
The account of the prescribed ascent to heaven, and the determination of heavenly happiness.
पञ्चोर्द्ध्वलोककथनं ब्रह्माण्डस्थितिकीर्तनम्
The narration of the five higher worlds, and the praise of the stability of the cosmic egg.
आत्यन्तिकं लयाख्यानं फलस्तुति निरूपणम्
The account of ultimate dissolution, and the exposition of the praise of its fruit.
कीर्तितं पापशमनं पठतां शृण्वतां नृणाम्
The pacification of sin is proclaimed for those who recite and listen, among men.
सौवर्णहंसयुग्माढ्यं विप्राय स दिवं व्रजेत्
He who possesses a pair of golden swans, if given to a Brahmin, attains heaven.
यच्च द्वादशसाहस्रमादिकल्पकथायुतम्
And that which consists of twelve thousand verses, beginning with the stories of the kalpa.
चतुर्थ उपसंहारः पादाश्चत्वार एव हि
The fourth is the conclusion; there are indeed four sections.
तृतीयो मध्यमो भागश्चतुर्थस्तूत्तरो मतः
The third is considered the middle part, and the fourth is regarded as the last.
हिरण्यगर्भोत्पत्तिश्च लोककल्पनमेव च
The origin of Hiranyagarbha and the creation of the worlds are described.
कल्पमन्वन्तराख्यानं लोकज्ञानं ततः परम्
The account of the kalpa and the manvantaras, and then the knowledge of the worlds.
महादेवविभूतिश्च ऋषिसर्गस्ततः परम्
The glories of Mahadeva and then the creation of the sages.
प्रियव्रतान्वयोद्देशः पृथिव्यायामविस्तरः
The account of Priyavrata's lineage and the expansion of the earth.
जम्ब्वादिसप्तद्वीपाख्या ततो ऽधोलोकवर्णनम्
Then the description of the seven islands, beginning with Jambudvīpa, and the narration of the lower worlds.
आदित्यव्यूहकथनं देवग्रहानुकीर्तनम्
The explanation of the arrangement of the Adityas and the recounting of the gods and planets.
अमावास्यानुकथनं युगतत्त्वनिरूपणम्
The narration of Amavasya and the exposition of the essence of the yugas.
युगप्रजालक्षणं च ऋषिप्रवरवर्णनम्
The characteristics of the beings of the yugas and the description of the foremost sages.