यथाश्रमं त्यक्तुकामः प्रान्पोति पदमव्ययम्
Desiring to renounce according to one's stage of life, one attains the imperishable state.
स्वाश्रमाचारशून्यश्च पतितः प्रोच्यते बुधैः
One who is devoid of proper conduct in his own stage of life is called fallen by the wise.
तस्य विष्णुश्च तुष्टः स्याद्भक्तियुक्तस्य नारद
For such a person endowed with devotion, O Narada, Vishnu becomes pleased.
पच्यते निरये धोरे स त्वाचन्द्राक्रतारकम्
He is cooked in the dreadful hell until the end of the moon and stars.
वासुदेवपरं ज्ञानं वासुदेवपरा गतिः
Knowledge centered on Vāsudeva, and the path centered on Vāsudeva.
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं तस्मादन्यत्र विद्यते
From Brahmā down to a blade of grass, apart from that, something else exists.
स एवब्रह्माण्डमिदं ततो ऽन्यन्न किञ्चिदस्ति व्यतिरिक्तरुपम्
He alone is this universe; besides him, nothing exists in a distinct form.
व्यात्पं हि तेनेदमिदं विचित्रं तं देवदेवं प्रणमेत्समीङ्यम्
By him this wondrous world is pervaded; one should bow to that God of gods with reverence.
श्रद्धयासाध्यते सर्वं श्रद्धया तुष्यते हरिः
Everything is accomplished through faith; Hari is pleased by faith.
कर्मश्चद्धाविहीनानि न सिध्यन्तिं द्विजो तमाः
Actions lacking faith do not succeed, O twice-born, they are darkness.
तथैव सर्वसिद्धीनां भक्तिः परमकारणम्
Likewise, devotion is the supreme cause of all attainments.
तथा समस्तसिद्धीनां जीवनं भक्तिरिष्यते
Similarly, devotion is regarded as the life of all attainments.
तथा भक्तिं समाश्रित्य सर्वकार्य्याणि साधयेत्
Thus, relying on devotion, one should accomplish all tasks.
श्रद्धया साध्यते कामः श्रद्धावान्मोक्षमान्पुयात्
Desire is fulfilled by faith; the faithful one attains liberation.
भक्तिहीनेर्मुनिश्चेष्ठ तुष्यते भगवान्हरिः
O best of sages, the Blessed Lord Hari is not pleased by one who is devoid of devotion.
दत्ता चाप्यर्थनाशाय यतोभक्तिविवर्जिता
And whatever is given, if it is without devotion and only for the sake of destroying one's wealth, is the same.
अभक्त्या यद्धुतं हव्यं भस्मनि न्यस्तहव्यवत्
Whatever oblation is offered without devotion is like an offering cast into ashes.
तन्नाम जायते पुंसां शाश्वतं प्रतीदायकम्
Such an act does not yield the eternal result that is promised to people.
तत्सर्वं निष्फलं ब्रह्मन्यदि भक्तिविवर्जितम्
All of that is fruitless, O Brahman, if it is devoid of devotion.
तस्यां सत्यां पिबन्त्यज्ञाः संसारगरलं ह्यहो
Indeed, in that case, the ignorant drink the poison of worldly existence.
भगवद्भक्तसङ्गश्च हरिभक्तिस्तितिक्षुता
Association with devotees of the Lord, devotion to Hari, and forbearance—
अवेहि निष्फलं ब्रहंस्तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
Know that all such acts are fruitless, O Brahman, and for them, Hari is far away.
मृषा तु कुर्वतां कर्म तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
For those who perform actions falsely, Hari is even farther away.
धर्मेष्वभक्तिमनसां तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
For those whose minds lack devotion in righteous acts, Hari is even farther away.
तत्राश्रद्धापरा ये तु तेषां दूरतरो हरिः
And among those who are devoid of faith, Hari is even farther away.
स लोहकारभस्त्रेव श्वसन्नपि न जीवति
He lives like a blacksmith's bellows—breathing, yet not truly alive.
श्रद्धावतां हि सिध्यन्ति नान्यथा ब्रह्मनन्दना
Indeed, O delight of the Brahmins, success comes to those with faith, not otherwise.
स याति विष्णुभवनं यद्वै पश्यन्ति सूरयः
He attains the abode of Vishnu, which the sages indeed behold.
हरिध्यानपरोयस्तु स याति परमं पदम्
But he who is intent on meditating upon Hari attains the supreme state.
आश्रमाचारयुक्तेन पूजितः सर्वदा हरिः
Hari is always worshipped by one who follows the discipline of his own order.