दक्षिणां प्रददेच्छक्त्या भक्त्या प्रीयेत माधवः
One should give a gift according to one's ability; with devotion Mādhava is pleased.
काशी पुरी नगो मेरुर्देवो नारायणो हरिः
Kāśī is the city, Meru is the mountain, Nārāyaṇa Hari is the deity—
मार्गो मृगेन्द्रः पुरुषो ऽश्वत्थः प्रह्लाद आननम्
The path is the lion, the man is the aśvattha tree, Prahlāda is the face—
पावको विष्णुरिन्द्रश्च कपिलो वाक्पतिः कविः
Fire is Viṣṇu, Indra too, Kapila, the lord of speech, the sage—
उर्वशी काञ्चनं यद्वच्छ्रेष्टाश्चैते स्वजातिषु
Urvaśī, gold—just as these are the best among their own kinds—
शान्तिरस्तु शिवं चास्तु सर्वेषां वो द्विजोत्तमाः
May there be peace, may there be welfare for all of you, O best of twice-born.
इत्युक्त्वाभ्यर्चितः सूतः शौनकाद्यैर्महात्मभिः
Having spoken thus, Sūta was honored by the great souls headed by Śaunaka.
श्रुतं सम्यगनुष्ठाय तत्र तस्थुश्च सत्रिणः
Having listened properly and performed accordingly, the sacrificers remained there.
स तु निर्विषमनसा समेत्य यागं लभते सतमभीप्सितं हि लोकम्
But he, with mind free from poison, having come together, attains the sacrifice and the world desired by the good.
त्रैलोक्यमण्डपस्तंभाश्चत्वारो हरिबाहवः
The four arms of Hari are the pillars supporting the pavilion of the three worlds.
हरिपादांबुजद्वन्द्वमभीष्टप्तदमस्तु नः
May the twin lotus feet of Hari grant us the fulfillment of our wishes.
कोवह्निर्दहते तस्य तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति
Which fire burns for him? You, who know, ought to speak of that.
विद्यते तव विप्रेन्द्र त्रिविधस्य सुनिश्चितम्
O best of Brāhmaṇas, you certainly know the threefold (fire).
भाव्यं वाप्यथवातीतं वर्तमान वदस्व नः
Whether it is future, past, or present, tell us.
श्रूयतां नृपशार्दूल वह्निना येन तद्भवेत्
Let it be heard, O tiger among kings, by which fire that comes to be.
भस्म शुष्कं तथार्द्रं च पापमस्य ह्येशेषतः
Ash, dry and also wet, completely destroys his sin.
उपवासपरो भूत्वा पूजयेन्मधुसूदनम्
Observing a fast, one should worship Madhusudana.
विशोधयति पापानि कितवो हि यथा धनम्
He cleanses away sins just as a gambler loses his wealth.
भस्मतां याति राजेन्द्र अपि जन्मशतोद्भवम्
Even sins accumulated over hundreds of births are reduced to ashes, O King.
यादृशं पद्मनाभस्य दिनं पातकहानिदम्
Such is the day of Padmanabha, which destroys sins.
यावन्नोपवसेज्जन्तुः पद्मनाभदिमं शुभम्
Until a person fasts on this auspicious day of Padmanabha, O King, his sins remain.
एकादश्युपवासस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
Even sixteen other observances do not equal a fraction of the Ekadashi fast.
एकादश्युपवासेन तत्सर्वं विलयं व्रजेत्
By fasting on Ekadashi, all those sins are dissolved.
व्याजेनापि कृता राजन्न दर्शयति भास्करिम्
Even if performed with pretense, O King, it does not yield a solar result.
सुकलत्रप्रदा ह्येषा शरीरारोग्यदायिनी
Indeed, this bestows good offspring and grants bodily health.
न चापि कैरवं क्षेत्रं न रेवा न च देविका
Neither the Kairava field, nor the Reva, nor the Devika can compare.
अनायासेन राजेन्द्र प्राप्यते हरिमन्दिरम्
Without difficulty, O King, one attains the abode of Hari.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके व्रजेन्नरः
Freed from all sins, a man attains the world of Vishnu.
भार्याया दश पक्षे च पुरुषानुद्धरेत्तथा
In the ten fortnights of the wife, a man should likewise uplift others.
चिन्तामणिसमा ह्येषा अथवापि निधेः समा
Indeed, this is equal to a wish-fulfilling gem or even a great treasure.