श्रीनृसिंहो ऽसुरध्वंसी देवदेवाधिदैवतम्
Śrī Nṛsiṃha, destroyer of demons, is the supreme deity of the gods.
संसारवासनाध्वंसी स्वर्णाक्षभवनस्थितिः
He destroys the attachments of worldly existence, and resides in the golden-eyed abode.
ईश्वरः क्षत्रसंहारभ्रूणहत्यादिकर्मकृत्
The Lord performs acts such as the destruction of warriors and the killing of embryos.
लोकग्लानिकरो जातः कुर्वन्धर्मानुरोधतः
He is born as the remover of the world's distress, acting in accordance with dharma.
नारायणपरो नारो नरो नरहितो ऽमरः
A man devoted to Nārāyaṇa is no ordinary man; he is a benefactor of humanity, and indeed, immortal.
वेदबाह्यार्थसंयुक्तशास्त्री वेदोपकार कृत्
He who studies scriptures that include meanings beyond the Vedas, and who acts for the benefit of the Vedas,
येन लोकोपकारार्थं वासिष्ठं शास्त्रमुत्तमम्
He by whom the excellent Vasiṣṭha scripture was composed for the welfare of the world,
यः स्वयं रामचन्द्रस्य गुरुः सर्वेश्वरस्य च
He who himself was the guru of Rāmacandra, the Lord of all,
यो दमित्वा विभुर्विन्ध्यं वातापिं सागरं स्थितः
He who, being mighty, subdued Vindhya, Vātāpi, and the ocean,
यो विधिः कर्मसाक्ष्यादिवन्द्यो मान्यः पितामहः
He who is the ordinance, the witness of actions, the one to be worshipped and honored, the grandsire,
यः शिवः शिवदः साक्षात्प्रकृतीशः परात्परः
He who is Śiva, the giver of auspiciousness, the very lord of nature, supreme beyond the supreme,
तस्माद्द्विज सदाचारो निषेव्यो विधिना विधिः
Therefore, O twice-born, a man of good conduct should be served as the ordinance, according to rule.
स शान्तिमाप्नुयादग्र्यां धम्यामुभयसंस्थिताम्
May he attain the highest and most righteous peace, established in both worlds.
तन्मया साधितो धर्मः सर्वोत्तमधनात्मना
The dharma established by him, who is united with the highest wealth of the Self, is supreme.
यदा समागतो भर्ता मम कन्यां समाहरन्
When the lord arrived and took my daughter in marriage,
मया पृष्टः कथं नाम कन्येयं समुपाहृता
I asked him, 'By what means has this maiden been brought here?'
तन्निशम्याह मां बद्धा स्वयं चास्थानि दर्शनात्
Hearing this, he replied to me, bound by his own steadfastness and by the sight of righteousness,
न ते तत्त्वदृशो ज्ञेया न सा भार्या विरोधिनी
Those who see the truth are not to be doubted; a wife who is hostile is not a true wife.
सा भार्यान्या कर्मवल्लीरूपा संसारदायीनी
Another wife, resembling a creeper of actions, brings about worldly bondage.
अलीकं नैव वक्तव्यं प्राणैः कण्ठगतैरपि
One must not speak falsehood, even if life itself is at the throat.
सत्ये समास्थितो ब्रह्मा सत्ये सन्तः समास्थिताः
Brahmā is established in truth; the good are established in truth.
सत्यं ब्रूयादिति वचो वेदान्तेषु प्रगीयते
The statement, 'One should speak the truth,' is celebrated in the Upaniṣads.
सत्यं तु सर्वदा विप्र मङ्गलं मङ्गलप्रदम्
Truth, O Brahmin, is always auspicious and brings forth auspiciousness.
स्त्रीषु सत्यं न वक्तव्यं तत्रापि शृणु कारणम्
But truth should not be spoken to women; listen here to the reason for that.
उक्तं तद्धर्मजनकं धर्मसूक्ष्मत्वदर्शकम्
What has been said is the origin of dharma and reveals the subtlety of dharma.
साक्ष्ये यत्र विवाहेषु दांपत्यं तदुदीरितम्
Wherever there is testimony in marriages, that pertains to the conjugal relationship.
स्त्रीपुंसोर्द्विजसंस्कारे निर्दिष्टं गुरुशिष्ययोः
In the rites for women and men, and for teacher and student, it is prescribed.
नानयोरणुमात्रो ऽपि भेदो बोध्यो विजानता
One who knows should understand that there is not even the slightest difference between the two.
क्वचिद्व्यत्ययदोषश्चेद्दैवमेवात्र कारणम्
If there is ever a fault due to reversal, then fate alone is the cause in that matter.
दैवं तत्पूर्वजन्मानि संचिताः कर्मवासनाः
That fate consists of previous births and the accumulated tendencies of actions.