दृष्ट्वाङ्गं कर्णिकामध्ये नागान्यन्त्रेषु पूजयेत्
Having seen the form in the center of the pericarp, one should worship the serpents in the mechanisms.
देहान्ते लभते चापिश्रीविष्णोः परमं पदम्
At the end of the body, one attains the supreme abode of glorious Viṣṇu.
प्राप्तं भगवतः साक्षाच्छूलिनो युगलात्मकम्
The direct presence of the Lord, the wielder of the trident, was attained, manifesting as a pair.
इत्युक्तो नारदो विप्राः कुमारेण तु धीमता
Thus addressed by the wise Kumāra, Nārada spoke, O brāhmaṇas.
ततश्चिरं ध्यानपरो नारदो भगवत्प्रियः
Then, for a long time, Nārada, beloved of the Lord, devoted himself to meditation.
भगवन्सर्ववृत्तान्तः पूर्वकल्पसमुद्बवः
O Lord, you know all events, arising from the previous kalpa.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य नारदस्य महात्मनः
Having heard the words of that great-souled Nārada,
शृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि यस्मिञ्जन्मनि शूलिनः
Hear, O brāhmaṇa, I will tell you in which birth the trident-holder—
अस्मात्सारस्वतात्कल्पात्पूर्वस्मिन्पञ्चविंशके
In the previous twenty-fifth kalpa, from this Sarasvatī kalpa—
तत्रैकदा त्वं कैलासं प्राप्तः कृष्णस्य योगिनः
There, once, you reached Kailāsa, the abode of the yogin Kṛṣṇa.
त्वया पृष्टो महादेवो रहस्यं स्वप्रकाशितम्
When you questioned, the great Lord revealed the secret openly.
ततस्तदन्ते तु पुनस्त्वया विज्ञापितो हरः
Then, at the end of that, you again made a request to Hara.
गोपीजनपदस्यान्ते वल्लभेति पदं ततः
At the end of the land of the gopīs, the word 'Vallabhā' was then uttered.
मन्त्रस्यास्य ऋषिः प्रोक्तो सुरभिश्छन्द एव च
The seer of this mantra is said to be Surabhi, and its meter as well.
प्रपन्नो ऽस्मीति तद्भक्तौ विनियोग उदाहृतः
The application in devotion is declared as: 'I have taken refuge.'
केवलं चिन्तनं सद्यो नित्यलीलाप्रकाशकम्
Mere contemplation at once reveals the eternal play.
आभ्यन्तरस्य धर्मस्य साधनं वच्मि सांप्रतम्
Now I shall speak of the means for the inner dharma.
कृपां तदीयां निजधर्मसंस्थो विभावयन्नात्मनि तोषयेद्गुरुम्
Established in one's own dharma, perceiving His mercy within, one should please the guru.
ऐहिकामुष्मिकीचिन्ताविधुरान् सिद्धिदायकान्
Free from anxieties about this world or the next, they grant success.
भर्त्सनादिकमेतेषां न कदाचिद्विचिन्तयेत्
One should never consider rebuke or the like for these.
आयुष्यकं तथा कृष्णः स्वयमेव करिष्यति
Krishna Himself will accomplish what pertains to lifespan.
श्रीमदर्चावतारेण कृष्णं परिचरेत्सदा
One should always serve Krishna in His glorious arca form.
स्थेयं च देहगेहादावुदासीनतया बुधैः
The wise should remain detached regarding body, home, and so on.
वेदनिन्दां हरेर्नामबलात्पापसमीहनम्
By the power of Hari's name, one should avoid Vedic criticism and sinful pursuits.
अलसे नास्तिके चैव हरिनामोपदेशनम्
One should instruct the name of Hari even to the lazy and the non-believers.
संत्यजेद् दूरतो वत्स दोषानेतान्सुदारुणान्
O child, one should completely abandon those terrible faults from afar.
स एव पालनं नित्यं करिष्यति ममेति च
He alone will always protect, thinking, 'He will do it for me.'
कृष्णकान्तेति चैवास्मि युवामेव गतिर्मम
And, 'I am Krishna's beloved; you two alone are my refuge.'
सर्वे नित्या मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिन्तनीया महात्मभिः
All these, O best of sages, are always to be contemplated by the great souls.
गोचारणं वयस्यैश्च विनासुरविघातनम्
Grazing the cows with friends, along with the destruction of demons.