तं दृष्ट्वा किल्बिषाद्धोरान्मुच्यसे जन्मबंधानत्। तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रविश्य सदनं प्रति
By seeing him, you are freed from terrible sins and the bondage of birth; hearing these words, he entered the dwelling.
अपश्यत्तं द्विजं विष्णुं तिष्ठंतं पद्मतल्पके। शिरसैव प्रवंद्याथ जग्राह चरणौ मुदा
He saw that twice-born Viṣṇu standing upon a lotus couch; bowing with his head, he joyfully grasped his feet.
प्रसादी भव देवेश न ज्ञातस्त्वं पुरा मया। इहामुत्र च देवेश तवाहं किंकरः प्रभो
'Be gracious, Lord of gods; I did not know you before. In this world and the next, Lord of gods, I am your servant, O Master.'
अनुग्रहश्च मे दृष्टो भवतो मधुसूदन। रूपं ते द्रष्टुमिच्छामि यदि चास्ति कृपा मयि
'I have seen your favor, O Madhusūdana; if you have compassion for me, I wish to see your form.'
विष्णुरुवाच-। अस्ति मे त्वयि भूदेव प्रियत्वं च सदैव हि। स्नेहात्पुण्यवतामेव दर्शनं कारितं मया
Viṣṇu said: 'O best of the twice-born, I always have affection for you; out of love for the virtuous, I have granted this vision.'
दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाद्ध्यानात्कीर्तनाद्भाषणात्तथा। सकृत्पुण्यवतामेव स्वर्गं चाक्षयमश्नुते
By seeing, touching, meditating, praising, or speaking with the virtuous even once, one attains imperishable heaven.
नित्यमेव तु संसर्गात्सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्। भुक्त्वा सुखमनंत च मद्देहे प्रविलीयते
By constant association, all sins are destroyed; having enjoyed endless happiness, one merges into my being.
स्नात्वा च पुण्यतीर्थेषु दृष्ट्वा मां चैव सर्वतः। दृष्ट्वा पुण्यवतां देशान्मम देहे विलीयते
Having bathed in holy waters and seen me everywhere, and having seen the lands of the virtuous, one merges into my being.
कथयित्वा कथां पुण्यां लोकानामग्रतः सदा। स चैव नरशार्दूल मद्देहे प्रविलीयते
By always narrating holy stories before people, O best of men, he too merges into my being.
उपोष्य वासरेस्माकं श्रुत्वा मच्चरितं ध्रुवम्। रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा मद्देहे प्रविलीयते
Or by fasting on my day, surely hearing my deeds, and keeping vigil at night, one merges into my being.
अत्यंतघोषणो नृत्यगीतवाद्यादिकैस्सदा। नामस्मरन्द्विजश्रेष्ठ मद्देहे प्रविलीयते
O best of twice-born, when there is constant loud chanting, dancing, singing, and playing of instruments, with remembrance of My name, I dissolve into that body.
मद्भक्तस्तीर्थभूतश्च त्वमेव बकमारणात्। यत्पापं तस्य मोक्षाय सखे स्थित्वा उवाच ह
From the moment you killed Baka, you have become My devotee and a holy place; whatever sin belongs to you, friend, is spoken for liberation.
गच्छ मूकं महात्मानं तीर्थं पुण्यवतां वरम्। मूकस्य दर्शनात्तात सर्वे दृष्टा महाजनाः
Go to the great-souled Muka, the foremost of sacred places for the virtuous; O dear one, by seeing Muka, all the great people are seen.
तेषां च दर्शनादेव तथा संभाषणान्मम। ममसंपर्कभावाच्च मद्गृहं चागतो भवान्
By merely seeing them, by speaking with them, and by being connected with Me, and because you have come to My abode—
जन्मकोटिसहस्रेभ्यो यस्य पापक्षयो भवेत्। स मां पश्यति धर्मज्ञो यथा तेन प्रसन्नता
For one whose sins from thousands of millions of births are destroyed, that righteous one sees Me, and by that, My favor is obtained.
ममैवानुग्रहाद्वत्सअहंदृष्टस्त्वयानघ। तस्माद्वरं गृहाण त्वं यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
By My own grace, O child, I have been seen by you, sinless one; therefore, accept a boon, whatever is in your mind.
विप्र उवाच-। अस्माकं सर्वथा नाथ मानसं त्वयि तिष्ठतु। त्वदृते सर्वलोकेश कदाचिन्न तु रोचताम्
The Brahmin said: May my mind always remain fixed on You, O Lord; apart from You, O Lord of all worlds, may nothing else ever please me.
माधव उवाच-। यस्मादेतादृशी बुद्धिः स्फुरते ते सदानघ। तस्मान्मत्सदृशान्भोगान्मद्गेहे संप्रलप्स्यसे
Madhava said: Because such understanding always arises in you, O sinless one, therefore you shall enjoy pleasures like Mine in My abode.
किंतु ते पितरौ पूजामाप्नुतो न त्वयानघ। पूजयित्वा तु पितरौ पश्चाद्यास्यसि मत्तनुम्
But, O sinless one, your parents will not receive worship from you; only after worshipping your parents will you come to My form.
तयोर्निश्श्वासवातेन मन्युना च भृशं पुनः। तपः क्षरति ते नित्यं तस्मात्पूजय तौ द्विज
Because of their sighs and intense anger, your austerity is constantly diminished; therefore, worship them, O Brahmin.
मन्युर्निपतते यस्मिन्पुत्रे पित्रोश्च नित्यशः। तन्निरयं नाबाधेहं न धाता न च शंकरः
Where anger always falls upon a son from his parents, neither I, nor Brahma, nor Shiva can prevent that hell.
तस्मात्त्वं पितरौ गच्छ कुरु पूजां प्रयत्नतः। ततस्त्वं हितयोरेव प्रसादान्मत्पदं व्रज
Therefore, go to your parents and carefully perform worship; then, by their favor alone, you will attain My abode.
इत्युक्ते तु द्विजश्रेष्ठः पुनराह जगद्गुरुम्। प्रसन्नो यदि मे नाथ रूपं स्वं दर्शयाच्युत
When this was said, the best of Brahmins again spoke to the Teacher of the world: If You are pleased with me, O Lord, show me Your own form, O Achyuta.
ततो द्विजप्रणयतः प्रसन्नहृदयो वशी। रूपं स्वं दर्शयामास ब्रह्मण्यो ब्रह्मकर्मणे
Then, because of the Brahmin's devotion, with a heart full of grace, the Lord, devoted to Brahmins and their rites, revealed His own form.
शंखचक्रगदापद्मधारणं पुरुषोत्तमम्। कारणं सर्वलोकस्य तेजसा पूरयज्जगत्
He showed Himself as the Supreme Person, bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, the cause of all worlds, filling the universe with His radiance.
प्रणम्य दंडवद्विप्र उवाच पुनरच्युतम्। अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे चक्षुषी शिवे
Bowing down flat in reverence, the Brahmin again spoke to Achyuta: Today my birth is fruitful, today my eyes are blessed.
अद्य मे च करौ श्लाघ्यौ धन्योहं जगदीश्वर। अद्य मे पुरुषा यांति ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्
Today my hands are praiseworthy, I am blessed, O Lord of the universe; today my ancestors attain the eternal world of Brahma.
नंदंति बांधवा मेद्य त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन। इदानीं च प्रसिद्धा मे सर्वे चैव मनोरथाः
My relatives rejoice, O worthy one, by Your grace, O Janardana; and now, all my cherished desires are fulfilled.
किंतु मे विस्मयो नाथ मूकादि ज्ञानिनो भृशम्। कथं जानंति मद्वृत्तं देशांतरमुपस्थितम्
But, Lord, I am greatly astonished—how do the mute and others, who are wise, know of my conduct, even when I am far away in another land?
तस्य गेहोदराकाशे स्थितो विप्रोतिशोभनः। तथा पतिव्रता गेहे तुलाधारशिरस्यपि
In the inner space of that house dwells the illustrious Brahmin, and likewise, in the house of the devoted wife, and even on the head of Tuladhara.