तपसा चैव भावेन स्वधर्मेण महीतलम् । स्वर्गरूपं करिष्यामि प्रसादात्तस्य चक्रिणः
By austerity, by disposition, and by following one's own duty, I will make the earth into the form of heaven, through the grace of the Discus-wielder.
एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रयाहि त्वं कथयस्व पुरंदरम् । सुकर्मोवाच- समाकर्ण्य ततः सूतो नृपतेः परिभाषितम्
Knowing this, you should go and tell Purandara; Sukarma said—Having heard the king's words,
आशीर्भिरभिनंद्याथ आमंत्र्य नृपतिं गतः । सर्वं निवेदयामास इंद्राय च महात्मने
The charioteer, after offering blessings and taking leave of the king, went and reported everything to the great Indra.
समाकर्ण्य सहस्राक्षो ययातेस्तु महात्मनः । तस्याथ चिंतयामासानयनार्थं दिवं प्रति
Hearing of the great-souled Yayati from the messenger, the thousand-eyed one then considered how to bring him to heaven.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरिते द्विसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-second chapter in the story of Yayati, in the description of the holy place for mothers and fathers, in the Vena narrative, in the Bhumi Khanda of the glorious Padma Purana.
पिप्पल उवाच- गते तस्मिन्महाभागे दूत इंद्रस्य वै पुनः । किं चकार स धर्मात्मा ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः
Pippala said—When that great soul, Indra's messenger, had departed, what did the righteous Yayati, son of Nahusha, do?
सुकर्मोवाच- तस्मिन्गते देववरस्य दूते स चिंतयामास नरेंद्रसूनुः । आहूय दूतान्प्रवरान्स सत्वरं धर्मार्थयुक्तं वच आदिदेश
Sukarma said—When the messenger of the lord of the gods had departed, the king's son reflected; summoning the foremost messengers quickly, he instructed them with words grounded in righteousness and purpose.
गच्छंतु दूताः प्रवराः पुरोत्तमे देशेषु द्वीपेष्वखिलेषु लोके । कुर्वंतु वाक्यं मम धर्मयुक्तं व्रजंतु लोकाः सुपथा हरेश्च
Let the foremost messengers go to the best of cities, to all regions, to all islands, to the entire world; let them carry out my righteous command, and let the people proceed on the good path of Hari.
भावैः सुपुण्यैरमृतोपमानैर्ध्यानैश्च ज्ञानैर्यजनैस्तपोभिः । यज्ञैश्च दानैर्मधुसूदनैकमर्चंतु लोका विषयान्विहाय
Let people, abandoning sense objects, worship Madhusudana alone with pure intentions, with meditation, knowledge, sacrifices, austerities, and gifts, all as pure as nectar.
सर्वत्र पश्यंत्वसुरारिमेकं शुष्केषु चार्द्रेष्वपि स्थावरेषु । अभ्रेषु भूमौ सचराचरेषु स्वीयेषु कायेष्वपि जीवरूपम्
Let everyone see the one enemy of the demons everywhere—in dry and wet places, in immovable things, in clouds, on earth, among moving and unmoving beings, and even in their own bodies as the form of life.
देवं तमुद्दिश्य ददंतु दानमातिथ्यभावैः परिपैत्रिकैश्च । नारायणं देववरं यजध्वं दोषैर्विमुक्ता अचिराद्भविष्यथ
Let them offer gifts to that god, with the spirit of hospitality and ancestral rites; worship the divine Narayana, and you will soon become free from faults.
यो मामकं वाक्यमिहैव मानवो लोभाद्विमोहादपि नैव कारयेत् । स शास्यतां यास्यति निर्घृणो ध्रुवं ममापि चौरो हि यथा निकृष्टः
Whoever, out of greed or delusion, does not carry out my command here among men, let him be punished; he will certainly go to ruin, just as a thief is despised even by me.
आकर्ण्य वाक्यं नृपतेश्च दूताःसंहृष्टभावाः सकलां च पृथ्वीम् । आचख्युरेवं नृपतेः प्रणीतमादेशभावं सकलं प्रजासु
Hearing the king's words, the messengers, filled with joy, announced to all the people throughout the earth the king's decree as it was given.
विप्रादिमर्त्या अमृतं सुपुण्यमानीतमेवं भुवि तेन राज्ञा । पिबंतु पुण्यं परिवैष्णवाख्यं दोषैर्विहीनं परिणाममिष्टम्
Brahmins and other mortals, the nectar of supreme merit has thus been brought to earth by that king; let all drink this merit, known as Parivaisnava, free from faults and yielding the desired result.
श्रीकेशवं क्लेशहरं वरेण्यमानंदरूपं परमार्थमेवम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
The nectar of names, which removes faults, has been brought by the good king; let the people drink it—Śrī Keshava, remover of suffering, worthy of worship, embodiment of supreme bliss and truth.
सखड्गपाणिं मधुसूदनाख्यं तं श्रीनिवासं सगुणं सुरेशम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of names, which removes faults, brought by the good king—of him who holds a sword in hand, called Madhusudana, Śrīnivasa, endowed with qualities, lord of the gods.
श्रीपद्मनाथं कमलेक्षणं च आधाररूपं जगतां महेशम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of the Name, brought by the command of the gods, which removes faults—of the blessed Lord Padmanātha, the lotus-eyed, the support of the worlds, the great Lord.
पापापहं व्याधिविनाशरूपमानंददं दानवदैत्यनाशनम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of the Name, brought by the command of the gods, which removes faults—destroyer of sin, destroyer of disease, giver of joy, destroyer of Dānavas and Daityas.
यज्ञांगरूपं चरथांगपाणिं पुण्याकरं सौख्यमनंतरूपम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of the Name, brought by the command of the gods, which removes faults—who is the form of sacrifice, whose hands are the limbs of sacrifice, source of merit, embodiment of inner happiness.
विश्वाधिवासं विमलं विरामं रामाभिधानं रमणं मुरारिम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of the Name, brought by the command of the gods, which removes faults—dwelling place of the universe, pure, tranquil, called Rāma, delightful, enemy of Mura.
आदित्यरूपं तमसां विनाशं बंधस्यनाशं मतिपंकजानाम् । नामामृतं दोषहरं सुराज्ञा आनीतमस्त्येव पिबंतु लोकाः
Let the people drink the nectar of the Name, brought by the command of the gods, which removes faults—who is the form of the sun, destroyer of darkness, destroyer of bondage, and of the lotuses of the mind.
नामामृतं सत्यमिदं सुपुण्यमधीत्य यो मानव विष्णुभक्तः । प्रभातकाले नियतो महात्मा स याति मुक्तिं न हि कारणं च
This nectar of the Name is true and supremely holy; whoever, being devoted to Viṣṇu, recites it in the morning with discipline and a great soul, attains liberation—there is no doubt.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरिते त्रिसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Padma Purāṇa, in the section on the earth, in the story of Vena, in the description of the Pitṛtīrtha, in the account of Yayāti, the seventy-third chapter.
सुकर्मोवाच- दूतास्तु ग्रामेषु वदंति सर्वे द्वीपेषु देशेष्वथ पत्तनेषु । लोकाः शृणुध्वं नृपतेस्तदाज्ञां सर्वप्रभावैर्हरिमर्चयंतु
Sukarma said: Messengers proclaim in all villages, islands, lands, and cities: 'People, listen to the king’s command—worship Hari with all your might.'
दानैश्च यज्ञैर्बहुभिस्तपोभिर्धर्माभिलाषैर्यजनैर्मनोभिः । ध्यायंतु लोका मधुसूदनं तु आदेशमेवं नृपतेस्तु तस्य
With gifts, with many sacrifices, with austerities, with desires for righteousness, with offerings and with their minds, let the people meditate on Madhusūdana—such is the command of that king.
एवं सुघुष्टं सकलं तु पुण्यमाकर्ण्य तं भूमितलेषु लोकैः । तदाप्रभृत्येव यजंति विष्णुं ध्यायंति गायंति जपंति मर्त्याः
Hearing this proclamation, which is wholly auspicious, from that time onward, people on earth worship Viṣṇu, meditate, sing, and recite his names.
वेदप्रणीतैश्च सुसूक्तमंत्रैः स्तोत्रैः सुपुण्यैरमृतोपमानैः । श्रीकेशवं तद्गतमानसास्ते व्रतोपवासैर्नियमैश्च दानैः
With Vedic hymns, excellent mantras, praises, supremely holy and nectar-like, their minds fixed on Śrīkeśava, they observe vows, fasts, disciplines, and give gifts.
विहाय दोषान्निजकायचित्तवागुद्भवान्प्रेमरताः समस्ताः । लक्ष्मीनिवासं जगतां निवासं श्रीवासुदेवं परिपूजयंति
Abandoning faults arising from body, mind, and speech, all are filled with love and devotion, and they worship Śrīvāsudeva, the abode of Lakṣmī, the refuge of the worlds.
इत्याज्ञातस्य भूपस्य वर्तते क्षितिमंडले । वैष्णवेनापि भावेन जनाः सर्वे जयंति ते
Thus, by the command of the king, this prevails on earth; and with a Vaiṣṇava spirit, all people become victorious.
नामभिः कर्मभिर्विष्णुं यजंते ज्ञानकोविदाः । तद्ध्यानास्तद्व्यवसिता विष्णुपूजापरायणाः
With names and actions, the wise worship Viṣṇu; absorbed in his meditation and intent on him, they are devoted to Viṣṇu’s worship.