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.
यावद्भूमंडलं सर्वं यावत्तपति भास्करः । तावद्धि मानवा लोकाः सर्वे भागवता बभुः
As far as the whole earth extends, as long as the sun shines, so long did all people become devotees of Bhagavān.
विष्णोर्ध्यानप्रभावेण पूजास्तोत्रेण नामतः । आधिव्याधिविहीनास्ते संजाता मानवास्तदा
By the power of meditation on Viṣṇu, by worship, praise, and recitation of his names, people then became free from afflictions and diseases.
वीतशोकाश्च पुण्याश्च सर्वे चैव तपोधनाः । संजाता वैष्णवा विप्र प्रसादात्तस्य चक्रिणः
Freed from sorrow, virtuous, and rich in austerity, all became Vaiṣṇavas, O brāhmaṇa, by the grace of the wielder of the discus.
आमयैश्च विहीनास्ते दोषैरोषैश्च वर्जिताः । सर्वैश्वर्यसमापन्नाः सर्वरोगविवर्जिताः
Freed from diseases, faults, and anger, they attained all prosperity and were free from all ailments.
प्रसादात्तस्य देवस्य संजाता मानवास्तदा । अमराः निर्जराः सर्वे धनधान्यसमन्विताः
By the grace of that god, at that time, humans were born; all the immortals and celestial beings were endowed with wealth and grain.
मर्त्या विष्णुप्रसादेन पुत्रपौत्रैरलंकृताः । तेषामेव महाभाग गृहद्वारेषु नित्यदा
By Viṣṇu's grace, mortals were adorned with sons and grandsons; O highly fortunate one, at the doorways of their houses always—
कल्पद्रुमाः सुपुण्यास्ते सर्वकामफलप्रदाः । सर्वकामदुघा गावः सचिंतामणयस्तथा
There stood auspicious wish-fulfilling trees, bestowing all desired fruits; cows yielding every wish, and likewise, wish-granting jewels.
संति तेषां गृहे पुण्याः सर्वकामप्रदायकाः । अमरा मानवा जाताः पुत्रपौत्रैरलंकृताः
In their homes were auspicious things granting all desires; immortals became human, adorned with sons and grandsons.
सर्वदोषविहीनास्ते विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः । सर्वसौभाग्यसंपन्नाः पुण्यमंगलसंयुताः
Freed from all faults by Viṣṇu's grace, they were endowed with every good fortune, joined with merit and auspiciousness.
सुपुण्या दानसंपन्ना ज्ञानध्यानपरायणाः । न दुर्भिक्षं न च व्याधिर्नाकालमरणं नृणाम्
Highly virtuous, abundant in charity, devoted to knowledge and meditation; among those people, there was no famine, no disease, nor untimely death.