हरिं मुरारिं प्रवदंति केशवं प्रीत्या जितं माधवमेव चान्ये । श्रीनारसिंहं कमलेक्षणं तं गोविंदमेकं कमलापतिं च
They speak with affection of Hari, the enemy of Mura, Keśava, and the victorious Mādhava; others of Śrī Nṛsiṃha, the lotus-eyed one, Govinda, the sole lord of Lakṣmī.
कृष्णं शरण्यं शरणं जपंति रामं च जप्यैः परिपूजयंति । दंडप्रणामैः प्रणमंति विष्णुं तद्ध्यानयुक्ताः परवैष्णवास्ते
They recite the names of Kṛṣṇa, the refuge and protector, and worship Rāma with recitations; bowing with staff in hand, they salute Viṣṇu, absorbed in his meditation—these are the supreme Vaiṣṇavas.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरित्रे चतुःसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-fourth chapter in the story of Vena, describing the holy places of mother and father, and the tale of Yayati, in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
सुकर्मोवाच- विष्णुं कृष्णं हरिं रामं मुकुंदं मधुसूदनम् । नारायणं विष्णुरूपं नारसिंहं तमच्युतम्
Sukarma said: Vishnu, Krishna, Hari, Rama, Mukunda, Madhusudana, Narayana, the form of Vishnu, Narasimha, that infallible one—
केशवं पद्मनाभं च वासुदेवं च वामनम् । वाराहं कमठं मत्स्यं हृषीकेशं सुराधिपम्
Keshava, Padmanabha, Vasudeva, Vamana, Varaha, Kurma, Matsya, Hrishikesha, lord of the gods—
विश्वेशं विश्वरूपं च अनंतमनघं शुचिम् । पुरुषं पुष्कराक्षं च श्रीधरं श्रीपतिं हरिम्
Lord of the universe, universal form, infinite, sinless, pure, the person, lotus-eyed, bearer of fortune, husband of fortune, Hari—
श्रीनिवासं पीतवासं माधवं मोक्षदं प्रभुम् । इत्येवं हि समुच्चारं नामभिर्मानवाः सदा
Shrinivasa, clad in yellow, Madhava, giver of liberation, master—thus, always, people utter these names.
प्रकुर्वंति नराः सर्वे बालवृद्धाः कुमारिकाः । स्त्रियो हरिं सुगायंति गृहकर्मरताः सदा
All people—children, elders, maidens, women—constantly sing of Hari, even while engaged in household tasks.
आसने शयने याने ध्याने वचसि माधवम् । क्रीडमानास्तथा बाला गोविंदं प्रणमंति ते
Whether seated, lying down, traveling, meditating, or speaking, they remember Madhava; even playing, children bow to Govinda.
दिवारात्रौ सुमधुरं ब्रुवंति हरिनाम च । विष्णूच्चारो हि सर्वत्र श्रूयते द्विजसत्तम
Day and night, they utter the sweet name of Hari; everywhere, O best of twice-born, the name of Vishnu is heard.
वैष्णवेन प्रभावेण मर्त्या वर्तंति भूतले । प्रासादकलशाग्रेषु देवतायतनेषु च
By the power of the Vaishnavas, mortals live on earth; atop temple spires and in shrines of the gods—
यथा सूर्यस्य बिंबानि तथा चक्राणि भांति च । वैकुंठे दृश्यते भावस्तद्भावं जगतीतले
Just as the images of the sun shine, so do the discs; in Vaikuntha, that radiance is seen, and the same radiance appears on earth.
तेन राज्ञा कृतं विप्र पुण्यं चापि महात्मना । विष्णुलोकस्य समतां तथानीतं महीतलम्
By that king, O Brahmin, and by the great soul, merit was created; the equality of Vishnu's world was brought to earth.
नहुषस्यापि पुत्रेण वैष्णवेन ययातिना । उभयोर्लोकयोर्भावमेकीभूतं महीतलम्
By Nahusha's son, the Vaishnava Yayati, the state of both worlds became unified on earth.
भूतलस्यापि विष्णोश्च अंतरं नैव दृश्यते । विष्णूच्चारं तु वैकुंठे यथा कुर्वंति वैष्णवाः
No difference is seen between Vishnu and the earth; in Vaikuntha, Vaishnavas utter Vishnu's name, and—
भूतले तादृशोच्चारं प्रकुर्वंति च मानवाः । उभयोर्लोकयोर्विप्र एकभावः प्रदृश्यते
On earth, people utter it in the same way; O Brahmin, the same state is seen in both worlds.
जरारोगभयं नास्ति मृत्युहीना नरा बभुः । दानभोगप्रभावश्च अधिको दृश्यते भुवि
There was no old age, disease, or fear; people became free from death; the power of charity and enjoyment was seen to increase on earth.
पुत्राणां तु सुखं पुण्यमधिकं पौत्रजं नराः । प्रभुंजंति सुखेनापि मानवा भुवि सत्तम
The happiness and merit of sons, and even more of grandsons, was enjoyed by people with ease, O best of men, on earth.
विष्णोः प्रसाददानेन उपदेशेन तस्य च । सर्वव्याधिविनिर्मुक्ता मानवा वैष्णवाः सदा
By the gift of Vishnu's favor and his instruction, all Vaishnavas were always freed from every disease.
स्वर्गलोकप्रभावो हि कृतो राज्ञा महीतले । पंचविंशप्रमाणेन वर्षाणि नृपसत्तम
The king established the radiance of heaven on earth, O best of kings, for twenty-five years.
गदैर्हीना नराः सर्वे ज्ञानध्यानपरायणाः । यज्ञदानपराः सर्वे दयाभावाश्च मानवाः
All men who are free from disease, devoted to knowledge and meditation, all who are dedicated to sacrifice and charity, and all humans who lack compassion—
उपकाररताः पुण्या धन्यास्ते कीर्तिभाजनाः । सर्वे धर्मपरा विप्र विष्णुध्यानपरायणाः
Those who delight in helping others, who are virtuous and blessed, who are the recipients of fame, all are devoted to righteousness, O Brahmin, and intent on meditating upon Vishnu.
राज्ञा तेनोपदिष्टास्ते संजाता वैष्णवा भुवि । विष्णुरुवाच- श्रूयतां नृपशार्दूल चरित्रं तस्य भूपतेः
Instructed by that king, they became Vaishnavas on earth. Vishnu said: Hear, O tiger among kings, the story of that sovereign.
सर्वधर्मपरो नित्यं विष्णुभक्तश्च नाहुषिः । अब्दानां तत्र लक्षं हि तस्याप्येवं गतं भुवि
Always devoted to all dharmas and a devotee of Vishnu was Nahusha's descendant; there, a hundred thousand years passed for him on earth in this way.
नूतनो दृश्यते कायः पंचविंशाब्दिको यथा । पंचविंशाब्दिको भाति रूपेण वयसा तदा
A new body is seen, as if twenty-five years old; he shines with the form and age of one who is twenty-five.
प्रबलः प्रौढिसंपन्नः प्रसादात्तस्य चक्रिणः । मानुषा भुवमास्थाय यमं नैव प्रयांति ते
Strong and endowed with maturity, by the grace of the wielder of the discus, those humans, having taken up life on earth, do not go to Yama.
रागद्वेषविनिर्मुक्ताः क्लेशपाशविवर्जिताः । सुखिनो दानपुण्यैश्च सर्वधर्मपरायणाः
Freed from passion and hatred, released from the bonds of affliction, happy through the merit of giving, and devoted to all dharmas.
विस्तारं तेजनाः सर्वे संतत्यापि गता नृप । यथा दूर्वावटाश्चैव विस्तारं यांति भूतले
All those people, O king, spread in lineage, just as blades of sacred grass expand upon the earth.
यथा ते मानवाः सर्वे पुत्रपौत्रैः प्रविस्तृताः । मृत्युदोषविहीनास्ते चिरं जीवंति वै जनाः
Just as those humans are extended through sons and grandsons, those people live long, free from the fault of death.
स्थिरकायाश्च सुखिनो जरारोगविवर्जिताः । पंचविंशाब्दिकाः सर्वे नरा दृश्यंति भूतले
With firm bodies, happy, free from old age and disease, all men are seen on earth as if twenty-five years old.