तन्मे सुविस्तरं तात तस्याः कथय कारणम्
Therefore, O father, tell me in detail the reason for her suffering.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थे। च्यवनोपाख्याने पंचाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-fifth chapter, called the story of Cyavana, in the Vena narrative at the holy Guru Tīrtha, in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
कुंजल उवाच- व्रतभेदान्प्रवक्ष्यामि यैर्यैश्चाराधितो हरिः । जया च विजया चैव जयंती पापनाशिनी
Kunjala said: I will explain the varieties of vows by which Hari is worshipped; Jaya, Vijaya, and Jayantī, the destroyer of sin.
त्रिस्पृशा वंजुली चान्या तिलदग्धा तथापरा । अखंडाचारकन्या च मनोरथा सुपुत्रक
Trispṛśā, Vaṃjulī, and another called Tiladagdhā; Akhaṇḍācāra-kanyā and Manorathā, O dear son.
एकादश्यास्तु भेदाश्च संति पुत्र अनेकधा । अशून्यशयनं चान्यज्जन्माष्टमी महाव्रतम्
There are many kinds of Ekādaśī vows, O son; Aśūnyaśayana, Janmāṣṭamī, and the great vow.
एतैर्व्रतैर्महापुण्यैः पापं दूरं प्रयाति च । प्राणिनां नात्र संदेहः सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
By these great and holy vows, sin is driven far away; for living beings, there is no doubt about this—I speak the truth, the truth.
कुंजल उवाच- स्तोत्रं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि पापराशिविनाशनम् । सुपुत्रशतनामाख्यं नराणां गतिदायकम्
Kuñjala said: I will declare his hymn, which destroys heaps of sin; it is called 'Hundred Names of the Good Son,' and grants liberation to men.
तस्य देवस्य कृष्णस्य शतनामाख्यमुत्तमम् । संप्रत्येव प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व सुतोत्तम
This supreme 'Hundred Names' of the god Krishna I will now recite; listen to it, O best of sons.
विष्णोर्नामशतस्यापि ऋषिं छंदो वदाम्यहम् । देवं चैव महाभाग सर्वपापविशोधनम्
I will state the seer, meter, and deity of the Hundred Names of Vishnu, O illustrious one, which purifies all sins.
विष्णोर्नामशतस्यापि ऋषिर्ब्रह्मा प्रकीर्तितः । ॐकारो देवता प्रोक्तश्छंदोनुष्टुप्तथैव च
For the Hundred Names of Vishnu, Brahma is declared the seer; Om is said to be the deity, and the meter is Anushtubh.
सर्वकामिकसंसिद्ध्यै मोक्षे च विनियोगकः । अस्य विष्णोः शतनामस्तोत्रस्य । ब्रह्मा ऋषिः विष्णुर्देवता अनुष्टुप्छंदः । सर्वकामसमृद्ध्यर्थं सर्वपापक्षयार्थे विनियोगः
For the fulfillment of all desires and for liberation, this Hundred Names hymn of Vishnu is applied: Brahma is the seer, Vishnu the deity, Anushtubh the meter, and it is used for the attainment of all desires and destruction of all sins.
नमाम्यहं हृषीकेशं केशवं मधुसूदनम् । सूदनं सर्वदैत्यानां नारायणमनामयम्
I bow to Hṛṣīkeśa, Keśava, Madhusūdana, the destroyer of all demons, and to Nārāyaṇa, who is free from affliction.
जयंतं विजयं कृष्णमनंतं वामनं ततः । विष्णुं विश्वेश्वरं पुण्यं विश्वाधारं सुरार्चितम्
To the victorious, to Krishna, to the infinite, to Vāmana; to Viṣṇu, Lord of the Universe, the holy one, the support of the world, worshipped by the gods.
अनघं त्वघहंतारं नरसिंहं श्रियः प्रियम् । श्रीपतिं श्रीधरं श्रीदं श्रीनिवासं महोदयम्
To the sinless, the destroyer of evil, Narasiṃha, beloved of Śrī; to the Lord of Śrī, bearer of Śrī, giver of Śrī, abode of Śrī, of great glory.
श्रीरामं माधवं मोक्षं क्षमारूपं जनार्दनम् । सर्वज्ञं सर्ववेत्तारं सर्वदं सर्वनायकम्
To Śrī Rāma, Mādhava, the liberator, embodiment of forgiveness, Janārdana; the all-knowing, knower of all, giver of all, leader of all.
हरिं मुरारिं गोविंदं पद्मनाभं प्रजापतिम् । आनंदं ज्ञानसंपन्नं ज्ञानदं ज्ञाननायकम्
To Hari, Mura's enemy, Govinda, Padmanābha, Lord of creatures; to the blissful, endowed with knowledge, giver of knowledge, leader in knowledge.
अच्युतं सबलं चंद्रं चक्रपाणिं परावरम् । युगाधारं जगद्योनिं ब्रह्मरूपं महेश्वरम्
To Acyuta, strong, radiant as the moon, wielder of the discus, transcending all; the support of ages, source of the world, form of Brahma, the great Lord.
मुकुंदं तं सुवैकुंठमेकरूपं जगत्पतिम् । वासुदेवं महात्मानं ब्रह्मण्यं ब्राह्मणप्रियम्
To Mukunda, the beautiful Vaikuṇṭha, the sole form, Lord of the world; to Vāsudeva, the great soul, devoted to Brahma, beloved of the Brahmins.
गोप्रियं गोहितं यज्ञंयज्ञांगं यज्ञवर्द्धनम् । यज्ञस्यापि सुभोक्तारं वेदवेदांगपारगम्
Beloved of cows, benefactor of cows, sacrifice, limb of sacrifice, increaser of sacrifice; the excellent enjoyer of sacrifice, master of the Vedas and their branches.
वेदज्ञं वेदरूपं तं विद्यावासं सुरेश्वरम् । अव्यक्तं तं महाहंसं शंखपाणिं पुरातनम्
Knower of the Vedas, embodiment of the Vedas, abode of knowledge, Lord of the gods; the unmanifest, the great swan, bearer of the conch, ancient one.
पुरुषं पुष्कराक्षं तु वाराहं धरणीधरम् । प्रद्युम्नं कामपालं च व्यासं व्यालं महेश्वरम्
The Person, lotus-eyed, the boar, supporter of the earth; Pradyumna, protector of desire, Vyāsa, serpent, great Lord.
सर्वसौख्यं महासौख्यं मोक्षं च परमेश्वरम् । योगरूपं महाज्ञानं योगिनां गतिदं प्रियम्
Source of all happiness, supreme happiness, liberation, supreme Lord; embodiment of yoga, great wisdom, giver of path to yogis, beloved.
मुरारिं लोकपालं तं पद्महस्तं गदाधरम् । गुहावासं सर्ववासं पुण्यवासं महाभुजम्
Mura's enemy, guardian of the worlds, bearer of the lotus, wielder of the mace; dweller in caves, dweller everywhere, abode of virtue, mighty-armed.
वृंदानाथं बृहत्कायं पावनं पापनाशनम् । गोपीनाथं गोपसखं गोपालं गोगणाश्रयम्
Lord of Vṛndā, vast-bodied, purifier, destroyer of sin; Lord of the gopīs, friend of the cowherds, protector of cows, refuge of the herds.
परात्मानं पराधीशं कपिलं कार्यमानुषम् । नमामि निश्चलं नित्यं मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः
I bow to the Supreme Self, the Supreme Lord, Kapila, who has taken a human form for a purpose, unwavering and eternal, with mind, speech, and actions.
नाम्नां शतेनापि सुपुण्यकर्ता यः स्तौति कृष्णं मनसा स्थिरेण । स याति लोकं मधुसूदनस्य विहाय लोकानिह पुण्यपूतः
Even with a hundred names, whoever praises Krishna with a steadfast mind, being a doer of great virtue, attains the world of Madhusudana, leaving behind all other worlds, purified by merit.
नाम्नां शतं महापुण्यं सर्वपातकशोधनम् । जपेदनन्यमनसा ध्यायेद्ध्यानसमन्वितम्
A hundred names, of great merit and purifying all sins, should be recited with undistracted mind, accompanied by meditation.
नित्यमेव नरः पुण्यैर्गंगास्नानफलं लभेत् । तस्मात्तु सुस्थिरो भूत्वा समाहितमना जपेत्
By doing this daily, a person attains the fruit of bathing in the sacred Ganga; therefore, one should recite with steady and concentrated mind.
त्रिकालं च जपेन्मर्त्यो नियतो नियमे स्थितः । अश्वमेधफलं तस्य जायते नात्र संशयः
If a mortal recites at three times daily, disciplined and established in observance, he attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice—there is no doubt about this.
एकादश्यामुपोष्यैव पुरतो माधवस्य यः । जागरे प्रजपेन्मर्त्यस्तस्य पुण्यं वदाम्यहम्
On Ekadashi, after fasting, whoever recites before Madhava, remaining awake, I declare the merit of such a mortal.