नियमान्पूर्वमादाय ये पश्चादजितेंद्रियाः । अतिक्रामंति चांचल्यात्ते वै निरयगामिनः
Those who first take vows and then, with uncontrolled senses, break them out of fickleness—these indeed go to hell.
इत्येते कथिता राजन्नरा निरयगामिनः । स्वर्गलोकस्य गंतारो ये जनास्तान्निबोध मे
Thus, O king, I have described the men who go to hell. Now listen to me as I tell of those who attain the heavenly worlds.
सत्येन तपसा क्षांत्या दानेनाध्ययनेन च । ये धर्ममनुवर्तंते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who follow righteousness through truth, austerity, forbearance, charity, and study—they go to heaven.
ये च होमपरा ध्यानदेवतार्चनतत्पराः । आददाना महात्मानस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who are devoted to sacrificial offerings, meditation, and worship of deities, and who are great-souled—these men go to heaven.
शुचयश्च शुचौ देशे वासुदेवपरायणाः । पठंति विष्णुं गायंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those pure men, in a pure place, devoted to Vāsudeva, who recite and sing of Viṣṇu—they go to heaven.
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषां ये कुर्वंति सदादृताः । वर्जयंति दिवास्वप्नं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who always serve their mother and father with respect, and avoid sleeping during the day—these men go to heaven.
सर्वहिंसानिवृत्ताश्च साधुसंगाश्च ये नराः । सर्वस्यापि हिते युक्तास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who refrain from all violence, associate with the virtuous, and are engaged in the welfare of all—these men go to heaven.
सर्वलोभनिवृत्ताश्च सर्वसाहाश्च ये नराः । सर्वस्याश्रयभूताश्च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who are free from all greed, who are courageous, and who are a refuge for all—these men go to heaven.
शुश्रूषाभिस्तपोभिश्च गुरूणां मानदा नराः । प्रतिग्रहनिवृत्ता ये ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who honor their teachers with service and austerity, and who refrain from accepting gifts—these men go to heaven.
सहस्रपरिवेष्टारस्तथैव च सहस्रदाः । त्रातारश्च सहस्राणां ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who feed thousands, who give thousands in charity, and who protect thousands—these men go to heaven.
भयात्पापात्तपाच्छोकाद्दारिद्र्यव्याधिकर्शितान् । विमुंचंति च ये जंतूंस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who release creatures afflicted by fear, sin, heat, sorrow, poverty, or disease—these men go to heaven.
आत्मस्वरूपवंतश्च यौवनस्थाश्च भारत । ये वै जितेंद्रिया धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who possess self-knowledge, are in their youth, and have conquered their senses with steadiness—these men go to heaven.
सुवर्णस्य च दातारो गवां भूमेश्च भारत । अन्नानां वाससां चैव ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who give gold, cows, land, food, and clothing—these men go to heaven.
ये याचिताः प्रहृष्यंति प्रियं दत्वा वदंति च । त्यक्तदानफलेच्छाश्च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who, when asked, give gladly and speak kindly, and who have renounced desire for the fruit of giving—these men go to heaven.
निवेशनानां धान्यानां नराणां च परंतप । स्वयमुत्पाद्य दातारः पुरुषाः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who, having produced themselves, give dwellings, grain, and other things—these men go to heaven.
द्विषतामपि ये दोषान्न वदंति कदाचन । कीर्तयंति गुणान्ये च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who never speak of the faults of even their enemies, but praise their virtues—these men go to heaven.
ये परेषां श्रियं दृष्ट्वा न वितप्यंति मत्सरात् । प्रहृष्टाश्चाभिनंदंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who, seeing the wealth of others, do not grieve out of envy but rejoice and congratulate them, are destined for heaven.
प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च श्रुतिशास्त्रोक्तमेव च । आचरंति महात्मानस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those great souls who act according to what is prescribed in the Vedas and scriptures, both in engagement and restraint, are destined for heaven.
ये नराणां वचो वक्तुं न जानंति च विप्रियम् । प्रियवाक्यैकविज्ञातास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who do not know how to speak words unpleasant to others, and are skilled only in speaking kindly, are destined for heaven.
ये नामभागान्कुर्वंति क्षुत्तृष्णा श्रमपीडिताः । हंतकारस्य कर्तारस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who, afflicted by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, provide portions of food, are creators of merit and are destined for heaven.
वापीकूपतडागानां प्रपानां चैव वेश्मनाम् । आरामाणां च कर्तारस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who build ponds, wells, reservoirs, drinking places, houses, and gardens are destined for heaven.
असत्येष्वपि ये सत्या ऋजवो नार्जवेष्वपि । रिपुष्वपिहिता ये च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who are truthful even among falsehoods, upright even among the crooked, and concealed even among enemies, are destined for heaven.
यस्मिन्कस्मिन्कुले जाता बहुपुत्राः शतायुषः । सानुक्रोशाः सदाचारास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Wherever men are born in a family, with many sons and long lives, compassionate and of good conduct, they are destined for heaven.
कुर्वंत्यवंध्यं दिवसं धर्मेणैकेन सर्वदा । व्रतं गृह्णंति ये नित्यं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who always make their days fruitful by observing a single vow of righteousness, and who daily undertake vows, are destined for heaven.
आक्रोशंतं स्तुवंतं च तुल्यं पश्यंति ये नराः । शांतात्मानो जितात्मानस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who see equally one who insults and one who praises, who are peaceful and self-controlled, are destined for heaven.
ये चापि भयसंत्रस्तान्ब्राह्मणांश्च तथा स्त्रियः । सार्थान्वा परिरक्षंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who protect the frightened, Brahmins, women, and travelers, are destined for heaven.
गंगायां पुष्करे तीर्थे गयायां च विशेषतः । पितृपिंडप्रदातारस्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who offer ancestral oblations at the sacred places of the Ganges, Pushkara, and especially Gaya, are destined for heaven.
न वशे चेंद्रियाणां च ये नराः संयमस्थिताः । त्यक्तलोभभयक्रोधास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those men who are established in self-restraint and not under the sway of their senses, who have abandoned greed, fear, and anger, are destined for heaven.
यूका मत्कुणदंशादीन्ये जंतूंस्तुदतस्तनुम् । पुत्रवत्परिरक्षंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who protect creatures such as lice, bugs, and biting insects from their own bodies, as one would protect a son, are destined for heaven.
अज्ञानाच्च यथोक्तेन विधिना संचयंति च । सर्वद्वंद्वसहा लोके ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः
Those who, out of ignorance, accumulate according to the prescribed method, and endure all dualities in the world, are destined for heaven.