मातृवत्परदारान्ये मन्यंते वै नरोत्तमाः । न ते यांति नरश्रेष्ठ कदाचिद्यम यातनाम्
The best of men regard the wives of others as they would their own mother; such excellent men, O best of men, never experience the torments of Yama.
मनसापि परेषां यः कलत्राणि न सेवते । सह लोकद्वये नास्ति तेन वैश्य धरा धृता
He who does not even mentally desire the wives of others—by him, O Vaiśya, the earth is upheld in both worlds.
तस्माद्धर्म्मान्वितैस्त्याज्यं परदारोपसेवनम् । नयंति परदारास्तु नरकानेकविंशतिम्
Therefore, association with another's wife, O Vaiśya, must be abandoned by those devoted to righteousness; for consorting with another's wife leads to twenty-one hells.
लोभो न जायते येषां परदारेषु मानसे । ते यांति देवलोकं तु न यमं वैश्यसत्तम
Those whose minds do not give rise to greed for other men's wives, O best of Vaiśyas, go to the world of the gods and not to Yama.
शश्वत्क्रोधनिदानेषु यः क्रोधेन न जीयते । जितस्वर्गः स मंतव्यः पुरुषोऽक्रोधनो भुवि
He who is not overcome by anger, even when faced with constant causes for wrath, should be regarded as one who has conquered heaven—such a man is free from anger on earth.
मातरं पितरं पुत्र आराधयति देववत् । अप्राप्ते वार्द्धके काले न याति च यमालयम्
He who honors his mother, father, and son as if they were gods, and does so before they reach old age, does not go to the abode of Yama.
पितुश्चाधिकभावेन येऽर्चयंति गुरुं नराः । भवंत्यतिथयो लोके ब्रह्मणस्ते विशांवर
O best of men, those who worship their guru with greater reverence than their father become honored guests in the world of Brahma.
इह चैव स्त्रियो धन्याः शीलस्य परिरक्षणात् । शीलभंगे च नारीणां यमलोकः सुदारुणः
And here, women are blessed due to their protection of virtue; but for women who violate virtue, the realm of Yama is exceedingly dreadful.
शीलं रक्ष्यं सदा स्त्रीभिर्दुष्टसंगविवर्जनात् । शीलेन हि परः स्वर्गः स्त्रीणां वैश्य न संशयः
Women must always safeguard their virtue, avoiding corrupt company; for by virtue alone, women attain the highest heaven, O Vaiśya, without doubt.
शूद्रस्य पाकयज्ञेन निषिद्धाचरणेन च । दुर्गतिर्विहिता वैश्य तस्य सा नारकी गतिः
For a Śūdra, misfortune is ordained through the performance of unauthorized rites and forbidden conduct; such a path leads surely to a hellish state.
विचारयंति ये शास्त्रं वेदाभ्यासरताश्च ये । पुराणं संहितां ये च श्रावयंति पठंति च
Those who reflect upon scripture, who are devoted to Vedic study, and those who recite or teach the Purāṇas and Saṃhitās—
व्याकुर्वंति स्मृतिर्ये च ये धर्मप्रतिबोधकाः । वेदांतेषु निषण्णा ये तैरियं जगती धृता
Those who explain the Smṛtis and awaken others to dharma, and those established in the Vedāntas—by them, indeed, this world is upheld.
तत्तदभ्यासमाहात्म्यैः सर्वे ते हतकिल्बिषाः । गच्छंति ब्रह्मणो लोकं यत्र मोहो न विद्यते
Through the greatness of such study, all these are freed from sin and proceed to the world of Brahma, where delusion does not exist.
ज्ञानमज्ञाय यो दद्याद्वेदशास्त्रसमुद्भवम् । अपि वेदास्तमर्चंति भवबंधविदारणम्
Whoever gives knowledge, born of the Vedas and śāstras, without understanding it himself—even the Vedas abandon him, which sever the bonds of worldly existence.
श्रूयतामद्भुतं ह्येतद्रहस्यं वैश्यसत्तम । सम्मतं धर्मराजस्य सर्वलोकामृतप्रदम्
Hear now, O best of Vaiśyas, this wondrous secret, approved by Dharmarāja, which bestows the nectar of immortality upon all worlds.
न यमं यमलोकं च न भूतान्घोरदर्शनान् । पश्यंति वैष्णवा नूनं सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम्
Certainly, Vaiṣṇavas do not see Yama, his realm, or terrifying spirits; truly, truly, I have spoken this.
प्राहास्मान्यमुना भ्राता सदैव हि पुनःपुनः । भवद्भिर्वैष्णवास्त्याज्या न ते स्युर्ममगोचराः
Yama himself has always declared again and again: 'Vaiṣṇavas must be avoided by you; they are not within my domain.'
स्मरंति ये सकृद्भूताः प्रसंगेनापि केशवम् । ते विध्वस्ताखिलाघौघा यांति विष्णोः परं पदम्
Those beings who remember Keśava even once, even incidentally, are freed from all heaps of sin and attain Viṣṇu's supreme abode.
दुराचारो दुष्कृतोऽपि सदाचाररतोऽपि यः । भवद्भिः स सदा त्याज्यो विष्णुं च भजते नरः
Whether a person is wicked or virtuous, if he worships Viṣṇu, he must always be avoided by you.
वैष्णवो यद्गृहे भुंक्ते येषां वैष्णवसंगतिः । तेऽपि वः परिवार्याः स्युस्तत्संगहतकिल्बिषाः
In whose house a Vaiṣṇava eats, or with whom there is association with Vaiṣṇavas—such people must also be shunned by you, for they are freed from sin by that association.
इत्थं वैश्यानुशास्त्यस्मान्देवो दंडधरः सदा । अतो नो वैष्णवा यांति राजधानीं यमस्य तु
Thus, O Vaiśyas, the god Daṇḍadhara always instructs you; therefore, Vaiṣṇavas do not go to the city of Yama.
विष्णुभक्तिं विना नॄणां पापिष्ठानां विशां वर । उपायो नास्ति नास्त्यन्यः संतर्तुं नरकांबुधिम्
O best of men, without devotion to Viṣṇu, there is no other means, none at all, for the most sinful to cross the ocean of hell.
श्वपाकमपि नेक्षेत लोकेष्टं वैश्य वैष्णवम् । वैष्णवो वर्णबाह्योऽपि पुनाति भुवनत्रयम्
O Vaiśya, do not look down upon even a dog-eater who is a Vaiṣṇava; a Vaiṣṇava, even if outside the social order, purifies the three worlds.
एतावता लमघनिर्हरणाय पुंसां संकीर्तनं भगवतो गुणकर्मनाम्नाम् । विक्रुश्य पुत्र मघवान्यदजामिलोऽपि नारायणेति म्रियमाण इयाय मुक्तिम्
By this alone—the loud chanting of the Lord's qualities, deeds, and names—are men's sins destroyed; even Ajāmila, crying out 'Nārāyaṇa' at death, attained liberation.
नरके तु चिरं मग्नाः पूर्वे ये च कुलद्वये । तदैव यांति ते स्वर्गं यदार्चंति मुदा हरिम्
Those ancestors from both family lines who have long been submerged in hell, at that very moment attain heaven when Hari is worshipped with joy.
विष्णुभक्तस्य ये दासा वैष्णवान्न भुजश्च ये । ते तु क्रतुभुजां वैश्य गतिं यांति निराकुलाः
Those who are servants of a devotee of Vishnu, and those who partake of food offered to Vishnu, attain, without distress, the state reached by sacrificers and merchants.
प्रार्थर्यद्वैष्णवस्यान्नं प्रयत्नेन विचक्षणः । सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थं तदभावे जलं पिबेत्
One who, with discernment, earnestly seeks food offered to Vishnu, for the sake of complete purification from all sins, should drink water in its absence.
गोविंदेति जपन्मंत्रं कुत्रचिन्म्रियते यदि । स नरो न यमं पश्येत्तं च नेक्षामहे वयम्
If a man, dying anywhere, recites the mantra 'Govinda,' he does not see Yama, nor do we behold him.
सांगं समुद्रं सध्यानं सऋषिः छंददैवतम् । दीक्षयाविधिवन्मंत्रं जपेद्वै द्वादशाक्षरम्
With proper initiation and according to rule, one should recite the twelve-syllable mantra, complete with its limbs, the ocean, meditation, sages, meter, and deity.
अष्टाक्षरं च मंत्रेशं ये जपंति नरोत्तमाः । तान्दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्महा शुद्ध्यद्भ्राजते विष्णुवत्स्वयम्
Those excellent men who recite the eight-syllable chief mantra—upon seeing them, even a slayer of a Brahmin is purified and shines like a devotee of Vishnu.