कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि रमते सन्निधौ हरेः । लिंगैस्तु कोटिभिर्दृष्टैर्यत्फलं पूजितैस्तु तैः
For thousands of millions of aeons, he delights in the presence of Hari; the fruit gained by worshipping millions of liṅgas with sight—
शालग्रामशिलायास्तु ह्येकेनाह्ना हि तत्फलम् । सकृदभ्यर्चिते लिंगे शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे
That very fruit is obtained in a single day by worshipping the Śālagrāma stone, or by worshipping even once a liṅga born from the Śālagrāma stone.
मुक्तिं प्रयांति मनुजा नूनं सांख्येन वर्जिताः । शालग्रामशिलारूपी यत्र तिष्ठति केशवः
Men certainly attain liberation, even without Sāṃkhya knowledge, wherever Keśava abides in the form of the Śālagrāma stone.
तत्र देवाः सुरा यक्षा भुवनानि चतुर्दश । शालग्रामशिलायां तु यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः
There, the gods, divine beings, yakṣas, and all fourteen worlds—when a man performs śrāddha at the Śālagrāma stone—
पितरस्तस्य तिष्ठंति तृप्ताः कल्पशतं दिवि । ये पिबंति नरा नित्यं शालग्रामशिलाजलम्
His ancestors remain satisfied in heaven for a hundred aeons; and those men who daily drink the water of the Śālagrāma stone—
पंचगव्यसहस्रैस्तु सेवितैः किं प्रयोजनम् । कोटितीर्थसहस्रैस्तु सेवितैः किं प्रयोजनम्
What is the use of serving a thousand vessels of pañcagavya? What is the use of serving a thousand million holy places?
तोयं यदि पिबेत्पुण्यं शालग्रामशिलांगजम् । शालग्राम शिला यत्र तत्तीर्थं योजनत्रयम्
If one drinks the sacred water from the Śālagrāma stone, wherever the Śālagrāma stone is, that place is a holy site for three yojanas around.
तत्र दानं च होमं च सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत् । शालग्रामशिला तोयं यः पिबेद्बिंदुना समम्
There, any gift or sacrifice becomes a hundred million times more fruitful; whoever drinks even a drop of the water from the Śālagrāma stone—
मातृस्तन्यं पुनर्नैव स पिबेद्विष्णुभाङ्नरः । शालग्राम समीपे तु क्रोशमात्रं समंततः
Such a man, having partaken of Viṣṇu's portion, never again drinks his mother's milk; and in the vicinity of the Śālagrāma, for a krośa all around—
कीटकोपि मृतो याति वैकुंठं भवनं परम् । शालग्रामशिलाचक्रं यो दद्याद्दानमुत्तमम्
Even an insect that dies there goes to the supreme abode of Vaikuṇṭha; and whoever gives the Śālagrāma stone's cakra as the highest gift—
भूचक्रं तेन दत्तं स्यात्सशैलवनकाननम् । शालग्रामशिलाया यो मूल्यमुत्पादयेन्नरः
By offering the value obtained from a Śālagrāma stone, a man gives the earth's realm, with its mountains, forests, and groves.
विक्रेता चानुमंता यः परीक्षासु च मोदते । ते सर्वे नरकं यांति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
Whoever sells, approves, or delights in examining such stones—all of them go to hell until the dissolution of creation.
ततः संवर्जयेद्वैश्य चक्रस्य क्रयविक्रयम् । बहुनोक्तेन किं वैश्य कर्तव्यं पापभीरुणा
Therefore, a merchant should avoid buying and selling the sacred stone; what need is there for many words? The merchant should act, fearing sin.
स्मरणं वासुदेवस्य सर्वपापहरं हरेः । तपस्तप्त्वा नरो घोरमरण्ये नियतेंद्रियः
The remembrance of Vāsudeva, Hari who removes all sins, is penance; a man, with controlled senses, performing austerity in a dreadful forest,
यत्फलं समवाप्नोति तन्नत्वा गरुडध्वजम् । कृत्वापि बहुशः पापं नरो मोहसमन्वितः
Whatever fruit he attains by bowing to Garuḍa-bannered Lord, even if a man commits much sin, deluded in mind,
न याति नरकं गत्वा सर्वपापहरं हरिम् । पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
He does not go to hell, having approached Hari, the remover of all sins; all the holy places and sacred shrines on earth,
तानि सर्वाण्यवाप्नोति विष्णोर्नामानुकीर्तनात् । देवं शार्ङ्गधरं विष्णुं ये प्रपन्नाः परायणाः
He attains all those by reciting the names of Viṣṇu; those who have surrendered to Viṣṇu, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow,
न तेषां यमसालोक्यं न ते स्युर्नरकौकसः । वैष्णवः पुरुषो वैश्य शिवनिंदां करोति यः
They do not see Yama's realm, nor do they dwell in hell; but a Vaiṣṇava who insults Śiva,
न विंदेद्वैष्णवं लोकं स याति नरकं महत् । उपोष्यैकादशीमेकां प्रसंगेनापि मानवः
He does not attain the Vaiṣṇava world; he goes to a great hell. Even if a man observes a single Ekādaśī fast by chance,
न याति यातनां यामीमिति लोमशतः श्रुतम् । नेदृशं पावनं किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
He does not suffer Yama's torments—this has been heard from Lomaśa. Nothing so purifying exists in the three worlds.
उभयं पद्मनाभस्य दिनं पातकनाशनम् । तावत्पापानि देहेऽस्मिन्वसंतीह विशांवर
Both days of Padmanābha destroy sin; O king, sins remain in the body only until one observes the auspicious day of Padmanābha.
यावन्नोपवसेज्जंतुः पद्मनाभदिनं शुभम् । अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च
Until a creature observes the auspicious day of Padmanābha, thousands of Aśvamedha sacrifices and hundreds of Rājasūya rituals
एकादश्युपवासस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् । एकादशेंद्रियैः पापं यत्कृतं वैश्य मानवैः
Do not equal even a sixteenth part of the merit of fasting on Ekādaśī; the sin committed by merchants and men with eleven senses,
एकादश्युपवासेन तत्सर्वं विलयं व्रजेत् । एकादशीसमं किंचित्पुण्यं लोके न विद्यते
All that is destroyed by fasting on Ekādaśī; nothing in the world equals the merit of Ekādaśī.
व्याजेनापि कृता यैस्तु वशं यांति न भास्करेः । स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदा ह्येषा शरीरारोग्यदायिनी
Even those who observe it by pretense come under the sun's control; this day grants heaven, liberation, and bodily health.
सुकलत्रप्रदा ह्येषा जीवत्पुत्रप्रदायिनी । न गंगा न गया वैश्य न काशी न च पुष्करम्
It grants good wives and living sons; neither Gaṅgā, nor Gayā, nor Kāśī, nor Puṣkara,
न चापि वैष्णवं क्षेत्रं तुल्यं हरिदिनेन तु । यमुना चन्द्रभागा न तुल्या हरिदिनेन तु
Nor any Vaiṣṇava sacred place is equal to Hari's day; neither Yamunā nor Candrabhāgā is equal to Hari's day.
अनायासेन येनात्र प्राप्यते वैष्णवं पदम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा समुपोष्य हरेर्दिने
By which, without effort, the Vaiṣṇava realm is attained here; by keeping vigil at night and fasting on Hari's day.
दश वै पैतृके पक्षे मातृके दश पूर्वजाः । प्रियाया दश ये वैश्य तानुद्धरति निश्चितम्
Ten ancestors from the paternal side, ten from the maternal side, and ten from the beloved's family—these are certainly liberated by the Vaiśya.
द्वंद्वसंग परित्यक्ता नागारि कृतकेतनाः । स्रग्विणः पीतवसनाः प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम्
Those who have abandoned attachment to dualities, who are not householders and have made vows, adorned with garlands and wearing yellow garments, go to the abode of Hari.