विष्णुप्रसादनिर्माल्यं भुक्त्वा धृत्वा च मस्तके । विष्णुरेव भवेन्मर्त्यो यमशोकविनाशनः
Having eaten or placed on the head the remnants of Viṣṇu’s grace, a mortal becomes Viṣṇu himself, the destroyer of Yama and sorrow.
अर्चनीयो नमस्कार्यो हरिरेव न संशयः । ये महाविष्णुमव्यक्तं देवं वापि महेश्वरम्
Hari alone is to be worshipped and saluted—there is no doubt; whether as the great, unmanifest Viṣṇu or as the god Maheśvara.
एकीभावेन पश्यंति न तेषां पुनरुद्भवः । तस्मादनादिनिधनं विष्णुमात्मानमव्ययम्
Those who see them as one in essence do not take birth again; therefore, know Viṣṇu, the beginningless, endless, imperishable Self.
हरिं चैकं प्रपश्यध्वं पूजयध्वं तथैव हि । ये समानं प्रपश्यंति हरिं वै देवतांतरम्
See Hari alone, and worship him just so; those who see Hari and other deities as the same—
ते यांति नरकान्घोरांन्न तांस्तु गणयेद्धीरः । मूर्खं वा पंडितं वापि ब्राह्मणं केशवप्रियम्
Those who go to terrible hells—a wise person does not count them, whether they are fools or learned, or even a Brahmin dear to Keśava.
श्वपाकं वा मोचयति नारायणः स्वयं प्रभुः । नारायणात्परो नास्ति पापराशि दवानलः
Nārāyaṇa Himself, the Lord, can liberate even a dog-eater; there is nothing higher than Nārāyaṇa, the wildfire that consumes heaps of sin.
कृत्वापि पातकं घोरं कृष्णनाम्ना विमुच्यते । स्वयं नारायणो देवः स्वनाम्नि जगतां गुरुः
Even after committing a terrible sin, one is freed by the name of Kṛṣṇa; Nārāyaṇa Himself, the teacher of the worlds, is present in His own name.
आत्मनोऽभ्यधिकां शक्तिं स्थापयामास सुव्रताः । अत्र ये विवदंते वै आयासलघुदर्शनात्
The virtuous established a power greater than themselves; those who argue here do so out of a shallow view of effort and ease.
फलानां गौरवाच्चापि ते यांति नरकं बहु । तस्माद्धरौ भक्तिमान्स्याद्धरिनामपरायणः
Because of the weight of the results, they go to many hells; therefore, one should be devoted to Hari and take refuge in His name.
पूजकं पृष्ठतो रक्षेन्नामिनं वक्षसि प्रभुः । हरिनाममहावज्रं पापपर्वतदारणे
The Lord protects the worshiper from behind and the chanter of His name at His chest; the great thunderbolt of Hari's name shatters the mountains of sin.
तस्य पादौ तु सफलौ तदर्थं गतिशालिनौ । तावेव धन्यावाख्यातौ यौ तु पूजाकरौ करौ
His feet are truly fruitful, and for that purpose they are fit for movement; those hands alone are called blessed which perform worship.
उत्तमांगमुत्तमांगं तद्धरौ नम्रमेव यत् । सा जिह्वा या हरिं स्तौति तन्मनस्तत्पदानुगम्
That head is the highest which bows to Hari; that tongue is blessed which praises Hari, and that mind which follows His feet.
तानि लोमानि चोच्यंते यानि तन्नाम्नि चोत्थितम् । कुर्वंति तच्च नेत्रांबु यदच्युतप्रसंगतः
Those hairs are praised which stand on end at His name, and those tears are shed from the eyes due to the grace of Acyuta.
अहो लोका अतितरां दैवदोषेण वंचिताः । नामोच्चारणमात्रेण मुक्तिदं न भजंति वै
Alas, people are greatly deceived by fate; though merely uttering the name grants liberation, they do not take it up.
वंचितास्ते च कलुषाः स्त्रीणां संगप्रसंगतः । प्रतिष्ठंति च लोमानि येषां नो कृष्णशब्दने
Those impure ones are deceived, attached to the company of women; the hairs of those do not stand on end at the sound of Kṛṣṇa's name.
ते मूर्खा ह्यकृतात्मानः पुत्रशोकादि विह्वलाः । रुदंति बहुलालापैर्न कृष्णाक्षरकीर्तने
They are fools, unrestrained, overwhelmed by grief for sons and the like; they weep with many words but do not praise Kṛṣṇa's name.
जिह्वां लब्ध्वापि लोकेऽस्मिन्कृष्णनामजपेन्नहि । लब्ध्वापि मुक्तिसोपानं हेलयैव च्यवंति ते
Even having obtained a tongue in this world, they do not recite Kṛṣṇa's name; even having gained the ladder to liberation, they fall away through neglect.
तस्माद्यत्नेन वै विष्णुं कर्मयोगेन मानवः । कर्मयोगार्च्चितो विष्णुः प्रसीदत्येव नान्यथा
Therefore, a person should diligently worship Viṣṇu through the yoga of action; Viṣṇu, worshiped by the yoga of action, is truly pleased, not otherwise.
तीर्थादप्यधिकं तीर्थं विष्णोर्भजनमुच्यते । सर्वेषां खलु तीर्थानां स्नानपानावगाहनैः
The worship of Viṣṇu is said to be a holy place greater than any holy place; by bathing, drinking, or immersing in all the holy places,
यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस्तत्फलं कृष्णसेवनात् । यजंते कर्मयोगेन धन्या एव नरा हरिम्
Whatever result a mortal gains, that same result comes from serving Kṛṣṇa; only the blessed men worship Hari through the yoga of action.
तस्माद्भजध्वं मुनयः कृष्णं परममंगलम्
Therefore, O sages, worship Kṛṣṇa, the supreme auspiciousness.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडे विष्णुभक्तिप्रशंसनं नाम पंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fiftieth chapter named 'The Praise of Devotion to Viṣṇu' in the Svarga-khaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
ऋषय ऊचु- कर्मयोगः कथं सूत येन चाराधितो हरिः । प्रसीदति महाभाग वद नो वदतां वर
The sages said: O Sūta, how is the discipline of action by which Hari is worshipped? O most fortunate one, tell us, O best of speakers, how he is pleased.
येनासौ भगवानीशः समाराध्यो मुमुक्षुभिः । तद्वदाखिललोकानां रक्षणं धर्मसंग्रहम्
By what means is the Lord, the Supreme Being, to be worshipped by those seeking liberation? Tell us this for the protection of all worlds and the preservation of righteousness.
तं कर्मयोगं वद नः सूत मूर्तिमयस्तु यः । इति शुश्रूषवो विप्रा भवदग्रे व्यवस्थिताः
O Sūta, tell us about that discipline of action which is embodied. Thus, eager to listen, the Brahmins stand before you.
सूत उवाच- एवमेव पुरा पृष्टो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । ऋषिभिरग्निसंकाशैर्व्यासस्तानाह तच्छृणु
Sūta said: In just this way, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, was questioned in ancient times by sages radiant like fire. Vyāsa answered them; listen to that.
व्यास उवाच- शृणुध्वंमृषयः सर्वे वक्ष्यमाणं सनातनम् । कर्मयोगं ब्राह्मणानामात्यंतिकफलप्रदम्
Vyāsa said: Listen, O sages, to what I am about to declare, the eternal discipline of action for Brahmins, which grants the ultimate fruit.
आम्नायसिद्धमखिलं ब्राह्मणार्थं प्रदर्शितम् । ऋषीणां शृण्वतां पूर्वं मनुराह प्रजापतिः
All that is established in the tradition has been shown for the sake of Brahmins. In former times, Manu, the progenitor, spoke this to the listening sages.
सर्वव्याधिहरं पुण्यमृषिसंघैर्निषेवितम् । समाहितधियो यूयं शृणुध्वं गदतो मम
It removes all diseases, is meritorious, and practiced by assemblies of sages. With concentrated minds, listen to my words.
कृतोपनयनो वेदानधीयीत द्विजोत्तमः । गर्भाष्टमेऽष्टमेवाब्दे स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः
Having undergone the initiation, the best of twice-born should study the Vedas, in the eighth year from conception or birth, according to the prescribed rule of his own tradition.