पुनः पुना रमेत्तत्र अहो निस्त्रपता नृणाम् । तस्माद्विचारयेद्धीमान्नारीदोषगणान्बहून्
Again and again one delights there—alas, what shamelessness among men! Therefore, the wise should reflect on the many faults of women.
मैथुनाद्बलहानिः स्यान्निद्राति तरुणायते । निद्रयापहृतज्ञानः स्वल्पायुर्जायते नरः
From intercourse comes loss of strength, sleep increases, youth fades; deprived of knowledge by sleep, a man becomes short-lived.
तस्मात्प्रयत्नतो धीमान्नारीं मृत्युमिवात्मनः । पश्येद्गोविंदपादाब्जे मनो वै रमयेद्बुधः
Therefore, the wise should diligently regard a woman as death itself for oneself, and should fix the mind on the lotus feet of Govinda.
इहामुत्र सुखं तद्धि गोविंदपदसेवनम् । विहाय को महामूढो नारीपादं हि सेवते
Here and hereafter, happiness is truly in the service of Govinda's feet; abandoning that, what utter fool serves the feet of a woman?
जनार्द्दनांघ्रिसेवा हि ह्यपुनर्भवदायिनी । नारीणां योनिसेवा हि योनिसंकटकारिणी
Service at Janārdana’s feet indeed grants freedom from rebirth; but service to the female sexual organ brings bondage to the womb.
पुनःपुनः पतेद्योनौ यंत्रनिष्पाचितो यथा । पुनस्तामेवाभिलषेद्विद्यादस्य विडंबनम्
Just as one pressed repeatedly in a machine falls again and again into the womb, so too does one who desires it—let him understand this mockery.
ऊर्ध्वबाहुरहं वच्मि शृणु मे परमं वचः । गोविंदे धेहि हृदयं न योनौ यातनाजुषि
With arms raised I declare—hear my supreme word: Place Govinda in your heart, not the torments of the womb.
नारीसंगं परित्यज्य यश्चापि परिवर्त्तते । पदेपदेश्वमेधस्य फलमाप्नोति मानवः
Whoever abandons association with women and turns away from it attains, at every step, the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice.
कुलांगना दैवयोगादूढा यदि नृणां सती । पुत्रमुत्पाद्य यस्तत्र तत्संगं परिवर्जयेत्
If a noble woman, by divine arrangement, is married and bears a son, one should avoid union with her thereafter.
तस्य तुष्टो जगन्नाथो भवत्येव न संशयः । नारीसंगो हि धर्मज्ञैरसत्संगः प्रकीर्त्यते
The Lord of the universe is surely pleased with such a one—there is no doubt; for the wise declare that association with women is association with the unworthy.
तस्मिन्सति हरौ भक्तिः सुदृढा नैव जायते । सर्वसंगं परित्यज्य हरौ भक्तिं समाचरेत्
While that remains, firm devotion to Hari does not arise; abandoning all other attachments, one should practice devotion to Hari.
हरिभक्तिश्च लोकेत्र दुर्ल्लभा हि मता मम । हरौ यस्य भवेद्भक्तिः स कृतार्थो न संशयः
Devotion to Hari is, in my view, rare in this world; whoever has devotion to Hari is fulfilled—there is no doubt.
तत्तदेवाचरेत्कर्म हरिः प्रीणाति येन हि । तस्मिंस्तुष्टे जगत्तुष्टं प्रीणिते प्रीणितं जगत्
One should perform only those acts that please Hari; when He is satisfied, the world is satisfied—when He is pleased, the world is pleased.
हरौ भक्तिं विना नॄणां वृथा जन्म प्रकीर्तितम् । ब्रह्मेशादि सुरा यस्य यजंते प्रीतिहेतवे
Without devotion to Hari, a human birth is declared fruitless; even Brahmā, Īśa, and the other gods worship Him for the sake of joy.
नारायणमनाव्यक्तं न तं सेवेत को जनः । तस्य माता महाभागा पिता तस्य महाकृती
Who would not serve Nārāyaṇa, the unmanifest mind? His mother is most blessed, his father truly great.
जनार्द्दनपदद्वंद्वं हृदये येन धार्यते । जनार्दनजगद्वंद्य शरणागतवत्सल
He who holds the twin feet of Janārdana in his heart—Janārdana, worshipped by the world, protector of those who take refuge—
इतीरयंति ये मर्त्या न तेषां निरये गतिः । ब्राह्मणा हि विशेषेण प्रत्यक्षं हरिरूपिणः
Those mortals who declare thus do not go to hell; for especially among brāhmaṇas, Hari is manifest.
पूजयेयुर्यथायोगं हरिस्तेषां प्रसीदति । विष्णुर्ब्राह्मणरूपेण विचरेत्पृथिवीमिमाम्
They should worship appropriately; Hari is pleased with them. Viṣṇu, in the form of a brāhmaṇa, wanders this earth.
ब्राह्मणेन विना कर्म्म सिद्धिं प्राप्नोति नैव हि । द्विजपादांबुभक्त्या यैः पीत्वा शिरसि चार्पितम्
Without a brāhmaṇa, no act attains success; those who, with devotion, drink the water from a twice-born’s feet and place it on their heads—
तर्पिता पितरस्तेन आत्मापि किल तारितः । ब्राह्मणानां मुखे येन दत्तं मधुरमर्चितम्
By that, the ancestors are satisfied, and indeed the self is delivered; whatever is sweetly offered into the mouths of brāhmaṇas—
साक्षात्कृष्णमुखे दत्तं तद्वै भुंक्ते हरिः स्वयम् । अहोतिदुर्ल्लभा लोका प्रत्यक्षे केशवे द्विजे
It is as if given directly into Kṛṣṇa’s mouth—Hari Himself partakes of it. How rare are those worlds where Keśava is visibly present in a brāhmaṇa.
प्रतिमादिषु सेवंते तदभावे हि तत्क्रिया । ब्राह्मणानामधिष्ठानात्पृथ्वी धन्येति गीयते
When images and the like are not available, people serve them; but in their absence, the same rites are performed for brāhmaṇas, for the earth is said to be blessed by their presence.
तेषां पाणौ च यद्दत्तं हरिपाणौ तदर्पितम् । तेभ्यः कृतान्नमस्कारात्तिरस्कारो हि पाप्मताम्
Whatever is given into their hands is as if offered into the hand of Hari; to disrespect them after offering reverence is truly to embrace sin.
मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यादि पापेभ्यो विप्रवंदनात् । तस्मात्सतां समाराध्यो ब्राह्मणो विष्णुबुद्धितः
One is freed from sins such as the killing of a Brahmin by bowing to a Brahmin; therefore, a Brahmin should be sincerely honored, regarding him as Vishnu.
क्षुधितस्य द्विजस्यास्ये यत्किंचिद्दीयते यदि । प्रेत्य पीपूषधाराभिः सिंचते कल्पकोटिकम्
If anything at all is given to the mouth of a hungry twice-born, then after death, for a crore of aeons, he is sprinkled with streams of nectar.
द्विजतुंडं महाक्षेत्रमनूषरमकंटकम् । तत्र चेदुप्यते किंचित्कोटिकोटिफलं लभेत्
The mouth of a twice-born is a great field, without brambles or thorns; whatever is sown there yields fruit a hundred million times over.
सघृतं भोजनं चास्मै दत्त्वा कल्पं स मोदते । नानासुमिष्टमन्नं यो ददाति द्विजतुष्टये
He who gives food mixed with ghee to him enjoys happiness for a kalpa; and whoever gives various delicious foods to please a twice-born—
तस्य लोका महाभोगाः कोटिकल्पांतमुक्तिदाः । ब्राह्मणं च पुरस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणेनानुकीर्तितम्
For him, there are worlds of great enjoyment, granting liberation at the end of countless kalpas; and when a Brahmin is honored, and the Purana is recited by a Brahmin—
पुराणं शृणुयान्नित्यं महापापदवानलम् । पुराणं सर्वतीर्थेषु तीर्थं चाधिकमुच्यते
If one listens daily to the Purana, the great fire that consumes terrible sins, it is said to be a holy place greater than all sacred fords.
यस्यैकपादश्रवणाद्धरिरेव प्रसीदति । यथा सूर्यवपुर्भूत्वा प्रकाशाय चरेद्धरिः
By hearing even a single quarter of it, Hari is pleased; just as the sun, by his very form, moves to give light—