प्रयोज्यत्वं प्रधानस्य वैधर्म्यमिदमुच्यते । सर्वत्र कर्तृता ब्रह्म पुरुषस्याप्यकर्तृता
The function of Pradhāna as instigator is called dissimilarity; everywhere, agency belongs to Brahman, and non-agency to Purusha.
अचेतनप्रधानेन समत्वमिदमुच्यते । तत्त्वांतरं च तत्त्वानां कार्यकारणमेव च
Equality with insentient Pradhāna is called this; and the difference among principles, as well as the relation of cause and effect among them.
प्रयोजनं प्रयोज्यत्वं ज्ञात्वा तत्त्वप्रसंख्यया । संख्यातमुच्यते प्राज्ञैर्विजयार्थविचिंतकैः
Knowing the purpose and the state of being an instrument, through the enumeration of realities, the wise who seek victory are said to have counted (or discerned) them.
इति मत्वास्य सद्भावं तत्त्वं संख्यां च तत्त्वतः । ब्रह्मतत्त्वाधिकं चापि भूततत्त्वं विदुर्बुधाः
Thus, understanding its true existence, its reality, and the enumeration of principles as they are, the learned know both the principle of Brahman and also the principle of elements as superior.
सांख्यैः कृता भक्तिरेषा भक्तिराध्यात्मिकी स्मृता । योगजामपि ते भूप शृणु भक्तिं वदाम्यहम्
This devotion established by the Sāṃkhyas is called spiritual devotion; now, O King, listen as I tell you about the devotion born of yoga.
प्राणायामपरो नित्यं ध्यानवान्नियतेंद्रियः । भैक्ष्यभक्षव्रती चापि सर्वप्रत्याहृतेन्द्रियः
One devoted to prāṇāyāma, always engaged in meditation, with controlled senses, observing the vow of eating alms, with all senses withdrawn,
धारणं हृदये कृत्वा ध्यायमानो महेश्वरम् । हृत्पद्मकर्णिकासीनं पीतवस्त्रं सुलोचनम्
Having fixed his concentration in the heart, meditating on Maheśvara, seated on the pericarp of the lotus of the heart, clothed in yellow garments, with beautiful eyes,
पश्यन्नुद्योतितमुखं ब्रह्मसूत्रकटीतटम् । श्वेतवर्णं चतुर्बाहुं वरदाभयहस्तकम्
Seeing his radiant face, his waist adorned with the Brahma-thread, white in color, four-armed, with hands granting boons and fearlessness,
योगजा मानसीसिद्धिर्विष्णुभक्तिः परा स्मृता । य एवं भक्तिमान्देवं विष्णुभक्तिः स उच्यते
The perfection of mind born of yoga is called supreme devotion to Viṣṇu; whoever is thus devoted to the Lord is said to possess devotion to Viṣṇu.
एवं भक्तिः समुद्दिष्टा विविधा नृपनंदन । सात्विकी राजसी चैव तामसीभेदतस्त्विमाः
Thus, O delight of kings, devotion has been described in various forms: sāttvic, rājasic, and tāmasic, according to their distinctions.
नानाप्रकारा विज्ञेया विष्णोरमिततेजसः । यथाग्निः सुसमृद्धार्च्चिः करोत्येधांसि भस्मसात्
The various kinds of devotion to Viṣṇu, of immeasurable brilliance, should be understood; just as fire with well-kindled flames turns fuel to ashes,
पापानि भगवद्भक्तिस्तथा दहति तत्क्षणात्
So too, devotion to the Blessed Lord burns away sins instantly.
यावज्जनो न शृणुते भुवि विष्णुभक्तिं साक्षात्सुधारसमशेषरसैकसारम् । तावज्जरामरणजन्मशताभिघातदुःखानि तानि लभते बहुदेहजानि
As long as a person does not hear in this world of devotion to Viṣṇu, which is truly the very essence of nectar and all delight, so long does he experience the sufferings of old age, death, and the blows of hundreds of births, all arising from many bodies.
संकीर्तितश्चिंतितकीर्तिरंतः श्रुतानुभावो भगवाननंतः । समंततोऽघविनिहंति मेघं वायुर्यथाभानुरिवांधकारम्
The infinite Lord, whose fame is sung, contemplated, and experienced within, destroys sins on all sides, just as the wind disperses clouds or the sun dispels darkness.
न दान देवार्चन याग तीर्थ स्नान श्रुताचार तपः क्रियाभिः । तथा विशुद्धिं लभतेंऽतरात्मा यथा हृदिस्थे भगवत्यनंते
Not by gifts, worship of gods, sacrifices, bathing at sacred fords, study of scripture, austerities, or rituals does the inner self attain such purity as when the infinite Lord abides in the heart.
कथा विशुद्धा नरनाथ तथ्यास्ता एव पथ्या हरिनाथ तथ्याः । संकीर्तिता यत्र पवित्रमूर्तेः संश्रूयते च श्रुतसाधुकीर्तिः
O lord of men, pure are those stories, true indeed and wholesome, O lord of Hari, truly so; wherever the glories of the holy form are sung and heard, there is heard the fame of the virtuous.
धन्योसि धीरधरणीधर धर्मधुर्य्य ध्यानैकतान हृदयः पुरुषोत्तमस्य । यन्नैष्ठिकीमतिरसौ तव सौभगश्रीः श्रीकृष्णनाथसुकृतः श्रवणे प्रवृत्ता
Blessed are you, steadfast one, upholder of the earth, pillar of righteousness, whose heart is absorbed in meditation on the Supreme Person; for your unwavering mind, O fortunate one, has turned to hearing the auspicious deeds of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
अनाराध्य हरिं भक्त्या वरदं विष्णुमव्ययम् । कुतः श्रेयो भवेद्भूप पुरुषस्यात्ममानिनः
Without worshipping Hari, the bestower of boons, Viṣṇu, the imperishable, with devotion, O King, how can there be supreme good for a person who esteems his own self?
मायाजनिरमायोऽसौ भक्त्या राजन्नमायया । साध्यते साधुपुरुषः स्वयं जानाति तद्भवान्
He who is free from illusion, born of Māyā, is attained by devotion, O King, not by illusion; the virtuous person is realized—this you yourself know.
न विद्यते ते नृप धर्मतत्त्वमज्ञातमेतद्विमलं पुनर्माम् । त्वं पृच्छसे तीर्थपदं प्रसंगात्कथारसं वैष्णव गौरवेण
O King, the true essence of dharma is not known without this pure teaching; you ask, out of respect for the Vaiṣṇavas, about the sacred path and the nectar of stories.
नातः परं परमतोषविशेषपोषं पश्यामि पुण्यमुचितं च परस्परेण । संतः प्रसह्य यदनंतगुणाननंतश्रेयोनिधीनधिकभावभुजो भुजंति
I do not see any virtue greater or more nourishing than the mutual delight of the noble, who, by force, partake of the endless qualities and the inexhaustible treasures of supreme welfare, growing ever more abundant.
ब्राह्मणाः सुरभी सत्य श्रद्धा याग तपांसि च । श्रुति स्मृति दया दीक्षा शांतयस्तनवो हरेः
Brahmins, the cow, truth, faith, sacrifice, austerities, the Vedas, tradition, compassion, initiation, and tranquility—all these are the limbs of Hari.
आदित्यश्चंद्रमा वायुर्भूमिरापोंऽबरं दिशः । ब्रह्माविष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च सर्वभूतमयो विभुः
The sun, moon, wind, earth, waters, ether, directions, Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra—the all-pervading Lord is composed of all beings.
विश्वरूपः स्वयं चक्रे जगदेतच्चराचरम् । स्वयं ब्राह्मणमाविश्य सदान्नमुपभुंजते
He himself, taking the universal form, created this world, both moving and unmoving; entering the Brahmin, he eternally enjoys food.
ततस्तु तीर्थास्पदपादरेणून्धराधरात्मालय भूमिदेवान् । परात्मनः पूजय पुण्यलक्ष्मी सर्वस्वभूतानखिलात्मभूतान्
Therefore, worship the dust of the holy places, the mountain abodes, the earth deities, and all beings, for they are manifestations of the Supreme Soul and the fortune of virtue.
ब्राह्मणं विष्णुबुद्ध्य्या यो विद्वांसं साधु पश्यति । स एव वैष्णवो यश्च स्वस्वकर्मैकनिष्ठितः
He who, with the understanding of Vishnu, sees the Brahmin as wise and virtuous—he alone is a Vaishnava, steadfast in his own prescribed duty.
किंचिदेतन्मयाप्रोक्तं रहस्यं समयो हि मे । स्नातुं गंतुं च गंगायां न कथावसरोऽधिकः
I have spoken a little of this secret; my time is limited, for I must go to bathe in the Ganga, and there is no further opportunity for discourse.
प्राप्तोऽयं माधवो मासः पुण्यो माधववल्लभः । तस्यापि सप्तमी शुक्ला गंगायामतिदुर्ल्लभा
Now the month of Madhava has arrived, sacred and dear to Madhava; even among its days, the seventh of the bright fortnight is exceedingly rare at the Ganga.
वैशाख शुक्ल सप्तम्यां जाह्नवी जह्नुना पुरा । क्रोधात्पीता पुनस्त्यक्ता कर्णरंध्रात्तु दक्षिणात्
On the seventh day of the bright fortnight in Vaishakha, Jahnavi was once swallowed in anger by Jahnu, then released again from his right ear.
तस्यां समर्चयेद्देवीं गंगां गगनमेखलाम् । स्नात्वा सम्यग्विधानेन स धन्यः सुकृती नरः
On that day, one should worship the goddess Ganga, the girdle of the sky; bathing properly according to the rules, that fortunate and virtuous man is blessed.