नरो निर्द्धूय तत्तूर्णं प्रीतः स्वर्गतिमान्भवेत् । अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च
A man, having quickly cast off that sin, becomes joyful and attains heaven; even a thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices—
एकादश्युपवासस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् । एकतः क्रतवः सर्वे सर्वतीर्थतपांसि च
Do not equal even a sixteenth part of the merit of fasting on Ekadashi; on one side are all the sacrifices and all the austerities at holy places—
महादानादिदानानि व्रतं वैष्णवमेकतः । वैष्णवव्रतजो धर्मो धर्मो यज्ञादिसंभवः
On one side are great gifts and other donations, and on the other, the Vaishnava vow; the dharma born of the Vaishnava vow surpasses the dharma arising from sacrifices and the like.
एकत्र तुलितौ धात्रा तत्र पूर्वो भवेद्गुरुः । हरिवासर भक्तानामच्युतानंतभाषिणाम्
If both are weighed together by the Creator, the former (Vaishnava vow) would be heavier; for devotees who speak endlessly of Acyuta on Hari's day—
नाहं शास्ता विशेषेण तेभ्यो विप्र बिभेम्यहम् । येषां पुत्रश्च पौत्रश्च एकादश्यामुपोषितः
I am not especially the ruler over them, O Brahmin; I am afraid of those whose sons and grandsons have observed Ekadashi.
सहात्मना स पुरुषाञ्छतमुद्धरते बलात् । उपोषणं ततः कुर्यात्पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
Along with himself, such a man forcibly uplifts a hundred people; therefore, one should observe the fast in both fortnights.
एकादश्यां स पुरुषो भुक्तिमुक्त्येकभाजनम् । जया च विजया चैव जयंती पापनाशिनी
On Ekadashi, that person becomes the sole recipient of both enjoyment and liberation; Jaya, Vijaya, and Jayanti—destroyers of sin—
त्रिस्पृशा वंजुली चैव पक्षसंवर्धिनी वरा । तिलदुग्धा परा ज्ञेया अखंडद्वादशी तथा
Trisprisha, Vamjuli, Paksha-samvardhini the excellent, Tiladugdha the supreme, and also Akhanda Dvadashi—
मनोरथाख्या च परा भीमद्वादशिका तथा । इत्येवमादयो भेदा द्वादश्याः संत्यनेकशः
Manoratha by name, and also Bhima Dvadashi; thus, these and others are the many forms of Dvadashi.
व्रतेष्वेतेषु ये शक्ता ज्ञेयास्ते ब्रह्मणि स्थिताः । श्रोतारो धर्मशास्त्राणां धर्मप्रत्यय संगताः
Those who are able to observe these vows are to be known as established in Brahman; listeners of the Dharma-shastras, united in faith in dharma—
प्रियंकराश्च बालानां स्वर्गलोकं व्रजंति ते । मासिमास्येकदिवसे दर्शे श्राद्धव्रता नराः
And those dear to children, they attain the world of heaven; men who perform the Shraddha vow on the day of the new or full moon each month—
तृप्यंति पितरो येषां ते धन्याः स्वर्गगामिनः । भोजनेषूपपन्नेषु भोज्यं यच्छंति सादरात्
Their ancestors are satisfied, and they are blessed, destined for heaven; among the foods offered, whatever is given with respect—
अभिन्नमुखरागेण शिष्टास्ते स्वर्गगामिनः
With an unchanging expression and proper conduct, those people are destined for heaven.
ये भक्तिमंतो मधुसूदनस्य नारायणस्याखिलनायकस्य । सत्येन हीना रजसापि युक्ता गच्छंति ते नाकमनंतपुण्याः
Those who are devoted to Madhusudana, to Narayana, the Lord of all, even if lacking in truth or possessed of passion, they go to heaven, possessed of endless merit.
वितस्तां यमुनां सीतां पुण्यां गोदावरीं नदीम् । सेवंते ये शुभाचाराः स्नानदानपरायणाः
Those of virtuous conduct who serve the holy rivers—Vitasta, Yamuna, Sita, and the sacred Godavari—devoted to bathing and giving gifts—
न ते पश्यंति पंथानं नरकस्य कदाचन । ये नर्मदायामिह शर्मदायां मज्जंति तुष्यंत्यपि दर्शनेन
They never see the path to hell; those who bathe in the Narmada, the giver of happiness, are satisfied even by her sight.
विधूय पापानि महेशलोकं गच्छंति ते तत्र चिरं रमंते
Having cast off their sins, they go to the world of the Great Lord and there they delight for a long time.
स्नाताश्चर्मनदी तीरे त्रिरात्रं नियता नराः । व्यासाश्रमे विशेषेण ते नरा नाकिनः स्मृताः
Those men who, having bathed on the bank of the Carmanadi, observe restraint for three nights—especially at Vyasa's hermitage—are regarded as dwellers of heaven.
गंगाजले प्रयागे च केदारे पुष्करे तथा । व्यासाश्रमे प्रभासे च मृतास्ते विष्णुगामिनः
Those who die in the waters of the Ganga at Prayaga, at Kedara, at Pushkara, at Vyasa's hermitage, or at Prabhasa, they proceed to the realm of Vishnu.
द्वारवत्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे योगाभ्यासेन वा मृताः । हरिरित्यक्षरं वक्त्रे येषां ते न पुनर्भवाः
Those who die in Dvaravati or Kurukshetra, or through the practice of yoga, and for whom the syllable 'Hari' is on their lips, do not experience rebirth.
त्रिरात्रमपि ये विप्र द्वारवत्यां पुरि स्थिताः । मज्जंति गोमती तीरे धन्यास्ते केशवप्रियाः
O Brahmin, those fortunate ones who remain for even three nights in the city of Dvaravati and bathe at the bank of the Gomati are dear to Kesava.
नरनारायणावासे त्रिरात्रं ये समाश्रिताः । मर्त्यलोके च नंदायां धन्यास्ते केशवप्रियाः
Those who take refuge for three nights in the abode of Nara-Narayana, or in Nanda on earth, are blessed and dear to Kesava.
षण्मासमुषिता विप्र पुरुषोत्तमसंनिधौ । ते नूनमच्युतात्मानो दृष्ट्वा स्युरघहारिणः
O Brahmin, those who dwell for six months in the presence of Purushottama surely become devoted to Acyuta, having seen the remover of sin.
अनेक जन्मार्जितपुण्यतोये मज्जंति तोये मणिकर्णिकायाः । नमंति विश्वेशमवाप्यकाशीं ते वै मयापीह भवंति वंद्याः
Those who bathe in the waters of Manikarnika, sanctified by merit earned over countless births, bow to the Lord of the Universe after reaching Kashi; they are honored by me even here.
पूजयित्वा हरिं ये तु भूमौ दर्भ तिलैः सह । तिलान्विकीर्य लोहं च दत्वा धेनुं पयस्विनीम्
Those who worship Hari on earth with darbha grass and sesame seeds, scattering sesame and giving iron and a milch cow—
ये मृता विधिवद्विप्र ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । उत्पाद्य पुत्रान्संस्थाप्य पितृपैतामहे पदे
—those who die in this manner, O Brahmin, are destined for heaven, having produced sons and established them in the ancestral line.
निर्ममा निरहंकारा ये मृतास्तेऽपि नाकिनः । स्तैन्यान्निवृत्ताः सततं संतुष्टाः स्वधनेन च
Those who die free from possessiveness and pride, who always refrain from theft and are content with their own wealth, they too attain heaven.
स्वभाग्येनोपजीवंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । श्लक्ष्णां वाणीं निराबाधां मधुरोपाय वर्जिताम्
Those men who live according to their own fortune, destined for heaven, speak gentle, unobstructed words, free from deceit.
स्वागतेनाभिभाषंते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । शुभानामशुभानां च कर्मणां फलसंचये
Those men destined for heaven greet others with welcoming speech, whether in the accumulation of good or bad deeds.
विपाकज्ञाश्च ये विप्र ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । धनधर्मप्रवृत्तानां धर्ममार्गानुयायिनाम्
O Brahmin, those who know the results of actions, who are engaged in wealth and righteousness and follow the path of dharma, are destined for heaven.