नारिकेलफलं बीजकोशं चोद्धृत्य दापयेत् । घोंटाफलं च पनसं कोशमुद्धृत्य दापयेत्
One should remove the seed kernel from a coconut and offer it; likewise, the kernel from a jackfruit and a panasa fruit should be removed and offered.
दध्ना विमिश्रितं चान्नं घृतेनाप्लुत्य दापयेत् । पाचितं पिष्टकं पूपमष्टादशघृतेन च
Food mixed with curd and soaked in ghee should be offered; cooked cakes and pastries with eighteen kinds of ghee as well.
तैलैश्च तिलसंमिश्रैः फलं पक्वं प्रदापयेत् । यद्यदेवात्मनः प्रीतं तत्तदीशाय दापयेत्
Ripe fruit mixed with sesame oil should be given; whatever pleases oneself, that should be offered to the Lord.
दत्वा नैवेद्यवस्त्रादि नाददीत कथंचन । त्यक्तं च विष्णुमुद्दिश्य तद्भक्तेभ्यो विशेषतः
After offering food, cloth, and other items as naivedya, one should not take them back in any way; what is relinquished for Vishnu should especially be given to his devotees.
इति ते कथितं किंचित्समासेन महेश्वरि । गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन स्वयोनिरिव पार्वति
Thus, a little has been told to you in brief, O great goddess; it should be carefully kept secret, just as one's own origin, O Parvati.
श्रीकृष्णरूपगुणवर्णन शास्त्रवर्गबोधाधिकार इह चेदलमन्यपाठैः । तत्प्रेमभावरसभक्तिविलास नामहारेषु चेत्खलु मनः किमु कामिनीभिः
If here there is sufficient authority for describing the form and qualities of Shri Krishna, and for understanding the scriptures, then what need is there for other readings? If the mind is absorbed in the nectar of love, emotion, and devotion to Krishna, what use are desires for women?
तच्चेतसा प्रभजतां व्रजबालकेंद्रं वृंदावनक्षितितलं यमुनाजलं च । तल्लोकनाथपदपंकजधूलिमिश्रलिप्तं वपुः किल वृथागरुचंदनाद्यैः
For those whose minds worship the chief of the cowherd boys, the land of Vrindavana, and the waters of Yamuna, their bodies, smeared with the dust from the lotus feet of the Lord of that world, are vainly adorned with agarwood and sandalwood.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे वृंदावनमाहात्म्ये अशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eightieth chapter, concerning the glory of Vrindavana, in the dialogue between Uma and Maheshvara in the Patalakhanda of the Shri Padma Purana.
ऋषय ऊचु- सूत जीव चिरं साधो श्रीकृष्णचरितामृतम् । त्वया प्रकाशितं सर्वं भक्तानां भवतारणम्
The sages said: Suta, may you live long, O virtuous one! The nectar of Shri Krishna's deeds has been revealed by you, which is the deliverance of devotees.
श्रीकृष्णलीलां निखिलां ब्रूहि दैनंदिनीं प्रभो । ययाकर्णितया साधो कृष्णे भक्तिर्विवर्द्धते
O master, tell us all the daily pastimes of Shri Krishna, by hearing which, O virtuous one, devotion to Krishna increases.
गुरोः शिष्यस्य मंत्रस्य विधानं लक्षणं पृथक् । वदास्माकं महाभाग त्वं हि नः परमः सुहृत्
Tell us, O blessed one, the distinct procedures and characteristics of the teacher, the disciple, and the mantra; for you are our supreme friend.
सूत उवाच- एकदा यमुनातीरे समासीनं जगद्गुरुम् । नारदः प्रणिपत्याह देवदेवं सदाशिवम्
Suta said: Once, on the bank of the Yamuna, Narada, having bowed, spoke to the Lord of gods, Sadashiva, who was seated as the teacher of the world.
नारद उवाच- देवदेव महादेव सर्वज्ञ जगदीश्वर । भगवद्धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ कृष्णमंत्रविदां वर
Narada said: O Lord of gods, O great god, O all-knowing ruler of the universe, knower of the essence of divine dharma, best among those who know the Krishna mantra,
कृष्णमंत्रा मया लब्धास्त्वत्तो ये च पितुः परे । ते सर्वे साधितास्तत्वान्मंत्रराजादयो मया
The Krishna mantras I have obtained from you and from my father and others—all these, including the king of mantras, have been accomplished by me according to their essence.
बहुवर्षसहस्रैस्तु शाकमूलफलाशिना । शुष्कपर्णांबुवाय्वादि भोजिना च निराशिना
For many thousands of years, subsisting on vegetables, roots, and fruits, eating dried leaves, water, air, and other such things, and living without hope.
स्त्रीणां संदर्शनालापवर्जिना भूमिशायिना । कामादिषड्गुणं जित्वा बाह्येंद्रियनियम्यता
Avoiding the sight and conversation of women, sleeping on the ground, conquering the six passions such as desire, and restraining the external senses.
एवंकृतेऽपि नैवात्मा संतुष्टो मम शंकर । तद्ब्रूहि यत्प्रसिध्येत संस्काराद्यैर्विना प्रभो
Even after doing all this, my soul is not satisfied, O Śaṃkara; therefore, tell me, O Lord, what may succeed without rituals and other practices.
सकृदुच्चारणादेव ददाति फलमुत्तमम् । यदि योग्योऽस्मि देवेश तदा मे कृपया वद
By uttering it just once, it grants the highest result; if I am worthy, O Lord of the gods, then kindly tell me.
शिव उवाच- साधु पृष्टं महाभाग त्वया लोकहितैषिणा । सुगोप्यमपि वक्ष्यामि मंत्रचिंतामणिं तव
Śiva said: Well asked, O great one, by you who desire the welfare of the world; even though it is most secret, I will tell you the wish-fulfilling mantra.
रहस्यानां रहस्यं यद्गुह्यानां गुह्यमुत्तमम् । न मया कथितं देव्यै नाग्रजेभ्यः पुरा तव
It is the secret of secrets, the highest among all hidden things; I have not spoken it to the goddess, nor to the ancient sages before you.
वक्ष्यामि युगलं तुभ्यं कृष्णमंत्रमनुत्तमम् । मंत्रचिंतामणिर्नाम युगलं द्वयमेव च
I will tell you the pair, the supreme Kṛṣṇa mantra; the wish-fulfilling mantra is called a pair, consisting of two parts.
पर्याया अस्य मंत्रस्य तथा पंचपदीति च । गोपीजनपदं वल्लभां तं तु चरणानिति
Its alternate names are the five-word mantra, the Gopījanapada, Vallabhā, and also the Caraṇāni.
शरणं च प्रपद्ये च एष पंचपदात्मकः । मंत्रचिंतामणिः प्रोक्तः षोडशार्णो महामनुः
‘I seek refuge, I surrender’—this is the five-word form; the wish-fulfilling mantra is declared to be the great mantra of sixteen syllables.
नमो गोपीजनेत्युक्त्वा वल्लभाभ्यां वदेत्ततः । पदद्वयात्मको मंत्रो दशार्णः खलु कथ्यते
Having said ‘Salutations to the Gopī people,’ then one should say ‘Vallabhā’; the mantra consisting of two words is known as the ten-syllable mantra.
एतां पंचपदीं जप्त्वा श्रद्धयाश्रद्धया सकृत् । कृष्णप्रियाणां सान्निध्यं गच्छत्येव न संशयः
By reciting this five-word mantra, whether with faith or without, even once, one attains the presence of those dear to Kṛṣṇa, without doubt.
न पुरश्चरणप्रेक्षा नास्य न्यासविधिक्रमः । न देशकालनियमो नारिमित्रादिशोधनम्
There is no requirement for ritual preparation, nor any procedure of installation; no restriction of place or time, nor purification by water or friends.
सर्वेऽधिकारिणश्चात्र चंडालांता मुनीश्वर । स्त्रियः शूद्रादयश्चापि जडमूकादि पंगवः
All are eligible here, O best of sages, even those at the end of the social order, women, Śūdras, the dull, mute, and the lame.
अन्ये हूणाः किराताश्च पुलिंदाः पुष्कसास्तथा । आभीराय वनाः कंकाः खसाद्याः पापयोनयः
Others such as Hūṇas, Kirātas, Pulindas, Puṣkasas, Ābhīras, forest dwellers, Kaṃkas, Khasas, and those of sinful birth.
दंभाहंकारपरमाः पापाः पैशुन्यतत्पराः । गोब्राह्मणादि हंतारो महोपपातकान्विताः
Those who are full of deceit and pride, sinners, those intent on slander, killers of cows and Brahmins, and those afflicted by great sins.
ज्ञानवैराग्यरहिताः श्रवणादिविवर्जिताः । एते चान्ये च सर्वे स्युर्मनोरस्याधिकारिणः
Those devoid of knowledge and detachment, lacking hearing and other practices, and all others—these are eligible for the mantra.