व्रतैराराध्यते स्त्रीभिर्वासुदेवो दयानिधिः । आगमोक्तेन मार्गेण स्त्रीशूद्रैरपिपूजनम्
By vows, women worship Vāsudeva, the ocean of compassion; by the path prescribed in the scriptures, even women and śūdras should perform worship.
कर्तव्यं कृष्णचंद्रस्य द्विजातिवररूपिणः । त्रयोवर्णास्तु वेदोक्तमार्गाराधनतत्पराः
Worship of Kṛṣṇacandra, who appears in the form of the best of twice-born, should be performed; the three varṇas should be devoted to worship according to the Vedic path.
स्त्रीशूद्रादय एव स्युर्नाम्नाऽराधनतत्पराः । न पूजनैर्न यजनैर्न व्रतैरपि माधवः
Women and śūdras, however, should be devoted to worship by name alone; Mādhava is not satisfied by rituals, sacrifices, or vows.
तुष्यते केवलं भक्तिप्रियोऽसौ समुदाहृतः । स्त्रीणां पतिव्रतानां तु पतिरेव हि दैवतम्
He is satisfied only by devotion—he is declared to be fond of devotion. For women who are devoted to their husbands, the husband alone is the deity.
स तु पूज्यो विष्णुभक्त्या मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः । कर्तव्यं श्रद्धया विष्णोश्चिंतयित्वा पतिं हृदि
He should be worshipped with devotion to Viṣṇu, by mind, speech, and bodily actions; with faith, one should think of Viṣṇu while holding the husband in the heart.
शूद्राणां चैव भवति नाम्ना वै देवतार्चनम् । सर्वेऽप्यागममार्गेण कुर्युर्वेदानुकारिणा
For śūdras too, worship of the deity is performed by name; all should act according to the scriptural path, following the Veda.
स्त्रीणामप्यधिकारोऽस्ति विष्णोराराधनादिषु । पतिप्रियरतानां च श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
Women also have the right to worship Viṣṇu and related practices; this is the eternal teaching for those devoted to pleasing their husbands.
स्वकुलोचितधर्मेण यद्यस्य विहितं व्रतम् । तत्तदेवाचरेद्यस्तु तेन तुष्यति केशवः
Whatever vow is prescribed for each according to their own family duty, that alone should be practiced; by that, Keśava is satisfied.
हविषाग्नौ जले पुष्पैर्ध्यानेन हृदये हरिम् । यजंति सूरयो नित्यं जपेन रविमंडले
The wise worship Hari perpetually: with offerings in fire, with water, with flowers, through meditation in the heart, and by recitation in the orb of the sun.
अहिंसा प्रथमं पुष्पं द्वितीयं करणग्रहः । तृतीयकं भूतदया चतुर्थं क्षांतिरेव च
Nonviolence is the first flower, the second is the control of the senses; compassion for beings is the third, and patience is the fourth.
शमस्तु पंचमं पुष्पं दमः षष्ठं च सप्तमम् । ध्यानं सत्यं चाष्टमं च ह्येतैस्तुष्यति केशवः
Tranquility is the fifth flower, self-restraint the sixth, meditation the seventh, and truth the eighth; by these, Keśava is pleased.
एतैरेवाष्टभिः पुष्पैस्तुष्यत्येवार्चितो हरिः । पुष्पांतराणि संत्येव बाह्यानि मनुजोत्तम
Hari is indeed satisfied when worshipped with these eight flowers; other flowers exist, but they are external, O best of men.
भक्त्या कृतानि यैर्विष्णुः पूजितः परितुष्यति । वारुणं सलिलं पुष्पं सौम्यं घृतपयोदधि
By acts performed with devotion, Viṣṇu is worshipped and fully satisfied; water from Varuṇa, flowers, gentle ghee and milk-ocean offerings.
प्राजापत्यं तथान्नादि आग्नेयं धूपदीपकम् । फलपुष्पादिकं चैव वानस्पत्यं तु पंचमम्
Offerings from Prajāpati, food, fire incense and lamps, fruits and flowers, and the fifth is from trees and plants.
पार्थिवं कुशमूलाद्यं वायव्यं गंधचंदनम् । श्रद्धाख्यं विष्णुपुष्पं च वाद्यं विष्णुपदं स्मृतम्
Earthly offerings from grass roots, airy offerings of fragrant sandalwood, the flower called faith for Viṣṇu, and music is remembered as Viṣṇu's foot.
एभिस्तुपूजितः पुष्पैरपि विष्णुः प्रसीदति । सूर्योऽग्निर्ब्राह्मणोगावो वैष्णवः खं मरुज्जलम्
Even when worshipped with these flowers, Viṣṇu is pleased; the sun, fire, brāhmaṇas, cows, the Vaiṣṇava, sky, wind, and water.
भूरात्मा सर्वभूतानि पूजास्थानानि वा हरेः । सूर्य्ये तु मंत्रजाप्येन हविषाग्नौ यजेत्ततः
The earth, the soul, all beings are places of worship for Hari; in the sun, worship is by mantra recitation, in fire by offerings.
आतिथ्येन तु विप्राग्र्ये गोषु ग्रासरसादिना । वैष्णवे बंधुसत्कृत्या हृदये ध्याननिष्ठया
By hospitality to foremost brāhmaṇas, by giving food to cows, by honoring relatives in the Vaiṣṇava, and by steadfast meditation in the heart.
वायौ मुख्यधिया तोये द्रव्यैस्तोयपुरस्कृतैः । स्थंडिले मंत्रहृदयैर्भोगैरात्मानमात्मनि
In the wind, with focused mind; in water, with substances preceded by water; on the ground, with mantra-hearted offerings, one should offer oneself to the Self.
क्षेत्रज्ञं सर्वभूतेषु समत्वेनार्चयेद्विभुम् । धिष्ण्येष्वेतेषु तद्रूपं शंखचक्रगदांबुजैः
One should worship the Knower of the field, the Lord, in all beings with equality; in the seats, his form with conch, discus, mace, and lotus.
युक्तं चतुर्भुजं शांतं ध्यायन्नर्च्चेत्समाहितः । ब्राह्मणैः पूजितैरेव पूजितोऽयं न संशयः
Meditating on him, united, four-armed, peaceful, one should worship with concentration; when worshipped by brāhmaṇas, he is indeed worshipped, without doubt.
निर्भर्त्सितैश्च तैर्भूप भवेन्निर्भर्त्सितो विभुः । निगमो धर्मशास्त्रं च यदाधारे प्रवर्तते
When reproached by them, O king, the Lord is reproached; the Veda and Dharmaśāstra operate according to their foundation.
विप्रास्ते वैष्णवीमूर्तिः पावनी परमा मता
Those brāhmaṇas are considered the supreme, purifying Vaiṣṇava form.
सर्वं शुभं जगति धर्मत एव लभ्यं धर्मो गतिर्निगमतो नृपधर्मशास्त्रात् । नूनं तयोरपि गतिर्भुवि भूमिदेवास्तैरर्चितैरिह जगत्पतिरर्चितः स्यात्
All auspiciousness in the world is attained only through dharma; dharma is the path from the Veda and the king's Dharmaśāstra. Surely, the earth gods are the path for both; when worshipped, the Lord of the world is worshipped here.
न यज्ञयोगैर्न तपोभिरन्यैर्न योगयुक्त्या न समर्चनेन । तथा विभुस्तुष्यति देवदेवो यथा मही दैवततोषणेन
Neither by sacrifices, nor by austerities, nor by other yogic practices, nor by worship, does the Lord of gods become as pleased as by the satisfaction of the earth gods.
ब्रह्मण्यो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मवेदप्रवर्तकः । ब्राह्मणैरेव तुष्येत तोषितं ब्रह्मदैवतम्
He is devoted to Brahman, knows Brahman, is Brahmā, the promoter of the Brahman-Veda; he is pleased only by brāhmaṇas, and the Brahman deity is satisfied when they are satisfied.
नरकेऽपि चिरं मग्नाः पूर्वजा ये कुलद्वये । तदैव यांति ते स्वर्गं यदार्च्चति सुतो हरिम्
Even those ancestors of both lineages who have long been submerged in hell, at that very moment attain heaven when a son worships Hari.
किं तेषां जीवितेनेह पशुवच्चेष्टितेन किम् । येषां न प्रवणं चित्तं वासुदेवे जगन्मये
What is the value of their life here, or of actions like those of animals, for those whose minds are not inclined toward Vāsudeva, the all-pervading Lord?
ध्यानं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्न दृष्टं तु केनचित् । श्रूयतां भूपकैवल्यं केवलं मलवर्जितम्
I shall declare to you his meditation, which has not been seen by anyone; listen, O king, to the pure and stainless state of liberation.
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निश्चलो वायुवर्जितः । प्रज्वलन्नाशयेत्सर्वमंधकारं महामते
Just as a lamp placed in a windless spot, unmoving and untouched by air, burns steadily and dispels all darkness, O wise one,