वासः प्रतिसरैः सूत्रैः पावकव्यजनोच्छ्रितैः । नृत्यवादित्रगीतैश्च सर्वबल्युपहारकैः
With garments, sacred threads, banners, fans, and offerings to fire; with dance, music, singing, and all kinds of offerings—
भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानैश्च या पूजा क्रियते नरैः । नारायणं समुद्दिश्य भक्तिः सा लौकिकी मता
With foods, drinks, and meals, the worship performed by people for Narayana is considered worldly devotion.
कायिकी सैव निर्दिष्टा भक्तिः सर्वार्थसाधिकी । ऋग्यजुःसामजाप्यानि संहिताध्ययनानि च
That is also called bodily devotion, which accomplishes all aims; with recitation of Rig, Yajur, and Sama hymns, and study of the collections—
क्रियंते विष्णुमुद्दिश्य सा भक्तिर्वैदिकोच्यते । वेदमंत्रहविर्यागैः क्रियाया वैदिकी मता
When these are performed for Vishnu, that devotion is called Vedic; ritual acts with Vedic mantras and offerings are considered Vedic practice.
दर्शे च पौर्णमास्यां च कर्त्तव्यं चाग्निहोत्रकम् । प्राशनं दक्षिणादानं पुरोडाशं चरु क्रिया
At the new and full moon, the fire ritual must be performed, as well as the offering, the giving of gifts, the rice cake, and the preparation of gruel.
इष्टिर्धृतिः सोमपानं याज्ञियं कर्म सर्वशः । अग्निभूम्यनिलाकाश द्युति शंकर भास्करम्
Sacrifices, firmness, drinking of Soma, and all ritual acts for the gods—fire, earth, wind, space, light, Shiva, and the sun—
तमुद्दिश्यकृतं कर्म तत्सर्वं विष्णुदैवतम् । आध्यात्मिकीति विविधा ब्रह्मभक्तिस्थिता नृप
All acts performed for them are ultimately dedicated to Vishnu as the deity; and the various forms of spiritual devotion, O king, are established in devotion to Brahman.
सांख्याख्यां योगसंजातां शृणु भूप यथोदिताम् । चतुर्विंशति तत्त्वानि प्रधानादीनि संख्यया
Hear, O king, of the devotion called Sāṃkhya, born of yoga, as it is described: the twenty-four principles, beginning with Pradhana, are enumerated—
अचेतनानि भोग्यानि पुरुषः पंचविंशकः । चेतनः स समुद्दिष्टो कर्ता भोक्ता च कर्मणाम्
They are insentient and objects of enjoyment; the twenty-fifth, the person, is sentient, and is declared to be the agent and enjoyer of actions.
आत्मा नित्योव्ययश्चैव अधिष्ठाता प्रयोजकः । पुरुषोऽव्यक्त नित्यः स्यात्कारणं च महेश्वरः
The self is eternal and imperishable, the presiding ruler and instigator; the person is unmanifest, eternal, the cause, and the great Lord.
तत्त्वसर्गो भावसर्गो भूतसर्गश्च तत्त्वतः । संख्यायाः परिसंख्यायाः प्रधानं च गुणात्मकम्
The creation of principles, the creation of states, and the creation of elements, in their true nature, are the subject of enumeration and calculation; and the primordial matter is composed of qualities.
ज्ञात्वा साधर्म्यवैधर्म्यं प्रधानं च विधर्मि च । कारणं ब्रह्मणश्चैव कामित्वमिदमुच्यते
Knowing the similarity and dissimilarity, both of the primordial matter and what differs from it, and also the cause and the desire of Brahman—this is said to be knowledge.
प्रयोज्यत्वं प्रधानस्य वैधर्म्यमिदमुच्यते । सर्वत्र कर्तृता ब्रह्म पुरुषस्याप्यकर्तृता
The fact that primordial matter is made to act is called its dissimilarity; everywhere, agency belongs to Brahman, while the person (puruṣa) is non-agent.
अचेतनप्रधानेन समत्वमिदमुच्यते । तत्त्वांतरं च तत्त्वानां कार्यकारणमेव च
The equality with insentient primordial matter is thus declared; and the distinction among principles, as well as the relation of cause and effect.
प्रयोजनं प्रयोज्यत्वं ज्ञात्वा तत्त्वप्रसंख्यया । संख्यातमुच्यते प्राज्ञैर्विजयार्थविचिंतकैः
Knowing purpose and being purposed, through the enumeration of principles, the wise who seek victory are said to have reckoned rightly.
इति मत्वास्य सद्भावं तत्त्वं संख्यां च तत्त्वतः । ब्रह्मतत्त्वाधिकं चापि भूततत्त्वं विदुर्बुधाः
Thus, understanding its true existence, and the principles and enumeration in their reality, the wise know the principle of Brahman as higher, and also the principle of elements.
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 devotion arising from yoga.
प्राणायामपरो नित्यं ध्यानवान्नियतेंद्रियः । भैक्ष्यभक्षव्रती चापि सर्वप्रत्याहृतेन्द्रियः
One devoted to breath control, always meditative, with restrained senses, observing the vow of eating alms, and with all senses withdrawn—
धारणं हृदये कृत्वा ध्यायमानो महेश्वरम् । हृत्पद्मकर्णिकासीनं पीतवस्त्रं सुलोचनम्
Having fixed his concentration in the heart, meditating on the great Lord, seated on the pericarp of the lotus of the heart, wearing yellow garments, with beautiful eyes—
पश्यन्नुद्योतितमुखं ब्रह्मसूत्रकटीतटम् । श्वेतवर्णं चतुर्बाहुं वरदाभयहस्तकम्
Seeing his radiant face, his waist adorned with the sacred thread, white in color, four-armed, with hands granting boons and dispelling fear—
योगजा मानसीसिद्धिर्विष्णुभक्तिः परा स्मृता । य एवं भक्तिमान्देवं विष्णुभक्तिः स उच्यते
The perfection born of yoga in the mind is called supreme devotion to Viṣṇu; whoever is thus devoted to the Lord is said to have devotion to Viṣṇu.
एवं भक्तिः समुद्दिष्टा विविधा नृपनंदन । सात्विकी राजसी चैव तामसीभेदतस्त्विमाः
Thus, O delight of kings, devotion has been described in various forms: these are of the nature of sattva, rajas, and tamas.
नानाप्रकारा विज्ञेया विष्णोरमिततेजसः । यथाग्निः सुसमृद्धार्च्चिः करोत्येधांसि भस्मसात्
The various kinds of devotion to Viṣṇu, of immeasurable splendor, are to 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 in an instant.
यावज्जनो न शृणुते भुवि विष्णुभक्तिं साक्षात्सुधारसमशेषरसैकसारम् । तावज्जरामरणजन्मशताभिघातदुःखानि तानि लभते बहुदेहजानि
As long as a person does not hear, on earth, of devotion to Viṣṇu—which is like the very essence of nectar and all sweetness—so long does he experience the sufferings of old age, death, and hundreds of births, and the miseries arising from many bodies.
संकीर्तितश्चिंतितकीर्तिरंतः श्रुतानुभावो भगवाननंतः । समंततोऽघविनिहंति मेघं वायुर्यथाभानुरिवांधकारम्
The infinite Lord, whose praise is sung, whose glory is contemplated, who is experienced within through hearing—he destroys sins everywhere, 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 places, study of scriptures, or austerities and 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, and true indeed, O Lord of Hari, are those beneficial tales; wherever the pure form is praised, and the fame of the good is heard.
धन्योसि धीरधरणीधर धर्मधुर्य्य ध्यानैकतान हृदयः पुरुषोत्तमस्य । यन्नैष्ठिकीमतिरसौ तव सौभगश्रीः श्रीकृष्णनाथसुकृतः श्रवणे प्रवृत्ता
Blessed are you, O steadfast bearer of the earth, upholder of righteousness, whose heart is wholly absorbed in meditation on the Supreme Person; for your unwavering devotion, your good fortune, and your merit have led you to listen to the deeds of Lord Krishna.
अनाराध्य हरिं भक्त्या वरदं विष्णुमव्ययम् । कुतः श्रेयो भवेद्भूप पुरुषस्यात्ममानिनः
Without worshipping Hari, the bestower of boons, the imperishable Vishnu, with devotion, O king, how can there be any true welfare for a person who is proud of his own self?