विद्यते त्वद्गृहीतं तु सद्यो नश्यति वै जगत् । त्वमात्मा सर्वभूतानां सतां सत्वस्वरूपवान्
What exists is held by you; if abandoned by you, the world would instantly perish. You are the self of all beings, the embodiment of the essence of the good.
राजसानां रजस्त्वं च तामसानां तमस्तथा । चतुष्पदां भवान्देव चतुःशृंगस्त्रिलोचनः
You are rajas among those of rajas quality, and tamas among those of tamas; among four-footed beings you are the god with four horns and three eyes.
सप्तहस्तस्त्रिधा बद्धो वृषरूप नमोस्तु ते । सर्वयज्ञमयो धर्मस्त्वयि विग्रहविग्रहः
O bull-formed one, bound with threefold cords and seven hands, I bow to you; you are the embodiment of all sacrifices, Dharma itself, the form of forms.
साक्षाद्दृष्टोसि लोकेश देव तुभ्यं नमोनमः । हृदिस्थः सर्वभूतानां पुण्यपापेक्षिता भवान्
Directly seen, O Lord of the world, O god, I bow again and again to you; you dwell in the hearts of all beings, you are sought by the virtuous.
तेन शास्ता च भूतानां दाता देव प्रशासिता । प्रवर्त्तको हि धर्मस्य देवदंडधरो भुवि
Thus you are the ruler of beings, the giver, O god, the governor; truly, you are the upholder of Dharma, the divine wielder of the rod on earth.
सर्वधर्ममयं सारमेकं वद सुनिश्चितम् । यम उवाच- परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते विप्र स्तोत्रेण च विशेषतः
Speak with certainty the single essence of all Dharma; Yama said: I am pleased with you, O Brahmin, especially by your hymn.
तथाप्यागम धर्मेण मान्योसि मम सत्तम । यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तद्गोप्यं परमं मम
Yet, according to scriptural Dharma, you are honored by me, O excellent one; what has not been told to anyone, that is my highest secret.
सारमुद्धृत्य सर्वेषां यदेकं निश्चितं मया । महानिरयसंघातान्निर्वासनकरं परम्
Having extracted the essence of all, that one thing determined by me, which is supreme and leads to release from the great mass of hells,
अनाख्येयमपि ब्रह्मन्वक्ष्ये विनयतोषितः
Even though it is not to be declared, O Brahmin, I will speak it, pleased by your humility.
स्युर्मोहाय चराचरस्य जगतस्ते ते पुराणागमास्तां तामेव हि देवतां परमिकां जल्पंतु कल्पे विधौ । सिद्धांते पुनरेक एव भगवान्विष्णुः समस्तागम-व्यापारेषु विवेकिनां व्यतिकरं नीतेषु निश्चीयते
Let those ancient scriptures, for the delusion of the moving and unmoving world, speak of that supreme goddess in the course of creation; but in the conclusion, only the one Lord Viṣṇu is determined by the wise, after examining all scriptures and resolving contradictions.
भवो ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च त्रयमेव त्रयी मता । दीपोऽग्निर्वर्तिस्नेहैस्तु यथा विप्र तथा हरिः
Bhava, Brahmā, and Viṣṇu are considered the threefold Veda; just as a lamp, fire, wick, and oil are one, so too is Hari, O Brahmin.
समाराध्य हरिं भक्त्या गोलोकान्प्राप्नुयाच्छुभान् । आराधिते हरौ कामाः सर्वे करतले स्थिताः
By worshipping Hari with devotion, one attains the auspicious worlds of Goloka; when Hari is worshipped, all desires are held in the palm of the hand.
दानमेव परं श्रेष्ठं सर्वपुण्येषु वै द्विज । दानेन नश्यते पापं सर्वं दानेन लभ्यते
Giving is indeed the highest among all virtues, O twice-born; by giving, all sin is destroyed, by giving, everything is obtained.
नित्यं नैमित्तिकं काम्यमन्यदभ्युदयात्मकम् । अन्यं च परमं दानमिति पंचविधं स्मृतम्
Constant, occasional, desire-motivated, and that which brings prosperity, and another, the supreme gift—thus five kinds are remembered.
प्रातर्मध्यापराह्णेषु त्रिषु कालेषु यत्नतः । यत्किंचिदपि दातव्यं नित्यमेव प्रकीर्तितम्
In the morning, midday, and afternoon, at the three times, with effort, whatever little is given is always praised.
शून्यं दिनं न कर्तव्यमात्मार्थं हितमिच्छताम् । यस्मिन्कुले तु दत्तं यत्तत्रतत्रोपतिष्ठति
One should not let a day pass empty, desiring one's own welfare; whatever is given in a family, that surely abides there.
यः स्वयं भक्षयेन्मोहाददत्वा बुद्धिवर्जितः । उत्पादयाम्यहं रोगं तस्य भोगनिवारणम्
He who, out of delusion and lacking discernment, eats by himself without giving—I generate disease for him, obstructing his enjoyment.
तेषु कार्येषु संतुष्टं बहुपीडाप्रदायकम् । मंदानलेन संयुक्तं द्वारं संतापकारकम्
In those acts, I remain satisfied, yet causing much suffering, joined with dull fire, a gate that brings torment.
त्रिषु कालेषु नो दत्तं ब्राह्मणेषु सुरेषु यैः । स्वयं तु भुंजते मिष्टं पापं तैस्तु महत्कृतम्
Those who do not give to Brāhmaṇas or gods at the three times, but eat delicious food themselves, commit great sin.
प्रायश्चित्तेन रौद्रेण तानहं परिशोधये । उपवासैर्महीदेव कायशोषकरादिकैः
By fierce penance I purify them, O lord of the earth, with fasts and other acts that dry up the body.
चर्मकारो यथा चर्मकुंडस्योपरि निर्घृणे । शोधयेच्च कशाद्यैश्च कुद्रव्यं स्फोटयेद्यथा
Just as a leatherworker, without mercy, cleans a leather vessel and strikes inferior material with whips to make it burst,
तथाहं पापकर्तारं शोधयामि न संशयः । औषधीनां सुयोगैश्च कषायैः कटुकैर्ध्रुवम्
In the same way, I purify the doer of evil—without doubt—using proper combinations of medicines, with bitter decoctions, certainly.
उष्णोदकैश्च संतापैर्वैद्यरूपेण नान्यथा । अन्ये भुंजंति तस्याग्रे भोगानन्यान्मनोगतान्
And with hot water and burning treatments, in the form of a physician, and not otherwise; others enjoy various pleasures before him, those imagined in their minds.
किं करोमि समर्थश्च न दत्तं दानमुत्तमम् । महता रोगरूपेण तमेनं परिवारयेत्
What can I do, though capable, if the highest gift has not been given? Surrounded by great disease, he is enveloped.
नित्यकालस्य यद्दानमात्मानं पापिभिर्यथा । न दत्तं च महीदेव श्रद्धया निजशक्तितः
As, at the proper time, a gift is not given by sinners for themselves, nor is it given, O lord of the earth, with faith and according to one's own ability.
तथायातान्प्रधक्ष्येतानुपायैर्दारुणैः किल । नैमित्तिकं प्रवक्ष्यामि दानकालं तवाग्रतः
Thus, those who have come are burned by harsh means; I will explain to you the occasional time for giving gifts, before you.
महापर्वणि संप्राप्ते तीर्थप्राप्तौ तथैव च । पितुः क्षयाहदिवसे वैशाखादिषु यत्नतः
When a great festival arrives, or at the attainment of a sacred place, and on the day of a father's death, especially in the months like Vaiśākha, with effort,
मासेषु पुण्यकालेषु दानं नैमित्तिकं स्मृतम् । काम्यकालं प्रवक्ष्यामि यद्दानं फलदायकम्
In the months and auspicious times, occasional giving is remembered; I will explain the desired time, when gifts yield fruit.
व्रतादिकं समुद्दिश्य कामनाफलकल्पितम् । यत्कामं कथितं सम्यक्सर्वांगैरेव संगतम्
With vows and the like in mind, established for the fruit of desire, whatever wish is properly spoken, accompanied by all limbs,
तस्य दानप्रभावेण भावनापरिभावितः । तादृक्फलं समश्नाति मानुषस्तत्प्रसादनात्
Through the power of that gift, imbued with contemplation, a person attains such a result by its grace.