स्त्रियस्तेषां प्रवक्ष्यामि यथाविज्ञानदर्शनात् । चतुर्विंशत्येकादशीनां द्वादशीनां प्रभावताम्
I will declare to you their wives, as known through insight; the brilliance of the twenty-four and twelve Ekadashis.
गोदावर्याश्च माहात्म्यं शंखचक्रादिधारणम् । ब्राह्मणानां विशेषेण धारणं विधिपूर्वकम्
The greatness of the Godavari, and the wearing of the conch, discus, and so on; especially the prescribed wearing for Brahmins.
यमुनायाश्च माहात्म्यं गंडिकायास्तथा मुने । वेत्रवत्यास्तु माहात्म्यं वच्म्यहं ते न संशयः
The greatness of the Yamuna, and likewise of Gandaki, O sage; the merit of the Vetravati—I will tell you, without doubt.
गिल्लितीर्थोद्भवं पुण्यं शिलाक्षेत्रं महच्च यत् । तत्सर्वं संप्रवक्ष्यामि खंडे उत्तरसंज्ञके
The origin of the holy Gillitirtha, and the great stone field; all this I will fully declare in the section called Uttara.
अर्बुदेश्वरमाहात्म्यं तत्र तीर्थादिकं च यत् । सरस्वत्याश्च माहात्म्यं सिद्धक्षेत्रादिकं च यत्
The greatness of Arbuda's Lord, and the holy places there; the greatness of Sarasvati, and the fields of the Siddhas.
पद्मनाभसमुत्पत्तिं तुलस्याश्चैव धारणम् । गोपीचंदनमाहात्म्यं पट्टपूजां तथैव च
The origin of Padmanabha, and the wearing of Tulasi; the greatness of Gopichandana, and the worship with cloth as well.
निरंजनस्य माहात्म्यं तथा विज्ञानदर्शनम् । तत्र दीपप्रदानं च धूपदानं विशेषतः
The greatness of the stainless One, as well as the vision of knowledge; there, the offering of lamps and especially the offering of incense.
कार्तिकस्याथ माहात्म्यं माहात्म्यं माघजं तथा । सर्वेषां च व्रतानां च माहात्म्यं विधिपूर्वकम्
Then the glory of Kartika, and likewise the greatness of Magha; and the greatness of all vows, performed according to prescribed rites.
शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि जगन्नाथाख्यमुत्तमम् । यं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते लोको ब्रह्महत्यादिपातकात्
Listen, O Narada, I will declare the supreme Jagannatha, seeing whom the world is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin and other grave offenses.
यत्र सिद्धं तथा भुक्तं पारलौकिकदायकम् । ब्राह्मणा यत्र भुंजन्ति वेदशास्त्र विशारदः
Where perfection is attained and enjoyment is granted, bestowing rewards beyond this world; where Brahmins, skilled in the Vedas and scriptures, partake.
अन्येषां चैव लोकानां का कथा चैव सुव्रत । पंचविंशत्यत्र नागा नर्तक्यो विविधास्तथा
And concerning other worlds, what more is there to say, O virtuous one? There, twenty-five Nagas and various dancers are present.
ब्रह्महत्या बालहत्या गवांहत्या तथैव च । ताः सर्वा विलयं यांति जगन्नाथस्य दर्शनात्
The sins of killing a Brahmin, killing a child, and killing a cow—all these are destroyed by the sight of Jagannatha.
जगन्नाथेत्युच्चरञ्जंतुर्महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । विष्णोः पूजनकं पुष्पैस्तन्माहात्म्यमपि ब्रुवे
By uttering the name 'Jagannatha,' a person is freed from great sins; I will also speak of the greatness of worshiping Vishnu with flowers.
पर्वतानां वर्णनं च देशानां वर्णनं तथा । गोपूजनादिमाहात्म्यं सिद्धानां चैव पूजनम्
The description of mountains and likewise the description of regions; the greatness of cow worship and similar acts, and the worship of the perfected ones.
सिक्थे दत्ते तु यत्पुण्यं तत्सर्वं प्रवदाम्यहम् । कदलीगर्भदानं च वृक्षदानं ततः परम्
Whatever merit arises from giving sweet food, I will declare it all; also the offering of banana fruit and, further, the gift of trees.
अश्वदानं हस्तिदानं जपमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । मंत्रदीक्षागमं चैव गुरोर्लक्षणमेव च
The giving of horses, the giving of elephants, the supreme greatness of recitation; the arrival of mantra initiation and also the characteristics of the teacher.
शिष्यस्य लक्षणं प्रोक्तं यथा पौराणिका विदुः । चरणोदकमाहात्म्यं पितृश्राद्धादिकं च यत्
The characteristics of the disciple are stated, as known by the ancient sages; the greatness of the water from the feet, and whatever pertains to ancestral rites.
पितृक्षयाहदानं च नीलोत्सर्गविधिस्ततः । ग्रहणं चंद्रसूर्यस्य तत्र दानं च यद्भवेत्
The offering for the destruction of ancestors, and then the rite of releasing the blue ones; the eclipse of the moon and sun, and whatever gifts are made there.
शालग्रामस्य दानस्य माहात्म्यं माल्यगंधयोः । दशम्यैकादशीवेधं द्वादशी हरिवासरम्
The greatness of giving a Shalagrama, and of garlands and fragrances; the observance of Dashami, Ekadashi, and Dvadashi, the day of Hari.
तेषां चैव तुमाहात्म्यं रुद्रनामादिकं च यत् । मथुरायाश्च माहात्म्यं कुरुक्षेत्रादिकं तथा
And their greatness, and whatever pertains to the names of Rudra; the glory of Mathura and likewise of Kurukshetra and other places.
सेतुबंधस्य चाख्यानं श्रीरामेश्वरजं तथा । त्र्यंबकस्य च माहात्म्यं पंचवट्याश्च यत्फलम्
The account of the building of the bridge, and that of Shri Rameshvara; the greatness of Tryambaka and the fruit of Panchavati.
दंडकारण्यमाहात्म्यं शृणु वाडवसत्तम । दंडकारण्यमाहात्म्यं नृसिंहोत्पत्तिकारणम्
Hear the greatness of Dandakaranya, O best of the Vadavas; the greatness of Dandakaranya and the cause of the appearance of Narasimha.
गीतायाश्चैव माहात्म्यं तथा भागवतस्य च । कालिंद्याश्चैव माहात्म्यमिन्द्रप्रस्थस्य वर्णनम्
The greatness of the Gita and likewise of the Bhagavata; the glory of the Kalindi and the description of Indraprastha.
रुक्मांगदचरित्रं तु महिमा वैष्णवस्य च । वैष्णवे ह्येकभुक्ते तु शृणु वाडवसत्तम
The story of Rukmangada and the greatness of the Vaishnava; in the Vaishnava, with single offering, hear, O best of the Vadavas.
ससागरां च पृथिवीं दत्त्वा चैव तु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति भुक्ते ह्येके तु वैष्णवे
The fruit gained by giving away the earth along with its oceans—such a result one attains by partaking, even once, in the food offered to Viṣṇu.
सात्विकाः सत्त्वसंपन्ना राजसाः कामुकाः स्मृताः । तामसा अधमाः प्रोक्ता वैष्णवानां तु लक्षणम्
Those who are sāttvic are endowed with purity; those who are rājas are known as passionate; those who are tāmas are said to be base—these are the characteristics of the followers of Viṣṇu.
ब्राह्मणा वैष्णवा ये तु वेदधर्मपरायणाः । तेषां माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि यथोक्तं चैव नारद
The brāhmaṇas who are devoted to Viṣṇu and dedicated to the dharma of the Vedas—their greatness I shall declare to you, as it has been spoken, O Nārada.
विष्णुनिंदारता ये वै द्रव्यलोभेन सत्तम । तेषां पापं तु वक्ष्यामि सांप्रतं ऋषिसत्तम
Those who engage in reviling Viṣṇu out of greed for wealth, O best of sages, I shall now describe the sin that belongs to them.
ज्वालामुख्यास्तथाख्यानं हिमशैलेक्षणं तथा । ब्रह्मोत्पत्तिस्तु वै यत्र तं प्रदेशं वदाम्यहम्
The account of Jvālāmukhi, and likewise the description of Himaśaila, and the place where Brahmā was born—I shall tell you of that region.
कायस्थानां समुत्पतिर्गयाव्याख्यानमेव च । गदाधरस्वरूपं च फल्गुवर्णनमेव च 6.1.
The origin of the Kāyasthas, the explanation of Gayā, the form of Gadādhara, and the description of the Phalgu river—