भर्त्ता ममायं च पतिर्ममायं स्वामी ममायं मम नाथ एषः । इतीव सर्वाः परमप्रमोदैर्वदंति नार्योखिलसद्गुणज्ञाः
This is my husband, this is my lord, this is my master, this is my protector—thus, all the women who know all the highest virtues speak with great joy.
उच्चावचं विप्र निशम्य तासां जगाद काचिद्गुणिनी रसज्ञा । सौदास्यकांतां नृपतिः स्वयं यां भजत्ययं किं कलहेन नार्यः
Hearing their varied words, O Brahmin, one virtuous and discerning woman said: 'The king himself favors Saudāsyā, so why should the women quarrel?'
सुन्दर्य्यस्तास्ततः सर्वाः संत्यज्य कलहं द्विज । आजग्मुर्हृदयोत्साहैः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः
Then all those beautiful women, abandoning quarrel, O Brahmin, came with uplifted hearts, adorned with all their ornaments.
अथ तं नृपतिश्रेष्ठ सदारं गतकल्मषम् । पाद्याद्यैः पूजयामासुः प्राहेति च पुरंदरः
Thereafter, they worshipped that best of kings, free from sin and with his wives, with offerings of water and other honors; and then Purandara spoke.
रथे निवेशयामास पुष्पके स्त्रीसमन्वितम् । भेरीमृदंगमधुरी डिंडिमानकनिःस्वनैः
He seated him, accompanied by women, in the celestial chariot Puṣpaka, with the sweet sounds of drums, kettledrums, and ḍiṇḍimas resounding.
करकं कणनादैश्च करतालस्वनैस्तथा । जयशब्दैश्च देवानां नाकः शब्दमयोऽभवत्
With the clanging of cymbals and the sounds of hand-clapping, and with the victorious cries of the gods, the heavens became filled with sound.
देवाङ्गना चारुहस्त श्वेतचामरमारुतैः । वीजितः सरथारूढः सदारस्त्रिदिवं ययौ
Fanned by the lovely hands of divine women with white chowries, he, mounted on the chariot with his wives, went to heaven.
ततः शक्रः स्वयं तस्मै सत्यधर्माय भूभुजे । दत्तवान्निजासनार्द्धं शुभो वै क्षयशंकया
Then Indra himself, fearing for his own position, gave half of his own seat to that king who was true to righteousness.
शक्रेण सह भूपोऽसौ वसन्नेकासने सदा । शक्रत्वमकरोत्स्वर्गे केशवस्यानुकंपया १५० 7.9.
Dwelling always on the same seat with Indra in heaven, that king attained the status of Indra by the compassion of Keśava.
युगकोटिसहस्राणि दिवि भुक्त्वाखिलं सुखम् । रथमारुह्यवैकुंठं ययौ भगवदाज्ञया
Having enjoyed all pleasures in heaven for thousands of millions of ages, he ascended the chariot and went to Vaikuṇṭha by the command of the Lord.
तत्र मन्वंतरं भुक्त्वा सर्वभोगमनोरमम् । परमं ज्ञानमासाद्या सदारो मोक्षमाप्तवान्
There, having enjoyed the delightful pleasures of a Manvantara, he attained supreme knowledge and, with his wives, obtained liberation.
जाह्नवीतीरयात्रायां शरीरं त्यजतः पथि । फलमेवंविधं विप्र मया सर्वं प्रकीर्तितम्
O Brahmin, I have thus described in full the fruit that arises for one who gives up the body on the journey to the bank of the Jāhnavī.
जाह्नवीतीरगमने मुनिभिस्तत्वदर्शिभिः । न कालनियमः प्रोक्तो नारदाद्यैर्महर्षिभिः
In the journey to the bank of the Gaṅgā, no fixed time is prescribed by the sages who see the truth, such as Nārada and others.
यदायदा द्विजश्रेष्ठ गङ्गायां स्नानमाचरेत् । तदातदाऽक्षयं पुण्यं लभते मानवो ध्रुवम्
Whenever a person, O best of Brahmins, bathes in the Gaṅgā, at that very time he certainly obtains inexhaustible merit.
गंगा सर्वाणि पापानि नाशयंतीति निश्चयः । कुर्यात्पुनःपुनः पापं न च गंगा पुनाति तम्
It is certain that the Gaṅgā destroys all sins; but if one repeatedly commits sin, the Gaṅgā does not purify him.
पापबुद्धिं परित्यज्य गंगायां लोकमातरि । स्नानं कुरुत हे लोका यदि सद्गतिमिच्छथ
Abandoning sinful intent, bathe in the Gaṅgā, the mother of the world, O people, if you desire the highest good.
यत्पुण्यं गंगास्नानात्तु मानवानां भवेद्दिवज । तत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते विप्र कर्मभिः कैः सुदुस्तरैः
The merit that humans gain from bathing in the Ganga, O twice-born, is obtained only through actions that are extremely difficult to perform.
आसाराणां भूमिरेणोः संख्यां कर्तुं तु शक्यते । भागीरथीगुणास्ते न शक्या वक्तुं न च द्विज
It is possible to count the raindrops or the dust particles of the earth, but, O twice-born, the virtues of Bhagirathi cannot be described or enumerated.
विचार्य सर्वशास्त्राणि त्वदीयानि मयोच्यते । गंगांभसि सकृत्स्नात्वा मोक्षमाप्नोति मानवः
Having considered all the scriptures, I declare this to you: by bathing even once in the waters of the Ganga, a person attains liberation.
स्नानं कूपजलेऽपि यस्तु कुरुते गंगां विचिंत्य प्रभुं देवानां सकलार्त्तशोकदुरितत्रासौघविध्वंसिनीम् । मुक्तः सोऽपि समस्तपातकचयैर्गोविप्रहत्यादिभिर्गच्छेद्विष्णुपुरं समस्तसुखदं गंगाप्रसादाद्दिवज
Even one who bathes in well-water, while meditating on the Ganga—the sovereign of the gods, destroyer of all suffering, sorrow, and fear—becomes freed from all heaps of sins, including the killing of cows or Brahmins, and, by the grace of the Ganga, attains Vishnu's abode, the giver of all happiness, O twice-born.
व्यास उवाच- नारायणप्रपन्ना ये नराभक्तिसमन्विताः । कदाचिदशुभं तेषां विद्यते न द्विजोत्तम
Vyasa said: O best of twice-born, those people who have taken refuge in Narayana and are endowed with devotion never experience misfortune at any time.
पुनरेव प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं कमलापतेः । यच्छ्रुत्वा मानवाः सर्वे लभंते परमं पदम्
Again, I will declare the greatness of the Lord of Lakshmi; hearing this, all people attain the supreme state.
वासुदेवस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा तृप्यंति वैष्णवाः । पाखण्डा न हि तृप्यंति नरके क्लेशभागिनः
Hearing the greatness of Vasudeva, the Vaishnavas are satisfied; but the heretics are not satisfied and suffer torment in hell.
पाखण्डानां समीपे तु विष्णुमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । न वक्तव्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ वक्तव्यं वैष्णवाग्रतः
O best of twice-born, the supreme greatness of Vishnu should not be spoken of in the presence of heretics, but should be spoken before Vaishnavas.
पूर्वं त्रेतायुगे विप्र उर्वीशुर्नाम जैमिने । आसीत्पापरतो नित्यं धर्मनिंदापरायणः
Previously, in the Treta Yuga, O Jaimini, there was a man named Urvishur, who was always devoted to sin and intent on reviling righteousness.
ब्रह्मस्वहारी विप्रेन्द्र परस्त्रीगमनोद्यतः । गोमांसाशी सुरापी च वेश्याविभ्रमलोलुपः
O best of Brahmins, he was a thief of Brahmins' wealth, intent on adultery, eater of cow's flesh, drinker of liquor, and addicted to the company of prostitutes.
शरणागतहंता च परनिंदाकरः सदा । विश्वासघाती मित्रघ्नो ज्ञातिपीडाकरस्तथा
He was a killer of those who sought refuge, always a slanderer of others, a betrayer of trust, a destroyer of friends, and a tormentor of relatives.
असत्यभाषी क्रूरश्च पाखंडजनसङ्गभाक् । वृत्तिच्छेदी द्विजातीनां न्यासापहारकस्तथा
He was a liar, cruel, associated with heretics, one who ruined the livelihood of Brahmins, and a thief of deposits.
तादृशं तं समालोक्य दुष्टं पापपरायणम् । आजग्मुर्ज्ञातयः सर्वे क्रुद्धास्तस्य निजंगृहम्
Seeing him so wicked and devoted to sin, all his relatives, enraged, came to his house.
ज्ञातय ऊचुः - प्रतिष्ठोपार्जिता पूर्वैरस्माकं विमले कुले । सा प्रतिष्ठा त्वया मूढ विनाशं प्रतिनीयते
The relatives said: The reputation acquired by our ancestors in this pure lineage is being destroyed by you, O fool.