पुण्यं कोटिगुणं वत्स विष्णोर्जागरणे कृते । पितृपक्षे मातृपक्षे भार्यापक्षे तु वाडव
The merit gained, my child, by keeping vigil for Viṣṇu is a crore times greater; whether for the paternal side, maternal side, or the wife's family, O Vāḍava.
कुलानुद्धरते चैतान्कृत्वा जागरणं हरेः । उपोषणदिने विद्धे जागरं पूजनं हरेः
By performing the night vigil for Hari, one uplifts these family lines; on the prescribed day of fasting, one should keep vigil and worship Hari.
वृथादानादिकं सर्वं कृतघ्नेषु कृतं यथा । उपोषणदिने विद्धे प्रारब्धे जागरे स्थितिम्
All acts of charity and the like, done for the ungrateful, are in vain; so too, keeping vigil on a day when fasting is not properly observed is fruitless.
विहाय स्थानं तद्विष्णुः शापं दत्वा प्रगच्छति । अविद्धे वासरे विष्णोर्ये कुर्वंति प्रजागरम्
Abandoning that place, Viṣṇu departs after giving a curse; those who keep vigil on a day not properly observed.
तेषां मध्ये तु तुष्टः सन्नृत्यं तु कुरुते हरिः । यावद्दिनानि कुरुते जागरं केशवाग्रतः
Among them, when pleased, Hari himself dances; for as many days as one keeps vigil before Keśava.
युगानि तानि तावंति विष्णुलोके महीयते । यावद्दिनानि वसते विना जागरणं हरेः
For as many ages as one keeps vigil, so many ages is one honored in the world of Viṣṇu; for as many days as one lives without keeping vigil for Hari.
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि रौरवान्न निवर्तते । एकदश्यां शयानस्तु विना जागरणं हरेः
For that many thousands of years, one does not return from Raurava; one who lies down on Ekādaśī without keeping vigil for Hari.
मूकवत्तिष्ठते यो वै गानं पाठं न वाचरेत् । सप्तजन्मानि मूकत्वं जायतेऽजागरे हरेः
He who sits silent like a mute, not singing or reciting, remains mute for seven births for not keeping vigil for Hari.
यो न नृत्यति मूढात्मा पुरतो जागरे हरेः । पंगुत्वं तस्य जानीयात्सप्तजन्मानि वाडव
One whose mind is deluded and does not dance before Hari during the vigil, know, O Vāḍava, that he becomes lame for seven births.
यः पुनः कुरुते गीतं नृत्यं जागरणं हरेः । ब्राह्मं पदं मदीयं च सत्यं वै तस्य वैष्णवम्
But whoever sings, dances, and keeps vigil for Hari, truly attains my Brahman state and the Vaiṣṇava state.
यः प्रबोधयते लोकान्विष्णोर्जागरणे रतः । वसेच्चिरं तु वैकुंठे पितृभिः सह वैष्णवः
Whoever enlightens people, devoted to the vigil of Vishnu, dwells for a long time in Vaikuntha together with his ancestors, as a Vaishnava.
मतिं प्रयच्छते यस्तु हरेर्जागरणं प्रति । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि श्वेतद्वीपे वसेन्नरः
He who gives his mind toward the vigil of Hari lives for sixty thousand years in Shvetadwipa, O man.
यत्किंचित्क्रियते पापं कोटिजन्मनि मानवैः । श्रीकृष्णजागरे सर्वं रात्रौ नश्यति वाडव
Whatever little sin is committed by humans in ten million births, all of it is destroyed in the night during the vigil for Shri Krishna, O Vadava.
शालग्रामशिलाग्रे ये कुर्वंति प्रतिजागरम् । यामेयामे फलं प्रोक्तं कोट्यैंदवसमुद्भवम्
Those who perform the vigil before the Shalagrama stone, for each watch of the night, the fruit is said to be equal to that produced in ten million Indra lifetimes.
संप्राप्ते वासरे विष्णोर्ये न कुर्वंति जागरम् । वृथा स्यात्तत्कृतं तेषां वैष्णवानां च निंदया
When the day of Vishnu arrives, those who do not perform the vigil, their actions are in vain, and so too by criticizing Vaishnavas.
कामार्थौ संपदः पुत्राः कीर्तिर्लोकाश्च शाश्वताः । यज्ञायुतैर्न लभ्यंते द्वादशीजागरं विना
Desires, wealth, sons, fame, and eternal worlds—even with thousands of sacrifices, these are not attained without the vigil on the twelfth day.
मतिर्न जायते यस्य द्वादश्यां जागरं प्रति । न हि तस्याधिकारोऽस्ति पूजने केशवस्य हि
For one whose mind does not incline toward the vigil on the twelfth day, he has no right to worship Kesava.
यावत्पदानि चलति केशवायतनं प्रति । अश्वमेधसमानि स्युः जागरार्थं प्रगच्छतः
As many steps as are taken toward the temple of Kesava, for the sake of the vigil, each is equal to an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
पादयोः पतितं यावद्धरण्यां पांशु गच्छताम् । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि जागरो वसते दिवि 6.37.
For as long as the dust from the feet falls upon the earth while walking, for that many thousand years, the vigil dwells in heaven.
तस्माद्गृहात्प्रगंतव्यं जागरे केशवालये । कलौ मलविनाशाय द्वादशीद्वादशीषु च
Therefore, one should depart from home for the vigil at the temple of Kesava, on each twelfth day, in Kali Yuga, for the destruction of impurity.
परापवादसंयुक्तं मनः प्रासाद वर्जितम् । शास्त्रहीनमगांधर्वं तथा दीपविवर्जितम्
A mind filled with slander, lacking a palace, without scripture, without music, and without lamps—
शक्त्योपचाररहितमुदासीनं सनिंदनम् । कलियुक्तं विशेषेण जागरं नवधा मतम्
Without proper offerings, indifferent, accompanied by criticism, especially mixed with Kali, the vigil is considered of nine kinds.
सशास्त्रं जागरं यच्च नृत्यगांधर्वसंयुतम् । सवाद्यं तालासंयुक्तं सदीपं मधुभिर्युतम्
The vigil that is accompanied by scripture, dance, music, instruments, rhythm, lamps, and honey—
उच्चारैस्तु समायुक्तं यथोक्तैर्भक्तिभावितैः । प्रसन्नं तुष्टिजननं संमूढं लोकरंजनम्
Joined with recitations as prescribed, imbued with devotion, pleasing, producing satisfaction, delightful, and captivating to people—
गुणैर्द्वादशभिर्युक्तं जागरं माधवप्रियम् । कर्त्तव्यं तत्प्रयत्नेन पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः
The vigil endowed with twelve qualities, dear to Madhava, should be performed with effort during both the bright and dark fortnights.
किं व्रतैर्बहुभिश्चीर्णैस्तीर्थवासेन तस्य किम् । द्वादशीवासरे प्राप्ते न कुर्याज्जागरं हरेः
What is the use of many vows observed, or dwelling at holy places, if, when the twelfth day arrives, one does not perform the vigil for Hari?
प्रवासेन त्यजेद्यस्तु पथिस्विन्नोऽपि वाडव । जागरं वासुदेवस्य द्वादश्यां तु समे प्रियः
He who abandons the vigil for Vasudeva on the twelfth day, even while traveling or away from home, O Vadava, is dear to me.
मद्भक्तो न हरेः कुर्याज्जागरं पापमोहितः । व्यर्थं मत्पूजनं तस्य मत्पूज्यं यो न पूजयेत्
My devotee who, deluded by sin, does not perform the vigil for Hari—his worship of me is in vain, for he does not worship the one who should be worshipped.
न शैवो न च सौरोऽसौ न शाक्तो गणसेवकः । यो भुंक्ते वासरे विष्णोर्ज्ञेयः पश्वधिको हि सः
He is not a devotee of Shiva, nor of Surya, nor of Shakti, nor a worshipper of Ganesha—whoever eats on Vishnu's day; know that he is even lower than a beast.
विप्रियं च कृतं तेन दुष्टेनैव च पापिना । मद्भक्तिबलमाश्रित्य यो भुंक्ते वै हरेर्दिने
Whatever harm is done by that wicked and sinful person, relying on the strength of my devotion, who eats on the day of Hari—