तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यत्कृत्वा जागरं हरेः । जातः स एव सुकृती कुलं तेनैव पावितम्
The fruit that comes from keeping vigil for Hari equals that of bathing in all tīrthas and giving great gifts; such a person is born fortunate, and his lineage is purified by him.
कार्तिके मुनिशार्दूल कृता येन प्रबोधिनी । यथा ध्रुवं नृणां मृत्युर्धनं गात्रं तथाध्रुवम्
O best of sages, in the month of Kārtika, whoever performs the Prabodhinī— just as death is certain for men, so too is the impermanence of wealth and the body.
इति ज्ञात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यं वैष्णवं दिनम् । यानि कानि च तीर्थानि त्रैलोक्ये संभवंति च
Knowing this, O foremost of sages, one should observe the Vaiṣṇava day; whatever sacred places exist in the three worlds—
तानि तस्य गृहे सम्यग्यः करोति प्रबोधिनीम् । किं तस्य बहुभिः पुण्यैः कृता येन प्रबोधिनी
All those are present in the house of one who properly observes Prabodhinī; what need has he for many other merits, who has performed Prabodhinī?
पुत्रपौत्रप्रदा ह्येषा कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी । स ज्ञानी च स योगी च स तपस्वी जितेंद्रियः
This Haribodhinī in Kārtika grants sons and grandsons; he is a knower, a yogī, an ascetic with controlled senses.
भोगो मोक्षश्च तस्यास्ति उपास्ते हरिबोधिनीम् । विष्णोः प्रियतरा ह्येषा धर्मसारसहायिनी
Both enjoyment and liberation belong to the one who worships Haribodhinī; she is most dear to Viṣṇu, the companion of the essence of dharma.
यः करोति नरो भक्त्या भुक्तिभाक्स भवेन्नरः । प्रबोधिनीमुपोषित्वा गर्भे न विशते नरः
Whoever observes Prabodhinī with devotion, that person partakes of both enjoyment and liberation; having observed Prabodhinī, he does not enter the womb again.
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य तस्मात्कुर्वीत नारद । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा पापं यत्समुपार्जितम्
Therefore, O Nārada, abandoning all other duties, one should perform this; whatever sin has been accumulated by deed, mind, or speech—
तत्क्षालयति गोविंदः प्रबोधिन्यां तु जागरे । स्नानं दानं जपः पूजां समुद्दिश्य जनार्दनम्
Govinda washes away that sin during the vigil of Prabodhinī; bathing, giving, recitation, and worship performed for Janārdana—
नरो यत्कुरुते वत्स प्रबोधिन्यां तदक्षयम् । येर्चयंति नरास्तस्यां भक्त्या देवं च माधवम्
Whatever a person does on Prabodhinī— bathing, giving, reciting, worship— all that becomes imperishable; those who worship Mādhava with devotion on that day—
समुपोष्य प्रमुच्यंते पापैस्तैः शतजन्मजैः । महाव्रतमिदं पुत्र महापापौघनाशनम्
Having observed the fast, they are freed from sins accumulated over a hundred births; this is a great vow, O son, destroyer of a multitude of great sins.
प्रबोधवासरं विष्णोर्विधिवत्समुपोषयेत् । व्रतेनानेन देवेशं परितोष्य जनार्दनम्
One should properly observe the awakening day of Viṣṇu; by this vow, having satisfied the Lord Janārdana—
विराजयन्दिशः सर्वाः प्रयाति हरिमंदिरम् । कर्तव्यैषा प्रयत्नेन नरैः कांतिधनार्थिभिः
He adorns all directions and goes to the abode of Hari; this should be performed with effort by those who desire radiance and wealth.
बाल्ये यत्संचितं पापं यौवने वार्द्धके तथा । शतजन्मकृतं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु
The sin accumulated in childhood, youth, or old age— whether little or much, even that committed over a hundred births—
तत्क्षालयति गोविंदश्चास्यामभ्यर्चितो नृणाम् । धनधान्यवहा पुण्या सर्वपापहरा परा
When Govinda is worshipped in this, he washes away the sins of people; it brings wealth and grain, is auspicious, and removes all sins supremely.
तामुपोष्य हरेर्भक्त्या दुर्ल्लभं न भवेत्क्वचित् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे च यत्फलं परिकीर्तितम्
By observing it with devotion to Hari, nothing remains unattainable; the fruit described for the eclipse of the moon or sun—
तत्सहस्रगुणं प्रोक्तं प्रबोधिन्यां प्रजागरे । स्नानं दानं जपो होमः स्वाध्यायोऽभ्यर्चनं हरेः
That is said to be a thousand times greater when performed on Prabodhini night: bathing, charity, recitation, offering, study, and worship of Hari.
तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं प्रबोधिन्यां कृतं तु यत् । जन्मप्रभृतियत्पुण्यं नरेणोपार्जितं भवेत्
All of these, when done on Prabodhini, are multiplied ten million times; whatever merit a person has acquired since birth—
वृथा भवति तत्सर्वमकृत्वा कार्तिके व्रतम् । अकृत्वा नियमं विष्णोः कार्तिकं यः क्षिपेन्नरः
All of that becomes futile if one does not observe the Kartika vow; whoever neglects the discipline of Vishnu in Kartika—
न जन्मार्जितपुण्यस्य फलं प्राप्नोति नारद । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन देवदेवं जनार्दनम्
He does not obtain the fruit of merit earned from birth, O Narada; therefore, with all effort, one should serve Janardana, Lord of gods.
उपसेवेत विप्रेंद्र सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । परान्नं वर्जयेद्यस्तु कार्तिके विष्णुतत्परः
One should worship Him, O chief of Brahmins, who grants all desired fruits; whoever, devoted to Vishnu in Kartika, avoids others' food—
परान्नवर्जनाद्वत्स चांद्रायणफलं लभेत् । नित्यं शास्त्रविनोदेन कार्तिके मधुसूदनः
By abstaining from others' food, O child, he attains the fruit of the Chandrayana vow; Madhusudana is pleased in Kartika by constant delight in scripture.
स दहेत्सर्वपापानि यज्ञायुतफलं लभेत् । न तथा तुष्यते यज्ञैर्न दानैर्वाजपादिभिः
He burns away all sins and attains the fruit of ten thousand sacrifices; not so much by sacrifices or gifts like Vājapeya does He become pleased.
यथा शास्त्रकथालापैः कार्तिके मधुसूदनः । ये कुर्वंति कथां विष्णोर्ये शृण्वंति शुभान्विताः
As by discussions of scripture in Kartika does Madhusudana; those who recite the stories of Vishnu, those who listen, blessed—
श्लोकार्द्धं श्लोकपादं वा कार्तिके गोशतं फलम् । सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य कार्तिके केशवाग्रतः
For half a verse or a quarter of a verse in Kartika, the fruit is equal to a hundred cows; abandoning all duties, in Kartika before Keshava—
शास्त्रावधारणं कार्यं श्रोतव्यं च महामुने । श्रेयसा लोभबुद्ध्या च यः करोति हरेः कथाम्
One should ascertain the scriptures and listen, O great sage; whoever tells Hari's story with a mind for virtue or for gain—
कार्तिके मुनिशार्दूल कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । नियमेन नरो यस्तु शृणुते वैष्णवीं कथाम्
In Kartika, O tiger among sages, he saves a hundred families; whoever listens to Vaishnava stories with discipline—
कार्तिके तु विशेषेण गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । प्रबोधवासरे विष्णोः शृणुते यो हरेः कथाम्
Especially in Kartika, he attains the fruit of a thousand cows; on the day of Prabodha, whoever listens to Hari's story—
सप्तद्वीपवती दाने तत्फलं लभते मुने । श्रुत्वा विष्णुकथां दिव्यां येऽर्चयंति कथाविदम्
He attains the fruit of giving a land of seven continents, O sage; having heard the divine story of Vishnu, those who worship the narrator—
स्वशक्त्या मुनिशार्दूल तेषां लोकोऽक्षयः स्मृतः । गीतशास्त्रविनोदेन कार्तिकं यो नयेन्नरः
By their own ability, O tiger among sages, their world is said to be imperishable; whoever spends Kartika with delight in song and scripture—