चंदनेन सुगंधेन गोपिकाचंदनेन तु । धारणं च विशेषेण ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः
With fragrant sandalwood, especially gopika-sandal, the mark is to be worn by Brahmins who are versed in the Vedas.
चांडालोऽपि भवेच्छुद्धो धारणाच्च न संशयः । ऊर्ध्वं पुंड्रमृजुं सौम्यं सचिह्नं धारयेद्यदि
Even a Chandala becomes pure by wearing the mark; there is no doubt. If he wears the upright, gentle, and marked puṇḍra.
स चांडालोऽपि शुद्धात्मा पूज्य एव सदा द्विजैः । चांडालानां गृहे दूतास्तुलसी यत्र दृश्यते
Even a Chandala with a pure heart is always to be honored by the twice-born; in the house of Chandalas where Tulasi is seen.
तत्रत्या तुलसी ग्राह्या भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
The Tulasi found there should be taken with a mind full of devotion.
महेश्वर उवाच- इति श्रुतं धर्ममुखान्मुद्गलो द्विजसत्तमः । कथयित्वा ममाग्रे वै गतो यादृच्छिको मुने
Maheshvara said: Thus, O best of Brahmins, Mudgala, having spoken of the paths of dharma before me, departed as he wished, O sage.
गोपिकाचंदनं यत्र तिष्ठते वै द्विजोत्तम । तद्गृहं तीर्थरूपं च विष्णुना भाषितं किल
Where gopika-sandal is present, O foremost Brahmin, that house is declared by Vishnu to be like a sacred place.
शोकमोहौ न तत्रास्तां न भवत्यशुभं क्वचित् । गोपिकाचंदनं यस्य तिष्ठति द्विजसद्मनि
There, sorrow and delusion do not exist, nor does any inauspiciousness arise, in the house where gopika-sandal is kept.
सुखिनः पूर्वजास्तेषां संततिर्वर्द्धते सदा । गोपिकाचंदनं यस्य वर्त्ततेऽहर्निशं गृहे
Their ancestors are happy, and their lineage always prospers, in the house where gopika-sandal is present day and night.
गोपीपुष्करजा मृत्स्ना पवित्रा कायशोधिनी । उद्वर्त्तनाद्विनश्यंति व्याधयो ह्याधयश्च ये
The clay from Gopi Pushkara is pure and cleanses the body; by applying it, diseases and ailments are destroyed.
अतो देहे धृतं पुंभिर्मुक्तिदं सर्वकामिकम् । तावद्गर्जंति तीर्थानि तावत्क्षेत्राणि सर्वदा
Therefore, when it is worn on the body by men, it grants liberation and fulfills all desires; as long as it is present, all sacred places and fields resound.
गोपिकाचंदनं यावन्न दृष्टं न श्रुतं द्विज । इदं ध्येयमिदं पूज्यं मलदोषविनाशनम्
Until gopika-sandal is seen or heard of, O Brahmin, this should be meditated upon and worshipped, as it destroys impurity and faults.
यस्य संस्पर्शनादेव पूतो भवति मानवः । अंतकाले तु मर्त्यानां मुक्तिदं पावनं परम्
By its mere touch, a person becomes purified; at the time of death, it grants supreme liberation and sanctity to mortals.
किं वदामि द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुक्तिदं गोपिचंदनम् । विष्णोस्तु तुलसीकाष्ठं तथा वै मूलमृत्तिका
What more can I say, O best of Brahmins? Gopika-sandal grants liberation; likewise, the wood of Tulasi and its root soil of Vishnu.
गोपिकाचंदनं चैव तथा वै हरिचंदनम् । चत्वारि ह्येतानि संमील्य अंगमुद्वर्तयेत्सुधीः
Gopika-sandal and also Hari-sandal—these four, when combined, the wise should apply to their limbs.
तेन तीर्थं कृतं सर्वं जंबूद्वीपेषु सर्वदा । तिलकं कुरुते यस्तु गोपिकाचंदनद्रवैः
By this, all sacred places on Jambudvipa are always attained; whoever makes a tilaka with gopika-sandal paste.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । पितुः श्राद्धादिकं तेन गयां गत्वा तु वै कृतम्
Freed from all sins, he attains the supreme abode of Vishnu; by this, performing rites like the father's śrāddha at Gaya is accomplished.
येन वा पुरुषेणापि विधृतं गोपिचंदनम् । मद्यपो ब्रह्महा चैव गोघ्नो वा बालहा तथा । मुच्यते तत्क्षणादेव गोपीचंदनधारणात्
By whomever even, if Gopīcandana is worn—be he a drunkard, a slayer of a Brahmin, a killer of cows, or a murderer of children—he is freed at that very moment by the wearing of Gopīcandana.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुमापतिनारदसंवादे गोपीचंदनमाहात्म्ये सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, ends the sixty-seventh chapter on the greatness of Gopīcandana.
महेश्वर उवाच- शृणु नारद! वक्ष्यामि वैष्णवानां च लक्षणम्। यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोको ब्रहत्यादिपातकात्
Maheśvara said: Listen, O Nārada! I will describe the characteristics of Vaiṣṇavas; by hearing which, the world is freed from great sins such as the killing of a Brahmin.
तेषां वै लक्षणं यादृक्स्वरूपं यादृशं भवेत्। तादृशं मुनिशार्दूल शृणु त्वं वच्मि साम्प्रतम्
What are their characteristics, what is their true nature—such as it is, O best of sages, listen as I now speak.
विष्णोरयं यतो ह्यासीत्तस्माद्वैष्णव उच्यते। सर्वेषां चैव वर्णानां वैष्णवः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते
He is called a Vaiṣṇava because he belongs to Viṣṇu; among all classes, the Vaiṣṇava is said to be the highest.
येषां पुण्यतमाहारस्तेषां वंशे तु वैष्णवः। क्षमा दया तपः सत्यं येषां वै तिष्ठति द्विज
In whose lineage there is one whose food is most pure, in whom are found forbearance, compassion, austerity, and truth—know him, O twice-born, as a Vaiṣṇava.
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण पापं नश्यति तूलवत्। हिंसाधर्माद्विनिर्मुक्ता यस्य विष्णौ स्थितामति:
By merely seeing them, sin is destroyed like cotton; free from violence and unrighteousness is he whose mind is fixed on Viṣṇu.
शंखचक्रगदापद्मं नित्यं वै धारयेत्तु यः। तुलसीकाष्ठजां मालां कंठे वै धारयेद्यतः
He who always wears the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, and who wears a garland made of Tulasī wood on his neck—
तिलकानि द्वादशधा नित्यं वै धारयेद्बुधः। धर्माधर्मं तु जानाति यः स वैष्णव उच्यते
The wise one who daily wears twelve tilaka marks, who knows righteousness and unrighteousness—he is called a Vaiṣṇava.
वेदशास्त्ररतो नित्यं नित्यं वै यज्ञयाजकः। उत्सवांश्च चतुर्विंशत्कुर्वंति च पुनः पुनः
He who is always devoted to the Vedas and scriptures, who always performs sacrifices, and who repeatedly observes the twenty-four festivals—
तेषां कुलं धन्यतमं तेषां वै यश उच्यते। ते वै लोके धन्यतमा जाता भागवता नराः
Their lineage is most blessed, their fame is renowned; those men born as Bhāgavatas are the most blessed in the world.
एक एव कुले यस्य जातो भागवतो नरः। तत्कुलं तारितं तेन भूयोभूयश्च वाडव
If even one man is born as a Bhāgavata in a family, that family is delivered by him again and again, O Vāḍava.
अण्डजा उद्भिजाश्चैव ये जरायुज योनयः। ते तु सर्वेऽपि विज्ञेयाः शंखचक्रगदाधराः
Those born from eggs, from sprouts, and those with wombs—all these should be known as bearers of the conch, discus, and mace.
येषां दर्शनमात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुद्ध्यते सदा। किन्तु वक्ष्यामि देवर्षे तेभ्यो धन्यतमा भुवि
By merely seeing them, even a slayer of a Brahmin is always purified; but, O devarṣi, I will tell you who among them are the most blessed on earth.