यानि चोद्दिश्य भूतानि जप्यतेऽसौ महात्मभिः ४२.
Those beings for whom this is recited by the great-souled ones, having been indicated—
त्वं च वत्स श्रौतधर्मान्सम्यगाचर श्रद्धया ४२.
And you, dear child, should properly practice the Vedic duties with faith.
यज यज्ञैरवाप्यैव दारान्नन्दय मातरम् ४२.
Worship with sacrifices, and having obtained a wife, bring joy to your mother.
बुद्धिर्मनोथ भूतानि बुद्धिकर्मेन्द्रियाणि च ४२.
The intellect, the mind, the beings, and also the faculties of knowledge and action—
बोद्धव्यमथ मंतव्यमहंता शब्द एव च ४२.
What is to be known, what is to be considered, the sense of 'I', and even sound itself—
विहृत्युत्सर्ग आनंदस्त्रयोदश महाग्रहाः ४२.
Conduct, renunciation, joy—these thirteen are the great forces.
गृहाण ध्यानयोगेन ममैवं मोक्षमाप्स्यसि ४२.
Take hold of them through the yoga of meditation; thus you will attain liberation from me.
शुल्बंरसेन संविद्धं दक्षो हेम यथाश्नुते ४२.
Just as gold is obtained by smelting with alkali, so too by discernment.
मदनुध्यानयुक्तेन मोक्षो नास्तीह दुर्लभः ४२.
Liberation is not difficult here for one endowed with meditation on me.
उद्धृत्य सप्तपुरुषाल्लँयं मयि गमिष्यसि ४२.
Having uplifted seven generations, you will attain dissolution in me.
ततस्त्वं कोटितीर्थे च यज्ञे वै हरिमेधसः ४२.
Then you, at Koṭitīrtha, in the sacrifice of Hari the wise—
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्विष्णुर्मूर्तिमध्ये विवेश ह ४२.
Having spoken thus, the blessed Viṣṇu entered into the image.
ततो मूर्ति नमस्कृत्य वासुदेवस्य विस्मितः ४२.
Then, bowing to the image of Vāsudeva, astonished—
पुराहमभवं शूद्रो भीतः संसारदोषतः ४२.
Formerly, I was a Śūdra, fearful because of the faults of worldly existence.
स कृपालुर्मम प्राह मन्त्रं वै द्वादशाक्षरम् ४२.
He, compassionate, spoke to me the twelve-syllabled mantra.
तेन जाप्यप्रभावेन ममोत्पत्तिस्तवोदरात् ४२.
By the power of reciting that, I was born from your womb.
इदानीं च प्रयाम्येष यज्ञं तं हरिमेधसः ४२.
Now I shall go to that sacrifice of Hari the wise.
ततो महीनगरकाख्ये कोटितीर्थतलस्थितम् ४२.
Then, at the place called Koṭitīrtha, situated in the great city—
गेहाय मातरं प्रोच्य स यज्ञे प्रोक्तवान्द्विजः ४२.
Having spoken to his mother at home, the twice-born addressed the sacrifice.
यन्मायामोहितधियो भ्रमामः कर्मसागरे ४२.
Because our minds are deluded by his illusion, we wander in the ocean of actions.
आकर्ण्यासनपूजाद्यैः पूजयामासुरंग तम् ४२.
Having heard, they honored him with seat, worship, and other rites.
प्रददुर्दक्षिणां सर्वां हरिमेधाः सुतामपि ४२.
The sacrificers gave all the offerings, even their daughter, as gifts.
वन्दयित्वा स्वजननीं पुत्रानुत्पाद्य चामलान् ४२.
Having bowed to his own mother and produced pure sons,
वासुदेवानुध्यानेन मोक्षं पश्चादुपागतः ४२.
He attained liberation afterwards through meditation on Vāsudeva.
योर्ययेत्पूजयेत्स्तौति सर्वं तस्याक्षयं विदुः ४२.
Whatever one worships or praises, all is known to be imperishable for him.
तादृशं लभते मर्त्यो वासुदेवप्रसादतः॥ ४२.
Such a mortal attains this by the grace of Vāsudeva.
ततोऽहं पार्थ भूयोऽपि जनानुग्रहकाम्यया ४३.
Then, O Pārtha, I again, desiring to show favor to people,
सर्वेषां प्राणिनां यस्मादुडुपो भगवान्रविः ४३.
Because the blessed Sun is the nourisher of all living beings,
ये स्मरंति रविं भक्त्या कीर्तयंति च ये नराः ४३.
Those men who remember the Sun with devotion and praise him,
सूर्यभक्तिपरा ये च नित्यं तद्गतमानसाः ४३.
And those who are devoted to the Sun, whose minds are always fixed on him,