शुक्ले वा यदि वा कृष्णे संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे
Whether on the bright or dark fortnight, when the day of Hari arrives—
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजयेत्तु विधानतः अभ्यर्चयेद्धृषीकेशं न स भूयोऽभिजायते
Therefore, with all effort, one should worship according to the prescribed method; whoever worships Hrishikesha will not be born again.
एकः सर्वाणि तीर्थानि करोति नृपसत्तम
One person performs all the sacred pilgrimages, O best of kings.
एको दानानि सर्वाणि ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छति
One person gives all kinds of gifts to the Brahmins.
एकः कन्यासहस्रं तु प्रदद्याच्च यथाविधि
One person gives away a thousand maidens in marriage, as prescribed.
सूर्यग्रहे कुरुक्षेत्रे दद्याद्दानमनुत्तमम्
One gives the highest gift at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse.
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैर्यजत्येकः सदक्षिणैः
One performs sacrifices like Agnistoma and others, complete with proper gifts.
एको हिमालयं गत्वा त्यजति स्व कलेवरम्
One goes to the Himalayas and abandons his body there.
एकस्तु भृगुपातेन त्यजेद्देहं सुतीर्थके
One abandons his body at the holy place of Sutirtha by the descent of Bhrigu.
एकः प्रायोपवेशेन प्राणांस्त्यजति मानवः 7.3.13.
One man gives up his life through fasting unto death.
ब्रह्मज्ञानं वदत्येकः श्रुत्वा ज्ञानवि शारदः
One person speaks of the knowledge of Brahman, having heard it, wise in knowledge and eloquence.
गयाश्राद्धं करोत्येकः पितृपक्षे नृपोत्तम
One person performs the ancestral rite at Gaya during the fortnight for ancestors, O best of kings.
चांद्रायणसहस्रं च करोत्येकः समाहितः
One person, with concentrated mind, performs a thousand Cāndrāyaṇa vows.
व्रतं तपः सहस्राब्दमेकः सम्यक्चरेन्नरः
One man perfectly observes a vow and austerity for a thousand years.
एकस्तु चतुरो वेदान्सम्यक्पठति ब्राह्मणः
One Brahmin thoroughly recites the four Vedas.
बहुना किमिहोक्तेन शृणु संक्षेपतो नृप
Why say much here? Listen in brief, O king.
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्थातव्यं हरिसंनिधौ
Therefore, with all effort, one should remain in the presence of Hari.
एकतस्तु हृषीकेश एकतः कर्णिकेश्वरः
On one side is Hṛṣīkeśa, on the other is Karṇikeśvara.
अपि कृत्वा महत्पापं गच्छंति हरिसन्निधौ
Even those who have committed great sin go to the presence of Hari.
पुष्पमेकं हृषीकेशे यश्चारोपयते नृप 7.3.13.
Whoever offers even a single flower to Hṛṣīkeśa, O king—
हृषीकेशस्य यो भक्त्या करिष्यत्यनुलेपनम्
Whoever, with devotion, will anoint Hṛṣīkeśa—
संमार्जनं च तस्याग्रे यः करोति समाहितः मोदते विष्णुलोकस्थो नात्र कार्या विचारणा
And whoever, with focused mind, sweeps before Him, rejoices in the world of Viṣṇu—there is no doubt about this.
कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे च एकादश्यां नृपोत्तम
In the bright fortnight of Kārtika, on the eleventh day, O best of kings—
यथायथा प्रकाशेत पापं जन्मांतरार्जितम्
However much one reveals the sin accumulated over many births—
पंचामृतेन यः पूजां हृषीकेशे करिष्यति
Whoever will perform worship of Hṛṣīkeśa with the five nectars—
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन हृषीकेशं समर्चयेत्
Therefore, with all effort, one should worship Hṛṣīkeśa.
हृषीकेशे विशेषेण कर्त्तव्यं पूजनं सदा
Especially, worship should always be performed for Hṛṣīkeśa.
सिद्धिदं प्राणिनां सम्यक्सिद्धेन स्थापितं पुरा
Established long ago by the accomplished, it perfectly grants success to living beings.
तत्र विश्वावसुर्नाम सिद्धस्तेपे महातपः
There, a Siddha named Viśvāvasu performed great austerities.
जितक्रोधो जितमदो जितसर्वेंद्रियक्रियः तुतोष नृपतेस्तस्य स्वयं दर्शनमाययौ
He had conquered anger, pride, and all actions of the senses; the king was pleased with him, and personally appeared before him.