एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दैत्यः संप्राप्तो नगरीं मुरः
Meanwhile, the demon Mura arrived at the city.
वदस्व वचनं कर्त्ता त्वदीयं दानवेश्वर
Speak the word—what action will you take, lord of the Dānavas?
नो चेत् तवाद्य छित्त्वाहं मूर्धानं पातये भुवि
Otherwise, today I will cut off your head and cast it to the ground.
अहमेन पराजित्य वारयामि न संशयः
Having defeated him, I will restrain (him); there is no doubt.
श्वेतद्वीपनिवासी यः स मां संयमते ऽव्ययः
He who dwells in Śvetadvīpa, the imperishable one, restrains me.
स्वयं तत्र गमिष्यामि तस्य संयमनोद्यतः
I myself will go there, prepared to restrain him.
तत्रास्ते भगवान् विष्णुर्लोकनाथो जगन्मयः
There abides the blessed Lord Viṣṇu, the master of the worlds, who is the very essence of the universe.
किं तु त्वया न तावद्धि संयम्या धर्म मानवाः
However, you must not yet restrain those men who follow dharma.
संयन्तुर्वा यथा स्याद्धि ततो युद्धं समाचर
But when restraint is indeed appropriate, then engage in battle.
यत्रास्ते शेषपर्यङ्के चतुर्मूर्तिर्जनार्दनः
Where Janārdana, the four-formed one, rests upon the couch of Śeṣa—
सर्वगत्वात् कथमपि अव्यक्तत्वाच्च तद्वद
Because he is all-pervading and, in some way, unmanifest, thus it is said.
चतुर्मूर्तिर्जगन्नाथो यता ब्रह्मंस्तथा शृणु
Hear now how the Lord of the universe, the four-formed one, is like Brahman.
वासुदेवाख्यमाव्यक्तं स्मृतं द्वादशपत्रकम्
The unmanifest, known as Vāsudeva, is remembered as the twelve-petaled one.
कान्यस्य द्वादशैवोक्ता पत्रका तानि मे वद
Which are those twelve petals? Tell me their names.
श्रतं सनत्कुमारेम तेनाख्यातं च तन्मम
Sanatkumāra heard this, and he related it to me.
तवापि तेन गदितं वद मामनुपूर्वशः
He also told it to you; recount it to me in proper order.
संजातं मुनिसार्दुल योगशास्त्रविचारकम्
O best of sages, you have become one who examines the teachings of yoga.
तृतीयः सनको नाम चतुर्थश्च सनन्दनः
The third is named Sanaka, and the fourth is Sanandana.
दृष्ट्वा पञ्चशिखं श्रेष्ठं योगयुक्तं तपोनिधिम्
Seeing Pañcaśikha, the foremost, endowed with yoga and a treasury of austerity,
मानमुक्तं महायोगं कपिलादीनपासतः
Freed from pride, established in great yoga, attended by Kapila and others,
अपृच्छद् योगविज्ञानं तमुवाच प्रजापतिः
He inquired about the knowledge of yoga, and Prajāpati spoke to him.
यस्य कस्य न वक्तव्यं तत्सत्यं नान्यथेति हि
This truth is not to be spoken to just anyone, for it is indeed so and not otherwise.
न विसेषो ऽस्ति पुत्रस्य शिष्यस्य च पितामह
There is no distinction between a son and a disciple, O Grandsire.
धर्मकर्मसमायोगे तथापि गदतः श्रुणु
Even so, when dharma and action are joined, listen as I speak.
सेषपापहरः शिष्य इतीयं वैदिकी श्रुतिः
This Vedic teaching declares: 'The remainder removes sin; the disciple is purified.'
कस्माच्छेषं ततः पापं हरेच्छिष्यश्च तद्वद
Why does the remainder then remove sin, and why is the disciple purified by it? Tell me this.
तथैव चोग्रं भयहारि मानवं वदामि ते साध्य निशामयैनम्
In the same way, I will tell you about the dreadful, fear-dispelling human practice; listen carefully to this.
पारुष्यं सर्वभूतानां प्रथमं नरकं स्मृतम्
Harshness toward all beings is remembered as the first hell.
छेदनं वृक्षजातीनां द्वितीयं नरकं स्मृतम्
The cutting down of trees is remembered as the second hell.
विवादमर्थहेतूत्थं तृतीयं नरकं स्मृतम्
Disputes arising from material motives are remembered as the third hell.