कृतं यदशुभं कर्म कायेन मनसा गिरा
Whatever inauspicious act has been done by body, mind, or speech—
तत् क्षिप्रं विलयं यातु वासुदेवस्य कीर्तनात्
May that quickly come to dissolution through the praise of Vāsudeva.
परपीडोद्भवां निन्दां कुर्वता यन्महात्मनाम्
The reproach that arises from harming others, when directed at great souls,
तद् यातु विलयं तोये यथा लवणभाजनम्
Let that be dissolved in water, just as a vessel of salt disappears.
वयःपरिणतौ यच्च यच्च जन्मातरे कृतम्
Whatever was done in other births, and whatever was done in the course of life,
प्रयातु विलयं तोये यथा लवणभाजनम्
Let it be dissolved in water, just as a vessel of salt disappears.
जनार्दनाय कृष्णाय नमो भूयो नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to Janārdana, to Kṛṣṇa.
अरिष्टकेशिचणूरदेवारिक्षयिणे नमः
Salutations to Him who slew Ariṣṭa, Keśi, Caṇūra, and the enemies of the gods.
को ऽन्यो नाशयति बलाद् दर्पं हैहयभूपतेः
Who else can forcibly destroy the pride of the king of the Haihayas?
वधिष्यति दशग्रीवं कः सामात्यपुरःसरम्
Who will slay Daśagrīva, together with his ministers and city?
निहन्ताप्यथबा शास्ता देवदेव भविष्यति
He alone will be the slayer or the chastiser, the god of gods.
इष्टानिष्टप्रसंगेभ्यो ज्ञानतो ऽज्ञानतो ऽपि वा
Whether through knowledge or ignorance, by association with what is desired or undesired,
महापातकसंज्ञं वा तथा चैवोपपातकम्
Whether it is called a great sin, or likewise a subsidiary sin,
नाशयेद् योगिनां सर्वमामपात्रमिवाम्भसि
Let all of it be destroyed for the yogins, as raw meat in water.
अहन्यहनि यो दद्यात् पठत्येतच्च तत्समम्
Whoever gives or recites this daily, it is equal to both.
विष्णुलोकमवाप्नोति सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
He attains the world of Viṣṇu—this is truly what I declare.
राक्षसस्त्रस्तसर्वाङ्गं तथा मामेष मुञ्चतु
Let this demon, terrified in all his limbs, thus release me.
अकामेन द्विजो भूयस्तमाह रजनीचरम्
The twice-born, without desire, again addressed the night-wanderer.
विष्णोः सारस्वतं स्तोत्रं यज्जगाद सरस्वती
The hymn to Viṣṇu composed by Sarasvatī—
जगादैनं स्तवं विष्णोः सर्वेषां चोपशान्तिदम्
She spoke this hymn to Viṣṇu, which brings peace to all.
ततः शापापनोदं तु स्तुते लप्स्यसि केशवे
Then, through praise, you shall obtain the removal of the sin born of the curse, from Keśava.
स्तुहि भक्तिं दृढां कृत्वा ततः पापाद् विमोक्ष्यसे
Praise him with firm devotion, and then you will be freed from sin.
स्तुतो हि भक्त्या नॄणां वै सर्वपापहरो हरिः
For when praised with devotion, Hari indeed removes all sins of people.
तदैव तपसे श्रीमान् शालग्राममगाद् वशी
At that very moment, the glorious one, self-controlled, went to Śālagrāma for austerity.
देवक्रियारतिर्भूत्वा तपस्तेपे निशाचरः
Becoming devoted to divine rites, the night-wanderer performed austerities.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्तवान्
Freed from all sin, he attained the world of Viṣṇu.
विप्रवक्त्रस्थया सम्यक्सरस्वत्या समीरितम्
Properly uttered by Sarasvatī, dwelling in the mouth of the Brāhmaṇa.
पठष्यति स सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यो मोक्षमाप्स्यति
Whoever recites this will obtain liberation from all sins.
वासुदेव नमस्ते ऽस्तु बहुरूप नमो ऽस्तु ते
O Vāsudeva, salutations to you; O multiformed one, I bow to you.
श्रीनिवास नमस्ते ऽस्तु नमस्ते भूतभावन
O Śrīnivāsa, salutations to you; salutations to you, creator of beings.