ततो ऽदिकां गतिं यान्ति विष्णुभक्ता नरोत्तमाः
Thereafter, the best of men devoted to Viṣṇu attain an even higher state.
सा गतिर्गदिता दैत्य भगवत्सेविनामपि
That state, O Daitya, has been described even for those who serve the Blessed Lord.
प्रविशन्ति महात्मानं तद्भक्ता नान्यचेतसः
Those devoted to him, with minds fixed on nothing else, enter the Supreme Soul.
शुचयस्ते महात्मानस्तीर्थभूता भवन्ति ते
Those great souls are pure; they themselves become like sacred places.
वैकुण्ठं खड्गपरशुं भवबन्धसमुच्छिदम्
Vaikuntha is the sword and axe that completely severs the bonds of worldly existence.
क्षेत्रेषु वसते नित्यं क्रीडन्नास्ते ऽमितद्युतिः
He, of boundless radiance, always dwells and sports in the holy places.
येषां विष्णुः प्रियोन्त्यन्ते विष्णोः सततं प्रियाः
Those for whom Vishnu is dear at the end, are always dear to Vishnu.
ध्यायेद् दामोदरं यस्तु भक्तिनम्रोर्ऽचयेत वा
Whoever meditates on Damodara or worships him with devoted humility—
स्तुवन्त्यप्यभिशृण्वन्ति दुर्गण्यतितरन्ति ते
Even those who praise or merely listen to him cross over great difficulties.
प्रहृष्यति मनो येषां दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते
Those whose minds rejoice in him cross over great obstacles.
ते यान्ति नियतं स्थानं यत्र योगेश्वरो हरिः
They surely reach the abode where Hari, the lord of yoga, resides.
सा तु जन्मसहस्रेण न तपोभिरवाप्यते
That place cannot be attained by austerities, even in a thousand births.
यस्य नास्ति परा भक्तिः सततं मधुसूदने
For one who does not have supreme devotion to Madhusudana at all times—
वृथा तपश्च कीर्तिश्च यो द्वेष्टि मधुसूदनम्
For one who hates Madhusudana, austerity and fame are in vain.
नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः
The mantra 'Salutations to Narayana' accomplishes all purposes.
येषामिन्दीवरश्यामो हृदयस्थो जनार्दनः
Those in whose hearts Janardana, dark as a blue lotus, dwells—
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य सर्वकर्माणि कारयेत्
Having bowed to Narayana, one should perform all actions.
ते नाम स्मरणाद्विष्णोर्नासं यान्ति महासुर
By remembering the name of Vishnu, they do not go to ruin, O great asura.
नारायणप्रणामस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
Even sixteen parts do not equal the merit of saluting Narayana.
तानि सर्वाण्यवाप्नोति विष्णोर्नामानुकीर्तनात्
By reciting the names of Vishnu, one attains all those things.
प्राप्यन्ते ये तु कृष्णस्य नमस्कारपरैर्न रैः
Those rewards attained by those devoted to bowing to Krishna are not obtained by others.
सुचीर्णतपसां नॄणां तता फलं न कदाचन
The fruit of long-performed austerities never comes to those men.
ते लभन्त्युपवासस्य फलं नासत्यत्र संशयः
They obtain the fruit of fasting—there is no doubt about this.
तत्प्रसादात् परां सिद्धिं बले प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतीम्
By his grace, you will attain supreme and everlasting success, O Bali.
तमेवाश्रित्य देवेशं सुखं प्राप्यसि पुत्रक
Taking refuge in that Lord of the gods, you will find happiness, my son.
सर्वत्रगं शुभदं ब्रह्ममयं पुराणम् ते यान्ति वैष्णवपदं ध्रुवमक्षयञ्च
Those who attain the eternal, indestructible Vaishnava state go to the all-pervading, auspicious, ancient, Brahman-filled abode.
ते धौतपाण्डुरपुटा इव राजहंसाः संसारसागरजलस्य तरन्ति पारम्
They, with wings washed white like royal swans, cross over the waters of the ocean of worldly existence.
ध्यानेन तेन हतकिल्बषवेदनास्ते मातुः पयोधररसं न पुनः पिबन्ति
By that meditation, freed from the pain of sin, they do not drink again the essence of their mother's breast.
पद्मालयावदनपङ्कजषट्पदाख्यं नूनं प्रयान्ति सदनं मधुघातिनस्ते
They surely go to the abode of the destroyer of Madhu, called the lotus-home of Lakshmi's face and the gathering of bees.
ते मुक्तपापाः सुखिनो भवन्ति यथामृतप्राशनतर्पितास्तु
Freed from sin, they become happy, just as those satisfied by tasting nectar.