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.
कार्यं विष्णोः श्रद्दधानैर्मनुष्यैः पूजातुल्यं तत् प्रशंसन्ति देवा
The work of Vishnu, performed with faith by men, is praised by the gods as equal to worship.
पुष्पैश्च पत्रैर्जलपल्लवादिभिर्नूनं स मुष्टो विधितस्करेण
With flowers, leaves, water, shoots, and the like, he is surely gratified, even if the offering is small or stolen by fate.
या गतिः प्राप्यते लोके तां मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि
You ought to tell me here what state is attained in this world.
कानि दानानि शस्तानि प्रीणनाय जगद्गुरोः
Which gifts are best for pleasing the Guru of the world?
कानि पुण्यानि शस्तानि विष्णोस्तुष्टिप्रदानि वै
Which meritorious acts are best and truly pleasing to Vishnu?
तदप्यशेषं दैत्येन्द्र ममाख्यातुमिहार्हसि
O lord of the Daityas, you should tell me all this as well.
बले दानानि दीयन्ते तानूचुर्मुनयो ऽक्षयान्
The gifts given by Bali are declared by the sages to be inexhaustible.
तच्चित्तस्तन्मयो भूत्वा उपवासी नरो भवेत्
With mind fixed on that, becoming one with that, a man should undertake fasting.
एतान् द्विषन्ति ये मूढास्ते यान्ति नरकं ध्रुवम्
Those fools who hate these certainly go to hell.
एवमाह हरिः पूर्वं ब्राह्मणा मामकी तनुः
Thus, Hari formerly said: 'The brāhmaṇas are my own body.'
सो ऽपि दिव्या तनुर्विष्णोस्तस्मात् तामर्चयेन्नरः
That divine form is also Viṣṇu’s; therefore, a man should worship them.
यानि स्युर्वर्णयुक्तानि रसगन्धयुतानि च
Those which possess color and are endowed with taste and fragrance—
बाणञ्च चम्पकाशोकं करवीरं च यूथिका
Arrow-leaf, campaka, aśoka, karavīra, and yūthikā flowers,
तिलकं च जपाकुसुमं पीतकं नागरं त्वपि
Tilaka, hibiscus, yellow flowers, and also nāgara,
सुरभीणि तथान्यानि वर्जयित्वा तु केतकीम्
And other fragrant ones as well, except for ketakī,
तमालामलकीपत्रं शस्तं केशवपूजने
Tamal and āmalakī leaves are suitable for the worship of Keśava.
नानारूपैश्चाम्बुभवैः कमलेन्दीवरादिभिः
With various kinds of water-born flowers, such as lotus and blue lily,
वनस्पतीनामर्च्येत तथा दूर्वाग्रपल्लवैः
One should also worship with the tender shoots of sacred grasses and other plants,
उशीरपद्मकाभ्यां च तथा कालीयकादिना
With uśīra, padmaka, and likewise with kālīyaka and others,
शङ्खं जातीफलं श्रीशे धूपानि स्युः प्रियाणि वै
Conch, nutmeg, and incense are indeed dear to Śrīśa.