समचित्तं प्रपद्यन्ते न ते लिप्यन्ति मानवाः
Those who approach with an even mind are not tainted, O humans.
समं चित्तं मयि यदि तदा तस्य न च क्रिया
If the mind is equal in me, then for him there is no action.
यत्किंचित्कुर्वतः कर्म पद्मपत्रमिवांभसि 142.
Whatever action one performs is like a lotus leaf in water.
रात्रिन्दिवं मुहूर्तं वा क्षणं वा यदि वा कला
Whether by night or day, for a moment, an instant, or even a fraction of time,
सदा दिवानिशोश्चैव कुर्वन्तः कर्मसङ्करम्
Always, by day and night, performing various kinds of actions,
जाग्रतः स्वपतो वापि शृण्वतः पश्यतोऽपि वा
Whether awake or asleep, whether hearing or seeing,
दुर्वृत्तमपि चाण्डालं ब्राह्मणं चाऽपथि स्थितम्
Even a wicked outcaste or a Brahmin who has strayed from the path,
यजन्तः सर्वधर्मज्ञा ज्ञानसंस्कारसंस्कृताः
Those who perform sacrifices, who know all duties, refined by knowledge and discipline,
ये मत्कर्माणि कुर्वन्ति मया हृदि समाश्रिताः
Those who perform my actions, taking refuge in me within their hearts,
येषां प्रशांतं चित्तं वै तेऽपि देवि मम प्रियाः
Those whose minds are truly at peace, O Devi, they too are dear to me.
प्राप्नुवन्ति च दुःखानि भ्रमच्चित्ता नराधमाः
But those whose minds are deluded, O lowest of men, encounter suffering.
न्यस्य ज्ञानं च योगं च एकचित्ता भजस्व माम्
Having set aside knowledge and yoga, with a single-pointed mind, worship me.
मच्चित्तः सततं यो मां भजेत नियतव्रतः 142.
He whose mind is always fixed on me, who worships me with steadfast vow,
मया चैव पुरा सृष्टं प्रजार्थेन वसुन्धरे
And indeed, O Earth, I formerly created (all this) for the sake of beings.
एकचित्तं समादाय यदीच्छेत्तु मम प्रियम्
With a single-pointed mind, if one wishes to please me,
पितरस्तस्य हन्यन्ते दश पूर्वा दशापराः
His ancestors, ten before and ten after, are liberated.
त्यक्त्वानङ्गं च मोहं च पित्रर्थाय स्त्रियं व्रजेत्
Abandoning desire and delusion, for the sake of the ancestors, one should approach a wife.
न संस्पृशेत्तृतीयां तु चतुर्थी न कदाचन
He should not touch a third (woman), and never a fourth.
जलस्नानं ततः कुर्यादन्यवस्त्रपरिग्रहम्
Afterwards, he should bathe in water and put on clean garments.
रेतःपाः पितरस्तस्य एवमेतन्न संशयः
His ancestors drink the semen—so it is, without doubt.
तृतीयां वा चतुर्थीं वा तदा स पुरुषोऽधमः
He who acts thus on the third or fourth day is a base man.
ऋतुकाले तु सर्वासां पित्रर्थं भोग इष्यते 142.
At the proper time, enjoyment with all women is permitted for the sake of progeny.
न गच्छति च यः क्रोधान्मोहाद्वा पुरुषाधमः
But the low man who refrains out of anger or delusion does not proceed.
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे
I will tell you something else, listen to it, O Earth.
कर्मणा यान्ति मत्स्थानं यान्ति मद्गाननिष्ठिताः
By their actions, those devoted to me attain my abode.
ज्ञानं योगं च सांख्यं च नास्ति चित्तव्यपाश्रितम्
Knowledge, yoga, and Sāṃkhya do not exist without reliance upon the mind.
यस्तु भागवतो भूत्वा ऋतुकाले व्यवस्थितः
But he who, becoming a devotee, abides at the proper time—
अथ तत्र चतुर्थे तु दिने प्राप्ते वसुन्धरे
Then, when the fourth day arrives there, O Earth—
ततः स्नानेन कुर्वीत शिरसो मलशोधनम्
Afterwards, one should cleanse the impurities of the head by bathing.
ततो बुद्धिं मनश्चैव समं कृत्वा वसुन्धरे
Then, making the intellect and mind tranquil, O Earth—