वृद्धोऽहं मम कर्म्माणि समस्तानि न गोचरे । किं करिष्यामि मन्दात्मा समर्थेन न यत् कृतम्
When I am old, all my actions are beyond my reach; what can I do then, dull-minded as I am, when I did not act while I was capable?
एवं दुराशायक्षिप्तमानसः पुरुषः सदा । श्रेयसोऽभिमुखं याति न कदाचित् पिपसितः
Thus, a person whose mind is always distracted by vain hopes never turns toward the good, like one who is constantly thirsty.
बाल्ये क्रीड़नकासक्ता यौवने विषयोन्मुखाः । अज्ञा नयन्त्यशत्तया च वार्द्ध कं समुपस्थितम्
In childhood, attached to play; in youth, inclined to sense pleasures; led by ignorance and lack of strength, old age suddenly arrives.
तस्माद् बाल्ये विवेकात्मा यतेत श्रेयस् सदा । बाल्य-यौवन-वृद्धाद्यर्दैहभावैरसंयुतः
Therefore, one who is discerning should always strive for the good even in childhood, unbound by the states of childhood, youth, or old age.
तदेतदू वो मयाख्यातं यदि जानीत नानृतम् । तदस्मत्प्रीतये विष्णाः स्मर्य्यतां बन्धमुक्तिदः
This I have now told you; if you understand, it is not false. For my satisfaction, O Viṣṇus, remember Him who grants bondage and liberation.
आयासः स्मरणो कोऽस्य स्मृतो यच्छति शोभनम् पापक्षयश्च भवति स्मरतां तमपनिंशम्
What effort is there in remembering Him, whose remembrance bestows auspiciousness? The destruction of sin also comes to those who remember Him without ceasing.
सर्व्वभूतस्थिते तस्मिन् मतिर्मैत्री दिवानिशम् । बवतां जायतामेवं सर्वक्ल शोन् प्रहास्यथ
May your minds be filled with friendship, day and night, toward Him who dwells in all beings; thus you will cast off all suffering.
तापत्रयेणाभिहतं यदेतदखिलं जगत् । तदा शोच्येषु भूतेषु द्रे षं प्राज्ञः करोति कः ।। ८० अथ भद्राणि भूतानि हीनशक्तिरहं परम् । मुदं तथापि कुर्व्वीत् हानिर्द्रेषफलं यतः
Who, being wise, grieves for those beings afflicted by the threefold miseries in this entire world? Now, though I am weak, I should still rejoice at the good of beings, for loss is the fruit of sorrow.
बद्धवैराणि भूतानि द्र षं कुर्व्वन्ति चेत् ततः । शोच्यान्यहोऽतिमोहेन व्याप्तानीति मनीषिणा
If beings, bound by enmity, cause sorrow, then, alas, the wise know that those overwhelmed by such delusion are truly to be pitied.
एते बिन्नदृशा दैत्या विकल्पाः कथिता मया । कृत्वाभ्युपगमं तत्र संक्षेपः श्वूयतां मम
These various opinions of the Daityas, arising from differing views, have been described by me; having accepted this, now hear my summary.
विस्तारः सर्व्वभूतस्य विष्णोर्विश्वमिदं जगत् । द्रष्टव्यमात्मवत् तस्मादभेदेन विचक्षणौः
This entire universe is the expansion of Viṣṇu, who pervades all beings; therefore, the wise should see it as non-different from themselves.
समुत्सृज्यासुरं भावं तस्मादे यूयं तथा वयम् । तथा यत्ना करिष्यामोयथाप्राप्स्याम निर्वृतिम्
Therefore, you and we should abandon the demonic disposition; let us strive in such a way that we may attain supreme bliss.
या नाग्निना न वार्केण नेन्दुना नैव वायुना । पर्ज्जन्यवरुणाभ्यां वा न सिद्धर्न च राक्षसेः
That which cannot be destroyed by fire, nor by the sun, nor by the moon, nor by the wind, nor by rain or Varuṇa, nor by Siddhas or Rākṣasas—
न यक्षैर्न च दैत्येन्द्रैर्नोरगैर्न च किन्नरैः । न मनुष्यैर्न पशुभिर्दोषैर्नैवात्मसम्भवेः
Nor by Yakṣas, nor by the lords of Daityas, nor by serpents, nor by Kinnaras, nor by humans, nor by animals, nor by faults, nor by anything arising from oneself—
ज्वराक्षिरोगाऽतीसारःप्लीह-गुल्मादिकैस्तथा । दूषेर्ष्यामतूसराद्यैर्वा रागलोभादिभिः क्षयम्
Fever, eye diseases, diarrhea, spleen disorders, abdominal tumors, and the like, as well as impurities such as envy, dullness, coldness, or those arising from passion, greed, and so on, all bring about decline.
न चान्यैर्नीयते कैश्विन्नित्या ह्मत्यन्तनिर्म्मला । तामाप्नोति मलं त्यक्ता केशवे ह्टदि संस्थिते
But by no other means is it ever carried away, for it is absolutely pure; one who abandons it, with Keśava established in the heart, acquires impurity.
असारससारविवर्त्तनेषु मा यात तोषं प्रसभं ब्रवीमि । सर्व्वत्र दैत्याः समतामुपेत समत्वमाराधनमच्युतस्य
Do not take delight in what is insubstantial or in the turning of the substantial; I declare this earnestly: everywhere, O Daityas, cultivate equanimity, for equanimity is the worship of the Imperishable One.
तस्मिन् प्रसन्ने किमिहास्त्यलभ्यं धर्म्मर्थकामैरलमल्पकास्ते । समाश्वितादू ब्रह्मतरोरनन्तान्निसं शयं प्राप्स्यथ वै महत् फलम्
When He is pleased, what is unattainable here in terms of righteousness, wealth, or desire? Those who take refuge under the supreme tree of Brahman will surely obtain the great, endless fruit.
तस्येवं दानबाशचेष्टां दृष्ट्वा दैत्यपतेर्भयात् । आचचक्षुः स चोवाच सूदानाहूय सत्वरः
Seeing such acts of charity by him, out of fear of the lord of the Daityas, they reported it, and he, having summoned the cooks quickly, spoke as follows.
हे सूदा मम पुत्रोऽसावन्येषामपि दुर्म्मतिः । कुमार्गदेशको दुष्टो हन्यतामविलम्बितम्
"O cooks, this son of mine, and others too, are of wicked mind; he is a corrupt guide, evil, let him be killed without delay."
हालाहलं विषं तस्य सर्व्वभक्ष्येषु दीयताम् । अविज्ञातमसौपापो हन्यतां मा विचार्य्यताम्
"Let deadly poison, hālāhala, be mixed into all his food; let it be done secretly, and let him be killed without hesitation."
ते तथैव ततश्वक्रुः प्रह्लादाय महात्मने । विषदानं यथाज्ञप्तं पित्रा तस्य महात्मनः
They did exactly as ordered by his father, giving poison to the great-souled Prahlāda.
हालाहलं विषं घोरमनन्तोज्वरणोन सः । अभिमन्व्य सहान्नेन मैत्रेय बुभुजे तदा
That dreadful hālāhala poison, which brings endless fever, was mixed with his food, and, O Maitreya, he ate it.
अविकारं स तदू भुक्त्वा प्रह्लादः स्वस्थमानसः । अनन्तक्यातिनिर्वीर्य्य जरयामास तदूविषम्
Having eaten it, Prahlāda remained unchanged, his mind undisturbed; by the power of the Infinite, he rendered that poison powerless.
ततस्तदा भयत्रस्ता जीर्णं दृष्ट्वा महद्रिषम् । दैत्येश्वरमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्येदमब्रु वन्
Then, when they saw that the great poison had been digested, those who were terrified by fear approached the lord of the Daityas, bowed down, and spoke these words.
दैत्यराज ! विष दत्तमस्माभिरतिभीषणम् । जीर्णां तेन सहान्नेन प्रह्लादेन सुतेन ते
"O king of the Daityas! The poison we gave was extremely deadly, yet your son Prahlāda has digested it along with his food."
त्वर्य्यतां त्वर्य्यां हे हे सद्यो दैत्यपुरोहिताः । कृत्यां तस्य विनाशाय उत्पादयत मा चिरात्
"Hurry, hurry, O priests of the Daityas! Quickly devise some means for his destruction, do not delay."
सकाशमागम्य ततः पह्लादं विनयान्वितम्
Then, approaching Prahlāda, who was endowed with humility—
जातस्त्रैलोक्यर्विख्यात् आयुष्मन् ! ब्रह्मणः कुले । दैत्यराजस्य तनयो हिरणयकशिपोर्भवान्
"Born in the renowned lineage of Brahmā, O long-lived one! You are the son of the Daitya king Hiraṇyakaśipu."
किं देवैः किमनन्तेन किमन्येन तवाश्वयः । पिता ते सर्व्वलोकानां त्वं तथैव भविष्यसि
"What need is there for gods, or for the Infinite, or for anything else for you? Your father is lord of all worlds, and you too will become so."