pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: साङ्गानावर्तयन् वेदांस्तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम्। यद् ब्रह्मा ऋषयश्चैव स्वयं पशुपतिश्च यत्॥ शेषाश्च विबुधश्रेष्ठा दैत्यदानवराक्षसाः। नागाः सुपर्णा गन्धर्वाः सिद्धा राजर्षयश्च ये॥ हव्यं कव्यं च सततं विधियुक्तं प्रयुञ्जते। कृत्स्नं तु तस्य देवस्य चरणावुपतिष्ठति॥
English: Reciting the Vedas with their branches, he is practising the severest austerities. Whatever libations of clarified butter or meat are poured on the sacrificial fire according to the ordinances of Brahman, by the Rishis, by Pashupati himself, by the rest of the principal gods, by the Daityas, the Danavas, and the Rakshasas, Nagas, Garuda bird, Gandharvas, Siddhas and foremost of the sages and whatever sacrificial oblation are offered, all reach the feet of that great god.
Sanskrit: याः क्रियाः सम्प्रयुक्ताश्च एकान्तगतबुद्धिभिः। ताः सर्वाः शिरसा देवः प्रतिगृह्णाति वै स्वयम्॥
English: Whatever rites and religious acts are performed by persons whose souls are entirely given to him, are all received by that great God on his head.
Sanskrit: न तस्यान्यः प्रियतरः प्रतिबुद्धैर्महात्मभिः। विद्यते त्रिषु लोकेषु ततोऽस्यैकान्तिकं गतः॥
English: No one is dearer to him in the three worlds than those persons who are enlightened and possessed of great souls. Dearer even than those persons is one who is entirely devoted to him.
Sanskrit: इह चैवागतस्तेन विसृष्टः परमात्मना। एवं मे भगवान् देवः स्वयमाख्यातवान् हरिः। आसिष्ये तत्परो भूत्वा युवाभ्यां सह नित्यशः॥
English: Dismissed by him who is the Supreme Soul, I am coming here. This is what the illustrious and holy Hari has himself said to me. I shall henceforth live with you two, devoted to Narayana in the form of Anirudhha.
Sanskrit: नरनारायणावूचतुः धन्योऽस्यनुगृहीतोऽसि यत् ते दृष्टः स्वयं प्रभुः। न हि तं दृष्टवान् कश्चित् पद्मयोनिरपि स्वयम्॥
English: Nara and Narayana said You deserve very high encomiums, and highly favoured have you been, since you have seen the powerful Narayana himself. None else, not even Brahman himself who has sprung from the primal lotus, has been able to see him.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तयोनिर्भगवान् दुर्दर्शः पुरुषोत्तमः। नारदैतद्धि नौ सत्यं वचनं समुदाहृतम्॥
English: That foremost of Purushas, gifted with power and holiness, is of unmanifest origin and incapable of being seen. These words that we say to you are very true, O Narada!
Sanskrit: नास्य भक्तात् प्रियतरो लोके कश्चन विद्यते। ततः स्वयं दर्शितवान् स्वमात्मानं द्विजोत्तम॥
English: There exists no one in the universe who is dearer to him than one that worships him with devotion. It is, therefore, O best of twice-born ones, that he showed himself to you!
Sanskrit: तपो हि तप्यतस्तस्य यत् स्थान परमात्मनः। न तत् सम्प्राप्नुते कश्चिदृते ह्यावां द्विजोत्तम॥
English: No one can go to that realm where the Supreme Soul resides practising penances, except we two, O foremost of twice-born ones.
Sanskrit: या हि सूर्यसहस्रस्य समस्तस्य भवेद् द्युतिः। स्थानस्य सा भवेत् तस्य स्वयं तेन विराजता॥
English: On account of that places being adorned by Him, Its splendour resembles the effulgence of a thousand Suns collected together.
Sanskrit: तस्मादुत्तिष्ठते विप्र देवाद् विश्वभुवः पतेः। क्षमा क्षमावतां श्रेष्ठ यया भूमिस्तु युज्यते॥
English: From that illustrious Being, O Brahmana, from Him who is the origin of the Creator of the universe, O foremost of all persons gifted with forgiveness, originates the attribute of forgiveness which attaches to the Earth.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्चोत्तिष्ठते देवात् सर्वभूतहिताद् रसः। आपो हि तेन युज्यन्ते द्रवत्वं प्राप्नुवन्ति च॥
English: It is from that illustrious Being whose attributes are for the good of all beings, that Rasa (Taste) has flown. The attribute of Rasa belongs to the waters which are, again, liquid.
Sanskrit: तस्मादेव समुद्भूतं तेजो रूपगुणात्मकम्। येन संयुज्यते सूर्यस्ततो लोके विराजते॥
English: It is from Him that Heat or Light has flown, having the attribute of Form or vision for its soul. It belongs to the Sun on account of which the Sun becomes able to shine and give heat.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् देवात् समुद्भूतः स्पर्शस्तु पुरुषोत्तमात्। येन स्म युज्यते वायुस्ततो लोकान् विवात्यसौ॥
English: It is from that illustrious and foremost of Beings that Touch also has originated. It belongs to the Wind, on account of which the Wind moves about in the world producing the sensation of Touch.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्चोत्तिष्ठते शब्दः सर्वलोकेश्वरात् प्रभोः। आकाशं युज्यते येन ततस्तिष्ठत्यसंवृतम्॥
English: It is from that powerful Lord of the entire universe that that Sound has arisen. It belongs to Ether, which, therefore, exists uncovered and unconfined.
Sanskrit: तस्माच्चोत्तिष्ठते देवात् सर्वभूतगतं मनः। चन्द्रमा येन संयुक्तः प्रकाशगुणधारणः॥
English: It is from that illustrious Being that Mind, which pervades all Beings, has originated. It belongs to the Moon, on account of which the Moon has come to be invested with the attribute of showing all the things.
Sanskrit: यद्धृतोत्पादकं नाम तत् स्थानं वेदसंज्ञितम्। विद्यासहायो यत्रास्ते भगवान् हव्यकव्यभुक्॥
English: That spot where the divine Narayana, that cater of the libations and other offerings made in sacrifices lives with Knowledge alone for his companion, has, in the Vedas, been called by the name of the productive cause of all things known as Sat.
Sanskrit: ये हि निष्कलुषा लोके पुण्यपापविवर्जिताः। तेषां वै क्षेममध्वानं गच्छतां द्विजसत्तम॥
English: The path that is theirs, O foremost of twiceborn ones, that are stainless and that are freed from both virtue and sin, is fraught with auspiciousness and happiness.
Sanskrit: सर्वलोकतमोहन्ता आदित्यो द्वारमुच्यते। आदित्यदग्धसर्वाङ्गा अदृश्याः केनचित् क्वचित्॥
English: The Sun, who is the remover of the darkness of all the worlds, is said to be the door. Entering the Sun, the bodies of such persons consumed by his fire. They then become invisible for after that they cannot be beheld by any one at any time.
Sanskrit: परमाणुभूता भूत्वा तु तं देवं प्रविशन्त्युत। तस्मादपि च निर्मुक्ता अनिरुद्धतनौ स्थिताः॥
English: Reduced into invisible atoms, they then enter into Narayana. Passing out from him also, they enter into the form of Aniruddha.
Sanskrit: मनोभूतास्ततो भूत्वा प्रद्युम्नं प्रविशन्त्युत। प्रद्युम्नाच्चापि निर्मुक्ता जीवं संकर्षणं ततः॥ विशन्ति विप्रप्रवरा: सांख्या भागवतैः सह। ततस्त्रैगुण्यहीनास्ते परमात्मानमञ्जसा॥ प्रविशन्ति द्विजश्रेष्ठाः क्षेत्रज्ञं निर्गुणात्मकम्। सर्वावासं वासुदेवं क्षेत्रज्ञं विद्धिं तत्त्वतः॥
English: Losing all physical attributes altogether and changed into mind alone, they then enter into Pradyumna. Passing out of Pradyumna, those foremost of twice-born ones, including both those who are conversant with Sankhya philosophy and those who are devoted to the Supreme God, then enter Sankarshana who is otherwise called Individual Soul. After inis, divested of the three primal qualities of Goodness, Darkness, and Ignorance, those foremost of twice-born ones speedily enter the Supreme Soul otherwise called Kshetrajna and which itself is above the three primal qualities. Know that Vasudeva is He called Kshetrajna. Verily should you know that, that Vasudeva is the residence or original refuge of all things in the universe.
Sanskrit: समाहितमनस्काश्च नियताः संयतेन्द्रियाः। एकान्तभावोपगता वासुदेवं विशन्ति ते॥
English: Only they whose mind are concentrated, who observe all sorts of restraint, whose senses are restrained, and who are devoted with their whole souls, succeed in entering Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: आवामपि च धर्मस्य गृहे जातौ द्विजोत्तम। रम्यां विशालामाश्रित्य तप उग्रं समास्थितौ॥
English: We two, O foremost to twice-born ones, have taken birth in the house of Dharma. Living in this charming and spacious herinitage, we are practising the austerest penances.
Sanskrit: ये तु तस्यैव देवस्य प्रादुर्भावाः सुरप्रियाः। भविष्यन्ति त्रिलोकस्थास्तेषां स्वतीत्यथो द्विज॥
English: We are thus employed, O twice-born one, moved by the desire of benefiting those manifestations of the Supreme God, dear to all the celestials, that will appear in the three worlds.
Sanskrit: विधिना स्वेन युक्ताभ्यां यथापूर्वं द्विजोत्तम। आस्थिताभ्यां सर्वकृच्छ्रे व्रतं सम्यगनुत्तमम्॥
English: In accordance, one after another, which such ordinances as are extraordinary and as apply to us two only, O best of twice-born ones, we are duly observing all excellent and high vows fraught with the austerest penances.
Sanskrit: आवाभ्यामपि दृष्टस्त्वं श्वेतद्वीपे तपोधन। समागतो भगवता संजल्पं कृतवांस्तथा॥
English: You, O celestial Rishi having penances for your wealth were seen by us in White Island when you were there. Having met with Narayana, you have formed a particular resolution.
Sanskrit: सर्वं हि नौ संविदितं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। यद् भविष्यति वृत्तं वा वर्तते वा शुभाशुभम्। सर्वं स ते कथितवान् देवदेवो महामुने॥
English: In the three worlds consisting of mobile and immobile Beings, there is nothing that we do not know. Of good or evil that will occur or has occurred or is occurring, that God of gods, O great ascetic, has informed you.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तयोर्वाक्यं तपस्युगे च वर्ततोः। नारदः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा नारायणपरायणः॥
English: Vaishampayana continued Having heard these words of Nara and Narayana both of whom were practising the austerest penances, the celestial Rishi Narada joined his hands in respect and became entirely devoted to Narayana.
Sanskrit: जजाप विधिवन्मन्त्रान् नारायणगतान् बहून्। दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं हि नरनारायणाश्रमे॥ अवसत् स महातेजा नारदो भगवानृषिः। तमेवाभ्यर्चयन् देवं नरनारायणौ च तौ॥
English: He passed his time in mental recitation, with due observances, numberless sacred Mantras that are approved by Narayana. Adoring the Supreme Deity Narayana, and worshipping those two ancient Rishis also that had taken birth in the house of Dharma, the illustrious Rishis Narada, gifted with great energy, continued to live, thus engaged, in that retreat, called Vadari, on the breast of Himavat, belonging to Nara and Narayana, for thousand divine years. a worshipping those two ancient Rishis also that had taken birth in the house of Dharma, the illustrious Rishis Narada, gifted with great energy, continued to live, thus engaged, in that retreat, called Vadari, on the breast of Himavat, belonging to Nara and Narayana, for thousand divine years. a
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कस्यचित् त्वथ कालस्य नारदः परमेष्ठिजः। दैवं कृत्वा यथान्यायं पित्र्यं चक्रे ततः परम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said On one occasion, while living in the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, Narada the son of Prameshthi, having duly performed the rites and observances in honour of the gods, began to perforin thereafter the rites in honour of the departed manes.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं वचनं प्राह ज्येष्ठो धर्मात्मजः प्रभुः। क इज्यते द्विजश्रेष्ठ दैवे पित्र्ये च कल्पिते॥ त्वया मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ तन्मे शंस यथागमम्। किमेतत् क्रियते कर्म फलं वास्य किमिष्यते॥
English: Beholding him thus prepared, the eldest son of Dharma, viz., the powerful Narayana, addressed him, saying,-Whom you adoring, O foremost of twice-born ones, by these rites and the observances in connection with the gods and the departed means. O foremost of all persons gifted with intelligence, tell me this, agreeably to the scriptures. What is this that you are doing? What also are the fruits desired by you of those rites which you are performing. are
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच त्वयैतत् कथितं पूर्वं दैवं कर्तव्यमित्यपि। दैवतं च परो यज्ञः परमात्मा सनातनः॥
English: Narada said You said to me formerly that rites and observances in honour of the gods should be performed. You said that the rites in honour of the gods from the highest sacrifice and are equivalent to the worship of the Eternal and Supreme Soul.
Sanskrit: ततस्तद्भावितो नित्यं यजे वैकुण्ठमव्ययम्। तस्माच्च प्रसृतः पूर्वं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः॥
English: Thus instructed, I always sacrifice in honour of the eternal and iminutable Vishnu through these rites that I perform in adoring the gods. It is from that Supreme Deity that Brahman, the Grandfather of all the worlds, sprang in days of yore.
Sanskrit: मम वै पितरं प्रीतः परमेष्ठ्यप्यजीजनत्। अहं संकल्पजस्तस्य पुत्रः प्रथमकल्पितः॥
English: That Brahman, otherwise called Prameshthi, filled with cheerfulness, caused my father (Daksha) to come into being. I was the son of Brahman, created before all others, by his will.
Sanskrit: यजामि वै पितृन् साधो नारायणविधौ कृते। एवं स एव भगवान् पिता माता पितामहः॥
English: Orighteous and illustrious one, I am performing these rites in honour of the departed manes for the sake of Narayana and according to those ordinances that have been ordained by himself. The illustrious Narayana is the father, mother, and grandfather.
Sanskrit: इज्यते पितृयज्ञेषु तथा नित्यं जगत्पतिः। श्रुतिश्चाप्यपरा देवी पुत्रान् हि पितरोऽयजन्॥
English: In all sacrifices performed in honour of the departed manes, it is that Lord of the universe who is worshipped. On one occasion, the gods, who were father, taught their children the Shrutis.
Sanskrit: वेदश्रुतिः प्रणष्टा च पुनरध्यापिता सुतैः। ततस्ते मन्त्रदाः पुत्राः पितृत्वमुपपेदिरे॥
English: Having lost their knowledge of the Shrutis, and father had to acquire it again from those sons to whom they had come municated it. On account of this incident, the sons, who had thus to communicate the Mantras to their father, acquired the status of fathers.
Sanskrit: वै नूनं पुरैतद् विदितं युवयोर्भावितात्मनोः। पुत्राश्च पितरश्चैव परस्परमपूजयन्॥
English: Forsooth, what the gods did on that occasion is well known to you two. Sons and fathers had thus to adore each other.
Sanskrit: त्रीन् पिण्डान् न्यस्य पृथव्यां पूर्वं दत्त्वा कुशानिति। कथं तु पिण्डसंज्ञां ते पितरो लेभिरे पुरा॥
English: Having first spread some blades of Kusha grass, the gods and the departed manes placed three funeral cakes thereon and thus adored each other. I wish to know, however, the reason why the departed manes in days of yore acquired the name of Pindas.
Sanskrit: नरनारायणावूचतुः इमां हि धरणी पूर्वं नष्टां सागरमेखलाम्। गोविन्द उज्जहाराशु वारां रूपमास्थितः।१२।।
English: Nara and Narayana said The Earth, in days of yore, with her belt of seas, disappeared from the view. Govinda, taking the form of a gigantic boar, raised her up.
Sanskrit: सापयित्वा तु धरणी स्वे स्थाने पुरुषोत्तमः। जलकर्दमलिप्ताङ्गो लोककार्यार्थमुद्यतः॥
English: Having replaced the Earth in her former position, that foremost of Purushas, his body smeared with water and mud, began to do what was necessary for the world and its inhabitants.
Sanskrit: प्राप्ते चाह्निककाले तु मध्यदेशगते रवौ। दंष्ट्राविलग्नांस्त्रीन् पिण्डान् विधाय सहसा प्रभुः।१४॥ स्थापयामास वै पृथ्वयां कुशानास्तीर्य नारद। स तेष्वात्मानमुद्दिश्य पित्र्यं चक्रे यथाविधि॥
English: When the Sun reached the meridian, and the hour, therefore, came for saying the morning prayers, the powerful Lord, suddenly shaking off thrce balls of mud from his tusk, placed them upon the Earth, O Narada, having previously spread powerful Vishnu dedicated those balls of mud to his own self, according to the rites laid down in the eternal ordinance.
Sanskrit: संकल्पयित्वा त्रीन् पिण्डान् स्वेनैव विधिना प्रभुः। आत्मगात्रोष्मसम्भूतैः स्नेहगर्भस्तिलैरपि॥ प्रोक्ष्यापसव्यं देवेशः प्राङ्मुखः कृतवान् स्वयम्। मर्यादास्थापनार्थं च ततो वचनमुक्तवान्॥
English: Regarding the three balls of mud that the powerful Lord had shaken off from his tusks as funeral cakes, he then, with sesame seeds that arose from the heat of his own body, himself performed the rite of dedication, sitting with face turned towards the East. That foremost of gods then, moved by the desire of establishing rules of conduct for the inhabitants of the three worlds, said these words.
Sanskrit: वृषाकपिरुवाच अहं हि पितरः स्रष्टुमुद्यतो लोककृत् स्वयम्। यस्य चिन्तयतः सद्यः पितृकार्यविधीन् परान्॥
English: I am the Creator of the worlds. I ain determined to create those that are to be called departed manes.-Saying these words, he began to think of those high ordinances that should regulate the rites to be performed in honour of the departed manes.
Sanskrit: दंष्ट्राभ्यां प्रविनिर्धूता ममैते दक्षिणां दिशम्। आश्रिता धरणी पिण्डास्तस्मात् पितर एव ते॥
English: While thus doing, he beheld that the three balls of mud, shaken off his tusk, had fallen towards the South. He then said to himself,—These balls, shaken off my tusk, have fallen on the Earth towards the south of her surface! Led by this, I declare that these should be known henceforth by the name of departed manes.
Sanskrit: त्रयो मूर्तिविहीना वै पिण्डमूतिधरास्त्विमे। भवन्तु पितरो लोके मया सृष्टाः सनातनाः॥
English: Let these three that are of no particular shape, and that are only round, come to be considered as Pitris in the world! Thus do I create the eternal Pitris.
Sanskrit: पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः। अहमेवात्र विज्ञेयस्त्रिषु पिण्डेषु संस्थितः॥
English: I am the father, the grandfather and the great grandfather, and I should be considered as living in these three Pindas.
Sanskrit: नास्ति मत्तोऽधिः कश्चित् को वान्योऽयॊ मया स्वयम् को वा मम पिता लोके अहमेव पितामहः॥
English: There is no one that is superior to me. Who is there whom I myself may adore with rites? Who, again, is iny father in the universe? I myself am my grandfather.
Sanskrit: पितामहपिता चैव अहमेवात्र कारणम्। इत्येतदुक्त्वा वचनं देवदेवो वृषाकपिः॥ वराहपर्वते विप्र दत्त्वा पिण्डान् सविस्तरान्। आत्मानं पूजयित्वैव तत्रैवादर्शनं गतः॥
English: I am, indeed, the Grandfather and the father, I am the one cause! Having said these words, that God of gods, viz., He called Vrishakapi, offered those funeral cakes, O learned Brahmana, on the breast of the Varaha mountains, with elaborate rites. By those rites. He adored His own self, and having finished the adoration, disappeared there and then.
Sanskrit: एषा तस्य स्थितिविप्र पितरः पिण्डसंज्ञिताः। लभन्ते सततं पूजां वृषाकपिवचो यथा॥
English: Hence the Pitris are called Pinda. This is the root of the designation. According to the words given vent to by Vrishakapi at that time, the Pitris receive the worship offered by all.
Sanskrit: ये यजन्ति पितॄन् देवान् गुरूंश्चैवातिथींस्तथा। गाश्चैव द्विजमुख्यांश्च पृथिवीं मातरं यथा॥ कर्मणा मनसा वाचा विष्णुमेव यजन्ति ते! अन्तर्गतः स भगवान् सर्वसत्त्वशरीरगः॥
English: They who celebrate sacrifices in honour of and adore the departed manes, the gods, the preceptor or other reverend senior, guests arrived at the house, kine, superior Brahmanas, the goddess Earth, and their mothers, in thought, word, and deed, and said to adore and sacrifice to Vishnu himself. Entering the bodies of all existent creatures, the illustrious Lord is the Soul of all things.
Sanskrit: समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु ईश्वरः सुखदुःखयोः। महान् महात्मा सर्वात्मा नारायण इति श्रुतिः॥
English: Unaffected by happiness or misery, His attitude towards all is equal. Gifted with greatness, and of great soul, Narayana has been said to be the soul of all things in the universe.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वैतन्नारदो वाक्यं नरनारायणेरितम्। अत्यन्तं भक्तिमान् देवे एकान्तित्वमुपेयिवान्॥
English: Having heard these words of Nara and Narayana, the Rishi Narada became filled with devotion towards the Supreme Being. Indeed, with his whole soul he gave himself up to Narayana.
Sanskrit: प्रोष्य वर्षसहस्रं तु नरनारायणाश्रमे। श्रुत्वा भगवदाख्यानं दृष्ट्वा च हरिमव्ययम्॥ हिमवन्तं जगामाशु यत्रास्य स्वक आश्रमः।
English: Having lived for a full thousand years in the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, having seen the immutable Hari, and heard the excellent discourse having Narayana for its theme, the celestial Rishi went to his own hermitage on the breast of Himavat.
Sanskrit: तावपि ख्याततपसौ नरनारायणावृषी॥ तस्मिन्नेवाश्रमे रम्ये तेपतुस्तप उत्तमम्।
English: Those foremost of ascetics, viz., Nara and Narayana, however, continued to live in their charming hermitage of Vadari, practising the severest austerities.
Sanskrit: त्वमप्यमितविक्रान्तः पाण्डवानां कुलोद्वहः॥ पावितात्माद्य संवृत्तः श्रुत्वेमामादित: कथाम्।
English: You are born in the race of the Pandavas. You are of immeasurable energy. O perpetuator of the race of the Pandavas, having listened to this discourse on Narayana from the beginning, you have, in sooth been purged off of all your sins and your soul has been sanctified.
Sanskrit: नैव तस्यापरो लोको नायं पार्थिवसत्तम॥ कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो द्विष्याद् विष्णुमव्ययम्।
English: Neither this world nor the next world is for him, O best of kings, who hates instead of loving and respecting the immutable Hari.
Sanskrit: मज्जन्ति पितरस्तस्य नरके शाश्वती: समा:॥ यो द्विष्याद् विबुधश्रेष्ठं देवं नारायणं हरिम्।
English: The ancestors of that person who hates Narayana, who is the foremost of gods, and is otherwise called Hari, sink into hell for good.
Sanskrit: कथं नाम भवेद् द्वेष्य आत्मा लोकस्य कस्यचित्॥ आत्मा हि पुरुषव्याघ्र ज्ञेयो विष्णुरिति स्थितिः।
English: O foremost of men, Vishnu is the soul of all beings. How, then can Vishnu be heated, for in hating him one would hate his own self.
Sanskrit: य एष गुरुरस्माकमृषिर्गन्धवतीसुतः॥ तस्माच्छ्रुतं मया चेदं कथितं च तवानघ॥
English: He who is our preceptor, viz., the Rishi Vyasa, the son of Gandhavati, has himself recited this narrative to us about the glory of Narayana, that glory which is the highest and which is immutable. I heard it from him and have recited it to you exactly as I heard it, O sinless one.
Sanskrit: नारदेन तु सम्प्राप्तः सरहस्य: संसग्रहः। एष धर्मो जगन्नाथात् साक्षान्नारायणानृप॥
English: This religion, with its mysteries and its abstract of details, was won by Narada, O king, from that Lord of the universe, viz., Narayana himself.
Sanskrit: एवमेष महान् धर्मः स ते पूर्वं नृपोत्तम। कथितो हरिगीतासु समासविधिकल्पितः॥
English: Even such are the particulars of this great religion. I have, before this, O foremost of kings, explained it to you in the Hari-Gita, with a brief reference to its ordinances.
Sanskrit: कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं विद्धि नारायणं भुवि। को ह्यन्यः पुरुषव्याघ्र महाभारतकृद् भवेत्॥ धर्मान्नानाविधांश्चैव को ब्रूयात्तमृते प्रभुम्॥
English: Know that the Island-born Krishna, otherwise called Vyasa, is Narayana on Earth. Who else than he, O foremost of kings, could compile such a work as the Mahabharata? Who else than that powerful Rishi could describe the diverse kinds of duties and religion for the। observance and adoption of men.
Sanskrit: वर्ततां ते महायज्ञो यथा संकल्पितस्त्वया। संकल्पिताश्वमेधस्त्वं श्रुतधर्मश्च तत्त्वतः॥
English: You are bent upon celebrating a great sacrifice. Let that sacrifice of yours be celebrated! Having listened to the various kinds of duties and religions, let your Horsesacrifice go on.
Sanskrit: सौतिरुवाच एतत् तु महदाख्यानं श्रुत्वा पार्थिवसत्तमः। ततो यज्ञसमाप्यर्थं क्रियाः सर्वाः समारभत्॥
English: Sauti said Having heard this great discourse, that best of kings began all those rites that are laid down in the ordinance, for the completion of his great sacrifice.
Sanskrit: नारायणीयमाख्यानमेतत् ते कथितं मया। पृष्टेन शौनकाद्येह नैमिषारण्यवासिषु॥
English: Accosted by you, O Shaunaka, I have duly recounted to you and all these Rishis who inhabit the Naimisha forest, that great discourse having Narayana for theme.
Sanskrit: नारदेन पुरा राजन् गुरवे मे निवेदितम्। ऋषीणां पाण्डवानां च शृण्वतोः कृष्णभीष्मयो॥
English: Formerly Narada had recounted it to my preceptor before many Rishis and the son of Pandu and in the presence of Krishna and Bhishma also.
Sanskrit: स हि परमगुरुर्जनभुवनपतिः पृथुधरणिधरः श्रुतिविनयनिधिः। स्तव भवतु गतिर्हरिरमरहितः॥
English: The Supreme god Narayana is the Lord of all the foremost of Rishis, and of the three worlds. He is the upholder of Earth herself of huge proportions. He is the receptacle of the Shruti's and of the quality of humility. He is the great receptacle of all those ordinances that should be practised for acquiring tranquillity of heart, as also of all those who go by the name of Yama. He is always accompanied by the foremost of twice-born ones. Let that great god be your refuge.
Sanskrit: त्रिगुणो विगुणश्चतुरात्मधरः पूर्तेश्योश्च फलभागहरः। विदधातु नित्यमजितोऽतिचलो गतिमात्मगां सुकृतिनामृषीणाम्।॥
English: He is endued with attributes. He is endued with four-fold form. He shares the merits originating from the dedication of tanks and the observance of similar religious rites. Undefeated and gifted with great power, it is He who always ordains the end, approachable by the Soul alone, of Rishis of pious deeds.
Sanskrit: तं लोकसाक्षिणमजं पुरुशं पुराणं रविवर्णमीश्वरं गतिं बहुशः। प्रणमध्वमेकमनसो यतः सलिलोद्भवोऽपि तमृषि प्रणतः॥
English: He is the witness of the worlds. He is unborn. He is the one ancient Purusha. Endued with solar complexion, He is the Supreme Lord, and He is the refuge of all. Do all of you bow your heads to Him since He who originated from the water (viz., Narayana himself) bends his head to Him.