05.105

Nārada said:

Thus, when Gālava was addressed by the wise Viśvāmitra, he neither sat nor slept nor took any food. (5-105-1)

Reduced to skin and bones like a deer, entirely absorbed in anxiety and grief, he lamented intensely, consumed by anguish. (5-105-2)

Where are strong friends for me, where is accumulated wealth, and where are my eight hundred moon-white horses? (5-105-3)

Where do I have any confidence that I will eat, or that I will be happy? Even the very confidence I had in life itself is gone—so what use is life to me? (5-105-4)

I will cross the ocean or go to the farthest ends of the earth and end my life—what benefit is there for me in living? (5-105-5)

For one who is without wealth, who has not achieved his aims, who has been deprived of various rewards, who bears debt, and who is without initiative—how could there be happiness? (5-105-6)

For one who has enjoyed the wealth of friends and received the kindness he desired, but is unable to repay, death is preferable to life. (5-105-7)

If, after promising 'I will do it,' one fails to do what should be done, then for one burned by false words, all meritorious and charitable acts are lost. (5-105-8)

Falsehood has no true form, no continuity, and no authority; how could there possibly be any auspicious path in it? (5-105-9)

How can there be fame for the ungrateful, or position, or happiness? The ungrateful is indeed untrustworthy, and there is no redemption for the ungrateful. (5-105-10)

A poor and wicked man does not live; how can there be deliverance for the wicked? The wicked certainly meet with destruction, destroying any good that has been done. (5-105-11)

I am that wicked, ungrateful, miserable, and even false one—one for whom the preceptor's task has been accomplished, yet who did not speak as commanded. I will give up my life, having made every possible effort. (5-105-12)

I have never made any supplication to the gods before, and yet all the gods honor me in the sacrificial assembly. (5-105-13)

But I go to Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa—the god, the best of the gods, lord of the three worlds, the refuge and best among those who seek refuge. (5-105-14)

From whom all enjoyments arise, pervading all gods and asuras—I wish to see that great, imperishable yogin with devotion. (5-105-15)

When this was said, Garuḍa, the son of Vinatā and his friend, joyfully showed him (the great yogin) and, out of affection, spoke. (5-105-16)

You are regarded as a friend by me, and, among friends, you are considered a friend; when there is prosperity, a friend should be engaged with what is desired and with affection. (5-105-17)

Brahmin, I have resources, and the younger brother of Indra, twice-born one, has already voiced and fulfilled my wish for your sake. (5-105-18)

So, come, let us go—I will lead you comfortably; go to a place beyond the earth if you wish, Gālava, without delay. (5-105-19)