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Pancharatra: On further inquiry, Bhishma explains the Pancharatra philosophy to Duryodhana.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
वासुदेवो महद्भूतं सर्वलोकेषु कथ्यते। तस्यागमं प्रतिष्ठां च ज्ञातुमिच्छे पितामह ॥६-६३-१॥
vāsudevo mahadbhūtaṃ sarvalokeṣu kathyate। tasyāgamaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ ca jñātumicche pitāmaha ॥6-63-1॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महद्भूतं (mahadbhūtaṃ) - great being; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said; तस्य (tasya) - his; आगमं (āgamaṃ) - coming; प्रतिष्ठां (pratiṣṭhāṃ) - establishment; च (ca) - and; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; इच्छे (icche) - I wish; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather;]
(Vasudeva is said to be a great being in all worlds. I wish to know his coming and establishment, O grandfather.)
Vasudeva is renowned as a great being across all worlds. I wish to understand his advent and establishment, O grandfather.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
वासुदेवो महद्भूतं सम्भूतं सह दैवतैः। न परं पुण्डरीकाक्षाद्दृश्यते भरतर्षभ ॥ मार्कण्डेयश्च गोविन्दं कथयत्यद्भुतं महत् ॥६-६३-२॥
vāsudevo mahadbhūtaṃ sambhūtaṃ saha daivataiḥ। na paraṃ puṇḍarīkākṣāddṛśyate bharatarṣabha ॥ mārkaṇḍeyaśca govindaṃ kathayatyadbhutaṃ mahat ॥6-63-2॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महत् (mahat) - great; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; सम्भूतम् (sambhūtam) - manifested; सह (saha) - with; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; परम् (param) - beyond; पुण्डरीकाक्षात् (puṇḍarīkākṣāt) - from the lotus-eyed; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya; च (ca) - and; गोविन्दम् (govindam) - Govinda; कथयति (kathayati) - speaks; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Vasudeva, the great being, manifested with the gods. Nothing beyond the lotus-eyed is seen, O best of the Bharatas. Markandeya also speaks of the wonderful and great Govinda.)
Vasudeva, a great being, appeared along with the gods. Nothing beyond the lotus-eyed Lord is visible, O best of the Bharatas. Markandeya narrates the wondrous and great deeds of Govinda.
सर्वभूतानि भूतात्मा महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमः। आपो वायुश्च तेजश्च त्रयमेतदकल्पयत् ॥६-६३-३॥
sarvabhūtāni bhūtātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ। āpo vāyuśca tejaśca trayametadakalpayat ॥6-63-3॥
[सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - soul of beings; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - supreme person; आपः (āpaḥ) - water; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air; च (ca) - and; तेजः (tejaḥ) - fire; च (ca) - and; त्रयम् (trayam) - three; एतत् (etat) - this; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - created; ॥६-६३-३॥ (॥6-63-3॥) - (verse number);]
(The supreme person, the great soul, the soul of all beings, created this triad of water, air, and fire.)
The supreme being, known as the great soul and the soul of all beings, created the three elements: water, air, and fire.
स सृष्ट्वा पृथिवीं देवः सर्वलोकेश्वरः प्रभुः। अप्सु वै शयनं चक्रे महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ सर्वतोयमयो देवो योगात्सुष्वाप तत्र ह ॥६-६३-४॥
sa sṛṣṭvā pṛthivīṃ devaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ। apsu vai śayanaṃ cakre mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ ॥ sarvatoyamayo devo yogātsuṣvāpa tatra ha ॥6-63-4॥
[स (sa) - he; सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; देवः (devaḥ) - god; सर्वलोकेश्वरः (sarvalokeśvaraḥ) - lord of all worlds; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; वै (vai) - indeed; शयनं (śayanaṃ) - rest; चक्रे (cakre) - made; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - supreme person; सर्वतोयमयः (sarvatoyamayaḥ) - consisting of all waters; देवः (devaḥ) - god; योगात् (yogāt) - due to union; सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept; तत्र (tatra) - there; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He, having created the earth, the god, lord of all worlds, the master, indeed made his rest in the waters, the great soul, the supreme person. The god, consisting of all waters, due to union, indeed slept there.)
After creating the earth, the supreme god and master of all worlds, took his rest in the waters. The great soul, consisting of all waters, slept there due to union.
मुखतः सोऽग्निमसृजत्प्राणाद्वायुमथापि च। सरस्वतीं च वेदांश्च मनसः ससृजेऽच्युतः ॥६-६३-५॥
mukhataḥ so'gnimasṛjatprāṇādvāyumathāpi ca। sarasvatīṃ ca vedāṃśca manasaḥ sasṛje'cyutaḥ ॥6-63-5॥
[मुखतः (mukhataḥ) - from the mouth; सः (saḥ) - he; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; प्राणात् (prāṇāt) - from breath; वायुम् (vāyum) - air; अथ (atha) - then; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; च (ca) - and; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; च (ca) - and; मनसः (manasaḥ) - from the mind; ससृजे (sasṛje) - created; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta;]
(From the mouth, he created fire; from breath, air; then also Sarasvati and the Vedas from the mind, Acyuta created.)
Acyuta created fire from his mouth, air from his breath, and then also Sarasvati and the Vedas from his mind.
एष लोकान्ससर्जादौ देवांश्चर्षिगणैः सह। निधनं चैव मृत्युं च प्रजानां प्रभवोऽव्ययः ॥६-६३-६॥
eṣa lokānsasarjādau devāṃścarṣigaṇaiḥ saha। nidhanaṃ caiva mṛtyuṃ ca prajānāṃ prabhavo'vyayaḥ ॥6-63-6॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning; देवान् (devān) - gods; च (ca) - and; ऋषिगणैः (ṛṣigaṇaiḥ) - with groups of sages; सह (saha) - together; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - destruction; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; च (ca) - and; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - origin; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable;]
(This imperishable origin of beings created the worlds, gods, and groups of sages in the beginning, along with destruction and death.)
In the beginning, this imperishable source created the worlds, gods, and groups of sages, along with the concepts of destruction and death for all beings.
एष धर्मश्च धर्मज्ञो वरदः सर्वकामदः। एष कर्ता च कार्यं च पूर्वदेवः स्वयम्प्रभुः ॥६-६३-७॥
eṣa dharmaśca dharmajño varadaḥ sarvakāmadaḥ। eṣa kartā ca kāryaṃ ca pūrvadevaḥ svayamprabhuḥ ॥6-63-7॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; धर्मश्च (dharmaśca) - dharma and; धर्मज्ञो (dharmajño) - knower of dharma; वरदः (varadaḥ) - bestower of boons; सर्वकामदः (sarvakāmadaḥ) - fulfiller of all desires; एष (eṣa) - this; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; च (ca) - and; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - action; च (ca) - and; पूर्वदेवः (pūrvadevaḥ) - ancient god; स्वयम्प्रभुः (svayamprabhuḥ) - self-luminous;]
(This is dharma and the knower of dharma, the bestower of boons, fulfiller of all desires. This is the doer and the action, the ancient god, self-luminous.)
This is the embodiment of dharma, the knower of dharma, the bestower of boons, and fulfiller of all desires. He is the creator and the creation, the ancient god, self-luminous.
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च पूर्वमेतदकल्पयत्। उभे सन्ध्ये दिशः खं च नियमं च जनार्दनः ॥६-६३-८॥
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca pūrvametadakalpayat। ubhe sandhye diśaḥ khaṃ ca niyamaṃ ca janārdanaḥ ॥6-63-8॥
[भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - past; भव्यं (bhavyaṃ) - present; भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - future; च (ca) - and; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एतत् (etat) - this; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - created; उभे (ubhe) - both; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilights; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; खं (khaṃ) - space; च (ca) - and; नियमं (niyamaṃ) - order; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana;]
(Janardana created the past, present, and future before this; both twilights, directions, space, and order.)
Janardana, the creator, established the past, present, and future, as well as both twilights, the directions, space, and order.
ऋषींश्चैव हि गोविन्दस्तपश्चैवानु कल्पयत्। स्रष्टारं जगतश्चापि महात्मा प्रभुरव्ययः ॥६-६३-९॥
ṛṣīṁścaiva hi govindastapaścaivānu kalpayat। sraṣṭāraṁ jagataścāpi mahātmā prabhuravyayaḥ ॥6-63-9॥
[ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; हि (hi) - indeed; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; अनु (anu) - after; कल्पयत् (kalpayat) - arranged; स्रष्टारम् (sraṣṭāram) - creator; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the universe; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable;]
(Govinda indeed arranged austerity for the sages and also for the creator of the universe, the great soul, the imperishable lord.)
Govinda, the imperishable lord and great soul, indeed arranged austerity for the sages and also for the creator of the universe.
अग्रजं सर्वभूतानां सङ्कर्षणमकल्पयत्। शेषं चाकल्पयद्देवमनन्तमिति यं विदुः ॥६-६३-१०॥
agrajaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ saṅkarṣaṇamakalpayat। śeṣaṁ cākalpayaddevamanantamiti yaṁ viduḥ ॥6-63-10॥
[अग्रजं (agrajam) - elder brother; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; सङ्कर्षणम् (saṅkarṣaṇam) - Saṅkarṣaṇa; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - created; शेषं (śeṣam) - Śeṣa; च (ca) - and; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - created; देवम् (devam) - god; अनन्तम् (anantam) - Ananta; इति (iti) - thus; यम् (yam) - whom; विदुः (viduḥ) - they know;]
(He created Saṅkarṣaṇa, the elder brother of all beings. And he created Śeṣa, the god Ananta, whom they know thus.)
He created Saṅkarṣaṇa as the elder brother of all beings and also created Śeṣa, known as the god Ananta.
यो धारयति भूतानि धरां चेमां सपर्वताम्। ध्यानयोगेन विप्राश्च तं वदन्ति महौजसम् ॥६-६३-११॥
yo dhārayati bhūtāni dharāṃ cemāṃ saparvatām। dhyānayogena viprāśca taṃ vadanti mahaujasam ॥6-63-11॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; धारयति (dhārayati) - supports; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; धराम् (dharām) - earth; च (ca) - and; इमाम् (imām) - this; सपर्वताम् (saparvatām) - with mountains; ध्यानयोगेन (dhyānayogena) - by meditation; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; वदन्ति (vadanti) - call; महौजसम् (mahaujasam) - mighty; ॥६-६३-११॥ (॥6-63-11॥) - (verse number);]
(Who supports the beings and this earth with mountains, by meditation, the sages call him mighty.)
The sages, through meditation, refer to him as the mighty one who upholds all beings and the earth with its mountains.
कर्णस्रोतोद्भवं चापि मधुं नाम महासुरम्। तमुग्रमुग्रकर्माणमुग्रां बुद्धिं समास्थितम् ॥ ब्रह्मणोऽपचितिं कुर्वञ्जघान पुरुषोत्तमः ॥६-६३-१२॥
karṇasrotodbhavaṃ cāpi madhuṃ nāma mahāsuram। tamugramugrakarmāṇamugrāṃ buddhiṃ samāsthitam ॥ brahmaṇo'pacitiṃ kurvañjaghāna puruṣottamaḥ ॥6-63-12॥
[कर्णस्रोतोद्भवम् (karṇasrotodbhavam) - born from the ear; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मधुम् (madhu) - Madhu; नाम (nāma) - named; महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - great demon; तम् (tam) - him; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; उग्रकर्माणम् (ugrakarmāṇam) - of fierce deeds; उग्राम् (ugrām) - fierce; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - mind; समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - having assumed; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma; अपचितिम् (apacitim) - reverence; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the Supreme Person;]
(Born from the ear, also the great demon named Madhu, fierce, of fierce deeds, having assumed a fierce mind, doing reverence of Brahma, was killed by the Supreme Person.)
The Supreme Person killed the great demon named Madhu, who was born from the ear, fierce in nature and deeds, and had assumed a fierce mind, while he was doing reverence to Brahma.
तस्य तात वधादेव देवदानवमानवाः। मधुसूदनमित्याहुरृषयश्च जनार्दनम् ॥ वराहश्चैव सिंहश्च त्रिविक्रमगतिः प्रभुः ॥६-६३-१३॥
tasya tāta vadhādeva devadānavamānavāḥ। madhusūdanamityāhurr̥ṣayaśca janārdanam ॥ varāhaścaiva siṃhaśca trivikramaḥ gatiḥ prabhuḥ ॥6-63-13॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तात (tāta) - father; वधात् (vadhāt) - from the killing; एव (eva) - indeed; देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Madhusudana; इति (iti) - thus; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana; वराहः (varāhaḥ) - Varaha; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - Simha; च (ca) - and; त्रिविक्रमः (trivikramaḥ) - Trivikrama; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord;]
(Indeed, from the killing of his father, gods, demons, and humans call him Madhusudana and Janardana. Varaha, Simha, Trivikrama, the path, the Lord.)
After the slaying of his father, he is known among gods, demons, and humans as Madhusudana and Janardana. He is also called Varaha, Simha, and Trivikrama, the path and the Lord.
एष माता पिता चैव सर्वेषां प्राणिनां हरिः। परं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षान्न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥६-६३-१४॥
eṣa mātā pitā caiva sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ hariḥ। paraṃ hi puṇḍarīkākṣānna bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati ॥6-63-14॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; माता (mātā) - mother; पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; प्राणिनां (prāṇināṃ) - beings; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; परं (param) - supreme; हि (hi) - indeed; पुण्डरीकाक्षात् (puṇḍarīkākṣāt) - from the lotus-eyed; न (na) - not; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - has been; न (na) - not; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(This Hari is the mother and father of all beings; indeed, nothing has been or will be superior to the lotus-eyed.)
Hari is the ultimate parent of all beings, surpassing all, and nothing has been or will be greater than the lotus-eyed one.
मुखतोऽसृजद्ब्राह्मणान्बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रियांस्तथा। वैश्यांश्चाप्यूरुतो राजञ्शूद्रान्पद्भ्यां तथैव च ॥ तपसा नियतो देवो निधानं सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥६-६३-१५॥
mukhato'sṛjadbrāhmaṇānbāhubhyāṃ kṣatriyāṃstathā। vaiśyāṃścāpyūruto rājañśūdrānpadbhyaṃ tathaiva ca ॥ tapasā niyato devo nidhānaṃ sarvadehinām ॥6-63-15॥
[मुखतः (mukhataḥ) - from the mouth; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; बाहुभ्यां (bāhubhyāṃ) - from the arms; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; तथा (tathā) - thus; वैश्यान् (vaiśyān) - Vaishyas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ऊरुतः (ūrutaḥ) - from the thighs; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शूद्रान् (śūdrān) - Shudras; पद्भ्यां (padbhyāṃ) - from the feet; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; नियतः (niyataḥ) - controlled; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; निधानम् (nidhānam) - the abode; सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - of all beings;]
(From the mouth, he created Brahmins; from the arms, Kshatriyas; thus, Vaishyas also from the thighs, O king, Shudras from the feet in the same way. By penance, the god is controlled, the abode of all beings.)
From his mouth, he created the Brahmins; from his arms, the Kshatriyas; from his thighs, the Vaishyas; and from his feet, the Shudras, O king. Through penance, the god is restrained, the refuge of all beings.
ब्रह्मभूतममावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां तथैव च। योगभूतं परिचरन्केशवं महदाप्नुयात् ॥६-६३-१६॥
brahmabhūtamamāvāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ tathaiva ca। yogabhūtaṃ paricaran keśavaṃ mahad āpnuyāt ॥6-63-16॥
[ब्रह्मभूतम् (brahmabhūtam) - in the state of Brahman; अमावास्यां (amāvāsyāṃ) - on the new moon day; पौर्णमास्यां (paurṇamāsyāṃ) - on the full moon day; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; योगभूतं (yogabhūtaṃ) - in the state of yoga; परिचरन् (paricaran) - serving; केशवं (keśavam) - Keshava; महत् (mahat) - great; आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - attains;]
(In the state of Brahman, on the new moon day and on the full moon day, in the same way, serving Keshava in the state of yoga, one attains greatness.)
One who serves Keshava in the state of Brahman, whether on the new moon day or the full moon day, attains greatness through yoga.
केशवः परमं तेजः सर्वलोकपितामहः। एवमाहुर्हृषीकेशं मुनयो वै नराधिप ॥६-६३-१७॥
keśavaḥ paramaṃ tejaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ। evamāhurhṛṣīkeśaṃ munayo vai narādhipa ॥6-63-17॥
[केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; तेजः (tejaḥ) - light; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds; एवम् (evam) - thus; आहुः (āhuḥ) - say; हृषीकेशं (hṛṣīkeśaṃ) - Hrishikesha; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; वै (vai) - indeed; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(Keshava is the supreme light, the grandfather of all worlds. Thus say the sages to Hrishikesha, indeed, O king.)
Keshava, the supreme light and grandfather of all worlds, is referred to as Hrishikesha by the sages, indeed, O king.
एवमेनं विजानीहि आचार्यं पितरं गुरुम्। कृष्णो यस्य प्रसीदेत लोकास्तेनाक्षया जिताः ॥६-६३-१८॥
evam enaṃ vijānīhi ācāryaṃ pitaraṃ gurum। kṛṣṇo yasya prasīdet lokās tenākṣayā jitāḥ ॥6-63-18॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एनम् (enam) - this; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; गुरुम् (gurum) - guru; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; प्रसीदेत् (prasīdet) - is pleased; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; तेन (tena) - by him; अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered;]
(Thus, know this teacher, father, and guru. By whom Krishna is pleased, the worlds are imperishably conquered by him.)
Thus, recognize this person as your teacher, father, and guru. If Krishna is pleased with him, he will conquer the worlds imperishably.
यश्चैवैनं भयस्थाने केशवं शरणं व्रजेत्। सदा नरः पठंश्चेदं स्वस्तिमान्स सुखी भवेत् ॥६-६३-१९॥
yaścaivainaṃ bhayasthāne keśavaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajet। sadā naraḥ paṭhaṃścedaṃ svastimāns sukhī bhavet ॥6-63-19॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - this; भयस्थाने (bhayasthāne) - in a place of fear; केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keshava; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should go; सदा (sadā) - always; नरः (naraḥ) - a man; पठन् (paṭhan) - reciting; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; स्वस्तिमान् (svastimān) - prosperous; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes;]
(Who indeed, in a place of fear, should go to Keshava for refuge, always a man reciting this becomes prosperous and happy.)
Whoever seeks refuge in Keshava in times of fear and always recites this will become prosperous and happy.
ये च कृष्णं प्रपद्यन्ते ते न मुह्यन्ति मानवाः। भये महति ये मग्नाः पाति नित्यं जनार्दनः ॥६-६३-२०॥
ye ca kṛṣṇaṃ prapadyante te na muhyanti mānavāḥ। bhaye mahati ye magnāḥ pāti nityaṃ janārdanaḥ ॥6-63-20॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; कृष्णं (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - surrender; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; मुह्यन्ति (muhyanti) - are deluded; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; भये (bhaye) - in fear; महति (mahati) - great; ये (ye) - those who; मग्नाः (magnāḥ) - are immersed; पाति (pāti) - protects; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana;]
(Those who surrender to Krishna, they are not deluded, humans. In great fear, those who are immersed, Janardana always protects.)
Those who surrender to Krishna are never deluded. In times of great fear, Janardana always protects those who are immersed in it.
एतद्युधिष्ठिरो ज्ञात्वा याथातथ्येन भारत। सर्वात्मना महात्मानं केशवं जगदीश्वरम् ॥ प्रपन्नः शरणं राजन्योगानामीश्वरं प्रभुम् ॥६-६३-२१॥
etadyudhiṣṭhiro jñātvā yāthātathyena bhārata। sarvātmanā mahātmānaṃ keśavaṃ jagadīśvaram ॥ prapannaḥ śaraṇaṃ rājanyogānāmīśvaraṃ prabhum ॥6-63-21॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; याथातथ्येन (yāthātathyena) - truly; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all his soul; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava; जगदीश्वरम् (jagadīśvaram) - the Lord of the universe; प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - having surrendered; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; राजन् (rājan) - O King; योगानाम् (yogānām) - of yogis; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the Lord; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the master;]
(This, Yudhishthira, having known truly, O Bharata, with all his soul, the great soul Keshava, the Lord of the universe, having surrendered, refuge, O King, of yogis, the Lord, the master.)
Understanding this truthfully, Yudhishthira, O Bharata, surrendered with all his soul to the great soul Keshava, the Lord of the universe, seeking refuge in the master of yogis, O King.
