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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
śrutvaitannārado vākyaṃ naranārāyaṇeritām। atyantabhaktimān deve ekāntitvam upeyivān ॥12-334-1॥
After hearing these words spoken by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Nārada, who was deeply devoted to the god, entered into solitude. (12-334-1)
proṣya varṣasahasraṃ tu naranārāyaṇāśrame। śrutvā bhagavadākhyānaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca harimavyayam॥ himavantaṃ jagāmāśu yatrāsya svaka āśramaḥ॥12-334-2॥
After spending a thousand years in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and after hearing the story of the Blessed One and seeing the imperishable Hari, he quickly went to the Himalayas, where his own hermitage was. (12-334-2)
tāv api khyāta-tapasau nara-nārāyaṇā-vṛṣī। tasminn eva āśrame ramye tepatus tapa uttamam ॥12-334-3॥
Those two, the famous ascetics Nara and Nārāyaṇa, also performed the highest austerities in that same beautiful hermitage. (12-334-3)
tvam apy amita-vikrāntaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ kulodvahaḥ। pāvitātmā adya saṃvṛttaḥ śrutvā imām āditaḥ kathām ॥12-334-4॥
You too, of immeasurable prowess and the glory of the Pāṇḍava family, have today become purified in soul, having listened to this story from the beginning. (12-334-4)
naiva tasya paro loko nāyaṃ pārthivasattama। karmaṇā manasā vācā yo dviṣyād viṣṇum avyayam ॥12-334-5॥
O best of kings, for one who hates the imperishable Viṣṇu by action, mind, or speech, neither the higher world nor this world exists for him. (12-334-5)
majjanti pitaras tasya narake śāśvatīḥ samāḥ। yo dviṣyād vibudhaśreṣṭhaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim ॥12-334-6॥
The ancestors of one who would hate the best among the wise, the god Nārāyaṇa, Hari, sink in hell for eternal years. (12-334-6)
kathaṁ nāma bhaved dveṣya ātmā lokasya kasyacit। ātmā hi puruṣavyāghra jñeyo viṣṇur iti sthitiḥ ॥12-334-7॥
How could the self ever be hateful to anyone in the world? O tiger among men, the self is to be understood as Viṣṇu; this is the established truth. (12-334-7)
ya eṣa gururasmākam ṛṣir gandhavatī-sutaḥ। tena etat kathitaṃ tāta māhātmyaṃ paramātmanaḥ॥ tasmāt śrutaṃ mayā ca idaṃ kathitaṃ ca tava anagha॥12-334-8॥
This teacher of ours, the sage and son of Gandhavatī, has told this, dear one, the greatness of the Supreme Self. Therefore, having heard it from him, I have told this to you also, O sinless one. (12-334-8)
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum। ko hyanyaḥ puruṣavyāghra mahābhāratakṛdbhavet॥ dharmānnānāvidhāṃścaiva ko brūyāttamṛte prabhum॥12-334-9॥
Know Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa to be Nārāyaṇa, the Lord; who else, O tiger among men, could be the composer of the Mahābhārata? Who else, except the Lord, could speak of the various kinds of dharmas? (12-334-9)
vartatāṃ te mahāyajño yathā saṅkalpitastvayā। saṅkalpitāśvamedhastvaṃ śrutadharmaśca tattvataḥ ॥12-334-10॥
Let your great sacrifice proceed as you have resolved. You have determined to perform the aśvamedha and are truly a follower of scriptural dharma. (12-334-10)
etattu mahadākhyānaṃ śrutvā pārikṣito nṛpaḥ। tato yajñasamāptyarthaṃ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ samārabhat ॥12-334-11॥
After hearing this great narrative, King Parikṣit then began all the rites required for the completion of the sacrifice. (12-334-11)
nārāyaṇīyamākhyānam etat te kathitaṃ mayā। nāradena purā rājan gurave me niveditam ॥ ṛṣīṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca śṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ ॥12-334-12॥
This narrative relating to Nārāyaṇa has been told to you by me. Long ago, Nārada communicated it to my teacher, O king, while the sages and the Pāṇḍavas listened, as did Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma. (12-334-12)
sa hi paramagurur bhuvanapatiḥ; dharaṇidharaḥ śama-niyama-nidhiḥ. śruti-vinaya-nidhiḥ dvija-paramahitaḥ; stava bhavatu gatir harir amarahitaḥ ॥12-334-13॥
He, the supreme teacher, lord of the worlds, bearer of the earth, the treasure of tranquility and discipline, the treasure of Veda and humility, supremely beneficial to the twice-born; may Hari, who is the refuge and who is beyond the immortals, be your praise. (12-334-13)
tapasāṃ nidhiḥ sumahatāṃ mahato; yaśasaś ca bhājanam ariṣṭakahaḥ. ekāntināṃ śaraṇado'bhayado; gatido'stu vaḥ sa makhabhāgaharaḥ ॥12-334-14॥
He, who is the treasure of austerities, the greatest among the great, the mighty, the receptacle of fame, the destroyer of calamities, the giver of refuge and fearlessness to the devoted, the giver of liberation, and the remover of the share of sacrifices—may he be for you. (12-334-14)
triguṇātigaś catuṣpañcadharaḥ; pūrteṣṭayoś ca phalabhāgaharaḥ. vidadhāti nityam ajito'tibalo; gatim ātmagāṃ sukṛtinām ṛṣīṇām ॥12-334-15॥
He who transcends the three qualities, who bears the four and five (elements and senses), who removes the fruits of charity and sacrifice, the unconquered and exceedingly strong, always grants the path to self-realization for the virtuous sages. (12-334-15)
taṃ lokasākṣiṇam ajaṃ puruṣaṃ; ravivarṇam īśvaragatiṃ bahuśaḥ। praṇamadhvam ekamatayo yatayaḥ; salilodbhavo'pi tam ṛṣiṃ praṇataḥ ॥12-334-16॥
Him, the witness of the worlds, the unborn person, sun-colored, possessing the path of the Lord, many times; ascetics with one mind bow down; even the one born from water has bowed to that sage. (12-334-16)
sa hi lokayoniramṛtasya padaṃ; sūkṣmaṃ purāṇamacalaṃ paramam। tatsāṅkhyayogibhirudāradhṛtaṃ; buddhyā yatātmabhirviditaṃ satatam ॥12-334-17॥
He is truly the origin of the worlds, the abode of immortality—subtle, ancient, immovable, and supreme. That reality, upheld by noble Sāṅkhya yogis, is always known by those of controlled mind and intellect. (12-334-17)
