Narada Tells Krishna Whom He Honours

Verse 1 (13.66.1)

के पूज्या वै त्रिलोकेऽस्मिन्मानवा भरतर्षभ । विस्तरेण तदाचक्ष्व न हि तृप्यामि कथ्यतः ॥

ke pūjyā vai triloke'sminmānavā bharatarṣabha | vistareṇa tadācakṣva na hi tṛpyāmi kathyataḥ

Who, O best of the Bharatas, are those among men in these three worlds who deserve to be honoured? Tell me at length, for I am never satisfied by what is told.

Note on the text: Corrected भरतर्पभ → भरतर्षभ (misprint in Wikisource; ष misread as प). Line 1 differs from the critical edition (Wikisource: ke pūjyā vai trilokeʼsmin mānavā; CE 13.32.1a: ke pūjyāḥ ke namaskāryā mānavair); recension variant, kept. Line 2 = CE 13.32.1c.

Verse 2 (13.66.2)

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । नारदस्य च संवादं वासुदेवस्य चोभयोः ॥

atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ

On this subject they cite an ancient account: the conversation between Narada and Vasudeva, the two of them.

Verse 3 (13.66.3)

नारदं प्राञ्जलिं दृष्ट्वा पूजयानं द्विजर्षभान् । केशवः परिपप्रच्छ भगवन्कान्नमस्यसि ॥

nāradaṃ prāñjaliṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayānaṃ dvijarṣabhān | keśavaḥ paripapraccha bhagavankānnamasyasi

Seeing Narada with joined palms, honouring the best of the twice-born, Keshava asked him: “Revered one, whom do you bow to?”

Note on the text: Corrected भगवन्क्रान्नमस्यमि → भगवन्कान्नमस्यसि (misprint in Wikisource; garbled; CE reads bhagavan kān namasyasi).

Verse 4 (13.66.4)

बहुमानपरस्तेषु भगवन्यान्नमस्यसि । शक्यं चेच्छ्रोतुमस्माभिर्ब्रूह्येतद्धर्मवित्तम ॥

bahumānaparasteṣu bhagavanyānnamasyasi | śakyaṃ cecchrotumasmābhirbrūhyetaddharmavittama

“You hold in high regard those whom you bow to, revered one. If we may hear it, tell us this, O best of those who know dharma.”

Note on the text: The page prints no heading here; the verse is wholly Krishna's (Vasudeva's) question, so it is given to him (input had भीष्म). Line 1 differs from CE 13.32.4a (bahumānaḥ paraḥ keṣu bhavato yān namasyasi); recension variant, kept (the commentary glosses तेषु मानवेषु बहुमानपरः).

Verse 5 (13.66.5)

शृणु गोविन्द यानेतान्पूजयाम्यरिमर्दन । त्वत्तोऽन्यः कः पुमाँल्लोके श्रोतुमेतदिहार्हति ॥

śṛṇu govinda yānetānpūjayāmyarimardana | tvatto'nyaḥ kaḥ pumām̐lloke śrotumetadihārhati

“Listen, Govinda, scourge of enemies, to those whom I worship. Who other than you in the world is fit to hear this?”

Verse 6 (13.66.6)

वरुणं वायुमादित्यं पर्जन्यं जातवेदसम् । स्थाणुं स्कन्दं महालक्ष्मीं विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमेव च ॥

varuṇaṃ vāyumādityaṃ parjanyaṃ jātavedasam | sthāṇuṃ skandaṃ mahālakṣmīṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmāṇameva ca

Varuna, Vayu, Aditya, Parjanya, Jatavedas (Agni), Sthanu (Shiva), Skanda, Mahalakshmi, Vishnu and Brahma;

Note on the text: Corrected स्थाणु स्कन्दं → स्थाणुं स्कन्दं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; CE sthāṇuṃ).

Verse 7 (13.66.7)

वाचस्पतिं चन्द्रमसमपः पृथ्वीं सरस्वतीम् । सततं ये नमस्यन्ति तान्नमस्याम्यहं विभो ॥

vācaspatiṃ candramasamapaḥ pṛthvīṃ sarasvatīm | satataṃ ye namasyanti tānnamasyāmyahaṃ vibho

Vachaspati, the Moon, the Waters, the Earth and Sarasvati: those who constantly bow to these, I bow to, O mighty one.

Verse 8 (13.66.8)

तपोधनान्वेदविदो नित्यं वेदपरायणान् । महार्हान्वृष्णिशार्दूल सदा सम्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥

tapodhanānvedavido nityaṃ vedaparāyaṇān | mahārhānvṛṣṇiśārdūla sadā sampūjayāmyaham

The ascetics rich in tapas, the knowers of the Vedas, those who ever hold the Vedas as their refuge, the greatly venerable ones, O tiger of the Vrishnis, I always worship.

Verse 9 (13.66.9)

अभुक्त्वा देवकार्याणि कुर्वते येऽविकत्थनाः । सन्तुष्टाश्च क्षमायुक्तास्तान्नमस्याम्यहं विभो ॥

abhuktvā devakāryāṇi kurvate ye'vikatthanāḥ | santuṣṭāśca kṣamāyuktāstānnamasyāmyahaṃ vibho

Those who perform the rites due to the gods before they eat themselves, who do not boast, who are content and patient: I bow to them, O mighty one.

Verse 10 (13.66.10)

सम्यग्यजन्ति ये चेष्टीः क्षान्ता दान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः । सत्यं धर्मं क्षितिं गाश्च तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

samyagyajanti ye ceṣṭīḥ kṣāntā dāntā jitendriyāḥ | satyaṃ dharmaṃ kṣitiṃ gāśca tānnamasyāmi yādava

Those who rightly offer sacrifices, who are patient, self-controlled and masters of their senses, who honour truth, dharma, the earth and cows: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Note on the text: Line 1 and the opening of line 2 differ from CE 13.32.10 (samyag dadati ye ceṣṭān … sasyaṃ dhanaṃ kṣitiṃ gāś ca); recension variant, kept (the commentary records सस्यं धनं क्षितिम् as a variant reading).

Verse 11 (13.66.11)

ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशनाः । असञ्चयाः क्रियावन्तस्तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

ye vai tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ | asañcayāḥ kriyāvantastānnamasyāmi yādava

Those who dwell in the forest practising austerity, living on roots and fruits, hoarding nothing and devoted to their duties: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Verse 12 (13.66.12)

ये भृत्यभरणे शक्ताः सततं चातिथिव्रताः । भुञ्जते देवशेषाणि तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

ye bhṛtyabharaṇe śaktāḥ satataṃ cātithivratāḥ | bhuñjate devaśeṣāṇi tānnamasyāmi yādava

Those who are able to support their dependants, who are ever devoted to the care of guests, and who eat what remains after the gods have been served: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.12. Line 1 differs (Wikisource: śaktāḥ … cātithivratāḥ; CE: saktāḥ … cātithipriyāḥ); recension variant, kept. Line 2 = CE 12c.

Verse 13 (13.66.13)

ये वेदं प्राप्य दुर्धर्षा वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मचारिणः । याजनाध्यापने युक्ता नित्यं तान्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥

ye vedaṃ prāpya durdharṣā vāgmino brahmacāriṇaḥ | yājanādhyāpane yuktā nityaṃ tānpūjayāmyaham

Those who, having mastered the Veda, are invincible, eloquent and chaste students, ever engaged in conducting sacrifices and in teaching: I worship them.

Note on the text: Corrected ये वेद प्राप्य → ये वेदं प्राप्य (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; CE vedaṃ prāpya). Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.13. Line 1 ends वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मचारिणः where the CE has brahmavādinaḥ; recension variant, kept. Line 2 = CE 13c.

Verse 14 (13.66.14)

प्रसन्नहृदयाश्चैव सर्वसत्वेषु नित्यशः । आपृष्ठतापान्स्वाध्याये युक्तास्तान्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥

prasannahṛdayāścaiva sarvasatveṣu nityaśaḥ | āpṛṣṭhatāpānsvādhyāye yuktāstānpūjayāmyaham

Those whose hearts are always serene toward all beings, and who are devoted to Vedic study until the midday sun warms their backs: I worship them.

Note on the text: Corrected अपृष्ठतापान् → आपृष्ठतापान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped initial ā; CE ā pṛṣṭhatāpāt, and the commentary glosses आपृष्ठतापान् यावन्मध्याह्नम्). Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.14 (line 1 = CE 14a, reading सर्वसत्वेषु for sarvasattveṣu, a spelling variant).

Verse 15 (13.66.15)

गुरुप्रसादे स्वाध्याये यतन्तो ये स्थिरव्रताः । शुश्रूषवोऽनसूयन्तस्तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

guruprasāde svādhyāye yatanto ye sthiravratāḥ | śuśrūṣavo'nasūyantastānnamasyāmi yādava

Those of firm vows who strive for their teacher's favour and for Vedic study, who are obedient and free from envy: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Verse 16 (13.66.16)

सुव्रता मुनयो ये च ब्राह्मणाः सत्यसङ्गराः । वोढारो हव्यकव्यानां तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

suvratā munayo ye ca brāhmaṇāḥ satyasaṅgarāḥ | voḍhāro havyakavyānāṃ tānnamasyāmi yādava

The sages of good vows and the Brahmins true to their pledges, who carry the offerings for the gods and the ancestors: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Verse 17 (13.66.17)

भैक्षचर्यासु निरताः कृशा गुरुकुलाश्रयाः । निःसुखा निर्धना ये तु तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

bhaikṣacaryāsu niratāḥ kṛśā gurukulāśrayāḥ | niḥsukhā nirdhanā ye tu tānnamasyāmi yādava

Those who live on alms, lean from hardship, dwelling in their teacher's household, without comforts and without wealth: I bow to them, O Yadava.

Verse 18 (13.66.18)

निर्ममा निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्वा निष्ठिता निष्प्रयोजनाः । ये वेदं प्राप्य दुर्धर्षा वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥

nirmamā niṣpratidvandvā niṣṭhitā niṣprayojanāḥ | ye vedaṃ prāpya durdharṣā vāgmino brahmavādinaḥ

Free of possessiveness and of rivals, fulfilled, with no purpose of their own, who having mastered the Veda are invincible, eloquent knowers of Brahman.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.18a. Line 1 reads निष्ठिता where the CE has nirhrīkā (the commentary records निर्ह्रीका as a variant); line 2 is a vulgate line repeating the second half of verse 13 (CE 13.32.13a) in place of CE 18c.

Verse 19 (13.66.19)

अहिंसानिरता ये च ये च सत्यव्रता नराः । दान्ताः शमपराश्चैव तान्नमस्यामि केशव ॥

ahiṃsāniratā ye ca ye ca satyavratā narāḥ | dāntāḥ śamaparāścaiva tānnamasyāmi keśava

Those devoted to non-violence, those who keep their vow of truth, the self-controlled who are intent on tranquillity: I bow to them, O Keshava.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.18c and 18e (the CE verse has three lines, 18a, 18c, 18e; Wikisource splits it into two couplets, verses 18 and 19).

Verse 20 (13.66.20)

देवतातिथिपूजायां युक्ता ये गृहमेधिनः । कपोतवृत्तयो नित्यं तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥

devatātithipūjāyāṃ yuktā ye gṛhamedhinaḥ | kapotavṛttayo nityaṃ tānnamasyāmi yādava

The householders devoted to the worship of gods and guests, who live like pigeons, gathering grain by grain: I bow to them always, O Yadava.

Verse 21 (13.66.21)

येषां त्रिवर्गः कृत्येषु वर्तते नोपहीयते । शिष्टाचारप्रवृत्ताश्च तान्नमस्याम्यहं सदा ॥

yeṣāṃ trivargaḥ kṛtyeṣu vartate nopahīyate | śiṣṭācārapravṛttāśca tānnamasyāmyahaṃ sadā

Those for whom the three aims of life, dharma, wealth and pleasure, are present in their duties and never fail, and who follow the conduct of the good: I always bow to them.

Verse 22 (13.66.22)

ब्राह्मणाः श्रुतसम्पन्ना ये त्रिवर्गमनुष्ठिताः । अलोलुपाः पुण्यशीलास्तान्नमस्यामि केशव ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ śrutasampannā ye trivargamanuṣṭhitāḥ | alolupāḥ puṇyaśīlāstānnamasyāmi keśava

Brahmins rich in learning who pursue the three aims of life, free from greed and virtuous in nature: I bow to them, O Keshava.

Note on the text: Line 1 differs from CE 13.32.21a (brāhmaṇās triṣu lokeṣu ye trivargam anuṣṭhitāḥ); recension variant, kept.

Verse 23 (13.66.23)

अवन्ध्यकाला येऽलुब्धास्त्रिवर्गे साधनेषु च । विशिष्टाचारयुक्ताश्च नारायण नमामि तान् ॥

avandhyakālā ye'lubdhāstrivarge sādhaneṣu ca | viśiṣṭācārayuktāśca nārāyaṇa namāmi tān

Those whose time is never wasted, who are free from greed in the pursuit of the three aims and their means, and who are marked by excellent conduct: Narayana, I bow to them.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote marks (`…।।') and the doubled danda. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,032.019d*0272_01-02 (printed after 13.32.19d; the CE has त्रिवर्गे साधनेषु वा).

Verse 24 (13.66.24)

अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च सुधाभक्षाश्च ये सदा । व्रतैश्च विविधैर्युक्तास्तान्नमस्यामि माधव ॥

abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāśca sudhābhakṣāśca ye sadā | vrataiśca vividhairyuktāstānnamasyāmi mādhava

Those who always live on water, on air, or on sudha (the remnant of the Vaishvadeva offering), and are bound by many kinds of vows: I bow to them, O Madhava.

Note on the text: Corrected वायुभक्षाश्चक → वायुभक्षाश्च (misprint in Wikisource; stray क).

Verse 25 (13.66.25)

अयोनीनग्नियोनींश्च ब्रह्मयोनींस्तथैव च । सर्वभूतात्मयोनींश्च तान्नमस्याम्यहं सदा ॥

ayonīnagniyonīṃśca brahmayonīṃstathaiva ca | sarvabhūtātmayonīṃśca tānnamasyāmyahaṃ sadā

The unmarried, those whose source is the sacred fire (householders with wife and fire), those whose source is the Veda, and those who are the source of the self in all beings: I always bow to them.

Note on the text: Line 2 ends तान्नमस्याम्यहं सदा where the CE has … dvijān; recension variant, kept.

Verse 26 (13.66.26)

नित्यमेतान्नमस्यामि कृष्ण लोककरानृषीन् । लोकज्येष्ठान्कुलज्येष्ठांस्तमोघ्नँल्लोकभास्करान् ॥

nityametānnamasyāmi kṛṣṇa lokakarānṛṣīn | lokajyeṣṭhānkulajyeṣṭhāṃstamoghnam̐llokabhāskarān

These I always bow to, O Krishna: the sages who sustain the worlds, the eldest of the worlds and the eldest of their families, the dispellers of darkness, the lights of the world.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads लोकज्येष्ठान्कुलज्येष्ठान् where the CE has lokajyeṣṭhāñ jñānaniṣṭhān (the commentary records लोकज्येष्ठाञ्ज्ञाननिष्ठान् as a variant); recension variant, kept.

Verse 27 (13.66.27)

तस्मात्त्वमपि वार्ष्णेय द्विजान्पूजय नित्यदा । पूजिताः पूजनार्हा हि सुखं दास्यन्ति तेऽनघ ॥

tasmāttvamapi vārṣṇeya dvijānpūjaya nityadā | pūjitāḥ pūjanārhā hi sukhaṃ dāsyanti te'nagha

Therefore you too, O Varshneya, should always honour the twice-born. Honoured, those who deserve honour will give you happiness, O sinless one.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.25.

Verse 28 (13.66.28)

अस्मिँल्लोके सदा ह्येते परत्र च सुखप्रदाः । चरन्ते मान्यमाना वै प्रदास्यन्ति सुखं तव ॥

asmim̐lloke sadā hyete paratra ca sukhapradāḥ | carante mānyamānā vai pradāsyanti sukhaṃ tava

In this world and in the next they always give happiness. Revered, they go about, and they will give happiness to you.

Verse 29 (13.66.29)

ये सर्वातिथयो नित्यं गोषु च ब्राह्मणेषु च । नित्यं सत्ये चाभिरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

ye sarvātithayo nityaṃ goṣu ca brāhmaṇeṣu ca | nityaṃ satye cābhiratā durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those who are hosts to every guest, who are always devoted to cows and Brahmins and to truth, cross over all difficulties.

Verse 30 (13.66.30)

नित्यं शमपरा ये च तथा ये चानसूयकाः । नित्यस्वाध्यायिनो ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

nityaṃ śamaparā ye ca tathā ye cānasūyakāḥ | nityasvādhyāyino ye ca durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those who are always devoted to tranquillity, who are free from envy, and who study the Veda every day, cross over all difficulties.

Verse 31 (13.66.31)

सर्वान्देवान्नमस्यन्ति ये चैकं वेदमाश्रिताः । श्रद्दधानाश्च दान्ताश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

sarvāndevānnamasyanti ye caikaṃ vedamāśritāḥ | śraddadhānāśca dāntāśca durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those who bow to all the gods yet rest upon the one Veda, who have faith and are self-controlled, cross over all difficulties.

Note on the text: Corrected य चैकं → ये चैकं (misprint in Wikisource; ये required; य is not a word here). Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.29. Line 1 reads वेदम् where the CE has devam (ye caikaṃ devam āśritāḥ); the commentary supports the Wikisource reading (स्वाध्याये सर्वे यज्ञा अन्तर्भवन्ति). Recension variant, kept.

Verse 32 (13.66.32)

तथैव विप्रप्रवरान्नमस्कृत्य यतव्रताः । भवन्ति ये दानरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

tathaiva viprapravarānnamaskṛtya yatavratāḥ | bhavanti ye dānaratā durgāṇyatitaranti te

So too those of firm vows who, after bowing to the foremost of the Brahmins, are devoted to giving, cross over all difficulties.

Verse 33 (13.66.33)

तपस्विनश्च ये नित्यं कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः । तपसा भावितात्मानो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

tapasvinaśca ye nityaṃ kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ | tapasā bhāvitātmāno durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those ascetics who are lifelong celibates from boyhood, whose selves are refined by austerity, cross over all difficulties.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,032.030d*0273_01-02 (printed after 13.32.30d).

Verse 34 (13.66.34)

देवतातिथिभृत्यानां पितॄणां चार्चने रताः । शिष्टान्नभोजिनो ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

devatātithibhṛtyānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ cārcane ratāḥ | śiṣṭānnabhojino ye ca durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those devoted to the worship of gods, guests, dependants and ancestors, who eat what is left after all these have been served, cross over all difficulties.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,032.030d*0273_03-04 (printed after 13.32.30d).

Verse 35 (13.66.35)

अग्निमाधाय विधिवत्प्रणता धारयन्ति ये । प्राप्ताः सोमाहुतिं चैव दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥

agnimādhāya vidhivatpraṇatā dhārayanti ye | prāptāḥ somāhutiṃ caiva durgāṇyatitaranti te

Those who duly establish the sacred fire and humbly keep it, and who have made the offering of soma, cross over all difficulties.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राप्तः सोमाहुतिं → प्राप्ताः सोमाहुतिं (misprint in Wikisource; number; CE prāptāḥ, agreeing with the plural subject). Not matched by the alignment; = CE 13.32.31 (line 1 reads प्रणता where the CE has prayatā; recension variant, kept).

Verse 36 (13.66.36)

मातापित्रोर्गुरुषु च सम्यग्वर्तन्ति ये सदा । यथा त्वं वृष्णिशार्दूलेत्युक्त्वैवं विरराम सः ॥

mātāpitrorguruṣu ca samyagvartanti ye sadā | yathā tvaṃ vṛṣṇiśārdūletyuktvaivaṃ virarāma saḥ

Those who always behave rightly toward their mother, father and teachers, as you do, O tiger of the Vrishnis. Having spoken thus, he fell silent.

Note on the text: Line 1 is Narada's speech; line 2 ends with the narrator's closing words (“having said this, he fell silent”). The verse is kept with Narada, as the close of his speech.

Verse 37 (13.66.37)

तस्मात्त्वमपि कौन्तेय पितृदेवद्विजातिथीन् । सम्यक्पूजयसे नित्यं गतिमिष्टामवाप्स्यसि ॥

tasmāttvamapi kaunteya pitṛdevadvijātithīn | samyakpūjayase nityaṃ gatimiṣṭāmavāpsyasi

So you too, O son of Kunti, if you always rightly worship your ancestors, the gods, the twice-born and your guests, will attain the goal you wish for.

Note on the text: The page prints no heading here; Narada's speech has ended and the verse is Bhishma's own advice to Yudhishthira, so it is given to him (input had नारद). Line 2 differs from CE 13.32.33c (samyak pūjaya yena tvaṃ gatim iṣṭām avāpsyasi); recension variant, kept.