The Year-Long Fast and the Twelve Dvadashi Worships

Verse 1 (14.114.1)

एवं संवत्सरं पूर्णमेकभुक्तेन यः क्षिपेत् । तस्य पुण्यफलं यद्वै तन्ममाचक्ष्व केशव ॥

evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇamekabhuktena yaḥ kṣipet | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ yadvai tanmamācakṣva keśava

Tell me, Keshava, the merit of the man who spends a whole year in this way, taking only one meal a day.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2963–_2964; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 2 (14.114.2)

शृणु पाण्डव तत्त्वं मे वचनं पुण्यमुत्तमम् । यदकृत्वाऽथवा कृत्वा नरः पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

śṛṇu pāṇḍava tattvaṃ me vacanaṃ puṇyamuttamam | yadakṛtvā'thavā kṛtvā naraḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate

Listen, son of Pandu, to this true and holy word of mine, the best of all, by which a man, whether he has done wrong or not, is freed from sins.

Note on the text: CE (@004_2965) reads satyaṃ me vacanaṃ for तत्त्वं मे वचनं; a recension variant, Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2965–_2966; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 3 (14.114.3)

एकभुक्तेन वर्तेत नरः संवत्सरं तु यः । ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधो ह्यधश्शायी जितेन्द्रियः ॥

ekabhuktena varteta naraḥ saṃvatsaraṃ tu yaḥ | brahmacārī jitakrodho hyadhaśśāyī jitendriyaḥ

The man who lives for a year on a single meal a day, chaste, sleeping on the ground, his anger and his senses conquered,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2967–_2968; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 4 (14.114.4)

शुचिः स्नानरतो व्यग्रः सत्यवागनसूयकः । अर्चन्नेव तु मां नित्यं मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना । सन्ध्ययोस्तु जपेन्नित्यं मद्गायत्रीं समाहितः ॥

śuciḥ snānarato vyagraḥ satyavāganasūyakaḥ | arcanneva tu māṃ nityaṃ madgatenāntarātmanā | sandhyayostu japennityaṃ madgāyatrīṃ samāhitaḥ

pure and devoted to bathing, undistracted, truthful in speech and free from envy, who always worships me with his inner self fixed on me, and at the two twilights always recites my Gayatri with a collected mind,

Note on the text: Corrected शुचिश्चि स्नानतो → शुचिः स्नानरतो (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_2969 reads śuciḥ snānarato). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2969–_2971; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 5 (14.114.5)

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्यसकृन्मां प्रणम्य च । विप्रमग्रासने कृत्वा यावकं भैक्षमेव वा ॥

namo brahmaṇyadevāyetyasakṛnmāṃ praṇamya ca | vipramagrāsane kṛtvā yāvakaṃ bhaikṣameva vā

who bows to me again and again with the words "Homage to the God of the Brahmins," and, having seated a Brahmin in the place of honour, offers him barley gruel or food got by begging,

Note on the text: Corrected भैत्रमेव → भैक्षमेव (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_2973 reads bhaikṣam eva ca). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2972–_2973; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 6 (14.114.6)

भुक्त्वा तु वाग्यतो भूमावाचान्तस्य द्विजन्मनः । नमोऽस्तु वासुदेवायेत्युक्त्वा तु चरणौ स्पृशेत् ॥

bhuktvā tu vāgyato bhūmāvācāntasya dvijanmanaḥ | namo'stu vāsudevāyetyuktvā tu caraṇau spṛśet

and when the twice-born has eaten in silence and rinsed his mouth on the ground, says "Homage to Vasudeva" and touches his feet,

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2974–_2975; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 7 (14.114.7)

मासेमासे समाप्ते तु भोजयित्वा द्विजाञ्शुचीन् । संवत्सरे ततः पूर्णे दद्यात्तु व्रतदक्षिणाम् ॥

māsemāse samāpte tu bhojayitvā dvijāñśucīn | saṃvatsare tataḥ pūrṇe dadyāttu vratadakṣiṇām

at the end of each month feeds pure Brahmins, and when the year is full gives the fee of the vow:

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2976–_2977; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 8 (14.114.8)

नवनीतमयीं गां वा तिलधेनुमथापि वा । विप्रहस्तच्युतैस्तोयैः सहिरण्यैः समुक्षितः । तस्य पुण्यफलं राजन्कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ॥

navanītamayīṃ gāṃ vā tiladhenumathāpi vā | viprahastacyutaistoyaiḥ sahiraṇyaiḥ samukṣitaḥ | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ rājankathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu

a cow made of butter or a cow made of sesame, and he is sprinkled with water falling from the hand of a Brahmin, together with gold. Listen, O king, as I tell you the fruit of his merit.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2978–_2980; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 9 (14.114.9)

दशजन्मकृतं पापं ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतोपि वा । तद्विनश्यति तस्याशु नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥

daśajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ jñānato'jñānatopi vā | tadvinaśyati tasyāśu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

The sin he has committed in ten births, knowingly or unknowingly, is quickly destroyed. There is no room for doubt in this.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2981–_2982; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 10 (14.114.10)

सर्वेषामुपवासानां यच्छ्रेयः सुमहत्फलम् । यच्च निःश्रेयसं लोके तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥

sarveṣāmupavāsānāṃ yacchreyaḥ sumahatphalam | yacca niḥśreyasaṃ loke tadbhavānvaktumarhati

Of all fasts, tell me which is the best and bears the greatest fruit, and what is the highest good in the world; you are able to tell me that.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2983–_2984; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 11 (14.114.11)

शृणु राजन्यथापूर्वं मयाऽभीष्टं तु मोदते । तथा ते कथयिष्यामि मद्भक्ताय युधिष्ठिर ॥

śṛṇu rājanyathāpūrvaṃ mayā'bhīṣṭaṃ tu modate | tathā te kathayiṣyāmi madbhaktāya yudhiṣṭhira

Listen, O king. As I have done before, I shall tell you, Yudhishthira, my devotee, how one rejoices in what is dear to me.

Note on the text: Corrected युधिषठिर → युधिष्ठिर (misprint in Wikisource; stray ष in the vocative). CE (@004_2985) reads yathā gītaṃ tu nārade in the first line, a recension variant; Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2985–_2986; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 12 (14.114.12)

यस्तु भक्त्या शुचिर्भूत्वा पञ्चम्यां मे नराधिप । उपवासव्रतं कुर्यात्त्रिकालं चार्चयंस्तु माम् । सर्वक्रतुफलं लब्ध्वा मम लोके महीयते ॥

yastu bhaktyā śucirbhūtvā pañcamyāṃ me narādhipa | upavāsavrataṃ kuryāttrikālaṃ cārcayaṃstu mām | sarvakratuphalaṃ labdhvā mama loke mahīyate

The man who, in purity and with devotion, keeps the fast on my Fifth, O king, worshipping me at the three times of day, gains the fruit of all sacrifices and is honoured in my world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2987–_2989; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 13 (14.114.13)

भगवन्देवदेवेश पञ्चमी नाम का तव । तामहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व ममानघ ॥

bhagavandevadeveśa pañcamī nāma kā tava | tāmahaṃ śrotumicchāmi kathayasva mamānagha

Lord, God of the gods, what is this Fifth of yours called? I wish to hear of it. Tell me, O sinless one.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2990–_2991; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 14 (14.114.14)

पर्वद्वयं च द्वादश्यां श्रवणं च नराधिप । मत्पञ्चमीति विख्याता मत्प्रिया च विशेषतः ॥

parvadvayaṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ śravaṇaṃ ca narādhipa | matpañcamīti vikhyātā matpriyā ca viśeṣataḥ

The two parvas, the twelfth day, and the star Shravana, O king: this is renowned as my Fifth, and it is especially dear to me.

Note on the text: Corrected विख्यातां → विख्याता (misprint in Wikisource; wrong case for the feminine nominative, CE @004_2993 reads vikhyātā). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2992–_2993; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 15 (14.114.15)

तस्मात्तु ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठैर्मन्निवेशितबुद्धिभिः । उपवासस्तु कर्तव्यो मत्प्रियार्थं विशेषतः ॥

tasmāttu brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhairmanniveśitabuddhibhiḥ | upavāsastu kartavyo matpriyārthaṃ viśeṣataḥ

Therefore the best of Brahmins, whose minds are fixed on me, should keep the fast, especially for my pleasure.

Note on the text: Corrected मत्प्रियार्तं → मत्प्रियार्थं (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_2995 reads matpriyārthaṃ). The last words (CE @004_2995 yudhiṣṭhira) differ from Wikisource विशेषतः; recension variant, Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2994–_2995; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 16 (14.114.16)

द्वादश्यामेव वा कुर्यादुपवासमशक्नुवन् । तेनाहं परमां प्रीतिं यास्यामि नरपुङ्गव ॥

dvādaśyāmeva vā kuryādupavāsamaśaknuvan | tenāhaṃ paramāṃ prītiṃ yāsyāmi narapuṅgava

Or, if he is unable, let him keep the fast on the twelfth day alone. By that I shall come to the highest joy, O best of men.

Note on the text: Corrected परमां प्रीति → परमां प्रीतिं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara, CE @004_2997 reads prītiṃ). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2996–_2997; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 17 (14.114.17)

अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां मार्गशीर्षेण केशवम् । उपोष्य पूजयेद्यो मां सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

ahorātreṇa dvādaśyāṃ mārgaśīrṣeṇa keśavam | upoṣya pūjayedyo māṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

He who fasts for a day and a night on the twelfth in the month of Margashirsha and worships me as Keshava gains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected सोऽस्वमेधफलं → सोऽश्वमेधफलं (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_2999 reads so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ). The instrumental मार्गशीर्षेण (CE @004_2998 has the locative mārgaśīrṣe) is kept as printed and rendered "in the month of Margashirsha". Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _2998–_2999; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 18 (14.114.18)

द्वादश्यां पुष्यमासे तु नाम्ना नारायणं तु माम् । उपोष्य पूजयेद्यो मां वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

dvādaśyāṃ puṣyamāse tu nāmnā nārāyaṇaṃ tu mām | upoṣya pūjayedyo māṃ vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet

On the twelfth in the month of Pausha, he who fasts and worships me by the name of Narayana gains the fruit of the Vajimedha.

Note on the text: CE (@004_3001) reads vājapeyaphalaṃ; वाजिमेध is Wikisource's reading and is kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3000–_3001; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 19 (14.114.19)

द्वादश्यां माघमासे तु मामुपोष्य तु माधवम् । पूजयेद्यः समाप्नोति राजसूयफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāṃ māghamāse tu māmupoṣya tu mādhavam | pūjayedyaḥ samāpnoti rājasūyaphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Magha, he who fasts and worships me as Madhava obtains the fruit of the Rajasuya, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3002–_3003; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 20 (14.114.20)

द्वादश्यां फाल्गुने मासि गोविन्दाख्यमुपोष्य माम् । पूजयेद्यः समाप्नोति ह्यतिरात्रफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāṃ phālgune māsi govindākhyamupoṣya mām | pūjayedyaḥ samāpnoti hyatirātraphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Phalguna, he who fasts and worships me called Govinda obtains the fruit of the Atiratra, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3004–_3005; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 21 (14.114.21)

द्वादश्यां मासि चैत्रे तु मां विष्णुं समुपोष्य यः । पूजयंस्तदवाप्नोति पौण्डरीकस्य यत्फलम् ॥

dvādaśyāṃ māsi caitre tu māṃ viṣṇuṃ samupoṣya yaḥ | pūjayaṃstadavāpnoti pauṇḍarīkasya yatphalam

On the twelfth in the month of Chaitra, he who fasts and worships me as Vishnu obtains the fruit of the Paundarika.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3006–_3007; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 22 (14.114.22)

द्वादश्यां मासि वैशाखे मधुसूदनसंज्ञितम् । उपोष्य पूजयेद्यो मां सोग्निष्टोमस्य पाण्डव ॥

dvādaśyāṃ māsi vaiśākhe madhusūdanasaṃjñitam | upoṣya pūjayedyo māṃ sogniṣṭomasya pāṇḍava

On the twelfth in the month of Vaishakha, he who fasts and worships me called Madhusudana gains that of the Agnishtoma, O Pandava.

Note on the text: The verse as printed (and as in CE @004_3008–3009) ends at "of the Agnishtoma" without a verb; "the fruit" is understood. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3008–_3009; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 23 (14.114.23)

द्वादश्यां ज्येष्ठमासे तु मामुपोष्य त्रिविक्रमम् । अर्चयेद्यः समाप्नोति गवां मेधफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāṃ jyeṣṭhamāse tu māmupoṣya trivikramam | arcayedyaḥ samāpnoti gavāṃ medhaphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Jyeshtha, he who fasts and worships me as Trivikrama obtains the fruit of the Gomedha, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected अर्ययेद्यः → अर्चयेद्यः (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_3011 reads arcayed yaḥ). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3010–_3011; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 24 (14.114.24)

आषाढे वामनाख्यं मां द्वादश्यां समुपोष्य यः । नरमेधस्य स फलं प्राप्नोति भरतर्षभ ॥

āṣāḍhe vāmanākhyaṃ māṃ dvādaśyāṃ samupoṣya yaḥ | naramedhasya sa phalaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha

He who fasts on the twelfth in Ashadha and worships me called Vamana obtains the fruit of the Naramedha, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3012–_3013; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 25 (14.114.25)

द्वादश्यां श्रावणे मासि श्रीधराख्यमुपोष्य माम् । पूजयेद्यः समाप्नोति पञ्चयज्ञफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāṃ śrāvaṇe māsi śrīdharākhyamupoṣya mām | pūjayedyaḥ samāpnoti pañcayajñaphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Shravana, he who fasts and worships me called Shridhara obtains the fruit of the five sacrifices, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected पूजयेद्य समाप्नोति → पूजयेद्यः समाप्नोति (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga, CE @004_3015 reads pūjayed yaḥ). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3014–_3015; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 26 (14.114.26)

मासे भाद्रपदे यो मां हृषीकेशाख्यमर्चयेत् । उपोष्य स समाप्नोति सौत्रामणिफलं नृप ॥

māse bhādrapade yo māṃ hṛṣīkeśākhyamarcayet | upoṣya sa samāpnoti sautrāmaṇiphalaṃ nṛpa

In the month of Bhadrapada, he who fasts and worships me called Hrishikesha obtains the fruit of the Sautramani, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3016–_3017; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 27 (14.114.27)

द्वादश्यामाश्वयुङ्मासे पद्मनाभमुपोष्य माम् । अर्चयेद्यः समाप्नोति गोसहस्रफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāmāśvayuṅmāse padmanābhamupoṣya mām | arcayedyaḥ samāpnoti gosahasraphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Ashvina, he who fasts and worships me as Padmanabha obtains the fruit of a thousand cows, O king.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3018–_3019; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 28 (14.114.28)

द्वादश्यां कार्तिके मासि मां दामोदरसंज्ञितम् । उपोष्य पूजयेद्यस्तु सर्वक्रतुफलं नृप ॥

dvādaśyāṃ kārtike māsi māṃ dāmodarasaṃjñitam | upoṣya pūjayedyastu sarvakratuphalaṃ nṛpa

On the twelfth in the month of Kartika, he who fasts and worships me called Damodara obtains the fruit of all sacrifices, O king.

Note on the text: CE (@004_3021) ends the line with labhet; Wikisource has नृप, a recension variant, kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3020–_3021; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 29 (14.114.29)

केवलेनोपवासेन द्वादश्यां पाण्डुनन्दन । यत्फलं पूर्वमुद्दिष्टं तस्यार्धं लभते नृप ॥

kevalenopavāsena dvādaśyāṃ pāṇḍunandana | yatphalaṃ pūrvamuddiṣṭaṃ tasyārdhaṃ labhate nṛpa

By fasting alone on the twelfth, O son of Pandu, a man gains half of the fruit declared above.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3022–_3023; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 30 (14.114.30)

श्रावणेऽप्येवमेवं मामर्चयेद्भक्तिमान्नरः । मम सालोक्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥

śrāvaṇe'pyevamevaṃ māmarcayedbhaktimānnaraḥ | mama sālokyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

In Shravana too, in just the same way, a devoted man who worships me attains a place in my world. There is no room for doubt in this.

Note on the text: CE (@004_3024) reads śravaṇe (the star Shravana) for श्रावणे; Wikisource kept and rendered with both senses. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3024–_3025; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 31 (14.114.31)

मासेमासे समभ्यर्च्य क्रमशो मामतन्द्रितः । पूर्णे संवत्सरे कुर्यात्पुनः संवत्सरं तु माम् ॥

māsemāse samabhyarcya kramaśo māmatandritaḥ | pūrṇe saṃvatsare kuryātpunaḥ saṃvatsaraṃ tu mām

Worshipping me month by month in due order without weariness, when the year is complete he should begin again and worship me for another year.

Note on the text: Corrected पूर्मे → पूर्णे (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_3027 reads pūrṇe). The second line (पुनः संवत्सरं तु माम्) differs from CE @004_3027 (punaḥ saṃvatsarārcanam); recension variant, Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3026–_3027; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 32 (14.114.32)

एवं द्वादशवर्षं यो मद्भक्तो मत्परायणः । अविघ्नमर्चयानस्तु मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ॥

evaṃ dvādaśavarṣaṃ yo madbhakto matparāyaṇaḥ | avighnamarcayānastu mama sāyujyamāpnuyāt

The devotee who, devoted wholly to me, thus worships me for twelve years without hindrance attains union with me.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (Appendix I @004_3028): Wikisource repeats अविघ्नमर्चयानस्तु from the second line in place of the first quarter; CE reads evaṃ dvādaśavarṣaṃ yo madbhakto matparāyaṇaḥ. The last word of the second line, सायुज्यमाप्नुयात्, differs from CE @004_3029 (sālokyam āpnuyāt); recension variant, Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3028–_3029; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 33 (14.114.33)

अर्चयेत्प्रीतिमान्यो मां द्वादश्यां वेदसंहिताम् । स पूर्वोक्तफलं राजँल्लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

arcayetprītimānyo māṃ dvādaśyāṃ vedasaṃhitām | sa pūrvoktaphalaṃ rājam̐llabhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

He who, full of love, worships me on the twelfth with the Veda-collection obtains the fruit spoken of before, O king. There is no doubt of it.

Note on the text: Corrected द्वादस्यां → द्वादश्यां (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_3030 reads dvādaśyāṃ). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3030–_3031; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 34 (14.114.34)

गन्धं पुष्पं फलं तोयं पत्रं वा मूलमेव वा । द्वादश्यां मम यो दद्यात्तत्समो नास्ति मत्प्रियः ॥

gandhaṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ patraṃ vā mūlameva vā | dvādaśyāṃ mama yo dadyāttatsamo nāsti matpriyaḥ

He who gives me on the twelfth a scent, a flower, a fruit, water, a leaf or even a root: there is none dear to me who equals him.

Note on the text: Second line differs from CE @004_3033 (tato nānyo 'sti matpriyaḥ); recension variant, Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3032–_3033; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 35 (14.114.35)

एतेन विधिना सर्वे देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः । मद्भक्ता नरशार्दूल स्वर्गलोकं तु भुञ्जते ॥

etena vidhinā sarve devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ | madbhaktā naraśārdūla svargalokaṃ tu bhuñjate

By this rule all the gods led by Shakra, who are my devotees, O tiger among men, enjoy the heavenly world.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3034–_3035; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 36 (14.114.36)

एवं वदति देवेशे केशवे पाण्डुनन्दनः । कृताञ्जलिः स्तोत्रमिदं भक्त्या धर्मात्मजोऽब्रवीत् ॥

evaṃ vadati deveśe keśave pāṇḍunandanaḥ | kṛtāñjaliḥ stotramidaṃ bhaktyā dharmātmajo'bravīt

While Keshava, the Lord of the gods, was speaking thus, the son of Pandu, the son of Dharma, folded his hands and spoke this hymn of praise with devotion.

Note on the text: Corrected पाडुनन्दनः → पाण्डुनन्दनः (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct, CE @004_3036 reads pāṇḍunandanaḥ). Corrected भक्त्तया → भक्त्या (misprint in Wikisource; doubled त, CE @004_3037 reads bhaktyā). Narration by Vaishampayana (printed heading for verse 36); the hymn in verses 37–44 is Yudhishthira's. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3036–_3037; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 37 (14.114.37)

सर्वलोकेश देवेश हृषीकेश नमोस्तु ते । सहस्रशिरसे नित्यं सहस्राक्ष नमोस्तु ते ॥

sarvalokeśa deveśa hṛṣīkeśa namostu te | sahasraśirase nityaṃ sahasrākṣa namostu te

Lord of all the worlds, God of the gods, Hrishikesha, homage to you! Homage to you of the thousand heads, thousand-eyed, for ever!

Note on the text: Corrected हृषीकेशक → हृषीकेश (misprint in Wikisource; stray क, CE @004_3038 reads hṛṣīkeśa). Printed under the heading of verse 36 (Vaishampayana), but the hymn is Yudhishthira's own words; speaker given to Yudhishthira. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3038–_3039; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 38 (14.114.38)

त्रयीमय त्रयीनाथ त्रयीस्तुत नमोनमः । यज्ञात्मन्यज्ञसंभूत यज्ञनाथ नमोनमः ॥

trayīmaya trayīnātha trayīstuta namonamaḥ | yajñātmanyajñasaṃbhūta yajñanātha namonamaḥ

O you made of the three Vedas, lord of the three Vedas, praised by the three Vedas, homage again and again! Self of sacrifice, born of sacrifice, lord of sacrifice, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected from the carried-over Vaishampayana). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3040–_3041; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 39 (14.114.39)

चतुर्मूर्ते चतुर्बाहो चतुर्व्यूह नमोनमः । लोकात्मँल्लोककृन्नाथ लोकावास नमोनमः ॥

caturmūrte caturbāho caturvyūha namonamaḥ | lokātmam̐llokakṛnnātha lokāvāsa namonamaḥ

Four-formed, four-armed, fourfold in manifestation, homage again and again! Self of the worlds, maker and lord of the worlds, dwelling of the worlds, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected from the carried-over Vaishampayana). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3042–_3043; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 40 (14.114.40)

सृष्टिसंहारकर्त्रे तु नरसिंह नमोनमः । भक्तप्रिय नमस्तेऽस्तु कृष्ण नाथ नमोनमः ॥

sṛṣṭisaṃhārakartre tu narasiṃha namonamaḥ | bhaktapriya namaste'stu kṛṣṇa nātha namonamaḥ

Maker of creation and dissolution, Narasimha, homage again and again! Dear to your devotees, homage to you; Krishna, Lord, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected). The second line is a blend of CE @004_3045a and @004_3049b and has no exact CE counterpart. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3044 (first line) and _3045, _3049 (second line, a conflation); not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 41 (14.114.41)

लोकप्रिय नमस्तेऽस्तु भक्तवत्सल ते नमः । ब्रह्मवास नमस्तेऽस्तु ब्रह्मनाथ नमोनमः ॥

lokapriya namaste'stu bhaktavatsala te namaḥ | brahmavāsa namaste'stu brahmanātha namonamaḥ

Dear to the world, homage to you; kind to your devotees, homage to you! Dwelling in Brahman, homage to you; lord of Brahman, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected). First line reads लोकप्रिय where CE @004_3045 has bhaktapriya, and ब्रह्मवास for CE brahmāvāsa; kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3045–_3046; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 42 (14.114.42)

रुद्ररूप नमस्तेऽस्तु रुद्रकर्मरताय ते । पञ्चयज्ञ नमस्तेऽस्तु सर्वयज्ञ नमोनमः ॥

rudrarūpa namaste'stu rudrakarmaratāya te | pañcayajña namaste'stu sarvayajña namonamaḥ

Rudra-formed, homage to you, who delight in the works of Rudra! Lord of the five sacrifices, homage to you; lord of every sacrifice, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Corrected रुद्रकर्मिरताय → रुद्रकर्मरताय (misprint in Wikisource; stray ि, CE @004_3047 reads rudrakarmaratāya). Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3047–_3048; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 43 (14.114.43)

कृष्णप्रिय नमस्तेऽस्तु कृष्णनाथ नमोनमः । योगिप्रिय नमस्तेऽस्तु योगिनाथ नमोनमः ॥

kṛṣṇapriya namaste'stu kṛṣṇanātha namonamaḥ | yogipriya namaste'stu yoginātha namonamaḥ

Beloved of Krishna, homage to you; lord of Krishna, homage again and again! Dear to the yogins, homage to you; lord of the yogins, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected). Second line reads योगिप्रिय…योगिनाथ where CE @004_3050 has yogāvāsa…yoganātha; kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3049–_3050; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 44 (14.114.44)

हयवक्त्र नमस्तेऽस्तु चक्रपाणे नमोनमः । पञ्चभूत नमस्तेऽस्तु पञ्चायुध नमोनमः ॥

hayavaktra namaste'stu cakrapāṇe namonamaḥ | pañcabhūta namaste'stu pañcāyudha namonamaḥ

Horse-faced one, homage to you; wielder of the discus, homage again and again! Made of the five elements, homage to you; bearer of the five weapons, homage again and again!

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn (speaker corrected). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3051–_3052; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 45 (14.114.45)

भक्तिगद्गदया वाचा स्तुवत्येवं युधिष्ठिरे । गृहीत्वा केशवो हस्ते प्रीतात्मा तं न्यवारयत् ॥

bhaktigadgadayā vācā stuvatyevaṃ yudhiṣṭhire | gṛhītvā keśavo haste prītātmā taṃ nyavārayat

While Yudhishthira was thus praising him in a voice choked with devotion, Keshava took him by the hand and, glad at heart, restrained him.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3053–_3054; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 46 (14.114.46)

निवार्य च पुनर्वाचा भक्तिनम्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । वक्तुमेव नरश्रेष्ठ धर्मपुत्रं प्रचक्रमे ॥

nivārya ca punarvācā bhaktinamraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | vaktumeva naraśreṣṭha dharmaputraṃ pracakrame

Having restrained Yudhishthira, bowed low in devotion, he began once more to speak to the son of Dharma, O best of men.

Note on the text: Corrected नरश्रेषठ → नरश्रेष्ठ (misprint in Wikisource; stray ठ conjunct, CE @004_3056 reads naraśreṣṭhaṃ). Corrected धर्मपूत्रं → धर्मपुत्रं (misprint in Wikisource; CE reads dharmaputraṃ). Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3055–_3056; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 47 (14.114.47)

अन्यवत्किमिदं राजन्मां स्तौषि नरपुङ्गव । तिष्ठ पृच्छ यथापूर्वं धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर ॥

anyavatkimidaṃ rājanmāṃ stauṣi narapuṅgava | tiṣṭha pṛccha yathāpūrvaṃ dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhira

Why do you praise me like a stranger, O king, best of men? Stay, and ask as you did before, Yudhishthira, son of Dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मपूत्र → धर्मपुत्र (misprint in Wikisource; CE @004_3058 reads dharma-). CE (@004_3058) reads dharmān eva in the second line, a recension variant; Wikisource kept. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3057–_3058; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 48 (14.114.48)

भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादात्तु धर्मं स्मृत्वा पुनःपुनः । न शान्तिरस्ति मे देव नृत्यतीव च मे मनः ॥

bhagavaṃstvatprasādāttu dharmaṃ smṛtvā punaḥpunaḥ | na śāntirasti me deva nṛtyatīva ca me manaḥ

Lord, by your grace, remembering dharma again and again, I find no peace, O god, and my mind seems to dance.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3059–_3060; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 49 (14.114.49)

इदं च धर्मसंपन्नं वक्तुमर्हसि माधव । कृष्णपक्षेषु द्वादश्यामर्चनीयः कथं भवेत् ॥

idaṃ ca dharmasaṃpannaṃ vaktumarhasi mādhava | kṛṣṇapakṣeṣu dvādaśyāmarcanīyaḥ kathaṃ bhavet

And this too, full of dharma, you ought to tell me, Madhava: how should you be worshipped on the twelfth day in the dark fortnights?

Note on the text: Verse 49 (printed under Yudhishthira's heading 48) is his continued speech. Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3061–_3062; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 50 (14.114.50)

शृणु राजन्यथापूर्वं तत्सर्वं कथयामि ते । परमं कृष्णद्वादश्यामर्चनायां फलं मम ॥

śṛṇu rājanyathāpūrvaṃ tatsarvaṃ kathayāmi te | paramaṃ kṛṣṇadvādaśyāmarcanāyāṃ phalaṃ mama

Listen, O king; as before, I shall tell you all of it, the supreme fruit of worshipping me on the twelfth of the dark fortnight.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3063–_3064; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 51 (14.114.51)

एकादश्यामुपोष्याथ द्वादश्यामर्चयेत्तु माम् । विप्रानपि यथालाभं पूजयेद्भक्तिमान्नरः ॥

ekādaśyāmupoṣyātha dvādaśyāmarcayettu mām | viprānapi yathālābhaṃ pūjayedbhaktimānnaraḥ

Having fasted on the eleventh, he should worship me on the twelfth, and the devoted man should also honour Brahmins as far as he is able.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3065–_3066; not in the critical edition's constituted text.

Verse 52 (14.114.52)

स गच्छेद्दक्षिणामूर्तिं मां वा नात्र विचारणा । चन्द्रसालोक्यमथवा ग्रहनक्षत्रपूजितः ॥

sa gaccheddakṣiṇāmūrtiṃ māṃ vā nātra vicāraṇā | candrasālokyamathavā grahanakṣatrapūjitaḥ

He goes to me in my southward-facing form, without doubt, or else to the world of the Moon, honoured by the planets and stars.

Note on the text: Appendix I No. 4 (14,096.015d@004), lines _3067–_3068; not in the critical edition's constituted text.