The Glory of Remembering Vishnu

Verse 1 (garuda.1.230.1)

सूत उवाच । आलोक्य सर्वशास्त्राणि विचार्य च पुनः पुनः । इदमेकं सुनिष्पन्नं ध्येयो नारायणः सदा

sūta uvāca ālokya sarvaśāstrāṇi vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ idamekaṁ suniṣpannaṁ dhyeyo nārāyaṇaḥ sadā

Suta said: Having examined all the scriptures and reflected again and again, this one conclusion has been firmly established: Narayana alone is ever to be meditated upon.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.230.2)

किं तस्य दानैः किन्तीर्थैः किं तपोभिः किमध्वरैः । यो नित्यं ध्यायते देवं नारायणमनन्यधीः

kiṁ tasya dānaiḥ kintīrthaiḥ kiṁ tapobhiḥ kimadhvaraiḥ yo nityaṁ dhyāyate devaṁ nārāyaṇamananyadhīḥ

What need has he of gifts, sacred fords, austerities, or sacrifices, who with single-minded intellect ever meditates on the god Narayana?

Verse 3 (garuda.1.230.3)

षष्टिस्तीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिस्तीर्थशतानि च । नारायणप्रणामस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्

ṣaṣṭistīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭistīrthaśatāni ca nārāyaṇapraṇāmasya kalāṁ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm

Sixty thousand sacred fords and sixty hundred sacred fords are not worth even a sixteenth part of one obeisance to Narayana.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.230.4)

प्रयश्चित्तान्यशेषाणि तपः कर्माणि यानि वै । विद्धि तेषामशेषाणां कृष्णानुस्मरणं परम्

prayaścittānyaśeṣāṇi tapaḥ karmāṇi yāni vai viddhi teṣāmaśeṣāṇāṁ kṛṣṇānusmaraṇaṁ param

Know that the remembrance of Krishna is superior to all penances, austerities, and rites without exception.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.230.5)

कृतपापेऽनुरक्तिश्च यस्य पुंसः प्रजायते । प्रायश्चित्तन्तु तस्यैकं हरेः संस्मरणं परम्

kṛtapāpe'nuraktiśca yasya puṁsaḥ prajāyate prāyaścittantu tasyaikaṁ hareḥ saṁsmaraṇaṁ param

If a man develops attachment to sin he has committed, the supreme and sole expiation for him is the remembrance of Hari.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.230.6)

मुहूर्तमपि यो ध्यायेन्नारायणमतन्द्रितः । सोऽपि स्वर्गतिमाप्नोति किं पुनस्तत्परायणः

muhūrtamapi yo dhyāyennārāyaṇamatandritaḥ so'pi svargatimāpnoti kiṁ punastatparāyaṇaḥ

Even he who meditates on Narayana for a single muhurta, free of laziness, attains the state of heaven — how much more, then, one wholly devoted to Him?

Verse 7 (garuda.1.230.7)

जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तेषु योगस्थस्य च योगिनः । या काचिन्मनसो वृत्तिः सा भवत्यच्युताश्रयात्

jāgratsvapnasuṣupteṣu yogasthasya ca yoginaḥ yā kācinmanaso vṛttiḥ sā bhavatyacyutāśrayāt

In waking, dream, and deep sleep, for the yogi established in yoga, whatever activity of mind occurs takes refuge in the Imperishable One.

Verse 8 (garuda.1.230.8)

उत्तिष्ठन्निपतन्विष्णुं प्रलपन्विविशंस्तथा । भुञ्जञ्जाग्रच्च गोविन्दं माधवं यश्च संस्मरेत्

uttiṣṭhannipatanviṣṇuṁ pralapanviviśaṁstathā bhuñjañjāgracca govindaṁ mādhavaṁ yaśca saṁsmaret

He who remembers Vishnu — Govinda, Madhava — while rising, falling, speaking, entering, eating, or waking,

Verse 9 (garuda.1.230.9)

स्वेस्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः कुर्याच्चित्तं जनार्दने । एषा शास्त्रानुसारोक्तिः किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः

svesve karmaṇyabhirataḥ kuryāccittaṁ janārdane eṣā śāstrānusāroktiḥ kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ

— should, even while engaged in his own duties, fix his mind on Janardana. This is the declaration in accordance with the scriptures — what need of much other talk?

Verse 10 (garuda.1.230.10)

ध्यानमेव परो धर्मो ध्यानमेव परं तपः । ध्यानमेव परं शौचं तस्माद्ध्यानपरो भवेत्

dhyānameva paro dharmo dhyānameva paraṁ tapaḥ dhyānameva paraṁ śaucaṁ tasmāddhyānaparo bhavet

Meditation alone is the supreme dharma; meditation alone is the supreme austerity; meditation alone is the supreme purity — therefore one should be devoted to meditation.

Verse 11 (garuda.1.230.11)

नास्ति विष्णोः परं ध्थेयं तपो नानशनात्परम् । तस्मात्प्रधानमत्रोक्तं वासुदेवस्य चिन्तनम्

nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ dhtheyaṁ tapo nānaśanātparam tasmātpradhānamatroktaṁ vāsudevasya cintanam

There is nothing higher to meditate upon than Vishnu; there is no austerity higher than fasting; therefore contemplation of Vasudeva is declared here to be foremost.

Verse 12 (garuda.1.230.12)

यद्दुर्लभं परं प्राप्यं मनसो यन्न गोचरम् । तदप्यप्रार्थितं ध्यातो ददाति मधुसूदनः

yaddurlabhaṁ paraṁ prāpyaṁ manaso yanna gocaram tadapyaprārthitaṁ dhyāto dadāti madhusūdanaḥ

That which is difficult to attain, the supreme goal, that which is beyond the reach of the mind — even that, unasked, Madhusudana grants to one who meditates on Him.

Verse 13 (garuda.1.230.13)

प्रमादात्कुर्वतां कर्म प्रच्यवेताध्वरेषु यत् । स्मरणादेव तद्विष्णोः संपूर्णं स्यादिति श्रुतिः

pramādātkurvatāṁ karma pracyavetādhvareṣu yat smaraṇādeva tadviṣṇoḥ saṁpūrṇaṁ syāditi śrutiḥ

Whatever defect occurs through carelessness for those performing sacrificial rites — through the mere remembrance of Vishnu, that rite becomes complete, so says the Shruti.

Verse 14 (garuda.1.230.14)

ध्यानेन सदृशो नास्ति शोधनं पापकर्मणाम् । आगामिदेहहेतूनां दाहको योगपावकः

dhyānena sadṛśo nāsti śodhanaṁ pāpakarmaṇām āgāmidehahetūnāṁ dāhako yogapāvakaḥ

There is no purifier of sinful deeds equal to meditation; the fire of yoga burns away the causes of future embodiment.

Verse 15 (garuda.1.230.15)

विनिष्पन्नसमाधिस्तु मुक्तिमत्रैव जन्मनि । प्राप्नोति योगी योगाग्निदग्धकर्मा च योऽचिरात्

viniṣpannasamādhistu muktimatraiva janmani prāpnoti yogī yogāgnidagdhakarmā ca yo'cirāt

The yogi who has perfected samadhi attains liberation in this very birth; and one whose deeds are burnt by the fire of yoga attains it swiftly.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.230.16)

यथाग्निरुद्यतशिखः कक्षं दहति वानिलः । तथा चित्तस्थिते विष्णौ योगिना सर्वकिल्बिषम्

yathāgnirudyataśikhaḥ kakṣaṁ dahati vānilaḥ tathā cittasthite viṣṇau yoginā sarvakilbiṣam

As fire with rising flames, fanned by wind, burns dry grass, so, when Vishnu is fixed in the mind, all the yogi's sins are burnt away.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.230.17)

यथाग्नियोगात्कनकममलं संप्रजायते । संप्लुष्टो वासुदेवेन मनुष्याणां सदा मलः

yathāgniyogātkanakamamalaṁ saṁprajāyate saṁpluṣṭo vāsudevena manuṣyāṇāṁ sadā malaḥ

As gold, through union with fire, becomes pure, so the impurity of men, burnt up by Vasudeva, is ever removed.

Verse 18 (garuda.1.230.18)

गङ्गास्नानसहस्रेषु पुष्करस्नानकोटिषु । यत्पापं निलययाति स्मृते नश्यति तद्धरौ

gaṅgāsnānasahasreṣu puṣkarasnānakoṭiṣu yatpāpaṁ nilayayāti smṛte naśyati taddharau

Whatever sin dissolves through a thousand baths in the Ganga or ten million baths at Pushkara, that sin is destroyed by merely remembering Hari.

Verse 19 (garuda.1.230.19)

प्राणायामसहस्नैस्तु यत्पापं नश्यति ध्रुवम् । क्षणमात्रेण तत्पापं हरेर्ध्यानात्प्रणश्यति

prāṇāyāmasahasnaistu yatpāpaṁ naśyati dhruvam kṣaṇamātreṇa tatpāpaṁ harerdhyānātpraṇaśyati

Whatever sin is surely destroyed by a thousand pranayamas, that sin is destroyed in a mere instant through meditation on Hari.

Verse 20 (garuda.1.230.20)

कलिप्रभावाद्दुष्टोक्तिः पाषण्डानां तथोक्तयः । न क्रामेन्मानसं तस्य यस्य चेतसि केशवः

kaliprabhāvādduṣṭoktiḥ pāṣaṇḍānāṁ tathoktayaḥ na krāmenmānasaṁ tasya yasya cetasi keśavaḥ

Through the influence of Kali, the wicked speech and doctrines of heretics cannot enter the mind of him in whose heart Keshava dwells.

Verse 21 (garuda.1.230.21)

सा तिथिस्तदहोरात्रं स योगः स च चन्द्रमाः । लग्नं तदेव विख्यातं यत्र संस्मर्यते हरिः

sā tithistadahorātraṁ sa yogaḥ sa ca candramāḥ lagnaṁ tadeva vikhyātaṁ yatra saṁsmaryate hariḥ

That is the true lunar day, that the true day and night, that the true auspicious yoga, and that the true moon — that alone is the renowned auspicious hour, wherein Hari is remembered.

Verse 22 (garuda.1.230.22)

सा हानिस्तन्महच्छिद्रं सा चार्थजडमूकता । चन्मुहूर्तं क्षणो वापि वासुदेवो न चिन्त्यते

sā hānistanmahacchidraṁ sā cārthajaḍamūkatā canmuhūrtaṁ kṣaṇo vāpi vāsudevo na cintyate

That is loss, that a great deficiency, that indeed dullness and muteness in truth — any muhurta or moment in which Vasudeva is not thought of.

Verse 23 (garuda.1.230.23)

कलौ कृत युगं तस्य कलिस्तस्य कृते युगे । हृदि नो यस्य गोविन्दो यस्य चेतसि नाच्युतः

kalau kṛta yugaṁ tasya kalistasya kṛte yuge hṛdi no yasya govindo yasya cetasi nācyutaḥ

For one in whose heart Govinda and Achyuta dwell, even Kali becomes Krita; and for one lacking them, even the Krita age becomes Kali.

Verse 24 (garuda.1.230.24)

यस्याग्रतस्तथा पृष्ठे गच्छतस्तिष्ठतोऽपि वा । गोविन्दे नियतं चेतः कृतकृत्यः सदैव सः

yasyāgratastathā pṛṣṭhe gacchatastiṣṭhato'pi vā govinde niyataṁ cetaḥ kṛtakṛtyaḥ sadaiva saḥ

He whose mind is ever fixed on Govinda, whether He is before him or behind, whether he walks or stands still — he is ever one whose purpose is fulfilled.

Verse 25 (garuda.1.230.25)

वासुदेवे मनो यस्य जपहोमार्चनादिषु । तस्यान्तरायो मैत्रेय वेवेन्द्रत्वादिकं फलम्

vāsudeve mano yasya japahomārcanādiṣu tasyāntarāyo maitreya vevendratvādikaṁ phalam

O Maitreya, for one whose mind is on Vasudeva during recitation, fire-offering, and worship, even the status of Indra is merely an obstacle.

Verse 26 (garuda.1.230.26)

असंत्यज्य च गार्हस्थयं स तप्त्वा च महत्तपः । छिनत्ति पौरुषीं मायां केशवार्पितमानसः

asaṁtyajya ca gārhasthayaṁ sa taptvā ca mahattapaḥ chinatti pauruṣīṁ māyāṁ keśavārpitamānasaḥ

Without even abandoning the householder's life, and without performing great austerity, one whose mind is offered to Keshava cuts through the great Maya that binds the soul.

Verse 27 (garuda.1.230.27)

क्षमां कुर्वन्ति क्रुद्धेषु दयां मूर्खेषु मानवाः । मुदञ्च धर्मशीलेषु गोविन्दे हृदयस्थिते

kṣamāṁ kurvanti kruddheṣu dayāṁ mūrkheṣu mānavāḥ mudañca dharmaśīleṣu govinde hṛdayasthite

When Govinda abides in the heart, men show forbearance toward the angry, compassion toward fools, and joy toward the righteous.

Verse 28 (garuda.1.230.28)

ध्यायेन्नारायणं देवं स्नानदानादिकर्मसु । प्रायश्चितेतेषु सर्वेषु दुष्कृतेषु विशेषतः

dhyāyennārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ snānadānādikarmasu prāyaściteteṣu sarveṣu duṣkṛteṣu viśeṣataḥ

One should meditate on the god Narayana during bathing, giving, and similar rites — and especially during all these expiations for wrongdoing.

Verse 29 (garuda.1.230.29)

लाभस्तेषां जयस्तेषां कुतस्तेषां पराभवः । येषामिन्दीवरश्यामो हृदयस्थो जनार्दनः

lābhasteṣāṁ jayasteṣāṁ kutasteṣāṁ parābhavaḥ yeṣāmindīvaraśyāmo hṛdayastho janārdanaḥ

Gain is theirs, victory is theirs — how could defeat be theirs, in whose hearts dwells Janardana, dark as the blue lotus?

Verse 30 (garuda.1.230.30)

कीटपक्षिगणानाञ्च हरौ संन्यस्तचेतसाम् । ऊर्ध्वा ह्येव गतिश्चास्ति किं पुनर्ज्ञानिनां नृणाम्

kīṭapakṣigaṇānāñca harau saṁnyastacetasām ūrdhvā hyeva gatiścāsti kiṁ punarjñānināṁ nṛṇām

Even for worms and birds whose minds are fixed on Hari, there is an upward course after death — how much more, then, for wise men?

Verse 31 (garuda.1.230.31)

वासुदेवतरुच्छाया नातिशीतातितापदा । नरकद्वारशमनी सा किमर्थं न सेव्यते

vāsudevatarucchāyā nātiśītātitāpadā narakadvāraśamanī sā kimarthaṁ na sevyate

The shade of the tree that is Vasudeva is neither excessively cold nor excessively hot; it closes the door of hell — why then is it not resorted to?

Verse 32 (garuda.1.230.32)

न च दुर्वाससः शापो राज्यञ्चापि शचीपतेः । हन्तुं समर्थं हि सखे हृत्कृते मधुसूदने

na ca durvāsasaḥ śāpo rājyañcāpi śacīpateḥ hantuṁ samarthaṁ hi sakhe hṛtkṛte madhusūdane

O friend, neither Durvasa's curse nor even Indra's kingdom is capable of harming one for whom Madhusudana is enshrined in the heart.

Verse 33 (garuda.1.230.33)

वदतस्तिष्ठतोऽन्यद्वा स्वेच्छया कर्म कुर्वतः । नापयाति यदा चिन्ता सिद्धां मन्येत धारणाम्

vadatastiṣṭhato'nyadvā svecchayā karma kurvataḥ nāpayāti yadā cintā siddhāṁ manyeta dhāraṇām

When, whether speaking, standing still, or performing any other action by one's own will, the remembrance of Hari never departs — one should consider one's meditative concentration perfected.

Verse 34 (garuda.1.230.34)

ध्येयः सदा सवितृमण्डलमध्यवर्तो नारायणः सरसिजासनसन्निविष्टः । केयूरवान्मकरकुण्डलवान्किरीटी हारी हिरण्मयवपुर्धृतशङ्खचक्रः

dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛmaṇḍalamadhyavarto nārāyaṇaḥ sarasijāsanasanniviṣṭaḥ keyūravānmakarakuṇḍalavānkirīṭī hārī hiraṇmayavapurdhṛtaśaṅkhacakraḥ

Narayana, seated in the middle of the sun's orb, resting upon a lotus-seat, adorned with armlets, crocodile-shaped earrings, crown, and garlands, of golden-hued form, bearing the conch and discus — is ever to be meditated upon.

Verse 35 (garuda.1.230.35)

न हि ध्यानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । श्वपचान्नानि भुञ्जानो पापी नैवात्र लिप्यते

na hi dhyānena sadṛśaṁ pavitramiha vidyate śvapacānnāni bhuñjāno pāpī naivātra lipyate

There is indeed nothing so purifying in this world as meditation; even a sinner eating the food of a dog-cooker is not tainted by it here.

Verse 36 (garuda.1.230.36)

सदा चित्तं समासक्तं जन्तोर्विषयगोचरे । यदि नारायणेऽप्येवं को न मुच्येत बन्धनात्

sadā cittaṁ samāsaktaṁ jantorviṣayagocare yadi nārāyaṇe'pyevaṁ ko na mucyeta bandhanāt

The mind of a creature is ever attached to sense-objects — if that same mind were similarly fixed on Narayana, who would not be freed from bondage?

Verse 37 (garuda.1.230.37)

सूत उवाच । विष्णुभक्तिर्यस्य चित्ते कं वा जीवो नमेत्सदा । स तारयति चात्मानं तदैव दुरितार्णवात्

sūta uvāca viṣṇubhaktiryasya citte kaṁ vā jīvo nametsadā sa tārayati cātmānaṁ tadaiva duritārṇavāt

Suta said: He in whose mind is devotion to Vishnu — or whatever living being ever bows to Him — he saves himself, at that very moment, from the ocean of sin.

Verse 38 (garuda.1.230.38)

तञ्ज्ञानं यत्र गोविन्दः सा कथा यत्र काशवः । तत्कर्म यत्तदर्थाय किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः

tañjñānaṁ yatra govindaḥ sā kathā yatra kāśavaḥ tatkarma yattadarthāya kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ

That alone is knowledge wherein Govinda is present; that alone a worthy story wherein Keshava is present; that alone worthy action which is for His sake — what need of much other talk?

Verse 39 (garuda.1.230.39)

सा जिह्वा या हरिं स्तौति तच्चित्तं यत्तदर्पितम् । तावेव केवलौ श्लाघ्यौ यौ तत्पूजाकरौ करौ

sā jihvā yā hariṁ stauti taccittaṁ yattadarpitam tāveva kevalau ślāghyau yau tatpūjākarau karau

That alone is a true tongue which praises Hari; that alone a true mind which is offered to Him; those two hands alone are worthy of praise which perform His worship.

Verse 40 (garuda.1.230.40)

प्रणाममीशस्य शिरः फलं विदुस्तदर्चनं पाणिफलं दिवौकसः । मनः फलं तद्गुणकर्मचिन्तनं वचस्तु गोविन्दगुणस्तुतिः फलम्

praṇāmamīśasya śiraḥ phalaṁ vidustadarcanaṁ pāṇiphalaṁ divaukasaḥ manaḥ phalaṁ tadguṇakarmacintanaṁ vacastu govindaguṇastutiḥ phalam

The dwellers of heaven declare: the fruit of the head is obeisance to the Lord; the fruit of the hand is His worship; the fruit of the mind is contemplation of His deeds and virtues; and the fruit of speech is the praise of Govinda's virtues.

Verse 41 (garuda.1.230.41)

मेरुमन्दरमात्रोऽपि राशिः पापस्य कर्मणः । केशवस्मरणादेव तस्य सर्वं विनश्यति

merumandaramātro'pi rāśiḥ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ keśavasmaraṇādeva tasya sarvaṁ vinaśyati

Even a mountain-heap of sinful deeds, as large as Meru or Mandara, is entirely destroyed by the mere remembrance of Keshava.

Verse 42 (garuda.1.230.42)

यत्किञ्चित्कुरुते कर्म पुरुषः साध्वसाधु वा । सर्वं नारायणे न्यस्य कुर्वन्नपि न लिम्पति

yatkiñcitkurute karma puruṣaḥ sādhvasādhu vā sarvaṁ nārāyaṇe nyasya kurvannapi na limpati

Whatever action, good or bad, a man performs — having offered it all to Narayana, even while acting, he is not tainted.

Verse 43 (garuda.1.230.43)

तृणादिचतुरास्यान्तं भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम् । चराचरं जगत्सर्वं प्रसुप्तं मायया तव

tṛṇādicaturāsyāntaṁ bhūtagrāmaṁ caturvidham carācaraṁ jagatsarvaṁ prasuptaṁ māyayā tava

From the blade of grass up to the four-faced Brahma, the fourfold host of beings, this entire moving and unmoving world lies asleep through Your Maya.

Verse 44 (garuda.1.230.44)

यस्मिन्न्यस्तमतिर्न याति नरकं स्वर्गोऽपि यच्चिन्तने विघ्नो यत्र नवा विशेत्कथमपि ब्राह्मोऽपिलोकोऽल्पकः । मुक्तिञ्चेतसि संस्थितो जडधियां पुंसां ददात्यव्ययः किञ्चित्रं यदयं प्रयाति विलयं तत्राच्युते कीर्तिते

yasminnyastamatirna yāti narakaṁ svargo'pi yaccintane vighno yatra navā viśetkathamapi brāhmo'piloko'lpakaḥ muktiñcetasi saṁsthito jaḍadhiyāṁ puṁsāṁ dadātyavyayaḥ kiñcitraṁ yadayaṁ prayāti vilayaṁ tatrācyute kīrtite

He on whom the mind is fixed does not go to hell; even heaven, in thought of Him, seems an obstacle one would not wish to enter, since even Brahma's world seems trifling by comparison; the Imperishable, abiding in the mind, grants liberation even to dull-witted men — what wonder, then, that all else dissolves wherever the Imperishable is glorified.

Verse 45 (garuda.1.230.45)

अग्निकार्यं जपः स्नानं विष्णोर्ध्यानञ्च पूजनम् । गन्तुं दुः खोदधेः कुर्युर्ये च तत्र नरन्ति ते

agnikāryaṁ japaḥ snānaṁ viṣṇordhyānañca pūjanam gantuṁ duḥ khodadheḥ kuryurye ca tatra naranti te

Fire-rites, recitation, bathing, meditation on Vishnu, and worship — those who perform these to cross the ocean of sorrow, and who venture into it with this purpose, swim across it.

Verse 46 (garuda.1.230.46)

राष्ट्रस्य शरणं राजा पितरो बालकस्य च । धर्मश्च सर्वमर्त्यानां सर्वस्य शरणं हरिः

rāṣṭrasya śaraṇaṁ rājā pitaro bālakasya ca dharmaśca sarvamartyānāṁ sarvasya śaraṇaṁ hariḥ

The king is the refuge of the kingdom, parents the refuge of the child, and dharma the refuge of all mortals — but Hari is the refuge of all.

Verse 47 (garuda.1.230.47)

ये नमन्ति जगद्योनिं वासुदेवं सनातनम् । न येभ्यो विद्यते तीर्थमधिकं मुनिसत्तम्

ye namanti jagadyoniṁ vāsudevaṁ sanātanam na yebhyo vidyate tīrthamadhikaṁ munisattam

O best of sages, there is no sacred ford greater than those who bow to Vasudeva, the eternal source of the universe.

Verse 48 (garuda.1.230.48)

अनर्घरत्नपूजाञ्च कुर्यात्स्वाध्यायमेव च । तमेवोद्दिश्य गोविन्दं ध्यायन्नित्यमतन्द्रितः

anargharatnapūjāñca kuryātsvādhyāyameva ca tamevoddiśya govindaṁ dhyāyannityamatandritaḥ

One should perform worship with priceless jewels and Vedic study, dedicating it all to Govinda alone, meditating on Him constantly, without laziness.

Verse 49 (garuda.1.230.49)

शूद्रं वा भगवद्भक्तं निषादं श्वपचं तथा । द्विजजाति समंमन्यो न याति नरकं नरः

śūdraṁ vā bhagavadbhaktaṁ niṣādaṁ śvapacaṁ tathā dvijajāti samaṁmanyo na yāti narakaṁ naraḥ

The man who regards a devotee of the Lord — be he a shudra, a hunter, or even a dog-cooker — as equal to one of twice-born birth, does not go to hell.

Verse 50 (garuda.1.230.50)

आदरेण सदा स्तौति धनवन्तं धनेच्छया । तथा विश्वस्य कर्तारं को न मुच्येत बन्धनात्

ādareṇa sadā stauti dhanavantaṁ dhanecchayā tathā viśvasya kartāraṁ ko na mucyeta bandhanāt

If a man ever reverently praises a wealthy man out of desire for wealth — who then would not be freed from bondage by praising the Creator of the universe?

Verse 51 (garuda.1.230.51)

यथा प्राप्तवनो वह्निर्दहत्यार्द्रमपीन्धनम् । तथाविधः स्थितो विष्णुर्योगिनां सर्वकिल्विषम्

yathā prāptavano vahnirdahatyārdramapīndhanam tathāvidhaḥ sthito viṣṇuryogināṁ sarvakilviṣam

As fire, having caught upon wood, burns even damp fuel, so Vishnu, abiding thus in the heart, burns away all the sins of the yogi.

Verse 52 (garuda.1.230.52)

आदीप्तं पर्वतं यद्वन्नाश्रयन्ति मृगादयः । तद्वत्पापनि सर्वाणि योगाभ्यासरतं नरम्

ādīptaṁ parvataṁ yadvannāśrayanti mṛgādayaḥ tadvatpāpani sarvāṇi yogābhyāsarataṁ naram

Just as deer and other creatures do not take refuge on a blazing mountain, so no sins approach a man devoted to the practice of yoga.

Verse 53 (garuda.1.230.53)

यस्य यावांश्च विश्वासस्तस्य सिद्धिस्तु तावती । एतवानेव कृष्णस्य प्रभावः परिमीयते

yasya yāvāṁśca viśvāsastasya siddhistu tāvatī etavāneva kṛṣṇasya prabhāvaḥ parimīyate

As much faith as one has, so much is one's accomplishment — Krishna's power is measured only by this.

Verse 54 (garuda.1.230.54)

विद्वेषादपि गोविन्दं दमघोषात्मजः स्मरन् । शिशुपालो गतस्तत्त्वं किं पुनस्तत्परायणः

vidveṣādapi govindaṁ damaghoṣātmajaḥ smaran śiśupālo gatastattvaṁ kiṁ punastatparāyaṇaḥ

Even Shishupala, son of Damaghosha, remembering Govinda out of mere hatred, attained the ultimate truth — how much more, then, one wholly devoted to Him?