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Vy膩sa said:

1-4. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, in the month of 闯测别峁ａ弓丑补 (a man) should devoutly worship lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 after having bathed him (i.e. his image) with cold water. Everyday in summer unguents, fragrant 腻尘补濒补办补, fragrant oil should be offered to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. In a pavilion (having free access) to people he should everyday install (the image of) the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨 in a temple which is made very fragrant, which is cool and very charming. One should not install (the image of) the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨 in a hot place, in a place full of smoke or fuel, or in a lying-in chamber.

5-11. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, what does the lord of 碍补尘补濒腻, very much pleased when fanned with very long, white chowries in Jye-峁ａ弓ha, not give? O best one, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 fanned with fans made of the feathers of peacocks in the summer soon gives everything that is desired. All those who fan 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with breezes from a fan or from a pure (piece of) cloth, go to heaven. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, one who in summer, when it arrives, smears the body of 惭腻诲丑补惫补 with fragrant pastes or with sandal, enters his body. There is no doubt that he is liberated. One should install (the image of) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in a garden with blossoming flowers, so also in a 迟耻濒补蝉墨-grove, having gentle breezes at twilight. He who has adorned 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with 辫腻峁璦濒补 flowers in 闯测别峁ａ弓丑补, should be known to be the performer of a thousand horse-sacrifices.

12-16. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 would give that man the position of a king in every birth, who would give a necklace of pearls to him in summer. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, listen to the fruit of the religious merit of him who decorates 艢r矛 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 with jewelled necklace, from me who am telling it. He, decorated with a jewelled necklace, would live in 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 city till 叠谤补丑尘腻 creates the entire world, O Jaimini. He also, who decorates 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 with golden or silver ornaments in summer, would get the (same) fruit. He who gives god 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 a beautiful bed with a pillow, is never unhappy. In summer heavy garments should not be given (to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻).

17-21. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, light, pure silken garment should be given to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (in summer). He who would worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with divine, fragrant fruits of acyuta (Morinda Tinctoria), would in the end go to Indra鈥檚 city, and would gladly drink nectar (there). He too, who would worship 尝补办峁�m墨鈥檚 lord with the divine fruits of priy膩la (Buchanania Latifolia), would get the (same) fruit. What is the use of speaking so many words? That devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, who devoutly offers in summer very cold rice-gruel with sauce (does not again drink the milk from a mother鈥檚 breasts, i.e. is not reborn). O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, that wise man also, who, in the month of 膧峁Ｄ佱笉丑补, would devoutly worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, after bathing him (i.e. his image) with curd, does not again drink the milk from a mother鈥檚 breasts (i.e. is not reborn).

22-23. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 sage, he who at the advent of rainy season worships (痴颈峁ａ箛耻) dark like a cloud with kadamba flowers, would obtain the highest position. That 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 whose pavilion looks like fire with garlands of kadamba flowers, would have the fruit of a horse sacrifice, O greatest 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.

24-25. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨 worshipped with fragrant 办别迟补办墨 flowers does remove all miseries of human beings. Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 worshipped with divine, very ripe breadfruits mixed with ghee, would give excellent affluence.

26-33. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, desiring liberation, should devoutly offer boiled rice mixed with curd to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 everyday in the month of 膧峁Ｄ佱笉丑补. That devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 who offers butter to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, is purified from all sins, and goes to 叠谤补丑尘腻鈥檚 world. He who would worship the highest soul with the flower of 艣别辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (Vitex negundo) and jasmine flowers, would go to the highest position. He who would worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with full-blown fragrant, jasmine flowers, would not be (born) due to the religious merit on account of that, O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. The man, worshipping 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the friend of the world, with kanda (Amorphophallus campanulatus) flowers, obtains all his desired objects. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is always pleased with him who would worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with large flowers and full-blown Barleria flowers. He who worships 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with sair墨yaka (Barleria cristata) flowers, herb-flowers, and karavira (Terminalia arjuna) flowers, goes near 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, all-round prosperity exists in the house of him who would offer parched grain with ghee to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in 艢谤腻惫补峁嘺.

34-35. O greatest 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a wise man should devoutly worship 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺, An膩maya, giving the four goals in human life, in the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补. He should install (the image of) lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 having lotus-like eyes in a house newly constructed and free from every obstacle.

36-37. A man should not install (the image of) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in an old house crowded with gad-flies, mosquitoes and flies etc. A wise man should not install (the image of) the highest lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in a house with mud, with its doors and walls falling down.

38-39. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a man who fashions a beautiful candr膩tapa (a hall with a roof only) in 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 temple, goes to the world of the Moon. At night at the time of worship he should drive away, with many kinds of incense in the lord鈥檚 temple, gad-flies and mosquitoes.

40. In rainy season he should install (the image of) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 lying on a bed in a divine temple at night after covering him with emeralds.

41-42. He who desires liberation, should, everyday in the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 worship the lord of gods with fresh, fragrant lotuses. He should not worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with 办别迟补办墨 flowers in 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补, since in the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 办别迟补办墨 is like liquor.

43-45. He who worships Yadunandana (i.e. 碍峁涐梗峁嘺) with ripe, divine palmyra fruits, does not again have the great trouble of remaining in the womb (i.e. being born). That man who devoutly would offer a ripe palmyra fruit mixed with ghee and milk to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 would go to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 abode. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 should offer, in the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补, palmyra powder along with ghee to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in order to obtain the Absolute.

46. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 devotee, desiring liberation, should not eat any vegetable in the month of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补. He should not eat at night.

47-49a. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 尝补办峁�m墨鈥檚 lord accepts that water as nectar which people offer to him, O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, and which removes distress, in the forenoon (of a day) in the month of 膧艣惫颈苍补.

49b-50. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, that water which is offered at midday to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, should be known as water, and he accepts it (as water). That water which is offered to Govinda in the afternoon, would be like blood. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 does not accept it. Therefore, O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, one should worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in the forenoon.

51-54a. Due to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 compassion one gets all desired objects. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, one should not worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 while having (just) one garment on one鈥檚 body. If one performs (痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚) worship like that, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 does not accept it. That worship of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 which one performs, with the garment on one鈥檚 body not washed, is fruitless; and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is not pleased. Those who, without tying the tuft of hair on the crowns of their heads, perform the worship of the Disc-holder (i.e. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻), do not obtain the fruit of the worship. It would be accepted by hogs.

54b-56a. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, that worship of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 which is performed in a house that is not purified, would indeed be accepted by hogs. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a wise man does not bathe, worship deities, give gifts or honour his manes without having (sectarian) marks (on his body).

56b-57a. That entire holy act which is done without having sectarian marks on his body by a devotee, is reduced to ash. And the doer would be a resident of hell.

57b-60. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, he whose body is marked with (the marks of) a conch, a disc, a mace, a lotus, should be known to be 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 himself. There is no doubt that he who would draw (the marks) of a conch and a lotus on his right hand, and (the marks of) a disc and a mace on his left hand is 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (himself). All sin of him who would draw (the mark) ofa lotus upon (the mark of) the conch perishes in a moment.

61. Even gods like Indra salute him who would draw (the mark of) a mace upon (that of) the disc, O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. A wise man should also draw (the marks of) the couple of the feet of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 on his forehead.

62-67. Seeing him, even a sinner becomes free from his sin(s). That best devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 who would draw on his chest the eight-syllabled great formula, (the marks of) a fish and a tortoise purifies the three worlds. 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the lord of the world, gives him whose body is everyday marked with drawings of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 weapons, the highest position. All that act, auspicious or inauspicious, that a man whose body is marked with (the drawings of) the weapons of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, would be inexhaustible. Seeing him having marks of the weapons of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 on his body, all demons and fiends, so also spirits and vampires, goblins, serpents, 测补办峁�a蝉, 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉, kinnaras, guhyakas, evil demons, young evil demons seizing upon children, so also (goblins called) 办耻峁�m腻峁囜笉补蝉, female goblins, so also others that bring about obstacles, run (away) through fear.

68-70a. Elephants, tigers, so also other inhabitants of the forest, run away through fear on seeing him who is marked with (the drawings of) the weapons of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. Severe diseases like jaundice causing the fall of the body (also go away). That man, who devoutly sees the body (of a man) marked with (the drawings of) the weapons of 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, gets the fruit equivalent to that of seeing 碍峁涐梗峁嘺.

70b-72a. The progeny of him who would worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in 膧艣惫颈苍补 with three-bladed 诲奴谤惫腻 grass, proceeds without any interruption. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, in the heart of him who would offer a 办补谤办补峁��� (Cucumis utilissimus) fruit to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in the month of 膧svina, unhappiness is never produced.

72b-73a. A wise man should devoutly worship 顿腻尘辞诲补谤补, god of gods, when the auspicious, the best of all months, viz. 碍腻谤迟颈办补 has arrived.

73b-75a. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, a wise man should bathe in the morning in the proper manner to please 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补. He who would give up (eating) flesh, copulation in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补, goes to the highest position after being freed from sins committed during existence after existence.

75b-77a. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, when the Sun enters the Libra sign of the Zodiac, a bath in the morning, offering of clarified butter and celibacy destroy great sins. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, he who enjoys flesh, copulation in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补 would become a village hog in existence after existence.

77b-79a. When the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补 has arrived, a devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 should, even with effort, avoid eating twice (a day), food of others and oil. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, I shall tell (you) in brief the fruit of (i.e. obtained by) him who offers a lamp to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in 艢谤腻惫补峁嘺. (Please) listen.

79b-80a. Being freed from agonising sins like those of the murder of a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, he goes to the city of 顿腻尘辞诲补谤补 and would stay (there) for a period of a crore of yugas.

80b-8la. Seeing a lamp burning (before 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 image) in 艢谤腻惫补峁嘺, all gods like Indra, being delighted, say to one another:

81b-82. 鈥淭his one highly devoted to worshipping 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is the best among the righteous souls, since he offers a lamp to the Disc-holder (痴颈峁ａ箛耻) in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 is always pleased with him in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补.

83. That man who would continuously offer a lamp in 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 temple in 碍腻谤迟颈办补, obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice everyday.

84. That man who would worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with lakhs of 迟耻濒补蝉墨 leaves in 碍腻谤迟颈办补, obtains the fruit of a lakh of horse-sacrifices.

85. He who would worship the immutable 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with a lakh of bilva-flowers, obtains liberation due to the favour of the lord of the world.

86. Whatever is given after dedicating it to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in 碍腻谤迟颈办补, all that would be inexhaustible. This is the truth told by me.

87. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, he who would offer the sura leaf smeared with ghee everyday in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补, remains in front of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.

88-90. What is difficult on the earth for the best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 who would worship 尝补办峁�m墨鈥檚 lord with a white or black lotus that is full-blown? What has he who has offered a lotus to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补, not given to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the conqueror of the demons? What does the revered lord of 尝补办峁�m墨 not give to him who just takes a lotus and offers it to the enemy of Ka峁璽abha?

91. 尝补办峁�m墨 (i.e. Prosperity) does not stay during existence after existence in the house of him who has not worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with lotuses in the month of 碍腻谤迟颈办补.

92-93. He who would offer lotus-seeds to the magnanimous 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, is born in a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 family in every existence. He, born in a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 family, would be the friend of the four Vedas, be wealthy, have many sons and maintain the members of his family.

94-95. O Jaimini, I tell you the truth: There is no (other) flower like a lotus with which even a sinner having worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 enjoys liberation. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, I shall especially tell the greatness of lotus, along with its history. Listen to it attentively.

96-100. There was a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 named 笔谤补箩腻, who knew all branches of holy literature, and the bee of whose mind always remained in the lotus of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 feet. (Abandoning) hundreds of acts fit and unfit to be done, he always worshipped deities, 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺s and preceptors (or elderly persons). To him the wealth of others was like poison. Wives of others were to him like his own mother. He did to his enemy what he did to his friend. That 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, knowing the sublime truth, did not have much regard on seeing a best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 as a guest or a suppliant. Desiring to cross the fearful, boundless ocean of the mundane existence, he performed all (kinds of) sacrifices and observed all vows.

101-102. Once that best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, highly given to devotion for 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, thought in his mind about his death and birth: 鈥榃ho was I formerly? What act have I done formerly? How have I got this (birth)? Where shall I go again?鈥�

103. Thinking like this and sighing repeatedly, that 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 went to a place sacred to 艢颈惫补 to know his former account.

104. There, the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 with the palms of his hands joined, praised god 艢颈惫补 with great devotion and with sweet words.

The 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 said:

105-115. O great god, salutation to you. O highest god, salutation to you. O 艢补峁卥补谤补, O 莫艣腻苍补, O you giver of boons, O you lord, salutation to you. Salutation to you, of the form of knowledge; salutation to you the giver of knowledge. Salutation to you living in the lotuses of the hearts of all beings. Salutation to you, the creator of the world. Repeated salutations to you, the father of the world. Salutation to you, the destroyer (of the world). Salutation to you, the lord of beings. Salutation to you, Vahninetra (having fire-like eyes). Salutation to you Vahnicak峁�us (having fire in your eye). Salutation to you, having the moon and the sun as your eyes. Salutation to you, decorated with ash; salutation to you, wearing a hide; salutation to you, having a string of bones; salutation to you, 狈墨濒补办补峁囜弓丑补. Salutation to you, 笔补帽肠补惫补办迟谤补 (having five faces); salutation to you having the trident in your hand; to you who destroyed the pride of Cupid; and to you of a fierce form. Salutation to you, god of gods; salutation to you, Tripura鈥檚 enemy. Salutation to you, the lord of 笔腻谤惫补迟墨; salutation to you, of a fierce form. Salutation to you whose mind was very much pleased with 叠腻峁嘺鈥檚 devotion. Salutation to you of many forms and of a universal form. Salutation to you, 骋补峁単腻诲丑补谤补 (who sustains 骋补峁単腻 on his head); to you, the destroyer of 顿补办峁�a鈥檚 sacrifice. Salutation to you, the lord of the evil spirits; to the holder of (the bow) 笔颈苍腻办补. Salutation to you, 莫艣腻苍补; salutation to you, Man墨艣a. Salutation to you, the visible and the invisible one. Salutation to you who can and cannot be discovered. You alone are 叠谤补丑尘腻; you alone are the lord of gods, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻; you alone are the Sun. You alone are the Moon, removing all afflictions. Repeated salutations to you, the highest god.

116-118. Having heard his eulogy, 艢补峁卥补谤补, the highest lord, who brings about the welfare of the world, was pleased, and suddenly manifested himself (before him). The very devout 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, seeing him, saluted by all gods to have manifested himself, saluted his feet. The best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, with his mind full of joy and with the palms of his hands folded, also again praised 惭补丑腻诲别惫补, the lord, who grants boons.

119-122. 鈥淚 actually see him, the lord of gods, whom even gods including Indra do not (i.e. are unable to) see. This is my great fortune. I actually see that highest god who cannot be seen with the mind set upon meditation. What else have I to accomplish? I see that lord by merely remembering whose name even great sinners go to the highest position. I am blessed, I am blessed, I am blessed, and I am fortunate. O highest god, repeated salutations to you. Be pleased.鈥�

惭补丑腻诲别惫补 said:

123. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, with these words of you I am pleased. O glorious one, ask for a boon. I indeed desire to grant a boon.

The 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 said:

124-127. O lord, I am actually seeing you, the highest soul, who cannot be seen even by deities. What is the use of other boons? Yet, O great god, you, full of pity, desire to grant a boon. O highest lord, I ask you something. Tell (i.e. answer) it. O god, who was I formerly? What acts did I do formerly? O lord, how have I fallen into this ocean of worldly existence? A body is obtained through acts. A man is smeared with sin. Again as a result of the sin miserable position is had.

128-130. Due to which acts have I obtained this existence full of many miseries? O 艢补峁卥补谤补, be pleased, and tell it. This existence is the root of sins. Existence is the cause of misery. Therefore, I desire to know my former account. Due to the maturity of my acts, I, tormented by the digestive fire of the stomach, remained in my mother鈥檚 womb mixed with urine and feces.

131-134. In the worldly existence no other affliction is said to be equal to that due to remaining in the womb. O lord, O you who remove the misery of your devotees, how did I experience it? O 艢颈惫补, O lord of the worlds, how have I fallen into this very fierce, worthless, limitless mundane existence which is full of various miseries, which is deluded by 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 惭腻测腻, which has supported sins, which is difficult to cross, which is without kinsmen, which is full of desire for sexual union and anger, which gives affliction and attachment, which also gives birth and death? O lord, if you favour, then tell (i.e. explain) all this to me.

惭补丑腻诲别惫补 said:

135-136. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, even though this is a great secret among secrets (i.e. the greatest secret), and (therefore) is not to be divulged, yet I shall tell it to you (my) devotee. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, formerly you were born in the family of mountaineers. You were known as 顿补峁囜笉补辫腻峁噄, and you lived by giving trouble to good people.

137-138. Abandoned by discrimination, and having abandoned the fear of the other world, you took to the livelihood of bandits, which caused great affliction and agony to those who were distressed. Seeing you, the extremely cruel one, to have taken to the livelihood of a robber your other brothers also became robbers.

139-143. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, I (shall) tell you the names of your brothers with whom you formerly committed robbery: These six鈥�顿补峁囜笉颈苍, Da峁囜笉膩yudha, and Dattav膩n, Dattabh奴, 厂耻诲补峁囜笉补, 顿补峁囜笉补办别迟耻鈥攁re said to be your brothers. Along with those very fierce and cruel brothers of yours, you always frightened all people with a club. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, due to greed for money, you, along with those wicked brothers of yours, killed hundreds of thousands (of people) in the forest on a desolate road. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, you, remaining in the forest, and killing with sharp arrows (cows), always ate the raw flesh of cows along with liquor.

144-145. Then all traders gave up using vehicles. A great calamity always befell (travellers) in that forest. When you took to robbery, the wealth of a man did not remain his wealth, the house of a man did not remain his house, and the wife of a man did not remain his wife.

146. In this way in that very great forest, you, along with those brothers of yours (once) after being fatigued due to the journey went to a lake for bathing.

147-148. O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, having bathed there you along with your brothers, being hungry, ate lotus-stalks and (drank) water. O greatest 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, O best one, there you ate, through curiosity, many full-blown lotuses.

149-150. Just at that time, a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, known as Sarvavedas, roaming in the forest, came there for bathing. The religious-minded one, having bathed there, and desiring to worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, politely asked you for your lotus.

151-154. Then, O best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, you gave him, with great devotion, a very clean lotus for the worship of the lord of 尝补办峁�m墨. That best 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 was pleased with the lotus given by you. And just there he worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, bringing about everything. Seeing that 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 absorbed in worshipping 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, you too laughed and saluted 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, the good giver of desired objects. That 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, having worshipped duly the highest soul, the giver of the fruit of the four goals of human life, went as he had come.

155-156. O best one, due to the present of the lotus and the salutation, and due to seeing 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 worship, all your sin perished. O excellent 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, after a few days you, whose death was imminent, died in that great forest only.

157-159. The lord, the abode of compassion, pleased with just that act of yours gave you the highest place, very difficult to be obtained even by gods. Due to the favour of 尝补办峁�m墨鈥檚 lord you enjoyed various pleasures there for thousands and hundreds of Manu-periods. Then at the end of (i.e. after the fruit of your) acts (was enjoyed), you came to this land of religious rites and were born in a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 family due to the fruits of that religious merit.

160-162. O best one, having secured a birth in a pure 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 family, you obtained steady devotion for 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, which is the abode of all virtues. The lord, the great 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 propitiated by you with the yoga of (ritual) acts, will give you special knowledge. And you will be liberated by means of (that) knowledge. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, being very much pleased, go home. Well-being to you. You have obtained my sight. You are freed from the bond of the worldly existence.

Vy膩sa said:

163-164. O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, having spoken like that, the lord of the world vanished there only. That 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 also, being satisfied, went home. To glorify the highest lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 he with effort worshipped him day and night with lovely lotuses.

165-169. Having worshipped 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with lotuses, beautiful, good flowers, he slept for a long time. Having obtained knowledge, he attained liberation through the favour of the 骋补谤耻岣峚-bannered (god). If such is the fruit of (i.e. obtained by) him who offers a lotus to 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 even unintentionally, then what would be the fruit of (i.e. obtained by) him who offers it intentionally? I am telling the truth. I am again telling the truth (only). By worshipping 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with lotuses one obtains the highest position. He who offers a lotus (even) once to Mura鈥檚 enemy, is not reborn in this fearful worldly existence. Those full of major sins, even great sinners who worship 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 giving desired objects with fullblown lotuses even one day, go to (i.e. obtain) liberation.