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otain,/ an/ that is th, 23r, an/ hol Lo5, 7hi0h on, ,0o),s
a s,r5ant o+ bii K9sna& $@J%&
Again that is th, ,st 0as, o+ ,0o)ing a s,r5ant 7h,n on,
s,r5,s th, lot3s +,,t o+ His "igraha $th, o/ ta6,n in His in0arna-
tion%& To r,0it, h)ns ,+or, Sri Hari is ,Q3i5al,nt to on,?s li5ing
0onstantl in th, r,gion o+ Go-lo6a& $@%&
To loo6 7itho3t 7in6ing th, lot3s +,,t o+ Sri Krsna1 to 0ons-
tantl tal6 ao3t hi) an/ His glorio3s /,,/s an/ to /,/i0at, on,s,l+1
to His s,r5i0,1 an/ to r,)ain 7ith Hi) 7itho3t an s,2aration ar,
th, highl 0h,rish,/ /,sir,s ; )ost agr,,al, an/ 2l,asing to His
/,5ot,,s& This I ha5, h,ar/ in th, ",/as as th, gr,at,st ,ss,n0,&
$.(-.@%&
H,aring th, 7or/s o+ his son S36a1 "asa s)il,/ an/ ,0a),
5,r gla/ to s,, that his son is th, hight,st 4+iani $on, 7ho has
a0Q3ir,/ s32r,), 7is/o)& $..%&
Th,n that o)nis0i,nt gr,at M3ni +3ll o+ all Bha5as l,ss,/ his
son an/ ,gan to sa as h, h,ar/ +ro) th, )o3th o+ his 3r3&
$.%&
brl "asa sai/ <=O? b36a c o3 ar, l,ss,/1 hono3r,/1 an/ o3
ar, th, in0arnat, o+ goo/ ),rits ; _ Son c it is thro3gh o3 that o3r
+a)il has ,0o), san0ti+i,/ an/ ,0o), )36ta $+r,,/ +ro) th,
on/s o+ irth an/ /,ath%& $.%
H, is th, tr3, son 7ho is /,5ot,/ to Krsna an/ h, a0Q3ir,s
goo/ +a), in Bharata an/ san0ti+i,s h3n/r,/ g,n,rations no soon,t
h, is orn& $.'%
H, +r,,s his )oth,r1 gran/-)oth,r1 )oth,r?s +ath,r1 his
roth,rs1 +ri,n/s1 s ,r5ants1 an/ h3n/r,/s o+ oth,r 2,rsons as 7,ll
his 7i+, an/ /a3ght,rs& $.%&
Th, thr,, g,n,rations o+ his +ath,r-in-la7?s +a)il1 his +ath,r-
in-la7s an/ )oth,r-in-la7s ,0o), 4i5an)36tas $li,rat,/ 7hil,
li5ing in th,ir o/i,s%& $.%
Bhaga5an Brah)a Hi)s,l+ is ,8tr,),l /,5ot,/ to Krsria an/
his son "asistha 7as also a Bha6ta o+ Krsna an/ a "aibna5a& $.J%
Sa6ti1 th, son o+ "asdis1tha 7as also a "aisna5a1 his )in/ ,ing
7holl asor,/ in th, ),/itation o+ Krsna; Parasara1 th, son
4 Narada-
Pauearatram
o+ Sa6tri1 ,0a),th% G3r3s o+ th% 9urus an) of th% Xo$ln)ras an)
,0a), 4i5an )36ta an/ gr,at 4+i+inc s,r5ing th, lot3s +,,t o+
Krsna& An/ I1 too1 ha5, /i5i/,/ th, ",/as an/ 0lassi+i,/ th,)
s,r5ing th, +,,t o+ Sri Krsna& $.-(%
M G3r3 is Bhaga5an Nara/a1 th, :ogin/ra ; an/ th, G3ra
o+ ) G3r3 is Sa)h31 th, G3r3 o+ th, G3r3s o+ :ogln/ras& $@d
As a r,s3lt o+ thos, ),rits o3 ar, orn to ), as ) son1 th,
in0arnat, an/ stor, o+ all P3na)s ; as th, S3n is to th, lot3s,s1 so
ar, o3 ill3strio3s in ) +a)il& $.%
Bo7ing /o7n to th, lot3s1 +,,t o+ Sri Kr9na1 Nara/a an/
Sa)h31 an/ sal3ting th, D,5i Saras5ati1 I 7ill no7 /7,ll on th,-
,t,rnal 6no7l,/g,& $%
H,ar no7 th, Pa+l0a Ratra)1 th, ,ss,n0, o+ th, ",/as an/
/,sir,/ th, Bha6tas $/,5ot,,s% ; it is th,ir Is+a) $/,ar an/
,n,+i0ial%; no7 h,ar th,s, +i5, gos2,ls& $%
This is /,ar,r than li+, an/ o/1 a3s2i0io3s an/ th, n,0tar o+
high,st 6no7l,/g, ; in an0i,nt ti),s1 in th, r,gion o+ Go-lo6a1 on
th, )o3ntain o+ Satasringa Sri Krbna s2o6, this to Brah)a in th,
2r,s,n0, o+ Sri Ra/hi6a on th, an6s o+ th, hol "ira9a ri5,r1 on
th, root o+ th, ,a3ti+3l anan tr,,& _ Son c Brah)a sho7,/ his
int,ns, ha6ti to Sri K9sna an/ 0hant,/ h)ns to Hi) an/ sal3t,/
Hi)& H,aring this hol Pan0a Ratra)1 Brah)a o7,/ /o7n to Sri
Ra/hi6a an/ Sri Krsna an/ 7,nt to Si5a 7h,r, h, 7as )30h
hono3r,/&
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What ar, th, signs o+ a gr,at Bha6ta H, 7ho +in/s
tast, an/ r,lish,s in th, 7or/s o+ Sri Krsna1 sh,/s t,ars o+ 9o an/
th, hairs o+ his o/ stan/ on th,ir ,n/s ; 7ho 6no7s in )in/1 7or/1
an/ /,,/ that his 7i+,1 son1 ,t0s1 all ,long to Sri Hari1 7ho sh,7s
),r0 an/ 6in/n,ss to all th, ,ings1 as th, ar, all i)ag,s o+ Sri
Krsna ; h, is 6no7n as a MahahaKta a)ongst th, "ahna5ase&
Th,n Maha/,5a1 s,at,/ in s36hasana 2ost3r,1 ,nQ3ir,/ 7ith
)o/,st th, 2l,asant n,7s o+ Brah)a 7ho 7as a Bha6ta1 0h,,r+3l1
an/ /3l hono3r,/& $%
On ,ing th3s Q3,stion,/ h, narrat,/ all th, a3s2i0io3s n,7s
Namo-Ba!avate-"u#udevaya 3
tion,
f%%l, ah% conFu%rs
boo#, th% or$ans,
for instanc% ^ firstTa#% u.
conc%n anYthin$
trat% thatonYou
th% min) s%% or
it, th%n
on th% #no4l%)$% that is in th% form of a boo# an) th%n on th%
%$o that s%%s th% boo# an) so forth. VY that ractic% all th%
or$ans 4ill b% conFu%r%).
Erom that com%s to th% bo)Y th% o4%r of rai) moZ%m%nt
li#% th% min), th% o4%r of th% or$ans in)%%n)%nt of th% bo)Y an)
conFu%st cf natur%.
VY ma#in$ "amYama on th% )iscrimination b%t4%%n th% "attZa
an) th% Purufa, com%s omnir%s%nc% an) omnisci%nc%.
Th% fifth#in) of #no4l%)$% isth% #no4l%)$% of th% so-call%)
Namo-Bo!matt-"umdevaya *
"on
Vha#ti d This of
\)%Zotion )%stroYs sin an)
a s%rZant oth%rhis
to4ar)s obstacl%s
mast%ran) b%$%ts
to ]ri :ari^DasYa
th%r%for% it is )%ar%r than lif% to ]rl 5aisnaZas an) th% 4hol%
ro%rtY, th% b%-all an) %n) all of th%ir liZ%s, l%a)in$ to all th%ir
succ%ss%s. \0'
This Nara)lYa Panca Ratram is th% %ss%nc% of all th% 5%)as
an) has 4on)%rful %fficaci%s an) is th% most rar% thin$ in th%
Puranas. \0&
As th% (t%rnal Vha$aZan of th% natur% of th% (fful$%nt Li$ht
of Vrahma, th% 8nn%r "oul of all, th% Most Eull, "ri Krsna is
amon$st th% D%Zatas. \02
10 Narada
Pa$arutraP
\7/
As "ri Ra)hi#a, th% b%loZ%) of Krsna, is amon$st th% fortu-
nat% an) b%autiful la)i%s, as :anuman is amon$st th% mon#%Ys, as
9aru)a is amon$st th% bir)s. \73
As th% Vull of "an#ara is amon$st th% o4%rful 5ahanas
\carri%rs, as "ala$rama \ammonit% ston% i%c%s r%r%s%ntin$ 5isnu
is amon$st th% Xantras \charms or incantations, instrum%nts, bo)i%s
that r%strain or fast%n, as th% 4orshi of "ri Kr]na is amon$st all
oth%r 4orshis. \70
As (#a)as+d Zo4 is amon$st all th% Zo4s, as fastin$ is amon$st
th% taasYas, as mutt%rin$ sacr%) mantras is amon$st th% Xauas
\sacrific%s^ as truth is amon$st all th% Dharmas. \77
As mo)%stY an) $oo) b%haZiour is amon$st th% Fualifications
aschantin$ th% nam% of "ri Kfsna is amon$st th% holY m%ritorious
s%rZic%s, as loZ%lY si$ht is amon$st th% b%auti%s, as luminositY is
amon$st th% T%as \fi%rY thin$s. \7!
As moth%r is amon$st thos% 4ho )o $oo) an) th% fri%n)s, as
5ifrm is amon$st th% R%$%nts of th% Lo#as \r%$ions, as "%]a is
amon$st th% Na$as \s%r%nts. \7*
As "u)arsana is amon$st th% 4%aons, as 5isZa#arrha is
amon$st th% archit%cts, as th% m%rciful man is amon$st th% Zirtuous,
as th% $r%at )%Zot%% of 5i]nu is amon$bt th% D%Zarsis, as Nara)a
Muni is amon$st th% 4is%, so isPancha Ratra 4orshi %) amon$st
all th% "astras. \!'
n% 4ho has $ot th% #no4l%)$% of `> Ratra, )o%s not
4ant anY oth%r #no4l%)$%, as on% 4ho has )run# th% n%ctar )o%s
not 4ant anY oth%r thin$.
This Panca Ratra is th% s%%) of all %%rtions an) #no4l%)$% ^ it
is th% lam to th% )ar#n%ss of i$noranc% ^ it is th% ith an) %ss%nc%
of th% 5%)as an) %Z%rY on% 4ill ta#% it as 4hat h% li#%sb%st. \!2
:%r% %n)s th% Eirst Chat%r onraisin$ th% tr%atis% an)
r%citin$ its m%rits in cours% of th% )ialo$u% b%t4%%n
"ri 5Yasa an) "u#a D%Za in th% first Ratra m
or th% "ri Nara)a-Paflca-Ratra.
CHAPTER II ON E#LOGISING
THE OERING TO bRl KRSNA
4ithin th% h%arts an) outsi)% in this WniZ%rs%. Th% Prana is :arL
Th% sun is :ari^ th% moon is :ari, th% cu is :ari, th% cot is
:ari, %Z%rY thin$ is :ari. This 4hol% WniZ%rs% is ma)% n of :ari.
Th% soul is :ari, an) :ari is th% "ur%m% "%lf. This TaasYa 4ill
not Yi%l).
C%as%, C%as% ^ Vrahmana, 4hat 4ill You$ain bY TaasY" S
Chil) d $o %r% lon$ to "an#ara, th% oc%an of #no4l%$% an)
$%t from :im th% natur% :ari bha#ti \)%Zotion to :ari as so#%n
bY "ri 5aifnaZa,
"amsara. \7 that 4ill s%Z%r li#% an a%, tb% har) bon)s of
is th% lif% an)so3l o+ His bha#ta ^ an)Sri 5ai$naZa is th% lif% an)
so3l o+ Sri K+sna& Sri "aigoa5as ),/itat, on Sri Krsna; an/ Sri K+
sna too ),/itat,s on th, Sri "aigna5as& $'-%
_ B,st o+ )3nis c Th3s I ha5, ,82lain,/ th, thir/ +oot in
a00or/an0, 7ith th, Aga)a& No7 I 7ill ,82lain th, +o3rth i.e., th,
last +oot& $%
O& Nara/a c I+ Hari /o not ,8ist 7ithin an/ 7itho3t thos,
+ilth an/ 2oll3t,/ 2,rsons1 th, as0,ti0is) $ta2asa% o+ th,s, go in
5ain& $J%
What +r3its 7ill th, 6no7l,/g,1 ta2as31 5o7s1 or/inan0,s1
tirthas1 an/ th, athings an/ ),ritorio3s s,r5i0,s o+ th,s, 2,rsons
,ar $%
E5,n a Can/ala1 hog an/ MI,00has ar, s32,rior /oing th,ir
S5a/har)a $/3t% to a Brah)ana 7ho is /,5oi/ o+ an Bha6ti to Sri
Krisna& $(%
A Brah)ana1 5oi/ o+ his o7n Dhar)a $/3t%1 +alls /o7n an/
/,gra/,s hi)s,l+ lo7,r than a Can/ala ,ating 3n,atal,s an/
0o))iting hi)s,l+ /ail to a0ting 0ontrar to his Dhar)a& $@%
jNot, <=Can/ala=A g,n,ral na), +or th, lo7,st an/ )ost
/,s2is,/ o+ th, )i8,/ 0ast,s srcinating +ro) a S3/ra +ath,r an/ a
Brah)ana )oth,r&
A )an o+ this 0ast, ; an o3t0aste&
Th, S5a/har)a $on,?s /3t% o+ th, Brah)anas is al7as to1
s,r5, Krsna ; th, ,0o), saints /ail ,ating His Nai5,/a $an
o++,ring o+ ,atal,s to a /,it% an/ His Pa/o/a6a $7at,r 7ith 7hi0h
th, +,,t o+ a /,it ar, 7ash,/%& $.%
Th, +oo/ that th, 5il, Brah)ana ,ats 7itho3t 2r,5io3sl
o++,ring th, +oo/ to Hari is li6, +,0,s an/ th, 7at,r that h, /rin6s
is li6, 3rin,& So th, Pan/its sa& $%
Th, Kolas1 MI,00has1 Can/alas ,at 7hat th, o3ght to ,at
a00or/ing to th,ir Dhar)a < 3t a Brah)ana ,0o),s +all,n
/ail ,ating 7hat h, o3ght not to ,at& $%
5n the ighest @
9no:ledge
M36ti $li,ration%&
Th,r, $J%
7as a Brah)ana o+ Kano39 /oing th, o++i0, o+ a 2ri,st
in th, 5illag, S36s3/ha1 s3sisting 32on th, o++,rings )a/, to th,
i)ag,s 7hi0h h, att,n/s /ri5ing th, 3lls1 5,r st32i/ an/ a7+3ll
sin+3l& $%
$Not, < S36s3/ha ),ans also a+rai/1 /istra0t,/%&
N,5,r /i/ h, /o1 6no7ingl or /r,a)ingl1 an 5irt3o3s a0t
or 7orshi2 Sri Krna ; h, 3s,/ not also to s,,1 0on5,rs, or )a6,
+ri,n/s 7ith th, /,5ot,,s o+ Sri Krsna& $(%
No7 o7ing to a littl, o+ his 2ast goo/ Kar)a1 a rar, goo/
o22ort3nit 0a), to hi) +or a 7hil, ; h, at, a 2ortion o+ th, +oo/
$Nai5,/a)% o++,r,/ to Sri Krbna& $@%
S,,ing a littl, s30h Nai5,/a) ling on th, roa/si/, his o
at, that1 /3, to th, goo/ /,,/s o+ his +ath,r ; an/ th, +ath,r1 th,
ao5, Brah)ana also got a littl, o+ th, r,)nant o+ that Nai5,/a
alr,a/ ,at,n anoth,r "aisna5a& $.%
Washing thos, grains o+ ri0, +or a long ti), +ro) /irt an/
/3st1 that Brah)ana at, that; tho3gh 7orn o3t an/ 7ast,/1 it
a22,ar,/ a goo/ +oo/ to hi)& $%
B3t th, Brah)ana1 o3t o+ hast,1 )i8,/ his r,)nant 7ith Sri
Krsan?s Nai5,/a) an/ at, that ; th, r,)nant 7as +o3n/ ling on
th, Nai5,/a)& $%
An/ his goo/ son too1 7as 5,r )30h h3-&99r an/ at, that
also& Both th,n r,t3rn,/ ho),& Th,n th, Brat&nri?r1 0hast, 7i+,
too6 7hat,5,r 7as l,+t o+ that Nai5,/a)& $'%
Th3s1 th, Brah)ana?s 7i+, ,0a), 23r, an/ hol1 an/ thro3gh
,a0h oth,r?s 0onn,0tion1 that Brah)ana an/ his son ,0a), 4i5an-
)36ta $li,rat,/ 7hilst li5ing&% $%
20 Nurada
Pu8t$arutram
No7 on0, on an o00asion that Brh)aana 7ho at, a 2ortion o+
Sri Krsna?s Nai5,/a) 7as ,at,n 32 a tig,r; on a00o3nt o+ this
),rit that tig,r 7,nt to Go-lo6a along 7ith that Brah)ana an/ his
son& His 0hast, 7i+, /i,/ a sati an/ sh, also 7,nt along 7ith th,)
to th, r,gion o+ Golo6a& $%
H,r, ,n/s th, s,0on/ 0ha2t,r o+ Sri Nara/a Pan0aratra)
in th, +irst Ratra on ,3logiing SriKrgna?s Nai5,/a)
in 0o3rs, o+ a /ialog3, ,t7,,n Brah)a an/
Sanat63)ara&
CHAPTER III
Rath,r so), /i, in 7o)s1 so), /i, 93st a+t,r ,ing orn1
5n the ighest 23
9no:ledge
pq /i, in th,ir 5igoro3s o3th an/ so), /i, in t,ir goo/ ai/
ag,& $.@%
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4is,as,/1 so), ar, h,alth1 so), 7,alth an/ so), again ar,
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long ; so), again ar, i))ortal& So at, is th, strong,st& $.%
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ins,0ts ; so), ar, orn as ani)als& $.%
So),1 again1 5irt3, o+ th,ir 6ar)as1 ,0o), Sannasins ;
so), again 6ill ),n; so), go on Ga9,n/ras ; so), again go on
5,hi0l,s /ragg,/ ani)als& $.4%
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s3sist ,gging ; so), 23t on sil6,n an/ +in, gar),nts1 so),
oth,rs 7,ar tatt,r,/ 0loth,s& $.%
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so), lin/ ; so), tall1 so), o+ ),/io0r, si, ; so), /7ar+ish an/
so), ar, la),& $.J%
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an/ so), again th,ir r,s2,0ti5, 6ar)as g,t rar, /,5otion to
Krsna1 as His s,r5ant& $.%
So), a0Q3ir, th, high,st 2la0, o+ Brah)a +r,, +ro) irth1
/,ath an/ ol/ ag, ; so), oth,rs a0Q3ir, th, high,st r,gion o+
Brah)a1 +r,, +ro) all /is,as,s& $(%
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0hastis,/ th, s,r5ants o+ :a)a an/ s3++,r t,rril +ro) h3ng,r
an/ thirst& $.%
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ins,0ts ; so), again ,at +at an/ )arro7 ; so), again s3++,r t,rril
24 Ndrada Pan$aratram
+ro) th, ,/g,s o+ s7or/s1 hot oils1 +ro) +ir,1 0ol/ 7at,r an/ 0ol/
2la0,& $%
_ ath,r c Th, sinn,rs th3s g,t ,n/l,ss t,rri+i0 2ains till th,
,n/ o+ a Kal2a ; th,n a+t,r th, ,82ir o+ th,ir 6ar)i0 ,++,0ts1 Q3it
that li+, th, gra0, o+ Go/& $%
B th, 7ill o+ Go/ th, 2,o2l, ,0o), atta06,/ 7ith /is,as,
an/ go th,)s,l5,s again +r,,/ +ro) /is,as,& It is thro3gh th, t,rror
o+ Go/ that 7in/ lo7s1 th, S3n ra/iat,s h,at1 In/ra rains1 ir,
3rns an/ D,ath o003rs a)ongst th, ,ings& B th, 0o))an/ o+
Go/ K3r)a $Tortois, s322orts th, in+init, Brah)an/a1 th,
#ni5,rs,% $'=%
That Sri Krsna 2,r5a/,s ,5,r7h,r, an/ 2rot,0ts all; th3s H,
s2orts it is His 7ill that th, ,arth is 5,r a+rai/ an/ is th,
s322ort o+ all& $%
That Enrth i,l/s all sorts o+ grains ; th, Mo3nt Hi)alaas has
stor,/ 32 g,)s an/ th, Cr,ator Brah)a is ),/itating 7ho) /a
an/ night& $J%
Who) Mrt3n9aa Maha/,5a $ConQ3,r,r o+ D,ath% is ),/i-
tating an/ 7orshi22ing ; In/ra too ),/itat,s on Hi) an/ 7orshi2s
Hi) al7as& $%
Th, D,5i Saras5ati H,rs,l+ too 0hants h)ns to Hi) $Sri Kr
na% _ ath,r1 La6s)i1 r,si/ing on lot3s,s1 s,r5,s His +,,t al7as&
$(%
Hi) th, Maa Sa6ti +,ars an/ th,r,+or, 0hants h)ns ; an/
D3rga th, D,stro,r o+ all ,5ils an/ /ang,rs an/ Sa5itri1 th,
)oth,r o+ th, +o3r ",/as 2rais, Hi)& $@%
Th, Si//h,n/ras1 th, M3nin/ras1 th, :ogin/ras1 Sana6a1 ,t0&
Ra9,n/ras1 S3r,n/ras1 As3r,n/ras1 th, +o3rt,,n Man3s all 2rais,
an/ 0hant h)ns to Hi) in0,ssantl ; th, saints an/ Bha6tas ),/i-
tat, on Hi) an/ 7orshi2 Hi) al7as an/ so), 0all Hi) as th,
Et,rnal Bhaga5an& $.%
So), /,no)inat, Hi) as th, Origin an/ Chi,+ $Pra/hana% o+
all; so), oth,rs na), Hi) as 4otir)aa $+3ll o+ light% an/ so),
oth,rs 0all Hi) as ,)o/ing all +or)s $Sar5ar32i% an/ so), ),n-
tion Hi) as th, 0a3s, o+ all 0a3s,s& $=%
5n the ighest .'
9no:ledge
So), 0all Hi) as S5,00ha)aa R32a/ari1 as ass3)ing +or)s
at His 7ill1 +or +a5o3ring His Bha6tas ; so), 0all Hi) as ,80,,/in-
gl ,a3ti+3l l3, an/ ,8tr,),l lo5,l an/ 0har)ing Go5in/a
Nan/anan/ana1 Sanan/a Para)anan/a $son o+ Nan/a1 7ith high,st
liss&% $%
_ ath,r c So r,),),r an/ 7orshi2 that P3rna Brah)a Sri
Krbna1 th, Go/ o+ th, I))ortals& $%
Th3s s2,a6ing to his +ath,r1 th, o ath,/ in th, Can/ra--
haga ri5,r an/ /ran6 th, 23r, 0l,ar 7at,r an/ at, so), goo/
s7,,t )o/a6as $La//3s ; s7,,t alls%& $%
Th, +ath,r too ,0a), gla//,n,/ in his h,art to h,ar th,
7or/s o+ his son an/1 sh,//ing t,ars o+ 9o1 ,)ra0,/ an/ 6iss,/ his
son& $J%
Th,n his +ath,r +inish,/ his ath an/ ,gan to 2,r+or)
San/ha an/ 7orshi2& S,,ing his +ath,r ha5, ha/ a goo/ ath1 th,
o 7,nt to th, +or,st& $%
That r,stl,ss o 03t r,a/il +i5, roa/ l,a5,s on 7hi0h th,
7o3l/ ,at th,ir ,/il,s& $'(%
H, 0oll,0t,/ ,a3ti+3l +or,st +lo7,rs +or th, 7orshi2 his
+ath,r ; H, th,n sa7 ni0, ri2, 9393, +r3its $2l3)s% an/ 0oll,0t,/
th,) ; th,n H, too6 ri2, A)ala6i +r3its an/ ri2, p +r3its&
$'@-'.%
H, th,n 03ll,/
2o),granat,1 +3ll lo7n
B,l +r3its1 ni0, Ka/a)a +lo7,rs1
9a06 +r3its1 th, ,a3ti+3l
ni0, /at,s1 ri2,
Karan9as1
4a)iras1 ,a3ti+3l Chi63ras1 ,t0 $'-'%
Wh,n h, ha/ th3s 0oll,0t,/ 5ario3s +r3its1 h, sa7 a tan6 in
+ront an/ 0los, to its 23r, 7at,r ,a3ti+3l 7hit, lot3s,s an/ r,/
lot3s,s $Ra6ta 6ahlaras% 6,,2ing all 7hat h, ha/ 0oll,0t,/ 0los,
on a 23r, s2ot1 th, o /ran6 th, 0rstal-li6, 7at,r ; h, 0oll,0-
t,/ th, r,/ lot3s,s an/ ri2, s,,/s o+ lot3s,s $Pa/)a-"I9asu $''-'%
Coll,0ting all th,s,1 h, ,0a), r,a/ to go to his +ath,r& That
9oo3s an/ 2ros2,ro3s la/1 th, Brah)ana o s)ilingl an/
+,arl,ssl sa7 ,+or, a ni0, Cha)2a6a tr,, an/ Malli6a1 Malati1
K3n/a1 :3thi6a an/ Ma/ha5i 0r,,2,r& H, th,n got a loa/ o+ th,
. Narada
CDEFDDHDI
5ario3s ,a3ti+3l +lo7,rs an/ +r3its +ro) th, ao5, ),ntion,/ tr,,s&
$'-(% That
loa/ 7as so),7hat h,a5 +or th, o an/ h, 7,nt on slo7l an/
tho3ght 7ithin hi)s,l+ 7h,th,r it 7o3l/ , right or not to ,at an
+r3it on th, 7a an/ h, /i/ not a ,at singl, +r3it ,5,n& $@%
Th,n h, sa7 a t,rril, 0a5, o+ a tig,r an/ ,0a), 2ani0 stri0-
6,n an/ ,80lai),/ +r,Q3,ntl >ath,r c> >ath,r c> $.%
)30hH,a+rai/
/i/ not
an/s,, his +ath,r
,gan 3t h, sa7
to r,),),r a tig,r&
+ir)l 3t H, ,0a), 5,r
/istr,ss,/l th,
lot3s +,,t o+ Sri Go5in/a& $%
H, 7ho r,2,ats li6, th, ao5, o th, t,n na),s o+ Sri Hari1
Nara Hari1 Ra)a1 Sri Krsna1 "isn3 Ma/ha5a1 Da)o/ara1 Hrbi-
6,sa1 M363n/a1 Sri Ma/h3s3/ana1 is sa5,/ +ro) +,ar& So r,),)-
,ring thos, na),s1 th, o again 7,nt to th, tan6& $-'%
Kno7iDg Sri K+sna as Bhaga5an1 th, S32r,), S,l+1 ,n/o7,/
7ith si8 Ai5aras $s32,rnat3ral lor/l 2o7,rs% h, o++,r,/ to Hi)
thos, +lo7,rs an/ +r3its 7ith gr,at /,5otion& $%
In th, ),an7hil, th, tig,r 0a), th,r,1 3t1 s,,ing th, o in
0ont,)2lation o+ th, lot3s +,,t o+ Sn Kr9na1 0o3l/ not 0o), 0los,
to hi)& $%
Th, o th,n sa7 th, t,rril, +a0,1 +i,r0, t,,th1 +,ro0io3s ,,s
an/ ,ll ; an/ ),/itat,/ again th, lot3s +,,t o+ Sri Krsna that
ta6,s a7a irth1 /,ath an 4 ol/ ag, ; th3s ? ,0o)ing th, o9,0t o+
2r, i3, r,)ain,/ at a /istan0,& $J-%
H, tho3ght on th, si8 0ha6ras Mola/hara1 S5a/histhana1
Mani23ra1 Anaata1 "is3//ha1 an/ A9na an/ th,n ,gan to ),/i-
tat, in his h,art on th, S32r,), S2irit1 th, Lor/1 sit3at,/ in th,
tho3san/ 2,tall,/ lot3s in th, h,a/ 3nit,/ 7ith His o7n Sa6ti an/
K3n/alini& $(-@%
H, sa7 7ithin his h,art Sri Krsna1 t7o ar),/1 7,aring ,llo7
sil6,n gar),nt1 s)iling1 ,a3ti+3l1 23r,1 an/ loo6ing li6, +r,sh rain-
0lo3/s& $.%
H, loo6,/ ,80,,/ingl ,a3ti+3l li6, Kot+ Kan/ar2as $go/s o+
lo5,% ; H, is th, so3r0, o+ all Lilas an/ ra/iant li6, a Ko+i +3ll
)oons& $%
5n the ighest 9no:ledge .
On His right han/ 7as th, ,80,ll,nt 23r, Ratna Pa/)a $th,
ot3s )a/, o+ 9,7,ls% ; an/ on His l,+t han/ 7as th, l3)ino3s
oo6ing-glass /,06,/ 7ith rilliant g,)s an/ 9,7,ls& $%
T7o 9,7,ll,/ ,ar-rings 7,r, a/oring His 0h,,6s; an/ His
9r,ast 7as ill3)in,/ 7ith rilliant Ka3st3ha g,)1 th, 2rin0, o+
9,)s& $%
His ro7s o+ t,,th /,+i,/ th, ro7 o+ 2,arls ; H, 7as garlan/,/
7ith Malati +lo7,rs an/ +or,st +lo7,rs ; th3s His n,06 ha/ a
r,)ar6al, ,a3t all ro3n/ it& $J%
H, 7as 2rais,/ Saras5ati 7hos, )o3th 7as r,2r,s,nt,/
th, ",/as ; Brah)a an/ Maha/,5a 7,r, 7orshi22ing Hi) an/
La69)i an/ Maa 7,r, s,r5ing Hi) $0ha)2ooing His lot3s li6,
+,,t%& $%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ as th, High,st Brah)an1 th,
S32r,), S2irit1 3ll1 #natta0h,/1 Witn,ss1 th, Et,rnal Bhaga5an1
th, Lor/Pra6rti1
,on/ o+ all1 th,
an/ or) o+ all1 "ih3&
Para)at)a th, Ca3s, o+ all 0a3s,s1 th, P3r3sa1
$J(-J.%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ an/ sal3t,/ Hi) an/ +,ll 2rostrat,
,+or, Hi) ),ntall 7ith gr,at /,5otion an/ 7ith +ol/,/ 2al)s
,gan to 0hant h)ns to Hi)&=$J.%
Sri S3ha/ra sai/ <=_ Lor/ c L,t ), ,hol/ Th,, ; I a) o3r
r,+3g,, an/ /,5ot,,& _ Tho3 Sri/a c _ Srisa; Sri Ni5asa Sri Ni/h, c
Ni6,tana c $J%
Th lot3s +,,t ar, s,r5,/ Sri1 th, 0a3s, o+ Sri; Tho3 0an?st
not , /,s0ri,/ th, ",/as; Tho3 art th, S32r,), Lor/?
7itho3t an /,sir,1 tri3t,l,ss an/th, Lor/ o+ all& $J%
.J Narada Pa8t$aratram
Th, srcin o+ all1 th, ao/, o+ all1 th, s,,/ o+ all1 ,t,rnal1 0al) i
an/ 2,a0,+3l1 th, Lor/ o+ Saras5at+& an/ th, inal, o+ all a0tions&
$J'% I
Th, Sh,lt,r o+ all1 r,0,2ta0l, o+ all1 Its,l+ 7itho3t an r,0,2-
ta0l,1 ass3)ing +or)s at 7ill an/ i,l/ing to all th, o9,0ts o+ all
th,ir /,sir,s1 an/ th, h,l)s)an to this o0,an o+ 7orl/ 7hi0h has
r,all no s3stan0, in it an/ 7hi0h is 5,r /i++i03lt to , 0ross,/& I
sal3t, Th,,& $J%
Th3s saing1 th, o ,gan to 7,,2 int,ns,l an/ r,),),r,/
th, lot3s +,,t in ),/itation& $J%
Who,5,r r,a/s this stotra $h)n% 3tt,r,/ th, Brah)ana o
,0o),s +r,,/ o+ all sins an/ go,s to "isn3 lo6a $th, r,gion o+
"isn3%& $JJ%
H,r, ,n/s th, thir/ Cha2t,r o+ th, +irst Ratra on r,0iting th,
glori,s o+ Sri Krsna&
CHAPTER I"
Th,n th, M3ni1 th, son o+ Dhar)a an/ a /,5ot,, o+ Sri Krsna
in0los,/ th, Ka5a0a in anoth,r 9,7,l stons an/ 23t on1 on his n,061
7ith /,5otion& $'%
Th3s granting oon an/ Ka5a0a) to th, Brah)ana1 th, M3ni
7,r, a06 to his 2la0,1 as,nt-)in/,/ li6, a 0o7 ,r,+t o+ h,r 0al+&
$%
Th, M3ni1 on his r,t3rn1 7as r,2roa0h,/ 5,r )30h hi
roth Nara1 his high so3l,/ +ath,r Dhar)a1 an/ his )oth,r
M3rti an/ his 7i+, Santi& $%
Th, Brah)ana1 on th, oth,r han/1 ,gan to shin, 7ith Brah)a
T,9 $th, +ir, o+ Brah)an% no soon,r h, got th, ao5, Ka5a0a an/
)antra li6, a Kal2a tr,, an/ got 32 +ro) th, tan6& $J%
H, 7ait,/ +or a short ti), 3n/,r a ,a3ti+3l anan tr,,; on th,
,/g, o+ that tan6 an/ +inishing his P0o9a $7orshi2% o+ Sri Krbna1
th, Lor/ o+ th, thr,, 7orl/s1 ,gan to r,2,at sil,ntl that high,st
Mantra& $%
H,r,1 on th, oth,r han/1 th, +ath,r o+ th, o s,ar0h,/ +or his
son +or a 7hil, an/ 3nal, to +in/ hi) o3t r,t3rn,/ ho), an/ ga5,
5,nt to his sorro7 an/ 7,2t itt,rl& $(%
His )oth,r1 h,ar ing all this 7as r,a/1 to Q3it h,r li+, 3t sh,
/,sist,/ +ro) /oing so 7h,n sh, h,ar/ that h,r h3san/ ha/ s,,n
an a3s2i0io3s /r,a)& $@%
Th,n oth +ath,r an/ )oth,r1 a00o)2ani,/ +ri,n/s 7,nt
,longs& $J%
H, 7ho sol5,s th, /o3t an/ r,)o5,s th, ,rror is 0all,/ +ath,r
an/ hol 2r,0, 2tor& _ Tho3 c 6in/ to son c _ highl1 +ort3n at,
On, c So sa this Q3i06l to ), an/ to Nara/a& $%
H,aring th,ir 7or/s1 th, throat1 li2s1 an/ 2alat, o+ Brah)a got
/ri,/& H, r,),),r,/ th, lot3s +,,t o+ Sri Krsna an/ ,gan to sa
as +ollo7s < $J(%
Brah)a sai/ <=Sri Naraana ga5, to that-44rah)ana o
>4agan)angala)angala> Ka5a0a) an/ th, ),/itation )antra
o+SrlK9na& $J@%
36 Narada Pd($arutram
_ highl +ort3nat, on, c I a) t,lling that to o3 an/ th, M3ni
Nara/a ; 3t at 2r,s,nt I a) 3nal, to t,ll o3 r,gar/ing th,
Ka5a0a that 7as on th, n,06 o+ Naraana Rs9& $@.%
Th, Ka5a0a1 so 5,r s,0r,t an/ rar,1 that o3 s,, in ) n,06
7as also on th, throat + Sri Naraana M3ni in a strang, )ann,r&
$J%
An/ th, sa), Ka5a0a 7as on th, n,06 o+ Dhar)a an/ on th,
high so3l,/ Nara=Naraana an/ th, gr,at M3ni Agasta an/
Lo)asa M3ni& $J%
_ Son c Again that sa), Ka5a0a is on th, n,06 o+ T3lasi an/
Sa5itri an/ on th, n,06s o+ oth,r highl +ort3nat, so3ls in s30h a
rar,l sa0r,/ 2la0, as Bharata5ar2& $J'%
Nara/a sai/ <=I 7ill h,ar lat,r ao3t th, 4agan)angala
Ka5a0a) an/ th, /hana an/ 7orshi2 o+ Sri Krsna& $J%
Kin/l t,ll at 2r,s,nt ao3t th, glor o+ that highl a3s2i0io3s
an/ rar, 6a5a0a) that S3ha/ra1 th, Brah)ana o got& $J%
Brah)a sai/ <=_ Son c o3 ,tt,r h,ar this +ro) o3r o7nd
G3r3& Sri Maha/,5a an/ o3 7o3l/ 6no7 th,n ho7 S3ha/ra&
otain,/ th, ao5, 6a5a0a)& $JJ%
L,tth,
an/ l,t P3n/arl6a 2rot,0tD,5a
Lor/ Nrsi)ha ) +,,t1 Sri )
2rot,0t Harinos,
2rot,0t
an/ ) t7o$@%
nails& han/s1
L,t Sri Ma/h3s3/ana 2rot,0t all o5,r ) o/ ; l,t Sri Ra)a
2rot,0t ) ,ast si/, an/ l ,t Sri "a)sl /hara 2rot,0t ) so3th ,ast&
$@J%
L,t Sri Da)o/ara 2rot,0t ) so3th ; l,t Sri Narotta)a 2rot,0t
) so3th-7,st; l,t P3n/ari6a6ba 2rot,0t ) 7,st an/ l,t Sri
"a)ana 2rot,0t ) north-7,st& $@%
L,t Sri Ananta D,5a 2rot,0t ) north an/ l,t Sri Para),-
S5ara 2rot,0t ) north-,ast as 7,ll as in 7at,r1 ,arth1 air an/ in )
/r,a)ing an/ 7a6ing stat,s& $.(%
(n te 0i!e#t *
+no1ed!e
Th% Lor) of 5rn)abana "ri Krsna rot%cts all his bha#tas an)
all thos% 4ho com% to him for r%fu$% ^ L%t :im rot%ct m% from all
mY )an$%rs. This 4on)%rful KaZaca 8 haZ% no4 communicat%)
to You. \2&
This is th% %ss%nc% in $iZin$ hain%ss an) Mo#sa to th% saints^
it $iZ%s all th% "i))his \%rf%ctions. Iho%Z%r r%cit%s this )urin$
th% 4orshi of "ri K]a obtains s%rZic%, )%Zotion to "ri :ari
an) b%com%s a r%si)%nt of 9olo#a "ri 5rn)aZan. That man,
th%r%for%, b%com%s a JlZanmu#ta \lib%rat%) 4hil% liZin$ in this
r%s%nt lif%. \22
:%r% %n)s th% Ja$anman$ala KaZacam in cours% of )ialo$u%
b%t4%%n Vrahma an) Nara)a.
Nara)asai) eKin)lY s%a# unto m% about that rar% KaZa
cam 4hich "ri NaraYana Ri $aZ% to "ubha)ra Vrahmin. \2
Vrahma sai) e:o4 can & s%a# to You about that KaZacam
4hich r%f%rs to mY 8]+a )%Zata ^ )o You not s%% on mY n%c# that
KaZacam %nclos%) ina roun)thin$ ma)%of %4%ls. \2/
"ri NaraYana R]i han)%) oZ%r that KaZacam alon$ 4ith th%
$uti#a \th% roun) thin$ %nclosin$ th% KaZacam but )i) not
)isclos% itas it 4as so or)%r%) bY"ri :ari. \23
n account of that KaZacam b%lon$in$ to th% 8fta)%Za of th%
R]i, h% )i) not $iZ% th% $uti#a to m%, thou$h r%riman)%) much
bY his fri%n)s. \20
8t is not ro%r to han) oZ%r %rsonallY on%_s o4n KaZacam^
for if it b% so han)%) oZ%r, th%r% is th% )an$%r of on%_s lif%. "o th%
R]is, th% #no4%rs of th% 5%)as, saY. \27
fortunat% on% d $o to Your 9uru of Your oth%r births "ri
"ambhu. :% 4ill $iZ% You c%rtainlY this #aZacam. \2!
Vrahmin d son d You 4ill soon $%t, o4in$ to Your $oo)
luc#, that ausicious an) rar% #aZacam+ \2*
"anat-#umara d 9o soon to 5ai#uitha an) s%% Your o4n
9uru. "ri NaraY ana 4ill $iZ% You this #aZaca x. Th%r% is no
)oubt in this. \'
40 Narada Pacaratram
son d :%arin$ this, Vha$aZan "ana t#umara 4%nt to
5ai#onthaan) $ot that )%sir%) %c%ll%nt#aZacam. \&
An) 4h%n Nara)a 4as r%a)Y to )%art as a)Zis%) bY Vrahma^
Vrahma, too, 4%nt to th% r%$ion of Vrahmalo#a, 4h%r% th%r% is no
2irt2$ deat nor od a!e 3.5
an/ is 6no7n
s300,ss,s as th, 2la0,
ar, r,alis,/ o+ on0,&
h,r, at si//his$.%
$2,r+,0tions%& Mantras an/
S,,ing this1 bri Nara/a U&si 7,nt to th, M3ni 7ho 7as +o3n/
s,at,/ in his asana 3t not in th, ),/itati5, )oo/& $.%
Th, D,5arsi on s,,ing Sri Nara/a1 got 321 0or/iall ga5, hi)
7,l0o), an/ o++,r,/ hi) roots an/ +r3its& $.J%
S,,ing Nara/a1 orn o+ a nol, +a)il1 7ith l3t, in his han/1
an/ o+ a 2l,asing 0o3nt,nan0,1 as6,/ hi) s)iling& $.%
I thin6 that th, M3ni Nara/a1 3rning 7ith Brah)at,9a an/
loo6ing rilliant 7ith th, light 0o)ing o3t o+ his o/1 th, ,st o+
th, Brah)anas1 has 0o), as a g3,st to ) aira) as a r,s3lt o+ )
goo/ +ort3n, an/ h, has ,,n o++,r,/ /3, 7orshi2 an/ gi5,n a
0or/ial 7,l0o),& $(%
Loinasa M3ni sai/<=_ Brah)anac What is o3r na),
Wh,n0, ar, o3 0o)ing ; an/ 7hith,r ar, o3 going What is th,
na), o+ o3r +ath,r 7h,r, /o,s h, li5, an/ 7h,r, is o3r irth
2la0, an/ 7hat is o3r nati5, 5illag, $@%
Ar, o3 0o), to san0ti+ this asra)a I ho2, it is ) goo/
+ort3n, that rings o3 h,r,1 th, in0arnat, o+ Brah)at,9a th, glor
or l3str, o+ Brah)an that is s322os,/ to s3rro3n/ a Brah)ana%&
$.%
Th, TIrthas o+ 7at,r or th, D,5as )a/, 32 o+ ,arth or ston,
ta6, 5,r long ti), to 23ri+ a thing ; 3t th, sight o+ a "aibna5a
23ri+i,s that at on0, 7hi0h 7as not 23ri+i,/ th, ao5, +or a long
ti),& $%
Th, tirthas an/ th, s,a-girt ,arth 7ith +or,sts an/ islan/s ar,
23ri+i,/ at on0, th, to30h o+ th, +,,t o+ th, "aibna5a-s $%
wDD Narada Pa3$aratram
an/ 7ho 0ats th, +oo/ on th, Sra//ha /as o+ th, S3/ras1 7ho is a
Brah)ana1 o22os,/ to Sri Krbna1 7ho 6ills ),n1 7ho is 7i06,/
an/ +,ro0io3s1 7ho is 5oi/ o+ /,5otion to his G3r31 7ho is a++li0t,/
7ith /is,as,s1 7ho-s2,a6s li,s al7as1 7ho is a S3/ra1 7ho go,s to
a Brah)ana?s 7i+,1 7ho go,s to his )oth,r1 7ho 03ts As5attha tr,,s1
7ho 6ills h,r h3san/1 7ho 6ills his +ath,r an/ )oth,r1 7ho 6ills
thos, 7ho 0o), 3n/,r his 2rot,0tion1 7ho is a Brah)ana1
Kyatria1 "aisa or S3/ra that st,als ston, an/ gol/& $'-'@%
Th3s saing1 Lo)aSa M3ni 7orshi22,/ Nara/a 7ith /,5otion
an/ ga5, hi) s7,,ts to ,at an/ 2la0, to sl,,2& $'.%
Sri Nara/a sai/ <=>O M3ni c I a) Nara/a1 th, 0hi,+ o+ th,
M3nis1 I a) th, son o+ Brah)a ; I a) 0o)ing +ro) ) 2la0, o+
as0,ti0is) an/ 7ill go to Kailasa1 /,sir,/ all& $'%
I ha5, 0o), h,r, to s,, o3 an/ )a6, ) so3l 23r, an/ hol ;
as th, sight o+ a "aisna5a san0ti+i,s all th, ,ings& $'%
Who ar, o31 san0ti+i,/ o3r ),/itation1 na6,/1 an/ th,
hairs on o3r h,a/ t7ist,/ into stra7s To 7ho) ,longs th,
Ka5a0a) ,n0los,/ in 9,7,l that hangs on o3r n,06 _ ort3nat,
on, c What /o o3 ),/itat, Who is th, high,st an/ ,st D,5a
Who is a G3r3 Pl,as, t,ll ), all this& $''%
Th, Lo)asa M3ni sai/ < -:o3 ar, 4i5an)36ta $li,rat,/
7hilst li5ing%; o3 ar, san0ti+ing th, thr,, 7orl/s ; th, 7or/s an/
)in/ o+ a )an ,0o), ali6, o+ th, +a)il in 7hi0h h, is orn&
$'%
Th, )in/s o+ all 2,rsons 0an , 2,r0,i5,/ th,ir sons1
th,ir na), an/ +a),1 th, 7at,r $al3ations o+ 5ario3s 2arts o+
o/ 2,r+or),/ 7ith 7at,r1 liations o+ 7at,r to th, /,0,as,/%1
his 2o,ti0 tast,1 l,arning an/ th, goo/ 2r,stig, that h,
7,il/s& $'%
Brah)a1 th, 0r,ator o+ th, 7orl/1 is ,arn,stl int,nt on
),/itating on Brah)a; so o31 His son1 ar, th, ,st o+ th,
D,5ars9s& $'J%
_ 23ri+i,r o+ th, 7orl/ c _ +ort3nat, on, c M na), is
46 Narada
Pan$aratram
"
\i
3' t6rada
Pancaratran
Th%n h% b%cam% Z%rY $la) an) 4%nt to th% sith $at% 4h%r%
h% sa4 th% $at%man (#bala, 4ith four han)s an) tri)%nt in hiz
han). \70
Th%r% h% sa4 th% 9ana)hia sittin$, 4ith smilin$ count%nanc%
an) also th% a)Z%nt of :ari into th%citY Mutlra\Mathura. \77
:% sa4 th% 9oi#as, Xaso)a, an) Nan)a $iZin$ Z%nt to th%ir
sorro4s an) th% 4hol% 9o#ula, r%s%ntin$ a Z%rY anious si$ht -r
an) h% sa4 also th% rot%ctor "ri Krsna on th% chariot. \7!
"%%in$ A#rura, sorro4ful from b%r%aZ%m%nt, Nan)a an) oth%rs+
th% Muni arriZ%) at th% s%Z%nth $at%. \7*
:% sa4 "ri Krsna, %nt%rin$ into Mathura 4ith Vala)%Za an)
9oa an) Zarious oth%r amus%m%ntictur%s. \!'
Th% boYs an) th% 4hol% %ol% of Mathura 4%r% inc%ssantlY
s%%in$ :im 4ith %a$%r aff%ction. \!&
:% sa4 th% br%a#in$ of th% bo4 of Maha)%Za, th% slaYin$
of Kamsa an) th% fr%%in$ of 5asu)%Za an) D%Za#l from th%
rison. \!2
Th%r% h% sa4 9an%sa. shinin$ 4ith Vrahma JYoti \th% li$ht of
Vrahman, mutt%rin$ his mantra, b%Yon) attribut%s, unattach%),
b%Yon) Pra#rti, %t%rnal, most holY, haZin$ a $arlan) of ur%
crYstals, th% lor)of th% D%Zasan) in m%)iation. :% 4as th%$uar+
th%r%. [ \!-!/
Th%munin)ra Nara)a b%cam% )%li$ht%) to s%% 9an%sa an+
b%$an to sh%) t%ars of oY an) chant_ hYmns to him 4ith )%Zotion-
accor)in$ to th% "ama 5%)as. \!3
Nara)a sai) eh 9an%"a d th% chi%f of th% D%Zas, 4itb
b%llY rotru)in$, hi$h%r than th% hi$h%st, :%ramba \boastful
h%ro, ma#%r of th% ausicious b%$innin$, %l%hant fac%) an) thr%%
%Y%). \!0
Thou art th% $iZ%r of lib%ration, th% b%sto4%r of ausicious-
n%ss, 4%alth an) ros%ritY, %Z%r r%a)Y to r%m%b%r "ri Kr]na, th%
r%c%tacl% of hi$h%st bliss, an) th% son of ParZati. \!7
Eit to b% 4orshi%) bY all, th% Lor) of all.
fit to b% 4orshi-
%) bY th% 4hol% 4orl), hi$hlY int%lli$%nt on% d th% 9uru of th%
4orl), th% Lor) of th% 4orl), 8 salut% Th%%. \!!
(n te 0i!e#t +no1ed!e
33
Th%%. \!*
Th% chast% ParZatl $ot Th%% as son d bY 4orshiin$ inc%ss+
antlY 67 Kr]na, th% hi$h%st sirit, an) bY %rformin$ Zo4s. 8
salut% Th%%. \*'
8 salut% Th%% a$ain an) a$ain, th% chi%f of th% D%Zas, th% chi%f
of all, th% most h%aZY on%, th% hi$h%st Jfianin, an) lib%ral min)%)
9an%sa. \*&
Thus chantin$ hYmns, Nara)a Fuic#lY %nt%r%) into th% inn%r
aartm%ntof isZara ^ an) 9an%sa Zanish%) also from th%r%. \*2
:% 4ho r%cit%s )ailY )urin$ th% tim% of 4orshi this hYmn of
Nara)a, $%ts %Z%rY 4h%r% succ%ss an) ZictorY. \*
EirmlY conc%ntrat%) an) ma#in$ r%solZ% \"an#ala h% 4ho
r%cit%s this 4ith )%Zotion for on% Y%ar, b%com%s %tr%m%lY )%Zot%)
to "ri Krsna an) obtains a son Fualifi%) 4ith hi$h%st attri-
but%s. \*/
:% $%ts a $oo) son, lon$ liZ%), 4%althY, l%arn%) an) 4%ll
c%l%brat%). All his obstacl%s )isa%ar an) h% $%ts in this 4orl)
ro%rtY, unalloY%) fam%, constants bliss an) in th% n%t 4orl) th%
r%$ion of :ari. \*3
'
Nara/a sa7 Maha/,5a th3s an/1 7ith 0loth ro3n/ his n,06 +,ll
2rostrat, 7ith +ir) /,5otion ,+or, th, Lor/ Sa)h31 his o7n
G3r3& $@%
An/ th, D,5ars9 ,gan to 0hant h)ns )ost +,r5,ntl to th,
lor/ o+ th, #ni5,rs,1 as stat,/ in th, ",/as& $IS%
Nra/a sai/ <=_ Lor/ o+ th, #ni5,rs, c Tho3 art ) Lor/1
) All in All c Tho3 art th, s,,/ o+ this tr,, o+ 7orl/ ; Tho3 art
th, ,sto7,r o+ all +r3its ; I sal3t, Th,,& $@%
Tho3 art s2r3ng o+ Ths,l+1 7itho3t an s,,/ @ _ Tho3
#norn1 th, H3san/ $th, s,,/ gi5,r%1 Tho3 art th, I)2,llor1 th,
S,,/ o+ all1 Tho3 art th, High,st "oi/ an/ th, R,0,2ta0l, o+ all
Bha5as $+,,lings%1 I sal3t, Th,,& $@%
Th, Lor/ o+ th, 7orl/ c Th, Lor/ 7ho 0a3s,/ th, on/ag,
o+ this 7orl/ c th, h,l)s)an in 0rossing th, oat to th, oth,r si/,
w o+ this s,a o+ trans)igrator ,8ist,n0,1 th, S322ort o+ all1 r,Q3iring
no s322ort1 7ith all s322orts an/ th, #2hol/,r o+ this Earth c $@J%
Th, Hol/,rs o+ th, ",/as1 "i/as an/ 7orl/ c Tho3 art
Oanga/hara $th, hol/,r o+ th, Gang,s%& Tho3 art 4a,sa1
"i9aa/hara1 th, S,,/ o+ 5i0tor1 all 0o)2os,/ o+ 5i0tor& I sal3t,
Th,,& $@%
_ Tho31 th, Origin o+ this 7orl/ c Tho3 art 4aanan/a an/
Sar5anan/a c I sal3t, Th,,& Saing th3s1 Nara/a stoo/ in +ront&
; An/ Sri Maha /,5a1 th, Lor/ o+ th, 7o rl/ s2o6, to hi) 7ith a
s)ilin+ga0-<C
, O% =
_ highl +ort3nat, On, c As6 oon +ro) ), 7hat,5,r o3
dmq& _ son c C,rtainl I 7ill gi5, that to o3 ; I 0an gi5, o3 ;|
th, 7,alth& $.@%
} e
I
3G Narada Paficaratrami J
nana ^ an) that is call%) Tantra an) Mantra 4h%nc% srin$s th%
)%Zotion to "ri Krsna. \&'
n% 4hos% min) is turn%) a4aY from "ri Kr]na an) b%com%s
attach%) to )%sir%s for %noYin$ ob%cts of s%ns%s, is c%rtainlY stui),
)%lu)%) an) th% Zil% 4r%tch amon$st m%n, as if a man 4ho casts
asi)% n%ctar an) )rin#s Z%nom. \&&
:% is th% 9uru, b% is th% fath%r, h% ou$ht to b% ch%mn as th%
b%st, h% is th% moth%r, h% is th% husban), h% is th% son 4ho can
uoart to anoth%r )%Zotion to :ari \:ari bha#ti that cuts as un)%r
th% root of Karma. \&2
Eath%r d 8t is th% 4orshi of "ri Krsna, th% ausicious of
all ausicious thin$s that is th% curatiZ% m%)icin% of th% )is%as% of
%noYin$ th% %ff%ct of Karma an) )%stroYs it. \&
Alas d such is th% turn that th% min) of th% Cr%ator of th%
4orl) an) th% \ Author of th% inunctions of Dharma \Dharma
"asanam has b%%n )%lu)%) an) :% is )%lu)in$ oth%rs. \&/
5ifu has )%lu)%) th%% bY :is o4n MaYa an) has %n$a$%) You
to this 4or# of cr%ation ^ but :% has not $iZ%n to th%% th% s%rZic%
)%Zotion to :is of "%lf. \8"
A moth%r $iZ%s to h%r chil) balls of s4%%tm%ats to a%as% his
hun$%r^ but th% chil) )o%s not #no4 of 4hat natur% that s4%%t ball
is ma)% u. \&0
f
L%t You 2e te sin$l% husban) of fiftY 4om%n an) al4aYs at
th%ir control, as a )%%r b%com%s a laY thin$ to oth%rs. \23
5illain d L%t Your Youth, b% st%a)Y an) You b%com% a h%ro
m amorous )allianc%s ^ thos% 4om%n _4i: r%main st%a)Y in th%ir
Youths too ^ an) l%t You b% )%ar t% thos% 4om%n., \20
"o l%t You b% un)%r th% control of Kama \assion for on%
thousan) D%Za %ars an) in)ul$%-in s%ual l%asur%s in solitarY
lac%s an) b%autifulsit%s an) for%st $roun)s. \27
An) at th% %n) ofthosuan) Y%ars l%t You b% bora, sath% fruit {
%fY)ar Karma, at th% 4omb of a ")ra 4oman, a slaZ% $irl of a
Vrahmana ^ th%r% is no )oubt in this. \2!
Ih%n, bY Your comin$ in contact 4ith a 5aisnaZa an) f%%)in$
on th% r%mains of 5isnu_s m%al \ras+a)am an) bY th% $rac% of
5isnu MaYa. \2*
Nara)a b%cam% Z%rY an$rY at th%s% 4or)s of his fath%r an) ^
soon $aZ% him in r%turn a Z%rY s%Z%r% curs%. \'
4ic#%) on% 8 L%t thou b%com% unfit to b% 4orshi%) ^ no
on% 4ill b% th% 4orshi%r of Your mantra. C%rtainlY .You 4ill
)%sir% to $o aft%r on% 4ho is unfit to b% aroach%). \&
An) bY th% curs% of Nara)a, Vrahma has b%com% an ob%ct
of non-4orshi bY th% 4orl) an) :% in r%Zious )aYs 4%nt aft%r
:is )au$ht%r, )%lu)%) bY h%r b%autY. \2
D69 te 0i!e#t 6!
+no1ed!e
Vrahma Fuitt%) that bo)Y, a$ain 4h%n a)monish%) bY "ana#a
E an) oth%r lt]is ^ :% b%cam% Z%rY much abash%) an) b%cam% a n%4
y Vrahma, \
8 Aft%r )ulY salutin$ his fath%r, Nara)a Fuitt%) his Vrahmana
8 bo)Y an) too# u th% bo)Y of a 9an)harZa. \/
v Ih%n h% 4as full in his Youth, h% b%cam% infuriat%) bY his
8 Ziol%nt assions an) carri%) off st%alin$ %r forc% fiftY )au$ht%rs
E of a 9an)harZanam%) Citraratha. \3
8 :% marri%) th%m accor)in$ to th% 9an)harZa rit%s in a solitarY
& lac% ^ an) th%s% f%mal%s faint%) on s%%in$ th% b%autY of th%ir
husban). \0
Th%s% assionat% 4om%n in)ul$%) in s%nsual l%asur%s 4ith
that assion at% man, an) for$ot th%ir fath%rs, moth%rs an)
broth%rs. \7
8n %Z%rY caZ%, in all th% b%autiful lac%s, in %Z%rY mountain, ia
Z%rY loZ%lY lac% s an) in all th% $roZ%s an) for%s ts, in flo4%r E
$ar)%ns, in tr%% $ar)%ns, on all th% riZ%rs, tan#s an) b%autiful
Chan)ra saroZaras, b%for% 8n)ra, on th% ban#s of "ubha)ra an) in th%
caZ%s of th% mountain 9an)hama)ana, Z%rY t%rribl% an) inacc%ssibl%,
un)%r th% flo4%rY Pariata tr%%, 4ithin th% coolbr%%% sc%nt%) 4ith th%
s4%%t fra$ranc% of flo4%rs, an) 4ithin th% sc%nt%) r%$ions, th%Y 4%nt on
hol)in$ th%ir s%ual int%rcours%s. A$ain th%s% la)i%s, anoint%) all oZ%r
th%ir bo)i% s 4ith san)alast%, 4%r% so much "_ m%r$%) in th%ir
amorous )allianc%s 4ith that Youn$ 9an)harZa,i also san)alast%)
oZ%r his bo)Y, that th%Y b%com% unconscious of )aY an) ni$ht. 8n
th% most b%autiful MalaYa mountains \th% 4%st%rn $hats, sc%nt%)
4ith san)al4oo) tr%%s, on th% most b%autiful buil)in$ ma)% of
b%autiful cama#a flo4%rs, in 5isYan)a#a \a c%l%stial $ar)%n of
lotus%s, in "ura%na \a nam% of Mathura in Nan)ana, in
Pu^abha)ra#a, in "Zahu#anana, in KanYaban, in th% b%autiful
Paribha)ra#a, in "aran)ha#a, in 9an)ha#a, in "nran)hra, in
Pun)ra#a, in Kalanara in Panara, in th% $ol)%n for%st of Kauci, in
th% months of Caitra an) 5ai]a#ha, in th% s4%%t for%sts of Ma)hu an)
in th% Kalua)aa unit%) r%$ions )%si$n%) bY 5isZa#arma, in th%
b%autiful mi)-r%$ions an) in sub%la, suar%Za for%sts, 4h%r% Youn$
srouts 4%r% comin$ out, in th% t%ml%s at
i
-- J Ndrada
Pan$aratram
Th, Ati2ata6is $thir/ 0lass sinn,rs% ar, thos, sinn,rs 7ho hol/
illi0it 0onn,0tions 7ith thos, not +it to , a22roa0h,/1 7ho st,al
a7a th, 7,alth o+ th, D,5as an/ Brah)anas& $J%
B3t th,s, thr,,-+ol/ sinn,rs ,0o), +r,, o+ all th,ir sins1 no
soon,r th, hol/ Krbna san6irtans $0hant th, na), an/ glori,s o+
Sri Krbna%1 ),/itat, on Krna an/ ta6, Kr~na )antra& $%
As0,ti,s1 2,r+or),rs o+ an9as $sa0ri+i0,s%1 ath,rs in Tirthas1
6,,2,rs o+ 5o7s1 Bhi693s1 :atis1 Brah)a0aris1 "ana2rasthas1 th,
highl sa0r,/ ir,1 th, 23r, /rin6ing 7at,r ,t0&1 0annot 0o)2ar, - to
on, si8t,,nth 2art o+ a "aisna5a& $J(-J@%
H, 7o /ail /rin6s th, 2a/o/a6a $7at,r a+t,r 7ashing th,
+oot o+ "ibn3% an/ ,ats "ibn3 nai5,/a $o++,r ings o+ ,atal,s to-
"isn3% an/ s,,s an/ 7orshi2s /ail Salagra) sila $"ibn3 ston,%1
r,a2s 3n/o3t,al th, +r3it o+ 2,r+or)ing hors, sa0ri+i0,
$As5a),/ha%; $J.-J%
Th,r, is no on, in this 7orl/ so ),ritorio3s 7ho 0an /,+,at
th,)& Th, /3st o+ th,ir +,,t 23ri+i,s th, Tirthas an/ Earth& $J
Th, D,5as an/ th, M3nis al7as 0h,rish /,sir,s to s,, an/
to30h a "aisna5a ; no soon,r a "aigna5a is orn1 h3n/r,/ g,n,ra-
tions o+ his ,0o), 23r,& $J%
Saing so1 Brah)a r,)ain,/ sil,nt& Th, D,5as an/ th, M3nis
7,r, astonish,/ to h,ar this& $J%
Th,n th, "i/a/haris an/ Gan/har5as that 7,r, 2r,s,nt th,r,
in n3),rs ,gan to /an0, an/ sing songs an/ th, Kinnaras ,gan
to sing& $J%
"i/a/haris=$,)al,s o+ a s,)i /i5in, 0lass o+ ,ings%
Kinnaras=a )thi0al ,ing 7ith a h3)an +ig3r, an/ th, ,a/ o+ a
hors,&
Th,n 0a), th,r, #r5asi1 M,na6a1 Ra)ha1 Ghrta0i1 Tilot-
ta)a1 S3/ha)36hi1 P3rga0itti1 Mohini1 Kali6a Ca)2a5ati1
Can/ra)36hl& Pa/)a1 Pa/)a)36hT1 ,n/ oth,r o3ng la/i,s o+
st,a/ ,a3ti,s& $JJ-J%
Th,r, 7,r, also oth,r 2assionat, la/i,s o+ s2a0io3s hi2s1 o+
7i/, an/ h,a5 r,asts1 s)iling1 an/ o+ 2l,as,/ 0o3nt,nan0,s1 $(d
(n te 0i!e#t +no1ed!e 7&
Ragints
s7,,t M3$+,)al,
r,han2,rsoni+i0ations
a1 th, ni0, 2,th,r,o+%1
03liar an0on9oint
/ 5ario37ith
s /agla//,ning
n0,s1 th,
,a3ti+3l a22,aran0, an/ ni0, /r,ss,s1 th, /ra)ati0 )o5,),nt o+
han/s1 ,t0& 0a3sing th, ,80it,),nt o+ lo5,l +,,lings a)ongst th,
a3/i,n0,s 7,r, gran/l 2,r+or),/ th,r, in th, th,atr, ; th, 7hol,
thing 7as )ar5,llo3sl gran/ ; an/ h,aring th,s,1 th, 7hol, host o+
th, D,5as1 M3nis1 la/i,s +r,Q3,ntl ,gan to , 3n0ons0io3s an/
0ons0io3s alt,rnat,l& $-'%
Th, st,aling a7a o+ th, 0loths o+ th, Go2is1 th,ir 7ailings1
han/ing th,) o5,r again th,ir gar),nts1 hono3ring th,) an/
granting oons to th,)1 th, 2,r+or)an0, o+ th, 5o7 o+ Kataanl1
,ating +oo/ +ro) th, 7i5,s o+ th, Brah)anas& th, 0r3shing
o+ln/ra?s 5aint an/ 2,r+or) an0, o+ 5rats In/ra1 th, 7orshi2 o+
th, )o3ntain1 th, /,s0ri2tion o+ Sri "rn/a5ana1 all thos, 2ortions o+
P3ranas /on, to )3si0 0a3s,/ th, 3n0ons0io3sn,ss an/
r,0on0io3sn,ss1 again an/ again1 o+ all th, a3/i,n0, 2r,s,nt th,r,&
$-%
irst o+ all1 Brah)a ga5, to th, Gan/har5a #2a5arhana1
gar),nts 23r, li6, +ir,1 goo/ 7ish,s 7hat h, /,sir,/ )ost1 th, t7o
,a3ti+3l ,ar-rings )a/, o+ 2r,0io3s 9s7,ls1 a /ia/,) )a/, o+
in5al3al, 2,arls an/ g,)s1 a 9,7,l +ing,r-ring1 s0,nt,/ san/al7oo/
an/ +lo7,rs1 th, /3st o+ His o7n +,,t that 7as 5,r )30h /,sir,/ ;
(ii te 0i!e#t .
+no1ed!e
Brah)a ga5, to ,5,r on, arti0l, that 7as 5,r )30h li6,/
hi)1 th, g,) 3ilt "is5a6ar)a1 th, ,st o+ all orna),nts1 0o30h1
r,/ 2o7/,r Sin/3ra $",r)illion1 r,/ l,a/%1 san/,l 7oo/ )i8,/ 7ith
sa++ron1 ,t,ls 7ith 0a)2hor1 loo6ing-glass )a/, o+ th, ,st g,)1
th, ,a3ti+il 7hit, 0ho7ri,1 an6l,ts )a/, o+ th, ,st g,)s1 /i5in,
0hariot going 7ith th, s2,,/ o+ )in/1 3ilt th, 7ill o+ Go/;
9,7,l garlan/s int,rs2,rs,/ 7ith 2,arls1 g,)s1 /ia)on/s ; 7hit,
+ans1 an/ ,a3ti+3l )irrors ; a la6h o+ ,a3ti+3l t,)2l,s orna),nt,/
7ith right shining 2it0h,rs s,t 7ith 9,7,ls1 r3i,s1 /ia)on/s an/
oth,r 2r,0io3s ston,s ; an/ a /i5in, /ra7n on, tho3san/ hors0,s1
on, la6h Dhan3s high1 on, o9ana long an/?roa/ an/ +itt,/ 7ith
on, tho3san/ 7h,,ls1 Brah)a 7as 5,r 7,ll 2l,as,/ 7ith th,)1
an/1 7ith gr,a t 9o1 /istri3t,/ to th,) all th, ao5, things&
Maha/,5a also ,0a), 2l,as,/ an/ gla/l ga5, to #2a5arhana
Gan/har5a1 th, +ir) 3n+lin0hi ng Hariha6ti $/,5otio n to Hari%&
$@.-@J%
J'
( Son c Th,ir l,s sings ar, not ),a nt +or ,n9o ing th, +r3i ts
o+Kar)as< Can s2ro3ts o003r +ro) th, 7h,ats that ha5, ,,n
oil,/ $.%
@ Ms,l+ s,5, r th, roots o+ th, Kar)a2hal $th, +r3i ts o+ th,ir
a0tions%& It is onl thos, 7ho /o not 7orshi2 M Mantra that
s3++,r +or th,ir Kar)as& $.%
I Ms,l+ ha5, gi5,n M Mantra to th, P3r32 an/ /,li5,r th,
Bha6tas $/,5ot,,s% 0a3sing th,) ta6, M Mantra +ro) oth,rs&
$.'%
In /as o+ or,1 I ga5, M Mantra to Mrt3+t9aa ; thos, in
th, r,gion o+ Go-lo6a 7ho ar, )a/, 32 1o+ s3//ha satt5as a00,2t,/
&th, Mrt3+i9aa )antra& $.%
Th,n Sanat63 )ara1 Dhar)a1 Brah)a1 Ka2ila1 HOD, an/ th,
highl int,llig,nt Gan,+o too6 that Mantra& $.%
Th,n I ga5, th, )antra to Naraana an/ th, int,llig,nt son o+
Dhar)a1 Maha "isn31 on 7hos, ,a0h 2or, r,si/,s a 3ni5,rs,1 7ho
is th, 2r,si/ing /,it o+ Kala $Ti),% an/ h,1 7ho is th, D,ath o+
all1 also a00,2t,/ M Mantra& $.J%
A+t,r7ar/s1 on th, an6s o+ th, "ira9a1 I ga5, ) )antra to
#2,n/ra1 Ka)a1 Bhrg31 an/ Angira&
_ Chil/ c Saras5ati1 Pa/)a1 Ra/ha1 Sa5itri1 "isn3)aS1 an/
th, Parsa/as1 all a00,2t,/ M Mantra& $.-(%
( Chil/ c no7 h,ar th , r,ason 7h I ha/ not gi5,n o3
)antra ; o3 7ill ha5, to ta6, o3r irth in th, 7o) o+ a
S3/rani1 in a00or/an0, 7ith Brah)a?s 7or/& $@%
@ ha5, s2o6 ,n to o3 all 7hat I ha/ to sa& _ 0hil/ c no7 go
to o3r /,sir,/ 2la0, ; a+t,r t7,l5, ,ars o3 7ill , orn in D,5a?s
2art $D,5a a)sa% in th, 7o) o+ a S3/ranl& $.%
Th,n1 7ithin +i5, ,ars1 o3 7ill g,t +ro) a Brah)in1 M
Mantra ; an/ o3 7ill Q3it that o/ a+t,r t,n ,ars1 an/ , orn
again1 as th, son o+ Brah)a& $%
!0 N orada
Paficaratrt
Brah)a sai/ <=L,t all th, la/i,s in this 7orl/ ta6, th, +ir, o+
Ma/ana $C32i/%1 so 2l,asant in s,83al int,r0o3rs, an/ l,t th,) all
,0o), 2assionat,& $%
H,aring Brah)a s2,a6ing th3s in th, ass,)l1 th, la/i,s
,0a), 5,r 7rath+3l1 th,ir +a0,s t3rn,/ r,/ 7ith ang,r an/1 r,/-
,,/1 th, +,arl,ssl s2o6, o3t to Brah)a& $%
Th, la/i,s sai/ <=i, on Th,,; Go/ has 0r,at,/ Th,, in 5ain<
Tho3 hast ,0o), 3n+it to , 7orshi22,/ on, an/ all1 /3, to
th,
no703rs,1
th,0ast on in+li0t,/
03rs, Th, th,
on Mohinis
Th,,1 $la/i,s%
Th son&in /as
$J% o+ ol/1 an/
Th, ),n an/ 7o),n ar, in0,ssantl ,ing-3rnt har/l
3n,aral, +ir, o+ C32i/ $s,83al int,r0o3rs,%1 that is al7as r,ign-
ing in th,ir r,asts& $%
On, 2art o+ that +ir, o+ C32i/ is in )an an/ thr,, 2arts ar, in
th, +,)al, s,8; all th, +,)al,s ar, ,ing 3rnt that& So 7hat
)or, 0an , in+li0t,/ on 3s& $SO%
I+ Tho3 lai/,st )or, +ir, o+ 2assion on th, )al,s an/ +,)al,s1-
7, 7o3l/ th,n 3rn Th,, to ash,s& S,,1 7ho sa5,s Th,, c (@%
H,aring th,s, 7or/s o+ 0hast, 7o),n1 Maha/,5a Hi)s,l+
s2o6, to Brah)a1 th, +ollo7ing )oral an/ ,n,+i0,nt 7or/s& $'.%-
Maha/,5a s2o6,<=_ highl int,llig, nt on, c orsa6, all
th,s, Q3arr,ls 7ith th,s, 5o7-os,r5ing la/i,s& Th, +ir, o+ th,ir
0hastit is )or, 2o7,r+3l than all oth,r +ir,s $or ,n,rgi,s% 23t
tog,th,r& $'%
_ Is5ara c _ Chi,+ o+ th, D,5as c no7 0r,at, a 7o)an na),/
Krta1 an/ lo0at, th, +ir, arising +ro) th, 7rath o+ Ka)a D,5a1
th, so3r0, o+ all )is,ri,s1 in h,r& $'%
H,aring th,s, 7or/s o+ Maha/,5a1 Brah)a 0r,at,/ soon a
+,)al, +or)1 ,8Q3isit,l ,a3ti+3l to ,hol/& $''%
What in +or)1 7hat in /r,ss1 ho7 o3th+3l sh, is as r,gar/s
h,r ag,1 ,a3ti+3l ,,s1 7hat ni0, si/,long glan0,s1 sh, 0a2ti5at,s
th, )in/s o+ th, :ogis ,5,n& $'%
Ho7 ni0, ar, h,r r,asts1 har/1 0a2ti5ating an/ 0ir03lar c Oh I
. Narada
Pa($aratram
sha)An/ ti),s
,ight M 0o))an/1 l,t +o3r
an/ 2ati,n0, or/inar
ti),s7o),n
that o+ ha5, 2assion
a )an& t7i0,1
$l @.%?
An/ l,t 0hast, 7o),n os,r5, li6, ),n1 th, +a)il /har)a
th, +,ar o+ on,?s +a)il1 )o/,st an/ goo/ 0on/30t1 strong 2r,stig,
o+ th,ir o7n s,l5,s& An/ as that 5il, 7r,t0h1 th, D,5a $th, As5insd
as6,/ sha),l,ssl in this ass,)l o+ th, nat3r, o+ 7o),n1 h, has
0o))itt,/ a s,rio3s o++,n0, ; an/ l,t hi)1 +or th,ir o++,n0,1 ,
/,2ri5,/ o+ his shar, in th, sa0ri+i0,s& $@@-@@%
An/ +ro) to/as M 0o))an/1 l,t th, +oo/ o++,r,/
2hsi0ians , r,06or,/ as-sin+3l1 an/ not 7orth to , a00,2t,/
th, l,arn,/& $@@'%
(n te 0i!e#t *7
+no1ed!e
Thus saYin$, all th% D%Zis, all th% la)i%s, th% D%Zas an) th%
Munis an) oth%rs that cam% th%r%, all 4%nt a4aY to th%ir r%s%ctiZ%
lac%s. C8 &0
Chil) d Thus aros% th% class of rostitut%s, unchast% 4om%n
in all arts of th% 4orl) ^ an) th%Y ar% th% ob%cts of sham% to th%
chast% on%s. \&&7
:%r%of%n)s
"ri th% fourt%%nth
N"ra)a chat%r
Pancaratra in%th%
on th first
ori$in ni$ht
of th%
unchast% 4om%n an) rostitut%s.
U-
C:APT(R 65
th,)_r,s2,0ti5,l
D,5a c What ar, th,
; 7hat s2,0i+i0
is th, +a), r,s3lts o+ th,r,
a0Q3ir,/ 7orshi22ing
an/,a0h
7hato+
/i++,r,n0,s or r,lations th,r, ar, as a )att,r o+ 0o3rs,1 ,t7,,n th,
s3or/inat,s an/ th, 2rin0i2al $or o+ thos, 7hi0h dr, h,l2,/ or
+,,/ to th, h,l2,r or th, +,,/,r% $.@%
What is th, Ka5a0a that Naraana Rsi ga5, to S3ha/ra
Brah)ana an/ 7ho is th, D,5a o+ th, Ka5a0a1 that o3ght to ,
7orshi22,/& $..%
Brah)a /i/ not t,ll ), ,+or, ao3t this 7on/,r+3l Ka5a0a
that o3ght to , 6,2t 5,r s,0r,t1 an/ that is 5,r rar, in this
3ni5,rs,& $.%
&'' Narada-Pancarati
am
"anat Kumara #no4s it^ but h%, too, )i) not t%ll it b%for% to
m%. :o4 #in)lY t%ll m% 4hat 8 haZ% as#%) You ^ an) also 4hat
8 haZ% not as#%) You ^ an) 4hat amon$st th%m is ausicious an)
$oo) to m%. \2/
Abo)% of all ausiciousn%ss d V% $racious unto m% an)
instruct m% on that #no4l%)$% 4hich s%Z%r th% bon)s of Karma
an) th% fraits th%r%of^ an) 4hat is th% %ss%nc% of all th% 5%)as.
\23
Th% historY of Ra)hi#a is Z%rY 4on)%rful ^ it is Z%rY
)ifficult to b% attain%) in th% 5%)as, Puranas,. 8tihasas, an)
5%)an$as. \20
Ih%n th% 9uru imarts #no4l%)$%, th%n th%r% aris%s th%
notion an) #no4l%)$% of Mantra an) Tantra. A$ain that is-
Tantra an) that is Mantra 4hich $iZ%s ris% to :aribha#ti \)%Zotion
to :ari. \27
Lor) d 4h%n th% l%arn%) %oun) th% 5%)as, som% #no4-
l%)$% th%n aris%s. Vut Thou art 4orshi%) bY th% caus% that
$iZ%s birth to th% 5%)as an) Thou art th% r%si)in$ D%itY of alt
#no4l%)$%. \2!
Thou, th% V%st of th% #no4%rs of th% 5%)as & 8sZara &
Dost thou $iZ% m% th% #no4l%)$% of KrfPa, to on% 4ho is ThY
)%Zot%%, un)%r ThY r%fu$%, \2*
:%arin$ th% 4or)s of Nara)a, Maha D%Za, th% 9uru of th%
9urus of th% Xo$is, consult%) 4ith ParZati an) b%$an to s%a# on
#no4l%)$%. \*
Thus 8 haZ% no4 tol) You all about th% b%autiful #no4l%)$%,,
l%a)in$ to )%Zotion to :ari, an) s%Z%rin$ th% roots an) fruits of
Karma. \&
:%r% %n)s tb% fift%%nth chat%r, in th%first ni$ht, of "ri
Nara)a Paficaratram on th% n%ctar of #no4l%)$%
(ND" E E8R"T N89:T.
Th% "%con) Ni$ht
CHAPTER I
ratra thato
7is/o) t is ,80,ll$@%
o3& ,nt1 i,l/ing all 6no7l,/g,s1 th, n,0tar o+
In +3t3r, o3 7ill gi5, this 0,rtainl to ",/a "asa& "asa
7ill gi5, this to his s3n S36a D,5a in a solitar 2la0,& $@'%
_ Nara/a c It o3ght not t o , gi5,n to an oth,r o/ than th,
hol ",/a "asa1 7ho 7ill , orn o+ th, A)s>a $2art% o+ Naraana
an/ 7ho 7ill ,sto7 )30h 23na)& It sho3l/ not , gi5,n to an
on, 7ho is not orn o+ Naraana?s ArhSa& $@%
An/ "asa-/,5a1 7ho 7ill , tr3th in0arnat, an/ , orn o+
th, 0hast, Sata5atI1 o3ght to g,t it& No7 h,ar 7ith 3n/i5i/,/
att,ntion all th, things that 7ill , /,s0ri,/ on, on,& $@%
_ son c Th, s2irit3al 6no7l,/g, is th, +irst an/ +or,)ost o+
all 6no7l,/g ,s1 th, ,ss,n0, o+ th, ",/as1 5,r ,a3ti+3 l1 5ario3s
an/ is /i++i03lt in )an Tantras1 $@J%
In that 6no7l,/g, to s,r5, th, +,,t o+ Sri Krsna is th, ,ss,n0,
o+
anall
thi,ss,n0,s
ng an/ it; itisisth,
a22ro5,/ o+ ,
),ans 7h,r all; on,
it is not 0on0,rn,/
,0o) ,s +r,,/7ith
+ro)
7orl/& $@%
_ Brah)an c In /as o+ or, lbrl Krsna 7rot, on, la6h 5,rs,s
on this1 ho7 0an I sa this ; I 7,ll t,ll o3 in ri,+; list,n& $.(%
All this 3ni5,rs, )o5,al, an/ non-)o5,al,1 +ro) Brah)a
/o7n to th, la/, o+ grass1 is all Sri Krbna& E5,rthing /issol5,s
in Hi) an/ ,5,rthing again 0o),s o3t o+ Hi)& $.@%
Th,r, is onl on, Go/ al7as ,8isting in this 3ni5,rs,&
E5,rthing ,ls, is ro3ght o3t as His ,++,0t1 an/ is 3n/,r th,
ill3sion o+ Maa& $..%
Second Ni!t$ V 103
E
\
"o Para Vrahma is %t%rnal ^ an) JiZas, too, ar% %t%rnal.
Vha$aZan, th% 8nn%r "oul, 4ithin th% h%arts of all, b%com%s Zisibl%
104 Narada-
Pacaratram
+o %Z%rY JlZa. \/
8 am of th% natur% of Iis)om an) th% r%si)in$ D%itY of
#no4l%)$% ^ Vha$aZati is of th% natur% of Vu))hi \int%ll%ct an) of
th% natur% of th% Eorc% \"a#ti in all. \ s
Dur$a, in front of You, is 5i]numaYa an) %t%rnal. Munid
all, saZ% th% )%Zot%%s of 5i]nu, ar% )%lu)%) bY :%r MaYa. \0
Vrahma, is min), th% r%si)in$ )%itY of min) ^ an) 5 snu
:ims%lf is of th% natur% of th% fiZ% Pranas an) th%ir r%si)in$
D%itY, an) %n$a$%) in th% affairs of ob%cts. \7
Th% D%Zi 4ithin, th%r%for%, is of th% natur% of Pranas ^ Th%
Moon an) th% "un ar% r%si)in$ in th% t4o %Y%s. Th% oth%r D%Zas
ar% r%si)in$oZ%r oth%r or$ans r%s%ctiZ%lY. \!
Dharma is th% h%a) of all^ :utasan \Eir% is in th% b%llY ^ th%
4in), )iff%r%ntfrom Pranas,is inhalin$an) %halin$br%ath. \*
Th% obstacl% $iZin$ 9an%sa, liZin$ in th% throat, )%stroYs ^ all
obstacl%s. Karti#%Ya is of th% natur% of str%n$th ^ Kama D%Za
instils assion of loZ% in th% min). \/'
La#sml D%Zi, of th% natur% of "attZa $una. is of th% natur% of
m%rits \PunYam an) )%m%rits \Paam in th% h%art. "arasZatl
r%si)%s in all th% b%in$ from th%ir throats to th%ir lis. \/&
(Z%rY 4h%r% this "arasZatl D%Zi, assumin$ oth%r forms,
b%com%s of th% natur% of couns%ls i e a)Zis%s couns%ls. "a#tis,
arisin$ from Vu))hi r%si)% in all th% b%in$s an) haZ% )iff%r%nt
nam%s an) functions as Ni)ra \sl%%, Tan)ra \s%mi sl%%, DaYa
\PitY. "ra))ha \faith, Tusti \cont%ntm%nt, Pusi \nourishm%nt,
Ksama \for$iZ%n%ss, Kfu)ha \hun$%r, Laa \mo)%stY, Tr]na
\thirst, 8ccha \4ill, "anti \%ac%, cinta \car%, Jara \ol) a$%,
Ja)a \in%rtia %tc. \/2-/
Th%s% follo4 th% JlZa \soul, as th% att%n)ants follo4 a #in$.
Cmta \car% an) JZara \f%Z%r al4aYs $o a$ainst "obha \b%autY
an) Puti \nourishm%nt. \//
Th% hYsical bo)i%s of all th% b%in$s ar% ma)% of A#lfa
\%th%r, 4in), fir%, 4at%r, an)-%arth ^ an) ar% call%) Paficabhau-
ti#a ^ for th%Y ar% built of fiZ% %l%m%nts. \/3
Second Ni!t$ V E &'3
\& \2 \ \/ \3 \0 \7 \! \* \ \H bY 9$5 ! ?%
, ; !YllaI%)mantra AD)
[ - + +zz -Bhi%)
This mantra Yi%l)s mu#ti \lib%ration^ it is sanctifi%) bY th%
Tlrtha, an) $iZ%s si))hi. VY Zirtu% of this mantra, on% can &
%Z%rY4h%r%
.> h#%
[ Q[ r%P%at"t%a min),
,a#h" f an)
~ tim%!$%ts th%a %alt%) $oal ingi))ha
this mant th% %n)
@ this\<
mantra. No4 of anoth%r mantra_ ^Bitb%is b%com%s
this g-
\& +f \2 tf \ Bff \/ \3-! +rfcl+ \*-&' B,+-
;j ban$ Srim fi m Sarydyayai Svua
This $r%at mantra consists of th% l%tt%rs. 8t $iZ%s s%rZic%
)%Zotion to4ar)s "ri :ari. \&'&-&'2
8f on% b%com%s %rf%ct in this mantra, on% b%com%s th% brrf
of th% Xo$is. R%%atin$ this mantra nin% la#hs of tiM* -
m%s br,n s
mantra si))hi. \&' !
This is th% %ss%nc% of all th% mantras g it is call%) mantraraf
\Km$ of th% mantras. Tulasi D%Zi 4orshi%) this mantra S
Yi%l)s Dharma Artha, Kama, Mo#sa, th% fourfol) aims of mm
%ist%nc%. \&'/ auman
5Y"sa D%Za an) NaraYana +Risi ar% th% 4orshi%rs of thi.
mantra. Thus 8 haZ% so#% n to You about th% four mTs of
4hich ar% chi%f mantras, Y%il)in$ lib%ration an) hain%ss Th %Z ar%
Z%rY ur%. Ihat mor% )o You 4ant to h%ar S \3 _
:%r% %n)s th% thir) chat%r of th% "%con) Ni$ht on :ari
bha#ti Jnan in "ri Nara)a Paficharatra.
N MX"T8C "XLLAVL(" \58JA".
Not%s from Xo$a-)li#a.
h, th% "hinnin$ amon$ th% shinin$ on%s, Rul%r of 4orl)s
Anci%nt an) V%st of Purusas, no4 in th%ir tru% si$nificanc% )o
#no4 th% 9aYatris lai) )o4n accor)in$ to "u))ha Dharma.
126 Nurada-
Pa0cardtram
Do )sti0 sallal,s 2,ss,ss 2o7,r Wh ar, th, 3s,/ in
),/itation What har) 7itho3t th,) 7ill a00r3, to th, 2ra0ti0,
o+ :oga $%
Who ar, th, Go/s th, in5o6, What ar, th, 7orl/s o+ th,s,
Go/s What is th, li+, l,/ ,ntiti,s o+ )i8,/ nat3r, in thos,
7orl/s $%
What1 in/,,/ is th, s32r,), n,,/ o+ thos, 7ho1 in th, 2ra0ti0,
o+ :oga1 r,sort to th, 3s, o+ )sti0 sallal,s or 7hat th, s2irit3al
0on/itions th, 7ill r,a0h Oh tho31 that art l,ss,/1 ,82lain1 I
2ra th,,1 all this 3nto ),& $'%
Co)),ntar <=Bhara/5a9a1 to 7ho) all th, ao5, has ,,n
a//r,ss,/1 /,siro3s o+ 3n/,rstan/ing th, ,n,+its li6,l to a00r3,
to th, ),/iatator 7ho 3s, th, "l9a6saras1 Q3,stions th, Lor/ as to
th, 2ot,n0 o+ th, "i9as& ?Mi8,/ nat3r,?<=So3ls 7ith i)23r,
2arti0l,s inhait r,gions 7h,r, s30h nat3r,s 2r,/o)inat, ; 23r,1
so3ls1 li6,7is,1 /7,ll in th,ir a22ro2riat, 7orl/s ; an/ so3ls o+
)i8,/ nat3r, l,a/ a /i5i/,/ ,8ist,n0, in /i++,r,nt 7orl/s&
Th, Lor/ r,2li,/ <=
I )s,l+1 Oh gr,at a)ong th, s,l+-0ontroll,/1 ha5, a )in/ to
s2,a6 o+ th,)& List,n1 Bhara/7a 9a1 to 7hat o3 7ill gla/l h,ar&
$%
I shall no7 stat,1 in 2ro2,r or/,r1 th, 2rin0i2l,s o+ th, 2o7,r
o+ )sti0 sllal,s1 0a2al, o+ 2ro/30ing s,l+ 6no7l,/g,1 /i5in,1
/,5,lo2ing 2o7,rs1 2ra0tisal, Dasas an/ ha5ing s2,0i+i0
2ot,n0i,s& $%
A is th, Et,rn al P3r3sa or S,l+1 s39,0t to ,)o/i),nt1
0all,/ 9i5a1 th, ,)o/i,/ ,ntit1 th, 7is, 6no7,rs o+ s0ri2t3r,&
$i-J9%
Th, /is0i2l, o+ th, Dasa or/,r1 23ri+i,/ in )in/1 sho3l/1
s32,rior /,5otion an/ 2rais,7orth s,r5i0,1 stri5, to 6no7 th,
P3r3sa o+ S,l+ /,5ot ,/l1 ?A)? )a/, 32 o+ A an/ M an/ s3ng o+
in th, At)agita an/ s2,n/ing so),ti), asor,/ in th, 0ont,)2-
lation o+ th, Asol3t,1 2,rs,5,r, +3rth,r on th, on7ar/ 2ath&
$J-@%
Second Ni!t$ V 12!
E
I shall no7 /,s0ri, th, )sti0 9llm, th, Ca3s,r o+ all an/ th,
3l+ill,r o+ th, S,l+?s 7ish,s& Ka)a is th, S,l+ an/ its 2has,s ar,
t7o +ol/& $'%
Th, +irst 2has, is sai/ to , a0ti5it an/ th, oth,r is sai/ to ,
/,sir,& M,/itat, on th, S,l+ Sa6ti1 2oss,ss,/ o+ this /o3l, nat3r,&
$'%
N,8t th, )sti0 so7h <
J
N%t h% )%scrib%s th%futilitY of all m%)itation 4ithout th% us%
-of mYstic sYllabl%s.
Just as a %rson at a )istanc% turns in r%sons% to a call, so,
r%cis%lY, th% "ur%m% "%lf, th% lif% in %mbo)im%nt, th% Rul%r an)
Actor in cYclic %ist%nc%, 4hil% summon%) u bY mYstic sYllabl%s,
r%son)s an) is arous%) to act. \03-00
8n all 4orshi an) m%)itation, in m%)itation on th% Absolut%
as 4%ll, all th% %n)%aZour is Zain 4h%n mYstic sYllabl%s ar%
)iscar)%). \07
8f th% (t%rnal 9o), th%"%lf, is not r%sonsiZ%, all th%)iZiniti%s
r%main unattract%)in th% 4orl) of action. \0!
Comm%ntarY Iith r%f%r%nc% to th% sacrific%s an) oth%r rit%s,
in m%)itation an) Yo$ic ractic%s, th% mYstic sYllabl%s us%) in
$aYatris in Zit% th% att%ntion of th% "%lf to th% actiZiti%s inZolZ%) B
in all such %n)%aZours. EinallY, :% stat%s in bri%f th% 9o)s 4hich
th% sYllabl%s r%f%r to, th% 4orl)s th%Y rul% an) th% ro$r%ss of
%ntiti%s throu$h th%s% 4orl)s.
9o)s, m%n, b%asts an) bir)s, th% sa#tis, all ali#%, ar% subu-
$at%) bY mYstic sYllabl%s. \0*
sa$%, Mahatmas traZ%rs% all %arth an) s#Y from th% str%n$th
of th%ir Yo$ic achi%Z%m%nt ^ %ntiti%s of mi%) natur% traZ%rs% th%
4orl)s of %l%m%ntals. \7'
P%rsons succ%ssful in th% ractic% of m%)itation 4ith mYstic
sYllabl%s an) oss%ssors of th% art of t%l%athY traZ%rs% th%ir
Z%stur%s \i.%. unitY th%ir consciousn%ss an) thus b%com% caabl% of
#no4in$ bY functionin$ in all or anY of th%m at 4ill. \7&
Th%Y can %rc%iZ% t%l%athic communications as th%s% th%m+
s%lZ%s ass. Th%Y acFuir% hi$h%st rofici%ncY in all th% sci%nc%s
an) in th% or)inarY arts too. \72
Se$ond Night, h. &&
ll
_ sag,1 gr,at ogins rang, at 7ill o5,r all th, 7orl/s informs
an/ 5,st3r,s1 0r,at,/ th,)s,l5,s1 o+ th,ir o7n 0hoi0,& $%
Co)),ntar <=Th,r, is a 0,rtain 2ri),5al an/ ,t,rnal so3n/
7hi0h 0o)2r,h,n/s /istin0ti5,l th, s2irit an/ )att,r o+ ,5,rthing1
ani)at, an/ inani)at, in all th, 7orl/ an/ 7hi0h ,0o),s th, on,
s,,/& S,l,0ting s30h shootli6, so3n/s1 th, t,a0h,rs an/ g3i/,s o+
th, S3//ha-/har)a-)an/ala lin6 th,) 7ith th, oga-s>a6ti& So
lin6,/1 this
,g,sts s,,/ so3n/
th, 2o7,r )a/, iat,l
o+ a22ro2r ,n,+i0,nt an/ 0a2al,
,n,rgising o+ gro7th1
s2irit an/ )att,r in
th, o9,0t it 0o)2r,h,n/s an/ ,0o),s th, ),ans o+ 0o))3nion
7ith s30h an o9,0t& H,n0,1 gr,at ),n1 2,r+,0t in th, 7i,l/ing o+
this 2o7,r1 ar, al, to ,5o6, Di5in, Pr,s,n0,s at sa0ri+i0,s& B,+or,
th,) ,n/ Go/s1 ),n1 ,asts1 an/ ir/s an/ all th, 7orl/s too&
H,n0, it 7as that Ra)a1 th, s0ion o+ th, Ragh3s an/ a )ani+,sta -
tion o+ th, /i5in, Naraana1 0o3l/ 0o))ission th, ol/ 53lt3r,1 his
s,r5,r >go tho3 to 7orl/ 3ns3r2ass,/>1 H,n0, th, ,82r,ssion
?s393gat,/ )sti0 sllal,s?& or this r,asson1 ,a0h as2irant in
this )an/ala is gi5,n an/ ta3ght his ,6a6bara $th, on, s,,/ latt,r
s2,0ial to hi)?& Th, Eran/as +l all o5,r th, ,arth sol,l th,
)ast,r o+ th, arts 2r,/o)inat,/ th, 6no7l,/g, o+ th, 5i9as& It is
th, 5,r sa), arts that ,nal, Na/i ogins to 2,n,trat, th, o/i,s o+
all an/ s,, 7hat,5,r th, 7ant& B 5irt3, o+ th, sa), arts /o th,
Kosa ognis r,st an/ r,st1 at 7ill1 as l ong as th, 0hoos,1 in th,ir
/i++,r,nt 5,st3r,s1 an/ ,n9o th, glorio3s Di5in, Pr,s,n0, 2,03liar
to ,a0h 5,st3r, in th, sha2, o+ th, S,l+1 7hi0h is th,r,in th,
r,2r,s,ntation o+ Pararah)an& Li6,7is,1 Mahat)as1 6no7ingth,ir
o7n S,l+ thro3gh th, s,/3lo3s 2ra0ti0, o+ th,ir s2,0ial 5italis,/
"i9a6sara1 /,s0,n/ into an/ 3ni+ th,ir o7n S,l5,s 7ith th, S,l+ in
all oth,rs ; ,82,ri,n0, 7hat,5,r li,s 5,il,/ in all that is ,8i,rnal to
th,)s,l5,s an/ 0on0,ntration /is0o5,r an/ /,s0ri, ,5,r thing
that go,s on in oth,r o/i,s& Onl a/,2ts in 5i9 &oga 6no7ing 7,ll
th, a,rial so3n/ 03rr,nts so9o3rn in th, "isn32a/> A6asa&
Ha5ing th3s ,82o3n/,/ 7hat ,a0h 5i9a r,+,rs to1 th, Lor/
)a6,s th, +inal stat,),nt ao3t th, 2o7,rs an/ ,n,+its a00r3ing
to "i9aogins
132 Narada
Pah$aratram
\
CHAPTER I"
ON DESCRIBING THE GLORIES O RADHA IN
CO#RSE O HARIBHAKTI 4NlNA
flo4%r on his o7n h,a/ an/ 7ash his han/s& Th, /,5ot,, is to
),/itat, again an/ o++,r +lo7,rs to th, D,5i an/ 7orshi2 H,r1 th,
Para),s5ari 7ith si8t,,nupaharas $6in/ o+ )at,rials%& @.-
@.%
A+t,r o++,ring 23s2an9alis $hol/ing +lo7,rs on on,?s han/s
an/ th,n o++,ring that a+t,r r,0iting 2ro2,r +or)3la, % thr,, ti),s1
th, /,5ot,, is to r,a/ kaa$am. No7 list,n th, or/,r o+ 7orshi2
an/ th, ),tho/ o+ gi5ing a7a th, arti0l,s an/ atoning +or an
H,r,ans7,ring
,n/s th, Q3,stions
o3rth Cha2t,r o+ th, in.n/
ao3t Ra/ha night
0o3rs, o+ on
Ba6ti 9nana in th, /ialog3, ,t7,,n
Si5a an/ Nara/a in Sri Nara/a
Pa+l0aratra)1
CHAPTER "
Thir/l1
,ight l,tt,r,/ Sh, 7ks
)antra 7orshi22,/
,ginning lo5ingl
7ith Srl) Brah)a
; +o3rthl1 7ith th,
that D,5i1 th,
D,str30tri8 o+ all osla0l,s1 7as 7orshi22,/ bqb 7ith th, nin,-
l,tt,r,/ )antra 7ith Hrl) a//,/& Sh, th, Par),s5ari1 th, "i/a1
7as1 th,n1 7orshi22,/ Dhar)a& $-%
_ 0hil/ c Dhar)a ga5, that 5i/a to Naraana Rsi& Th,n th,
23r, /,5ot,, Nara g,t that +ro) hi)&& $(%
That ,n0hanting nin,-l,tt,r,/ Maha5i/a 7as 7orshi22,/
Ka)a /,5a1 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h th, 7hol, 3ni5,rs, has 0o), 3n/,r
his 0ontrol&
B 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h ir, has got his 3rning 2o7,r& This nin,-
l,tt,r,/ gr,at "i/a $art% has ,,n 7orshi22,/ "a3 also&
$.%
B 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h "a3 has ,0o), th, 2ra2a o+ this
#ni5,rs,1 th, s322ort o+ all1 an/ +it +or 7orshi21 )or, than an
on, ,ls,1 an/ 5,r 2o7,r+3l& $%
_ M3ni c B 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h a/oral, "i/a1 K3r)a
$tortois,% has ,0o), th, s322ort o+ ',ba $tho3san/ h,a/,/
s,r2,nt% an/ S,sa1 again1 has ,0o), th, s322ort o+ th, 3ni5,rs,&
$%
B 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h 5i/a this ,arth has ,0o), th, s322ort o+
all ,ings an/ th, hol Gang,s has ,0o), th, 23ri+i,r o+ all& $'%
B 5irt3, o+ 7hi0h 5i/a T3lasi has ,0o), 23r, an/ san0ti-
+ing1 li6, a Tirtha ; an/ S5aha> has ,0o), th, 0onsort o+ ir, ;
an/ S5a/ha has ,0o), th, 0onsort o+ th, Pitris& $%
O) Srl?) Hri) Kl+) Ai) Ra) Ras,s5arl Ra/hi6aai S5aha>
is th, si8t,,n l,tt,r,/ Maha5i/a an/ is t,r),/ 2ari23rnata)a in
Second Night, &/3
h.V
, ,0o),s ,ngag,/ in th, s,r5i0, o+ Go/ an/ g,ts all his /,sir,s
+3l+ill,/1 Th3s I ha5, /,s0ri,/ to o3 all th, high,st liss an/
)orals l,a/ing to Mo6sa an/ all th, a3s2i0io3s things& What )or,
/o o3 7ant to h,ar $.%
H,r, ,n/s th, si8th 0ha2t,r o+ th, S,0on/ Night o+ Nara/a
Pan0aratra on th, glori+i0ation o+ Ra/ha&
C:APT(R 588
N MWKT8 \L8V(RAT8N
t
&32 Narada
Pancar#tram
to )o6+a& $@%
D,ath at th, 0on+l3,n0, o+ th, Gang,s an/ O0,an is th, 0a3s,
o+ Nir5ana& B,sto7ing grains1 ston,s an/ lost o+ gro3n/ in th,
)onth o+ Karti6a1 also gi5ing T3lasi in th, )onth o+ Karti6a is th,
Ca3s, o+ Mo6sa& Brah)a-sa)stha2ana1 $,stalishing a Brah)ana
+a)il% is also th, 0a3s, o+ Nir5ana& $.(-.@%
Ma6ing o5,r in )arriag, a /a3ght,r to a "aigna5a is th,
0a3s, o+ Nir5ana& To ,at th, r,)aining +oo/ ,at,n a "ai+na5a
in th, 0a3s, o+ Nir5ana& $..%
_ T7i0, orn c To /rin6 7at,r a+t,r 7ashing th, +,,t o+ a
Brah)ana1 7ho 7orshi2 in "isn3 )antra1 is also th, 0a3s, o+
)36ti& $.%
_ B,st o+ th, Brah)anas c Ma6ing gi+t o+ on, la6h 0o7s 7ith
gol/,n horns )a/, +or th, 23r2os, an/ )a6ing gi+t?o+ th, 7orl/
$S,, atsyapurunam> is th, 0a3s, o+ Nir5ana& $.-t%
Sri Maha/,5a sai/ < No7 h,ar ao3t th, :oga 4+tana as
),ntion,/ in th, Aga)as ; it is in0o)2r,h,nsil, thos, 7ho ar,
not Sa/h3s or saints1 $@%
Th, +ollo7ing ar, th, s,5,nt,,n si//his $2o7,rs%&
Ani)a1 .& Laghi)a& & "a2ti1 & Pra6a)a1 '& Mahi)a1 &
Hit5a1 & "aSit5a1 J& Ka)a5asaita1 & D3rasra5ana)1 @(&
Istarthasa/hana)1 @@& Srbti2attan1 @.& Manoa)it5a1 @&
Para/,ha2ra5,s>a1 @& Gi5ing li+, to ,ings1 @'& Ta6ing a7a th,
li5,s o+ ,ings1 @& Kaa53ha1 @& "a6si//hi&
Not,s <=
Ani)a=,0o)ing as )in3t, as an ato)&
Laghi)a ,0o)ing as light as 7ool&
"a2ti=2,r5asion&
Pra6a)a -g,tting on,?s /,sir,/ o9,0t&
Mahi)a=Glor&
Isit5a- Lor/shi2&
"asit5a=S3/3ing oth,rs&
Ka)a5asaita=A0ting at on,?s 7ill&
D3rasra5ana) - Claira3/i,n0,&
I9tartha Sa/hana)=Doing +or on,?s ,lo5,/ D,it&
Srbti2attana)=Cr,ation& 1
Manoa)itt5a=Going li6, on,?s )in/&
Para/,ha 2ra5,sa=Ent,ring into oth,r?s o/i,s&
Kaa53hi=K,,2ing o/ as longas?on, li6,s&
"'6si//hi=Wor/s 0o)ing o3t to , tr3,&
Th, ha6tas /o not li6, an 1thing that 6,,2s th,) at a
/istan0, +ro) Sri Krsna& Th, li6, 5,r )30h to ha5, Dasaha5a1
s,r5i0, /,5otion1 to Hari& $'%
Th, +ollo7ing ar, th, si8 0a6ras $2l,83s,% in th, o/<
4 'J Narada
Pan$aratran,
$.@%
Th, G3r3 is o+ th, nat3r, o+ Brah)a ; G3r3 is a/oral, an/
high,r1 than th, high,st& I+ Hari ,0o),s /is2l,as,/1 G3r31 i+
2l,as,/1 0an sa5, His /is0i2l,& $..%
B3t Who is th,r, that 0an sa5, hi) i+ th, G3r3 ,0o),s
/is2l,as,/ an/ all oth,rs , 2l,as,/ Wh,n th, G3r3 instr30ts on
6no7l,/g,1 th, /is0i2l, g,ts 6no7l,/g, in Mantra an/ Tantra& $.%
That is 0all,/ Mantra an/ Tantra1 7hi0h ,g,ts /,5otion to
Hari& H, 7ho sh,7s th, 7a to Krsna is th, +ri,n/; h, is th, +ath,r1
h, is th, r,lati5, ; h, is )oth,r1 h, is roth,r1 h3san/ an/ son
@(
Narada Pa$aratram
7ho /o,s sho7 th, 2ath that I MH! #Y
J S n(@
G3)9ratli,r,isan,K)& $.% ? !
That /,stro1 hi1 ++ian&irth 1 a/ th, Gllrn 1
2 1h, 1hOMan/ H ;
cltLI ; ? -w > M --
@ na5
1& { ? , /,s0ri,/ to o3 in ri,+ th,
+o3rth N:oga
a/a
9+lana& Whatsa
)or, /o o3 7ant to h,ar&
+ th+l S >>!-!!! ! +0 2ath is ,tt,r1 th, a6ti o+ th,
Bha6tas1 oraha/
th, aoga o+ <th,
AH
:ogis
th,
gis $.%
),/itat, on
L&&h+> T T F , Et,rnal
Light Th, /o not a06no7l,/g, th, o/ o+ th, Nirg3na on,9
7ho is ,on/ th, g3nas%& $(%
All th, o/i,s ar, +or),/ Pra6rti { Brah)a is Nn-g3na
,on/ Pra6rti& Th, o/i,s ar, atta0h,/ to th, G3nas { 4
h W
0an o/ , 2ossil, to th, Nirg3na on, $1% ?
Th, :ogis th3s ,82lain th,ir :ogasastras& B3t1 _ D5iia r
K3)ara an/ oth,r "aina5as an/ 7, /o not a/)it that& <K Z
All th, "aibna5as a06no7l,/g, that th, t,9as $+ir,1 ,n,rg% o+
2,rsons 2oss ,ssing th, t,9as is th, 0hi,+ thing1 it [Z /i++i03lt to
7h,r, that t,9a 7ill a22,ar or7?h,r, \ l]
Krsna is ,t,rnal an/ H, has a o/ an/ H, has t,9as $light%
Within that
o2inion light
o+ th, th, ,t,rnal +or)
"aisna5as& $% o+ Krsna is ,8isting1 Tnis is th,
All th, :ogis ),/itat, 7ith /,5otion on that Light onl I+
th, 2,rsist 7ith st,a/i,r /,5otion1 th, 0an ,0o),1 in ti),
"aisna5as& $'% !
Th, "aisna5as ),/itat, th, +or) 7ithin that Light&
e Se$ond Night, h. V @@
bo)Y 4ith this inhal%) air an) %rform Kumbha# \hol)in$ th%
n i
th% bo)Y an) consi)%rhims%lf ur%^ an) th%n %hal% slo th%
air throu$h his ri$ht nostril. \&*
:% is to thin# alon$ th% ath in that nostril of th% r%) colour
Zia of fir% \ an) 4h%n th% 4hol% bo)Y is fill%) 4ith air,
consi)%r that his sinful %rsonalitY \aa uru$a has b%%n b
u^ an) is $oin$ a4aY in ash%s r%)uc%), alon$ 4ith th% %hal
air. \2'
on,
7ithhas
th,to
l,+)a6,
t nostrre$aka t7,nt
il ; th,n ,ight ti),s&
9umbhaka )a/, is/3l&
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is to , to ,Whil,
/on,
2ra0tising 2ranaa)a 7ith ,ight,,n l,tt,r,/ )antra1 on, has to
)a6, r,0a6a t7,l5, ti),s& B 3sing Ka)a-5i9a1 on, a+t,r anoth,r1
on, r,0a6a is to , /on, s,2arat,l& Pxra6a is to , /on,
)3tt,ring s,5,n ti),s ; an/ 63)ha6a is to , /on, )3tt,ring
t7,nt ti),s& In all th, Krsna )antras1 o2,ration is to , /on,
3sing Ka)a-5i9a Kli)& Again in all th, )antr as a+t,r )a6ing
4a2a) in /3, or/,r o+ th, l,tt,rs1 2ranaa)a is to , 2ra0tis,/& This
is 0all,/ )antra 2ranaa)a&
At th, 0o)),n0,),nt an/ at th, ,n/ o+ 4a2a)1 th, )a/, o+
e ird Ni!t$ V &0*
EE
2itha $th, oga s,at in his o7n o/& An/ ha5ing r,0o3rs, S/hara
a6ti1 th, /,5ot,, is to thin6 o+ tortois, an/ ,arth1 )il o0,an1
7ithin that1 s5,ta /5i2a1 7ithin that S5,ta /5i2a +3ll 9,7,ls1 th,
ho3s, an/ 2itha )a/ o+ 9,7,ls1 )aha)an/a2a $th, gr,at hall%1
Kal2a5r6sa $th, h,a5,nl tr,, i,l/ing all /,sir,s% an/; )a6, nasa
o+ th,s, 7ithin his h,art1 sho3l/,rs1 thinghs1 )o3th1; hi2 an/ t7o
si/,s& $.%
Note &=Th3s +inishing 2ranaa)a1 th, /,5ot,, is to )a6,
2lthanasa in his o7n o/& A/harasa6ti1 2ra62ti1 63r)a $tortois,%1
oar1 ,arth1 )il6 o0,an1 an/ 7ithin that S5,ta/5i2a1& 7ithin th,
s5,ta /5i2a th, 4,7,l roo) ratnag,ha2i+ha gi5, all /,sir,/ +r3its&
Within that ho3s, th,r, is 6al2a5r6ga shining gr,atl 7ith all sorts
o+ g,)s an/ 9,7,ls& Th,n /har)a1 4nan1 5airaga)1 an/ ais5ara)
ar, to , )a/, nasa o+ on th, right sho3l/,r1 right hi21 l,+t
sho3l/,r an/ l,+t hi2& Thos, +o3r again ar, to , )a/, nasa o+ on
th, t7o si/,s o+ th, )o3th an/ on th, t7o si/,s o+ th, na5,l1
3tt,ring >na)> A+t,r this 2i+ha nasa1 th, /,5ot,, is to )a6,
>5is5a)aa 2a/)a nasa1 in his o7n h,art $th, lot3s o+ th,
3ni5,rs,%& It has ,ight l,a5,s 0o)2rising 2ra6rti& On this +i+t
l,tt,rs r,2r,s,nting +i+t 2,tals ar, to , )a/, nasa o+&
N,8t th, /,5ot,, is to 2,r+or) nasa on +,,t1 o/1 an/
hri/aa $h,art% o+ th, last na),/ +o3r )antras 3sing /har)a1
,t0&1 <i.e., 4nana1 "airaga) an/ Ais5ara)1 a/har)a ,t0&% A+t,r
this h, is to )a6, nasa o+ th, S3n1 Moon an/ ir, 7ith satt5a1
ra9as an/ ta)o g3nas 7ith l,tt,rs1 ,ginning 7ith >o)> l,tt,r&
$.J%
Note f=Th, nasa is to , )a/, o+ th, thr,, )an/alas
thr,, 2rana5as1 3tt,ring /asa6alat)an,1 D5a/asa6alat)an,1 an/
bo/as?a6alat)an, na)a& Th, thr,, a)sas $2arts% o+ 2rana5a ar,
th, l,tt,rs a1 31 an/ )& Ta6,n 0oll,0ti5,l th, r,2r,s,nt
sa00i/anan/a Brah)a& Ta6,n s,2arat,l th, r,2r,s,nt Brah)a1
"is1n3 an/ Mah,Sa& In th, a+or,sai/ )an/alas1 satt5a1 ra9a1 an/
ta)o g3nas ar, to , )a/, nasa o+& N,8t th, +o3r At)as ar, to ,
)a/, nasa o+& At)a1 Antarat)a1 Para)at)a1 an/ 4nanat)a
The Third Night, h. @@
ar, th, +o3r at)as& St)a is 4agara1 sth3la 5iS5at)a an/ 5is5a-
r32a6a& Its s,,/ )antra is th, l,tt,r >a> an/ it is sit3at,/ 7ithin
th, h,art& So th, nasa o+ this at)a1 th, i)2,ll,r o+ s2,,0h in th,
h,art1 o3ght to , )a/, 7ithin th, h,art& S,, th, n,8t not,&
Lastl1 On ,ight Q3art,rs1 +o3r si/,s1 an/ in th, )i//l,1 th,
/,5ot,, is to )a6, nasa o+ a6asa1 +ir,1 an/ nin, Sa6tis $in0l3/,/
in )+ta% an/ o+ 2itha )antra 7ith 5i9a o+ at)a& = h3s h, 7o3l/
),/itat, on th, n,0tar li6, na), o+ Sri Krs&na1 )ani+,sting
nitanan/a9nana $6no7l,/g, an/ ,t,rnal liss% an/ r,)ain 0o)-
2l,t,l asor,/ in ),/itation& $.%
Note <=Th, at)a that is )or, inn,r is 0all,/ anta rat)a& It is
all )oin/1 tai9as an/ /oing th, 7or6s o+ th, inn,r in/rias& Its
s,,/ l,tt,r is >a> an/ nasa is to , )a/, 3sing this s,,/ l,tt ,r& It
ta6,s a7a th, +3n0tions o+ th, s,ns,s an/ )in/ an/ r,)ains in a
23r, stat,&
Note <=Th, s,,/ )antra o+ Para)at) a is th, l,tt,r >2a>& H,
is Sa)6aryana1 Pra43)na& an/ Anir3//ha& "as3/,5a1 is
4+lanat)a& H, is s,l+ orn1 2ra9+ia1 an/ r,)ains in 0its36ha)1 on
th, /isa22,aran0, o+ th, thr,, 5rttis& Para Pra6rti is th, Kala o+
Cits5ar32a& O) is th, s,,/ )antra& Th, ,ight 2ra6rtis ar, ,ight
sa6tis& Th, ar, ,n3),rat,/ ,lo7&
"i)ala1 #t6ars9ni1 4nana1 Kria9oga1 2rah5i1 Sata1 Isana1
An3gra ar, sai/ to , th, nin, Sa6tis& $(%
A+t,r )a6ing nasa o+ th, nin, sa6tis1 th, gr,at )antra
>na)o Bhaga5at, 5isna5, sar5ah3tat)an, "as3/,5aa> is ,
3tt,r,/ as th, 0ro7n ing nasa) in th, h,art& N,8t >Sar5at)a
:oga2a/)a23hat)an, na)ah> is to , 3tt,r,/ as +or)ing th,
gr,at )antra o+ 2itha& To3s nasa is 0o)2l,t,/& $@-.%
Th, /,5ot,, is to r,alis, 7ith +ol/,/ 2al)s1 an/ 7ith gr,at
/,5otion1 i,l/ing Et,rnal Bliss 7ithin his h,art1 th, 3n,Q3all,/
Light o+ Sri Hari ),ans o+ )antra5arna $l,tt,rs r,2r,s,nting
)antras& $%
H,r, ,n/s th, s,0on/ 0ha2t,r o+ th, Thir/ Night on
)orning /3ti,s in Nara/a Pan0aratra&
CHAPTER III ON
MAH. MANTRA
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:r)aYa th% KaZaca. Th% 5ia, ]a#ti, Pra#fti an) 5iniYo$a th%
sam% as b%for%. "o th% sa$%s saY. \22
No4 8 am )%scribin$ th% all-si))bi $iZin$ nYasa of th% afo
sai) mantra. n han), h%a), outsi)% an)th% t4o si)%s on% is
ma#% ZYaa#a nYasa an) 4ith bin)u an) m t4ic% on% 4ill ha
to ma#% th% nYasa of th% mantra for int%rnalfri%n)shi. \2
Th% st%a)Y int%lli$%nt )%Zot%% shoul) ta#% th% afor%sai) sthi
mantra \i.%. %i$ht%%n l%tt%r%) on th% t%n "a#has
kie arm, fin$%rs
u to th% thum b of th% ri$ ht han) 3ie %rform #aranYasa
h%r%bY srsinYasa is %rform%), Mor%oZ%r on th% l%ft han) h% is t
form samhrti nasa \in th% r%Z%rs% or)%r bY th% thr%% first 4or)s
of th% aboZ% mantra. \2/
NotegeVY r%%atin$ [om[ in th% b%$innin$ an) in th% %n)
of th% mantra an) a))in$ [namah[ lastlY on% is to ma#% th% nYasa.
b%$innin$ form th% ri$ht thumb an) %n)in$ 4ith th% l%ft thumb.
This is call%) "rsti-nYasa. "imilarlY b%$innin$ from th% l%ft
thumb an) %n)in$ 4ith th% ri$ht thumb an) ma#in$ nYasa of th%
mantra is call%) th% samhrti or samhara-nYasa. "imilarlY
b%$innin$ from th% mi))l% fin$%r, th% nYasa is call%) th% sthiti-
nYasa.
VY sarhhara-nYasa, th% )%f%cts an) %Zils ar% r%moZ%)^ bY
"fsti-nYasa, l%arnin$ is aFuir%) bY ur% min)%) %rsons ^ an) bY
sthiti-nYasa, th% hous%-hol)%rs $%t th% fruits of th%ir )%sir%s. Th%s%
thr%% nYasas ou$ht to b% )on% bY all. Ih.n unabl%, on% must )o
on% nYasa)oatsthiti-nYasa
rasthas l%ast. Th% hous%hol)%rs )o s]ti nYasa,
^ an) th% )isassionat% munisth%)o5ana-
th%
sarhhara nYasa.
N%t th% 4is% )%Zot%% shoul) %rform onlY th% sthiti-nYasa,
th% Dasan$a-nYasa as 4%ll as an$aanca#a-nYasa an) #ara-
nYasa. \23
Th% )%Zot%% is to ma#% th% nYasas on th% armit oint, on th%
%lbo4, on th% 4rist, on th% bas%s of th% fin$%rs, an) on th% tis of
th% fin$%rs. Th% nYasas b%$innin$ 4ith th% armits ar% call%) srftf-
nY"sas ^ thos% b%$innin$ 4ith th% 4rist ar% call%) sthiti-nYasas^ an)
The Third Night, hap. ll @
thos, ,ginning 7ith th, ti2s o+ th, +ing,rs ar, 0all,/ sa)ara
nasas& Th,s, thr,, +ol/ anga nasas o3ght to , /on,&
No7 6aranga nasas ar, ,ing s2o6,n& S0a6raa s5aha
ang3stha ha) na)ah1 5i0a6raa s5aha tar9aniha) na)ah1
S30a6raa s5aha )a/a)aha) na)ah1 Trailo6ara6bana-
0a6raa s5aha ana)i6aha) na)ah1 As3ranta6a 0a6raa s5aha
Kanislhaa) na)ah& #tt,ring th,s, 7or/s r,s2,0ti5,l1 th,s,
r,s2,0ti5, +ing,rs ar, to , to30h,/& Th, l,+t si/, is o+ th, nat3r, o+
La6s)i an/ +3ll o+ n,0tar ; th, right si/, is o+ th, nat3r, o+ P3r3sa
an/ +3ll o+ 5,no)& B th, 3nion o+ th,s, t7o han/s1 th, high,st
tatt5a is r,5,al,/& B this nasa1 all th, things ar, 23ri+i,/& A+t,r
this 2an0anga nasas ar, to , 2,r+or),/& This has ,,n ,82lain,/
,+or,1 $a0a6raa s5aha hr/aa1& na)ah1 ,t,&
No7 ao3t th, ,ight,,n l,tt,r,/ )antra < - B t h, +i5, 2a/as
i.e., $@% Kli)1 $.% Krsna1 $% Go5in/aa1 $% Go2i9ana 5allahaa
an/ $'% s5aha1 th, 2a+i0anganasas ar, to , /on,& S,, th, ,n/ o+
this 0ha2t,r&
B 3sing )atr6a l,tt,rs in th, ,ginning an/ in th, ,n/1 on,
sho3l/ 2,r+or) ,a0h l,tt,r o+ th, ao5, )antra1 7ith in/3
atta0h,/ ; th,n a00or/ing to an31 $sa)ati% sa)6rti $sthiti% an/ srbV
i nasas1 th, l,tt,rs o+ th, )antra ar, to , /i5i/,/& $.%
Wh,n th, high,s t )antra a+t,r ,ing sa)hrta $i `., a+t,r th,
sa)hrti nasa% is ,ing again ,)2lo,/ in srbti nasa1 th,
th% t7o ,,s1 on th, t7o ,ars1 th, nasa o+ th, ,ight,,n l,
)antra is to , 2,r+or),/& Th,n 3tt,ring th, 7hol, )antra1
"a2a6a nasa $all o5,r th, o/% is to , )a/, thri0,& Th,n
th, h,a/1 )o3th1 h,art1 na5,l an/ )3ia/hara th, nasas o+ 6,ia
,t0&1 ar, to , /on, th, +i5, 2a/as in th, as0,n/ing
/,s0,n/ing or/,r r,s2,0ti5,l& Th, nasas> o+ l,tt,rs ar, to
)a/, +irst; th,n 6,ia5a/i nasas ar, to , /on,&%
C:APT(R 85
N NXA"("
(arth, 4at%r, fir%, air, a#fisl, ar% th% fiZ% tattZas^ aham#ara,
Mahat, Pra#rti, Purusa. an) Paramatmu ar% th% oth%r fiZ% tattZas.
NYasas of th% fiZ% tattZas ar% to b% ma)% onth% t4o f%%t, hr)aYa,
mouth, an) h%a). P%rform nY"sas t4ic% on hr)aYa \h%art an)
%iform 5Yaa#a nY"sas thric% all oZ%r th% to)Y from h%a) to
foot. Th%n NYas%s ar% to b% )on% also in th% r%Z%rs% 4aY. \&
This nYasa is Z%rY s%cr%t an) b%sto4s Fuic#lY all th% si))his.
8t is urifi%) \Zouchsaf%) bY th% t%n tattZas. Th% oth%r nYas%s, of
th% 9oala mantra ou$ht to b% )on% also, for th%Y also brin$ in
si))his Z%rY Fuic#lY. \2
Aft%r r%%atin$ th% M"tr#a l%tt%rs in th% b%$innin$ an) in th%
%n) %rform th% nYasa of this mantra from th% hairs on th% h%a)
to th% f%%t bY th% t4o han)s an) th% 4hol% bo)Y. "%ciallY th%
nY"sas ar% to b% ma)% on h%a), %Y%s, %ars, nos%, mouth, h%art, to
of th% h%a), #n%%s, b%llY, an) f%%t. \
Comm%ncin$ from th% hr)aYa an) %n)in$ 4ith th% mouth, th%
)%Zot%% is to %rform nYasas as sai) bY th% Munis. 8f from th%
f%%t to th% mouth, "rsi an) "amhara-nYasas b% %rform%), th%n
th% sthiti-nYasa of this mantra is )on% accor)in$ to th% h%rmits
\5anarasthis. \/
Th% hous%hol)%rs ar% to %rform sthiti-nYasa ^ th% stu)%nts
shoul) )o srsu-nYasa. Accor)in$ to som% AcarYas th% )isassio-
nat% hous%hol)%rs )o samhara nYasa. \3
Eor th% 5i)Yarthis th% \stu)%nts srstf an) sthiti nYasas ar%
to b% )on% ^ an) utt%rin$ th% 4or) [ZanaZasinl[ clos% to th% #n%%s,
on% is to touch on%_s h%a) 4ith th% four fin$%rs th% rin$ fin$%r, th%
mi))l% fin$%r, th% for% an) th% littl% fin$%r \/th th% thumb %clu)-
%) an) to touch th% aranisti# lac% \th% c%ntr% of th% h%a) 4ith
th% thumb onlY. \0
@J( Narada
Pan$aratram
2a0,On,t7,,n
th, s63ll
th,$th, s,at +or th,
,,ro7s1 ,ars1hairs o+ )o3th1
,,s1 th, h,a/%1 +or,h,a/1
n,061 th,
h,art1 na5,l1
loins1 an/ on th, t7o +,,t1 th, /,5ot,, sho3l/ ),/itat, ; an/ on
th, 6n,,s1 an/ th, on th, +,,t1 h,a/1 ,,s1 )o3th1 h,art1 an3s1 l,gs1
th, /,5ot,, is to )a6, th, nasa o+ th, l,tt,rs o+ th, )antra& H, is
to )a6, h,r, th, 2an0anga nasa an/ o++,r th, )antras to th, +i5,
2a/as $7or/s% an/ )a6, th, nasa th,r,o+& $@%
As ,+or,1 th, /,5ot,, is to 2,r+or) th, Rsi nasas ,t0& No7
I 7ill s2,a6 on )3/ra-an/han& $IS%
Pla0, o3r right1 2al) straight on th, h,art an/ h,a/1
,80l3/ing th, th3) ; this is on, )3/ra& On Si6ha $a lo06 o+ hair
l,+t on th, 0ro7n o+ th, h,a/% 2la0, o3r +ist1 ,80l3/ing th,
th3); on Ka5a0a 9oin th, +ing,rs o+ th, t7o 2al)s& Th3s )3/ra
7ill , +or),/& $@%
Closing th, +irst1 rais, oth o3r ar)s an/ 2oint 32 o3r
+or,+ing,r ; an/ i+ th, th3) in +i8,/ th,r,1 it is 0all,/ >/hani>
)3/ra An/ i+ th, +or,+ing,r an/ )i//l, +ing,r , )a/, to t3rn
ro3n/ ao5, th, ,,s1 it is 0all,/ astra )3/ra& I+ on th, t7o li2s1
th, l,+t th3) , 3nit ,/ 7ith th, l it tl , +ing,r o+ th, l,+t han/ 1 an/
th, right th3) , 3nit,/ 7ith th, littl, +ing,r o+ th, right han/
an/ , )a/, to str,t0h o3t7ar/ ; an/ th, +or,1 )i//l,1 an/ ring
?+ing,rs , 0ontra0t,/ so),7hat1 an/ )a/, to )o5, ro3n/1 it is
0all,/ th, /h,n3 )3/ra1 5,r s,0r,t an/ /,ar to Sri Krgna& $@-@J%&
Th, Mala& Sri5atsa1 an/ Ka3st3ha )3/ras ar, 7,ll 6no7n ;
h,n0, th, ar, not /,s0ri,/ h,r, ; 3t th, Bha/ra )3/ra loo6ing
li6, iha +r3it is ,ing ),ntion,/ lat,r& $@%
&2 Narada-Pancarrai
Th% thumb of th% l%ft han) is ma)% to oint u4ar) ^ oin it^+
4ith th% ri$ht thumb ^ r%ss th% t4o thumbs 4ith th% oth%r footf 3
fin$%rs of th% oth%r han) an) ut it on th% br%ast. This is th
Vha)ra mu)ra or 5ilZa#hYa-mu)ra. VY th% h%l of this mu)ra on
th% br%ast, th% ur% min)%) )%Zot%% shoul) st%a)ilY thin# of
KamaZia. \2'
Iith min), 4or), an) bo)Y, )aY an) ni$ht th% )%Zot%% must
trY to un)%rstan) it an) th%n fr%% hims%lf from all sins committ%)
4illin$lY or un4illin$lY. VY this ractis%, all th% D%Zas an) m%n 4ill
al4aYs com% to him humbl%) an) Fuit% un)%r his control. \2&
Th%n th% )%Zot%% is to utt%r th% mantra [m hr)aY% su)ar5
sanaYa astraYa hat, sh%4in$ th% astra-mu)ra to $ain :ari bha#ti
\)%Zotion to :ari. \22
Thus h% shoul) thin# of th% Zi$raha of "ri Krsna, th%
Nan)anan)ana th% b%loZ%) of th% 9ols, an) th% Cr%ator, Pr%s%rZ%r
an) D%stroY%r of th% WniZ%rs%. This Zi$raha is aroZ%) of bY th%
]rutis. \2
:%r% %n)s th% Eourth Chat%r of th% Thir) Ni$ht in "ri
Nara)a Paflcaratra.
C:APT(R 5
N R(M(MV(R8N9 5R8NDA5AN AND N
MANTRA IR":8P
]rl 5Y"sa sai) e
No4 th% ur% min)%) )%Zot%% is to call 5rin)aZan to his min)
an) m%)itat% th%r% th% full blo4n flo4%rs on th% tr%%s %mittin$
s4%%t sc%nts an) th% n%4 t4in$s that ar% b%in$ b%nt un)%r th%
4%i$ht of th% flo4%rs an) l%aZ%s ^ th% cr%%%rs b%arin$ n%4 flo4%r
gtal#s an) srout s as t4inin$ roun) tn% tr%%s, thus a)ornin$,
th%m an) causin$ th% )%4-)ros b%in$ coll%ct%) on th%m an)
ma#in$ th%m cool. \8
Th% 4hol% lac% is r%n)%r%) loZ%lY bY th% b%autiful lar$%
blac#-b%%s hummin$ roun) an) roun) an) tastin$ th% s4%%t hon%Y
_of th% flo4%rs, as 4%ll bY th% Zarious soun)s of th% )oZ%s, arrotsz
tin$in$ bir)s call%) "ari#as, cuc#oos an) Zarious oth%rs an) th%
)ancin$ th%r% of th% %acoc#s to an) fro. \2
n% is to m%)itat% th%r% th% 4in) as causin$ th% 4at%rs in th%
Jumuaa flo4 in rai) curr%nts, incr%asin$ th% %))i%s an) 4hirlools,
iaa) shiftin$ th% )ust on th% lotus%s an) as causin$ th% cloth%s of
th% Vraa 4om%n flY hith%r an) thith%r, %citin$ th%ir assionat%
f%%lin$s. \
n% is to thin#of th% famous tr%% KalaZr#sa risin$ hi$h in
th% air, Yi%l)in$ all sorts of )%sir%s, as sroutin$ n%4 shoots loo#in$
li#% cal of corals, 4ith l%aZ%s li#% %m%ral)s, 4ith bir)s r%s%mblin$
)iamon)s an) a)orn%) 4ith Zarious fruitsof soft luscious tast%,,
bi$ an) th% abo)% of all th% r%asons. \/
Th% int%lli$%nt on%s ar% to m%)itat% a$ain 4ithout anY loth
an) 4ith th%ir s%ns%s controll%) that r%$ion 4ith $ol)%n to an)
$ol)%n lan) at th% bottom r%s%mblin$ th% risin$ sun an) bri$ht 4ith-
g)usts of flo4%rs an) haZin$ manY min%s of $%ms %tc. \3
Th%r% th% )%Zot%% has to cont%ml%t% th% bri$ht %i$ht D%tail%)
lotus, in th% lar$%r Xo$aitha, \s%at of Xo$a, an) consi)%r
@J DD Pd8i$arutr
hi)s,l+1 lo0at,/ +or a 7hil, in th, la6, o+ th, rising s3n1 ),/itatin
th,r, bri Krs&na1 th, ,sto7,r o+ M36ti $li,ration& $%
Th, so+t l3, 03rling hairs on his h,a/ r,s,)l, th, ,/g,s
)ass,s o+ l3, 0lo3/s1 st3//,/ 7ith ,80,ll,nt g,)s1 ,nhan0ing itsi
,a3t& Th, ,a3ti+3l 2,a0o06 +,ath,rs sh,/ th,ir l3str,1 a//in to
th, ,a3t& $%
Th, ,ar orna),nts )a/, o+ +r,sh lot3s,s an/ +lo7,rs +ro)
Kal2a 5r6ya1 7a5ing g,ntl to an/ +ro a// in/,s0rial, ,a3t;
7h,r,as th, right tila6 )ir6s on His 0h,,6s )a/, o+ go-ro0ana
$right ,llo7 2ig),nt 2r,2ar,/ +ro) th, 3rin, or il, o+ a 0o7
loo6 gran/ an/ ,a3ti+3l garlan/s )a/, o+ ,a3ti+3l +or,st +lo7,rs
ar, 2,n/ing on His r,ast& $J%
His +a0, shin,s li6, th, +3ll a3t3)nal )oon < His 7i/, ,,s
r,s,)l, th, lot3s l,a5,s an/ His 0h,,6s ar, right 7ith g,)s an/
gol/,n ,arnings an/ his high nos, loo6s ,l,gant& $%
His +a0, is )or,&,a3ti+3l than r,/ 5,r)ilion $sin/3r% ; His
s)il, is )or, 2l,asant than th, 3n+ol/ing o+ th, K3n/ an/
Man/ara +lo7,rs ; His n,06 orna),nts1 ar, a/orn,/ 7ith +or,st
Praala +lo7,rs1 an/ ar, ,8Q3isit,l ,a3ti+3l& $@(%
Th, garlan/ )a/, o+ Kal2a 5r6sa +lo7,rs s3s2,n/,/ +ro) His
sho3l/,rs an/ +r,Q3,nt,/ larg, la06-,,s h3))ing to an/ +ro
an/ th, n,06la0,s an/ Ka3st3ha garlan/ st3//,/ 7ith S3ra-
6anta g,)s +alling o5,r His r,ast ar, a//ing i)),ns,l to th,
g,n,ral ,a3t& $II%
Both His ar)s ar, ni0,l )ar6,/ 7ith Sri5ats5a signs ; His
sho3l/,rs ar, high ; His ar)s ,8t,n/ straiht 32 to His 6n,,s; His
,ll is a littl, 3n/3lating ; His na5,l is Q3it, /,,2 an/ ,a3ti+i,/
7ith hairs r,s,)ling +,)al, la06 ,,s& $@.%
His n,06 ar)s an/ 7rists ar, a/orn,/ 7ith ra0,l,ts an/
orna),nts st3//,/ 7ith 5ario3s g,)s; His o/i,s ar, ,s),ar,/
7ith 5ario3s 0,l,stial 2,r+3),ri,s an/ His loins ar, a/orn,/ 7ith
,llo7 0olo3r,/ 0loth& $@%
His r,asts ar, lo5,i1 is thighs ar, $ir$ular an/ his 6n,,s
ar, ,l,5at,/ an/ ,a3ti+3l& His r,/ to,s loo6 ,80,,/ingl 0har)ing
The Third Night, h. @J
V
an/ th, nails loo6 li6, g,)s an/ r,+l,0t li6, )irrors& On th, 7hol,
th, g,n,ral ,a3t is ,on/ /,s0ri2tion& $@%
Th, sol, o+ his 0ri)son 0olo3r,/ +oot 7as )ar6,/ 7ith th,
+ollo7ing signs1=+ish1 goa/1 ann,r1 th3n/,rolt an/ lot3s& Th3s
it s,,),/ that in 3il/ing His o/1 th, Cr,ator 3s,/ 32 all th,
,ss,ntials o+ ,a3t that H, 0o3l/ 0o))an/1 so )30h so that th,
l3str, o+ th, o/ o+ C32i/ +,ll to th, a06 gro3n/& $@'%
H, 7as 2laing $a22ling His lot3s )o3th% on His s7,,t
),lo/io3s +l3t, $M3rali%; His +ing,rs 7,r, 2laing on th, hol,s
$a2,rt3r,s% o+ th, 2i2,1 th3s a0ting )agi0all on all ,ings 7ho g,t
th,)s,l5,s attra0t,/ to th, so3n/ an/ th,ir h,arts )olt,n an/
2l3ng,/ in th, ,n/l,ss o0,an o+ liss& $@%
Th, 0o7s 7,r, all t3rning to His lot3s +a0,1 th,ir 3//,rs 7,r,
o5,r+3ll an/ th3s th,ir o/i,s ,nt /o7n& Th, 7,r, la an/ 7,r,
7al6ing slo7l an/ 0h,7ing +r,sh la/,s o+ grass1 Th, 7,r,
+ast,n,/ th, Ba9a/hi 0r,,2,r $li6, th, 0o7?s tail%& Th3s th,
,0a), o9,0ts o+ sight& $@%
Whil, th, )il6 7as ,ing )il0h,/ +ro) th,)1 th,1 7hil,
i,l/ing )il6 in str,a)s1 7,r, attra0t,/ th, ,n0hanting so3n/s
o+ th, +l3t, an/ 7,r, h,aring th, )3si0 7ith ra2t att,ntion in a
7on/ro3s )ann,r& $@J%
Th, 7,r, )o5ing th, ,/g,s o+ th,ir horns an/ 7,r, thro7ing
th,ir ro3n/ hoo+s to an/ +ro& Th, rais,/ th,ir tails in th,ir
att,)2ts to loo6 a+t,r th,ir 0al5,s an/ h,i+,rs an/ 7,r, li06ing
th,ir throats an/ o/i,s& $@%
B,ing not at all /ist3r,/ th, lo3/ 0ri,s o+ th, 0o7-6,,2,rs
$)il6),n% r,n/ing all th, Q3art,rs o+ th, h,a5,ns thos, 0o7s1
h,aring att,nti5,l th, s7,,t n,0tarli6, so3n/s o+ th, +l3t,1 rais,/
th,ir n,06s an/ i)itating th, )il6),n in th,ir Q3aliti,s1 nat3r,s1
ag,1 ),rri),nts1 an/ /r,ss 9oin,/ 7ith th,) an/ )o5,/ th,ir
+a0,s an/ han/s in t3n, 7ith )3si0 an/ sh,7,/ gr,at /,8t,rit in
th,ir arts& $.(-.@%
S)all ,lls 7,r, ti,/ ro3n/ th,ir l,gs1 an/ orna),nts r,s,)l-
ing tig,r?s 0la7s 7,r, ti,/ & ro3n/ th,ir ,ars ; an/ th,s, ,)itt,/
ni0, 9ingling so3n/s& $..%
&!0 Narada-Pacaruti
am
Th% 4at%rs
brilliant clou) onof hi$h loo#%) li#%
th% Xamuna an)canoi%s oZ%r th%
th%ir sha)o4s f%llhi$hlY
on th% riZ%r
thus causin$ th% articl%s of 4at%r assum% an in)%scribabl%
b%autY. \23
Th% loZ%lY %Y% bro4s r%s%mblin$ li#% a)orn%) bo4s 4%r%
thro4in$ orro4s of Cui) an) 4%r% as if %%rtin$ th%ir influ%nc% in
r%moZin$ all sorts of m%ntal afflictions of th% obs%rZ%rs.
\20
Th% loZ% of 9oi#as flo4%) from th%ir %Y%s in str%ams to )rin#
th% n%ctar of th% b%autY of th% loZ%lY an) hi$hlY fortunat% "ri
Kfsna. Th%ir %Y%s loo#%) as if laY an) bris# at th% sam% tim%.
\27
Th%ir hairs on th% h%a) 4%r% out of or)%r an) full-blo4n
flo4%rs )ro%) th%nc%, causin$ th%ir s4%%t fra$ranc% sr%a) all
aroun). Thus th%Y $ot %cit%) in th%ir f%%lin$s, an), b%comin$
intoicat%), utt%r%) $%ntlY 4or)s but )isconn%ct%) ^ th%ir bo)Y
ac#%ts also b%in$ loos%n%) from th%ir ti%s, th%ir br%asts b%cam%
Zisibl%. \2!
Th%ir footst%s b%cam% ir%$ular an) thus th%ir ornam%nts an)
%4%ls %mitt%) a in$lin$ soun) an) stran$% f%%lin$s an) %motions
ar% thus brou$ht into laY. Th%ir lis b%$an to moZ% an) th%ir
blu% lotus %Y%s b%cam% bris# an) th% %ar-rin$s s%%m%) as it 4%r%
)%li$ht%). \2*
Th% hot br%athin$s of th% 9ois 4ith%r%) a4aY th% fr%sh
l%aZ%s, that blo4 fullY in th% sun ^ an) th%ir han)s b%in$ b%autifi%)
4ith Zario us articl%s of $ift, loo#%) li#% lotus%s an) 4%r%
fr%Fu%nt%)al4aYs bY blac# b%%s, th%ir constant comanions. \'
Ih%n th%ir bo)i%s 4%r% all %rm%at%) 4ith th% s4%%t ,
fra$ranc% of th% blu% lotus%s in th% sha% of th%ir 4i)% bris#
e ird Ni!t$ V 1!
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%Y%s, th% s4%%t 4or)s utt%r%) bY th% mil# 4om%n \th%ir mouths
r%s%mbl% th% lotus%s b%cam% Z%rY charmin$ an) a$r%%abl% to
th%m. \&
Just on th% out%r comartm%nt of th% afor%sai) %)%stal on%
has to r%m%mb%r th% hYmns utt%r%) bY th% ois an) th% co4s
an) animals of th% 9ois as4%ll as thos% utt%r%) bY Vrahma, "iZa
an) 8n)ra as#in$ for 4%alth. \2
n th% south, on% as to m%)itat% th% multitu)%s of th% Munis,
th% 5asus, Dharma, an) th% Lor)s of th% Xo$is ^ on th% bac# on%
has to m%)itat% "na#as an) oth%r V-si )%%lY imm%rs%) in
"ama)hi, )%sirin$ for %manciation. \
n th% l%ft si)% on% has to cont%mlat% th% "i))has 4ith th%ir
4iZ%s, Xa#sas, 9an)harZas, 5i)Ya)haras, an) th% chi%f #innaras,
asaras as sin$in$ an) )ancin$. \/
n% has to cont%mlat% in th% that b%st of th% Munis,
Nara)a, th% son of Vrahma, 4ho is 4hit% li#% conchsh%ll, th%
Moon, an) th% #un) flo4%r, 4ho #no4s all th% A$amas an)
Tantaras, 4ho 4%ars clott%) hairs \Jatas on th% h%a) that r%s%mbl%
li#% li$htnin$ an) 4ho is )%sirous of ur% unflinchin$ )%Zot%% to
:is lotus f%%t, 4ho has forsa#%n all oth%r comanions an) 4ho is
sin$in$ hYmns in hi$h m%lo)ious tun%s th% rais%s of "ri :ari in
Zarious s%Z%n ra$as an) in charmin$ Murchanas \a sort of musical
intonations 4ithin th% thr%%$ramas \$amuts, scal%s in music an)
4ho is thus satisfYin$ :im. \3-0
Thus %n)s th% Thir) Ni$ht on mamtra an) 4orshi in th% fifth
a)hYaYa in "ri Nara)a Paftcaratra.
CHAPTER "I
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V%for% th% comm%nc%m%nt of 4orshi th% )%Zot%% is to coll%ct
flo4%rs, san)alast% %tc. :o4 to fill th% couchsh%ll 4ith 4at%r is
no4 %lain%), thou$h it is a s%cr%t. \!
9an$a d Xamuna d 9o)aZari d "arasZati d Narma)% d
"in)hu d KaZ%ri d com% an) staY in this 4at%r. \*
Th% oinin$ th% littl% fin$%rs of both th% han)s an) thumb
of both th% han)s, l%arn th% Tirtha mantra that )%stroYs all
mis%ri%s. \&'
9alini Mu)ra is sh%4n bZ coll%ctin$ strai$ht th% fin$%rs,
for% fin$%r, mi))l% fin$%r, th% rin$ fin$%r \nam%l%ss fin$%r^ an)
moZ% this oZ%r th% conchsh%ll. \ &&
Th%n 4orshi th% "ur%m% "irit an) 9anaati on th% to
of th% h%a) an) on th% Mala-ca#ra, %rform NYasa accor)in$ to
Pftha mantra an) th%n off%r 4at%r, san)alast%, ric%, flo4%rs, an)
sc%nts, DhuY an) li$ht. \&2
Th%n utt%rin$ th% Mula mantra \th% ori$inal mantra 4orshi
th% Luminous an) m%)iat% on "ri Kr1na, th% "ur%m% "irit thr%%
tim%s 4ho is luminous li#% li$htnin$, an) Iho is th% onlY JoY
an) Vliss, at th% thr%% lac%s mula)hara \saral l%us, h%art an)
4ithin th% %Y% bro4s. \&
Th%n arran$in$ )ulY all th% limbs of 4orshi from
5ibhuti, an#a an) all oth%rs bY TattZa Xa$a, 4orshi a$ain th%
s%Z%ral articl%s of 4orshi Zi 4at%r, san)alast%, ornam%nts an)
th% b%))in$ an) oth%r r%cious thin$s. \&/
Iorshi a$ain th% flut% of "ri Krsna_s mouth d an) th%
$arlan) of for%st flo4%rs on "ri Kr]na_s br%ast an) aboZ% that th%
#austubha$%m mar#%) 4ith "ri 5atsa si$n. \&3
Th%n ma#in$ fi$ur%s \)ia$rams of th% $arlan)s, %tc, \4ith
s%%) mantra 4ritt%n insi)% consistin$ of san)al ast% an) oth%r
articl%s for anointin$ bo)i%s, 4rit% th% Paflara murti mantra on
&*' Nurada-
Pafcarutram
bo)Y. \&7
n th% ri$ht si)% off%r 4hit% flo4%rs urifi%) 4ith san)alast%
an) on th% l%ft si)% off%r r%) flo4%rs as aboZ%. \&!
"o off%r 4ith )%Zotion )hu \sc%nts, an) li$ht to "ri Kffoa
as 4%ll th% s4%%t sYra, as 4%ll th% na#ins 4ith sc%nts an) flo4%rs
for 4iin$ :is mouth an) th%n 4orshi :im. \&*
ff%rin$ b%t%l l%aZ%s, sin$in$, )ancin$, off%rin$, NaiZ%)Yas
\foo) %t%., shoul) b% )on% to l%as% :im an) th%n off%r on%_s o4n
B%lf \atm r%%atin$th% mantra Vrahmaranam%tc. \2'
r if th% )%Zot%% 4ants to finish his 4or# bri%flY, h% 4oul)
th%n %rform it accor)in$ to th% Murti Panara laYa ooa, an)
th%n utt%rin$ th% %i$ht%%n l%tt%rin$ mantra, h% is to coml%t% th%
Yau$i# 4orshi. \2&
Th%n m%)itat% "ri KrSa, th% son of Nan)a an) r%%at this
mantra. Pura#a is to b% %rform%) as manY tim%s corr%son)in$
)ulY to th% numb%r th% mantra is mutt%r%). \22
Matt%rin$ th% 5ia mantra 4ith Vm in th% b%$imin$ an) in
th% %n) on% hun)r%) %i$ht tim%s, th% hi$hlY int%lli$%nt )%Zot%%
shoul) %rform Yo$a as Z%rballY so#%n to him bY his 9uru.
Th%n utt%rin$ th% aam of Paramatma 4hich consists of sat cit
an) "nan)a, ma#% aam of th% aboZ% t4o mantras. \2
:% 4ho 4orshis this in th% afor%sai) form, is honour%)
amon$st man#in) ^ h% $%ts full faZour of "ri La#$ml D%Zi \$%ts
lots of 4%alth an) in th% %n) attains Mu#ti. \2/
This %n)s th% "ith A)hYaYa in th% Thir) Ni$ht in "ri
Nara)a Paftcar"tra.
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7orshi2 0ar,+3ll Hi) 7ith his +a)il1 an a0t 7hi0h is th,
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7orshi2 to ,5,r 2art o+ His Bo/& $.'%
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7orshi2 th, o3t7ar/ +or0,s $t,9ar32a ahirangas% on th, 2,tals o+
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g,)s ar, to , 7orshi22,/ 7ith )antras ,ginning 7ith Hr/a
)antra $na)ah an/ ,n/ing in Ka5a0a $H3)%& $.J%
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Nara/ a Pan0aratra&
CHAPTER "III
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Th, 23r, )in/,/ /,5ot ,, sho3l/ o++,r on, la6h ho)as1
r,2,ating ,5,r ti), th, t,n l,tt,r,/ )antra ; this is s3r, to i,l/
i)2,rishal, r,s3lts& $%
Ma6, 9a2a) +i5, la6h ti),s o+ th, ,ight,,n l,tt,r,/ )antra an/
th,n )a6, ho)a '( $+i+t% tho3san/ ti),s& I+ th, /,5ot,, , not
al, to 2r,03r, 2aasa $)at,rials ri0, )il6 s3gar1 ,t0&1 +or 2aasa%
h, sho3l/ 2,r+or) 7ith ho)a gh,, $0lari+i,/ 3tt,r%& $@(%
I+ on, , 3nal, to 2,r+or) ho)a 0,r,)on a00or/ing to th,
ao5, ),ntion,/ n3),rs1 h, 0an )a6, 9a2a) t7,l5, ti),s& Th,
9a2a) an/ ho)a )a , as )an ti),s as ar, +o3n/ in th, l,tt,rs
o+ th, )antra& So it is stat,/& $@@%
Th, SG/ra 7ho 7ill )a6, 9a2a) a00or/ing to 7hi0h,5,r
l,tt,rs o+ th, )antra1 s3it,/ to hi)1 h, 7ill g,t s300,ss in that1 i+
h, 2,r+or)s his +3n0tion1 ),r,l 7ith +aith an/ /,5otion& $@.%
Th, /,5ot,, on ,ing ina3g3rat,/ again his g3r3 sho3l/
gi5, /a6s9na $+,,s% to hi) an/ /istri3t, 7,alth to th, Brah)anas
7ith /,5otion& $@%
Ha5ing ro3ght this s,0on/ )antra 3n/,r 0ontrol 9a2a)&
,t01 th, 0l,ar )in/,/ /,5ot,, o+ 23r, 0hara0t,r sho3l/ +or thr,,
/as 0ons,03ti5,l 7orshi2 /3l Sri Krsna1 7ho is th, gi5,r o+
)36ti $+r,,/o) +ro) irth an/ /,ath%& $@%
Th,n th, /,5ot ,, is to thin6 th3s < -that Sri Krsna is sit3at,/
in th, gar/,n1 ,n/o7,/ 7ith all ,a3ti,s an/ 7,alth1 an/ is s,at,/
The Third Night, h.X 207
lot3s,s& $@%
His r,ast is ,ing ill3)inat,/ th, )3si0al so3n/ o+ His
+l3t,; His o/ is /,0orat,/ 7ith 5ario3s orna),nts& On His 7aist
an/ shan6s th, garlan/ o+ littl, tin6ling ,lls is hanging& $@J%
His g,ntl, an/ s7,,t s)il, is li6, Ban/hali +lo7,rs& His han/s
an/ +,,t loo6 5,r +oa3ti+3l; 7ith& His right han/ H, is hol/ing a
5,ss,l o+ n sa $)il6 oil,/ 7ith ri0, an/ s3gar% an/ His l,+t han/
is hol/ing +r,sh 3tt,r& $@%
H, is in0arnat,/ to ta6, a7a th, 3r/,n o+ th, 7orl/ an/ to
/,stro P3tana ,t0&1 th, ,n,)i,s o+ th, Go/s& H, is s3rro3n/,/
Go2as $)il6),n% an/ Go2is $)il67o),n% an/ H, is 2rais,/
In/ra an/ oth,r Go/s& $.(%
Th, /,5ot,, is to 7orshi2 Sri Kr;na 7ith gr,at h3)ilit an/
/,5otion ),ans o+ +r,sh 3tt,r an/ 03r/s1 an/ )il6 )i8,/ 7ith1
s3gar an/ 2rais, Hi) in In/ra5a9ra 5,rs,s& Th3s h, sho3l/
r,),),r Hi) an/ in03r His 2l,as3r,& $.@%
H,r, ,n/s th, T,nth A/haa in th, Thir/ Night in Sri
Nara/a Pan0aratra&
C:APT(R 68
ON HOW TO PERORMTHE SE"A $SER"ICE% O SRI
KRSNA1 THE R#LES1 AND THE RES#LTS O
HEARING THEREO
"ri 5Y"sa sai) eIho%Z%r 4orshi thus "ri Krsna, 4ith hi+
firm b%li%f in :is 9o)h%a) %Z%rY mornin$, acFuir%s in this 4orl)
4ithin a comaratiZ%lY short sac% of tim%, a $oo) amount of
4%alth, an) in th% %n), b%in$ ur% $o%s to th% hi$h%st abo)%.
\&
Do th% ooae4or# of "ri Kr1na %Z%rY )aY an) off%r
NaiZ%)Yam \articl%s of foo), )rin# %tc. 4ith $ur an) 4at%r^ an)
thin# tb%m as off%r%) in th% mouth of "ri Krsna. Ma#% aam of
on%_s o4n mantra on% thousan) %i$ht tim%s 4ith $r%at attachm%nt-
an) loZ%. \2
Ihil% )oin$ th% mi)-)aY aam, thin# that "ri Krsna is
a)or%) bY Nara)a, th% Rs of th% D%Zas an) bY th% asc%tics an)
th% D%Zas ^ :% is surroun)%) bY th% co4s an) 9oi#as an) th%
colour of :is bo)Y is li#% th% )%ns% massof clou)s. \
NoteeTh% co4s m%an th% s%Z%ral 4orl)s.
Th% hairs on :is h%a) a)orn%) 4ith ornam%nts ma)% of
%acoc# f%ath%rs. :is lotus li#% %Y%s, :is fac% smilin$ li#% full
Moon, :is nic% ch%%#s a)orn%) 4ith ornam%nts of $%ms, :is
b%autiful nos% an) :is charmin$ smil% ar% to b% m%)itat%)
oZ%r. \/
:is rob%s ar% of Y%llo4 colour, :is b%autiful ro4s of an#l%ts,
th% $ir)l% at his 4aist 4ith tin#lin$ b%lls, :is arml%t. :is cloth%s
Zari%$at%) an) :is bo)Y loo#in$ charmin$, :is bo)Y b%sm%ar%)
4ith san)al4oo) ast%, b%autiful, :is n%Z%r fa)in$ $arlan)s
ma)% of for%st flo4%rs ma#% :im a%ar li#% th% 9o) of LoZ%
\Cui). 3
t Third Night, h. X .(
,ightTh, /,5ot,,
tirr&,s is to oil,/
7ith )il6 2,r+or) th,ri0,1
7ith |p 0,r,)on
gh,, on,
an/ s3gar an/h3n/ r,/th,
gi5,
r,s2,0ti5, /3,s to th, D,5arsi Nara/a1 th, :ogis1 Ra6sasas1 an/
s,0on/ar /,iti,s 7ith li,ral h,art& dJ%
M,/itat, that His )o3th is satis+i,/ 7ith +r,sh 3tt,r an/
Paasa an/ th,n )a6, 9a2a) o+ on,?s )antra on, h3n/r,/ an/
,ight ti),s or on, tho3san/ ti),s& $%
H, 7ho 7orshi2s bri K+ sna1 so /,ar to th, Go2is1 /ail 7ith
0onstant /,5otion1 is 7orshi22,/ an/ o7,/ /o7n in0,ssantl
th, D,5as an/ all th, 2,o2l, ar, ro3ght 3n/,r his 0ontrol&
$@(%
H, ,n9os int,ll,0t1 long,5it1 2ros2,rit1 l3str,1 an/ goo/
+ort3n,1 ha221 sons1 +ri,n/s1 0attl, an/ lan/s an/ 5ario3s oth,r
,n9o),nts an/ go,s in th, ,n/ to th, ao/, o+ Sri K+bna& $@@%
So), Pan/its sa1 as r,gar/s 7orshi22ing Hi)1 th, thir/
2,rio/1 ,5,ning or night ti), )a , a/o2t,/ +or His 7orshi2&
$@.%
I+ th, t,n l,tt,r,/ )antra , 0o3nt,/ $in th, 9a2a)% in th,
night1 th,n th, ,ight,,n l,tt,r,/ )antra sho3l/ , )3tt,r,/ in th,
,5,ning& Th3s so), Sa/ha6as $2ra0ti0,rs% sa& $@%
In th, ,5,ning on, o3ght to /o Sri Krbna?s 239a in th,
D5gra6a $D5ara5ati% ,a3ti+i,/ 7ith ,a3ti+3l gar/,ns an/ si8t,,n
tho3san/ 2ala0,s& $@%
Wh,r, /306s1 0ran,s an/ 5ario3s ir/s ar, 2laing an/ 2ools
,a3ti+i,/ 7ith 5ario3s lot3s,s ar, ,8isting an/ 7h,r, )an
,80,ll,nt 3il/ings ar, a/orning th, 0it& $IS%
S Nada
Pamet2trd
His ,,s loo6 so+t li6, l3, lot3s,s an/ ,82an/,/ $li6, lot3s
l,a5,s% an/ His hairs ar, 5,r so+t& His 0oron,t an/ 0a2 ar, shining
rightl& $@J%
His +a0, is s)iling an/ is 5,r ,a3ti+3l& His ,ar rings ar, ni0,
an/ sha2, / li6, shar6; His r,as t is a/orn,/ 7ith th, )ar6 s
Sri5atsa1 th, Ka3st3ha g,) an/ +or,st +lo7,rs& $@%
His r,ast is ta7n li6, that o+ a +la),1 ,llo7 ; His 0lothings
ar, sil6,n ; His n,06la0,1 ra0,l,t an/ ar)l,ts ar, a/orning His
o/& $.(%
H, is r,)o5ing all th, 3r/,ns o+ th, ,arth an/ is hol/ing in
His +o3r han/s 0on0h-sh,ll1 /is03s1 0l31 an/ lot3s& $.@%
Th3s ),/itating1 on,1 l,arn,/ in th, )antras1 sho3l/ +irst
7orshi2 along 7ith anga239a $7orshi22ing th, o/% th, a5arana
239a $7orshi22ing th, att,n/ant /,iti,s% an/ th, s,0on/ A5arana
239a along 7ith His Q3,,ns $)ahisis% an/ th,n 7orshi2 Hi) in
th, thir/ A5arana $thir/ inn,r 0ir0l,%& $..% M Nara/a1 Par5ata1
4iyn31 th, hon,st #//ha5a1 DSr36a $th,
Krsna?s 0hariot,,r% "is5a6s,na1 "ibn31 Sain,a $Karti6,a% an/
Gar3/a in +ront o+ all th, Q3art,rs1 ar, to , 7orshi22,/& $.%
Worshi2 /3l In/ra an/ th, g3ar/iants o+ th, s,5,ral Q3art,rs
o+ th, h,a5,ns an/ th, s,ri,s o+ th,ir att,n/ants1 th,ir 7,a2ons ;
th,n o++,r 2aasanna to th,)& $.%
Th,n o++,ring tar2ana) $2,a0,-o++,rings% 7ith 7at,r thin6ing
it to , )il6 7ith s3gar1 th, 7orshi22,r is to ),/itat, on Sri Krsna
th, P3r3sotta)a1 an/ r,2,at th, )antra on, h3n/r,/ an/ ,ight
ti),s 6no7ing its ),aning& $.'%
e ird Ni!t$ V XE
2&&
.@
on,s1 th, la06 ,,s ar, 0a3sing 3n,asin,ss to th,) on th,ir ,ing
0onsi/,r,/ as l3, lot3s,s& At this ti), a 7on/,r+3l sight is s,,n
as i+ th,ir o7n ),),rs ar, ,ing 03t o++ an/ s,2arat,/ $an/ th3s
2ain is +,lt% $i&,&% th, 7,r, +,,ling sorro7 at th, ,r,a5,),nts o+
th,ir /,ar on,s- $J%
Again 7h,n th,ir h,arts 7,r, /,light,/ on h,aring 5ario3s
s7,,t so3n/s1 s,5,n )3si0al not,s1 )3r0hanas an/ tans1 ,t01 th,n
it s,,),/ that a 5,r s7,,t an/ 0har)ing /,li,ration is ,ing
,80it,/ in th,) $th, 7,r, r,5,lling in 5,r s7,,t an/ 2l,asant
tho3ghts%& $%
Th3s th, stat,s o+ o/i,s o+ th,s, la/i,s 7,r, oth,r7is, than
th,ir 3s3al 0on/itions& Th, loo6,/ as i+ shining li6, $)ara6ata%
g,)s an/ lot3s,s at th, ti), o+ th, rising S3n& $@(%
Th,s, la/i,s loo6,/ o+ a r,/ 0olo3r li6, atasi +lo7,rs; th,ir
,,s loo6,/ li6, lot3s,s at th, ti), o+ th, rising s3n an/ li6,
l,a5,s c< th,ir hairs loo6,/ li6, xolan0a 0r,,2,rs 7ith n,7
l,a5,s on th,) ai/ li6, th, tail ,n/ o+ 2,a0o6s th,ir han/s loo6,/
,80,,/ingl ,a3ti+3l& $@@%
Th, la/i,s 7ith ris6 ,,-ro7s1 a/orn,/ 7ith g,) ,arrings
0o)ing /o7n on th,ir 0h,,6s1 7,r, 7,aring 5ario3s orna),nts
)a/, o+ g,)s; an/ th,ir +a0,s 7,r, 0o5,r,/ 7ith 5,ils& $@.%
An/ 7ith th,ir s,ats on gro3n/ +ill,/ 7ith ,80,,/ingl 9oo3s
an/ 2la +3l a)oro3s arti0l,s1 th, 7,r, /isallo7ing1 7ith th,ir
han/s li6, o3ng shoots 7ith +r,sh l,a5,s1 th, la06 ,,s )a6ing
s7,,t an/ in/istin0t so3n/s& $@%
E)ra0ing th, r,asts o+ th,s, o3th+3l la/i,s11 that S,0on/l,ss
G3r3 o+ th, 7hol, #ni5,rs,1 SrT Hari1 th, ,st o+ th,Go2as1 is
s,,n as i+ o5,r 7,l);/ 7ith ,)otion o+ lo5, ; an/ His r,ast has
,0o), r,/1 li6, th, rising S3n& $i -i%
Th3s lo0ating th, la/i,s 7ithin th, 2ltha1 7orshi2 th,) ;
7h,r, /3, to !rt Krsaa?s1 that I))3tal,1 irthl,ss S2irit +3ll o+
Rasas $S,nti),nts l,asing ,t0&1% ,8t,nsion o+ o/1 th, th,
Go2i6as hi5, pq 2arts an/ 2ar0,ls o+ His o/& Th3s thin6-
ing1 7orshi2 S>ri Krsna +irst& $@'%
2&/ Ndrad-Pa0corram
\
.@ Narad
Pa8i$aratraTn
Th, arti0l,s +or this 0,r,)on ar, to , /i+i,r,nt +ro) th,
arti0l,s that1 ar, +i8,/ +or Ka)9a tar2a2a $2,a0,-o++,ring 7ith
r,s3lts as6,/%& Th3s th, sho3l/ , 0oll,0t,/& $%
Pl,as, Hi) 7ith si8t,,n sorts o+ arti0l,s ; on 2r,s,nting Hi)
th, ,l,5,nth arti0l,1 o++,r )il6 in th, ,gining an/ in th, ,n/ an/
o++,r 7at,r on0, an/ 7orshi2 Bhaga5an Sri Kryna 7ith /,5otion&
$@(%
$o out hims%lf b%$$in$, b%comin$ th% )%Zot%% of "ri Krfna an) th%
"un, an) 4orshi )ulY bY cur) an) $h%% %tc., "ri Krsna th% son
of Nan)a 4ho $iZ%s l%asur% to th% 9ois ^ an) th%n h% $%ts
%asilY l%ntY of Vi#sa \foo) bY b%$$in$ [ ^ ie$ thou$h li% is
4ithout anY )%sir%, h% 4ill $%t l%ntY. \&
Ihil% %rformin$ th% ua, th% )%Zot%% shoul) 4rit% 4ithin
th% count%r of th% h%a$onal \si an$l%) lotus an) its #arni#a
\%ricar of th% lotus. KamaZia \Klim an) th% si l%tt%r%)
mantra an) "a#ti an) "ri an) ra#sana an) fram% th% t%n-l%tt%r%)
mantra in %ach cas%. \&*
Not%eKllm Kr1naYa namah is th% sil%tt%r%) mantra.
"a#tie:rlm.
"rt-]nm.
Ra#sanaeRa#sana.
:rim "rlm Ra#sana KsnaYa namah is th% t%n l%tt%r%)
mantra.
:rim ]rlm Klim Ra#sa Kr]naYa narbah maY b% th% t%n
l%tt%r%) mantra.
Aft%r this, )ra4 th% b%autiful form 4ith naZ%l, li#% th%
sthalaa)ma \a #in) of lotus on th% tr%% $ro4in$ on th% $roun)^
4rit%, 4ith a $ol)%n %n, th% 9oala mantra 4ith $o-rocana \a
bri$ht Y%llo4 i$m%nt r%ar%) from th% urin% or bil% of a co4 of
foun) in th% h%a) of th% co4. \2'
Th% afor%sai) mantra brin$s th% thr%% 4orl)s to subu$ation ^
h%nc% th% chi%f )%Zot%%s shoul) us% this for Jaam ^ s%lf rot%ction,
nam% an) fam%, sons, lan)s, 4%alth, lustr% an) fortun%, an)
infallibl% Zi$our \ot%ncY ar% th%r%bY acFuir%) \2&
8f this mantra b% m%)itat%) uon an) mutt%r%) \r%%at%) so
manY tim%s, insanitY )u% to $host %tc, loss of m%morY, %il%sY,
oisonin$, fallin$ into s4oon, Za$rant 4an)%rin$s of th% min),
f%Z%r %tc., ar% soon cur%). \22
Klim, KsnaYa namahform th% si l%tt%r%) mantra ou$ht to
i2e sus%n)%) on th% br%ast. \2
2&! Nirada
Pacaruu
Asthieth% l%tt%r#a
A$ni.eth% l%tt%r
j<
9oZin)a.eth% l%tt%r z
Th% )ailY ua of "ri :ari is )on% in "ala$rama ston%, $%ms,,
r%cious ston%s, an) in Xantras \)ia$rams an) in man)alas
\%nclos%) circular sac%s^ n%Z%r on $roun). \20
Thus h% 4ho %rforms, aam, homam, 4orshi, taranam.
an) stic#s hims%lf to anY on% mantra an) 4orshi "ri Krsa, th%
V%sto4%r of lib%ration, h% %asilY $%ts all th% %noYm%nts an),, in
th% %n), $o%s to th% r%$ion of 5i snu, fr%% from alb imuriti%s.
:%ar %n)s th% Thirt%%nth Chat%r in th% Thir) Ni$ht
of "ri Nara)a Pancaratra nanamrta. \27
C:APT(R 685
N T:( (WAL \"8M8LAR APPL8CAT8N E T:(
AV5( TI MANTRA".
5Yasa sai) eNo4 8 am statin$ bo4 to alY %FuallY th%
aboZ% t4o mantras^ th% %n)l%ss %fficacY of th%m ^ an) 8 am
m%ntionin$ about th% oth%r mantras also. \&
8 bo4 )o4n to that son of D%Za#i, "ri Ksna ust born, of th%,
colour of th% risin$ sun, 4%arin$ Y%llo4 rob% an) hol)in$
concbsh%ll, )iscus, club an) lotus. \2
an) %i$ht
r%tains tim%s, 4ithin
4hat%Z%r sian)
h% b%ars months, th% )%Zot%%,
can r%ro)uc% thatfull of Vha#ti,
aft%r4ar)s
)ir%ctlY. \7
n% is to r%m%mb%r that "ri Krfna has $ot th% full DiZinitY
summ%) u in bri%f in :is )iZin% Vo)Y, is t%n)in$ co4s, of a chil)-
li#% natur%, of blu% colour an) situat%) in th% la of :is moth%r.
Thus on% has to thin# an) ma#% aam. \!
220 NSrada
Pa8i$aratram
as6,/Thin6 Krsna
th , Goas
2lsHing
to /ron
in6a )i
0hil/?s
l6 ; ,/1
th3s 0ring1
thin6inan/ ,ing
g1 7h o,5,r
2,r+or)s tar2ana)& g,ts hi)s,l+ a)2l 0o)2,nsat,/& $@.%
A+t,r th, 7or/s a)3na an3r32 3tt,r th, 7or/ rasa t+i2a >sa
that 7, ar, o7ing /o7n to Sri Krsna& th, Lor/ o+ o3r +oo/&
$@%
>A)3na an3r32a rasa)2a) na)ah )a)a anna/i2ata,
na)ah anna) 2raa00ha s5aha> ii th, ( l,tt,r,/ )antra&
Ta6, anna $+oo/%1 s5aha& Th3s r,0it, c th, thirt l,tt,r,/
)antra 7hi0h +oo/ is gi5,n& Nara/a is th, U&si o+ this )antra
an/ an3st32 is th, 0han/a& $@%
In 0as, o+ a++li0tions 0a3s,/ Bh+ltas $ghosts%1 Balagraha $an
/,)on or starr in+l3,n0, t,asing in+ant 0hil/r,n%1 )a/n,ss1 loss o+
),)or ,t01 th, )an 7ho is th3s a++li0t,/ sho3l/ r,0oll,0t 7ithin
his h,a/ Sri Kr+ na1 s306ing th, r,ast o+ P3tana ; an/ th,n1 )a6,
9a2a) o+ th, )antra& $@'%
Th3s all th, a/ s)2to)s /isa22,ar an/ th, 0hil/ 0oas,s
0ring an/ th, /,)ons or a/ in+l3,n0,s Q3it hi) i)),/iat,l
an/ +l a7a& $@%
Th,n o++,r no)a on +ir,1 thin6ing +ir, to , th, +a0, o+ Sri
Hari1 th /,stro,r o+ P3tana1 7ith T3lasi )a+l9ari +lo7,rs an/
+i5, ga5as1 0o7 3rin,1 0o7 /3ng1 03r/1 gh,, an/ )il6 in 0,rtain
2ro2ortions& $@%
With ,80,ll,nt 2ro/30ts o+ )il61 +ill th, 9ars an/ 3s, th,) in
ina3g3ration 0,r,)on $ahi+,6a 6ria% an/ o++,r th,) +or 2rana
23r2os,& Th,n tr o3r ,st to )a6, 4a2a) $)3tt,r th, )antra%
he Thi rd Night, h. XV ..r
on, tho3san/ ti),s& Th3s all th, )align in+l3,n0,s 7ill , a5,rt,/
th, 5irations o+ th, )antra so3n/%& $@J%
Witn th, ,ight,,n l,tt,r,/ )antra 3nit,/ 7ith h3)1 2hat1
s5aha an/ ),ntioning /3l an/ Rsi1 ,t0&1 th, Brah)agaatri o3ght
to , /3l )a/, 3s, o+ in a5,rting th, a/ in+l3,n0,s o+ ,5il
2lan,ts& $@%
M,/itat, also th, 0art 32t3rn,/ bri Krsna?s lot3s +,,t an/
th,n )a6, 4a2a) t,n tho3san/ ti),s o+ an on, o+ th, oo5,
9iZ% m% son ^ 8 ta#% r%fu$% unto Th%% aft%r this, thin# that
th% countrY that 4as tr%mblin$ for ThY %n%mY Kaiiraa has b%%n
conFu%r%) a4aY from him an) h% is b%in$ burnt u bY ThY
%n%r$%tic str%n $th ^ thus thin#in$ 6x :ari in on% lac %,
%rform homa c%r%monY for s%Z%n ni$hts 4ith mustar) s%%).
\*-0'
Thin# a$ain thus that %Z%rY thin$ is )%stroY%) 4h%n this 9o)
n Krsna, th% Mast%r of all actions, b%com%s an$rY ^ an) that
"ri Krsna is sittin$ in th% b%autiful h%rmita$%, b%autifi%) 4ith
Va)ari \lum tr%%s %tc., an) is touchin$ th% bo)Y of 9hanfa#arna
4ith han)s an) f%%t. Thus m%)itatin$, %rform homa c%r%monY
tia 4ith \s%samum an) hon%Y. \0&-02
Eor th% acification of all sins an) for th% b%autY of th% bo)Y,
on% shoul) m%)itat% th% aboZ% mantra an) r%m%mb%r ]ri :ari,
th% %n%mY of Ru#mi an) 5ala, a))ict%) to $amblin$ \laYin$ 4ith
)ic%. \0
(mloY th% s%asonal $ur obtain%) from molass%s accor)in$ to
rul%s of initiation in th% homa c%r%monY an) m%)itatin$ AcYuta
Vha$aZan as haZin$ fir% burnin$ in :is mouth an) ri)in$ on
9aru)u an) thro4in$ arro4s, r%cit% s%Z%n thousan) tim%s anY on%
of th% aboZ% m%ntion%) mantras. \0/-03
Thus 4ithin s%Z%n )aYs th% %n%mY 4ill b% )isFui%t%) an)
b%com% sa). An) in this cas% m%)itat% th% D%Zata %atin$ #aittha
fruit \th% 4oo) al% an) th% ulift%) Youn$ on%. \00
8f this b% ma)% aam t%n thousan) tim%s, imm%)iat%lY th%
%n%mY b%com%s )isFui%t%). Mutt%r this mantra an) m%)itat%
"ri Krsna, th% :i$h%st sirit, th% D%stroY%r of Karfasa an)
)%sc%n)in$ from th% rais%) latform. \07
g Thus "ri Krs,na $ot Kamsa )o4n from th% latform an) too#
a4aY his lif%. P%rform homa )%)icat%) to :im ^ an) for taranam
\%ac% off%rin$ %rform th% siml% homa onlY t%n thousan)
tim%s. \0!
Thus %Z%n if th% %n%m Y ha) %at %n amrt a 3ie$ b%com%
immortal h% 4ill c%rtainlY b% #ill%). 8f th% aboZ% c%r%monY
. Narada Pah$aratrom !
, 2,r+or),/ 7ith neem oil an/ ri0,1 th, ao5, r,s3lt is also
otain,/& & $%
To 6ill th, ,n,) in a )o),nt1 ,0o), 23r, in th, night an)
2,r+or) ho)a 7ith h,rons1 on,s an/ Kar2as 0otton an/ oth%r
arti0l,s1 that is1 an aggr,gat, o+ thr,, s2i0,s $la06 an/ long%%r
an/ /r ging,r& $(%
Rath,r to Q3,ll /o7n an ,n,)1 2,r+or) ho)a 7ith 0astor oil
an/ +or 6illing1 )a6, 9a2a) t,n tho3san/ ti),s& $@%
Or ,0o)ing 0al) an/ Q3i, t an/ /,sir o3s o+ 5i0tor ma#%
no)a as ,+or, ; +or 2,a0,1 7ith 2aasa $ri0, oil,/ 7ith )il6 an/
s3gar% an/ )3tt,r th, na), o+ Sri Hari1 th, st,al,r o+ Pari9ata on,
h3n/r,/ tho3san/ ti),s1 $ %
R,),),ring His na), rings no7h,r, /,+,at to th, /,5ot,,&
Th, ao5, ),ntion,/ Hari is gi5ing a/5i0, an/ ,82laining th,
),aning o+ Sri Bhaga5a/gita to Ar93na in "a6ha M3/ra& q3>
or th, in0r,as, o+ Dhar)a $r,ligion% an/ EQ3alit1 thin6 ri
Hari s,at,/ in th, 0hariot; an/ th3s i+ an on, 2,r+or)s ho)a on,
la6h ti),s 7ith Palasa +lo7,r an/ hon,1 h, ,0o),s l,arn,/ in all
th, Sastras1 an/ h, ,0o),s a 2o,t an/ ,82o3n/,/ o+ th, Ssstras
an/ s,,s things ,on/1 ,0o),s ,82,rt an/ 0o)2,t,nt& B3t on,
)3st thin6 o+ His or) as ,n0o)2assing all this 3ni5,rs, an/
l3stro3s as that o+ t,ns o+ )illions o+ S3ns& $-'%
Orna),nts ar, a/orning His lot3s +,,t1 loo6ing li6, ir, an/
Moon& $%
Hol/ing 5ario3s 7,a2ons an/ ,8t,n/ing& Hi)s,l+ thro3gho3t1
th, 3ni5,rs,1 H, has 0o), /o7n as an A5atara to 2rot,0t 0onti-
n,nts1 0o3ntri,s an/ 5illag,& $%
M,/itat, Hi) th3s 7ith gr,at lo5, ; an/ )3tt,r an on, o+ th,
ao5, ),ntion,/ t7o )antras ; or r,0it, th, )antra na),/ Ar93na
Rs91 an/ lo0at, ),ntall in h,art His lot3s +,,t& $J%
Th, 0han/a o+ this is Tris+32 ; th, D,5ata is "ib231 o+ th,
The Third Night, h. XV 227
$%
In this )antra "as3/,5a1 Sa)6arsana1 Pra/3)na1 An63//ha1
Agni ,t0&1 ar, lo0at,/ in th, 0,ntr, o+ th, 2,tals1 $$%
An/ Santi1 La6s)i an/ Saras5atI an/ Rati ar, lo0at,/ at th,
s,5,ral 2,tals 2r,si/,/ th, Q3art,rs o+ th, s6& N,8t th, ,ight
Q3,,ns ar, to , 7orshi22,/& R36)ini an/ oth,rs 7ill , s,at,/ on
th, ,n/s o+ th, l,a5,s on th, right an/ on th, l,+t si/, onl& $@%
N,8t si8t,,n tho3san/ Q3,,ns ar, to , 7orshi22,/ ; a+t,r-
7ar/s In/ra1 ,t0&1 M363n/a ,t0&1 Ma6aranan/a an/ tortois, ,t0&1
ar, to , 7orshi22,/& $.%
ll Narada
Pa8i$aratram
Th, 7orl/ 0o),s 3n/,r hi) ; all th, 0orns ar, 3n/,r his
ontrol an/ h, is s3rro3n/,/ 7ith sons an/ +ri,n/s ; an/ in th, ri/
h, attains th, ,st goal& $J%
)antra
rais,/ too3ght
hol/ to
th,,oo6s1
7orshi22,/
th, 2ar;,80,ll,n0
an/ thin6, h,r,
o+ allthat th, l,+t han/
7,alth& $'% is
With his right han/ h, is to hol/ th, rosar an/ 0rstal ,a/s
s)olising th, )atr6as an/ th,n 7orshi2& $'J%
Al7as 7orshi2 bri Hari singing1 7ho is o+ a l3, 0olo3r1
>7,aring ,llo7 ro,s1 so+t an/ ,a3ti+3l1 7,aring orna),nts )a/,
o+ 2,a0o06 +,ath,rs1 o)nis0i,nt an/ 7orshi22,/ th, M3nis 7ho
6no7 all& Th3s ),/itating1 th, /,5ot,, ,0o),s th, lor/ o+ th,
la/i,s 7ith r,gar/ to /r,ss an/ ,n9o ),nts1 an/ ho3s, s1 ,t0&
$'-(%
Ma6, 9a2a) o+ this )antra o+ Sri Hari +o3r la6hs o+ ti),s&
Th, )antra 6no7ing 2,rson sho3l/ 0ontrol hi)s,l+ 7,ll an/
2,r+or) ho)a +ort tho3san/ ti),s 7ith Palala +lo7,rs an/
/,li0io3s +r3its& $@-.%
B this a0t h, 7ill s3r,l a0Q3ir, si//his $2o7,r an/ s 300,ss%&
s,, )or, 2o7,rs )ani+,st,/ in th,)& Th, D,5as ar, all r,al an/
tr3,&
Th, D,5as ha5, got +or)s 7hi0h ,0o), 5isil, to ),n in
th,ir h,ar ts an/ in th, A9+ta Ca6r a1 i+ th, ,li,5, an/ 7ill to s,,&
An/ th,s, +or)s g,n,rall 5anish1 7h,n th, )in/ is translat,/ to
Sahasrara ; in th, rain1 th, Gr,at Hol Light th,n r,)aining alon,1
7h,n0, th,s, D,5as 0o), o3t again& Th,s, D,5as 0an ass3),1 an
+or) at 7ill an/ 0an ,0 o), 5isi l, in th, sa), 7a that 7,
g,n,rall s,, things h,r, o3tsi/, 3s& It is to , not,/ that th, 0an
ass3), an +or)1 7h,th,r o+ ),n1 ,asts1 2lants or in,rt
s3stan0,s1 as ston,s ,t0& On )an an o00asion1 th, /,5ot,, +,,ls
th, 2r,s,n0, o+ th, Di5init1 h, is in5o6ing1 in 2hotos1 i)ag,s1
ston,s1 air1 7at,r1 +ir,1 ,t0&1 in th, +or) o+ 23r,1 oth,r,al light
2laing )ira03lo3sl& E5,n h, h,ars th, D,5as tal6 in a 5,r so+t
7his2,ring 5oi0,&
Sri Krsna li5,s in "rin/a5an; in th, h,art& c li5,s also in
A9ria an/ in Sahasrara1 Th,r, is also th, "rin/a5ana/ha)a1 high,r
in th, 0,l,stial r,gions&
bri Maha/,5a li5,s in Kailaa 7h,r, th, thr,, 5ital 03rr,nts
I/a1 Pingala1 an/ S3b3)na ),,t in 49+ia an/ in Sahasrara&
Brah)a li5,s in th, na5,l in th, Mani23ra $solar% 2l,83s&
Th, s,5,ral )inor D,5atas an/ th, /,5ot,,s li5, as att,n/ants
o+ th,s, D,5as&
H3)an ,ings go a+t,r /,ath to th, Pitr Lo6as1 7h,r, th,
ath,rs li5,; an/ li5, 0h,,r+3ll th,r, 7ith th, Pitrs; or th, go
a+t,r /,ath to th, D,5as an/ li5, th,r, as th,ir att,n/ants1 a00or-
/ing to th,ir in0linations to th, 2arti0 3lar D,5as an/ to th,ir
2arti03lar r,gions& Or th, go to H,a5,ns1 S5arlo6a an/ li5, as
0o)2anions o+ In/ra1 "a3-Agni1 "ar3na1 ,t0& An/ i+ th,ir
Kar)as , a/1 th, go to th, lo7,r r,gions1 th, Pr,ta Lo6a1 th,
lo7,r astral or to9i,ll1 to ,82iat, th,ir Kar)i0 ,++,0ts&
Th, D,5as 2oss,ss organs1 ),ntal organs1 5,r 2o7,r+3l an/
+ar )or, g,n,rati5, than o3r 2hsi0al organs& Th, 0an 2ro9,0t
th,ir organs to an i)),ns, /istan0, or 0ontra0t th,) an/ r,/30,
. Narada
Pan$aratram
Th%r%for%,
th% nam% 8 haZ%that
of Krsna. fram%) this hYmnan)
ar% )%li$htful r%latin$ to th%ofn%ctar
b%sto4%r of
hi$h%st
hain%ss. \!
Th%s% nam%s )%stroY all mali$nant influ%nc%s, )%stroY all
mis%ri%s, an) incr%as% th% lo$%ZitY of lif%. n% acFuir%s in this
Z%rY birth th% aff%cts of %rformin$ charitY, %nanc% an) traZ%llin$
in holY lac%s of il$rima$%. \*
R%citin$ an) h%arin$ th%m brin$ thos% %ff%cts Koti tim%s. Th%
sonl%ss $%t sons ^ th% $oall%ss $%t ro%r $oals. \/'
Th% oor b%com% rich ^ thos%, 4ho 4ant ZictorY, $%t ZictorY
an) th% boYs an) co4s b%com% 4%ll f%) an) fat. \/&
E%Z%r an) 5ata$rahas subsi)%, %ac% an) lib%ration ar%
obtain%). "ins of millions of births ar% )%stroY%), "ri Kr]na_s
r%m%mbranc%brin$s lib%ration an) mu#ti. \/2
8 bo4 )o4n to "ri Krsna Xa)aZ%n)ra, Jnanamu)ra,
Xo$Tnatha, Ru#mila, th% #no4%r of th% 5%)anta an)
8sZara. \/
D%Zid n% 4ho mutt%rs this mantra, )aY an) ni$ht, $%ts
faZour from all an) b%com%s )%ar to all. \//
:% $%ts sons an) $ran)sons, acFuir%s all si))his an) all
4%alth. (noYin$ in this 4orl), in th% %n) h% attains "aYuYa
\union 4ith ]ri Kr]na. \/3
:%r% %n)s th% Eirst Chat%r in th% Eourth Ni$ht of
"ri Nara)a Pancaratra JMnamrtasara on th% )is-
cours% of Wma an) Mah%1Zara an) (arth an) "%sa
s%rant on th% on% hun)r%) an) %i$ht nam%s of "ri Kr S
a.
C:APT(R 88
N T:( 9LR8E8CAT8N E 58"NW 8N CWR"( E
CN5(R"AT8N V(TI((N PAR5Al 8 AND $l5A
5inu is to b% m%)itat%) uon for th% acification of all
obstacl%s, 5i$$u 4ho 4%ars 4hit% raim%nt, 4ho is of 4hit% colour,
four-arm%), an) of $racious countinanc%. \&
[m d 8 bo4 )o4n to "ri Krfna, Partha, La#]ml, "ri
NaraYana ^ an) to th% D%Zi "arasZatf an) to Nara,[ This mantra
th% RsJ Nara)a, 4ho is )%ar to Vba$aZan, $ot from th% Vrahma
Lo#a. "%%in$ th% R]i in th% mi)st of th% ass%mblY an) comin$
th%r% from th% Vrahma Lo#a, all th% oth%r Rsis r%s%nt th%r%,
bo4%)-)o4n an) as#%) in th% follo4in$ 4aY. \2
Th% Rfis sai) e:o4 can all th% sins b% all %iat%) 4ithout
haZin$ r%sourc% to charitY an) $ifts, sacrific%, %nanc%, an) $oin$
to th% sacr%) lac%s of il$rima$%s. \
:o4canMu#ti \fr%%)om b% attain%) 4ithout th% stu)Y of
th% 5%)as, m%)itation, control of th% s%ns%s an) th% #no4l%)$% of
th% "stras. \/
Munid To 4hich 9o) )o%s "amfcara, th% Eirst of all th%
D%Zas, an) "u%rior to th%m, 4orshi, ma#% Jaam of :im an)
m%)itat% :im 4ithout %rformin$ anY act of charitY, %nanc%,
sacri0c%, or %Z%n $oin$ to th% Tirtbas for Zisitin$ th% sacr%) lac%s
of il$rima$%. \3
"ri Nara)a sai) eParZati as#%) this Z%rY Fu%stion to "iZa,
th% :i$h%st D%itY. :% r%li%) :% 4oul) )%scrib% this in )%tail.
:%ar. \0
Vo4in$ )o4n to th% D%Za)%Za Mah")%Za, th% 9uru of th%
WniZ%rs%, th% Lor) of Wma, s%at%) on th% %a#s of Kailasa "ri
ParZati Fu%stion%)e \7
Vha$aZan 8 Thou art omnic i%nt, a)or%) bY all, th%
"ur%m% D%itY Vrahma, "flrYa an) all th% D%Zas 4orshi ThY
Lin$am. \!
.. Nurada CDFDWDI
to"isn3& $@'%
ro) th, st3/ o+ th, ",/as1 P3ranas1 an/ Si//hantas ,t0&1
an/ th, oth,r Sastras1 th, Sa/ha6as g,t 0on+o3n/,/ an/ ar, not
2,r+,0tl 0on5in0,/& So ho7 0an th, r,alis, th, High,st +ro)
th,)& $@%
_ B,lo5,/ c That 0annot , otain,/ th, 0,r,)oni,s T3la
23r3sa Dana $a sort o+ gi+t% or Hors, sa0ri+i0, ,t0&1 or athing in
Praaga $Allahaa/%1 "aranasi1 an/ oth,r sa0r,/ 2la0,s o+
2ilgri)ag,& $@%
P,r+or)ing Sra//ha $+3n,ral os,Q3i,s% at Gaa1 th, st3/ o+
The ourth Night, h. 243
:ol)%r of th% Vara$a bo4 an) sai) to :im an) M% that h%nc%-
forth ]rl Kr"ia 4ill b% su%rior to M% an) r%c%iZ% 4orshi
first. \2!
"ambhu d Ih%n 8 4ill $%t boons from You bY 4orshiin$
You ^ an) 8 4ill b% incarnat% in human form in th% DZaara Xu$a
\a$%. \2*
Xou 4oul) th%n mis)ir%ct th% min)s of th% %ol% a4aY from
M% bY th% A$ama "astras an) #%% M% riZat%. Thus cr%ation
4ill $o on an) on. :%arin$ this 8 bo4%) )o4n to :im an)
sai). \'
:%r% %n)s th% "%con) Chat%r of th% Eourth Ni$ht in "ri
Nara)a Paucaratram Jnanamrtasara.
CHAPTER III
THO#SAND NAMES O LORD "ISN# rl Maha/,5a
sai/ <=E5,n i+ sins in03rr,/ tho3san/ Bra)ahatas
$6illing Brah)anas% , ,82iat,/ so),ho7 or oth,r1 th, sin
0o))itt,/ in not 6no7ing& Th,, 0annot , ,82iat,/ in on,
h3n/r,/ Koi Kal2as $i&,&1 ,5,r%& $@%
L,t th, 2ri/, sho7n ), in ) a0ts , so),ho7 san0ti+i,/1
_ Sri Hari c Th,r, all sins 7ill , n3lli+i,/& _ S3r,s5ara c Sa
that to ),& At this Go5in/a tol/ M, tr3l1 o3t o+ His g,n3in, an/
r,al a++,0tion to7ar/s M,& $.%
Sri Bhaga5an sai/ <=M tho3san/ na),s ar, al7as sa0r,/
an/ l,a/ to M +,,t& _ Sa)h3 c I+ Tho3 /,sir,st all lor/shi2s an/
2o7,rs1 th,n , 32 an/ /oing /a /a& $%
Sri Maha/,5a sai/ <=Dail I ),/itat, Hi) an/ 7orshi2 Hi)
an/ 2rais, Hi)& _ Par5ati c Th,r, I a) a/or,/ th, 7hol,
3ni5,rs, an/ ha5, th3s ,0o), glori+i,/& $%
Sri Par5ati sai/ <=_ Lor/ o+ th, D,5as1 _ Sa)6ara1 _ Lor/ c
Sa that 3nto M, also1 so that I )a also ,0o), th, Go// ,ss o+
all1 3n,Q3all,/ an/ li6, Th,,& $'%
Sri Maha/,5a sai/ <=C,rtainl Tho3 art to , 2rais,/1 Tho3
art ,st1 +or Tho3 hast as6,/ ao3t th, tho3san/ na),s o+ Sri
"isn3 Bhaga5an1 7hi0h ar, 2r,-,)in,ntl s32r,), an/ a3s2i0io3s
to th, thr,, 7orl/s& $%
W, ),/itat, th, Lor/ Naraana1 th, ,80,ll,nt P3r3sa1 /7,lling
in "is3//hasthana $23r, an/ hol s2h,r,% an/ 7ho is Maha Ha)sa
$Pan)a Ha)sa%& W, o7 /o7n to Hi)& $%
O)& Th, Rsi o+ this )antra o+ th, Tho3san/ na),s o+ Sri
"isn3 is Maha/,5a& Para) at)a $th, High,st S,l+% is th, D,5ata ;
th, t,ns o+ )illions o+ th, rising S3ns is th, "i9a o+ this )antra $th,
s,,/ +ro) 7hi0h th, 7hol, )ani+,station is /,5,lo2,/%1 th, Gang,s1
th, ,st& Tirtha $sa0r,/ 2la0, o+ 2ilgri)ag,%1 is th, Sa6ti ;
Pra2annasani Pan9ara is th, "i9a )antra ; Gangatirthotta)a Sa6ti
2ra2annasani 2an9ara is th, Kila6a) $th, 2in o+ an a8l,%
. Ndrada
Pan$aratram
is th,Di5astra
0ag, ; h,r, it is/i5in,
$th, th, o/ )a/,Itiastra)
7,a2on% 32 o+ ris$th3s
,t0& this 7,a2on% is
Sar5a2a2a Kbaartha) Sar5ahistasi//harta) Sn5isnorna)asa-
hasra) 4a2,5iniogah $th, a22li0ation o+ th, /i5in, 7,a2on is to
/,stro all th, sins an/ th3s to i,l/ or r,a2 th, +r3its o+ all
/,sir,s%& $%
No7 )a/itat, <=I o7 /o7n to Sri "isn31 7ho is shining1
7hos, han/s ar, li6, lot3s,s1 7ho is 7,aring 0ro7n st3//,/ 7ith
/is/,)s1 ra0,l,ts an/ ar)l,ts on th, ar)s1 7,aring a n,06la0, o+
2,arls r,s,)ling a Kal2a1 7hos, ,ll1 +,,t an/ 7aist ar, all
/,0orat,/ 7ith $2ro2,r% orna),nts1 7hos, r,ast is ,a3ti+3l an/
7hos, sho3l/,rs ar, ,a3ti+i,/ 7ith rings o+ g,)s1 an/ 7hos, ,ar-
rings ar, o+ th, sha2, o+ shar6 $a 0ro0o/il,% an/ 7ho is hol/ing in
His han/s 0on0h-sh,ll1 /is03s1 0l31 an/ lot3s1 shining li6, 23r,
ras1 an/ 7ho is 7,aring ,llo71 sil6,n ro,1 a22,aring li6,
lightning an/ loo6ing li6, th, rising s3n& So I ),/itat, "isn3&
$S,, Sans6rit t,8t%&
Th,s, on, tho3san/ na),s o+ "as3/,5a 2a0i+ all ills an/
in0r,as, th, high,st /,5otion& $@J%
This /,5otion l,a/s to th, a0Q3isition o+ Bra)a lo6a a>/ all
o9,0ts o+ /,sir,s an/ is a s,0on/ st,2 l,a/ing to "isn3 lo6a ; an/
it 23ts an ,n/ to all tro3l,s an/ /i++i03ltti,s& $@J'%
It ,sto7s all ha22in,ss an/ l,a/s to Nir5ana M36ti in
Satalo6a& It /,stros l3st1 ang,r an/ all oth,r 2assions an/
r,)o5,s totall th, ignoran0, o+ )in/& $@J%
It ,sto7s 2,a0, an/ Q3i,t3/, o+ )in/ ; it sa5,s thos, 7ho
ha5, 0o))itt,/ Maha2ata6as $gr,at,st sins% an/ 23ri+i,s th,)& It
,sto7s Q3i06l to all 2,rsons th,ir o9,0ts o+ /,sir,s& $@J%
The ourth Night, h. ll 24!
All osta0l,s ar, 2a0i+i,/ ; all ina3s2i0i o3sn,ss ar, th7art,/ &
All th, )ost /r,a/+3l 0ala)iti,s ar, a5,rt,/ an/ th, /,,2,st /,2ths
o+ 2o5,rt ar, /,stro,/& $@JJ%
It r,)o5,s th, thr,,-+ol/ )is,ri,s o+ th, 3ni5,rs,& It is to ,
6,2t 5,r s,0r,t& It i,l/s 7,alth1 grains1 +a), an/ all 2ros2,riti,s
an/ all si//his $s300,ss,s an/ s32,rnat3ral 2o7,rs%& It ,sto7s all
o9,0ts o+ /,si i ,s& $@J%
All th, +r3its o+ 5isitings th, s,0r,/ 2la0,s o+ 2ilgri)ag,1
2,r+or)ing a9+tas $sa0ri+i0,s%1 a3st,riti,s1 gi5ing al)s1 an/ 2ra0tising
t,ns o+ )illions o+ 5ratas $5o7s%& It r,)o5,s ignoran0, an/ in,rtia
an/ is an in0it,),nt to a0Q3ir, all 6no7l,/g,s& $@(%
It gi5,s 6ing/o)s to thos, 7ho 7ant s30h ; it 03r,s all /is,as,s ;
+r30ti+i,s th, arr,nn,ss o+ 7o),n an/ i,l/s th, )ost ,80,ll,nt
r,s3lts& $@@%
It r,)o5,s ,ntir,l 2ains1 arising +ro) in93ri,s1 /3, to 7,a2ons
an/ 2oisons ; r,)o5,s th, /is,as,s 0a3s,/ !y a/ 2lan,ts& H,aring1
st3/ing an/ r,2,ating ring in all ),rits an/ a3s2i0io3sn,ss an/
2ro)ot,s th, long,5it& $@.%
I+ this , r,0it,/ on0,1 6no7 as i+ all th, ",/as ar, st3/i,/ ;
an/ )illions o+ )antras 7ith th,ir ran0h,s ai, st3/i,/& It rings in
r,s3lts ,Q3i5al,nt to r,a/ing P3ranas1 an/ S)rti Sastras& $@%
_ B,lo5,/c I+ on, st3/i,s on, 5,rs,1 or on, hal+ 5,rs, or on,
Q3art,r 5,rs,1 a+t,r )att,ring th,)1 soon on, a0Q3ir,s al7as all
th, si//his an/ g,ts s300,ss ,5,r7h,r,& $@%
_ A3s2i0io3s on, c Tho3 sho3l/st 6,,2 it s,0r,t in sill a0ts as
i+ it is Th 2rana an/ r,0it, onl +or Th o7n ,n,+it& $@'%
This o3ght not to , gi5,n to on, 7ho 0onsi/,rs "ibn3 an
or/inar ,ing or 7ho is /,5oi/ o+ +aith an/ /,5otion or 7hos,
)in/ is /o3t+3l or 7ho is not /,5ot,/ to "ibn3& $@%
Tnis o3ght to- , gi5,n to th, 23r, )in/,/ /is0i2l, +or his1
7,l+ar, or to on,?s son& B3t th, s)all )in/,/ 2,o2l, 7on?t a00,2t
this1 3ntil @ , 2l,as,/& $@%
Th, Rsi Nara/a 7o3l/ ,82,0t in th, Kali ag,1 )30h goo/ r,s
9its +ro) this& Th,r, th, )is,ri,s o+ th, 3n+ort3nat, 2,o2l, 7o3l/
, r,)o5,/& $@J%
.J Narada Pa$arutram
m%rcY
suorttoth%ir
th% hun$rY an) oor
o4n hun$rY %ol% 4ho
#insm%n. 4%r% incaabl% to
\2&2
Thou hast sho4%) $r%at #in)n%ss to4ar)s 8n)ra an) oth%r
#in)r%) sub%cts ^ th%Y ar% n%4 4an)%rin$ fr%%lY in this 4orl) 4ith
th%ir fri%n)s r%lations, an) acFuaintanc%s as th%ir Fualifications an)
str%n$th %rmit. \2&
D%Zahoo) \th% stat% of b%comin$ a D%Za, ati%nc% an)
acFuir%m%nts cannot %ist 4ithout Th%% ^ th%r%for% all th% lZas )o
liZ% in this 4orl) 4ith %tr%m% ain \b%caus% th%Y for$%t Th%%.
\2&/
Iithout Th%u no on% can asir% aft%r Dharma ^ Kama an)
Mo#sa b%com% har) to attain. :o4 can Xo$a, "ama)hi com% to
thos% 4ho ar% hun$rY an) unfortunat%. \2&3
"an#ara d That man has b%%n forsa#%n bY th% 9o))%ss
Kamal", Iho alon% is th% %ss%nc% of this 4orl) an) Iho alon%
rot%cts all th%s% %ol% \Lo#as. \2&0
"h% has consi$n%) all th% 4%alth of this 4orl) to th% Mahatmas
\th% hi$h shoul) %rsons bY Zirtu% of :%r Dharma, h%roism an) bY
:%r form an) b%autY. \2&7
"o 4ho can, in this 4orl), b% %Fual to "ri Krsna, th% D%Za of
th% D%Zas S Eor all m%r$% in him, saZ% thos% 4ho ar% :is arts.
\2&!
This 4orl) is fascinat%) bY all sorts of %Zils. "ri Kr]na is
b%Yon) birth, ol) a$% an) )%ath ^ an) h% has $%t nothin$ to $%t.
\2&*
X%t h% 4or#s for th% r%s%rZation of R%li$ion \Dharma an)
for th% maint%nanc% ofth% "a)hus. :% uts that in manif%station
2#0 Naraf Pa0carutram
N :XMN" T 9PALA
An/1 in th,
Para),S5aric h, ,n/1
7ho h, g,tsthis
h,ars th,thr,,
lot3sti),s
+,,t o+ Sri Go2ala1
$san/has% in aan/ _
/a1
th, Lor/ o+ Ra)a gi5,s to hi) ,5,rthing an/ Cat3rh39a $th,
+o3r ar),/% 2rot,0t hi)1 $@%
An/ i+ an o/ not 6no7ing this Ka5a0a) 7orshi2s
Go2ala& _ D,5i c his 9a2a)1 ho)a1 239ah ,t0& all go in 5ain ;
han/ h, s3r,l /i,s o+ in93r +ro) 7,a2ons1 $@'% H,r, ,n/s th,
Go2ala Ka5a0a)&
H,r, ,n/s th, S,5,nth Cha2t,r in th, o3rth Night in bri
Nara/a Pa+i0aratra) 9nana)rtasara&
Nasa < Th, o9,0t o+ th, Nasa is to )a6, th, o/ o+ th,
/,5ot,,1 sa+, an/ tight; ,5,r 2art an/ 2ar0,l o+ it1 ,5,r 0,ntr,1
,5,r 2or, ,5,n1 +it +or ringing th, i/,a o+ Di5init1 so as to )a6,
th, 0os)os1 th, 0o3nt,r2art1 as it 7,r,1 o+ his o/ $th, )i0ro0os)%
+it in his i/,a1 so that th, /,5ot,, loss,s hi)s,l+ in th, o0,an o+
Di5in, 0ons0io3sn,ss an/ s32,ra3n/an0, o+ liss an/ i))ortalit
7ithin1 7itho3t1 right1 l,+t1 an/ on all si/,s1 ,5,r 7h,r, ; 93st as a
so3n/ing oar/ is )a/, to30hing1 ta)2ing an/ #gh ting1 +it to
,)it sonoro3s so3n/s&
CHAPTER "III ON THE
THO#SAND NAMES O GOPALA
AllKali
in this sinsag,1
Brah)ahata an/ is
this Bal,s5ara oth,rs1 ar, ,li)inat,/
th, D,5ata this&isAn/
an/ "rn/a5ana th,
{+or,st& $J%
In th, Kali ag, th, Gatiga is th, gi5,r o+ )36ti $li,ration%;
Gita is th, Paragati $,80,ll,nt 0o3rs,% an/ :a9nas1 ,t0&1 not ,ing
,8tant in this Kali ag,1 onl th, na), o+ Hari ,8ists +or th, )36ti
o+ all& No oth,r goal is th,r,& $%
"
l%a)stoNa$%n)raa &Th%r%
Mo#sa \lib%rat is nothin$
ion final. su%
That isrior to :ari-b
)%ar%r to m%ha#ti
that that
mY i
lif%. Th%r% is non% su%rior to 5aisnaZa. \&72
b%autiful d Th% 5aisnaZa ar% ala4Ys to b% sou$ht for 8
comanY. Eor if %rchanc% anY 5aisnaZa, fr%% form assions, ^
b% born, in his _familY, all th% for%fath%rs of th% familYb%com% \
sinl%ss an) acFuir% Mu#ti. \&7-&7/
8
.i
Ihat mor% to saY, th% sinful b%com% ur%an) fr%% from sins
no soon%r th%Y s%% th% 5aisnaZasi \Q73
Th% D%Zata in this KaliYu$a is, Vala#rsna 9oala \Val%-
sZara an) th% 9an$%s. Th%r% is no oth%r 4aY in this Kali a$%.
\&70
:%r% %n)s th% (i$hth Chat%r on th% thousan)
nam%s of 9oala in ]ri Nara)a
C:APT(R 6 N E85(
ELD IR":8P
to
an)th% D%Zas
oth%r com%
D%Zas #in)lY
)%sir% b%for% m%
to s%%. \& 4hom Vrahma an) Maha)%Za
Lor) Param%sZara d Kin)lY )ost Thou com% h%r% an)
ma#% m% bl%ss%) an) sh%4 Th%Y m%rcY an) ma#% mY lif% a $r%at
succ%ss. \2
D%Z%ia d Thou art of th% natur% of #no4l%)$% an) bliss^
Thou art un)%caYin$ an) %Z%r constantd Kin)lY )ost Thou com%
h%r% ^ if, throu$h mY i$noranc%, car%l%ssn%ss or )%fici%ncY in mY
ractic% of "a)hanam, mY 4orshi b% not %ntir%, Y%t 8 raY
Th%% to com% b%for% m%. This is call%) aZahanam or 8nZo#in$
th% D%itY. \
No4 about Pa)Yam or off%rin$ 4at%r for 4ashin$ th% f%%t of
th% D%itY. No4 th% 4at%r in th% form of th% trac% of Vha#ti,
born of th% %%ri%nc% of th% :i$h%st Vliss, is b%in$ off%r) to Th%%
as Pa)Yam. L%t this b% ur% an) off%r) to Th%%. \/
No4 about AcamaniYam eThou art th% D%Za of th% D%Zas
an) th% D%Za of th% Atma \th% s%lf or soul. Th%r%for%, for th%
urification of th% "%lf, this AcamaniYam \far rinsin$ th% mouth
is off%r%) to Th%%. This is AcamaniYam. \3
No4 about Ar$hYam \DurZa $rass 4ith ric% that is off%r%) to
th% D%itYe Thou of th% natur% of th% :i$h%st Vliss d Thou, th%
D%stroY%r of th% thr%% ailm%nt, that %ol% ar% suff%rin$ d 8 am
off%rin$ this Ar$hYam to Th%% to fr%% m%, from th% thr%% taas
\ailm%nts. This is off%rin$ Ar$hYam. \0
No4 about Ma)huar#am -& am off%rin$ this Ma)hu-
ar#am \hon%Y, $h%% an) ric% in small cus to Th%%, 4ho art fr%%
from all sins an) full of th% Vlissful "%lf as ThY natur%. \7
20! Ndrada-Pancaratram
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th,s,& $@.%
Th,n o++,r 7at,r 7ith th, )antra Sar5a/,5a/,5,sa& Th, P39a
$7orshi2% has ,,n s2o6,n to , +i5,-+ol/& No7 h,ar ao3t th,
5ari,tis1 $@% Ahiga)ana1 $.% #2a/ana1 $% :oga1 $% S5a/haa1
$'% I9a& Th,s, ar, th, +i5,-+ol/ 7orshi2& $.(%
7ith th, 7orshi2 o+ th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r arigas an/ Nara/a
an/ oth,r Rsis& Angas ar, th, th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r 7,a2ons&
$.%
No7 ao3t th, t7,ntnin, l,tt,r,/ )antra <=
8t I #z { i! ! c! O c c c c |l ): ! c c @ . '
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?Llla/an/a /haro go2i9ana sa)sa6ta /or/an/a Balar32a
),gha-s?a)a 5iyna5, s5aha? is th, )antra ; Nara/a is th, Rsi&
$.'-.%
Th, 0han/a is An3yt321 th, D,5ata is th, Lila-/an/a/hara
Hari an/ 7ith th, )3ni1 sagara1 Karana1 an/ anga l,tt,rs1 th,
anga239a is a/5is,/& $.%
L,t Tri5i6ra)a $2,r5a/ing th, 7orl/s in thr,, st,2s% Hari1 th,
sla,r o+ Karhsa1 a3g),nt o3r 2ros2,rit=7ho ,n0hant,/ th,
Go2i6as an/ th, D,5a la/i,s ,)ra0ing th,) 3n/,r th, 5,il o+
Llla $Di5in, s2ort% 7ith His ar)s& $.J%
Th3s ),/itating1 2,r+or) 9a2a) on, la6h ti),s1 an/ 2,r+or)
no)a 7ith til $s,ssa)3n% an/ hon, t,n tho3san/ ti),s& A+t,r-
7ar/s
an/ th,7orshi2 th, Di62alas
7,a2ons& $.% $2rot,0tors o+ th, s,5,ral Q3art,rs%
Who,5,r 7orshi2s /ail1 7ith lo5ing /,5otion1 Lila/an/a/ari
Hari is 7orshi22,/ all an/ ,0o),s 7,alth& $(%
SarngI 7ith @th 5o7,l1 )o/ah1 K,s>a5ah1 t7i0, ?la> 7ith
Si5a +or) th, s,5,n l,tt,r,/ )antra& $@%
SarngIT or +1 @th 5o7,l++
Mo/a6ah'r; ; Taraa++ Ma)sa3ga is >@@>
bi5a++ or na)ah ; S,, 7h,th,r it is Go5allahaa na)ah&
Th, ao5, )a , th, $s,5,n% l,tt,r,/ )antra&
Th, angas $o/i,s% o+ this )antra ar, /is03s ,t0& Nara/a is
th, Ri; #ni6 is th, 0han/as1 an/ Go5allaha is th% /,5ata&
$.%
The i8th Night, h. 277
=
7ith th, 7orshi2 o+ th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r arigas an/ Nara/a
an/ oth,r Rbis& Arigas ar, th, th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r 7,a2ons&
$.%
No7 ao3t th, t7,ntnin, l,tt,r,/ )antra <= 3ft Srr " Gk Q 7
it Lp Q F- +f Sr Lq S f S kkk 3Q 7 @ . ' J @( @@
@. @ @ @' @ @ @J @ .(
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?Lila/an/a /haro go2i9ana sa)sa6ta /or/an/a Bala)2a
),gha-sa)a 5iyna5, s5aha? is th, )antra; Nara/a is th, Rsi&
$.'-.%
Th, 0an/a is An3st321 th, D,5ata is th, Llla-/ant+a/hara
Hari an/ 7ith th, )3ni1 sagara1 Karana1 an/ anga l,tt,rs1 th,
anga239a is a/5is,/& $.%
L,t Tri5i6ra)a $2,r5a/ing th, 7orl/s in thr,, st,2s% Hari1 th,
sla,r o+ Karhsa1 a3g),nt o3r 2ros2,rit=7ho ,n0hant,/ th,
Go2i6as an/ th, D,5a la/i,s ,)ra0ing th,) 3n/,r th, 5,il o+
Lila $Di5in, s2ort% 7ith His ar)s& $.J%
Th3s ),/itating1 2,r+or) 9a2a) on, la6h ti),s1 an/ 2,r+or)
no)a 7ith til $s,ssa)3n% an/ hon, t,n tho3san/ ti),s& A+t,r-
7ar/s 7orshi2 th, Di62alas $2rot,0tors o+ th, s,5,ral Q3art,rs%
an/ th, 7,a2ons& $.%
7ith th, 7orshi2 o+ th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r angas an/ Nara/a
an/ oth,r Rsis& Angas ar, th, th3n/,rolt an/ th, oth,r 7,a2ons&
$.%
No7 ao3t th, t7,ntnin, l,tt,r,/ )antra <=
@ . ' J @( @@ @. @ @ @' @ @ @J @ .(
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?Lila/an/a /haro go2i9ana sa)sa6ta /or/an/a Balar32a
),gha-s?a)a 5iyna5, s5aha? is th, )antra ; Nara/a is th, tsi&
$.'-.%
Th, 0han/a is An3st321 th, D,5ata is th, Llla-/an/a/hara
Hari an/ 7ith th, )3ni1 sagara1 Karana1 an/ anga l,tt,rs1 th,
anga239a is a/5is,/& $.%
L,t Tri5i6ra)a $2,r5a/ing th, 7orl/s in thr,, st,2s% Hari1 th,
sla,r o+ Karhsa1 a3g),nt o3r 2ros2,rit=7ho ,n0hant,/ th,
Go2i6as an/ th, D,5a la/i,s ,)ra0ing th,) 3n/,r th, 5,il o+
Llla $Di5in, s2ort% 7ith His ar)s& $.J%
Th3s ),/itating1 2,r+or) 9a2a) on, la6h ti),s1 an/ 2,r+or)
no)a 7ith til $s,ssa)3n% an/ hon, t,n tho3san/ ti),s& A+t,r-
7ar/s 7orshi2 th, Di62alas $2rot,0tors o+ th, s,5,ral Q3art,rs%
an/ th, 7,a2ons& $.%
Who,5,r 7orshi2s /ail1 7ith lo5ing /,5otion1 Llla/an/a/hari
Hari is 7orshi22,/ all an/ ,0o),s 7,alth& $(%
SarngI 7ith @th 5o7,l1 )o/ah1 K,s>a5ah1 t7i0, ?la> 7ith
Si5a +or) th, s,5,n l,tt,r,/ )antra& $@%
SarngIT or 1 @th 5o7,l+t
Mo/a6ahsr; Rsr; Taraa++ Ma)sa3ga is >@@>
Si5a+ or na)ah ; S,, 7h,th,r it is Go5allahaa na)ah&
Th, ao5, )a , th, $s,5,n% l,tt,r,/ )antra&
Th, angas $o/i,s% o+ this )antra ar, /is03s ,t0& Nara/a is
th, Rsi; #sni6 is th, 0han/as1 an/ Go5allaha is th, /,5ata&
$.%
UJ NdradaPan$aratram
L,t Sri Hari 7,aring ,lio7 ro,s 2rot,0t o31 Who 3s,/ to
so3n/ His +l3t, 7ith His right han/ a)i/st th, Ka2ila 0o7s an/
Who 3s,/ to ha5, on His h,a/1 2,a0o06 +,ath,rs an/ th3k
in0r,as,/ th, ,a3t o+ th, hairs on His h,a/& $%
Ma6, 9a2a) o+ th, a+or,sai/ )antra on, la6h ti),s an/
2,r+or) no)a s,5,n h3n/r,/ ti),s 7ith )il6& Th3s Sr4 Krsna1
a)i/st th, 0o7s an/ th, Di62alas an/ th, Angas1 7ill ,
7orshi22,/& $%
)il61Who,5,r
g,ts a32,r+or)s
n/an0, o+ ho)a on, an/
0attl, tho3san/
0o7s&an/ ,ight
Si) ilar ti),s
r,s3lt7ith
s ar,
otain,/ 7ith th, t,n l,tt,r,/ )antra& $'%
No7 th, t7,l5, l,tt,r,/ )antra I=It is this; $%
O) na)/ Bhaga5at, Sri Go5in/aa&
s++ !rt !T !r } ) M+t n! 8k R'T !r
@. ' J @( @@ @.
Nara/a is th, 4Ryi o+ this )antra ; gaatrl is th, 0han/as ;
k@ K9sna is th, D,5ata& Thin6ing th3s1 th, ariga 239a $7orshi2!
o+ th, att,n/ing things% is to , 2,r+or),/& $%
I o7 /o7n to Sri Krsna M3rarl 7ho is sitting on th, 9,7,l
thron, at th, root o+ th, Kal2a5r6sa tr,,1 7ho is 7,aring ,llo7
ro,s1 7ho is o+ a l3ish 0olo3r an/ 7ho is hol/ing in his Han/s
0on0hsh,ll an/ +l3t,& L,t Hi) s3rro3n/,/ 0al5,s an/ 0o7s ,
a3s2i0io3s to all& $J%
Worshi2 7,st 7ar/ 4aa an/ "i9aa ; on th, north Bala an/
Praala ar, to , 7orshi22,/ ; on th, to21 th, 3gala-))ti o+
Sri2ati as in D5ari6a is to , 7orshi22,/& $.%
Worshi2 th, "ast3 D,5a $/,it o+ th, ho3s, or s2ot% 7ithin
th, 2l$ha ; on oth th, si/,s th, Ganga an/ th, a)3na ar,
7orshi22,/& $%
On th, 0orn,rs o+ th, 2la0, 7h,r, 7orshi2 is ,ing 0on/30t,/1
D3rga& an/ Saras5ati an/ Ks,tra2alas $th, g3ar/ian /,iti,s o+ th,
6s,tras% ar, 7orshi22,/& Within th, ho3s,1 "ast323r3sa is to ,
7orshi22,/ 7ith int,nt h,art& $%
No7 2,r+orin th, a5ahan $in5o0ation% )3/ra1 3tt,ring th,
astra)antra O) Sarngaa Dhan3s, H3) hat na)ah $astra or
7,a2on%1 so that no ,5il in+l3,n0, 2,n,trat,s%& $'%
Th,n sitting on th, asana s0att,r ri0, an/ +lo7,rs o+ all +o3r
si/,s Wh,r,5,r an install,/ )3rti is 7orshi22,/1 this r3l, is to ,
a22li,/& $%
Th, )or, 2arti03larl th, ao5, 2ro0,/3r, 7ill , +ollo7,/
7h,n th, D,it is th, S32r,), S,l+& A+t,r 7orshi22ing th,
Para)at)a1 th, gr,atn,ss $)ahat)a Sri G3r3% an/ Sri Krsna1 th,
S32r,), S2irit ar, to , r,),),r,/& $%
Worshi2 th, 2a/36as $sli22,rs% o+ Nara/a an/ th, oth,r Rbis
an/ G3r3s& N,8t1 on th, so3th1 Gana2ati1 th, D,stro,r o+ all
osta0l,s is to , 7orshi22,/& $J%
H,r,1 too1 7orshi2 th, 2lVha1 Sri Go5in/a1 R36)ini an/
Sataha)a on oth His si/,s 7itho3t +ail& $%
To7ar/s th, a06 th, S3rahi $b!+a% 0o7 is to , 7orshi22,/
an/ 7ithin th, 2,tals $6,sara% th, A/i D,5ata=His h,art to 0oat o+
ar)o3r is to , 7orshi22,/ an/ on th, 0orn,rs o+ all th, Q3art, rs1
th, astras $7,a2ons% ar, to , 7orshi22,/& $'(%
Worshi2 Kalin/i1 Rohini1 Nagna9iti an/ th, oth,r Sa6tis in th,
2itha/ala $th, 2,tals o+ th, +lo7,rsha2,/ 2la0, +or 7or shi22ing% ;
7orshi2 "aa5a/i s in th, si8 0orn,rs& N,8t th, gir/l, o+ s)all
,lls $6in6ini%1 ro2,1 0l31 ho3s,1 0it1 Uri5atsa sign $a 03rl
2!' Nurada-
Pancaratram
Aft%r %noYin$ 4ith sons an) fri%n)s, $%ts, in th% %n), th%
hi$h%st $oal. \37
8 bo4 )o4n to th% 9oa boY 4ho for th% first fiZ% Y%ars of
:is chil)hoo) us%) to $o to an) fro in th% inn%r courtYar), 4hos%
%Y%s 4%r% al4aYs moZin$, 4ho loo#%) b%autiful 4ith littl% b%lls,
arml%t, n%c#lac% an) an#l%ts. \3*
M%)itatin$ thus, on% shoul) ma#% aam %i$ht la#hs of tim%s
an) %rform homa c%r%monY %i$ht thousan) tim%s 4ith asZattha
tr%% 4oo) or 4ith aYasanna. \B `QQ \0'
Thus 4orshiin$ )ailY "ri Krsna, 4ho is of a$r%%abl% coun-
t%nanc%, on% shoul) %rform 4orshi of th% )oor \ kk
uto Pitha Psa \4orshi of th% s%at 4h%r% th% D%itY is lac%)e
an) all th% actions conc%rn%) 4ith that. \0&
e /ift Ni!t$ V E 2!&
Klitn KH) Krsna >+s++ }|< |O@ Th, 7orshi2 o+ Rsis an/ @. th,
si8 angas 7o3l/ , th, sa), as ,+or,& $J%
L,t th, gol/,n 0olo3r,/ Sri Krsna "as3/,5a a/oral, in th,
thr,, 7orl/s an/ o+ in0on0,i5al, 2o7,rs 2rot,0t o3 all=
"as3/,5a 7ho is s,at,/ on th, lot3s s2ringing +ro) th, root o+ th,
Kal2a5r6sa ti,,1 Who is s3rro3n/,/ 7ith inn3),ral, g,)s an/
Who is ill3)ining th, thr,, 7orl/s His 2o7,r1 an/ is +3l+illing
all /,sir,s an/ Who is ,sto7ing 7,alth an/ 2l,as3r,s to th,
ha6tas $D,5ot,,s%=Ma "as3/,5a 2rot,0t o3 all& $J%
Th3s ),/itating )a6, 4a2a) +o3r la6hs o+ ti),s an/ 2,r+or)
ho)a +ort tho3san/ ti),s 7ith B,l +r3it an/ hon,& $J'%
A+t,r 7orshi22ing its angas1 z sis1 In/ra5a9ra1 s ,t0& th,
/,5ot,, sho3l/ )a6, tar2ana) to Sri Krsna /ail 7ith thr,,
s7,,ts& $J%
Th,r, is anoth,r )antra 7ith KH)1 }2 $th, Ka)ai9a% p
! +ll++toR+ that is Kli)1 Ra)1 Ra)&
$N&B& It )a , i+s+i + p ; inst,a/ o+ d i+ it , a+at
7hi0h is a++% Th, Sa/a3ga 239a& is to , 2,r+or),/ a00or/ing to
r3l,s as in th, 2r,5io3s )antras& $&J%
Bala K+na Go2ala is s,at,/ on a gol/,n s7inging s,at $Dola%
hanging +ro) th, Kal2a5r6sa in th, gar/,n1 7hi0h is slightl r,/-
0olo3r,/& H, is s,,n t7o Go2is1 on, on ,a0h si/,& ro) his
o/1 a light is 0o)ing o3t li6, +r,sh Ban/h36a +lo7,r an/
5,r)ilion $Sin/3ra%& Littl, tin6ling h,lls ar, hanging +ro) His
7aist& H, is th, S32r,), in 23tting an ,n/ to all last& S30h Bala
Krsna has ,0o), th, ,sto7,r o+ o3r )36ti $+inal li,ration%& I
th,r,+or, sal3t, hi)& $JJ%
Th3s ),/itating 2,r+or) ho)a as ,+or, 7ith r,/ lot3s an/
thr,, s7,,ts an/ )a6, 9a2a) as )an ti),s as o3 ar, 0a2al,&
$J%
I+ this , /on,1 th, ,arth 7ill , +ill,/ 7ith 0orns an/ grains;
),n1 7ill g,t sons an/ 7,alth& $(-@%
.J Narada
Pah$aratram
Not, <=Th, t,n l,tt,r,/ )antra < Kli)1 Gla3)1 Kll)1 Sa)a-
langaa na)ah or Bala5a23s, Ksnaa S5aha&
' slo6a1 @st 0ha2t,r1 'th night&
Th, Eight,,n-l,tt,r,/ )antra <=O) Sri) Kli)1 Go5in/aa
Go2l9ana5allahaa Srl)1 Srl)1 Srl)&
art +t :t8i"! +ar 'T A ? p +l+ +t +t
@ . ' J @( @@@. @@@' @@@J
Slo6a1 @st Cha2t,r1 'th night&
A+t,r 7orshi22ing Sri Krsna in th, )orning 7ith +3ll lo7n
+or,st +lo7,rs an/ a+t,r /oing th, /ail )i/-/a /3ti,s to Uri
"isn3& i+ an o/ r,2,ats th, ao5, t,n-l,tt,r,/ )antra on,
tho3san/ an/ ,ight ti),s h, 0an ring all th, 2,o2l, 0+ th, 7orl/
3n/,r his 0ontrol +or his o7n ha22in,ss $.%
I+ on, 7orshi2s 7ith 4ati +lo7,rs or Ra6tahaari +lo7,rs or
l3, lot3s,s Sri Krsna in th, gar o+ a Go2a1 an/ 2l aing $an/1 as
it 7,r,1 a+rai/% an/ s,,s Hi) in ),/itation an/ 3tt,rs th, )antra
6ings1 ,t0& 0o), 3n/,r his 0ontrol& $%
On, sho3l/ 3n/,rta6, to 2,r+or) th, "as>i 6arana Kria
$2ro0,ss o+ ringing 3n/,r on,?s 0ontrol% o+ th, +,)al,s an/ th,ir
h3san/s a+t,r )a6ing |p on, tho3san/ ti),s 7ith 7hit,
+lo7,rs1 ri0, an/ gh,,1 an/ +ro) th, n,8t /a1 /ail 2,r+or) ho)a
s,5,n ti),s1 an/ th,n hol/ th, ash,s o+ th, ho)a on his +or,h,a/&
$%
.J Narada Pan$aratram
7ithin a 5,r short ti), 2o7,rs to ring th, +air,st la/i,s1 al, to
gi5,1 2l,as3r,s1 33/,r his 0ontrol& $@.%
I+ on, 2,r+or)s ho), 0,r,)on 7ith hon, +ro) lat,st +r,sh
+lo7,rs an/ th, roots o+ #sira 2lant )i8,/ tog,th,r on, tho3san/
ti),s /3ring th, )i/night1 th,n i+ th, la/ , ,ntir,l /,5ot,/ to
h,r h3san/1 sh, 0an , ro3ght to ,ha5, li6, a 23li0 la/
$2rostit3t,% an/ a sla5, an/ th3s ro3ght 3n/,r on,?s 0ontrol in
a)oro3s a++airs& $@%
.J
Kal2a
in His tr,,1
o/&is loo6ing
$.% ,a3ti+3l 7ith orna),nts o+ g,)s an/ j 9,7,ls
i
an/ i))o5,al,1 an/ H, is tra0ing th, 2,o2l, to sa5,
th,)s,l5,s
+ro) th, Gr,at D,l3sion an/ to attain P,a0,& $'%
Who is into8i0ating th, D,5as1 Daitas1 S,r2,nts& Pisa0as1
Gan/har5as an/ oth,r 2,o2l, gi5ing th,) t h,ir /,sir,/ o9,0ts
an/ i)2arting th,) 5ario3s ),ntal 2assions an/ +,,lings an/ th3s
a/orning th,)& <36>
$ Who is Hi)s,l+ s,2arat, +ro) all th,s, an/ ,t 2,r+or)ing
2*' Narada Pa0carStfam
wI
\
8nZo#% "ri:ari in th%l"ha uaan) off%r :im ar$hYa an)
Zarious articl%s an) ornam%nts an) 4orshi )ulY all his bo)Y,
\$iZin$ him 5ictorY an) off%rin$ all th% r%sultsto :im utt%rin$
"Zaha. \*
8nfus% Prana caitanYa on all th% limbs in )u% or)%r, an)
roZi)% %ars, h%a) an) t4o han)s 4ith ornam%nts an) thus incr%as%
th% b%autY of :is "ri murti \Ausicious Eorm. \/'
Put ornam%nts on :is h%a) an) ch%st^ r%m%mb%r "riZatsa an)
Kaustubha, ut $arlan)s of for%st flo4%rs roun) his n%c#, Y%llo4
cloth%s roun) :is 4aist an) locat% La#sm8 D%Zi, :is o4n 5ia on \
:is l%ft. \/&
n all four si)%s an) four corn%rs an) 4ithin th% Karni#a ^
%rform th% 4orshi of an$aua an) on th% corn%rs ".(.".I. %tc.
of th% s%at lotus \Pitha a)ma 4orshi th% "a#tis. \/2
La#$ml, "arasZati of $ol)%n colours, Z%rY l%asin$, Kirti
Kanti, of 4hit% colours, Tusti, PuSti, of %m%ral) colours, %tc. ar%
th% "a#tis. \/
ff%r b%autiful ast%s of th% bo)Y \an$ara$a, ornam%nts, ^
$arlan)s, u%r an) lo4%r $arm%nts, ornam%nts chamaras to th%m
an) ma#% th%m b% l%as%),an) th%n locat% tb%m. \//
- Y
i
n th% outsi)% of th% lotus, 4orshi th% 9uar)ians of th% i
s%Z%ral Fuart%rs3oOa,aa#5 Th%ir 4orshi r%s%mbl%s that of [&
Puru1ottama an) th%r%for% not m%ntion%) h%r% as it 4ill l%n$th%n
linn%c%ssarilY. \[/3
R%%at this $aYatn [Trailo#YamahanriYa 5i)mah%"maraYa i
The i8th Night, h. .@
:is blac#
on :is %arlin$ :is
for%h%a), hairs comin$
nic% )o4n :is
%Y% bro4s, to :is ch%%#s, th%
%nchantin$ ornam%nt
b%autiful
4i)% %an)%) %Y%s, :is %arrin$s ma)% u of b%autiful %4%ll%)
flo4%rs, smilin$ as it 4%r%. \&7
:is ch%c#s ar% shinin$ 4ith $%ms an) %4%ls, :is lis loo#
r%) li#% Van)huiZa flo4%rs, :is bri$ht moon-li#% fac% smilin$ an)
sh%))in$ li$hts of oY an) l%asur% all aroun), :is fac% %rsirin$
4ith th% labourscaus%) bY th% int%nsification of oY in :im. \&!
Ihos% bo)Y is aint%) 4ith Kun#uma, camhor an) oth%r
nic% sc%nts ^ Ihos% br%ast is a)orn%) 4ith n%c#lac%s of $%ms an)
4%ls an) Zanamalas \$arlan)s ma)% of for%st flo4%rs 4hos% arms
ar% b%autifi%) 4ith Zarious hi$hlY shinin$ ornam%nts, 4hos% %Y%s
loo# li#% lotus%s of th% colour of th% risin$ "un, 4hos% rob%s ar%
Y%llo4 colour%), 4hos% t4o alms \or han)s loo# li#% b%autiful
lotus%s an) 4hich ar% lac%) on :is la an) 4hos% fram% loo#s
b%autiful as if :% is th% 9o) of Cui). L%t such Krsna r%Z%nt
th% %ol% from b%in$ ut to sham% an) rot%ct us all. \&*
R%mainin$ un)%r 4hos% la Vhisma an) oth%r $r%at h%ro%s
ar% r%s%rZ%) till th% %n) of Yu$a, Ihos% $lorY all th% sastras ar%
)%scribin$ an) 4ho is %mbracin$ bY his $ol)%n colour%) arms
loo#in$ li#% molt%n $ol) th% 9oi#as, l%t such Krsna rot%ct us
bY his arms \loo#in$ li#% cr%%%rs. \2'
L%t th% D%li$ht%n%r of th% 9ois r%moZ% th% )oubts of alle
th% 9oa la)i%s 4ho bY th% m%r% r%liminarY risin$ of bliss in
th%ir h%arts 4%r% lau$hin$ an) 4hos% hairs on th% or%s of th%ir
bo)i%s stoo) on th%ir %n)s an) th% s4%%ts Comin$ out loo#%) li#%^
e /ift Ni!t$ V E 2*3
On th, o3t,r si/, $0o3rt% 7rit, th, l9a )antras o+ Si5a1 Agni1
"agha5a1 Maa1 Src Bha/ra ,t0& $(%
N,8t 7orshi2 th, 2itha $2ltha239a% a+t,r )a6ing San6al2a
$2r,/,t,r)ination%; in5o6, an/ 7orshi2 7ithin th, )3lal9a $s,,/
)antra% th, )3rtis& $@%
Worshi2 R36)ini an/ oth,r Sa6tis in th, Bi9a on th, right an/
l,+t si/,s1 +ront an/ a06& N,8t 2,r+or) th, anga23 9as in th, si8
0orn,rs
+ila),ntsan/
o+ 7orshi2 th,n th,
th, lot3s%& $.9Saras $arro7s% 7ithin th, K,saras $th,
Worshi2 La6srai D,5i 7ithin th, 2,tals o+ th, lot3s; an/ th,n
)a6, 2n9a on th, o3tsi/, an/ a06 o+ th, Is+a D,5a 7ho is o+ a
l3ish an/ r,/ 0olo3r o+ th, rising S3n& $%
Worshi2 on th, t7o si/,s K35,ra an/ Gan,sa r,s2,0ti5,l;
an/ th,n on th, +o3r si/,s 4anar/ana an/ His 5ahanas $0arri,rs% ar,
to , 7orshi22,/& $%
A+t,r this th, 7orshi2s o+ In/ra5a9ra an/ oth,rs ar, to ,
2,r+or),/ on th, o3t,r)ost si/,& Wh,n all this ha5, ,,n +inish,/1
th, s,5,n-+ ol/ 7orshi2 o+ Sri Krsna1 th, B,sto7,r o+ M36ti1 is to
, 0o)2l,t,/ 7ith th, r3l,s o+ 7orshi2& $'%
H,r, ,n/s th, Thir/ Cha2t,r o+ th, i+th Night o+ Sri
Nara/a Pa+i0aratra 4nana)rtasara&
C:APT(R 85 N T:(
R("WLT" E :(AR8N9 T:( `<
"ri Maha)%Za sai) eIho%Z%r 4orshis thus 4ith )%Zotion
ri KrSna an) th%n ma#%s aam int%ntlY of this mantra b%com%s
fi %rY li#% th% "un an) ob%ct of 4orshi %Z%n bY th% 9o)s. \&
DailY in th% mornin$ off%rin$ taranam to "rJ :ari, 4ith
coars% su$ar an) 4at%r, ma#% on% %noY li#% 8n)ra an) l%a)s on%
in th% %n) to th% hi$h%st $oal. \2
Ihich%Z%r )%Zot%% ma#%s aam of th% afor%sai) %c%ll%nt
mantra 4ith a calm min) an) th%n %rform homa c%r%monY t%n
thousan) tim%s, brin$s %ac% an) hain%ss to th% thr%% 4orl) an)
obtains #in$)oms. \
8f th% afor%sai) D%Zata b% m%)itat%) uon, th% D%Za#aoYas
com% at his 4ill stic#%n bY th% arro4s of Cui) an) b%com% sub-
s%rZi%nt to him. 8t is n%%)l%ss to saY of th% %fficacY of ma#in$
aam an) if :% b% )ailY 4orshi%) as %r routin% an) aam b%
%rform%) thr%% la#hs of tim%s, La#smi an) "arasZat8 stan) in
faZour of th%m. \/
Th% )%Zot%%s ar% also to l%arn that th%r%bY m%ntal ain an)
ani%tY, )is%as%, ol) a$%, unnatural )%aths, misfortun%s an) oZ%rtY
ar% aZ%rt%) ^ $oo) sons, fri%n)s , 4%alth an) fam% ar% acFuir%) ^
an) lon$ lif% is attain%). \3
f all th% mantras, th% 5isnu mantras ar% Z%rY o4%rful^ of
th% 5isnu mantras th% 9oala mantra l%a)s to Z%rY hi$hlY b%n%-
ficial r%sults ^ mor% o4%rful a$ain is th% "ammohana#hYa mantra
4hich %nchants th% thr%% 4orl)s an) 4hich Yi%l)s all th% )%sir%)
-fruits li#% th% #alaZr#sa tr%%. \0
Iho%Z%r 4orshis this %tr%m%lY l%asant mantra )o%s aam
homa, oa an) )hYanam \m%)itation b%com%s fr%%) of allth% ti%s
of Karma an) $o%s to th% NitYa-"u))ha \al4aYs ur% r%$ion of "ri
kd. \7
2*! Narada Pc6caratram
4ith b%autiful flo4%rs,to :is lis 4ith flut% on th%m, to :is t%%th
4h%n h% is smilin$, an) thus to :is bo)Y. \2&
Wntil th% )%Zot%%_s min) $%ts )issolZ%) in "ri :ari_s s4%%t
charmin$ smil%s, th%Y shoul) r%%at Kama bia. N%t, in )u%
cours% of tim%, h% shoul) ma#% Jaam of %i$ht%%n l%tt%r%) or t%n
l%tt%r%) mantra 4ith ur% )%Zotion. \22
N%t 4h%n th% min) is firmlY %stablish%) an) th% )%Zot%%
r%alis%s his attachm%nt to r%al s%lf an) f%%ls l%asur%, th%n h% shoul)
thin# from :is lotus f%%t to :is s4%%t smil% an) shoul) b%com%
calm an) Fui%t. \2
m namo bha$aZat% 5asu)%ZaYa, NYasa, Jaam, :omam,
Iorshi, taranam, initiation in mantra an) th% alication
th%r%of ar% )ulY %num%rat%)bY th% comm%ntator. \2/
bs%rZin$ this Krama or or)%r, m%n shoul) m%)itat% :im li#%
a Elam% in th%ir h%arts an) thus b% saZ%) from th% )ar# abYss of
of th% 4orl) an) th%r%bY $ain )aY an) ni$ht int%ns% bliss. \23
8 bo4 )o4n to "ri Kr$na, th% Lor) of Xa)uZan"a, th% V%sto-
4%r of bha#ti 4ho thou$ht station%) in :is o4n "%lf, is hol)in$
"u)arsana ca#ra for :is o4n sort an) 4ho has b%sto4%) Lor)-
shi of th% V%in$s to Maha)%Za, th% $r%at %n%mY of Kan)ara
\9o) of LoZ%. 8 bo4 )o4n a$ain an) a$ain so :im. \20
:%r% %n)s th% Eourth Chat%r in th% Eifth Ni$ht of "ri
Nara)a Pancaratram Jnanamrtasara.
CHAPTER " ON THE
THO#SAND NAMES O SRl RADHIKA
S>rl Par5ati sai/ <=_ D ,5a o8 th, D,5as c _ Lor/ o+ th,
7orl/ c Tho3 sn,7,st Th +a5o3r to T /,5ot,,s& I+ Tho3 hast
s)2ath an/ ),r0 on ),1 th,n _ Lor/ c 6in/l t,ll ), th,
,80,ll,nt tho3san/s na),s o+ Sri Ra/hi6a ; I ha5, ,ar/ all 7hat
Tho3 hast sai/& No7 @ 7ant to h,ar ao3t th, gr,at,st s,0r,t o+ all
s,0r,ts 7hi0h is &shining in Th )in/ an/ 7hi0h Tho3 /i/st n,5,r
r,5,al ,+or,& Ho7 th, tho3san/ na),s o+ brl Ra/hi6a Go2i ha5,
0o), to , th, so3r0, o+ ,g,tting ha6ti an/ ho7 that Cr,atri8 an/
D,str30tri8 o+ this 7hol, 3ni5,rs, has 0o), to t3rn o3t a Go2i1
6in/l t,ll all th,s, to ),& $@-%
Sri Maa/,5a sai/ <=_ D,5i c _ Par,),s5aric no7 h,ar that
7on/,r+3l1 a3s2i0io3s an/ sin /,stroing ta0t& C,rtainl Sh, has
no irth an/ no a0tions& $'%
Wh,n Sri Hari in0arnat,/ Hi)s,l+ to ,stalish His glor an/
2ro7,ss1 Sh, also 3s,/ to +ollo7 Hi) 0los, an/ ass3), th, +or)s
ho7 to 2r,s,r5, th, 7orl/& $%
( D,5,slc I alr,a / tol/ o3 th, r,aso n o+ H,r ass3 )ing th,
+or) o+ a Go2i& No7 h,ar H,r tho3san/ na),s& $%
No7 I 7ill s2,a6 to Th,, o3t o+ a++,0tion that 7hi0h sho3l/ ,
0horish,/ 7ith lo5ing a++,0tion thos, 7ho ar, /,siro3s +or ,)an-
0i2ation an/ 7hi0h 7as n,5,r s2o6,n ,+or, in an Tantras& $J%
@ /ail ),/itat, /a an/ night H,r1 o+ th, nat3r, o+ "i/a1
7hi0h is /,ar to ), as ) li+,& _ Giri9, c No7 h,ar ao3t H,r
as Tho3 7ish,s an/ /ail r,0it, this tho3san/ ti),s& $%
P H,r
High,st Lor/gra0, bri id
Nara/a Krsna1 th, o+
th, Ksi lor/
th,o+tho3san/
Golo6a1 na),s1
has ,0o),
Ra/hath,
th,
a7ar/ o+ th, +o3r+ol/ ai)s o+ ,8ist,n0, is th, High,st D,it& Th,
tho3san/ na),s ar, <=bri Ra/ha& a/hi6a& Krsna Ballaha1
Krsna Sa)3ta& $@(-@@% S,, Sans6rit T,8t%
H,r, ,n/s th, i+th A/aa on th, Tho3san/ Na),s o+ Sri
Ra/hi6a1 in th, i+th Night o+ Sri Nara/a Panraratra)
4nana)rtasara&
CHAPTER "I
ON THE GLOR: O THE THO#SAND NAMES
O SRI RADHIKI
"T8 Maha)%Za sai) e D%Zid 8 haZ% )isclos%) th% thousan)
nam%s of "ri Ra)ba. Iho%Z%r r%a)s this, or $%ts it r%a) oth%rs,
$%ts th% satisfaction of Ma)haZa. \&
V%loZ%) d Ihat 4ill th% riZ%r Xamuna, %tc., an) th% Tirthas
Kuru#s%tra, %tc., aZail to him, 4ho has obtain%) th% satisfaction
of Janar)ana. \2
Ihat cannot b% brou$ht to succ%ss in this 4orl) bY th% faZour
of this stotra. Th% Vrahmanas b%com% %n%r$%tic li#% Vrahma an)
th% KsatriYas b%com% #in$s of this 4orl). \
Th% 5aisas b%com% rich ^ th% "u)ras $%t mu#ti from th%ir
births ^ an) th% $r%at sins, mur)%rin$ Vrahmanas, )rin#in$ 4in%s
an) st%alin$, %tc., flY a4aY. \/
D%Z%"id Erom th% aboZ% thousan) nam%s r%allY on%
b%com%s %ntir%lY fr%% ^ th%r% is no )oubt in this. Eor nothin$ is
%Fual in this 4orl) to th% thousan) nam%s of Ra)ha. \3
No tirthas \lac% of il$rima$% is %Fual to it in ausiciousn%ss,
4h%th%r in th% h%aZ%ns, in th% n%ith%r 4orl)s, or in th% mountain
or in 4at%r. \0
Iho%Z%r b%comin$ ur% an) coll%ct%) r%a)s or h%ars th%
aboZ% in th% (#a)asf tithi, V%autiful n%, all his )%sir%s ar%
fulfill%). \7
9iri% d Iho%Z%r r%a)s or h%ars this on th% DZa)as[d \&2th
lunar )aY tithi or on th% Purnima tithi \full Moon ni$ht b%for%
th% Tulasi lant, $%ts fruits %FuiZal%nt to %rformin$ th%
AsZam%)ha, RaasnYa, 5arhasatYa, Atiratra or A$nistoma an)
oth%r sacrific%s ^ an) if h% r%a)s or h%ars on th% %i$htth lunar )aY
of th% month of Karti#a \a]taml tithi^ th%n h% r%si)%s in 5aftuitba
for on% thousan) Yu$a Kalas. \!-&&
me fift Ni!t$ V "E 303
An) it also imarts "alo#Ya Mu#ti in Vrahma_s, "iZa_s or in
Tisnu_s abo)%, an) if on% r%a)s or b%ars this on th% ban#s of th%
9an$%s, th%n "ur%sZarid b% acFuir%s Z%rilY, Y%a, Z%milY th%
["aruYa \th% sam% form of "ri 5isnu. Th%s% 4or)s 8 s%a# out
an) ParZatl h%ars th%m. \&2-&
Th% riZ%r of th% thousan) nam%s of "ri Ra)ha urifi%s th%
thr%% 4orl)s. 8 r%cit% th%m )ailY 4ith all mY mi$ht an)
)%Zotion. \&/
"ri Maha)%Za
to alr%a)Y bY M%. sai) e 9iri%
8t rot%cts all, itd is holY
:%aran)
th% )%stroYs
#aZaca r%f%rr%)
b%st th %
sins caus%) bY #illin$ all. \
D%Zid This KaZacam Yi%l)s bha#ti \)%Zotion to4ar)
"ri :ari as 4%ll it is a m%ans of obtainin$ bha#ti an) Yu#ti \union,
r%asonin$^ it attracts th% thr%% 4orl)s .an) l%a)s on% clos% to
"ri :ari. \/
8t brin$s on ZictorY %Z%rY4h%r%, t%rrific to all th% %n%mi%s,
an) is th% cr%ator of m%ntal f%%lin$s of all \i.%. caus%s all to f%%lz
4ill. %tc. \3
8t Yi%l)s th% four fol) mu#ti, brin$s on hain%ss al4aYs,
ro)uc%s fruits %FuiZal%nt to %rformin$ th% RaasuYa an)
AsZam%)ha an) oth%r "acrific%s. \0
Iho%Z%r is i$norant of this KaZacam an) Y%t ma#%s aam
of th% Ra)ha mantra, )o%s not $%t th% fruits th%r%of an) $%ts
obstruction at %Z%rY st%. \7
Th% Vfi of this mantra is Maha)%Za^ anustu is th%
chan)as, "ri Ra)hi#a is th% D%Zata, Ram is th% bla \s%%)
mantra an) it is as 4%ll th% Klla#a. \!
8ts alication is for th% )harma, artha, #ama, an) mo#Sa.
L%t "ri Ra)ha rot%ct mY h%a) an) Ra)hi#a rot%ct mY for%-
b%a). \*
"rimat8 rot%ct mY %Y%s ^ 9o%n)ra-Nan)in8 rot%ct mY %ars.
i
( { Narada Pa($aratram
<
L,t H,t3/a 2rot,0t ), in an ),,ting < L,t K,t3)ala 2rot,0t
), in s,),-/a ti), ; l,t S,sa 2rot,0t ), in th, a+t,r-noon ; l,t
Sa)ita 2roi,0t ), in all th, san/his or 93n0tion ti),s& $@%
L,t :onini 2rot,0t ), 7hil, I ,n9o ; l,t Rati2ra/a 2rot,0t
i3 lo5, a++airs ; l,t Ka),si 2rot,0t ), in ) a)3s,),nts an/
Ratna5ali 2rot,0t ), in :oga )att,rs& $.(%
The i8th, Night h. 307
V
L,t Krsna)anasa Ra/hi6a 2rot,0t ), al7as in all ) a++airs&
_ D,5ic Th3s I ha5, tol/ to Th,, th, )ost 7on/,r+3l Ka5a0a)&
$.@%
It is na),/ all 2rot,0ting an/ gr,atl 2rot,0ting $Sar5a-
ra6sa6ara an/ )ahara6ga6ara%& I+ an on, r,a/s this in th,
)orning1 )i/-/a an/ ,5,ning& $..%
H, otains 0o)2l,t, s300,ss in all his 3n/,rta6ings an/ in
7hat,5,r h, int,n/s1 an/ in th, 0o3rts o+ 6ings1 ass,)li,s1 7ar
an/ in all /i++i03lti,s 7ith th, ,n,)i,s& $.%
Or in ti),s o+ /ang,r o+ his li+, or 7,alth1 i+ an o/
,0o)ing 23r,1 r,a/s this1 s300,ss +ollo7s hi) an/ th,r, is no +,ar
+or hi) an 7h,r,& $.%
Ra/hi6a in th,r, 7orshi22,/ an/ 2l,as,/ hi) ; th,r, is
no /o3t in this ; nor is th,r, an li, in this an/ h, a0Q3ir,s th,
sa), +r3its in ta6ing a ath in th, Gang,s an/ ta6ing th, na), o+
Hari that h, g,ts in r,a/ing this Ka5a0a) a+t,r ha5ing ,0o),
23r, an/ s,l+-0ontroll,/& $.'-.%
I+ on, )in,s t3r),ri0 2o7/,r an/ ,llo7 sort o+ San/al7oo/
2o7/,r $+r+tS 4tr+t,a>% an/ 7rit,s l,tt,rs on th, Bh3r99a l,a5,s
an/ th,n 6,,2 that on on,?s h,a/1 ar)s1 or throat1 th,n _ D,5,stc
h, a0Q3ir,s th, sa), +or) o+ Sri Hari& $.%
B th, h,l2 o+ this Ka5a0a) Brah)a 0r,at,s1 Hari 2r,s,r5,s
an/ I /,stro& $.J%
Gi5, this to a 23r, "ai9na5a 7ho has got th, Q3aliti,s o+
5airaga) $/is2assionat,n,ss an/ 0al)n,ss%& I+ it , gi5,n to on,
7ho is not 0al)1 r3in att,n/s hi)& $.%
H,r, ,n/s th, S,5,nth Cha2t,r on all-2rot,0ting Ra/ha
Ka5a0a) in Sri Nara/a Pan0aratra)
4nana)rtasara& }}}
CHAPTER "III ON THE
M:STERIES O MANTRA NAMES
brl Nara/a sai/ <=_ Lor/ o+ th, 7orl/ c _ B,st o+ th, D,5as
_ D,5a/,5a c _ Maha/,5a c _ Lor/ c Kin/l t,ll th, ),anings o+
tho )antras o+ Sri Krsna an/ th, ,sot,ri0 )antras o+ Sri Ra/hi6a
an/ sho7 Th ),r0 to Th Bha6ta& _ Hol/,r o+ th, /is,as,s o+
th, Moon c I a) /,siro3s to h,ar th,s,& $@%
Sri Maha/,5a sai/?<=_ Nara/a c H,ar th, ),aning o+ th,
)antra Sri Krsna that I 7ill no7 s2,a6 o3t to Th,,& >Ka> ),ans
>Na>"isarga
ha5ing $<%
th,is+or) o+ 7hit,n,ss
th, s,,/ a7ar/s
o+ th, 7orl/ an/Nir5ana& $%
),ans Sar5a)aa i.e.
3ni5,rsal ill3sion& _ Enlight,n,/ on, c Th3s o3 ha5, h,ar/ th,
),aning o+ bri Krsna& No7 h,ar th, ),anings o+ oth,r na),s&
$@(%
>Ma> ),ans La6s)I in th, ",/as ; Dha5a ),ans H,r
h3san/ Sri Hari& H,n0, Ma/ha5a ),ans P3r3otta)a& $@c%
The i8th, Night h. V
(
>Ma> ),ans ,a3t an/ th, +or) o+ th, +or)l,ss t,9as $+ir,%
an/ Dha5a ),ans h,r Hari& H,n0, Ma/ha5a ),ans Sri "isn3&
$@.%
_ Nara/a c "isn3 also in/i0at,s 0on0,i5ing an/ ,8t,n/ing an/
-th, i/,ation o+ 5arnas $l,tt ,rs or stag,s o+ li+, i.e. 0ast,s%&
H,n0, H, is na),/ "isn3& $@%
>Kasa> i)2li,s ill3)in,/ ; 7hi0h all th, ,ings ar,
)ani+,st,/& H,n0, H, is 0all,/ >Pra6asah> an/ H, is 0all,/
>Prah3> as all ,ings ar, g,n,rat,/ Hi)& $@%
H, is na),/ >Chaitana> ,0a3s, thro3gh Hi) th, 4l5as1
inani)at, an/ /,5oi/ o+ 0ons0io3sn,ss1 ,0o), 0ons0io3s& $IS%
H, is t,r),/ >K,Sa5a> +or H, is s,r5,/ all ,ings 7hil, H,
in0arnat,/ in th, >Krsna> o/1 H,n0, H, is 0all,/ >K,sa5 a
P3r39a>& $@%
H, is na),/ Hrsi6,Sa +or H, is th, D,5a1 th, Lor/ o+ th,
s,ns,s& $@%
_ D5i9a c In as )30h as in th, ti), o+ Maha Pralaa1 th, gr,at
Dissol3tion1 H, tor),nts th, 2,o2l,1 H, is na),/ 4anar/ana&
$@J%
Nara ),ans 7at,r ; Aana ),ans th, sa),n,ss& H,n0, P3r3-
sotta)a is na),/ Naraana $@%
Nara ),ans all th, ),n ; an/ Aana ),ans 7h,n0, th, ha5,
,,n orn& Or in as )30h as H, is th, Witn,ss1 H, is na),/
Naraana& $.(%
>Go> ),ans Earth1 H,a5,n1 so3n/1 7or/ or ani)als& H, ,ing
th,ir t,9as1 ani)ating li+,1 or th,ir 2rot,0tor H, is na),/ >Go2ala&>
$.@%
In as )30h as that P3r3sotta)a is o+ th, nat3r, o+ a 0hil/ an/
o+ la06 $or rath,r l3, 0olo3r%& H, is na),/ >Bala6r na&> $..%
>Ba> ),ans o/ha1 +,,ling1 0ons0io3sn,ss or air1 7in/& >La>
i)2li,s ta6ing& >Ka> ),ans th, nat3r, o+ Brah)a& H,n0, H, is
na),/ >Bala6a&> $.%
@( Narada Pa8i$aratram
As H, is th, Cr,ator1 D,stro,r1 Pr,s,r5,r1 o+ th, 7orl/1 as
H, is th, Donor1 En9o,r1 an/ M,r0i+3l1 H, is na),/
>4agannatha&> $.%
As H, st,als a7a all th, sins that ,g,t )is,ri,s onl an/ as
H, ass3),/ th, o/ o+ >Narasi)ha> $)an lion%1 His na), has
,0a), Hari& $.'%
As His ha6tas /o not g,t th,)s,l5,s! /is2la0,/ +ro) th,ir
s32r,), 2ositions1 ,5,n in ti),s o+ Maha2ralaa $#ni5,rsal
Dissol3tion%1 h,n0, that #ni5,rsa l So3l P3r3sotta )a is na),/
A03ta&> $.%
Or as H, is n,5,r a+ll,/ +ro) His 2osition1 n,5,r /is2la0,/1
that #n/,0aing P,rson is t,r),/ A03ta& $.%
H, is th, srcin1 th, )i//l, an/ th, ,n/ o+ this 7orl/1 H, is
0all,/ >Ana/i&> $.J%
H, is t,r),/ Go5in/a as H, is th, In/ra $R3l,r% o+ >Go> an/
>"a6a>1 H, is na),/ >Go5in/a> th, D,5as& So th, ",/a5a/ins
sa& Th3s I ha5, s2o6,n th, gr,atl 7on/,r+3l )st,ri,s o+ th,
na),s& $.%
_ ,st o+ th, M3nis c R,all th,r, is no li)it to His na),s1
,5,n i+ an o/ 0an 0al03lat, th, )ol,03l,s o+ th, /3st o+ this
7orl/& $(%
:,t1 _ D5i9asatta )a c h, 0annot go to th, ,n/ o+ His na),s1
,5,n in tho3san/ irths& Onl thro3gh Bha6ti $/,5otion% this 0an&
, /on,& $@%
H,r, ,n/s th, Eighth Cha2t,r o+ th, i+th Night o+ Sri
Nara/a Pan0aratra 4+tana)9tasara on th,
Esot,ri0 ),anings o+ th, na),s o+
Sri Krsna&
C:APT(R 86
ON :OGA DHARANAM
Sri Nara/a sai/ <=No7 I /,sir, to h,ar in /3, or/,r ao3t th,
2s0hi0al 0,ntr,s in th, o/ ; ho7 )an na/ls ar, th,r,1 an/ ho7
7in/ or r,ath is 0arri,/ thro3gh th,) $@%
_ Maha/,5a c Tho3 art th, +itt,st to 0o))3ni0at, on th,
ao5, 2oints to M,& I /o not +in/ an on, ,ls, sa5, Th,,1 7ho 0an
sol5, th,s, /o3ts o+ )in,& $.%
Uri Maha/ ,5a sai/ ;=_ Nara/ac No7 h,ar th, ,80,ll ,nt
),tho/ 7hi0h :oga or 0on0,ntration o+ )in/ on th, s,5,ral
0,ntr,s 0an , 0arri,/ into 2ra0ti0,& Th,r, ar, thr,, Kotis an/ a
na/is in this o/&
N&B1='1(((1((( n,r5,s $thirt+i5, )illions n,r5,s%& $%
T,n o+ th,) ar, 0hi,+; an/ a)ongst th,) th, thr,, again ar,
th, +or,)ost& Th,s, ar, in th, s2inal 0or/& Th, ar, o+ th, nat3r,
o+ Moon& S3n an/ ir,& $%
Th, l,+t han/ na/i 7hi0h is o+ th, +,)inin, nat3r, o+ Sa6ti
0all,/ I/a na/i is o+ th, nat3r, o+ n,0tar ; an/ th, right han/ na/i
$n,r5,% is o+ th, )as03lin, nat3r,1 na),/ th, S3n na/i& $'%
An/ 7ithin th, s2inal 0or/ in th, nr//l, th,r, is th, S33)na
na/i 7hi0h is o+ th, nat3r, o+ th, o/ o+ Brah)a an/ highl
s2o6,n o+ th, M3nis& It is na),/ also "ibatant31 o+ th, nat3r,
o+ th, +lo7,r o+ Da/i)a $2o),granat, +lo7,r%& It ,8t,n/s to M3la
.e. th, Mola/hara 0a6ra or Sa0ral 2l,83s& $%
Again
an/ o+ in thisth,r,
all +or)s1 S3s3)na na/i 7hi0h
is anoth,r is o+ th,
a3s2i0io3s nat3r,
na/i1 o+ alla)rt
i,l/ing light
$n,0tar% 7hi0h is na),/ Citra or "i0itra& $%
Sh, is o+ th, nat3r, o+ all th, D,5as an/ TFF0on0,i5,/ in th,
h,arts o+ th, :ogis as ,8t,n/ing +ro) "isarga 32to Bin/3& $J%
In th, triang3lar sa0ral 2l,83s i.e. M3la/hara 7hi0h is o+ th,
nat3r, o+ I00ha1 4iiana1 an/ Kria $5olition1 6no7l,/g, an/
&/ Narada Pancaratram &
action th%r% is th% "ZaYambha Lin$am 4hich is r%s%n)%nt li#% &
Koti "uns \t%ns of million "uns. \*
&
AboZ% this th%r% is th% Kamabia 4ith Can)rabin)u \Klim
aboZ% this is r%i$nin$ th% Kun)alini d]a#ti \"%r%nt Eir%, of th%
natur% of Vrahma, of th% natur% of flam%. \&'
J
AboZ% this th%r% is th% Anabata lotus \car)iac l%us loo#in$ &
li#% th% Risin$ "un, of th% natur% of th% k l%nZ%s ^ th%r% is th%
5analin$am h%r%, r%sl%n)%nt li#% t%n thousan)s of "uns, r%si)- 8
in$oZ%rth%l%tt%rsfrom#atotha. \&0-&7 &
Th%r% is th% soun) of th% natur% of Vrahma comin$ out of 8
this. :%nc% th% sa$%s call this th% Anahata lotus \%mittin$ soun) 8
4ithout b%in$ struc#. This lac% is of a blissful natur% an) J
r%i$n%) bY th% Parama Purusa \th% :i$h%st P%rson. \&! 8
AboZ% this is th% sit%%n %tall%) lotus nam%) th% 5isu))ha &
l%us \Larnn$%al l%us hi$hlY lastrous an) of a smo#Y y
colour. \&*
d
:%r% Maha)%Za s%%s th% :i$h%st P%rson an) )o%s :isoffic% 5
The i8th Night, h. X
@'
Th3s I ha5, tol/ this 2ar ,80,ll,nt oga r3l,s& No7 h,ar
att,nti5,l ao3t Dhana an/ Dharana& $@%
s3r,l
Sri ,0o),
Krsna1 +ill,/ 7ith
th, High,st his till
S2irit1 i/,a& An/
th,n 3ntil his
),/itat, )in/ /issol5,s
Hi)& $J% in
On, )3st 2ra0tis, oth )antra an/ oga ; th,n Brah)a si//h i
$r,alisation o+ Brah)a% o003rs ; +or th, 2ots1 ,t01 in a /ar6 roo)
ar, 5isil, 7h,n th,r, is a la)2 in th, roo)& $.%
Th3s th, h,l2 o+ th, )antra1 th, at)a 0o5,r,/ )aa
,0o),s r,alis,/& _ Brah)an c Th3s I ha5, tol/ this 3n,8a)2l,/
)antra oga to o3& Th, ao5, :oga1 tho3gh /i++,r,nt to 2,rsons
atta0h,/ to o9,0ts1 is no7 5,r ,as 7ithin on,?s ,a0h& $%
H,r, ,n/s th, T,nth Cha2t,r in th, i+th Night on :oga
in Sri Nara/a Pan0aratra 4nana)rtasara&
C:APT(R 68 A9A8N N
X9A \ERM "ARADA
\i.%. inactiZ%. \7
Iithin th% Mula)h ara l%us th%r% is a Z%rY b%aut iful
trian$ular )iZin% abo)% of li$ht, tol) bY th% Kno4%rs of
A$ama. \!
Th% :i$h%st D%Zata Kun)all, of th% form of li$htnin$, is
sl%%in$ in th% form of a s%r%nt coll%), th%r% ^ an) "h% is th%
8"arZatma \uniZ%rsal "oul3ie fi%rY li#% li$htnin$. \*
e i8th Night, h. @
X
Th, K3n/ali Sa6ti +in/s th, Ha)sa as H,r r,+3g, an/ th3s
)aintains $no3rish,s% At)a& Ha)sa ta6,s th, r,+3g, o+ 2rana !
an/ Prana an/ oth,r 5a3s ta6, th, r,+3g, o+ th, na/is +or {th,ir
2assag,s& $@(%
Ao5, th, M3la/hara 2l,83s o+ all th, ,)o/i,/1 going an/
0o)ing 7ithin this o/ is ,++,0t,/ thro3gh th, 2assag,s o+ th,
na/is& $@@%
h,ar/& $@%
irst th, h3))ing so3n/s o+ ,ss 7ill , h,ar/1 th,n so3n/
th, h,l2 o+ Taa 7ill a22,ar li6, th, so3n/ o+ a +l3t,& $@%
N,8t th, so3n/s o+ ,lls1 n,8t th, r3)ling o+ 0lo3/s 7ill ,
h,ar/& B this 2ra0ti0,1 th, tro3l,s o+ Sa)sara ar, r,)o5,/&
$@J%
Wh,n on, 0o),s to l,arn ho7 to 0ast >Ha)sa> <}} OcO>
on, sho3l/ 0o), to 6no7 An3s5ara an/ "isarga ; as P3r3sa $?%
an/ Pra6+ti $<%& $@%
320 Narada
Pa8i$arutram
ro) this in+,r Ha)sa as Pra6rti an/ Hansa5an as P3r3sa&
$.(%
Th3s is /,s0ri,/ th, A9a2a& Kno7ing this A9a2a as 3n/,r th,
0o))an/ o+ P3r3sa1 th, 4l5as sho3l/ go on 2ra0tisin g& Wh,n th,
inn,r ),aning is r,alis,/1 h, r,alis,s th,n >Soha)>& $.@%
No7 7h,n th, Sa6ara l,tt,rs ar, /ro22,/ an/ th, San/ha ,
2ra0tis,/1 that 7ill t3rn o3t >Oni> Prana5a& $..%
Gratis& Th3s th, s,, that An0i,nt P,rson th, on, 0a3s, o+ th,
3ni5,rs,1 7ithin th,ir h,art lot3s& $.%
Sri Nara/a sai/ <=Th3s 6no7ing th, ,80,ll,nt glor o+ th,
:oga Sastra1 I 0ar,+3ll ,82o3n/,/ that n,0tar 6no7l,/g, in this
7orl/& $.J%
L,t th, sag,s /rin6 this Eli8ir o+ Li+,& or 7h,n on, /rin6s
this an/ /i,s1 on, 7ill not ha5, to 0o), an )or, in this 7orl/&
$.%
Who,5,r r,a/s or 2ra0tis,s this Sastra or t,a0h,s oth,rs1 to
hi) 0o), 7,alth1 0orns1 lan/s an/ th, ,ight Si//his& $(%
This is highl r,s2,0t,/ in all th, Sastras ; this 0r,at,s 2assion
to thos, 7ho 7ant ,n9o),nts; an/ th, 6no7 +3ll all th, Sastras
an/ attain th, High,st Brah)a& $@%
H,r, ,n/s th, El,5,nth Cha2t,r o+ th, i+th Night1 on
:oga in Src Nara/a Pan0aratra 4nana)rtasara1 th,
Ess,n0, o+ th, Kno7l,/g, n,0tar& !
Th, +ollo7ing not, is a//,/ +or th, in+or)ation ao3t th, +o3r
6in/s o+ 7orshi2 < Sattata Samhita v.
>Sa)6ar+ana sai/ < T,ll ), 0on0is,l1 _ Et,rnal on,1 in 7hat
)ann,r 7orshi2 is ,n9oin,/ on th, 7orshi22,rs /,5ot,/ $to th,
Lor/%&
Th, hol Lor/ sai/ < List,n c I 7ill /3l ,82lain to th,s, that
7hi0h tho3 hast as6,/ ), ha5ing 6no7n 7hi0h on, )a , +r,,/
+ro) r,-irth&
That 23r, Brah)ana $sa/ rahina% ai/ing in th, h,art 7hi0h
7as th, goal $i/,al% o+ thos, +Si//hase 7ho h,l/ th,ir jr,s2,0ti5,e
o++i0,s at th, ,ginning o+ 0r,ation1 7orshi22ing th, jgr,at light1
0&all,/e "as3/,5a ; +ro) it has s2r3ng a s32r,), Sastra ,82r,ssi5,
o+ Its nat3r,1 ,sto7ing /is0ri)ination1 a gr,at th,oso2h-
$rah)o2anis a/a) )ahat% 0ontaining th, /i5in, 2ath $/i5a
)arga% an/ ai)ing at Li,ration as th, on, $/,siral, +r3it to ,
attain,/& I 7ill i)2art to th,,1 +or th, sal5ation o+ th, 7orl/1 that
srcinal $Sastra% ,8isting in )an 5ari,ti,s ,sto7ing 2,r+,0tion
322 Nurada Pag$arutram
$or )agi0al 2o7,rs% an/ Li,ration1 th, 23r, on,1 )st,rio3s on,1
l,a/ing to gr,at s300,ss&
Th, :ogins +a)iliar 7ith th, ,ight +ol/ :oga1 satis+i,/ 7ith
th, 7orsh i2 o+ th, h,art1 th, $alon,% ar, a3tho ris,/ +or $th,
7orshi2 o+% th, On, /7,lling in th, h,art& $@%
On th, oth,r han/1 th, Brah)anas +on/ o+ )i8,/ 7orshi2 an/
,8tolling th, ",/as ar, a3thoris,/ +or th, 7orshi21 7ith Mantras1
o+ th, +o3r
7a& $.%"3has& Th, sho3l/ not 7orshi2 th, Lor/ in an oth,r
Again1 thos, o+ th, thr,, oth,r 0ast,s na),l th, Ksatrias1
,t0&1 7ho ha5, sin0,r,l ta6,n r,+3g, 7ith th, Lor/1 sho3l/ also1
3t not 7ith Mantras 2,r+or) th, s,5,ral rit,s 0onn,0t,/ 7ith th,
7orshi2 o+ th, +o3r "3has& $%
B3t +or th, 7orshi2 o+ th, Mantra /iagra) r,lating to th,
thirtnin, "iha5as an/ +or th, 0,r,)oni,s 0onn,0t,/ th,r,7ith
non, ar, a3thoris,/ 3t th, tr3l s,,ing on,s1 7ho ha5, 0o)2l,t,l
0ast o++ th, i/,a o+ th, )in,1 ar, satis+i,/ 7ith /oing th,ir /3t an/
7holl /,5ot,/ in /,,/1 s2,,0h1 an/ )in/1 to th, High,st Lor/&
w>No7D,s0ri2tion o+ th,o+o3r
th, +irst +or) "3has1
th, Lor/ is?as+or th, 23r2os,
,a3ti+3l $as too+ ),/itation
0o)2l,8ion%
as ar, th, sno71 th, 9as)in1 an/ th, )oon $3nit,/%& It has +o3r
ar)s1 a g,ntl, +a0,1 an/ lot3s-li6, ,,s It has a gar),nt o+ ,llo7
sil6 an/ is glori+i,/ a gol/,n ,nsign $gar3/a-/h5a9a%& With its
0hi,+ $+rontal% right han/ it anno3n0,s 2,a0, to th, ti)i/ 7hil, 7ith
th, 0orr,s2on/ing l,+t han/ it is hol/ing a 7on/,r+3l 0on0h& With
th, oth,r right han/ it is hol/ing th, S3/arsana an/ 7ith th, oth,r
l,+t h,a5 0l3 r,sting on th, gro3n/& L,t hi) i)agin, a th3s
+or),/ "as3/,5a /7,lling in th, ,ast,rn /ir,0tion&
The i8th Night, Gh. Xl .
0a ll,/ Ta0ons2i03o3s
0ontrar ntri0 ,l,),n t 7h
its i0 h in thHo7,5,r1
as,n0,& , Mahahitar)a
ata1 ,
is1 Q3,stion,/
on th,
7h,th,r Tantris) is r,all altog,th,r as,nt in th, Mahaharata1
an/ ,5,n granting it is1 this 7o3l/ not 2ro5, that it /i/ not alr,a/
,8ist 7h,n th, Nara/la 7as 0o)2os,/& It is )ost 2roal,1 in/,,/1
that1 tho3gh th, Mahaharata its,l+ 7as not1 still so),1 i+ not )ost
o+ th, h,t,ro/o8 sst,)s r,+,rr,/ to in it1 7,r, alr,a/ ting,/ 7ith
th, sai/ ,l,),nt& Th, all3sion to Sattataidhi, at th, ,n/ o+ th,
th A/haa o+ Bhis)a Par5an1 0o3l/ har/l r,+,r to anthing ,ls,
than a Sa)hita o+ th, 5,r 0hara0t,r o+ thos, ,8tant& Mor,o5,r1 th,
Nara/la a00o3nt /o,s not gi5, th, i)2r,ssion o+ ,ing as,/ on
+irst-han/ 6no7l,/g, < it )a ha5, ,,n 0o)2os,/ an o3tsi/,r
7ho 7as i)2r,ss,/ th, stor o+ S5,ta/5l2a 3t not int,r,st,/ in
th, rit3alisti0 /,tails o+ th, sst,)&
Th, Pan0aratra )3st ha5, srcinat,/ in th, North o+ In/ia an/
s3s,Q3,ntl s2r,a/ to th, So3th& Ha/ th, o22osit, ta6,n 2la0,1
)ost o+ th, ,8tant Sa)hitas 7o3l/ so),ho7 ,tra this +a0t1 7hi0h
is not th, 0as,& Th, stor o+ th, S5,ta /5i2a s,,)s ,5,n to th,
,8tr,), North1 an/ so /o so), Sa)hitas& Th, th,sis )a ,
th,r,+or, , a/5an0,/ that all Sa)hitas ,traing a So3th In/ian
jDra5i/iane srcin ,long to th, latt,r sto06 o+ lit,rat3r,&
O+ thos, So3th In/ian Sa)hitas1 th, ol/,st on, no7 a5ailal,
s,,)s to , th, sara Samhita, at ,n9oins1 a)ong oth,r things1 th,
,,endix .'
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All this1 as also his na), an/ that o+ his +ath,r jTri5i6ra)ae
2ro5,s that #t2ala?1 tho3gh a Sai5it, a3thor1 )3st ha5, ,,n
srcinall a "aisna5it,& An/ it +3rth,r s,,)s to ,nal, 3s1 as sin0,
th, ri0, o+ th, Sai5it, sst,) $Tri6a% 2hiloso2hi0al "aisna5is) is
2ra0ti0all ,8tin0t in Kash)ir1 an/ as th,r, is no li6,lhoo/ o+ an
Pa+i0aratra Sa)hita $,80,2t th, +,7 s23rio3s 7or6s% ha5ing t,,n
0o)2os,/ in Aran In/ia a+t,r that ti),1 to +i8 th, ,ighth
. Narada
Pa8t$aratram
0,nt3r A&D& as th, t,r)in3s a/ Q3,) o+ th, srcinal Pa+i0aratra
Sa)hitas&
ro) th, ao5, it +ollo7s that th, Sa)hita lit,rat3r, +alls into
thr,, 0lass,s& $@% th, srcinal Sa)hitas1 to 7hi0h ,long )ost o+
th, ,8tant 7or6s ; $.% th, )30h s)all,r So3th In/ian 0lass
0o)2rising th, l,giti)at, /,s0,n/ants o+ 0lass I; an/ $% th, still
s)all,r 0lass1 North an/ So3th In/ian1 o+ s2o0r2hal or s23rio3s
Sa)hitas& To th, thir/ 0lass )3st , assign,/ all Sa)hitas 7hi0h
ar, s2,0iall 0onn,0t,/ 7ith so), 03lt or t,a0hing o+ )o/,rn gro7th
s30h as th, ,80l3 si5, 7orshi2 o+ Ra)a1 Ra/ha1 ,t,&1 an/ or%
7hi0h ha5, gi5,n 32 so), ,ss,ntial /og)a o+ th, Pati0aratra1 s30h
as that o+ th, "3has&
What ar, th, 2rin0i2al s39,0ts tr,at,/ in th, Sa)hitas
Th, i/,al Pa+i0aratra Sao2hita1 li6, Sai5a Aga)as1 is sai/ to
0onsist o+ +o3r?Q3art,rs? $2a/a% t,a0hing r,s2,0ti5,l $@% 4nana1
6no7l,/g,; $.% :oga1 0on0,ntration < $% Kria1 Ma6ing; an/ $%
Cara1 Doing < B )a6ing is ),ant ,5,rthing 0onn,0t,/ 7ith th,
0onstr30tion an/ 0ons,0ration o+ t,)2l,s an/ i)ag,s1 an/
Doing1 th, r,ligions an/ so0ial os,r5an0,s $/ail rit,s1 +,sti5als1
5arnaSra)a-/har)a%& ",r +,7 Sa)hitas s,,) to ha5, a0t3all
0onsist,/ o+ th,s, +o3r s,0tions < )ost o+ th,) /,alt a22ar,ntl
7ith on, or t7o onl o+ thos, s39,0ts1 n,gl,0ting th, oth,rs or
n,arl so&
conn%ct%) 4ith,4ith
4hich to$%th%r an) th%
%Z%n ma)% th% author
Saa#ra6irwa #ectionof,
ofth%
Puru|a StiOta
aamarayana
v,ani#adlaYs such a romin%nt art in th% cosmolo$ical accounts
an) Mantras %%$%sis of th% Paflcaratrins.[ 8t a%ars, th%n,
that th% s%%t too# its nam% from th% c%ntral )o$ma 4hich 4as th%
Pancaratra "atraof NaraYanaint%rr%t%) hilosohicallY as th %
fiZ% fol) s%lf manif%station of 9o) bYm%ans of :is Para, 5Yuha,
5ibhaZa, AntarYamin, an) Ar%a forms. This 4oul) 4%ll a$r%%
4ith th% stt%m%nt of Ahirb. "amhiat th% %n) of th% %l%Z%nth
a)hYaYa, that th%Lor) :ims%lf fram%) out ofth% ori$inal "astra
[th% sYst%m \tantra call%) Pancaratra )%scribin$ :is fiZ%fol)
.J Narada
Pa8ieardt8am
nat3r, 6no7n as Para1 "iiha& "iha5a ,t0 1 an/ that high,st 7ill
o+ "i+n3 0all,/ S3/arSana thro3gh 7hi0h H, s2lit into +i5,1 a22,ar-
ing +i5, )o3th,/&>
To r,t3rn to th, Q3,stion o+ th, 2rin0i2al s39,0ts tr,at,/ in
th, Pan0aratra1 th, s0i,nti+i0 st3/,nt 7ill 2roal +in/ it ,st to
/isting3ish th, +ollo7ing t,n <=
$@% Philoso2h&
$.% Ling3isti0 o003ltis) $)antra sastra %
$% Th,or o+ )agi0al +ig3r,s $antra sastra&%
$% Pra0ti0al )agi0 $)aa% oga&% &
$'% :oga&
$% T,)2l, 3il/ing $)an/ira n ir)ana&%
$% I)ag, )a6ing $2ratisiha-5i/hi&%
$J% Do),sti0 os,r5an0,s&
$% So0ial r3l,s $5arnasra)a /har)a&%
$@(% P3li0 +,sti5als $3tsa5a&%
/,+,a t oth,rs>Tantra1
is in La6+)i $2arahih
7hi0ha5ana
a//s-Sa)ar tha%2hiloso2h,rs
that so), & Th, latt,r /,+inition
0onn,0t
t,9a 7ith ais5ara&
Th, si8 G3nas ar, th, )at,rial1 or instr3),nts1 as it 7,r,1 o+
P3r, Cr,ation& $@% in th,ir totalit1 an/ $.% 2airs1 in th, +ollo7-
ing 7a< th, G3nas as 0onn,0t,/ 2artl1 7ith th, Bh3ti an/ 2artl
7ith th, Kria Sa6ti1 ar, r,gar/,/ as +alling into t7o s,0ts1 na),l
G3nas @ to 1 an/ G3nas to 0all,/ r,s2,0ti5,l 5isra)ah3-
)aah Stag,s o+ r,st an/ Sa)ah3)aah Stag,s o+ ,++ort; an/ th,
0orr,s2o//ing G3nas o+ ,a0h s,t $@ ag/ 1 . an/ '1 an/ % 9oin to
+or) a 2air 0onn,0t,/ 7ith so), s2,0ial /i5in, )ani+,station&
In th,ir totalit th, G3nas )a6, 32 th, o/ o+"as3/,5a1 th,
high,st 2,rsonal Go/1 as 7,ll as that o+ his 0ons,rt La6s)i in th,
7a that th,s, t7o ar, 0onstantl s,,n th, +r,, so3ls inhaiting
th, High,st S2a0,& It is )ainl in this +or) to 7it as a 2,rson
Q3ali+i,/ th, si8 G3nas an/ /istin0t +ro) his Sa6ti1 an/ Go/ is
0all,/ "as3/,5a&
Th, a22arition o+ th, 2airs /,not,s th, ,ginning o+ that
2ro0,ss o+ ,)anation 7hi0h has ,,n 7,ll /,+in,/ as a 2ro0,ss
7hil, ringing th, 2ro/30t into ,8ist,n0,1 l,a5,s th, so3r0, o+ th,
2ro/30t 3n0hang,/& This 5,r an0i,nt 0on0,2tion is 0o))onl
$tho3gh 2,rha2s not 0orr,0tl ill3strat,/ th, i)ng, o+ th, light
,)anating +ro) a so3r0, s30h as th, s3n1 7hi0h-a00o3nts +or th,
Sans6rit t,r) +or it na),l ahasa1 shining o3t>&
Th, Pa+t0aratra t,a0h,s a 0hain as it 7,r,1 o+ ,)anation ;
,a0h ,)anation1 ,80,2t th, +irst1 srcinating +ro) an ant,rior
,)anation an/ th3s th, +a5o3rit, i),g, o+ th, 2ro0,ss has 7ith th,
ppendi
Ea0h "3ha has t7o a0ti5iti,s1 a 0r,ati5, an/ )oral on,1 that
is1 on,1 0onn,0t,/ 7ith th, srcin o+ ,ings an/ anoth,r on, 0on-
n,0t,/ 7ith th,ir ,thi0al 2rogr,ss ; an/ ,a0h o+ th,s, a0ti5iti,s o+ a
"0ha is sai/ to , ),/iat,/ on, o+ his t7o G3nas&
Th, 0r,ati5, a0ti5iti,s o+ th, "nha 0o), into 2la th, on,
a+t,r th, oth,r1 )ar6ing o3t in th, +ollo7ing 7a thr,, s300,ssi5,
stag,s in th, 0r,ation o+ th, >non-23r,> 3ni5,rs,&
With Sa)6arsana Non-23r, Cr,ation ,0o),s /i)l )ani+,st
in an ,)roni0 0on/ition1 as a 0haoti0 )ass 7itho3t int,rnal
/istin0tions& This is ,82r,ss,/ in th, Sarhhitas th, grot,sQ3,
/ N(rada
Pc6car6tram
s%Z%r%)
th% stat%itof
from Natur%. z,
Pra)Yumna An) , aft%r haZin$_ )on%
Ahfrbu)i +n th%as9o)
"amhita, obtain%)
4% haZ% s%%n,
th% FualitY of soul an) Natur% ann%al first 4ith Pra)Yumna. 8t is h%.
not "am#arsana, 4hTis ca th%r% th% BLor) of th% soulsz, 4hi.%
Aniru))hai. in)% ) ca l%) su%rint%n)%nt, not ho4%Z%r of th%
Aham#ara but of %ach o:h%thr%% 9unas, or of th% 4hol% manif%st%)
4orl). Vut thou$h th%r% is nothin$ in our "amhita, in so far asth%
account of cr%ation is conc%rn%), that 4ou.) ma#% th% 5Yshas a%ar
as tut%lar )%iti in th% s%ns% m%ntion%)^ th%r% ar% in)%%) a f%4 assa$%s
r%f%r$
Narada
Pa8i$arStr$m
to in/i5i/3al li+, 7hi0h 0o3l/ , so int,r2r,t,/& or ,8a)2l,1 7o
r,a/ o+ Pra/3)na that h, is a so3r0, o+ 9o his 23ri+ing
in+l3,n0, on "i/a $3//hi% an/ again that h, is th, int,rna l r3l,r
$antar-nia )a6a% o+ th, organ o+ 6no7l,/g, $9+ian,n/ria%; o+
Sar26ar+ana that h, 0a3s,s th, so3l to +r,, +ro) th, 7orl/ an/
r,a0h Li,ration )a6ing it otain 0orr,0t 6no7l,/g,; an/ o+
Anir3//ha < >H, ,sto7s 32on ),n th, +r3its $o+ th,ir a0tions%1=
7hi0h +r3its $r,s3lts% h,r, 3n/o3t,/l in0l3/,1 or ,5,n ,80l3si5,l
/,not,1 thos, ,arn,/ s,l+ish a0tions $goo/ an/ a/%& ro) ,a0h
"3ha1 again1 /,s0,n/ thr,, S3-5xhas 53hantara r )3rtantara%
na),l1 $@% +ro) "as3/,5a1 K,sa5a1 Naraana an/ Ma/ha5a ; $.%
+ro) Sa)6arsana < Go5in/a1 "isn31 an/ Ma/h3sx/ana ; $% +ro)
Pra/3)na < Tri5i6ra)a1 "a)ana1 an/ Sri/hara ; an/ $% +ro)
Anir3//ha < Hrs96,sa1 Pa/)ana ha1 an/ Da)o/ara& Th,s, t7,l5,
at, th, Lor/s o+ th, )onths1 that is th, t3t,lar /,iti,s $a/hi/ai5ata%
o+ th, t7,l5, )onths an/ th, t7,l5, s3ns1 an/ as s30h 2la an
i)2ortant 2art in /iagra)s1 $antras%1 ,t0& Th, ar, 3s3all
r,2r,s,nt,/ +or th, 23r2os, o+ ),/itation < K,sa5a as shining li6,
gol/ an/ ,aring +o3r /is,as,s1 Naraana as /ar6 $li6, a l3, lot3s%
an/ ,aring +o3r 0on0h,s1 Ma/ha5a as shining li6, a g,)
$sa22hir,% an/ ,aring1 +o3r 0l3s1 ,t0& < an/ th, ar, sai / to 2rot,0t
th, /,5ot,,?s o/ i+ r,2r,s,nt,/ on th, sa), $+or,h,a/ ,t01%
0,rtain 2aint,/ 5,rti0al lin,s $3r/h5a23n/ra%&
To P3r, Cr,ation +3rth,r ,long th, so-0all,/ "iha5as
$)ani+,stations% or A5ataras $/,s0,nts% that is1 in0arnations o+ Go/
or His "3has or S3-"3has or ang,ls a)ong this or that 0lass o+
t,rr,strial ,ings& Th, 2rin0i2al "iha5as ar, thirt-nin,&
o3r o+ th, A5ataras sho7 "ibn3 3n/,r /i++,r,nt as2,0ts at
th, ,ginning o+ 0r,ation an/ a+t,r Pralaa r,s2,0ti5,l1 na),l
E6arna5asain as sl,,2ing1 7ith La6b)l1 on th, 2ri),5al 7at,rs;
$@% Pa/)anaha as gro7ing +ro) His na5,l th, lot3s +ro) 7hi0h
Brah)an is to s2ring ; Nagro/hasain +loating on th, Nagro/ha
ran0h1 in 7hos, )o3th Mar6an/,a /is0o5,r,/ th, /issol5,/
3ni5,rs, ; an/ PatalaSain as th, Lor/ o+ th, 0ata/)i0 +ir,1> 0la/
,,endi 33!
x
Th, A5ataras ar, not 0on+in,/ to h3)an an/ ani)al +or)s th,
5,g,tal, 6ing/o) is so), ti),s 0hos,n1 as in th, 0as, o+ th,
0roo6,/ )ango tr,, in th, Dan/a6a or,st ),ntion,/
"is5a6s,na as an instan0, o+ this 0lass o+ in0arnations&
B5,n a)ong ina)inat, o9,0ts an i)ag, o+ Kr+na1 th, Man-
Lion1 Gar3/a1 ,t0& ,0o),s an A5atara o+ "isn3 $,n/o7,/ 7ith a
0,rtain )ira03lo3s 2o7,r l,+t th, 7orshi22,r% as soon as it is
/3l 0ons,0rat,/ a00or/ing to th, Pan0arStra rit,s1 it ,in,
s322os,/ that "i+n3 o7ing to His o)ni2ot,n0,1 is 0a2al, o+
/,s0,n/ing into s30h i)ag,s 7ith a 2ortion o+ His sa6ti1 that is1
7ith a s3tl, $/i5in,1 non-nat3ral% o/& This is th, Ar0 a A5atara
or ia0araatiox +or th, 23r2os,s o+ or/inar 7orshi2&
Th,r, is +inall th, Antararnin A5atara 7hi0h is Anir3//na
as th, >Inn,r R3l,r> o+ all so3ls& Th, Antararnin is th,
)st,rio3so5r,r 7hi0h a22,ars as instin0t an/ th, li6, an/ 7hi0h
J Ndrada CDKFDWDI
as th, >s)o6,l,ss +la),> s,at,/ in th, >I %t3s o+ th, h,art?? 2las an
i)2ortant 2art in :oga 2ra0tis,&
8
8n th% :i$h%st :%aZ%n th%r% i s, ust as on %arth a ) istinction 8
b%t4%%n matt%r an) souls. Eor th% souls 4ithout matt%r 4oul) &
haZ% no ob%cts of %noYm%nt. Th% h%aZ%nlY matt%r or [ur% &
matt%r[ \su))ha-sattZat as it is call%), is not a mitur% of th% 8
thr%% 9unas nor th% "attZa 9una 4ithout an a)mitur% of th% J
oth%r 9unas, thou$h it is som%tim%s [un)%rstoo) in th% latt%r s%ns%.
Th% hi$h%st h%aZ%n comin$ into %ist%nc% to$%th%r 4ith th% "yda# y
it is cl%ar, that th% "attZa 9una, 4hich ori$inat%s much lat%r, 8
nam%lY onlY from Kala \Tim%, can haZ% nothin$ to )o 4ith it.
Pur% matt%r, th%n, is a sort of siritual matt%r 4hich %ists J
no4h%r% %c%t in Pur% Cr%ation, if is a n%c%ssarY hYoth%sis for
%lainin$\& th% non-natural \a-ra#rita bo)i%s of 9o), th% y
an$%ls au) lib%rat%) souls^ an) \2 th % r%s%nc%, in th% [CitY of J
5ai#untha,[ of inanimat% ob%cts, to 4it, [instrum%nts of %noY
m%nt[ such as san)al, flo4%rs, %4%ls, %tc. an) lac%s of %noYm%nt[
such m ar#s, lotus-tan#s, aZilions, %tc. Pur% matt%r is siritual,
that is [of th% natur% of Kno4l%)$% an) Vliss in so far as it is
no4h%r% an obstacl% to th% min), but consists, on th% contrarY of
nothin$ but 4ish%s mat%rialis%). 8t is as it 4%r%, th% soli)ifi%)
sl%n)our _"atYana rabha[ of Pur% Cr%ation.
Th% most romin%nt fi$ur%, in :i$h%st h%aZ%n is 9o) :ims%lf
in :is ara or [hi$h%st form[ 4hich is th% first of his fiZ% _ ra#aras
or mo)%s of %ist%nc%, th% oth%r four b%in$ th% "yua# an) th% thr%%
#in)s of vatara#
:% assum%s this form as a [root of his innum%rabl% AZataras
an) %s%ciallY for th% %noYm%nt of th% an$%ls an) th% lib%rat%).[
Th% Kutastha Purusa, as 4%ll th% MaYa ]a#ti ta#% th%ir ris%
from Pa)Yumna. Th% ori$in of th% Kutastha from Pra)Yumna is
ma)% to a$r%% 4ith th% Purusa "s#ta bY )%scribin$ th% Kotastha as
consistin$ of four coul%s, nam%lY th% ma)% an J f%mal% anc%stors of
th% four cast%s, srin$in$ r%s%ctiZ%lY from th% mouth, arms.
/2
Narada
Pacaratram
Th% MaYa "a#ti, call%) also simlY "a#ti, is th% sam% to th%
mat%rial uniZ%rs% as is th% Kiuastha to th% 4orl) of souls^ that is to
saY, it is th% non-siritual %n%r$Y 4hich com%s into %ist%nc% bY th%
si)% of th% Purusa or as th% rimitiZ% forth of th% [matt%r[ or
[natur%[ into 4hich th% Manus ar% )%stin%) to $ra)uallY )%sc%n).
As [root matt%r[ ho4%Z% r, it )iff%rs from th% Malara# rti of th%
"arh#hYas, in that th% latt%r is onlY on% of its t4o manif%stations,
nam%lY its so-call%) [9una bo)Y[ \9una-maYa Zaus. th% oth%r
on% b%in$ th% [Tim% bo)Y[ \Kala-maYa Zaus consistin$ of Kala
\Tim%, an) its ["ubtl%[ caus% ^ nam%lY NiYati R%striction.
Th%s% thr%% last m%ntion%), that is NiYati, Kala, an) 9una ar%
)%clar%) to ori$inat% from th% for%-h %a), %Y% bro4s , ani %ars
r%s%ctiZ%lY of Pra)Yumna, ust as th% four airs of Manus haZ%
b%%n )%riZ%) from his mouth, %tc.
Pancaratra th% Z%rY lac% 4hich is h%l) 8n th% "aiZa sYst%m 2y th%
si so-call%) Kancu#as or [Jac#%ts[ that is limitin$ forc%s o4in$ to
4hich th% soul los%s its natural %rf%ctions \omnisci%nc%, %tc
bo)Y 4ith this inhal%) airan) %rform Kumbha# \hol)in$ th% air
in th% bo)Y an) consi)%r hims%lf ur% ^ an) th%n %hal% slo4lY
th% air throu$h his ri$ht nostril. \&*
:% is to thin# alon$ th% ath in that nostril of th% r%) colour%)
Zla of fir% \ T an) 4h%n th% 4hol% bo)Y is fill%) 4ith air, to
consi)%r that, his sinful %rsonalitY \aa urufa has b%%n burnt
u^ an) is $oin$ a4aY in ash%s r%)uc%), alon$ 4ith th% %hal%)
air. \2'
bo)Y 4ith this inhal%) air an) %rform Kumbha# \hol)in$ th% air
in th% bo)Y an) consi)%r hims%lf ur% ^ an) th%n %hal% slo4lY
th% air throu$h his ri$ht nostril. \&*
:% is to thin# alon$ th% ath in that nostril of th% r%) colour%)
Zia of fir% q[S an) 4h%n th% 4hol% bo)Y is fill%) 4ith air, to
consi)%r that, his sinful %rsonalitY \aa urufa has b%%n burnt
u^ an) is $oin$ a4aY in ash%s r%)uc%), alon$ 4ith th% %hal%)
air. \2'
Th%n th% )%Zot%% is to carrY th% Kun)alini, 4hich is of th%
natur% of all Zias ts%%) l%tt%rs^ to th% moon on th% h%a) \for%-
h%a), Z%rY ur%, full of n%ctar, that is situat%) aboZ% th% l%ft
nostril^ aft%r4ar)s, o4in$ to th% mutt%rin$ of th% mantra [la
a ra[ 4h%n th% Kun)alini )%sc%n)s a$ain, h% is to br%ath% out an)
consi)%r his bo)Y, fac%, han)s, an) oth%r limbs as floo)%) 4ith
n%ctar. \2&
NoteCeTh% Kun)alini s%rZ%s al4aYs "ri Krsna.
:% is to %rform nYasa ie$ to assi$n his for%h%a), caZitY of th%
mouth, %Y%s, %ars, nos%, ch%%#s, lis, t%%th, h%a) an) mouth, to th%
)iff%r%nt )%iti%s, utt%rin$ th% Zo4%ls \"Zara Zarna^ an) to assi$nor%th% f
%n)s of th% oints of han)s an) f%%t, th%ir si)%s, bac# an) naZ%l an)
b%llY to th% )iff%r%nt )%iti%s utt%rin$ l%tt%rs from
a to maC n%t utt%rin$
ya$ ra$ a$ va$ %tc., h% is to ma#% nYasa to his br%ast, armits, 4rists,
arms, th% t4o f%%t, an) mouth utt%rin$ th%ir nam%s \as hf )aYa, %tc.
Th%s% h% has to )o for th% %rf%ction of th% ur% \ bo)Y \m%ntallY^
an) th% 4is% %rsons )o this )ailY. \22-2
Thus )istributin$ th% fiftY s%%) l%tt%rs call%) Matri#as to th%
)iff%r%nt ortions f th% bo)Y, h% is to %rform nYasas to K%saZa,
Kirti, %tc., 4ith th%s% Zias unit%) 4ith chan)raZin)u an) Zisar$a
\s%% th% n%t chat%r. This is call%)th% K%saZa #irti nYasa. \2/
Note eTh% ortion of th% for%h%a) aboZ% th% %Y%-bro4s is
call%) "iZasthana,
:%r% %n)s th% first chat%r of th% Thir) Ni$ht
in Nara)a Pancaratram.
80
~ Nurada
Patcaratrcm
has to -Ihil%
on% Note ractisin$
ma#% recaOa ranaYama
t4%ntY 4ith
%i$ht tim%s. t%n l%tt%r%)
F>A<< is to b%mantra,
)on%
4ith th% l%ft nostril ^ th%n+um2aOa is to b% ma)% )ulY. Ihil%
ractisin$ ranaYama 4ith %i$ht%%n l%tt%r%) mantra, on% has to
ma#% r%ca#a t4%lZ% tim%s. VY usin$ Kama-Zia, on% aft%r anoth%r,
on% r%ca#a is to b% )on% s%arat%lY- Pura#a is to b% )on% bY
mutt%rin$ s%Z%n tim%s ^ an) #umbha#a is to b% )on% bY mutt%rin$
t4%ntY tim%s. 8n all th% KY]na mantras, o%ration is to b% )on%
bY usin$ K"ma-Zia Kllm. A$ain in allth% mantrasaft%r ma#in$
Jaam in )u% or)%r of th% l%tt%rs, ranaYama is to b% ractis%).
This is call%)mantra ranaYama.
At th% comm%nc%m%nt an) at th% %n) of Jaam, th% ma)% of
&0! Nuroda
Paicaratram
ar, th, +o3r at)as& 't)a is 4agara1 sth3la 5iS5at)a an/ 5is5a-
r32a6a& Its s,,/ )antra is th, l,tt,r >a> an/ it is sit3at,/ 7ithin
th, h,art& So th, nasa o+ this at)a1 th, i)2,ll,r o+ s2,,0h in th,
h,art1 o3ght to , )a/, 7ithin th, h,art& S,, th, n,8t not,&
Lastl1 On ,ight Q3art,rs1 +o3r si/,s1 an/ in th, )i//l,1 th,
/,5ot,, is to )a6, nasa o+ a6asa1 +ir,1 an/ nin, Sa6tis $in0l3/,/
in )4ia% an/ o+ 2itha )antra 7ith 5i9a o+ at)a& Th3s h, 7o3l/
),/itat, on th, n,0tar li6, na), o+ Sri Krbna1 )ani+,sting
nitanan/a9+tana $6no7l,/g, an/ ,t,rnal liss% an/ r,)ain 0o)-
2l,t,l asor,/ in ),/itation& $.%
Note <=Th, at)a that is )or, inn,r is 0all,/ anta rat)a& It is
all )oin/1 tai9as an/ /oing th, 7or6s o+ th, inn,r in/rias& Its
s,,/ l,tt,r is >a> an/ nasa is to , )a/, 3sing this s,,/ l,tt ,r& It
ta6,s a7a th, +3n0tions o+ th, s,ns,s an/ )in/ an/ r,)ains in a
23r, stat,&
Note <=Th, s,,/ )antra o+ Para)at) a is th, l,tt,r >2a>& H,
is Sa)6ar9ana1 Pra43)na& an/ Anir3//ha& "as3/,5a1 is
4+lanat)a& H, is s,l+ orn1 2ra9+ia1 an/ r,)ains in 0its36ha)1 on
th, /isa22,aran0, o+ th, thr,, 5rttis& Para Pra6rti is th, Kala o+
Cils5ar32a& O) is th, s,,/ )antra& Th, ,ight 2ra6rtis ar, ,ight
sa6tis& Th, ar, ,n3),rat,/ ,lo7&
"i)ala1 #t6arbini1 4nana1 Kria9oga1 2rah5l1 Sata1 Isana1
An3gra ar, sai/ to , th, nin, Sa6tis& $(%
A+t,r )a6ing nasa o+ th, nin, sa6tis1 th, gr,at )antra
>na)o Bhaga5at, 5isna5, sar5ah3tat)an, "as3/,5aa> is ,
3tt,r,/ as th, 0ro7ning nasa) in th, h,art& N,8t >Sar5at)a
:oga2a/)a2nhat)an, na)ah> is to , 3tt,r,/ as +or)ing th,
gr,at )antra o+ 2itha& To3s nasa is 0o)2l,t,/& $@-.%
Th, /,5ot,, is to r,alis, 7ith +ol/,/ 2al)s1 an/ 7ith gr,at
/,5otion1 i,l/ing Et,rnal Bliss 7ithin his h,art1 th, 3n,Q3all,/
Light o+ Sri Hari ),ans o+ )antra5arna $l,tt,rs r,2r,s,nting
)antras& $%
H,r, ,n/s th, s,0on/ 0ha2t,r o+ th, Thir/ Night on
)orning /3ti,s in Nara/a Pan0aratra&
5n the ighest 2!
9no:ledge
0har)ing& $'%
On His right han/ 7as th, ,80,ll,nt 23r, Ratna Pa/)a $th,
lot3s )a/, o+ 9,7,ls%; an/ on His l,+t han/ 7as th, l3)ino3s
loo6ing-glass /,06,/ 7ith rilliant g,)s an/ 9,7,ls& $%
T7o 9,7,ll,/ ,ar-rings 7,r, a/oring His 0h,,6s; an/ His
r,ast 7as ill3)in,/ 7ith rilliant Ka3st3ha g,)1 th, 2rin0, o+
g,)s& $%
His ro7s o+ t,,th /,+i,/ th, ro7 o+ 2,arls ; H, 7as garlan/,/
7ith Malati +lo7,rs an/ +or,st +lo7,rs ; th3s His n,06 ha/ a
r,)ar6al, ,a3t all ro3n/ it& $J%
H, 7as 2rais,/ Saras5ati 7hos, )o3th 7as r,2r,s,nt,/
th, ",/as ; Brah)a an/ Maha/,5a 7,r, 7orshi22ing Hi) an/
La6s)i an/ Maa 7,r, s,r5ing Hi) $0ha)2ooing His lot3s li6,
+,,t%& $%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ as th, High,st Brah)an1 th,
S32r,),
th, S2irit1
Lor/ o+ 3ll1
all1 th, #natta0h,/1
or) o+ all1 th,Witn,ss1
Ca3s, o+th, Et,rnal th,
all 0a3s,s1 Bhaga5an1
P3r3sa1
,on/ Pra6+ti1 an/ Para)at)a "ih3& $J(-J.%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ an/ sal3t,/ Hi) an/ +,ll 2rostrat,
,+or, Hi) ),ntall 7ith gr,at /,5otion an/ 7ith +ol/,/ 2al)s
,gan to 0hant h)ns to Hi)&=$J.%
Sri S3ha/ra sai/ <=_ Lor/ c L,t ), ,hol/ Th,, ; I a) o3r
r,+3g,, an/ /,5ot,,& _ Tho3 Sri/a c _ Srisa; Sri Ni5gsa Sri Ni/h, c
Ni6,tana c $J%
Th lot3s +,,t ar, s,r5,/ Sri1 th, 0a3s, o+ Sri; Tho3 0an?st
not , /,s0ri,/ th, ",/as; Tho3 art th, S32r,), Lor/?
7itho3t an /,sir,1 tri3t,l,ss an/ th, Lor/ o+ all& $J%
5n the ighest 2!
9no:ledge
0har)ing& $'%
On His right han/ 7as th, ,80,ll,nt 23r, Ratna Pa/)a $th,
lot3s )a/, o+ 9,7,ls%; an/ on His l,+t han/ 7as th, l3)ino3s
loo6ing-glass /,06,/ 7ith rilliant g,)s an/ 9,7,ls& $%
T7o 9,7,ll,/ ,ar-rings 7,r, a/oring His 0h,,6s; an/ His
r,ast 7as ill3)in,/ 7ith rilliant Ka3st3ha g,)1 th, 2rin0, o+
g,)s& $%
His ro7s o+ t,,th /,+i,/ th, ro7 o+ 2,arls ; H, 7as garlan/,/
7ith Malati +lo7,rs an/ +or,st +lo7,rs ; th3s His n,06 ha/ a
r,)ar6al, ,a3t all ro3n/ it& $J%
H, 7as 2rais,/ Saras5ati 7hos, )o3th 7as r,2r,s,nt,/
th, ",/as ; Brah)a an/ Maha/,5a 7,r, 7orshi22ing Hi) an/
La6s)i an/ Maa 7,r, s,r5ing Hi) $0ha)2ooing His lot3s li6,
+,,t%& $%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ as th, High,st Brah)an1 th,
S32r,),
th, S2irit1
Lor/ o+ 3ll1
all1 th, #natta0h,/1
or) o+ all1 th,Witn,ss1
Ca3s, o+th, Et,rnal th,
all 0a3s,s1 Bhaga5an1
P3r3sa1
,on/ Pra6rti1 an/ Para)at)a "ih3& $J(-J.%
Th3s th, o sa7 th, Lor/ an/ sal3t,/ Hi) an/ +,ll 2rostrat,
,+or, Hi) ),ntall 7ith gr,at /,5otion an/ 7ith +ol/,/ 2al)s
,gan to 0hant h)ns to Hi)&=$J.%
Sri S3ha/ra sai/ <=_ Lor/ c L,t ), ,hol/ Th,, ; I a) o3r
r,+3g,, an/ /,5ot,,& _ Tho3 Sri/a c _ Srlsa; Sri Ni5asa Sri Ni/h, c
Ni6,tana c $J%
Th lot3s +,,t ar, s,r5,/ Sri1 th, 0a3s, o+ Sri; Tho3 0an?st
not , /,s0ri,/ th, ",/as; Tho3 art th, S32r,), Lor/?
7itho3t an /,sir,1 tri3t,l,ss an/ th, Lor/ o+ all& $J%
&70 Narada
Pacaruiran
:r)aYa th% KaZaca. Th% 5ia, "a#ti, Pra#rti an) 5iniYo$a ar%
th% sam% as b%for%. "o th% sa$%s saY. \22
No4 8 am )%scribin$ th% all-si))hi $iZin$ nYasa of th% afor%-
sai) mantra. n han), h%a), outsi)% an) th% t4o si)%s on% is to
ma#% ZYaa#a nYasa an) 4ith bin)u an) m t4ic% on% 4ill haZ%
to ma#% th% nYasa of th% mantra for int%rnal fri%n)shi. \2
Th% st%a)Y int%lli$%nt )%Zot%% shoul) ta#% th% afor%sai) sthiti
mantra \i.%. %i$ht%%n l%tt%r%) on th% t%n "a#has u_.%. arm, fin$%rs
u to th% thumb of th% ri$h t han) kie %rform #aranYasa^
h%r%bY srstinYasa is %rform%), Mor%oZ%r on th% l%ft han) h% is to
form samhrti rrYusa \in th% r%Z%rs% or)%r bY th% thr%% first 4or)s
of th% aboZ% mantra. \2/
NotegeVY r%%atin$ [om[ in th% b%$innin$ an) in th% %n)
of th% mantra an) a))in$ [namah[ lastlY on% is toma#% th% nYasa
b%$innin$ form th% ri$ht thumb an) %n)in$ 4ith th% l%ft thumb.
This is call%) "rsfi-nYasa. "imilarlY b%$innin$ from th% l%ft
thumb an) %n)in$ 4ith th% ri$ht thumb an) ma#in$ nYasa of th%
mantra is call%) th% samhrti or samhara-nYasa. "imilarlY
b%$innin$ from th% mi))l% fin$%r, th% nYasa is call%) th% sthiti-
nYasa.
VY samhara-nYasa, th% )%f%cts an) %Zils ar% r%moZ%)^ bY
srsti-nYasa, l%arnin$ is aFuir%) bY ur% min)%) %rsons ^ an) bY
%thiti-nYasa, th% hous%-hol)%rs $%t th% fruits of th%ir )%sir%s. Th%s%
thr%%nYasa
on% nYasas
at ou$ht to b%hous%hol)%rs
l%ast. Th% )on% bY all. Ih.n unabl%,
)o s]i on%
nYasa, th%must )o
5ana-
rasthas )o sthiti-nYasa ^ an) th% )isassionat% munis )o th%
samhara nYasa.
N%t th% 4is% )%Zot%% shoul) %rform onlY th% sthiti-nYasa,
th% Dasan$a-nYasa as 4%ll as an$aanca#a-nYasa an) #ara-
nYasa. \23
Th% )%Zot%% is to ma#% th% nYasas on th% armit oint, on th%
%lbo4, on th% 4rist, on th% bas%s of th% fin$%rs, an) on th% tis of
th% fin$%rs. Th% nYasas b%$innin$ 4ith th% armits ar% call%) srBi-
nY"sas ^ thos% b%$innin$ 4ith th% 4rist ar% call%) sthiti-nYasas^ an)