Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 28
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच।। हरेरुत्कीर्त्तनं श्रुत्वा सावित्री यमवक्त्रतः ।। साश्रुनेत्रा सपुलका यमं पुनरुवाच सा ।। १ ।। सावित्र्युवाच ।। हरेरुत्कीर्त्तनं धर्म स्वकुलोद्धारकारणम् ।। श्रोतॄणां चैव वक्तॄणां जन्ममृत्युजराहरम् ।। २ ।। दानानां च व्रतानां च सिद्धीनां तपसां परम् ।। योगानां चैव वेदानां सेवनं कीर्त्तनं हरेः ।। ३ ।। मुक्तत्वममरत्वं वा सर्वसिद्धित्वमेव वा ।। श्रीकृष्णसेवनस्यैव कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ।।४।। भजामि केन विधिना श्रीकृष्णं प्रकृतेः परम् ।। मूढां मामबलां तात वद वेदविदांवर ।। ५ ।। शुभकर्म्मविपाकं च श्रुतं नृणां मनोहरम् ।। कर्म्माशुभविपाकं च तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।।६।। इत्युक्त्वा सा सती ब्रह्मन्भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा ।। तुष्टाव धर्म्मराजं च वेदोक्तेन स्तवेन च ।। ७ ।। सावित्र्युवाच ।। तपसा धर्ममाराध्य पुष्करे भास्करः पुरा ।। धर्मांशं यं सुतं प्राप धर्मराजं नमाम्यहम् ।। ८ ।। समता सर्वभूतेषु यस्य सर्वस्य साक्षिणः ।। अतो यन्नाम शमनमिति तं प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ९ ।। येनान्तश्च कृतो विश्वे सर्वेषां जीविनां परम् ।। कर्मानुरूपकालेन तं कृतान्तं नमाम्यहम् ।। 2.28.१० ।। बिभर्ति दण्डं दण्ड्याय पापिनां शुद्धिहेतवे। ।। नमामि तं दण्डधरं यः शास्ता सर्वकर्मणाम् ।। ११ ।। विश्वे यः कलयत्येव सर्वायुश्चापि सन्ततम् ।। अतीव दुर्निवार्य्यञ्च तं कालं प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १२ ।। तपस्वी वैष्णवो धर्म्मी संयमी विजितेन्द्रियः ।। जीविनां कर्म्मफलदं तं यमं प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। १३ ।। स्वात्मारामञ्च सर्वज्ञो मित्रं पुण्यकृतां भवेत् ।। पापिनां क्लेशदो यश्च पुण्यं मित्रं नमाम्यहम् ।। १४ ।। यज्जन्म ब्रह्मणो वंशे ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा।। यो ध्यायति परं ब्रह्म ब्रह्मवंशं नमाम्यहम् ।। १५ ।। इत्युक्त्वा सा च सावित्री प्रणनाम यमं मुने ।। यमस्तां विष्षुभजनं कर्म्मपाकमुवाच ह ।। १६ ।। इदं यमाष्टकं नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।। यमात्तस्य भयं नास्ति सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते ।। १७ ।। महापापी यदि पठेन्नित्यं भक्त्या च नारद ।। यमः करोति तं शुद्धं कायव्यूहेन निश्चितम्।।१८।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे सावित्रीकृतयमस्तोत्रं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः ।।२८।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca|| harerutkīrttanaṃ śrutvā sāvitrī yamavaktrataḥ || sāśrunetrā sapulakā yamaṃ punaruvāca sā || 1 || sāvitryuvāca || harerutkīrttanaṃ dharma svakuloddhārakāraṇam || śrotṝṇāṃ caiva vaktṝṇāṃ janmamṛtyujarāharam || 2 || dānānāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca siddhīnāṃ tapasāṃ param || yogānāṃ caiva vedānāṃ sevanaṃ kīrttanaṃ hareḥ || 3 || muktatvamamaratvaṃ vā sarvasiddhitvameva vā || śrīkṛṣṇasevanasyaiva kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm ||4|| bhajāmi kena vidhinā śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param || mūḍhāṃ māmabalāṃ tāta vada vedavidāṃvara || 5 || śubhakarmmavipākaṃ ca śrutaṃ nṛṇāṃ manoharam || karmmāśubhavipākaṃ ca tanme vyākhyātumarhasi ||6|| ityuktvā sā satī brahmanbhaktinamrātmakandharā || tuṣṭāva dharmmarājaṃ ca vedoktena stavena ca || 7 || sāvitryuvāca || tapasā dharmamārādhya puṣkare bhāskaraḥ purā || dharmāṃśaṃ yaṃ sutaṃ prāpa dharmarājaṃ namāmyaham || 8 || samatā sarvabhūteṣu yasya sarvasya sākṣiṇaḥ || ato yannāma śamanamiti taṃ praṇamāmyaham || 9 || yenāntaśca kṛto viśve sarveṣāṃ jīvināṃ param || karmānurūpakālena taṃ kṛtāntaṃ namāmyaham || 2.28.10 || bibharti daṇḍaṃ daṇḍyāya pāpināṃ śuddhihetave| || namāmi taṃ daṇḍadharaṃ yaḥ śāstā sarvakarmaṇām || 11 || viśve yaḥ kalayatyeva sarvāyuścāpi santatam || atīva durnivāryyañca taṃ kālaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 12 || tapasvī vaiṣṇavo dharmmī saṃyamī vijitendriyaḥ || jīvināṃ karmmaphaladaṃ taṃ yamaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 13 || svātmārāmañca sarvajño mitraṃ puṇyakṛtāṃ bhavet || pāpināṃ kleśado yaśca puṇyaṃ mitraṃ namāmyaham || 14 || yajjanma brahmaṇo vaṃśe jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā|| yo dhyāyati paraṃ brahma brahmavaṃśaṃ namāmyaham || 15 || ityuktvā sā ca sāvitrī praṇanāma yamaṃ mune || yamastāṃ viṣṣubhajanaṃ karmmapākamuvāca ha || 16 || idaṃ yamāṣṭakaṃ nityaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet || yamāttasya bhayaṃ nāsti sarvapāpātpramucyate || 17 || mahāpāpī yadi paṭhennityaṃ bhaktyā ca nārada || yamaḥ karoti taṃ śuddhaṃ kāyavyūhena niścitam||18|| iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde sāvitrīkṛtayamastotraṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||28||
English translation
Savitris prayer for Yama Sri Narayana said—On hearing the praise of lord Visnu from the mouth of Yama, the eyes of Savitr! were filled with tears and she felt emotional. She then spoke to Yama again.
Savitrl said—O Dharma, reciting the name of lord Visnii or speaking or hearing his names, result in the redemption of the race, because such a recitation removes old age, death and birth of the people.
Therefore, of ail the methods of adoration, of the charities, the performing of vratas, siddhis, Uipas practice of the yogis, the study of the Vedas, the recitation of the name of the lord Vis nu happens to be the best.
Savitri said—In earlier times, the sun-god went to the Puskara regions and meditated upon Dhanna for a long time. Thereafter, he got a son from the amsa of Dharma who was given the name of Dharmaraja.
He happens to be the witness of all and extended equal treatment to all the creatures. He has been given the name of Saman. I bow in reverence to him he is the one who destroys all the creatures on earth according to their deeds. I bow in reverence to lord Yama.
Therefore it is said that salvation, eternity, the possessing of all the siddhis do not compare even one sixteenth part of the adoration of lord Krsna.
Therefore, 0 lord, you are the best among those well-versed in the Vedas; you tell me the method of adoration of lord Krsna who is beyond Prakrti; you kindly tell that to a helpless lady like He is the one who gives punishment to the sinners and controls all the deeds. He is the staff bearer, I bow in reverence to him.
He is the one who regulates the age of the creatures on earth, I bow in reverence to such a terrific god of death.
I have heard about the good reward of the noble deeds of the people but I would like to know the reward they get for their evil deeds.
Thcrcforc, you kindly tell the same to me. O Brahman, thus speaking the chaste Savitrl bowed her head in reverence and started offering prayers to the god of death.
He is the one who provides rewards for the deeds of all the Tapasvis, Vaisnavas, religious people, the selfdisciplined ones and those who have controlled their organs of senses. I bow in reverence to such a Yama.
The one who roams in his own soul, is all knowledgeable, the friend of noble souls, a terror for the sinners, I bow in reverence to such a type of friend of the noble souls.
The one who was bom in the race of Brahma and is established by the tejas of Brahma meditating upon the eternal Brahman always, I bow in reverence to the one who belongs to the race of Brahma.
Thus speaking, O sage, Savitrl, bowed in reverence to Yama. Yama on his part enlightened Savitrl on the grace of lord Visnu and the reciting of his name. Thus getting up early in the morning whosoever recites the eight verses of Yama, the god of death never frightens him.
O Narada, even if this stotra is recited by the great sinners with devotion, he is sure to be rejuvenated and becomes completely pure.
Yama said—You have gained knowledge of the results of performing noble deeds of various types. I am now narrating to you the results of committing evil deeds. You listen to me.
By perfonning good deeds a person achieves heaven and by resorting to evil deeds he falls into hell. There are several types of pits in the hell, the names of which have beem spelt out in the Puranas. O daughter, they are quite vast, deep, troublesome, horrible, terrific and henious.
In the city of the self-disciplined there are eighty-six pits which are well known in the Vedas. I am going to speak out their names which you please listen to attentively.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117758 (2017-08-15T03:55:17Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n348–n351: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n348/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.