First Night · Chapter 8
Sourceअष्टमो ऽध्यायः श्री-व्यास उवाच— अथ चाभ्यन्तरꣳ गत्वा नारदो हृष्ट-मानसः । ददर्श स्वाश्रमꣳ रम्यम् अतीव सुमनोहरम् ॥१॥ पयः फेन-निभ-शय्या-सहितꣳ रत्न-मन्दिरम् । साक्षाद् गोरोचनाभैश् च मणि-स्तम्भैर् विभूषितम् ॥२॥ मणीन्द्र-सारसोपानैः कपाटैश् च परिष्कृतम् । मुक्तामाणिक्य-हीराणाꣳ माला-राजि-विराजितम् ॥३॥ शुद्ध-स्फटिक-सꣳकाशꣳ प्राङ्गणꣳ मणि-सꣳस्कृतम् । सुन्दरꣳ मन्दिर-चयꣳ सद्-रत्न-कलशोज्ज्वलम् ॥४॥ रत्न-पत्र-पटाकीर्णꣳ वह्नि-शुद्धाꣳशुकान्वितम् । सुधानाꣳ च मधूनाम् च पूर्ण-कुम्भकꣳ शतꣳ शतम् ॥५॥ दास-दासी-समूहैश् च रत्नालङ्कार-भूषितैः । पार्वती-प्रिय-सङ्गैश् च स्व-कर्माकुल-सङ्कल्पम् ॥६॥ तद् दृष्ट्वा च मुनि-श्रेष्ठस् तत् पराभ्यन्तरꣳ ययौ । रत्न-सिꣳहासन-स्थꣳ च शङ्करꣳ च ददर्श सः ॥७॥ व्याघ्र-चर्माम्बर-धरꣳ सस्मितꣳ चन्द्र-शेखरम् । प्रसन्न-वदनꣳ स्वच्छꣳ शान्तꣳ श्रीमन्तम् ईश्वरम् ॥८॥ विभूति-भूषिताङ्गꣳ च परꣳ गङ्गा-जटा-धरम् । भक्त-प्रियꣳ च भक्तेशꣳ ज्वलन्तꣳ ब्रह्म-तेजसा ॥९॥ त्रि-नेत्रꣳ पञ्च-वक्त्रꣳ च कोटि-चन्द्र-सम-प्रभम् । जपन्तꣳ परमात्मानꣳ ब्रह्म ज्योतिः सनातनम् ॥१०॥ निर्लिप्तꣳ च निरीहꣳ च दातारꣳ सर्व-सम्पदाम् । स्वेच्छा-मयꣳ सर्व-बीजꣳ श्री-कृष्णꣳ प्रकृतेः परꣳ ॥११॥ सिद्धेन्द्रैश् च मुनीन्द्रैश् च देवेन्द्रैः परिसेवितम् । पार्श्वद-प्रवर-श्रेष्ठ-सेवितꣳ श्वेत-चामरैः ॥१२॥ दुर्गा-सेवित-पादाब्जꣳ भद्र-काली-परिष्टुतम् । पुरतो हि वसन्तꣳ तꣳ स्कन्दꣳ गण-पतीम् तथा ॥१३॥ गले बद्ध्वा च वसनꣳ भक्ति-नम्रात्मकꣳधरः । योगीन्द्रꣳ स्व-गुरुꣳ शꣳभुꣳ शिरसा प्रणनाम सः ॥१४॥ तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या देवर्षिर् जगताꣳ पतिम् । स्व-गुरुꣳ च पशु-पतिꣳ वेदोक्तेन स्तवेन च ॥१५॥ श्री-नारद उवाच— नमस् तुभ्यꣳ जगन्-नाथ मम नाथ मम प्रभो । भव-रूप-तरोर् बीज फल-रूप फल-प्रद ॥१६॥ अबीजज प्रज प्राज सर्व-बीज नमो ऽस्तु ते । सद्-भाव परमाभाव विभाव भावनाश्रय ॥१७॥ भवेश भव-बन्धेश भावाब्धिनाविनायक । सर्वाधार निराधार साधार धरणी-धर ॥१८॥ वेद-विद्याधाराधार गङाधर नमो ऽस्तु ते । जयेश विजयाधार जय-बीज जयात्मक ॥१९॥ जगद्-आदे जयानन्द सर्वानन्द नमो ऽस्तु ते । इत्य् एवम् उक्त्वा देवर्षिः शम्भोश् च पुरतः स्थितः । प्रसन्न-वदनः श्रीमान् भगवाꣳस् तम् उवाच सः ॥२०॥ श्री-महा-देव उवाच— वरꣳ वृणु महा-भाग यत् ते मनसि वर्तते । दास्यामि त्वाꣳ ध्रुवꣳ पुत्र दाताहꣳ सर्व-सꣳपदाम् ॥२१॥ सुखꣳ मुक्तिꣳ हरेर् भक्तिꣳ निश्चलाम् अविनाशिनीम् । हरेः पादꣳ तद्-दास्यꣳ सालोक्यादि-चतुष्टयम् ॥२२॥ इन्द्रत्वम् अमरत्वꣳ वा यमत्वम् अनिलेश्वरम् । प्रजा-पतित्वꣳ ब्रह्मत्वꣳ सिद्धत्वꣳ सिद्ध-साधनम् ॥२३॥ सिद्धैश्वर्यꣳ सिद्धि-बीजꣳ वेद-विद्याधिपꣳ परम् । अणिमादिक-सिद्धिꣳ च मनो-यायित्वम् ईप्सितम् ॥२४॥ हरेः पदꣳ च गमनꣳ स-शरीरेण लीलया । एतेषु वाञ्छितार्थेषु किꣳ वा ते वाञ्छितꣳ सुत ॥२५॥ तन् मे ब्रूहि मुनि-श्रेष्ठ सर्वꣳ दातुम् अहꣳ क्षमः । शङ्करस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तम् उवाच महा-मुनिः ॥२६॥ श्री-नारद उवाच— देहि मे हरि-भक्तिꣳ च तन्-नाम-सेवने रुचिः । अति-तृष्णा गुणाख्याने नित्यम् अस्तु ममेश्वर ॥२७॥ नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जहास शङ्करः स्वयम् । पार्वती भद्र-काली च कार्त्तिकेयो गणेश्वरः ॥२८॥ सर्वꣳ ददौ महा-देवो नारदाय च धीमते । सर्व-प्रदस् तु सर्वेशः सर्व-कारण-कारणः ॥२९॥ नारदेन कृतꣳ स्तोत्रꣳ नित्यꣳ यः प्रपठेत् शुचिः । हरि-भक्तिर् भवेत् तस्य तन्-नाम्नि गुणतो रुचिः ॥३०॥ दश-वार-जपेनैव स्तोत्र-सिद्धिर् भवेन् नृणाम् । सर्व-सिद्धिर् भवेत् तस्य सिद्ध-स्तोत्रो भवेद् यदि ॥३१॥ इह प्राप्नोति लक्ष्मीꣳ च निश्चलाꣳ लक्ष-पौरुषीम् । परि-पूर्णम् अहैश्वर्यम् अन्ते याति हरेः पदम् ॥३२॥ पुत्रꣳ विशिष्टꣳ लभते हरि-भक्तꣳ जितेन्द्रियम् । सुसाध्याꣳ सुविनीताꣳ सुव्रताꣳ च पति-व्रताम् ॥३३॥ प्रजाꣳ भूमिꣳ यशः कीर्तिꣳ विद्याꣳ स-कविताꣳ लभेत् । प्रसूयते महा-बन्ध्या वर्षम् एकꣳ शृणोति चेत् ॥३४॥ गलत्-कुष्ठी महा-रोगी सद्यो रोगात् प्रमुच्यते । धनी महा-दरिद्रश् च कृपणः सत्यवान् भवेत् । विप्रद्-ग्रस्तो राज-बद्धो मुच्यते नात्र सꣳशयः ॥३५॥ इति श्री-नारद-पञ्च-रात्रे ज्ञानामृत-सारे प्रथमैक-रात्रे अष्टमो ऽध्यायः ॥८॥ …
aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ śrī-vyāsa uvāca— atha cābhyantaraṁ gatvā nārado hṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ | dadarśa svāśramaṁ ramyam atīva sumanoharam ||1|| payaḥ phena-nibha-śayyā-sahitaṁ ratna-mandiram | sākṣād gorocanābhaiś ca maṇi-stambhair vibhūṣitam ||2|| maṇīndra-sārasopānaiḥ kapāṭaiś ca pariṣkṛtam | muktāmāṇikya-hīrāṇāṁ mālā-rāji-virājitam ||3|| śuddha-sphaṭika-saṁkāśaṁ prāṅgaṇaṁ maṇi-saṁskṛtam | sundaraṁ mandira-cayaṁ sad-ratna-kalaśojjvalam ||4|| ratna-patra-paṭākīrṇaṁ vahni-śuddhāṁśukānvitam | sudhānāṁ ca madhūnām ca pūrṇa-kumbhakaṁ śataṁ śatam ||5|| dāsa-dāsī-samūhaiś ca ratnālaṅkāra-bhūṣitaiḥ | pārvatī-priya-saṅgaiś ca sva-karmākula-saṅkalpam ||6|| tad dṛṣṭvā ca muni-śreṣṭhas tat parābhyantaraṁ yayau | ratna-siṁhāsana-sthaṁ ca śaṅkaraṁ ca dadarśa saḥ ||7|| vyāghra-carmāmbara-dharaṁ sasmitaṁ candra-śekharam | prasanna-vadanaṁ svacchaṁ śāntaṁ śrīmantam īśvaram ||8|| vibhūti-bhūṣitāṅgaṁ ca paraṁ gaṅgā-jaṭā-dharam | bhakta-priyaṁ ca bhakteśaṁ jvalantaṁ brahma-tejasā ||9|| tri-netraṁ pañca-vaktraṁ ca koṭi-candra-sama-prabham | japantaṁ paramātmānaṁ brahma jyotiḥ sanātanam ||10|| nirliptaṁ ca nirīhaṁ ca dātāraṁ sarva-sampadām | svecchā-mayaṁ sarva-bījaṁ śrī-kṛṣṇaṁ prakṛteḥ paraṁ ||11|| siddhendraiś ca munīndraiś ca devendraiḥ parisevitam | pārśvada-pravara-śreṣṭha-sevitaṁ śveta-cāmaraiḥ ||12|| durgā-sevita-pādābjaṁ bhadra-kālī-pariṣṭutam | purato hi vasantaṁ taṁ skandaṁ gaṇa-patīm tathā ||13|| gale baddhvā ca vasanaṁ bhakti-namrātmakaṁdharaḥ | yogīndraṁ sva-guruṁ śaṁbhuṁ śirasā praṇanāma saḥ ||14|| tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā devarṣir jagatāṁ patim | sva-guruṁ ca paśu-patiṁ vedoktena stavena ca ||15|| śrī-nārada uvāca— namas tubhyaṁ jagan-nātha mama nātha mama prabho | bhava-rūpa-taror bīja phala-rūpa phala-prada ||16|| abījaja praja prāja sarva-bīja namo 'stu te | sad-bhāva paramābhāva vibhāva bhāvanāśraya ||17|| bhaveśa bhava-bandheśa bhāvābdhināvināyaka | sarvādhāra nirādhāra sādhāra dharaṇī-dhara ||18|| veda-vidyādhārādhāra gaṅādhara namo 'stu te | jayeśa vijayādhāra jaya-bīja jayātmaka ||19|| jagad-āde jayānanda sarvānanda namo 'stu te | ity evam uktvā devarṣiḥ śambhoś ca purataḥ sthitaḥ | prasanna-vadanaḥ śrīmān bhagavāṁs tam uvāca saḥ ||20|| śrī-mahā-deva uvāca— varaṁ vṛṇu mahā-bhāga yat te manasi vartate | dāsyāmi tvāṁ dhruvaṁ putra dātāhaṁ sarva-saṁpadām ||21|| sukhaṁ muktiṁ harer bhaktiṁ niścalām avināśinīm | hareḥ pādaṁ tad-dāsyaṁ sālokyādi-catuṣṭayam ||22|| indratvam amaratvaṁ vā yamatvam anileśvaram | prajā-patitvaṁ brahmatvaṁ siddhatvaṁ siddha-sādhanam ||23|| siddhaiśvaryaṁ siddhi-bījaṁ veda-vidyādhipaṁ param | aṇimādika-siddhiṁ ca mano-yāyitvam īpsitam ||24|| hareḥ padaṁ ca gamanaṁ sa-śarīreṇa līlayā | eteṣu vāñchitārtheṣu kiṁ vā te vāñchitaṁ suta ||25|| tan me brūhi muni-śreṣṭha sarvaṁ dātum ahaṁ kṣamaḥ | śaṅkarasya vacaḥ śrutvā tam uvāca mahā-muniḥ ||26|| śrī-nārada uvāca— dehi me hari-bhaktiṁ ca tan-nāma-sevane ruciḥ | ati-tṛṣṇā guṇākhyāne nityam astu mameśvara ||27|| nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā jahāsa śaṅkaraḥ svayam | pārvatī bhadra-kālī ca kārttikeyo gaṇeśvaraḥ ||28|| sarvaṁ dadau mahā-devo nāradāya ca dhīmate | sarva-pradas tu sarveśaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇaḥ ||29|| nāradena kṛtaṁ stotraṁ nityaṁ yaḥ prapaṭhet śuciḥ | hari-bhaktir bhavet tasya tan-nāmni guṇato ruciḥ ||30|| daśa-vāra-japenaiva stotra-siddhir bhaven nṛṇām | sarva-siddhir bhavet tasya siddha-stotro bhaved yadi ||31|| iha prāpnoti lakṣmīṁ ca niścalāṁ lakṣa-pauruṣīm | pari-pūrṇam ahaiśvaryam ante yāti hareḥ padam ||32|| putraṁ viśiṣṭaṁ labhate hari-bhaktaṁ jitendriyam | susādhyāṁ suvinītāṁ suvratāṁ ca pati-vratām ||33|| prajāṁ bhūmiṁ yaśaḥ kīrtiṁ vidyāṁ sa-kavitāṁ labhet | prasūyate mahā-bandhyā varṣam ekaṁ śṛṇoti cet ||34|| galat-kuṣṭhī mahā-rogī sadyo rogāt pramucyate | dhanī mahā-daridraś ca kṛpaṇaḥ satyavān bhavet | viprad-grasto rāja-baddho mucyate nātra saṁśayaḥ ||35|| iti śrī-nārada-pañca-rātre jñānāmṛta-sāre prathamaika-rātre aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||8|| …
English translation
CHAPTER VIII
Sri Vyasa said :—Narada, very much delighted, went inside and saw the hermitage of Mahadeva, exceedingly beautiful and captivating. (8)
He saw the Ratnamandirs (the jewel temples), provided with nice beddings perfectly white, like bubbles of water, decked with Manistambhas (pillars) looking like the bright yellow pigment (prepared from cow’s urine or bile), beautified with garlands of gems, pearls, diamonds and with doors and entrance steps made of excellent jewels. (2-3)
He saw the courtyard decorated with pure crystal-like gems and as, well the nice temples, beaming with radiance on account of the jewelled pitchers present there. (4)
All the openings were covered with screens. built of jewel leaves ; the place was provided with hundreds of pitchers filled with nectar and honey beaming with radiance like fire. (5)
' The Aérama was full of servants and maid servants busy in their own respective duties ; they were ever desirous of the welfare of Parvati and decked with jewel ornaments. (6)
Thus seeing the Aérama, Narada then went more into the inside and saw Sankara sitting on the jewel throne. (7)
Wearing tiger skin, sweetly smiling, moon in His forehead, pleasant face, pure and spotless, calm, prosperous, the Lord of all. His whole body besmeared with ashes, having the Ganga and matted hairs on His head, the Chief, dear tothe bhaktas, the Lord of the devotees, and beaming with the light of Brahman. (8-9)
Having three eyes, five faces, looking like one crore of moons clustered together, the Highest spirit, Brahma, full of Light, Eternal, and always reciting mantra. (10)
And meditating, Sri Krgna who is unattached, without any desire, giver of wealth and prosperity, doing as He wills, the seed of all, and beyond Prakrti. (11)
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Mahadeva was attended and served by Siddhendras, Munin- <dras Devendras, Parsadas (attendants) and the best of all persons 5 He was fanned with white chowries. (12)
His lotus feet were served by §ri Durga Devi ; ‘by Bhadra Kali; Ganega and Kartikeya were
' Him. (13)
Narada saw Mahadeva thus a fell prostrate with firm devotion be Guru. (14)
And the Devarsi began to chant hymns mo
Lord of the Universe, as stated in the Vedas. (45) d :—O Lord of the Universe ! Thou art my Lord,
He was praised sitting before
nd, with cloth round his neck fore the Lord §ambhu, his own
st fervently to the
Narada sai my Allin All ! Thou art the seed of this tree of world; Thou art the bestower of all fruits ; I salute Thee. (16) O Thou
without any seed! Thou art the Impellor, the tacle of all
Thou art sprung of Thyself, Unborn, the Husband (the seed giver), “Seed of all, Thou art the Highest Void and the Recep Bhavas (feelings), I salute Thee. (17)
The Lord of the world ! The Lord who of this world ! the helmsman in crossing the boat to the other side of this sea of transmigratory existence, the Support of all, requiring t, with all supports and the Upholder of this Barth ! (18) d world! Thou art art Jayesa,
caused the bondage
no suppor’
The Holders of the Vedas, Vidyas an of the Ganges). Thou
Gangidhara (the holder Vijayadhara, the Seed of victory, all composed of victory. I salute Thee. (19)
nanda and
! Thou art Jaya thus, Narada stood in front. Id spoke to him with a
O Thou, the Origin of this world Sarvananda ! I salute Thee. Saying And Sri Mahadeva, the Lord of the wor smiling face : —(20)
O highly fortunate One ! Ask boon like. Oson! Certainly I will give tha all the wealth. (21)
from me whatever you t to you; Ican give you
58 Narada Pajicaratram Be it happiness, freedom, permanent and undestructible, or service devotion to Hari, devotion to Hari, the region and position.
of Hari, or the four fold mukti, Salokya etc. (22)
Or Indrahood, or Immortality, or Yamahood, or Anilesvarahood (Vayuhood), or Prajapatihood, Brahmahood, or Siddha state. These all are the outcome of Sadhana (practice). (23)
Or, if you like, the seed of perfection (Siddhi) leading to the state of Siddhaisvarya ; the Lord of the Vedas and Vidyas, or the.
perfections Anima, etc, or going wherever one likes, with the speed. of mind. (24)
O Son! Or, if you like, going to the region of Hari in this-
body, and without any obstacles. What do you want from all these ? (25)
O best of the Munis! Give out your intention ; I can give all. Hearing this, Narada said : (26)
Let me have Haribhakti (devotion to Hari) and love to repeat His name, and give me a mind to praise His glory incessantly. (27)
Hearing the words of Narada, Mahadeva Himself, Parvati,. Bhadrakali, Kartikeya, and Ganapati all began to smile. (28):
Mahadeva gave everything tothe intelligent Narada. He is the highest of all, the Cause of all causes, and the Donor of all. things. (29)
_ He who Tecites this stotra framed by Narada with a holy mind, will acquire devotion to Sri Hari ; and he will obtain love to recite His glories, (30)
Success (Siddhi) and perfection in this stotra are attained by persons by repeating (making Japam) ten times the above ; and
to him every thing comes, when there occurs the siddhi of the above stotra (hymn). (31)
In this world he attains wealth and prosperity, firm and Steady, for one lakh generations and, in the next, he attains the world of Sri Hari, full of great Aisvaryas (divine glories and powers). (32):
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One devoted to Sri Hari begets good sons, having, restraint
over his senses. Chaste, observing vows, and humble daughters
are also born to him. (33)
Lands, fame, renown and name, learning and poetic powers all he gets and even a sterile woman, if she hears the stotra for one year delivers good sons. (34)
Even a leper and one suffering froma severe disease be freed of their diseases within a very short time and a poor man becomes rich and a miser speaks truth. And one who has fallen intoa great difficulty and under a royal warrant to be imprisoned, becomes freed of danger certainly. (35)
Here ends the eighth Chapter in the first night in Sri Narada Paficaratra.
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Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit/IAST is the GGM complete amended text, version 1.1, based on Vijñānānanda’s 1997 edition; the displayed Devanagari is transliterated directly from that proofread IAST witness. English is Swami Vijñānānanda’s complete translation, printed pages 56–59 (scan pages 73–76). It was extracted with Tesseract 5 English OCR from the 200 ppi published scan, with chapter boundaries controlled against the printed contents. No unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.