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Chapter 1

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प्रथमो ऽध्यायः अथाध्यात्मिक-वर्णनम् श्री-महादेव उवाच— नारायणꣳ नमस् कृत्य परमात्मानम् ईश्वरम् । शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि परमꣳ धर्मम् ईप्सितम् ॥१॥ प्रकृतेः परम् इष्टꣳ च सर्वेषाम् अभिवाञ्छितम् । स्वेच्छामयꣳ परꣳ ब्रह्म पञ्च-रात्राभिधꣳ स्मृतम् ॥२॥ कारणꣳ काराणानाꣳ च कर्म-मूल-निकृन्तनम् । अनन्त-बीज-रूपꣳ च स्वाज्ञान-ध्वान्त-दीपकम् ॥३॥ सर्वेश्वरꣳ सर्व-धाम परꣳ वैराग्य-कारणम् । परमꣳ परमानन्द-माया-बन्ध-निकृन्तनम् ॥४॥ निर्लिप्तꣳ निर्गुणꣳ सारꣳ वेदानाꣳ गोपनीयकम् । कर्मिणाꣳ कर्मणाꣳ शश्वत् साक्षि-रूपꣳ सुनिर्मलम् ॥५॥ ब्रह्मेश-शेष-प्रमुख-देव-वन्द्यꣳ प्रशꣳसितम् । वेद-ज्ञानागोचरꣳ तꣳ योगिनाꣳ प्राणतः प्रियम् ॥६॥ सर्वाधारꣳ च सर्वाद्यꣳ सर्व-सन्देह-भञ्जनम् । सर्वाभीष्ट-प्रदातारꣳ सर्वेषाꣳ च सुदुर्लभम् ॥७॥ दुराराध्यꣳ च सर्वेषाꣳ भक्ति-साध्यꣳ च मुक्तिदम् । मङ्गल्यꣳ मङ्गलार्हꣳ च सर्व-विघ्न-विनाशनम् ॥८॥ पवित्रꣳ तीर्थ-पूतꣳ च मङ्गलानाꣳ च मङ्गलम् । वरꣳ स्व-पद-दातारम् भक्ति-दास्य-प्रदꣳ हरेः ॥९॥ पाप-घ्नꣳ पुण्यदꣳ शुद्धꣳ पापेन्ध-दाहनानलम् । सर्वावतार-बीजꣳ तꣳ सर्वावतार-वर्णनꣳ ॥१०॥ श्रुति-ज्ञꣳ श्रुति-दुर्बोधꣳ सर्वेषाꣳ श्रुति-सुन्दरम् । प्रसाददꣳ चाशु-तोषꣳ प्रसाद-गुण-सꣳयुतम् ॥११॥ पञ्च-रात्रꣳ इदꣳ ब्रह्मन् पञ्च-सꣳवादम् एव च । यत्र पञ्च-विधꣳ ज्ञानꣳ त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ॥१२॥ कृष्णेन ब्रह्मणे दत्तꣳ गोलोके विरजा-तटे । निरामये ब्रह्म-लोके मह्यꣳ दत्तꣳ च ब्रह्मणा ॥१३॥ पुरा सर्वादि-सर्गे च सर्व-ज्ञान-प्रदꣳ शुभम् । मया तुभ्यꣳ प्रदत्तꣳ च ज्ञानामृतम् अभीप्सितम् ॥१४॥ त्वम् एव वेद-व्यासाय पश्चाद् दास्यसि निश्चितम् । व्यासो दास्यति पुत्राय निर्जने ऽपि शुकाय च ॥१५॥ अतः परꣳ न दातव्यꣳ यस्मै कस्मै च नारद । विना नारायणाꣳशꣳ तꣳ व्यास-देवꣳ सुपुण्यदम् ॥१६॥ सत्यꣳ सत्य-स्वरूपꣳ च सती-सत्यवती-सुतम् । क्रमेण वर्णनꣳ सर्वम् एक-चित्तꣳ निशामय ॥१७॥ सर्वाद्याध्यात्मिकꣳ ज्ञानꣳ वेद-सारꣳ मनोहरम् । दुर्गꣳ नाना-प्रकारꣳ च नाना-तन्त्रेषु पुत्रक ॥१८॥ सर्व-सारोद्धृतꣳ तत्र श्री-कृष्ण-पाद-सेवनम् । सर्वेषाꣳ सम्मतꣳ ज्ञानꣳ निर्लिप्तꣳ भव-बन्धतः ॥१९॥ लक्ष-श्लोकम् इदꣳ शास्त्रꣳ श्री-कृष्णेन कृतꣳ पुरा । कथयामि कथꣳ ब्रह्मन् स्वल्पꣳ सꣳक्षेपतः शृणु ॥२०॥ आब्रह्म-स्तम्ब-पर्यन्तꣳ सर्वꣳ कृष्णꣳ चराचरम् । पुनस् तस्मिन् प्रलीनꣳ च पुनर् एव च सम्भवम् ॥२१॥ एक एवेश्वरः शश्वद् विश्वेषु निखिलेषु च । सर्वे तत्-कर्म-सिद्धाश् च मोहितास् तस्य मायया ॥२२॥ अनन्तस्य च कृष्णस्याप्य् अनन्तꣳ गुण-कीर्तनम् । अनन्त-रूपा कीर्तिश् चाप्य् अनन्तꣳ ज्ञानम् एव च ॥२३॥ नामान्य् अस्याप्य् अनन्तानि तीर्थ-पूतानि नारद । अनन्तानि च विश्वानि विचित्र-कृत्रिमाणि च ॥२४॥ नाना-विधानि सर्वाणि जीव-रूपाणि सर्वतः । मध्यमानि च क्षुद्राणि महन्ति चापि सर्वतः ॥२५॥ पृथक् पृथक् च प्रत्येकꣳ प्रत्यक्षꣳ सर्व-जीविषु । सन्ततꣳ सन्ति ये देवाः सन्तो जानन्ति निश्चितम् ॥२६॥ परमात्म-स्वरूपश् च भगवान् राधिकेश्वरः । निर्लिप्तः साक्षि-रूपश् च स च कर्मसु कर्मिणाꣳ ॥२७॥ जीवस् तत्-प्रतिबिम्बश् च भोक्ता च सुख-दुःखयोः । केचिद् वदन्ति तꣳ नित्यꣳ कारणस्य गुणेन च ॥२८॥ विद्यमानात् तिरोधानꣳ तिरोधानाच् च सꣳभवः । देहाद् देहान्तरꣳ यान्ति न मृत्युस् तस्य कुत्रचित् ॥२९॥ ततः प्रलीनः प्रलयः परꣳ सर्वालयालये । अतो नित्य-स्वरूपश् च जीव एव यथात्मकः ॥३०॥ केचिद् वदन्त्य् अनित्यश् च मिथ्यैव कृत्रिमः सदा । प्रलीयते पुनस् तत्र प्रतिबिम्बो यथा रवेः ॥३१॥ यथैव शात-कुम्भेषु निर्मलेषु जलेषु च । प्रत्येकꣳ प्रतिबिम्बश् च दृश्य एव हि जीविनाम् ॥३२॥ पुनः प्रलीयते सूर्ये गतेषु च घटेषु च । एवꣳ चन्द्रस्य बोद्धव्यꣳ दर्पणे जीवने यथा ॥३३॥ तस्मिन् नित्यꣳ परꣳ ब्रह्म सजीवो नित्य एव सः । सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवान् प्रत्यक्षꣳ प्रति-जीविषु ॥३४॥ अहꣳ ज्ञान-स्वरूपश् च ज्ञानाधिष्ठातृ-देवता । बुद्धि-रूपा भगवती सर्व-शक्ति-स्वरूपिणी ॥३५॥ इयꣳ दुर्गा तव पुरो विष्णु-माया सनातनी । अनया मोहिताः सर्वे कृष्ण-भक्तꣳ विना मुने ॥३६॥ मनः-स्वरूपो ब्रह्मा च मनो ऽधिष्ठातृ-देवता । स्वयꣳ स विषयी विष्णुः प्राणाः पञ्च-स्वरूपिणः ॥३७॥ एते ह्य् अभ्यन्तरे देवी चन्द्रः सूर्यश् च चक्षुषोः । सर्वे चन्द्रादयो देवाश् चेन्द्रियेषु पृथक् पृथक् ॥३८॥ धर्मः शीरश् च सर्वेषाꣳ जठरे च हुताशनः । प्राणाद् भिन्नश् च पवनः स विश्वासः प्रकीर्तितः ॥३९॥ गुणेशः कण्ठ-देशस्यो विघ्नदो विघ्न-नाश-कृत् । स्कन्दः प्रताप-रूपश् च कामो मनसि कामदः ॥४०॥ पापꣳ पुण्यꣳ हृदयजꣳ लक्ष्मीः सत्त्वानुसारिणी । आकण्ठ-देशात् सर्वेषाꣳ रसनासु सरस्वती ॥४१॥ सैव मन्त्रणा-रूपा पृथङ् मुक्त्या च सर्वतः । बुद्धिजाः शक्तयः सर्वा विद्यन्ते सर्व-जन्तुषु ॥४२॥ निद्रा तन्द्रा दया श्रद्धा तुष्टिः पुष्टिः क्षमा च क्षुत् । लज्जा तृष्णा यथेच्छा च शान्तिश् चिन्ता जरा जडा ॥४३॥ याते स्वामिनि यान्त्य् एते नर-देवम् इवानुगाः । चिन्ता ज्वरा च सततꣳ शोभाꣳ पुष्टिꣳ च द्वेष्टिꣳ च ॥४४॥ सर्वेषाꣳ जीविनाम् एव देहो ऽयꣳ पाञ्च-भौतिकः । पृथिवी वायुर् आकाशस् तेजस् तोयम् इति स्मृतः ॥४५॥ स्व-देहे च प्रपतिते स्व-भागꣳ प्राप्नुवन्ति च । पृथक् पृथक् च प्रत्येकम् एकम् एव क्रमेण च ॥४६॥ सङ्केत-पूर्वकꣳ नाम तत् स्मरन्ति च बान्धवाः । रुदन्ति सततꣳ भ्रान्त्या मायया मायिनस् तथा ॥४७॥ तस्मात् सन्तो हि सेवन्ते श्री-कृष्ण-चरणाम्बुजम् । नित्यꣳ सत्यम् अभयदꣳ जन्म-मृत्यु-जरा-हरम् ॥४८॥ प्रभात-स्वप्नवद् विश्वम् अनित्यꣳ कृत्रिमꣳ मुने । पाद्म-पद्मार्चितꣳ पाद-पद्मꣳ भज हरेर् मुदा ॥४९॥ मयोक्तꣳ प्रथमꣳ ज्ञानꣳ ज्ञानꣳ पञ्च-विधेषु च । द्वितीयꣳ श्रूयताꣳ वत्स यत्-सारꣳ कृष्ण-भक्तिदम् ॥५०॥ इति श्री-नारद-पञ्च-रात्रे ज्ञानामृत-सारे द्वितीय-रात्रे प्रथम-ज्ञानाध्यात्मिक-वर्णनꣳ नाम प्रथमो ऽध्यायः ॥१॥ …

prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ athādhyātmika-varṇanam śrī-mahādeva uvāca— nārāyaṇaṁ namas kṛtya paramātmānam īśvaram | śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi paramaṁ dharmam īpsitam ||1|| prakṛteḥ param iṣṭaṁ ca sarveṣām abhivāñchitam | svecchāmayaṁ paraṁ brahma pañca-rātrābhidhaṁ smṛtam ||2|| kāraṇaṁ kārāṇānāṁ ca karma-mūla-nikṛntanam | ananta-bīja-rūpaṁ ca svājñāna-dhvānta-dīpakam ||3|| sarveśvaraṁ sarva-dhāma paraṁ vairāgya-kāraṇam | paramaṁ paramānanda-māyā-bandha-nikṛntanam ||4|| nirliptaṁ nirguṇaṁ sāraṁ vedānāṁ gopanīyakam | karmiṇāṁ karmaṇāṁ śaśvat sākṣi-rūpaṁ sunirmalam ||5|| brahmeśa-śeṣa-pramukha-deva-vandyaṁ praśaṁsitam | veda-jñānāgocaraṁ taṁ yogināṁ prāṇataḥ priyam ||6|| sarvādhāraṁ ca sarvādyaṁ sarva-sandeha-bhañjanam | sarvābhīṣṭa-pradātāraṁ sarveṣāṁ ca sudurlabham ||7|| durārādhyaṁ ca sarveṣāṁ bhakti-sādhyaṁ ca muktidam | maṅgalyaṁ maṅgalārhaṁ ca sarva-vighna-vināśanam ||8|| pavitraṁ tīrtha-pūtaṁ ca maṅgalānāṁ ca maṅgalam | varaṁ sva-pada-dātāram bhakti-dāsya-pradaṁ hareḥ ||9|| pāpa-ghnaṁ puṇyadaṁ śuddhaṁ pāpendha-dāhanānalam | sarvāvatāra-bījaṁ taṁ sarvāvatāra-varṇanaṁ ||10|| śruti-jñaṁ śruti-durbodhaṁ sarveṣāṁ śruti-sundaram | prasādadaṁ cāśu-toṣaṁ prasāda-guṇa-saṁyutam ||11|| pañca-rātraṁ idaṁ brahman pañca-saṁvādam eva ca | yatra pañca-vidhaṁ jñānaṁ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham ||12|| kṛṣṇena brahmaṇe dattaṁ goloke virajā-taṭe | nirāmaye brahma-loke mahyaṁ dattaṁ ca brahmaṇā ||13|| purā sarvādi-sarge ca sarva-jñāna-pradaṁ śubham | mayā tubhyaṁ pradattaṁ ca jñānāmṛtam abhīpsitam ||14|| tvam eva veda-vyāsāya paścād dāsyasi niścitam | vyāso dāsyati putrāya nirjane 'pi śukāya ca ||15|| ataḥ paraṁ na dātavyaṁ yasmai kasmai ca nārada | vinā nārāyaṇāṁśaṁ taṁ vyāsa-devaṁ supuṇyadam ||16|| satyaṁ satya-svarūpaṁ ca satī-satyavatī-sutam | krameṇa varṇanaṁ sarvam eka-cittaṁ niśāmaya ||17|| sarvādyādhyātmikaṁ jñānaṁ veda-sāraṁ manoharam | durgaṁ nānā-prakāraṁ ca nānā-tantreṣu putraka ||18|| sarva-sāroddhṛtaṁ tatra śrī-kṛṣṇa-pāda-sevanam | sarveṣāṁ sammataṁ jñānaṁ nirliptaṁ bhava-bandhataḥ ||19|| lakṣa-ślokam idaṁ śāstraṁ śrī-kṛṣṇena kṛtaṁ purā | kathayāmi kathaṁ brahman svalpaṁ saṁkṣepataḥ śṛṇu ||20|| ābrahma-stamba-paryantaṁ sarvaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ carācaram | punas tasmin pralīnaṁ ca punar eva ca sambhavam ||21|| eka eveśvaraḥ śaśvad viśveṣu nikhileṣu ca | sarve tat-karma-siddhāś ca mohitās tasya māyayā ||22|| anantasya ca kṛṣṇasyāpy anantaṁ guṇa-kīrtanam | ananta-rūpā kīrtiś cāpy anantaṁ jñānam eva ca ||23|| nāmāny asyāpy anantāni tīrtha-pūtāni nārada | anantāni ca viśvāni vicitra-kṛtrimāṇi ca ||24|| nānā-vidhāni sarvāṇi jīva-rūpāṇi sarvataḥ | madhyamāni ca kṣudrāṇi mahanti cāpi sarvataḥ ||25|| pṛthak pṛthaK ca pratyekaṁ pratyakṣaṁ sarva-jīviṣu | santataṁ santi ye devāḥ santo jānanti niścitam ||26|| paramātma-svarūpaś ca bhagavān rādhikeśvaraḥ | nirliptaḥ sākṣi-rūpaś ca sa ca karmasu karmiṇāṁ ||27|| jīvas tat-pratibimbaś ca bhoktā ca sukha-duḥkhayoḥ | kecid vadanti taṁ nityaṁ kāraṇasya guṇena ca ||28|| vidyamānāt tirodhānaṁ tirodhānāc ca saṁbhavaḥ | dehād dehāntaraṁ yānti na mṛtyus tasya kutracit ||29|| tataḥ pralīnaḥ pralayaḥ paraṁ sarvālayālaye | ato nitya-svarūpaś ca jīva eva yathātmakaḥ ||30|| kecid vadanty anityaś ca mithyaiva kṛtrimaḥ sadā | pralīyate punas tatra pratibimbo yathā raveḥ ||31|| yathaiva śāta-kumbheṣu nirmaleṣu jaleṣu ca | pratyekaṁ pratibimbaś ca dṛśya eva hi jīvinām ||32|| punaḥ pralīyate sūrye gateṣu ca ghaṭeṣu ca | evaṁ candrasya boddhavyaṁ darpaṇe jīvane yathā ||33|| tasmin nityaṁ paraṁ brahma sajīvo nitya eva saḥ | sarvāntarātmā bhagavān pratyakṣaṁ prati-jīviṣu ||34|| ahaṁ jñāna-svarūpaś ca jñānādhiṣṭhātṛ-devatā | buddhi-rūpā bhagavatī sarva-śakti-svarūpiṇī ||35|| iyaṁ durgā tava puro viṣṇu-māyā sanātanī | anayā mohitāḥ sarve kṛṣṇa-bhaktaṁ vinā mune ||36|| manaḥ-svarūpo brahmā ca mano 'dhiṣṭhātṛ-devatā | svayaṁ sa viṣayī viṣṇuḥ prāṇāḥ pañca-svarūpiṇaḥ ||37|| ete hy abhyantare devī candraḥ sūryaś ca cakṣuṣoḥ | sarve candrādayo devāś cendriyeṣu pṛthak pṛthak ||38|| dharmaḥ śīraś ca sarveṣāṁ jaṭhare ca hutāśanaḥ | prāṇād bhinnaś ca pavanaḥ sa viśvāsaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||39|| guṇeśaḥ kaṇṭha-deśasyo vighnado vighna-nāśa-kṛt | skandaḥ pratāpa-rūpaś ca kāmo manasi kāmadaḥ ||40|| pāpaṁ puṇyaṁ hṛdayajaṁ lakṣmīḥ sattvānusāriṇī | ākaṇṭha-deśāt sarveṣāṁ rasanāsu sarasvatī ||41|| saiva mantraṇā-rūpā pṛthaṅ muktyā ca sarvataḥ | buddhijāḥ śaktayaḥ sarvā vidyante sarva-jantuṣu ||42|| nidrā tandrā dayā śraddhā tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣamā ca kṣut | lajjā tṛṣṇā yathecchā ca śāntiś cintā jarā jaḍā ||43|| yāte svāmini yānty ete nara-devam ivānugāḥ | cintā jvarā ca satataṁ śobhāṁ puṣṭiṁ ca dveṣṭiṁ ca ||44|| sarveṣāṁ jīvinām eva deho 'yaṁ pāñca-bhautikaḥ | pṛthivī vāyur ākāśas tejas toyam iti smṛtaḥ ||45|| sva-dehe ca prapatite sva-bhāgaṁ prāpnuvanti ca | pṛthak pṛthak ca pratyekam ekam eva krameṇa ca ||46|| saṅketa-pūrvakaṁ nāma tat smaranti ca bāndhavāḥ | rudanti satataṁ bhrāntyā māyayā māyinas tathā ||47|| tasmāt santo hi sevante śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇāmbujam | nityaṁ satyam abhayadaṁ janma-mṛtyu-jarā-haram ||48|| prabhāta-svapnavad viśvam anityaṁ kṛtrimaṁ mune | pādma-padmārcitaṁ pāda-padmaṁ bhaja harer mudā ||49|| mayoktaṁ prathamaṁ jñānaṁ jñānaṁ pañca-vidheṣu ca | dvitīyaṁ śrūyatāṁ vatsa yat-sāraṁ kṛṣṇa-bhaktidam ||50|| iti śrī-nārada-pañca-rātre jñānāmṛta-sāre dvitīya-rātre prathama-jñānādhyātmika-varṇanaṁ nāma prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||1|| …

English translation

‘bestower of all merits. holy, the fire to the mass of sins,

The Second Night

CHAPTER I

§ri Mahadeva said :—After duly saluting the Supreme Spirit, {svara, and Narayana. I will now speak on the highest Dharma that is desired by all. (1)

O Brahman ! This Paficaratra, five-fold knowledge is very difficult to be attained in the three worlds. Itis beyond Prakrti, is the beloved of all, desired by all; it is Para Brahma, of the nature of Its Own will, known by the name of Paficaratra, the Cause of all causes, the destroyer of the roots and fruiis of Karmas, is of the nature of the seed of endless things, the lamp to the darkness of the ignorance of Its own nature. It is the [évara of all, the Support a Refuge of all, the Originator of real vairagyam (dispassion and renunciation), of the nature of highest bliss and severer of the bonds of Maya. It is unattached, beyond the Gunas, the essence of the Vedas, ought to be kept very secret, witness cof all karmas and the doer of karmas, without any taint.

It is highly adored and praised by Brahma, Siva, Sesa and Other Devas, beyond the reach of the Vedas, dearer than one’s life to the Yogis. It is the support and receptacle of all, the origin of all, the solver of the doubts of all, the giver of the desires of all, and very difficult to be obtained. It is difficult to be worshipped by all, easy of access by Bhakti (worship), the giver of Mukti, the most auspicious of all auspicious, and the destroyer of the obstacles of all. l

It is holy, sanctified by all the Tirthas the goodness of all good things, supreme, given of one’s own region, and_bestower of

devotion and servitude of Hari. It is the destroyer of all sins, the the seed

of all Avataras. It is the dge of the Vedas, very sadam (tranquility of

of all the Avatdras and of the nature knower of the Vedas, beyond the knowle auspicious of hearing, the bestower, of pra

102 Narada-Pajicardtram heart and favour ; food offered to idols or the remnants of such food), very eusy to satisfied, and the conquerer of death, having all the qualities of calmness, serenity etc. (2-12)

This knowledge was given by Sri Krsna to Brahma in ancient days on the banks of the Viraji; then it was given to me by Brahma in Brahmaloka, that is free from disease etc. (13)

Before, in the beginning of the creation, I gave this Pafica-

ratra that is excelent, yielding all knowledges, the nectar of wisdom to you. (14)

_ In future you will give this certainly to Veda Vyasa. Vyasa will give this to his sun Suka Deva in a solitary place. (15)

O Narada! It ought not to be given to any other body than the holy Veda Vyasa, who will be born of the Athéa (part) of Narayana and who will bestow much punyam. It should not be given to any one who is not born of Nardyana’s Armsa. (16)

And Vy4sa-deva, who will be truth incarnate and be born of the chaste Satyavati, ought to get it. Now hear with undivided attention all the things that will be described one by one. (17):

O son! The spiritual knowledge is the first and foremost of all knowledges, the essence of the Vedas, very beautiful, various and is difficult in many Tantras, (18)

In that knowledge to serve the feet of Sri Krsna is the essence of all essences ; it is approved of by all; it is not concerned. with anything and it is the means whereby one becomes freed from world. (19)

O Brahman !. In days of yore Sri Krsna wrote one lakh

verses on this, how can I say this; I well tell you in brief ; listen, (20)

All this universe moveable and non-moveable, from Brahma down to the blade of grass, is all Sri Krsna. Everything dissolves in Him and everything again comes out of Him. (21)

There is only one God always existing in this universe.

Everything else is brought out as His effect, and is under the. illusion of Maya. (22)

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One Krsna is of endless forms, of endless qualities, of endless fame and of endless knowledge. (23)

O Narada! His names are Infinite, as holy as a Tirtha, and it is He that becomes all these endless universes, variegated and

artificial. (24) He becomes everywhere all these various Jivas, small middling

and big. (25) ‘ He is every living being that is visible ; and it is He that is the permanent Devas ; the saints know this. (26)

the Lord of Radhika is the Supreme Spirit ; and

Bhagavan, He Himself is

He is the Witness of the actions of the workers ; Unattached. (27)

The Jivas enjoying pleasure and pai some admit them to be eternal, as following (gunas) of causes. (2d)

He is indestructible ; but sometimes H visible manifestation and, sometimes appears Himself) from His invisible state. He passes from one body into That is all. He never dies. (29)

nare but His reflections ; from the qualities

e disappears from His G. e. manifests

another. (Note :—as ice, water, vapour, and steam). n (Pralaya), everything

Therefore Jiva, who is hout any chapge

At the time of universal dissolutio merges in Him, the abode of all abodes. of the nature of eternity, remains as it is, wit whatsoever. ‘ (30)

Some say, that Jiva is non-eternal ; artificial things merge in Him, as the S the Sun only, (31)

As the reflections of the Jivas (beings) become visible when reflected in gold, and in pure clean water. (32)

And disappear when the Sun sets, OF when the receptacles (vessels) are removed, or as the image of the Moon disappears en the mirror is removed, so Jivas dissolve in Brahma. (33)

and Jivas, too, are eternal. f all, becomes ,visible

that is wrong. All the un’s reflection dissolves in

whi So Para Brahma is eternal ; Bhagavan, the Inner Soul, within the hearts 0

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to every Jiva. (34)

I am of the nature of Wisdom and the presiding Deity of knowledge ; Bhagavati is of the nature of Buddhi (intellect) and of the nature of the Force (Sakti) in all. (35)

Durga, in front of you, is Vignumay4 and eternal. oO Muni! all, save the devotees of Vignu, are deluded by Her Maya. _— (36)

Brahma, is mind, the presiding deity of mind ; and Visnu Himself is of the nature of the five Pranas and their presiding Deity, and engaged in the affairs of objects. (37)

The Devi within, therefore, is of the nature of Pranas ; The Moon and the Sun are residing in the two eyes. The other Devas are presiding over other organs respectively. (38)

Dharma is the head of all ; Hutasan (Fire) is in the belly ; the wind, different from Pranas, is inhaling and exhaling breath. (39)

The obstacle obstacles.

instils pasgj

giving Ganesa, living in the throat, destroys ; all Kartikeya is of the natute of strength ; Kama Deva on of love in the mind. (40)

Laksmi Devi, of the nature of Sattva guna. is of the nature of merits (P Uunyam) and demerits (Papam) in the heart. Sarasvati Tesides in all the being from their throats to their lips. (41)

Every where this Sarasvati Devi, assuming other forms, comes of the nature of counsels i. e. advises counsels. Saktis, arising from Buddhi reside in all the beings and have different names and functions as Nidra (sleep), Tandra (semi sleep), Daya (Pity), Sraddha (faith), Tusti (contentment), Pusti (nourishment), Ksama (forgiveness), Kgudha (hunger), Lajja (modesty), Trgna

(thirst), Techa (will), Santi (peace), cinta (care), Jara (old age), Jada (inertia) etc. (42-43)

These follow the Jiva (soul), as the attendants follow a king.

Cinta (care) and Jvara (fever) always go against Scbha (beauty) and Pugti (nourishment). (44)

The physical bodies of all the beings are made _of Akaga (ether), Wind, fire, water, and-earth ; and are called Pafcabhautika ; for they are built of five elements. (45)

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When the body is destroyed, those five elements separate ; and go and mix with their own general elements respectively. (46)

Then the friends remember him by his previous (so-called) name, and deluded by Maya, fall into error and weep and cry for him. (47) .

For this reason the Sadhus always serve the lotus feet of Sri Krsna, that is eternal true, giving fearlessness and destroying birth, death, and old age. (48)

O Muni! Like the dreams seen in the early morning, this universe is transient and artificial : then get up ; and worship, with joy the lotus feet of §ri Hari, served by Brahma and Padma. (49)

Out of the five-fold knowledge, I have now spoken about the first knowledge ; now hear about the second knowledge and the essence yielding devotion to Sri Krsna. (50) :

Here ends the First Chapter of the Second night of

Narada Paficaratra on the nectar of knowledge.

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