Padma Purana · Chapter 6.132

pārvatyuvāca/
anaṃtavāsudevasya kīdṛśaṃ smaraṇaṃ smṛtam /
yacchrutvā na punarmoho mānuṣāṇāṃ prajāyate

mahādeva uvāca/
dṛṣṭatatvena deveśi smaraṃti viṣṇuṃ nityaśaḥ /
tṛṣāturo yathā vāri tadvadviṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

himenākulitaṃ viśvaṃ smaratyagniṃ yathā tathā /
tadvadeva tu vai viṣṇuṃ smaraṃti vibudhādayaḥ

pativratā yathā nārī patiṃ smarati nityaśaḥ /
tathā smaraṃti lokeśaṃ viṣṇuṃ viśveśvareśvaram

bhayārttaḥ śaraṇaṃ yadvadarthalobhī yathā dhanam /
putrakāmo yathā putraṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

dūrastho'pi yathā gehaṃ cātako mādhavaṃ yathā /
brahmavidyāṃ brahmavidastathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

haṃsā mānasamicchaṃti ṛṣayaḥ smaraṇaṃ hareḥ /
bhaktāśca bhaktimicchaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

prāṇināṃ vallabho deho yatra ātmā'vatiṣṭhati /
āyurvāṃcchaṃti ye jīvāstathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

bhramarāśca yathā puṣpaṃ cakravākā divākaram /
yathātmavallabhā bhaktistathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

aṃdhenākulitā lokā dīpaṃ vāṃcchaṃti vai yathā /
tathā vai puruṣā loke smaraṇaṃ keśavasya ca

yathā śramārttā viśrāmaṃ nidrā vyasanino yathā /
gatālasyā yathā vidyāṃ tathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

mātaṃgāḥ pārvatīṃ bhūmiṃ siṃhā vanagajādikam /
tathaiva smaraṇaṃ viṣṇoḥ kartavyaṃ pāpabhīrubhiḥ

sūryakāṃte raveryogādvahnistatra prajāyate /
evaṃ vai sādhusaṃyogāddharau bhaktiḥ prajāyate

śītaraśmeryathā kāṃtaścaṃdrayogādapaḥ śrayet /
evaṃ vaiṣṇavasaṃyogānmuktirbhavati śāśvatī

kumudvatī yathā somaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṣpaṃ vikāsate /
tadvaddeve kṛtā bhaktirmuktidā sarvadā nṛṇām

yathānalāyāḥ saṃtrastā bhramarī smaraṇaṃ caret /
tena smaraṇayogena nalāsārūpyatāmiyāt

gopībhirjārabuddhyā ca viṣṇośca smaraṇaṃ kṛtam /
tāśca sāyujyatāṃ nītāstathā viṣṇuṃ smarāmyaham

ke'pi vai duṣṭabhāvena cchadmabhāvena kecana /
ke cāpi lobhabhāvena ciṃtayaṃti janārdanam

bhaktyā vā snehabhāvena dveṣabhāvena vā punaḥ /
ke'pi svāmittvabhāvena buddhayā vā buddhipūrvakam

yenakenāpi bhāvena ciṃtayaṃti janārdanam /
ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ sanātanam

aho viṣṇośca māhātmyamadbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam /
yadṛcchayāpi smaraṇaṃ tridhāmuktipradāyakam

na dhanena samṛddhena vipulāvidyayā tathā /
ekena bhaktiyogena samīpe dṛśyate kṣaṇāt

sāṃnidhye'pi sthito dūre netrayoraṃjanaṃ yathā /
bhaktiyogena dṛśyena bhaktaiścaiva sanātanaḥ

idaṃ tatvamidaṃ tatvaṃ mohito devamāyayā /
bhaktitatvaṃ yadā prāptaṃ tadā viṣṇumayaṃ jagat

iṃdrādyairamṛtaṃ prāptaṃ sukhārthe śṛṇu suṃdari /
tathāpi duḥkhitāste vai bhaktyā viṣṇoryathā vinā

bhaktimevāmṛtaṃ prāpya punarduḥkhaṃ na jāyate /
vaikuṃṭhākhyaṃ padaṃ prāpya modate viṣṇusannidhau

vāri tyaktvā yathā haṃsaḥ payaḥ pibati nityaśaḥ /
evaṃ dharmānparityajya viṣṇorbhaktiṃ samāśrayet

anyabhaktiṃ parityajya viṣṇubhaktiṃ samāśrayet /
toyaṃ baddhvā tu vastreṇa kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃ bhavet

prāpya dehaṃ vinā bhaktiṃ kriyate sa vṛthāśramaḥ /
viṣṇubhaktiṃ vinā dharmānupadiśaṃti ye janāḥ /
te pataṃti sadā ghore narake nātra saṃśayaḥ

bāhubhyāṃ sāgaraṃ tartuṃ yadvanmūrkho'bhivāṃchati /
saṃsārasāgaraṃ tadvadviṣṇubhaktiṃ vinā naraḥ

viṣṇubhaktiṃ ca rakṣaṃti karmaṇā pātyate yadi /
akiṃcanaḥ spṛhāyukto merau dhatte yathā spṛhām

tava bhaktau tathā deva mayā hi kriyate spṛhā /
janmāṃtare hi sā bhaktirmāmakī yatkaroti hi

vahniryatheha svalpo'pi dahate vividhaṃ vanam /
tadvadeva tu sā bhaktiraṇumātrā kṛtā mayā

śataiśca śrūyate bhaktiḥ sahasrairapi budhyate /
teṣāṃ madhye tu deveśi bhaktohyekaḥ prajāyate

buddhiṃ pareṣāṃ dāsyaṃti loke bahuvidhā janāḥ /
svayamācarate so'pi naraḥ koṭiṣu dṛśyate

pūjayā hasyate bhaktirjayena parihasyate /
evaṃ bhāvo hi deveśe bhaktistenaiva gṛhyate

sāgare ca yathā pātaḥ kūpe trāṇopaveśanam /
yasya bhāvo hi tadvacca bhaktiḥ sā tena gṛhyate

mūle siktasya vṛkṣasya patraṃ śākhāsu dṛśyate /
bhajanādeva bho devi phalamagre pratiṣṭhitam

pānīyahāriṇā yadvatghaṭe cittaṃ pradhīyate /
tadvaddeve harau cittaṃ dhṛtvā mokṣamavāpnuyāt

śaiśave ca yathā mātā guḍaṃ stokaṃ dadāti vai /
punaryācati vai bālo guḍaṃ vai lobhakāraṇāt

nīre nīraṃ yathākṣiptaṃ dugdhe dugdhaṃ ghṛte ghṛtam /
tadvadbhedaṃ na paśyaṃti viṣṇubhaktiprasādataḥ

bhānuḥ sarvagato yadvadvahniḥ sarvagato yathā /
bhaktiḥ sthitastathā bhaktaḥ karmabhirnaiva bādhyate

ajāmilaḥ svadharmaṃ ca tyaktvā pāpaṃ samācaran /
putraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ smṛtvā muktiṃ vai prāptavāndhruvam

divārātrau ca ye bhaktā nāmamātropajīvinaḥ /
vaikuṃṭhavāsinaste vai tatra vedā hi sākṣiṇaḥ

aśvamedhādiyajñānāṃ phalaṃ svarge'pi dṛśyate /
tatphalaṃ tu samagraṃ vai bhuktvā vai saṃpataṃti ca

viṣṇubhaktistathā devi bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ /
vaikuṃṭhaṃ prāpya vā teṣāṃ punarāgamanaṃ kadā

viṣṇubhaktiḥ kṛtā yena viṣṇuloke vasatyasau /
dṛṣṭāṃtaṃ paśya deveśi viṣṇubhaktiprasādataḥ

grāvāṇo jalamadhyasthāḥ śataśastena tāritāḥ /
vinā jalaṃ somakāṃto viṣṇubhaktasya mānasam

darduro vasate nīre ṣaṭpado hi vanāṃtare /
gaṃdhaṃ vetti kumudvatyā bhakto bhaktau tathā hareḥ

gaṃgātaṭe vasaṃtyeke eke vai śatayojanam /
kaścidgaṃgāphalaṃ vetti viṣṇubhaktiṃ parastathā

karpūrāgurubhāraṃ hi uṣṭro vahati nityaśaḥ /
madhyagaṃdhaṃ na jānāti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ

mṛgāḥ śālaṃ hi jighraṃti kastūrīgaṃdhamicchavaḥ /
svanābhisthaṃ na jānaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ

upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṃ vṛthā vai naganaṃdini /
tathaiva viṣṇubhakterhi upadeśo bahirmukhe

ahinā ca payaḥ pītaṃ tatpayo hi viṣāyate /
tathā vai cānyabhaktānāṃ viṣṇubhaktirviṣāyate

cakṣurvinā yathā dīpaṃ dṛṣṭvā darpaṇameva ca /
samīpasthā na paśyaṃti tathā viṣṇuṃ bahirmukhāḥ

pāvako hi yathā dhūmairādarśopi malena ca /
yatholbenāvṛto garbho dehe kṛṣṇastathāvṛtaḥ

dugdhe sarpiḥ sthitaṃ yadvattile tailaṃ tu sarvadā /
carācare tathā viṣṇurdṛśyate naganaṃdini

ekasūtre maṇigaṇā dhāryaṃte bahavo yathā /
evaṃ brahmādibhirviśvaṃ saṃprotaṃ brahmacinmaye

yathā kāṣṭhe sthito vahnirmaṃthanādeva dṛśyate /
evaṃ sarvagato viṣṇurdhyānādeva pradṛśyate

ādireko bhaveddīpastasmājjātāḥ sahasraśaḥ /
evamekaḥ sthito viṣṇuḥ sarvavyāpya pratiṣṭhati

yathā sūryodaye jyotiḥ puṣkare tiṣṭhate sadā /
dṛśyate bahudhā nīre loke viṣṇustathā hi saḥ

mārutaḥ prakṛtistho'pi nānāgaṃdhavahaḥ sadā /
īśvaraḥ sarvajīvastho bhuṃkte prakṛtijānguṇān

śarkarā viṣasaṃyogānnīraṃ bhavati yādṛśam /
saṃbhūttvā tādṛśo hyātmā karmaṇaḥ phalamaśnute

urvī ca nīrasaṃyogānnānāvṛkṣā prajāyate /
prakṛterguṇasaṃyogānnānāyoniṣu jāyate

gaje vai maśake caiva deve vā mānuṣe'pi vā /
nādhiko na ca nyūno vai niṣṭho dehe sa niścalaḥ

brahmādistaṃbaparyaṃtā ye cātra bhuvi mānavāḥ /
devā yajñāstathā nāgā gaṃdharvāḥ kinnarādayaḥ

teṣu sarveṣu dṛśyaṃte jale caṃdramaso yathā /
sa saccidānaṃdaśivaḥ sa maheśo hi dṛśyate

sa vai viṣṇustathā proktaḥ so'yaṃ sarvagato hariḥ /
vedāṃtavedyaḥ sarveśaḥ kālātīto hyanāmayaḥ

evaṃ taṃ vetti yo devi sa bhakto nātra saṃśayaḥ /
eko hi bahudhā jñeyo bahudhāpyeka eva saḥ

nāmarūpavibhedena jalpyate bahudhā bhuvi /
cakṣuṣā na raverjyotirbhānunā cakṣuredhate

paramātmā tathā cātmā pratidehe tu sarvadā /
ghaṭe ghaṭe yathākāśastasminbhagne yathā sthitaḥ

rūpe rūpe tathā tvaṃ hi bhagne tasminsuniścalaḥ /
yathā kāṣṭhamayaṃ rūpaṃ patate prabhuṇā vinā

krimibhedamayo deho patate cātmanā vinā /
hemno bhavaṃti varṇāśca vahninā yāṃti pūrvavat

tadvajjīvāḥ prapadyaṃte bhaktā vai pūrvarūpatām /
svaghanenāvṛtaṃ sūryaṃ mūḍhāḥ paśyaṃti niṣprabham

tathā'jñānadhiyo mūḍhā na jānaṃti tamīśvaram /
nirvikalpaṃ nirākāraṃ vedāṃ taiḥ paripāṭhyate

nirākārācca sākāraṃ svecchayā ca prakāśate /
tasmātsaṃjātamākāśaṃ niḥśabdaṃ guṇavarjitam

ākāśānmāruto jātaḥ saśabdaṃ ca tadā'bhavat /
vātādajāyata jyotirjyotiṣaścābhavajjalam

tajjale rukmagarbhaśca virāḍvai viśvarūpadhṛk /
tasya nābhisaroje ca brahmāṃḍānāṃ ca koṭayaḥ

prakṛtiḥ puruṣastasmānnirmitaṃ tu tridhā jagat /
tayordvayośca saṃyogāttattvayogo 'bhyajāyata

sātvikī viṣṇusaṃbhūtirbrahmā vai rājasaḥ smṛtaḥ /
śivastu tāmasaḥ prokta ebhiḥ sarvaṃ pravartitam

ekā brāhmī sthitirloke karmabījānusārataḥ /
tayā saṃharate viṣṇuḥ sarvalokānuśeṣataḥ

tiṣṭhatyasau tadā tatra bhagavānviṣṇuravyayaḥ /
evaṃ sarvagato viṣṇurādimadhyāṃta eva ca

avidyayā na jānaṃti lokā vai karmaniścitāḥ /
varṇocitāni karmāṇi yaḥ kāleṣu prakārayet

yatkarmaviṣṇudaivatyaṃ na hi garbhasya kāraṇam /
vedāṃtaśāstre munibhiḥ sarvadaiva vicāryate

brahmajñānamidaṃ dehe tadahaṃ parikīrttaye /
śubhāśubhasya kāryaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ mana eva hi

manasā śudhyate sarvaṃ tadā brahma sanātanam /
mana eva sadā baṃdhurmana eva sadā ripuḥ

manasā tāritāḥ kecinmanasā yātitāśca ke /
madhye sarvaparityāgaḥ bāhye karma tathācaran

evameva kṛtaṃ karma kurvannapi na lipyate /
padmapatraṃ yathā nīra leśairapi na lipyate

agniragnau yathā kṣipto bhaktyā ca kiṃ prayojanam /
yadā bhaktiraso jñāto na muktī rocate tadā

yogairaṣṭavidhairviṣṇurna prāpyaśceha janmani /
bhaktyā vā prāpyate viṣṇuḥ sarvadā sulabho bhavet

vedāṃtaiḥ prāpyate jñānaṃ jñānena jñeyameva ca /
tattu jñeyaṃ yadā prāptaṃ tadā śūnyamidaṃ jagat

balena prāpyate viṣṇuryogairaṣṭavidhaiśca kim /
sarveṣāmeva bhāvānāṃ bhāvaśuddhiḥ praśasyate

āliṃgyate yathā kāṃtā yathā bhāvastathā phalam /
upānadyuktapādo hi vetti carmamayīṃ mahīm

buddhiryathāvidhā yasya tadvatsa manyate jagat /
dugdhena sikto niṃbo'pi kaṭubhāvaṃ na tu tyajet

prakṛtiṃ yāṃti bhūtāni upadeśo nirarthakaḥ /
chitvā vai sahakāraṃ ca phalaṃ patraṃ kathaṃ labhet

iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhārthena vṛthā janma kathaṃ nayet /
sthālyāṃ vaiḍūryamayyāṃ hi pacyate cauṣadhaṃ yathā

dahyate cāgadastadvadvṛthājanma kathaṃ bhavet /
nidhānaṃ ca gṛhe kṣiptvā śubhaḥ sevāṃ kathaṃ caret

tyaktvā vaikuṃṭhanāthaṃ tamanyamārge kathaṃ ramet /
bhaktihīnaiścaturvedaiḥ paṭhitaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam

śvāpaco bhaktiyuktastu tridaśairapi pūjyate /
svakare kaṃkaṇaṃ baddhvā darpaṇaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam

brahmarudrādibhirdevairdattaiśvaryāśca sevakāḥ /
arpitaṃ naiva gṛhṇaṃti prabhoścaiva tu kiṃcana

akiṃcanāya bhaktāya dātuṃ nālaṃ gato varam /
niḥśarīrasya kṛṣṇasya tatra dhyānaṃ kathaṃ bhavet

sākāraṃ bahavo dṛṣṭvā gatā bhaktyā ca tatpadam /
pūjā bhaktiḥ kathaṃ śūnye sākāre kathyate budhaiḥ

śūnyamārge kathaṃ yāti ādhāreṇa vinā naraḥ /
sākāro yaḥ svayaṃ svāmī nirākāraḥ sa vai prabhuḥ

sākāro hi sukhenaiva nirākāro na dṛśyate /
sevārasaśca sākāre nirākāreṇa vairasaḥ

sākāreṇa nirākāro jñāyate svayameva hi /
harismṛtiprasādena romāṃcita tanuryadā

nayanānaṃdasalilaṃ muktirdāsī bhavettadā /
bālye ca yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tatkathaṃ na vinaśyati

pūjādānavrataistīrthairjapahomaistvadarpitaiḥ /
nijadharmaṃ parityajya tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret

svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paramadharmo bhayāvahaḥ /
vidhiṃ saṃtyajya śāstrīyaṃ tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret

āśrameṇa vinā mūḍho naiva siddhimavāpnuyāt /
brahmaṇā nirmitā varṇāḥ sve sve dharme niyojitāḥ

svadharmeṇāgataṃ dravyaṃ śukladravyaṃ taducyate /
śukladravyeṇa yaddānaṃ dīyate śraddhayānvitam

svalpenāpi mahatpuṇyaṃ tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate /
nīcasaṃgena yaddravyamānītaṃ gṛhakarmasu

tena dravyeṇa yaddānaṃ kṛtaṃ vai manujādibhiḥ /
tatphalaṃ na bhavette vai naiva tatphalabhāginaḥ

yādṛśaṃ kurute karma iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhecchayā /
tādṛśīṃ yonimāpnoti mūḍho hi jñānadurbalaḥ

iha yatkurute karma tatparatropabhujyate /
puṇyamācarataḥ puṃso yadi duḥkhaṃ prajāyate

tadā tāpo na karttavyastatkarma pūrvadehajam /
pāpamācarataḥ puṃso jāyate duḥkhameva ca

na karttavyastadā harṣaḥ sukhe tatra sureśvari /
rajjubaddhāśca paśavaḥ prabhuṇā svecchayā yathā

nīyaṃte karmabaṃdhena manujā api bhūtale /
śākhāmṛgo vanacaro nṛtyate ca gṛhe gṛhe

evaṃ ca karmaṇā jīvā nīyaṃte sarvayoniṣu /
krīḍatā kaṃduko yadvatpreryate prabhuṇecchayā

karmaṇā vā tathā jaṃturnīyate sukhaduḥkhayoḥ /
prāṇī svakarmabhirbaddho na śakto baṃdhanigrahe

devā vai karmabhirbaddhā ṛṣayaśca tathāpare /
kailāse rudradehasthā bhujaṃgā viṣabhojinaḥ

asamarthāḥ sudhā bhoktuṃ karmayonirbalīyasī /
nīrogadehadātā yo budhaiḥ sūryo hi kathyate

tadrathe sārathiḥ paṃguḥ karmayonirbalīyasī /
iṃdradyumno hi rājarṣirgajatvaṃ karmaṇā gataḥ

samarthasvāminā tasminkarmayonirvṛthā kṛtā /
rudrabrahmādayo devā mānavāścāsurāśca ye

te sarve karmabaddhāśca vicaraṃti mahītale /
karmādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ purā

tatkarmakeśavādhīnaṃ rāmanāmnā vinaśyati /
sarvatrāpi sthitaṃ toyaṃ muktidaṃ tu sitāsite

evamācaratāṃ karma muktidaṃ keśavārcanam /
iṃdriyāṇāṃ sukhārthāya yaḥ karma manasācaret

ahaṃ kṛtena manyeta kevalaṃ dehameva hi /
manasā saṃsmaranjaṃtuḥ prāyaścittaṃ samācaret

sa pūrvakarmabhoktā ca agre karma na varddhate /
praśaṃsaṃti grahānkecitkecitpretapiśācakān

keciddevānpraśaṃsaṃti hyoṣadhīḥ kecidūcire /
kecinmaṃtraṃ ca siddhiṃ ca kecidbuddhiparākramam

udyamaṃ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ kecinnītiṃ balaṃ tathā /
ahaṃkarmapraśaṃsābhiḥ sarve kāmānuvartinaḥ

iti me niścitā buddhiḥ kathyate pūrvasūribhiḥ /
yadā puṇyamayo jaṃtuḥ pāpaṃ kiṃcinnaḥ vidyate

jñānaṃ hi dvividhaṃ caiva tadā puṇyaṃ sukhaṃ bhavet /
pāpaṃ puṇyaṃ samaṃ yasya tadā karmasu vidyate

samaṃ yogaṃ yadā dvaṃdvaṃ tadānaṃdapadaṃ vrajet /
bāhye sarvaparityāgī manasā saṃspṛhī bhavet

tadvṛthācaritaṃ tasya tena tatpāpabhoginaḥ /
bāhye karoti karmāṇi manasā niḥspṛho bhavet

tyāgo'sau madhyamo jñeyo na tu pūrṇaphalaṃ labhet /
bāhyamadhye parityajya buddhyā śūnyāvalaṃbanam

tyāgaḥ sa uttamo jñeyo yogināmapi durllabhaḥ /
krodhātsarvaṃ tyajaṃtyeke kecidvādaprabhāvataḥ

kaṣṭātsarvaṃ tyajaṃtyeke tyāgāḥ sarvenumadhyamāḥ /
subuddhyā śraddhayā yukto na krodhādivaśaṃgataḥ

karmaṇāṃ hyavalipto'pi sugatiṃ yāti mānavaḥ /
śucīnāṃ śrīmatāṃ gehe dhīmatāṃ yogināmapi

yogādbhraṣṭastu jāyeta kule vai dvijapūrvake /
svalpenaiva tu kālena pūrṇaṃ yogaṃ ca viṃdati

cidānaṃdapadaṃ gacchedyogabhaktiprasādataḥ /
paṃkenaiva yathā paṃkaṃ rudhiraṃ rudhireṇa vai

hiṃsayā karmaṇā karma kathaṃ kṣālayituṃ kṣamaḥ /
hiṃsākarmamayoyajñaḥ kathaṃ karmakṣaye kṣamaḥ

svargakāmakṛtā yajñā svarge te cālpasaukhyadāḥ /
anityāni tu saukhyāni bhavaṃti ca bahūnyapi

nityaṃ saukhyaṃ na teṣvasti vinā bhaktyā hareḥ kvacit /
sārvabhaumasukhaṃ rājyaṃ svarge cāpi tathā sukham

anyatkiṃcinna vāṃchāmi garbhavāsādbibhemyaham /
grāvā vai bhidyate lohairmāṇikyaṃ naiva bhidyate

nānākāmamayī buddhyā viṣṇubhaktirna bhidyate /
bako jalacarānbhuṃkte maṃḍūkādīṃśca varjayet

tathā yamaḥ sarvahaṃtā varjayetkṛṣṇasevakān /
yo rakṣati sa hartā ca sa vai pālaka ucyate

aparādhaśatairyuktaṃ svaṃ sthāne yatra vāsitā /
yathā kṛtāparādhasya kṛṣṇastasya kṛpākaraḥ

phalaṃ ca labhate vādya rakṣakaḥ kiṃ karoti cet /
evamātmā ca dehesminparavaśyakṛpākaraḥ

prāpto na pāraḥ śanakairmallairyuktā na vāpi tā /
vyādhasya muktidātā ca kubjakā tāritā svayam

brahmādyairdurlabhaḥ svapne sulabho gopamaṃdire /
gopocchiṣṭaṃ yadā bhuktaṃ tadā te tāritāḥ svayam

yogibhirgīyate nityaṃ paramātmā janārdanaḥ /
avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ śrīmāndṛṣṭvā tairdevi vismaye

etatsmaraṇakaṃ divyaṃ ye paṭhaṃti dine dine /
sarvapāpavinirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ sanātanam

anayā bhāvabuddhyā ca paṭhanaṃ viṣṇusannidhau /
ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā paraṃ padamavāpnuyāt

iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe viṣṇusmaraṇaṃnāma dvātriṃśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ