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[Full title: The extent of Each of the Eighteen 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉: The Glory of the 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补]

S奴ta said:

1. Salutations to the Almighty Lord whom gods 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴补谤耻峁嘺, Indra and Maruts extol with divine hymns; whom the 厂腻尘补-chanters sing by Vedas and their 础峁単补蝉,^[1] according to the Pada and Krama methods, and by the 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲蝉; whom the 驰辞驳墨蝉 visualize with their mind absorbed in him through deep meditation and whose end (the entire truth about whom could not be fathomed by the hosts of gods and demons.

2. May you be protected by the breaths (lit. wind created by the inhalation and exhalation of air while breathing) of the Lord who assumed the form of a divine tortoise and fell a-dozing as he (his back) was being scratched and consequently soothed by the ends of the rocks of mount Mandara revolving on it (as it moved while churning the ocean for nectar). As an effect of the still unexhausted impetus communicated by the (ingoing and out-coming) breaths, there take place flow-tide and ebb-tide, and constant rise and fall of waters ceaselessly continue and the sea has no respite.

3. Now you learn from me the number of verses in each 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 and their total number and the main theme and the object of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 concerned. Hear from me the procedure to be followed in gifts (of the copy of the 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补), the importance of giving it and also of reading or reciting it, etc.

4. The Brahma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 consists of ten thousand verses (艢濒辞办补蝉), the Padma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, fifty thousand, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 twenty- three thousand and 艢补颈惫补 i.e, 艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, twenty-four thousands.

5. 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 contains ten and eight (eighteen) thousand 艢濒辞办补蝉 (verses); the 狈腻谤补诲补, twenty-five thousand; the 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补, nine thousand, the Agni fifteen thousand and four hundred verses.

6. The Bhavi峁�ya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is comprised of fourteen thousand and five hundred verses; The Brahmavaivarta 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, eighteen thousands, the Li峁単a 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, eleven thousands.

7. The Var膩ha 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 contains twenty-four thousand, the Skanda 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, eighty-one thousand, one hundred verses, and the 痴腻尘补苍补, eleven thousands.

8. The K奴rma 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 consists of seventeen thousands; the Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, fourteen thousands. The Garu岣峚 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, nineteen thousand verses, while the 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉a has twelve thousand 艢濒辞办补蝉.

9. Thus the extent (the total number of verses) of the Pur膩峁噄c compilations is four lakhs i.e. four hundred thousands out of which 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 contains eighteen thousands.

10. It was due to his graciousness that this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 was at first revealed by Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 to god 叠谤补丑尘腻 who was sitting on a lotus grown out of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 navel and was afraid of 厂补峁僺腻谤补.

11. The 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 contains, at the beginning, in the middle and at the end, discourse on the value of dispassion. It has been giving delight to pious persons as well as to celestials with the nectar of numerous episodes, glorifying the sportive activities of Lord Hari.

12. Its main theme is the quintessence of all the 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲蝉 (which form the last division of the Vedic texts) which is characterised by (the declaration of) complete one-ness, identity between the absolute Brahman and the 腻迟尘补苍 (Param腻迟尘补苍). It is one without a second. And its only object is to secure 惭辞办峁�a.

13. He who, on the full moon day of 叠丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补, offers as a gift a copy of the 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 placing it on a throne of gold, attains to the highest abode.

14. Other 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 impress (lit. spread their lustre) in the assembly of the righteous, so long as this great and glorious work called 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 does not appear there.

15. 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 is really accepted by all as the essence of all the 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲蝉, He who is satiated by drinking deep into the sweet nectar (of its teaching) does not find delight and interest in any other thing.

16. Just as the 骋补峁単腻 is the foremost and the holiest among rivers, or Lord 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, among gods or as god 艢颈惫补 among the devotees of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (艢颈惫补 is the greatest devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻) the same is the position of 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 among 笔耻谤腻峁嘺峁�.

17. O 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉! Just as the holy place 碍腻艣墨 is unexcelled in all the sacred places, similarly, out of all the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, there is no 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 which can equal (much less surpass in excellence) 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补.

18. (This) 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 is a 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 without any blemish. It is so dear to the devotees of 艢r墨 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. In it has been glorified lucidly and sweetly, the pure knowledge symbolizing the Supreme Brahman as characterised by Reality, consciousness and bliss, which is free from any taint of 惭腻测腻 and is attainable only to the 笔补谤补尘补丑补峁僺补蝉鈥攁scetics of the highest order. In this has been clearly elucidated withdrawal from and hence cessation of all Karmas accompanied with spiritual knowledge, renunciation and intense devotion (to God). He who with a devoted heart listens to it, reads it constantly, and is given to contemplate over it, is liberated (from 厂补峁僺腻谤补).

19. Let us meditate upon that supreme Spirit who is real, absolutely pure (unsullied by 惭腻测腻), free from impurities, untouched by sorrow, free from birth and death and hence eternal鈥攖hat Supreme Spirit (manifested in the form of 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺) graciously revealed this incomparable Light of knowledge (in the form of 艢r墨mad 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补) to god 叠谤补丑尘腻 formerly, at the beginning of creation, and through him, he passed it on to the divine Sage 狈腻谤补诲补, and through him to the sage 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 (顿惫补颈辫腻测补苍补), and through him to the most prominent Yogin, 艢r墨 艢耻办补 aud through him to king 笔补谤墨办峁�i迟 (痴颈峁ａ箛耻r膩ta) out of compassion and grace for him.

20. Hail to the glorious Lord 痴腻蝉耻诲别惫补 who is the witness (to everything), who out of grace narrated this 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 to god 叠谤补丑尘腻 who was desirous of 惭辞办峁�a (Liberation from 厂补峁僺腻谤补).

21. Salutations to the sage 艢耻办补, the Lord of 驰辞驳墨蝉 who is the embodiment of Brahman, who enabled king 笔补谤墨办峁�i迟 bitten by the serpent in the form of 厂补峁僺腻谤补 to attain liberation from 厂补峁僺腻谤补.

22. O Almighty Lord, God of gods, you are our protector. Be pleased to direct us that way so that (unflinching) devotion to your feet may be engendered (in our hearts) in every birth (of ours).

23. I bow to that Supreme Hari, loud chanting and glorification of whose name completely annihilates all sins, and salutation to whom relieves one of all woes and miseries.

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础峁単补蝉: accessories of the Veda, viz. 艢墨办峁Ｄ� (phonetics) Kalpa (Pertain颅ing to the rituals and prescription of rules for ceremonial and sacrificial, 痴测腻办补谤补峁嘺 (Grammar), Chandas (Prosody), 闯测辞迟颈峁�a (Astronomy), Nirukta (Etymology)