75 - The imparting of worldly knowledge to Nanda 

The lord said- О Nanda, I am bestowing on you the astonishing knowledge which is quite secretive in the Vedas and the Puranas and is quite difficult to get. You listen to it quite attentively.

One should not believe in the wicked women because they are the biggest obstruction in the path of achieving moksha; they are filled with illusion.

О lord of Vraja, because of being characterless, they are always against the devotees of the lord and they serve as the seeds of destruction. A person should get up early in the morning and change the clothes worm by him during the night. He should meditate upon his sole lord in the lotus of his heart and should meditate upon his teacher in his mind and perform all the duties in the morning. Such a wise person should take a bath with clean water and while taking a bath, should not perform Samkalpa because the devotees are more interested in the destruction of the karmas and are not interested in enjoying their result. After taking a bath, he should recite the name of the lord and performing sandhya he should go back to his home. 

Reaching there he should wash his feet and then enter the house and clad himself in sanctified garments. He should then perform puja for the lord. He should perform puja for Salagrama, gems, yantras, images, water, Brahmana and cow and more specially for the teacher, then kalasha, the lotus with eight petals, vase with sandal-paste but I should be invoked only in Salagrama stone and the water. Such a devotee should meditate upon me by reciting the appropriate mantra and then adore me. He should with great devotion recite the Mula-mantra and make the offering of sixteen types.

He should also adore Sridama, Sudama, Vasudama, Virabhanu and Surabhanu, the five cowherds and then should adore my courtiers named, Nanda, Sunanda, Kumuda and Sudarshana besides Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Durga, Radha, Ganga, Vasundhara, the teacher, Tulasi, Shiva, Karttikeya, Ganesha, the nine planets, Dikpalas, in a proper manner. It would be appropriate for an intellectual to adore first of all, Ganesha, Surya, Agni, Shiva and Parvati.

In the Vedas these gods have been described as the destroyer of the deeds and bestower of moksha. For the removal of obstruction, Ganesha should be adored; for the removal of the ailments the sun and Agni; for achieving peace and purity, Vishnu; Shiva for achieving moksha, knowledge and wisdom and Parvati for achieving wisdom. After adoring them, one should offer three hand cups full of flowers and should recite the relevant stotra and kavacha. Bowing in reverence to the teacher and adoring him, one should offer his salutation to the gods. Thus, after performing the daily routine, one should adore the gods according to one's convenience. For self-purification, one should perform the adoration as prescribed in the Vedas. Similarly, one should pay attention to the words which are forbidden, should not look at refuse which could be the cause of ailments. Looking at urine also one attracts ailment and one has to fall into the hell. By looking at the male and female organs, one attracts sin, pain, ailment and poverty. 

One should not look at the thighs, heart, breasts, side-glances and smiles of the other women because indulging in such an action attracts misfortune. One should not cohabit with his own wife during the day time because it is harmful and one attracts the ailment of eyes and ears. Similarly, a star should not be looked at in the sky which could result in ailment and fear. It per chance one has a look at the stars he should recite the name of Hari and also the name of Narada seven times. In the evening the sun and the moon should not be seen because by doing so one attracts ailment and fear. At the time of the rising of the moon if one looks at it, one attracts ailments. 

Similarly, if one looks at the reflection of the sun and moon in the water, he meets with grief. By looking at the conjugal pleasures of others one gets separated from his relatives; by sleeping, eating and travelling with a wicked person, one attracts complete destruction. By talking to him, touching his body, sleeping with him or eating with him, all his sins are transferred to the noble person. One should not approach the terrific animal for fear of injury. And one should not keep company with a wicked person which could attract grief and fear.

One should not indulge in the killing of a cow, a Brahmana and especially a Brahmana which attracts total destruction. One should not steal the riches of the gods, the temples, Brahmanas and the Vaishnavas. By doing so, one attracts total destruction. The one who snatches away the livelihood given by himself or others and one who does so, has to be born as the insect of refuse for sixty thousand years. Thereafter for a hundred crores of births, he has to born as a pig; for a hundred years, he has to be born as a wild animal; for seven births, he has to be born as a Rhinoceros and horse; for seven births, he is to be born as a deformed person, for births the insect of the pelvic region of the wicked woman for a hundred births and for another hundred births he has to be born as an insect of a boil. О Narada, for seven births he has to be born as a lizard, a donkey for seven births, a cat for seven births, a monkey for three births, a horse for a hundred years, a terrific serpent for seven births, a tiger and buffalo for seven births, a frog for a hundred births, a he-goat for seven births, a bear for seven births, a jackal for a lakh of births. Thereafter because of the stealing of those riches he becomes a leech. For a hundred lives of Brahma he has to fall into the Kumbhipaka hell where the sinners are boiled. The one who refuses to give immediately the dakshina to a Brahmana after pronouncing the same, the charity after the lapse of a night is doubled and after the expiry of a month it multiplies to a hundred times after a lapse of two months, it multiplies to a thousand times and after the expiry of a year, the donor has to fall into the hell. In case the donor is unable to pay and the receiver is unable to demand the same, both of them fall into hell. By killing a Brahmana, the race of the killer is destroyed and after getting deprived of the wealth and riches he becomes a pauper or a beggar. He feels grief-stricken when no one offers salutation to him in spite of his being a Brahmana or a god.

The one who does not adore the teacher, has to fall into the terrific hell, the wicked woman or a foolish woman who disregarding her husband resembling Hari and neglects him besides denouncing him, she has to fall into the Kumbhipaka hell. If one denounces her husband by evil words, she has to be born a crow and if one resorts to physical violence against her husband, she has to be born as a pig by becoming angry, she has to be born as a snake. The one who becomes arrogant has to be born as a donkey and the one who speaks evil words has to be born as a bitch. If one makes others to consume poison he has to be born as a blind person. The chaste woman surely accompanies her husband to Vaikuntha. Such of the foolish people as denounce Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Surya, Brahmana, Vaishnava and Vishnu have to fall into a terrific hell. Similarly, he who disowns his parents, the son, the chaste wife, the teacher, shelter less sister and daughter, surely falls into the hell. The Kshatriya who is not devoted to the Brahmana or lord Hari besides Vaishya and Shudras, surely proceed to the hell. Such of the damsels, as are not devoted to their husband are considered to be extremely degraded. Such of the Brahmana as consume the water of Salagrama and the prasada of lord Vishnu, even the holy places get purified with their arrival and they also purify hundred future and previous generations besides the earth. 

After adoring the gods and the manes, if a Brahmana eats meat once, he is still considered to be pure, but the one who always consumes meat he falls into the terrific hell. If a Brahmana fries a fish for selfish purposes be has to observe fast and thereafter perform repentance by observing Chandrayana-vrata. О Nanda, such of the Brahmana who observing fish, having been deprived of the knowledge, he also becomes impure and destroys his merit. Such of the Brahmana who consumes the left-over of Vishnu and does not consume fish or meat, he is surely achieves the merit of Ashvamedha sacrifice for every step he walks on earth. 

Such of the people who perform vrata on Ekadashi day and on the day of the birth of lord Krishna they are relieved of the sins committed by them for hundred years. There is no doubt about it. All the sins committed by them during childhood, boyhood, old age and when young, are destroyed. The one who takes food on the Ekadashi day and on the birthday of lord Krishna consumes the sins of the three worlds. There is no doubt about it. This rule is not applicable to the infirm, old and children. They can be purified after giving double the food they consume.

In case someone who is competent to observe a fast on Shivaratri and Ramanavami day, but takes his food, he falls into the terrific hell. The one who cohabits with his wife on a moonless night or on a full moon night, first day of the month, on the fourteenth and eighth day of the moon and also consumes oil and meat, he is surely born as a Chandala. One should not eat the fish, meat, small grained pulse in a vase of bronze; ginger and the red vegetables should not be taken on Sundays otherwise one has to fall in the Kumbhipaka hell. There is no doubt about it. О lord of Vraja, the food served by a woman in period, the food of a loose woman and the food mixed with wine, in case it is consumed by a Brahmana, he surely consumes refuse. Whatever deeds are performed by him during the day, he is deprived of the reward for the same and he always remains impure. He is deprived of the impurity only when his body is burnt in fire. Such of woman who enjoys the company of four men has to be treated as a whore; she is not entitled to receive any share cooked for gods and the manes. The one who performs yajna from village to village and food during the shraddha performed by Shudras have to fall in the hell till the life of the sun and the moon. Such of the Brahamans who take shraddha food with the Shudras they have to fall in the Kumbhipaka hell up to the life of with someone else at the instance of a Shudra, he should be considered as a drunkard and should be excommunicated from performing seven religious deeds. Similarly, the soldiers, the writers, those performing puja in the temples, earning their livelihood from the bullocks, burning the dead bodies of the Shudras, the Brahmana who is the husband of a Shudra woman should also be excommunicated because the food of such a person is like refuse for the noble people. Similarly, the one who does not perform sandhya during the morning or the evening and neglects all the Brahmana practices should be excommunicated like a Shudra.

The one who does not perform sandhya such a Brahmana is always considered to be impure and unfit for all the religious performances. Because of this, whatever actions are performed by him, he is deprived of the reward. The Vamamargi Brahmana falling into hell surely has to face pain. The Intellectuals could not drop refuse at the places like the starting point of a river, the pits at the root of trees, near water, near god and green crops. О lord of Vraja, one should not rub his hand for purification with the dust from a heap of white ants, the earth dug by rats, the earth inside water and the earth with remnant from the one already used for washing the hands, the earth from the mud meant for plastering the walls of the houses. The earth from the place of white ants, the plough land is not fit for use in purifying the hands because by rubbing the hands with dust, the hands cannot be purified.

О Nanda, similarly the earth from around the trees, green crops, the earth dug from under the tree or taken out of the water of the river are unfit for purification. Similarly, the one who cuts the melon and the one who extinguishes the lamp, has to be born with ailment and is always born a pauper. The one who places a lamp, Shivalinga, Salagrama, gems, image of the gods, yajnopavita, the gold, Shamkha jewels, diamonds, urine of the cow, cow dung, ghee, the water of the Salagrama, on the ground has to fall in the hell. Ultimately, he is born as a pauper, miser, suffering from leprosy, having no issues, without land, without a wife, without the people, without relatives, a degraded one, blind, hunchback, lame, without feet and is born as deformed. The one who sleeps during the time of performing sandhya, thrice a day and cohabits with his wife, has to face the ailment for seven births together with poverty. When someone brushes his teeth, sunrise who is the lord of the universe, such a sinner can say that I am performing the adoration of lord Janardana. In case one adores Shiva by making a Shivalinga in earth, ashes, cow dung or sand, even once he resides in the heaven for a hundred kalpas. In case, one adores a thousand Shivalinga’s, all his desires are fulfilled.

By adoring a lakh of Shivalinga’s one achieves the position of Shiva. Thus, a Brahmana who adores Shivalinga, is deprived of the future birth. A Brahmana who does not adore Shiva, he is sure to fall in the hell. Such of the people who denounce me for adoring Shiva, they fall in the hell and remain there up to the life of a hundred Brahmas. In case at the time of adoration, sand is found with the Shivalinga in that case the devotee becomes blind and in case of any hair having been found there with the Shivalinga, the devotee is born as Yavana besides being degraded, as a pauper, miser and suffering from horrible ailment. He has to face great losses and is reborn in degraded yonis. Of all the people in the universe, Brahmanas are dear to me. Lakshmi is dearer to me than the Brahmanas who always reside in my heart. Radha is dearer to me than Lakshmi and my devotees are dearer to me than Radha and Shiva happen to be the dearest of all. No one else is dearer to me than Shiva because whosoever recites the name of Mahadeva, while walking I at once follow him. My mind is always devoted towards the devotees. Radha happens to be my life while Shiva happens to be my soul, who is dearer to me than my life. I create the universe through Narayani, the eternal force, who preserves the universe as well and is also responsible for its destruction. The gods like Brahma and others are born out of her. With her influence the entire universe is victorious, she starts creation and without her the universe cannot survive. She is the form of mercy, sleep, nectar, satisfaction, lust, faith, forgiveness, patience, maintenance, peace and shyness. She happens to be Mahalakshmi in Vaikuntha, the chaste Radhika in Goloka, Lakshmi in the ocean of milk and Sati, the daughter of Daksha, she is also known as Durga who destroys misfortune, Parvati the daughter of Menaka, Svaraglakshmi in the house of Indra beside Sarasvati, Savitri and the great goddess of knowledge with Brahma. 

She happens to be the power of burning with Agni, the lustre of Surya, the rays of the moon, the coolness of water, the producer of greenery and cereals and the divine shakti of the gods. 

She is the tapas of the mendicant, the family deity of the house-holders, the salvation for those seeking salvation, the hope for the worldly people, the devotion for my devotees and she always remains alive and devoted to me. She happens to be the Rajalakshmi of the kings, the income of the Vaishyas and the three-fold force which enables the people to cross over the ocean of the universe. She is the intelligence of the wise people, the commentary on the Vedas and other scriptures, the power of giving charity with the donors for Brahmanas with the Kshatriyas and with the chaste woman she is the form of devotion for husband. I have handed over this type of Narayani to Shiva. I have thus explained to you everything; what more do you want to listen to from me? You tell me. I will surely reveal the truth to you.