व्रतक

प्मोऽध््न्ः
यास उवाच –
एकदा नैमषारये ऋषयः शाैनकादयः
पछुमुनयः सवे सूतं पाैराणकं खल १

ऋषय ऊचुः –
तेन तपसा वाऽप ायते वाञ्छतं फलम्
तसव ाेतं इछामः कथयव महामुने २

ीसूत उवाच –
नारदेनैव संपृाे भगवान् कमलापितः
सरषये यथा ाह तणुवं समाहताः ३

Vyāsa narrated: Once upon a time, śaunaka and other ṛṣi-s

approached sage sūta in the forests of naimiṣāraṇya. The
ṛṣi-s asked him “O muni! By what vrata or tapas can we
fulfill our desires?” Sūta replied “Once nārada asked viṣṇu
the same question. Listen carefully.”

एकदा नारदाे याेगी परानुहकाया

पयटन् ववधााेकान् मयलाेकं उपागतः ४

तताे ा जनान् सवान् नाना-ेश-समवतान्

नाना-याेिन-समुपाान् यमानान् वकमभः ५
तकथा 59 थमाेऽयायः
केनाेपायेन चैतेषां दुःख-नाशाे भवेद् वम्
इित संचय मनसा वणु-लाेकं गततदा ६

Once, while visiting various worlds, nārada approached the

land of mortals. There, he saw beings, born of various
wombs, troubled by their prior karma. Thinking about how
the suffering could be destroyed, he went to viṣṇu-loka.

त नारायणं देवं शवण चतभुजम्

श-च-गदा-प-वनमाला-वभूषतम् ७
ा तं देव-देवेशं ताेतं समुपचमे

There, he saw the white-coloured, four-armed nārāyaṇa,

adorned with śañkha (conch), cakra (discus), gadā (mace),
padma (lotus) and vanamāla (garland). He prayed . . .

नारद उवाच –
नमाे वानसातीत-पायाऽनतशये
अाद-मयात-हीनाय िनगुणाय गुणाने ८

सवेषां अादभूताय भानां अाित-नाशने

ुवा ताें तताे वणुनारदं यभाषत ९

Salutations to you who is all-powerful; who is beyond

speech and thought; who has neither beginning nor end;
who is beyond form, and is endowed with all good
qualities. Salutations to you who is the source of all
creation; who destoys the afflictions of all his bhakta-s.

तकथा 60 थमाेऽयायः
ीभगवानुवाच –
कमथ अागताेऽस वं कं ते मनस वतते
कथयव महाभाग! तसव कथयाम ते १०

Viṣṇu replied – “O ṇarada! Please tell me why you’ve

come.”

नारद उवाच –
मय-लाेके जनाः सवे नाना-ेश-समवताः
नाना-याेिन-समुपाः पयते पाप-कमभः ११

तत् कथं शमयेाथ! लघूपायेन तद् वद्

ाेतं इछाम तसव कृपाऽत यद ते मय १२

Nārada replied – “In the land of mortals, beings born of

various wombs are afflicted by the results of their karmas.
Please tell me a simple remedy for these problems.”

ीभगवानुवाच –
साधु पृं वया वस! लाेकानुह-काया
यत् कृवा मुयते माेहात् तणुव वदाम ते १३

तं अत महपुयं वगे मये च दुलभम्

तव ेहाया वस काशः यतेऽधुना १४

सयनारायणयेदं तं सयवधानतः

कृवा सः सखं भुा पर माें अायात् १५

तकथा 61 थमाेऽयायः
Bhavagān replied – “Dear child, you are appropriately
asking this question out of a desire to help others. There is
a rare satyanārāyaṇa vrata which confers puṇya. It gives all
comforts immediately, and mokṣa thereafter.”

तछ्वा भगवां नारदाे मुिनरवीत्

नारद उवाच –

कं फलं कं वधानं च कृतं केनैव ततम् १६

तसव वतराद् ूह कदा काय ह ततम्

Nārada asked – “How and when should the vrata be

performed, and what are the results?”

ीभगवानुवाच –
दुःख-शाेकाद-शमनं धन-धाय-वधनम् १७

साैभाय-सतितकरं सव वजय-दम्

यन् कन् दने मयाे भ-ा-समवतः १८

Bhagavān said – “The vrata supresses unhappiness and

misery. It increases wealth and prosperity, and provides
children. It gives success in every venture. With bhakti, it
can be performed on any day.”

सयनारायणं देवं यजेत् ताे िनशा-मुखे

ाणैबाधवैैव सहताे धम-तपरः १९

नैवें भताे दात् सादं भयं उमम्

रा-फलं घृतं ीरं गाेधूमय च चूणकम् २०
तकथा 62 थमाेऽयायः
अभावे शाल-चूण वा शकरा वा गुडतथा
सपादं सव-भयाण चैककृय िनवेदयेत् २१

“Pray to satyanārāyaṇa during the evening twilight, along

with brāhmaṇa-s and relatives. Prasādam made out of
equal parts of bananas, ghee, milk and wheat flour should
be offered to him.”

वाय दणां दात् कथां ुवा जनैः सह

ततबधुमः साध वां ितभाेजयेत् २२

सादं भयेद् भा नृय-गीतादकं चरे त्

तत वगृहं गछे त् सयनारायणं रन् २३

एवं कृते मनुयाणां वाञ्छा-सभवेद् वम्

वशेषतः कल-युगे लघूपायाेऽत भूतले २४

“After listening to the satyanārāyaṇa-kathā, offer dakṣiṇa

and bhojanam to the priest. After eating the prasādam,
and after the singing and dancing, return home thinking
about satyanārāyaṇa. This simple remedy will fulfull all
desires, especially in kali-yuga.”

॥ इित ीकदपुराणे रे वाखडे सयनारायणतकथायाः

थमाेऽयायः ॥

तकथा 63 थमाेऽयायः
 िदेी्ोऽध््न्ः
भगवान् उवाच –
अथायत् संवयाम कृतं येन पुरा ज
कत् काशीपुरे रये ासीद् वाेऽितिनधनः १

त्-तृां याकुलाे भूवा िनयं बाम भूतले

दुःखतं ाणं ा भगवान् ाण-यः २

वृाण-पतं पछ जं अादरात्

कमथ मसे व! महीं िनयं सदःखतः ३
तसव ाेतं इछाम कयतां जसम

Bhagavān told nārada – “I will now tell you about a dvija

who performed this vrata in the past. There was a very
poor brahmin who lived in kāśī. Severly afflicted by thirst
and hunger, he used to wander the earth. Upon seeing
him, bhagavān disguised himself as a very old brahmin,
and asked him ‘O Brahmin! Why are you wandering
around daily, so full of sadness?’ ”

ाण उवाच –
ाणाेऽितदराेऽहं भाथ वै मे महीम् ४
उपायं यद जानास कृपया कथय भाे

He replied – “I am a very poor brahmin who wanders the

earth for alms. If you know a way out, please tell me what
it is.”

तकथा 64 तीयाेऽयायः
वृाण उवाच –
सयनारायणाे वणुवाञ्छताथफलदः ५

तय वं पूजनं व कुव तं उमम्

यत् कृवा सवदःु खेयाे मुाे भवित मानवः ६

Bhagavān in the form of the eldery brahmin said – “Viṣṇu

in the form of satyanārāyaṇa confers all desires. By
performing his vrata, you will become free of all sorrows.”

ीभगवान् उवाच –
वधानं च तयाप वायाऽऽभाय यतः
सयनारायणाे वृतैवातरधीयत् ७

Bhagavān told nārada – “After telling the poor brahmin

how to perform the vrata, lord satyanārāyana
disappeared.”

तद् तं सरयाम यदुं ाणेन वै

इित संचय वाेऽसाै रााै िनां न लधवान् ८

ततः ातः समुथाय सयनारायणतम्

करय इित सय भाथ अगमत् जः ९

तेव दने वः चुरं यं अावान्

तेनैव बधुभः साध सयय तं अाचरत् १०

The poor brahmin thought of performing the vrata, but

didn’t get any sleep that night. In the morning, he took a

तकथा 65 तीयाेऽयायः
saṅkalpa to perform the satyanārāyaṇa-vrata, and went
begging for alms. That day, he was offered a lot of alms,
with which he performed the vrata.

सवदःु खविनमुः सव-सपत्-समवतः

बभूव स ज-ेाे तयाय भावतः ११

ततः भृित कालं च मास मास तं कृतम्

एवं नारायणयेदं तं कृवा जाेमः १२

सव-पाप-विनमुाे दुलभं माें अावान्

तं अय यदा व! पृथयां सरयित १३
तदैव सव-दुःखं त मनुजय वनयित

Because of the vrata, he was endowed with wealth, and

became free of all sorrow. From then onwards, he
performed the vrata every month. He became free of all
sin, and obtained mokṣa. O nārada! Whenever this vrata is
performed, all of man’s sins are destroyed.

सूत उवाच –
एवं नारायणेनाें नारदाय महाने १४
मया तकथतं वाः कं अयत् कथयाम वः

After telling śaunaka and the other ṛṣi-s what bhagavān

told nārada, sūta asked them if there was anything else
they wanted to know.

तकथा 66 तीयाेऽयायः
ऋषयः ऊचुः –
ताद् वाछ्तं केन पृथयां चरतं मुने
तसव ाेतं इछामः ाऽाकं जायते १५

The ṛṣi-s asked – “Please tell us about those who

performed the vrata, after hearing about it from this
brahmin.”

सूत उवाच –
ृणुवं मुनयः सवे तं येन कृतं भुव
एकदा स ज-वराे यथा-वभववतरै ः १६

बधुभः वजनैः साध तं कत समुतः

एततरे काले काेता समागमत् १७

बहः कां च संथाय वय गृहं अाययाै

तृणया पीडताा च ा वं कृत-तम् १८

णपय जं ाह कं इदं यते वया

कृते कं फलं अााेित वतराद् वद मे भाे १९

Sūta said – “O muni-s! Once, when this brahmin was

performing this vrata with his relatives with fanfare, a
wood-seller came near. He left his pile of wood outside,
and entered the brahmin’s house. The wood-seller,
suffering from the thirst saw the brahmin who had
performed the vrata. He bowed to him, and asked – ‘What
is the vrata that you have performed, and what are its
results?’ ”

तकथा 67 तीयाेऽयायः
व उवाच –
सयनारायणयेदं तं सवेसत-दम्
(दुःख-दार-शमनं पु-पाै-ववधनम्)
तय सादाे सव धन-धायादकं महत् २०

The brahmin replied “This is the satyanārāyaṇa-vrata

which confers all desires. It removes sorrow and poverty,
and provides children and grand-children. With its boons,
I’ve obtained all my wealth and prosperity”

ताद् एतद् तं ावा का-ेताऽितहषतः

पपाै जलं सादं च भुा च नगरं ययाै २१

सयनारायणं देवं मनसा इयचतयत्

का-वयताे ामे ायते चा यद् धनम् २२

तेनैव सयदेवय करये तं उमम्

इित सय मनसा कां धृवा त मतके २३

जगाम नगरे रये धिननां य संथितः

तने का-मूयं च गुणं ावान् असाै २४

Having learnt the vrata from him, the happy wood-seller

drank some water, had the prasādam and went to the city,
thinking of satyanāryāyaṇa. He resolved to perform the
vrata with the wealth he earned that day by selling wood.
Placing the wood on his head, he went to the beautiful city
where the rich people lived, and earned twice what his
normal earnings.

तकथा 68 तीयाेऽयायः
ततः स-दयः सपं कदल-फलम्
शकरा-घृत-दुधं च गाेधूमय च चूणकम् २५

कृवैक सपादं च गृहीवा वगृहं ययाै

तताे बधून् समाय चकार वधना तम् २६

ततय भावेण धन-पुावताेऽभवत्

इह-लाेके सखं भुा चाते सयपुरं ययाै २७

With a content heart, he took ripe bananas, sugar, ghee,

milk and wehat flour. He made the prasādam, went home,
called his relatives, and performed the vratam. Because of
it, he gained children and riches. Having enjoyed the fruits
of this world, he went to the the satya-loka.

॥ इित ीकदपुराणे रे वाखडे सयनारायणतकथायाः

तीयाेऽयायः ॥

ेेृ ी्ोऽध््न्ः
सूत उवाच –
पुनरे वयाम ृणुवं मुिनसमाः
पुरा उकामुखाे नाम नृपासीहामितः १

जतेयः सयवाद ययाै देवालयं ित

दने दने धनं दवा जान् सताेषयन् सधीः २

तकथा 69 तृतीयाेऽयायः
भाया तय मुधा च सराेजवदना सती
भशीला नद-तीरे सयय तं अाचरत् ३

Sūta said – “Please continue. There was a king named

ulkāmukha who had conquered his senses, and always
spoke the truth. He went to the temple daily and gave
money to the brahmins. He had a charming, virtuous wife
with a beautiful face. Once, he was performing the vrata
on the banks of a river.”

एततरे त साधुरेकः समागतः

वाणयाथ बधनैरनेकैः परपूरताम् ४

नावं संथाय तीरे जगाम नृपितं ित

ा स ितनं भूपं पछ वनयावतः ५

साधुवाच –
कं इदं कुषे राजन्! भयुेन चेतसा
काशं कु तसव ाेतं इछाम सातम् ६

A trader named sādhu, with a boat full of various riches

approached. He saw the king performing a vrata, and
humbly asked him – “O king! Please tell him what you are
performing with such bhakti.”

राजाेवाच –
पूजनं यते साधाे! वणाेरतलतेजसः
तं च वजनैः साध पुाावािकायया ७

तकथा 70 तृतीयाेऽयायः
The king replied – “Along with my relatives, I am
performing the incomparable vrata of viṣṇu, out of a
desire for children and other riches.”

भूपय वचनं ुवा साधुः ाेवाच सादरम्

सव कथय मे राजन्! करयेऽहं तवाेदतम् ८

ममाऽप सतितनात ेताायते वम्

तताे िनवृय वाणयात् सानदाे गृहमागतः ९

After hearing the king’s words, sādhu said “Please tell me

everything. I will also do what you tell me, since I too have
no children.” Then, after finishing his trading, he went
home happy.

भायायै कथतं सव तं सतित-दायकम्

तदा तं करयाम यदा मे सतितभवेत् १०

इित ललावतीं ाह पीं साधुः स समः

एकन् दवसे तय भाया ललावती सती ११

भतृ-युाऽऽनदचाऽभवद् धमपरायणा
गभणी साभवत् तय भाया सयसादतः १२
(पूणे गभे तताे जाता बालका चाितसदर)

दशमे मास वै तयाः कया-रं अजायत

दने दने सा ववृधे शपे यथा शशी १३

तकथा 71 तृतीयाेऽयायः
The trader told his wife līlāvatī about the vrata which
confered progreny, and resolved to perform it when he
was blessed with children. Then, one day, līlāvatī became
pregnant due to the blessings of satyanārāyaṇa. After ten
months, she gave birth to a jewel of a daughter. Each day,
she grew like the waxing moon.

(तताे वणक् सताया जातकादन् समाय च)

नाा कलावती चेित तामकरणं कृतम्

तताे ललावती ाह वामनं मधुरं वचः १४

न कराेष कमथ वै पुरा सपत-तम्

साधुवाच –
ववाह-समये वया करयाम तं ये १५
इित भाया समााय जगाम नगरं ित

When they named the daughter kalāvatī, his wife līḻāvatī

asked him, “Why aren’t you performing the
satyanārāyaṇa-vrata which you’ve previously resolved to
perform?” Sādhu told his wife, “I’ll perform the vratam
when she gets married”, and went into the city.

ततः कलावती कया ववृधे पतृ-वेमिन १६

ा कयां ततः साधुनगरे सखभः सह

मयवा तं दूतं ेषयामास धमवत् १७

ववाहाथ च कयायाः वरं ें वचारय

तकथा 72 तृतीयाेऽयायः
तेनाऽऽ दूताेऽसाै कानं नगरं ययाै १८
तादेकं वणपुं समादायागताे ह सः

ा त सदरं बालं वणपुं गुणावतम् १९

ाितभबधुभः साध परतेन चेतसा
दवान् साधु पुाय कयां वधवधानतः २०

Kalāvatī grew into a beautiful girl in her father’s house.

Sādhu sent a messenger to enquire into suitable grooms.
He fount a suitable trader groom, and brought him to
sādhu. After seeing the virtuous, handsome boy, sādhu
along with friends and relatives gave kalāvatī in marriage
to him.

तताेऽभायवशात् तेन वृतं तं उमम्

ववाह-समये तयातेन ाेऽभवभुः २१

ततः काले न कयता िनज-कम-वशारदः

वाणयाय गतः शीं जामातृ-सहताे वणक् २२

रसार-पुरे रये गवा सधु-समीपतः

वाणयं अकराेत् साधुजामाा ीमता सह २३
ताै गताै नगरे रये चकेताेनृपय च

Unfortunately, he forgot about the vratam. At the time of

līlāvatī’s marriage, satyanārāyaṇa became angry. Sādhu
became engrossed in his daily duties, and went about his
business with his son-in-law. They went to the king
Candraketu’s beautiful city of ratna-sāra, near the ocean.

तकथा 73 तृतीयाेऽयायः
एतेव काले त सयनारायणः भुः २४
-ितं अालाे शापं तै दवान्
दाणं कठनं चाय महःु खं भवयित २५

Satyanārāyaṇa looked at sādhu who had repeatedly

broken his promise, and cursed him with great, terrible
sadness.

एकन् दवसे रााे धनं अादाय तकरः

तैव चागताेराे वणजाै य संथताै २६

तपाद् धावकान् दूतान् वा भीतेन चेतसा

धनं संथाय तैव स त शीं अलतः २७

One day, a thief stole Candraketu’s wealth, and went past

the two traders. Looking at the soldiers following them,
they dropped the stolen wealth, and ran away unnoticed.

तताे दूताः समायाता याऽऽते सनाे वणक्

ा नृप-धनं त बाऽऽवेताै वणसताै २८

हषेण धावमाना ाेचुनृप-समीपतः

तकराै ाै समानीताै वलाेाऽऽापय भाे २९

The soldiers arrived near the trader, saw the king’s wealth,
and arrested him and his son-in-law. The soldiers ran back
to the king and told him, “We’ve brought the two theives.
Please tell us what to do.”

तकथा 74 तृतीयाेऽयायः
रााऽऽाततः शीं ढं बा त तावुभाै
थापताै ाै महादुगे कारा-हेऽवचारतः ३०

मायया सयदेवय न ुतं कैतयाेवचः

अततयाेधनं राा गृहीतं चकेतना ३१

तछापा तयाेगेहे भाया चैवाितदुःखता

चाैरेणापतं सव गृहे य थतं धनम् ३२

अाधयाधसमायुा पपासाितदुःखता
अ-चता-परा भूवा बाम च गृहे गृहे ३३
कलावती त कयाऽप बाम ितवासरम्

The king ordered them to jail the theives out-of-sight.

Because of satyanārāyaṇa’s māyā, their wealth was seized
by the king, and no one listened to their side of the story.
No one knew of their whereabouts. Furthur, līlāvatī was
equally depressed and all of their wealth at home was also
stolen by thieves. Opressed by disease, hunger and thirst,
they went rom house to house begging for alms. Even
their daughter, kalāvatī, wandered each day in search of
food.

एकन् दवसे याता धाता ज-मदरम्

गवाऽपयद् तं त सयनारायणय च ३४

उपवय कथां ुवा वरं ाथतवयप

साद-भणं कृवा ययाै रााै गृहं ित ३५

तकथा 75 तृतीयाेऽयायः
One day, while wandering due to the pangs of hunger, she
went to the house of a dvija, and saw the satyanārāyaṇa-
vratam being performed. She listened to the kathā, prayed
to satyanārāyaṇa, took some prasādam, and returned
home at night.

माता कलावतीं कयां कथयामास ेमतः

पुि! रााै थता कु कं ते मनस वतते ३६

कया कलावती ाह मातरं ित सवरम्

जालये तं मात  वाञ्छत-सदम् ३७

Her mother kalāvatī asked her daughter, “Where have you

been tonight?” Līlāvatī told her mother that she had at a
dvija’s house observing a vratam which confers all desires.

तछ्वा कयका-वां तं कत समुता

सा मुदा त वणभाया सयनारायणय च ३८

तं चे सैव सावी बधुभः वजनै सह

भतृजामातराै ं अागछे तां वं अामम् ३९

इित देवं वरं याचे सयदेवं पुनः पुनः

अपराधं च मे भतजामातः तं अहस

Having heard this, she got ready to perform the

satyanārāyaṇa-vrata herself, with her friends and relatives.
Agan and again, she prayed for her husband and son-in-
law to return home quickly, asking satyanārāyaṇa to
pardon their sins.

तकथा 76 तृतीयाेऽयायः
तेनानेन ताेऽसाै सयनारायणः भुः ४०
दशयामास वं ह चकेतं नृपाेमम्

बधनाै माेचय ातवणजाै नृपसम ४१

देयं धनं च तसव गृहीतं यत् वयाऽधुना

नाे चेत् वां नाशययाम सरायं धन-पुकम् ४२

एवं अाभाय राजानं यान-गयाेऽभवत् भुः

Satyanārāyaṇa was pleased with the vrata and appeared in

candraketu’s dream. After telling him to release the
prisoners, and restore their wealth, he went away.

ततः भात-समये राजा च वजनैः सह ४३

उपवय सभा-मये ाह वं जनं ित

बाै महाजनाै शीं माेचय ाै वणक्-सताै ४४

इित रााे वचः ुवा माेचयवा महाजनाै
समानीय नृपयाे ाते वनयावताः ४५

In the morning, the king repeated his dream to his

ministers. The traders were released, and brought in front
of the king.

अानीताै ाै वणपुाै मुाै िनगड-बधनात्

तताे महाजनाै नवा चकेतं नृपाेम् ४६

तकथा 77 तृतीयाेऽयायः
ृवा च पूव-वृातं वयात् भय-वलाै
राजा वणसताै वीय वचः ाेवाच सादरम् ४७

देवात् ां महःु खं इदानीं नात वै भयम्

तदा िनगड-संयागं ाैर-कमाकारयत् ४८

Remembering the past, they traders bowed to Candraketu

out of fear. King Candraketu looked them over and said
respectfully, “Because of fate, you’ve had great sadness,
but don’t worry about it any more.” He then released
them from the chains, and had them shaved and cleaned
up.

वालारकं दवा पारताेय नृप ताै

पुरकृय वणपुाै वचं अाताेषयद् भृशम् ४९

पुराऽऽनीतं त यद् यं गुणी-कृय दवान्

ाेवाज ताै तताे राजा गछ साधाे! िनजामम् ५०

राजानं णपयाह गतयं वसादतः

इयुा ताै महावैयाै जमतः स्वगृहं ित ५१

The king gave them clothes, jewels, and doubled their

previous wealth. He then told them to return to their
house. The two vaiśya-s bowed before him, asked to leave
with his blessings, and returned home.

॥ इित ीकदपुराणे रे वाखडे सयनारायणतकथायाः

तृतीयाेऽयायः ॥

तकथा 78 तृतीयाेऽयायः
 ्ेु्�ऽध््न्ः
सूत उवाच –
याां त कृतवान् साधुमलाचार-पूवकाम्
ाणेयाे धनं दवा तदा त नगरं ययाै १

Sūta continued, “Having finished his travels, Sādhu gave

money to many brahmins and returned home”

कयद् दूरं गते साधाै सयनारायणः भुः

जासां कृतवान् साधाे कं अत तव नाै थतम् २

Satyanārāyaṇa wanted to know how far Sādhu had come,

and asked him, “O Sādhu, what do you have in your boat?”

तताे महाजनाै माै हेलया च हय वै

कथं पृछस भाे दडन्! मुां नेतं कं इछस ३

लता-पादकं चैव वतते तरणाै मम

िनु रं च वचः ुवा सयं भवत ते वचः ४
एवं उा गतः शीं दड तय समीपतः

The two of them contemptuously replied, “O daṇḍin, do

you wish to steal our goods? We only have some leaves
and plants.” Satyanārāyaṇa replied, “May your words be
true”, and left.

कयद् दूरं तताे गवा थतः सधु-समीपतः ५

गते दडिन साधु कृत-िनय-यतदा

तकथा 79 चतथाेऽयायः
उथतां तरणं ा वयं परमं ययाै ६
ा लतादकं चैव मूछ ताे यपतद् भुव
लध-संाे वणपुतततावताेऽभवत् ७

Sādhu went some distance away from the river, and

finished his daily duties. He was surprised to see the boat
riding high in the river. Seeing only creepers etc. in the
boat, the fainted on the ground. When he regained
consciousness, he started thinking.

तदा त दुहतः काताे वचनं चेदं अवीत्

कमथ यते शाेकः शापाे द दडना ८

शते तेन सव ह कत चा न संशयः

अततछरणं यामाे वाञ्छताथाे भवयित ९

His son-in-law said, “Why are you sad? The daṇḍī has
cursed us. There’s no doubt that he can do anything. If we
surrender to him, he will fulfill our wishes.”

जामातवचनं ुवा तसकाशं गततदा

ा च दडनं भा नवा ाेवाच सादरम् १०

मव चापराधं मे यदुं तव सधाै

(मया दुराना देव मुधाेऽहं तव मायया)
एवं पुनः पुननवा महा-शाेकाकुलाेऽभवत् ११

After listening to his son-in-law, they went to the daṇḍī,

saluted him, and said “Please forgive our sins and our

तकथा 80 चतथाेऽयायः
words. I have been completely deluded by your māyā.”
They were completely distraught with sorrow.

ाेवाच वचनं दड वलपतं वलाे च

मा राेदः शृणु मां मम पूजा-बहमुखः १२

ममाया च दुब
ु े ! लधं दुःखं मुमुः
तछ्वा भगवां तितं कत समुतः १३

The daṇḍī told the lamenting traders, “Don’t cry, and listen
to me. Because of my wishes, you have repeatedly
experienced sorrow.” Hearing this, they prayed –

साधुवाच –
वाया-माेहताः सवे ाादवाैकसः
न जानत गुणं पं तवाय इदं भाे १४

मूढाेऽहं वां कथं जाने माेहततव मायया

सीद पूजययाम यथा-वभववतरै ः १५
पुरा वं च तसव ाह मां शरणागतम्

Everyone, including is deluded by your māyā including

brahma and the devā-s. They don’t know your wonderful
guṇa-s and forms. Deluded by your māyā, how can I know
you? I have surrendered at your feet. Be pleased by my
worship, and restore my wealth and everything else.

ुवा भ-युतं वां परताे जनादनः १६

वरं च वाञ्छतं दवा तैवातदधे हरः

तकथा 81 चतथाेऽयायः
तताे नावं समा ा व-पूरताम् १७
कृपया सयदेवय सफलं वाञ्छतं मम

इयुा वजनैः साध पूजां कृवा यथावध १८

हषेण चाभवत् पूणः सयदेव-सादतः
नावं संयाेय येन वदेश-गमनं कृतम् १९

Having heard their words, full of bhakti, Janārdana was

pleased. He fulfilled their wishes, and disappeared. They
entered their boat, which was full of their wealth, and
exclaimed, “Because of the mercy of Satyadeva, our
desires have been fulfilled.” Along with their friends, they
performed the pūjā. Delighted with the pradādam of
satyadeva, they returned home.

साधुजामातरं ाह पय रपुरं मम

दूतं च ेषयामास िनज-वय रकम् २०

तताेऽसाै नगरं गवा साधुभाया वलाे च

ाेवाच वाञ्छतं वां नवा बालतदा २१

िनकटे नगरयैव जामाा सहताे वणक्

अागताे बधुवगै वै बभयुतः २२

Sādhu told his son-in-law, “Look at my city, ratna-purī”,

and sent a messenger, who told his family that he had
returned with a lot of wealth.

तकथा 82 चतथाेऽयायः
ुवा दूत-मुखाद् वां महा-हषवती सती
सयपूजां ततः कृवा ाेवाच तनुजां ित २३

जाम शीं अागछ साधु-संदशनाय च

इित मातृ-वचः ुवा तं कृवा समाय च २४
सादं च परयय गता साऽप पितं ित

Having heard the messenger’s words, a delighted Līlāvatī,

performed the satyanārāyaṇa-pūjā and told her daughter,
“I am leaving. Come quickly to see Sādhu.” Kalāvatī
finished the pūjā, but she too left before the prasādam.

तेन ः सयदेवाे भतारं तरणं तथा २५

संय च धनैः साध जले तयावमयत्

ततः कलावती कया न वलाे िनजं पितम् २६

शाेकेन महता त दती चापतद् भुव

ा तथा वधां नावं कया च ब-दुःखताम् २७

भीतेन मनसा साधुः कमाय इदं भवेत्
चयमाना ते सवे बभूवुतर-वाहकाः २८

Satyanārāyaṇa became angry, and took away the wealth,

and sunk the boat. Kalāvatī, who was unable to find her
husband, became depressed, and fell on the ground.
Everyone became frightened, and wondered about what
was happening.

तकथा 83 चतथाेऽयायः
तताे ललावती कयां ा सा वलाऽभवत्
वललापाितदुःखेन भतारं चेदं अवीत २९

इदानीं नाैकया साध कथं साेऽभूद् अलतः

न जाने कय देवय हेलया चैव सा ता ३०

सयदेवय माहायं ातं वा केन शते

इयुा वललापैव तत वजनैः सह ३१

Līlāvatī saw her daughter lamenting, and spoke to Sādhu,

“How did our son-in-law suddenly disappear along with
the boat? I don’t know why he has angrily taken him away.
Who can understand the greatness of Satyanārāyaṇa?”
Along with her relatives, she also lamented.

तताे ललावती कयां ाैडे कृवा राेद ह

ततः कलावती कया ने वामिन दुःखता ३२

गृहीवा पादुके तयानुगतं च मनाेदधे

कयायारतं ा सभायः सनाे वणक् ३३

अितशाेकेन सततयामास धमवत्

तं वा सयदेवेन ाताेऽहं सयमायया ३४

सयपूजां करयाम यथा-वभववतरै ः

इित सवान् समाय कथयवा मनाेरथम् ३५

Līlāvatī placed Kalāvatī’s head in her lap and cried. Sādhu

looked at the condition of his daughter and wondered if
तकथा 84 चतथाेऽयायः
this was another delusion created by Satyanārāyaṇa’s
māyā. He resolved to perform the Satyanārāyaṇa-pūjā,
and informed everyone of his decision.

नवा च दडवद् भूमाै सयदेवं पुनः पुनः

तततः सयदेवाे दनानां परपालकः ३६

जगाद वचनं चैनं कृपया भवसलः

या सादं ते कया पितं ु ं समागता ३७

अताेऽाेऽभवत् तयाः कयकायाः पितवम्

गृहं गवा सादं च भुा साऽऽयाित चेत् पुनः ३८
लध-भी सता साधाे! भवयित न संशयः

He prostrated on the ground repeatedly, by which

Satyanārāyaṇa, the saviour of the weak and destitute was
pleased. Satyadeva, out of compassion, told them that the
disappearance occurred since his daughter had forsaken
the prasādam. If she went home and consumed it, she
would regain her husband.

कयका ताशं वां ुवा गगनमडलात् ३९

ं तदा गृहं गवा सादं च बुभाेज सा

सा पात् पुनरागय ददश सजनं पितम् ४०

ततः कलावती कया जगाद पतरं ित

तकथा 85 चतथाेऽयायः
इदानीं च गृहं याह वलबं कुषे कथम् ४१
तछ्वा कयका-वां सताेऽभूद् वणसतः
पूजनं सयदेवय कृवा वध-वधानतः ४२

Kalāvatī heard the voice from the sky, and quickly went
home to have the prasādam. When she returned, she saw
her husband, and asked her father, “Why are you delaying
now? Come home.” Hearing this, her husband became
happy, and performed the pūjā of satya-deva.

धनैबधुगणैः साध जगाम िनज-मदरम्

पाैणमायां च साताै कृतवान् सयपूजनम् ४३

इह-लाेके सखं भुा चाते सयपुरं ययाै

(अवैणवानां अायं गुणयववजतम्) ४४

He went home, and performed the Satyanārāyaṇa-pūjā

during every paurṇimā and saṅkrānti. After enjoying the
comforts of this world, he went to the world of Satya.

॥ इित ीकदपुराणे रे वाखडे सयनारायणतकथायाः

चतथाेऽयायः ॥

णञ्मोऽध््न्ः
सूत उवाच –
अथाय वयाम ुणुवं मुिन-समाः
अासीत तङ्ग-वजाे राजा जा-पालन-तपरः १

तकथा 86 पमाेऽयायः
सादं सयदेवय या दुःखं अवाप सः
एकदा स वनं गवा हवा ब-वधान् पशून् २

अागय वट-मूलं च ा सयय पूजनम्

गाेपाः कुवत सता भयुाः सबाधवाः ३

Sūta continued, “I’m going to tell you another story. Please

listen. There was a king named Tuṅga-dhvaja who cared
for his subjects. He went through sorrow because he
rejected the prasādam of Satyadeva. Once, he went
hunting in the forest, and say the pūjā being performed
under a Banyan tree by the cow-herds, with great bhakti
along with their families.”

राजा ा त दपेण न गवा न ननाम सः

तताे गाेप-गणाः सवे सादं नृपसधाै ४

संथाय पुनरागय भुा सवे यथेसतम्

ततः सादं संयय राजा दुःखं अवाप सः ५

तय पुशतं नं धनधायादकं च यत्

सयदेवेन तसव नाशतं मम िनतम् ६

Because of his pride, Tuṅgadhvaja did not prostrate before

Satyadeva. The cowherds themselves brought some
prasādam to the king, and then ate it to their hearts
content. However, the king self it there, and experienced
sadness. He lost all is sons, and his wealth and prosperity.
He knew that all of this was due to Satyadeva.

तकथा 87 पमाेऽयायः
अततैव गछाम य देवय पूजनम्
मनसा त विनय ययाै गाेपालसधाै ७

तताेऽसाै सयदेवय पूजां गाेपगणैः सह

भ-ावताे भूवा चकार वधना नृपः ८

सयदेव-सादेन धनपुावताेऽभवत्
इह-लाेके सखं भुा चाते सयपुरं ययाै ९

He resolved to go to the place where the pūjā was being

performed, and resolved to go to the cowherds. With
great bhakti and śraddhā, he performed the pūjā with the
cowherds, and went to the abode of Satya after
experiences this world’s happiness.

य इदं कुते सयतं परमदुलभम्

शृणाेित च कथां पुयां भयुः फलदाम् १०

धनधायादकं तय भवेत् सयसादतः

दराे लभते वं ब मुयेत बधनात् ११

भीताे भयात् मुयेत सयं एव न संशयः

ईसतं च फलं भुा चाते सयपुरं जेत् १२

Whoever performes this rare vratam, and listens to the

kathā obtains puṇya and their desires. With his blessings, a
begger gets money; a jailed person is freed; one becomes
free from fear, and gets the fruits of one’s desire, and
finally goes to the abode of Satya.

तकथा 88 पमाेऽयायः
इित वै कथतं वाः! सयनारायणतम्
यत् कृवा सव-दुःखेयाे मुाे भवित मानवः १३

वशेषतः कलयुगे सयपूजा फलदा

(केचत् कालं वदयत सयं ईशं तं एव च) १४

सयनारायणं केचत् सयदेवं तथापरे

नाना-प-धराे भूवा सवेषां ईसत दः १५

O Brahmins. I’ve told you about the Satyanārāyaṇa-vratam

which frees mankind from sorrow. Especially in this kali-
yuga, it conferrs all fruits. Some call him “time”, and others
call him “Lord”. Some call him “Satyanārāyaṇa” and other
call him “Satyadeva”. He has many forms, and bestows
everyone’s wishes.

भवयित कलाै सय-त-पी सनातनः

ीवणुना धृतं पं सवेषां ईसतदम् १६

य इदं पठते िनयं शृणाेित मुिनसमाः

तय नयत पापािन सयदेव-सादतः १७

In the kali-yuga, śri-viṣṇu wears the form of Satya-vrata,

and gives everyone what they desire. The sins of those
who read and listen to this story daily are destroyed by the
blessings of Satyanārāyaṇa.

तकथा 89 जातरािन
 ूणमनणेानिय
तं यत् त कृतं पूव सयनारायणय च
तेषां वपरजािन कथयाम मुनीराः १८

Now, I will tell you about the future lives of those who
performed this vratam.

सदानदाे महााः सदामा ाणाे भूत

तन् जिन ीकृणं यावा माें अवाप ह १९

Sadānanda become the brāhmaṇa Sudāmā, who prayed to

Kṛṣṇa and obtained mokṣa.

का-भार-वहाे भाे गुहराजाे बभूव ह

तन् जिन संसेय रामं माें जगाम वै २०

The wood-carrier became the bear Guha-rāja who served

Rāmaand obtained mokṣa.

उकामुखाे महाराजाे नृप दशरथाेऽभवत्

ीरनाथं संपूय ीवैकुठं तदाऽगमत् २१

Ulkāmukha became king Daśaratha, who prayed to śrī-

raṅganātha and went to Vaikuṇṭha.

धामकः सयसध साधुमाेरवजाेऽभवत्

देहाध कचै(?)वा दवा माें अवाप ह २२

Sādhu became Moradhvaja, who gave half of his body to a

(?) and obtained mokṣa.
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तवजाे महाराजः वायंभुरभवकल
सवान् भागवतान् कृवा ीवैकुठं तदाऽगमत् २३

Tuṅgadhvaja become Svāyaṁbhu who made everyone into

devotees of Bhagavān and went to Vaikuṇṭha.

॥ इित ी कदपुराणे रे वाखडे सयनारायणतकथायाः

पमाेऽयायः ॥

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