atha pañchamō’dhyāyaḥ ।

rājā uvācha ।
bhagavantaṃ hariṃ prāyaḥ na bhajanti ātmavittamāḥ ।
tēṣāṃ aśāntakāmānāṃ kā niṣṭhā avijitātmanām ॥ 1॥

chamasaḥ uvācha ।
mukhabāhūrūpādēbhyaḥ puruṣasya āśramaiḥ saha ।
chatvāraḥ jajñirē varṇāḥ guṇaiḥ viprādayaḥ pṛthak ॥ 2॥

yaḥ ēṣāṃ puruṣaṃ sākṣāt ātmaprabhavaṃ īśvaram ।
na bhajanti avajānanti sthānāt bhraṣṭāḥ patanti adhaḥ ॥ 3॥

dūrē harikathāḥ kēchit dūrē cha achyutakīrrtanāḥ ।
striyaḥ śūdrādayaḥ cha ēva tē anukampyā bhavādṛśām ॥ 4॥

vipraḥ rājanyavaiśyau cha harēḥ prāptāḥ padāntikam ।
śrautēna janmanā atha api muhyanti āmnāyavādinaḥ ॥ 5॥

karmaṇi akōvidāḥ stabdhāḥ mūrkhāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ ।
vadanti chāṭukāt mūḍhāḥ yayā mādhvyā gira utsukāḥ ॥ 6॥

rajasā ghōrasaṅkalpāḥ kāmukāḥ ahimanyavaḥ ।
dāmbhikāḥ māninaḥ pāpāḥ vihasanti achyutapriyān ॥ 7॥

vadanti tē anyōnyaṃ upāsitastriyaḥ
gṛhēṣu maithunyasukhēṣu cha āśiṣaḥ ।
yajanti asṛṣṭān avidhān adakṣiṇam
vṛttyai paraṃ ghnanti paśūn atadvidaḥ ॥ 8॥

śriyā vibhūtyā abhijanēna vidyayā
tyāgēna rūpēṇa balēna karmaṇā
sataḥ avamanyanti haripriyān khalāḥ ॥ 9॥

sarvēṣu śaśvat tanubhṛt svavasthitam
yathā svaṃ ātmānaṃ abhīṣṭaṃ īśvaram ।
vēdōpagītaṃ cha na śruṇvatē abudhāḥ
manōrathānāṃ pravadanti vārtayā ॥ 10॥

lōkē vyavāya āmiṣaṃ adyasēvā
nityāḥ tu jantōḥ na hi tatra chōdanā ।
vyavasthitiḥ tēṣu vivāhayajña
surāgrahaiḥ āsu nivṛttiḥ iṣṭā ॥ 11॥

dhanaṃ cha dharmēkaphalaṃ yataḥ vai
jñānaṃ savijñānaṃ anupraśānti ।
gṛhēṣu yuñjanti kalēvarasya
mṛtyuṃ na paśyanti durantavīryam ॥ 12॥

yat ghrāṇabhakṣaḥ vihitaḥ surāyāḥ
tathā paśōḥ ālabhanaṃ na hiṃsā ।
ēvaṃ vyavāyaḥ prajayā na ratyā
iamaṃ viśuddhaṃ na viduḥ svadharmam ॥ 13॥

yē tu anēvaṃvidaḥ asantaḥ stabdhāḥ sat abhimāninaḥ ।
paśūn druhyanti visrabdhāḥ prētya khādanti tē cha tān ॥ 14॥

dviṣantaḥ parakāyēṣu svātmānaṃ hariṃ īśvaram ।
mṛtakē sānubandhē asmin baddhasnēhāḥ patanti adhaḥ ॥ 15॥

yē kaivalyaṃ asamprāptāḥ yē cha atītāḥ cha mūḍhatām ।
traivargikāḥ hi akṣaṇikāḥ ātmānaṃ ghātayanti tē ॥ 16॥

ētaḥ ātmahanaḥ aśāntāḥ ajñānē jñānamāninaḥ ।
sīdanti akṛtakṛtyāḥ vai kāladhvastamanōrathāḥ ॥ 17॥

hitvā ātyāya asarachitāḥ gṛha apatyasuhṛt śriyaḥ ।
tamaḥ viśanti anichChantaḥ vāsudēvaparāṅmukhāḥ ॥ 18॥

rājā uvācha ।
kasmin kālē saḥ bhagavān kiṃ varṇaḥ kīdṛśaḥ nṛbhiḥ ।
nāmnā vā kēna vidhinā pūjyatē tat iha uchyatām ॥ 19॥

karabhājanaḥ uvācha ।
kṛtaṃ trētā dvāparaṃ cha kaliḥ ityēṣu kēśavaḥ ।
nānāvarṇa abhidhākāraḥ nānā ēva vidhinā ijyatē ॥ 20॥

kṛtē śuklaḥ chaturbāhuḥ jaṭilaḥ valkalāmbaraḥ ।
kṛṣṇājinaupavītākṣān bibhrat daṇḍakamaṇḍalūn ॥ 21॥

manuṣyāḥ tu tadā śāntāḥ nirvairāḥ suhṛdaḥ samāḥ ।
yajanti tapasā dēvaṃ śamēna cha damēna cha ॥ 22॥

haṃsaḥ suparṇaḥ vaikuṇṭhaḥ dharmaḥ yōgēśvaraḥ amalaḥ ।
īśvaraḥ puruṣaḥ avyaktaḥ paramātmā iti gīyatē ॥ 23॥

trētāyāṃ raktavarṇaḥ asau chaturbāhuḥ trimēkhalaḥ ।
hiraṇyakēśaḥ trayī ātmā sruksruvādi upalakṣaṇaḥ ॥ 24॥

taṃ tadā manujā dēvaṃ sarvadēvamayaṃ harim ।
yajanti vidyayā trayyā dharmiṣṭhāḥ brahmavādinaḥ ॥ 25॥

viṣṇuḥ yajñaḥ pṛṣṇigarbhaḥ sarvadēvaḥ urukramaḥ ।
vṛṣākapiḥ jayantaḥ cha urugāya iti īryatē ॥ 26॥

dvāparē bhagavān śyāmaḥ pītavāsā nijāyudhaḥ ।
śrīvatsādibhiḥ aṅkaiḥ cha lakṣaṇaiḥ upalakṣitaḥ ॥ 27॥

taṃ tadā puruṣaṃ martyā mahārājaupalakṣaṇam ।
yajanti vēdatantrābhyāṃ paraṃ jijñāsavaḥ nṛpa ॥ 28॥

namaḥ tē vāsudēvāya namaḥ saṅkarṣaṇāya cha ।
pradyumnāya aniruddhāya tubhyaṃ bhagavatē namaḥ ॥ 29॥

nārāyaṇāya ṛṣayē puruṣāya mahātmanē ।
viśvēśvarāya viśvāya sarvabhūtātmanē namaḥ ॥ 30॥

iti dvāparaḥ urvīśa stuvanti jagadīśvaram ।
nānātantravidhānēna kalau api yathā śruṇu ॥ 31॥

kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tviṣākṛṣṇaṃ sāṅgaupāṅgāstra
pārṣadam ।
yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanaprāyaiḥ yajanti hi sumēdhasaḥ ॥ 32॥

dhyēyaṃ sadā paribhavaghnaṃ abhīṣṭadōham
tīrthāspadaṃ śivaviriñchinutaṃ śaraṇyam ।
bhṛtyārtihan praṇatapāla bhavābdhipōtam
vandē mahāpuruṣa tē charaṇāravindam ॥ 33॥

tyaktvā sudustyajasuraipsitarājyalakṣmīm
dharmiṣṭhaḥ āryavachasā yat agāt araṇyam ।
māyāmṛgaṃ dayitayā ipsitaṃ anvadhāvat
vandē mahāpuruṣa tē charaṇāravindam ॥ 34॥

ēvaṃ yugānurūpābhyāṃ bhagavān yugavartibhiḥ ।
manujaiḥ ijyatē rājan śrēyasāṃ īśvaraḥ hariḥ ॥ 35॥

kaliṃ sabhājayanti āryā guṇajñāḥ sārabhāginaḥ ।
yatra saṅkīrtanēna ēva sarvaḥ svārthaḥ abhilabhyatē ॥ 36॥

na hi ataḥ paramaḥ lābhaḥ dēhināṃ bhrāmyatāṃ iha ।
yataḥ vindēta paramāṃ śāntiṃ naśyati saṃsṛtiḥ ॥ 37॥

kṛtādiṣu prajā rājan kalau ichChanti sambhavam ।
kalau khalu bhaviṣyanti nārāyaṇaparāyaṇāḥ ॥ 38॥

kvachit kvachit mahārāja draviḍēṣu cha bhūriśaḥ ।
tāmraparṇī nadī yatra kṛtamālā payasvinī ॥ 39॥

kāvērī cha mahāpuṇyā pratīchī cha mahānadī ।
yē pibanti jalaṃ tāsāṃ manujā manujēśvara ।
prāyaḥ bhaktāḥ bhagavati vāsudēvaḥ amala āśayāḥ ॥ 40॥

dēvarṣibhūtāptanṛṇā pitṝṇāṃ
na kiṅkaraḥ na ayaṃ ṛṇī cha rājan ।
sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṃ śaraṇyam
gataḥ mukundaṃ parihṛtya kartum ॥ 41॥

svapādamūlaṃ bhajataḥ priyasya
tyaktānyabhāvasya hariḥ parēśaḥ ।
vikarma yat cha utpatitaṃ kathañchit
dhunōti sarvaṃ hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ ॥ 42॥

nāradaḥ uvācha ।
dharmān bhāgavatān itthaṃ śrutvā atha mithilēśvaraḥ ।
jāyanta iyān munīn prītaḥ sōpādhyāyaḥ hi apūjayat ॥ 43॥

tataḥ antaḥ dadhirē siddhāḥ sarvalōkasya paśyataḥ ।
rājā dharmān upātiṣṭhan avāpa paramāṃ gatim ॥ 44॥

tvaṃ api ētān mahābhāga dharmān bhāgavatān śrutān ।
āsthitaḥ śraddhayā yuktaḥ niḥsaṅgaḥ yāsyasē param ॥ 45॥

yuvayōḥ khalu dampatyōḥ yaśasā pūritaṃ jagat ।
putratāṃ agamat yat vāṃ bhagavān īśvaraḥ hariḥ ॥ 46॥

darśanāliṅganālāpaiḥ śayanāsanabhōjanaiḥ ।
ātmā vāṃ pāvitaḥ kṛṣṇē putrasnēha prakurvatōḥ ॥ 47॥

vairēṇa yaṃ nṛpatayaḥ śiśupālapauṇḍra
śālvādayaḥ gativilāsavilōkanādayaiḥ ।
dhyāyantaḥ ākṛtadhiyaḥ śayanāsanādau
tat sāmyaṃ āpuḥ anuraktadhiyāṃ punaḥ kim ॥ 48॥

mā apatyabuddhiṃ akṛthāḥ kṛṣṇē sarvātmanīśvarē ।
māyāmanuṣyabhāvēna gūḍha aiśvaryē parē avyayē ॥ 49॥

bhūbhārarājanyahantavē guptayē satām ।
avatīrṇasya nirvṛtyai yaśaḥ lōkē vitanyatē ॥ 50॥

śrīśukaḥ uvācha ।
ētat śrutvā mahābhāgaḥ vasudēvaḥ ativismitaḥ ।
dēvakī cha mahābhāgāḥ jahatuḥ mōhaṃ ātmanaḥ ॥ 51॥

itihāsaṃ imaṃ puṇyaṃ dhārayēt yaḥ samāhitaḥ ।
saḥ vidhūya iha śamalaṃ brahmabhūyāya kalpatē ॥ 52॥

iti śrīmadbhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē pāramahaṃsyāṃ
saṃhitāyāmēkādaśaskandhē vasudēvanāradasaṃvādē
pañchamō’dhyāyaḥ ॥