Yayati's Subjects became Deathless by the Grace of Vishnu

Sukarman said:

1-6. All men, children, old people, unmarried girls always Uttered names (i.e. recited the various names of Vishnu like) Vishnu, Krishna, Hari, Rama, Mukunda, Madhusudana, Narayana of the form of Vishnu, Narasimha, Acyuta, Kesava, Padmanabha, Vasudeva, Vamana, Varaha, Kamatha, Matsya, Hrslkesa, Suradhipa, Visvesa, Visvarupa, Ananta, Anagha, Suci, Purusa, Puskaraksa, Shridhara, Srlpati, Hari, Srlnivasa, PItavasa (i.e. clad in a yellow garment), Madhava, Moksada (i.e. giver of salvation) and Prabhu. Women, engaged in domestic work always profusely sang (i.e. recited the names of) Hari, Madhava, (so also when they were seated) on a seat, (when they were lying) in bed, (while they were going) in a vehicle and in meditation. Similarly children (while) playing saluted Govinda (i.e. Vishnu).

7-16. Day and night they uttered the very sweet name of Vishnu. O best brahmana, everywhere the utterance (of the name) of Vishnu was heard. Human beings lived on the earth (only) through the power of Vishnu. Discs (of Vishnu) shone as the (reflections of the) discs of the sun shine on the tops of the pitchers of palaces and temples. That condition which was seen in Vaikuntha was seen on the earth. That noble king, Nahusa's son Yayati, performed (acts of) merit, and made the earth resemble Vishnu's heaven. The appearance of both the worlds (being similar) the earth had become one (with Vishnu's heaven). No difference between the earth and Vishnu's heaven was noticed. As the devotees of Vishnu uttered the names of Vishnu in Vaikuntha, like that (i.e. in the same way) men uttered Vishnu's names on the earth. O brahmana, identity between the two worlds was noticed. There was no fear from old age and diseases. People were free from death. On the earth greater grandeur of charity and enjoyment was seen. O best one, men happily enjoyed greater pleasure of (i.e. from) sons and grandsons. All the human beings — Vishnu's devotees — were always free from all diseases due to the gift of Vishnu's grace (which they received) and his instruction.

17-20 a. The king brought about the grandeur of heaven on the earth. O best king, the years were of the extent of twentyfive (i.e. were very long). All men were free from diseases and were intent upon (getting) knowledge and meditation. All men were solely absorbed in (performing) sacrifices, and (giving) gifts, and all were kind. They were engaged in obliging (others); those meritorious men, repositories of fame, were blessed. O brahmana, all men were solely devoted to religion and were solely absorbed in meditation. Instructed by that king, they became devoted to Vishnu on the earth. Vishnu said:

20b-28a. O best king, listen to the account of that king. That son of Nahusa was always absorbed in all (deeds of) merit and a devotee of Vishnu. In this way he passed a lakh of years on the earth. His body endowed with maturity, appeared to be twenty-five years old by means of his (handsome) form. Those men (i.e. his subjects), having resorted to (i.e. living on) the earth, do not at all go to Yama. O king, all people free from attachment and hatred, bereft of the noose of suffering, happy on account of the merit (obtained) by (giving) gifts, and solely devoted to all religious deeds, always expanded (i.e. their number grew) with regard to progeny also. As the durva (grass) and the bunyan trees spread on the earth, in the same way all those men expanded (i.e. grew in number) by means of sons and grandsons. Those men, free from the blemish of death, lived long. All (those) men with strong bodies, free from old age and diseases and (therefore) happy, were seen to be twentyfive years old (i.e. very young) on the earth. All were devoted to good conduct and absorbed in meditation on Vishnu.

28b-34a. Thus all mortals — all human beings — had become solely devoted to (giving) gifts and enjoyments, due to the grace of that disc-holder (i.e. Vishnu). O best man, no human being was heard to be dead. They did not see (i.e. meet with) grief, nor did they go to (i.e. have) blemish. O best of men, due to the favour of that disc-holder, the nature of the world had become just like that which was the nature of heaven. The messengers of Yama, beaten by Vishnu's messengers, disappeared. All of them, weeping with one another, went to Dharmaraja (i.e. Yama). The messengers told (Yama) all that the king (i.e. Yayati) had done. (They said to Yama): " O Sun's son, due to (giving of) gifts and enjoyment the earth has become deathless. O god, Yayati, the son of Nahusa, did it. That meritorious devotee of Vishnu, demonstrated the nature of heaven (on the earth

34b-35. At that time Dharmaraja heard all this. Then Dharmaraja, having heard in detail the activities of the king, considered the entire fact.

 

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