अन्ये च संस्कृतात्मानो विधिनाभिहितेन ते । यजन्ति त्वन्मयास्त्वां वै बहुमूर्त्येकमूर्तिकम्
Still others, purified in mind and following prescribed rites, worship you, who are composed of all, as the one with many forms and yet a single form.
त्वामेवान्ये शिवोक्तेन मार्गेण शिवरूपिणम् । बह्वाचार्यविभेदेन भगवन् समुपासते
Others worship you, O Lord, as Śiva, following the path taught by Śiva, in various ways according to the teachings of many teachers.
सर्व एव यजन्ति त्वां सर्वदेवमयेश्वरम् । येऽप्यन्यदेवताभक्ता यद्यप्यन्यधियः प्रभो
Indeed, all worship you, the Lord in whom all gods reside, even those devoted to other deities, though their minds are set elsewhere, O Master.
यथाद्रिप्रभवा नद्यः पर्जन्यापूरिताः प्रभो । विशन्ति सर्वतः सिन्धुं तद्वत्त्वां गतयोऽन्ततः
Just as rivers born from mountains, filled by rain, flow from all sides into the ocean, so too do all paths ultimately reach you.
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति भवतः प्रकृतेर्गुणाः । तेषु हि प्राकृताः प्रोता आब्रह्मस्थावरादयः
Sattva, rajas, and tamas are the qualities of your nature; in these, all beings from Brahmā down to the immovable are woven.
( मिश्र ) तुभ्यं नमस्तेऽस्त्वविषक्तदृष्टये सर्वात्मने सर्वधियां च साक्षिणे । गुणप्रवाहोऽयमविद्यया कृतः प्रवर्तते देवनृतिर्यगात्मसु
Homage to you, whose vision is unattached, who are the self of all, the witness of all minds; this flow of qualities, produced by ignorance, moves among gods, humans, and animals.
अग्निर्मुखं तेऽवनिरङ्घ्रिरीक्षणं सूर्यो नभो नाभिरथो दिशः श्रुतिः । द्यौः कं सुरेन्द्रास्तव बाहवोऽर्णवाः कुक्षिर्मरुत् प्राणबलं प्रकल्पितम्
O Lord, fire is Your mouth, the earth is Your feet, the sun is Your eye, the sky is Your navel, the chariot is Your heart, the directions are Your ears, the heavens are Your head, Indra and the gods are Your arms, the oceans are Your belly, the wind is Your breath, and strength is established as Your energy.
रोमाणि वृक्षौषधयः शिरोरुहा । मेघाः परस्यास्थिनखानि तेऽद्रयः । निमेषणं रात्र्यहनी प्रजापतिः मेढ्रस्तु वृष्टिस्तव वीर्यमिष्यते
The trees and herbs are Your body hair, the hair on Your head is the vegetation, the clouds are Your bones and nails, the mountains are Your teeth, blinking is day and night, Prajapati is Your mind, the generative organ is rain, and virility is considered to be Yours.
त्वय्यव्ययात्मन् पुरुषे प्रकल्पिता लोकाः सपाला बहुजीवसङ्कुलाः । यथा जले सञ्जिहते जलौकसो ऽप्युदुम्बरे वा मशका मनोमये
In You, the imperishable Self, O Person, the worlds with their guardians and the multitude of living beings are established, just as aquatic creatures gather in water, or as gnats assemble on a fig tree, or as thoughts arise in the mind.
( अनुष्टुप् ) यानि यानीह रूपाणि क्रीडनार्थं बिभर्षि हि । तैरामृष्टशुचो लोका मुदा गायन्ति ते यशः
Whatever forms You assume here for the sake of play, by those forms, the worlds, cleansed of impurity, joyfully sing Your glory.
नमः कारणमत्स्याय प्रलयाब्धिचराय च । हयशीर्ष्णे नमस्तुभ्यं मधुकैटभमृत्यवे
Salutations to You, the primal Fish, who moved in the waters of dissolution; to You with the head of a horse, salutations, O slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha.
अकूपाराय बृहते नमो मन्दरधारिणे । क्षित्युद्धारविहाराय नमः सूकरमूर्तये
Salutations to the vast One, the support without a shore, the lifter of Mandara mountain; to the One who delights in uplifting the earth, salutations to You in the form of the Boar.
नमस्तेऽद्भुतसिंहाय साधुलोकभयापह । वामनाय नमस्तुभ्यं क्रान्तत्रिभुवनाय च
Salutations to You, wondrous Lion, who removes the fear of the virtuous; salutations to You, Vāmana, who traversed the three worlds.
नमो भृगूणां पतये दृप्तक्षत्रवनच्छिदे । नमस्ते रघुवर्याय रावणान्तकराय च
Salutations to the Lord of the Bhṛgus, destroyer of the prideful Kṣatriyas in the forest; salutations to the best of the Raghus, the destroyer of Rāvaṇa.
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय नमः सङ्कर्षणाय च । प्रद्युम्नायनिरुद्धाय सात्वतां पतये नमः
Salutations to Vāsudeva, salutations to Saṅkarṣaṇa; to Pradyumna and Aniruddha, salutations to the Lord of the Sātvatas.
नमो बुद्धाय शुद्धाय दैत्यदानवमोहिने । म्लेच्छप्रायक्षत्रहन्त्रे नमस्ते कल्किरूपिणे
Salutations to Buddha, the pure one, who deludes the Daityas and Dānavas; salutations to You in the form of Kalki, destroyer of the impure and the unrighteous rulers.
भगवन् जीवलोकोऽयं मोहितस्तव मायया । अहं ममेत्यसद्ग्राहो भ्राम्यते कर्मवर्त्मसु
O Lord, this world of living beings is bewildered by Your māyā; grasping the false notions of 'I' and 'mine,' it wanders along the paths of karma.
अहं चात्मात्मजागार दारार्थस्वजनादिषु । भ्रमामि स्वप्नकल्पेषु मूढः सत्यधिया विभो
I, deluded, wander among things like body, children, home, wealth, and relatives, thinking them real; O Lord, I roam in dreamlike illusions, mistaking them for truth.
अनित्यानात्मदुःखेषु विपर्ययमतिर्ह्यहम् । द्वन्द्वारामस्तमोविष्टो न जाने त्वात्मनः प्रियम्
With a mind confused by opposites, immersed in darkness, I do not know what is truly dear to my own self, being attached to impermanent, non-self, and painful things.
यथाबुधो जलं हित्वा प्रतिच्छन्नं तदुद्भवैः । अभ्येति मृगतृष्णां वै तद्वत्त्वाहं पराङ्मुखः
Just as an ignorant person, leaving water concealed by vegetation, pursues a mirage, so too do I, turning away from You, chase after illusions.
नोत्सहेऽहं कृपणधीः कामकर्महतं मनः । रोद्धुं प्रमाथिभिश्चाक्षैः ह्रियमाणमितस्ततः
I, of pitiable mind, struck down by desires and actions, am unable to restrain my mind, which is being carried away here and there by the senses, which are difficult to control.
( वसंततिलका ) सोऽहं तवाङ्घ्र्युपगतोऽस्म्यसतां दुरापं तच्चाप्यहं भवदनुग्रह ईश मन्ये । पुंसो भवेद् यर्हि संसरणापवर्गः त्वय्यब्जनाभ सदुपासनया मतिः स्यात्
Thus I have come to Your feet, which are difficult for the unworthy to attain; even this I consider to be by Your grace, O Lord. Liberation from the cycle of birth and death comes to a person when, O Lotus-naveled One, the mind is devoted to proper worship of You.
( अनुष्टुप् ) नमो विज्ञानमात्राय सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे । पुरुषेशप्रधानाय ब्रह्मणेऽनन्तशक्तये
Salutations to the One who is pure consciousness, the cause of all certitude; to the Lord of Puruṣa and Pradhāna, to Brahman of infinite power.
नमस्ते वासुदेवाय सर्वभूतक्षयाय च । हृषीकेश नमस्तुभ्यं प्रपन्नं पाहि मां प्रभो
Salutations to Vāsudeva, the destroyer of all beings; O Hṛṣīkeśa, salutations to You—protect me, who has surrendered, O Lord.
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे पूर्वार्धे अक्रूरस्तुतिर्नाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the fortieth chapter, named 'Akrura's Praise,' in the first half of the tenth book of the glorious Bhagavata Mahapurana, the scripture of the supreme renunciates.
रामकृष्णयोर्मथुरायां प्रवेशः; रजकवधः वायकमालाकारयोरनुग्रहेणं च श्रीशुक उवाच - ( अनुष्टुप् ) स्तुवतस्तस्य भगवान् दर्शयित्वा जले वपुः । भूयः समाहरत् कृष्णो नटो नाट्यमिवात्मनः
Śrī Śuka said: As he was offering praise, the Lord revealed His form in the water, and then, like an actor concluding his performance, Kṛṣṇa withdrew it once more.
सोऽपि चान्तर्हितं वीक्ष्य जलाद् उन्मज्ज्य सत्वरः । कृत्वा चावश्यकं सर्वं विस्मितो रथमागमत्
Seeing that the vision had vanished, he quickly emerged from the water, completed all his necessary duties, and, astonished, returned to the chariot.
तं अपृच्छद् हृषीकेशः किं ते दृष्टमिवाद्भुतम् । भूमौ वियति तोये वा तथा त्वां लक्षयामहे
Hṛṣīkeśa asked him: 'What wondrous thing did you see—on earth, in the sky, or in the water—that you appear so amazed?'
श्रीअक्रूर उवाच - अद्भुतानीह यावन्ति भूमौ वियति वा जले । त्वयि विश्वात्मके तानि किं मेऽदृष्टं विपश्यतः
Śrī Akrūra said: 'Whatever marvels exist here—on earth, in the sky, or in the water—are all found in You, the soul of the universe. What could I have seen that is not already known to me?'
यत्राद्भुतानि सर्वाणि भूमौ वियति वा जले । तं त्वानुपश्यतो ब्रह्मन् किं मे दृष्टमिहाद्भुतम्
Wherever all wonders are found—on earth, in the sky, or in the water—seeing You, O Brahman, what marvel could I have witnessed here?