Suddenly, he fell to the earth, his mind fixed upon the sacred twelve-syllabled Oṃkāra. Maintaining a profound silence, he entered deep meditation and remained absorbed in this state for a full month. Throughout this time, he took no food, but stood steadfast at the feet of Viṣṇu. When his recitation came to an end, the blessed one began to praise the Lord of gods with heartfelt devotion. He offered his salutations: “Oṃ, obeisance to Vāsudeva, to Saṃkarṣaṇa, to Pradyumna, to Aniruddha, and to Nārāyaṇa. Obeisance to You, who assume many forms, who are the universal form, the creator; to You, who are beyond all qualities, inconceivable, pure, and the performer of pure deeds. Oṃ, obeisance to Padmanābha, the one born from the lotus-womb; obeisance to You of lotus hue, to You who hold the lotus. “Oṃ, obeisance to Puṣkarākṣa, the thousand-eyed, the gracious one; to the thousand-footed, the thousand-armed mighty one. Oṃ, obeisance to Varaha, the bestower of boons and excellent wisdom, the most eminent, the most worthy, the refuge, the imperishable. Oṃ, obeisance to the one with the form of a child, radiant as a young lotus, whose eyes shine like the rising sun and moon, whose matted hair is of muñja grass, and who is of supreme intelligence. “Obeisance always to Keśava, to Nārāyaṇa, to Madhava, the most eminent, to Govinda—again and again I bow. Oṃ, constant obeisance to Viṣṇu, the radiant god, to Madhusudana, the pure one, the bearer of rays. Obeisance to the infinite, to the subtle one, to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa mark, to Trivikrama, to the one clad in divine yellow garments. “Obeisance to You, the creator of the universe, repeated obeisance to the protector and sustainer; obeisance to the one who is both with qualities and without qualities. Obeisance to the one with the form of Vāmana, to the deeds of Vāmana, to the eyes of Vāmana, to the bearer of Vāmana. Obeisance to the beautiful, the venerable, to the one of unmanifest form, the inconceivable, the pure, and the remover of fear. “To the boat across the ocean of worldly existence, to the tranquil, to the true self, to Śiva, to the gentle form, to Rudra, to the deliverer—obeisance. To the destroyer of worldly existence, to the giver of worldly enjoyments, to the form of the multitude of beings, to the creator of existence—obeisance. “Oṃ, obeisance to the one of divine form, whose breath is the moon and fire, whose hair is the rays of the moon and sun, and who is the benefactor of cows and Brahmins. Oṃ, obeisance to the embodiment of the Ṛk, to the form of the sequence of words, to the one praised by the Ṛk, and to the one who is the means of the Ṛk. Oṃ, obeisance to the supporter of the Yajus, to the one who assumes the form of the Yajus, to the one delighted by the Yajus and oblations, obeisance to the lord of the Yajus. “Oṃ, obeisance to the lord of Śrī, to the bearer of Śrī, to the boar, to the beloved of Śrī, to the restrained, to the one contemplated by yogis, to the yogin—obeisance. Oṃ, obeisance to the one of Sāman form, to the best of Sāman songs; Oṃ, obeisance to the gentle Sāman, to the knower of Sāman yoga—obeisance. To Sāman and to the song of Sāman, Oṃ, obeisance to the bearer of Sāman, to the knower of Sāman sacrifices, obeisance to the maker of Sāman. “Obeisance to the Atharvaśiras, to the embodiment of Atharva, to the feet of Atharva, and to the hands of Atharva. Oṃ, obeisance to the one with a diamond-like head, to the slayer of Madhu and Kaitabha, to the one who abides in the great ocean, to the one who recovered the Vedas. Salutations to You, whose form is radiant, to Hṛṣīkeśa; salutations to You, O Blessed One, Vāsudeva, I bow to You. “O Nārāyaṇa, salutations to You, and to the Benefactor of the worlds; Oṃ, salutations to the Destroyer of delusion and the Remover of worldly bondage. Salutations to the Giver of liberation, to the Remover of bondage; to the Creator of the brilliance of the three worlds, to the One whose essence is splendor, I bow. Salutations to the Lord of yogis, the Pure One, to Rāma the Deliverer, to the Blissful One, the Giver of happiness, and the Upholder of virtue. “Salutations to Vāsudeva, the Worthy of praise, to Vāmadeva; to the Creator of bodies for embodied beings, and the Destroyer of division. Salutations to You, whose body is worshipped by the gods, to the One with a divine crown; salutations to the Dweller in all abodes, and the Lord of all dwellings. Oṃ, salutations to the Creator of wealth, the Giver of the abode of wealth; salutations to the Embodiment of sacrifice, the Lord of sacrifice, and the Yogi. “Salutations to the Lord who inspires renunciation and yoga, to the Bearer of the limbs of sacrifice; salutations to Saṃkarṣaṇa and to the Slayer of Pralamba. To the One who holds the plough whose speed surpasses the sound of thunderclouds, salutations; to the One who is knowledge among the wise, devoted to Nārāyaṇa, I bow. “O Lord, apart from You there is no friend for me to deliver me from hell; therefore, with all my being, I bow to You, the Lover of those who bow. O Keśava, whether impurity arises from the body or the mind, O Lord of gods, there is no other cleanser but You, O Acyuta. Abandoning all other associations, I have come to You; may my connection be with You alone, O Keśava, for the attainment of the Self. “I know, O Keśava, that this terrible, hard-to-cross worldly existence is full of suffering; afflicted by the threefold miseries, I have sought refuge in You. By desires, the whole world is deluded by Your māyā, drawn by greed and the like; therefore, I have taken shelter in You. O Viṣṇu, there is no happiness at all for embodied beings who dwell in saṃsāra; but, O Lord of sacrifice, as the mind turns toward You, so does supreme happiness arise. “Thus, one attains ultimate happiness, devoid of fruit; I am bereft of discernment, and the world appears full of suffering.” Thus, standing at the feet of the Lord, the blessed one poured out his heart in praise and supplication, seeking refuge in Viṣṇu alone, the source of liberation and eternal bliss.