तांश् चिच्छेद हरिः पाशान् क्षिप्त्वा चक्रं सुदर्शनम् ततो मुरः समुत्तस्थौ तं जघान च केशवः
Hari cut those nooses by hurling the Sudarśana discus; then Mura arose, and Keśava struck him down.
मुरोस् तु तनयान् सप्त सहस्रास् तांस् ततो हरिः चक्रधाराग्निनिर्दग्धांश् चकार शलभान् इव
Then Hari burned to ashes, like moths, the seven thousand sons of Mura with the fiery stream of his discus.
हत्वा मुरं हयग्रीवं तथा पञ्चजनं द्विजाः प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं धीमांस् त्वरावान् समुपाद्रवत्
Having slain Mura, Hayagrīva, and Pañcajana, O twice-born ones, the wise and swift one advanced toward Prāgjyotiṣapura.
नरकेनास्य तत्राभून् महासैन्येन संयुगः कृष्णस्य यत्र गोविन्दो जघ्ने दैत्यान् सहस्रशः
There, Naraka engaged him in battle with a great army, where Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, struck down thousands of Daityas.
शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षं मुञ्चन्तं स भौमं नरकं बली क्षिप्त्वा चक्रं द्विधा चक्रे चक्री दैतेयचक्रहा
As the mighty Naraka rained down showers of weapons and missiles, the wielder of the discus hurled his discus and split the Daitya's weapon in two.
हते तु नरके भूमिर् गृहीत्वादितिकुण्डले उपतस्थे जगन्नाथं वाक्यं चेदम् अथाब्रवीत्
When Naraka was slain, Earth, taking the earrings, approached the Lord of the Universe and spoke these words:
यदाहम् उद्धृता नाथ त्वया शूकरमूर्तिना त्वत्संस्पर्शभवः पुत्रस् तदायं मय्य् अजायत
O Lord, when I was lifted up by you in the form of a boar, this son was born from your touch upon me.
सो ऽयं त्वयैव दत्तो मे त्वयैव विनिपातितः गृहाण कुण्डले चेमे पालयास्य च संततिम्
This son was given to me by you and has now been struck down by you; take these earrings and protect his lineage.
भारावतरणार्थाय ममैव भगवान् इमम् अंशेन लोकम् आयातः प्रसादसुमुख प्रभो
O Lord, it is indeed You Yourself who has descended into this world with a portion of Your own being, for the purpose of relieving the burden of the earth, O gracious-faced Master.
त्वं कर्ता च विकर्ता च संहर्ता प्रभवो ऽव्ययः जगत्स्वरूपो यश् च त्वं स्तूयसे ऽच्युत किं मया
You are the Creator and the Transformer, the Dissolver, the imperishable Origin; You are the very form of the universe, O unfailing One, who is praised—what need is there for me to praise You?
व्यापी व्याप्यः क्रिया कर्ता कार्यं च भगवान् सदा सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा स्तूयसे ऽच्युत किं मया
You are the all-pervading, the pervaded, the agent of action, and the act itself, O Lord; ever the Self of all beings and the Self within the Self, O unfailing One, who is praised—what need is there for me to praise You?
परमात्मा त्वम् आत्मा च भूतात्मा चाव्ययो भवान् यदा तदा स्तुतिर् नास्ति किमर्थं ते प्रवर्तताम्
You are the Supreme Self, the individual self, and the Self of all beings, imperishable Lord; at all times, there is no praise apart from You—so for what purpose should praise be offered to You?
प्रसीद सर्वभूतात्मन् नरकेन कृतं च यत् तत् क्षम्यताम् अदोषाय मत्सुतः स निपातितः
Be gracious, O Soul of all beings; whatever was done by Naraka, let that be forgiven. My son, though he has fallen, is not at fault.
तथेति चोक्त्वा धरणीं भगवान् भूतभावनः रत्नानि नरकावासाज् जग्राह मुनिसत्तमाः
Saying, 'So be it,' the Lord, the Creator of beings, then took the jewels from Naraka's abode and gave them to the earth, O best of sages.
कन्यापुरे स कन्यानां षोडशातुलविक्रमः शताधिकानि ददृशे सहस्राणि द्विजोत्तमाः
In the city of maidens, O best of twice-born, he saw more than a thousand maidens, each possessing the strength of sixteen.
चतुर्दंष्ट्रान् गजांश् चोग्रान् षट् सहस्राणि दृष्टवान् काम्बोजानां तथाश्वानां नियुतान्य् एकविंशतिम्
He saw six thousand fierce elephants with four tusks, and likewise twenty-one crores of horses of the Kambojas.
कन्यास् ताश् च तथा नागांस् तान् अश्वान् द्वारकां पुरीम् प्रापयाम् आस गोविन्दः सद्यो नरककिंकरैः
Govinda at once brought those maidens, those elephants, and those horses to the city of Dvaraka, along with Naraka's attendants.
ददृशे वारुणं छत्त्रं तथैव मणिपर्वतम् आरोपयाम् आस हरिर् गरुडे पतगेश्वरे
He saw the umbrella of Varuna and the jeweled mountain, and Hari placed them upon Garuda, the lord of birds.
आरुह्य च स्वयं कृष्णः सत्यभामासहायवान् अदित्याः कुण्डले दातुं जगाम त्रिदशालयम्
Then Krishna himself, accompanied by Satyabhama, ascended and went to the abode of the gods to give the earrings of Aditi.
गरुडो वारुणं छत्त्रं तथैव मणिपर्वतम् सभार्यं च हृषीकेशं लीलयैव वहन् ययौ
Garuda, bearing the umbrella of Varuna, the jeweled mountain, and Hrishikesha with his wife, proceeded effortlessly.
ततः शङ्खम् उपाध्माय स्वर्गद्वारं गतो हरिः उपतस्थुस् ततो देवाः सार्घपात्रा जनार्दनम्
Then Hari, having blown his conch, went to the gate of heaven; thereupon the gods approached Janardana with vessels for offerings.
स देवैर् अर्चितः कृष्णो देवमातुर् निवेशनम् सिताभ्रशिखराकारं प्रविश्य ददृशे ऽदितिम्
Honored by the gods, Krishna entered the residence of the mother of the gods, which resembled a peak of white clouds, and beheld Aditi.
स तां प्रणम्य शक्रेण सहितः कुण्डलोत्तमे ददौ नरकनाशं च शशंसास्यै जनार्दनः
Having bowed to her, together with Indra, Janardana gave her the excellent earrings and announced the destruction of Naraka.
ततः प्रीता जगन्माता धातारं जगतां हरिम् तुष्टावादितिर् अव्यग्रं कृत्वा तत्प्रवणं मनः
Then, pleased, the Mother of the Universe, Aditi, with a tranquil mind devoted to him, praised Hari, the Sustainer of the worlds.
नमस् ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष भक्तानाम् अभयंकर सनातनात्मन् भूतात्मन् सर्वात्मन् भूतभावन
Salutations to You, O lotus-eyed one, giver of fearlessness to devotees, eternal Self, Soul of beings, Soul of all, Creator of beings.
प्रणेतर् मनसो बुद्धेर् इन्द्रियाणां गुणात्मक सितदीर्घादिनिःशेषकल्पनापरिवर्जित
You are the guide of mind, intellect, and senses, the essence of qualities, free from all concepts of white, long, and so on, and from all limitations.
जन्मादिभिर् असंस्पृष्टस्वप्नादिवारिवर्जितः संध्या रात्रिर् अहर् भूमिर् गगनं वायुर् अम्बु च
Untouched by birth and the rest, free from dream and water and the like, you are the twilight, night, day, earth, sky, wind, and water.
हुताशनो मनो बुद्धिर् भूतादिस् त्वं तथाच्युत सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां कर्ता कर्तृपतिर् भवान्
You are fire, mind, intellect, the elements and their source; likewise, O Achyuta, you are the doer, the lord of action, the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of all.
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाख्याभिर् आत्ममूर्तिभिर् ईश्वरः मायाभिर् एतद् व्याप्तं ते जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्
The Lord, by forms called Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—his own manifestations—has pervaded this world, both moving and unmoving, through his powers of illusion.
अनात्मन्य् आत्मविज्ञानं सा ते माया जनार्दन अहं ममेति भावो ऽत्र यया समुपजायते
The knowledge of self in what is not the self—that is your illusion, O Janardana, by which the notions of 'I' and 'mine' arise here.