योद्धुकामौ दुराधर्षौ ताव् उभौ मधुकैटभौ हतौ भगवता तेन तयोर् दत्त्वामितं वरम्
Those two, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, fierce and eager for battle, were slain by the Lord, who first granted them a great boon.
पुरा कमलनाभस्य स्वपतः सागराम्भसि पुष्करे तत्र संभूता देवाः सर्षिगणास् तथा
Long ago, as the lotus-naveled one slept upon the ocean’s waters, from the lotus there arose the gods along with the hosts of sages.
एष पौष्करको नाम प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः पुराणं कथ्यते यत्र देवश्रुतिसमाहितम्
This manifestation, called Pauṣkaraka, of the great soul, is recounted as the Purāṇa, wherein the divine revelation is contained.
वाराहस् तु श्रुतिमुखः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः यत्र विष्णुः सुरश्रेष्ठो वाराहं रूपम् आस्थितः
The manifestation of the great soul as the Boar, as declared in the scriptures, is where Viṣṇu, the foremost of gods, assumed the form of a boar.
वेदपादो यूपदंष्ट्रः क्रतुदन्तश् चितीमुखः अग्निजिह्वो दर्भरोमा ब्रह्मशीर्षो महातपाः
With Vedas as his feet, sacrificial post as his tusks, sacrifices as his teeth, altar as his mouth, fire as his tongue, sacred grass as his hair, Brahmā as his head, and great austerity.
अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदाङ्गः श्रुतिभूषणः आज्यनासः स्रुवतुण्डः सामघोषस्वरो महान्
With day and night as his eyes, divine, adorned with the limbs of the Vedas, clarified butter as his nose, ladle as his snout, possessing the great sound of Sāman chants.
सत्यधर्ममयः श्रीमान् क्रमविक्रमसत्कृतः प्रायश्चित्तनखो घोरः पशुजानुर् मुखाकृतिः
He is composed of truth and righteousness, resplendent, honored for his measured steps, with expiation as his nails, terrible, with the form of a beast’s jaw.
उद्गतान्त्रो होमलिङ्गो बीजौषधिमहाफलः वाद्यन्तरात्मा मन्त्रस्फिग् विकृतः सोमशोणितः
With upward-moving entrails, bearing the mark of sacrifice, the great fruit of seeds and herbs, the inner soul of musical instruments, with mantras as his hips, strange, with soma and blood.
वेदिस्कन्धो हविर्गन्धो हव्यकव्यातिवेगवान् प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान् नानादीक्षाभिर् अन्वितः
With the altar as his shoulders, the scent of oblations, surpassing in speed the offerings to gods and ancestors, with the eastern sacrificial enclosure as his body, radiant, endowed with various initiations.
दक्षिणाहृदयो योगी महासत्त्रमयो महान् उपाकर्माष्टरुचकः प्रवर्गावर्तभूषणः
With the right as his heart, a yogin, composed of great sacrificial sessions, skilled in rites, adorned with the eightfold ladle and the Pravargya vessel.
नानाच्छन्दोगतिपथो गुह्योपनिषदासनः छायापत्नीसहायो ऽसौ मणिशृङ्ग इवोत्थितः
With manifold meters as his paths, the seat of secret Upaniṣads, accompanied by his shadow-wife, he arose like a jewel-horn.
महीं सागरपर्यन्तां सशैलवनकाननाम् एकार्णवजलभ्रष्टाम् एकार्णवगतः प्रभुः
The Lord, having entered the single ocean, beheld the earth, with its mountains, forests, and groves, fallen into the one oceanic water.
दंष्ट्रया यः समुद्धृत्य लोकानां हितकाम्यया सहस्रशीर्षो लोकादिश् चकार जगतीं पुनः
With his tusk, desiring the welfare of the worlds, the thousand-headed one raised up the earth, and again established the world for the beings.
एवं यज्ञवराहेण भूत्वा भूतहितार्थिना उद्धृता पृथिवी देवी सागराम्बुधरा पुरा
Thus, assuming the form of the sacrificial Boar for the sake of the beings’ welfare, the goddess Earth, bearing the ocean and mountains, was lifted up in ancient times.
वाराह एष कथितो नारसिंहस् ततो द्विजाः यत्र भूत्वा मृगेन्द्रेण हिरण्यकशिपुर् हतः
This was the Boar incarnation; next is the Man-Lion, O twice-born, in which, having taken the form of a lion, he slew Hiraṇyakaśipu.
पुरा कृतयुगे नाम सुरारिर् बलदर्पितः दैत्यानाम् आदिपुरुषश् चकार सुमहत् तपः
Long ago, in the Kṛta Yuga, the enemy of the gods, filled with pride in his strength, the primeval being among the Daityas, performed intense austerity.
दश वर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च जपोपवासनिरतस् तस्थौ मौनव्रतस्थितः
For ten thousand times ten years and five hundred more, he remained engaged in recitation and fasting, steadfast in the vow of silence.
ततः शमदमाभ्यां च ब्रह्मचर्येण चैव हि प्रीतो ऽभवत् ततस् तस्य तपसा नियमेन च
Then, through tranquility and self-control, and indeed through celibacy, the Lord was pleased with him because of his austerity and discipline.
तं वै स्वयंभूर् भगवान् स्वयम् आगम्य भो द्विजाः विमानेनार्कवर्णेन हंसयुक्तेन भास्वता
Then the self-born Lord himself, O twice-born, came, shining, in a chariot the color of the sun, yoked with swans.
आदित्यैर् वसुभिः सार्धं मरुद्भिर् दैवतैस् तथा रुद्रैर् विश्वसहायैश् च यक्षराक्षसकिंनरैः
With the Ādityas, Vasus, Maruts, and other deities, with Rudras, the universal supporters, and with Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Kiṃnaras,
दिशाभिः प्रदिशाभिश् च नदीभिः सागरैस् तथा नक्षत्रैश् च मुहूर्तैश् च खेचरैश् च महाग्रहैः
With the directions and intermediate directions, with rivers and oceans, with stars and moments, with celestial beings and great planets,
देवर्षिभिस् तपोवृद्धैः सिद्धैर् विद्वद्भिर् एव च राजर्षिभिः पुण्यतमैर् गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोगणैः
With divine sages accomplished in austerity, with Siddhas and learned ones, with the most virtuous royal sages, with Gandharvas and hosts of Apsarases,
चराचरगुरुः श्रीमान् वृतः सर्वैः सुरैस् तथा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो दैत्यं वचनम् अब्रवीत्
The glorious preceptor of all moving and unmoving beings, surrounded by all the gods, Brahmā, the foremost knower of Brahman, spoke to the Daitya.
प्रीतो ऽस्मि तव भक्तस्य तपसानेन सुव्रत वरं वरय भद्रं ते यथेष्टं कामम् आप्नुहि
"I am pleased with your devotion and this austerity, O virtuous one. Choose a boon, good fortune to you; obtain whatever desire you wish."
न देवासुरगन्धर्वा न यक्षोरगराक्षसाः ऋषयो वाथ मां शापैः क्रुद्धा लोकपितामह
"Let neither gods, nor Asuras, nor Gandharvas, nor Yakṣas, nor serpents, nor Rākṣasas, nor even sages, O Lord of creatures, curse me in anger."
शपेयुस् तपसा युक्ता वर एष वृतो मया न शस्त्रेण न वास्त्रेण गिरिणा पादपेन वा
"Even if endowed with austerity, let them not curse me; this boon I have chosen. Let me not be slain by weapon, missile, mountain, or tree."
न शुष्केण न चार्द्रेण न चैवोर्ध्वं न चाप्य् अधः पाणिप्रहारेणैकेन सभृत्यबलवाहनम्
"Not by something dry nor by something wet, not from above nor from below, not by a blow of the hand, whether alone or with attendants, army, or vehicles."
यो मां नाशयितुं शक्तः स मे मृत्युर् भविष्यति भवेयम् अहम् एवार्कः सोमो वायुर् हुताशनः
"Whoever is able to destroy me, let him be my death. May I become the sun, the moon, the wind, or the fire-offering."
सलिलं चान्तरिक्षं च आकाशं चैव सर्वशः अहं क्रोधश् च कामश् च वरुणो वासवो यमः धनदश् च धनाध्यक्षो यक्षः किंपुरुषाधिपः
"And water, and the atmosphere, and all of space; may I be anger and desire, Varuṇa, Indra, Yama, the lord of wealth, the treasurer, the Yakṣa, and the lord of Kiṃpuruṣas."
एते दिव्या वरास् तात मया दत्तास् तवाद्भुताः सर्वान् कामान् इमांस् तात प्राप्स्यसि त्वं न संशयः
"These divine and wondrous boons, dear one, I have granted you. You shall obtain all these desires, dear one, without doubt."