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."
एवम् उक्त्वा तु भगवाञ् जगामाशु पितामहः वैराजं ब्रह्मसदनं ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्
Having thus spoken, the blessed Lord, the Grandfather, swiftly departed to the celestial abode of Virāja, attended by hosts of Brahmarṣis.
ततो देवाश् च नागाश् च गन्धर्वा मुनयस् तथा वरप्रदानं श्रुत्वैव पितामहम् उपस्थिताः
Then the gods, the serpents, the Gandharvas, and the sages, having heard of the granting of the boon, approached the Grandfather.
वरेणानेन भगवन् बाधिष्यति स नो ऽसुरः तत् प्रसीदाशु भगवन् वधो ऽप्य् अस्य विचिन्त्यताम्
O Lord, with this boon that demon will oppress us; therefore, be gracious, O Lord, and quickly consider his destruction.
भगवन् सर्वभूतानां स्वयंभूर् आदिकृत् प्रभुः स्रष्टा च हव्यकव्यानाम् अव्यक्तं प्रकृतिर् ध्रुवम्
O Lord, you are the Self-born, the primeval creator and master of all beings, the maker of offerings to gods and ancestors, the unmanifest, nature itself, and the eternal.
ततो लोकहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा देवः प्रजापतिः प्रोवाच भगवान् वाक्यं सर्वदेवगणांस् तथा
Then, having heard these words spoken for the welfare of the worlds, the god Prajāpati addressed all the hosts of gods with these words.
अवश्यं त्रिदशास् तेन प्राप्तव्यं तपसः फलम् तपसो ऽन्ते च भगवान् वधं विष्णुः करिष्यति
Certainly, the gods must receive the fruit of his austerity; but at the end of his penance, Lord Viṣṇu himself will bring about his death.
एतच् छ्रुत्वा सुराः सर्वे वाक्यं पङ्कजजन्मनः स्वानि स्थानानि दिव्यानि जग्मुस् ते वै मुदान्विताः
Hearing these words of the lotus-born one, all the gods, filled with joy, returned to their own divine abodes.
लब्धमात्रे वरे चापि सर्वाः सो ऽबाधत प्रजाः हिरण्यकशिपुर् दैत्यो वरदानेन दर्पितः
As soon as he obtained the boon, that Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu, made arrogant by the granting of the boon, began to oppress all beings.
आश्रमेषु महाभागान् मुनीन् वै संशितव्रतान् सत्यधर्मरतान् दान्तांस् तदा धर्षितवांस् तथा
He then violated the great and noble sages in their hermitages—those of firm vows, devoted to truth and righteousness, self-controlled.
त्रिदिवस्थांस् तथा देवान् पराजित्य महाबलः त्रैलोक्यं वशम् आनीय स्वर्गे वसति सो ऽसुरः
Having conquered the gods dwelling in heaven with his great might, that Asura brought the three worlds under his control and dwelt in heaven.