कर्ता क्रियाणां स च इज्यते क्रतुः स एव तत्कर्मफलं च तस्य यत् युगादि यस्माच् च भवेद् अशेषतो हरेर् न किंचिद् व्यतिरिक्तम् अस्ति तत्
He is the agent of actions, He is worshipped as the sacrifice, He alone is the fruit of that action; from whom the beginning of the age arises, and apart from Hari, nothing whatsoever exists.
तारामयं भगवतः शिशुमाराकृति प्रभोः दिवि रूपं हरेर् यत् तु तस्य पुच्छे स्थितो ध्रुवः
The form of the Lord in the sky, composed of stars, is that of a dolphin; in its tail is fixed Dhruva.
सएष भ्रमन् भ्रामयति चन्द्रादित्यादिकान् ग्रहान् भ्रमन्तम् अनु तं यान्ति नक्षत्राणि च चक्रवत्
He, revolving, causes the revolution of the planets such as the Moon and Sun; the stars follow him as he moves, like spokes in a wheel.
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ तारा नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैः सह वातानीकमयैर् बन्धैर् ध्रुवे बद्धानि तानि वै
The Sun, Moon, stars, and planets, bound to Dhruva by bands made of wind, are indeed fastened there.
शिशुमाराकृति प्रोक्तं यद् रूपं ज्योतिषां दिवि नारायणः परं धाम तस्याधारः स्वयं हृदि
That form in the sky of the luminaries, called the dolphin, is the supreme abode of Nārāyaṇa, who is established as its very support in the heart.
उत्तानपादतनयस् तम् आराध्य प्रजापतिम् स ताराशिशुमारस्य ध्रुवः पुच्छे व्यवस्थितः
Having worshipped the Lord of creatures, the son of Uttānapāda, Dhruva, is established at the tail of the constellation-dolphin.
आधारः शिशुमारस्य सर्वाध्यक्षो जनार्दनः ध्रुवस्य शिशुमारश् च ध्रुवे भानुर् व्यवस्थितः
Janārdana is the support of the dolphin and the overseer of all; the dolphin is the support of Dhruva, and the Sun is established in Dhruva.
तद् आधारं जगच् चेदं सदेवासुरमानुषम् येन विप्रा विधानेन तन् मे शृणुत सांप्रतम्
By that support, this world, including gods, asuras, and humans, is upheld; O sages, now hear from me the manner in which this is so.
विवस्वान् अष्टभिर् मासैर् ग्रसत्य् अपो रसात्मिकाः वर्षत्य् अम्बु ततश् चान्नम् अन्नादम् अखिलं जगत्
Vivasvān, in eight months, absorbs the waters that are the essence of sap; then he causes rain, and from that comes food, and all the world is sustained by food.
विवस्वान् अंशुभिस् तीक्ष्णैर् आदाय जगतो जलम् सोमं पुष्यत्य् अथेन्दुश् च वायुनाडीमयैर् दिवि
Vivasvān, with his sharp rays, draws up the water of the world; then Soma nourishes it, and the Moon, by means of channels of air, in the sky.
जलैर् विक्षिप्यते ऽभ्रेषु धूमाग्न्यनिलमूर्तिषु न भ्रश्यन्ति यतस् तेभ्यो जलान्य् अभ्राणि तान्य् अतः
The waters are scattered in the clouds by forms of vapor, fire, and wind; from these, the clouds do not lose the waters, and thus they are retained.
अभ्रस्थाः प्रपतन्त्य् आपो वायुना समुदीरिताः संस्कारं कालजनितं विप्राश् चासाद्य निर्मलाः
The waters, situated in the clouds, fall down, driven by the wind; having acquired the purification produced by time, O sages, they become pure.
सरित्समुद्रा भौमास् तु तथापः प्राणिसंभवाः चतुष्प्रकारा भगवान् आदत्ते सविता द्विजाः
The blessed Sun takes up four kinds of water, O twice-born: from rivers and oceans, from the earth, and from living beings.
आकाशगङ्गासलिलं तथाहृत्य गभस्तिमान् अनभ्रगतम् एवोर्व्यां सद्यः क्षिपति रश्मिभिः
The radiant one, having taken the water of the celestial Ganges, immediately sends it down to the earth with his rays, even when there are no clouds.
तस्य संस्पर्शनिर्धूतपापपङ्को द्विजोत्तमाः न याति नरकं मर्त्यो दिव्यं स्नानं हि तत् स्मृतम्
O best of the twice-born, a mortal whose sins and stains are washed away by contact with that water does not go to hell; for that is called a divine bath.
दृष्टसूर्यं हि तद् वारि पतत्य् अभ्रैर् विना दिवः आकाशगङ्गासलिलं तद् गोभिः क्षिप्यते रवेः
That water, seen by the Sun, falls from the sky without clouds; that water of the celestial Ganges is cast down by the rays of the Sun upon the cows.
कृत्तिकादिषु ऋक्षेषु विषमेष्व् अम्बु यद् दिवः दृष्ट्वार्कं पतितं ज्ञेयं तद् गाङ्गं दिग्गजोह्नितम्
When water falls from the sky upon the uneven constellations beginning with Kṛttikā, having seen the sun, it should be understood as Ganges water, born from the directions' elephants.
युग्मर्क्षेषु तु यत् तोयं पतत्य् अर्कोद्गितं दिवः तत् सूर्यरश्मिभिः सद्यः समादाय निरस्यते
But when water falls from the sky upon the paired constellations, rising with the sun, it is immediately taken up and removed by the sun’s rays.
उभयं पुण्यम् अत्यर्थं नृणां पापहरं द्विजाः आकाशगङ्गासलिलं दिव्यं स्नानं द्विजोत्तमाः
Both kinds are exceedingly holy, O twice-born, removing sin for people; the celestial Ganges water is divine, O best of the twice-born, for bathing.
यत् तु मेघैः समुत्सृष्टं वारि तत् प्राणिनां द्विजाः पुष्णात्य् ओषधयः सर्वा जीवनायामृतं हि तत्
The water released by clouds, O twice-born, nourishes all living beings; it sustains all plants, for it is truly nectar for life.
तेन वृद्धिं परां नीतः सकलश् चौषधीगणः साधकः फलपाकान्तः प्रजानां तु प्रजायते
By that, the entire group of medicinal plants attains great growth; it is the cause of fruit ripening, and from it, offspring are produced.
तेन यज्ञान् यथाप्रोक्तान् मानवाः शास्त्रचक्षुषः कुर्वते ऽहरहश् चैव देवान् आप्याययन्ति ते
With that, people who see with the eye of scripture perform the prescribed sacrifices daily, and thereby they nourish the gods.
एवं यज्ञाश् च वेदाश् च वर्णाश् च द्विजपूर्वकाः सर्वदेवनिकायाश् च पशुभूतगणाश् च ये
Thus, sacrifices, Vedas, castes beginning with the twice-born, all groups of gods, and the herds of animals and beings—all exist.
वृष्ट्या धृतम् इदं सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम् सापि निष्पाद्यते वृष्टिः सवित्रा मुनिसत्तमाः
This entire world, both immobile and mobile, is sustained by rain; and that rain is produced by Savitṛ, O best of sages.
आधारभूतः सवितुर् ध्रुवो मुनिवरोत्तमाः ध्रुवस्य शिशुमारो ऽसौ सो ऽपि नारायणाश्रयः
Savitṛ is the fixed foundation, O foremost sage; the fixed star is the Śiśumāra, and it too rests upon Nārāyaṇa.
हृदि नारायणस् तस्य शिशुमारस्य संस्थितः विभर्ता सर्वभूतानाम् आदिभूतः सनातनः
Nārāyaṇa abides in the heart of that Śiśumāra; he is the supporter of all beings, the primordial and eternal one.
एवं मया मुनिश्रेष्ठा ब्रह्माण्डं समुदाहृतम् भूसमुद्रादिभिर् युक्तं किम् अन्यच् छ्रोतुम् इच्छथ
Thus, O best of sages, I have described the Brahmāṇḍa, joined with the earth, ocean, and others; what else do you wish to hear?
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्य् आयतनानि च वक्तुम् अर्हसि धर्मज्ञ श्रोतुं नो वर्तते मनः
You should speak of the holy tīrthas and sacred places upon the earth, O knower of dharma; our minds desire to hear.
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश् चैव सुसंयतम् विद्या तपश् च कीर्तिश् च स तीर्थफलम् अश्नुते
He whose hands, feet, and mind are well restrained, whose learning, austerity, and fame are present, attains the fruit of tīrtha.
मनो विशुद्धं पुरुषस्य तीर्थं वाचां तथा चेन्द्रियनिग्रहश् च एतानि तीर्थानि शरीरजानि स्वर्गस्य मार्गं प्रतिबोधयन्ति
The purified mind of a person, likewise speech and control of the senses—these bodily tīrthas awaken the path to heaven.