त्वम् एव ब्रह्मा विश्वेश अप्सु ब्रह्म वदन्ति ते सर्वस्य परमा योनिः सुधांशो ज्योतिषां निधिः
You alone are Brahmā, Lord of the Universe; in the waters, you are called Brahman. You are the supreme source of all, the nectar-rayed one, the treasury of lights.
ऋक्सामानि तथौंकारम् आहुस् त्वां ब्रह्मवादिनः हायि हायि हरे हायि हुवाहावेति वासकृत्
Those who speak of Brahman declare you to be the Ṛg, Sāma, and the sacred syllable Oṃ. 'Hāyi, hāyi, Hare, hāyi, huvāhā'—thus do they sing your praise.
गायन्ति त्वां सुरश्रेष्ठाः सामगा ब्रह्मवादिनः यजुर्मय ऋङ्मयश् च सामाथर्वयुतस् तथा
The best of the gods, the singers of the Sāma, and those versed in Brahman sing of you; you are composed of Yajur, Ṛg, Sāma, and also Atharva.
पठ्यसे ब्रह्मविद्भिस् त्वं कल्पोपनिषदां गणैः ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वर्णाश्रमाश् च ये
You are recited by knowers of Brahman, by groups versed in the Kalpa and Upaniṣads; Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and all those of the social orders and stages of life.
त्वम् एवाश्रमसंघाश् च विद्युत् स्तनितम् एव च संवत्सरस् त्वम् ऋतवो मासा मासार्धम् एव च
You alone are the communities of āśramas, the lightning and thunder; you are the year, the seasons, the months, and even the half-months.
कला काष्ठा निमेषाश् च नक्षत्राणि युगानि च वृषाणां ककुदं त्वं हि गिरीणां शिखराणि च
You are the divisions of time—kalās, kāṣṭhās, nimeṣas—and the constellations and ages; you are the hump of bulls and the peaks of mountains.
सिंहो मृगाणां पतयस् तक्षकानन्तभोगिनाम् क्षीरोदो ह्य् उदधीनां च मन्त्राणां प्रणवस् तथा
You are the lion among animals, the lord among serpents Takṣaka and Ananta; you are the ocean of milk among seas, and among mantras, the syllable Oṃ.
वज्रं प्रहरणानां च व्रतानां सत्यम् एव च त्वम् एवेच्छा च द्वेषश् च रागो मोहः शमः क्षमा
You are the thunderbolt among weapons, and truth among vows; you alone are desire, aversion, passion, delusion, tranquility, and forgiveness.
व्यवसायो धृतिर् लोभः कामक्रोधौ जयाजयौ त्वं गदी त्वं शरी चापी खट्वाङ्गी मुद्गरी तथा
You are resolve, steadfastness, greed, desire and anger, victory and defeat; you are the mace, the arrow, the bow, the club, and the mallet.
छेत्ता भेत्ता प्रहर्ता च नेता मन्तासि नो मतः दशलक्षणसंयुक्तो धर्मो ऽर्थः काम एव च
You are the cutter, the breaker, the striker, the leader, and the counselor, as we understand; you are dharma endowed with its ten characteristics, as well as artha and kāma.
इन्दुः समुद्रः सरितः पल्वलानि सरांसि च लतावल्ल्यस् तृणौषध्यः पशवो मृगपक्षिणः
You are the moon, the ocean, the rivers, the ponds, and the lakes; you are the creepers and vines, grasses and herbs, cattle, wild animals, and birds.
द्रव्यकर्मगुणारम्भः कालपुष्पफलप्रदः आदिश् चान्तश् च मध्यश् च गायत्र्य् ओंकार एव च
You are the origin of substance, action, and quality, the giver of time, flowers, and fruits; you are the beginning, the end, and the middle, the Gāyatrī and the syllable Oṃ.
हरितो लोहितः कृष्णो नीलः पीतस् तथा क्षणः कद्रुश् च कपिलो बभ्रुः कपोतो मच्छकस् तथा
You are green, red, black, blue, yellow, and fleeting; you are Kadru, Kapila, Babhru, Kapota, and also Macchaka.
सुवर्णरेता विख्यातः सुवर्णश् चाप्य् अथो मतः सुवर्णनामा च तथा सुवर्णप्रिय एव च
You are renowned as Suvarṇaretas, and also called Suvarṇa; you are named Suvarṇanāma and indeed Suvarṇapriya.
त्वम् इन्द्रश् च यमश् चैव वरुणो धनदो ऽनलः उत्फुल्लश् चित्रभानुश् च स्वर्भानुर् भानुर् एव च
You are Indra, Yama, Varuṇa, Kubera, and Agni; you are Utphulla, Citrabhānu, Svarbhānu, and also Bhānu.
होत्रं होता च होम्यं च हुतं चैव तथा प्रभुः त्रिसौपर्णस् तथा ब्रह्मन् यजुषां शतरुद्रियम्
You are the offering, the offerer, the object to be offered, and the oblation itself, as well as the Lord; you are the trisauparṇa, O Brahman, and the Śatarudriya among Yajur hymns.
पवित्रं च पवित्राणां मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् प्राणश् च त्वं रजश् च त्वं तमः सत्त्वयुतस् तथा
You are the purifier among purifiers, the auspicious among auspicious things; you are prāṇa, you are rajas, and you are tamas endowed with sattva.
प्राणो ऽपानः समानश् च उदानो व्यान एव च उन्मेषश् च निमेषश् च क्षुत्तृङ्जृम्भा तथैव च
You are prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna; you are opening and closing of the eyes, hunger, thirst, and yawning as well.
लोहिताङ्गश् च दंष्ट्री च महावक्त्रो महोदरः शुचिरोमा हरिच्छ्मश्रुर् ऊर्ध्वकेशश् चलाचलः
Red-bodied, with fangs, a great mouth and vast belly, pure-haired, green-bearded, hair standing upright, moving and unmoving.
गीतवादित्रनृत्याङ्गो गीतवादनकप्रियः मत्स्यो जालो जलो ऽजय्यो जलव्यालः कुटीचरः
His limbs are song, music, and dance; fond of singing and playing instruments; a fish, a net, water, unconquerable, a water-serpent, a dweller in huts.
विकालश् च सुकालश् च दुष्कालः कालनाशनः मृत्युश् चैवाक्षयो ऽन्तश् च क्षमामायाकरोत्करः
He is untimely, timely, and adverse time; destroyer of time; death, imperishable, end, and the uprooter of earth and illusion.
संवर्तो वर्तकश् चैव संवर्तकबलाहकौ घण्टाकी घण्टकी घण्टी चूडालो लवणोदधिः
He is Samvarta and Vartaka, the Samvartaka and Balāhaka clouds, Ghantaki, Ghantaki, Ghanti, Chudala, and the salt ocean.
ब्रह्मा कालाग्निवक्त्रश् च दण्डी मुण्डस् त्रिदण्डधृक् चतुर्युगश् चतुर्वेदश् चतुर्होत्रश् चतुष्पथः
He is Brahma, with the face of time-fire, holding a staff, shaven-headed, bearer of three staffs, the four ages, the four Vedas, the four sacrifices, and the four paths.
चातुराश्रम्यनेता च चातुर्वर्ण्यकरश् च ह क्षराक्षरः प्रियो धूर्तो गणैर् गण्यो गणाधिपः
Leader of the four stages of life, creator of the four castes, perishable and imperishable, beloved, clever, counted among groups, leader of groups.
रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरो गिरीशो गिरिजाप्रियः शिल्पीशः शिल्पिनः श्रेष्ठः सर्वशिल्पिप्रवर्तकः
Wearing red garlands and garments, lord of the mountains, beloved of the mountain-born, lord of artisans, best among artisans, originator of all crafts.
भगनेत्रान्तकश् चण्डः पूष्णो दन्तविनाशनः स्वाहा स्वधा वषट्कारो नमस्कार नमो ऽस्तु ते
Destroyer of Bhaga's eye, fierce, destroyer of Pūṣan's teeth, Svāhā, Svadhā, utterer of vaṣaṭ, salutation, homage to you.
गूढव्रतश् च गूढश् च गूढव्रतनिषेवितः तरणस् तारणश् चैव सर्वभूतेषु तारणः
He is hidden in vows, hidden, served by those with hidden vows, the savior, the one who saves, savior among all beings.
धाता विधाता संधाता निधाता धारणो धरः तपो ब्रह्म च सत्यं च ब्रह्मचर्यं तथार्जवम्
Creator, arranger, uniter, depositor, supporter, bearer; austerity, Brahman, truth, celibacy, and uprightness.
भूतात्मा भूतकृद् भूतो भूतभव्यभवोद्भवः भूर् भुवः स्वरितश् चैव भूतो ह्य् अग्निर् महेश्वरः
Soul of beings, creator of beings, being itself, origin of past, future, and present; earth, atmosphere, heaven, being, fire, and great lord.
ब्रह्मावर्तः सुरावर्तः कामावर्त नमो ऽस्तु ते कामबिम्बविनिर्हन्ता कर्णिकारस्रजप्रियः
Brahmāvarta, Surāvarta, Kāmāvarta, homage to you; destroyer of the image of desire, fond of garlands of karṇikāra flowers.