बहुरागार्थकामैर् वा न वन्यैर् अन्तरिक्षगैः बभूव तस्य नृपतेर् मनसस् तुष्टिवर्धनम्
Neither by many objects of passion and desire, nor by wild things or those dwelling in the sky, did the king's mind find increased satisfaction.
शैलमृद्दारुजातेषु प्रशस्तं किं महीतले विष्णुप्रतिमायोग्यं च सर्वलक्षणलक्षितम्
Among stones, clay, and wood found on earth, what is praised as suitable for a form of Viṣṇu, bearing all auspicious marks?
एतैर् एव त्रयाणां तु दयितं स्यात् सुरार्चितम् स्थापिते प्रीतिम् अभ्येति इति चिन्तापरो ऽभवत्
Of these three, the one beloved and worshipped by the gods, when established, brings joy; thus he became absorbed in this thought.
पञ्चरात्रविधानेन संपूज्य पुरुषोत्तमम् चिन्ताविष्टो महीपालः संस्तोतुम् उपचक्रमे
According to the Pañcarātra method, having worshipped the Supreme Person, the king, immersed in contemplation, began to praise Him.
वासुदेव नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते मोक्षकारण त्राहि मां सर्वलोकेश जन्मसंसारसागरात्
O Vāsudeva, salutations to You! Salutations to You, cause of liberation. Protect me, Lord of all worlds, from the ocean of birth and worldly existence.
निर्मलाम्बरसंकाश नमस् ते पुरुषोत्तम संकर्षण नमस् ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां धरणीधर
Salutations to You, O Supreme Person, whose appearance is like pure garments. Salutations to You, Saṃkarṣaṇa. Protect me, bearer of the earth.
नमस् ते हेमगर्भाभ नमस् ते मकरध्वज रतिकान्त नमस् ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां संवरान्तक
Salutations to You, whose radiance is like gold. Salutations to You, Makaradhvaja, beloved of Rati. Salutations to You; protect me, destroyer of obstacles.
नमस् ते ऽञ्जनसंकाश नमस् ते भक्तवत्सल अनिरुद्ध नमस् ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां वरदो भव
Salutations to You, whose hue is like collyrium. Salutations to You, who cherish devotees. Salutations to You, Aniruddha. Protect me, bestower of boons.
नमस् ते विबुधावास नमस् ते विबुधप्रिय नारायण नमस् ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां शरणागतम्
Salutations to You, abode of the gods. Salutations to You, beloved of the gods. Salutations to You, Nārāyaṇa. Protect me, who has sought refuge.
नमस् ते बलिनां श्रेष्ठ नमस् ते लाङ्गलायुध चतुर्मुख जगद्धाम त्राहि मां प्रपितामह
Salutations to You, foremost among the strong. Salutations to You, wielder of the plough. Four-faced, foundation of the world, protect me, ancestor of all.
नमस् ते नीलमेघाभ नमस् ते त्रिदशार्चित त्राहि विष्णो जगन्नाथ मग्नं मां भवसागरे
Salutations to You, whose form is like a dark cloud. Salutations to You, worshipped by the gods. Protect me, O Viṣṇu, Lord of the universe, who am submerged in the ocean of worldly existence.
प्रलयानलसंकाश नमस् ते दितिजान्तक नरसिंह महावीर्य त्राहि मां दीप्तलोचन
Salutations to You, whose form is like the fire of dissolution. Salutations to You, destroyer of demons. O Narasiṃha, of great valor, protect me, You with blazing eyes.
यथा रसातलाद् उर्वी त्वया दंष्ट्रोद्धृता पुरा तथा महावराहस् त्वं त्राहि मां दुःखसागरात्
Just as, in ancient times, You lifted the earth from the netherworld with Your tusk, so, O Great Boar, protect me from the ocean of suffering.
तवैता मूर्तयः कृष्ण वरदाः संस्तुता मया तवेमे बलदेवाद्याः पृथग्रूपेण संस्थिताः
These forms of Yours, O Kṛṣṇa, bestowers of boons, have been praised by me. These, beginning with Baladeva, exist separately.
अङ्गानि तव देवेश गरुत्माद्यास् तथा प्रभो दिक्पालाः सायुधाश् चैव केशवाद्यास् तथाच्युत
Your limbs, O Lord of the gods, are Garuḍa and others; likewise, O Master, the guardians of the directions with their weapons, and those beginning with Keśava, and also Acyuta.
ये चान्ये तव देवेश भेदाः प्रोक्ता मनीषिभिः ते ऽपि सर्वे जगन्नाथ प्रसन्नायतलोचन
And all other forms of Yours, O Lord of the gods, spoken of by the wise, they too, O Lord of the universe with gracious eyes, are all present.
मयार्चिताः स्तुताः सर्वे तथा यूयं नमस्कृताः प्रयच्छत वरं मह्यं धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्
All have been worshipped and praised by me, and you all have been saluted. Grant me a boon that bestows righteousness, desire, wealth, and liberation.
भेदास् ते कीर्तिता ये तु हरे संकर्षणादयः तव पूजार्थसंभूतास् ततस् त्वयि समाश्रिताः
Those forms of Yours, O Hari, beginning with Saṃkarṣaṇa, have been described; arising for the purpose of Your worship, they are thus established in You.
न भेदस् तव देवेश विद्यते परमार्थतः विविधं तव यद् रूपम् उक्तं तद् उपचारतः
O Lord of the gods, in ultimate reality there is no division in you; whatever various forms of yours are spoken of, they are only figurative.
अद्वैतं त्वां कथं द्वैतं वक्तुं शक्नोति मानवः एकस् त्वं हि हरे व्यापी चित्स्वभावो निरञ्जनः
How can a human speak of duality in you, who are non-dual? You alone, O Hari, are all-pervading, of the nature of consciousness, and without stain.
परमं तव यद् रूपं भावाभावविवर्जितम् निर्लेपं निर्गुणं श्रेष्ठं कूटस्थम् अचलं ध्रुवम्
Your supreme form is beyond existence and non-existence, untouched, without qualities, highest, unchanging, immovable, and eternal.
सर्वोपाधिविनिर्मुक्तं सत्तामात्रव्यवस्थितम् तद् देवाश् च न जानन्ति कथं जानाम्य् अहं प्रभो
Free from all limiting conditions, established solely in pure being—that form even the gods do not know; how then could I know it, O Lord?
अपरं तव यद् रूपं पीतवस्त्रं चतुर्भुजम् शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिमुकुटाङ्गदधारिणम्
Your other form is described as wearing yellow garments, with four arms, holding conch, discus, and mace, adorned with crown and armlets.
श्रीवत्सोरस्कसंयुक्तं वनमालाविभूषितम् तद् अर्चयन्ति विबुधा ये चान्ये तव संश्रयाः
Endowed with the Śrīvatsa mark on your chest, adorned with a garland of forest flowers—this form is worshipped by the wise and by all who seek your refuge.
देवदेव सुरश्रेष्ठ भक्तानाम् अभयप्रद त्राहि मां पद्मपत्त्राक्ष मग्नं विषयसागरे
O God of gods, best among the gods, giver of fearlessness to your devotees, save me, O lotus-eyed one, who am sunk in the ocean of sense-objects.
नान्यं पश्यामि लोकेश यस्याहं शरणं व्रजे त्वाम् ऋते कमलाकान्त प्रसीद मधुसूदन
I see no other, O Lord of the world, to whom I may take refuge; except for you, O beloved of Lakṣmī, be gracious, O slayer of Madhu.
जराव्याधिशतैर् युक्तो नानादुःखैर् निपीडितः हर्षशोकान्वितो मूढः कर्मपाशैः सुयन्त्रितः
Afflicted by hundreds of old age and diseases, oppressed by various sorrows, beset by joy and grief, deluded and tightly bound by the cords of karma.
पतितो ऽहं महारौद्रे घोरे संसारसागरे विषमोदकदुष्पारे रागद्वेषझषाकुले
I have fallen into the dreadful, terrible ocean of worldly existence, hard to cross, with poisonous waters, teeming with the fish of passion and aversion.
इन्द्रियावर्तगम्भीरे तृष्णाशोकोर्मिसंकुले निराश्रये निरालम्बे निःसारे ऽत्यन्तचञ्चले
Deep with the whirlpools of the senses, agitated by the waves of craving and sorrow, without support or foundation, devoid of essence, utterly unstable.
मायया मोहितस् तत्र भ्रमामि सुचिरं प्रभो नानाजातिसहस्रेषु जायमानः पुनः पुनः
Deluded there by Māyā, I wander for a long time, O Lord, being born again and again in thousands of different kinds of existence.