शोकतृष्णाभिभूतो ऽहं कांदिशीको विचेतनः इदानीं त्वाम् अहं देव विह्वलः शरणं गतः
Overcome by grief and thirst, I am confused and lost; now, O Lord, I come to you, distressed, seeking refuge.
त्राहि मां दुःखितं कृष्ण मग्नं संसारसागरे कृपां कुरु जगन्नाथ भक्तं मां यदि मन्यसे
Save me, O Krishna, who am suffering and submerged in the ocean of samsara; have mercy, O Lord of the world, if you consider me your devotee.
त्वदृते नास्ति मे बन्धुर् यो ऽसौ चिन्तां करिष्यति देव त्वां नाथम् आसाद्य न भयं मे ऽस्ति कुत्रचित्
Except for you, I have no friend who will care for me; O Lord, having attained you as my protector, I have no fear anywhere.
जीविते मरणे चैव योगक्षेमे ऽथवा प्रभो ये तु त्वां विधिवद् देव नार्चयन्ति नराधमाः
In life and in death, in prosperity and adversity, O Lord, those base men who do not worship you properly—
सुगतिस् तु कथं तेषां भवेत् संसारबन्धनात् किं तेषां कुलशीलेन विद्यया जीवितेन च
How can there be a good destination for those bound in the cycle of worldly existence? What use to them is family, conduct, learning, or even life itself?
येषां न जायते भक्तिर् जगद्धातरि केशवे प्रकृतिं त्व् आसुरीं प्राप्य ये त्वां निन्दन्ति मोहिताः
Those in whom devotion to Keśava, the Creator of the universe, does not arise—who, deluded, revile you, having attained a demonic nature—
पतन्ति नरके घोरे जायमानाः पुनः पुनः न तेषां निष्कृतिस् तस्माद् विद्यते नरकार्णवात्
They fall into dreadful hell, being born again and again; for them, there is no deliverance from the ocean of hell.
ये दूषयन्ति दुर्वृत्तास् त्वां देव पुरुषाधमाः यत्र यत्र भवेज् जन्म मम कर्मनिबन्धनात्
Those wicked ones of evil conduct, lowest among men, who revile you, O Lord—wherever I am born because of my karma—
तत्र तत्र हरे भक्तिस् त्वयि चास्तु दृढा सदा आराध्य त्वां सुरा दैत्या नराश् चान्ये ऽपि संयताः
May there, O Hari, always be firm devotion to you; gods, demons, humans, and others, having worshipped you with restraint, attained supreme perfection.
अवापुः परमां सिद्धिं कस् त्वां देव न पूजयेत् न शक्नुवन्ति ब्रह्माद्याः स्तोतुं त्वां त्रिदशा हरे
Who would not worship you, O Lord, who have attained the highest perfection? Even Brahmā and the other gods, O Hari, are unable to praise you.
कथं मानुषबुद्ध्याहं स्तौमि त्वां प्रकृतेः परम् तथा चाज्ञानभावेन संस्तुतो ऽसि मया प्रभो
How, with a human intellect, can I praise you, who are beyond nature? And yet, out of ignorance, I have praised you, O Lord.
तत् क्षमस्वापराधं मे यदि ते ऽस्ति दया मयि कृतापराधे ऽपि हरे क्षमां कुर्वन्ति साधवः
Therefore, forgive my offense, if you have compassion for me; even when an offense is committed, O Hari, the virtuous forgive.
तस्मात् प्रसीद देवेश भक्तस्नेहं समाश्रितः स्तुतो ऽसि यन् मया देव भक्तिभावेन चेतसा साङ्गं भवतु तत् सर्वं वासुदेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
Therefore, be gracious, Lord of gods, as I have taken refuge in devotion and affection; whatever I have praised you with, O God, with a mind full of devotion—may all that be complete; O Vāsudeva, homage to you.
इत्थं स्तुतस् तदा तेन प्रसन्नो गरुडध्वजः ददौ तस्मै मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सकलं मनसेप्सितम्
Thus praised at that time by him, the Lord Garuḍa-bannered became pleased and granted to him, O best of sages, all that he desired in his mind.
यः संपूज्य जगन्नाथं प्रत्यहं स्तौति मानवः स्तोत्रेणानेन मतिमान् स मोक्षं लभते ध्रुवम्
Whoever, having worshipped the Lord of the universe, praises him daily with this hymn, being wise, surely attains liberation.
त्रिसंध्यं यो जपेद् विद्वान् इदं स्तोत्रवरं शुचिः धर्मं चार्थं च कामं च मोक्षं च लभते नरः
A learned and pure person who recites this excellent hymn at the three junctions of the day attains righteousness, wealth, desire, and liberation.
यः पठेच् छृणुयाद् वापि श्रावयेद् वा समाहितः स लोकं शाश्वतं विष्णोर् याति निर्धूतकल्मषः
Whoever recites, hears, or causes this to be heard with concentration goes to Viṣṇu’s eternal realm, freed from all sin.
धन्यं पापहरं चेदं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं शिवम् गुह्यं सुदुर्लभं पुण्यं न देयं यस्य कस्यचित्
This is blessed, sin-destroying, bestowing enjoyment and liberation, auspicious, secret, very rare, and meritorious; it should not be given to just anyone.
न नास्तिकाय मूर्खाय न कृतघ्नाय मानिने न दुष्टमतये दद्यान् नाभक्ताय कदाचन
It should never be given to an atheist, a fool, an ungrateful person, a proud one, one of wicked mind, or one who lacks devotion.
दातव्यं भक्तियुक्ताय गुणशीलान्विताय च विष्णुभक्ताय शान्ताय श्रद्धानुष्ठानशालिने
It should be given to one endowed with devotion, good conduct, a devotee of Viṣṇu, peaceful, and steadfast in faith and observance.
इदं समस्ताघविनाशहेतुः कारुण्यसंज्ञं सुखमोक्षदं च अशेषवाञ्छाफलदं वरिष्ठं स्तोत्रं मयोक्तं पुरुषोत्तमस्य
This supreme hymn of Puruṣottama, which destroys all sins, is called compassionate, grants happiness and liberation, and fulfills all desires—I have declared it.
ये तं सुसूक्ष्मं विमला मुरारिं ध्यायन्ति नित्यं पुरुषं पुराणम् ते मुक्तिभाजः प्रविशन्ति विष्णुं मन्त्रैर् यथाज्यं हुतम् अध्वराग्नौ
Those pure ones who always meditate on that subtle, stainless, ancient Person, the enemy of Mura, become recipients of liberation and enter Viṣṇu, just as oblations offered with mantras enter the sacrificial fire.
एकः स देवो भवदुःखहन्ता परः परेषां न ततो ऽस्ति चान्यत् द्रष्टा स पाता स तु नाशकर्ता विष्णुः समस्ताखिलसारभूतः
He alone is the god who removes the suffering of existence; he is supreme among the supreme, and there is no other beyond him. He is the seer, the protector, and indeed the destroyer; Viṣṇu is the very essence of all that exists.
किं विद्यया किं स्वगुणैश् च तेषां यज्ञैश् च दानैश् च तपोभिर् उग्रैः येषां न भक्तिर् भवतीह कृष्णे जगद्गुरौ मोक्षसुखप्रदे च
What use is knowledge, or one's own virtues, or sacrifices, gifts, or severe austerities, for those who do not have devotion here to Kṛṣṇa, the teacher of the world and bestower of liberation and happiness?
लोके स धन्यः स शुचिः स विद्वान् मखैस् तपोभिः स गुणैर् वरिष्ठः ज्ञाता स दाता स तु सत्यवक्ता यस्यास्ति भक्तिः पुरुषोत्तमाख्ये
In this world, he is blessed, he is pure, he is wise, he is foremost in sacrifices, austerities, and virtues; he is the knower, the giver, the speaker of truth—he who has devotion to the one called Puruṣottama.
स्तुत्वैवं मुनिशार्दूलाः प्रणम्य च सनातनम् वासुदेवं जगन्नाथं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Having thus praised and bowed to the eternal one, the tigers among sages worshipped Vāsudeva, lord of the universe, the giver of all desired fruits.
चिन्ताविष्टो महीपालः कुशान् आस्तीर्य भूतले वस्त्रं च तन्मना भूत्वा सुष्वाप धरणीतले
Filled with anxiety, the king spread kuśa grass on the ground, set his mind on that, and lay down to sleep upon the earth.
कथं प्रत्यक्षम् अभ्येति देवदेवो जनार्दनः मम चार्तिहरो देवस् तदासाव् इति चिन्तयन्
He pondered, 'How will the god of gods, Janārdana, appear before me? How will that god, the remover of my distress, manifest now?'
सुप्तस्य तस्य नृपतेर् वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः आत्मानं दर्शयाम् आस शङ्खचक्रगदाभृतम्
As the king slept, Vāsudeva, the teacher of the world, revealed himself, bearing the conch, discus, and mace.
स ददर्श तु सप्रेम देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं गदाचक्रोग्रपाणिनम्
He beheld with devotion the god of gods, the teacher of the world, the deity holding the conch and discus, the god with the fierce mace and discus in his hands.