देवदेव जगन्नाथ त्रैलोक्यप्रभवाव्यय ब्रूहि नः परमं तथ्यं श्वेताख्यस्य च सांप्रतम्
O Lord of gods, Master of the universe, origin and imperishable one of the three worlds, tell us now the supreme truth about the one called Śveta.
शृणुध्वं मुनिशार्दूलाः सर्वसत्त्वहितावहम् प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथ्यं यत् पृच्छथ ममानघाः
Hear, O tigers among sages, you who are sinless and seek the good of all beings; I shall speak to you truly, just as you have asked me.
माधवस्य च माहात्म्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् यच् छ्रुत्वाभिमतान् कामान् ध्रुवं प्राप्नोति मानवः
The greatness of Mādhava destroys all sins; hearing it, a person surely attains all desired wishes.
श्रुतवान् ऋषिभिः पूर्वं माधवाख्यस्य भो द्विजाः शृणुध्वं तां कथां दिव्यां भयशोकार्तिनाशिनीम्
O twice-born, I have heard from the sages of old the divine story of the one called Mādhava; listen to that tale, which destroys fear, sorrow, and distress.
स कृत्वा राज्यम् एकाग्र्यं वर्षाणां च सहस्रशः विचार्य लौकिकान् धर्मान् वैदिकान् नियमांस् तथा
He ruled the kingdom with single-mindedness for thousands of years, considering both worldly and Vedic duties, as well as the proper observances.
केशवाराधने विप्रा निश्चितं व्रतम् आस्थितः स गत्वा परमं क्षेत्रं सागरं दक्षिणाश्रयम्
Firmly resolved in his vow to worship Keśava, he went to the supreme sacred place, the southern shore of the ocean.
तटे तस्मिञ् शुभे रम्ये देशे कृष्णस्य चान्तिके श्वेतो ऽथ कारयाम् आस प्रासादं शुभलक्षणम्
There, on that beautiful and auspicious shore, near Kṛṣṇa, Śveta then had a splendid palace constructed.
धन्वन्तरशतं चैकं देवदेवस्य दक्षिणे ततः श्वेतेन विप्रेन्द्राः श्वेतशैलमयेन च
And to the south of the Lord of gods, Śveta, O best of Brāhmaṇas, built a hall of a hundred columns, made of white stone.
कृतः स भगवाञ् श्वेतो माधवश् चन्द्रसंनिभः प्रतिष्ठां विधिवच् चक्रे यथोद्दिष्टां स्वयं तु सः
That blessed Śveta established Mādhava, shining like the moon, in accordance with the prescribed rites, just as he himself had been instructed.
दत्त्वा दानं द्विजातिभ्यो दीनानाथतपस्विनाम् अथानन्तरतो राजा माधवस्य च संनिधौ
Having given gifts to Brāhmaṇas, to the poor, the helpless, and ascetics, the king then, in the presence of Mādhava,
महीं निपत्य सहसा ओंकारं द्वादशाक्षरम् जपन् स मौनम् आस्थाय मासम् एकं समाधिना
Suddenly fell to the earth, reciting the twelve-syllabled Oṃkāra, maintaining silence, and for one month remained absorbed in meditation.
निराहारो महाभागः सम्यग् विष्णुपदे स्थितः जपान्ते स तु देवेशं संस्तोतुम् उपचक्रमे
Without food, the blessed one stood firmly at Viṣṇu's feet; at the end of his recitation, he began to praise the Lord of gods.
ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय नमः संकर्षणाय च प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय नमो नारायणाय च
Oṃ, obeisance to Vāsudeva, obeisance to Saṃkarṣaṇa, to Pradyumna, to Aniruddha, and obeisance to Nārāyaṇa.
नमो ऽस्तु बहुरूपाय विश्वरूपाय वेधसे निर्गुणायाप्रतर्क्याय शुचये शुक्लकर्मणे
Obeisance to the one of many forms, of universal form, the creator; to the qualityless, the inconceivable, the pure, the performer of pure deeds.
ॐ नमः पद्मनाभाय पद्मगर्भोद्भवाय च नमो ऽस्तु पद्मवर्णाय पद्महस्ताय ते नमः
Oṃ, obeisance to Padmanābha, to the one born from the lotus-womb; obeisance to you of lotus hue, to you who hold the lotus.
ॐ नमः पुष्कराक्षाय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे नमः सहस्रपादाय सहस्रभुजमन्यवे
Oṃ, obeisance to Puṣkarākṣa, to the thousand-eyed, the gracious one; obeisance to the thousand-footed, the thousand-armed mighty one.
ॐ नमो ऽस्तु वराहाय वरदाय सुमेधसे वरिष्ठाय वरेण्याय शरण्यायाच्युताय च
Om, obeisance to Varaha, the bestower of boons, of excellent wisdom, the most eminent, the most worthy, the refuge, and the imperishable.
ॐ नमो बालरूपाय बालपद्मप्रभाय च बालार्कसोमनेत्राय मुञ्जकेशाय धीमते
Om, obeisance to the one with the form of a child, with the radiance of a young lotus, whose eyes are like the rising sun and moon, with matted hair of muñja grass, and of intelligence.
केशवाय नमो नित्यं नमो नारायणाय च माधवाय वरिष्ठाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः
Obeisance always to Keshava, obeisance to Narayana, to Madhava, the most eminent, to Govinda, repeated salutations.
ॐ नमो विष्णवे नित्यं देवाय वसुरेतसे मधुसूदनाय नमः शुद्धायांशुधराय च
Om, constant obeisance to Vishnu, the god, the one with radiant seed, obeisance to Madhusudana, to the pure one, and to the bearer of rays.
नमो अनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय नमः श्रीवत्सधारिणे त्रिविक्रमाय च नमो दिव्यपीताम्बराय च
Obeisance to the infinite, to the subtle one, obeisance to the bearer of the Śrīvatsa mark, to Trivikrama, and to the one clad in divine yellow garments.
सृष्टिकर्त्रे नमस् तुभ्यं गोप्त्रे धात्रे नमो नमः नमो ऽस्तु गुणभूताय निर्गुणाय नमो नमः
Obeisance to you, the creator of the universe, repeated obeisance to the protector and sustainer; obeisance to the one who is both with qualities and without qualities.
नमो वामनरूपाय नमो वामनकर्मणे नमो वामननेत्राय नमो वामनवाहिने
Obeisance to the one with the form of Vamana, to the deeds of Vamana, to the eyes of Vamana, to the bearer of Vamana.
नमो रम्याय पूज्याय नमो ऽस्त्व् अव्यक्तरूपिणे अप्रतर्क्याय शुद्धाय नमो भयहराय च
Obeisance to the beautiful, the venerable, obeisance to the one of unmanifest form, to the inconceivable, the pure, and to the remover of fear.
संसारार्णवपोताय प्रशान्ताय स्वरूपिणे शिवाय सौम्यरूपाय रुद्रायोत्तारणाय च
To the boat across the ocean of worldly existence, to the tranquil, to the true self, to Shiva, to the gentle form, to Rudra, and to the deliverer—obeisance.
भवभङ्गकृते चैव भवभोगप्रदाय च भवसंघातरूपाय भवसृष्टिकृते नमः
To the destroyer of worldly existence, to the giver of worldly enjoyments, to the form of the multitude of beings, to the creator of existence—obeisance.
ॐ नमो दिव्यरूपाय सोमाग्निश्वसिताय च सोमसूर्यांशुकेशाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च
Om, obeisance to the one of divine form, whose breath is the moon and fire, whose hair is the rays of the moon and sun, and who is the benefactor of cows and Brahmins.
ॐ नम ऋक्स्वरूपाय पदक्रमस्वरूपिणे ऋक्स्तुताय नमस् तुभ्यं नम ऋक्साधनाय च
Om, obeisance to the embodiment of the Ṛk, to the form of the sequence of words, obeisance to the one praised by the Ṛk, and to the one who is the means of the Ṛk.
ॐ नमो यजुषां धात्रे यजूरूपधराय च यजुर्याज्याय जुष्टाय यजुषां पतये नमः
Om, obeisance to the supporter of the Yajus, to the one who assumes the form of the Yajus, to the one delighted by the Yajus and oblations, obeisance to the lord of the Yajus.
ॐ नमः श्रीपते देव श्रीधराय वराय च श्रियः कान्ताय दान्ताय योगिचिन्त्याय योगिने
Om, obeisance to the lord of Śrī, to the bearer of Śrī, to the boar, to the beloved of Śrī, to the restrained, to the one contemplated by yogis, to the yogin—obeisance.