ध्येयध्यानपरस् त्वं च कृतवान् असि चौषधीः त्वं देवदेव सप्तास्य कालाख्यो दीप्तविग्रहः
You, intent on meditation and the object of meditation, created the plants; you, O god of gods, are the seven-mouthed one called Time, of blazing form.
जङ्गमाजङ्गमं सर्वं जगद् एतच् चराचरम् त्वत्तः सर्वम् इदं जातं त्वयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
All that moves and does not move, this entire world, mobile and immobile, has arisen from you; in you all is established.
अनिरुद्धस् त्वं माधवस् त्वं प्रद्युम्नः सुरारिहा देव सर्वसुरश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकपरायण
You are Aniruddha, you are Mādhava, you are Pradyumna, destroyer of the gods’ foes; O god, supreme among all the gods, refuge of all the worlds.
त्राहि माम् अरविन्दाक्ष नारायण नमो ऽस्तु ते नमस् ते भगवन् विष्णो नमस् ते पुरुषोत्तम
Protect me, O lotus-eyed one; O Nārāyaṇa, obeisance to you; obeisance to you, O blessed Viṣṇu; obeisance to you, highest of persons.
नमस् ते सर्वलोकेश नमस् ते कमलालय गुणालय नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते ऽस्तु गुणाकर
Obeisance to you, lord of all worlds; obeisance to you, abode of lotuses; abode of virtues, obeisance to you, obeisance to you, treasure-house of virtues.
वासुदेव नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते ऽस्तु सुरोत्तम जनार्दन नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते ऽस्तु सनातन
Obeisance to you, Vāsudeva; obeisance to you, best of the gods; O Janārdana, obeisance to you, obeisance to you, the eternal one.
नमस् ते योगिनां गम्य योगावास नमो ऽस्तु ते गोपते श्रीपते विष्णो नमस् ते ऽस्तु मरुत्पते
Obeisance to you, who are attainable by yogis, who dwell in yoga; obeisance to you, lord of the cowherds, lord of Śrī, O Viṣṇu, obeisance to you, lord of the Maruts.
जगत्पते जगत्सूते नमस् ते ज्ञानिनां पते दिवस्पते नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते ऽस्तु महीपते
Obeisance to you, lord of the world, source of the world; obeisance to you, lord of the wise; lord of heaven, obeisance to you, obeisance to you, lord of the earth.
नमस् ते मधुहन्त्रे च नमस् ते पुष्करेक्षण कैटभघ्न नमस् ते ऽस्तु सुब्रह्मण्य नमो ऽस्तु ते
Obeisance to you, slayer of Madhu; obeisance to you, lotus-eyed one; slayer of Kaiṭabha, obeisance to you, O Subrahmaṇya, obeisance to you.
नमो ऽस्तु ते महामीन श्रुतिपृष्ठधराच्युत समुद्रसलिलक्षोभ पद्मजाह्लादकारिणे
Obeisance to you, great fish, bearer of the Vedas on your back, O Acyuta, who agitated the ocean’s waters and brought delight to the lotus-born one.
अश्वशीर्ष महाघोण महापुरुषविग्रह मधुकैटभहन्त्रे च नमस् ते तुरगानन
O horse-headed one, great-necked, with the form of the great person, slayer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, obeisance to you, O one with a horse’s face.
महाकमठभोगाय पृथिव्युद्धरणाय च विधृताद्रिस्वरूपाय महाकूर्माय ते नमः
Obeisance to the great tortoise, whose body is like a mighty turtle, who raised up the earth, who took the form of the mountain-bearer.
नमो महावराहाय पृथिव्युद्धारकारिणे नमश् चादिवराहाय विश्वरूपाय वेधसे
Obeisance to the great boar, who lifted up the earth; and obeisance to the primeval boar, the all-formed, the creator.
नमो ऽनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय मुख्याय च वराय च परमाणुस्वरूपाय योगिगम्याय ते नमः
Obeisance to the infinite, the subtle, the chief, and the excellent; whose form is atomic, who is attainable by yogis—obeisance to you.
तस्मै नमः कारणकारणाय योगीन्द्रवृत्तनिलयाय सुदुर्विदाय क्षीरार्णवाश्रितमहाहिसुतल्पगाय तुभ्यं नमः कनकरत्नसुकुण्डलाय
Obeisance to that cause of causes, whose abode is the conduct of the lords of yoga, who is extremely difficult to know, who reclines on the great serpent in the ocean of milk, and who wears golden, jewel-studded earrings.
इत्थं स्तुतस् तदा तेन प्रीतः प्रोवाच माधवः क्षिप्रं ब्रूहि मुनिश्रेष्ठ मत्तो यद् अभिवाञ्छसि
Thus praised at that time, Mādhava, pleased, spoke: 'Quickly speak, best of sages, whatever you desire from me.'
संसारे ऽस्मिञ् जगन्नाथ दुस्तरे लोमहर्षणे अनित्ये दुःखबहुले कदलीदलसंनिभे
In this world, O lord of the universe, which is hard to cross, hair-raising, impermanent, full of suffering, and like a plantain leaf,
निराश्रये निरालम्बे जलबुद्बुदचञ्चले सर्वोपद्रवसंयुक्ते दुस्तरे चातिभैरवे
Without support, without foundation, as fickle as a water bubble, beset with all calamities, hard to cross and exceedingly terrifying,
भ्रमामि सुचिरं कालं मायया मोहितस् तव न चान्तम् अभिगच्छामि विषयासक्तमानसः
I wander for a long time, deluded by your māyā, my mind attached to sense-objects, and I do not reach the end.
त्वाम् अहं चाद्य देवेश संसारभयपीडितः गतो ऽस्मि शरणं कृष्ण माम् उद्धर भवार्णवात्
Today, O lord of the gods, afflicted by the fear of saṃsāra, I have come to you for refuge, O Kṛṣṇa; lift me up from the ocean of becoming.
गन्तुम् इच्छामि परमं पदं यत् ते सनातनम् प्रसादात् तव देवेश पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
I wish to attain that supreme abode of yours, which is eternal and, by your grace, O Lord of the gods, is rarely reached again after return.
भक्तो ऽसि मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ माम् आराधय नित्यशः मत्प्रसादाद् ध्रुवं मोक्षं प्राप्यसि त्वं समीहितम्
You are my devotee, O best of sages; worship me always. By my grace, you will certainly obtain the liberation you desire.
मद्भक्ताः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः स्त्रियः शूद्रान्त्यजातिजाः प्राप्नुवन्ति परां सिद्धिं किं पुनस् त्वं द्विजोत्तम
My devotees among Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, women, Shudras, and those of lowest birth attain the highest perfection; how much more so you, O foremost of twice-born.
श्वपाको ऽपि च मद्भक्तः सम्यक् श्रद्धासमन्वितः प्राप्नोत्य् अभिमतां सिद्धिम् अन्येषां तत्र का कथा
Even a dog-eater who is my devotee, endowed with proper faith, attains the desired perfection; what need to speak of others in that regard?
एवम् उक्त्वा तु तं विप्राः स देवो भक्तवत्सलः दुर्विज्ञेयगतिर् विष्णुस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having spoken thus to him, O Brahmins, that god, who is affectionate to his devotees and whose path is hard to discern, Vishnu, vanished right there.
गते तस्मिन् मुनिश्रेष्ठाः कण्डुः संहृष्टमानसः सर्वान् कामान् परित्यज्य स्वस्थचित्तो भवत् पुनः
When he had departed, O best of sages, Kandu, with a joyful mind, renounced all desires and again became composed in himself.
सर्वेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य निर्ममो निरहंकृतिः एकाग्रमानसः सम्यग् ध्यात्वा तं पुरुषोत्तमम्
Restraining all his senses, free from possessiveness and ego, with a mind concentrated, he properly meditated upon that Supreme Person.
निर्लेपं निर्गुणं शान्तं सत्तामात्रव्यवस्थितम् अवाप परमं मोक्षं सुराणाम् अपि दुर्लभम्
He attained the supreme liberation, untouched, without qualities, peaceful, established only in existence, which is difficult even for the gods to obtain.
यः पठेच् छृणुयाद् वापि कथां कण्डोर् महात्मनः विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः स्वर्गलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever recites or hears the story of the great-souled Kandu becomes freed from all sins and attains the heavenly world.
एवं मया मुनिश्रेष्ठाः कर्मभूमिर् उदाहृता मोक्षक्षेत्रं च परमं देवं च पुरुषोत्तमम्
Thus, O best of sages, I have described the land of action, the supreme field of liberation, and the supreme god, the Supreme Person.