विषाणाग्रेण वसुधाम् उज्जहारारिसूदनः यः पुरा पुरुहूतार्थे त्रैलोक्यम् इदम् अव्ययम्
He, the destroyer of enemies, who lifted up the earth with the tip of his tusk—who, long ago, for the sake of Indra, conquered this imperishable threefold world—
ददौ जित्वा वसुमतीं सुराणां सुरसत्तमः येन सैंहवपुः कृत्वा द्विधा कृत्वा च तत् पुनः
He, the best of gods, who, after conquering the earth, gave it to the gods—who, taking on the form of a lion, split it in two and then again—
पूर्वदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुर् हतः यः पुरा ह्य् अनलो भूत्वा और्वः संवर्तको विभुः
He, who in former times slew the mighty ancient demon Hiraṇyakaśipu—who, becoming fire, was the great destructive Aurva at the end of the age—
पातालस्थो ऽर्णवरसं पपौ तोयमयं हरिः सहस्रचरणं ब्रह्म सहस्रांशुसहस्रदम्
Hari, who, dwelling in the netherworld, drank up the oceanic waters—he, the thousand-footed Brahman, the giver of a thousand rays and thousands of gifts—
सहस्रशिरसं देवं यम् आहुर् वै युगे युगे नाभ्यां पद्मं समुद्भूतं यस्य पैतामहं गृहम्
He, the god with a thousand heads, whom they speak of in every age—at whose navel arose the lotus, the ancestral home of the grandsire—
एकार्णवे नागलोके सद्धिरण्मयपङ्कजम् येन ते निहता दैत्याः संग्रामे तारकामये
In the single ocean, in the world of serpents, was the golden lotus with its stalk—by whom the demons were slain in the battle with Tāraka.
येन देवमयं कृत्वा सर्वायुधधरं वपुः गुहासंस्थेन चोत्सिक्तः कालनेमिर् निपातितः
By whom, having assumed a divine form bearing all weapons, and being inspired by the one dwelling in the cave (of the heart), Kālanemi was struck down.
उत्तरान्ते समुद्रस्य क्षीरोदस्यामृतोदधौ यः शेते शाश्वतं योगम् आस्थाय तिमिरं महत्
At the far end of the ocean of milk, in the nectar ocean, he who lies, having entered into eternal yoga, in the great darkness.
सुरारणी गर्भम् अधत्त दिव्यं तपःप्रकर्षाद् अदितिः पुराणम् शक्रं च यो दैत्यगणावरुद्धं गर्भावधानेन कृतं चकार
Aditi, through the intensity of her divine austerity, once conceived the ancient Indra as the embryo from the churning of the gods, and he, by placing the embryo, made Indra, who was beset by the hosts of demons.
पदानि यो योगमयानि कृत्वा चकार दैत्यान् सलिलेशयस्थान् कृत्वा च देवांस् त्रिदशेश्वरांस् तु चक्रे सुरेशं पुरुहूतम् एव
He, having created steps composed of yoga, cast the demons into the waters where they lay, and made the gods the lords of the three worlds, and established Indra as the lord of the gods.
गार्हपत्येन विधिना अन्वाहार्येण कर्मणा अग्निम् आहवनीयं च वेदं दीक्षां समिद् ध्रुवम्
By the rite of the household fire, by the act of the offering fire, he established the fire, the Veda, the consecration, and the sacred fuel as fixed.
प्रोक्षणीयं स्रुवं चैव आवभृथ्यं तथैव च अवाक्पाणिस् तु यश् चक्रे हव्यभागभुजस् तथा
He made the sprinkling vessel, the sacrificial ladle, and the ablution, and he, with hands turned downward, made the partakers of the oblations as well.
हव्यादांश् च सुरांश् चक्रे कव्यादांश् च पितॄन् अथ भोगार्थे यज्ञविधिना ऽयोजयद् यज्ञकर्मणि
He made the gods the receivers of oblations, and the ancestors the receivers of offerings to the ancestors, and for the sake of enjoyment, he engaged them in the sacrificial act according to the rite of sacrifice.
पात्राणि दक्षिणां दीक्षां चरूंश् चोलूखलानि च यूपं समित् स्रुवं सोमं पवित्रान् परिधीन् अपि
He made the vessels, the gifts, the consecration, the sacrificial cakes, the mortars, the sacrificial post, the sacred fuel, the ladle, the soma, the purifiers, and the enclosing sticks.
यज्ञियानि च द्रव्याणि चमसांश् च तथापरान् सदस्यान् यजमानांश् च मेधादींश् च क्रतूत्तमान्
He made the sacrificial materials, the various cups, the assistants, the sacrificers, the priests, and the foremost sacrifices.
विबभाज पुरा यस् तु पारमेष्ठ्येन कर्मणा युगानुरूपं यः कृत्वा लोकान् अनुपराक्रमात्
He, who in ancient times, by the supreme act, apportioned them according to the yugas, and by his power, created the worlds.
क्षणा निमेषाः काष्ठाश् च कलास् त्रैकाल्यम् एव च मुहूर्तास् तिथयो मासा दिनं संवत्सरस् तथा
Moments, twinklings, measures of time, divisions of time, the threefold division of time, hours, lunar days, months, days, and the year as well.
ऋतवः कालयोगाश् च प्रमाणं त्रिविधं त्रिषु आयुःक्षेत्राण्य् उपचयो लक्षणं रूपसौष्ठवम्
The seasons, the conjunctions of time, the threefold measure in the three (worlds), the fields of life, increase, the marks, and the beauty of form.
त्रयो लोकास् त्रयो देवास् त्रैविद्यं पावकास् त्रयः त्रैकाल्यं त्रीणि कर्माणि त्रयो वर्णास् त्रयो गुणाः
The three worlds, the three gods, the threefold Veda, the three fires, the threefold division of time, the three acts, the three classes, and the three qualities.
सृष्टा लोकाः पुरा सर्वे येनानन्तेन कर्मणा सर्वभूतगतः स्रष्टा सर्वभूतगुणात्मकः
All the worlds were formerly created by him with endless action; the creator present in all beings, possessing the qualities of all beings.
नृणाम् इन्द्रियपूर्वेण योगेन रमते च यः गतागताभ्यां योगेन य एव विधिर् ईश्वरः
He who delights in people through yoga beginning with the senses, who, by yoga, is the coming and going, he indeed is the ordinance, the Lord.
यो गतिर् धर्मयुक्तानाम् अगतिः पापकर्मणाम् चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य प्रभवश् चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता
He is the path for those endowed with righteousness, the lack of path for those of evil deeds, the origin of the four classes, and the protector of the four classes.
चातुर्विद्यस्य यो वेत्ता चातुराश्रम्यसंश्रयः दिगन्तरं नभो भूमिर् वायुर् वापि विभावसुः
He who knows the fourfold knowledge, who abides in the four stages of life, who is the directions, the sky, the earth, the wind, and the fire.
चन्द्रसूर्यमयं ज्योतिर् युगेशः क्षणदाचरः यः परं श्रूयते ज्योतिर् यः परं श्रूयते तपः
He is the light composed of the moon and sun, the lord of the ages, the wanderer of the night; he who is heard as the supreme light, he who is heard as the supreme austerity.
यं परं प्राहुर् अपरं यः परः परमात्मवान् आदित्यानां तु यो देवो यश् च दैत्यान्तको विभुः
He whom some call the supreme and others the non-supreme, who is the Supreme Self; who is the god among the Adityas and the destroyer of the Daityas, the all-pervading one—
युगान्तेष्व् अन्तको यश् च यश् च लोकान्तकान्तकः सेतुर् यो लोकसेतूनां मेध्यो यो मेध्यकर्मणाम्
Who is the ender at the close of the ages, and the destroyer of the destroyers of worlds; who is the bridge among the bridges of the worlds, and the pure among those who perform pure acts—
वेद्यो यो वेदविदुषां प्रभुर् यः प्रभवात्मनाम् सोमभूतश् च सौम्यानाम् अग्निभूतो ऽग्निवर्चसाम्
Who is to be known by those who know the Vedas, the lord of those who possess creative power; who is the embodiment of Soma among the gentle, and of Agni among those who possess the radiance of fire—
यः शक्राणाम् ईशभूतस् तपोभूतस् तपस्विनाम् विनयो नयवृत्तीनां तेजस् तेजस्विनाम् अपि
Who is the lord among the Indras, the essence of asceticism among ascetics; humility among those who follow the path of discipline, and the brilliance among the brilliant—
विग्रहो विग्रहार्हाणां गतिर् गतिमताम् अपि आकाशप्रभवो वायुर् वायोः प्राणाद् धुताशनः
Who is the form among those worthy of form, the goal among those who have goals; who is the ether-born wind, and from wind, the vital breath, and from the vital breath, the fire that consumes offerings—
दिवो हुताशनः प्राणः प्राणो ऽग्निर् मधुसूदनः रसाच् छोणितसंभूतिः शोणितान् मांसम् उच्यते
In heaven, he is the fire that receives offerings; as vital breath, he is Agni, the slayer of Madhu; from essence arises blood, and from blood, flesh is said to be produced—