येन विश्वम् इदं व्याप्तम् अजेन सचराचरम् आविर्भावतिरोभावदृष्टादृष्टविलक्षणम्
By whom this entire universe, with all that moves and does not move, is pervaded—who is unborn, manifest and unmanifest, seen and unseen, and distinct from all.
वदन्ति यत् सृष्टम् इति तथैवाप्य् उपसंहृतम् ब्रह्मणे चादिदेवाय नमस्कृत्य समाधिना
That which is said to be creation, and likewise dissolution, after bowing to Brahman, the primeval god, is realized through meditation.
अविकाराय शुद्धाय नित्याय परमात्मने सदैकरूपरूपाय जिष्णवे विष्णवे नमः
Salutations to Viṣṇu, the changeless, pure, eternal Supreme Self, whose form is ever one, the victorious.
नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय हरये शंकराय च वासुदेवाय ताराय सर्गस्थित्यन्तकारिणे
Homage to Hiraṇyagarbha, to Hari, to Śaṅkara, to Vāsudeva, to the Deliverer, the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of the worlds.
एकानेकस्वरूपाय स्थूलसूक्ष्मात्मने नमः अव्यक्तव्यक्तभूताय विष्णवे मुक्तिहेतवे
Salutations to Viṣṇu, whose nature is one and many, who is both gross and subtle, who is both manifest and unmanifest, and who is the cause of liberation.
सर्गस्थितिविनाशानां जगतो यो जगन्मयः मूलभूतो नमस् तस्मै विष्णवे परमात्मने
To Him who is the root cause of creation, maintenance, and dissolution of the world, who is the essence of the universe—salutations to Viṣṇu, the Supreme Self.
आधारभूतं विश्वस्याप्य् अणीयांसम् अणीयसाम् प्रणम्य सर्वभूतस्थम् अच्युतं पुरुषोत्तमम्
Having bowed to Him who is the foundation of the universe, subtler than the subtlest, abiding in all beings, the infallible, the Supreme Person.
ज्ञानस्वरूपम् अत्यन्तं निर्मलं परमार्थतः तम् एवार्थस्वरूपेण भ्रान्तिदर्शनतः स्थितम्
He whose essence is knowledge, utterly pure in the highest sense, who abides as the true nature of all things, though perceived variously due to delusion.
विष्णुं ग्रसिष्णुं विश्वस्य स्थितिसर्गे तथा प्रभुम् अनादिं जगताम् ईशम् अजम् अक्षयम् अव्ययम्
To Viṣṇu, the devourer at dissolution, the Lord in creation and preservation, the beginningless, the ruler of the worlds, unborn, imperishable, and undecaying.
कथयामि यथा पूर्वं यक्षाद्यैर् मुनिसत्तमैः पृष्टः प्रोवाच भगवान् अब्जयोनिः पितामहः
I shall recount as formerly spoken by the blessed Lotus-born Father, when asked by the foremost sages and yakṣas.
ऋक्सामान्य् उद्गिरन् वक्त्रैर् यः पुनाति जगत्त्रयम् प्रणिपत्य तथेशानम् एकार्णवविनिर्गतम्
He who, uttering the Ṛk and Sāman hymns with his mouths, purifies the three worlds—having bowed to that Lord, who emerged from the single ocean.
यस्यासुरगणा यज्ञान् विलुम्पन्ति न याजिनाम् प्रवक्ष्यामि मतं कृत्स्नं ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
Whose hosts of asuras do not rob the sacrifices of the sacrificers—I shall declare the complete doctrine of Brahman, the one of unmanifest birth.
येन सृष्टिं समुद्दिश्य धर्माद्याः प्रकटीकृताः आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता मुनिभिस् तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
By whom, with creation in view, dharma and other principles were made manifest—the waters are called 'nārā' by sages who see the truth.
अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः स देवो भगवान् सर्वं व्याप्य नारायणो विभुः
Those waters were his former resting place; therefore, he is remembered as Nārāyaṇa. That god, the blessed one, pervading all, is the mighty Nārāyaṇa.
चतुर्धा संस्थितो ब्रह्मा सगुणो निर्गुणस् तथा एका मूर्तिर् अनुद्देश्या शुक्लां पश्यन्ति तां बुधाः
Brahman exists in fourfold form: with qualities and without qualities. There is one indescribable, pure form, which the wise behold.
ज्वालामालावनद्धाङ्गी निष्ठा सा योगिनां परा दूरस्था चान्तिकस्था च विज्ञेया सा गुणातिगा
Her body is encircled by a garland of flames; she is the supreme goal of yogis, far and near, to be known as transcending the qualities.
वासुदेवाभिधानासौ निर्ममत्वेन दृश्यते रूपवर्णादयस् तस्या न भावाः कल्पनामयाः
She is called Vāsudeva, seen with detachment; her form, color, and other attributes are not products of imagination.
आस्ते च सा सदा शुद्धा सुप्रतिष्ठैकरूपिणी द्वितीया पृथिवीं मूर्ध्ना शेषाख्या धारयत्य् अधः
She always abides, pure, with a single, well-established form; the second, called Śeṣa, supports the earth below with his head.
तामसी सा समाख्याता तिर्यक्त्वं समुपागता तृतीया कर्म कुरुते प्रजापालनतत्परा
That one, dominated by tamas, is said to have taken the form of animals; the third form, engaged in the protection of creatures, performs action.
सत्त्वोद्रिक्ता तु सा ज्ञेया धर्मसंस्थानकारिणी चतुर्थी जलमध्यस्था शेते पन्नगतल्पगा
But the one endowed with abundant sattva should be known as the establisher of righteousness; the fourth, lying in the midst of the waters, rests upon the serpent-bed.
रजस् तस्या गुणः सर्गं सा करोति सदैव हि या तृतीया हरेर् मूर्तिः प्रजापालनतत्परा
Rajas is her quality; she always creates the world—this third form of Hari, intent on the protection of creatures.
सा तु धर्मव्यवस्थानं करोति नियतं भुवि प्रोद्धतान् असुरान् हन्ति धर्मव्युच्छित्तिकारिणः
She indeed establishes righteousness unfailingly on earth, and destroys the arrogant asuras who act to abolish righteousness.
पाति देवान् सगन्धर्वान् धर्मरक्षापरायणान् यदा यदा च धर्मस्य ग्लानिः समुपजायते
She protects the gods and the gandharvas devoted to the defense of righteousness; and whenever there arises a decline of righteousness,
अभ्युत्थानम् अधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजत्य् असौ भूत्वा पुरा वराहेण तुण्डेनापो निरस्य च
and the rise of unrighteousness, then she manifests herself; formerly, as the Boar, she drove away the waters with her snout,
एकया दंष्ट्रयोत्खाता नलिनीव वसुंधरा कृत्वा नृसिंहरूपं च हिरण्यकशिपुर् हतः
and with a single tusk she lifted up the earth, like a lotus; and, taking the form of Narasiṃha, she slew Hiraṇyakaśipu.
विप्रचित्तिमुखाश् चान्ये दानवा विनिपातिताः वामनं रूपम् आस्थाय बलिं संयम्य मायया
Others, such as Vipracitti and the leading Dānavas, were also destroyed; assuming the form of Vāmana, she subdued Bali by her power of illusion.
त्रैलोक्यं क्रान्तवान् एव विनिर्जित्य दितेः सुतान् भृगोर् वंशे समुत्पन्नो जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान्
Having conquered the sons of Diti, she traversed the three worlds; born in the lineage of Bhṛgu, she became the mighty son of Jamadagni.
जघान क्षत्रियान् रामः पितुर् वधम् अनुस्मरन् तथात्रितनयो भूत्वा दत्तात्रेयः प्रतापवान्
Rāma, remembering the murder of his father, destroyed the kṣatriyas; likewise, becoming the son of Atri, the glorious Dattātreya appeared.
योगम् अष्टाङ्गम् आचख्याव् अलर्काय महात्मने रामो दाशरथिर् भूत्वा स तु देवः प्रतापवान्
He taught the eightfold yoga to the great-souled Alarka; and, becoming the son of Daśaratha, that mighty god was Rāma.
जघान रावणं संख्ये त्रैलोक्यस्य भयंकरम् यदा चैकार्णवे सुप्तो देवदेवो जगत्पतिः
He slew Rāvaṇa in battle, who was a terror to the three worlds; and when the god of gods, the lord of the universe, slept in the single ocean,