अक्षौहिण्यो हि बहुला दिव्यमूर्तिधृताः सुराः महाबलानां दृप्तानां दैत्येन्द्राणां ममोपरि
Numerous divisions of gods, assuming divine forms, have come upon me, opposed by the proud and mighty lords of the Daityas.
तद्भूरिभारपीडार्ता न शक्नोम्य् अमरेश्वराः विभर्तुम् आत्मानम् अहम् इति विज्ञापयामि वः
Thus, O lords of immortals, oppressed by this heavy burden, I am unable to support myself; I make this known to you.
क्रियतां तन् महाभागा मम भारावतारणम् यथा रसातलं नाहं गच्छेयम् अतिविह्वला
O greatly fortunate ones, do what must be done to relieve my burden, so that, overwhelmed, I may not sink into the netherworld.
इत्य् आकर्ण्य धरावाक्यम् अशेषैस् त्रिदशैस् ततः भुवो भारावतारार्थं ब्रह्मा प्राह च चोदितः
Hearing the words of the earth, all the gods, for the purpose of relieving her burden, prompted Brahmā, who then spoke.
यद् आह वसुधा सर्वं सत्यम् एतद् दिवौकसः अहं भवो भवन्तश् च सर्वं नारायणात्मकम्
What the earth has spoken is all true, O dwellers of heaven: I, Bhava, and all of you are, in essence, forms of Nārāyaṇa.
विभूतयस् तु यास् तस्य तासाम् एव परस्परम् आधिक्यं न्यूनता बाध्यबाधकत्वेन वर्तते
As for his manifestations, among them there exists mutual superiority and inferiority, operating through the dynamics of dominance and subordination.
तद् आगच्छत गच्छामः क्षीराब्धेस् तटम् उत्तमम् तत्राराध्य हरिं तस्मै सर्वं विज्ञापयाम वै
Come, let us go to the excellent shore of the Milk Ocean; there, worshipping Hari, we shall fully disclose everything to him.
सर्वदैव जगत्यर्थे स सर्वात्मा जगन्मयः स्वल्पांशेनावतीर्योर्व्यां धर्मस्य कुरुते स्थितिम्
For the sake of the world, he, the soul of all, pervading the universe, descends to earth with but a small portion of himself and establishes dharma.
इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ तत्र सह देवैः पितामहः समाहितमना भूत्वा तुष्टाव गरुडध्वजम्
Having spoken thus, the grandsire departed there together with the gods; concentrating his mind, he praised the bearer of the Garuḍa banner.
नमो नमस् ते ऽस्तु सहस्रमूर्ते सहस्रबाहो बहुवक्त्रपाद नमो नमस् ते जगतः प्रवृत्ति विनाशसंस्थानपराप्रमेय
Salutations to you, O thousand-formed, thousand-armed, many-faced and many-footed; salutations to you, inscrutable one, devoted to the origination, dissolution, and preservation of the world.
सूक्ष्मातिसूक्ष्मं च बृहत्प्रमाणं गरीयसाम् अप्य् अतिगौरवात्मन् प्रधानबुद्धीन्द्रियवाक्प्रधान मूलापरात्मन् भगवन् प्रसीद
O subtle, supremely subtle, vast in measure, whose greatness surpasses even the greatest; O root and transcendent self of matter, intellect, senses, speech, and their sources—O blessed one, be gracious.
एषा मही देव महीप्रसूतैर् महासुरैः पीडितशैलबन्धा परायणं त्वां जगताम् उपैति भारावतारार्थम् अपारपारम्
This earth, O god, oppressed by mighty demons born of the earth, bound by mountains, approaches you, the ultimate refuge of the worlds, for the purpose of relieving her unbearable burden.
एते वयं वृत्ररिपुस् तथायं नासत्यदस्रौ वरुणस् तथैषः इमे च रुद्रा वसवः ससूर्याः समीरणाग्निप्रमुखास् तथान्ये
Here are we, the slayer of Vṛtra, these two—the Aśvins, Varuṇa, and this one; and also the Rudras, Vasus with the Sun, the Wind, Fire, and others.
सुराः समस्ताः सुरनाथ कार्यम् एभिर् मया यच् च तद् ईश सर्वम् आज्ञापयाज्ञां प्रतिपालयन्तस् तवैव तिष्ठाम सदास्तदोषाः
All the gods, O lord of gods, are assembled here for this task; whatever I have done, O master, command us, for we ever abide by your order, free from faults.
एवं संस्तूयमानस् तु भगवान् परमेश्वरः उज्जहारात्मनः केशौ सितकृष्णौ द्विजोत्तमाः
Thus praised, the blessed supreme lord drew forth from himself two hairs, one white and one black, O best of twice-born.
उवाच च सुरान् एतौ मत्केशौ वसुधातले अवतीर्य भुवो भारक्लेशहानिं करिष्यतः
He said to the gods: These two hairs of mine, descending to the earth, will remove the suffering caused by its burden.
सुराश् च सकलाः स्वांशैर् अवतीर्य महीतले कुर्वन्तु युद्धम् उन्मत्तैः पूर्वोत्पन्नैर् महासुरैः
Let all the gods, with their own portions, descend to earth and wage war against the mad, previously arisen mighty demons.
ततः क्षयम् अशेषास् ते दैतेया धरणीतले प्रयास्यन्ति न संदेहो नानायुधविचूर्णिताः
Then, those Daityas on earth will be utterly destroyed, shattered by various weapons; there is no doubt about this.
वसुदेवस्य या पत्नी देवकी देवतोपमा तस्या गर्भो ऽष्टमो ऽयं तु मत्केशो भविता सुराः
The wife of Vasudeva, Devakī, who is like a goddess, will bear the eighth embryo, which will be my hair, O gods.
अवतीर्य च तत्रायं कंसं घातयिता भुवि कालनेमिसमुद्भूतम् इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधे हरिः
Descending there, he will slay Kaṃsa on earth, who has arisen from Kālanemi; having spoken thus, Hari vanished.
अदृश्याय ततस् ते ऽपि प्रणिपत्य महात्मने मेरुपृष्ठं सुरा जग्मुर् अवतेरुश् च भूतले
Then, they too, bowing to the great-souled one who had become invisible, went to the summit of Meru and descended to the earth.
कंसाय चाष्टमो गर्भो देवक्या धरणीतले भविष्यतीत्य् आचचक्षे भगवान् नारदो मुनिः
The eighth embryo of Devakī will be born on earth for Kaṃsa—so declared the blessed sage Nārada.
कंसो ऽपि तद् उपश्रुत्य नारदात् कुपितस् ततः देवकीं वसुदेवं च गृहे गुप्ताव् अधारयत्
Kamsa, having heard this from Narada, became enraged and confined Devaki and Vasudeva in his house under strict guard.
जातं जातं च कंसाय तेनैवोक्तं यथा पुरा तथैव वसुदेवो ऽपि पुत्रम् अर्पितवान् द्विजाः
And just as before, whenever a child was born, Vasudeva would give the newborn to Kamsa, O twice-born ones.
हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राः षड्गर्भा इति विश्रुताः विष्णुप्रयुक्ता तान् निद्रा क्रमाद् गर्भे न्ययोजयत्
The six sons of Hiranyakashipu, renowned as the Six Embryos, were placed, by the will of Vishnu, into the womb through the agency of Nidra, one after another.
योगनिद्रा महामाया वैष्णवी मोहितं यया अविद्यया जगत् सर्वं ताम् आह भगवान् हरिः
Yoganidra, the great enchantress, the Vaishnavi power by whom the entire world is deluded through ignorance, was addressed by the Blessed Hari.
गच्छ निद्रे ममादेशात् पातालतलसंश्रयान् एकैकश्येन षड्गर्भान् देवकीजठरे नय
Go, O Nidra, at my command, and one by one transfer the Six Embryos, who dwell in the netherworld, into the womb of Devaki.
हतेषु तेषु कंसेन शेषाख्यो ऽंशस् ततो ऽनघः अंशांशेनोदरे तस्याः सप्तमः संभविष्यति
When those are slain by Kamsa, then the sinless one known as Shesha, by a portion of himself, will become the seventh in her womb.
गोकुले वसुदेवस्य भार्या वै रोहिणी स्थिता तस्याः प्रसूतिसमये गर्भो नेयस् त्वयोदरम्
In Gokula, Rohini, the wife of Vasudeva, resides; at the time of her delivery, you must transfer the embryo into her womb.
सप्तमो भोजराजस्य भयाद् रोधोपरोधतः देवक्याः पतितो गर्भ इति लोको वदिष्यति
Because of the fear of the king of the Bhojas and due to obstruction and restraint, people will say that Devaki's seventh embryo has fallen.