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.
गर्भसंकर्षणात् सो ऽथ लोके संकर्षणेति वै संज्ञाम् अवाप्स्यते वीरः श्वेताद्रिशिखरोपमः
Because of the drawing out of the embryo, he will be known in the world as Sankarshana, the hero, resplendent like the peak of the white mountain.
ततो ऽहं संभविष्यामि देवकीजठरे शुभे गर्भे त्वया यशोदाया गन्तव्यम् अविलम्बितम्
Then I shall be born in the auspicious womb of Devaki; you must go without delay to Yashoda.
प्रावृट्काले च नभसि कृष्णाष्टम्याम् अहं निशि उत्पत्स्यामि नवम्यां च प्रसूतिं त्वम् अवाप्स्यसि
In the rainy season, on the eighth day of the dark fortnight, at night, I shall be born; and on the ninth day, you will give birth.
यशोदाशयने मां तु देवक्यास् त्वाम् अनिन्दिते मच्छक्तिप्रेरितमतिर् वसुदेवो नयिष्यति
On Yashoda's bed, I shall be placed, and you, O blameless one, by the will of my power, Vasudeva will carry you from Devaki.
कंसश् च त्वाम् उपादाय देवि शैलशिलातले प्रक्षेप्स्यत्य् अन्तरिक्षे च त्वं स्थानं समवाप्स्यसि
Kamsa will seize you, O goddess, and hurl you upon the rocky summit of a mountain, but in the sky you will attain your place.
ततस् त्वां शतधा शक्रः प्रणम्य मम गौरवात् प्रणिपातानतशिरा भगिनीत्वे ग्रहीष्यति
Then Indra, bowing with his head lowered in reverence out of respect for me, will receive you as his sister after you have been divided into a hundred parts.
ततः शुम्भनिशुम्भादीन् हत्वा दैत्यान् सहस्रशः स्थानैर् अनेकैः पृथिवीम् अशेषां मण्डयिष्यसि
After slaying Shumbha, Nishumbha, and thousands of other demons, you will adorn the entire earth with many abodes.
त्वं भूतिः संनतिः कीर्तिः कान्तिर् वै पृथिवी धृतिः लज्जा पुष्टिर् उषा या च काचिद् अन्या त्वम् एव सा
You are prosperity, humility, fame, beauty, the earth, fortitude, modesty, nourishment, dawn, and whatever else exists—you are indeed all these.
ये त्वाम् आर्येति दुर्गेति वेदगर्भे ऽम्बिकेति च भद्रेति भद्रकालीति क्षेम्या क्षेमंकरीति च
Those who call you Arya, Durga, Ambika in the Vedas, Bhadra, Bhadrakali, Kshemya, or Kshemankari—
प्रातश् चैवापराह्णे च स्तोष्यन्त्य् आनम्रमूर्तयः तेषां हि वाञ्छितं सर्वं मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यति
Morning and afternoon, those of humble form will praise you; by my grace, all their desires will be fulfilled.