महता तेजसायुक्तं वर्दभमानंभृशन्तथा
Endowed with immense brilliance, ever increasing greatly.
घोररूपिणमत्यर्थं भिन्दं तमिव रोदसी
Of a most terrible form, as if splitting apart the heavens and the earth.
अन्तमस्य विजानीवो लिङ्गस्य तु महात्मनः
Let us discern the end of this great liṅga.
तदा तु समयं कृत्वा गत उर्द्ध्वमधश्च हि
Then, having made an agreement, they went upward and downward.
न पश्यामि च तस्यान्तं भीतश्चाहं ततो ऽभवम्
Yet I do not see its end, and thus I became afraid.
समागतो मया सार्द्ध तत्रैव च महाभसि
Having returned, I arrived there again at that great ocean.
मायया मोहितौ तेन नष्टसंज्ञै व्यवस्थितौ
By his māyā they were deluded, remaining there with their awareness lost.
प्रभवं निधनं चैव लौकानां प्रभुमव्ययम्
He is the origin and dissolution, the imperishable Lord of all the worlds.
अव्यक्तायाथ महते नमस्कारं प्रकुर्वहे
Then we offer obeisance to the great, the unmanifest.
नमो ऽस्तु ते शाश्वतसिद्धयोगिने नमोस्तु ते सर्वजगत्प्रतिष्ठित
Salutations to you, eternal master of accomplished yoga; salutations to you, foundation of all the worlds.
ज्येष्ठस्त्वं वामदेवश्च रुद्रः स्कन्दः शिवः प्रभुः
You are the eldest, Vāmadeva, Rudra, Skanda, Śiva, the Lord.
स्वाहाकारो नमस्कारः संस्कारः सर्वकर्मणाम्
You are the svāhā invocation, the act of homage, and the consecration of all rites.
वेदा लोकाश्च देवाश्च भगवानेव सर्वशः
The Vedas, the worlds, and the gods—all these, O Lord, are entirely yourself.
भूमौ गन्धो रसश्चाप्सु तेजोरूपं महेश्वरः
On earth, fragrance; in water, taste; and in fire, form—all these are you, O great Lord.
वायोः स्पर्शश्च देवेश वपुश्चन्द्रमसस्तथा
In wind, touch; in the moon, form—these too, O Lord of the gods, are you.
बुद्धौ ज्ञानं च देवेश प्रकृतेर्बीजमेव च
In intellect, knowledge; and, O Lord of the gods, the very seed of nature—these are you.
त्वं धारयसि लोकांस्त्रींस्त्वमेव सृजसि प्रभो
You sustain the three worlds; you alone, O Lord, create them.
दक्षिणेन तु वक्त्रेण लोकान्संक्षिपसे पुनः
With your southern mouth, you again withdraw the worlds.
उत्तरेण तु वक्त्रेण सोमस्त्वं देवसत्तमः
With your northern mouth, you are Soma, O best of the gods.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मरुतश्च सहाश्विनः
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Maruts, and the twin Aśvins—
वालखिल्या महात्मानस्तपः सिद्धाश्च सुव्रताः
The Vālakhilyas, the great-souled ones, ascetics, and the accomplished, steadfast in vows—
उमा सीता सिनीवाली कुहूर्गायत्र्य एव च
Umā, Sītā, Sinīvālī, Kuhū, and also Gāyatrī—
त्वत्तः प्रसूता देवेश संध्या रात्रिस्तथैव च
From you are born, O Lord of the gods, Sandhyā and Night as well.
नमो ऽस्तु ते वज्रपिनाकधारिणे नमोस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवाससे
Salutations to you, bearer of the thunderbolt and Pināka bow; salutations to you, O god clad in gold.
नमो ऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यरेतसे नमो ऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवाससे
Salutations to you, O god of golden seed; salutations to you, O god clad in gold.
नमो ऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यरेतसे नमो ऽस्तु ते नेत्रसहस्रचित्र
Salutations to you, O god of golden seed; salutations to you, O god of a thousand wondrous eyes.
नमो ऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवीर नमो ऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यदायिने
Salutations to you, O god, golden hero; salutations to you, O god, giver of gold.
नमो ऽस्तु ते देव पिनाकपाणे नमो ऽश्तुते ते शङ्कर नीलकण्ठ
Salutations to you, O god, who holds the Pinaka bow; salutations to you, O Shankara, blue-throated one.
देवदेवो जगद्योनिः सूर्य कोटिसमप्रभः
God of gods, origin of the world, radiant as millions of suns.
वक्त्रकोटिसहस्रेण ग्रसमान इवांबरम्
With thousands of mouths, as if devouring the sky.