यश्चक्रं वर्त्तयत्येको मनुष्याणां मनोमयम्
He who alone turns the wheel of mankind, fashioned from the mind—
गोपायन यः कुरुते जगतः सर्वकालिकम्
He who shepherds the world through all times—
महाभूतानि भूतात्मा यो दधार चकार ह
He who, being the soul of beings, bore and indeed created the great elements—
येन लोकान्क्रमैर्जित्वा सश्रीकास्त्रिदशाः कृताः
By whom, conquering the worlds in order, the radiant gods were established—
ददौ जितां वसुमतीं सुराणां सुरसत्तमः
He, the best of the gods, gave the conquered earth to the gods—
पूर्वदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः
The ancient, mighty demon Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain—
पातालस्थोर्ऽणवगतः पपौ तोयमयं हविः
Dwelling in the netherworld, submerged in water, he drank the oblation made of water—
सहस्रशिरसं देवं यमाहुर्वै युगे युगे
The god with a thousand heads, whom they call so in every age—
एकार्णवगते लोके तत्पङ्कजमपङ्कजम्
When the world was submerged in one ocean, that lotus, the un-lotus—
सर्वदेवमयं कृत्वा सर्वायुधधरं वपुः
Having made a form composed of all the gods, bearing every weapon—
यः शेतेशश्वतं योगमाच्छाद्य तिमिरं महत्
He who lies, veiling the eternal yoga with great darkness—
शक्रं च यो दैत्यगणं च रूद्धं गर्भावमानेन भृशं चकार ह
He who, by the power of contempt in the womb, greatly restrained Indra and the host of demons—
कृत्वा च देवांस्त्रिदिवस्य देवांश्चक्रे सुरेशं पुरुहूतमेव
Having made the gods of heaven, he made Puruhūta, the lord of the gods—
गार्हपत्येन विधिना अन्वाहार्येण कर्मणा
By the rite of the household fire and the act of the oblation-offering—
प्रोक्षणीयं श्रुतं चैव आवभृथ्यं तथैव च
The sprinkling, the recitation, and likewise the ablution.
भोगार्थं यज्ञविधिना यो यज्ञो यज्ञकर्मणि
The sacrifice performed for enjoyment, according to the ritual of sacrifice.
यज्ञियानि च द्रव्याणि यज्ञियांश्च तथानलान्
The sacrificial materials and likewise the sacrificial fires.
विचित्रान्राजसूयदीन्पारमेष्ठ्येन कर्मणा
The various royal consecrations, accomplished by the supreme ritual.
क्षणा निमेषाः काष्ठाश्च कलास्त्रैकाल्यमेव च
Moments, twinklings, time-units, and the threefold unity of time.
ऋतवः कालयोगाश्च प्रमाणं त्रिविधं त्रिषु
The seasons, the conjunctions of time, and the threefold measure in the three domains.
मेधावित्वं च शौर्यं च शास्त्रस्येव च पारणम्
Intelligence, heroism, and the mastery of scripture.
त्रैकाल्यं त्रीणि कर्माणि तिस्रो मात्रा गुणास्त्रयः
The threefoldness, the three actions, the three measures, and the three qualities.
सर्वभूतगणाः सृष्टाः सर्वभूतगणात्मना
All groups of beings have been created by the soul of all beings.
गतागतानां यो नेता सर्वत्र विविधेश्वरः
He who is the leader of arrivals and departures, the lord of all diversity.
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य प्रभवश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता
The origin of the four castes and the protector of the four castes.
दिगन्तरं नभो भूमिरापो वायुर्विभावसुः
The directions, the sky, the earth, the waters, the wind, and the fire.
यः परं श्रुयते देवो यः परं श्रूयते तपः
He who is heard as the supreme god, he who is heard as the supreme austerity.
आदित्यादिस्तु यो देवो यश्च दैत्यान्तको विभुः
He who is the god among the Adityas, and the mighty destroyer of the Daityas.
सेतुर्यो लोकसेतूनां मेधो यो मध्यकर्मणाम्
He who is the bridge among the bridges of worlds, the wisdom among intermediate actions.
सोमभूतस्तु भूतानामग्निभूतो ऽग्निवर्चसाम्
He who is the moon among beings, fire among those with fiery brilliance.