अहं कलानामृषभः कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः 1.17.
Among all portions, I am the foremost, the Supreme Self of Krishna.
इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तत्र विरराम च शौनक
Having spoken thus, Shankara there became silent, O Shaunaka.
धर्म उवाच सर्वान्तरात्मा प्रत्यक्षोऽप्रत्यक्षश्च दुरात्मनः
Dharma said: The inner Self of all, both manifest and unmanifest to the wicked.
अधुनाऽपि सभां विष्णुर्नायात इति यद्वचः
Now also, the statement that Vishnu has not come to the assembly.
महन्निन्दा भवेद्यत्र नैव साधु शृणोति ताम्
Where there is great slander, the virtuous do not listen to it.
श्रुत्वा दैवान्महन्निन्दां श्रीविष्णोः स्मरणाद् बुधः
Upon hearing great slander of Shri Vishnu by the gods, the wise remember Him.
कामतोऽकामतो वाऽपि विष्णुनिन्दां करोति यः
Whoever, whether intentionally or unintentionally, speaks slander of Vishnu,
कुम्भीपाके पचति स यावद्धि ब्रह्मणो वयः
He is cooked in Kumbhipaka hell for as long as Brahma's lifespan.
प्राणी च नरकं याति श्रुतं तत्रैव चेद्ध्रुवम्
And if a living being hears such slander there, he certainly goes to hell.
अप्रत्यक्षं च कुरुते किं वा तं च न मन्यते
Or if he acts as if it is untrue or disregards it,
तस्यात्र निष्कृतिर्नास्ति यावद्वै ब्रह्मणः शतम् स याति कालसूत्रं च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।। 1.17.
For him there is no atonement here as long as Brahma's hundred years endure; he goes to Kaalasutra as long as the moon and sun exist.
विष्णुर्गुरुश्च सर्वेषां जनको ज्ञानदायकः
Vishnu is the guru of all, the father, the giver of knowledge.
एषां च वचनं श्रुत्वा त्रयाणां विप्रपुङ्गव
Hearing the words of these three eminent Brahmins,
ब्राह्मण उवाच नागतो हरिरत्रेति व्यर्थाऽऽकाशसरस्वती
The Brahmin spoke: 'Hari has not come here; Sarasvati's utterance is empty, like the sky.'
इति प्रोक्तं मया भद्रं ब्रूत धर्मार्थमीश्वराः
Thus I have spoken; may it be auspicious. Speak, O lords, for the sake of dharma and meaning.
यूयं च भावुका ब्रूत विष्णुः सर्वत्र सन्ततम्
You, who are insightful, speak: Vishnu is present everywhere, always.
अंशांशिनोर्न भेदश्चेदात्मनश्चेति निश्चितम्
It is established that there is no difference between the part and the whole, nor between the self.
कोटिजन्मदुराराध्यमसाध्यमसतामपि
He is difficult to attain even after millions of births, unattainable even for the wicked.
किं क्षुद्राः किं महान्तश्च वाञ्छन्ति परमं पदम्
Why do the small and the great alike desire the supreme state?
यो विष्णुर्विषयी विश्वे श्वेतद्वीपनिवासकृत्
That Vishnu, the enjoyer, is the creator of the abode in Śvetadvīpa for all the worlds.
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्याश्च सुरलोकाश्चराचराः 1.17.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and others, the worlds of the gods, both moving and unmoving.
विश्वानां च सुराणां च कः संख्यां कर्तुमीश्वरः
Who among the gods and the worlds can count their number, O Lord?
ऊर्ध्वं च सर्वब्रह्माण्डाद्वैकुण्ठं सत्यमीप्सितम्
Above all the universes is Vaikuṇṭha, the truth that is desired.
चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे लक्ष्मीकान्तः सनातनः
In Vaikuṇṭha, the eternal consort of Lakshmi stands with four arms.
गोलोके द्विभुजः कृष्णो राधाकान्तः सनातनः
In Goloka, Krishna, the eternal consort of Radha, stands with two arms.
परिपूर्णतमं ब्रह्म स चात्मा सर्वदेहिनाम्
He is the most complete Brahman, and he is the self of all embodied beings.
तज्ज्योतिर्मण्डलाकारं सूर्य्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
His radiance is like a circle of light, shining with the brilliance of millions of suns.
नवीननीरदश्यामं द्विभुजं पीतवाससम्
He is dark like a fresh rain cloud, two-armed, and clothed in yellow garments.
किशोरनयनं शश्वच्छान्तं सस्मितमी श्वरम्
His eyes are youthful, ever peaceful, smiling, and he is the Lord.
यस्य वंशोद्भवोऽहं च यस्य शिष्यश्च बालकः ।। 1.17.
I am born from his lineage, and I am his disciple, O child.