तीर्थान्यपि च पूतानि वैष्णवस्पर्शमात्रतः । सर्वेषामाश्रमाणां च पूजितो ब्राह्मणः शुचिः
Even the holy places are purified merely by the touch of a Vaiṣṇava; and among all the āśramas, the pure brāhmaṇa is worshipped.
ततोऽधिकः पूजितोऽपि ब्राह्मणो यदि वैष्णवः । न हि पूतं च पश्यमि वैष्णवब्राह्मणात्परम्
Yet greater is the worship of a brāhmaṇa who is a Vaiṣṇava; I see nothing purer than a Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa.
स पूतः पवनादेव स पूतश्च हुताशानात् । तीर्थेम्योऽपि च सर्वेभ्यो बिभेति च ततः सुरः
He is purified by air, he is purified by fire; even all the holy places are surpassed by him, and the gods are in awe of him.
न हि पापानि तद्देहे वह्नौ शुष्कतृणादिवत्
Indeed, sins in his body are consumed like dry grass in fire.
बलिरुवाच कथं स्तौषि जगन्नाथ भृत्यमस्तव्यमीश्वरः । प्रदत्तं परमेश्वर्य त्वया नाथ सुदुल्रभम्
Bali said: How is it, Lord of the universe, that you praise your own servant? O Supreme Lord, you have granted a boon most rare.
अधुना स्थापितो दैवात्सर्वाधः सुतलेऽपि च । इन्द्राय दत्तमैश्वर्य मत्तो भक्तात्सुरेश्वर
Now, by fate, I have been placed beneath all in Sutala; and the sovereignty given to Indra has come from me, your devoted servant, O Lord of gods.
त्वया वामनरूपेण सर्वरूपोऽसि सर्वतः । बाणं बोधय भद्रं च मम प्राणात्मजं परम्
You, in the form of Vāmana, are all-formed and everywhere; awaken Bāṇa, my beloved son, and bless him.
आत्मना सह युद्धं च देवेष्वपि विगर्हितम् । इत्युक्त्वा च शिवं नत्वा शिरसा प्रणनाम तम्
Even among the gods, fighting with one's own self is condemned; having said this, he bowed his head to Śiva and paid him homage.
सामवेदोक्तस्तोत्रेण तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम् । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिविह्वलः
With a hymn from the Sāmaveda, he praised the Supreme Lord, his whole body bristling with joy, his eyes filled with tears, overwhelmed.
ध्यायमानश्च नित्यं यो हृत्पद्मे सुमनोहरे । शुक्रेण दत्तं मन्त्रं च जप्त्वा चैकादशाक्षरम्
Always meditating upon him in the beautiful lotus of his heart, he recited the eleven-syllable mantra given by Śukra.
बलिरुवाच अदित्याः प्रार्थनेनैव मातुर्देव्या व्रतेन च । पुरा वामनरूपेण त्वयाऽहं वञ्चितः प्रभो
Bali said: By the prayer of Aditi and the vow of the divine mother, O Lord, I was once deceived by you in the form of Vāmana.
संपद्रूपा महालक्ष्मीर्दत्ता भक्ताय भक्तितः । शक्राय मत्तो भक्ताय भ्रात्रे पुण्यवते ध्रुवम्
The goddess Mahālakṣmī, embodiment of prosperity, was given to the devotee out of devotion; to Indra, my devotee, to my brother, the virtuous one, certainly.
अधुना मम पुत्रोऽयं बाणः शंकरकिंकरः । आराच्च रक्षितः सोऽपि तेनैव भक्तबन्धुना
Now, my son Bāṇa is a servant of Śaṃkara; he too has been protected from afar by that friend of devotees.
परिपुष्टश्च पार्वत्या यथा मात्रा सुतस्तथा । गृहीतवांश्च तत्कन्यां बलेन युवतीं सतीम्
He has been nourished by Pārvatī, just as a mother nourishes her son; and by force he took that virtuous young woman as his wife.
समुद्यतश्च तं हन्तुं कार्तिकेनापि वारितः । आगतोऽसि पुनर्हन्तुं पौत्रस्य दमने क्षमः
You rose up to slay him, but were restrained even by Kartikeya; now you have come again to kill, capable of subduing your grandson.
सर्वात्मनश्च सर्वत्र समभावः श्रुतौ श्रुतः । करोषि जगतां नाथ कथमेवं व्यतिक्रमः
It is heard in scripture that the Self is equal everywhere and in all; O Lord of the worlds, how then do you commit such transgression?
त्वया च निहतो यो हि तस्य को रक्षिता भुवि । सुदर्शनस्य तेजो हि सूर्यकोटिनिभं परम्
Who, once slain by you, has any protector on earth? The radiance of Sudarshana is supreme, like ten million suns.
केषां सुराणामस्त्रेण तदेव च निवारितम् । यथा सुदर्शनं चैवमस्त्राणां प्रवरं वरम्
Which of the gods could withstand that weapon? Just as Sudarshana is the foremost among weapons, so it is the best of all.
तथा भवांश्च देवानां सर्वेषामीश्वरः परः । यथा भवांस्तथा कृष्णो विधाता वेधसामपि
In the same way, you are the supreme Lord of all the gods; just as you are, so is Krishna, the creator even of the creators.
विष्णुः सत्त्वगुणाधारः शिवः सत्त्वाश्रयस्तथा । स्वयं विधाता रजसः सृष्टिकर्ता पितामहः
Vishnu is the support of the quality of sattva, and Shiva likewise rests upon sattva; the creator himself is the agent of rajas, the progenitor.
कालाग्निरुद्रो भगवान्विश्वचसंहारकारकः । तमसश्चाऽऽश्रयः सोऽपि रुद्राणां प्रवरो महान्
Kālāgni Rudra, the blessed one, is the cause of the destruction of the universe; he is the refuge of tamas, and is the greatest among the Rudras.
स एव शंकरांशश्चाप्यन्ये रुद्राश्च तत्कलाः । भवांश्च निर्गुणस्तेषां प्रकृतेश्च परस्तथा
He alone is a portion of Shankara, and the other Rudras are his parts; you are beyond qualities, and also beyond nature.
सर्वेषां परमात्मा वै प्रणा विष्णुस्वरूपिणः । मानसं च स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं ज्ञानात्मकः शिवः
The supreme Self of all is indeed the vital force in the form of Vishnu; Brahma is the mind itself, and Shiva is the essence of knowledge.
प्रवरा सर्वशक्तीनां बुद्धिः प्रकृतिरीश्वरी । स्वात्मनः प्रतिबिभ्बस्ते जीवः सर्वेषु देहिषु
The foremost of all powers is intellect, and nature is the sovereign; the living soul is a reflection of your own self in all embodied beings.
जीवः स्वकर्मणां भोगी स्वयं साक्षी भवांस्तथा । सर्वे यान्ति त्वयि गते नरदेवे यथाऽनुगाः
The living soul enjoys the fruits of its own actions, and you are the witness; when you depart, O king among men, all follow after you.
सद्यः पतति देहश्च शवोऽस्पृश्यस्त्वया विना । बुद्धाः सन्तो न जानन्ति वञ्चितास्तव मायया
The body immediately falls and becomes a corpse, untouchable without you; wise men and saints do not know, deceived by your illusion.
त्वां भजन्त्येव ये सन्तो मायामेतां तरन्ति ते । त्रिगुणा प्रकृतिर्दुर्गा वैष्णवी च सनातनी
Those saints who worship you alone cross over this illusion; nature, composed of three qualities, is Durga, eternal and Vaishnavi.
परा नारायणीशानी तव माया दुरत्यया । त्वदंशाः प्रतिविश्वेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः
The supreme Narayani, the sovereign, is your difficult-to-cross illusion; your portions in all worlds are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
सर्वेषामपि विश्वेषामाश्रयो यो महान्विराट् । स सेते च जले योगाद्विश्वेशो गोकुले यथा
The great Virat, who is the refuge of all the worlds, lies upon the waters through yoga, as the Lord of the universe in Gokula.
स एव वासुर्भगवांस्तस्य देवो भवान्परः । वासुदेव इति ख्यातः पुराविद्भिः प्रकीर्तितः
He himself is Vasudeva, the blessed one; you are the supreme deity of him; known as Vasudeva, he was praised by the ancient sages.