महादेव उवाच निर्लिप्तं परमात्मानं नमाम्यखिलकारणम्
Mahādeva said: I bow to the Supreme Self, untouched, the cause of all.
स्थूलात्स्थूलतमं देवं सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतमं परम्
The deity who is grosser than the gross, subtler than the subtle, and supreme.
साकारं च निराकारं सगुणं निर्गुणं प्रभुम्
With form and without form, with qualities and without qualities, the Lord.
अतीव कमनीयं च रूपं निरुपमं विभुम् 3.32.
His form is exceedingly beautiful, incomparable, and all-pervading.
कर्म्मणः कर्मरूपं तं साक्षिणं सर्वकर्मणः
He is the form of action itself, the witness of all deeds.
स्रष्टा पाता च संहर्ता कलया मूर्तिभेदतः
By his portion and by difference of forms, he is the creator, the sustainer, and the destroyer.
स्वयं प्रकृतिरूपश्च मायया च स्वयं पुमान्
He himself is of the nature of Prakriti, and by his own Māyā, he is the Purusha.
स्त्रीपुन्नपुंसकं रूपं यो बिभर्ति स्वमायया
By his own Māyā, he bears the forms of woman, man, and the neuter.
तारकं सर्वदुःखानां सर्वकारणकारणम्
He is the deliverer from all sorrows, the cause of all causes.
तेजस्विनां रविर्यो हि सर्वजातिषु वाडवः
Among the radiant, he is the sun; among all species, he is the submarine fire.
रुद्राणां वैष्णवानां च ज्ञानिनां यो हि शङ्करः
Among the Rudras and the Vaishnavas, and among the wise, he is Shankara.
प्रजापतीनां यो ब्रह्मा सिद्धानां कपिलः स्वयम्
Among the progenitors, he is Brahmā; among the perfected ones, he is Kapila himself.
देवानां यो हि विष्णुश्च देवीनां प्रकृतिः स्वयम् नारीणां शतरूपा च बहुरूपं नमाम्यहम्
Among the gods, he is indeed Vishnu; among the goddesses, he is Prakriti herself; among women, he is Shatarupa; I bow to the one of many forms.
ऋतूनां यो वसन्तश्च मासानां मार्गशीर्षकः 3.32.
Among the seasons, he is Spring; among the months, he is Margashirsha.
सागरः सरितां यश्च पर्वतानां हिमालयः
Among rivers, he is the ocean; among mountains, the Himalaya.
पत्राणां तुलसीपत्रं दारुरूपेषु चन्दनम्
Among leaves, he is the leaf of Tulasi; among woods, he is sandalwood.
पुष्पाणां पारिजातश्च सस्यानां धान्यमेव च
Among flowers, he is Parijata; among grains, he is rice.
ऐरावतो गजेन्द्राणां वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्
Among lordly elephants, he is Airavata; among birds, he is Garuda.
तैजसानां सुवर्णं च धान्यानां यव एव च
Among things of brilliance, he is gold; among grains, he is barley.
यक्षाणां च कुबेरो यो ग्रहाणां च बृहस्पतिः
Among the Yakshas, he is Kubera; among the planets, he is Brihaspati.
वेदसंघश्च शास्त्राणां पण्डितानां सरस्वती
Among collections of Vedas, he is the scriptures; among the learned, he is Sarasvati.
मन्त्राणां विष्णुमन्त्रश्च तीर्थानां जाह्नवी स्वयम्
Among mantras, he is the Vishnu-mantra; among sacred fords, he is the Ganges herself.
बलं यो वै बलवतां मनो वै शीघ्रगामिनाम् 3.32.
He who is the strength among the strong, and the mind among those who move swiftly,
ज्ञानदाता गुरूणां च मातृरूपश्च बन्धुषु । मित्रेषु जन्मदाता यस्तं सारं प्रणमाम्यहम्
The giver of knowledge among teachers, the form of mother among relatives, the giver of birth among friends—him, the essence, I bow to.
शिल्पिनां विश्वकर्मा यः कामदेवश्च रूपिणाम्
He who is Viśvakarman among artisans, and Kāma, the god of love, among the beautiful,
प्रियेषु पुत्ररूपो यो नृपरूपो नरेषु च
He who is the form of a son among the beloved, and the form of a king among men,
धर्म्मः कल्याणबीजानां वेदानां सामवेदकः
He who is dharma among the seeds of virtue, and the Sāma Veda among the Vedas,
जले शैत्यस्वरूपो यो गन्धरूपश्च भूमिषु
He who is the essence of coolness in water, and the form of fragrance in the earth,
क्रतूनां राजसूयो यो गायत्री छन्दसां च यः
He who is the Rājasūya among sacrifices, and the Gāyatrī among meters,
क्षीरस्वरूपो गव्यानां पवित्राणां च पावकः
He who is the form of milk among cows, and the purifier among the pure,