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,
तृणानां कुशरूपो यो व्याधिरूपश्च वैरिणाम्
He who is the form of kuśa grass among grasses, and disease among enemies,
तेजोरूपो ज्ञानरूपः सर्वरूपश्च यो महान्
He who is the form of brilliance, the form of knowledge, and the great one who is all forms,
सर्वाधारेषु यो वायुर्यथाऽऽत्मा नित्यरूपिणाम् 3.32.
He who is air among all that supports, just as the self among those of eternal form,
वेदानिर्वचनीयं यन्न स्तोतुं पण्डितः क्षमः
That which cannot be defined by the Vedas, which no scholar is able to praise,
वेदा न शक्ता यं स्तोतुं जडीभूता सरस्वती
Whom the Vedas are not able to praise, and Sarasvatī herself becomes speechless,
शुद्धतेजस्स्वरूपं च भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
Who is of pure radiant form, the embodiment of grace to devotees,
द्विभुजं मुरलीवक्त्रं किशोरं सस्मितं मुदा
The two-armed youth, with a flute at his lips, smiling joyfully,
राधया दत्तताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तं मनोहरम्
Who, having received betel from Rādhā, has eaten it, enchanting to behold,
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्यं सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः
Adorned with jeweled ornaments, served with white chowries,
वृन्दावनान्तरे रम्ये रासोल्लाससमुत्सुकम्
In the beautiful interior of Vṛndāvana, eager for the delight of the rāsa dance,