तपसां फलदाता च कर्मणां च यदाज्ञया । विष्णुः पाता च सर्वेषां यद्भयात्पाति सन्ततम्
He is the giver of the fruits of austerities and of actions; by his command, Vishnu eternally protects all beings out of fear of him.
कालाग्निरुद्रः संहर्ता सर्वविश्वेषु यद्भयात् । शिवो मृत्युञ्जयश्चैव ज्ञानिनां च गुरोर्गुरुः
Kāla, Agni, and Rudra destroy the worlds out of fear of him; Śiva, the conqueror of death, is the guru of gurus even for the wise.
यज्ज्ञानाज्ज्ञानवानस्ति योगीशो ज्ञानवित्प्रभुः । परमानन्दयुक्तश्च भक्तिवैराग्यसंयुतः
By knowledge of whom, one becomes wise, lord of yogis, master of knowledge, endowed with supreme bliss, devotion, and detachment.
यद्भयाद्वाति पवनः प्रवरः शीघ्रगामिनाम् । तपनश्च प्रतपति यद्भयात्सन्ततं सति
Out of fear of whom, the wind blows, foremost among swift movers; the sun continually shines out of fear of him.
यदाज्ञया वर्षतीन्द्रो मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु । यदाज्ञया दहेद्वह्निर्जलमेवं सुशीतलम्
By his command, Indra causes rain, and death moves among creatures; by his command, fire could even burn water, making it cool.
दिशो रक्षन्ति दिक्पाला महाभीता यदाज्ञया । भ्रमन्ति राशिचक्राणि ग्रहाश्च यद्भयेन च
The guardians of the directions, greatly afraid, protect the quarters by his command; the zodiac signs and planets revolve out of fear of him.
भयात्फलन्ति वृक्षाश्च पुष्यन्त्यपि च यद्भयात् । यदाज्ञां तु पुरस्कृत्य कालः काले हरेद्भयात्
Out of fear of him, trees bear fruit and flourish; having received his command, Time seizes at the appointed moment out of fear.
तथा जलस्थलस्थाश्च न जीवन्ति यदाज्ञया । अकाले नाहरेद्विद्धं रणेषु विषमेषु च
Likewise, those dwelling in water and on land do not live without his command; at the wrong time, the struck do not die, whether in battle or adversity.
धत्ते वायुस्तोयराशिं तोयं कूर्मं तदाज्ञया । कूर्मोऽनन्तं स च क्षोणीं समुद्रान् सा च पर्वतान्
By his command, the wind bears the ocean's waters; the waters bear the tortoise, the tortoise bears Ananta, Ananta bears the earth, the earth bears the oceans, and the oceans bear the mountains.
सर्वा चैव क्षमारूपा नानारत्नं बिभर्ति या । यतः सर्वाणि भूतानि स्थीयन्ते हन्ति तत्र हि
She, in the form of the earth, bears all kinds of jewels; because of her, all beings exist and are destroyed therein.
इन्द्रायुश्चैव दिव्यानां युगानामेकसप्ततिः । अष्टाविंशे शक्रपाते ब्रह्मणश्च दिवानिशम्
The lifespan of Indra among the gods is seventy-one yugas; at the fall of the twenty-eighth Indra, day and night belong to Brahmā.
एवं त्रिंशद्दिनैर्मासो द्वाभ्यामाभ्यामृतुः स्मृतः । ऋतुभिः षड्भिरेवाब्दं ब्रह्मणो वै वयः स्मृतम्
Thus, a month consists of thirty days; two months make a season; six seasons make a year, which is considered a year of Brahmā.
ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च चक्षुरुन्मीलनं हरेः । चक्षुरुन्मीलने तस्य लयं प्राकृतिकं विदुः
At the fall of Brahmā, the opening of Hari's eyes occurs; at the opening of his eyes, the dissolution into primordial nature is known.
प्रलये प्राकृते सर्वे देवाद्याश्च चराचराः । लीना धाता विधाता च श्रीकृष्णनाभिपङ्कजे
At the dissolution into primordial nature, all gods and beings, moving and unmoving, along with the Creator and the Ordainer, merge into the lotus of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's navel.
विष्णुः क्षीरोदशायी च वैकुण्ठे यश्चतुर्भुजः । विलीना वामपार्श्वे च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
Vishnu, who reclines upon the ocean of milk, and the four-armed one in Vaikuntha, are absorbed into the left side of Krishna, the Supreme Self.
यस्य ज्ञाने शिवो लीनो ज्ञानाधीशः सनातनः । दुर्गायां विष्णुमायायां विलीनाः सर्वशक्तयः
Shiva, the eternal lord of knowledge, is absorbed in the wisdom of Krishna; and all powers are merged in Durga, the maya of Vishnu.
सा च कृष्णस्य बुद्धौ च बुद्ध्यधिष्ठातृदेवता । नारायणांशः स्कन्दश्च लीनो वक्षसि तस्य च
She is the deity presiding over intellect in Krishna's mind; Narayana's portion and Skanda are absorbed in his chest.
श्रीकृष्णांशश्च तद्बाहौ देवाधीशो गणेश्वरः । पद्मांशाश्चैव पद्मायां सा राधायां च सुव्रते
The portion of Shri Krishna in his arms is the lord of the gods, Ganesha; and the portions of Padma are in Padma and also in Radha, O virtuous one.
गोप्यश्चापि च तस्यां च सर्वाश्च देवयोषितः । कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवी सा तस्य प्राणेषु संस्थिता
The gopis and all divine women are also present in her; she is the goddess presiding over Krishna's vital breaths, established within his life-forces.
सावित्री च सरस्वत्यां वेदाः शास्त्राणि यानि च । स्थिता वाणी च जिह्वायां यस्य च परमात्मनः
Savitri is in Sarasvati, and all the Vedas and scriptures; speech abides on the tongue of the Supreme Self.
गोलोकस्य च गोपाश्च विलीनास्तस्य लोमसु । तत्प्राणेषु च सर्वेषां प्राणा वाता हुताशनाः
The cowherds of Goloka are absorbed in his hairs; and the vital breaths, winds, and fires of all are in his life-forces.
जठराग्नौ विलीनाश्च जलं तद्रसनाग्रतः । वैष्णवाश्चरणाम्भोजे परमानन्दसंयुताः
The digestive fire is absorbed in the stomach; water is at the tip of his tongue; the Vaishnavas, filled with supreme bliss, are at his lotus feet.
सारात्सारतरा भक्तिरसपीयूषपायिनः । विराडंशाश्च महति लीनाः कृष्णे महाविराट्
Those who drink the nectar of devotion, the essence of all essences, are absorbed in Krishna, the Great Virat, along with the portions of Virat.
यस्यैव लोमकूपेषु विश्वानि निखिलानि च । यस्य चक्षुष उन्मेषे प्राकृतः प्रलयो भवेत्
In the pores of whose hairs all worlds exist; and with the opening of whose eyes, the natural dissolution occurs.
चक्षुरुन्मीलने सृष्टिर्यस्यैव पुनरेव सः । यावत्कालो निमेषेण तावदुन्मीलनेन च
With the opening of his eyes, creation happens again; for as long as the closing lasts, so does the opening.
ब्रह्मणश्च शताब्दे च सृष्टेः सूत्रलयः पुनः । ब्रह्मसृष्टिलयानां च संख्या नास्त्येव सुव्रते
At the end of a hundred years of Brahma, the dissolution of creation occurs; and there is no count of Brahma's creations and dissolutions, O virtuous one.
यथा भूरजसां चैव संख्यानं नैव विद्यते । चक्षुर्निमेषे प्रलयो यस्य सर्वान्तरात्मनः
Just as the number of dust particles on earth cannot be known, so too, with the closing of his eyes, dissolution happens for the inner Self of all.
उन्मीलने पुनः सृष्टिर्भवेदेवेश्वरेच्छया । स कृष्णः प्रलये तस्यां प्रकृतौ लीन एव हि
With the opening, creation happens again by the will of the Lord; Krishna is absorbed in Prakriti at the time of dissolution.
एकैव च परा शक्तिर्निर्गुणः परमः पुमान् । सदेवेदमग्र आसीदिति वेदविदो विदुः
There is only one supreme power; the highest person is without qualities. The knowers of the Vedas say: 'In the beginning, only that existed.'
मूलप्रकृतिरव्यक्ताप्यव्याकृतपदाभिधा । चिदभिन्नत्वमापन्ना प्रलये सैव तिष्ठति
The root Prakriti, unmanifest, also called the uncreated state, having attained unity with consciousness, alone remains at dissolution.