इति संचिन्त्य मनसा निश्चयं प्रतिपद्य च । तुष्टाव योगनिद्रां तामेकाग्रहृदयस्थितः
Having thus reflected in his mind and come to a decision, he praised Yoga-Nidrā, his heart fixed in single-pointed concentration.
विचार्य मनसाप्येवं शक्तिर्मे रक्षणे क्षमा । यया ह्यचेतनो विष्णुः कृतोऽस्ति स्पन्दवर्जितः
Considering thus in his mind: 'This power alone is capable of protection, by whom even the insentient Viṣṇu has been rendered motionless.'
व्यसुर्यथा न जानाति गुणाच्छब्दादिकानिह । तथा हरिर्न जानाति निद्रामीलितलोचनः
Just as one without life does not perceive qualities such as sound and the like, so too does Hari, his eyes closed in sleep, perceive nothing.
न जहाति यतो निद्रां बहुधा संस्तुतोऽप्यसौ । मन्ये नास्य वशे निद्रा निद्रयायं वशीकृतः
Though praised in many ways, he does not abandon sleep; I think sleep is not under his control—rather, he is subdued by sleep.
यो यस्य वशमापन्तः स तस्य किङ्करः किल । तस्माच्च योगनिद्रेयं स्वामिनी मापतेर्हरेः
Whoever falls under the power of another surely becomes that other's servant; therefore, this Yoga-Nidrā is the mistress of the lord Hari.
सिन्धुजाया अपि वशे यया स्वामी वशीकृतः । नूनं जगदिदं सर्वं भगवत्या वशीकृतम्
By whom even the lord of Lakṣmī, born of the ocean, is subdued—surely this entire world is brought under control by the Divine Lady.
अहं विष्णुस्तथा शम्भुः सावित्री च रमाप्युमा । सर्वे वयं वशे यस्या नात्र किञ्चिद्विचारणा
I, Viṣṇu, Śambhu, Sāvitrī, also Lakṣmī and Umā—all of us are under her power; there is no doubt about this.
हरिरप्यवशः शेते यथान्यः प्राकृतो जनः । ययाभिभूतः का वार्ता किलान्येषां महात्मनाम्
Even Hari lies powerless, just like any ordinary person; when he is overcome by her, what need is there to speak of other great souls?
स्तौम्यद्य योगनिद्रां वै यया मुक्तो जनार्दनः । घटयिष्यति युद्धे च वासुदेवः सनातनः
Today I praise Yoga-Nidrā, by whom Janārdana is released and the eternal Vāsudeva will accomplish battle.
इति कृत्वा मतिं ब्रह्मा पद्मनालस्थितस्तदा । तुष्टाव योगनिद्रां तां विष्णोरङ्गेषु संस्थिताम्
Having thus resolved, Brahmā, seated on the lotus stalk, then praised Yoga-Nidrā, who was abiding on the limbs of Viṣṇu.
ब्रह्मोवाच देवि त्वमस्य जगतः किल कारणं हि ज्ञातं मया सकलवेदवचोभिरम्ब । यद्विष्णुरप्यखिललोकविवेककर्ता निद्रावशं च गमितः पुरुषोत्तमोऽद्य
Brahmā said: O Goddess, you are indeed the cause of this universe—this I have learned from all the words of the Vedas, O Mother. Even Viṣṇu, the creator of discernment in all worlds, today has been rendered subject to sleep, O Supreme Person.
को वेद ते जननि मोहविलासलीलां मूढोऽस्म्यहं हरिरयं विवशश्च शेते । ईदृक्तया सकलभूतमनोनिवासे विद्वत्तमो विबुधकोटिषु निर्गुणायाः
Who knows, O Mother, your play of delusion and wonder? I am bewildered, and even this Hari lies powerless. When you, who dwell in the minds of all beings, are thus, even the wisest among countless gods cannot comprehend you, O qualityless One.
सांख्या वदन्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च यां तां चैतन्यभावरहितां जगतश्च कर्त्रीम् । किं तादृशासि कथमत्र जगन्निवास- श्चैतन्यताविरहितो विहितस्त्वयाद्य
The Sāṃkhyas speak of Puruṣa and of you as Prakṛti, devoid of consciousness, yet the doer of the world. How is it that you, being such, have established the abode of the world, bereft of consciousness, today?
नाट्यं तनोषि सगुणा विविधप्रकारं नो वेत्ति कोऽपि तव कृत्यविधानयोगम् । ध्यायन्ति यां मुनिगणा नियतं त्रिकालं सन्ध्येति नाम परिकल्प्य गुणान् भवानि
You enact the drama of the world, endowed with qualities, in manifold ways; no one knows the method of your actions. The groups of sages constantly meditate on you, imagining you as Sandhyā, O Bhavānī, with your qualities.
बुद्धिर्हि बोधकरणा जगतां सदा त्वं श्रीश्चासि देवि सततं सुखदा सुराणाम् । कीर्तिस्तथा मतिधृती किल कान्तिरेव श्रद्धा रतिश्च सकलेषु जनेषु मातः
You are always the intellect, the faculty of knowledge for all beings; you are ever the fortune that brings happiness to the gods, O Goddess. Likewise, you are fame, wisdom, steadfastness, beauty, faith, and love in all people, O Mother.
नातः परं किल वितर्कशतैः प्रमाणं प्राप्तं मया यदिह दुःखगतिं गतेन । त्वं चात्र सर्वजगतां जननीति सत्यं निद्रालुतां वितरता हरिणात्र दृष्टम्
Beyond this, no proof has been attained by me, though I have passed through suffering and pondered with hundreds of arguments. Truly, you are the mother of all worlds, and it is seen here that Hari has been made to sleep by you.
त्वं देवि वेदविदुषामपि दुर्विभाव्या वेदोऽपि नूनमखिलार्थतया न वेद । यस्मात्त्वदुद्भवमसौ श्रुतिराप्नुवाना प्रत्यक्षमेव सकलं तव कार्यमेतत्
O Goddess, you are difficult to comprehend even for those learned in the Vedas; indeed, the Veda itself does not know you in your entirety. For the Veda itself arises from you, and all your deeds are directly manifest.
कस्ते चरित्रमखिलं भुवि वेद धीमा- न्नाहं हरिर्न च भवो न सुरास्तथान्ये । ज्ञातुं क्षमाश्च मुनयो न ममात्मजाश्च दुर्वाच्य एव महिमा तव सर्वलोके
Who among the wise on earth knows your entire conduct? Neither I, nor Hari, nor Bhava, nor the other gods. Nor are the sages or my own sons able to know; your greatness is truly unspeakable in all the worlds.
यज्ञेषु देवि यदि नाम न ते वदन्ति स्वाहेति वेदविदुषो हवने कृतेऽपि । न प्राप्नुवन्ति सततं मखभागधेयं देवास्त्वमेव विबुधेष्वपि वृत्तिदासि
O Goddess, even when the learned recite the Vedas and perform sacrifices, if they do not invoke you with 'Svaha,' the gods do not receive their share in the offerings; you alone, even among the gods, are the giver of sustenance.
त्राता वयं भगवति प्रथमं त्वया वै देवारिसम्भवभयादधुना तथैव । भीतोऽस्मि देवि वरदे शरणं गतोऽस्मि घोरं निरीक्ष्य मधुना सह कैटभं च
O Blessed One, you were our first protector from the fear of the enemies of the gods, and now again you are the same; seeing the terrible Madhu and Kaitabha, I am afraid, O Goddess, granter of boons, and I have taken refuge in you.
नो वेत्ति विष्णुरधुना मम दुःखमेत- ज्जाने त्वयात्मविवशीकृतदेहयष्टिः । मुञ्चादिदेवमथवा जहि दानवेन्द्रौ यद्रोचते तव कुरुष्व महानुभावे
Now, even Vishnu does not know my suffering, for his body has been rendered powerless by you; whether you release the supreme god or slay these two lords of the demons, do as you wish, O greatly powerful one.
जानन्ति ये न तव देवि परं प्रभावं ध्यायन्ति ते हरिहरावपि मन्दचित्ताः । ज्ञातं मयाद्य जननि प्रकटं प्रमाणं यद्विष्णुरप्यतितरां विवशोऽथ शेते
Those who do not know your supreme power, O Goddess, and who meditate only on Hari or Hara, are of dull mind; today, O Mother, I have clearly understood, for even Vishnu lies here utterly helpless.
सिन्धूद्भवापि न हरिं प्रतिबोधितुं वै शक्ता पतिं तव वशानुगमद्य शक्त्या । मन्ये त्वया भगवति प्रसभं रमापि प्रस्वापिता न बुबुधे विवशीकृतेव
Even Lakshmi, born from the ocean, is unable today, by your power, to awaken her husband Hari, for she too is under your sway; I think, O Blessed One, that you have forcibly put even Rama to sleep, so that she, rendered powerless, does not awaken.
धन्यास्त एव भुवि भक्तिपरास्तवांघ्रौ त्यक्त्वान्यदेवभजनं त्वयि लीनभावाः । कुर्वन्ति देवि भजनं सकलं निकामं ज्ञात्वा समस्तजननीं किल कामधेनुम्
Blessed indeed are those on earth who are devoted to your feet, who have abandoned the worship of other gods and are absorbed in you; knowing you as the universal mother and the wish-fulfilling cow, they worship you with all their heart.
धीकान्तिकीर्तिशुभवृत्तिगुणादयस्ते विष्णोर्गुणास्तु परिहृत्य गताः क्व चाद्य । बन्दीकृतो हरिरसौ ननु निद्रयात्र शक्त्या तवैव भगवत्यतिमानवत्याः
Where now are those virtues, good conduct, and auspicious qualities that bring fame, which belonged to Vishnu? All have departed; for here, even Hari has been subdued by your power, O exceedingly glorious Goddess, and bound by sleep.
त्वं शक्तिरेव जगतामखिलप्रभावा त्वन्निर्मितं च सकलं खलु भावमात्रम् । त्वं क्रीडसे निजविनिर्मितमोहजाले नाट्ये यथा विहरते स्वकृते नटो वै
You alone are the power of the universe, the source of all might; all that exists is but a manifestation created by you; you play within the net of illusion you have woven, just as an actor delights in a drama of his own making.
विष्णुस्त्वया प्रकटितः प्रथमं युगादौ दत्ता च शक्तिरमला खलु पालनाय । त्रातं च सर्वमखिलं विवशीकृतोऽद्य यद्रोचते तव तथाम्ब करोषि नूनम्
At the beginning of the age, Vishnu was revealed by you, and you gave him pure power for the work of preservation; now, having rendered him helpless, you have protected everything; O Mother, you surely do as you wish.
सृष्ट्वात्र मां भगवति प्रविनाशितुं चे- न्नेच्छास्ति ते कुरु दयां परिहृत्य मौनम् । कस्मादिमौ प्रकटितौ किल कालरूपौ यद्वा भवानि हसितुं नु किमिच्छसे माम्
O Blessed One, since you have created me here, you must not wish to destroy me; show mercy and set aside your silence. Why have these two, forms of Time, been manifested? Or, O Bhavani, do you wish to laugh at me?
ज्ञातं मया तव विचेष्टितमद्भुतं वै कृत्वाखिलं जगदिदं रमसे स्वतन्त्रा । लीनं करोषि सकलं किल मां तथैव हन्तुं त्वमिच्छसि भवानि किमत्र चित्रम्
I have understood your wondrous actions; having created this entire world, you delight in your freedom. In the same way, you can dissolve everything, or destroy me—O Bhavani, what is strange in that?
कामं कुरुष्व वधमद्य ममैव मात- र्दुःखं न मे मरणजं जगदम्बिकेऽत्र । कर्ता त्वयैव विहितः प्रथमं स चायं दैत्याहतोऽथ मृत इत्ययशो गरिष्ठम्
Do as you wish, slay me today, O Mother; O Mother of the world, I do not grieve for death. It is you who first made the creator, and now this one is slain by the demon; thus, the greatest disgrace is his.