समागतं दैत्यसैन्यमीश्दर्शनवाञ्छया
The army of the Daityas assembled, desiring a vision of the Lord.
प्रणेमुरादराद् देव्यो गायन्ति स्मातिलालसाः
The goddesses, eager and devoted, bowed and sang.
देवासनगतं देवं नारायणमनामयम्
They saw Nārāyaṇa, the flawless god, seated on the divine throne.
प्रणम्य देवमीशानं पृष्टवत्यो वराङ्गनाः
Having bowed to the Lord Īśāna, the noble women questioned him.
को ऽन्वयं भ्ति वपुषा पङ्कजायतलोचनः
Who is this, radiant in form, with eyes like lotus petals?
व्याजहार महायोगी भूताधिपतिरव्ययः
The great yogi, the imperishable lord of beings, spoke.
विभज्य संस्थितो देवः स्वात्मानं बहुधेश्वरः
The Lord, established, divided himself in many ways.
एको ऽयं वेद विश्वात्मा भवानी विष्णुरेव च
This one alone is known—the soul of the universe, Bhavānī, and also Viṣṇu.
मामेव केशवं देवमाहुर्देवीमथाम्बिकाम्
They call me Keśava, the god, and the goddess as Ambikā.
कर्ता कारयिता विष्णुर्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः
Viṣṇu is the creator and the cause, the giver of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
स्त्रष्टा पाता वासुदेवो विश्वात्मा विश्वतोमुखः
Vāsudeva is the creator and protector, the soul of the universe, facing all directions.
तारकः पुरुषो ह्यात्मा केवलं परमं पदम्
He is the deliverer, the person, the self, the one supreme state.
सान्ता सत्या सदानन्दा परं पदमिति श्रुतिः
Peaceful, true, ever-blissful—this, the Upaniṣad calls the supreme state.
एषैव सर्वभूतानां गतीनामुत्तमा गतिः
This alone is the highest goal among all the paths of beings.
पश्याम्यशेषमेवेदं यस्तद् वेद स मुच्यते
I see all this as one; whoever knows this is liberated.
एकमेव विजानीध्वं ततो यास्यथ निर्वृतिम्
Know only the One; then you will attain bliss.
ये भिन्नदृष्ट्यापीशानं पूजयन्तो न मे प्रियाः
Those who worship the Lord with divided vision are not dear to me.
पच्यमाना न मुच्यन्ते कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
Though they are cooked (in suffering), they are not freed, even in hundreds of millions of aeons.
यथावदिह विज्ञाय ध्येयः सर्वापदि प्रभुः
Having understood properly here, the Lord should be meditated upon in every difficulty.
नेमुर्नारायणं देवं देवीं च हिमशैलजाम्
They do not bow to Nārāyaṇa, the god, nor to the goddess, daughter of the Himalaya.
भवानीपादयुगले नारायणपदाम्बुजे
At the twin feet of Bhavānī, at the lotus feet of Nārāyaṇa.
न पश्यन्ति जगत्सूतिं तद्भुतमिवाभवत्
They do not see the source of the world; it became as if a wonder.
मोहितो गिरिजां देवीमाहर्तुं गिरिमाययौ
Deluded, he went to the mountain to seize the goddess Girijā.
तत्रैवाविरभूद् दैत्यैर्युद्धाय पुरुषोत्तमः
There, the Supreme Person appeared, ready to battle the demons.
स कालरुद्रो ऽभिजगाम देवः
That god, Kālarudra, approached.
जगाम देवो ऽपि सहस्त्रबाहुः
The god with a thousand arms also arrived.
स्त्रिलोकदृष्टिर्भगवानिवार्कः
The blessed one, whose form is seen by women throughout the worlds, shone like the sun.
पपात देवोपरि पुष्पवृष्टिः
A shower of flowers fell upon the god.
र् गणैरशेषैरमपप्रधानैः
With all the hosts of the Gaṇas, chief among them, present.
विमानमारुह्य विहीनसत्त्वः
Mounting his celestial vehicle, devoid of vitality.