Kurma Purana

अतिनामा सहिष्णुश्च सप्तासन्नृषयः शुभाः

Atināma and Sahiṣṇu, and others—these seven auspicious sages were present.

मनुः स वर्तते धीमान् सांप्रतं सप्तमे ऽन्तरे

That wise Manu now exists in the seventh Manvantara.

पुरन्दरस्तथैवेन्द्रो बभूव परवीरहा

Likewise, Purandara, Indra, the destroyer of enemy hosts, was present.

विश्वामित्रो भरद्वाजः सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन्

Viśvāmitra and Bharadvāja, these seven became the Seven Sages.

तदंशभूता राजानः सर्वे च त्रिदिवौकसः

At that time, all the kings and the dwellers of heaven were portions of him.

रुचेः प्रजापतेर्यज्ञस्तदंशेनाभवद् द्विजाः

O twice-born, from Prajāpati Ruci, Yajña was born as a portion.

तुषितायां समुत्पन्नस्तुषितैः सह दैवतैः

He was born in Tuṣitā, together with the Tuṣita gods.

सत्यायामभवत् सत्यः सत्यरूपो जनार्दनः

In Satyā, Satya was born—Janārdana in the form of truth.

हर्यायां हरिभिर्देवैर्हरिरेवाभवद्धरिः

In Haryā, Hari himself became Hari, along with the gods called Haris.

संभूतो मानसैः सार्धं देवैः सह महाद्युतिः

That great radiant one appeared together with the mind-born gods.

विकुण्ठायामसौ जज्ञे वैकुण्ठैर्दैवतैः सह

In Vikuṇṭhā, he was born along with the Vaikuṇṭha gods.

वामनः कश्यपाद् विष्णुरदित्यां संबभूव ह

Viṣṇu, as Vāmana, was indeed born from Kaśyapa in Aditi.

पुरन्दराय त्रैलोक्यं दत्तं निहतकण्टकम्

The three worlds, cleared of thorns, were given to Purandara.

सप्त चैवाभवन् विप्रा याभिः संरक्षिताः प्रजाः

And there were seven Brāhmaṇas by whom the people were protected.

तस्मात् स वै स्मृतो विष्णुर्विशेर्धातोः प्रवेशनात्

Therefore, he is called Viṣṇu because he enters (viś) all things.

भूतान्तरात्मा भगवान् नारायण इति श्रुतिः

The Lord, Nārāyaṇa, is declared in the Veda as the inner soul of beings.

चतुर्धा संस्थितो व्यापी सगुणो निर्गुणो ऽपि च

He abides in four forms, pervading all—endowed with qualities and also without qualities.

वासुदेवाभिधाना सा गुणातीता सुनिष्कला

That which is called Vāsudeva is beyond the guṇas, perfectly pure.

निहन्ति सकलं चान्ते वैष्णवी परमा तनुः

At the end, the supreme Vaiṣṇava form destroys all.

जगत् स्थापयते सर्वं स विष्णुः प्रकृतिर्ध्रुवा

That Viṣṇu, the eternal Prakṛti, upholds the entire universe.

राजसी चानिरुद्धाख्या प्रद्युम्नः सृष्टिकारिका

The Rājasic principle, called Aniruddha, and Pradyumna are the agents of creation.

नारायणाख्यो ब्रह्मासौ प्रिजासर्गं करोति सः

That Brahmā, known as Nārāyaṇa, brings about the creation of beings.

तया संमोहयेद् विश्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्

By her, he deludes the world of gods, asuras, and humans.

वासुदेवो ह्यनन्तात्मा केवलो निर्गुणो हरिः

Vāsudeva, indeed, is the infinite self, the sole, attributeless Hari.

वासुदेवात्मकं नित्यमेतद् विज्ञाय मुच्यते

Knowing this as eternally of the nature of Vāsudeva, one is liberated.

बिभेद वासुदेवो ऽसौ प्रद्युम्नो हरिरव्ययः

That Vāsudeva, the imperishable Hari, became Pradyumna.

अपान्तरतमाः पूर्वं स्वेच्छया ह्यभवद्धरिः

In former times, Hari, by his own will, became Apāntaratamā.

एको ऽयं वेद भगवान् व्यासो नारायणः प्रभुः

This one, the Lord Nārāyaṇa, Vyāsa, is the blessed knower of the Veda.

एतत् सत्यं पुनः सत्यमेवं ज्ञात्वा न मुह्यति

This is truth, again truth; knowing thus, one is not deluded.