महदादिक्रमेणैव मम तेजो विजृम्भते
Through the sequence beginning with Mahat, my radiance unfolds.
हिरण्यगर्भो मार्तण्डः सो ऽपि मद्देहसंभवः
Hiraṇyagarbha, the Sun, is also born from my own body.
दत्तवानात्मजान् वेदान् कल्पादौ चतुरो द्विजाः
At the start of the cycle, he gave the four Vedas to his own sons, the twice-born.
दिव्यं तन्मामकैश्वर्यं सर्वदा वहति स्वयम्
That divine power, my sovereignty, he always bears himself.
भूत्वा चतुर्मुखः सर्गं सृजत्येवात्मसंभवः
Becoming four-faced, he creates the world, having arisen from himself.
ममैव परमा मूर्तिः करोति परिपालनम्
My supreme form alone performs the act of preservation.
मदाज्ञयासौ सततं संहरिष्यति मे तनुः
By my command, that form of mine always brings about dissolution.
पाकं च कुरुते वह्निः सो ऽपि मच्छक्तिचोदितः
And fire performs cooking, indeed impelled by my power.
वैश्वानरो ऽग्निर्भगवानीश्वरस्य नियोगतः
Vaiśvānara, the divine fire, acts by the command of the Lord.
सो ऽपि संजीवयेत् कृत्स्नमीशस्यैव नियोगतः
He too enlivens all, solely by the Lord's command.
मदाज्ञयासौ भूतानां शरीराणि बिभर्ति हि
By my command, he indeed sustains the bodies of beings.
सोमः स मन्नियोगेन चोदितः किल वर्तते
Soma, too, truly operates, impelled by my command.
सूर्यो वृष्टिं वितनुते शास्त्रेणैव स्वयंभुवः
The Sun causes rain to fall, following the ordinance of the Self-born.
यज्वनां फलदो देवो वर्तते ऽसौ मदाज्ञया
That god, by my command, grants the fruits to those who perform sacrifice.
यमो वैवस्वतो देवो देवदेवनियोगतः
Yama, the son of Vivasvat, acts by the command of the God of gods.
सो ऽपीश्वरनियोगेन कुबेरो वर्तते सदा
Kubera, too, always exists by the command of the Lord.
मन्नियोगादसौ देवो वर्तते निरृतिः सदा
By my command, that god Nirṛti always acts.
ईशानः किल भक्तानां सो ऽपि तिष्ठन्ममाज्ञया
Indeed, Īśāna too abides by my order, protecting the devotees.
रक्षको योगिनां नित्यं वर्तते ऽसौ मदाज्ञया
He who is the constant protector of yogis acts by my command.
विनायको धर्मनेता सो ऽपि मद्वचनात् किल
The remover of obstacles, the leader of dharma, also acts according to my word.
स्कन्दो ऽसौ वर्तते नित्यं स्वयंभूर्विधिचोदितः
That Skanda always acts, self-born, impelled by the ordinance.
सृजन्ति विविधं लोकं परस्यैव नियोगतः
They create the various worlds only by the command of the Supreme.
पत्नी नारायणस्यासौ वर्तते मदनुग्रहात्
She who is Nārāyaṇa’s consort exists by my favor.
सापीश्वरनियोगेन चोदिता संप्रवर्तते
She too, prompted by the Lord’s command, proceeds to act.
सावित्री संस्मृता देवी देवाज्ञानुविधायिनी
The goddess Sāvitrī, remembered thus, follows the command of the god.
यापि ध्याता विशेषेण सापि मद्वचनानुगा
She who is especially meditated upon also follows my word.
दधाति शिरसा लोकं सो ऽपि देवनियोगतः
He who upholds the world upon his head does so by the command of the god.
पिबत्यखिलमम्भोधिमीश्वरस्य नियोगतः
He drinks the entire ocean by the command of the Lord.
पालयन्ति प्रजाः सर्वास्ते ऽपि तस्य नियोगतः
All of them protect all beings by his command.
अन्याश्च देवताः सर्वा मच्छास्त्रेणैव धिष्ठिताः
And all other deities are established only by my ordinance.