शक्तयो ब्रह्मविण्वीशा भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः
The powers—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśa—bestow the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
एकमेवाक्षरं तत्त्वं पुंप्रधानेश्वरात्मकम्
There is only one imperishable reality, the essence of spirit, nature, and Lord.
इज्यन्ते विविधैर्यज्ञैः शक्रादित्यादयो ऽमराः
The immortals, Indra, Āditya, and others, are worshipped with various sacrifices.
कथ्यन्ते चैव माहात्म्याच्छक्तिरेकैव निर्गुणाः
And, due to its greatness, only one power is spoken of as without qualities.
करोति देहान् विविधान् ग्रसते चैव लीलया
It creates various bodies and, by its play, also devours them.
सर्वकामप्रदो रुद्र इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः
Rudra is the giver of all desires—this is the Vedic revelation.
प्राधान्येन स्मृता देवाः शक्तयः परमात्मनः
The gods are remembered as the foremost powers of the Supreme Self.
गीयते सर्वशक्त्यात्मा शूलपाणिर्महेश्वरः
Maheshvara, the wielder of the trident, is sung as the embodiment of all powers.
इन्द्रमेके परे विश्वान् ब्रह्माणमपरे जगुः
Some declare Indra as supreme, others praise Vishnu, and yet others extol Brahma.
एकस्यैवाथ रुद्रस्य भेदास्ते परिकीर्तिताः
The various forms of Rudra alone have been described.
तत् तद् रूपं समास्थाय प्रददाति फलं शिवः
Shiva, assuming those various forms, grants the respective fruits.
आराधयन्महादेवं याति तत्परमं पदम्
One who worships Mahadeva attains that supreme state.
आराधयेद् वै गिरिशं सगुणं वाथ निर्गुणम्
One should worship Girisha, whether with attributes or without attributes.
आरुरुक्षुस्तु सगुणं पूजयेत् परमेश्वरम्
One desiring to ascend should worship the Supreme Lord with attributes.
पद्मासनस्थं रुक्माभं चिन्तयेद् वैदिकी श्रुतिः
The Vedic tradition contemplates him seated on a lotus throne, shining like gold.
आराधयेद् विरूपाक्षमादिमध्यान्तसंस्थितम्
One should worship Virupaksha, who abides in the beginning, middle, and end.
तादृशं रूपमास्थाय समायात्यन्तिकं शिवम्
Assuming such a form, one attains proximity to Shiva.
यथाविधि प्रकुर्वाणः प्राप्नुयादैश्वरं पदम्
Performing the prescribed rites, one obtains the divine state.
ततो वाय्वग्निशक्रादीन् पूजयेद् भक्तिसंयुतः
Thereafter, one should worship Vayu, Agni, Shakra, and others with devotion.
अथापि कथितो योगो निर्बोजश्च सबीजकः
Moreover, yoga has been described as both seedless and with seed.
सथवाग्न्यादिकान् देवांस्तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः
He, devoted and with controlled senses, worships the gods beginning with Agni.
अनादिनिधनं देवं वासुदेवं सनातनम्
The beginningless and imperishable god, Vasudeva, the eternal one.
एष एव विधिर्ब्राह्मे भावने चान्तिके मतः
This is the very method considered supreme in Brahmanical contemplation.
इन्द्रद्युम्नाय मुनये कथितं यन्मया पुरा
What was formerly narrated by me to the sage Indradyumna.
तदीश्वरः परं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्ममयं जगत्
That Lord is the supreme Brahman; therefore, the universe is composed of Brahman.
तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो विष्णुं शक्रेण सह माधवम्
The sages, together with Indra, praised Mādhava, Viṣṇu.
नारायणाय विश्वाय वासुदेवाय ते नमः
Homage to Nārāyaṇa, the all-pervading one, to Vāsudeva, to you.
माधवाय नमस्तुभ्यं नमो यज्ञेश्वराय च
Salutations to you, Mādhava, and to the Lord of sacrifice.
नमः सहस्रहस्ताय सहस्रचरणाय च
Homage to the one with a thousand hands and a thousand feet.
आनन्दाय नमस्तुभ्यं मायातीताय ते नमः
Salutations to you, embodiment of bliss; homage to you who transcend illusion.