With deep reverence, the sages and gods gathered to offer salutations to the great Agni, who manifests in the form of Rudra, the lord of all Rudras. Their praises turned to Shiva, embodiment of the sacred Shiva-mantra, and to Sadyojata, the creator. They honored Vama and Vamadeva, the generous boon-giver, the immortal one, and Aghora, whose fierceness is unmatched, as well as Sadyojata, swift in action. Their adoration extended to Ishana, lord of the cremation grounds, supremely swift and ever-moving, the foundation of the Vedas, the upward-facing Linga, and the bearer of the Linga. They saluted the golden Linga and its radiant form, the water Linga and its watery essence, Shiva and the Shiva Linga, pervading all, filling the sky. To Vayu, the lord of wind, they offered salutations, recognizing his speed and all-pervading presence. They praised his radiance, the lord of all lights, and the pervasive brilliance that fills the cosmos. They honored water and its very being, acknowledging its all-pervading nature, earth and midspace, and the all-encompassing earth. They saluted the one whose form is found in sound and touch, in taste and fragrance, the fragrant lord of hosts, keeper of the most secret of secrets. To the infinite, formless, endless, disease-free one, eternal and supreme, whose womb is water and who is the yogi, they offered their praise. They honored the one established amid waters, the radiance between all beings, the protector, destroyer, ever-creator, and lord of dissolution. Salutations were offered to the unconscious, the conceivable, the destroyer of consciousness, the formless, the beautiful form, the bodiless, and the destroyer of bodies. They praised the one whose body is smeared with ashes, cause of sun, moon, and fire, the white one, of snowy complexion, wandering the snowy mountains. To the very white, the beautiful-faced, the one with a white crest and face, the great-faced, the white and red one, their salutations flowed. Hara was honored as the excellent rescuer, the drum, the one with a hundred forms and formlessness, always bearing the banner. To the one free from prosperity and sorrow, wielder of the bow Pinaka, with matted hair, unfettered, well-binder, and destroyer of bonds, they offered salutations. They saluted the excellent sacrificer, worthy of offerings, supremely holy, wise, auspicious-faced, well-featured, unconquerable, and the subduer. Salutations were given to the heron, the one who takes the heron’s form, who adorns himself with serpents, to Sanaka, the eternal, and Sanandana. Sanatkumara, the charioteer, the forest dweller, great-souled, observer of worlds, with three abodes and ever pure, was praised. Shankhapala, the conch, the quality of passion, darkness, Sarasvata, the cloud, and the cloud-rider were honored. To the good vehicle, arranger of marriages, bestower of success in disputes, Shiva, Rudra, the chief, they offered salutations again and again. They saluted the one who embodies the three qualities, whose nature is fourfold emanation, who is the world-process and its cause. They praised liberation, its form, and its giver; the self, the seer, the master, and Vishnu. To the blessed one, lord of serpents, Omkara, the all-knowing, their salutations were repeated. They honored the all, Narayana, Hiraṇyagarbha, the primeval god. To the unborn, the lord, the cause of the emanation of beings, the great god of gods, the ruler, they offered salutations again and again. Sharva, the true, the pacifier, Brahman, the beings, the all-knowing, were praised repeatedly. Salutations were offered to the great-souled, whose form is wisdom, to consciousness, whose form is awareness and memory. They praised knowledge, the one attainable by knowledge, consciousness always, the peak, the blue-throated one. They honored the one whose body is half-female, the unmanifest, the one with eleven forms, the steadfast. Salutations flowed to Soma, Sūrya, Bhava, the remover of existence, bestower of fame, the god, Shankara, and Īśvara. They saluted the lord of Ambikā, husband of Umā, the golden-armed, and the one of golden seed. To the blue-haired, wealthy, white-throated, matted-haired one, adorned with serpents, their praises were offered. Again and again, they saluted the bull-rider, destroyer and creator of all, supremely heroic, delight of heroes, lord of Rama, the mighty one. To the king of kings, attained by kings, lord of protectors, who cuts down the branches of protectors, they offered praise. They honored the one adorned with armlets, lord of cowherds, Śrīkaṇṭhanātha, holder of a club. Salutations went to the lord of the world, essence of Vedas and scriptures, bearer of the bow, royal swan. They praised the one adorned with golden bracelets and necklaces, wearing a serpent as sacred thread, with a garland of serpent earrings, and a snake as girdle. To the one who holds the Vedas within, who is the womb, the womb of the universe, O Śiva, Brahmā together with Hari offered the praise known as 'Virarāma'. It was declared that this excellent and holy hymn destroys all sins. Whoever recites it or has it recited to Brahmins learned in the Vedas attains the world of Brahmā, even if engaged in sinful deeds. Therefore, one should always recite, repeat, or have it recited to auspicious Brahmins for purification from all sins. This hymn was spoken by Viṣṇu, for the cleansing of all transgressions.