विश्वोष्णीषा विश्वगन्धा विश्वमाता महोष्ठिका तथाविधं स भगवान् ईशानं परमेश्वरम्
She bore the universal turban, universal fragrance, was the mother of all, and the great bee; in such a form, the Blessed One meditated upon Īśāna, the Supreme Lord.
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् अथ तं मनसा ध्यात्वा युक्तात्मा वै पितामहः
Pure as crystal, adorned with all ornaments, Pitāmaha, with a concentrated mind, meditated upon Him.
ववन्दे देवमीशानं सर्वेशं सर्वगं प्रभुम् ओमीशान नमस्ते ऽस्तु महादेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
He worshipped the god Īśāna, the Lord of all, the omnipresent ruler: 'Om Īśāna, salutations to you; Mahādeva, salutations to you.'
नमो ऽस्तु सर्वविद्यानाम् ईशान परमेश्वर नमो ऽस्तु सर्वभूतानाम् ईशान वृषवाहन
Salutations to you, Īśāna, Supreme Lord of all knowledge; salutations to you, Īśāna, Bull-bannered Lord of all beings.
ब्रह्मणो ऽधिपते तुभ्यं ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपिणे नमो ब्रह्माधिपतये शिवं मे ऽस्तु सदाशिव
Lord of Brahmā, to you; to Brahmā, to the one of Brahmā's form; salutations to the Lord of Brahmā—may Śiva, Sadāśiva, always be auspicious for me.
ओङ्कारमूर्ते देवेश सद्योजात नमोनमः प्रपद्ये त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि सद्योजाताय वै नमः
O Lord of gods, embodiment of Om, Sadyojāta, salutations again and again; I take refuge in you, I have sought you—salutations to Sadyojāta.
अभवे च भवे तुभ्यं तथा नातिभवे नमः भवोद्भव भवेशान मां भजस्व महाद्युते
Salutations to you in non-being and being, and also in neither excessive being; O source of being, Lord of existence, O radiant one, favor me.
वामदेव नमस्तुभ्यं ज्येष्ठाय वरदाय च नमो रुद्राय कालाय कलनाय नमो नमः
Salutations to you, Vāmadeva, to the eldest and the bestower of boons; salutations to Rudra, to Time, to the measurer—salutations again and again.
नमो विकरणायैव कालवर्णाय वर्णिने बलाय बलिनां नित्यं सदा विकरणाय ते
Salutations to you, O Vikaraṇa, of the color of Time, the colored one, the strong one, always among the strong; salutations always to you, O Vikaraṇa.
बलप्रमथनायैव बलिने ब्रह्मरूपिणे सर्वभूतेश्वरेशाय भूतानां दमनाय च
Salutations to you, destroyer of strength, the strong one, of Brahmā's form, Lord of all beings, and subduer of creatures.
मनोन्मनाय देवाय नमस्तुभ्यं महाद्युते वामदेवाय वामाय नमस्तुभ्यं महात्मने
Salutations to you, O god of exalted mind, O radiant one; salutations to Vāmadeva, to the gentle one, to the great soul.
ज्येष्ठाय चैव श्रेष्ठाय रुद्राय वरदाय च कालहन्त्रे नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं महात्मने
Salutations to the eldest and the best, to Rudra, the bestower of boons, to the destroyer of Time; salutations to you, O great soul.
इति स्तवेन देवेशं ननाम वृषभध्वजम् यः पठेत् सकृदेवेह ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्यति
Thus, with this hymn, he worshipped the Lord of gods, the Bull-bannered one; whoever recites it even once here will go to the world of Brahmā.
श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान् श्राद्धे स याति परमां गतिम् एवं ध्यानगतं तत्र प्रणमन्तं पितामहम्
Or, if he causes it to be heard by twice-born men at a śrāddha, he attains the highest state; thus, Pitāmaha was there, absorbed in meditation and offering salutations.
उवाच भगवानीशः प्रीतो ऽहं ते किमिच्छसि ततस्तु प्रणतो भूत्वा वाग्विशुद्धं महेश्वरम्
The Blessed Lord spoke: 'I am pleased with you; what do you desire?' Then, having bowed, Pitāmaha addressed Maheśvara with purified speech.
उवाच भगवान् रुद्रं प्रीतं प्रीतेन चेतसा यदिदं विश्वरूपं ते विश्वगौः श्रेयसीश्वरी
The Blessed Lord spoke to Rudra, pleased in mind: 'This universal form of yours, the universal cow, is the most auspicious ruler.'
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि यथेयं परमेश्वर कैषा भगवती देवी चतुष्पादा चतुर्मुखी
I wish to know this, O Supreme Lord: who is this blessed Goddess, four-footed and four-faced?
चतुःशृङ्गी चतुर्वक्त्रा चतुर्दंष्ट्रा चतुःस्तनी चतुर्हस्ता चतुर्नेत्रा विश्वरूपा कथं स्मृता
How is she described as four-horned, four-mouthed, four-tusked, four-breasted, four-armed, four-eyed, and of universal form?
किंनामगोत्रा कस्येयं किंवीर्या चापि कर्मतः तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवो वृषध्वजः
What is her name and lineage? Whose is she? What is her power and her actions? Hearing these words, the Lord of gods, the Bull-bannered One,
प्राह देववृषं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माणं चात्मसंभवम् रहस्यं सर्वमन्त्राणां पावनं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
spoke to the divine bull and to Brahmā, self-born: the secret of all mantras, pure and bestowing nourishment.
शृणुष्वैतत्परं गुह्यम् आदिसर्गे यथा तथा एवं यो वर्तते कल्पो विश्वरूपस्त्वसौ मतः
Listen to this supreme secret, just as it was in the beginning of creation; so it is, and thus, whoever abides accordingly is considered of universal form.
ब्रह्मस्थानमिदं चापि यत्र प्राप्तं त्वया प्रभो त्वत्तः परतरं देव विष्णुना तत्पदं शुभम्
This is the seat of Brahmā, O Lord, which you have attained; above you, O god, is that auspicious state of Viṣṇu.
वैकुण्ठेन विशुद्धेन मम वामाङ्गजेन वा तदाप्रभृति कल्पश् च त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमो ह्ययम्
By Viṣṇu, pure and from my left side, or by Vaikuṇṭha, from then on, this is the thirty-third kalpa.
शतं शतसहस्राणाम् अतीता ये स्वयंभुवः पुरस्तात्तव देवेश तच्छृणुष्व महामते
A hundred times a hundred thousand have passed, those of the self-born; previously, O Lord of gods, listen to that, O great-minded one.
आनन्दस्तु स विज्ञेय आनन्दत्वे व्यवस्थितः माण्डव्यगोत्रस्तपसा मम पुत्रत्वमागतः
He is to be known as Ānanda, established in bliss; of the lineage of Māṇḍavya, by austerity, he attained sonship to me.
त्वयि योगं च सांख्यं च तपोविद्याविधिक्रियाः ऋतं सत्यं दया ब्रह्म अहिंसा सन्मतिः क्षमा
In you are Yoga and Sāṃkhya, austerity, knowledge, ritual acts, truth, reality, compassion, Brahman, non-violence, good intellect, and forgiveness.
ध्यानं ध्येयं दमः शान्तिर् विद्याविद्या मतिर्धृतिः कान्तिर्नीतिः प्रथा मेधा लज्जा दृष्टिः सरस्वती
Meditation, the object of meditation, self-control, peace, knowledge and ignorance, understanding, fortitude, beauty, ethics, fame, intelligence, modesty, vision, and Sarasvatī,
तुष्टिः पुष्टिः क्रिया चैव प्रसादश् च प्रतिष्ठिताः द्वात्रिंशत्सुगुणा ह्येषा द्वात्रिंशाक्षरसंज्ञया
Contentment, nourishment, action, and grace are established; these thirty-two virtues are known by the name of thirty-two syllables.
प्रकृतिर्विहिता ब्रह्मंस् त्वत्प्रसूतिर्महेश्वरी विष्णोर्भगवतश्चापि तथान्येषामपि प्रभो
O Brahman, nature is ordained; the great goddess is your offspring, and also of the blessed Viṣṇu and of others, O Lord.
सैषा भगवती देवी मत्प्रसूतिः प्रतिष्ठिता चतुर्मुखी जगद्योनिः प्रकृतिर् गौः प्रतिष्ठिता
This blessed Goddess is my offspring, established, four-faced, the womb of the world, nature, the cow, established.