प्रीतो ऽस्मि तव भक्तस्य तपसानेन सुव्रत वरं वरय भद्रं ते यथेष्टं काममाप्नुहि
I am pleased with your devotion and this austerity, O virtuous one. Choose a boon, good fortune to you; obtain whatever desire you wish.
न देवासुरगन्धर्वा न यक्षोरगराक्षसाः न मानुषाः पिशाचा वा हन्युर्मां देवसत्तम
Let neither gods, demons, nor Gandharvas, nor Yakṣas, serpents, or Rākṣasas, nor humans or Piśācas, O best of gods, slay me.
ऋषयो वा न मां शापैः शपेयुः प्रपितामह यदि मे भगवान्प्रीतो वर एष वृतो मया
Nor may the seers curse me with their imprecations, O great grandsire, if you, blessed Lord, are pleased; this is the boon I have chosen.
न चास्त्रेण न शस्त्रेण गिरिणा पादपेन च न शुष्केण न चार्द्रेण न दिवा न निशाथ वा
Not by weapon nor missile, not by mountain or tree, not by anything dry or wet, not by day nor by night.
भवेयमहमेवार्कः सोमो वायुर्हुताशनः सलिलं चान्तरिक्षं च नक्षत्राणि दिशो दश
May I become the sun, the moon, the wind, the fire, water, the atmosphere, the stars, and the ten directions.
अहं क्रोधश्च कामश्च वरुणो वासवो यमः धनदश्च धनाध्यक्षो यक्षः किंपुरुषाधिपः
May I be wrath and desire, Varuṇa, Indra, Yama, the lord of wealth, the treasurer, a Yakṣa, and the lord of Kiṃpuruṣas.
एते दिव्या वरास्तात मया दत्तास्तवाद्भुताः सर्वान्कामान्सदा वत्स प्राप्स्यसि त्वं न संशयः
These divine and wondrous boons, dear one, have been granted to you by me. You shall always obtain all desires, my child, without doubt.
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवाञ् जगामाकाश एव हि वैराजं ब्रह्मसदनं ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्
Having spoken thus, the blessed Lord went into the sky, to the celestial abode of Brahmā, attended by hosts of Brahmarṣis.
ततो देवाश्च नागाश्च गन्धर्वा ऋषिभिः सह वरप्रदानं श्रुत्वैव पितामहमुपस्थिताः
Then the gods, serpents, and Gandharvas, along with the seers, having heard of the granting of the boon, approached the Grandsire.
वरप्रदानाद्भगवन् वधिष्यति स नो ऽसुरः तत्प्रसीदाशु भगवन् वधो ऽप्यस्य विचिन्त्यताम्
Because of the granting of the boon, O blessed one, that demon will slay us. Therefore, be gracious, O Lord, and quickly consider his destruction.
भगवन्सर्वभूतानाम् आदिकर्ता स्वयं प्रभुः स्रष्टा त्वं हव्यकव्यानाम् अव्यक्तप्रकृतिर् बुधः
O blessed Lord, you are yourself the primal creator of all beings, the master, the maker of offerings to gods and ancestors, the wise one of unmanifest nature.
सर्वलोकहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा देवः प्रजापतिः आश्वासयामास सुरान् सुशीतैर्वचनाम्बुभिः
Hearing these words, spoken for the good of all worlds, the god Prajāpati comforted the gods with words as cool as water.
अवश्यं त्रिदशास्तेन प्राप्तव्यं तपसः फलम् तपसो ऽन्ते ऽस्य भगवान् वधं विष्णुः करिष्यति
Certainly, the gods must obtain the fruit of his austerity; at the end of his penance, the blessed Viṣṇu will slay him.
तच्छ्रुत्वा विबुधा वाक्यं सर्वे पङ्कजजन्मनः स्वानि स्थानानि दिव्यानि विप्रजग्मुर्मुदान्विताः
Hearing these words of the Lotus-born, all the gods, filled with joy, returned to their own divine abodes.
लब्धमात्रे वरे चाथ सर्वाः सो ऽबाधत प्रजाः हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो वरदानेन दर्पितः
Then, as soon as he obtained the boon, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, made arrogant by the boon, began to oppress all beings.
आश्रमेषु महाभागान् स मुनीञ्छंसितव्रतान् सत्यधर्मपरान्दान्तान् धर्षयामास दानवः
In the hermitages, the demon violated the great sages, those of strict vows, devoted to truth and righteousness, and gentle in nature.
देवांस्त्रिभुवनस्थांश्च पराजित्य महासुरः त्रैलोक्यं वशमानीय स्वर्गे वसति दानवः
Having defeated the gods dwelling in the three worlds, the great demon, bringing the three worlds under his control, dwelt in heaven.
यदा वरमदोत्सिक्तश् चोदितः कालधर्मतः यज्ञियानकरोद्दैत्यान् अयज्ञियाश्च देवताः
Then, intoxicated by the boon and driven by the law of time, the demon made the demons fit for sacrifice and the gods unfit for sacrifice.
तदादित्याश्च साध्याश्च विश्वे च वसवस्तथा सेन्द्रा देवगणा यक्षाः सिद्धद्विजमहर्षयः
Then the Ādityas, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Vasus, the gods with Indra, Yakṣas, Siddhas, twice-born sages, and great seers—
शरण्यं शरणं विष्णुम् उपतस्थुर्महाबलम् देवदेवं यज्ञमयं वासुदेवं सनातनम्
They approached Viṣṇu, the mighty refuge of all, the god of gods, the embodiment of sacrifice, Vāsudeva, the eternal one, seeking shelter.
नारायण महाभाग देवास्त्वां शरणं गताः त्रायस्व जहि दैत्येन्द्रं हिरण्यकशिपुं प्रभो
"O Nārāyaṇa, greatly fortunate one, the gods have taken refuge in you. Protect us, O Lord, slay the king of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu."
त्वं हि नः परमो धाता त्वं हि नः परमो गुरुः त्वं हि नः परमो देवो ब्रह्मादीनां सुरोत्तम
You are indeed our supreme creator, you are indeed our supreme teacher, you are indeed our supreme god, the highest among Brahmā and the other gods.
भयं त्यजध्वममरा अभयं वो ददाम्यहम् तथैव त्रिदिवं देवाः प्रतिपद्यत मा चिरम्
"Abandon fear, O immortals; I grant you freedom from fear. Likewise, O gods, quickly regain your heavenly realm without delay."
एषो ऽहं सगणं दैत्यं वरदानेन दर्पितम् अवध्यममरेन्द्राणां दानवेन्द्रं निहन्म्यहम्
"This demon, proud because of the boon and accompanied by his followers, though invulnerable to the lords of the immortals, I shall slay, the lord of the demons."
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान् विसृज्य त्रिदशेश्वरान् वधं संकल्पयामास हिरण्यकशिपोः प्रभुः
Having spoken thus, the blessed Lord, dismissing the lords of the gods, resolved upon the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
साहाय्यं च महाबाहुर् ओंकारं गृह्य सत्वरम् अथौंकारसहायस्तु भगवान्विष्णुरव्ययः
Then the mighty-armed Lord, swiftly taking the syllable Oṃ as his aid, the imperishable Viṣṇu, together with Oṃ, prepared for assistance.
हिरण्यकशिपुस्थानं जगाम हरिरीश्वरः तेजसा भास्कराकारः शशी कान्त्येव चापरः
Hari, the Lord, radiant like the sun in splendor and like the moon in beauty, went to the abode of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
नरस्य कृत्वार्धतनुं सिंहस्यार्धतनुं तथा नारसिंहेन वपुषा पाणिं संस्पृश्य पाणिना
Assuming a form half-man and half-lion, with the body of a man and the body of a lion, Nṛsiṃha touched his hand with his own hand.
ततो ऽपश्यत विस्तीर्णां दिव्यां रम्यां मनोरमाम् सर्वकामयुतां शुभ्रां हिरण्यकशिपोः सभाम्
Then he beheld the vast, divine, delightful, and charming assembly hall of Hiraṇyakaśipu, shining, filled with every desire.
विस्तीर्णां योजनशतं शतमध्यर्धमायताम् वैहायसीं कामगमां पञ्चयोजनविस्तृताम्
Vast, a hundred and a half yojanas in length, celestial, traversed at will, and five yojanas wide.