अतिसीपुष्पंसंकाशं स्फुरत्कुण्डलमण्डितम्
He was adorned with shining earrings, radiant as a fully blossomed flower.
श्रीवत्सकौस्तुमधरं वनमालाविभूषितम्
He wore the mark of Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha gem, decorated with a garland of forest flowers.
ननाम दण्डवद्भूमौ भूपतिर्नम्रकन्धरः
The king, with bowed neck, prostrated himself on the ground.
कृष्ण कृष्णेति श्रीकृष्णेति समुच्चरन्
He repeatedly uttered 'Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,' 'Śrī Kṛṣṇa.'
उवाच कृपयाविष्टो भगवान्भूतभावनः
The blessed creator of beings, filled with compassion, spoke.
आगमिष्यन्ति मल्लोकं तव पूर्वपितामहाः
Your forefathers will come to my world.
स्तुहि ते सकलं कामं सवै सद्यः करिष्यन्ति
Praise them; whatever you desire, they will immediately accomplish.
तस्मादाराधयेशानं स्तोत्रैः स्तुत्यं सुखप्रदम्
Therefore, worship the Lord with hymns; he is worthy of praise and grants happiness.
त्वया संपुजितो राजन्सद्यः श्रेयो विधास्यति
O king, being honored by you, he will at once bestow prosperity.
अन्तर्दधे मुनिश्रेष्ठ उत्तस्थौसो ऽपि भूपतिः
The foremost sage vanished, and the king also rose up.
भूपतिर्विस्मयं प्रात्पः किं करोमीति विस्मितः
The king was amazed and wondered, 'What should I do?'
सत्यमेतदिति व्यक्तं न चिन्तां कर्तुमर्हसि
This is certainly true; you should not entertain any doubt.
समस्तदेवताराजमस्तौषीद्भक्तितत्परः
Absorbed in devotion, he praised the Lord of all the gods.
प्रमाणागोचरं देवमीशानं प्रणवात्मकम्
He worshipped the Lord, the essence of Om, who is beyond the reach of proof.
विश्वरुपं विरुपाक्ष प्रणतो ऽस्म्युग्ररेतसम्
I bow to the universal form, O Virupaksha, the one of fierce seed.
समामनन्ति योगीन्द्रा स्तं वन्दे पुष्टिवर्धनम्
The lords of yoga proclaim him; I honor the one who increases strength.
नमो ऽस्तु नीलग्रीवाय पसूनां पतये नमः
Salutations to the blue-throated one, homage to the lord of beasts.
नमो ऽकल्पप्रकल्पाय भूतानां पतये नमः
Salutations to the one beyond creation and dissolution, homage to the lord of beings.
नमः कपालहस्ताय पाशमुद्गरधारिणे
Homage to the one with a skull in his hand, who holds the noose and club.
नमः पञ्चास्यदेवाय क्षेत्राणां पतये नमः
Homage to the five-faced god, homage to the lord of the fields.
अनेकरुपरुपाय निर्गुणाय परात्मने
To the one of many forms and appearances, the qualityless, the supreme self.
नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय हिरण्यपतये नमः
Salutations to Hiranyagarbha, homage to the lord of gold.
नमो ध्यानस्वरुपाय नमस्ते ध्यानसाक्षिणे
Salutations to the one whose form is meditation, salutations to the witness of meditation.
येनेदं विश्वमखिलं चराचरविराजितम्
By whom this entire universe, moving and unmoving, is made resplendent.
वर्षेवाभ्रेण जनितं प्रधानपुरुषात्मना
Who, like rain from a cloud, is born from the Supreme Principle and the Person.
यमामनन्ति तत्त्वज्ञाः सवितारं नृचक्षुषाम्
Whom the knowers of truth call the illuminator, the sun of human eyes.
मृत्युञ्जयं महादेवं परात्परतरं विभुम्
The conqueror of death, the great god, the supreme among the supreme, the all-pervading.
कपर्द्दिने नमस्तुभ्यं सद्यो जाताय वै नमः
O Kaparddin, I bow to you; indeed, salutations to the newly born.
मन्यवे त इषे त्रघय्याः पतये यज्ञतन्तवे
To Manyu, to Isha, to the lord of swift ones, to the thread of sacrifice.
कृशानुरेतसे तुभ्यं नमो ऽस्तु सुमाहात्मने
To you, whose seed is fire, salutations to the one of great soul.