परेशं शरणं जग्मुर्नारायणमनामयम्
They sought refuge in the Supreme Lord, Narayana, the flawless one.
तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं पह्मनाभं जगद्गुरुम्
They praised the Lord of gods, the lotus-naveled, the teacher of the world.
मृकण्डुतपसा त्रस्तान्पाहि नः शरणागतान्
O Lord, protect us who have taken refuge, frightened by Mrikandu’s austerity.
जयो लोकस्वरुपाय जयो ब्रह्माण्डहेतवे
Victory to you, who are the form of the world! Victory to you, the cause of the cosmic egg!
नमस्ते लोकनाथाय नमस्ते लोकसाक्षिणे
Salutations to you, Lord of the worlds! Salutations to you, witness of the worlds!
नमस्ते ध्यानरुपाय नमस्ते ध्यानपाक्षिणे
Salutations to you, whose form is meditation! Salutations to you, who are the fruit of meditation!
नमो भूम्यादिरूपाय नमश्चैतन्यरुपिणे
Salutations to you, whose form is the origin of earth! Salutations to you, who are the form of consciousness!
अरुपाय स्वरुपाय बहुरुपाय ते नमः
Salutations to you, who are formless, whose true form is your own, and who have many forms!
जगद्धिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमोनमः
Repeated salutations to Krishna, to Govinda, for the welfare of the world.
नमः सूर्य्यादिरुपाय हव्यकव्यभुजे नमः
Salutations to the one who appears as the Sun and other forms, who accepts offerings of oblations and ancestral rites.
नमः स्मृतार्तिनाशाय भूयो भूयो नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to the one who destroys the suffering of those who remember him.
प्रत्यक्षतामगात्तेषां शङ्कचत्रगदाधरः
He, bearing the conch, discus, and mace, became visible to them.
सर्वालङ्कारसंयुक्तं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसम्
He was adorned with all ornaments, his chest marked with the Śrīvatsa.
स्तृयमानं मुनिवरैः पार्षदप्रवरावृत्तम्
He was praised by the best of sages, surrounded by foremost attendants.
नमश्चक्रुर्मुदा युक्ता अष्टाङ्गौरवनिं गताः
Filled with joy and reverence, they offered salutations with eightfold prostration.
उवाच प्रीणयन्देवान्नतानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्
Pleased, he spoke to the gods, who were bowed down, with Indra at their head.
युष्मान्न बाधते देवाः स ऋषिः सज्जनाग्राणीः
That sage, foremost among the virtuous, does not trouble you, O gods.
सर्वथान्यं न बाधन्ते स्वप्ने ऽपि सुरसत्तमाः
In every way, the best of gods do not trouble another, not even in a dream.
अविधायात्मनो रक्षामन्यान्द्वेष्टि कथं सुधीः
How can a wise person, without first ensuring his own protection, bear enmity toward another?
अन्यं क्रीडयितुं शक्तः कथं भवति सत्तमः
How can one who is noble be able to play with or harm another?
नित्यं कामादिभिर्युक्तो मूढधीः प्रोच्यते तु सः
One who is always engaged in desire and the like is called a deluded mind.
निःशङ्गः प्रोच्यते सद्भिरिहामात्र च सत्तमाः
But the noble ones here are called unattached by the virtuous.
गच्छध्वं स्वालयं स्वस्थाः क्रीडयिष्यति वो न सः
Return to your own abodes in peace; he will not trouble you.
इति दत्वा वरं तेषामतसीकुसुमप्रभः
Thus, the one shining like a jasmine flower granted them a boon.
तुष्टात्मानः सुरगणां ययुर्नाकं यथागतम्
Satisfied in themselves, the hosts of gods returned to heaven as they had come.
अरुपं परमं ब्रह्मस्वप्रकाशं निरञ्जनम्
The formless, supreme Brahman, self-luminous and stainless.
दिव्यायुधधरं दृष्ट्वा मृकण्डुर्विस्मितो ऽभवत्
Seeing him bearing divine weapons, Mṛkaṇḍu was astonished.
प्रसन्नवदनं शान्तं धातारं विश्वतेजसम्
He beheld the Creator, serene, with a gracious face, radiant with universal splendor.
ननाम दण्डवद्भूमौ देवदेव सनातनम्
He bowed down flat on the ground to the eternal Lord of gods.
शिरस्यञ्चलिमाधाय स्तोतुं समुपचक्रमे
Placing his hands upon his head, he began to offer praise.