तप्यमानाय तप्याय ब्रह्मण्याय जयाय च। विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते
To the burning one, to the worthy of austerity, to the supporter of Brahmins, to the victorious; to the soul of the universe, the creator of the universe, who pervades all.
नमो नमोस्तु दिव्याय प्रपन्नार्तिहराय च। भक्तानुकंपिने देव विश्वतेजो मनोगते
Salutations, salutations to the divine one, remover of the distress of those who take refuge; O god, compassionate to devotees, whose brilliance pervades all and is grasped by the mind.
पुलस्त्य उवाच। एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु देवदेवो हरो नृप। उवाच राघवं वाक्यं भक्तिनम्रं पुरास्थितम्
Pulastya said: Thus, as the god of gods Hara was being praised, O king, he spoke to Raghava, who stood before him, bowed in devotion.
रुद्र उवाच। भो भो राघव भद्रं ते ब्रूहि यत्ते मनोगतम्। भवान्नारायणो नूनं गूढो मानुषयोनिषु
Rudra said: O Raghava, may good fortune be yours! Speak what is in your mind. Surely, you are Narayana himself, concealed in human form.
अवतीर्णो देवकार्यं कृतं तच्चानघ त्वया। इदानीं स्वं व्रजस्थानं कृतकार्योसि शत्रुहन्
You have descended for the sake of the gods, and that task, O sinless one, has been accomplished by you. Now, O destroyer of enemies, return to your own abode, your purpose fulfilled.
त्वया कृतं परं तीर्थं सेत्वाख्यं रघुनंदन। आगत्य मानवा राजन्पश्येयुरिह सागरे
By you, O delight of the Raghu line, the supreme pilgrimage called Setu has been established. Coming here, O king, humans may behold it at the ocean.
महापातकयुक्ता ये तेषां पापं विलीयते। ब्रह्मवध्यादिपापानि यानि कष्टानि कानिचित्1.38.
Those who are burdened with great sins—their sins are dissolved here, even the most grievous ones such as the slaying of a Brahmin.
दर्शनादेव नश्यंति नात्र कार्या विचारणा। गच्छ त्वं वामनं स्थाप्य गंगातीरे रघूत्तम
By merely seeing it, their sins are destroyed—there is no need for further deliberation. Go now, O best of Raghus, and establish Vamana on the bank of the Ganga.
पृथिव्यां सर्वशः कृत्वा भागानष्टौ परंतप। श्वेतद्वीपं स्वकं स्थानं व्रज देव नमोस्तु ते
Having established eight portions throughout the earth, O subduer of foes, go to your own place, the White Island. O god, I bow to you.
प्रणिपत्य ततो रामस्तीर्थं प्राप्तश्च पुष्करम्। विमानं तु न यात्यूर्ध्वं वेष्टितं तत्तु राघवः
Then Rama, having bowed, reached the holy place of Pushkara. But the celestial chariot did not ascend upward, for it was encircled, O descendant of Raghu.
किमिदं वेष्टितं यानं निरालंबेऽम्बरे स्थितम्। भवितव्यं कारणेन पश्येत्याह स्म वानरम्
He said to the monkey: 'Why is this vehicle encircled, standing unsupported in the sky? Surely, there must be a reason—look and see.'
सुग्रीवो रामवचनादवतीर्य धरातले। स च पश्यति ब्रह्माणं सुरसिद्धसमन्वितम्
At Rama's command, Sugriva descended to the earth and beheld Brahma, accompanied by gods and perfected beings.
ब्रह्मर्षिसङ्घसहितं चतुर्वेदसमन्वितम्। दृष्ट्वाऽऽगत्याब्रवीद्रामं सर्वलोकपितामहः
He saw the grandsire of all worlds, surrounded by hosts of Brahmarshis and the four Vedas. Having seen him, he approached, and Brahma, the grandsire of all worlds, spoke to Rama.
सहितो लोकपालैश्च वस्वादित्यमरुद्गणैः। तं देवं पुष्पकं नैव लंघयेद्धि पितामहम्
Together with the guardians of the worlds, the Vasus, Adityas, and hosts of Maruts, that god—Brahma—cannot be surpassed by the celestial chariot.
अवतीर्य ततो रामः पुष्पकाद्धेमभूषितात्। नत्वा विरिंचनं देवं गायत्र्या सह संस्थितम्
Then Rama descended from the Pushpaka, adorned with gold, and, bowing, approached the god Virinchi, who stood there with Gayatri.
अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन पंचांगालिंगितावनिः। तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा देवदेवं विरिंचनम्
With eightfold prostration and embracing the earth with five limbs, he praised the god of gods, Virinchi, having become humble.
राम उवाच। नमामि लोककर्तारं प्रजापतिसुरार्चितम्। देवनाथं लोकनाथं प्रजानाथं जगत्पतिम्
Rama said: I bow to the creator of the worlds, honored by Prajapatis and gods, lord of the gods, lord of the worlds, lord of beings, lord of the universe.
नमस्ते देवदेवेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत। भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ हरिपिंगललोचन
Salutations to you, lord of gods, worshipped by gods and demons, lord of past, present, and future, with tawny eyes like a lion.
बालस्त्वं वृद्धरूपी च मृगचर्मासनांबरः। तारणश्चासि देवस्त्वं त्रैलोक्यप्रभुरीश्वरः
You are a child, you take the form of an old man, you are clothed in a deerskin, seated on a deerskin; you are the deliverer, the god, the lord of the three worlds, the sovereign.
हिरण्यगर्भः पद्मगर्भः वेदगर्भः स्मृतिप्रदः। महासिद्धो महापद्मी महादंडी च मेखली
You are the golden-embryo, lotus-born, source of the Vedas, giver of sacred memory, the great accomplished one, possessor of the great lotus, wielder of the great staff, and girdled with a sacred belt.
कालश्च कालरूपी च नीलग्रीवो विदांवरः। वेदकर्तार्भको नित्यः पशूनां पतिरव्ययः
He is Time, the form of Time, the blue-throated one, the best among the wise; the creator of the Vedas, the eternal child, the imperishable lord of creatures.
दर्भपाणिर्हंसकेतुः कर्ता हर्ता हरो हरिः। जटी मुंडी शिखी दंडी लगुडी च महायशाः
He holds darbha grass in his hand, has the swan as his banner, is the creator, the destroyer, Hara, Hari; he is matted-haired, shaven-headed, crested, staff-bearing, club-bearing, and of great renown.
भूतेश्वरः सुराध्यक्षः सर्वात्मा सर्वभावनः। सर्वगः सर्वहारी च स्रष्टा च गुरुरव्ययः
He is the lord of beings, overseer of the gods, the soul of all, the sustainer of all, all-pervading, the taker of all, the creator, and the imperishable teacher.
कमंडलुधरो देवः स्रुक्स्रुवादिधरस्तथा। हवनीयोऽर्चनीयश्च ॐकारो ज्येष्ठसामगः
The god who holds a water-pot, who also bears the ladle and other sacrificial implements, who is to be invoked in sacrifice and worshipped, who is the syllable Om, and the foremost singer of the Jyeshtha Saman.
मृत्युश्चैवामृतश्चैव पारियात्रश्च सुव्रतः। ब्रह्मचारी व्रतधरो गुहावासी सुपङ्कजः
He is both death and immortality, the one of the Pariyatra mountains, of excellent vows, a celibate, vow-holder, cave-dweller, and of beautiful lotus-like eyes.
अमरो दर्शनीयश्च बालसूर्यनिभस्तथा। दक्षिणे वामतश्चापि पत्नीभ्यामुपसेवितः
He is immortal, of pleasing appearance, and resembles the rising sun; attended on the right and left by his wives.
भिक्षुश्च भिक्षुरूपश्च त्रिजटी लब्धनिश्चयः। चित्तवृत्तिकरः कामो मधुर्मधुकरस्तथा
He is a mendicant, one who assumes the form of a beggar, thrice-matted, resolute, controller of the mind's movements, desire itself, sweet, and like a honeybee.
वानप्रस्थो वनगत आश्रमी पूजितस्तथा। जगद्धाता च कर्त्ता च पुरुषः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः
He is a forest-dweller, one who has gone to the woods, an ascetic, also worshipped; the sustainer and creator of the world, the eternal, unchanging person.
धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षस्त्रिधर्मो भूतभावनः। त्रिवेदो बहुरूपश्च सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः
He is the overseer of righteousness, the odd-eyed one, upholder of threefold dharma, nourisher of beings, knower of the three Vedas, of many forms, and shining like ten thousand suns.
मोहकोवंधकश्चैवदानवानांविशेषतः। देवदेवश्च पद्माङ्कस्त्रिनेत्रोऽब्जजटस्तथा
He is the deluder and binder, especially of the demons; god of gods, marked with a lotus, three-eyed, and with hair like a lotus.