ततः पीत्वार्णवान्सर्वान्नदीकूपांश्च सर्वतः। पर्वतानां च सलिलं सर्वमादाय योगवित्1.39.
Then, having drunk up all the oceans and all the rivers and wells everywhere, he takes all the water from the mountains as well, knowing the practice of yoga.
भूत्वा चैव स हस्तार्चिर्महीं भित्वा रसातले। रमते जलमादाय पिबन्रसमनुत्तमं
And then, with hands like flames, he pierces the earth and, reaching the netherworld, delights in drinking up the supreme essence of water.
मूर्त्तामूर्त्ते तदन्यच्च यदस्ति प्राणिषु ध्रुवं। तत्सर्वमरविंदाक्ष आदत्ते पुरुषोत्तमः
Whatever is manifest or unmanifest, and whatever else exists among living beings, all of that, the lotus-eyed, supreme person takes in.
वायुश्च बलवान्भूत्वा विधुन्वानोऽखिलं जगत्। प्राणापानं समासाद्य वायुना क्रमते हरिः
And becoming the powerful wind, shaking the entire world, Hari moves through the vital breaths, having seized the life and expiration.
ततो देवगणानां च सर्वेषां चैव देहिनाम्। पंचेंद्रियगुणास्सर्वे भूतान्येव च यानि च
Then, of all the hosts of gods and all embodied beings, all the qualities of the five senses, and whatever beings there are—
घ्रेयं घ्राणं शरीरं च पृथिवीसंश्रिता गुणाः। लोकयात्रा भगवता मुहूर्तेन विनाशिता
The objects of smell, the nose, the body, and the qualities based in earth—all these, the Lord destroys in a moment, along with the world’s activity.
जिह्वारसश्च स्नेहश्च संश्रिताः सलिले गुणाः। रूपं चक्षुर्विभागश्च नेत्र ज्योतिः श्रिता गुणाः
Taste of the tongue and moisture, the qualities based in water; form, the faculty of sight, and the light in the eye, the qualities based in fire—
स्पर्शः प्राणश्च चेष्टा च पवनं संश्रिता गुणाः। शब्दः श्रोत्रे च श्रवणं गगनं संश्रिता गुणाः
Touch, breath, and movement, the qualities based in wind; sound, hearing, and the faculty of listening, the qualities based in space—
मनो बुद्धिश्च चित्तं च क्षेत्रज्ञं चेति संश्रिताः। परेण परमेष्ठी च हृषीकेशमुपाश्रिताः
Mind, intellect, consciousness, and the knower of the field—all these are based in the supreme, and the highest Lord, Hṛṣīkeśa, is their refuge.
ततो भगवतस्तस्य रश्मिभिः परिवारिताः। वायुना परिनुन्नाश्च भूमिशाखामुपाश्रिताः
Then, surrounded by the rays of that Lord, and pressed by the wind, they take refuge in the branch of the earth.
तेषां संहरणोद्भूतः पावकः शतधा ज्वलन्। प्रदहन्नखिलं विश्वं वृत्तः संवर्त्तकोऽनलः
From their dissolution arose a fire, blazing in a hundred ways, burning all the universe; that fire became the annihilating conflagration.
सपर्वतद्रुमान्गुल्मान्लतावल्लीस्तृणानि च। विमानानि च दिव्यानि पुराणि विविधानि च
Mountains, trees, shrubs, vines, creepers, grasses, and also celestial palaces and ancient, diverse structures—
यानि चाश्रयणीयानि सर्वाण्यप्यदहद्भृशम्। भस्मीकृत्य तु तान्सर्वांल्लोकान्ल्लोकगुरोर्गुरुः
All those which served as shelters, he burned thoroughly; having reduced them all to ashes, the guru of worlds, the supreme teacher, destroyed the realms.
स भूतिं धारयामास युगांते लोकसंभवाम्। सहस्रवृष्टिः शतधा भूत्वा कृष्णो महाघनः
He sustained the existence arising at the end of the age; becoming a thousandfold rain, a vast black cloud.
दिव्यतोयेन हविषा तर्पयामास मेदिनीं। ततः क्षीरनिकाशेन स्वादुना परमांभसा
With divine water, as an offering, he satisfied the earth; then with water resembling milk, sweet and supreme.
शिशिरेण च पुण्येन महीनिर्वाणमागमत्। तेन तोयेन संपृक्ता पयस्साधर्म्यतो धरा
With pure, cooling water, the earth attained peace; moistened by that water, the earth became akin to milk.
एकार्णावजलीभूता सर्वसत्वविवर्जिता। महासत्वान्यपि विभुं प्रविष्टान्यमितौजसं
Becoming a single ocean, devoid of all living beings, even the great souls entered the Lord, whose energy is boundless.
नष्टार्कपवनाकाशे सूक्ष्मे जगति संवृते। संशोषमात्मना कृत्वा समुद्राणां च देहिनः
With sun, wind, and sky vanished, the subtle world concealed, he dried up the oceans by his own power, along with embodied beings.
दग्ध्वा संकोच्य च तथा स्वपित्येकः सनातनः। पौराणं रूपमास्थाय स्वपित्यमितविक्रमः
Having burned and contracted everything thus, the eternal one sleeps alone; assuming his ancient form, he rests, of immeasurable might.
एकार्णवजलेयायी योगी योगमुपासितः। अनेकानि सहस्राणि युगान्येकार्णवांभसि
He, the yogi, practiced yoga, lying in the waters of the single ocean for many thousands of ages.
न चैव कश्चिदव्यक्तं व्यक्तो वेदितुमर्हति। कश्चैष पुरुषो नाम किं योगः कश्च योगवान्
No one at all can know the unmanifest or the manifest; who is this person, what is this yoga, who is the possessor of yoga?
न पृष्ठे नैवमभितो नैव पार्श्वे न चाग्रतः। कश्चिद्विज्ञायते तस्य दृश्यते देवसत्तमः
Neither behind, nor around, nor at the sides, nor in front, can anyone perceive him; the best of gods is seen.
नभः क्षितिं पवनमपः प्रकाशनं प्रजापतिं भुवनधरं सुरेश्वरम्। पितामहं श्रुतिनिलयं मुनिं प्रभुं समापयञ्छयनमरोचयत्प्रभुः
He united sky, earth, wind, waters, light, the lord of creatures, the supporter of worlds, the lord of gods, the ancestor, the abode of the Vedas, the sage, the master; arranging them, the Lord created the resting place.
एवमेकार्णवीभूते शेते लोके महाद्युतिः। प्रच्छाद्य सलिलेनोर्वीं हंसो नारायणाय ते
Thus, when the world became a single ocean, the great radiant one lies, covering the earth with water; the swan, for you, is Nārāyaṇa.
महतो रजसो मध्ये महार्णवसमस्य वै। वारिजाक्षो महाबाहुरक्षयं ब्रह्म यद्विदुः
In the midst of the great darkness, in the vast ocean, the lotus-eyed, mighty-armed one is the imperishable Brahman, as the wise know.
आत्मरूपसरूपेण तमसा संवृतः प्रभुः। मनः सात्विकमादाय यत्र तत्सत्वमाहितं
The Lord, enveloped in darkness by his own essential form, having taken up the sattvic mind, where that essence is established.
यथातथ्यं परं ज्ञानं भूताय ब्रह्मणे ततः। रहस्यं च तथोद्दिष्टं यथोपनिषदां स्मृतम्
Thus, the highest knowledge, true as it is, was given to the Brahman; and the secret was declared as remembered in the Upanishads.
पुरुषो यज्ञ इत्येतत्परमं परिकीर्तितम्। यश्चान्यः पुरुषाख्यः स्यात्स एव पुरुषोत्तमः
It is proclaimed that the person is sacrifice; and whoever else is called 'person', he alone is the supreme person.
ये च यज्ञकरा विप्रा ये ॠत्विज इति स्मृताः। अस्मादेव पुरा भूता वक्त्रेभ्यः श्रूयते तथा
And those Brahmins who perform sacrifices, who are known as officiating priests, are said to have formerly arisen from these very mouths.
ब्रह्माणं प्रथमं वक्त्रादुद्गातारं च सामगं। होतारं च तथाद्ध्वर्युं बाहुभ्यामसृजत्प्रभुः
From the first mouth, the Lord created the Brahman, the Udgātṛ, the Sāmagin, the Hotṛ, and likewise the Adhvaryu from his arms.