हंसकारंडवाकीर्णैः सर्वत्र परिशोभते । कनकोत्पलैश्च श्वेतैश्च रक्तोत्पलैर्विराजते
Everywhere it is brightened by flocks of swans and cranes, and it shines with golden lotuses, white lotuses, and red lotuses.
नदीस्रवणसंघातैर्विमलैश्चोदकैस्तथा । शालतालैश्च रूपैश्च सगजैः स्फाटिकैस्तथा
With streams and rivers flowing together, and with pure waters as well, with shala and palm trees, and with crystal-clear stones along with elephants.
विस्तीर्णैः कांचनैर्दिव्यैः सूर्यवह्निसमप्रभैः । शिलातलैश्च संपूर्णः शैलराजो विराजते
The king of mountains shines, covered with broad, golden, divine plateaus, radiant like the sun and fire, and filled with rocky surfaces.
विमानैर्देवतानां च प्रासादैः पर्वतोत्तमैः । हंसचंद्रप्रतीकाशैर्हेमदंडैरलंकृतः
It is adorned with the aerial palaces of the gods, with the finest mountain palaces, and with golden pillars resembling swans and the moon.
कलशैश्चामरैर्युक्तैः प्रासादैः परिशोभितः । नानागुणप्रमुदित देववृंदैश्च शोभितः
It is beautified by palaces equipped with finials and yak-tail fans, and shines with hosts of gods, joyful in their various virtues.
देववृंदैरनेकैश्च गंधर्वैश्चारणैस्तथा । सर्वत्र राजते पुण्यो मेरुर्गिरिवरोत्तमः
Everywhere the sacred, supreme mountain Meru shines, with many hosts of gods, Gandharvas, and also celestial beings.
तस्माद्गंगामहापुण्या पुण्यतोया महानदी । प्रसूता पुण्यतीर्थाढ्या हंसपद्मैः समाकुला
From there, the Ganga, supremely holy and filled with sacred water, the great river, arose, rich in holy fords and crowded with swans and lotuses.
मुनिभिः सेव्यमाना सा ऋषिसंघैर्महानदी । एवंगुणं गिरिश्रेष्ठं पुण्यकौतुकमंगलम्
That great river, served by sages and throngs of seers, is the most auspicious and wondrous, possessing all these virtues, the best of mountains.
अंगश्चात्रिसुतः पुण्यः प्रविवेश महामुनिः । गंगातीरे सुपुण्ये च एकांते चारुकंदरे
Then Aṅga, the virtuous son of Atri, the great sage, entered a most holy and beautiful cave on the sacred bank of the Ganga.
तत्रोपविश्य मेधावी कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । सर्वेंद्रियाणि संयम्य हृषीकेशं मनोगतम्
There, the wise one sat down, free from desire and anger, restraining all his senses, his mind fixed upon Hrishikesha.
ध्यायमानः स धर्मात्मा कृष्णं क्लेशापहं प्रभुम् । आसने शयने याने ध्याने च मधुसूदनम्
Meditating, that righteous soul contemplated Krishna, the remover of suffering, the Lord, whether sitting, lying, traveling, or in meditation, on Madhusudana.
नित्यं पश्यति युक्तात्मा योगयुक्तो जितेंद्रियः । चराचरेषु जीवेषु तेषु पश्यति केशवम्
Always, with a disciplined mind and controlled senses, united in yoga, he sees Keshava among all living beings, both moving and unmoving.
आर्द्रेषु चैव शुष्केषु सर्वेष्वन्येषु स द्विजः । एवं वर्षशतं जातं तप्यमानस्य तस्य च
In the wet and the dry, and in all other things, that twice-born one likewise saw him; thus, a hundred years passed as he performed austerities.
समालोक्य जगन्नाथश्चक्रपाणिर्द्विजोत्तमम् । बहुविघ्नान्सुघोरांश्च दर्शयत्येव नित्यशः
Beholding him, the Lord of the universe, wielder of the discus, constantly showed that best of twice-born many severe and terrible obstacles.
तेजसा तस्य देवस्य नृसिंहस्य महात्मनः । निरातंकः स धर्मात्मा दहत्यग्निरिवेंधनम्
By the power of that god, the great-souled Narasimha, that righteous one remained untroubled, burning them up like fire consumes fuel.
नियमैः संयमैश्चान्यैरुपवासैर्द्विजोत्तमः । क्षीयमाणस्तु संजातो दीप्यमानः स्वतेजसा
Through vows, restraints, and other disciplines, and by fasting, that best of twice-born, though wasting away, shone brightly with his own splendor.
सूर्यपावकसंकाशस्त्वंग एवं प्रदृश्यते । एवं तपःसु निरतं ध्यायमानं जनार्दनम्
Radiant as the sun and fire, Anga was thus seen; so, absorbed in austerities, he was meditating on Janardana.
आविर्भूयाब्रवीद्देवो वरं वरय मानद । तं च दृष्ट्वा हृषीकेशमंगः परम निर्वृतः
The deity appeared and spoke: 'Choose a boon, O giver of honor.' Seeing Hṛṣīkeśa, Anga was supremely delighted.
तुष्टाव प्रणतो भूत्वा वासुदेवं प्रसन्नधीः
With a pleased mind, he bowed and praised Vāsudeva.
अंग उवाच- त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां भूतभावन पावन । भूतात्मा सर्वभूतेश नमस्तुभ्यं गुणात्मने
Anga said: You are the refuge of all beings, creator and purifier of existence; you are the soul of beings, lord of all creatures. Salutations to you, embodiment of virtues.
गुणरूपाय गुह्याय गुणातीताय ते नमः । गुणाय गुणकर्त्रे च गुणाढ्याय गुणात्मने
Salutations to you, whose form is virtue, who is mysterious, who transcends virtue; to virtue itself, to the creator of virtue, to the one rich in virtue, to the soul of virtue.
भवाय भवकर्त्रे च भक्तानां भवहारिणे । भवोद्भवाय गुह्याय नमो भवविनाशिने
Salutations to the source of existence, to its creator, to the remover of existence for devotees; to the origin of existence, to the mysterious one, to the destroyer of existence.
यज्ञाय यज्ञरूपाय यज्ञेशाय नमोनमः । यज्ञकर्मप्रसंगाय नमः शंखधराय च
Salutations again and again to the sacrifice, to the form of sacrifice, to the lord of sacrifice; to the one associated with sacrificial acts, and to the bearer of the conch.
नमोनमो हिरण्याय नमो रथांगधारिणे । सत्याय सत्यभावाय सर्वसत्यमयाय च
Salutations again and again to the golden one, to the bearer of the chariot wheel; to the true one, to the embodiment of truth, to the one composed entirely of truth.
धर्माय धर्मकर्त्रे च सर्वकर्त्रे च ते नमः । धर्मांगाय सुवीराय धर्माधाराय ते नमः
Salutations to Dharma, to the creator of Dharma, to the creator of all; to the one whose limbs are Dharma, to the noble hero, to the supporter of Dharma.
नमः पुण्याय पुत्राय ह्यपुत्राय महात्मने । मायामोहविनाशाय सर्वमायाकराय ते
Salutations to the virtuous one, to the son, and to the great soul who is without a son; to the destroyer of illusion and delusion, to the creator of all illusions.
मायाधराय मूर्ताय त्वमूर्ताय नमोनमः । सर्वमूर्तिधरायैव शंकराय नमोनमः
Salutations again and again to the bearer of illusion, to the embodied one, to the unembodied; to the bearer of all forms, to Śaṃkara, salutations.
ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपाय परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे । नमस्ते सर्वधाम्ने च नमो धामधराय च
Salutations to Brahman, to the one whose form is Brahman, to the essence of supreme Brahman; to you, the abode of all, and to the bearer of abodes, salutations.
श्रीमते श्रीनिवासाय श्रीधराय नमोनमः । क्षीरसागरवासाय चामृताय च ते नमः
Salutations again and again to the glorious one, to Śrīnivāsa, to the bearer of fortune; to the dweller in the ocean of milk, and to the immortal one, salutations to you.
महौषधाय घोराय महाप्रज्ञापराय च । अक्रूराय प्रमेध्याय मेध्यानां पतये नमः
Salutations to the great medicine, to the fierce one, to the supreme in wisdom; to the gentle one, to the pure one, to the lord of the pure, salutations.