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.
अनंताय ह्यशेषाय चानघाय नमोनमः । आकाशस्य प्रकाशाय पक्षिरूपाय ते नमः
Salutations again and again to the infinite one, to the all-encompassing, to the sinless; to the light of the sky, to the one in the form of a bird, salutations to you.
हुताय हुतभोक्त्रे च हवीरूपाय ते नमः । बुद्धाय बुधरूपाय सदाबुद्धाय ते नमः
Salutations to the offered, to the enjoyer of offerings, to the one whose form is the oblation; to the wise one, to the form of wisdom, to the ever-wise, salutations to you.
नमो हव्यायकव्याय स्वधाकाराय ते नमः । स्वाहाकाराय शुद्धाय ह्यव्यक्ताय महात्मने
Salutations to the one invoked in oblations and ancestral offerings, to the maker of svadhā; to the maker of svāhā, to the pure, to the unmanifest, to the great soul.
व्यासाय वासवायैव वसुरूपाय ते नमः । वासुदेवाय विश्वाय वह्निरूपाय ते नमः । हरये केवलायैव वामनाय नमोनमः
Salutations to Vyāsa, to Vāsava, to the one whose form is Vasu; to Vāsudeva, to the universe, to the one whose form is fire; to Hari, to the absolute, to Vāmana, salutations.
नमो नृसिंहदेवाय सत्वपालाय ते नमः
Salutations to the Lord Nṛsiṃha, protector of beings; I bow to you.
नमो गोविंदगोपाय नम एकाक्षराय च । नमः सर्वाक्षरायैव हंसरूपाय ते नमः
Salutations to Govinda, the guardian of cows; salutations to the One-lettered, and to the All-lettered; I bow to you who are in the form of a swan.
त्रितत्त्वाय नमस्तुभ्यं पंचतत्त्वाय ते नमः । पंचविंशतितत्त्वाय तत्त्वाधाराय वै नमः
Salutations to you, who are the three principles; salutations to you, who are the five principles; salutations to you, who are the twenty-five principles, the foundation of all principles.
कृष्णाय कृष्णरूपाय लक्ष्मीनाथाय ते नमः । नमः पद्मपलाशाय आनंदाय पराय च
Salutations to Kṛṣṇa, to the one of Kṛṣṇa's form, to the Lord of Lakṣmī; salutations to you, lotus-leaf-like, to blissful and supreme.
नमो विश्वंभरायैव पापनाशाय वै नमः । नमः पुण्यसुपुण्याय सत्यधर्माय ते नमः
Salutations to Viśvaṃbhara, the sustainer of the universe; salutations to the destroyer of sin; salutations to the one who is both virtue and non-virtue, to you who are truth and righteousness.
नमोनमः शाश्वतअव्ययाय नमोनमः संघ नभोमयाय । श्रीपद्मनाभाय महेश्वराय नमामि ते केशवपादपद्मम्
Repeated salutations to the eternal, imperishable one; repeated salutations to the assembly, the sky-born; to Śrī Padmanābha, to the great Lord, I bow to your lotus feet, Keśava.
आनंदकंद कमलाप्रिय वासुदेव सर्वेश ईश मधुसूदन देहि दास्यम् । पादौ नमामि तव केशव जन्मजन्म कृपां कुरुष्व मम शांतिद शंखपाणे
O source of bliss, beloved of Kamalā, Vāsudeva, Lord of all, ruler, Madhusūdana, grant me servitude; I bow to your feet, Keśava—grant me your compassion in every birth, O giver of peace, O bearer of the conch.
संसारदारुणहुताशनतापदग्धं पुत्रादिबंधुमरणैर्बहुशोकतापैः । ज्ञानांबुदेन मम प्लावय पद्मनाभ दीनस्य मच्छरणरूपभवस्व नाथ
Burned by the fierce fire of worldly existence, afflicted by the sorrows of the deaths of sons and kin, overwhelmed by much grief—by the ocean of knowledge, lift me up, O Padmanābha; be my refuge, O Lord, for I am destitute.
एवं स्तोत्रं समाकर्ण्य त्वंगस्यापि महात्मनः । दर्शयित्वा स्वकं रूपं घनश्यामं महौजसम्
Hearing this hymn, even from the body of the great soul, he revealed his own form—dark as a rain cloud, of great brilliance.
शंखचक्रगदापाणिं पद्महस्तं महाप्रभुम् । वैनतेयसमारूढमात्मरूपं प्रदर्शितम्
With conch, discus, and mace in hand, lotus in hand, the great Lord, mounted upon Garuḍa, revealed his true form.
सर्वाभरणशोभांगं हारकंकणकुंडलैः । राजमानं परं दिव्यं निर्मलं वनमालया
His limbs adorned with all ornaments, with necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, resplendent, supremely divine, pure, with a garland of forest flowers.
अंगस्याग्रे हृषीकेशः शोभमान महत्प्रभः । श्रीवत्सांकेन पुण्येन कौस्तुभेन जनार्दनः
At the forefront of his body, Hṛṣīkeśa shone with great radiance; Janārdana, marked with the auspicious Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha gem.
दर्शयित्वा स्वकं देहं सर्वदेवमयो हरिः । स उवाच महात्मानं तमंगमृषिसत्तमम्
Having revealed his own body, Hari, who contains all the gods, spoke to the great soul, the foremost among sages.
भो भो विप्र महाभाग श्रूयतां वचनं शुभम् । मेघगंभीरघोषेण समाभाष्य द्विजोत्तमम्
O brāhmaṇa, greatly fortunate, listen to my auspicious words; speaking with a voice deep as thunder, he addressed the best of twice-born.
तपसानेन तुष्टोस्मि वरं वरय शोभनम् । तुष्यमाणं हृषीकेशं तं दृष्ट्वा कमलापतिम्
By your austerity, I am pleased; choose a boon, an excellent one; seeing Hṛṣīkeśa pleased, the Lord of Kamalā.
दीप्यमानं विराजंतं विश्वरूपं जनेश्वरम् । पादांबुजद्वयं तस्य प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः
Shining, radiant, the Lord of all beings in universal form; bowing again and again to his two lotus feet.