महाकांतं महोत्साहं महामोहविनाशनम् ।। आचिन्वंतं जगत्सर्वं गुणातीतं नमाम्यहम्
I bow to the Pranava, of great beauty, great enthusiasm, destroyer of great delusion; pervading all the worlds, transcending qualities.
भाति सर्वत्र यो भूत्वा भूतानां भूतिवर्द्धनः। । अभयं भिक्षुसंबद्धं नमामि प्रणवं शिवम्
He who shines everywhere, having become the enhancer of beings; I bow to the auspicious Pranava, connected with fearlessness and mendicants.
गायत्रीसाम गायंतं गीतं गीतप्रियं शुभम् ।। गंधर्वगीतभोक्तारं प्रणवं प्रणमाम्यहम्
I bow to the Pranava, singing the Gayatri and Sama, the song, beloved of song, auspicious; the enjoyer of Gandharva songs.
विचारं वेदरूपं तं यज्ञस्थं भक्तवत्सलम् ।। योनिं सर्वस्य लोकस्य ॐकारं प्रणमाम्यहम्
I bow to the Pranava, the form of discernment and of the Veda, present in sacrifice, fond of devotees; the womb of all worlds.
तारकं सर्वभूतानां नौरूपेण विराजितम् ।। संसारार्णवमग्नानां नमामि प्रणवं हरिम्
I bow to the Pranava, the deliverer of all beings, manifest as a boat; to Hari, for those immersed in the ocean of worldly existence.
सर्वलोकेषु वसते एकरूपेण नैकधा ।। धामकैवल्यरूपेण नमामि प्रणवं शिवम्
I bow to the auspicious Pranava, who dwells in all worlds in a single form, yet manifold; whose nature is the abode of liberation.
सूक्ष्मं सूक्ष्मतरं शुद्धं निर्गुणं गुणनायकम् ।। वर्जितं प्राकृतैर्भावैर्वेदस्थानं नमाम्यहम्
I bow to that which is subtle, more subtle, pure, without qualities yet the source of qualities, free from natural attributes, and the foundation of the Vedas.
देवदैत्यवियोगैश्च वर्जितं तुष्टिभिः सदा ।। दैवैश्च योगिभिर्ध्येयं तमोंकारं नमाम्यहम्
I bow to that Om, always free from the joys and separations of gods and demons, which is to be meditated upon by yogis and divine beings.
व्यापकं विश्ववेत्तारं विज्ञानं परमं शुभम् ।। शिवं शिवगुणं शांतं वंदे प्रणवमीश्वरम्
I honor the Lord of Pranava, all-pervading, knower of the universe, supreme and auspicious knowledge, peaceful, possessing the qualities of Shiva.
यस्य मायां प्रविष्टास्तु ब्रह्माद्याश्च सुरासुराः। । न विंदंति परं शुद्धं मोक्षद्वारं नमाम्यहम्
I bow to that pure, supreme gateway to liberation, whose māyā even Brahmā and other gods and demons have entered, yet do not find.
आनंदकंदाय विशुद्धबुद्धये शुद्धाय हंसाय परावराय। । नमोऽस्तु तस्मै गणनायकाय श्रीवासुदेवाय महाप्रभाय
Salutations to that supreme leader of qualities, Śrī Vāsudeva, source of bliss, of pure intellect, pure as the swan, transcending all, of great splendor.
श्रीपांचजन्येन विराजमानं रविप्रभेणापि सुदर्शनेन ।। गदाब्जकेनापि विराजमानं प्रभुं सदैनं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in that Lord, resplendent with the glorious Pāñcajanya, with the radiant Sudarśana, and shining with the mace and lotus.
यं वेदगुह्यं सगुणं गुणानामाधारभूतं सचराचरस्य ।। यं सूर्यवैश्वानरतुल्यतेजसं तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who is the secret of the Vedas, endowed with qualities, the support of all qualities, of all that moves and does not move, whose brilliance equals that of the sun and fire.
क्षुधानिधानं विमलं सुरूपमानंदमानेन विराजमानम् । यं प्राप्य जीवंति सुरादिलोकास्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who is the storehouse of nourishment, pure, beautiful, shining with joy and pride, by attaining whom the worlds of gods and others live.
तमोघनानां स्वकरैर्विनाशं करोति नित्यं परिकर्महेतुः ।। उद्द्योतमानं रविदीप्ततेजसं तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who always destroys masses of darkness with his own rays, who is the cause of all actions, and who shines with the brilliance of the sun.
यो भाति सर्वत्र रविप्रभावैः करोति शोषं च रसं ददाति ।। यः प्राणिनामंतरगः स वायुस्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who shines everywhere with the radiance of the sun, who dries up and gives moisture, who, as air, dwells within all living beings.
स्वेच्छानुरूपेण स देवदेवो बिभर्ति लोकान्सकलान्महीपान् ।। संतारणे नौरिव वर्तते यस्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, that God of gods, who sustains all worlds and rulers according to his own will, who acts as a boat for crossing over.
अंतर्गतो लोकमयः सदैव पचत्यसौ स्थावरजंगमानाम् ।। स्वाहामुखो देवगणस्य हेतुस्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who, entering within, pervades the worlds, always cooks all that is movable and immovable, who, as the mouth of svāhā, is the cause of the host of gods.
रसैः सुपुण्यैः सकलैः सहैव पुष्णाति सौम्यो गुणदश्च लोके ।। अन्नानि योनिर्मल तेजसैव तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who, gentle and bestower of virtues in the world, nourishes with all pure essences and foods, whose origin is pure brilliance.
अस्त्येव सर्वत्र विनाशहेतुः सर्वाश्रयः सर्वमयः स सर्वः ।। विना हृषीकैर्विषयान्प्रभुंक्ते तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who is everywhere the cause of destruction, the support and essence of all, who enjoys the objects of sense without the senses.
जीवस्वरूपेण बिभर्ति लोकांस्ततः स्वमूर्तान्सचराचरांश्च ।। निष्केवलो ज्ञानमयः सुशुद्धस्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who upholds the worlds as the very form of the living being, and then his own forms, both moving and unmoving, who is non-dual, composed of knowledge, and supremely pure.
दैत्यांतकं दुःखविनाशमूलं शांतं परं शक्तिमयं विशालम् ।। यं प्राप्य देवा विनयं प्रयांति तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, destroyer of demons, root of the end of suffering, peaceful, supreme, full of power, vast, whom the gods, having attained, become humble.
सुखं सुखांतं सुखदं सुरेशं ज्ञानार्णवं तं मुनिपं सुरेशम् ।। सत्याश्रयं सत्यगुणोपविष्टं तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, lord of the gods, who is happiness, the end of happiness, giver of happiness, ocean of knowledge, chief of sages and gods, foundation of truth, established in true qualities.
यज्ञांगरूपं परमार्थरूपं मायान्वितं मापतिमुग्रपुण्यम् ।। विज्ञानमेकं जगतां निवासं तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
I take refuge in Vāsudeva, who is the form of the limbs of sacrifice, the form of the highest reality, endowed with māyā, lord of mā, of fierce merit, the one knowledge, abode of the worlds.
अंभोधिमध्ये शयनं हितस्य नागांगभोगे शयनं विशाले ।। श्रीपादपद्मद्वयमेव तस्य तद्वासुदेवस्य नमामि नित्यम्
In the midst of the ocean, the bed of the beloved is upon the vast coils of the serpent; I eternally bow to the two lotus feet of that Vāsudeva.
पुण्यान्वितं शंकरमेव नित्यं तीर्थैरनेकैः परिसेव्यमानम् ।। तत्पादपद्मद्वयमेव तस्य श्रीवासुदेवस्य अघापहं तत्
Ever sanctified, ever served by many sacred places, the feet of that auspicious Śaṃkara; I bow to the two lotus feet of that Vāsudeva, which remove sin.
पादांबुजं रक्तमहोत्पलाभमंभोजसल्लिंगजयोपयुक्तम् ।। अलंकृतं नूपुरमुद्रिकाभिः श्रीवासुदेवस्य नमामि नित्यम्
The lotus feet, resembling a red great lotus, adorned with victorious marks of the lotus, decorated with anklets and rings; I eternally bow to the feet of Śrī Vāsudeva.
देवैः सुसिद्धैर्मुनिभिः सदैव नुतं सुभक्त्या उरगाधिपैश्च ।। तत्पादपंकेरुहमेवपुण्यं श्रीवासुदेवस्य नमामि नित्यम्
Ever praised with devotion by gods, perfected beings, sages, and the lords of serpents; I eternally bow to the sacred lotus feet of Śrī Vāsudeva.
यस्यापि पादांभसि मज्जमानाः पूता दिवं यांति विकल्मषास्ते ।। मोक्षं लभंते मुनयः सुतुष्टास्तं वासुदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये
Those who immerse themselves in the water from his feet are purified and ascend to heaven, freed from faults; satisfied sages attain liberation—I seek refuge in that Vāsudeva.
पादोदकं तिष्ठति यत्र विष्णोर्गंगादितीर्थानि सदैव तत्र ।। पिबंति येद्यापि सपापदेहास्ते यांति शुद्धाः सुगृहं मुरारेः
Where the water from Viṣṇu's feet remains, there always are the holy places like Gaṅgā; even those with sinful bodies who drink it become pure and attain the blessed abode of Murāri.