जगतामीश्वरी नित्या विष्णोरनपगामिनी । माता सर्वस्य जगतः पत्नी विष्णोर्मनोरमा
The eternal Lady of the worlds, inseparable from Viṣṇu, mother of all creation, beloved wife of Viṣṇu.
जगदाधारभूता श्रीरुकारेणात्र चोच्यते । मकारेण तयोर्दासः क्षेत्रज्ञः प्रोच्यते बुधैः
Śrī, the foundation of the universe, is here indicated by the syllable 'ru'; by the syllable 'ma', the servant of both, the knower of the field, is described by the wise.
ज्ञानाश्रमो ज्ञानगुणश्चेतनः प्रकृतेः परः । न जडो निर्विकारश्च एकरूप स्वरूपभाक्
The abode of knowledge, the quality of knowledge, consciousness beyond nature, not inert, changeless, of one form, possessing its own essence.
अणुर्नित्यो व्याप्तिशीलश्चिदानंदात्मकस्तथा । अहमर्थोऽव्ययः क्षेत्री भिन्नरूपं सनातनः
Minute, eternal, pervading, of the nature of consciousness and bliss, the sense of 'I', imperishable, the field-knower, of diverse forms, ancient.
अदाह्योच्छेद्यो ह्यक्लैद्यस्त्वशोष्योक्षर एव च । एवमादिगुणोपेतश्शेषभूतः परस्य वै
Not subject to burning, destruction, drying, or dissolution; imperishable, endowed with such qualities from the beginning, existing as the remainder of the Supreme.
मकारेणोच्यते जीवः क्षेत्रज्ञः परवान्सदा । दासभूतो हरेरेव नान्यस्य तु कदाचन
By the syllable 'ma', the living being, the knower of the field, is always described as subordinate, a servant of Hari alone, never of any other.
एवं दासत्वमेवास्य मध्यमेवावधार्यते । इत्येवं प्रणवस्यार्थो ज्ञातव्योक्तो मयानघे
Thus, only servitude is established for him in the middle; so, the meaning of the praṇava has been explained by me for you, O sinless one.
विवृतिः प्रणवस्यार्थ मन्त्रशेषेण वै शुभे । परस्य दासभूतस्य स्वातन्त्र्यं नेह विद्यते
The explanation of the meaning of praṇava, together with the rest of the mantra, O auspicious one, is that the servant of the Supreme has no independence here.
तस्मान्महदहंकारौ मनसा विनिवर्त्तयेत् । स्वोपायबुद्ध्या यत्कृत्यं तदपि प्रतिषिध्यते
Therefore, one should remove the great ego and pride by the mind; whatever is done by one's own means is also to be rejected.
अहंकृतिर्मकारः स्यान्नकारस्तन्निषेधकः । तस्मात्तु मनसैवास्य अहंकारविमोचनम्
Ego is represented by the syllable 'ma', and its negation by 'na'; thus, liberation from ego is achieved by the mind.
मनसा सर्वसिद्धिः स्यादन्यथा नाशमाप्नुयात् । नमसा सहितं किंचित्तदहंकार उच्यते
By the mind, all accomplishments are attained; otherwise, one meets destruction. When accompanied by reverence, a little ego is permitted.
अहंकारेण युक्तस्य सुखं किंचिन्न विद्यते । अहंकारविमूढात्मा अंधे तमसि मज्जति
For one possessed by ego, there is no happiness at all; the self deluded by ego sinks into blind darkness.
तस्मान्न मनसा चात्र स्वातंत्र्यं प्रतिषिध्यते । भगवत्परतंत्रोऽसौ तदायत्तश्च जीवति
Therefore, independence is not permitted here by the mind; he lives dependent on the Supreme Lord.
तस्मात्साधनकर्तृत्वं चेतनस्य न विद्यते । ईश्वरस्यैव संकल्पाद्वर्त्तते स्वचराचरम्
Therefore, the conscious being has no agency in means; all movement, fixed and mobile, occurs only by the resolve of the Lord.
तस्मात्स्वसामर्थ्यविधिं त्यजेत्सर्वमशेषतः । ईश्वरस्य तु सामर्थ्यान्नालभ्यं तस्य विद्यते
Therefore, one should completely abandon all actions based on one's own ability; for by the power of the Lord, nothing is unattainable for Him.
तस्मिन्न्यस्तभरः श्रीशे तत्कर्मैव समाचरेत् । परमात्मा हरिस्स्वामी स्वमहं तस्य सर्वदा
Entrusting the burden to that glorious Lord, one should perform actions only for Him; the Supreme Self, Hari, is the master, and I am always His.
इच्छाया विनियोक्तव्यस्तस्यैवात्मेश्वरस्य हि । इत्येवं मनसा त्यक्तमहंता ममतोर्जितम्
One should dedicate desire itself to that very Lord of the self; thus, by mind alone, abandoning the sense of 'I' and 'mine' that has been acquired.
देहेष्वहं मतिर्मूलं संसृतौ कर्मबंधने । तस्मान्महदहंकारौ मनसा वर्जयेद्बुधः
The notion of 'I' in the body is the root of transmigration and bondage to action; therefore, the wise should, by mind, renounce both great ego and pride.
अथ नारायणपदं वक्ष्यामि गिरजे शुभे । नारा इत्यात्मनां संघास्तेषां गतिरसौ पुमान्
Now, O auspicious Girijā, I shall speak of the term Nārāyaṇa: 'Nārā' means the aggregates of selves, and their goal is that Supreme Person.
त एव चायनं तस्य तस्मान्नारायणः स्मृतः । सर्वं हि चिदचिद्वस्तु श्रूयते दृश्यते जगत्
Those very aggregates are His path; therefore, He is called Nārāyaṇa. For all sentient and insentient entities are heard of and seen in the world.
योऽसौ व्याप्यस्थितो नित्यं स वै नारायणः स्मृतः । नाराश्चेति सर्वपुंसां समूहाः परिकीर्तिताः
He who pervades and abides in all, eternally—He indeed is called Nārāyaṇa. 'Nārāḥ' are declared to be the assemblies of all beings.
गतिरालंबनं तेषां तस्मान्नारायणः स्मृतः । नराज्जातानि तत्वानि नाराणीति विदुर्बुधाः
Their goal and support is Him; therefore, He is remembered as Nārāyaṇa. The wise know that the principles are born from 'nara', and thus are called 'nārāṇi'.
तान्येव चायनं तस्य तेन नारायणस्स्मृतः । कल्पांतेपि जगत्कृत्स्नं ग्रसित्वा येन धार्यते
Those very aggregates are His path; hence, He is called Nārāyaṇa. At the end of the aeon, having absorbed the entire world, by whom it is sustained.
पुनः संसृज्यते येन स वै नारायणः स्मृतः । चराचरं जगत्कृत्स्नं नार इत्यभि धीयते
By whom it is again created—He indeed is called Nārāyaṇa. The entire moving and unmoving world is referred to as 'nāra'.
तस्य वासं गतिर्येन तेन नारायणः स्मृतः । नारो नराणां संघातस्तस्यासावयनं गतिः
His abode and goal is that; therefore, He is called Nārāyaṇa. 'Nāra' is the assembly of beings, and for them, He is the path and destination.
तेनासौ मुनिभिर्नित्यं नारायण इतीरितः । प्रभवन्ति यतो लोका महाब्धौ पृथुफेनवत्
Therefore, He is always called Nārāyaṇa by the sages; from whom the worlds arise, like great foam on the vast ocean.
पुनर्यस्मात्प्रलीयन्ते तस्मान्नारायणः स्मृतः । यो वै नित्यपदे नित्यो नित्यमुक्तैकभोगवान्
And into whom they again dissolve—therefore, He is remembered as Nārāyaṇa. He who is eternal in the eternal abode, ever-liberated, enjoying supreme bliss.
ईशः सर्वस्य जगतः स वै नारायणः स्मृतः । नारायणः परंब्रह्म तत्वं नारायणः परम्
He, the Lord of all the worlds, is indeed called Nārāyaṇa. Nārāyaṇa is the Supreme Brahman; the highest truth is Nārāyaṇa.
यच्च किंचिज्जगत्यस्मिन्दृश्यते श्रूयतेऽपि वा । अंतर्बंहिश्च तत्सर्वं व्याप्य नारायणः स्थितः
Whatever is seen or heard in this world, whether within or without—all of it is pervaded and sustained by Nārāyaṇa.
अपहतपाप्मा पुरुषः सर्वभूतांतरस्थितः । दिव्यएकस्सदा नित्यो हरिर्नारायणोऽच्युतः
He who is sinless, the Supreme Person, dwelling within all beings, the one divine, ever-eternal Hari, Nārāyaṇa, the infallible.