यस्मादुद्भूतमैश्वर्यं यस्मिन्कस्मिंश्च वर्तते । तस्मिन्नीश्वरशब्दोऽपि प्रोच्यते मुनिभिस्तथा । निरुपाधीश्वरत्वं हि वासुदेवे प्रतिष्ठितम्
Wherever lordship arises, wherever it is present, there the term 'Ishvara' is also used by sages; for attribute-less lordship is established in Vasudeva.
आत्मेश्वर इति प्रोक्तो वेदवादैः सनातनैः । तस्मान्महेश्वरत्वं तु वासुदेवे प्रतिष्ठितम्
He is called 'Atmeshvara' by the eternal Vedic teachings; therefore, the status of the great lord is established in Vasudeva.
असौ त्रिपाद्विभूतेस्तु लीलया अपि चेश्वरः । विभूतिद्वयमैश्वर्यं तस्यैव सकलात्मनः
He is the lord even of the threefold manifestation, by his play; the twofold manifestation of lordship belongs to him, the soul of all.
श्रीभूनीलापतिर्योसावीश्वरस्स उदाहृतः । तस्मात्सर्वेश्वरत्वं तु वासुदेवे प्रतिष्ठितम्
He who is the lord of Sri, Bhumi, and Nila is declared as Ishvara; therefore, the status of lord of all is established in Vasudeva.
असौ यज्ञेश्वरो यज्ञो यज्ञभुक्यज्ञकृद्विभुः । यज्ञभुग्यज्ञपुरुषः स एव परमेश्वरः
He is the lord of sacrifice, the sacrifice itself, the enjoyer of sacrifice, the maker of sacrifice, the all-pervading one; the enjoyer of sacrifice, the sacrificial Purusha, he alone is the supreme lord.
यज्ञेश्वरो हव्यसमस्तकव्यभोक्ता व्ययात्मा हरिरीश्वरोऽत्र । तत्संनिधानादपयांति सद्यो रक्षांस्यशेषाण्यसुराश्च सर्वे
The lord of sacrifice, the enjoyer of all offerings and oblations, the imperishable Hari, the lord here; by his presence, all demons and all asuras immediately depart.
योऽसौ विराट्त्वमापन्नो हरिर्भूतो जनार्दनः । संतर्पयति लोकांस्त्रीन्स एव परमेश्वरः
He who has assumed the cosmic form, who is Hari, Janardana, nourishes the three worlds; he alone is the supreme lord.
येन पूर्णेन हविषा देवा यज्ञमतन्वत । तस्माद्यज्ञात्समुत्पन्ना ये के चोभयादतः
By whom, with complete offerings, the gods performed sacrifice; from that sacrifice arose those who partake of both sides.
तस्माद्यज्ञात्सर्वहुत ऋचः सामानि जज्ञिरे । तस्मादश्वा अजायंत गावश्च पुरुषादयः
From that sacrifice, all offerings, the Rig and Sama hymns were born; from it horses were produced, as well as cows and men.
पुरुषस्य तनोरस्य सर्वयज्ञमयस्य वै । हरेः सर्वं समुद्भूतं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
From the body of this Purusha, who is composed of all sacrifices, everything in the world, both stationary and moving, has arisen from Hari.
मुखबाहूरुपादाः स्युस्तस्य वर्णा यथाक्रमम् । पद्भ्यां तु पृथिवी तस्य शिरसा द्यौरजायत
His mouth, arms, thighs, and feet became the castes in due order; from his feet the earth arose, and from his head, the heavens were born.
मनसश्चंद्रमा जातश्चक्षुषश्च प्रभाकरः । मुखादग्निः सहस्राक्षो वायुः प्राणात्सदागतिः
From his mind the moon was produced, from his eyes the sun; from his mouth, fire and Indra; from his breath, the ever-moving wind.
नाभेर्विरिंचिर्गगनं जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । यस्मात्सर्वं समुद्भूतं जगद्विष्णोः सनातनात्
From his navel came Brahmā, and the sky; all the world, moving and unmoving, arose from the eternal Viṣṇu.
तस्मात्सर्वमयो विष्णुर्नारायण इतीरितः । एवं सृष्ट्वा जगत्सर्वं पुनः संग्रसते हरिः
Therefore, Viṣṇu, who is composed of all, is called Nārāyaṇa; having thus created the entire world, Hari again gathers it up.
निजलीलासमुद्भूतं तान्तवं चोर्णनाभिवत् । ब्रह्माणमिंद्रं रुद्रं च यमं वरुणमेव च
Like the spider with its web, which arises from its own play, he withdraws Brahmā, Indra, Rudra, Yama, and even Varuṇa.
निगृह्य हरते यस्मात्तस्माद्धरिरहोच्यते । असावेकार्णवीभूते मायावटतले पुमान्
Because he restrains and takes back all, he is called Hari; when the universe is dissolved into the great ocean, on the surface of Māyā, the Supreme Person remains.
जगत्स्वजठरे कृत्वा शेते तस्मिन्सनातनः । आसीदेको हि वै चात्र विष्णुर्नारायणोऽच्युतः
Having placed the world within his own womb, the Eternal One lies there; then, only Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa, the infallible, existed here.
न ब्रह्मा न च रुद्रश्च न देवा न महर्षयः । नेमे द्यावापृथिव्यौ च न सोमो न च भास्करः
There was no Brahmā, nor Rudra, nor gods, nor great sages; neither heaven nor earth, nor Soma, nor the sun.
न नक्षत्राणि लोकाश्च न चांडं महदावृतम् । यस्माज्जगद्वृतं तेन सकलं हरिणा शुभे
There were no stars, nor worlds, nor the cosmic egg enveloped in the great; because the entire universe was enveloped by Hari, O auspicious one.
सृष्टं पुनस्तथा सर्गे तस्मान्नारायणस्स्मृतः । तस्य दास्यं चतुर्थ्यानु मंत्रे प्रोक्तं तु पार्वति
Again, at the time of creation, all was produced by him; therefore, he is remembered as Nārāyaṇa. The service to him is spoken of in the fourth case of the mantra, O Pārvatī.
दासभूतमिदं तस्य ब्रह्माद्यं सकलं जगत् । एवमर्थं विदित्वा वै पश्चान्मंत्रं प्रयोजयेत्
This entire world, beginning with Brahmā, is his servant; knowing this meaning, one should then apply the mantra.
अविदित्वा तु मन्त्रार्थं सिद्धिं नैवाधिगच्छति । न तु भुक्तिं च भक्तिं च न च मुक्तिं वरानने
But without understanding the meaning of the mantra, one does not attain success, nor enjoyment, nor devotion, nor liberation, O beautiful-faced one.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे मंत्रार्थोपदेशोनाम षड्विंशत्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the two hundred and twenty-sixth chapter, named 'Instruction on the Meaning of the Mantra,' in the dialogue between Umā and Maheśvara, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
पार्वत्युवाच- विस्तरेण मयाचक्ष्व मंत्रार्थपदगौरवम् । ईश्वरस्य स्वरूपं च तद्विभूतिगुणांस्तथा
Pārvatī said: Explain to me in detail the greatness of the words of the mantra, the true nature of the Lord, and also his powers and qualities.
तद्विष्णोः परमं धामव्यूहभेदांस्तथा हरेः । सर्वमाख्याहि तत्त्वेन मम सर्वसुरेश्वर
Also tell me, O Lord of all the gods, the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, the divisions of Hari's forms, and everything truly.
ईश्वर उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वरूपं परमात्मनः । विभूतिगुणसंघातं तदवस्थात्मकं हरेः
Īśvara said: Listen, O goddess, I will declare the true nature of the Supreme Self, the collection of his powers and qualities, and the states of Hari.
यः परः पुरुषो विष्णुर्नारायण उदाहृतः । स ईश्वरश्च जगतां परमात्मा सनातनः
That supreme person, called Viṣṇu and Nārāyaṇa, is the Lord of the worlds, the eternal Supreme Self.
विश्वतः पाणिपादश्च चक्षुष्मान्विश्वतः प्रभुः । विश्वानि भुवनान्यस्मिन्धामानि परमाणि वै
He has hands and feet everywhere, and eyes everywhere; the Lord pervades all worlds, and in him are all the highest abodes.
धारयन्सोऽप्यत्यतिष्ठेन्मनांसि च मनीषिणाम् । एवं बहुस्वरूपः सञ्छ्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः । ईश्वरर्य्या सहभोगार्थं दिव्यमंगलरूपवान्
Even while sustaining all, he surpassed the minds of the wise; thus, the Lord of Śrī, the Supreme Person, appeared in many forms, possessing a divine and auspicious form for the sake of enjoyment together with the goddess.
बृहच्छरीरोऽग्निसमानरूपो युवा कुमारत्वमुपेयिवान्हरिः । रेमे श्रियासौ जगतां जनन्या स्वज्योत्स्नया चंद्रइवामृतांशुः
Hari, with a vast body and a form like fire, having assumed youthful boyhood, delighted together with Śrī, the mother of the worlds, shining with his own radiance like the moon with its nectar-beams.