देवान्पितॄन्द्विजान्हव्यकव्याद्यैः करुणामयः । ततः प्रभृति पूज्यंते त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
Compassionate to gods, ancestors, and twice-born, through offerings of oblations and ancestral rites, from that time onward, he is worshipped throughout the three worlds, among all moving and unmoving beings.
ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे प्रसादाच्छार्ङ्गधन्वनः । मां चोवाच यथा मत्तः पूज्यः श्रेष्ठो भविष्यसि
All the gods, beginning with Brahma, by the grace of the wielder of the Sharnga bow, spoke to me, saying: 'From me, you shall become worshipped and supreme.'
त्वामाराध्य तथा शंभो गृहीष्यामि वरं सदा । द्वापरादौ युगे भूत्वा कलया मानुषादिषु
Having thus worshipped you, O Shambhu, I shall always obtain the boon; in the Dvapara age, I will take birth among humans and others, through a portion of myself.
स्वागमैः कल्पितैस्त्वं च जनान्मद्विमुखान्कुरु । मां च गोपय येन स्यात्सृष्टिरेषोत्तरोत्तरा
With scriptures composed by you, turn people away from me; conceal me, so that creation may proceed successively.
एष मोहं सृजाम्याशु योजनान्मोहयिष्यति । त्वं च रुद्र महाबाहो मोहशास्त्राणि कारय
I will swiftly create this delusion, which will bewilder beings; and you, O Rudra, mighty-armed, compose treatises on delusion.
अतथ्यानि वितथ्यानि दर्शयस्व महाभुज । प्रकाशं कुरु चात्मानमप्रकाशं च मां कुरु
Show what is untrue and false, O mighty-armed; reveal yourself openly, and conceal me.
ततस्तं प्रणिपत्याहमवोचं परमेश्वरम् । ब्रह्महत्या सहस्रस्य पापं शाम्येत्कथंचन
Then, bowing to the Supreme Lord, I asked: 'How may the sin of a thousand Brahmin murders be pacified in any way?'
न पुनस्त्वदविज्ञानं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । तस्मान्मया कृता स्पर्द्धा पवित्रः स्यां कथं हरे
Never again will ignorance of you arise, even in hundreds of millions of kalpas; therefore, having competed with you, how can I become purified, O Hari?
तन्मे कथय गोविंद पायश्चित्तं यदिच्छसि । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवानवोचत्तत्त्वमात्मनः
Tell me, Govinda, what expiation you desire; then, the blessed Lord, pleased, spoke the truth of his own nature.
येनाहमधिकस्तस्मादभवं नगनंदिनि । तमेव तपसा नित्यं भजामि स्तौमि चिंतये
By which I became superior, O daughter of the mountain; that alone I always worship, praise, and contemplate through austerity.
परमो विष्णुरेवैकस्तज्ज्ञानं मुक्तिसाधनम् । शास्त्राणां निर्णयस्त्वेषस्तदन्यन्मोहनाय च
The supreme Vishnu alone is liberation's means through knowledge; this is the conclusion of the scriptures, and all else is for delusion.
दानं विना च या मुक्तिः साम्यं च मम विष्णुना । तीर्थादिमात्रतो ज्ञानं ममाधिक्यं च विष्णुतः
Liberation without charity, and equality with Vishnu, knowledge from pilgrimage and other means, and my superiority over Vishnu—
अभेदश्चास्मदादीनां मुक्तानां हरिणा तथा । इत्यादि सर्वमोहाय कथ्यते सति नान्यथा । तेनाद्वितीय महिमो जगत्पूज्योऽस्मि पार्वति
The non-difference between myself and others who are liberated, and Hari likewise— all this is spoken for delusion, not otherwise; thus, I am the peerless, world-worshipped one, O Parvati.
पार्वत्युवाच - तन्मे कथय देवेश यथाहमपि शंकर । सर्वेश्वरी निरुपमा तव स्यां सदृशी प्रभो
Parvati said: 'Tell me, Lord of gods, how I too, O Shankara, may become the unrivaled, universal sovereign, equal to you, O Master.'
महादेव उवाच- साधुसाधु त्वया पृष्टं विष्णोर्भगवतः प्रिये । नाम्नां सहस्रं वक्ष्यामि मुख्यं त्रैलोक्यमुक्तिदम्
Mahadeva said: 'Well asked, well asked, O beloved, regarding Vishnu, the blessed Lord; I will declare the thousand principal names, bestowing liberation upon the three worlds.'
अस्य श्रीविष्णोर्नामसहस्रस्तोत्रस्य श्रीमहादेव ऋषिरनुष्टुपच्छंदः । ह्रीं बीजं श्रीं शक्तिः क्लीं कीलकं चतुर्वर्गधर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थे जपे विनियोगः । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे महाहंसाय धीमहि । तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् अंगन्यासकरन्यासौ विधिपूर्वं यदा पठेत् । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं भवत्येव न संशयः
Of this hymn of a thousand names of Shri Vishnu, Shri Mahadeva is the seer, the meter is Anushtubh; Hrīṃ is the seed, Shrīṃ is the power, Klīṃ is the pin; for the purpose of the four aims—dharma, artha, kama, moksha—this is to be recited; Om, we contemplate Vāsudeva, we meditate on the great swan; may Vishnu inspire us. One who recites this, performing the rituals of body and hand, attains a result multiplied a millionfold, without doubt.
श्रीवासुदेवः परंब्रह्म इति हृदये । मूलप्रकृतिरिति शिरः । महावराह इति शिखा । सूर्यवंशध्वज इति कवचम् । ब्रह्मादिकाम्यललित जगदाश्चर्य शैशव इति नेत्रम् । यथार्थखंडिताशेष इत्यस्त्रम् । नमोनारायणायेति न्यासं सर्वत्र कारयेत् । ॐनमोनारायणाय पुरुषाय महात्मने । विशुद्धसत्वधिष्ण्याय महाहंसाय धीमहि । ॐह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः । क्लीं कृष्णाय विष्णवे ह्रीं रामाय धीमहि तन्नो देवः प्रचोदयात् । क्ष्रौं नृसिंहाय विद्महे श्रीं श्रीकंठाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे देवकीसुताय धीमहि तन्नः कृष्णः प्रचोदयात् । ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः। क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविंदाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा । इति मंत्रम् समुच्चार्य जपेद्वा विष्णुमव्ययम् । श्रीनिवासं जगन्नाथं तस्य स्तोत्रं पठेत्सुधीः
Shri Vāsudeva, the supreme Brahman, is in the heart; the root-prakriti is in the head; Mahāvarāha is in the crown; the banner of the solar dynasty is the armor; Brahma and others, desiring, delight in the wondrous childhood of the world, which is in the eyes; as appropriate, the weapon is the destruction of all; one should perform the ritual of consecration everywhere with 'Salutations to Nārāyaṇa.' Om, salutations to Nārāyaṇa, to the supreme person, the great soul; established in pure sattva, we meditate on the great swan. Om hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ; klīṃ to Krishna, to Vishnu, hrīṃ to Rama, we meditate, may that god inspire us. Kṣrauṃ to Narasimha, we contemplate, shrīṃ to Shrīkaṇṭha, we meditate, may Vishnu inspire us. Om, we contemplate Vāsudeva, we meditate on the son of Devaki, may Krishna inspire us. Om hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ; klīṃ to Krishna, to Govinda, to the beloved of the gopis, svāhā. Thus, reciting this mantra, one should meditate on the imperishable Vishnu, Shri Nivāsa, Lord of the universe; the wise should recite his hymn.
ॐवासुदेवः परं ब्रह्म परमात्मा परात्परः । परंधाम परंज्योतिः परंतत्वं परं पदम्
Om, Vāsudeva is the supreme Brahman, the supreme self, beyond the highest; the supreme abode, the supreme light, the supreme truth, the supreme goal.
परः शिवः परोध्येयः परं ज्ञानं परागतिः । परमार्थः परंश्रेयः परानंदः परोदयः
The Supreme is Shiva, the Supreme is to be meditated upon, the Supreme is knowledge, the Supreme is the highest goal; the Supreme is the ultimate meaning, the Supreme is the highest good, the Supreme is bliss, the Supreme is the highest arising.
परो व्यक्तात्परं व्योम परमर्द्धिः परेश्वरः । निरामयो निर्विकारो निर्विकल्पो निराश्रयः
He is beyond the manifest, beyond space, the highest prosperity, the Supreme Lord; free from disease, unchanging, without alternatives, without dependence.
निरंजनो निरातंको निर्लेपो निरवग्रहः । निर्गुणो निष्कलोऽनंतोऽभयोऽचिंत्योऽबलोचितः
Stainless, free from fear, untouched, without obstruction; without qualities, without parts, infinite, fearless, inconceivable, not grasped by strength.
अतीन्द्रियो मितो पारोऽनीशोऽनीहोऽव्ययोऽक्षयः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वगः सर्वः सर्वदः सर्वभावनः
Beyond the senses, measured, transcendent, without lord, without desire, imperishable, undecaying; all-knowing, all-pervading, all, giver of all, creator of all beings.
सर्वशास्ता सर्वसाक्षी पूज्यः सर्वस्य सर्वदृक्? । सर्वशक्तिः सर्वसारः सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुखः
Teacher of all, witness of all, worthy of worship by all, seer of all, all-powerful, the essence of all, the self of all, facing all directions.
सर्वावासः सर्वरूपः सर्वादिः सर्वदुःखहा । सर्वार्थः सर्वतोभद्रः सर्वकारणकारणम्
Abode of all, form of all, origin of all, remover of all suffering; the meaning of all, auspicious in every way, the cause of all causes.
सर्वातिशयितः सर्वाध्यक्षः सर्वसुरेश्वरः । षड्विंशको महाविष्णुर्महागुह्यो महाविभुः
Surpassing all, overseer of all, lord of all gods; the twenty-sixth, great Vishnu, supremely secret, supremely mighty.
नित्योदितो नित्ययुक्तो नित्यानंदः सनातनः । मायापतिर्योगपतिः कैवल्यपतिरात्मभूः
Ever arisen, ever engaged, ever blissful, eternal; lord of Māyā, lord of Yoga, lord of liberation, self-born.
जन्ममृत्युजरातीतः कालातीतो भवातिगः । पूर्णः सत्यः शुद्धबुद्धस्वरूपो नित्यचिन्मयः
Transcending birth, death, and old age, beyond time, beyond becoming; complete, true, of pure awakened nature, eternally conscious.
योगप्रियो योगगम्यो भवबंधैकमोचकः । पुराणपुरुषः प्रत्यक्चैतन्यः पुरुषोत्तमः
Lover of yoga, attainable through yoga, the sole liberator from the bondage of existence; the ancient person, inner consciousness, the supreme person.
वेदांतवेद्यो दुर्ज्ञेयस्तपत्रयविवर्जितः । ब्रह्मविद्याश्रयो नाद्यः स्वप्रकाशः स्वयंप्रभुः
To be known through Vedānta, difficult to know, free from the threefold suffering; the refuge of the knowledge of Brahman, not first, self-luminous, self-lord.
सर्वोपेय उदासीनः प्रणवः सर्वतः समः । सर्वानवद्यो दुष्प्राप्यस्तुरीयस्तमसः परः
The goal of all, impartial, the sacred syllable Om, equal to all; blameless in every way, hard to attain, the fourth state, beyond darkness.