अहो बत महत्कष्टं समस्तदुःखहे हरौ । विद्यमानेऽपि देवेशे मूढाः क्लिश्यंति संसृतौ
Ah, what great misfortune it is that, though the Lord who removes all suffering exists, the deluded continue to suffer in saṃsāra.
यमुद्दिश्य सदा नाथं महेशोऽपि दिगंबरः । जटिलो भस्मलिप्तांगो तपस्वी वीक्ष्यते जनैः
It is for the sake of that eternal Lord that even Maheśa, the sky-clad one, with matted hair and body smeared with ashes, is seen by people as an ascetic.
ततोऽधिकोऽस्ति देवः को लक्ष्मीकांतान्मधुद्विषः । यत्तत्त्वं चिंत्यते नित्यं त्वया योगेश्वरेण हि
Who is a greater god than the enemy of Madhu, the beloved of Lakṣmī, whose true nature is always contemplated by you, O Lord of Yogis?
ततः परं किमधिकं पदं श्रीपुरुषोत्तमात् । तमविज्ञाय कं मूढाः यजंते ज्ञानमानिनः
What higher state exists beyond Śrīpuruṣottama? Not knowing him, the deluded worship others, thinking themselves wise.
मुषितास्मि त्वया नाथ चिरं यदयमीश्वरः । प्रकाशितो न मे यस्मात्त्वदाद्या दिव्यशक्तयः
O Lord, I have long been deprived by you, for you did not reveal to me that this Lord and your divine powers are the source of all.
अहो सर्वेश्वरो विष्णुः सर्वदेवोत्तमोत्तमः । भवदादिगुरुर्मूढैः सामान्य इव वीक्ष्यते
Ah, Viṣṇu is the Lord of all, the highest of all gods; yet by the deluded, your own form as the original teacher is regarded as ordinary.
महीयसां हि माहात्म्यं भजमानान्भजंति ते । द्विषतोऽपि वृथा पापानुपेक्ष्यंते क्षमान्विताः
Those who honor the greatness of the noble receive their favor; even those who bear enmity are disregarded by the virtuous, who are endowed with patience.
मयापि बाल्ये स्वपितुः प्रजा दृष्टा बुभुक्षिताः । दुःखादशक्तया पोष्टुं श्रियमाराध्य वै भृताः
In my childhood, I saw my father's subjects suffering from hunger; unable to support them due to distress, I sought wealth and thus maintained them.
तया संनिहिताभ्यश्च प्रजाभ्यो भवदादयः । विलसंति स शक्राद्याः ससुहृन्मित्रबांधवाः
Through that wealth, prosperity arises for the subjects who are near; with it, even those like Indra, along with friends and relatives, flourish.
तया विना क्व देवत्वं क्वैश्वर्यं क्व परिग्रहः । सर्वे भवंति जीवंतो यातनास्वेव संस्थिताः
Without it, where is divinity, where is sovereignty, where are possessions? All remain alive, but are situated only in suffering.
तामृतेनैव धर्मोऽथ कामो मोक्षोऽपि दूरतः । क्षुधितानां दुर्गतानां कुतो योगसमाधयः
Only through that nectar does righteousness, desire, and even liberation come near; for the hungry and destitute, how can there be yogic concentration?
स च संसारसारैकः सर्वलोकैकनायकः । वशगा कमला यस्य त्यक्त्वा तामपि शंकरः
He is the sole essence of worldly existence, the single leader of all worlds; even Lakshmi is under his control, and Śaṅkara has renounced her.
अनौद्धत्येन शौचेन रूपेणार्जवसंपदा । सर्वातिशयवीर्येण संपूर्णस्य महात्मनः
Through humility, purity, beauty, and the wealth of sincerity, through supreme strength, the great soul is complete.
कस्तेन तुल्यतामेति देवदेवेन विष्णुना । यस्यांशांशावतारेण विना सर्वं विलीयते
Who can be equal to him, the god of gods, Viṣṇu? Without even a fraction of his manifestation, all dissolves.
जगदेतत्तथाप्याहुर्दोषायैतद्विमोहिताः । नास्य जन्म न वा मृत्युर्नाप्राप्यं स्वार्थमेव च
Yet, deluded people speak ill of this world; he has neither birth nor death, nor is anything unattainable for his own sake.
कामाद्यासक्तचित्तत्वात्किं तु सर्वेश्वरप्रभो । त्वन्मयत्वात्प्रमादाद्वा शक्नोमि पठितुं न चेत्
Due to the mind's attachment to desire and such, O Lord of all, or because of being absorbed in you, or out of negligence, I am unable to recite.
विष्णोः सहस्रनामैतत्प्रत्यहं वृषभध्वज । नाम्नैकेन तु येन स्यात्तत्फलं ब्रूहि मे प्रभो
O Bull-bannered One, this thousand names of Viṣṇu—tell me, Lord, what fruit is gained by reciting even one name daily.
महादेव उवाच- रामरामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्रनामतत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने
Mahādeva said: 'Rāma, Rāma, Rāma,' I delight in Rāma, the charming Rāma; the name of Rāma, O beautiful-faced one, is equal to the thousand names.
श्रीमहादेव उवाच- ब्राह्मणा वा क्षत्रिया वा वैश्या वा गिरिकन्यके । शूद्रा वाथ विशेषेण पठंत्यनुदिनं यदि
Śrī Mahādeva said: Whether a Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or O daughter of the mountain, even a Śūdra—if they recite daily,
धनधान्यसमायुक्ता यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । श्लोकं वा श्लोकमर्द्धं वा पादं पादार्द्धमेव वा
They become endowed with wealth and grain, and attain Viṣṇu's supreme abode; whether a verse, half a verse, a quarter, or even a quarter of a quarter.
पठनान्मोक्षमाप्नोति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । विन्यासेन युतं देवि विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्
By recitation, one attains liberation until the dissolution of all creation; O Devi, the thousand names of Viṣṇu are arranged thus.
ये पठंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते यांति पदमव्ययम् । एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं वाथ यः पठेत्
Those best among men who recite attain the imperishable state; whether once, twice, or thrice daily, whoever recites.
धनायुर्वर्धते तस्य यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । पुत्रान्पौत्रांस्तथालक्ष्मी संपदं विपुलां लभेत्
His wealth and lifespan increase as long as the fourteen Indras reign; he obtains sons, grandsons, and abundant prosperity.
किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन भूयो भूयो वरानने । विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं तु परं निर्वाणदायकम्
What more need be said, O beautiful-faced one, by repeating much? The thousand names of Viṣṇu indeed grant the highest liberation.
पूजनं प्रथमं तस्य कृतं येन नरेण तु । संपूर्णं पूजिते विष्णौ तस्य पूजा च वार्षिकी
The one by whom the worship of Him is first performed, for that man, when Viṣṇu is fully worshipped, his annual worship is accomplished.
व्यग्रत्वं च न कर्त्तव्यं पठने तु विशेषतः । यदि चेत्क्रियते पाठे ह्यायुर्वित्तं च नश्यति
One should not be inattentive, especially while reciting; if recitation is done carelessly, lifespan and wealth are lost.
यावंति भुवि तीर्थानि जंबुद्वीपेषु सर्वदा । तानि तीर्थानि तत्रैव विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्
As many holy places as there are on earth, throughout all the regions of Jambudvīpa, all those sacred places are present in the Thousand Names of Viṣṇu.
तत्रैव गंगा यमुना च वेणी गोदावरी तत्र सरस्वती च । सर्वाणि तीर्थानि वसंति तत्र यत्र स्थितं नामसहस्रकं तत्
There, indeed, are the Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Veṇī, Godāvarī, and Sarasvatī; all the sacred places reside there where the Thousand Names are established.
इदं पवित्रं परमं भक्तानां वल्लभं सदा । ध्येयं हि दासभावेन भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
This is pure, supreme, and always dear to devotees; it should be meditated upon with the mind in the spirit of service and devotion.
परं सहस्रनामाख्यं ये पठंति मनीषिणः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति हरिसंनिधौ
Those wise ones who recite the supreme Thousand Names become free from all sins and attain the presence of Hari.