हृतं राज्यं बाष्कलिना त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। भृत्यस्य क्रियतां साह्यं मंत्रदानेन केशव
The kingdom of the three worlds, with all that moves and is unmoving, has been seized by Bāṣkali; help must be given to your servant, Keśava, by granting a mantra.
वासुदेव उवाच। भवतो वरदानेन अवध्यः स तु सांप्रतम्। बुद्धिसाध्यः स वै कार्यो बंधनादिह दानवः
Vāsudeva said: By your granting of a boon, he is now invulnerable; but he must be overcome by intelligence—this demon must be bound here.
वामनोहं भविष्यामि दानवानां विनाशकः। मया सह व्रजत्वेष बाष्कलेस्तु निवेशनम्
I shall become Vāmana, the destroyer of the Dānavas; let this one go with me to the abode of Bāṣkala.
तत्र गत्वा वरं त्वेष मदर्थे याचतामिमम्। वामनस्यास्य विप्रस्य भूमे राजन्पदत्रयम्
There, having arrived, let this one ask for this boon on my behalf: three steps of land, O King, from this Vāmana, the Brāhmaṇa.
प्रयच्छस्व महाभाग याच्ञैषा तु मया कृता। शक्रेणोक्तो दानवेंद्रो दद्यात्स्वमपि जीवितम्
Grant it, O most fortunate one; this request has been made by me. Indra said that the lord of the Dānavas would give even his own life.
गृह्य प्रतिग्रहं तस्य दानवस्य पितामह। तं बध्वा च ततो यत्नात्कृत्वा पातालवासिनम्
Having received the gift from that Dānava, O Grandfather, bind him and, with effort, make him dwell in the netherworld.
सौकरं रूपमास्थाय वधार्थं च दुरात्मनः। भविष्यामि न संदेहो व्रज शक्र त्वरान्वितः
Assuming the form of a boar, for the destruction of that wicked one, I shall become—there is no doubt. Go, O Indra, with haste.
विरराम तमुक्त्वैवमंतर्द्धानं गतश्च वै। अथ कालांतरे विष्णावदितेर्गर्भतां गते
Having spoken thus, he ceased and became invisible; then, after some time, Viṣṇu entered the womb of Aditi.
निमित्तान्यतिघोराणि प्रादुर्भूतान्यनेकशः। समस्तजगदाधारे विष्णौ गर्भत्वमागते
Very terrible omens appeared in many forms when Viṣṇu, the support of the entire world, entered the womb.
शोभनं हि तदा जातं निमित्तं चैवमूर्जितम्। मालतीकुसुमानां तु सुगंधः सुरभिर्ववौ
At that time, an auspicious and powerful omen occurred: a fragrant, delightful breeze of mālatī flowers blew.
अथ विहितविधानं कालमासाद्य देवस्त्रिदशगणहितार्थं सर्वभूतानुकंपी। विमल विरल केशश्चंद्रशंखोदयश्रीरदितितनयभावं देवदेवश्चकार
Then, when the appointed time arrived according to the ordained order, the god, compassionate to all beings and for the welfare of the hosts of gods, with pure and sparse hair, radiant as the rising moon and conch, the Lord of gods took birth as the son of Aditi.
अवतरति च विष्णौ सिद्धदेवासुराणामनिमिषनयनानां विप्रसेदुर्मुखानि। अतिविरतरजोभिर्वायुभिः संवहद्भिर्दिनमपि च तदासीज्जन्म विष्णोः सुगर्भे
As Viṣṇu descended, the faces of the perfected ones, gods, and asuras with unblinking eyes became radiant; with the dust greatly subdued by the winds, even the day was bright when Viṣṇu was born in the womb.
अदितिरजनगर्भा सापि देवी प्रयांती नतजघनभरार्त्ता मंदसंचाररम्या। अलसवदनखेदं पांडुभावं वहंती गुरुतरमवगाढं गर्भमेवोद्वहंती1.30.
Aditi, the queen, carrying the divine child in her womb, moved slowly, weighed down by the burden, her gait gentle, her face weary and pale, bearing the heavy, deeply entered embryo.
ततः प्रविष्टे खलु गर्भवासं नारायणे भूतभविष्ययोगात्। विनापदं प्राप्तमनोरथानि भूतानि सर्वाणि तदा बभूवुः
Then, when Nārāyaṇa truly entered the womb, by the union of past and future, all beings at that time attained their unfulfilled desires without effort.
समीरणो वाति च मंदमंदं पतत्सु वर्षेषु नगोद्भवेषु। विविक्तमार्गेषु दिगंतरेषु जनेषु वै सत्यमुपागतेषु
The wind blew gently as the rains fell and the mountains arose; on lonely paths, in distant directions, among people, truth prevailed.
विमुच्यमाने गगने रजोभिः शनैश्शनैर्नश्यति चांधकारे। उदरांतर्गते विष्णौ द्रोहबुद्धिस्तदाभवत्
As the dust was released into the sky, darkness gradually vanished; when Viṣṇu was within the womb, then the intention of enmity arose.
तां निशामय राजेंद्र देवमातुर्यथाक्रमम्। किमनुक्रमणेनैव लंघयामि त्रिविष्टपम्
Observe, O king, the order of the goddess, the mother of the gods; why should I recount it in sequence? I shall cross the three worlds.
बाष्कलिं दानवेंद्रं तं कुर्यां पातालवासिनम्। शक्रस्य तु मया दत्तं धनं लावण्यमेव च
I shall make that Bāṣkali, lord of the Dānavas, dwell in the netherworld; to Indra I have given wealth and beauty.
दानवानां विनाशाय एकैव प्रभवाम्यहम्। क्षिपामि शरजालानि चक्रयानान्यनेकशः
For the destruction of the Dānavas, I alone am able; I shall hurl showers of arrows and many chariot-wheels.
गदाव्रातांश्च विविधान्दानवानां विनाशने। विबुधान्देवलोकस्थानधोभूमेस्तु दानवान्
And various groups of maces for the destruction of the Dānavas; the gods dwelling in heaven and the Dānavas in the lower worlds.
करोमि कालयोगेन तत्तु कार्यं व्रतेन मे। निस्सृता सहसा वाणी वक्त्रमेवाभिसंस्थिता
I perform that act at the proper time, as is my vow; yet suddenly, speech emerged and stood at my mouth.
येनेदं चिन्त्यते पूर्वं यन्न दृष्टं न च श्रुतम्। बंधं वै दनुमुख्यस्य कृतं कोपेन पश्य मे
That which was previously contemplated, which was neither seen nor heard—behold, out of anger, a binding was placed upon the chief of the Daityas by me.
कश्यपाय पुरा दत्तं धनं लावण्यमेव च। किमयं विगतोत्साहो वायवोथ समाकुलाः
The wealth and beauty once given to Kaśyapa—has this wind lost its vigor, or are the winds themselves disturbed?
भ्रमतीव हि मे दृष्टिर्मैतद्रूपं प्रचिंतितम्। आविष्टा किमहं वच्मि केनाप्यसदृशं वचः
My vision seems to wander, as if what was conceived has taken form; possessed, what am I to say, when some unfitting word has been spoken by me?
विकल्पवशमापन्नाऽभीक्ष्णं हृदिममर्श सा। दधार दिव्यं वर्षाणां सहस्रं दिव्यमीश्वरम्
Overcome by doubt, she bore in her heart, with constant agitation, the divine Lord for a thousand celestial years.
ततः समभवत्तस्यां वामनो भूतवामनः। जातेन येन चक्षूंषि दानवानां हृतानि वै
Then, in her, the Dwarf was born—the wondrous Vāmana—by whose birth the eyes of the Dānavas were indeed taken away.
जातमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन्देवदेवे जनार्दने। नद्यः स्वच्छांबुवाहिन्यो ववौ गंधवहोऽनिलः
At the very moment when that Lord of gods, Janārdana, was born, the rivers flowed with pure water, and the fragrant wind blew.
कश्यपोपि सुखं लेभे तेन पुत्रेण भास्वता। सर्वेषां मानसोत्साहस्त्रैलोक्यांतरवासिनाम्
Kaśyapa too found happiness through that radiant son; the hearts of all beings dwelling in the three worlds were filled with enthusiasm.
संजातमात्रे तु ततो जनाधिपजनार्दने। स्वर्गलोके दुंदुभयो विनेदुस्तैश्च ताडिताः
When Janārdana, the Lord of beings, was born, the celestial drums resounded in heaven, struck by those present.
अतिप्रहर्षात्तु जगत्त्रयस्य मोहश्च दुःखानि च नाशमीयुः। जगो च गन्धर्वगणोतिमात्रं भावस्वरैर्भर्तृविमिश्रिताश्च
From great joy, delusion and suffering vanished from the three worlds; the hosts of Gandharvas sang with utmost devotion, mingled with radiant spirits.