देवेषु यो वसेन्नित्यं देवानां वसतिर्हि यः
He who always dwells among the gods is indeed the dwelling of the gods.
विष्लृव्याप्तावयंधातुर्यत्रसार्थकतां गतः
He is the support of all, pervading and filling everything, where meaning is fulfilled.
सर्वेषां च हृषीकाणामीशनात्परमेश्वरः
He is the supreme Lord, the ruler of all the senses.
न च्यवंतेपि यद्भक्ता महति प्रलये सति 4.1.20.
Even at the great dissolution, his devotees do not fall.
इदं चराचरं विश्वं यो बभार स्वलीलया
He who, by his own play, bore this entire moving and unmoving universe.
तस्येक्षणे समीक्षेते नान्यद्विप्णुपदादृते
At his glance, all is seen; nothing exists apart from the lotus-footed one.
नान्य शब्दग्रहौ तस्य जातौ शब्दग्रहावपि
No other perception of sound exists for him, nor are even perceptions of sound born in him.
गोविंदचरणार्थार्चां तत्प्रियंकर्मवै विना
Without worship of the feet of Govinda, or actions dear to Him,
निर्द्वंद्वचरणद्वंद्वं तन्मनो मनुते हरेः
The mind contemplates the dual feet of Hari, moving beyond all dualities.
चरणौ विष्णुशरणौ हित्वा नारायणांगणम्
Abandoning the shelter of Vishnu’s feet, one forsakes the courtyard of Nārāyaṇa.
वाणीप्रमाणी क्रियते गोविंदगुणवर्णने
Speech is made the authority in describing the virtues of Govinda.
नितांतकमलाकांत नामधेयसुधारसम्
The nectar-like essence of the name, beloved of the lotus-eyed one, is profound.
श्रीमुकुंद पदद्वंद्व पद्मामोदप्रमोदितम्
The twin feet of Śrī Mukunda are gladdened by the fragrance of the lotus.
त्वगिंद्रियं मधुरिपोः परिस्पृश्य पदद्वयम् 4.1.20.
The sense of touch, approaching the two feet of the enemy of Mura, perceives them.
शब्दादिविषयाधारं सारं दामोदरं परम्
The supreme Damodara is the essence, the support of all objects of the senses such as sound.
लुप्तानि सर्वतेजांसि तत्तपस्तपनोदये
All radiances disappear at the rising of His ascetic heat.
इंद्र चंद्राग्नि वरुण समीरण धनाधिपाः
Indra, Chandra, Agni, Varuṇa, Vāyu, and the lord of wealth,
वैमानिकास्तथाऽन्येपि वसुमुख्या दिवौकसः
The celestial beings who travel by air, and other foremost Vasus among the gods,
यत्र यत्र ध्रुवः पादं मिनोति पृथिवीतले
Wherever Dhruva sets his foot upon the earth,
अहो तदंगसंगीनि त्यक्त्वा जाड्यं जलान्यपि
Ah, those who are joined to his limbs, abandoning inertia, even the waters,
यावंति विष्वक्तेजांसि सिद्धरूपगुणानि च
All the radiances scattered throughout, and the perfected qualities and forms,
अहो निजगुणस्पर्शः सततं मातरिश्वना
Indeed, the touch of his own qualities is ever present with the wind.
व्योम्नापि शब्दगुणिना ध्रुवाराधनबुद्धिना
Even through the sky, endowed with the quality of sound, by the mind intent on worshipping Dhruva,
आराधितोऽनुदिवसं सभूतैरपि पंचभिः 4.1.20.
He is worshipped day after day, even by all five elements.
कौस्तुभोद्भासितहृदः पीतकौशेयवाससः
His heart shone with the radiance of the Kaustubha gem, and he was clothed in yellow silk garments.
मरुत्वतातिमहती चिंताऽप्ता तत्तपोभयात्
From the wind-god arose a great anxiety, brought on by both asceticism and distress.
समर्थस्त्वप्सरोवर्गो नियंतुं यमिनां यमान्
The host of Apsarases is indeed capable of restraining even the controllers of self-restraint.
तपस्विनां तपो हंतुं द्वौ मत्साहाय्यकारिणौ
There are two who act as my helpers in destroying the austerities of ascetics.
एक एव किलोपायो बाले मे प्रभविष्यति
Indeed, for the boy, only one means will prove effective for me.
बालत्वाद्भीषितो भूतैस्तपस्त्यक्ष्यत्यसौ ध्रुवम्
Because of his youth, frightened by spirits, he will surely abandon his austerities.