जानामि त्वामहं विष्णो सर्वभूतवरं प्रभुम् २१.
O Viṣṇu, I know you as the supreme lord, the best among all beings.
केचिद्भजंति त्वां भक्त्या वैरेण हेलया परे २१.
Some worship you with devotion, others with enmity or indifference.
पुराणः शाश्वतो धर्मः सर्वप्राणभृतां समः २१.
You are the ancient, eternal dharma, impartial to all living beings.
पुनर्मर्कस्वरूपेण भ्रांतव्यं भुवनत्रयम् २१.
Again, in the form of a monkey, you will wander through the three worlds.
एवमुक्ते तारकेण देवा हर्षं प्रपेदिरे २१.
When Tāraka spoke thus, the gods were filled with joy.
दैत्येंद्र भव तत्त्वज्ञो विद्याज्ञानतपोन्वितः २१.
O lord of the daityas, become one who knows the truth, endowed with knowledge, wisdom, and asceticism.
कालचारित्रतत्त्वज्ञ शिवभक्त महामते २१.
Knower of the nature of time and conduct, devotee of Śiva, great-minded one.
यावत्ते तपसो वीर्यं तावद्भुंक्ष्वजगत्त्रयम् २१.
As long as your ascetic power endures, so long may you rule the three worlds.
इत्युक्त्वा मर्कयूथेन वृतो नारायणः प्रभुः २१.
Having spoken thus, Lord Nārāyaṇa, surrounded by a troop of monkeys, departed.
ततो मेरुं समागम्य प्रोवाच वचनं हरिः २१.
Then Hari, having reached Meru, spoke these words.
अप्रमत्तैः सदा भाव्यं पाल्यश्च समयस्तथा २१.
One must always remain vigilant, and the agreement must be upheld.
प्रणतः संस्तुतो देवैर्ब्रह्माणं च सुरा ययुः॥ २१.
Having bowed and been praised by the gods, they went to Brahmā.
दिव्योत्तमैस्तत्र गतैरभिष्टुतो विदीप्ततेजा भुवनत्रयेऽपि २१.
There, praised by those who had arrived, his radiant splendor shone even in the three worlds.
स्वयमिन्द्रो निमिर्वह्निः कालनेमिर्यमोऽपि च २१.
Indra himself, Nimi, Agni, Kālanemi, and Yama also (were present).
मेषो वाताधिकारि च कुजंभो धनदोऽभवत् २१.
Meṣa became the lord of wind, Kujaṃbha became the giver of wealth.
एवं विप्रकृता देवा महेंद्रसहितास्तदा २२.
Thus, the gods, along with Mahendra, were afflicted at that time.
ततश्च विस्मितो ब्रह्मा प्राह तान्सुरपुंगवान् २२.
Then, astonished, Brahmā spoke to those foremost among the gods.
ततो देवाः स्वरूपस्थाः प्रम्लानवदनांबुजाः २२.
Then the gods, remaining in their own forms, with withered lotus-like faces.
नमो जगत्प्रसूत्यै ते हेतवे पालकाय च २२.
Salutations to you, the cause of the birth of the universe and its protector.
त्वमपः प्रथमं सृष्ट्वा तासु वीर्यमवासृजः २२.
You first created the waters, and then infused your energy into them.
वेदेष्वाहुर्विराड्रूपं त्वामेकरूपमीदृशम् २२.
In the Vedas, they declare you as the cosmic form, the singular form such as this.
महातलं चास्य गुल्फौ जंघे चापि तलातलम् २२.
The great netherworld is your ankles, and the lower regions are your shins.
महीतलं च जघनं नाभिश्चास्य नभस्तलम् २२.
The earth is your hips, and the navel is the realm of the sky.
ग्रीवा महश्चवदनं जनलोकः प्रकीर्त्यते २२.
The neck is the world of the great, and the mouth is called the world of beings.
चन्द्रसूर्यौ च नयने दिशः श्रोत्रे नासिकाश्विनौ २२.
The moon and sun are your eyes, the directions are your ears, and the Ashvins are your nostrils.
एवं ये ते विराड्रूपं संस्मरंत उपासते २२.
Thus, those who meditate upon your cosmic form worship you.
एवं स्थूलं प्राणिमध्यं च शूक्ष्मं भावेभावे भावितं त्वां गृणंति २२.
In this way, those who contemplate you as gross, as the center of living beings, and as subtle in every state, praise you.
एवं स्तुतो विरंचिस्तु कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः २२.
Thus praised, Brahma was filled with compassion.
सर्वे भवन्तो दुःखार्ताः परिम्लानमुखांबुजाः २२.
All of you are afflicted by sorrow, with faces like wilted lotuses.
ममैवयं कृतिर्देवा भवतां यद्वडम्बना २२.
This act of mine, O gods, is for your sake, as you are oppressed.