अनित्यनित्यरूपाय सदसत्पतये नमः
To the one of both transient and eternal forms, to the lord of existence and non-existence, homage.
तव निःश्वसितं वेदास्तव स्वे दोखिलं जगत्
The Vedas are your breath; this entire world is your own domain.
नाभ्या आसीदंतरिक्षं लोमानि च वनस्पतिः 4.1.2.
From your navel arose the sky; from your hair, the plants and trees.
त्वमेव सर्वं त्वयि देव सर्वं स्तोता स्तुतिः स्तव्य इह त्वमेव
You alone are everything; in you, O god, is everything—worshipper, praise, and the one to be praised, here, you alone.
इति स्तुत्वा विधिं देवा निपेतुर्दंडवत्क्षितौ
Thus, having praised the Creator, the gods fell prostrate to the ground.
उत्तिष्ठत प्रसन्नोस्मि वृणुध्वं वरमुत्तमम्
Rise up! I am pleased. Choose the highest boon.
यः स्तोष्यत्यनया स्तुत्या श्रद्धावान्प्रत्यहं शुचिः
Whoever, with faith and purity, praises me daily with this hymn,
दास्यामः सकलान्कामान्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्पशून्वसु
I will grant all desires—sons, grandsons, cattle, and wealth.
ऐहिकामुष्मिकान्भोगानपवर्गं तथाऽक्षयम्
Enjoyments of this world and the next, liberation, and that which is imperishable—
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पठितव्यः स्तवोत्तमः
Therefore, with every effort, this supreme hymn should be recited.
पुनः प्रोवाच तान्वेधाः प्रणिपत्योत्थितान्सुरान्
Then the Creator again spoke to them, the gods who had risen after bowing.
एते वेदा मूर्तिधरा इमा विद्यास्तथाखिलाः
These are the Vedas embodied, and likewise, all these are the sciences.
ब्रह्मचर्यमिदं चैषा करुणा भारतीत्वियम् 4.1.2.
This is brahmacharya, this is compassion, and this is speech itself.
नेह क्रोधो न मात्सर्यं लोभः कामोऽधृतिर्भयम्
Here there is no anger, no envy, no greed, no desire, no lack of restraint, nor fear.
ये ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मरतास्तपोनिष्ठास्तपोधनाः
Those brāhmaṇas who delight in Brahman, who are devoted to austerity, who are rich in penance,
पातिव्रत्यरता नार्यो ये चान्ये ब्रह्मचारिणः
Women devoted to fidelity, and others who practice celibacy,
मातापित्रोरमी भक्ता अमी गोग्रहणे हताः
Those devoted to their mother and father, and those who died protecting cows,
तीर्थे तपस्युपकृतौ सदाचारादिकर्मणि
In holy places, in austerity, in acts of service, and in righteous conduct,
गायत्री जाप्यनिरता अग्निहोत्र परायणाः
Those who are devoted to reciting the Gāyatrī, and intent on the agnihotra sacrifice,
निस्पृहाः सोमपा ये वै द्विजपादोदपाश्च ये
Those who are free from desire and drink soma, and those who wash the feet of twice-borns,
प्रतिग्रहे समर्था हि ये प्रतिग्रहवर्जिताः
Those capable of accepting gifts, and those who abstain from accepting gifts,
प्रयागे माघ मासो यैरुषः स्नातोऽमलात्मभिः
In Prayāga, during the month of Māgha, those pure-hearted ones who bathe at dawn,
वाराणस्यां पांचनदे त्र्यहं स्नातास्तु कार्तिके 4.1.2.
In Vārāṇasī, at the five rivers, those who bathe for three days in Kārtika,
स्नात्वा तु मणिकर्णिक्यां प्रीणिता ब्राह्मणा धनैः
Having bathed at Maṇikarṇikā and pleased brāhmaṇas with gifts,
ततः काशीं समासाद्य तेन पुण्येन नोदिताः
Then, having reached Kāśī, they are not overcome by that merit.
अविमुक्ते कृतं कर्म यदल्पमपि मानवैः
Whatever act, even the smallest, is performed by people at Avimukta—
अहो वैश्वेश्वरे क्षेत्रे मरणादपिनोभयम्
Indeed, in the field of Viśveśvara, even death brings benefit.
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः कुरुक्षेत्रे यैर्दत्तं वसु निर्मलम्
Those who have given pure wealth to brāhmaṇas in Kurukṣetra—
पितामहं समासाद्य गयायां यैः पितामहाः
Those whose ancestors have approached the Pitāmaha at Gayā—
न स्नानेन न दानेन न जपेन न पूजया
Not by bathing, nor by giving, nor by recitation, nor by worship—