In reverence and awe, the devotee addresses the divine, extolling the One who is the source of all creation, the master of countless cycles and the great cycle itself. With deep respect, salutations are offered to the One who manifests in hues of dark-blue, red, and great dark-blue—Aniruddha—whose presence is both mysterious and magnificent. The devotee recognizes the supreme spirit, whose essence pervades space and all beings, and offers salutations to this all-encompassing presence. With heartfelt devotion, the worshipper prays to the Lord adorned with munja grass hair, the master of the senses, the lord of all, asking that the mind may be steadfastly fixed upon Him. The Lord is praised in his various forms, clothed in white, yellow, and blue garments, each color symbolizing a facet of his divine nature. As Govinda, the maker of delight, the swan, and the lover of yellow garments, he is celebrated for his beauty and joy. Salutations are offered to Vāmana, the divine dwarf, and to the slayer of Madhu, the vanquisher of evil. The Lord is hailed as the eye of righteousness and the great-eyed one, embodying justice and compassion. The devotee continues, honoring the sacrificial boar and the One of great form, whose vastness encompasses the universe. The Lord is addressed as the universal form from whom the entire cosmos has arisen. He is praised as the branch, leaf, shoot, and sprout, signifying that all aspects of creation stem from him. From his navel arose the mid-space, and from his mind, the moon took birth. The twin gods emerged from his sides, while the Śūdras were born from his feet. Again, from his navel came the mid-space, and from his mind, the moon. From the Lord’s anger, the three-eyed Rudra was born, and from his head, the sky was produced. Plants sprang from his hair, and Virāj is saluted as the embodiment of this creative force. The Lord is recognized as the sacred syllable Om, the utterance vaṣaṭ, the invocation vauṣaṭ, and the offerings svadhā and sudhā, representing the essence of ritual and sacrifice. He is all forms and formlessness, the embodiment of the Vedas, and the devotee bows in humility before him. The Lord is the essence of all sacred waters and all sacrifices, sustaining purity and devotion. Salutations are offered to him with a thousand streams and a hundred streams, acknowledging his boundless generosity. He is the giver of gold, of Brahman, and of all things, the Supreme Brahman, and Brahman in sound. The Lord is intellect, the object to be understood, and knowledge itself. The devotee bows to him as the protector, vessel, purifier, and sanctifier, invoking Om in reverence. As the remover, leader, guide, revered, foremost, and supporter of the universe, the Lord is honored for his sustaining and guiding presence. He is the sacrificial vessels—onefold, manifold, and threefold—encompassing all aspects of ritual. He is the knower, the object to be known, knowledge itself, the object of meditation, the meditator, and the Lord. The Lord is the limbs of yoga, all-pervading, and the devotee bows to him. He is initiation, the sacrificial cake, the sacrificial animal, and the carrier of the animal, embodying every element of sacred rites. He is the great person, the path, and possesses the forms of a thousand suns and moons, illuminating the cosmos. As the lord of the wheel of time, the Lord of existence, the Supreme Person, he is saluted for his mastery over the cycles of creation. He is the lord of men, the lord of Brahma, and the lord of the sun; the devotee bows to him. He is the form of Mitra and Varuṇa, formless, sinless, and supreme. The Lord is the creator above, above all, and possesses upward-flowing energy. In humility, the devotee confesses helplessness before all sins and seeks refuge in the Lord. This sacred hymn, the devotee recalls, was once spoken by the great Lord in Varanasi to a sage. Through its recitation, Rudra himself became tranquil, having been overcome by sin. Freed from sin and with a peaceful form, Rudra is worshipped by the renowned best of gods. It is proclaimed that by whomsoever this hymn is properly recited, sin is indeed destroyed. The devotee concludes with salutations to Hayashirsha, to Bhava, to Vishnu, and to Trivikrama, honoring the many manifestations of the divine.