मासो वैशाखनामा च प्रथमं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month called Vaiśākha is remembered as the first petal.
ज्येष्ठमासाश्च तत्पत्रं द्वितीयं परिकीर्तितम्
The month of Jyeṣṭha is declared as the second petal.
मासो आषाढनामा च तृतीयं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month named Āṣāḍha is remembered as the third petal.
मासः श्रावण इत्युक्तश्चतुर्थं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month called Śrāvaṇa is remembered as the fourth petal.
मासो भाद्रस्तथा प्रोक्तः पञ्चमं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month Bhādra is likewise said to be the fifth petal.
मासश्चाश्वयुजो नाम ष्ष्ठं तत् पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month called Āśvayuja is remembered as the sixth petal.
मासश्च कार्तिको नाम सप्तमं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month named Kārtika is remembered as the seventh petal.
मासो मार्गशिरो नाम त्वष्टमं पत्रकं स्मृतम्
The month called Mārgaśīrṣa is remembered as the eighth petal.
पौषति गदितो मासो नवमं परिकीर्तितम्
The month called Pauṣa is declared as the ninth.
माघो निगदितो मासः पत्रकं दशमं स्मृतम्
The month called Māgha is said to be the tenth petal.
पत्रकं फाल्गुनं प्रोक्तं तदेकादशमुत्तमम्
The petal called Phālguna is spoken of as the excellent eleventh.
इदं द्वादशमं प्रोक्तं पत्रं वै केशवस्य हि
This is declared as the twelfth petal, indeed of Keśava.
त्रिव्यूहमेकमूर्तिश्च तथोक्तः परमेश्वरः
The Supreme Lord is thus described as the one form of the threefold vyūha.
यस्मिन् ज्ञाते मुनिश्रेष्ठ न भूयो मरणं भवेत्
O best of sages, upon knowing whom, there is no more death.
चतुर्बाहुमुदाराङ्गं श्रीवत्सधरमव्ययम्
He is four-armed, with noble limbs, bearing the Śrīvatsa mark, and imperishable.
सहस्रवदनः श्रीमान् प्रजाप्रलयकारकः
He is endowed with a thousand faces, resplendent, the cause of creation and dissolution of beings.
द्विभुजो धारयन् मालं सृष्टिकृच्चादिपूरुषः
With two arms, bearing a garland, the Creator and Primeval Person.
अतो मरीचिप्रमुखास्तथान्ये ऽपि सहस्रशः
Then Marīci and others, thousands in number, likewise appeared.
चुतुर्भुजं तं स मुरुर्दुरात्मा कृतान्तवाक्यात् पुनराससाद
That wicked Mura again approached him, who had four arms, at the command of Death.
स प्राह योद्धुं सह वै त्वयाद्य तं प्राह भूयः सुरशत्रुहन्ता
He said, 'Today I will fight with you,' and the slayer of the enemies of the gods replied again.
कथं क्व कस्येति मुहुस्तथोक्त्वा निपातयामास विपन्नबुद्धिः
Repeatedly saying, 'How? Where? Whose?' in confusion, he struck down, his mind deranged.
चिच्छेद देवास्तु गतव्यथाभवन् देवं प्रसंसन्ति च पद्मनाभम्
The gods cut him down and were freed from distress, and they praised Padmanābha, the Lord.
अतः प्रसिद्धिं समुपाजगाम मुरारिरित्येव विभुर्नृसिंहः
Therefore, the mighty Nṛsiṃha became renowned as Mura's slayer.
ऊचुर्देवं नमस्कृत्य जगत्संक्षुब्धिकारणम्
Having bowed, they addressed the god, the cause of the agitation of the universe.
स तव्त्स्यति महाज्ञानी जगत्क्षुब्धं चरचरम्
He will remain, a great knower, while the world, moving and unmoving, is disturbed.
न तत्र देवं न वृषं न देवीं न च नन्दिनम्
There, neither the god, nor the bull, nor the goddess, nor Nandin was seen.
तान् मूढदृष्टीन् संप्रोक्ष्य देवान् विष्णुर्महाद्युतिः
Viṣṇu, of great brilliance, sprinkled those gods whose vision was deluded.
तमूचुर्नैव देवेशं पश्यामो गिरिजापतिम्
They said, 'We do not see the Lord of the gods, the husband of Girijā.'
तानुवाच जगन्मूर्तिर्यूयं देवस्य सागसः
The embodiment of the universe spoke to them: 'You have offended the god.'
तेन ज्ञानविवेको वै हृतो देवेवन शूलिना
Therefore, discernment has been taken from you by the god with the trident.