परापरेशं शरणां ब्रजध्वमसुरार्द्दनम् । उत्पत्तिस्थितिनाशानामहेतुं हेतुमीश्वरम्
Go to the Lord of all, the destroyer of the Asuras, the cause and ruler of creation, preservation, and destruction, who is the refuge of both the higher and lower worlds.
प्रजापतिपतिं विष्णुमनन्तमपराजितम् । प्रधानपुंसोरजयोः कारणं कार्य्य भूतयोः
Go to Viṣṇu, the infinite, unconquered Lord of the lords of creatures, the cause of both the unmanifest and manifest, and of all effects and causes.
प्रणतार्त्तिहरं विष्णुं स वः श्र यो विधास्यति । एवभुतवा सुरान् सर्व्वान् ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । क्षीरोदस्योत्तरे तीरं तैरेव सहितो ययौ
Viṣṇu, who removes the distress of those who take refuge in him, will bestow welfare upon you; thus, the Grandfather of the worlds, Brahmā, together with all the gods, went to the northern shore of the Milk Ocean.
स गत्वा त्रिदशः सर्व्वैः समवेतः पितामहः । तुष्टाव वागुभिरिष्टाभिः परापरपतिं हरिम्
Having gone there with all the gods assembled, the Grandfather praised Hari, Lord of the higher and lower, with chosen words.
नमाम सर्व्व सर्व्वशमनन्तमजमव्ययम् । लोकधामधराधारमप्रकाशमभदिनम्
We bow to the all-pervading, all-peaceful, infinite, unborn, and imperishable one, the support of the worlds, the foundation of the earth, the unmanifest, the undivided.
नारायणमणीयांसमशेषाणानणीयसाम् । समस्तानां गरिष्ठं यदू भूरादीनां गरीयसाम्
To Nārāyaṇa, the subtlest among all that is subtle, the greatest among all that is great, greater than the earth and all else—we bow.
यत्र सर्व्व यतः सर्व्वमुत्पन्नं सतुपुरःसरम् । सर्व्वभूतश्च यो देवः पराणामपि यः परः
In whom all exists, from whom all has arisen, who is the foremost among beings, who is the god of all creatures, and who is beyond even the highest—
परः परस्मात् पुरुषात् परमात्मस्वरूपधृक् । योगिभिश्चिन्त्यते योऽसौ मुक्तिहेतुर्म्मुक्षुभिः
He who is beyond the supreme person, who embodies the supreme self, whom yogis contemplate, who is the cause of liberation for those who seek release—
सत्तादयो न सन्तीशे यत्र च प्राकृता गुणाः । स शुद्धः सर्व्वशुद्ध भ्यः पुमानाद्यः प्रसीदतु
In whom the natural qualities such as existence do not exist, who is pure, the most pure among all, the primeval person—may he be gracious to us.
कला - काष्ठा-निमेषादिकालसूत्रस्य गोचरे । यस्य शक्तिर्न शुद्धस्य प्रसीदतु स नो हरिः
May Hari, whose power is not subject to the measures of time such as kalā, kāṣṭhā, nimeṣa, and the like, who is pure, be gracious to us.
प्रोच्यते परमेशो हि यः शुद्धोऽप्युपचारतः । प्रसीदतु स नो विष्णुरात्मा यः सर्व्वदेहिनाम्
He who is called the Supreme Lord, though pure, is described by convention; may that Viṣṇu, who is the self of all embodied beings, be gracious to us.
यः कारणञ्च कार्य्य ञ्च कारणस्यापि कारणम् । कार्य्यापि च यः कार्य्य प्रसीदतु स नो हरिः
He who is both the cause and the effect, and the cause even of the cause, and who is the effect even of the effect—may that Hari be gracious to us.
कार्य्यकार्य्यश्य यः कार्य्य तत्कार्यस्यापि यः स्वयम् । तत्कार्य्यकार्य्यभूतो यस्ततश्च प्रणताः स्म तम्
He who is the effect of the effect and the cause, and who himself is the effect of that effect—becoming both cause and effect—we bow to him.
कारणां कारणस्यापि तस्य कांरणकारणम् । तत्कारणानां हेतुं त्वां प्रणताः स्म सुरेश्वरम्
He who is the cause of causes, and even the cause of that cause, and the reason for all those causes—we bow to you, Lord of the gods.
भोक्तारं भोज्यभूतञ्ज स्त्रष्टारं सृस्टमेव च । कार्य्य कर्म्मस्वरूपं तं प्रणताः स्म परं पदम्
He who is the enjoyer, the object to be enjoyed, the creator, and what is created, whose nature is both action and result—we bow to that supreme state.
विशुद्ध बोधनं नित्यमजमक्षयमव्ययम् । अव्यक्तमविकारं यत् तद्रिष्णोः परमं पदम्
That which is pure consciousness, eternal, unborn, imperishable, unchanging, unmanifest, and without transformation—that is Viṣṇu’s supreme state.
न स्थूलं न च सूक्ष्मं यन्न विशेषणगोचरम् । तत्पदं परमं विष्णोः प्रणमामः सदामलम्
That which is neither gross nor subtle, nor within the scope of any attribute—that supreme state of Viṣṇu, ever pure, we always bow to.
यस्यायुतायुतांशांशे विश्वशक्तिरियं स्थिता । परं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं यत् प्रणमामस्तमव्ययम्
In a mere fraction of whose countless parts this universal power abides—that imperishable form of the supreme Brahman—we bow to him.
यन्न देवा न मुनयो न चाहं न च शंकरः । जानन्ति परमेशस्य तद्रिष्णोः परम पदम्
That supreme state of Viṣṇu, which neither gods nor sages, nor I, nor Śaṅkara know—
यदू योगिनः सदोदूयुक्ताः पुण्यपापक्षयेऽक्षयम् । पश्यन्ति प्रणावे चिन्त्यं तद्रिष्णोः परमं पदम्
That supreme state of Viṣṇu, which yogis, ever disciplined, see as imperishable in the sacred syllable Om, when virtue and sin are destroyed—
शक्तयो यस्य देवस्य ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिकाः । भवन्त्यभूतपूर्वस्य तद्रिष्णोः परमं पदम्
The powers of that god, beginning with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, arise from him who was never before—his supreme state is that of Viṣṇu.
सव्वेश सर्व्वभूतात्मन् सर्व्व सर्वाश्रयाच्युत । प्रसीद विष्णो भक्तानां भक्तानां व्ररकज नो दृष्टिगोचरम्
O Lord of all, soul of all beings, all, the refuge of all, imperishable one, Viṣṇu, be gracious to your devotees; let your form be visible to us, your devotees.
इत्युदीरितमाकर्ण्य ब्रह्मणस्त्रिदशास्ततः । प्रणम्योचुः प्रसीदेति व्रज नो दृष्टिगोचरम्
Hearing this utterance, Brahmā and the gods then, bowing, said: 'Be gracious, come into our sight.'
यन्नाय भगवान् ब्रह्मा जानाति परमं पदम् । तन्नताः स्म जगद्धा तव सर्व्व गताच्युत
That supreme state which even the blessed Brahmā does not know—we bow to you, O sustainer of the world, in whom all abides, O imperishable one.
इत्यन्ते वचसस्तेषां देवानां ब्रह्मणस्तथा । ऊचुर्देवर्षयः सर्व्वै बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः
At the end of their words, the gods and Brahmā, along with all the divine sages led by Bṛhaspati, spoke thus.
आद्यो यज्ञपुमानिडयो यः सर्व्वेषाञ्च पूर्व्वजः । तं नताः स्म जगत्स्त्रष्टुः स्त्रष्टारमविशेषणम्
He who is the first, the origin of sacrifice, the ancestor of all—him, the creator of the world, the unqualified creator, we bow to.
भगवन् भूतभव्येश जगन्मूर्त्तिधराव्यय । प्रसीद प्रणतानां त्वं सर्व्वेषां देहि दर्शनम्
O Blessed Lord, Lord of past and future, bearer of the form of the universe, imperishable one, be gracious to those who bow; grant a vision of yourself to all.
एष ब्रह्मा तथैवायं सह रुदैस्त्रिलोचनः । सर्वादित्यः समं पूषा पावकोऽय सहाग्निभिः
Here is Brahmā, and likewise Rudra with the three eyes, all the Ādityas, Pūṣā together, and Pāvaka with the fires.
अश्विनौ वसवश्चेमे सव चैते मरुदूगणाः । साध्या विश्वे तथा देवा देवेन्द्रश्चायमीश्वरः
The Ashvins, the Vasus, Sāva, and the hosts of Maruts, the Sādhyas, the Viśve Devas, and also the lord of the gods, Devendra, are here.
प्रणामप्रवणा नाथ दैत्यसैन्यपराजिताः । शरणां त्वामनुप्राप्ताः समस्ता देवतागणाः
O Lord, all the hosts of gods, defeated by the armies of the Daityas, have come to you, bowing in reverence, seeking refuge.