ध्रुव उवाच भूमिरापोनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च । भूतादिरादि प्रकृतिर्यस्य रूपं नतोस्मि तम् ॥ १,१२.
Dhruva said: Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, and intellect, as well as the primordial elements and nature itself—whose form they are—I bow to him.
शुद्धः सूक्ष्मोखिलव्यापी प्रधानात्परतः पुमान् । यस्य रूपं नमस्तस्मै पुरुषाय गुणात्मने ॥ १,१२.
Pure, subtle, all-pervading, transcending the primordial matter, the Supreme Person—whose form this is—I bow to him, the embodiment of qualities.
भूतादीनां समस्तानां गन्धादीनां च शाश्वतः । बुध्यादीनां प्रधानस्य पुरुषस्य च यः परः ॥ १,१२.
He is eternal among all the elements and their attributes, among intellect and the primordial matter, and is beyond the Supreme Person.
तं ब्रह्मभूतमात्मानमशेषजगतः पतिम् । प्रपद्ये शरणं शुद्धं त्वद्रूपं परमेश्वर ॥ १,१२.
I take refuge in you, O Supreme Lord, whose form is pure, who is the soul of Brahman, the master of all worlds.
बृहत्त्वाद्बृंहणत्वाच्च यद्रूपं ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम् । तस्मै नमस्ते सर्वात्मन्योगिचिन्त्याविकारिणे ॥ १,१२.
Homage to that form, called Brahman, which is vast and expansive, the inner self of all, conceivable by yogis, unchanging.
सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । सर्वव्यापी भुवः स्पर्शादत्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम् ॥ १,१२.
The Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet; pervading everything, he extends beyond the earth by ten fingers' breadth.
यद्भूतं यच्च वै भव्यं पुरूषोत्तम तद्भवान् । त्वत्तौ विराट्स्वराट्सम्राट्त्वत्तश्चप्यधिपूरुषः ॥ १,१२.
O Supreme Purusha, you are what has been and what will be; from you arise the Virat, Svarat, Samrat, and the supreme ruler.
अत्यरिच्यत सोधश्च तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च वै भुवः । त्वत्तो विश्वमिदं जातं त्वत्तौ भूतं भविष्यति ॥ १,१२.
He surpassed and supported the earth in all directions—across, above, and below; from you this universe was born, and from you it will come to be.
त्वद्रूपधारिणश्चान्तः सर्वभूतमिदं जगत् । त्वत्तो यज्ञः सर्वहुतः पृषदाज्यं पशुर्द्विधा ॥ १,१२.
This entire world, all beings within, dwell inside you who bear all forms; from you arise the sacrifice, the offerings, the clarified butter, and the twofold sacrificial animal.
त्वत्तो ऋचोथ सामानि त्वत्तश्छन्दांसि जज्ञिरे । त्वत्तो यजूंष्यजायन्त त्वत्तोश्वाश्चैकतो दतः ॥ १,१२.
From you were born the Rig and Sama hymns, from you the meters arose; from you the Yajur verses were generated, and from you, horses were given in a single act.
गावस्त्वत्तः समुद्भूतास्त्व त्तोजा अवयो मृगाः । त्वमन्मुखाद्ब्राह्मणा बाह्वोस्त्वत्तो क्षत्रमजायत ॥ १,१२.
Cows arose from you, as did strength, birds, and wild animals; from your mouth came Brahmins, from your arms the Kshatriyas were born.
वैश्वास्तवोरुजाः शूद्रास्तव पद्भ्यां समुद्गताः । आक्ष्णोः सूर्योऽनिलः प्राणाच्चन्द्रमा मनसस्तव ॥ १,१२.
From your thighs came the Vaishyas, from your feet the Shudras emerged; from your eyes the sun, from your breath the wind, from your mind the moon.
प्राणोन्तः मुषिराज्जातो मुखादग्निरजायत । नाभितो गगनं द्यौश्च शिरसः समवर्तत ॥ १,१२.
From your breath was born the vital air, from your mouth arose fire; from your navel came the sky, and from your head heaven was formed.
दिशः श्रोत्रात्क्षितिः पद्भ्यां त्वत्तः सर्वमभूदिदिम् ॥ १,१२.
From your ears came the directions, from your feet the earth; from you, everything came into being.
न्यग्रोधः सुमहानल्पे यथा बीजे व्यवस्थितः । संयमे विस्वमखिलं बीजभूते तथात्वायि ॥ १,१२.
Just as the great banyan tree is contained in a tiny seed, so too the entire universe, as its seed, is contained in you in restraint.
बीजादङ्कुरसम्भूते न्यग्रोधस्तु समुत्थितः । विस्तारं च यथा याति त्वत्तः सृष्टौ तथा जगत् ॥ १,१२.
As the banyan tree arises from the sprout that comes from the seed and spreads out, so too does the universe expand from you at creation.
यथा हि कदली नान्या त्वक्पत्रादपि दृस्यते । एवं विश्वस्य नान्यस्त्वं त्वस्थयीश्वर दृश्येत ॥ १,१२.
Just as in the plantain tree no part is seen apart from its layers and leaves, so too, O steadfast Lord, none other than you is seen in the universe.
ह्लादिनी संधिनी संवित्त्वय्येका सर्वसंस्थितौ । ह्लादतापकरी मिश्रा त्वयि नो गुणवर्जिते ॥ १,१२.
The powers of delight, cohesion, and consciousness—all are one in you, present in all; pleasure and pain, and their mixture, exist in you, who are free from all qualities.
पृथग्भूतैकभूताय भूतभूताय ते नमः । प्रभूतभूतभूताय तुभ्यं भूतात्मने नमः ॥ १,१२.
Homage to you, who are both distinct and one, the essence of all beings; homage to you, who are the soul of all that exists, the abundant source of all beings.
व्यक्तं प्रधानपुरुषौ विराट्सम्राट्स्वराट्तथा । विभाव्यतेन्तःकरणे पुरुषेष्वक्षयो भवान् ॥ १,१२.
The manifest, the primal matter and spirit, the Virat, Samrat, and Svarat—all these are perceived in the inner faculty, but you are imperishable in all beings.
सर्वस्मिन्सर्वभूतस्त्वं सर्वः सर्वस्वरूपधृक् । सर्वं त्वत्तस्ततश्च त्वं नमः सर्वात्मनेऽस्तु ते ॥ १,१२.
You are present in all, the essence of every being, bearing every form; all comes from you and returns to you—homage to you, the soul of all.
सर्वात्मकोसि सर्वेश सर्वभूतस्थितो यतः । कथयामि ततः किं ते सर्वं वेत्सि हृति स्थितम् ॥ १,१२.
You are the self of all, the Lord of all, abiding in every being; what more should I say to you, who know all that is hidden in the heart?
सर्वात्मन्सर्वभूतेश सर्वसत्त्वसमुद्भव । सर्वभूतो भवान्वेत्ति सर्वसत्त्वमनोरथम् ॥ १,१२.
O Soul of all, Lord of all beings, source of all living creatures, you are present in all beings and know the desires of every living being.
यो मे मनोरथो नाथ सफलः स त्वया कृतः । तपश्च तप्तं सफलं यद्दृष्टोऽसि जगत्पते ॥ १,१२.
O Lord, the wish I cherished has been fulfilled by you; the austerity I performed has borne fruit, for I have seen you, Lord of the universe.
श्रीभगवानुवाच तपसस्तत्फलं यद्दृष्टोऽहं त्वया ध्रुव । मदृर्शनं हि विफलं राजपुत्र न जायते ॥ १,१२.
The Blessed Lord said: The fruit of your austerity is that you have seen me, Dhruva; for, O prince, the vision of me is never fruitless.
वरं वरय तस्मात्त्वं यथाभिमतमात्मनः । सर्वं संपद्यते पुंसां मयि दृष्टिपथं गते ॥ १,१२.
Therefore, choose a boon as you desire; for when a person comes within my sight, everything becomes possible for him.
ध्रुव उवाच भगवन्भूतभव्येश सर्वस्यास्ते भवान् हृदि । किमज्ञातं तव ब्रह्मन्मनसा यन्मयेक्षितम् ॥ १,१२.
Dhruva said: O Lord, ruler of past and future, you dwell in the heart of all; what is unknown to you, O divine one, of what I have thought in my mind?
तथापि तुभ्यं देवेश कथयिष्यामि यन्मया । प्रार्थ्यते दुर्विनीतेन हृदयेनातिदुर्लभम् ॥ १,१२.
Yet, O Lord of the gods, I will tell you what I, with my misguided and most unworthy heart, desire, though it is exceedingly difficult to obtain.
किं वा सर्वजगत्स्त्रष्टः प्रसन्ने त्वयि दुर्लभम् । त्वत्प्रसादफलं भुङ्क्ते त्रैलोक्यं मघ वानपि ॥ १,१२.
For what could be unattainable, O creator of all worlds, when you are pleased? Even Indra, king of the gods, enjoys the fruits of your favor.
नैतद्राजासनं योग्यमजातस्य ममोदरात् । इति गर्वदवोचन्मां सपत्नीमातुरुच्चकैः ॥ १,१२.
This royal seat is not fit for one not born from my womb—so my stepmother arrogantly declared to me in a loud voice.