आकल्पान्तं त्रिभुवनं यद् इदं निर्मितं मया । लयम् एष्यत्य् अकाले तत् तापे हिमकणो यथा
All three worlds, which I have fashioned until the end of the aeon, will dissolve prematurely, like a drop of frost melting in heat.
किम् एवम् अस्मिन्न् आभासे विलीय क्षयम् आगते । कृतं मयेह भवति स्वलीलाक्षयकारिणा
When this appearance dissolves and perishes, whatever I have done here becomes the play of my own self, which brings about its own cessation.
ततो ऽहम् अपि शून्ये ऽस्मिन् नष्टचन्द्रार्कतारके । वपुःप्रशान्तिम् आदाय स्थितिम् एष्यामि तत्पदे
Then, in this emptiness where moon, sun, and stars are lost, I too will attain tranquility of form and abide in that supreme state.
अकाण्ड एवम् एवं हि जगत्य् उपशमं गते । नेह श्रेयो ऽनुपश्यामि मन्ये जीवन्तु दानवाः
Just so, when the world has come to complete stillness, I do not see any benefit here; let the demons live, I think.
दैत्योद्वेगेन विबुधास् ततो यज्ञतपःक्रियाः । तेन संसारसंस्थानम् असंसारक्रमो ऽन्यथा
Because of the disturbance from the Daityas, the gods then perform sacrifices, austerities, and rites; thus the cycle of worldly existence is maintained, otherwise the course of the world would be different.
तस्माद् रसातलं गत्वा यथावत् स्थापयाम्य् अहम् । स्वे क्रमे दानवाधीशम् ऋतुः पुनर् इव द्रुमम्
Therefore, I will go down to the netherworld and properly establish the lord of the Daityas in his own order, just as the season restores the tree.
विना प्रह्लादम् अथ चेद् इतरं दानवेश्वरम् । करोमि तद् असौ मन्ये देवान् उत्सादयिष्यति
But if, apart from Prahlāda, I appoint another lord of the Daityas, I think he will destroy the gods.
प्रह्लादस्य त्व् अयं देहः पश्चिमः पावनो महान् । आकल्पम् इह वस्तव्यं देहेनानेन तेन च
This is Prahlāda’s last and most purifying body; with this body, he must remain here until the end of the age.
एवं हि नियतिर् दैवी निश्चिता पारमेश्वरी । प्रह्लादेन यथाकल्पं स्थातव्यम् इह देहिना
For such is the divine decree, the supreme ordinance: Prahlāda, embodied, must remain here as long as the age lasts.
तस्मात् तम् एव गत्वाशु दैत्येन्द्रं बोधयाम्य् अहम् । गर्जन् गिरिदरीसुप्तं मयूरम् इव वारिदः
Therefore, I will quickly go to that lord of the Daityas and awaken him, like a cloud rousing a peacock sleeping in a mountain cave.
जीवन्मुक्तसमाधिस्थः करोत्व् असुरनाथताम् । मणिर् मुक्तमनस्कारः प्रतिबिम्बक्रियाम् इव
Let him, established in the samādhi of the liberated while living, assume lordship over the demons, like a jewel, free of attachment, produces reflections.
न विनश्यति सर्गो ऽयम् एवं सह सुरासुरैः । भविष्यति च नाद्वन्द्वं तन् मे क्रीडा भविष्यति
This creation does not perish, remaining thus together with the gods and demons; and it will not be without duality—such is my play.
सर्गक्षयोदयाव् एतौ सुसमौ मम यद्य् अपि । तथापीदं यथासंस्थं भवत्व् अन्येन किं मम
Even though the rise and fall of creation are both pleasing to me, let it remain as it is; what concern is it of mine if it is otherwise?
भावाभावेषु यत् तुल्यं तन्नाशे तत्स्थितौ च वा । यः प्रयत्नः कुबुद्धित्वात् तद् व्योमहननं भवेत्
That which is equal in existence and non-existence, whether in destruction or in persistence—any effort made out of ignorance is like striking at the sky.
तस्मात् प्रयामि पातालं बोधयाम्य् असुरेश्वरम् । स्थैर्यं नयामि संसारं लीलां सम्पादयाम्य् अहम्
Therefore, I go to the netherworld, awaken the lord of the demons, establish steadiness in the world, and accomplish my play.
असुरपुरम् अवाप्य प्रोद्धताचारघोरं कमलम् इव विवस्वान् दैत्यम् उद्बोधयामि । जगद् इदम् अखिलास्थं स्थैर्यम् अभ्यानयामि घनविधिर् इव शैले चञ्चलं मेघजालम्
Having reached the city of the demons, fierce with unruly conduct, like the sun awakening the lotus, I rouse the demon; I bring stability to the entire world, as the rain-clouds settle upon the restless mountain.
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्वात्मा क्षीरोदाद् राम तत्पुरम् । चचाल परिवारेण सह साभ्र इवाचलः
Thus reflecting, O Rama, the all-pervading one moved from the ocean of milk, together with his retinue, like a mountain with clouds.
क्षीरोदतलरन्ध्रेण तेनैव स्तम्भिताम्भसा । प्रह्लादनगरं प्राप शक्रलोकम् इवापरम्
Through a fissure in the ocean of milk, with the waters held back, he reached the city of Prahlada, as if arriving at another realm of Indra.
हेममन्दिरकोशस्थं ददर्शात्रासुरं हरिः । अथ शैलगुहालीनं समाधिस्थम् इवाब्जजम्
Hari saw the demon seated within a treasury of golden palaces, hidden like the lotus-born in a mountain cave, absorbed in meditation.
तत्र ते तेजसा दैत्या वैष्णवेनावधूनिताः । दूरं ययुर् दिनेशांशुवित्रस्ता इव कौशिकाः
There, the Daityas were shaken by the radiance of Vishnu and fled far away, like cranes startled by the rays of the sun.
द्वित्रैस् सहासुरैर् मुख्यैः परिवारयुतो हरिः । प्रविवेशासुरगृहं तारावान् इव खं शशी
Accompanied by two or three chief Asuras, Hari entered the abode of the Asuras, as the moon, adorned with stars, enters the sky.
वैनतेयासनस्थो ऽसौ लक्ष्मीविधुतचामरः । स्वायुधादिपरीवारो देवर्षिपरिवन्दितः
Seated on Garuda’s throne, fanned by Lakshmi with a yak-tail whisk, surrounded by his weapons and attendants, and praised by the gods and sages, he entered.
महात्मन् सम्प्रबुध्यस्वेत्य् एवं विष्णुर् उदाहरन् । पाञ्चजन्यं प्रदध्वान ध्वनयन् ककुभां गणम्
Vishnu, uttering 'O great-souled one, awaken!', sounded the conch Panchajanya, reverberating through all the quarters.
महता तेन शब्देन वैष्णवप्राणजन्मना । तुल्यकालं परिक्षुब्धकल्पाभ्रार्णवरंहसा
By that great sound, the very life-breath of Vishnu, the quarters were shaken at once, like the ocean and clouds at the end of an aeon.
आसुरी जनता भूमौ पपातागतसम्भ्रमा । मत्तनीलाभ्रनादेन राजहंसावली यथा
The Asura host, seized by sudden fear, fell to the ground, like a flock of royal swans at the roar of a thundercloud.
जहृषे जनितानन्दा वैष्णवी वीतसम्भ्रमा । जनता जलदध्वानफुल्लेव कुटजावली
The followers of Vishnu, freed from fear and filled with joy, rejoiced, like a cluster of jasmine flowers blossoming at the sound of rainclouds.
बभूव सम्प्रबुद्धात्मा दानवेशश् शनैश् शनैः । मेघारवलसत्पुष्पः कदम्ब इव कानने
The lord of the Daityas gradually regained awareness, like a kadamba tree in the forest slowly blossoming with flowers at the sound of thunderclouds.
ब्रह्मरन्ध्रकृतोत्थाना प्राणशक्तिर् अथासुरम् । शनैर् आक्रमयाम् आस गङ्गा सर्वम् इवार्णवम्
Then the vital force, rising through the opening at the crown of the head, gradually pervaded the demon, just as the Ganges fills the entire ocean.
क्षणाद् आक्रमयाम् आस प्राणश्रीस् सर्वतो ऽसुरम् । उदयानन्तरं सौरी प्रभेव भुवनान्तरम्
In a moment, the glory of the vital force completely pervaded the demon, as the sun's radiance fills the world after it rises.
प्राणेषु रन्ध्रनवके प्रवृत्तेष्व् अथ तस्य चित् । चेत्योन्मुखी बभूवान्तः प्राणदर्पणबिम्बिता
When the nine channels of the vital energies became active, his consciousness, reflected in the mirror of the vital force, turned inward toward awareness.