Yudhishthira's Hymn to Krishna

Verse 1 (12.42.1)

अभिषिक्तो महाप्राज्ञो राज्यं प्राप्य युधिष्ठिरः । दाशार्हं पुण्डरीकाक्षमुवाच प्राञ्जलिः शुचिः ॥

abhiṣikto mahāprājño rājyaṃ prāpya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dāśārhaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣamuvāca prāñjaliḥ śuciḥ

Consecrated and established in his kingdom, the greatly wise Yudhishthira, pure and with joined palms, said to the lotus-eyed Dasharha:

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: the page is the right adhyaya (rows labelled 12-42-1 to 12-42-18; the colophon reads द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः । 42). Its text is the critical edition's 12.43.1-17 (the CE numbers this adhyaya 43) plus a closing couplet that the CE prints only as a star passage. The title line above the table is a heading, not a verse. The page ends with its colophon; the glosses printed after the table (12-42-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, which quote variant readings) are not added, and no other block follows. Speakers: the page heads Vaishampayana (verses 1 and 17); verses 2-16 are Yudhishthira's hymn, unheaded, and are given to him (the input carried Vaishampayana over); verse 18, the closing couplet, stays under Vaishampayana's heading.

Verse 2 (12.42.2)

तव कृष्ण प्रसादेन नयेन न बलेन च । बुद्ध्या च यदुशार्दूल तथा विक्रमणेन च ॥

tava kṛṣṇa prasādena nayena na balena ca | buddhyā ca yaduśārdūla tathā vikramaṇena ca

"By your grace, O Krishna, by policy and not by force, by wisdom, O tiger of the Yadus, and by valour,"

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 3 (12.42.3)

पुनः प्राप्तमिदं राज्यं पितृपैतामहं मया । नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष पुनः पुनररिंदम ॥

punaḥ prāptamidaṃ rājyaṃ pitṛpaitāmahaṃ mayā | namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa punaḥ punarariṃdama

"this kingdom of my father and grandfather has been regained by me. Homage to you, O lotus-eyed one, again and again, O subduer of foes."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 4 (12.42.4)

त्वामेकमाहुः पुरुषं त्वामाहुः सात्वतां पतिम् । नामभिस्त्वां बहुविधैः स्तुवन्ति प्रयता द्विजाः ॥

tvāmekamāhuḥ puruṣaṃ tvāmāhuḥ sātvatāṃ patim | nāmabhistvāṃ bahuvidhaiḥ stuvanti prayatā dvijāḥ

"They call you the one Purusha, they call you the lord of the Satvatas. The pure twice-born praise you by many names."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 2 ends प्रयता द्विजाः where the CE has paramarṣayaḥ (recension variant).

Verse 5 (12.42.5)

विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु विश्वात्मन्विश्वसंभव । विष्णो जिष्णो हरे कृष्ण वैकुण्ठ पुरुषोत्तम ॥

viśvakarmannamaste'stu viśvātmanviśvasaṃbhava | viṣṇo jiṣṇo hare kṛṣṇa vaikuṇṭha puruṣottama

"Homage to you, Vishvakarman, Self of all, source of all, Vishnu, Jishnu, Hari, Krishna, Vaikuntha, Purushottama!"

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 6 (12.42.6)

अदित्याः सप्तधा त्वं तु पुराणो गर्भतां गतः । पृश्निगर्भस्त्वमेवैकस्त्रियुगं त्वां वदन्त्यपि ॥

adityāḥ saptadhā tvaṃ tu purāṇo garbhatāṃ gataḥ | pṛśnigarbhastvamevaikastriyugaṃ tvāṃ vadantyapi

"You, the Ancient One, entered the womb of Aditi in seven forms; you alone are Prishnigarbha; and they also call you the One of the Three Yugas."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 differs from the critical edition (12.43.6: adityāḥ saptarātraṃ tu purāṇe garbhatāṃ gataḥ); recension variant, Wikisource reading kept.

Verse 7 (12.42.7)

शुचिश्रवा हृषीकेशो घृतार्चिर्हंस उच्यते । त्रिचक्षुः शंभुरेकस्त्वं विभुर्दामोदरोऽपि च ॥

śuciśravā hṛṣīkeśo ghṛtārcirhaṃsa ucyate | tricakṣuḥ śaṃbhurekastvaṃ vibhurdāmodaro'pi ca

"You are called Shuchishrava, Hrishikesha, Ghritarchis and Hamsa; you alone are Trichakshus and Shambhu; you are the All-pervading, and Damodara as well."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 8 (12.42.8)

वराहोऽग्निर्बृहद्भानुर्वृषभस्तार्क्ष्यलक्षणः । अनीकसाहः पुरुषः शिपिविष्ट उरुक्रमः ॥

varāho'gnirbṛhadbhānurvṛṣabhastārkṣyalakṣaṇaḥ | anīkasāhaḥ puruṣaḥ śipiviṣṭa urukramaḥ

"Varaha, Agni, Brihadbhanu, Vrishabha, Tarkshyalakshana, Anikasaha, Purusha, Shipivishta, Urukrama."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 reads वृषभः where the CE has vṛṣaṇaḥ (recension variant).

Verse 9 (12.42.9)

वरिष्ठ उग्रसेनानीः सत्यो वाजसनिर्गुहः । अच्युतश्च्यावनोऽरीणां संस्कृतो विकृतिर्वृषः ॥

variṣṭha ugrasenānīḥ satyo vājasanirguhaḥ | acyutaścyāvano'rīṇāṃ saṃskṛto vikṛtirvṛṣaḥ

"Varishtha, Ugra-senani, Satya, Vajasani, Guha, Achyuta, Chyavana of the enemies, Samskrita, Vikriti, Vrisha."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 differs from the critical edition (12.43.9: vāciṣṭha ugraḥ senānīḥ …) and line 2 reads संस्कृतो विकृतिर्वृषः for saṃkṛtir vikṛtir vṛṣaḥ; recension variants.

Verse 10 (12.42.10)

कृष्णधर्मस्त्वमेवादिर्वृषदर्भो वृषाकपिः । सिन्धुर्विधूर्मिस्त्रिककुप् त्रिधामा त्रिवृदच्युतः ॥

kṛṣṇadharmastvamevādirvṛṣadarbho vṛṣākapiḥ | sindhurvidhūrmistrikakup tridhāmā trivṛdacyutaḥ

"Krishnadharma, you alone are the Beginning; Vrishadarbha, Vrishakapi; Sindhu, Vidhurmi, Trikakup, Tridhama, Trivrit, Achyuta."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 and the first names of line 2 differ from the critical edition (12.43.10: kṛtavartmā tvam evādrir vṛṣagarbho vṛṣākapiḥ / sindhukṣid ūrmis trikakut …); recension variants.

Verse 11 (12.42.11)

सम्राड् विराट् स्वराट् चैव स्वराड्भूतमयो भवः । विभूर्भूरतिभूः कृष्णः कृष्णवर्त्मा त्वमेव च ॥

samrāḍ virāṭ svarāṭ caiva svarāḍbhūtamayo bhavaḥ | vibhūrbhūratibhūḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇavartmā tvameva ca

"Samrat, Virat and Svarat; the self-sovereign made of all beings; Bhava; Vibhu, Bhu, Atibhu, Krishna, and Krishnavartma too you are."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Removed a stray zero-width non-joiner after ड् in स्वराड्भूतमयो. Line 1 ends स्वराड्भूतमयो भवः where the CE has surarāḍ dharmado bhavaḥ (recension variant).

Verse 12 (12.42.12)

स्विष्टकृद्भिषजावर्तः कपिलस्त्वं च वामनः । यज्ञो ध्रुवः पतङ्गश्च जयत्सेनस्त्वमुच्यसे ॥

sviṣṭakṛdbhiṣajāvartaḥ kapilastvaṃ ca vāmanaḥ | yajño dhruvaḥ pataṅgaśca jayatsenastvamucyase

"Svishtakrit, Bhishaj, Avarta, Kapila and Vamana you are; Yajna, Dhruva, Patanga, and Jayatsena you are called."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over).

Verse 13 (12.42.13)

शिखण्डी नहुषो बभ्रुर्दिविस्पृक् त्वं पुनर्वसुः । सुबभ्रू रुक्मयज्ञश्च सुषेणो दुन्दुभिस्तथा ॥

śikhaṇḍī nahuṣo babhrurdivispṛk tvaṃ punarvasuḥ | subabhrū rukmayajñaśca suṣeṇo dundubhistathā

"Shikhandi, Nahusha, Babhru, Divisprik, you are Punarvasu; Subabhru, Rukmayajna, Sushena and Dundubhi too."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 reads दिविस्पृक् (the CE has divaspṛk) and line 2 रुक्मयज्ञश्च where the CE has ukṣo rukmas tvam (recension variants).

Verse 14 (12.42.14)

गभस्तिनेमिः श्रीपद्मः पुष्करः शुष्मधारणः । ऋभुर्विभुः सर्वसूक्ष्मस्त्वं धरित्री च पठ्यसे ॥

gabhastinemiḥ śrīpadmaḥ puṣkaraḥ śuṣmadhāraṇaḥ | ṛbhurvibhuḥ sarvasūkṣmastvaṃ dharitrī ca paṭhyase

"Gabhastinemi, Shripadma, Pushkara, Shushmadharana, Ribhu, Vibhu, Sarvasukshma; and you are recited as the Earth, the Bearer."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Corrected श्रीपझः → श्रीपद्मः (misprint in Wikisource; झ for द्म; the critical edition reads śrīpadmaṃ) and सर्वसूक्ष्मस्त्व → सर्वसूक्ष्मस्त्वं (misprint; dropped anusvara, the critical edition reads sarvasūkṣmas tvaṃ). The ends of both lines (शुष्मधारणः; धरित्री च पठ्यसे) differ from the critical edition (puṣpadhāraṇaḥ; sāvitraṃ ca paṭhyase); recension variants.

Verse 15 (12.42.15)

अम्भोनिधिस्त्वं ब्रह्मा त्वं पवित्रं धाम धामवित् । हिरण्यगर्भः पुरुषः स्वधा स्वाहा च केशवः ॥

ambhonidhistvaṃ brahmā tvaṃ pavitraṃ dhāma dhāmavit | hiraṇyagarbhaḥ puruṣaḥ svadhā svāhā ca keśavaḥ

"You are the Ocean, you are Brahma, the pure abode, the knower of abodes; Hiranyagarbha, Purusha, Svadha and Svaha, Keshava."

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). Line 1 ends धाम धामवित् where the CE has dhāma dhanva ca, and line 2 begins हिरण्यगर्भः पुरुषः for hiraṇyagarbhaṃ tvām āhuḥ (recension variants).

Verse 16 (12.42.16)

योनिस्त्वमस्य प्रलयश्च कृष्ण । त्वमेवेदं सृजसि विश्वमग्रे । विश्वं चेदं त्वद्वशे विश्वयोने । नमोस्तु ते शार्ङ्गचक्रासिपाणे ॥

yonistvamasya pralayaśca kṛṣṇa | tvamevedaṃ sṛjasi viśvamagre | viśvaṃ cedaṃ tvadvaśe viśvayone | namostu te śārṅgacakrāsipāṇe

"You are the source of this world and its dissolution, O Krishna; it is you who first send forth this whole universe; this universe is under your sway, O womb of the world. Homage to you, wielder of the Sharnga bow, the discus and the sword!"

Note on the text: Yudhishthira's hymn to Krishna, unheaded on the page between the headings of verses 1 and 17 (the input carried Vaishampayana over). A four-line verse (CE 12.43.16, printed there as two lines divided by semicolons).

Verse 17 (12.42.17)

एवं स्तुतो धर्मराजेन कृष्णः । सभामध्ये प्रीतिमान्पुष्कराक्षः । तमभ्यनन्दद्भारतं पुष्कलाभि । र्वाग्भिर्ज्येष्ठं पाण्डवं यादवाग्र्यः ॥

evaṃ stuto dharmarājena kṛṣṇaḥ | sabhāmadhye prītimānpuṣkarākṣaḥ | tamabhyanandadbhārataṃ puṣkalābhi | rvāgbhirjyeṣṭhaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yādavāgryaḥ

Praised thus by Dharmaraja, Krishna, the lotus-eyed, pleased in the midst of the assembly, welcomed the Bharata, the eldest Pandava, with rich words, he, the foremost of the Yadavas.

Note on the text: Four lines in the page's division (CE 12.43.17); line 3 ends mid-word (पुष्कलाभि । र्वाग्भिः for pūṣkalābhir vāgbhiḥ), as printed.

Verse 18 (12.42.18)

एतन्नामशतं विष्णोर्धर्मराजेन कीर्तितम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

etannāmaśataṃ viṣṇordharmarājena kīrtitam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

This hundred of Vishnu's names, recited by Dharmaraja: whoever recites it or hears it is freed from all sins.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (the opening backtick, the closing quote mark and the doubled danda printed inside line 2). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it as the star passage 12.43.17d*0060 (lines 01-02, identical in wording). The page prints it in quote marks as a closing verse after the hymn, and it stays under Vaishampayana's heading.