Vishnu Sahasranama (The Thousand Names of Vishnu)

Verse 1 (padma.6.71.1)

ऋषय ऊचुः - सूत जीव चिरं साधो त्वयातिकरुणात्मना । संवादो ह्यद्भुतः प्रोक्तो यश्चासीन्नारदेशयोः

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ - sūta jīva ciraṁ sādho tvayātikaruṇātmanā saṁvādo hyadbhutaḥ prokto yaścāsīnnāradeśayoḥ

The sages said: O Suta, O virtuous one, may you live long, for your nature is one of the greatest compassion. You have told us of that wondrous dialogue which took place between Narada and Ishvara [Shiva].

Verse 2 (padma.6.71.2)

भगवन्नाममहिमा नारदेन महात्मना । कीदृक्श्रुतः समाख्याहि श्रद्धया शृण्वतां गुरो

bhagavannāmamahimā nāradena mahātmanā kīdṛkśrutaḥ samākhyāhi śraddhayā śṛṇvatāṁ guro

What was that glory of the Lord's name which the great-souled Narada heard? O teacher, tell it to all of us, who listen with faith.

Verse 3 (padma.6.71.3)

सूत उवाच- शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे पुरावृत्तं वदाम्यहम् । यस्मिञ्छ्रुते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कृष्णे भक्तिर्विवर्द्धते

sūta uvāca- śṛṇudhvaṁ munayaḥ sarve purāvṛttaṁ vadāmyaham yasmiñchrute dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kṛṣṇe bhaktirvivarddhate

Suta said: Listen, all you sages, I shall tell that ancient tale, hearing which, O foremost of brahmins, devotion to Krishna increases.

Verse 4 (padma.6.71.4)

एकदा नारदो द्रष्टुं पितरं सुसमाहितः । जगाम मेरुशिखरं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्

ekadā nārado draṣṭuṁ pitaraṁ susamāhitaḥ jagāma meruśikharaṁ siddhacāraṇasevitam

Once Narada, wishing to see his father, went, with a composed mind, to the peak of Mount Meru, attended by siddhas and charanas.

Verse 5 (padma.6.71.5)

तत्र देवं समासीनं ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम् । नमस्कृत्याब्रवीद्विप्रा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः

tatra devaṁ samāsīnaṁ brahmāṇaṁ jagatāṁ patim namaskṛtyābravīdviprā nārado munisattamaḥ

There, having bowed to the god Brahma, lord of the worlds, seated there, O brahmins, that foremost of sages, Narada, said -

Verse 6 (padma.6.71.6)

नारद उवाच- नाम्नोऽस्य यावतीशक्तिर्वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । कीदृक्तु नाममहिमा अव्ययस्य महात्मनः

nārada uvāca- nāmno'sya yāvatīśaktirvada viśveśvara prabho kīdṛktu nāmamahimā avyayasya mahātmanaḥ

Narada said: O Lord of the universe, O Lord, tell me how great is the power of this imperishable great one's name. What is the glory of the name of this undying, great-souled one?

Verse 7 (padma.6.71.7)

योऽयं विश्वेश्वरः साक्षादयं नारायणो हरिः । परमात्मा हृषीकेशः सर्वजीवेषु संगतः

yo'yaṁ viśveśvaraḥ sākṣādayaṁ nārāyaṇo hariḥ paramātmā hṛṣīkeśaḥ sarvajīveṣu saṁgataḥ

He who is directly the Lord of the universe, this very one is Narayana Hari, the Supreme Self, Hrishikesha, who pervades all living beings,

Verse 8 (padma.6.71.8)

मायाविमोहिताः सर्वे भगवंतमधोक्षजम् । नैव जानंत्यसारेऽस्मिन्नरा मूढाः कलौ युगे

māyāvimohitāḥ sarve bhagavaṁtamadhokṣajam naiva jānaṁtyasāre'sminnarā mūḍhāḥ kalau yuge

that Lord Adhokshaja - deluded by maya, all these people fail to know him; in this worthless Kali age, men have become foolish.

Verse 9 (padma.6.71.9)

ब्रह्मोवाच- अस्मिन्कलौ विशेषेण नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् । भक्तिः कार्या यथा वत्स तथा त्वं श्रोतुमर्हसि

brahmovāca- asminkalau viśeṣeṇa nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam bhaktiḥ kāryā yathā vatsa tathā tvaṁ śrotumarhasi

Brahma said: In this Kali age, devotion must be practiced especially through the utterance of the [divine] name. O child, hear it, exactly as it is, for you are worthy to hear it.

Verse 10 (padma.6.71.10)

दृष्टं परेषां पापानामनुक्तानां विशोधनम् । विष्णोर्जिष्णोः प्रयत्नेन स्मरणं पापनाशनम्

dṛṣṭaṁ pareṣāṁ pāpānāmanuktānāṁ viśodhanam viṣṇorjiṣṇoḥ prayatnena smaraṇaṁ pāpanāśanam

The purification of other sins, even those not [expressly] mentioned, has been observed; the diligent remembrance of Vishnu, the ever-victorious, is what destroys sin.

Verse 11 (padma.6.71.11)

मिथ्या ज्ञात्वा ततः सर्वं हरेर्नामपठन्जपन् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः परंपदम्

mithyā jñātvā tataḥ sarvaṁ harernāmapaṭhanjapan sarvapāpavinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṁpadam

Knowing this, reading and chanting the name of Hari, a man becomes freed from every sin and attains the supreme state of Vishnu.

Verse 12 (padma.6.71.12)

ये वदंति नरा नित्यं हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । तस्योच्चारणमात्रेण विमुक्तास्ते न संशयः

ye vadaṁti narā nityaṁ harirityakṣaradvayam tasyoccāraṇamātreṇa vimuktāste na saṁśayaḥ

Those men who ever utter the two syllables 'Hari' become liberated by that mere utterance - of this there is no doubt.

Verse 13 (padma.6.71.13)

प्रायश्चित्तानि सर्वाणि कृष्णानुस्मरणं परम् । प्रातर्निशि तथा सायं मध्याह्नादिषु संस्मरन्

prāyaścittāni sarvāṇi kṛṣṇānusmaraṇaṁ param prātarniśi tathā sāyaṁ madhyāhnādiṣu saṁsmaran

Among all penances, the remembrance of Krishna alone is supreme; remembering him at dawn, at night, in the evening, and at midday and other times,

Verse 14 (padma.6.71.14)

नारायणमवाप्नोति सद्यः पापक्षयं नरः । विष्णुसंस्मरता देव समस्तक्लेशसंक्षये

nārāyaṇamavāpnoti sadyaḥ pāpakṣayaṁ naraḥ viṣṇusaṁsmaratā deva samastakleśasaṁkṣaye

a man instantly attains Narayana and the destruction of his sins. O god, for one who remembers Vishnu, when all afflictions are destroyed,

Verse 15 (padma.6.71.15)

मुक्तिं प्रयाति स्वर्गाप्तिस्तस्य विष्णोस्तु कीर्त्तनात् । वासुदेवे मनो यस्य जपहोमार्चनादिषु

muktiṁ prayāti svargāptistasya viṣṇostu kīrttanāt vāsudeve mano yasya japahomārcanādiṣu

liberation is obtained, and by the very praise of that Vishnu, heaven is attained too. Whoever's mind is fixed on Vasudeva, whether in chanting, fire-offering, or worship,

Verse 16 (padma.6.71.16)

तदक्षयं विजानीयाद्यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । क्व नाकपृष्ठगमनं पुनरावृत्तिलक्षणम्

tadakṣayaṁ vijānīyādyāvadiṁdrāścaturdaśa kva nākapṛṣṭhagamanaṁ punarāvṛttilakṣaṇam

that should be known as imperishable for the duration of fourteen Indras. What then to say of the mere attainment of heaven, which bears the mark of return [to rebirth]?

Verse 17 (padma.6.71.17)

क्व जपो वासुदेवस्य मुक्तिबीजमनुत्तमम् । तन्मुखं परमं तीर्थं यत्रावर्त्तं वितन्वती

kva japo vāsudevasya muktibījamanuttamam tanmukhaṁ paramaṁ tīrthaṁ yatrāvarttaṁ vitanvatī

Where does the chanting of Vasudeva not reach? It is the most excellent seed of liberation; even the eastern river Sarasvati shines, forming its eddies there,

Verse 18 (padma.6.71.18)

नमो नारायणायेति भाति प्राची सरस्वती । तस्मादहर्निशं विष्णुस्मरणात्पुरुषोत्तमः

namo nārāyaṇāyeti bhāti prācī sarasvatī tasmādaharniśaṁ viṣṇusmaraṇātpuruṣottamaḥ

[joined with the mantra] 'namo narayanaya'. Therefore, by remembering Vishnu day and night, a man becomes Purushottama himself,

Verse 19 (padma.6.71.19)

न याति नरकं पुत्र संक्षीणकलिकल्मषः । सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं भाषितं मम सुव्रत

na yāti narakaṁ putra saṁkṣīṇakalikalmaṣaḥ satyaṁ satyaṁ punaḥ satyaṁ bhāṣitaṁ mama suvrata

O son, his sin born of the Kali age is destroyed, and he does not go to hell. O one of good vows, I have spoken this as truth, truth, and truth again.

Verse 20 (padma.6.71.20)

नामोच्चारणमात्रेण महापापात्प्रमुच्यते । रामरामेति रामेति रामेति च पुनर्जपन्

nāmoccāraṇamātreṇa mahāpāpātpramucyate rāmarāmeti rāmeti rāmeti ca punarjapan

By merely uttering the name, a man is freed from the gravest sin. Saying 'Rama, Rama', saying 'Rama', chanting 'Rama' again and again,

Verse 21 (padma.6.71.21)

स चांडालोऽपि पूतात्मा जायते नात्र संशयः । कुरुक्षेत्रं तथा काशी गया वै द्वारिका तथा

sa cāṁḍālo'pi pūtātmā jāyate nātra saṁśayaḥ kurukṣetraṁ tathā kāśī gayā vai dvārikā tathā

even an outcaste becomes pure of soul - of this there is no doubt. Kurukshetra, Kashi, Gaya, and Dvaraka too,

Verse 22 (padma.6.71.22)

सर्वं तीर्थं कृतं तेन नामोच्चारणमात्रतः । कृष्णकृष्णेति कृष्णेति इति वायो जपन्पठन्

sarvaṁ tīrthaṁ kṛtaṁ tena nāmoccāraṇamātrataḥ kṛṣṇakṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti iti vāyo japanpaṭhan

all sacred crossings are reckoned as visited by him, by the mere utterance of the name. Saying 'Krishna, Krishna', saying 'Krishna', thus chanting and reciting into the air,

Verse 23 (padma.6.71.23)

इहलोकं परित्यज्य मोदते विष्णुसंनिधौ । नृसिंहेति मुदा विप्र सततं प्रजपन्पठन्

ihalokaṁ parityajya modate viṣṇusaṁnidhau nṛsiṁheti mudā vipra satataṁ prajapanpaṭhan

he departs from this world and rejoices in Vishnu's presence. Chanting 'Nrisimha' with joy, O brahmin, ceaselessly, reciting it,

Verse 24 (padma.6.71.24)

महापापात्प्रमुच्येत कलौ भागवतो नरः । ध्यायन्कृते यजन्यज्ञैस्त्रेतायां द्वापरेऽर्चयन्

mahāpāpātpramucyeta kalau bhāgavato naraḥ dhyāyankṛte yajanyajñaistretāyāṁ dvāpare'rcayan

in the Kali age a Bhagavata man becomes freed from the gravest sin. Whatever is attained by meditation in the Krita age, by sacrifice in the Treta age, by worship in the Dvapara age,

Verse 25 (padma.6.71.25)

यदाप्नोति तदाप्नोति कलौ संकीर्त्य केशवम् । एतज्ज्ञात्वा निमग्नाश्च जगदात्मनि केशवे

yadāpnoti tadāpnoti kalau saṁkīrtya keśavam etajjñātvā nimagnāśca jagadātmani keśave

that same fruit is obtained in the Kali age merely by the chanting of Keshava's name. Knowing this, those who become absorbed in Keshava, the Self of the world,

Verse 26 (padma.6.71.26)

सर्वपापपरिक्षीणा यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नृसिंहो वामनस्तथा

sarvapāpaparikṣīṇā yāṁti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ padam matsyaḥ kūrmo varāhaśca nṛsiṁho vāmanastathā

freed of all sin, go to the supreme state of Vishnu. Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrisimha and Vamana,

Verse 27 (padma.6.71.27)

रामो रामश्च कृष्णश्च बुद्धः कल्की ततः स्मृतः । एते दशावताराश्च पृथिव्यां परिकीर्तिताः

rāmo rāmaśca kṛṣṇaśca buddhaḥ kalkī tataḥ smṛtaḥ ete daśāvatārāśca pṛthivyāṁ parikīrtitāḥ

Rama, Parashurama, Krishna, Buddha, and thereafter Kalki - these ten avataras are renowned upon the earth.

Verse 28 (padma.6.71.28)

एतेषां नाममात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुध्यते सदा । प्रातः पठन्जपन्ध्यायन्विष्णोर्नाम यथा तथा

eteṣāṁ nāmamātreṇa brahmahā śudhyate sadā prātaḥ paṭhanjapandhyāyanviṣṇornāma yathā tathā

By the mere name of these, even a killer of a brahmin ever becomes purified. At dawn, reading, chanting, and meditating upon Vishnu's name in whatever form,

Verse 29 (padma.6.71.29)

मुच्यते नात्र संदेहः स वै नारायणो भवेत् । सूत उवाच- श्रुत्वा वै नारदो ह्येतद्विस्मयं परमं गतः

mucyate nātra saṁdehaḥ sa vai nārāyaṇo bhavet sūta uvāca- śrutvā vai nārado hyetadvismayaṁ paramaṁ gataḥ

a man is liberated - of this there is no doubt; he certainly becomes as Narayana himself. Suta said: Hearing this, Narada was filled with the greatest wonder,

Verse 30 (padma.6.71.30)

उवाच पितरं तत्र किमुक्तं देवसत्तम । देवाः सहस्रशः संति रुद्राः संति सहस्रशः

uvāca pitaraṁ tatra kimuktaṁ devasattama devāḥ sahasraśaḥ saṁti rudrāḥ saṁti sahasraśaḥ

and there said to his father: O best of gods, what has been said? There are gods by the thousands, there are Rudras by the thousands,

Verse 31 (padma.6.71.31)

पितरः संति शतशः यक्षाश्च किन्नरास्तथा । भूताः प्रेताः पिशाचाश्च ये केचिद्देवयोनयः

pitaraḥ saṁti śataśaḥ yakṣāśca kinnarāstathā bhūtāḥ pretāḥ piśācāśca ye keciddevayonayaḥ

there are ancestors by the hundreds, and yakshas and kinnaras too, and bhutas, pretas and pishachas as well, whoever belongs to the divine species -

Verse 32 (padma.6.71.32)

तेषां नाम्ना च माहात्म्यं श्रुतं दृष्टं तथा न च । श्रीविष्णोर्नाममाहात्म्यं यादृशं च श्रुतं मया

teṣāṁ nāmnā ca māhātmyaṁ śrutaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ tathā na ca śrīviṣṇornāmamāhātmyaṁ yādṛśaṁ ca śrutaṁ mayā

the glory of none of these has been heard or seen through their name, as I have heard the glory of the name of Sri Vishnu,

Verse 33 (padma.6.71.33)

यस्य वै नाममात्रेण मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । किं वै तीर्थकृते देव पृथिव्यामटने कृते

yasya vai nāmamātreṇa mucyate nātra saṁśayaḥ kiṁ vai tīrthakṛte deva pṛthivyāmaṭane kṛte

by whose mere name alone a man is liberated - of this there is no doubt. O god, then what use is there in making pilgrimages, in wandering about the earth,

Verse 34 (padma.6.71.34)

यस्य वै नाममहिमा श्रुत्वा मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । तन्मुखं तु महत्तीर्थं तन्मुखं क्षेत्रमेव च

yasya vai nāmamahimā śrutvā mokṣamavāpnuyāt tanmukhaṁ tu mahattīrthaṁ tanmukhaṁ kṣetrameva ca

when the mere hearing of whose name-glory grants liberation? His very mouth is the great sacred crossing, his very mouth is the sacred field,

Verse 35 (padma.6.71.35)

यन्मुखे रामरामेति तन्मुखं सर्वकामिकम् । कानि वै तस्य नामानि कति वीर्याणि सुव्रत

yanmukhe rāmarāmeti tanmukhaṁ sarvakāmikam kāni vai tasya nāmāni kati vīryāṇi suvrata

in whose mouth is 'Rama, Rama' - that very mouth fulfils every desire. O one of good vows, how many are his names, how many his mighty deeds -

Verse 36 (padma.6.71.36)

तत्सर्वं च विशेषेण मम ब्रूहि पितामह । ब्रह्मोवाच- व्यापकोऽयं सदा विष्णुः परमात्मा सनातनः

tatsarvaṁ ca viśeṣeṇa mama brūhi pitāmaha brahmovāca- vyāpako'yaṁ sadā viṣṇuḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ

tell me all of that in particular, O grandsire. Brahma said: This Vishnu is ever all-pervading, the eternal Supreme Self,

Verse 37 (padma.6.71.37)

अनादिनिधनः श्रीमान्भूतात्मा भूतभावनः । यस्मादहं हि संजातो सोऽयं विष्णुः सदावतु

anādinidhanaḥ śrīmānbhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ yasmādahaṁ hi saṁjāto so'yaṁ viṣṇuḥ sadāvatu

without beginning or end, glorious, the very self of beings and the generator of beings; from whom I myself was born - may that same Vishnu ever protect.

Verse 38 (padma.6.71.38)

सोऽयं कालस्य कालो वै सोऽयं मम तु पूर्वजः । अक्षयः पुंडरीकाक्षो मतिमानव्ययः पुमान्

so'yaṁ kālasya kālo vai so'yaṁ mama tu pūrvajaḥ akṣayaḥ puṁḍarīkākṣo matimānavyayaḥ pumān

He is the very Time of Time itself; he is my own progenitor - imperishable, lotus-eyed, wise, and the undying Person.

Verse 39 (padma.6.71.39)

शेषशायी सदा विष्णुः सहस्रशीर्षा महत्प्रभुः । सर्वभूतमयः साक्षाद्विश्वरूपो जनार्दनः

śeṣaśāyī sadā viṣṇuḥ sahasraśīrṣā mahatprabhuḥ sarvabhūtamayaḥ sākṣādviśvarūpo janārdanaḥ

Ever reclining upon Shesha, Vishnu, of a thousand heads, the great Lord; directly in the form of all beings, of universal form, Janardana.

Verse 40 (padma.6.71.40)

कैटभारिरयं विष्णुर्धाता देवो जगत्पतिः । तस्याहं नामगोत्रं च न वेद्मि पुरुषर्षभ

kaiṭabhārirayaṁ viṣṇurdhātā devo jagatpatiḥ tasyāhaṁ nāmagotraṁ ca na vedmi puruṣarṣabha

This very Vishnu is the enemy of Kaitabha, the Ordainer, the god, the lord of the worlds; his [further] names and lineage, O bull among men, I do not know.

Verse 41 (padma.6.71.41)

वेदवाद्यप्यहं तात नाहं ज्ञाता कदाचन । अतस्त्वं गच्छ देवर्षे यत्रास्ति किल विश्वराट्

vedavādyapyahaṁ tāta nāhaṁ jñātā kadācana atastvaṁ gaccha devarṣe yatrāsti kila viśvarāṭ

O child, though renowned in the Vedas, I have never come to know this. Therefore, O divine sage, go to where that sovereign of the universe [Mahadeva] surely dwells.

Verse 42 (padma.6.71.42)

स च तत्त्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वं ते कथयिष्यति । स एव पुरुषः श्रीमान्कैलासाधिपतिः सदा

sa ca tattvaṁ muniśreṣṭha sarvaṁ te kathayiṣyati sa eva puruṣaḥ śrīmānkailāsādhipatiḥ sadā

O foremost of sages, he knows the truth; he shall tell you everything. That glorious being is ever the lord of Kailasa,

Verse 43 (padma.6.71.43)

सर्वेषां विष्णुभक्तानामयं श्रेष्ठः परात्परः । पंचवक्त्रो ह्युमाकांतः सर्वदुःखनिबर्हणः

sarveṣāṁ viṣṇubhaktānāmayaṁ śreṣṭhaḥ parātparaḥ paṁcavaktro hyumākāṁtaḥ sarvaduḥkhanibarhaṇaḥ

the most excellent among all devotees of Vishnu, transcendent beyond the transcendent; five-faced, the beloved of Uma, the destroyer of all sorrows.

Verse 44 (padma.6.71.44)

विश्वेश्वरो विश्वनाथः सर्वदा भक्तवत्सलः । तत्र गच्छ सुरश्रेष्ठ तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यति

viśveśvaro viśvanāthaḥ sarvadā bhaktavatsalaḥ tatra gaccha suraśreṣṭha tatsarvaṁ kathayiṣyati

He is Vishveshvara, Vishvanatha, ever holding tender affection for his devotees. Go there, O best of gods, and he shall tell you everything.

Verse 45 (padma.6.71.45)

पितुर्वचनमाकर्ण्य तत्र गंतुं प्रचक्रमे । विज्ञातुं नाममाहात्म्यं कैलासभवनं प्रति

piturvacanamākarṇya tatra gaṁtuṁ pracakrame vijñātuṁ nāmamāhātmyaṁ kailāsabhavanaṁ prati

Hearing his father's words, Narada set out toward the abode of Kailasa, in order to learn the glory of the [divine] name,

Verse 46 (padma.6.71.46)

यत्र विश्वेश्वरो देवो नित्यं तिष्ठति भूतिदः । ददर्श नारदस्तत्र देवं तं सुरपूजितम्

yatra viśveśvaro devo nityaṁ tiṣṭhati bhūtidaḥ dadarśa nāradastatra devaṁ taṁ surapūjitam

where the god Vishveshvara, the bestower of prosperity, ever dwells. There Narada beheld that god, worshipped by all the gods,

Verse 47 (padma.6.71.47)

कैलासशिखरासीनं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । पंचवक्त्रं दशभुजं त्रिनेत्रं शूलपाणिनम्

kailāsaśikharāsīnaṁ devadevaṁ jagadgurum paṁcavaktraṁ daśabhujaṁ trinetraṁ śūlapāṇinam

seated upon the peak of Kailasa, the God of gods, the teacher of the world, five-faced, ten-armed, three-eyed, trident in hand,

Verse 48 (padma.6.71.48)

कपालिनं सखट्वांगं तीक्ष्णं शूलासिधारिणम् । पिनाकधारिणं भीमं वरदं वृषवाहनम्

kapālinaṁ sakhaṭvāṁgaṁ tīkṣṇaṁ śūlāsidhāriṇam pinākadhāriṇaṁ bhīmaṁ varadaṁ vṛṣavāhanam

bearing a skull, together with a khatvanga [skull-topped staff], holding a sharp trident and sword, bearing the Pinaka bow, terrible, the boon-giver, riding upon a bull,

Verse 49 (padma.6.71.49)

भस्मांगं व्यालशोभाढ्यं शशांककृतशेखरम् । नीलजीमूतसंकाशं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्

bhasmāṁgaṁ vyālaśobhāḍhyaṁ śaśāṁkakṛtaśekharam nīlajīmūtasaṁkāśaṁ sūryakoṭisamaprabham

his limbs smeared with ash, adorned with the splendor of serpents, bearing the moon as his crest, resembling a dark cloud, radiant as a myriad suns,

Verse 50 (padma.6.71.50)

क्रीडंतं तत्र देवेशं साष्टांगं दंडवत्पुनः । तं दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवो विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः

krīḍaṁtaṁ tatra deveśaṁ sāṣṭāṁgaṁ daṁḍavatpunaḥ taṁ dṛṣṭvā tu mahādevo vismayotphullalocanaḥ

beholding that Lord of gods sporting there, he once more prostrated fully upon the ground. Beholding him, Mahadeva too, his eyes wide with astonishment,

Verse 51 (padma.6.71.51)

वैष्णवानां परः श्रेष्ठः प्राह वाडवसत्तमम् । कस्मादिह समायातो वद देवर्षिसत्तम

vaiṣṇavānāṁ paraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prāha vāḍavasattamam kasmādiha samāyāto vada devarṣisattama

said to that excellent brahmin, the most excellent among Vaishnavas: 'O foremost of divine sages, for what reason have you come here? Tell me.'

Verse 52 (padma.6.71.52)

नारद उवाच- एकस्मिन्नेव काले तु गतोऽहं ब्रह्मणोंतिकम् । श्रुतं तत्र मया देव विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

nārada uvāca- ekasminneva kāle tu gato'haṁ brahmaṇoṁtikam śrutaṁ tatra mayā deva viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam

Narada said: At one and the same time I went into the presence of Brahma; there, O god, I heard the excellent glory of Vishnu.

Verse 53 (padma.6.71.53)

ब्रह्मणा कथितं तत्र ममाग्रे देवसत्तम । नाम्नोऽस्य यावती शक्तिः सा श्रुता ब्रह्मणो मुखात्

brahmaṇā kathitaṁ tatra mamāgre devasattama nāmno'sya yāvatī śaktiḥ sā śrutā brahmaṇo mukhāt

There Brahma told me, O best of gods - I heard from Brahma's own mouth how great the power of his name is.

Verse 54 (padma.6.71.54)

तत्र पृष्टं मया पूर्वं विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । तदाहं ब्रह्मणा चोक्तं नाहं जानामि नारद

tatra pṛṣṭaṁ mayā pūrvaṁ viṣṇornāmasahasrakam tadāhaṁ brahmaṇā coktaṁ nāhaṁ jānāmi nārada

There I first asked about the thousand names of Vishnu; then Brahma told me: 'O Narada, I do not know this,

Verse 55 (padma.6.71.55)

जानात्ययं महारुद्रस्तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यति । महाश्चर्यं तु संप्राप्य ह्यागतस्तव सन्निधौ

jānātyayaṁ mahārudrastatsarvaṁ kathayiṣyati mahāścaryaṁ tu saṁprāpya hyāgatastava sannidhau

this great Rudra knows it; he shall tell you all of this.' Thus, filled with great wonder, I have come into your presence.

Verse 56 (padma.6.71.56)

अस्मिन्कलियुगे घोरेऽल्पायुषश्चैव मानवाः । विधर्मेषु रता नित्यं नामनिष्ठा न वै पुनः

asminkaliyuge ghore'lpāyuṣaścaiva mānavāḥ vidharmeṣu ratā nityaṁ nāmaniṣṭhā na vai punaḥ

In this terrible Kali age, men of short lifespan remain ever engrossed in false observances, without devotion to the [divine] name,

Verse 57 (padma.6.71.57)

पाखंडिनस्तथा विप्रा धर्मेषु विरताः सदा । संध्याहीन व्रतभ्रष्टा दुष्टा मलिनरूपिणः

pākhaṁḍinastathā viprā dharmeṣu viratāḥ sadā saṁdhyāhīna vratabhraṣṭā duṣṭā malinarūpiṇaḥ

and even the brahmins, become hypocrites, remain ever averse to dharma, devoid of twilight-worship, fallen from their vows, wicked, and of impure conduct.

Verse 58 (padma.6.71.58)

यथा विप्रास्तथा क्षत्रा वैश्याश्चैव पुनः पुनः । एवं शूद्रास्तथान्ये च न वै भागवता नराः

yathā viprāstathā kṣatrā vaiśyāścaiva punaḥ punaḥ evaṁ śūdrāstathānye ca na vai bhāgavatā narāḥ

As the brahmins, so too the kshatriyas and vaishyas again and again [have fallen into this same fault]; likewise the shudras and other people too are no longer Bhagavatas.

Verse 59 (padma.6.71.59)

शूद्रा द्विजातिबाह्याश्च कलौ विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । धर्माधर्मौ न जानंति हितं वाऽहितमेव वा

śūdrā dvijātibāhyāśca kalau viśveśvara prabho dharmādharmau na jānaṁti hitaṁ vā'hitameva vā

In the Kali age, the shudras and those excluded from the twice-born varnas, O Lord of the universe, O Lord, know neither dharma nor adharma, neither what is beneficial nor what is harmful.

Verse 60 (padma.6.71.60)

एवं ज्ञात्वा ह्यहं स्वामिन्नागतः संनिधौ तव । पुनश्च नाममाहात्म्यं श्रुतं वै ब्रह्मणो मुखात्

evaṁ jñātvā hyahaṁ svāminnāgataḥ saṁnidhau tava punaśca nāmamāhātmyaṁ śrutaṁ vai brahmaṇo mukhāt

Knowing this, O lord, I have come into your presence; again I have heard the glory of the name from Brahma's own mouth.

Verse 61 (padma.6.71.61)

त्वं देवः सर्वदेवानां त्वं नाथो मम सर्वदा । त्रिपुरारिश्च विश्वात्मा धाता त्वं च पुनः पुनः

tvaṁ devaḥ sarvadevānāṁ tvaṁ nātho mama sarvadā tripurāriśca viśvātmā dhātā tvaṁ ca punaḥ punaḥ

You are the god of all the gods, you are ever my lord; you are Tripurari, the Self of the universe, and the Ordainer too - again and again I say this.

Verse 62 (padma.6.71.62)

कथयस्व प्रसादेन विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । सौभाग्यजननं पुंसां परं भक्तिकरं सदा

kathayasva prasādena viṣṇornāmasahasrakam saubhāgyajananaṁ puṁsāṁ paraṁ bhaktikaraṁ sadā

Kindly tell me the thousand names of Vishnu, which generates good fortune for men and ever produces the highest devotion,

Verse 63 (padma.6.71.63)

ब्राह्मणानां ब्रह्मदं च क्षत्रियाणां जयप्रदम् । वैश्यानां धनदं नित्यं शूद्राणां सुखदायकम्

brāhmaṇānāṁ brahmadaṁ ca kṣatriyāṇāṁ jayapradam vaiśyānāṁ dhanadaṁ nityaṁ śūdrāṇāṁ sukhadāyakam

which grants brahmins the knowledge of Brahman, grants kshatriyas victory, ever grants vaishyas wealth, and grants shudras happiness.

Verse 64 (padma.6.71.64)

तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्सकाशान्महेश्वर । त्वं समर्थोऽसि भक्तानां सर्वदा केशवं प्रति

tadahaṁ śrotumicchāmi tvatsakāśānmaheśvara tvaṁ samartho'si bhaktānāṁ sarvadā keśavaṁ prati

That I wish to hear from you, O Maheshvara; you are ever capable, for your devotees, concerning Keshava.

Verse 65 (padma.6.71.65)

कथयस्व प्रसादेन यदि गोप्यं न सुव्रत । इदं पवित्रं परमं सर्वतीर्थमयं सदा

kathayasva prasādena yadi gopyaṁ na suvrata idaṁ pavitraṁ paramaṁ sarvatīrthamayaṁ sadā

Kindly tell it, if it is not to be kept secret, O one of good vows; this is supremely pure and ever of the very form of all sacred crossings.

Verse 66 (padma.6.71.66)

अतो वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । श्रुत्वा नारदवाक्यानि विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः

ato vai śrotumicchāmi vada viśveśvara prabho śrutvā nāradavākyāni vismayotphullalocanaḥ

Therefore I wish to hear it - speak, O Lord of the universe, O Lord! Hearing these words of Narada, his eyes blossoming with wonder,

Verse 67 (padma.6.71.67)

रोमांचितस्ततो जातो विष्णोर्नामानि संस्मरन् । ईश्वर उवाच- एतद्गोप्यं परं ब्रह्मन्विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्

romāṁcitastato jāto viṣṇornāmāni saṁsmaran īśvara uvāca- etadgopyaṁ paraṁ brahmanviṣṇornāmasahasrakam

and, remembering the names of Vishnu, his hair standing on end with reverence, Ishvara [Shiva] said: 'This is most secret, O Brahmin - the thousand names of Vishnu -

Verse 68 (padma.6.71.68)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा नरो वत्स न लभेद्दुर्गतिं क्वचित् । कदाचिच्च गते काले पार्वती मामुवाच ह

etacchrutvā naro vatsa na labheddurgatiṁ kvacit kadācicca gate kāle pārvatī māmuvāca ha

hearing it, O child, a man never attains an evil state.' After some time had passed, Parvati once said to me -

Verse 69 (padma.6.71.69)

पार्वत्युवाच - कैलासाधिपते मह्यं कथयस्व यथातथम् । त्वं किं जपसि देवेश परैश्वर्यसमाहितः

pārvatyuvāca - kailāsādhipate mahyaṁ kathayasva yathātatham tvaṁ kiṁ japasi deveśa paraiśvaryasamāhitaḥ

Parvati said: O lord of Kailasa, tell me exactly as it is - what do you chant, O lord of gods, absorbed as you are in the highest majesty?

Verse 70 (padma.6.71.70)

सदा त्वं भस्मलिप्तांगः कृत्तिवासाः सदा कथम् । जटाधरः कथं जातो वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो

sadā tvaṁ bhasmaliptāṁgaḥ kṛttivāsāḥ sadā katham jaṭādharaḥ kathaṁ jāto vada viśveśvara prabho

Why is your body ever smeared with ash, why do you wear the elephant-hide? How have you become a bearer of matted locks - tell me, O Lord of the universe, O Lord!

Verse 71 (padma.6.71.71)

त्वं देवः सर्वदेवानां त्वं गुरुः सर्वकर्मणाम् । त्वं पतिर्मम विश्वेश विश्वनाथ जगत्प्रभो

tvaṁ devaḥ sarvadevānāṁ tvaṁ guruḥ sarvakarmaṇām tvaṁ patirmama viśveśa viśvanātha jagatprabho

You are the god of all the gods, you are the teacher of all deeds; you alone are my husband, O lord of the universe, O lord of the world, O master of the universe!

Verse 72 (padma.6.71.72)

महादेव उवाच- इति पृष्टं मम ब्रह्मन्पार्वत्या च पुनः पुनः । तदा सर्वं मया ख्यातं तस्याश्चाग्रे विशेषतः

mahādeva uvāca- iti pṛṣṭaṁ mama brahmanpārvatyā ca punaḥ punaḥ tadā sarvaṁ mayā khyātaṁ tasyāścāgre viśeṣataḥ

Mahadeva said: Thus questioned again and again by Parvati, O Brahmin, I then declared all of this before her as well, in particular.

Verse 73 (padma.6.71.73)

शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं पार्वतीं प्रति । येन प्रसन्नो भगवान्मुक्तिदाता न संशयः

śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi yaduktaṁ pārvatīṁ prati yena prasanno bhagavānmuktidātā na saṁśayaḥ

O Narada, listen, I shall tell what I said to Parvati, by hearing which the Lord, the giver of liberation, becomes pleased - of this there is no doubt.

Verse 74 (padma.6.71.74)

ममायं तु पिता साक्षाद्बन्धुश्चैव तु सर्वदा । तस्याहं सर्वदा भक्तो ह्ययं मम पतिः सदा

mamāyaṁ tu pitā sākṣādbandhuścaiva tu sarvadā tasyāhaṁ sarvadā bhakto hyayaṁ mama patiḥ sadā

He alone is my father, directly, and ever my kinsman too; I am ever his devotee, he alone is ever my lord.

Verse 75 (padma.6.71.75)

तदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व गदतो मम । सूत उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा नारदाय कथयामास वै द्विजाः

tadahaṁ saṁpravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva gadato mama sūta uvāca- evamuktvā nāradāya kathayāmāsa vai dvijāḥ

That very thing I shall tell you - listen as I speak it. Suta said: Having said this, O brahmins, he spoke thus to Narada -

Verse 76 (padma.6.71.76)

उमायै यत्पुरा प्रोक्तं विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । महेशाच्चैव तत्प्राप्तं कैलासे नारदेन वै

umāyai yatpurā proktaṁ viṣṇornāmasahasrakam maheśāccaiva tatprāptaṁ kailāse nāradena vai

That thousand-name hymn of Vishnu, which had once been told to Uma, was thus obtained by Narada from Mahesha at Kailasa.

Verse 77 (padma.6.71.77)

कदाचिद्दैवयोगेन कैलासात्स समागतः । नैमिषारण्यसंज्ञं तु तीर्थं वै परमाद्भुतम्

kadāciddaivayogena kailāsātsa samāgataḥ naimiṣāraṇyasaṁjñaṁ tu tīrthaṁ vai paramādbhutam

Once, by divine chance, he arrived, coming from Kailasa, at the most wondrous sacred place called Naimisharanya.

Verse 78 (padma.6.71.78)

तत्रस्था ऋषयः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं ऋषिसत्तमम् । पूजां चक्रुर्विशेषेण नारदाय महात्मने

tatrasthā ṛṣayaḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā taṁ ṛṣisattamam pūjāṁ cakrurviśeṣeṇa nāradāya mahātmane

All the sages dwelling there, beholding that foremost of sages, worshipped the great-souled Narada with particular reverence.

Verse 79 (padma.6.71.79)

आगतं नारदं ज्ञात्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रचक्रुस्ते वैष्णवा द्विजसत्तमाः

āgataṁ nāradaṁ jñātvā vismayotphullalocanāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṁ pracakruste vaiṣṇavā dvijasattamāḥ

Knowing that Narada had arrived, those foremost Vaishnava brahmins, their eyes blossoming with wonder, showered flowers upon him.

Verse 80 (padma.6.71.80)

पाद्यमर्घ्यं ततः कृत्वा कृत्वा चारार्तिकं ततः । निवेद्य फलमूलानि दंडवत्पतिता भुवि

pādyamarghyaṁ tataḥ kṛtvā kṛtvā cārārtikaṁ tataḥ nivedya phalamūlāni daṁḍavatpatitā bhuvi

After that, having offered water for the feet and arghya, and having also performed the arati, and having offered fruits and roots, they fell prostrate upon the ground,

Verse 81 (padma.6.71.81)

ऊचुश्च कृतकृत्याः स्म देशे ह्यस्मिन्महामुने । भवतो दर्शनं जातं पवित्रं पापनाशनम्

ūcuśca kṛtakṛtyāḥ sma deśe hyasminmahāmune bhavato darśanaṁ jātaṁ pavitraṁ pāpanāśanam

and, having thus fulfilled their purpose, said: 'O great sage, in this land your very sight has become sacred and sin-destroying.'

Verse 82 (padma.6.71.82)

त्वत्प्रसादाच्च देवेश पुराणानि श्रुतानि च । ब्रह्मन्केन प्रकारेण सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्

tvatprasādācca deveśa purāṇāni śrutāni ca brahmankena prakāreṇa sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet

'By your very grace we have heard the Puranas too. O Brahmin, by what means can the destruction of all sin come about,'

Verse 83 (padma.6.71.83)

विना दानेन तपसा विना तीर्थ तपो मखैः । विना दानैर्विना ध्यानैर्विना चेंद्रियनिग्रहैः । विना शास्त्रसमूहैश्च कथं मुक्तिरवाप्यते

vinā dānena tapasā vinā tīrtha tapo makhaiḥ vinā dānairvinā dhyānairvinā ceṁdriyanigrahaiḥ vinā śāstrasamūhaiśca kathaṁ muktiravāpyate

'without gifts, without austerity, without sacred crossings, without penance and sacrifices, without gifts, without meditation, without control of the senses, and without the collected scriptures - how can liberation be attained?'

Verse 84 (padma.6.71.84)

नारद उवाच- कैलासशिखरासीनं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । प्रणिपत्य महादेवं पर्यपृच्छदुमाप्रियम्

nārada uvāca- kailāsaśikharāsīnaṁ devadevaṁ jagadgurum praṇipatya mahādevaṁ paryapṛcchadumāpriyam

Narada said: Having bowed to the great god Mahadeva, the God of gods, the teacher of the world, seated upon the peak of Kailasa, I had asked this of Uma's beloved.

Verse 85 (padma.6.71.85)

पार्वत्युवाच- भगवंस्त्वं परो देवः सर्वज्ञः सर्वपूजितः । स त्वमत्त्यर्च्यते देवैरिंद्रसूर्यादिकैरपि

pārvatyuvāca- bhagavaṁstvaṁ paro devaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ sa tvamattyarcyate devairiṁdrasūryādikairapi

Parvati said: O Lord, you are the supreme god, all-knowing, worshipped by all; even the gods, Indra, Surya, and the rest, worship you alone,

Verse 86 (padma.6.71.86)

लभंतेऽभिमतां सिद्धिं सर्वेऽभ्यर्च्य वरप्रदम् । त्वं जन्ममृत्युरहितः स्वयंभूः सर्वशक्तिमान्

labhaṁte'bhimatāṁ siddhiṁ sarve'bhyarcya varapradam tvaṁ janmamṛtyurahitaḥ svayaṁbhūḥ sarvaśaktimān

and having worshipped you, the boon-giver, all obtain their desired accomplishment. You are free of birth and death, self-existent, and all-powerful -

Verse 87 (padma.6.71.87)

सदा ध्यायसि किं स्वामिन्दिग्वासा मदनांतकः । तपश्चरसि कस्मात्त्वं जटिलो भस्मधूसरः

sadā dhyāyasi kiṁ svāmindigvāsā madanāṁtakaḥ tapaścarasi kasmāttvaṁ jaṭilo bhasmadhūsaraḥ

yet, O lord, upon whom do you ever meditate? O destroyer of Kama, why do you regard the very directions as your only garment?

Verse 88 (padma.6.71.88)

किं वा जपसि देवेश परं कौतूहलं हि मे । अनुग्राह्या यदा तेऽस्मि तत्त्वं कथय सुव्रतम्

kiṁ vā japasi deveśa paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me anugrāhyā yadā te'smi tattvaṁ kathaya suvratam

Why do you perform austerity, why do you bear matted locks and are gray with ash? What do you chant, O lord of gods? I am filled with the greatest curiosity about this.

Verse 89 (padma.6.71.89)

महादेव उवाच- नेदं कस्यापि कथितं गोपनीयमिदं मम । किंतु वक्ष्यामि ते भद्रे त्वं भक्तासि प्रियासि मे

mahādeva uvāca- nedaṁ kasyāpi kathitaṁ gopanīyamidaṁ mama kiṁtu vakṣyāmi te bhadre tvaṁ bhaktāsi priyāsi me

When I am worthy of your grace, then tell me that truth, O one of good vows.' Mahadeva said: 'This has never been told to anyone; it is my own guarded secret.'

Verse 90 (padma.6.71.90)

पुरा सत्ययुगे देवि विशुद्धमतयोऽखिलाः । यजंति विष्णुमेवैकं ज्ञात्वा सर्वेश्वरेश्वरम्

purā satyayuge devi viśuddhamatayo'khilāḥ yajaṁti viṣṇumevaikaṁ jñātvā sarveśvareśvaram

'But, O gentle one, I shall tell you, for you are my devotee and dear to me. Long ago, in the Satya age, O goddess, all those of purified understanding'

Verse 91 (padma.6.71.91)

प्रयांति परमामृद्धिमैहिकामुष्मिकीं प्रिये । यां न प्राप्ताः सुराः सर्वे ऋषयः क्लेशसंयुताः

prayāṁti paramāmṛddhimaihikāmuṣmikīṁ priye yāṁ na prāptāḥ surāḥ sarve ṛṣayaḥ kleśasaṁyutāḥ

'worshipped Vishnu alone, knowing him as the very Lord of all lords. O beloved, they attained that supreme prosperity, both in this world and the next,'

Verse 92 (padma.6.71.92)

ते तां गतिं प्रपद्यंते ये नामकृतनिश्चयाः । मन्मुखादपि संश्रुत्य देवा विष्णुबहिर्मुखाः

te tāṁ gatiṁ prapadyaṁte ye nāmakṛtaniścayāḥ manmukhādapi saṁśrutya devā viṣṇubahirmukhāḥ

'which even all the gods could not attain, nor the sages, though afflicted with hardship, could attain. They attain that state who have made their resolve in the [divine] name,'

Verse 93 (padma.6.71.93)

वेदैः पुराणैः सिद्धांतैर्भिन्नैर्विभ्रांतचेतसः । निश्चयं नाधिगच्छंति किं तत्वं किं परं पदम्

vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ siddhāṁtairbhinnairvibhrāṁtacetasaḥ niścayaṁ nādhigacchaṁti kiṁ tatvaṁ kiṁ paraṁ padam

'while even the gods, though hearing this from my own mouth, remaining averse to Vishnu, their minds bewildered by the Vedas, Puranas, and diverse doctrines,'

Verse 94 (padma.6.71.94)

तुलापुरुषदानाद्यैरश्वमेधादिभिर्मखैः । वाराणसीप्रयागादि तीर्थस्नानादिभिः प्रिये

tulāpuruṣadānādyairaśvamedhādibhirmakhaiḥ vārāṇasīprayāgādi tīrthasnānādibhiḥ priye

'do not arrive at the certainty of what the truth is, what the supreme state is. By gifts such as the weighing against gold, by sacrifices such as the Ashvamedha,'

Verse 95 (padma.6.71.95)

गयाश्राद्धादिभिः पित्र्यैर्वेदपाठादिभिर्जपैः । तपोभिरुग्रैर्नियमैर्यमैर्भूतदयादिभिः

gayāśrāddhādibhiḥ pitryairvedapāṭhādibhirjapaiḥ tapobhirugrairniyamairyamairbhūtadayādibhiḥ

'by bathing and the like at sacred crossings such as Varanasi and Prayaga, O beloved, by ancestral rites such as shraddha at Gaya, by chanting such as the recitation of the Veda,'

Verse 96 (padma.6.71.96)

गुरुशुश्रूषणैः सेव्यैर्धर्मैर्वर्णाश्रमान्वितैः । ज्ञानध्यानादिभिः सम्यक्चरितैर्जन्मकोटिभिः

guruśuśrūṣaṇaiḥ sevyairdharmairvarṇāśramānvitaiḥ jñānadhyānādibhiḥ samyakcaritairjanmakoṭibhiḥ

'by severe austerities, by the disciplines and restraints, by compassion for creatures and the like, by service to the teacher, by the duties to be observed according to varna and ashrama,'

Verse 97 (padma.6.71.97)

न यांति तत्परं श्रेयो विष्णुं सर्वेश्वरेश्वरम् । सर्वभावैः समाश्रित्य पुराणपुरुषोत्तमम्

na yāṁti tatparaṁ śreyo viṣṇuṁ sarveśvareśvaram sarvabhāvaiḥ samāśritya purāṇapuruṣottamam

'by knowledge and meditation, by right conduct, even across crores of births, people do not attain that Lord of all lords, that Vishnu, that supreme welfare -'

Verse 98 (padma.6.71.98)

अनन्यगतयो मर्त्या भोगिनोऽपि परंतपे । ज्ञानवैराग्यरहिता ब्रह्मचर्यादिवर्जिताः

ananyagatayo martyā bhogino'pi paraṁtape jñānavairāgyarahitā brahmacaryādivarjitāḥ

'without taking refuge, with one's whole being, in that ancient Purushottama. Those helpless mortals, even if given to worldly pleasure, O scorcher of foes,'

Verse 99 (padma.6.71.99)

सर्वधर्मोज्झिता विष्णोर्नाममात्रैकजल्पिनः । सुखेन यां गतिं यांति न तां सर्वेऽपि धार्मिकाः

sarvadharmojjhitā viṣṇornāmamātraikajalpinaḥ sukhena yāṁ gatiṁ yāṁti na tāṁ sarve'pi dhārmikāḥ

'devoid of knowledge and dispassion, deprived even of celibacy and the like, having abandoned all other observances, uttering only the name of Vishnu alone,'

Verse 100 (padma.6.71.100)

स्मर्त्तव्यः सततं विष्णुर्विस्मर्तव्यो न जातुचित् । सर्वे विधिनिषेधाः स्युरेतस्यैव विधिं कराः

smarttavyaḥ satataṁ viṣṇurvismartavyo na jātucit sarve vidhiniṣedhāḥ syuretasyaiva vidhiṁ karāḥ

'attain, with ease, a state which even all the righteous [through their own means] do not attain. Vishnu should be remembered continually, and never for a moment forgotten -'

Verse 101 (padma.6.71.101)

किंतु ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च निरंहसः । निर्भयं विष्णुनाम्नैव यथेष्टं पदमागताः

kiṁtu brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca niraṁhasaḥ nirbhayaṁ viṣṇunāmnaiva yatheṣṭaṁ padamāgatāḥ

'all injunctions and prohibitions are declared to be [subordinate parts] of this one injunction. Yet even Brahma and the other gods, and the sinless sages too,'

Verse 102 (padma.6.71.102)

अलब्ध्वा चात्मनः पूजां सम्यगाराधितो हरिः । मयास्मादपि च श्रेष्ठं वांच्छताहं कृतात्मना

alabdhvā cātmanaḥ pūjāṁ samyagārādhito hariḥ mayāsmādapi ca śreṣṭhaṁ vāṁcchatāhaṁ kṛtātmanā

'attained their desired state, made fearless, through Vishnu's name alone. Not receiving worship for myself, [seeing that] Hari had been duly worshipped,'

Verse 103 (padma.6.71.103)

ततः साक्षाज्जगन्नाथ प्रसन्नो भक्तवत्सलः । अंशांशेनात्मनैवैतान्पूजयामास केशवः

tataḥ sākṣājjagannātha prasanno bhaktavatsalaḥ aṁśāṁśenātmanaivaitānpūjayāmāsa keśavaḥ

'I too, though myself accomplished in soul, desired a state even more excellent than his. Then Jagannatha himself, ever tender toward his devotees, being pleased,'

Verse 104 (padma.6.71.104)

देवान्पितॄन्द्विजान्हव्यकव्याद्यैः करुणामयः । ततः प्रभृति पूज्यंते त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे

devānpitṝndvijānhavyakavyādyaiḥ karuṇāmayaḥ tataḥ prabhṛti pūjyaṁte trailokye sacarācare

'worshipped, through his own partial manifestations, the gods, the ancestors, and the brahmins, with oblations of havya and kavya and the like, being filled with compassion.'

Verse 105 (padma.6.71.105)

ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे प्रसादाच्छार्ङ्गधन्वनः । मां चोवाच यथा मत्तः पूज्यः श्रेष्ठो भविष्यसि

brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve prasādācchārṅgadhanvanaḥ māṁ covāca yathā mattaḥ pūjyaḥ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyasi

'From that time onward, in the three worlds of moving and unmoving beings, Brahma and all the gods are worshipped, by the grace of the bow-bearer [Vishnu]; and he said to me: 'As you are [worshipped] by me, so too shall you become worthy of worship and excellent.''

Verse 106 (padma.6.71.106)

त्वामाराध्य तथा शंभो गृहीष्यामि वरं सदा । द्वापरादौ युगे भूत्वा कलया मानुषादिषु

tvāmārādhya tathā śaṁbho gṛhīṣyāmi varaṁ sadā dvāparādau yuge bhūtvā kalayā mānuṣādiṣu

'In the same way, O Shambhu, by worshipping you, I shall ever grant boons. Having descended, by my own portion, among men and others in the Dvapara and other ages,'

Verse 107 (padma.6.71.107)

स्वागमैः कल्पितैस्त्वं च जनान्मद्विमुखान्कुरु । मां च गोपय येन स्यात्सृष्टिरेषोत्तरोत्तरा

svāgamaiḥ kalpitaistvaṁ ca janānmadvimukhānkuru māṁ ca gopaya yena syātsṛṣṭireṣottarottarā

'you, through the scriptures fashioned by yourself, turn people away from me, and conceal me, so that this creation may continue further and further.''

Verse 108 (padma.6.71.108)

एष मोहं सृजाम्याशु योजनान्मोहयिष्यति । त्वं च रुद्र महाबाहो मोहशास्त्राणि कारय

eṣa mohaṁ sṛjāmyāśu yojanānmohayiṣyati tvaṁ ca rudra mahābāho mohaśāstrāṇi kāraya

'I shall soon create delusion, which shall bewilder people at their very source; and you too, O Rudra, O mighty-armed one, compose scriptures that generate delusion.'

Verse 109 (padma.6.71.109)

अतथ्यानि वितथ्यानि दर्शयस्व महाभुज । प्रकाशं कुरु चात्मानमप्रकाशं च मां कुरु

atathyāni vitathyāni darśayasva mahābhuja prakāśaṁ kuru cātmānamaprakāśaṁ ca māṁ kuru

'Display things untrue and false, O mighty-armed one; make yourself manifest, and make me unmanifest.'

Verse 110 (padma.6.71.110)

ततस्तं प्रणिपत्याहमवोचं परमेश्वरम् । ब्रह्महत्या सहस्रस्य पापं शाम्येत्कथंचन

tatastaṁ praṇipatyāhamavocaṁ parameśvaram brahmahatyā sahasrasya pāpaṁ śāmyetkathaṁcana

Then, having bowed to him, I said to that Supreme Lord: 'The sin of a thousand killings of a brahmin might somehow be pacified,'

Verse 111 (padma.6.71.111)

न पुनस्त्वदविज्ञानं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । तस्मान्मया कृता स्पर्द्धा पवित्रः स्यां कथं हरे

na punastvadavijñānaṁ kalpakoṭiśatairapi tasmānmayā kṛtā sparddhā pavitraḥ syāṁ kathaṁ hare

'but even across hundreds of crores of kalpas, [creating] ignorance about you is not possible. Therefore, having thus contended with you, O Hari, how shall I ever become pure?'

Verse 112 (padma.6.71.112)

तन्मे कथय गोविंद पायश्चित्तं यदिच्छसि । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवानवोचत्तत्त्वमात्मनः

tanme kathaya goviṁda pāyaścittaṁ yadicchasi tataḥ prasanno bhagavānavocattattvamātmanaḥ

'Tell me that, O Govinda - whatever penance you desire.' Then the Blessed Lord, being pleased, declared his own very truth -

Verse 113 (padma.6.71.113)

येनाहमधिकस्तस्मादभवं नगनंदिनि । तमेव तपसा नित्यं भजामि स्तौमि चिंतये

yenāhamadhikastasmādabhavaṁ naganaṁdini tameva tapasā nityaṁ bhajāmi staumi ciṁtaye

'O daughter of the mountain, that very one, by whom I have become superior even to that [rival], him alone I ever worship with austerity, praise, and contemplation.'

Verse 114 (padma.6.71.114)

परमो विष्णुरेवैकस्तज्ज्ञानं मुक्तिसाधनम् । शास्त्राणां निर्णयस्त्वेषस्तदन्यन्मोहनाय च

paramo viṣṇurevaikastajjñānaṁ muktisādhanam śāstrāṇāṁ nirṇayastveṣastadanyanmohanāya ca

'Vishnu alone is the Supreme; knowledge of him alone is the means to liberation. This is the very verdict of the scriptures; whatever else exists is only for the sake of generating delusion.'

Verse 115 (padma.6.71.115)

दानं विना च या मुक्तिः साम्यं च मम विष्णुना । तीर्थादिमात्रतो ज्ञानं ममाधिक्यं च विष्णुतः

dānaṁ vinā ca yā muktiḥ sāmyaṁ ca mama viṣṇunā tīrthādimātrato jñānaṁ mamādhikyaṁ ca viṣṇutaḥ

'That liberation without gifts, my equality with Vishnu, knowledge from mere pilgrimage alone, my superiority over Vishnu,'

Verse 116 (padma.6.71.116)

अभेदश्चास्मदादीनां मुक्तानां हरिणा तथा । इत्यादि सर्वमोहाय कथ्यते सति नान्यथा । तेनाद्वितीय महिमो जगत्पूज्योऽस्मि पार्वति

abhedaścāsmadādīnāṁ muktānāṁ hariṇā tathā ityādi sarvamohāya kathyate sati nānyathā tenādvitīya mahimo jagatpūjyo'smi pārvati

'and the non-difference of myself and other liberated souls from Hari - all these things, though not true, are spoken only for the sake of delusion, and never otherwise. For this very reason, O Parvati, I am worshipped in the world, possessed of unrivalled glory.'

Verse 117 (padma.6.71.117)

पार्वत्युवाच - तन्मे कथय देवेश यथाहमपि शंकर । सर्वेश्वरी निरुपमा तव स्यां सदृशी प्रभो

pārvatyuvāca - tanme kathaya deveśa yathāhamapi śaṁkara sarveśvarī nirupamā tava syāṁ sadṛśī prabho

Parvati said: Tell that to me too, O lord of gods, O Shankara, so that I too, O Lord, might become an unrivalled sovereign like yourself.

Verse 118 (padma.6.71.118)

महादेव उवाच- साधुसाधु त्वया पृष्टं विष्णोर्भगवतः प्रिये । नाम्नां सहस्रं वक्ष्यामि मुख्यं त्रैलोक्यमुक्तिदम्

mahādeva uvāca- sādhusādhu tvayā pṛṣṭaṁ viṣṇorbhagavataḥ priye nāmnāṁ sahasraṁ vakṣyāmi mukhyaṁ trailokyamuktidam

Mahadeva said: Well done, well done, that you have asked this, O beloved of the Lord Vishnu! I shall tell the principal thousand names of Vishnu, which grant liberation to the three worlds.

Verse 119 (padma.6.71.119)

अस्य श्रीविष्णोर्नामसहस्रस्तोत्रस्य श्रीमहादेव ऋषिरनुष्टुपच्छंदः । ह्रीं बीजं श्रीं शक्तिः क्लीं कीलकं चतुर्वर्गधर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थे जपे विनियोगः । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे महाहंसाय धीमहि । तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् अंगन्यासकरन्यासौ विधिपूर्वं यदा पठेत् । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं भवत्येव न संशयः

asya śrīviṣṇornāmasahasrastotrasya śrīmahādeva ṛṣiranuṣṭupacchaṁdaḥ hrīṁ bījaṁ śrīṁ śaktiḥ klīṁ kīlakaṁ caturvargadharmakāmārthamokṣārthe jape viniyogaḥ oṁvāsudevāya vidmahe mahāhaṁsāya dhīmahi tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt aṁganyāsakaranyāsau vidhipūrvaṁ yadā paṭhet tatphalaṁ koṭiguṇitaṁ bhavatyeva na saṁśayaḥ

The sage of this thousand-name hymn of Sri Vishnu is Sri Mahadeva himself; its meter is Anushtup; its seed-syllable is 'hrīṁ', its power is 'śrīṁ', its pin is 'klīṁ'; its application in recitation is for the attainment of the four aims of life - dharma, artha, kama and moksha. 'Om, we meditate upon Vasudeva, we contemplate the great swan; may that Vishnu inspire us' - when one recites this duly, together with the placing of the mantra upon the limbs and hands, its fruit becomes a crore-fold, without any doubt.

Verse 120 (padma.6.71.120)

श्रीवासुदेवः परंब्रह्म इति हृदये । मूलप्रकृतिरिति शिरः । महावराह इति शिखा । सूर्यवंशध्वज इति कवचम् । ब्रह्मादिकाम्यललित जगदाश्चर्य शैशव इति नेत्रम् । यथार्थखंडिताशेष इत्यस्त्रम् । नमोनारायणायेति न्यासं सर्वत्र कारयेत् । ॐनमोनारायणाय पुरुषाय महात्मने । विशुद्धसत्वधिष्ण्याय महाहंसाय धीमहि । ॐह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः । क्लीं कृष्णाय विष्णवे ह्रीं रामाय धीमहि तन्नो देवः प्रचोदयात् । क्ष्रौं नृसिंहाय विद्महे श्रीं श्रीकंठाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे देवकीसुताय धीमहि तन्नः कृष्णः प्रचोदयात् । ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः। क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविंदाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा । इति मंत्रम् समुच्चार्य जपेद्वा विष्णुमव्ययम् । श्रीनिवासं जगन्नाथं तस्य स्तोत्रं पठेत्सुधीः

śrīvāsudevaḥ paraṁbrahma iti hṛdaye mūlaprakṛtiriti śiraḥ mahāvarāha iti śikhā sūryavaṁśadhvaja iti kavacam brahmādikāmyalalita jagadāścarya śaiśava iti netram yathārthakhaṁḍitāśeṣa ityastram namonārāyaṇāyeti nyāsaṁ sarvatra kārayet oṁnamonārāyaṇāya puruṣāya mahātmane viśuddhasatvadhiṣṇyāya mahāhaṁsāya dhīmahi oṁhrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥ klīṁ kṛṣṇāya viṣṇave hrīṁ rāmāya dhīmahi tanno devaḥ pracodayāt kṣrauṁ nṛsiṁhāya vidmahe śrīṁ śrīkaṁṭhāya dhīmahi tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt oṁvāsudevāya vidmahe devakīsutāya dhīmahi tannaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pracodayāt oṁ hrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥ klīṁ kṛṣṇāya goviṁdāya gopījanavallabhāya svāhā iti maṁtram samuccārya japedvā viṣṇumavyayam śrīnivāsaṁ jagannāthaṁ tasya stotraṁ paṭhetsudhīḥ

'Sri Vasudeva is the Supreme Brahman' - with this thought, [placement should be made] upon the heart. 'The root nature' - upon the head. 'The great Varaha' - upon the crest-lock. 'The banner of the solar dynasty' - upon the armor. 'The childhood, delightful and desired by Brahma and the others, that astonishes the world' - upon the eyes. 'That which truly shatters all things' - upon the weapon; uttering 'namo narayanaya', this placement should be made everywhere. 'Om, salutation to Narayana, the Person, the great soul; we contemplate the great swan established in pure being' - 'Om hrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥ, klīṁ to Krishna, to Vishnu, hrīṁ to Rama, we contemplate; may that god inspire us' - 'kṣrauṁ, we meditate on Nrisimha, śrīṁ, we contemplate Shrikantha; may that Vishnu inspire us' - 'Om, we meditate upon Vasudeva, we contemplate the son of Devaki; may that Krishna inspire us' - 'Om hrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥ, klīṁ, to Krishna, to Govinda, to the beloved of the gopis, svaha' - reciting this mantra, one should chant the imperishable Vishnu. The wise should recite this hymn of Shrinivasa, Jagannatha.

Verse 121 (padma.6.71.121)

ॐवासुदेवः परं ब्रह्म परमात्मा परात्परः । परंधाम परंज्योतिः परंतत्वं परं पदम्

oṁvāsudevaḥ paraṁ brahma paramātmā parātparaḥ paraṁdhāma paraṁjyotiḥ paraṁtatvaṁ paraṁ padam

Om, Vasudeva is the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Self, higher than the highest; the supreme abode, the supreme light, the supreme reality, the supreme state.

Verse 122 (padma.6.71.122)

परः शिवः परोध्येयः परं ज्ञानं परागतिः । परमार्थः परंश्रेयः परानंदः परोदयः

paraḥ śivaḥ parodhyeyaḥ paraṁ jñānaṁ parāgatiḥ paramārthaḥ paraṁśreyaḥ parānaṁdaḥ parodayaḥ

He is the supreme auspicious one, the supreme object of meditation, supreme knowledge, the supreme destination; the highest truth, the highest good, supreme bliss, supreme ascendancy.

Verse 123 (padma.6.71.123)

परो व्यक्तात्परं व्योम परमर्द्धिः परेश्वरः । निरामयो निर्विकारो निर्विकल्पो निराश्रयः

paro vyaktātparaṁ vyoma paramarddhiḥ pareśvaraḥ nirāmayo nirvikāro nirvikalpo nirāśrayaḥ

He is beyond the manifest, beyond even space, of supreme prosperity, the Supreme Lord; free of ailment, free of change, free of alternatives, needing no support.

Verse 124 (padma.6.71.124)

निरंजनो निरातंको निर्लेपो निरवग्रहः । निर्गुणो निष्कलोऽनंतोऽभयोऽचिंत्योऽबलोचितः

niraṁjano nirātaṁko nirlepo niravagrahaḥ nirguṇo niṣkalo'naṁto'bhayo'ciṁtyo'balocitaḥ

He is spotless, free of terror, unstained, unhindered; without qualities, without parts, infinite, fearless, inconceivable, of incomparable understanding.

Verse 125 (padma.6.71.125)

अतीन्द्रियो मितो पारोऽनीशोऽनीहोऽव्ययोऽक्षयः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वगः सर्वः सर्वदः सर्वभावनः

atīndriyo mito pāro'nīśo'nīho'vyayo'kṣayaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvaḥ sarvadaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ

He transcends the senses, is limitless though bounded, has no ruler over him though himself the ruler, is without effort, undying, imperishable; all-knowing, all-pervading, the form of everything, the giver of all, the creator of all existence.

Verse 126 (padma.6.71.126)

सर्वशास्ता सर्वसाक्षी पूज्यः सर्वस्य सर्वदृक्? । सर्वशक्तिः सर्वसारः सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुखः

sarvaśāstā sarvasākṣī pūjyaḥ sarvasya sarvadṛk? sarvaśaktiḥ sarvasāraḥ sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ

He is the ruler of all, the witness of all, worthy of worship by all, the seer of all; all-powerful, the essence of all, the Self of all, facing every direction.

Verse 127 (padma.6.71.127)

सर्वावासः सर्वरूपः सर्वादिः सर्वदुःखहा । सर्वार्थः सर्वतोभद्रः सर्वकारणकारणम्

sarvāvāsaḥ sarvarūpaḥ sarvādiḥ sarvaduḥkhahā sarvārthaḥ sarvatobhadraḥ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam

He is the dwelling of all, of universal form, the origin of all, the remover of every sorrow; the very purpose of all things, auspicious in every direction, the cause even of all causes.

Verse 128 (padma.6.71.128)

सर्वातिशयितः सर्वाध्यक्षः सर्वसुरेश्वरः । षड्विंशको महाविष्णुर्महागुह्यो महाविभुः

sarvātiśayitaḥ sarvādhyakṣaḥ sarvasureśvaraḥ ṣaḍviṁśako mahāviṣṇurmahāguhyo mahāvibhuḥ

He surpasses all, is the overseer of all, the lord of all the gods; he is the twenty-sixth [principle, beyond the twenty-five of Samkhya], the great Vishnu, the great mystery, the great all-pervading one.

Verse 129 (padma.6.71.129)

नित्योदितो नित्ययुक्तो नित्यानंदः सनातनः । मायापतिर्योगपतिः कैवल्यपतिरात्मभूः

nityodito nityayukto nityānaṁdaḥ sanātanaḥ māyāpatiryogapatiḥ kaivalyapatirātmabhūḥ

Ever risen, ever in union, ever blissful, eternal; lord of maya, lord of yoga, lord of absolute liberation, self-born.

Verse 130 (padma.6.71.130)

जन्ममृत्युजरातीतः कालातीतो भवातिगः । पूर्णः सत्यः शुद्धबुद्धस्वरूपो नित्यचिन्मयः

janmamṛtyujarātītaḥ kālātīto bhavātigaḥ pūrṇaḥ satyaḥ śuddhabuddhasvarūpo nityacinmayaḥ

Beyond birth, death and old age; beyond time; beyond worldly existence; full, true, of a form both pure and awakened, ever consisting of consciousness.

Verse 131 (padma.6.71.131)

योगप्रियो योगगम्यो भवबंधैकमोचकः । पुराणपुरुषः प्रत्यक्चैतन्यः पुरुषोत्तमः

yogapriyo yogagamyo bhavabaṁdhaikamocakaḥ purāṇapuruṣaḥ pratyakcaitanyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

Dear to yoga, attainable through yoga, the sole liberator from worldly bondage; the ancient Person, the innermost consciousness, Purushottama.

Verse 132 (padma.6.71.132)

वेदांतवेद्यो दुर्ज्ञेयस्तपत्रयविवर्जितः । ब्रह्मविद्याश्रयो नाद्यः स्वप्रकाशः स्वयंप्रभुः

vedāṁtavedyo durjñeyastapatrayavivarjitaḥ brahmavidyāśrayo nādyaḥ svaprakāśaḥ svayaṁprabhuḥ

Known through Vedanta, hard to comprehend, free of the three kinds of suffering; the refuge of the knowledge of Brahman, without beginning, self-luminous, self-sovereign.

Verse 133 (padma.6.71.133)

सर्वोपेय उदासीनः प्रणवः सर्वतः समः । सर्वानवद्यो दुष्प्राप्यस्तुरीयस्तमसः परः

sarvopeya udāsīnaḥ praṇavaḥ sarvataḥ samaḥ sarvānavadyo duṣprāpyasturīyastamasaḥ paraḥ

The means to everything, indifferent (detached), of the form of the syllable Om, everywhere the same; blameless in every way, hard to attain, the fourth state, beyond all darkness.

Verse 134 (padma.6.71.134)

कूटस्थः सर्वसंश्लिष्टो वाङ्मनोगोचरातिगः । संकर्षणः सर्वहरः कालः सर्वभयंकरः

kūṭasthaḥ sarvasaṁśliṣṭo vāṅmanogocarātigaḥ saṁkarṣaṇaḥ sarvaharaḥ kālaḥ sarvabhayaṁkaraḥ

Immovable at the summit, joined with all, beyond the reach of speech and mind; Sankarshana, the destroyer of all, Time itself, striking terror into all.

Verse 135 (padma.6.71.135)

अनुल्लंघ्यश्चित्रगतिर्महारुद्रो दुरासदः । मूलप्रकृतिरानंदः प्रद्युम्नो विश्वमोहनः

anullaṁghyaścitragatirmahārudro durāsadaḥ mūlaprakṛtirānaṁdaḥ pradyumno viśvamohanaḥ

Beyond transgression, of wondrous movement, the great Rudra, hard to approach; the root nature, bliss itself, Pradyumna, the enchanter of the universe.

Verse 136 (padma.6.71.136)

महामायो विश्वबीजं परशक्तिः सुखैकभूः । सर्वकाम्योऽनतलीलः सर्वभूतवशंकरः

mahāmāyo viśvabījaṁ paraśaktiḥ sukhaikabhūḥ sarvakāmyo'natalīlaḥ sarvabhūtavaśaṁkaraḥ

The great illusion, the seed of the universe, the supreme power, the sole source of happiness; worthy of every desire, of humble sport, the tamer of all creatures.

Verse 137 (padma.6.71.137)

अनिरुद्धः सर्वजीवो हृषीकेशो मनःपतिः । निरुपाधिप्रियो हंसोक्षरः सर्वनियोजकः

aniruddhaḥ sarvajīvo hṛṣīkeśo manaḥpatiḥ nirupādhipriyo haṁsokṣaraḥ sarvaniyojakaḥ

Aniruddha, all life itself, Hrishikesha, the lord of the mind; dear to those free of designation, the divine swan, imperishable, the one who assigns all their roles.

Verse 138 (padma.6.71.138)

ब्रह्मप्राणेश्वरः सर्वभूतभृद्देहनायकः । क्षेत्रज्ञः प्रकृतिः स्वामी पुरुषो विश्वसूत्रधृक्

brahmaprāṇeśvaraḥ sarvabhūtabhṛddehanāyakaḥ kṣetrajñaḥ prakṛtiḥ svāmī puruṣo viśvasūtradhṛk

Lord of Brahma's very breath, sustainer of all creatures, master of the body; the Knower of the Field, Nature itself, the Lord, the Person, the holder of the thread of the universe.

Verse 139 (padma.6.71.139)

अंतर्यामी त्रिधामांतः साक्षी त्रिगुण ईश्वरः । योगिगम्यः पद्मनाभः शेषशायी श्रियःपतिः

aṁtaryāmī tridhāmāṁtaḥ sākṣī triguṇa īśvaraḥ yogigamyaḥ padmanābhaḥ śeṣaśāyī śriyaḥpatiḥ

The inner controller, present within the three realms, the witness, lord of the three gunas; attainable by yogis, Padmanabha, reclining upon Shesha, the lord of Lakshmi.

Verse 140 (padma.6.71.140)

श्रीसदोपास्यपादाब्जो नित्यश्रीः श्रीनिकेतनः । नित्यं वक्षःस्थलस्थश्रीः श्रीनिधिः श्रीधरो हरिः

śrīsadopāsyapādābjo nityaśrīḥ śrīniketanaḥ nityaṁ vakṣaḥsthalasthaśrīḥ śrīnidhiḥ śrīdharo hariḥ

He whose lotus feet are ever worshipped by Shri, ever endowed with glory, the abode of Shri; upon whose chest Shri ever resides, the treasury of Shri, the bearer of Shri, Hari.

Verse 141 (padma.6.71.141)

वश्यश्रीर्निश्चलः श्रीदो विष्णुः क्षीराब्धिमंदिरः । कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्को माधवो जगदार्तिहा

vaśyaśrīrniścalaḥ śrīdo viṣṇuḥ kṣīrābdhimaṁdiraḥ kaustubhodbhāsitorasko mādhavo jagadārtihā

He who holds Shri in his sway, unmoving, the giver of Shri, Vishnu, whose dwelling is the ocean of milk; whose chest is adorned by the Kaustubha gem, Madhava, the remover of the world's affliction.

Verse 142 (padma.6.71.142)

श्रीवत्सवक्षा निःसीम कल्याणगुणभाजनः । पीतांबरो जगन्नाथो जगत्त्राता जगत्पिता

śrīvatsavakṣā niḥsīma kalyāṇaguṇabhājanaḥ pītāṁbaro jagannātho jagattrātā jagatpitā

Bearing the Shrivatsa mark, boundless, the treasury of auspicious qualities; clad in yellow, Jagannatha, the protector of the world, the father of the world.

Verse 143 (padma.6.71.143)

जगद्बंधुर्जर्गत्स्रष्टा जगद्धाता जगन्निधिः । जगदेकस्फुरद्वीर्योऽनहंवादी जगन्मयः

jagadbaṁdhurjargatsraṣṭā jagaddhātā jagannidhiḥ jagadekasphuradvīryo'nahaṁvādī jaganmayaḥ

The kinsman of the world, the creator of the world, the sustainer of the world, the treasury of the world; alone possessed of manifest valor in the world, free of egoism, of the very form of the world.

Verse 144 (padma.6.71.144)

सर्वाश्चर्यमयः सर्वसिद्धार्थः सर्वरंजितः । सर्वामोघोद्यमो ब्रह्मरुद्राद्युत्कृष्टचेतनाः

sarvāścaryamayaḥ sarvasiddhārthaḥ sarvaraṁjitaḥ sarvāmoghodyamo brahmarudrādyutkṛṣṭacetanāḥ

Full of every wonder, of accomplished purpose, delighting all; whose every endeavor is unfailing, of a consciousness excelling even Brahma, Rudra and the rest.

Verse 145 (padma.6.71.145)

शंभोः पितामहो ब्रह्मपिता शक्राद्यधीश्वरः । सर्वदेवप्रियः सर्वदेवमूर्तिरनुत्तमः

śaṁbhoḥ pitāmaho brahmapitā śakrādyadhīśvaraḥ sarvadevapriyaḥ sarvadevamūrtiranuttamaḥ

The grandsire even of Shambhu, the father of Brahma, the overlord even of Indra and the rest; dear to all the gods, of the very form of all the gods, unsurpassed.

Verse 146 (padma.6.71.146)

सर्वदेवैकशरणं सर्वदेवैकदैवतम् । यज्ञभुग्यज्ञफलदो यज्ञेशो यज्ञभावनः

sarvadevaikaśaraṇaṁ sarvadevaikadaivatam yajñabhugyajñaphalado yajñeśo yajñabhāvanaḥ

The sole refuge of all the gods, the sole deity of all the gods; the enjoyer of sacrifice, the giver of sacrifice's fruit, the lord of sacrifice, the nourisher of sacrifice.

Verse 147 (padma.6.71.147)

यज्ञत्राता यज्ञपुमान्वनमाली द्विजप्रियः । द्विजैकमानदो विप्र कुलदेवो सुरांतकः

yajñatrātā yajñapumānvanamālī dvijapriyaḥ dvijaikamānado vipra kuladevo surāṁtakaḥ

The guardian of sacrifice, the sacrifice-person, wearer of the forest-garland, dear to the twice-born; the sole honorer of the twice-born, O brahmin, the lineage-deity, the ender of the gods' enemies.

Verse 148 (padma.6.71.148)

सर्वदुष्टांतकृत्सर्वसज्जनानन्यपालकः । सप्तलोकैकजठरः सप्तलोकैकमंडनः

sarvaduṣṭāṁtakṛtsarvasajjanānanyapālakaḥ saptalokaikajaṭharaḥ saptalokaikamaṁḍanaḥ

The ender of all the wicked, the sole protector of all the virtuous; the sole womb [foundation] of the seven worlds, the sole ornament of the seven worlds.

Verse 149 (padma.6.71.149)

सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकृच्चक्री शार्ङ्गधन्वा गदाधरः । शंखभृन्नंदकी पद्मपाणिर्गरुडवाहनः

sṛṣṭisthityaṁtakṛccakrī śārṅgadhanvā gadādharaḥ śaṁkhabhṛnnaṁdakī padmapāṇirgaruḍavāhanaḥ

The creator, sustainer and destroyer, bearer of the discus, wielder of the Sharnga bow, bearer of the mace; bearer of the conch, wielder of the Nandaka sword, lotus in hand, mounted upon Garuda.

Verse 150 (padma.6.71.150)

अनिर्देश्यवपुः सर्वपूज्यस्त्रैलोक्यपावनः । अनंतकीर्तिर्निःसीम पौरुषः सर्वमंगलः

anirdeśyavapuḥ sarvapūjyastrailokyapāvanaḥ anaṁtakīrtirniḥsīma pauruṣaḥ sarvamaṁgalaḥ

Of a form beyond description, worthy of worship by all, purifying the three worlds; of infinite renown, boundless, full of manly valor, the very form of all auspiciousness.

Verse 151 (padma.6.71.151)

सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशो यमकोटिदुरासदः । मयकोटिजगत्स्रष्टा वायुकोटिमहाबलः

sūryakoṭipratīkāśo yamakoṭidurāsadaḥ mayakoṭijagatsraṣṭā vāyukoṭimahābalaḥ

Radiant as a myriad suns, unassailable as a myriad Yamas; the creator of the world as a myriad Mayas, mighty as a myriad Vayus.

Verse 152 (padma.6.71.152)

कोटींदु जगदानंदी शंभुकोटिमहेश्वरः । कंदर्पकोटिलावण्यो दुर्गकोट्यरिमर्दनः

koṭīṁdu jagadānaṁdī śaṁbhukoṭimaheśvaraḥ kaṁdarpakoṭilāvaṇyo durgakoṭyarimardanaḥ

Delighting the world as a myriad moons, the great lord as a myriad Shambhus; as beautiful as a myriad Kamadevas, crushing enemies as a myriad Durgas.

Verse 153 (padma.6.71.153)

समुद्रकोटिगंभीरस्तीर्थकोटि समाह्वयः । कुबेरकोटि लक्ष्मीवाञ्छक्रकोटि विलासवान्

samudrakoṭigaṁbhīrastīrthakoṭi samāhvayaḥ kuberakoṭi lakṣmīvāñchakrakoṭi vilāsavān

Profound as a myriad oceans, of a name as sacred as a myriad tirthas; as prosperous as a myriad Kuberas, as majestic as a myriad Indras.

Verse 154 (padma.6.71.154)

हिमवत्कोटिनिष्कंपः कोटिब्रह्मांडविग्रहः । कोट्यश्वमेधपापघ्नो यज्ञकोटिसमार्चनः

himavatkoṭiniṣkaṁpaḥ koṭibrahmāṁḍavigrahaḥ koṭyaśvamedhapāpaghno yajñakoṭisamārcanaḥ

Unshaken as a myriad Himalayas, of a form embracing a myriad universes; as sin-destroying as a myriad Ashvamedha sacrifices, as worthy of worship as a myriad sacrifices.

Verse 155 (padma.6.71.155)

सुधाकोटिस्वास्थ्यहेतुः कामधुक्कोटिकामदः । ब्रह्मविद्याकोटिरूपः शिपिविष्टः शुचिश्रवाः

sudhākoṭisvāsthyahetuḥ kāmadhukkoṭikāmadaḥ brahmavidyākoṭirūpaḥ śipiviṣṭaḥ śuciśravāḥ

The cause of well-being as a myriad nectars, granting desires as a myriad wish-cows; of the form of a myriad sciences of Brahman, entering into the rays [of light], of pure renown.

Verse 156 (padma.6.71.156)

विश्वंभरस्तीर्थपादः पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः । आदिदेवो जगज्जैत्रो मुकुंदः कालनेमिहा

viśvaṁbharastīrthapādaḥ puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanaḥ ādidevo jagajjaitro mukuṁdaḥ kālanemihā

Sustainer of the universe, whose feet are the sacred crossings, whose very hearing and praise are meritorious; the primal god, victor over the world, Mukunda, the slayer of Kalanemi.

Verse 157 (padma.6.71.157)

वैकुंठोऽनंतमाहात्म्यो महायोगेश्वरोत्सवः । नित्यतृप्तोलसद्भावो निःशंको नरकांतकः

vaikuṁṭho'naṁtamāhātmyo mahāyogeśvarotsavaḥ nityatṛptolasadbhāvo niḥśaṁko narakāṁtakaḥ

Dweller of Vaikuntha, of infinite glory, the very festivity of the great lords of yoga; ever content and radiant in spirit, without doubt, the ender of hell.

Verse 158 (padma.6.71.158)

दीनानाथैकशरणं विश्वैकव्यसनापहः । जगत्कृपाक्षमो नित्यं कृपालुः सज्जनाश्रयः

dīnānāthaikaśaraṇaṁ viśvaikavyasanāpahaḥ jagatkṛpākṣamo nityaṁ kṛpāluḥ sajjanāśrayaḥ

The sole refuge of the destitute and helpless, the sole remover of the universe's calamity; ever compassionate toward the world, ever gracious, the shelter of the virtuous.

Verse 159 (padma.6.71.159)

योगेश्वरः सदोदीर्णो वृद्धिक्षयविवर्जितः । अधोक्षजो विश्वरेताः प्रजापति शताधिपः

yogeśvaraḥ sadodīrṇo vṛddhikṣayavivarjitaḥ adhokṣajo viśvaretāḥ prajāpati śatādhipaḥ

Lord of yoga, ever exalted, free of growth and decay; Adhokshaja, the very seed of the universe, sovereign over hundreds of the lords of creatures.

Verse 160 (padma.6.71.160)

शक्रब्रह्मार्चितपदः शंभुब्रह्मोर्ध्वधामगः । सूर्यसोमेक्षणो विश्वभोक्ता सर्वस्य पारगः

śakrabrahmārcitapadaḥ śaṁbhubrahmordhvadhāmagaḥ sūryasomekṣaṇo viśvabhoktā sarvasya pāragaḥ

Whose feet are worshipped by Indra and Brahma, who moves in an abode higher even than Shambhu and Brahma; whose eyes are the sun and moon, the enjoyer of the universe, transcending all things.

Verse 161 (padma.6.71.161)

जगत्सेतुर्धर्मसेतुधरो विश्वधुरंधरः । निर्ममोऽखिललोकेशो निःसंगोऽद्भुतभोगवान्

jagatseturdharmasetudharo viśvadhuraṁdharaḥ nirmamo'khilalokeśo niḥsaṁgo'dbhutabhogavān

The bridge of the world, the bearer of the bridge of dharma, the carrier of the universe's burden; without possessiveness, lord of all worlds, unattached, endowed with wondrous enjoyment.

Verse 162 (padma.6.71.162)

वश्यमायो वश्यविश्वो विष्वक्सेनः सुरोत्तमः । सर्वश्रेयः पतिर्दिव्यानर्घ्यभूषणभूषितः

vaśyamāyo vaśyaviśvo viṣvaksenaḥ surottamaḥ sarvaśreyaḥ patirdivyānarghyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ

He whose sway holds maya, whose sway holds the universe, Vishvaksena, the foremost among the gods; the lord of every welfare, adorned with divine and priceless ornaments.

Verse 163 (padma.6.71.163)

सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यः सर्वदैत्येंद्रदर्पहा । समस्तदेवसर्वस्वं सर्वदैवत नायकः

sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyaḥ sarvadaityeṁdradarpahā samastadevasarvasvaṁ sarvadaivata nāyakaḥ

Endowed with every auspicious mark, the destroyer of the pride of all lords of the demons; the very substance of all the gods, the leader of all the gods.

Verse 164 (padma.6.71.164)

समस्तदेवकवचं सर्वदेवशिरोमणिः । समस्तदेवतादुर्गः प्रपन्नाशनिपंजरः

samastadevakavacaṁ sarvadevaśiromaṇiḥ samastadevatādurgaḥ prapannāśanipaṁjaraḥ

The armor of all the gods, the crest-jewel among all the gods; the very fortress of all the deities, a protective cage against the thunderbolt for those who take refuge.

Verse 165 (padma.6.71.165)

समस्तभयहृन्नामा भगवान्विष्टरश्रवाः । विभुः सर्वहितोदर्को हतारिः स्वर्गतिप्रदः

samastabhayahṛnnāmā bhagavānviṣṭaraśravāḥ vibhuḥ sarvahitodarko hatāriḥ svargatipradaḥ

He whose very name removes every fear, the Blessed Lord, seated upon his throne; all-pervading, whose every outcome is for the good of all, the slayer of enemies, the giver of passage to heaven.

Verse 166 (padma.6.71.166)

सर्वदैवतजीवेशो ब्राह्मणादिनियोजकः । ब्रह्मशंभुः परार्धायुर्ब्रह्मज्येष्ठः शिशुः स्वराट्

sarvadaivatajīveśo brāhmaṇādiniyojakaḥ brahmaśaṁbhuḥ parārdhāyurbrahmajyeṣṭhaḥ śiśuḥ svarāṭ

The lord of all the gods and living beings, the appointer of brahmins and the rest; of a lifespan reckoned in parardhas as Brahma and Shambhu, elder even than Brahma, of the form of a child, sovereign unto himself.

Verse 167 (padma.6.71.167)

विराड्भक्तपराधीनः स्तुत्यः स्तोत्रार्थसाधकः । परार्थकर्त्ताकृत्यज्ञः स्वार्थकृत्य सदोज्झितः

virāḍbhaktaparādhīnaḥ stutyaḥ stotrārthasādhakaḥ parārthakarttākṛtyajñaḥ svārthakṛtya sadojjhitaḥ

Of the form of the cosmic Person, ever subject to his own devotees, worthy of praise, the accomplisher of the purpose of every hymn; the doer of others' welfare, knower of what must be done, ever forsaking his own self-interest.

Verse 168 (padma.6.71.168)

सदानंदः सदाभद्रः सदाशांतः सदाशिवः । सदाप्रियः सदातुष्टः सदापुष्टः सदार्चितः

sadānaṁdaḥ sadābhadraḥ sadāśāṁtaḥ sadāśivaḥ sadāpriyaḥ sadātuṣṭaḥ sadāpuṣṭaḥ sadārcitaḥ

Ever blissful, ever auspicious, ever tranquil, ever the very form of well-being; ever beloved, ever content, ever thriving, ever worshipped.

Verse 169 (padma.6.71.169)

सदापूतो पावनाग्र्यो वेदगुह्यो वृषाकपिः । सहस्रनामा त्रियुगश्चतुर्मूर्तिश्चतुर्भुजः

sadāpūto pāvanāgryo vedaguhyo vṛṣākapiḥ sahasranāmā triyugaścaturmūrtiścaturbhujaḥ

Ever pure, foremost among the purifying, secret within the Veda, Vrishakapi [the dharma-form Varaha]; bearer of a thousand names, manifest across three ages, of four forms, four-armed.

Verse 170 (padma.6.71.170)

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथो महापुरुषपूर्वजः । नारायणो मुंजकेशः सर्वयोगविनिःसृतः

bhūtabhavyabhavannātho mahāpuruṣapūrvajaḥ nārāyaṇo muṁjakeśaḥ sarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥ

The lord of the world past, future, and present, the very progenitor of the great Person; Narayana, bearer of matted locks like munja-grass, manifest beyond and through every form of yoga.

Verse 171 (padma.6.71.171)

वेदसारो यज्ञसारः सामसारस्तपोनिधिः । साध्यः श्रेष्ठः पुराणर्षिः निष्ठा शांतिः परायणः

vedasāro yajñasāraḥ sāmasārastaponidhiḥ sādhyaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ purāṇarṣiḥ niṣṭhā śāṁtiḥ parāyaṇaḥ

The essence of the Veda, the essence of sacrifice, the essence of the Sama chant, the treasury of austerity; the object of attainment, the excellent one, the sage of the Puranas, the very ground of steadfastness, peace, and devotion.

Verse 172 (padma.6.71.172)

शिवत्रिशूलविध्वंसी श्रीकंठैकवरप्रदः । नरः कृष्णो हरिर्धर्मनंदनो धर्मजीवनः

śivatriśūlavidhvaṁsī śrīkaṁṭhaikavarapradaḥ naraḥ kṛṣṇo harirdharmanaṁdano dharmajīvanaḥ

The destroyer of Shiva's trident, the sole boon-giver to Shrikantha [Shiva]; Nara, Krishna, Hari, the son of Dharma, whose whole life is lived in dharma.

Verse 173 (padma.6.71.173)

आदिकर्त्ता सर्वसत्यः सर्वस्त्रीरत्नदर्पहा । त्रिकालजित कंदर्प्प उर्वशीसृङ्मुनीश्वरः

ādikarttā sarvasatyaḥ sarvastrīratnadarpahā trikālajita kaṁdarppa urvaśīsṛṅmunīśvaraḥ

The primal doer, wholly true, the destroyer of the pride of the jewel among women [Urvashi]; conqueror of the three times, the god of love, the father of Urvashi, the lord of sages.

Verse 174 (padma.6.71.174)

आद्यः कविर्हयग्रीवः सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः । सर्वदेवमयो ब्रह्मा गुरुर्वागीश्वरीपतिः

ādyaḥ kavirhayagrīvaḥ sarvavāgīśvareśvaraḥ sarvadevamayo brahmā gururvāgīśvarīpatiḥ

The primal poet, Hayagriva, the overlord even of the lords of all speech; of the very form of all the gods, Brahma, the teacher, the lord of the mistress of speech [Sarasvati].

Verse 175 (padma.6.71.175)

अनंतविद्याप्रभवो मूलाविद्याविनाशकः । सर्वज्ञदो जगज्जाड्यनाशको मधुसूदनः

anaṁtavidyāprabhavo mūlāvidyāvināśakaḥ sarvajñado jagajjāḍyanāśako madhusūdanaḥ

The source of infinite knowledge, the destroyer of primordial ignorance; the giver of omniscience, the destroyer of the world's dullness, Madhusudana.

Verse 176 (padma.6.71.176)

अनेकमंत्रकोटीशः शब्दब्रह्मैकपारगः । आदिविद्वान्वेदकर्त्ता वेदात्मा श्रुतिसागरः

anekamaṁtrakoṭīśaḥ śabdabrahmaikapāragaḥ ādividvānvedakarttā vedātmā śrutisāgaraḥ

The lord of countless myriads of mantras, the sole one to have crossed to the far shore of the Word-Brahman; the primal scholar, the composer of the Veda, the very self of the Veda, the ocean of the scriptures.

Verse 177 (padma.6.71.177)

ब्रह्मार्थवेदहरणः सर्वविज्ञानजन्मभूः । विद्याराजो ज्ञानमूर्त्तिर्ज्ञानसिंधुरखंडधीः

brahmārthavedaharaṇaḥ sarvavijñānajanmabhūḥ vidyārājo jñānamūrttirjñānasiṁdhurakhaṁḍadhīḥ

He from whom the Veda was stolen away from Brahma [in the tale of Madhu and Kaitabha], the very birthplace of all sciences; the king of knowledge, the embodiment of wisdom, the ocean of understanding, of unbroken intellect.

Verse 178 (padma.6.71.178)

मत्स्यदेवो महाशृंगो जगद्बीजबहित्रदृक् । लीलाव्याप्ताखिलांभोधिश्चतुर्वेदप्रवर्त्तकः

matsyadevo mahāśṛṁgo jagadbījabahitradṛk līlāvyāptākhilāṁbhodhiścaturvedapravarttakaḥ

The god Matsya, of the great horn, the seer who towed the world's seed-bearing vessel; pervading the entire ocean through his own sport, the one who set forth the four Vedas.

Verse 179 (padma.6.71.179)

आदिकूर्मोऽखिलाधारस्तृणीकृतजगद्भरः । अमरीकृतदेवौघः पीयूषोत्पत्तिकारणम्

ādikūrmo'khilādhārastṛṇīkṛtajagadbharaḥ amarīkṛtadevaughaḥ pīyūṣotpattikāraṇam

The primal Kurma, the support of all, for whom the burden of the world is but a blade of grass; the one who made the host of gods immortal, the cause of the origin of nectar.

Verse 180 (padma.6.71.180)

आत्माधारो धराधारो यज्ञांगो धरणीधरः । हिरण्याक्षहरः पृथ्वीपतिः श्राद्धादिकल्पकः

ātmādhāro dharādhāro yajñāṁgo dharaṇīdharaḥ hiraṇyākṣaharaḥ pṛthvīpatiḥ śrāddhādikalpakaḥ

His own support, the support of the earth, whose limbs form the sacrifice, the bearer of the earth; the slayer of Hiranyaksha, the lord of the earth, the establisher of the rites of shraddha and the like.

Verse 181 (padma.6.71.181)

समस्तपितृभीतिघ्नः समस्तपितृजीवनम् । हव्यकव्यैकभुक्हव्यकव्यैकफलदायकः

samastapitṛbhītighnaḥ samastapitṛjīvanam havyakavyaikabhukhavyakavyaikaphaladāyakaḥ

The remover of every fear of the ancestors, the very life of all the ancestors; the sole enjoyer of havya and kavya offerings, the sole giver of the fruit of havya and kavya.

Verse 182 (padma.6.71.182)

रोमांतर्लीनजलधिः क्षोभिताशेषसागरः । महावराहो यज्ञघ्नध्वंसको यज्ञिकाश्रयः

romāṁtarlīnajaladhiḥ kṣobhitāśeṣasāgaraḥ mahāvarāho yajñaghnadhvaṁsako yajñikāśrayaḥ

He within whose very hairs the ocean lies absorbed, the agitator of all seas; the great Varaha, the destroyer of sacrifice's enemies, the shelter of the sacrificial rite.

Verse 183 (padma.6.71.183)

श्रीनृसिंहो दिव्यसिंहः सर्वानिष्टार्थदुःखहा । एकवीरोऽद्भुतबलो यंत्रमंत्रैकभंजनः

śrīnṛsiṁho divyasiṁhaḥ sarvāniṣṭārthaduḥkhahā ekavīro'dbhutabalo yaṁtramaṁtraikabhaṁjanaḥ

Sri Nrisimha, of divine lion-form, the remover of the suffering born of every ill-fated outcome; a solitary hero, of wondrous strength, the sole destroyer of magical devices and spells.

Verse 184 (padma.6.71.184)

ब्रह्मादिदुःसहज्योतिर्युगांताग्र्यतिभीषणः । कोटिवज्राधिकनखो जगद्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यमूर्तिधृक्

brahmādiduḥsahajyotiryugāṁtāgryatibhīṣaṇaḥ koṭivajrādhikanakho jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhṛk

Of a splendor unbearable even to Brahma and the rest, most terrible as the dissolution of an age; whose claws are sharper than a myriad thunderbolts, whose very form is hard for the world to behold.

Verse 185 (padma.6.71.185)

मातृचक्रप्रमथनो महामातृगणेश्वरः । अचिंत्यामोघवीर्याढ्यः समस्तासुरघस्मरः

mātṛcakrapramathano mahāmātṛgaṇeśvaraḥ aciṁtyāmoghavīryāḍhyaḥ samastāsuraghasmaraḥ

The churner of the circle of divine Mothers, the lord of the great hosts of Mothers; endowed with inconceivable and unfailing might, the devourer of every demon.

Verse 186 (padma.6.71.186)

हिरण्यकशिपुछेदी कालः संकर्षणीपतिः । कृतांतवाहनासह्यः समस्तभयनाशनः

hiraṇyakaśipuchedī kālaḥ saṁkarṣaṇīpatiḥ kṛtāṁtavāhanāsahyaḥ samastabhayanāśanaḥ

The destroyer of Hiranyakashipu, the very form of Time, the lord of Sankarshini; unbearable even to Yama's own steed, the destroyer of every fear.

Verse 187 (padma.6.71.187)

सर्वविघ्नांतकः सर्वसिद्धिदः सर्वपूरकः । समस्तपातकध्वंसी सिद्धमंत्राधिकाह्वयः

sarvavighnāṁtakaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ sarvapūrakaḥ samastapātakadhvaṁsī siddhamaṁtrādhikāhvayaḥ

The ender of every obstacle, the giver of every accomplishment, the fulfiller of all; the destroyer of every sin, bearing the most exalted name among all accomplished mantras.

Verse 188 (padma.6.71.188)

भैरवेशो हरार्तिघ्नः कालकोटिदुरासदः । दैत्यगर्भश्राविनामास्फुटद्र् ब्रह्मांडगर्जितः

bhairaveśo harārtighnaḥ kālakoṭidurāsadaḥ daityagarbhaśrāvināmāsphuṭadr brahmāṁḍagarjitaḥ

The lord of the form of Bhairava, the reliever of Shiva's own affliction, unapproachable even by myriad forms of Time; whose very name is heard even in the wombs of demons, whose roar bursts the universe apart.

Verse 189 (padma.6.71.189)

स्मृतमात्राखिलत्राताऽद्भुतरूपो महाहरिः । ब्रह्मचर्यशिरः पिंडी दिक्पालोऽर्द्धांगभूषणः

smṛtamātrākhilatrātā'dbhutarūpo mahāhariḥ brahmacaryaśiraḥ piṁḍī dikpālo'rddhāṁgabhūṣaṇaḥ

The protector of all by mere remembrance, of wondrous form, the great Hari; whose very head-mass is celibacy itself, of the form of the guardians of the directions, wearing ornaments upon half his body.

Verse 190 (padma.6.71.190)

द्वादशार्कशिरोदामा रुद्रशीर्षैकनूपुरः । योगिनीग्रस्तगिरजा त्राताभैरवतर्जकः

dvādaśārkaśirodāmā rudraśīrṣaikanūpuraḥ yoginīgrastagirajā trātābhairavatarjakaḥ

Bearing a garland of twelve suns as skulls, making Rudra's own head his sole anklet; the protector of the mountain's daughter [Parvati] when seized by the yoginis, the rebuker of Bhairava.

Verse 191 (padma.6.71.191)

वीरचक्रेश्वरोऽत्युग्रोऽपमारिः कालशंबरः । क्रोधेश्वरो रुद्रचंडी परिवारादिदुष्टभुक्

vīracakreśvaro'tyugro'pamāriḥ kālaśaṁbaraḥ krodheśvaro rudracaṁḍī parivārādiduṣṭabhuk

Lord of the circle of heroes, most fierce, the destroyer of great pestilence, unassailable even to Time; lord of wrath, of the form of Rudra-Chandi, the devourer of wicked retinues and the like.

Verse 192 (padma.6.71.192)

सर्वाक्षोभ्यो मृत्युमृत्युः कालमृत्युनिवर्त्तकः । असाध्यसर्वरोगघ्नः सर्वदुर्ग्रहसौम्यकृत्

sarvākṣobhyo mṛtyumṛtyuḥ kālamṛtyunivarttakaḥ asādhyasarvarogaghnaḥ sarvadurgrahasaumyakṛt

Unshaken by all, the very death of Death, the queller even of Time and Death; the destroyer of every incurable disease, who turns even every malefic planet benign.

Verse 193 (padma.6.71.193)

गणेशकोटिदर्पघ्नो दुःसहाशेषगोत्रहा । देवदानवदुर्दर्शो जगद्भयदभीषणः

gaṇeśakoṭidarpaghno duḥsahāśeṣagotrahā devadānavadurdarśo jagadbhayadabhīṣaṇaḥ

The destroyer of the pride of a myriad Ganeshas, unbearable as a slayer even to whole lineages; hard to behold even for gods and demons, terrifying the world, most fearsome.

Verse 194 (padma.6.71.194)

समस्तदुर्गतित्राता जगद्भक्षकभक्षकः । उग्रशोंबरमार्जारः कालमूषकभक्षकः । अनंतायुधदोर्दंडी नृसिंहो वीरभद्रजित्

samastadurgatitrātā jagadbhakṣakabhakṣakaḥ ugraśoṁbaramārjāraḥ kālamūṣakabhakṣakaḥ anaṁtāyudhadordaṁḍī nṛsiṁho vīrabhadrajit

The protector from every evil state, the devourer of the world's very devourers; a cat to fierce Shambara, a devourer to Time itself as a mouse; whose arms bear countless weapons, Nrisimha, the conqueror even of Virabhadra.

Verse 195 (padma.6.71.195)

योगिनीचक्रगुह्येशः शक्रारि पशुमांसभुक् । रुद्रो नारायणो मेषरूप शंकरवाहनः

yoginīcakraguhyeśaḥ śakrāri paśumāṁsabhuk rudro nārāyaṇo meṣarūpa śaṁkaravāhanaḥ

The secret lord of the circle of yoginis, the enemy of Indra, the eater of animal flesh; Rudra, Narayana, of ram-form, the mount of Shankara.

Verse 196 (padma.6.71.196)

मेषरूपशिवत्राता दुष्टशक्तिसहस्रभुक् । तुलसीवल्लभो वीरो वामाचारोऽखिलेष्टदः

meṣarūpaśivatrātā duṣṭaśaktisahasrabhuk tulasīvallabho vīro vāmācāro'khileṣṭadaḥ

In ram-form the protector of Shiva, the devourer of thousands of malevolent powers; the beloved of tulasi, heroic, of the left-hand path, the fulfiller of every desire.

Verse 197 (padma.6.71.197)

महाशिवः शिवारूढो भैरवैककपालधृक् । किल्लीचक्रेश्वरः शक्र दिव्यमोहनरूपदः

mahāśivaḥ śivārūḍho bhairavaikakapāladhṛk killīcakreśvaraḥ śakra divyamohanarūpadaḥ

The great Shiva, mounted upon Shiva [Parvati], the sole bearer of Bhairava's skull; lord of the Killi-chakra, Indra, the giver of divine, enchanting forms.

Verse 198 (padma.6.71.198)

गौरीसौभाग्यदो मायानिधीर्मायाभयापहः । ब्रह्मतेजोमयो ब्रह्मश्रीमयश्च त्रयीमयः

gaurīsaubhāgyado māyānidhīrmāyābhayāpahaḥ brahmatejomayo brahmaśrīmayaśca trayīmayaḥ

The giver of good fortune to Gauri, the treasury of maya, the remover of maya's fear; full of the splendor of Brahman, full of the glory of Brahman, of the very form of the three Vedas.

Verse 199 (padma.6.71.199)

सुब्रह्मण्यो बलिध्वंसी वामनोऽदितिदुःखहा । उपेंद्रो नृपतिर्विष्णुः कश्यपान्वयमंडनः

subrahmaṇyo balidhvaṁsī vāmano'ditiduḥkhahā upeṁdro nṛpatirviṣṇuḥ kaśyapānvayamaṁḍanaḥ

Subrahmanya, the destroyer of Bali, Vamana, the remover of Aditi's sorrow; Upendra, the king, Vishnu, the ornament of Kashyapa's lineage.

Verse 200 (padma.6.71.200)

बलिस्वराज्यदः सर्वदेवविप्रान्नदोऽच्युतः । उरुक्रमस्तीर्थपादस्त्रिपदस्थस्त्रिविक्रमः

balisvarājyadaḥ sarvadevaviprānnado'cyutaḥ urukramastīrthapādastripadasthastrivikramaḥ

The giver of the sovereignty of heaven to Bali, the giver of food to all the gods and brahmins, Achyuta; taking vast strides, whose feet are the sacred crossings, established in three paces, Trivikrama.

Verse 201 (padma.6.71.201)

व्योमपादः स्वपादांभः पवित्रितजगत्त्रयः । ब्रह्मेशाद्यभिवंद्यांघ्रिर्द्रुतधर्मांघ्रिधावनः

vyomapādaḥ svapādāṁbhaḥ pavitritajagattrayaḥ brahmeśādyabhivaṁdyāṁghrirdrutadharmāṁghridhāvanaḥ

Whose foot reaches even to the sky, whose foot-water has purified the three worlds; whose feet are saluted by Brahma, Shiva and the rest, who runs swiftly to the feet of dharma.

Verse 202 (padma.6.71.202)

अचिंत्याद्भुतविस्तारो विश्ववृक्षो महाबलः । राहुमूर्धापरांगच्छिद्भृगुपत्नीशिरोहरः

aciṁtyādbhutavistāro viśvavṛkṣo mahābalaḥ rāhumūrdhāparāṁgacchidbhṛgupatnīśiroharaḥ

Of inconceivable and wondrous expanse, the world-tree, of great might; the separator of Rahu's head from his body, the beheader of Bhrigu's wife.

Verse 203 (padma.6.71.203)

पापत्रस्तः सदापुण्यो दैत्याशानित्यखंडनः । पूरिताखिलदेवाशो विश्वार्थैकावतारकृत्

pāpatrastaḥ sadāpuṇyo daityāśānityakhaṁḍanaḥ pūritākhiladevāśo viśvārthaikāvatārakṛt

Instilling fear into sin, ever meritorious, the ceaseless shatterer of the hopes of demons; the fulfiller of the hopes of all the gods, taking incarnation solely for the welfare of the universe.

Verse 204 (padma.6.71.204)

स्वमायानित्यगुप्तात्मा भक्तचिन्तामणिः सदा । वरदः कार्त्तवीर्यादि राजराज्यप्रदोऽनघः

svamāyānityaguptātmā bhaktacintāmaṇiḥ sadā varadaḥ kārttavīryādi rājarājyaprado'naghaḥ

Ever keeping his own self concealed through his own maya, ever the wish-fulfilling jewel to his devotees; the boon-giver, the giver of kingship and kingdom to Kartavirya and others, sinless.

Verse 205 (padma.6.71.205)

विश्वश्लाघ्यामिताचारो दत्तात्रेयो मुनीश्वरः । पराशक्तिसदाश्लिष्टो योगानंदः सदोन्मदः

viśvaślāghyāmitācāro dattātreyo munīśvaraḥ parāśaktisadāśliṣṭo yogānaṁdaḥ sadonmadaḥ

Of boundless conduct praised by all the world, Dattatreya, the lord of sages; ever embraced by the supreme power, ever intoxicated with the bliss of yoga.

Verse 206 (padma.6.71.206)

समस्तेंद्रारितेजोहृत्परमामृतपद्मपः । अनुसूयागर्भरत्नं भोगमोक्षसुखप्रदः

samasteṁdrāritejohṛtparamāmṛtapadmapaḥ anusūyāgarbharatnaṁ bhogamokṣasukhapradaḥ

The remover of the splendor of every enemy of Indra, the drinker of the lotus-nectar of the supreme ambrosia; the jewel of Anusuya's womb, the giver of the joy of both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 207 (padma.6.71.207)

जमदग्निकुलादित्यो रेणुकाद्भुतशक्तिकृत् । मातृहत्यादिनिर्लेपः स्कंदजिद्विप्रराज्यदः

jamadagnikulādityo reṇukādbhutaśaktikṛt mātṛhatyādinirlepaḥ skaṁdajidviprarājyadaḥ

The sun of Jamadagni's lineage, the giver of wondrous power to Renuka; untouched by the sin of matricide and the like, the conqueror of Skanda, the giver of kingship to the brahmins.

Verse 208 (padma.6.71.208)

सर्वक्षत्रांतकृद्वीरदर्पहा कार्त्तवीर्यजित् । सप्तद्वीपावतीदाता शिवार्चक यशप्रदः

sarvakṣatrāṁtakṛdvīradarpahā kārttavīryajit saptadvīpāvatīdātā śivārcaka yaśapradaḥ

The ender of every kshatriya, the destroyer of heroes' pride, the conqueror of Kartavirya; the giver of the earth together with its seven continents in gift, the worshipper of Shiva, the giver of renown.

Verse 209 (padma.6.71.209)

भीमः परशुरामश्च शिवाचार्यैकविश्वभुक् । शिवाखिलज्ञानकोशो भीष्माचार्योऽग्निदैवतः

bhīmaḥ paraśurāmaśca śivācāryaikaviśvabhuk śivākhilajñānakośo bhīṣmācāryo'gnidaivataḥ

Bhima, Parashurama, for whom the entire enjoyment of the world exists only for Shiva's teacher; the treasury of Shiva's entire knowledge, the teacher of Bhishma, the very deity of fire.

Verse 210 (padma.6.71.210)

द्रोणाचार्यगुरुर्विश्वजैत्रधन्वाकृतांतजित् । अद्वितीयतपोमूर्त्तिर्ब्रह्मचर्यैकदक्षिणः

droṇācāryagururviśvajaitradhanvākṛtāṁtajit advitīyatapomūrttirbrahmacaryaikadakṣiṇaḥ

The teacher of Dronacharya, the world-conquering archer, the conqueror even of Time; the unrivalled embodiment of austerity, whose sole ritual fee is celibacy itself.

Verse 211 (padma.6.71.211)

मनुःश्रेष्ठः सतांसेतुर्महीयान्वृषभो विराट् । आदिराजः क्षितिपिता सर्वरत्नैकदोहकृत्

manuḥśreṣṭhaḥ satāṁseturmahīyānvṛṣabho virāṭ ādirājaḥ kṣitipitā sarvaratnaikadohakṛt

The foremost among the Manus, the bridge of the virtuous, the great one, of bull-form, the Cosmic Person; the primal king, the father of the earth, the sole one who milks forth every treasure.

Verse 212 (padma.6.71.212)

पृथुर्जन्माद्येकदक्षो गीः श्रीः कीर्तिः स्वयंवृतः । जगद्वृत्तिप्रदश्चक्रवर्त्तिश्रेष्ठोद्वयास्त्रधृक्

pṛthurjanmādyekadakṣo gīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ svayaṁvṛtaḥ jagadvṛttipradaścakravarttiśreṣṭhodvayāstradhṛk

Prithu, the sole expert at the very beginning of creation, whom Speech, Fortune, and Fame chose for themselves; the giver of the world's livelihood, foremost among universal emperors, bearer of two weapons.

Verse 213 (padma.6.71.213)

सनकादिमुनिप्राप्य भगवद्भक्तिवर्द्धनः । वर्णाश्रमादिधर्माणां कर्त्ता वक्ता प्रवर्त्तकः

sanakādimuniprāpya bhagavadbhaktivarddhanaḥ varṇāśramādidharmāṇāṁ karttā vaktā pravarttakaḥ

Attained by Sanaka and the other sages, the increaser of devotion to the Lord; the doer, the speaker, and the promulgator of the duties of varna and ashrama.

Verse 214 (padma.6.71.214)

सूर्यवंशध्वजो रामो राघवः सद्गुणार्णवः । काकुत्स्थो वीरराड्राजा राजधर्मधुरंधरः

sūryavaṁśadhvajo rāmo rāghavaḥ sadguṇārṇavaḥ kākutstho vīrarāḍrājā rājadharmadhuraṁdharaḥ

The banner of the solar dynasty, Rama, Raghava, the ocean of noble virtues; Kakutstha, the emperor among heroes, the king, the bearer of the duty of kings.

Verse 215 (padma.6.71.215)

नित्यस्वस्थाश्रयः सर्वभद्र ग्राही शुभैकदृक् । नररत्नं रत्नगर्भो धर्माध्यक्षो महानिधिः । सर्वश्रेष्ठाश्रयः सर्वशास्त्रार्थग्रामवीर्यवान्

nityasvasthāśrayaḥ sarvabhadra grāhī śubhaikadṛk nararatnaṁ ratnagarbho dharmādhyakṣo mahānidhiḥ sarvaśreṣṭhāśrayaḥ sarvaśāstrārthagrāmavīryavān

Of ever-wholesome refuge, embracing every good, seeing only what is auspicious; a jewel among men, the womb of jewels, the overseer of dharma, the great treasury; the refuge of all the most excellent, mighty in the whole body of scriptural meaning.

Verse 216 (padma.6.71.216)

जगद्वशो दाशरथिः सर्वरत्नाश्रयो नृपः । समस्तधर्मसूः सर्वधर्मद्रष्टाऽखिलाघहा

jagadvaśo dāśarathiḥ sarvaratnāśrayo nṛpaḥ samastadharmasūḥ sarvadharmadraṣṭā'khilāghahā

The tamer of the world, the son of Dasharatha, the refuge of every jewel, the king; the generator of all dharmas, the seer of every dharma, the remover of every sin.

Verse 217 (padma.6.71.217)

अतींद्रो ज्ञानविज्ञानपारदश्च क्षमांबुधिः । सर्वप्रकृष्टशिष्टेष्टो हर्षशोकाद्यनाकुलः । पित्राज्ञात्यक्तसाम्राज्यः सपन्नोदयनिर्भयः

atīṁdro jñānavijñānapāradaśca kṣamāṁbudhiḥ sarvaprakṛṣṭaśiṣṭeṣṭo harṣaśokādyanākulaḥ pitrājñātyaktasāmrājyaḥ sapannodayanirbhayaḥ

Beyond the senses, having crossed to the far shore of knowledge and discernment, the ocean of forbearance; dear to all the most excellent virtuous ones, undisturbed by joy, grief, and the like; renouncing the empire at his father's command, fearless even amid the rise of fortune.

Verse 218 (padma.6.71.218)

गुहदेशार्पितैश्वर्यः शिवस्पर्द्धाजटाधरः । चित्रकूटाप्तरत्नाद्रिर्जगदीशो वनेचरः

guhadeśārpitaiśvaryaḥ śivasparddhājaṭādharaḥ citrakūṭāptaratnādrirjagadīśo vanecaraḥ

Bestowing his majesty upon the land of Guha [the Nishada king], bearing matted locks that rival Shiva's own; making Chitrakuta into a mountain of jewels, the lord of the world, wandering in the forest.

Verse 219 (padma.6.71.219)

यथेष्टामोघसर्वास्त्रो देवेंद्रतनयाक्षिहा । ब्रह्मेंद्रदिनतैषीको मारीचघ्नो विराधहा

yatheṣṭāmoghasarvāstro deveṁdratanayākṣihā brahmeṁdradinataiṣīko mārīcaghno virādhahā

Wielding every weapon that unfailingly succeeds as he wills, [punishing] the eye of Indra's son [Jayanta]; whose arrow is swifter even than Brahma's and Indra's, the slayer of Maricha, the destroyer of Viradha.

Verse 220 (padma.6.71.220)

ब्रह्मशापहताशेष दंडकारण्यपावनः । चतुर्दशसहस्रोग्र रक्षोघ्नैकशरैकधृक्

brahmaśāpahatāśeṣa daṁḍakāraṇyapāvanaḥ caturdaśasahasrogra rakṣoghnaikaśaraikadhṛk

The purifier of the forest of Dandaka, [freed of the rakshasas] destroyed by Brahma's own curse; the slayer of fourteen thousand terrible rakshasas with a single arrow alone.

Verse 221 (padma.6.71.221)

खरारिस्त्रिशिरोहंता दूषणघ्नो जनार्दनः । जटायुषोऽग्निगतिदोऽगस्त्यसर्वस्व मंत्रराट्

kharāristriśirohaṁtā dūṣaṇaghno janārdanaḥ jaṭāyuṣo'gnigatido'gastyasarvasva maṁtrarāṭ

The enemy of Khara, the slayer of Trishira, the destroyer of Dushana, Janardana; the giver of the fiery path [to liberation] to Jatayu, the sovereign of Agastya's entire treasury of mantras.

Verse 222 (padma.6.71.222)

लीलाधनुः कोट्यपास्तदुंदुभ्यस्थिमहाचयः । सप्ततालव्यधाकृष्ट ध्वस्तपातालदानवः

līlādhanuḥ koṭyapāstaduṁdubhyasthimahācayaḥ saptatālavyadhākṛṣṭa dhvastapātāladānavaḥ

Casting aside a myriad archers as though in mere play, drawing a great heap of Maricha's bones as his very bowstring; piercing seven tala-trees with a single arrow and shattering even the demons of the netherworld.

Verse 223 (padma.6.71.223)

सुग्रीवराज्यदो हीनमनसैवाभयप्रदः । हनुमद्रुद्रमुख्येश समस्तकपिदेहभृत्

sugrīvarājyado hīnamanasaivābhayapradaḥ hanumadrudramukhyeśa samastakapidehabhṛt

The giver of kingship to Sugriva, the giver of fearlessness even to the faint of heart; the lord of Hanuman and Rudra and the rest, the very sustainer of the bodies of all the monkeys.

Verse 224 (padma.6.71.224)

सनागदैत्यबाणैकव्याकुलीकृतसागरः । सम्लेच्छकोटिबाणैकशुष्कनिर्दग्धसागरः

sanāgadaityabāṇaikavyākulīkṛtasāgaraḥ samlecchakoṭibāṇaikaśuṣkanirdagdhasāgaraḥ

The calmer of the ocean, thrown into turmoil at once by the arrows of serpents and demons; the one who, with a single arrow, reduced myriad barbarians to ash and dried them utterly.

Verse 225 (padma.6.71.225)

समुद्राद्भुतपूर्वैक बंधसेतुर्यशोनिधिः । असाध्यसाधको लंकासमूलोत्कर्षदक्षिणः

samudrādbhutapūrvaika baṁdhaseturyaśonidhiḥ asādhyasādhako laṁkāsamūlotkarṣadakṣiṇaḥ

The builder of that wondrous bridge upon the ocean, never before achieved, the treasury of fame; the accomplisher of the impossible, skillful in tearing out Lanka from its very roots.

Verse 226 (padma.6.71.226)

वरदृप्तजगच्छल्य पौलस्त्यकुलकृंतनः । रावणिघ्नः प्रहस्तच्छित्कुंभकर्णभिदुग्रहा

varadṛptajagacchalya paulastyakulakṛṁtanaḥ rāvaṇighnaḥ prahastacchitkuṁbhakarṇabhidugrahā

The uprooter of Paulastya's lineage, the very thorn of the world grown arrogant with its boon; the destroyer of Ravana's son [Indrajit], the cleaver of Prahasta, the piercer of Kumbhakarna, unassailable.

Verse 227 (padma.6.71.227)

रावणैकशिरश्च्छेत्ता निःशंकेंद्रैकराज्यदः । स्वर्गास्वर्गत्वविच्छेदी देवेंद्रानिंद्रताहरः

rāvaṇaikaśiraścchettā niḥśaṁkeṁdraikarājyadaḥ svargāsvargatvavicchedī deveṁdrāniṁdratāharaḥ

The severer of Ravana's very heads, the fearless restorer of Indra's own kingdom to him; the eraser of the distinction between heaven and non-heaven, the taker (and restorer) of Indra's very sovereignty.

Verse 228 (padma.6.71.228)

रक्षो देवत्वहृद्धर्मा धर्मत्वघ्नः पुरुष्टुतः । नतिमात्रदशास्यारिर्दत्तराज्यविभीषणः

rakṣo devatvahṛddharmā dharmatvaghnaḥ puruṣṭutaḥ natimātradaśāsyārirdattarājyavibhīṣaṇaḥ

Drawing forth dharma even from within a rakshasa, the destroyer of adharma, praised by countless voices; pacified toward the enemy of the ten-faced one [Ravana] by mere obeisance alone, the giver of kingship to Vibhishana.

Verse 229 (padma.6.71.229)

सुधावृष्टिमृताशेष स्वसैन्योज्जीवनैककृत् । देवब्राह्मणनामैक धाता सर्वामरार्चितः

sudhāvṛṣṭimṛtāśeṣa svasainyojjīvanaikakṛt devabrāhmaṇanāmaika dhātā sarvāmarārcitaḥ

The reviver of his entire dead army through a shower of nectar; the bearer of the names of gods and brahmins, worshipped by all the deities.

Verse 230 (padma.6.71.230)

ब्रह्मसूर्येंद्ररुद्रादि वृंदार्पितसतीप्रियः । अयोध्याखिलराजन्यः सर्वभूतमनोहरः

brahmasūryeṁdrarudrādi vṛṁdārpitasatīpriyaḥ ayodhyākhilarājanyaḥ sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ

The beloved of the chaste wife [Sita], offered by the host of Brahma, Surya, Indra, Rudra and the rest; the foremost among all the kings of Ayodhya, the enchanter of the minds of all beings.

Verse 231 (padma.6.71.231)

स्वामितुल्यकृपादंडो हीनोत्कृष्टैकसत्प्रियः । स्वपक्षादिन्यायदर्शी हीनार्थाधिकसाधकः

svāmitulyakṛpādaṁḍo hīnotkṛṣṭaikasatpriyaḥ svapakṣādinyāyadarśī hīnārthādhikasādhakaḥ

Holding compassion even in punishment as a true master should, holding both the lowly and the exalted equally dear; keeping a just eye even upon his own side, working still more for the cause of the weaker.

Verse 232 (padma.6.71.232)

व्याधव्याजानुचितकृत्तारकोखिलतुल्यकृत् । पार्वत्याधिक्यमुक्तात्मा प्रियात्यक्तः स्मरारिजित्

vyādhavyājānucitakṛttārakokhilatulyakṛt pārvatyādhikyamuktātmā priyātyaktaḥ smarārijit

Even in the hunter's guile, never accepting what is improper, holding Taraka and all such demons equally; free of soul even from the superiority of Parvati [in devotion], surpassing even the enemy of desire [Shiva] in forsaking what is dear.

Verse 233 (padma.6.71.233)

साक्षात्कुशलवच्छद्मेंद्रादितातोऽपराजितः । कोशलेंद्रो वीरबाहुः सत्यार्थ त्यक्तसोदरः

sākṣātkuśalavacchadmeṁdrāditāto'parājitaḥ kośaleṁdro vīrabāhuḥ satyārtha tyaktasodaraḥ

Directly the father even of Indra and the rest, in the disguised form of Kusha and Lava, the unconquered; the king of Kosala, of heroic arms, forsaking even his own brother for the sake of truth.

Verse 234 (padma.6.71.234)

शरसंधाननिर्धूत धरणीमंडलोदयः । ब्रह्मादिकाम्यसांनिध्यसनाथीकृतदैवतः

śarasaṁdhānanirdhūta dharaṇīmaṁḍalodayaḥ brahmādikāmyasāṁnidhyasanāthīkṛtadaivataḥ

The one who, by the mere fitting of an arrow, shook the very rise of the earth's disk; who, through the desired presence of Brahma and the rest, made the gods themselves protected.

Verse 235 (padma.6.71.235)

ब्रह्मलोकाप्तचांडालाद्यशेषप्राणिसार्थकः । स्वनीतगर्दभाश्वादिश्चिरायोध्यावनैककृत्

brahmalokāptacāṁḍālādyaśeṣaprāṇisārthakaḥ svanītagardabhāśvādiścirāyodhyāvanaikakṛt

The bestower of Brahmaloka even upon outcastes and all beings, making them fulfilled; who, together with the very donkeys, horses and the rest that he led along with him, turned Ayodhya into forest for a long age.

Verse 236 (padma.6.71.236)

रामद्वितीयः सौमित्रिर्लक्ष्मणः प्रहतेंद्रजित् । विष्णुभक्ताप्तरामांघ्रिपादुकाराज्यनिर्वृतः

rāmadvitīyaḥ saumitrirlakṣmaṇaḥ prahateṁdrajit viṣṇubhaktāptarāmāṁghripādukārājyanirvṛtaḥ

Rama's own second form, Lakshmana the son of Sumitra, the vanquisher of Indrajit; who, through the kingdom of Rama's foot-sandals, brought joy to the devotees of Vishnu.

Verse 237 (padma.6.71.237)

भरतोऽसह्यगंधर्वकोटिघ्नो लवणांतकः । शत्रुघ्नो वैद्यराजायुर्वेदगर्भौषधीपतिः

bharato'sahyagaṁdharvakoṭighno lavaṇāṁtakaḥ śatrughno vaidyarājāyurvedagarbhauṣadhīpatiḥ

Bharata, the destroyer of countless irresistible gandharvas, the ender of Lavana [the demon]; Shatrughna, king of physicians, the very womb of Ayurveda and lord of medicines.

Verse 238 (padma.6.71.238)

नित्यामृतकरो धन्वंतरिर्यज्ञो जगद्धरः । सूर्यारिघ्नः सुराजीवो दक्षिणेशो द्विजप्रियः

nityāmṛtakaro dhanvaṁtariryajño jagaddharaḥ sūryārighnaḥ surājīvo dakṣiṇeśo dvijapriyaḥ

Whose hand ever produces nectar, Dhanvantari, of the very form of sacrifice, the sustainer of the world; the destroyer of the sun's enemy [Rahu], the very life of noble kings, the lord of the southern direction, dear to the twice-born.

Verse 239 (padma.6.71.239)

छिन्नमूर्धायदेशार्कः शेषांगस्थापितामरः । विश्वार्थाशेषकद्रास्त्र शिरच्छेदाक्षताकृतिः

chinnamūrdhāyadeśārkaḥ śeṣāṁgasthāpitāmaraḥ viśvārthāśeṣakadrāstra śiracchedākṣatākṛtiḥ

He whose severed head became the eclipse-sun of that region [Rahu], whose remaining trunk was granted immortality; who, for the welfare of the universe, though severing the heads of the serpent-weapons born of Kadru, left them unharmed.

Verse 240 (padma.6.71.240)

वाजपेयादिनामाग्निर्वेदधर्मपरायणः । श्वेतद्वीपपतिः सांख्यप्रणेता सर्वसिद्धिराट्

vājapeyādināmāgnirvedadharmaparāyaṇaḥ śvetadvīpapatiḥ sāṁkhyapraṇetā sarvasiddhirāṭ

Fire, bearing names such as Vajapeya, devoted wholly to the dharma of the Veda; lord of Shvetadvipa, the founder of Samkhya, the sovereign of every accomplishment.

Verse 241 (padma.6.71.241)

विश्वप्रकाशितज्ञानयोगमोहतमिस्रहा । देवहूत्यात्मजः सिद्धः कपिलः कर्दमात्मजः

viśvaprakāśitajñānayogamohatamisrahā devahūtyātmajaḥ siddhaḥ kapilaḥ kardamātmajaḥ

Endowed with knowledge that illumines the universe, the remover of the darkness of delusion in yoga; the son of Devahuti, the accomplished one, Kapila, the son of Kardama.

Verse 242 (padma.6.71.242)

योगस्वामी ध्यानभंग सगरात्मजभस्मकृत् । धर्मो वृषेन्द्रः सुरभीपतिः शुद्धात्मभावितः

yogasvāmī dhyānabhaṁga sagarātmajabhasmakṛt dharmo vṛṣendraḥ surabhīpatiḥ śuddhātmabhāvitaḥ

The lord of yoga, who, his meditation broken, reduced the sons of Sagara to ash; Dharma, the bull-lord, the master of Surabhi, contemplated with a purified soul.

Verse 243 (padma.6.71.243)

शंभुस्त्रिपुरदाहैकस्थैर्थविश्वरथोद्वहः । भक्तशंभुजितो दैत्यामृतवापीसमस्तपः

śaṁbhustripuradāhaikasthairthaviśvarathodvahaḥ bhaktaśaṁbhujito daityāmṛtavāpīsamastapaḥ

Shambhu, the sole stable foundation for the burning of Tripura, the bearer of the universal chariot; who consented to be conquered by devotee Shambhu, of austerity like the demons' own pool of nectar.

Verse 244 (padma.6.71.244)

महाप्रलयविश्वैकद्वितीयाखिलनागराट् । शेषदेवः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रास्य शिरोभुजः

mahāpralayaviśvaikadvitīyākhilanāgarāṭ śeṣadevaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrāsya śirobhujaḥ

In the great dissolution, the sole and unrivalled one, the king of all serpents; the god Shesha, of a thousand eyes, a thousand faces, a thousand heads and arms.

Verse 245 (padma.6.71.245)

फणामणिकणाकारयोजिताब्ध्यंबुदक्षितिः । कालाग्निरुद्रजनको मुशलास्त्रो हलायुधः

phaṇāmaṇikaṇākārayojitābdhyaṁbudakṣitiḥ kālāgnirudrajanako muśalāstro halāyudhaḥ

Illuminating ocean, cloud and earth together with the jewel-rays of his serpent-hoods; the father of Kalagni-Rudra, wielder of the pestle-weapon, the plough-bearer [Balarama].

Verse 246 (padma.6.71.246)

नीलांबरो वारुणीशो मनोवाक्कायदोषहा । असंतोषो दृष्टिमात्रपातितैकदशाननः

nīlāṁbaro vāruṇīśo manovākkāyadoṣahā asaṁtoṣo dṛṣṭimātrapātitaikadaśānanaḥ

Clad in blue, lord of Varuni [wine], the remover of the faults of mind, speech, and body; discontented, felling eleven faces by mere sight alone.

Verse 247 (padma.6.71.247)

बलिसंयमनो घोरो रौहिणेयः प्रलंबहा । मुष्टिकघ्नो द्विविदहा कालिंदीकर्षणो बलः

balisaṁyamano ghoro rauhiṇeyaḥ pralaṁbahā muṣṭikaghno dvividahā kāliṁdīkarṣaṇo balaḥ

The queller of the demon Bali, terrible, the son of Rohini, the destroyer of Pralamba; the slayer of Mushtika, the destroyer of Dvivida, the drawer-forth of the Yamuna, mighty.

Verse 248 (padma.6.71.248)

रेवतीरमणः पूर्वभक्तिखेदाच्युताग्रजः । देवकीवसुदेवाह्व कश्यपादितिनंदनः

revatīramaṇaḥ pūrvabhaktikhedācyutāgrajaḥ devakīvasudevāhva kaśyapāditinaṁdanaḥ

The beloved of Revati, incarnated even before the sorrow of his earlier devotees, the elder brother of Achyuta; called by the names of Devaki and Vasudeva, the son [born of a portion] of Kashyapa and Aditi.

Verse 249 (padma.6.71.249)

वार्ष्णेयः सात्वतां श्रेष्ठः शौरिर्यदुकुलोद्वहः । नराकृतिः परंब्रह्म सव्यसाची वरप्रदः

vārṣṇeyaḥ sātvatāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ śauriryadukulodvahaḥ narākṛtiḥ paraṁbrahma savyasācī varapradaḥ

Of the Vrishni lineage, foremost among the Satvatas, Shauri [descendant of Shurasena], the ornament of the Yadu clan; of human form, the Supreme Brahman, Savyasachi [Arjuna], the boon-giver.

Verse 250 (padma.6.71.250)

ब्रह्मादिकाम्यलालित्य जगदाश्चर्य शैशवः । पूतनाघ्नः शकटभिद्यमलार्जुनभंजनः

brahmādikāmyalālitya jagadāścarya śaiśavaḥ pūtanāghnaḥ śakaṭabhidyamalārjunabhaṁjanaḥ

Nurtured by the desire of Brahma and the rest, whose very childhood astonishes the world; the slayer of Putana, the piercer of the cart-demon, the uprooter of the twin Arjuna trees.

Verse 251 (padma.6.71.251)

वातासुरारिः केशिघ्नो धेनुकारिर्गवीश्वरः । दामोदरो गोपदेवो यशोदानंददायकः

vātāsurāriḥ keśighno dhenukārirgavīśvaraḥ dāmodaro gopadevo yaśodānaṁdadāyakaḥ

The enemy of the wind-demon, the slayer of Keshi, the enemy of the demon Dhenuka, the lord of cows; Damodara, the god of the cowherds, the giver of joy to Yashoda.

Verse 252 (padma.6.71.252)

कालीयमर्दनः सर्वगोपगोपीजनप्रियः । लीलागोवर्द्धनधरो गोविंदो गोकुलोत्सवः

kālīyamardanaḥ sarvagopagopījanapriyaḥ līlāgovarddhanadharo goviṁdo gokulotsavaḥ

The subduer of the serpent Kaliya, dear to all the cowherds and cowherdesses; who, in mere play, held up Govardhana, Govinda, the very festivity of Gokula.

Verse 253 (padma.6.71.253)

अरिष्टमथनः कामोन्मत्तगोपीविमुक्तिदः । सद्यः कुवलयापीडघाती चाणूरमर्दनः

ariṣṭamathanaḥ kāmonmattagopīvimuktidaḥ sadyaḥ kuvalayāpīḍaghātī cāṇūramardanaḥ

The churner of the demon Arishta, the giver of liberation to the cowherdesses maddened with love; the instant slayer of the elephant Kuvalayapida, the subduer of the wrestler Chanura.

Verse 254 (padma.6.71.254)

कंसारिरुग्रसेनादिराज्यव्यापारितापरः । सुधर्मांकितभूर्लोको जरासंधबलांतकः

kaṁsārirugrasenādirājyavyāpāritāparaḥ sudharmāṁkitabhūrloko jarāsaṁdhabalāṁtakaḥ

The enemy of Kamsa, intent on establishing Ugrasena and the rest in their kingdom; whose earthly realm is marked by the Sudharma assembly-hall, the ender of Jarasandha's army.

Verse 255 (padma.6.71.255)

त्यक्तभग्नजरासंधो भीमसेनयशःप्रदः । सांदीपनमृतापत्यदाता कालांतकादिजित्

tyaktabhagnajarāsaṁdho bhīmasenayaśaḥpradaḥ sāṁdīpanamṛtāpatyadātā kālāṁtakādijit

Sparing the defeated and broken Jarasandha, the giver of fame to Bhimasena; the giver of life to Sandipani's dead son, the conqueror even of Time and Death and the rest.

Verse 256 (padma.6.71.256)

समस्तनारकित्राता सर्वभूपतिकोटिजित् । रुक्मिणीरमणो रुक्मिशासनो नरकांतकः

samastanārakitrātā sarvabhūpatikoṭijit rukmiṇīramaṇo rukmiśāsano narakāṁtakaḥ

The protector of all beings suffering in hell, the conqueror of myriad kings; the beloved of Rukmini, the punisher of Rukmi, the ender of the demon Naraka.

Verse 257 (padma.6.71.257)

समस्तसुंदरीकांतो मुरारिर्गरुडध्वजः । एकाकीजितरुद्रार्क मरुदाद्यखिलेश्वरः

samastasuṁdarīkāṁto murārirgaruḍadhvajaḥ ekākījitarudrārka marudādyakhileśvaraḥ

The beloved of every beauty, the enemy of the demon Mura, bearing the Garuda-banner; alone conquering Rudra, Surya, the Maruts and all the other gods.

Verse 258 (padma.6.71.258)

देवेंद्रदर्पहा कल्पद्रुमालंकृतभूतलः । बाणबाहुसहच्छिन्नं नद्यादिगणकोटिजित्

deveṁdradarpahā kalpadrumālaṁkṛtabhūtalaḥ bāṇabāhusahacchinnaṁ nadyādigaṇakoṭijit

The destroyer of Devendra's pride, the adorner of the earth with the wish-fulfilling tree; the severer of the demon Bana's arms, the conqueror of myriad hosts, rivers and the rest.

Verse 259 (padma.6.71.259)

लीलाजित महादेवो महादेवैकपूजितः । इंद्रार्थार्जुननिर्भंग जयदः पांडवैकधृक्

līlājita mahādevo mahādevaikapūjitaḥ iṁdrārthārjunanirbhaṁga jayadaḥ pāṁḍavaikadhṛk

Conquering even Mahadeva in mere sport, worshipped by Mahadeva alone; the one who, for Indra's sake, removed the discomfiture of Arjuna and gave him victory, the sole refuge of the Pandavas.

Verse 260 (padma.6.71.260)

काशिराजशिरश्छेत्ता रुद्रशक्त्यैकमर्दनः । विश्वेश्वरप्रसादाक्षः काशीराजसुतार्दनः

kāśirājaśiraśchettā rudraśaktyaikamardanaḥ viśveśvaraprasādākṣaḥ kāśīrājasutārdanaḥ

The severer of the head of the king of Kashi, the sole subduer of the power of Rudra; endowed with sight by the grace of Vishveshvara, the tormentor of the daughter of the king of Kashi.

Verse 261 (padma.6.71.261)

शंभुप्रतिज्ञाविध्वंसी काशीनिर्दग्धनायकः । काशीशगतकोटिघ्नो लोकशिक्षाद्विजार्चकः

śaṁbhupratijñāvidhvaṁsī kāśīnirdagdhanāyakaḥ kāśīśagatakoṭighno lokaśikṣādvijārcakaḥ

The shatterer of Shambhu's own vow, the very leader of Shiva who burned Kashi; the destroyer of myriad [devotees] who approached the lord of Kashi, worshipping the twice-born for the instruction of the world.

Verse 262 (padma.6.71.262)

युवतीव्रतयोवश्यः पुराशिववरप्रदः । शंकरैकप्रतिष्ठाधृक्स्वांश शंकरपूजकः

yuvatīvratayovaśyaḥ purāśivavarapradaḥ śaṁkaraikapratiṣṭhādhṛksvāṁśa śaṁkarapūjakaḥ

Won over by a young woman's vow, the giver of a boon to Shiva in ancient times; the sole upholder of Shankara's own honor, worshipping Shankara through his own portion.

Verse 263 (padma.6.71.263)

शिवकन्याव्रतपतिः कृष्णरूप शिवारिहा । महालक्ष्मीवपुर्गौरीत्राता वैदलवृत्रहा

śivakanyāvratapatiḥ kṛṣṇarūpa śivārihā mahālakṣmīvapurgaurītrātā vaidalavṛtrahā

The lord of the vow of Shiva's daughter [Ganga], of Krishna-form, the destroyer of the enemy of Shiva [Parvati]; of the form of Mahalakshmi, the protector of Gauri, the annihilator of Vritrasura's host.

Verse 264 (padma.6.71.264)

स्वधाममुचुकुंदैकनिष्कालयवनेष्टकृत् । यमुनापतिरानीत परिलीनद्विजात्मजः

svadhāmamucukuṁdaikaniṣkālayavaneṣṭakṛt yamunāpatirānīta parilīnadvijātmajaḥ

The one who, in his own abode, put an end to Kalayavana for Mucukunda's sake; the lord of the Yamuna, the restorer of the lost sons of a brahmin.

Verse 265 (padma.6.71.265)

श्रीदामरंकभक्तार्थभूम्यानीतेंद्रवैभवः । दुर्वृत्तशिशुपालैकमुक्तिदो द्वारकेश्वरः

śrīdāmaraṁkabhaktārthabhūmyānīteṁdravaibhavaḥ durvṛttaśiśupālaikamuktido dvārakeśvaraḥ

The one who, for the devotion of Sridama [Sudama], brought wealth equal to Indra's own splendor down to earth; the giver of liberation even to the wicked Shishupala, the lord of Dvaraka.

Verse 266 (padma.6.71.266)

आचांडालदिकप्राप्य द्वारकानिधिकोटिकृत् । अक्रूरोद्धवमुख्यैकभक्तस्वच्छंदमुक्तिदः

ācāṁḍāladikaprāpya dvārakānidhikoṭikṛt akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchaṁdamuktidaḥ

Accessible even to outcastes and all others, the creator of myriad treasures in Dvaraka; the giver of unfettered liberation to foremost devotees such as Akrura and Uddhava.

Verse 267 (padma.6.71.267)

सबालस्त्रीजलक्रीडामृतवापीकृतार्णवः । ब्रह्मास्त्रदग्धगर्भस्थ परीक्षिज्जीवनैककृत्

sabālastrījalakrīḍāmṛtavāpīkṛtārṇavaḥ brahmāstradagdhagarbhastha parīkṣijjīvanaikakṛt

The one who, in water-sports with children and women, turned the very ocean into a pool of nectar; the giver of life to Parikshit, scorched by the Brahmastra even in the womb.

Verse 268 (padma.6.71.268)

परिलीनद्विजसुतानेताऽर्जुनमदापहः । गूढमुद्राकृतिग्रस्त भीष्माद्यखिलकौरवः

parilīnadvijasutānetā'rjunamadāpahaḥ gūḍhamudrākṛtigrasta bhīṣmādyakhilakauravaḥ

The restorer of the lost sons of a brahmin, the remover of Arjuna's arrogance; who, through a hidden sign, encompassed Bhishma and all the Kauravas.

Verse 269 (padma.6.71.269)

यथार्थखंडिताशेष दिव्यास्त्रपार्थमोहहृत् । गर्भशापछलध्वस्तयादेवोर्वी भयापहः

yathārthakhaṁḍitāśeṣa divyāstrapārthamohahṛt garbhaśāpachaladhvastayādevorvī bhayāpahaḥ

The true shatterer of every divine weapon, the remover of Arjuna's delusion; who, when [Parikshit] was struck down by a curse in the womb, [saved him,] removing the fear of the Yadava clan and the earth.

Verse 270 (padma.6.71.270)

जराव्याधारिगतिदः स्मृतिमात्राखिलेष्टदः । कामदेवो रतिपतिर्मन्मथः शंबरांतकः

jarāvyādhārigatidaḥ smṛtimātrākhileṣṭadaḥ kāmadevo ratipatirmanmathaḥ śaṁbarāṁtakaḥ

The giver of a path even to the enemies of old age and disease, the fulfiller of every desire by mere remembrance; Kamadeva, the lord of Rati, Manmatha, the ender of the demon Shambara.

Verse 271 (padma.6.71.271)

अनंगो जितगौरीशो रतिकांतः सदेप्सितः । पुष्पेषुर्विश्वविजयि स्मरः कामेश्वरीप्रियः

anaṁgo jitagaurīśo ratikāṁtaḥ sadepsitaḥ puṣpeṣurviśvavijayi smaraḥ kāmeśvarīpriyaḥ

Bodiless, the conqueror of Gauri's lord [Shiva], the beloved of Rati, ever desired; wielder of the flower-arrow, world-conquering, Smara [Kama], the beloved of Kameshvari.

Verse 272 (padma.6.71.272)

उषापतिर्विश्वकेतुर्विश्वदृप्तोऽधिपूरुषः । चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्युगविधायकः

uṣāpatirviśvaketurviśvadṛpto'dhipūruṣaḥ caturātmā caturvyūhaścaturyugavidhāyakaḥ

The beloved of Usha, the banner of the universe, the pride of the universe, the highest Person; of four selves, of four emanations, the ordainer of the four ages.

Verse 273 (padma.6.71.273)

चतुर्वेदैकविश्वात्मा सर्वोत्कृष्टांशकोटिशः । आश्रमात्मा पुराणर्षिर्व्यासः शाखासहस्रकृत्

caturvedaikaviśvātmā sarvotkṛṣṭāṁśakoṭiśaḥ āśramātmā purāṇarṣirvyāsaḥ śākhāsahasrakṛt

The sole universal self of the four Vedas, of countless myriad forms among all the most exalted portions; of the form of the ashramas, the sage of the Puranas, Vyasa, the composer of the Veda's thousand branches.

Verse 274 (padma.6.71.274)

महाभारतनिर्माता कवींद्रो बादरायणः । कृष्णद्वैपायनः सर्वपुरुषार्थैकबोधकः

mahābhāratanirmātā kavīṁdro bādarāyaṇaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ sarvapuruṣārthaikabodhakaḥ

The composer of the Mahabharata, foremost among poets, Badarayana; Krishna-Dvaipayana, the sole knower of all the aims of human life.

Verse 275 (padma.6.71.275)

वेदांतकर्ता ब्रह्मैकव्यंजकः पुरुवंशकृत् । बुद्धो ध्यानजिताशेष देवदेवो जगत्प्रियः

vedāṁtakartā brahmaikavyaṁjakaḥ puruvaṁśakṛt buddho dhyānajitāśeṣa devadevo jagatpriyaḥ

The composer of the Vedanta, the sole revealer of Brahman, the founder of the Puru dynasty; Buddha, conquering all through meditation, the God of gods, dear to the world.

Verse 276 (padma.6.71.276)

निरायुधो जगज्जैत्रः श्रीधरो दुष्टमोहनः । दैत्यवेदबहिःकर्त्ता वेदार्थश्रुतिगोपकः

nirāyudho jagajjaitraḥ śrīdharo duṣṭamohanaḥ daityavedabahiḥkarttā vedārthaśrutigopakaḥ

Weaponless, the conqueror of the world, Shridhara, the deluder of the wicked; the excluder of demons from the Veda, the guardian of the Veda's true meaning and the scriptures.

Verse 277 (padma.6.71.277)

शौद्धोदनिर्दष्टदृष्टिः सुखदः सदसस्पतिः । यथायोग्याखिलकृपः सर्वशून्योऽखिलेष्टदः

śauddhodanirdaṣṭadṛṣṭiḥ sukhadaḥ sadasaspatiḥ yathāyogyākhilakṛpaḥ sarvaśūnyo'khileṣṭadaḥ

The son of Shuddhodana, of a piercing gaze, the giver of happiness, the lord of the assembly; compassionate toward all as is fitting, [teaching] the doctrine of the wholly void, the fulfiller of every desire.

Verse 278 (padma.6.71.278)

चतुष्कोटिपृथक्तत्वं प्रज्ञापारमितेश्वरः । पाखंडवेदमार्गेशः पाखंडश्रुतिगोपकः

catuṣkoṭipṛthaktatvaṁ prajñāpāramiteśvaraḥ pākhaṁḍavedamārgeśaḥ pākhaṁḍaśrutigopakaḥ

[Teaching] the reality distinct within the four categories, the lord of the perfection of wisdom; the lord of both the heterodox and Vedic paths, the guardian even of the heterodox scriptures.

Verse 279 (padma.6.71.279)

कल्की विष्णुयशःपुत्रः कलिकालविलोपकः । समस्तम्लेच्छदुष्टघ्नः सर्वशिष्टद्विजातिकृत्

kalkī viṣṇuyaśaḥputraḥ kalikālavilopakaḥ samastamlecchaduṣṭaghnaḥ sarvaśiṣṭadvijātikṛt

Kalki, the son of Vishnuyasha, the ender of the Kali age; the destroyer of all barbarians and the wicked, the begetter of all cultured brahmins.

Verse 280 (padma.6.71.280)

सत्यप्रवर्त्तको देव द्विजदीर्घक्षुधापहः । अश्ववारादि रेवंतः पृथ्वीदुर्गतिनाशनः

satyapravarttako deva dvijadīrghakṣudhāpahaḥ aśvavārādi revaṁtaḥ pṛthvīdurgatināśanaḥ

The establisher of truth, the remover of the brahmins' prolonged hunger; Revanta and his mounted riders [the divine protector of horses, son of the Sun], the destroyer of the earth's evil state.

Verse 281 (padma.6.71.281)

सद्यः क्ष्माऽनंतलक्ष्मीकृन्नष्टनिःशेषधर्मवित् । अनंतस्वर्णयोगैक हेमपूर्णाखिलद्विजः

sadyaḥ kṣmā'naṁtalakṣmīkṛnnaṣṭaniḥśeṣadharmavit anaṁtasvarṇayogaika hemapūrṇākhiladvijaḥ

Instantly endowing the earth with boundless prosperity, the knower of the entirety of dharma once it is lost; the one who, through boundless alchemy of gold, fills all the twice-born with gold.

Verse 282 (padma.6.71.282)

असाध्यैकजगच्छास्ता विश्ववंद्यो जयध्वजः । आत्मतत्वाधिपः कर्तृश्रेष्ठो विधिरुमापतिः

asādhyaikajagacchāstā viśvavaṁdyo jayadhvajaḥ ātmatatvādhipaḥ kartṛśreṣṭho vidhirumāpatiḥ

The sole ruler of the unconquerable universe, saluted by all the world, bearing the banner of victory; the lord of the truth of the Self, the foremost among doers, the Ordainer, the lord of Uma.

Verse 283 (padma.6.71.283)

भर्तृश्रेष्ठः प्रजेशाग्र्यो मरीचिर्जनकाग्रणीः । कश्यपो देवराजेंद्रः प्रह्लादो दैत्यराट्शशी

bhartṛśreṣṭhaḥ prajeśāgryo marīcirjanakāgraṇīḥ kaśyapo devarājeṁdraḥ prahlādo daityarāṭśaśī

The foremost among lords, the foremost among the Prajapatis, Marichi, the foremost among fathers; Kashyapa, the great lord of the gods' king, Prahlada, the king of demons, the Moon.

Verse 284 (padma.6.71.284)

नक्षत्रेशो रविस्तेजः श्रेष्ठः शुक्रः कवीश्वरः । महर्षिराट्भृगुर्विष्णुरादित्येशो बलिस्वराट्

nakṣatreśo ravistejaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śukraḥ kavīśvaraḥ maharṣirāṭbhṛgurviṣṇurādityeśo balisvarāṭ

The lord of the constellations, the Sun, foremost in splendor, Shukra, the lord of poet-sages; the emperor among the great sages, Bhrigu, Vishnu, the lord of the Adityas, the sovereign of Bali.

Verse 285 (padma.6.71.285)

वायुर्वह्निः शुचिः श्रेष्ठः शंकरो रुद्रराट्गुरुः । विद्वत्तमश्चित्ररथो गंधर्वाग्र्योक्षरोत्तमः

vāyurvahniḥ śuciḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śaṁkaro rudrarāṭguruḥ vidvattamaścitraratho gaṁdharvāgryokṣarottamaḥ

Vayu, Agni, foremost in purity, Shankara, the emperor and teacher of the Rudras; the foremost among the learned, Chitraratha, the foremost among gandharvas, the most excellent among the imperishable.

Verse 286 (padma.6.71.286)

वर्णादिरग्र्यस्त्रीगौरीशक्त्याग्र्याशीश्च नारदः । देवर्षिराट्पांडवाग्र्योऽर्जुनोवादः प्रवादराट्

varṇādiragryastrīgaurīśaktyāgryāśīśca nāradaḥ devarṣirāṭpāṁḍavāgryo'rjunovādaḥ pravādarāṭ

The foremost among the varnas, the foremost among women, the power of Gauri, the foremost among blessings, Narada; the emperor among divine sages, the foremost among the Pandavas, Arjuna, the sovereign among disputants.

Verse 287 (padma.6.71.287)

पवनः पवनेशानो वरुणो यादसां पतिः । गंगातीर्थोत्तमोद्यूतं छलकाग्र्यं वरौषधम्

pavanaḥ pavaneśāno varuṇo yādasāṁ patiḥ gaṁgātīrthottamodyūtaṁ chalakāgryaṁ varauṣadham

Pavana, the lord of the wind, Varuna, the lord of aquatic creatures; the Ganga, the most excellent of sacred crossings, dice-play, foremost among deceptions, the finest medicine.

Verse 288 (padma.6.71.288)

अन्नं सुदर्शनोऽस्त्राग्र्यं वज्रं प्रहरणोत्तमम् । उच्चैःश्रवावाजिराज ऐरावतइभेश्वरः

annaṁ sudarśano'strāgryaṁ vajraṁ praharaṇottamam uccaiḥśravāvājirāja airāvataibheśvaraḥ

Food, the discus Sudarshana, foremost among weapons, the thunderbolt, the most excellent among arms; Uchchaihshravas, the king among horses, Airavata, the lord of elephants.

Verse 289 (padma.6.71.289)

अरुंधत्येकपत्नीशो ह्यश्वत्थोऽशेषवृक्षराट् । अध्यात्मविद्याविद्याग्र्यः प्रणवच्छंदसां वरः

aruṁdhatyekapatnīśo hyaśvattho'śeṣavṛkṣarāṭ adhyātmavidyāvidyāgryaḥ praṇavacchaṁdasāṁ varaḥ

Arundhati, the mistress of women devoted to a single husband, the ashvattha [peepal], the king among all trees; the foremost among spiritual sciences, Om, the most excellent among meters.

Verse 290 (padma.6.71.290)

मेरुर्गिरिपतिर्मार्गो मासाग्र्यः कालसत्तमः । दिनाद्यात्मा पूर्वसिद्धः कपिलः सामवेदराट्

merurgiripatirmārgo māsāgryaḥ kālasattamaḥ dinādyātmā pūrvasiddhaḥ kapilaḥ sāmavedarāṭ

Meru, the lord of mountains, the path, the foremost among months, the most excellent among times; the very self of the day and the rest, accomplished from the beginning, Kapila, the sovereign of the Sama Veda.

Verse 291 (padma.6.71.291)

तार्क्ष्यः खगेंद्र ऋत्वग्र्यो वसंतः कल्पपादपः । दातृश्रेष्ठः कामधेनुरार्तिघ्नाग्र्य सुहृत्तमः

tārkṣyaḥ khageṁdra ṛtvagryo vasaṁtaḥ kalpapādapaḥ dātṛśreṣṭhaḥ kāmadhenurārtighnāgrya suhṛttamaḥ

Tarkshya [Garuda], king among birds, the foremost among seasons, spring, the wish-fulfilling tree; the foremost among the generous, the wish-cow, foremost among the removers of suffering, the most excellent friend.

Verse 292 (padma.6.71.292)

चिंतामणिर्गुरुश्रेष्ठो माता हिततमः पिता । सिंहो मृगेंद्रो नागेंद्रो वासुकिर्नृवरो नृप

ciṁtāmaṇirguruśreṣṭho mātā hitatamaḥ pitā siṁho mṛgeṁdro nāgeṁdro vāsukirnṛvaro nṛpa

The wish-fulfilling jewel, foremost among teachers, the mother, the most beneficent father; the lion, the king of beasts, the king of serpents, Vasuki, the foremost among men, the king.

Verse 293 (padma.6.71.293)

वर्णेशो ब्राह्मणश्चेतः करुणाग्र्यं नमोनमः । इत्येतद्वासुदेवस्य विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्

varṇeśo brāhmaṇaścetaḥ karuṇāgryaṁ namonamaḥ ityetadvāsudevasya viṣṇornāmasahasrakam

Lord of the varnas, the brahmin, the mind, the foremost in compassion - to all these, salutations again and again. Thus is completed this thousand-name hymn of Vasudeva Vishnu.

Verse 294 (padma.6.71.294)

सर्वापराधशमनं परं भक्तिविवर्द्धनम् । अक्षयं ब्रह्मलोकादि सर्वस्वर्गैकसाधनम्

sarvāparādhaśamanaṁ paraṁ bhaktivivarddhanam akṣayaṁ brahmalokādi sarvasvargaikasādhanam

This destroys every transgression and increases the highest devotion; it is imperishable, and is the sole means to Brahmaloka and all the heavens.

Verse 295 (padma.6.71.295)

विष्णुलोकैकसोपानं सर्वदुःखविनाशनम् । समस्तसुखदं सद्यः परं निर्वाणदायकम्

viṣṇulokaikasopānaṁ sarvaduḥkhavināśanam samastasukhadaṁ sadyaḥ paraṁ nirvāṇadāyakam

It is the sole stairway to the realm of Vishnu, the destroyer of every sorrow; it instantly bestows every happiness, and grants supreme liberation.

Verse 296 (padma.6.71.296)

कामक्रोधादिनिःशेषमनोमलविशोधनम् । शांतिदं पावनं नॄणां महापातकिनामपि

kāmakrodhādiniḥśeṣamanomalaviśodhanam śāṁtidaṁ pāvanaṁ nṝṇāṁ mahāpātakināmapi

It purifies every stain of the mind, such as desire and anger; it grants peace and purity to men, even to the gravest of sinners.

Verse 297 (padma.6.71.297)

सर्वेषां प्राणिनामाशु सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । समस्तविघ्नशमनं सर्वारिष्टविनाशनम्

sarveṣāṁ prāṇināmāśu sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam samastavighnaśamanaṁ sarvāriṣṭavināśanam

It swiftly grants every desired fruit to all beings; it pacifies every obstacle and destroys every calamity.

Verse 298 (padma.6.71.298)

घोरदुःखप्रशमनं तीव्रदारिद्र्यनाशनम् । ऋणत्रयापहं गुह्यं धनधान्ययशस्करम्

ghoraduḥkhapraśamanaṁ tīvradāridryanāśanam ṛṇatrayāpahaṁ guhyaṁ dhanadhānyayaśaskaram

It pacifies terrible suffering and destroys severe poverty; it removes the three [ancestral, divine, and sagely] debts, is secret, and bestows wealth, grain, and fame.

Verse 299 (padma.6.71.299)

सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदं सर्वसिद्धिदं सर्वधर्मदम् । तीर्थयज्ञतपोदानव्रतकोटिफलप्रदम्

sarvaiśvaryapradaṁ sarvasiddhidaṁ sarvadharmadam tīrthayajñatapodānavratakoṭiphalapradam

It grants every majesty, every accomplishment, and every dharma; it bestows the fruit of myriad sacred crossings, sacrifices, austerities, gifts, and vows.

Verse 300 (padma.6.71.300)

जगज्जाड्यप्रशमनं सर्वविद्यापवर्त्तकम् । राज्यदं भ्रष्टराज्यानां रोगिणां सर्वरोगहृत्

jagajjāḍyapraśamanaṁ sarvavidyāpavarttakam rājyadaṁ bhraṣṭarājyānāṁ rogiṇāṁ sarvarogahṛt

It pacifies the world's dullness and sets in motion every branch of knowledge; it restores kingdoms to the fallen and removes every disease of the sick.

Verse 301 (padma.6.71.301)

वंध्यानां सुतदं चायुःक्षीणानां जीवितप्रदम् । भूतग्रहविषध्वंसि ग्रहपीडाविनाशनम्

vaṁdhyānāṁ sutadaṁ cāyuḥkṣīṇānāṁ jīvitapradam bhūtagrahaviṣadhvaṁsi grahapīḍāvināśanam

It grants sons to barren women and gives life to those whose lifespan is exhausted; it destroys evil spirits, malefic planets, and poison, and dispels planetary affliction.

Verse 302 (padma.6.71.302)

मांगल्यं पुण्यमायुष्यं श्रवणात्पठनाज्जपात् । सकृदस्याखिलावेदाः सांगा मंत्राश्च कोटिशः

māṁgalyaṁ puṇyamāyuṣyaṁ śravaṇātpaṭhanājjapāt sakṛdasyākhilāvedāḥ sāṁgā maṁtrāśca koṭiśaḥ

It is auspicious, meritorious, and life-giving - merely by hearing, reading, and chanting it; a single [recitation] of it equals all the Vedas, all the mantras together with their limbs, and myriad [scriptures].

Verse 303 (padma.6.71.303)

पुराणशास्त्रस्मृतयः श्रुता स्युः पठितास्तथा । जप्त्वा चैकाक्षरं श्लोकं पादं वा पठति प्रिये

purāṇaśāstrasmṛtayaḥ śrutā syuḥ paṭhitāstathā japtvā caikākṣaraṁ ślokaṁ pādaṁ vā paṭhati priye

The Puranas, the scriptures, and the codes of law are reckoned as heard and read [by that alone]. O beloved, whoever, having chanted even a single syllable, verse, or quarter-verse, recites it,

Verse 304 (padma.6.71.304)

नित्यं सिध्यति सर्वेष्टमचिरात्किमुताखिलम् । नानेन सदृशं सद्यः प्रत्ययं सर्वकर्मसु

nityaṁ sidhyati sarveṣṭamacirātkimutākhilam nānena sadṛśaṁ sadyaḥ pratyayaṁ sarvakarmasu

all his desires are swiftly and certainly fulfilled - what then to say of reciting the entire thousand names? There is nothing equal to this in granting instant fruit in every undertaking.

Verse 305 (padma.6.71.305)

इदं भद्रे त्वया गोप्यं पाठ्यं स्वार्थैकसिद्धये । नावैष्णवाय दातव्यं विकल्पोपहतात्मने

idaṁ bhadre tvayā gopyaṁ pāṭhyaṁ svārthaikasiddhaye nāvaiṣṇavāya dātavyaṁ vikalpopahatātmane

O gentle one, this should be kept secret by you, and read only for the accomplishment of one's own purpose; it should not be given to any non-Vaishnava whose mind is afflicted by doubt,

Verse 306 (padma.6.71.306)

भक्तिश्रद्धाविहीनाय विष्णुसामान्यदर्शिने । देयं पुत्राय शिष्याय सुहृदे हितकाम्यया

bhaktiśraddhāvihīnāya viṣṇusāmānyadarśine deyaṁ putrāya śiṣyāya suhṛde hitakāmyayā

who is devoid of devotion and faith and regards Vishnu as an ordinary deity. It should be given to a son, a disciple, or a friend, out of a wish for his welfare.

Verse 307 (padma.6.71.307)

मत्प्रसादादृतेनेदं ग्रहीष्यंत्यल्पमेधसः । कलौ सद्यः फलं कल्पग्रामं नेष्यति नारदः

matprasādādṛtenedaṁ grahīṣyaṁtyalpamedhasaḥ kalau sadyaḥ phalaṁ kalpagrāmaṁ neṣyati nāradaḥ

People of shallow understanding shall not receive it apart from my grace; in the Kali age this grants instant fruit, [though] Narada shall not carry it to every single village,

Verse 308 (padma.6.71.308)

लोकानां भाग्यहीनानां येन दुःखं विनश्यति । द्वित्रेषु वैष्णवेष्वेतदार्यावर्ते भविष्यति

lokānāṁ bhāgyahīnānāṁ yena duḥkhaṁ vinaśyati dvitreṣu vaiṣṇaveṣvetadāryāvarte bhaviṣyati

by which the suffering of the ill-fated might be destroyed. This shall reach only two or three Vaishnavas in Aryavarta.

Verse 309 (padma.6.71.309)

नास्ति विष्णोः परं धाम नास्ति विष्णोः परं तपः । नास्ति विष्णोः परो धर्मो नास्ति मंत्रो ह्यवैष्णवः

nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ dhāma nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ tapaḥ nāsti viṣṇoḥ paro dharmo nāsti maṁtro hyavaiṣṇavaḥ

There is no abode greater than Vishnu, there is no austerity greater than Vishnu; there is no dharma greater than Vishnu, and there is no mantra [of worth] apart from Vishnu.

Verse 310 (padma.6.71.310)

नास्ति विष्णोः परं सत्यं नास्ति विष्णोः परो मखः । नास्ति विष्णोः परं ध्यानं नास्ति विष्णोः परा गतिः

nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ satyaṁ nāsti viṣṇoḥ paro makhaḥ nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ dhyānaṁ nāsti viṣṇoḥ parā gatiḥ

There is no truth greater than Vishnu, there is no sacrifice greater than Vishnu; there is no meditation greater than Vishnu, and there is no destination greater than Vishnu.

Verse 311 (padma.6.71.311)

किं तस्य बहुभिर्मंत्रैः शास्त्रैर्वा र्बहुविस्तरैः । वाजपेयसहस्रैर्वा भक्तिर्यस्य जनार्दने

kiṁ tasya bahubhirmaṁtraiḥ śāstrairvā rbahuvistaraiḥ vājapeyasahasrairvā bhaktiryasya janārdane

What use are many mantras, or scriptures of vast extent, or even a thousand Vajapeya sacrifices, to one whose devotion is fixed upon Janardana?

Verse 312 (padma.6.71.312)

सर्वतीर्थमयो विष्णुः सर्वशास्त्रमयः प्रभुः । सर्वक्रतुमयो विष्णुः सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् । आब्रह्मसारसर्वस्वं सर्वमेतन्मयोदितम्

sarvatīrthamayo viṣṇuḥ sarvaśāstramayaḥ prabhuḥ sarvakratumayo viṣṇuḥ satyaṁ satyaṁ vadāmyaham ābrahmasārasarvasvaṁ sarvametanmayoditam

Vishnu is of the very form of all sacred crossings, the Lord is of the very form of all scriptures; Vishnu is of the very form of all sacrifices - I speak the truth, the truth alone. Whatever exists, from Brahma down to the very essence, all of that I myself have declared.

Verse 313 (padma.6.71.313)

पार्वत्युवाच- धन्यास्म्यनुगृहीतास्मि कृतार्थास्मि जगत्पते । यन्मयेदं श्रुतं स्तोत्रं त्वद्रहस्यं सुदुर्लभम्

pārvatyuvāca- dhanyāsmyanugṛhītāsmi kṛtārthāsmi jagatpate yanmayedaṁ śrutaṁ stotraṁ tvadrahasyaṁ sudurlabham

Parvati said: I am blessed, I am favored, I am fulfilled, O lord of the world, in that I have heard this hymn, this secret and most rare mystery of yours.

Verse 314 (padma.6.71.314)

अहो बत महत्कष्टं समस्तदुःखहे हरौ । विद्यमानेऽपि देवेशे मूढाः क्लिश्यंति संसृतौ

aho bata mahatkaṣṭaṁ samastaduḥkhahe harau vidyamāne'pi deveśe mūḍhāḥ kliśyaṁti saṁsṛtau

Ah, what great misfortune it is that, though Hari removes every sorrow, though the God of gods himself is present, foolish people yet suffer affliction in this worldly existence!

Verse 315 (padma.6.71.315)

यमुद्दिश्य सदा नाथं महेशोऽपि दिगंबरः । जटिलो भस्मलिप्तांगो तपस्वी वीक्ष्यते जनैः

yamuddiśya sadā nāthaṁ maheśo'pi digaṁbaraḥ jaṭilo bhasmaliptāṁgo tapasvī vīkṣyate janaiḥ

He upon whom, as his aim, even Mahesha, wearing the directions as garments, bearing matted locks and limbs smeared with ash, is seen by people in the form of an ascetic,

Verse 316 (padma.6.71.316)

ततोऽधिकोऽस्ति देवः को लक्ष्मीकांतान्मधुद्विषः । यत्तत्त्वं चिंत्यते नित्यं त्वया योगेश्वरेण हि

tato'dhiko'sti devaḥ ko lakṣmīkāṁtānmadhudviṣaḥ yattattvaṁ ciṁtyate nityaṁ tvayā yogeśvareṇa hi

who then is a greater god than that enemy of Madhu, the beloved of Lakshmi, that very truth upon which you, O lord of yoga, ever meditate?

Verse 317 (padma.6.71.317)

ततः परं किमधिकं पदं श्रीपुरुषोत्तमात् । तमविज्ञाय कं मूढाः यजंते ज्ञानमानिनः

tataḥ paraṁ kimadhikaṁ padaṁ śrīpuruṣottamāt tamavijñāya kaṁ mūḍhāḥ yajaṁte jñānamāninaḥ

What supreme state is greater than that Sri Purushottama? Without knowing him, O fools, whom do those who are proud of their own knowledge worship?

Verse 318 (padma.6.71.318)

मुषितास्मि त्वया नाथ चिरं यदयमीश्वरः । प्रकाशितो न मे यस्मात्त्वदाद्या दिव्यशक्तयः

muṣitāsmi tvayā nātha ciraṁ yadayamīśvaraḥ prakāśito na me yasmāttvadādyā divyaśaktayaḥ

O lord, you have deceived me for a long time, in that you never revealed to me that majesty which this Lord himself is, and your own primal divine powers.

Verse 319 (padma.6.71.319)

अहो सर्वेश्वरो विष्णुः सर्वदेवोत्तमोत्तमः । भवदादिगुरुर्मूढैः सामान्य इव वीक्ष्यते

aho sarveśvaro viṣṇuḥ sarvadevottamottamaḥ bhavadādigururmūḍhaiḥ sāmānya iva vīkṣyate

Ah, Vishnu, the Lord of all, the most excellent among all the gods, is your own primal teacher - yet fools regard him as though he were something common.

Verse 320 (padma.6.71.320)

महीयसां हि माहात्म्यं भजमानान्भजंति ते । द्विषतोऽपि वृथा पापानुपेक्ष्यंते क्षमान्विताः

mahīyasāṁ hi māhātmyaṁ bhajamānānbhajaṁti te dviṣato'pi vṛthā pāpānupekṣyaṁte kṣamānvitāḥ

The glory of the great honors only those who honor it; even the sins of those who bear it enmity, being forgiving, they overlook in vain.

Verse 321 (padma.6.71.321)

मयापि बाल्ये स्वपितुः प्रजा दृष्टा बुभुक्षिताः । दुःखादशक्तया पोष्टुं श्रियमाराध्य वै भृताः

mayāpi bālye svapituḥ prajā dṛṣṭā bubhukṣitāḥ duḥkhādaśaktayā poṣṭuṁ śriyamārādhya vai bhṛtāḥ

Even in my childhood I beheld my own father's starving subjects; through their sorrow, unable to sustain them, [he] worshipped Shri [Lakshmi] alone and thus supported them.

Verse 322 (padma.6.71.322)

तया संनिहिताभ्यश्च प्रजाभ्यो भवदादयः । विलसंति स शक्राद्याः ससुहृन्मित्रबांधवाः

tayā saṁnihitābhyaśca prajābhyo bhavadādayaḥ vilasaṁti sa śakrādyāḥ sasuhṛnmitrabāṁdhavāḥ

By her very presence, even gods like yourself sport together with your subjects, together with Indra and the rest, together with your friends, well-wishers and kin.

Verse 323 (padma.6.71.323)

तया विना क्व देवत्वं क्वैश्वर्यं क्व परिग्रहः । सर्वे भवंति जीवंतो यातनास्वेव संस्थिताः

tayā vinā kva devatvaṁ kvaiśvaryaṁ kva parigrahaḥ sarve bhavaṁti jīvaṁto yātanāsveva saṁsthitāḥ

Without her, where is divinity, where is majesty, where is possession? All, though living, remain established in nothing but torment.

Verse 324 (padma.6.71.324)

तामृतेनैव धर्मोऽथ कामो मोक्षोऽपि दूरतः । क्षुधितानां दुर्गतानां कुतो योगसमाधयः

tāmṛtenaiva dharmo'tha kāmo mokṣo'pi dūrataḥ kṣudhitānāṁ durgatānāṁ kuto yogasamādhayaḥ

Without her, even dharma becomes devoid of its nectar, let alone desire and liberation; how could yoga and meditative absorption ever come to those who are hungry and fallen into misfortune?

Verse 325 (padma.6.71.325)

स च संसारसारैकः सर्वलोकैकनायकः । वशगा कमला यस्य त्यक्त्वा तामपि शंकरः

sa ca saṁsārasāraikaḥ sarvalokaikanāyakaḥ vaśagā kamalā yasya tyaktvā tāmapi śaṁkaraḥ

He [Vishnu] alone is the very essence of worldly existence, the sole master of all the worlds; he in whose sway Kamala [Lakshmi] herself remains, and even leaving her aside, Shankara [praises him] -

Verse 326 (padma.6.71.326)

अनौद्धत्येन शौचेन रूपेणार्जवसंपदा । सर्वातिशयवीर्येण संपूर्णस्य महात्मनः

anauddhatyena śaucena rūpeṇārjavasaṁpadā sarvātiśayavīryeṇa saṁpūrṇasya mahātmanaḥ

of that great-souled one, who is complete with humility, purity, beauty, the wealth of simplicity, and valor surpassing all things,

Verse 327 (padma.6.71.327)

कस्तेन तुल्यतामेति देवदेवेन विष्णुना । यस्यांशांशावतारेण विना सर्वं विलीयते

kastena tulyatāmeti devadevena viṣṇunā yasyāṁśāṁśāvatāreṇa vinā sarvaṁ vilīyate

who can be equal to that God of gods, Vishnu, without even a portion of whose portion's incarnation everything would dissolve away?

Verse 328 (padma.6.71.328)

जगदेतत्तथाप्याहुर्दोषायैतद्विमोहिताः । नास्य जन्म न वा मृत्युर्नाप्राप्यं स्वार्थमेव च

jagadetattathāpyāhurdoṣāyaitadvimohitāḥ nāsya janma na vā mṛtyurnāprāpyaṁ svārthameva ca

Yet the world, deluded by this very fact, speaks of it only as a fault - he has neither birth nor death, nor anything unattained, nor any self-interest whatever,

Verse 329 (padma.6.71.329)

कामाद्यासक्तचित्तत्वात्किं तु सर्वेश्वरप्रभो । त्वन्मयत्वात्प्रमादाद्वा शक्नोमि पठितुं न चेत्

kāmādyāsaktacittatvātkiṁ tu sarveśvaraprabho tvanmayatvātpramādādvā śaknomi paṭhituṁ na cet

but only because their minds are attached to desire and the rest [does the world fail to understand him]. O Lord of all lords, whether through being of your very own nature or through some lapse, if I am unable to recite this [properly],

Verse 330 (padma.6.71.330)

विष्णोः सहस्रनामैतत्प्रत्यहं वृषभध्वज । नाम्नैकेन तु येन स्यात्तत्फलं ब्रूहि मे प्रभो

viṣṇoḥ sahasranāmaitatpratyahaṁ vṛṣabhadhvaja nāmnaikena tu yena syāttatphalaṁ brūhi me prabho

then, O bull-bannered one, [in place of reading] this thousand-name hymn of Vishnu every day, tell me that one single name by which that very same fruit might be obtained, O Lord.

Verse 331 (padma.6.71.331)

महादेव उवाच- रामरामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्रनामतत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने

mahādeva uvāca- rāmarāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame sahasranāmatattulyaṁ rāmanāma varānane

Mahadeva said: Saying 'Rama, Rama', saying 'Rama', delighting in Rama alone, O charming one - the name of Rama is equal to the thousand names, O fair-faced one!