The Glory of Adinarayana

Verse 1 (skanda.7.84.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि आदिनारायणं हरिम्। तस्याश्च पूर्वदिग्भागे सर्वपातकनाशनम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi ādinārāyaṇaṁ harim| tasyāśca pūrvadigbhāge sarvapātakanāśanam

Ishvara said: Thereafter, O great Goddess, one should go to Adinarayana Hari, situated to the east of that place (Yogeshvari), who destroys all sins.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.84.2)

पादुकासनसंयुक्तं सर्वदैत्यांतकारिणम्। आदौ कृतयुगे देवि दैत्योऽभून्मेघवाहनः

pādukāsanasaṁyuktaṁ sarvadaityāṁtakāriṇam| ādau kṛtayuge devi daityo'bhūnmeghavāhanaḥ

He is seated upon his sandal-throne, the ender of all demons. O Devi, at the very beginning, in the Krita age, there was a demon named Meghavahana.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.84.3)

महाबलो महाकायो योजनायुतविस्तरः। अजेयः सर्वदेवानां त्रैलोक्यक्षयकारकः। ब्रह्मणा तस्य तुष्टेन वरो दत्तो वरानने

mahābalo mahākāyo yojanāyutavistaraḥ| ajeyaḥ sarvadevānāṁ trailokyakṣayakārakaḥ| brahmaṇā tasya tuṣṭena varo datto varānane

He was of immense strength, of enormous body, extending ten thousand yojanas, unconquerable by all the gods, and a destroyer of the three worlds. O fair-faced one, Brahma, pleased with him, granted him a boon.

Verse 4 (skanda.7.84.4)

यदा पादुकया विष्णुस्त्वां हनिष्यति संयुगे। तदैव मृत्युर्भविता नान्यथा मरणं तव

yadā pādukayā viṣṇustvāṁ haniṣyati saṁyuge| tadaiva mṛtyurbhavitā nānyathā maraṇaṁ tava

'Only when Vishnu strikes you with his sandal in battle will your death occur; otherwise there shall be no death for you.'

Verse 5 (skanda.7.84.5)

इति लब्धवरो दैत्यः संतापयति भूतलम्। युगानां कोटिमेकां तु सदेवासुरमानुषम्

iti labdhavaro daityaḥ saṁtāpayati bhūtalam| yugānāṁ koṭimekāṁ tu sadevāsuramānuṣam

Having obtained this boon, the demon tormented the whole earth, together with gods, demons, and men, for a full crore of ages.

Verse 6 (skanda.7.84.6)

संतप्य बहुधा देवि दक्षिणो दधिमागतः। तत्र विध्वंसयामास ऋषीणामाश्रमाणि वै

saṁtapya bahudhā devi dakṣiṇo dadhimāgataḥ| tatra vidhvaṁsayāmāsa ṛṣīṇāmāśramāṇi vai

O Devi, having tormented the world in many ways, he came from the south to the ocean of curds; there he destroyed the hermitages of the sages.

Verse 7 (skanda.7.84.7)

ततस्त ऋषयः सर्वे विध्वस्ताश्रममण्डलाः। शरणं चैव संप्राप्ता देवदेवं तु केशवम्। अजेयं तं तु संज्ञात्वा तुष्टुवुर्गरुडध्वजम्

tatasta ṛṣayaḥ sarve vidhvastāśramamaṇḍalāḥ| śaraṇaṁ caiva saṁprāptā devadevaṁ tu keśavam| ajeyaṁ taṁ tu saṁjñātvā tuṣṭuvurgaruḍadhvajam

Then all those sages, whose circle of hermitages had been destroyed, took refuge in the god of gods, Keshava; knowing him (the demon) to be unconquerable, they praised the Garuda-bannered one.

Verse 8 (skanda.7.84.8)

ऋषय ऊचुः। नमः परमकल्याणकल्याणायात्मयोगिने। जनार्द्दनाय देवाय श्रीधराय च वेधसे

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| namaḥ paramakalyāṇakalyāṇāyātmayogine| janārddanāya devāya śrīdharāya ca vedhase

The sages said: Salutations to the one who is auspiciousness itself even to supreme auspiciousness, the self-realized yogi, the god Janardana, Shridhara, and the Creator.

Verse 9 (skanda.7.84.9)

नमः कमलकिंजल्कसुवर्णमुकुटाय च। केशवायातिसूक्ष्माय बृहन्मूर्ते नमोनमः

namaḥ kamalakiṁjalkasuvarṇamukuṭāya ca| keśavāyātisūkṣmāya bṛhanmūrte namonamaḥ

Salutations to the one whose golden crown resembles the pollen of the lotus; salutations again and again to Keshava, the most subtle and yet the vastest of forms.

Verse 10 (skanda.7.84.10)

महात्मने वरेण्याय नमः पंकजनाभये। नमोऽस्तु मायाहरये हरये हरिवेधसे

mahātmane vareṇyāya namaḥ paṁkajanābhaye| namo'stu māyāharaye haraye harivedhase

Salutations to the great soul, the most excellent one, the lotus-naveled one; salutations to Hari who removes illusion, and to Hari the Creator.

Verse 11 (skanda.7.84.11)

हिरण्यगर्भगर्भाय जगतः कारणात्मने। अच्युताय नमो नित्यमनन्ताय नमोनमः

hiraṇyagarbhagarbhāya jagataḥ kāraṇātmane| acyutāya namo nityamanantāya namonamaḥ

Salutations to the one who is the very womb of Hiranyagarbha, the essential cause of the world; eternal salutations to the imperishable one, and again and again to the infinite one.

Verse 12 (skanda.7.84.12)

नमो मायापटच्छन्न जगद्धात्रे महात्मने। संसारसागरोत्तार ज्ञानपोतप्रदायिने। अकुंठमतये धात्रे सर्गस्थित्यंतकर्मणे

namo māyāpaṭacchanna jagaddhātre mahātmane| saṁsārasāgarottāra jñānapotapradāyine| akuṁṭhamataye dhātre sargasthityaṁtakarmaṇe

Salutations to the great-souled sustainer of the world, veiled by the covering of illusion; to the giver of the boat of knowledge to cross the ocean of worldly existence, to the one of unimpeded intellect, the sustainer who performs the acts of creation, preservation, and dissolution.

Verse 13 (skanda.7.84.13)

यथा हि वासुदेवेति प्रोक्ते नश्यति पातकम्। तथा विलयमभ्येतु दैत्योऽयं मेघवाहनः

yathā hi vāsudeveti prokte naśyati pātakam| tathā vilayamabhyetu daityo'yaṁ meghavāhanaḥ

Just as sin is destroyed merely by the utterance of the name 'Vasudeva,' so may this demon Meghavahana meet his dissolution.

Verse 14 (skanda.7.84.14)

यथा विष्णुः स्वभक्तेषु पापमाप्नोति संस्थितम्। तथा विनाशमायातु दैत्योऽयं पापकर्मकृत्

yathā viṣṇuḥ svabhakteṣu pāpamāpnoti saṁsthitam| tathā vināśamāyātu daityo'yaṁ pāpakarmakṛt

Just as Vishnu takes upon himself the sin residing in his devotees, so may this demon of sinful deeds meet his destruction.

Verse 15 (skanda.7.84.15)

स्मृतमात्रो यथा विष्णुः सर्वं पापं व्यपोहति। तथा प्रणाशमभ्येतु दैत्योऽयं मेघवाहनः

smṛtamātro yathā viṣṇuḥ sarvaṁ pāpaṁ vyapohati| tathā praṇāśamabhyetu daityo'yaṁ meghavāhanaḥ

Just as Vishnu, merely by being remembered, wipes away all sin, so may this demon Meghavahana come to utter destruction.

Verse 16 (skanda.7.84.16)

भवंतु भद्राणि समस्तदोषाः प्रयांतु नाशं जगतोऽखिलस्य। अभेद्यभक्त्या परमेश्वरेशे स्मृते जगद्धातरि वासुदेवे

bhavaṁtu bhadrāṇi samastadoṣāḥ prayāṁtu nāśaṁ jagato'khilasya| abhedyabhaktyā parameśvareśe smṛte jagaddhātari vāsudeve

May all be auspicious, and may every fault of the entire world come to naught, when Vasudeva — the sustainer of the world, the Lord even of the supreme lords — is remembered with unbreakable devotion.

Verse 17 (skanda.7.84.17)

ये भूतले ये दिवि येऽन्तरिक्षे रसातले प्राणिगणाश्च केचित्। भवन्तु ते सिद्धियुता नरोत्तमाः स्मृते जगद्धातरि वासुदेवे

ye bhūtale ye divi ye'ntarikṣe rasātale prāṇigaṇāśca kecit| bhavantu te siddhiyutā narottamāḥ smṛte jagaddhātari vāsudeve

Whatever hosts of living beings exist on earth, in heaven, in the atmosphere, or in the netherworld, may they all become excellent men endowed with accomplishment, when Vasudeva, the sustainer of the world, is remembered.

Verse 18 (skanda.7.84.18)

ये प्राणिनः कुत्रचिदत्र संति ब्रह्माण्डमध्ये परतश्च केचित्। तेषां तु सिद्धिः परमास्त्वनिंद्या स्तुते जगद्धातरि वासुदेवे

ye prāṇinaḥ kutracidatra saṁti brahmāṇḍamadhye parataśca kecit| teṣāṁ tu siddhiḥ paramāstvaniṁdyā stute jagaddhātari vāsudeve

Whatever beings exist anywhere within this universe, or even beyond it, may they all attain blameless, supreme accomplishment, when Vasudeva, the sustainer of the world, is praised.

Verse 19 (skanda.7.84.19)

ईश्वर उवाच। इति स्तुतस्तदा देवि आदिनारायणो हरिः। ज्ञात्वा स भावि कार्यं तत्समारुह्य च पादुकाम्

īśvara uvāca| iti stutastadā devi ādinārāyaṇo hariḥ| jñātvā sa bhāvi kāryaṁ tatsamāruhya ca pādukām

Ishvara said: O Devi, thus praised, Adinarayana Hari, knowing the deed that was to be done, then mounted upon his sandal.

Verse 20 (skanda.7.84.20)

बभूव तेषां प्रत्यक्ष ऋषीणां पापनाशनः। उवाच प्रणतान्सर्वान्किं वा कार्यं हृदि स्थितम्

babhūva teṣāṁ pratyakṣa ṛṣīṇāṁ pāpanāśanaḥ| uvāca praṇatānsarvānkiṁ vā kāryaṁ hṛdi sthitam

The sin-destroying Lord became manifest before those sages, and said to all of them, bowing before him: 'What matter lies in your hearts?'

Verse 21 (skanda.7.84.21)

कथ्यतां तत्करिष्यामि युष्मत्स्तोत्रेण तर्पितः

kathyatāṁ tatkariṣyāmi yuṣmatstotreṇa tarpitaḥ

'Speak, and I shall do it; I am satisfied by your hymn of praise.'

Verse 22 (skanda.7.84.22)

इत्युक्ता ऋषयः सर्वे कृतांजलिपुटाः स्थिताः। आदिदेवं हरिं प्रोचुः सर्वे नतशिरोधराः

ityuktā ṛṣayaḥ sarve kṛtāṁjalipuṭāḥ sthitāḥ| ādidevaṁ hariṁ procuḥ sarve nataśirodharāḥ

Having heard this, all the sages stood with joined palms, and, bowing their heads, all spoke to the primal god Hari —

Verse 23 (skanda.7.84.23)

ऋषय ऊचुः। जानासि सर्वं त्वं देव न चास्त्यविदितं तव। इमं दैत्यं महादेव संहरस्व महाबलम्। यथेदं सकलं विश्वं निरातंकं भवेत्प्रभो

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| jānāsi sarvaṁ tvaṁ deva na cāstyaviditaṁ tava| imaṁ daityaṁ mahādeva saṁharasva mahābalam| yathedaṁ sakalaṁ viśvaṁ nirātaṁkaṁ bhavetprabho

The sages said: O god, you know everything; nothing is unknown to you. O great god, destroy this mighty demon, so that, O Lord, this entire universe may become free of terror.

Verse 24 (skanda.7.84.24)

इत्युक्तस्तैस्तदा विष्णुर्दैत्यमाहूय संयुगे। ताडयामास तं दैत्यं हृदि पादुकया शुभे

ityuktastaistadā viṣṇurdaityamāhūya saṁyuge| tāḍayāmāsa taṁ daityaṁ hṛdi pādukayā śubhe

When they had spoken thus, Vishnu then summoned the demon to battle, and, O auspicious one, struck that demon on the chest with his sandal.

Verse 25 (skanda.7.84.25)

स हतः पतितो दैत्यो विगतासुर्महोदधौ। हत्वा दैत्यवरं देवस्तत्र स्थाने स्थितोऽभवत्। पादुकासनसंस्थस्तु तत्राद्यापि वरानने

sa hataḥ patito daityo vigatāsurmahodadhau| hatvā daityavaraṁ devastatra sthāne sthito'bhavat| pādukāsanasaṁsthastu tatrādyāpi varānane

Struck down, that demon fell, lifeless, into the great ocean. Having slain that foremost demon, the Lord remained established in that very spot, and, O fair-faced one, he sits there even today upon his sandal-throne.

Verse 26 (skanda.7.84.26)

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या एकादश्यां नरोत्तमः। सोश्ववमेधफलं प्राप्य मोदते दिवि देववत्

yastaṁ pūjayate bhaktyā ekādaśyāṁ narottamaḥ| sośvavamedhaphalaṁ prāpya modate divi devavat

The excellent man who worships him with devotion on Ekadashi obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice and rejoices in heaven like a god.

Verse 27 (skanda.7.84.27)

गोलक्षं ब्राह्मणे दत्त्वा यत्फलं प्राप्नुयान्नरः। तदादिदेवे गोविन्दे दृष्टे भक्त्या फलं लभेत्

golakṣaṁ brāhmaṇe dattvā yatphalaṁ prāpnuyānnaraḥ| tadādideve govinde dṛṣṭe bhaktyā phalaṁ labhet

Whatever fruit a man obtains by giving a hundred thousand cows to a Brahmin, that same fruit he obtains by devoutly beholding the primal god Govinda.

Verse 28 (skanda.7.84.28)

कलौ कृतयुगं तेषां क्लेशस्तेषां सुखाधिकः। आदिनारायणो देवो येषां हृदयसंस्थितः

kalau kṛtayugaṁ teṣāṁ kleśasteṣāṁ sukhādhikaḥ| ādinārāyaṇo devo yeṣāṁ hṛdayasaṁsthitaḥ

For those in whose hearts the god Adinarayana abides, the Kali age itself becomes like the Krita age, and even their hardship becomes greater than happiness.

Verse 29 (skanda.7.84.29)

एकादश्यां रविदिने स्नात्वा संनिहिता जले। आदिनारायणं पूज्य मुच्यते भवबन्धनात्

ekādaśyāṁ ravidine snātvā saṁnihitā jale| ādinārāyaṇaṁ pūjya mucyate bhavabandhanāt

Bathing in the nearby waters on an Ekadashi that falls on a Sunday, and worshipping Adinarayana, one is freed from the bondage of worldly existence.

Verse 30 (skanda.7.84.30)

इति ते कथितं देवि माहात्म्यं विष्णुदैवतम्। श्रुतं पापहरं नृणां दारिद्यौघविनाशनम्

iti te kathitaṁ devi māhātmyaṁ viṣṇudaivatam| śrutaṁ pāpaharaṁ nṛṇāṁ dāridryaughavināśanam

Thus, O Devi, I have related to you this glory of the god Vishnu, hearing which removes the sins of men and destroys the accumulation of poverty.