12.335

जनमेजय उवाच॥

janamejaya uvāca॥

[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (a proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Janamejaya said;)

Janamejaya said.

श्रुतं भगवतस्तस्य माहात्म्यं परमात्मनः। जन्म धर्मगृहे चैव नरनारायणात्मकम् ॥ महावराहसृष्टा च पिण्डोत्पत्तिः पुरातनी ॥१२-३३५-१॥

śrutaṃ bhagavatas tasya māhātmyaṃ paramātmanaḥ। janma dharmagṛhe caiva naranārāyaṇātmakam ॥ mahāvarāhasaṛṣṭā ca piṇḍotpattiḥ purātanī ॥12-335-1॥

[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the divine; तस्य (tasya) - of him; माहात्म्यं (māhātmyaṃ) - greatness; परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self; जन्म (janma) - birth; धर्मगृहे (dharmagṛhe) - in the house of dharma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नरनारायणात्मकम् (naranārāyaṇātmakam) - having the nature of Nara and Nārāyaṇa; महावराहसृष्टा (mahāvarāhasaṛṣṭā) - created by the great boar; च (ca) - and; पिण्डोत्पत्तिः (piṇḍotpattiḥ) - origin of the body; पुरातनी (purātanī) - ancient;]

(Heard the greatness of the divine, of him, of the supreme self; the birth in the house of dharma indeed having the nature of Nara and Nārāyaṇa; and the creation by the great boar, and the ancient origin of the body. (12-335-1))

The greatness of the divine, the supreme self, has been heard; his birth in the house of Dharma, having the nature of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, as well as the creation by the great boar and the ancient origin of the body. (12-335-1)

प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च यो यथा परिकल्पितः। स तथा नः श्रुतो ब्रह्मन्कथ्यमानस्त्वयानघ ॥१२-३३५-२॥

pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca yo yathā parikalpitaḥ। sa tathā naḥ śruto brahman kathyamānas tvayānagha ॥12-335-2॥

[प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in activity; च (ca) - and; निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in cessation; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; यथा (yathā) - as; परिकल्पितः (parikalpitaḥ) - conceived; स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - so; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; कथ्यमानः (kathyamānaḥ) - being described; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]

(In activity and in cessation and who as conceived; he so to us heard O Brahman being described by you O sinless one;)

O sinless one, O Brahman, as one is conceived in activity and in cessation, so he has been heard by us as you describe him. (12-335-2)

यच्च तत्कथितं पूर्वं त्वया हयशिरो महत्। हव्यकव्यभुजो विष्णोरुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ॥ तच्च दृष्टं भगवता ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ॥१२-३३५-३॥

yacca tatkathitaṃ pūrvaṃ tvayā hayaśiro mahat। havyakavyabhujo viṣṇor udakpūrve mahodadhau ॥ tacca dṛṣṭaṃ bhagavatā brahmaṇā parameṣṭhinā ॥12-335-3॥

[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - spoken; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हयशिरः (hayaśiraḥ) - Horse-headed; महत् (mahat) - great; हव्यकव्यभुजः (havyakavyabhujaḥ) - eater of oblations and ancestral offerings; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; उदक्पूर्वे (udakpūrve) - in the eastern (part) of the water; महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the blessed one; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; परमेष्ठिना (parameṣṭhinā) - by the supreme lord;]

(Which and that spoken before by you, O great Horse-headed one, eater of oblations and ancestral offerings, of Viṣṇu, in the eastern (part) of the water, in the great ocean; that and seen by the blessed one, by Brahmā, by the supreme lord.)

That which was previously spoken by you, O great Horse-headed one, the eater of oblations and ancestral offerings of Viṣṇu, in the eastern part of the great ocean; that was also seen by the blessed one, Brahmā, the supreme lord. (12-335-3)

किं तदुत्पादितं पूर्वं हरिणा लोकधारिणा। रूपं प्रभावमहतामपूर्वं धीमतां वर ॥१२-३३५-४॥

kiṁ tadutpāditaṁ pūrvaṁ hariṇā lokadhāriṇā। rūpaṁ prabhāvamahatāmapūrvaṁ dhīmatāṁ vara ॥12-335-4॥

[किं (kiṁ) - what; तत् (tat) - that; उत्पादितम् (utpāditam) - produced; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; हरिणा (hariṇā) - by Hari; लोकधारिणा (lokadhāriṇā) - the sustainer of the worlds; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; प्रभावमहताम् (prabhāvamahatām) - of the great powers; अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise; वर (vara) - best;]

(What that produced before by Hari, the sustainer of the worlds; form of the great powers unprecedented, of the wise best.)

What was that which was produced before by Hari, the sustainer of the worlds? O best among the wise, an unprecedented form of the great powers. (12-335-4)

दृष्ट्वा हि विबुधश्रेष्ठमपूर्वममितौजसम्। तदश्वशिरसं पुण्यं ब्रह्मा किमकरोन्मुने ॥१२-३३५-५॥

dṛṣṭvā hi vibudhaśreṣṭham apūrvam amitaujasaṃ। tad aśvaśirasaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmā kim akarot mune ॥12-335-5॥

[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हि (hi) - indeed; विबुधश्रेष्ठम् (vibudhaśreṣṭham) - the best among the wise (gods); अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasaṃ) - of immeasurable energy; तत् (tat) - that; अश्वशिरसम् (aśvaśirasam) - horse-headed; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - auspicious; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; किम् (kim) - what; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; मुने (mune) - O sage;]

(Having seen indeed the best among the wise, unprecedented, of immeasurable energy, that auspicious horse-headed (one), what did Brahmā do, O sage?)

O sage, having seen that unprecedented, immeasurably powerful, auspicious horse-headed being, the best among the gods, what did Brahmā do? (12-335-5)

एतन्नः संशयं ब्रह्मन्पुराणज्ञानसम्भवम्। कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम् ॥ पाविताः स्म त्वया ब्रह्मन्पुण्यां कथयता कथाम् ॥१२-३३५-६॥

etannaḥ saṁśayaṁ brahman purāṇajñānasambhavam। kathayasvottamamate mahāpuruṣanirmitam ॥ pāvitāḥ sma tvayā brahman puṇyāṁ kathayatā kathām ॥12-335-6॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; नः (naḥ) - our; संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; पुराण (purāṇa) - ancient; ज्ञान (jñāna) - knowledge; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - originated; कथय (kathaya) - tell; स्व (sva) - your; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; मते (mate) - opinion; महापुरुष (mahāpuruṣa) - great person; निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created; पाविताः (pāvitāḥ) - purified; स्म (sma) - indeed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; पुण्यां (puṇyāṁ) - meritorious; कथयता (kathayatā) - by telling; कथाम् (kathām) - story;]

(This our doubt, O Brahman, ancient knowledge originated; tell (us), O excellent-minded one, (that which is) created by great persons. Purified indeed (are we) by you, O Brahman, by telling the meritorious story.)

O Brahman, this is our doubt, which has arisen from ancient knowledge; please tell us, O one of excellent mind, that which was created by great persons. Indeed, we have been purified by you, O Brahman, through your narration of the meritorious story. (12-335-6)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

कथयिष्यामि ते सर्वं पुराणं वेदसंमितम्। जगौ यद्भगवान्व्यासो राज्ञो धर्मसुतस्य वै ॥१२-३३५-७॥

kathayiṣyāmi te sarvaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam। jagau yadbhagavānvyāso rājño dharmasutasya vai ॥12-335-7॥

[कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I shall narrate; ते (te) - to you; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; पुराणं (purāṇam) - ancient lore; वेदसंमितम् (vedasaṃmitam) - measured by the Veda; जगौ (jagau) - sang; यत् (yat) - which; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - to the king; धर्मसुतस्य (dharmasutasya) - of the son of Dharma; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(I shall narrate to you all the ancient lore measured by the Veda, which the venerable Vyāsa indeed sang to the king, the son of Dharma.)

I will tell you the entire ancient story, in accordance with the Veda, which the revered Vyāsa once recited to the king, the son of Dharma. (12-335-7)

श्रुत्वाश्वशिरसो मूर्तिं देवस्य हरिमेधसः। उत्पन्नसंशयो राजा तमेव समचोदयत् ॥१२-३३५-८॥

śrutvāśvaśiraso mūrtiṃ devasya harimedhasaḥ। utpannasaṃśayo rājā tameva samacodayat ॥12-335-8॥

[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; अश्वशिरसो (aśvaśiraso) - of Aśvaśiras (the horse-headed one); मूर्तिं (mūrtiṃ) - form; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; हरिमेधसः (harimedhasaḥ) - of Harimedhas (the wise Hari); उत्पन्न (utpanna) - arisen; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; राजा (rājā) - the king; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - indeed; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged;]

(Having heard the form of Aśvaśiras, of the god Harimedhas, arisen doubt the king him indeed urged.)

Having heard about the form of Aśvaśiras, the god Harimedhas, the king, with doubt arising, urged him further. (12-335-8)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

यत्तद्दर्शितवान्ब्रह्मा देवं हयशिरोधरम्। किमर्थं तत्समभवद्वपुर्देवोपकल्पितम् ॥१२-३३५-९॥

yattad darśitavān brahmā devaṃ hayaśirodharam। kimarthaṃ tat samabhavad vapur devopakalpitam ॥12-335-9॥

[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; दर्शितवान् (darśitavān) - showed; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; देवम् (devam) - the god; हयशिरोधरम् (hayaśirodharam) - horse-headed; किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason; तत् (tat) - that; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; देव (deva) - god; उपकल्पितम् (upakalpitam) - was contrived;]

(Which that showed Brahmā the god horse-headed; for what reason that arose form god was contrived.)

For what reason did Brahmā show that horse-headed god? For what purpose was that divine form contrived? (12-335-9)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (the sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Vyāsa said;)

Vyāsa said.

यत्किञ्चिदिह लोके वै देहबद्धं विशां पते। सर्वं पञ्चभिराविष्टं भूतैरीश्वरबुद्धिजैः ॥१२-३३५-१०॥

yatkiñcid iha loke vai dehabaddhaṃ viśāṃ pate। sarvaṃ pañcabhir āviṣṭaṃ bhūtair īśvarabuddhijaiḥ ॥12-335-10॥

[यत् (yat) - whatever; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; इह (iha) - here; लोके (loke) - in the world; वै (vai) - indeed; देहबद्धं (dehabaddhaṃ) - bound to the body; विशां (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by the five; आविष्टं (āviṣṭaṃ) - pervaded; भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the elements; ईश्वरबुद्धिजैः (īśvarabuddhijaiḥ) - arisen from the intellect of the Lord;]

(Whatever anything here in the world indeed bound to the body, O lord of men, all is pervaded by the five elements arisen from the intellect of the Lord.)

O lord of men, whatever in this world is bound to the body, all of it is pervaded by the five elements, which have arisen from the intellect of the Lord. (12-335-10)

ईश्वरो हि जगत्स्रष्टा प्रभुर्नारायणो विराट्। भूतान्तरात्मा वरदः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि च ॥ भूतप्रलयमव्यक्तं शृणुष्व नृपसत्तम ॥१२-३३५-११॥

īśvaro hi jagatsraṣṭā prabhur nārāyaṇo virāṭ। bhūtāntarātmā varadaḥ saguṇo nirguṇo'pi ca ॥ bhūtapralayamavyaktaṃ śṛṇuṣva nṛpasattama ॥12-335-11॥

[ईश्वरो (īśvaraḥ) - lord; हि (hi) - indeed; जगत्स्रष्टा (jagatsraṣṭā) - creator of the world; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; विराट् (virāṭ) - the cosmic form; भूतान्तरात्मा (bhūtāntarātmā) - inner self of beings; वरदः (varadaḥ) - bestower of boons; सगुणः (saguṇaḥ) - with qualities; निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भूतप्रलयम् (bhūtapralayam) - dissolution of beings; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - hear; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - best of kings;]

(The lord indeed, creator of the world, master, Nārāyaṇa, the cosmic form, inner self of beings, bestower of boons, with qualities, without qualities also and; the dissolution of beings, the unmanifest, hear, best of kings.)

Indeed, the lord, the creator of the world, the master, Nārāyaṇa, the cosmic form, the inner self of beings, the bestower of boons, is both with qualities and without qualities. Hear about the dissolution of beings and the unmanifest, O best of kings. (12-335-11)

धरण्यामथ लीनायामप्सु चैकार्णवे पुरा। ज्योतिर्भूते जले चापि लीने ज्योतिषि चानिले ॥१२-३३५-१२॥

dharaṇyām atha līnāyām apsu ca ekārṇave purā। jyotirbhūte jale ca api līne jyotiṣi ca anile ॥12-335-12॥

[धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - in the earth; अथ (atha) - then; लीनायाम् (līnāyām) - having merged; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; च (ca) - and; एकार्णवे (ekārṇave) - in the one ocean; पुरा (purā) - formerly; ज्योतिर्भूते (jyotirbhūte) - having become light; जले (jale) - in water; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; लीने (līne) - having merged; ज्योतिषि (jyotiṣi) - in light; च (ca) - and; अनिले (anile) - in air;]

(In the earth then having merged, in the waters and in the one ocean formerly; having become light, in water and also having merged in light and in air.)

Then, when the earth had merged, formerly in the waters and in the single ocean; when it had become light, it merged in water, and then in light and in air. (12-335-12)

वायौ चाकाशसंलीने आकाशे च मनोनुगे। व्यक्ते मनसि संलीने व्यक्ते चाव्यक्ततां गते ॥१२-३३५-१३॥

vāyau cākāśasaṁlīne ākāśe ca manonuge। vyakte manasi saṁlīne vyakte cāvyaktatāṁ gate ॥12-335-13॥

[वायौ (vāyau) - in air; च (ca) - and; आकाशसंलीने (ākāśasaṁlīne) - merged in space; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space; च (ca) - and; मनोनुगे (manonuge) - following the mind; व्यक्ते (vyakte) - in the manifest; मनसि (manasi) - in the mind; संलीने (saṁlīne) - merged; व्यक्ते (vyakte) - in the manifest; च (ca) - and; अव्यक्ततां (avyaktatāṁ) - to unmanifestness; गते (gate) - having gone;]

(In air and merged in space, in space and following the mind; in the manifest, the mind being merged, and in the manifest, having gone to unmanifestness. (12-335-13))

When air is merged into space, and space is merged following the mind; when the mind is merged in the manifest, and the manifest has attained the state of the unmanifest. (12-335-13)

अव्यक्ते पुरुषं याते पुंसि सर्वगतेऽपि च। तम एवाभवत्सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥१२-३३५-१४॥

avyakte puruṣaṃ yāte puṃsi sarvagate'pi ca। tam evābhavatsarvaṃ na prājñāyata kiñcana ॥12-335-14॥

[अव्यक्ते (avyakte) - in the unmanifest; पुरुषं (puruṣam) - the person; याते (yāte) - having gone; पुंसि (puṃsi) - in the being; सर्वगते (sarvagate) - all-pervading; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was known; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]

(In the unmanifest, when the person had gone, in the all-pervading being even, him indeed became all; not was known anything.)

When the person entered the unmanifest, even in the all-pervading being, he alone became everything; nothing whatsoever was known. (12-335-14)

तमसो ब्रह्म सम्भूतं तमोमूलमृतात्मकम्। तद्विश्वभावसञ्ज्ञान्तं पौरुषीं तनुमास्थितम् ॥१२-३३५-१५॥

tamaso brahma sambhūtaṃ tamomūlamṛtātmakam। tadviśvabhāvasañjñāntaṃ pauruṣīṃ tanumāsthitam ॥12-335-15॥

[तमसो (tamaso) - of darkness; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; सम्भूतं (sambhūtaṃ) - arisen; तमोमूलम् (tamomūlam) - having darkness as root; ऋतात्मकम् (ṛtātmakam) - having truth as essence; तत् (tat) - that; विश्वभावसञ्ज्ञान्तम् (viśvabhāvasañjñāntam) - ending with the designation of the nature of the universe; पौरुषीं (pauruṣīṃ) - masculine; तनुम् (tanum) - body; आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed;]

(Of darkness Brahman arisen, having darkness as root, having truth as essence; that, ending with the designation of the nature of the universe, masculine body assumed.)

Brahman, arisen from darkness, whose root is darkness and whose essence is truth, that which ends with the designation of the nature of the universe, has assumed a masculine form. (12-335-15)

सोऽनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तस्तत्प्रधानं प्रचक्षते। तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं त्रिगुणं नृपसत्तम ॥१२-३३५-१६॥

so'niruddha iti proktas tat-pradhānaṃ pracakṣate। tad-avyaktam iti jñeyaṃ triguṇaṃ nṛpasattama ॥12-335-16॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अनिरुद्ध (aniruddha) - unobstructed; इति (iti) - thus; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is said; तत् (tat) - that; प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - primordial matter; प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - they declare; तत् (tat) - that; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest; इति (iti) - thus; ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known; त्रिगुणम् (triguṇam) - threefold in qualities; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings;]

(He unobstructed thus is said; that primordial matter they declare; that unmanifest thus to be known; threefold in qualities O best of kings;)

He is called 'Aniruddha'; that is declared to be the primordial matter. That unmanifest is to be known as threefold in qualities, O best of kings. (12-335-16)

विद्यासहायवान्देवो विष्वक्सेनो हरिः प्रभुः। अप्स्वेव शयनं चक्रे निद्रायोगमुपागतः ॥ जगतश्चिन्तयन्सृष्टिं चित्रां बहुगुणोद्भवाम् ॥१२-३३५-१७॥

vidyāsahāyavān devo viṣvakseno hariḥ prabhuḥ। apsveva śayanaṃ cakre nidrāyogamupāgataḥ ॥ jagataś cintayan sṛṣṭiṃ citrāṃ bahuguṇodbhavām ॥12-335-17॥

[विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; सहायवान् (sahāyavān) - possessed of assistance; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; विष्वक्सेनः (viṣvaksenaḥ) - Viṣvaksena (epithet of Viṣṇu); हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu); प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; एव (eva) - indeed; शयनम् (śayanam) - bed; चक्रे (cakre) - made; निद्रायोगम् (nidrāyogam) - union with sleep; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - having approached; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating; सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - creation; चित्राम् (citrām) - variegated; बहुगुणोद्भवाम् (bahuguṇodbhavām) - arising from many qualities;]

(The god Viṣvaksena Hari, possessed of the help of knowledge, the lord, indeed made a bed in the waters, having approached union with sleep, contemplating the creation of the world, variegated, arising from many qualities.)

The god Viṣvaksena, Hari, the lord endowed with the aid of knowledge, made his bed in the waters, entering into the state of sleep, while contemplating the creation of the world, which is diverse and arises from many qualities. (12-335-17)

तस्य चिन्तयतः सृष्टिं महानात्मगुणः स्मृतः। अहङ्कारस्ततो जातो ब्रह्मा शुभचतुर्मुखः ॥ हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान्सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥१२-३३५-१८॥

tasya cintayataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ mahān ātmaguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ। ahaṅkāras tato jāto brahmā śubhacaturmukhaḥ॥ hiraṇyagarbho bhagavān sarvalokapitāmahaḥ॥12-335-18॥

[तस्य (tasya) - of him; चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - while contemplating; सृष्टिं (sṛṣṭim) - creation; महान् (mahān) - the great; आत्मगुणः (ātmaguṇaḥ) - the quality of self; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; जातः (jātaḥ) - arose; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; शुभचतुर्मुखः (śubhacaturmukhaḥ) - auspicious four-faced; हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Hiraṇyagarbha; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds;]

(Of him, while contemplating creation, the great quality of self is remembered; from that arose ego; Brahmā, the auspicious four-faced, Hiraṇyagarbha, the Lord, grandfather of all worlds. (12-335-18))

As he contemplated creation, the great quality of self is said to have arisen; from that came ego, and then Brahmā, the auspicious four-faced one, Hiraṇyagarbha, the Lord and grandfather of all worlds. (12-335-18)

पद्मेऽनिरुद्धात्सम्भूतस्तदा पद्मनिभेक्षणः। सहस्रपत्रे द्युतिमानुपविष्टः सनातनः ॥१२-३३५-१९॥

padme'niruddhātsambhūtas tadā padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ। sahasrapatre dyutimānupaviṣṭaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥12-335-19॥

[पद्मे (padme) - in the lotus; अनिरुद्धात् (aniruddhāt) - from Aniruddha; सम्भूतः (sambhūtaḥ) - arisen; तदा (tadā) - then; पद्मनिभेक्षणः (padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ) - having lotus-like eyes; सहस्रपत्रे (sahasrapatre) - in the thousand-petaled (lotus); द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant; उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]

(In the lotus, from Aniruddha arisen, then, having lotus-like eyes; in the thousand-petaled (lotus), radiant, seated, eternal.)

Then, from Aniruddha, the eternal one with lotus-like eyes arose in the lotus, radiant and seated in the thousand-petaled lotus. (12-335-19)

ददृशेऽद्भुतसङ्काशे लोकानापोमयान्प्रभुः। सत्त्वस्थः परमेष्ठी स ततो भूतगणान्सृजत् ॥१२-३३५-२०॥

dadṛśe-'dbhuta-saṅkāśe lokān āpomayān prabhuḥ। sattvasthaḥ parameṣṭhī sa tato bhūtagarān sṛjat ॥12-335-20॥

[ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw; अद्भुतसङ्काशे (adbhuta-saṅkāśe) - of wonderful appearance; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; आपोमयान् (āpomayān) - consisting of water; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; सत्त्वस्थः (sattvasthaḥ) - abiding in sattva; परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - the supreme lord; स (sa) - he; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूतगणान् (bhūtagarān) - groups of beings; सृजत् (sṛjat) - creates;]

(He saw worlds of wonderful appearance consisting of water, the lord, abiding in sattva, the supreme lord, he then creates groups of beings.)

The lord, abiding in sattva, the supreme creator, saw the worlds of wondrous appearance made of water, and then he created the groups of beings. (12-335-20)

पूर्वमेव च पद्मस्य पत्रे सूर्यांशुसप्रभे। नारायणकृतौ बिन्दू अपामास्तां गुणोत्तरौ ॥१२-३३५-२१॥

pūrvameva ca padmasya patre sūryāṃśusaprabhe। nārāyaṇakṛtau bindū apāmāstāṃ guṇottarau ॥12-335-21॥

[पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; earlier; एव (eva) - indeed; only; च (ca) - and; पद्मस्य (padmasya) - of the lotus; पत्रे (patre) - on the leaf; सूर्यांशुसप्रभे (sūryāṃśusaprabhe) - shining with the radiance of sun-rays; नारायणकृतौ (nārāyaṇakṛtau) - created by Nārāyaṇa; बिन्दू (bindū) - drops; अपाम् (apām) - of water; आस्ताम् (āstām) - were; existed; गुणोत्तरौ (guṇottarau) - superior in quality; excellent;]

(Before indeed and on the lotus's leaf shining with the radiance of sun-rays, created by Nārāyaṇa, drops of water existed, superior in quality.)

Earlier, on the lotus leaf shining with the brilliance of sun-rays, which was created by Nārāyaṇa, there existed drops of water that were of excellent quality. (12-335-21)

तावपश्यत्स भगवाननादिनिधनोऽच्युतः। एकस्तत्राभवद्बिन्दुर्मध्वाभो रुचिरप्रभः ॥१२-३३५-२२॥

tāvapaśyatsa bhagavān anādinidhano'cyutaḥ। ekas tatrābhavad bindur madhvābho ruciraprabhaḥ ॥12-335-22॥

[तावपश्यत्स (tāvapaśyatsa) - then he saw; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - the infallible one; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; तत्र (tatra) - there; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; बिन्दुः (binduḥ) - a drop; मध्वाभः (madhvābhaḥ) - having the appearance of honey; रुचिरप्रभः (ruciraprabhaḥ) - of beautiful radiance;]

(Then the Lord, without beginning or end, the infallible one, saw. There, one drop, having the appearance of honey, of beautiful radiance, became.)

Then the Lord, the beginningless and endless, the infallible, saw. There appeared a single drop, honey-like and beautifully radiant. (12-335-22)

स तामसो मधुर्जातस्तदा नारायणाज्ञया। कठिनस्त्वपरो बिन्दुः कैटभो राजसस्तु सः ॥१२-३३५-२३॥

sa tāmaso madhurjātastadā nārāyaṇājñayā। kaṭhinastvaparo binduḥ kaiṭabho rājasastu saḥ ॥12-335-23॥

[स (sa) - he; तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - of darkness; मधुः (madhuḥ) - Madhu (name); जातः (jātaḥ) - was born; तदा (tadā) - then; नारायणाज्ञया (nārāyaṇājñayā) - by the command of Nārāyaṇa; कठिनः (kaṭhinaḥ) - hard; तु (tu) - but; अपरो (aparaḥ) - another; बिन्दुः (binduḥ) - drop; कैटभः (kaiṭabhaḥ) - Kaiṭabha (name); राजसः (rājasaḥ) - of passion; तु (tu) - but; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(He, of darkness, Madhu was born then by the command of Nārāyaṇa. Hard, but another drop, Kaiṭabha, of passion, but he. (12-335-23))

Madhu, who was of the nature of darkness, was born then by the command of Nārāyaṇa. But another, a hard drop, Kaiṭabha, who was of the nature of passion, was also born. (12-335-23)

तावभ्यधावतां श्रेष्ठौ तमोरजगुणान्वितौ। बलवन्तौ गदाहस्तौ पद्मनालानुसारिणौ ॥१२-३३५-२४॥

tāv abhyadhāvatāṃ śreṣṭhau tamo-raja-guṇānvitau। balavantau gadā-hastau padma-nāla-anusāriṇau ॥12-335-24॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - ran towards; श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - the best; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; रजः (rajaḥ) - passion; गुण (guṇa) - quality; अन्वितौ (anvitau) - endowed with; बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - strong; गदा (gadā) - mace; हस्तौ (hastau) - in hand; पद्म (padma) - lotus; नाल (nāla) - stalk; अनुसारिणौ (anusāriṇau) - following;]

(Those two, the best, endowed with the qualities of darkness and passion, strong, with maces in hand, following the lotus stalk, ran towards.)

Those two excellent ones, endowed with the qualities of darkness and passion, strong and holding maces in their hands, followed the lotus stalk and rushed forward. (12-335-24)

ददृशातेऽरविन्दस्थं ब्रह्माणममितप्रभम्। सृजन्तं प्रथमं वेदांश्चतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् ॥१२-३३५-२५॥

dadṛśāte'ravindasthaṃ brahmāṇam amitaprabham। sṛjantaṃ prathamaṃ vedāṃś caturaś cāruvigrahān ॥12-335-25॥

[ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they saw; they beheld; अरविन्दस्थं (aravindastham) - situated in a lotus; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā; the creator; अमितप्रभम् (amitaprabham) - of immeasurable radiance; सृजन्तं (sṛjantam) - creating; प्रथमं (prathamam) - first; primary; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; चारुविग्रहान् (cāruvigrahān) - with beautiful forms;]

(They saw Brahmā, of immeasurable radiance, situated in a lotus, creating first the four Vedas with beautiful forms.)

They beheld Brahmā, resplendent and seated upon a lotus, as he was creating the four Vedas in their beautiful forms. (12-335-25)

ततो विग्रहवन्तौ तौ वेदान्दृष्ट्वासुरोत्तमौ। सहसा जगृहतुर्वेदान्ब्रह्मणः पश्यतस्तदा ॥१२-३३५-२६॥

tato vigrahavantau tau vedāndṛṣṭvā asurottamau। sahasā jagṛhatur vedān brahmaṇaḥ paśyataḥ tadā ॥12-335-26॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विग्रहवन्तौ (vigrahavantau) - having assumed forms (dual); तौ (tau) - those two; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (accusative plural); दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; असुरोत्तमौ (asurottamau) - the best among Asuras (dual); सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they seized (dual); वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while seeing (of him, genitive singular); तदा (tadā) - then;]

(Then, having assumed forms, those two best among Asuras, having seen the Vedas, suddenly seized the Vedas of Brahmā while he was seeing, then.)

Then, those two best among the Asuras, having assumed forms, suddenly seized the Vedas of Brahmā as he watched. (12-335-26)

अथ तौ दानवश्रेष्ठौ वेदान्गृह्य सनातनान्। रसां विविशतुस्तूर्णमुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ ॥१२-३३५-२७॥

atha tau dānavaśreṣṭhau vedān gṛhya sanātanān। rasāṃ viviśatus tūrṇam udakpūrve mahodadhau ॥12-335-27॥

[अथ (atha) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; दानवश्रेष्ठौ (dānavaśreṣṭhau) - the best among Dānavas; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; सनातनान् (sanātanān) - eternal; रसाम् (rasām) - Rasā (the subterranean river); विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - entered; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; उदक्पूर्वे (udakpūrve) - towards the east; महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - into the great ocean;]

(Then those two best among Dānavas, having taken the eternal Vedas, quickly entered Rasā towards the east into the great ocean.)

Then, those two foremost Dānavas, having taken the eternal Vedas, swiftly entered the Rasā river towards the east into the great ocean. (12-335-27)

ततो हृतेषु वेदेषु ब्रह्मा कश्मलमाविशत्। ततो वचनमीशानं प्राह वेदैर्विनाकृतः ॥१२-३३५-२८॥

tato hṛteṣu vedeṣu brahmā kaśmalam āviśat। tato vacanam īśānaṃ prāha vedair vinākṛtaḥ ॥12-335-28॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; हृतेषु (hṛteṣu) - having been taken away; removed; वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas; among the Vedas; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - confusion; delusion; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered; was overcome by; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; words; ईशानम् (īśānam) - to the Lord; to the ruler; प्राह (prāha) - said; spoke; वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas; with the Vedas; विनाकृतः (vinākṛtaḥ) - deprived of; made without;]

(Then, when the Vedas had been taken away, Brahmā was overcome by confusion. Then, deprived of the Vedas, he spoke words to the Lord. (12-335-28))

Then, after the Vedas were taken away, Brahmā fell into confusion. Deprived of the Vedas, he addressed the Lord with these words. (12-335-28)

वेदा मे परमं चक्षुर्वेदा मे परमं बलम्। वेदा मे परमं धाम वेदा मे ब्रह्म चोत्तमम् ॥१२-३३५-२९॥

vedā me paramaṃ cakṣurvedā me paramaṃ balam। vedā me paramaṃ dhāma vedā me brahma cottamam ॥12-335-29॥

[वेदा (vedā) - Vedas; मे (me) - to me; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; वेदा (vedā) - Vedas; मे (me) - to me; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; बलम् (balam) - strength; वेदा (vedā) - Vedas; मे (me) - to me; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; धाम (dhāma) - abode; वेदा (vedā) - Vedas; मे (me) - to me; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; च (ca) - and; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest;]

(Vedas to me supreme eye; Vedas to me supreme strength; Vedas to me supreme abode; Vedas to me Brahman and highest; (12-335-29))

The Vedas are to me the supreme eye, the supreme strength, the supreme abode, and the Vedas are to me Brahman and the highest. (12-335-29)

मम वेदा हृताः सर्वे दानवाभ्यां बलादितः। अन्धकारा हि मे लोका जाता वेदैर्विनाकृताः ॥ वेदानृते हि किं कुर्यां लोकान्वै स्रष्टुमुद्यतः ॥१२-३३५-३०॥

mama vedā hṛtāḥ sarve dānavābhyāṃ balāditaḥ। andhakārā hi me lokā jātā vedairvinākṛtāḥ ॥ vedānṛte hi kiṃ kuryāṃ lokān vai sraṣṭumudyataḥ ॥12-335-30॥

[मम (mama) - my; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - taken away; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दानवाभ्यां (dānavābhyām) - by the two Dānavas; बलात् (balāt) - by force; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; अन्धकाराः (andhakārāḥ) - dark; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; जाता (jātā) - have become; वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas; विना (vinā) - without; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made; वेदानृते (vedānṛte) - without the Vedas; हि (hi) - indeed; किं (kiṃ) - what; कुर्यां (kuryām) - could I do; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; वै (vai) - indeed; स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - endeavoring;]

(My Vedas have been taken away, all, by the two Dānavas by force from here. Indeed, my worlds have become dark, made without the Vedas. Indeed, without the Vedas, what could I do, endeavoring to create the worlds?)

All my Vedas have been forcibly taken away from here by the two Dānavas. As a result, my worlds have become dark, being deprived of the Vedas. Indeed, without the Vedas, what could I possibly do as I attempt to create the worlds? (12-335-30)

अहो बत महद्दुःखं वेदनाशनजं मम। प्राप्तं दुनोति हृदयं तीव्रशोकाय रन्धयन् ॥१२-३३५-३१॥

aho bata mahadduḥkhaṃ vedanāśanajaṃ mama। prāptaṃ dunoti hṛdayaṃ tīvraśokāya randhayan ॥12-335-31॥

[अहो (aho) - alas; बत (bata) - indeed; महद्दुःखं (mahadduḥkhaṃ) - great suffering; वेदनाशनजं (vedanāśanajaṃ) - born from the destruction of feeling; मम (mama) - my; प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ) - has come; दुनोति (dunoti) - afflicts; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - the heart; तीव्रशोकाय (tīvraśokāya) - for intense grief; रन्धयन् (randhayan) - piercing;]

(Alas, indeed, great suffering born from the destruction of feeling, my, has come, afflicts the heart, for intense grief, piercing.)

Alas, indeed, great suffering born from the destruction of feeling has come to me, afflicting my heart, piercing it for intense grief. (12-335-31)

को हि शोकार्णवे मग्नं मामितोऽद्य समुद्धरेत्। वेदांस्तानानयेन्नष्टान्कस्य चाहं प्रियो भवे ॥१२-३३५-३२॥

ko hi śokārṇave magnaṃ mām ito'dya samuddharet। vedāṃs tān anayen naṣṭān kasya cāhaṃ priyo bhave ॥12-335-32॥

[को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; शोकार्णवे (śokārṇave) - in the ocean of sorrow; मग्नं (magnaṃ) - immersed; माम् (mām) - me; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; अद्य (adya) - today; समुद्धरेत् (samuddharet) - would lift up; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; तान् (tān) - those; आनयेत् (ānayet) - would bring; नष्टान् (naṣṭān) - lost; कस्य (kasya) - of whom; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; भवे (bhave) - would become;]

(Who indeed in the ocean of sorrow immersed me from here today would lift up? The Vedas those would bring lost, of whom and I dear would become. (12-335-32))

Who indeed could lift me, immersed in the ocean of sorrow, out from here today? Who would bring back those lost Vedas, and to whom would I become dear? (12-335-32)

इत्येवं भाषमाणस्य ब्रह्मणो नृपसत्तम। हरेः स्तोत्रार्थमुद्भूता बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतां वर ॥ ततो जगौ परं जप्यं साञ्जलिप्रग्रहः प्रभुः ॥१२-३३५-३३॥

ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇasya brahmaṇo nṛpasattama। hareḥ stotrārthamudbhūtā buddhirbuddhimatāṃ vara ॥ tato jagau paraṃ japyaṃ sāñjalipragrahaḥ prabhuḥ ॥12-335-33॥

[इति (iti) - thus; एवं (evaṃ) - in this manner; भाषमाणस्य (bhāṣamāṇasya) - of (him) speaking; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings; हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari; स्तोत्रार्थम् (stotrārtham) - for the purpose of praise; उद्भूता (udbhūtā) - arisen; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; बुद्धिमतां (buddhimatām) - of the wise; वर (vara) - best; ततः (tataḥ) - then; जगौ (jagau) - sang; परम् (param) - supreme; जप्यम् (japyam) - recitation; साञ्जलिप्रग्रहः (sāñjalipragrahaḥ) - with joined palms; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]

(Thus, in this manner, as Brahmā was speaking, O best of kings, for the purpose of praising Hari, intellect arisen, the best of the wise; then the lord, with joined palms, sang the supreme recitation.)

Thus, as Brahmā was speaking in this way, O best of kings, the intellect for praising Hari arose in the best of the wise; then the lord, with joined palms, sang the supreme hymn. (12-335-33)

नमस्ते ब्रह्महृदय नमस्ते मम पूर्वज। लोकाद्य भुवनश्रेष्ठ साङ्ख्ययोगनिधे विभो ॥१२-३३५-३४॥

namaste brahmahṛdaya namaste mama pūrvaja। lokādya bhuvanaśreṣṭha sāṅkhyayoganidhe vibho ॥12-335-34॥

[नमस्ते (namaste) - obeisance to you; ब्रह्महृदय (brahmahṛdaya) - O heart of Brahman; नमस्ते (namaste) - obeisance to you; मम (mama) - my; पूर्वज (pūrvaja) - ancestor; लोकाद्य (lokādya) - origin of the worlds; भुवनश्रेष्ठ (bhuvanaśreṣṭha) - best among beings; साङ्ख्ययोगनिधे (sāṅkhyayoganidhe) - treasure of Sāṅkhya and Yoga; विभो (vibho) - O all-pervading one;]

(Obeisance to you, O heart of Brahman; obeisance to you, my ancestor; origin of the worlds, best among beings, treasure of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, O all-pervading one.)

Salutations to you, O heart of Brahman; salutations to you, my ancestor; origin of the worlds, best among beings, treasure of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, O all-pervading one. (12-335-34)

व्यक्ताव्यक्तकराचिन्त्य क्षेमं पन्थानमास्थित। विश्वभुक्सर्वभूतानामन्तरात्मन्नयोनिज ॥१२-३३५-३५॥

vyaktāvyaktakarācintya kṣemaṃ panthānamāsthita। viśvabhuksarvabhūtānāmantarātmannayonija ॥12-335-35॥

[व्यक्त (vyakta) - manifest; अव्यक्त (avyakta) - unmanifest; कर (kara) - maker; अचिन्त्य (acintya) - inconceivable; क्षेमं (kṣemam) - welfare; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; आस्थित (āsthita) - having taken; विश्वभुक् (viśvabhuk) - eater of all; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; अन्तरात्मन् (antarātman) - inner self; अयोनिज (ayonija) - not born from a womb;]

(Manifest unmanifest maker inconceivable welfare path having taken eater of all of all beings inner self not born from a womb.)

The inner self, not born from a womb, who is the eater of all, the inner soul of all beings, has taken the path of welfare that is inconceivable, made by the manifest and unmanifest. (12-335-35)

अहं प्रसादजस्तुभ्यं लोकधाम्ने स्वयम्भुवे। त्वत्तो मे मानसं जन्म प्रथमं द्विजपूजितम् ॥१२-३३५-३६॥

ahaṃ prasādajastubhyaṃ lokadhāmne svayambhuve। tvatto me mānasaṃ janma prathamaṃ dvijapūjitam ॥12-335-36॥

[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; प्रसादजः (prasādajaḥ) - born from grace; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; लोकधाम्ने (lokadhāmne) - to the abode of the worlds; स्वयम्भुवे (svayambhuve) - to the self-born; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; मे (me) - my; मानसं (mānasaṃ) - mental; जन्म (janma) - birth; प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; द्विजपूजितम् (dvijapūjitam) - honored by the twice-born;]

(I, born from grace, to you, to the abode of the worlds, to the self-born; from you, my mental birth, first, honored by the twice-born.)

I, born from grace, offer myself to you, the abode of the worlds, the self-born; from you, my first mental birth was honored by the twice-born. (12-335-36)

चाक्षुषं वै द्वितीयं मे जन्म चासीत्पुरातनम्। त्वत्प्रसादाच्च मे जन्म तृतीयं वाचिकं महत् ॥१२-३३५-३७॥

cākṣuṣaṃ vai dvitīyaṃ me janma cāsīt purātanam। tvatprasādāc ca me janma tṛtīyaṃ vācikaṃ mahat ॥12-335-37॥

[चाक्षुषं (cākṣuṣam) - of Cākṣuṣa (Manu); वै (vai) - indeed; द्वितीयं (dvitīyam) - second; मे (me) - my; जन्म (janma) - birth; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; त्वत्प्रसादात् (tvatprasādāt) - by your grace; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; जन्म (janma) - birth; तृतीयं (tṛtīyam) - third; वाचिकं (vācikam) - verbal; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(Of Cākṣuṣa (Manu) indeed the second my birth and was ancient. By your grace and my birth third verbal great.)

Indeed, my second birth was in the era of Cākṣuṣa Manu, which was ancient. By your grace, my third birth is a great verbal one. (12-335-37)

त्वत्तः श्रवणजं चापि चतुर्थं जन्म मे विभो। नासिक्यं चापि मे जन्म त्वत्तः पञ्चममुच्यते ॥१२-३३५-३८॥

tvattaḥ śravaṇajaṃ cāpi caturthaṃ janma me vibho। nāsikyaṃ cāpi me janma tvattaḥ pañcamam ucyate ॥12-335-38॥

[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; श्रवणजम् (śravaṇajam) - born from the ear; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth; जन्म (janma) - birth; मे (me) - my; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; नासिक्यम् (nāsikyam) - nasal (born from the nose); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मे (me) - my; जन्म (janma) - birth; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - fifth; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]

(From you, the birth from the ear also is my fourth birth, O Lord; the nasal birth also is my birth, from you the fifth is said.)

O Lord, my fourth birth, which is from the ear, is also from you; and my nasal birth, which is also from you, is said to be the fifth. (12-335-38)

अण्डजं चापि मे जन्म त्वत्तः षष्ठं विनिर्मितम्। इदं च सप्तमं जन्म पद्मजं मेऽमितप्रभ ॥१२-३३५-३९॥

aṇḍajaṃ cāpi me janma tvattaḥ ṣaṣṭhaṃ vinirmitam। idaṃ ca saptamaṃ janma padmajaṃ me'mitaprabha ॥12-335-39॥

[अण्डजम् (aṇḍajam) - egg-born; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मे (me) - my; जन्म (janma) - birth; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - sixth; विनिर्मितम् (vinirmitam) - created; इदम् (idam) - this; च (ca) - and; सप्तमम् (saptamam) - seventh; जन्म (janma) - birth; पद्मजम् (padmajam) - lotus-born; मे (me) - my; अमितप्रभ (amitaprabha) - O one of immeasurable radiance;]

(Egg-born and also my birth from you, the sixth, was created. This also, the seventh birth, lotus-born, O my Amitaprabha.)

My sixth birth, the egg-born one, was also created by you. And this, my seventh birth as the lotus-born, O Amitaprabha. (12-335-39)

सर्गे सर्गे ह्यहं पुत्रस्तव त्रिगुणवर्जितः। प्रथितः पुण्डरीकाक्ष प्रधानगुणकल्पितः ॥१२-३३५-४०॥

sarge sarge hyahaṃ putras tava triguṇavarjitaḥ। prathitaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣa pradhānaguṇakalpitaḥ ॥12-335-40॥

[सर्गे (sarge) - in creation; सर्गे (sarge) - in creation; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; त्रिगुणवर्जितः (triguṇavarjitaḥ) - devoid of the three qualities; प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - well-known; पुण्डरीकाक्ष (puṇḍarīkākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one; प्रधानगुणकल्पितः (pradhānaguṇakalpitaḥ) - assumed by the qualities of Pradhāna;]

(In creation, in creation, indeed I, your son, devoid of the three qualities, well-known, O lotus-eyed one, assumed by the qualities of Pradhāna.)

O lotus-eyed one, in every creation, I, your son, though truly beyond the three qualities, am well-known as being associated with the qualities of Pradhāna. (12-335-40)

त्वमीश्वरस्वभावश्च स्वयम्भूः पुरुषोत्तमः। त्वया विनिर्मितोऽहं वै वेदचक्षुर्वयोतिगः ॥१२-३३५-४१॥

tvam īśvarasvabhāvaś ca svayambhūḥ puruṣottamaḥ। tvayā vinirmito'ham vai vedacakṣur vayotigaḥ ॥12-335-41॥

[त्वम् (tvam) - you; ईश्वरस्वभावः (īśvarasvabhāvaḥ) - having the nature of the Lord; च (ca) - and; स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - supreme person; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - created; अहम् (aham) - I; वै (vai) - indeed; वेदचक्षुः (vedacakṣuḥ) - having the Veda as the eye; वयोतिगः (vayotigaḥ) - transcending age;]

(You, having the nature of the Lord and being self-born, the supreme person; by you, I indeed, created, having the Veda as the eye, transcending age.)

You are of the nature of the Lord, self-born, the supreme person; by you, I, who have the Veda as my eye and transcend age, have indeed been created. (12-335-41)

ते मे वेदा हृताश्चक्षुरन्धो जातोऽस्मि जागृहि। ददस्व चक्षुषी मह्यं प्रियोऽहं ते प्रियोऽसि मे ॥१२-३३५-४२॥

te me vedā hṛtāś cakṣur-andho jāto'smi jāgṛhi। dadasva cakṣuṣī mahyaṃ priyo'haṃ te priyo'si me ॥12-335-42॥

[ते (te) - those; मे (me) - my; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - taken away; चक्षुः-अन्धः (cakṣuḥ-andhaḥ) - eye-blind; जातः (jātaḥ) - become; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; जागृहि (jāgṛhi) - awaken; ददस्व (dadasva) - give; चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; अहम् (aham) - I; ते (te) - to you; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; असि (asi) - are; मे (me) - to me;]

(Those my Vedas taken away, eye-blind become I am, awaken. Give eyes to me. Dear I am to you, dear you are to me. (12-335-42))

My Vedas have been taken away, and I have become blind. Awaken! Grant me sight. I am dear to you, and you are dear to me. (12-335-42)

एवं स्तुतः स भगवान्पुरुषः सर्वतोमुखः। जहौ निद्रामथ तदा वेदकार्यार्थमुद्यतः ॥ ऐश्वरेण प्रयोगेण द्वितीयां तनुमास्थितः ॥१२-३३५-४३॥

evaṃ stutaḥ sa bhagavān puruṣaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ। jahau nidrām atha tadā vedakāryārtham udyataḥ ॥ aiśvareṇa prayogeṇa dvitīyāṃ tanum āsthitaḥ ॥12-335-43॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the Person; सर्वतोमुखः (sarvatomukhaḥ) - facing all directions; जहौ (jahau) - abandoned; निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep; अथ (atha) - then; तदा (tadā) - at that time; वेदकार्यार्थम् (vedakāryārtham) - for the purpose of Vedic work; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - arisen; ऐश्वरेण (aiśvareṇa) - by lordly (power); प्रयोगेण (prayogeṇa) - by application; द्वितीयां (dvitīyāṃ) - second; तनुम् (tanum) - body; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - assumed;]

(Thus, praised, he, the Lord, the Person, facing all directions, abandoned sleep, then, at that time, for the purpose of Vedic work, arisen. By lordly power, by application, the second body, assumed.)

Thus praised, the Lord, the all-faced Person, abandoned sleep at that time, having arisen for the purpose of Vedic work. By the application of his lordly power, he assumed a second body. (12-335-43)

सुनासिकेन कायेन भूत्वा चन्द्रप्रभस्तदा। कृत्वा हयशिरः शुभ्रं वेदानामालयं प्रभुः ॥१२-३३५-४४॥

sunāsikena kāyena bhūtvā candraprabhastadā। kṛtvā hayaśiraḥ śubhraṃ vedānāmālayaṃ prabhuḥ ॥12-335-44॥

[सुनासिकेन (sunāsikena) - with a beautiful nose; कायेन (kāyena) - with body; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; चन्द्रप्रभः (candraprabhaḥ) - Chandraprabha; तदा (tadā) - then; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; हयशिरः (hayaśiraḥ) - Hayashira (horse-headed); शुभ्रं (śubhraṃ) - pure; वेदानाम् (vedānām) - of the Vedas; आलयं (ālayaṃ) - abode; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord;]

(With a beautiful nose, with body, having become, Chandraprabha then, having made, Hayashira (horse-headed), pure, of the Vedas, abode, the Lord.)

Then Chandraprabha, having assumed a body with a beautiful nose, made Hayashira (the horse-headed one) the pure abode of the Vedas, the Lord. (12-335-44)

तस्य मूर्धा समभवद्द्यौः सनक्षत्रतारका। केशाश्चास्याभवन्दीर्घा रवेरंशुसमप्रभाः ॥१२-३३५-४५॥

tasya mūrdhā samabhavad dyauḥ sa-nakṣatra-tārakā। keśāś ca asya abhavan dīrghāḥ raver aṃśu-sama-prabhāḥ ॥12-335-45॥

[तस्य (tasya) - of him; मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head; समभवत् (samabhavat) - became; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; स (sa) - with; नक्षत्र (nakṣatra) - stars; तारका (tārakā) - constellations; केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; दीर्घाः (dīrghāḥ) - long; रवेः (raveḥ) - of the sun; अंशु (aṃśu) - ray; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभाः (prabhāḥ) - splendors;]

(Of him, the head became the sky with stars and constellations; and the hairs of his became long, equal in splendor to the rays of the sun.)

His head became the sky adorned with stars and constellations; and his hair grew long, shining with a brilliance equal to the rays of the sun. (12-335-45)

कर्णावाकाशपाताले ललाटं भूतधारिणी। गङ्गा सरस्वती पुण्या भ्रुवावास्तां महानदी ॥१२-३३५-४६॥

karṇāvākāśapātāle lalāṭaṃ bhūtadhāriṇī। gaṅgā sarasvatī puṇyā bhruvāvastāṃ mahānadī ॥12-335-46॥

[कर्ण (karṇa) - ear; आकाश (ākāśa) - sky; पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld; ललाटं (lalāṭam) - forehead; भूतधारिणी (bhūtadhāriṇī) - she who holds beings; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī; पुण्या (puṇyā) - meritorious; भ्रुवौ (bhruvau) - eyebrows; आस्तां (āstāṃ) - let there be; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river;]

(Ear, sky, in the netherworld, forehead, she who holds beings; Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, meritorious, eyebrows, let there be, great river. (12-335-46))

Let the great river Gaṅgā, the meritorious Sarasvatī, who holds beings, be present at the ears, in the sky, in the netherworld, on the forehead, and at the eyebrows. (12-335-46)

चक्षुषी सोमसूर्यौ ते नासा सन्ध्या पुनः स्मृता। ओङ्कारस्त्वथ संस्कारो विद्युज्जिह्वा च निर्मिता ॥१२-३३५-४७॥

cakṣuṣī somasūryau te nāsā sandhyā punaḥ smṛtā। oṅkāras tv atha saṃskāro vidyujjihvā ca nirmitā ॥12-335-47॥

[चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes; सोमसूर्यौ (somasūryau) - Soma and Sūrya; ते (te) - your; नासा (nāsā) - nose; सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - Sandhyā (twilight); पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered; ओङ्कारः (oṅkāraḥ) - Oṅkāra (the syllable Om); त्वथ (tv atha) - then; संस्कारः (saṃskāraḥ) - purification; विद्युज्जिह्वा (vidyujjihvā) - having a tongue of lightning; च (ca) - and; निर्मिता (nirmitā) - is made;]

(Eyes (are) Soma and Sūrya, your nose (is) Sandhyā again considered. Oṅkāra then purification, having a tongue of lightning and is made. (12-335-47))

Your eyes are Soma and Sūrya, your nose is again considered to be Sandhyā. Oṅkāra and then purification, and a tongue of lightning are made. (12-335-47)

दन्ताश्च पितरो राजन्सोमपा इति विश्रुताः। गोलोको ब्रह्मलोकश्च ओष्ठावास्तां महात्मनः ॥ ग्रीवा चास्याभवद्राजन्कालरात्रिर्गुणोत्तरा ॥१२-३३५-४८॥

dantāś ca pitaro rājan somapā iti viśrutāḥ। goloko brahmalokaś ca oṣṭhāv āstāṃ mahātmanaḥ॥ grīvā cāsyābhavad rājan kālarātrir guṇottarā॥12-335-48॥

[दन्ताः (dantāḥ) - teeth; च (ca) - and; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सोमपाः (somapāḥ) - drinkers of Soma; इति (iti) - thus; विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - well-known; गोलोकः (golokaḥ) - Goloka; ब्रह्मलोकः (brahmalokaḥ) - Brahmaloka; च (ca) - and; ओष्ठौ (oṣṭhau) - the two lips; आस्तां (āstāṃ) - became; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one; ग्रीवा (grīvā) - neck; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कालरात्रिः (kālarātriḥ) - Kālarātrī; गुणोत्तरा (guṇottarā) - excelling in qualities;]

(Teeth and the ancestors, O king, are well-known as drinkers of Soma; Goloka and Brahmaloka became the two lips of the great-souled one. The neck of him, O king, became Kālarātrī, excelling in qualities. (12-335-48))

O king, the teeth are said to be the ancestors, renowned as drinkers of Soma; Goloka and Brahmaloka became the two lips of the great-souled one. His neck, O king, became Kālarātrī, who excels in qualities. (12-335-48)

एतद्धयशिरः कृत्वा नानामूर्तिभिरावृतम्। अन्तर्दधे स विश्वेशो विवेश च रसां प्रभुः ॥१२-३३५-४९॥

etaddhayaśiraḥ kṛtvā nānāmūrtibhir āvṛtam। antardadhe sa viśveśo viveśa ca rasāṃ prabhuḥ ॥12-335-49॥

[एतद्धयशिरः (etaddhayaśiraḥ) - this-horse-head; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; नानामूर्तिभिः (nānāmūrtibhiḥ) - with various forms; आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - enveloped; अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared; स (sa) - he; विश्वेशः (viśveśaḥ) - lord of all; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; च (ca) - and; रसाम् (rasām) - Rasā (netherworld); प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]

(Having made this horse-head, enveloped with various forms, he, the lord of all, disappeared and the lord entered Rasā.)

After creating this horse-head and surrounding it with various forms, the lord of all disappeared and entered Rasā, the netherworld. (12-335-49)

रसां पुनः प्रविष्टश्च योगं परममास्थितः। शैक्षं स्वरं समास्थाय ओमिति प्रासृजत्स्वरम् ॥१२-३३५-५०॥

rasāṃ punaḥ praviṣṭaś ca yogaṃ paramam āsthitaḥ। śaikṣaṃ svaraṃ samāsthāya om iti prāsṛjat svaram ॥12-335-50॥

[रसाम् (rasām) - essences; (accusative plural of rasa;) पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered; च (ca) - and; योगम् (yogam) - union; (accusative singular of yoga;) परमम् (paramam) - supreme; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having assumed; शैक्षम् (śaikṣam) - pertaining to a student; (accusative singular of śaikṣa;) स्वरम् (svaram) - sound; (accusative singular of svara;) समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having taken up; ओम् (om) - Om; इति (iti) - thus; प्रासृजत् (prāsṛjat) - he uttered; स्वरम् (svaram) - sound;]

(Having again entered the essences and having assumed the supreme union, having taken up the student sound, thus "Om", he uttered the sound.)

Having once again entered the essences and assumed the supreme union, taking up the student tone, he uttered the sound "Om". (12-335-50)

स स्वरः सानुनादी च सर्वगः स्निग्ध एव च। बभूवान्तर्महीभूतः सर्वभूतगुणोदितः ॥१२-३३५-५१॥

sa svaraḥ sānunādī ca sarvagaḥ snigdha eva ca। babhūvāntarmahībhūtaḥ sarvabhūtaguṇoditaḥ ॥12-335-51॥

[स (sa) - he; स्वरः (svaraḥ) - sound; सानुनादी (sānunādī) - with resonance; च (ca) - and; सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading; स्निग्ध (snigdha) - smooth; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अन्तर् (antar) - within; महीभूतः (mahībhūtaḥ) - element of earth; सर्वभूतगुणोदितः (sarvabhūtaguṇoditaḥ) - arisen from the qualities of all beings;]

(He, the sound, with resonance and all-pervading, smooth indeed and, became within the element of earth, arisen from the qualities of all beings.)

He, that sound, resonant, all-pervading and smooth, indeed became present within the element of earth, manifesting the qualities of all beings. (12-335-51)

ततस्तावसुरौ कृत्वा वेदान्समयबन्धनान्। रसातले विनिक्षिप्य यतः शब्दस्ततो द्रुतौ ॥१२-३३५-५२॥

tatastāvasurau kṛtvā vedānsamayabandhanān। rasātale vinikṣipya yataḥ śabdastato drutau ॥12-335-52॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; असुरौ (asurau) - the two Asuras; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; समयबन्धनान् (samayabandhanān) - bound by agreements; रसातले (rasātale) - in the netherworld; विनिक्षिप्य (vinikṣipya) - having thrown; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; द्रुतौ (drutau) - quickly (they) went;]

(Then those two Asuras, having made the Vedas bound by agreements, having thrown (them) in the netherworld, from where the sound (came), from there quickly (they) went.)

Then those two Asuras, after binding the Vedas by agreements and casting them into the netherworld, quickly went to the place from where the sound arose. (12-335-52)

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्देवो हयशिरोधरः। जग्राह वेदानखिलान्रसातलगतान्हरिः ॥ प्रादाच्च ब्रह्मणे भूयस्ततः स्वां प्रकृतिं गतः ॥१२-३३५-५३॥

etasminn-antare rājan devo hayaśirodharaḥ। jagrāha vedān akhilān rasātala-gatān hariḥ॥ prādāc ca brahmaṇe bhūyas tataḥ svāṃ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ॥12-335-53॥

[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; राजन् (rājan) - O king; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; हयशिरोधरः (hayaśirodharaḥ) - the horse-headed one; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; अखिलान् (akhilān) - all; रसातलगतान् (rasātala-gatān) - gone to Rasātala (the netherworld); हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu); प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - to Brahmā; भूयः (bhūyas) - again; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वाम् (svām) - own; प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - nature; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]

(In this interval, O king, the god, the horse-headed one, Hari, seized all the Vedas that had gone to Rasātala; and gave (them) again to Brahmā; then went to his own nature. (12-335-53))

Meanwhile, O king, the god Hari, in the form of the horse-headed one, seized all the Vedas that had gone to the netherworld and gave them back to Brahmā; then he returned to his own nature. (12-335-53)

स्थापयित्वा हयशिर उदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ। वेदानामालयश्चापि बभूवाश्वशिरास्ततः ॥१२-३३५-५४॥

sthāpayitvā hayaśira udakpūrve mahodadhau। vedānām ālayaś cāpi babhūvāśvaśirās tataḥ ॥12-335-54॥

[स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having placed; (causative of sthā, to place, with absolutive suffix -tvā); हयशिर (hayaśira) - horse-head; (haya, horse + śiras, head); उदक्पूर्वे (udakpūrve) - in the eastern waters; (udak, water + pūrva, eastern); महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean; (maha, great + udadhi, ocean; locative singular); वेदानाम् (vedānām) - of the Vedas; (genitive plural of veda); आलयः (ālayaḥ) - abode; (ālaya, abode, dwelling); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; बभूव (babhūva) - became; (perfect of bhū, to become); अश्वशिरा (aśvaśirā) - Aśvaśiras; (name, horse-headed sage); स्ततः (stataḥ) - from there; (tatas, from there);]

(Having placed the horse-head in the eastern waters of the great ocean, the abode of the Vedas also became Aśvaśiras from there.)

After placing the horse-head in the eastern part of the great ocean, the abode of the Vedas also became known as Aśvaśiras from that time. (12-335-54)

अथ किञ्चिदपश्यन्तौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ। पुनराजग्मतुस्तत्र वेगितौ पश्यतां च तौ ॥ यत्र वेदा विनिक्षिप्तास्तत्स्थानं शून्यमेव च ॥१२-३३५-५५॥

atha kiñcid apaśyantau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau। punar ājagmatustatra vegitau paśyatāṃ ca tau ॥ yatra vedā vinikṣiptās tatsthānaṃ śūnyam eva ca ॥12-335-55॥

[अथ (atha) - then; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; अपश्यन्तौ (apaśyantau) - not seeing; (dual) दानवौ (dānavau) - the two Dānavas; (dual) मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaiṭabha; (dual) पुनः (punar) - again; आजग्मतुः (ājagmatuh) - they both came; (dual) तत्र (tatra) - there; वेगितौ (vegitau) - swiftly; (dual) पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those seeing; (genitive plural) च (ca) - and; तौ (tau) - those two; (dual) यत्र (yatra) - where; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas; (plural) विनिक्षिप्ताः (vinikṣiptāḥ) - were deposited; (plural) तत् (tat) - that; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]

(Then, not seeing anything, the two Dānavas, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, again came there swiftly, as those two were being seen. Where the Vedas were deposited, that place was indeed empty and.)

Then, when the two Dānavas, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, could not see anything, they swiftly returned to that place, being observed by others. Where the Vedas had been deposited, that place was indeed completely empty. (12-335-55)

तत उत्तममास्थाय वेगं बलवतां वरौ। पुनरुत्तस्थतुः शीघ्रं रसानामालयात्तदा ॥ ददृशाते च पुरुषं तमेवादिकरं प्रभुम् ॥१२-३३५-५६॥

tat uttamam āsthāya vegaṃ balavatāṃ varau। punar uttasthatuḥ śīghraṃ rasānām ālayāt tadā ॥ dadṛśāte ca puruṣaṃ tam evādikaraṃ prabhum ॥12-335-56॥

[तत् (tat) - then; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; वेगम् (vegam) - speed; बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the strong; वरौ (varau) - the two best; पुनः (punar) - again; उत्तस्थतुः (uttasthatuḥ) - rose up; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; रसानाम् (rasānām) - of the juices; आलयात् (ālayāt) - from the abode; तदा (tadā) - then; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they saw; च (ca) - and; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - indeed; आदिकरम् (ādikaram) - the prime doer; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord;]

(Then, having assumed excellent speed, the two best of the strong again rose up quickly from the abode of the juices then. And they saw the man, him indeed, the prime doer, the lord.)

Then, the two foremost among the strong, having assumed excellent speed, quickly rose again from the abode of the juices. And they saw that man, the very prime mover, the lord. (12-335-56)

श्वेतं चन्द्रविशुद्धाभमनिरुद्धतनौ स्थितम्। भूयोऽप्यमितविक्रान्तं निद्रायोगमुपागतम् ॥१२-३३५-५७॥

śvetaṃ candraviśuddhābham aniruddhatanau sthitam। bhūyo'py amitavikrāntaṃ nidrāyogam upāgatam ॥12-335-57॥

[श्वेतं (śvetam) - white; चन्द्रविशुद्धाभम् (candraviśuddhābham) - moon-pure-lustre; अनिरुद्धतनौ (aniruddhatanau) - in the body of Aniruddha; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अपि (api) - also; अमितविक्रान्तम् (amitavikrāntam) - of immeasurable stride; निद्रायोगम् (nidrāyogam) - sleep-union; उपागतम् (upāgatam) - approached;]

(White, moon-pure-lustre, in the body of Aniruddha, situated. Again also, of immeasurable stride, sleep-union, approached.)

White and shining with the purity of the moon, situated in the body of Aniruddha. Again, the one of immeasurable stride entered the state of sleep. (12-335-57)

आत्मप्रमाणरचिते अपामुपरि कल्पिते। शयने नागभोगाढ्ये ज्वालामालासमावृते ॥१२-३३५-५८॥

ātmapramāṇaracite apām-upari kalpite। śayane nāgabhogāḍhye jvālāmālā-samāvṛte ॥12-335-58॥

[आत्मप्रमाणरचिते (ātmapramāṇaracite) - self-measure-created; अपाम् (apām) - of waters; उपरि (upari) - above; कल्पिते (kalpite) - imagined; शयने (śayane) - on the bed; नागभोगाढ्ये (nāgabhogāḍhye) - rich in coils of serpents; ज्वालामालासमावृते (jvālāmālā-samāvṛte) - enveloped by a garland of flames;]

(In the self-measure-created, imagined above the waters, on the bed rich in coils of serpents, enveloped by a garland of flames.)

On the bed, created by his own measure and imagined above the waters, rich with the coils of serpents and surrounded by a garland of flames. (12-335-58)

निष्कल्मषेण सत्त्वेन सम्पन्नं रुचिरप्रभम्। तं दृष्ट्वा दानवेन्द्रौ तौ महाहासममुञ्चताम् ॥१२-३३५-५९॥

niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena sampannaṃ ruciraprabham। taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrau tau mahāhāsam amuñcatām ॥12-335-59॥

[निष्कल्मषेण (niṣkalmaṣeṇa) - by stainless; सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by essence; सम्पन्नं (sampannaṃ) - endowed; रुचिरप्रभम् (ruciraprabham) - having beautiful radiance; तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दानवेन्द्रौ (dānavendrau) - the two lords of the Dānavas; तौ (tau) - those two; महाहासम् (mahāhāsam) - great laughter; अमुञ्चताम् (amuñcatām) - they released;]

(By stainless essence endowed with beautiful radiance, him having seen, the two lords of the Dānavas, those two, great laughter they released.)

Seeing him endowed with pure essence and beautiful radiance, the two lords of the Dānavas burst into great laughter. (12-335-59)

ऊचतुश्च समाविष्टौ रजसा तमसा च तौ। अयं स पुरुषः श्वेतः शेते निद्रामुपागतः ॥१२-३३५-६०॥

ūcatuś ca samāviṣṭau rajasā tamasā ca tau। ayaṃ sa puruṣaḥ śvetaḥ śete nidrām upāgataḥ ॥12-335-60॥

[ऊचतु (ūcatu) - they both said; च (ca) - and; समाविष्टौ (samāviṣṭau) - enveloped; रजसा (rajasā) - by rajas; तमसा (tamasā) - by tamas; च (ca) - and; तौ (tau) - those two; अयम् (ayam) - this; स (sa) - he; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white; शेते (śete) - lies; निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - has approached;]

(They both said and (were) enveloped by rajas and tamas, those two. This he man white lies (having) approached sleep.)

They both said this, being enveloped by rajas and tamas. This white man lies here, having fallen asleep. (12-335-60)

अनेन नूनं वेदानां कृतमाहरणं रसात्। कस्यैष को नु खल्वेष किं च स्वपिति भोगवान् ॥१२-३३५-६१॥

anena nūnaṃ vedānāṃ kṛtam āharaṇaṃ rasāt। kasya eṣa ko nu khalv eṣa kiṃ ca svapiti bhogavān ॥12-335-61॥

[अनेन (anena) - by this; नूनं (nūnam) - certainly; वेदानाम् (vedānām) - of the Vedas; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; आहरणम् (āharaṇam) - taking away; रसात् (rasāt) - from the netherworld; कस्य (kasya) - whose; एष (eṣa) - this; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; खलु (khalu) - truly; एष (eṣa) - this; किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps; भोगवान् (bhogavān) - the enjoyer;]

(By this, certainly, of the Vedas, the taking away has been done from the netherworld. Whose is this, who indeed truly is this, and what does the enjoyer sleep?)

By this, certainly, the Vedas have been taken away from the netherworld. Whose is this, who indeed is this, and what is it that the enjoyer sleeps? (12-335-61)

इत्युच्चारितवाक्यौ तौ बोधयामासतुर्हरिम्। युद्धार्थिनौ तु विज्ञाय विबुद्धः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१२-३३५-६२॥

ity uccāritavākyau tau bodhayāmāsatur harim। yuddhārthinau tu vijñāya vibuddhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥12-335-62॥

[इति (iti) - thus; उच्चारितवाक्यौ (uccāritavākyau) - having uttered words; तौ (tau) - those two; बोधयामासतुः (bodhayāmāsatuḥ) - caused to inform; हरिम् (harim) - Hari; युद्धार्थिनौ (yuddhārthinau) - desiring battle; तु (tu) - but; विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood; विबुद्धः (vibuddhaḥ) - awakened; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person;]

(Thus, having uttered words, those two caused Hari to be informed. But having understood that they desired battle, the awakened supreme person (Hari) (12-335-62))

Thus, after those two had spoken, they informed Hari. Realizing that they sought battle, the awakened supreme person, Hari, understood. (12-335-62)

निरीक्ष्य चासुरेन्द्रौ तौ ततो युद्धे मनो दधे। अथ युद्धं समभवत्तयोर्नारायणस्य च ॥१२-३३५-६३॥

nirīkṣya cāsurendrau tau tato yuddhe mano dadhe. atha yuddhaṃ samabhavattayornārāyaṇasya ca ॥12-335-63॥

[निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having observed; च (ca) - and; असुरेन्द्रौ (asurendrau) - the two lords of the asuras; तौ (tau) - those two; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मनो (mano) - mind; दधे (dadhe) - placed; अथ (atha) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two; नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - of Nārāyaṇa; च (ca) - and;]

(Having observed, and the two lords of the asuras, those two then in battle mind placed. Then battle arose between those two and of Nārāyaṇa.)

Having observed, the two lords of the asuras set their minds on battle. Then, a battle arose between those two and Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-63)

रजस्तमोविष्टतनू तावुभौ मधुकैटभौ। ब्रह्मणोपचितिं कुर्वञ्जघान मधुसूदनः ॥१२-३३५-६४॥

rajastamoviṣṭatanū tāvubhau madhukaiṭabhau। brahmaṇopacitiṃ kurvañjaghāna madhusūdanaḥ ॥12-335-64॥

[रजस् (rajas) - passion; essence; तमस् (tamas) - darkness; inertia; अविष्ट (aviṣṭa) - pervaded; entered; तनू (tanū) - body; form; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaiṭabha; (the two demons); ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; उपचितिम् (upacitim) - trouble; affliction; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; causing; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; slew; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusūdana; slayer of Madhu;]

(With bodies pervaded by passion and darkness, those two, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, both, causing affliction to Brahmā, Madhusūdana killed.)

Madhusūdana killed both Madhu and Kaiṭabha, whose bodies were pervaded by passion and darkness, as they were causing trouble to Brahmā. (12-335-64)

ततस्तयोर्वधेनाशु वेदापहरणेन च। शोकापनयनं चक्रे ब्रह्मणः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१२-३३५-६५॥

tatastayorvadhenāśu vedāpaharaṇena ca। śokāpanayanaṃ cakre brahmaṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥12-335-65॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; वधेन (vadhenā) - by the killing; आशु (āśu) - quickly; वेदापहरणेन (vedāpaharaṇena) - by the taking away of the Vedas; च (ca) - and; शोकापनयनं (śokāpanayanam) - removal of sorrow; चक्रे (cakre) - did; made; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person;]

(Then, by the killing of those two, quickly, and by the taking away of the Vedas, the supreme person made the removal of sorrow of Brahmā.)

Then, by quickly killing those two and taking away the Vedas, the Supreme Person removed the sorrow of Brahmā. (12-335-65)

ततः परिवृतो ब्रह्मा हतारिर्वेदसत्कृतः। निर्ममे स तदा लोकान्कृत्स्नान्स्थावरजङ्गमान् ॥१२-३३५-६६॥

tataḥ parivṛto brahmā hatārir vedasatkṛtaḥ। nirmame sa tadā lokān kṛtsnān sthāvarajaṅgamān ॥12-335-66॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; enveloped; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; हत (hata) - slain; killed; अरिः (ariḥ) - enemy; वेद (veda) - Veda; knowledge; सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored; revered; निर्ममे (nirmame) - created; fashioned; स (sa) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; realms; कृत्स्नान् (kṛtsnān) - all; entire; स्थावर (sthāvara) - immovable; stationary; जङ्गमान् (jaṅgamān) - moving; animate;]

(Then, surrounded, Brahmā, the slayer of enemies, honored by the Veda, created at that time all the worlds, both immovable and moving.)

Then Brahmā, honored by the Veda and the destroyer of enemies, surrounded by all, created at that time all the worlds, both stationary and moving. (12-335-66)

दत्त्वा पितामहायाग्र्यां बुद्धिं लोकविसर्गिकीम्। तत्रैवान्तर्दधे देवो यत एवागतो हरिः ॥१२-३३५-६७॥

dattvā pitāmahāyāgryāṃ buddhiṃ lokavisargikīm। tatraivāntardadhe devo yata evāgato hariḥ ॥12-335-67॥

[दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; पितामहायाग्र्यां (pitāmahāyāgryām) - to the supreme sacrifice of the Grandfather (Brahmā); बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - intellect; लोकविसर्गिकीम् (lokavisargikīm) - related to the creation of the worlds; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; यत (yata) - from where; एव (eva) - indeed; आगतः (āgataḥ) - had come; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu);]

(Having given to the supreme sacrifice of the Grandfather the intellect related to the creation of the worlds, right there the god disappeared from where indeed he had come, Hari.)

After imparting to the supreme sacrifice of the Grandfather the intellect concerning the creation of the worlds, the god Hari disappeared right there, returning to the place from which he had come. (12-335-67)

तौ दानवौ हरिर्हत्वा कृत्वा हयशिरस्तनुम्। पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थं तामेव विदधे तनुम् ॥१२-३३५-६८॥

tau dānavau harirhatvā kṛtvā hayaśirastanum। punaḥ pravṛttidharmārthaṃ tāmeva vidadhe tanum ॥12-335-68॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; दानवौ (dānavau) - demons; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu); हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; हयशिरस् (hayaśiras) - horse-headed; तनुम् (tanum) - body; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थम् (pravṛttidharmārtham) - for the sake of pravṛtti-dharma (active duty); ताम् (tām) - that; एव (eva) - indeed; विदधे (vidadhe) - he created; तनुम् (tanum) - body;]

(Those two demons Hari having slain, having made a horse-headed body; again for the sake of pravṛtti-dharma that indeed he created (the) body.)

Hari, having slain those two demons and having assumed a horse-headed form, again created that very body for the sake of pravṛtti-dharma (active duty). (12-335-68)

एवमेष महाभागो बभूवाश्वशिरा हरिः। पौराणमेतदाख्यातं रूपं वरदमैश्वरम् ॥१२-३३५-६९॥

evameṣa mahābhāgo babhūvāśvaśirā hariḥ। paurāṇametadākhyātaṃ rūpaṃ varadamaiśvaram ॥12-335-69॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; in this way; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (he); महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate one; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अश्वशिरा (aśvaśirā) - horse-headed; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; (Viṣṇu); पौराणम् (paurāṇam) - ancient; from the Purāṇas; एतत् (etat) - this; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - declared; narrated; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - divine; lordly;]

(Thus this greatly fortunate one became horse-headed Hari. This ancient form, bestower of boons, divine, has been declared.)

Thus, this greatly fortunate one, Hari, became horse-headed. This ancient, divine form, the bestower of boons, has been narrated. (12-335-69)

यो ह्येतद्ब्राह्मणो नित्यं शृणुयाद्धारयेत वा। न तस्याध्ययनं नाशमुपगच्छेत्कदाचन ॥१२-३३५-७०॥

yo hy etad brāhmaṇo nityaṃ śṛṇuyād dhārayeta vā। na tasya adhyayanaṃ nāśam upagacchet kadācana ॥12-335-70॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - should hear; धारयेत् (dhārayet) - should retain; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - his; अध्ययनम् (adhyayanaṃ) - study; नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction; उपगच्छेत् (upagacchet) - should attain; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]

(Who indeed this brāhmaṇa always should hear, should retain or, not his study destruction should attain ever.)

Whoever is the brāhmaṇa that always hears or retains this, his study will never be destroyed at any time. (12-335-70)

आराध्य तपसोग्रेण देवं हयशिरोधरम्। पाञ्चालेन क्रमः प्राप्तो रामेण पथि देशिते ॥१२-३३५-७१॥

ārādhya tapasogreṇa devaṃ hayaśirodharam। pāñcālena kramaḥ prāpto rāmeṇa pathi deśite ॥12-335-71॥

[आराध्य (ārādhya) - having worshipped; तपसोग्रेण (tapasogreṇa) - by intense austerity; देवं (devaṃ) - the god; हयशिरोधरम् (hayaśirodharam) - Hayaśīrṣa (the horse-headed one); पाञ्चालेन (pāñcālena) - by the Pāñcāla (Drupada); क्रमः (kramaḥ) - method; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - was obtained; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma; पथि (pathi) - on the path; देशिते (deśite) - shown;]

(Having worshipped by intense austerity the god Hayaśīrṣa, by the Pāñcāla the method was obtained by Rāma on the path shown.)

Having worshipped the god Hayaśīrṣa with intense austerity, Drupada obtained the method from Rāma on the path shown. (12-335-71)

एतद्धयशिरो राजन्नाख्यानं तव कीर्तितम्। पुराणं वेदसमितं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥१२-३३५-७२॥

etaddhayaśiro rājannākhyānaṃ tava kīrtitam। purāṇaṃ vedasamitaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ॥12-335-72॥

[एतद् (etad) - this; धयशिरः (dhayaśiraḥ) - Dhayaśiraḥ (name of a section); राजन् (rājan) - O king; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; तव (tava) - to you; कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - has been recounted; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - Purāṇa; वेदसमितम् (vedasamitaṃ) - collected from the Vedas; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वम् (tvaṃ) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask thoroughly;]

(This Dhayaśiraḥ, O king, narrative to you has been recounted; the Purāṇa collected from the Vedas, which me you ask thoroughly.)

O king, this Dhayaśiraḥ narrative has been recounted to you; it is the Purāṇa compiled from the Vedas, about which you have thoroughly questioned me. (12-335-72)

यां यामिच्छेत्तनुं देवः कर्तुं कार्यविधौ क्वचित्। तां तां कुर्याद्विकुर्वाणः स्वयमात्मानमात्मना ॥१२-३३५-७३॥

yāṃ yām icchet tanum devaḥ kartuṃ kāryavidhau kvacit। tāṃ tāṃ kuryād vikurvāṇaḥ svayam ātmānam ātmanā ॥12-335-73॥

[याम् (yām) - whichever (feminine accusative singular); याम् (yām) - whichever (feminine accusative singular); इच्छेत् (icchet) - may desire; तनुम् (tanum) - form; body; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; to make; कार्यविधौ (kāryavidhau) - in the performance of an act; क्वचित् (kvacit) - at some time; ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular); ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular); कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - may make; may do; विकुर्वाणः (vikurvāṇaḥ) - transforming; changing; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself;]

(Whichever form whichever may desire the god to make in the performance of an act at some time, that that may make transforming himself himself by himself.)

Whenever a god wishes to assume any particular form for the performance of some act, he creates that very form, transforming himself by himself. (12-335-73)

एष वेदनिधिः श्रीमानेष वै तपसो निधिः। एष योगश्च साङ्ख्यं च ब्रह्म चाग्र्यं हरिर्विभुः ॥१२-३३५-७४॥

eṣa vedanidhiḥ śrīmāneṣa vai tapaso nidhiḥ। eṣa yogaśca sāṅkhyaṃ ca brahma cāgryaṃ harirvibhuḥ ॥12-335-74॥

[एष (eṣa) - this; (masculine singular pronoun); वेदनिधिः (vedanidhiḥ) - treasure of Veda; (veda + nidhi); श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - possessor of fortune; (śrī + mān); एष (eṣa) - this; (masculine singular pronoun); वै (vai) - indeed; (emphatic particle); तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity; (tapas, genitive singular); निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure; (nidhi); एष (eṣa) - this; (masculine singular pronoun); योगः (yogaḥ) - yoga; (union, discipline); च (ca) - and; साङ्ख्यम् (sāṅkhyam) - Sāṅkhya; (enumeration, philosophical system); च (ca) - and; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; (the Absolute); च (ca) - and; आग्र्यम् (āgryam) - supreme; (āgrya); हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; (Vishnu); विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading; (vibhu);]

(This is the treasure of the Veda; the possessor of fortune, this indeed is the treasure of austerity. This is yoga and Sāṅkhya and Brahman and the supreme, Hari, the all-pervading.)

He is the treasure of the Veda, the possessor of fortune, truly the treasure of austerity. He is yoga, Sāṅkhya, Brahman, the supreme, Hari, the all-pervading. (12-335-74)

नारायणपरा वेदा यज्ञा नारायणात्मकाः। तपो नारायणपरं नारायणपरा गतिः ॥१२-३३५-७५॥

nārāyaṇaparā vedā yajñā nārāyaṇātmakaḥ। tapo nārāyaṇaparaṃ nārāyaṇaparā gatiḥ ॥12-335-75॥

[नारायणपरा (nārāyaṇaparā) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; नारायणात्मकाः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - having the nature of Nārāyaṇa; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; नारायणपरम् (nārāyaṇaparam) - supreme in Nārāyaṇa; नारायणपरा (nārāyaṇaparā) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal;]

(Devoted to Nārāyaṇa are the Vedas; sacrifices are of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; austerity is supreme in Nārāyaṇa; the goal is devoted to Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-75))

The Vedas are devoted to Nārāyaṇa, sacrifices are of the nature of Nārāyaṇa, austerity is supreme in Nārāyaṇa, and the ultimate goal is Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-75)

नारायणपरं सत्यमृतं नारायणात्मकम्। नारायणपरो धर्मः पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः ॥१२-३३५-७६॥

nārāyaṇaparaṃ satyamṛtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam। nārāyaṇaparo dharmaḥ punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ ॥12-335-76॥

[नारायणपरम् (nārāyaṇaparam) - supreme as Nārāyaṇa; सत्य (satya) - truth; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal; नारायणात्मकम् (nārāyaṇātmakam) - having the nature of Nārāyaṇa; नारायणपरः (nārāyaṇaparaḥ) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः (punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ) - difficult to attain rebirth;]

(Supreme as Nārāyaṇa, truth, immortal, having the nature of Nārāyaṇa. Devoted to Nārāyaṇa, righteousness, difficult to attain rebirth. (12-335-76))

The supreme truth is Nārāyaṇa, who is immortal and of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. Righteousness devoted to Nārāyaṇa makes rebirth difficult to attain. (12-335-76)

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणश्चैव धर्मो नारायणात्मकः। नारायणात्मको गन्धो भूमौ श्रेष्ठतमः स्मृतः ॥१२-३३५-७७॥

pravṛttilakṣaṇaścaiva dharmo nārāyaṇātmakaḥ। nārāyaṇātmako gandho bhūmau śreṣṭhatamaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥12-335-77॥

[प्रवृत्ति (pravṛtti) - activity; लक्षणः (lakṣaṇaḥ) - characteristic; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on earth; श्रेष्ठतमः (śreṣṭhatamaḥ) - the most excellent; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(Activity characteristic and indeed dharma of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; of the nature of Nārāyaṇa fragrance on earth the most excellent is remembered. (12-335-77))

The characteristic of activity and indeed dharma are of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; the fragrance that is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa is remembered as the most excellent on earth. (12-335-77)

अपां चैव गुणो राजन्रसो नारायणात्मकः। ज्योतिषां च गुणो रूपं स्मृतं नारायणात्मकम् ॥१२-३३५-७८॥

apāṃ caiva guṇo rājan raso nārāyaṇātmakaḥ। jyotiṣāṃ ca guṇo rūpaṃ smṛtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam ॥12-335-78॥

[अपां (apāṃ) - of waters; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रसः (rasaḥ) - essence; नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; ज्योतिषां (jyotiṣām) - of luminaries; च (ca) - and; गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; स्मृतं (smṛtam) - is remembered; नारायणात्मकम् (nārāyaṇātmakam) - of the nature of Nārāyaṇa;]

(Of waters and indeed the quality, O king, is essence, of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; of luminaries also the quality, form, is remembered, of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-78))

O king, the quality of waters is essence, which is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; and the quality of luminaries, which is form, is also remembered as of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-78)

नारायणात्मकश्चापि स्पर्शो वायुगुणः स्मृतः। नारायणात्मकश्चापि शब्द आकाशसम्भवः ॥१२-३३५-७९॥

nārāyaṇātmakaścāpi sparśo vāyuguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ। nārāyaṇātmakaścāpi śabda ākāśasambhavaḥ ॥12-335-79॥

[नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - having the nature of Nārāyaṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch; वायुगुणः (vāyuguṇaḥ) - attribute of wind; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - having the nature of Nārāyaṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; आकाशसम्भवः (ākāśasambhavaḥ) - originating from space;]

(Having the nature of Nārāyaṇa and also touch, attribute of wind, is remembered. Having the nature of Nārāyaṇa and also sound, originating from space. (12-335-79))

Touch, which is the attribute of wind, is also considered to have the nature of Nārāyaṇa. Likewise, sound, which originates from space, is also of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-79)

मनश्चापि ततो भूतमव्यक्तगुणलक्षणम्। नारायणपरः कालो ज्योतिषामयनं च यत् ॥१२-३३५-८०॥

manaś cāpi tato bhūtam avyaktaguṇalakṣaṇam। nārāyaṇaparaḥ kālo jyotiṣām ayanaṃ ca yat ॥12-335-80॥

[मनः (manaḥ) - mind; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; भूतम् (bhūtam) - element; अव्यक्तगुणलक्षणम् (avyaktaguṇalakṣaṇam) - having the characteristics of the qualities of the unmanifest; नारायणपरः (nārāyaṇaparaḥ) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of the luminaries; अयनम् (ayanam) - course; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which;]

(mind and also from that element having the characteristics of the qualities of the unmanifest; devoted to Nārāyaṇa time; of the luminaries course and which;)

The mind also, from that element characterized by the qualities of the unmanifest, time devoted to Nārāyaṇa, and the course of the luminaries, and that which (is so). (12-335-80)

नारायणपरा कीर्तिः श्रीश्च लक्ष्मीश्च देवताः। नारायणपरं साङ्ख्यं योगो नारायणात्मकः ॥१२-३३५-८१॥

nārāyaṇaparā kīrtiḥ śrīś ca lakṣmīś ca devatāḥ। nārāyaṇaparaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ yogo nārāyaṇātmakaḥ ॥12-335-81॥

[नारायणपरा (nārāyaṇaparā) - having Nārāyaṇa as the highest; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; च (ca) - and; लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakṣmī; च (ca) - and; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; नारायणपरं (nārāyaṇaparaṃ) - having Nārāyaṇa as the supreme; साङ्ख्यं (sāṅkhyaṃ) - Sāṅkhya (philosophy); योगः (yogaḥ) - Yoga; नारायणात्मकः (nārāyaṇātmakaḥ) - having the nature of Nārāyaṇa;]

(Fame having Nārāyaṇa as the highest; prosperity and Lakṣmī and deities. Sāṅkhya having Nārāyaṇa as the supreme; Yoga having the nature of Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-81))

Fame is centered on Nārāyaṇa; prosperity, Lakṣmī, and the deities are devoted to him. The Sāṅkhya philosophy regards Nārāyaṇa as supreme, and Yoga is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. (12-335-81)

कारणं पुरुषो येषां प्रधानं चापि कारणम्। स्वभावश्चैव कर्माणि दैवं येषां च कारणम् ॥१२-३३५-८२॥

kāraṇaṃ puruṣo yeṣāṃ pradhānaṃ cāpi kāraṇam। svabhāvaścaiva karmāṇi daivaṃ yeṣāṃ ca kāraṇam ॥12-335-82॥

[कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - primordial matter; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - own nature; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; दैवम् (daivam) - divine (fate); येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; च (ca) - and; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause;]

(Cause person of whom, primordial matter and also cause; own nature and indeed actions, divine (fate) of whom and cause.)

For those for whom the person is the cause, and primordial matter is also the cause; for whom their own nature, actions, and fate are the cause. (12-335-82)

पञ्चकारणसङ्ख्यातो निष्ठा सर्वत्र वै हरिः। तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां हेतुभिः सर्वतोमुखैः ॥१२-३३५-८३॥

pañcakāraṇasaṅkhyāto niṣṭhā sarvatra vai hariḥ। tattvaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ hetubhiḥ sarvatomukhaiḥ ॥12-335-83॥

[पञ्च (pañca) - five; कारण (kāraṇa) - causes; सङ्ख्यातः (saṅkhyātaḥ) - enumerated; निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - abiding; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; वै (vai) - indeed; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; तत्त्वं (tattvaṃ) - principle; जिज्ञासमानानां (jijñāsamānānāṃ) - of those who are inquiring; हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by causes; सर्वतोमुखैः (sarvatomukhaiḥ) - from all directions;]

(Five causes enumerated, abiding everywhere indeed is Hari; the principle for those who are inquiring, by causes from all directions. (12-335-83))

Hari, who is established everywhere, is known as the fivefold cause; for those who seek the truth, the principle is explained through causes from every direction. (12-335-83)

तत्त्वमेको महायोगी हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः। सब्रह्मकानां लोकानामृषीणां च महात्मनाम् ॥१२-३३५-८४॥

tattvameko mahāyogī harirnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ। sabrahmakānāṃ lokānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca mahātmanām ॥12-335-84॥

[तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - principle; essence; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; single; महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great yogi; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; (Vishnu); नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; (Vishnu); प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; master; स (sa) - he; ब्रह्मकानाम् (brahmakānām) - of those who have attained Brahman; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of worlds; ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages; च (ca) - and; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls;]

(Principle one great yogi Hari Nārāyaṇa lord; he of those who have attained Brahman, of worlds, of sages and of great souls; (12-335-84))

The one principle, the great yogi, Hari Nārāyaṇa, the lord, he is of those who have attained Brahman, of the worlds, of the sages, and of the great souls. (12-335-84)

साङ्ख्यानां योगिनां चापि यतीनामात्मवेदिनाम्। मनीषितं विजानाति केशवो न तु तस्य ते ॥१२-३३५-८५॥

sāṅkhyānāṃ yogināṃ cāpi yatīnām ātmavedinām। manīṣitaṃ vijānāti keśavo na tu tasya te ॥12-335-85॥

[साङ्ख्यानाम् (sāṅkhyānām) - of the Sāṅkhyas; योगिनाम् (yoginām) - of the Yogins; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यतीनाम् (yatīnām) - of the ascetics; आत्मवेदिनाम् (ātmavedinām) - of the knowers of the self; मनीषितम् (manīṣitam) - the intention; विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - of him; ते (te) - to you;]

(Of the Sāṅkhyas, of the Yogins, and also of the ascetics, of the knowers of the self, the intention Keśava knows, not but of him to you.)

Keśava knows the intentions of the Sāṅkhyas, Yogins, ascetics, and knowers of the self, but not those of him to you. (12-335-85)

ये केचित्सर्वलोकेषु दैवं पित्र्यं च कुर्वते। दानानि च प्रयच्छन्ति तप्यन्ति च तपो महत् ॥१२-३३५-८६॥

ye kecit sarvalokeṣu daivaṃ pitryaṃ ca kurvate। dānāni ca prayacchanti tapyanti ca tapo mahat ॥12-335-86॥

[ये (ye) - whoever; केचित् (kecit) - some; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; दैवं (daivam) - relating to the gods; पित्र्यं (pitryam) - relating to the ancestors; च (ca) - and; कुर्वते (kurvate) - perform; दानानि (dānāni) - gifts; च (ca) - and; प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - give; तप्यन्ति (tapyanti) - perform austerities; च (ca) - and; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(Whoever some in all worlds perform acts relating to the gods and ancestors, and give gifts, and perform austerities, and great austerity.)

Whoever, in all worlds, perform rites for the gods and ancestors, give gifts, and undertake great austerities, (12-335-86)

सर्वेषामाश्रयो विष्णुरैश्वरं विधिमास्थितः। सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते ॥१२-३३५-८७॥

sarveṣām āśrayo viṣṇur aiśvaraṃ vidhim āsthitaḥ। sarvabhūtakṛtāvāso vāsudeveti cocyate ॥12-335-87॥

[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; आश्रयः (āśrayaḥ) - support; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; ऐश्वरम् (aiśvaram) - sovereignty; विधिम् (vidhim) - order; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established; सर्वभूतकृत (sarvabhūtakṛta) - maker of all beings; आवासः (āvāsaḥ) - abode; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]

(Of all, the support Viṣṇu, sovereignty, order established; maker of all beings, abode, thus Vāsudeva and is called.)

Viṣṇu is the support of all, established in sovereign order; as the maker and abode of all beings, he is called "Vāsudeva". (12-335-87)

अयं हि नित्यः परमो महर्षि; र्महाविभूतिर्गुणवान्निर्गुणाख्यः। गुणैश्च संयोगमुपैति शीघ्रं; कालो यथर्तावृतुसम्प्रयुक्तः ॥१२-३३५-८८॥

ayaṃ hi nityaḥ paramo maharṣiḥ; mahāvibhūtir guṇavān nirguṇākhyaḥ. guṇaiś ca saṃyogam upaiti śīghraṃ; kālo yathartāv ṛtusamprayuktaḥ ॥12-335-88॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage; महाविभूतिः (mahāvibhūtiḥ) - possessing great powers; गुणवान् (guṇavān) - endowed with qualities; निर्गुणाख्यः (nirguṇākhyaḥ) - called without qualities; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities; च (ca) - and; संयोगम् (saṃyogam) - union; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; यथा (yathā) - just as; ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in the season; सम्प्रयुक्तः (samprayuktaḥ) - being joined;]

(This indeed eternal supreme great sage, possessing great powers, endowed with qualities, called without qualities, by qualities and union attains quickly; time just as in the season being joined.)

This truly eternal, supreme great sage, who possesses great powers, is endowed with qualities and is called 'without qualities', quickly attains union with the qualities; just as time, when joined with the season, acts accordingly. (12-335-88)

नैवास्य विन्दन्ति गतिं महात्मनो; न चागतिं कश्चिदिहानुपस्यति। ज्ञानात्मकाः संयमिनो महर्षयः; पश्यन्ति नित्यं पुरुषं गुणाधिकम् ॥१२-३३५-८९॥

naivāsya vindanti gatiṃ mahātmanaḥ; na cāgatiṃ kaścidihānupasyati. jñānātmakāḥ saṃyaminō maharṣayaḥ; paśyanti nityaṃ puruṣaṃ guṇādhikam ॥12-335-89॥

[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of him; विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - find; गतिम् (gatim) - path; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आगतिम् (āgatim) - arrival; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; इह (iha) - here; अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - perceives; ज्ञानात्मकाः (jñānātmakāḥ) - of the nature of knowledge; संयमिनः (saṃyaminaḥ) - self-restrained; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the person; गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - superior in qualities;]

(Not indeed do they find the path of him, of the great soul; nor does anyone here perceive the arrival. Of the nature of knowledge, self-restrained great sages always see the person superior in qualities.)

Truly, none find the path of that great soul, nor does anyone here perceive his coming. The great sages, who are self-restrained and of the nature of knowledge, always see the person who is superior in qualities. (12-335-89)