Chant & memorise

विश्वं विष्णुर्वषट्कारो भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ।
भूतकृद्भूतभृद्भावो भूतात्मा भूतभावनः ॥

viśvaṃ viṣṇurvaṣaṭkāro bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ |
bhūtakṛdbhūtabhṛdbhāvo bhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ

viśvaṃviṣṇurvaṣaṭkārobhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ
bhūtakṛdbhūtabhṛdbhāvobhūtātmābhūtabhāvanaḥ

1. 1विश्वम्viśvamthe whole universe — he is all this, being its cause
2. 2विष्णुःviṣṇuḥthe all-pervading
3. 3वषट्कारःvaṣaṭkāraḥhe for whom “vaṣaṭ” is called out in the sacrifice
4. 4भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुःbhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥlord of past, future and present
5. 5भूतकृत्bhūtakṛtmaker of all beings
6. 6भूतभृत्bhūtabhṛtsustainer of all beings
7. 7भावःbhāvaḥpure existence, which becomes everything
8. 8भूतात्माbhūtātmāthe Self of all beings
9. 9भूतभावनःbhūtabhāvanaḥwho brings beings into being and nourishes them

पूतात्मा परमात्मा च मुक्तानां परमा गतिः ।
अव्ययः पुरुषः साक्षी क्षेत्रज्ञोऽक्षर एव च ॥

pūtātmā paramātmā ca muktānāṃ paramā gatiḥ |
avyayaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣī kṣetrajño'kṣara eva ca

pūtātmāparamātmācamuktānāṃparamāgatiḥ
avyayaḥpuruṣaḥsākṣīkṣetrajñokṣaraevaca

1. 10पूतात्माpūtātmāwhose nature is pure
2. 11परमात्माparamātmāthe supreme Self
3. 12मुक्तानां परमा गतिःmuktānāṃ paramā gatiḥthe highest goal of the liberated
4. 13अव्ययःavyayaḥthe imperishable
5. 14पुरुषःpuruṣaḥthe indweller of the body-city
6. 15साक्षीsākṣīthe witness who sees without a medium
7. 16क्षेत्रज्ञःkṣetrajñaḥthe knower of the field (body and world)
8. 17अक्षरःakṣaraḥthe undecaying

योगो योगविदां नेता प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरः ।
नारसिंहवपुः श्रीमान् केशवः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

yogo yogavidāṃ netā pradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ |
nārasiṃhavapuḥ śrīmān keśavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

yogoyogavidāṃnetāpradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥ
nārasiṃhavapuḥśrīmānkeśavaḥpuruṣottamaḥ

1. 18योगःyogaḥthe one reached through yoga
2. 19योगविदां नेताyogavidāṃ netāguide of those who know yoga
3. 20प्रधानपुरुषेश्वरःpradhānapuruṣeśvaraḥlord of nature and of the individual soul
4. 21नारसिंहवपुःnārasiṃhavapuḥwho took the body of the man-lion
5. 22श्रीमान्śrīmānever united with Śrī
6. 23केशवःkeśavaḥof beautiful hair; lord of Brahmā (ka) and Śiva (īśa)
7. 24पुरुषोत्तमःpuruṣottamaḥthe highest of persons

सर्वः शर्वः शिवः स्थाणुर्भूतादिर्निधिरव्ययः ।
सम्भवो भावनो भर्ता प्रभवः प्रभुरीश्वरः ॥

sarvaḥ śarvaḥ śivaḥ sthāṇurbhūtādirnidhiravyayaḥ |
sambhavo bhāvano bhartā prabhavaḥ prabhurīśvaraḥ

sarvaḥśarvaḥśivaḥsthāṇurbhūtādirnidhiravyayaḥ
sambhavobhāvanobhartāprabhavaḥprabhurīśvaraḥ

1. 25सर्वःsarvaḥthe all — source and end of everything
2. 26शर्वःśarvaḥwho withdraws all at dissolution
3. 27शिवःśivaḥthe pure, the auspicious
4. 28स्थाणुःsthāṇuḥthe immovable
5. 29भूतादिःbhūtādiḥthe first cause of the elements
6. 30निधिःnidhiḥthe treasure-house where all comes to rest
7. 31अव्ययःavyayaḥthe inexhaustible
8. 32सम्भवःsambhavaḥwho is born of his own will
9. 33भावनःbhāvanaḥwho gives each their fruits
10. 34भर्ताbhartāthe supporter
11. 35प्रभवःprabhavaḥthe birthplace of the elements
12. 36प्रभुःprabhuḥthe able, the powerful
13. 37ईश्वरःīśvaraḥthe ruler, with power unconditioned

स्वयम्भूः शम्भुरादित्यः पुष्कराक्षो महास्वनः ।
अनादिनिधनो धाता विधाता धातुरुत्तमः ॥

svayambhūḥ śambhurādityaḥ puṣkarākṣo mahāsvanaḥ |
anādinidhano dhātā vidhātā dhāturuttamaḥ

svayambhūḥśambhurādityaḥpuṣkarākṣomahāsvanaḥ
anādinidhanodhātāvidhātādhāturuttamaḥ

1. 38स्वयम्भूःsvayambhūḥthe self-existent
2. 39शम्भुःśambhuḥwho brings happiness
3. 40आदित्यःādityaḥthe golden person in the sun
4. 41पुष्कराक्षःpuṣkarākṣaḥlotus-eyed
5. 42महास्वनःmahāsvanaḥof the great sound — the Veda
6. 43अनादिनिधनःanādinidhanaḥwithout beginning or end
7. 44धाताdhātāthe supporter of the world
8. 45विधाताvidhātāthe dispenser of actions and fruits
9. 46धातुरुत्तमःdhāturuttamaḥthe highest support, finer than all elements

अप्रमेयो हृषीकेशः पद्मनाभोऽमरप्रभुः ।
विश्वकर्मा मनुस्त्वष्टा स्थविष्ठः स्थविरो ध्रुवः ॥

aprameyo hṛṣīkeśaḥ padmanābho'maraprabhuḥ |
viśvakarmā manustvaṣṭā sthaviṣṭhaḥ sthaviro dhruvaḥ

aprameyohṛṣīkeśaḥpadmanābhomaraprabhuḥ
viśvakarmāmanustvaṣṭāsthaviṣṭhaḥsthavirodhruvaḥ

1. 47अप्रमेयःaprameyaḥbeyond every means of knowledge
2. 48हृषीकेशःhṛṣīkeśaḥmaster of the senses
3. 49पद्मनाभःpadmanābhaḥfrom whose navel the lotus of creation rises
4. 50अमरप्रभुःamaraprabhuḥlord of the immortals
5. 51विश्वकर्माviśvakarmāwhose work is the universe
6. 52मनुःmanuḥthe thinker; the mantra itself
7. 53त्वष्टाtvaṣṭāwho shapes and dissolves beings
8. 54स्थविष्ठःsthaviṣṭhaḥthe vastest — the cosmic form
9. 55स्थविरो ध्रुवःsthaviro dhruvaḥthe ancient, the firm

अग्राह्यः शाश्वतः कृष्णो लोहिताक्षः प्रतर्दनः ।
प्रभूतस्त्रिककुब्धाम पवित्रं मङ्गलं परम् ॥

agrāhyaḥ śāśvataḥ kṛṣṇo lohitākṣaḥ pratardanaḥ |
prabhūtastrikakubdhāma pavitraṃ maṅgalaṃ param

agrāhyaḥśāśvataḥkṛṣṇolohitākṣaḥpratardanaḥ
prabhūtastrikakubdhāmapavitraṃmaṅgalaṃparam

1. 56अग्राह्यःagrāhyaḥnot grasped by the senses
2. 57शाश्वतःśāśvataḥeternal
3. 58कृष्णःkṛṣṇaḥexistence and bliss; dark-hued
4. 59लोहिताक्षःlohitākṣaḥred-eyed
5. 60प्रतर्दनःpratardanaḥthe destroyer at dissolution
6. 61प्रभूतःprabhūtaḥfull of knowledge and glory
7. 62त्रिककुब्धामtrikakubdhāmasupport of the three regions
8. 63पवित्रम्pavitramthe purifier
9. 64मङ्गलं परम्maṅgalaṃ paramthe supreme auspiciousness

ईशानः प्राणदः प्राणो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठः प्रजापतिः ।
हिरण्यगर्भो भूगर्भो माधवो मधुसूदनः ॥

īśānaḥ prāṇadaḥ prāṇo jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
hiraṇyagarbho bhūgarbho mādhavo madhusūdanaḥ

īśānaḥprāṇadaḥprāṇojyeṣṭhaḥśreṣṭhaḥprajāpatiḥ
hiraṇyagarbhobhūgarbhomādhavomadhusūdanaḥ

1. 65ईशानःīśānaḥthe controller of all beings
2. 66प्राणदःprāṇadaḥgiver and mover of life-breath
3. 67प्राणःprāṇaḥlife itself
4. 68ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठःjyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥthe eldest and most excellent
5. 69प्रजापतिःprajāpatiḥlord of creatures
6. 70हिरण्यगर्भःhiraṇyagarbhaḥthe golden womb, Brahmā’s inner self
7. 71भूगर्भःbhūgarbhaḥwho holds the earth within
8. 72माधवःmādhavaḥconsort of Mā (Lakṣmī)
9. 73मधुसूदनःmadhusūdanaḥslayer of the demon Madhu

ईश्वरो विक्रमी धन्वी मेधावी विक्रमः क्रमः ।
अनुत्तमो दुराधर्षः कृतज्ञः कृतिरात्मवान् ॥

īśvaro vikramī dhanvī medhāvī vikramaḥ kramaḥ |
anuttamo durādharṣaḥ kṛtajñaḥ kṛtirātmavān

īśvarovikramīdhanvīmedhāvīvikramaḥkramaḥ
anuttamodurādharṣaḥkṛtajñaḥkṛtirātmavān

1. 74ईश्वरःīśvaraḥthe all-powerful
2. 75विक्रमीvikramīthe valiant
3. 76धन्वीdhanvīthe bowman
4. 77मेधावीmedhāvīof vast intelligence
5. 78विक्रमःvikramaḥwho strode across the worlds
6. 79क्रमःkramaḥthe all-pervading stride
7. 80अनुत्तमःanuttamaḥthan whom none is higher
8. 81दुराधर्षःdurādharṣaḥthe unassailable
9. 82कृतज्ञःkṛtajñaḥwho knows all deeds and rewards even a little
10. 83कृतिःkṛtiḥthe effort itself in every act
11. 84आत्मवान्ātmavānestablished in his own glory

सुरेशः शरणं शर्म विश्वरेताः प्रजाभवः ।
अहः संवत्सरो व्यालः प्रत्ययः सर्वदर्शनः ॥

sureśaḥ śaraṇaṃ śarma viśvaretāḥ prajābhavaḥ |
ahaḥ saṃvatsaro vyālaḥ pratyayaḥ sarvadarśanaḥ

sureśaḥśaraṇaṃśarmaviśvaretāḥprajābhavaḥ
ahaḥsaṃvatsarovyālaḥpratyayaḥsarvadarśanaḥ

1. 85सुरेशःsureśaḥlord of the gods
2. 86शरणम्śaraṇamthe refuge
3. 87शर्मśarmasupreme bliss
4. 88विश्वरेताःviśvaretāḥthe seed of the universe
5. 89प्रजाभवःprajābhavaḥsource of all creatures
6. 90अहःahaḥthe day — the light of awareness
7. 91संवत्सरःsaṃvatsaraḥthe year
8. 92व्यालःvyālaḥwho cannot be held, like a serpent
9. 93प्रत्ययःpratyayaḥawareness itself
10. 94सर्वदर्शनःsarvadarśanaḥall-seeing

अजः सर्वेश्वरः सिद्धः सिद्धिः सर्वादिरच्युतः ।
वृषाकपिरमेयात्मा सर्वयोगविनिःसृतः ॥

ajaḥ sarveśvaraḥ siddhaḥ siddhiḥ sarvādiracyutaḥ |
vṛṣākapirameyātmā sarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥ

ajaḥsarveśvaraḥsiddhaḥsiddhiḥsarvādiracyutaḥ
vṛṣākapirameyātmāsarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥ

1. 95अजःajaḥthe unborn
2. 96सर्वेश्वरःsarveśvaraḥlord of all lords
3. 97सिद्धःsiddhaḥthe ever-accomplished
4. 98सिद्धिःsiddhiḥthe attainment, the highest fruit
5. 99सर्वादिःsarvādiḥthe beginning of all
6. 100अच्युतःacyutaḥwho never falls from his nature
7. 101वृषाकपिःvṛṣākapiḥdharma itself, and the boar who lifted the earth
8. 102अमेयात्माameyātmāof immeasurable nature
9. 103सर्वयोगविनिःसृतःsarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥfree of every bond

वसुर्वसुमनाः सत्यः समात्माऽसम्मितः समः ।
अमोघः पुण्डरीकाक्षो वृषकर्मा वृषाकृतिः ॥

vasurvasumanāḥ satyaḥ samātmā'sammitaḥ samaḥ |
amoghaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣo vṛṣakarmā vṛṣākṛtiḥ

vasurvasumanāḥsatyaḥsamātmāsammitaḥsamaḥ
amoghaḥpuṇḍarīkākṣovṛṣakarmāvṛṣākṛtiḥ

1. 104वसुःvasuḥthe dweller in all, and the wealth of all
2. 105वसुमनाःvasumanāḥof noble mind
3. 106सत्यःsatyaḥtruth
4. 107समात्माsamātmāthe same Self in all
5. 108असम्मितःasammitaḥbeyond all measure
6. 109समःsamaḥever even
7. 110अमोघःamoghaḥwhose worship never fails
8. 111पुण्डरीकाक्षःpuṇḍarīkākṣaḥlotus-eyed; seen in the lotus of the heart
9. 112वृषकर्माvṛṣakarmāwhose acts are dharma
10. 113वृषाकृतिःvṛṣākṛtiḥwhose very form is dharma

रुद्रो बहुशिरा बभ्रुर्विश्वयोनिः शुचिश्रवाः ।
अमृतः शाश्वतस्थाणुर्वरारोहो महातपाः ॥

rudro bahuśirā babhrurviśvayoniḥ śuciśravāḥ |
amṛtaḥ śāśvatasthāṇurvarāroho mahātapāḥ

rudrobahuśirābabhrurviśvayoniḥśuciśravāḥ
amṛtaḥśāśvatasthāṇurvarārohomahātapāḥ

1. 114रुद्रःrudraḥwho makes beings weep at dissolution
2. 115बहुशिराःbahuśirāḥmany-headed
3. 116बभ्रुःbabhruḥthe bearer of the worlds
4. 117विश्वयोनिःviśvayoniḥthe womb of the universe
5. 118शुचिश्रवाःśuciśravāḥwhose names are pure to hear
6. 119अमृतःamṛtaḥthe immortal
7. 120शाश्वतस्थाणुःśāśvatasthāṇuḥeternal and unmoving
8. 121वरारोहःvarārohaḥthe supreme height, from which there is no return
9. 122महातपाःmahātapāḥof great tapas — great knowledge

सर्वगः सर्वविद्भानुर्विष्वक्सेनो जनार्दनः ।
वेदो वेदविदव्यङ्गो वेदाङ्गो वेदवित् कविः ॥

sarvagaḥ sarvavidbhānurviṣvakseno janārdanaḥ |
vedo vedavidavyaṅgo vedāṅgo vedavit kaviḥ

sarvagaḥsarvavidbhānurviṣvaksenojanārdanaḥ
vedovedavidavyaṅgovedāṅgovedavitkaviḥ

1. 123सर्वगःsarvagaḥthe all-going, all-pervading
2. 124सर्वविद्भानुःsarvavidbhānuḥthe all-knowing light
3. 125विष्वक्सेनःviṣvaksenaḥbefore whom the hosts of evil scatter
4. 126जनार्दनःjanārdanaḥwho afflicts the wicked; whom people pray to
5. 127वेदःvedaḥthe Veda itself
6. 128वेदवित्vedavitthe knower of the Veda
7. 129अव्यङ्गःavyaṅgaḥwhole, lacking nothing
8. 130वेदाङ्गःvedāṅgaḥwhose limbs are the Vedas
9. 131वेदवित्vedavitwho imparts the meaning of the Veda
10. 132कविःkaviḥthe seer of all

लोकाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्षो धर्माध्यक्षः कृताकृतः ।
चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुर्भुजः ॥

lokādhyakṣaḥ surādhyakṣo dharmādhyakṣaḥ kṛtākṛtaḥ |
caturātmā caturvyūhaścaturdaṃṣṭraścaturbhujaḥ

lokādhyakṣaḥsurādhyakṣodharmādhyakṣaḥkṛtākṛtaḥ
caturātmācaturvyūhaścaturdaṃṣṭraścaturbhujaḥ

1. 133लोकाध्यक्षःlokādhyakṣaḥthe overseer of the worlds
2. 134सुराध्यक्षःsurādhyakṣaḥthe overseer of the gods
3. 135धर्माध्यक्षःdharmādhyakṣaḥthe witness of dharma and adharma
4. 136कृताकृतःkṛtākṛtaḥboth the made and the unmade
5. 137चतुरात्माcaturātmāfourfold in creation, preservation and dissolution
6. 138चतुर्व्यूहःcaturvyūhaḥof four emanations — Vāsudeva and the others
7. 139चतुर्दंष्ट्रःcaturdaṃṣṭraḥfour-tusked, as the man-lion
8. 140चतुर्भुजःcaturbhujaḥfour-armed

भ्राजिष्णुर्भोजनं भोक्ता सहिष्णुर्जगदादिजः ।
अनघो विजयो जेता विश्वयोनिः पुनर्वसुः ॥

bhrājiṣṇurbhojanaṃ bhoktā sahiṣṇurjagadādijaḥ |
anagho vijayo jetā viśvayoniḥ punarvasuḥ

bhrājiṣṇurbhojanaṃbhoktāsahiṣṇurjagadādijaḥ
anaghovijayojetāviśvayoniḥpunarvasuḥ

1. 141भ्राजिष्णुःbhrājiṣṇuḥpure radiance
2. 142भोजनम्bhojanamthe food — nature to be enjoyed
3. 143भोक्ताbhoktāthe enjoyer
4. 144सहिष्णुःsahiṣṇuḥwho overcomes and forbears
5. 145जगदादिजःjagadādijaḥborn first, as Hiraṇyagarbha
6. 146अनघःanaghaḥsinless
7. 147विजयःvijayaḥvictory itself
8. 148जेताjetāthe ever-victorious
9. 149विश्वयोनिःviśvayoniḥthe source of the universe
10. 150पुनर्वसुःpunarvasuḥwho dwells again and again in bodies

उपेन्द्रो वामनः प्रांशुरमोघः शुचिरूर्जितः ।
अतीन्द्रः सङ्ग्रहः सर्गो धृतात्मा नियमो यमः ॥

upendro vāmanaḥ prāṃśuramoghaḥ śucirūrjitaḥ |
atīndraḥ saṅgrahaḥ sargo dhṛtātmā niyamo yamaḥ

upendrovāmanaḥprāṃśuramoghaḥśucirūrjitaḥ
atīndraḥsaṅgrahaḥsargodhṛtātmāniyamoyamaḥ

1. 151उपेन्द्रःupendraḥthe younger brother of Indra, as Vāmana
2. 152वामनःvāmanaḥthe dwarf
3. 153प्रांशुःprāṃśuḥthe towering one, who filled the worlds
4. 154अमोघःamoghaḥwhose acts are never in vain
5. 155शुचिःśuciḥthe pure
6. 156ऊर्जितःūrjitaḥof mighty strength
7. 157अतीन्द्रःatīndraḥsurpassing Indra
8. 158सङ्ग्रहःsaṅgrahaḥwho gathers all in at dissolution
9. 159सर्गःsargaḥcreation itself
10. 160धृतात्माdhṛtātmāof steady nature
11. 161नियमःniyamaḥwho appoints each to their place
12. 162यमःyamaḥthe inner controller

वेद्यो वैद्यः सदायोगी वीरहा माधवो मधुः ।
अतीन्द्रियो महामायो महोत्साहो महाबलः ॥

vedyo vaidyaḥ sadāyogī vīrahā mādhavo madhuḥ |
atīndriyo mahāmāyo mahotsāho mahābalaḥ

vedyovaidyaḥsadāyogīvīrahāmādhavomadhuḥ
atīndriyomahāmāyomahotsāhomahābalaḥ

1. 163वेद्यःvedyaḥthe one to be known
2. 164वैद्यःvaidyaḥknower of all knowledge; the healer
3. 165सदायोगीsadāyogīever in yoga
4. 166वीरहाvīrahāslayer of mighty foes of dharma
5. 167माधवःmādhavaḥlord of knowledge (mā)
6. 168मधुःmadhuḥsweet as honey
7. 169अतीन्द्रियःatīndriyaḥbeyond the senses
8. 170महामायःmahāmāyaḥmaster of the great māyā
9. 171महोत्साहःmahotsāhaḥof great energy
10. 172महाबलःmahābalaḥof great strength

महाबुद्धिर्महावीर्यो महाशक्तिर्महाद्युतिः ।
अनिर्देश्यवपुः श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्रिधृक् ॥

mahābuddhirmahāvīryo mahāśaktirmahādyutiḥ |
anirdeśyavapuḥ śrīmānameyātmā mahādridhṛk

mahābuddhirmahāvīryomahāśaktirmahādyutiḥ
anirdeśyavapuḥśrīmānameyātmāmahādridhṛk

1. 173महाबुद्धिःmahābuddhiḥof vast intelligence
2. 174महावीर्यःmahāvīryaḥof great potency — māyā is his power
3. 175महाशक्तिःmahāśaktiḥof great might
4. 176महाद्युतिःmahādyutiḥof great inner and outer splendour
5. 177अनिर्देश्यवपुःanirdeśyavapuḥwhose form cannot be pointed out
6. 178श्रीमान्śrīmānfull of every glory
7. 179अमेयात्माameyātmāwhose intelligence none can measure
8. 180महाद्रिधृक्mahādridhṛkwho held up the great mountain (Mandara, Govardhana)

महेष्वासो महीभर्ता श्रीनिवासः सतां गतिः ।
अनिरुद्धः सुरानन्दो गोविन्दो गोविदां पतिः ॥

maheṣvāso mahībhartā śrīnivāsaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ |
aniruddhaḥ surānando govindo govidāṃ patiḥ

maheṣvāsomahībhartāśrīnivāsaḥsatāṃgatiḥ
aniruddhaḥsurānandogovindogovidāṃpatiḥ

1. 181महेष्वासःmaheṣvāsaḥwielder of the mighty bow
2. 182महीभर्ताmahībhartāupholder of the earth
3. 183श्रीनिवासःśrīnivāsaḥin whom Śrī ever dwells
4. 184सतां गतिःsatāṃ gatiḥthe refuge of the good
5. 185अनिरुद्धःaniruddhaḥthe unobstructed; one of the four emanations
6. 186सुरानन्दःsurānandaḥthe joy of the gods
7. 187गोविन्दःgovindaḥfound through the words of the Veda; who rescued the earth
8. 188गोविदां पतिःgovidāṃ patiḥlord of those who know the Veda

मरीचिर्दमनो हंसः सुपर्णो भुजगोत्तमः ।
हिरण्यनाभः सुतपाः पद्मनाभः प्रजापतिः ॥

marīcirdamano haṃsaḥ suparṇo bhujagottamaḥ |
hiraṇyanābhaḥ sutapāḥ padmanābhaḥ prajāpatiḥ

marīcirdamanohaṃsaḥsuparṇobhujagottamaḥ
hiraṇyanābhaḥsutapāḥpadmanābhaḥprajāpatiḥ

1. 189मरीचिःmarīciḥthe radiance of the radiant
2. 190दमनःdamanaḥwho restrains the wayward
3. 191हंसःhaṃsaḥthe swan — who removes the fear of saṃsāra; “I am He”
4. 192सुपर्णःsuparṇaḥof beautiful wings — dharma and adharma; Garuḍa
5. 193भुजगोत्तमःbhujagottamaḥbest of serpents — Ādiśeṣa, Vāsuki
6. 194हिरण्यनाभःhiraṇyanābhaḥgolden-navelled
7. 195सुतपाःsutapāḥof excellent austerity, as Nara-Nārāyaṇa
8. 196पद्मनाभःpadmanābhaḥlotus-navelled
9. 197प्रजापतिःprajāpatiḥfather of all creatures

अमृत्युः सर्वदृक् सिंहः सन्धाता सन्धिमान् स्थिरः ।
अजो दुर्मर्षणः शास्ता विश्रुतात्मा सुरारिहा ॥

amṛtyuḥ sarvadṛk siṃhaḥ sandhātā sandhimān sthiraḥ |
ajo durmarṣaṇaḥ śāstā viśrutātmā surārihā

amṛtyuḥsarvadṛksiṃhaḥsandhātāsandhimānsthiraḥ
ajodurmarṣaṇaḥśāstāviśrutātmāsurārihā

1. 198अमृत्युःamṛtyuḥbeyond death
2. 199सर्वदृक्sarvadṛkthe all-seer
3. 200सिंहःsiṃhaḥthe lion that destroys
4. 201सन्धाताsandhātāwho joins beings to the fruits of their acts
5. 202सन्धिमान्sandhimānwho also enjoys those fruits
6. 203स्थिरःsthiraḥthe steady
7. 204अजःajaḥwho moves in the hearts of devotees; unborn
8. 205दुर्मर्षणःdurmarṣaṇaḥwhom foes cannot withstand
9. 206शास्ताśāstāthe teacher through scripture
10. 207विश्रुतात्माviśrutātmāwhose nature is renowned
11. 208सुरारिहाsurārihādestroyer of the enemies of the gods

गुरुर्गुरुतमो धाम सत्यः सत्यपराक्रमः ।
निमिषोऽनिमिषः स्रग्वी वाचस्पतिरुदारधीः ॥

gururgurutamo dhāma satyaḥ satyaparākramaḥ |
nimiṣo'nimiṣaḥ sragvī vācaspatirudāradhīḥ

gururgurutamodhāmasatyaḥsatyaparākramaḥ
nimiṣonimiṣaḥsragvīvācaspatirudāradhīḥ

1. 209गुरुःguruḥthe teacher of all knowledge
2. 210गुरुतमःgurutamaḥthe greatest teacher, who taught even Brahmā
3. 211धामdhāmathe light, the abode
4. 212सत्यःsatyaḥthe true
5. 213सत्यपराक्रमःsatyaparākramaḥwhose valour never fails
6. 214निमिषःnimiṣaḥeyes closed in yoga-sleep
7. 215अनिमिषःanimiṣaḥever awake
8. 216स्रग्वीsragvīwearing the garland Vaijayantī
9. 217वाचस्पतिरुदारधीःvācaspatirudāradhīḥlord of speech, of all-embracing intellect

अग्रणीर्ग्रामणीः श्रीमान् न्यायो नेता समीरणः ।
सहस्रमूर्धा विश्वात्मा सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ॥

agraṇīrgrāmaṇīḥ śrīmān nyāyo netā samīraṇaḥ |
sahasramūrdhā viśvātmā sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt

agraṇīrgrāmaṇīḥśrīmānnyāyonetāsamīraṇaḥ
sahasramūrdhāviśvātmāsahasrākṣaḥsahasrapāt

1. 218अग्रणीःagraṇīḥwho leads to the highest
2. 219ग्रामणीःgrāmaṇīḥleader of the host of beings
3. 220श्रीमान्śrīmānthe radiant
4. 221न्यायःnyāyaḥthe reasoning that leads to truth
5. 222नेताnetāthe guide of the world-machine
6. 223समीरणःsamīraṇaḥmoving as breath in all
7. 224सहस्रमूर्धाsahasramūrdhāthousand-headed
8. 225विश्वात्माviśvātmāthe Self of the universe
9. 226सहस्राक्षःsahasrākṣaḥthousand-eyed
10. 227सहस्रपात्sahasrapātthousand-footed

आवर्तनो निवृत्तात्मा संवृतः सम्प्रमर्दनः ।
अहः संवर्तको वह्निरनिलो धरणीधरः ॥

āvartano nivṛttātmā saṃvṛtaḥ sampramardanaḥ |
ahaḥ saṃvartako vahniranilo dharaṇīdharaḥ

āvartanonivṛttātmāsaṃvṛtaḥsampramardanaḥ
ahaḥsaṃvartakovahniranilodharaṇīdharaḥ

1. 228आवर्तनःāvartanaḥwho turns the wheel of saṃsāra
2. 229निवृत्तात्माnivṛttātmāwhose nature is free of the world
3. 230संवृतःsaṃvṛtaḥhidden from the ignorant
4. 231सम्प्रमर्दनःsampramardanaḥwho crushes evil through Rudra and Yama
5. 232अहःसंवर्तकःahaḥsaṃvartakaḥwho turns the days, as the sun
6. 233वह्निःvahniḥfire
7. 234अनिलःanilaḥwind; without a home
8. 235धरणीधरःdharaṇīdharaḥbearer of the earth

सुप्रसादः प्रसन्नात्मा विश्वधृग्विश्वभुग्विभुः ।
सत्कर्ता सत्कृतः साधुर्जह्नुर्नारायणो नरः ॥

suprasādaḥ prasannātmā viśvadhṛgviśvabhugvibhuḥ |
satkartā satkṛtaḥ sādhurjahnurnārāyaṇo naraḥ

suprasādaḥprasannātmāviśvadhṛgviśvabhugvibhuḥ
satkartāsatkṛtaḥsādhurjahnurnārāyaṇonaraḥ

1. 236सुप्रसादःsuprasādaḥof supreme grace, even to those who wrong him
2. 237प्रसन्नात्माprasannātmāof serene nature
3. 238विश्वधृक्viśvadhṛkwho holds the universe
4. 239विश्वभुक्viśvabhukwho enjoys and protects the universe
5. 240विभुःvibhuḥthe many-formed, all-pervading
6. 241सत्कर्ताsatkartāwho honours the good
7. 242सत्कृतःsatkṛtaḥwho is honoured by the honourable
8. 243साधुःsādhuḥthe righteous; who accomplishes all
9. 244जह्नुःjahnuḥwho withdraws beings at dissolution
10. 245नारायणःnārāyaṇaḥthe refuge of all beings; who rests on the waters
11. 246नरःnaraḥthe eternal guide

असङ्ख्येयोऽप्रमेयात्मा विशिष्टः शिष्टकृच्छुचिः ।
सिद्धार्थः सिद्धसङ्कल्पः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिसाधनः ॥

asaṅkhyeyo'prameyātmā viśiṣṭaḥ śiṣṭakṛcchuciḥ |
siddhārthaḥ siddhasaṅkalpaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhisādhanaḥ

asaṅkhyeyoprameyātmāviśiṣṭaḥśiṣṭakṛcchuciḥ
siddhārthaḥsiddhasaṅkalpaḥsiddhidaḥsiddhisādhanaḥ

1. 247असङ्ख्येयःasaṅkhyeyaḥbeyond number
2. 248अप्रमेयात्माaprameyātmāof immeasurable nature
3. 249विशिष्टःviśiṣṭaḥthe most excellent
4. 250शिष्टकृत्śiṣṭakṛtwho commands; who protects the good
5. 251शुचिःśuciḥthe stainless
6. 252सिद्धार्थःsiddhārthaḥwhose every aim is fulfilled
7. 253सिद्धसङ्कल्पःsiddhasaṅkalpaḥwhose will is always realised
8. 254सिद्धिदःsiddhidaḥthe giver of fruits
9. 255सिद्धिसाधनःsiddhisādhanaḥthe means to every attainment

वृषाही वृषभो विष्णुर्वृषपर्वा वृषोदरः ।
वर्धनो वर्धमानश्च विविक्तः श्रुतिसागरः ॥

vṛṣāhī vṛṣabho viṣṇurvṛṣaparvā vṛṣodaraḥ |
vardhano vardhamānaśca viviktaḥ śrutisāgaraḥ

vṛṣāhīvṛṣabhoviṣṇurvṛṣaparvāvṛṣodaraḥ
vardhanovardhamānaścaviviktaḥśrutisāgaraḥ

1. 256वृषाहीvṛṣāhīthe day of dharma — the great sacrifice
2. 257वृषभःvṛṣabhaḥwho showers all desires
3. 258विष्णुःviṣṇuḥwho pervades all
4. 259वृषपर्वाvṛṣaparvāthe steps of dharma leading to him
5. 260वृषोदरःvṛṣodaraḥin whose womb beings rain forth
6. 261वर्धनःvardhanaḥwho makes beings grow
7. 262वर्धमानःvardhamānaḥwho grows as the universe
8. 263विविक्तःviviktaḥyet ever alone, untouched
9. 264श्रुतिसागरःśrutisāgaraḥthe ocean of scripture

सुभुजो दुर्धरो वाग्मी महेन्द्रो वसुदो वसुः ।
नैकरूपो बृहद्रूपः शिपिविष्टः प्रकाशनः ॥

subhujo durdharo vāgmī mahendro vasudo vasuḥ |
naikarūpo bṛhadrūpaḥ śipiviṣṭaḥ prakāśanaḥ

subhujodurdharovāgmīmahendrovasudovasuḥ
naikarūpobṛhadrūpaḥśipiviṣṭaḥprakāśanaḥ

1. 265सुभुजःsubhujaḥof noble arms that protect the world
2. 266दुर्धरःdurdharaḥwhom none can bear down; held only in meditation
3. 267वाग्मीvāgmīthe source of speech, the Veda
4. 268महेन्द्रःmahendraḥthe great Lord, lord even of Indra
5. 269वसुदःvasudaḥthe giver of wealth
6. 270वसुःvasuḥwealth itself
7. 271नैकरूपःnaikarūpaḥof many forms
8. 272बृहद्रूपःbṛhadrūpaḥof vast form, as the boar and others
9. 273शिपिविष्टःśipiviṣṭaḥwho pervades the rays
10. 274प्रकाशनःprakāśanaḥwho illumines all

ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरः प्रकाशात्मा प्रतापनः ।
ऋद्धः स्पष्टाक्षरो मन्त्रश्चन्द्रांशुर्भास्करद्युतिः ॥

ojastejodyutidharaḥ prakāśātmā pratāpanaḥ |
ṛddhaḥ spaṣṭākṣaro mantraścandrāṃśurbhāskaradyutiḥ

ojastejodyutidharaḥprakāśātmāpratāpanaḥ
ṛddhaḥspaṣṭākṣaromantraścandrāṃśurbhāskaradyutiḥ

1. 275ओजस्तेजोद्युतिधरःojastejodyutidharaḥbearer of vitality, valour and brilliance
2. 276प्रकाशात्माprakāśātmāof luminous nature
3. 277प्रतापनःpratāpanaḥwho heats the world, as the sun
4. 278ऋद्धःṛddhaḥfull of dharma, knowledge and dispassion
5. 279स्पष्टाक्षरःspaṣṭākṣaraḥthe clear syllable — Om
6. 280मन्त्रःmantraḥthe Vedic mantra
7. 281चन्द्रांशुःcandrāṃśuḥthe cooling moonbeam for those scorched by saṃsāra
8. 282भास्करद्युतिःbhāskaradyutiḥbright as the sun

अमृतांशूद्भवो भानुः शशबिन्दुः सुरेश्वरः ।
औषधं जगतः सेतुः सत्यधर्मपराक्रमः ॥

amṛtāṃśūdbhavo bhānuḥ śaśabinduḥ sureśvaraḥ |
auṣadhaṃ jagataḥ setuḥ satyadharmaparākramaḥ

amṛtāṃśūdbhavobhānuḥśaśabinduḥsureśvaraḥ
auṣadhaṃjagataḥsetuḥsatyadharmaparākramaḥ

1. 283अमृतांशूद्भवःamṛtāṃśūdbhavaḥfrom whom the moon arose at the churning
2. 284भानुःbhānuḥthe shining one
3. 285शशबिन्दुःśaśabinduḥthe moon, who nourishes the plants
4. 286सुरेश्वरःsureśvaraḥlord of the gods and of the generous
5. 287औषधम्auṣadhamthe medicine for the disease of saṃsāra
6. 288जगतः सेतुःjagataḥ setuḥthe bridge that crosses — and the dyke that holds — the world
7. 289सत्यधर्मपराक्रमःsatyadharmaparākramaḥwhose virtues and valour are true

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः पवनः पावनोऽनलः ।
कामहा कामकृत्कान्तः कामः कामप्रदः प्रभुः ॥

bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥ pavanaḥ pāvano'nalaḥ |
kāmahā kāmakṛtkāntaḥ kāmaḥ kāmapradaḥ prabhuḥ

bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥpavanaḥpāvanonalaḥ
kāmahākāmakṛtkāntaḥkāmaḥkāmapradaḥprabhuḥ

1. 290भूतभव्यभवन्नाथःbhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥprotector of past, future and present beings
2. 291पवनःpavanaḥthe purifying wind
3. 292पावनःpāvanaḥwho makes the wind blow
4. 293अनलःanalaḥfire; the life that never says “enough”
5. 294कामहाkāmahādestroyer of desire in seekers
6. 295कामकृत्kāmakṛtfulfiller of the desires of devotees
7. 296कान्तःkāntaḥthe beautiful
8. 297कामःkāmaḥthe one longed for
9. 298कामप्रदःkāmapradaḥthe giver of all desired things
10. 299प्रभुःprabhuḥthe lord

युगादिकृद्युगावर्तो नैकमायो महाशनः ।
अदृश्यो व्यक्तरूपश्च सहस्रजिदनन्तजित् ॥

yugādikṛdyugāvarto naikamāyo mahāśanaḥ |
adṛśyo vyaktarūpaśca sahasrajidanantajit

yugādikṛdyugāvartonaikamāyomahāśanaḥ
adṛśyovyaktarūpaścasahasrajidanantajit

1. 300युगादिकृत्yugādikṛtmaker of the ages
2. 301युगावर्तःyugāvartaḥwho turns the cycle of ages
3. 302नैकमायःnaikamāyaḥof many māyās
4. 303महाशनःmahāśanaḥthe great devourer at the end of the age
5. 304अदृश्यःadṛśyaḥthe invisible
6. 305व्यक्तरूपःvyaktarūpaḥwhose gross form is manifest
7. 306सहस्रजित्sahasrajitvictor over thousands
8. 307अनन्तजित्anantajitvictor over countless foes

इष्टोऽविशिष्टः शिष्टेष्टः शिखण्डी नहुषो वृषः ।
क्रोधहा क्रोधकृत्कर्ता विश्वबाहुर्महीधरः ॥

iṣṭo'viśiṣṭaḥ śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ śikhaṇḍī nahuṣo vṛṣaḥ |
krodhahā krodhakṛtkartā viśvabāhurmahīdharaḥ

iṣṭoviśiṣṭaḥśiṣṭeṣṭaḥśikhaṇḍīnahuṣovṛṣaḥ
krodhahākrodhakṛtkartāviśvabāhurmahīdharaḥ

1. 308इष्टःiṣṭaḥthe beloved; worshipped in sacrifice
2. 309अविशिष्टःaviśiṣṭaḥthe same within all
3. 310शिष्टेष्टःśiṣṭeṣṭaḥdear to the wise
4. 311शिखण्डीśikhaṇḍīcrowned with a peacock feather
5. 312नहुषःnahuṣaḥwho binds beings with māyā
6. 313वृषःvṛṣaḥdharma itself
7. 314क्रोधहाkrodhahādestroyer of anger in the good
8. 315क्रोधकृत्कर्ताkrodhakṛtkartāwho rouses wrath against evil; the doer
9. 316विश्वबाहुःviśvabāhuḥwhose arms are everywhere
10. 317महीधरःmahīdharaḥholder of the earth

अच्युतः प्रथितः प्राणः प्राणदो वासवानुजः ।
अपांनिधिरधिष्ठानमप्रमत्तः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥

acyutaḥ prathitaḥ prāṇaḥ prāṇado vāsavānujaḥ |
apāṃnidhiradhiṣṭhānamapramattaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

acyutaḥprathitaḥprāṇaḥprāṇadovāsavānujaḥ
apāṃnidhiradhiṣṭhānamapramattaḥpratiṣṭhitaḥ

1. 318अच्युतःacyutaḥwho never swerves
2. 319प्रथितःprathitaḥrenowned for his deeds
3. 320प्राणःprāṇaḥthe life of all, as Hiraṇyagarbha
4. 321प्राणदःprāṇadaḥthe giver of life
5. 322वासवानुजःvāsavānujaḥthe younger brother of Indra (Vāmana)
6. 323अपांनिधिःapāṃnidhiḥthe ocean
7. 324अधिष्ठानम्adhiṣṭhānamthe ground on which all rests
8. 325अप्रमत्तःapramattaḥnever heedless in dispensing fruits
9. 326प्रतिष्ठितःpratiṣṭhitaḥestablished in his own glory

स्कन्दः स्कन्दधरो धुर्यो वरदो वायुवाहनः ।
वासुदेवो बृहद्भानुरादिदेवः पुरन्दरः ॥

skandaḥ skandadharo dhuryo varado vāyuvāhanaḥ |
vāsudevo bṛhadbhānurādidevaḥ purandaraḥ

skandaḥskandadharodhuryovaradovāyuvāhanaḥ
vāsudevobṛhadbhānurādidevaḥpurandaraḥ

1. 327स्कन्दःskandaḥwho flows as nectar; as Skanda
2. 328स्कन्दधरःskandadharaḥupholder of the path of dharma
3. 329धुर्यःdhuryaḥwho bears the burden of all beings
4. 330वरदःvaradaḥthe giver of boons
5. 331वायुवाहनःvāyuvāhanaḥwho moves the winds
6. 332वासुदेवःvāsudevaḥwho dwells in all and in whom all dwell
7. 333बृहद्भानुःbṛhadbhānuḥof vast rays that light the world
8. 334आदिदेवःādidevaḥthe first god
9. 335पुरन्दरःpurandaraḥdestroyer of the cities of the foes of the gods

अशोकस्तारणस्तारः शूरः शौरिर्जनेश्वरः ।
अनुकूलः शतावर्तः पद्मी पद्मनिभेक्षणः ॥

aśokastāraṇastāraḥ śūraḥ śaurirjaneśvaraḥ |
anukūlaḥ śatāvartaḥ padmī padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ

aśokastāraṇastāraḥśūraḥśaurirjaneśvaraḥ
anukūlaḥśatāvartaḥpadmīpadmanibhekṣaṇaḥ

1. 336अशोकःaśokaḥfree from sorrow
2. 337तारणःtāraṇaḥwho carries across the sea of saṃsāra
3. 338तारःtāraḥthe saviour
4. 339शूरःśūraḥthe valiant
5. 340शौरिःśauriḥthe descendant of Śūra (Kṛṣṇa)
6. 341जनेश्वरःjaneśvaraḥlord of people
7. 342अनुकूलःanukūlaḥever favourable — the Self of all
8. 343शतावर्तःśatāvartaḥof a hundred descents for dharma
9. 344पद्मीpadmīholding the lotus
10. 345पद्मनिभेक्षणःpadmanibhekṣaṇaḥwith eyes like the lotus

पद्मनाभोऽरविन्दाक्षः पद्मगर्भः शरीरभृत् ।
महर्द्धिरृद्धो वृद्धात्मा महाक्षो गरुडध्वजः ॥

padmanābho'ravindākṣaḥ padmagarbhaḥ śarīrabhṛt |
maharddhirṛddho vṛddhātmā mahākṣo garuḍadhvajaḥ

padmanābhoravindākṣaḥpadmagarbhaḥśarīrabhṛt
maharddhirṛddhovṛddhātmāmahākṣogaruḍadhvajaḥ

1. 346पद्मनाभःpadmanābhaḥseated in the lotus of the heart
2. 347अरविन्दाक्षःaravindākṣaḥlotus-eyed
3. 348पद्मगर्भःpadmagarbhaḥworshipped in the lotus of the heart
4. 349शरीरभृत्śarīrabhṛtwho sustains bodies through food and breath
5. 350महर्द्धिःmaharddhiḥof great glory
6. 351ऋद्धःṛddhaḥexpanded as the universe
7. 352वृद्धात्माvṛddhātmāthe ancient Self
8. 353महाक्षःmahākṣaḥthe great-eyed
9. 354गरुडध्वजःgaruḍadhvajaḥwhose banner bears Garuḍa

अतुलः शरभो भीमः समयज्ञो हविर्हरिः ।
सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यो लक्ष्मीवान् समितिञ्जयः ॥

atulaḥ śarabho bhīmaḥ samayajño havirhariḥ |
sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyo lakṣmīvān samitiñjayaḥ

atulaḥśarabhobhīmaḥsamayajñohavirhariḥ
sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyolakṣmīvānsamitiñjayaḥ

1. 355अतुलःatulaḥthe incomparable
2. 356शरभःśarabhaḥwho shines in bodies as their Self
3. 357भीमःbhīmaḥthe awesome, whom all fear
4. 358समयज्ञःsamayajñaḥwho knows the right time
5. 359हविर्हरिःhavirhariḥwho receives the oblation; who removes
6. 360सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यःsarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyaḥknown through every true means of knowing
7. 361लक्ष्मीवान्lakṣmīvānever with Lakṣmī
8. 362समितिञ्जयःsamitiñjayaḥvictor in battle

विक्षरो रोहितो मार्गो हेतुर्दामोदरः सहः ।
महीधरो महाभागो वेगवानमिताशनः ॥

vikṣaro rohito mārgo heturdāmodaraḥ sahaḥ |
mahīdharo mahābhāgo vegavānamitāśanaḥ

vikṣarorohitomārgoheturdāmodaraḥsahaḥ
mahīdharomahābhāgovegavānamitāśanaḥ

1. 363विक्षरःvikṣaraḥthe imperishable
2. 364रोहितःrohitaḥthe red-hued, as the fish (matsya)
3. 365मार्गःmārgaḥthe path itself
4. 366हेतुःhetuḥthe cause
5. 367दामोदरःdāmodaraḥbound with a cord at the waist (Kṛṣṇa); known by a disciplined mind
6. 368सहःsahaḥwho forbears all
7. 369महीधरःmahīdharaḥbearer of the earth, as the mountains
8. 370महाभागःmahābhāgaḥof great fortune
9. 371वेगवान्vegavānswift
10. 372अमिताशनःamitāśanaḥof boundless appetite at dissolution

उद्भवः क्षोभणो देवः श्रीगर्भः परमेश्वरः ।
करणं कारणं कर्ता विकर्ता गहनो गुहः ॥

udbhavaḥ kṣobhaṇo devaḥ śrīgarbhaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
karaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ kartā vikartā gahano guhaḥ

udbhavaḥkṣobhaṇodevaḥśrīgarbhaḥparameśvaraḥ
karaṇaṃkāraṇaṃkartāvikartāgahanoguhaḥ

1. 373उद्भवःudbhavaḥthe source of all becoming
2. 374क्षोभणःkṣobhaṇaḥwho stirs nature and spirit into creation
3. 375देवःdevaḥthe shining, sporting one
4. 376श्रीगर्भःśrīgarbhaḥwho holds all glory within
5. 377परमेश्वरःparameśvaraḥthe supreme ruler
6. 378करणम्karaṇamthe instrument of creation
7. 379कारणम्kāraṇamthe material and efficient cause
8. 380कर्ताkartāthe doer
9. 381विकर्ताvikartāmaker of the endless variety of the world
10. 382गहनःgahanaḥthe deep, hard to fathom
11. 383गुहःguhaḥwho hides himself by his own māyā

व्यवसायो व्यवस्थानः संस्थानः स्थानदो ध्रुवः ।
परर्द्धिः परमस्पष्टस्तुष्टः पुष्टः शुभेक्षणः ॥

vyavasāyo vyavasthānaḥ saṃsthānaḥ sthānado dhruvaḥ |
pararddhiḥ paramaspaṣṭastuṣṭaḥ puṣṭaḥ śubhekṣaṇaḥ

vyavasāyovyavasthānaḥsaṃsthānaḥsthānadodhruvaḥ
pararddhiḥparamaspaṣṭastuṣṭaḥpuṣṭaḥśubhekṣaṇaḥ

1. 384व्यवसायःvyavasāyaḥpure, resolute knowledge
2. 385व्यवस्थानःvyavasthānaḥthe ground in which all order rests
3. 386संस्थानःsaṃsthānaḥthe final resting place of beings
4. 387स्थानदःsthānadaḥwho grants each their rightful place
5. 388ध्रुवःdhruvaḥthe unchanging
6. 389परर्द्धिःpararddhiḥof supreme glory
7. 390परमस्पष्टःparamaspaṣṭaḥsupremely evident, the self-luminous
8. 391तुष्टःtuṣṭaḥever content
9. 392पुष्टःpuṣṭaḥever full
10. 393शुभेक्षणःśubhekṣaṇaḥwhose glance brings good

रामो विरामो विरजो मार्गो नेयो नयोऽनयः ।
वीरः शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठो धर्मो धर्मविदुत्तमः ॥

rāmo virāmo virajo mārgo neyo nayo'nayaḥ |
vīraḥ śaktimatāṃ śreṣṭho dharmo dharmaviduttamaḥ

rāmovirāmovirajomārgoneyonayonayaḥ
vīraḥśaktimatāṃśreṣṭhodharmodharmaviduttamaḥ

1. 394रामःrāmaḥin whom yogīs delight; Rāma
2. 395विरामःvirāmaḥin whom all comes to rest
3. 396विरजःvirajaḥfree of passion
4. 397मार्गःmārgaḥthe way to freedom
5. 398नेयःneyaḥwho can be led — by knowledge — to oneself
6. 399नयःnayaḥthe leader
7. 400अनयःanayaḥwhom none leads
8. 401वीरःvīraḥthe valiant
9. 402शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठःśaktimatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥthe mightiest of the mighty
10. 403धर्मःdharmaḥdharma, which upholds all
11. 404धर्मविदुत्तमःdharmaviduttamaḥthe highest knower of dharma

वैकुण्ठः पुरुषः प्राणः प्राणदः प्रणवः पृथुः ।
हिरण्यगर्भः शत्रुघ्नो व्याप्तो वायुरधोक्षजः ॥

vaikuṇṭhaḥ puruṣaḥ prāṇaḥ prāṇadaḥ praṇavaḥ pṛthuḥ |
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śatrughno vyāpto vāyuradhokṣajaḥ

vaikuṇṭhaḥpuruṣaḥprāṇaḥprāṇadaḥpraṇavaḥpṛthuḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaḥśatrughnovyāptovāyuradhokṣajaḥ

1. 405वैकुण्ठःvaikuṇṭhaḥwho holds the elements together
2. 406पुरुषःpuruṣaḥthe first, who was before all
3. 407प्राणःprāṇaḥthe knower of the field, who lives as breath
4. 408प्राणदःprāṇadaḥwho withdraws breath at the end
5. 409प्रणवःpraṇavaḥOm, to which all bow
6. 410पृथुःpṛthuḥthe vast, spread out as the world
7. 411हिरण्यगर्भःhiraṇyagarbhaḥsource of Brahmā, the golden egg
8. 412शत्रुघ्नःśatrughnaḥslayer of the foes of the gods
9. 413व्याप्तःvyāptaḥwho pervades all effects
10. 414वायुःvāyuḥthe wind, bearer of scent
11. 415अधोक्षजःadhokṣajaḥbeyond the senses; never diminished

ऋतुः सुदर्शनः कालः परमेष्ठी परिग्रहः ।
उग्रः संवत्सरो दक्षो विश्रामो विश्वदक्षिणः ॥

ṛtuḥ sudarśanaḥ kālaḥ parameṣṭhī parigrahaḥ |
ugraḥ saṃvatsaro dakṣo viśrāmo viśvadakṣiṇaḥ

ṛtuḥsudarśanaḥkālaḥparameṣṭhīparigrahaḥ
ugraḥsaṃvatsarodakṣoviśrāmoviśvadakṣiṇaḥ

1. 416ऋतुःṛtuḥthe seasons — time itself
2. 417सुदर्शनःsudarśanaḥof auspicious sight; easily seen by devotees
3. 418कालःkālaḥtime, which counts out all
4. 419परमेष्ठीparameṣṭhīwho abides in his own supreme glory
5. 420परिग्रहःparigrahaḥwho is grasped everywhere by seekers
6. 421उग्रःugraḥthe fierce, whom even the sun obeys
7. 422संवत्सरःsaṃvatsaraḥin whom all beings dwell
8. 423दक्षःdakṣaḥthe able, who acts swiftly
9. 424विश्रामःviśrāmaḥthe resting place for the weary
10. 425विश्वदक्षिणःviśvadakṣiṇaḥthe most skilful in all things

विस्तारः स्थावरस्थाणुः प्रमाणं बीजमव्ययम् ।
अर्थोऽनर्थो महाकोशो महाभोगो महाधनः ॥

vistāraḥ sthāvarasthāṇuḥ pramāṇaṃ bījamavyayam |
artho'nartho mahākośo mahābhogo mahādhanaḥ

vistāraḥsthāvarasthāṇuḥpramāṇaṃbījamavyayam
arthonarthomahākośomahābhogomahādhanaḥ

1. 426विस्तारःvistāraḥin whom the worlds unfold
2. 427स्थावरस्थाणुःsthāvarasthāṇuḥfirm and still, the support of the firm
3. 428प्रमाणम्pramāṇamthe very means of knowing, pure awareness
4. 429बीजमव्ययम्bījamavyayamthe imperishable seed
5. 430अर्थःarthaḥthe goal all seek
6. 431अनर्थःanarthaḥwho seeks nothing, being full
7. 432महाकोशःmahākośaḥcovered by great sheaths
8. 433महाभोगःmahābhogaḥof great enjoyment — bliss
9. 434महाधनःmahādhanaḥof great wealth

अनिर्विण्णः स्थविष्ठोऽभूर्धर्मयूपो महामखः ।
नक्षत्रनेमिर्नक्षत्री क्षमः क्षामः समीहनः ॥

anirviṇṇaḥ sthaviṣṭho'bhūrdharmayūpo mahāmakhaḥ |
nakṣatranemirnakṣatrī kṣamaḥ kṣāmaḥ samīhanaḥ

anirviṇṇaḥsthaviṣṭhobhūrdharmayūpomahāmakhaḥ
nakṣatranemirnakṣatrīkṣamaḥkṣāmaḥsamīhanaḥ

1. 435अनिर्विण्णःanirviṇṇaḥnever weary or dejected
2. 436स्थविष्ठःsthaviṣṭhaḥthe vast cosmic form
3. 437अभूःabhūḥthe unborn
4. 438धर्मयूपःdharmayūpaḥthe post to which all dharma is bound
5. 439महामखःmahāmakhaḥthe great sacrifice
6. 440नक्षत्रनेमिःnakṣatranemiḥthe hub of the stellar wheel
7. 441नक्षत्रीnakṣatrīthe moon among the stars
8. 442क्षमःkṣamaḥable in all things; forbearing
9. 443क्षामःkṣāmaḥwhat remains when all has waned
10. 444समीहनःsamīhanaḥwho strives for the good of creation

यज्ञ इज्यो महेज्यश्च क्रतुः सत्रं सतां गतिः ।
सर्वदर्शी विमुक्तात्मा सर्वज्ञो ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥

yajña ijyo mahejyaśca kratuḥ satraṃ satāṃ gatiḥ |
sarvadarśī vimuktātmā sarvajño jñānamuttamam

yajñaijyomahejyaścakratuḥsatraṃsatāṃgatiḥ
sarvadarśīvimuktātmāsarvajñojñānamuttamam

1. 445यज्ञःyajñaḥsacrifice itself
2. 446इज्यःijyaḥthe one worshipped in sacrifice
3. 447महेज्यःmahejyaḥthe greatest to be worshipped
4. 448क्रतुःkratuḥthe sacrifice with the sacrificial post
5. 449सत्रम्satramthe protector of the good
6. 450सतां गतिःsatāṃ gatiḥthe goal of the good
7. 451सर्वदर्शीsarvadarśīthe all-seeing
8. 452विमुक्तात्माvimuktātmāthe ever-free Self
9. 453सर्वज्ञःsarvajñaḥthe all-knowing
10. 454ज्ञानमुत्तमम्jñānamuttamamsupreme knowledge

सुव्रतः सुमुखः सूक्ष्मः सुघोषः सुखदः सुहृत् ।
मनोहरो जितक्रोधो वीरबाहुर्विदारणः ॥

suvrataḥ sumukhaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sughoṣaḥ sukhadaḥ suhṛt |
manoharo jitakrodho vīrabāhurvidāraṇaḥ

suvrataḥsumukhaḥsūkṣmaḥsughoṣaḥsukhadaḥsuhṛt
manoharojitakrodhovīrabāhurvidāraṇaḥ

1. 455सुव्रतःsuvrataḥof firm vows — to protect all who seek refuge
2. 456सुमुखःsumukhaḥof gracious face
3. 457सूक्ष्मःsūkṣmaḥthe subtle
4. 458सुघोषःsughoṣaḥof auspicious sound — the Veda
5. 459सुखदःsukhadaḥthe giver of happiness
6. 460सुहृत्suhṛtthe friend who helps without return
7. 461मनोहरःmanoharaḥwho steals the heart
8. 462जितक्रोधःjitakrodhaḥwho has conquered anger
9. 463वीरबाहुःvīrabāhuḥof mighty arms
10. 464विदारणःvidāraṇaḥwho tears apart the unrighteous

स्वापनः स्ववशो व्यापी नैकात्मा नैककर्मकृत् ।
वत्सरो वत्सलो वत्सी रत्नगर्भो धनेश्वरः ॥

svāpanaḥ svavaśo vyāpī naikātmā naikakarmakṛt |
vatsaro vatsalo vatsī ratnagarbho dhaneśvaraḥ

svāpanaḥsvavaśovyāpīnaikātmānaikakarmakṛt
vatsarovatsalovatsīratnagarbhodhaneśvaraḥ

1. 465स्वापनःsvāpanaḥwho puts beings to sleep in māyā
2. 466स्ववशःsvavaśaḥfree, in his own control
3. 467व्यापीvyāpīpervading all
4. 468नैकात्माnaikātmāappearing as many
5. 469नैककर्मकृत्naikakarmakṛtdoer of many works
6. 470वत्सरःvatsaraḥin whom all dwell
7. 471वत्सलःvatsalaḥfull of loving tenderness
8. 472वत्सीvatsīfather who loves his children
9. 473रत्नगर्भःratnagarbhaḥthe ocean, holding jewels
10. 474धनेश्वरःdhaneśvaraḥlord of wealth

धर्मगुब्धर्मकृद्धर्मी सदसत्क्षरमक्षरम् ।
अविज्ञाता सहस्रांशुर्विधाता कृतलक्षणः ॥

dharmagubdharmakṛddharmī sadasatkṣaramakṣaram |
avijñātā sahasrāṃśurvidhātā kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ

dharmagubdharmakṛddharmīsadasatkṣaramakṣaram
avijñātāsahasrāṃśurvidhātākṛtalakṣaṇaḥ

1. 475धर्मगुप्dharmagupthe guardian of dharma
2. 476धर्मकृत्dharmakṛtwho acts to keep dharma
3. 477धर्मीdharmīthe upholder of dharma
4. 478सत्satthe real, truth itself
5. 479असत्asatalso the lower, apparent world
6. 480क्षरम्kṣaramall that perishes
7. 481अक्षरम्akṣaramthe imperishable
8. 482अविज्ञाताavijñātānot a knower in the limited sense
9. 483सहस्रांशुःsahasrāṃśuḥof a thousand rays
10. 484विधाताvidhātāthe supporter of the supporters
11. 485कृतलक्षणःkṛtalakṣaṇaḥwhose mark is pure awareness

गभस्तिनेमिः सत्त्वस्थः सिंहो भूतमहेश्वरः ।
आदिदेवो महादेवो देवेशो देवभृद्गुरुः ॥

gabhastinemiḥ sattvasthaḥ siṃho bhūtamaheśvaraḥ |
ādidevo mahādevo deveśo devabhṛdguruḥ

gabhastinemiḥsattvasthaḥsiṃhobhūtamaheśvaraḥ
ādidevomahādevodeveśodevabhṛdguruḥ

1. 486गभस्तिनेमिःgabhastinemiḥthe hub of the wheel of rays
2. 487सत्त्वस्थःsattvasthaḥwho dwells in the sattva of all beings
3. 488सिंहःsiṃhaḥthe lion
4. 489भूतमहेश्वरःbhūtamaheśvaraḥgreat lord of beings
5. 490आदिदेवःādidevaḥthe first god
6. 491महादेवःmahādevaḥthe great god, rejoicing in his own glory
7. 492देवेशःdeveśaḥlord of the gods
8. 493देवभृद्गुरुःdevabhṛdguruḥteacher of Indra, the gods’ protector

उत्तरो गोपतिर्गोप्ता ज्ञानगम्यः पुरातनः ।
शरीरभूतभृद्भोक्ता कपीन्द्रो भूरिदक्षिणः ॥

uttaro gopatirgoptā jñānagamyaḥ purātanaḥ |
śarīrabhūtabhṛdbhoktā kapīndro bhūridakṣiṇaḥ

uttarogopatirgoptājñānagamyaḥpurātanaḥ
śarīrabhūtabhṛdbhoktākapīndrobhūridakṣiṇaḥ

1. 494उत्तरःuttaraḥwho lifts beings out of the ocean of birth
2. 495गोपतिःgopatiḥlord of the cows; protector of the earth
3. 496गोप्ताgoptāthe protector
4. 497ज्ञानगम्यःjñānagamyaḥreached by knowledge
5. 498पुरातनःpurātanaḥthe ancient
6. 499शरीरभूतभृत्śarīrabhūtabhṛtnourisher of the elements of the body
7. 500भोक्ताbhoktāthe protector and enjoyer
8. 501कपीन्द्रःkapīndraḥlord of the monkeys (as Rāma)
9. 502भूरिदक्षिणःbhūridakṣiṇaḥgiver of rich sacrificial gifts

सोमपोऽमृतपः सोमः पुरुजित्पुरुसत्तमः ।
विनयो जयः सत्यसन्धो दाशार्हः सात्वताम्पतिः ॥

somapo'mṛtapaḥ somaḥ purujitpurusattamaḥ |
vinayo jayaḥ satyasandho dāśārhaḥ sātvatāmpatiḥ

somapomṛtapaḥsomaḥpurujitpurusattamaḥ
vinayojayaḥsatyasandhodāśārhaḥsātvatāmpatiḥ

1. 503सोमपःsomapaḥwho drinks the soma in sacrifice
2. 504अमृतपःamṛtapaḥwho drinks the nectar of his own bliss
3. 505सोमःsomaḥthe moon who nourishes plants
4. 506पुरुजित्purujitvictor over many
5. 507पुरुसत्तमःpurusattamaḥbest among the great
6. 508विनयःvinayaḥwho disciplines the wicked
7. 509जयःjayaḥvictorious over all
8. 510सत्यसन्धःsatyasandhaḥtrue to his resolve
9. 511दाशार्हःdāśārhaḥof the Dāśārha clan (Kṛṣṇa)
10. 512सात्वतां पतिःsātvatāṃ patiḥlord of the Sātvatas

जीवो विनयिता साक्षी मुकुन्दोऽमितविक्रमः ।
अम्भोनिधिरनन्तात्मा महोदधिशयोऽन्तकः ॥

jīvo vinayitā sākṣī mukundo'mitavikramaḥ |
ambhonidhiranantātmā mahodadhiśayo'ntakaḥ

jīvovinayitāsākṣīmukundomitavikramaḥ
ambhonidhiranantātmāmahodadhiśayontakaḥ

1. 513जीवःjīvaḥwho lives as the knower of the field
2. 514विनयिता साक्षीvinayitā sākṣīthe witness of all humility and action
3. 515मुकुन्दःmukundaḥthe giver of liberation
4. 516अमितविक्रमःamitavikramaḥof boundless strides
5. 517अम्भोनिधिःambhonidhiḥthe ocean, home of the gods
6. 518अनन्तात्माanantātmāthe infinite Self
7. 519महोदधिशयःmahodadhiśayaḥwho rests on the great ocean
8. 520अन्तकःantakaḥthe end-maker

अजो महार्हः स्वाभाव्यो जितामित्रः प्रमोदनः ।
आनन्दो नन्दनो नन्दः सत्यधर्मा त्रिविक्रमः ॥

ajo mahārhaḥ svābhāvyo jitāmitraḥ pramodanaḥ |
ānando nandano nandaḥ satyadharmā trivikramaḥ

ajomahārhaḥsvābhāvyojitāmitraḥpramodanaḥ
ānandonandanonandaḥsatyadharmātrivikramaḥ

1. 521अजःajaḥthe unborn
2. 522महार्हःmahārhaḥworthy of worship
3. 523स्वाभाव्यःsvābhāvyaḥever established in his own nature
4. 524जितामित्रःjitāmitraḥvictor over the inner foes
5. 525प्रमोदनःpramodanaḥwho rejoices and gladdens
6. 526आनन्दःānandaḥbliss itself
7. 527नन्दनःnandanaḥwho delights others
8. 528नन्दःnandaḥfull of every perfection
9. 529सत्यधर्माsatyadharmāwhose qualities are true
10. 530त्रिविक्रमःtrivikramaḥwho strode the three worlds

महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः कृतज्ञो मेदिनीपतिः ।
त्रिपदस्त्रिदशाध्यक्षो महाशृङ्गः कृतान्तकृत् ॥

maharṣiḥ kapilācāryaḥ kṛtajño medinīpatiḥ |
tripadastridaśādhyakṣo mahāśṛṅgaḥ kṛtāntakṛt

maharṣiḥkapilācāryaḥkṛtajñomedinīpatiḥ
tripadastridaśādhyakṣomahāśṛṅgaḥkṛtāntakṛt

1. 531महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यःmaharṣiḥ kapilācāryaḥthe great seer Kapila, teacher of Sāṅkhya
2. 532कृतज्ञःkṛtajñaḥthe made (world) and its knower
3. 533मेदिनीपतिःmedinīpatiḥlord of the earth
4. 534त्रिपदःtripadaḥof three strides
5. 535त्रिदशाध्यक्षःtridaśādhyakṣaḥoverseer of the three states
6. 536महाशृङ्गःmahāśṛṅgaḥthe great-horned fish who saved the Vedas
7. 537कृतान्तकृत्kṛtāntakṛtwho ends the made

महावराहो गोविन्दः सुषेणः कनकाङ्गदी ।
गुह्यो गभीरो गहनो गुप्तश्चक्रगदाधरः ॥

mahāvarāho govindaḥ suṣeṇaḥ kanakāṅgadī |
guhyo gabhīro gahano guptaścakragadādharaḥ

mahāvarāhogovindaḥsuṣeṇaḥkanakāṅgadī
guhyogabhīrogahanoguptaścakragadādharaḥ

1. 538महावराहःmahāvarāhaḥthe great boar who raised the earth
2. 539गोविन्दःgovindaḥwho found the earth again
3. 540सुषेणःsuṣeṇaḥwith a noble army of attendants
4. 541कनकाङ्गदीkanakāṅgadīwearing golden armlets
5. 542गुह्यःguhyaḥthe secret, known in the heart
6. 543गभीरःgabhīraḥthe profound
7. 544गहनःgahanaḥthe impenetrable
8. 545गुप्तःguptaḥhidden from word and mind
9. 546चक्रगदाधरःcakragadādharaḥbearing discus and mace

वेधाः स्वाङ्गोऽजितः कृष्णो दृढः सङ्कर्षणोऽच्युतः ।
वरुणो वारुणो वृक्षः पुष्कराक्षो महामनाः ॥

vedhāḥ svāṅgo'jitaḥ kṛṣṇo dṛḍhaḥ saṅkarṣaṇo'cyutaḥ |
varuṇo vāruṇo vṛkṣaḥ puṣkarākṣo mahāmanāḥ

vedhāḥsvāṅgojitaḥkṛṣṇodṛḍhaḥsaṅkarṣaṇocyutaḥ
varuṇovāruṇovṛkṣaḥpuṣkarākṣomahāmanāḥ

1. 547वेधाःvedhāḥthe creator
2. 548स्वाङ्गःsvāṅgaḥhimself the means of his work
3. 549अजितःajitaḥthe unconquered
4. 550कृष्णःkṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; the dark one
5. 551दृढःdṛḍhaḥthe firm
6. 552सङ्कर्षणोऽच्युतःsaṅkarṣaṇo'cyutaḥwho draws all into himself and never falls
7. 553वरुणःvaruṇaḥthe setting sun who gathers his rays
8. 554वारुणःvāruṇaḥVaruṇa’s son — Vasiṣṭha, Agastya
9. 555वृक्षःvṛkṣaḥthe tree, firm as a tree
10. 556पुष्कराक्षःpuṣkarākṣaḥlotus-eyed; who pervades the lotus of the heart
11. 557महामनाःmahāmanāḥof great mind, who creates by thought

भगवान् भगहाऽऽनन्दी वनमाली हलायुधः ।
आदित्यो ज्योतिरादित्यः सहिष्णुर्गतिसत्तमः ॥

bhagavān bhagahā''nandī vanamālī halāyudhaḥ |
ādityo jyotirādityaḥ sahiṣṇurgatisattamaḥ

bhagavānbhagahānandīvanamālīhalāyudhaḥ
ādityojyotirādityaḥsahiṣṇurgatisattamaḥ

1. 558भगवान्bhagavānpossessing the six excellences
2. 559भगहाbhagahāwho withdraws all glory at dissolution
3. 560आनन्दीānandīever joyful
4. 561वनमालीvanamālīwearing the forest garland
5. 562हलायुधःhalāyudhaḥbearing the plough, as Balarāma
6. 563आदित्यःādityaḥson of Aditi, as Vāmana
7. 564ज्योतिरादित्यःjyotirādityaḥthe sun as pure light
8. 565सहिष्णुःsahiṣṇuḥwho bears the pairs of opposites
9. 566गतिसत्तमःgatisattamaḥthe best refuge

सुधन्वा खण्डपरशुर्दारुणो द्रविणप्रदः ।
दिवस्पृक् सर्वदृग्व्यासो वाचस्पतिरयोनिजः ॥

sudhanvā khaṇḍaparaśurdāruṇo draviṇapradaḥ |
divaspṛk sarvadṛgvyāso vācaspatirayonijaḥ

sudhanvākhaṇḍaparaśurdāruṇodraviṇapradaḥ
divaspṛksarvadṛgvyāsovācaspatirayonijaḥ

1. 567सुधन्वाsudhanvāwith the fine bow Śārṅga
2. 568खण्डपरशुःkhaṇḍaparaśuḥwho wields the axe (as Paraśurāma)
3. 569दारुणःdāruṇaḥterrible to those against the good
4. 570द्रविणप्रदःdraviṇapradaḥthe giver of wealth
5. 571दिवस्पृक्divaspṛktouching the sky
6. 572सर्वदृग्व्यासःsarvadṛgvyāsaḥthe all-seeing Vyāsa, who arranged the Veda
7. 573वाचस्पतिरयोनिजःvācaspatirayonijaḥlord of learning, not born of a womb

त्रिसामा सामगः साम निर्वाणं भेषजं भिषक् ।
संन्यासकृच्छमः शान्तो निष्ठा शान्तिः परायणम् ॥

trisāmā sāmagaḥ sāma nirvāṇaṃ bheṣajaṃ bhiṣak |
saṃnyāsakṛcchamaḥ śānto niṣṭhā śāntiḥ parāyaṇam

trisāmāsāmagaḥsāmanirvāṇaṃbheṣajaṃbhiṣak
saṃnyāsakṛcchamaḥśāntoniṣṭhāśāntiḥparāyaṇam

1. 574त्रिसामाtrisāmāpraised by the three chants of the Sāma Veda
2. 575सामगःsāmagaḥthe singer of the Sāman
3. 576सामsāmathe Sāma Veda itself
4. 577निर्वाणम्nirvāṇamthe supreme peace beyond all qualities
5. 578भेषजम्bheṣajamthe medicine for the disease of becoming
6. 579भिषक्bhiṣakthe physician who teaches the cure
7. 580संन्यासकृत्saṃnyāsakṛtwho established renunciation as the way to freedom
8. 581शमःśamaḥcalm, taught to the renunciate
9. 582शान्तःśāntaḥat peace, untouched by sense-objects
10. 583निष्ठाniṣṭhāthe ground in which all rest at dissolution
11. 584शान्तिःśāntiḥpeace itself — the end of ignorance
12. 585परायणम्parāyaṇamthe supreme abode, from which none return

शुभाङ्गः शान्तिदः स्रष्टा कुमुदः कुवलेशयः ।
गोहितो गोपतिर्गोप्ता वृषभाक्षो वृषप्रियः ॥

śubhāṅgaḥ śāntidaḥ sraṣṭā kumudaḥ kuvaleśayaḥ |
gohito gopatirgoptā vṛṣabhākṣo vṛṣapriyaḥ

śubhāṅgaḥśāntidaḥsraṣṭākumudaḥkuvaleśayaḥ
gohitogopatirgoptāvṛṣabhākṣovṛṣapriyaḥ

1. 586शुभाङ्गःśubhāṅgaḥof beautiful limbs
2. 587शान्तिदःśāntidaḥthe giver of peace
3. 588स्रष्टाsraṣṭāthe creator
4. 589कुमुदःkumudaḥwho delights in the earth
5. 590कुवलेशयःkuvaleśayaḥwho rests on the waters surrounding the earth
6. 591गोहितःgohitaḥwho cares for the cows (as Kṛṣṇa)
7. 592गोपतिःgopatiḥlord of the earth
8. 593गोप्ताgoptāprotector of the world
9. 594वृषभाक्षःvṛṣabhākṣaḥwhose eyes rain the fulfilment of desires; whose eye is dharma
10. 595वृषप्रियःvṛṣapriyaḥwho loves dharma

अनिवर्ती निवृत्तात्मा सङ्क्षेप्ता क्षेमकृच्छिवः ।
श्रीवत्सवक्षाः श्रीवासः श्रीपतिः श्रीमतांवरः ॥

anivartī nivṛttātmā saṅkṣeptā kṣemakṛcchivaḥ |
śrīvatsavakṣāḥ śrīvāsaḥ śrīpatiḥ śrīmatāṃvaraḥ

anivartīnivṛttātmāsaṅkṣeptākṣemakṛcchivaḥ
śrīvatsavakṣāḥśrīvāsaḥśrīpatiḥśrīmatāṃvaraḥ

1. 596अनिवर्तीanivartīwho never turns back in battle against evil
2. 597निवृत्तात्माnivṛttātmāwhose mind is withdrawn from the senses
3. 598सङ्क्षेप्ताsaṅkṣeptāwho contracts the vast universe at dissolution
4. 599क्षेमकृत्kṣemakṛtwho keeps what has been gained
5. 600शिवःśivaḥwho purifies by the mere memory of his name
6. 601श्रीवत्सवक्षाःśrīvatsavakṣāḥwith the śrīvatsa mark on his chest
7. 602श्रीवासःśrīvāsaḥon whose chest Śrī dwells
8. 603श्रीपतिःśrīpatiḥthe lord of Śrī
9. 604श्रीमतां वरःśrīmatāṃ varaḥbest of the glorious — Brahmā and the gods

श्रीदः श्रीशः श्रीनिवासः श्रीनिधिः श्रीविभावनः ।
श्रीधरः श्रीकरः श्रेयः श्रीमाँल्लोकत्रयाश्रयः ॥

śrīdaḥ śrīśaḥ śrīnivāsaḥ śrīnidhiḥ śrīvibhāvanaḥ |
śrīdharaḥ śrīkaraḥ śreyaḥ śrīmām̐llokatrayāśrayaḥ

śrīdaḥśrīśaḥśrīnivāsaḥśrīnidhiḥśrīvibhāvanaḥ
śrīdharaḥśrīkaraḥśreyaḥśrīmāmllokatrayāśrayaḥ

1. 605श्रीदःśrīdaḥthe giver of glory to devotees
2. 606श्रीशःśrīśaḥthe lord of Śrī
3. 607श्रीनिवासःśrīnivāsaḥwho dwells in the glorious, the good
4. 608श्रीनिधिःśrīnidhiḥthe treasury of all glory
5. 609श्रीविभावनःśrīvibhāvanaḥwho distributes glory according to deeds
6. 610श्रीधरःśrīdharaḥwho carries Śrī on his chest
7. 611श्रीकरःśrīkaraḥwho makes devotees glorious
8. 612श्रेयःśreyaḥthe highest good — liberation
9. 613श्रीमान्śrīmānpossessing all glory
10. 614लोकत्रयाश्रयःlokatrayāśrayaḥthe refuge of the three worlds

स्वक्षः स्वङ्गः शतानन्दो नन्दिर्ज्योतिर्गणेश्वरः ।
विजितात्माऽविधेयात्मा सत्कीर्तिश्छिन्नसंशयः ॥

svakṣaḥ svaṅgaḥ śatānando nandirjyotirgaṇeśvaraḥ |
vijitātmā'vidheyātmā satkīrtiśchinnasaṃśayaḥ

svakṣaḥsvaṅgaḥśatānandonandirjyotirgaṇeśvaraḥ
vijitātmāvidheyātmāsatkīrtiśchinnasaṃśayaḥ

1. 615स्वक्षःsvakṣaḥof beautiful lotus eyes
2. 616स्वङ्गःsvaṅgaḥof beautiful limbs
3. 617शतानन्दःśatānandaḥthe one bliss that appears as countless joys
4. 618नन्दिःnandiḥsupreme bliss
5. 619ज्योतिर्गणेश्वरःjyotirgaṇeśvaraḥlord of the hosts of lights
6. 620विजितात्माvijitātmāwho has mastered the mind
7. 621अविधेयात्माavidheyātmāwhose nature none can command
8. 622सत्कीर्तिःsatkīrtiḥof true renown
9. 623छिन्नसंशयःchinnasaṃśayaḥfree of every doubt, seeing all as clearly as a fruit in the hand

उदीर्णः सर्वतश्चक्षुरनीशः शाश्वतस्थिरः ।
भूशयो भूषणो भूतिर्विशोकः शोकनाशनः ॥

udīrṇaḥ sarvataścakṣuranīśaḥ śāśvatasthiraḥ |
bhūśayo bhūṣaṇo bhūtirviśokaḥ śokanāśanaḥ

udīrṇaḥsarvataścakṣuranīśaḥśāśvatasthiraḥ
bhūśayobhūṣaṇobhūtirviśokaḥśokanāśanaḥ

1. 624उदीर्णःudīrṇaḥrisen above all beings
2. 625सर्वतश्चक्षुःsarvataścakṣuḥwith eyes everywhere
3. 626अनीशःanīśaḥwith no lord over him
4. 627शाश्वतस्थिरःśāśvatasthiraḥeternal and unchanging
5. 628भूशयःbhūśayaḥwho slept on the ground, on the shore, as Rāma
6. 629भूषणःbhūṣaṇaḥwho adorns the earth with his descents
7. 630भूतिःbhūtiḥexistence itself; the source of all glory
8. 631विशोकःviśokaḥbeyond sorrow
9. 632शोकनाशनःśokanāśanaḥwho destroys the sorrow of devotees

अर्चिष्मानर्चितः कुम्भो विशुद्धात्मा विशोधनः ।
अनिरुद्धोऽप्रतिरथः प्रद्युम्नोऽमितविक्रमः ॥

arciṣmānarcitaḥ kumbho viśuddhātmā viśodhanaḥ |
aniruddho'pratirathaḥ pradyumno'mitavikramaḥ

arciṣmānarcitaḥkumbhoviśuddhātmāviśodhanaḥ
aniruddhopratirathaḥpradyumnomitavikramaḥ

1. 633अर्चिष्मान्arciṣmānthe radiant, whose light lights sun and moon
2. 634अर्चितःarcitaḥworshipped in all the worlds
3. 635कुम्भःkumbhaḥthe vessel in which all is contained
4. 636विशुद्धात्माviśuddhātmāof utterly pure nature, beyond the guṇas
5. 637विशोधनःviśodhanaḥwho purifies by remembrance
6. 638अनिरुद्धःaniruddhaḥunobstructed by foes; the fourth emanation
7. 639अप्रतिरथःapratirathaḥwithout a rival
8. 640प्रद्युम्नःpradyumnaḥof great wealth; the third emanation
9. 641अमितविक्रमःamitavikramaḥof boundless valour

कालनेमिनिहा वीरः शौरिः शूरजनेश्वरः ।
त्रिलोकात्मा त्रिलोकेशः केशवः केशिहा हरिः ॥

kālaneminihā vīraḥ śauriḥ śūrajaneśvaraḥ |
trilokātmā trilokeśaḥ keśavaḥ keśihā hariḥ

kālaneminihāvīraḥśauriḥśūrajaneśvaraḥ
trilokātmātrilokeśaḥkeśavaḥkeśihāhariḥ

1. 642कालनेमिनिहाkālaneminihāslayer of the demon Kālanemi
2. 643वीरःvīraḥthe brave
3. 644शौरिःśauriḥborn in the line of Śūra
4. 645शूरजनेश्वरःśūrajaneśvaraḥlord of heroes
5. 646त्रिलोकात्माtrilokātmāthe inner Self of the three worlds
6. 647त्रिलोकेशःtrilokeśaḥlord of the three worlds
7. 648केशवःkeśavaḥwhose rays are the light of sun and others; slayer of Keśin
8. 649केशिहाkeśihāslayer of the demon Keśin
9. 650हरिःhariḥwho removes saṃsāra with its cause

कामदेवः कामपालः कामी कान्तः कृतागमः ।
अनिर्देश्यवपुर्विष्णुर्वीरोऽनन्तो धनञ्जयः ॥

kāmadevaḥ kāmapālaḥ kāmī kāntaḥ kṛtāgamaḥ |
anirdeśyavapurviṣṇurvīro'nanto dhanañjayaḥ

kāmadevaḥkāmapālaḥkāmīkāntaḥkṛtāgamaḥ
anirdeśyavapurviṣṇurvīronantodhanañjayaḥ

1. 651कामदेवःkāmadevaḥthe god desired by those seeking the four aims
2. 652कामपालःkāmapālaḥwho protects what is desired
3. 653कामीkāmīwhose every desire is fulfilled
4. 654कान्तःkāntaḥof exceeding beauty
5. 655कृतागमःkṛtāgamaḥauthor of the scriptures
6. 656अनिर्देश्यवपुःanirdeśyavapuḥwhose form cannot be described
7. 657विष्णुःviṣṇuḥwhose radiance pervades heaven and earth
8. 658वीरःvīraḥthe moving, the valiant
9. 659अनन्तःanantaḥthe infinite
10. 660धनञ्जयःdhanañjayaḥArjuna, his own glory, who won wealth

ब्रह्मण्यो ब्रह्मकृद् ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविवर्धनः ।
ब्रह्मविद् ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मी ब्रह्मज्ञो ब्राह्मणप्रियः ॥

brahmaṇyo brahmakṛd brahmā brahma brahmavivardhanaḥ |
brahmavid brāhmaṇo brahmī brahmajño brāhmaṇapriyaḥ

brahmaṇyobrahmakṛdbrahmābrahmabrahmavivardhanaḥ
brahmavidbrāhmaṇobrahmībrahmajñobrāhmaṇapriyaḥ

1. 661ब्रह्मण्यःbrahmaṇyaḥfriend of Brahman — of tapas, Veda, the brāhmaṇa
2. 662ब्रह्मकृत्brahmakṛtwho does the work of Brahman
3. 663ब्रह्माbrahmāthe creator Brahmā
4. 664ब्रह्मbrahmaBrahman itself
5. 665ब्रह्मविवर्धनःbrahmavivardhanaḥwho increases tapas and knowledge
6. 666ब्रह्मवित्brahmavitthe knower of the Veda
7. 667ब्राह्मणःbrāhmaṇaḥwho teaches the Veda as a brāhmaṇa
8. 668ब्रह्मीbrahmīin whom all forms of Brahman rest
9. 669ब्रह्मज्ञःbrahmajñaḥwho knows the Veda as himself
10. 670ब्राह्मणप्रियःbrāhmaṇapriyaḥdear to the brāhmaṇas

महाक्रमो महाकर्मा महातेजा महोरगः ।
महाक्रतुर्महायज्वा महायज्ञो महाहविः ॥

mahākramo mahākarmā mahātejā mahoragaḥ |
mahākraturmahāyajvā mahāyajño mahāhaviḥ

mahākramomahākarmāmahātejāmahoragaḥ
mahākraturmahāyajvāmahāyajñomahāhaviḥ

1. 671महाक्रमःmahākramaḥof the great strides
2. 672महाकर्माmahākarmāof great works
3. 673महातेजाःmahātejāḥof great radiance
4. 674महोरगःmahoragaḥthe great serpent
5. 675महाक्रतुःmahākratuḥthe great sacrifice
6. 676महायज्वाmahāyajvāthe great sacrificer who teaches by example
7. 677महायज्ञःmahāyajñaḥthe great sacrifice of japa
8. 678महाहविःmahāhaviḥthe great oblation — the universe offered into Brahman

स्तव्यः स्तवप्रियः स्तोत्रं स्तुतिः स्तोता रणप्रियः ।
पूर्णः पूरयिता पुण्यः पुण्यकीर्तिरनामयः ॥

stavyaḥ stavapriyaḥ stotraṃ stutiḥ stotā raṇapriyaḥ |
pūrṇaḥ pūrayitā puṇyaḥ puṇyakīrtiranāmayaḥ

stavyaḥstavapriyaḥstotraṃstutiḥstotāraṇapriyaḥ
pūrṇaḥpūrayitāpuṇyaḥpuṇyakīrtiranāmayaḥ

1. 679स्तव्यःstavyaḥthe one to be praised
2. 680स्तवप्रियःstavapriyaḥwho is pleased by praise
3. 681स्तोत्रम्stotramthe hymn itself
4. 682स्तुतिःstutiḥthe act of praise
5. 683स्तोताstotāthe one who praises
6. 684रणप्रियःraṇapriyaḥwho delights in the battle for dharma
7. 685पूर्णःpūrṇaḥthe full
8. 686पूरयिताpūrayitāwho fills others with their desires
9. 687पुण्यःpuṇyaḥholy
10. 688पुण्यकीर्तिःpuṇyakīrtiḥwhose fame purifies
11. 689अनामयःanāmayaḥuntouched by disease

मनोजवस्तीर्थकरो वसुरेता वसुप्रदः ।
वसुप्रदो वासुदेवो वसुर्वसुमना हविः ॥

manojavastīrthakaro vasuretā vasupradaḥ |
vasuprado vāsudevo vasurvasumanā haviḥ

manojavastīrthakarovasuretāvasupradaḥ
vasupradovāsudevovasurvasumanāhaviḥ

1. 690मनोजवःmanojavaḥswift as thought
2. 691तीर्थकरःtīrthakaraḥthe maker of the fords — the teacher of the sciences
3. 692वसुरेताःvasuretāḥwhose seed is golden
4. 693वसुप्रदःvasupradaḥthe giver of wealth
5. 694वसुप्रदःvasupradaḥthe giver of the highest wealth, liberation
6. 695वासुदेवःvāsudevaḥson of Vasudeva
7. 696वसुःvasuḥin whom all dwell
8. 697वसुमनाःvasumanāḥwhose mind dwells equally in all
9. 698हविःhaviḥthe oblation itself

सद्गतिः सत्कृतिः सत्ता सद्भूतिः सत्परायणः ।
शूरसेनो यदुश्रेष्ठः सन्निवासः सुयामुनः ॥

sadgatiḥ satkṛtiḥ sattā sadbhūtiḥ satparāyaṇaḥ |
śūraseno yaduśreṣṭhaḥ sannivāsaḥ suyāmunaḥ

sadgatiḥsatkṛtiḥsattāsadbhūtiḥsatparāyaṇaḥ
śūrasenoyaduśreṣṭhaḥsannivāsaḥsuyāmunaḥ

1. 699सद्गतिःsadgatiḥthe goal reached by the good
2. 700सत्कृतिःsatkṛtiḥwhose acts are good
3. 701सत्ताsattāpure existence, without a second
4. 702सद्भूतिःsadbhūtiḥthe true being, ever shining
5. 703सत्परायणःsatparāyaṇaḥthe highest goal of the knowers of truth
6. 704शूरसेनःśūrasenaḥwith an army of heroes
7. 705यदुश्रेष्ठःyaduśreṣṭhaḥthe best of the Yadus
8. 706सन्निवासःsannivāsaḥthe dwelling of the wise
9. 707सुयामुनःsuyāmunaḥsurrounded by the people of the Yamunā

भूतावासो वासुदेवः सर्वासुनिलयोऽनलः ।
दर्पहा दर्पदो दृप्तो दुर्धरोऽथापराजितः ॥

bhūtāvāso vāsudevaḥ sarvāsunilayo'nalaḥ |
darpahā darpado dṛpto durdharo'thāparājitaḥ

bhūtāvāsovāsudevaḥsarvāsunilayonalaḥ
darpahādarpadodṛptodurdharothāparājitaḥ

1. 708भूतावासःbhūtāvāsaḥin whom all beings dwell
2. 709वासुदेवःvāsudevaḥwho covers the world with māyā
3. 710सर्वासुनिलयःsarvāsunilayaḥthe home of all lives
4. 711अनलःanalaḥof unlimited power and glory
5. 712दर्पहाdarpahāwho humbles the arrogant
6. 713दर्पदःdarpadaḥwho gives pride in dharma to the righteous
7. 714दृप्तःdṛptaḥever rejoicing in his own bliss
8. 715दुर्धरःdurdharaḥhard to hold in the mind
9. 716अपराजितःaparājitaḥthe unconquered

विश्वमूर्तिर्महामूर्तिर्दीप्तमूर्तिरमूर्तिमान् ।
अनेकमूर्तिरव्यक्तः शतमूर्तिः शताननः ॥

viśvamūrtirmahāmūrtirdīptamūrtiramūrtimān |
anekamūrtiravyaktaḥ śatamūrtiḥ śatānanaḥ

viśvamūrtirmahāmūrtirdīptamūrtiramūrtimān
anekamūrtiravyaktaḥśatamūrtiḥśatānanaḥ

1. 717विश्वमूर्तिःviśvamūrtiḥwhose body is the universe
2. 718महामूर्तिःmahāmūrtiḥof great form, resting on the serpent
3. 719दीप्तमूर्तिःdīptamūrtiḥwhose form is knowledge, radiant
4. 720अमूर्तिमान्amūrtimānwho has no form born of karma
5. 721अनेकमूर्तिःanekamūrtiḥwho takes many forms by his own will
6. 722अव्यक्तःavyaktaḥthe unmanifest
7. 723शतमूर्तिःśatamūrtiḥof a hundred forms
8. 724शताननःśatānanaḥhundred-faced

एको नैकः सवः कः किं यत् तत्पदमनुत्तमम् ।
लोकबन्धुर्लोकनाथो माधवो भक्तवत्सलः ॥

eko naikaḥ savaḥ kaḥ kiṃ yat tatpadamanuttamam |
lokabandhurlokanātho mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ

ekonaikaḥsavaḥkaḥkiṃyattatpadamanuttamam
lokabandhurlokanāthomādhavobhaktavatsalaḥ

1. 725एकःekaḥthe one without a second
2. 726नैकःnaikaḥthe many through māyā
3. 727सवःsavaḥthe soma sacrifice
4. 728कःkaḥhappiness itself
5. 729किम्kim“what?” — the one to be enquired into
6. 730यत्yat“which” — the self-existent, pointed to by the relative pronoun
7. 731तत्tat“that” — Brahman
8. 732पदमनुत्तमम्padamanuttamamthe unsurpassed state
9. 733लोकबन्धुःlokabandhuḥfriend of the world
10. 734लोकनाथःlokanāthaḥlord of the world
11. 735माधवःmādhavaḥborn in the line of Madhu
12. 736भक्तवत्सलःbhaktavatsalaḥtender to his devotees

सुवर्णवर्णो हेमाङ्गो वराङ्गश्चन्दनाङ्गदी ।
वीरहा विषमः शून्यो घृताशीरचलश्चलः ॥

suvarṇavarṇo hemāṅgo varāṅgaścandanāṅgadī |
vīrahā viṣamaḥ śūnyo ghṛtāśīracalaścalaḥ

suvarṇavarṇohemāṅgovarāṅgaścandanāṅgadī
vīrahāviṣamaḥśūnyoghṛtāśīracalaścalaḥ

1. 737सुवर्णवर्णःsuvarṇavarṇaḥgolden-hued
2. 738हेमाङ्गःhemāṅgaḥof golden limbs
3. 739वराङ्गःvarāṅgaḥof beautiful limbs
4. 740चन्दनाङ्गदीcandanāṅgadīadorned with pleasing armlets
5. 741वीरहाvīrahāslayer of the strong foes of dharma
6. 742विषमःviṣamaḥwithout equal
7. 743शून्यःśūnyaḥempty of every quality
8. 744घृताशीःghṛtāśīḥfree of desire
9. 745अचलःacalaḥthe unmoving
10. 746चलःcalaḥthe moving, as wind

अमानी मानदो मान्यो लोकस्वामी त्रिलोकधृक् ।
सुमेधा मेधजो धन्यः सत्यमेधा धराधरः ॥

amānī mānado mānyo lokasvāmī trilokadhṛk |
sumedhā medhajo dhanyaḥ satyamedhā dharādharaḥ

amānīmānadomānyolokasvāmītrilokadhṛk
sumedhāmedhajodhanyaḥsatyamedhādharādharaḥ

1. 747अमानीamānīfree of pride
2. 748मानदःmānadaḥwho gives honour; who makes others think “mine” by māyā
3. 749मान्यःmānyaḥthe one to be honoured
4. 750लोकस्वामीlokasvāmīthe lord of the worlds
5. 751त्रिलोकधृक्trilokadhṛksupporter of the three worlds
6. 752सुमेधाःsumedhāḥof fine intelligence
7. 753मेधजःmedhajaḥborn from the sacrifice
8. 754धन्यःdhanyaḥthe fulfilled
9. 755सत्यमेधाःsatyamedhāḥwhose intelligence is true
10. 756धराधरःdharādharaḥwho bears the earth

तेजोवृषो द्युतिधरः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
प्रग्रहो निग्रहो व्यग्रो नैकशृङ्गो गदाग्रजः ॥

tejovṛṣo dyutidharaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ |
pragraho nigraho vyagro naikaśṛṅgo gadāgrajaḥ

tejovṛṣodyutidharaḥsarvaśastrabhṛtāṃvaraḥ
pragrahonigrahovyagronaikaśṛṅgogadāgrajaḥ

1. 757तेजोवृषःtejovṛṣaḥwho showers radiance, as the sun
2. 758द्युतिधरःdyutidharaḥbearer of splendour
3. 759सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरःsarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥbest of all who bear arms
4. 760प्रग्रहःpragrahaḥwho accepts the flowers offered by devotees
5. 761निग्रहःnigrahaḥwho restrains all
6. 762व्यग्रःvyagraḥwho never comes to an end
7. 763नैकशृङ्गःnaikaśṛṅgaḥof many horns — the four horns of the Veda
8. 764गदाग्रजःgadāgrajaḥthe elder brother of Gada

चतुर्मूर्तिश्चतुर्बाहुश्चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्गतिः ।
चतुरात्मा चतुर्भावश्चतुर्वेदविदेकपात् ॥

caturmūrtiścaturbāhuścaturvyūhaścaturgatiḥ |
caturātmā caturbhāvaścaturvedavidekapāt

caturmūrtiścaturbāhuścaturvyūhaścaturgatiḥ
caturātmācaturbhāvaścaturvedavidekapāt

1. 765चतुर्मूर्तिःcaturmūrtiḥof four forms — Virāṭ, Sūtra, Bīja, Turīya
2. 766चतुर्बाहुःcaturbāhuḥfour-armed
3. 767चतुर्व्यूहःcaturvyūhaḥof four emanations
4. 768चतुर्गतिःcaturgatiḥthe goal of the four stages of life
5. 769चतुरात्माcaturātmāclear in mind, free of attachment and hatred
6. 770चतुर्भावःcaturbhāvaḥthe source of the four aims of life
7. 771चतुर्वेदवित्caturvedavitknower of the four Vedas
8. 772एकपात्ekapātone-footed — all beings are one quarter of him

समावर्तोऽनिवृत्तात्मा दुर्जयो दुरतिक्रमः ।
दुर्लभो दुर्गमो दुर्गो दुरावासो दुरारिहा ॥

samāvarto'nivṛttātmā durjayo duratikramaḥ |
durlabho durgamo durgo durāvāso durārihā

samāvartonivṛttātmādurjayoduratikramaḥ
durlabhodurgamodurgodurāvāsodurārihā