Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 71
Sourceऋषय ऊचुः - सूत जीव चिरं साधो त्वयातिकरुणात्मना । संवादो ह्यद्भुतः प्रोक्तो यश्चासीन्नारदेशयोः १। भगवन्नाममहिमा नारदेन महात्मना । कीदृक्श्रुतः समाख्याहि श्रद्धया शृण्वतां गुरो २। सूत उवाच- शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे पुरावृत्तं वदाम्यहम् । यस्मिञ्छ्रुते द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कृष्णे भक्तिर्विवर्द्धते ३। एकदा नारदो द्रष्टुं पितरं सुसमाहितः । जगाम मेरुशिखरं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ४। तत्र देवं समासीनं ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम् । नमस्कृत्याब्रवीद्विप्रा नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ५। नारद उवाच- नाम्नोऽस्य यावतीशक्तिर्वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । कीदृक्तु नाममहिमा अव्ययस्य महात्मनः ६। योऽयं विश्वेश्वरः साक्षादयं नारायणो हरिः । परमात्मा हृषीकेशः सर्वजीवेषु संगतः ७। मायाविमोहिताः सर्वे भगवंतमधोक्षजम् । नैव जानंत्यसारेऽस्मिन्नरा मूढाः कलौ युगे ८। ब्रह्मोवाच- अस्मिन्कलौ विशेषेण नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् । भक्तिः कार्या यथा वत्स तथा त्वं श्रोतुमर्हसि ९। दृष्टं परेषां पापानामनुक्तानां विशोधनम् । विष्णोर्जिष्णोः प्रयत्नेन स्मरणं पापनाशनम् १०। मिथ्या ज्ञात्वा ततः सर्वं हरेर्नामपठन्जपन् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः परंपदम् ११। ये वदंति नरा नित्यं हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् । तस्योच्चारणमात्रेण विमुक्तास्ते न संशयः १२। प्रायश्चित्तानि सर्वाणि कृष्णानुस्मरणं परम् । प्रातर्निशि तथा सायं मध्याह्नादिषु संस्मरन् १३। नारायणमवाप्नोति सद्यः पापक्षयं नरः । विष्णुसंस्मरता देव समस्तक्लेशसंक्षये १४। मुक्तिं प्रयाति स्वर्गाप्तिस्तस्य विष्णोस्तु कीर्त्तनात् । वासुदेवे मनो यस्य जपहोमार्चनादिषु १५। तदक्षयं विजानीयाद्यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । क्व नाकपृष्ठगमनं पुनरावृत्तिलक्षणम् १६। क्व जपो वासुदेवस्य मुक्तिबीजमनुत्तमम् । तन्मुखं परमं तीर्थं यत्रावर्त्तं वितन्वती १७। नमो नारायणायेति भाति प्राची सरस्वती । तस्मादहर्निशं विष्णुस्मरणात्पुरुषोत्तमः १८। न याति नरकं पुत्र संक्षीणकलिकल्मषः । सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं भाषितं मम सुव्रत १९। नामोच्चारणमात्रेण महापापात्प्रमुच्यते । रामरामेति रामेति रामेति च पुनर्जपन् २०। स चांडालोऽपि पूतात्मा जायते नात्र संशयः । कुरुक्षेत्रं तथा काशी गया वै द्वारिका तथा २१। सर्वं तीर्थं कृतं तेन नामोच्चारणमात्रतः । कृष्णकृष्णेति कृष्णेति इति वायो जपन्पठन् २२। इहलोकं परित्यज्य मोदते विष्णुसंनिधौ । नृसिंहेति मुदा विप्र सततं प्रजपन्पठन् २३। महापापात्प्रमुच्येत कलौ भागवतो नरः । ध्यायन्कृते यजन्यज्ञैस्त्रेतायां द्वापरेऽर्चयन् २४। यदाप्नोति तदाप्नोति कलौ संकीर्त्य केशवम् । एतज्ज्ञात्वा निमग्नाश्च जगदात्मनि केशवे २५। सर्वपापपरिक्षीणा यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नृसिंहो वामनस्तथा २६। रामो रामश्च कृष्णश्च बुद्धः कल्की ततः स्मृतः । एते दशावताराश्च पृथिव्यां परिकीर्तिताः २७। एतेषां नाममात्रेण ब्रह्महा शुध्यते सदा । प्रातः पठन्जपन्ध्यायन्विष्णोर्नाम यथा तथा २८। मुच्यते नात्र संदेहः स वै नारायणो भवेत् । सूत उवाच- श्रुत्वा वै नारदो ह्येतद्विस्मयं परमं गतः २९। उवाच पितरं तत्र किमुक्तं देवसत्तम । देवाः सहस्रशः संति रुद्राः संति सहस्रशः ३०। पितरः संति शतशः यक्षाश्च किन्नरास्तथा । भूताः प्रेताः पिशाचाश्च ये केचिद्देवयोनयः ३१। तेषां नाम्ना च माहात्म्यं श्रुतं दृष्टं तथा न च । श्रीविष्णोर्नाममाहात्म्यं यादृशं च श्रुतं मया ३२। यस्य वै नाममात्रेण मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । किं वै तीर्थकृते देव पृथिव्यामटने कृते ३३। यस्य वै नाममहिमा श्रुत्वा मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । तन्मुखं तु महत्तीर्थं तन्मुखं क्षेत्रमेव च ३४। यन्मुखे रामरामेति तन्मुखं सर्वकामिकम् । कानि वै तस्य नामानि कति वीर्याणि सुव्रत ३५। तत्सर्वं च विशेषेण मम ब्रूहि पितामह । ब्रह्मोवाच- व्यापकोऽयं सदा विष्णुः परमात्मा सनातनः ३६। अनादिनिधनः श्रीमान्भूतात्मा भूतभावनः । यस्मादहं हि संजातो सोऽयं विष्णुः सदावतु ३७। सोऽयं कालस्य कालो वै सोऽयं मम तु पूर्वजः । अक्षयः पुंडरीकाक्षो मतिमानव्ययः पुमान् ३८। शेषशायी सदा विष्णुः सहस्रशीर्षा महत्प्रभुः । सर्वभूतमयः साक्षाद्विश्वरूपो जनार्दनः ३९। कैटभारिरयं विष्णुर्धाता देवो जगत्पतिः । तस्याहं नामगोत्रं च न वेद्मि पुरुषर्षभ ४०। वेदवाद्यप्यहं तात नाहं ज्ञाता कदाचन । अतस्त्वं गच्छ देवर्षे यत्रास्ति किल विश्वराट् ४१। स च तत्त्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वं ते कथयिष्यति । स एव पुरुषः श्रीमान्कैलासाधिपतिः सदा ४२। सर्वेषां विष्णुभक्तानामयं श्रेष्ठः परात्परः । पंचवक्त्रो ह्युमाकांतः सर्वदुःखनिबर्हणः ४३। विश्वेश्वरो विश्वनाथः सर्वदा भक्तवत्सलः । तत्र गच्छ सुरश्रेष्ठ तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यति ४४। पितुर्वचनमाकर्ण्य तत्र गंतुं प्रचक्रमे । विज्ञातुं नाममाहात्म्यं कैलासभवनं प्रति ४५। यत्र विश्वेश्वरो देवो नित्यं तिष्ठति भूतिदः । ददर्श नारदस्तत्र देवं तं सुरपूजितम् ४६। कैलासशिखरासीनं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । पंचवक्त्रं दशभुजं त्रिनेत्रं शूलपाणिनम् ४७। कपालिनं सखट्वांगं तीक्ष्णं शूलासिधारिणम् । पिनाकधारिणं भीमं वरदं वृषवाहनम् ४८। भस्मांगं व्यालशोभाढ्यं शशांककृतशेखरम् । नीलजीमूतसंकाशं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ४९। क्रीडंतं तत्र देवेशं साष्टांगं दंडवत्पुनः । तं दृष्ट्वा तु महादेवो विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः 6.71.५०। वैष्णवानां परः श्रेष्ठः प्राह वाडवसत्तमम् । कस्मादिह समायातो वद देवर्षिसत्तम ५१। नारद उवाच- एकस्मिन्नेव काले तु गतोऽहं ब्रह्मणोंतिकम् । श्रुतं तत्र मया देव विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ५२। ब्रह्मणा कथितं तत्र ममाग्रे देवसत्तम । नाम्नोऽस्य यावती शक्तिः सा श्रुता ब्रह्मणो मुखात् ५३। तत्र पृष्टं मया पूर्वं विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । तदाहं ब्रह्मणा चोक्तं नाहं जानामि नारद ५४। जानात्ययं महारुद्रस्तत्सर्वं कथयिष्यति । महाश्चर्यं तु संप्राप्य ह्यागतस्तव सन्निधौ ५५। अस्मिन्कलियुगे घोरेऽल्पायुषश्चैव मानवाः । विधर्मेषु रता नित्यं नामनिष्ठा न वै पुनः ५६। पाखंडिनस्तथा विप्रा धर्मेषु विरताः सदा । संध्याहीन व्रतभ्रष्टा दुष्टा मलिनरूपिणः ५७। यथा विप्रास्तथा क्षत्रा वैश्याश्चैव पुनः पुनः । एवं शूद्रास्तथान्ये च न वै भागवता नराः ५८। शूद्रा द्विजातिबाह्याश्च कलौ विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । धर्माधर्मौ न जानंति हितं वाऽहितमेव वा ५९। एवं ज्ञात्वा ह्यहं स्वामिन्नागतः संनिधौ तव । पुनश्च नाममाहात्म्यं श्रुतं वै ब्रह्मणो मुखात् ६०। त्वं देवः सर्वदेवानां त्वं नाथो मम सर्वदा । त्रिपुरारिश्च विश्वात्मा धाता त्वं च पुनः पुनः ६१। कथयस्व प्रसादेन विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । सौभाग्यजननं पुंसां परं भक्तिकरं सदा ६२। ब्राह्मणानां ब्रह्मदं च क्षत्रियाणां जयप्रदम् । वैश्यानां धनदं नित्यं शूद्राणां सुखदायकम् ६३। तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्सकाशान्महेश्वर । त्वं समर्थोऽसि भक्तानां सर्वदा केशवं प्रति ६४। कथयस्व प्रसादेन यदि गोप्यं न सुव्रत । इदं पवित्रं परमं सर्वतीर्थमयं सदा ६५। अतो वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो । श्रुत्वा नारदवाक्यानि विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः ६६। रोमांचितस्ततो जातो विष्णोर्नामानि संस्मरन् । ईश्वर उवाच- एतद्गोप्यं परं ब्रह्मन्विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् ६७। एतच्छ्रुत्वा नरो वत्स न लभेद्दुर्गतिं क्वचित् । कदाचिच्च गते काले पार्वती मामुवाच ह ६८। पार्वत्युवाच - कैलासाधिपते मह्यं कथयस्व यथातथम् । त्वं किं जपसि देवेश परैश्वर्यसमाहितः ६९। सदा त्वं भस्मलिप्तांगः कृत्तिवासाः सदा कथम् । जटाधरः कथं जातो वद विश्वेश्वर प्रभो ७०। त्वं देवः सर्वदेवानां त्वं गुरुः सर्वकर्मणाम् । त्वं पतिर्मम विश्वेश विश्वनाथ जगत्प्रभो ७१। महादेव उवाच- इति पृष्टं मम ब्रह्मन्पार्वत्या च पुनः पुनः । तदा सर्वं मया ख्यातं तस्याश्चाग्रे विशेषतः ७२। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं पार्वतीं प्रति । येन प्रसन्नो भगवान्मुक्तिदाता न संशयः ७३। ममायं तु पिता साक्षाद्बन्धुश्चैव तु सर्वदा । तस्याहं सर्वदा भक्तो ह्ययं मम पतिः सदा ७४। तदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व गदतो मम । सूत उवाच- एवमुक्त्वा नारदाय कथयामास वै द्विजाः ७५। उमायै यत्पुरा प्रोक्तं विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् । महेशाच्चैव तत्प्राप्तं कैलासे नारदेन वै ७६। कदाचिद्दैवयोगेन कैलासात्स समागतः । नैमिषारण्यसंज्ञं तु तीर्थं वै परमाद्भुतम् ७७। तत्रस्था ऋषयः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं ऋषिसत्तमम् । पूजां चक्रुर्विशेषेण नारदाय महात्मने ७८। आगतं नारदं ज्ञात्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रचक्रुस्ते वैष्णवा द्विजसत्तमाः ७९। पाद्यमर्घ्यं ततः कृत्वा कृत्वा चारार्तिकं ततः । निवेद्य फलमूलानि दंडवत्पतिता भुवि ८०। ऊचुश्च कृतकृत्याः स्म देशे ह्यस्मिन्महामुने । भवतो दर्शनं जातं पवित्रं पापनाशनम् ८१। त्वत्प्रसादाच्च देवेश पुराणानि श्रुतानि च । ब्रह्मन्केन प्रकारेण सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् ८२। विना दानेन तपसा विना तीर्थ तपो मखैः । विना दानैर्विना ध्यानैर्विना चेंद्रियनिग्रहैः । विना शास्त्रसमूहैश्च कथं मुक्तिरवाप्यते ८३। नारद उवाच- कैलासशिखरासीनं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् । प्रणिपत्य महादेवं पर्यपृच्छदुमाप्रियम् ८४। पार्वत्युवाच- भगवंस्त्वं परो देवः सर्वज्ञः सर्वपूजितः । स त्वमत्त्यर्च्यते देवैरिंद्रसूर्यादिकैरपि ८५। लभंतेऽभिमतां सिद्धिं सर्वेऽभ्यर्च्य वरप्रदम् । त्वं जन्ममृत्युरहितः स्वयंभूः सर्वशक्तिमान् ८६। सदा ध्यायसि किं स्वामिन्दिग्वासा मदनांतकः । तपश्चरसि कस्मात्त्वं जटिलो भस्मधूसरः ८७। किं वा जपसि देवेश परं कौतूहलं हि मे । अनुग्राह्या यदा तेऽस्मि तत्त्वं कथय सुव्रतम् ८८। महादेव उवाच- नेदं कस्यापि कथितं गोपनीयमिदं मम । किंतु वक्ष्यामि ते भद्रे त्वं भक्तासि प्रियासि मे ८९। पुरा सत्ययुगे देवि विशुद्धमतयोऽखिलाः । यजंति विष्णुमेवैकं ज्ञात्वा सर्वेश्वरेश्वरम् ९०। प्रयांति परमामृद्धिमैहिकामुष्मिकीं प्रिये । यां न प्राप्ताः सुराः सर्वे ऋषयः क्लेशसंयुताः ९१। ते तां गतिं प्रपद्यंते ये नामकृतनिश्चयाः । मन्मुखादपि संश्रुत्य देवा विष्णुबहिर्मुखाः ९२। वेदैः पुराणैः सिद्धांतैर्भिन्नैर्विभ्रांतचेतसः । निश्चयं नाधिगच्छंति किं तत्वं किं परं पदम् ९३। तुलापुरुषदानाद्यैरश्वमेधादिभिर्मखैः । वाराणसीप्रयागादि तीर्थस्नानादिभिः प्रिये ९४। गयाश्राद्धादिभिः पित्र्यैर्वेदपाठादिभिर्जपैः । तपोभिरुग्रैर्नियमैर्यमैर्भूतदयादिभिः ९५। गुरुशुश्रूषणैः सेव्यैर्धर्मैर्वर्णाश्रमान्वितैः । ज्ञानध्यानादिभिः सम्यक्चरितैर्जन्मकोटिभिः ९६। न यांति तत्परं श्रेयो विष्णुं सर्वेश्वरेश्वरम् । सर्वभावैः समाश्रित्य पुराणपुरुषोत्तमम् ९७। अनन्यगतयो मर्त्या भोगिनोऽपि परंतपे । ज्ञानवैराग्यरहिता ब्रह्मचर्यादिवर्जिताः ९८। सर्वधर्मोज्झिता विष्णोर्नाममात्रैकजल्पिनः । सुखेन यां गतिं यांति न तां सर्वेऽपि धार्मिकाः ९९। स्मर्त्तव्यः सततं विष्णुर्विस्मर्तव्यो न जातुचित् । सर्वे विधिनिषेधाः स्युरेतस्यैव विधिं कराः 6.71.१००। किंतु ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च निरंहसः । निर्भयं विष्णुनाम्नैव यथेष्टं पदमागताः १०१। अलब्ध्वा चात्मनः पूजां सम्यगाराधितो हरिः । मयास्मादपि च श्रेष्ठं वांच्छताहं कृतात्मना १०२। ततः साक्षाज्जगन्नाथ प्रसन्नो भक्तवत्सलः । अंशांशेनात्मनैवैतान्पूजयामास केशवः १०३। देवान्पितॄन्द्विजान्हव्यकव्याद्यैः करुणामयः । ततः प्रभृति पूज्यंते त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे १०४। ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे प्रसादाच्छार्ङ्गधन्वनः । मां चोवाच यथा मत्तः पूज्यः श्रेष्ठो भविष्यसि १०५। त्वामाराध्य तथा शंभो गृहीष्यामि वरं सदा । द्वापरादौ युगे भूत्वा कलया मानुषादिषु १०६। स्वागमैः कल्पितैस्त्वं च जनान्मद्विमुखान्कुरु । मां च गोपय येन स्यात्सृष्टिरेषोत्तरोत्तरा १०७। एष मोहं सृजाम्याशु योजनान्मोहयिष्यति । त्वं च रुद्र महाबाहो मोहशास्त्राणि कारय १०८। अतथ्यानि वितथ्यानि दर्शयस्व महाभुज । प्रकाशं कुरु चात्मानमप्रकाशं च मां कुरु १०९। ततस्तं प्रणिपत्याहमवोचं परमेश्वरम् । ब्रह्महत्या सहस्रस्य पापं शाम्येत्कथंचन ११०। न पुनस्त्वदविज्ञानं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । तस्मान्मया कृता स्पर्द्धा पवित्रः स्यां कथं हरे १११। तन्मे कथय गोविंद पायश्चित्तं यदिच्छसि । ततः प्रसन्नो भगवानवोचत्तत्त्वमात्मनः ११२। येनाहमधिकस्तस्मादभवं नगनंदिनि । तमेव तपसा नित्यं भजामि स्तौमि चिंतये ११३। परमो विष्णुरेवैकस्तज्ज्ञानं मुक्तिसाधनम् । शास्त्राणां निर्णयस्त्वेषस्तदन्यन्मोहनाय च ११४। दानं विना च या मुक्तिः साम्यं च मम विष्णुना । तीर्थादिमात्रतो ज्ञानं ममाधिक्यं च विष्णुतः ११५। अभेदश्चास्मदादीनां मुक्तानां हरिणा तथा । इत्यादि सर्वमोहाय कथ्यते सति नान्यथा । तेनाद्वितीय महिमो जगत्पूज्योऽस्मि पार्वति ११६। पार्वत्युवाच - तन्मे कथय देवेश यथाहमपि शंकर । सर्वेश्वरी निरुपमा तव स्यां सदृशी प्रभो ११७। महादेव उवाच- साधुसाधु त्वया पृष्टं विष्णोर्भगवतः प्रिये । नाम्नां सहस्रं वक्ष्यामि मुख्यं त्रैलोक्यमुक्तिदम् ११८। अस्य श्रीविष्णोर्नामसहस्रस्तोत्रस्य श्रीमहादेव ऋषिरनुष्टुपच्छंदः । ह्रीं बीजं श्रीं शक्तिः क्लीं कीलकं चतुर्वर्गधर्मकामार्थमोक्षार्थे जपे विनियोगः । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे महाहंसाय धीमहि । तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् अंगन्यासकरन्यासौ विधिपूर्वं यदा पठेत् । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं भवत्येव न संशयः ११९। श्रीवासुदेवः परंब्रह्म इति हृदये । मूलप्रकृतिरिति शिरः । महावराह इति शिखा । सूर्यवंशध्वज इति कवचम् । ब्रह्मादिकाम्यललित जगदाश्चर्य शैशव इति नेत्रम् । यथार्थखंडिताशेष इत्यस्त्रम् । नमोनारायणायेति न्यासं सर्वत्र कारयेत् । ॐनमोनारायणाय पुरुषाय महात्मने । विशुद्धसत्वधिष्ण्याय महाहंसाय धीमहि । ॐह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः । क्लीं कृष्णाय विष्णवे ह्रीं रामाय धीमहि तन्नो देवः प्रचोदयात् । क्ष्रौं नृसिंहाय विद्महे श्रीं श्रीकंठाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् । ॐवासुदेवाय विद्महे देवकीसुताय धीमहि तन्नः कृष्णः प्रचोदयात् । ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं ह्रैं ह्रौं ह्रः। क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविंदाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा । इति मंत्रम् समुच्चार्य जपेद्वा विष्णुमव्ययम् । श्रीनिवासं जगन्नाथं तस्य स्तोत्रं पठेत्सुधीः १२०। ॐवासुदेवः परं ब्रह्म परमात्मा परात्परः । परंधाम परंज्योतिः परंतत्वं परं पदम् १२१। परः शिवः परोध्येयः परं ज्ञानं परागतिः । परमार्थः परंश्रेयः परानंदः परोदयः १२२। परो व्यक्तात्परं व्योम परमर्द्धिः परेश्वरः । निरामयो निर्विकारो निर्विकल्पो निराश्रयः १२३। निरंजनो निरातंको निर्लेपो निरवग्रहः । निर्गुणो निष्कलोऽनंतोऽभयोऽचिंत्योऽबलोचितः १२४। अतीन्द्रियो मितो पारोऽनीशोऽनीहोऽव्ययोऽक्षयः । सर्वज्ञः सर्वगः सर्वः सर्वदः सर्वभावनः १२५। सर्वशास्ता सर्वसाक्षी पूज्यः सर्वस्य सर्वदृक्? । सर्वशक्तिः सर्वसारः सर्वात्मा सर्वतोमुखः १२६। सर्वावासः सर्वरूपः सर्वादिः सर्वदुःखहा । सर्वार्थः सर्वतोभद्रः सर्वकारणकारणम् १२७। सर्वातिशयितः सर्वाध्यक्षः सर्वसुरेश्वरः । षड्विंशको महाविष्णुर्महागुह्यो महाविभुः १२८। नित्योदितो नित्ययुक्तो नित्यानंदः सनातनः । मायापतिर्योगपतिः कैवल्यपतिरात्मभूः १२९। जन्ममृत्युजरातीतः कालातीतो भवातिगः । पूर्णः सत्यः शुद्धबुद्धस्वरूपो नित्यचिन्मयः १३०। योगप्रियो योगगम्यो भवबंधैकमोचकः । पुराणपुरुषः प्रत्यक्चैतन्यः पुरुषोत्तमः १३१। वेदांतवेद्यो दुर्ज्ञेयस्तपत्रयविवर्जितः । ब्रह्मविद्याश्रयो नाद्यः स्वप्रकाशः स्वयंप्रभुः १३२। सर्वोपेय उदासीनः प्रणवः सर्वतः समः । सर्वानवद्यो दुष्प्राप्यस्तुरीयस्तमसः परः १३३। कूटस्थः सर्वसंश्लिष्टो वाङ्मनोगोचरातिगः । संकर्षणः सर्वहरः कालः सर्वभयंकरः १३४। अनुल्लंघ्यश्चित्रगतिर्महारुद्रो दुरासदः । मूलप्रकृतिरानंदः प्रद्युम्नो विश्वमोहनः १३५। महामायो विश्वबीजं परशक्तिः सुखैकभूः । सर्वकाम्योऽनतलीलः सर्वभूतवशंकरः १३६। अनिरुद्धः सर्वजीवो हृषीकेशो मनःपतिः । निरुपाधिप्रियो हंसोक्षरः सर्वनियोजकः १३७। ब्रह्मप्राणेश्वरः सर्वभूतभृद्देहनायकः । क्षेत्रज्ञः प्रकृतिः स्वामी पुरुषो विश्वसूत्रधृक् १३८। अंतर्यामी त्रिधामांतः साक्षी त्रिगुण ईश्वरः । योगिगम्यः पद्मनाभः शेषशायी श्रियःपतिः १३९। श्रीसदोपास्यपादाब्जो नित्यश्रीः श्रीनिकेतनः । नित्यं वक्षःस्थलस्थश्रीः श्रीनिधिः श्रीधरो हरिः १४०। वश्यश्रीर्निश्चलः श्रीदो विष्णुः क्षीराब्धिमंदिरः । कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्को माधवो जगदार्तिहा १४१। श्रीवत्सवक्षा निःसीम कल्याणगुणभाजनः । पीतांबरो जगन्नाथो जगत्त्राता जगत्पिता १४२। जगद्बंधुर्जर्गत्स्रष्टा जगद्धाता जगन्निधिः । जगदेकस्फुरद्वीर्योऽनहंवादी जगन्मयः १४३। सर्वाश्चर्यमयः सर्वसिद्धार्थः सर्वरंजितः । सर्वामोघोद्यमो ब्रह्मरुद्राद्युत्कृष्टचेतनाः १४४। शंभोः पितामहो ब्रह्मपिता शक्राद्यधीश्वरः । सर्वदेवप्रियः सर्वदेवमूर्तिरनुत्तमः १४५। सर्वदेवैकशरणं सर्वदेवैकदैवतम् । यज्ञभुग्यज्ञफलदो यज्ञेशो यज्ञभावनः १४६। यज्ञत्राता यज्ञपुमान्वनमाली द्विजप्रियः । द्विजैकमानदो विप्र कुलदेवो सुरांतकः १४७। सर्वदुष्टांतकृत्सर्वसज्जनानन्यपालकः । सप्तलोकैकजठरः सप्तलोकैकमंडनः १४८। सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकृच्चक्री शार्ङ्गधन्वा गदाधरः । शंखभृन्नंदकी पद्मपाणिर्गरुडवाहनः १४९। अनिर्देश्यवपुः सर्वपूज्यस्त्रैलोक्यपावनः । अनंतकीर्तिर्निःसीम पौरुषः सर्वमंगलः 6.71.१५०। सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशो यमकोटिदुरासदः । मयकोटिजगत्स्रष्टा वायुकोटिमहाबलः १५१। कोटींदु जगदानंदी शंभुकोटिमहेश्वरः । कंदर्पकोटिलावण्यो दुर्गकोट्यरिमर्दनः १५२। समुद्रकोटिगंभीरस्तीर्थकोटि समाह्वयः । कुबेरकोटि लक्ष्मीवाञ्छक्रकोटि विलासवान् १५३। हिमवत्कोटिनिष्कंपः कोटिब्रह्मांडविग्रहः । कोट्यश्वमेधपापघ्नो यज्ञकोटिसमार्चनः १५४। सुधाकोटिस्वास्थ्यहेतुः कामधुक्कोटिकामदः । ब्रह्मविद्याकोटिरूपः शिपिविष्टः शुचिश्रवाः १५५। विश्वंभरस्तीर्थपादः पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः । आदिदेवो जगज्जैत्रो मुकुंदः कालनेमिहा १५६। वैकुंठोऽनंतमाहात्म्यो महायोगेश्वरोत्सवः । नित्यतृप्तोलसद्भावो निःशंको नरकांतकः १५७। दीनानाथैकशरणं विश्वैकव्यसनापहः । जगत्कृपाक्षमो नित्यं कृपालुः सज्जनाश्रयः १५८। योगेश्वरः सदोदीर्णो वृद्धिक्षयविवर्जितः । अधोक्षजो विश्वरेताः प्रजापति शताधिपः १५९। शक्रब्रह्मार्चितपदः शंभुब्रह्मोर्ध्वधामगः । सूर्यसोमेक्षणो विश्वभोक्ता सर्वस्य पारगः १६०। जगत्सेतुर्धर्मसेतुधरो विश्वधुरंधरः । निर्ममोऽखिललोकेशो निःसंगोऽद्भुतभोगवान् १६१। वश्यमायो वश्यविश्वो विष्वक्सेनः सुरोत्तमः । सर्वश्रेयः पतिर्दिव्यानर्घ्यभूषणभूषितः १६२। सर्वलक्षणलक्षण्यः सर्वदैत्येंद्रदर्पहा । समस्तदेवसर्वस्वं सर्वदैवत नायकः १६३। समस्तदेवकवचं सर्वदेवशिरोमणिः । समस्तदेवतादुर्गः प्रपन्नाशनिपंजरः १६४। समस्तभयहृन्नामा भगवान्विष्टरश्रवाः । विभुः सर्वहितोदर्को हतारिः स्वर्गतिप्रदः १६५। सर्वदैवतजीवेशो ब्राह्मणादिनियोजकः । ब्रह्मशंभुः परार्धायुर्ब्रह्मज्येष्ठः शिशुः स्वराट् १६६। विराड्भक्तपराधीनः स्तुत्यः स्तोत्रार्थसाधकः । परार्थकर्त्ताकृत्यज्ञः स्वार्थकृत्य सदोज्झितः १६७। सदानंदः सदाभद्रः सदाशांतः सदाशिवः । सदाप्रियः सदातुष्टः सदापुष्टः सदार्चितः १६८। सदापूतो पावनाग्र्यो वेदगुह्यो वृषाकपिः । सहस्रनामा त्रियुगश्चतुर्मूर्तिश्चतुर्भुजः १६९। भूतभव्यभवन्नाथो महापुरुषपूर्वजः । नारायणो मुंजकेशः सर्वयोगविनिःसृतः १७०। वेदसारो यज्ञसारः सामसारस्तपोनिधिः । साध्यः श्रेष्ठः पुराणर्षिः निष्ठा शांतिः परायणः १७१। शिवत्रिशूलविध्वंसी श्रीकंठैकवरप्रदः । नरः कृष्णो हरिर्धर्मनंदनो धर्मजीवनः १७२। आदिकर्त्ता सर्वसत्यः सर्वस्त्रीरत्नदर्पहा । त्रिकालजित कंदर्प्प उर्वशीसृङ्मुनीश्वरः १७३। आद्यः कविर्हयग्रीवः सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः । सर्वदेवमयो ब्रह्मा गुरुर्वागीश्वरीपतिः १७४। अनंतविद्याप्रभवो मूलाविद्याविनाशकः । सर्वज्ञदो जगज्जाड्यनाशको मधुसूदनः १७५। अनेकमंत्रकोटीशः शब्दब्रह्मैकपारगः । आदिविद्वान्वेदकर्त्ता वेदात्मा श्रुतिसागरः १७६। ब्रह्मार्थवेदहरणः सर्वविज्ञानजन्मभूः । विद्याराजो ज्ञानमूर्त्तिर्ज्ञानसिंधुरखंडधीः १७७। मत्स्यदेवो महाशृंगो जगद्बीजबहित्रदृक् । लीलाव्याप्ताखिलांभोधिश्चतुर्वेदप्रवर्त्तकः १७८। आदिकूर्मोऽखिलाधारस्तृणीकृतजगद्भरः । अमरीकृतदेवौघः पीयूषोत्पत्तिकारणम् १७९। आत्माधारो धराधारो यज्ञांगो धरणीधरः । हिरण्याक्षहरः पृथ्वीपतिः श्राद्धादिकल्पकः १८०। समस्तपितृभीतिघ्नः समस्तपितृजीवनम् । हव्यकव्यैकभुक्हव्यकव्यैकफलदायकः १८१। रोमांतर्लीनजलधिः क्षोभिताशेषसागरः । महावराहो यज्ञघ्नध्वंसको यज्ञिकाश्रयः १८२। श्रीनृसिंहो दिव्यसिंहः सर्वानिष्टार्थदुःखहा । एकवीरोऽद्भुतबलो यंत्रमंत्रैकभंजनः १८३। ब्रह्मादिदुःसहज्योतिर्युगांताग्र्यतिभीषणः । कोटिवज्राधिकनखो जगद्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यमूर्तिधृक् १८४। मातृचक्रप्रमथनो महामातृगणेश्वरः । अचिंत्यामोघवीर्याढ्यः समस्तासुरघस्मरः १८५। हिरण्यकशिपुछेदी कालः संकर्षणीपतिः । कृतांतवाहनासह्यः समस्तभयनाशनः १८६। सर्वविघ्नांतकः सर्वसिद्धिदः सर्वपूरकः । समस्तपातकध्वंसी सिद्धमंत्राधिकाह्वयः १८७। भैरवेशो हरार्तिघ्नः कालकोटिदुरासदः । दैत्यगर्भश्राविनामास्फुटद्र् ब्रह्मांडगर्जितः १८८। स्मृतमात्राखिलत्राताऽद्भुतरूपो महाहरिः । ब्रह्मचर्यशिरः पिंडी दिक्पालोऽर्द्धांगभूषणः १८९। द्वादशार्कशिरोदामा रुद्रशीर्षैकनूपुरः । योगिनीग्रस्तगिरजा त्राताभैरवतर्जकः १९०। वीरचक्रेश्वरोऽत्युग्रोऽपमारिः कालशंबरः । क्रोधेश्वरो रुद्रचंडी परिवारादिदुष्टभुक् १९१। सर्वाक्षोभ्यो मृत्युमृत्युः कालमृत्युनिवर्त्तकः । असाध्यसर्वरोगघ्नः सर्वदुर्ग्रहसौम्यकृत् १९२। गणेशकोटिदर्पघ्नो दुःसहाशेषगोत्रहा । देवदानवदुर्दर्शो जगद्भयदभीषणः १९३। समस्तदुर्गतित्राता जगद्भक्षकभक्षकः । उग्रशोंबरमार्जारः कालमूषकभक्षकः । अनंतायुधदोर्दंडी नृसिंहो वीरभद्रजित् १९४। योगिनीचक्रगुह्येशः शक्रारि पशुमांसभुक् । रुद्रो नारायणो मेषरूप शंकरवाहनः १९५। मेषरूपशिवत्राता दुष्टशक्तिसहस्रभुक् । तुलसीवल्लभो वीरो वामाचारोऽखिलेष्टदः १९६। महाशिवः शिवारूढो भैरवैककपालधृक् । किल्लीचक्रेश्वरः शक्र दिव्यमोहनरूपदः १९७। गौरीसौभाग्यदो मायानिधीर्मायाभयापहः । ब्रह्मतेजोमयो ब्रह्मश्रीमयश्च त्रयीमयः १९८। सुब्रह्मण्यो बलिध्वंसी वामनोऽदितिदुःखहा । उपेंद्रो नृपतिर्विष्णुः कश्यपान्वयमंडनः १९९। बलिस्वराज्यदः सर्वदेवविप्रान्नदोऽच्युतः । उरुक्रमस्तीर्थपादस्त्रिपदस्थस्त्रिविक्रमः 6.71.२००। व्योमपादः स्वपादांभः पवित्रितजगत्त्रयः । ब्रह्मेशाद्यभिवंद्यांघ्रिर्द्रुतधर्मांघ्रिधावनः २०१। अचिंत्याद्भुतविस्तारो विश्ववृक्षो महाबलः । राहुमूर्धापरांगच्छिद्भृगुपत्नीशिरोहरः २०२। पापत्रस्तः सदापुण्यो दैत्याशानित्यखंडनः । पूरिताखिलदेवाशो विश्वार्थैकावतारकृत् २०३। स्वमायानित्यगुप्तात्मा भक्तचिन्तामणिः सदा । वरदः कार्त्तवीर्यादि राजराज्यप्रदोऽनघः २०४। विश्वश्लाघ्यामिताचारो दत्तात्रेयो मुनीश्वरः । पराशक्तिसदाश्लिष्टो योगानंदः सदोन्मदः २०५। समस्तेंद्रारितेजोहृत्परमामृतपद्मपः । अनुसूयागर्भरत्नं भोगमोक्षसुखप्रदः २०६। जमदग्निकुलादित्यो रेणुकाद्भुतशक्तिकृत् । मातृहत्यादिनिर्लेपः स्कंदजिद्विप्रराज्यदः २०७। सर्वक्षत्रांतकृद्वीरदर्पहा कार्त्तवीर्यजित् । सप्तद्वीपावतीदाता शिवार्चक यशप्रदः २०८। भीमः परशुरामश्च शिवाचार्यैकविश्वभुक् । शिवाखिलज्ञानकोशो भीष्माचार्योऽग्निदैवतः २०९। द्रोणाचार्यगुरुर्विश्वजैत्रधन्वाकृतांतजित् । अद्वितीयतपोमूर्त्तिर्ब्रह्मचर्यैकदक्षिणः २१०। मनुःश्रेष्ठः सतांसेतुर्महीयान्वृषभो विराट् । आदिराजः क्षितिपिता सर्वरत्नैकदोहकृत् २११। पृथुर्जन्माद्येकदक्षो गीः श्रीः कीर्तिः स्वयंवृतः । जगद्वृत्तिप्रदश्चक्रवर्त्तिश्रेष्ठोद्वयास्त्रधृक् २१२। सनकादिमुनिप्राप्य भगवद्भक्तिवर्द्धनः । वर्णाश्रमादिधर्माणां कर्त्ता वक्ता प्रवर्त्तकः २१३। सूर्यवंशध्वजो रामो राघवः सद्गुणार्णवः । काकुत्स्थो वीरराड्राजा राजधर्मधुरंधरः २१४। नित्यस्वस्थाश्रयः सर्वभद्र ग्राही शुभैकदृक् । नररत्नं रत्नगर्भो धर्माध्यक्षो महानिधिः । सर्वश्रेष्ठाश्रयः सर्वशास्त्रार्थग्रामवीर्यवान् २१५। जगद्वशो दाशरथिः सर्वरत्नाश्रयो नृपः । समस्तधर्मसूः सर्वधर्मद्रष्टाऽखिलाघहा २१६। अतींद्रो ज्ञानविज्ञानपारदश्च क्षमांबुधिः । सर्वप्रकृष्टशिष्टेष्टो हर्षशोकाद्यनाकुलः । पित्राज्ञात्यक्तसाम्राज्यः सपन्नोदयनिर्भयः २१७। गुहदेशार्पितैश्वर्यः शिवस्पर्द्धाजटाधरः । चित्रकूटाप्तरत्नाद्रिर्जगदीशो वनेचरः २१८। यथेष्टामोघसर्वास्त्रो देवेंद्रतनयाक्षिहा । ब्रह्मेंद्रदिनतैषीको मारीचघ्नो विराधहा २१९। ब्रह्मशापहताशेष दंडकारण्यपावनः । चतुर्दशसहस्रोग्र रक्षोघ्नैकशरैकधृक् २२०। खरारिस्त्रिशिरोहंता दूषणघ्नो जनार्दनः । जटायुषोऽग्निगतिदोऽगस्त्यसर्वस्व मंत्रराट् २२१। लीलाधनुः कोट्यपास्तदुंदुभ्यस्थिमहाचयः । सप्ततालव्यधाकृष्ट ध्वस्तपातालदानवः २२२। सुग्रीवराज्यदो हीनमनसैवाभयप्रदः । हनुमद्रुद्रमुख्येश समस्तकपिदेहभृत् २२३। सनागदैत्यबाणैकव्याकुलीकृतसागरः । सम्लेच्छकोटिबाणैकशुष्कनिर्दग्धसागरः २२४। समुद्राद्भुतपूर्वैक बंधसेतुर्यशोनिधिः । असाध्यसाधको लंकासमूलोत्कर्षदक्षिणः २२५। वरदृप्तजगच्छल्य पौलस्त्यकुलकृंतनः । रावणिघ्नः प्रहस्तच्छित्कुंभकर्णभिदुग्रहा २२६। रावणैकशिरश्च्छेत्ता निःशंकेंद्रैकराज्यदः । स्वर्गास्वर्गत्वविच्छेदी देवेंद्रानिंद्रताहरः २२७। रक्षो देवत्वहृद्धर्मा धर्मत्वघ्नः पुरुष्टुतः । नतिमात्रदशास्यारिर्दत्तराज्यविभीषणः २२८। सुधावृष्टिमृताशेष स्वसैन्योज्जीवनैककृत् । देवब्राह्मणनामैक धाता सर्वामरार्चितः २२९। ब्रह्मसूर्येंद्ररुद्रादि वृंदार्पितसतीप्रियः । अयोध्याखिलराजन्यः सर्वभूतमनोहरः २३०। स्वामितुल्यकृपादंडो हीनोत्कृष्टैकसत्प्रियः । स्वपक्षादिन्यायदर्शी हीनार्थाधिकसाधकः २३१। व्याधव्याजानुचितकृत्तारकोखिलतुल्यकृत् । पार्वत्याधिक्यमुक्तात्मा प्रियात्यक्तः स्मरारिजित् २३२। साक्षात्कुशलवच्छद्मेंद्रादितातोऽपराजितः । कोशलेंद्रो वीरबाहुः सत्यार्थ त्यक्तसोदरः २३३। शरसंधाननिर्धूत धरणीमंडलोदयः । ब्रह्मादिकाम्यसांनिध्यसनाथीकृतदैवतः २३४। ब्रह्मलोकाप्तचांडालाद्यशेषप्राणिसार्थकः । स्वनीतगर्दभाश्वादिश्चिरायोध्यावनैककृत् २३५। रामद्वितीयः सौमित्रिर्लक्ष्मणः प्रहतेंद्रजित् । विष्णुभक्ताप्तरामांघ्रिपादुकाराज्यनिर्वृतः २३६। भरतोऽसह्यगंधर्वकोटिघ्नो लवणांतकः । शत्रुघ्नो वैद्यराजायुर्वेदगर्भौषधीपतिः २३७। नित्यामृतकरो धन्वंतरिर्यज्ञो जगद्धरः । सूर्यारिघ्नः सुराजीवो दक्षिणेशो द्विजप्रियः २३८। छिन्नमूर्धायदेशार्कः शेषांगस्थापितामरः । विश्वार्थाशेषकद्रास्त्र शिरच्छेदाक्षताकृतिः २३९। वाजपेयादिनामाग्निर्वेदधर्मपरायणः । श्वेतद्वीपपतिः सांख्यप्रणेता सर्वसिद्धिराट् २४०। विश्वप्रकाशितज्ञानयोगमोहतमिस्रहा । देवहूत्यात्मजः सिद्धः कपिलः कर्दमात्मजः २४१। योगस्वामी ध्यानभंग सगरात्मजभस्मकृत् । धर्मो वृषेन्द्रः सुरभीपतिः शुद्धात्मभावितः २४२। शंभुस्त्रिपुरदाहैकस्थैर्थविश्वरथोद्वहः । भक्तशंभुजितो दैत्यामृतवापीसमस्तपः २४३। महाप्रलयविश्वैकद्वितीयाखिलनागराट् । शेषदेवः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रास्य शिरोभुजः २४४। फणामणिकणाकारयोजिताब्ध्यंबुदक्षितिः । कालाग्निरुद्रजनको मुशलास्त्रो हलायुधः २४५। नीलांबरो वारुणीशो मनोवाक्कायदोषहा । असंतोषो दृष्टिमात्रपातितैकदशाननः २४६। बलिसंयमनो घोरो रौहिणेयः प्रलंबहा । मुष्टिकघ्नो द्विविदहा कालिंदीकर्षणो बलः २४७। रेवतीरमणः पूर्वभक्तिखेदाच्युताग्रजः । देवकीवसुदेवाह्व कश्यपादितिनंदनः २४८। वार्ष्णेयः सात्वतां श्रेष्ठः शौरिर्यदुकुलोद्वहः । नराकृतिः परंब्रह्म सव्यसाची वरप्रदः २४९। ब्रह्मादिकाम्यलालित्य जगदाश्चर्य शैशवः । पूतनाघ्नः शकटभिद्यमलार्जुनभंजनः 6.71.२५०। वातासुरारिः केशिघ्नो धेनुकारिर्गवीश्वरः । दामोदरो गोपदेवो यशोदानंददायकः २५१। कालीयमर्दनः सर्वगोपगोपीजनप्रियः । लीलागोवर्द्धनधरो गोविंदो गोकुलोत्सवः २५२। अरिष्टमथनः कामोन्मत्तगोपीविमुक्तिदः । सद्यः कुवलयापीडघाती चाणूरमर्दनः २५३। कंसारिरुग्रसेनादिराज्यव्यापारितापरः । सुधर्मांकितभूर्लोको जरासंधबलांतकः २५४। त्यक्तभग्नजरासंधो भीमसेनयशःप्रदः । सांदीपनमृतापत्यदाता कालांतकादिजित् २५५। समस्तनारकित्राता सर्वभूपतिकोटिजित् । रुक्मिणीरमणो रुक्मिशासनो नरकांतकः २५६। समस्तसुंदरीकांतो मुरारिर्गरुडध्वजः । एकाकीजितरुद्रार्क मरुदाद्यखिलेश्वरः २५७। देवेंद्रदर्पहा कल्पद्रुमालंकृतभूतलः । बाणबाहुसहच्छिन्नं नद्यादिगणकोटिजित् २५८। लीलाजित महादेवो महादेवैकपूजितः । इंद्रार्थार्जुननिर्भंग जयदः पांडवैकधृक् २५९। काशिराजशिरश्छेत्ता रुद्रशक्त्यैकमर्दनः । विश्वेश्वरप्रसादाक्षः काशीराजसुतार्दनः २६०। शंभुप्रतिज्ञाविध्वंसी काशीनिर्दग्धनायकः । काशीशगतकोटिघ्नो लोकशिक्षाद्विजार्चकः २६१। युवतीव्रतयोवश्यः पुराशिववरप्रदः । शंकरैकप्रतिष्ठाधृक्स्वांश शंकरपूजकः २६२। शिवकन्याव्रतपतिः कृष्णरूप शिवारिहा । महालक्ष्मीवपुर्गौरीत्राता वैदलवृत्रहा २६३। स्वधाममुचुकुंदैकनिष्कालयवनेष्टकृत् । यमुनापतिरानीत परिलीनद्विजात्मजः २६४। श्रीदामरंकभक्तार्थभूम्यानीतेंद्रवैभवः । दुर्वृत्तशिशुपालैकमुक्तिदो द्वारकेश्वरः २६५। आचांडालदिकप्राप्य द्वारकानिधिकोटिकृत् । अक्रूरोद्धवमुख्यैकभक्तस्वच्छंदमुक्तिदः २६६। सबालस्त्रीजलक्रीडामृतवापीकृतार्णवः । ब्रह्मास्त्रदग्धगर्भस्थ परीक्षिज्जीवनैककृत् २६७। परिलीनद्विजसुतानेताऽर्जुनमदापहः । गूढमुद्राकृतिग्रस्त भीष्माद्यखिलकौरवः २६८। यथार्थखंडिताशेष दिव्यास्त्रपार्थमोहहृत् । गर्भशापछलध्वस्तयादेवोर्वी भयापहः २६९। जराव्याधारिगतिदः स्मृतिमात्राखिलेष्टदः । कामदेवो रतिपतिर्मन्मथः शंबरांतकः २७०। अनंगो जितगौरीशो रतिकांतः सदेप्सितः । पुष्पेषुर्विश्वविजयि स्मरः कामेश्वरीप्रियः २७१। उषापतिर्विश्वकेतुर्विश्वदृप्तोऽधिपूरुषः । चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहश्चतुर्युगविधायकः २७२। चतुर्वेदैकविश्वात्मा सर्वोत्कृष्टांशकोटिशः । आश्रमात्मा पुराणर्षिर्व्यासः शाखासहस्रकृत् २७३। महाभारतनिर्माता कवींद्रो बादरायणः । कृष्णद्वैपायनः सर्वपुरुषार्थैकबोधकः २७४। वेदांतकर्ता ब्रह्मैकव्यंजकः पुरुवंशकृत् । बुद्धो ध्यानजिताशेष देवदेवो जगत्प्रियः २७५। निरायुधो जगज्जैत्रः श्रीधरो दुष्टमोहनः । दैत्यवेदबहिःकर्त्ता वेदार्थश्रुतिगोपकः २७६। शौद्धोदनिर्दष्टदृष्टिः सुखदः सदसस्पतिः । यथायोग्याखिलकृपः सर्वशून्योऽखिलेष्टदः २७७। चतुष्कोटिपृथक्तत्वं प्रज्ञापारमितेश्वरः । पाखंडवेदमार्गेशः पाखंडश्रुतिगोपकः २७८। कल्की विष्णुयशःपुत्रः कलिकालविलोपकः । समस्तम्लेच्छदुष्टघ्नः सर्वशिष्टद्विजातिकृत् २७९। सत्यप्रवर्त्तको देव द्विजदीर्घक्षुधापहः । अश्ववारादि रेवंतः पृथ्वीदुर्गतिनाशनः २८०। सद्यः क्ष्माऽनंतलक्ष्मीकृन्नष्टनिःशेषधर्मवित् । अनंतस्वर्णयोगैक हेमपूर्णाखिलद्विजः २८१। असाध्यैकजगच्छास्ता विश्ववंद्यो जयध्वजः । आत्मतत्वाधिपः कर्तृश्रेष्ठो विधिरुमापतिः २८२। भर्तृश्रेष्ठः प्रजेशाग्र्यो मरीचिर्जनकाग्रणीः । कश्यपो देवराजेंद्रः प्रह्लादो दैत्यराट्शशी २८३। नक्षत्रेशो रविस्तेजः श्रेष्ठः शुक्रः कवीश्वरः । महर्षिराट्भृगुर्विष्णुरादित्येशो बलिस्वराट् २८४। वायुर्वह्निः शुचिः श्रेष्ठः शंकरो रुद्रराट्गुरुः । विद्वत्तमश्चित्ररथो गंधर्वाग्र्योक्षरोत्तमः २८५। वर्णादिरग्र्यस्त्रीगौरीशक्त्याग्र्याशीश्च नारदः । देवर्षिराट्पांडवाग्र्योऽर्जुनोवादः प्रवादराट् २८६। पवनः पवनेशानो वरुणो यादसां पतिः । गंगातीर्थोत्तमोद्यूतं छलकाग्र्यं वरौषधम् २८७। अन्नं सुदर्शनोऽस्त्राग्र्यं वज्रं प्रहरणोत्तमम् । उच्चैःश्रवावाजिराज ऐरावतइभेश्वरः २८८। अरुंधत्येकपत्नीशो ह्यश्वत्थोऽशेषवृक्षराट् । अध्यात्मविद्याविद्याग्र्यः प्रणवच्छंदसां वरः २८९। मेरुर्गिरिपतिर्मार्गो मासाग्र्यः कालसत्तमः । दिनाद्यात्मा पूर्वसिद्धः कपिलः सामवेदराट् २९०। तार्क्ष्यः खगेंद्र ऋत्वग्र्यो वसंतः कल्पपादपः । दातृश्रेष्ठः कामधेनुरार्तिघ्नाग्र्य सुहृत्तमः २९१। चिंतामणिर्गुरुश्रेष्ठो माता हिततमः पिता । सिंहो मृगेंद्रो नागेंद्रो वासुकिर्नृवरो नृप २९२। वर्णेशो ब्राह्मणश्चेतः करुणाग्र्यं नमोनमः । इत्येतद्वासुदेवस्य विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम् २९३। सर्वापराधशमनं परं भक्तिविवर्द्धनम् । अक्षयं ब्रह्मलोकादि सर्वस्वर्गैकसाधनम् २९४। विष्णुलोकैकसोपानं सर्वदुःखविनाशनम् । समस्तसुखदं सद्यः परं निर्वाणदायकम् २९५। कामक्रोधादिनिःशेषमनोमलविशोधनम् । शांतिदं पावनं नॄणां महापातकिनामपि २९६। सर्वेषां प्राणिनामाशु सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । समस्तविघ्नशमनं सर्वारिष्टविनाशनम् २९७। घोरदुःखप्रशमनं तीव्रदारिद्र्यनाशनम् । ऋणत्रयापहं गुह्यं धनधान्ययशस्करम् २९८। सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदं सर्वसिद्धिदं सर्वधर्मदम् । तीर्थयज्ञतपोदानव्रतकोटिफलप्रदम् २९९। जगज्जाड्यप्रशमनं सर्वविद्यापवर्त्तकम् । राज्यदं भ्रष्टराज्यानां रोगिणां सर्वरोगहृत् 6.71.३००। वंध्यानां सुतदं चायुःक्षीणानां जीवितप्रदम् । भूतग्रहविषध्वंसि ग्रहपीडाविनाशनम् ३०१। मांगल्यं पुण्यमायुष्यं श्रवणात्पठनाज्जपात् । सकृदस्याखिलावेदाः सांगा मंत्राश्च कोटिशः ३०२। पुराणशास्त्रस्मृतयः श्रुता स्युः पठितास्तथा । जप्त्वा चैकाक्षरं श्लोकं पादं वा पठति प्रिये ३०३। नित्यं सिध्यति सर्वेष्टमचिरात्किमुताखिलम् । नानेन सदृशं सद्यः प्रत्ययं सर्वकर्मसु ३०४। इदं भद्रे त्वया गोप्यं पाठ्यं स्वार्थैकसिद्धये । नावैष्णवाय दातव्यं विकल्पोपहतात्मने ३०५। भक्तिश्रद्धाविहीनाय विष्णुसामान्यदर्शिने । देयं पुत्राय शिष्याय सुहृदे हितकाम्यया ३०६। मत्प्रसादादृतेनेदं ग्रहीष्यंत्यल्पमेधसः । कलौ सद्यः फलं कल्पग्रामं नेष्यति नारदः ३०७। लोकानां भाग्यहीनानां येन दुःखं विनश्यति । द्वित्रेषु वैष्णवेष्वेतदार्यावर्ते भविष्यति ३०८। नास्ति विष्णोः परं धाम नास्ति विष्णोः परं तपः । नास्ति विष्णोः परो धर्मो नास्ति मंत्रो ह्यवैष्णवः ३०९। नास्ति विष्णोः परं सत्यं नास्ति विष्णोः परो मखः । नास्ति विष्णोः परं ध्यानं नास्ति विष्णोः परा गतिः ३१०। किं तस्य बहुभिर्मंत्रैः शास्त्रैर्वा र्बहुविस्तरैः । वाजपेयसहस्रैर्वा भक्तिर्यस्य जनार्दने ३११। सर्वतीर्थमयो विष्णुः सर्वशास्त्रमयः प्रभुः । सर्वक्रतुमयो विष्णुः सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् । आब्रह्मसारसर्वस्वं सर्वमेतन्मयोदितम् ३१२। पार्वत्युवाच- धन्यास्म्यनुगृहीतास्मि कृतार्थास्मि जगत्पते । यन्मयेदं श्रुतं स्तोत्रं त्वद्रहस्यं सुदुर्लभम् ३१३। अहो बत महत्कष्टं समस्तदुःखहे हरौ । विद्यमानेऽपि देवेशे मूढाः क्लिश्यंति संसृतौ ३१४। यमुद्दिश्य सदा नाथं महेशोऽपि दिगंबरः । जटिलो भस्मलिप्तांगो तपस्वी वीक्ष्यते जनैः ३१५। ततोऽधिकोऽस्ति देवः को लक्ष्मीकांतान्मधुद्विषः । यत्तत्त्वं चिंत्यते नित्यं त्वया योगेश्वरेण हि ३१६। ततः परं किमधिकं पदं श्रीपुरुषोत्तमात् । तमविज्ञाय कं मूढाः यजंते ज्ञानमानिनः ३१७। मुषितास्मि त्वया नाथ चिरं यदयमीश्वरः । प्रकाशितो न मे यस्मात्त्वदाद्या दिव्यशक्तयः ३१८। अहो सर्वेश्वरो विष्णुः सर्वदेवोत्तमोत्तमः । भवदादिगुरुर्मूढैः सामान्य इव वीक्ष्यते ३१९। महीयसां हि माहात्म्यं भजमानान्भजंति ते । द्विषतोऽपि वृथा पापानुपेक्ष्यंते क्षमान्विताः ३२०। मयापि बाल्ये स्वपितुः प्रजा दृष्टा बुभुक्षिताः । दुःखादशक्तया पोष्टुं श्रियमाराध्य वै भृताः ३२१। तया संनिहिताभ्यश्च प्रजाभ्यो भवदादयः । विलसंति स शक्राद्याः ससुहृन्मित्रबांधवाः ३२२। तया विना क्व देवत्वं क्वैश्वर्यं क्व परिग्रहः । सर्वे भवंति जीवंतो यातनास्वेव संस्थिताः ३२३। तामृतेनैव धर्मोऽथ कामो मोक्षोऽपि दूरतः । क्षुधितानां दुर्गतानां कुतो योगसमाधयः ३२४। स च संसारसारैकः सर्वलोकैकनायकः । वशगा कमला यस्य त्यक्त्वा तामपि शंकरः ३२५। अनौद्धत्येन शौचेन रूपेणार्जवसंपदा । सर्वातिशयवीर्येण संपूर्णस्य महात्मनः ३२६। कस्तेन तुल्यतामेति देवदेवेन विष्णुना । यस्यांशांशावतारेण विना सर्वं विलीयते ३२७। जगदेतत्तथाप्याहुर्दोषायैतद्विमोहिताः । नास्य जन्म न वा मृत्युर्नाप्राप्यं स्वार्थमेव च ३२८। कामाद्यासक्तचित्तत्वात्किं तु सर्वेश्वरप्रभो । त्वन्मयत्वात्प्रमादाद्वा शक्नोमि पठितुं न चेत् ३२९। विष्णोः सहस्रनामैतत्प्रत्यहं वृषभध्वज । नाम्नैकेन तु येन स्यात्तत्फलं ब्रूहि मे प्रभो ३३०। महादेव उवाच- रामरामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्रनामतत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ३३१। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं संपूर्णं नामैकसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ७१।
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ - sūta jīva ciraṃ sādho tvayātikaruṇātmanā | saṃvādo hyadbhutaḥ prokto yaścāsīnnāradeśayoḥ 1| bhagavannāmamahimā nāradena mahātmanā | kīdṛkśrutaḥ samākhyāhi śraddhayā śṛṇvatāṃ guro 2| sūta uvāca- śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve purāvṛttaṃ vadāmyaham | yasmiñchrute dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kṛṣṇe bhaktirvivarddhate 3| ekadā nārado draṣṭuṃ pitaraṃ susamāhitaḥ | jagāma meruśikharaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam 4| tatra devaṃ samāsīnaṃ brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ patim | namaskṛtyābravīdviprā nārado munisattamaḥ 5| nārada uvāca- nāmno'sya yāvatīśaktirvada viśveśvara prabho | kīdṛktu nāmamahimā avyayasya mahātmanaḥ 6| yo'yaṃ viśveśvaraḥ sākṣādayaṃ nārāyaṇo hariḥ | paramātmā hṛṣīkeśaḥ sarvajīveṣu saṃgataḥ 7| māyāvimohitāḥ sarve bhagavaṃtamadhokṣajam | naiva jānaṃtyasāre'sminnarā mūḍhāḥ kalau yuge 8| brahmovāca- asminkalau viśeṣeṇa nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam | bhaktiḥ kāryā yathā vatsa tathā tvaṃ śrotumarhasi 9| dṛṣṭaṃ pareṣāṃ pāpānāmanuktānāṃ viśodhanam | viṣṇorjiṣṇoḥ prayatnena smaraṇaṃ pāpanāśanam 10| mithyā jñātvā tataḥ sarvaṃ harernāmapaṭhanjapan | sarvapāpavinirmukto yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃpadam 11| ye vadaṃti narā nityaṃ harirityakṣaradvayam | tasyoccāraṇamātreṇa vimuktāste na saṃśayaḥ 12| prāyaścittāni sarvāṇi kṛṣṇānusmaraṇaṃ param | prātarniśi tathā sāyaṃ madhyāhnādiṣu saṃsmaran 13| nārāyaṇamavāpnoti sadyaḥ pāpakṣayaṃ naraḥ | viṣṇusaṃsmaratā deva samastakleśasaṃkṣaye 14| muktiṃ prayāti svargāptistasya viṣṇostu kīrttanāt | vāsudeve mano yasya japahomārcanādiṣu 15| tadakṣayaṃ vijānīyādyāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa | kva nākapṛṣṭhagamanaṃ punarāvṛttilakṣaṇam 16| kva japo vāsudevasya muktibījamanuttamam | tanmukhaṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ yatrāvarttaṃ vitanvatī 17| namo nārāyaṇāyeti bhāti prācī sarasvatī | tasmādaharniśaṃ viṣṇusmaraṇātpuruṣottamaḥ 18| na yāti narakaṃ putra saṃkṣīṇakalikalmaṣaḥ | satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ bhāṣitaṃ mama suvrata 19| nāmoccāraṇamātreṇa mahāpāpātpramucyate | rāmarāmeti rāmeti rāmeti ca punarjapan 20| sa cāṃḍālo'pi pūtātmā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | kurukṣetraṃ tathā kāśī gayā vai dvārikā tathā 21| sarvaṃ tīrthaṃ kṛtaṃ tena nāmoccāraṇamātrataḥ | kṛṣṇakṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti iti vāyo japanpaṭhan 22| ihalokaṃ parityajya modate viṣṇusaṃnidhau | nṛsiṃheti mudā vipra satataṃ prajapanpaṭhan 23| mahāpāpātpramucyeta kalau bhāgavato naraḥ | dhyāyankṛte yajanyajñaistretāyāṃ dvāpare'rcayan 24| yadāpnoti tadāpnoti kalau saṃkīrtya keśavam | etajjñātvā nimagnāśca jagadātmani keśave 25| sarvapāpaparikṣīṇā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | matsyaḥ kūrmo varāhaśca nṛsiṃho vāmanastathā 26| rāmo rāmaśca kṛṣṇaśca buddhaḥ kalkī tataḥ smṛtaḥ | ete daśāvatārāśca pṛthivyāṃ parikīrtitāḥ 27| eteṣāṃ nāmamātreṇa brahmahā śudhyate sadā | prātaḥ paṭhanjapandhyāyanviṣṇornāma yathā tathā 28| mucyate nātra saṃdehaḥ sa vai nārāyaṇo bhavet | sūta uvāca- śrutvā vai nārado hyetadvismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ 29| uvāca pitaraṃ tatra kimuktaṃ devasattama | devāḥ sahasraśaḥ saṃti rudrāḥ saṃti sahasraśaḥ 30| pitaraḥ saṃti śataśaḥ yakṣāśca kinnarāstathā | bhūtāḥ pretāḥ piśācāśca ye keciddevayonayaḥ 31| teṣāṃ nāmnā ca māhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tathā na ca | śrīviṣṇornāmamāhātmyaṃ yādṛśaṃ ca śrutaṃ mayā 32| yasya vai nāmamātreṇa mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | kiṃ vai tīrthakṛte deva pṛthivyāmaṭane kṛte 33| yasya vai nāmamahimā śrutvā mokṣamavāpnuyāt | tanmukhaṃ tu mahattīrthaṃ tanmukhaṃ kṣetrameva ca 34| yanmukhe rāmarāmeti tanmukhaṃ sarvakāmikam | kāni vai tasya nāmāni kati vīryāṇi suvrata 35| tatsarvaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa mama brūhi pitāmaha | brahmovāca- vyāpako'yaṃ sadā viṣṇuḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ 36| anādinidhanaḥ śrīmānbhūtātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ | yasmādahaṃ hi saṃjāto so'yaṃ viṣṇuḥ sadāvatu 37| so'yaṃ kālasya kālo vai so'yaṃ mama tu pūrvajaḥ | akṣayaḥ puṃḍarīkākṣo matimānavyayaḥ pumān 38| śeṣaśāyī sadā viṣṇuḥ sahasraśīrṣā mahatprabhuḥ | sarvabhūtamayaḥ sākṣādviśvarūpo janārdanaḥ 39| kaiṭabhārirayaṃ viṣṇurdhātā devo jagatpatiḥ | tasyāhaṃ nāmagotraṃ ca na vedmi puruṣarṣabha 40| vedavādyapyahaṃ tāta nāhaṃ jñātā kadācana | atastvaṃ gaccha devarṣe yatrāsti kila viśvarāṭ 41| sa ca tattvaṃ muniśreṣṭha sarvaṃ te kathayiṣyati | sa eva puruṣaḥ śrīmānkailāsādhipatiḥ sadā 42| sarveṣāṃ viṣṇubhaktānāmayaṃ śreṣṭhaḥ parātparaḥ | paṃcavaktro hyumākāṃtaḥ sarvaduḥkhanibarhaṇaḥ 43| viśveśvaro viśvanāthaḥ sarvadā bhaktavatsalaḥ | tatra gaccha suraśreṣṭha tatsarvaṃ kathayiṣyati 44| piturvacanamākarṇya tatra gaṃtuṃ pracakrame | vijñātuṃ nāmamāhātmyaṃ kailāsabhavanaṃ prati 45| yatra viśveśvaro devo nityaṃ tiṣṭhati bhūtidaḥ | dadarśa nāradastatra devaṃ taṃ surapūjitam 46| kailāsaśikharāsīnaṃ devadevaṃ jagadgurum | paṃcavaktraṃ daśabhujaṃ trinetraṃ śūlapāṇinam 47| kapālinaṃ sakhaṭvāṃgaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ śūlāsidhāriṇam | pinākadhāriṇaṃ bhīmaṃ varadaṃ vṛṣavāhanam 48| bhasmāṃgaṃ vyālaśobhāḍhyaṃ śaśāṃkakṛtaśekharam | nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham 49| krīḍaṃtaṃ tatra deveśaṃ sāṣṭāṃgaṃ daṃḍavatpunaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu mahādevo vismayotphullalocanaḥ 6.71.50| vaiṣṇavānāṃ paraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ prāha vāḍavasattamam | kasmādiha samāyāto vada devarṣisattama 51| nārada uvāca- ekasminneva kāle tu gato'haṃ brahmaṇoṃtikam | śrutaṃ tatra mayā deva viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam 52| brahmaṇā kathitaṃ tatra mamāgre devasattama | nāmno'sya yāvatī śaktiḥ sā śrutā brahmaṇo mukhāt 53| tatra pṛṣṭaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ viṣṇornāmasahasrakam | tadāhaṃ brahmaṇā coktaṃ nāhaṃ jānāmi nārada 54| jānātyayaṃ mahārudrastatsarvaṃ kathayiṣyati | mahāścaryaṃ tu saṃprāpya hyāgatastava sannidhau 55| asminkaliyuge ghore'lpāyuṣaścaiva mānavāḥ | vidharmeṣu ratā nityaṃ nāmaniṣṭhā na vai punaḥ 56| pākhaṃḍinastathā viprā dharmeṣu viratāḥ sadā | saṃdhyāhīna vratabhraṣṭā duṣṭā malinarūpiṇaḥ 57| yathā viprāstathā kṣatrā vaiśyāścaiva punaḥ punaḥ | evaṃ śūdrāstathānye ca na vai bhāgavatā narāḥ 58| śūdrā dvijātibāhyāśca kalau viśveśvara prabho | dharmādharmau na jānaṃti hitaṃ vā'hitameva vā 59| evaṃ jñātvā hyahaṃ svāminnāgataḥ saṃnidhau tava | punaśca nāmamāhātmyaṃ śrutaṃ vai brahmaṇo mukhāt 60| tvaṃ devaḥ sarvadevānāṃ tvaṃ nātho mama sarvadā | tripurāriśca viśvātmā dhātā tvaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ 61| kathayasva prasādena viṣṇornāmasahasrakam | saubhāgyajananaṃ puṃsāṃ paraṃ bhaktikaraṃ sadā 62| brāhmaṇānāṃ brahmadaṃ ca kṣatriyāṇāṃ jayapradam | vaiśyānāṃ dhanadaṃ nityaṃ śūdrāṇāṃ sukhadāyakam 63| tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvatsakāśānmaheśvara | tvaṃ samartho'si bhaktānāṃ sarvadā keśavaṃ prati 64| kathayasva prasādena yadi gopyaṃ na suvrata | idaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ sarvatīrthamayaṃ sadā 65| ato vai śrotumicchāmi vada viśveśvara prabho | śrutvā nāradavākyāni vismayotphullalocanaḥ 66| romāṃcitastato jāto viṣṇornāmāni saṃsmaran | īśvara uvāca- etadgopyaṃ paraṃ brahmanviṣṇornāmasahasrakam 67| etacchrutvā naro vatsa na labheddurgatiṃ kvacit | kadācicca gate kāle pārvatī māmuvāca ha 68| pārvatyuvāca - kailāsādhipate mahyaṃ kathayasva yathātatham | tvaṃ kiṃ japasi deveśa paraiśvaryasamāhitaḥ 69| sadā tvaṃ bhasmaliptāṃgaḥ kṛttivāsāḥ sadā katham | jaṭādharaḥ kathaṃ jāto vada viśveśvara prabho 70| tvaṃ devaḥ sarvadevānāṃ tvaṃ guruḥ sarvakarmaṇām | tvaṃ patirmama viśveśa viśvanātha jagatprabho 71| mahādeva uvāca- iti pṛṣṭaṃ mama brahmanpārvatyā ca punaḥ punaḥ | tadā sarvaṃ mayā khyātaṃ tasyāścāgre viśeṣataḥ 72| śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi yaduktaṃ pārvatīṃ prati | yena prasanno bhagavānmuktidātā na saṃśayaḥ 73| mamāyaṃ tu pitā sākṣādbandhuścaiva tu sarvadā | tasyāhaṃ sarvadā bhakto hyayaṃ mama patiḥ sadā 74| tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva gadato mama | sūta uvāca- evamuktvā nāradāya kathayāmāsa vai dvijāḥ 75| umāyai yatpurā proktaṃ viṣṇornāmasahasrakam | maheśāccaiva tatprāptaṃ kailāse nāradena vai 76| kadāciddaivayogena kailāsātsa samāgataḥ | naimiṣāraṇyasaṃjñaṃ tu tīrthaṃ vai paramādbhutam 77| tatrasthā ṛṣayaḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā taṃ ṛṣisattamam | pūjāṃ cakrurviśeṣeṇa nāradāya mahātmane 78| āgataṃ nāradaṃ jñātvā vismayotphullalocanāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ pracakruste vaiṣṇavā dvijasattamāḥ 79| pādyamarghyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā kṛtvā cārārtikaṃ tataḥ | nivedya phalamūlāni daṃḍavatpatitā bhuvi 80| ūcuśca kṛtakṛtyāḥ sma deśe hyasminmahāmune | bhavato darśanaṃ jātaṃ pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam 81| tvatprasādācca deveśa purāṇāni śrutāni ca | brahmankena prakāreṇa sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet 82| vinā dānena tapasā vinā tīrtha tapo makhaiḥ | vinā dānairvinā dhyānairvinā ceṃdriyanigrahaiḥ | vinā śāstrasamūhaiśca kathaṃ muktiravāpyate 83| nārada uvāca- kailāsaśikharāsīnaṃ devadevaṃ jagadgurum | praṇipatya mahādevaṃ paryapṛcchadumāpriyam 84| pārvatyuvāca- bhagavaṃstvaṃ paro devaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ | sa tvamattyarcyate devairiṃdrasūryādikairapi 85| labhaṃte'bhimatāṃ siddhiṃ sarve'bhyarcya varapradam | tvaṃ janmamṛtyurahitaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ sarvaśaktimān 86| sadā dhyāyasi kiṃ svāmindigvāsā madanāṃtakaḥ | tapaścarasi kasmāttvaṃ jaṭilo bhasmadhūsaraḥ 87| kiṃ vā japasi deveśa paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me | anugrāhyā yadā te'smi tattvaṃ kathaya suvratam 88| mahādeva uvāca- nedaṃ kasyāpi kathitaṃ gopanīyamidaṃ mama | kiṃtu vakṣyāmi te bhadre tvaṃ bhaktāsi priyāsi me 89| purā satyayuge devi viśuddhamatayo'khilāḥ | yajaṃti viṣṇumevaikaṃ jñātvā sarveśvareśvaram 90| prayāṃti paramāmṛddhimaihikāmuṣmikīṃ priye | yāṃ na prāptāḥ surāḥ sarve ṛṣayaḥ kleśasaṃyutāḥ 91| te tāṃ gatiṃ prapadyaṃte ye nāmakṛtaniścayāḥ | manmukhādapi saṃśrutya devā viṣṇubahirmukhāḥ 92| vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ siddhāṃtairbhinnairvibhrāṃtacetasaḥ | niścayaṃ nādhigacchaṃti kiṃ tatvaṃ kiṃ paraṃ padam 93| tulāpuruṣadānādyairaśvamedhādibhirmakhaiḥ | vārāṇasīprayāgādi tīrthasnānādibhiḥ priye 94| gayāśrāddhādibhiḥ pitryairvedapāṭhādibhirjapaiḥ | tapobhirugrairniyamairyamairbhūtadayādibhiḥ 95| guruśuśrūṣaṇaiḥ sevyairdharmairvarṇāśramānvitaiḥ | jñānadhyānādibhiḥ samyakcaritairjanmakoṭibhiḥ 96| na yāṃti tatparaṃ śreyo viṣṇuṃ sarveśvareśvaram | sarvabhāvaiḥ samāśritya purāṇapuruṣottamam 97| ananyagatayo martyā bhogino'pi paraṃtape | jñānavairāgyarahitā brahmacaryādivarjitāḥ 98| sarvadharmojjhitā viṣṇornāmamātraikajalpinaḥ | sukhena yāṃ gatiṃ yāṃti na tāṃ sarve'pi dhārmikāḥ 99| smarttavyaḥ satataṃ viṣṇurvismartavyo na jātucit | sarve vidhiniṣedhāḥ syuretasyaiva vidhiṃ karāḥ 6.71.100| kiṃtu brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca niraṃhasaḥ | nirbhayaṃ viṣṇunāmnaiva yatheṣṭaṃ padamāgatāḥ 101| alabdhvā cātmanaḥ pūjāṃ samyagārādhito hariḥ | mayāsmādapi ca śreṣṭhaṃ vāṃcchatāhaṃ kṛtātmanā 102| tataḥ sākṣājjagannātha prasanno bhaktavatsalaḥ | aṃśāṃśenātmanaivaitānpūjayāmāsa keśavaḥ 103| devānpitṝndvijānhavyakavyādyaiḥ karuṇāmayaḥ | tataḥ prabhṛti pūjyaṃte trailokye sacarācare 104| brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve prasādācchārṅgadhanvanaḥ | māṃ covāca yathā mattaḥ pūjyaḥ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyasi 105| tvāmārādhya tathā śaṃbho gṛhīṣyāmi varaṃ sadā | dvāparādau yuge bhūtvā kalayā mānuṣādiṣu 106| svāgamaiḥ kalpitaistvaṃ ca janānmadvimukhānkuru | māṃ ca gopaya yena syātsṛṣṭireṣottarottarā 107| eṣa mohaṃ sṛjāmyāśu yojanānmohayiṣyati | tvaṃ ca rudra mahābāho mohaśāstrāṇi kāraya 108| atathyāni vitathyāni darśayasva mahābhuja | prakāśaṃ kuru cātmānamaprakāśaṃ ca māṃ kuru 109| tatastaṃ praṇipatyāhamavocaṃ parameśvaram | brahmahatyā sahasrasya pāpaṃ śāmyetkathaṃcana 110| na punastvadavijñānaṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi | tasmānmayā kṛtā sparddhā pavitraḥ syāṃ kathaṃ hare 111| tanme kathaya goviṃda pāyaścittaṃ yadicchasi | tataḥ prasanno bhagavānavocattattvamātmanaḥ 112| yenāhamadhikastasmādabhavaṃ naganaṃdini | tameva tapasā nityaṃ bhajāmi staumi ciṃtaye 113| paramo viṣṇurevaikastajjñānaṃ muktisādhanam | śāstrāṇāṃ nirṇayastveṣastadanyanmohanāya ca 114| dānaṃ vinā ca yā muktiḥ sāmyaṃ ca mama viṣṇunā | tīrthādimātrato jñānaṃ mamādhikyaṃ ca viṣṇutaḥ 115| abhedaścāsmadādīnāṃ muktānāṃ hariṇā tathā | ityādi sarvamohāya kathyate sati nānyathā | tenādvitīya mahimo jagatpūjyo'smi pārvati 116| pārvatyuvāca - tanme kathaya deveśa yathāhamapi śaṃkara | sarveśvarī nirupamā tava syāṃ sadṛśī prabho 117| mahādeva uvāca- sādhusādhu tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ viṣṇorbhagavataḥ priye | nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ vakṣyāmi mukhyaṃ trailokyamuktidam 118| asya śrīviṣṇornāmasahasrastotrasya śrīmahādeva ṛṣiranuṣṭupacchaṃdaḥ | hrīṃ bījaṃ śrīṃ śaktiḥ klīṃ kīlakaṃ caturvargadharmakāmārthamokṣārthe jape viniyogaḥ | oṃvāsudevāya vidmahe mahāhaṃsāya dhīmahi | tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt aṃganyāsakaranyāsau vidhipūrvaṃ yadā paṭhet | tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ 119| śrīvāsudevaḥ paraṃbrahma iti hṛdaye | mūlaprakṛtiriti śiraḥ | mahāvarāha iti śikhā | sūryavaṃśadhvaja iti kavacam | brahmādikāmyalalita jagadāścarya śaiśava iti netram | yathārthakhaṃḍitāśeṣa ityastram | namonārāyaṇāyeti nyāsaṃ sarvatra kārayet | oṃnamonārāyaṇāya puruṣāya mahātmane | viśuddhasatvadhiṣṇyāya mahāhaṃsāya dhīmahi | oṃhrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ | klīṃ kṛṣṇāya viṣṇave hrīṃ rāmāya dhīmahi tanno devaḥ pracodayāt | kṣrauṃ nṛsiṃhāya vidmahe śrīṃ śrīkaṃṭhāya dhīmahi tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt | oṃvāsudevāya vidmahe devakīsutāya dhīmahi tannaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pracodayāt | oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ| klīṃ kṛṣṇāya goviṃdāya gopījanavallabhāya svāhā | iti maṃtram samuccārya japedvā viṣṇumavyayam | śrīnivāsaṃ jagannāthaṃ tasya stotraṃ paṭhetsudhīḥ 120| oṃvāsudevaḥ paraṃ brahma paramātmā parātparaḥ | paraṃdhāma paraṃjyotiḥ paraṃtatvaṃ paraṃ padam 121| paraḥ śivaḥ parodhyeyaḥ paraṃ jñānaṃ parāgatiḥ | paramārthaḥ paraṃśreyaḥ parānaṃdaḥ parodayaḥ 122| paro vyaktātparaṃ vyoma paramarddhiḥ pareśvaraḥ | nirāmayo nirvikāro nirvikalpo nirāśrayaḥ 123| niraṃjano nirātaṃko nirlepo niravagrahaḥ | nirguṇo niṣkalo'naṃto'bhayo'ciṃtyo'balocitaḥ 124| atīndriyo mito pāro'nīśo'nīho'vyayo'kṣayaḥ | sarvajñaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvaḥ sarvadaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ 125| sarvaśāstā sarvasākṣī pūjyaḥ sarvasya sarvadṛk? | sarvaśaktiḥ sarvasāraḥ sarvātmā sarvatomukhaḥ 126| sarvāvāsaḥ sarvarūpaḥ sarvādiḥ sarvaduḥkhahā | sarvārthaḥ sarvatobhadraḥ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam 127| sarvātiśayitaḥ sarvādhyakṣaḥ sarvasureśvaraḥ | ṣaḍviṃśako mahāviṣṇurmahāguhyo mahāvibhuḥ 128| nityodito nityayukto nityānaṃdaḥ sanātanaḥ | māyāpatiryogapatiḥ kaivalyapatirātmabhūḥ 129| janmamṛtyujarātītaḥ kālātīto bhavātigaḥ | pūrṇaḥ satyaḥ śuddhabuddhasvarūpo nityacinmayaḥ 130| yogapriyo yogagamyo bhavabaṃdhaikamocakaḥ | purāṇapuruṣaḥ pratyakcaitanyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ 131| vedāṃtavedyo durjñeyastapatrayavivarjitaḥ | brahmavidyāśrayo nādyaḥ svaprakāśaḥ svayaṃprabhuḥ 132| sarvopeya udāsīnaḥ praṇavaḥ sarvataḥ samaḥ | sarvānavadyo duṣprāpyasturīyastamasaḥ paraḥ 133| kūṭasthaḥ sarvasaṃśliṣṭo vāṅmanogocarātigaḥ | saṃkarṣaṇaḥ sarvaharaḥ kālaḥ sarvabhayaṃkaraḥ 134| anullaṃghyaścitragatirmahārudro durāsadaḥ | mūlaprakṛtirānaṃdaḥ pradyumno viśvamohanaḥ 135| mahāmāyo viśvabījaṃ paraśaktiḥ sukhaikabhūḥ | sarvakāmyo'natalīlaḥ sarvabhūtavaśaṃkaraḥ 136| aniruddhaḥ sarvajīvo hṛṣīkeśo manaḥpatiḥ | nirupādhipriyo haṃsokṣaraḥ sarvaniyojakaḥ 137| brahmaprāṇeśvaraḥ sarvabhūtabhṛddehanāyakaḥ | kṣetrajñaḥ prakṛtiḥ svāmī puruṣo viśvasūtradhṛk 138| aṃtaryāmī tridhāmāṃtaḥ sākṣī triguṇa īśvaraḥ | yogigamyaḥ padmanābhaḥ śeṣaśāyī śriyaḥpatiḥ 139| śrīsadopāsyapādābjo nityaśrīḥ śrīniketanaḥ | nityaṃ vakṣaḥsthalasthaśrīḥ śrīnidhiḥ śrīdharo hariḥ 140| vaśyaśrīrniścalaḥ śrīdo viṣṇuḥ kṣīrābdhimaṃdiraḥ | kaustubhodbhāsitorasko mādhavo jagadārtihā 141| śrīvatsavakṣā niḥsīma kalyāṇaguṇabhājanaḥ | pītāṃbaro jagannātho jagattrātā jagatpitā 142| jagadbaṃdhurjargatsraṣṭā jagaddhātā jagannidhiḥ | jagadekasphuradvīryo'nahaṃvādī jaganmayaḥ 143| sarvāścaryamayaḥ sarvasiddhārthaḥ sarvaraṃjitaḥ | sarvāmoghodyamo brahmarudrādyutkṛṣṭacetanāḥ 144| śaṃbhoḥ pitāmaho brahmapitā śakrādyadhīśvaraḥ | sarvadevapriyaḥ sarvadevamūrtiranuttamaḥ 145| sarvadevaikaśaraṇaṃ sarvadevaikadaivatam | yajñabhugyajñaphalado yajñeśo yajñabhāvanaḥ 146| yajñatrātā yajñapumānvanamālī dvijapriyaḥ | dvijaikamānado vipra kuladevo surāṃtakaḥ 147| sarvaduṣṭāṃtakṛtsarvasajjanānanyapālakaḥ | saptalokaikajaṭharaḥ saptalokaikamaṃḍanaḥ 148| sṛṣṭisthityaṃtakṛccakrī śārṅgadhanvā gadādharaḥ | śaṃkhabhṛnnaṃdakī padmapāṇirgaruḍavāhanaḥ 149| anirdeśyavapuḥ sarvapūjyastrailokyapāvanaḥ | anaṃtakīrtirniḥsīma pauruṣaḥ sarvamaṃgalaḥ 6.71.150| sūryakoṭipratīkāśo yamakoṭidurāsadaḥ | mayakoṭijagatsraṣṭā vāyukoṭimahābalaḥ 151| koṭīṃdu jagadānaṃdī śaṃbhukoṭimaheśvaraḥ | kaṃdarpakoṭilāvaṇyo durgakoṭyarimardanaḥ 152| samudrakoṭigaṃbhīrastīrthakoṭi samāhvayaḥ | kuberakoṭi lakṣmīvāñchakrakoṭi vilāsavān 153| himavatkoṭiniṣkaṃpaḥ koṭibrahmāṃḍavigrahaḥ | koṭyaśvamedhapāpaghno yajñakoṭisamārcanaḥ 154| sudhākoṭisvāsthyahetuḥ kāmadhukkoṭikāmadaḥ | brahmavidyākoṭirūpaḥ śipiviṣṭaḥ śuciśravāḥ 155| viśvaṃbharastīrthapādaḥ puṇyaśravaṇakīrtanaḥ | ādidevo jagajjaitro mukuṃdaḥ kālanemihā 156| vaikuṃṭho'naṃtamāhātmyo mahāyogeśvarotsavaḥ | nityatṛptolasadbhāvo niḥśaṃko narakāṃtakaḥ 157| dīnānāthaikaśaraṇaṃ viśvaikavyasanāpahaḥ | jagatkṛpākṣamo nityaṃ kṛpāluḥ sajjanāśrayaḥ 158| yogeśvaraḥ sadodīrṇo vṛddhikṣayavivarjitaḥ | adhokṣajo viśvaretāḥ prajāpati śatādhipaḥ 159| śakrabrahmārcitapadaḥ śaṃbhubrahmordhvadhāmagaḥ | sūryasomekṣaṇo viśvabhoktā sarvasya pāragaḥ 160| jagatseturdharmasetudharo viśvadhuraṃdharaḥ | nirmamo'khilalokeśo niḥsaṃgo'dbhutabhogavān 161| vaśyamāyo vaśyaviśvo viṣvaksenaḥ surottamaḥ | sarvaśreyaḥ patirdivyānarghyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ 162| sarvalakṣaṇalakṣaṇyaḥ sarvadaityeṃdradarpahā | samastadevasarvasvaṃ sarvadaivata nāyakaḥ 163| samastadevakavacaṃ sarvadevaśiromaṇiḥ | samastadevatādurgaḥ prapannāśanipaṃjaraḥ 164| samastabhayahṛnnāmā bhagavānviṣṭaraśravāḥ | vibhuḥ sarvahitodarko hatāriḥ svargatipradaḥ 165| sarvadaivatajīveśo brāhmaṇādiniyojakaḥ | brahmaśaṃbhuḥ parārdhāyurbrahmajyeṣṭhaḥ śiśuḥ svarāṭ 166| virāḍbhaktaparādhīnaḥ stutyaḥ stotrārthasādhakaḥ | parārthakarttākṛtyajñaḥ svārthakṛtya sadojjhitaḥ 167| sadānaṃdaḥ sadābhadraḥ sadāśāṃtaḥ sadāśivaḥ | sadāpriyaḥ sadātuṣṭaḥ sadāpuṣṭaḥ sadārcitaḥ 168| sadāpūto pāvanāgryo vedaguhyo vṛṣākapiḥ | sahasranāmā triyugaścaturmūrtiścaturbhujaḥ 169| bhūtabhavyabhavannātho mahāpuruṣapūrvajaḥ | nārāyaṇo muṃjakeśaḥ sarvayogaviniḥsṛtaḥ 170| vedasāro yajñasāraḥ sāmasārastaponidhiḥ | sādhyaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ purāṇarṣiḥ niṣṭhā śāṃtiḥ parāyaṇaḥ 171| śivatriśūlavidhvaṃsī śrīkaṃṭhaikavarapradaḥ | naraḥ kṛṣṇo harirdharmanaṃdano dharmajīvanaḥ 172| ādikarttā sarvasatyaḥ sarvastrīratnadarpahā | trikālajita kaṃdarppa urvaśīsṛṅmunīśvaraḥ 173| ādyaḥ kavirhayagrīvaḥ sarvavāgīśvareśvaraḥ | sarvadevamayo brahmā gururvāgīśvarīpatiḥ 174| anaṃtavidyāprabhavo mūlāvidyāvināśakaḥ | sarvajñado jagajjāḍyanāśako madhusūdanaḥ 175| anekamaṃtrakoṭīśaḥ śabdabrahmaikapāragaḥ | ādividvānvedakarttā vedātmā śrutisāgaraḥ 176| brahmārthavedaharaṇaḥ sarvavijñānajanmabhūḥ | vidyārājo jñānamūrttirjñānasiṃdhurakhaṃḍadhīḥ 177| matsyadevo mahāśṛṃgo jagadbījabahitradṛk | līlāvyāptākhilāṃbhodhiścaturvedapravarttakaḥ 178| ādikūrmo'khilādhārastṛṇīkṛtajagadbharaḥ | amarīkṛtadevaughaḥ pīyūṣotpattikāraṇam 179| ātmādhāro dharādhāro yajñāṃgo dharaṇīdharaḥ | hiraṇyākṣaharaḥ pṛthvīpatiḥ śrāddhādikalpakaḥ 180| samastapitṛbhītighnaḥ samastapitṛjīvanam | havyakavyaikabhukhavyakavyaikaphaladāyakaḥ 181| romāṃtarlīnajaladhiḥ kṣobhitāśeṣasāgaraḥ | mahāvarāho yajñaghnadhvaṃsako yajñikāśrayaḥ 182| śrīnṛsiṃho divyasiṃhaḥ sarvāniṣṭārthaduḥkhahā | ekavīro'dbhutabalo yaṃtramaṃtraikabhaṃjanaḥ 183| brahmādiduḥsahajyotiryugāṃtāgryatibhīṣaṇaḥ | koṭivajrādhikanakho jagadduṣprekṣyamūrtidhṛk 184| mātṛcakrapramathano mahāmātṛgaṇeśvaraḥ | aciṃtyāmoghavīryāḍhyaḥ samastāsuraghasmaraḥ 185| hiraṇyakaśipuchedī kālaḥ saṃkarṣaṇīpatiḥ | kṛtāṃtavāhanāsahyaḥ samastabhayanāśanaḥ 186| sarvavighnāṃtakaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ sarvapūrakaḥ | samastapātakadhvaṃsī siddhamaṃtrādhikāhvayaḥ 187| bhairaveśo harārtighnaḥ kālakoṭidurāsadaḥ | daityagarbhaśrāvināmāsphuṭadr brahmāṃḍagarjitaḥ 188| smṛtamātrākhilatrātā'dbhutarūpo mahāhariḥ | brahmacaryaśiraḥ piṃḍī dikpālo'rddhāṃgabhūṣaṇaḥ 189| dvādaśārkaśirodāmā rudraśīrṣaikanūpuraḥ | yoginīgrastagirajā trātābhairavatarjakaḥ 190| vīracakreśvaro'tyugro'pamāriḥ kālaśaṃbaraḥ | krodheśvaro rudracaṃḍī parivārādiduṣṭabhuk 191| sarvākṣobhyo mṛtyumṛtyuḥ kālamṛtyunivarttakaḥ | asādhyasarvarogaghnaḥ sarvadurgrahasaumyakṛt 192| gaṇeśakoṭidarpaghno duḥsahāśeṣagotrahā | devadānavadurdarśo jagadbhayadabhīṣaṇaḥ 193| samastadurgatitrātā jagadbhakṣakabhakṣakaḥ | ugraśoṃbaramārjāraḥ kālamūṣakabhakṣakaḥ | anaṃtāyudhadordaṃḍī nṛsiṃho vīrabhadrajit 194| yoginīcakraguhyeśaḥ śakrāri paśumāṃsabhuk | rudro nārāyaṇo meṣarūpa śaṃkaravāhanaḥ 195| meṣarūpaśivatrātā duṣṭaśaktisahasrabhuk | tulasīvallabho vīro vāmācāro'khileṣṭadaḥ 196| mahāśivaḥ śivārūḍho bhairavaikakapāladhṛk | killīcakreśvaraḥ śakra divyamohanarūpadaḥ 197| gaurīsaubhāgyado māyānidhīrmāyābhayāpahaḥ | brahmatejomayo brahmaśrīmayaśca trayīmayaḥ 198| subrahmaṇyo balidhvaṃsī vāmano'ditiduḥkhahā | upeṃdro nṛpatirviṣṇuḥ kaśyapānvayamaṃḍanaḥ 199| balisvarājyadaḥ sarvadevaviprānnado'cyutaḥ | urukramastīrthapādastripadasthastrivikramaḥ 6.71.200| vyomapādaḥ svapādāṃbhaḥ pavitritajagattrayaḥ | brahmeśādyabhivaṃdyāṃghrirdrutadharmāṃghridhāvanaḥ 201| aciṃtyādbhutavistāro viśvavṛkṣo mahābalaḥ | rāhumūrdhāparāṃgacchidbhṛgupatnīśiroharaḥ 202| pāpatrastaḥ sadāpuṇyo daityāśānityakhaṃḍanaḥ | pūritākhiladevāśo viśvārthaikāvatārakṛt 203| svamāyānityaguptātmā bhaktacintāmaṇiḥ sadā | varadaḥ kārttavīryādi rājarājyaprado'naghaḥ 204| viśvaślāghyāmitācāro dattātreyo munīśvaraḥ | parāśaktisadāśliṣṭo yogānaṃdaḥ sadonmadaḥ 205| samasteṃdrāritejohṛtparamāmṛtapadmapaḥ | anusūyāgarbharatnaṃ bhogamokṣasukhapradaḥ 206| jamadagnikulādityo reṇukādbhutaśaktikṛt | mātṛhatyādinirlepaḥ skaṃdajidviprarājyadaḥ 207| sarvakṣatrāṃtakṛdvīradarpahā kārttavīryajit | saptadvīpāvatīdātā śivārcaka yaśapradaḥ 208| bhīmaḥ paraśurāmaśca śivācāryaikaviśvabhuk | śivākhilajñānakośo bhīṣmācāryo'gnidaivataḥ 209| droṇācāryagururviśvajaitradhanvākṛtāṃtajit | advitīyatapomūrttirbrahmacaryaikadakṣiṇaḥ 210| manuḥśreṣṭhaḥ satāṃseturmahīyānvṛṣabho virāṭ | ādirājaḥ kṣitipitā sarvaratnaikadohakṛt 211| pṛthurjanmādyekadakṣo gīḥ śrīḥ kīrtiḥ svayaṃvṛtaḥ | jagadvṛttipradaścakravarttiśreṣṭhodvayāstradhṛk 212| sanakādimuniprāpya bhagavadbhaktivarddhanaḥ | varṇāśramādidharmāṇāṃ karttā vaktā pravarttakaḥ 213| sūryavaṃśadhvajo rāmo rāghavaḥ sadguṇārṇavaḥ | kākutstho vīrarāḍrājā rājadharmadhuraṃdharaḥ 214| nityasvasthāśrayaḥ sarvabhadra grāhī śubhaikadṛk | nararatnaṃ ratnagarbho dharmādhyakṣo mahānidhiḥ | sarvaśreṣṭhāśrayaḥ sarvaśāstrārthagrāmavīryavān 215| jagadvaśo dāśarathiḥ sarvaratnāśrayo nṛpaḥ | samastadharmasūḥ sarvadharmadraṣṭā'khilāghahā 216| atīṃdro jñānavijñānapāradaśca kṣamāṃbudhiḥ | sarvaprakṛṣṭaśiṣṭeṣṭo harṣaśokādyanākulaḥ | pitrājñātyaktasāmrājyaḥ sapannodayanirbhayaḥ 217| guhadeśārpitaiśvaryaḥ śivasparddhājaṭādharaḥ | citrakūṭāptaratnādrirjagadīśo vanecaraḥ 218| yatheṣṭāmoghasarvāstro deveṃdratanayākṣihā | brahmeṃdradinataiṣīko mārīcaghno virādhahā 219| brahmaśāpahatāśeṣa daṃḍakāraṇyapāvanaḥ | caturdaśasahasrogra rakṣoghnaikaśaraikadhṛk 220| kharāristriśirohaṃtā dūṣaṇaghno janārdanaḥ | jaṭāyuṣo'gnigatido'gastyasarvasva maṃtrarāṭ 221| līlādhanuḥ koṭyapāstaduṃdubhyasthimahācayaḥ | saptatālavyadhākṛṣṭa dhvastapātāladānavaḥ 222| sugrīvarājyado hīnamanasaivābhayapradaḥ | hanumadrudramukhyeśa samastakapidehabhṛt 223| sanāgadaityabāṇaikavyākulīkṛtasāgaraḥ | samlecchakoṭibāṇaikaśuṣkanirdagdhasāgaraḥ 224| samudrādbhutapūrvaika baṃdhaseturyaśonidhiḥ | asādhyasādhako laṃkāsamūlotkarṣadakṣiṇaḥ 225| varadṛptajagacchalya paulastyakulakṛṃtanaḥ | rāvaṇighnaḥ prahastacchitkuṃbhakarṇabhidugrahā 226| rāvaṇaikaśiraścchettā niḥśaṃkeṃdraikarājyadaḥ | svargāsvargatvavicchedī deveṃdrāniṃdratāharaḥ 227| rakṣo devatvahṛddharmā dharmatvaghnaḥ puruṣṭutaḥ | natimātradaśāsyārirdattarājyavibhīṣaṇaḥ 228| sudhāvṛṣṭimṛtāśeṣa svasainyojjīvanaikakṛt | devabrāhmaṇanāmaika dhātā sarvāmarārcitaḥ 229| brahmasūryeṃdrarudrādi vṛṃdārpitasatīpriyaḥ | ayodhyākhilarājanyaḥ sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ 230| svāmitulyakṛpādaṃḍo hīnotkṛṣṭaikasatpriyaḥ | svapakṣādinyāyadarśī hīnārthādhikasādhakaḥ 231| vyādhavyājānucitakṛttārakokhilatulyakṛt | pārvatyādhikyamuktātmā priyātyaktaḥ smarārijit 232| sākṣātkuśalavacchadmeṃdrāditāto'parājitaḥ | kośaleṃdro vīrabāhuḥ satyārtha tyaktasodaraḥ 233| śarasaṃdhānanirdhūta dharaṇīmaṃḍalodayaḥ | brahmādikāmyasāṃnidhyasanāthīkṛtadaivataḥ 234| brahmalokāptacāṃḍālādyaśeṣaprāṇisārthakaḥ | svanītagardabhāśvādiścirāyodhyāvanaikakṛt 235| rāmadvitīyaḥ saumitrirlakṣmaṇaḥ prahateṃdrajit | viṣṇubhaktāptarāmāṃghripādukārājyanirvṛtaḥ 236| bharato'sahyagaṃdharvakoṭighno lavaṇāṃtakaḥ | śatrughno vaidyarājāyurvedagarbhauṣadhīpatiḥ 237| nityāmṛtakaro dhanvaṃtariryajño jagaddharaḥ | sūryārighnaḥ surājīvo dakṣiṇeśo dvijapriyaḥ 238| chinnamūrdhāyadeśārkaḥ śeṣāṃgasthāpitāmaraḥ | viśvārthāśeṣakadrāstra śiracchedākṣatākṛtiḥ 239| vājapeyādināmāgnirvedadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | śvetadvīpapatiḥ sāṃkhyapraṇetā sarvasiddhirāṭ 240| viśvaprakāśitajñānayogamohatamisrahā | devahūtyātmajaḥ siddhaḥ kapilaḥ kardamātmajaḥ 241| yogasvāmī dhyānabhaṃga sagarātmajabhasmakṛt | dharmo vṛṣendraḥ surabhīpatiḥ śuddhātmabhāvitaḥ 242| śaṃbhustripuradāhaikasthairthaviśvarathodvahaḥ | bhaktaśaṃbhujito daityāmṛtavāpīsamastapaḥ 243| mahāpralayaviśvaikadvitīyākhilanāgarāṭ | śeṣadevaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrāsya śirobhujaḥ 244| phaṇāmaṇikaṇākārayojitābdhyaṃbudakṣitiḥ | kālāgnirudrajanako muśalāstro halāyudhaḥ 245| nīlāṃbaro vāruṇīśo manovākkāyadoṣahā | asaṃtoṣo dṛṣṭimātrapātitaikadaśānanaḥ 246| balisaṃyamano ghoro rauhiṇeyaḥ pralaṃbahā | muṣṭikaghno dvividahā kāliṃdīkarṣaṇo balaḥ 247| revatīramaṇaḥ pūrvabhaktikhedācyutāgrajaḥ | devakīvasudevāhva kaśyapāditinaṃdanaḥ 248| vārṣṇeyaḥ sātvatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śauriryadukulodvahaḥ | narākṛtiḥ paraṃbrahma savyasācī varapradaḥ 249| brahmādikāmyalālitya jagadāścarya śaiśavaḥ | pūtanāghnaḥ śakaṭabhidyamalārjunabhaṃjanaḥ 6.71.250| vātāsurāriḥ keśighno dhenukārirgavīśvaraḥ | dāmodaro gopadevo yaśodānaṃdadāyakaḥ 251| kālīyamardanaḥ sarvagopagopījanapriyaḥ | līlāgovarddhanadharo goviṃdo gokulotsavaḥ 252| ariṣṭamathanaḥ kāmonmattagopīvimuktidaḥ | sadyaḥ kuvalayāpīḍaghātī cāṇūramardanaḥ 253| kaṃsārirugrasenādirājyavyāpāritāparaḥ | sudharmāṃkitabhūrloko jarāsaṃdhabalāṃtakaḥ 254| tyaktabhagnajarāsaṃdho bhīmasenayaśaḥpradaḥ | sāṃdīpanamṛtāpatyadātā kālāṃtakādijit 255| samastanārakitrātā sarvabhūpatikoṭijit | rukmiṇīramaṇo rukmiśāsano narakāṃtakaḥ 256| samastasuṃdarīkāṃto murārirgaruḍadhvajaḥ | ekākījitarudrārka marudādyakhileśvaraḥ 257| deveṃdradarpahā kalpadrumālaṃkṛtabhūtalaḥ | bāṇabāhusahacchinnaṃ nadyādigaṇakoṭijit 258| līlājita mahādevo mahādevaikapūjitaḥ | iṃdrārthārjunanirbhaṃga jayadaḥ pāṃḍavaikadhṛk 259| kāśirājaśiraśchettā rudraśaktyaikamardanaḥ | viśveśvaraprasādākṣaḥ kāśīrājasutārdanaḥ 260| śaṃbhupratijñāvidhvaṃsī kāśīnirdagdhanāyakaḥ | kāśīśagatakoṭighno lokaśikṣādvijārcakaḥ 261| yuvatīvratayovaśyaḥ purāśivavarapradaḥ | śaṃkaraikapratiṣṭhādhṛksvāṃśa śaṃkarapūjakaḥ 262| śivakanyāvratapatiḥ kṛṣṇarūpa śivārihā | mahālakṣmīvapurgaurītrātā vaidalavṛtrahā 263| svadhāmamucukuṃdaikaniṣkālayavaneṣṭakṛt | yamunāpatirānīta parilīnadvijātmajaḥ 264| śrīdāmaraṃkabhaktārthabhūmyānīteṃdravaibhavaḥ | durvṛttaśiśupālaikamuktido dvārakeśvaraḥ 265| ācāṃḍāladikaprāpya dvārakānidhikoṭikṛt | akrūroddhavamukhyaikabhaktasvacchaṃdamuktidaḥ 266| sabālastrījalakrīḍāmṛtavāpīkṛtārṇavaḥ | brahmāstradagdhagarbhastha parīkṣijjīvanaikakṛt 267| parilīnadvijasutānetā'rjunamadāpahaḥ | gūḍhamudrākṛtigrasta bhīṣmādyakhilakauravaḥ 268| yathārthakhaṃḍitāśeṣa divyāstrapārthamohahṛt | garbhaśāpachaladhvastayādevorvī bhayāpahaḥ 269| jarāvyādhārigatidaḥ smṛtimātrākhileṣṭadaḥ | kāmadevo ratipatirmanmathaḥ śaṃbarāṃtakaḥ 270| anaṃgo jitagaurīśo ratikāṃtaḥ sadepsitaḥ | puṣpeṣurviśvavijayi smaraḥ kāmeśvarīpriyaḥ 271| uṣāpatirviśvaketurviśvadṛpto'dhipūruṣaḥ | caturātmā caturvyūhaścaturyugavidhāyakaḥ 272| caturvedaikaviśvātmā sarvotkṛṣṭāṃśakoṭiśaḥ | āśramātmā purāṇarṣirvyāsaḥ śākhāsahasrakṛt 273| mahābhāratanirmātā kavīṃdro bādarāyaṇaḥ | kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ sarvapuruṣārthaikabodhakaḥ 274| vedāṃtakartā brahmaikavyaṃjakaḥ puruvaṃśakṛt | buddho dhyānajitāśeṣa devadevo jagatpriyaḥ 275| nirāyudho jagajjaitraḥ śrīdharo duṣṭamohanaḥ | daityavedabahiḥkarttā vedārthaśrutigopakaḥ 276| śauddhodanirdaṣṭadṛṣṭiḥ sukhadaḥ sadasaspatiḥ | yathāyogyākhilakṛpaḥ sarvaśūnyo'khileṣṭadaḥ 277| catuṣkoṭipṛthaktatvaṃ prajñāpāramiteśvaraḥ | pākhaṃḍavedamārgeśaḥ pākhaṃḍaśrutigopakaḥ 278| kalkī viṣṇuyaśaḥputraḥ kalikālavilopakaḥ | samastamlecchaduṣṭaghnaḥ sarvaśiṣṭadvijātikṛt 279| satyapravarttako deva dvijadīrghakṣudhāpahaḥ | aśvavārādi revaṃtaḥ pṛthvīdurgatināśanaḥ 280| sadyaḥ kṣmā'naṃtalakṣmīkṛnnaṣṭaniḥśeṣadharmavit | anaṃtasvarṇayogaika hemapūrṇākhiladvijaḥ 281| asādhyaikajagacchāstā viśvavaṃdyo jayadhvajaḥ | ātmatatvādhipaḥ kartṛśreṣṭho vidhirumāpatiḥ 282| bhartṛśreṣṭhaḥ prajeśāgryo marīcirjanakāgraṇīḥ | kaśyapo devarājeṃdraḥ prahlādo daityarāṭśaśī 283| nakṣatreśo ravistejaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śukraḥ kavīśvaraḥ | maharṣirāṭbhṛgurviṣṇurādityeśo balisvarāṭ 284| vāyurvahniḥ śuciḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śaṃkaro rudrarāṭguruḥ | vidvattamaścitraratho gaṃdharvāgryokṣarottamaḥ 285| varṇādiragryastrīgaurīśaktyāgryāśīśca nāradaḥ | devarṣirāṭpāṃḍavāgryo'rjunovādaḥ pravādarāṭ 286| pavanaḥ pavaneśāno varuṇo yādasāṃ patiḥ | gaṃgātīrthottamodyūtaṃ chalakāgryaṃ varauṣadham 287| annaṃ sudarśano'strāgryaṃ vajraṃ praharaṇottamam | uccaiḥśravāvājirāja airāvataibheśvaraḥ 288| aruṃdhatyekapatnīśo hyaśvattho'śeṣavṛkṣarāṭ | adhyātmavidyāvidyāgryaḥ praṇavacchaṃdasāṃ varaḥ 289| merurgiripatirmārgo māsāgryaḥ kālasattamaḥ | dinādyātmā pūrvasiddhaḥ kapilaḥ sāmavedarāṭ 290| tārkṣyaḥ khageṃdra ṛtvagryo vasaṃtaḥ kalpapādapaḥ | dātṛśreṣṭhaḥ kāmadhenurārtighnāgrya suhṛttamaḥ 291| ciṃtāmaṇirguruśreṣṭho mātā hitatamaḥ pitā | siṃho mṛgeṃdro nāgeṃdro vāsukirnṛvaro nṛpa 292| varṇeśo brāhmaṇaścetaḥ karuṇāgryaṃ namonamaḥ | ityetadvāsudevasya viṣṇornāmasahasrakam 293| sarvāparādhaśamanaṃ paraṃ bhaktivivarddhanam | akṣayaṃ brahmalokādi sarvasvargaikasādhanam 294| viṣṇulokaikasopānaṃ sarvaduḥkhavināśanam | samastasukhadaṃ sadyaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇadāyakam 295| kāmakrodhādiniḥśeṣamanomalaviśodhanam | śāṃtidaṃ pāvanaṃ nṝṇāṃ mahāpātakināmapi 296| sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmāśu sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam | samastavighnaśamanaṃ sarvāriṣṭavināśanam 297| ghoraduḥkhapraśamanaṃ tīvradāridryanāśanam | ṛṇatrayāpahaṃ guhyaṃ dhanadhānyayaśaskaram 298| sarvaiśvaryapradaṃ sarvasiddhidaṃ sarvadharmadam | tīrthayajñatapodānavratakoṭiphalapradam 299| jagajjāḍyapraśamanaṃ sarvavidyāpavarttakam | rājyadaṃ bhraṣṭarājyānāṃ rogiṇāṃ sarvarogahṛt 6.71.300| vaṃdhyānāṃ sutadaṃ cāyuḥkṣīṇānāṃ jīvitapradam | bhūtagrahaviṣadhvaṃsi grahapīḍāvināśanam 301| māṃgalyaṃ puṇyamāyuṣyaṃ śravaṇātpaṭhanājjapāt | sakṛdasyākhilāvedāḥ sāṃgā maṃtrāśca koṭiśaḥ 302| purāṇaśāstrasmṛtayaḥ śrutā syuḥ paṭhitāstathā | japtvā caikākṣaraṃ ślokaṃ pādaṃ vā paṭhati priye 303| nityaṃ sidhyati sarveṣṭamacirātkimutākhilam | nānena sadṛśaṃ sadyaḥ pratyayaṃ sarvakarmasu 304| idaṃ bhadre tvayā gopyaṃ pāṭhyaṃ svārthaikasiddhaye | nāvaiṣṇavāya dātavyaṃ vikalpopahatātmane 305| bhaktiśraddhāvihīnāya viṣṇusāmānyadarśine | deyaṃ putrāya śiṣyāya suhṛde hitakāmyayā 306| matprasādādṛtenedaṃ grahīṣyaṃtyalpamedhasaḥ | kalau sadyaḥ phalaṃ kalpagrāmaṃ neṣyati nāradaḥ 307| lokānāṃ bhāgyahīnānāṃ yena duḥkhaṃ vinaśyati | dvitreṣu vaiṣṇaveṣvetadāryāvarte bhaviṣyati 308| nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ dhāma nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ tapaḥ | nāsti viṣṇoḥ paro dharmo nāsti maṃtro hyavaiṣṇavaḥ 309| nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ satyaṃ nāsti viṣṇoḥ paro makhaḥ | nāsti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ dhyānaṃ nāsti viṣṇoḥ parā gatiḥ 310| kiṃ tasya bahubhirmaṃtraiḥ śāstrairvā rbahuvistaraiḥ | vājapeyasahasrairvā bhaktiryasya janārdane 311| sarvatīrthamayo viṣṇuḥ sarvaśāstramayaḥ prabhuḥ | sarvakratumayo viṣṇuḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham | ābrahmasārasarvasvaṃ sarvametanmayoditam 312| pārvatyuvāca- dhanyāsmyanugṛhītāsmi kṛtārthāsmi jagatpate | yanmayedaṃ śrutaṃ stotraṃ tvadrahasyaṃ sudurlabham 313| aho bata mahatkaṣṭaṃ samastaduḥkhahe harau | vidyamāne'pi deveśe mūḍhāḥ kliśyaṃti saṃsṛtau 314| yamuddiśya sadā nāthaṃ maheśo'pi digaṃbaraḥ | jaṭilo bhasmaliptāṃgo tapasvī vīkṣyate janaiḥ 315| tato'dhiko'sti devaḥ ko lakṣmīkāṃtānmadhudviṣaḥ | yattattvaṃ ciṃtyate nityaṃ tvayā yogeśvareṇa hi 316| tataḥ paraṃ kimadhikaṃ padaṃ śrīpuruṣottamāt | tamavijñāya kaṃ mūḍhāḥ yajaṃte jñānamāninaḥ 317| muṣitāsmi tvayā nātha ciraṃ yadayamīśvaraḥ | prakāśito na me yasmāttvadādyā divyaśaktayaḥ 318| aho sarveśvaro viṣṇuḥ sarvadevottamottamaḥ | bhavadādigururmūḍhaiḥ sāmānya iva vīkṣyate 319| mahīyasāṃ hi māhātmyaṃ bhajamānānbhajaṃti te | dviṣato'pi vṛthā pāpānupekṣyaṃte kṣamānvitāḥ 320| mayāpi bālye svapituḥ prajā dṛṣṭā bubhukṣitāḥ | duḥkhādaśaktayā poṣṭuṃ śriyamārādhya vai bhṛtāḥ 321| tayā saṃnihitābhyaśca prajābhyo bhavadādayaḥ | vilasaṃti sa śakrādyāḥ sasuhṛnmitrabāṃdhavāḥ 322| tayā vinā kva devatvaṃ kvaiśvaryaṃ kva parigrahaḥ | sarve bhavaṃti jīvaṃto yātanāsveva saṃsthitāḥ 323| tāmṛtenaiva dharmo'tha kāmo mokṣo'pi dūrataḥ | kṣudhitānāṃ durgatānāṃ kuto yogasamādhayaḥ 324| sa ca saṃsārasāraikaḥ sarvalokaikanāyakaḥ | vaśagā kamalā yasya tyaktvā tāmapi śaṃkaraḥ 325| anauddhatyena śaucena rūpeṇārjavasaṃpadā | sarvātiśayavīryeṇa saṃpūrṇasya mahātmanaḥ 326| kastena tulyatāmeti devadevena viṣṇunā | yasyāṃśāṃśāvatāreṇa vinā sarvaṃ vilīyate 327| jagadetattathāpyāhurdoṣāyaitadvimohitāḥ | nāsya janma na vā mṛtyurnāprāpyaṃ svārthameva ca 328| kāmādyāsaktacittatvātkiṃ tu sarveśvaraprabho | tvanmayatvātpramādādvā śaknomi paṭhituṃ na cet 329| viṣṇoḥ sahasranāmaitatpratyahaṃ vṛṣabhadhvaja | nāmnaikena tu yena syāttatphalaṃ brūhi me prabho 330| mahādeva uvāca- rāmarāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame | sahasranāmatattulyaṃ rāmanāma varānane 331| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāpatināradasaṃvāde viṣṇornāmasahasraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ nāmaikasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 71|
English translation
The sages said :
1-2. O Sūta , O good one, live long. You, of a kind heart, have told us the wonderful dialogue which took place between Nārada and Śiva .O preceptor, tell us who are listening devoutly, how the noble Nārada heard the importance of the lord’s names.
Sūta said :
3-5. O best brāhmaṇas , all you sages, listen. I am telling an old account, having heard which devotion to Kṛṣṇa enhances. Once Nārada, quite calm, went to see his father to the peak of (the mountain) Meru which was resorted to by siddhas and cāraṇas . O brāhmaṇas, Nārada, the best sage, having saluted Brahmā , the lord of the worlds, who was seated there, said to him:
Nārada said :
6-8. O lord of the universe, O master, tell me how much power there is in the name of him, and of what kind is the greatness of the name of the noble one, who, the lord of the universe, is actually Nārayaṇa Hari , the highest soul, Hṛṣīkeśa , united with all beings. All foolish men, being deluded by illusion, do not at all know lord Viṣṇu in this Kali age which is worthless.
Brahmā said :
9-22. O child, please listen, how in this Kali age worship is especially to be done by reciting (his) names. The recollection of Viṣṇu, the conqueror, with an effort, is seen to purify untold sins, and it destroys sins. Knowing everything (else) to be false, a man who recites and mutters Viṣṇu’s names, is freed from all sins, and goes to Viṣṇu’s highest position. There is no doubt that those men who always utter the two letters Ha-ri become free just by uttering them. All expiations consist in remembering Kṛṣṇa repeatedly. A man who remembers Kṛṣṇa in the morning, at night and at mid-day, etc. instantly reaches Nārāyaṇa , the destroyer of sins. When just by remembering Viṣṇu all the suffering perishes, he attains salvation; he obtains heaven due to his reciting Viṣṇu’s name. A man should know that it is an eternal (state for him) whose mind is (engaged) in muttering his names, sacrifices and (his) worship, and the state continues for (the periods of) fourteen Indras . What a great disparity is there between going to heaven which is characterised by returning (i.e. by rebirth), and muttering the names of Viṣṇu, the excellent seed (i.e. source) of salvation? That mouth is a great holy place where Prācī Sarasvatī filling the eddy (as it were) with the words Namo Nārāyaṇāya (salutation to Nārāyaṇa) appears. Therefore, the best man, by remembering Viṣṇu day and night, and with his sins in the Kali age destroyed, does not go to hell. O you of the best vow, I have told (you) the truth and the truth (only). Merely by uttering (Viṣṇu’s) name a man is free from a great sin. There is no doubt that even that cāṇḍāla who mutters ‘ Rāma , Rāma, Rāma’ has his mind purified. Or he who mutters and recites ‘Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa’, has merely by the utterance of that name, visited all holy places like Kurukṣetra , Kāśī , Gayā and Dvārikā.
23-29a. O brāhmaṇa , he who always mutters or recites ‘ Nṛsiṃha ’ with joy, abandons this world and rejoices near Viṣṇu. A devotee of Viṣṇu is freed from a great sin in the Kali age. A man obtains by repeating the names of Viṣṇu in the Kali age, what he obtains by meditation in the Kṛta age, by performing sacrifices in the Tretā age, and by worshipping Viṣṇu in the Dvāpara age. Realising this men are plunged into Viṣṇu, the soul of the world. With all their sins destroyed they go to the highest position of Viṣṇu. Matsya , Kūrma , Varāha , Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana , so also ( Paraśu -)rāma, Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Buddha , and after him is said to be (the incarnation of) Kalki . These ten are said to be (Viṣṇu’s) ten incarnations on the earth. Merely by (uttering) their names, (even) the killer of a brāhmaṇa is always purified. He, by reciting, muttering, meditating upon Viṣṇu’s name in any manner, is freed. There is no doubt that he would be Viṣṇu himself.
Sūta said :
29b-36a. Hearing this Nārada was greatly amazed. He then said to his father: “O best god, why is it said: ‘There are thousands of gods; there are thousands of Rudras . There are hundreds of manes, so also yakṣas and kinnaras . So also goblins, evil spirits, fiends, and those that belong to the species of deities. The greatness of their name is not heard or seen, as I have heard about the greatness of Viṣṇu’s name. There is no doubt that merely by uttering his name, one is freed.’ O god, what is the use of visiting the holy places or wandering over the earth? By (merely) hearing the greatness of his names, one would obtain salvation. That mouth is a great holy place, that mouth is a sacred place, in which the words ‘Rāma Rāma’ are (found). That mouth fulfils all desires. O you of a good vow, which are the names of him (i.e. of Viṣṇu) that should be recited? O grandsire, tell me all that in detail.”
Brahmā said :
36b-44. This Viṣṇu always pervades (everything), is the ancient, highest soul. He has no beginning or end. He is glorious, the soul of beings, the creator of beings. May this Viṣṇu, from whom I am born, always protect (you). This one is the death of death. He is my ancestor. He is imperishable, has lotus-like eyes, and is an intelligent, immutable (great) person. Viṣṇu always lies on Śeṣa . He has a thousand heads. He is a great lord. He occupies all beings and he, Viṣṇu, is actually of the form of the universe. This Viṣṇu is the enemy of Kaiṭabha , is the creator; (this) god is the lord of the world. O best man, I do not know his name, and (about) his family (also). O dear one, though I am the propounder of the Vedas , I never know (this). Therefore, O divine sage, go there where the lord of the universe is. O best sage, he will tell you the entire truth. He, the lord of Kailāsa , is alone the ever-prosperous person. He is the best among all the devotees of Viṣṇu. He is greater than the great. (This) lord of Umā has five faces, and he destroys all miseries. He is the lord of the universe; he is the master of everything; he always loves his devotees. O best among the gods, go there; (that best god) will tell you everything.
45-55. Hearing the words of his father, Nārada proceeded to go there, to the abode (of Śiva) on Kailāṣa, where that god, the granter of well-being, always stays, to learn the importance of Viṣṇu’s names. There Nārada saw the god honoured by deities, seated on the peak of Kailāsa, the god of gods, the preceptor of the world, having five faces, ten arms, and having the trident in his hand, having a skull, having a staff with a skull at the top, [1] holding a sharp spear and a sword, holding the trident, fearful, granting boons, and having the bull (i.e. Nandin ) as his vehicle, with his body (smeared) with ash, having charm due to serpents, and having the (crescent-)moon on his head, resembling a dark cloud, and having the lustre of a crore of suns, and sporting there. (Prostrating himself) like a staff he (i.e. Nārada) saluted the lord of gods. Seeing him, the great god, the best among the devotees of Viṣṇu, and with his eyes dilated due to amazement, said to the best brāhmaṇa (i.e. Nārada): “O best among divine sages, why have you come here?”
Nārada said :
O god, some time I had approached Brahmā. There I heard about the excellent greatness of Viṣṇu. It was told there to me by Brahmā, O best of gods. I heard from Brahmā’s mouth how much the power of the names of him (i.e. Viṣṇu) is. Then I first asked about the thousand names of Viṣṇu [viz., Viṣṇusahasranāma]. Then Brahmā said to me: “O Nārada, I do not know (them). This great Rudra knows (them). He will tell you all.” Being very much amazed, I have come to you.
56-67a. In this terrible Kali age men are short-lived. They are engaged in impious acts. And they do not have faith in (Viṣṇu’s) name. Similarly brāhmaṇas are heretics and always engrossed in impious acts. They are void of (i.e. do not perform) the Sandhyā (prayer), have fallen from vows, are wicked, and of dirty figures. As are the brāhmaṇas, so are also the kṣatriyas and so also vaiśyas . So also are śūdras and others, but not Viṣṇu’s devotees. O lord, the śūdras are out of the fold of the twice-born in the Kali age. They do not know what is righteous, what is unrighteous, and what is beneficial and what is not. Realising this, O master, I have approached you. And I have also heard the importance of (Viṣṇu’s) names from Brahmā’s mouth. You are the god of all gods, and are always my lord. You are the enemy of Tripura , the universal soul and the creator, again and again. Favour me, and narrate the thousand names of Viṣṇu, which produces good fortune of men, and always produces great devotion in them. It gives Brahman (the Supreme Spirit or the Vedas) to the brāhmaṇas. It gives victory to the kṣatriyas. It gives wealth to vaiśyas and always gives happiness to śūdras. O Maheśvara , I desire to hear it from you. Among all the devotees of Keśava (i.e. Viṣṇu) you are the (most) capable. O you of a good vow, favour me, and tell it to me if it is not a secret. It is very pure. It is always full of all holy places. Therefore, I desire to hear it. O lord, O master of the universe, (please) tell it.
Hearing the words of Nārada, (Śiva) had his eyes dilated with wonder. He was horripilated while recollecting Viṣṇu’s names.
The lord said :
67b-68. These thousand names of Viṣṇu [viz., Viṣṇusahasranāma] are to be kept secret. Hearing these, O child, a man would never have a miserable position. Sometime in the past Pārvatī said to me:
Pārvatī said :
69-71. O lord of Kailāsa, O lord of gods, O you who are endowed with great prosperity, tell me truly what you are muttering. How is it that your body is always smeared with ash, you wear the hide (of an antelope)? How are you having matted hair? O master of the universe, O lord, tell it (to me). You are the god of all gods; you are the superintendent of all rites. You are the lord, O master of the universe, O lord of the universe, O lord of the world.
Mahādeva said :
72-75a. Thus, O brāhmaṇa, I was repeatedly asked by Pārvatī. Then I told everything especially to her. O Nārada, listen. I shall tell (you) what I told Pārvatī, and by which the lord, giving salvation, will be undoubtedly pleased. He is actually my father, and always my brother. I am always his devotee; and he is always my lord. Therefore, I shall tell (it) to you. Listen to me who am telling (it).
Sūta said :
75b-83. O brāhmaṇas, having thus spoken to Nārada, he told him the thousand names of Viṣṇu, which he had formerly told to Pārvatī. (Thus) they are received by Nārada on the Kailāsa (mountain). Sometime, by chance, he came from Kailāsa to the very wonderful holy place called Naimiṣāraṇya . All the sages residing there, seeing Nārada, the best sage, honoured the noble Nārada. Those best brāhmaṇas, Viṣṇu’s devotees, seeing Nārada to have come, had their eyes dilated due to amazement. They showered flowers on him. They offered him water for (washing) his feet, offered him respectful offering, so also waved light before him, offered him fruits and roots and prostrated on the ground like a staff. And they said: “O great sage, we are blessed, since in this region we have had your presence which is pure and which destroys sins. O lord of gods, by your favour we have heard the Purāṇas . O brāhmaṇa, in what way would all (one’s) sins perish? How is salvation obtained without giving (gifts), without austerities, without (visiting) holy places, without penance and sacrifices, without (giving) gifts, without meditations, and without curbing the senses, and without (studying) the groups of sacred texts?”
Nārada said :
84. Umā, having saluted (her) dear (lord), the god of gods, the preceptor of the world, i.e. Mahādeva , seated on the peak of Kailāsa (mountain) asked him:
Pārvatī said :
85-88. O highest god, you are the omniscient great lord, revered by all. Even gods like Indra and Sūrya very much adore you. All, having worshipped you, the giver of boons, obtain desired success. You are without birth and death. You are self-born, and are all-powerful. O lord, you, having the quarters as your garment (i.e. naked), the destroyer of Madana , what do you always meditate upon? Why do you having matted hair and dusty with ash, practise penance? O lord of gods, what are you muttering? I have a great curiosity (to know it). If I deserve your favour, then tell me (about) that good vow.
Mahādeva said :
89-109. I have not told this to anyone. It is to be kept secret by me. But O good one, I shall tell (to you since) you are devoted (to me) and dear to me. O goddess, formerly, in the Satya-yuga all had pure minds; and knowing Viṣṇu alone to be the lord of all gods, they worshipped him (alone). O dear one, they got great prosperity in this world and in the next. They who were indeed determined, secured that position which all gods and sages suffering pain, did not obtain. Even after having heard from my mouth, gods led by Viṣṇu, did not, through Vedas and various Purāṇic doctrines, understand for certain what the truth is, or which the highest position is, as their minds were confused. O dear one, by means of gold, jewels etc. equal to their weight (given to a brāhmaṇa as a gift), by means of sacrifices like the horse-sacrifice, and by means of bathing at holy places like Vārāṇaśī or Prayāga , so also by means of offering śrāddhas to their dead ancestors at Gayā etc., by means of Vedic recitals and mutterings, severe austeritiets, restraints and checks, by means of kindness etc., by means of serving the preceptors (and elders), by means of duties of the castes and stages of life that are to be observed, so also by means of knowledge, meditation etc. duly practised during crores of existences, they do not reach Viṣṇu, the god of all gods, the supreme bliss. Even all religious men do not reach that position which those mortals who with all their thoughts and having no other course resort to that ancient ‘best person’ Viṣṇu, who even enjoy themselves, who do not have knowledge or detachment, who are without celibacy etc., who have given up all (other) religious acts, but who mutter only Viṣṇu’s names, happily reach, O you who subdue your enemies. That Viṣṇu should always be remembered. He should never be forgotten. All sacred injunctions and prohibitions are his commandments. Nevertheless all gods like Brahmā and all innocent sages have, by means of (uttering fearlessly) Viṣṇu’s names, reached the position that was desired by them. I desiring greater than this, and being blessed, did not accept worship offered to me, but properly propitiated Viṣṇu. Then the lord of the world, to whom his devotees are dear, was actually pleased, and he, Keśava, worshipped these as his portions. He, full of pity (worshipped) deities, manes, brāhmaṇas with oblations offered to gods and dead ancestors. Since then in the three worlds with the mobile and the immobile all gods like Brahmā are worshipped by the favour of the holder of the Śārṅga bow. He also said to me: “You would be superior to and more venerable than me. O Śambhu , I shall also propitiate you and will always receive a boon from you. Being born in the ages like Dvāpara and among men in the Kali age make the people averse to me with the sacred texts prepared by you. So also censure me so that the world become better and better. I shall produce this delusion which will delude people. You too, O mighty-armed Rudra, produce sacred texts that would delude people. O you of great arms, produce (the texts) that are false and spurious. Manifest thyself and keep me hidden.”
110-116. Then having saluted the highest lord, I said: “How would the sin of the murder of thousand brāhmaṇas perish? Even after hundreds of crores of kalpas you cannot be forgotten. So I vied (with you). O Viṣṇu, how would I be pure? Therefore, O Govinda , tell me the expiation you desire.” Then the lord, being pleased, told the truth about himself, by which, O daughter of the ( Himālaya ) mountain, I became superior to him. Everyday I adore him with penance, I eulogise him and think of him. Viṣṇu alone is the highest one. Knowledge about him is the means of salvation. This is the verdict of the sacred texts. Anything other than that causes delusion. All that is said like: ‘salvation is attained without knowledge’, ‘my equivalence with Viṣṇu’, ‘knowledge is obtained by visiting holy places’, ‘my superiority over Viṣṇu’, or ‘identity of devotees like me with Viṣṇu’, leads to delusion (only and) to nothing else, O chaste lady. Due to that my greatness has become matchless, and I am honoured by the world, O Pārvatī.
Pārvatī said :
117. Then O Śaṅkara , O master, O lord of gods, tell me how I would be the ruler of all and matchless like you.
Mahādeva said :
118-139. O dear one, you have asked well. I shall tell you the principal names of lord Viṣṇu, which would bring about salvation from the three worlds. Of this hymn called Viṣṇusahasranāma (‘the thousand names of Viṣṇu’) Śrī Mahādeva is the poet; the metre is anuṣṭubh ; the seed (the cause) is Hrīṃ ; the power is Śrīṃ ; the pin is Klīṃ . Its application is in the muttering of the names for the attainment of the four goals, viz. moral merit, sensual enjoyments, worldly prosperity and salvation: ‘Om, we know Vāsudeva . We think of (that) supreme Brahman; so that Viṣṇu should urge us (on).’ When the various assignments of (the parts of) the body, hands would be recited duly, the fruit of that is crore-fold. There is no doubt about it. He (should touch his) heart (saying), ‘Śrī Vāsudeva is the highest Brahman’. He (should touch his) head (saying), ‘(He) is the original source’. He (should touch) the tuft of hair on his head (saying), ‘(He) is Mahāvarāha ’. He (should utter) the mystical syllable ‘Hūm-Hūm’ (saying), ‘He is the banner (i.e. the scion) of the solar dynasty’. He (should touch) his eyes (saying), ‘Infancy causing wonder to the world by means of the desired sports of Brahmā etc.’ He (should touch) the astra , (saying), ‘Yathārtha- khaṇḍita -aśeṣa.’ Saying, “Salutation to Nārāyaṇa the noble ‘man’,” he should have the nyāsa everywhere. ‘We think of the supreme Brahman, of a pure, good, abode. Om, hrāṃ, hrīṃ, hruṃ, hraiṃ, hroṃ, hraḥ; Klīṃ to Kṛṣṇa, to Viṣṇu. Hrīṃ to Rāma. We think of him, so that the god will urge us on. Kṣrauṃ, we know Nṛsiṃha. Śrīṃ, we think of Śrīkaṇṭha , so that Viṣṇu should prompt us. Om, we think of Devakī ’s son, Vāsudeva, so that that Kṛṣṇa should urge us on. Om, hrāṃ, hrīṃ, hrūṃ, hraiṃ, hrauṃ, hraḥ. Kliṃ, svāhā (i.e. offering) to Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, dear to the cowherdesses.’ Reciting this hymn he should mutter (prayers in honour of) the immutable Viṣṇu, Śrīnivāsa and the lord of the world. The wise one should recite the hymn (in honour) of him. Om, Vāsudeva is the highest Brahman, he is the highest soul, he is greater than the great. He is a great lustre, a great light, the great first principle, the highest position. He (is) great Śiva, the great (object) to be pondered over. He is the highest knowledge and the best recourse. He is the highest truth, the highest bliss, the highest joy and rise. He is greater than the Invisible; he is the highest sky; he is the highest prosperity, the highest lord; he is full, immutable, admitting no alternative, and without a prop. He is unstained, free from fear, unsmeared, unrestrained. He is qualityless; he is whole; has no end; is fearless; is inconceivable; and is fit for the weak. He is beyond the scope of the senses; he is immeasurable; unlimited; he has no lord; has no desire; is immutable and indestructible. He is omniscient; omnipresent; he is everything; he gives everything; and creates everything. He is the ruler of all; he sees everything; he is adorable to all; and observes all things. He is all-powerful; has all the vigour; is the soul of all; and has faces on all sides. He stays everywhere; has all forms; is the source of all; and removes the misery of all. He has all the wealth; he is auspicious on all sides; he is the cause of all causes. He excels all; he is the head of all, is the lord of all gods. He is Ṣaḍviṃśaka (the twenty-sixth principle?); is Mahā Viṣṇu; a great secret; and a great ruler. He is always lofty; always diligent; he is always joy; he is ancient. He is the lord of illusion; the lord of abstract meditation; lord of beatitude; and self-born. He is beyond birth, death and old age. He is beyond time and has gone beyond the worldly existence. He is full. He is truth; he is of a pure and enlightened nature. He is always full of intelligence. Abstract meditation is dear to him. He can be known by abstract meditation. He alone frees (the beings) from the bonds of the worldly existence. He is the ancient soul, he is inwardly the spirit. He is Puruṣottama (highest person). He is to be known from the Upaniṣads . He is difficult to be known. He is free from the three kinds of miseries. [2] Knowledge of the Vedas is his resort. He is without a beginning. He is self-illumined and the master of himself. He can be approached by all. He is neutral. He is Oṃkāra . He is equal on all sides. He is the fourth state of the soul (i.e. Brahman). He is beyond darkness. He is the supreme soul. He has touched everything. He is beyond the scope of speech or mind. He is Saṃkarṣaṇa . He drags everything (unto him); he is death. He is fearful to all. He cannot be overcome. He has a wonderful gait. He is Mahā Rudra ; he is unconquerable. He is the root cause (of the world). He is joy. He is Pradyumna . He deludes everyone. His divine power is great. He is the only place of happiness. He is desired by all. His pastimes are unending. He subjugates all beings. He is Aniruddha . He is the life of all. He is Hṛṣīkeśa. He is the lord of the mind. The guileless are dear to him. He is Brahman. He directs everything. He is the lord of the life of Brahmā. He supports all beings. He is the lord of the body. He is the soul. He is the origin. He is the lord. He is the Supreme Being. He holds all the threads (of the conduct of the universe). He is the internal soul. He has three abodes. He is the internal witness (i.e. the soul). He has three constituents (viz. sattva , rajas and tamas ). He is the lord. He is known by meditating saints. He is Padmanābha (having a lotus arising from his navel). He lies on Śeṣa. He is the lord of Lakśmī [ Lakṣmī ?].
140-155. His lotus-like feet are always served by Lakṣmī. He always has Śrī (i.e. Lakṣmī or affluence). He is the abode of Śrī. Śrī (i.e. Lakṣmī) always rests on his chest. He is the treasure of Śrī. He is Śrīdhara (i.e. possesses Śrī). He is Hari (i.e. Viṣṇu). He controls Śrī. He is steady. He gives wealth. He is Viṣṇu (literally, one who enters). He has his abode in the Milky Ocean. His chest shines with the Kaustubha (gem). He is Mādhava (the husband of Mā, i.e. Lakṣmī). He removes the affiictions of the world. On his chest is the (mark of) Śrīvatsa . He is the abode of unbounded auspicious qualities. He wears a yellow garment. He is the lord of the world. He is the father of the world. He is the kinsman of the world. He is the supporter of the world. He is the treasure of the world. He is the only one of a sparkling vigour in the world. He is not an egotist. He is full of all wonders. He has accomplished all objects. He is entertained by all. His exertion is never unfailing. Brahmā, Śiva are his excellent consciousness. He is Śiva’s grand-father. He is Brahmā’s father. He is the superior lord of Indra and others. He is dear to all gods. He is the image of all gods. He is excellent. He is the only resort of all gods. He is the only deity of all gods. He enjoys the sacrifice. He is the creator of the sacrifice. He is the protector of the sacrifice. He is the (chief) man (i.e. deity) of the sacrifice. He wears the garland of wood-flowers. He is dear to brāhmaṇas. He alone honours brāhmaṇas. He is the family-deity of brāhmaṇas. He is the destroyer of the demons. He destroys all the wicked. He is the only protector of all good men. He is the only belly of the seven worlds. He is the only ornament of the seven worlds. He is the creator, the sustainer and the destroyer (of the world). He holds the disc. His bow is Śārṅga. He holds a mace. He holds a conch. He has the Nandaka (sword). He has a lotus in his hand. Garuḍa is his vehicle. His body cannot be pointed out. He is adored by all. He purifies the three worlds. His fame is endless. His virility is boundless. He is all-auspicious. He resembles crores of suns. He is unconquerable like crores of Yamas . He is the creator of the world like crores of Mayas . He is very powerful like crores of winds. He deligḥts the world like crores of moons. He is a great god like crores of Śambhus . His loveliness is like that of crores of Cupids. He is inaccessible and a destroyer of crores of enemies. He is deep like crores of oceans. He has the appellations of crores of holy places. He is ricḥ like crores of Kuberas . He has amorous pleasures like those of crores of Indras. He is steady like crores of Himalayas . His body contains crores of universes. He destroys sins like crores of horse-sacrifices. He is adorable like crores of sacrifices. He is the cause of satisfaction like crores of (i.e. very large quantity of) nectar. He grants desired objects like crores of desire-yielding cows. His form is of crores of Vedic lores. He is Śipiviṣṭa (i.e. is pervaded by rays). He is Śuciśravas (literally, of pure ears or hearing).
156-168. He supports the universe. His feet are like a holy place. Hearing and talking about him is meritorious. He is the first god. He is the conqueror of the world. He is the killer of Kālanemi . He is Vaikuṇṭha . His greatness is infinite. He is the great joy of the masters of abstract meditation. He is always content. He is of brigḥt thougḥts. He is fearless. He is the destroyer of Naraka . He is the only refuge of the poor and the helpless. He alone removes all calamities. He is always capable of favouring the world. He is kind. He is the resort of the good. He is the master of abstract meditation. He is ever grown. He is free from increase and decrease. He has controlled his senses. He is Viśvaretas (i.e. Brahmā). He is the lord of hundreds of the lords of created beings. His feet are worshipped by Indra and Brahmā. His lustre surpasses that of Śiva and Brahmā. The Sun and the Moon are his eyes. He enjoys everything. He has mastered everything. He has controlled illusion. He has controlled the universe. He is Viśvaksena (i.e. he, on seeing whom even the mighty army of gods retreats and scatters away). He is the best of gods. He is the lord of all bliss. He is adorned with divine, invaluable ornaments. He is characterised by all (good) characteristics. He has destroyed the pride of all demons. He is the all-in-all of all gods, and the leader of all deities. He is the armour of all gods. He is the crest-jewel of all gods. He is the fortress of all gods. He is the adamantine (protective) cage of all that have resorted to him. He is called ‘the remover of the fear of all’. He is Viṣṭaraśravas (i.e. of beautiful and efficient ears). He is the supreme ruler. He is the end of the good of all. He has killed (his) enemies. He gives (one) a position in heaven. He is the lord of the life of all deities. He appoints the brāhmaṇas etc. His life is longer by a parārdha than that of Brahmā and Śiva. He is older than Brahmā. He is a child. He is the supreme Being. He is Virāṭ (i.e. the first progeny of Brahmā). He is dependent on his devotees. He is fit to be praised. He accomplishes the object of (i.e. to be had by means of) a hymn. He obliges others. He knows what is fit to be done. He has always given up acts for his self-interest. He is always glad. He is always auspicious. He is always calm. He is always propitious. He is always dear. He is always content. He is always nourished. He is always adored.
169-188. He is always pure. He is the best among those that purify. He is (to be) concealed by the Vedas. He is Vṛṣākapi . He has a thousand names. He is the three yugas . He has four forms. He has four arms. He is the lord of the past, future and present. He is the ancestor of great men. He is Nārāyaṇa (i.e. having the water as his abode). His hair is like the muñja grass. He has spread out by means of all abstract meditation. He is the essence of the Vedas. He is the essence of sacrifices. He is the essence of Sāmans . He is the treasure of penance. He is a Sādhya (i.e. a celestial being). He is the highest. He is an ancient sage. He is solely devoted to steadiness and calmness. He is the destroyer of Śiva’s trident. He is the only giver of boons to Śiva. He is the ‘man’. He is Kṛṣṇa. He is Hari. He is delighted in righteousness. Righteousness is his life. He is the first agent. He is all-truth. He removes the pride of all women-gems. He has conquered Madana for all the three times. He is the chief of the sages who produced Urvaśī . He is the first poet. He is Hayagrīva . He is the lord of all the masters of speech. He is full of all gods, Brahmā, and Guru , and the lord of the goddess of speech. He is the source of endless lores. He is the destroyer of the root-ignorance. He knows and gives everything. He destroys the dullness of the world. He is the killer of (the demon) Madhu . He is the master of many crores of hymns. He alone has mastered the Vedas. He is the first learned (being). He is the author of the Vedas. He is the soul of the Vedas. He is the ocean of the holy texts. He has snatched the Vedas (from the demons) for Brahmā. He is the land of birth (i.e. the source) of all worldly knowledge. He is the king of lores. He is the form of knowledge. He is the ocean of knowledge. His intelligence is uninterrupted. He is the fish-god (i.e. the Matsyāvatāra ). He has large horns. Being the seed of the world, he looks out. He has easily occupied the entire ocean. He is the propounder of the four Vedas. He is the first tortoise (i.e. the Kūrmāvatāra ). He is the prop of everything. He has made the burden of the world (as light) as grass. He has made a stream of gods immortal. He is the cause of the production of ambrosia. He is the support of the soul. He is the support of the earth. He is not a portion of the sacrifice. He holds the earth. He destroyed Hiraṇyākṣa . He is the lord of the earth. He has fashioned śrāddha etc. He removes the fear of all dead ancestors. He is the life of all the dead ancestors. He alone enjoys the oblations offered to gods and dead ancestors; and he alone gives the fruit of the oblations offered to gods and to dead ancestors. The ocean is concealed in his bristles. He has agitated the entire ocean. He is the great Boar (incarnation). He is the destroyer of those who (try to) destroy the sacrifices. He is the refuge of those who perform sacrifices. He is Śrī Nṛsiṃha (incarnation). He is a divine lion. He destroys all undesired things and miseries. He is the only hero of a wonderful might. He alone destroys (evil) forces and charms. His lustre is unbearable (even) to Brahmā etc. He, the foremost in ending a yuga , is extremely fearful. His nails are (sharper) than crores of thunderbolts. He has a form which is unbearable for the world to see. He is the lord of the group of the great(divine) mothers. He is endowed with inconceivable and unfailing power. He is the destroyer of all demons. He is the destroyer of Hiraṇyakaśipu . He is Death. He is the lord of Saṃkarṣaṇī. He is unbearable even for Yama ’s vehicle. He destroys all fears. He puts an end to all obstacles. He is the giver (of all kinds) of prosperity. He fulfils all (desires). He is the destroyer of all sins. He is called Siddhimantrādhika (i.e. superior to a hymn giving prosperity). He is the lord of Bhairava (i.e. Śiva). He removes the affliction of Śiva. He is inaccessible to crores of Deaths. He is called Daityagarbhasrāvin (i.e. one tearing asunder the demon-embryos). He roars like the bursting universe.
189-198. He protects everyone that just remembers him. He has a wonderful form. He is great Viṣṇu. He has a body with celibacy as the head. He is the ornament of the upper part of the bodies of the regents of the quarters. He has a string of twelve suns on his head. His anklet is just one head of Rudra. He is the protector of Pārvatī possessed by the Yoginīs (her attendants). He threatens Bhairava. He is the lord of the host of heroes. He is very fierce. He is the enemy of the ecliptic [3] . He is the death of Śambara . He is lord of anger. He is the devourer of the wicked (troubling) the retinue of Rudra and Caṇḍī . He is not (at all) agitated by any one. He is the death of death. He keeps off Kāla , the Death. He destroys all incurable diseases. He softens all evil Planets. He destroys the pride of crores of the chiefs of (Śiva’s) attendants. He is unbearable to every Indra. He is difficult to be looked at by gods and demons. He is terrible, causing fear to the world. He protects (beings) from all miseries. He devours the devourer of the world. He is Śiva. He is the cat in the form of the sky, the devourer of the rat in the form of Kāla (Time or Death). His staff-like arms hold endless weapons. He is Nṛsiṃha. He is the conqueror of Vīrabhadra . He is the lord of the secret bevy of witches. He is the eater of the flesh of Indra’s enemy. He is Rudra. He is Nārāyaṇa. He is the vechicle of Śaṅkara in the form of a goat. He is the protector of Śiva in the form of a goat. He enjoys a thousand wicked powers. He is dear to Tulasī (or Tulasī is dear to him). He is a hero. He is the giver of all desired objects to the Vāmācāra (devotees of Śiva). He is Mahāśiva. He has Śivā (i.e. Pārvatī) mounted upon him. He is having a bird. He is the master of the disc. He gives a divine and attractive form to Indra. He gives good fortune to Pārvatī. He is the treasure of illusion. He removes the fear due to illusion. He is full of the lustre of Brahman (or of Vedas). He is full of the glory of Brahman (or of Vedas). He is full of triad (of the Vedas).
199-212. He is Subrahmaṇya . He is Vāmana, the destroyer of Bali . He is Upendra , the remover of Diti ’s grief. He is the King. He is Viṣṇu. He is the ornament of Kaśyapa ’s family. He is the giver of his kingdom to Bali. He is the giver of food to all gods and brāhmaṇas. He is Acyuta (i.e. Imperishable). His strides are wide. The holy places are at his feet. He stays at Tripada (i.e. in heaven). He is Trivikrama (i.e. Viṣṇu in his dwarf incarnation). His feet are in the sky. He has purified the three worlds with the water (flowing) from his feet. His feet are fit to be saluted by Brahmā, Śiva etc. He runs quickly with the feet of Dharma . His expanse is inconceivable and wonderful. He is a very strong universal tree. He has cut the upper part of Rāhu ’s head. He took off the head of Bhṛgu ’s wife. He is afraid of sins. He is always meritorious. He always cuts off the hope of the demons. He has fulfilled the desires of all gods. He has descended (i.e. has had his incarnations) only for the (good of) the universe. He has always concealed his soul by means of his illusion. He is always the desire-yielding gem for his devotees. He, the sinless one and the giver of boons, has given kingdoms to kings like Kārtavīrya . His unlimited acts are fit to be praised by all. He is Dattātreya . He is the lord of sages. He is always in close contact with the highest power. He delights in abstract meditation. He is always furious. He has removed the lustre of all the enemies of Indra. He drinks the best nectar. He is the gem of an embryo of Anasūyā . He gives enjoyments and salvation. He is the sun to the family of Jamadagni . He produced wonderful power in Reṇukā . He is unstained by (the sin of) matricide. He is the conqueror of Skanda . He gives a kingdom (even) to a brāhmaṇa. He puts an end to all bodies. He destroys the pride of heroes. He is the conqueror of Kārtavīrya. He is the giver of (the earth consisting) of seven islands. He gives glory to Śiva’s worshipper. He is Bhīma . He is Paraśurāma . He is a good preceptor and the enjoyer of everything. He is the encyclopedia of all auspicious knowledge. He is Bhīṣmācārya. He is Agni ’s deity. He is the preceptor of Droṇācārya . He has a bow that conquers the universe. He is the conqueror of Yama. He is a matchless form of penance. The present of (i.e. received by) him is celibacy only. He is the greatest Manu . He is a bridge for the good (to cross the mundane existence). He is great. He is a bull. He is Virāṭ. He is the first King. He is the father of the earth. He is the only one who has milked (i.e. taken) out all gems. He is great. He is exceptionally diligent from the beginning of his existence. He is Speech. He is Wealth. He is Fame. He is self-chosen. He gives courage to the world. He is the greatest among the sovereign emperors. He holds a unique weapon.
213-218. He is to be secured by sages like Sanaka and increases devotion for the lord. He is the author of the duties of the castes and the stages of life. He is a speaker. He is a propounder. He is the banner (i.e. the scion) of the solar dynasty i.e. Rāma, a descendant of Raghu , and the ocean of virtues, (so also) the descendant of Kakutstha , the king of heroes (or the heroic king), the king, and the leader in the kingly duties. He always has an independent abode. He accepts all auspicious things. He sees only auspicious things. He is a gem among men. He is the sea. He is the superintendent of Dharma. He is a great treasure. He is the abode of all the greatest. He has the vitality of the host of the truths of all sacred texts. The world is under his control. He is Daśaratha ’s son. He is a king, the resort of all gems. He has produced all modes of conduct. He observes all ways of conduct. He destroys all sins. He is superior to Indra. He is beyond metaphysical and profane knowledge. He is the ocean of forgiveness. He is liked by all excellent, eminent people. He is not perturbed by joy or sorrow. He gave up his empire at the behest of his father. He is not afraid of the rise of his rivals. He gave wealth to the country of Guha . He wears matted hair in emulation of Śiva. He got the mountain of gems from Citrakūṭa . He is the lord of the world. He moves in the forest.
219-228. He performs a sacrifice as he likes. All his missiles are infallible. He destroyed the eyes of the son of the lord of gods. He is the lunar month of Pauṣa [4] having the days like Brahmā and Indra. He is the killer of Mārīca , and the destroyer of Virādha . He purified the entire Daṇḍakāraṇya that was harmed by the curse of Brahmā. He alone is the holder of the only arrow that killed fourteen thousand fierce demons. He is the enemy of Khara . He is the killer of Triśiras . He is the killer of Dūṣaṇa . He is Janārdana . He performed the last ceremonies of Jaṭāyus , and helped him obtain heaven. He is the king of the hymn which is the all-in-all of Agastya . He scattered away the great heap of the bones of Dundubhi with the end of his sportive bow. He destroyed the demon in the nether world dragging and striking him with a saptatāla (tree). He is the giver of the kingdom to Sugrīva . He grants fearlessness with a large mind. He takes up the form of all the monkeys with Hanūmat and Rudra as the chief lords. He agitated the ocean with one arrow, along with the serpents and the demons. He dried and parched the ocean with the tip of just one arrow along with mlecchas . Formerly he built a wonderful bridge over the sea. He is the treasure of glory. He accomplishes what is impossible to be accomplished. He is dexterous in pulling upwards Lankā along with its root. He cut off the family of Rāvaṇa , haughty due to a curse, and a cause of poignant grief to the world. He killed Rāvaṇa’s son. He cut off (i.e. killed) Prahasta . He pierced (i.e. killed) Kumbhakarṇa . He is the killer of the pierced ones. He is the only one to cut off Rāvaṇa’s head. He has given a kingdom free from fear to Indra. He cuts off (the difference between) what is heavenly and unheavenly. He removes the non-Indra-hood of Indra. He removes the godhead of the demons. He destroys unrighteousness. He is praised by many. He, the enemy of Rāvaṇa, gave the kingdom (of Lankā) to Bibhīṣaṇa by means of just being saluted.
229-243. He brought back to life his entire army that was dead by the shower of nectar. He is the only supporter, just by (means of) his name (being uttered), of gods and brāhmaṇas. He is honoured by all gods. He loves Satī offered by the host of Brahmā, Sūrya, Indra, Rudra etc. He is the all-ruler of the kingdom of Ayodhyā . He is charming to all the beings. He favours and punishes like a master. He loves only the good whether low or high. He shows (ways of) justice to those who belong to his side and others. He accomplishes more with a small object. He is the protector of him who behaved improperly under the pretext of a hunter. He does all equal (i.e. impartial) things. He is a free soul due to the superiority of Pārvatī. He is not abandoned by his dear ones. He is the conqueror of Madana’s enemy. He is actually the father of Indra etc. in the guise of Kuśa and Lava . He is never conquered. He is the lord of Kośala . His arms are like those of a hero. He abandoned his brothers for truth. He shook the bright globe of the earth by taking an aim with his arrow. He made the deities possessed of a guardian by his proximity desired by Brahmā and others. He has the host of all beings like the cāṇḍālas , who have reached Brahmā’s world. He himself led donkeys and horses. For a long time he protected Ayodhyā. He is Sumitrā ’s son, Lakṣmaṇa , who was accompanied by Rāma and who killed Indrajit . He (i.e. Bharata ) a devotee of Viṣṇu, was delighted with the kingdom on getting the sandals of Rāma’s feet. He is Bharata who killed a crore of the unbearable gandharvas . He is Śatrughna , the destroyer of Lavaṇa . He is the lord of physicians. He is the master of the herbs (mentioned) in Āyurveda . He always has the rays of nectar (or he always produces nectar). He is Dhanvantari . He is sacrifice. He uplifts the world. He kills Sūrya’s enemy. He supports the gods. He is the lord of Dakṣiṇā (south, or the fee given to a brāhmaṇa). He is dear to brāhmaṇas. With his head cut, he is the sun, the lord of those who give good fortune. He gives everything. His form is unhurt, though with the head cut off with a missile(?). He is the fire of the name of Vājapeya etc. He is intent upon following the practices laid down in the Veda . He is the lord of the Śveta Dvīpa . He is the propounder of the Sāṃkhya (system). He is the lord of all accomplishments. He has destroyed the darkness of delusion by the knowledge manifested in the universe. He is the son of Devahūtī . He is Siddha . He is Kapila and the son of Kardama . He is the master of abstract meditation. He reduced to ash Sagara ’s sons, due to his meditation being disturbed (by them). He is Dharma. He is the lord of virtue. He is the lord of Surabhi . He is meditated upon by a pure soul. He is Śiva. He obtained stability only after burning Tripura, and carries the chariot of the universe. He is won over by his devotee Śambhu. He is like a well of nectar to the demons. He is penance.
244-264. He is the universe with the great deluge, and the second king of all serpents. He is god Śeṣa. He has a thousand eyes. He has a thousand mouths, heads and arms. He has joined with the drop-like gems of his hood the ocean, the clouds and the earth. He produces death like fire and Rudra. He has a pestle as his missile. He has a plough as his weapon. He has put on dark-blue garments. He looks charming with the spirituous liquor. He removes the blemishes of the speech and the body. He is discontent. He knocked down Rāvaṇa by merely casting a glance at him. He restrained Bali. He is fierce. He is Balarāma . He is the killer of Pralamba . He is the killer of Muṣṭika . He is the killer of Dvivida . He is Bala (-rāma) who dragged Yamunā . He is the husband of Revatī . Due to the lassitude in former devotion he is the elder brother of Acyuta (i.e. Viṣṇu). He is the son of Kaśyapa and Aditi , called Devakī and Vasudeva . He is (Kṛṣṇa) the descendant of Vṛṣṇi . He is the greatest among the Sātvatas . He is Śauri . He is the perpetuator of the Yadu family. He is of the form of a man. He is the Supreme Brahman. He is Savyasācin (i.e. Arjuna ). He is the giver of boons. His grace is desired by Brahmā, etc. and his childhood is a wonder to the world. He killed Pūtanā . He broke Śakaṭa , Yamala and Arjuna. He is the enemy of Vātāsura. He is the killer of Keśin . He is the enemy of Dhenuka . He is the lord of cows. He is Dāmodara . He is the god of the cowherds. He is the giver of joy to Yaśodā . He crushed Kāliya . He is dear to all the cowherds and cowherdesses. He easily held the Govardhana (mountain). He is Govinda. He is a joy to Gokula . He is the destroyer of Ariṣṭa . He is the giver of salvation to the cowherdesses mad with lust. He instantly kills him who hurts the earth. He crushed Cāṇūra . He is Kaṃsa ’s enemy. He is the great one who put Ugrasena on the throne. He made the earth characterised by auspiciousness. He put an end to Jarāsandha ’s power (or army). He threw and broke Jarāsandha. He gave glory to Bhīmasena . He gave (back making it alive) Sāndīpani ’s child. He is the conqueror of Kālāntaka and others. He is the emancipator of all hellish beings. He is the conqueror of crores of all kings. He is the husband of Rukmiṇī . He punished Rukmi . He killed Naraka. He is loved by all beautiful women. He is the enemy of Mura . He is Garuḍa-bannered. He, the lord of all, all alone conquered Rudra, Arka (the Sun), Maruts and others. He removed the pride of the lord of gods. He has adorned the earth with the desire-yielding trees. He is the conqueror of the crores of attendants (of Śiva) like Nandin, pierced along with Bāṇa ’s arms. He easily conquered Śiva. He is worshipped by Śiva only. He is the giver of victory of Arjuna from a total fall, for Indra. He has cut off the head of Kāśirāja . He is the only one who crushed Rudra’s power. He, the lord of the universe, casts a favourable glance. He troubled the son of Kāśirāja. He broke the pledge of Śambhu. He is the leader who totally burnt Kāśirāja. He is the killer of the crores of the attendants of the lord of Kāśī. He honours brāhmaṇas instructing the world. He is subjugated by bevies of young women. Formerly he granted a boon to Śiva. He is the only giver of stability to Śaṅkara. He worships Śiva, his portion. He is the lord of the vow of lucky maidens. He, in the form of Kṛṣṇa, is the killer of Śiva’s enemies. He has the body of Mahālakṣmī . He is the protector of Gaurī . He is the killer of Vaidala Vṛtra . His lustre alone is Mucukunda . He did a desired thing for Kālayavana . He is the lord of Yamunā. He is a brāhmaṇa’s son led near and devoted.
265-278. He brought down to the earth Indra’s splendour for his poor devotee Śrīdāman . He is the only one giving salvation to the wicked Śiśupāla . He is the lord of Dvārakā . He fashioned the crores of treasures at Dvārakā to be reached by (everyone up to) a cāṇḍāla. He alone gave, as he willed, salvation to his principal devotees Akrūra and Uddhava . He turned the ocean into a well of nectar while sporting (there) with children and women. He gave life to Parīkṣit who while in the womb was burnt by Brahmā’s missile. He led the daughter of the brāhmaṇa devoted to him. He removed Arjuna’s pride. He seized all Kauravas like Bhīṣma with a mysterious figure. He duly cut off all the divine missiles and removed Arjuna’s delusion. He removed the fear of the gods and the earth under the guise of a curse to be conceived. He is the enemy of old age and physical diseases, and gives a good condition (to his devotee). He gives everything that is desired merely when he is remembered. He is god Madana, the lord of Rati . He is Manmatha , and the destroyer of Śambara. He is bodyless (i.e. Madana). He conquered Gaurī’s lord (i.e. Śiva). He is the husband of Rati, and is always desired. His arrows are made of flowers. He is Smara (i.e. Madana) who vanquishes everyone. He is dear to Kāmeśvarī (i.e. Rati). He is Uṣā’s lord. He is Viśvaketu (i.e. Aniruddha). He is proud everywhere. He is a superior ‘man’. He has four souls. He has four modes. He is the author of the four ages. He is the only universal soul of all the four Vedas. He is in crores the portion of everything that is excellent. He is the ancient sage Vyāsa , the author of a thousand branches ( Vedic knowledge ). He is the creator (i.e. the author) of the Mahābhārata . He is the lord ofpoets. He is Bādarāyaṇa . He is Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (i.e. Vyāsa) who is the only teacher of all the (four) goals (of human life). He is the author of the Vedānta . He alone has manifested Brahman. He is the cause of the Puru race. He is Buddha (literally, enlightened). He has won over through meditation the god of all gods. He is without a weapon. He has conquered the world. He is Śrīdhara. He deludes the wicked. He has outcast the demons from the Vedic (fold). He has preserved the meaning of the Vedas and the sacred texts. He is the son of Śuddhodana (i.e. he is Buddha). He is seen and shown. He gives happiness. He is the lord of the assembly. He shows favour to all as they deserve it. He is all void. He gives all that is desired. He has four crores of various principles. He is the lord who has gone beyond intelligence. He is the lord showing the path of the Veda to the heretics. He is the preserver of the texts sacred to the heretics.
279-293. He is Kalki. He is the child of Viṣṇu’s glory. He ends the Kali age. He kills all the wicked mlecchas. He has fashioned all the distinguished brāhmaṇas. He propounds the truth. He removes the prolonged hunger of gods and brāhmaṇas. He is Aśvavārādirevanta(?). He destroys the bad condition of the earth. He instantly gives unending glory to the earth. He knows all the ways of life that have perished. Due to his contact with unending gold he is the only brāhmaṇa with entire gold. He is the only ruler of the world that cannot be controlled. He is adorable to the world. He is the banner of victory. He is the lord of the principle of soul. He is the best doer. He is Brahmā. He is (Śiva) the lord of Umā. He is the best lord. He is the first among the lords of beings. He is Marīci . He is a leader like Janaka . He is Kaśyapa. He is the chief lord of gods. He is Prahlāda , the king of demons. He is the Moon, the lord of stars. He is the Sun, best in lustre. He is Śukra , the lord of the wise. He is the chief of great sages, i.e. Bhṛgu. He is Viṣṇu, the chief among the Suns. He is Bali, and the Supreme Being. He is Vāyu . He is pure fire. He is the greatest. He is Śaṅkara, the chief of the Rudras, and the preceptor. He is the wisest one. He is the chief gandharva , Citraratha . He is the excellent Indestructible (one). He is the first caste. By means of power she is Gaurī, the first lady. He is the best blessing. He is Nārada, the chief divine sage. He is the chief Pāṇḍava , Arjuna. He is the chief discussion and discourse. He is Pavana (Wind). He is the lord of Pavana. He is Varuṇa , the lord of the aquatic animals. He is the best of the sacred places on the Gaṅgā . He plays with dice, the principal among tricks. He is food, the excellent medicine. He is Sudarśana , the best among the missiles. He is the thunderbolt, the best weapon. He is Uccaiḥśravas , the lord of horses; Airāvata , the lord of elephants. He is the lord of those having a wife like Arundhatī . He is Aśvattha , the chief among trees. He is metaphysical knowledge, the chief among the lores. He is Om, the best of the sacred texts of the Vedic hymns. He is Meru, the chief of the mountains. He is the month of Mārgaśīrṣa , the first among the months. He is the best of times. He is the soul, accomplished in ancient times, of a day etc. He is Kapila. He is the master of Sāma Veda. He is Garuḍa, the first among the birds. He is the desire-yielding cow. He is the best friend, removing affliction. He is the desire-yielding gem. He is the best preceptor. He is the mother. He is the most kind father. He is the lion, the lord of beasts. He is Vāsuki , the lord of serpents, and the king, best among men. He is brāhmaṇa, the chief of the castes. He is the mind, best due to compassion. Repeated salutation (to him). These are the thousand names of Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu. It (i.e. Viṣṇusahasranāma ) puts an end to all faults.
294-312. It very much enhances devotion. It is an inexhaustible means of the worlds like those of Brahmā, and the only means to heaven. It is the only staircase to Viṣṇu world. It destroys all griefs. It gives all pleasures. It instantly gives the highest salvation. It fully purifies the dirt of the mind like lust and anger. It gives peace. It purifies even men with great sins. It gives all the desired fruits to all beings. It removes all obstacles. It destroys all evils. It destroys terrible pain. It destroys acute poverty. It removes the three debts. It is a secret. It gives wealth, grains and glory. It gives all affluence. It gives all (kinds of) success. It gives all kinds of auspiciousness. It gives the fruit of a crore of (visits to) holy places, sacrifices, austerities, gifts and vows. It puts an end to the dullness of the world. It is the promoter of all lores. It gives a kingdom to those who are deprived of their kingdom. It removes all the diseases of the sick persons. It gives a son to the barren women. It gives life to those whose (span of) life is diminished. It destroys the (ill effect of) being possessed by ghosts and of poison. It destroys the oppression caused by a Planet. It is auspicious. It is meritorious. It enhances (the span of) life by means of being listened to, being recited and being muttered. The religious merit of him (is as much) as all the Vedas with the Vedāṅgas , crores of hymns, the Purāṇas, sacred texts, Smṛtis (would give) when heard and recited. O dear one, if a man mutters or recites a letter, a verse or a line every day, then all one’s desired objects are soon achieved. Then (what would be obtained by listening to or reciting) the entire (text)? Such certainty is not seen in all (other) acts. O good one, this is to be secretly preserved by you and is to be recited only for your own interest. It is not to be given to a non-devotee of Viṣṇu, whose mind is overcome with doubts, who lacks devotion and faith and who looks upon Viṣṇu as an ordinary (deity). It should be given to the son, to a disciple, to a friend with a desire of their good. Those of a dull intellect will not grasp it without my favour. It gives instant fruit in the Kali age. Nārada will take it to the community in (the various) kalpas, by which the misery of unfortunate persons will come to an end. In the Āryāvarta it will live with two or three devotees of Viṣṇu. There is no better abode than Viṣṇu. There is no greater penance than Viṣṇu. There is no greater religious merit than Viṣṇu. There is no hymn that does not pertain to Viṣṇu. There is no greater truth than Viṣṇu. There is no greater sacrifice than Viṣṇu. There is no greater meditation than Viṣṇu. There is no better recourse than Viṣṇu. For him who has devotion to Viṣṇu, what is the use of many hymns, and very extensive sacred texts and thousands of Vājapeya sacrifices? Viṣṇu is full of all sacred places. The lord is full of all sacred texts. Viṣṇu is full of all sacrifices. I am telling the truth and the truth (only). I have told (you) this which is the full essence of everything up to Brahman.
Pārvatī said :
313-330. I am lucky. I am favoured. I am blessed, O lord of the world, since I heard from you this hymn, this secret which is very difficult to be secured. Oh! how very painful it is that the fools suffer in the mundane existence, when Viṣṇu, the destroyer of all miseries and the lord of gods is present (everywhere), and due to dedication to whom Śiva is seen by people to be naked, having matted hair, with his body smeared with ash and an ascetic. Which (other) god is there who is superior to (Viṣṇu) the lord of Lakṣmi and the enemy of Madhu? Which better position is there than that Viṣṇu, that principle which is every day thought of by you the lord of abstract meditation? Whom, ignoring him, do the fools, proud of their knowledge, worship? O lord, you have for a long time deprived me, that you have not manifested to me this lord, having the divine powers like you. Oh, Viṣṇu, the lord of all, the best among all excellent gods, the first preceptor of you, is looked upon as an ordinary god! The greatness of the great is that they worship those who deserve worship. Those having forgiveness ignore even those who have become their enemies without any cause. I too, in my childhood saw my father’s starving subjects. Unable to nourish them due to difficulty they were supported after having propitiated Lakṣmī. Gods like you, Indra and others with kind-hearted friends and kinsmen shine, due to the subjects in whose proximity she stays. Without her where can godhead remain? Where can glory and possessions remain? All living beings live in anguish. Without her there can be no righteousness, no worldly desires, no (satisfaction of) lust. (Then) salvation too is (far) away. How can the hungry and the unfortunate ones have concentration through abstract meditation? He who controls Lakṣmī is alone the essence of the worldly existence, and the only leader of the entire world. Śaṅkara even abandoned her. He, the magnanimous one, is full with humility, purity, handsomeness, wealth, of uprightness and valour surpassing that of all (others). Who can equal that Viṣṇu, god of gods, without whose partial incarnation all this world gets dissolved? But the deluded ones call this to be a fault. He has no birth, no death. Nor has he any desired object to be obtained. But, O lord due to my mind attached to lust etc., due to my having been one with you, due to an error, if I am unable to recite every day these thousand names of Viṣṇu [viz., Viṣṇusahasranāma], then tell me, O bull-bannered god, that name, by which I shall get that fruit (obtained by the recital of Viṣṇu’s thousand names).
Mahādeva said :
331. O you beautiful one, O you charming one, (recite) ‘Rāma, Rāma, Rāma’. The thousand names are equal to that. [5]
[1]: [1] : Khaṭvāṅga—A club or staff with a skull at the top considered as the weapon of Śiva and carried by ascetics and yogins.
[2]: [2] : Tāpatraya—The three kinds of torments: caused by the mind (Ādhyātmika), caused by fate (Ādhidaivika), and caused by animals (Ādhibhautika).
[3]: [3] : Apama—ecliptic (the sun’s apparent orbit).
[4]: [4] : Taiṣī—The lunar month of Pauṣa.
[5]: [5] : Verses like 219b, 239, 260, 261a, 264 are not sufficiently clear.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44643, revision 336467 (2022-04-22T22:39:47Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365648.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.