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राम

The Supreme Rāma

Avatāras and cosmic rulers

Unit 7 of 21 · printed source 8, 9

Sanskrit · Devanagari

एवं सर्वेऽवताराः श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणरेखाभ्यः समुद्भवन्ति, तथानन्तकोटिविष्णवश्च चतुर्व्यूहश्च समुद्भवन्ति। एवमपराजितेश्वरमपरिमिताः परनारायणादयः, अष्टभुजनारायणादयश्चानन्तकोटिसङ्ख्यकाः, बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वकालं समुपासते। यदा विष्ण्वादीन् यदाज्ञापयति तदा तद्ब्रह्माण्डे सर्वकार्यं कुर्वन्ति। ते सर्वे देवा द्विविधाः—भिन्नांशा अभिन्नांशाश्च। श्रीरघुवरमुभये सेवन्ते। भिन्नांशा ब्रह्मादयः, अभिन्नांशा नारायणादयः।

IAST

evaṃ sarve'vatārāḥ śrīrāmacandracaraṇarekhābhyaḥ samudbhavanti, tathānantakoṭiviṣṇavaśca caturvyūhaśca samudbhavanti| evamaparājiteśvaramaparimitāḥ paranārāyaṇādayaḥ, aṣṭabhujanārāyaṇādayaścānantakoṭisaṅkhyakāḥ, baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarvakālaṃ samupāsate| yadā viṣṇvādīn yadājñāpayati tadā tadbrahmāṇḍe sarvakāryaṃ kurvanti| te sarve devā dvividhāḥ—bhinnāṃśā abhinnāṃśāśca| śrīraghuvaramubhaye sevante| bhinnāṃśā brahmādayaḥ, abhinnāṃśā nārāyaṇādayaḥ|

Fresh English translation

Thus all avatāras arise from the lines upon Śrī Rāmacandra's feet; countless Viṣṇus and the fourfold vyūha arise from them as well. Innumerable Para-Nārāyaṇas, eight-armed Nārāyaṇas, and others worship the unconquered Lord at all times with joined palms. When he commands Viṣṇu and the others, they perform every cosmic function in their respective universes. All those gods are of two kinds, distinct portions and non-distinct portions, and both serve the best of the Raghus. Brahmā and the others are distinct portions; Nārāyaṇa and the others are non-distinct portions.