pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तथा राज्ञो वदेः सर्वान् ये युद्धायाभ्युपागताः। यद् वो मनीषितं तद् वै सर्वं सम्पादयाम्यहम्॥
English: Then speak also to all the kings who are assembled to fight what you desire. I shall fulfill your wishes in every way.
Sanskrit: राजानो राजपुत्राश्च दुर्योधनवशानुगाः। प्राप्य शस्त्रेण निधनं प्राप्स्यन्ति गतिमुत्तमाम्॥
English: The king and princes, who are under the leadership of Duryodhana, will meet, by coming in contact with weapons, with death and attain to very excellent salvation.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच मनीकिनीनां प्रमुखे महात्मा। ययौ सपत्नान् प्रति जातकोपो वृतः समग्रेण बलेन भीष्मः॥
English: Sanjaya said O descendant of Bharata, when the night passed away, the illustrious Bhishma with his wrath excited followed by a very large numbers of troops, going at the head of the Kuru army charged the enemy's troops.
Sanskrit: तं द्रोणदुर्योधनबालिकाश्च तथैव दुर्मर्षणचित्रसेनौ। नृपास्तथाऽन्ये प्रययुः समन्तात्॥
English: Drona, and Duryodhana, Balhika, Durmarshans, Chitrasena, the mighty Jayadratha and other royal heroes backed by a large number of troops accompanied him.
Sanskrit: स तैर्महद्भिश्च महारथैश्च तेजस्विभिर्वीर्यवद्धिश्च राजन्। वृतः स देवैरिव वज्रपाणिः॥
English: Surrounded by these great and mighty carwarriors all possessing great prowess and energy, O king, he shone in the midst of those foremost of royal heroes like the lord of the celestial in the midst of the celestial.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन्ननीकप्रमुखे विषक्ता दोधूयमानाश्च महापताकाः। सुरक्तपीतासितपाण्डुराभा महागजस्कन्धगता विरेजुः॥
English: The magnificent standards on the backs of the elephants stationed in front of the various divisions of the army waved in the air and looked highly beautiful with yellow, black and brown colours.
Sanskrit: सा वाहिनी शान्तनवेन गुप्ता महारथैर्वारणवाजिभिश्च। बभौ सविद्युत्स्तनयिलुकल्पा जलागमै द्यौरिव जातमेघा॥
English: That great army with the royal son of Shantanu (Bhishma) at its head and with other great car-warriors and with elephants and horses, looked as resplendent as a mass of clouds charged with lightning or as the sky with gathering clouds in the season of rains.
Sanskrit: ततो रणायाभिमुखी प्रयाता प्रत्यर्जुनं शान्तनवाभिगुप्ता। सेना महोग्रा सहसा कुरूणां वेगो यथा भीम इवापगायाः॥
English: Then like the fearful current of the oceangoing Ganga, that great Kuru army, protected by Shantanu's son rushed with great force towards Arjuna.
Sanskrit: तं व्यालनानाविधगूढसारं गजाश्वपादातरथौघपक्षम्। व्यूहं महामेघसमं महात्मा ददर्श दूरात् कपिराजकेतुः॥
English: With various kinds of forces possessing great strength and also with innumerable elephants, horses and foot soldiers and carwarriors, the Vyuha invade by the apebannered hero (Arjuna) looked from the distance like a great mass of clouds.
Sanskrit: विनिर्ययौ केतुमता रथेन नरर्षभः श्वेतहयेन वीरः। वरूथिना सैन्यमुखे महात्मा वधे धृतः सर्वसपत्नयूनाम्॥
English: That illustrious hero, that foremost of men, standing on his car furnished with his standard and yoked with white steeds went against the enemy's army supported by a large force.
Sanskrit: सूपस्करं सोत्तरबन्धुरेषं यत्तं यदूनामृषभेण संख्ये। कपिध्वजं प्रेक्ष्य विषेदुराजौ सहैव पुत्रैस्तव कौरवेयाः॥
English: Seeing that ape-bannered hero accompanied by that foremost of the Yadu race, all the Kurus with your sons were filled with dismay.
Sanskrit: प्रकर्षता गुप्तमुदायुधेन किरीटिना लोकमहारथेन। श्चतुश्चतुळलसहस्रकर्णम्॥
English: Your troops saw that best of Vyuhas which was protected by that great car-warriors of the world Kiritin (Arjuna). It had thousands of weapons up-raised and on each of its concerns stood four thousand elephants.
Sanskrit: यथा हि पूर्वेऽहनि धर्मराज्ञा व्यूहः कृतः कौरवसत्तमेन। तथा न भूतो भुवि मानुषेषु न दृष्टपूर्वो न च संश्रुतश्च॥
English: This Vyuha of today was like the one which was formed on the day previous by that foremost of Kurus, king Dharamraja Yudhishthira and the like of which had never been seen or heard to before by any man.
Sanskrit: ततो यथादेशमुपेत्य तस्थुः पाञ्चालमुख्याः सह चेदिमुख्यैः। ततः समादेशसमाहतानि भेरीसहस्राणि विनेदुराजौ॥
English: Then thousands of drums were loudly beat on the field of battle. There rose from every quareer sounds of conchs and trumpets and lion-like shouts.
Sanskrit: शङ्खस्वनास्तूर्यरथस्वनाश्च सर्वेष्वनीकेषु ससिंहनादाः। ततः सबाणानि महास्वनानि विस्फार्यमाणानि धनूंषि वीरैः॥
English: Then bows of loud twang, drawn by heroic warriors, with arrows fixed on the bow brings and the sounds of conchs rose above the uproar made by drums and cymbals.
Sanskrit: क्षणेन भेरीपणवप्रणादानन्तर्दधुः शङ्खमहास्वनाश्च। तच्छङ्खशब्दावृतमन्तरिक्षमुद्भूतबीमाद्भुतरेणुजालम्॥
English: The entire sky was filled with the sounds of conchs dust filled every place with that dust the atmosphere appeared as if a canopy had been over-spread. Having seen that canopy, all the brave warriors rushed to the battle.
Sanskrit: मालोक्य वीराः सहसाभिपेतुः। रथी रथेनाभिहतः ससूतः पपात साश्वः सरथः सकेतुः॥
English: Car-warriors struck with car-warriors were cut down with their charioteers, horses, car and standards. Elephants struck by elephants and foot soldiers struck by foot soldiers all fell (on the filled of battle).
Sanskrit: गजो गजेनाभिहतः पपात पदातिना चाभिहतः पदातिः। ?रीकृतान्यद्भुतदर्शनानि। प्रासैश्च खड्डैश्च समाहतानि सदश्ववृन्दानि सदश्ववृन्दैः॥
English: Impetuous horsemen struck down by impetuous horsemen fell with fearful countenances. All appeared to be exceedingly wonderful.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णतारागणभूषितानि सूर्यप्रभाभानि शरावराणि। विदार्यमाणानि परश्वधैश्च प्रासैश्च खड्डैश्च निपेतुरुक्म्॥
English: Excellent shields adorned with golden stars and possessed of the effulgence of the sun, broken by battle axes, lances and swords dropped on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: गजैविषाणैर्वरहस्तरुग्णाः केचित् ससूता रथिनः प्रपेतुः। गजर्षभाश्चापि रथर्षभेण निपातिता बाणहताः पृथिव्याम्॥
English: Many car-warriors, mangled and bruised by the tasks and the powerful trunks of elephants fell down with their charioteers, many foremost of car-warriors, struck by the foremost of carwarriors fell on the earth.
Sanskrit: गजौघवेगोद्धतसादितानां श्रुत्वा विषेदुः सहसा मनुष्याः। आस्विनं सादिपदातियूनां विषाणगात्रावरताडितानाम्॥
English: Having heard the wails of horsemen and foot soldiers, struck with the tusks and other limbs of elephants or crushed by their huge animals fell down on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: सम्भ्रान्तनागाश्वरथे मुहूर्ते महाक्षये सादिपदातियूनाम्। महारथैः सम्परिवार्यमाणो ददर्श भीष्मः कपिराजकेतुम्॥
English: Then when horsemen and foot soldiers were falling fast, and elephants, horses and cars were flying away in fear, Bhishma surrounded by many great car-warriors got a sight of the ape-mannered warrior (Arjuna).
Sanskrit: तं पञ्चतालोच्छ्रिततालकेतुः सदश्ववेगाद्भुतवीर्ययानः। महास्त्रबाणाशनिदीप्तिमन्तं किरीटिनं शान्तनवोऽभ्यधावत्॥
English: The plmyra-bannered hero, the son of Shantanu, who had five palmyras on his standard, then rushed upon the diadem decked warrior (Arjuna) whose car was yoked with excellent steeds with possessed wonderful energy and which blazed like the lighting.
Sanskrit: मिन्द्रात्मजं द्रोणमुखा विमः। कृपश्च शल्यश्च विविंशतिश्च दुर्योधनः सौमदत्तिश्च राजन्॥
English: O king, thus against that son of Indra who was like Indra himself rushed many warriors headed by Drona, Kripa, Shalya, Vivingshati, Duryodhana and also Somadatta's son.
Sanskrit: ततो रथानां प्रमुखादुपेत्य सर्वास्त्रवित् काञ्चनचित्रवर्मा। स्तानर्जुनस्यात्मसुतोऽभिमन्युः॥
English: Then the heroic son of Arjuna Abhimanyu learned in all the weapons and clad in a handsome golden armour, rushed out of the ranks of attacked all your warriors.
Sanskrit: मसह्यकर्मा विनिहत्य कार्ष्णिः। बभौ महामन्त्रहुतार्चिमाली भगवानिवाग्निः॥ सदोगतः सन्
English: That son of Arjuna baffled the weapons of all the mighty warriors. He looked effulgent as the exalted Agni on the sacrificial alter when invoked with high Mantras.
Sanskrit: ततः स तूर्णं रुधिरोदफेनां कृत्वा नदीमाशु रणे रिपूणाम्। जगाम सौभद्रमतीत्य भीष्मो महारथं पार्थमदीनसत्त्वः॥
English: Then the greatly powerful Bhishma created a river in that field of battle. Its water was made by the blood of foes. But he quickly avoided the son of Subhadra and charged the great car-warrior Pareha.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्याद्भुतविक्रमेण गाण्डीवमुक्तेन शिलाशितेना विपाठजालेन महास्त्रजालं विनाशयामास किरीटमाली॥
English: Then Arjuna, adorned with diadem and garlands, with his wonderful Gandiva in his hand, the twang of which resembled the roars of clouds, shot showers of arrows and baffled the showers of arrows (shot by Bhishma).
Sanskrit: सक्तकर्मा कपिराजकेतुः। भीष्मं महात्माभिववर्ष तूर्णं शरौघजालैर्विमलैश्च भल्लैः॥
English: That illustrious ape-bannered hero then poured upon Bhishma that foremost of all wielders of arms a shower of sharp arrows and broad-headed polished shafts.
Sanskrit: तथैव भीष्माहतमन्तरिक्ष महास्त्रजालं कपिराजकेतोः। विशीर्यमाणं ददृशुस्त्वदीया दिवाकरेणेव तमोऽभिभूतम्॥
English: Your troops then saw that shower of arrow, shot by that great ape-bannered hero, opposed and dispersed by Bhishma, as the sun dispels darkness.
Sanskrit: मदीनवत् सत्पुरुषोत्तमाभ्याम्। ददर्श लोकः कुरुसुंजयाच तद् द्वैरथं भीष्मधनंजयाभ्याम्॥
English: Then the Kurus, the Srinjayas, and all other people saw the single combat between those two foremost of men, Bhishma and Arjuna both distinguished by the fearful twang of their bows.
Sanskrit: जनमेजय उवाच अस्तौषीद् यैरिमं व्यासः स शिष्यो मधुसूदनम्। नामभिर्विविधैरेषां निरुक्तं भगवन् मम॥ वक्तुमर्हसि शुश्रूषोः प्रजापतिपतेर्हरेः। श्रुत्वा भवेयं यत् पूतः शरच्चन्द्र इवामलः॥
English: O Holy One, you should tell me the meanings of those various names uttering which the great Rishi Vyasa with his disciples sang the praises of the illustrious killer of Madhu. I wish to hear those names of Hari, that Supreme Lord of all creatures. Indeed, by hearing of those names, I shall be sanctified and cleansed like the bright autumnal moon.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच शृणु राजन यथाऽऽचष्ट फाल्गुनस्य हरिः प्रभुः। प्रसन्नात्माऽऽत्मनो नाम्नां निरुक्तं गुणकर्मजम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Listen, O king, to what the meanings are of the various names, due to attributes and acts, of Hari as the powerful Hari himself of cheerful soul explained them to Phalguna.
Sanskrit: नामभिः कीर्तितैस्तस्य केशवस्य महात्मनः। पृष्टवान् केशवं राजन् फाल्गुनः परवीरहा॥
English: That killer of hostile heroes, viz., Phalguna, had at one time asked Keshava, enquiring after the meanings of the some of the names by which the great Keshava is worshipped.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच भगवन् भूतभव्येश सर्वभूतसृगव्यय। लोकधाम जगन्नाथ लोकानामभयप्रद॥
English: O Holy One, O supreme ordainer of the Past and the Future, O Creator of all Beings, O Immutable one, O Refuge of all the worlds, O Lord of the universe, O Remover of the fears of all persons.
Sanskrit: यानि नामानि ते देव कीर्तितानि महर्षिभिः। वेदेषु सपुराणेषु यानि गुह्यानि कर्मभिः॥ तेषां निरुक्तं त्वत्तोऽहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि केशव। न ह्यन्यो वर्ण येन्नाम्नां निरुक्तं त्वामृते प्रभो॥
English: I wish to hear from you in detail, O Keshava, the meanings of all those names of yours, O God, which have been mentioned by the great Rishis in the Vedas and the Puranas on account of various acts of yours! None else than you, O Lord, is capable to explain the mcanings of those names.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच ऋग्वेदे सयजुर्वेदे तथैवाथर्वसामसु। पुराणे सोपनिषदे तथैव ज्यौतिषेऽर्जुन॥ सांख्ये च योगशास्त्रे च आयुर्वेदे तथैव च। बहूनि मम नामानि कीर्तितानि महर्षिभिः॥ गौणानि तत्र नामानि कर्मजानि च कानिचित्। निरुक्तं कर्मजानां त्वं शृणुष्व प्रयतोऽनघ॥
English: The Holy One said, In the Rigveda, in the Yajurveda, in the Atharvans and the Samans, in the Puranas and the Upanishads, as also in the works on Astrology, O Arjuna, in the Sankhya treatises, in the Yoga Scriptures, and in the treatises also on the Science of Life, many are the names that have been mentioned by the great Rishis. Some of those names refer to my attributes and some of them refer to my deeds. Do you hear, with rapt attention, O Sinless One, what the meaning is of each of those names referring to my acts.
Sanskrit: कथ्यमानं मया तात त्वं हि मेऽर्धं स्मृतः पुरा। नमोऽतियशसे तस्मै देहिनां परमात्मने॥
English: As I recite them to you. It is said that in days of yore you formed half my body. Salutations to Him of great glory. Him, viz., that is the Supreme Soul of all embodied creatures.
Sanskrit: नारायणाय विश्वाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने। यस्य प्रसादजो ब्रह्मा रुद्रश्च क्रोधसम्भवः॥
English: Salutations to Narayana, to Him that is at one with the universe, to .Him who is above the three qualities, to Him, that is again, the Soul of those qualities. From His grace has originated Brahman, and from His anger has arisen Rudra.
Sanskrit: योऽसौ योनिर्हि सर्वस्य स्थावरस्य चरस्य च। अष्टादशगुणं यत् तत् सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतां वर॥ प्रकृतिः सा परा मह्यं रोदसी योगधारिणी।
English: He is the source whence have originated all mobile and immobile creatures. O foremost of all persons gifted with Sattva (Goodness), the attribute of Sattva consists of eighteen qualities. That attribute is Supreme Nature having for her soul the Sky and Earth and succeeding by her creative forces in keeping up the universe.
Sanskrit: ऋता सत्यामराजय्या लोकानामात्मसंज्ञिता॥ तस्मात् सर्वाः प्रवर्तन्ते सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः।
English: That Nature is at one with the fruit of all acts. She is also the pure Chit. She is immortal, and invincible, and is called the Soul of the universe. From her proceed all the changes of both Creation and Destruction,
Sanskrit: तपो यज्ञश्च यष्टा च पुराणः पुरुषो विराट्॥ अनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तो लोकानां प्रभवाप्ययः।
English: Divested of sex, She or He is the penances that people practise. He is both the sacrifice that is performed and the sacrificer who celebrates the sacrifice. He is the ancient and the infinite Purusha. He is otherwise called Aniruddha and is the source of the Creation and the Destruction of the universe.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मे रात्रिक्षये प्राप्ते तस्य ह्यमिततेजसः॥ प्रसादात् प्रादुरभवत् पद्मं पद्मनिभेक्षण।
English: When Brahmana's night was passed, through the grace of that Being of great energy, a lotus made its appearance first, you having eyes like lotus petals.
Sanskrit: ततो ब्रह्मा समभवत् स तस्यैव प्रसादजः॥ अह्नः क्षये ललाटाच्च सुतो देवस्य वै तथा। क्रोधाविष्टस्य संजज्ञे रुद्रः संहारकारकः॥ एतौ द्वौ विबुधश्रेष्ठौ प्रसादक्रोधजावुभौ।
English: Within that lotus was born Brahman, originating from Aniruddha's grace. Towards the evening of Brahman's day, Aniruddha became filled with anger, and as a consequence of this, there originated from his forehead a son called Rudra gifted with the power of destroying everything. These two, viz., Brahman and Rudra, are the foremost of all the gods, having originated respectively from the Cheerfulness and the Anger (of Aniruddha).
Sanskrit: तदादेशितपन्थानौ सृष्टिसंहारकारकौ॥ निमित्तमात्रं तावत्र सर्वप्राणिवरप्रदौ।
English: Acting according to Aniruddha's directions, these two gods Create and Destroy. Although capable of granting boons to all creatures, they are, however, in their own work, (viz., Creation and Destruction), merely instruments in the hands of Aniruddha.
Sanskrit: कपर्दी जटिला मुण्डः श्मशान गृहसेवकः॥ उग्रव्रतचरो रुद्रो योगी परमदारुणः।
English: Rudra is otherwise called Kaparddin. He has matted locks on his head, some times shows a bald head. He loves to live in the midst of crematoriums which form his home. He practises the austerest vows. He is a Yogin of mighty power and energy.
Sanskrit: दक्षक्रतुहरश्चैव भगनेत्रहरस्तथा।॥ नारायणात्मको ज्ञेयः पाण्डवेय युगे युगे।
English: He is the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice and the tearer of Bhaga's eyes. O son of Pandu, Rudra should be known to have always Narayana for his Soul.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् हि पूज्यमाने वै देवदेवे महेश्वरे॥ सम्पूजितो भवेत् पार्थ देवो नारायणः प्रभुः।
English: If that god of gods, viz., Mahesvara, be adored, then, O Partha, is the powerful Narayana also adored.
Sanskrit: अहमात्मा हि लोकानां विश्वेषां पाण्डुनन्दन॥ तस्मादात्मानमेवाग्रे रुद्रं सम्पूजयाम्यहम्।
English: I am the Soul, O son of Pandu, of all the worlds, of all the universe. Rudra again, is my Soul. It is for this that I always worship him.
Sanskrit: यद्यहं नार्चयेयं वै ईशानं वरदं शिवम्॥ आत्मानं नार्चयेत् कश्चिदिति मे भावितात्मनः।
English: If I do not worship the auspicious and boon-giving Ishana, nobody would then worship my own self.
Sanskrit: मया प्रमाणं हि कृतं लोकः समनुवर्तते॥ प्रमाणानि हि पूज्यानि ततस्तं पूजयाम्यहम्।
English: The ordinances I set are followed by all the worlds. Those ordinances should always be worshipped, and it is, therefore, that I worship them.
Sanskrit: यस्तं वेत्ति स मां वेत्ति योऽनु तं स हि मामनु॥ रुद्रो नारायणश्चैव सत्त्वमेकं द्विधाकृतम्।
English: He who knows Rudra knows myself, and he who knows myself, knows Rudra. He who follows Rudra follows me. Rudra is Narayana. Both are one; and one is shown in two different forms.
Sanskrit: लोके चरति कौन्तेय व्यक्तिस्थं सर्वकर्मसु॥ न हि मे केनचिद् देयो वरः पाण्डवनन्दन।
English: Rudra and Narayana, forming one person, pervade all displayed things and cause them to act. No one else than Rudra is capable to grant me a boon, O son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: इति संचिन्त्य मनसा पुराणं रुद्रमीश्वरम्॥ पुत्रार्थमाराधितवानहमात्मानमात्मना।
English: Having settled this in my mind, I worshipped in days of yore the ancient and powerful Rudra, for getting the boon of a son. In worshipping Rudra thus, I worshipped my own self.
Sanskrit: न हि विष्णुः प्रणमति कस्मैचिद् विबुधाय च॥ ऋते आत्मानमेवेति ततो रुद्रं भजाम्यहम्।
English: Vishnu never bows his head to any god except his own self. It is therefore that I worship Rudra.
Sanskrit: सब्रह्मकाः सरुद्राश्च सेन्द्रा देवाः सहर्षिभिः॥ अर्चयन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठं देवं नारायणं हरिम्।
English: All the gods, including Brahman and Indra and the gods and the great Rishis, worship Narayana, that foremost of gods, otherwise called by the name of Hari.
Sanskrit: भविष्यतां वर्ततां च भूतानां चैव भारत॥ सर्वेषामग्रणीविष्णः सेव्यः पूज्यश्च नित्यशः।
English: Vishnu is the foremost of all Beings past, present, or future, and as such should always be worshipped with respect.
Sanskrit: नमस्व हव्यदं विष्णुं तथा शरणदं नम॥ वरदं नमस्व कौन्तेय हव्यकव्यभुजं नम। चतुर्विधा मन जना भक्ता एव हि मे श्रुतम्॥
English: Do you bow your head to Vishnu. Do you bow your head to Him who gives protection to all. Do you bow,, O son of Kunti, to that great boon-giving god, that foremost of gods, who eats the offerings made to him in sacrifices.
Sanskrit: तेषामेकान्तिनः श्रेष्ठा ये चैवानन्यदेवताः। अहमेव गतिस्तेषां निराशी: कर्मकारिणाम्॥
English: I have heard that there are four kinds of worshippers. Among them all, they that are devoted to me wholly and do not worship any other god, are the foremost. I am the end they seek, and though engaged in deeds, they never seek the fruits thereof.
Sanskrit: ये च शिष्टास्त्रयो भक्ताः फलकामा हि ते मताः। सर्वे च्यवनधर्मास्ते प्रतिबुद्धस्तु श्रेष्ठभाक्॥
English: The three remaining classes of my worshippers are those who seek the fruits of their acts. They acquire regions of great happiness, but then they have to drop down therefrom upon the exhaustion of their merits. Those amongst my worshippers, therefore, who are fully awakened obtain what is foremost.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणं शितिकण्ठं च याश्चान्या देवताः स्मृताः। प्रबुद्धचर्याः सेवन्तो मामेवैष्यन्ति यत् परम्॥
English: Those who are awakened and whose conduct shows such enlightenment, may be engaged in worshipping Brahman or Mahadeva or the other gods who live in heaven, but they succeed at least in getting to myself.
Sanskrit: भक्तं प्रति विशेषस्ते एष पार्थानुकीर्तितः। त्वं चैवाहं च कौन्तेय नरनारायणौ स्मृतौ॥ भारावतरणार्थं तु प्रविष्टौ मानुषीं तनुम्।
English: I have thus told you, O Partha, what the destinations are between my worshippers. Yourself, O son of Kunti, and myself are known as Nara and Narayana. Both of us have taken human bodies only for the purpose of lightening the load of the Earth.
Sanskrit: जानाम्यध्यात्मयोगांश्च योऽहं यस्माच्च भारत॥ निवृत्तिलक्षणो धर्मस्तथाऽऽभ्युदयिकोऽपि च।
English: I know the different sorts of Yoga that rest on the Soul. I know who I am and whence I am, O Bharata. I know the Religion of Renunciation, and all that contributes to the prosperity of creatures.
Sanskrit: नराणामयनं ख्यातमहमेकः सनातनः॥ आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः। अयनं मम तत् पूर्वमतो नारायणो ह्यहम्॥
English: Eternal as I am, I am the one sole Refuge of all men. The waters have been called by the name of Nara, for they originated from Him called Nara. And since the waters, in former times, were my refuge, I am, therefore, called by the name of Narayana.
Sanskrit: छादयामि जगद् विश्वं भूत्वा सूर्य इवांशुभिः। सर्वभूताधिवासश्च वासुदेवस्ततो ह्यहम्॥
English: Taking the form of the Sun I cover the universe, with my rays. And because I am the home of all creatures, therefore, am I called by the name of Vasudeva.
Sanskrit: गतिश्च सर्वभूतानां प्रजनश्चापि भारत। व्याप्ता मे रोदसी पार्थ कान्तिश्चाभ्यधिका मम॥
English: I am the end of all creatures and their father, O Bharata. I pervade the entire sky and the Earth. O Partha. and my splendour transcends every other splendour.
Sanskrit: अधिभूतानि चान्तेषु तदिच्छंश्चास्मि भारत। क्रमणाच्चाप्यहं पार्थ विष्णुरित्यभिसंज्ञितः॥
English: I am He, O Bharata, whom all creatures wish to attain to at the end. And because I overwhelm all the universe, I am called by the name of Vishnu.
Sanskrit: दमात् सिद्धिं परीप्सन्तो मां जनाः कामयन्ति ह। दिवं चोर्वी च मध्यं च तस्माद् दामोदरो ह्यहम्॥
English: Desirous of acquiring success through control of their senses, people seek to obtain to me who am heaven and Earth and the sky between the two. For this am I called Damodara.
Sanskrit: पृश्निरित्युच्यते चान्नं वेद आपोऽमृतं तथा। ममैतानि सदा गर्भः पृश्निगर्भस्ततो ह्यहम्॥
English: The word Prishni includes food, the Vedas, water, and nectar. These four are always in my stomach. Hence am I called Prishnigarbha.
Sanskrit: ऋषयः प्राहुरेवं मां त्रितं कूपनिपातितम्। पृश्निगर्भ त्रितं पाहीत्येकतद्वितपातितम्॥
English: The Rishis have said that once on a time when the Rishi Trita was thrown into a well by Ekata and Dvita, the distressed Trita invoked me, saying,-O Prishnigarbha, do you save the fallen Trita.
Sanskrit: ततः स ब्रह्मणः पुत्र आद्यो ह्यषिवरस्त्रितः। उत्ततारोदपानाद् वै पृश्निगर्भानुकीर्तनात्॥
English: That foremost of Rishis, viz., Trita, the spiritual son of Brahma, having called on me thus, was saved from the pit.
Sanskrit: सूर्यस्य तपतो लोकानग्नेः सोमस्य चाप्युत। अंशवो यत् प्रकाशन्ते ममैते केशसंज्ञिताः॥ सर्वज्ञाः केशवं तस्मान्मामाहुर्द्विजसत्तमाः।
English: The rays that come out of the Sun who gives heat to the world, from the blazing fire, and from the Moon, form my hair. Hence do foremost of learned Brahmanas call me by the name of Keshava.
Sanskrit: स्वपल्यामाहितो गर्भ उतथ्येन महात्मना॥ उतथ्येऽन्तर्हिते चैव कदाचिद्देवमायया। बृहस्पतिस्थाविन्दत्पत्नीं तस्य महात्मनः॥
English: The great Utathya having impregnated his wife disappeared from her side through an illusion of the gods. The younger brother Brihaspati then appeared before that great one's wife.
Sanskrit: ततौ वै तमृषिश्रेष्ठं मैथुनोपगतं तथा। उवाच गर्भ: कौन्तेय पञ्चभूतसमन्वितः॥ पूर्वागतोऽहं नरद नार्हस्यम्बां प्रबाधितुम्। एतबृहस्पतिः श्रुत्वा चुक्रोध च शशाप च॥ मैथुनायागतो यस्मात्त्वयाऽहं विनिवारितः। तस्मादन्धो यास्यसि त्वं मच्छापान्नात्र संशयः॥
English: To that foremost of Rishis who had gone there for holding sexual intercourse, the child in the womb of Utathya's wife, O son of Kunti, whose body had already been formed to the five principal elements, said,-O giver of boons, I have already entered into this womb. You should not attack my mother!-Hearing these words of the unborn child, Brihaspati became filled with anger and imprecated a curse on him, saying,-Since you obstruct me thus when I have come there from desire of the pleasures of sexual union, therefore shall you, through my curse, be visited by blindness.
Sanskrit: स शापदृष्टिमुख्यस्य दीर्घ तम उपेयिवान्। स हि दीर्घतमा नाम नाम्ना ह्यासीदृषिः पुरा
English: Through this curse of the foremost of Rishis, the child of Utathya was born blind and remained so for a long time. It was, therefore, that that Rishi, in days of yore, passed by the name of Dirghatamas.
Sanskrit: वेदानवाप्य चतुरः सांगोपांगासनातनान्। प्रयोजयामास तदा नाम गुह्यमिदं मम।।५५
English: He, however, acquired the four Vedas with their eternal limbs and subsidiary parts. After that-he frequently invoked me by this secret name of mine. Indeed, according to the ordinance as laid down he repeatedly called me by the name of Keshava.