Chapter Seven - Viśvasthitipralayasarga (सप्तमोध्यायः - विश्वस्थितिप्रलयसर्ग)
विश्वस्थितिप्रलयसर्गमहाविभूतिवृत्तिप्रकाशनियमावृतिबन्धमोक्षाः। यस्या अपाङ्गलवमात्रत ऊर्जिता सा श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥१॥
viśvasthitipralayasargamahāvibhūtivr̥ttiprakāśaniyamāvr̥tibandhamōkṣāḥ। yasyā apāṅgalavamātrata ūrjitā sā śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥1॥
[विश्व + स्थिति (viśva + sthiti) - maintenance of the universe; प्रलय (pralaya) - dissolution; सर्ग (sarga) - creation; महाविभूति (mahāvibhūti) - great powers; वृत्ति (vr̥tti) - activity; प्रकाश (prakāśa) - illumination; नियम (niyama) - regulation; आवृति (āvr̥ti) - concealment; बन्ध (bandha) - bondage; मोक्षाः (mōkṣāḥ) - liberation; यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose; अपाङ्ग + लव + मात्रतः (apāṅga + lava + mātrataḥ) - from the merest fraction of a sidelong glance; ऊर्जिताः (ūrjitāḥ) - are empowered; सा (sā) - that; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - empowered through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
The universe’s maintenance, dissolution, creation, great powers, activity, illumination, regulation, concealment, bondage, and liberation are empowered by the merest fraction of Śrī’s sidelong glance. I bow to Ajita, through whose glance she is empowered. (1)
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ब्रह्मेशशक्ररविधर्मशशाङ्कपूर्वगीर्वाणसन्ततिरियं यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य विश्वविजयं विसृजत्यचिन्त्या श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥२॥
brahmēśaśakraravidharmaśaśāṅkapūrvagīrvāṇasantatiriyaṁ yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya viśvavijayaṁ visr̥jatyacintyā śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥2॥
[ब्रह्म + ईश + शक्र + रवि + धर्म + शशाङ्क + पूर्व (brahma + īśa + śakra + ravi + dharma + śaśāṅka + pūrva) - headed by Brahmā, Īśa, Śakra, Ravi, Dharma, and Śaśāṅka; गीर्वाण + सन्ततिः (gīrvāṇa + santatiḥ) - host of gods; इयम् (iyam) - this; यत् + अपाङ्ग + लेशम् (yat + apāṅga + lēśam) - a fraction of whose sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon; विश्व + विजयम् (viśva + vijayam) - conquest of the universe; विसृजति (visr̥jati) - brings about; अचिन्त्या (acintyā) - inconceivable; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - powerful through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
I bow to Ajita, through whose glance the inconceivable Śrī is powerful; relying on a mere fraction of her sidelong glance, this host of gods headed by Brahmā, Īśa, Śakra, Ravi, Dharma, and Śaśāṅka brings about the conquest of the universe. (2)
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धर्मार्थकामसुमतिप्रचयाद्यशेषसन्मङ्गलं विदधते यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य तत्प्रणतसत्प्रणता अपीड्या श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥३॥
dharmārthakāmasumatipracayādyaśēṣasanmaṅgalaṁ vidadhatē yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya tatpraṇatasatpraṇatā apīḍyā śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥3॥
[धर्म + अर्थ + काम + सुमति + प्रचय + आदि (dharma + artha + kāma + sumati + pracaya + ādi) - righteousness, wealth, desire, good judgment, abundance, and the like; अशेष (aśēṣa) - every; सत् + मङ्गलम् (sat + maṅgalam) - true blessing; विदधते (vidadhatē) - bring about; यद् + अपाङ्ग + लेशम् (yad + apāṅga + lēśam) - a mere fraction of whose sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - taking refuge in; तत् + प्रणत + सत् + प्रणताः (tat + praṇata + sat + praṇatāḥ) - those who bow to the virtuous who bow to him; अपीड्याः (apīḍyāḥ) - unassailable; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - powerful through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
Taking refuge in a mere fraction of whose sidelong glance, those unassailable people who bow to the virtuous who bow to him bring about every true blessing, beginning with righteousness, wealth, desire, good judgment, and abundance. I bow to Ajita, through whose glance Śrī is powerful. (3)
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षड्वर्गनिग्रहनिरस्तसमस्तदोषा ध्यायन्ति विष्णुमृषयो यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य यानपि समेत्य न याति दुःखं श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥४॥
ṣaḍvarganigrahanirastasamastadōṣā dhyāyanti viṣṇumr̥ṣayō yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya yānapi samētya na yāti duḥkhaṁ śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥4॥
[षड्वर्गनिग्रहनिरस्तसमस्तदोषाः (ṣaḍvarganigrahanirastasamastadōṣāḥ) - freed from all faults by subduing the six inner enemies; ध्यायन्ति (dhyāyanti) - meditate upon; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu; ऋषयः (r̥ṣayaḥ) - the sages; यत् + अपाङ्ग + लेशम् (yat + apāṅga + lēśam) - a mere fraction of whose sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon; यान् (yān) - whom; अपि (api) - even; समेत्य (samētya) - having joined; न (na) - not; याति (yāti) - comes to; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - powerful through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
Freed from all faults by subduing the six inner enemies, the sages meditate on Vishnu, relying on the slightest trace of his sidelong glance. Even one who comes into their company does not fall into suffering. I bow to Ajita, through whose glance Śrī is powerful. (4)
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शेषाहिवैरिशिवशक्रमनुप्रधानचित्रोरुकर्मरचनं यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य विश्वमखलिं विदधाति धाता श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥५॥
śēṣāhivairiśivaśakramanupradhānacitrōrukarmaracanaṁ yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya viśvamakhaliṁ vidadhāti dhātā śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥5॥
[शेष (śēṣa) - Śeṣa; अहिवैरि (ahivairi) - the Serpent's Enemy; शिव (śiva) - Śiva; शक्र (śakra) - Śakra; मनु (manu) - Manu; प्रधान (pradhāna) - foremost among them; चित्र (citra) - wondrous; उरु (uru) - mighty; कर्म (karma) - deeds; रचनम् (racanam) - fashioning; यद् (yad) - whose; अपाङ्गलेशम् (apāṅgalēśam) - mere sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon; विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe; अखलिं (akhaliṁ) - entire; विदधाति (vidadhāti) - creates; धाता (dhātā) - the Creator; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् (yat) - whose; कटाक्ष (kaṭākṣa) - glance; बलवती (balavatī) - is powerful; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
Relying upon a mere sidelong glance of his, which fashions the wondrous and mighty deeds of Śeṣa, the Serpent’s Enemy, Śiva, Śakra, Manu, and others foremost among them, the Creator creates the entire universe. I bow to Ajita, by whose glance Śrī is powerful. (5)
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शक्रोग्रदीधितिहिमाकरसूर्यसूनुपूर्वं निहत्य निखलिं यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य नृत्यति शिवः प्रकटोरुशक्तिः श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥६॥
śakrōgradīdhitihimākarasūryasūnupūrvaṁ nihatya nikhaliṁ yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya nr̥tyati śivaḥ prakaṭōruśaktiḥ śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥6॥
[शक्र + उग्रदीधिति + हिमाकर + सूर्यसूनु + पूर्वम् (śakra + ugradīdhiti + himākara + sūryasūnu + pūrvam) - beginning with Indra, the fierce-rayed one, the moon, and the son of the Sun; निहत्य (nihatya) - having destroyed; निखलिं (nikhaliṁ) - everything; यत् + अपाङ्ग + लेशम् (yat + apāṅga + lēśam) - a mere fraction of whose sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; नृत्यति (nr̥tyati) - dances; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva; प्रकट + उरु + शक्तिः (prakaṭa + uru + śaktiḥ) - his immense power manifest; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - powerful through whose sidelong glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
I bow to Ajita. Relying on a mere fraction of his sidelong glance, Śiva, his immense power manifest, dances after destroying everything, beginning with Indra, the fierce-rayed one, the moon, and the son of the Sun; through his sidelong glance Śrī is powerful. (6)
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तत्पादपङ्कजमहासनतामवाप शर्वादिवन्द्यचरणो यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य नागपतिरन्यसुरैर्दुरापां श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥७॥
tatpādapaṅkajamahāsanatāmavāpa śarvādivandyacaraṇō yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya nāgapatiranyasurairdurāpāṁ śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥7॥
[तत्-पाद-पङ्कज-महा-आसनताम् (tat-pāda-paṅkaja-mahā-āsanatām) - the status of being a great seat for his lotus feet; अवाप (avāpa) - attained; शर्व-आदि-वन्द्य-चरणः (śarva-ādi-vandya-caraṇaḥ) - whose feet are revered by Śarva and others; यत् + अपाङ्ग-लेशम् (yat + apāṅga-lēśam) - whose slightest sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; नागपतिः (nāgapatiḥ) - the lord of serpents; अन्य-सुरैः (anya-suraiḥ) - by other gods; दुरापाम् (durāpām) - difficult to attain; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; यत्-कटाक्ष-बलवती (yat-kaṭākṣa-balavatī) - powerful through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
Relying on the slightest sidelong glance of Ajita, the lord of serpents, whose feet are revered by Śarva and others, attained the status—difficult for other gods to attain—of being the great seat for his lotus feet. I bow to Ajita, through whose glance Śrī is powerful. (7)
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नागारिरुग्रबलपौरुष आप विष्णोर्वाहत्वमुत्तमजवो यदपाङ्गलेशम्। आश्रित्य शक्रमुखदेवगणैरचिन्त्यं श्रीर्यत्कटाक्षबलवत्यजितं नमामि ॥८॥
nāgārirugrabalapauruṣa āpa viṣṇōrvāhatvamuttamajavō yadapāṅgalēśam। āśritya śakramukhadēvagaṇairacintyaṁ śrīryatkaṭākṣabalavatyajitaṁ namāmi ॥8॥
[नागारिः (nāgāriḥ) - the enemy of serpents; उग्रबलपौरुषः (ugrabalapauruṣaḥ) - possessing formidable strength and prowess; आप (āpa) - attained; विष्णोः (viṣṇōḥ) - of Viṣṇu; वाहत्वम् (vāhatvam) - the status of being the mount; उत्तमजवः (uttamajavaḥ) - possessing supreme speed; यत् + अपाङ्गलेशम् (yat + apāṅgalēśam) - the slightest trace of whose sidelong glance; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon; शक्रमुखदेवगणैः (śakramukhadēvagaṇaiḥ) - by the hosts of gods headed by Śakra; अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Lakṣmī; यत् + कटाक्ष + बलवती (yat + kaṭākṣa + balavatī) - powerful through whose glance; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to;]
Relying on the slightest trace of whose sidelong glance, the enemy of serpents, possessing formidable strength, prowess, and supreme speed, attained the status of Viṣṇu’s mount; Lakṣmī is powerful through whose glance—I bow to that Ajita, inconceivable to the hosts of gods headed by Śakra. (8)
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आनन्दतीर्थमुनिसन्मुखपङ्कजोत्थं साक्षाद्रमाहरिमनःप्रियमुत्तमार्थम्। भक्त्या पठत्यजितमात्मनि सन्निधाय यः स्तोत्रमेतदभियाति तयोरभीष्टम् ॥९॥
ānandatīrthamunisanmukhapaṅkajōtthaṁ sākṣādramāharimanaḥpriyamuttamārtham। bhaktyā paṭhatyajitamātmani sannidhāya yaḥ stōtramētadabhiyāti tayōrabhīṣṭam ॥9॥
[आनन्दतीर्थ-मुनि-सत्-मुख-पङ्कज-उत्थम् (ānandatīrtha-muni-sat-mukha-paṅkaja-uttham) - arisen from the noble lotus-mouth of sage Ānandatīrtha; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; रमा-हरि-मनः-प्रियम् (ramā-hari-manaḥ-priyam) - dear to the hearts of Ramā and Hari; उत्तम-अर्थम् (uttama-artham) - containing the highest meaning; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion; पठति (paṭhati) - recites; अजितम् (ajitam) - Ajita; आत्मनि (ātmani) - within himself; सन्निधाय (sannidhāya) - enshrining; यः (yaḥ) - whoever; स्तोत्रम् (stōtram) - hymn; एतत् (ētat) - this; अभियाति (abhiyāti) - attains; तयोः (tayōḥ) - of those two; अभीष्टम् (abhīṣṭam) - what is desired;]
Whoever devoutly recites this hymn, which arose from the noble lotus-mouth of sage Ānandatīrtha, is directly dear to the hearts of Ramā and Hari, and contains the highest meaning, enshrining Ajita within himself, attains what those two desire. (9)
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इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यविरचिते द्वादशस्तोत्रे सप्तमोध्यायः।
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācāryaviracitē dvādaśastōtrē saptamōdhyāyaḥ।
[इति (iti) - thus; श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - venerable; आनन्दतीर्थ (ānandatīrtha) - Ānandatīrtha; भगवत्पादाचार्य (bhagavatpādācārya) - Bhagavatpādācārya; विरचिते (viracitē) - composed; द्वादशस्तोत्रे (dvādaśastōtrē) - in the Dvādaśastotra; सप्तमः + अध्यायः (saptamaḥ + adhyāyaḥ) - seventh chapter;]
Thus ends the seventh chapter of the Dvādaśastotra, composed by the venerable Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya.
