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Click to Expand/Collapse OptionMaṇḍala I
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Click to Expand/Collapse OptionMaṇḍala V
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7,100 Viṣṇu 
7.C Viṣṇu 
nṹ mártio° dayate saniṣyán yó víṣṇava urugāyā́ya dā́śat |
prá yáḥ satrā́cā mánasā yájāta etā́vantaṃ náriyam āvívāsāt || 
1 NE’ER doth the man repent, who, seeking profit, bringeth his gift to the far-striding Viṣṇu. He who adoreth him with all his spirit winneth himself so great a benefactor. 
tuváṃ viṣṇo sumatíṃ viśvájanyām áprayutām evayāvo matíṃ dāḥ |
párco yáthā naḥ suvitásya bhū́rer áśvāvataḥ puruścandrásya rāyáḥ || 
2 Thou, Viṣṇu, constant in thy courses, gavest good-will to all men, and a hymn that lasteth, That thou mightst move us to abundant comfort of very splendid wealth with store of horses. 
trír deváḥ · pr̥thivī́m eṣá etā́ṃ ví cakrame śatárcasam mahitvā́ |
prá víṣṇur astu tavásas távīyān tveṣáṃ hí asya sthávirasya nā́ma || 
3 Three times strode forth this God in all his grandeur over this earth bright with a hundred splendours. Foremost be Viṣṇu, stronger than the strongest: for glorious is his name who lives for ever. 
ví cakrame pr̥thivī́m eṣá etā́ṃ kṣétrāya víṣṇur mánuṣe daśasyán |
dhruvā́so asya kīráyo jánāsa urukṣitíṃ sujánimā cakāra || 
4 Over this earth with mighty step strode Viṣṇu, ready to give it for a home to Manu. In him the humble people trust for safety: he, nobly born, hath made them spacious dwellings. 
prá tát te adyá śipiviṣṭa nā́ma aryáḥ śaṃsāmi vayúnāni vidvā́n |
táṃ tvā gr̥ṇāmi tavásam átavyān kṣáyantam asyá rájasaḥ parāké || 
5 To-day I laud this name, O gipivista, I, skilled in rules, the name of thee the Noble. Yea, I the poor and weak praise thee the Mighty who dwellest in the realm beyond this region. 
kím ít te viṣṇo paricákṣiyam bhūt prá yád vavakṣé śipiviṣṭó asmi |
mā́ várpo asmád ápa gūha etád yád anyárūpaḥ samithé babhū́tha || 
6 What was there to be blamed in thee, O Viṣṇu, when thou declaredst, I am Sipivista? Hide not this form from us, nor keep it secret, since thou didst wear another shape in battle. 
váṣaṭ te viṣṇav āsá ā́ kr̥ṇomi tán me juṣasva śipiviṣṭa havyám |
várdhantu tvā suṣṭutáyo gíro me yūyám pāta suastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ || 
7 O Viṣṇu, unto thee my lips cry Vaṣaṭ! Let this mine offering, Sipivista, please thee. May these my songs of eulogy exalt thee. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings. 
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