06063001a vAsudevo mahad bhUtaM sarvalokeSu kathyate 'In all the worlds vAsudeva is spoken of as the Supreme Being.
06063001c tasyAgamamM pratiSThAJM ca jJAtum icche pitAmaha I desire, O Grandsire, to know his origin and glory.'
06063002 bhISma uvAca 'bhISma said,
06063002a vAsudevo mahad bhUtaM samMbhUtaM saha daivataiH 'vAsudeva is the Supreme Being. He is the God of all Gods.
06063002c na paramM puNDarIkAkSAd dRzyate bharatarSabha None superior to him of eyes like lotus-petals is to be seen, O bull of bharata's race.
06063002e mArkaNDeyaz ca govindaGM kathayaty adbhutamM mahat Markandeya speaketh of Govinda as the Most Wonderful and the Most high,
06063003a sarvabhUtAni bhUtAtmA mahAtmA puruSottamaH as the All-being, as the All-soul, as the Highest soul, and as the Supreme male Being.
06063003c Apo vAyuz ca tejaz ca trayam etad akalpayat Water, Air, and Fire,--these three were created by Him.
06063004a sa sRSTvA pRthivInM devasH sarvalokezvaraH prabhuH That Divine Master and Lord of all the worlds created this Earth.
06063004c apsu vai zayanaJM cakre mahAtmA puruSottamaH That Supreme Being of illustrious soul laid himself down on the waters.
06063004e sarvatoyamayo devo yogAt suSvApa tatra ha And that Divine Being made up of all kinds of energy slept thereon in Yoga.
06063005a mukhatasH so 'gnim asRjat prANAd vAyum athApi ca From his mouth He created Fire, and from his breath, the Wind.
06063005c sarasvatIJM ca vedAMz ca manasasH sasRje 'cyutaH Of unfading glory, He created from his mouth Speech and the Vedas.
06063006a eSa lokAn sasarjAdau devAMz ca rSigaNaisH saha It was thus that he created first the Worlds and also the gods along with the diverse classes of RSis.
06063006c nidhanaJM caiva mRtyuJM ca prajAnAmM prabhavo 'vyayaH And he created decay and death also of all creatures, as well as birth and growth.
06063007a eSa dharmaz ca dharmajJo varadasH sarvakAmadaH He is Righteousness and of righteous soul. He is the giver of boons and the giver of all (our) wishes.
06063007c eSa kartA ca kAryaJM ca pUrvadevasH svayamMprabhuH He is the Actor and Action, and He is himself the Divine Master.
06063008a bhUtamM bhavyamM bhaviSyac ca pUrvam etad akalpayat 1 He first made the Past, the Present, and the Future; He is the Creator of the Universe.
06063008c ubhe sanMdhye dizaH khaM ca niyamaM ca janArdanaH
06063009a RSIMz caiva hi govindas tapaz caivAnu kalpayat
06063009c sraSTAraJM jagataz cApi mahAtmA prabhur avyayaH He is of illustrious soul; He is the Master possessed of unfading glory.
06063010a agrajaM sarvabhUtAnAM saGMkarSaNam akalpayat He created saGkarSana, the First-born of all creatures.
06063010c zeSaJM cAkalpayad devam anantam iti yaM viduH He created the divine Sesha who is known as Ananta
06063011a yo dhArayati bhUtAni dharAJM cemAM saparvatAm and who upholdeth all creatures and the Earth with her mountains.
06063011c dhyAnayogena viprAz ca taM vadanti mahaujasam Of Supreme Energy, He it is whom the regenerate ones know by Yoga meditation.
06063012a karNasrotodbhavaJM cApi madhunM nAma mahAsuram Sprung from the secretions of his ear, the great asura known by the name of madhu,
06063012c tam ugram ugrakarmANam ugrAmM buddhiM samAsthitam fierce and of fierce deeds and entertaining a fierce intent
06063012e brahmaNo 'pacitiGM kurvaJ jaghAna puruSottamaH and about to destroy brahma, was slain by that Supreme Being.
06063013a tasya tAta vadhAd eva devadAnavamAnavAH And O sire, in consequence of madhu's slaughter, the gods, the dAnavas, and human beings,
06063013c madhusUdanam ity Ahur RSayaz ca janArdanam and RSis, call janArdana the slayer of madhu.
06063013e varAhaz caiva siMhaz ca trivikramagatiH prabhuH He is the great Boar. He is the great Lion, and He is the Three-stepped Lord.
06063014a eSa mAtA pitA caiva sarveSAmM prANinAM hariH He is the Mother and the Father of all living creatures.
06063014c paraM hi puNDarIkAkSAn na bhUtanM na bhaviSyati There never was, nor will be, any superior to Him of eyes like lotus-petals.
06063015c vaizyAMz cApy Uruto rAjaJ zUdrAn padbhyAnM tathaiva ca From His mouth He created the brAhmaNas: and from His two arms the kSatriyas, and from His thighs, O king, He created the vaizyas, and from His feet He created the zUdras.
06063016a brahmabhUtam amAvAsyAmM paurNamAsyAnM tathaiva ca One waiting dutifully on Him, observant of vows with ascetic austerities on days of the full-moon and the new-moon,
06063016c yogabhUtamM paricaran kezavamM mahad ApnuyAt is sure to obtain the Divine kezava, that refuge of all embodied creatures that essence of brahmA and of Yoga.
06063017a kezavaH paramaM tejaH sarvalokapitAmahaH kezava is the higher Energy, the Grandsire of all the worlds.
06063017c evam Ahur hRSIkezamM munayo vai narAdhipa Him, O king, the sages call Hrishikesa (the lord of the senses).
06063018a evam enaM vijAnIhi AcAryamM pitaraGM gurum
06063018c kRSNo yasya prasIdeta lokAs tenAkSayA jitAH Him also should all know as the Preceptor, the Father, and the Master. Inexhaustible regions (of blessedness) are won by him with whom kRSNa is gratified.
06063019a yaz caivainamM bhayasthAne kezavaM zaraNaM vrajet He also who, in a place of fear, seeketh the protection of kezava,
06063019c sadA naraH paThaMz cedaM svastimAn sa sukhI bhavet and he who frequently readeth this description, becometh happy and endued with every prosperity.
06063020a ye ca kRSNamM prapadyante te na muhyanti mAnavAH Those men who attain to kRSNa are never beguiled,
06063020c bhaye mahati ye magnAH pAti nityaM janArdanaH janArdana always saveth those that are sunk in great terrors.
06063021a etad yudhiSThiro jJAtvA yAthAtathyena bhArata Knowing this truly, O bharata, yudhiSThira,
06063021c sarvAtmanA mahAtmAnaGM kezavaJM jagadIzvaram with his whole soul,
06063021e prapannazH zaraNaM rAjan yogAnAm IzvaramM prabhum O king, hath sought the shelter of the highly blessed kezava, the Lord of Yoga, and the Lord of the Earth.'
