Parva 3 Chapter 90: punarapi śivakṛtā viṣṇustutiḥ - shiva's hymn to viṣṇu

vaiśampāyana said: (O janamejaya!) Then lord rudra (shiva) as though to surprise all, continued to praise viṣṇu (kṛṣṇa), the lord of the world, hari, using invaluable meaningful words, as the sages were hearing: maheshvara uvāca namo bhagavate tubhyaṁ vāsudevāya dhīmate | yasya bhāsā jagatsarvaṁ bhāsate nityamachyuta ||3-90-2 The great lord (shiva) said: I bow to you, O lord with intellect! O vāsudeva (*) whose splendour brightens the entire universe always and who suffers no fall. namo bhagavate deva nityaṁ sūryātmane namaḥ | I bow to bhagavān. I always bow to the lord having the soul of the sun. yaḥ śītayati śītāṁśurlokānsarvānimānvibhuḥ ||3-90-3 namaste viṣṇave deva nityaṁ somātmane namaḥ | I bow to the lord viṣṇu. I always bow to the lord having the soul of the moon, the lord who cools the entire world with his cool rays. yaḥ prajāḥ prīṇayatyeko viśvātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ||3-90-4 namaḥ sarvātmane deva namo vāgātmane hare | I bow to the lord, the soul of all, lord hari, having the soul of the word, the only soul of the world, who provides pleasure to the subjects (people), the lord who is concerned with the welfare of all beings. yo dadhāra kareṇāsau kuśacīrādi yatsadā ||3-90-5 dadhāra vedānsarvāṁścha tubhyaṁ brahmātmane namaḥ | (Note 1) I bow to the lord having the soul of brahma. I bow to the lord who holds all the vedas, who always wears grass and tree barks with his hands. krodhātmāsi virūpo'si tubhyaṁ rudrātmane namaḥ | sṛṣṭau sraṣṭā samastānāṁ prāṇināṁ prāṇadāyine ||3-90-7 You are the soul of anger. You have deformed forms as well. I bow to you having the soul of rudra. I bow to the creator who creates all beings and provides the life soul for all. ajāya viṣṇave tubhyaṁ sraṣṭre viśvasṛje namaḥ | ādau prakṛtimūlāya bhūtānāṁ prabhavāya ca ||3-90-8 I bow to you O viṣṇu, the unborn lord. I bow to the creator, who created this world. I bow to the lord, the primal source of nature. I bow to the lord who provides splendor for the beings. namaste devadevesha pradhānāya namo namaḥ | pṛthivyāṁ gandharūpeṇa saṁsthitaḥ prāṇināṁ hare ||3-90-9 I bow to you, O Lord of lords. I bow to the chief lord. I bow to the lord hari who stays on the earth in the form of smell for the beings. dṛḍhāya dṛḍharūpāya tubhyaṁ gandhātmane namaḥ | apāṁ rasāya sarvatra prāṇināṁ sukhahetave ||3-90-10 I bow to the lord who is firm. I bow to the lord in the form of fixed (beings). I bow to the lord in the form of smell. I bow to the lord, the cause of comfort for all beings, in the form of taste in water, everywhere. namaste viśvarūpāya rasāya ca namo namaḥ | tejasā bhāskaro yastu ghṛṇo jantuhitaḥ sadā ||3-90-11 I bow to the lord having the universal form. I bow to the lord having the soul of taste. I bow to the lord with the splendor of sun who remains always favorable to the beings with his rays. tasmai deva jagannātha namo bhāskararūpiṇe | vāyoḥ sparśaguṇo yatra śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadaḥ ||3-90-12 I bow to the lord of universe. I bow to the lord in the form of sun. I bow to the lord in the form of wind with the quality of touch who provides the comfort of cold as well distress of hot. namaste vāyurūpāya namaḥ sparśātmane hare | ākāśo'vasthitaḥ śabdaḥ sarvaśrotraniveśanaḥ ||3-90-13 I bow to the lord in the form of wind. O hari I bow to the lord having the soul of touch. I bow to the lord in the form of sound in the sky which enters all the ears. namaste bhagavanviṣṇo tubhyaṁ sarvātmane namaḥ | yo dadhāra jagatsarvaṁ māyāmānuṣadehavān ||3-90-14 I bow to you, O lord viṣṇu. I bow to the lord, the soul of all who holds all the universe, taking up the body of the man of illusion. namastubhyaṁ jagannātha māyine'māyadāyine | nama ādyāya bījāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane ||3-90-15 I bow to you, O lord of the universe. I bow to the lord of illusion. I bow to the providing lord of non-illusion. I bow to the primal lord, the source of all, the lord having no qualities and the lord having the soul of quality. acintyāya suchintyāya tasmai chintyātmane namaḥ | harāya harirūpāya brahmane brahmadāyine ||3-90-16 I bow to the lord who cannot be conceived in the mind. I bow to the lord who can be well conceived in the mind. I bow to the lord with the soul of thought. I bow to the lord, the destroyer, the lord in the form of hari, lord brahma and the provider of brahma. namo brahmavide tubhyaṁ brahmabrahmātmane namaḥ | namaḥ sahasrashirase sahasrakiraṇāya ca ||3-90-17 I bow the lord who knows brahma. I bow to the lord having the soul of brahma. I bow to the lord having thousand heads as well as thousand rays. namaḥ sahasravaktrāya sahasranayanāya ca | viśvāya viśvarūpāya viśvakartre namo namaḥ ||3-90-18 I bow to the lord having thousand faces, thousand eyes. I bow to the lord of the universe, the lord in the form of universe, the creator of universe. viśvavaktre namo nityaṁ bhūtāvāsa namo namaḥ | indriyāyendrarūpāya viṣayāya sadā hare ||3-90-19 I always bow to the creator of universe. I bow to the lord who resides in beings. I bow to the lord of senses, I bow to the lord in the form of indra. I bow to hari, the lord of sensory subjects. namo'śvaśirase tubhyaṁ vedābharaṇarūpiṇe | agnaye'gnipate tubhyaṁ jyotiṣāṁ pataye namaḥ ||3-90-20 I bow to the lord having the head of a horse. I bow the lord in the form having decorated by vedas. I bow to fire, the lord of fire and the lord of light. sūryāya sūryaputrāya tejasāṁ pataye namaḥ | namaḥ somāya saumyāya namaḥ śītātmane hare ||3-90-21 I bow to the sun, the lord in the form of son of sun, the lord of splendor. I bow to the moon, the gentle lord, lord hari having the soul of cold. [namo vaṣatkṛte tubhyaṁ svāhāsvadhāsvarūpiṇe] [I bow to the creator of the sound of exclamation vaṣat, hearing which the priest adharyu casts the oblation offered to the deity into the sacrificial fire. I bow to the lord in the form of the exclamation used in making of oblation to the gods (svāhā). I bow to the lord in the form of the exclamation used on presenting oblation to the gods or pitṛs. (svadha).] namo yajṣāya ijyāya haviṣe havyasaṁskṛte | namaḥ sruvāya pātrāya yajṣāṅgāya parāya ca ||3-90-22 I bow to the lord in the form of sacrifice, in the form of offerings to the lord, in the form of the lord who accepts the offerings. I bow to the lord in the form of the wooden ladle used for pouring clarified butter into the large ladle, to the lord in the form of vessel, in the form of parts of the sacrifice, in the form of the lord beyond. namaḥ praṇavadehāya kṣarāyāpyakṣarāya ca | vedāya vedarūpāya śastriṇe śastrarūpiṇe ||3-9-23 I bow to the lord having the body of praṇava, oṁ. I bow to the lord in the form of perishable and the un-perishable. I bow to veda and the lord in the form of veda. I bow to the lord in the form of weapons and in the form of the one who holds weapons. gadine khaḍgine tubhyaṁ śaṅkhine cakriṇe namaḥ | śūline charmiṇe nityaṁ varadāya namo namaḥ ||3-90-24 I bow to the lord who holds the mace and the sword. I bow to the lord who holds the conch and who holds the cakra. I always bow to the lord who holds the spear and the shield. I bow to the lord, the provider of boons. buddhipriyāya buddhāya prabuddhāya sukhāya ca | haraye viṣṇave tubhyaṁ namaḥ sarvātmane guro ||3-90-25 I bow to the lord who is liked by intellect. I bow to the lord, intellect personified, whose intellect is awakened, and comfort personified. I bow to the lord hari, viṣṇu, the soul of all and the preceptor. namaste sarvalokesha sarvakartre namo namaḥ | namaḥ svabhāvaśuddhāya namaste yajṣasūkara ||3-90-26 I bow to you, the lord of all worlds, the creator of all. I bow to the lord having a pure character. I bow to the lord in the form of the varāha of sacrifice. namo viṣṇo namo viṣṇo namo viṣṇo namo hare | namaste vāsudevāya vāsudevāya dhīmate ||3-90-27 I bow to viṣṇu, I bow to viṣṇu, I bow to viṣṇu, I bow to hari. I bow to vāsudeva (*), I bow to vāsudeva (*) having intellect. namaḥ kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇāya sarvāvāsa namo namaḥ | namo bhūyo namaste'stu pāhi lokāṣjanārdana ||3-90-28 I bow to kṛṣṇa, I bow to kṛṣṇa, I bow to the lord who resides everywhere. Again I bow to you. O janārdana (**) please protect all worlds. iti stutvā jagannathamuvāca munisattamān | idaṁ stotramadhīyānā nityaṁ vrajata keshavam ||3-90-29 (vaiśampāyana continued: O janamejaya!) Praising the lord of universe, kṛṣṇa (viṣṇu) thus, lord shiva told the best among the sages: Recite this hymn always and realize keshava (kṛṣṇa, viṣṇu). śaraṇyaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tatra śreyo vidhāsyati | ye chemaṁ dhārayiśyanti stavaṁ pāpavimochanam ||3-90-30 Then the lord viṣṇu, the refuge of all beings will ensure prosperity for all. This hymn will release all those who practice this, from their sins. teṣāṁ prītaḥ prasannātmā paṭhatāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ hariḥ | śreyo dāsyati dharmātmā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||3-90-31 Becoming pleased with them and those who recite and hear this hymn, hari (viṣṇu), with the soul of dharma, will provide prosperity. There is nothing else to be thought in this. avaśyaṁ manasā dhyātvā keśavaṁ bhaktavatsalam | śreyaḥ prāptuṁ yadīcchanti bhavantaḥ śaṁsitavratāḥ ||3-90-32 By meditating on keshava (viṣṇu) who is affectionate to his devotees, with your mind, you shall definitely obtain prosperity, if you, who remain in penance, wish so. ityuktvā bhagavānrudrastatraivāntaradhīyata | sagaṇaḥ śaṅkaraḥ sākṣādumayā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ||3-90-33 (vaiśampāyana continued: O janamejaya!) Saying this, lord rudra, lord śaṅkara, the auspicious lord who provides prosperity, the lord who is concerned with the welfare of beings, disappeared from there, along with his gaṇa-s and goddess umā. nemustaṁ munayaḥ sarve parāṁ nirvṛtimāyayuḥ | tameva paramaṁ tattvaṁ matvā nārāyaṇaṁ harim | Bowing to lord shiva, all the sages obtained ultimate bliss, realizing the ultimate principle of the lord and understanding lord nārāyaṇa, hari (viṣṇu). vismayaṁ paramaṁ gatvā menire svakṛtārthatām ||3-90-34 They were struck by the most superior wonder and considered themselves as those who have done what they should do. lokapālāstadā viṣṇuṁ namaskṛtya hariṁ mudā | jagmuḥ svānyatha veśmāni gaṇaiḥ sarvairnṛpottama ||3-90-35 All the protectors of the world bowed to viṣṇu (kṛṣṇa), hari, with pleasure. O the best among the kings! (janamejaya! vaiśampāyana continued) All of them went to their own residences along with their gaṇas. āruhya bhagavānviṣṇurgaruḍaṁ pakṣipuṅgavam | ṣaṅkhī cakrī gadī khaḍgī śārṅgī tūṇī tanutravān ||3-90-36 yathāgataṁ jagannātho yayau badarikāmanu | Lord viṣṇu (kṛṣṇa), holder of the conch, cakra, mace, sword and the bow śārṅga and the quiver, the lord of the universe, mounting on the chief among the birds, garuḍa, returned to badarika, as he had come. sāyāhne puṇḍarīkākṣo nityaṁ muniniśevitām ||3-90-37 tatra gatvā yathāyogaṁ vinamya harirīśvaraḥ | At the time of evening, the lord having eyes , lord hari, reached badari, where the sages always reside and bowed to the sages as required. archito munibhiḥ sarvairniṣasāda sukhāsane ||3-90-38 Worshipped by all the sages, lord hari sat comfortably on a seat. iti śrīmahābhārate khileṣu harivaṁśe bhaviṣyaparvaṇi kailāsayātrāyāṁ kṛṣṇpratyāgamane navatitamo'dhyāyaḥ This is the ninetieth chapter of bhaviṣyaparva, harivaṁśa, khila of mahabhārata, in kalāsayātra, shiva's hymn to viṣṇu (*) cādayāmi jagatsarvaṁ bhūtva sūrya ivāṁśubhiḥ sarvabhūtādhivāsaścha vāsudevastatohyaham (mahābhārata - śānti parva 12-341-41) vāsanāt sarvabhūtānāṁ vasutvāt devayonitaḥ vāsudevastato vedyaḥ (mahābhārata - udyoga parva 5-70-3) See page 87, śrīviṣṇusahasranāmastotram, śaṅkarabhāṣya bhāṣābhāṣya sahitam, svāmi nirmalānandasarasvati (1998) Note 1: harivaṁśa, gītā press edition (2006) has the following line here sarvān saṁharate yastu samhāre viśvadṛk sadā The lord who sees the entire universe, destroys all at the time of destruction always. (**) janārdana: (1) janaiḥ puruṣārthamabhyudayaniḥśreyasalakṣaṇaṁ yācyate iti janārdana (To whom people pray for success and liberation) (2) janān durjanānardayati hinasti, narakādīn gamayatīti vā janārdana (he who punishes the wicked people) See page 53, srīviṣṇusahasranāmastotraṁ śaṅkarabhāṣya bhāṣābhāṣyasahitam, swami nirmalānanda sarasvati, second edition, (1998) ṣivanandāśramam, Palakkad -9. English translation is from page 33 srivishnusahasranamastotram with notes in Sanskrit and English, G.S.R. Narasimhamurty, (2009) Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kancheepuram nīlakaṇṭha commentary · 3-90-1 tataḥ sa iti · 3-90-11 ghṛṇaḥ ghṛṇayā raśmayastadvān sūryaḥ | ghṛṇiriti pāṭhaḥ svacchaḥ · 3-90-17 brahmabrahmātmane vedayajṣasvarūpāya · 3-90-28 kṛṣṇāya nāmataḥ kṛṣṇāya varṇataḥ iti śrīmahābhārate khileṣu harivaṁśe bhaviṣyaparvaṇi ṭīkāyāṁ navatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 90 || bāṇayuddhe yaduktaṁ hariharādvaitaṁ tadeva kailāsayātrāyāṁ hareḥ śivārādhakatvena shivasya viṣṇustāvakatvena ca dṛḍhīkṛtam | tena śāstṛśāsyayorjīveśayoravikṛtabrahmabhāvaḥ | kṛtsnasya śāstrasyārtha uktaḥ | In the battle with bāṇa, it was stated that hari (viṣṇu) and shiva are not two (they are same). In kailāsayatra, this concept is firmed up by the worship of shiva by hari (viṣṇu) and the praise of viṣṇu by shiva. The brahma nature of the lords of life as ordained by śāstra-s is established here.