śrī-akrūraḥ uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said; nataḥ — bowed down; asmi — am; aham — I; tvā — to You; akhila — of all; hetu — causes; hetum — the cause; nārāyaṇam — Lord Nārāyaṇa; pūruṣam — the Supreme Person; ādyam — original; avyayam — inexhaustible; yat — from whose; nābhi — navel; jātāt — which was generated; aravinda — of a lotus plant; koṣāt — from the whorl; brahmā — Brahmā; avirāsīt — appeared; yataḥ — from whom; eṣaḥ — this; lokaḥ — world.

bhūḥ — earth; toyam — water; agniḥ — fire; pavanam — air; kham — ether; ādiḥ — and its source, false ego; mahān — the mahat-tattva; ajā — the total material nature; ādiḥ — her source, the Supreme Lord; manaḥ — the mind; indriyāṇi — the senses; sarva-indriya — of all the senses; arthāḥ — the objects; vibudhāḥ — the demigods; ca — and; sarve — all; ye — which; hetavaḥ — causes; te — Your; jagataḥ — of the universe; aṅga — from the body; bhūtāḥ — generated.

na — do not; ete — these (elements of creation); svarūpam — the true identity; viduḥ — know; ātmanaḥ — of the Supreme Soul; te — You; hi — indeed; ajā-ādayaḥ — headed by the total material nature; anātmatayā — by the status of being nonliving matter; gṛhītāḥ — seized; ajaḥ — Lord Brahmā; anubaddhaḥ — bound up; saḥ — he; guṇaiḥ — by the modes; ajāyāḥ — of material nature; guṇāt — to these modes; param — transcendental; veda na — he does not know; te — Your; svarūpam — true form.

tvam — for You; yoginaḥ — yogīs; yajanti — perform sacrifice; addhā — certainly; mahā-puruṣam — for the Supreme Personality; īśvaram — the Godhead; sa-adhyātmam — (the witness of) the living entities; sa-adhibhutam — of the material elements; ca — and; sa-adhidaivam — of the controlling demigods; ca — and; sādhavaḥ — purified persons.

trayyā — of the three Vedas; ca — and; vidyayā — by the mantras; kecit — some; tvām — You; vai — indeed; vaitānikāḥ — who respect the regulations of the three sacred fires; dvijāḥ — brāhmaṇas; yajante — worship; vitataiḥ — elaborate; yajñaiḥ — with ritual sacrifices; nānā — various; rūpa — having forms; amara — of demigods; ākhyayā — by the designations.

eke — some; tvā — to You; akhila — all; karmāṇi — activities; sannyasya — resigning; upaśamam — peace; gatāḥ — attaining; jñāninaḥ — pursuers of knowledge; jñāna-yajñena — by the sacrifice of cultivating knowledge; yajanti — they worship; jñāna-vigraham — the embodiment of knowledge.

anye — others; ca — and; saṁskṛta — purified; ātmānaḥ — whose intelligence; vidhinā — by the injunctions (of such scriptures as the Pañcarātra); abhihitena — presented; te — by You; yajanti — worship; tvat-mayāḥ — filled with thought of You; tvām — You; vai — indeed; bahu-mūrti — having many forms; eka-mūrtikam — having one form.

tvām — You; eva — also; anye — others; śiva — by Lord Śiva; uktena — spoken; mārgeṇa — by the path; śiva-rūpiṇam — in the form of Lord Śiva; bahu-ācārya — of many teachers; vibhedena — following the different presentations; bhagavantam — the Supreme Lord; upāsate — they worship.

sarve — all; eva — indeed; yajanti — worship; tvam — You; sarva-deva — all the demigods; maya — O You who comprise; īśvaram — the Supreme Lord; ye — they; api — even; anya — of other; devatā — deities; bhaktāḥ — devotees; yadi api — although; anya — turned elsewhere; dhiyaḥ — their attention; prabho — O master.

yathā — as; adri — from the mountains; prabhavāḥ — born; nadyaḥ — rivers; parjanya — by the rain; āpūritāḥ — filled; prabho — O master; viśanti — enter; sarvataḥ — from all sides; sindhum — the ocean; tadvat — similarly; tvām — You; gatayaḥ — these paths; antataḥ — finally.

sattvam — goodness; rajaḥ — passion; tamaḥ — ignorance; iti — thus known; bhavataḥ — Your; prakṛteḥ — of the material nature; guṇāḥ — the qualities; teṣu — to them; hi — certainly; prākṛtāḥ — the conditioned living entities; protāḥ — woven; ā-brahma — up to Lord Brahmā; sthāvara-ādayaḥ — starting with the nonmoving creatures.

tubhyam — to You; namaḥ — obeisances; te — Your; tu — and; aviṣakta — aloof; dṛṣṭaye — whose vision; sarva-ātmane — to the Soul of all; sarva — of everyone; dhiyām — of the consciousness; ca — and; sākṣiṇe — to the witness; guṇa — of the material modes; pravāhaḥ — the flow; ayam — this; avidyayā — by the force of ignorance; kṛtaḥ — created; pravartate — goes on; deva — as demigods; nṛ — humans; tiryak — and animals; ātmasu — among those who assume the identities.

agniḥ — fire; mukham — face; te — Your; avaniḥ — the earth; aṅghriḥ — feet; ikṣaṇam — eye; sūryaḥ — the sun; nabhaḥ — the sky; nābhiḥ — navel; atha u — and also; diśaḥ — the directions; śrutiḥ — sense of hearing; dyauḥ — heaven; kam — head; sura-indrāḥ — the chief demigods; tava — Your; bāhavaḥ — arms; arṇavāḥ — the oceans; kukṣiḥ — abdomen; marut — the wind; prāṇa — vital air; balam — and physical strength; prakalpitam — conceived; romāṇi — bodily hairs; vṛkṣa — the trees; oṣadhayaḥ — the plants; śiraḥ-ruhāḥ — the hair on Your head; meghāḥ — the clouds; parasya — of the Supreme; asthi — bones; nakhāni — and nails; te — of You; adrayaḥ — the mountains; nimeṣaṇam — the blinking of Your eyes; rātri-ahanī — day and night; prajāpatiḥ — the progenitor of mankind; meḍhraḥ — genitals; tu — and; vṛṣṭiḥ — the rain; tava — Your; vīryam — semen; iṣyate — is considered.

tvayi — within You; avyaya-ātman — their inexhaustible one; puruṣe — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakalpitāḥ — created; lokāḥ — the worlds; sa-pālāḥ — together with their protecting demigods; bahu — with many; jīva — living beings; saṅkulāḥ — crowded; yathā — just as; jale — in water; sañjihate — move about; jala-okasaḥ — aquatic animals; api — indeed; udumbare — in an udumbara fruit (a kind of fig); vā — or; maśakāḥ — small biting insects; manaḥ — the mind (and other senses); maye — (in You) who comprise.

yāni yāni — which various; iha — in this material world; rūpāṇi — forms; krīḍana — of play; artham — for the sake; bibharṣi — You manifest; hi — indeed; taiḥ — by them; āmṛṣṭa — cleansed; śucaḥ — of their unhappiness; lokāḥ — people; mudā — joyfully; gāyanti — sing; te — Your; yaśaḥ — glories.

namaḥ — obeisances; kāraṇa — who is the original cause of creation; matsyāya — to the Supreme Lord’s appearance as a fish; pralaya — of annihilation; abdhi — in the ocean; carāya — who moved about; ca — and; haya-śīrṣṇe — to the incarnation who appeared with the head of a horse; namaḥ — obeisances; tubhyam — to You; madhu-kaiṭabha — of the demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha; mṛtyave — to the killer; akūpārāya — to the tortoise; bṛhate — huge; namaḥ — obeisances; mandara — of Mandara Mountain; dhāriṇe — to the holder; kṣiti — of the earth; uddhāra — the lifting up; vihārāya — whose pleasure; namaḥ — obeisances; śūkara — of a boar; mūrtaye — to the form.

namaḥ — obeisances; te — to You; adbhuta — amazing; siṁhāya — to the lion; sadhu-loka — of all saintly devotees; bhaya — of the fear; apaha — O remover; vāmanāya — to the dwarf; namaḥ — obeisances; tubhyam — to You; krānta — who stepped over; tri-bhuvanāya — the three planetary systems of the universe; ca — and.

namaḥ — obeisances; bhṛgūṇām — of the descendants of Bhṛgu; pataye — to the chief (Lord Paraśurāma); dṛpta — conceited; kṣatra — of the members of the royal order; vana — the forest; chide — who cut down; namaḥ — obeisances; te — to You; raghu-varyāya — the best of the descendants of Raghu; rāvaṇa — of Rāvaṇa; anta-karāya — who put an end; ca — and.

namaḥ — obeisances; te — unto You; vāsudevāya — Lord Śrī Vāsudeva; namaḥ — obeisances; saṅkarṣaṇāya — to Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; ca — and; pradyumnāya — to Lord Pradyumna; aniruddhāya — and to Lord Aniruddha; sātvatām — of the Yādavas; pataye — to the chief; namaḥ — obeisances.

namaḥ — obeisances; buddhāya — to Lord Buddha; śuddhāya — the pure; daitya-dānava — of the demoniac descendants of Diti and Dānu; mohine — to the bewilderer; mleccha — of the outcaste meat-eaters; prāya — resembling; kṣatra — kings; hantre — to the killer; namaḥ — obeisances; te — to You; kalki-rūpiṇe — in the form of Kalki.

bhagavan — O Supreme Lord; jīva — of living entities; lokaḥ — the world; ayam — this; mohitaḥ — bewildered; tava — Your; māyayā — by the illusory energy; aham mama iti — based on the conceptions of “I” and “my”; asat — false; grāhaḥ — whose conception; bhrāmyate — is made to wander; karma — of fruitive work; vartmasu — along the paths.

aham — I; ca — also; ātma — concerning my body; ātma-ja — children; agāra — home; dāra — wife; artha — wealth; sva-jana — followers; ādiṣu — and so on; bhramāmi — am deluded; svapna — a dream; kalpeṣu — who are just like; mūḍhaḥ — foolish; satya — that they are real; dhiyā — with the idea; vibho — O almighty Lord.

anitya — not eternal; anātma — not the real self; duḥkheṣu — in the sources of misery; viparyaya — backwards; matiḥ — whose mentality; hi — indeed; aham — I; dvandva — in duality; ārāmaḥ — taking pleasure; tamaḥ — in ignorance; viṣṭaḥ — absorbed; na jāne — I fail to recognize; tvā — You; ātmanaḥ — of myself; priyam — the dearmost.

yathā — as; abudhaḥ — someone who is unintelligent; jalam — water; hitvā — overlooking; praticchannam — covered; tat-udbhavaiḥ — by the plants growing in it; abhyeti — approaches; mṛga-tṛṣṇām — a mirage; vai — indeed; tadvat — in that same way; tvā — You; aham — I; parāk-mukhaḥ — turned away.

na utsahe — am not able to find the strength; aham — I; kṛpaṇa — crippled; dhīḥ — whose intelligence; kāma — by material desires; karma — and material activities; hatam — disturbed; manaḥ — my mind; roddhum — to keep in check; pramāthibhiḥ — which are very powerful and willful; ca — and; akṣaiḥ — by the senses; hriyamāṇam — being dragged; itaḥ tataḥ — here and there.

saḥ — being such; aham — I; tava — Your; aṅghri — feet; upagataḥ asmi — am approaching; asatām — for those who are impure; durāpam — impossible to attain; tat — that; ca — and; api — also; aham — I; bhavat — Your; anugrahaḥ — mercy; īśa — O Lord; manye — think; puṁsaḥ — of a person; bhavet — occurs; yarhi — when; saṁsaraṇa — of his rotation in the cycle of material existence; apavargaḥ — the cessation; tvayi — of You; abja — like a lotus; nābha — O You whose navel; sat — of pure devotees; upāsanayā — by worship; matiḥ — consciousness; syāt — develops.

namaḥ — obeisances; vijñāna — of pure knowledge; mātrāya — to the embodiment; sarva — of all; pratyaya — forms of knowledge; hetave — to the source; puruṣa — of a person; īśa — the controlling forces; pradhānāya — to Him who predominates; brahmaṇe — to the Supreme Absolute Truth; ananta — unlimited; śaktaye — whose potencies.

namaḥ — obeisances; te — to You; vāsudevāya — the son of Vasudeva; sarva — of all; bhūta — living beings; kṣayāya — the residence; ca — and; hṛṣīka-īśa — O Lord of the mind and senses; namaḥ — obeisances; tubhyam — to You; prapannam — who am surrendered; pāhi — please protect; mām — me; prabho — O master.