संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सा देवद्विजमहर्षिभिः संवृतं लोककर्तारं अव्ययं देवं ब्रह्माणं ददर्शsā devadvijamaharṣibhiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ lokakartāraṃ avyayaṃ devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ dadarśashe saw the god Brahma, creator of the worlds, unchanging, surrounded by gods, twice-born, and great sages
गन्धर्वैः अप्सरोभिः च मुदा वन्द्यमानं एत्य सा तं ववन्देgandharvaiḥ apsarobhiḥ ca mudā vandyamānaṃ etya sā taṃ vavandehim, praised by joyful gandharvas and apsarases skilled in hymns of praise, she, drawing near, honored
भूमिः शरणार्थिनी सर्वेषां लोकपालानां संनिधौ तं विज्ञापयाम् आसbhūmiḥ śaraṇārthinī sarveṣāṃ lokapālānāṃ saṃnidhau taṃ vijñāpayām āsathe Earth, seeking refuge, in the presence of all the guardians of the world, told him her plight
तस्याः भूमेः कृत्यं पूर्वं एव स्वयंभुवः परमेष्ठिनः विदितं अभवत्tasyāḥ bhūmeḥ kṛtyaṃ pūrvaṃ eva svayaṃbhuvaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ viditaṃ abhavatbut the Earth's plight had already been known before, to the Self-existent, the Highest One
जगतः स्रष्टा सुरासुराणां लोकानां अशेषेण मनोगतं कस्मात् न संबुध्येतjagataḥ sraṣṭā surāsurāṇāṃ lokānāṃ aśeṣeṇa manogataṃ kasmāt na saṃbudhyetafor how should the creator of the world, O Bharata, not fully perceive the hidden thoughts of gods, demons, and all worlds?
भूमिपतिः विभुः सर्वभूतानां प्रभवः ईशः शंभुः प्रजापतिः भूमिं उवाचbhūmipatiḥ vibhuḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ prabhavaḥ īśaḥ śaṃbhuḥ prajāpatiḥ bhūmiṃ uvācathe lord of the earth, all-powerful, source of all beings, the master, the beneficent one, Prajapati, said to the Earth
यदर्थं मत्सकाशं संप्राप्ता असि वसुंधरे तदर्थं सर्वान् दिवौकसः संनियोक्ष्यामिyadarthaṃ matsakāśaṃ saṃprāptā asi vasuṃdhare tadarthaṃ sarvān divaukasaḥ saṃniyokṣyāmifor whatever purpose you have come to me, O Earth, for that purpose I shall enlist all the dwellers of heaven
एवं उक्त्वा महीं विसृज्य ब्रह्मा देवः भूतकृत् स्वयं सर्वान् विबुधान् आदिदेशevaṃ uktvā mahīṃ visṛjya brahmā devaḥ bhūtakṛt svayaṃ sarvān vibudhān ādideśahaving said this and dismissed the Earth, the god Brahma, creator of beings, himself commanded all the gods
अस्याः भूमेः भारं निरसितुं पृथक् पृथक् भागैः अस्याम् एव विरोधाय प्रसूयध्वम् इति अब्रवीत्asyāḥ bhūmeḥ bhāraṃ nirasituṃ pṛthak pṛthak bhāgaiḥ asyām eva virodhāya prasūyadhvam iti abravīt"to remove the burden of this Earth, be born upon her, each by his own portion, separately, for the sake of opposing [the demons]" — so he said
गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणान् समानीय भगवान् स्वैः अंशैः यथेष्टं मानुषेषु प्रसूयध्वम् इति उवाचgandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇān samānīya bhagavān svaiḥ aṃśaiḥ yatheṣṭaṃ mānuṣeṣu prasūyadhvam iti uvācaand having gathered also the hosts of gandharvas and apsarases, the lord said: "be born among men by your own portions, as you wish"
शक्रादयः सर्वे सुरगुरोः तथ्यं अर्थ्यं पथ्यं वचः श्रुत्वा जगृहुःśakrādayaḥ sarve suraguroḥ tathyaṃ arthyaṃ pathyaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā jagṛhuḥShakra and all the gods, having heard the true, beneficial, salutary word of the teacher of the gods, accepted it
ते स्वैः अंशैः भूमिं गन्तुं कृतक्षणाः अमित्रघ्नं नारायणं वैकुण्ठम् उपचक्रमुःte svaiḥ aṃśaiḥ bhūmiṃ gantuṃ kṛtakṣaṇāḥ amitraghnaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ vaikuṇṭham upacakramuḥthey, resolved to go to the earth by their own portions, turned to Narayana, slayer of foes, dwelling in Vaikuntha
यः चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासाः असितप्रभः पद्मनाभः सुरारिघ्नः पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणःyaḥ cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāḥ asitaprabhaḥ padmanābhaḥ surārighnaḥ pṛthucārvañcitekṣaṇaḥ[to him] who bears the disc and mace, clad in yellow, dark-radiant, lotus-naveled, slayer of the enemies of the gods, with broad, lovely, elongated eyes
इन्द्रः भुवः शोधनाय पुरुषोत्तमं अंशेन अवतरस्व इति उवाच हरिः तथा इति आहindraḥ bhuvaḥ śodhanāya puruṣottamaṃ aṃśena avatarasva iti uvāca hariḥ tathā iti āhaIndra said to the Supreme Person: "for the purification of the earth, descend by a portion"; and Hari said: "so be it"
महाभागैर्mahābhāgairoriginal form "mahābhāgair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोककर्तारम्lokakartāramoriginal form "lokakartāram", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अव्ययम्avyayamoriginal form "avyayam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वैर्gandharvairoriginal form "gandharvair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अप्सरोभिश्apsarobhiśoriginal form "apsarobhiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बन्दिकर्मसुbandikarmasuoriginal form "bandikarmasu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निष्ठितैःniṣṭhitaiḥoriginal form "niṣṭhitaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुदोपेतैर्mudopetairoriginal form "mudopetair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैनम्cainamoriginal form "cainam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form "atha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमिस्bhūmisoriginal form "bhūmis", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वेषाम्sarveṣāmoriginal form "sarveṣām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारतbhārataoriginal form "bhārata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्tatoriginal form "tat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रधानात्मनस्pradhānātmanasoriginal form "pradhānātmanas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यtasyaoriginal form "tasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूर्वम्pūrvamoriginal form "pūrvam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाभवद्evābhavadoriginal form "evābhavad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिhioriginal form "hi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कस्मान्kasmānoriginal form "kasmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारतbhārataoriginal form "bhārata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकानाम्lokānāmoriginal form "lokānām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनोगतम्manogatamoriginal form "manogatam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तम्tamoriginal form "tam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाराजmahārājaoriginal form "mahārāja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमिपतिर्bhūmipatiroriginal form "bhūmipatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वभूतानाम्sarvabhūtānāmoriginal form "sarvabhūtānām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यदर्थम्yadarthamoriginal form "yadartham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवोdevooriginal form "devo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजन्rājanoriginal form "rājan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form "tadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वयम्svayamoriginal form "svayam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्याasyāoriginal form "asyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमेर्bhūmeroriginal form "bhūmer", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवevaoriginal form "eva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रसूयध्वंprasūyadhvaṃoriginal form "prasūyadhvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विरोधायेतिvirodhāyetioriginal form "virodhāyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाब्रवीत्cābravītoriginal form "cābravīt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वान्sarvānoriginal form "sarvān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इदंidaṃoriginal form "idaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचनम्vacanamoriginal form "vacanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्तमम्uttamamoriginal form "uttamam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वैर्svairoriginal form "svair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संप्रसूयध्वंsaṃprasūyadhvaṃoriginal form "saṃprasūyadhvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानुषेष्व्mānuṣeṣvoriginal form "mānuṣeṣv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form "atha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुरगुरोर्suragurororiginal form "suraguror", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथ्यम्tathyamoriginal form "tathyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यtasyaoriginal form "tasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जगृहुस्jagṛhusoriginal form "jagṛhus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form "tadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form "atha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form "te", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वशोsarvaśooriginal form "sarvaśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽंशैः'ṃśaiḥoriginal form "'ṃśaiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वैर्svairoriginal form "svair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नारायणम्nārāyaṇamoriginal form "nārāyaṇam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पीतवासासितप्रभःpītavāsāsitaprabhaḥoriginal form "pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शोधनायेन्द्रśodhanāyendraoriginal form "śodhanāyendra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषोत्तमम्puruṣottamamoriginal form "puruṣottamam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अंशेनावतरस्वेतिaṃśenāvatarasvetioriginal form "aṃśenāvatarasveti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथेत्य्tathetyoriginal form "tathety", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the mystery of the descent is proclaimed: the Earth cries out, Brahma commands the gods to be born on earth, and — most importantly — Vishnu Himself (Narayana) agrees to descend. It is telling that Brahma, though the creator, has "already known" the Earth's need beforehand: God does not require to be informed, but receives the plea for the sake of order and to console the one who cries out. Here is the hierarchy of providence: Earth, then Brahma, then the gods, and above all — Narayana, to whom even the gods turn for deliverance; for He is the highest refuge (parama gati). Telling, too, is the description of Vishnu — bearing the disc and mace, clad in yellow, lotus-naveled: this is no abstract "impersonal" principle, but the personal Lord in a wondrous form, whom one can call upon and who answers, "so be it." Thus scripture reveals the very heart of the teaching: when the burden of adharma becomes unbearable, the Supreme Lord Himself descends (avatara) "for the purification of the earth" — and the whole Mahabharata, with the appearance of Krishna, is the fulfillment of this promise. Thus the "descent by portions" receives its highest crown — the descent of Narayana Himself.