Salutations to thee that roarest as deep as the clouds,
to thee that puttest forth diverse kinds of illusions,
to thee that presidest over the soil and over the
seed that is sown in it, to thee that art the Creator
of everything. Salutations to thee that art the
Lord of all the celestials, to thee that art the Master
of the universe, to thee that art endued with the
speed of the wind, to thee that art of the form of
the wind. Salutations to thee that wearest a
garland of gold, to thee that sportest on hills and
mountains[63], to thee that art adorned by all who
are enemies of the gods, to thee that art possessed
of fierce speed and energy. Salutations to thee
that torest away one of the heads of the Grandsire
Brahma, to thee that hast slain the Asura named Mahisha,
to thee that assumest three forms, to thee that bearest
every form. Salutations to thee that art the destroyer
of the triple city of the Asuras, to thee that art
the destroyer of (Daksha’s) sacrifice, to thee
that art the destroyer of the body of Kama (the deity
of Desire), to thee that wieldest the rod of destruction.
Salutations to thee that art Skanda, to thee that
art Visakha, to thee that art the rod of the Brahmana,
to thee that art Bhava, to thee that art Sarva, to
thee that art of universal form. Salutations
to thee that art Isana, to thee that art the destroyer
of Bhaga, to thee that art the slayer of Andhaka,
to thee that art the universe, to thee that art possessed
of illusion, to thee that art both conceivable and
inconceivable.[64] Thou art the one end of all creatures,
thou art the foremost, thou art the heart of everything.
Thou art the Brahma of all the deities, thou art the
Nilardhita Red and Blue of the Rudras. Thou art
the Soul of the creatures, thou art He who is called
Purusha in the Sankhya philosophy, thou art the Rishabha
among all things sacred, thou art that which is called
auspicious by Yogins and which, according to them,
is without parts (being indivisible). Amongst
those that are observant of the different modes of
life, thou art the House-holder, thou art the great
Lord amongst the lords of the universe. Thou art
Kuvera among all the Yakshas, and thou art Vishnu
amongst all the sacrifices.[65] Thou art Meru amongst
mountains, thou art the Moon among all luminaries of
the firmament, thou art Vasishtha amongst Rishis,
thou art Surya among the planets. Thou art the
lion among all wild animals, and among all domestic
animals, thou art the bull that is worshipped by all
people. Among the Adityas thou art Vishnu (Upendra),
among the Vasu thou art Pavaka, among birds thou art
the son of Vinata (Garuda), and among snakes thou art
Ananta (Sesha). Among the Vedas thou art the Samans,
among the Yajushes thou art the Sata-Rudriyam, among
Yogins thou art Sanatkumara, and among Sankhyas thou
art Kapila. Among the Maruts thou art Sakra, among
the Pitris thou art Devarat, among all the regions
(for the residence of created beings) thou art the
region of Brahman, and amongst all the ends that creatures