Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 2.9

tārāmayaṃ bhagavataḥ śiśumārākṛti prabhoḥ
divi rūpaṃ harer yat tu tasya pucche sthito dhruvaḥ //

eṣa bhraman bhrāmayati candrādityādikān grahān
bhramantam anu taṃ yānti nakṣatrāṇi ca cakravat //

sūryācandramasau tārā nakṣatrāṇi grahaiḥ saha
vātānīkamayair bandhair dhruve baddhāni tāni vai //

śiśumārākṛti proktaṃ yad rūpaṃ jyotiṣāṃ divi //

ity evaṃ vāyavaḥ sapta vahanti bhuvanatrayam //

nārāyaṇo 'yanaṃ dhāmnāṃ tasyādhāraḥ svayaṃ hṛdi //

uttānapādaputras tu tam ārādhya jagatpatim
satārāśiśumārasya dhruvaḥ pucche vyavasthitaḥ //

ādhāraḥ śiśumārasya sarvādhyakṣo janārdanaḥ
dhruvasya śiśumāraś ca dhruve bhānur vyavasthitaḥ //

tadādhāraṃ jagac cedaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam //

yena vipra vidhānena tan mamaikamanāḥ śṛṇu
vivasvān aṣṭabhir māsair ādāyāpo rasānvitāḥ
varṣaty ambu tataś cānnam annād apy akhilaṃ jagat //

vivasvān aṃśubhis tīkṣṇair ādāya jagato jalam
some muñcaty athenduś ca vāyunāḍīmayair divi
nālair vikṣipate 'bhreṣu dhūmāgnyanilamūrtiṣu //

na bhraśyanti yatas tebhyo jalāny abhrāṇi tāny ataḥ
abhrasthāḥ prapatanty āpo vāyunā samudīritāḥ
saṃskāraṃ kālajanitaṃ maitreyāsādya nirmalāḥ //

saritsamudrabhaumās tu tathāpaḥ prāṇisaṃbhavāḥ
catuṣprakārā bhagavān ādatte savitā mune //

ākāśagaṅgāsalilaṃ tathādāya gabhastimān
anabhragatam evorvyāṃ sadyaḥ kṣipati raśmibhiḥ //

tasya saṃsparśanirdhūta pāpapaṅko dvijottama
na yāti narakaṃ martyo divyaṃ snānaṃ hi tat smṛtam //

dṛṣṭasūryaṃ hi yad vāri pataty abhrair vinā divaḥ
ākāśagaṅgāsalilaṃ tad gobhiḥ kṣipyate raveḥ //

kṛttikādiṣu ṛkṣeṣu viṣameṣv ambu yad divaḥ
dṛṣṭārkaṃ patitaṃ jñeyaṃ tad gāṅgaṃ diggajojjhitam //

yugmarkṣeṣu tu yat toyaṃ pataty arkojjhitaṃ divaḥ
tat sūryaraśmibhiḥ sadyaḥ samādāya nirasyate //

ubhayaṃ puṇyam atyarthaṃ nṛṇāṃ pāpaharaṃ dvija
ākāśagaṅgāsalilaṃ divyaṃ snānaṃ mahāmune //

yat tu meghaiḥ samutsṛṣṭaṃ vāri tat prāṇināṃ dvija
puṣṇāty oṣadhayaḥ sarvā jīvanāyāmṛtaṃ hi tat //

tena vṛddhiṃ parāṃ nītaḥ salilenauṣadhīgaṇaḥ
sādhakaḥ phalapākāntaḥ prajānāṃ dvija jāyate //

tena yajñān yathāproktān mānavāḥ śāstracakṣuṣaḥ
kurvanty aharahas taiś ca devān āpyāyayanti te //

evaṃ yajñāś ca vedāś ca varṇāś ca dvijapūrvakāḥ
sarve devanikāyāś ca paśubhūtagaṇāś ca ye //

vṛṣṭyā dhṛtam idaṃ sarvam annaṃ niṣpādyate yayā
sāpi niṣpādyate vṛṣṭiḥ savitrā munisattama //

ādhārabhūtaḥ savitur dhruvo munivarottama
dhruvasya śiśumāro 'sau so 'pi nārāyaṇāśrayaḥ //

hṛdi nārāyaṇas tasya śiśumārasya saṃsthitaḥ
bibhartā sarvabhūtānām ādibhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ //