Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 3.17

ity āha bhagavān aurvaḥ sagarāya mahātmane
sadācārān purā samyaṅ maitreya paripṛcchate //

evaṃ navabhir adhyāyais trayīdharmaḥ prapañcitaḥ //

tatparityāganindārtham adhyāyadvayam uttaram //

mayāpy etad aśeṣeṇa kathitaṃ bhavato dvija
samullaṅghya sadācāraṃ kaścin nāpnoti śobhanam //

ṣaṇḍāpaviddhapramukhā viditā bhagavan mayā
udakyādyāś ca ye sarve nagnam icchāmi veditum //

ko nagnaḥ kiṃsamācāro nagnasaṃjñāṃ naro labhet
nagnasvarūpam icchāmi yathāvat gaditaṃ tvayā //

śrotuṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha na hy asty aviditaṃ tava //

ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñeyaṃ trayī varṇāvṛtir dvija
etām ujjhati yo mohāt sa nagnaḥ pātakī smṛtaḥ //

trayī samastavarṇānāṃ dvija saṃvaraṇaṃ yataḥ
nagno bhavaty ujjhitāyām atas tasyām asaṃśayam //

idaṃ ca śrūyatām anyad bhīṣmāya sumahātmane
kathayām āsa dharmajño vasiṣṭho 'smatpitāmahaḥ //

mayāpi tasya gadataḥ śrutam etan mahātmanaḥ
nagnasaṃbandhi maitreya yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā //

devāsuram abhūd yuddhaṃ divyam abdaṃ purā dvija
tasmin parājitā devā daityair hrādapurogamaiḥ //

kṣīrodasyottaraṃ kūlaṃ gatvātapyanta vai tapaḥ
viṣṇor ārādhanārthāya jaguś cemaṃ stavaṃ tadā //

ārādhanāya lokānāṃ viṣṇor īśasya yāṃ giram
vakṣyāmo bhagavān ādyas tayā viṣṇuḥ prasīdatu //

yato bhūtāny aśeṣāṇi prasūtāni mahātmanaḥ
yasmiṃś ca layam eṣyanti kas taṃ saṃstotum īśvaraḥ //

tathāpy arātividhvaṃsa dhvastavīryā bhavārthinaḥ
tvāṃ stoṣyāmas tavoktīnāṃ yāthārthyaṃ naiva gocare //

tvam urvī salilaṃ vahnir vāyur ākāśam eva ca
samastam antaḥkaraṇaṃ pradhānaṃ tatparaḥ pumān //

ekaṃ tavaitad bhūtātman mūrtāmūrtamayaṃ vapuḥ
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ sthānakālavibhedavat //

tatreśa tava yat pūrvaṃ tvannābhikamalodbhavam
rūpaṃ sargopakārāya tasmai brahmātmane namaḥ //

śakrārkarudravasvaśvi marutsomādibhedavat
vayam evaṃ svarūpaṃ te tasmai devātmane namaḥ //

dambhaprāyam asaṃbodhi titikṣādamavarjitam
yad rūpaṃ tava govinda tasmai daityātmane namaḥ //

nātijñānavahā yasmin nāḍyaḥ stimitatejasi
śabdādilobhi yat tasmai tubhyaṃ yakṣātmane namaḥ //

krauryamāyāmayaṃ ghoraṃ yac ca rūpaṃ tavāsitam
niśācarātmane tasmai namas te puruṣottama //

svargasthadharmisaddharma phalopakaraṇaṃ tava
dharmākhyaṃ ca tathā rūpaṃ namas tasmai janārdana //

harṣaprāyam asaṃsargi gatimad gamanādiṣu
siddhātmaṃs tava yad rūpaṃ tasmai siddhātmane namaḥ //

atitikṣādhanaṃ krūram upabhogasahaṃ hare
dvijihvaṃ tava yad rūpaṃ tasmai sarpātmane namaḥ //

avabodhi ca yac chāntam adoṣam apakalmaṣam
ṛṣirūpātmane tasmai viṣṇo rūpāya te namaḥ //

bhakṣayaty atha kalpānte bhūtāni yad avāritam
tvadrūpaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa tasmai kālātmane namaḥ //

saṃbhakṣya sarvabhūtāni devādīny aviśeṣataḥ
nṛtyaty ante ca yad rūpaṃ tasmai rudrātmane namaḥ //

pravṛttyā rajaso yac ca karmaṇāṃ kāraṇātmakam
janārdana namas tasmai tvadrūpāya narātmane //

aṣṭāviṃśadvadhopetaṃ yad rūpaṃ tāmasaṃ tava
unmārgagāmi sarvātmaṃs tasmai paśvātmane namaḥ //

yajñāṅgabhūtaṃ yad rūpaṃ jagataḥ siddhisādhanam
vṛkṣādibhedair yad bhedi tasmai mukhyātmane namaḥ //

tiryaṅmanuṣyadevādi vyomaśabdādikaṃ ca yat
rūpaṃ tavādeḥ sarvasya tasmai sarvātmane namaḥ //

pradhānabuddhyādimayād aśeṣād yad anyad asmāt paramaṃ parātman
rūpaṃ tavādyaṃ na yad anyatulyaṃ tasmai namaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya //

śuklādidīrghādighanādihīnam agocare yac ca viśeṣaṇānām
śuddhātiśuddhaṃ paramarṣidṛśyaṃ rūpāya tasmai bhagavan natāḥ smaḥ //

yan naḥ śarīreṣu yad anyadeheṣv aśeṣavastuṣv ajam avyayaṃ yat
yasmāc ca nānyad vyatiriktam asti brahmasvarūpāya natāḥ sma tasmai //

sakalam idam ajasya yasya rūpaṃ paramapadātmavataḥ sanātanasya
tam anidhanam aśeṣabījabhūtaṃ prabhum amalaṃ praṇatāḥ sma vāsudevam //

stotrasyāsyāvasāne tu dadṛśuḥ parameśvaram
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ garuḍasthaṃ surā harim //

tam ūcuḥ sakalā devāḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram
prasīda deva daityebhyas trāhīti śaraṇārthinaḥ //

trailokyaṃ yajñabhāgāś ca daityair hrādapurogamaiḥ
hṛtaṃ no brahmaṇo 'py ājñām ullaṅghya parameśvara //

yady apy aśeṣabhūtasya vayaṃ te ca tavāṃśakāḥ
tathāpy avidyābhedena bhinnaṃ paśyāmahe jagat //

svavarṇadharmābhiratā vedamārgānusāriṇaḥ
na śakyās te 'rayo hantum asmābhis tapasānvitāḥ //

tam upāyam aśeṣātmann asmākaṃ dātum arhasi
yena tān asurān hantuṃ bhavema bhagavan kṣamāḥ //

ity ukto bhagavāṃs tebhyo māyāmohaṃ śarīrataḥ
samutpādya dadau viṣṇuḥ prāha cedaṃ surottamān //

māyāmoho 'yam akhilān daityāṃs tān mohayiṣyati
tato vadhyā bhaviṣyanti vedamārgabahiṣkṛtāḥ //

sthitau sthitasya me vadhyā yāvantaḥ paripanthinaḥ
brahmaṇo hy adhikārasya devā daityādikāḥ surāḥ //

tad gacchata na bhīḥ kāryā māyāmoho 'yam agrataḥ
gacchatv adyopakārāya bhavatāṃ bhavitā surāḥ //

ity uktāḥ praṇipatyainaṃ yayur devā yathāgatam
māyāmoho 'pi taiḥ sārdhaṃ yayau yatra mahāsurāḥ //