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Mandala VII

HYMN XCIX. Viṣṇu.

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1

Come not near your majesty, which extends beyond all bounds and limits with your form, O Viṣṇu. Both your two regions of the earth, O Viṣṇu, we know: you, the God, know the highest also.

2

No one born or being born, O Viṣṇu, has reached the end of your greatness. You upheld the vast, high sky and securely anchored the eastern peak of the earth.

3

Be rich in sweet food and milk cows, with lush pastures, eager to serve men. Both these worlds, Viṣṇu, you kept apart and firmly anchored the earth with stakes.

4

You made space for sacrifices by creating Sūrya, Dawn, and Agni. Heroes, you conquered the cunning and magical schemes of the fierce Dāsa.

5

You, Indra, and you, Viṣṇu, Śambara, destroyed his ninety-nine fortified castles. You two shattered a hundred times a thousand unyielding heroes of the royal Varca.

6

This is the lofty hymn of praise, extolling the Lords of Great Stride, the mighty and lofty. I praise you solemnly, Viṣṇu: offer food to us in our camps, O Indra.

7

O Viṣṇu, my lips call out Vaṣaṭ! May this offering, Sipivista, please you. May these songs of praise exalt you. Protect us always, gods, with blessings.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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