Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.104

श्मशानवासी भगवानुमापतिरनिन्दितः। भगस्याक्षिनिपाती च पूष्णो दशननाशनः॥ ज्वरहर्ता पाशहस्त: प्रलय: काल एव च। उल्कामुखोऽग्निकेतुश्च मुनिर्दीप्तो विशांपतिः॥ उन्मादो वेपनकरचातुर्थो लोकसत्तमः। वामनो वामदेवश्च प्राकप्रदक्षिणवामनः॥ भिक्षुश्च भिक्षुरूपी च त्रिजटी कुटिल: स्वयम्। शक्रहस्तप्रतिष्टम्भी वसूनां स्तम्भनस्तथा॥ ऋतुर्ऋतुकरः कालो मधुर्मधुकलोचनः। वानस्पत्यो वाजसनो नित्यमाश्रमपूजितः॥ जगद्धाता च कर्ता च पुरुषः शाश्वतो ध्रुवः। धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षस्त्रिधर्मा भूतभावनः॥ त्रिनेत्रो बहुरूपश्च सूर्यायुतसमप्रभः। देवदेवोऽतिदेवश चन्द्राङ्कित्तजटस्तथा॥ नर्तको लासकश्चैव पूर्णेन्दुसदृशाननः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च शरण्यश्च सर्वजीवमयस्तथा॥ सर्वतूर्यनिनादी च सर्वबन्धविमोक्षकः। मोहनो बन्धनश्चैव सर्वदा निधनोत्तमः॥ पुष्पदन्तो विभागश्च मुख्यः सर्वहरस्तथा। हरिश्मश्रुर्धनुर्धारी भीमो भीमपराक्रमः॥ मया प्रोक्तमिदं पुण्यं नामाष्टशतमुत्तमम्। सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं शरण्यं शरणार्थिनाम्।। जप्तमेतद्दशग्रीव कुर्याच्छत्रुविनाशनम्॥

śmaśānavāsī bhagavānumāpatiraninditaḥ| bhagasyākṣinipātī ca pūṣṇo daśananāśanaḥ|| jvarahartā pāśahasta: pralaya: kāla eva ca| ulkāmukho'gniketuśca munirdīpto viśāṃpatiḥ|| unmādo vepanakaracāturtho lokasattamaḥ| vāmano vāmadevaśca prākapradakṣiṇavāmanaḥ|| bhikṣuśca bhikṣurūpī ca trijaṭī kuṭila: svayam| śakrahastapratiṣṭambhī vasūnāṃ stambhanastathā|| ṛturṛtukaraḥ kālo madhurmadhukalocanaḥ| vānaspatyo vājasano nityamāśramapūjitaḥ|| jagaddhātā ca kartā ca puruṣaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ| dharmādhyakṣo virūpākṣastridharmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ|| trinetro bahurūpaśca sūryāyutasamaprabhaḥ| devadevo'tidevaśa candrāṅkittajaṭastathā|| nartako lāsakaścaiva pūrṇendusadṛśānanaḥ| brahmaṇyaśca śaraṇyaśca sarvajīvamayastathā|| sarvatūryaninādī ca sarvabandhavimokṣakaḥ| mohano bandhanaścaiva sarvadā nidhanottamaḥ|| puṣpadanto vibhāgaśca mukhyaḥ sarvaharastathā| hariśmaśrurdhanurdhārī bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ|| mayā proktamidaṃ puṇyaṃ nāmāṣṭaśatamuttamam| sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇārthinām|| japtametaddaśagrīva kuryācchatruvināśanam||

English Meaning

You live in a cremation ground, are the illustrious lord of Umā and above all blemishes you did uproot the eyes of Bhagadeva and teeth of Pūşā. You are the destroyer of fever, hold mace in your hand and are (the very) dissolution and time. You have got a fire-brand in your mouth, have fire as your emblem, are highly resplendent and lord of men You are mad, make people tremble, are the fourth, and most respected of men; you are a dwarf, Vămanadeva and the dwarf who circumbulates the east. You are a beggar, wear the semblance of a beggar and are by nature crooked; you did assail Indra's hands and the Vasus. You are, the season, the maker of seasons, time, honey and have honeyed eyes. You are a tree bearing fruits and blossoms, have arrows as your seat and worshipped by people of all conditions perpetually. You are the protector and the creator of the universe, the Purusa, eternal and certain; the lord of all religions, Virūpākşa, the three qualities and the protector of all beings. You are three-eyed, assume many forms and brilliant as the Ayuta suns; you are the lord of all celestials, the foremost deity and wear bearded locks having the impressions of the moon; you are connected with Brāhmaṇa, worthy of being resorted to and identical with all created beings. You blow all bugles, severest all ties; you do charm and bind (ali) and do always bring about death. You have flowery teeth, are a division, the foremost and the destroyer of all; you have dreadful beards, hold a bow, are fearful and gifted with dreadful might.' These eight hundred holy and excellent names have been uttered by me which remove all iniquities, are holy and afford shelter to those who seek for it; if do you recite them, o ten-necked one, you shall be able to destroy your enemies."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)