यो वै भर्ता जगत्कृत्स्नं यस्योत्पत्तिं न विद्महे। सुरासुरैर्नतो नित्यं हरिनारायणः प्रभुः॥ यस्य नाभ्युद्भवो ब्रह्मा विश्वस्य जगतः पतिः। येन सर्वमिदं सृष्टं विश्वं स्थावरजंगमम्॥ तं समाश्रित्य विबुधा विधिना हरिमध्वरे। पिबन्ति हमृतं चैव मानिताश्च यजन्ति तम्॥ पुराणैश्चैव वेदेच पञ्चरात्रैस्तथैव च। ध्यायन्ति योगिनो नित्यं क्रतुभिश्च यजन्ति तम्॥ ' दैत्यदानवरक्षांसि ये चान्ये चामरद्विषः। सर्वाञ्जयति सङ्ग्रामे सदा सर्वैः स पूज्यते॥
yo vai bhartā jagatkṛtsnaṃ yasyotpattiṃ na vidmahe| surāsurairnato nityaṃ harinārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ|| yasya nābhyudbhavo brahmā viśvasya jagataḥ patiḥ| yena sarvamidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ viśvaṃ sthāvarajaṃgamam|| taṃ samāśritya vibudhā vidhinā harimadhvare| pibanti hamṛtaṃ caiva mānitāśca yajanti tam|| purāṇaiścaiva vedeca pañcarātraistathaiva ca| dhyāyanti yogino nityaṃ kratubhiśca yajanti tam|| ' daityadānavarakṣāṃsi ye cānye cāmaradviṣaḥ| sarvāñjayati saṅgrāme sadā sarvaiḥ sa pūjyate||
English Meaning
The learned duly, in their sacrifices, worship that Hari, respected of people and drinking nectar, who is the lord of the universe, whose origin we do not know, who is daily worshipped by the celestials and Asuras, who is highly powerful Närāyaṇa from whose navel has sprung Brahmă, the creator of the world, and who has created the universe consisting of mobile and immobile beings. The Yogis meditate upon him and celebrate sacrifices in his honour according to the Vedas Purānas, Pancharatra and other rituals. He always vanquish in encounter Daityas, Danavas, Raksasas and all other enemies of the celestials and every one of them worships him."
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)