deva

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्

devān — to the celestial gods

But the fruit they gain has an end, for their understanding is small. Worshippers of the gods go to the gods; those devoted to me come to me.

त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते

deva-bhogān — the pleasures of the celestial gods

Knowers of the three Vedas, drinkers of soma, purified of fault, worshipping me by offerings, ask for the way to heaven — and reaching the world of the gods, they enjoy its pleasures.

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः

deva-vratāḥ — worshipers of celestial gods

Those devoted to the gods go to the gods; to the ancestors, to the ancestors; to the spirits, to the spirits. Those who make their offering to me come to me.

आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा

deva-ṛiṣhiḥ-nāradaḥ — devarṣhi Narad

All the seers say it of you — Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa — and you yourself tell me so.

स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम

deva-deva — the God of gods

You alone know yourself by yourself, highest person, source of beings, lord of beings, god of gods, ruler of the world.

अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः

deva-ṛiṣhīṇām — amongst celestial sages

Among all trees I am the sacred fig; among divine seers, Narada; among the heavenly singers, Chitraratha; and among the perfected, the sage Kapila.

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्

devam — Lord

wearing divine garlands and garments, anointed with divine fragrances, all of it a marvel, radiant, endless, facing every way.

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा

deva-devasya — of the God of gods

There, in the body of the god of gods, Arjuna saw the whole world gathered in one place, divided into many.

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः

devam — the Lord

Then, filled with wonder, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head to the god, joined his palms, and spoke.

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्

devān — all the gods

I see all the gods in your body, and all the kinds of beings; Brahma on his lotus seat, and all the seers and divine serpents.

दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि

deva-īśha — The Lord of lords

Seeing your mouths, terrible with their teeth, like the fires of the world's ending, I lose my bearings and find no shelter. Have mercy, lord of gods, refuge of the worlds.

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद

deva-vara — God of gods

Tell me who you are, you of fearful form. I bow to you; have mercy, best of gods. I wish to know you as you are at the first, for I do not understand what you are doing.

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन् गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे

deva-īśha — Lord of the devatās

And why should they not bow to you, great one, greater than Brahma, the first maker? Endless lord, god of gods, refuge of the world — you are the imperishable, what is and what is not, and what is beyond both.

तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्

deva — Lord

So I bow down, I prostrate my body, and I ask your grace, lord worthy of worship. As a father bears with a son, a friend with a friend, a lover with the beloved — bear with me.

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे

deva — Lord

I am glad to have seen what was never seen before, and my mind is shaken with fear. Show me that other form of yours, lord of gods, refuge of the world; have mercy.

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्

deva — the Supreme Lord

Honouring the gods, the twice-born, teachers and the wise; cleanliness, straightness, continence and harmlessness — this is austerity of the body.