 | Book 3 Chapter 101
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| 1 | devā ūcuḥ
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| 1 | itaḥ pradānād vartante prajāḥ sarvāś caturvidhāḥ
tā bhāvitā bhāvayanti havyakavyair divaukasaḥ
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| 2 | lokā hy evaṃ vartayanti anyonyaṃ samupāśritāḥ
tvatprasādān nirudvignās tvayaiva parirakṣitāḥ
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| 3 | idaṃ ca samanuprāptaṃ lokānāṃ bhayam uttamam
na ca jānīma keneme rātrau vadhyanti brāhmaṇāḥ
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| 4 | kṣīṇeṣu ca brāhmaṇeṣu pṛthivī kṣayam eṣyati
tataḥ pṛthivyāṃ kṣīṇāyāṃ tridivaṃ kṣayam eṣyati
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| 5 | tvatprasādān mahābāho lokāḥ sarve jagatpate
vināśaṃ nādhigaccheyus tvayā vai parirakṣitāḥ
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| 6 | viṣṇur uvāca
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| 6 | viditaṃ me surāḥ sarvaṃ prajānāṃ kṣayakāraṇam
bhavatāṃ cāpi vakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ vigatajvarāḥ
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| 7 | kāleya iti vikhyāto gaṇaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ
taiś ca vṛtraṃ samāśritya jagat sarvaṃ prabādhitam
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| 8 | te vṛtraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣeṇa dhīmatā
jīvitaṃ parirakṣantaḥ praviṣṭā varuṇālayam
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| 9 | te praviśyodadhiṃ ghoraṃ nakragrāhasamākulam
utsādanārthaṃ lokānāṃ rātrau ghnanti munīn iha
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| 10 | na tu śakyāḥ kṣayaṃ netuṃ samudrāśrayagā hi te
samudrasya kṣaye buddhir bhavadbhiḥ saṃpradhāryatām
agastyena vinā ko hi śakto 'nyo 'rṇavaśoṣaṇe
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| 11 | etac chrutvā vaco devā viṣṇunā samudāhṛtam
parameṣṭhinam ājñāpya agastyasyāśramaṃ yayuḥ
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| 12 | tatrāpaśyan mahātmānaṃ vāruṇiṃ dīptatejasam
upāsyamānam ṛṣibhir devair iva pitāmaham
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| 13 | te 'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ maitrāvaruṇim acyutam
āśramasthaṃ taporāśiṃ karmabhiḥ svair abhiṣṭuvan
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| 14 | devā ūcuḥ
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| 14 | nahuṣeṇābhitaptānāṃ tvaṃ lokānāṃ gatiḥ purā
bhraṃśitaś ca suraiśvaryāl lokārthaṃ lokakaṇṭakaḥ
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| 15 | krodhāt pravṛddhaḥ sahasā bhāskarasya nagottamaḥ
vacas tavānatikrāman vindhyaḥ śailo na vardhate
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| 16 | tamasā cāvṛte loke mṛtyunābhyarditāḥ prajāḥ
tvām eva nātham āsādya nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ
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| 17 | asmākaṃ bhayabhītānāṃ nityaśo bhagavān gatiḥ
tatas tv ārtāḥ prayācāmas tvāṃ varaṃ varado hy asi
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