Vishnupurana 6.8.59
Viṣṇupurāṇa 6.8.59
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- Sanskrit
6.8.59
nānto 'sti yasya na ca yasya samudbhavo 'sti vṛddhir na yasya pariṇāmavivarjitasya
nāpakṣayaṃ ca samupaity avikalpavastu yas taṃ nato 'smi puruṣottamam īśam īḍyam //
I adore him, that first of gods, Purushottama, who is without end and without beginning, without growth, without decay, without death; who is substance that knows not change. I adore that ever inexhaustible spirit; who assumed sensible qualities; who, though one, became many; who, though pure, became as if impure, by appearing in many and various shapes; who is endowed with divine wisdom, and is the author of the preservation of all creatures. I adore him, who is the one conjoined essence and object of both meditative wisdom and active virtue;
Translations (1)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Ṣaṭsandarbha — Jīva Gosvāmin 1555, Sanskrit