𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 celebrates Vishnu as the wide-striding divine power who measures, supports, and illumines the worlds. Its best-known core is the Rigvedic Vishnu hymn, especially Rigveda 1.154, and this Vedic hymn also preserves Taittiriya Samhita and Taittiriya Brahmana passages, as shown by the source notes embedded in the basetxt.

The enduring force of the hymn lies in its central image, 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌿, the three steps or stations: divine order creates habitable space. Vishnu does not merely move through the world; he measures it, stabilizes it, opens room for beings, upholds 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿, and reveals a highest station that seers behold.

𑌓𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॒𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌂॑-𑌵𑍀𑌁॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌣𑌿॒ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍋॑𑌚𑌂॒ 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿॑𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌮॒𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॑𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌕॑𑌭𑌾𑌯॒𑌦𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤॑𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂॑-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾॒𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇॒𑌧𑍋𑌰𑍁॑𑌗𑌾॒𑌯𑌃 ॥ 1 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌸𑌂. 1.2.13.3)
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॑𑌰॒𑌰𑌾𑌟॑𑌮𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃᳚ 𑌪𑍃॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌮॑𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇᳚𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॒𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌰॑𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋᳚𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁॒𑌵𑌮॑𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣॒𑌵𑌮॑𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣॑𑌵𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 ॥ 2 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌸𑌂. 1.2.13.3)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I proclaim the heroic powers of Vishnu, who measured the earthly realms, upheld the higher station, and strode widely in threefold form. The ritual object is consecrated as belonging to Vishnu, supported by Vishnu, made firm by Vishnu, and offered to Vishnu.

𑌤𑌦॑𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌯𑌮॒𑌭𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌥𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌰𑍋॒ 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰॑ 𑌦𑍇𑌵॒𑌯𑌵𑍋॒ 𑌮𑌦𑌂॑𑌤𑌿 । 𑌉॒𑌰𑍁॒𑌕𑍍𑌰॒𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌸 𑌹𑌿 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁॑𑌰𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾 । 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋᳚ 𑌪॒𑌦𑍇 𑌪॑𑌰॒𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵॒ 𑌉𑌥𑍍𑌸𑌃॑ ॥ 3 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾. 2.4.6.2)
𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑-𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍀॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌯 । 𑌮𑍃॒𑌗𑍋 𑌨 𑌭𑍀॒𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍁॑𑌚॒𑌰𑍋 𑌗𑌿॑𑌰𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌃 । 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋॒𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍁॑ 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿॒𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮॑𑌣𑍇𑌷𑍁 । 𑌅𑌧𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷॒𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌭𑍁𑌵॑𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾᳚ ॥ 4 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾. 2.4.3.4)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May I reach Vishnu's beloved path, where God-seeking people rejoice, for in the supreme step of the wide-striding Vishnu there is a fountain of sweetness. Vishnu is praised for his power; in his three vast strides all the worlds find their dwelling.

𑌪॒𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰॑𑌯𑌾 𑌤॒𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌵𑍃𑌧𑌾𑌨 । 𑌨 𑌤𑍇॑ 𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵॑𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 । 𑌉॒𑌭𑍇 𑌤𑍇॑ 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌰𑌜॑𑌸𑍀 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॑ 𑌦𑍇𑌵॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪॒𑌰॒𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯॑ 𑌵𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌸𑍇 ॥ 5 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾. 2.𑍮.3.2)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Vishnu, growing through your manifestation yet beyond all measure, beings do not reach the full extent of your greatness. You know both realms and the supreme divine reality.

𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍇॒𑌷 𑌏॒𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾॑𑌯॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍁॑𑌷𑍇 𑌦𑌶॒𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 । 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁॒𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍀॒𑌰𑌯𑍋॒ 𑌜𑌨𑌾॑𑌸𑌃 । 𑌊॒𑌰𑍁॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿॒𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍁॒𑌜𑌨𑌿॑𑌮𑌾𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌰 ॥ 6 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾. 2.4.3.5)
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍃॑𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍇॒𑌷 𑌏॒𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌶॒𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌚॑𑌸𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤॒𑌵𑌸॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍀॑𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇॒𑌷𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍍 𑌹𑍍𑌯॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌿॑𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌨𑌾𑌮॑ ॥ 𑍭 (𑌤𑍈. 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾. 2.4.3.5)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Vishnu strode across this earth, granting a field for human life and making a wide dwelling fit for noble birth. The divine one strode three times in greatness; may mighty Vishnu be strong for us, for his name is firm and powerful.

𑌅𑌤𑍋॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌅॑𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌯𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰॒𑌮𑍇 । 𑌪𑍃॒𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾-𑌸𑍍𑌸॒𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌧𑌾𑌮॑𑌭𑌿𑌃 । 𑌇॒𑌦𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌦॑𑌧𑍇 𑌪॒𑌦𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌮𑍂॑𑌢𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍁॒𑌰𑍇 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌣𑌿॑ 𑌪॒𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁॑𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍋॒𑌪𑌾 𑌅𑌦𑌾᳚𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 । 𑌤𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌣𑌿 𑌧𑌾॒𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍॑ । 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃॒ 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤॒ 𑌯𑌤𑍋᳚ 𑌵𑍍𑌰॒𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿॑ 𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌪॒𑌶𑍇 । 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯॒𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌖𑌾᳚ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the gods protect us from the realm from which Vishnu strode. Vishnu placed his step threefold, hidden even in the dust of the earth. Behold Vishnu's works: as guardian, undefeated, he upholds dharmas and establishes sacred vows, the worthy friend of Indra.

𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃᳚ 𑌪𑌰॒𑌮𑌂 𑌪॒𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌦𑌾॑ 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍂॒𑌰𑌯𑌃॑ । 𑌦𑌿॒𑌵𑍀𑌵॒ 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁॒𑌰𑌾𑌤॑𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾॑𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌪॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍋॑ 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍃॒𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌂॑𑌧𑌤𑍇 । 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪॑𑌰॒𑌮𑌂 𑌪॒𑌦𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾᳚𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌅𑌨𑌂॑𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌯॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌉॑𑌤𑍍𑌤॒𑌮 𑌮𑌹॑𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵॑𑌮𑍇॒𑌵 𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾᳚𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The seers ever behold that supreme station of Vishnu, like an eye extended in heaven. The inspired and wakeful sages kindle awareness of Vishnu's supreme step. Through this completeness and freedom from obstruction, one attains and conquers all that is truly to be attained.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that the vision of Vishnu's supreme step may remain unobstructed.

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