ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸೂಕ್ತಮ್

ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸೂಕ್ತಮ್ 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, ತ್ರೀಣಿ ಪದಾನಿ, 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 ಧರ್ಮಾಣಿ, and reveals a highest station that seers behold.

ಓಂ-ವಿಁಷ್ಣೋ॒ರ್ನುಕಂ॑-ವೀಁ॒ರ್ಯಾ॑ಣಿ॒ ಪ್ರವೋ॑ಚಂ॒ ಯಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಿ॑ವಾನಿ ವಿಮ॒ಮೇ ರಾಜಾಗ್ಂ॑ಸಿ॒ ಯೋ ಅಸ್ಕ॑ಭಾಯ॒ದುತ್ತ॑ರಗ್ಂ ಸ॒ಧಸ್ಥಂ॑-ವಿಁಚಕ್ರಮಾ॒ಣಸ್ತ್ರೇ॒ಧೋರು॑ಗಾ॒ಯಃ ॥ 1 (ತೈ. ಸಂ. 1.2.13.3)
ವಿಷ್ಣೋ॑ರ॒ರಾಟ॑ಮಸಿ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ᳚ ಪೃ॒ಷ್ಠಮ॑ಸಿ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ॒-ಶ್ಶ್ನಪ್ತ್ರೇ᳚ಸ್ಥೋ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ॒ಸ್ಸ್ಯೂರ॑ಸಿ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ᳚ರ್ಧ್ರು॒ವಮ॑ಸಿ ವೈಷ್ಣ॒ವಮ॑ಸಿ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣ॑ವೇ ತ್ವಾ ॥ 2 (ತೈ. ಸಂ. 1.2.13.3)

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ತದ॑ಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಿ॒ಯಮ॒ಭಿಪಾಥೋ॑ ಅಶ್ಯಾಮ್ । ನರೋ॒ ಯತ್ರ॑ ದೇವ॒ಯವೋ॒ ಮದ॑ನ್ತಿ । ಉ॒ರು॒ಕ್ರ॒ಮಸ್ಯ॒ ಸ ಹಿ ಬನ್ಧು॑ರಿ॒ತ್ಥಾ । ವಿಷ್ಣೋ᳚ ಪ॒ದೇ ಪ॑ರ॒ಮೇ ಮಧ್ವ॒ ಉಥ್ಸಃ॑ ॥ 3 (ತೈ. ಬ್ರಾ. 2.4.6.2)
ಪ್ರ ತದ್ವಿಷ್ಣು॑-ಸ್ಸ್ತವತೇ ವೀ॒ರ್ಯಾ॑ಯ । ಮೃ॒ಗೋ ನ ಭೀ॒ಮಃ ಕು॑ಚ॒ರೋ ಗಿ॑ರಿ॒ಷ್ಠಾಃ । ಯಸ್ಯೋ॒ರುಷು॑ ತ್ರಿ॒ಷು ವಿ॒ಕ್ರಮ॑ಣೇಷು । ಅಧಿ॑ಖ್ಷ॒ಯನ್ತಿ॒ ಭುವ॑ನಾನಿ॒ ವಿಶ್ವಾ᳚ ॥ 4 (ತೈ. ಬ್ರಾ. 2.4.3.4)

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ಪ॒ರೋ ಮಾತ್ರ॑ಯಾ ತ॒ನುವಾ॑ ವೃಧಾನ । ನ ತೇ॑ ಮಹಿ॒ತ್ವಮನ್ವ॑ಶ್ನುವನ್ತಿ । ಉ॒ಭೇ ತೇ॑ ವಿದ್ಮ॒ ರಜ॑ಸೀ ಪೃಥಿ॒ವ್ಯಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ॑ ದೇವ॒ತ್ವಮ್ । ಪ॒ರ॒ಮಸ್ಯ॑ ವಿಥ್ಸೇ ॥ 5 (ತೈ. ಬ್ರಾ. 2.8.3.2)

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ವಿಚ॑ಕ್ರಮೇ ಪೃಥಿ॒ವೀಮೇ॒ಷ ಏ॒ತಾಮ್ । ಖ್ಷೇತ್ರಾ॑ಯ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣು॒ರ್ಮನು॑ಷೇ ದಶ॒ಸ್ಯನ್ನ್ । ಧ್ರು॒ವಾಸೋ॑ ಅಸ್ಯ ಕೀ॒ರಯೋ॒ ಜನಾ॑ಸಃ । ಊ॒ರು॒ಖ್ಷಿ॒ತಿಗ್ಂ ಸು॒ಜನಿ॑ಮಾಚಕಾರ ॥ 6 (ತೈ. ಬ್ರಾ. 2.4.3.5)
ತ್ರಿರ್ದೇ॒ವಃ ಪೃ॑ಥಿ॒ವೀಮೇ॒ಷ ಏ॒ತಾಮ್ । ವಿಚ॑ಕ್ರಮೇ ಶ॒ತರ್ಚ॑ಸ-ಮ್ಮಹಿ॒ತ್ವಾ । ಪ್ರ ವಿಷ್ಣು॑ರಸ್ತು ತ॒ವಸ॒ಸ್ತವೀ॑ಯಾನ್ । ತ್ವೇ॒ಷಗ್ಗ್ ಹ್ಯ॑ಸ್ಯ॒ ಸ್ಥವಿ॑ರಸ್ಯ॒ ನಾಮ॑ ॥ 7 (ತೈ. ಬ್ರಾ. 2.4.3.5)

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ಅತೋ॑ ದೇ॒ವಾ ಅ॑ವನ್ತು ನೋ॒ ಯತೋ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣು॑ರ್ವಿಚಕ್ರ॒ಮೇ । ಪೃ॒ಥಿ॒ವ್ಯಾ-ಸ್ಸ॒ಪ್ತಧಾಮ॑ಭಿಃ । ಇ॒ದಂ-ವಿಁಷ್ಣು॒ರ್ವಿಚ॑ಕ್ರಮೇ ತ್ರೇ॒ಧಾ ನಿದ॑ಧೇ ಪ॒ದಮ್ । ಸಮೂ॑ಢಮಸ್ಯ ಪಾಗ್ಂ ಸು॒ರೇ ॥ ತ್ರೀಣಿ॑ ಪ॒ದಾ ವಿಚ॑ಕ್ರಮೇ॒ ವಿಷ್ಣು॑ರ್ಗೋ॒ಪಾ ಅದಾ᳚ಭ್ಯಃ । ತತೋ॒ ಧರ್ಮಾ॑ಣಿ ಧಾ॒ರಯನ್॑ । ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ॒ ಕರ್ಮಾ॑ಣಿ ಪಶ್ಯತ॒ ಯತೋ᳚ ವ್ರ॒ತಾನಿ॑ ಪಸ್ಪ॒ಶೇ । ಇನ್ದ್ರ॑ಸ್ಯ॒ ಯುಜ್ಯ॒ಸ್ಸಖಾ᳚ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ತದ್ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ᳚ ಪರ॒ಮ-ಮ್ಪ॒ದಗ್ಂ ಸದಾ॑ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸೂ॒ರಯಃ॑ । ದಿ॒ವೀವ॒ ಚಖ್ಷು॒ರಾತ॑ತಮ್ । ತದ್ವಿಪ್ರಾ॑ಸೋ ವಿಪ॒ನ್ಯವೋ॑ ಜಾಗೃ॒ವಾಗ್ಂ ಸ॒ಸ್ಸಮಿಂ॑ಧತೇ । ವಿಷ್ಣೋ॒ರ್ಯತ್ಪ॑ರ॒ಮ-ಮ್ಪ॒ದಮ್ । ಪರ್ಯಾ᳚ಪ್ತ್ಯಾ॒ ಅನಂ॑ತರಾಯಾಯ॒ ಸರ್ವ॑ಸ್ತೋಮೋ-ಽತಿ ರಾ॒ತ್ರ ಉ॑ತ್ತ॒ಮ ಮಹ॑ರ್ಭವತಿ ಸರ್ವ॒ಸ್ಯಾಪ್ತ್ಯೈ॒ ಸರ್ವ॑ಸ್ಯ॒ ಜಿತ್ತ್ಯೈ॒ ಸರ್ವ॑ಮೇ॒ವ ತೇನಾ᳚ಪ್ನೋತಿ॒ ಸರ್ವಂ॑ ಜಯತಿ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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.

ಓಂ ಶಾನ್ತಿ॒-ಶ್ಶಾನ್ತಿ॒-ಶ್ಶಾನ್ತಿಃ॑ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
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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