1.154.1
विष्णो॒र्नु कं॑ वी॒र्या॑णि॒ प्र वो॑चं॒ यः पार्थि॑वानि विम॒मे रजां॑सि |
यो अस्क॑भाय॒दुत्त॑रं स॒धस्थं॑ विचक्रमा॒णस्त्रे॒धोरु॑गा॒यः ||
I WILL declare the mighty deeds of Viṣṇu, of him who measured out the earthly regions, Who propped the highest place of congregation, thrice setting down his footstep, widely striding.
I will declare the mighty deeds of Viṣṇu, who measured out the earthly regions, who propped the highest place of congregation, thrice setting down his footstep, widely striding.
Vīryāṇi of Viṣṇu: vimame rajāṃsi, askabhāyat uttaraṃ sadhastham, tredhā urugāya—the Vedic seed of Trivikrama and later Vāmana lore. In Sanātana Dharma, measuring the worlds is an act of making yajña-space habitable; wide stride is compassion as expanse, not conquest for ego.
Vision that measures and supports shared gathering spaces creates habitable order. Leadership as generous spanning—making room—rather than cramped control or territorial vanity.
1.154.2
प्र तद् विष्णु॑: स्तवते वी॒र्ये॑ण मृ॒गो न भी॒मः कु॑च॒रो गि॑रि॒ष्ठाः |
यस्यो॒रुषु॑ त्रि॒षु वि॒क्रम॑णेष्वधिक्षि॒यन्ति॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ ||
For this his mighty deed is Viṣṇu lauded, like some wild beast, dread, prowling, mountain-roaming; He within whose three wide-extended paces all living creatures have their habitation.
For this mighty deed Viṣṇu is praised, like some wild beast, dread, roaming the mountains; he within whose three wide paces all living creatures have their habitation.
Mṛgo na bhīmaḥ giriṣṭhāḥ—Viṣṇu’s awe as mountain-roaming force. In triṣu vikramaṇeṣu all bhuvanāni dwell—Hindu theology of divine expanse as home of jīvas. Fear and refuge coincide in urukrama: majesty that shelters rather than merely terrifies.
True power makes room. Systems should be spacious enough that diverse lives can inhabit them without erasure, intimidation, or forced sameness.
1.154.3
प्र विष्ण॑वे शू॒षमे॑तु॒ मन्म॑ गिरि॒क्षित॑ उरुगा॒याय॒ वृष्णे॑ |
य इ॒दं दी॒र्घं प्रय॑तं स॒धस्थ॒मेको॑ विम॒मे त्रि॒भिरित् प॒देभि॑: ||
Let the hymn lift itself as strength to Viṣṇu, the Bull far-striding, dwelling on the mountains, Him who alone with triple step hath measured this common dwelling-place, long, far extended.
Let the hymn rise as strength to Viṣṇu, the Bull far-striding, mountain-dwelling—him who alone with triple step measured this long, extended common dwelling-place.
Śūṣam… manma to the vṛṣan urugāya; eko vimame tribhiḥ padebhiḥ—Hindu ekam of Viṣṇu’s measuring. Sadhastham is shared sacred space; mantra is strength offered upward so the common world stays wide enough for many paths of dharma.
Praise that builds strength for inclusive common spaces. Measure shared worlds carefully so many can live together without collapsing into scarcity panic.
1.154.4
यस्य॒ त्री पू॒र्णा मधु॑ना प॒दान्यक्षी॑यमाणा स्व॒धया॒ मद॑न्ति |
य उ॑ त्रि॒धातु॑ पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यामेको॑ दा॒धार॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ ||
Him whose three places that are filled with sweetness, imperishable, joy as it may list them, Who verily alone upholds the threefold, the earth, the heaven, and all living creatures.
He whose three places filled with honey, imperishable, rejoice as they will—who alone upholds the threefold: earth, heaven, and all living creatures.
Trī pūrṇā madhunā padāni… madanti; tridhātu earth-heaven-beings held by ekaḥ—Hindu Viṣṇu as madhu-filled footholds and sole dhātṛ. Sweetness and structural support are one deity’s gift; the worlds are held, not merely ruled.
Sustain multiple levels of life with nourishing, non-extractive foundations. Wholeness needs coherent care across domains—body, community, and sky of meaning.
1.154.5
तद॑स्य प्रि॒यम॒भि पाथो॑ अश्यां॒ नरो॒ यत्र॑ देव॒यवो॒ मद॑न्ति |
उ॒रु॒क्र॒मस्य॒ स हि बन्धु॑रि॒त्था विष्णो॑: प॒दे प॑र॒मे मध्व॒ उत्स॑: ||
May I attain to that his well-loved mansion where men devoted to the Gods are happy. For there springs, close akin to the Wide-Strider, the well of meath in Viṣṇu's highest footstep.
May I attain that his dear path-mansion where men devoted to the Gods are happy. For there, close akin to the Wide-Strider, springs the well of meath in Viṣṇu’s highest footstep.
Priyaṃ pāthaḥ where devayavaḥ madanti; madhva utsaḥ in paramaṃ padam—Hindu mokṣa-seed and Vaikuṇṭha longing already audible in the Veda. Bandhu of urukrama: the seeker’s kinship with Viṣṇu’s highest step is joy, not barren escape.
Aspire to communities where devotion to higher goods creates joy. Seek highest footholds—ideals that still refresh like a spring, not dry abstractions.
1.154.6
ता वां॒ वास्तू॑न्युश्मसि॒ गम॑ध्यै॒ यत्र॒ गावो॒ भूरि॑शृङ्गा अ॒यास॑: |
अत्राह॒ तदु॑रुगा॒यस्य॒ वृष्ण॑: पर॒मं प॒दमव॑ भाति॒ भूरि॑ ||
Fain would we go unto your dwelling-places where there are many-horned and nimble oxen, For mightily, there, shineth down upon us the widely-striding Bull's sublimest mansion.
We long to go to your dwelling-places where there are many-horned, restless cattle; for there mightily shines the widely-striding Bull’s sublimest mansion.
Vāstūni with bhūriśṛṅgā gāvaḥ; paramaṃ padam of urugāyasya vṛṣṇaḥ shines—Hindu pastoral heaven of Viṣṇu’s light. Desire (uśmasi) for divine pasture is Vedic bhakti: longing for a living, luminous ecology of spirit.
Long for living abundance under a luminous order—places where vitality (cattle) and clarity (shine) coincide, not sterile status or empty metrics.