देवा ऊचुः
जय जय देवाधिदेव सर्वोत्तमसकलसुरासुरसिद्ध ।
विद्याधरकिन्नरगन्धर्वसंसेवितचरणसरोरुहब्रह्मरुद्रादि
सकलदेवनियामकाखिलाण्डकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायक ।
जगज्जन्मादिकारणभूतस्वस्वरूप सर्वज्ञ सर्वशक्त
सर्वकारणभूत सर्वव्यापक सर्वनियामक सर्वेश्वर ।
सर्वसाक्षिभूत सर्वान्तर्यामिन् सर्वस्वरूप सर्वात्मभूत
सर्वस्वामिन् सर्वाधार सर्वशरण्य प्रकृतिपुरुषनिर्वाहक ।
पुरुषोत्तम परवासुदेव सकलोपनिषद्वेद्य परब्रह्मस्वरूप
विजयीभव नमो नमस्ते ॥
Victory, victory, O God of gods, O Supreme One, whose lotus feet are served by all Suras, Asuras, Siddhas, Vidyadharas, Kinnaras, and Gandharvas! O controller of all gods including Brahma and Rudra, O Lord of the crores of infinite universes! O primordial cause of the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the world, whose own form is all-knowing, all-powerful, the cause of all, all-pervading, the controller of all, the Lord of all, the witness of all, the indweller of all, the form of all, the soul of all, the master of all, the support of all, the refuge of all, the director of Prakriti and Purusha! O Purushottama, O Para Vasudeva, O one knowable through all the Upanishads, O form of the Supreme Brahman! Be victorious! Salutations, salutations to You.
devā ūcuḥ
jaya jaya devādhideva sarvottamasakalasurāsurasiddha
vidyādharakinnaragandharvasaṃsevitacaraṇasaroruhabrahmarudrādi
sakaladevaniyāmakākhilāṇḍakoṭibrahmāṇḍanāyaka
jagajjanmādikāraṇabhūtasvasvarūpa sarvajña sarvaśakta
sarvakāraṇabhūta sarvavyāpaka sarvaniyāmaka sarveśvara
sarvasākṣibhūta sarvāntaryāmin sarvasvarūpa sarvātmabhūta
sarvasvāmin sarvādhāra sarvaśaraṇya prakṛtipuruṣanirvāhaka
puruṣottama paravāsudeva sakalopaniṣadvedya parabrahmasvarūpa
vijayībhava namo namaste
देवाधिदेव · devādhideva — God of gods
सर्वोत्तम · sarvottama — the Supreme One
सकल · sakala — all
सुर · sura — celestials
असुर · asura — demons
सिद्ध · siddha — perfected beings
विद्याधर · vidyādhara — knowledge-holders
किन्नर · kinnara — celestial musicians
गन्धर्व · gandharva — heavenly singers
संसेवित · saṃsevita — served by
चरणसरोरुह · caraṇasaroruha — lotus feet
ब्रह्मरुद्रादि · brahmarudrādi — Brahma, Rudra, and others
हे देवाधिदेव सर्वोत्तम, सकल-सुर-असुर-सिद्ध-विद्याधर-किन्नर-गन्धर्व-संसेवित-चरणसरोरुह, ब्रह्म-रुद्र-आदि-सकल-देव-नियामक, अखिल-अण्ड-कोटि-ब्रह्माण्ड-नायक, जगत्-जन्म-आदि-कारण-भूत, सर्वज्ञ, सर्वशक्त, सर्व-कारण-भूत, सर्व-व्यापक, सर्व-नियामक, सर्वेश्वर, सर्व-साक्षि-भूत, सर्व-अन्तर्यामिन्, सर्व-स्वरूप, सर्व-आत्म-भूत, सर्व-स्वामिन्, सर्व-आधार, सर्व-शरण्य, प्रकृति-पुरुष-निर्वाहक, पुरुषोत्तम, पर-वासुदेव, सकल-उपनिषद्-वेद्य, पर-ब्रह्म-स्वरूप, त्वं विजयी भव। ते नमः नमः।
God of gods · the Supreme One · all · celestials · demons · perfected beings · knowledge-holders · celestial musicians · heavenly singers · served by · lotus feet · Brahma, Rudra, and others
This opening verse establishes the Lord's supremacy as the source of all existence and the controller of all cosmic forces. It sets the devotional tone by acknowledging Him as the ultimate refuge and the object of worship for all beings.
