Then all the sadhus spoke: "Listen, Shri Bhagwant.
The Vedas were brought back by taking the form of the Fish, and Murari slew Shankhasura.
Shankhasura was exceedingly mighty, complete in cunning and valor; yet he was slain through the union of desire and anger, and defeated by greed and delusion pressing upon him.
Such desire, greed, and anger are mighty warriors of this world — whoever conquers them and achieves victory, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the form of the wise Tortoise, he churned Mount Mandara, that mountain; gods and demons pulled together the rope, and by their strength churned the ocean's waters.
Such mighty gods and demons were themselves swallowed by desire and anger; such great desire, anger, and greed have overcome even gods and demons through slaying — whoever has decisively destroyed these, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the form of the Boar, Maharaj slew Hiranyaksha for the earth's sake.
Hiranyaksha was exceedingly mighty, greatly valiant in battle beyond measure; taking his mace he went to the heavens, and the gods, seeing him, fell into great sorrow.
Fear gripped them, and all the gods fled, and the demon, having driven them off, returned.
Then for some time he wandered in the ocean, doing battle with the waves using his mace.
From there he went to Varuna, wicked within yet servile without; folding his hands he begged for battle, but Varuna would not grant it to him.
Such a mighty, powerful one was himself sold to desire and anger; such fierce desire, anger, and greed have brought down even the mighty — whoever has destroyed such desire and the rest, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the incomparable form of Nrisimha, he slew King Hiranyakashipu.
Hiranyakashipu was exceedingly mighty, and through great austerity became almost divine; through the power of his great austerity and radiance, he seized and overthrew Indra's own kingdom.
By the power of his own austerity, becoming king, he took the form of all ten guardians of the directions; he became the forty-nine winds, incomparable, and became the twelve suns.
He became the eight Vasus and the guardians of the world, that king assuming every form; taking on the qualities of the world's guardians himself, he took the sacrificial offerings meant for them.
Such a mighty warrior was overcome and conquered by delusion and greed; desire, anger, mind, and the senses together left him utterly helpless and forlorn.
Such desire, anger, greed, delusion, mind, and senses, and all such confusions — whoever has subdued them this time, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the form of Vaman, the merciful one, he cared for Indra's welfare.
Indra, the lord of the gods, in whose home dwelt a chaste one like Shachi — even he was made destitute by desire, reduced to misery, going to a sage's home in distress.
Such cruel forces as desire and the rest — from these not even gods or demons were spared; whoever has struck down such sinners, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the incarnation of Parashuram, he slew the Kshatriyas twenty-one times over.
He did this for his father's sake, for his father had been slain by tapasvis ; the Haihaya clan had done such a deed — why ask about lesser souls' names?
Such anger, desire, or greed disturbed the minds of all; whoever sought them out and destroyed them, what greater incarnation could there be?
Taking the incarnation of Shri Ram, he slew Ravana, exceedingly arrogant.
Ravana, having received a boon through austerity, became exceedingly invincible and mighty; he conquered heaven, earth, and the netherworld, becoming an exceedingly proud king.
He conquered Brahma, Indra, and all the gods, leaving no one's pride intact; he conquered the clouds, wind, and the lord of death, conquered the nine planets and old age itself.
Such a mighty and arrogant one was slain by desire and anger together; whoever has brought such desire and anger to an end, who would not call that Bhagwan?
Krishna performed boundless deeds, destroying many of the wicked.
The wicked were exceedingly mighty, greatly valiant and deeply deceptive; by their own strength they conquered everyone and made themselves kings of the earth.
Jarasandh, Shishupal, and others, unbending, arrogant since time immemorial, whose shadow would not even bend, exceedingly proud within their minds — such ones were, through desire, anger, and greed, ground down together by delusion and attachment.
Such desire, anger, greed, and their thousand forms, before which both great and small have fallen defeated.
Whoever is slain by such wicked forces — they are truly considered the greatest of all.
Desire, anger, and greed are such demons that great harm comes at once through them.
They cast one down from the heavenly realm, uproot one entirely from Brahma's realm, cast one down from Vaikuntha as well, and cast one down from other realms besides.
Whoever has fallen from any attainment, all of them have been undone by this enemy.
Therefore, whoever tears apart such an enemy — that one is truly the source of all incarnations.
This is perceptible only to those of subtle vision; those of gross vision cannot understand it.
Therefore this matter today is beyond ordinary reckoning — those of dull intellect cannot see it.
Whatever incarnations occurred before brought about the deliverance of divine-natured souls; those endowed with divine or demonic qualities — today you have made all of them happy.
Sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic people — today you have purified them all.
Whoever practiced meditation, contemplation, and samadhi attained the unfathomable soul-realization through you.
Restraining the breath through the nerve-channels, you gave many kinds of teaching; turning their hearts inward, you made devotees of many souls, taking them under your shelter.
From celibate students they became non-devotees, though there were gurus and disciples in the world even then; the very demons and spirits they themselves had created came back together to devour them.
Bali's sacrifice turned into three kinds of women — the promiscuous, the independently wayward, and the lustful.
Such were the gurus, disciples, and worldly people, and the three kinds of women besides.
So many souls has he redeemed — therefore I speak of his greatness truly.
Today such power has been manifested as was never done before, even in ages past.
The happiness given to devotees today — how can that be told by mouth?
You are beyond all, Maharaj, and you have met with us today.
Your darshan and touch — how rare are these; without great fortune, they cannot be attained at all.
Knowingly or unknowingly, whoever folds their hands to you, that person never becomes forsaken again.
Even unknowingly drinking nectar makes one immortal in the end; even unknowingly touching the philosopher's stone, iron turns to gold, as the world knows.
Meeting the sun, night does not remain; drinking water, thirst does not remain.
Just as, even unknowingly, in the company of fire, cold cannot afflict the body — so too, by touching the complete Brahman, the sins of countless births depart.
The person becomes fearless in body, through contact with the manifest Purushottam.
Fire may rain down from the moon, the sun may withhold its rays, lightning may emerge from water, sandalwood may lose its coolness, the void may abandon sound, wind may abandon touch, light may abandon form, taste may abandon itself, and earth may abandon fragrance — such things may happen sometime, though such a thing has never been heard of; but even should such a thing occur, still, having met Hari, nothing inauspicious could ever result.
If someone strikes the earth, how could that blow ever fail to land somewhere?
So too, whoever is touched by Purushottam — how could any harm come to them?
By whatever manner one worships Purushottam, no harm can ever come to that person, not even the slightest.
The women of Vraj worshipped him with the mood of passionate love, abandoning mother, father, and family; Vasudev and Devaki worshipped him with affection, and wicked Putana worshipped him with hostile intent, and King Kansa worshipped him out of fear, and Shishupal worshipped him out of hatred and enmity.
Arjuna worshipped him in the mood of friendship, and Narada's people worshipped him in the mood of devotion; Hanuman and Garuda worshipped him in the mood of servanthood, and King Yudhishthir worshipped him in the mood of affection.
All of these attained happiness in their being, staying in the company of the manifest Lord.
When Purushottam is present in manifest form, no other rite or practice needs to be undertaken.
He himself grants darshan and touch, and thereby carries souls across, however many there be.
Therefore, today, we have come to know you for certain as Purushottam.
Moreover, millions upon millions of suns and moons, the mass of their combined radiance, and the realm beyond even Prakriti and Purusha — such is the Akshar Brahma abode.
Within it dwells the entirety of Brahma-formed beings, millions upon millions of assemblies of liberated souls; among them you dwell, such as you are — that is how we, Prabhu, have come to know you.
Moreover, Akshardham, Goloka, and other such sorrowless abodes — whatever majesty is spoken of them, all of it resides within you.
Moreover, the abodes of Prakriti and Purusha, of the utmost majesty and beauty — those who meditate upon you behold all of this within that meditation.
Moreover, the forms of all the incarnations, whatever majesty belongs to each, incomparable — the meditating devotee beholds all of this within you; therefore you are the cause of all.
You are the source of incarnations, called the incarnate one; whatever deeds are attributed to these, we take them as your own deeds.
In this matter there is no doubt at all; moreover, we say this, for it is now apparent: whoever are your devotees, endowed with renunciation, knowledge, and their own dharma, and possessed of glorious, single-minded devotion — they act through your power alone.
Such vast and boundless power you have manifested this time; all men and women know this, this matter is not hidden even a little.
Whoever has met you, such a Maharaj, has nothing further left to accomplish.
Yet still you keep us occupied in a fine and proper way — let me tell of that too, most sacred of all."