By the curse of Durvasa, certain sages had taken on human bodies; these now had met Maharaj, joining him with the greatest love. I shall now tell the names of these foremost of sadhus; hearing them brings happiness and leads one to the highest abode.
Among the great liberated ones of Maharaj was Ramdas, an embodiment of the five vows, to whom the beautiful dark Lord was dear. Muktanand was the foremost name among them, and Shukmuni and countless others — listen to these beautiful names as I recount them in full:
Swarupanand, Vyapakanand, Brahmanand, Govind; Nityanand, Chaitanyanand, Shantanand, Anand; Shukanand, Niranjananand, Advaitanand — these are the names; Achyutanand, Anantanand, Atmanand, Akaam. Achintyanand, Amoghanand, Akhandanand, Ajit; Adbhutanand, Arihantanand, Gopalanand, knower of Brahman. Arupanand, Anubhavanand, Aksharanand, Aadharji; Aparanand, Ashtavakranand, Adityanand, Udarji. Achalanand, Avadhutanand, Ajanmanand, Ajitmuni; Akhilanand, Amrutanand — so the "Anand" name belonged to all of them.
There followed a great many more such names, each ending in "-anand" (bliss), name upon name: Akhil-Brahmandeshwaranand, Akashanand, Zankaranand, Viyananand, Vaishnavanand, Vishwachaitanyanand, Vairagyanand, Vallabhanand, Vishwarupanand, Swachchandanand, Swayamprakashanand, Sadanand, Prajnanand, Paramanand, Paramachaitanyanand — these paramhansas were named. Vedantanand, Vaikunthanand, Kaivalyanand, Krishnanand, Mahanubhavanand, Mukundanand, Jnananand in plenty; Bhagvadanand, Bhageshwaranand, Shivanand and many bearing similar names, Shyamanand, Raghavanand, Akrodhanand, angerless; Tattvanand, Trivikramanand, of like nature; Nijanand, Nijabodhanand, Sacchidanand, of true form; Niyamanand, Nimananand, Nilobhanand, Nishkamanand; Nihswadanand, Nihsprihanand, and one named Nar-Narayananand. Kalyananand, Kaushikanand, Jijnasananand, and one seeking to know; Jagatkhandanand, Jagadishanand, Chinmayanand, and Chidanand. Ishwaranand, Parameshwaranand, many bearing the name Balabhadranand; Dayanand, Dayalanand, Bhajananand — all these.
Hansanand, Narhansanand, Dharmanand, Paramdharmanand; Purushottamanand, Prakashanand, Tyaganand, revered by the world. Siddhanand, Satyeshwaranand, Shankaranand, the wise; Sajjananand and Satyanand, Krupanand who brings salvation. Keshavanand, Kapileshwaranand, Prabhutanand, the skilled one; Madhavanand, Mahapurushanand, Satkriyanand, giver of happiness. Dhirananand, Drushtaprakashanand, Dhyananand, absorbed in meditation; Prabhanand and Purushanand, Sankhyananand rejoicing. Chidanand, Chidrupanand, Bhaskaranand who worships Hari; Rushabhanand, Ramaratnanand, and Yogeshwarananand besides.
Nirgunananand, Sadgunananand, Gunatitananand, the profound; Nrusinhananand, Nirdvandvananand, Niralambananand, greatly steadfast. Videhananand, Nihsandehananand, and Nirvikaranandji; Vijnanananand, Vishvasananand, Devananand, unattached. Divyananand, Vasudevananand, Nirpakshananand, free of care; Ganeshananand, Gotitananand, Lakshmanananand, unconquered. Nivrittananand, Nilkanthananand, Ashokananand, greatly resplendent; Ajnanand, Avinashananand, Bhadrananand and Bhavananand, I recount. Bhavanananand and Bhudharananand, and also Achhedyatmananand; Mayatitananand, Manjakeshananand, Ramanujananand, Sukhananand. Hansananand, Haribhajanananand, Hayagrivananand, the very form of Hari; Pradyumnananand, Pratoshananand, Suryananand, of that same nature. Nrottamananand, Narayanananand, Nirmalananand, the pure; Paramatmananand, Prashantananand, Muktatmananand, unfathomable. Savitrananand, Satyeshwarananand, Sujnananand, the wise; Yajnanathananand, Jyotishwarananand, Prabodhananand, the exemplary.
Ramchandrananand, Rameshwarananand, and Rasmandaleshwarananand it is said; Prabhvananand, Padmanabhananand, and also Vishvatmananand received. Sudehananand, Sarvajnanand, Swarupananand, beyond the void; Yogananand, Jagatnivasananand, Aksharupananand, unconquered. Tapasananand, Trigunatitananand, Jagatprakashananand, Jadabharatji; Gavendrananand, Golokeshwarananand, Shvetadvipananand, the capable one. Turyananand, Turyatitananand, bearing the name Redeemer of the fallen; Vamanananand, Vivekananand, Dridhavratananand, abode of happiness. Shriguru-charanaratananand, and Nirvisheshananand it is said; Aniruddhananand, Abhedananand, Madhusudanananand received.
Mangalananand, Mohanananand, and also Avyayatmananand; Suvratananand, Sanshitavratananand, and also Jnanavallabhananand. Vicharananand, Vishvadharananand, Jnananand, and truly Kshemananand; Sukhadananand, Ghanshyamananand, Jishnvananand, Yogeshwara. Avadatananand, Atiprakashananand, Muktidananand, and Varadananand it is said; Suvarnananand, Shrinivasananand, and Balamukundananand received. Prabhanand, Bhaskarananand, Sushilananand, of gentle nature; Akashanivasananand, know this, and Prasadananand, small and subtle. Pavitrananand, Paramkaivalyananand, Padmadharananand, and Naranandji; Bhumanand, Bhakteshwarananand, Satyadharmananand, joyful. Anupamananand, Aksharnivasananand, and Gadadharananand, Karunananand it is said; Shankhadharananand, Sarvaprakashananand, and also Sukhaprakashananand received. Chidakashananand, Chaturatmananand, Chaturbhujananand I recount; Hiranyagarbhananand, Hariprakashananand, Vanshidharananand I shall describe. Mayajitananand, Punitananand, Dhamananand, and Ramsharananand — such were their names; and in each single name, know that a whole company of munis is contained.
Further beyond these came Pundarikakshananand, Pradhanapurusheshwarananand, Pranadatananand, and Pratapananand; Pavanananand, Prakashatmananand, Prathitananand, and Prameshtananand. Pramodananand, Punyakirtyananand, Punyananand, and Kritajnananand it is said; Karanananand, Krodhahananand, Kumodananand, and Lokadhyakshananand received. Vidhatrananand, Vishramananand, and also Vrishakapyananand; Vasvananand, Vishvakarmananand, Vishvaksenananand, and Vedananand together. Vedantananand, Vijayananand, Vishrutananand, and Vishvananand; Vardhanananand, Viviktananand, Vishishtananand, unattached. Nirmatsarananand, Nivrutananand, Dharmadhyakshananand, and Dhruvananand; Sthirananand, Sthavishthananand, and Aprameyananand, blissful. Vridhapananand, Vasudananand, Vyavasayananand, and Vidyananand, I honor; Vishamananand, Vishalananand, and Vimuktananand, beholding with joy. Vishokananand, Vishvamurtyananand, and Hiranyamayananand next; Naikarupananand, Nandanananand, Nandananand, so sang Nishkulanand.
Thus were the names of the paramhansas given in this way.