Rig Veda
viṣṇor nu kaṃ vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yaḥ pārthivāni vimame rajāṃsi yo askabhāyad uttaraṃ sadhasthaṃ vicakramāṇas tredhorugāyaḥ
I will declare the mighty deeds of Vishnu, of him who measured out the earthly regions, Who propped the highest place of congregation, thrice setting down his footstep, widely striding.
pra tad viṣṇu stavate vīryeṇa mṛgo na bhīmaḥ kucaro giriṣṭhāḥ yasyoruṣu triṣu vikramaṇeṣv adhikṣiyanti bhuvanāni viśvā
For this his mighty deed is Vishnu lauded, like some wild beast, dread, prowling, mountain-roaming; He within whose three wide-extended paces all living creatures have their habitation.
pra viṣṇave śūṣam etu manma girikṣita urugāyāya vṛṣṇe ya idaṃ dīrgham prayataṃ sadhastham eko vimame tribhir it padebhiḥ
Let the hymn lift itself as strength to Vishnu, the Bull far-striding, dwelling on the mountains, Him who alone with triple step hath measured this common dwelling-place, long, far extended.
yasya trī pūrṇā madhunā padāny akṣīyamāṇā svadhayā madanti ya u tridhātu pṛthivīm uta dyām eko dādhāra bhuvanāni viśvā
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.
tad asya priyam abhi pātho aśyāṃ naro yatra devayavo madanti urukramasya sa hi bandhur itthā viṣṇoḥ pade parame madhva utsaḥ
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 Vishnu's highest footstep.
tā vāṃ vāstūny uśmasi gamadhyai yatra gāvo bhūriśṛṅgā ayāsaḥ atrāha tad urugāyasya vṛṣṇaḥ paramam padam ava bhāti bhūri
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.