Who are the three deities mentioned as partial manifestations (amsha) of the divine?

The three deities mentioned are Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara (Shiva), who are considered aspects or partial manifestations of the divine source.

What is said about the Vedas and other wise beings in relation to praising the divine?

The Vedas, along with Saraswati, Maheshwara, Shesha, Dharma, Vidhi, Parvati, Kamala, Radha, Savitri, and Veda's wisdom, are described as becoming speechless or inadequate when trying to describe or praise the divine.

According to the text, what qualities describe the divine being (tvam)?

The divine is described as the ultimate abode, free from desire and ego, without qualities or form, yet also with form and qualities, self-illuminating, the source of all energies, and the lord of all powers.

What benefit does one receive from reciting the hymn created by the Brahmin's wives?

Reciting the hymn composed by the Brahmin's wives during worship is said to grant one the same spiritual destination or liberation (gati) attained by those wives.

What did the Brahmin's wives do after reciting the hymn, and what was the divine's response?

The Brahmin's wives prostrated at the lotus feet of the divine. In response, the divine, with a pleased expression, granted them fearlessness (abhayam).

śrī kr̥ṣṇa stōtram (viprapatnī kr̥tam)

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Krishna Stotra

tvaṁ brahma paramaṁ dhāma nirīhō nirahaṅkr̥tiḥ |
nirguṇaśca nirākāraḥ sākāraḥ saguṇaḥ svayam || 1 ||

sākṣirūpaśca nirliptaḥ paramātmā nirākr̥tiḥ |
prakr̥tiḥ puruṣastvaṁ ca kāraṇaṁ ca tayōḥ param || 2 ||

sr̥ṣṭisthityantaviṣayē yē ca dēvāstrayaḥ smr̥tāḥ |
tē tvadaṁśāḥ sarvabījā brahmaviṣṇumahēśvarāḥ || 3 ||

yasya lōmnāṁ ca vivarē cākhilaṁ viśvamīśvara |
mahāvirāṇmahāviṣṇustvaṁ tasya janakō vibhō || 4 ||

tējastvaṁ cāpi tējasvī jñānaṁ jñānī ca tatparaḥ |
vēdē:’nirvacanīyastvaṁ kastvāṁ stōtumihēśvaraḥ || 5 ||

mahadādisr̥ṣṭisūtraṁ pañcatanmātramēva ca |
bījaṁ tvaṁ sarvaśaktīnāṁ sarvaśaktisvarūpakaḥ || 6 ||

sarvaśaktīśvaraḥ sarvaḥ sarvaśaktyāśrayaḥ sadā |
tvamanīhaḥ svayañjyōtiḥ sarvānandaḥ sanātanaḥ || 7 ||

ahō:’pyākārahīnastvaṁ sarvavigrahavānapi |
sarvēndriyāṇāṁ viṣayaṁ jānāsi nēndriyī bhavān || 8 ||

sarasvatī jaḍībhūtā yat stōtrē yannirūpaṇē |
jaḍībhūtō mahēśaśca śēṣō dharmō vidhiḥ svayam || 9 ||

pārvatī kamalā rādhā sāvitrī vēdasūrapi |
vēdaśca jaḍatāṁ yāti kē vā śaktā vipaścitaḥ || 10 ||

vayaṁ kiṁ stavanaṁ kurmaḥ striyaḥ prāṇēśvarēśvaraḥ |
prasannō bhava nō dēva dīnabandhō kr̥pāṁ kuru || 11 ||

iti pētuśca tā viprapatnyastaccaraṇāmbujē |
abhayaṁ pradadau tābhyaḥ prasannavadanēkṣaṇaḥ || 12 ||

viprapatnīkr̥taṁ stōtraṁ pūjākālē ca yaḥ paṭhēt |
sa gatiṁ viprapatnīnāṁ labhatē nā:’tra saṁśayaḥ || 13 ||

iti śrībrahmavaivartē mahāpurāṇē śrīkr̥ṣṇajanmakhaṇḍē aṣṭādaśō:’dhyāyē viprapatnīkr̥ta śrī kr̥ṣṇa stōtram |

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