त्रिंशोत्तरं नवशतं तस्यायुः परिकीर्तितम्
His lifespan is said to be nine hundred and thirty years.
तस्माज्जातः सुतः श्रेष्ठः श्वेतनामेति विश्रुतः
From him was born a distinguished son, renowned as Śvetanāma.
अनुहस्तस्य तनयः शतहीनं कृतं पदम्
The son of Anuhasta attained a position less than a hundred.
महल्ललस्तस्य सुतः पंचहीनं शतं नव
His son was Mahallala, whose years numbered ninety-five.
तस्माच्च विरदो जातो राज्यं षष्ट्युत्तरं समाः
And from him was born Virada, who ruled for sixty years.
हनूकस्तस्य तनयो विष्णु भक्तिपरायणः
His son was Hanūka, devoted to the worship of Viṣṇu.
त्रिशतं पंचषष्टिश्च राज्यं वर्षाणि तत्स्मृतम् 3.1.4.
His reign is remembered as three hundred and sixty-five years.
आचारश्च विवेकश्च द्विजता देवपूजनम्
Good conduct, discernment, twice-born status, and worship of the gods,
विष्णुभक्त्यग्निपूजा च ह्यहिंसा च तपो दमः
Devotion to Viṣṇu, worship of fire, nonviolence, austerity, and self-restraint,
मतोच्छिलस्तस्य सुतो हनुकस्यैव भार्गव
Matocchila was his son, of Hanuka, O Bhārgava.
लोमकस्तस्य तनयो राज्यं सप्तशतं समाः
Lomaka's son ruled the kingdom for seven hundred years.
तस्माज्जातः सुतो न्यूहो निर्गतस्तूह एव सः
From him was born a son named Nyūha, who departed from there.
सीमः शमश्च भावश्च त्रयः पुत्रा बभूविरे
Sīma, Śama, and Bhāva—these three became his sons.
एकदा भगवान्विष्णुस्तत्स्वप्ने तु समागतः
Once, Lord Viṣṇu appeared to him in a dream.
वत्स न्यूह शृणुष्वेदं प्रलयः सप्तमेऽहनि
"My child Nyūha, listen to this: destruction will come on the seventh day."
जीवनं कुरु भक्तेषु सर्वश्रेष्ठो भविष्यसि
"Preserve life among the devotees; you will become the greatest of all."
हस्तत्रिशतलम्बां च पंचाशद्धस्तविस्तृताम् 3.1.4.
He made a vessel three hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.
आरुह्य स्वकुलैस्सार्द्धं विष्णुध्यानपरोऽभवत्
Ascending it together with his family, he became absorbed in meditation on Viṣṇu.
चत्वारिंशद्दिनान्येव महावृष्टिमकारयत्
For forty days, he caused a great rain to fall.
चत्वारो मिलिताः सर्वे विशालायां न चागताः
All four gathered together, but did not reach the great city.
न्यूहश्च स्वकुलैस्सार्धं शेषास्सर्वे विनाशिताः
Nyūha, along with his family, survived; all the rest were destroyed.
महालक्ष्म्यै विष्णुमात्रे राधा देव्यै नमोनमः
Salutations again and again to Mahālakṣmī, to Viṣṇu's mother, and to goddess Rādhā.
रेवत्यै पुष्पवत्यै च स्वर्णवत्यै नमोनमः
Salutations again and again to Revati, Puṣpavatī, and Svarṇavatī.
महावातप्रभावेन महा मेघरवेण च
By the force of a great wind and the roar of mighty clouds,
तस्माद्भयाद्भैरवि त्वमस्मान्संरक्ष किंकरान्
"O Bhairavī, out of fear from that, protect us, your servants."
अब्दांतरे मही सर्वा स्थली भूत्वा प्रदृश्यते
After a year, the entire earth appeared as dry land.
न्यूहस्तत्र स्थितो नावमारुह्य स्वकुलैस्सह 3.1.4.
There Nyūha remained, boarding the vessel with his family.
कलियुगभूपाख्यानवर्णनम् दिव्यदृष्टिप्रभावेन ज्ञातं ब्रूहि ततः परम्
Description of the narrative of the kings of the Kali age.
तदा प्रसन्नो भगवांस्तस्य वंशः प्रवर्द्धितः
Then, when the Blessed Lord was pleased, his lineage flourished.
म्लेच्छभाषा कृता तेन वेदवाक्यपराङ्मुखा .
By him, the foreign tongue was created, turning away from the words of the Veda.