सूर्यमंडलतो जातो मनुर्वैवस्वतः स्वयम्
From the solar orb was born Manu Vaivasvata himself.
दिव्यानां च युगानां च तज्ज्ञेयं चैकसप्ततिः
And know that the number of divine yugas is seventy-one.
विष्णुः पूर्वार्द्धतो जातः परार्द्धाद्वामनः स्वयम्
Viṣṇu was born from the first half, and from the latter half, Vāmana himself.
चतुश्शतानि वर्षाणि परमायुर्नृणां तदा
At that time, the highest lifespan of humans was four hundred years.
वर्षाणां त्रिशतानां च नृणामायुः प्रकीर्तितम्
It is declared that the lifespan of humans was three hundred years.
कलौ तु मरणं प्राप्तो विश्वरूपो हरिः स्वयम्
But in the Kali age, Viśvarūpa Hari himself met death.
परार्द्धाद्वामनो देवो महेन्द्रावरजो हरिः 3.4.5.
After the Parārdha, the god Vāmana, younger brother of Mahendra, is Hari.
विश्वरूपहितार्थाय त्रियुगी संबभूव ह
For the purpose of aiding Viśvarūpa, he appeared in three ages.
श्वेतरूपो हरिः सत्ये हंसाख्यो भगवान्स्वयम् द्वापरे पीतरूपश्च स्वर्णगर्भो हरिः स्वयम्
Hari, in the Satya age, took a white form, called Hamsa, the Blessed One himself; in Dvāpara, he took a yellow form, called Svarga-garbha, Hari himself.
कलिकाले तु संप्राप्ते संध्यायां द्वापरे युगे एकीभूता च देवक्यां जातो विष्णुस्तदा स्वयम्
When the age of Kali arrived, at the twilight of the Dvāpara age, Viṣṇu, united in Devakī, was born himself.
वसुदेवगृहे रम्ये मथुरायां च देवताः
In the beautiful house of Vasudeva, in Mathurā, the gods were present.
तदा प्रसन्नो भगवान्देवानाह शुभं वचः अहं कलौ च बहुधा भवामि सुरसत्तमाः
Then, pleased, the Blessed One spoke auspicious words to the gods: 'In Kali, O best of gods, I shall become manifold.'
दिव्यं वृंदावनं रम्यं सूक्ष्मं भूतलसंस्थितम्
The divine, delightful Vṛndāvana, subtle, established upon the earth.
सर्वे वेदाः कलौ घोरे गोपीभूताः समंततः
All the Vedas, in the dreadful Kali age, became gopīs everywhere.
राधया प्रार्थितोऽहं वै यदा कलियुगांतके
When I was entreated by Rādhā at the end of the Kali age.
युगांतप्रलयं कृत्वा पुनर्भूत्वा द्विधातनुः
Having brought about the dissolution at the end of the age, I shall again become twofold in form.
इति श्रुत्वा तु ते देवास्तत्रैवान्तर्लयं गताः 3.4.5.
Hearing thus, those gods there entered into dissolution.
ये तु वै विष्णुभक्ताश्च ते हि जानंति विश्वगम् जानंति नापरे विप्र तथा दासा हरेः स्वयम्
Those who are devotees of Viṣṇu know the all-pervading; others do not know, O brāhmaṇa, nor do the servants of Hari himself.
विष्णुवांछानुसारेण विष्णुमाया सनातनी
According to the wish of Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu's eternal Māyā.
कृत्वा कालमयं सर्वं जगदेच्चराचरम्
Having made all the world, moving and unmoving, composed of time.
नमस्तस्यै महाकाल्यै विष्णुमाये नमोनमः
Salutations to her, Mahākālī; salutations, salutations to Viṣṇu's Māyā.
तान्नो वद महाभाग सर्वज्ञोऽस्ति भवान्सदा
Tell us, O highly fortunate one; you are always omniscient.
वलीगढं महारम्यं यादवै रक्षितं पुरम्
Valīgaḍha, most delightful, a city protected by the Yādavas.
वीरसेनस्य वै पौत्रं भूपसेनं नृपोत्तमम्
The grandson of Vīrasena, Bhūpasena, the foremost of kings.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे भूपा नानादेश्याः समागताः
Meanwhile, kings from various regions assembled.
सहोद्दीनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा पुनरागत्य देहलीम्
Having heard this, Sahoddīna returned again to the threshold.
तत्पश्चाद्बहुधा म्लेच्छा इहागत्य समन्ततः
After that, many foreigners came here from all directions.
अद्यप्रभृति देशेऽस्मिञ्छतवर्षान्तरे हि ते
From today onward, within a hundred years in this land, they—
म्लेच्छभूपा मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तस्माद्यूयं मया सह
O best of sages, the foreign kings—therefore, you all, together with me—
इति श्रुत्वा तु वचनं दुःखात्संत्यज्य नैमिषम्
Having heard these words, out of sorrow, they left Naimisha.