ऊनविंशसहस्राणि लक्षैको मानुषाब्दकैः 3.4.6.
Nineteen thousand and one hundred years, measured by human years.
निर्गुणोऽव्यक्तजन्मा च कालात्सर्वेश्वरः परः
He is without qualities, born from the unmanifest, the supreme Lord of all, beyond time.
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरव्यक्तस्य स्मृतानि वै
The senses, mind, and intellect are said to belong to the unmanifest.
यदा व्यक्ते स्वयं प्राप्तोऽव्यक्तजन्मा हि संस्मृतः
When the one born from the unmanifest attains manifestation, he is indeed remembered.
सूक्ष्मो मनोनिलो भूत्वा गच्छेद्वै ब्रह्मणः पदम्
Becoming the subtle mind and wind, he goes to the abode of Brahma.
तत्र स्थाने तु मुनयो गताः सर्वे समाधिना
At that place, all the sages have reached through meditation.
सच्चिदानंदघनकं ततः प्राप्ताः कलेवरे
There, having attained a body, they reached the mass of existence, consciousness, and bliss.
ददृशुर्मनुजान्सर्वान्पशुतुल्यान्हि सूक्ष्मकान्
They saw all humans, subtle like animals.
क्वचित्क्वचित्स्थिता वर्णा वर्णसंकरसन्निभाः
In some places, the classes existed, resembling mixtures of classes.
तीर्थानि सकला वेदास्त्यक्त्वा भूमंडलं तदा ।। गोप्यो भूत्वा च हरिणा सार्द्धं चक्रुर्महोत्सवम्
At that time, all the sacred places and Vedas, having abandoned the earth, became hidden, and together with Hari, they celebrated a great festival.
पाषंडा बहुजातीया नानामार्गप्रदर्शकाः 3.4.6.
Heretics of many kinds, showing various paths,
इति दृष्ट्वा तु मुनयो रोमहर्षणमंतिके
Seeing this, the sages gathered near Romaharṣaṇa.
तैश्च तत्र स्तुतः सूतो योगनिद्रां सनातनीम् तच्छृणुष्व नृपश्रेष्ठ यथा सूतेन वर्णितम्
Praised there by them, the Sūta recounted the eternal yogic sleep; hear this, O best of kings, as told by the Sūta.
तच्छृणुध्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठा लक्षाब्दांते यथाभवत्
Hear this, O best of sages, as it happened at the end of a hundred thousand years.
मुकुलान्वयसंभूतो म्लेच्छभूपः पिशाचकः
A king of the Mlecchas, a Piśāca, was born in the lineage of Mukula.
आर्यान्म्लेच्छांस्तदा भूपाञ्जित्वा कालस्वरूपकः
Then, having conquered the Āryas and the kings, that one, a form of Time, subdued the Mlecchas.
आहूय सकलान्विप्रानार्यदेशनिवासिनः
He summoned all the Brāhmaṇas dwelling in the land of the Āryas.
निर्मिता येन वा मूर्तिस्तस्य पुत्रीसमा स्मृता विष्णुदेवश्च युष्माभिः प्रोक्तः स तु न वै हरिः
The image made by him is considered like his daughter; and the god Viṣṇu whom you speak of, he is not truly Hari.
अतो वः सकला वेदाः शास्त्राणि विविधानि च इत्युक्त्वा तान्बलाद्गृह्य ज्वलदग्नौ समाक्षिपत्
Therefore, all your Vedas and various scriptures—having said this, he seized them by force and cast them into the blazing fire.
शालग्रामशिलाः सर्वा बलात्तेषां सुपूज्यकाः
All the Śālagrāma stones, by force, became highly revered among them.
तैत्तिरं देशमागम्य दुर्गं तत्र चकार सः 3.4.6.
Coming to the land of the Taittirīyas, he built a fortress there.
तदा तु सकला देवा दुःखिता वासवं प्रभुम्
Then all the gods, distressed, approached the mighty Vāsava.
वयं तु भगवन्सर्वे शालग्रामशिलास्थिताः शालग्रामशिलामध्ये वसामो मुदिता वयम्
O Lord, we all dwell within the Śālagrāma stones; we reside joyfully in the midst of the Śālagrāma stones.
शिलास्सर्वाश्च नो देव शालदेशसमुद्भवाः
All these stones of ours, O god, originate from the land of Śāla.
इति श्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवानां भगवान्स्वराट्
Hearing these words of the gods, the blessed sovereign—
चुकोप भगवानिन्द्रो दैत्यान्प्रत्यभ्रवाहनः तैत्तिरे प्रेषयामास देशे म्लेच्छनिवासके
The blessed Indra became angry and drove away the demons; he sent them to the Taittirīya land, the dwelling place of the Mlecchas.
तस्य शब्देन सकला देशाश्च बहुभिन्नकाः
By his sound, all the lands became greatly divided.
शालग्रामशिलाः सर्वा गृहीत्वा विबुधास्तदा
Then the gods took all the Śālagrāma stones.
महेन्द्रस्तु सुरैः सार्द्धं देवपूज्यमुवाच ह
Mahendra, together with the gods, spoke words worthy of worship by the deities.
वेदधर्मं समुल्लंघ्य मम नाशनतत्पराः
Having transgressed the Vedic law, they are intent on my destruction.