नृणामायुः सत्ययुगे त्रेतायां च तदर्द्धकम्
The lifespan of humans in Satya Yuga, and in Treta, is half of that.
रैवतान्तरके चैव सत्ये त्रिंशत्सहस्रकम्
In the interval of Raivata, in Satya, thirty thousand years.
कलौ चाष्टशताब्दायुर्नृणां वेदैः प्रकीर्तितम्
In Kali, the lifespan of humans is eight hundred years, as declared by the Vedas.
त्रेतायां त्रिसहस्राब्दं द्वापरे द्विसहस्रकम्
In Treta, three thousand years; in Dvapara, two thousand years.
वैवस्वतेन्तरे चैव सत्ये तुर्यसहस्रकम्
In the interval of Vaivasvata, in Satya, four thousand years.
कलौ शताब्दकं प्रोक्तमायुर्वेदैस्तथा नृणाम्
In Kali, the lifespan of humans is said to be one hundred years, according to the Vedas.
आयुः सत्ये तदर्द्धं तु त्रेतायां च प्रकीर्तितम्
In Satya, the lifespan is half of that; in Treta, likewise, it is declared.
ब्रह्मसावर्णिके चैव सत्ये दशसहस्रकम्
In the interval of Brahma Sāvarṇi, in Satya, ten thousand years.
कलौ चैव तदर्द्धाब्दं नृणामायुः प्रकीर्तितम् 3.4.25.
In the Kali age, it is said that the lifespan of humans is half of that (previously mentioned).
रुद्रसावर्णिके चैव सत्ये चाष्टसहस्रकम्
In the Rudra-Savarni and Satya periods, it is eight thousand (years).
कलौ तदर्द्धकं ज्ञेयं नृणामायुः पुरातने
In the Kali age, it should be understood that the lifespan of ancient humans was half of that.
भौम मन्वंतरे चैव सत्ये तुर्यसहस्रकम्
In the Bhauma Manvantara and in the Satya age, it is four thousand (years).
कलौ तदर्द्धकं ज्ञेयं नरायुश्चार्षसम्मतम्
In the Kali age, it should be known that the human lifespan, as accepted by the sages, is half of that.
त्रेतायां त्रिशताब्दं च द्वापरे तु तदर्द्धकम्
In the Treta age, it is three hundred years, and in the Dvapara, it is half of that.
मन्वंतरे तु यन्नाम्ना भूपाश्चासंश्चतुर्युगे
In each Manvantara, the kings who were known by name existed in the four ages.
एवमन्यत्र वै ज्ञेयं युगे तुर्ये मनौ मनौ
In this way, it should be understood elsewhere, in each fourth age, in every Manu's reign.
युगांते कर्मभूमेश्च लयः कल्पः स वै स्मृतः
At the end of the age, the dissolution of the world of action is called a kalpa.
पुराण पुरुषस्यैव दिनान्ते प्रलयो हि यः
The dissolution at the end of the day of the ancient Purusha is indeed that (pralaya).
षड्विंशत्कल्पसाहस्रैर्महाकल्पो हि यः स्मृतः 3.4.25.
A great kalpa is said to consist of twenty-six thousand kalpas.
तदा ब्रह्मा सुरैः सार्द्धं भूपं स्वायंभुवं गतः
Then Brahma, together with the gods, went to King Svayambhuva.
स्वायंभुवमनोर्मध्ये वाराहोऽभूत्स वै भुवि
In the middle of the reign of Svayambhuva Manu, the Boar (Varaha) appeared on earth.
स्वारोचिषमनोरन्ते नृसिंहोऽभूत्स वै भुवि
At the end of the reign of Svarocisha Manu, Narasimha appeared on earth.
तदौत्तममनोर्मध्ये रुद्रोऽभूत्सगणो भुवि
In the middle of the reign of Uttama Manu, Rudra appeared on earth along with his attendants.
तामसान्तेऽभवन्मत्स्यः स वै भुवि सनातनः
At the end of the Tamasa (Manu's reign), Matsya, the eternal one, appeared on earth.
वैवस्वतमनोर्मध्ये कृष्णोभूद्भुवि स प्रभुः
In the middle of the reign of Vaivasvata Manu, Krishna, the Lord, appeared on earth.
रैवतान्तेऽभवत्कूर्मः स वै भुवि सनातनः
At the end of the reign of Raivata, Kurma, the eternal one, appeared on earth.
चाक्षुषान्ते जामदग्न्योऽभवद्रामः स वै भुवि
At the end of the Cākṣuṣa era, Jāmadagnya, known as Rāma, appeared on earth.
वैवस्वतमनोरादौ वामनोऽभूत्स वै भुवि
At the beginning of Vaivasvata Manu's reign, Vāmana manifested on earth.
वैवस्वतमनोर्मध्ये कल्की नाम्नाहमागतः 3.4.25.
In the middle of Vaivasvata Manu's reign, I arrived as Kalki by name.
सावर्णिकादौ भविता बुद्धो नाम्ना स वै भुवि
At the start of Sāvarṇi's era, Buddha by name will appear on earth.