देवर्षिः प्रियसंवादो नारदः प्राब्रवीद् इदम् नाशाय वचनं तेषां शापायैवात्मनस् तथा
The divine sage Nārada, fond of conversation, spoke to them words intended for their destruction and for his own curse.
यं कश्यपः सुतवरं परमेष्ठी व्यजीजनत् दक्षस्य वै दुहितरि दक्षशापभयान् मुनिः
Kaśyapa, the supreme lord, begot a distinguished son in Dakṣa's daughter, the sage fearing Dakṣa's curse.
पूर्वं स हि समुत्पन्नो नारदः परमेष्ठिनः असिक्न्याम् अथ वैरण्यां भूयो देवर्षिसत्तमः
Formerly, Nārada was born from Parameṣṭhin. Then, again, the best of divine sages was born in Asikni, in Vairaṇī.
तं भूयो जनयाम् आस पितेव मुनिपुंगवम् तेन दक्षस्य वै पुत्रा हर्यश्वा इति विश्रुताः
He was again begotten, like a father, as the foremost among sages. By him, Dakṣa's sons became known as the Haryaśvas.
निर्मथ्य नाशिताः सर्वे विधिना च न संशयः तस्योद्यतस् तदा दक्षो नाशायामितविक्रमः
All were destroyed and annihilated by him, without doubt and by proper means. Then Dakṣa, resolute, undertook their destruction.
ब्रह्मर्षीन् पुरतः कृत्वा याचितः परमेष्ठिना ततो ऽभिसंधिश् चक्रे वै दक्षस्य परमेष्ठिना
Having placed the Brahmarṣis before him, and requested by Parameṣṭhin, Dakṣa then made an agreement with Parameṣṭhin.
कन्यायां नारदो मह्यं तव पुत्रो भवेद् इति ततो दक्षः सुतां प्रादात् प्रियां वै परमेष्ठिने स तस्यां नारदो जज्ञे भूयः शापभयाद् ऋषिः
Narada was born to me through your beloved daughter, whom Daksha gave to the supreme lord at my request, out of fear of a curse.
कथं प्रणाशिताः पुत्रा नारदेन महर्षिणा प्रजापतेः सूतवर्य श्रोतुम् इच्छाम तत्त्वतः
We wish to hear in truth, O best of sages, how the sons of Prajapati were destroyed by the great sage Narada.
दक्षस्य पुत्रा हर्यश्वा विवर्धयिषवः प्रजाः समागता महावीर्या नारदस् तान् उवाच ह
The sons of Daksha, the Haryashvas, eager to increase creation, assembled together, powerful as they were; Narada then spoke to them.
बालिशा बत यूयं वै नास्या जानीत वै भुवः प्रमाणं स्रष्टुकामा वै प्रजाः प्राचेतसात्मजाः
Alas, you are indeed childish, O sons of Prachetas, desiring to create beings without knowing the true measure of this earth.
अन्तर् ऊर्ध्वम् अधश् चैव कथं सृजथ वै प्रजाः ते तु तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रयाताः सर्वतो दिशः
How will you create beings above, below, and within? Hearing these words, they departed in all directions.
अद्यापि न निवर्तन्ते समुद्रेभ्य इवापगाः हर्यश्वेष्व् अथ नष्टेषु दक्षः प्राचेतसः पुनः
To this day they have not returned, just as rivers do not return from the ocean. When the Haryashvas were lost, Daksha, son of Prachetas, again—
वैरण्याम् अथ पुत्राणां सहस्रम् असृजत् प्रभुः विवर्धयिषवस् ते तु शबलाश्वास् तथा प्रजाः
Then the lord created another thousand sons in Vairani, also eager to increase creation; these were the Shabalashvas.
पूर्वोक्तं वचनं ते तु नारदेन प्रचोदिताः अन्योन्यम् ऊचुस् ते सर्वे सम्यग् आह महान् ऋषिः
Urged by Narada with the same words as before, they all said to one another, 'The great sage has spoken rightly.'
भ्रातॄणां पदवीं ज्ञातुं गन्तव्यं नात्र संशयः ज्ञात्वा प्रमाणं पृथ्व्याश् च सुखं स्रक्ष्यामहे प्रजाः
'We must follow the path of our brothers; there is no doubt of this. Once we know the measure of the earth, we will happily create beings.'
ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण प्रयाताः सर्वतो दिशम् अद्यापि न निवर्तन्ते समुद्रेभ्य इवापगाः
They too departed in all directions by that very path, and to this day they have not returned, just as rivers do not return from the ocean.
तदा प्रभृति वै भ्राता भ्रातुर् अन्वेषणे द्विजाः प्रयातो नश्यति क्षिप्रं तन् न कार्यं विपश्चिता
From that time, O twice-born, a brother who goes in search of his brother quickly perishes; therefore, the wise should not do so.
तांश् चैव नष्टान् विज्ञाय पुत्रान् दक्षः प्रजापतिः षष्टिं ततो ऽसृजत् कन्या वैरण्याम् इति नः श्रुतम्
Knowing that his sons were lost, Prajapati Daksha then created sixty daughters in Vairani, as we have heard.
तास् तदा प्रतिजग्राह भार्यार्थं कश्यपः प्रभुः सोमो धर्मश् च भो विप्रास् तथैवान्ये महर्षयः
At that time, O Brahmins, the lord Kashyapa accepted them as wives, as did Soma, Dharma, and other great sages.
ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश सप्तविंशति सोमाय चतस्रो ऽरिष्टनेमिने
He gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kashyapa, twenty-seven to Soma, and four to Arishtanemi.
द्वे चैव बहुपुत्राय द्वे चैवाङ्गिरसे तथा द्वे कृशाश्वाय विदुषे तासां नामानि मे शृणु
He gave two each to Bahuputra, Angiras, and likewise to the wise Krishashva. Hear from me the names of these.
अरुन्धती वसुर् यामी लम्बा भानुर् मरुत्वती संकल्पा च मुहूर्ता च साध्या विश्वा च भो द्विजाः
Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, and Vishva, O Brahmins.
धर्मपत्न्यो दश त्व् एतास् तास्व् अपत्यानि बोधत विश्वेदेवास् तु विश्वायाः साध्या साध्यान् व्यजायत
These ten are the wives of Dharma; know their offspring. The Vishvadevas were born from Vishva, the Sadhyas from Sadhya.
मरुत्वत्यां मरुत्वन्तो वसोस् तु वसवः सुताः भानोस् तु भानवः पुत्रा मुहूर्तास् तु मुहूर्तजाः
From Marutvati were born the Maruts, from Vasu the Vasus, from Bhanu the Bhanus, and from Muhurta the Muhurtas.
लम्बायाश् चैव घोषो ऽथ नागवीथी च यामिजा पृथिवी विषयं सर्वम् अरुन्धत्यां व्यजायत
From Lambā arose Ghoṣa, and from Nāgavīthī, Yāmijā; the entire realm of the earth was manifested in Arundhatī.
संकल्पायास् तु विश्वात्मा जज्ञे संकल्प एव हि नागवीथ्यां च यामिन्यां वृषलश् च व्यजायत
From Saṃkalpā was born Viśvātmā, for indeed Saṃkalpa is his essence; and from Nāgavīthī and Yāminī, Vṛṣala was born.
परा याः सोमपत्नीश् च दक्षः प्राचेतसो ददौ सर्वा नक्षत्रनाम्न्यस् ता ज्योतिषे परिकीर्तिताः
Those who are the wives of Soma, called Parā, were given by Dakṣa, son of Pracetas; all these, bearing the names of stars, are renowned in astrology.
ये त्व् अन्ये ख्यातिमन्तो वै देवा ज्योतिष्पुरोगमाः वसवो ऽष्टौ समाख्यातास् तेषां वक्ष्यामि विस्तरम्
Now, the other illustrious gods, led by the luminaries, are the eight Vasus; I shall describe them in detail.
आपो ध्रुवश् च सोमश् च धवश् चैवानिलो ऽनलः प्रत्यूषश् च प्रभासश् च वसवो नामभिः स्मृताः
Āpa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhava, Anila, Anala, Pratyūṣa, and Prabhāsa—these are remembered as the Vasus by name.
आपस्य पुत्रो वैतण्ड्यः श्रमः श्रान्तो मुनिस् तथा ध्रुवस्य पुत्रो भगवान् कालो लोकप्रकालनः
Āpa's son is Vaitaṇḍya, also called Śrama and Śrānta, a sage; Dhruva's son is the venerable Kāla, the measurer of worlds.