तद् अण्डम् अकरोद् द्वैधं दिवं भुवम् अथापि च तयोः शकलयोर् मध्य आकाशम् अकरोत् प्रभुः
He split that egg into two, making heaven and earth; and between those two halves, the Lord created the sky.
अप्सु पारिप्लवां पृथ्वीं दिशश् च दशधा दधे तत्र कालं मनो वाचं कामं क्रोधम् अथो रतिम्
He placed the earth, submerged in the waters, and established the ten directions. There he created time, mind, speech, desire, anger, and pleasure.
ससर्ज सृष्टिं तद्रूपां स्रष्टुम् इच्छन् प्रजापतीन् मरीचिम् अत्र्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम्
Desiring to create beings, he fashioned creation in that form, and produced the progenitors: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu.
वसिष्ठं च महातेजाः सो ऽसृजत् सप्त मानसान् सप्त ब्रह्माण इत्य् एते पुराणे निश्चयं गताः
The great-energied one also created Vasiṣṭha, making seven mind-born ones. These seven are called Brahmās, as established in the Purāṇas.
नारायणात्मकानां तु सप्तानां ब्रह्मजन्मनाम् ततो ऽसृजत् पुरा ब्रह्मा रुद्रं रोषात्मसंभवम्
Of the seven born from Brahmā, whose essence is Nārāyaṇa, then Brahmā of old, out of anger, created Rudra.
सनत्कुमारं च विभुं पूर्वेषाम् अपि पूर्वजम् सप्तस्व् एता अजायन्त प्रजा रुद्राश् च भो द्विजाः
He also created Sanatkumāra, the illustrious one, eldest even among the ancients. Among the seven, these were born: the progenitors and the Rudras, O twice-born.
स्कन्दः सनत्कुमारश् च तेजः संक्षिप्य तिष्ठतः तेषां सप्त महावंशा दिव्या देवगणान्विताः
Skanda and Sanatkumāra, having concentrated their energy, remain; their seven great lineages, adorned with divine hosts.
क्रियावन्तः प्रजावन्तो महर्षिभिर् अलंकृताः विद्युतो ऽशनिमेघांश् च रोहितेन्द्रधनूंषि च
Active in rites and progeny, adorned by great sages; he also created lightning, thunderclouds, red rainbows, and Indra's bows.
वयांसि च ससर्जादौ पर्जन्यं च ससर्ज ह ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि निर्ममे यज्ञसिद्धये
He created birds at first, and then Parjanya, the rain-god. He fashioned the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma hymns for the accomplishment of sacrifice.
साध्यान् अजनयद् देवान् इत्य् एवम् अनुसंजगुः उच्चावचानि भूतानि गात्रेभ्यस् तस्य जज्ञिरे
He generated the Sādhyas, the gods, as they are known. High and low creatures were born from his limbs.
आपवस्य प्रजासर्गं सृजतो हि प्रजापतेः सृज्यमानाः प्रजा नैव विवर्धन्ते यदा तदा
When Prajāpati was creating the offspring of the waters, the beings being created did not increase at that time.
द्विधा कृत्वात्मनो देहम् अर्धेन पुरुषो ऽभवत् अर्धेन नारी तस्यां तु सो ऽसृजद् द्विविधाः प्रजाः
He divided his own body in two; with one half he became male, with the other female. In her, he produced beings of two kinds.
दिवं च पृथिवीं चैव महिम्ना व्याप्य तिष्ठति विराजम् असृजद् विष्णुः सो ऽसृजत् पुरुषं विराट्
He pervades heaven and earth by his greatness. Viṣṇu created Virāj, and he produced the cosmic man.
पुरुषं तं मनुं विद्यात् तस्य मन्वन्तरं स्मृतम् द्वितीयं मानसस्यैतन् मनोर् अन्तरम् उच्यते
Know that cosmic man as Manu; his period is called a Manvantara. The second is said to be the interval of the mind-born Manu.
स वैराजः प्रजासर्गं ससर्ज पुरुषः प्रभुः नारायणविसर्गस्य प्रजास् तस्याप्य् अयोनिजाः
That mighty Virāja, the lordly person, created beings; his progeny, born of Nārāyaṇa’s creation, were themselves not born from a womb.
आयुष्मान् कीर्तिमान् पुण्यप्रजावांश् च भवेन् नरः आदिसर्गं विदित्वेमं यथेष्टां चाप्नुयाद् गतिम्
A man who knows this original creation, endowed with long life, fame, and virtuous offspring, attains whatever state he desires.
स सृष्ट्वा तु प्रजास् त्व् एवम् आपवो वै प्रजापतिः लेभे वै पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपाम् अयोनिजाम्
Having thus created beings, the lord of creatures, Āpava, obtained as wife Śatarūpā, who was not born from a womb.
आपवस्य महिम्ना तु दिवम् आवृत्य तिष्ठतः धर्मेणैव मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शतरूपा व्यजायत
By the greatness of Āpava, who stood enveloping the heavens, O best of sages, Śatarūpā was born through righteousness alone.
सा तु वर्षायुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् भर्तारं दीप्ततपसं पुरुषं प्रत्यपद्यत
She, having performed severe austerity for ten thousand years, accepted as her husband the man blazing with ascetic power.
स वै स्वायंभुवो विप्राः पुरुषो मनुर् उच्यते तस्यैकसप्ततियुगं मन्वन्तरम् इहोच्यते
That self-born man, O sages, is called Manu; his seventy-one yugas are known here as a Manvantara.
वैराजात् पुरुषाद् वीरं शतरूपा व्यजायत प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ वीरात् काम्या व्यजायत
From Virāja, the man, Śatarūpā gave birth to Vīra; from Vīra, Kāmyā was born, and from Kāmyā, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda.
काम्या नाम सुता श्रेष्ठा कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः काम्यापुत्रास् तु चत्वारः सम्राट् कुक्षिर् विराट् प्रभुः
Kāmyā, the best of daughters, was the child of Kardama, lord of creatures; Kāmyā’s four sons were Samrāṭ, Kukṣi, Virāṭ, and Prabhu.
उत्तानपादं जग्राह पुत्रम् अत्रिः प्रजापतिः उत्तानपादाच् चतुरः सूनृता सुषुवे सुतान्
Atri, the lord of creatures, took Uttānapāda as his son; from Uttānapāda, Sūnṛtā bore four sons.
धर्मस्य कन्या सुश्रोणी सूनृता नाम विश्रुता उत्पन्ना वाजिमेधेन ध्रुवस्य जननी शुभा
Sūnṛtā, famed as the daughter of Dharma, beautiful-hipped, was born through a horse sacrifice and became the auspicious mother of Dhruva.
ध्रुवं च कीर्तिमन्तं च आयुष्मन्तं वसुं तथा उत्तानपादो ऽजनयत् सूनृतायां प्रजापतिः
Uttānapāda, lord of creatures, begot Dhruva, Kīrtimān, Āyuṣmān, and Vasu on Sūnṛtā.
ध्रुवो वर्षसहस्राणि त्रीणि दिव्यानि भो द्विजाः तपस् तेपे महाभागः प्रार्थयन् सुमहद् यशः
Dhruva, O twice-born ones, performed severe austerity for three thousand divine years, desiring great fame.
तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतः स्थानम् आत्मसमं प्रभुः अचलं चैव पुरतः सप्तर्षीणां प्रजापतिः
To him, Brahmā, pleased, granted a place equal to his own—an immovable position before the Seven Sages, O lord of creatures.
तस्याभिमानम् ऋद्धिं च महिमानं निरीक्ष्य च देवासुराणाम् आचार्यः श्लोकं प्राग् उशना जगौ
Seeing his pride, prosperity, and greatness, the teacher of gods and demons, Uśanas, formerly spoke this verse.
अहो ऽस्य तपसो वीर्यम् अहो श्रुतम् अहो ऽद्भुतम् यम् अद्य पुरतः कृत्वा ध्रुवं सप्तर्षयः स्थिताः
Oh, the power of his austerity! Oh, his learning! Oh, how wondrous! Today, having placed Dhruva before them, the Seven Sages stand.
तस्माच् छ्लिष्टिं च भव्यं च ध्रुवाच् छंभुर् व्यजायत श्लिष्टेर् आधत्त सुच्छाया पञ्च पुत्रान् अकल्मषान्
From Dhruva came Śliṣṭi and Bhavya; from Śliṣṭi, Succhāyā bore five spotless sons.