परमेष्ठिसुता विप्रा मेरुसावर्ण्यतां गताः दक्षस्यैते हि दौहित्राः प्रियायास् तनया नृपाः
O Brāhmaṇas, the sons of Parameṣṭhi, who attained Merusāvarṇya status, are the grandsons of Dakṣa, born of his beloved daughter.
महता तपसा युक्ता मेरुपृष्ठे महौजसः रुचेः प्रजापतेः पुत्रो रौच्यो नाम मनुः स्मृतः
Endowed with great austerity and power on the summit of Meru, the son of Prajāpati Ruci, named Rauci, is remembered as Manu.
भूत्यां चोत्पादितो देव्यां भौत्यो नाम रुचेः सुतः अनागताश् च सप्तैते कल्पे ऽस्मिन् मनवः स्मृताः
And from the goddess Bhūti, was born Bhauti, the son of Ruci; these seven Manus are remembered as yet to come in this cycle.
तैर् इयं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना पूर्णं युगसहस्रं तु परिपाल्या द्विजोत्तमाः
O best of twice-born, by them this entire earth with its seven continents and cities will be protected for a full thousand ages.
प्रजापतिश् च तपसा संहारं तेषु नित्यशः युगानि सप्ततिस् तानि साग्राणि कथितानि च
And Prajapati, through austerity, brings about dissolution among them continually; those seventy cycles, together with their fractions, have been spoken of.
कृतत्रेतादियुक्तानि मनोर् अन्तरम् उच्यते चतुर्दशैते मनवः कथिताः कीर्तिवर्धनाः
Those cycles joined with Krita, Treta, and the other ages are called the interval of a Manu; these fourteen Manus, renowned for their glory, have been described.
वेदेषु सपुराणेषु सर्वेषु प्रभविष्णवः प्रजानां पतयो विप्रा धन्यम् एषां प्रकीर्तनम्
In the Vedas and all the Puranas, O powerful ones, the lords of the people, O Brahmins, the praise of these is auspicious.
मन्वन्तरेषु संहाराः संहारान्तेषु संभवाः न शक्यते ऽन्तस् तेषां वै वक्तुं वर्षशतैर् अपि
In the periods of the Manus, there are dissolutions, and at the end of those dissolutions, new creations arise; it is not possible to state their end, even in hundreds of years.
विसर्गस्य प्रजानां वै संहारस्य च भो द्विजाः मन्वन्तरेषु संहाराः श्रूयन्ते द्विजसत्तमाः
O twice-born, the creation and dissolution of beings, and the dissolutions in the periods of the Manus, are heard of, O best of Brahmins.
सशेषास् तत्र तिष्ठन्ति देवाः सप्तर्षिभिः सह तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रुतेन च समन्विताः
There, those who remain are the gods together with the seven sages, endowed with austerity, celibacy, and learning.
पूर्णे युगसहस्रे तु कल्पो निःशेष उच्यते तत्र भूतानि सर्वाणि दग्धान्य् आदित्यरश्मिभिः
When a thousand ages are completed, the Kalpa is said to be entirely finished; then all beings are burned by the rays of the sun.
ब्रह्माणम् अग्रतः कृत्वा सहादित्यगणैर् द्विजाः प्रविशन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठं हरिनारायणं प्रभुम्
Having placed Brahma at the forefront, together with the hosts of Adityas, O Brahmins, they enter the supreme lord Hari-Narayana, the best among the gods.
स्रष्टारं सर्वभूतानां कल्पान्तेषु पुनः पुनः अव्यक्तः शाश्वतो देवस् तस्य सर्वम् इदं जगत्
The creator of all beings, at the end of each Kalpa, again and again, is the unmanifest, eternal god; this entire world belongs to him.
अत्र वः कीर्तयिष्यामि मनोर् वैवस्वतस्य वै विसर्गं मुनिशार्दूलाः सांप्रतस्य महाद्युतेः
Here, O tiger among sages, I will recount to you the creation of Manu Vaivasvata, the illustrious one of the present time.
अत्र वंशप्रसङ्गेन कथ्यमानं पुरातनम् यत्रोत्पन्नो महात्मा स हरिर् वृष्णिकुले प्रभुः
Here, in connection with the lineage, the ancient account is narrated, wherein the great soul Hari, the lord, was born in the Vrishni clan.
विवस्वान् कश्यपाज् जज्ञे दाक्षायण्यां द्विजोत्तमाः तस्य भार्याभवत् संज्ञा त्वाष्ट्री देवी विवस्वतः
Vivasvan was born from Kashyapa and Daksha's daughter, O best of Brahmins; his wife was Sanjna, the divine daughter of Tvashta.
सुरेश्वरीति विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु भाविनी सा वै भार्या भगवतो मार्तण्डस्य महात्मनः
She, known as Sureshvari in the three worlds, was destined to be the wife of the illustrious Martanda, the great soul.
भर्तृरूपेण नातुष्यद् रूपयौवनशालिनी संज्ञा नाम सुतपसा सुदीप्तेन समन्विता
Though endowed with beauty and youth, she was not satisfied with her husband’s form; Sanjna, so named, was possessed of great austerity and brilliance.
आदित्यस्य हि तद् रूपं मण्डलस्य सुतेजसा गात्रेषु परिदग्धं वै नातिकान्तम् इवाभवत्
Indeed, the form of the sun, with its intense brilliance, was scorched upon her limbs, and became not very pleasing.
न खल्व् अयं मृतो ऽण्डस्य इति स्नेहाद् अभाषत अजानन् काश्यपस् तस्मान् मार्तण्ड इति चोच्यते
Out of affection, he said, 'This is not dead from the egg'; not knowing, Kashyapa thus called him Martanda.
तेजस् त्व् अभ्यधिकं तस्य नित्यम् एव विवस्वतः येनातितापयाम् आस त्रींल् लोकान् कश्यपात्मजः
The radiance of Vivasvan was always excessive, by which the son of Kashyapa scorched the three worlds.
त्रीण्य् अपत्यानि भो विप्राः संज्ञायां तपतां वरः आदित्यो जनयाम् आस कन्यां द्वौ च प्रजापती
O Brahmins, the best among those who burn, the sun begot three children from Sanjna: one daughter and two sons, the lords of creatures.
मनुर् वैवस्वतः पूर्वं श्राद्धदेवः प्रजापतिः यमश् च यमुना चैव यमजौ संबभूवतुः
Manu, the son of Vivasvat, was formerly known as Shraddhadeva, the lord of creatures; Yama and Yamuna, the twins, were also born.
श्यामवर्णं तु तद् रूपं संज्ञा दृष्ट्वा विवस्वतः असहन्ती तु स्वां छायां सवर्णां निर्ममे ततः
Seeing the dark complexion of Vivasvat, Sanjna, unable to endure it, created her own likeness, identical in form, as her shadow.
मायामयी तु सा संज्ञा तस्यां छायासमुत्थिताम् प्राञ्जलिः प्रणता भूत्वा छाया संज्ञां द्विजोत्तमाः
That Sanjna, composed of illusion, brought forth Chhaya from herself; with joined palms and bowed in respect, Chhaya approached Sanjna, O best of twice-born.
उवाच किं मया कार्यं कथयस्व शुचिस्मिते स्थितास्मि तव निर्देशे शाधि मां वरवर्णिनि
She said, 'What should I do? Tell me, O fair-smiling one. I stand here at your command; instruct me, O beautiful one.'
अहं यास्यामि भद्रं ते स्वम् एव भवनं पितुः त्वयैव भवने मह्यं वस्तव्यं निर्विशङ्कया
'I will go, may good befall you, to my father's own house. You alone must remain in my house without fear.'
इमौ च बालकौ मह्यं कन्या चेयं सुमध्यमा संभाव्यास् ते न चाख्येयम् इदं भगवते क्वचित्
'These two boys and this slender-waisted girl are mine; you must care for them, but never reveal this to the lord at any time.'
आ कचग्रहणाद् देवि आ शापान् नैव कर्हिचित् आख्यास्यामि नमस् तुभ्यं गच्छ देवि यथासुखम्
'O goddess, until you are seized by the hair or cursed, I will never disclose this. Salutations to you; go, O goddess, as you please.'
समादिश्य सवर्णां तु तथेत्य् उक्ता तया च सा त्वष्टुः समीपम् अगमद् व्रीडितेव तपस्विनी
Having thus instructed Savarna, and receiving her assent, Sanjna, feeling ashamed and austere, went to the presence of Tvashtar.