सेयम् अस्मान् अपास्येह विवस्वन् संबुभूषति तस्यां मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातितः
Here, having cast us aside, Vivasvat now seeks to adorn her; my foot was raised against her, but it was not brought down upon her body.
बाल्याद् वा यदि वा लौल्यान् मोहात् तत् क्षन्तुम् अर्हसि शप्तो ऽहम् अस्मि लोकेश जनन्या तपतां वर तव प्रसादाच् चरणो न पतेन् मम गोपते
Whether from childishness, or from greed, or from delusion, you ought to forgive this, O Lord of the world; I have been cursed by my mother, O best of the blazing ones, but by your grace my foot will not fall, O protector of cows.
असंशयं पुत्र महद् भविष्यत्य् अत्र कारणम् येन त्वाम् आविशत् क्रोधो धर्मज्ञं सत्यवादिनम्
Without doubt, my son, there is a great reason here for the anger that entered you, who know righteousness and speak the truth.
न शक्यम् एतन् मिथ्या तु कर्तुं मातृवचस् तव कृमयो मांसम् आदाय यास्यन्त्य् अवनिम् एव च
This cannot be made false, your mother's words; worms will take your flesh and go to the earth.
कृतम् एवं वचस् तथ्यं मातुस् तव भविष्यति शापस्य परिहारेण त्वं च त्रातो भविष्यसि
Thus your mother's words will come true; but by the removal of the curse, you too will be protected.
आदित्यश् चाब्रवीत् संज्ञां किमर्थं तनयेषु वै तुल्येष्व् अभ्यधिकः स्नेह एकस्मिन् क्रियते त्वया
And the Sun said to Saṃjñā: 'Why, among your children who are equal, do you show greater affection to one?'
सा तत् परिहरन्ती तु नाचचक्षे विवस्वते स चात्मानं समाधाय योगात् तथ्यम् अपश्यत
She, seeking to avoid that, did not reveal it to Vivasvat; and he, collecting himself through yoga, perceived the truth.
तां शप्तुकामो भगवान् नाशपन् मुनिसत्तमाः मूर्धजेषु निजग्राह स तु तां मुनिसत्तमाः
Desiring to curse her, the blessed one did not curse her, O best of sages; but he seized her by the hair, O best of sages.
ततः सर्वं यथावृत्तम् आचचक्षे विवस्वते विवस्वान् अथ तच् छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्धस् त्वष्टारम् अभ्यगात्
Then she told Vivasvat everything as it had happened; and Vivasvat, hearing this, angrily approached Tvaṣṭṛ.
दृष्ट्वा तु तं यथान्यायम् अर्चयित्वा विभावसुम् निर्दग्धुकामं रोषेण सान्त्वयाम् आस वै तदा
Seeing him, as was proper, and having worshipped the blazing one, she, wishing to soothe him as he was intent on burning with anger, began to conciliate him.
तवातितेजसाविष्टम् इदं रूपं न शोभते असहन्ती च संज्ञा सा वने चरति शाड्वले
This form, possessed by your excessive brilliance, does not shine; unable to endure it, Saṃjñā now wanders in the grassy forest.
द्रष्टा हि तां भवान् अद्य स्वां भार्यां शुभचारिणीम् श्लाघ्यां योगबलोपेतां योगम् आस्थाय गोपते
Today, O protector of cows, you will see your own wife, who walks in virtue, praiseworthy and endowed with the power of yoga, by resorting to yoga.
अनुकूलं तु ते देव यदि स्यान् मम संमतम् रूपं निर्वर्तयाम्य् अद्य तव कान्तम् अरिंदम
If, O god, it is agreeable to you and approved by me, I will today fashion for you a form pleasing to you, O subduer of foes.
ततो ऽभ्युपगमात् त्वष्टा मार्तण्डस्य विवस्वतः भ्रमिम् आरोप्य तत् तेजः शातयाम् आस भो द्विजाः
Then, with his consent, Tvaṣṭṛ, for Mārtaṇḍa Vivasvat, placing him on the wheel, diminished that brilliance, O twice-born ones.
ततो निर्भासितं रूपं तेजसा संहतेन वै कान्तात् कान्ततरं द्रष्टुम् अधिकं शुशुभे तदा
Then, with his brilliance condensed, the shining form appeared, more beautiful than before, excelling in splendor and radiance.
ददर्श योगम् आस्थाय स्वां भार्यां वडवां ततः अधृष्यां सर्वभूतानां तेजसा नियमेन च
Then, resorting to yoga, he saw his own wife Vaḍavā, unassailable by all beings, by her brilliance and discipline.
वडवावपुषा विप्राश् चरन्तीम् अकुतोभयाम् सो ऽश्वरूपेण भगवांस् तां मुखे समभावयत्
The sages saw her, fearless, wandering in the form of a mare; and the blessed one, in the form of a horse, approached her mouth.
मैथुनाय विचेष्टन्तीं परपुंसो ऽवशङ्कया सा तन् निरवमच् छुक्रं नासिकाभ्यां विवस्वतः
As she was resisting union, suspecting another male, she discharged the semen of Vivasvat through her nostrils.
देवौ तस्याम् अजायेताम् अश्विनौ भिषजां वरौ नासत्यश् चैव दस्रश् च स्मृतौ द्वाव् अश्विनाव् इति
From her were born the two Ashvins, the foremost among physicians, known as Nasatya and Dasra; these two are remembered as the Ashvins.
मार्तण्डस्यात्मजाव् एताव् अष्टमस्य प्रजापतेः तां तु रूपेण कान्तेन दर्शयाम् आस भास्करः
These two are the sons of Martanda, the eighth Prajapati; Bhaskara revealed her to them in a beautiful form.
सा तु दृष्ट्वैव भर्तारं तुतोष मुनिसत्तमाः यमस् तु कर्मणा तेन भृशं पीडितमानसः
Upon seeing her husband, she was satisfied, O best of sages; but Yama, deeply troubled in mind by that act, was afflicted.
धर्मेण रञ्जयाम् आस धर्मराज इमाः प्रजाः स लेभे कर्मणा तेन शुभेन परमद्युतिः
The king of Dharma delighted these beings through righteousness; by that virtuous deed, he attained supreme splendor.
पितॄणाम् आधिपत्यं च लोकपालत्वम् एव च मनुः प्रजापतिस् त्व् आसीत् सावर्णिः स तपोधनाः
He obtained lordship over the ancestors and the office of guardian of the worlds; Manu, the son of Savarna, was the Prajapati, rich in austerity.
भाव्यः समागते तस्मिन् मनुः सावर्णिके ऽन्तरे मेरुपृष्ठे तपो नित्यम् अद्यापि स चरत्य् उत
When that period arrives, Manu Savarni will be; even today, he continually practices austerity on the summit of Meru.
भ्राता शनैश्चरस् तस्य ग्रहत्वं स तु लब्धवान् त्वष्टा तु तेजसा तेन विष्णोश् चक्रम् अकल्पयत्
His brother Shani became a planet; and Tvashtar, by his brilliance, fashioned the discus of Vishnu.
तद् अप्रतिहतं युद्धे दानवान्तचिकीर्षया यवीयसी तु साप्य् आसीद् यमी कन्या यशस्विनी
That weapon, irresistible in battle and intended for the destruction of the Danavas, was created; and the younger, illustrious daughter was Yamī.
अभवच् च सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा यमुना लोकपावनी मनुर् इत्य् उच्यते लोके सावर्ण इति चोच्यते
She became the foremost of rivers, the purifying Yamuna; in the world, he is called Manu, and also known as Savarni.
द्वितीयो यः सुतस् तस्य मनोर् भ्राता शनैश्चरः ग्रहत्वं स च लेभे वै सर्वलोकाभिपूजितः
The second son of that Manu, his brother Shani, also attained the status of a planet, honored by all the worlds.
य इदं जन्म देवानां शृणुयान् नरसत्तमः आपदं प्राप्य मुच्येत प्राप्नुयाच् च महद् यशः
O best of men, whoever hears this account of the birth of the gods, if beset by trouble, will be freed and will attain great fame.
मनोर् वैवस्वतस्यासन् पुत्रा वै नव तत्समाः इक्ष्वाकुश् चैव नाभागो धृष्टः शर्यातिर् एव च
The sons of Manu Vaivasvata were nine, equal to him: Ikshvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrishta, and Sharyati as well.