एकः पञ्चजनो नाम पुत्रो राजा बभूव ह शूरः पञ्चजनस्यासीद् अंशुमान् नाम वीर्यवान्
One son, named Pañcajana, became a king; Pañcajana's son was the mighty Aṃśumān.
दिलीपस् तस्य तनयः खट्वाङ्ग इति विश्रुतः येन स्वर्गाद् इहागत्य मुहूर्तं प्राप्य जीवितम्
His son was Dilīpa, renowned as Khaṭvāṅga, who, having come from heaven to earth, lived for only a moment.
त्रयो ऽभिसंधिता लोका बुद्ध्या सत्येन चानघाः दिलीपस्य तु दायादो महाराजो भगीरथः
Three worlds were conquered by his resolve, intelligence, and truth; Dilīpa's heir was the great king Bhagīratha.
यः स गङ्गां सरिच्छ्रेष्ठाम् अवातारयत प्रभुः समुद्रम् आनयच् चैनां दुहितृत्वे ऽप्य् अकल्पयत्
He, the lord, brought down Gaṅgā, the best of rivers, led her to the ocean, and even made her his daughter.
तस्माद् भागीरथी गङ्गा कथ्यते वंशचिन्तकैः भगीरथसुतो राजा श्रुत इत्य् अभिविश्रुतः
Therefore, Gaṅgā is called Bhāgīrathī by those who reflect on the lineage; the king, son of Bhagīratha, became renowned as Śruta.
नाभागस् तु श्रुतस्यासीत् पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः अम्बरीषस् तु नाभागिः सिन्धुद्वीपपिताभवत्
Śruta's son was Nābhāga, supremely righteous; Nābhāga's son was Ambarīṣa, who became the father of Sindhudvīpa.
अयुताजित् तु दायादः सिन्धुद्वीपस्य वीर्यवान् अयुताजित्सुतस् त्व् आसीद् ऋतुपर्णो महायशाः
Ayutajit, the valiant heir of Sindhudvīpa, had a son named Ṛtuparṇa, renowned for his great fame.
दिव्याक्षहृदयज्ञो वै राजा नलसखो बली ऋतुपर्णसुतस् त्व् आसीद् आर्तपर्णिर् महायशाः
Ṛtuparṇa, powerful and a friend of Nala, was skilled in the divine science of dice; his son was Ārtaparṇi, famed among kings.
सुदासस् तस्य तनयो राजा इन्द्रसखो ऽभवत् सुदासस्य सुतः प्रोक्तः सौदासो नाम पार्थिवः
Sudāsa was his son, a king and companion of Indra; Sudāsa's son was the king called Saudāsa.
ख्यातः कल्माषपादो वै राजा मित्रसहो ऽभवत् कल्माषपादस्य सुतः सर्वकर्मेति विश्रुतः
The king known as Kalmāṣapāda, also called Mitrasaha, became famous; Kalmāṣapāda's son was renowned as Sarvakarman.
अनरण्यस् तु पुत्रो ऽभूद् विश्रुतः सर्वकर्मणः अनरण्यसुतो निघ्नो निघ्नतो द्वौ बभूवतुः
Anaraṇya, celebrated, was the son of Sarvakarman; Anaraṇya's son was Nighna, and Nighna had two sons.
अनमित्रो रघुश् चैव पार्थिवर्षभसत्तमौ अनमित्रसुतो राजा विद्वान् दुलिदुहो ऽभवत्
Anamitra and Raghu, both eminent among royal bulls, were those sons; Anamitra's son was the learned king Dilīpa.
दिलीपस् तनयस् तस्य रामस्य प्रपितामहः दीर्घबाहुर् दिलीपस्य रघुर् नाम्ना सुतो ऽभवत्
Dilīpa's son was Dilīpa, the great-grandfather of Rāma; Dilīpa's son, named Raghu, was long-armed.
अयोध्यायां महाराजो यः पुरासीन् महाबलः अजस् तु राघवो जज्ञे तथा दशरथो ऽप्य् अजात्
In Ayodhyā, the mighty king who lived long ago was Aja of the Rāghava line, and likewise Daśaratha was born from Aja.
रामो दशरथाज् जज्ञे धर्मात्मा सुमहायशाः रामस्य तनयो जज्ञे कुश इत्य् अभिसंज्ञितः
Rāma, righteous and greatly renowned, was born from Daśaratha; Rāma's son was known as Kuśa.
अतिथिस् तु कुशाज् जज्ञे धर्मात्मा सुमहायशाः अतिथेस् त्व् अभवत् पुत्रो निषधो नाम वीर्यवान्
From Kuśa was born Atithi, righteous and of great fame; Atithi's son was the valiant Niṣadha.
निषधस्य नलः पुत्रो नभः पुत्रो नलस्य च नभस्य पुण्डरीकस् तु क्षेमधन्वा ततः स्मृतः
Niṣadha's son was Nala, and Nala's son was Nabha; from Nabha came Puṇḍarīka, and from him, Kṣemadhanvan is remembered.
क्षेमधन्वसुतस् त्व् आसीद् देवानीकः प्रतापवान् आसीद् अहीनगुर् नाम देवानीकात्मजः प्रभुः
Kṣemadhanvan's son was the powerful Devānīka; from Devānīka was born the lord named Ahīnaga.
अहीनगोस् तु दायादः सुधन्वा नाम पार्थिवः सुधन्वनः सुतश् चापि ततो जज्ञे शलो नृपः
Ahīnaga's heir was the king named Sudhanvan; from Sudhanvan was born the king Śala.
उक्यो नाम स धर्मात्मा शलपुत्रो बभूव ह वज्रनाभः सुतस् तस्य नलस् तस्य महात्मनः
Śala's son was called Ukya, righteous in nature; his son was Vajranābha, and Vajranābha's son was Nala, the great-souled.
नलौ द्वाव् एव विख्यातौ पुराणे मुनिसत्तमाः वीरसेनात्मजश् चैव यश् चेक्ष्वाकुकुलोद्वहः
There are two Nalas renowned in the ancient tradition, O best of sages: one the son of Vīrasena, and one the illustrious scion of the Ikṣvāku line.
इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवाः प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः एते विवस्वतो वंशे राजानो भूरितेजसः
These kings, foremost among those born in the Ikṣvāku dynasty, are chiefly proclaimed as belonging to the radiant lineage of Vivasvat.
पठन् सम्यग् इमां सृष्टिम् आदित्यस्य विवस्वतः श्राद्धदेवस्य देवस्य प्रजानां पुष्टिदस्य च प्रजावान् एति सायुज्यम् आदित्यस्य विवस्वतः
Whoever recites properly this creation of Vivasvat, the sun, the god honored in ancestral rites, the nourisher of beings, attains union with Vivasvat, rich in offspring.
पिता सोमस्य भो विप्रा जज्ञे ऽत्रिर् भगवान् ऋषिः ब्रह्मणो मानसात् पूर्वं प्रजासर्गं विधित्सतः
O learned ones, the father of Soma was the venerable sage Atri, who was first born from the mind of Brahmā when he intended to create beings.
अनुत्तरं नाम तपो येन तप्तं हि तत् पुरा त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानीति हि नः श्रुतम्
It is said that, in ancient times, he performed the supreme austerity called Anuttara for three thousand divine years.
ऊर्ध्वम् आचक्रमे तस्य रेतः सोमत्वम् ईयिवत् नेत्राभ्यां वारि सुस्राव दशधा द्योतयन् दिशः
From him, his seed rose upward and became Soma; water flowed from his eyes in ten streams, illuminating the directions.
तं गर्भं विधिनादिष्टा दश देव्यो दधुस् ततः समेत्य धारयाम् आसुर् न च ताः समशक्नुवन्
Then, by order of the ritual, ten goddesses together took up that embryo and began to bear it, but they were unable to sustain it.
यदा न धारणे शक्तास् तस्य गर्भस्य ता दिशः ततस् ताभिः स त्यक्तस् तु निपपात वसुंधराम्
When those goddesses could not hold his embryo, they abandoned it, and it fell to the earth in all directions.
पतितं सोमम् आलोक्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः रथम् आरोपयाम् आस लोकानां हितकाम्यया
Seeing Soma fallen, Brahma, the Grandfather of the worlds, placed him on a chariot for the welfare of all beings.
तस्मिन् निपतिते देवाः पुत्रे ऽत्रेः परमात्मनि तुष्टुवुर् ब्रह्मणः पुत्रास् तथान्ये मुनिसत्तमाः
When he had fallen, the gods, the sons of Brahma, and other eminent sages praised Atri's son, the supreme self.