प्राक्सृतौ ये त्वसुवहाः साधकाश्चाप्यसाधकाः
Those who, before creation, were bearers of life, both capable and incapable,
कार्याणि प्रतिपत्स्यन्ते उत्पत्स्यन्ते पुनः पुनः
Will undertake actions and will be born again and again.
आरप्संते हि चान्योन्यं वरेणानुग्रहेण वा
Indeed, they approach each other either by choice or by favor.
गुणास्तं प्रतिधीयन्ते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
Qualities are attributed to that; therefore, it is pleasing to that one.
तान्येव प्रतिपद्यन्ते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः
Those very ones are assumed again and again as beings are created.
तद्भाविताः प्रपद्यन्ते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
Absorbed in that, they attain it; therefore, it is pleasing to that one.
विप्रयोगश्च भूतानां गुणेभ्यः संप्रवर्त्तते
Separation of beings arises from the qualities.
समासादेव वक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मणो ऽथ समुद्भवम्
Now, I shall briefly declare the origin of Brahman.
प्रधानपुरुषाभ्यां तु जायते च महेश्वरः
Indeed, from Pradhāna and Puruṣa, Maheśvara is born.
सृजते स पुनर्लोकानभिमान गुणात्मकान्
He then creates the worlds, endowed with qualities and identification.
युगपत्संप्रवर्त्तन्ते भूतान्येवेन्द्रियाणि च
Simultaneously, beings and senses come into activity.
कीर्त्त्यतो वो यथापूर्वं तथैवाप्युपधार्यताम्
Thus, as recounted before, let it be understood in the same way.
तस्मिन्सत्रे ऽवभृथं प्राप्य शुद्धाः पुण्यं लोकमृषयः प्राप्नुवन्ति
In that sacrifice, having performed the concluding bath, the purified sages attain the virtuous world.
त्यक्त्वा देहानायुषोंऽते कृतार्थाः पुण्यं लोकं प्राप्य मोदध्वमेवम्
Having abandoned their bodies at the end of life, having fulfilled their purpose, attaining the virtuous world, rejoice thus.
जग्मुश्चावभृथस्नाताः स्वर्गं सर्वे तु सत्रिणः
All the sacrificers, having bathed at the conclusion, went to heaven.
आयुषोंऽते ततः स्वर्गं गन्तारः स्थ द्विजोत्तमाः
At the end of life, you best of twice-born, you will go to heaven.
अनुषङ्ग उपोद्धात उपसंहार एव च
There is connection, introduction, and conclusion.
उवाच भागवान्सक्षाद्वायुलोकहिते रतः
The venerable one, directly engaged in the welfare of the world of wind, spoke.
तत्प्रसादं च संसिद्धं भूतोत्पत्तिलयान्वितम्
That grace, accomplished and accompanied by the creation and dissolution of beings.
सम्यग्विदित्वा मेधावी न मोहमधिगच्छति
Having truly understood, the wise one does not fall into delusion.
शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि तथाध्यापयते ऽपि च
Whoever listens to this, causes it to be heard, or teaches it in the same way—
ब्रह्मसायुज्यगो भूत्वा ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते
Having attained union with Brahman, he rejoices together with Brahman.
प्रथयन्पृथिवीशानां ब्रह्मभूयाय गच्छति
Proclaiming the sovereignty of the earth, he attains the state of Brahman.
कृष्णद्वैपायनेनोक्तं पुराण ब्रह्मवादिना
This Purāṇa was spoken by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the expounder of Brahman.
देवतानामृषीणां च भूरिद्रविमतेजसाम्
It is revered by the gods and sages, who possess great wealth and brilliance.
यश्चेदं श्रावयेद्विद्वान्सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि
And if a learned man recites this always, on every festival day—
यश्चेदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान् पादमन्ततः
Or if he recites this to Brāhmaṇas at a śrāddha, even a single verse—
यस्मात्पुरा ह्यणन्तीदं पुराणं तेन चोच्यते
Because this Purāṇa is ancient and endless, it is thus called so.
तथैव त्रिषु वर्णेषु ये मनुष्या अधीयते
In the same way, among the three classes, those men who study it—
यावन्त्यस्य शरीरेषु रोमकूपानि सर्वशः
For as many hair follicles as are on his body, in every one—