अग्निष्वात्तास्तु ये प्रोक्तास्तेषां मेना तु मानसी
Of those called Agniṣvāttas, Menā was born from the mind.
मेरोस्तां धारणीं नाम पत्न्यर्थं वा सृजन् घुभाम्
For Meru, they created a being named Dhāraṇī as a wife.
अग्निष्वात्तास्तु तां मेना पत्नी हिमवते ददुः
The Agniṣvāttas gave Menā as a wife to Himavat.
मेना हिमवतः पत्नी मैनाकं सा व्यजायत
Menā, wife of Himavat, gave birth to Maināka.
मैनाकस्या त्मजः क्रौचः क्रैञ्चद्वीपो यतः स्मृतः
Maināka's son was Krauca, from whom the island Krañca is known.
मन्दरं सुषुवे पुत्रं तिस्रः कन्याश्च विश्रुताः
She bore Mandara as a son, and three renowned daughters.
धातुश्चैवायतिः पत्नी विधातुर्नियतिः स्मृता
Dhātu's wife is Āyati, and Vidhātṛ's wife is called Niyati.
सुषुवे सागराद्वेला कन्यामेकामनिन्दिताम्
From the ocean, Velā gave birth to a single faultless daughter.
सवर्णायां सुता जाता दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः
In Savarṇā, ten sons were born to Prācīnabarhi.
तेषां स्वायंभुवो दक्षः पुत्रत्वं जग्मि वान्प्रभुः
Among them, Dakṣa, son of Svāyambhuva, took birth as their son.
एतच्छुत्वा ततः सूतमपृच्छच्छांशपायनिः
Having heard this, Śāṃśapāyani then questioned the Sūta.
चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे पूर्वं तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
Tell us what happened before the interval of Cākṣuṣa, as we ask.
शांशपायनिमामन्त्र्य त्र्यंबकाच्छापकारणम्
Addressing Śāṃśapāyani, he spoke of the reason for Tryambaka's curse.
स्वेभ्यो गृहेभ्य आनाय्य ताः पिताभ्यर्चयद्गृहे
Bringing them from their own homes, the father honored them in his house.
तासां ज्येष्ठा सती नाम पत्नी या त्र्यंबकस्य वै
The eldest among them, named Satī, became the wife of Tryambaka.
अकरोत्संनतिं दक्षे न कदाचिन्महेश्वरः
Maheśvara never showed humility toward Dakṣa.
ततो ज्ञात्वा सती सर्वाः न्यवसंस्ताः पितुर्गृहे
Knowing this, Satī and all the others stayed in their father's house.
ताभ्यो हीनां पिता चक्रे सत्याः पूजामसंमताम्
The father performed a worship for Satī, excluding her from the others, which was not approved.
यवीयसीभ्यो प्यधमां पूजां कृत्वा मम प्रभो
Even after performing an inferior worship compared to the younger ones, O Lord, for me—
अहं ज्येष्ठा वरिष्ठा च त्वं मां सत्कर्तुमर्ह सि
I am eldest and most distinguished; you ought to honor me.
त्वत्तः श्रेष्ठावरिष्ठाश्च पूज्या बालाः सुता मम
But my children, though young, are superior and most distinguished, and worthy of worship by you.
ब्रह्मिष्ठाः सुतपस्काश्च महायोगाः सुधार्मिकाः
They are devoted to Brahman, great ascetics, eminent yogis, and truly righteous.
वसिष्ठो ऽत्रिः पुलस्त्यश्च ह्यङ्गिरा पुलहः क्रतुः
Vasiṣṭha, Atri, Pulastya, Angiras, Pulaha, and Kratu—
यस्मान्मां स्पर्द्धते शर्वः सदा चैवावमन्यते
Because Śarva always competes with me and continually disrespects me—
इत्युक्तवांस्तदा दक्षः संप्रमूढेन चेतसा
Thus spoke Dakṣa, his mind utterly bewildered.
तथोक्ता पितरं सा वै क्रुद्धा देवीदम ब्रवीत्
So addressed, the goddess, angered, spoke these words to her father.
तस्मात्त्यजाम्यहमिमं देहं तात तवात्मजम्
Therefore, father, I abandon this body, your own child.
अब्रवीद्वचनं देवी नमस्कृत्य स्वयंभुवे
The goddess spoke these words, having bowed to the Self-born.
तत्राप्यहमसंभूता संभूता धार्मिकादपि
Even there, I was not born; I was born from the righteous.
तत्रैवाथ समासीना युक्तात्मानं समादधे
There, seated, she composed her mind in concentration.