समानकालकरणक्रियाः संपादयन्नपि
He accomplishes acts that produce equal measures of time.
वर्त्तते चोपकारैर्यस्तनुभिः सप्तसप्तभिः
He exists through the beneficial functions of his sevenfold bodies.
योनिरग्नेरपां भूमे रवेश्चन्द्रमसश्चयः
He is the source of fire, water, earth, the sun, and the moon.
अहोरात्रकरस्तस्मात्स वायुरनुवत्सरः
He is the maker of day and night; thus, Vāyu is called Anuvatsara.
पितरः सर्वलोकानां लोकात्मानः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
The ancestors of all worlds are proclaimed as the souls of the worlds.
ऋषिर्विप्रा महादेवो भूतात्मा प्रपितामहः
The sage, the brahmin, the great god, the soul of beings, the great-grandfather.
आत्मावेशेन भूतानामङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसंभवः
By entering the beings, he becomes the origin of their limbs and parts.
सूर्य्यश्च चन्द्रमाश्चाग्निर्वायू रुद्रस्तथैव च
And the sun, the moon, fire, wind, and likewise Rudra.
रुद्रः प्रविष्टो भगवाञ्जगत्यस्मिन्स्वतेजसा
The blessed Rudra entered this world with his own radiance.
ततस्तस्य तु वीर्येण लोकानुग्रहकारकम्
Then, by his power, he brought about the welfare of the worlds.
तस्माद्वै सर्वथा रुद्रस्तद्विद्वद्भिरभीज्यते
Therefore, Rudra is always to be worshipped by the wise in this way.
भावनः सर्वभूतानां सर्वात्मा नीललोहितः
He is the originator of all beings, the soul of all, the blue-red one.
प्रजापतिमुखैर्देवैः सम्यगिष्टफलार्थिभिः
By the gods headed by Prajapati, who seek the proper fruits of sacrifice,
इज्यते भगवान् यस्मात्तस्मार्त्र्यंबक उच्यते
the blessed Lord is worshipped; therefore, he is called Tryambaka.
त्र्यंबका नामतः प्रेम्णा योनयस्ता वनस्पतेः
The sources of the sacred Kuṣa grass, called Tryambaka out of love,
त्रिसाधनः पुरोडाशस्त्रिकपालः स वै स्मृतः
He is known as trisādhana, the cake of three parts, and the three-skulled one.
इत्येतत्पञ्चवर्षं हि युगं प्रोक्तं मनीषिभिः
Thus, this five-year period is declared by the wise to be a yuga.
सैकः षट्को विजज्ञे ऽथ मध्वादिऋतुसंज्ञकः
Then, a single group of six arose, known as the season of honey and so on.
नदीवेग इवासक्तः कालो धावति संहरन्
Time rushes on, gathering up everything, like the current of a river.
बहुत्वात्परिसंख्यातुं पुत्र पौत्रमनन्तकम्
Because of their multitude, it is impossible to count the endless sons and grandsons.
कीर्त्तयन्पुण्यकीर्त्तीनां महतीं सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्
By praising those of virtuous fame, one attains great accomplishment.
तुल्याभिमानिनः सर्वे जायन्ते नामरूपतः
All are born with equal pride, each with their own name and form.
ऋषयो मनवश्चैव सर्वे तुल्यप्रयोजनाः
The seers and Manus too, all have similar purposes.
विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च कीर्त्य मानं निबोधत
Now hear in detail and order the measure of their fame.
यैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना
By whom this entire earth, with its seven continents and cities, is possessed.
स्वायंभुवेंऽतरे पूर्वमाद्ये त्रेतायुगे तथा
In the interval of Svāyambhuva, formerly, and likewise in the first Tretā Yuga.
प्रजा सत्त्वतपोयुक्तैस्तैरियं विनिवेशिता
The people were established by those endowed with goodness and austerity.
कन्या सा तु महाभाग कर्दमस्य प्रजा पतेः
That blessed maiden became the daughter of Kardama, the lord of creatures.
तयोर्वै भ्रातरः शूराः प्रजापतिसमा दश
From them were born ten heroic brothers, equal to Prajāpati.
ज्योतिष्मान् द्युतिमान्हव्यः सवनः सभ्र एव च
Jyotiṣmān, Dyutimān, Havya, Savana, and Sābhra as well.