द्वैपायन इति ख्यातो विष्णोरंशः सनातनः
Vyasa, known as Dvaipayana, is the eternal portion of Vishnu.
अथ शिष्यान्सजग्राह चतुरो वेदकारणात्
Then, for the sake of the Veda, he accepted four disciples.
चतुर्थं पैलमेतेषां पञ्चमं लोमहर्षणम्
Of these, Paila was the fourth, and Lomaharshana the fifth.
यजुर्वेदप्रवक्तारं वैशंपायनमेव च
He made Vaishampayana the expounder of the Yajur Veda.
तथैवाथर् ववेदस्य सुमन्तुमृषिसत्तमम्
Likewise, the most excellent sage Sumantu for the Atharva Veda.
मां चैव प्रतिजग्राह भगवानीश्वरः प्रभुः
And the blessed Lord, the Master, also accepted me.
चातुर्हेत्रमभूत्तस्मिंस्तेन यज्ञमकल्पयत्
Thus, the fourfold priesthood arose, and he arranged the sacrifice accordingly.
औद्गात्रं सामभिश्चक्रे ब्रह्मत्वं चाप्यथर्वभिः
He established the Udgatri with the Samans, and the office of Brahman with the Atharvans.
होतृकं कल्पयत्तेन यजुर्वेदं जगत्पतिः
The Lord of the world appointed the Hotṛ with the Yajur Veda.
रा५स्त्वथर्ववेदेन सर्वकर्माण्यकारयत्
And with the Atharva Veda, he caused all the rites to be performed.
पुरामसंहितां चक्रे पुराणार्थविशारदः
Long ago, the one skilled in the meaning of the Puranas composed the Purana Samhita.
यजनात्स यजुर्वेद इति शास्त्रविनिश्चयः
Because it is used in sacrifice, it is called the Yajur Veda—so the scripture is determined.
शतेनोद्धतवीर्यस्तु ऋत्विग्भिर्वेदपारगैः
Endowed with a hundredfold vigor, he, along with the priests learned in the Veda—
ऋचो गृहीत्वा पैलस्तु व्यभजत्तु द्विधा पुनः
Paila, having received the Rig verses, divided them again into two.
इन्द्रप्रमत्तये चैकां द्वितीयां बाष्कलाय च
One was for Indrapramatta, and the second for Bashkala.
शिष्यानध्यापया मास शुश्रुषाभिरतान्हितान्
He taught his disciples for a month, those devoted to service and welfare.
पाराशरीं तृतीयां तु या५वल्क्यामथापराम्
The third was for Parashara, and another for Yajnavalkya.
अध्यापयन्महाभागं माण्डूकेयं यशस्विनम्
He instructed the illustrious Manduka, the highly fortunate one.
सत्यस्रवाः सत्यहितं पुत्रमध्यापयद्विभुः
The exalted one taught his son Satyasrava, who was truthful and devoted to righteousness.
सत्यश्रियं महात्मानं सत्य धर्मपरायणम्
He taught Satyaśri, the great-souled one, devoted to truth and dharma.
सत्यश्रियाश्च विद्वांसः शास्त्रग्रहणतत्पराः
And the learned followers of Satyaśri were devoted to the study of scripture.
बाष्कलिश्च भरद्वाज इति शाखाप्रवर्त्तकाः
Bashkala and Bharadvaja were the founders of branches.
जनकस्य स यज्ञे वै विनाशामगमद्द्विजाः
At Janaka’s sacrifice, the twice-born gathered, and destruction befell them.
जनकस्याश्वमेधे तु कथ वादाभ्यजायत
At Janaka’s Ashvamedha, a debate arose.
एतत्सर्वं यथा वृत्तमाचक्ष्त्र विदितं तव
All this, as it happened, I have told you, as you know.
ऋषीणां हि सहस्राणि तत्राजग्मुरनेकशः
Thousands of sages arrived there in many groups.
आगतान्ब्राह्मणान्दृष्ट्वा जिज्ञासास्याभवत्ततः
Seeing the assembled Brahmanas, curiosity arose.
इति निश्चित्य मनसा बुद्धिं चक्रे जनाधिपः
Having resolved in his mind, the king made his decision.
ग्रामान्रत्नानि दासीस्छ मुनीन्प्राह नराधिपः
The king offered villages, jewels, and maidservants to the sages.
यदेतदाहृतं वित्तं यो वा श्रेष्ठतमो भवेत्
Whatever wealth was brought, whoever proved to be the best among them—