सप्तैते सप्तभिश्चैव गुणैः सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
These seven, together with seven qualities, are remembered as the seven sages.
बुद्धाः प्रत्यक्ष धर्माणो गोत्रप्रावर्त्तकाश्च ते
They are enlightened, directly perceiving dharma, and the originators of lineages.
तुल्यैर्व्यवहरन्ति स्म ह्यदुष्टैः कर्महेतुभिः
They acted with equal dealings, through blameless causes of action.
कुटुंबिनो बुद्धिमन्तो वनान्तरनिवासिनः
Householders, wise, dwelling in forest retreats,
वर्णाश्रमव्यवस्थानं क्रियते प्रथमं तु वै
The arrangement of classes and stages of life was indeed first established.
प्रवर्त्तयन्ति ये वर्णानाश्रमांश्चैव सर्वशः
They set in motion all the classes and stages of life entirely.
जायमाने पितापुत्रे पुत्रः पितरि चैव हि
When a father is born as a son, and a son likewise as a father,
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि प्रोक्तानि गृहमेधिनाम्
Eighty-eight thousand are said to be householders.
दाराग्निहोत्रिणस्ते वै यै प्रजाहेतवः स्मृताः
Those who have wives and perform fire-rituals are remembered as the causes of progeny.
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि निहिता उत्तरापथे
Eighty-eight thousand are established in the northern region.
मन्त्रब्राह्मणकर्त्तारो जायन्ते च युगक्षयात्
At the end of an age, creators of mantras and Brāhmaṇa texts are born.
कल्पानामार्षविद्यानां नानाशास्त्रकृतश्च ये
Those who composed the various scriptures of epochs and Vedic sciences,
वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे तस्मिन्द्वापरेषु पुनः पुनः
In the interval of Vaivasvata, in each Dvāpara age again and again,
सप्तमे द्वापरे व्यमताः स्वयं वेदाः स्वयंभुवा
In the seventh Dvāpara, the Vedas themselves were divided by Svayambhū.
तृतीये चोशना व्यासश्चतुर्थे च बृहस्पतिः
In the third, Uśanas was Vyāsa; in the fourth, Bṛhaspati.
सप्तमे च तथैवेन्द्रो वसिष्ठश्चाष्टमे स्मृतः
And in the seventh likewise Indra, and Vasiṣṭha is remembered in the eighth.
एकादशे तु त्रिवर्षा सनद्वाजस्ततः परम्
In the eleventh, for three years, Sanadvāja came thereafter.
त्रैय्यारुणिः पञ्चदशे षोडशे तु धनञ्जयः
In the fifteenth, Traiyyāruṇi; in the sixteenth, Dhanañjaya.
ऋजीषात्तु भरद्वाजो भरद्वाजात्तु गौतमः
From Ṛjīṣa came Bharadvāja, and from Bharadvāja, Gautama.
हर्यवनात्परो वेनः स्मृतो वाजश्रवास्ततः
From Haryavana, Vena is remembered; from him, Vājaśravā.
तृणबिन्दुस्ततस्तस्मात्ततजस्तृणबिन्दुतः
From Tṛṇabindu, Tataja was born; from Tṛṇabindu, likewise.
जातूकर्णो भवत्तस्मात्त स्माद्द्वैपायनः स्मृतः
From him came Jātūkarṇa; from him, Dvaipāyana is remembered.
भविष्ये द्वापरे चैव द्वोणिर्द्वैपायने ऽपि च
In the future and in the Dvāpara age, Dvoṇi will be from Dvaipāyana.
भविष्यन्ति भविष्येषु शाखाप्रमयनानि तु
In future times, there will be various branches and expositions.
तपसा कर्म च प्राप्तं कर्मणा चापि ते यशः
Through austerity and action, you have attained, and by action, your fame.
व्याप्तं ब्रह्मामृतं शुक्रं ब्रह्मैवामृतमुच्यते
The immortal essence of Brahman has pervaded; Brahman itself is called the immortal.
बृहत्वाद्बृंहणाच्चैव तद्ब्रह्मेत्यभिधीयते
Because of its greatness and its power to expand, it is called Brahman.
अथर्वऋग्यजुः साम्नि यत्तस्मै ब्रह्मणे नमः
Salutation to that Brahman in Atharva, Ṛk, Yajus, and Sāman.
महतः परमं गुह्यं तस्मै सुब्रह्मणे नमः
Salutation to that excellent Brahman, the supreme secret of the great.
संप्रकाशप्रवृत्तिभ्यां पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम्
By manifestation and activity, the purpose of human pursuit is accomplished.