प्रादुर्बभौ भौतसर्गः सोर्वाक् स्रोतस्तु साधकः
The elemental creation appeared, effective with the straight current.
ते च प्रकाशबहुलास्तमस्पृष्टरजोधिकाः
They are abundant in illumination, untouched by darkness, predominated by passion.
प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश्च मनुष्याः साधकाश्च ते
Those humans and practitioners are luminous both outwardly and inwardly.
सिद्धात्मानो मनुष्यास्ते गन्धर्वैः सह धर्मिणः
Those humans whose selves are perfected, together with the righteous Gandharvas.
विपर्ययेण शक्त्या च सिद्ध मुख्यास्तथैव च
In reverse order and by their power, likewise the foremost Siddhas.
भूतादिकानां सत्त्वानां षष्ठः सर्गः स उच्यते
This is called the sixth creation, of beings beginning with the elements.
प्रथमो महतः सर्गो विज्ञेयो ब्रह्मणस्तु सः
The first creation of Mahat should be known as that of Brahman.
वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु चैद्रियः सर्ग उच्यते
The third is called the Vaikarika, the creation of the senses.
मुख्यसर्गश्च तुर्थस्तु मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः
The fourth is the principal creation, and the principal beings are considered to be immobile.
तथोर्द्धस्रोतसां सर्गः षष्ठो देवत उच्यते
Thus, the creation of those with upward-flowing streams is called the sixth, that of the deities.
अष्टमोनुग्रहः सर्गः सात्त्विकस्तामसश्च सः
The eighth creation is Anugraha, which is both sattvic and tamasic.
प्राकृतो वैकृतश्चैव कौमारो नवमः स्मृतः
The Prakrita and Vaikrita, and the Kaumara is considered the ninth.
दुद्धिबुर्वाः प्रवर्तेयुस्तद्वर्गा ब्राह्मणास्तु वै
Those of dull intellect proceed, and their group is indeed the Brahmanas.
चतुर्द्धा च स्थितस्सो ऽपि सर्वभूतेषु कृत्स्नशः
Even so, he remains established in fourfold form, completely in all beings.
स्थावरेषु विपर्यासस्तिर्यग्योनिषु शक्तितः
There is inversion among the immobile beings, and in the animal wombs, by their power.
अथो ससर्ज वै ब्रह्मा मानसानात्मनः समान्
Then Brahma indeed created the mind-born, equal to himself.
संबुद्ध्य चैव नामाथो अपवृत्तास्त्रयस्तु ते
And having understood their names, three of them turned away.
ब्रह्मा तेषु व्यरक्तेषु ततो ऽन्यान्सा धकान्सृजन्
When those became indifferent, Brahma then created other practitioners.
अभूतसृष्ट्यवस्था चे स्थानिनस्तान्निबोध मे
Now hear from me about the state of non-creation and those who are established.
स्वर्गो दिशः समुद्राश्च नद्यश्चैव वनस्पतीन्
Heaven, the directions, the oceans, the rivers, and also the trees.
लताः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्ताः संधिरात्र्यहाः
Creepers, woods, vessels, moments, junctions, nights, and days.
स्थाने स्रोतःस्वभीमानाः स्थानाख्याश्चैव ते स्मृताः
In their places, mighty streams, and those called 'places' are remembered thus.
देवांश्चैव पितॄंश्चैव यौरिमा वर्द्धिताः प्रजाः
Both the portions of the gods and ancestors, and the offspring increased by union.
दक्षो ऽत्रिश्च वसिष्ठश्च सासृजन्नव मानसान्
Daksha, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha created nine mind-born sons.
ब्रह्मा यथात्मकानां तु सर्वेषां ब्रह्मयोगिनाम्
Brahmā, as with his own self, for all those united with Brahman.
संकल्पं चैव धर्म च सर्वेषामेव पर्वतौ
Resolution and righteousness, for all, indeed, on the mountains.
संकल्पाच्चैव संकल्पो जज्ञे सो ऽव्यक्तयोनिनः
From resolution, indeed, resolution was born, that of the one whose origin is unmanifest.
भृगुश्च हृदयाज्जज्ञे ऋषिः सलिलयोनिनः
Bhṛgu was born from the heart, the sage whose origin is water.
पुलस्त्यश्च तथोदानाद्व्यानात्तु पुलहस्तथा
Pulastya was born from udāna, and from vyāna, Pulaha likewise.
इत्येते ब्रह्मणः श्रेष्ठाः पुत्रा वै द्वादश स्मृताः
Thus, these twelve are remembered as the foremost sons of Brahmā.