ऋषीणां ब्रह्मचर्येण गत्वानृण्यं तु व तदा
By practicing celibacy, the sages then became free from all debts.
शतंवर्षसहस्राणां धर्मे वर्णात्मके स्थिताः
For a hundred thousand years, they remained established in righteousness, according to their order.
स्थापयित्वाश्रमांश्चैव स्वर्गाय देधिरे मनः
Having established their hermitages, they set their minds on heaven.
पूर्वदेवास्ततस्ते वै स्थिता धर्मेण कृत्स्नशः
Those former gods, indeed, remained wholly established in righteousness.
मन्त्रैः सहोर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति महर्लोकमनामयम्
With mantras, they ascend upwards to the sinless Maharloka.
अवेक्षमाणा वशिनस्तिष्ठन्त्या भूतसंप्लवात्
Observing, those self-controlled ones remain until the dissolution of beings.
शून्येषु देवस्थानेषु त्रैलोक्ये तेषु सर्वशः
When the divine abodes in the three worlds are empty, in all those places,
ततस्ते तपसा युक्ताः स्थानान्यापूरयन्ति च
Then, endowed with austerity, they fill the stations again.
सप्तर्षीणां मनोश्चैव देवानां पितृभिः सह
The seven sages, Manu, and the gods, together with the ancestors,
तेषां संतत्यविच्छेद इहामन्वन्तरक्षयात्
Their line of succession is not broken here, even at the end of a Manvantara.
मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
In all the Manvantaras, until the dissolution of beings,
अतीतानागतानां वै प्रोक्तं स्वायंभुवेन तु
Of the past and future, this has been declared by Svayambhu.
एवं संतत्यविच्छेदो भवत्याभूतसंप्लवात्
Thus, the continuity of succession is maintained until the dissolution of beings.
महाजनं चैव जनान्तपश्च चैकान्तगानि प्रभवन्ति सत्ये
Great beings and the ends of people arise exclusively in the Satya age.
स्त्ये स्थिता नित्यतया तु नित्यं प्राप्ते विकारे प्रतिसर्ग काले
In Satya, they remain eternally, but when change comes at the time of re-creation,
ततो ऽभियोगा विषयप्रहाणाद्विशन्ति नारायणमेव देवम्
Then, through detachment and renunciation of sense objects, they enter only into the god Nārāyaṇa.
क्षणं न वै तिष्ठति जीवलोकः क्षयोदयाभ्यां परिवर्तमानः
The world of living beings does not remain even for a moment, constantly turning through decay and growth.
वायुप्रणीतान्युपलभ्य दृश्याद् दिव्यौजसां व्याससमासयोगैः
Having perceived those things moved by the wind, through the union of Vyasa's concise and comprehensive methods, and by divine energy.
सुरेशसप्तर्षिपितृप्रजेशैर्युक्तानि सम्यक् परिवर्त्तनानि
The proper cycles are joined with the lords of gods, the seven sages, the ancestors, and the rulers of progeny.
कीर्तिद्युतिख्यातिभिरर्चितानां पुण्यं हि विश्यापनमीश्वराणाम्
For those who are honored by fame, brilliance, and renown, the merit is indeed the spreading of the dominion of the gods.
जप्यं महापर्वसु चैतदग्र्यं दुःखापशान्तिप्रदमायुषीयम्
This supreme recitation at great festivals grants relief from suffering and increases lifespan.
ममापि विख्यापयतः समासात्सिद्धिं प्रजेशाः प्रदिशन्तु युक्ताः
Even as I proclaim this in summary, may the rulers of progeny, being united, grant accomplishment.
विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च भूयः किं वर्णयाम्यहम्
What more should I describe in detail and sequence?
मन्वन्तराधिपांश्चैव शक्रदेवपुरोगमान्
And the lords of the Manvantaras, with Indra and the foremost among the gods.
समासा द्विस्तराच्चैव ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत
Listen to me as I briefly recount them twice over.
उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चाक्षुषस्तथा
Uttama, Tamasa, Raivata, and also Akshusha.
सावर्णिश्चैव रौच्यश्च भौत्यो वैवस्वतस्तथा
Savarni, Raucya, Bhautya, and likewise Vaivasvata.
मनवः पञ्च ये ऽतीता मानसांस्तान्निबोधत
Hear about the five Manus who have passed, those born from the mind.
अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि मनाः स्वारोचिषस्य ह
Now I will speak further about the Manus of the Svarocisha era.
आसन्वै तुषिता देवा मनोः स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे
Indeed, the Tusita gods existed during the interval of Svarocisha Manu.