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.
तुषितायां समुत्पन्नाः क्रतोः पुत्राः स्वरोचिषः
The sons of Kratu, Svarocisha, were born among the Tusita.
छन्दजाश्च चतुर्विंशद्देवास्ते वै तदा स्मृताः
And the twenty-four Chandaja gods were remembered at that time.
अजश्च भगवाश्चैव द्रविणश्य महा बलः
Aja, Bhagava, and Dravina, of great strength.
चिकित्वान्विश्रुतो यस्तु चांशो यश्चैव पठ्यते
Cikitvan, who is renowned, and Amsha, who is also mentioned.
इत्येते क्रतुपुत्रास्तु तदासन्सोमपायिनः
Thus, these are the sons of Kratu, who at that time partook of the Soma.
समञ्जो विश्रुतो यस्तु ह्यजिह्मश्चारिमर्द्दनः
Samanja, renowned and upright, who crushes enemies.
अजेयश्च महाभागो यवीयांश्च महाबलः
And Ajeya, greatly fortunate, younger and of great strength.
इत्येता देवता ह्यासन्मनोः स्वारोचिषान्तरे
These were the deities during the interval of Svārociṣa Manu.
तेषामिन्द्रस्तदा ह्यासीद्विपश्चिल्लोकविश्रुतः
Among them, Indra was then Vipascit, famed throughout the worlds.
भार्गवश्च तधा प्राम ऋषभोंऽङ्गिरसस्तथा
Bhārgava, Prāma, Ṛṣabha, and also Āṅgirasa.
पौलहो ऽथार्वरीवांश्च एते सप्तर्षयस्तथा
Paulah, Atharvarī, and these were the seven sages as well.
बृहदुक्थो नवः सेतुः श्रुतश्चेति नव स्मृताः
Bṛhaduktha, Nava, Setu, and Śruta—these nine are remembered.
पुराणे परिसंख्याता द्वितीयं वै तदन्तरम्
Enumerated in the Purāṇa, this is the second interval.
मूलं मन्वन्तरस्यैते तेषां चैवान्वयाः प्रजाः
These are the root of the Manvantara, and their descendants are the peoples.
ऋषयो देवपुत्राश्च इति शास्त्रे विनिश्चयः
The sages and sons of the gods—this is the determination in scripture.
एतन्मन्वन्तरं प्रोक्तं समासाच्च न विस्तरात्
This Manvantara has been described in summary, not in detail.
न शक्यो विस्तरस्तस्य वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि
Its full account cannot be told, even in hundreds of years.
तृतीये त्वथ पर्याये उत्तमस्यान्तरे मनोः
In the third cycle, within the interval of Uttama Manu.
सुधामानश्च ये देवा ये चान्ये वशवर्त्तिनः
Sudhāmāna and those gods, and others who are obedient.
सत्यो धृतिर्दमो दान्तः क्षमः क्षामो ध्वनिः शुचिः
Satya, Dhṛti, Dama, Dānta, Kṣama, Kṣāma, Dhvani, Śuci.