मेधा मेधा तिथिश्चैव सत्यमेधास्तथैव च
Medhā, Medhā, Tithi, and Satyamedhā were also there.
दीप्तिमेधा यशोमेधा स्थिरमेधास्तथैव च
Dīptimedhā, Yaśomedhā, and Sthiramedhā were present as well.
मेधजा मेधहन्ता च कीर्त्तितास्ते सुमेधसः
Medhajā and Medhahantā are also mentioned among the Sumedhas.
पौलस्त्यो दवबाहुश्च सुधामा नाम काश्यपः
Paulastya, Davabāhu, and Sudhāmā named Kāśyapa were present.
ऊर्ध्वबाहुश्च वाशिष्ठः पर्जन्यः पौलहस्तथा
Ūrdhvabāhu, a descendant of Vasiṣṭha, Parjanya, and Paulahasta were there.
महावीर्यः सुसंभाव्यः सत्यको हरहा शुचिः
Mahāvīrya, Susaṃbhāvya, Satyaka, Harahā, and Śuci were present.
रैवतस्य च पुत्रास्ते पञ्चमं वै तदन्तरम्
These were the sons of Raivata, in the fifth Manvantara.
प्रियव्रतान्वया ह्येते चत्वारो मनवः स्मृताः
These four Manus are known as belonging to the lineage of Priyavrata.
आद्याः प्रसूता भाव्यश्च पृथुकाश्च दिवौकसः
The primordial, the future, and the numerous celestial beings were born.
दिवौकसः सर्व एव प्रोच्यन्ते मातृनामभिः
All these celestial beings are indeed referred to by the names of the Mothers.
गणस्तु तेषां देवानामेकैको ह्यष्टकः स्मृतः
Each group of these gods is regarded as an eightfold assembly.
श्रोता मन्तानुमन्ता च त्वाद्या ह्येते प्रकीर्त्तिताः
The hearer, the thinker, and the approver—these are the first ones mentioned.
सुमनाश्च प्रचेताश्च वनेनः सुप्रचेत्सौ
Sumanas, Pracetas, Vanena, and Supracetas—
विजयः सुजयश्चैव मनस्योदौ तथैव च
Vijaya and Sujaya, as well as Manasyu and Uda, likewise.
भव्या ह्येते स्मृता देवाः पृथुकांश्च निबोधत
These are known as the Bhavyas among the gods; now hear of the Prithukas.
सत्कृतः सत्यदृष्टिश्च जिगीषुर्विजयस्तथा
Satkrita, Satyadrishti, Jighishu, and Vijaya as well.
लेशास्तथा प्रवक्ष्यामि नामतस्तान्निबोधत
Now I shall declare the Leshas by name; listen to them.
ध्रुवो ध्रुवक्षितिश्चैव अत्युतश्चैव वीर्यवान्
Dhruva, Dhruvakshiti, Atyuta, and the mighty Viryavan.
मनोजवो महावीर्यस्तेषामिन्द्रस्तदाभवत्
Manojava and Mahavirya—among them, Indra was then.
सुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वशिष्ठो विरजास्तथा
Sudhama, Kashyapa, Vashishtha, and Viraja as well.
मधुरात्रेय इत्येते सप्त वै चाक्षुषेंऽतरे
Madhuratreya—these seven were in the interval of the Cakshusha.
अग्निष्टुदतिरात्रश्च सुद्युम्नशचेति ते नव
Agnishtut, Atiratra, Sudyumna, and Shaci—these are the nine.
चाक्षुषस्य सुताः ह्येते षष्ठं चैव तदन्तरम्
These are the sons of Cakshusha, and the sixth in that succession.
विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः
In detail and in order, during the interval of Cakshusha and Manu—
तस्यान्ववाये ये ऽप्यन्येतान्नो ब्रूहि यथातथम्
Of those descended from him, tell us truly about the others as well.
यस्यान्ववाये संभूतः पृथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान्
From whose lineage was born the mighty Prithu, son of Vena.
उत्तानपादं जग्राह पुत्रमत्रिप्रजापतिः
Atri, the lord of progeny, took Uttānapāda as his son.
स्वायंभुवेन मनुना दत्तो ऽत्रेः कारणं प्रति
Uttānapāda was given to Atri by Manu, the son of Svāyambhu, for a particular purpose.
षष्ठं तदनु वक्ष्यामि उपोद्धातेन वै द्विजाः
Next, I will describe the sixth, with a brief account, O twice-born.
धर्मस्य कन्या सुश्रोणी सूनृता नाम विश्रुता
Dharmā’s daughter, renowned as Sūnṛtā, possessed beautiful hips.