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.
धर्मस्य पत्न्यां लक्ष्मयां वै उत्पन्ना सा शुचिस्मिता
She, pure-smiling, was born from Lakṣmī, the wife of Dharma.
उत्तानपादो ऽजनयत्कन्ये द्वे च शुचिस्मिते
Uttānapāda begot two daughters, both pure-smiling.
ध्रुवो वर्षसहस्राणि दश दिव्यानि वीर्यवान्
Dhruva, powerful, spent ten thousand divine years.
त्रेतायुगे तु प्रथमे पौत्रः स्वायंभुवस्य तु
In the first Tretā Yuga, the grandson of Svāyambhu appeared.
तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतो ज्योतिषां स्थानमुत्तमम्
To him, Brahmā, pleased, granted the highest place among the luminaries.
तस्यातिमात्रामृद्धिं च महिमानं निरीक्ष्य तु
Beholding his extraordinary prosperity and greatness,
अहो ऽस्य तपसो वीर्यमहो श्रुतमहो व्रतम्
Ah, the power of his austerity! Ah, his learning! Ah, his vow!
द्रुवे त्रिदिवमासक्तमीश्वरः स दिवस्पतिः
Dhruva, attached to the heavenly realm, became its lord, the master of heaven.
स्वां छायामाह वै सृष्टिर्भवनारीति तां प्रभुः
The lord declared that his own shadow would be the creation, called Bhavanāri.
दिव्यसंहनना छाया दिव्याभरणभूषिता
Chāyā, with a divine form, adorned with celestial ornaments.
प्राजीनगर्भं वृषभं वृकञ्च वृकलं धृतिम्
She gave birth to Prājīnagarbha, Vṛṣabha, Vṛka, Vṛkala, and Dhṛti.
नाम्नोदारधियं पुत्रमिन्द्रो यः पूर्वजन्मनि
Indra, who in a previous birth was named Udāradhiya, became her son.
एवं मन्वन्तरं युक्त इन्द्रत्वं प्राप्तवान्प्रभुः
Thus, in this Manvantara, the lord attained the position of Indra.
रिपुं रिपुञ्जयाज्जज्ञे वराङ्गी तु दिवञ्जयात्
Ripu was born from Ripunjaya, and Varāṅgī from Divanjaya.
व्यजीजनत्पुष्करिणी वारुणी चाक्षुषं मनुम्
She gave birth to Puṣkariṇī, Vāruṇī, and Manu of the Cākṣuṣa lineage.
एतदाचक्ष्व तत्वेन कुशलो ह्यसि विस्तरे
Describe this in detail and truthfully, for you are skilled in exposition.
तेन सा वारुणी ज्ञेया भ्रात्रा ख्यातिमुपागता
Therefore, know that Vāruṇī became renowned through her brother.
कन्यायां सुमहावीर्या विरजस्य प्रजापतेः
In the maiden of great power, the daughter of Virajas, the lord of progeny,
अग्निष्टुदतिरात्रश्च सुद्युम्नश्चेति वै नव
Agniṣṭuta, Atirātra, and Sudyumna—these three among nine sons,
ऊरोरजनयत्पुत्रान्षडाग्नेयी महाप्रभान्
From her thigh, Āgneya gave birth to six sons of great splendor.