एवं सर्वेषु विज्ञेया अतीतानागतेष्विह
In this way, you should understand all such events in the past and future here.
पृथोस्तु पुत्रौ विक्रान्तौ जज्ञाते ऽन्तर्द्धिपाषनौ
The two valiant sons of Pṛthu, endowed with supernatural power, were born.
हविर्धानात्षडाग्नेयी धिषणाजनयत्सुतान्
From Havirdhāna and the daughter of Agni, Dhiṣaṇā, sons were born.
प्राचीनबर्हिर्भगवान्महानासीत्प्रजापतिः
Prācīnabarhis, the illustrious one, became a great lord of creatures.
प्राचीनाग्राः कुशास्तस्य तस्मात्प्राचीनबर्ह्यसौ
His sacred grass faced east, therefore he was called Prācīnabarhis.
महतस्तपसः पारे सवर्णायां प्रजापतिः
At the end of his great austerity, the lord of creatures was born from Savarṇā.
सर्वान्प्रचेतसो नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगान्
All his sons, known as the Pracetas, mastered the science of archery.
दशवर्ष सहस्राणि समुद्रसलिलेशयाः
For ten thousand years, they remained in the waters of the ocean.
अरक्ष्यमाणामावब्रुर्बभूवाथ प्रजाक्षयः
With no one to protect them, the trees grew unchecked, and there was a decline in living beings.
नाशकन्मारुतो वातुं वृत्तं खमभवद्द्रुमैः
The wind could not blow, and the sky was blocked by the trees.
तदुपश्रुत्य तपसा सर्वे युक्ताः प्रचेतसः
Hearing of this, all the Pracetas, engaged in austerity,
उन्मूलानथ वृक्षांस्तान्कृत्वा वायुरशोषयत्
Then, uprooting those trees, the wind dried them up.
द्रुमक्षयमथो बुद्ध्वा किञ्चिच्छिष्टेषु शाखिषु
Realizing the destruction of the trees, when only a few branches remained,
दृष्ट्वा प्रयोजनं सत्यं लोकसंतानकारणात्
Seeing the true purpose for the continuation of the world,
वृक्षाः क्षित्यां जनिष्यन्ति शाम्यतामग्निमारुतौ
Trees will be born again on earth; let the fire and wind be calmed.
भविष्यज्जनता ह्येषा धृता गर्भेण वै मया
This future generation has indeed been held by me in the womb.
भार्या भवतु वो ह्येषा सोमगर्भा विवर्द्धिता
Let this woman, who carries Soma in her womb and has been nurtured, become your wife.
अस्यामुत्पत्स्यते विद्वान्दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः
From her will be born a learned and capable Prajapati named Daksha.
अग्निनाग्निसमो भूयः प्रजाः संवर्द्धयिष्यति
He, being equal to Agni in brilliance, will further increase the creation.
संत्दृत्य कोपं वृक्षेभ्यः पत्नीं धर्मेण मारिषाम्
Having restrained his anger towards the trees, he will righteously accept Māriṣā as his wife.
दशभ्यस्तु प्रचेतोभ्यो मारिषायां प्रजापतिः
From Māriṣā and the ten Pracetas, Prajapati will be born.
असृजन्मनसा त्वादौ प्रजा दक्षो ऽथ मैथुनात्
In the beginning, Daksha created beings by his mind, and then through sexual union.
विसृज्य मनसा दक्षः पश्चादसृजत स्त्रियः
Having first created by mind, Daksha later produced women.
कालस्य नयने युक्ताः सप्तविंशतिमिन्दवे
Twenty-seven, endowed with the movement of time, he gave to the Moon.
द्वे चैव बहुपुत्राय द्वे चैवाङ्गिरसे तथा
And two to Bahuputra, and likewise two to Angiras.
अन्तरं चाक्षुषस्याथ मनोः षष्ठं तु गीयते
The interval between the age of Cākṣuṣa and that of Manu is said to be the sixth.
वसुदेवाः खगा गावो नागा दितिजदानवाः
Vasudevas, birds, cows, serpents, Dānavas, and Diti’s sons—
संकल्पाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्पूर्वासां सृष्टिरुच्यते
It is said that the creation of the former beings occurred through will, vision, and touch.
संभवः कथितः पूर्वं दक्षस्य च महात्मनः
The origin of the great-souled Daksha has already been described.
कथं प्राचे तस्त्वं च पुनर्लेभे महातपाः
How did you, O great ascetic, regain your former state?