अन्ये प्रजानां पतयः श्रोतोभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे
Other lords of beings were born from his ears.
अयने ऋतवो मासर्द्धमासाः पक्षसंधयः
The solstices, seasons, months, half-months, and the junctions of fortnights,
रौद्रं लोहितमित्याहुर्लोहितं कनकं स्मृतम्
What is called 'Raudra' is said to be red; red is remembered as gold.
ये ऽर्चिषस्तस्य ते रुद्रास्तथादित्याः समृद्गताः
Those rays of his are Rudras, and likewise, the Adityas have arisen.
आदिभूतो ऽस्य लोकस्य ब्रह्मा त्वं ब्रह्मसंभवः
You, Brahma, are the origin of this world, born from Brahman.
ब्रह्मा सुरगुरुस्तत्र त्रिदशैः संप्रसादितः
There, Brahma, the guru of the gods, was propitiated by the thirty-three gods.
सर्वे प्रजानां पतयः सर्वे चापि तपस्विनः
All the lords of beings and all the ascetics,
त्वद्वंशवर्द्धनाः शश्वत्तव तेजोविवर्द्धनाः
They are ever the enhancers of your lineage, ever the increasers of your splendor.
वेदमन्त्रधराः सर्वे प्रजापतिसमुद्भवाः
All, bearing the Vedic mantras, are born from the lord of creatures.
सर्वे हि वयमेते च तवैव प्रसवः प्रभो
Indeed, all of us and these are your own progeny, O Lord.
मरीचिमादितः कृत्वा देवाश्च ऋषिभिः सह
Having first created Marichi, the gods together with the sages,
तस्मिन् यज्ञे महाभागा देवाश्च ऋषयश्च ये
In that sacrifice, the illustrious gods and sages—whoever they were—
तव तेनैव रूपेण स्थापयेयुरिमाः प्रजाः
By that very form of yours, they would establish these creatures.
ततो ऽब्रवील्लोकगुरुः परमित्यभिधार यन्
Then the preceptor of the worlds spoke, addressing him as 'supreme.'
भवतां वंशसंभूताः पुनरेते महर्षयः
These great sages, born in your lineage, again—
विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च प्रथमस्य प्रजापतेः
In detail and in order, from the first progenitor—
हिरण्यकशिपो कन्या दिव्या नाम परिश्रुता
Hiraṇyakaśipu had a daughter, Divyā by name, renowned.
भृगोस्त्वजनयद्दिव्या पुत्रं ब्रह्मविदां वरम्
Divyā gave birth to a son of Bhṛgu, foremost among knowers of Brahman.
शुक्र एवोशना नित्यमतः काव्यो ऽपि नामतः
He is eternally known as Śukra, and also as Kāvya by name.
शुक्रस्य भार्या गौर्नाम विजज्ञे चतुरः सुतान्
Śukra's wife, named Gaurī, bore him four sons.
तेजसादित्यसंकाशा ब्रह्मकल्पाः प्रभावतः
Radiant as the sun, resembling Brahmā in power and might.
वरत्रिणः सुता ह्येते ब्रह्मिष्ठा दैत्ययाजकाः
These sons of Varatriṇa were devoted to Brahman, priests of the Daityas.
निरस्यमानं वै धर्मं दृष्ट्वेन्द्रो मनुमाब्रवीत्
Seeing dharma being rejected, Indra spoke to Manu.
श्रुत्वेन्द्रस्य तु तद्वाक्यं तस्माद्देशादपाक्रमन्
Hearing Indra's words, they departed from that region.
ग्रहेण मोचयित्वा च ततश्चानुससार ताम्
After freeing her from captivity, he then followed her.
तानागतान्पुनर्दृष्ट्वा दुष्टानिन्द्रो विहस्य तु
Seeing them return again, Indra laughed at the wicked ones.
तेषां तु धृष्यमाणानां तत्र शालावृकैः सह
There, as they were being attacked, together with the Śālāvṛkas—
एवं वरत्रिणः पुत्रा इन्द्रेण निहताः पुरा
Thus, the sons of Varatriṇa were formerly slain by Indra.
त्रिशिरा विश्वरूपस्तु त्वष्टुः पुत्रो ऽभवन्महान्
Triśiras Viśvarūpa, a great one, was the son of Tvaṣṭṛ.
विश्वरूपानुजश्चैव विश्वकर्मा च यः स्मृतः
And Viśvakarman, remembered as the younger brother of Viśvarūpa.