यः कश्यपसुतस्याथ परमेष्ठी व्यजायत
From him, the supreme lord, was born the son of Kaśyapa.
तस्मात्स काश्यपस्याथ द्वितीयो मानसो ऽभवत्
From him, the second mind-born son of Kaśyapa was born.
तेन वृक्षस्य पुत्रा वै हर्यश्वा इति विश्रुताः
By him were born the sons of Vṛkṣa, known as the Haryaśvas.
तस्योद्यतस्तदा दक्षः क्रुद्धः शापाय वै प्रभुः
Then Dakṣa, enraged, prepared to pronounce a curse.
ततो ऽभिसंधिं चक्रे वै दक्षश्च परमेष्ठिना
Then Daksha made an agreement with the supreme lord Brahma.
तस्मात्स नारदो जज्ञे भूयः शापभयदृषिः
From him, Nārada was again born, one who sees the danger of curses.
प्रजापतिसुतास्ते वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
I wish to hear in truth about those sons of the Prajāpati.
समागता महावीर्या नारदस्तानुवाच ह
Those of great might assembled, and Nārada spoke to them.
अन्तरूर्ध्वमधश्चैव कथं स्रक्ष्यथ वै प्रजाः
How will you create beings above, below, and in between?
अधापि म निवर्त्तन्ते समुद्रस्था इवापगाः
Even now, they do not return, like rivers that remain in the ocean.
वैरण्यामेव पुत्राणां सहस्रमसृजत्प्रभुः
The lord then created a thousand sons in Vairiṇī.
पूर्वमुक्तं वचस्तद्वै श्राविता नारदेन ह
That statement previously spoken was indeed conveyed by Nārada.
भ्रातॄणां पदवीं चैव गन्तव्या नात्र संशयः
The path of the brothers must indeed be followed; there is no doubt about this.
प्रकाशाः स्वस्थमनसा यथावदनुशासिताः
They were instructed properly, with clear and steady minds.
अद्यापि न निवर्त्तन्ते विस्तारायमलिप्सवः
Even today, desiring expansion, they do not return.
प्रयतो नश्यति क्षिप्रं तन्न कार्यं विजानता
One who acts carelessly perishes quickly; this should not be done by the wise.
नारदं नाशमेहीति गर्भवासं वसेति च
Let Nārada not be destroyed here; let him dwell in the womb.
षष्टिं दक्षो ऽसृजत्कन्या वैरण्यामेव विश्रुताः
Daksha created sixty renowned daughters in Vairiṇī.
धर्मः सोमश्च भगवांस्तथा चान्ये महर्षयः
Dharma, Soma the blessed, and other great sages as well.
आयुष्मान्कीर्त्तिमान्धन्यः प्रजावाश्च भवत्युत
He becomes long-lived, renowned, fortunate, and indeed the progenitor of beings.
उत्पत्तिं विस्तरेणैव ग्रूहि वैवस्वतेंऽतरे
Tell in detail the origin during the period of Vaivasvata.
अरुन्धतीवसुर्जामालंबा भानुर्मरुत्वती
Arundhatī, Vasurjāmā, Lambā, Bhānu, and Marutvatī.
धर्मस्य पत्न्यो दश ता दक्षः प्राचेतसो ददौ
Daksha, the son of Prachetas, gave ten wives to Dharma.
देवेभ्यस्तान्परान्देवान्दैवज्ञाः परिचक्षते
The learned say that these, being superior, were given to the gods.
सर्वे मन्त्रशरीरस्ते समृता मन्वन्तरेष्विह
All of them, composed of mantra, are remembered in the various Manvantaras here.
वित्तिश्चैव विवित्तिश्च आकूतिः कूतिरेव च
Vitti, Vivitti, Ākūti, and also Kūti—
नामान्येतानि तेषां वै यज्ञानां प्रथितानि च
These are their names, and they are also renowned as the names of sacrifices.
स्वारोचिषे वै तुषिताः सत्यश्चैवोत्तमे पुनः
In the Svārociṣa Manvantara, the Tuṣitas and Satya were again present in the Uttama Manvantara.
ते साध्याश्चाक्षुषे नाम्ना छन्दजा जज्ञिरे सुराः
Those Sādhyas, called by name in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, were born from Chanda.
पूर्वं समनुसूयन्ते चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः
Previously, they are remembered as accompanying Manu during the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara.