शङ्कुच्छाया विशेषेण वेदितव्याः प्रमाणतः
The shadow of the gnomon must be precisely measured and understood.
आग्नेयश्चापि विज्ञेयः प्राजापत्यस्तथैव च
The Āgneya and Prājāpatya divisions should also be known.
सावित्रश्च तथा त्वाष्ट्रो वायव्यश्चेति संग्रहः
Likewise, the Sāvitra, Tvāṣṭra, and Vāyavya are to be included.
इन्दोर्गत्युदया ज्ञेया नाडिका आदितस्तथा
The movement and rising of the Moon, and the time units called nāḍikās, are to be known from the beginning.
सर्वग्रहाणां त्रीण्येव स्थानानि विहितानि च
For all the planets, three positions have indeed been established.
स्थानं जारद्गवं सध्ये तथैरावतमुत्तरम्
The Jāradgava position is for the Sādhya stars, and the Airāvata is the northern one.
अश्विनी कृत्तिका याम्यं नागवीथीति विश्रुता
Aśvinī and Kṛttikā are known as the southern path of the serpent.
पुष्याश्लेषे तथादित्यं वीथी चैरावती मता
Puṣya and Aśleṣā, as well as Āditya, are considered the Airāvata path.
पूर्वोत्तरे च फल्गुन्यौ मघा चैवार्षभी स्मृता
The two Phalgunīs in the east and north, and Maghā, are called the Vṛṣabha (Taurus) group.
ज्येष्ठा विशाखानुराधा वीथी जारद्गवी मता
Jyeṣṭhā, Viśākhā, and Anurādhā are considered the Jāradgava path.
मूलं पूर्वोत्तराषाढे अजवीथ्याभिशब्दिते
Mūla and the two Āṣāḍhās are designated as the Ajavīthī (goat's path).
वैश्वानरी भाद्रपदे रेवती चैव कीर्त्तिता
Vaiśvānarī, Bhādrapadā, and Revatī are also mentioned.
अष्टाविशति याः कन्या दक्षः सोमाय ता ददौ
The twenty-eight maidens were given by Dakṣa to Soma.
तासामपत्यान्यभवन्दीप्तयो ऽमिततेजसः
Their offspring became radiant beings of immeasurable brilliance.
चतुर्दशा महाभागाः सर्वास्ता लोकमातरः
Fourteen of them, greatly fortunate, are all mothers of the worlds.
सुरभिर्विनता ताम्रा मुनिः क्रोधवशा तथा
Surabhi, Vinatā, Tāmrā, Munī, and Krodhavaśā as well.
स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे तात ये द्वादश सुरोत्तमाः
O dear one, in the interval of Svāyambhuva, there were twelve foremost divine beings.
उपस्थितेंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्पुनर्वैवस्वतस्य ह
When the interval of Vaivasvata arrived again,
एतामेव महाभागामदितिं संप्रविश्य वै
Those highly fortunate ones entered Aditi herself,
गच्छेम पुत्रतामस्यास्तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति
And became her sons; for us, this will be auspicious.
जज्ञिरे द्वादशादित्या मारीयात्कश्यपात्पुनः
The twelve Ādityas were born again from Kāśyapa and Mārī.
वैवस्वतेंऽतरे ह्यस्मिन्नरनारायणौ तदा
In the interval of Vaivasvata, Nara and Nārāyaṇa appeared then.
यथा सूर्यस्य लोके ऽस्मिन्नुदयास्तमयावुभौ
Just as in this world the sun has both rising and setting,
अष्टात्मके ऽणिमाद्ये च तस्मात्ते जज्ञिरे सुराः
From the eightfold essence, beginning with Aṇimā, the gods were born from them.
ब्रह्मशापेन संभूता जयाः स्वायंभुवे जिताः
By the curse of Brahmā, the Jayas were created and conquered in the Svāyambhuva period.
तामसे हरयो देवा जाताश्चा रिष्टवे तु वै
In the Tāmasa period, the Haras became gods, and were born for the purpose of calamity.
धातार्यमा च मित्रश्च वरुणोंऽशो भगस्तथा
Dhātā, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa, Aṃśa, and Bhaga likewise,
ततस्त्वष्टा ततो विष्णुरजघन्यो जघन्यजः
Then Tvaṣṭṛ, then Viṣṇu, the youngest and the last-born.
सुरभ्यां कश्यपाद्रुद्रा एकादश विजज्ञिरे
From Surabhi and Kāśyapa, eleven Rudras were born.
अङ्गारकं तथा सर्पं निरृतिं सदसत्पतिम्
Aṅgāraka, the serpent, Nirṛti, and the lord of existence and non-existence,