तेन मार्त्तण्ड इति वै कथ्यते सविता बुधैः
Therefore, the wise call Savitā 'Mārttaṇḍa.'
ये ते अण्डकपाले द्वे तद्बलं परमं मतम्
Those two shells of the egg are considered to possess supreme power.
उदरे प्रवेशयामास तस्याः स जननेच्छया
He entered the womb with the desire to be born.
देवोपवाह्या राजानो हस्तिनो बलवत्तराः
Kings, elephants, and those stronger than gods are carried away.
उत्तरत्र च वो भूयस्तेषां वक्ष्यामि विस्तरम्
Later, I will explain their details to you more fully.
भगवान्सविता साक्षात्प्रभासयति रश्मिभिः
The blessed Savitā directly illuminates with his rays.
बाह्यं तमोवृतं सर्वं तत्प्रमाणमशेषतः
He dispels all external darkness completely by his measure.
श्रुतं भगवतो व्यासात्पाराशर्यान्महात्मनः
This has been heard from the blessed Vyāsa, son of Parāśara, the great soul.
विमृश्य बहुधा तत्तु पुनरन्यैः पृथक्पृथक्
Having considered it in many ways, others have separately examined it.
अभयो विचरत्येव जात्यन्तरशतं गतः
The fearless one continues to roam, having passed through hundreds of births.
कथ्यते वा कथा यस्य न तं विद्धि समानकम्
If a story is told about someone, know that he is not the same as you.
ऋक्षस्य भगिनी रक्षा वानरस्य बलीयसः
The sister of the bear, or the protector of the mighty monkey.
ऋक्षराजं महाप्राज्ञं जांबवन्तं यशस्विनम्
The wise and renowned king of bears, Jāmbavān.
वासुदेवस्य सा दत्ता पित्रा राजीवलोचना
She was given to Vāsudeva by her father, the lotus-eyed one.
जयन्तो ऽथ च सर्वज्ञो मृगराट् संकृतिर्जयः
Jayanta, then Sarvajna, the lord of beasts, Sankriti, and Jaya.
भोजो राक्षसजिच्चैव पिशाचवनगोचरौ
Bhoja, the slayer of Rakshasas, and those who dwell among ghosts and in forests.
तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
Their sons and grandsons number in the hundreds and thousands.
मार्जारस्य तु मार्जारा वाद्याः पुत्रा महाबलाः
The offspring of the cat are also cats, renowned and possessing great strength.
आचार्याः श्वापदादीनां शरभाणां महौजसः
The teachers of wild beasts are the Sharabhas, endowed with mighty energy.
लाघवे प्लवने युक्ताः सर्वसत्त्वावसादकाः
They are skilled in agility and leaping, and capable of subduing all creatures.
गृहेषु गृहगर्भेषु गृहवासावलंबिनः
They reside in homes, within the interiors of houses, and depend on household life.
तथा वनचराश्चैव स्वभावात्समवस्थिताः
Likewise, there are those who dwell in forests, established by their own nature.
नीलजीमूतवर्णाश्च कपिला केकरारुणाः
Some are colored like dark rain clouds, tawny, spotted, or reddish.
नखदंष्ट्रायुधा घोरा मयूरसमभाषणाः
Terrifying, armed with claws and fangs, and speaking like peacocks.
श्यामश्च शबलश्चैव यमस्यानुचरौ स्मृतौ
The dark and the mottled ones are remembered as attendants of Yama.
श्रुतिमाप्तः पुनर्वंशः सारमेयेषु सर्वदा
The lineage is always preserved among the dogs, according to tradition.
विषादयन्ति च नरान्सर्वजातिसमन्वितान्
They bring distress to people, possessing all kinds of qualities.
य इदं शृणुयाज्जन्म दंष्ट्रिणां श्रावयेत्तु यः
Whoever hears or recites this account of the birth of fanged creatures,
तात्कालमरणं चैव भवतीति विनिर्णयः
It is determined that death occurs at that very moment.
वानप्रस्था श्रितं धर्ममाप्नोति मुनिसेवितम्
A forest-dweller who follows this dharma attains the virtue honored by sages.