शैलानां हिमवन्तं च नदीनामथ सागरम्
He anointed Himavat among mountains, and the ocean among rivers.
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां राजानं चाभ्यषेचयत्
He anointed Uccaiḥśravas as king among horses.
पक्षिणामथ सर्वेषां गरुडं पततां वरम्
He anointed Garuḍa, the foremost of those who fly, as king among all birds.
समकालबलानां च वायुं बलवतां वरम्
He anointed Vāyu, the best among the strong, as king of those with equal power.
सरीसृपाणां सर्पाणां पन्नगानां च तक्षकम्
He anointed Takṣaka among reptiles, serpents, and nāgas.
आदित्यानामन्यतमं पर्जन्यमभिषिक्तवान्
He anointed Parjanya, one among the Ādityas.
ऋतूनामथ मासानामार्त्तवानां तथैव च
He anointed the seasons among the Ṛtus, and likewise among the months and periods.
कलाकाष्ठाप्रमाणानां गतेरयनयोस्तथा
He anointed the measures of time—kalās, kāṣṭhās, and likewise the movements of the solstices.
प्रजापतेर्विरजसः पूर्वस्यां दिशि विश्रुतम्
He anointed Virajas, the Prajāpati renowned in the eastern direction.
दक्षिणास्यां दिशि तथा कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः
Likewise, in the southern direction, he anointed Kardama, the Prajāpati.
पस्चिमस्यां दिशि तथा रजसः पुत्रमच्युतम्
In the western direction, he anointed Acyuta, the son of Rajas.
तथा हिरण्यरोमाणं पर्जन्यस्य प्रजापतेः
Likewise, he anointed Hiraṇyaroman, the son of Parjanya, the Prajāpati.
मनुष्याणामधिपतिं चक्रे वैवस्वतं मनुम्
He appointed Vaivasvata Manu as the lord of human beings.
यथाप्रदेशमद्यापि धर्मेण परिपाल्यते
Even today, according to their region, people are protected by righteousness.
नृपाश्चैते ऽभिषिच्यन्ते मनवो ये भवन्ति वै
And those who become Manus are anointed as kings.
एवमन्ये ऽभिषिच्यन्ते प्राप्ते मन्वन्तरे पुनः
In the same way, others are anointed again when a new Manvantara arrives.
राजसूये ऽभिषिक्तश्च पृथु रेभिर्नरोत्तमः
And Pṛthu, the best of men, was consecrated in the Rājasūya sacrifice by the Rebhis.
एतानुत्पाद्य पुत्रांस्तु प्रजासन्तानकारणात्
Having produced these sons for the sake of continuing the generations,
कश्यपो गोत्रकामस्तु चचार परमं तपः
Kaśyapa, desiring progeny for his lineage, performed supreme austerity.
तस्यप्रध्यायमानस्य कश्यपस्य महात्मनः
As that great-souled Kaśyapa was meditating,
वत्सारश्चासितश्चैव तावुभौ ब्रह्म वादना
Vatsāra and Asita, both speakers of Brahman, were born.
रेभ्यस्य रैभ्यो विज्ञेयो निध्रुवस्य निबोधत
Know that from Rebhi came Raibhya; now hear of Nidhruva.
निध्रुवस्य तु या पत्नी माता वै कुण्डपायिराम्
The wife of Nidhruva, the mother, was Kuṇḍapāyirā.
शाण्डिल्यानां वरः श्रीमान् देवलः सुमहायशाः
Among the Śāṇḍilyas, the illustrious and greatly renowned Devala was the best.
वज्रिप्रभृतयो देवा देवास्तस्य प्रजा स्विमाः
The gods led by Vajri are his offspring, the gods themselves.
अथावशिष्टे तस्मिंस्तु द्वापरे संप्रर्त्तिते
Then, when that Dvāpara age remained,
राज्यवर्द्धनकस्तस्य सुधृतिस्तत्सुतो नरः
Rājyavardhana was his son, and Sudhṛti was the son of that man.
बुधस्तस्या भवद्यस्या तृणबिन्दुर्महीपतिः
From him was born Budha, whose son was Tṛṇabindu, the king.
तस्य चेलविला कन्यालंबुषागर्भसंभवा
His daughter was Ilavilā, born from the womb of Lambuṣā.
बृहस्पतिबृर्हत्कीर्तिर्देवाचार्यस्तु कीर्त्तितः
Bṛhaspati, of great fame, is celebrated as the preceptor of the gods.