जङ्गमाः स्थावराश्चैवनद्यः सर्वे च पर्वताः
All moving and unmoving beings, as well as all rivers and mountains,
तदा तु विवशाः सर्वे निर्दग्धाः सूर्यरश्मि भिः
Then, all are helpless, burned by the rays of the sun.
दग्धदेहास्तदा ते तु धूतपापायुगान्तरे
Their bodies burned at that time, their sins cleansed at the end of the age,
ततस्ते ह्युपपद्यन्ते तुल्यरूपैर्जनैर्जनाः
Then, those people are born again among people of similar form.
पुनः सर्गे भवन्तीह मानसा ब्रह्मणः सुताः
In the new creation, the mind-born sons of Brahmā come into being here.
निर्दग्धेषु च लोकेषु तदा सूर्यैस्तु सप्तभिः
And when the worlds are burned by the seven suns at that time,
सामुद्राश्चैव मेघाश्च आपः सर्वाश्च पार्थिवाः
The oceanic and the cloud-born waters, and all terrestrial waters,
आगतागतिकं चैव यदा तत्सलिलं बहु
And all the water that comes and goes in abundance,
आभाति यस्मात् स्वाभासो भाशब्दो व्याप्तिदीप्तिषु
Because of which its own radiance appears, and the sound 'bhā' is used for pervasion and brilliance,
तदन्तस्तनुते यस्मात्सर्वां पृथ्वीं समन्त ततः
Because it spreads within and throughout the whole earth on all sides,
शर इत्येष शीर्णे तु नानार्थो धातुरुच्यते
The root 'śara' is said to have various meanings when it is broken down,
तस्मिन् युगसहस्रान्ते संस्थिते ब्रह्मणो ऽहनि
At the end of a thousand yugas, when the day of Brahmā comes to a close,
ततस्तु सलिले तास्मिन्नष्टाग्नौ पृथवीतले
Then, in that water, when fire is lost from the surface of the earth,
एतेनाधिष्ठितं हीदं ब्रह्मा स पुरुषः प्रभुः
By this, this world is presided over by Brahmā, that mighty Person,
एकार्णवे तदा तस्मिन्नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे
Then, in that single ocean, when all that is movable and immovable is lost,
इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्रर् श्लोकं नारायणं प्रति
Here, they recite this verse concerning Nārāyaṇa:
आपूर्यमाणास्तत्रास्ते तेन नारायणः स्मृतः
There, as all is being filled, he is called Nārāyaṇa,
सहस्रबाहुः प्रथमः प्रजापतिस्त्रयीमयो ऽयं पुरुषो निरुच्यते
The thousand-armed, the first progenitor, this Person composed of the three Vedas is thus described,
हिरण्य गर्भः पुरुषो महात्मा संपद्यते वै मनसः परस्तात्
The golden-embryo, the great-souled Person, arises beyond the mind,
कल्पान्ते तमसोद्रिक्तः कालो भूत्वाग्रसत्पुनः
At the end of the kalpa, when darkness increases, Time, having become supreme, devours again,
त्रिधा विभज्य चात्मानं त्रैलोक्ये संप्रवर्त्तते
Dividing himself threefold, he proceeds throughout the three worlds,
एकार्णवे तदा तस्मिन्नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे
Then, in that single ocean, when all that is movable and immovable is lost,
ब्रह्मां नारायणाख्यस्तु स चकाशे भवे स्वयम्
Brahmā, called Nārāyaṇa, himself shone forth in existence,
पश्यन्ति तं महर्लोके कालं सुप्तं महर्षयः
The sages in the world of Mahas behold him, Time, sleeping.
तदा विवर्त्यमानैस्तैर्महत्परिगतं पराम्
Then, as those great ones turned, the supreme principle associated with the Mahat was set in motion.
यस्मादृषतिसत्त्वेन महत्तस्मान्महर्षयः
Because of the quality of steadfastness, from Mahat arose the great seers.
सत्त्वाद्याः सप्त ये त्वासन्कल्पे ऽतीते महर्षयः
The seven who were called great seers in the previous cycle were indeed those beginning with Sattva.
दृष्टवन्तस्तदानीताः कालं सुप्तं महर्षयः
At that time, those great seers, having been brought forth, beheld Time lying dormant.
कल्पया मास वै ब्रह्मा तस्मात्कल्पो निरुच्यते
Because Brahmā creates by means of imagination, therefore it is called a Kalpa.
व्यक्ताव्यको महादेवस्तस्य सर्वमिदं जगत्
The manifest and the unmanifest, O great god, all this world belongs to him.