अत्रिश्रेष्ठानि गोत्राणि यश्चकार महातपाः
The great ascetic Atri established the foremost lineages.
स तासु जनयामास पुत्रानात्मसमानकान्
In those lineages he begot sons equal to himself.
स्वस्त्यात्रेया इति ख्याता ऋषयो वेदपारगाः
They are renowned as the Svāstyātreyas, sages accomplished in the Vedas.
दत्तो ह्यनुमतो ज्येष्ठो दुर्वासास्तस्य चानुजः
Dattā, indeed, is the eldest, Anumata, and Durvāsas his younger brother.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं श्लोकं पौराणिकाः पुरा
Here too, the ancient bards recite this verse:
दत्तात्रेयं तनुं विषणोः पुराणज्ञाः प्रजक्षते
The knowers of the Purāṇas declare Dattātreya as an incarnation of Viṣṇu.
श्यावाश्वा मुद्गलाश्चैव वाग्भूतकगवि स्थिराः
Śyāvāśva, Mudgala, Vāgbhū, Takaka, and Gavi are steadfast.
काश्यपो नारदश्चैव पर्वतो ऽरुन्धती तथा
Kāśyapa, Nārada, Parvata, and also Arundhatī.
नारदस्तु वसिष्ठायारुन्धती प्रत्यपादयत्
Nārada gave Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.
पुरा देवासुरे तस्मिन्संग्रामे तारकामये
Long ago, in that battle between the gods and asuras called Tārakāmaya,
वसिष्ठस्तपसा धीमाञ्जीवयामास वै प्रजाः
Vasiṣṭha, wise and austere, revived the beings by his penance.
तास्तेन जीवयामास कारुण्यादौषधेन सः
He revived them with a medicinal herb out of compassion.
स्वाङ्गज जनयच्छक्तिरदृश्यन्त्यां पराशरम्
From his own body, Śakti was born to Parāśara from the unseen one.
द्वैपायनादरण्यां वै शुको जज्ञे गुणान्वितः
From Dvaipāyana and Araṇyā, Śuka, endowed with virtues, was born.
भूरिश्रवाः प्रभुः शंभुः कृष्णो गौरश्च पञ्चमः
Bhūrishravā, the mighty; Shambhu; Krishna; and Gaura as the fifth.
जननी ब्रह्मदत्तस्य पत्नी सा त्वणुहस्य च
She is the mother of Brahmadatta and also the wife of Tvaṇu.
ऊष्मादा दारिकाश्चैव नीलाश्चैव पराशराः
From Ūṣmā were born the Dārikās, and also the Nīlas, descendants of Parāśara.
अत ऊर्द्ध्व निबोध त्वमिन्द्रप्रमति संभवम्
Now, further, learn from me about the origin of Indrapramati.
कुणीति यः समाख्यात इन्द्रप्रमतिरुच्यते
He who is called Kuṇīti is known as Indrapramati.
उपमन्युः सुतस्तस्य यस्येमे ह्यौपमन्यवः
Upamanyu is his son, from whom the Upamanyu lineage descends.
एकार्षेयास्तथा चान्ये वसिष्ठा नाम विश्रुताः
There are also other single-sage lineages, renowned as the Vasiṣṭhas.
इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसा अष्ट विश्रुताः
Thus, these eight mind-born sons of Brahmā are well known.
त्रींल्लोकान्धारयन्तीमान्देवर्षिगणसंकुलान्
These sustain the three worlds, filled with hosts of divine sages.
व्याप्ता येस्तु त्रयो लोकाः सूर्यस्येव गभस्तिभिः
The three worlds are pervaded by them, as by the rays of the sun.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे ऋषिवंशवर्णनं नामाष्टमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighth chapter, named 'The Description of the Lineages of the Sages,' in the third section of the middle part of the Vāyu-recited Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
आसीद्दाक्षायणी पूर्वमुमा कथमजायत
Formerly, Dākṣāyaṇī was; how did Umā come to be born?
के वै ते पितरो नाम येषां मेना तु मानसी
Who indeed are those fathers by name, of whom Menā is the mind-born daughter?
एकपर्णा तथा चैव तथा चैवैकपाटला
Ekaparṇā, and likewise, also Ekapāṭalā.
सर्वमेतत्वयोद्दिष्टं निर्देशं तस्य नो वद
All this has been described by you; now tell us the details of that.
पुत्राश्च के स्मृतास्तेषां कथं च पितरस्तु ते
Who are remembered as their sons, and how are those fathers related?