तेषां स्थानान्यशुष्मिं च संस्थिताना मचष्ट सः
He described the places of those established in each of these.
स्मृतं तेषां तु यत् स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम्
The place remembered for them is indeed that of those dwelling with the teacher.
प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां न्यासिनां ब्रह्मणःक्षयम्
For householders, it is called prājāpatya; for renunciants, the dissolution into Brahman.
स्थानान्याश्रमिणस्तानि ब्रह्मस्थानस्थितानि तु
The stations of the other āśramas are indeed established in the station of Brahman.
पंथानः पितृयानास्तु समृताश्चत्वार एव ते
The paths of the ancestors are said to be four in number.
तथैव पितृयानानां चन्द्रमा द्वारमुच्यते
Likewise, for those on the ancestral path, the moon is said to be the gateway.
यदा प्रजा ना वर्द्धंत वर्णधर्मसमासिकाः
When beings who uphold the duties of their classes do not increase,
आत्मनस्तु शरीरेभ्यस्तुल्याश्चैवात्मना तु ताः
From his own self, from his own body, they were equal to himself.
ततो ऽन्यां मानसीं सो ऽथ प्रजाः स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे
Then he began to create other mental offspring.
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां वार्त्तानां साधकाश्च याः
Those who are the accomplishers of Dharma, Artha, Kāma, Mokṣa, and the means of livelihood.
युगानुरूपा धर्मेण यैरिमा वर्द्धिताः प्रजाः
By whom, in accordance with the age and with righteousness, these beings were increased.
अभिध्याय प्रजा ब्रह्मा नानावीर्याः स्वमानसीः
Brahmā, meditating, created various mental offspring from his own mind.
कल्पे ऽतीते पुराण्यासीद्देवाद्यास्तु प्रजा इह
In a previous kalpa, the first beings here were the progeny beginning with the gods.
मन्वंतरक्रमेणेह कनिष्ठाः प्रथमेन ताः
In the succession of Manvantaras, those beings were at first the youngest.
कुशलाकुशलैः कंदैरक्षीणैस्तैस्तदा युताः
At that time, they were joined by actions, both virtuous and unvirtuous, which did not diminish.
देवासुरपितॄंश्चैव यक्षैर्गन्धर्वमानुषैः
Gods, asuras, ancestors, as well as yakshas, gandharvas, and humans—
आहारार्थं प्रजानां वै विदात्मानो विनिर्ममे
For the sake of the nourishment of beings, the knower of the self created them.
तच्छरीरसमुत्पन्नैः कार्यैस्तैः कारणैः सह
With those effects arising from that body, along with those causes—
ततो देवासुरपितॄन्मनुष्यांश्च चतुषृयम्
Then, from that, the fourfold groups of gods, asuras, ancestors, and humans—
युक्तात्मनस्ततस्तस्य तमोमात्रासमुद्भवः
Then, from him, whose self was united, arose a portion consisting of darkness.
ततो ऽस्य जघ नात्पूर्वमसुरा जज्ञिर सुताः
Then, from his lower part, asuras were born as his sons.
सृष्टा यया सुरास्तन्वा तां तनुं स व्यपोहत
He cast off that body by which the gods had been created.
सा तमोबहुला यस्मात्ततो रात्रिस्त्रियामिका
Because it was full of darkness, it became known as the night of threefold duration.
सृष्ट्वासुरांस्ततः सो ऽथ तनुमन्यामपद्यत
Having created the asuras, then he assumed another body.
ततस्तां युञ्ज मानस्य प्रियमासीत्प्रभोः किल
Then he united with that, the mind-born, which was dear to the Lord.
यतो ऽस्य दीव्यतो जातास्तेन देवाः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
Because, as he was shining, they were born from him, they are called gods.
तस्मात्तन्वास्तु दिव्याया जज्ञिरे तेन देवताः
Therefore, from that divine body, the deities were born.
उत्सृष्टा सा तनुस्तेन अहः समभवत्तदा
That body, having been cast off by him, then became the day.
देवान्सृष्ट्वा ततः सो ऽथ तनुमन्यामपद्यत
Having created the gods, then he assumed another body.
पितेव मन्यमानस्तान्पुत्रान्प्रध्याय स प्रभुः
Thinking of them as his sons, the Lord reflected, like a father.