स्वकर्मविषयं ब्रूयुः सत्त्वस्थाः समदर्शिनः
Those established in virtue and seeing equally speak only of the sphere of one's own action.
वेदशब्देभ्य एवादौ निर्ममे स महेश्वरः
In the beginning, the great Lord created from the very words of the Veda.
शर्वर्यन्ते प्रसूतानां पुनस्तेभ्यो दधात्यजः
At the end of the night, the unborn one again assigns to those who have been produced.
पञ्च कर्तॄन् हि स तदा मनसा व्यसृजत्प्रभुः
Then, by his mind, the Lord created five creators.
औषधीः प्रतिसंधत्ते रुद्रः क्षीणः पुनः पुनः
Rudra, when depleted, restores the plants again and again.
त्रिभिरेव कपालैस्तु त्र्यंबकैरोषधीक्षये
With only three skulls, Tryambaka restores the plants when they are destroyed.
गायत्रीं चैव त्रिष्टुप् च जगती चैव ताः स्मृताः
These are known as the Gāyatrī, Triṣṭubh, and Jagatī meters.
ताभिरेकत्वभूता भिस्त्रिविधाभिः स्ववीर्यतः
By means of these threefold forms, united in essence and by his own power,
त्र्यंबकः स पुरोडाशस्तेनेह त्र्यंबकःस्मृतः
Tryambaka is that sacrificial cake, and thus he is called Tryambaka here.
आकृतिः सुरुचे रूपं रुचिः श्रद्धाकरः स्मृतः
Form is called Ākṛti, beauty is Suruci, and radiance is Ruci; he is known as the inspirer of faith.
अथास्य सृजतः सर्गं प्रजानां परिवृद्धये
Then, as he was creating, for the increase of beings,
ततः स विदधे बुद्धिमर्थनिश्चयगा मिनीम्
He then produced intelligence, which leads to the determination of purpose.
रजः सत्त्वं परित्यज्य वर्तमानां स्वकर्मतः
Abandoning passion and goodness, he acted according to his own deeds in the present.
तमश्च व्यनुदत्पश्चाद् रजसातु समावृणोत्
Afterwards, he dispelled darkness and enveloped himself with passion.
अधर्माचरणा त्तस्य हिंसा शोको व्यजायत
From his unrighteous conduct, violence and sorrow arose.
ततः स भगवानासीत् प्रीतश्चैतं हि शिश्रिये
Then that Blessed One became pleased and took her as his own.
नारी परमकल्याणी सर्वभूतमनोहरा
A woman of supreme beauty, enchanting to all beings,
शतरूपेति सा प्रोक्ता सा प्रोक्तैव पुनः पुनः
She is called Śatarūpā, and so she is repeatedly named.
प्रक्रियायां यथा तुभ्यं त्रेतामध्ये महात्मनः
In the process, as was done for you, O great one, in the middle of the Tretā age,
ततो ऽन्यान्मानसान्पुत्रानात्मनः सदृशो ऽसृजत
Then he created other mind-born sons, resembling himself.
दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च निर्ममे मानसान्सुतान्
He produced Dakṣa, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha as mind-born sons.
ब्रह्मा यतात्मकानां तु सर्वेषामात्मयोनिनाम्
Brahmā is indeed the source of all those who are self-born and possess self-restraint.
प्रजापतिं रुचिं चैव पूर्वेषामेव पूर्वजौ
Prajapati and Ruci, both, are the earliest ancestors of the former ones.
मनसस्तु रुचिर्नाम जज्ञे जो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
From the mind, Ruci by name was born, whose origin is from the unmanifest.
प्राणाद्दक्षं सृजन्ब्रह्मा चक्षुर्भ्यां तु मरीचिनम्
From the vital breath, Brahma created Daksha; from the eyes, Marichi.
शिरसोंगिरसं चैव श्रोत्रादत्रिं तथैव च
From the head, Angiras was produced; likewise, from the ears, Atri.
समानजो वसिष्ठश्च ह्यपानान्निर्ममे क्रतुम्
Vasishtha, born from the equalizing breath, and Kratu, created from the downward breath.
धर्मस्तेषां प्रथमजो देवतानां स्मृतस्तु वै
Among them, Dharma is remembered as the firstborn of the deities.
गृहमेधिपुराणास्ते धर्मस्तैः प्राक् प्रवर्त्तितः
Those ancient householders, Dharma was formerly established by them.
तेषां द्वादश ते वंशा दिव्या देवगुणान्विताः
Among them, there are twelve lineages, divine and endowed with qualities of the gods.