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.
यदा तैरिह सृष्टैस्तु धर्म्माद्यैश्च महर्षिभिः
When, by them and by the great sages beginning with Dharma, creation was made here,
तमोमात्रावृतः सो ऽभूच्छोकप्रतिहतश्च वै
He became enveloped by the measure of darkness and was struck by sorrow.
पुत्राणां च तमोमात्रा अपरा निःसृताभवत्
And from the sons, another measure of darkness emerged.
ततः प्रतिहते तस्य प्रतीते वरणात्मके
Then, when his manifestation was hindered, in the form of choice,
द्विधा कृत्वा स्वकं देहमर्द्धेन पुरुषो ऽभवत्
Dividing his own body in two, he became a man with half.
प्रकृतिर्भूतधात्री सा कामाद्वै सृजतः प्रभोः
That nature, the bearer of beings, from desire, created by the Lord.
ब्रह्माणः सा तनुः पूर्वा दिवमावृत्य तिष्टतः
That was the former body of Brahma, remaining, covering the heavens.
सा देवी नियुतं तप्त्वा तपः परम दुश्चरम्
That goddess, having performed austerity for a myriad years, endured the most difficult penance.
स वै स्वायंभुवः पूर्वं पुरुषो मनुरुच्यते
He, the primordial Svayambhu, is called Manu, the man.
लब्ध्वा तु पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपामयोनिजाम्
Having obtained a wife, the man, born from no womb, named Shatarupa.