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.
प्रथमः संप्रयोगः स कल्पादौ समवर्त्तत
The first union occurred at the beginning of the kalpa.
सम्राट् सशतरूपस्तु वैराजस्तु मनुः स्मृतः
The sovereign with a hundred forms is remembered as Manu, the son of Virāj.
वैराजात्पुरुषाद्वीरौ शतरूपा व्यजायत
From Virāj, from the Puruṣa, the heroic Śatarūpā was born.
कन्ये द्वे सुमहाभागे याभ्यां जाता इमाः प्रजाः
Two daughters of great fortune, from whom these beings were born.
स्वायंभुवः प्रसूतिं तु दक्षाय व्यसृजत्प्रभुः
Svāyambhuva, the lord, gave Prasūti to Dakṣa.
आकूत्यां मिथुनं जज्ञे मानसस्य रुचेः शुभम्
In Ākūti, a virtuous pair was born to the mind-born Ruci.
यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां च पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे
And in Dakṣiṇā, twelve sons were born to Yajña.
यमस्य पुत्रा यज्ञस्य तस्माद्यामास्तु ते स्मृताः
The sons of Yama are the sons of Yajña; therefore, they are known as Yāmās.
यामाः पूर्वं परिक्रान्ता येषां संज्ञा दिवौकसः
The Yāmās, who first moved about, are called the dwellers of heaven.
तस्यां कन्याश्चतुर्विंशद्दक्षस्त्वजनयत्प्रभुः
In her, Dakṣa, the lord, begot twenty-four daughters.