वसिष्ठवचनाच्चासीत्प्रतिष्ठाने महाद्युतिः
By the command of Vasiṣṭha, a great and radiant one was established at Pratiṣṭhāna.
मानवः स तु सुद्यम्नः स्त्रीभावमगमत्कथम्
But how did that descendant of Manu, Sudyumna, come to take on a female form?
इलावृतं समाजग्मुर्ददृशुर्वृषभध्वजम्
They went to Ilāvṛta and saw the one with the bull-banner.
प्रतिजग्मुस्ततः सर्वे व्रीडिताभूच्छिवाप्यथ
Then all of them turned back; even Shiva became bashful.
इमं ममाश्रमं देव यः पुमान्सं प्रवेक्ष्यति
O god, any man who enters this hermitage of mine—
तत्र सर्वाणि भूतानि पिशाचाः पशवश्च ये
All the beings there, including spirits and animals—
उमावनं प्रविष्टस्तु स राजा मृगयां गतः
That king, having entered Umā's forest, went hunting.
महादेवप्रसादाच्च मानवत्वमवाप्तवान्
By the grace of Mahādeva, he regained his manhood.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे मध्यमभागे वायुप्रोक्ते वैवस्वतमनोः सृष्टिर्नाम षष्टितमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixtieth chapter, entitled 'The Creation of Vaivasvata Manu,' in the middle section of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa, as spoken by Vāyu.
पृषध्रो हिंसयित्वा तु गुरोर्गां निशि तत्क्षये
Pṛṣadhra, having slain his teacher's cow at night, at the time of its death—
करूषस्य तु कारूषाः क्षत्त्रिया युद्धदुर्मदाः
The Kārūṣas are the Kṣatriyas of Karūṣa, fierce in battle.
नाभागो दिष्टपुत्रस्तु विद्वानासीद्भलन्दनः
Nābhāga, the son given by destiny, was a wise descendant of Bhala.
प्रांशोरेको ऽभवत्पुत्रः प्रजापतिसमो नृपः
Prāṃśu had a single son, a king equal to Prajāpati.
विवादो ऽत्र महानासीत्संवर्त्तस्य बृहस्पतेः
A great dispute arose between Saṃvarta and Bṛhaspati.
संवर्त्तेन तते यज्ञे चुकोप स भृशं तदा
Saṃvarta became greatly enraged during the sacrifice at that time.
मरुत्तश्चक्रवर्त्ती स नरिष्यन्तमवासवान्
Marutta, the emperor, performed a sacrifice for Nariṣyanta.
तस्य पुत्रस्तु विज्ञातो राजासीद्राष्ट्रवर्द्धनः
His son, known as Rāṣṭravardhana, became king.
केवलस्य पुत्रस्तु बन्धुमान्केवलात्मजः
Bandhumān was the son of Kevala, born from Kevala himself.
बुधो वेगवतः पुत्रस्तृणबिन्दुर्बुधात्मजः
Budha, son of Vegavat, was Tṛṇabindu, born of Budha.
कन्या तु तस्येडविडामाता विश्रवसो हि सा
His daughter was Iḍaviḍā, mother of Viśravas; indeed, she was so.
दाश्वान्प्रख्यातवीर्य्यौजा विशाला येन निर्मिता
Dāśvān, renowned for his strength and vigor, founded Viśālā.
सुचन्द्र इति विख्यातो हेमचन्द्रादनन्तरः
Sucandra, so named, succeeded Hemacandra.
धूम्राश्वतनयो विद्वान्सृंजयः समपद्यत
Dhūmrāśva's learned son was Sṛṃjaya.
कृशाश्वः सहदेवस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः
Kṛśāśva, son of Sahadeva, was supremely righteous.
सोमदत्तस्य राजर्षेः सुतो ऽभूज्जनमेजयः
Somadatta, the royal sage, had a son named Janamejaya.
तृणबिन्दुप्रभावेण सर्वे वैशालका नृपाः
All the kings of Vaiśālaka were empowered by Tṛṇabindu.
शर्यातेर्मिथुनं त्वासीदानर्त्तो नाम विश्रुतः
Śaryāti had a pair of children, of whom Ānarta was renowned.
आनर्त्तस्य तु दायादो रेवो नाम सुवीर्यवान्
Ānarta's heir was Reva, famed for his great strength.
रेवस्य रैवतः पुत्रः ककुद्मी नाम धार्मिकः
Raivata, the son of Revata, was a righteous man named Kakudmi.
कन्यया सह श्रुत्वा च गान्धर्वं ब्रह्मणोंऽतिके
Together with his daughter, he listened to the Gandharva music in the presence of Brahmā.