त्रयोविंशतिशीतिस्तु विज्ञातपवदैवतम्
Twenty-three are known as the cold ones, and are called divine.
तयोर्विभागो देवानां लावण्ये मार्गसंस्थितः
Their distinction among the gods is established in the path of beauty.
विपर्ययः संवर्त्तो च सप्तस्वरपदक्रमम्
Reversal and dissolution occur in the sequence of the seven notes.
पञ्चमंमध्यमञ्चैवधैवतं तु निषादतः
The fifth and the middle, and also the dhaivata, arise from nishada.
द्वेव्द्यपरतुकिंविद्याद्द्वयमुष्णन्तिकस्यतु
One should know two as belonging to the other, and two to the hot ones.
पदस्यात्ययरूपन्तुसप्तरूपन्तुकौशिकीम्
Of the note, the extreme forms are seven, and also the Kaushiki.
एषचैवक्रमोद्दिष्टोमध्यमांशस्य मध्यमः
This sequence is prescribed for the middle part of the madhyama.
ततः सप्तस्वरङ्कार्यंसप्तरूपञ्चकौशिकी
Then, the ornamentation of the seven notes is the fivefold Kaushiki.
द्वितीयामासमात्राणाभिः सर्वाः प्रतिष्ठिताः
All are established by the second and the equal measures.
तथाहतानोपिडकेयत्रमायांनिवर्त्तते
Thus, even those struck are released everywhere by Māyā.
संख्यापनोपहूतांवैतत्रपानमिति स्मृतम्
This is known as the drink called 'Samkhya-pana', which is invoked by enumeration.
पूर्वमष्ठतीटती नद्वितीयं चापरान्तिकैः
First is the Ashtatīṭatī river, and the second is by those dwelling at the ends.
चतुर्थमुत्तरं चैवमद्रवत्पावमद्रकौ
The fourth is in the north; thus, the unmelted and the pure have been seen.
सर्वमेवानुयोगं तु द्वितीयं बुद्धिमिष्यते
Indeed, the second is considered the intellect regarding all inquiry.
एकत्वं मुनुयोगस्य द्वयोर्यद्यद्द्विजोत्तम
O best of twice-born, the unity of the sage's practice is in both, whatever pertains to the two.
तिसृणां चैव वृत्तीनां वृत्तौ वृत्ते च दक्षिणः
And among the three functions, in the function and in the circle, the right side is indicated.
कस्यनासुतराचैव स्वरशाखा प्रकीर्त्तिता
And thus, the branch of sound has been described as not inferior to any.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे भार्गवचरिते गान्धर्वलक्षणं नाम द्विषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-second chapter, named 'The Characteristics of the Gandharvas', in the Bhargava narrative, in the third section of the middle part, as spoken by Vayu, in the glorious Brahmanda Mahapurana.
त्दृता पुण्यजनैः सर्वा राक्षसैः साकुशस्थली
All those holy people, along with the Rakshasas, and the land of Kusasthali, were thus established.
निबध्यमानं नाराचैर्विदिशः प्राद्रवद्भयात्
When being bound with arrows, the directions fled in fear.
अन्ववायस्तु सुमहांस्तत्र तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः
And there, O best of twice-born, a very great lineage followed.
धृष्टस्य धर्ष्टिकं सर्वं रणधृष्टं बभूव ह
All the bold ones of Dhrishta became daring in battle.
नभगस्य च दायादो नाभादो नाम वीर्यवान्
And the heir of Nabhaga was the mighty Nabhada.
पृषदश्वो विरूपस्य तस्य पुत्रो रथीतरः
Prishadashva was the son of Virupa, and his son was Rathitara.
रथीतराणां प्रवराः क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातयः
Among the Rathitaras, the foremost were twice-born lineages endowed with fields.
तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीदिक्ष्वाकोर्भूरिदक्षिमम्
He had a hundred sons, and Ikshvaku had Bhuridaksina.
शकुनिप्रमुखास्तस्य पुत्राः पञ्चाशतस्तु ते
Of them, fifty sons were led by Shakuni.
चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च दक्षिणस्यां तु वै दिशि
And forty-eight were in the southern direction.
इक्ष्वाकुस्तु विकुक्षिं वै अष्टकायामथा दिशत्
Ikshvaku then gave Vikukshi to Ashtaka.
श्राद्धं मम तु कर्त्तव्यमष्टकानां न संशयः
The śrāddha for the Ashtakas must indeed be performed by me, without doubt.