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.
योगपत्न्यश्च ताः सर्वाः सर्वास्ता योगमातरः
All of them were devoted wives, all were mothers of yoga.
श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा तथा क्रिया
Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Medhā, and also Kriyā.
पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः
Dharma, the lord, accepted the daughters of Dakṣa as wives.
यान्याः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः
The remaining eleven, younger and fair-eyed.
सन्नतिश्चानसूया च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा
Sannati, Anasūyā, Ūrjā, Svāhā, and also Svadhā.
रुद्रो भृगुर्मरीचिश्च अङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः
Rudra, Bhṛgu, Marīci, Aṅgirā, Pulaha, and Kratu.
सतीं भवाय प्रायच्छत्ख्यातिं च भृगवे तथा
He gave Satī to Bhava, and Khyāti to Bhṛgu.
प्रीतिं चैव पुलस्त्याय क्षमां वै पुलहाय च
He gave Prīti to Pulastya, and Kṣamā to Pulaha.
ऊर्जां ददौ वसिष्ठाय स्वाहां चैवाग्नये ददौ
He gave energy to Vasiṣṭha, and offered Svāhā to Agni.
एताः सर्वा महाभागाः प्रजास्त्वनुसृताः स्थिताः
All these noble ones, the progeny, have followed and are established.
श्रद्धा कामं प्रजज्ञे ऽथ दर्पो लक्ष्मी सुतः स्मृतः
Śraddhā gave birth to desire, and pride is said to be the son of Lakṣmī.
पुष्ट्या लाभः सुतश्चापि मेधापुत्रः श्रुतस्तथा
From Puṣṭi came gain as her son, and from Medhā, knowledge was born, as well as learning.
बुद्धेर्बोधः सुतश्चापि अप्रमादश्च तावुभौ
From intellect, understanding was born as a son, and both vigilance and awareness.
क्षेमः शान्तेः सुतश्चापि सुखं सिद्धेर्व्यजायत
From tranquility, welfare was born as a son, and happiness arose from accomplishment.
कामस्य तु सुतो हर्षो देव्यां सिद्ध्यां व्यजायत
From desire, joy was born as a son, from the goddess Siddhi.
जज्ञे हिंसा त्वधर्माद्वै निकृतिं चानृतं च ते
Violence was born from unrighteousness, along with deceit and falsehood.
माया च वेदना चापि मिथुनद्वयमेतयोः
Māyā and pain, these two pairs, arose from them.
वेदनायां ततश्चापि जेज्ञ दुःखं तु रौरवात्
From pain, suffering was born, originating from Raurava.
दुःखोत्तराः स्मृता ह्येते सर्वे चाधर्मलक्षणाः
These are all remembered as following suffering, and are marked by unrighteousness.
इत्येष तामसः सर्गो जज्ञे धर्मनिया मकः
Thus, this creation of darkness was born, governed by dharma.