स विप्रनष्टां देवानां परमश्रीः श्रियं वशी
He, the master of prosperity, took for the gods the supreme fortune that had been lost by the Brāhmaṇas.
तं तथाह रजिं तत्र देवैः सह शतक्रतुः
There, together with the gods, Śatakratu (Indra) thus spoke to Raji.
इन्द्रो ऽसि राजन्देवानां सर्वेषां नात्र संशयः
'You are Indra of the gods, O king, of all—there is no doubt about this.'
स तु शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा वञ्चितस्तेन मायया
But hearing these words of Śakra (Indra), he was deceived by that illusion.
तस्मिंस्तु देवसदृशे दिवं प्राप्ते महीपतौ
When that king, equal to the gods, ascended to heaven,
तानि पुत्रशतान्यस्य तच्च स्थानं शचीपतेः
His hundreds of sons obtained the station of the lord of Śacī (Indra).
ततः काले बहुतिथे समतीते महाबलः
Then, after much time had passed, the mighty one—
बदरी फलमात्रं वै पुरोडाशं विधत्स्व मे
Prepare for me an offering cake the size of a jujube fruit.
ब्रह्मन्कृशो ऽहं विमना त्दृतराज्यो हृतासनः
O Brahman, I am emaciated, dispirited, deprived of kingdom and food.
यद्येवं चोदितःशक्र त्वयास्यां पूर्वमेव हि
If, O Śakra, you have thus urged me beforehand in this matter,
प्रयतिष्यामि देवेन्द्र त्वद्धितार्थं महाद्युते
I shall strive, O Indra, illustrious one, for your benefit.
तथा शक्र गमिष्यामि मा भूत्ते विक्लवं मनः
So, O Śakra, I will go; let your mind not be troubled.
तेषां च बुद्धिसंमोहमकरोद्बुद्धिसत्तमः
And the best among the wise caused confusion in their understanding.
ब्रह्मद्विषश्च संबृत्ता हतवीर्यपराक्रमाः
Those who became haters of Brahman were deprived of strength and valor.
हत्वा रजिसुतान्सर्वान्कामक्रोधपरायणान्
Having slain all the sons of the king, who were devoted to desire and anger,
शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि न स दौरात्म्यमाप्नुयात्
Whoever hears or causes this to be heard does not incur misfortune.
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डे महापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते मध्यमभागे तृतीय उपोद्धातपादे धन्वन्तरिसंभवादिवर्णनं नाम सप्तषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter, named 'The Account of the Birth of Dhanvantari and Others,' in the third section, in the middle part, as spoken by Vāyu, of the glorious Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
किंवीर्याश्च महात्मानो जाता मरुतकन्यया
What was the valor of those great souls born from the daughter of Marut?
मासिमासि महातेजाः षष्टिसंवत्सरान्नृप
Month by month, O king, for sixty years, those of great splendor—
अक्षय्यान्नं ददुः प्रीताः सर्वकामपरिच्छदम्
Gave inexhaustible food, delighted, with all desired enjoyments.
कोटिशो दीय मानं च सूर्यस्योदयनादपि
Their measure of giving was in crores, even from the rising of the sun.
तस्माज्जाता महासत्त्वा धर्मज्ञा मोक्षदर्शिनः
From them were born beings of great strength, knowers of dharma, seers of liberation.
यतिधर्ममवाप्येह ब्रह्मभूयाय ते गताः
Having attained the discipline of ascetics here, they went to the state of Brahman.
क्षत्रधर्मसुतो जातः प्रतिपक्षो महातपाः
Born as the son of the kṣatriya dharma was Pratipakṣa, of great austerity.
सृंजयस्य जयः पुत्रो विजयस्तस्य जज्ञिवान्
Jaya's son was Vijaya, who was born to Sṛṃjaya.
इर्यश्वस्य सुतो राजा सहदेवः प्रतापवान्
The valiant king Sahadeva was the son of Iryaśva.
अहीनस्य चयत्सेनस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽथ संकृतिः
From Ahīna came Cayatsena, and his son was Saṃkṛti.
इत्येते क्षत्रधर्माणो नहुषस्य निबोधत
Thus, these are the kṣatriyas of the lineage of Nahuṣa; listen.
यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायतिर्वियतिः कृतिः
Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyati, Viyati, and Kṛti—
काकुत्स्थकन्यां गां नाम लेभे पत्नीं यतिस्तदा
At that time, Yati took as his wife Gā, the daughter of Kākutstha.