बलिः सितो महापाशैः सबन्धुः ससुत्दृद्गणः
Bali, bound with mighty fetters, along with his kin and steadfast followers—
ततः सर्वामरैश्वर्यं दत्त्वेन्द्राय महात्मने
Then, having given all the sovereignty of the immortals to the great-souled Indra—
एतास्तिस्रः समृतास्तस्य दिव्याः संभूतयः शुभाः
These three are remembered as his auspicious and divine manifestations.
त्रेतायुगे तु दशमे दत्तात्रेयो बभूव ह
Indeed, in the tenth Treta Yuga, Dattatreya was born.
पञ्चमः पञ्चदश्यां तु त्रेतायां संबभूव ह
In the fifth and fifteenth Treta Yugas, he indeed appeared.
एकोनविंशयां त्रेतायां सर्वक्षत्रान्तकृद्विभुः
In the nineteenth Treta Yuga, the lord who destroyed all the Kshatriyas appeared.
चतुर्विंशे युगे रामो वसिष्ठेन पुरोधसा
In the twenty-fourth Yuga, Rama, with Vasistha as his priest—
अष्टमो द्वापरे विष्णुरष्टाविंशे पराशरात्
In the eighth Dvapara, Vishnu, in the twenty-eighth, from Parashara—
तथैव नवमे विष्णुरदित्याः कश्यपात्मजः
Likewise, in the ninth, Vishnu, son of Kashyapa and Aditi—
अप्रमेयो नियोगश्च यतकामवरो वशी
Immeasurable, the master of commands, the bestower of desired boons, self-controlled—
न प्रमातुं महाबाहुं शक्यो ऽसौ मधुसूदनः
That Madhusudana, mighty-armed, cannot be measured.
अष्टाविंशतिके तद्वद्द्वापरस्याथ संक्षये
In the twenty-eighth, likewise, at the end of the Dvapara—
माहयन्सर्वभूतानि योगात्मा योगमायया
Deluding all beings, the soul of yoga, by his yogic illusion—
प्रविष्टो मानुषीं योनिं प्रच्छन्नश्चरते महीम्
He entered a human womb and moves about the earth in concealment.
यत्र कंसं च शाल्वं च द्विविदं च महासुरम्
There, Kamsa and Shalva and the mighty asura Dvivida,
नागं कुवलयापीडं मल्लं राजगृहाधिपम्
The serpent Kuvalayapida, the wrestler, and the lord of Rajagriha,
छिन्नं बाहुसहस्रं च बाणस्याद्भुतकर्मणा
And the thousand arms of Bāṇa, wondrous in deed, were cut off,
हृतानि च महीपानां सर्वरत्नानि तेजसा
And the jewels of all the kings were taken away by his brilliance,
एते लोकहितार्थाय प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः
These manifestations of the great soul occurred for the welfare of the world.
कल्किर्विष्णुयशा नाम पाराशर्यः प्रतापवान्
Kalki, famed as Vishnu, the powerful son of Parashara,
अनुकर्षन्स वै सेनां हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाम्
Drawing forth his army, crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots,
नात्यर्थं धार्मिका ये च ये च धर्मद्विषः क्वचित्
Those who are not exceedingly righteous, and those who are ever hostile to dharma,
तथैव दाक्षिणात्यांश्च द्रविडान्सिंहलैः सह
Likewise, the southerners, the Dravidas together with the Sinhalas,
तुबराञ्छबरांश्चैव पुलिन्दान्बरदान् वसान्
The Tubaras, the Shabaras, and also the Pulindas, Baradas, and Vasas,
प्रवृत्तचक्रो बलवान्म्लेच्छानामन्तकृद्बली
The mighty one, with his wheel set in motion, the destroyer of the Mlecchas, powerful,
मानवः स तु संजज्ञे देवसेनस्य धीमतः
That man was born as the son of the wise Devasena,
गोत्रेण वै चन्द्रमसः पूर्णे कलियुगे ऽभवत्
By lineage of the lunar race, he appeared at the end of the Kali age,
तन्तं कालं च कायं च तत्तदुद्दिश्य कारणम्
The time, the body, and the purpose for each were determined,
पञ्चविंशे स्थितः कल्पे पञ्चविंशत्स वै समाः
Established in the twenty-fifth kalpa, he remained for twenty-five years,
कृत्वा बीजावशेषां तु महीं क्रूरेण कर्मणा
Having made the earth devoid of seeds by cruel deeds,