वालेया ब्राह्मणाश्चैव तस्य वंशकराः प्रभोः
The Vāleyas and also the Brāhmaṇas became progenitors of his line, O Lord.
महायोगित्वमायुश्च कल्पस्य परिमाणकम्
He obtained great yogic power and a lifespan equal to a kalpa.
त्रैलोक्यदर्शनं चैव प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा
He also gained the vision of the three worlds and preeminence in creation.
चतुरो नियतान्वर्णांस्त्वं वै स्थापयितेति वै
You indeed established the four fixed classes.
कालेन महता विद्वान्स्वं च स्थानमुपागतः
In the course of great time, O wise one, he attained his own place.
पुण्ड्राः कलिङ्गश्च तथा तेषां वंशं निबोधत
Now hear of the lineage of the Puṇḍras and Kaliṅgas.
संभूता दीर्घतमसः सुदेष्णायां महौजसः
They were born from Dīrghatamas, of great energy, through Sudeṣṇā.
ऋषिणा दीर्घतमसा ह्येतत्प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
This, O inquirer, is declared by the sage Dīrghatamas.
भार्या वै ममता नाम बभूवास्य महात्मनः
His wife was named Mamatā, and she belonged to that great soul.
बृहस्पतिर्बृहत्तेजा ममतां सो ऽभ्यपद्यत
Bṛhaspati, of great brilliance, approached Mamatā.
अन्तर्वत्न्यस्मि ते भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्यास्य च भामिनी
She was pregnant by her brother, the elder one, O beautiful lady.
अजस्रं ब्रह्म चाभ्यस्य षडङ्गं वेदमुद्गिरन्
He recited the endless Brahman, uttering the six-limbed Veda.
अस्मिन्नेव यथाकाले यथा वा मन्यसे विभो
At that very time, as you wish, O mighty one,
कामात्मानं महात्मापि नात्मानं सो ऽभ्यधारयत्
Though he was a great soul, overcome by desire, he did not restrain himself.
उत्सृजन्तं तदा रेतो गर्भस्थः सो ऽस्य भाषत
As he was releasing his seed, the one in the womb then spoke to him.
अमोघरेतास्त्वं वापि पूर्वं चाहमिहागतः
You may be one whose seed is not wasted, but I have come here before you.
उशिजस्य सुतं भ्रातुर्गर्भस्थं भगवानृषिः
The blessed sage, while still in the womb, was the son of Ushija’s brother.
मामेवमुक्तवान्मोहात्तमो दीर्घं ग्रवेक्ष्यसि
He spoke to me thus, out of delusion: 'You will see a long darkness in the grave.'
अथौशिजो बृहत्कीर्तिर्बृहस्पतिरिबौजसा
Then Ushija, renowned and mighty, became Bṛhaspati by his strength.
गोधर्मं सौरभेयात्तु वृषभाच्छतवान्प्रभोः
He received the dharma of cows from Saurabheya, the bull, O Lord.
तस्मिन्हि तत्र वसति यदृच्छाभ्यागतो वृषः
There, in that place, the bull arrived by chance and dwelled.
जग्राह तं दीर्घ तमा विस्फुरन्तं तु शृङ्गयोः
He seized that long darkness, which was flickering between the bull’s horns.
ततो ऽब्रवीद् वृषस्तं वै सुंच मां बलिनां वर
Then the bull spoke to him: 'Release me, O best of the strong.'
त्र्यंबकं वहता देवं यतो जातो ऽस्मि भूतले
'I was born on earth from carrying the god Tryambaka.'
एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीदेनं जीवंस्त्वं मे क्व यास्यसि
Thus addressed, he said to him: 'You are alive; where will you go from me?'
ततस्तं दीर्घतमसं स वृषः प्रत्युवाच ह
Then the bull replied to that long darkness.
भक्ष्याभक्ष्यं न जानीमः पेयापेयं च सर्वशः
'We do not know what is edible or inedible, nor what is drinkable or undrinkable, in every way.'
न पाप्मानो वयं विप्र धर्मो ह्येष गवां श्रुतः
'We are not sinful, O Brahmin; this is the dharma of cows, as heard.'
भक्त्या चानुश्रविकया गोसुतं वै प्रसादयन्
With devotion and by tradition, he sought to please the son of the cow.
मनसैव तदा दध्रे तद्विधस्तत्परायणः
Then, with his mind alone, he resolved, being devoted to that knowledge.