पत्नी सुवर्च्चला तस्याः पुत्रश्चास्य शनैश्चरः
His wife is Suvarcalā, and his son is Śanaiścara.
तस्या धात्री स्मृता पत्नी पुत्रश्च उशना स्मृतः
Her wife is remembered as Dhātrī, and her son is known as Uśanā.
तस्याः पत्नी विकेशी तु पुत्रो ऽस्याङ्गारकः स्मृतः
Her wife is Vikeśī, and her son is remembered as Aṅgāraka.
तस्याः पत्नी शिवा नाम पुत्रश्चास्या मनोजवः
Her wife is named Śivā, and her son is Manojava.
नाम्ना पशुपतेर्या तु तनुरग्निर्द्विजैः स्मृता
The form of Paśupati, by name, is remembered by the twice-born as Agni.
नाम्ना षष्ठस्य या भीमा तनुराकाशमुच्यते
The formidable form of the sixth, by name, is called Ākāśa.
अग्रा तनुः सप्तमी या दीक्षितो ब्राह्मणः स्मृतः
The foremost, the seventh form, is remembered as the initiated Brāhmaṇa.
नाम्नाष्टमस्य महस्तनुर्या चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः
The great form of the eighth, by name, is remembered as the Moon.
इत्येतास्तनवस्तस्य नामभिः सह कीर्तिताः
Thus these forms of his have been recounted together with their names.
सूर्येप्सूर्व्यां तथा वायावग्नौ व्योम्न्यथ दीक्षिते
In the Sun, the Earth, likewise in Wind, Fire, and Space, and in the initiated,
एवं यो वेत्ति तं देवं तनुभिर्नामभिश्च ह
Whoever knows that god by his forms and names,
इत्येतद्वो मया प्रोक्तं गुह्यं भीमास्य यद्यशः
Thus this secret, the glory of Bhīmāsya, has been declared to you by me.
महादेवस्य देवस्य भृगोस्तु शृणुत प्रजाः
Hear, O descendants of Bhṛgu, of the god Mahādeva.
शुभाशुभप्रदातारौ सर्वप्राणभृतामिह
The two who grant auspicious and inauspicious results to all living beings here,
तयार्ज्येष्ठा तु भगिनी देवी श्रीर्लोकभाविनी
By her was born the eldest sister, the goddess Śrī, who brings forth the worlds.
नारायणात्मजौ तस्यां बलोन्मादौव्यजायताम्
From her, two sons of Nārāyaṇa were born: Bāla and Unmāda.
तस्यान्ये मानसाः पुत्रा आसन् व्योमविचारिणः
Other sons of hers, born from the mind, moved through the sky.
मेरुकल्पे स्मृते भार्ये विधातुर्धातुरेव च
In the Meru epoch, the wives of Vidhātṛ and Dhātṛ are remembered.
प्राणश्चैव मृकण्डश्च ब्रह्मकोशौ सनातनौ
Prāṇa and Mṛkaṇḍa are the two eternal repositories of Brahma.
सुतो वेदशिरास्तस्य धूम्रपत्न्यामजायत
His son, Vedaśiras, was born from his wife Dhūmrā.
मार्कण्डेयाः समाख्याता ऋषयो वेदपारगाः
The Mārkaṇḍeyas are renowned sages, accomplished in the Vedas.
उन्नतश्चद्युतिमतः स्वनवातश्च तावुभौ
Unnata and Dyutimat, Svanavāta—these two as well.
स्वायंभुवेन्तरे ऽतीता मरीचेः शृणुत प्रजाः
Now hear of the descendants of Marīci in the past Svāyaṃbhuva Manvantara.
प्रजापतेः पूर्णमासं कन्याश्चेमा निबोधत
Listen to the daughters of Prajāpati Pūṛṇamāsa as well.
पूर्णमासः सरस्वत्यां पुत्रौ द्वावुदपादयत्
Pūrṇamāsa begot two sons upon Sarasvatī.
विरजस्यात्मजो विद्वान् सुधामा नाम विश्रुतः
The wise Sudhāmā, famed by name, was the son of Viraja.
लोकपालः स धर्मात्मा गौरीपुत्रः प्रतापवान्
He, the guardian of the worlds, righteous in soul, was the mighty son of Gaurī.
पर्वशः पर्वशायां तु जनया मास वै सुतौ
Parvaśa, with Parvaśā, indeed fathered two sons named Māsa.
तयोर्गोत्रकरौ पुत्रौ जातौ संन्यासनिश्चितौ
Their two sons, founders of lineages, were born determined for renunciation.
पुत्रो कन्याश्चतस्रश्च पुण्यास्ता लोकविश्रुताः
A son and four virtuous daughters, renowned in the worlds, were born.