योगं तपश्च सत्त्वं च समाधाय तदात्मनि
Having established yoga, austerity, and purity within themselves,
सत्यस्तु सप्तमो लोको ह्यपुनर्मार्गगामिनाम्
The seventh world, Satya, is indeed for those who do not return along the path,
पर्यासपरिमाणेन भूर्लोकः समभिस्मृतः
By its extent and measure, Bhūrloka is thus remembered,
सूर्यध्रुवान्तरं यच्च स्वर्गलोको दिवः स्मृतः
The region between the sun and the pole star is called the heavenly world, the sky,
व्याख्याताः सप्तलोकास्तु तेषां वक्ष्यामि सिद्धयः
The seven worlds have been explained; I will now speak of their attainments,
भुवि स्वर्गे च ये सर्वे सोमपा आज्यपाश्च ते
All those on earth and in heaven who drink soma and clarified butter,
विज्ञेया मानसी तेषां सिद्धिर्वै पञ्चलक्षणा
Their attainments are to be understood as mental, having five characteristics,
एते देवा यजन्ते वै यज्ञैः सर्वैः परस्परम्
These gods indeed worship with all sacrifices, mutually,
प्रथमानन्तरोद्दिष्टा अन्तराः सांप्रतैः पुनः
The intermediate beings, mentioned immediately after the first, are now again described.
विनिवृत्ताधिकाराणां सिद्धस्तेषां तु मानसी
For those whose duties have ceased, their perfection is indeed mental.
समासेन मया विप्रा भूयस्तं वर्त्तयामि वः
O Brahmins, I shall now briefly tell you further about them.
मरीचिः कश्यपो दक्षो वसिष्ठश्चाङ्गिरा भृगुः
Marīci, Kaśyapa, Dakṣa, Vasiṣṭha, Aṅgirā, and Bhṛgu—
पूर्वं ते संप्रसूयन्ते ब्रह्मणो मानसा इह
These were previously mentally created here by Brahmā.
कल्पदाहेषु तु सदा तथा कालेषु तेषु वै
Indeed, at the destruction of the kalpa and at those times,
शिखाः संवर्त्तकाग्नेर्याः प्राप्नुवन्ति सवासनाः
Those who possess desires reach the flames of the fire of dissolution.
महर्लोकेषु दीप्तेषु जनमेवाश्रयन्ति ते
In the blazing worlds of Maharloka, they take refuge only in the people.
तेषां ते तुल्यसामर्थ्या स्तुल्यमूर्त्तिधरास्तथा
Among them, those who have equal power and likewise bear similar forms,
व्युष्टायां तु रजन्यां वै ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तयोनितः
When the night has passed, from Brahmā whose origin is unmanifest,
स्वायंभुवादयः सर्वे मरीच्यन्तास्तु साधकाः
All the accomplished ones, beginning with Svāyambhuva and ending with Marīci,
यामादयः क्रमेणैव कनिष्ठाद्याः प्रजापतेः
The Yāmas and others, in order from the youngest onward, are of Prajāpati.
देवान्वये देवता हि सप्त संभूत यः स्मृताः
In the line of the gods, the seven deities are indeed said to have arisen.
आवर्त्तमाना देवास्ते क्रमेणैतेन सर्वशः
These gods, recurring in order, all proceed in this way.
ततस्ते वै गणाः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा भावेष्वनित्यताम्
Then, seeing impermanence in all states, all those groups,
निवृत्तवृत्त्यः सर्वे ऽत्रस्थाः सुमनसस्तथा
All those present here, having ceased their activities, are of good mind.
ततो ऽनेनैव कालेन नित्ययुक्तास्तपस्विनः
Then, in this very time, those ever-engaged in austerity,
इहोत्पन्नास्ततस्ते वै स्थानान्यापूरयन्त्युत
Those who are born here then indeed fill the stations.
एवं देवगणाः सर्वे दशकृत्वो निवर्त्यवै
Thus, all the hosts of gods were turned back ten times.
पूर्णोपूर्णो ततः कल्पेस्थित्वा वैराजके पुनः
Then, after the completion and incompletion of the kalpa, they again remained in the Vairāja period.
एतस्मिन्ब्रह्मलोके तु कल्पे वैराजके गते
In this Brahmā-loka, when the Vairāja kalpa had passed,
एवं पूर्वानुपूर्व्येण ब्रह्मलोकगतेन वै
In this way, in due succession, those who had reached Brahmā-loka,