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,
एवं देवयुगानीह व्यतीतानि सहस्रशः
Thus, thousands of divine ages have passed here.
न शक्यमानुपूर्व्येण तेषां वक्तुं प्रविस्तरम्
It is not possible to recount them all in detail, one after another.
एवमेव न संदेहो यथावत्कथितं मया
Just so, without doubt, I have related it as it truly is.
सूतमाहुः पुराणज्ञं व्यासशिष्यं महामतिम्
They addressed Sūta, the knower of the Purāṇas, the wise disciple of Vyāsa.
तिष्ठन्ति चैव यत्कालं तन्नो ब्रूहि यथातथम्
Tell us, exactly and truly, how long they remain there.
सूतः पौराणिको वाक्यं विनयेनेदम ब्रवीत्
Sūta, the Purāṇic reciter, spoke these words with humility:
आभूतसंप्लवास्तत्र दश तिष्ठन्ति ते ऽज्वराः
There, during the cosmic floods, those ten remain free from affliction.
स्थितलोकस्थितत्वाच्च तेषां भूतं न विद्यते
Because they abide in the realm of stability, for them there is no past.
एवमेव महाभागाः प्रणवं संप्रविश्य ह
Just so, O greatly fortunate ones, having entered the sacred syllable Om,
एवमुक्त्वा तदा सर्वे ब्रह्माण्डाध्यवसायि नः
Having thus spoken, then all of them, intent on the cosmic egg,
तत्रैव संप्रलीयन्ते शान्ता दीपर्चिषो यथा
There itself they dissolve, peaceful, like the flames of a lamp.
लोकं तं समनुप्राप्य सर्वे ते भावनामयम्
Having attained that world, all of them, composed of thought,
वैराजेभ्यस्तथैवोर्द्ध्व मन्तरे षड्गुणे ततः
Just so, above the Vairājas, then in the intermediate sixfold (realms),
ते सर्वे प्रणवात्मानो बुद्धिशुद्धतया स्थिताः
All of them, having the nature of Om, remain established in purity of intellect.
द्वन्द्वैस्ते नाभिभूयन्ते भावत्रयविवर्जिताः
They are not overcome by dualities, being free from the three states of existence.
प्रभावविजयैश्वर्यस्थितिवैराग्यदर्शनः
They are seen as possessing power, victory, sovereignty, stability, and detachment.
ब्रह्मणा सहदेवैश्च संप्राप्ते प्रतिसंचरे
When the cosmic dissolution arrives, along with Brahmā and the gods,
अव्यक्ते संप्रलीयन्ते सर्वे ते क्षणदर्शिनः
All those who perceive only the moment are dissolved into the unmanifest.
देवर्षयो ब्रह्मसत्रं सनातनमुपासते
The divine sages worship the eternal Brahma-satra.
कर्माभ्यासकृतां श्रद्धां वेदान्तेषूपलक्ष्यते
Faith born of the practice of action is recognized in the Vedāntas.