मन्त्रोपदेशमात्रेण नरा मुक्ताश्च भारते
By the mere instruction of a mantra, men are liberated in Bhārata.
कोटिजन्मार्जितात्पापान्मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रतः
By merely receiving the mantra, sins accumulated over millions of births are destroyed.
पुत्रान्दारांश्च शिष्यांश्च सेवकान्बान्धवांस्तथा
Sons, wives, disciples, servants, and also relatives—
यो दर्शयत्यसन्मार्गं शिष्यैर्विश्वासितो गुरुः 1.8.
A guru who, having gained the trust of disciples, shows them the wrong path—
स किंगुरुः स किंतातः स किंस्वामी स किंसुतः
What kind of teacher is he, what kind of father, what kind of master, what kind of son?
शप्तो निरपराधेन त्वयाऽहं चतुरानन
O Four-faced One, I have been cursed by you without fault.
कवचस्तोत्रपूजाभिः सहितस्ते मनुर्मनोः
With armor, hymns, and worship, Manu along with his mind—
अपूज्यो भव विश्वेषु यावत्कल्पत्रयं पितः
May you, O father, be unworthy of worship among all beings for three kalpas.
अधुना यज्ञभागस्ते व्रतादिष्वपि सुव्रत
Now, O virtuous one, your share in sacrifices and in vows is lost.
इत्युक्त्वा नारदस्तत्र विरराम पितुः पुरः
Having spoken thus, Nārada there became silent before his father.
उपबर्हेण गन्धर्वो नारदस्तेन हेतुना
By the reason of Upabarhana the Gandharva, Nārada became thus.
ततः पुनर्नारदश्च स बभूव महानृषिः
Then again, Nārada became a great sage.
सौतिरुवाच सृष्टिं प्रचक्रुस्ते सर्वे विप्रेन्द्र नारदं विना
Sauti said: All the sages, O best of Brahmins, performed creation, except for Nārada.
मरीचेर्मनसो जातः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः
From Marīci's mind was born Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures.
प्रचेतसोऽपि मनसो गौतमश्च बभूव ह
From Pracetas' mind was also born Gautama.
मनोश्च शतरूपायां तिस्रः कन्याः प्रजज्ञिरे
From Manu and Śatarūpā three daughters were born.
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ द्वौ च पुत्रौ मनोहरौ
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, two sons delightful to the mind.
आकूतिं रुचये प्रादाद्दक्षायाथ प्रसूतिकाम्
He gave Ākūti to Ruci, and Prasūti to Dakṣa.
प्रसूत्यां दक्षबीजेन षष्टिकन्याः प्रजज्ञिरे
From Prasūti, by the seed of Dakṣa, sixty daughters were born.
शिवायैकां सतीं प्रादात्कश्यपाय त्रयोदश
One, Satī, was given to Śiva; thirteen were given to Kaśyapa.
नामानि धर्मपत्नीनां मत्तो विप्र निशामय
O Brahmin, listen from me to the names of the wives of Dharma.
शान्तेः पुत्रश्च सन्तोषः पुष्टेः पुत्रो महानभूत् 1.9.
Śānti's son is Santoṣa; Puṣṭi's son was the great Mahānabhūta.
क्षमापुत्रः सहिष्णुश्च श्रद्धापुत्रश्च धार्मिकः
Kṣamā's son is Sahiṣṇu, and Śraddhā's son is Dhārmika.
पूर्वपत्न्यां च मूर्त्यां च नरनारायणावृषी
From his former wife and from Mūrti were born the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
नामानि रुद्रपत्नीनां सावधानं निबोध मे
Now, attentively hear from me the names of Rudra's wives.
कन्दली भीषणा रास्ना प्रमोचा भूषणा शुकी
Kandalī, Bhīṣaṇā, Rāsnā, Pramocā, Bhūṣaṇā, and Śukī—
सा सती स्वामिनिन्दायां तनुं तत्याज यज्ञतः
She, being devoted, abandoned her body in the sacrifice due to her husband's insult.
कश्यपस्य प्रियाणां च नामानि शृणु धार्मिक
Now hear, O righteous one, the names of Kaśyapa's beloved wives.
सर्पमाता तथा कद्रूर्विनता पक्षिसूस्तथा
Kadrū is the mother of serpents, and Vinatā is likewise the mother of birds.
सारमेयादिजन्तूनां सरमा सूश्चतुष्पदाम्
Saramā is the mother of the four-footed creatures such as dogs and others.