इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किञ्चित्सृष्टिक्रमं मुने
Thus, O sage, the entire order of creation has been described.
सौतिरुवाच क्रतोरपि क्रिया भार्य्या वालखिल्यानसूयत
Sauti said: Even in the ritual, the wife is essential for the performance; the Vālakhilya sages were born.
त्रयः पुत्राश्चाङ्गिरसो बभूवुर्मुनिसत्तमाः
Three sons of Aṅgiras were born, O best of sages.
वसिष्ठस्य सुतः शक्तिः शक्तेः पुत्रः पराशरः
Śakti was the son of Vasiṣṭha, and Parāśara was the son of Śakti.
व्यासपुत्रः शिवांशश्च शुकश्च ज्ञानिनां वरः
Vyāsa's son, a portion of Śiva, was Śuka, foremost among the wise.
शौनक उवाच न बुद्धं वचनं किंचिद्धनेशोत्पत्तिपूर्वकम्
Śaunaka said: No authoritative statement exists regarding the origin of Dhanesha.
अधुना कथितं जन्म धनेशस्येश्वरादिदम्
Now, the birth of Dhanesha, the lord, has been narrated.
सौतिरुवाच पुनश्च ब्रह्मशापेन स च विश्वश्रवस्सुतः
Sauti said: Again, by the curse of Brahma, he, the son of Viśravas, was affected.
गुरवे दक्षिणां दातुमुतथ्यश्च धनेश्वरम्
Utathya gave Dhaneshvara as a gift to the teacher as a fee.
धनेशो विरसो भूत्वा तस्मै तद्दातुमुद्यतः
Dhanesha, having become weak, was ready to give himself to him.
तेन विश्रवसः पुत्रः कुबेरश्च धनाधिपः 1.10.
Thus, Kubera, the son of Viśravas, became the lord of wealth.
पुलहस्य सुतो वात्स्यः शाण्डिल्यश्च रुचेः सुतः
Pulah's son was Vātsya, and Śāṇḍilya was the son of Ruci.
काश्यपः कश्यपाज्जातो भरद्वाजो बृहस्पतेः
Kāśyapa was born from Kaśyapa, and Bharadvāja from Bṛhaspati.
शाण्डिल्यश्च रुचेः पुत्रो मुनिस्तेजस्विनां वरः
Śāṇḍilya, the son of Ruci, was a sage, foremost among the radiant.
बभूवुर्ब्रह्मणो वक्त्रादन्या ब्राह्मणजातयः
Other Brahmin lineages arose from the mouth of Brahma.
चन्द्रादित्यमनूनां च प्रवराः क्षत्रियाः स्मृताः
The eminent Kṣatriyas are remembered as descendants of the moon, the sun, and the Manus.
ऊरुदेशाच्च वैश्याश्च पादतः शूद्रजातयः
From the thighs came the Vaiśyas, and from the feet, the Śūdra lineages.
गोपनापितभिल्लाश्च तथा मोदककूबरौ
Cowherds, barbers, Bhillas, as well as Modaka and Kūbara, were also born.
इत्येवमाद्या विप्रेन्द्र सच्छूद्राः परिकीर्त्तिताः
Thus, O foremost of Brahmins, the original pure Śūdras have been described.
विश्वकर्मा च शूद्रायां वीर्य्याधानं चकार सः
Viśvakarmā deposited his seed in a Śūdra woman.
मालाकारः शङ्खकारः कर्मकारः कुविन्दकः 1.10.
The garland-maker, the conch-worker, the artisan, and the potter—
सूत्रकारश्चित्रकारः स्वर्णकारस्तथैव च
The thread-maker, the painter, and likewise the goldsmith—
शौनक उवाच शूद्रायामधमायां च कथं ते पतितास्त्रयः
Śaunaka said: How did those three fall among the lowest of the Śūdras?
कथं तेषु ब्रह्मशापो ह्यभवत्केन हेतुना
How did the curse of Brahmā come upon them, and for what reason?
सौतिरुवाच तामपश्यद्विश्वकर्मा गच्छन्तीं पुष्करे पथि
The Sūta said: Viśvakarmā saw her as she was going along the path to Puṣkara.
आगच्छत्तद्विलोकाच्च प्रसादोत्फुल्लमानमः
As she approached and he beheld her, his mind blossomed with delight.
रत्नालङ्कारभूषाढ्यां सर्वावयवकोमलाम्
She was adorned with jeweled ornaments, all her limbs soft and delicate.
बृहन्नितम्ब भारार्तां मुनिमानसमोहिनीम्
Her broad hips were burdened with weight, enchanting the minds of sages.
तच्छ्रोणीं कठिनां दृष्ट्वा वायुनाऽपहृतांशुकाम्
Seeing her firm hips, her garment carried away by the wind—
सुस्मितं चारु वक्त्रं च शरच्चन्द्रविनिन्दकम्
Her smiling, lovely face put the autumn moon to shame.