धर्ममाचर शास्त्रोक्तं वर्णाश्रमनिबन्धनम् । एतेन क्रमयोगेन प्रजावृद्धिर्भविष्यति
Practice the dharma as taught in the scriptures, based on the system of classes and stages of life; by this orderly method, the increase of beings will come about.
पुत्रानुत्पाद्य गुणतः कीर्त्या कान्त्यात्मरूपिणः । विद्याविनयसम्पन्नान् सदाचारवतां वरान्
Beget sons endowed with virtue, fame, beauty, and self-mastery, possessing knowledge and humility, and excelling in good conduct.
कन्याश्च दत्त्वा गुणवद्यशोवद्भ्यः समाहितः । मन: सम्यक् समाधाय प्रधानपुरुषे परे
And, with a focused mind, give your daughters to worthy men of good qualities and renown, then fix your mind properly upon the Supreme Person, the Primal Lord.
भक्तिसाधनयोगेन भगवत्परिचर्यया । गतिमिष्टां सदा वन्द्यां योगिनां गमिता भवान्
Through the discipline of devotion and service to the Blessed Lord, you will attain the desired and ever-honored state, revered by yogis.
इत्याश्वास्य मनुं पुत्र पद्मयोनिः प्रजापति: । प्रजासर्गे नियम्यामुं स्वधाम प्रत्यपद्यत
Having thus encouraged his son Manu, the lotus-born Lord of Creatures, after instructing him in the creation of beings, returned to his own abode.
प्रजाः सृजत पुत्रेति पितुराज्ञां समादधत् । स्वायम्भुवः प्रजासर्गमकरोत्पृथिवीपतिः
Accepting his father's command to create beings, Svayambhuva, the lord of the earth, began the creation of living beings.
भुवनकोशविषये प्रियव्रतवंशवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासीज्ज्येष्ठः पुत्रः प्रियव्रतः । पितुः सेवापरो नित्यं सत्यधर्मपरायणः
On the subject of the world-sphere, the lineage of Priyavrata is described. Shri Narayana said: Priyavrata was the eldest son of Svayambhuva Manu, ever devoted to serving his father, and steadfast in truth and righteousness.
प्रजापतेर्दुहितरं सुरूपां विश्वकर्मणः । बर्हिष्मतीं चोपयेमे समानां शीलकर्मभिः
He married Barhishmati, the beautiful daughter of Prajapati Vishvakarma, who was equal to him in character and deeds.
तस्यां पुत्रान्दश गुणैरन्वितान्भावितात्मनः । जनयामास कन्यां चोर्जस्वतीं च यवीयसीम्
From her, he begot ten sons endowed with virtues and noble minds, and also a youngest daughter named Urjasvati.
आग्नीध्रश्चेध्मजिह्वश्च यज्ञबाहुस्तृतीयकः । महावीरश्चतुर्थस्तु पञ्चमो रुक्मशुक्रकः
Their names were Agnidhra, Chedhmajihva, Yajñabahu as the third, Mahavira as the fourth, and Rukmashukra as the fifth.
घृतपृष्ठश्च सवनो मेधातिथिरथाष्टमः । वीतिहोत्रः कविश्चेति दशैते वह्निनामकाः
Ghritaprishtha, Savana, Medhatithi as the eighth, Vitihotra, and Kavi—these ten, known as the Vahni-named sons.
एतेषां दशपुत्राणां त्रयोऽप्यासन्विरागिणः । कविश्च सवनश्चैव महावीर इति त्रयः
Among these ten sons, three were detached: Kavi, Savana, and Mahavira—these three.
आत्मविद्यापरिष्णाताः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः । आश्रमे परहंसाख्ये निःस्पृहा ह्यभवन्मुदाः
All of them, accomplished in self-knowledge, were of pure celibacy, and in the ashram called Paramahamsa, they lived joyfully, free from desire.
अपरस्यां च जायायां त्रयः पुत्राश्च जज्ञिरे । उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चेति विश्रुताः
From another wife, three sons were born: Uttama, Tamasa, and Raivata—these are well known.
मन्वन्तराधिपतय एते पुत्रा महौजसः । प्रियव्रतः स राजेन्द्रो बुभुजे जगतीमिमाम्
These powerful sons became the rulers of Manvantaras; Priyavrata, that royal lord, enjoyed the sovereignty of this world.
एकादशार्बुदाब्दानामव्याहतबलेन्द्रियः । यदा सूर्यः पृथिव्याश्च विभागे प्रथमेऽतपत्
For eleven arbudas of years, with undiminished strength and senses, when the sun first shone upon the earth in its initial division.
भागे द्वितीये तत्रासीदन्धकारोदयः किल । एवं व्यतिकरं राजा विलोक्य मनसा चिरम्
In the second division, there arose a darkness; the king, observing such an occurrence, reflected deeply in his mind.
प्रशास्ति मयि भूम्यां च तमः प्रादुर्भवेत्कथम् । एवं निवारयिष्यामि भूमौ योगबलेन च
He thought, 'How can darkness appear on earth while I rule? I will dispel it from the earth by the power of yoga.'
एवं व्यवसितो राजा पुत्रः स्वायम्भुवस्य सः । रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सप्तकृत्वः प्रकाशयन्
Thus resolved, the king, son of Svāyambhuva, illuminated the earth seven times with his chariot shining like the sun.
तस्यापि गच्छतो राज्ञो भूमौ यद्रथनेमयः । पतितास्ते समुद्राख्यां भेजिरे लोकहेतवे
As the king moved, the chariot's wheels fell upon the earth; those marks became known as oceans, for the benefit of the worlds.
जाताः प्रदेशास्ते सप्त द्वीपा भूमौ विभागशः । रथनेमिसमुत्थास्ते परिखाः सप्त सिन्धवः
Those regions became seven distinct continents on earth; the trenches formed by the chariot's wheels became the seven rivers.
यत आसंस्ततः सप्त भुवो द्वीपा हि ते स्मृताः । जम्बुद्वीपः प्लक्षद्वीपः शाल्मलीद्वीपसंज्ञकः
From that time, those seven continents of the earth have been remembered: Jambudvīpa, Plakṣadvīpa, Śālmalīdvīpa,
कुशद्वीपः क्रौञ्चद्वीपः शाकद्वीपश्च पुष्करः । तेषां च परिमाणं तु द्विगुणं चोत्तरोत्तरम्
Kuśadvīpa, Krauñcadvīpa, Śākadvīpa, and Puṣkara; and their size is double in each successive northern direction.
समन्ततश्चोपक्लृप्तं बहिर्भागक्रमेण च । क्षारोदेक्षुरसोदौ च सुरोदश्च घृतोदकः
Surrounding each, in order outward, are the oceans: salt water, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter,
क्षीरोदो दधिमण्डोदः शुद्धोदश्चेति ते स्मृताः । सप्तैते प्रतिविख्याताः पृथिव्यां सिन्धवस्तदा
Milk, curd, and pure water; these seven are renowned as the oceans of the earth.
प्रथमो जम्बुद्वीपाख्यो यः क्षारोदेन वेष्टितः । तत्पतिं विदधे राजा पुत्रमाग्नीध्रसंज्ञकम्
The first, called Jambudvīpa, is encircled by the salt ocean; the king appointed his son, named Āgnīdhra, as its ruler.
प्लक्षद्वीपे द्वितीयेऽस्मिन्द्वीपेक्षुरससंप्लुते । जातस्तदधिपः प्रैयव्रत इध्मादिजिह्वकः
In the second, Plakṣadvīpa, surrounded by the ocean of sugarcane juice, Priyavrata's son Idhmādijihva became its lord.
शाल्मलीद्वीप एतस्मिन्सुरोदधिपरिप्लुते । यज्ञबाहुं तदधिपं करोति स्म प्रियव्रतः
In Śālmalīdvīpa, encircled by the ocean of wine, Priyavrata made Yajñabāhu its ruler.
कुशद्वीपेऽतिरम्ये च घृतोदेनोपवेष्टिते । हिरण्यरेता राजाभूत्प्रियव्रततनूजनिः
In the delightful Kuśadvīpa, surrounded by clarified butter, Priyavrata's son Hiraṇyaretā became king.
क्रौञ्चद्वीपे पञ्चमे तु क्षीरोदपरिसंप्लुते । प्रैयव्रतो घृतपृष्ठः पतिरासीन्महाबलः
In the fifth, Krauñcadvīpa, surrounded by the ocean of milk, Priyavrata's son Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, mighty in strength, was its lord.