आत्मानमेव कृतवान्प्रजापाल्यं मनुं हर ! 5.
O Hara, Prajapati himself made Manu, the protector of creatures, from his own self.
स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्देवः पत्नीत्वे जगृहे विभुः 5.
The divine Svayambhuva Manu, the lord, accepted a wife.
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रसूत्याकूतिसंज्ञिते 5.
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda were born to Prasūti and Ākūti.
प्रसूतिं चैव दक्षाय दवहूतिं च कर्दमे 5.
Prasūti was given to Dakṣa, and Devahūti to Kardama.
अभवन्द्वादश सुता यामो नाम महाबलाः 5.
There were twelve sons, powerful ones called the Yāmas.
श्रद्धा चला धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा 5.
Śraddhā, Calā, Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Medhā, and also Kriyā—
पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीप्रभुः 5.
For the sake of a wife, Dharma, the lord, accepted the daughters of Dakṣa.
सन्नतिश्चानसूया च ऊर्ज्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा 5.
Sannati, Anasūyā, Ūrjjā, Svāhā, and Svadhā as well—
पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव क्रतुश्चर्षिवरस्तथा 5.
Pulastya, Pulaha, and also Kratu, the foremost of sages—
ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्या मुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः 5.
The eminent sages accepted the daughters, beginning with Khyāti.
सन्तोषं च तथा तुष्टिर्लोभं पुष्टिरसूयत 5.
Santoṣa and likewise Tuṣṭi, Lobha, and Puṣṭi were born.
बोधं बुद्धिस्तथा लज्जा विनयं वपुरात्मजम् 5.
Bodha, Buddhi, Lajjā, Vinaya, and Vapu, his own son—
सुखमृद्धिर्यशः कीर्त्तिरित्येते धर्मसूनवः 5.
Sukha, Mṛddhi, Yaśas, and Kīrti—these are the sons of Dharma.
ईजे कदाचिद्यज्ञेन हयमेधेन दक्षकः 5.
Once, Dakṣa performed a horse sacrifice.
भार्य्यभिः सहिताः सर्वे रुद्रं देवीं सतीं विना 5.
All, along with their wives, except for Satī, the goddess, Rudra's consort—
त्यक्ता देहं पुनर्जाता मेनायां तु हिमालयात् 5.
Having abandoned her body, she was born again as Menā's daughter from Himālaya.
कुमारश्चैव भृंगीशः क्रुद्धो रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ध्रुवस्यान्वयसम्भूतो मनुष्यस्त्वं भविष्यसि ।। 5.
Kumāra and Bhṛṅgīśa, the wrathful and mighty Rudra—born from Dhruva's line, you will become a human.
उत्तानपादादभवत्सुरुच्यामुत्तमः सुतः 6.
From Uttānapāda and Suruci, a son named Uttama was born.
मुनिप्रसादादाराध्य देवदेवं जनार्दनम् 6.
By the grace of a sage, having worshipped Janārdana, the god of gods—
तस्य प्राचीनवर्हिस्तु पुत्रस्तस्याप्युदारधीः 6.
His son was Prācīnavarhis, and his own son was noble-minded.
रिपोः पुत्रस्तथा श्रीमाँश्चाक्षुषः कीर्त्तितो मनुः 6.
The son of Ripu, named Śrīmān, is known as Cākṣuṣa Manu.
अंगस्य वेणः पुत्रस्तु नास्तिको धर्मवर्जितः 6.
Aṅga's son was Vena, who was an atheist and devoid of righteousness.
ऊरुं ममन्थुः पुत्रार्थे ततोऽस्य तनयोऽभवत् 6.
For the sake of a son, they churned his thigh, and from it a son was born to him.
निषादस्तेन वै जातो बिन्ध्यशैलनिवासकः 6.
From him was born Niṣāda, who dwelled in the Vindhya mountains.
तस्मात्तस्य सुतो जातो विष्णोर्मानसरूपधृक् 6.
From him was born a son who bore the mental likeness of Viṣṇu.
दुदोह पृथिवीं राजा प्रजानां जीवनाय हि 6.
The king milked the earth for the sustenance of the people.
प्राचीनबर्हिस्त्पुत्रः पृथिव्यामेकराड् बभौ 6.
Prācīnabarhis, the son of the earth, shone as the sole sovereign.
तस्मात्सुषाव सामुद्री दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः 6.
From him, the oceanic one, were born ten sons to Prācīnabarhis.
अपृथगधर्म्मचरणास्तेऽतप्यन्त महत्तपः 6.
They practiced the same righteous conduct and performed great austerities.
प्रजापतित्वं संप्राप्य भार्य्या तेषां च मारिष 6.
Having attained the status of progenitors, their wives, O Mārīṣa,