कृतस्ततः पुराणानि विद्याश्चाष्टादशैव तु ८७.
Then the Purāṇas were composed, and the eighteen branches of knowledge as well.
पुराणं धर्मशास्त्रं च आयुर्वेदार्थशास्त्रकम् ८७.
The Purāṇa, the Dharmaśāstra, Ayurveda, and Arthaśāstra.
इति श्रागारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे मनुतद्वंशनिरूपणं नाम स्पताशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the first section of the Pūrvakhaṇḍa, in the Ācārakāṇḍa, is the eighty-seventh chapter named 'The Account of the Lineage of Manus.'
हरिर्मन्वन्तराण्याह ब्रह्मादिभ्यो हराय च 88.
Hari spoke about the Manvantaras to Brahmā and the others, and also to Hara.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच अत्रस्तोऽमितमायी च चचार पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥ 88.
Markaṇḍeya said: He, fearless and of immeasurable illusion, wandered this earth.
अनग्निमनिकेतं तमेकाहारमनाश्रमम् 88.
He was without fire, without a fixed abode, subsisting on a single meal, and without any hermitage.
पितर ऊचुः स्वर्गापवर्गहे (से)तुत्वाद्वन्धस्तेनानिशं (निमिषं) विना ॥ 88.
The ancestors said: Because heaven and liberation depend on you, we are bound without ceasing, not even for a moment.
गृही समस्तदेवानां पितॄणां च तथार्हणम् 88.
The householder is the one who offers proper honor to all the gods and to the ancestors as well.
स्वाहोच्चारणतो देवान्स्वधोच्चारणतः पितृन् 88.
By uttering 'svāhā' he satisfies the gods, and by uttering 'svadhā' he satisfies the ancestors.
सत्त्वं दैवादृणाद्वन्धमिममस्मदृणादपि 88.
A being is bound by debts to the gods, to the sages, and to us, the ancestors, as well as by its own debts.
अनुत्पाद्य सुतान्देवानसन्तर्प्य पितॄस्तथा 88.
Without producing sons and without properly satisfying the gods and the ancestors,
क्लेशबोधैककं पुत्रं अन्यायेन भवेत्तव 88.
If a son is born through suffering, knowledge, or by unjust means, he becomes yours.
परिग्रहोऽतिदुः खाय पापाया धोगतेस्तथा 88.
Taking a wife out of excessive desire, or through sinful intent, is also condemned.
आत्मनः संशयोपायः क्रियते क्षणमन्त्रणात् 88.
One brings about uncertainty for oneself by acting without proper deliberation, even for a moment.
प्रक्षाल्यतेऽनुदिवसं य आत्मा निष्परिग्रहः 88.
He who is without possessions purifies himself day by day.
अनेकभवसंभूतकर्मपङ्काङ्कितो बुधैः 88.
Marked by the mud of actions accumulated over countless births, as taught by the wise,
पितर ऊचुः किं तु नोपायमार्गोऽयं यतस्त्वं पुत्र वर्त्तसे ॥ 88.
The ancestors said: Yet this is not the path or means by which you, my son, conduct yourself.
पञ्चयज्ञैस्तपोदानैरशुभं नुदतस्तव 88.
By the five sacrifices, by austerity and charity, you drive away what is inauspicious.
एवं न बन्धो भवति कुर्वतः कारणात्मकम् 88.
Thus, bondage does not arise for one who acts with proper motive.
पूर्वकर्म कृतं भोगैः क्षीयते ह्यनिशन्तथा 88.
Indeed, past actions are exhausted through enjoyment, little by little, without ceasing.
एवं प्रक्षाल्यते प्राज्ञैरात्मा बन्धाच्च रक्ष्यते 88.
In this way, the wise purify themselves and protect themselves from bondage.
रुचिरुवाच तत्कथं कर्मणो मार्गे भवन्तो योजयन्ति माम् ॥ 88.
Ruci said: Then how do you, sirs, involve me in the path of action?
पितर उचुः किं तु विद्यापरिप्राप्तौ हेतुः कर्म न संशयः ॥ 88.
The ancestors said: Yet, there is no doubt that action is the cause for the attainment of knowledge.
विहिताकरणानर्थो न सद्भिः क्रियते तु यः 88.
The harm from neglecting prescribed duties is not committed by the good.
प्रक्षालयामीति भवान्यदेतन्मन्यते वरम् 88.
Bhavani considers this to be the best: 'Let me cleanse myself.'
अविद्याप्युपकाराय विषवज्जायते नृणाम् 88.
Even ignorance, like poison, sometimes serves a purpose for people.
तस्माद्वत्स कुरुष्व त्वं विधिवद्दारसंग्रहम् 88.
Therefore, my child, you should properly undertake the acquisition of a wife.
वृद्धोऽहं साम्प्रतं को मे पितरः सम्प्रिदास्यति 88.
I am now old—who will give me their daughter in marriage?
अस्माकं पतनं वत्स भवतश्चाप्यधोगतिः 88.
For us, my child, there is downfall, and for you as well, a decline.
इत्युक्त्वा पितरस्तस्य पश्यतो मुनिसत्तम 88.
Having spoken thus, his father, as the sage looked on, O best of sages—