इक्ष्वाकुर्नभगश्चैव धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च
Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, and also Śaryāti,
पृषध्रश्च महातेजा नवैते शक्रसन्निभाः
And Pṛṣadhra, of great splendor—these nine were like Indra in might.
बुधस्य गत्वा भवनं सोमपुत्रेण संगता
Having gone to the abode of Budha, she united with the son of Soma.
पितॄणां तृप्तिकर्तारं बुधादिति हि नः श्रुतम्
We have heard that Budha is called the one who satisfies the ancestors.
इला पुत्रत्रयं लेभे पुनः स्त्रीत्वमविन्दत
Ilā obtained three sons, and again attained womanhood.
सर्वे ते ऽप्रतिमप्रख्याः प्रपन्नाः कमलोद्भवम्
All of them, renowned as unparalleled, approached the lotus-born one.
ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्यापि दश पञ्च च तत्सुताः
Of the hundred sons, the eldest and also ten and five were his descendants.
सुयोधनात् पृथुः श्रीमान् विश्वकश्च पृथोः सुतः
From Suyodhana came Pṛthu, illustrious, and from Pṛthu, Viśvaka.
स गोकर्णमनुप्राप्य युवनाश्वः प्रतापवान्
The mighty Yuvanāśva, having reached Gokarṇa,
अपृच्छत् कर्मणा केन धार्मिकं प्राप्नुयात् सुतम्
Asked by what action one might obtain a righteous son.
अनादिनिधनं देवं धार्मिकं प्राप्नुयात् सुतम्
He attains a son who is righteous, devoted to the god who is without beginning or end.
तमादिकृष्णमीशानमाराध्याप्नोति सत्सुतम्
By worshipping that primordial Krishna, the Lord, one obtains a virtuous son.
तमाराध्य हृषीकेशं प्राप्नुयाद्धार्मिकं सुतम्
By worshipping that Hṛṣīkeśa, one attains a righteous son.
आराधयन्महायोगं वासुदेवं सनातनम्
By worshipping the great yogi, the eternal Vāsudeva—
निर्मिता येन श्रावस्तिर्गौडदेशे महापुरी
By whom the great city of Śrāvastī was established in the land of Gauḍa,
धुन्धुमारत्वमगमद् धुन्धुं हत्वा महासुरम्
He attained the status of Dhundhumāra, having slain the great demon Dhundhu.
दृढाश्वश्चैव दण्डाश्वः कपिलाश्वस्तथैव च
And Dṛḍhāśva, Daṇḍāśva, and likewise Kapilāśva,
हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भस्तु निकुम्भात् संहताश्वकः
Nikumbha was the son of Haryaśva, and from Nikumbha came Saṃhatāśvaka.
युवनाश्वो रणाश्वस्य शक्रतुल्यबलो युधि
Yuvanāśva, son of Raṇāśva, was equal to Indra in strength in battle.
मान्धातारं महाप्राज्ञं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्
Māndhātṛ, the great wise one, the best among all bearers of arms,
मुचुकुन्दश्च पुण्यात्मा सर्वे शक्रसमा युधि
And Mucukunda, of virtuous soul—all were equal to Indra in battle.
हरितो युवनाश्वस्य हारितस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
Harita was the son of Yuvanāśva, and Hārita was his son.
नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः संभूतिस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
Saṃbhūti was born in the Narmadā, and he was the son of Hārita.
बृहदशवो ऽनरण्यस्य हर्यश्वस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
Bṛhadaśva was the son of Anaraṇya, and Haryaśva was his son.
प्रसादाद्धार्मिकं पुत्रं लेभे सूर्यपरायणम्
By grace, he obtained a righteous son devoted to the Sun.
लेभे त्वप्रतिमं पुत्रं त्रिधन्वानमरिन्दमम्
He obtained an incomparable son, Tridhanvan, subduer of enemies.
स्वाध्यायवान् दानशीलस्तितिक्षुर्धर्मतत्परः
He was devoted to study, generous in giving, patient, and intent on righteousness.
वसिष्ठकश्यपमुखा देवाश्चेन्द्रपुरोगमाः
The gods headed by Vasiṣṭha and Kaśyapa, with Indra at the forefront,
समाप्य विधिवद् यज्ञं वसिष्ठादीन् द्विजोत्तमान्
Having duly completed the sacrifice, he honored Vasiṣṭha and the other foremost Brahmins.
यज्ञस्तपो वा संन्यासो ब्रूत मे सर्ववेदिनः
O all-knowing ones, tell me: is sacrifice, austerity, or renunciation the highest?