ननाम शिरसा रुद्रं सावित्र्यानेन चैव हि
He bowed his head to Rudra, with this Sāvitrī prayer.
त्रयीमयाय रुद्राय कालरूपाय हेतवे
To Rudra, composed of the three Vedas, form of time, cause of all, salutations.
इमानि मे रहस्यानि नामानि शृणु चानघ
Hear these secret names of mine, O sinless one.
नमस्कुरुष्व नृपते एभिर्मां सततं शुचिः
O king, always offer salutations to me with these, remaining pure.
जपस्वानन्यचेतस्को मय्यासक्तमना नृप
Recite with unwavering mind, your heart absorbed in me, O King.
जपेदामरणाद् रुद्रं स याति परमं पदम्
Whoever recites Rudra until death attains the supreme state.
पुनः संवत्सरशतं राज्ञे ह्यायुरकल्पयत्
Again, he granted the king a lifespan of one hundred years.
क्षणादन्तर्दधे रुद्रस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
In a moment, Rudra vanished; it appeared as a wonder.
भस्मच्छन्नस्त्रिषवणं स्नात्वा शान्तः समाहितः
Covered in ashes, having bathed thrice, peaceful and composed—
योगप्रवृत्तिरभवत् कालात् कालात्मकं परम्
The practice of yoga arose, in time, toward the supreme essence of time.
भानोः स मण्डलं शुभ्रं ततो यातो महेश्वरम्
From there, he went to the radiant circle of the sun, to the Great Lord.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Freed from all sins, he is honored in the world of Brahma.
तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद् विद्वांस्त्रय्यारुण इति स्मृतः
His son was the learned one, known as Trayyaruṇa.
भार्या सत्यधना नाम हरिश्चन्द्रमजीजनत्
His wife, named Satyadhanā, gave birth to Hariścandra.
हरितो रोहितस्याथ धुन्धुस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत्
Harita was the son of Rohita, and Dhundhu was his son.
विजयस्याभवत् पुत्रः कारुको नाम वीर्यवान्
To Vijaya was born a son named Kāruka, a man of great strength.
सगरस्तस्य पुत्रौऽभूद् राजा परमधार्मिकः
Sagara was his son, a king of supreme righteousness.
ताभ्यामाराधितः प्रादादौर्वाग्निर्वरमुत्तमम्
By their worship, the sage Aurva granted them an excellent boon.
प्रभा षष्टिसहस्त्रं तु पुत्राणां जगृहे शुभा
Prabhā, the auspicious one, bore sixty thousand sons.
तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस्तु दिलीपात् तु भगीरथः
His son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha.
प्रसादाद् देवदेवस्य महादेवस्य धीमतः
By the grace of the wise Lord of gods, the great god—
बभार शिरसा गङ्गां सोमान्ते सोमभूषणः
He bore Gaṅgā upon his head, adorned with the crescent moon.
नाभागस्तस्य दायादः सिन्धुद्वीपस्ततो ऽभवत्
Nābhāga's heir was Sindhudvīpa.
सौदासस्तस्य तनयः ख्यातः कल्माषपादकः
His son was Saudāsa, renowned as Kalmāṣapāda.
अश्मकं जनयामसा तमिक्ष्वाकुकुलध्वजम्
He begot Aśmaka, the banner of the Ikṣvāku line.
स हि रामभयाद् राजा वनं प्राप सुदुः खितः
That king, greatly distressed, entered the forest out of fear of Rāma.
तस्माद् बिलिबिलिः श्रीमान्वृद्धशर्माचतत्सुतः
From him was born the illustrious Bilibili, whose son was Vṛddhaśarmā.
दीर्घबाहुः सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत
His son was Dīrghabāhu; from him was born Raghu.
रामो दाशरथिर्वोरो धर्मज्ञो लोकविश्रुतः
Rāma, son of Daśaratha, famed in the world, knower of righteousness, was born.
जज्ञे रावणनाशार्थं विष्णुरंशेन विश्वकृत्
Viṣṇu, the creator of the universe, was born in part for the destruction of Rāvaṇa.