पुरुमेव कनीयासं पितुर्वचनपालकम्
Among them, Puru was the youngest and the one who upheld his father's command.
प्रतीच्यामुत्तारायां च द्रुह्युं चानुमकल्पयत्
In the western region, Uttara bore Druhyu and Anu.
राजापि दारसहितो नवं प्राप महायशाः
The illustrious king, together with his wives, attained nine sons.
सहस्त्रजित् तथाज्येष्ठः क्रोषटुर्नालो ऽजितोरघुः
Sahasrajit was the eldest, followed by Kroshatru, Nala, Ajita, and Raghu.
सुताः शतजितो ऽप्यासंस्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः
Shatajita also had three sons, all of great righteousness.
हैहयस्याभवत् पुत्रो धर्म इत्यभिविश्रुतः
Haihaya had a son named Dharma, renowned by that name.
धर्मनेत्रस्य कीर्तिस्तु संजितस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
Dharmanetra's son was Kirti, and his son was Samjita.
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः
Bhadrasrenya's heir was a king named Durdama.
धनकस्य तु दायादाश्चत्वारो लोकसम्मताः
Dhanaka had four sons, all esteemed in the world.
कृतौजाश्च चतुर्थो ऽभूत् कार्तवीर्योर्ऽजुनो ऽभवत्
Kritavira was the fourth, and Kartavirya Arjuna was born from him.
तस्य रामो ऽभवन्मृत्युर्जामदग्न्यो जनार्दनः
For him, Rama Jamadagnya, Janardana, became death.
कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्मात्मानो नमस्विनः
They were skilled in weapons, strong, valiant, righteous, and reverent.
जयध्वजश्च बलवान् नारायणपरो नृपः
Jayadhvaja, a powerful king devoted to Narayana, was among them.
रुद्रभक्ता महात्मानः पूजयन्ति स्म शङ्करम्
These great souls, devoted to Rudra, worshipped Shankara.
जगाम शरणं विष्णुं दैवतं धर्मतत्परः
He took refuge in Viṣṇu, the divine one devoted to righteousness.
ईश्वराराधनरतः पितास्माकमभूदिति
He became our father, absorbed in the worship of the Lord.
विष्णोरंशेन संभूता राजानो यन्महीतले
Kings who dwell upon the earth are born from a portion of Viṣṇu.
पूजनीयो यतो विष्णुः पालको जगतो हरिः
Viṣṇu, the protector of the world, Hari, is to be worshipped.
तिस्त्रस्तु मूर्तयः प्रोक्ताः सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तहेतवः
Three forms have been described as the causes of creation, preservation, and destruction.
सृजेद् ब्रह्मा रजोमूर्तिः संहरेत् तामसो हरः
Brahmā, in the form of rajas, creates; Hara, in the form of tamas, destroys.
आराध्यो भगवान् विष्णुः केशवः केशिमर्दनः
The blessed Viṣṇu, Keśava, the slayer of Keśi, is to be worshipped.
प्रोचुः संहारकृद् रुद्रः पूजनीयो मुमुक्षुभिः
They said: Rudra, who brings about destruction, is to be worshipped by those seeking liberation.
तमोगुणं समाश्रित्य कल्पान्ते संहरेत् प्रभुः
At the end of the kalpa, the Lord, resorting to the quality of tamas, destroys.
संहरेद् विद्यया सर्वं संसारं शूलभृत् तया
The bearer of the trident destroys all existence by means of knowledge.
सत्त्वेन मुच्यते जन्तुः सत्त्वात्मा भगवान् हरिः
By sattva a being is liberated; the Lord Hari is of the nature of sattva.
मोचयेत् सत्त्वसंयुक्तः पूजयेशं ततो हरम्
Endowed with sattva, he brings about liberation; therefore, worship the Lord Hara.
स्वधर्मो मुक्तये पन्था नान्यो मुनिभिरष्यते
One's own duty is the path to liberation; no other is accepted by the sages.
आराधनं परो धर्मो पुरारेरमितौजसः
The supreme duty is the worship of the ancient, immeasurably powerful Lord.
यदर्जुनो ऽस्मज्जनकः स्वधर्मं कृतवानिति
For Arjuna, our ancestor, performed his own duty.
प्रमाणमृषयो ह्यत्र ब्रूयुस्ते यत् तथैव तत्
The sages are the authority here; whatever they declare, that indeed is so.