तृप्तये परमेशस्य तत् पदं याति शाश्वतम्
For the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, one attains that eternal state.
न ह्येतत् समतिक्रम्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः
Indeed, without following this, a person does not attain perfection.
नमस्कृत्य हृषीकेशं पुनर्वचनमब्रुवन्
Having bowed to Hrishikesha, they again spoke these words.
इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामो यथा संभवते जगत्
Now we wish to hear how the world comes into being.
नियन्ता कश्च सर्वेषां वदस्व पुरुषोत्तम
Who is the controller of all? Tell us, O Supreme Person.
प्राह गम्भीरया वाचा भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययौ
He spoke with a deep voice about the origin and dissolution of beings.
अनन्तश्चाप्रमेयश्च नियन्ता विश्वतोमुखः
He is infinite, immeasurable, the controller, facing all directions.
प्रधानं प्रकृतिश्चेति यदाहुस्तत्त्वचिन्तकाः
That which the thinkers on reality call Pradhana and Prakriti.
अजरं ध्रुवमक्षय्यं नित्यं स्वात्मन्यवस्थितम्
It is ageless, constant, imperishable, eternally abiding in its own nature.
विग्रहः सर्वभूतानामात्मनाधिष्ठितं महत्
The great form of all beings is established in the Self.
असांप्रतमविज्ञेयं ब्रह्माग्रे समवर्तत
In the beginning, before time, the unmanifest Brahman came into being.
प्राकृतः प्रलयो ज्ञेयो यावद् विश्वसमुद्भवः
The dissolution that is called 'prākṛta' should be understood as lasting until the emergence of the universe.
अहर्न विद्यते तस्य न रात्रिर्ह्युपचारतः
For that state, there is neither day nor, even figuratively, night.
सर्वभूतमयो ऽव्यक्तो ह्यन्तर्यामीश्वरः परः
The unmanifest, pervading all beings, is the supreme inner ruler and Lord.
क्षोभयामास योगेन परेण परमेश्वरः
The Supreme Lord stirred it into motion through his supreme yoga.
अनुप्रविष्टः क्षोभाय तथासौ योगमूर्तिमान्
He entered it for the purpose of agitation, possessing the form of yoga.
स संकोचविकासाभ्यां प्रधानत्वे ऽपि च स्थितः
He remained in the state of Pradhāna, through contraction and expansion.
प्रादुरासीन्महद् बीजं प्रधानपुरुषात्मकम्
From that, the great seed arose, consisting of both Pradhāna and Puruṣa.
प्रज्ञाधृतिः स्मृतिः संविदेतस्मादिति तत् स्मृतम्
From that are said to arise intelligence, steadfastness, memory, and consciousness.
त्रिविधो ऽयमहङ्कारो महतः संबभूव ह
From the Mahat, this threefold ego-sense came into being.
आत्मा च पुद्गलो जीवो यतः सर्वाः प्रवृत्तयः
From that, the self, the individual, and the living being, from whom all activities arise.
इन्द्रियाणि तथा देवाः सर्वं तस्यात्मजं जगत्
The senses, the gods, and all the world are his offspring.
येनासौ जायते कर्ता भूतादींश्चानुपश्यति
By whom this one is born, acts, and perceives the elements and their origins.
तैजसानीन्द्रियाणि स्युर्देवा वैकारिका दश
The senses are said to be of the fiery type, and the ten gods are of the pure type.
भूततन्मात्रसर्गो ऽयं भूतादेरभवन् प्रजाः
This is the creation of the subtle elements; from the elements, beings came into existence.
आकाशं शुषिरं तस्मादुत्पन्नं शब्दलक्षणम्
From that arose space, which is hollow and characterized by sound.
वायुरुत्पद्यते तस्मात् तस्य स्पर्शो गुणो मतः
From that, wind was produced, whose quality is considered to be touch.
ज्योतिरुत्पद्यते वायोस्तद्रूपगुणमुच्यते
From wind arose fire, which is said to possess the quality of form.
संभवन्ति ततो ऽम्भांसि रसाधाराणि तानि तु
From that, waters arise, which are the reservoirs of taste.
संघातो जायते तस्मात् तस्य गन्धो गुणो मतः
From that, aggregation comes into being; its quality is considered to be scent.