विभुनामा महातेजाः प्रथितः पूर्वजन्मनि तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके
There will be one named Vibhu, of great brilliance, renowned from a previous birth; then too, I shall be present at the end of that age, in the Kali era.
जैगीषव्यो विभुः ख्यातः सर्वेषां योगिनां वरः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति युगे तथा
Jaigīṣavya, known as Vibhu, foremost among all yogins—there too, in that age, they will be my sons.
सारस्वतश् च मेघश् च मेघवाहः सुवाहनः ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण ध्यानयोगपरायणाः
Sārasvata, Megha, Meghavāha, and Suvāhana—these also, by that very path, devoted to the practice of meditative yoga.
गमिष्यन्ति महात्मानो रुद्रलोकं निरामयम् वसिष्ठश्चाष्टमे व्यासः परीवर्ते भविष्यति
These great souls will go to Rudra’s world, free from affliction; and in the eighth cycle, Vasiṣṭha will become Vyāsa.
यदा तदा भविष्यामि नाम्नाहं दधिवाहनः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा योगात्मानो दृढव्रताः
At that time, I shall be known by the name Dadhivāhana; there too, my sons will be those whose essence is yoga, firm in their vows.
भविष्यन्ति महायोगा येषां नास्ति समो भुवि कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव तथा पञ्चशिखो मुनिः
There will be great yogins, unequalled on earth: Kapila, Asuri, and likewise the sage Pañcaśikha.
बाष्कलश् च महायोगी धर्मात्मानो महौजसः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं ज्ञानिनो दग्धकिल्बिषाः
And Bāṣkala, a great yogin, righteous and of great energy—having attained the Maheśvara yoga, wise and with their sins burned away.
मत्समीपं गमिष्यन्ति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् परिवर्ते तु नवमे व्यासः सारस्वतो यदा
They too will come to my presence, where return is exceedingly rare; and in the ninth cycle, when Sārasvata becomes Vyāsa.
तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि ऋषभो नाम नामतः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः
Then too, I shall be present, known by the name Ṛṣabha; there also, my sons will be of great energy.
पराशरश् च गर्गश् च भार्गवाङ्गिरसौ तदा भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः
Parāśara and Garga, Bhārgava and Āṅgirasa—at that time, these great souls, brāhmaṇas accomplished in the Vedas, will be present.
ध्यानमार्गं समासाद्य गमिष्यन्ति तथैव ते सर्वे तपोबलोत्कृष्टाः शापानुग्रहकोविदाः
Having attained the path of meditation, all of them, excelling in ascetic power, skilled in granting boons and curses, will likewise proceed.
ते ऽपि तेनैव मार्गेण योगोक्तेन तपस्विनः रुद्रलोकं गमिष्यन्ति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
They too, by that very path prescribed by yoga, being ascetics, will go to Rudra’s world, where return is exceedingly rare.
दशमे द्वापरे व्यासः त्रिपाद्वै नाम नामतः यदा भविष्यते विप्रस् तदाहं भविता मुनिः
In the tenth Dvapara, Vyasa will be known as Tripadvai by name; when that happens, O Brahmin, I shall become a sage.
हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये भृगुतुङ्गे नगोत्तमे नाम्ना भृगोस्तु शिखरं प्रथितं देवपूजितम्
On the beautiful peak of the Himalayas, on the eminent mountain called Bhrigutunga, the summit of Bhrigu, renowned and worshipped by the gods.
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति दृढव्रताः बलबन्धुर्निरामित्रः केतुशृङ्गस्तपोधनः
There too, my sons will be steadfast in their vows: Balabandhu, Niramitra, Ketushringa, and Tapodhana.
योगात्मानो महात्मानस् तपोयोगसमन्विताः रुद्रलोकं गमिष्यन्ति तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषाः
Possessed of yoga, great souls endowed with austerity and yoga, they will reach the world of Rudra, their sins burned away by penance.
एकादशे द्वापरे तु व्यासस्तु त्रिव्रतो यदा तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि गङ्गाद्वारे कलौ तथा
In the eleventh Dvapara, when Vyasa is called Trivrata, I too shall appear at the gateway of the Ganga in the Kali age.
उग्रो नाम महातेजाः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः
Named Ugra, of great brilliance, renowned in all worlds, there too my sons will be of great energy.
लम्बोदरश् च लम्बाक्षो लम्बकेशः प्रलम्बकः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते
Lambodara, Lambaksha, Lambakesha, and Pralambaka, having attained the Maheshvara yoga, have indeed gone to the world of Rudra.
द्वादशे परिवर्ते तु शततेजा यदा मुनिः भविष्यति महातेजा व्यासस्तु कविसत्तमः
In the twelfth cycle, when the sage Shatateja, of great brilliance, becomes Vyasa, the foremost among poets.
तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि कलाविह युगान्तिके हैतुकं वनमासाद्य अत्रिर्नाम्ना परिश्रुतः
Then too I shall appear, at the end of the age, in the forest called Haituka, known by the name Atri.
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भस्मस्नानानुलेपनाः भविष्यन्ति महायोगा रुद्रलोकपरायणाः
There too, my sons will be smeared with ashes from their bath, great yogis devoted to the world of Rudra.
सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश् च साध्यः सर्वस्तथैव च प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते
All-knowing, of equal mind, accomplished in every way, having attained the Maheshvara yoga, they have indeed gone to the world of Rudra.
त्रयोदशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्ते क्रमेण तु धर्मो नारायणो नाम व्यासस्तु भविता यदा
When the thirteenth cycle arrives in order, and Vyasa named Dharma Narayana is to appear.
तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि वालिर्नाम महामुनिः वालखिल्याश्रमे पुण्ये पर्वते गन्धमादने
Then too I shall become the great sage named Vali, in the holy hermitage of the Valakhilyas, on Mount Gandhamadana.
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः सुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वासिष्ठो विरजास्तथा
There too, my sons will be rich in austerity: Sudhama, Kashyapa, Vasistha, and Viraja.
महायोगबलोपेता विमला ऊर्ध्वरेतसः प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते
Endowed with the power of great yoga, pure, with their seed raised upward, having attained the Maheshvara yoga, they have indeed gone to the world of Rudra.
यदा व्यासस्तरक्षुस्तु पर्याये तु चतुर्दशे तत्रापि पुनरेवाहं भविष्यामि युगान्तिके
When Vyasa named Tarakshu appears in the fourteenth cycle, then too I shall appear again at the end of the age.
वंशे त्वङ्गिरसां श्रेष्ठे गौतमो नाम नामतः भविष्यति महापुण्यं गौतमं नाम तद्वनम्
In the most excellent lineage of the Angirasas, Gautama by name will arise; the forest named Gautama will be greatly auspicious.
तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति कलौ तदा अत्रिर्देवसदश्चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः
There too, my sons will be born in the Kali age: Atri, Devasada, Shravan, and Shravisthaka.