उत्कलस्योत्कलं राष्ट्रं विनताश्वस्य पश्चिमम् गया गयस्य चाख्याता पुरी परमशोभना
Utkala’s realm was Utkala; Vinatāśva’s was the western land; and Gaya’s city, called Gaya, was supremely beautiful.
सुराणां संस्थितिर्यस्यां पितॄणां च सदा स्थितिः इक्ष्वाकुज्येष्ठदायादो मध्यदेशम् अवाप्तवान्
In that city is the assembly of the gods and the constant abode of the ancestors. The eldest heir of Ikṣvāku obtained the central region.
कन्याभावाच्च सुद्युम्नो नैव भागमवाप्तवान् वसिष्ठवचनात् त्वासीत् प्रतिष्ठाने महाद्युतिः
Because Sudyumna had no daughter, he did not obtain a share; but by the word of Vasiṣṭha, the illustrious one dwelt in Pratiṣṭhāna.
प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मनः तत्पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः
Pratiṣṭhā was the domain of the righteous king Sudyumna. Having obtained the kingdom, he gave it to Purūravas, who became greatly renowned.
मानवेयो महाभागः स्त्रीपुंसोर्लक्षणान्वितः इक्ष्वाकोरभवद्वीरो विकुक्षिर्धर्मवित्तमः
The illustrious Mānaveya, endowed with the marks of both woman and man, was born to Ikṣvāku—a heroic and supremely righteous son named Vikukṣi.
ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्यासीद् दश पञ्च च तत्सुताः अभूज्ज्येष्ठः ककुत्स्थश् च ककुत्स्थात्तु सुयोधनः
He was the eldest among a hundred sons, and his sons numbered fifteen and ten; the eldest among them was Kakutstha, and from Kakutstha came Suyodhana.
ततः पृथुर्मुनिश्रेष्ठा विश्वकः पार्थिवस् तथा विश्वकस्यार्द्रको धीमान् युवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः
Then came Pṛthu, foremost among sages, and likewise Viśvaka the king; from Viśvaka was born the wise Ardraka, and Yuvanāśva was his son.
शाबस्तिश् च महातेजा वंशकस्तु ततो ऽभवत् निर्मिता येन शाबस्ती गौडदेशे द्विजोत्तमाः
Śābasti, of great brilliance, was next, and then Vaṃśaka was born; by him, the Śābastis were established in the land of Gauḍa, O best of twice-born.
वंशाच्च बृहदश्वो ऽभूत् कुवलाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः धुन्धुमारत्वमापन्नो धुन्धुं हत्वा महाबलम्
From Vaṃśa came Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalāśva; after slaying the mighty Dhundhu, he attained the name Dhundhumāra.
धुन्धुमारस्य तनयास् त्रयस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताः दृढाश्वश्चैव चण्डाश्वः कपिलाश्वश् च ते स्मृताः
Dhundhumāra had three sons, renowned throughout the three worlds: Dṛḍhāśva, Caṇḍāśva, and Kapilāśva—these are remembered.
दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदस्तु हर्यश्वस्तस्य वै सुतः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भस्तु संहताश्वस्तु तत्सुतः
From Dṛḍhāśva came Pramoda, and Haryaśva was his son; from Haryaśva came Nikumbha, and Saṃhatāśva was his son.
कृशाश्वो ऽथ रणाश्वश् च संहताश्वात्मजावुभौ युवनाश्वो रणाश्वस्य मान्धाता तस्य वै सुतः
Then Kṛśāśva and Raṇāśva, both sons of Saṃhatāśva; Yuvanāśva was the son of Raṇāśva, and Māndhātṛ was his son.
मान्धातुः पुरुकुत्सो ऽभूद् अम्बरीषश् च वीर्यवान् मुचुकुन्दश् च पुण्यात्मा त्रयस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताः
From Māndhātṛ came Purukutsa, and the mighty Ambarīṣa, and the virtuous Mucukunda—these three are famed throughout the three worlds.
अंबरीषस्य दायादो युवनाश्वो ऽपरः स्मृतः हरितो युवनाश्वस्य हरितास्तु यतः स्मृताः
The heir of Ambarīṣa was another Yuvanāśva, it is said; from Yuvanāśva came Harita, and from him the Haritas are remembered.
एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पक्षे क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः पुरुकुत्सस्य दायादस् त्रसद्दस्युर् महायशाः
These, though of the lineage of Aṅgiras, became twice-born with kṣatriya status; the heir of Purukutsa was Trasaddasyu, of great renown.
नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः सम्भूतिस्तस्य चात्मजः विष्णुवृद्धः सुतस्तस्य विष्णुवृद्धा यतः स्मृताः
Born on the banks of the Narmadā was Sambhūti, his son; Viṣṇuvṛddha was his son, and from him the Viṣṇuvṛddhas are remembered.
एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पक्षे क्षत्रोपेताः समाश्रिताः सम्भूतिरपरं पुत्रम् अनरण्यमजीजनत्
These, though of the Aṅgiras lineage, assumed kṣatriya status; Sambhūti begot another son, Anaraṇya.
रावणेन हतो यो ऽसौ त्रैलोक्यविजये द्विजाः बृहदश्वो ऽनरण्यस्य हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः
He who was slain by Rāvaṇa in his conquest of the three worlds, O twice-born, was Anaraṇya; Bṛhadaśva was the son of Anaraṇya, and Haryaśva was his son.
हर्यश्वात्तु दृषद्वत्यां जज्ञे वसुमना नृपः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्राजा त्रिधन्वा भवभावितः
From Haryaśva, on the banks of the Dṛṣadvatī, was born King Vasumanas; his son was King Tridhanvan, inspired by the divine.
प्रसादाद् ब्रह्मसूनोर् वै तण्डिनः प्राप्य शिष्यताम् अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्य तदाज्ञया
By the grace of Taṇḍin, son of Brahmā, having become his disciple, he obtained the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices, by his command.
गणैश्वर्यमनुप्राप्तो भवभक्तः प्रतापवान् कथं चैवाश्वमेधं वै करोमीति विचिन्तयन्
He attained lordship over hosts, devoted to Bhava and full of might, pondering how he might perform the horse sacrifice.
धनहीनश् च धर्मात्मा दृष्टवान् ब्रह्मणः सुतम् तण्डिसंज्ञं द्विजं तस्माल् लब्धवान्द्विजसत्तमाः
Though lacking in wealth, yet righteous in soul, he saw the son of Brahmā, the brāhmaṇa named Taṇḍi; from him, O best of twice-born, he obtained [what he sought].
नाम्नां सहस्रं रुद्रस्य ब्रह्मणा कथितं पुरा तेन नाम्नां सहस्रेण स्तुत्वा तण्डिर्महेश्वरम्
In ancient times, Brahmā spoke of a thousand names of Rudra; by praising the great Lord with those thousand names, Taṇḍin did so.
लब्धवान्गाणपत्यं च ब्रह्मयोनिर्द्विजोत्तमः ततस्तस्मान्नृपो लब्ध्वा तण्डिना कथितं पुरा
The best of twice-born, sprung from Brahmā, obtained lordship over Gaṇas; then, from him, the king received what Taṇḍin had formerly declared.
नाम्नां सहस्रं जप्त्वा वै गाणपत्यमवाप्तवान् नाम्नां सहस्रं रुद्रस्य ताण्डिना ब्रह्मयोनिना
By reciting the thousand names, he attained the state of Gaṇapati; the thousand names of Rudra were spoken by Taṇḍin, born of Brahmā.
कथितं सर्ववेदार्थसंचयं सूत सुव्रत नाम्नां सहस्रं विप्राणां वक्तुम् अर्हसि शोभनम्
O Sūta, steadfast in vows, the entire collection of the meanings of the Vedas has been told; you should recite the auspicious thousand names to the brāhmaṇas.
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य हरस्यामिततेजसः अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु नाम्नां शृणुत सुव्रताः
Hear, O steadfast ones, the thousand and eight names of Hara, the soul of all beings, of immeasurable brilliance.
यज्जप्त्वा तु मुनिश्रेष्ठा गाणपत्यमवाप्तवान् ॐ स्थिरः स्थाणुः प्रभुर्भानुः प्रवरो वरदो वरः
By reciting these, O best of sages, he attained lordship over Gaṇas: Om! Steadfast, firm, the Lord, radiant, eminent, bestower of boons, the excellent one.
सर्वात्मा सर्वविख्यातः सर्वः सर्वकरो भवः जटी दण्डी शिखण्डी च सर्वगः सर्वभावनः
The soul of all, renowned everywhere, all-pervading, the doer of all, Bhava; matted-haired, staff-bearing, crested, all-pervading, the creator of all.
हरिश् च हरिणाक्षश् च सर्वभूतहरः स्मृतः प्रवृत्तिश् च निवृत्तिश् च शान्तात्मा शाश्वतो ध्रुवः
Hari, and deer-eyed, remembered as the remover of all beings; both activity and withdrawal, tranquil-souled, eternal, and unchanging.