या सा देहार्धसम्भूता गायत्री ब्रह्मवादिनी जननी या मनोर्देवी शतरूपा शतेन्द्रिया
That Gayatri, born from half the body, learned in Brahman, is the mother; and that Manu's goddess, Shatarupa, with a hundred forms and senses.
रतिर्मनस्तपो बुद्धिर् महान् दिक्सम्भ्रमस् तथा ततः स शतरूपायां सप्तापत्यान्यजीजनत्
Pleasure, mind, austerity, intellect, the great one, and likewise the confusion of directions; then, from Shatarupa, he begot seven children.
ये मरीच्यादयः पुत्रा मानसास्तस्य धीमतः तेषामयमभूल्लोकः सर्वज्ञानात्मकः पुरा
Those sons of his, wise ones like Marici and others, were born from his mind; for them, this world was formerly full of all knowledge.
ततो ऽसृजद्वामदेवं त्रिशूलवरधारिणम् सनत्कुमारं च विभुं पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजम्
Then he created Vamadeva, the wielder of the trident, and Sanatkumara, the illustrious one, who is even older than the elders.
वामदेवस्तु भगवान् असृजन्मुखतो द्विजान् राजन्यान् असृजद्बाह्वोर् विट्छूद्रान् ऊरुपादयोः
The blessed Vāmadeva created the Brahmins from his mouth, the Kshatriyas from his arms, and the Vaishyas and Shudras from his thighs and feet.
विद्युतो ऽशनिमेघांश्च रोहितेन्द्रधनूंषि च छन्दांसि च ससर्जादौ पर्जन्यं च ततः परम्
He created lightning, thunder, clouds, red rainbows, and meters, and at first, Parjanya; then, thereafter, all these.
ततः साध्यगणानीशस् त्रिनेत्रानसृजत्पुनः कोटीश्च चतुरशीतिं जरामरणवर्जिताः
Then, the lord again created the Sādhyas, the three-eyed ones, and eighty-four crore beings free from old age and death.
वामो ऽसृजन्नमर्त्यांस् तान् ब्रह्मणा विनिवारितः नैवंविधा भवेत्सृष्टिर् जरामरणवर्जिता
Vāma created mortals, but Brahmā restrained him, for such a creation should not exist, being free from old age and death.
शुभाशुभात्मिका या तु सैव सृष्टिः प्रशस्यते एवं स्थितः स तेनादौ सृष्टेः स्थाणुरतो ऽभवत्
That creation which possesses both auspicious and inauspicious qualities is praised; thus, he remained as the pillar at the beginning of creation.
स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्धीमांस् तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुश्चरम् पत्नीमेवाप रूपाढ्याम् अनन्ता नाम नामतः
The wise Svāyambhuva Manu, after performing arduous austerities, obtained a wife endowed with beauty, named Anantā.
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनुस्तस्याम् अजीजनत् धर्मस्य कन्या चतुरा सूनृता नाम भामिनी
Manu begot Priyavrata and Uttānapāda in her, and a radiant daughter named Sūnṛtā, the daughter of Dharma.
उत्तानपादात्तनयान् प्राप मन्थरगामिनी अपस्यतिम् अपस्यन्तं कीर्तिमन्तं ध्रुवं तथा
From Uttānapāda, Mantharagāminī obtained sons: Apasyati, Apasyanta, Kīrtimanta, and Dhruva.
उत्तानपादो ऽजनयत् सूनृतायां प्रजापतिः ध्रुवो वर्षसहस्राणि त्रीणि कृत्वा तपः पुरा
Uttānapāda, the lord of creatures, begot Dhruva in Sūnṛtā; Dhruva, after performing austerities for three thousand years, in ancient times,
दिव्यमाप ततः स्थानम् अचलं ब्रह्मणो वरात् तमेव पुरतः कृत्वा ध्रुवं सप्तर्षयः स्थिताः
then attained a divine, immovable place by the boon of Brahmā; the seven sages stand with Dhruva placed before them.
धन्या नाम मनोः कन्या ध्रुवाच्छिष्टम् अजीजनत् अग्निकन्या तु सुच्छाया शिष्टात्सा सुषुवे सुतान्
Dhanyā, the daughter of Manu, begot a son from Dhruva; Succhāyā, the daughter of Agni, bore sons from the remainder.
कृपं रिपुं जयं वृत्तं वृकं च वृकतेजसम् चक्षुषं ब्रह्मदौहित्र्यां वीरिण्यां स रिपुंजयः
Kṛpa, Ripu, Jaya, Vṛtta, Vṛka, Vṛkatejasa, and Cakṣuṣa were born; Ripuṃjaya was born to Vīriṇī, the granddaughter of Brahmā.
वीरणस्यात्मजायां तु चक्षुर्मनुमजीजनत् मनुर् वै राजकन्यायां नड्वलायां स चाक्षुषः
Cakṣus Manu was born to Vīraṇa's wife; Manu, from the royal maiden Naḍvalā, became known as Cākṣuṣa.
जनयामास तनयान् दश शूरानकल्मषान् ऊरुः पूरुः शतद्युम्नस् तपस्वी सत्यवाग्घविः
He begot ten sons, heroic and free from sin: Ūru, Pūru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Ghavi,
अग्निष्टुदतिरात्रश्च सुद्युम्नश्चापराजितः अभिमन्युस्तु दशमो नड्वलायाम् अजायत
Agniṣṭuda, Atirātra, Sudyumna, Aparājita, and Abhimanyu, the tenth, were born to Naḍvalā.
ऊरोर् अजनयत् पुत्रान् षड् आग्नेयी तु सुप्रभान् अग्निं सुमनसं ख्यातिं क्रतुमङ्गिरसं गयम्
Ūru's wife, the daughter of Agni, bore six illustrious sons: Agni, Sumanasa, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras, and Gaya.
पितृकन्या सुनीथा तु वेनमङ्गादजीजनत् वेनमन्यायिनं विप्रा ममन्थुस् तत्कराद् अभूत् पृथुर्नाम महातेजाः स पुत्रौ द्वाव् अजीजनत्
Sunīthā, the daughter of the Pitṛs, bore Vena from Aṅga; Vena, unrighteous, was churned by the sages from his arm, and from it arose the mighty Pṛthu, who begot two sons.
अन्तर्धानस् तु मारीचं शिखण्डिन्यामजीजनत् हविर्धानात् षड् आग्नेयी धिषणाजनयत् सुतान् प्राचीनबर्हिषं साङ्गं यमं शुक्रं बलं शुभम्
Antardhāna begot Mārīca from Śikhaṇḍinī; from Havirdhāna, the daughter of Agni, Dhiṣaṇā bore six sons: Prācīnabarhiṣa, Sāṅga, Yama, Śukra, Bala, and Śubha.
प्राचीनबर्हिर् भगवान् महान् आसीत् प्रजापतिः हविर्धानाः प्रजास् तेन बहवः सम्प्रवर्तिताः
The venerable and great Prajāpati Prācīnabarhis was; by him, many offspring named Havirdhānas were brought forth.
सवर्णायां तु सामुद्र्यां दशाधत्त सुतान्प्रभुः सर्वे प्रचेतसो नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगाः
Indeed, in Savarṇā, daughter of the ocean, the lord begot ten sons, all called Pracetas, who mastered the science of archery.
तत्तपोरक्षिता वृक्षा बभुर् लोके समन्ततः देवादेशाच्च तानग्निर् अदहद्रविनन्दन
Protected by their austerity, trees flourished everywhere in the world; but, O descendant of Raghu, by the command of the gods, Agni burned them.
सोमकन्याभवत् पत्नी मारीषा नाम विश्रुता तेभ्यस्तु दक्षमेकं सा पुत्रम् अग्र्यम् अजीजनत्
His wife was the renowned Somakanyā named Mārīṣā; from her, she bore to them a foremost son, Dakṣa.
दक्षादनन्तरं वृक्षान् औषधानि च सर्वशः अजीजनत्सोमकन्या नदीं चन्द्रवतीं तथा
After Dakṣa, Somakanyā gave birth to all the trees and herbs, as well as the river Candravatī.
सोमांशस्य च तस्यापि दक्षस्याशीतिकोटयः वक्ष्ये तासां तु विस्तारं लोके यः सुप्रतिष्ठितः
From that Dakṣa, son of the lunar portion, there were eighty crores; I shall recount their extent, those who are well established in the world.
द्विपदश्चाभवन् केचित् केचिद् बहुपदा नराः वलीमुखाः शङ्कुकर्णाः कर्णप्रावरणास् तथा
Some were two-footed, some many-footed men, some with wrinkled faces, some with conch-shaped ears, and some with ear coverings.
अश्वऋक्षमुखाः केचित् केचित् सिंहाननास्तथा श्वसूकरमुखाः केचित् केचिदुष्ट्रमुखास् तथा
Some had horse or tree faces, some had lion faces, some had dog or boar faces, and some had camel faces.