पुरुषः कश्यपस्त्वासीद् अदितिस्तु प्रिया स्मृता ब्रह्मणः कश्यपस्त्वंशः पृथिव्यास्त्वदितिस्तथा
The man was Kaśyapa, and Aditi was his beloved; Kaśyapa was a portion of Brahmā, and Aditi likewise of the earth.
अथ कामान्महाबाहुर् देवक्याः समपूरयत् ये तया काङ्क्षिता नित्यम् अजातस्य महात्मनः
Then the mighty-armed fulfilled the desires of Devakī, those she always wished for the unborn great soul.
सो ऽवतीर्णो महीं देवः प्रविष्टो मानुषीं तनुम् मोहयन्सर्वभूतानि योगात्मा योगमायया
That god descended to earth, entered a human body, bewildering all beings by his yogic power and yogic illusion.
नष्टे धर्मे तथा जज्ञे विष्णुर्वृष्णिकुले प्रभुः कर्तुं धर्मस्य संस्थानम् असुराणां प्रणाशनम्
When righteousness was lost, Viṣṇu was born in the Vṛṣṇi clan, the Lord, to establish dharma and destroy the demons.
रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च सत्या नाग्नजिती तथा सुभामा च तथा शैब्या गान्धारी लक्ष्मणा तथा
Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Satyā, Nāgnajitī, Subhāmā, Śaibyā, Gāndhārī, and Lakṣmaṇā likewise.
मित्रविन्दा च कालिन्दी देवी जाम्बवती तथा सुशीला च तथा माद्री कौशल्या विजया तथा एवमादीनि देवीनां सहस्राणि च षोडश
Mitravindā, Kālindī, the goddess Jāmbavatī, Suśīlā, Mādrī, Kauśalyā, Vijayā, and likewise thousands of such goddesses, sixteen thousand in all.
रुक्मिणी जनयामास पुत्रान्रणविशारदान् चारुदेष्णं रणे शूरं प्रद्युम्नं च महाबलम्
Rukmiṇī bore sons skilled in battle: Cārudeṣṇa, heroic in war, and Pradyumna, of great strength.
सुचारुं भद्रचारुं च सुदेष्णं भद्रमेव च परशुं चारुगुप्तं च चारुभद्रं सुचारुकम् चारुहासं कनिष्ठं च कन्यां चारुमतीं तथा
Sucāru, Bhadracāru, Sudeṣṇa, Bhadrā, Paraśu, Cārugupta, Cārubhadra, Sucāruka, Cāruhāsa the youngest, and the daughter Cārumatī likewise.
जज्ञिरे सत्यभामायां भानुर्भ्रमरतेक्षणः रोहितो दीप्तिमांश्चैव ताम्रश् चक्रो जलंधमः
From Satyabhama were born Bhanu, whose eyes resembled bees, Rohita, who was radiant, Tamra, Chakra, and Jalandhama.
चतस्रो जज्ञिरे तेषां स्वसारस्तु यवीयसीः जाम्बवत्याः सुतो जज्ञे साम्बः समितिशोभनः
Four younger sisters were born to them; from Jambavati, the son Samba was born, who shone in battle.
मित्रवान्मित्रविन्दश्च मित्रविन्दा वराङ्गना मित्रबाहुः सुनीथश्च नाग्नजित्याः प्रजा हि सा
Mitravan and Mitravinda, the noble lady Mitravinda, Mitrabahu, and Sunitha were born of Nagna Jiti; these are her offspring.
एवमादीनि पुत्राणां सहस्राणि निबोधत शतं शतसहस्राणां पुत्राणां तस्य धीमतः
Now hear of the thousands of sons; a hundred times a thousand sons were born to that wise one.
अशीतिश्च सहस्राणि वासुदेवसुतास्तथा लक्षमेकं तथा प्रोक्तं पुत्राणां च द्विजोत्तमाः
There were eighty thousand sons of Vasudeva, and it is said there was also one hundred thousand, O best of twice-born.
उपसङ्गस्य तु सुतौ वज्रः संक्षिप्त एव च भूरीन्द्रसेनो भूरिश्च गवेषणसुताव् उभौ
Upasangha had two sons: Vajra and Sankshipta; Bhurindrasena and Bhuri were both sons of Gaveshana.
प्रद्युम्नस्य तु दायादो वैदर्भ्यां बुद्धिसत्तमः अनिरुद्धो रणे ऽरुद्धो जज्ञे ऽस्य मृगकेतनः
Pradyumna's heir, born of Vaidarbhi, was the wise Aniruddha; in battle, Aruddha was born to him, and Mrigaketana.
काश्या सुपार्श्वतनया साम्बाल्लेभे तरस्विनः सत्यप्रकृतयो देवाः पञ्च वीराः प्रकीर्तिताः
Kashya, daughter of Supārśva, bore to Samba five mighty sons, renowned for their truthfulness and valor.
तिस्रः कोट्यः प्रवीराणां यादवानां महात्मनाम् षष्टिः शतसहस्राणि वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः
There were three crore valiant Yadavas of great soul, and sixty hundred thousand powerful and mighty ones.
देवांशाः सर्व एवेह ह्य् उत्पन्नास्ते महौजसः देवासुरे हता ये च त्व् असुरा ये महाबलाः
All these here were born as portions of the gods, possessing great energy; those who slew the gods and asuras, and those asuras of great might.
इहोत्पन्ना मनुष्येषु बाधन्ते सर्वमानवान् तेषामुत्सादनार्थाय उत्पन्नो यादवे कुले
Born among humans here, they afflict all mankind; for their destruction, one was born in the Yadava lineage.
कुलानां शतमेकं च यादवानां महात्मनाम् सर्वमेतत्कुलं यावद् वर्तते वैष्णवे कुले
There were one hundred clans of the great-souled Yadavas; all these clans continued in the Vaishnava lineage.
विष्णुस्तेषां प्रणेता च प्रभुत्वे च व्यवस्थितः निदेशस्थायिनस्तस्य कथ्यन्ते सर्वयादवाः
Among them, Vishnu is the leader and established in authority; all the Yadavas are said to abide by his command.
सप्तर्षयः कुबेरश्च यक्षो माणिचरस्तथा शालकिर् नारदश्चैव सिद्धो धन्वन्तरिस्तथा
The seven sages, Kubera, the Yaksha Manicara, Shalaka, Narada, the Siddha, and Dhanvantari as well.
आदिदेवस्तथा विष्णुर् एभिस्तु सह दैवतः किमर्थं संघशो भूताः स्मृताः सम्भूतयः कति
The primordial god Vishnu, together with these deities—why are these beings remembered as groups, and how many are their origins?
भविष्याः कति चैवान्ये प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः ब्रह्मक्षत्रेषु शान्तेषु किमर्थमिह जायते
How many future and other manifestations of the great soul will there be? When Brahmins and Kshatriyas are peaceful, for what purpose is he born here?
यदर्थमिह सम्भूतो विष्णुर्वृष्ण्यन्धकोत्तमः पुनः पुनर्मनुष्येषु तन्नः प्रब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
For what purpose did Vishnu, the foremost among Vrishni and Andhaka, manifest here among humans again and again? Tell us, who ask.
त्यक्त्वा दिव्यां तनुं विष्णुर् मानुषेष्विह जायते युगे त्व् अथ परावृत्ते काले प्रशिथिले प्रभुः
Having abandoned his divine form, Vishnu is born among humans here, when the age turns and the time becomes weakened, O Lord.
देवासुरविमर्देषु जायते हरिरीश्वरः हिरण्यकशिपौ दैत्ये त्रैलोक्यं प्राक्प्रशासति
In the battles between gods and asuras, Hari, the Lord, is born; in the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu, he once ruled the three worlds.
बलिनाधिष्ठिते चैव पुरा लोकत्रये क्रमात् सख्यमासीत्परमकं देवानामसुरैः सह
When Bali presided, in former times, over the three worlds in succession, there was a supreme friendship between the gods and the asuras.
युगाख्यासुरसम्पूर्णं ह्य् आसीद् अत्याकुलं जगत् निदेशस्थायिनश्चापि तयोर्देवासुराः समम्
The world became exceedingly agitated, filled with asuras known as Yugākhyas; and the gods and asuras, remaining under their command, were equal.
मृधो बलिविमर्दाय सम्प्रवृद्धः सुदारुणः देवानामसुराणां च घोरः क्षयकरो महान्
A terrible and intense conflict arose for the sake of Bali's might, a great and dreadful battle bringing destruction to gods and asuras alike.