पुनः प्राहार्तनादेन सहस्रकिरणात्मजम् स मत्स्यः पाहि पाहीति त्वामहं शरणं गतः
Again, with a plaintive cry, that fish addressed the son of the thousand-rayed one, saying, 'Protect me, protect me! I have taken refuge in you.'
ततः स कूपे तं मत्स्यं प्राहिणोद् रविनन्दनः यदा न माति तत्रापि कूपे मत्स्यः सरोवरे
Then the descendant of the sun sent that fish into a well; but when it did not fit there either, the fish was placed in a lake.
क्षिप्तो ऽसौ पृथुतामागात् पुनर् योजनसंमिताम् तत्राप्याह पुनर् दीनः पाहि पाहि नृपोत्तम
Thrown there, he became vast, measuring a yojana; again, in distress, he said, 'Protect me, protect me, best of kings!'
ततः स मनुना क्षिप्तो गङ्गायामप्यवर्धत यदा तदा समुद्रे तं प्राक्षिपन्मेदिनीपतिः
Then, cast by Manu into the Ganges, he grew even there; when that happened, the lord of the earth placed him in the ocean.
यदा समुद्रमखिलं व्याप्यासौ समुपस्थितः तदा प्राह मनुर्भीतः को ऽपि त्वमसुरेश्वरः
When he filled the entire ocean and appeared there, Manu, frightened, said, 'Who are you, O lord of the asuras?'
अथवा वासुदेवस्त्वम् अन्य ईदृक्कथं भवेत् योजनायुतविंशत्या कस्य तुल्यं भवेद्वपुः
Or perhaps you are Vāsudeva; who else could be like this? Whose form could match twenty thousand yojanas?
ज्ञातस्त्वं मत्स्यरूपेण मां खेदयसि केशव हृषीकेश जगन्नाथ जगद्धाम नमो ऽस्तु ते
I have recognized you, Keśava; you trouble me in the form of a fish. Hṛṣīkeśa, lord of the world, abode of the universe, I bow to you.
एवमुक्तः स भगवान् मत्स्यरूपी जनार्दनः साधु साध्विति चोवाच सम्यग्ज्ञातस् त्वयानघ
Thus addressed, the blessed Janārdana in the form of a fish said, 'Well done, well done! You have truly recognized me, sinless one.'
अचिरेणैव कालेन मेदिनी मेदिनीपते भविष्यति जले मग्ना सशैलवनकानना
Very soon, O king of the earth, the earth with its mountains, forests, and groves will be submerged in water.
नौर् इयं सर्वदेवानां निकायेन विनिर्मिता महाजीवनिकायस्य रक्षणार्थं महीपते
This boat has been constructed by all the gods together, O king, for the protection of the great multitude of living beings.
स्वेदाण्डजोद्भिदो ये वै ये च जीवा जरायुजाः अस्यां निधाय सर्वांस् तान् अनाथान् पाहि सुव्रत
Whatever beings are born from sweat, eggs, or sprouts, and those born alive—place all those helpless ones in this, and protect them, O virtuous one.
युगान्तवाताभिहता यदा भवति नौर् नृप शृङ्गे ऽस्मिन्मम राजेन्द्र तदेमां संयमिष्यसि
When the boat is struck by the winds at the end of the age, O king, you shall tie it to this horn of mine, O lord of kings.
ततो लयान्ते सर्वस्य स्थावरस्य चरस्य च प्रजापतिस्त्वं भविता जगतः पृथिवीपते
Then, at the end of the dissolution of all that is moving and unmoving, you will become the progenitor of the world, O king of the earth.
एवं कृतयुगस्यादौ सर्वज्ञो धृतिमान्नृपः मन्वन्तराधिपश्चापि देवपूज्यो भविष्यसि
Thus, at the beginning of the Kṛta Yuga, you, the all-knowing and steadfast king, will become the lord of the Manvantara and worthy of worship by the gods.
एवमुक्तो मनुस्तेन पप्रच्छ मधुसूदनम् भगवन्कियद्भिर्वर्षैर् भविष्यत्यन्तरक्षयः
Thus addressed, Manu asked Madhusūdana, 'Blessed one, after how many years will the destruction come?'
सत्त्वानि च कथं नाथ रक्षिष्ये मधुसूदन त्वया सह पुनर्योगः कथं वा भविता मम
'And how, O lord, Madhusūdana, shall I protect the beings? How will I be united with you again?'
अद्यप्रभृत्यनावृष्टिर् भविष्यति महीतले यावद्वर्षशतं साग्रं दुर्भिक्षम् अशुभावहम्
From today onward, there will be no rainfall upon the earth for one hundred years and more—a famine will arise, bringing misfortune.
ततो ऽल्पसत्त्वक्षयदा रश्मयः सप्त दारुणाः सप्तसप्तेर्भविष्यन्ति प्रतप्ताङ्गारवर्षिणः
Then, when living beings are few and perishing, the seven terrible rays of the seven suns will appear, raining down burning embers.
और्वानलो ऽपि विकृतिं गमिष्यति युगक्षये विषाग्निश्चापि पातालात् संकर्षणमुखच्युतः भवस्यापि ललाटोत्थस् तृतीयनयनानलः
At the end of the age, the fire of Aurva will also become fierce, and the poison-fire, released from the mouth of Sankarṣaṇa in the netherworld, as well as the fire from the third eye on the forehead of Bhava, will manifest.
त्रिजगन्निर्दहन् क्षोभं समेष्यति महामुने एवं दग्धा मही सर्वा यदा स्याद्भस्मसंनिभा
Burning the three worlds, it will bring turmoil, O great sage; when the entire earth is thus consumed and becomes like ashes—
आकाशमूष्मणा तप्तं भविष्यति परंतप ततः सदेवनक्षत्रं जगद्यास्यति संक्षयम्
The sky will be intensely heated, O scorcher of foes, and then the world, along with the gods and stars, will come to destruction.
संवर्तो भीमनादश्च द्रोणश्चण्डो बलाहकः विद्युत्पताकः शोणस्तु सप्तैते लयवारिदाः
Saṃvarta, Bhīmanāda, Droṇa, Caṇḍa, Balāhaka, Vidyutpatāka, and Śoṇa—these seven are the clouds of dissolution.
अग्निप्रस्वेदसम्भूताः प्लावयिष्यन्ति मेदिनीम् समुद्राः क्षोभमागत्य चैकत्वेन व्यवस्थिताः
Born from the sweat of fire, they will flood the earth; the oceans, agitated, will merge together as one.
एतदेकार्णवं सर्वं करिष्यन्ति जगत्त्रयम् वेदनावमिमां गृह्य सत्त्वबीजानि सर्वशः
They will make all three worlds into a single ocean, taking up the boat of the Vedas and all the seeds of beings.
आरोप्य रज्जुयोगेन मत्प्रदत्तेन सुव्रत संयम्य नावं मच्छृङ्गे मत्स्यभावाभिरक्षितः
Fastening the boat with a rope I have given you, O virtuous one, you shall secure it to my horn, protected by me in the form of a fish.
एकः स्थास्यसि देवेषु दग्धेष्वपि परंतप सोमसूर्यावहं ब्रह्मा चतुर्लोकसमन्वितः
You alone will remain among the gods, even when they are burned, O scorcher of foes, together with Brahmā, who carries the moon and sun, and the four worlds.
नर्मदा च नदी पुण्या मार्कण्डेयो महानृषिः भवो वेदाः पुराणानि विद्याभिः सर्वतोवृतम्
The sacred river Narmadā, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhava, the Vedas, the Purāṇas, and all the sciences, surrounded on every side—
त्वया सार्धमिदं विश्वं स्थास्यत्यन्तरसंक्षये एवमेकार्णवे जाते चाक्षुषान्तरसंक्षये
With you, this universe will endure through the intermediate dissolution; thus, when the one ocean arises at the dissolution of the Cākṣuṣa epoch—
वेदान्प्रवर्तयिष्यामि त्वत्सर्गादौ महीपते एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
At the beginning of your creation, O king, I will set forth the Vedas; having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord vanished right there.
मनुर् अप्यास्थितो योगं वासुदेवप्रसादजम् अभ्यसन् यावद् आभूतसम्प्लवं पूर्वसूचितम्
Manu, too, engaged in the yoga born of Vāsudeva’s grace, practicing until the foretold great flood arrived.