यज्ञे चाहूय तौ प्रोक्तौ त्यजेतामसुरान् द्विजौ वयं युवां भजिष्यामः सह जित्वा तु दानवान्
Having summoned them to the sacrifice, the gods said to those two Brahmins, 'Abandon the Asuras; we will honor you both after we have conquered the Dānavas.'
एवं कृताभिसंधी तौ शण्डामर्कौ सुरास्तथा ततो देवा जयं प्रापुर् दानवाश्च पराजिताः
Thus, having made an agreement, Śaṇḍa and Amarka sided with the gods; then the gods gained victory, and the Dānavas were defeated.
शण्डामर्कपरित्यक्ता दानवा ह्य् अबलास्तथा एवं दैत्याः पुरा काव्यशापेनाभिहतास्तदा
Abandoned by Śaṇḍa and Amarka, the Dānavas became powerless; thus, in ancient times, the Daityas were struck down by Kāvyā's curse.
काव्यशापाभिभूतास्ते निराधाराश्च सर्वशः निरस्यमाना देवैश्च विविशुस्ते रसातलम्
Overcome by Kāvyā's curse, deprived of all support, and expelled by the gods, they entered the netherworld.
एवं निरुद्यमा देवैः कृताः कृच्छ्रेण दानवाः ततः प्रभृति शापेन भृगोर्नैमित्तिकेन तु
Thus, having been restrained by the gods, the Dānavas were subdued with great difficulty; from that time onward, by the incidental curse of Bhṛgu, this came to be.
जज्ञे पुनः पुनर्विष्णुर् धर्मे प्रशिथिले प्रभुः कुर्वन्धर्मव्यवस्थानम् असुराणां प्रणाशनम्
Again and again, Viṣṇu was born whenever righteousness declined, establishing the order of dharma and bringing about the destruction of the Asuras.
प्रह्लादस्य निदेशे तु न स्थास्यन्त्यसुराश्च ये मनुष्यवध्यास्ते सर्वे ब्रह्मेति व्याहरत्प्रभुः
By the command of Prahlāda, those Asuras who would not remain, and all who were destined to be slain by men, the Lord declared them all to be 'Brahmins.'
धर्मान्नारायणस्यांशः सम्भूतश् चाक्षुषे ऽन्तरे यज्ञं वै वर्तयामासुर् देवा वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे
From dharma, a portion of Nārāyaṇa arose in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara; the gods maintained the sacrifice in the Vaivasvata Manvantara.
प्रादुर्भावे ततस्तस्य ब्रह्मा ह्य् आसीत्पुरोहितः युगाख्यायां चतुर्थ्यां तु आपन्नेषु सुरेषु वै
At the manifestation of that one, Brahmā was the chief priest; in the fourth Yuga, when the gods were afflicted, this was so.
सम्भूतस्तु समुद्रान्ते हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे द्वितीये नरसिंहाख्ये रुद्रो ह्य् आसीत्पुरोहितः
At the end of the ocean, for the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu, in the second incarnation known as Narasiṃha, Rudra was the chief priest.
बलिसंस्थेषु लोकेषु त्रेतायां सप्तमं प्रति तृतीये वामनस्यार्थे धर्मेण तु पुरोधसा
When Bali ruled the worlds in the seventh Tretā Yuga, and in the third, for the sake of Vāmana, the chief priest acted according to dharma.
एतास् तिस्रः स्मृतास्तस्य दिव्याः सम्भूतयो द्विजाः मानुषाः सप्त यान्यास्तु शापजास्ता निबोधत
These three are remembered as his divine manifestations, O twice-born; the other seven, which are human and born of a curse, listen to them now.
त्रेतायुगे तु प्रथमे दत्तात्रेयो बभूव ह नष्टे धर्मे चतुर्थांशे मार्कण्डेयपुरःसरः
In the first Tretā Yuga, Dattātreya appeared; when a fourth part of dharma was lost, he was accompanied by Mārkaṇḍeya and others.
पञ्चमः पञ्चदश्यां च त्रेतायां संबभूव ह मान्धाता चक्रवर्ती तु तदोत्तङ्कपुरःसरे
In the fifteenth Tretā Yuga, the fifth manifestation occurred: King Māndhātā, the universal sovereign, together with Uttaṅka and others.
एकोनविंश्यां त्रेतायां सर्वक्षत्रान्तकृद्विभुः जामदग्न्यस्तथा षष्ठो विश्वामित्रपुरःसरः
In the nineteenth Tretā Yuga, the sixth was the mighty Jāmadagnya, destroyer of all Kṣatriyas, accompanied by Viśvāmitra and others.
चतुर्विंशे युगे रामो वसिष्ठेन पुरोधसा सप्तमो रावणस्यार्थे जज्ञे दशरथात्मजः
In the twenty-fourth Yuga, Rāma was born, with Vasiṣṭha as his chief priest; the seventh, for the sake of Rāvaṇa, was the son of Daśaratha.
अष्टमे द्वापरे विष्णुर् अष्टाविंशे पराशरात् वेदव्यासस्तथा जज्ञे जातूकर्ण्यपुरःसरः
In the eighth Dvāpara, Viṣṇu appeared; in the twenty-eighth, Vedavyāsa was born from Parāśara, accompanied by Jātūkarṇya and others.
कर्तुं धर्मव्यवस्थानम् असुराणां प्रणाशनम् बुद्धो नवमको जज्ञे तपसा पुष्करेक्षणः देवसुन्दररूपेण द्वैपायनपुरःसरः
To establish the order of dharma and destroy the Asuras, the ninth, Buddha, was born through austerity, lotus-eyed, in a form beautiful as a god, accompanied by Dvaipāyana and others.
तस्मिन्नेव युगे क्षीणे संध्याशिष्टे भविष्यति कल्की तु विष्णुयशसः पाराशर्यपुरःसरः
In that very age, when it declines and only the twilight remains, Kalki will arise, famed as Viṣṇu, accompanied by the son of Parāśara.
दशमो भाव्यसम्भूतो याज्ञवल्क्यपुरःसरः सर्वांश्च भूतांस् तिमितान् पाषण्डांश्चैव सर्वशः
The tenth, to be born in the future, accompanied by Yājñavalkya, will utterly destroy all beings, the wicked and heretics alike.
प्रगृहीतायुधैर् विप्रैर् वृतः शतसहस्रशः
Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Brahmins armed for battle,
निःशेषाञ्छूद्रराज्ञस्तु तदा स तु करिष्यति ब्रह्मद्विषः सपत्नांस्तु संहृत्यैव च तद्वपुः
At that time, he will utterly destroy all Śūdra kings and, having slain the enemies of the Brahmins, he will also annihilate those hostile to him.
पञ्चविंशे स्थितः कल्किश् चरितार्थः ससैनिकः शूद्रान् संशोधयित्वा तु समुद्रान्तं च वै स्वयम्
In the twenty-fifth era, Kalki, accomplished and with his army, will purify the Shudras and himself reach the ocean's edge.
प्रवृत्तचक्रो बलवान् संहारं तु करिष्यति उत्सादयित्वा वृषलान् प्रायशस्तानधार्मिकान्
With his power and the wheel of action set in motion, he will bring about destruction, wiping out the base and mostly unrighteous people.
ततस्तदा स वै कल्किश् चरितार्थः ससैनिकः प्रजास्तं साधयित्वा तु समृद्धास्तेन वै स्वयम्
Then, Kalki, accomplished and with his army, having established the people, will himself bring them to prosperity.
अकस्मात्कोपितान्योन्यं भविष्यन्तीह मोहिताः क्षपयित्वा तु ते ऽन्योन्यं भाविनार्थेन चोदिताः
Suddenly, deluded, they will become enraged with one another; driven by future events, they will destroy each other.
ततः काले व्यतीते तु स देवो ऽन्तरधीयत नृपेष्वथ प्रनष्टेषु प्रजानां संग्रहात्तदा
Then, when time has passed, that god will disappear; when the kings are lost, he will withdraw for the sake of gathering the people.
रक्षणे विनिवृत्ते तु हत्वा चान्योन्यमाहवे परस्परं च हत्वा तु निराक्रन्दाः सुदुःखिताः
When protection has ceased, and after killing each other in battle, having destroyed one another, they will be left without cries, deeply afflicted.
पुराणि हित्वा ग्रामांश्च तुल्यत्वे निष्परिग्रहाः प्रनष्टाश्रमधर्माश्च नष्टवर्णाश्रमास्तथा
Abandoning ancient villages, equalized and without possessions, with the duties of ashramas lost and the orders and castes destroyed likewise.
अट्टशूला नानपदाः शिवशूलाश्चतुष्पथाः प्रमदाः केशशूलाश्च भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये
At the end of the age, there will be impaling stakes, various posts, Shiva's tridents at crossroads, and women with disheveled hair as stakes.