त्यक्त्वा विवक्षुर्नगरं कौशाम्ब्यां तु निवत्स्यति भविष्याष्टौ सुतास्तस्य महाबलपराक्रमाः
Vivakṣu will leave the city and reside at Kauśāmbī; he will have eight sons, all mighty and valiant.
भूरिर्ज्येष्ठः सुतस्तस्य तस्य चित्ररथः स्मृतः शुचिद्रवश्चित्ररथाद् वृष्णिमांश्च शुचिद्रवात्
His eldest son will be Bhūri, remembered as Citraratha; from Citraratha comes Śucidrava, and from Śucidrava, Vṛṣṇimān.
वृष्णिमतः सुषेणश्च भविष्यति शुचिर्नृपः तस्मात्सुषेणाद्भविता सुनीथो नाम पार्थिवः
From Vṛṣṇimān will come Suṣeṇa, and Śuci will be king; from Suṣeṇa will arise a ruler named Sunītha.
नृपात्सुनीथाद्भविता नृचक्षुः सुमहायशाः नृचक्षुषस्तु दायादो भविता वै सुखीवलः
From King Sunītha will come Nṛcakṣu, renowned for his great fame; Nṛcakṣu's heir will be Sukhīvala.
सुखीवलसुतश्चापि भावी राजा परिष्णवः परिष्णवसुतश्चापि भविता सुतपा नृपः
Sukhīvala's son will be the future king Pariṣṇava; Pariṣṇava's son will be Sutapā, the ruler.
मेधावी तस्य दायादो भविष्यति न संशयः मेधाविनः सुतश्चापि भविष्यति पुरंजयः
His heir will be Medhāvī, without doubt; Medhāvī's son will be Puraṃjaya.
उर्वो भाव्यः सुतस्तस्य तिग्मात्मा तस्य चात्मजः तिग्माद्बृहद्रथो भाव्यो वसुदामा बृहद्रथात्
Urva will be his son, fierce in spirit; from him will come Tigmātmā, and from Tigmātmā, Bṛhadratha; from Bṛhadratha, Vasudāma.
वसुदाम्नः शतानीको भविष्योदयनस्ततः भविष्यते चोदयनाद् वीगे राजा वहीनरः
From Vasudāma will come Śatānīka, and then Udayana; from Udayana will be born the king Vahīnara.
वहीनरात्मजश्चैव दण्डपाणिर्भविष्यति दण्डपाणेर्निरमित्रो निरमित्रात्तु क्षेमकः
Vahīnara's son will be Daṇḍapāṇi; from Daṇḍapāṇi comes Niramitra, and from Niramitra, Kṣemaka.
अत्रानुवंशश्लोको ऽयं गीतो विप्रैः पुरातनैः ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य यो योनिर् वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृतः क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थास्यति कलौ युगे
Here is a verse of lineage sung by ancient sages: The origin of the Brahman-Kṣatriya line, honored by divine sages, will reach its end with King Kṣemaka in the Kali age.
इत्येष पौरवो वंशो यथावदिह कीर्तितः धीमतः पाण्डुपुत्रस्य चार्जुनस्य महात्मनः
Thus, the lineage of the Pauravas has been recounted here as it truly is, along with that of the wise son of Pandu, the great-souled Arjuna.
ये पूज्याः स्युर् द्विजातीनाम् अग्नयः सूत सर्वदा तानिदानीं समाचक्ष्व तद्वंशं चानुपूर्वशः
O Suta, now tell me in order about those fires which are always worthy of reverence among the twice-born, and their lineage as well.
यो ऽसाव् अग्निरभीमानी स्मृतः स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे ब्रह्मणो मानसः पुत्रस् तस्मात्स्वाहा व्यजीजनत्
That fire, known as Abhimani, is remembered in the interval of Svayambhu; he was the mind-born son of Brahma, from whom Svaha gave birth.
पावकं पवमानं च शुचिरग्निश्च यः स्मृतः निर्मथ्यः पवमानो ऽग्निर् वैद्युतः पावकात्मजः
Pavaka, Pavamana, and Shuci are the fires remembered; Pavamana is the fire produced by friction, and the electric fire is the son of Pavaka.
शुचिरग्निः स्मृतः सौरः स्थावराश्चैव ते स्मृताः पवमानात्मजो ह्य् अग्निर् हव्यवाहः स उच्यते
Shuci is remembered as the solar fire, and the immovable ones are also so called; the fire born of Pavamana is known as Havyavaha.
पावकः सहरक्षस्तु हव्यवाहमुखः शुचिः देवानां हव्यवाहो ऽग्निः प्रथमो ब्रह्मणः सुतः
Pavaka, together with Saharaksha, and Shuci, whose face is Havyavaha; among the gods, Havyavaha is the first fire, the son of Brahma.
सहरक्षः सुराणां तु त्रयाणां ते त्रयो ऽग्नयः एतेषां पुत्रपौत्राश्च चत्वारिंशत्तथैव च
Saharaksha is among the gods; these three are the three fires, and from them, there are forty sons and grandsons.
प्रवक्ष्ये नामतस्तान्वै प्रविभागेन तान्पृथक् पावनो लौकिको ह्य् अग्निः प्रथमो ब्रह्मणश्च यः
I will now declare their names, distinguishing them separately; Pavana, the worldly fire, is the first and also that of Brahma.
ब्रह्मौदनाग्निस् तत्पुत्रो भरतो नाम विश्रुतः वैश्वानरो हव्यवाहो वहन्हव्यं ममार सः
Brahmaudanagni is his son, renowned as Bharata; Vaishvanara, the carrier of offerings, bore the oblation and died.
स मृतो ऽथर्वणः पुत्रो मथितः पुष्करोदधिः यो ऽथर्वा लौकिको ह्य् अग्निर् दक्षिणाग्निः स उच्यते
After his death, Atharvana was born, churned from the lotus ocean; Atharva is the worldly fire, known as the southern fire.
भृगोः प्रजायताथर्वा ह्य् अङ्गिराथर्वणः स्मृतः तस्य ह्य् अलौकिको ह्य् अग्निर् दक्षिणाग्निः स वै स्मृतः
From Bhrigu was born Atharva, and Angiras is remembered as Atharvana; his fire is unworldly, and is also known as the southern fire.
अथ यः पवमानस्तु निर्मथ्यो ऽग्निः स उच्यते स च वै गार्हपत्यो ऽग्निः प्रथमो ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः
Now, Pavamana is the fire produced by friction, and he is called the household fire, the first fire of Brahma.
ततः सभ्यावसथ्यौ च संशत्यास् तौ सुतावुभौ ततः षोडश नद्यस्तु चकमे हव्यवाहनः यः खल्वाहवनीयो ऽग्निर् अभिमानी द्विजैः स्मृतः
Then, Sabhya and Avasathya, the two sons born of Samshatya; after that, Havyavahana desired sixteen rivers, and the fire called Ahavaniya is remembered by the twice-born as Abhimani.
कावेरीं कृष्णवेणीं च नर्मदां यमुनां तथा गोदावरीं वितस्तां च चन्द्रभागामिरावतीम्
Kaveri, Krishna-Veni, Narmada, Yamuna, Godavari, Vitasta, Chandrabhaga, and Iravati,
विपाशां कौशिकीं चैव शतद्रुं सरयूं तथा सीतां मनस्विनीं चैव ह्रादिनीं पावनां तथा
Vipasha, Kaushiki, Shatadru, Sarayu, Sita, Manasvini, Hradini, and Pavanā as well.
तासु षोडशधात्मानं प्रविभज्य पृथक्पृथक् तदा तु विहरंस्तासु धिष्ण्येच्छः स बभूव ह
Dividing himself into sixteen forms, he wandered among them separately, desiring the altars.
स्वाभिधानस्थिता धिष्ण्यास् तासूत्पन्नाश्च धिष्णवः धिष्ण्येषु जज्ञिरे यस्मात् ततस्ते धिष्णवः स्मृताः
The altars, established by their own names, produced the Dhiṣṇavas; since they were born in the altars, they are remembered as Dhiṣṇavas.
इत्येते वै नदीपुत्रा धिष्ण्येषु प्रतिपेदिरे तेषां विहरणीया ये उपस्थेयाश्च ताञ्शृणु विभुः प्रवाहणो ऽग्नीध्रस् तत्रस्था धिष्णवो ऽपरे
Thus, these sons of the rivers entered the altars; hear now, O mighty one, those who are to be enjoyed and those who are to be placed, Pravāhaṇa, Agnīdhra, and other Dhiṣṇavas established there.
विहरति यथास्थानं पुण्याहे समुपक्रमे अनिर्देश्यानिवार्याणाम् अग्नीनां शृणुत क्रमम्
As one moves about in the proper place at the beginning of a sacred day, listen to the order of those fires which are indescribable and unrestrainable.
वासवो ऽग्निः कृशानुर्यो द्वितीयोत्तरवेदिकः सम्राडग्निसुतो ह्यष्टाव् उपतिष्ठन्ति तान्द्विजाः
The fire of the Vasus, the blazing fire, is on the second and northern altar; the sovereign, son of Agni, eight in number, are attended by the twice-born.