सहः कनीयानेतेषाम् उदारः कीर्तिवर्धनः भावनास् तत्र देवाः स्युर् ऊर्जाः सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
Saha was the youngest among them, noble and increaser of fame; the Bhāvanas were the gods there, and Ūrjas are remembered as the seven seers.
कौकुरुण्डिश्च दाल्भ्यश्च शङ्गः प्रवहणः शिवः सितश्च सस्मितश्चैव सप्तैते योगवर्धनाः
Kaukuruṇḍi, Dālbhya, Śaṅga, Pravahaṇa, Śiva, Sita, and Sasmita—these seven are known as increasers of yoga.
मन्वन्तरं चतुर्थं तु तामसं नाम विश्रुतम् कविः पृथुस् तथैवाग्निर् अकपिः कपिरेव च
The fourth Manvantara is renowned as Tāmasa; Kavi, Pṛthu, Agni, Akapi, and Kapi are its sages.
तथैव जल्पधीमानौ मुनयः सप्त तामसे साध्या देवगणा यत्र कथितास्तामसे ऽन्तरे
Likewise, Jalpadhī and Dhīmān are the two sages, and the seven seers in Tāmasa; the Sādhyas are the group of gods mentioned in that Tāmasa Manvantara.
अकल्मषस् तथा धन्वी तपोमूलस्तपोधनः तपोरतिस्तपस्यश्च तपोद्युतिपरंतपौ
Akalmaṣa, Dhanvī, Tapomūla, Tapodhana, Taporati, Tapasya, Tapodyuti, and Paraṃtapa are named.
तपोभागी तपोयोगी धर्माचाररताः सदा तामसस्य सुताः सर्वे दश वंशविवर्धनाः
Tapobhāgī, Tapoyogī, ever devoted to the practice of righteousness—these ten sons of Tāmasa all increased the lineage.
पञ्चमस्य मनोस् तद्वद् रैवतस्यान्तरं शृणु देवबाहुः सुबाहुश्च पर्जन्यः सोमपो मुनिः
Now hear of the fifth Manvantara, that of Raivata; Devabāhu, Subāhu, Parjanya, and Somapa are the sages.
हिरण्यरोमा सप्ताश्वः सप्तैते ऋषयः स्मृताः देवाश्चाभूतरजसस् तथा प्रकृतयः शुभाः
Hiraṇyaroma and Saptāśva—these seven are remembered as the seers; the gods are called Ābhūtarajasas, and the natures are auspicious.
अरुणस् तत्त्वदर्शी च वित्तवान्हव्यपः कपिः युक्तो निरुत्सुकः सत्त्वो निर्मोहो ऽथ प्रकाशकः
Aruṇa, the seer of truth, the wealthy Havya, Kapi, Yukta, Nirutsuka, Sattva, Nirmoha, and Prakāśaka are named.
धर्मवीर्यबलोपेता दशैते रैवतात्मजाः भृगुः सुधामा विरजाः सहिष्णुर्नाद एव च
Endowed with virtue, heroism, and strength, these ten sons of Raivata—Bhṛgu, Sudhāmā, Virajā, Sahiṣṇu, Nāda, and others—are named.
विवस्वानतिनामा च षष्ठे सप्तर्षयो ऽपरे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे देवा लेखा नाम परिश्रुताः
Vivasvān and Ati are named among the seven sages in the sixth Manvantara, that of Cākṣuṣa; the gods are renowned as the Lekhās.
ऋभवो ऽथ ऋभाद्याश् च वारिमूला दिवौकसः चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे प्रोक्ता देवानां पञ्च योनयः
The Ṛbhus and those beginning with Ṛbha, whose roots are in water, are the celestials; in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, five origins of the gods are declared.
रुरुप्रभृतयस्तद्वच् चाक्षुषस्य सुता दश प्रोक्ताः स्वायम्भुवे वंशे ये मया पूर्वमेव तु
Likewise, the ten sons of Cākṣuṣa, beginning with Ruru, are named, just as I previously mentioned in the lineage of Svāyambhuva.
अन्तरं चाक्षुषं चैतन् मया ते परिकीर्तितम् सप्तमं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यद्वैवस्वतमुच्यते
Thus I have described to you the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara; now I will tell you of the seventh, which is called Vaivasvata.
अत्रिश् चैव वसिष्ठश्च कश्यपो गौतमस्तथा भरद्वाजस्तथा योगी विश्वामित्रः प्रतापवान्
Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Gautama, Bharadvāja the yogi, Viśvāmitra the mighty—
जमदग्निश्च सप्तैते साम्प्रतं ये महर्षयः कृत्वा धर्मव्यवस्थानं प्रयान्ति परमं पदम्
And Jamadagni—these seven are the great sages of the present time, who, having established the order of righteousness, proceed to the supreme state.
साध्या विश्वे च रुद्राश्च मरुतो वसवो ऽश्विनौ आदित्याश्च सुरास्तद्वत् सप्त देवगणाः स्मृताः
The Sādhyas, Viśvas, Rudras, Maruts, Vasus, Aśvins, and Ādityas—these seven groups of gods are remembered as the celestials.
इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखाश्चास्य दश पुत्राः स्मृता भुवि मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु सप्त सप्त महर्षयः
His ten sons, headed by Ikṣvāku, are remembered on earth; in every Manvantara, there are seven great sages.
कृत्वा धर्मव्यवस्थानं प्रयान्ति परमं पदम् सावर्ण्यस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि मनोर्भावि तथान्तरम्
Having established the order of righteousness, they proceed to the supreme state; now I will tell you of the coming Manvantara of Sāvarṇi.
अश्वत्थामा शरद्वांश्च कौशिको गालवस्तथा शतानन्दः काश्यपश्च रामश्च ऋषयः स्मृताः
Aśvatthāman, Śaradvān, Kauśika, Gālava, Śatānanda, Kāśyapa, and Rāma are remembered as the sages.
धृतिर् वरीयान् यवसः सुवर्णो वष्टिरेव च चरिष्णुर् ईड्यः सुमतिर् वसुः शुक्रश्च वीर्यवान्
Dhriti is the strongest, Yavasa is gold, Vashtir is likewise, Carishnu is praiseworthy, Sumati is wealth, and Shukra is powerful.
भविष्या दश सावर्णेर् मनोः पुत्राः प्रकीर्तिताः रौच्यादयस्तथान्ये ऽपि मनवः संप्रकीर्तिताः
The ten sons of Sāvarṇi Manu, beginning with Rauchya, are declared as future, and other Manus are also mentioned in the same way.
रुचेः प्रजापतेः पुत्रो रौच्यो नाम भविष्यति मनुर् भूतिसुतस् तद्वद् भौत्यो नाम भविष्यति
Ruchi, the Prajapati, will have a son named Rauchya, who will be a Manu; likewise, Bhuti's son will be named Bhautya and will also become a Manu.
ततस्तु मेरुसावर्णिर् ब्रह्मसूनुर् मनुः स्मृतः ऋतश्च ऋतधामा च विष्वक्सेनो मनुस् तथा
Then, Merusāvarṇi, son of Brahma, is remembered as a Manu, as are Rta, Rtadhama, and Vishvaksena.
अतीतानागताश्चैते मनवः परिकीर्तिताः षडूनं युगसाहस्रम् एभिर् व्याप्तं नराधिप
These Manus, both past and future, are enumerated; with them, O king, nearly six thousand yugas have been spanned.
स्वे स्वे ऽन्तरे सर्वमिदम् उत्पाद्य सचराचरम् कल्पक्षये विनिर्वृत्ते मुच्यन्ते ब्रह्मणा सहा
In each of their respective intervals, all this—moving and unmoving—is produced; at the end of the kalpa, when it is completed, they are released along with Brahma.
एते युगसहस्रान्ते विनश्यन्ति पुनः पुनः ब्रह्माद्या विष्णुसायुज्यं याता यास्यन्ति वै द्विजाः
At the end of these thousands of yugas, Brahma and the others perish again and again; O twice-born, they have attained and will attain union with Vishnu.
बहुभिर् धारिणी भुक्ता भूपालैः श्रूयते पुरा पार्थिवाः पृथिवीयोगात् पृथिवी कस्य योगतः
It is heard that the earth has been enjoyed by many kings in the past; O king, after the earth is separated from a ruler, by whose union does she become joined again?
किम् अर्थं च कृता संज्ञा भूमेः किं पारिभाषिकी गौर् इतीयं च विख्याता सूत कस्माद्ब्रवीहि नः
For what reason was the earth given this name? Why is she technically called 'Gau'? O Suta, tell us why she is so well known.
वंशे स्वायम्भुवस्यासीद् अङ्गो नाम प्रजापतिः मृत्योस्तु दुहिता तेन परिणीता सुदुर्मुखा
In the lineage of Svayambhuva, there was a Prajapati named Anga; he married Sudurmukha, the daughter of Mrityu.