आराधयन्महादेवं यावद्वर्षायुतायुतम् वरं प्रादान्महादेवः संतुष्टः शूलभृत्तदा
He worshipped Mahadeva for tens of thousands of years, and Mahadeva, pleased, granted him a boon, O bearers of the trident.
वव्रे स लोकपालत्वं पितृलोके नृपालयम् धर्माधर्मात्मकस्यापि जगतस्तु परीक्षणम्
He chose the guardianship of the world, the rulership of the ancestors' realm, and the examination of the world, which is composed of righteousness and unrighteousness.
एवं स लोकपालत्वम् अगमच्छूलपाणिनः पितॄणां चाधिपत्यं च धर्माधर्मस्य चानघ
Thus he attained the guardianship of the world from the wielder of the trident, the lordship over the ancestors, and the oversight of righteousness and unrighteousness, O sinless one.
विवस्वानथ तज्ज्ञात्वा संज्ञायाः कर्मचेष्टितम् त्वष्टुः समीपमगमद् आचचक्षे च रोषवान्
Then Vivasvan, knowing the actions of Samjna, went to Tvastr and, angered, explained everything.
तमुवाच ततस्त्वष्टा सान्त्वपूर्वं द्विजोत्तमाः तवासहन्ती भगवन् महस्तीव्रं तमोनुदम्
Then Tvastr spoke to him, O best of twice-born, first with soothing words: 'Your greatness, O lord, is unbearable, it dispels intense darkness.'
वडबारूपम् आस्थाय मत्सकाशम् इहागता निवारिता मया सा नु त्वया चैव दिवाकर
Assuming the form of a mare, she came to me; I restrained her, and so did you, O Sun.
यस्माद् अविज्ञाततया मत्सकाशम् इहागता तस्मान्मदीयं भवनं प्रवेष्टुं न त्वमर्हसि
Because, without recognition, she came to me, therefore you are not fit to enter my abode.
एवमुक्ता जगामाथ मरुदेशमनिन्दिता वडबारूपम् आस्थाय भूतले सम्प्रतिष्ठिता
Thus addressed, she departed for the desert land, blameless, assuming the form of a mare, and settled upon the earth.
तस्मात्प्रसादं कुरु मे यद्यनुग्रहभागहम् अपनेष्यामि ते तेजो यन्त्रे कृत्वा दिवाकर
Therefore, grant me your favor, if I am worthy of your grace; I will remove your radiance, placing it in a device, O Sun.
रूपं तव करिष्यामि लोकानन्दकरं प्रभो तथेत्युक्तः स रविणा भ्रमौ कृत्वा दिवाकरम्
I will make your form delightful to the worlds, O Lord. Thus spoken by Ravi, he circled the Sun.
पृथक्चकार तत्तेजश् चक्रं विष्णोर् अकल्पयत् त्रिशूलं चापि रुद्रस्य वज्रमिन्द्रस्य चाधिकम्
He separated that radiance, fashioned the discus for Vishnu, the trident for Rudra, and the thunderbolt, greater than Indra's.
दैत्यदानवसंहर्तुः सहस्रकिरणात्मकम् रूपं चाप्रतिमं चक्रे त्वष्टा पद्भ्यामृते महत्
Tvastr made an incomparable form, with a thousand rays, for the destruction of demons and danavas, except for the feet, which were great.
न शशाकाथ तद्द्रष्टुं पादरूपं रवेः पुनः अर्चास्वपि ततः पादौ न कश्चित्कारयेत् क्वचित्
He could not bear to look again upon that form of the Sun as feet; therefore, in images as well, no one should ever fashion the feet.
यः करोति स पापिष्ठां गतिमाप्नोति निन्दिताम् कुष्ठरोगमवाप्नोति लोके ऽस्मिन्दुःखसंयुतः
Whoever does so attains a most sinful and condemned state, suffers from leprosy, and lives in this world afflicted with sorrow.
तस्माच्च धर्मकामार्थी चित्रेष्वायतनेषु च न क्वचित्कारयेत्पादौ देवदेवस्य धीमतः
Therefore, one who desires righteousness, pleasure, or wealth should never, in any temple or painting, depict the feet of the wise Lord of gods.
ततः स भगवान्गत्वा भूर्लोकम् अमराधिपः कामयामास कामार्तो मुख एव दिवाकरः
Then that blessed Lord, the king of the immortals, went to the earthly realm, seized by desire, and longed for the face of the Sun.
अश्वरूपेण महता तेजसा च समावृतः संज्ञा च मनसा क्षोभम् अगमद्भयविह्वला
Assuming the form of a horse, enveloped in great brilliance, Saṃjñā was overcome with agitation and fear in her mind.
नासापुटाभ्यामुत्सृष्टं परो ऽयमिति शङ्कया तद्रेतसस् ततो जाताव् अश्विनाव् इति निश्चितम्
From her nostrils was emitted that seed, suspecting it to be from another; from that seed, the Ashvins were certainly born.
दस्रौ सुतत्वात् संजातौ नासत्यौ नासिकाग्रतः ज्ञात्वा चिराच्च तं देवं संतोषम् अगमत् परम्
Because they were born as twins, they are called the Dasras; since they emerged from the nostrils, they are known as the Nāsatyas. After a long time, realizing this, the god attained supreme satisfaction.
विमानेनागमत्स्वर्गं पत्या सह मुदान्विता सावर्णो ऽपि मनुर् मेराव् अद्याप्यास्ते तपोधनः शनिस्तपोबलादाप ग्रहसाम्यं ततः पुनः
She ascended to heaven in a celestial chariot, joyful with her husband. Even now, Sāvarṇi Manu dwells on Mount Meru, rich in austerity. By the power of his penance, Shani attained equality among the planets.
यमुना तपती चैव पुनर्नद्यौ बभूवतुः विष्टिर्घोरात्मिका तद्वत् कालत्वेन व्यवस्थिता
Yamunā and Tapatī became rivers once again; Viṣṭi, of terrible nature, likewise remains established as Time.
मनोर् वैवस्वतस्यासन् दश पुत्रा महाबलाः इलस् तु प्रथमस्तेषां पुत्रेष्ट्यां समजायत
Manu, son of Vivasvat, had ten mighty sons; Ila was the first among them, born from a sacrifice for a son.
इक्ष्वाकुः कुशनाभश्च अरिष्टो धृष्ट एव च नरिष्यन्तः करूषश्च शर्यातिश्च महाबलाः पृषध्रश्चाथ नाभागः सर्वे ते दिव्यमानुषाः
Ikṣvāku, Kuśanābha, Ariṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Nariṣyanta, Karūṣa, Śaryāti, Pṛṣadhra, and Nābhāga—all these, mighty and divine-human, were his sons.
अभिषिच्य मनुः पुत्रम् इलं ज्येष्ठं स धार्मिकः जगाम तपसे भूयः स महेन्द्रवनालयम्
Manu, righteous, installed his eldest son Ila as king, and then departed again for ascetic practice in the great forest of Indra.
अथ दिग्जयसिद्ध्यर्थम् इलः प्रायान्महीम् इमाम् भ्रमन्द्वीपानि सर्वाणि क्ष्माभृतः सम्प्रधर्षयन्
Then, for the conquest of the directions, Ila set out across this earth, traversing all the continents, subduing the lords of the land.
जगामोपवनं शम्भोर् अश्वाकृष्टः प्रतापवान् कल्पद्रुमलताकीर्णं नाम्ना शरवणं महत्
He went to the sacred grove of Śiva, drawn by horses, resplendent, filled with wish-fulfilling trees and vines, named the great Śaravaṇa.
रमते यत्र देवेशः शम्भुः सोमार्धशेखरः उमया समयस्तत्र पुरा शरवणे कृतः
There, the Lord of gods, Śambhu, adorned with the crescent moon, delights; there, formerly, an agreement was made with Umā in Śaravaṇa.
पुंनाम सत्त्वं यत्किंचिद् आगमिष्यति ते वने स्त्रीत्वमेष्यति तत्सर्वं दशयोजनमण्डले
Whatever male being enters that forest of yours will become female throughout the entire region of ten yojanas.
अज्ञातसमयो राजा इलः शरवणे पुरा स्त्रीत्वमाप विशन्न् एव वडबात्वं हयस्तदा
Unaware of this agreement, King Ila once entered Śaravaṇa and, upon entering, immediately became a woman, losing his masculinity.
पुरुषत्वं हृतं सर्वं स्त्रीरूपे विस्मितो नृपः इलेति साभवन्नारी पीनोन्नतघनस्तनी
All his manhood was taken; astonished, the king assumed a woman's form and thus became a woman, with full, high, rounded breasts.