खनन्तः पृथिवीं दग्धा विष्णुना ये ऽश्वमार्गणे असमञ्जसस्तु तनयो यो ऽंशुमान्नाम विश्रुतः
Those who, digging the earth in search of the horse, were burned by Viṣṇu; Asamañjas' son was the renowned Aṃśumān.
तस्य पुत्रो दिलीपस् तु दिलीपात्तु भगीरथः येन भागीरथी गङ्गा तपः कृत्वावतारिता
His son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha, by whom, after performing austerities, the Gaṅgā called Bhāgīrathī was brought down.
भगीरथस्य तनयो नाभाग इति विश्रुतः नाभागस्याम्बरीषो ऽभूत् सिन्धुद्वीपस् ततो ऽभवत्
Bhagīratha's son was the well-known Nābhāga; from Nābhāga came Ambarīṣa, and from him, Sindhudvīpa was born.
तस्यायुतायुः पुत्रो ऽभूद् ऋतुपर्णस्ततो ऽभवत् तस्य कल्माषपादस्तु सर्वकर्मा ततः स्मृतः
His son was Ayutāyu, and from him came Ṛtuparṇa; his son was Kalmāṣapāda, known for all deeds.
तस्यानरण्यः पुत्रो ऽभून् निघ्नस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् निघ्नपुत्राव् उभौ जाताव् अनमित्ररघू नृपौ
His son was Anaraṇya, and Nighna was his son; Nighna's two sons were both born, the kings Anamitra and Raghu.
अनामित्रो वनमगाद् भविता स कृते नृपः रघोर् अभूद्दिलीपस्तु दिलीपादजकस्तथा
Anamitra went to the forest; he will become a king in the Kṛta age; from Raghu came Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa, Ajaka.
दीर्घबाहुरजाज्जातश् चाजपालस्ततो नृपः तस्माद्दशरथो जातस् तस्य पुत्रचतुष्टयम्
From Dīrghabāhu was born Ajā, and from Ajā, the king Daśaratha; from him was born Daśaratha, who had four sons.
नारायणात्मकाः सर्वे रामस्तेष्वग्रजो ऽभवत् रावणान्तकरस्तद्वद् रघूणां वंशवर्धनः
All of them were of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; among them, Rāma was the eldest, the destroyer of Rāvaṇa, and likewise the enhancer of the Raghu lineage.
वाल्मीकिस्तस्य चरितं चक्रे भार्गवसत्तमः तस्य पुत्रौ कुशलवाव् इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धनौ
Vālmīki, the best of Bhārgavas, composed his story; his sons were Kuśa and Lava, who increased the Ikṣvāku line.
अतिथिस्तु कुशाज्जज्ञे निषधस्तस्य चात्मजः नलस्तु नैषधस्तस्मान् नभास्तस्मादजायत
From Kuśa was born Atithi, and Niṣadha was his son; from Niṣadha came Nala, and from Nala, Nabha was born.
नभसः पुण्डरीको ऽभूत् क्षेमधन्वा ततः स्मृतः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्वीरो देवानीकः प्रतापवान्
From Nabha came Puṇḍarīka, and from him, Kṣemadhanvan is remembered; his son was the heroic Devānīka, full of might.
अहीनगुस्तस्य सुतः सहस्राश्वस्ततः परः ततश्चन्द्रावलोकस्तु तारापीडस्ततो ऽभवत्
Ahīnagu was his son, and after him, Sahasrāśva; then came Candrāvaloka, and from him, Tārāpīḍa was born.
तस्यात्मजश् चन्द्रगिरिर् भानुश् चन्द्रस्ततो ऽभवत् श्रुतायुर् अभवत्तस्माद् भारते यो निपातितः
His son was Candragiri; from him was born Bhānu, and from Bhānu came Candra. From him was born Śrutāyu, who was slain in the Bhārata war.
नलौ द्वाव् एव विख्यातौ वंशे कश्यपसम्भवे वीरसेनसुतस्तद्वन् नैषधश्च नराधिपः
There are two famous Nalas in the lineage descended from Kaśyapa: one is the son of Vīrasena, and the other is the king of Naiṣadha.
एते वैवस्वते वंशे राजानो भूरिदक्षिणाः इक्ष्वाकुवंशप्रभवाः प्राधान्येन प्रकीर्तिताः
These generous kings of the Vaivasvata line, who performed many sacrifices, are chiefly celebrated as originating from the Ikṣvāku dynasty.
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि पितॄणां वंशमुत्तमम् रवेश्च श्राद्धदेवत्वं सोमस्य च विशेषतः
Venerable one, I wish to hear about the supreme lineage of the ancestors, and especially about the role of the Sun and the Moon as deities of the śrāddha rite.
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि पितॄणां वंशमुत्तमम् स्वर्गे पितृगणाः सप्त त्रयस्तेषाममूर्तयः
Indeed, I shall tell you of the supreme lineage of the ancestors: in heaven there are seven groups of Pitṛs, of whom three are without form.
मूर्तिमन्तो ऽथ चत्वारः सर्वेषाममितौजसः अमूर्तयः पितृगणा वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः
The other four are embodied, all of immeasurable energy; the formless groups of Pitṛs are those of the Prajāpati Vairāja.
जयन्ति यान्देवगणा वैराजा इति विश्रुताः ये चैते योगविभ्रष्टाः प्राप्य लोकान्सनातनान्
The divine groups known as Vairājas are those whom the gods honor, and those who, having fallen from yoga, attain the eternal worlds.
पुनर्ब्रह्मदिनान्ते तु जायन्ते ब्रह्मवादिनः सम्प्राप्य तां स्मृतिं भूयो योगं सांख्यमनुत्तमम्
But at the end of a day of Brahmā, those devoted to Brahman are born again, regaining their memory and once more attaining supreme yoga and knowledge.
सिद्धिं प्रयान्ति योगेन पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभाम् योगिनामेव देयानि तस्माच्छ्राद्धानि दातृभिः
By yoga they attain perfection, which is difficult to reach again; therefore, offerings in śrāddha should be given only to yogins by those who make gifts.
एतेषां मानसी कन्या पत्नी हिमवतो मता मैनाकस्तस्य दायादः क्रौञ्चस्तस्याग्रजो ऽभवत् क्रौञ्चद्वीपः स्मृतो येन चतुर्थो घृतसंवृतः
Among them, the mind-born daughter is considered the wife of Himavat; Maināka was his son, and Krauñca was his elder brother, by whom Krauñcadvīpa, the fourth continent, covered in ghee, is known.
मेना च सुषुवे तिस्रः कन्या योगवतीस्ततः उमैकपर्णापर्णा च तीव्रव्रतपरायणाः
Menā bore three daughters endowed with yoga: they were Umā, Ekaparṇā, and Aparṇā, all devoted to severe vows.
रुद्रस्यैका सितस्यैका जैगीषव्यस्य चापरा दत्ता हिमवता बालाः सर्वा लोके तपो ऽधिकाः
One was given to Rudra, one to Sita, and the other to Jaigīṣavya; all these daughters given by Himavat are renowned in the world for their great austerity.
कस्माद्दाक्षायणी पूर्वं ददाहात्मानमात्मना हिमवद्दुहिता तद्वत् कथं जाता महीतले
Why did Dākṣāyaṇī formerly burn herself by her own will? And how was the daughter of Himavat born on earth in the same way?
संहरन्ती किमुक्तासौ सुता वा ब्रह्मसूनुना दक्षेण लोकजननी सूत विस्तरतो वद
Did she withdraw herself, or was she called the daughter of Brahmā's son? O Sūta, mother of the world, tell in detail by what means.
दक्षस्य यज्ञे वितते प्रभूतवरदक्षिणे समाहूतेषु देवेषु प्रोवाच पितरं सती
When Dakṣa's great sacrifice was arranged, with abundant gifts and boons, and the gods had been invited, Satī spoke to her father.
किमर्थं तात भर्ता मे यज्ञे ऽस्मिन्नाभिमन्त्रितः अयोग्य इति तामाह दक्षो यज्ञेषु शूलभृत्
Father, for what reason is my husband not honored in this sacrifice? Dakṣa replied to her, 'Śūlabhṛt is not fit for sacrifices.'
उपसंहारकृद्रुद्रस् तेनामङ्गलभागयम् चुकोपाथ सती देहं त्यक्ष्यामीति त्वदुद्भवम्
Because Rudra is the destroyer of sacrifices, he is considered inauspicious; then Satī became angry and said, 'I will abandon this body, which came from you.'
दशानां त्वं च भविता पितॄणामेकपुत्रकः क्षत्रियत्वे ऽश्वमेधे च रुद्रात्त्वं नाशमेष्यसि
You will become the only son among ten ancestors, and in the horse sacrifice as a kṣatriya, you will be destroyed by Rudra.