बुद्धेर् मोहः समभवद् अहंकाराद् अभून् मदः प्रमोदश् चाभवत् कण्ठान् मृत्युर् लोचनतो ण्र्प भरतः करमध्यात् तु ब्रह्मसूनुर् अभूत् ततः
Delusion was born from intellect, pride from ego, delight from the throat, death from the eyes, O Bharata; and from the middle of the hand, Brahma's son was born.
एते नव सुता राजन् कन्या च दशमी पुनः अङ्गजा इति विख्याता दशमी ब्रह्मणः सुता
These are nine sons, O king, and again a tenth daughter; she is renowned as Angaja, the tenth child of Brahma.
बुद्धेर् मोहः समभवद् इति यत् परिकीर्तितम् अहंकारः स्मृतः क्रोधो बुद्धिर् नाम किम् उच्यते
It is said that delusion arises from intellect; ego is remembered; anger and intellect—what is meant by these names?
सत्त्वं रजस् तमश् चैव गुणत्रयम् उदाहृतम् साम्यावस्थितिर् एतेषां प्रकृतिः परिकीर्तिता
Sattva, rajas, and tamas are declared as the three qualities; their state of equilibrium is called the nature of creation.
केचित् प्रधानम् इत्य् आहुर् अव्यक्तम् अपरे जगुः एतद् एव प्रजासृष्टिं करोति विकरोति च
Some call it Pradhana, others say it is the unmanifest; this alone creates and transforms the beings.
गुणेभ्यः क्षोभमाणेभ्यस् त्रयो देवा विजज्ञिरे एका मूर्तिस् त्रयो भागा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
From the agitation of the qualities, three gods were born; one form, three divisions: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara.
सविकारात् प्रधानात् तु महत् तत्त्वं प्रजायते महान् इति यतः ख्यातिर् लोकानां जायते सदा
From the modified Pradhana, the great principle arises; because it is always known as 'great', it is the source of all worlds.
अहंकारश् च महतो जायते मानवर्धनः इन्द्रियाणि ततः पञ्च वक्ष्ये बुद्धिवशानि तु प्रादुर् भवन्ति चान्यानि तथा कर्मवशानि तु
Ego arises from the great principle, increasing mankind; from it, I will speak of the five senses, governed by intellect, and likewise the others, governed by action.
श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका च यथाक्रमम् पायूपस्थं हस्तपादं वाक्क चेन्द्रियसंग्रहः
Hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell in order; excretion, generation, hands, feet, and speech are the collection of senses.
शब्दः स्पर्शश् च रूपं च रसो गन्धश् च पञ्चमः उत्सर्गानन्दनादानगत्यालापाश् च तत्क्रियाः
Sound, touch, form, taste, and smell as the fifth; elimination, enjoyment, taking, movement, and speech are their respective actions.
मन एकादशं तेषां कर्मबुद्धिगुणान्वितम् इन्द्रियावयवाः सूक्ष्मास् तस्य मूर्तिं मनीषिणः
Of these, the mind is the eleventh, endowed with the qualities of action and understanding; the subtle senses are its components, and the wise declare it to be their form.
श्रयन्ति यस्मात् तन्मात्राः शरीरं तेन संस्मृतम् शरीरयोगाज् जीवो ऽपि शरीरी गद्यते बुधैः
Because the subtle elements abide in it, the body is so called; and due to the union with the body, the living being is also termed 'embodied' by the learned.
मनः सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानं सिसृक्षया आकाशं शब्दतन्मात्राद् अभूच् छब्दगुणात्मकम्
The mind, impelled by the desire to create, produces creation; from the subtle element of sound arose space, possessing the quality of sound.
आकाशविकृतेर् वायुः शब्दस्पर्शगुणो ऽभवत् वायोश् च स्पर्शतन्मात्रात् तेजश् चाविर् अभूत् ततः
From the transformation of space came air, possessing the qualities of sound and touch; and from the subtle element of touch in air, fire then arose.
त्रिगुणं तद्विकारेण तच्छब्दस्पर्शरूपवत् तेजोविकाराद् अभवद् वारि राजंश् चतुर्गुणम्
Through its transformation, fire became threefold, possessing sound, touch, and form; from the transformation of fire, water, O King, arose with four qualities.
रसतन्मात्रसंभूतं प्रायो रसगुणात्मकम् भूमिस् तु गन्धतन्मात्राद् अभूत् पञ्चगुणान्विता
Born from the subtle element of taste, water is mostly characterized by the quality of taste; and earth, from the subtle element of smell, arose endowed with five qualities.
प्रायो गन्धगुणा सा तु बुद्धिर् एषा गरीयसी एभिः संपादितं भुङ्क्ते पुरुषः पञ्चविंशकः
It is mostly characterized by the quality of smell; this is the superior intellect. With these, the twenty-fifth Purusha experiences the world.
ईश्वरेच्छावशः सो ऽपि जीवात्मा कथ्यते बुधैः एवं षड्विंशकं प्रोक्तं शरीरम् इह मानवे
Subject to the will of the Lord, this individual self is also described by the wise; thus, the body of man is said here to be composed of twenty-six elements.
सांख्यं संख्यात्मकत्वाच् च कपिलादिभिर् उच्यते एतत् तत्त्वात्मकं कृत्वा जगद् वेधा अजीजनत्
Because it consists of elements, this is called Sāṃkhya by Kapila and others; having established these principles, the Creator fashioned the world.
सावित्रीं लोकसृष्ट्यर्थे हृदि कृत्वा समास्थितः ततः संजपतस् तस्य भित्वा देहम् अकल्मषम्
Having placed Sāvitrī in his heart for the purpose of creating the worlds, he became absorbed; then, as he recited, breaking through his pure body,
स्त्रीरूपम् अर्धम् अकरोद् अर्धं पुरुषरूपवत् शतरूपा च सा ख्याता सावित्री च निगद्यते
He made half of himself into a female form, the other half as a male; she became known as Śatarūpā and is also called Sāvitrī.
सरस्वत्य् अथ गायत्री ब्रह्माणी च परन्तप ततः स्वदेहसंभूताम् आत्मजाम् इत्य् अकल्पयत्
O scorcher of foes, she is also Sarasvatī, Gāyatrī, and Brahmāṇī; then he considered her, born from his own body, as his daughter.
दृष्ट्वा तां व्यथितस् तावत् कामबाणार्दितो विभुः अहो रूपम् अहो रूपम् इति चाह प्रजापतिः
Seeing her, the Lord was agitated, struck by the arrows of desire; 'Oh, her beauty! Oh, her beauty!' exclaimed the Lord of creatures.
ततो वासिष्ठप्रमुखा भगिनीम् इति चुक्रुशुः ब्रह्मा न किंचिद् ददृशे तन्मुखालोकनाद् ऋते
Then, headed by Vasiṣṭha, they cried out, 'Sister!'; but Brahmā saw nothing except her face.
अहो रूपम् अहो रूपम् इति प्राह पुनः पुनः ततः प्रणामनम्रां तां पुनर् एवाभ्यलोकयत्
Again and again he said, 'Oh, her beauty! Oh, her beauty!'; then, bowing low, he gazed at her once more.
अथ प्रदक्षिणं चक्रे सा पितुर् वरवर्णिनी पुत्रेभ्यो लज्जितस्यास्य तद्रूपालोकनेच्छया
Then she, of excellent complexion, circled her father out of modesty before her sons, wishing to avoid his gaze.
आविर्भूतं तत्रो वक्त्रं दक्षिणं पाण्डुगण्डवत् विस्मयस्फुरदोष्ठं च पाश्चात्यम् उदगात् ततः
Thereupon, a face appeared on his right, pale-cheeked and astonished, and another, beaming with wonder, arose on the western side.
चतुर्थम् अभवत् पश्चाद् वामं कामशरातुरम् ततो ऽन्यद् अभवत् तस्य कामातुरतया तथा
A fourth appeared behind, on the left, afflicted by the arrows of desire; then, due to his passion, yet another face arose in the same way.
उत्पतन्त्यास् तदाकारा आलोकनकुतूहलात् सृष्ट्यर्थं यत् कृतं तेन तपः परमदारुणम्
As she rose up, taking that form, out of curiosity to see, the severe austerity he performed was for the purpose of creation.
तत् सर्वं नाशम् अगमत् स्वसुतोपगमेच्छया तेनोर्ध्वं वक्त्रम् अभवत् पञ्चमं तस्य धीमतः आविर्भवज्जटाभिश् च तद् वक्त्रं चावृणोत् प्रभुः
All that was destroyed because of his desire to approach his own daughter; then, for that wise one, a fifth face appeared above, and the Lord covered that face with matted locks as it manifested.