प्रज्वलन्निव तेजोभिर् भाभिः स्वाभिस्तमोनुदः बभासे सर्वधर्मस्थः सहस्रांशुरिवांशुभिः
Blazing as if with his own radiance, dispelling darkness with his own rays, he shone, established in all dharmas, like the thousand-rayed sun with its beams.
अथान्यद्रूपमास्थाय शंभुर्नारायणो ऽव्ययः आजगाम महातेजा योगाचार्यो महायशाः
Then, assuming another form, Śambhu, Nārāyaṇa the imperishable, of great brilliance, the illustrious teacher of yoga, arrived.
सांख्याचार्यो हि मतिमान् कपिलो ब्राह्मणो वरः उभावपि महात्मानौ स्तुवन्तौ क्षेत्रतत्परौ
Kapila, the wise teacher of Sāṃkhya, the foremost of Brāhmaṇas, and both great souls, devoted to the field, praised him.
तौ प्राप्तावूचतुस्तत्र ब्रह्माणममितौजसम् परावरविशेषज्ञौ पूजितौ च महर्षिभिः
Those two, having arrived, spoke there to Brahmā of immeasurable energy, knowing the distinctions of the highest and lowest, and honored by the great sages.
ब्रह्मात्मदृढबन्धश्च विशालो जगदास्थितः ग्रामणीः सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्मा त्रैलोक्यपूजितः
Brahmā, firmly bound to the Self, vast, established in the world, the leader of all beings, is worshipped in the three worlds.
तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्माभ्याहृतयोगवित् त्रीनिमान् कृतवांल्लोकान् यथेयं ब्रह्मणः श्रुतिः
Hearing their words, Brahmā, knower of yoga, created these three worlds, as is declared in the Veda of Brahmā.
पुत्रं च शंभवे चैकं समुत्पादितवानृषिः तस्याग्रे वाग्यतस्तस्थौ ब्रह्मा तामसमव्ययम्
He also produced a son for Śambhu, a sage, and before him Brahmā stood silent, restraining his speech, in that unchanging darkness.
सोत्पन्नमात्रो ब्रह्माणम् उक्तवान्मानसः सुतः किं कुर्मस्तव साहाय्यं ब्रवीतु भगवानृषिः
As soon as he was born, the mind-born son spoke to Brahmā: 'What shall we do to assist you? Let the venerable sage declare it.'
य एष कपिलो ब्रह्म नारायणमयस्तथा वदते भवतस्तत्त्वं तत्कुरुष्व महामते
'This is Kapila, O Brahmā, and likewise composed of Nārāyaṇa; he speaks your true essence—O great-minded one, do that.'
ब्रह्मणस्तु तदर्थं तु तदा भूयः समुत्थितः शुश्रूषुरस्मि युवयोः किं करोमि कृताञ्जलिः
Then, for that purpose, Brahmā arose again and said, 'I am ready to serve you both; what shall I do?' with joined palms.
यत्सत्यमक्षरं ब्रह्म ह्य् अष्टादशविधं तु तत् यत्सत्यं यदृतं तत्तु परं पदमनुस्मर
'That which is true, imperishable Brahman, of eighteen forms—whatever is true, whatever is right, remember that supreme state.'
एतद्वचो निशम्यैव ययौ स दिशमुत्तराम् गत्वा च तत्र ब्रह्मत्वम् अगमज्ज्ञानतेजसा
Hearing these words, he went to the northern direction, and having gone there, attained the state of Brahmā through the brilliance of knowledge.
ततो ब्रह्मा भुवं नाम द्वितीयमसृजत्प्रभुः संकल्पयित्वा मनसा तमेव च महामनाः
Then Brahmā, the Lord, mentally conceived and created the second world, called Earth, with his great mind.
ततः सो ऽथाब्रवीद्वाक्यं किं करोमि पितामह पितामहसमाज्ञातो ब्रह्माणं समुपस्थितः
Then he spoke these words: 'What shall I do, Grandfather?' Having been commanded by the Grandfather, he approached Brahmā.
ब्रह्माभ्यासं तु कृतवान् भुवश्च पृथिवीं गतः प्राप्तश्च परमं स्थानं स तयोः पार्श्वमागतः
He practiced devotion to Brahma and, having reached the earth from the intermediate region, attained the supreme state and came to their side.
तस्मिन्नपि गते पुत्रे तृतीयमसृजत्प्रभुः मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलं भूर्भुवं नामतो विभुम्
When that son also departed, the Lord created a third, skilled in the pursuit of liberation, the illustrious Bhūrbhuva by name.
गोपतित्वं समासाद्य तयोरेवागमद्गतिम् एवं पुत्रास्त्रयो ऽप्येत उक्ताः शंभोर्महात्मनः
Having attained the role of protector of cows, he too followed the path of those two; thus, these three sons of the great-souled Śambhu have been described.
तान्गृहीत्वा सुतांस्तस्य प्रयातः स्वार्जितां गतिम् नारायणश्च भगवान् कपिलश्च यतीश्वरः
Taking those sons with him, he went to the state he had earned; and the blessed Nārāyaṇa, Kapila, and the lord of ascetics did likewise.
यं कालं तौ गतौ मुक्तौ ब्रह्मा तं कालमेव हि ततो घोरतमं भूयः संश्रितः परमं व्रतम्
The time in which those two attained liberation is indeed the same time as Brahma; thereafter, he undertook a most severe vow.
न रेमे ऽथ ततो ब्रह्मा प्रभुरेकस्तपश्चरन् शरीरार्धात्ततो भार्यां समुत्पादितवाञ्छुभाम्
Then Brahma, the sole Lord, did not find delight, and practicing austerity, he produced from half his body an auspicious wife.
तपसा तेजसा चैव वर्चसा नियमेन च सदृशीमात्मनो देवीं समर्थां लोकसर्जने
By means of austerity, brilliance, splendor, and discipline, he created a goddess equal to himself, capable of creating the worlds.
तया समाहितस्तत्र रेमे ब्रह्मा तपश्चरन् ततो जगाद त्रिपदां गायत्रीं वेदपूजिताम्
United with her there, Brahma delighted while practicing austerity; then he uttered the three-footed Gāyatrī, honored in the Vedas.
सृजन्प्रजानां पतयः सागरांश्चासृजद्विभुः अपरांश्चैव चतुरो वेदान्गायत्रिसंभवान्
Creating the lords of beings and the oceans, the illustrious one also produced the four Vedas, born from Gāyatrī.
आत्मनः सदृशान्पुत्रान् असृजद्वै पितामहः विश्वे प्रजानां पतयो येभ्यो लोका विनिःसृताः
The Grandfather then created sons resembling himself, the lords of all beings, from whom the worlds have emerged.
विश्वेशं प्रथमं तावन् महातापसमात्मजम् सर्वमन्त्रहितं पुण्यं नाम्ना धर्मं स सृष्टवान्
First, he created Viśveśa, his own son of great austerity, endowed with all mantras and virtue, by name Dharma.
दक्षं मरीचिमत्रिं च पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् वसिष्ठं गौतमं चैव भृगुमङ्गिरसं मनुम्
Dakṣa, Marīci, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and Manu.
अथैवाद्भुतमित्येते ज्ञेयाः पैतामहर्षयः त्रयोदशगुणं धर्मम् आलभन्त महर्षयः
These are known as the wondrous ancestral sages; the great seers embraced Dharma, which is thirteenfold.
अदितिर्दितिर्दनुः काला अनायुः सिंहिका मुनिः ताम्रा क्रोधाथ सुरता विनता कद्रुरेव च
Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāla, Anāyu, Siṃhikā, Muni, Tāmrā, Krodhā, Suratā, Vinatā, and Kadrū.
दक्षस्यापत्यमेता वै कन्या द्वादश पार्थिव मरीचेः कश्यपः पुत्रस् तपसा निर्मितः किल
These twelve daughters, O King, are the offspring of Dakṣa; Kaśyapa, son of Marīci, was born through austerity.
तस्मै कन्या द्वादशान्या दक्षस्ताः प्रददौ तदा नक्षत्राणि च सोमाय तदा वै दत्तवानृषिः
To him, Dakṣa then gave those twelve other daughters; and the sage gave the stars to Soma at that time.