दुःखानलैर्विविधमोहमयैः सुधूमैः शोकैर्वियोगमरणांतिक सन्निभैश्च । दग्धोस्मि कृष्ण सततं मम देहि मोक्षं ज्ञानांबुदैः समभिषिंच सदैव मां त्वम्
O Krishna, I am constantly burned by the fires of suffering, with thick smoke of various delusions, and by griefs resembling separation and death; grant me liberation, and always bathe me with the waters of knowledge.
घोरांधकारपटले महतीव गर्ते संसारनाम्निपतितं सततं हि कृष्ण । त्वं सत्कृपो मम हि दीनभयातुरस्य तस्माद्विरज्यशरणं तव आगतोस्मि
O Krishna, I have fallen into the great pit called worldly existence, covered by a dense veil of terrible darkness; you are truly compassionate to the wretched and fearful—therefore, renouncing all else, I have come to your refuge.
त्वामेव ये नियतमानसभावयुक्ता ध्यायंति ज्ञानमनसा पदवीं लभंते । नत्वैव पादयुगलं च महासुपुण्यं यद्देवकिन्नरगणाः परिचिंतयंति
Those whose minds are steadfast and ever united in meditation upon you, who contemplate you with the mind of knowledge, attain your path; even the gods and kinnaras constantly revere your blessed pair of feet.
नान्यं वदामि न भजामि न चिंतयामि त्वत्पादपद्मयुगलं सततं नमामि । कामं त्वमेव मम पूरय मेद्य कृष्ण दूरेण यातु मम पातकसंचयस्ते
I declare no other, I worship no other, I think of no other; I always bow to your lotus feet, O Krishna. You alone fulfill my desires—may all my accumulated sins depart far from me.
दासोस्मि देव तव किंकरजन्मजन्म त्वत्पादपद्मयुगलं सततं स्मरामि
O Lord, I am your servant, birth after birth; I always remember your pair of lotus feet.
यदि कृष्ण प्रसन्नोसि देहि मे सुवरं प्रभो । मन्मातापितरौ कृष्ण सकायौ मंदिरे नय
O Krishna, if you are pleased, grant me this excellent boon, O Lord: lead my mother, father, and relatives to your abode.
आत्मनश्च महादेव मयासह न संशयः । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- एवं ते परमं कार्यं भविष्यति न संशयः
O great Lord, there is no doubt that you, along with me, will attain this; Sri Krishna said: Thus, your supreme wish will be fulfilled, without doubt.
तस्य तुष्टो हृषीकेशो भक्त्या तस्य प्रतोषितः । प्रयातौ वैष्णवं लोकं दाहप्रलयवर्जितौ
Pleased by his devotion, Hrishikesha granted him satisfaction; they both attained the Vaishnava world, free from burning and dissolution.
सुव्रतेन समं तौ द्वौ सुमना सोमशर्मकौ । यावत्कल्पद्वयं प्राप्तं तावत्स सुव्रतो द्विजः
Together with Suvrata, the two—Sumanā and Somaśarmā—remained in that state for two kalpas; so long did the twice-born Suvrata dwell there.
बुभुजे बुभुजे दिव्याँल्लोकांश्चैव महामते । देवकार्यार्थमत्रैव काश्यपस्य गृहं पुनः
He enjoyed the divine worlds, O wise one, and for the sake of the gods' work, he was again born in the house of Kashyapa.
अवतीर्णो महाप्राज्ञो वचनात्तस्य चक्रिणः । ऐंद्रं पदं हि यो भुंक्ते विष्णोश्चैव प्रसादतः
The great sage descended there by the command of the wielder of the discus; he enjoyed the station of Indra by the grace of Vishnu.
वसुदत्तेति विख्यातः सर्वदेवैर्नमस्कृतः । ऐंद्रं पदं हि यो भुंक्ते सांप्रतं वासवो दिवि
Known as Vasudatta, honored by all the gods, he now enjoys the station of Indra—he is presently the lord of the gods in heaven.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् । अन्यदेवं प्रवक्ष्यामि यदेव परिपृच्छसि
All this has been told to you—the reason for the connection with creation; now I will tell you further, whatever else you ask.
व्यास उवाच- धर्माङ्गदो महाप्राज्ञो रुक्माङ्गदसुतो बली । आद्ये कृतयुगे जातः सृष्टिकाले स वासवः
Vyasa said: Dharmāngada, the wise and mighty son of Rukmāngada, was born at the beginning of the Krita Yuga, at the time of creation, as Indra.
तत्कथं देवदेवेश अन्यो धर्माङ्गदो भुवि । अन्यो रुक्मांङ्गदो राजा किं चायं त्रिदशाधिपः
How is it, O Lord of gods, that one Dharmāngada was on earth, another was King Rukmāngada, and this one is now the lord of the gods?
एतन्मे संशयं जातं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति । ब्रह्मोवाच- हंत ते कथयिष्यामि सर्वसंदेहनाशनम्
This doubt has arisen in me; you should explain it. Brahma said: Listen, I will tell you, dispelling all your doubts.
देवस्य लीलासृष्ट्यर्थे वर्तते द्विजसत्तम । यथा वाराश्च पक्षाश्च मासाश्च ऋतवो यथा
O best of twice-born, all exists for the sake of the divine play of the Lord, just as days, fortnights, months, and seasons exist.
संवत्सराश्च मनवस्तथा यांति युगाः पुनः । पश्चात्कल्पः समायाति व्रजाम्येवं जनार्दनम्
Years, Manus, and again the ages pass in this way; afterwards, the kalpa arrives, and thus I go to Janardana.
अहमेव महाप्राज्ञ मयि यांति चराचराः । पुनः सृजति योगात्मा पूर्ववद्विश्वमेव हि
I alone, O greatly wise one, am the one into whom all moving and unmoving beings enter; again, the yogic Self creates the universe just as before.
पुनरहं पुनर्वेदाः पुनस्ते देवता द्विजाः । तथा भूपाश्च ते सर्वे स्वचरित्रसमाविलाः
Again, I am, again the Vedas, again you gods and twice-born; likewise, all those kings, each endowed with their own nature.
प्रभवंति महाभाग विद्वांस्तत्र न मुह्यति । पूर्वकल्पे महाभागो यथा रुक्मांगदो नृपः
They arise, O greatly fortunate one; the wise are not deluded there. In the previous kalpa, O greatly fortunate, just as King Rukmangada.
तथा धर्मांगदश्चायं संजातः ख्यातिमान्द्विजः । रामादयो महाप्राज्ञा ययातिर्नहुषस्तथा
So too, this Dharmangada, renowned among twice-born, is born; Rama and others, greatly wise, as well as Yayati and Nahusha.
मन्वादयो महात्मानः प्रभवंति लयंति च । ऐंद्रं पदं प्रभुंजंति राजानो धर्मतत्पराः
The great-souled Manus and others arise and pass away; kings devoted to righteousness enjoy the station of Indra.
यथा धर्मांगदो वीरः प्रभुंजति महत्पदम् । एवं वेदाश्च देवाश्च पुराणाः स्मृतिपूर्वकाः
Just as the heroic Dharmangada attains the great station, so too the Vedas, gods, and ancient traditions, preceded by memory.
एतत्तु सर्वमाख्यातं तवाग्रे द्विजसत्तम । चरितं सुव्रतस्याथ पुण्यं सुगतिदायकम्
All this has been told to you, O best of twice-born, the virtuous deeds of the noble one, which bestow blessedness.
अव्यक्तं तु महाभाग प्रब्रवीमि तवाग्रतः
But now, O greatly fortunate, I will declare to you the unmanifest.
ऋषय ऊचुः- विचित्रेयं कथा पुण्या धन्या यशोविधायिनी । सर्वपापहरा प्रोक्ता भवता वदतां वर
The sages said: This tale is wondrous, holy, blessed, and brings fame; it has been spoken by you, best of speakers, as a destroyer of all sins.
सृष्टिसंबंधमेतन्नस्तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति । पूर्वमेव यथासृष्टिर्विस्तरात्सूतनंदन
This account of creation—may you be pleased to tell us, O son of Suta, how the creation took place in detail, as before.
सूत उवाच- विस्तरेण प्रवक्ष्यामि सृष्टिसंहारकारणम् । श्रुतमात्रेण यस्यापि नरः सर्वज्ञतां व्रजेत्
Suta said: I will explain in detail the cause of creation and dissolution; by merely hearing it, a person attains all-knowingness.
हिरण्यकश्यपेनापि व्यापितं भुवनत्रयम् । तपसाराध्य प्रबह्माणं वरं प्राप्तं सुदुर्लभम्
Even Hiraṇyakaśipu, by his austerity, worshipped the great Brahmā and obtained a boon most difficult to attain, and spread his power over the three worlds.