भूतादिस्तु विकुर्वाणः शब्दतन्मात्रकं ततः । ससर्ज शब्दतन्मात्रादाकाशं शब्दलक्षणम्
The bhūtādi, undergoing transformation, produced the subtle essence of sound; from that subtle essence of sound, it created space, characterized by sound.
शब्दमात्रं तथाकाशं भूतादिः सममावृणोत् । शब्दमात्रं तथाकाशं स्पर्शमात्रं ससर्ज ह
The bhūtādi enveloped both the subtle essence of sound and space together; from the subtle essence of sound and space, it then produced the subtle essence of touch.
बलवानभवद्वायुस्तस्य स्पर्शो गुणो मतः । आकाशं शब्दमात्रं तु स्पर्शमात्रं समावृणोत्
Wind became powerful, and its quality is considered to be touch; space, which is characterized by sound, enveloped the subtle essence of touch.
ततो वायुविकुर्वाणो रूपमात्रं ससर्ज ह । ज्योतिरुत्पद्यते वायोस्तद्रूपगुणमुच्यते
Then, wind, undergoing transformation, produced the subtle essence of form; from wind arises light, which is said to possess the quality of form.
स्पर्शमात्रस्तु वै वायू रूपमात्रं समावृणोत् । ज्योतिश्चापि विकुर्वाणं रसमात्रं ससर्ज ह
The subtle essence of touch, belonging to wind, enveloped the subtle essence of form; light, undergoing transformation, produced the subtle essence of taste.
संभवंति ततोंभांसि रसमात्राणि तानि तु । रसमात्राणिचांभांसि रूपमात्रं समावृणोत्
From that, the waters came into being, along with the subtle essences of taste; the subtle essences of taste and waters enveloped the subtle essence of form.
विकुर्वाणानिचांभांसिगंधमात्रंससर्जिरे । तस्माज्जाता मही चेयं सर्वभूतगुणाधिका
The waters, undergoing transformation, produced the subtle essence of smell; from that, the earth was born, endowed with all the qualities of the elements.
ससंघातो यतस्तस्मात्तस्य गंधो गुणो मतः । तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तु तन्मात्रात्तेन तन्मात्रता स्मृता
Because it is a composite, its quality is considered to be smell; from each subtle essence arises its corresponding element, and thus their subtle essence is remembered.
तन्मात्राण्यविशेषाणि विशेषाः क्रमशो पराः । भूततन्मात्रसर्गोयमहंकारात्तु तामसात्
The subtle essences are undifferentiated, while the differentiated elements arise successively; the creation of the elements from the subtle essences originates from tamasic ego.
कीर्तितस्तु समासेन मुनिवर्यास्तपोधनाः । तैजसानींद्रियाण्याहुर्देवा वैकारिका दश
This has been briefly described by the eminent sages, rich in austerity; the ten taijasa senses are said to be divine and vaikārik.
एकादशं मनश्चात्र कीर्तितं तत्त्वचिंतकैः । ज्ञानेंद्रियाणि पंचात्र पंचकर्मेंद्रियाणि च
The eleventh, the mind, is also mentioned here by those who contemplate the principles; there are five organs of knowledge and five organs of action.
तानि वक्ष्यामि तेषां च कर्माणि कुलपावनाः । श्रवणं त्वक्चक्षुर्जिह्वा नासिका चैव पंचमी
I will now speak of them and their functions, O purifier of families; hearing, skin, eyes, tongue, and nose are the five.
शब्दादिज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थं बुद्धियुक्तानि पंच वै । पायूपस्थं हस्तपादौ कीर्तिता वाक्चपंचमी
These five, endowed with intellect, exist for the attainment of knowledge of sound and so forth; anus, genitals, hands, feet, and speech are the five organs of action.
विसर्गानंदनादानगत्युक्तिकर्मतत्स्मृतम् । आकाशवायुतेजांसि सलिलं पृथिवी तथा
Their functions are remembered as elimination, enjoyment, grasping, movement, and speaking; space, wind, light, water, and earth likewise.
शब्दादिभिर्गुणैर्विप्राः संयुक्ता उत्तरोत्तरैः । नानावीर्याः पृथग्भूतास्ततस्ते संहतिं विना
O Brahmins, each is endowed with qualities such as sound and so on, increasingly; they possess various powers and exist separately, lacking unity.
नाशक्नुवन्प्रजाः स्रष्टुमसमागत्य कृत्स्नशः । समेत्यान्योन्यसंयोगं परस्परमथाश्रयात्
Unable to create beings without coming together completely, they unite with one another, relying mutually upon each other.
एकसंघास्सलक्ष्याश्च संप्राप्यैक्यमशेषतः । पुरुषाधिष्ठितत्वाच्च प्रधानानुग्रहेण च
When the various groups, each with their own characteristics, fully unite as one, and through the presence of the Purusha and the favor of Pradhana,
महदादयो विशेषांता अंडमुत्पादयंति ते । तत्क्रमेण विवृद्धं तु जलबुद्बुदवत्सदा
then, from Mahat down to the specific elements, they produce the cosmic egg; and in due order, it grows continually, like a bubble in water.
भूतेभ्योंडं महाप्राज्ञा वृद्धं तदुदकेशयम् । प्राकृतं ब्रह्मरूपस्य विष्णोः स्थानमनुत्तमम्
From the elements, O wise one, the egg grows, resting in the waters; it is the primal, natural seat of Vishnu in the form of Brahma, unsurpassed.
तत्राव्यक्तस्वरूपोसौ विष्णुर्विश्वेश्वरः प्रभुः । ब्रह्मरूपं समास्थाय स्वयमेव व्यवस्थितः
There, in his unmanifest form, Vishnu, the Lord of the universe, having assumed the form of Brahma, abides by his own will.
स्वेदजांडमभूत्तस्य जरायुश्च महीधराः । गर्भोदकं समुद्राश्च तस्याभून्महदात्मनः
From him arose the sweat-born egg, the womb, and the great mountains; the oceans became the embryonic waters of that great soul.
साद्रिद्वीपसमुद्राश्च सज्योतिर्लोकसंग्रहः । तस्मिन्नंडेभवत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्
With its mountains, islands, oceans, luminaries, and all the worlds, everything—gods, asuras, and humans—came to be within that egg.
अनादिनिधनस्यैव विष्णोर्नाभेः समुत्थितम् । यत्पद्मं तद्धैममंडमभूच्छ्रीकेशवेच्छया
From the navel of Vishnu, who is without beginning or end, arose the lotus; that golden egg came into being by the will of Shri Kesha.
रजोगुणधरो देवः स्वयमेव हरिः परः । ब्रह्मरूपंसमास्थाय जगत्स्रष्टुं प्रवर्तते
The supreme Lord Hari, endowed with the quality of rajas, himself assumes the form of Brahma and sets forth to create the world.
सृष्टं च पात्यनुयुगं यावत्कल्पविकल्पना । नारसिंहादिरूपेण रुद्ररुपेण संहरेत्
And what is created, he preserves throughout each age, until the end of a kalpa; then, taking forms such as Narasimha or Rudra, he dissolves it.
सब्रह्मरूपं विसृजन्महात्मा जगत्समस्तं परिपातुमिच्छन् । रामादिरूपं स तु गृह्य याति बभूव रुद्रो जगदेतदत्तुम्
Desiring to protect the entire world, the great soul creates it with the form of Brahma; then, assuming forms such as Rama, he becomes Rudra to consume this world.
ऋषय ऊचुः-। नदीनां पर्वतानां च नामधेयानि सर्वशः । तथा जनपदानां च ये चान्ये भूमिमाश्रिताः
The sages said: Tell us all the names of the rivers and mountains, as well as those of the peoples and all others who dwell upon the earth.
प्रमाणं च प्रमाणज्ञ पृथिव्याः किल सर्वतः । निखिलेन समाचक्ष्व काननानि च सत्तम
And, O knower of measures, tell us the full extent of the earth everywhere, and also, O best of men, the forests in their entirety.
सूत उवाच-। पंचेमानि महाप्राज्ञ महाभूतानि संग्रहात् । जगतीस्थानि सर्वाणि समान्याहुर्मनीषिणः
Suta said: O wise ones, the five great elements, in summary, are said by the thinkers to be the foundation of all things in the world.
भूमिरापस्तथा वायुरग्निराकाशमेव च । गुणोत्तराणि सर्वाणि तेषां भूमिः प्रधानतः
Earth, water, air, fire, and ether—these are all progressively subtler, but earth is considered the chief among them.