उत्पन्नः प्रोच्यते विद्वान्नित्य एवोपचारतः। निजेन तस्य मानेन आयुर्वर्षशतं स्मृतम्
The wise say that he is born, though he is truly eternal; by his own measure, his lifespan is reckoned as a hundred years.
तत्पराख्यं परार्द्धं च तदर्द्धं परिकीर्त्तितम्। काष्ठा पंचदशाख्या ता निमेषा नृपसत्तम
That is called a parārdha, and half of that is also described; O best of kings, fifteen nimeṣas are known as a kāṣṭhā.
काष्ठा स्त्रिंशत्कला त्रिंशत्कला मौहूर्त्तिको विधिः। तावत्संख्यैरहोरात्रं मुहूर्त्तैर्मानुषं स्मृतम्
Thirty kāṣṭhās make a kalā, and thirty kalās make a muhūrta; by that count, a day and night are reckoned, and with muhūrtas, a human day is measured.
अहोरात्राणि तावंति मासः पक्षद्वयात्मकः। तैष्षड्भिरयनं वर्षमयने दक्षिणोत्तरे
So many days and nights make a month, consisting of two fortnights; with six such months, the year is formed, divided into the southern and northern courses.
अयनं दक्षिणं रात्रिर्देवानामुत्तरं दिनम्। दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु कृतत्रेतादिसंज्ञितम्
The southern course is the night of the gods, and the northern course is their day; the periods called Kṛta, Tretā, and so on, are reckoned by thousands of divine years.
चतुर्युगं द्वादशभिस्तद्विभागं निबोध मे। चत्वारि त्रीणिद्वे चैकं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमम्
Understand from me the division of the four yugas into twelve parts: four, three, two, and one, in order, for Kṛta and the others.
दिव्याब्दानां सहस्राणि युगेष्वाहुः पुराविदः। तत्प्रमाणैः शतैः संध्या पूर्वा तत्राभिधीयते
The ancient knowers say that each yuga consists of thousands of divine years; with those measures, the preceding twilight is also described in hundreds.
संध्यांशकश्च तत्तुल्यो युगस्यानंतरो हि यः। संध्यासंध्यांशयोरंतः कालो यो नृपसत्तम
And the portion of twilight that follows, equal to the previous one, comes immediately after the yuga; O best of kings, the time between the twilight and its portion is thus.
युगाख्यः स तु विज्ञेयः कृतत्रेतादिसंज्ञितः। कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्चैव चतुर्युगम्
That is to be understood as the period called a yuga, known as Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali; these four together are called a caturyuga.
प्रोच्यते तत्सहस्रं तु ब्रह्मणो दिवसं नृप। ब्रह्मणो दिवसे राजन्मनवश्च चतुर्दश
It is said, O king, that a thousand of these make a day of Brahmā; in one day of Brahmā, O king, there are fourteen Manus.
भवंति परिमाणं च तेषां कालकृतं शृणु। सप्तर्षयः सुराः शक्रो मनुस्तत्सूनवो नृप
Hear the measure of their time, O king, as determined by time: the Seven Sages, the gods, Indra, Manu, and his sons.
एककाले हि सृज्यंते संह्रियंते च पूर्ववत्। चतर्युगानां संख्याता साधिका ह्येकसप्ततिः
At one time, they are all created and dissolved as before; the number of four yugas, counted together, is indeed a little more than seventy-one.
मन्वंतरं मनोः कालः सुरादीनां च पार्थिव। अष्टौ शतसहस्राणि दिव्यया संख्यया स्मृतः
The period called a manvantara is the time of Manu and the gods, O king; it is remembered as eight hundred thousand by the divine reckoning.
द्विपंचाशत्तथान्यानि सहस्राण्यधिकानि च। त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तु संपूर्णाः संख्याताः संख्यया नृप
And there are fifty-two thousand more, O king; the complete total is thirty crores, counted by number.
सप्तषष्टिस्तथान्यानि नियुतानि महामते। विंशतिश्च सहस्राणि कालोयमधिकं विना
And there are sixty-seven niyutas besides, O wise one, and twenty thousand more; this is the time, excluding the excess.
मन्वंतरस्य संख्येयं मानुषैरिह वत्सरैः। चतुर्द्दशगुणो ह्येष कालो ब्राह्ममहः स्मृतम्
This is the reckoning of a manvantara in human years here; this time, multiplied by fourteen, is remembered as a day of Brahmā.
ब्राह्मो नैमित्तिको नाम तस्यांते प्रतिसंचरः। तदाहि दह्यते सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं भूर्भुवादिकम्
The day of Brahmā is called naimittika; at its end comes dissolution, when all the three worlds—Bhū, Bhuvaḥ, and others—are burned.
जनं प्रयांति तापार्त्ता महर्लोकनिवासिनः। एकार्णवे तु त्रैलोक्ये ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां वरः
The residents of Maharloka, afflicted by heat, go to Jana-loka; when the three worlds are a single ocean, Brahmā, best of knowers of Brahman,
भोगिशय्यागतः शेते त्रैलोक्यग्रासबृंहितः। जनस्थैर्योगिभिर्द्देवश्चिंत्यमानो जगद्विभुः
Rests upon the serpent-bed, having swallowed the three worlds; the Lord of the universe, contemplated by the steadfast yogis of Jana-loka.
तत्प्रमाणां हि तां रात्रिं तदंते सृजते पुनः। एवं तु ब्रह्मणो वर्षमेवं वर्षशतं च तत्
For a night of equal measure, at its end, he creates again; thus is a year of Brahmā, and likewise a hundred such years.
शतं हि तस्य वर्षाणां परमायुर्महात्मनः। एकमस्य व्यतीतं तु परार्धं ब्रह्मणोनघ
A hundred of his years is the supreme lifespan of the great-souled one; of these, one parārdha has passed, O sinless one.
तस्यान्तेभून्महाकल्पः पाद्म इत्यभिविश्रुतः। द्वितीयस्य परार्धस्य वर्तमानस्य वै नृप
At the end of that, the great kalpa called Pādma is renowned; now, O king, the second parārdha is underway.
वाराह इति कल्पोयं प्रथमः परिकल्पितः। ब्रह्मा नारायणाख्योसौ कल्पादौ भगवान्यथा
This Varaha is the first kalpa that has been conceived; at the beginning of the kalpa, the Blessed One called Brahma-Narayana was as follows.
ससर्ज सर्वभूतानि तदाचक्ष्व महामुने। पुलस्त्य उवाच। प्रजाः ससर्ज भगवाननादिस्सर्वसंभवः
He created all beings—tell this, O great sage. Pulastya said: The Blessed One, the origin of all, created the creatures.
अतीतकल्पावसाने निशासुप्तोत्थितः प्रभुः। सत्वोद्रिक्तस्तथा ब्रह्मा शून्यं लोकमवैक्षत
At the end of the previous kalpa, when night had passed and the Lord awoke, Brahma, filled with sattva, beheld the world as empty.
तोयान्तस्स महीं ज्ञात्वा निमग्नां वारिसंप्लवे। प्रविचिंत्य तदुद्धारं कर्तुकामः प्रजापतिः
Knowing that the earth was submerged within the waters, the Lord of creatures, having reflected, wished to raise her up.
विष्णुरूपं तदा ज्ञात्वा पृथ्वीं वोढुं स्वतेजसा। मत्स्यकूर्मादिकां चान्यां वाराहीं तनुमाविशत्
Recognizing the form of Vishnu, to bear the earth by his own power, he entered the boar form, distinct from those of fish, tortoise, and others.
वेदयज्ञमयं रूपमाश्रित्य जगतः स्थितौ। स्थितः स्थिरात्मा सर्वात्मा परमात्मा प्रजापतिः
Assuming a form composed of the Vedas and sacrifice, he, the steadfast Self, the Self of all, the Supreme Self, the Lord of creatures, remained for the support of the world.
प्रविवेशे तदा तोयं तोयाधारे धराधरः। निरीक्ष्य तं तदा देवी पातालतलमागतम्
Then he, the bearer of the earth, entered the water, the foundation of the waters; seeing him, the goddess had reached the nethermost realm.
तुष्टाव प्रणता भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रा वसुंधरा। पृथिव्युवाच। नमस्ते सर्वभूताय नमस्ते परमात्मने
Vasundhara, bowed in devotion, praised him, having become humble in worship. Prithivi spoke: Salutations to you, who are all beings; salutations to you, Supreme Self.