तमोहार महाहार स्वाप्रिय तमोहर
Remover of darkness, great bearer, beloved of your own, dispeller of darkness.
वैश्वानरानलोदग्र ऊर्ध्वपावक सर्वग?? विभावसो महाभाग कृष्णवर्त्मन्नमोनमः
O blazing Vaiśvānara fire, upward-flaming, all-pervading, illustrious one, of great fortune, with dark path—homage, homage!
तुष्टोऽहं भवतो ब्रह्मन्भावकर्म प्रसिध्यति
I am pleased with you, O Brahman; your creative act will succeed.
एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा नमस्कृत्याब्रवीत्पुनः
Thus addressed, Brahmā then bowed and spoke again.
अब्रवीत्सोऽथ ब्रह्माणं पुरुष स्त्वं प्रजापतिः 5.1.4.
Then he said to Brahmā: 'You are the Person, the Lord of creatures.'
अथापश्यत्स दिव्येन भगवंतं सनातनम्
Then he beheld, with divine sight, the eternal Lord.
ज्वलनं गगनं भूमिं दृश्यादृश्यं परं पदम् सदैव कुरुते देवो भुंक्ते सर्वं यतः प्रभुः
The god always creates and enjoys fire, sky, earth, the visible and invisible, the supreme state, for he is the master of all.
अतिसंभूतिभव्येन स्तोत्रेणाथ प्रजापतिः
Then Prajāpati, with a hymn of great and auspicious origin—
ततोऽतिरक्तवर्णं च दृष्ट्वा देवः प्रजापतिः
Thereupon, seeing the god with a very red hue, Prajāpati—
व्यक्ताव्यक्तप्रणेतारं प्रणमञ्छिरसा स्वयम्
He himself bowed with his head to the Lord, the originator of the manifest and unmanifest.
पृथिवी वायुराकाशं यच्चान्यद्भुवनत्रयम्
Earth, air, space, and whatever else exists in the three worlds—
तत्त्वसर्गं भूतसर्गं भावसर्गं तथैव च
the creation of principles, the creation of elements, and likewise the creation of beings—
यत्किंचिद्वस्तुजातं हि तत्सर्वमचरं चरम्
whatever collection of things there may be, all of that, both moving and unmoving—
अथेशः प्राह ब्रह्माणं त्वया दृष्टं यथातथम्
then the Lord said to Brahmā: 'You have seen everything just as it is.'
कर्ताहमनुकर्ता त्वं लोकानां स्थितिकारणे 5.1.4.
'I am the creator; you are the imitator, for the purpose of maintaining the worlds.'
इत्युक्तो देवदेवेन ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
Thus addressed by the God of gods, Brahmā spoke these words:
त्वत्प्रसादात्प्रजासर्गं कुर्वतो मे महेश्वर
'By your grace, O great Lord, I am able to create beings.'
महे३वर उवाच ध्यायतः पुत्रकामस्य स्रष्टु कामस्य ते यतः
Maheśvara said: 'Because you, desiring sons and wishing to create, were meditating—'
पुत्रत्वं प्राप्य हीशस्ते छेत्स्यामि पंचमं शिरः
'Having attained sonship, O Lord, I shall cut off your fifth head.'
कीर्तयस्व सखा धन्यः स नः पूज्यो भविष्यति
'Proclaim him as a blessed friend; he will become worthy of our worship.'
अथापश्यत्ततो ब्रह्मा तेजसा हरिमच्युतम्
Then Brahmā beheld Hari, the infallible one, radiant with splendor.
महेश्वरस्य तेजोर्ध्वं संतं नारायणं प्रभुम्
He saw Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, existing above the radiance of Maheśvara.
अंगुल्या संस्पृशन्देवो ब्रह्माणमब्रवीद्वचः
Touching Brahmā with his finger, the god spoke these words:
भविता लोकरक्षार्थं श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम्
'For the protection of the worlds, the best among all archers will be born.'
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्देवस्तमग्निं पाणिनाऽ ग्रहीत् 5.1.4.
Having said this, the blessed god took that fire in his hand.
इति सत्कृत्य सततं नरं चैव महेश्वरः
Thus, Maheśvara always honored that man as well.
अथाब्रवीत्ततो ब्रह्मा अग्निं तं तु युगक्षये
Then Brahmā spoke to that fire at the end of the age:
भृगुश्चैवांगिराः पुत्रौ भवितारौ न संशयः
'Bhṛgu and Aṅgirās will indeed be your sons, without doubt.'
द्विधा संभज्य तेनाग्निं सृष्टेर्यज्ञो भविष्यति
By dividing that fire into two, the sacrifice of creation will take place.
ब्रह्मणाऽग्नी समेतौ तु ब्रह्माणमनुनोदितौ
The two fires, united by Brahmā, were set in motion by the command of Brahmā.