निद्रां मायामयीं कृत्वा जागर्मि च स्वपामि वा 187.
Assuming the sleep woven of illusion, I either remained awake or slept.
युगं युगसहस्राणि यास्यन्ति च गतानि च
A thousand ages pass by, and have passed, in each cycle.
धारितं मम सुश्रोणि दिवा पंचशतानि च
O fair-hipped one, I have upheld you for five hundred days.
यन्मां पृच्छसि वै ज्ञातुमात्मानं च यशस्विनि
That which you ask me to know, and yourself as well, O illustrious one,
क्रोधहेतोर्मया सृष्ट ईश्वरोऽसुरनाशनः
Out of wrath, I created the Lord, the destroyer of demons.
एवं त्रयो वयं देवाः कृत्वा ह्येकार्णवां महीम्
Thus, we three gods, having made the earth into a single ocean,
सर्वं तज्जलपूर्णं तु न चाज्ञायत किञ्चन
All that was filled with water, and nothing else was perceived.
तिष्ठाम वटवृक्षेऽहं मायया बालरूपधृक्
I remained beneath the banyan tree, assuming by illusion the form of a child.
वारयामि वरारोहे जानासि त्वं धरे शुभे
O beautiful one, I restrain you; you know this, O auspicious Earth.
विनिस्सृतं जलं तत्र मायया तदनन्तरम्
Thereupon, water emerged there by means of illusion.
मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थाय भाषितो वचनं मया 187.
Having entered into meditation for a moment, I spoke these words.
एवमुक्तो मया देवि गृह्य तत्र कमण्डलुम्
Thus addressed by me, O goddess, she took up the water-pot there.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ च मरुद्गणाः
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, the two Aśvins, and the hosts of Maruts—
बाहुभ्यां क्षत्रमुत्पन्नं वैश्या ऊरुविनिःस्सृताः
From the arms arose the kṣatriyas; from the thighs, the vaiśyas emerged.
देवताश्चासुरा देवि जातास्ते ब्रह्मणस्तथा
O goddess, the deities and the asuras were born likewise from Brahmā.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा अश्विनौ च मरुद्गणाः
The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, the two Aśvins, and the hosts of Maruts—
दित्यां च जनिताः पुत्रा असुराः सुरशत्रवः
And sons were born to Diti, the asuras, enemies of the gods.
तेजसा भास्कराकाराः सर्वे शास्त्रविदो द्विजाः
All those twice-born, radiant like the sun, are learned in the scriptures.
निमेस्तु वंशसम्भूतो आत्रेय इति विश्रुतः
Nimi, born of the lineage, is renowned as Ātreya.
शीर्णपर्णाम्बुभक्षश्च शिशिरे च जलेशयः 187.
Those who eat dried leaves and water, and those who dwell in water during winter—
वर्षाणां च सहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा वसुन्धरे
For thousands of years, O Earth, they performed austerities.
नष्टं च तं सुतं दृष्ट्वा निमेः शोक उपाविशत्
Seeing that lost son, Nimi was overcome with sorrow.
निमिः कृत्वा ततः शोकं विधानात्तत्र माधवि
Then, after experiencing grief, Nimi performed rites there, O Mādhavi.
तस्य प्रतिविशुद्धस्य माघमासे तु द्वादशीम्
For him, purified in every way, on the twelfth day in the month of Māgha—
स निमिश्चिन्तयामास श्राद्धकल्पं समाहितः
Nimi, with concentrated mind, contemplated the proper rites for the śrāddha.
यानि कानि च भक्ष्याणि नवश्च रससंभवः
Whatever foods there are, and the nine kinds derived from juice—
आमन्त्र्य ब्राह्मणं पूर्वं शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः
After respectfully addressing the Brahmin, he became pure and focused.
सप्तकृत्वस्ततस्तत्र युगपत्समुपाविशत्
Then, seven times in succession, he sat there simultaneously.
पूजयित्वा तु विप्रान्स सप्तकृत्वश्च सुन्दरि
Having worshipped the Brahmins, O beautiful one, seven times as well,
प्रददौ श्रीमते पिण्डं नामगोत्रमुदाहरन् 187.
He offered the sacred rice ball to Śrī, reciting the name and lineage.