तस्मिन्नरपतौ सत्रं नैमिषेयाः प्रचक्रिरे। यं गर्भे सुषुवे गङ्गा पावकाद्दीप्ततेजसम्। तदुल्बं पर्वते न्यस्तं हिरण्यं प्रत्यपद्यत
During the reign of that king, the Naimiṣeyas performed the sacrifice; the one whom Gaṅgā bore in her womb from Pāvaka, blazing with brilliance—his embryo, placed on the mountain, turned into gold.
हिरण्मयं ततश्चक्रे यज्ञवाटं महात्मनाम्। विश्वकर्मा स्वयं देवो भावयन् लोकभावनम्
Then Viśvakarman himself, the god who creates the worlds, fashioned from that gold a sacrificial enclosure for the great-souled ones.
बृहस्पतिस्ततस्तत्र तेषाममिततेजसाम्। ऐलः पुरूरवा भेजे तं देशं मृगयां चरन्
Then Bṛhaspati, among those of immeasurable brilliance, and Aila Purūravas, came to that place while roaming for the hunt.
तं दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चार्यं यज्ञवाटं हिरण्मयम्। लोभेन हतविज्ञानस्तदादातुं प्रचक्रमे
Seeing that wondrous golden sacrificial enclosure, his mind overcome by greed, he set out to take it.
नैमिषेयास्ततस्तस्य चुक्रुधुर्नृपतेर्भृशम्। निजघ्नुश्चापि संक्रुद्धाः कुशवज्रैर्मनीषिणः। ततो निशान्ते राजानं मुनयो दैवनोदिताः
Then the Naimiṣeyas became very angry with the king; enraged, the wise ones struck him with blades of sacred grass as thunderbolts. Then, at night’s end, the sages, prompted by fate, approached the king.
कुशवज्रैर्विनिष्पिष्टः स राजा व्यजहात्तनुम् । और्वशेयं ततस्तस्य पुत्रञ्चक्रुर्नृपं भुवि
Crushed by the blades of sacred grass, that king gave up his body; then, from him, the descendants of Urvaśī made his son king on earth.
नहुषस्य महात्मानं पितरं यं प्रचक्षते। स तेषु वर्त्तते सम्यग् धर्मशीलो महीपतिः। आयुरारोग्यमत्युग्रं तस्मिन् स नरसत्तमः
He whom they call the great-souled father of Nahuṣa—he dwells among them, a righteous king, possessing immense life and vigor, that best of men.
सान्त्वयित्वा च राजानं ततो ब्रह्मविदां वराः। सत्रमारेभिरे कर्त्तुं यथावद्धर्मभूतये
Having consoled the king, the foremost of the knowers of Brahman then began the sacrificial session properly, for the sake of upholding dharma.
बभूव सत्रं तत्तेषां बह्वाश्चर्यं महात्मनाम्। विश्वं सिसृक्षमाणानां पुरा विश्वसृजामिव
That sacrificial session of theirs was wondrous and great, as if they were the creators of the universe wishing to bring forth the worlds anew.
वैखानसैः प्रियसखैर्वालखिल्यैर्मरीचिकैः। अन्यैश्च मुनिभिर्जुष्टं सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभैः
It was attended by Vaikhānasa ascetics, dear friends, Vālakhilyas, Marīcikas, and other sages, shining with the brilliance of the sun and fire.
पितृदेवाप्सरःसिद्धैर्गन्धर्वोरगचारणैः। सम्भारैस्तु शुभैर्जुष्टं तैरेवेन्द्रसदो यथा
It was graced by ancestors, gods, apsarases, siddhas, gandharvas, serpents, and celestial beings, adorned with auspicious offerings, just like the assembly of Indra.
स्तोत्रसत्रग्रहैर्देवान् पितृन् पित्र्यैश्च कर्मभिः। आनर्चुश्च यथाजाति गन्धर्वादीन् यथाविधि
With hymns, sacrificial sessions, and offerings, they worshipped the gods and ancestors with ancestral rites, and honored the gandharvas and others according to proper order.
आराधयितुमिच्छन्तस्ततः कर्मान्तरेष्वथ। जगुः सामानि गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
Desiring to worship, then, in other rites, the Gandharvas sang Sāman hymns, and the groups of Apsarases danced.
व्याजहुर्मुनयो वाचं चित्राक्षरपदां शुभाम्। मन्त्रादितत्त्वविद्वांसो जगदुश्च परस्परम्
The sages, knowing the essence of mantras and other truths, spoke auspicious words with varied and beautiful syllables, and conversed with one another.
वितण्डावचनाश्चैके निजघ्नुः प्रतिवादिनः। ऋषयस्तत्र विद्वांसः साङ्ख्यार्थन्यायकोविदाः
Some learned seers, skilled in Sāṅkhya meanings and logic, refuted their opponents with words resembling debates.
न तत्र दुरितं किंचिद्विदधुर्ब्रह्मराक्षसाः। न च यज्ञहनो दैत्या न च यज्ञमुषोऽसुराः
There, the Brahmarākṣasas did not commit any evil; nor did the Daityas destroy the sacrifice, nor did the Asuras steal it.
प्रायश्चित्तं दुरिष्टं वा न तत्र समजायत। शक्तिप्रज्ञा क्रियायोगैर्विधिरासीत् स्वनुष्ठितः
No expiation or evil act arose there; by the power of ability, wisdom, and proper action, the ritual was performed as prescribed.
एवं वितेनिरे सत्रं द्वादशाब्दं मनीषिणः। भृग्वाद्या ऋषयो धीरा ज्योतिष्टोमान् पृथक् पृथक्। चक्रिरे पृष्ठगमनान् सर्वानयुतदक्षिणान्
Thus, the wise seers, beginning with Bhṛgu, performed the twelve-year sacrificial session, each conducting separate Jyotiṣṭoma rites, each with countless gifts.
समाप्तयज्ञास्ते सर्वे वायुमेव महाधिपम्। पप्रच्छुरमितात्मानं भवद्भिर्यदहं द्विजाः। प्रणोदितश्च वंशार्थं स च तानब्रवीत्प्रभुः
When all those with self-restraint had completed the sacrifice, they asked Vāyu, the great lord, 'O twice-born, as you have prompted us for the sake of lineage,' and the lord spoke to them.
शिष्यः स्वयम्भुवो देवः सर्वप्रत्यक्षदृग्वशी। अणिमादिभिरष्टाभिरैश्वर्यैर्यः समन्वितः
He is the disciple of self-born God, who sees all directly and is master, endowed with the eight powers beginning with aṇimā.
तिर्यग्योन्यादिभिर्धर्मैः सर्वलोकान्बिभर्त्ति यः। सप्तस्कन्धादिकं शश्वत् प्लवते योजनाद्वरः
He upholds all worlds by means of the duties of animals and others; he always crosses the seven continents and more, surpassing the yojana measure.
विषये नियता यस्य संस्थिताः सप्तका गणाः। व्यूहांस्त्रयाणां भूतानां कुर्वन् यश्च महाबलः। तेजसश्चात्त्युपध्यानन्दधातीमं शरीरिणम्
In his domain, the seven groups are established; he, of great strength, arranges the formations of the three kinds of beings, and surpasses the embodied by the energy, subtlety, and joy of the elements.
प्राणाद्या वृत्तयः पञ्च करणानां च वृत्तिभिः। प्रेर्यमाणाः शरीराणां कुर्वते यास्तु धारणम्
The five vital functions, beginning with prāṇa, along with the activities of the senses, being impelled, support the bodies.
आकाशयोनिर्हि गुणः शब्दस्पर्शसमन्वितः। तैजसप्रकृतिश्चोक्तोऽप्ययं भावो मनीषिभिः
He is said to be born of space, possessing the quality of sound and touch; this nature is also declared by the wise to be of fiery origin.
तत्राभि मानी भगवान् वायुश्चातिक्रियात्मकः। वातारणिः समाख्यातः शब्दशास्त्रविशारदः
There, the venerable Vāyu, of exceedingly active nature, is called Vātāraṇi, expert in the science of sound.
भारत्या श्लक्ष्णया सर्वान् मुनीन् प्रह्लादयन्निव। पुराणज्ञः सुमनसः पुराणाश्रययुक्तया
With gentle speech, as if delighting all the sages, knowing the Purāṇas, of good mind, endowed with the support of the Purāṇas.
सूत उवाच।। महेश्वरायोत्तमवीर्यकर्मणे सुरर्षभायामितबुद्धितेजसे। सहस्रसूर्यानलवर्च्चसे नमस्त्रिलोकसंहारविसृष्टये नमः
Sūta said: Salutation to Maheśvara, of supreme heroic deeds, the foremost among gods, of immeasurable intellect and brilliance, whose radiance equals a thousand suns and fires; salutation to him who creates and dissolves the three worlds.
प्रजापतीन् लोकनमस्कृतां स्तथा स्वयम्भुरुद्रप्रभृतीन् महेश्वरान्। भृगुं मरीचिं परमेष्ठिनं मनुं रजस्तमोधर्ममथापि कश्यपम्
To the Prajāpatis, revered by the worlds, to Svayambhū, Rudra and the other great lords, to Bhṛgu, Marīci, Parameṣṭhin, Manu, to those of the qualities of passion and darkness, and also to Kaśyapa.
वसिष्ठदक्षात्रिपुलस्त्यकर्द्दमान् रुचिं विवस्वन्तमथापि च क्रतुम्। मुनिं तथैवाङ्गिरसं प्रजापतिं प्रणम्य मूर्ध्ना पुलहं च भावतः
To Vasiṣṭha, Dakṣa, Atri, Pulastya, Kardama, Ruci, Vivasvat, and also Kratu; likewise, bowing with the head to the sage Aṅgiras, the Prajāpati, and Pulaha by nature.
तथैव चुक्रोधनमेकविंशतिं प्रजा विवृद्ध्यार्पितकार्यशासनम्। पुरातनानप्यपरांश्च शाश्वतांस्तथैव चान्यान् सगणानवस्थितान्
Likewise, to Cukrodhana and the twenty-one, to those entrusted with the task of increasing the peoples, to the ancient and the later, to the eternal ones, and to others established with their groups.