एवं प्रभावस्स पृथुः पुत्रो वैन्यस्य वीर्यवान्। जज्ञे महीपतिः पूर्वो राजाभूज्जनरञ्जनात्
Thus was the power of Pṛthu, the valiant son of Vainya; he was the first king, born for the delight of the people.
य इदं जन्म वैन्यस्य पृथोः संकीर्त्तरेन्नरः। न तस्य दुष्कृतं किंचित्फलदायि प्रजायते
Whoever recounts this birth of Vainya's son Pṛthu, for him no evil deed ever bears fruit.
दुस्स्वप्नोपशमं नॄणां शृण्वतामेतदुत्तमम्। पृथोर्जन्म प्रभावश्च करोति सततं नृणाम्
Hearing this excellent account of Pṛthu's birth and greatness always brings relief from bad dreams for people.
दीर्घसत्रेण देवेशं सर्व्वयज्ञेश्वरं हरिम् । पूजयिष्याम भद्रं ते तस्यांशस्ते भविष्यति
With a long sacrifice, we shall worship Hari, the lord of all gods and all sacrifices; may it be well with you—his portion will be yours.
दीप्यमानः स वपुषा साक्षादग्निरिव ज्वलन् । आद्यमाजगवं नाम खात् पपाग ततो धनुः
Radiant in form, blazing like fire itself, he entered the sky as the primordial Ajagava, and from there took up the bow.
चकार ह्टदि तादृक् च कर्मणा कृतवानसौ । ततः स पृथिवीपालः पालयन् वसुधामिमाम्
He performed such deeds as were fitting, and then that protector of the earth ruled this world.
प्रजानामुपकाराय यदि मां त्वं हनिष्यसि । आधारः कः प्रजानां ते नपश्वेष्ठे भविष्यति
If you kill me for the benefit of the people, who will be the support for your subjects, should I be destroyed?
ततश्व देवैर्मुनिबिर्दैत्यैरक्षोभिरद्रिभिः । गन्धर्वैरुरगैर्यक्षैः पितृभिस्तरुभिस्तथा
Then the gods, sages, demons, Rākṣasas, mountains, Gandharvas, serpents, Yakṣas, ancestors, and trees—
पृथोः पुत्रौ महावीर्यौ जज्ञातोऽन्तर्द्धिपालिनौ शिखण्डिनी हविर्द्धानमन्तर्द्धानाद् व्यजायत
Two sons of Pṛthu, both of great might and preservers of prosperity, were born—Śikhaṇḍinī and Havirddhāna; from Antarddhāna, they appeared.
हविर्द्धानात् षडाग्नेयी धिषणाजनयत् सुतान् । प्राचीनबर्हिषं शुक्रं गयं कृष्णं व्रजाजिनौ
From Havirddhāna, six sons were born to Dhiṣaṇā, the daughter of Agni: Prācīnabarhis, Śukra, Gaya, Kṛṣṇa, Vraja, and Ajina.
प्राचीनबर्हिर्भगवान् महानासीत् प्रजापतिः । हविर्धानान्महाभाग येन संवर्धिताः प्रजाः ॥ १,१४.
Prācīnabarhis, the blessed and great lord of creatures, was the one by whom the fortunate children of Havirddhāna were raised.
प्राचीनाग्राः कुशास्तस्य पृथिव्यां विश्रुता मुने । प्राचीनबर्हिरभवत्ख्यातो भुवि महाबलः ॥ १,१४.
The sacred kuśa grass, with tips facing east, became renowned on earth, O sage, because of him; Prācīnabarhis became famous on earth as a mighty one.
समुद्रतनयायां तु कृतदारो महीपतिः । महतस्तमसः पारे सवर्णायां महामते ॥ १,१४.
The king, having married the daughter of the ocean, the wise Savarṇā, on the far shore of the great darkness, established his household.
सवर्णाधत्त सामुद्री दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः । सर्वे प्राचेतसो नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगाः ॥ १,१४.
From Savarṇā, the daughter of the ocean, Prācīnabarhis had ten sons; all were called Pracetases, accomplished in the science of archery.
अपृथग्धर्मचरणास्ते तप्यन्त महत्तपः । दशवर्षसहस्राणि समुद्रसलिलेशयः ॥ १,१४.
Practicing the same righteous conduct, they performed great austerities for ten thousand years, dwelling in the waters of the ocean.
श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच यदर्थं ते महात्मानस्तपस्तेपुर्महामुने । प्राचेतसः समुद्राम्भस्येतदाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Maitreya said: For what purpose did those great-souled Pracetases perform austerities in the ocean's waters, O great sage? You should tell this.
श्रीपराशर उवाच पित्रा प्रचेतसः प्रोक्ताः प्रजार्थममितात्मना । प्रजापतिनियुक्तेन बहुमानपुरःसरम् ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Parāśara said: The Pracetases were instructed by their father, whose mind was vast, for the sake of progeny, with great respect, as appointed by the lord of creatures.
प्राचीनबर्हिरुवाच ब्रह्मणा देवदेवेन समादिष्टोस्म्यहं सुताः । प्रजाः संवर्धनीयास्ते मया चोक्तं तथेति तत् ॥ १,१४.
Prācīnabarhis said: I have been commanded by Brahmā, the god of gods, that my sons should increase the progeny; I told them so, and they agreed.
तन्मम प्रीतये पुत्राः प्रजावृद्धिमतन्द्रिताः । कुरुध्वं माननीया वः सम्यगाज्ञा प्रजापतेः ॥ १,१४.
Therefore, my sons, for my satisfaction, diligently promote the growth of progeny; the command of the lord of creatures is to be properly honored by you.
श्रीपराशर उवाच ततस्ते तत्पितुः श्रुत्वा वचनं नृपनन्दनाः । तथेत्युक्त्वा च तं भूयः पप्रच्छुः पितरं मुने ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Parāśara said: Hearing these words of their father, the sons of the king replied, 'So be it,' and then again questioned their father, O sage.
प्रचेतस ऊचुः येन तात प्रजावृद्धौ समर्था कर्मणा वयम् । भवेम तत्समस्तं नः कर्म व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ १,१४.
The Pracetases said: By what action, father, shall we be able to increase progeny? You should explain to us all the means for that.
पितोवाच आराध्य वरदं विष्णुमिष्टप्राप्तिमसंशयम् । समेति नान्यथा मर्त्यः किमन्यत्कथयामि वः ॥ १,१४.
The father said: By worshiping Viṣṇu, the bestower of boons, one attains desired results without doubt; no mortal achieves it otherwise—what else should I tell you?
तस्मात्प्रजा विवृद्ध्यर्थं सर्वभूतप्रभुं हरिम् । आराधयत गोविन्दं यदि सिद्धिमभीप्सथः ॥ १,१४.
Therefore, for the increase of progeny, worship Hari, the lord of all beings; if you desire success, worship Govinda.
धर्ममर्थं च कामं च मोक्षं चान्विच्छतां सदा । आराधनीयो भगवाननादिपुरुषोत्तमः ॥ १,१४.
For those who always seek righteousness, wealth, pleasure, and liberation, the blessed, primeval, supreme person is to be worshiped.
यस्मिन्नाराधिते सर्गं चकारादौ प्रजापतिः । तमाराध्याच्युतं वृद्धिः प्रजानां वो भविष्यति ॥ १,१४.
By worshiping him, the unchanging one, whom the lord of creatures worshiped at the beginning to create the world, you will attain the increase of progeny.
श्रीपराशर उवाच इत्येवमुक्तास्ते पित्रा पुत्राः प्राचेतसो दश । मग्नाः पयोधिसलिले तपस्तेषुः समाहिताः ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Parāśara said: Thus instructed by their father, the ten Pracetases entered the waters of the ocean and performed austerities with concentrated minds.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि न्यस्तचित्ता जगत्पतौ । नारायणे मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकपरायणे ॥ १,१४.
For ten thousand years, with their minds fixed upon the Lord of the universe, upon Nārāyaṇa, the supreme refuge of all worlds, O best of sages, they remained absorbed.
तत्रैवावस्थिता देवमेकाग्रमनसो हरिम् । तुष्टुवुर्यःस्तुतः कामान् स्तोतुरिष्टान्प्रयच्छति ॥ १,१४.
There, with one-pointed minds, they praised Hari, the god who, when praised, grants the desired wishes to those who offer him hymns.
श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच स्तवं प्रचेतसो विष्णोः समुद्राम्भसि संस्थिताः । चक्रुस्तन्मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ सुपुण्यं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Maitreya said: The Pracetas, standing in the ocean’s waters, composed a hymn to Viṣṇu; O best of sages, you should recount that most auspicious hymn to me.
श्रीपराशर उवाच शृणु मैत्रेय गोविन्दं यथापूर्वं प्रचेतसः । तुष्टुवुस्तन्मयीभूताः समुद्रसलिलेशयाः ॥ १,१४.
Śrī Parāśara said: Listen, Maitreya, to how the Pracetas, having become absorbed in him, praised Govinda as they lay in the waters of the ocean, just as before.