भवन्तु पतयः श्लाघ्या मम जन्मनि जन्मनि । त्वत्प्रसादात्तथा पुत्रः प्रजापतिसमोस्तु मे ॥ १,१५.
May I have worthy husbands in every birth, and by your grace, may I have a son equal to Prajāpati.
कुलं शीलं वयः सत्यं दाक्षिण्यं क्षिप्रकारिता । अविसंवादिता सत्त्वं वृद्धसेवा कृतज्ञता ॥ १,१५.
May he possess noble lineage, character, age, truthfulness, generosity, promptness, reliability, virtue, service to elders, and gratitude.
रूपसम्पत्समायुक्ता सर्वस्य प्रियदर्शना । अयोनिजा च जायेयं त्वन्प्रसादादाधेक्षज ॥ १,१५.
May I be endowed with beauty and wealth, pleasing to all, and, by your grace, may I be born not from a womb, O lotus-eyed one.
सोम उवाच तयैवमुक्तो देवेशो हृषीकेश उवाच ताम् । प्रणामनम्रामुत्थाप्य वरदः परमेश्वरः ॥ १,१५.
Soma said: When she spoke thus, the Lord of the gods, Hṛṣīkeśa, raised her as she bowed, and, being the supreme giver of boons, addressed her.
देव उवाच भविष्यन्ति महावीर्या एकस्मिन्नेव जन्मनि । प्रख्यातोदारकर्णाणो भवत्याः पतयो दश ॥ १,१५.
The god said: In a single birth, you will have ten husbands of great valor, renowned for their noble deeds.
पुत्रञ्च सुमहावीर्यं महाबलपराक्रमम् । प्रजापतिगुणैर्युक्तं त्वमवाप्स्यसि शोभने ॥ १,१५.
And you will obtain a son of immense strength and power, endowed with the qualities of Prajāpati, O beautiful one.
वंशानां तस्य कर्तृत्वं जगत्यस्मिन्भविष्यति । त्रैलोक्यमखिला सूतिस्तस्य चापूरयिष्यति ॥ १,१५.
He will be the progenitor of lineages in this world, and his offspring will fill the entire three worlds.
त्वं चाप्ययोनिजा साध्वी रूपौदार्यगुणान्विता । मनः प्रीतिकरी नॄणां मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यसि ॥ १,१५.
And you, O virtuous one, will be born not from a womb, endowed with beauty and noble qualities, pleasing to the minds of men, by my grace.
इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवस्तां विशालविलोचनाम् । सा चेयं मारिषा जाता युष्मत्पत्नी नृपात्मजाः ॥ १,१५.
Having spoken thus, the god vanished from sight of her with wide eyes; and this Māriṣā was born, who is now your wife, O sons of kings.
श्रीपराशर उवाच ततः सोमस्य वचनाज्जगृहुस्ते प्रचेतसः । संहृत्य कोपं वृक्षेभ्यः पत्नीधर्मोण मारीषाम् ॥ १,१५.
Śrī Parāśara said: Then, at Soma's words, the Pracetas accepted Māriṣā as their wife, setting aside their anger toward the trees.
दशभ्यस्तु प्रचेतोभ्यो मारीषायां प्रजापतिः । जज्ञे दक्षो महाभागो यः पूर्वं ब्रह्मणोऽभवत् ॥ १,१५.
From Māriṣā and the ten Pracetas was born Prajāpati Dakṣa, the greatly fortunate one, who was formerly the son of Brahmā.
स तु दक्षो महाभागःसृष्ट्यर्थं सुमहामते । पुत्रानुत्पादयामास प्रजासृष्ट्यर्थमात्मनः ॥ १,१५.
That Dakṣa, greatly blessed and wise, produced sons for the purpose of creation, to generate offspring from himself.
अवरांश्च वरांश्चैव द्विपदोथ चतुष्पदान् । आदेशं ब्रह्मणः कुर्वन् सृष्ट्यर्थं समुपस्थितः ॥ १,१५.
He created both inferior and superior beings, bipeds and quadrupeds, following Brahmā's command, for the purpose of creation.
स सृष्ट्वा मनसा दक्षः पश्चादसृजत स्त्रियः । ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश । कालस्य नयने युक्ताः सप्तविंशतिमिन्दवे ॥ १,१५.
Dakṣa first created by mind, then produced women; he gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, and twenty-seven to Soma, who are associated with the regulation of time.
तासु देवास्तथा दैत्या नागा गावस्तथा खगाः । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव दानवाद्याश्च जज्ञिरे ॥ १,१५.
From them were born the gods, the demons, the serpents, the cows, the birds, the gandharvas, the apsaras, and also the danavas and others.
ततः प्रभृति मैत्रेय प्रजा मैथुनसम्भवाः । संकल्पाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्पूर्वेषामभवन् प्रजाः । तपोविशेषैः सिद्धानां तदात्यन्ततपस्विनाम् ॥ १,१५.
From that time onward, O Maitreya, offspring have arisen from sexual union; previously, progeny were born from intention, sight, and touch, due to the extraordinary austerities of those accomplished ascetics.
श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच अङ्गुष्ठाद्दक्षिणाद्दक्षः पूर्वं जातो मया श्रुतः । कथं प्राचेतसो भूयः समुत्पन्नो महामुने ॥ १,१५.
Maitreya said: I have heard that Daksha was first born from the right thumb; how then, O great sage, was the son of Prachetas born again?
एष मे संशयो ब्रह्मन्सुमहान्हृदि वर्तते । यद्दैहित्रश्च सोमस्य पुनः श्वशुरतां गतः ॥ १,१५.
This doubt, O Brahman, is very great and dwells in my heart: how did Daksha, the son of Soma, again become the father-in-law?
श्रीराशर उवाच उत्पत्तिश्च निरोधश्च नित्यो भूतेषु सर्वाद । ऋषयोत्र न सुह्यन्ति ये चान्ये दिव्यचक्षुषः ॥ १,१५.
Parashara said: Creation and dissolution are eternal among all beings; neither the sages nor others with divine vision are confused about this.
युगेयुगे भवन्त्येते दक्षाद्या मुनिसत्तम । पुनश्चैवं निरुद्ध्यन्ते विद्वांस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥ १,१५.
In every age, O best of sages, these Daksha and others arise and are again dissolved; the wise are not bewildered by this.
कानिष्ठ्यं ज्यैष्ठ्यमप्येषां पूर्वं नाभूद्द्द्विजोत्तम । तप एव गरीयोभूत्प्रभा वश्चैव कारणम् ॥ १,१५.
Previously, O best of twice-born, there was neither youngest nor eldest among them; austerity alone was esteemed, and brilliance was the cause.
मैत्रेय उवाच देवानां दानवानां च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । उत्पत्तिं विस्तरेणेह मम ब्रह्मन्प्रकीर्तय ॥ १,१५.
Maitreya said: O Brahman, describe to me in detail the origin of the gods, the demons, the gandharvas, the serpents, and the rakshasas.
श्रीपराशर उवाच प्रजाः सृजेति व्यादिष्टः पूर्वं दक्षः स्वयंभुवा । यथा ससर्ज भूतानि तथा शृणु महामुने ॥ १,१५.
Parashara said: Daksha was formerly instructed by Svayambhu to create beings; listen, O great sage, to how he created living creatures.
मानसान्येव भूतानि पूर्वं दक्षोऽसृजत्तदा । देवानृषीन्सगन्धर्वानसुरान्पन्नगांस्तथा ॥ १,१५.
Daksha first created beings by mind alone: gods, sages, gandharvas, asuras, and serpents.
यदास्य सृजमानस्य न व्यवर्धन्त ताः प्रजाः । ततः संचिन्त्य स पुनः सृष्टिहेतोः प्रजापतिः ॥ १,१५.
When those beings he was creating did not multiply, then, reflecting for the sake of creation, the lord of creatures considered again.
मैथुनेनैव धर्मेण सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः । असक्नीमावहत्कन्यां वीरणस्य प्रजापतेः । सुतां सुतपसा युक्तां महतीं लोकधारिणीम् ॥ १,१५.
Desiring to create various beings through lawful union, he took Asikni, the daughter of Virana, a prajapati, endowed with great austerity and sustaining the worlds.
अथ पुत्रसहस्राणै वैरुण्यां पञ्च वीर्यवान् । असिक्न्यां जनयामास सर्गहेतोः प्रजापतिः ॥ १,१५.
Then, for the purpose of creation, the lord of creatures begot a thousand powerful sons in Asikni.
तान्दृष्ट्वा नारदो विप्र संविवर्धयिषून्प्रजाः । संगम्य प्रियसंवादो देवर्षिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १,१५.
Seeing them, O sage, Narada, wishing to increase the progeny, approached them and spoke these agreeable words.
हे हर्यश्वा महावीर्याः प्रजा यूयं करिष्यथ । ईदृशो दृश्यते यत्नो भवतां श्रूयतामीदम् ॥ १,१५.
O Haryashvas, mighty in strength, you will produce offspring; such effort is seen in you—listen to this.
बालिश बत यूयं वै नास्या जानीत वै भुवः । अन्तरूर्ध्वमधश्चैव कथं सृक्ष्यथ वै प्रजाः ॥ १,१५.
Alas, you are indeed childish; you do not know the nature of the earth. How will you create offspring without knowing what lies within, above, and below?