अरिष्टा तु महासत्त्वान् गन्धर्व्वान् समजीजनत् । एते कश्यपदायादाः कीर्त्तिताः स्थाणु-जङ्गमाः
Svasā produced Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; Muni gave birth to Apsarases; Ariṣṭā, of great strength, produced the Gandharvas.
तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्त्रशः । एष मन्वन्तरे मर्गो ब्रह्मन् स्वारोचिषे स्मृतः
These are the descendants of Kaśyapa, both stationary and moving beings; their sons and grandsons number in the hundreds and thousands.
वैवस्वते च महति वारुणे वितते क्रतौ । जुह्वानस्य ब्रह्मणो वै प्रजासर्ग इहोच्यते
This, O Brāhmaṇa, is the creation known as the Svārociṣa Manvantara.
पूर्व्वं यत्र तु सप्तर्षीनुत्पन्नान् सप्त मानसान् । पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास स्वयमेव पितामहः
In the great Vaivasvata and Vāruṇa Manvantaras, and in the Kṛta age, the creation of beings by the Brahmā named Juhvāna is described here.
गन्धर्व्वभोगिदेवानां दानवानाञ्च सत्तम । दितिर्व्विनष्टपुत्रा वै तोषयामास कश्यपम्
In the past, the Grandfather himself appointed the seven sages as his sons, for the protection of Gandharvas, serpents, gods, and Dānavas, O best of beings.
तया चाराधितः सम्यक् कश्यपस्तपतां वरः । वरेण च्छन्दयामास सा च वव्र ततो वरम्
Diti, having lost her sons, sought to please Kaśyapa; she worshipped him properly, O best of ascetics.
पुत्रमिन्द्रवधार्थाय समर्थममितौजसम् । स च तस्मै वरं प्रादादू भार्य्यायै मुनिसत्तम
He, gratified, offered her a boon, and she chose a son, powerful and mighty, capable of slaying Indra.
दत्ता च वरमत्युय्र कश्यपस्तामुवाच ह । शक्रं पुत्रो निहन्ता ते यदि गर्भं शरच्छतम्
The sage granted her the formidable boon, and after bestowing it, Kaśyapa spoke to his wife.
समाहितातिप्रयता शुचिनी धारयिष्यसि । इत्येवमुत्तवा तां देवीं सङ्गतः कश्यपो मुनिः
If you, with utmost concentration, purity, and effort, carry the child for a hundred years, your son will slay Indra.
दधार मा च तं गर्भं सम्यक् शौचसमन्विता । गर्भमात्मवधार्थाय ज्ञात्वा तं मघवानपि
Having spoken thus to the goddess, the sage Kaśyapa united with her; she bore the embryo with great purity.
सुश्रूषु स्तामथागच्छदू विनयादमराधिपः । तस्याश्चैवान्तरं प्रेप्सुरतिष्ठते पाकशासनः
Knowing that the embryo was destined for his own destruction, Maghavan (Indra), lord of the gods, approached her in humility and served her.
ऊने वर्ष शते चास्या ददर्शान्तरमात्मना । अकृत्वा पादयोः शौचं दितिः शयनमाविशत्
Desiring to enter her womb, Indra waited; when the hundred years were nearly complete, he perceived an opening by his own power.
नि द्राञ्चाहारायामास तस्याः कुक्षिं प्रविश्य सः । वज्रपाणिर्म्महागर्भं चिच्छदाथ स सप्तधा
Diti, without cleansing her feet, entered her bed and fell asleep; Indra entered her womb at that moment.
स पीड़यमानो वज्रेणा प्ररुरोदातिदारुणम् । मा रोदीरिति तं शक्रः पुनः पूनरभाषत
Wielding the thunderbolt, Indra cut the great embryo into seven parts; as he was struck, the child cried out terribly.
सोऽभवत् सप्तधा गर्भस्तमिन्द्रः कुपितः पुनः । एकैक सप्तधा चक्र वज्रणारिविदारिणा
Indra repeatedly said, 'Do not cry!' But the embryo was divided into seven parts, and Indra, enraged, acted again.
मरुतो नाम देवास्ते बभूवुरतिवेगिनः । यदुक्तं वै मघवता तेनैव मरुतोऽभवन् । देवा एकोनपञ्चासत् सहाया वज्रपाणिनः
With his thunderbolt, the foe-slayer split each part into seven again; thus arose the gods called Maruts, swift as the wind.
श्रीपराशर उवाच यदाभिषिक्तः स पृथुः पूर्वं राज्ये महर्षिभिः । ततः क्रमेण राज्यानि ददौ लोकपितामहः ॥ १,२२.
Śrī Parāśara said: When that Pṛthu was formerly anointed as king by the great sages, then, in due order, the Lord of the World assigned the sovereignties.
नक्षत्रग्रहविप्राणां वीरुधां चाप्यशेषतः । सोमं राज्ये दधद्ब्रह्मा यज्ञानां तपसामपि ॥ १,२२.
Brahma gave the sovereignty over the stars, planets, priests, and all plants to Soma, as well as over sacrifices and austerities.
राज्ञां वैश्रवणं राज्ये जलानां वरुणं तथा । आदित्यानां पतिं विष्णुं वसूनामथ पावकम् ॥ १,२२.
He gave the kingship of kings to Vaiśravaṇa, of waters to Varuṇa, of the Ādityas to Viṣṇu, of the Vasus to Pāvaka (Agni).
प्रजापतीनां दक्षं तु वासवं मरुतामपि । दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्लादमधिपं ददौ ॥ १,२२.
He gave Dakṣa the lordship of the progenitors, Vāsava (Indra) that of the Maruts, and Prahlāda the rulership of the Daityas and Dānavas.
पितॄणां धर्मराजानं यमं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयत् । ऐरावतं गर्जेद्राणामशेषाणां पतिं ददौ ॥ १,२२.
He anointed Yama, the lord of righteousness, as king of the ancestors; to the elephants, he gave Airavata as their sovereign, and to the roaring lions, he gave their lord over all.
पतत्रिणां तु गरुडं देवानामपि वासवम् । उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां वृषभं तु गवामपि ॥ १,२२.
He gave Garuda to the birds, Vasava (Indra) to the gods, Ucchaihshravas to the horses, and the bull to the cows.
मृगाणां चैव सर्वेषां राज्ये सिंहं ददौ प्रभुः । शेषं तु दन्दशूकानामकरोत्पतिमव्ययः ॥ १,२२.
To all the beasts, the Lord gave the lion as king; and he made Shesha the imperishable lord of the serpents.
हिमालयं स्थावराणां मुनीनां कपिलं मुनिम् । नखिनां दंष्ट्रिणां चैव मृगाणां व्याघ्रमीश्वरम् ॥ १,२२.
He made the Himalaya king of the immovables, Kapila the sage among the sages, and the tiger lord of the clawed and fanged beasts.
वनस्पतीनां राजानां प्लक्षमैवाभ्यषेचयत् । एवमेवान्यजातीनां प्राधान्येनाकरोत्प्रभून् ॥ १,२२.
He anointed the Plaksha tree as king of the trees; in this way, he appointed rulers with preeminence among other kinds as well.
एवं विभज्य राज्यानि दिशां पालाननन्तरम् । प्रजापतिपतिर्ब्रह्मा स्थापयामास सर्वतः ॥ १,२२.
Thus, after dividing the kingdoms and appointing the guardians of the directions, Brahma, the lord of progenitors, established them everywhere.
पूर्वस्यां दिशि राजानं वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः । दिशापालं सुधन्वानं सुतं वै सोऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ १,२२.
In the eastern direction, he anointed Sudhanvan, son of the Prajapati Vairaja, as king and guardian of that quarter.
दक्षिणस्यां दिशि तथा कर्दमस्य प्रजापतेः । पुत्रं शङ्खपदं नाम राजानं सोऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ १,२२.
In the southern direction, likewise, he anointed Shankhapada, son of the Prajapati Kardama, as king.
पश्चिमस्यां दिशि तथा रजसः पुत्रमच्युतम् । केतुमन्तं महात्मानं राजानं सोऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥ १,२२.
In the western direction, he anointed Ketumant, the great-souled son of Rajasa, as king.
तथा हिरण्यरोमाणं पर्जन्यस्य प्रजापतेः । उदीच्यां दिशि दुर्धर्षं राजानमभ्यषेचयत् ॥ १,२२.
Similarly, in the northern direction, he anointed Hiraṇyaroma, the unconquerable son of the Prajapati Parjanya, as king.