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.
तैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना । यथाप्रदेशमद्यापि धर्मतः परिपाल्यते ॥ १,२२.
By these, the entire earth with its seven continents and cities is still protected according to righteousness, each in their own region.
एते सर्वे प्रवृत्तस्य स्थितौ विष्णोर्महात्मनः । विभूतिभूता राजानो ये चान्ये मुनिसत्तम ॥ १,२२.
All these kings, and others as well, O best of sages, are manifestations of the great-souled Vishnu in the maintenance of the world.
ये भविष्यन्ति ये भूताः सर्वे भूतेश्वरा द्विज । ते सर्वे सर्वभूतस्य विष्णोरंशा द्विजोत्तम ॥ १,२२.
All those who have been, who will be, and who are now—every lord of beings, O twice-born—are all portions of Vishnu, lord of all beings.
ये तु देवाधिपतयो ये च दैत्याधिपास्तथा । दानवानां च ये नाथा ये नाथाः पिशिताशिनाम् ॥ १,२२.
Those who are lords of the gods, and likewise those who are lords of the Daityas, the rulers of the Danavas, and the lords of the flesh-eaters—
पशूनां ये च पतयः पतयो ये च पक्षिणाम् । मनुष्याणां च सर्पाणां नागानामधिपाश्च ये ॥ १,२२.
The lords of the animals, the lords of the birds, the rulers of humans, serpents, and the sovereigns of the Nagas—
वृक्षाणां पर्वतानां च ग्रहाणां चापि येऽधिपाः । अतीता वर्तमानाश्च ये भविष्यन्ति चापरे । ते सर्वे सर्वभूतस्य विष्णोरंशसमुद्भवाः ॥ १,२२.
The lords of trees, of mountains, and of planets—those who have passed, those who are present, and those who will come—are all born from portions of Vishnu, lord of all beings.
न हि पालनसामर्थ्यमृते सर्वेश्वरं हरिम् । स्थितं स्थितौ महाप्राज्ञ भवत्यन्यस्य कस्यचित् ॥ १,२२.
For, O wise one, apart from Hari, the lord of all, no one else has the power to sustain the world in its order.
सृजत्येष जगत्सृष्टौ स्थितौ पाति सनातनः । हन्ति चैवान्तकत्वेन रजःसत्त्वादिसंश्रयः ॥ १,२२.
He, the eternal, creates the world at the beginning, preserves it in its existence, and destroys it at the end, taking on the forms of rajas, sattva, and others.
चतुर्विभागः संसृष्टौ चतुर्धा संस्थितः स्थितौ । प्रलयं च करोत्यन्ते चतुर्भेदो जनार्दनः ॥ १,२२.
In creation, he is fourfold; in preservation, he abides in four ways; and at the end, Janardana brings about dissolution in four forms.
एकेनांशेन ब्रह्मसौ भवत्यव्यक्तमूर्तिमान् । मरीचिमिश्राः पतयः प्रजानाञ्चान्यभागशः ॥ १,२२.
By one portion, he becomes Brahma, possessing an unmanifest form; the lords of beings, mixed with Marici, arise from other portions.