काव्यालापाश्च ये केचिद्रीतकान्यखिलानि च । शब्दमूर्तिधरस्यैतद्वपुर्विष्णोर्महात्मनः ॥ १,२२.
Whatever poetry, dialogues, and all other compositions there are—these are the forms of sound that constitute the body of the great-souled Viṣṇu.
यानि मूर्तान्यमूर्तानि यान्यत्रान्यत्र वा क्वचित् । सन्ति वै वस्तुजातानि तानि सर्वाणि तद्वपुः ॥ १,२२.
Whatever things exist, whether with form or without, here or elsewhere—truly, all these are his very body.
अहं हरिः सर्वमिदं जनार्दनो नान्यत्ततः कारणकार्यजातम् । ईदृङ्मनो यस्य न तस्यट भूयो भवोद्भावा द्वन्द्वगदा भवन्ति ॥ १,२२.
I am Hari, Janārdana; all this is myself—there is nothing else, no other cause or effect. For one whose mind is thus, O Ṭa, there is no further birth, nor do the pairs of opposites arise.
इत्यैष तेंशः प्रथमः पुराणस्यास्य वै द्विज । यथावत्कथितो यस्मिन्धृते पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १,२२.
Thus, O twice-born, this is the first section of this Purāṇa, as it has been properly told to you; by retaining it, one is freed from sins.
कार्त्तिक्यां पुष्करस्नाने द्वादशाब्देन यत्फलम् । तदस्य श्रवणात्सव मैत्रेयाप्नोति मानवः ॥ १,२२.
The merit gained by bathing at Puṣkara during Kārttikā for twelve years—a man attains that by hearing this, O Maitreya.
देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वयक्षादिनां च सम्भवम् । भवन्ति शृण्वतः पुंसो देवाद्य वरदा मुने ॥ १,२२.
The births among gods, sages, ancestors, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, and others—these, O sage, are granted to the man who listens, beginning with the gods.
मैत्रेय उवाच । भगवन् सम्यागाख्यातं ममैतदखिलं त्वया । जगतः सर्गसम्बन्घि यत् पृष्टोऽसि गुरो मया
Maitreya said: O venerable one, you have properly explained to me all that I asked regarding the creation and arrangement of the world.
योऽयमंशो जगत्सृष्टिसम्बद्धो गदितस्त्वया । तत्राहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भूयोऽपि मुनिसत्तम
Of that portion concerning the creation of the world which you have described, O best of sages, I wish to hear more from you.
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ सुतौ स्वायम्भुवस्य यौ । तयोरुत्तानपादस्य ध्रुवः पुत्रस्त्वयोदितः ।.
You have mentioned that Priyavrata and Uttānapāda were the two sons of Svāyambhuva; and that Dhruva was the son of Uttānapāda.
प्रियव्रतस्य नैवोक्ता भवता द्विज सन्ततिः । तामहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि प्रसन्नो वक्तुमर्हसि
But you have not yet spoken, O twice-born, of the descendants of Priyavrata. I wish to hear about them; may you kindly tell me.
पराशार उवाच । कर्द्दमस्यात्मजां कन्यामुपयेमे प्रियव्रतः । सम्राट् कुक्षी च तत्कन्ये दश पुत्रास्तथापरे
Parāśara said: Priyavrata took as his wife the daughter of Kardama; and from that princess, O king, he had ten sons and another.
महाप्राज्ञा महावीर्य्या विनीता दयिताः पितुः । प्रियव्रतसुताः ख्यातास्तेषां नामानि मे श्वृणु
The sons of Priyavrata were renowned for their great wisdom, valor, discipline, and were beloved by their father; listen now to their names.
आग्नीध्रश्चाग्निबाहुश्च वपुष्मान् द्युतिमांस्तथा । मेधा मेधातिथिर्भव्यः सवनः पुत्र एव च
They were: Āgnīdhra, Agnibāhu, Vapuṣmān, Dyutimān, Medha, Medhātithi, Bhavya, Savana, and another son as well.
ज्योतिष्मान् दशमस्तेषां सत्यनामा सुतोऽभवत् । प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्रास्तु प्रख्याता बलवीर्य्यतः
Jyotiṣmān was the tenth among them, and Satyanāma was also a son; the sons of Priyavrata were famed for their strength and heroism.
मेधाग्निबाहुपुत्रास्तु त्रयो योगपरायणाः । जातिस्मरा महाभाग न राज्याय मनो दधुः
Of the sons, Medha, Agnibāhu, and Putra were devoted to yoga; they were born with great fortune, remembered their past births, and did not set their minds on kingship.
निर्म्मलाः सर्वकालन्तु समस्तार्थेषु वै मुने । चक्रुः क्रिया यथान्यायमफलाकाङ्क्षिणो हि ते
Pure at all times, O sage, they performed all actions rightly and without desire for results.
प्रियव्रतो ददौ तेषां सप्तानां मुनिसत्तम ! विभज्य सप्त द्वीपानि मैत्रेय सुमहात्मनाम्
Priyavrata, O best of sages, divided the seven continents among his seven great-souled sons.
जम्बूद्वीपं महाभाग सोऽग्नीध्राय ददौ पिता । मेधातिथेस्तथा प्रादात् प्लक्षद्वीपमथापरम्
He gave the Jambū continent, O highly fortunate one, to Āgnīdhra; and to Medhātithi he gave the Plakṣa continent, another great land.
शाल्मले च वपुष्मन्तं नरेन्द्रमभिषिक्तवान् । ज्योतिष्मन्तं कुशद्रीपे राजानं कृतवान् प्रभुः
He anointed Vapuṣmān as king of Śālmalī, and made Jyotiṣmān the ruler of the Kuśa continent.
द्युतिमन्तं च राजानं क्रौञ्चद्रीपे समादिशत् । शाकद्वीपेश्वरञ्चापि भव्यञ्चक्रे च स प्रभुः
He appointed Dyutimān as king of the Krauñca continent, and made Bhavya lord of the Śāka continent.
सवनं पुष्करद्वीपे राजानं समकारयत
He established Savana as king of the Puṣkara continent.
जम्बूद्वीपेश्वरो यस्तु आग्नीध्रो मुनिसत्तम । तस्य पुत्रा बभुवुस्ते प्रजापतिसमा नव
Āgnīdhra, O best of sages, became the lord of Jambūdvīpa; he had nine sons, equal to Prajāpati.
नाभिः किम्पुरुषश्वे वै हरिवर्ष इलावृतः । रम्यो हिरण्वान् षष्ठश्च कुरुर्भद्राश्व एव च
They were Nābhi, Kimpuruṣa, Harivarṣa, Ilāvṛta, Ramya, Hiraṇvān, the sixth was Kuru, and also Bhadrāśva.
केतुमालस्तथैवान्यः साधुचेष्टो नृपोऽभवत् । जम्बूद्रीपविभागांश्च तषां विप्र निशामय
Another was Ketumāla, a king of virtuous conduct; now, O brāhmaṇa, listen to the divisions of Jambūdvīpa among them.
पित्रा दत्तं हिमाह्वन्तु वर्षं नाभेस्तु दक्षिणम् । हेमकूटं तथा वर्षं ददौ किम्पुरुषाय सः
The southern region called Himāhvān was given by their father to Nābhi; likewise, he gave the region called Hemakūṭa to Kimpuruṣa.
तृतीयं नैषधं वर्षं हरिवर्षाय दत्तवान । इलावृताय प्रददौ मैरुर्यत्र तु मध्यगः
He gave the third region, Naiṣadha, to Harivarṣa; to Ilāvṛta he gave Meru, which lies in the center.
नीलाचलाश्वितं वर्षं रम्याय प्रददौ पिता । श्वेतं तदुत्तरं वर्षं पित्रा दत्तं हिरण्वते
He gave the region at the foot of Nīla mountain to Ramya; the region to the north, called Śveta, was given by their father to Hiraṇvān.
यदुत्तरं श्वृङ्गवतो वर्षं तत् कुरवे ददौ । मेरोः पूर्व्वेणा यद् वर्षं भद्राश्वाय प्रदत्तवान्
The region north of Śṛṅgavān was given to Kuru; and the region east of Meru was given to Bhadrāśva.
गन्धमादनवर्षन्तु केतुमालाय दत्तवान । इत्येतानि ददौ तेभ्यः पुत्रेभ्यः स नरेश्वरः
He gave the region of Gandhamadana to Ketumala; thus, that lord of men allotted these lands to his sons.
वर्षेष्वेतेषु तान् पुत्रानभिषितच्य स भूमिपः । शालग्रामं महापुण्यं मैत्रेय तपसे ययौ
Having installed his sons in these regions, the king went to the highly sacred Shalagrama for ascetic practice, O Maitreya.