तद्यथा सकलजगतामादिरनादिभूतस्स ऋग्यजुस्सामादिमयो भगवान् विष्णुस्तस्य ब्रह्मणो मर्त्तं रूपं हिरण्यगर्भो ब्रह्मांडभूतो ब्रह्मा भगवान् प्राग्बभूव
Just as the blessed Viṣṇu, the origin and eternal foundation of all worlds, embodies the Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāma Vedas, so from Him, Brahmā—called Hiraṇyagarbha, the cosmic egg—first appeared in mortal form.
ब्रह्मणश्च दक्षिणांगुष्ठजन्मा दक्षप्रजापतिः दक्षस्याप्यदितिरदितेर्विवस्वान् विवस्वतो मनुः
From Brahmā’s right thumb was born Dakṣa Prajāpati; from Dakṣa came Aditi; from Aditi, Vivasvān; and from Vivasvān, Manu.
मनोरिक्ष्वाकुनृगधृष्टशर्यातिनरिष्यंतप्रांशुनाभगदिष्टकरूषपृषध्राख्या दश पुत्रा बभूवुः
Manu had ten sons: Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Prāṃśu, Nābhaga, Diṣṭa, Karūṣa, and Pṛṣadhra.
इष्ठिं च मित्रावरुणयोर्मनुः पुत्रकामश्चकार
Desiring sons, Manu performed a sacrifice for Mitra and Varuṇa.
तत्र तावदह्नुते होतुरपचारादिला नाम कन्या बभूव
There, due to an error by the officiating priest, a daughter named Ilā was born.
सैव च मित्रावरुणयोः प्रसादात्सुद्युम्नो नाम मनोः पुत्रो मैत्रेय आसीत्
By the favor of Mitra and Varuṇa, that same Ilā became Sudyumna, a son of Manu, O Maitreya.
पुनश्चेश्वरकोपात्स्त्री सती सा तु सोमसूनोर्बुधस्याश्रमसमीपे बभ्राम
Again, due to the wrath of the lord, she became a woman and wandered near the hermitage of Budha, son of Soma.
सानुरागाच्च तस्यां बुधः पुरूरवसमात्मजमुत्पादयामास
Moved by affection, Budha fathered Purūravas, his own son, with her.
जातेपि तस्मिन्नमिततेजोभिः परमर्षिभिरिष्टिमय ऋङ्मयो यजुर्मयस्साममयोथर्वणमयस्सर्ववेदमयो मनोमयो ज्ञानमयो न किंचिन्मयोन्नमयो भगवान् यज्ञपुरुषस्वरूपी सुद्युम्नस्य पुंस्त्वमभिलषद्भिर्यथावदिष्टस्तत्प्रसादादिला पुनरपि सुद्युम्नोऽभवत्
Even after his birth, the great sages, desiring Sudyumna’s manhood, performed sacrifices of the Ṛg, Yajus, Sāma, Atharva Vedas, and all Vedas, embodying mind, knowledge, and the essence of food, invoking the divine form of the Yajña-Puruṣa; thus, by their favor, Ilā again became Sudyumna.
तस्याप्युत्कलगयविनतास्त्रयः पुत्रा बभूवुः
He had three sons: Uttkala, Gaya, and Vinata.
सुद्युम्नस्तु स्त्रीपूर्वकत्वाद्रा ज्यभागं न लेभे
But Sudyumna, because of his prior existence as a woman, did not receive a share of the kingdom.
तत्पित्रा तु वसिष्ठवचनात्प्रतिष्ठानं नाम नगरं सुद्युम्नाय दत्तं तच्चासौ पुरूरवसे प्रादात्
Then, by his father’s command and the counsel of Vasiṣṭha, the city named Pratiṣṭhāna was given to Sudyumna, and he in turn gave it to Purūravas.
तदन्वयाश्च क्षत्त्रियास्सर्वै दिक्ष्वभवन् । पृषध्रस्तु मनुपुत्रो गुरुगोवधाच्छूद्र त्वमगमत्
And from their lineage, Kṣatriyas arose in all directions; but Pṛṣadhra, son of Manu, became a Śūdra due to the killing of his guru’s cow.
मनोः पुत्रः करूषः करूषात्कारूषाः क्षत्त्रिया महाबलपराक्रमा बभूवः
Manu’s son Karūṣa gave rise to the Karūṣa Kṣatriyas, who were mighty and valiant.
दिष्टपुत्रस्तु नाभागो वैश्यतामगमत्तस्माद्बलंधनः पुत्रोभवत्
Diṣṭa’s son Nābhāga became a Vaiśya, and from him was born his son Balaṃdhana.
बलंधनाद्वत्सप्रीतिरुदारकीर्त्तिः
From Balaṃdhana came Vatsaprīti and Udārakīrtti.
वत्सप्रीतेः प्रांशुरभवत्
From Vatsaprīti was born Prāṃśu.
प्रजापतिश्च प्रांशोरेकोऽभवत्
From Prāṃśu, Prajāpati was born as his only son.
ततश्च खनित्रः
Then from him came Khanitra.
तस्माच्चक्षुषः
From him was born Cakṣuṣa.
चक्षुषाच्चातिबलपराक्रमो विंशोभवत्
From Cakṣuṣa, Viṃśa was born, endowed with great strength and valor.
ततो विविंशकः
Then from him came Viviṃśaka.
तस्माच्च खनिनेत्रः
From him was born Khaninetra.
ततश्चातिविभूतिः
Then from him came Ativibhūti.
अतिविभूतेरतिबलपराक्रमः करंधमः पुत्रोभवत्
From Ativibhūti, Karaṃdhama was born, a son of great strength and valor.
तस्मादप्यविक्षित्
From him was born Avikṣit.
अविक्षितोप्यतिबलपराक्रमः पुत्रो मरुत्तो नामाऽभवत् । यस्येमावद्यापि श्लोकौ गीयेत्
Avikṣit too had a son of great strength and valor, named Marutta, about whom these two verses are still sung.
मरुत्तस्य यथा यज्ञस्तथा कस्याभवद्भुवि । सर्वं हिरण्मयं यस्य यज्ञवस्त्वतिशोभनम्
Whose sacrifice on earth was like that of Marutta? All the sacrificial objects of his were made of gold and exceedingly splendid.
अमाद्यदिंद्र स्सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः । मरुतः परिवेष्टारस्सदस्याश्च दिवौकसः
Indra was present as an uninvited guest, the twice-born received gifts of soma and fees, the Maruts served as attendants, and the gods of heaven were participants in the assembly.
स मरुत्तश्चक्रवर्त्ती नरिष्यंतनामानं पुत्रमवाप
That Marutta, the universal emperor, had a son named Nariṣyanta.