सोमदत्तः कृशाश्वाज्जज्ञे योश्वमेधानां शतमाजहार
Somadatta was born from Krishashva, who performed a hundred Ashvamedha sacrifices.
तत्पुत्रो जनमेजयः
His son was Janamejaya.
जनमेजयात्सुमतिः
From Janamejaya was born Sumati.
एते वैशालिका भूभृतः
These are the kings of Vaiśālī.
श्लोकोप्यत्र गीयते
A verse is also sung here.
तृणबिंदोः प्रसादेन सर्वे वैशालिका नृपाः । दीर्घायुषो महात्मानो वीर्यवंतोतिधार्मिकाः
By the favor of Tṛṇabindu, all the kings of Vaiśālī were long-lived, great-souled, powerful, and exceedingly righteous.
शर्यातेः कन्या सुकन्यानामाभवत् यामुपयेमे च्यवनः
Śaryāti had a daughter named Sukanyā, whom Cyavana married.
आनर्त्तनामा परमधार्मिकश्शर्यातिपुत्रोभवत्
Ānarta, supremely righteous, was born as the son of Śaryāti.
आनर्त्तृस्यापि रेवतनामा पुत्रो जज्ञे योसावानर्त्तविषयं बुभुजे पुरीं च कुशस्थलीमध्युवास
Ānarta too had a son named Revata, who ruled the land of Ānarta and resided in the city of Kuśasthalī.
रेवतस्यापि रैवतः पुत्रः ककुद्मिनामा धर्मात्मा भ्रोतृशतस्य ज्योष्ठोऽभवत्
Revata had a son named Raivata, also called Kakudmin, who was the eldest among a hundred brothers and righteous in soul.
तस्य रेवतीनाम कन्याभवत्
He had a daughter named Revatī.
स तामादाय कस्योयमर्हतीति भगवंतमब्जयोनिं प्रष्टुं ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम
Taking her, he went to the world of Brahmā to ask the blessed Lotus-born which suitor would be worthy of her.
तावच्च ब्रह्मणॐतिके हाहाहूहूसंज्ञाभ्यां गंधर्वाभ्यामतितानं नाम दिव्यं गांधर्वमगीयत
Meanwhile, in the presence of Brahmā, the Gandharvas named Hāhā and Hūhū sang a divine Gandharva song called Atitāna.
तच्च त्रिमार्गपरिवृत्तैरनेकयुगपरिवृत्तिं तिष्ठन्नपि रैवतश्शृण्वन्मुहूर्त्तमिव मेने
Though many ages had passed as the song was sung and the three paths revolved, Raivata, listening, thought it lasted only a moment.
गीतावसाने च भगवंतमब्जयोनिं प्रणम्य रैवतः कन्यायोग्यं वरमपृच्छत्
At the end of the song, Raivata bowed to the blessed Lotus-born and asked for a suitable husband for his daughter.
ततश्चासौ भगवानकथयत्कथय योभिमतस्ते वर इति
Then the blessed one said, 'Tell me which suitor you desire.'
पुनश्च प्रणम्य भगवते तस्मै यथाभिमतानात्मनस्स वरान् कथयामास । क एषां भगवतोभिमत इति यस्मै कन्यामिमां प्रयच्छामीति
Again bowing to the blessed one, he told him the suitors he considered suitable, saying, 'Which of these, O blessed one, do you approve, to whom I should give this daughter?'
ततः किंचिदवनतशिरास्सस्मितं भगवानब्जयोनिराह
Then, with his head slightly bowed and smiling, the blessed Lotus-born spoke.
य एते भवतोभिमता नैतेषां सांप्रतं पुत्रपौत्रापत्यापत्यसंततिरस्त्यवनीतले
Those whom you desire—none of them now have descendants of sons or grandsons remaining on earth.
बहूनि तवात्रैव गांधर्वं शृण्वतश्चतुर्यगान्यतीतानि सांप्रतं
While you were here listening to the Gandharva song, many ages have already passed.
महीतलेष्टाविंशतितममनोश्चतुर्युगमतीतप्रायं वर्तते
On the earth, the twenty-eighth cycle of Manu has nearly passed its four ages.
आसन्नो हि कलिः
Indeed, the Kali age is near.
अन्यस्मै कन्यारत्नमिदं भवतैकाकिनाभिमताय देयम्
This jewel among maidens should be given by you, alone, to another who is worthy and whom you desire.
भवतोपि पुत्रमित्त्रकलत्रमंत्रिभृत्यबंधुबलकोशादयस्समस्ताः कालेनैतेनात्यंतमतीताः
All your sons, friends, wives, ministers, servants, relatives, forces, and treasures have, in time, completely passed away.
ततः पुनरप्युत्पन्नसाध्वसो राजा भगवंतं प्रणम्य पप्रच्छ
Then, once more seized by fear, the king, having bowed to the Blessed One, asked him.
भगवन्नेवमवस्थिते म येयं कस्मै देयेति
"Blessed one, in this situation, to whom should this (maiden) not be given?"
ततस्स भगवान् किंचिदवनम्रकंधरः कृतांजलिर्भूत्वा सर्वलोकगुरुरंभोजयोनिराह
Then the Blessed One, the lotus-born, teacher of all worlds, with head slightly bowed and hands joined in reverence, spoke.
ब्रह्मोवाच । न ह्यादिमध्यांतमजस्य यस्य विद्मो वयं सर्वमयस्य धातुः । न च स्वरूपं न परं स्वभावं न चैव सारं परमेश्वरस्य
Brahmā said: "We do not know the beginning, middle, or end of the Unborn, the source of all, who is everything; nor do we know the true form, the supreme nature, or the essence of the Supreme Lord."
कलामुहूर्त्तादिमयश्च कालो न यद्विभूतेः परिणामहेतुः । अजन्मनाशस्य सदैकमूर्त्तेरनामरूपस्य सनातनस्य
Time, composed of moments and hours, is not the cause of transformation for His glory, who is birthless, deathless, ever of one form, without name or form, eternal.
यस्य प्रसादादहमच्युतस्य मूर्त्तिः प्रजासृष्टिकरॐतकारी । क्रोधाच्च रुद्र ः! स्थितिहेतुभूतो यस्माच्च मध्ये पुरुषः परस्मात्
By whose grace I, the form of Acyuta, create beings and bring about their end; from whose wrath is Rudra, the cause of dissolution; and from whom, in the middle, is the Puruṣa, distinct from the supreme.