12.327

जनमेजय उवाच॥

janamejaya uvāca॥

[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (a proper name;) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Janamejaya said;)

Janamejaya said.

कथं स भगवान्देवो यज्ञेष्वग्रहरः प्रभुः। यज्ञधारी च सततं वेदवेदाङ्गवित्तथा ॥३-३२७-१॥

kathaṁ sa bhagavān devo yajñeṣv agraharaḥ prabhuḥ। yajñadhārī ca satataṁ vedavedāṅgavittathā ॥3-327-1॥

[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; देवः (devaḥ) - god; यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; अग्रहरः (agraharaḥ) - receiver of the foremost share; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master; यज्ञधारी (yajñadhārī) - bearer of sacrifice; च (ca) - and; सततम् (satatam) - always; वेदवेदाङ्गवित् (vedavedāṅgavit) - knower of Veda and Vedāṅga; तथा (tathā) - also;]

(How he the Lord god in sacrifices receiver of the foremost share the master, bearer of sacrifice and always knower of Veda and Vedāṅga also.)

How is that Lord, the god, the master who receives the foremost share in sacrifices, who always bears the sacrifice and is also the knower of the Veda and Vedāṅgas? (3-327-1)

निवृत्तं चास्थितो धर्मं क्षेमी भागवतप्रियः। प्रवृत्तिधर्मान्विदधे स एव भगवान्प्रभुः ॥३-३२७-२॥

nivṛttaṃ cāsthito dharmaṃ kṣemī bhāgavatapriyaḥ। pravṛttidharmānvidadhe sa eva bhagavānprabhuḥ ॥3-327-2॥

[निवृत्तं (nivṛttam) - ceased; withdrawn; च (ca) - and; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established; abided; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; righteousness; क्षेमी (kṣemī) - secure; safe; भागवतप्रियः (bhāgavatapriyaḥ) - dear to the devotees; beloved of the Bhāgavatas; प्रवृत्तिधर्मान् (pravṛttidharmān) - active duties; duties of engagement; विदधे (vidadhe) - he established; he made; स (sa) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; only; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; the Blessed One; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master; lord;]

(Ceased and established in dharma, secure, dear to the devotees; he established the duties of engagement, he indeed the Lord, the master.)

Having withdrawn and established himself in righteousness, being secure and beloved of the devotees, he (the Lord and master) instituted the duties of engagement. (3-327-2)

कथं प्रवृत्तिधर्मेषु भागार्हा देवताः कृताः। कथं निवृत्तिधर्माश्च कृता व्यावृत्तबुद्धयः ॥३-३२७-३॥

kathaṁ pravṛttidharmeṣu bhāgārhā devatāḥ kṛtāḥ। kathaṁ nivṛttidharmāś ca kṛtā vyāvṛttabuddhayaḥ ॥3-327-3॥

[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; प्रवृत्तिधर्मेषु (pravṛttidharmeṣu) - in the natures of activity; भागार्हाः (bhāgārhāḥ) - worthy of a share; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; निवृत्तिधर्माः (nivṛttidharmāḥ) - of the nature of withdrawal; च (ca) - and; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made; व्यावृत्तबुद्धयः (vyāvṛttabuddhayaḥ) - with withdrawn intellects;]

(How, in the natures of activity, were deities made worthy of a share? How, of the nature of withdrawal, and made with withdrawn intellects? (3-327-3))

How were the deities made worthy of a share in the rites of activity? And how were those of the nature of withdrawal created with withdrawn intellects? (3-327-3)

एतं नः संशयं विप्र छिन्धि गुह्यं सनातनम्। त्वया नारायणकथा श्रुता वै धर्मसंहिता ॥३-३२७-४॥

etaṃ naḥ saṃśayaṃ vipra chindhi guhyaṃ sanātanam। tvayā nārāyaṇakathā śrutā vai dharmasaṃhitā ॥3-327-4॥

[एतं (etaṃ) - this; नः (naḥ) - our; संशयं (saṃśayam) - doubt; विप्र (vipra) - O wise one; छिन्धि (chindhi) - cut; गुह्यं (guhyam) - secret; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; नारायणकथा (nārāyaṇakathā) - story of Nārāyaṇa; श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मसंहिता (dharmasaṃhitā) - collection of dharma;]

(This our doubt, O wise one, cut (it); the secret eternal. By you the story of Nārāyaṇa, indeed, the collection of dharma, has been heard.)

O wise one, dispel this doubt of ours—the eternal secret. You have indeed heard the story of Nārāyaṇa, the compendium of dharma. (3-327-4)

इमे सब्रह्मका लोकाः ससुरासुरमानवाः। क्रियास्वभ्युदयोक्तासु सक्ता दृश्यन्ति सर्वशः ॥ मोक्षश्चोक्तस्त्वया ब्रह्मन्निर्वाणं परमं सुखम् ॥३-३२७-५॥

ime sabrahmakā lokāḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ। kriyāsvabhyudayoktāsu saktā dṛśyanti sarvaśaḥ ॥ mokṣaścoktastvayā brahmannirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ sukham ॥3-327-5॥

[इमे (ime) - these; सब्रहमका (sabrahmakā) - with Brahmā; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; ससुरासुरमानवाः (sasurāsuramānavāḥ) - with gods, demons, and men; क्रियासु (kriyāsu) - in actions; अभ्युदय (abhyudaya) - prosperity; उक्तासु (uktāsu) - declared; सक्ता (saktā) - attached; दृश्यन्ति (dṛśyanti) - are seen; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation; च (ca) - and; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - declared; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - extinction; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness;]

(These worlds with Brahmā, with gods, demons, and men, are seen everywhere attached to actions declared for prosperity. And liberation, O Brahman, is declared by you as extinction, the supreme happiness.)

These worlds, including Brahmā, gods, demons, and men, are seen everywhere attached to actions prescribed for prosperity. And, O Brahman, you have declared liberation as extinction, the highest happiness. (3-327-5)

ये च मुक्ता भवन्तीह पुण्यपापविवर्जिताः। ते सहस्रार्चिषं देवं प्रविशन्तीति शुश्रुमः ॥३-३२७-६॥

ye ca muktā bhavantīha puṇyapāpavivarjitāḥ। te sahasrārciṣaṃ devaṃ praviśantīti śuśrumaḥ ॥3-327-6॥

[ये (ye) - who; (plural); च (ca) - and; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - liberated; released; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; are; इह (iha) - here; in this world; पुण्यपापविवर्जिताः (puṇyapāpavivarjitāḥ) - devoid of merit and demerit; free from virtue and sin; ते (te) - they; सहस्रार्चिषम् (sahasrārciṣam) - having a thousand rays; of a thousand flames; देवम् (devam) - divine; god; प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - enter; इति (iti) - thus; so; शुश्रुमः (śuśrumaḥ) - we have heard;]

(Who and liberated become here devoid of merit and demerit; they the thousand-rayed divine enter thus we have heard.)

And those who here become liberated, free from virtue and sin, they enter the thousand-rayed divine—thus we have heard. (3-327-6)

अहो हि दुरनुष्ठेयो मोक्षधर्मः सनातनः। यं हित्वा देवताः सर्वा हव्यकव्यभुजोऽभवन् ॥३-३२७-७॥

aho hi duranuṣṭheyo mokṣadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ। yaṃ hitvā devatāḥ sarvā havyakavyabhujo'bhavan ॥3-327-7॥

[अहो (aho) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; surely; दुरनुष्ठेयो (duranuṣṭheyaḥ) - difficult-to-perform; मोक्षधर्मः (mokṣadharmaḥ) - the law of liberation; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; यं (yaṃ) - which; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities; सर्वा (sarvāḥ) - all; हव्यकव्यभुजः (havyakavyabhujaḥ) - eaters of oblations and ancestral offerings; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]

(Indeed; for; difficult-to-perform; the law of liberation; eternal; which; having abandoned; the deities; all; eaters of oblations and ancestral offerings; became.)

Indeed, the eternal law of liberation is difficult to perform; having abandoned which, all the deities who are eaters of oblations and ancestral offerings came to be. (3-327-7)

किं नु ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्च बलभित्प्रभुः। सूर्यस्ताराधिपो वायुरग्निर्वरुण एव च ॥३-३२७-८॥

kiṁ nu brahmā ca rudraś ca śakraś ca balabhit-prabhuḥ। sūryas tārādhipo vāyur agnir varuṇa eva ca ॥3-327-8॥

[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; च (ca) - and; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; च (ca) - and; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra; च (ca) - and; बलभित् (balabhit) - Indra (slayer of Bala); प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - Sūrya; ताराधिपः (tārādhipaḥ) - lord of stars (Moon); वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]

(What indeed Brahmā and Rudra and Śakra and Indra (slayer of Bala) lord; Sūrya lord of stars (Moon) Vāyu Agni Varuṇa indeed and)

What indeed are Brahmā, Rudra, Śakra, Indra the lord, Sūrya, the lord of stars (the Moon), Vāyu, Agni, and Varuṇa?

आकाशं जगती चैव ये च शेषा दिवौकसः ॥३-३२७-८॥

ākāśaṃ jagatī caiva ye ca śeṣā divaukasaḥ ॥3-327-8॥

[आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; जगती (jagatī) - earth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the rest; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - heaven-dwellers;]

(Sky, earth, and indeed those who are the rest of the heaven-dwellers.)

The sky, the earth, and all the remaining dwellers of heaven. (3-327-8)

प्रलयं न विजानन्ति आत्मनः परिनिर्मितम्। ततस्ते नास्थिता मार्गं ध्रुवमक्षयमव्ययम् ॥३-३२७-९॥

pralayaṃ na vijānanti ātmanaḥ parinirmitam। tataḥ te na asthitā mārgaṃ dhruvam akṣayam avyayam ॥3-327-9॥

[प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution; destruction; न (na) - not; विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they know; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; परिनिर्मितम् (parinirmitam) - completely created; fashioned; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; अस्थिता (asthitā) - established; abided; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - firm; constant; अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - unchanging;]

(They do not know the dissolution completely created by oneself; therefore, they have not abided in the path that is firm, imperishable, unchanging.)

They do not understand the destruction brought about by themselves; therefore, they have not established themselves in the path that is constant, imperishable, and unchanging. (3-327-9)

स्मृत्वा कालपरीमाणं प्रवृत्तिं ये समास्थिताः। दोषः कालपरीमाणे महानेष क्रियावताम् ॥३-३२७-१०॥

smṛtvā kālaparīmāṇaṃ pravṛttiṃ ye samāsthitāḥ। doṣaḥ kālaparīmāṇe mahāneṣa kriyāvatām ॥3-327-10॥

[स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered; कालपरीमाणम् (kālaparīmāṇam) - the measure of time; प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - activity; ये (ye) - who; समास्थिताः (samāsthitāḥ) - have abided; दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault; कालपरीमाणे (kālaparīmāṇe) - in the measure of time; महान् (mahān) - great; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of those engaged in action;]

(Having remembered the measure of time, those who have abided in activity; fault in the measure of time, this is great for those engaged in action.)

Those who, having remembered the measure of time, have abided in activity; for those engaged in action, a fault in the measure of time is a great one. (3-327-10)

एतन्मे संशयं विप्र हृदि शल्यमिवार्पितम्। छिन्धीतिहासकथनात्परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥३-३२७-११॥

etan me saṁśayaṁ vipra hṛdi śalyam ivārpitam। chindhīti itihāsa-kathanāt paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ॥3-327-11॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt; विप्र (vipra) - O brāhmaṇa; हृदि (hṛdi) - in (my) heart; शल्यम् (śalyam) - thorn; इव (iva) - like; अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed; छिन्धि (chindhi) - remove; इति (iti) - thus; आसकथनात् (itihāsa-kathanāt) - by narration of history; परम् (param) - supreme; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]

(This my doubt, O brāhmaṇa, is placed in (my) heart like a thorn; remove it thus by narration of history; supreme curiosity indeed is my.)

O brāhmaṇa, this doubt of mine is lodged in my heart like a thorn; please remove it by narrating the history, for I have the utmost curiosity. (3-327-11)

कथं भागहराः प्रोक्ता देवताः क्रतुषु द्विज। किमर्थं चाध्वरे ब्रह्मन्निज्यन्ते त्रिदिवौकसः ॥३-३२७-१२॥

kathaṁ bhāgaharāḥ proktā devatāḥ kratuṣu dvija। kimarthaṁ cādhvare brahman nijyante tridivaukasaḥ ॥3-327-12॥

[कथं (katham) - how; भागहराः (bhāgaharāḥ) - portion-takers; प्रोक्ता (proktā) - are called; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; क्रतुषु (kratuṣu) - in sacrifices; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born; किमर्थं (kimartham) - for what reason; च (ca) - and; अध्वरे (adhvare) - in the sacrifice; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa; इज्यन्ते (ijyante) - are worshipped; त्रिदिवौकसः (tridivaukasaḥ) - the dwellers of heaven;]

(How are the deities called portion-takers in sacrifices, O twice-born? For what reason, and in the sacrifice, O Brāhmaṇa, are the dwellers of heaven worshipped?)

O Brāhmaṇa, how are the deities called portion-takers in sacrifices, O twice-born? And for what reason are the dwellers of heaven worshipped in the sacrifice? (3-327-12)

ये च भागं प्रगृह्णन्ति यज्ञेषु द्विजसत्तम। ते यजन्तो महायज्ञैः कस्य भागं ददन्ति वै ॥३-३२७-१३॥

ye ca bhāgaṃ pragṛhṇanti yajñeṣu dvijasattama। te yajanto mahāyajñaiḥ kasya bhāgaṃ dadanti vai ॥3-327-13॥

[ये (ye) - who; (plural, masculine); च (ca) - and; भागं (bhāgam) - portion; प्रगृह्णन्ति (pragṛhṇanti) - accept; take; यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of twice-born; ते (te) - they; यजन्तः (yajantaḥ) - performing sacrifices; महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - with great sacrifices; कस्य (kasya) - whose; भागं (bhāgam) - portion; ददन्ति (dadanti) - give; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(Who and portion accept in sacrifices O best of twice-born; they performing sacrifices with great sacrifices whose portion give indeed;)

O best of the twice-born, those who accept a portion in sacrifices—when they perform great sacrifices, to whom do they indeed give a portion? (3-327-13)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

अहो गूढतमः प्रश्नस्त्वया पृष्टो जनेश्वर। नातप्ततपसा ह्येष नावेदविदुषा तथा ॥ नापुराणविदा चापि शक्यो व्याहर्तुमञ्जसा ॥३-३२७-१४॥

aho gūḍhatamaḥ praśnas tvayā pṛṣṭo janeśvara। nātapta-tapasā hy eṣa nāveda-viduṣā tathā॥ nā-purāṇa-vidā cāpi śakyo vyāhartum añjasā॥3-327-14॥

[अहो (aho) - indeed; गूढतमः (gūḍhatamaḥ) - most secret; प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; न (na) - not; अतप्ततपसा (atapta-tapasā) - by one whose austerity is not heated; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; न (na) - not; अवेदविदुषा (aveda-viduṣā) - by one who does not know the Veda; तथा (tathā) - thus; न (na) - not; पुराणविदा (purāṇa-vidā) - by one who knows not the Purāṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to be spoken; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily;]

(Indeed, the most secret question has been asked by you, O lord of people. This is not (to be answered) by one whose austerity is not heated, nor by one who does not know the Veda thus. Nor is it possible to be spoken easily even by one who does not know the Purāṇa.)

Indeed, O lord of people, you have asked a most secret question. This cannot be answered by one who has not performed austerities, nor by one ignorant of the Veda, nor can it be easily explained even by one who does not know the Purāṇa. (3-327-14)

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मे पृष्टः पुरा गुरुः। कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासो वेदव्यासो महानृषिः ॥३-३२७-१५॥

hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yan me pṛṣṭaḥ purā guruḥ। kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāso vedavyāso mahānṛṣiḥ ॥3-327-15॥

[हन्त (hanta) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I shall tell; यत् (yat) - which; मे (me) - to me; पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; पुरा (purā) - formerly; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; वेदव्यासः (vedavyāsaḥ) - Vedavyāsa; महान् (mahān) - great; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage;]

(Indeed, to you I shall tell which to me was asked formerly by the teacher Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana, Vyāsa, Vedavyāsa, the great sage.)

Indeed, I will tell you what my teacher, the great sage Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana Vyāsa, also known as Vedavyāsa, once asked me. (3-327-15)

सुमन्तुर्जैमिनिश्चैव पैलश्च सुदृढव्रतः। अहं चतुर्थः शिष्यो वै पञ्चमश्च शुकः स्मृतः ॥३-३२७-१६॥

sumantur jaiminiś caiva pailaś ca sudṛḍhavrataḥ। ahaṃ caturthaḥ śiṣyo vai pañcamaś ca śukaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥3-327-16॥

[सुमन्तुः (sumantuḥ) - Sumantu; (name; जैमिनिः (jaiminiḥ) - Jaimini; (name; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पैलः (pailaḥ) - Paila; (name; च (ca) - and; सुदृढव्रतः (sudṛḍhavrataḥ) - of firm vow; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - fourth; शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple; वै (vai) - indeed; पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth; च (ca) - and; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; (name; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]

(Sumantu, Jaimini indeed, and Paila of firm vow; I am the fourth disciple indeed, and Śuka is remembered as the fifth.)

Sumantu, Jaimini, and Paila, who was of firm vow; I am known as the fourth disciple, and Śuka is remembered as the fifth. (3-327-16)

एतान्समागतान्सर्वान्पञ्च शिष्यान्दमान्वितान्। शौचाचारसमायुक्ताञ्जितक्रोधाञ्जितेन्द्रियान् ॥३-३२७-१७॥

etānsamāgatānsarvānpan̄ca śiṣyāndamānvitān। śaucācārasamāyuktāñjitakrodhāñjitendriyān ॥3-327-17॥

[एतान् (etān) - these; (accusative plural masculine); समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; come together; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural masculine); पञ्च (pañca) - five; शिष्यान् (śiṣyān) - disciples; students; दमान्वितान् (damānvitān) - endowed with self-restraint; शौचाचारसमायुक्तान् (śaucācārasamāyuktān) - joined with purity and good conduct; जितक्रोधान् (jitakrodhān) - those who have conquered anger; जितेन्द्रियान् (jitendriyān) - those who have conquered the senses;]

(These assembled all five disciples endowed with self-restraint, joined with purity and good conduct, who have conquered anger, who have conquered the senses.)

All these five assembled disciples, endowed with self-restraint, purity, and good conduct, having conquered anger and their senses. (3-327-17)

वेदानध्यापयामास महाभारतपञ्चमान्। मेरौ गिरिवरे रम्ये सिद्धचारणसेविते ॥३-३२७-१८॥

vedān adhyāpayām āsa mahābhārata pañcamān। merau girivare ramye siddhacāraṇasevite ॥3-327-18॥

[वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; अध्यापयाम् (adhyāpayām) - caused to be taught; आस (āsa) - he was; महाभारतपञ्चमान् (mahābhārata pañcamān) - the Mahābhārata as the fifth (Veda); मेरौ (merau) - on Meru; गिरिवरे (girivare) - on the excellent mountain; रम्ये (ramye) - in the delightful (place); सिद्धचारणसेविते (siddhacāraṇasevite) - attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas;]

(He caused the Vedas and the Mahābhārata as the fifth (Veda) to be taught; on Meru, the excellent mountain, in the delightful place attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.)

He taught the Vedas, along with the Mahābhārata as the fifth, on Mount Meru, the splendid mountain, in that delightful place attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. (3-327-18)

तेषामभ्यस्यतां वेदान्कदाचित्संशयोऽभवत्। एष वै यस्त्वया पृष्टस्तेन तेषां प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ततः श्रुतो मया चापि तवाख्येयोऽद्य भारत ॥३-३२७-१९॥

teṣām abhyasyatāṃ vedān kadācit saṃśayo 'bhavat। eṣa vai yaḥ tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ tena teṣāṃ prakīrtitaḥ ॥ tataḥ śrutaḥ mayā ca api tava ākhyeyaḥ adya bhārata ॥3-327-19॥

[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अभ्यस्यताम् (abhyasyatām) - while being studied; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; अभवत् (abhavat) - arose; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - which; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; तेन (tena) - by him; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - declared; ततः (tataḥ) - then; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; मया (mayā) - by me; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तव (tava) - to you; आख्येयः (ākhyeyaḥ) - to be told; अद्य (adya) - today; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Of them, while the Vedas were being studied, at some time a doubt arose. This indeed which was asked by you was declared by him of them. Then heard by me also, to you it is to be told today, O Bhārata. (3-327-19))

While they were studying the Vedas, a doubt arose among them. The very question you have asked was declared by him to them. I too have heard it, and today, O Bhārata, I shall tell it to you. (3-327-19)

शिष्याणां वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वाज्ञानतमोनुदः। पराशरसुतः श्रीमान्व्यासो वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥३-३२७-२०॥

śiṣyāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sarva-ajñāna-tamo-nudaḥ। parāśara-sutaḥ śrīmān vyāso vākyam uvāca ha ॥3-327-20॥

[शिष्याणां (śiṣyāṇām) - of the disciples; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सर्व (sarva) - all; अज्ञान (ajñāna) - ignorance; तमो (tamaḥ) - darkness; नुदः (nudaḥ) - remover; पराशरसुतः (parāśara-sutaḥ) - son of Parāśara; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(Having heard the speech of the disciples, the remover of all darkness of ignorance, the illustrious son of Parāśara, Vyāsa, indeed spoke speech.)

Having listened to the words of his disciples, Vyāsa, the illustrious son of Parāśara and remover of all the darkness of ignorance, spoke these words. (3-327-20)

मया हि सुमहत्तप्तं तपः परमदारुणम्। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च जानीयामिति सत्तमाः ॥३-३२७-२१॥

mayā hi sumahattaptaṃ tapaḥ paramadāruṇam। bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca jānīyāmiti sattamāḥ ॥3-327-21॥

[मया (mayā) - by me; हि (hi) - indeed; सुमहत्तप्तं (sumahattaptaṃ) - very greatly performed (heated); तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; परमदारुणम् (paramadāruṇam) - extremely severe; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - past; भव्यं (bhavyaṃ) - future; भविष्यच्च (bhaviṣyacca) - and what is to come; जानीयाम् (jānīyām) - I may know; इति (iti) - thus; सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - O best of beings;]

(By me indeed very greatly performed austerity extremely severe; past, future, and what is to come I may know thus, O best of beings;)

O best of beings, I have indeed performed extremely severe and great austerity so that I may know the past, the future, and what is to come. (3-327-21)

तस्य मे तप्ततपसो निगृहीतेन्द्रियस्य च। नारायणप्रसादेन क्षीरोदस्यानुकूलतः ॥३-३२७-२२॥

tasya me taptatapasō nigr̥hītēndriyasya ca। nārāyaṇaprasādēna kṣīrōdasyānukūlataḥ ॥3-327-22॥

[तस्य (tasya) - of him; मे (me) - my; तप्ततपसः (taptatapasaḥ) - of one who has performed severe austerity; निगृहीतेन्द्रियस्य (nigr̥hītēndriyasya) - of one whose senses are restrained; च (ca) - and; नारायणप्रसादेन (nārāyaṇaprasādena) - by the grace of Nārāyaṇa; क्षीरोदस्य (kṣīrōdasya) - of the Milk Ocean; अनुकूलतः (anukūlataḥ) - by favorableness;]

(Of him, my, of one who has performed severe austerity, of one whose senses are restrained, and, by the grace of Nārāyaṇa, of the Milk Ocean, by favorableness.)

By the grace of Nārāyaṇa and the favorableness of the Milk Ocean, for him—myself, who has performed severe austerity and restrained the senses—(3-327-22).

त्रैकालिकमिदं ज्ञानं प्रादुर्भूतं यथेप्सितम्। तच्छृणुध्वं यथाज्ञानं वक्ष्ये संशयमुत्तमम् ॥ यथा वृत्तं हि कल्पादौ दृष्टं मे ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥३-३२७-२३॥

traikālikam idaṃ jñānaṃ prādurbhūtaṃ yathepsitam। tac chṛṇudhvaṃ yathājñānaṃ vakṣye saṃśayam uttamam ॥ yathā vṛttaṃ hi kalpādau dṛṣṭaṃ me jñānacakṣuṣā ॥3-327-23॥

[त्रैकालिकम् (traikālikam) - relating to three times (past, present, future); इदं (idaṃ) - this; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; प्रादुर्भूतम् (prādurbhūtam) - manifested; यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired; तत् (tat) - that; शृणुध्वं (śṛṇudhvaṃ) - you all listen; यथा (yathā) - as; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I shall speak; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred; हि (hi) - indeed; कल्पादौ (kalpādau) - at the beginning of the kalpa; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; मे (me) - by me; ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - with the eye of knowledge;]

(This knowledge relating to the three times has manifested as desired. That you all listen, as per knowledge I shall speak the supreme doubt. As it occurred indeed at the beginning of the kalpa, seen by me with the eye of knowledge. (3-327-23))

This knowledge of the three times has manifested as desired. Now, listen to it; I shall explain the supreme doubt according to knowledge, just as it occurred at the beginning of the kalpa, as I have seen it with the eye of knowledge. (3-327-23)

परमात्मेति यं प्राहुः साङ्ख्ययोगविदो जनाः। महापुरुषसञ्ज्ञां स लभते स्वेन कर्मणा ॥३-३२७-२४॥

paramātmeti yaṃ prāhuḥ sāṅkhyayogavido janāḥ। mahāpuruṣasañjñāṃ sa labhate svena karmaṇā ॥3-327-24॥

[परमात्मा (paramātmā) - supreme self; इति (iti) - thus; यं (yaṃ) - whom; प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they call; साङ्ख्ययोगविदः (sāṅkhyayogavidaḥ) - knowers of Sāṅkhya and Yoga; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; महापुरुषसञ्ज्ञाम् (mahāpuruṣasañjñām) - the designation 'Mahāpuruṣa'; स (sa) - he; लभते (labhate) - obtains; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action;]

(Whom the knowers of Sāṅkhya and Yoga call 'the supreme self', he obtains the designation 'Mahāpuruṣa' by his own action.)

He whom the knowers of Sāṅkhya and Yoga call 'the supreme self', attains the title of 'Mahāpuruṣa' through his own actions. (3-327-24)

तस्मात्प्रसूतमव्यक्तं प्रधानं तद्विदुर्बुधाः। अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तमुत्पन्नं लोकसृष्ट्यर्थमीश्वरात् ॥३-३२७-२५॥

tasmāt prasūtam avyaktaṃ pradhānaṃ tad vidur budhāḥ। avyaktād vyaktam utpannaṃ lokasṛṣṭyartham īśvarāt ॥3-327-25॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; प्रसूतम् (prasūtam) - produced; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest; प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - primordial matter; तत् (tat) - that; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise; अव्यक्तात् (avyaktāt) - from the unmanifest; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen; लोकसृष्ट्यर्थम् (lokasṛṣṭyartham) - for the purpose of world-creation; ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - from the Lord;]

(From that, the unmanifest primordial matter is produced; that, the wise know. From the unmanifest, the manifest arises for the purpose of world-creation from the Lord.)

Therefore, the wise know that primordial matter, the unmanifest, is produced from that. From the unmanifest, the manifest arises for the creation of the worlds, from the Lord. (3-327-25)

अनिरुद्धो हि लोकेषु महानात्मेति कथ्यते। योऽसौ व्यक्तत्वमापन्नो निर्ममे च पितामहम् ॥ सोऽहङ्कार इति प्रोक्तः सर्वतेजोमयो हि सः ॥३-३२७-२६॥

aniruddho hi lokeṣu mahān ātmeti kathyate। yo'sau vyaktatvam āpanno nirmame ca pitāmaham ॥ so'haṅkāra iti proktaḥ sarvatejomayo hi saḥ ॥3-327-26॥

[अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - unobstructed; हि (hi) - indeed; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; महान् (mahān) - great; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; इति (iti) - thus; कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; व्यक्तत्वम् (vyaktatvam) - manifested state; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - attained; निर्ममे (nirmame) - created; च (ca) - and; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the Grandfather (Brahmā); सः (saḥ) - he; अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego; इति (iti) - thus; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is called; सर्वतेजोमयः (sarvatejomayaḥ) - consisting of all brilliance; हि (hi) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he;]

(Aniruddha indeed in the worlds is said to be the great self; who, that, having attained manifestation, created also the Grandfather. He is called 'ahaṅkāra' (ego), consisting of all brilliance, indeed he.)

Aniruddha is indeed called the great self in the worlds; he who, having attained manifestation, also created the Grandfather (Brahmā). He is called 'ahaṅkāra' (ego), for he is composed of all brilliance. (3-327-26)

पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम्। अहङ्कारप्रसूतानि महाभूतानि भारत ॥३-३२७-२७॥

pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyotiś ca pañcamam। ahaṅkāra-prasūtāni mahābhūtāni bhārata ॥3-327-27॥

[पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; च (ca) - and; पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth; अहङ्कारप्रसूतानि (ahaṅkāra-prasūtāni) - born from ego; महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - great elements; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]

(Earth, air, space, waters, light and the fifth, born from ego, the great elements, O Bhārata.)

O Bhārata, earth, air, space, water, and light—the five great elements—are all born from ego. (3-327-27)

महाभूतानि सृष्ट्वाथ तद्गुणान्निर्ममे पुनः। भूतेभ्यश्चैव निष्पन्ना मूर्तिमन्तोऽष्ट ताञ्शृणु ॥३-३२७-२८॥

mahābhūtāni sṛṣṭvātha tad-guṇān nirmame punaḥ। bhūtebhyaś caiva niṣpannā mūrtimanto'ṣṭa tāñ śṛṇu ॥3-327-28॥

[महाभूतानि (mahābhūtāni) - great elements; सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; अथ (atha) - then; तत् (tat) - their; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; निर्ममे (nirmame) - he fashioned; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from the elements; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; निष्पन्नाः (niṣpannāḥ) - produced; मूर्तिमन्तः (mūrtimantaḥ) - embodied; अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight; तान् (tān) - them; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;]

(Having created the great elements, then he fashioned their qualities again; and from the elements indeed, the embodied eight were produced; hear them.)

After creating the great elements, he then fashioned their qualities again; and from the elements themselves, eight embodied beings were produced—listen to them. (3-327-28)

मरीचिरङ्गिराश्चात्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः। वसिष्ठश्च महात्मा वै मनुः स्वायम्भुवस्तथा ॥३-३२७-२९॥

marīcir aṅgirāś cātriḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ। vasiṣṭhaś ca mahātmā vai manuḥ svāyambhuvas tathā ॥3-327-29॥

[मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci; (name of a sage); अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirās; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; (name of a sage); पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya; (name of a sage); पुलहः (pulahaḥ) - Pulaha; (name of a sage); क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - Kratu; (name of a sage); वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; वै (vai) - indeed; मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu; (name of the progenitor); स्वायम्भुवः (svāyambhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuva; (descended from Svayambhū); तथा (tathā) - also; likewise;]

(Marīci, Aṅgirās and Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha and the great-souled indeed Manu Svāyambhuva also likewise.)

Marīci, Aṅgirās, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha the great-souled, and also Manu Svāyambhuva are included. (3-327-29)

ज्ञेयाः प्रकृतयोऽष्टौ ता यासु लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥३-३२७-२९॥

jñeyāḥ prakṛtayo'ṣṭau tā yāsu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ॥3-327-29॥

[ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - to be known; प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - natures; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; ता (tā) - those; यासु (yāsu) - in which; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established;]

(To be known are the eight natures; those in which the worlds are established.)

The eight natures, in which the worlds are established, are to be known. (3-327-29)

वेदान्वेदाङ्गसंयुक्तान्यज्ञान्यज्ञाङ्गसंयुतान्। निर्ममे लोकसिद्ध्यर्थं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥ अष्टाभ्यः प्रकृतिभ्यश्च जातं विश्वमिदं जगत् ॥३-३२७-३०॥

vedān vedāṅgasaṃyuktāni yajñān yajñāṅgasaṃyutān। nirmame lokasiddhyarthaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ॥ aṣṭābhyaḥ prakṛtibhyaś ca jātaṃ viśvam idaṃ jagat ॥3-327-30॥

[वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; वेदाङ्गसंयुक्तानि (vedāṅgasaṃyuktāni) - endowed with Vedāṅgas; यज्ञान् (yajñān) - sacrifices; यज्ञाङ्गसंयुतान् (yajñāṅgasaṃyutān) - endowed with limbs of sacrifice; निर्ममे (nirmame) - created; लोकसिद्ध्यर्थम् (lokasiddhyartham) - for the purpose of the accomplishment of the worlds; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; लोकपितामहः (lokapitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the worlds; अष्टाभ्यः (aṣṭābhyaḥ) - from the eight; प्रकृतिभ्यः (prakṛtibhyaḥ) - from the natures; च (ca) - and; जातम् (jātam) - born; विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe; इदम् (idam) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world;]

(Vedas endowed with Vedāṅgas, sacrifices endowed with limbs of sacrifice, for the purpose of the accomplishment of the worlds, Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds, created. From the eight natures also, born, this universe, world.)

Brahmā, the grandsire of the worlds, created the Vedas along with the Vedāṅgas and the sacrifices along with their limbs for the accomplishment of the worlds. From the eight natures also, this entire universe was born. (3-327-30)

रुद्रो रोषात्मको जातो दशान्यान्सोऽसृजत्स्वयम्। एकादशैते रुद्रास्तु विकाराः पुरुषाः स्मृताः ॥३-३२७-३१॥

rudro roṣātmako jāto daśānyān so'sṛjatsvayam। ekādaśaite rudrāstu vikārāḥ puruṣāḥ smṛtāḥ ॥3-327-31॥

[रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; रोषात्मकः (roṣātmakaḥ) - of angry nature; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; दश (daśa) - ten; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; सः (saḥ) - he; असृजत् (asṛjat) - created; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven; एते (ete) - these; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; तु (tu) - but; विकाराः (vikārāḥ) - transformations; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - beings; स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are considered;]

(Rudra, of angry nature, was born; ten others he himself created. These eleven Rudras, but, are considered transformations of beings.)

Rudra, who was of an angry nature, was born and himself created ten others. These eleven Rudras are regarded as transformations of beings. (3-327-31)

ते रुद्राः प्रकृतिश्चैव सर्वे चैव सुरर्षयः। उत्पन्ना लोकसिद्ध्यर्थं ब्रह्माणं समुपस्थिताः ॥३-३२७-३२॥

te rudrāḥ prakṛtiś caiva sarve caiva surarṣayaḥ। utpannā lokasiddhyarthaṃ brahmāṇaṃ samupasthitāḥ ॥3-327-32॥

[ते (te) - they; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - nature; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ) - born; लोकसिद्ध्यर्थम् (lokasiddhyartham) - for the purpose of the world's accomplishment; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā; समुपस्थिताः (samupasthitāḥ) - approached;]

(They Rudras nature and indeed all and indeed divine sages born for the purpose of the world's accomplishment to Brahmā approached.)

Those Rudras, Nature, and all the divine sages, having been born for the accomplishment of the worlds, approached Brahmā. (3-327-32)

वयं हि सृष्टा भगवंस्त्वया वै प्रभविष्णुना। येन यस्मिन्नधीकारे वर्तितव्यं पितामह ॥३-३२७-३३॥

vayaṃ hi sṛṣṭā bhagavaṃstvayā vai prabhaviṣṇunā। yena yasminnadhīkāre vartitavyaṃ pitāmaha ॥3-327-33॥

[वयं (vayaṃ) - we; हि (hi) - indeed; सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वै (vai) - truly; प्रभविष्णुना (prabhaviṣṇunā) - by the powerful one; येन (yena) - by whom; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; अधीकारे (adhīkāre) - in the authority; वर्तितव्यं (vartitavyaṃ) - to be conducted; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather;]

(We indeed created, O Lord, by you truly, by the powerful one; by whom, in which authority, to be conducted, O Grandfather.)

O Grandfather, we have indeed been created by you, O Lord, by the powerful one; and by whom, in whatever authority, we are to act. (3-327-33)

योऽसौ त्वया विनिर्दिष्टो अधिकारोऽर्थचिन्तकः। परिपाल्यः कथं तेन सोऽधिकारोऽधिकारिणा ॥३-३२७-३४॥

yo'sau tvayā vinirdiṣṭo adhikāro'rthacintakaḥ। paripālyaḥ kathaṁ tena so'dhikāro'dhikāriṇā ॥3-327-34॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; विनिर्दिष्टः (vinirdiṣṭaḥ) - specified; अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - authority; अर्थचिन्तकः (arthacintakaḥ) - one who thinks of wealth; परिपाल्यः (paripālyaḥ) - to be protected; कथम् (katham) - how; तेन (tena) - by him; सः (saḥ) - that; अधिकारः (adhikāraḥ) - authority; अधिकारिणा (adhikāriṇā) - by the authority-holder;]

(Who that by you specified authority, one who thinks of wealth, to be protected, how by him that authority by the authority-holder.)

How can the authority, specified by you as belonging to one who thinks of wealth, be protected by that authority-holder? (3-327-34)

प्रदिशस्व बलं तस्य योऽधिकारार्थचिन्तकः। एवमुक्तो महादेवो देवांस्तानिदमब्रवीत् ॥३-३२७-३५॥

pradiśasva balaṃ tasya yo'dhikārārthacintakaḥ। evamukto mahādevo devāṃstānidamabravīt ॥3-327-35॥

[प्रदिशस्व (pradiśasva) - assign; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; तस्य (tasya) - of him; यः (yaḥ) - who; अधिकारार्थचिन्तकः (adhikārārthacintakaḥ) - one who thinks about the purpose of authority; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; देवान् (devān) - the gods; तान् (tān) - those; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]

(Assign the strength of him who is the one who thinks about the purpose of authority. Thus having been addressed, Mahadeva said this to those gods.)

Assign the strength to him who considers the purpose of authority. Thus addressed, Mahadeva spoke these words to those gods. (3-327-35)

साध्वहं ज्ञापितो देवा युष्माभिर्भद्रमस्तु वः। ममाप्येषा समुत्पन्ना चिन्ता या भवतां मता ॥३-३२७-३६॥

sādhvahaṁ jñāpito devā yuṣmābhirbhadramastu vaḥ। mamāpyeṣā samutpannā cintā yā bhavatāṁ matā ॥3-327-36॥

[साधु (sādhu) - well; अहम् (aham) - I; ज्ञापितः (jñāpitaḥ) - informed; देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods; युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you; भद्रम् (bhadram) - auspiciousness; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; वः (vaḥ) - for you; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; एषा (eṣā) - this; समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - arisen; चिन्ता (cintā) - thought; या (yā) - which; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; मता (matā) - considered;]

(Well, I have been informed, O gods, by you; let there be auspiciousness for you. Also, this thought has arisen in me, which is considered by you.)

Well, O gods, I have been informed by you; may auspiciousness be yours. I too have now developed the same thought that you have considered. (3-327-36)

लोकतन्त्रस्य कृत्स्नस्य कथं कार्यः परिग्रहः। कथं बलक्षयो न स्याद्युष्माकं ह्यात्मनश्च मे ॥३-३२७-३७॥

lokatantrasya kṛtsnasya kathaṃ kāryaḥ parigrahaḥ। kathaṃ balakṣayo na syādyuṣmākaṃ hyātmanaśca me ॥3-327-37॥

[लोकतन्त्रस्य (lokatantrasya) - of the entire system of governance by the people; कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the whole; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - action; परिग्रहः (parigrahaḥ) - acceptance; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; बलक्षयः (balakṣayaḥ) - loss of strength; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you; हि (hi) - indeed; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - of me;]

(Of the entire system of governance by the people, of the whole, how is the action of acceptance? How would loss of strength not be of you indeed and of self and of me?)

How should the acceptance of the entire system of governance by the people be carried out? How can the loss of strength not occur for you, for your own selves, and for me? (3-327-37)

इतः सर्वेऽपि गच्छामः शरणं लोकसाक्षिणम्। महापुरुषमव्यक्तं स नो वक्ष्यति यद्धितम् ॥३-३२७-३८॥

itaḥ sarve'pi gacchāmaḥ śaraṇaṃ lokasākṣiṇam। mahāpuruṣamavyaktaṃ sa no vakṣyati yaddhitam ॥3-327-38॥

[इतः (itaḥ) - from here; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अपि (api) - also; गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - we go; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; लोकसाक्षिणम् (lokasākṣiṇam) - witness of the world; महापुरुषम् (mahāpuruṣam) - great person; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest; स (sa) - he; नः (naḥ) - to us; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will speak; यत् (yat) - which; हितम् (hitam) - benefit;]

(From here all also we go refuge witness of the world; great person unmanifest; he to us will speak which benefit.)

From here, let us all go to the refuge of the witness of the world, the great unmanifest person; he will tell us what is beneficial. (3-327-38)

ततस्ते ब्रह्मणा सार्धमृषयो विबुधास्तथा। क्षीरोदस्योत्तरं कूलं जग्मुर्लोकहितार्थिनः ॥३-३२७-३९॥

tataste brahmaṇā sārdham ṛṣayo vibudhās tathā। kṣīrodasyottaraṃ kūlaṃ jagmur lokahitārthinaḥ ॥3-327-39॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - with Brahmā; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - gods; तथा (tathā) - also; क्षीरोदस्य (kṣīrodasya) - of the Milk Ocean; उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - northern; कूलं (kūlaṃ) - shore; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; लोकहितार्थिनः (lokahitārthinaḥ) - desiring the welfare of the world;]

(Then they, together with Brahmā, the sages and also the gods, went to the northern shore of the Milk Ocean, desiring the welfare of the world.)

Then, along with Brahmā, the sages and the gods also went to the northern shore of the Milk Ocean, seeking the welfare of the world. (3-327-39)

ते तपः समुपातिष्ठन्ब्रह्मोक्तं वेदकल्पितम्। स महानियमो नाम तपश्चर्या सुदारुणा ॥३-३२७-४०॥

te tapaḥ samupātiṣṭhan brahmoktaṃ vedakalpitam। sa mahāniyamo nāma tapaścar yā sudāruṇā ॥3-327-40॥

[ते (te) - they; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; समुपातिष्ठन् (samupātiṣṭhan) - duly performed; ब्रह्मोक्तं (brahmoktam) - declared by Brahmā; वेदकल्पितम् (vedakalpitam) - prescribed by the Veda; स (sa) - that; महानियमः (mahāniyamaḥ) - great observance; नाम (nāma) - named; तपश्चर्या (tapaścar yā) - austerity-practice; सुदारुणा (sudāruṇā) - very severe;]

(They austerity duly performed declared by Brahmā prescribed by the Veda. That great observance named austerity-practice very severe.)

They performed austerity as declared by Brahmā and prescribed by the Veda. That great observance, called the practice of austerity, was very severe. (3-327-40)

ऊर्ध्वं दृष्टिर्बाहवश्च एकाग्रं च मनोऽभवत्। एकपादस्थिताः सम्यक्काष्ठभूताः समाहिताः ॥३-३२७-४१॥

ūrdhvaṃ dṛṣṭirbāhavaśca ekāgraṃ ca mano'bhavat। ekapādasthitāḥ samyakkāṣṭhabhūtāḥ samāhitāḥ ॥3-327-41॥

[ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards; दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - gaze; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; च (ca) - and; एकाग्रं (ekāgram) - one-pointed; च (ca) - and; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; एकपादस्थिताः (ekapādasthitāḥ) - standing on one foot; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; काष्ठभूताः (kāṣṭhabhūtāḥ) - become like wood; समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated;]

(Upwards gaze; arms and; one-pointed and; mind became; standing on one foot; properly; become like wood; concentrated;)

Their gaze was upwards, arms (raised), and their mind became one-pointed; standing properly on one foot, they became like wood, fully concentrated. (3-327-41)

दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं ते तपस्तप्त्वा तदुत्तमम्। शुश्रुवुर्मधुरां वाणीं वेदवेदाङ्गभूषिताम् ॥३-३२७-४२॥

divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ te tapastaptvā taduttamam। śuśruvur madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ vedavedāṅgabhūṣitām ॥3-327-42॥

[दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; वर्षसहस्रं (varṣasahasraṃ) - thousand years; ते (te) - your; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed; तत् (tat) - that; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - they heard; मधुरां (madhurāṃ) - sweet; वाणीं (vāṇīṃ) - voice; वेदवेदाङ्गभूषिताम् (vedavedāṅgabhūṣitām) - adorned with Veda and Vedāṅga;]

(Having performed your divine thousand years of austerity, that supreme (austerity), they heard a sweet voice adorned with Veda and Vedāṅga.)

After you had performed that supreme divine austerity for a thousand years, they heard a sweet voice adorned with the Veda and Vedāṅgas. (3-327-42)

भो भोः सब्रह्मका देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः। स्वागतेनार्च्य वः सर्वाञ्श्रावये वाक्यमुत्तमम् ॥३-३२७-४३॥

bho bhoḥ sabrahmakā devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ। svāgatenārcya vaḥ sarvāñ śrāvaye vākyam uttamam ॥3-327-43॥

[भो (bho) - O; (vocative particle); भोः (bhoḥ) - O; (vocative particle, emphatic); सब्रहमका (sabrahmakā) - together with Brahmā; (those who are with Brahmā); देवा (devā) - gods; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics; (those whose wealth is austerity); स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with welcome; अर्च्य (arcya) - having worshipped; वः (vaḥ) - you all; (to you); सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; श्रावये (śrāvaye) - I shall make (you) hear; I shall announce; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; statement; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; highest;]

(O O together with Brahmā gods sages and ascetics with welcome having worshipped you all all I shall announce speech excellent.)

O, O, gods together with Brahmā, sages and ascetics! Having welcomed and worshipped you all, I shall announce to all of you the excellent statement. (3-327-43)

विज्ञातं वो मया कार्यं तच्च लोकहितं महत्। प्रवृत्तियुक्तं कर्तव्यं युष्मत्प्राणोपबृंहणम् ॥३-३२७-४४॥

vijñātaṃ vo mayā kāryaṃ tac ca lokahitaṃ mahat। pravṛttiyuktaṃ kartavyaṃ yuṣmat-prāṇopabṛṃhaṇam ॥3-327-44॥

[विज्ञातं (vijñātam) - known; वः (vaḥ) - by you; मया (mayā) - by me; कार्यं (kāryam) - action; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; लोकहितं (lokahitam) - welfare of the world; महत् (mahat) - great; प्रवृत्तियुक्तं (pravṛttiyuktam) - endowed with activity; कर्तव्यं (kartavyam) - to be done; युष्मत् (yuṣmat) - your; प्राण (prāṇa) - life; उपबृंहणम् (upabṛṃhaṇam) - strengthening;]

(Known by you, by me, the action, that and the great welfare of the world; endowed with activity, to be done, your life strengthening.)

The action, which is known to both you and me, is indeed the great welfare of the world; it is to be performed with activity, as it strengthens your lives. (3-327-44)

सुतप्तं वस्तपो देवा ममाराधनकाम्यया। भोक्ष्यथास्य महासत्त्वास्तपसः फलमुत्तमम् ॥३-३२७-४५॥

sutaptaṃ vas tapo devā mamārādhanakāmyayā। bhokṣyathāsya mahāsattvās tapasaḥ phalam uttamam ॥3-327-45॥

[सुतप्तं (sutaptaṃ) - well-performed; वः (vaḥ) - your; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods; मम (mama) - my; आराधन (ārādhana) - worship; काम्यया (kāmyayā) - with the desire; भोक्ष्यथ (bhokṣyatha) - you will enjoy; अस्य (asya) - of this; महासत्त्वाः (mahāsattvāḥ) - O great beings; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]

(Well-performed your austerity, O gods, with the desire for my worship; you will enjoy of this, O great beings, the supreme fruit of austerity.)

O gods, your austerity has been well-performed with the desire to worship me; O great beings, you will enjoy the supreme fruit of this austerity. (3-327-45)

एष ब्रह्मा लोकगुरुः सर्वलोकपितामहः। यूयं च विबुधश्रेष्ठा मां यजध्वं समाहिताः ॥३-३२७-४६॥

eṣa brahmā lokaguruḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ। yūyaṃ ca vibudhaśreṣṭhā māṃ yajadhvaṃ samāhitāḥ ॥3-327-46॥

[एष (eṣa) - this; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - teacher of the worlds; सर्वलोकपितामहः (sarvalokapitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of all worlds; यूयं (yūyam) - you (plural); च (ca) - and; विबुधश्रेष्ठा (vibudhaśreṣṭhā) - best among the wise; माम् (mām) - me; यजध्वम् (yajadhvam) - worship (imperative, plural); समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated;]

(This Brahmā, teacher of the worlds, grandfather of all worlds. You and the best among the wise, worship me with concentration.)

This is Brahmā, the teacher and grandfather of all the worlds. You, the foremost among the wise, worship me with focused minds. (3-327-46)

सर्वे भागान्कल्पयध्वं यज्ञेषु मम नित्यशः। तथा श्रेयो विधास्यामि यथाधीकारमीश्वराः ॥३-३२७-४७॥

sarve bhāgān kalpayadhvaṃ yajñeṣu mama nityaśaḥ। tathā śreyo vidhāsyāmi yathādhikāram īśvarāḥ ॥3-327-47॥

[सर्वे (sarve) - all; भागान् (bhāgān) - shares; कल्पयध्वं (kalpayadhvaṃ) - assign (you all); यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; मम (mama) - my; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always; तथा (tathā) - thus; श्रेयो (śreyo) - better; विधास्यामि (vidhāsyāmi) - I shall arrange; यथा (yathā) - according to; अधिकारम् (adhikāram) - authority; ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - O lords;]

(All shares assign (you all) in sacrifices my always. Thus better I shall arrange according to authority O lords.)

Assign all shares to me always in sacrifices. Thus, O lords, I shall arrange for better results according to authority. (3-327-47)

श्रुत्वैतद्देवदेवस्य वाक्यं हृष्टतनूरुहाः। ततस्ते विबुधाः सर्वे ब्रह्मा ते च महर्षयः ॥३-३२७-४८॥

śrutvaitaddevadevasya vākyaṃ hṛṣṭatanūruhāḥ। tataste vibudhāḥ sarve brahmā te ca maharṣayaḥ ॥3-327-48॥

[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतत् (etat) - this; देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of the god of gods; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; हृष्टतनूरुहाः (hṛṣṭatanūruhāḥ) - with bristling body hair (from joy); ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - the wise (gods); सर्वे (sarve) - all; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages;]

(Having heard this speech of the god of gods, with bristling body hair (from joy), then they, all the wise (gods), Brahmā, they and the great sages.)

When they heard this speech of the god of gods, their bodies thrilled with joy; then all the gods, Brahmā, and the great sages were delighted. (3-327-48)

वेददृष्टेन विधिना वैष्णवं क्रतुमाहरन्। तस्मिन्सत्रे तदा ब्रह्मा स्वयं भागमकल्पयत् ॥ देवा देवर्षयश्चैव सर्वे भागानकल्पयन् ॥३-३२७-४९॥

vedadṛṣṭena vidhinā vaiṣṇavaṃ kratumāharan। tasminsatre tadā brahmā svayaṃ bhāgamakalpayat ॥ devā devarṣayaścaiva sarve bhāgānakalpayān ॥3-327-49॥

[वेददृष्टेन (vedadṛṣṭena) - by what is seen in the Veda; विधिना (vidhinā) - by the rule; वैष्णवं (vaiṣṇavam) - relating to Viṣṇu; क्रतुम् (kratum) - sacrifice; आहरन् (āharan) - they performed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; सत्रे (satre) - sacrifice; तदा (tadā) - then; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; भागम् (bhāgam) - portion; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - assigned; देवा (devā) - the gods; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भागान् (bhāgān) - portions; अकल्पयन् (akalpayan) - assigned;]

(By what is seen in the Veda, by the rule, a sacrifice relating to Viṣṇu they performed. In that sacrifice then Brahmā himself assigned a portion. The gods and the divine sages indeed all assigned portions. (3-327-49))

According to the rule prescribed in the Vedas, they performed a sacrifice dedicated to Viṣṇu. In that sacrifice, Brahmā himself assigned a portion, and all the gods and divine sages also assigned portions. (3-327-49)

ते कार्तयुगधर्माणो भागाः परमसत्कृताः। प्रापुरादित्यवर्णं तं पुरुषं तमसः परम् ॥ बृहन्तं सर्वगं देवमीशानं वरदं प्रभुम् ॥३-३२७-५०॥

te kārtayugadharmāṇo bhāgāḥ paramasatkṛtāḥ। prāpur ādityavarṇaṃ taṃ puruṣaṃ tamasaḥ param ॥ bṛhantaṃ sarvagaṃ devam īśānaṃ varadaṃ prabhum ॥3-327-50॥

[ते (te) - they; कार्तयुगधर्माणः (kārtayugadharmāṇaḥ) - having the dharmas of the Kṛta Yuga; भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - parts; परमसत्कृताः (paramasatkṛtāḥ) - supremely honored; प्रापुर् (prāpur) - attained; आदित्यवर्णम् (ādityavarṇam) - having the color of the sun; तम् (tam) - that; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - person; तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness; परम् (param) - beyond; बृहन्तम् (bṛhantam) - great; सर्वगम् (sarvagam) - all-pervading; देवम् (devam) - god; ईशानम् (īśānam) - lord; वरदम् (varadam) - bestower of boons; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - master;]

(They, having the dharmas of the Kṛta Yuga, parts, supremely honored, attained the sun-colored, that person, beyond darkness, great, all-pervading, god, lord, bestower of boons, master.)

Those parts, possessing the dharmas of the Kṛta Yuga and being supremely honored, attained that person of sun-like color, who is beyond darkness, great, all-pervading, the god, the lord, the bestower of boons, the master. (3-327-50)

ततोऽथ वरदो देवस्तान्सर्वानमरान्स्थितान्। अशरीरो बभाषेदं वाक्यं खस्थो महेश्वरः ॥३-३२७-५१॥

tato'tha varado devas tān sarvān amarán sthitān। aśarīro babhāṣedaṃ vākyaṃ khastho maheśvaraḥ ॥3-327-51॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अथ (atha) - afterwards; वरदः (varadaḥ) - the giver of boons; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; तान् (tān) - those; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अमरान् (amarān) - immortals; स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing; अशरीरः (aśarīraḥ) - bodiless; बभाषे (babhāṣe) - spoke; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; खस्थः (khasthaḥ) - abiding in the sky; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord;]

(Then afterwards, the giver of boons, the god, to those all immortals standing, bodiless, spoke this speech, abiding in the sky, the great lord.)

Then, the boon-giving god, the great lord Maheśvara, abiding in the sky and bodiless, spoke these words to all the assembled immortals. (3-327-51)

येन यः कल्पितो भागः स तथा समुपागतः। प्रीतोऽहं प्रदिशाम्यद्य फलमावृत्तिलक्षणम् ॥३-३२७-५२॥

yena yaḥ kalpito bhāgaḥ sa tathā samupāgataḥ। prīto'ham pradiśāmyadya phalamāvṛttilakṣaṇam ॥3-327-52॥

[येन (yena) - by whom; यः (yaḥ) - who; कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined; भागः (bhāgaḥ) - portion; स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - has come; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रदिशामि (pradiśāmi) - I grant; अद्य (adya) - today; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; आवृत्ति-लक्षणम् (āvṛtti-lakṣaṇam) - characterized by repetition;]

(By whom who imagined portion, he thus has come; pleased I grant today fruit characterized by repetition.)

He by whom this portion was conceived has now come; being pleased, I grant today the fruit characterized by repetition. (3-327-52)

एतद्वो लक्षणं देवा मत्प्रसादसमुद्भवम्। यूयं यज्ञैरिज्यमानाः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः ॥ युगे युगे भविष्यध्वं प्रवृत्तिफलभोगिनः ॥३-३२७-५३॥

etad vo lakṣaṇaṃ devā matprasādasamudbhavam। yūyaṃ yajñair ijyamānāḥ samāptavaradakṣiṇaiḥ ॥ yuge yuge bhaviṣyadhvaṃ pravṛttiphalabhoginaḥ ॥3-327-53॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural); लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - mark; sign; characteristic; देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods; मत् (mat) - my; प्रसाद (prasāda) - grace; favor; समुद्भवम् (samudbhavam) - arisen from; originated from; यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural); यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices; इज्यमानाः (ijyamānāḥ) - being worshipped; being propitiated; समाप्त (samāpta) - completed; finished; वर (vara) - boon; gift; दक्षिणैः (dakṣiṇaiḥ) - with offerings; with gifts; युगे युगे (yuge yuge) - in every age; in every epoch; भविष्यध्वम् (bhaviṣyadhvam) - you shall be; you will become; प्रवृत्ति (pravṛtti) - activity; action; फल (phala) - fruit; result; भोगिनः (bhoginaḥ) - enjoyers; experiencers;]

(This is your mark, O gods, arisen from my grace. You, being worshipped by sacrifices completed with boon-offerings, in every age shall be enjoyers of the fruits of action.)

This is your characteristic, O gods, which has arisen from my grace. You, being worshipped through sacrifices completed with gifts and boons, shall in every age be the enjoyers of the fruits of action. (3-327-53)

यज्ञैर्ये चापि यक्ष्यन्ति सर्वलोकेषु वै सुराः। कल्पयिष्यन्ति वो भागांस्ते नरा वेदकल्पितान् ॥३-३२७-५४॥

yajñair ye cāpi yakṣyanti sarvalokeṣu vai surāḥ। kalpayiṣyanti vo bhāgāṃs te narā vedakalpitān ॥3-327-54॥

[यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यक्ष्यन्ति (yakṣyanti) - will worship; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; वै (vai) - indeed; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; कल्पयिष्यन्ति (kalpayiṣyanti) - will assign; वः (vo) - to you; भागान् (bhāgān) - shares; ते (te) - those; नराः (narāḥ) - men; वेदकल्पितान् (vedakalpitān) - established by the Veda;]

(By sacrifices, who and also will worship in all worlds indeed the gods, will assign to you shares those men established by the Veda.)

Those men who will worship the gods with sacrifices in all worlds, indeed, will assign to you those shares that are established by the Veda. (3-327-54)

यो मे यथा कल्पितवान्भागमस्मिन्महाक्रतौ। स तथा यज्ञभागार्हो वेदसूत्रे मया कृतः ॥३-३२७-५५॥

yo me yathā kalpitavānbhāgamasminmahākratau। sa tathā yajñabhāgārho vedasūtre mayā kṛtaḥ ॥3-327-55॥

[यो (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; यथा (yathā) - as; कल्पितवान् (kalpitavān) - has apportioned; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; महाक्रतौ (mahākratau) - great sacrifice; सः (saḥ) - he; तथा (tathā) - in that way; यज्ञभागार्हः (yajñabhāgārhaḥ) - worthy of sacrificial share; वेदसूत्रे (vedasūtre) - in the Veda-sūtra; मया (mayā) - by me; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made;]

(Who has apportioned my share as such in this great sacrifice, he in that way, worthy of sacrificial share, in the Veda-sūtra, by me, is made.)

Whoever has apportioned my share in this great sacrifice in such a manner, he has been designated by me as worthy of a sacrificial share in the Veda-sūtra. (3-327-55)

यूयं लोकान्धारयध्वं यज्ञभागफलोदिताः। सर्वार्थचिन्तका लोके यथाधीकारनिर्मिताः ॥३-३२७-५६॥

yūyaṃ lokān dhārayadhvaṃ yajñabhāgaphaloditāḥ। sarvārthacintakā loke yathādhikāranirmitāḥ ॥3-327-56॥

[यूयं (yūyam) - you (plural); लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; धारयध्वं (dhārayadhvaṃ) - support; यज्ञभागफलोदिताः (yajñabhāgaphaloditāḥ) - arisen from the fruit of the share of sacrifice; सर्वार्थचिन्तकाः (sarvārthacintakāḥ) - thinkers of all purposes; लोके (loke) - in the world; यथाधीकारनिर्मिताः (yathādhikāranirmitāḥ) - created according to authority;]

(You support the worlds, arisen from the fruit of the share of sacrifice. Thinkers of all purposes in the world, created according to authority.)

You uphold the worlds, having arisen from the fruits of sacrificial shares. In the world, you are those who consider all purposes, created according to your respective authorities. (3-327-56)

याः क्रियाः प्रचरिष्यन्ति प्रवृत्तिफलसत्कृताः। ताभिराप्यायितबला लोकान्वै धारयिष्यथ ॥३-३२७-५७॥

yāḥ kriyāḥ pracariṣyanti pravṛtti-phala-satkṛtāḥ। tābhiḥ āpyāyita-balāḥ lokān vai dhārayiṣyatha॥3-327-57॥

[याः (yāḥ) - which; (feminine plural nominative); क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions; (feminine plural nominative); प्रचरिष्यन्ति (pracariṣyanti) - will be performed; (third person plural future); प्रवृत्तिफलसत्कृताः (pravṛtti-phala-satkṛtāḥ) - honored by the fruits of activity; (feminine plural nominative); ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those; (feminine plural instrumental); आप्यायितबला (āpyāyita-balāḥ) - having strength increased; (masculine plural nominative); लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; (masculine plural accusative); वै (vai) - indeed; धारयिष्यथ (dhārayiṣyatha) - you will support; (second person plural future);]

(Which actions will be performed, honored by the fruits of activity; by those, having strength increased, you will indeed support the worlds.)

By those actions which will be performed and are honored by the fruits of activity, with your strength increased by them, you will indeed support the worlds. (3-327-57)

यूयं हि भाविता लोके सर्वयज्ञेषु मानवैः। मां ततो भावयिष्यध्वमेषा वो भावना मम ॥३-३२७-५८॥

yūyaṃ hi bhāvitā loke sarvayajñeṣu mānavaiḥ। māṃ tato bhāvayiṣyadhvameṣā vo bhāvanā mama ॥3-327-58॥

[यूयं (yūyam) - you (plural); हि (hi) - indeed; भाविता (bhāvitā) - will be honored; लोके (loke) - in the world; सर्वयज्ञेषु (sarvayajñeṣu) - in all sacrifices; मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by men; माम् (mām) - me; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भावयिष्यध्वम् (bhāvayiṣyadhvam) - you will honor; एषा (eṣā) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; भावना (bhāvanā) - devotion; मम (mama) - to me;]

(You indeed will be honored in the world in all sacrifices by men; me then you will honor; this your devotion to me.)

You will indeed be honored in the world by men in all sacrifices; then you will honor me—this is your devotion to me. (3-327-58)

इत्यर्थं निर्मिता वेदा यज्ञाश्चौषधिभिः सह। एभिः सम्यक्प्रयुक्तैर्हि प्रीयन्ते देवताः क्षितौ ॥३-३२७-५९॥

ityarthaṃ nirmitā vedā yajñāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha। ebhiḥ samyak-prayuktair hi prīyante devatāḥ kṣitau ॥3-327-59॥

[इति (iti) - thus; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; निर्मिता (nirmitā) - created; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; च (ca) - and; औषधिभिः (auṣadhibhiḥ) - with herbs; सह (saha) - together; एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; प्रयुक्तैः (prayuktaiḥ) - employed; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रीयन्ते (prīyante) - are pleased; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth;]

(Thus for the purpose, the Vedas and sacrifices were created together with herbs. By these, when properly employed indeed, the deities on earth are pleased.)

Thus, for this purpose, the Vedas and sacrifices were created along with herbs. When these are properly performed, the deities on earth are indeed pleased. (3-327-59)

निर्माणमेतद्युष्माकं प्रवृत्तिगुणकल्पितम्। मया कृतं सुरश्रेष्ठा यावत्कल्पक्षयादिति ॥ चिन्तयध्वं लोकहितं यथाधीकारमीश्वराः ॥३-३२७-६०॥

nirmāṇam etad yuṣmākaṃ pravṛtti-guṇa-kalpitam। mayā kṛtaṃ sura-śreṣṭhā yāvat kalpa-kṣayāt iti ॥ cintayadhvaṃ loka-hitaṃ yathā-adhikāram īśvarāḥ ॥3-327-60॥

[निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam) - creation; एतत् (etat) - this; युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - of you (plural); प्रवृत्ति (pravṛtti) - activity; गुण (guṇa) - quality; कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined; मया (mayā) - by me; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; सुरश्रेष्ठाः (sura-śreṣṭhāḥ) - O best of gods; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; कल्प (kalpa) - aeon; क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - from the destruction; इति (iti) - thus; चिन्तयध्वम् (cintayadhvam) - you all think; लोकहितम् (loka-hitam) - welfare of the world; यथा (yathā) - according to; अधिकारम् (adhikāram) - authority; ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - O lords;]

(This creation of yours, imagined by the quality of activity, has been done by me, O best of gods, as long as the destruction of the aeon thus. You all think of the welfare of the world according to authority, O lords. (3-327-60))

This creation, which is yours and has been conceived through the quality of activity, has been accomplished by me, O best of gods, and will last until the end of the aeon. Therefore, you all consider the welfare of the world according to your authority, O lords. (3-327-60)

मरीचिरङ्गिराश्चात्रिः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः। वसिष्ठ इति सप्तैते मानसा निर्मिता हि वै ॥३-३२७-६१॥

marīcir aṅgirāś cātriḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ। vasiṣṭha iti saptaite mānasā nirmitā hi vai ॥3-327-61॥

[मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci; (a sage); अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirās; (a sage); च (ca) - and; अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri; (a sage); पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya; (a sage); पुलहः (pulahah) - Pulaha; (a sage); क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - Kratu; (a sage); वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; (a sage); इति (iti) - thus; सप्त (sapta) - seven; एते (ete) - these; मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mind-born; निर्मिताः (nirmitāḥ) - created; हि (hi) - indeed; वै (vai) - truly;]

(Marīci, Aṅgirās, and Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha thus seven these mind-born created indeed truly.)

Marīci, Aṅgirās, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and Vasiṣṭha—these seven sages were indeed truly mind-born. (3-327-61)

एते वेदविदो मुख्या वेदाचार्याश्च कल्पिताः। प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणश्चैव प्राजापत्येन कल्पिताः ॥३-३२७-६२॥

ete vedavido mukhyā vedācāryāś ca kalpitāḥ। pravṛttidharmiṇaś caiva prājāpatyena kalpitāḥ ॥3-327-62॥

[एते (ete) - these; वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Veda; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - principal; वेदाचार्याः (vedācāryāḥ) - teachers of the Veda; च (ca) - and; कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed; प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणः (pravṛttidharmiṇaḥ) - those possessing active duties; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्राजापत्येन (prājāpatyena) - by (the rule of) Prajapati; कल्पिताः (kalpitāḥ) - appointed;]

(These knowers of the Veda, principal, and teachers of the Veda are appointed; those possessing active duties also indeed are appointed by (the rule of) Prajapati. (3-327-62))

These principal knowers of the Veda and teachers of the Veda have been appointed; those who possess active duties have also indeed been appointed according to the ordinance of Prajapati. (3-327-62)

अयं क्रियावतां पन्था व्यक्तीभूतः सनातनः। अनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तो लोकसर्गकरः प्रभुः ॥३-३२७-६३॥

ayaṃ kriyāvatāṃ panthā vyaktībhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ। aniruddha iti prokto lokasargakaraḥ prabhuḥ ॥3-327-63॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of those possessing action; पन्था (panthā) - path; व्यक्तीभूतः (vyaktībhūtaḥ) - manifested; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; अनिरुद्ध (aniruddha) - Aniruddha; इति (iti) - thus; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is called; लोकसर्गकरः (lokasargakaraḥ) - creator of the creation of the worlds; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord;]

(This path of those possessing action is manifested, eternal. "Aniruddha" thus is called the creator of the creation of the worlds, the Lord.)

This path, which is followed by those who perform actions, is manifest and eternal. The Lord, who is the creator of the worlds, is called "Aniruddha". (3-327-63)

सनः सनत्सुजातश्च सनकः ससनन्दनः। सनत्कुमारः कपिलः सप्तमश्च सनातनः ॥३-३२७-६४॥

sanaḥ sanat-sujātaś ca sanakaḥ sa-sanandanaḥ। sanat-kumāraḥ kapilaḥ saptamaś ca sanātanaḥ ॥3-327-64॥

[सनः (sanaḥ) - Sana; (name of a sage); सनत्सुजातः (sanat-sujātaḥ) - Sanat-sujāta; (name of a sage); च (ca) - and; सनकः (sanakaḥ) - Sanaka; (name of a sage); ससनन्दनः (sa-sanandanaḥ) - with Sanandana; (name of a sage); सनत्कुमारः (sanat-kumāraḥ) - Sanat-kumāra; (name of a sage); कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Kapila; (name of a sage); सप्तमः (saptamaḥ) - seventh; च (ca) - and; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - Sanātana; (name of a sage);]

(Sana; Sanat-sujāta; and; Sanaka; with Sanandana; Sanat-kumāra; Kapila; seventh; and; Sanātana;)

Sana, Sanat-sujāta, Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanat-kumāra, Kapila, and the seventh, Sanātana. (3-327-64)

सप्तैते मानसाः प्रोक्ता ऋषयो ब्रह्मणः सुताः। स्वयमागतविज्ञाना निवृत्तं धर्ममास्थिताः ॥३-३२७-६५॥

saptaite mānasāḥ proktā ṛṣayo brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ। svayamāgatavijñānā nivṛttaṃ dharmamāsthitāḥ ॥3-327-65॥

[सप्त (sapta) - seven; एते (ete) - these; मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mind-born; प्रोक्ता (proktā) - are said; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves; आगत (āgata) - attained; विज्ञाना (vijñānā) - knowledge; निवृत्तं (nivṛttam) - withdrawn; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - established;]

(Seven these mind-born are said sages of Brahmā sons; themselves attained knowledge withdrawn dharma established;)

These seven mind-born sages, said to be the sons of Brahmā, having attained knowledge by themselves, are established in withdrawn dharma. (3-327-65)

एते योगविदो मुख्याः साङ्ख्यधर्मविदस्तथा। आचार्या मोक्षशास्त्रे च मोक्षधर्मप्रवर्तकाः ॥३-३२७-६६॥

ete yogavido mukhyāḥ sāṅkhyadharmavidastathā। ācāryā mokṣaśāstre ca mokṣadharmapravartakāḥ ॥3-327-66॥

[एते (ete) - these; योगविदः (yogavidaḥ) - knowers of yoga; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - principal; साङ्ख्यधर्मविदः (sāṅkhyadharmavidaḥ) - knowers of Sāṅkhya dharma; तथा (tathā) - also; आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - teachers; मोक्षशास्त्रे (mokṣaśāstre) - in the scripture of liberation; च (ca) - and; मोक्षधर्मप्रवर्तकाः (mokṣadharmapravartakāḥ) - promoters of the dharma of liberation;]

(These knowers of yoga, principal, knowers of Sāṅkhya dharma also, teachers in the scripture of liberation and promoters of the dharma of liberation.)

These are the principal knowers of yoga, as well as those who know the Sāṅkhya dharma; they are teachers in the scripture of liberation and promoters of the dharma of liberation. (3-327-66)

यतोऽहं प्रसृतः पूर्वमव्यक्तात्त्रिगुणो महान्। तस्मात्परतरो योऽसौ क्षेत्रज्ञ इति कल्पितः ॥ सोऽहं क्रियावतां पन्थाः पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः ॥३-३२७-६७॥

yato'ham prasṛtaḥ pūrvamavyaktāttriguṇo mahān। tasmātparataro yo'sau kṣetrajña iti kalpitaḥ ॥ so'ham kriyāvatāṃ panthāḥ punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ ॥3-327-67॥

[यतः (yataḥ) - from which; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रसृतः (prasṛtaḥ) - spread forth; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; अव्यक्तात् (avyaktāt) - from the unmanifest; त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - threefold qualities; महान् (mahān) - great; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; परतरः (parataraḥ) - higher; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; क्षेत्रज्ञः (kṣetrajñaḥ) - knower of the field; इति (iti) - thus; कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - is considered; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; क्रियावताम् (kriyāvatām) - of those possessing action; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः (punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ) - difficult to return again;]

(From which I have spread forth before, from the unmanifest, the great (principle) of threefold qualities; from that, higher is he who is considered the knower of the field; that I am, the path of those possessing action, difficult to return again.)

From which I, having previously arisen from the unmanifest as the great principle of the three qualities, from that, higher is he who is called the knower of the field; that am I, the path for those who act, which is difficult to return to again. (3-327-67)

यो यथा निर्मितो जन्तुर्यस्मिन्यस्मिंश्च कर्मणि। प्रवृत्तौ वा निवृत्तौ वा तत्फलं सोऽश्नुतेऽवशः ॥३-३२७-६८॥

yo yathā nirmito janturyasminyasmiṁśca karmaṇi। pravṛttau vā nivṛttau vā tatphalaṁ so'śnute'vaśaḥ ॥3-327-68॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; यथा (yathā) - as; निर्मितः (nirmitaḥ) - created; जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - creature; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; च (ca) - and; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action; प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in engagement; वा (vā) - or; निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in withdrawal; वा (vā) - or; तत् (tat) - that; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; सः (saḥ) - he; अश्नुते (aśnute) - enjoys; अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helplessly;]

(Who as created creature, in whichever action and in engagement or in withdrawal or that fruit he enjoys helplessly.)

Whatever being is created, in whatever action he is engaged or withdrawn, he helplessly experiences the result of that action. (3-327-68)

एष लोकगुरुर्ब्रह्मा जगदादिकरः प्रभुः। एष माता पिता चैव युष्माकं च पितामहः ॥ मयानुशिष्टो भविता सर्वभूतवरप्रदः ॥३-३२७-६९॥

eṣa lokagururbrahmā jagadādikaraḥ prabhuḥ। eṣa mātā pitā caiva yuṣmākaṃ ca pitāmahaḥ ॥ mayānuśiṣṭo bhavitā sarvabhūtavarapradaḥ ॥3-327-69॥

[एष (eṣa) - this (person); लोकगुरुः (lokaguruḥ) - teacher of the world; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; जगत् (jagat) - world; आदि (ādi) - beginning; करः (karaḥ) - maker; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; एष (eṣa) - this (person); माता (mātā) - mother; पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your; च (ca) - and; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; मया (mayā) - by me; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूत (bhūta) - beings; वर (vara) - boon; प्रदः (pradaḥ) - giver;]

(This (person), teacher of the world, Brahmā, maker of the beginning of the world, lord. This (person) is mother, father, and indeed your grandfather also. Instructed by me, he will be the giver of boons to all beings.)

This person, the teacher of the world, Brahmā, the creator of the world and its beginning, the lord—he is also your mother, father, and indeed your grandfather. Instructed by me, he will become the giver of boons to all beings. (3-327-69)

अस्य चैवानुजो रुद्रो ललाटाद्यः समुत्थितः। ब्रह्मानुशिष्टो भविता सर्वत्रसवरप्रदः ॥३-३२७-७०॥

asya caivānujo rudro lalāṭādyaḥ samutthitaḥ। brahmānushiṣṭo bhavitā sarvatrasavarapradaḥ ॥3-327-70॥

[अस्य (asya) - of him; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; ललाटात् (lalāṭāt) - from the forehead; यः (yaḥ) - who; समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - arisen; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahmā; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; सवर (svara) - with boons; प्रदः (pradaḥ) - giver;]

(Of him and indeed the younger brother Rudra, who arose from the forehead, instructed by Brahmā, will be the giver of boons everywhere.)

And his younger brother Rudra, who arose from the forehead and was instructed by Brahmā, will be the giver of boons everywhere. (3-327-70)

गच्छध्वं स्वानधीकारांश्चिन्तयध्वं यथाविधि। प्रवर्तन्तां क्रियाः सर्वाः सर्वलोकेषु माचिरम् ॥३-३२७-७१॥

gacchadhvaṃ svānadhīkārāṃś cintayadhvaṃ yathāvidhi। pravartantāṃ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ sarvalokeṣu mā ciram ॥3-327-71॥

[गच्छध्वं (gacchadhvaṃ) - go; (imperative, plural); स्वानधीकारान् (svānadhīkārān) - own authorities; (accusative plural); चिन्तयध्वं (cintayadhvaṃ) - consider; (imperative, plural); यथा (yathā) - as; विधि (vidhi) - rule; प्रवर्तन्ताम् (pravartantām) - let proceed; (imperative, plural); क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions; (nominative plural); सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; (nominative plural); सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; (locative plural); मा (mā) - not; (prohibitive); चिरम् (ciram) - delay; (for a long time);]

(Go, consider your own authorities as per the rule. Let all actions proceed in all worlds without delay.)

Go and consider your own authorities as prescribed by the rule. Let all actions proceed in all worlds without delay. (3-327-71)

प्रदृश्यन्तां च कर्माणि प्राणिनां गतयस्तथा। परिनिर्मितकालानि आयूंषि च सुरोत्तमाः ॥३-३२७-७२॥

pradṛśyantāṃ ca karmāṇi prāṇināṃ gatayas tathā। parinirmitakālāni āyūṃṣi ca surottamāḥ ॥3-327-72॥

[प्रदृश्यन्ताम् (pradṛśyantām) - let be seen; च (ca) - and; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; गतयः (gatayaḥ) - paths; तथा (tathā) - also; परिनिर्मितकालानि (parinirmitakālāni) - allotted times; आयूंषि (āyūṃṣi) - lifespans; च (ca) - and; सुरोत्तमाः (surottamāḥ) - O best of the gods;]

(Let the actions and the paths of living beings be seen, also the allotted times, lifespans, and O best of the gods.)

O best of the gods, let the actions, the paths, the allotted times, and the lifespans of living beings be revealed. (3-327-72)

इदं कृतयुगं नाम कालः श्रेष्ठः प्रवर्तते। अहिंस्या यज्ञपशवो युगेऽस्मिन्नैतदन्यथा ॥ चतुष्पात्सकलो धर्मो भविष्यत्यत्र वै सुराः ॥३-३२७-७३॥

idaṃ kṛtayugaṃ nāma kālaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pravartate। ahiṃsyā yajñapaśavo yuge'sminnaitadanyathā ॥ catuṣpātsakalo dharmo bhaviṣyatyatra vai surāḥ ॥3-327-73॥

[इदं (idaṃ) - this; कृतयुगं (kṛtayugaṃ) - Kṛta Yuga; नाम (nāma) - named; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - excellent; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - is proceeding; अहिंस्या (ahiṃsyā) - non-violence; यज्ञपशवो (yajñapaśavaḥ) - sacrificial animals; युगेऽस्मिन् (yuge'smin) - in this yuga; एतद् (etad) - this; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; चतुष्पात् (catuṣpāt) - four-footed; सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; अत्र (atra) - here; वै (vai) - indeed; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods;]

(This Kṛta Yuga named time excellent is proceeding. Non-violence, sacrificial animals in this yuga, this otherwise. Four-footed entire dharma will be here indeed, gods.)

This period called Kṛta Yuga, the excellent time, is now proceeding. In this yuga, non-violence and sacrificial animals are as they should be, not otherwise. Here, O gods, dharma exists in its entirety with all four feet. (3-327-73)

ततस्त्रेतायुगं नाम त्रयी यत्र भविष्यति। प्रोक्षिता यत्र पशवो वधं प्राप्स्यन्ति वै मखे ॥ तत्र पादचतुर्थो वै धर्मस्य न भविष्यति ॥३-३२७-७४॥

tatastretāyugaṃ nāma trayī yatra bhaviṣyati। prokṣitā yatra paśavo vadhaṃ prāpsyanti vai makhe ॥ tatra pādacaturtho vai dharmasya na bhaviṣyati ॥3-327-74॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्रेता-युगं (tretā-yugaṃ) - the Tretā age; नाम (nāma) - named; त्रयी (trayī) - the three Vedas; यत्र (yatra) - where; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; प्रोक्षिता (prokṣitā) - sprinkled (with holy water); यत्र (yatra) - where; पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्राप्स्यन्ति (prāpsyanti) - will obtain; वै (vai) - indeed; मखे (makhe) - in the sacrifice; तत्र (tatra) - there; पाद-चतुर्थः (pāda-caturthaḥ) - the fourth part; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; न (na) - not; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]

(Then the age named Tretā, where the three Vedas will be; where animals sprinkled (with holy water) will indeed obtain killing in the sacrifice. There, indeed, the fourth part of dharma will not be.)

Then comes the age called Tretā, in which the three Vedas will exist; where animals, after being sprinkled, will indeed be killed in sacrifice. There, indeed, the fourth part of dharma will not remain. (3-327-74)

ततो वै द्वापरं नाम मिश्रः कालो भविष्यति। द्विपादहीनो धर्मश्च युगे तस्मिन्भविष्यति ॥३-३२७-७५॥

tato vai dvāparaṃ nāma miśraḥ kālo bhaviṣyati। dvipādahīno dharmaś ca yuge tasmin bhaviṣyati ॥3-327-75॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - from that; वै (vai) - indeed; द्वापरं (dvāparam) - Dvāpara; नाम (nāma) - named; मिश्रः (miśraḥ) - mixed; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; द्विपादहीनः (dvipādahīnaḥ) - deprived of two feet; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; च (ca) - and; युगे (yuge) - in the age; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]

(From that indeed Dvāpara named mixed time will be. Deprived of two feet dharma and in the age in that will be.)

After that, indeed, there will be a time called Dvāpara, which is mixed. In that age, dharma will exist deprived of two feet. (3-327-75)

ततस्तिष्येऽथ सम्प्राप्ते युगे कलिपुरस्कृते। एकपादस्थितो धर्मो यत्र तत्र भविष्यति ॥३-३२७-७६॥

tatastiṣye'tha samprāpte yuge kalipuraskṛte। ekapādasthito dharmo yatra tatra bhaviṣyati ॥3-327-76॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तिष्ये (tiṣye) - in the Tiṣya (Puṣya) (nakṣatra); अथ (atha) - then; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - having arrived; युगे (yuge) - in the age; कलि-पुरस्कृते (kali-puraskṛte) - with Kali (the Kali age) at the forefront; एक-पाद-स्थितः (eka-pāda-sthitaḥ) - standing on one foot; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; यत्र (yatra) - where; तत्र (tatra) - there; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]

(Then, in Tiṣya, then, having arrived, in the age, with Kali at the forefront, standing on one foot, Dharma, where, there, will be.)

Then, when the age arrives in Tiṣya with Kali at the forefront, Dharma will stand on one foot wherever it exists. (3-327-76)

देवा ऊचुः॥

devā ūcuḥ॥

[देवा (devā) - gods; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]

(gods said;)

The gods said.

एकपादस्थिते धर्मे यत्रक्वचनगामिनि। कथं कर्तव्यमस्माभिर्भगवंस्तद्वदस्व नः ॥३-३२७-७७॥

ekapādasthite dharme yatrakvacanagāmini। kathaṃ kartavyamasmābhirbhagavaṃstadvadasva naḥ ॥3-327-77॥

[एकपादस्थिते (ekapādasthite) - in one-footed state; standing on one leg; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; in righteousness; यत्रक्वचनगामिनि (yatrakvacanagāmini) - going anywhere; moving wherever; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done; duty; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; तत् (tat) - that; वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell; नः (naḥ) - to us;]

(In the one-footed state, in dharma, moving wherever, how is the duty to be done by us, O revered one, that please tell to us.)

O revered one, in this state where dharma stands on one foot and moves anywhere, how should we act? Please tell us that. (3-327-77)

श्रीभगवानुवाच॥

śrībhagavānuvāca॥

[श्री (śrī) - splendid; auspicious; holy; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; the Possessor of fortune; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(śrī - splendid; auspicious; holy; bhagavān - the Lord; the Possessor of fortune; uvāca - said; spoke;)

The blessed Lord said:

यत्र वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च तपः सत्यं दमस्तथा। अहिंसाधर्मसंयुक्ताः प्रचरेयुः सुरोत्तमाः ॥३-३२७-७८॥

yatra vedāś ca yajñāś ca tapaḥ satyaṃ damas tathā। ahiṃsā-dharma-saṃyuktāḥ pracareyuḥ surottamāḥ ॥3-327-78॥

[यत्र (yatra) - where; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; च (ca) - and; यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - sacrifices; च (ca) - and; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; दमः (damaḥ) - self-restraint; तथा (tathā) - also; अहिंसा (ahiṃsā) - non-violence; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; संयुक्ताः (saṃyuktāḥ) - endowed with; प्रचरेयुः (pracareyuḥ) - would move about; सुरोत्तमाः (surottamāḥ) - best of the gods;]

(Where Vedas and sacrifices and austerity, truth, self-restraint also, non-violence, righteousness, endowed with, would move about, best of the gods.)

Where the Vedas, sacrifices, austerity, truth, self-restraint, non-violence, and righteousness are present, the best of the gods endowed with these qualities would move about. (3-327-78)

स वै देशः सेवितव्यो मा वोऽधर्मः पदा स्पृशेत् ॥३-३२७-७८॥

sa vai deśaḥ sevitavyo mā vo'dharmaḥ padā spṛśet ॥3-327-78॥

[स (sa) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; देशः (deśaḥ) - place; सेवितव्यो (sevitavyo) - should be frequented; मा (mā) - not; वः (vaḥ) - by you; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; पदा (padā) - by the foot; स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - should touch;]

(That indeed place should be frequented; not by you unrighteousness by the foot should touch.)

That place alone should be frequented; let not unrighteousness be touched by your foot. (3-327-78)

व्यास उवाच॥

vyāsa uvāca॥

[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; (the sage's name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Vyāsa said;)

Vyāsa said.

तेऽनुशिष्टा भगवता देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा। नमस्कृत्वा भगवते जग्मुर्देशान्यथेप्सितान् ॥३-३२७-७९॥

te'nuśiṣṭā bhagavatā devāḥ saṛṣigaṇās tathā। namaskṛtvā bhagavate jagmur deśān yathepsitān ॥3-327-79॥

[ते (te) - they; अनुशिष्टा (anuśiṣṭāḥ) - instructed; भगवता (bhagavatā) - by the Blessed One; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; स (sa) - with; ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - the groups of sages; तथा (tathā) - also; नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having bowed; भगवते (bhagavate) - to the Blessed One; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went; देशान् (deśān) - to the regions; यथ (yathā) - as; इप्सितान् (ipsitān) - desired;]

(They, instructed by the Blessed One, the gods with the groups of sages also, having bowed to the Blessed One, went to the regions as desired.)

Thus instructed by the Blessed One, the gods along with the groups of sages, after bowing to the Blessed One, went to their desired regions. (3-327-79)

गतेषु त्रिदिवौकःसु ब्रह्मैकः पर्यवस्थितः। दिदृक्षुर्भगवन्तं तमनिरुद्धतनौ स्थितम् ॥३-३२७-८०॥

gateṣu tridivaukahsu brahmaikaḥ paryavasthitaḥ। didṛkṣurbhagavantaṃ tamaniruddhatanau sthitam ॥3-327-80॥

[गतेषु (gateṣu) - having gone; in those who have gone; त्रिदिवौकःसु (tridivaukahsu) - among the dwellers of heaven; in the celestial beings; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahmā; the creator; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; one; पर्यवस्थितः (paryavasthitaḥ) - remained; was present; दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see; wishing to behold; भगवन्तं (bhagavantaṃ) - the Blessed Lord; the revered one; तम् (tam) - him; that one; अनिरुद्धतनौ (aniruddhatanau) - in the form of Aniruddha; having the body of Aniruddha; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; situated;]

(When those who had gone, among the dwellers of heaven, Brahmā alone remained; desiring to see the Blessed Lord, him, standing in the form of Aniruddha.)

When all the dwellers of heaven had departed, only Brahmā remained, wishing to behold the Blessed Lord standing there in the form of Aniruddha. (3-327-80)

तं देवो दर्शयामास कृत्वा हयशिरो महत्। साङ्गानावर्तयन्वेदान्कमण्डलुगणित्रधृक् ॥३-३२७-८१॥

taṃ devo darśayāmāsa kṛtvā hayaśiro mahat। sāṅgānāvartayan vedān kamaṇḍalu-gaṇitra-dhṛk ॥3-327-81॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - showed; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; हयशिरः (hayaśiraḥ) - horse-headed; महत् (mahat) - great; साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - with limbs (with parts); आवर्तयन् (āvartayan) - reciting; वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas; कमण्डलु (kamaṇḍalu) - water-pot; गणित्र (gaṇitra) - rosary; धृक् (dhṛk) - holding;]

(Him the god showed, having made (him) horse-headed, great; with limbs reciting the Vedas, holding a water-pot and rosary.)

The god showed him, having made him great and horse-headed, reciting the Vedas with all their parts, and holding a water-pot and a rosary. (3-327-81)

ततोऽश्वशिरसं दृष्ट्वा तं देवममितौजसम्। लोककर्ता प्रभुर्ब्रह्मा लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥३-३२७-८२॥

tato'śvaśirasaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ devam amitaujasaṃ। lokakartā prabhur brahmā lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā ॥3-327-82॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अश्वशिरसं (aśvaśirasam) - horse-headed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तम् (tam) - him; देवम् (devam) - divine being; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasaṃ) - of immeasurable energy; लोककर्ता (lokakartā) - creator of the worlds; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with the desire for welfare;]

(Then, having seen the horse-headed divine being of immeasurable energy, Brahmā, the lord, creator of the worlds, with the desire for the welfare of the worlds.)

Then, seeing that horse-headed divine being of immeasurable energy, Brahmā, the lord and creator of the worlds, out of desire for the welfare of the worlds, (3-327-82)

मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य वरदं तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिरग्रतः। स परिष्वज्य देवेन वचनं श्रावितस्तदा ॥३-३२७-८३॥

mūrdhnā praṇamya varadaṃ tasthau prāñjalir agrataḥ। sa pariṣvajya devena vacanaṃ śrāvitās tadā ॥3-327-83॥

[मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with the head; by the head; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; after bowing; वरदं (varadam) - the giver of boons; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; before; सः (saḥ) - he; परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; after embracing; देवेन (devena) - by the god; by the deity; वचनं (vacanam) - word; speech; श्रावितः (śrāvitaḥ) - having been made to hear; having been told; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]

(With the head having bowed to the giver of boons, he stood with joined palms in front. He, having been embraced by the god, was then made to hear the word.)

Having bowed his head to the giver of boons, he stood before him with joined palms. Then, after being embraced by the god, he was made to hear the words. (3-327-83)

लोककार्यगतीः सर्वास्त्वं चिन्तय यथाविधि। धाता त्वं सर्वभूतानां त्वं प्रभुर्जगतो गुरुः ॥ त्वय्यावेशितभारोऽहं धृतिं प्राप्स्याम्यथाञ्जसा ॥३-३२७-८४॥

lokakāryagatīḥ sarvāstvaṃ cintaya yathāvidhi। dhātā tvaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvaṃ prabhurjagato guruḥ ॥ tvayyāveśitabhāro'haṃ dhṛtiṃ prāpsyāmyathāñjasā ॥3-327-84॥

[लोक (loka) - world; कार्य (kārya) - action; गतीः (gatīḥ) - courses; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; चिन्तय (cintaya) - consider; यथा (yathā) - as; विधि (vidhi) - rule; धाता (dhātā) - creator; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; आवेशित (āveśita) - placed; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden; अहम् (aham) - I; धृतिम् (dhṛtim) - steadfastness; प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - will obtain; अथ (atha) - then; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily; ३-३२७-८४ (3-327-84) - (3-327-84);]

(World action courses all you consider as rule. Creator you of all beings you lord of the world teacher. In you placed burden I steadfastness will obtain then easily. (3-327-84))

Consider all the courses of worldly actions as per the rule. You are the creator of all beings, you are the lord and teacher of the world. Having placed my burden upon you, I will easily attain steadfastness. (3-327-84)

यदा च सुरकार्यं ते अविषह्यं भविष्यति। प्रादुर्भावं गमिष्यामि तदात्मज्ञानदेशिकः ॥३-३२७-८५॥

yadā ca surakāryaṃ te aviṣahyaṃ bhaviṣyati। prādurbhāvaṃ gamiṣyāmi tadātmajñānadeśikaḥ ॥3-327-85॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; च (ca) - and; सुरकार्यं (surakāryam) - devas' work; ते (te) - to you; अविषह्यं (aviṣahyam) - unbearable; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; प्रादुर्भावं (prādurbhāvam) - manifestation; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go; तदात्मज्ञानदेशिकः (tadātmajñānadeśikaḥ) - that-self-knowledge-teacher;]

(When and the devas' work to you unbearable will become, manifestation I will go, that-self-knowledge-teacher.)

When the task of the gods becomes unbearable for you, I, as the teacher of that self-knowledge, will manifest myself. (3-327-85)

एवमुक्त्वा हयशिरास्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। तेनानुशिष्टो ब्रह्मापि स्वं लोकमचिराद्गतः ॥३-३२७-८६॥

evam uktvā hayaśirās tatraiva antaradhīyata। tenānuśiṣṭo brahmā api svaṃ lokam acirād gataḥ ॥3-327-86॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; हयशिराः (hayaśirās) - Horse-headed (one); तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared; तेन (tena) - by him; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; अपि (api) - also; स्वम् (svam) - his own; लोकम् (lokam) - world; अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]

(Thus having spoken, the Horse-headed (one) indeed disappeared there. Instructed by him, Brahmā also soon went to his own world. (3-327-86))

After saying this, the Horse-headed one disappeared right there. Having been instructed by him, Brahmā too soon returned to his own world. (3-327-86)

एवमेष महाभागः पद्मनाभः सनातनः। यज्ञेष्वग्रहरः प्रोक्तो यज्ञधारी च नित्यदा ॥३-३२७-८७॥

evameṣa mahābhāgaḥ padmanābhaḥ sanātanaḥ। yajñeṣvagraharaḥ prokto yajñadhārī ca nityadā ॥3-327-87॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate one; पद्मनाभः (padmanābhaḥ) - Padmanabha; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in sacrifices; अग्रहरः (agraharaḥ) - the first receiver; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is said; यज्ञधारी (yajñadhārī) - bearer of sacrifice; च (ca) - and; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always;]

(Thus, this greatly fortunate one, Padmanabha, eternal, in sacrifices is said to be the first receiver, and always the bearer of sacrifice.)

Thus, this greatly fortunate Padmanabha, the eternal one, is said to be the first recipient in sacrifices and always the bearer of sacrifice. (3-327-87)

निवृत्तिं चास्थितो धर्मं गतिमक्षयधर्मिणाम्। प्रवृत्तिधर्मान्विदधे कृत्वा लोकस्य चित्रताम् ॥३-३२७-८८॥

nivṛttiṃ cāsthito dharmaṃ gatim akṣaya-dharmiṇām। pravṛtti-dharmān vidadhe kṛtvā lokasya citratām ॥3-327-88॥

[निवृत्तिं (nivṛttiṃ) - cessation; withdrawal; च (ca) - and; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to; having established; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; righteousness; गतिम् (gatim) - path; way; अक्षयधर्मिणाम् (akṣaya-dharmiṇām) - of those whose dharma is imperishable; प्रवृत्तिधर्मान् (pravṛtti-dharmān) - those whose dharma is activity; विदधे (vidadhe) - he made; he established; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; having done; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; चित्रताम् (citratām) - variety; diversity;]

(Having resorted to cessation and the dharma, the path of those whose dharma is imperishable; having made the dharmas of activity, he established the diversity of the world.)

Having established the path of cessation and righteousness for those whose dharma is imperishable, and having created the dharmas of activity, he brought about the diversity of the world. (3-327-88)

स आदिः स मध्यः स चान्तः प्रजानां; स धाता स धेयः स कर्ता स कार्यम्। युगान्ते स सुप्तः सुसङ्क्षिप्य लोका; न्युगादौ प्रबुद्धो जगद्ध्युत्ससर्ज ॥३-३२७-८९॥

sa ādiḥ sa madhyaḥ sa ca antaḥ prajānāṃ; sa dhātā sa dheyaḥ sa kartā sa kāryam। yugānte sa suptaḥ susaṅkṣipya lokān; nyugādau prabuddhaḥ jagat dhyutsasarja ॥3-327-89॥

[स (sa) - he; आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning; स (sa) - he; मध्यः (madhyaḥ) - middle; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; प्रजानां (prajānāṃ) - of beings; स (sa) - he; धाता (dhātā) - creator; स (sa) - he; धेयः (dheyaḥ) - goal; स (sa) - he; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; स (sa) - he; कार्यम् (kāryam) - action; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age; स (sa) - he; सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep; सुसङ्क्षिप्य (susaṅkṣipya) - having well contracted; लोका (lokān) - worlds; न्युगादौ (nyugādau) - at the beginning of the new age; प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened; जगत् (jagat) - the world; ध्युत्ससर्ज (dhyutsasarja) - he emitted; ३-३२७-८९ (3-327-89) - (3-327-89);]

(He (is) the beginning, he (is) the middle, he and (is) the end of beings; he (is) the creator, he (is) the goal, he (is) the doer, he (is) the action. At the end of the age, he (is) asleep, having well contracted the worlds; at the beginning of the new age, awakened, he emitted the world. (3-327-89))

He is the beginning, the middle, and the end of beings; he is the creator, the goal, the doer, and the action. At the end of the age, he sleeps, having contracted the worlds; at the dawn of the new age, awakened, he creates the world. (3-327-89)

तस्मै नमध्वं देवाय निर्गुणाय गुणात्मने। अजाय विश्वरूपाय धाम्ने सर्वदिवौकसाम् ॥३-३२७-९०॥

tasmai namadhvaṃ devāya nirguṇāya guṇātmane. ajāya viśvarūpāya dhāmne sarvadivaukasām ॥3-327-90॥

[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; नमध्वं (namadhvaṃ) - bow (you all); देवाय (devāya) - to the god; निर्गुणाय (nirguṇāya) - to the one without qualities; गुणात्मने (guṇātmane) - whose essence is qualities; अजाय (ajāya) - to the unborn; विश्वरूपाय (viśvarūpāya) - to the one of universal form; धाम्ने (dhāmne) - to the abode; सर्वदिवौकसाम् (sarvadivaukasām) - of all dwellers of heaven;]

(To him bow (you all), to the god, to the one without qualities, whose essence is qualities, to the unborn, to the one of universal form, to the abode of all dwellers of heaven.)

Bow to him, the god who is without qualities, whose essence is qualities, the unborn, the one of universal form, the abode of all the dwellers of heaven. (3-327-90)

महाभूताधिपतये रुद्राणां पतये तथा। आदित्यपतये चैव वसूनां पतये तथा ॥३-३२७-९१॥

mahābhūtādhipataye rudrāṇāṃ pataye tathā। ādityapataye caiva vasūnāṃ pataye tathā ॥3-327-91॥

[महाभूत (mahābhūta) - great elements; अधिपतये (adhipataye) - to the lord; रुद्राणां (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; तथा (tathā) - also; आदित्यपतये (ādityapataye) - to the lord of the Ādityas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वसूनां (vasūnām) - of the Vasus; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; तथा (tathā) - also;]

(To the lord of the great elements, to the lord of the Rudras also; to the lord of the Ādityas and indeed to the lord of the Vasus also. (3-327-91))

To the lord of the great elements, to the lord of the Rudras, to the lord of the Ādityas, and indeed to the lord of the Vasus also. (3-327-91)

अश्विभ्यां पतये चैव मरुतां पतये तथा। वेदयज्ञाधिपतये वेदाङ्गपतयेऽपि च ॥३-३२७-९२॥

aśvibhyāṃ pataye caiva marutāṃ pataye tathā। vedayajñādhipataye vedāṅgapataye'pi ca ॥3-327-92॥

[अश्विभ्यां (aśvibhyām) - to the Aśvins (divine twin horsemen); पतये (pataye) - to the lord; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मरुतां (marutām) - of the Maruts (storm gods); पतये (pataye) - to the lord; तथा (tathā) - also; वेदयज्ञाधिपतये (vedayajñādhipataye) - to the lord of Veda and sacrifice; वेदाङ्गपतये (vedāṅgapataye) - to the lord of the limbs of the Veda; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]

(To the Aśvins, to the lord, and indeed, to the Maruts' lord also; to the lord of Veda and sacrifice, to the lord of the limbs of the Veda, also and.)

Homage to the Aśvins, to their lord, and likewise to the lord of the Maruts; also to the lord of the Veda and sacrifice, and to the lord of the limbs of the Veda. (3-327-92)

समुद्रवासिने नित्यं हरये मुञ्जकेशिने। शान्तये सर्वभूतानां मोक्षधर्मानुभाषिणे ॥३-३२७-९३॥

samudravasine nityaṃ haraye muñjakeśine। śāntaye sarvabhūtānāṃ mokṣadharmānubhāṣiṇe ॥3-327-93॥

[समुद्रवासिने (samudravasine) - to the one who is clad in the ocean; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; हरये (haraye) - to Hara (Śiva); मुञ्जकेशिने (muñjakeśine) - to the one whose hair is like muñja grass; शान्तये (śāntaye) - to the peaceful one; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṃ) - of all beings; मोक्षधर्मानुभाषिणे (mokṣadharmānubhāṣiṇe) - to the one who speaks of the dharma of liberation;]

(To the one who is clad in the ocean, always, to Hara, to the one whose hair is like muñja grass, to the peaceful one, of all beings, to the one who speaks of the dharma of liberation.)

To Hara, who is always clad in the ocean, whose hair is like muñja grass, who is peaceful, who speaks of the dharma of liberation for all beings. (3-327-93)

तपसां तेजसां चैव पतये यशसोऽपि च। वाचश्च पतये नित्यं सरितां पतये तथा ॥३-३२७-९४॥

tapasāṃ tejasāṃ caiva pataye yaśaso'pi ca। vācaśca pataye nityaṃ saritāṃ pataye tathā ॥3-327-94॥

[तपसां (tapasām) - of austerities; तेजसां (tejasām) - of energies; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; यशसः (yaśasaḥ) - of fame; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; वाचः (vācaḥ) - of speech; च (ca) - and; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सरितां (saritām) - of rivers; पतये (pataye) - to the lord; तथा (tathā) - thus;]

(Of austerities, of energies, and indeed to the lord; of fame also and; of speech and to the lord; always; of rivers to the lord thus.)

To the lord of austerities, the lord of energies, the lord of fame, the lord of speech, and always to the lord of rivers as well. (3-327-94)

कपर्दिने वराहाय एकशृङ्गाय धीमते। विवस्वतेऽश्वशिरसे चतुर्मूर्तिधृते सदा ॥३-३२७-९५॥

kapardine varāhāya ekaśṛṅgāya dhīmate। vivasvate'śvaśirase caturmūrtidhṛte sadā ॥3-327-95॥

[कपर्दिने (kapardine) - to the one with matted hair; वराहाय (varāhāya) - to the boar; एकशृङ्गाय (ekaśṛṅgāya) - to the one with a single horn; धीमते (dhīmate) - to the intelligent one; विवस्वते (vivasvate) - to the radiant one; अश्वशिरसे (aśvaśirase) - to the horse-headed one; चतुर्मूर्तिधृते (caturmūrtidhṛte) - to the bearer of four forms; सदा (sadā) - always;]

(To the one with matted hair; to the boar; to the one with a single horn; to the intelligent one; to the radiant one; to the horse-headed one; to the bearer of four forms; always.)

Always (I bow) to the one with matted hair, to the boar, to the one with a single horn, to the intelligent one, to the radiant one, to the horse-headed one, and to the bearer of four forms. (3-327-95)

गुह्याय ज्ञानदृश्याय अक्षराय क्षराय च। एष देवः सञ्चरति सर्वत्रगतिरव्ययः ॥३-३२७-९६॥

guhyāya jñānadṛśyāya akṣarāya kṣarāya ca। eṣa devaḥ sañcarati sarvatragatiravyayaḥ ॥3-327-96॥

[गुह्याय (guhyāya) - to the secret; ज्ञानदृश्याय (jñānadṛśyāya) - to the one seen by knowledge; अक्षराय (akṣarāya) - to the imperishable; क्षराय (kṣarāya) - to the perishable; च (ca) - and; एष (eṣa) - this; देवः (devaḥ) - divine being; सञ्चरति (sañcarati) - moves; सर्वत्रगतिः (sarvatragatiḥ) - having movement everywhere; अव्ययः (avyayaḥ) - imperishable;]

(To the secret, to the one seen by knowledge, to the imperishable, to the perishable and; this divine being moves, having movement everywhere, imperishable.)

This imperishable divine being, who is both the perishable and the imperishable, the secret and that which is seen by knowledge, moves everywhere; he is all-pervading and undecaying. (3-327-96)

एवमेतत्पुरा दृष्टं मया वै ज्ञानचक्षुषा। कथितं तच्च वः सर्वं मया पृष्टेन तत्त्वतः ॥३-३२७-९७॥

evam etat purā dṛṣṭaṃ mayā vai jñānacakṣuṣā। kathitaṃ tac ca vaḥ sarvaṃ mayā pṛṣṭena tattvataḥ॥3-327-97॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; मया (mayā) - by me; वै (vai) - indeed; ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - with the eye of knowledge; कथितम् (kathitam) - told; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - to you (all); सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; मया (mayā) - by me; पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - by (you) having asked; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly;]

(Thus this was formerly seen by me indeed with the eye of knowledge. That all has been told to you by me, truly, as you asked.)

Thus, all this was seen by me in former times with the eye of knowledge, and I have truly told you everything as you asked. (3-327-97)

क्रियतां मद्वचः शिष्याः सेव्यतां हरिरीश्वरः। गीयतां वेदशब्दैश्च पूज्यतां च यथाविधि ॥३-३२७-९८॥

kriyatāṃ mad-vacaḥ śiṣyāḥ sevyatāṃ harir-īśvaraḥ। gīyatāṃ veda-śabdaiś ca pūjyatāṃ ca yathā-vidhi ॥3-327-98॥

[क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - let it be done; मद्वचः (mad-vacaḥ) - my word; शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples; सेव्यतां (sevyatāṃ) - let them be served; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord; गीयतां (gīyatāṃ) - let it be sung; वेदशब्दैः (veda-śabdaiḥ) - by Vedic words; च (ca) - and; पूज्यतां (pūjyatāṃ) - let it be worshipped; च (ca) - and; यथाविधि (yathā-vidhi) - according to rule;]

(Let my word be done; let the disciples be served; let Hari, the Lord, be sung by Vedic words and let Him be worshipped according to rule.)

Let my instructions be followed; let the disciples be served; let Hari, the Supreme Lord, be praised with Vedic hymns and worshipped according to proper procedure. (3-327-98)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

इत्युक्तास्तु वयं तेन वेदव्यासेन धीमता। सर्वे शिष्याः सुतश्चास्य शुकः परमधर्मवित् ॥३-३२७-९९॥

ityuktās tu vayaṃ tena vedavyāsena dhīmatā। sarve śiṣyāḥ sutaś cāsya śukaḥ paramadharmavit ॥3-327-99॥

[इति (iti) - thus; उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed; तु (tu) - but; वयम् (vayam) - we; तेन (tena) - by him; वेदव्यासेन (vedavyāsena) - by Vedavyāsa; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka; परमधर्मवित् (paramadharmavit) - knower of supreme dharma;]

(Thus addressed but we by him by Vedavyāsa wise; all disciples son and his Śuka knower of supreme dharma.)

Thus, having been addressed by the wise Vedavyāsa, all of us disciples and his son Śuka, the knower of supreme dharma, (were present). (3-327-99)

स चास्माकमुपाध्यायः सहास्माभिर्विशां पते। चतुर्वेदोद्गताभिश्च ऋग्भिस्तमभितुष्टुवे ॥३-३२७-१००॥

sa cāsmākam-upādhyāyaḥ sahāsmābhir-viśāṃ pate। caturvedodgatābhiś-ca ṛgbhis-tam-abhituṣṭuve ॥3-327-100॥

[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - preceptor; सह (saha) - together with; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; विशां (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; चतुर्वेदोद्गताभिः (caturvedodgatābhiḥ) - by those who have mastered the four Vedas; च (ca) - and; ऋग्भिः (ṛgbhiḥ) - by the Ṛg (Veda) hymns; तम् (tam) - him; अभितुष्टुवे (abhituṣṭuve) - praised all around;]

(He and our preceptor, together with us, O lord of the people, and by those who have mastered the four Vedas, and by the Ṛg hymns, him praised all around.)

He, our preceptor, together with us, O lord of the people, and by those who have mastered the four Vedas, was praised on all sides with Ṛg hymns. (3-327-100)

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। एवं मेऽकथयद्राजन्पुरा द्वैपायनो गुरुः ॥३-३२७-१०१॥

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi। evaṃ me 'kathayad rājan purā dvaipāyano guruḥ ॥3-327-101॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been told; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वम् (tvam) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask thoroughly; एवम् (evam) - thus; मे (me) - by me; अकथयत् (akathayat) - was told; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुरा (purā) - formerly; द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Vyāsa; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher;]

(This to you all has been told which me you ask thoroughly. Thus by me was told, O king, formerly by Dvaipayana, the teacher.)

All this which you ask me has been told to you. Thus, O king, this was formerly narrated to me by Dvaipayana, the teacher. (3-327-101)

यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चेदं परिकीर्तयेत्। नमो भगवते कृत्वा समाहितमना नरः ॥३-३२७-१०२॥

yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ yaś cedaṃ parikīrtayet। namo bhagavate kṛtvā samāhitamanā naraḥ ॥3-327-102॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - may hear; नित्यं (nityam) - always; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; परिकीर्तयेत् (parikīrtayet) - may recite; नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance; भगवते (bhagavate) - to the Lord; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; समाहितमना (samāhitamanā) - with concentrated mind; नरः (naraḥ) - man;]

(Who and this may hear always, who and this may recite, obeisance to the Lord having done, with concentrated mind, man.)

Whoever always hears this or recites this, having offered obeisance to the Lord with a concentrated mind, that man (does so). (3-327-102)

भवत्यरोगो द्युतिमान्बलरूपसमन्वितः। आतुरो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात् ॥३-३२७-१०३॥

bhavatyarogo dyutimān balarūpasamanvitaḥ। ātiro mucyate rogād baddho mucyeta bandhanāt ॥3-327-103॥

[भवति (bhavati) - becomes; अरोगः (arogaḥ) - free from disease; द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - possessed of radiance; बलरूपसमन्वितः (balarūpasamanvitaḥ) - endowed with strength and form; आतुरः (āturaḥ) - the afflicted; मुच्यते (mucyate) - is released; रोगात् (rogāt) - from disease; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - the bound one; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be released; बन्धनात् (bandhanāt) - from bondage;]

(Becomes free from disease, possessed of radiance, endowed with strength and form. The afflicted is released from disease, the bound one may be released from bondage.)

One becomes free from disease, radiant, and endowed with strength and form. The afflicted is released from disease, and the bound may be freed from bondage. (3-327-103)

कामकामी लभेत्कामं दीर्घमायुरवाप्नुयात्। ब्राह्मणः सर्ववेदी स्यात्क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत् ॥ वैश्यो विपुललाभः स्याच्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥३-३२७-१०४॥

kāmakāmī labhetkāmaṃ dīrghamāyuravāpnuyāt। brāhmaṇaḥ sarvavedī syātkṣatriyo vijayī bhavet॥ vaiśyo vipulalābhaḥ syācchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt॥3-327-104॥

[कामकामी (kāmakāmī) - desirer of desire; लभेत् (labhet) - may obtain; कामं (kāmaṃ) - desire; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; सर्ववेदी (sarvavedī) - knower of all Vedas; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - kṣatriya; विजयी (vijayī) - victorious; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - vaiśya; विपुललाभः (vipulalābhaḥ) - abundant gain; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - śūdra; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain;]

(The desirer of desire may obtain desire, may attain long life. The brāhmaṇa may be knower of all Vedas, the kṣatriya may become victorious. The vaiśya may have abundant gain, the śūdra may attain happiness. (3-327-104))

One who desires may obtain his wish and attain long life. The brāhmaṇa may become a knower of all the Vedas, the kṣatriya may become victorious. The vaiśya may gain abundant wealth, and the śūdra may attain happiness. (3-327-104)

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं कन्या चैवेप्सितं पतिम्। लग्नगर्भा विमुच्येत गर्भिणी जनयेत्सुतम् ॥ वन्ध्या प्रसवमाप्नोति पुत्रपौत्रसमृद्धिमत् ॥३-३२७-१०५॥

aputro labhate putraṃ kanyā caivepsitaṃ patim। lagnagarbhā vimucyeta garbhiṇī janayet sutam॥ vandhyā prasavam āpnoti putrapautrasamṛddhimat॥3-327-105॥

[अपुत्रः (aputraḥ) - sonless man; लभते (labhate) - obtains; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; कन्या (kanyā) - maiden; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; इप्सितम् (ipsitam) - desired; पतिम् (patim) - husband; लग्नगर्भा (lagnagarbhā) - woman with retained fetus; विमुच्येत (vimucyeta) - is released; गर्भिणी (garbhiṇī) - pregnant woman; जनयेत् (janayet) - may give birth; सुतम् (sutam) - son; वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren woman; प्रसवम् (prasavam) - childbirth; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains; पुत्र (putra) - son; पौत्र (pautra) - grandson; समृद्धिमत् (samṛddhimat) - abundant in prosperity;]

(A sonless man obtains a son; a maiden indeed (obtains) the desired husband. A woman with retained fetus is released; a pregnant woman may give birth to a son. A barren woman attains childbirth, (and becomes) abundant in sons and grandsons.)

A sonless man gains a son; a maiden obtains her desired husband. A woman with a retained fetus is freed, and a pregnant woman gives birth to a son. Even a barren woman attains childbirth and becomes prosperous with sons and grandsons. (3-327-105)

क्षेमेण गच्छेदध्वानमिदं यः पठते पथि। यो यं कामं कामयते स तमाप्नोति च ध्रुवम् ॥३-३२७-१०६॥

kṣemeṇa gacched adhvānam idaṃ yaḥ paṭhate pathi। yo yaṃ kāmaṃ kāmayate sa tam āpnoti ca dhruvam ॥3-327-106॥

[क्षेमेण (kṣemeṇa) - with safety; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go; अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - the path; इदं (idaṃ) - this; यः (yaḥ) - who; पठते (paṭhate) - recites; पथि (pathi) - on the road; यः (yaḥ) - who; यम् (yam) - whichever; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; कामयते (kāmayate) - desires; स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - that; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains; च (ca) - and; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]

(With safety should go the path this who recites on the road; who whichever desire desires, he that obtains and certainly.)

Whoever recites this on the road should travel safely; whatever desire he wishes for, he certainly attains that. (3-327-106)

इदं महर्षेर्वचनं विनिश्चितं; महात्मनः पुरुषवरस्य कीर्तनम्। समागमं चर्षिदिवौकसामिमं; निशम्य भक्ताः सुसुखं लभन्ते ॥३-३२७-१०७॥

idaṃ maharṣer vacanaṃ viniścitaṃ; mahātmanaḥ puruṣavarasya kīrtanam. samāgamaṃ carṣidivaukasām imaṃ; niśamya bhaktāḥ susukhaṃ labhante ॥3-327-107॥

[इदं (idaṃ) - this; महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; विनिश्चितं (viniścitam) - ascertained; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; पुरुषवरस्य (puruṣavarasya) - of the best among men; कीर्तनम् (kīrtanam) - praise; समागमं (samāgamam) - meeting; च (ca) - and; ऋषिदिवौकसाम् (ṛṣidivaukasām) - of the sages and the dwellers of heaven; इमं (imaṃ) - this; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees; सुसुखं (susukham) - great happiness; लभन्ते (labhante) - obtain;]

(This speech of the great sage, ascertained; the praise of the great-souled best among men. The meeting of the sages and dwellers of heaven, this, having heard, devotees obtain great happiness. (3-327-107))

This is the ascertained speech of the great sage, the praise of the great-souled best among men. Hearing this account of the meeting of the sages and the dwellers of heaven, devotees attain great happiness. (3-327-107)