lomaharSaNa uvAca


vivasvAn kazyapAj jajJe dAkSAyaNyAM dvijottamAH | tasya bhAryAbhavat saMjJA tvASTrI devI vivasvataH || 1


surezvarIti vikhyAtA triSu lokeSu bhAvinI | sA vai bhAryA bhagavato mArtaNDasya mahAtmanaH || 2

Best brahmans! Vivasvat was born from Kashyapa in the daughter of Daksha. That Vivasvats` wife was Samjna, daughter of the goddess Tvashta and in this manner predestined to be known as Sureshvari in the three worlds, truly, the wife of the great and glorious sun god, Martanda.

bhartRrUpeNa nAtuSyad rUpayauvanazAlinI | saMjJA nAma sutapasA sudIptena samanvitA || 3


Adityasya hi tad rUpaM maNDalasya sutejasA | gAtreSu paridagdhaM vai nAtikAntam ivAbhavat || 4


na khalv ayaM mRto`NDasya iti snehAd abhASata | ajAnan kAzyapas tasmAn mArtaNDa iti cocyate || 5


tejas tv abhyadhikaM tasya nityam eva vivasvataH | yenAtitApayAmAsa trIMl lokAn kazyapAtmajaH || 6


trINy apatyAni bho viprAH saMjJAyAM tapatAM varaH | Adityo janayAmAsa kanyAM dvau ca prajApatI || 7


manur vaivasvataH pUrvaM zrAddhadevaH prajApatiH | yamaz ca yamunA caiva yamajau saMbabhUvatuH || 8

However Samjna, shining brightly from the practise of severe austerity and fully endowed with a form abounding in youthfulness, was not pleased with her husbands` appearance. The circle of the sun god was so formed that by its` brightness it had burnt the limbs of his body and in this case he was not excessively beautiful. It was from fondness she said, `But by no means is this egg dead. And from that the begotten of Kashyapa are thusly understood as Martandas`. Certainly it was that extraordinary innate fiery energy of Vivasvat born of Kashyapa by which he greatly affected the three worlds. Honored sages! Aditya, the best of the shining, produced three offspring in Samjna. A virgin girl and two progenitors. First from manu Vaivasvata was the progenitor Shraddhadeva and then the twin-born Yama and Yamuna were produced together.

zyAmavarNaM tu tadrUpaM saMjJA dRSTvA vivasvataH | asahantI tu svAM chAyAM savarNAM nirmame tataH || 9


mAyAmayI tu sA saMjJA tasyAM chAyAsamutthitAm | prAJjaliH praNatA bhUtvA chAyA saMjJAM dvijottamAH || 10


uvAca kiM mayA kAryaM kathayasva zucismite | sthitAsmi tava nirdeze zAdhi mAM varavarNini || 11

Seeing the dark color of Vivasvat thus formed Samjna was not able to endure it and at that time made her own shadow of the same color. Highest brahmans! Magically Samjna appeared to be derived from her shadow and she became Chaya and held out hollowed open hands to Samjna. Smiling brightly she said, `I am saying, what work is to be done by me? `I am standing for your direction. `Oh woman with a beautiful complexion! `You direct me.

saMjJovAca


ahaM yAsyAmi bhadraMte svam eva bhavanaM pituH |tvayaiva bhavane mahyaM vastavyaM nirvizaGkayA || 12


imau ca bAlakau mahyaM kanyA ceyaM sumadhyamA | saMbhAvyAs te na cAkhyeyam idaM bhagavate kvacit || 13

At this Samjna said, `I will go assuredly to the house of my own father. `Prosperity to him! `My house it is to be lived in by you certainly without fear. `And these two my children and this graceful virgin, you may cause to foster them and this is not to be related at any time to the divine.

savarNovAca


A kacagrahaNAd devi A zApAn naiva karhicit | AkhyAsyAmi namas tubhyaM gaccha devi yathAsukham || 14

Savarna answered, `Ah Devi! `Even from the hair being seized or even from a curse certainly at no time shall I make it known! `Adoration to you Devi! `Set out according to pleasure.

lomaharSaNa uvAca


samAdizya savarNAM tu tathetyuktA tayA ca sA | tvaSTuH samIpam agamad vrIDiteva tapasvinI || 15


pituH samIpagA sA tu pitrA nirbhartsitA zubhA | bhartuH samIpaM gaccheti niyuktA ca punaH punaH || 16


Agacchad vaDavA bhUtvAcchAdya rUpam aninditA | kurUn athottarAn gatvA tRNAny atha cacAra ha || 17


dvitIyAyAM tu saMjJAyAM saMjJeyam iti cintayan | Adityo janayAmAsa putram AtmasamaM tadA || 18


pUrvajasya manor viprAH sadRzo`yam iti prabhuH | manur evAbhavan nAmnA sAvarNa iti cocyate || 19

Lomaharshana said, `Then by her directing Savarna and having said, `So be it, the female devotee in a humble manner went into the presence of Tvashta and going near the father was virtuously abused by him again and again, ordered in this manner to set out into the presence of the husband. Passing time then, the nymph Ashvini became obscured in the form of a mare and going to the northern place of the Kurus grazed on grass! In this manner thinking,`This is Samjna, in the second female companion the sun god produced a son equal to himself at that time. Sages! This master was resembling of the manu produced formerly and certainly was named manu Savarna as it is accustomed in this manner.

dvitIyo yaH sutas tasyAH sa vijJeyaH zanaizcaraH | saMjJA tu pArthivI viprAH svasya putrasya vai tadA || 20


cakArAbhyadhikaM snehaM na tathA pUrvajeSu vai | manus tasyAH kSamat tat tu yamas tasyA na cakSame || 21


sa vai roSAc ca bAlyAc ca bhAvino`rthasya vAnagha | padA saMtarjayAmAsa saMjJAM vaivasvato yamaH || 22


taM zazApa tataH krodhAt sAvarNajananI tadA | caraNaH patatAm eSa taveti bhRzaduHkhitA || 23

Her second son is he who is to be known as Shanaishcara. Sages! The earth-born Samjna at that time truly effected exceeding fondness for her own son and not in that manner of those produced formerly! Manu was favorable of that her doing, but Yama did not submit to it. Vaivasvata Yama, either from wrath or childishness or from the purpose of being faultless, with his foot abused Samjna. Consequently the mother Savarna cursed him from anger, `This your foot will fall off being very much afflicted.

vivasvAn uvAca


asaMzayaM putra mahad bhaviSyatyatra kAraNam | yena tvAm Avizat krodho dharmajJaM satyavAdinam || 28


na zakyam etan mithyA tu kartuM mAtRvacas tava | kRmayo mAMsam AdAya yAsyanty avanim eva ca || 29


kRtam evaM vacas tathyaM mAtus tava bhaviSyati | zApasya parihAreNa tvaM ca trAto bhaviSyasi || 30

Vivasvat said, `Son! `Without doubt in this matter there will be a great cause because of which you, knowing of custom and being truthful, have fallen into anger. `I am not able to break the word of these your mothers` command. `Worms having taken the flesh will go to the ground and in this way the true command of your mother will be done and by the avoidance of the curse you will be protected.

Adityaz cAbravIt saMjJAM kimarthaM tanayeSu vai | tulyeSv abhyadhikaH sneha ekasmin kriyate tvayA || 31


sA tat pariharantI tu nAcacakSe vivasvate | sa cAtmAnaM samAdhAya yogAt tathyam apazyata || 32


tAM zaptukAmo bhagavAn nAzapan munisattamAH | mUrdhajeSu nijagrAha sa tu tAM munisattamAH || 33


tataH sarvaM yathAvRttam AcacakSe vivasvate | vivasvAn atha tac chrutvA kruddhas tvaSTAram abhyagAt || 34


dRSTvA tu taM yathAnyAyam arcayitvA vibhAvasum | nirdagdhukAmaM roSeNa sAntvayAmAsa vai tadA || 35

And Aditya said to Samjna, `From what motive among your offspring is fondness exceeding for one done by you? But she put that aside, indeed not making it known to Vivasvat. And he in order to reconcile the soul made true the relation that was not visible. Best sages! Desirous of cursing her the venerable one did not, but he seized the hair of her head and as a result all according to the circumstances of the event was made known to Vivasvat. Angry at hearing that Vivasvat then approached Tvashta and being seen by him was rightly honored and although emotional from anger and desirous of burning him he was at that time conciliated by him.

tvaSTovAca


tavAtitejasAviSTam idaM rUpaM na zobhate | asahantI ca saMjJA sA vane carati zAdvale || 36


draSTA hi tAM bhavAn adya svAM bhAryAM zubhacAriNIm | zlAghyAM yogabalopetAM yogam AsthAya gopate || 37


anukUlaM tu te deva yadi syAn mama saMmatam | rUpaM nirvartayAmy adya tava kAntam ariMdama || 38

Tvashta said, `This form of yours being burdened with excessive brilliance is not beautiful and not able to endure it, Samjna is roaming about the forest abounding in green grass. `Today your honor will behold your own wife moving about gracefully. `Oh lord of the rays! `Having recourse to a supernatural means, it is praiseworthy she has obtained to this state by the power of magic. `Oh deva, conquerer of foes! `If you be favorable to my consent, today I will cause you to turn into the form of your beloved.

tato`bhyupagamAt tvaSTA mArtaNDasya vivasvataH | bhramim Aropya tat tejaH zAtayAmAsa bho dvijAH || 39


tato nirbhAsitaM rUpaM tejasA saMhatena vai | kAntAt kAntataraM draSTum adhikaM zuzubhe tadA || 40


dadarza yogam AsthAya svAM bhAryAM vaDavAM tataH | adhRSyAM sarvabhUtAnAM tejasA niyamena ca || 41

Honored brahmans! Consequently The sun-god Vivasvats` contract was that Tvashta placed that his brilliance as onto a whirling disc and caused it to descend. As a result his form became illuminated by the coherent brilliance, the most beautiful of the beautiful to see and at that time shined exceedingly! After that having recourse to supernatural means he saw his own wife the nymph Ashvini in the form of a mare and under those conditions because of the brilliance was unassailable by any living being.

vaDavAvapuSA viprAz carantIm akutobhayAm | so`zvarUpeNa bhagavAMs tAM mukhe samabhAvayat || 42


maithunAya viceSTantIM parapuMso`vazaGkayA | sA tan niravamac chukraM nAsikAbhyAM vivasvataH || 43


devau tasyAm ajAyetAm azvinau bhiSajAM varau | nAsatyaz caiva dasraz ca smRtau dvAv azvinAv iti || 44


mArtaNDasyAtmajAv etAv aSTamasya prajApateH | tAM tu rUpeNa kAntena darzayAmAsa bhAskaraH || 45


sA tu dRSTvaiva bhartAraM tutoSa munisattamAH |

Sages! The mare was of wonderful beauty, wandering and having no fear from any quarter. The divine one in the form of a horse united sexually in her mouth and an the writhing of the copulation, out of fear of another male, she ejected Vivasvats` semen with her nose. Two Ashvini gods were born of her. The best of the physicians were Nasatya and Dasra and in this manner are remembered as the two Ashvinis. They both were born of the progenitor Martanda, one of the eight Adityas` and in them the sun saw her beautiful form. And best sages! She seeing her husband was certainly satisfied.

yamas tu karmaNA tena bhRzaM pIDitamAnasaH || 46


dharmeNa raJjayAmAsa dharmarAja imAH prajAH | sa lebhe karmaNA tena zubhena paramadyutiH || 47


pitRRNAm AdhipatyaM ca lokapAlatvam eva ca | manuH prajApatis tv AsIt sAvarNiH sa tapodhanAH || 48


bhAvyaH samAgate tasmin manuH sAvarNike`ntare | merupRSThe tapo nityam adyApi sa caraty uta || 49

Yama was indeed excessively afflicted mentally by that action and so by custom Dharmaraja ruled of his people. He gained by this good action the highest majesty, sovereignty of the fathers and was certainly a guardian of the world. He as a progenitor of the manu Savarni was rich in religious austerities and in that future period of manu Savarna will be encountered. He is practicing incessant austerities at the summit of Meru to this day!

bhrAtA zanaizcaras tasya grahatvaM sa tu labdhavAn | tvaSTA tu tejasA tena viSNoz cakram akalpayat || 50


tad apratihataM yuddhe dAnavAntacikIrSayA | yavIyasI tu sApy AsId yamI kanyA yazasvinI || 51


abhavac ca saricchreSThA yamunA lokapAvanI | manur ity ucyate loke sAvarNa iti cocyate || 52


dvitIyo yaH sutas tasya manor bhrAtA zanaizcaraH | grahatvaM sa ca lebhe vai sarvalokAbhipUjitaH || 53


ya idaM janma devAnAM zRNuyAn narasattamaH | ApadaM prApya mucyeta prApnuyAc ca mahad yazaH || 54

His brother Shanaishcara has obtained to the state of a planet. Tvashta made Vishnus` wheel from his fiery energy and it was indestructible in battle for he was wishing the end of the Danavas. Indeed, she also the younger sister, the famous girl-virgin Yami, became the most beautiful of rivers Yamuna and protectress of the world. In this manner is understood in the world the manu Savarna. The second son who was manus` brother Shanaishcara gained the condition as being a planet and is honored by the whole world. Who may hear this birth of the devas is a chief among men and in this manner gets freed from calamity and may obtain great fame.