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ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शब्दादीनि च भूतानि पंचीकृत्वाहमात्मना ॥ तेभ्यः स्थूलं नभो वायुं वह्निं चैव जलं महीम् ॥ १ ॥
Brahmā said: Having combined (or grossified) the elements beginning with sound (i.e., the tanmātras), by my own Self, From them, I created the gross forms — space (nabhaḥ), air (vāyu), fire (vahni), water (jala), and earth (mahī).
english translation
पर्वतांश्च समुद्रांश्च वृक्षादीनपि नारद ॥ कलादियुगपर्येतान्कालानन्यानवासृजम् ॥ २ ॥
O Nārada, I also created the mountains and oceans, as well as trees and other beings, And various divisions of time — beginning with Kalā and extending up to Yugas.
english translation
सृष्ट्यंतानपरांश्चापि नाहं तुष्टोऽभव न्मुने ॥ ततो ध्यात्वा शिवं साम्बं साधकानसृजं मुने ॥ ३ ॥
I created many other things as well, but O sage, I was not satisfied. Then O sage, I meditated on Śiva and his consort Ambā and created aspirants.
english translation
मरीचिं च स्वनेत्राभ्यां हृदयाद्भृगुमेव च ॥ शिरसोऽगिरसं व्यानात्पुलहं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥
I created Marīci from my eyes, Bhṛgu from my heart; Aṅgiras from the head and the great sage Pulaha from the vital breath Vyāna.
english translation
उदानाच्च पुलस्त्यं हि वसिष्ठञ्च समानतः ॥ क्रतुं त्वपानाच्छ्रोत्राभ्यामत्रिं दक्षं च प्राणतः ॥ ५ ॥
I created Pulastya from Udāna; Vasiṣṭha from Samāna; Kratu from Apāna; Atri from the ears and Dakṣa from the Prāṇa.
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