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Shloka 18

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

संकल्पायास्तु संकल्पो वसुसर्गं वदामि वः ज्योतिष्मन्तस्तु ये देवा व्यापकाः सर्वतोदिशम्

saṃkalpāyāstu saṃkalpo vasusargaṃ vadāmi vaḥ jyotiṣmantastu ye devā vyāpakāḥ sarvatodiśam

サンカルパーよりサンカルパが生じた。いま汝らにヴァスの創出を宣べよう—あまねく四方に遍満する、光輝あるデーヴァたちである。

saṅkalpāyāḥfrom Saṅkalpā
saṅkalpāyāḥ:
tuindeed
tu:
saṅkalpaḥSaṅkalpa (the volitional principle/personified resolve)
saṅkalpaḥ:
vasu-sargamthe creation/origin of the Vasus
vasu-sargam:
vadāmiI speak/declare
vadāmi:
vaḥto you
vaḥ:
jyotiṣmantaḥluminous, radiant
jyotiṣmantaḥ:
tuindeed
tu:
yewho
ye:
devāḥgods, Devas
devāḥ:
vyāpakāḥall-pervading
vyāpakāḥ:
sarvataḥ-diśamin all directions, everywhere
sarvataḥ-diśam:

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)