Garuda Purana

या रेवती रैवतस्यैव पुत्री सा वारुणी बलभद्रस्य पत्नी । सौपर्णनाम्नी बलपत्नी खगेन्द्र यास्तास्तिस्रः षड्विष्णोश्च स्त्रीभ्यः । द्विगुणाधमा रुद्रशेषादिकेभ्यो दशाधमा त्वं विजानीहि पौत्र ॥ ३,२८.

Revati, daughter of Raivata, is Vāruṇī, the wife of Balabhadra; Sauparṇī is the wife of Bala, O lord of birds. These three, and the six wives of Viṣṇu, are to be known as twice as excellent as those of Rudra and Śeṣa, and ten times superior, O grandson.

गरुड उवाच । रामेण रन्तुं सर्वदा वारुणी तु पुत्रीत्वमापे रेवतस्यैव सुभ्रूः । एवं त्रिरूपा वारुणी शेषपत्नी द्विरूपभूता पार्वती रुद्रपत्नी ॥ ३,२८.

Garuḍa said: In order to be the beloved of Rāma, Vāruṇī, the beautiful daughter of Raivata, was born; thus, Vāruṇī, wife of Śeṣa, is three-formed, and Pārvatī, wife of Rudra, is two-formed.

नीचाया जांबवत्याश्च शेषसाम्यं च कुत्रचित् । श्रूयते च मया कृष्ण निमित्तं ब्रूहि मे प्रभो ॥ ३,२८.

The equality of Jāmbavatī and Nīcā, and the similarity of Śeṣa, is sometimes heard; tell me, O lord, the reason for this, O Kṛṣṇa.

उमायाश्च तथा रुद्रः सदा बहुगुणाधिकः । एवं त्वयोक्तं भगवन्निश्चयार्थं मम प्रभो ॥ ३,२८.

And Rudra is always superior in many qualities to Umā; thus you have said, O blessed one, for my understanding, O lord.

रेवती श्रीयुता श्रीश्च शेषरूपा च वारुणी । सौपर्णि पार्वती चैव तिस्रः शेषाशंतो वराः ॥ ३,२८.

Revati, endowed with Śrī, and Śrī herself, Vāruṇī in the form of Śeṣa, Sauparṇī, and Pārvatī—these three are the foremost wives of Śeṣa.

इत्यपि श्रूयते कृष्ण कुत्रचिन्मधुसूदन । निमित्तं ब्रूहि मे कृष्ण तव शिष्याय सुव्रत ॥ ३,२८.

Thus it is also heard, O Kṛṣṇa, in some places, O slayer of Madhu; tell me the reason for this, O Kṛṣṇa, to your devoted disciple.

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । विज्ञाय जांबवत्याश्च तदन्येषां खगाधिप । उत्तमानां च साम्यं तु उत्तमावेशतो भवेत् ॥ ३,२८.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Understand, O lord of birds, that the equality of Jāmbavatī and the others arises from the presence of the excellent among them.

अवराणां गुणस्यापि ह्युत्तमानामधीनता । अस्तीति द्योतनायैव शतांशाधिकमुच्यते ॥ ३,२८.

Even the qualities of the lesser depend on the superior; therefore, it is said that the superior possesses a hundredfold more brilliance.

यथा मयोच्यते वीन्द्र तथा जानीहि नान्यथा । तदनन्तरजान्वक्ष्ये शृणु काश्यपजोत्तम ॥ ३,२८.

As I have spoken, O Indra, so you should understand, not otherwise; now I will explain what follows, listen, O best of the Kāśyapas.

चतुर्दशसु चेन्द्रेषु सप्तमो यः पुरन्दरः । वृत्रादीनां शरीरं तु पुरमित्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ ३,२८.

Among the fourteen Indras, the seventh is Purandara; the bodies of Vṛtra and others are called 'cities' by the wise.

तं दारयति वज्रेण यस्मात्तस्मात्पुरन्दरः । चतुर्दशसु चेन्द्रेषु मन्त्रद्युम्नस्तु षष्ठकः ॥ ३,२८.

Because he shatters them with his thunderbolt, he is called Purandara; among the fourteen Indras, Mantradyumna is the sixth.

मन्त्रानष्ट महावीन्द्र देवो द्योतयते यतः । मन्त्रद्युम्नस्ततो लोके उभावप्येक एव तु ॥ ३,२८.

Because the great Indra, Mantrānaṣṭa, illuminates the gods, therefore, in the world, Mantradyumna and he are considered one and the same.

मन्त्रद्युम्नावतारोभूत्कुन्तीपुत्रोर्जुनो भुवि । विष्णोर्वायोरनन्तस्य चेन्द्रस्य खगसत्तम ॥ ३,२८.

The incarnation of Mantradyumna was Arjuna, son of Kuntī, on earth; O best of birds, of Viṣṇu, Vāyu, Ananta, and Indra.

पार्थश्चतुर्भिः संयुक्त इन्द्र एव प्रकीर्तितः । चतुर्थेपि च वायोश्च विशेषोस्ति सदार्जुन ॥ ३,२८.

Partha, when united with four, is indeed called Indra; and in the fourth, there is a distinction belonging to Vayu, always with Arjuna.

वालिर्नामा वानरस्तु पुरन्दर इति स्मृतः । चन्द्रवंशे समुत्पन्नो गाधिराजो विचक्षणः ॥ ३,२८.

Vali, the monkey, is remembered as Purandara; in the lunar dynasty, the wise king Gadhi was born.

मन्त्रद्युम्नावतारः स विश्वामित्रपिता स्मृतः । वेदोक्तमन्त्रा गाः प्रोक्ता धिया संधारयेद्यतः ॥ ३,२८.

He is known as the incarnation of Mantradyumna, remembered as the father of Visvamitra; because he maintained the cows with the mantras prescribed in the Vedas, with intelligence.

अतो गाधिरिति प्रोक्तस्तदर्थं भूतले ह्यभूत् । इक्ष्वाकुपुत्रो वीन्द्र विकुक्षिरिति विश्रुतः ॥ ३,२८.

Therefore, he is called Gadhi for that reason, as he existed on earth; the son of Ikshvaku, renowned as Vikukshi, is also called Vindra.

स एवेन्द्रावतारोभूद्धरिसेवार्थमेव च । विशेषेण हरिं कुक्षौ विज्ञानाच्च हरिः सदा ॥ ३,२८.

He was indeed an incarnation of Indra, for the purpose of serving Hari; especially, because of knowledge, Hari was always in his womb.

अतो विकुक्षिनामासौ भूलोके विश्रुतः सदा । रामपुत्रः कुशः प्रोक्त इन्द्र एव प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ३,२८.

Therefore, he is always known on earth by the name Vikukshi; Kusha, the son of Rama, is also declared to be Indra.

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Because Kusha was created by the sage Valmiki, therefore the lord, the delight of Janaki, is called Kusha.

इन्द्रद्युम्नः पुरेंद्रस्तु गाधी वाली तथार्जुनः । विकुक्षिः कुश एवैते सप्त चेन्द्राः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ ३,२८.

Indradyumna, Purendra, Gadhi, Vali, Arjuna, Vikukshi, and Kusha—these seven are all declared to be Indras.

यः कृष्णपुत्त्रः प्रद्युम्नः काम एव प्रकीर्तितः । प्रकृष्टप्रकाशरूपत्वात्प्रद्युम्न इति नामवान् ॥ ३,२८.

Pradyumna, the son of Krishna, is indeed called Kama; because of his exceedingly radiant form, he bears the name Pradyumna.

यो रामभ्राता भरतः काम एवाभवद्भुवि । रामाज्ञां भरते यस्मात्तस्माद्भरतनामकः ॥ ३,२८.

Bharata, the brother of Rama, became Kama on earth; because he followed Rama's command, he is named Bharata.

चक्राभिमानि कामस्तु सुदर्शन इति स्मृतः । ब्रह्मैव कृष्णपुत्रस्तु सांबो जाम्बवतीसुतः ॥ ३,२८.

Kama, identified with the discus, is remembered as Sudarshana; the son of Krishna, Samba, son of Jambavati, is verily Brahma.

कामावतारो विज्ञेयः संदेहो नात्र विद्यते । यो रुद्रपुत्रः स्कन्दस्तु काम एव प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ३,२८.

He should be known as an incarnation of Kama—there is no doubt about this; Skanda, the son of Rudra, is also declared to be Kama.

रिपूनास्कंदते नित्यमतः स्कन्द इति स्मृतः । यो वा सनत्कुमारस्तु ब्रह्मपुत्रः खगाधिप । कामावतारो विज्ञेयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३,२८.

Because he always destroys enemies, he is remembered as Skanda; and Sanatkumara, the son of Brahma and lord of the birds, should be known as an incarnation of Kama—there is no need for further inquiry.

सुदर्शनश्च परमः प्रद्युम्नः सांब एव च । सनत्कुमारः सांबश्च षडेते कामरूपकाः ॥ ३,२८.

Sudarshana, the supreme one, Pradyumna, Samba, Sanatkumara, and also Samba—these six are forms of Kama.

ततश्च इन्द्रकामावप्युमादिभ्यो दशावरौ । तयोर्मध्ये तु गरुड काम इन्द्राधमः स्मृतः ॥ ३,२८.

Then, Indra and Kama, both having ten incarnations among Uma and others; among them, O Garuda, Kama is remembered as inferior to Indra.

प्राणस्त्वहङ्कार एव अहङ्कारकसंज्ञकः । गरुत्मदंशो विज्ञेयः कामेन्द्राभ्यां दशाधमः ॥ ३,२८.

Prana is indeed ahamkara, known as the sense of ego; know that Garutmada is a portion, and among Kama and Indra, he is the tenth and lowest.