Linga Purana

ऊर्ध्वस्रोतास्तृतीयस्तु स वै चोर्ध्वं व्यवस्थितः यस्मात्प्रवर्तते चोर्ध्वम् ऊर्ध्वस्रोतास्ततः स्मृतः

The third creation is the upward stream, which is established above; because it proceeds upward, it is therefore called the upward stream.

ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तश् च संवृताः प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोभवाः स्मृताः

They are abundant in happiness and delight, enclosed within and without; luminous within and without, they are known as those born of the upward stream.

ते सत्त्वस्य च योगेन सृष्टाः सत्त्वोद्भवाः स्मृताः ऊर्ध्वस्रोतास्तृतीयो वै देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः

Created by the union with sattva, they are remembered as born of sattva; the third, the upward stream, is known as the creation of the gods.

प्रकाशाद् बहिरन्तश् च ऊर्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाः स्मृताः ते ऊर्ध्वस्रोतसो ज्ञेयास् तुष्टात्मानो बुधैः स्मृताः

Luminous within and without, they are remembered as born of the upward stream; these upward stream beings are to be known as contented souls, so the wise say.

ऊर्ध्वस्रोतःसु सृष्टेषु देवेषु वरदः प्रभुः प्रीतिमानभवद्ब्रह्मा ततो ऽन्यं सो ऽभ्यमन्यत

When the upward stream gods were created, the gracious Lord Brahmā became pleased, and then he conceived of another creation.

ससर्ज सर्गमन्यं हि साधकं प्रभुरीश्वरः ततो ऽभिध्यायतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा

The Lord, the master, created another creation, effective in its purpose; then, as he contemplated, being intent on truth, it came forth.

प्रादुरासीत्तदा व्यक्ताद् अर्वाक्स्रोतास्तु साधकः यस्माद् अर्वाङ्न्यवर्तन्त ततो ऽर्वाक्स्रोतसस् तु ते

Then, from the manifest, appeared the effective creation, the forward stream; because they move forward, they are therefore called the forward stream.

ते च प्रकाशबहुलास् तमःपृक्ता रजो ऽधिकाः तस्मात्ते दुःखबहुला भूयोभूयश् च कारिणः

They are abundant in light, mixed with darkness, dominated by rajas; therefore, they are full of suffering and act repeatedly.

संवृता बहिरन्तश् च मनुष्याः साधकाश् च ते

Humans, who are effective, are veiled within and without.

लक्षणैस्तारकाद्यैस्ते ह्य् अष्टधा तु व्यवस्थिताः

They are established in eightfold form, marked by characteristics such as stars and so on.

सिद्धात्मानो मनुष्यास्ते गन्धर्वसहधर्मिणः इत्येष तैजसः सर्गो ह्य् अर्वाक्स्रोतःप्रकीर्तितः

These humans, with perfected selves, are akin to Gandharvas; thus, this fiery creation is called the forward stream.

पञ्चमो ऽनुग्रहः सर्गश् चतुर्धा तु व्यवस्थितः विपर्ययेण शक्त्या च सिद्ध्या तुष्ट्या तथैव च

The fifth is the creation of grace, which is established in fourfold manner: by reversal, by power, by attainment, and likewise by satisfaction.

स्थावरेषु विपर्यासस् तिर्यग्योनिषु शक्तितः सिद्धात्मानो मनुष्यास्तु ऋषिदेवेषु कृत्स्नशः

In immobile beings, there is reversal; in animal births, by power; perfected souls are among humans; among seers and gods, it is complete.

इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गो वैकृतो नवमः स्मृतः भूतादिकानां भूतानां षष्ठः सर्गः स उच्यते

Thus, this is the primary creation; the secondary is considered the ninth; among the elements and beings, the sixth creation is so called.

निवृत्तं वर्तमानं च तेषां जानन्ति वै पुनः भूतादिकानां भूतानां सप्तमः सर्ग एव च

They know again the cessation and continuance of those elements and beings; and the seventh creation of elements and beings as well.

ते परिग्राहिणः सर्वे संविभागरताः पुनः स्वादनाश् चाप्यशीलाश् च ज्ञेया भूतादिकाश् च ते

All of them are graspers, ever intent on division; they are to be known as those who taste, those of unsteady conduct, and those beginning from the elements.

विपर्ययेण भूतादिर् अशक्त्या च व्यवस्थितः प्रथमो महतः सर्गो विज्ञेयो ब्रह्मणः स्मृतः

By reversal and by lack of power, the beginning from the elements is established; the first creation from the great principle is to be known as that of Brahma.

तन्मात्राणां द्वितीयस्तु भूतसर्गः स उच्यते वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्ग ऐन्द्रियकः स्मृतः

The second is said to be the creation of the subtle elements; the third, arising from the modifications, is known as the sense creation.

इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गः सम्भूतो बुद्धिपूर्वकः मुख्यसर्गश्चतुर्थश् च मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः

Thus, this is the primary creation, arisen with intellect preceding; the principal creation is the fourth, and the principal ones are known as the immobile beings.

ततो ऽर्वाक्स्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः अष्टमो ऽनुग्रहः सर्गः सात्त्विकस्तामसश् च सः

Then, the seventh creation is that of those with downward current, which is human; the eighth creation of grace is both sattvic and tamasic.

पञ्चैते वैकृताः सर्गाः प्राकृतास्तु त्रयः स्मृताः प्राकृतो वैकृतश्चैव कौमारो नवमः स्मृतः

These five are the secondary creations; the primary are considered three; the primary, the secondary, and the Kaumara are known as the ninth.

अबुद्धिपूर्वकाः सर्गाः प्राकृतास्तु त्रयः स्मृताः बुद्धिपूर्वं प्रवर्तन्ते षट् पुनर्ब्रह्मणस्तु ते

The three primary creations are said to be without intellect preceding; the six that proceed from Brahma are with intellect preceding.

विस्तरानुग्रहः सर्गः कीर्त्यमानो निबोधत चतुर्धावस्थितः सो ऽथ सर्वभूतेषु कृत्स्नशः

Now hear of the extensive creation of grace, which is described as established in fourfold manner, and entirely present in all beings.

इत्येते प्राकृताश्चैव वैकृताश् च नव स्मृताः परस्परानुरक्ताश् च कारणैश् च बुधैः स्मृताः

Thus, these nine, both primary and secondary, are considered; they are mutually connected and are recognized by the wise as causes.

अग्रे ससर्ज वै ब्रह्मा मानसानात्मनः समान् ऋभुः सनत्कुमारश् च द्वावेतावूर्ध्वरेतसौ

In the beginning, Brahma indeed created from his mind the equal ones: Rbhu and Sanatkumara, these two of upward seed.

पूर्वोत्पन्नौ पुरा तेभ्यः सर्वेषामपि पूर्वजौ व्यतीते त्वष्टमे कल्पे पुराणौ लोकसाक्षिणौ

They were produced before all others from them, the eldest of all; in the past, in the eighth aeon, they are the ancient witnesses of the worlds.

तौ वाराहे तु भूर्लोके तेजः संक्षिप्य धिष्ठितौ तावुभौ मोक्षकर्माणाव् आरोप्यात्मानमात्मनि

In the Varaha era, in the earthly world, having withdrawn their brilliance, both of them remained; both engaged in the acts of liberation, having placed the self in the Self.

प्रजां धर्मं च कामं च त्यक्त्वा वैराग्यमास्थितौ यथोत्पन्नस्तथैवेह कुमारः स इहोच्यते

Having abandoned progeny, righteousness, and desire, they resorted to detachment; just as he was born, so here is the Kumara spoken of.

तस्मात् सनत्कुमारेति नामास्येह प्रकीर्तितम् सनन्दं सनकं चैव विद्वांसं च सनातनम्

Therefore, the name Sanatkumara is proclaimed for him here: Sananda, Sanaka, and also the wise Sanatana.