Linga Purana

गतासुर् भगवान् आसीत् प्रीतिश् चैनम् अशिश्रियत् स्वां तनुं स ततो ब्रह्मा तामपोहत भास्वराम्

When the Lord's life departed, affection enveloped him. Then Brahmā cast off his own radiant form.

द्विधा कृत्वा स्वकं देहम् अर्धेन पुरुषो ऽभवत् अर्धेन नारी सा तस्य शतरूपा व्यजायत

Dividing his own body in two, with one half he became a man, and with the other half, a woman—she was born as Śatarūpā.

प्रकृतिं भूतधात्रीं तां कामाद्वै सृष्टवान्प्रभुः सा दिवं पृथिवीं चैव महिम्ना व्याप्यधिष्ठिता

The Lord, out of desire, created her as Prakṛti, the bearer of beings. By her greatness, she pervaded and established herself in both heaven and earth.

ब्रह्मणः सा तनुः पूर्वा दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठति या त्वर्धात्सृजतो नारी शतरूपा व्यजायत

That former body of Brahmā remains enveloping the heavens; and from the half he created as a woman, Śatarūpā was born.

सा देवी नियुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् भर्तारं दीप्तयशसं पुरुषं प्रत्यपद्यत

That goddess, performing severe and most difficult austerity for a myriad years, obtained as her husband the illustrious man.

स वै स्वायंभुवः पूर्वं पुरुषो मनुरुच्यते तस्यैव सप्ततियुगं मन्वन्तरमिहोच्यते

That man, formerly, is called Svāyambhuva Manu. His period of seventy yugas is here called a Manvantara.

लेभे स पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपाम् अयोनिजाम् तया सार्धं स रमते तस्मात्सा रतिरुच्यते

That man obtained Śatarūpā, a wife not born from a womb. With her he enjoyed union, and thus she is called Rati (Pleasure).

प्रथमः संप्रयोगात्मा कल्पादौ समपद्यत विराजम् असृजद् ब्रह्मा सो ऽभवत् पुरुषो विराट्

Their first union took place at the beginning of the kalpa. Brahmā created Virāj, who became the cosmic man, Virāṭ.

सम्राट् च शतरूपा वै वैराजः स मनुः स्मृतः स वैराजः प्रजासर्गं ससर्ज पुरुषो मनुः

Śatarūpā became the empress, and the man born of Virāj is known as Manu. That Manu, born of Virāj, created the progeny of beings.

वैराजात्पुरुषाद् वीराच् छतरूपा व्यजायत प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ पुत्रौ द्वौ लोकसंमतौ

From Virāj, the man, was born Śatarūpā. She bore two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, both renowned in the worlds.

कन्ये द्वे च महाभागे याभ्यां जाता इमाः प्रजाः देवी नाम तथाकूतिः प्रसूतिश्चैव ते उभे

And two illustrious daughters, from whom these creatures were born: one named Devahūti, the other Ākūti—these are the two.

स्वायंभुवः प्रसूतिं तु दक्षाय प्रददौ प्रभुः प्राणो दक्ष इति ज्ञेयः संकल्पो मनुरुच्यते

Svāyambhuva Manu gave Prasūti to Dakṣa. Dakṣa is to be known as Prāṇa, and Manu is called Saṃkalpa.

रुचेः प्रजापतेः सो ऽथ आकूतिं प्रत्यपादयत् आकूत्यां मिथुनं जज्ञे मानसस्य रुचेः शुभम्

Then, the lord of creatures, Ruci, accepted Ākūti. From Ākūti, a virtuous pair was born to Ruci by mind.

यज्ञश् च दक्षिणा चैव यमलौ संबभूवतुः यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां तु पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे

Yajña and Dakṣiṇā, the twin offspring, were born. From Yajña and Dakṣiṇā, twelve sons were born.

यामा इति समाख्याता देवाः स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे एतस्य पुत्रा यज्ञस्य तस्माद्यामाश् च ते स्मृताः

They are called the Yāmas, gods of the Svāyambhuva period. These are the sons of Yajña, and thus they are remembered as Yāmas.

अजितश्चैव शुक्रश् च गणौ द्वौ ब्रह्मणा कृतौ यामाः पूर्वं प्रजाता ये ते ऽभवंस्तु दिवौकसः

Ajita and Śukra, two groups, were created by Brahmā. The Yāmas, born first, became dwellers in heaven.

स्वायंभुवसुतायां तु प्रसूत्यां लोकमातरः तस्यां कन्याश्चतुर्विंशद् दक्षस् त्वजनयत् प्रभुः

From Prasūti, daughter of Svāyambhuva, the mothers of the worlds were born. In her, the lord Dakṣa begot twenty-four daughters.

सर्वास्ताश् च महाभागाः सर्वाः कमललोचनाः भोगवत्यश् च ताः सर्वाः सर्वास्ता योगमातरः

All of them were greatly fortunate, all with lotus-like eyes, all endowed with enjoyment, and all these were mothers of yoga.

सर्वाश् च ब्रह्मवादिन्यः सर्वा विश्वस्य मातरः श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा

All were speakers of Brahman, all mothers of the universe: Faith, Lakshmi, Steadfastness, Contentment, Nourishment, Intelligence, and Action.

बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शान्तिः सिद्धिः कीर्तिस्त्रयोदश पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः

Discernment, Modesty, Beauty, Peace, Success, and Fame—these thirteen, the lord Dharma accepted as wives, the daughters of Daksha.

दाराण्येतानि वै तस्य विहितानि स्वयंभुवा ताभ्यः शिष्टायवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः

These were indeed his wives, appointed by the Self-born; from them, for the remaining younger ones, there were eleven with beautiful eyes.

सती ख्यात्यथ संभूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा संनतिश्चानसूया च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा

Satī, Khyāti, Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, Kṣamā, Saṃnati, Anasūyā, Ūrjā, Svāhā, and Svadhā.

तास् तथा प्रत्यपद्यन्त पुनरन्ये महर्षयः रुद्रो भृगुर् मरीचिश् च अङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः

These, in turn, were accepted by other great sages: Rudra, Bhṛgu, Marīci, Aṅgirās, Pulaha, Kratu,

पुलस्त्यो ऽत्रिर् वसिष्ठश् च पितरो ऽग्निस्तथैव च सतीं भवाय प्रायच्छत् ख्यातिं च भृगवे ततः

Pulastya, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, the Pitṛs, and Agni as well. Satī was given to Bhava, Khyāti to Bhṛgu,

मरीचये च संभूतिं स्मृतिमङ्गिरसे ददौ प्रीतिं चैव पुलस्त्याय क्षमां वै पुलहाय च

Sambhūti to Marīci, Smṛti to Aṅgirās, Prīti to Pulastya, and Kṣamā to Pulaha.

क्रतवे संनतिं नाम अनसूयां तथात्रये ऊर्जां ददौ वसिष्ठाय स्वाहामप्यग्नये ददौ

Saṃnati was given to Kratu, Anasūyā to Atri, Ūrjā to Vasiṣṭha, and Svāhā was given to Agni.

स्वधां चैव पितृभ्यस्तु तास्वपत्या निबोधत एताः सर्वा महाभागाः प्रजास्वनुसृताः स्थिताः

Svadhā was given to the Pitṛs. Now hear of their offspring: all these greatly fortunate ones are established in the various beings.

मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् श्रद्धा कामं विजज्ञे वै दर्पो लक्ष्मीसुतः स्मृतः

In all the cycles of Manu, until the cosmic dissolution, Faith gave birth to Kāma, and Darpa is said to be the son of Lakṣmī.

धृत्यास्तु नियमः पुत्रस् तुष्ट्याः संतोष एव च पुष्ट्या लोभः सुतश्चापि मेधापुत्रः श्रुतस् तथा

From Dhṛti came Niyama as son, from Tuṣṭi came Saṃtoṣa, from Puṣṭi came Lobha as son, and from Medhā, Śruta as son.