Varaha Purana

तत्र देवोऽप्यसौ दैत्यं त्रिशूलेनाहनद् भृशम् । तस्याहतस्य यद् रक्तमपतद् भूतले किल । तत्रान्धका असंख्याता बभूवुरपरे भृशम् ।। २७.

There, the god struck the demon hard with his trident; and wherever the blood of the wounded Andhaka fell upon the earth, countless other Andhakas arose there, fierce and numerous.

तद् दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं रुद्रो शूलेऽन्धकं मृधे । गृहीत्वा त्रिशिखाग्रेण ननर्त्त परमेश्वरः ।। २७.

Seeing this great wonder, Rudra impaled Andhaka on his trident in battle, and the supreme lord danced, holding him on the tip of the trident.

इतरेऽप्यन्धकाः सर्वे चक्रेण परमेष्ठिना । नारायणेन निहतास्तत्र येऽन्ये समुत्थिताः । २७.

All the other Andhakas who arose there were slain by the discus of the supreme lord Narayana.

असृग्धारातुषारैस्तु शूलप्रोतस्य चासकृत् । अनारतं समुत्तस्थुस्ततो रुद्रो रुषान्वितः ।। २७.

From the streams of blood and frost, repeatedly pierced by the trident, ceaselessly arose; then Rudra, filled with wrath.

तस्य क्रोधेन महता मुखाज्ज्वाला विनिर्ययौ । तद्रूपधारिणी देवी यां तां योगेश्वरीं विदुः ।। २७.

From his mouth, due to great anger, a flame emerged; that flame took the form of a goddess, whom the Yogis know as Yogeshwari.

स्वरूपधारिणी चान्या विष्णुनापि विनिर्मिता । ब्रह्मणा कार्तिकेयेन इन्द्रेण च यमेन च । वराहेण च देवेन विष्णुना परमेष्ठिना ।। २७.

Another goddess, bearing her own form, was also created by Vishnu, Brahma, Kartikeya, Indra, Yama, Varaha, and the supreme Vishnu.

पातालोद्धरणं रूपं तस्या देव्या विनिर्ममे । माहेश्वरी च राजेन्द्र इत्येता अष्टमारतः ।। २७.

The form of that goddess was fashioned for the purpose of raising up the netherworld; and she is called Maheshwari, O king—thus are the eight mothers.

कारणं तानि यत्प्रोक्तं क्षेत्रज्ञेनावधारणम् । शरीराद् देवतानां तु तदिदं कीर्तितं मया ।। २७.

The cause that was spoken of, determined by the knower of the field, from the bodies of the deities—this I have recounted.

कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो मदो मोहोऽथ पञ्चमः । मात्सर्यं षष्ठमित्याहुः पैशुन्यं सप्तमं तथा । असूया चाऽष्टमी ज्ञेया इत्येता अष्टमातरः ।। २७.

Desire, anger, greed, pride, delusion as the fifth, envy as the sixth, deceit as the seventh, and malice as the eighth—these are known as the eight mothers.

कामं योगेश्वरीं विद्धि क्रोधो माहेश्वरीं तथा । लोभस्तु वैष्णवी प्रोक्ता ब्रह्माणी मद एव च ।। २७.

Know desire as Yogeshwari, anger as Maheshwari, greed as Vaishnavi, pride as Brahmani.

मोहः स्वयंभूः कौमारी मात्सर्यं चेन्द्रजं विदुः । यमदण्डधरा देवी पैशुन्यं स्वयमेव च । असूया च वराहाख्या इत्येताः परिकीर्तिताः ।। २७.

Delusion is Svayambhu, Kaumari is envy, know Indraja as envy; the goddess holding Yama's staff is deceit, and malice is Varaha—thus are they enumerated.

कामादिगण एषोऽयं शरीरे परिकीर्तितः । जग्राह मूर्त्तिं तु यथा तथा ते कीर्तितं मया ।। २७.

This group beginning with desire is thus described in the body; as each took form, so have I recounted them.

एताभिर्देवताभिश्च तस्य रक्तेऽतिशोषिते । क्षयं गताऽऽसुरी माया स च सिद्धोऽन्धकोऽभवत् । एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातमात्मविद्याऽमृतं मया ।। २७.

By these goddesses, when his blood was greatly drained, the demon's illusion perished, and Andhaka attained perfection; all this I have told you, the nectar of self-knowledge.

य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं मातॄणामुद्भवं शुभम् । तस्य ताः सर्वतो रक्षां कुर्वन्त्यनुदिनं नृप ।। २७.

Whoever hears daily the auspicious origin of the mothers, for him they provide protection everywhere, O king, day by day.

यश्चैतत् पठते जन्म मातॄणां पुरुषोत्तम । स धन्यः सर्वदा लोके शिवलोकं च गच्छति ।। २७.

Whoever recites the birth of the mothers, O best of men, he is always blessed in the world and attains the realm of Shiva.

तासां च ब्रह्मणा दत्ता अष्टमी तिथिरुत्तमा । एताः संपूजयेद् भक्त्या बिल्वाहारो नरः सदा । तस्य ताः परितुष्टास्तु क्षेमारोग्यं ददन्ति च ।। २७.

The eighth lunar day was given to them by Brahma as the highest; whoever worships them with devotion, always eating bilva leaves, they, being satisfied, grant him welfare and health.

प्रजापाल उवाच । कथं माया समुत्पन्ना दुर्गा कात्यायनी शुभा । आदिक्षेत्रे स्थिता सूक्ष्मा पृथग्मूर्त्ता व्यजायत ।। २८.

Prajapala said: How did Maya arise, and Durga, Katyayani the auspicious, dwelling in the primordial field, subtle, manifest separately?

महातपा उवाच । आसीद् राजा पुरा राजन् सिन्धुद्वीपः प्रतापवान् । वरुणांशो महाराज सोऽरण्ये तपसि स्थितः ।। २८.

Mahatapa said: There was once a king, O ruler, Sindhudvipa, mighty and powerful, a portion of Varuna, who dwelt in the forest engaged in austerity.

पुत्रो मे शक्रनाशाय भवेदिति नारधिपः । एवं कृतमतिः सोऽथ महता तपसा स्वकम् । कलेवरं स्थितो भूत्वा शोषयामास सुव्रत ।। २८.

He resolved that his son should be born for the destruction of Shakra; thus, with great austerity, he remained steadfast, drying up his own body, O virtuous one.

प्रजापाल उवाच । कथं तस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ शक्रेणापकृतं भवेत् । येनासौ तद्विनाशाय पुत्रमिच्छन् व्रते स्थितः ।। २८.

Prajapala said: How was he wronged by Shakra, O best of twice-born, that he, desiring Shakra's destruction, undertook such a vow?

महातपा उवाच । सोऽन्यजन्मनि पुत्रोऽभूत् त्वष्टुर्बलभृतां वरः । अवध्यः सर्वशस्त्रेषु अपां फेनेन नाशितः ।। २८.

Mahatapa said: In another birth, his son was Tvashta, chief among the mighty, invulnerable to all weapons, but destroyed by the foam of water.

जलफेनेन निहतस्तस्मिँल्लयमवाप्नुयात् । पुनर्ब्रह्मान्वयाज्जातः सिन्धुद्वीपेति संज्ञितः । स तेपे परमं तीव्रं शक्रवैरमनुस्मरन् ।। २८.

Struck down by the foam of the water, he perished there; but, born again from the lineage of Brahma, he became known as Sindhudvipa. Remembering his enmity with Indra, he performed intense and supreme austerity.

ततः कालेन महता नदी वेत्रवती शुभा । मानुषं रूपमास्थाय सालंकारं मनोरमम् । आजगाम यतो राजा तेपे परमकं तपः ।। २८.

Then, after a long time, the auspicious river Vetravati, assuming a beautiful human form adorned with ornaments, came to the place where the king was performing his supreme penance.

तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसंपन्नां स राजा क्रुद्धमानसः । उवाच काऽसि सुश्रोणि सत्यं कथय भामिनि ।। २८.

Seeing her, endowed with beauty, the king, his mind agitated with anger, spoke: 'Who are you, O lovely-hipped one? Tell me the truth, O beautiful lady.'

नद्युवाच । अहं जलपतेः पत्नी वरुणस्य महात्मनः । नाम्ना वेत्रवती पुण्या त्वामिच्छन्तीहमागता ।। २८.

The river replied: 'I am the wife of the lord of waters, the great-souled Varuna. By name I am the holy Vetravati, and I have come here desiring you.'

साभिलाषां परस्त्रीं च भजमानां विसर्ज्जयेत् । स पापः पुरुषो ज्ञेयो ब्रह्महत्यां च विन्दति । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज भजमानां भजस्व माम् ।। २८.

A man who, desiring another's wife, enjoys her, should be abandoned; he is to be known as sinful and incurs the sin of killing a Brahmin. Knowing this, O great king, accept me as I approach you.'

एवमुक्तस्तया राजा साभिलाषोपभुक्तवान् । तस्य सद्योऽभवत् पुत्रो द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः ।। २८.

Thus addressed by her, the king, filled with desire, enjoyed her. Immediately, a son was born to him, radiant as twelve suns.

वेत्रवत्युदरे जातो नाम्ना वैत्रासुरोऽभवत् । बलवानतितेजस्वी प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिर्भवत् ।। २८.

Born in the womb of Vetravati, he became known as Vaitrasura—mighty and exceedingly powerful, he became the lord of Pragjyotisha.

स कालेन युवा जातो बलवान् दृढविक्रमः । महायोगेन संयुक्तो जिगायेमां वसुंधराम् ।। २८.

In time, he grew into a strong and resolute youth, endowed with great yogic power, and conquered this earth.