Varaha Purana

द्वीपेषु चैव सर्वेषु वर्षेषु च मखैर्हरिम् । देवाः सत्रैर्महद्भिस्ते यजन्तः श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः । तोषयामासुरत्यर्थं स्वं पूज्यं कर्तुमीप्सवः ।। १०.

On all the islands and in all the regions, the gods, with great sacrificial rites and full of faith, worshipped Hari, wishing to greatly please him and make him their object of worship.

एवं तोषयतां तेषां बहुवर्षसहस्त्रिकम् । काले देवस्तदा तुष्टः प्रत्यक्षत्वं जगाम ह ।। १०.

Thus, as they sought to please him for many thousands of years, at that time the god, satisfied, appeared before them.

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रो महागिरेः श्रृङ्गमिवोल्लिखंस्तदा । उवाच किं कार्यमथो सुरेशो ब्रूतां वरं देववरा वरं वः ।। १०.

With many arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes, towering like the peak of a great mountain, the Lord of gods then spoke: 'Tell me, what is to be done? Speak your wish, best of gods, your boon.'

देवा ऊचुः । जयस्व गोविन्द महानुभाव त्वया वयं नाथ वरेण देवाः । मनुष्यलोकेऽपि भवन्तमाद्यं विहाय नास्मान्भवते ह कश्चित् ।। १०.

The gods said: 'Conquer, O Govinda of great power! By your boon, O Lord, we gods exist. Even in the world of men, apart from you, no one else exists.'

रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च । सर्वे भवन्तं शरणं गताः स्म कुरुष्व पूज्यानिह विश्वमूर्ते ।। १०.

The Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Aśvins, Maruts, and the ancestors—all have sought refuge in you, O universal form; make us worthy of worship here.

एवमुक्तस्तदा तैस्तु महायोगेश्वरो हरिः । करोमि सर्वान् वः पूज्यानित्युक्त्वाऽन्तरधीयत ।। १०.

Thus addressed by them, Hari, the great lord of yoga, said, 'I will make you all worthy of worship,' and then vanished.

देवा अपि निजौकांसि गतवन्तः सनातनम् । स्तुवन्तः परमेशोऽपि त्रिविधं भावमास्थितः ।। १०.

The gods also returned to their own eternal abodes; and the supreme Lord, praised by them, assumed a threefold nature.

एवं त्रिधा जगद्धाता भूत्वा देवान् महेश्वरः । आराध्य सात्त्विकं राजं तामसं च त्रिधा स्थितम् ।। १०.

Thus, having become the threefold sustainer of the world, Maheśvara worshipped the sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic forms, each established in three ways.

सात्त्विकेन पठेद् वेदान् यजेद् यज्ञेन देवताः । आत्मनोऽवयवो भूत्वा राजसेनापि केशवः ।। १०.

With the sattvic aspect, one should recite the Vedas and worship the gods with sacrifice; Keśava, having become a part of himself, also acts through the rajasic aspect.

स कालरूपिणं रौद्रं प्रकृत्या शूलपाणिनम् । आत्मनो राजसीं मूर्तिं पूजयामास भक्तितः । तामसेनापि भावेन असुरेषु व्यवस्थितः ।। १०.

He, in the form of time, fierce by nature and bearing a trident, worshipped his own rajasic form with devotion; and with the tamasic disposition, he abided among the asuras.

एवं त्रिधा जगद्धाता भूत्वा देवान् महेश्वरः । आराधयामास ततो लोकोऽपि त्रिविधोऽभवत् ।। १०.

Thus, having become the threefold sustainer of the world, Maheśvara worshipped the gods; then the world, too, became threefold.

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाननाम्ना गृह्य व्यवस्थितः । स च नारायणो देवः कृते युगवरे प्रभुः ।। १०.

He, known by the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, was established; and that god Nārāyaṇa, the Lord, was supreme in the Kṛta Yuga.

त्रेतायां रुद्ररूपस्तु द्वापरे यज्ञमूर्तिमान् । कलौ नारायणो देवो बहुरूपो व्यजायत ।। १०.

In the Tretā Yuga, he appeared as Rudra; in the Dvāpara, as the embodiment of sacrifice; in the Kali Yuga, the god Nārāyaṇa manifested in many forms.

तस्यादिकृत्ततो विष्णोश्चरितं भूरितेजसः । श्रृणुष्व सर्वं सुश्रोणि गदतो मम भामिनि ।। १०.

Now, O beautiful-hipped lady, listen as I recount in full the deeds of Viṣṇu, the one of great splendor, as they were first performed—hear them all as I narrate, O fair one.

आसीत् कृतयुगे राजा सुप्रतीको महाबलः । तस्य भार्याद्वयं चासीदविशिष्टं मनोरमम् ।। १०.

In the Kṛta Yuga there was a king named Supratīka, mighty in strength; he had two wives, both equally charming and delightful.

विद्युत्प्रभा कान्तिमती तयोरेते तु नामनी । तयोः पुत्रं समं राजा न लेभे यत्नवानपि ।। १०.

Vidyutprabhā and Kāntimatī were the names of those two; though the king strove earnestly, he did not obtain a son from either of them.

यदा तदा मुनिश्रेष्ठमात्रेयं वीतकल्मषम् । तोषयामास विधिना चित्रकूटे नगोत्तमे ।। १०.

Then, at that time, he pleased the foremost sage, Ātreya, pure of sin, by proper rites on the excellent mountain Citrakūṭa.

सक ऋषिस्तोषितस्तेन दीर्घकालं वरार्थिना । वरं दिदित्सया यावदब्रवीदत्रिजो मुनिः ।। १०.

That sage, gratified by the king who longed for a boon and served him for a long time, was moved to grant a boon, and so the sage, son of Atri, spoke.

तावदिन्द्रोऽपि करिणा गतः पार्श्वेन तस्य ह । देवसैन्यैः परिवृतस्तूष्णीमेव महाबलः ।। १०.

Meanwhile, mighty Indra also arrived there on his elephant, surrounded by the armies of the gods, remaining silent.

तं दृष्ट्वाऽन्तर्गतप्रीतिमप्रीतिं प्रीतवान् मुनिः । चुकोप देवराजाय शापमुग्रं ससर्ज ह ।। १०.

Seeing him, the sage, pleased inwardly yet outwardly displeased, grew angry with the king of the gods and pronounced a fierce curse upon him.

यस्मात् त्वया ममावज्ञा कृता मूढ दिवस्पते । ततस्त्वं चालितो राज्यादन्यलोके वसिष्यसि ।। १०.

Because you have shown me disrespect, O foolish lord of heaven, therefore you will be cast down from your kingdom and dwell in another world.

एवमुक्त्वाऽपि कोपेन सुरेशं तं च भूपतिम् । उवाच राजन् पुत्रस्ते भविता दृढविक्रमः ।। १०.

Having thus spoken in anger to the lord of the gods, the sage also addressed the king: 'O king, your son will be firm in valor.'

इन्द्ररूपोपमः श्रीमानुद्यच्छस्त्रः प्रतापवान् । विद्याप्रभावकर्म्मज्ञः क्रूरकर्मा भविष्यति । दुर्जयोऽतिबली राजा एवमुक्त्वा गतो मुनिः ।। १०.

He will be glorious, resembling Indra in form, radiant, skilled in weapons, renowned for his prowess, learned in the arts and actions of Vidyutprabhā, and though fierce in deeds, he will be a king unconquerable and exceedingly strong—so spoke the sage and departed.

सोऽपि राजा सुप्रतीको भार्यायां गर्भमावहत् । विद्युत्प्रभायां धर्मज्ञः साऽपि काले त्वसूयत ।। १०.

Then King Supratīka, righteous, caused his wife Vidyutprabhā to conceive; in due time, she gave birth.

तस्याः पुत्रः समभवद् दुर्जयाख्यो महाबलः । जातकर्मादिसंस्कारं तस्य चक्रे मुनिः स्वयम् । (दुर्वासा नाम तपसो तस्य देहमकल्मषः ।। १०.

Her son was born, named Durjaya, mighty in strength; the sage himself performed his birth and other sacraments—he was the ascetic Durvāsas, pure in body.

) तस्य चेष्टेर्बलेनासौ मुनेः सौम्यो बभूव ह । वेदशास्त्रार्थविद्यायां पारगो धर्मवान् शुचिः ।। १०.

By the power of the sage's actions, that son became gentle; he mastered the meaning of the Vedas and scriptures, was righteous and pure.

या द्वितीयाऽभवत् पत्नी तस्य राज्ञो महात्मनः । नाम्ना कीर्त्तिमती धन्या तस्याः पुत्रो बभूव ह । नाम्ना सुद्युम्न इत्येवं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ।। १०.

The second wife of that great king was named Kīrtimatī, blessed; her son was called Sudyumna, who mastered the Vedas and their branches.

अथ कालेन महता स राजा राजसत्तमः । सुप्रतीकः सुतं दृष्ट्वा दुर्जयं योग्यमन्तिके ।। १०.

Then, after a long time, that best of kings, Supratīka, seeing his son Durjaya fit for rule, drew him near.

आत्मनो वृद्धभावं च वाराणस्याधिपो बली । चिन्तयामास राज्यार्थं दुर्जयं प्रति भामिनि ।। १०.

As he himself grew old, the powerful lord of Vārāṇasī considered the matter of the kingdom with regard to Durjaya, O fair one.