Varaha Purana

एवं व्यवस्थिते सोमे षोडशात्मन्यथाक्षरे । प्राग्वत् तत्र गुणोपेतं क्षेत्रमुत्थाय बभ्रम ।। १७.

Thus, when Soma, possessed of sixteen parts, was established in the imperishable, as before, that field, endowed with qualities, arose and wandered.

प्रागवस्थं शरीरं तु दृष्ट्वा सर्वज्ञपालितम् । ताः क्षेत्रदेवताः सर्वा वैलक्षं भावमाश्रिताः ।। १७.

Seeing the body as it was before, guarded by the all-knowing one, all those presiding deities of the body assumed a state of detachment.

तमेवं तुष्टुवुः सर्वास्तं देवं परमेश्वरम् । स्वस्थानमीयिषुः सर्वास्तदा नृपतिसत्तम ।। १७.

Then all of them praised that supreme Lord, the god, and each returned to their own place, O best of kings.

त्वमग्निस्त्वं तथा प्राणस्त्वमपानः सरस्वती । त्वमाकाशं धनाध्यक्षस्त्वं शरीरस्य धातवः ।। १७.

You are fire, you are also the life-breath, you are apāna, you are Sarasvatī; you are ether, the lord of wealth, you are the elements of the body.

अहंकारो भवान् देव त्वमादित्योऽष्टको गणः । त्वं माया पृथिवी दुर्गा त्वं दिशस्त्वं मरुत्पतिः ।। १७.

You, O god, are the sense of ego, you are the sun, the eightfold group of deities; you are Māyā, the earth, Durgā, you are the directions, you are the lord of the winds.

त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं तथा धर्मस्त्वं जिष्णुस्त्वं पराजितः । अक्षरार्थस्वरूपेण परमेश्वरसंज्ञितः ।। १७.

You are Viṣṇu, you are also Dharma, you are the victorious, you are the unconquered; in the form of the meaning of the imperishable, you are known as the Supreme Lord.

अस्माभिरपयातैस्तु कथमेतद्भविष्यति । एवमत्र शरीरं तु त्यक्तमस्माभिरेव च ।। १७.

With us departed, how will this be? Thus, this body has been abandoned by us.

तत् परं भवता देव तदवस्थं प्रपाल्यते । स्थानभङ्गो न नः कार्यः स्वयं सृष्ट्वा प्रजापते ।। १७.

O god, by you, that supreme state is protected; we should not disturb the place, since you yourself, O creator, have established it.

एवं स्तुतस्ततो देवस्तेषां तोषं परं ययौ । उवाच चैतान् क्रीडार्थं भवन्तोत्पादिता मया ।। १७.

Thus praised, the god became greatly pleased with them and said: 'For the sake of play, you have been created by me.'

कृतकृत्यस्य मे किं नु भवद्भिर्विप्रयोजनम् । तथापि दद्मि वो रूपे द्वे द्वे प्रत्येकशोऽधुना ।। १७.

'What separation can there be from me, who has accomplished my purpose, by you? Still, I now grant to each of you two forms.'

भूतकार्येष्वमूर्तेन देवलोके तु मूर्तिना । तिष्ठध्वमपि कालान्ते लयं त्वाविशत द्रुतम् ।। १७.

'In activities concerning beings, remain in formlessness; in the world of the gods, with form. At the end of time, quickly enter dissolution.'

शरीराणि पुनर्नैवं कर्त्तव्योऽहमिति क्वचित् । मूर्त्तीनां च तथा तुभ्यं दद्मि नामानि वोऽधुना ।। १७.

'Bodies should not be made again by me at any time; and likewise, I now give you names for your forms.'

अग्नेर्वैश्वानरो नाम प्राणापानौ तथाश्विनौ । भविष्यति तथा गौरी हिमशैलसुता तथा ।। १७.

'Agni will be called Vaiśvānara; the two Aśvins will be the life-breaths prāṇa and apāna; Gaurī and the daughter of the snowy mountain will be so as well.'

पृथिव्यादिगणस्त्वेष गजवक्त्रो भविष्यति । शरीरधातवश्चेमे नानाभूतानि एव तु । अहंकारस्तथा स्कन्दः कार्त्तिकेयो भविष्यति ।। १७.

'This group beginning with earth will become Gajavaktra (elephant-faced); these elements of the body will become various beings; the sense of ego will become Skanda, known as Kārttikeya.'

भानुश्चादित्यरूपोऽसौ मूर्त्तामूर्त्त च चक्षुषी । कामाद्योऽयं गणो भूयो मातृरूपो भविष्यति ।। १७.

'Bhānu, in the form of the sun, will be both with and without form as the eyes; this group beginning with desire will again become the Mothers.'

शरीरमाया दुर्गैषा कारणान्ते भविष्यति । दश कन्या भविष्यन्ति काष्ठास्त्वेतास्तु वारुणाः ।। १७.

This body, composed of Māyā, is the fortress; at the end of the cosmic cycle, it will remain. There will be ten maidens, and these forms are the aspects of Varuṇa.

अयं वायुर्धनेशस्तु कारणान्ते भविष्यति । अयं मनो विष्णुनामा भविष्यति न संशयः ।। १७.

This one is Vāyu, the Lord of Wealth, who will remain at the end of the cycle. This one is the mind, called Viṣṇu—there is no doubt about it.

धर्मोऽपि यमनामा च भविष्यति न संशयः । महत्तत्त्वं च भगवान् महादेवो भविष्यति ।। १७.

Dharma too will become Yama, without doubt; and the great principle, Mahat, will become the blessed Mahādeva.

इन्द्रियार्थाश्च पितरो भविष्यन्ति न संशयः । अयं सोमः स्वयं भूत्वा यामित्रं सर्वदामराः ।। १७.

The objects of the senses will become the ancestors, without doubt; this Soma, becoming himself, will always be the companion of all the immortals.

एवं वेदान्तपुरुषः प्रोक्तो नारायणात्मकः । स्वस्थाने देवताः सर्वा देवस्तु विरराम ह ।। १७.

Thus, the Person described in the Vedānta, whose essence is Nārāyaṇa, was declared; all the deities remained in their own places, and the god rested.

एवं प्रभावो देवोऽसौ वेदवेद्यो जनार्दनः । कथितो नृपते तुभ्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १७.

Thus, O King, the power of that god Janārdana, who is known through the Vedas, has been described to you. What else do you wish to hear?

thumb|पञ्चमहाभूताः प्रजापाल उवाच । कथमग्नेः समुत्पत्तिरश्विनोर्वा महामुने । गौर्या गणपतेर्वाऽपि नागानां वा गुहस्य च ।। १८.

Prajāpāla said: O great sage, how did Agni arise, or the Aśvins, or Gaurī and Gaṇapati, or the Nāgas, or Guha?

आदित्यचन्द्रमातॄणां दुर्गाया वा दिशां तथा । धनदस्य च विष्णोर्वा धर्मस्य परमेष्ठिनः ।। १८.

How did the Ādityas, the Mothers, Durgā, the directions, Dhanada, Viṣṇu, Dharma, and the supreme lord come into being?

शम्भोर्वापि पितॄणां च तथा चन्द्रमसो मुने । शरीरदेवता ह्येताः कथं मूर्त्तित्वमागताः ।। १८.

How did Śambhu, the ancestors, and the Moon, O sage, become embodied deities?

किं च तासां मुने भोज्यं का वा संज्ञा तिथिश्च का । यस्यां यष्टास्त्वमी पुंसां फलं यच्छन्त्यनामयम् । एतन्मे सरहस्यं तु मुने त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ।। १८.

And, O sage, what is their food, what are their names, and what is the lunar day? On which day, when worshipped by people, do they grant unfailing results? You should tell me this secret in full.

महातपा उवाच । योगसाध्यः स्वरूपेण आत्मा नारायणात्मकः । सर्वज्ञः क्रीडतस्तस्य भोगेच्छा चात्मनात्मनि । क्षोभितेऽभून्महाभूते एतच्छब्दं तदद्भुतम् ।। १८.

Mahātapā said: The self, attainable through yoga, whose nature is Nārāyaṇa, is all-knowing. While he was engaged in play, a desire for enjoyment arose within himself. When that great element was disturbed, there arose a wondrous sound.

तमप्यप्रीतिमत्तोयं विकारं समरोचयत् । विकुर्वतस्तस्य तदा महानग्निः समुत्थितः । कोटिज्वालापरीवारः शब्दवान् दहनात्मकः ।। १८.

From that, as the water was agitated by dissatisfaction, a transformation occurred. As he underwent transformation, a great fire arose, surrounded by millions of flames, resounding, and of burning nature.

असावप्यतितेजस्वी विकारं समरोचयत् । विकुर्वतो बभौ वह्नेर्वायुः परमदारुणः । तस्मादपि विकारस्थादाकाशं समपद्यत ।। १८.

That exceedingly radiant one also underwent transformation. As it transformed, from fire arose the fierce wind; and from that transformed wind, space came into being.

तच्छब्दलक्षणं व्योम स च वायुः प्रतापवान् । तच्च तेजोऽम्भसा युक्तं श्लिष्टमन्योन्यतस्तदा ।। १८.

That space, characterized by sound, and that powerful wind, and that fire united with water, were then mutually joined together.