Varaha Purana

विश्वान् नरान् हुतो येन नयसे सद्गतिं प्रभो । अतो वैश्वानरो नाम तव वाक्यं भविष्यति ।। १८.

O Lord, by whom all men are led to the good path through offerings, therefore, your name will be Vaiśvānara, as declared.

द्रविणं बलमित्युक्तं धनं च द्रविणं यतः । ददाति तद् भवानेव द्रविणोदास्ततोऽभवत् ।। १८.

Wealth is called strength, and wealth is known as draviṇa; since you give it, you will be known as Draviṇodā, the giver of wealth.

तनुं पास्यतनुं पासि येन त्वं सर्वदा विभो । ततस्तनूनपान्नाम तव वत्स भविष्यति ।। १८.

O mighty one, since you always protect the body and the subtle body, therefore, my child, your name will be Tanūnapāt.

भवान् जातानि वै वेद अजातानि च येन वै । अतस्ते नाम भवतु जातवेदा इति प्रभो ।। १८.

You know all that is born and all that is yet unborn; therefore, your name shall be Jātavedas, O Lord.

नाराः सामान्यतः पुंसो विशेषेण द्विजातयः । ते शंसन्ति यतस्त्वां तु नाराशंसस्ततो भव ।। १८.

Waters are generally common to all men, but especially to the twice-born; since they praise you, you will be called Nārāśaṃsa.

अगस् तिरोभवेन्नित्यं निःशब्दो निश्चयात्मकः । अगस्त्वं सर्वगत्वाच्च तेनाग्निस्त्वं भविष्यसि ।। १८.

Agas means that which is always hidden, silent, and of certain nature; because you are all-pervading, you will be called Agni.

ध्मा प्रपूरणशब्दो य इध्मा नाम प्रकीर्त्यते । पूरितस्यागतिर्येन तेनेध्मस्त्वं भविष्यसि ।। १८.

Dhmā means the sound of blowing, and fuel is called idhmā; since you come when the fuel is kindled, you will be known as Idhma.

याज्यान्येतानि नामानि तव पुत्र महामखे । यजन्तस्त्वां नराः कामैस्तर्पयिष्यन्त्यसंशयम् ।। १८.

These are your names, O child, in the great sacrifice; men, desiring rewards, will worship you with these and surely satisfy you.

महातपा उवाच । विष्णोर्विभूतिमाहात्म्यं कथितं ते प्रसङ्गतः । तिथीनां श्रृणु माहात्म्यं कथ्यमानं मया नृप ।। १९.

Mahātapā said: The glory and greatness of Viṣṇu have been related to you in context; now, O king, listen as I narrate to you the greatness of the lunar days.

इत्थंभूतो महानग्निर्ब्रह्मक्रोधोद्भवो महान् । उवाच देवं ब्रह्माणं तिथिर्मे दीयतां विभो । यस्यामहं समस्तस्य जगतः ख्यातिमाप्नुयाम् ।। १९.

Thus, the great fire, born from Brahmā's wrath, addressed the god Brahmā: 'Grant me a lunar day, O Lord, by which I may attain fame throughout the universe.'

ब्रह्मोवाच । देवानामथ यक्षाणां गन्धर्वाणां च सत्तम । आदौ प्रतिपदा येन त्वमुत्पन्नोऽसि पावक ।। १९.

Brahmā said: Among the gods, yakṣas, and gandharvas, O excellent one, you, O Pāvaka, were first born on the Pratipadā, the first lunar day.

त्वत्पदात् प्रतिपदं चान्या संभविष्यन्ति देवताः । अतस्ते प्रतिपन्नाम तिथिरेषा भविष्यति ।। १९.

From your feet, at each step, other deities will arise; therefore, this day will henceforth be known as Pratipada.

तस्यां तिथौ हविष्येण प्राजापत्येन मूर्तिना । होष्यन्ति तेषां प्रीताः स्युः पितरः सर्वदेवताः ।। १९.

On this day, with offerings of havis in the prājāpatya form, the ancestors and all the gods, pleased, will be worshipped.

चतुर्विधानि भूतानि मनुष्याः पशवोऽसुराः । देवाः सर्वे सगन्धर्वाः प्रीताः स्युस्तर्पिते त्वयि ।। १९.

The four kinds of beings—humans, animals, asuras, and all the gods with the gandharvas—are satisfied when you are honored.

यश्चोपवासं कुर्वीत त्वद्भक्तः प्रतिपद्दिने । क्षीराशनो वा वर्त्तेत श्रृणु तस्य फलं महत् ।। १९.

Whoever, devoted to you, observes a fast on Pratipada, or subsists on milk, hear now the great result that comes to him.

चतुर्युगानि षट्त्रिंशत् स्वर्लोकेऽसौ महीयते । तेजस्वी रूपसंपन्नो द्रव्यवान् जायते नरः ।। १९.

For thirty-six yugas he is honored in heaven; radiant, handsome, and wealthy is the man born thus.

इह जन्मन्यसौ राजा प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते । तूष्णीं बभूव सोप्यग्निर्ब्रह्मदत्ताश्रयं ययौ ।। १९.

In this very life he becomes a king, and after death he is honored in heaven; thus, Agni, remaining silent, attained the abode granted by Brahma.

य इदं श्रृणुयान्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः । अग्नेर्जन्म स पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। १९.

Whoever, rising early each morning, listens daily to this account of Agni's birth, is freed from sins—of this there is no doubt.

प्रजापाल उवाच । एवमग्नेः समुत्पत्तिर्जाता ब्रह्मन् महात्मनः । प्राणापानौ कथं देवावश्विनौ संबभूवतुः ।। २०.

Prajāpāla said: Thus, O Brahman, the birth of the great-souled Agni has been described. How did the two gods, the Aśvins, arise as the breaths of life?

मरीचिर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः स्वयं ब्रह्मा द्विसप्तभिः । रूपैर्व्यवस्थितस्तेषां मरीचिः श्रेष्ठतामगात् ।। २०.

Marīci, son of Brahmā, and Brahmā himself, took form in fourteen ways; among them, Marīci attained the highest rank.

तस्य पुत्रो महातेजाः कश्यपो नाम वै मुनिः । स्वयं प्रजापतिः श्रीमान् देवतानां पिताऽभवत् ।। २०.

His son was the great sage Kaśyapa, radiant and illustrious, himself a progenitor, who became the father of the gods.

तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि आदित्या द्वादश प्रभो । अदित्यपत्यानि ते सर्वे आदित्यास्तेन कीर्तिताः ।। २०.

His sons were the twelve Ādityas, O lord; all these, born of Aditi, are thus called Ādityas.

तेषां मध्ये महातेजा मार्त्तण्डो लोकविश्रुतः । नारायणात्मकं तेजो द्वादशं संप्रकीर्तितम् ।। २०.

Among them, the illustrious Mārttaṇḍa is renowned in the worlds; the twelfth, possessing the essence of Nārāyaṇa, is proclaimed.

ये ते मासास्त आदित्याः स्वयं संवत्सरो हरिः । एवं ते द्वादशादित्या मार्त्तण्डश्च प्रधानवान् ।। २०.

These Ādityas are the months themselves, and the year is Hari; thus, these twelve Ādityas, with Mārttaṇḍa as chief, are established.

तस्य त्वष्टा ददौ कन्यां संज्ञां नाम महाप्रभाम् । तस्यापत्यद्वयं जज्ञे यमश्च यमुना तथा ।। २०.

To him, Tvaṣṭṛ gave his radiant daughter named Saṃjñā; from her were born two children, Yama and also Yamunā.

तस्य तेजोऽप्यसहती बभूवाश्वी मनोजवा । स्वां छायां तत्र संस्थाप्य सा जगमोत्तरान् कुरून् ।। २०.

Unable to endure his brilliance, she, swift as the mind, left her own shadow there and went to the northern Kurus.

तद्रूपां तां सवर्णां तु भेजे मार्त्तण्डभास्करः । तस्या अपि द्वयं जज्ञे शनिं तपतिमेव च ।। २०.

The Sun, Mārttaṇḍa, took that shadow, identical in form, as his wife; from her too were born two children—Śani and Tapatī.

यदा त्वसदृशं भेजे पुत्रान् प्रति नरोत्तम । संज्ञां प्रोवाच भगवान् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । असमत्वं न कर्त्तव्यं स्वेष्वपत्येषु भामिनि ।। २०.

But when, regarding the sons, she behaved unequally, the blessed one, his eyes reddened with anger, spoke to Saṃjñā: 'Partiality must not be shown among your own children, O beautiful one.'

एवमुक्ता यदा सा तु असमत्वं व्यरोचत । तदा यमः स्वपितरं प्रोवाच भृशदुःखितः ।। २०.

When thus addressed, and partiality no longer pleased her, Yama, deeply distressed, spoke to his father.