Vayu Purana

सांसिद्दिकान्यथैतानि सुप्रतीकानि तस्य वै । महतः सशरीरस्य वैवर्त्त्यात् सिद्धिरुच्यते ।। ५९.

These, indeed, are the natural, clear marks of the Great One with body; the transformation of the Great Principle is called perfection.

अत्र शेते च यत्पुर्यां क्षेत्रज्ञानमथापि वा। पुरीशयत्वात्पुरुषः क्षेत्रज्ञानात् सउच्यते ।। ५९.

Here, that which lies within the city is called the knower of the field, or knowledge of the field; because it dwells in the city, it is called puruṣa, and because of its knowledge of the field, it is so named.

क्षेत्रज्ञः क्षेत्रविज्ञानात् भगवान् मतिरुच्यते। यस्माद्बुद्ध्या तु शेते ह तस्माद्बोधात्मकः स वै । संसिद्धये परिगतं व्यक्ताव्यक्तमचेतनम् ।। ५९.

The knower of the field is called 'bhagavān' due to knowledge of the field and mind; because he rests through intellect, he is indeed of the nature of consciousness; for perfection, both the manifest and unmanifest, which are insentient, are encompassed.

एवं निवृत्तिः क्षेत्रज्ञा क्षेत्रज्ञेनाभिसंहिता। क्षेत्रज्ञेन परिज्ञातो भोग्योऽयं विषयस्त्विति ।। ५९.

Thus, cessation is the knower of the field, united with the knower of the field; when the knower of the field is fully known, this realm becomes an object of enjoyment.

ऋषीत्येष गतौ धातुःश्रुतौ सत्ये तपस्यथ। एतत्सन्नियते तस्मिन् ब्रह्मणा स ऋषिः स्मृतः ।। ५९.

O sage, this root 'ṛṣ' means to go, to hear, to be true, and to practice austerity; when one is established in these, he is remembered as a seer by Brahmā.

निवृत्तिसमकालं तु बुद्ध्याव्यक्तमृषिः स्वयम्। परं हि ऋषते यस्मात्परमर्षिस्ततः स्मृतः ।। ५९.

At the very moment of cessation, the unmanifest is itself the seer through intellect; because he perceives the supreme, he is therefore remembered as the supreme seer.

गत्यर्थादृषतेर्द्धातोर्नामनिर्वृत्तिरादितः । यस्मादेष स्वयम्भूतस्तस्माच्चात्मर्षिता स्मृता। ईश्वराः स्वयमुद्भूता मानसा ब्रह्मणः सुताः ।। ५९.

From the meaning of movement, from the root 'ṛṣ', the name arises originally; because he is self-born, he is remembered as self-seer; the lords, self-manifested, are the mind-born sons of Brahmā.

यस्मान्न हन्यते मानैर्महान् परिगतः पुरः। यस्मादृषन्ति ये धीरा महान्तं सर्वतो गुणैः। तस्मान्महर्षयः प्रोक्ता बुद्धेः परमदर्शिनः ।। ५९.

Because the great one, established before, is not destroyed by measures, and because those wise ones perceive the great with all qualities, therefore they are called great seers, perceivers beyond intellect.

ईश्वराणां शुभास्तेषां मानसान्तरसाश्च ते। अहङ्कारं तमश्चैव त्यक्त्वा च ऋषिताङ्गाताः ।। ५९.

Among the lords, those who are auspicious and those who are of inner mind, having abandoned ego and darkness, arose from the essence of seerhood.

तस्मात्तु ऋषयस्ते वै भूतादौ तत्त्वदर्शनाः। ऋषिपुत्रा ऋषीकास्तु मैथुनाद्गर्भसम्भवाः ।। ५९.

Therefore, those seers at the beginning of beings are knowers of reality; the sons of seers, called ṛṣikas, are born from the womb through union.

तन्मात्राणि च सत्यञ्च ऋषन्ते ते महौजसः। सत्यर्षयस्ततस्ते वै परमाः सत्यदर्शनाः ।। ५९.

The subtle elements and truth are perceived by those of great energy; they are called truth-seers, and among them, the highest are those who see the supreme truth.

ऋषीणाञ्च सुतास्ते तु विज्ञेया ऋषिपुत्रकाः । ऋषन्ति वै श्रुतं यस्माद्विशेषांश्चैव तत्त्वतः। तस्मात् श्रुतर्षयस्तेऽपि श्रुतस्य परिदर्शनाः ।। ५९.

The sons of seers are to be known as the offspring of seers; because they have heard and truly understood the distinctions, they are also called 'heard-seers,' perceivers of what is heard.

अव्यक्तात्मा महात्मा चाहङ्कारात्मा तथैव च। भूतात्मा चेन्द्रियात्मा च तेषां तज्ज्ञानमुच्यते । इत्येता ऋषिजातीस्तु नामभिः पञ्च वै श्रृणु ।। ५९.

The unmanifest self, the great self, the ego-self, the elemental self, and the sense self—knowledge of these is declared; now hear these five kinds of seers by name.

भृगुर्मरीचिरत्रिश्च अङ्गिराः पुलहःक्रतुः। मनुर्दक्षो वसिष्ठश्च पुलस्त्यश्चेति ते दश। ब्रह्मणो मानसा ह्येते उद्भूताः स्वयमीश्वराः ।। ५९.

Bhṛgu, Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulaha, Kratu, Manu, Dakṣa, Vasiṣṭha, and Pulastya—these ten, mind-born, self-manifested lords, are the sons of Brahmā.

प्रवर्त्तन्ते ऋषेर्यस्मान्महांस्तस्मान्महर्षयः। ईश्वराणां सुतास्त्वेते ऋषयस्तान्निबोधत ।। ५९.

Because the great ones proceed from the seer, they are called great seers; these seers are the sons of the lords—know them.

काव्यो बृहस्पतिश्चैव कश्यपश्चोशनास्तथा। उतथ्यो वामदेवश्च अपोज्यश्चैशिजस्तथा ।। ५९.

Kāvya, Bṛhaspati, Kaśyapa, Uśanā, Utathya, Vāmadeva, Apojya, and Aiśija—

कर्द्दमो विश्रवाः शक्तिर्वालखिल्य स्तथा धराः। इत्येते ऋषयः प्रोक्ता ज्ञानतो ऋषिताङ्गताः ।। ५९.

Kardama, Viśravas, Śakti, the Vālakhilyas, and the Dharas—these are the seers declared, who arose from knowledge and the essence of seerhood.

ऋषिपुत्रानृषिकांस्तु गर्भोत्पन्नान्निबोधत। वत्सरो नग्रहूश्चैव भारद्वाजस्तथैव च ।। ५९.

Now learn of the ṛṣikas, the sons of seers, who are born from the womb: Vatsara, Nagrahū, and Bhāradvāja as well.

बृहदुत्थः शरद्वांश्च अगस्त्यश्चौशिजस्तथा। ऋषिर्दीर्घतमाश्चैव बृहदुक्थः शरद्वतः ।। ५९.

Bṛhaduttha, Śaradvān, Agastya, Uśija, Dīrghatamas, Bṛhaduktha, and Śaradvata—these are the seers.

वाजश्रवाः सुवित्तश्च सुवाग्वेषपरायणः। दधीचः शङ्खमांश्चैव राजा वैश्रवणस्तथा। इत्येते ऋषिकाः प्रोक्तास्ते सत्यादृषिताङ्गताः ।। ५९.

Vājaśravā, who is wealthy and devoted to the pursuit of good speech and cattle; Dadhīca, Śaṅkhamāṃsa, and King Vaiśravaṇa—these sages are mentioned as possessing the qualities of truth and asceticism.

ईश्वरा ऋषिकाश्चैव ये चान्ये वै तथा स्मृताः। एते मन्त्रक्षकृतः सर्वे कृत्स्नशस्तान्निबोधत ।। ५९.

The lords and sages, and others who are similarly remembered—know that all these were creators of mantras in their entirety.

भृगुः काव्यः प्रचेतास्तु दधीचो ह्यात्मवानपि । और्वोऽथ जमदग्निश्च दिवः सारस्वत स्तथा ।। ५९.

Bhṛgu, Kāvya, Pracetā, Dadhīca who is self-possessed, Aurva, Jamadagni, and the Sārasvata of the heavens are thus named.

अद्विषेण ह्यरूपश्च वीतहव्य सुमेधसः। वैन्यः पृथुर्दिवोदासः प्रश्वारो गृत्समान्नभः। एकोनविंशदित्येते ऋषयो मन्त्रवादिनः ।। ५९.

Adviṣena, Arūpa, Vītahavya, Sumedhas, Vainya, Pṛthu, Divodāsa, Praśvāra, Gṛtsamān, and Nabha—these nineteen sages are reciters of mantras.

अङ्गिरा वेधसश्चैव भारद्वाजोऽथ बाष्कलिः। तथामृतस्तथा गार्ग्यः शेनी संहृतिरेव च ।। ५९.

Aṅgirā, Vedhas, Bhāradvāja, Bāṣkali, Amṛta, Gārgya, Śenī, and Saṃhṛti are also thus named.

पुरुकुत्सोऽथ मान्धाता अम्बरीषस्तथैव च। आहार्योथाजमीढश्च ऋषभो वलिरेव च ।। ५९.

Purukutsa, Māndhātṛ, Ambarīṣa, Āhārya, Ajamīḍha, Ṛṣabha, and Vali are likewise included.

पृषदश्वो विरूपश्च कण्वश्चैवाथ मुद्गलः। युवनाश्वः पौरुकुत्सस्त्रसद्दस्युः सदस्युमान् ।। ५९.

Pṛṣadaśva, Virūpa, Kaṇva, Mudgala, Yuvanāśva, Paurukutsa, Trasaddasyu, and Sadasyumān are also named.

उतथ्यश्च भरद्वाजस्तथा वाजश्रवा अपि । आयाप्यश्च सुवित्तिश्च वामदेवस्तथैव च ।। ५९.

Utathya, Bharadvāja, Vājaśravā, Āyāpya, Suvitti, and Vāmadeva are likewise mentioned.

औगजो बृहदुक्थश्च ऋषिर्दीर्घतपास्तथा। कक्षीवांश्च त्रयस्त्रिंशत् स्मृता अङ्गिरसो वराः। एते मन्त्रकृतः सर्वे काश्यपांस्तु निबोधत ।। ५९.

Augaja, Bṛhaduktha, Dīrghatapās, Kakṣīvān—these thirty-three are renowned as the best of the Aṅgirasas; all these are creators of mantras. Now listen to the Kāśyapas.

काश्यपश्चैव वत्सारो विभ्रमो रैभ्य एव च। असितो देवलश्चैव षडेते ब्रह्मवादिनः ।। ५९.

Kāśyapa, Vatsāra, Vibhrama, Raibhya, Asita, and Devala—these six are speakers of Brahman.