Vayu Purana

तत्र सर्वाणि भूतानि दग्धान्यादित्यरश्मिभिः। ब्रह्माणमग्रतः कृत्वा सह देवर्षिदानवैः। प्रविशन्ति सुरश्रेष्ठं देवदेवं महेश्वरम् ।। ६१.

At that time, all beings are burned by the rays of the sun; placing Brahma at their head, along with the gods, seers, and asuras, they enter the supreme god of gods, Maheshvara.

स स्रष्टा सर्वभूतानि कल्पादिषु पुनः पुनः। इत्येष स्थितिकालो वै मनोर्देवर्षिभिः सह ।। ६१.

He, the creator, brings forth all beings again and again at the beginning of each kalpa; thus is the period of existence of Manu together with the gods and seers.

सर्वमन्वन्तराणां वै प्रतिसन्धिं निबोधत। युगाख्या या समुद्दिष्टा प्रागेवास्मिन् मया तव ।। ६१.

Now understand the connection of all the Manvantaras; the reckoning of yugas which I have previously explained to you.

कृतत्रेतादि संयुक्तं चतुर्युगमिति स्मृतम्। तदेकसप्ततिगुणं परिवृत्तं तु साधिकम्। मनोरेकमधीकारं प्रोवाच भगवान् प्रभुः ।। ६१.

The set of four yugas—Krita, Treta, and so on—is called a caturyuga; seventy-one times this, with a little more, is declared by the Lord as the period of one Manu.

एवं मन्वन्तराणां तु सर्वेषामेव लक्षणम्। अतीतानागतानां वै वर्त्तमानेन कीर्त्तितम् ।। ६१.

Thus is the characteristic of all Manvantaras, past, future, and present, as recounted.

इत्येष कीर्त्तितः सर्गा मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्य ह। प्रति सन्धिन्तु वक्ष्यामि तस्य वै चापरस्य तु ।। ६१.

Thus has the creation of Svayambhuva Manu been described; now I will tell you of the connection and also of the next one.

मन्वन्तरं यथा पूर्वमृषिभिर्दैवतैः सह। अवश्यम्भाविनार्थेन यथा तद्वै निवर्त्तते ।। ६१.

Just as in the previous Manvantara, with the seers and gods, so too does it end when the destined time arrives.

अस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे पूर्वं त्रैलोक्यस्येश्वरास्तु ये। सप्तर्षयश्च देवास्ते पितरो मनवस्तथा। मन्वन्तरस्य काले तु सम्पूर्णे साधकास्तथा ।। ६१.

In this Manvantara, those who were formerly the lords of the three worlds, the seven seers, the gods, the ancestors, and the Manus, when the period of the Manvantara is complete, they too fulfill their roles.

क्षीणाधिकाराः संवृत्ता बुद्ध्वा पर्यायमात्मनः। महर्लोकाय ते सर्वे उन्मुखा दधिरे गतिम् ।। ६१.

Having completed their duties and recognizing the turn of their own time, all of them, their authority exhausted, set their sights on the world of Maharloka.

ततो मन्वन्तरे तस्मिन् प्रक्षीणा देवतास्तु ताः। सम्पूर्णे स्थितिकाले तु तिष्ठन्त्येकं कृतं युगम् ।। ६१.

Then, in that Manvantara, when the gods have diminished, at the completion of the period of existence, they remain for one Krita Yuga.

उत्पद्यन्ते भविष्याश्च यावन्मन्वन्तरेश्वराः। देवताः पितरश्चैव ऋषयो मनुरेव च ।। ६१.

New lords of the Manvantara arise, as do the gods, ancestors, seers, and Manu himself, for as long as the Manvantara lasts.

मन्वन्तरे तु सम्पूर्णे यद्यन्यद्वै कलौ युगे। सम्पद्यते कृतं तेषु कलिशिष्टेषु वै तदा ।। ६१.

When a Manvantara is completed, whatever remains in the Kali age, whatever is accomplished among them, is considered to be the residue from previous ages.

यथा कृतस्य सन्तानः कलिपूर्वः स्मृतो बुधैः। तथा मन्वन्तरान्तेषु आदिर्मन्वन्तरस्य च ।। ६१.

Just as the progeny of those who acted in the Krita age are remembered by the wise as preceding Kali, so too, at the end of Manvantaras, the beginning of each new Manvantara is likewise regarded.

क्षीणे मन्वन्तरे पूर्वे प्रवृत्ते चापरे पुनः। मुखे कृतयुगस्याथ तेषां शिष्टास्तु ये तदा ।। ६१.

When the previous Manvantara has ended and the next begins anew, at the dawn of the Krita age, those who remain from before are then considered its survivors.

स्प्तर्षयो मनुश्चैव कालावेक्षास्तु ये स्थिताः। मन्वन्तरं प्रतीक्षन्ते क्षीयन्ते तपसि स्थिताः ।। ६१.

The Saptarishis, Manu, and those who remain steadfast, observing the passage of time, await the next Manvantara, enduring in their austerities until it is exhausted.

मन्वन्तरव्यवस्थार्थं सन्तत्यर्थञ्च सर्वशः। पूर्ववत् सम्प्रवर्त्तन्ते प्रवृत्ते वृष्टिसर्ज्जने ।। ६१.

For the establishment of the Manvantara and for the continuation of progeny, all proceed as before, once the rains begin anew.

द्वन्द्वेषु सम्प्रवृत्तेषु उत्पन्नास्वौषधीषु च। प्रजासु च निकेतासु संस्थितासु क्वचित् क्वचित् ।। ६१.

When dualities arise, when herbs are produced, and when creatures settle in their abodes, each in their own place, life resumes.

वार्त्तायान्तु प्रवृत्तायां सद्धर्मे ऋषिभाविते । निरानन्दे गते लोके नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे ।। ६१.

When livelihood resumes, when true dharma is fostered by the sages, and when the world becomes joyless, with all movable and immovable beings destroyed.

अग्रामनगरे चैव वर्णाश्रमविवर्जिते। पूर्वमन्वन्तरे शिष्टे ये भवन्तीह धार्मिकाः । सप्तर्षयो मनुश्चैव सन्तानार्थं व्यवस्तिताः ।। ६१.

In villages and cities devoid of caste and stages of life, those righteous survivors from the previous Manvantara, including the Saptarishis and Manu, remain for the sake of progeny.

प्रजार्थं तपतां तेषां तपः परमदुश्चरम्। उत्पद्यन्तीह सर्वेषां निधनेष्विह सर्वशः ।। ६१.

For the sake of progeny, those who practice austerity undergo the most difficult penances, and from them, all beings are born at the time of dissolution.

देवासुराः पितृगणा मुनयो मनवस्तथा। सर्पा भूताः पिशाचाश्च गन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसाः ।। ६१.

The gods, asuras, groups of ancestors, sages, Manus, serpents, spirits, pisachas, gandharvas, yakshas, and rakshasas are all included.

ततस्तेषां तु ये शिष्टा शिष्टाचारान् प्रचक्षते । सप्तर्षयो मनुश्चैव आदौ मन्वन्तरस्य ह। प्रारम्भन्ते च कर्माणि मनुष्या दैवतैः सह ।। ६१.

Then, those who remain among them, who uphold the conduct of survivors, namely the Saptarishis and Manu, at the beginning of the Manvantara, commence their actions together with humans and divine beings.

मन्वन्तरादौ प्रागेव त्रेतायुगमुखे ततः । पूर्वं देवास्ततस्ते वै स्थिते धर्मे तु सर्वशः ।। ६१.

At the beginning of the Manvantara, and then at the start of the Treta age, the former gods remain, upholding dharma in its entirety.

ऋषीणां ब्रह्मचर्येण गत्वाऽऽनृण्यन्तु वै ततः। पितॄणां प्रजया चैव देवानामिज्यया तथा ।। ६१.

The sages, through celibacy, attain freedom from debt; the ancestors, through progeny; and the gods, through worship.

शतं वर्षसहस्राणि धर्मे वर्णात्मके स्थिताः। त्रयीं वार्त्तां दण्डनीतिं धर्मान् वर्णाश्रमांस्तथा। स्थापयित्वाश्रमांश्चैव स्वर्गाय दधिरे मतीः ।। ६१.

For a hundred thousand years, they remain established in dharma characterized by varna; they uphold the threefold Veda, livelihood, law and order, dharma, castes, and stages of life, and after establishing the stages of life, they set their minds on heaven.

पूर्वं देवेषु तेष्वेव स्वर्गाय प्रमुखेषु च। पूर्वं देवास्ततस्ते वै स्थिता धर्मेण कृत्स्नशः ।। ६१.

Previously, among the gods and those headed for heaven, the former gods remained, upholding dharma completely.

मन्वन्तरे परावृत्ते स्थानान्युत्सृज्य सर्वशः। मन्त्रैः सहोर्ध्वङ्गच्छन्ति महर्लोकमनामयम् ।। ६१.

When the Manvantara has ended, abandoning all their positions, they ascend with mantras to the flawless Maharloka.

विनिवृत्तविकारास्ते मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः। अवेक्षमाणा वशिनस्तिष्ठन्त्याभूतसंप्लवम् ।। ६१.

Freed from all transformations, established in mental perfection, they remain self-controlled, observing the dissolution of beings.

ततस्तेषु व्यतीतेषु सर्वेष्वेतेषु सर्वदा। शून्येषु देवस्थानेषु त्रैलोक्ये तेषु सर्वशः। उपस्थिता इहैवान्ये देवा ये स्वर्गवासिनः ।। ६१.

Then, when all these have passed, when the abodes of the gods are empty throughout the three worlds, other gods who dwell in heaven arrive here.