Vayu Purana

कृच्छ्रेण महता सोऽपि प्रनष्टास्वोषधीषु वै । स कल्पयित्वा वत्सन्तु चाक्षुषं मनुमीश्वरः । पृथुर्दुदोह सस्यानि स्वतले पृथिवीं ततः

With great difficulty, even he lost the plants; then the Lord, having appointed a calf, the Cākṣuṣa Manu, Prithu milked the earth for crops from her own surface.

सस्यानि तेन दुग्धानि वैन्येन तु वसुन्धराम् । मनुञ्च चाक्षुषं कृत्वा वत्सम्पात्रे च भूमये । तेनान्नेन तदा ता वै वर्त्तयन्ते प्रजाः सदा

By him, Vainya, the earth was milked for crops; having made Cākṣuṣa Manu the calf and a vessel for the earth, by that food, the people always lived.

ऋषिभिः स्तूयते वापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा । वत्सः सोमस्त्वभूत्तेषां दोग्धा चापि बृहस्पतिः

Again, praised by the sages, the earth was milked; Soma was their calf, and Brihaspati was the milker.

पात्रमासीत्तु छन्दांसि गायत्र्यादीनि सर्वशः । क्षीरमासीत्तदा तेषां तपो ब्रह्म च शाश्वतम्

The vessel was the Vedic metres, all beginning with Gayatri; their milk was austerity and eternal Brahman.

पुनः स्तुत्वा देवगणैः पुरन्दरपुरोगमैः । सौवर्णं पात्रमादाय अमृतं दुदुहे तदा । तेनैव वर्त्तयन्ते च देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः

Again, praised by the hosts of gods led by Purandara, taking a golden vessel, they then milked out ambrosia; by that, the gods led by Indra live.

नागैश्च स्तूयते दुग्धा विषं क्षीरं तदा मही । तेषाञ्च वासुकिर्दोग्धा काद्रवेया महौजसः

Praised by the Nagas, the earth was milked for poison as milk; among them, Vasuki was the milker, and the powerful Kadru's sons were the calves.

नागानां वै द्विजश्रेष्ठ सर्पाणाञ्चैव सर्वशः । तेनैव वर्त्तयन्त्युग्रा महाकाया महोल्बणाः । तदाहारास्तदाचारास्तद्वीर्यास्तु सदाश्रयाः

For the Nagas and all the serpents, O best of twice-born, by that they, fierce, great-bodied, and mighty, live; their food, conduct, and strength always depend on that.

श्राम(आम)पात्रे पुनर्दुग्धा त्वन्तर्द्धानमियं मही । वत्सं वैश्रवणं कृत्वा यक्षैः पुण्यजनैस्तथा ॥२.१.

Again, in a vessel of shell-lac, this earth was milked for hidden treasures; making Vaishravana the calf, along with the Yakshas and virtuous beings.

६२.१८२ दोग्धा च जतुनाभस्तु पिता मणिवरस्य सः । यक्षात्मजो महातेजा वशी स सुमहाबलः । तेन ते वर्त्तयन्तीति परमर्षिरुवाच ह

Jatunahbha, the father of the jewel-lord, was the milker; the great-souled, mighty son of a Yaksha. By that, they live, so the great sage said.

राक्षसैश्च पिशाचैश्च पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा । ब्रह्मोपेतस्तु दोग्धा वै तेषामासीत्कुबेरकः

The earth was milked again by the rākṣasas and piśācas; Kubera, endowed with Brahma, was their milker.

रक्षः सुमाली बलवान्क्षीरं रुधिरमेव च । कपालपात्रे निर्दुग्धा अन्तर्द्धानञ्च राक्षसैः । तेन क्षीरेण रक्षांसि वर्त्तयन्तीह सर्वशः

The powerful rākṣasa Sumālī milked blood as the milk, using a skull as the vessel, and the rākṣasas made it vanish; with that milk, the rākṣasas sustain themselves here in every way.

पद्मपात्रे पुनर्दुग्धा गन्धर्वैरप्सरोगणैः । वत्सं चित्ररथं कृत्वा शुचीन् गन्धास्तथैव च

The earth was milked again by the gandharvas and hosts of apsarases, using a lotus as the vessel, making Citraratha the calf, and extracting pure fragrances likewise.

तेषां विश्वावसुस्त्वासीद्दोग्धा पुत्रो मुनेः शुचिः । गन्धर्वराजोऽतिबलो महात्मा सूर्यसन्निभः

Among them, Viśvāvasu, the pure son of the sage, was the milker; the gandharva king, exceedingly strong, great-souled, and radiant like the sun.

शैलैश्च स्तूयते दुग्धा पुनर्देवी वसुन्धरा । तत्रौषधीर्मूर्त्तिमती रत्नानि विविधानि च

The earth was milked again by the mountains, being praised; medicinal herbs with form and various gems were extracted there.

वत्सस्तु हिमवांस्तेषां मेरुर्दोग्धा महागिरिः । पात्रन्तु शैलमेवासीत्तेन शैलः प्रतिष्ठितः

For them, Himavat was the calf, Meru the milker, the great mountain; the vessel was also a mountain, and thus the mountain was established.

स्तूयते वृक्षवीरुद्भिः पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा । पलाशपात्रमादाय दुग्धं छिन्नप्ररोहणम्

The earth was milked again by trees and plants, being praised; taking a palāśa leaf as the vessel, the milk was the cut and sprouting shoots.

कामधुक् पुष्पितः शैलः प्लक्षो वत्सो यशस्विनी । सर्वकामदुघा दोग्ध्री पृथिवी भूतभाविनी

The flowering mountain was the wish-fulfilling cow, the illustrious plakṣa tree the calf; the earth, giver of all desires, was the milker for all beings, past and future.

सैषा धात्री विधात्री च धारणी च वसुन्धरा । दुग्धा हितार्थं लोकानां पृथुना इति नः श्रुतम् । चराचरस्य लोकस्य प्रतिष्ठा योनिरेव च ॥२.१.

This is the nourisher, the creator, the supporter, the earth; milked for the benefit of the worlds by Pṛthu, as we have heard; she is the foundation and womb of the moving and unmoving world.

उत्तरार्द्धम् -

The northern half—

सूत उवाच ।। आसीदियं समुद्रान्ता मेदिनीति परिश्रुता। वसु धारयते यस्माद्वसुधा तेन चोच्यते ।। २.

Sūta said: This earth, bounded by the ocean, was renowned as Medinī; because she bears wealth, she is called Vasudhā.

इयञ्चासीत् समुद्रान्ता मेदिनीति परिश्रुता। दुहितृत्वमनुप्राप्ता पृथिवीत्युच्यते ततः ।। २.

This earth, bounded by the ocean, was renowned as Medinī; having attained the status of daughter, she is then called Pṛthivī.

प्रथिता प्रविभक्ता च शोभिता च वसुन्धरा। सस्याकरवती राज्ञा पत्तनाकरमालिनी। चातुर्वर्ण्यसमाकीर्णा रक्षिता तेन धीमता ।। २.

The earth, widespread, divided, and splendid, adorned with fields and cities, filled with the four castes, was protected by that wise king.

एवंप्रभावो राजासीद्वैन्यः स नृपसत्तमः। नमस्यश्चैव पूज्यश्च भूतग्रामेण सर्वशः ।। २.

That king Vainya, of such power, was the foremost among rulers; he was to be honored and worshipped by all living beings.

ब्राह्मणैश्च महाभागैर्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः। पृथुरेव नमस्कार्यो ब्रह्मयोनिः सनातनः ।। २.

By the highly fortunate brāhmaṇas, accomplished in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, Pṛthu alone is to be saluted, being of Brahma's lineage and eternal.

पार्थिवैश्च महाभागैः प्रार्थयद्भिर्महद्यशः। आदिराजा न मस्कार्यः पृथुर्वैन्यः प्रतापवान् ।। २.

By the highly fortunate kings, seeking great fame, the first king, Pṛthu Vainya, mighty in splendor, is not to be disregarded.

योधैरपि च संग्रामे प्रार्थयानैर्जयं युधि। आदिकर्त्ता नराणां वै नमस्यः पृथुरेव हि ।। २.

Even by warriors in battle, seeking victory in war, Pṛthu alone, the first doer among men, is to be saluted.

यो हि योद्धा रणं याति कीर्त्तयित्वा पृथुं नृपम्। स घोररूपे संग्रामे क्षेमी तरति कीर्तिमान् ।। २.

Whoever, as a warrior, enters battle after praising King Pṛthu, crosses the fierce conflict safely and attains fame.

वैश्यैरपि च राजर्षिर्वैश्यवृत्तिसमास्थितैः। पृथुरेव नमस्कार्यो वृत्तिदाता महायशाः ।। २.

Even among the Vaiśyas, the royal sage Pṛthu, who upheld the occupation of the Vaiśyas, is to be revered, for he was the giver of livelihood and possessed great fame.

एते वत्सविशेषाश्च दोग्धारः क्षीरमेव च। पात्राणि च मयोक्तानि सर्वाण्येव यथाक्रमम् ।। २.

These specific calves, the milkers, the milk itself, and the vessels—all these have been described by me in due order.