Vayu Purana

विवस्वान् कश्यपाज्जज्ञे दाक्षायण्यां महायशाः। तस्य भार्याऽभवत्त्वाष्ट्री महादेवी विवस्वतः। सुरेणुरिति विख्याता पुनः संज्ञेति विश्रुता ।। २२.

Vivasvān, of great fame, was born from Kaśyapa and Dākṣāyaṇī; his wife was the daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, the great goddess of Vivasvān, known as Sureṇu and later as Saṃjñā.

सा तु भार्या भगवतो मार्त्तण्डस्यातितेजसः। नातुष्यद्भर्तृरूपेण रूपयौवनशालिनी ।। २२.

She was the wife of the blessed Mārttaṇḍa, of immense brilliance, but though endowed with beauty and youth, she was not pleased with her husband's form.

आदित्यस्य हि तद्रूपं मार्त्तण्डस्य हि तेजसा। गोत्रेषु प्रतिरुद्धं वै नाति कान्तमिवाभवत् ।। २२.

For the form of Āditya, Mārttaṇḍa, by his radiance, was restrained among the lineages and did not appear very pleasing.

न खल्वयं मृतो ह्यण्डे इति स्नेहात्तमब्रवीत् । अज्ञानः कश्यपः स्नेहान्मार्त्तण्ड इति चोच्यते ।। २२.

Out of affection, the father said, 'He is not dead in the egg'; Kaśyapa, out of ignorance and affection, is said to have called him Mārttaṇḍa.

तेजस्त्वभ्यधिकं तस्य नित्यमेव विवस्वतः। येनापि तापयामास त्रील्लोँकान् कश्यपात्मजः ।। २२.

The radiance of Vivasvān was always excessive, by which the son of Kaśyapa caused the three worlds to burn.

त्रीण्यपत्यानि संज्ञायां जनयामास वै रविः । द्वौ सुतौ तु महावीर्यौ कन्यां कालिन्दिमेव च ।। २२.

Ravi begot three children on Saṃjñā: two sons of great might, and a daughter, Kālindī.

मनुर्विवस्वतो ज्येष्ठः श्राद्धदेवः प्रजापतिः। ततो यमो यमी चैव यमजौ संबभूवतुः ।। २२.

Manu, the eldest son of Vivasvat, the lord of progeny and the god of the Śrāddha rite; then Yama and Yamī, the twins, were born.

शान्तवर्णन्तु तद्रूपं दृष्ट्वा संज्ञा विवस्वतः। असहन्ती स्वकां जायां सवर्णां निर्ममे पुनः ।। २२.

Seeing that tranquil form, Vivasvat lost consciousness; unable to endure her own wife, Savarṇā was created again.

महीमयी तु सा नारी तस्याश्छायासमुद्गता। प्राञ्जलिः प्रयता भूत्वा पुनः संज्ञामभाषत ।। २२.

That woman, composed of earth, arose from her shadow; with joined palms and devotion, she again addressed Saṃjñā.

वदस्व किं मया कार्यं सा संज्ञा तामथाब्रवीत्। अहं यास्यामि भद्रन्ते स्वमेव भवनं पितुः ।। २२.

"Tell me, what should I do?" she asked. Saṃjñā then replied: "I will go, with your blessing, to my father's own house."

त्वयेह भवने मह्यं वस्तव्यं निर्विशङ्कया। इमौ च बालकौ मह्यं कन्या च वरवर्णिनी ।। २२.

"You must remain here in my place, without fear, in this house; these two sons and my daughter of excellent complexion are entrusted to you."

भर्त्रे वै नैवमाख्येयमिदं भगवते त्वया। एवमुक्ताब्रवीत् संज्ञां संज्ञायाः पार्थिवी तु सा ।। २२.

"This must never be revealed to the lord, my husband, by you." Thus instructed, the earth-born woman spoke to Saṃjñā.

आकाशग्रहणाद्देवि आशयं नैव कर्हिचित्। आख्यास्यामि मतं तुभ्यं गच्छ देवि स्वमालयम् ।। २२.

"O goddess, from grasping the sky, one never attains the goal; I will follow your instructions. Go, goddess, to your own abode."

समाधाय च तां संज्ञा तथेत्युक्ता तया च सा। त्वष्टुः समीपमगमद्व्रीडितेव तपस्विनी ।। २२.

Having agreed to this, Saṃjñā, thus addressed by her, went to Tvaṣṭṛ, the ascetic, feeling ashamed.

पिता तामागतां दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धः संज्ञामथाब्रवीत्। भर्तुः समीपं गच्छ त्वं मा जुगुप्स दिवाकरम् ।। २२.

Her father, seeing her arrive, angrily said to Saṃjñā: "Go to your husband; do not despise the radiant one."

सैवमुक्ता तदा पित्रा नियुक्ता च पुनः पुनः। वर्षाणान्तु सहस्रं वै वसति स्म पितुर्गृहे ।। २२.

Thus addressed and repeatedly instructed by her father, she dwelt in her father's house for a thousand years.

भर्तुः समीपं गच्छ त्वं नियुक्ता च पुनः पुनः। अगमद्वडवा भूत्वाच्छाद्य रूपमनिन्दिता। उत्तरान् सा कुरून् गत्वा तृणान्यथ चचार सा ।। २२.

Again and again commanded to return to her husband, she became a mare, concealing her form, and went to the northern Kurus, where she grazed on grass.

द्वितीयायान्तु संज्ञायां संज्ञेयमिति चिन्त्यताम्। आदित्यो जनयामास पुत्रावादित्यवर्चसौ ।। २२.

From the second Saṃjñā, let it be considered thus, the Sun begot two sons endowed with the radiance of the Sun.

पूर्वजस्य मनोस्तुल्यौ सादृश्येन तु तौ प्रभू । श्रुतश्रवं तु धर्म्मज्ञं श्रुतकर्म्माणमेव च ।। २२.

Both were equal in likeness to the elder Manu; one was Śrutaśravas, wise in righteousness, and the other was Śrutakarman.

श्रुतश्रवा मनुः सोऽपि सावर्णिर्वैभविष्यति। श्रुतकर्म्मा तु विज्ञेयो ग्रहो वै यः शनैश्चरः ।। २२.

Śrutaśravas is Manu, who will be known as Sāvarṇi in the future; Śrutakarman is to be known as the planet Saturn, called Śanaiścara.

मनुरेवाभवत्सो वै सावर्ण्य इति बुध्यते। संज्ञा तु पार्थिवी सा वै स्वस्य पुत्रस्य वै तदा ।। २२.

He indeed became Manu, known as Sāvarṇi; and Saṃjñā, the earth-born, at that time showed greater affection for her own son.

चकाराभ्यधिकं स्नेहं न तथा पूर्वजेषु वै। मनुस्तच्चाक्षमत्सर्वं यमस्तद्वै न चाक्षमत् ।। २२.

She showed more affection to him than to her earlier children; Manu accepted all this, but Yama did not accept it.

बहुशो यस्यमानस्तु सापत्न्यादतिदुःखितः। तां वै रोषाच्च बाल्याच्च भाविनोऽर्थस्य वै बलात् ।। २२.

Often scolded by his stepmother, greatly distressed, out of anger, childishness, and the force of future destiny—

पदा सन्तर्जयामास संज्ञां चैव स्वतो यमः। सा शशाव ततः क्रोधात् सवर्णा जननी यमम् ।। २२.

Yama threatened Saṃjñā with his foot; then, out of wrath, Savarṇā, his mother, cursed Yama.

पदा तर्जयसे यस्मात् पितृभार्यां यशस्विनीम्। तस्मात्तवैष चरणः पतिष्यति न संशयः ।। २२.

"Because you threatened your father's illustrious wife with your foot, therefore this foot of yours will surely fall off—there is no doubt."

यमस्तु तेन शापेन भृशं पीडितमानसः। मनुना सह धर्म्मात्मा पितुः सर्व्वं न्यवेदयत् ।। २२.

Yama, whose mind was greatly troubled by that curse, together with Manu, who was righteous, reported everything to their father.

भृशं शापभयोद्विग्नः संज्ञावाक्यैर्विनिर्जितः। बाल्याद्वा यदि वा मोहान्मां भवांस्त्रातुमर्हति ।। २२.

Greatly disturbed by fear of the curse and overcome by words of reason, whether from childhood or from delusion, I am worthy of being saved by you.

शप्तोऽहमस्मिँल्लोकेश जनन्या तपतां वर। तव प्रसादो नस्त्रातुं ह्येतस्मान्महतो भयात् ।। २२.

O lord of the world, best among those who suffer, I have been cursed by my mother; may your favor indeed protect us from this great danger.

विवस्वानेवमुक्तस्तु यमं प्रोवाच वै प्रभुः। असंशयं पुत्र महद्भविष्यं तत्र कारणम् ।। २२.

Then Vivasvat, thus addressed, spoke to Yama: 'Without doubt, my son, there is a great cause behind this.'