Vayu Purana

विशालस्य समुत्पन्ना विशाला नयनिर्मिता। विशालस्य सुतो राजा हेमचन्द्रो महाबलः ।। २४.

From Viśāla was born Viśālā, created by his vision; and the son of Viśāla was the mighty king Hemacandra.

सुचन्द्र इति विख्यातो हेमचन्द्रादनन्तरम्। सुचन्द्रतनयो राजा धूम्राश्च इति विश्रुतः ।। २४.

After Hemacandra, Sucandra became renowned; and Sucandra's son, the king, was known as Dhūmrāśva.

धूम्राश्वतनयो विद्वान् सृञ्जयः समपद्यत। सृञ्जयस्य सुतः श्रीमान् सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।। २४.

Dhūmrāśva's son was the learned Sṛñjaya; and Sṛñjaya's son was the illustrious and powerful Sahadeva.

कृशाश्वः सहदेवस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः। कृशाश्वस्य महातेजाः सोमदत्तः प्रतापवान् ।। २४.

Kṛśāśva, a supremely righteous son, was born to Sahadeva; and Kṛśāśva's son was the mighty and radiant Somadatta.

सोमदत्तस्य राजर्षेः सुतोभूज्जनमेजयः। जनमेजयात्मजश्चैव प्रमतिर्नाम विश्रुतः ।। २४.

Somadatta, the royal sage, had a son named Janamejaya; and Janamejaya's son was the renowned Pramati.

तृणबिन्दुप्रसादेन सर्वे वैशालका नृपाः । दीर्घायुषो महात्मानो वीर्यवन्तः सुधार्मिकाः ।। २४.

By the favor of Tṛṇabindu, all the kings of Vaiśālī were long-lived, great-souled, powerful, and truly righteous.

शर्यातेर्मिथुनं त्वासीदानार्तो नाम विश्रुतः। पुत्रः सुकन्या कन्या न भार्याया च्यवनस्य तु ।। २४.

Śaryāti had twins, of whom the famous son was Ānarta, and the daughter was Sukanyā, who became the wife of Cyavana.

आनार्त्तस्य तु दायादो रेवो नाम्ना तु वीर्यवान्। आनर्त्तो विषयो यस्य पुरी चापि कुशस्थली ।। २४.

Ānarta's heir was the valiant Reva by name; Ānarta was the land whose capital was Kuśasthalī.

रेवस्य रैवतः पुत्रः ककुझी नाम धार्मिकः। ज्येष्ठो भ्रातृशतस्यासीद्राजा प्राप्य कुशस्थलीम् ।। २४.

Reva's son was Raivata, a righteous man named Kakudhmī; he was the eldest among a hundred brothers and became king, obtaining Kuśasthalī.

कन्यया सह श्रुत्वा च गन्धर्वं ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिके। मुहूर्त्तं देवदेवस्य मार्त्यं बहुयुगं विभोः ।। २४.

Together with his daughter, he heard the Gandharva in the presence of Brahmā; for a moment of the Lord of gods was many ages for mortals.

आजगाम युवा चैव स्वां पुरीं यादवैर्वृताम्। कृतां द्वारवतीं नाम बहुद्वारां मनोरमाम् ।। २४.

Then, still youthful, he returned to his own city, which was filled with Yādavas, and which had been made into the delightful Dvāravatī with many gates.

भोजवृष्ट्यन्धकैर्गुप्तां वसुदेवपुरोगमैः। ताङ्कथां रैवतः श्रुत्वा यथातत्त्वमरिन्दमः ।। २४.

Guarded by the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas, with Vasudeva at their head, Raivata, destroyer of foes, heard their story as it truly was.

कन्या तु बलदेवाय सुव्रतां नाम रेवतीम्। दत्त्वा जगाम शिखरं मेरोस्तपसि संस्थितः ।। २४.

He gave his virtuous daughter Revati to Baladeva, and then went to the summit of Mount Meru to practice austerities.

रेमे रामश्च धर्मात्मा रेवत्या सहितः किल। तां कथामृषयः श्रुत्वा पप्रच्छुस्तदनन्तरम् ।। २४.

Rāma, the righteous one, enjoyed happiness together with Revati; and after hearing that story, the sages then inquired further.

ऋष्य ऊचुः ।। कथं बहुयुगे काले व्यतीते सूतनन्दन। न जरां रेवती प्राप्ता पलितञ्च कुतः प्रभो ।। २४.

The sages said: 'O son of Sūta, after so many ages had passed, how did Revati not grow old, and why did she not become gray-haired, O lord?'

मेरुं गतस्य वा तस्य शर्य्यातेः सन्ततिः कथम्। स्थिता पृथिव्यामद्यापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ।। २४.

How is it that the lineage of him who went to Meru, the son of Sharyati, still remains on earth even today? I wish to hear the truth of this.

कियन्तो वा सुरगणा गन्धर्व्वास्तत्र कीदृशाः। यच्छ्रुत्वा रैवतः कालान् मुहूर्त्तमिव मन्यते ।। २४.

How many and what kind of hosts of gods and Gandharvas are there? Hearing of them, Raivata considers ages to be but a moment.

सूत उवाच।। न जरा क्षुत्पिपासा वा न च मृत्युभयं ततः। न च रोगः प्रभवति ब्रह्मलोकगतस्य हि ।। २४.

Sūta said: There is no old age, hunger, thirst, or fear of death there; nor does disease affect one who has reached Brahmaloka.

गान्धर्व्वं प्रति यच्चापि पृष्टस्तु मुनिसत्तमाः। ततोऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि याथातथ्येन सुव्रताः ।। २४.

And as for what you excellent sages have asked about the Gandharva realm, I shall now explain it to you truthfully, O virtuous ones.

सप्त स्वरास्त्रयो ग्रामा मूर्च्छनास्त्वेकविंशतिः। तालाश्चैकोनपञ्चाशदित्येतत् स्वरमण्डलम् ।। २४.

There are seven notes, three scales, and twenty-one modes; and fifty-one rhythms—this is the system of musical notes.

षड्जर्षभौ च गान्धारो मध्यमः पञ्चमस्तथा। धैवतश्चापि विज्ञेयस्तथा चापि निषादवान् ।। २४.

The notes are Ṣaḍja, Ṛṣabha, Gāndhāra, Madhyama, Pañcama, Dhaivata, and Niṣāda—these should be understood as such.

सौवीरी मध्यमग्रामो हरिणास्या तथैव च। स्यात्कलोपबलोपेता चतुर्थी शुद्धमध्यमा ।। २४.

The Madhyama scale includes Sauvīrī and Hariṇāsyā, and the fourth, pure Madhyamā, is endowed with time and strength.

शार्ङ्गी च पावनी चैव दृष्टाका च यथाक्रमम्। म्ध्यमग्रामिकीः ख्याताः षड्जग्रामं निबोधत ।। २४.

Śārṅgī, Pāvanī, and Dṛṣṭākā, in that order, are known as Madhyamagrāma modes; now listen to the Ṣaḍjagrāma.

उत्तरमन्द्रा रजनी तथा या चोत्तरायता। शुद्धषड्जा तथा चैव जानीयात् सप्तमां च ताम् ।। २४.

Uttaramandrā, Rajanī, and Uttarāyatā, as well as pure Ṣaḍjā, and the seventh, should be known as such.

गान्धारग्रामि कांश्चान्यान् कीर्त्यमानान् निबोधत। आग्निष्टोमिकमाद्यन्तु द्वितीयं वाजपेयिकम् ।। २४.

Now hear of the other Gāndhāra scales being mentioned: the first is Āgniṣṭomika, the second is Vājapeyika.

तृतीयं पौण्ड्रकं प्रोक्तं चतुर्थं चाश्वमेधिकम्। पञ्चमं राजसूयं व षष्ठं चक्रसुवर्णकम् ।। २४.

The third is called Pauṇḍraka, the fourth Āśvamedhika, the fifth Rājasūya, and the sixth Cakrasuvarṇaka.

सप्तमं गोसवं नाम महावृष्टिकमष्टमम्। ब्रह्मदानञ्च नवमं प्राजापत्यमनन्तरम् ।। २४.

The seventh is called Gosava, the eighth Mahāvṛṣṭika, the ninth Brahmadāna, and next is Prājāpatya.

नागपक्षाश्रयं विद्याद्गोतरञ्च तथैव च। हयक्रान्तं मृगक्रान्तं विष्णुक्रान्तं मनोहरम् ।। २४.

Know also Nāgapakṣāśraya and Gotara, as well as Hayakrānta, Mṛgakrānta, and the delightful Viṣṇukrānta.

सूर्य्यक्रान्तं वरेण्यञ्च मत्तकोकिलवादिनम्। सावित्रमर्द्धसावित्रं सर्व्वतो मद्रमेव च ।। २४.

Sūryakrānta, Vareṇya, and the one sung by the intoxicated cuckoo; Sāvitra, half-Sāvitra, and Madrama in all directions.