Vayu Purana

विजयस्य ऋतः पुत्र ऋतस्य सुनयः स्मृतः। सुनयाद्वीतहव्यस्तु वीतहव्यात्मजो धृतिः ।। २७.

Ṛta was the son of Vijaya; Sunaya was remembered as the son of Ṛta; Vītahavya was the son of Sunaya, and Dhṛti was the son of Vītahavya.

धृतेस्तु बहुलाश्वोऽभूद्बहुलाश्वसुतः कृतिः। तस्मिन् सन्तिष्टते वंशो जनकानां महात्मनाम्। इत्येते मैथिलाः प्रोक्ताः सोमस्यापि निबोधत ।। २७.

From Dhṛti came Bahulāśva; Kṛti was the son of Bahulāśva; in him the lineage of the great Janakas was established. Thus these Maithilas are described; now listen regarding Soma.

इति श्रीमहापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते वैवस्वतमनुवंशकीर्त्तनं नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the twenty-seventh chapter named 'The Account of the Vaivasvata Manu Lineage' in the glorious Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Vāyu.

वायूमहापुराणम् - उत्तरार्द्धम् -

The Vāyu Mahāpurāṇa – the northern section –

दक्षिणामददत्सोमस्त्रील्लोँकानिति नः श्रुतम्। तेभ्यो ब्रह्मर्षिमुख्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यश्च वै द्विजाः ।। २८.

Soma gave the southern region to the Brahmins, as we have heard; to the foremost Brahmarṣis and to the assembly members, O twice-born ones.

तं सिनी च कुहूश्चैव वपुः पुष्टिः प्रभावसुः। कीर्त्तिर्धृतिश्च लक्ष्मीश्च नव देव्यः सिषेविरे ।। २८.

Sinī, Kuhū, Vapuḥ, Puṣṭi, Prabhāvasu, Kīrtti, Dhṛti, and Lakṣmī—these nine goddesses served him.

प्राप्यावभृथमव्यग्रः सर्व्वदेवर्षिपूजितः। अतिराजातिराजेन्द्रो दशधातापयद्दिशः ।। २८.

Having completed the ritual bath, undisturbed and honored by all the gods and sages, the supreme king of kings illuminated the ten directions.

स याच्यमानो देवैश्च तथा देवर्षिभिश्च ह। नैव व्यसर्जयत्तारां तस्मायाङ्गिरसे तदा ।। २८.

Though requested by the gods and the divine sages, he did not release Tārā to Aṅgiras at that time.

उशनास्तस्य जग्राह पार्ष्णिमङ्गिरसो द्विजाः। स हि शिष्यो महातेजाः पितुः पूर्वं बृहस्पतेः ।। २८.

Uśanas took her from Aṅgiras, O twice-born; he was the illustrious disciple of his father Bṛhaspati in earlier times.

तेन स्नेहेन भगवान् रुद्रस्तस्य बृहस्पतेः। पार्ष्णिग्राहोऽभवद्देवः प्रगृह्याजगवन्धनुः ।। २८.

With that affection, the blessed Rudra became the protector of Brihaspati, grasped his bow, and stood ready.

तेन ब्रह्मर्षिमुख्येभ्यः परमास्त्रं महात्मना। उद्दिश्य देवानुत्सृष्टं येनैषां नाशितं यशः ।। २८.

By that great soul, the supreme weapon was directed at the foremost of Brahmarshis, and released against the gods, by which their fame was destroyed.

तत्र तद्युद्धमभवत् प्रत्यक्षन्तारकामयम्। देवानां दानवानाञ्च लोकक्षयकरं महत् ।। २८.

There, a battle took place, visible to all, between the gods and the demons, a great conflict bringing destruction to the worlds.

तत्र शिष्टास्त्रयो देवास्तुषिताश्चैव ये स्मृताः। ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुरादिदेवं पितामहम् ।। २८.

There, the three remaining gods and the Tusita deities, as remembered, sought refuge in Brahma, the primordial god and grandfather.

ततो निवार्योशनसं रुद्रं ज्येष्ठञ्च शङ्करम्। ददावाङ्गिरसे तारां स्वयमेव पितामहः ।। २८.

Then, restraining Ushanas and Rudra, and Shankara the eldest, the grandfather himself gave Tara to Angiras.

अन्तर्वत्नीं च तां दृष्ट्वा तारान्ताराधिपाननाम्। गर्भमुत्सृजसे न त्वं विप्रः प्राह बृहस्पतिः ।। २८.

Seeing Tara pregnant, bearing the name of the lord of stars, Brihaspati said, 'You must not release the embryo.'

मदीयायां तनौ योनौ गर्भो धार्यः कथञ्चन। अथो नावसृजत्तन्तु कुमारं दस्युहन्तमम् ।। २८.

'In my body, in my womb, the embryo must be sustained at all costs.' Yet she did not release the child, the slayer of enemies.

ईषिकास्तम्बमासाद्य ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्। जातमात्रोऽथ भगवान् देवानामाक्षिपद्वपुः ।। २८.

Approaching a reed stalk, blazing like fire, the blessed one, newly born, cast off his form among the gods.

ततः संशयमापन्नास्तारामकथयन् सुराः। सत्यं ब्रूहि सुतः कस्य सोमस्याथ बृहस्पतेः ।। २८.

Then, the gods, filled with doubt, questioned Tara, 'Speak the truth: whose son is this—Soma's or Brihaspati's?'

ह्रीयमाणा यदा देवान्नाह सा साध्वसाधु वा । तदा तां शप्तुमारब्धः कुमारो दस्युहन्तमः ।। २८.

Ashamed before the gods, she neither said good nor bad; then the child, the slayer of enemies, began to curse her.

सन्निवार्य तदा ब्रह्मा तारां चन्द्रस्य संशयः। यदत्र तथ्यन्तद्‌ब्रूहि तारे कस्य सुतस्त्वयम् ।। २८.

Brahma then restrained the child and Tara, resolving the doubt about Chandra, 'Speak the truth, Tara: whose son is this?'

सा प्राञ्जलिरुवाचेदं ब्रह्माणं वरदं प्रभुम्। सोमस्येति महात्मानं कुमारन्दस्युहन्तमम् ।। २८.

She, with folded hands, spoke to Brahma, the giver of boons and lord, 'He is Soma's son, the great-souled slayer of enemies.'

ततः स तमुपाघाय सोमो दाता प्रजापतिः। बुध इत्यकरोन्नाम तस्य पुत्रस्य धीमतः ।। २८.

Then Soma, the giver and lord of creatures, embraced him and named his wise son Budha.

प्रतिपूर्व्वञ्च गमने समभ्युत्तिष्ठते बुधैः। उत्पादयामास तदा पुत्रं वै राजपुत्रिका ।। २८.

In each successive generation, Budha rose among the wise; then the princess gave birth to a son.

तस्य पुत्रो महातेजा बभूवैलः पुरूरवाः । उर्वश्यां जज्ञिरे तस्य पुत्राः षट् सुमहौजसः ।। २८.

His son, of great brilliance, was Pururavas, born of Urvashi; and six sons of great might were born to him.

प्रसह्य धर्षितस्तत्र विवशो राजयक्ष्मणा । ततो यक्ष्माभिभूतस्तु सोमः प्रक्षीणमण्डलः । जगाम शरणायाथ पितरं सोऽत्रिमेव तु ।। २८.

There, forcibly violated and helpless from royal disease, Soma, overcome by illness and his circle diminished, sought refuge with his father, Atri.

तस्य तत्पापशमनं चकारात्रिर्महायशाः। स राजयक्ष्मणा मुक्तः श्रिया जज्वाल सर्व्वशः ।। २८.

Atri, of great fame, performed the act of removing his sin; freed from royal disease, Soma shone forth in all his glory.

एतत्सोमस्य वै जन्म कीर्त्तितं द्विजसत्तमाः। वंशन्तस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कीर्त्यमानं निबोधत ।। २८.

This, O best of twice-born, is the account of Soma's birth; now listen, O foremost of Brahmins, to the narration of his lineage.

धन्यमारोग्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं कल्मषशोधनम्। सोमस्य जन्म श्रुत्वैव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ।। २८.

By merely hearing of Soma's birth, one attains prosperity, health, long life, merit, and purification from sin; one is freed from all sins.

श्रीमान् भीमस्य दायादो राजासीत्काञ्चनप्रभः। विद्वांस्तु काञ्चनस्यापि सुहोत्रोऽभून्महाबलः ।। २९.

The illustrious and radiant king, heir of Bhima, was Kanchanaprabha; and among the wise, even greater than Kanchana was Suhotra, mighty in strength.