Vayu Purana

एवमुक्तस्ततो वाक्यमब्रवीदिदमर्थवत्। अन्यायोपगतैर्द्रव्यैराहृत्य यजने धिया। धर्माभिकांक्षी यजते न धर्मफलमश्नुते ।। २९.

Thus addressed, he spoke these meaningful words: One who, desiring righteousness, performs sacrifice with wealth acquired unjustly, does not obtain the fruit of righteousness.

धर्म्मं चैतं समाख्याय पापात्मा पुरुषाधमः। ददाति दानं विप्रेभ्यो लोकानां दम्भकारणात् ।। २९.

After explaining this dharma, a person of sinful soul and lowest character gives gifts to the Brahmins for the sake of ostentation among people.

जपं कृत्वा तथा तीव्रं धनलोभान्निरङ्कुशः। रागमोहान्वितो ह्यन्ते पावनार्थं ददाति यः ।। २९.

Having performed intense recitation, driven by unchecked greed for wealth, and filled with passion and delusion, he gives gifts at the end for the sake of purification.

तेन दत्तानि दानानि अफलानि भवन्त्युत। तस्य धर्म्मप्रवृत्तस्य हिंसकस्य दुरात्मनः ।। २९.

The gifts given by such a person, who is engaged in dharma but is cruel and wicked, indeed become fruitless.

एवं लब्ध्वा धनं मोहाद्ददतो यजतश्च ह। सक्लिष्टकर्मणो दानं न तिष्ठति दुरात्मनः ।। २९.

Thus, when one acquires wealth through delusion and gives or sacrifices with impure actions, the gift of such a wicked person does not endure.

न्यायागतानां द्रव्याणां तीर्थे सम्प्रतिपादनम्। कामाननभिसन्धाय यजते च ददाति च ।। २९.

But one who offers rightfully acquired wealth at holy places, without desire for personal gain, who sacrifices and gives in this way—

स दानफलमाप्नोति तच्च दानं सुखोदयम्। दानेन भोगानाप्नोति स्वर्गं सत्येन गच्छति ।। २९.

He attains the fruit of giving, and that gift brings forth happiness; by giving he obtains enjoyments, and by truth he goes to heaven.

तपसा तु सुतप्तेन लोकान् विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति । विष्टभ्य स तु तेजस्वी लोकेष्वानन्त्यमश्नुते ।। २९.

By well-performed austerity, he upholds the worlds; having established himself, that radiant one attains endlessness among the worlds.

दानाच्छ्रेयांस्तथा यज्ञो यज्ञाच्छ्रेयस्तथा तपः। संन्यासस्तपसः श्रेयांस्तस्माज्ज्ञानं गुरुः स्मृतम् ।। २९.

Sacrifice is superior to giving, austerity is superior to sacrifice, renunciation is superior to austerity, and knowledge is declared by the wise to be superior to renunciation.

श्रृयन्ते हि तपःसिद्धाः क्षात्रोपेता द्विजातयः। विश्वामित्रो नरपतिर्मान्धाता संकृतिः कपिः ।। २९.

Indeed, there are heard to be accomplished ascetics among the twice-born who were of royal lineage: Viśvāmitra the king, Māndhātṛ, Saṃkṛti, and Kapi.

कपेश्च पुरुकुत्सश्च सत्यश्चानृहवानृथुः आर्ष्टिषेणोऽमीढश्च भागान्योन्यस्तथैव च ।। २९.

And Purukutsa, Satyavrata, Ṛthu, Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, Amīḍha, Bhāga, and Anyonya, all descendants of Kapi.

कक्षीवश्चैव शिजयस्तथान्ये च महारथाः। रथीतरश्च रुन्दश्च विष्णुवृद्धादयो नृपाः ।। २९.

Also Kakṣīvat, Śijaya, and other great chariot-warriors; Rathītara, Runda, Viṣṇuvṛddha, and other kings.

क्षात्रोपेताः स्मृता ह्येते तपसा ऋषिताङ्गताः । एते राजर्षयः सर्व्वे सिद्धिं सुमहतीङ्गताः। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि अयोर्वंशं महात्मनः ।। २९.

These are remembered as royal sages, born of the warrior class, who became like seers through austerity; all these royal sages attained great success. Now I shall speak further of the lineage of Ayu, the great soul.

उत्तरार्द्धम् -

The northern half—

सूत उवाच ।। पिता सोमस्य वैविप्रा जज्ञेऽत्रिर्भगवानृषिः। सोऽति तस्थौ सर्वलोकान्भगवान्त्स्वेन तेजसा ।। २८.

Sūta said: The father of Soma was the venerable seer Atri, born of Vaivipra; he sustained all the worlds by his own radiance.

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा शुभान्येव समाचरन्। काष्ठकुड्यशिलाभूत ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुर्महाद्युतिः ।। २८.

Performing only auspicious deeds by action, mind, and speech, he stood with arms raised, like a wooden post or stone, possessed of great brilliance.

सुदुश्चरं नाम तपो येन तप्तं महत्पुरा। त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानीति हि नः श्रुतम् ।। २८.

He performed a very difficult austerity, known as 'great,' in ancient times; we have heard that it lasted for three thousand divine years.

तस्योर्द्ध्वरेतसस्तत्र स्थितस्यानिमिषस्पृहम्। सोमत्वन्तनुरापेदे महाबुद्धिः स वै द्विजः ।। २८.

While he stood there, with his seed held upwards, unmoving and desiring nothing, Soma, the wise twice-born, was born from him.

ऊर्द्ध्वमाचक्रमे तस्य सोमत्वं भावितात्मनः। सोमः सुस्राव नेत्राभ्यां दश वा द्योतयन् दिशः ।। २८.

From him, whose soul was purified, Soma arose upwards; Soma flowed from his eyes, illuminating ten directions.

तं गर्भं विधिनादिष्टा दश देव्यो दधुस्तदा। समेत्य धारयामासुर्न च ताः समशक्नुवन् ।। २८.

Then, as ordained by the rite, ten goddesses together bore that embryo, but they were unable to sustain it.

स ताभ्यः सहसैवाथ दिग्भ्यो गर्भः प्रभान्वितः। यथावभासयंल्लोकाञ्झीतांशुः सर्वभावनः ।। २८.

Suddenly, that radiant embryo, full of brilliance, departed from those goddesses and from the directions, shining upon the worlds like the moon, the nourisher of all beings.

यदा न धारणे शक्तास्तस्य गर्भस्य ताः स्त्रियः। ततः स ताभिः शीतांशुर्निपपात वसुन्धराम् ।। २८.

When those women were unable to bear that embryo, then, with their help, the moon fell down to the earth.

पतन्तं सोममालोक्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। रथमारोपयामास लोकानां हितकाम्यया ।। २८.

Seeing Soma falling, Brahma, the grandsire of the worlds, placed him upon a chariot, desiring the welfare of the worlds.

स हि देवमयो विप्रा धर्म्मार्थी सत्यसङ्गरः। युक्तो वाजिसहस्रेण सितेनेति हि नः श्रुतम् ।। २८.

Indeed, O sages, that chariot is made of the gods, seeking righteousness and wealth, steadfast in truth, and, as we have heard, is yoked with a thousand white horses.

तस्मिन्निपतिते देवाः पुत्रेऽत्रेः परमात्मनि। तुष्टुवुर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्राः मानसाः सप्त विश्रुताः ।। २८.

When he fell, the gods—the seven renowned mind-born sons of Brahma—praised the son of Atri, the supreme soul.

तत्रैवाङ्गिरसस्तस्य भृगोश्चैवात्मजस्तथा। ऋग्भिर्यजुर्भिर्बहुभिरथर्वाङ्गिरसैरपि ।। २८.

There, Angiras and also the son of Bhrigu, with many hymns from the Rig, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas, offered praise.

ततः संस्तूयमानस्य तेजः सोमस्य भास्वतः। आप्यायमानं लोकांस्त्रीन् भावयामास सर्व्वशः ।। २८.

Then, as Soma, resplendent, was being praised, his radiance, increasing, nourished the three worlds in every way.

समेन रथमुख्येन सागरान्तां वसुन्धराम्। त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो विपुल श्चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम् ।। २८.

With that chief chariot, he thrice seven times made a vast circumambulation of the earth, reaching to the ocean's edge.

तस्य यच्चापि तत्तेजः पृथिवीमन्वपद्यत। ओषध्यस्ताः समुद्भूतास्तेजसा संज्वलन्त्युत ।। २८.

And whatever of that radiance of his reached the earth, from it the plants arose, indeed shining with his energy.