Vayu Purana

शुक्रे हुतेऽथ तस्मिंस्तु प्रादुर्भूता महर्षयः। ज्वलन्तो वपुषा युक्ताः सप्त वै प्रसवैर्गुणैः ।। ४.

When the seed was thus offered, great seers appeared, radiant in form, endowed with sevenfold creative qualities.

हुते चाग्नौ सकृच्छुक्रे ज्वालाया निःसृतः कविः। हिरण्यगर्भस्तं दृष्ट्वा ज्वालां भित्त्वा विनिःसृतम्। भृगुस्त्वमिति होवाच यस्मात्तस्मात्स वै भृगुः ।। ४.

When the seed was offered into the fire, from the flame emerged Kavi; seeing him break forth from the flame, Hiranyagarbha declared, 'You are Bhṛgu,' and thus he became known as Bhṛgu.

महादेवस्तथोद्भूतं दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणमब्रवीत्। ममैष पुत्रकामस्य दीक्षितस्य त्वयं प्रभो। विजज्ञेऽथ भृगुर्द्देवो मम पुत्रो भवत्वयम् ।। ४.

Mahadeva, seeing the Brahmin thus manifested, said, 'This one, born of my desire for a son and my consecration, has been produced by you, O Lord; let this Bhṛgu be my son.'

तथोति समनुज्ञातो महादेवः स्वयम्भुवा। पुत्रत्वे कल्पयामास महादेवस्तथा भृगुम्। वारुणा भृगवस्तस्मात्तदपत्यञ्च स प्रभुः ।। ४.

Thus permitted by Svayambhu, Mahadeva appointed Bhṛgu as his son; and because he was born of Varuna, Bhṛgu is also called Varuṇa's son.

द्वितीयन्तु ततः शुक्रमङ्गारेष्वपतत्प्रभुः। अङ्गारेष्वङ्गिरोऽङ्गानि संहितानि ततोऽङ्गिराः ।। ४.

Then, the second seed fell upon coals; from the coals, the limbs united, and thus Angiras was born.

सम्भूतिं तस्य तां दृष्ट्वा वह्निर्ब्रह्माणमब्रवीत्। रेतोधास्तुभ्यमेवाहं द्वितीयोऽयं ममास्त्विति ।। ४.

Seeing his birth, Agni said to Brahma, 'Since I have received the seed, let this second one be mine.'

एवमस्त्विति सोऽप्युक्तो ब्रह्मणा सदसस्पतिः। तस्मादङ्गिरसश्चापि आग्नेया इति नः श्रुतम् ।। ४.

Brahma, the lord of the assembly, replied, 'So be it.' Therefore, Angiras is known to us as the son of Agni.

षट्‌कृत्यस्तु पुनः शुक्रे ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा। हुते समभवंस्तत्र षड्ब्रह्माण इति श्रुतिः ।। ४.

Then, when the seed was offered six times by Brahma, the creator of worlds, six Brahmas were born there, as is declared in the tradition.

मरीचिः प्रथमस्तत्र मरीचिभ्यः समुत्थितः। क्रतौ तस्मिन् सुतो जज्ञे यतस्तस्मात्स वै क्रतुः ।। ४.

Marici was the first among them, arising from the rays; in that sacrifice, his son was born, and thus he is called Kratu.

अहं तृतीय इत्यर्थस्तस्मादत्रिः स कीर्त्त्यते। केशैश्च निशितैर्भूतः पुलस्त्यस्तेन स स्मृतः ।। ४.

'I am the third'—thus is the meaning, and so he is called Atri; Pulastya was produced from sharp hair, and is thus remembered.

केशैर्लम्बैः समुद्भूतस्तस्मात्तु पुलहः स्मृतः । वसुमध्यात्समुत्पन्नो वसुमान् वसुधाश्रयः ।। ४.

Pulaha was born from long hair, and is thus remembered; Vasuman, who rests upon the earth, arose from the midst of the Vasus.

वसिष्ठ इति तत्त्वज्ञैः प्रोच्यते व्रह्मवादिभिः । इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसाः षण्महर्षयः ।। ४.

He is called Vasiṣṭha by those who know the truth, by the speakers of Brahman; thus these six great seers are the mind-born sons of Brahma.

लोकस्य सन्तानकरास्तैरिमा वर्द्धिताः प्रजाः। प्रजापतय इत्येवं पठ्यन्ते ब्रह्मणः सुताः ।। ४.

These, the progenitors of the world, increased these creatures; thus the sons of Brahma are called the lords of creation.

अपरे पितरो नाम एतैरेव महर्षिभिः। उत्पादिता ऋषिगणाः सप्त लोकेषु विश्रुताः ।। ४.

Other ancestors, known by that name, were also produced by these very great sages—seven groups of seers, renowned in the worlds.

मारीचा भार्गवाश्चैव तथैवाङ्गिरसोऽपरे। पौलस्त्याः पौलहाश्चैव वासिष्ठाश्चैव विश्रुताः। आत्रेयाश्च गणाः प्रोक्ताः पितॄणां लोकविश्रुताः ।। ४.

The lineages of Marīci, Bhṛgu, and also those of Aṅgiras, as well as the Paulastyas, Paulahas, and the famous Vāsiṣṭhas, and the Ātreyas—these groups of ancestors are declared, renowned throughout the worlds.

एते समासतस्तात पुरैव तु गुणास्त्रयः। अपूर्वश्च प्रकाशाश्च ज्योतिष्मन्तश्च विश्रुताः ।। ४.

These, O dear one, in summary, long ago possessed three qualities: they were unprecedented, radiant, and luminous, as is well known.

तेषां राजा यमो देवो यमैर्विहितकल्मषाः। अपरे प्रजानां पतयस्ताञ्छृणुध्वमतन्द्रिताः ।। ४.

Among them, Yama, the god, is king, and those with faults are restrained by the Yamas; others are lords of beings—listen to their names attentively.

कर्द्दमः कश्यपः शेषो विक्रान्तः सुश्रुवास्तथा। बहुपुत्रः कुमारश्च विवस्वान् स शुचिश्रवाः ।। ४.

Kardama, Kaśyapa, Śeṣa, Vikrānta, Suśruvas, Bahuputra, Kumāra, Vivasvān, and Śuciśravā—these are named.

प्रचेतसोऽरिष्टनेमिर्बहुलस्व प्रजापतिः। इत्येवमादयोऽन्येऽपि बहवश्च प्रजेश्वराः ।। ४.

Pracetas, Ariṣṭanemi, Bahulasva, and Prajāpati—thus, and many others as well, are lords of progeny.

कुशोच्चया वालखिल्याः सम्भूताः परमर्षयः। मनोजवाः सर्वगताः सार्वभौमाश्च तेऽभवन् ।। ४.

The Vālakhilyas, exalted sages, were born from the tips of Kuśa grass; they are swift as thought, all-pervading, and sovereign over the earth.

जाता भस्मव्यपोहिन्यां ब्रह्मर्षिगणसम्मताः। वैखानसा मुनिगणास्तपःश्रुतपरायणाः ।। ४.

Born from the ashes that dispel impurity, the Vaikhānasa groups of sages, esteemed among the Brahmarṣis, are devoted to austerity and sacred knowledge.

स्रोतोभ्यस्तस्य चोत्पन्नावश्विनौ रूपसम्मितौ। विदुर्जन्माक्षरजसो विमला नेत्रसम्भवाः ४.

From his streams were born the Aśvins, equal in form, whose birth is known to be pure, free from stain, and arising from the eyes.

ज्येष्ठाः प्रजानां पतयः स्रोतोभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे। ऋषयो रोमकूपेभ्यस्तथा स्वेदमलोद्भवाः ।। ४.

The eldest lords of beings were born from his streams; the seers from his hair follicles, and others arose from the impurities of sweat.

दारुणा हि रुते मासा निर्यासाः पक्षसन्धयः। वत्सरा ये त्वहोरात्राः पित्रं ज्योतिश्च दारुणम् ।। ४.

The months are indeed harsh, the fortnights are their junctions; the years, days and nights, and the father is the harsh light.

रौद्रं लोहितमित्याहुर्लोहितं कनकं स्मृतम्। तन्मैत्रमिति विज्ञेयं धूमश्च पशवः स्मृताः ।। ४.

That which is fierce is called red, and red is considered gold; that is to be known as friendly, and smoke is said to be the animals.

येऽर्च्चिषस्तस्य ते रुद्रास्तथादित्याः समुद्भवाः। अङ्गारेभ्यः समुत्पन्ना ज्योतिषो दिव्यमानुषाः ।। ४.

Those who are his flames are the Rudras, and likewise the Ādityas are born; from the embers arose the divine and human lights.

आदिमानस्य लोकस्य ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मसमुद्भवः। सर्वकामदमित्याहुस्तत्र कन्यामुदाहरन् ।। ४.

Brahmā, born from Brahman, is the first of the world of mind; he is called the fulfiller of all desires, and there a maiden is mentioned.

ब्रह्मा सुरगुरुस्तत्र त्रिदशैः संप्रसीदति। इमे वै जनयिष्यन्ति प्रजाः सर्वाः प्रजेश्वराः ।। ४.

There, Brahmā, the teacher of the gods, is pleased with the thirty-three gods; these lords of beings will indeed generate all creatures.

स्वे प्रजानां पतयः सर्वे चापि तपस्विनः। तत्प्रसादादिमाँल्लोकान्धारयेयुरिमाः क्रियाः ।। ४.

All the lords of beings, and also the ascetics, by his favor, would sustain these worlds and their rites from the beginning.