Vayu Purana

पित्तमग्निः स्मृतावेतावग्निसोमात्मकं जगत्। एवं प्रवर्त्तितो गर्भो वर्त्ततेऽम्बुदसन्निभः ।। ३५.

Bile is fire; these two, fire and Soma, are said to be the essence of the world; thus the embryo develops, resembling a mass of water.

वायुः प्रवेशनं चक्रे सङ्गतः परमात्मना। स पञ्चधा शरीरस्थो विद्यते वर्द्धयेत् पुनः ।। ३५.

The wind, united with the supreme self, entered; it exists in the body in fivefold form, and again causes growth.

प्राणापानौ समानश्च उदानो व्यान एव च। प्राणोऽस्य परमात्मानं वर्द्धयन् परिवर्त्तते ।। ३५.

Prāṇa and Apāna, Samāna, Udāna, and Vyāna; Prāṇa, increasing the supreme self, moves within.

अपानः पश्चिमं कायमुदानोर्द्ध्वशरीरगः। व्यानो व्यानस्यते येन समानः सर्व्वसन्धिषु ।। ३५.

Apāna moves in the lower body, udāna rises upward in the body; vyāna pervades everywhere, and samāna is present in all the joints.

भूतावाप्तिस्ततस्तस्य जायतेन्द्रियगोचरा। पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम् ।। ३५.

From that, the perception of the elements arises, accessible to the senses: earth, air, space, water, and the fifth, fire.

सर्व्वेन्द्रिया निविष्टास्तं स्वं स्वं योगं प्रचक्रिरे। पार्थिवं देहमाहुस्तं प्राणात्मानं च मारुतम् ।। ३५.

All the senses are established there, each performing its own function; that is called the earthly body, and the vital self is said to be the wind.

छिद्राण्याकाशयोनीनि जलास्रावं प्रवर्त्तते । तेजश्चक्षुःष्विता ज्योत्स्ना तेषां यन्नामतः स्मृतम्। सङ्ग्रामा विषयाश्चैव यस्य वीर्य्यात्प्रवर्त्तिताः ।। ३५.

Openings are born from space, and the flow of fluids is set in motion; fire becomes sight, and its brilliance is called light; the senses and their domains arise from its power.

इत्येतान् पुरुषः सर्व्वान् सृजँल्लोकान् सनातनः। नैधनेऽस्मिन् कथं लोके नरत्वं विष्णुरागतः ।। ३५.

Thus, the eternal Person creates all these worlds; how then, in this mortal world, did Viṣṇu take on human form?

एष नः संशयो धीमन्नेष वै विस्मयो महान् । कथं गतिर्गतिमतामापन्नो मानुषीं तनुम् ।। ३५.

This is our doubt, O wise one, and truly a great wonder: how did the one who moves among the movers come to possess a human body?

श्रोतुमिच्छामहे विष्णोः कर्म्माणि च यथाक्रमम्। आश्चर्य्याणि परं विष्णुर्वेददेवैश्च कथ्यते ।। ३५.

We wish to hear, in due order, of Viṣṇu's deeds; Viṣṇu is described by the Vedas and sages as possessing wondrous qualities.

विष्णोरुत्पत्तिमाश्चर्य्यं कथयस्व महामते। एतदाश्चर्य्यमाख्यानं कथ्यतां वै सुखावहम् ।। ३५.

Tell us, O great-minded one, the marvelous origin of Viṣṇu; recount this wondrous story, which brings happiness.

प्रख्यातबलवीर्य्यस्य प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः। कर्म्मणाश्चर्य्यभूतस्य विष्णोः सत्त्वमिहोच्यताम् ।। ३५.

Let the being of Viṣṇu, renowned for strength and valor, his manifestations and wondrous deeds, be described here.

अहञ्च कीर्त्तयिष्यामि प्रादुर्भावं महात्मनः। यथा स भगवाञ्जातो मानुषेषु महातपाः ।। ३५.

I shall now recount the manifestation of the great-souled one, how that blessed one, of great austerity, was born among men.

सप्तसप्ततपः प्रोक्ता भृगुशापेन मानुषे। जायते च युगान्तेषु देवकार्य्यर्थसिद्धये ।। ३५.

Seventy-seven births have been spoken of, as a result of Bhṛgu's curse, in which he is born at the end of each age to accomplish the purpose of the gods.

तस्य दिव्यतनुं विष्णोर्गदतो मे निबोधत। युगधर्म्मे परावृत्ते काले च शिथिले प्रभुः ।। ३५.

Hear from me about the divine body of Viṣṇu; when the law of the age declines and time grows weak, the Lord appears.

कर्तुं धर्म्मव्यवस्थानं जायते मानुषेष्विह। भृगोः शापनिमित्तेन देवासुरकृतेन च ।। ३५.

To establish righteousness, he is born among men here, due to the curse of Bhṛgu and the deeds of gods and asuras.

कथं देवासुरकृते अध्याहारमवाप्नुयात्। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामो वृत्तं दैवासुरं कथम् ।। ३५.

How did he, because of the deeds of gods and asuras, obtain another birth? We wish to know how the conflict between gods and asuras occurred.

दैवासुरं यथावृत्तं ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोधत। हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यस्त्रैलोक्यं प्राक् प्रशासति ।। ३५.

Listen as I recount the story of the gods and asuras as it happened: the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu once ruled the three worlds.

बलिनाधिष्ठितं राष्ट्रं पुनर्लोकत्रये क्रमात्। सख्यमासीत्परं तेषां देवानामसुरैः सह ।। ३५.

The realm was governed by Bali in turn, throughout the three worlds; there was great friendship between the gods and asuras.

युगं वै दशसङ्कीर्णमासीदव्याहतं जगत्। निदेशस्थायिनश्चैव तयोर्देवासुराभवन् ।। ३५.

There was an unbroken age of tenfold mixture, and the world was undisturbed; in those days, gods and asuras remained obedient to command.

बलवान् वै विवादोऽयं संप्रवृत्तः सुदारुणः। देवासुराणां च तदा घोरक्षयकरो महान् ।। ३५.

But then a mighty and terrible conflict arose, bringing great destruction to both gods and asuras.

तेषां दायनिमित्तं वै संग्राणा बहवोऽभवन्। वाराहेऽस्मिन् दश द्वौ च षण्डामार्कोत्तराः स्मृता ।। ३५.

For the sake of their inheritance, there were many battles; in this Boar epoch, ten and two are remembered as the six northern of the Sun.

नामतस्तु समासेन श्रृणुध्वं तान् विवक्षतः। प्रथमो नारसिंहस्तु द्वितीयश्चापि वामनः ।। ३५.

Now, listen in brief to their names, as I intend to declare them: the first is the Narasimha, and the second is the Vamana.

तृतीयः स तु वाराहश्चतुर्थोऽमृतमन्धनः। संग्रामः पञ्चमश्चैव सुघोरस्तारकामयः ।। ३५.

The third is the Varaha, the fourth is the Churning of the Nectar; the fifth battle, indeed, is the terrible Taraka war.

षष्ठो ह्याडीबकस्तेषां सप्तमस्त्रैपुरः स्मृतः। अन्धकारोऽष्टमस्तेषां ध्वजश्च नवमः स्मृतः ।। ३५.

The sixth is the Adibaka among them, the seventh is known as the Tripura; Andhakara is the eighth, and Dhvaja is remembered as the ninth.

वार्त्तश्च दशमो ज्ञेयस्ततो हाला हलः स्मृतः। स्मृतो द्वादशमस्तेषां घोरकोलाहलोऽपरः ।। ३५.

The tenth is known as Vartta, then Hala is remembered as the eleventh; the twelfth among them is known as the dreadful Kolahala.

हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो नरसिंहेन सूदितः। वामनेन बलिर्वद्धस्त्रैलोक्याक्रमणे कृते ।। ३५.

The demon Hiranyakashipu was slain by Narasimha; Bali was subdued by Vamana when he sought to conquer the three worlds.

हिरण्याक्षो हतो द्वन्द्वे प्रतिवादे तु दैवतैः। महाबलो महासत्त्वः संग्रामेष्वपराजितः ।। ३५.

Hiranyaksha was killed in single combat, in a challenge by the gods; mighty in strength and valor, undefeated in battle.

दंष्ट्रायान्तु वराहेण समुद्राद्भूर्यदा कृता । प्राह्लादो निर्जितो युद्धे इन्द्रेणामृतमन्थने ।। ३५.

By the tusks of the Boar, the earth was raised from the ocean; Prahlada was defeated in battle by Indra during the churning of the nectar.