Vayu Purana

नेत्युवाच ततस्तन्तु ममैताविति चाब्रवीत्। उत्पन्नौ शूद्रयोनौ तु भवच्छद्मा सुरोत्तमौ ।। ३७.

The sage replied, 'No,' but Bali insisted, 'These are mine.' Though born of a Śūdra woman, these two excellent beings are yours in disguise.

अनधं बृद्धं च मां मत्वा सुदेष्णा महिषी तव। प्राहिणोदवमानाय शूद्रां धात्रेयकीं मम ।। ३७.

Thinking me blind and old, your queen Sudeṣṇā, out of disdain, sent her Śūdra maidservant to me.

ततः प्रसादयामास पुनस्तमृषिसत्तमम्। बलिर्भार्यां सुदेष्णां च भर्त्सयामास वै प्रभुः ।। ३७.

Then Bali sought to appease that eminent sage again, and the lord rebuked his wife Sudeṣṇā.

पुनश्चैनामलंकृत्य ऋषये प्रत्यपादयत्। तां स दीर्घतमा देवीमब्रवीद्यदि मां शुभे ।। ३७.

Once more, after adorning her, he gave Sudeṣṇā to the sage; to her, the sage Dīrghatamas said, 'O auspicious one, if you—'

दध्ना लवणमिश्रेण स्वब्य(व्य)क्तं नग्नकं तथा। लिहिष्यस्यजुगुप्सन्ती ह्यापादतलमस्तकम् ।। ३७.

'—will lick this mixture of curds and salt, as well as this naked thing, without disgust, from foot to head—'

ततस्त्वं प्राप्स्यसे देवि पुत्रांश्च मनसेप्सितान्। तस्य सा तद्वचो देवी सर्वं कृतवती तथा ।। ३७.

'—then, O queen, you will obtain sons as you desire.' The queen did everything just as he said.

अपानञ्च समासाद्य जुगुप्सन्ती न्यवर्जयत्। तामुवाच ततः सर्षिर्यत्ते परिहृतं शुभे। विनापानं कुमारं त्वं जनयिष्यसि पूर्वजम् ।। ३७.

But when it came to the excrement, she was disgusted and avoided it; then the sage said to her, 'O auspicious one, since you avoided that, you will bear your eldest son without excrement.'

ततस्तं दीर्घतमसं सा देवी प्रत्युवाच ह। नार्हसि त्वं महाभाग पुत्रं दातुं ममेदृशम् ।। ३७.

Then the queen said to Dīrghatamas, 'O blessed one, you should not give me such a son.'

तवापराधो देव्येष नान्यथा भवितानु वै । देवी दानीञ्च ते पुत्रमहं दास्यामि सुव्रते ।। ३७.

'This is your fault, O queen, and it cannot be otherwise. Still, O virtuous lady, I will give you a son now.'

तस्यापानं विना चैव योग्याभावो भविष्यति। तां स दीर्घतमाश्चैव कुक्षौ स्पृष्ट्वेदमब्रववीत् ।। ३७.

'Without excrement, he will be unfit in some way.' Then Dīrghatamas touched her womb and spoke these words.

प्राशितं दधि यत्तेऽद्य ममाङ्गाद्वै शुचिस्मिते । तेन ते पूरितो गर्भः पौर्णमास्यामिवोदधिः ।। ३७.

'The curds you have eaten today from my hand, O fair-smiling one, have filled your womb, just as the ocean is filled on the full moon.'

भविष्यन्ति कुमारास्ते पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः। तेजस्विनः पराक्रान्ता यज्वानो धार्मिकास्तथा ।। ३७.

'You will have five sons, equal to the sons of the gods—brilliant, valiant, performers of sacrifice, and righteous.'

ततोङ्गस्तु सुदेष्णाया ज्येष्ठपुत्रो व्यजायत। वङ्गस्तस्मात्कलिङ्गस्तु पुण्ड्रो ब्रह्मस्तथैव च ।। ३७.

Then from Sudeṣṇā was born Aṅga, her eldest son; from him came Vaṅga, then Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Brahma as well.

वंशभाजस्तु पञ्चैते बलेः क्षेत्रेऽभवंस्तदा। इत्येते दीर्घतमसा बलेर्दत्ताः सुताः पुरा ।। ३७.

At that time, these five descendants were born in the lineage of Bali; thus, these sons were formerly given to Dīrghatamas by Bali.

प्रजास्त्वपहतास्तस्य ब्रह्मणा कारणं प्रति। अपत्या मात्यदारेषु स्वेषु मा भून्महात्मनः ।। ३७.

But his offspring were deprived by Brahmā for a certain reason, so that the great-souled one would not have children with his own wives.

ततो मनुष्ययोन्यां वै जनयामास स प्रजाः। सुरभिर्दीर्घतमसमथ प्रीतो वचोऽब्रवीत् ।। ३७.

Then he produced offspring among human women; Surabhi, pleased, spoke these words to Dīrghatamas.

विचार्य यस्माद्गोधर्म्मं त्वमेवं कृतवानसि । तेन न्यायेन मुमुचे ह्यहं प्रीतोस्मि तेन ते ।। ३७.

Because you have acted according to the law of the cows, having considered it, I am pleased with you and, by that same justice, I release you.

तस्मात्तव तमो दीर्घं निस्तुदाम्यद्य पश्य वै। बार्हस्पत्यञ्च यत्तेऽन्यत्पापं सन्तिष्ठते तनौ ।। ३७.

Therefore, today I dispel your deep darkness—see now; and whatever other sin of Bārhaspatya remains in your body.

जरामृत्युभयञ्चैव आघ्राय प्रणुदामि ते। ह्याघ्रातमात्रः सोऽपश्यत सद्यस्तमसि नाशिते ।। ३७.

I inhale and drive away from you both old age and death; as soon as it was inhaled, he immediately saw, with the darkness destroyed.

आयुष्मांश्च युवा चैव चक्षुष्मांश्च ततोऽभवत्। गवा दीर्घतमाः सोऽथ गौतमः समपद्यत ।। ३७.

Then Dīrghatamas became youthful, long-lived, and sighted; and from the cows, he became known as Gautama.

कक्षीवांस्तु ततो गत्वा सह पित्रा गिरिप्रजाम्। यथोद्दिष्टं हि पित्रर्थे चचार विपुलं तपः ।। ३७.

Then Kakṣīvān, together with his father, went to the mountain people and, as instructed, performed great austerity for his father's sake.

ततः कालेन महता तमसा भावितः सवै। विधूय मनुजो दोषान् ब्रह्मण्यं प्राप्तवान् प्रभुः ।। ३७.

After a long time, having been purified from darkness, that man, having cast off faults, attained devotion to Brahman.

ततोऽब्रवीत् पिता चैनं पुत्रवानस्म्यहं प्रभो। सत्पुत्रेण त्वया तात कृतार्थोऽस्मि यशस्विना ।। ३७.

Then his father said to him, 'O lord, I am one who has a son; O illustrious one, I am fulfilled by you, my true son.'

युक्तात्मा हि ततः सोऽथ प्राप्तवान् ब्रह्मणा क्षयम्। ब्रह्मण्यं प्राप्य कक्षीवान् सहस्रमसृजत् सुतान् ।। ३७.

Then, having mastered himself, Kakṣīvān attained the abode of Brahmā; having attained devotion to Brahman, he begot a thousand sons.

कृष्णाङ्गा गौतमास्ते वै स्मृताः कक्षीवतः सुताः। इत्येष दीर्घतमसो बलेर्वैरोचनस्य वै ।। ३७.

Those sons of Kakṣīvān, known as Gautamas, were dark-complexioned; thus is the account of Dīrghatamas, son of Bali, son of Virocana.

समागमः समाख्यातः सन्तानञ्चोभयोस्तयोः। बलिस्तानबिषिच्येह पञ्च पुत्रानकल्मषान् ।। ३७.

The meeting and lineage of both these lines has been described; Bali installed those five sinless sons here.

कृतार्थः सोऽपि योगात्मा योगमाश्रित्य च प्रभुः। अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां कालाकाङ्क्षी चरत्युत ।। ३७.

He too, accomplished and possessed of yoga, having resorted to yoga, moves about unseen by all beings, awaiting the proper time.

तत्राङ्गस्य तु राजर्षे राजासीद्दधिवाहनः। सापराधसुदेष्णाया अनपानोऽभवनृपः ।। ३७.

There, among the descendants of Aṅga, the royal sage, was King Dadhivāhana; due to the fault of Sudeṣṇā, King Anapāna was born.

अनपानस्य पुत्रस्तु राजा दिविरथः स्मृतः। पुत्रो दिविरथस्यासीद्विद्वान् धर्मरथो नृपः ।। ३७.

Anapāna's son was the king known as Diviratha; Diviratha's son was the wise king Dharmaratha.