Vayu Purana

यथा चैव मया दृष्टं सान्निध्यन्तत्र कुर्वता। अनह्यसत्कृतार्थानामालयं चेश्वरस्य यत् ।। ३९.

As I have seen there, being present, the abode of the Lord is for those who are ever fulfilled and honored.

ईश्वरः परमाणुत्वाद्भावग्राह्यो मनीषिणाम् । ज्ञानं वैराग्यमैश्वर्यन्तपः सत्यं क्षमा धृतिः ।। ३९.

The Lord, by virtue of being subtler than the atom, is apprehended by the wise; knowledge, detachment, lordliness, austerity, truth, forgiveness, and steadfastness—

द्रष्टृत्वमात्मसम्बन्धमधिष्ठानत्वमेव च। अव्ययानि दशैतानि तस्मिंस्तिष्ठति शङ्करे ।। ३९.

Vision, self-relatedness, sovereignty—these ten imperishable qualities abide in Śaṅkara.

विबुत्वात्खलु योगाग्निर्ब्रह्मणोऽनुग्रहेरतः। स लोकविग्रहो भूत्वा साहाय्यमुपतिष्ठते ।। ३९.

Indeed, by his pervasiveness, the fire of yoga arises for the sake of Brahmā’s favor; having assumed the form of the worlds, he offers assistance.

अक्षरं ध्रुवमव्यग्रमष्टमन्त्वौपसर्गिकम्। तस्येश्वरस्य यन्मात्रस्थानं मायामयं परम् ।। ३९.

The imperishable, constant, unwavering eighth principle, which is the incidental cause, is the measure and abode of that Lord, consisting of māyā and supreme.

मायया कृतमाचष्टे मायी देवो महेश्वरः। देवानामुपसंहारस्तत्प्रमाणं हि कीर्त्त्यते ।। ३९.

The god Maheśvara, the wielder of māyā, declares what is fashioned by māyā; the dissolution of the gods is said to be the measure of that.

विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत। त्रयोदशैव कोट्यस्तु नियुता दश पञ्च च। भूर्लोकाद्ब्रह्मलोको वैयोजनैः सम्प्रकीर्त्त्यते ।। ३९.

Now listen as I describe in detail and order: from Bhūrloka to Brahmaloka, there are indeed thirteen crores, ten niyutas, and five—measured in yojanas.

एकयोजनकोटी तु पञ्चाशन्नियुतानि च। ऊर्द्ध्वं भागवताण्डन्तु ब्रह्मलोकात्परं स्मृतम् ।। ३९.

From Brahmaloka upwards, the divine egg is said to be one crore and fifty niyutas of yojanas in extent.

एषोर्द्ध्वगप्रचारस्तु गत्यन्तञ्च ततः स्मृतम् । नित्या ह्यपरिसंख्येयाः परस्परगुणाश्रयाः ।। ३९.

This upward expanse is considered the end of movement; they are eternal, innumerable, and mutually dependent in their qualities.

सूक्ष्माः प्रसवधर्मिण्यस्ततः प्रकृतयः स्मृताः। येभ्योऽधिकर्त्ता संजज्ञो क्षेत्रज्ञो ब्रह्मसंज्ञितः ।। ३९.

Subtle, generative, and creative—such are the prakṛtis remembered, from which the agent arises, called the knower of the field, known as Brahman.

तासु प्रकृतिमत्सूक्ष्ममधिष्ठातृत्वमव्ययम्। अनुत्पाद्यं परन्धाम परमाणु परेशयम् ।। ३९.

Among these, the subtle, endowed with prakṛti, the imperishable sovereignty, the unborn supreme abode, the atomic Lord of all—

अक्षयश्चाप्यनुह्यश्च अमूर्त्तिर्मूर्त्तिमानसौ। प्रादुर्भावस्तिरोभावः स्थितिश्चैवाप्यनुग्रहः ।। ३९.

He is imperishable, inconceivable, formless and yet with form; manifestation, dissolution, sustenance, and grace are his.

विधिरन्यैरनौपम्यः परमाणुर्महेश्वरः। सतेजा एष तमसो यः परस्तात्प्रकाशकः ।। ३९.

His ordinance is incomparable to others; Maheśvara is the atomic one, full of radiance, who is the illuminator beyond darkness.

यदण्डमासीत्सौवर्णं प्रथमन्त्वौपसर्गिकम्। बृहतं सर्वतोवृत्तमीश्वराद्व्यवजायत ।। ३९.

When the golden egg, vast and all-encompassing, first existed as the incidental cause, it arose from the Lord.

ईश्वराद्बीजनिर्भेदः क्षेत्रज्ञो बीज ईष्यते। योनिं प्रकृतिमाचष्टे सा च नारायणात्मिका ।। ३९.

From the Lord, the differentiation of the seed occurred; the knower of the field is said to be the seed, and prakṛti is declared the womb, which is of the nature of Nārāyaṇa.

विबुर्लोकस्य सृष्ट्यर्थं लोकसंस्थानमेव च। सन्निसर्गः स तन्वा च लोकधातुर्महात्मनः ।। ३९.

The all-pervading one, for the sake of the creation and establishment of the world, entered with his own form; he is the great soul, the substance of the worlds.

पुरस्ताद्ब्रह्मलोकस्य ह्यण्डादर्वाक्च ब्रह्मणः। तयोर्मध्ये पुरं दिव्यं स्थानं यस्य मनोमयम् ।। ३९.

In front of Brahmaloka, below the egg and Brahmā, between them is a divine city, a place made of mind.

तद्विग्रहवतः स्थानमीश्वरस्यामितौजसः। शिवं नाम पुरं तत्र शरणं जन्मभीरुणाम् ।। ३९.

That is the abode of the Lord of immeasurable energy, possessed of form; there is the city called Śiva, the refuge for those who fear birth.

सहस्राणां शतं पूर्णं योजनानां द्विजोत्तमाः। अभ्यन्तरे तु विस्तीर्णं महीमण्डलसंस्थितम् ।। ३९.

O best of twice-born, within it is a complete thousand yojanas in extent, established as a great circle of earth.

मध्याह्नार्कप्रकाशेन परतेजोऽभिमर्दिना। शातकौम्भेन महता प्राकारेणार्कवर्चसा ।। ३९.

With the brilliance of midday sun, surpassing all other radiance, a great golden rampart, shining with the luster of the sun, encircled it.

द्वारैश्चतुर्भिः सौवर्णैर्मुक्तादामविभूषितैः। तपनीयनिभैः शुभ्रैर्गाढं सुकृतवेष्टनम् ।। ३९.

It was tightly enclosed by four golden gates, adorned with strings of pearls, bright as refined gold, and splendid in appearance.

तच्चाकाशे पुरं रम्यं दिव्यं घण्टादिनादितम्। न तत्र क्रमते मृत्युर्न तपो न जरा श्रमाः ।। ३९.

There, in the sky, was a delightful and divine city, resounding with bells and other instruments; in that place, death does not enter, nor austerity, nor old age, nor fatigue.

न हि तस्य पुरस्यान्यैरुपमां कर्तुमर्हति। सहस्राणां शतं पूर्णं योजनानां दिशो दश ।। ३९.

Indeed, no one else is able to compare with that city; it extends for a full hundred thousand yojanas in all ten directions.

तत्पुरं गोवृषाङ्कस्य तेजसा व्याप्य तिष्ठति। भावेन मनसो भूमिर्विन्यस्ता कनकामयी ।। ३९.

That city of Govṛṣāṅka stands pervaded by his radiance; the ground, made of gold, is established by the power of his mind.

रत्नवालुकया तत्र विन्यस्ता शुशुभेऽधिकम्। शारदेन्दुर्पकाशानि बालसूर्य्यनिबानि च ।। ३९.

There, a layer of jewel-dust was spread, shining greatly, with the radiance of the autumn moon and resembling the young sun.

अर्द्ध श्वेतार्द्धरक्तानि सौवर्णानि तथैव च। रथचक्रप्रमाणानि नालैर्मरकतप्रभैः ।। ३९.

Some were half white and half red, others golden in color, all the size of chariot wheels, with stalks shining like emerald.

सौकुमारेण रूपेण गन्धिनाप्रतिमेन च। तत्र दिव्यानि पद्मानि वनेषूपवनेषु च ।। ३९.

There, in the forests and groves, were divine lotuses, of exquisite form and incomparable fragrance.

भृङ्गपत्रनिकाशानि तपनीयानि यानि च। अर्द्धकृष्णार्द्धरक्तानि सुकुमारान्तराणि च ।। ३९.

Some were like the wings of bees, some golden, some half black and half red, and some delicate within.

आतपत्र प्रमाणानि पङ्कजैः संवृतानि च। भूयः सप्त महानद्यस्तासान्नामानि बोधत ।। ३९.

Some were as large as parasols, and covered with lotuses; moreover, there are seven great rivers there—listen to their names.