Vayu Purana

साक्षात् सर्वं विजानाति महात्मा तेन चेश्वरः। तस्माज्जाता ग्रहाश्चैव प्रज्ञा तेन स उच्यते

Because the great soul directly knows everything, it is therefore called lord; from it arise the senses, and thus it is called wisdom.

ज्ञानादीनि च रूपाणि क्रतुकर्मफलानि च। चिनोति यस्माद्भोगार्थान्तेनासौ चितिरुच्यते

Because it gathers forms such as knowledge and others, and the results of ritual actions, for the sake of enjoyment, it is therefore called consciousness.

वर्त्तमानान्यतीतानि तथा चानागतान्यपि। स्मरते सर्वकार्याणि तेनासौ स्मृतिरुच्यते

It remembers all actions, whether present, past, or yet to come; therefore, it is called memory.

कृत्स्नं च विन्दते ज्ञानं तस्मान्माहात्म्यमुच्यते। तस्माद्विदेर्विदेश्चैव संविदित्यभिधीयते

He attains complete knowledge; therefore, it is called greatness. Thus, both 'vid' and 'vide' are referred to as 'samvid'.

विद्यते स च सर्वस्मिन् सर्वं तस्मिश्च विद्यते। तस्मात्संविदिति प्रोक्तो महान्वै बुद्धिमत्तरैः

He exists in all things, and all things exist in him; therefore, the wise call him 'samvid', the great.

ज्ञानात्तु ज्ञानमित्याह भगवान् ज्ञानसन्निधिः। द्वन्द्वानां विपुरीभावाद्विपुरं प्रोच्यते बुधैः

From knowledge comes knowledge, so declares the Lord, who is the abode of knowledge. Because of the reversal of dualities, the wise call it 'vipura'.

सर्वेशत्वाच्च लोकानामवश्यं च तथेश्वरः। बृहत्वाच्च स्मृतो ब्रह्मा भूतत्वाद्भव उच्यते

Because he is the lord of all worlds and is necessarily their ruler, and because of his vastness, he is called Brahma; due to his being, he is called Bhava.

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविज्ञानादेकत्वाच्च स कः स्मृतः। यस्मात् पुर्यनुशेते च तस्मात् पुरुष उच्यते। नोत्पादितत्वात् पूर्वत्वात् स्वयम्भूरिति चोच्यते

Because of the unity of field and knower of the field, he is remembered as 'ka'. Since he dwells in the city, he is called 'puruṣa'. Because he is not produced and is prior, he is also called 'svayambhū'.

पर्यायवाचकैः शब्दैस्तत्त्वमाद्यमनुत्तमम्। व्याख्यातं तत्त्वभावज्ञैरेवं सद्भावचिन्तकैः

With synonymous words, the supreme, incomparable principle has been explained by those who know the nature of reality, thus by those who contemplate true existence.

महान् सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानः सिसृक्षया। सङ्कल्पोऽध्यवसायश्च तस्य वृत्तिद्वयं स्मृतम्

The great one creates the world, being urged by the desire to create; his two functions are known as intention and determination.

धर्मादीनि च रूपाणि लोकतत्त्वार्थहेतवः। त्रिगुणस्तु स विज्ञेयः सत्त्वराजसतामसः

Forms such as dharma and others are causes for the meaning of the world-principle; he is to be understood as consisting of the three qualities: sattva, rajas, and tamas.

त्रिगुणाद्रजसोद्रिक्तादहङ्कारस्ततोऽभवत्। महता चावृतः सर्गो भूतादिविकृतस्तु सः

From the predominance of rajas among the three qualities, ego arose; creation is enveloped by the great, and the transformation beginning with the elements is that.

तस्माच्च तमसोद्रिक्तादहङ्कारादजायत। भूततन्मात्रसर्गस्तु भूतादिस्तामसस्तु सः

From the predominance of tamas, ego was born; the creation of the subtle elements and the transformation beginning with the elements is of tamas.

thumb|महाभूताः आकाशं शुषिरं तस्मादुद्रिक्तं शब्दलक्षणम्। आकाशं शब्दमात्रन्तु भूतादिश्चावृणोत् पुनः

From that, space, which is hollow, arose, characterized by sound; space is only sound, and again the transformation beginning with the elements enveloped it.

शब्दमात्रन्तदाकाशं स्पर्शमात्रं ससर्ज ह। भूतादिस्तु विकुर्वाणः शब्दमात्रं ससर्ज्ज ह

He created sound as space, and touch as its essence; the transformation beginning with the elements, having changed, created only sound.

बलवान् जायते वायुः स वै स्पर्शगुणो मतः। आकाशं शब्दमात्रन्तु स्पर्शमात्रं समावृणोत्

From that, powerful wind is born, which is considered to have the quality of touch; space is only sound, and touch enveloped it.

रसमात्रास्तु ता ह्यापो रूपमात्राभिरावृणोत्। आपो रसान् विकुर्वन्त्यो गन्धमात्रं ससर्ज्जिरे

The waters are only taste, and they enveloped form; the waters, transforming taste, produced only smell.

सङ्घातो जायते तस्मात्तस्य गन्धो गुणः स्मृतः। रसमात्रन्तु तत्तोयं गन्धमात्रं समावृणोत्

From that, aggregation is born, and its quality is remembered as smell; from taste comes water, and smell enveloped it.

तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तु तन्मात्रा तेन तन्मात्रता स्मृता। अविशेषवाचकत्वादविशेषास्ततः स्मृताः। अशान्तघोरमूढत्वादविशेषास्ततः पुनः

In each, the subtle element is present, thus subtle element-ness is remembered; because they denote non-distinction, they are remembered as non-distinct; because of their restless, fierce, and confused nature, they are again called non-distinct.

भूततन्मात्रसर्गोऽयं विज्ञेयस्तु परस्परात्। वैकारिकादहङ्कारात्सत्वोद्रिक्तात्तु सात्विकात्। वैकारिकः स सर्गस्तु युगपत्सम्प्रवर्त्तते

This creation of the subtle elements is to be understood as arising from one another; from the ego of transformation, when sattva predominates, the creation of transformation arises and proceeds simultaneously.

बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि पञ्चैव पञ्च कर्मेन्द्रियाण्यपि। साधकानीन्द्रियाणि स्युर्द्देवा वैकारिका दश। एकादशं मनस्तत्र देवा वैकारिकाः स्मृता

There are five sense organs and five organs of action; these organs are means, and the ten transformational gods are remembered; the eleventh is the mind, and the transformational gods are remembered as such.

श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका चैव पञ्चमी। शब्दादीनामवाप्त्यर्थं बुद्धियुक्तानि वक्ष्यते

The ear, skin, eyes, tongue, and the fifth, the nose—these are said to be endowed with intelligence for the apprehension of sound and the rest.

पादौ पायुरुपस्थञ्च हस्तौ वाग्दशमी भवेत्। गतिर्विसर्गो ह्यानन्दः शिल्पं वास्यञ्च कर्म च

The feet, anus, genitals, hands, and speech make ten; movement, excretion, pleasure, craftsmanship, enjoyment, and action are their functions.

आकाशं शब्दमात्रञ्च स्पर्शमात्रं समाविशेत्। द्विगुणस्तु ततो वायुः शब्द स्पर्शात्मकोऽभवत्

Space possesses only sound; entering touch alone, it becomes air, which thus has the two qualities of sound and touch.

रूपन्तथैव विशतः शब्दस्पर्शगुणावुभौ। त्रिगुणस्तु ततश्चाग्निः स शब्दस्पर्शरूपवान्

When form is likewise entered, both sound and touch remain; then fire, possessing three qualities, arises—sound, touch, and form.

सशब्दस्पर्शरूपञ्च रसमात्रं समाविशत्। तस्माच्चतुर्गुणा ह्यापो विज्ञेयास्ता रसात्मिकाः

With sound, touch, and form, taste alone is entered; thus, water is to be known as possessing four qualities, and is characterized by taste.

सशब्दस्पर्शरूपेषु गन्धस्तेषु समाविशत्। संयुक्ता गन्धमात्रेण आचिन्वन्ति महीमिमाम्। तस्मात्पञ्चगुणा भूमिः स्थूलभूतेषु दृश्यते

Into those with sound, touch, and form, smell is entered; combined with the quality of smell, they constitute this earth; therefore, earth is seen to possess five qualities among the gross elements.

शान्ता घोराश्च मूढाश्च विशेषास्तेन ते स्मृताः। परस्परानुप्रवेशाद्धारयन्ति परस्परम्

Peaceful, terrible, and dull—these are their distinctions, thus they are remembered; by mutual interpenetration, they sustain one another.

भूमेरन्तस्तिवदं सर्वं लोकालोकघनावृतम्। विशेषा इन्द्रियग्राह्या नियतत्वाच्च ते स्मृताः

Within earth, as it were, everything is contained, enveloped by the mass of worlds and non-worlds; these distinctions are perceptible to the senses, and are thus remembered due to their fixity.