Vayu Purana

मया परिगतं सर्वं कथमच्छन्दतो मम। प्रतिपत्स्यन्ति भूतानि शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम् ।। ६.

Since everything has been encompassed by me, how will beings act according to their own will, whether for good or for ill?

लोके यदस्ति किञ्चिद्वै सत्त्वासत्त्वव्यवस्थितम्। बुद्ध्यात्मना मया व्याप्तं को मां लोकेऽतिसन्धयेत् ।। ६.

Whatever exists in the world, whether with essence or without, is pervaded by me through intellect and self; who in the world can surpass me?

भूतानां तर्कितं यच्च यच्चाप्येषां विधारितम्। तथा विचारितं यच्च तत्सर्वं विदितं मम ।। ६.

Whatever is reasoned by beings, and whatever is ordained for them, and whatever is considered— all that is known to me.

मया स्थितमिदं सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्। आशामयेन तत्त्वेन कथं छेत्तुमिहोत्सहे ।। ६.

This entire world, both moving and unmoving, is established by me in its true nature; how could I wish to destroy it?

यस्माच्चाहं विवृत्तो वै सर्गार्थमिह नान्यथा। इह कर्माण्यनारभ्य को मे छन्दाद्विमोक्ष्यते ।। ६.

And because I have manifested here for the sake of creation, not otherwise, who, without undertaking actions here, will be released by my will?

परिभाष्य ततो देवान् जयान् वै नष्टचेतसः। अब्रवीत्स पुनस्तान् वै धृतान् दण्डे प्रजापतिः ।। ६.

Then, reproaching the gods, whose minds were lost, Jayā again spoke to them, held under discipline by the Lord of Creatures.

यस्मान्ममाभिसन्धाय सन्न्यासो वः कृतः पुरा। यस्मात्स विफलोऽयन्नो ह्यपारस्त्वेष यः कृतः। भविताऽतः सुखोदर्को देवा भावेषु जायताम् ।। ६.

Because you previously undertook renunciation with me in mind, and because that was fruitless and incomplete, therefore, O gods, in future births, happiness will result.

आत्मच्छन्देन वो जन्म भविष्यति सुरोत्तमाः। मन्वन्तरेषु संमूढाः षट्‌सु सर्वे गमिष्यथ ।। ६.

By your own will, O best of gods, your birth will occur; but in six manvantaras, you will all become deluded.

वैवस्वतान्तेषु सुरास्तथा स्वायम्भुवादिषु। तान् ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मणा तत्र श्लोको गीतः पुरातनः ।। ६.

At the end of the Vaivasvata and other manvantaras, knowing this, Brahmā recited there an ancient verse.

त्रयीं विद्यां ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रसूतिं श्राद्धमेव च । यज्ञञ्चैव तु दानञ्च एषामेव तु कुर्वताम्। स हि स्म विरजा भूत्वा वसतेऽन्यप्रशंसया ।। ६.

Those who practice the threefold Veda, celibacy, procreation, śrāddha, sacrifice, and charity— having become free from passion, he dwells without seeking praise from others.

स एवं स्लोकं दृष्ट्वा तु जया देवानथाब्रवीत्। वैवस्वतेऽन्तरेऽतीते मत्समीपमिहेष्यथ ।। ६.

Having seen this verse, Jayā spoke to the gods: 'At the end of the Vaivasvata manvantara, you will come to me here.'

ततो यूयं मया सार्द्धं सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यथ शाश्वतीम्। एवमुक्त्वा तु तान् ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। ६.

Then, together with me, you shall attain eternal accomplishment. Having spoken thus to them, Brahmā vanished there itself.

ततो देवास्तिरोभूते ईश्वरे ह्यकुतोभयम्। प्रपन्ना अणिमाद्यैश्च युक्ता योगबलान्विताः ।। ६.

After the Lord had disappeared, the gods, fearless and endowed with the powers beginning with aṇimā, took refuge, strengthened by the force of yoga.

ततस्तेषान्तु यास्तन्वस्ताऽभवन् द्वादश ह्रदाः। जया इति समाख्याता जाता श्चोदधिसन्निभाः ।। ६.

Then, from their bodies, twelve lakes arose, known as the Jayās, vast like oceans.

ततः स्वायम्भुवे तस्मिन् सर्गेते जज्ञिरे सुराः। अजितायां रुचेः पुत्रा अजिता द्वादशात्मकः ।। ६.

Thereafter, in that creation of Svāyambhuva, the gods were born: the sons of Ruci by Ajitā, Ajita of twelve forms.

विधिश्च मुनयश्चैव क्षेमो नन्दोऽव्ययस्तथा। प्राणोऽपानः सुधामा च क्रतुशक्तिव्यवस्थिताः । इत्येते मानसाः सर्वे अजिता द्वादश स्मृताः ।। ६.

Vidhi, the sages, Kṣema, Nanda, Avyaya, Prāṇa, Apāna, Sudhāmā, Kratu, Śakti, and Vyavasthita—these twelve, all mind-born, are remembered as the Ajitās.

ते च यज्ञे सुरैः सार्द्धं यज्ञभाजस्तदा स्मृताः। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वे ततः स्वारोचिषे पुनः। तुषितायां समुत्पन्नाः पुनः पुत्राः स्वरोचिषः ।। ६.

They, together with the gods, were then known as participants in the sacrifice during the first Svāyambhuva Manvantara; afterwards, in the Svārociṣa Manvantara, the sons of Svarociṣa were again born from Tuṣitā.

तुषिता नाम ते ह्यासन् प्राणाख्या यात्रिकाः सुराः। पुनस्ते तुषिता देवा उत्तमे त्वन्तरे स्वयम् ।। ६.

They were called Tuṣitās, gods known as Prāṇas, travelers; again, in the Uttama Manvantara, the Tuṣitā gods themselves appeared.

उत्तमस्य तु ते पुत्राः सत्यायां जज्ञिरे शुभाः। ततः सत्याः स्मृता देवा उत्तमे चान्तरे तदा ।। ६.

Then, in the Uttama Manvantara, the auspicious sons of Uttama were born from Satyā; therefore, the gods in that period were called Satyās.

अभजन् यज्ञभाजस्ते तृतीये द्वापरान्तरे। ते तु सत्याः पुनर्द्देवाः सम्प्राप्ते तामसेऽन्तरे ।। ६.

They, the Satyās, were participants in the sacrifice during the third Dvāpara Manvantara; again, when the Tāmasa Manvantara arrived, the Satyā gods appeared once more.

हर्षा ये तमसः पुत्रा जज्ञिरे द्वादशैव तु । हरयो नाम ते देवा यज्ञभाजस्तथाऽभवन् ।। ६.

The sons of Harṣa, twelve in number, were then born in the Tāmasa Manvantara; these gods were called Harayas and became participants in the sacrifice.

ततस्ते हरयो देवाः प्राप्ते चारिष्णवेऽन्तरे। वैकुण्ठायां ततस्ते वै चरिष्णोर्जज्ञिरे सुराः। वैकुण्ठा नाम ते देवाः पञ्चमस्यान्तरे मनोः ।। ६.

Then, when the Cariṣṇu Manvantara arrived, those Haraya gods were born from Vaikuṇṭhā; in the fifth Manvantara, the gods were called Vaikuṇṭhās, born from Cariṣṇu.

ततस्ते वै पुनर्द्देवा वैकुण्ठाः प्राप्य चाक्षुषम्। साध्यायां द्वादश सुता जज्ञिरे धर्मसूनवः ।। ६.

Then again, when the Vaikuṇṭha gods reached the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, twelve sons were born from Sādhyā, the sons of Dharma.

ततस्ते वै पुनः साध्याः संक्षीणे चाक्षुषेऽन्तरे । उपस्थिते मनोः सर्गे पुनर्वैवस्वतस्य ह ।। ६.

Again, when the Sādhyās diminished at the end of the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, and the creation of Manu Vaivasvata approached,

आद्ये त्रेतायुगमुखे प्राप्ते वैवस्वतस्य तु । अंशेन साध्यास्तेऽदित्यां मारीचात् कश्यपात् पुनः ।। ६.

At the beginning of the first Tretā Yuga, in the Vaivasvata Manvantara, the Sādhyās, by a portion, were born from Aditi, from Marīci and Kaśyapa.

जज्ञिरे द्वादशादित्या वर्त्तमानेऽन्तरे पुनः। यदा त्वेते समुत्पन्नाश्चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः ।। ६.

Thus, in the present Manvantara, the twelve Ādityas were born; and when they had arisen in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara of Manu,

ततः स्वायम्भुवे साध्या जज्ञिरे द्वादशामराः। एवमाद्या जयास्ते वै शापात्समभवंस्तदा ।। ६.

Then, in the Svāyambhuva Manvantara, twelve immortal Sādhyās were born; thus, the original Jayās came into being at that time due to a curse.

य इमां सप्तसम्भूतिं देवानां देवशासनात् । पठेद्यः श्रद्धया युक्तः प्रत्वायं न गच्छति ।। ६.

Whoever, with faith, recites this sevenfold origin of the gods as declared by the Lord, does not fall from the path.

इत्येते भूतयः सप्त जयानां सप्तलक्षणाः। परिक्रान्ता मया चाद्य किम्भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ ।। ६.

Thus, these seven manifestations of the Jayās, each with seven characteristics, have been described by me today. What more would you wish to hear?