Vayu Purana

एकादशेन्द्रियविधा नवधा चोदयस्तथा। अष्टौ च तारकाद्याश्च तेषां शक्तिविधाः स्मृताः

There are eleven kinds of senses, nine kinds of urges, and eight, beginning with the stars; their powers are said to be of these kinds.

अतः प्रकाशास्ते सर्व्वे आवृताश्च बहिः पुनः। यस्मात्तिर्यक् प्रवर्त्तेत तिर्य्यक्स्रोताः स उच्यते

Therefore, all these are luminous, yet again covered on the outside; because they move sideways, they are called the sideways-flowing beings.

तिर्यक्स्रोताश्च दृष्ट्वा वै द्वितीयं विश्वमीश्वरः। अभिप्रायमथोद्धूतं दृष्ट्वा सर्व्वन्तथाभिधम्। तस्याभिध्यायतो नित्यं सात्त्विकः समवर्त्तत

Seeing the sideways-flowing beings, the Lord created a second world; perceiving the intention that had arisen, and seeing all as thus named, as he contemplated, a sattvic creation arose.

ऊर्द्ध्वस्रोतास्तृतीयस्तु स चैवोर्द्ध्वव्यवस्थितः। यस्माद्व्यवर्त्ततोह्द्ध्वन्तु ऊर्द्ध्वस्रोतास्ततः स्मृतः

The third is the upward-flowing stream, which is established above; because it moves upward, it is called the upward-flowing stream.

ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तश्च संवृता। प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश्च ऊर्द्ध्वस्रोतोद्भवाः स्मृताः

They are full of happiness and delight, covered both within and without; luminous within and without, they are said to arise from the upward-flowing stream.

तेन वा तादयो ज्ञेयाः सृष्टात्मानो व्यवस्थिताः। ऊर्द्ध्वस्रोतास्तृतीयो वै तेन सर्गस्तु स स्मृतः

By this, those beings whose nature is established should be known; the upward-flowing stream is the third, and that creation is so called.

ऊर्द्ध्वस्रोतःसु सृष्टेषु देवेषु स तदा प्रभुः। प्रीतिमानभवद्ब्रह्मा ततोऽन्यं सोऽभ्यमन्यत। ससर्ज्ज सर्गमन्यं स साधकं प्रभुरीश्वरः

When the upward-flowing beings, the gods, were created, then Brahmā, full of joy, desired another; the Lord created another creation, one that is effective.

अथाभिध्यायतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा। प्रादुर्ब्बभूव चाव्यक्तादर्व्वाक्‌स्रोतः सुसाधकम्। यस्मादर्वाक्व्यवर्त्तेत ततोऽर्व्वाक्स्रोत उच्यते

Then, as he contemplated, being truthful in his meditation, there appeared from the unmanifest a downward-flowing stream, well-suited for creation; since it moves downward, it is called the downward current.

ते च प्रकाशबहुलास्तमः सत्त्वरजोधिकाः। तस्मात्ते दुःखबहुला भूयो भूयश्च कारिणः

These are abundant in light, dominated by darkness, sattva, and rajas; therefore, they are mostly sources of suffering and repeatedly active.

प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश्च मनुष्याः साधकाश्च ते। लक्षणैस्तारकाद्यैस्ते अष्टधा च व्यवस्थिताः

Those humans, both outwardly and inwardly luminous, are accomplished; by marks such as stars and others, they are classified in eight ways.

सिद्धात्मानो मनुष्यास्ते गन्धर्वसहधर्म्मिणः। इत्येष तेजसः सर्गो ह्यर्व्वाक्स्रोताः प्रकीर्त्तितः

Those humans are perfected souls, sharing the nature of gandharvas; thus, the creation of the luminous, the downward current, is described.

पञ्चमोऽनुग्रहः सर्गश्चतुर्द्धा स व्यवस्थितः। विपर्य्ययेण शक्त्या च तुष्ट्या सिद्ध्या तथैव च। विवृत्तं वर्त्तमानञ्च तेऽर्थं जानन्ति तत्त्वतः

The fifth creation, called grace, is established in four ways: by reversal, by power, by satisfaction, and by accomplishment; they know the true meaning of what is past and what is present.

भूतादिकानां सत्त्वानां षष्ठः सर्गः स उच्यते। विपर्य्ययेण भूतादिरशक्त्या च व्यवस्थितः

The sixth creation is said to be of beings beginning with the elements; it is established by reversal and by lack of power, beginning with the elements.

प्रथमो महतः सर्गो विज्ञेयो महतस्तु सः। तन्मात्राणां द्वितीयस्तु भूतसर्गः स उच्यते

The first creation from Mahat should be understood as originating from Mahat; the second is the creation of the subtle elements, called the creation of the elements.

वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्ग ऐन्द्रिय कः स्मृतः। इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गः सम्भूतो भुद्धिपूर्वकः

The third is the Vaikarika creation, remembered as the creation of the senses; thus, the natural creation arises, preceded by intellect.

मुख्यसर्गश्चतुर्थस्तु मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः। तिर्य्यक्सोताश्च यः सर्गस्तिर्य्यग्योनिः स पञ्चमः

The fourth creation is the principal one, and the principal beings are remembered as immobile; the creation with a horizontal current is the fifth, called the animal birth.

तथोर्द्ध्वस्रोतसां षष्ठो देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः। तथार्वाक्स्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः

Likewise, the sixth is the creation of those with an upward current, remembered as the divine creation; similarly, the seventh is the creation of those with a downward current, which is human.

अष्टमोऽनुग्रहः सर्गः सात्त्विकस्तामसस्तु सः। पञ्चैते वैकृताः सर्गाः प्राकृतास्तु त्रयः स्मृताः

The eighth creation, called grace, is sattvic and tamasic; these five are considered modified creations, and the other three are remembered as natural.

प्राकृतो वैकृतश्चैव कौमारो नवमः स्मृतः। प्राकृतास्तु त्रयः सर्गाः कृतास्ते बुद्धिपूर्व्वकाः

The ninth creation is remembered as both natural and modified, called Kaumara; the three natural creations are accomplished, preceded by intellect.

बुद्धिपूर्व्वं प्रवर्त्तन्ते षट्सर्गा ब्रह्मणस्तु ते। विस्तरानुग्रहं सर्गं कीर्त्त्यमानं निबोधत

Six creations of Brahma proceed, preceded by intellect; listen as the creation of grace is being described in detail.

चतुर्द्धावास्थितः सोऽथ सर्वभूतेषु कृत्स्नशः। विपर्ययेण शक्त्या च तुष्ट्या सिद्ध्या तथैव च

That creation is established in four ways among all beings entirely: by reversal, by power, by satisfaction, and by accomplishment.

स्थावरेषु विपर्यासस्तिर्यग्योनिषु शक्तिता। सिद्धात्मानो मनुष्यास्तु तुष्टिर्द्देवेषु कृत्स्नशः

In immobile beings, there is reversal; in animal births, there is power; humans are perfected souls, and satisfaction is entirely among the gods.

इत्येते प्राकृताश्चैव वैकृताश्च नव स्मृताः। सर्गाः परस्परस्याथ प्रकारा बहवः स्मृताः

Thus, these nine creations, both natural and modified, are remembered; and many forms of creation are remembered as mutually related.

अग्रे ससर्ज्ज वै ब्रह्मा मानसानात्मनः समान्। सनन्दनञ्च सनकं विद्वांसं च सनातनम्

In the beginning, Brahma created the mind-born sons, equal to himself: Sanandana, Sanaka, and the wise Sanatana.

विज्ञानेन निवृत्तास्ते वैवर्तेन महौजसः। संबुद्धाश्चैव नानात्वादपविद्धास्त्रयोऽपिते। असृष्ट्वैव प्रजासर्गं प्रतिसर्गं गताः पुनः

By knowledge, they withdrew, by transformation, possessing great energy; awakened, and due to diversity, the three were cast aside; without creating progeny, they again entered dissolution.

तदा तेषु व्यतीतेषु तदान्यान् साधकांश्च तान्। मानसानसृजद्ब्रह्मा पुनः स्थानाभिमानिनः। आभूतसंप्लवावस्थान्नामतस्तान्निबोधत

Then, when those had passed, Brahmā again mentally created other beings, those who preside over the elements, from the state of dissolution of beings; now hear their names.

आपोऽग्निः पृथिवी वायुरन्तरिक्षं दिशस्तथा। स्वर्गं दिवः समुद्रांश्च नदान् शैलान् वनस्पतीन्

Water, fire, earth, wind, space, directions, heaven, sky, oceans, rivers, mountains, and forest-trees—

ओषधीनां तथात्मानो ह्यात्मानो वृक्षवीरुधाम्। लवाः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्त्ताः सन्धिरात्र्यहाः

And likewise the essences of herbs, the essences of trees and creepers, moments, sticks, divisions of time, instants, conjunctions, days and nights—

अर्द्धमासाश्च मासाश्च अयनाब्दयुगानि च। स्थानाभिमानिनः सर्वे स्थानाख्याश्चैव ते स्मृताः

Fortnights, months, solstices, years, and ages—all these are presiding beings over their realms, and they are known by the names of their domains.