Vayu Purana

मन्वन्तरयुगाख्यानामप्युच्छिन्नाश्च सन्धयः। परस्पराः प्रवर्त्तन्ते मन्वन्तरयुगैः सह

Even the connections of manvantaras and yugas are interrupted; they proceed in succession along with the manvantaras and yugas.

उक्ता ये प्रक्रियार्थेन पूर्वकल्पाः समासतः। तेषां परार्द्धकल्पानां पूर्वो ह्यस्मात्तु यः परः। आसीत् कल्पो व्यतीतो वै परार्द्धेन परस्तु सः

Those previous cycles, described in summary as to their process, among those cycles of the greater period, the one before this is the prior; that cycle has indeed passed, and it was of the greater period.

अन्ये भविष्या ये कल्पा अपरार्द्धाद्गुणीकृताः। प्रथमः साम्प्रतस्तेषां कल्पोऽयं वर्त्तते द्विजाः

Other cycles, which will be in the future, are reckoned after the second half; among them, this present cycle is the first, O twice-born ones.

यस्मिन् पूर्वः परार्द्धे तु द्वितीये पर उच्यते। एतावान् स्थितिकालश्च प्रत्याहारस्ततः स्मृतः

In which, the former is called the first half and the latter the second; this is the extent of the period of stability, and thereafter is known as the time of dissolution.

अस्मात् कल्पात्तु यः पूर्वं कल्पोऽतीतः सनातनः। चतुर्युगसहस्रान्ते अहो मन्वन्तरैः पुरा

The kalpa that preceded this kalpa is called the ancient, eternal one, which ended with a thousand sets of four yugas, along with the previous manvantaras.

क्षीणे कल्पे तदा तस्मिन् दाहकाले ह्युपस्थिते। तस्मिन् कल्पे तदा देवा आसन्वैमानिकास्तु ये

When that kalpa was exhausted and the time of destruction had arrived, then, in that kalpa, the celestial beings who were aerial gods existed.

नक्षत्रग्रहतारास्तु चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहाश्च ये। अष्टाविंशतिरेवैताः कोट्यस्तु सुकृतात्मनाम्

The stars, planets, and constellations, as well as the lunar and solar planets—these, numbering exactly twenty-eight crores, were the virtuous souls.

मन्वन्तरे तथैकस्मिन् चतुर्दशसु वै तथा। त्रीणि कोटिशतान्यासन् कोट्याद्विनवतिस्तथा। अष्टाधिकाः सप्तशताः सहस्राणां स्मृताः पुरा

In each of the fourteen manvantaras likewise, there were three hundred crore, and ninety crore in addition; and, as remembered of old, seven hundred and eight thousand more.

वैमानिकानां देवानां कल्पेऽतीते तु येऽभवन्। एकैकस्मिंस्तु कल्पे वै देवा वैमानिकाः स्मृताः

Of the aerial gods who existed in the previous kalpa, in each kalpa, the aerial gods are thus remembered.

अथ मन्वन्तरेष्वासंश्चतुर्दशसु वै दिवि। देवाश्च पितरश्चैव मुनयो मनवस्तथा

Then, in the fourteen manvantaras in heaven, there were gods, ancestors, sages, and Manus as well.

तेषामनुचरा ये च मनुपुत्रास्तथैव च। वर्णाश्रमिभिरीड्याश्च तस्मिन् काले तु ये सुराः। मन्वन्तरेषु येह्यासन् देवलोके दिवौकसः

Their attendants, the sons of Manus, and those worthy of praise among the classes and stages of life—those gods who existed in the heavenly world during the manvantaras.

ते तैः संयोजकैः सार्द्धं प्राप्ते सङ्कलने तथा। तुल्यनिष्ठास्तु ते सर्वे प्राप्ते ह्याभूतसंप्लवे

Together with those who joined them, when the reckoning arrived, all of them, being of equal attainment, at the coming of the great dissolution—

ततस्तेऽवश्यभावित्वाद् बुद्ध्वा पर्यायमात्मनः। त्रैलोक्यवासिनो देवास्तस्मिन् प्राप्ते ह्युपप्लवे

Then, knowing the inevitable transformation of themselves, the gods dwelling in the three worlds, when that dissolution approached—

तेऽनौत्सुक्यविषादेन त्यक्त्वा स्थानानि भावतः। महर्ल्लोकाय संविग्नास्ततस्ते दधिरे मतिम्

They, out of neither eagerness nor despair, abandoned their places by their own will; anxious, they directed their minds toward the world of Mahar.

ते युक्ता उपपद्यन्ते महसिस्थैः शरीरकैः। विशुद्धिबहुलाः सर्वे मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः

They, being disciplined, attain bodies of great radiance; all are abundant in purity, established in mental accomplishment.

तैः कल्प वासिभिः सार्द्धं महानासादितस्तु यैः। ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैस्तद्भक्तैश्चापरैर्ज्जनैः

Together with those who dwell for a kalpa—those who attained greatness—Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and other devoted people.

मत्वा तु ते महर्ल्लोकं देवसङ्घाश्चतुर्द्दश। ततस्ते जनलोकाय सो द्वेगा दधिरे मतिम्

Having considered the Mahar world, the fourteen groups of gods then directed their minds, with eagerness, toward the world of Jana.

विशुद्धिबहुलाः सर्वे मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः। तैः कल्पवासिभिः सांर्द्ध महानासादितस्तु यैः

All are abundant in purity, established in mental accomplishment; together with those who dwell for a kalpa—those who attained greatness.

दशकृत्व इवावृत्त्या तस्माद्गच्छन्ति स्वस्तपः। तत्र कल्पान् दशस्थित्वा सत्यं गच्छन्ति वै पुनः। एतेन क्रमयोगेन यान्ति कल्पनिवासिनः

After ten cycles in this way, they proceed to the world of Tapas; having remained there for ten kalpas, they then go again to the world of Truth; by this sequential order, the dwellers in kalpas ascend.

एवं देवयुगानान्तु सहस्राणि परस्परात्। गतानि ब्रह्मलोकं वै अपरावर्त्तिनीं गतिम्

Thus, thousands of ages of the gods, one after another, have passed, reaching the world of Brahma, the state from which there is no return.

आधिपत्यं विना ते वै ऐश्वर्येण तु तत्समाः। भवन्ति ब्रह्मणस्तुल्या रूपेण विषयेण च

Without sovereignty, yet equal in majesty, they become like Brahma in form and in domain.

तत्र ते ह्यवतिष्ठन्ति प्रीतियुक्ताः प्रसङ्गमात्। आनन्दं ब्रह्मणः प्राप्य मुच्यन्ते ब्रह्मणा सह

There, they remain, filled with affection due to their connection; having attained the bliss of Brahman, they are liberated along with Brahman.

अवश्यम्भाविनाऽर्थेन प्राकृतेनैव ते स्वयम्। नाना त्वेनाभिसम्बद्धास्तदा तत्कालभाविनः

By the inevitable event, through their own natural state, they themselves are bound in various ways, and at that time, they become as they are destined.

स्वरूपतो बुद्धिपूर्वं यथा भवति जाग्रतः। तत्कालभावि तेषां तु तथा ज्ञानं प्रवर्त्तते

Just as, in the waking state, knowledge arises according to one's own nature and intellect, so too, at that destined time, knowledge manifests for them.

प्रत्याहारे तु भेदानां येषां भिन्नाभिसूष्मणाम्। तैः सार्द्धं प्रतिसृज्यन्ते कार्याणि करणानि च

At the time of withdrawal, those whose subtle elements are distinct, together with them, both actions and instruments are returned.

नानात्वदर्शनात्तेषां ब्रह्मलोकनिवासिनाम्। विनष्टस्वाधिकाराणां स्वेन धर्मेण तिष्ठताम्

Due to perceiving diversity among those residing in Brahma's world, whose authority is lost and who remain in their own dharma.

ते तुल्यलक्षणाः सिद्धाः शुद्धात्मानो निरञ्जनाः। प्रकृतौ कारणातीताः स्वात्मन्येव व्यवस्थिताः

They, accomplished and equal in characteristics, pure in self and unstained, transcending both nature and cause, are established in their own self alone.

प्रख्यापयित्वा ह्यात्मानं प्रकृतिस्तेषु सर्वशः। पुरुषाव्यवहृतत्वेन प्रतीता न प्रवर्त्तते

Having fully revealed itself among them, nature ceases to act, being recognized as inactive with respect to the person.

प्रवर्तिते पुनः सर्गे तेषां वा कारणं पुनः। संयोगे प्राकृते तेषां युक्तानां तत्त्वदर्शिनाम्

When activity resumes in creation, for them, cause arises again; in their union with nature, for those who are joined and who perceive the truth.