Vayu Purana

दृष्ट्वा पुनः प्रजाश्चापि स्वान्तनुन्ता मपौहत। सापविद्धा तनुस्तेन ज्योत्स्ना सद्यस्त्वजायत

Seeing his progeny, he again discarded his own form; that discarded form immediately became Jyotsnā.

तस्माद्भवन्ति संदृष्टा ज्योत्स्नाया उद्भवे प्रजाः। इत्येतास्तनवस्तेन व्यपविद्धा महात्मना

Therefore, beings are seen to arise from the birth of Jyotsnā; these forms were discarded by the great soul.

सद्यो रात्र्यहनी चैव सन्ध्या ज्योत्स्ना च जज्ञिरे। जयोत्स्ना सन्ध्या तथाहश्च सत्त्वमात्रात्मकं स्वयम्। तमोमात्रात्मिका रात्रिः सा वै तस्मात्र्त्रियामि का

Immediately, night and day, Sandhyā, and Jyotsnā were born; Jyotsnā, Sandhyā, and day are themselves composed solely of sattva; night is composed solely of tamas, and thus it is called the third.

तस्माद्देवा दिव्यतत्त्वात् दृष्‌टा सृष्टा मुखात्तु वै। यस्मात्तेषां दिवा जन्म बलिनस्तेन ते दिवा ॥१.९.

Therefore, the gods, created from the divine principle, were produced from the mouth; since their birth is by day, they are powerful by day.

तन्वा यदसुरान् रात्रौ जघनादसृ जत् प्रभुः

By that form, the Lord created the asuras at night from the lower part of the body.

एतान्येव भविष्याणां देवानामसुरैः सह। पितॄणां मानवानाञ्च अतीतानागतेषु वै। मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषां निमित्तानि भवन्ति हि

These very forms become the causes for future gods, asuras, Pitṛs, and Manus, both past and yet to come, in all the Manvantaras.

ज्योत्स्ना रात्र्यहनी सन्ध्या चत्वार्याभासितानि वै। भान्ति यस्मात्ततो भासि भाशब्दोऽयं मनीषिभिः। व्याप्तिदीप्त्यां निगदितः पुनश्चाह प्रजापतिः

Jyotsnā, night, day, and Sandhyā—these four manifestations shine forth; because they shine, the word 'bhā' is used by the wise, signifying pervasion and brilliance; thus Prajāpati spoke again.

सोऽम्भांस्येतानि दृष्ट्वा तु देवदानवमानवान्। पितॄंश्च वासृजत्सोऽन्यानात्मनो विबुधान् पुनः

Having seen these waters, gods, Dānavas, humans, and Pitṛs, he again created other wise beings from himself.

तामुत्कृत्य तनुं कृत्स्नान्ततोऽन्यामसृजत् प्रभुः। मूर्तिं रजस्तमःप्रायां पुनरेवाभ्ययूयुजत्

Having discarded that entire form, the Lord then created other forms; he again joined a form predominated by rajas and tamas.

अन्धकारे क्षुधाविष्ट स्ततोऽन्यां सृजते पुनः। तेन सृष्टाः क्षुधात्मानस्तेऽम्भांस्यादातुमुद्यताः

In darkness, afflicted by hunger, he again created another form; those created by hunger were intent on consuming the waters.

अम्भांस्येतानि रक्षाम उक्तवन्तश्च तेषु च। राक्षसास्ते स्मृता लोके क्रोधात्मानो निशाचराः

These beings declared, 'Let us protect the waters,' among them; those are known in the world as Rākṣasas, beings of wrath, night-dwellers.

येऽब्रुवन् क्षिणुमोऽम्भांसि तेषां दृष्टाः परस्परम्। तेन ते कर्मणा यक्षा गुह्यकाः क्रूरकर्मिणः

Those who said, 'Let us diminish the waters,' were seen quarreling among themselves; by that act, they became yakshas and guhyakas, beings of cruel deeds.

रक्षणे पालने चापि धातुरेष विभाव्यते। य एष क्षितिधातुर्वै क्षयणे सन्निरुच्यते

In protection and preservation, this element is recognized; this earth-element is thus named for its diminishing nature.

तान्दृष्ट्वा ह्यप्रियेणास्य केशा अशीर्यंत धीमतः। शीतोष्णाच्चोच्छ्रिता ह्यूर्द्ध्वं तदारोहन्त तं प्रभुम् ॥१.९.

Seeing them, his hair fell out unpleasantly from the wise one; due to cold and heat, it rose upward, and then ascended to that lord.

हीना मच्छिरसो व्याला यस्माच्चैवापसर्पिताः। व्यालात्मानः स्मृता व्यालाद्धीनत्वादहयः स्मृताः

Because they were inferior and retreated from my head, those with serpent nature are called serpents; due to their inferiority, they are remembered as snakes.

पन्नत्वात्पन्नगाश्चैव सर्पाश्चैवापसर्पिणः। तेषां पृथिव्यां निलयाः सूर्याचन्द्रमसोरधः

Because they crawl, they are called crawling beings, and serpents because they move away; their abodes on earth are beneath the sun and moon.

तस्य क्रोधोद्भवो योऽसावग्निगर्भस्सुदारुणः। स तु सर्पसहोत्पन्नानाविवेश विषात्मिकान्

From his wrath arose a being, fierce and born of fire; it entered those born with the serpents, possessing the nature of poison.

सर्पान् दृष्ट्वा ततः क्रोधात् क्रोधात्मानो विनिर्ममे। वर्णेन कपिशेनोग्रास्ते भूताः पिशिताशनाः

Seeing the serpents, out of anger, he created beings of wrathful nature; fierce, tawny in color, they were flesh-eaters.

भूतत्वात्ते स्मृता भूताः पिशाचाः पिशिताशनात्। वयतो गास्ततस्तस्य गन्धर्वो जज्ञिरे तदा

Because of their nature, they are remembered as spirits; flesh-eaters are called piśācas, and from his breath, the gandharva was then born.

ध्यायतीत्येष धातुर्वै यात्रार्थे परिपठ्यते। पिबतो जज्ञिरे गास्तु गंधर्वास्तेन ते स्मृताः ।.

This element is recited for the purpose of journeying; from drinking, the cows were born, and thus the gandharvas are remembered.

अष्टास्वेतासु सृष्टासु देवयोनिषु स प्रभुः। ततः स्वच्छन्दतोऽन्यानि वयांसि वय सोऽसृजत्

When eight divine classes were created by that lord, then, at his own will, he created other birds and flying creatures.

छाद्यतस्तानि छन्दांसि वयसोऽपि वयांस्यपि। शून्यान् दृष्ट्वा तु देवो वैऽसृजत्पक्षिगणानपि

Those were covered, and so were the meters; and also the birds and flying creatures; seeing the emptiness, the god created flocks of birds.

मुखतोऽजान् ससर्ज्जाथ वक्षसश्चवयोऽसृजत्। गाश्चैवाथोदराद्ब्रह्मा पार्श्वाभ्याञ्च विनिर्ममे

From his mouth he produced, and from his chest he created birds; cows also from his abdomen, Brahma fashioned from his sides.

पद्भ्याञ्चाश्चान् समातङ्गान् शरभान् गवयान् मृगान्। उष्ट्रानश्चतरांश्चैव ताश्वान्याश्चैव जातयः ॥१.९.

From his feet he produced elephants, sharabhas, gavayas, deer, camels, and four-footed creatures, as well as other species of horses.

ओषध्यः फलमूलानि रोमतस्तस्य जज्ञिरे। एवं पश्वोषधीः सृष्ट्वा न्ययुञ्जत्सोऽध्वरे प्रभुः

Medicinal herbs and fruits were born from his hair; thus, after creating cattle and plants, the lord assigned them to the sacrifice.

तस्मादादौ तु कल्पस्य त्रेतायुगमुखे तदा। गौरजः पुरुषो मेषो ह्यश्वोऽश्वतरगर्द्दभौ। एतान् ग्राम्यान् पशूनाहुरारण्यांश्च निबोधत

Therefore, at the beginning of the kalpa, at the start of the Treta age, the bull, man, sheep, horse, mule, and donkey—these are called domestic animals; now hear of the wild ones.

श्वापदा द्विखुरो हस्ती वानरः पक्षिपञ्चमाः। उन्दकाः पशवः सृष्टाः सप्तमास्तु सरीसृपाः

Carnivores, two-hoofed animals, elephant, monkey, birds as the fifth, aquatic animals as cattle, and reptiles as the seventh were created.

गायत्रं वरुणञ्चैव त्रिवृत्सौम्यं रथन्तरम्। अग्निष्टोमं च यज्ञानां निर्ममे प्रथमान्मुखात्

Gāyatra, Varuna, Trivrit, Saumya, and Rathantara; Agniṣṭoma among sacrifices, he created first from his mouth.

छन्दांसि त्रैष्टुभङ्कर्म स्तोमं पञ्चदशन्तथा। बृहत्साममथोक्थञ्च दक्षिणात्सोऽसृजन्मुखात्

He created the meters, the Trishtubh, the ritual, the fifteenfold stoma, Brihatsaman, and Uktha from the right side of his mouth.