Vayu Purana

वशित्वमथ सर्वत्र यत्र कामावसायिता। तच्चापि विविधं ज्ञेयमैश्वर्यं सर्वकामिकम् ।। १३.

And vaśitva everywhere, where there is fulfillment of all desires—this manifold sovereignty, fulfilling all desires, is to be known.

सावद्यं निरवद्यं च सूक्ष्मञ्चैव प्रवर्त्तते। सावद्यं नाम तत्तत्त्वं पञ्चभूतात्मकं स्मृतम् ।। १३.

Both faulty and faultless, and also subtle, are manifest. That which is called faulty is said to consist of the five elements.

निरवद्यं तथा नाम पञ्चभूतात्मकं स्मृतम्। इन्द्रियाणि मनश्चैव अहह्कारश्च वै स्मृतम् ।। १३.

And that which is called faultless is also said to consist of the five elements, as well as the senses, the mind, and indeed the ego.

तत्र सूक्ष्मप्रवृत्तन्तु पञ्चभूतात्मकं पुनः। इन्द्रियाणि मनश्चैव बुद्ध्यहङ्कार संज्ञितम् ।। १३.

There, the subtle activity is again said to consist of the five elements, the senses, the mind, and what is called intellect and ego.

तथा सर्वमयञ्चैव आत्मस्था ख्यातिरेव च। संयोग एवं त्रिपिधः सूक्ष्मेष्वेव प्रवर्त्तते ।। १३.

Likewise, that which is composed of everything, and the fame established in the self—thus, the threefold union operates only in the subtle.

पुनरष्टगुणस्यापि तेष्वेवाथ प्रवर्त्तते। तस्य रूपं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथाह भगवान् प्रभुः ।। १३.

Again, even the eightfold powers operate in these. I will explain their form, as the Blessed Lord has declared.

त्रैलोक्ये सर्वबूतेषु जीवस्यानियतः स्मृतः। अणिमा च यथाव्यक्तं सर्वं यत्र प्रतिष्ठितम् ।। १३.

In the three worlds, among all beings, the life-force is said to be unbounded. Aṇimā is that by which all is established, though imperceptible.

त्रैलोक्ये सर्वभूतानां दुष्प्राप्यं समुदाहृतम्। तच्चापि भवति प्राप्यं प्रथमं योगिनां बलात् ।। १३.

In the three worlds, that which is declared difficult to attain for all beings, even that becomes attainable first by the power of yogīs.

लम्बनं प्लवनं योगे रूपमस्य सदा भवेत् । शीघ्रगं सर्वभूतेषु द्वितीयं तत्पदं स्मृतम् ।। १३.

In yoga, support and leaping are always its forms; moving swiftly among all beings is remembered as its second state.

त्रैलोक्ये सर्वभूतानां प्राप्तिः प्राकाम्यमेव च। महिमा चापि यो यस्मिंस्तृतीयो योग उच्यते ।। १३.

The attainment of all beings in the three worlds, and the fulfillment of desires as well—this, along with greatness in each, is called the third kind of yoga.

त्रैलोक्ये सर्वभूतेषु त्रैलोक्यमगमं स्मृतम्। प्रकामान् विषयान् भुङ्क्ते न च प्रतिहतः व्कचित् । त्रैलोक्ये सर्वभूतानां सुखदुःखं प्रकर्त्तते ।। १३.

In the three worlds, among all beings, it is known as mastery over the three worlds; he enjoys desired objects without obstruction anywhere, and in the three worlds he brings about happiness and sorrow for all beings.

ईशो भवति सर्वत्र प्रविभागेन योगवित्। वश्यानि चैव भूतानि त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। भवन्ति सर्वकार्येषु इच्छतो न भवन्ति च ।। १३.

The knower of yoga becomes lord everywhere, by distinction; and all beings, moving and unmoving, in the three worlds, become subject to his will—things happen as he wishes, or do not happen.

यत्र कामावसायित्वं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे। इच्छया चेन्द्रियाणि स्युः भवन्ति न भवन्ति च ।। १३.

Wherever there is the power to fulfill desires, in the three worlds, among moving and unmoving beings, the senses act or do not act according to his will.

शब्दः स्पर्शो रसो गन्धो रूपं चैव मन स्तथा। प्रवर्त्तन्तेऽस्य चेच्छातो न भवन्ति तथेच्छया ।। १३.

Sound, touch, taste, smell, form, and even the mind—these arise for him when he wishes, and cease when he so desires.

न जायते न म्रियते भिद्यते न च छिद्यते। न दह्यते न मुह्यते हीयते न च लिप्यते ।। १३.

He is not born, nor does he die; he is not split, nor cut; he is not burned, nor deluded; he is not diminished, nor stained.

न क्षीयते न क्षरति न खिद्यति कदाचन। क्रियते चैव सर्वत्र तथा विक्रियते न च ।। १३.

He is not exhausted, nor does he perish, nor is he ever afflicted; he acts everywhere, yet is not transformed.

अगन्धरसरूपस्तु स्पर्शशब्दविवर्ज्जितः। अवर्णो ह्यवरश्चैव तथा वर्णस्य कर्हिचित् ।। १३.

He is without smell, taste, or form, devoid of touch and sound; he is colorless and without distinction, and yet sometimes assumes color.

भुङ्क्तेऽथ विषयांश्चैव विषयैर्न्न च युज्यते। ज्ञात्वा तु परमं सूक्ष्मं सूक्ष्मत्वाच्चापवर्गकः ।। १३.

He enjoys objects, yet is not bound by them; knowing the supreme subtlety, because of that subtlety, he is liberated.

व्यापकस्त्वपवर्गाच्च व्यापित्वात्पुरुषः स्मृतः। पुरुषः सूक्ष्मभावात्तु ऐश्वर्ये परतः स्थितः ।। १३.

He is all-pervading and, because of liberation, is called puruṣa; due to his subtle nature, the puruṣa stands supreme in sovereignty.

गुणान्तरन्तु ऐश्वर्ये सर्वतः सूक्ष्म उच्यते। ऐश्वर्य्यमप्रतीघाति प्राप्य योगमनुत्तमम्। अपवर्गं ततो गच्छेत् सुसूक्ष्मं परमं पदम् ।। १३.

The other qualities, in sovereignty, are said to be entirely subtle; having attained unsurpassed yoga, which is unobstructed sovereignty, he then goes to liberation—the most subtle, supreme state.

न चैवमागतो ज्ञानाद्रागात् कर्म्म समाचरेत्। राजसं तामसं वापि भुक्त्वा तत्रैव युज्यते ।। १४.

One who has come to this knowledge does not act out of passion; even after enjoying rajasic or tamasic fruits, he remains established in that state.

तथा सुकृतकर्म्मा तु फलं स्वर्गे समश्रुते। तस्मात् स्थानात् पुनर्भ्रष्टो मानुष्यमनुपद्यते ।। १४.

Thus, one who has performed virtuous deeds enjoys their fruit in heaven, as heard; but, falling from that place, he is reborn as a human.

तस्माद्ब्रह्म परं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्म शाश्वतमुच्यते। ब्रह्म एव हि सेवेत ब्रह्मैव परमं सुखम् ।। १४.

Therefore, Brahman is called the supreme, subtle, and eternal; one should serve only Brahman, for Brahman alone is the highest bliss.

परिश्रमस्तु यज्ञानां महतार्थेन वर्त्तते। भूयो मृत्युवशं याति तस्मान्मोक्षः परं सुखम् ।। १४.

The effort of sacrifices is undertaken for a great purpose; but again, one goes under the sway of death—therefore, liberation is the highest happiness.

अथ वै ध्यानसंयुक्तो ब्रह्मयज्ञपरायणः । न स स्याद् व्यापितुं शक्यो मन्वन्तरशतैरपि ।। १४.

But one engaged in meditation, devoted to the sacrifice of Brahman, cannot be encompassed even in hundreds of manvantaras.

दृष्ट्वा तु पुरुषं दिव्यं विश्वाख्यं विश्वरूपिणम्। विश्वपाद शिरोग्रीवं विश्वेशं विश्वभावनम्। विश्वगन्धं विश्वमाल्यं विश्वाम्बरधरं प्रभुम् ।। १४.

Having seen the divine Person called Viśva, of universal form, with universal feet, head, and neck, the lord of all, the creator of the universe, with universal fragrance, universal garlands, clothed in the universe, the mighty one—

गोभिर्मही संयतते पतत्रिणं महात्मानं परममतिं वरेण्यम्। कविं पुराणमनुशासितारं सूक्ष्माच्च सूक्ष्मं महतो महान्तम्। योगेन पश्यन्ति न चक्षुषा तं निरिन्द्रियं पुरुषं रुक्मवर्णम् ।। १४.

By cows the earth is sustained; the great-souled, supreme-minded, most excellent bird, the ancient sage, the ruler, subtler than the subtle, greater than the great—him, the sense-transcending, golden-hued Person, is seen by yogis through yoga, not by the eyes.

अलिङ्गिनं पुरुषं रुक्मवर्णं सलिङ्गिनं निर्गुणं चेतनं च। नित्यं सदा सर्वगतन्तु शौचं पश्यन्ति युक्त्या ह्यचलं प्रकाशम् ।। १४.

They perceive, through discernment, the formless Person, golden in hue, with and without attributes, beyond qualities yet conscious, eternal, ever-present, all-pervading, pure, unmoving, and luminous.

तद्भावितस्तेजसा दीप्यमानः अपाणिपादोदरपार्श्वजिह्वः। अतीन्द्रियोऽद्यापि सुसूक्ष्म एकः पश्यत्यचक्षुः स श्रृणोत्यकर्णः ।। १४.

Endowed with that brilliance, shining forth, without hands, feet, belly, sides, or tongue, beyond the senses, yet even now, subtle and one, he sees without eyes and hears without ears.