Vayu Purana

दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रन्तु निराहारो जितेन्द्रियः। तमुवाच महांतेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।। २१.

For a thousand divine years, fasting and mastering his senses; Brahma, the illustrious grandsire of the worlds, spoke to him.

ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुं तपोग्लानं दुःखितं क्षुत्पिपासितम्। निषीदेत्यब्रवीदेनं पुत्रं शान्तं पितामहः। तस्मान्निषादः सम्भूतः स्वरस्तु स निषादवान् ।। २१.

With arms raised, weakened by austerity, suffering from hunger and thirst; the grandsire said to his peaceful son, 'Sit down'; thus Niṣāda was born, and the note became Niṣādavan.

एकविंशतिमः कल्पो विज्ञेयः पञ्चमो द्विजाः। प्राणोऽपानः समानश्च उदानो व्यान एव च ।। २१.

The twenty-first kalpa is to be known as the fifth, O twice-born; Prāṇa, Apāna, Samāna, Udāna, and Vyāna are present.

ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्राः पञ्चैते ब्रह्मणः समाः। तैस्त्वर्थवादिभिर्युक्तैर्वाग्भिरिष्टो महेश्वरः ।। २१.

These five are the mind-born sons of Brahma, equal to Brahma; by them, with words joined to statements of meaning, the great Lord was praised.

यस्मात्परिगतैर्गीतः पञ्चभिस्तैर्महात्मभिः। स्वरस्तु पञ्चमः स्निग्धः तस्मात्कल्पस्तु पञ्चमः ।। २१.

Because those five great souls sang with understanding, the fifth note is sweet, and thus the fifth kalpa is established.

द्वाविंशस्तु तथा कल्पो विज्ञेयो मेघवाहनः। यत्र विष्णुर्महाबाहुर्मेघो भूत्वा महेश्वरम्। दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रन्तु अवहत् कृत्तिवाससम् ।। २१.

The twenty-second kalpa is to be known as Meghavahana, in which mighty-armed Vishnu became a cloud and bore Maheshvara, the wearer of hides, for a divine thousand years.

तस्य निःश्वसमानस्य भाराकान्तस्य वै मुखात्। निर्जगाम महाकायः कालो लोकप्रकाशनः। यस्त्वयं पठ्यते विप्रैर्विष्णुर्वै कश्यपात्मजः ।। २१.

As he, heavy with burden, exhaled, from his mouth emerged the great-bodied Time, illuminator of the worlds, who is recited by the sages as Vishnu, son of Kashyapa.

त्रयोविंशतिमः कल्पो विज्ञेयश्चिन्तकस्तथा। प्रजापतिसुतः श्रीमान् चितिश्च मिथुनञ्च तौ ।। २१.

The twenty-third kalpa is to be known as Chintaka; the illustrious son of Prajapati, Citi, and his mate were born.

ध्यायतो ब्रह्मणश्चैव यस्माच्चिन्ता समुत्थिता। तस्मात्तु चिन्तकः सो वै कल्पः प्रोक्तः स्वयम्भुवा ।। २१.

Because from Brahma's meditation arose thought, therefore that kalpa is called Chintaka by the self-born one.

चतुर्विंशतिमश्चापि ह्याकूतिः कल्प उच्यते। आकूतिश्च तथा देवी मिथुनं सम्बभूव ह ।। २१.

The twenty-fourth kalpa is called Akuti; Akuti, the goddess, together with her mate, was born.

प्रजाः स्रष्टुं तथाकूतिं यस्मादाह प्रजापतिः। तस्मात् स पुरुषो ज्ञेय आकूतिः कल्पसंज्ञितः ।। २१.

Because Prajapati spoke of Akuti for the creation of beings, therefore that person is to be known as Akuti, named as a kalpa.

पञ्चविंशतिमः कल्पो विज्ञातिः परिकीर्त्तितः। विज्ञातिश्च तथा देवी मिथुनं सम्प्रसूयते ।। २१.

The twenty-fifth kalpa is called Vijnati; Vijnati, the goddess, together with her mate, was born.

ध्यायतः पुत्रकामस्य मनस्यध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्। विज्ञातं वै समासेन विज्ञातिस्तु ततः स्मृतः ।। २१.

As Brahma, desiring sons, meditated with a mind intent on knowledge, knowledge arose in summary, and thus Vijnati is remembered.

षड्‌विंशस्तु ततः कल्पो मन इत्यभिधीयते। देवी च शाङ्करी नाम मिथुनं सम्प्रसूयते ।। २१.

The twenty-sixth kalpa is then called Mana; the goddess named Shankari, together with her mate, was born.

प्रजा वै चिन्तमानस्य स्रष्टुकामस्य वै तदा। यस्मात् प्रजासम्भवनादुत्पन्नस्तु स्वयम्भुवा । तस्मात् प्रजासम्भवनाद्भावनासम्भवः स्मृतः ।। २१.

When, desiring to create beings, he was reflecting, and from that reflection beings arose from the self-born one, therefore, from the arising of beings, it is remembered as Bhavana-sambhava.

सप्तविंशतिमः कल्पो भावो वै कल्पसंज्ञितः। पौर्णमासी तथा देवी मिथुनं समपद्यत ।। २१.

The twenty-seventh kalpa is called Bhava; the goddess Paurnamasi, together with her mate, was born.

प्रजा वै स्रष्टुकामस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः। ध्यायतस्तु परं ध्यानं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् ।। २१.

Desiring to create beings, Brahma, the supreme lord, meditated upon the supreme meditation, the supreme self, the Lord.

अग्निस्तु मण्डलीभूत्वा रश्मिजालसमावृतः । भुवन्दिवञ्चविष्टभ्य दीप्यते स महावपुः ।। २१.

Agni, having become circular and enveloped in a net of rays, blazed forth, spanning the earth and the heavens with his great form.

ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते सम्पूर्णे ज्योतिमण्डले। आविष्टया सहोत्पन्नमपश्यत् सूर्यमण्डलम् ।। २१.

Then, at the end of a thousand years, when the circle of light was complete, he saw the solar orb arise together with that radiance.

यस्माददृश्यो भूतानां ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना। दृष्टस्तु भगवान् देवः सूर्य्यः सम्पूर्णमण्डलः ।। २१.

Because the Lord, the supreme Brahma, who was invisible to beings, was seen as the blessed god Surya, with his full orb.

सर्व्वे योगाश्च मन्त्राश्च मण्डलेन सहोत्थिताः। यस्मात् कल्पो ह्ययं दृष्टस्तस्मात्तं दर्श मुच्यते ।। २१.

All yogas and mantras arose together with the orb; because this kalpa was seen, it is therefore called Darsha.

यस्मान्मनसि सम्पूर्णो ब्रहमणः परमेष्ठिनः। पुरा वै भगवान् सोमः पौर्णमासी ततः स्मृता ।। २१.

Because the revered Soma, complete in the mind of the supreme Brahma, was formerly present, therefore the full moon is remembered as Paurṇamāsī.

तस्मात्तु पर्वदर्शे वै पौर्णमासञ्च योगिभिः। उभयोः पक्षयोर्ज्येष्ठमात्मनो हितकाम्यया ।। २१.

Therefore, on the day of Parvadarśa and Paurṇamāsa, the yogis, desiring their own welfare, consider these two as the foremost in both fortnights.

दर्शञ्च पौर्णमासञ्च ये यजन्ति द्विजातयः। न तेषां पुनरावृत्तिर्ब्रह्मलोकात् कदाचन ।। २१.

Those twice-born who perform the Darśa and Paurṇamāsa sacrifices never return from the world of Brahma.

योऽनाहिताग्निः प्रयतो वीराध्वानं गतोपि वा । समाधाय मनस्तीव्रं मन्त्रमुच्चारयेच्छनैः ।। २१.

Even one who has not established the sacred fires, if pure and having undertaken the path of heroes, should fix his mind intensely and softly recite the mantra.

त्वमग्ने रुद्रो असुरो मही दिवस्त्वं शर्व्वो मारुतं पृष्ट ईशिषे। * त्वं पाशगन्धर्व्वशिषं पूषा विधत्तपासिना। इत्येव मन्त्रं मनसा सम्यगुच्चारयेद्द्विजः। अग्निं प्रविशते यस्तु रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति ।। २१.

"You, Agni, are Rudra, the Asura, great in the heavens; you are Śarva, the lord of the Maruts; you are Pāśa, Gandharva, Śiṣa, Pūṣan, the giver with the axe." Thus, a twice-born should properly recite this mantra in his mind; whoever enters the fire goes to the world of Rudra.

सोमश्चाग्निस्तु भगवान् कालो रुद्र इति श्रुतिः। तस्माद्यः प्रविशेदग्निं स रुद्रान्न निवर्त्तते ।। २१.

The scripture declares that Soma, Agni, Bhagavān, Kāla, and Rudra are one; therefore, whoever enters the fire does not return from Rudra.

अष्टाविंशतिमः कल्पो बृहदित्यभिसंज्ञितः। ब्रह्मणः पुत्रकामस्य स्रष्ठुकामस्य वै प्रजाः। ध्यायमानस्य मनसा बृहत्साम रथन्तरम् ।। २१.

The twenty-eighth kalpa is known as Bṛhat; when Brahma, desiring sons and creation, was meditating with his mind, the Bṛhat Sāman and Rathantara arose.

यस्मात्तत्र समुत्पन्नो बृहतः सर्व्वतोमुखः। तस्मात्तु बृहतः कल्पो विज्ञेयस्तत्त्वचिन्तकैः ।। २१.

Because from that Bṛhat, facing all directions, arose, therefore, the kalpa is to be known as Bṛhat by those who contemplate the truth.