Vayu Purana

एते ह्येको नपञ्चाशन्मरुतो नामतः स्मृताः। प्रसंख्यातास्तथा ताभ्यां दित्या चन्द्रेण चैव हि ।। ६.

These fifty Maruts are known by name; they have been enumerated by Diti and Candramas.

श्रुत्वा तेषान्तु नामानि दितिरिन्द्रमुवाच ह। वात स्कन्धं चरन्त्वेते मम पुत्राश्च पुत्रक। विचरन्तु च भद्रन्ते देवैः सह ममात्मजाः ।। ६.

Having heard their names, Diti spoke to Indra: 'O son, these are my sons who move in the region of the wind; let my sons move about happily with the gods.'

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः। उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा मातर्भवतु तत्तथा ।। ६.

Hearing her words, Indra, the thousand-eyed lord, joined his palms and said, 'Mother, let it be so.'

सर्वमेतद्यथोक्तन्ते भविष्यति न संशयः। देवभूता महात्मानः कुमारा देवसंमताः। देवैः सह भविष्यन्ति यज्ञ भाजस्तथात्मजाः ।। ६.

All this will happen just as you have said, without doubt; your sons, great-souled and approved by the gods, will become divine, and with the gods, they will partake of the sacrifices.

तस्मात्ते मरुतो देवाः सर्वे चेन्द्रानुजामराः। विज्ञेयाश्चामराः सर्वे दितिपुत्रास्तपस्विनः ।। ६.

Therefore, know that all these Maruts are gods, immortal, brothers of Indra, and all the sons of Diti are ascetics.

एवं तौ निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा मातापुत्रौ तपोधनौ। जग्मतुस्त्रिदिवं हृष्टौ शक्रोऽपि त्रिदिवं गतः ।। ६.

Thus, knowing this decision, the mother and son, rich in austerity, joyfully went to heaven, and Śakra also went to heaven.

मरुतां हि शुभं जन्म श्रृणुयाद्यः पठेत वा। नावृष्टिभयमाप्नोति बह्वायुश्च भवेत्ततः ।। ६.

Whoever hears or recites the auspicious birth of the Maruts will not suffer from drought and will attain long life.

अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि दनुपुत्रान्निबोधत। अभवन् दनुपुत्रास्तु वंशे ख्याता महासुराः ।। ७.

Now I will declare further—listen about the sons of Danu; the sons of Danu, renowned in the lineage, became great Asuras.

विप्रचित्तिप्रधानास्ते शतं तीव्रपराक्रमाः। सर्वे लब्धवराश्चैव सुतप्ततपसस्तथा ।। ७.

Led by Vipracitti, they were a hundred in number, possessing fierce strength; all had obtained boons and had performed intense austerities.

सत्यसन्धाः पराक्रान्ताः क्रूरा मायाविनश्च ते । महाबला अयज्वानो ह्यब्रह्मण्याश्च दानवाः । कीर्त्त्यमानान्मया सर्वान् प्राधान्येन निबोधत ।। ७.

The Dānavas were true to their word, valiant, fierce, and masters of illusion; mighty in strength, they performed no sacrifices and were not devoted to the Brāhmaṇas. Now, listen as I recount all their chief names in order.

द्विमूर्द्धा शङ्कुवर्णश्च तथा शङ्कुनिरामयः। शङ्कुकर्णो महाविश्वो गवेष्ठिर्दुन्दुभिस्तथा ।। ७.

Dvimūrdhā, Śaṅkuvarṇa, Śaṅkunirāmaya, Śaṅkukarṇa, Mahāviśva, Gaveṣṭhi, and Dundubhi—these are among them.

अजामुखोऽथ भगवान् शिलो वामनसस्तथा। मरीचिरक्षकश्चैव महागार्ग्योऽङ्गिरावृतः ।। ७.

Ajāmukha, the venerable Śila, Vāmanasa, Marīcirakṣaka, Mahāgārgya, and Aṅgirāvṛta are also named.

विक्षोभ्यश्च सुकेतुश्च सुवीर्यः सुहृदस्तथा। इन्द्रजिद्विश्वजिच्चैव तथासुर विमर्द्दनः ।। ७.

Vikṣobhya, Suketu, Suvīrya, Suhṛda, Indrajit, Viśvajit, Asura, and Vimardana are included as well.

एकचक्रः सुबाहुश्च तारकश्च महाबलः। वैश्वानरः पुलोमा च प्रवीणोऽथ महाशिराः ।। ७.

Ekacakra, Subāhu, Tāraka the mighty, Vaiśvānara, Pulomā, Pravīṇa, and Mahāśirā are also among them.

स्वर्भानुर्वृषपर्वा च मुण्डकश्च महासुरः। धृतराष्ट्रश्च सूर्यश्च चन्द्र इन्द्रश्च तापिनः ।। ७.

Svarbhānu, Vṛṣaparvan, Muṇḍaka the great Asura, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Candra, and Indra, the tormentors, are named.

सूक्ष्मश्चैव निचन्द्रश्च ऊर्णनाभो महागिरिः। असिलोमा सुकेशश्च सदश्च बलको दश ।। ७.

Sūkṣma, Nicandra, Ūrṇanābha, Mahāgiri, Asilomā, Sukeśa, Sada, and ten named Balaka.

तथा गगनमूर्द्धा च कुम्भनाभा महोदरः। प्रमोदाहश्च कुपथो हयग्रीवश्च वीर्यवान् ।। ७.

Gaganamūrdhā, Kumbhanābha, Mahodara, Pramodāha, Kupatha, and the mighty Hayagrīva are also included.

असुरश्च विरुपाक्षः सुपथोऽथ महासुरः। अजो हिरण्मयश्चैव शतमायुश्च शम्बरः ।। ७.

Asura, Virupākṣa, Supatha the great Asura, Aja, Hiraṇmaya, Śatamāyu, and Śambara are named.

शरभः शलभश्चैव सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ। असुराणां सुरावेतौ सुराणां साम्प्रताविमौ ।। ७.

Śarabha, Śalabha, Sūrya and Candra—these two—are both renowned among the Asuras as adversaries of the gods, and now stand among the gods themselves.

इति पुत्रा दनोर्वंशाः प्रधानाः परिकीर्तिताः। तेषामपरिसङ्ख्येयं पुत्रपौत्राद्यनन्तकम् ।। ७.

Thus, the chief sons of Danu’s lineage have been named; their descendants—sons, grandsons, and so on—are countless and without end.

इत्येते त्वसुराः प्रोक्ता दैतेया दानवाश्च ये। स्वर्भानुस्तु स्मृतो दैत्यो ह्यनुभानुर्दनोः सुतः। इमे तु वंशानुगता दनोः पुत्रास्तु ये स्मृताः ।। ७.

Thus have the Asuras been described, those called Daiteyas and Dānavas. Svarbhānu is known as a Daitya, and Anubhānu is a son of Danu. These are the sons of Danu, remembered as belonging to her lineage.

एकाक्ष ऋषभोऽरिष्टः प्रबन्धनरकावपि। इन्द्रबाधनकेशी च मेरुः शम्बोऽथ धेनुकः ।। ७.

Ekākṣa, Ṛṣabha, Ariṣṭa, Prabandhana, Naraka, Indrabādhana, Keśī, Meru, Śambhu, and Dhenuka are also named.

गवेष्ठिश्च गवाक्षश्च तालकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्। एते मनुष्यधर्मास्तु दनोः पुत्रा मया स्मृताः ।। ७.

Gaveṣṭhi, Gavākṣa, Tālaketu the mighty—these are remembered by me as sons of Danu who possessed human qualities.

दैत्यदानवसंहर्षे जाता भीमपराक्रमाः। सिंहिकायामथोत्पन्ना विप्रचित्तिसुतास्त्विमे ।। ७.

Born in the rivalry between Daityas and Dānavas, these sons of Siṃhikā and the sons of Vipracitti were of terrible prowess.

सैंहिकेया इति ख्याताश्चतुर्द्दश महासुराः। शतगालश्च बलवान्न्यासः शाम्बस्तथैव च । ७.

These fourteen great Asuras, known as the Saiṃhikeyas, include Śatagāla the powerful, Nyāsa, and Śāmba as well.

अनुलोमः शुचिश्चैव वातापिश्च सितांशुकः। हरः कल्पः कालनाभो भौमश्च नरकस्तथा ।। ७.

Anuloma, Śuci, Vātāpi, Sitāṃśuka, Hara, Kalpa, Kālanābha, Bhauma, and Naraka are also among them.

राहुर्ज्यष्ठस्तु तेषां वै चन्द्रसूर्यप्रमर्दनः। इत्येते सिंहिकापुत्रा देवैरपि दुरासदाः ।। ७.

Among them, Rāhu is the eldest, the afflicter of the moon and sun; these sons of Siṃhikā are formidable even for the gods.

दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः सर्वे ब्रह्मद्विषश्च ते। दशान्यानि सहस्राणि सैंहिकेयो गणः स्मृतः ।। ७.

All those born of cruel lineage, fierce and haters of Brahman, are known as the ten thousand strong host of Saiṃhikeyas.

निहतो जामदग्न्येन भार्गवेण बलीयसा। स्वर्भानोस्तु प्रभा कन्या पुलोम्नोऽथ शची तथा ।। ७.

Slain by the powerful Bhārgava, son of Jamadagni, were they; and Svarbhānu's daughter was Prabhā, as also Puloman's daughter Śacī.