Vayu Purana

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः। हिरण्यनामा कौशिल्यः काक्षीवः कुथुमिस्तथा ।। २३.

There also, my sons will be born, endowed with great energy: Hiraṇya, Kauśilya, Kākṣīva, and Kuthumi.

ईश्वरा योगधर्माणः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्द्ध्वरेतसः। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ।। २३.

All of them are lords, established in the discipline of yoga, with their energy directed upwards; having attained the supreme yoga of Maheśvara, they will surely depart—of this there is no doubt.

ततो विंशतिमे सर्गे परिवर्त्ते क्रमेण तु। वाचःश्रवाः स्मृतो व्यासो भविष्यति महामतिः ।। २३.

Then, in the twentieth creation, as the cycles proceed in order, Vyāsa will be known as Vācaḥśravāḥ, a sage of great intellect.

तदाप्यहं भविष्यामि ह्यट्टहासीति नामतः। अट्टहासप्रियाश्चापि भविष्यन्ति तदा नराः ।। २३.

At that time, I too will be present, known by the name Aṭṭahāsa; and men fond of laughter will also be born then.

तत्रैव हिमवत्पृष्ठे सिद्धचारणसेविते। तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः। युक्तात्मानो महासत्त्वा ध्यानिनो नियतव्रताः ।। २३.

There itself, on the slopes of the Himalayas, frequented by perfected beings and celestial singers, my sons will be born there as well, endowed with great energy, united in self, possessing great strength, devoted to meditation, and firm in their vows.

सुमन्तुर्वर्वरिर्विद्वान् सुबन्धुः कुशिकन्धरः। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकाय ते गताः ।। २३.

Sumantu, Varvari, the learned Subandhu, and Kuśikandhara—having attained the supreme yoga of Maheśvara, they have gone to the world of Rudra.

एकविशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्त्ते क्रमेण तु। वाचस्पतिः स्मृतो व्यासो यदा स ऋषिसत्तमः ।। २३.

Again, when the twenty-first cycle arrives in due order, Vyāsa will be known as Vācaspati, the foremost among sages.

तदाऽप्यहं भविष्यामि दारुको नाम नामतः। तस्माद्भविष्यते पुण्यं देवदारुवनं महत् ।। २३.

At that time, I too will be present, named Dāruka; from him will arise the great and sacred Devadāru forest.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः। प्लक्षो दाक्षायणिश्चैव केतुमाली बकस्तथा ।। २३.

There also, my sons will be born, endowed with great energy: Plakṣa, Dākṣāyaṇi, Ketumālī, and Baka.

योगात्मानो महात्मानो नियता ह्यूर्द्ध्वरेतसः। परमं योगमाक्थाय रुद्रं प्राप्तास्तथानघाः ।। २३.

United with yoga, possessing great souls, disciplined and with their energy directed upwards, they attained the highest yoga and reached Rudra, being sinless.

द्वाविंशे परिवर्त्ते तु व्यासः शुक्लायनो यदा। तदाऽप्यहं भविष्यामि वाराणस्यां महामुनिः ।। २३.

In the twenty-second cycle, when Vyāsa is born as Śuklāyana, at that time I too will be present in Vārāṇasī as a great sage.

नाम्ना वै लाङ्गली भीमो यत्र देवाः सवासवाः। द्रक्ष्यन्ति मां कलौ तस्मिन्नवतीर्णं हलायुधम् ।। २३.

By name, I will be called Lāṅgalī Bhīma, where the gods along with Indra will see me, descended in the age of Kali as Halāyudha.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति सुधार्मिकाः। तुल्यार्चिर्मधुपिङ्गाक्षः श्वेतकेतुस्तथैव च ।। २३.

There also, my sons will be born, righteous in conduct: Tulyārcis, Madhupiṅgākṣa, and likewise Śvetaketu.

तेऽपि माहेश्वरं योगं प्राप्य ध्यानपरायणाः। विरजा ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठा रुद्रलोकाय संस्थिताः ।। २३.

They too, having attained the supreme yoga of Maheśvara, devoted to meditation, pure, established in Brahman, remain in the world of Rudra.

परिवर्त्ते त्रयोविंशे तृणबिन्दुर्यदा मुनिः। व्यासो भविष्यति ब्रह्म तदाऽहं भविता पुनः। श्वेतो नाम महाकायो मुनिपुत्रः सुधार्मिकः ।। २३.

In the twenty-third cycle, when the sage Tṛṇabindu becomes Vyāsa, then I shall again be present, named Śveta, of great stature, a sage’s son, righteous in conduct.

तत्र कालञ्जरिष्यामि तदा गिरिवरोत्तमे। तेन कालञ्जरो नाम भविष्यति स पर्वतः ।। २३.

There, I shall become Kālañjara at that most excellent mountain; therefore, that mountain will be known as Kālañjara.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः। उषिजो बृहदुक्थश्च देवलः कविरेव च। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते ।। २३.

There also, my sons—mighty in strength—will be born: Uṣija, Bṛhaduktha, Devala, and Kavi; having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they have indeed gone to the world of Rudra.

परिवर्त्ते चतुर्विंशे ऋक्षो व्यासो भविष्यति। तत्राऽहं भविता ब्रह्मन् कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके। शूली नाम महायोगी नैमिषे योगि वन्दिते ।। २३.

At the twenty-fourth cycle, Ṛkṣa will become Vyāsa; there, O Brahman, I shall be born at the end of that Kali age as Śūlī, the great yogi, honored by the yogis at Naimiṣa.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपस्विनः। शलिहोत्रोऽग्निवेश्यश्च युवनाश्चः शरद्वसुः । तेऽपि योगबलोपेता रुद्रं यास्यन्ति सुव्रताः ।। २३.

There also, my sons will be ascetics: Śalihotra, Agniveśya, Yuvanāśca, and Śaradvasu; endowed with the power of yoga, those virtuous ones too will go to Rudra.

पञ्चविंशे पुनः प्राप्ते परिवर्त्ते यथाक्रमम्। वसिष्ठस्तु यदा व्यासः शक्तिर्नाम भविष्यति ।। २३.

When the twenty-fifth cycle arrives in due order, Vasiṣṭha will become Vyāsa, known as Śakti.

तदाऽप्यहं भविष्यामि दण्डी मुण्डीशरः प्रभुः। कोटिवर्षं समासाद्य नगरं देवपूजितम् ।। २३.

Then also I shall be Daṇḍī Muṇḍīśara, the lord, reaching the city worshipped by the gods for ten million years.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति क्रमागताः। योगात्मानो महात्मानः सर्वे ते ह्यूर्द्ध्वरेतसः ।। २३.

There too, my sons will be born in succession, all possessing the essence of yoga, great souls, and steadfast in celibacy.

छगलः कुम्भकर्षाश्यः कुम्भश्चैव प्रबाहुकः। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं गमिष्यन्ति तथैव ते ।। २३.

Chagala, Kumbhakarṣāśya, Kumbha, and Prabāhuka—having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they too will go likewise.

षड्‌विंशे परिवर्त्ते तु यदा व्यासः पराशरः। तदाऽप्यहं भविष्यामि सहिष्णुर्नाम नामतः। पुण्यं रुद्रवनं प्राप्य कलौ तस्मिन् युगान्तिके ।। २३.

In the twenty-sixth cycle, when Vyāsa is Parāśara, then also I shall be known as Sahiṣṇu by name, reaching the sacred Rudra forest at the end of that Kali age.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति सुधार्मिकाः। उलूको वैद्युतश्चैव सर्वको ह्याश्वलायनः। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं गन्तारस्ते तथैव हि ।। २३.

There too, my sons will be righteous: Ulūka, Vaidyuta, Sarvaka, and Āśvalāyana; having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they too will go in the same way.

सप्तविंशतिमे प्राप्ते परिवर्त्ते क्रमागते। जातूकर्ण्यो यदा व्यासो भविष्यति तपोधनः ।। २३.

When the twenty-seventh cycle arrives in due order, Jātūkarṇya, rich in austerity, will become Vyāsa.

तदाऽप्यहं भविष्यामि सोमशर्म्मा द्विजोत्तमः। प्रभासतीर्थमासाद्य योगात्मा लोकविश्रुतः ।। २३.

Then also I shall be Somaśarman, best of twice-born, renowned in the world as one whose essence is yoga, having reached the holy place of Prabhāsa.

तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति तपोधनाः। अक्षपादः कणादश्च उलूको वत्स एव च ।। २३.

There too, my sons will be rich in austerity: Akṣapāda, Kaṇāda, Ulūka, and Vatsa.

योगात्मानो महात्मानो विमलाः शुद्धबुद्धयः। प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं ततो गताः ।। २३.

All possessing the essence of yoga, great souls, pure and of clear intellect; having attained the yoga of Maheśvara, they then went to the world of Rudra.