Vayu Purana

ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते उपावृत्तस्य मेऽनघ। नूनं मत्सरभावेन मां वशीकर्तुमिच्छता। आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घटितानि त्वया पुनः ।। २४.

'Then, after a thousand years had passed and I had returned, surely, out of rivalry, wishing to subdue me, you quickly closed all the doors again.'

ततो मया महाभाग सञ्चिन्त्य स्वेन चेतसा। लब्धो नाभ्यां प्रवेशतु पद्मसूत्राद्विनिर्गमः ।। २४.

'Then, O greatly fortunate one, having reflected with my own mind, I found an entry through the navel, and emerged by the lotus-stalk.'

माभूत्ते मनसोऽल्पोऽपि व्याघातोऽयं कथञ्चन। इत्येषानुगतिर्विष्णोः कार्याणामौपसर्गिकी ।। २४.

'Let there not be even the slightest obstruction in the mind at any time; thus, this following of Vishnu is auxiliary to the tasks.'

यन्म यानन्तरं कार्यं मयाध्यवसितं त्वयि। त्वाञ्चाबाधितुकामेन क्रीडापूर्वं यदृच्छया। आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घटितानि मया पुनः ।। २४.

'Whatever task I had resolved to do to you thereafter, wishing to trouble you, as a sport and by chance, I quickly closed all the doors again.'

न तेऽन्यथावमन्तव्यो मान्यः पूज्यश्च मे भवान्। सर्वं मर्षय कल्याण यन्मयाऽपकृतन्तव। तस्मान्मयोच्यमानस्त्वं पझादवतर प्रभो ।। २४.

'You must not be disregarded otherwise; you are to be honored and worshipped by me. Forgive all that I have done amiss to you, O auspicious one. Therefore, as I am telling you, descend from the lotus, O Lord.'

नाहं भवन्तं शक्नोमि सोदुन्तेजोमयं गुरुम्। स चोवाच वरं ब्रूहि पझादवतराम्ययम् ।। २४.

'I am unable to bear you, O Guru, full of boundless splendor.' He replied, 'Ask for a boon; I shall descend from the lotus.'

पुत्रो भव ममारिघ्न मुदं प्राप्स्यसि शोभनम्। सत्यधनो महायोगी त्वमीड्यः प्रणवात्मकः ।। २४.

'Become my son, O destroyer of foes; you will attain great joy. You are truthful, a great yogi, worthy of praise, and the very essence of Om.'

अद्यप्रभृति सर्वेश श्वेतोष्णीषविभूषणः। पझयोनिरितीत्येवं ख्यातो नाम्ना भविष्यसि। पुत्रो मे त्वं भव ब्रह्मन् सर्वलोकाधिप प्रभो ।। २४.

From this day forward, O Lord of all, adorned with a white turban, you shall be renowned by the name Pajhayoni. Be my son, O Brahman, master of all worlds.

ततः स भगवान् ब्रह्म वरं गृह्य किरीटिनः । एवं भवतु चेत्युक्त्वां प्रीतात्मा गतमत्सरः ।। २४.

Then the blessed Brahma, having received the boon from the crowned one, said, 'So be it,' and, his heart pleased and free from envy, departed.

प्रत्यासन्नमथायातं बालार्काभं महाननम्। भूतमत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा नारायणमथाब्रवीत् ।। २४.

Then, seeing one who had approached, radiant like the rising sun, with a great face, a being most wondrous, Narayana spoke.

अप्रमेयो महावक्रो दंष्ट्री व्यस्तशिरो रुहः। दशबाहुस्त्रिशूलाङ्को नयनैर्विश्वतोमुखः ।। २४.

Immeasurable, with a vast body, bearing fangs, scattered heads and hair, ten-armed, marked with a trident, with many eyes and faces on all sides.

लोकप्रभुः स्वयं साक्षाद्विकृतो मुञ्जमेखली । मेढ्रेणोर्ध्वेन महता नदमानोऽतिभैरवम् ।। २४.

The lord of the worlds himself, manifest, girded with a munja grass belt, with his great organ erect, roaring most terribly.

कः खल्वेष पुमान् विष्णो तेजोराशिर्महाद्युतिः। व्याप्य सर्वा दिशो द्याञ्च इत एवाभिवर्त्तते ।। २४.

Who indeed is this man, O Vishnu, this mass of radiance, of great splendor, who, pervading all directions and the sky, now advances here?

तेनैवमुक्तो भगवान् विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणमब्रवीत्। पद्भ्यान्तलनिपातेन यस्य विक्रमतोऽर्णवे। वेगेन महताकाशे व्यथिताश्च जलाशयाः ।। २४.

Thus addressed, the blessed Vishnu said to Brahma: 'By the mere touch of whose feet, as he strides over the ocean, the waters are agitated with great force in the vast expanse.'

छटाभिर्विष्णुतोऽत्यर्थं सिच्यते पझसम्भवः। घ्राणजेन च वातेन कम्पमानं त्वया सह। दोधूयते महापझं स्वच्छन्दं मम नाभिजम् ।। २४.

By the rays from Vishnu, Pajha is thoroughly drenched; and by the wind from his nostrils, trembling together with you, the great Pajha, born from my navel, is shaken at will.

स एष भगवानीशो ह्यनादिश्चान्तकृद्विभुः। भवानहञ्च स्तोत्रेण ह्युपतिष्ठाव गोध्वजम् ।। २४.

He is that blessed Lord, without beginning, the maker of ends, the all-pervading one. Let us, with hymns, approach the bull-bannered god.

ततः क्रुद्धोऽम्बुजाभास्कं ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच केशवम्। न भवान् न्यूनमात्मानं लोकानां योनिमुत्तमम् ।। २४.

Then, angered, Brahma, lotus-born, spoke to Keshava: 'You do not consider yourself inferior, the supreme source of the worlds.'

ब्रह्माणं लोककर्त्तारं माञ्च वेत्ति सनातनम्। कोऽयं भोः शङ्करो नाम ह्यावयोर्व्यतिरिच्यते ।। २४.

He knows me, Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who then is this one called Shankara, who surpasses us both?

तस्य तत् क्रोधजं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा विष्णुरभाषत। मा मैवं वद कल्याण परिवादं महात्मनः ।। २४.

Hearing these words born of anger, Vishnu replied: 'Do not speak thus, O auspicious one, do not slander the great soul.'

मायायोगेश्वरो धर्मो दुराधर्षो वरप्रदः। हेतुरस्यात्र जगतः पुराणः पुरुषोऽव्ययः ।। २४.

He is the lord of yoga and maya, righteousness itself, unassailable, bestower of boons, the ancient, imperishable cause of this universe.

जीवः खल्वेष जीवानां ज्योतिरेकं प्रकाशते। बालक्रीडनकैर्द्देवः क्रीडतो शङ्करः स्वयम् ।। २४.

He is indeed the soul among souls, the one light that shines forth. The god Shankara himself plays with toys as a child.

प्रधानमव्ययं ज्योतिरव्यक्तं प्रकृतिस्तमः। अस्य चैतानि नामानि नित्यं प्रसवधर्मिणः। यः कः स इति दुःखार्त्तैर्मृग्यते यतिभिः शिवः ।। २४.

The imperishable principle, the light, the unmanifest, the primal nature, darkness—these are his names, ever productive. He, called 'Who is he?', is sought by ascetics afflicted by sorrow—he is Shiva.

एष बीजी भवान् बीजमहं योनिः सनातनः। एवमुक्रोऽथ विश्वात्मा ब्रह्मा विष्णुमभाषत ।। २४.

'He is the seed, I am the seed, you are the eternal womb.' Thus, having spoken, the soul of the universe, Brahma, addressed Vishnu.

भवान्योनिरहं बीजं कथं बीजी महेश्वरः । एतन्मे सूक्ष्ममव्यक्तं संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि ।। २४.

'You are the womb, I am the seed—how then is Maheshvara the seed-bearer? This subtle, unmanifest doubt you ought to dispel for me.'

ज्ञात्वा चैवं समुत्पत्तिं ब्रह्मणा लोकतन्त्रिणा। इदं परमसादृश्यं प्रश्रमभ्यवदद्धरिः ।। २४.

Having thus understood the origin from Brahma, the lord of creation, Hari declared this supreme resemblance with great effort.

अस्मान्महत्तरं गुह्यं भूतमव्यन्न विद्यते। महतः परमं धाम शिवमध्यात्मिनां पदम् ।। २४.

There is no secret or being greater than us; the supreme abode of the great, the auspicious state of those devoted to the Self.

द्वैधीभावेन चात्मानं प्रविष्टस्तु व्यवस्थितः। निष्कलः सूक्ष्ममव्यक्तः सकलश्च महेश्वरः ।। २४.

Having entered in a dual form, the Self is established as both; as the partless, subtle, unmanifest, and as the all-formed Great Lord.

अस्य मायाविधिज्ञस्य अगम्यगहनस्य च। पुरा लिङ्गं भवद्बीजं प्रथमं त्वादिसर्गिकम् ।। २४.

Of him who knows the workings of illusion and is unfathomable and inaccessible, the primordial sign, the seed of becoming, was indeed the first to arise at the beginning of creation.

मयि योनौ समायुक्तं तद्बीजं कालपर्ययात्‌। हिरण्मयमपारन्तद्योन्यामण्डमजायत ।। २४.

That seed, united with my womb, in due course of time, became the golden cosmic egg within the boundless womb.