Vayu Purana

प्रकाशञ्चाप्रकाशञ्च जङ्गमं स्थावरञ्च यत् । विश्वरूपमिदं सर्व्वं रुद्रनारायणात्मकम् ।। २५.

All that is manifest and unmanifest, mobile and immobile, this entire universal form is composed of Rudra and Narayana.

अहमग्निर्भवान् सोमो भवान् रात्रिरहं दिनम्। भवानृतमहं सत्यं भवान् क्रतुरहं फलम् ।। २५.

I am Agni, you are Soma; you are night, I am day; you are truth, I am reality; you are the ritual, I am its fruit.

भवान् ज्ञानमहं ज्ञेयं यज्जपित्वा सदा जनाः । मां विशन्ति त्वयि प्रीते जनाः सुकृतकारिणः। आवाभ्यां सहिता चैव गतिर्नान्या युगक्षये ।। २५.

You are knowledge, I am the object to be known; those who always worship attain me. When you are pleased, the virtuous enter me; together, there is no other path at the end of the age.

आत्मानं प्रकृतिं विद्धि मां विद्धि पुरुषं शिवम्। भवानर्द्धशरीरं मे त्वहन्तव यथैव च ।। २५.

Know yourself as Prakriti, and me as Shiva, the Purusha. You are half my body, just as I am yours.

वामपार्श्वमहम्मह्यं श्यामं श्रीवत्सलक्षणम् । त्वञ्च वामेतरं पार्श्वं त्वहं वै नीललोहितः ।। २५.

I am the left side, dark and marked with the Srivatsa; you are the right side, and I am blue and red.

त्वञ्च मे ह्वदयं विष्णो तव चाहं हृदि स्थितः। भवान् सर्व्वस्य कार्यस्य कर्त्ताहमधिदैवतम् ।। २५.

You are my heart, O Vishnu, and I dwell in your heart. You are the agent of all actions, and I am the presiding deity.

तदेहि स्वस्ति ते वत्स गमिष्याम्यम्बुदप्रभ। एवमुक्त्वा गतो विष्णोर्देवोऽन्तर्द्धानमीश्वरः ।। २५.

So, farewell to you, child; I shall depart, O ocean-radiant one. Having spoken thus, the Lord vanished from Vishnu’s sight.

ततः सोऽन्तर्हिते देवे संप्रहृष्टस्तदा पुनः। अशेत शयने भूप प्रविश्यान्तर्जले हरिः ।। २५.

Then, when the Lord had disappeared, Hari entered the waters and, delighted, lay down upon his bed, O king.

तं पद्मं पद्मगर्भाभं पद्माक्षः पद्मसम्भवः। सम्प्रहृष्टमना ब्रह्मा भेजे ब्राह्मं तदासनम् ।। २५.

Brahma, whose mind was filled with joy, took his seat upon the lotus, resembling the womb of a lotus, with lotus eyes, born from the lotus.

अथ दीर्घण कालेन तत्राप्यप्रतिमावुभौ। महाबलौ महासत्त्वौ भ्रातरौ मधुकैटभौ ।। २५.

Then, after a long time, there appeared there the two brothers, Madhu and Kaitabha, both unrivaled, possessing great strength and spirit.

ऊचतुश्वैव वचनं भक्ष्यो वै नौ भविष्यसि । एवमुक्त्वा तु तौ तस्मिन्नन्तर्द्धानं गतावुभौ ।। २५.

They spoke these words: 'You shall be our food.' Having said this, both vanished from that place.

दारुणन्तु तयोर्भावं ज्ञात्वा पुष्करसम्भवः । माहात्म्यं चात्मनो बुद्ध्वा विज्ञातुमुपचक्रमे ।। २५.

Knowing the dreadful nature of those two, the lotus-born one, having realized his own greatness, began to seek understanding.

कर्णिकाघटनं भूयो नाभ्यजानाद्यदा गतिम्। ततः स पद्मनालेन अवतीर्य्य रसातलम्। कृष्णाजिनोत्तरासङ्गन्ददृशेऽन्तर्जले हरिम् ।। २५.

When he could not discern the course of the central pericarp, he descended through the stalk of the lotus to the netherworld, where, clad in a black antelope skin, he saw Hari within the waters.

स च तं बोधयामास विबुद्धं चेदमब्रवीत् । भूतेभ्यो मे भयं देव त्रायस्वोत्तिष्ठ शङ्कुरु ।। २५.

He awakened him and spoke these words to the awakened one: 'O God, I am afraid of the beings—protect me, rise up, take thought!'

ततः स भगवान् विष्णुः सप्रहासमरिन्दमः। न भेतव्यं न भेतव्यमित्युवाच मुनिः स्वयम् ।। २५.

Then that blessed Viṣṇu, subduer of foes, with a gentle smile, said himself to the sage: 'There is no need to fear, there is no need to fear.'

तस्मात्पूर्वं त्वया चोक्तं भूतेभ्यो मे महद्भयम्। तस्माद्भूतादिवाक्यैस्तौ दैत्यौ त्वं नाशयिष्यसि ।। २५.

'Previously, you spoke to me of great fear from the beings; therefore, by the words concerning the beings, you will destroy those two demons.'

भूर्भूवःस्वस्ततो देवं विविशुस्तमयोनिजम् । ततः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा तमेवासीनमागतम् ।। २५.

Then Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ entered that self-born God; after circumambulating him, they approached him as he sat there.

गते तस्मिंततोऽनन्त उद्गीर्य भ्रातरौ मुखात्। विष्णुं जिष्णुञ्च प्रोवाच ब्रह्माणमभिरक्षताम्। मधुकैटभयोर्ज्ञात्वा तयोरागमनं पुनः ।। २५.

When they had gone, Ananta then emitted the two brothers from his mouth; he spoke to Viṣṇu and Jishnu, 'Protect Brahmā,' having perceived the coming of Madhu and Kaiṭabha again.

चक्राते रूप सादृश्यं विष्णोर्जिष्णोश्च सत्तमौ। कृतसादृश्यरूपौ तौ तावेवाभिमुखौ स्थितौ ।। २५.

Those two excellent ones assumed forms resembling Viṣṇu and Jishnu; having taken on similar appearances, they stood facing them.

ततस्तौ प्रोचतुर्द्दैत्यौ ब्रह्माणं दारुणं वचः। अस्माकं युध्यमानानां मध्ये वै प्राश्निको भव ।। २५.

Then those two demons spoke harsh words to Brahmā: 'Be the judge between us as we fight.'

ततस्तौ जलमाविश्य संस्तम्भ्यापः स्वमायया । चक्रतुस्तुमुलं युद्धं यस्य येनेप्सितं तदा ।। २५.

Then, entering the water and restraining it by their own illusion, they engaged in a tumultuous battle, each striving for victory.

तेषान्तु युध्यमानानां दिव्यं वर्षशतङ्गतम्। न च युद्धमदोत्सेको ह्यन्योन्यं संन्यवर्त्तत ।। २५.

Though they fought for a divine hundred years, in their contest neither gained the upper hand nor withdrew from the fight.

लक्षणद्वयसंस्थानाद्रूपवन्तौ स्थितेङ्गितौ। सादृश्याद्व्याकुलमना ब्रह्मा ध्यानमुपागमत् ।। २५.

Having forms and gestures identical in every mark, Brahmā, his mind confused by their resemblance, entered into meditation.

स तयोरन्तरं बुद्ध्वा ब्रह्मा दिव्येन चक्षुषा। पद्मकेसरजं सूक्ष्मं बबन्ध कवचन्तयोः। आमेखलञ्च गात्रञ्च ततो मन्त्रमुदाहरत् ।। २५.

Perceiving the difference between them with his divine sight, Brahmā fashioned a subtle armor from the pollen of the lotus and girded their bodies with a belt, then recited a mantra.

जपतस्त्वभवत्कन्या विश्वरूपसमुत्थिता। पद्मेन्दुवदनप्रख्या पद्महस्ता शुभा सती। तां दृष्ट्वा व्यथितौ दैत्यौ भयाद्वर्णविवर्ज्जितौ ।। २५.

As he chanted, a maiden arose, manifesting all forms, her face like the lotus and the moon, holding a lotus, auspicious and virtuous; seeing her, the two demons, struck with fear, lost their color.

ततः प्रोवाच तां कन्यां ब्रह्मा मधुरया गिरा। काऽत्र त्वमवगन्तव्या ब्रूहि सत्यमनिन्दिते ।। २५.

Then Brahmā addressed that maiden with sweet words: 'Who are you here? You must be known. Speak truly, O blameless one.'

साम्ना संपूज्य सा कन्या ब्रह्माणं प्राञ्जलिस्तदा । मोहिनीं विद्धि मां मायां विष्णोः सन्देशकारिणीम् ।। २५.

With gentle words, that maiden, hands joined in reverence, honored Brahmā and said: 'Know me as Mohinī, the enchantress, the messenger of Viṣṇu's power.'

त्वया सङ्कीर्त्त्यमानाऽहं ब्रह्मन् प्राप्ता त्वरायुता। अस्याः प्रीतमना ब्रह्मा गौणं नाम चकार ह ।। २५.

'Summoned by you, O Brahmā, I have come swiftly; pleased with her, Brahmā gave her a secondary name.'

मया च व्याहृता यस्मात्त्वञ्चैव समुपस्थिता। महाव्याहृतिरित्येव नाम ते विचरिष्यति ।। २५.

'Because I was invoked by you and have appeared, you shall be known by the name Mahāvyāhṛti.'