Vayu Purana

अष्टमात्तु मुखात्तस्य ॠकारः श्यामवर्णतः। श्यामाक्षरसवर्णश्च ततः सावर्णिरुच्यते ।। २६.

From his eighth face, the sound 'ṝ' is of dark complexion; the letter and color are dark, and from him the Manu called Sāvarṇi is named.

मुखात्तु नवमात्तस्य लृकारो नवमः स्मृतः। धूम्रो वै वर्णतश्चापि धूम्रस्व मनुरुच्यते ।। २६.

From his ninth face, the sound 'ḷ' is remembered as the ninth; by color he is smoky, and the Manu is called Dhūmra.

दशमात्तु मुखात्तस्य लृकारः प्रभुरुच्यते। समश्चैव सवर्णश्च बभौ सावर्णिको मनुः ।। २६.

From his tenth face, the sound 'ḹ' is called the lord; he is equal and of the same color, and the Manu called Sāvarṇika shone.

मुखादेकादशात्तस्य एकारो मनुरुच्यते। पिशङ्गो वर्णतश्चैव पिशङ्गो वर्ण उच्यते ।। २६.

From his eleventh face, the sound 'e' is called Manu; by color he is tawny, and the color is called tawny.

द्वादशात्तु मुखात्तस्य ऐकारो नाम उच्यते। पिशङ्गो भस्मवर्णाभः पिशङ्गो मनुरुच्यते ।। २६.

From his twelfth face, the sound 'ai' is named; tawny, resembling the color of ash, and the Manu is called Piśaṅga.

त्रयोदशान्मुखात्तस्य ओकारो वर्ण उच्यते। पञ्चवर्णसमायुक्त ओकारो वर्ण उत्तमः ।। २६.

From his thirteenth face, the sound 'o' is called color; endowed with five colors, the sound 'o' is the highest color.

चतुर्द्दशमुखात्तस्य औकारो वर्ण उच्यते। कर्बूरो वर्णतश्चैव मनुः सावर्णिरुच्यते ।। २६.

From his fourteenth face, the sound 'au' is called color; by color he is variegated, and the Manu is called Sāvarṇi.

इत्येते मनवश्चैव स्वरा वर्णाश्च कल्पतः। विज्ञेया हि यथातत्त्वं स्वरतो वर्णतस्तथा ।। २६.

Thus, these Manus and vowels and colors in each age should be understood truly, both by their sound and by their color.

परस्परसवर्णाश्च स्वरा यस्माद् वृता हि वै । तस्मात्तेषां सवर्णत्वादन्वयस्तु प्रकीर्तितः ।। २६.

Because the vowels are mutually of the same color, therefore their succession is declared due to their sameness of color.

सवर्णाः सदृशाश्चैव यस्माज्जातास्तु कल्पजाः। तस्मात् प्रजानां लोकेऽस्मिन् सवर्णाः सर्वसन्धयः ।। २६.

Because those born in this cycle are of the same class and similar, therefore, in this world, all unions among beings are of the same class.

भविष्यन्ति यथाशैलं वर्णाश्च न्यायतोऽर्थतः। अभ्यासात्सन्धयश्चैव तस्माज्ज्ञेयाः स्वरा इति ।। २६.

As colors will arise according to law and meaning, and as unions occur through repetition, thus vowels should be understood.

अस्मिन् कल्पे त्वया चोक्तः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः। महादेवस्य रुद्रस्य साधकैर्मुनिभिः सह ।। २७.

In this cycle, you have spoken of the manifestation of the great soul, Mahadeva Rudra, together with accomplished sages.

उत्पत्तिरादिसर्गस्य मया प्रोक्त समासतः। विस्तरेणास्य वक्ष्यामि नामानि तनुभिः सह ।। २७.

I have briefly described the origin of the first creation; now I will explain it in detail, along with the names and bodies.

पत्नीषु जनयामास महादेवः सुतान् बहून्। कल्पेऽष्टमे व्यतीते तु यस्मिन् कल्पे तु तच्छृणु ।। २७.

Mahadeva begot many sons from his wives; listen to which cycle, the eighth, had passed when this occurred.

कल्पादौ चात्मानस्तुल्यं सुतं प्रध्यायतः प्रभोः। प्रादुरासीत्ततोङ्केऽस्य कुमारो नीललोहितः। तं दधे सुस्वरं घोरं निर्दहन्निव तेजसा ।। २७.

At the beginning of the cycle, the Lord, contemplating a son equal to himself, manifested a boy from his own body, blue and red; he placed him, fierce and resonant, as if burning with his radiance.

दृष्ट्वा रुदन्तं सहसा कुमारं नीललोहितम्। व्क रोदिषि कुमारेति ब्रह्मा तं प्रत्यभाषत ।। २७.

Seeing the blue-red boy suddenly crying, Brahma addressed him, 'Why do you cry, child?'

सोऽब्रवीद्देहि मे नाम प्रथमं वै पितामह। रुद्रस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः ।। २७.

He said, 'Give me my first name, O Grandfather.' Brahma replied, 'You are Rudra by name.' Yet he cried again.

किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत् । नाम देहि द्वितीयं मे इत्युवाच स्वयम्भुवम् ।। २७.

Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?' The boy replied, 'Give me a second name,' addressing the self-born one.

भवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि ङ्त्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः। किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा प्रत्युवाचाथ शङ्करम् ।। २७.

'You are Bhava by name, O god,' Brahma said; yet he cried again. Brahma then addressed Shankara, 'Why do you cry?'

तृतीयं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। शिवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। शिवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः ।। २७.

He said, 'Give me a third name.' Brahma replied, 'You are Shiva by name, O god.' Yet he cried again.

किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। चतुर्थं देहि मे नाम इत्युवाच स्वयम्भुवम् ।। २७.

Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?' The boy replied again, 'Give me a fourth name,' addressing the self-born one.

पशूनां त्वं पतिर्देव इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः। किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत् ।। २७.

'You are the lord of creatures, O god,' Brahma said; yet he cried again. Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?'

पञ्चमं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। ईशस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः ।। २७.

He said, 'Give me a fifth name.' Brahma replied, 'You are Ishana by name, O god.' Yet he cried again.

किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। षष्ठं मे नाम देहीति इत्युवाचाथ तं प्रभुम् ।। २७.

Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?' The boy replied again, 'Give me a sixth name,' addressing the Lord.

भीमस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः । किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत् ।। २७.

'You are Bhima by name, O god,' Brahma said; yet he cried again. Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?'

सप्तमं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। उग्रस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः ।। २७.

He said, 'Give me a seventh name.' Brahma replied, 'You are Ugra by name, O god.' Yet he cried again.

किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। अष्ठमं देहि मे नाम त्वं विभो पुनरब्रवीत्। महादेवस्तु नाम्नासि इत्युक्तो विरराम ह ।। २७.

Brahma asked him, 'Why do you cry?' The boy replied again, 'Give me an eighth name, O Lord.' Brahma said, 'You are Mahadeva by name.' Then he ceased.

लब्ध्वा नामानि चैतानि ब्रह्मणो नीललोहितः। प्रोवाच नाम्नामेतेषां भूतानि प्रदिशेति ह ।। २७.

Having received these names from Brahmā, Nīlalohita spoke: 'By these names, let these beings be designated.'

ततोऽभिशृष्टास्तनव एषां नाम्नां स्वयम्भुवा। सूर्यो मही जलं वह्निर्वायुराकाशमेव च ।। २७.

Then, the forms of these—Sun, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Space—were endowed with those names by the self-born one.