Vayu Purana

सूर्य्यस्य यत् प्रकाशेन वीक्ष्यन्ते चक्षुषा प्रजाः। शुक्लात्मा संस्थितो रुद्रः पिबत्यम्भो गभस्तिभिः ।। २७.

By the light of the sun, creatures are seen by the eye; Rudra, whose essence is pure, is established and drinks water with his rays.

अद्यते पीयते चैवाप्यन्नपानात्मकानिया। तनुरात्मभवा सा वै देहेष्वेवोपचीयते ।। २७.

What is eaten and drunk, consisting of food and drink, that form born from the self is indeed increased within bodies.

यया धत्ते प्रजाः सर्वाः स्थिरीभूतेन चेतसा। पार्थिवी सा तनुस्तस्य शार्वी धारयति प्रजाः ।। २७.

By which he sustains all creatures with a mind made firm, that earthly form of his, belonging to Śarva, supports the creatures.

यावत् स्थिता शरीरेषु भूतानां प्राणवृत्तिभिः। वाय्वात्मिका तु ऐशानी सा प्राणाः प्राणिना सह ।। २७.

As long as it remains in the bodies of beings, along with the functions of life, the form belonging to Īśāna, whose essence is air, is the life with the living beings.

पीताशितानि पचति भूतानां जठरेषु या। ततः पाशुपती तस्य पाचिका शक्तिरुच्यते ।। २७.

That which cooks what is eaten and drunk in the stomachs of beings, therefore, the cooking power of Paśupati is called Pācikā.

यानीह सुषिराणि स्युर्देहेष्वन्तर्गतानि वै। वायोः सञ्चरणार्थाय सा भीमा चोच्यते तनुः ।। २७.

Those cavities which exist within bodies, for the movement of air, that form is called Bhīmā.

वैतानदीक्षितानां तु या स्थितिर्ब्रह्मवादिनाम्। तनुरुग्रात्मिका सा तु तेनोग्रो दीक्षितः स्मृतः ।। २७.

The state of those who are initiated in the Vaitāna rite, who are speakers of Brahman, that form, having a fierce essence, is why the initiated one is called Ugra.

यत्तु सङ्कल्पकं तस्य प्रजास्विह समं स्थितम्। सा तनुर्म्मानसी तस्य चन्द्रमाः प्राणिषु स्थितः ।। २७.

That which is the faculty of intention, which is equally present in creatures here, that mental form of his is the moon established among living beings.

नवो नवो भवति हि जायमानः पुनः पुनः। नीयते यो यथाकामं विभुधैः पितृभिः सह। महादेवोऽमृतात्माऽसौ ह्यम्मयश्चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः ।। २७.

Again and again, he becomes new, being born repeatedly; he is led as desired by the gods together with the ancestors; Mahadeva, whose essence is immortal, is remembered as the moon made of nectar.

तस्य या प्रथमा नाम्ना तनू रौद्री प्रकीर्तिता। पत्नी सुवर्चला तस्य पुत्रस्तस्याः शनैश्चरः ।। २७.

His first form, called Raudrī by name, his wife is Suvarcalā, and their son is Śanaiścara.

भवस्य या द्वितीया तु तनुरापः स्मृता तु वै । तस्योषाऽत्र स्मृता पत्नी पुत्रश्चाप्युशना स्मृतः ।। २७.

The second form of Bhava is remembered as water; his wife here is called Uṣā, and their son is remembered as Uśanā.

शर्वस्य या तृतीया तु नाम भूमिस्तनुः स्मृता। पत्नी तस्य विकेशीति पुत्रश्चाङ्गारकः स्मृतः ।। २७.

The third form of Śarva is remembered as earth; his wife is Vikeśī, and their son is remembered as Aṅgāraka.

ईशानस्य चतुर्थस्य स्वर्गतस्य च या तनुः। तस्य पत्नी शिवा नाम पुत्रश्चास्य मनोजवः ।। २७.

The fourth form of Īśāna, who is in heaven, his wife is named Śivā, and his son is Manojava.

नाम्ना पशुपतेर्या तु तनुरग्निर्द्विजैः स्मृता। तस्य पत्नी स्मृता स्वाहा स्कन्दश्चापि सुतः स्मृतः ।। २७.

The form called Paśupati is remembered by the twice-born as Agni; his wife is known as Svāhā, and Skanda is regarded as his son.

नाम्ना षष्ठस्य या भीमा तनुराकाश उच्यते। दिशः पत्न्यः स्मृतास्तस्य स्वर्गश्चास्य सुतः स्मृतः ।। २७.

The formidable sixth form is called Ākāśa; the directions are considered his wives, and Svarga is remembered as his son.

उग्रा तनुः सप्तमी या दीक्षितैर्ब्राह्मणैः स्मृता। दीक्षा पत्नी स्मृता तस्य सन्तानः पुत्र उच्यते ।। २७.

The seventh form, fierce, is remembered by initiated Brāhmaṇas; Dīkṣā is known as his wife, and Santāna is called his son.

नाम्नाऽष्टमस्य महतस्तनुर्या चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः। पत्नी तु रोहिणी तस्य पुत्रश्चास्य बुधः स्मृतः ।। २७.

The eighth great form is remembered as the Moon; his wife is Rohiṇī, and Budha is regarded as his son.

इत्येतास्तनवस्तस्य नामभिः परिकीर्तिताः। तास्तु वन्द्य नमस्याश्च प्रतिनाम तनूषु वै ।। २७.

These forms of his have been described by name; each form is to be revered and saluted according to its name.

भक्तेः सूर्येऽप्सु पृथिव्यां वाय्वग्निव्योमदीक्षिते। तथा च वै चन्द्रमसि तनुभिर्नामभिः सह। प्रजावानेति सायुज्यमीश्वरस्य नरो हि सः ।। २७.

One who is devoted to the Sun, water, earth, wind, fire, space, initiation, and likewise to the Moon, along with their forms and names, attains union with the Lord, being the progenitor.

इत्येतद्वो मयाख्यातं गुह्यं भीमस्य तद्यशः। शन्नोऽस्तु द्विपदे नित्यं शन्नोऽस्तु च चतुष्पदे ।। २७.

Thus I have declared to you this secret, the renowned mystery of Bhīma; may there be welfare for bipeds always, and welfare for quadrupeds as well.

एतत् प्रोक्तं निदानं वस्तनूनां नामभिः सह। महादेवस्य देवस्य भृगोस्तु श्रृणुत प्रजाः ।। २७.

This origin of the forms, along with their names, has been spoken; listen, O people, to that of Mahādeva, the god, and of Bhṛgu.

भृगोः ख्यातिर्विजज्ञेऽथ ईश्वरौ सुखदुःखयोः। शुभाशुभप्रदातारौ सर्वप्राणभृतामिह। देवौ धाताविधातारौ मन्वन्तरविचारिणौ ।। २८.

Khyāti, daughter of Bhṛgu, was born, and then the two lords of happiness and sorrow, bestowers of auspicious and inauspicious results for all living beings here, the gods Dhātā and Vidhātā, who consider the cycles of Manus.

तयोर्ज्येष्ठा तु भगिनी देवी श्रीर्लोकभाविनी। सा तु नारायणं देवं पतिमासाद्य शोभनम्। नारायणात्मजौ साध्वी बलोत्साहौ व्यजायत ।। २८.

Their eldest sister is the goddess Śrī, the creator of worlds; she attained the splendid god Nārāyaṇa as her husband, and from Nārāyaṇa, the virtuous lady gave birth to Balotsāha and Utsāha.

तस्यास्तु मानसाः पुत्रा ये चान्ये दिव्यचारिणः। ये वहन्ति विमानानि देवानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।। २८.

Her mind-born sons and other divine beings, those who carry the flying vehicles of the gods who perform virtuous deeds.

द्वे तु कन्ये स्मृते भार्य्ये विधातुर्धातुरेव च। आयतिर्नियतिश्चैव तयोः पुत्रौ दृढव्रतौ ।। २८.

Two daughters are remembered as wives of Vidhātṛ and Dhātṛ; Āyati and Niyati, steadfast in vows, are their sons.

पाण्डुश्चैव मृकण्डुश्च ब्रह्मकोशौ सनातनौ। मनस्विन्यां मृकण्जोश्च मार्क्कण्डेयो बभूव ह ।। २८.

Pāṇḍu and Mṛkaṇḍu, the eternal repositories of Brahma, were born; from Manasvinī and Mṛkaṇḍu, Mārkaṇḍeya was born.

सुतो वे दशिरास्तस्य मूर्द्धन्यायामजायत। पीवर्य्यां वेदशिरसः पुत्रा वंशकराः स्मृताः। मार्क्कण्डेया इति ख्याता ऋषयो वेदपारगाः ।। २८.

Vedaśiras was born to Mārkaṇḍeya from Mūrdhanyā; from Pīvarī, the sons of Vedaśiras are remembered as progenitors, known as Mārkaṇḍeyas, sages accomplished in the Vedas.

पाण्डोश्च पुण्डरीकायां द्युतिमानात्मजोऽभवत्। उत्पन्नौ द्युतिमन्तश्च सृजवानश्च तावुभौ। तयोः पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च भार्गवाणां परस्परम्। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरेऽतीते मरीचेः श्रृणुत प्रजाः ।। २८.

From Pāṇḍu and Puṇḍarīkā, Dyutimān was born; Dyutimān and Sṛjavān were both produced; their sons and grandsons are the Bhārgavas, mutually related, in the past Svāyambhuva epoch, listen, O people, to the lineage of Marīci.

पत्नी मरीचेः सम्भूतिर्विजज्ञे सात्मसम्भवम्। प्रजायते पूर्णमासं कन्याश्वेमा विबोधत। कुष्टिः पृष्टिस्त्विषा चैव तथा चापचितिः शुभा ।। २८.

The wife of Marīci, Sambhūti, was born from self-origin; from her, the full moon was born, and these daughters, learn of them: Kuṣṭi, Pṛṣṭi, Tviṣā, and likewise Apaciti, the auspicious.