Vayu Purana

अरुणस्याग्रतो यान्ति परिवार्य दिवाकरम्। आभूतसंप्लवात्सर्वे पतङ्गसहचारिणः ।। २८.

They go before Aruṇa, surrounding the Sun; since the great dissolution, all are companions of the Sun’s rays.

स्वसारौ तु यवीयस्यौ पुण्यात्मसुमती च ते। पर्वसस्य स्नुषे ते वै पूर्णमाससुतस्य वै ।। २८.

His two younger sisters, Punyātmā and Sumati, are known as the daughters-in-law of Parvasa, the son of Pūrṇamāsa.

ऊर्जायान्तु वसिष्ठस्य पुत्रा वै सप्त जज्ञिरे। ज्यायसी च स्वसा तेषां पुण्डरीका सुमध्यमा ।। २८.

From Ūrjā were born seven sons to Vasiṣṭha; their elder sister is Puṇḍarīkā, graceful in form.

जननी सा द्युतिमतः पाण्डोस्तु महिषी प्रिया । अस्यां त्विमे यवीयांसो वासिष्ठाः सप्त विश्रुताः ।। २८.

She became the mother of Dyutimat and the beloved chief queen of Pāṇḍu; in her, the renowned seven younger Vasiṣṭhas were born.

रजः पुत्रोऽर्द्धबाहुश्च सवनश्चाधनश्च यः। सुतपाः शुक्ल इत्येते सर्वे सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः ।। २८.

Rajas, Arddhabāhu, Savana, Ādhana, Sutapā, and Śukla—these are all remembered as the seven sages.

रजसो वाप्यजनयन्मार्कण्डेयी यशस्विनी। प्रतीच्यां दिशि राजन्यं केतुमन्तं प्रजापतिम् ।। २८.

From Rajas was born the illustrious daughter Mārkaṇḍeyī, who, in the western direction, gave birth to Ketumat, the lord of creatures, among the royal class.

गोत्राणि नामभिस्तेषां वासिष्ठानां महात्मनाम्। स्वायम्भुवेन्तरेऽतीतास्त्वग्नेस्तु श्रृणुत प्रजाः ।। २८.

Hear now the lineages and names of those great Vasiṣṭhas; in the age of Svāyambhuva, these have passed—now listen to the descendants of Agni.

इत्येष ऋषिसर्गस्तु सानुबन्धः प्रकीर्त्तितः। विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या चाप्यग्नेस्तु श्रृणुत प्रजाः ।। २८.

Thus the creation of the sages, along with their connections, has been described; now, in detail and in order, hear of the descendants of Agni.

योऽसावग्निरभिमानी ह्यासीत् स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे। ब्रह्मणो मानसः पुत्रस्तस्मात्स्वाहा व्यजायत ।। २९.

That Agni, the presiding deity, existed in the Svāyambhuva epoch; he was the mind-born son of Brahmā, and from him was born Svāhā.

पावकः पवमानश्च पावमानश्च यः स्मृतः। शुचिः शौरस्तु विज्ञेयः स्वाहापुत्रास्त्रयस्तु ते ।। २९.

Pāvaka, Pavamāna, and Pāvamāna are remembered as his sons; Śuci and Śauri are also to be known—these three are the sons of Svāhā.

निर्म्मथ्य पवमानस्तु शुचिः शौरस्तु यः स्मृतः. पावका वैद्युताश्चैव तेषां स्थानानि यानि वै ।। २९.

Pavamāna, having been churned, is remembered as Śuci and Śauri; the Pāvakās and the Vaidhyutas—these are their respective abodes.

पवमानात्मजश्चैव कव्यवाहन उच्यते। पावकात् सहरक्षस्तु हव्यवाहः शुचेः सुतः ।। २९.

The son of Pavamāna is called Kavyavāhana; from Pāvaka, Saharakṣa was born, and Havyavāha is the son of Śuci.

देवानां हव्यवाहोऽग्निः पितॄणां कव्यवाहनः। सहरक्षोऽसुराणान्तु त्रयाणान्तु त्रयोऽग्नयः ।। २९.

Among the gods, Havyavāha is Agni; among the ancestors, Kavyavāhana; Saharakṣa is for the Asuras—thus, there are three fires for the three groups.

एतेषां पुत्रपौत्रास्तु चत्वारिंशन्नवैव तु। वक्ष्यामि नामतस्तेषां प्रविभागं पृथक् पृथक् ।। २९.

Their sons and grandsons are forty-nine in number; I will now speak their names and their separate divisions.

वैद्युतो लौकिकाग्निस्तु प्रथमो ब्रह्मणः सुतः। ब्रह्मौदनाग्निस्तत्पुत्रो भरतो नाम विश्रुतः ।। २९.

The Vaidhyuta, the worldly fire, is the first son of Brahmā; his son is the Brahmaudanāgni, and his renowned son is called Bharata.

अथर्वा तु भृगुर्ज्ञेयोऽप्यङ्गिराऽथर्वणः सुतः। तस्मात् स लौकिकाग्निस्तु दध्यङ्चाथर्वणः सुतः ।। २९.

Atharvan is to be known as Bhṛgu, and Aṅgiras is the son of Atharvan; from him is the worldly fire, and Dadhyañc is the son of Atharvan.

अथ यः पवमानोऽग्निर्निर्मन्थाः कविभिः स्मृतः। स ज्ञेयो गार्हपत्योऽग्निस्ततः पुत्रद्वयं स्मृतम् ।। २९.

Now, the Pavamāna fire, known as Nirmathā by the sages, is to be understood as the Gārhapatya fire; from him, two sons are remembered.

शंस्यस्त्वाहवनीयोऽग्निर्यः स्मृतो हव्यवाहनः। द्वितीयस्तु सुतः प्रोक्तः शुक्रोऽग्निर्यः प्रणीयते ।। २९.

The fire called Ahavaniya, known as the carrier of offerings, is to be praised; the second, called Suta, is the bright fire that is led forth.

तथा सभ्यावसथ्यौ वै शंस्यस्याग्नेः सुतावुभौ। शंस्यास्तु षोडश नदीश्वकमे हव्यवाहनः। योऽसावाहवनीयोऽग्निरभिमानी द्विजैः स्मृतः ।। २९.

In the same way, the Sabhya and Avasathya are both considered sons of the fire to be praised; among the sixteen rivers, the fire called Havyavahana is one, and this Ahavaniya fire is regarded by the twice-born as its presiding deity.

कावेरीं कृष्णवेणीञ्च नर्मदां यमुनान्तथा। गोदावरीं वितस्ताञ्च चन्द्रभागामिरावतीम् ।। २९.

Kaveri, Krishna-Veni, Narmada, and also Yamuna; Godavari, Vitasta, Chandrabhaga, and Iravati—

विपाशां कौशिकीञ्चैव शतद्रुं सरयून्तथा। सीतां सरस्वतीञ्चैव ह्रादिनीं पावनीं तथा ।। २९.

Vipasha, Kausiki, Shatadru, and also Sarayu; Sita, Sarasvati, Hradini, and likewise Pāvani—

तासु षोडशधात्मानं प्रविभज्य पृथक् पृथक् । आत्मानं व्यदधात्तासु धिष्णीष्वथ बभूव सः ।। २९.

In these, dividing himself into sixteen forms, he placed himself separately in each; thus he became present in the sacrificial hearths.

धिष्णयो दिव्यभिचारिण्यस्तासूत्पन्नास्तु धिष्णयः। धिष्णीषु जज्ञिरे यस्माद्धिष्णयस्तेन कीर्त्तिताः ।। २९.

The sacrificial hearths, moving among the gods, were produced in these; because they were born in the hearths, they are therefore called hearths.

इत्येते वै नदीपुत्रा धिष्णीष्वेव विजज्ञिरे। तेषां विहरणीया ये उपस्थेयाश्च येऽग्नयः। तान् श्रृणुध्वं समासेन कीर्त्यमानान् यथा तथा ।। २९.

Thus these sons of the rivers were indeed born in the hearths; among them, those fires that are to be enjoyed or placed, listen to their enumeration as they are named.

thumb|400px|उत्तरवेदी 400px|thumb|सदोमण्डपम् thumb|400px|धिष्ण्य ऋतुः प्रवाहणोऽग्नीध्रः पुरस्ताद्धिष्णयोऽपरो। विधीयन्ते यथास्थानं सौत्येऽह्नि सवनक्रमात् ।। २९.

The hearths—Rtu, Pravahana, Agnidhra—are placed in front; the other hearths are arranged according to their proper places, in the order of the Soma sacrifice on the day of pressing.

अनिर्द्देश्यान्यवाच्यानामग्नीनां श्रृणुत क्रमम्। सम्राडग्निः कृशानुर्यो द्वितीयोत्तरवेदिकः ।। २९.

Hear now the order of the fires that are indescribable and unutterable: the Samrat fire, the blazing one, is the second, placed on the northern altar.

सम्राडग्निः स्मृता ह्यष्टौ उपतिष्ठन्ति तान् द्विजाः. अधस्तात्पर्षदन्यस्तु द्वितीयः सोऽत्र दृश्यते ।। २९.

The Samrat fire is said to be eightfold; the twice-born attend to them. Below is the Parshad, another, the second, seen there.

प्रतद्वोचे नभो नाम चत्वारि स विभाव्यते। ब्रह्मज्योतिर्वसुर्नाम ब्रह्मस्थाने स उच्यते ।। २९.

Now I shall speak of the one called Nabhas, which is fourfold in form; the Brahmajyotis, called Vasur, is said to be in the place of Brahman.

हव्यसूर्य्याद्यसंसृष्टः शामित्रे स विभाव्यते। विश्वस्याथ समुद्रोग्निर्ब्रह्मस्थाने स कीर्त्त्यते ।। २९.

The fire that is not mingled with the sun of offerings is known as Shamitri; the universal ocean-fire is also said to be in the place of Brahman.