Vayu Purana

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.

ऋतुधामा च सुज्योतिरौदुम्बर्य्यां स कीर्त्त्यते। ब्रह्मज्योतिर्वसुर्नाम ब्रह्मस्थाने स उच्यते ।। २९.

The fire called Rtudhama, the bright one, is said to be in the Udumbara; the Brahmajyotis, called Vasur, is said to be in the place of Brahman.

अजैकपादुपस्थेयः स वै शालामुखीयकः। अनुद्देश्योप्यहिर्बुध्न्यः सोऽग्निर्गृहपतिः स्मृतः ।। २९.

The fire called Ajaikapada is to be placed as the Shalamukhiya; though not specifically designated, the Ahirbudhnya fire is known as the lord of the house.

शंस्यस्यैव सुताः सर्व्वे उपस्थेया द्विजैः स्मृताः। ततो विहरणीयांश्च वक्ष्याम्यष्टौ तु तत्सुतान् ।। २९.

All the sons of the fire to be praised are said by the twice-born to be placed; now I shall mention the eight sons who are to be enjoyed.

क्रतुप्रवाहणोऽग्नीध्रस्तत्रस्था धिष्णयोऽपरे। विह्रियन्ते यथास्थानं सौत्योह्नि सवनक्रमात् ।। २९.

Kratu, Pravahana, Agnidhra—these are the other hearths established there; they are arranged in their proper places in the order of the Soma sacrifice on the pressing day.

पौत्रेयस्तु ततो ह्यग्निः स्मृतो यो हव्यवाहनः। शान्तिस्वाग्निः प्रचेतास्तु द्वितीयः सत्य उच्यते ।। २९.

The fire called Pautreya is then known as the carrier of offerings; the fire of peace, Prachetas, is the second, called Satya.

तथाग्निर्विश्वदेवस्तु ब्रह्मस्थाने स उच्यते। अवक्षुरच्छावाकस्तु भुवः स्थाने विभाव्यते ।। २९.

Likewise, the fire called Vishvadeva is said to be in the place of Brahman; Avakshura and Achchhavaka are considered to be in the place of the earth.

उशीराग्निः सवीर्यस्तु नेष्ठीयः संविभाव्यते। अष्टमस्तु व्यरत्निस्तु मार्जालीयः प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। २९.

The ushirāgni, endowed with strength, is called the neṣṭhīya and is distributed; the eighth, without jewels, is known as the mārjālīya.

धिष्ण्या विहरणीया ये सौम्येनान्येन चैव हि। तयोर्यः पावको नाम स चापां गर्भ उच्यते ।। २९.

Those dhiṣṇya fires which are to be moved about, both by the gentle and by the other (means), among them, the one called Pāvaka is said to be the embryo of the waters.

अग्निः सोऽवभृथो ज्ञेयः सम्यक् प्राप्याप्सु हूयते। हृच्छयस्तत्सुतो ह्यग्निर्जठरे यो नृणां स्थितः ।। २९.

That fire is to be known as Avabhṛtha, which, having been properly obtained, is offered into the waters; the fire born from desire in the heart is the one that resides in the stomach of men.

मन्युमान् जाठरस्याग्नेर्विद्वानग्निः सुतः स्मृतः। परस्परोच्छ्रितः सोऽग्निर्भूतानां ह विभुर्महान् ।। २९.

The fire born of the stomach, accompanied by anger and knowledge, is remembered as the son of Agni; that fire, rising mutually, is the great and powerful one among beings.