Vayu Purana

शारणं गच्छ राजेन्द्र देवं ते त्वमुमापतिम्। वरं क्रोधोऽपि रुद्रस्य वरदानं न देवतः ।। ३०.

O king of kings, take refuge in the god, the consort of Uma; for even Rudra's anger grants boons, not punishment, to the gods.

वीरभद्रवचः श्रुत्वा दक्षो धर्म्मभृतां वरः। तोषयामास देवेशं शूलपाणिं महेश्वरम् ।। ३०.

Hearing the words of Virabhadra, Daksha, foremost among the righteous, sought to please the Lord of gods, the wielder of the trident, the great Lord.

प्रदुष्टे यज्ञवादे तु विद्रुतेषु द्विजातिषु। तारामृगमये दीप्ते रौद्रे भीममहानले ।। ३०.

When the sacrificial proceedings were corrupted, and the twice-born scattered, in the blazing, terrifying, great fire made of stars and deer,

शूलनिर्भिन्नवदनैः कूजद्भिः परिचारकैः। निखातोत्पाटितैर्यूपैरपविद्धै र्य्यतस्ततः ।। ३०.

With attendants shrieking, their faces pierced by tridents, with heaps of bodies uprooted and thrown here and there,

उत्पत्द्भिः पतद्भिश्च गृध्रैरामिषगृध्रुभिः। पक्षपातविनिर्धूतैः शिवाशतनिनादितैः ।। ३०.

With vultures, eager for flesh, flying up and down, tossed about by the flapping of wings, echoing with the cries of hundreds of jackals,

प्राणापानौ सन्निरुध्य ततः स्थानेन यत्नतः। विचार्य सर्वतो दृष्टिं बहुदृष्टिरमित्रजित् ।। ३०.

Restraining his breath in and out, then, with great effort, fixing his gaze everywhere, the conqueror of foes reflected deeply.

सहसा देवदेवेशः अग्निकुण्डादुपागतः। चन्द्रसूर्य्यसहस्रस्य तेजः संवर्त्तकोपमम् ।। ३०.

Suddenly, the Lord of gods emerged from the fire-pit, with a radiance like the blaze of a thousand suns and moons.

प्रहस्य चैनं भगवानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्। नष्टस्ते ज्ञानतो दक्ष प्रीतिस्ते मयि सांप्रतम् ।। ३०.

Smiling, the Blessed Lord spoke these words to him: 'O Daksha, your knowledge is lost, but now your affection for me has returned.'

स्मितं कृत्वाब्रवीद्वाक्यं ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते। श्रावितञ्च समाख्याय देवानां गुरुभिः सह ।। ३०.

Smiling, he said, 'Speak, what shall I do for you? Tell me, and let it be heard in the presence of the gods and their teachers.'

तमुवाचाञ्जलिं कृत्वा दक्षो देवं प्रजापतिः। भीतशङ्कितवित्रस्तः सबाष्पवदनेक्षणः ।। ३०.

Daksha, the lord of creatures, with joined palms, trembling, fearful, and tearful-eyed, spoke to the god.

यदि प्रसन्नो भगवान् यदि वाहं तव प्रियः। यदि वाहमनुग्राह्यो यदि देयो वरो मम ।। ३०.

If the Blessed Lord is pleased, if I am dear to you, if I am to be shown favor, if a boon is to be granted to me,

यज्जग्धं भक्षितं पीतमशितं यच्च नाशितम्। चूर्णीकृतञ्जापविद्धं यज्ञसम्भारमीदृशम् ।। ३०.

Whatever has been drunk, eaten, consumed, or destroyed, whatever has been ground to powder or thrown away—such sacrificial materials as these,

दीर्घकालेन महता प्रयत्नेन च सञ्चितम्। तन्न मिथ्या भवेन्मह्यं वरमेतं वृणोम्यहम् ।। ३०.

Gathered over a long time with great effort, let none of it be lost to me—this is the boon I choose.

तथास्त्वित्याह भगवान् भगनेत्रहयो हरः। धर्माध्यक्षं महादेवं त्र्यक्षन्तं वै प्रजापतिः ।। ३०.

Thus be it, said the Lord, the one with the eyes of fortune, Hara; Prajapati addressed Mahadeva, the overseer of dharma, the three-eyed one.

जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा दक्षो लब्ध्वा भवाद्वरम्। नाम्नामष्टसहस्रेण स्तुतवान् वृषभध्वजम् ।। ३०.

Daksha, having received a boon from Bhava, approached the earth on his knees and praised the one with the bull-banner with eight thousand names.

नमस्ते देवदेवेश देवारिबलसूदन। देवेन्द्र ह्यमरश्रेष्ठ देवदानवपूजित ।। ३०.

Salutations to you, Lord of gods, destroyer of the strength of the enemies of the gods; O Indra of gods, foremost among immortals, worshipped by gods and demons.

सहस्राक्ष विरूपाक्ष त्र्यक्ष यक्षाधिपप्रिय। सर्वतः पाणिपादस्त्वं सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखः। सर्वतः श्रुतिमान् लोके सर्वानावृत्य तिष्ठसि ।। ३०.

O thousand-eyed, deformed-eyed, three-eyed, beloved of the lord of Yakshas; you have hands and feet everywhere, eyes, heads, and faces everywhere; you possess hearing everywhere in the world, you stand enveloping all.

शङ्कुकर्ण महाकर्ण कुम्भकर्णार्णवालय। गजेन्द्रकर्ण गोकर्ण पाणिकर्ण नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ३०.

O conch-eared, great-eared, ocean-encompassing like Kumbhakarna, elephant-eared, cow-eared, hand-eared, salutations to you.

शतोदर शतावर्त्त शतजिह्व शतानन। गायन्ति त्वां गायत्रिणो ह्यर्च्चयन्ति तथार्च्चिनः ।। ३०.

O hundred-bellied, hundred-circling, hundred-tongued, hundred-faced; the singers of Gayatri sing to you, and those who worship, worship you likewise.

देवदानवगोप्ता च ब्रह्मा च त्वं शतक्रतुः। मूर्त्तीशस्त्वं महामूर्ते समुद्राम्बु धराय च ।। ३०.

Protector of gods and demons, you are Brahma and Shatakratu; you are the forms, O great-formed one, and the waters of the ocean and the earth.

सर्वा ह्यस्मिन् देवतास्ते गावो गोष्ठ इवासते। शरीरन्ते प्रपश्यामि सोममग्निं जलेश्वरम् ।। ३०.

All the deities reside in you as cows in a cowshed; at the end of the body I perceive Soma, Agni, and the lord of waters.

आदित्यमथ विष्णुञ्च ब्रह्माणं सबृहस्पतिम्। क्रिया कार्य्यं कारणञ्च कर्त्ता करणमेव च ।। ३०.

You are Aditya, Vishnu, Brahma, and Brihaspati; action, work, cause, doer, and instrument as well.

असच्च सदसच्चैव तथैव प्रभवाव्ययम्। नमो भवाय शर्वाय रुद्राय वरदाय च ।। ३०.

You are the existent and the non-existent, likewise the source and the imperishable; salutations to Bhava, Sharva, Rudra, and the bestower of boons.

पशूनां पतये चैव नमस्त्वन्धकघातिने। त्रिजटाय त्रिशीर्षाय त्रिशूलवरधारिणे ।। ३०.

Salutations to the lord of beasts and to the slayer of Andhaka; to the three-knotted, three-headed, bearer of the excellent trident.

त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिनेत्राय त्रिपुरघ्नाय वै नमः। नमश्चण्डाय मुण्डाय प्रचण्डाय धराय च ।। ३०.

Salutations to Tryambaka, the three-eyed, the destroyer of the three cities; salutations to the fierce, the shaven-headed, the exceedingly fierce, and to the earth.

दण्डि(?) मासक्तकर्णाय दण्डिमुण्डाय वै नमः। नमोऽर्द्धदण्डकेशाय निष्काय विकृताय च ।। ३०.

Salutations to the staff-bearing, to the one whose ears are attached to the months, to the staff-shaven; salutations to the half-staff-haired, to the ornamented, and to the deformed.

विलोहिताय धूम्राय नालग्रीवाय ते नमः। नमस्त्वप्रतिरूपाय शिवाय च नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ३०.

Salutations to the deeply red, to the smoky, to the one with a reed-neck; salutations to the incomparable, to Shiva, and salutations to you.

सूर्य्याय सूर्य्यपतये सूर्य्यध्वजपताकिने। नमः प्रमथनाथाय वृषस्कन्धाय धन्विने ।। ३०.

Salutations to the sun, to the lord of the sun, to the one whose banner is the sun; salutations to the lord of the Pramathas, to the bull-shouldered, to the archer.

नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय हिरण्यकवचाय च। हिरण्यकृतचूडाय हिरण्यपतये नमः ।। ३०.

Salutations to the golden-wombed, to the golden-armored; to the one with a golden crest, salutations to the lord of gold.