Vayu Purana

पद्मवर्णं सुनेत्रञ्च यक्षं बालं बकं तथा। कुमुदं क्षेमकञ्चैव वर्द्धमानं तथा दमम् ॥ ८.

Padmavarṇa, Sunetra, the Yakṣa Bāla, Baka, Kumuda, Kṣemaka, Vardhamāna, and Dama.

पद्मनाभं वराङ्गञ्च सुवीरं विजयं कृतिम्। पूर्णमासं हिरण्याक्षं सुरूपञ्चैवमादयः ॥ ८.

Padmanābha, Varāṅga, Suvīra, Vijaya, Kṛti, Pūrṇamāsa, Hiraṇyākṣa, and Surūpa—these are the foremost.

पुत्रा मणिवरस्यैते यक्षा वै गुह्यकाः स्मृताः । सुरूपाश्च विरूपाश्च स्रग्विणः प्रियदर्शनाः। तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ८.

These are the sons of Maṇivara, known as Yakṣas and Guhyakas; some are handsome, some are misshapen, adorned with garlands, and pleasing to behold; their sons and grandsons number in the hundreds and thousands.

खशायास्त्वपरे पुत्रा राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः । तेषां यथा प्रधानान् वै वर्ण्यमानान्निबोधत ॥ ८.

From Khaśāyā were born other sons, Rākṣasas with the power to assume forms at will; listen as I describe their chief ones.

लालाविः कुथनो भीमः सुमाली मधुरेव च। विस्फूर्ज्जितो विद्युज्जिह्वो मातङ्गो धूम्रितस्तता ॥ ८.

Lālāvi, Kuthana, Bhīma, Sumālī, Madhura, Visphūrjita, Vidyujjihva, Mātaṅga, and Dhūmrita.

चन्द्रार्कः सुकरो बुध्नः कपिलोमा प्रहासकः। क्रीडः परशुनाभश्च चक्राक्षश्च निशाचरः ॥ ८.

Candrārka, Sukara, Budhna, Kapilomā, Prahāsaka, Krīḍa, Paraśunābha, Cakrākṣa, and Niśācara.

त्रिशिराः शतदंष्ट्रश्च तुण्डकेशश्च राक्षसः। यक्षश्चाकम्पनश्चैव दुर्मुखश्च शिलीमुखः ॥ ८.

Triśirā, Śatadaṃṣṭra, Tuṇḍakeśa the Rākṣasa, the Yakṣa Ākampana, Durmukha, and Śilīmukha.

इत्येते राक्षसवरा विक्रान्ता गणरूपिणः. सर्वलोकचरास्ते तु त्रिदशानां समक्रमाः ॥ ८.

Thus, these foremost Rākṣasas, mighty and in the form of hosts, move throughout all the worlds and are equal to the gods in strength.

सप्त चान्या दुहितरस्ताः श्रृणुध्वं यथाक्रमम्। तासाञ्च यः प्रजासर्गो येन चोत्पादिता गणाः ॥ ८.

And there are seven other daughters—listen to their names in order—and the creation of beings from them, and the hosts that each produced.

आलम्बा उत्कचा कृष्णा निऋतो कपिला शिवा। केशिनी च महाभागा भगिन्यः सप्त याः स्मृताः ॥ ८.

Ālambā, Utkacā, Kṛṣṇā, Nirṛtā, Kapilā, Śivā, and Keśinī—these seven illustrious sisters are remembered.

ताभ्यो लोकामिषादश्च हन्तारो युद्धदुर्मदाः। उदीर्णा राक्षसगणा इमे उत्पादिताः शुभाः ॥ ८.

From them arose these powerful hosts of Rākṣasas, fierce in battle and destroyers of living beings, who were produced for the consumption of the worlds.

आलम्बेयो गणः क्रूर उत्कचेयो गणस्तथा। तथा कार्ष्णेयशैवेया राक्षसा ह्युत्तमा गणाः ॥ ८.

The Ālambeya host is cruel, and so is the Utkaceya host; likewise, the Kārṣṇeya and Śaiveya Rākṣasas are excellent hosts.

तथैव नैऋतो नाम त्र्यम्बकानुचरेण ह। उत्पादितः प्रजासर्गो गणेश्वरचरेण तु ॥ ८.

In the same way, the host called Naiṛta was produced by the follower of Tryambaka, and by the attendant of Gaṇeśvara.

उत्पादिता बलवता उदीर्णा यक्षराक्षसाः । विक्रान्ताः शौर्यसम्पन्ना नैऋता देवराक्षसाः। येषामधिपतिर्युक्तो नाम्ना ख्यातो विरूपकः ॥ ८.

The powerful and mighty Yakṣa-Rākṣasas were produced, heroic and full of valor—these Naiṛta divine Rākṣasas, whose chief is renowned by the name Virūpaka.

तेषां गणशतानेका उद्धृतानां महात्मनाम्। प्रायेणानुचरन्त्येते शङ्करं जगतः प्रभुम् ॥ ८.

Hundreds of hosts of these great beings, having been raised up, generally attend upon Śaṅkara, the Lord of the universe.

दैत्यराजेन कुम्भेन महाकाया महात्मना ।. उत्पादिता महावीर्या महाबलपराक्रमाः ॥ ८.

By the Daitya king Kumbha, of great body and great soul, were produced mighty, heroic beings of immense strength and prowess.

कपिलेया महावीर्या उदीर्णा दैत्यराक्षसाः। कम्पनेन च यक्षेण केशिन्यास्ते परे जनाः ॥ ८.

From Kapilā were born mighty Daitya-Rākṣasas, and from Kampana the Yakṣa, and from Keśinī, those other beings.

उत्पादिता महावाता उदीर्णा यक्षराक्षसाः। केशिनीदुहितुश्चैव नीलायाः क्षुद्रमानसाः ॥ ८.

The powerful Yakṣa-Rākṣasas called Mahāvātas were produced, and from Keśinī's daughter Nīlā came those of weak mind.

आलम्बेयेन जनिता नैकाः सुरसिकेन हि। नैला इति समाख्याता दुर्जया घोरविक्रमाः ॥ ८.

From Ālambeya, many were born through Surasika; they are called Nailas, unconquerable and of terrible prowess.

चरन्ति पृतिवीं कृत्स्नां तत्र ते देवलौकिकाः। बहुत्वाच्चैव सर्गस्य तेषां वक्तुं न शक्यते ॥ ८.

They roam the entire earth—those beings of divine origin; and because of the multitude of their creation, it is not possible to describe them all.

तस्यास्त्वपि च नीलाया विकचा नाम राक्षसी। दुहिता स्वभावविकचा मन्दसत्त्वपराक्रमा ॥ ८.

And from Nīlā, there was a Rākṣasī named Vikacā, her daughter, naturally bloated, of dull mind and weak strength.

तस्या अपि विरूपेण नैऋतेनेह च प्रजाः। उत्पादिताः सुरा घोराः श्रृणु तास्त्वनुपूर्वशः ॥ ८.

From her also, by Virūpa, the Naiṛta, were produced fierce divine beings—listen to their names in order.

दंष्ट्राकरालविकृता महाकर्णा महोदराः। हारका भीषकाश्चैव तथैव क्रामकाः परे ॥ ८.

Those with distorted fangs, huge ears, great bellies, the Hārakas, the Bhīṣakas, and likewise the Krāmakas—these others as well.

वैनकाश्च पिशाचाश्च वाहकाः प्राशकाः परे। भूमिराक्षसका ह्येते मन्दाः पुरुषविक्रमाः ॥ ८.

The Vainakas, Piśācas, Vāhakas, and Prāśakas—these are the earth-dwelling Rākṣasas, slow and of human-like strength.

चरन्त्यदृष्टपूर्वाश्च नानाकारा ह्यनेकशः। उत्कृष्ट बलसत्त्वा ये ते च वै खेचराः स्मृताः ॥ ८.

They wander in forms never seen before, of many kinds and in great numbers; those of superior strength and energy are remembered as sky-dwellers.

लक्षमात्रेण चाकाशं स्वल्पाः स्वल्पं चरन्ति वै । एतैर्व्याप्तमिमं लोकं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ ८.

In a space measuring a hundred thousand, the small ones move only a little; by these, this world is pervaded hundreds and thousands of times.

भूमी राक्षसकैः सर्वैरनेकैः क्षुद्रराक्षसैः। नानाप्रकारैराक्रान्ता नानादेशाः समन्ततः ॥ ८.

The earth is occupied everywhere by all the rākṣasas, many minor rākṣasas, of various kinds, in various regions.

समासाभिहताश्वैव ह्यष्टौ राक्षसमातरः। अष्टौ विभागा ह्येषां हि विख्याता अनुपूर्वशः ॥ ८.

Just as horses are struck in groups, so too there are eight mothers of rākṣasas; eight divisions of them are indeed known, in succession.

भद्रका निकराः केचिद्यज्ञनिष्पत्तिहेतुकाः। सहस्रसतसङ्ख्याता मर्त्त्यलोकविचारिणः ॥ ८.

Some are called Bhadrakā, groups whose purpose is the completion of sacrifices; numbering in hundreds and thousands, they roam among mortals.