Vayu Purana

सूर्यायुतानामयुतप्रभा च नमोऽस्तु ते चन्द्रसहस्रगोचर। नमोऽस्तु ते पर्वतरूपधारिणे नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वगुणाकराय ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, whose radiance is equal to ten thousand suns, whose domain is a thousand moons; salutations to you, bearer of the form of mountains; salutations to you, source of all virtues.

नमोऽस्तु ते पट्टिशरूपधारिणे नमोऽस्तु ते चर्मविभूतिधारिणे । नमोऽस्तु ते रुद्रपिनाकपाणये नमोऽस्तु ते सायकचक्रधारिणे ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, bearer of the spear form; salutations to you, adorned with armor; salutations to you, Rudra, holder of the Pinaka bow; salutations to you, bearer of arrows and discus.

नमोऽस्तु ते भस्मविभूषिताङ्ग नमोऽस्तु ते कामशरीरनाशन। नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवाससे नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यबाहवे ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, whose limbs are adorned with ashes; salutations to you, destroyer of the body of desire; salutations to you, O god, clad in gold; salutations to you, O god, with golden arms.

नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यरूप नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यनाभ। नमोऽस्तु ते नेत्रसहस्रचित्र नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यरेतः ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, O god, of golden form; salutations to you, O god, with golden navel; salutations to you, with a thousand variegated eyes; salutations to you, O god, of golden seed.

नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवर्ण नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यगर्भ। नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यचीर नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यदायिने ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, O god, of golden hue; salutations to you, O god, golden womb; salutations to you, O god, clad in golden garments; salutations to you, O god, giver of gold.

नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यमालिने नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यवाहिने। नमोऽस्तु ते देव हिरण्यचीर नमोऽस्तु ते भैरवनादनादिने ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, O god, adorned with a golden garland; salutations to you, O god, bearer of gold; salutations to you, O god, clad in golden garments; salutations to you, O originator of the Bhairava sound.

नमोऽस्तु ते भैरववेगवेग नमोऽस्तु ते शङ्कर नीलकण्ठ। मनोऽस्तु ते दिव्यसहस्रबाहो नमोऽस्तु ते नर्त्तनवादनप्रिय ।। ५५.

Salutations to you, Bhairava of swift speed; salutations to you, Shankara, blue-throated; salutations to you, with a thousand divine arms; salutations to you, lover of dance and music.

एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु व्यक्तो भूत्वा महामतिः। भाति देवो महायोगी सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः ।। ५५.

Thus praised, the great-minded god became manifest; the great yogi shines, radiant as ten million suns.

अभिभाष्यस्तदा हृष्टो महादेवो महेश्वरः। वक्रकोटिसहस्रेण ग्रसमान इवापरम् ।। ५५.

Then, delighted, the great god Maheshvara spoke, appearing as if devouring the other with a thousand curved faces.

एकग्रीवस्त्वेकजटो नानाभूषण्भूषितः। नानाचित्रविचित्राङ्गो नानामाल्यानुलेपनः ।। ५५.

With a single neck and a single matted lock, adorned with various ornaments, his body was decorated with diverse and wondrous designs, and he was anointed with many garlands and ointments.

पिनाकपाणिर्भगवान् वृषभासनशूलधृक् । दण्डकृष्णाजिनधरः कपाली घोररूपधृक् ।। ५५.

The blessed one held the Pinaka bow in his hand, seated upon a bull and bearing a trident; he wore a staff and a black antelope skin, was crowned with a skull, and assumed a terrifying form.

व्यालयज्ञोपवीती च सुराणामभयङ्करः। दुन्दुभिस्वननिर्घोषपर्जन्यनिनदोपमः। मुक्तो हासस्तदा तेन नभः सर्वमपूरयत् ।। ५५.

He wore a serpent as his sacred thread and brought fearlessness to the gods; his roar resounded like the thunder of drums and the rumble of clouds, and his laughter then filled the entire sky.

तेन शब्देन महता वयं भीता महात्मनः। तदोवाच महायोगी प्रीतोऽहं सुरसत्तमौ ।। ५५.

Frightened by that great sound of the mighty one, we were afraid; then the great yogi spoke, saying, 'I am pleased with you, O best of the gods.'

पश्येताञ्च महामायां भयं सर्वं प्रमुच्यताम् । युवां प्रसूतौ गात्रेषु मम पूर्वसनातनौ ।। ५५.

'Behold this great illusion; let all fear be dispelled. You two were born from my ancient limbs.'

अयं मे दक्षिणो बाहुर्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। वामो बाहुश्च मे विष्णुर्नित्यं युद्धेषु तिष्ठति। प्रीतोऽहं युवयोः सम्यग्वरं दझि यथेप्सितम् ।। ५५.

'This right arm of mine is Brahma, the grandfather of the worlds; my left arm is Vishnu, who always stands in battle. I am pleased with you both; ask for a boon as you desire.'

ततः प्रहृष्टमनसौ प्रणतौ पादयोः पुनः । ऊचतुश्च महात्मानौ पुनरेव तदानघौ ।। ५५.

Then, with delighted hearts, the two great souls bowed again at his feet and once more spoke, pure and faultless.

यदि प्रीतिः समुत्पन्ना यदि देयो वरश्च नौ। भक्तिर्भवतु नौ नित्यं त्वयि देव सुरेश्वर ।। ५५.

'If your favor has arisen and a boon is to be granted to us, let devotion to you, O Lord, ruler of the gods, be ours always.'

एवमस्तु महाभागौ सृजतां विविधाः प्रजाः। एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। ५५.

'So be it, O greatly fortunate ones; create various beings.' Having spoken thus, the blessed one vanished there.

एवमेष मयोक्तो वः प्रभावस्तस्य योगिनः। तेन सर्वमिदं सृष्टं हेतुमात्रा वयन्त्विह ।। ५५.

'Thus I have told you of the radiance of that yogi; by him all this was created, and we are merely the instruments here.'

एतद्धि रूपमज्ञातमव्यक्तं शिवसंज्ञितम्। अचिन्त्यं तददृश्यञ्च पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ।। ५५.

This form is unknown, unmanifest, called Shiva; it is inconceivable and invisible, seen only by those with the eye of knowledge.

तस्मै देवाधिपत्याय नमस्कारं प्रयुङ्क्त ह। येन सूक्ष्ममचिन्त्यञ्च पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ।। ५५.

To him, the lord of the gods, they offered salutations, by whom the subtle and inconceivable is seen by those with the eye of knowledge.

महादेव नमस्तेऽस्तु महेश्वर नमोऽस्तु ते। सुरासुरवर श्रेष्ठ मनोहंस नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ५५.

O Mahadeva, let there be salutations to you; O Maheshvara, salutations to you; O best among gods and demons, O swan of the mind, salutations to you.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा गताः सर्वे सुराः स्वं स्वं निवेशनम्। नमस्कारं प्रयुञ्जानाः शङ्कराय महात्मने ।। ५५.

Having heard this, all the gods departed to their own abodes, offering salutations to Shankara, the great soul.

इमं स्तवं पठेद्यस्तु ईश्वरस्य महात्मनः। कामांश्च लभते सर्वान् पापेभ्यस्तु विमुच्यते ।। ५५.

Whoever recites this hymn to the great soul Ishvara attains all desires and is freed from sins.

एतत्सर्वं सदा तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना। महादेवप्रसादेन उक्तं ब्रह्म सनातनम्। एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं मया माहेश्वरं बलम् ।। ५५.

All this was always spoken by Vishnu, the powerful one, by the grace of Mahadeva, as the eternal Brahma; all this Maheshvara's power has been told to you by me.

अगात्कथममावास्यां मासि मासि दिवं नृपः। ऐलः पुरूरवाः सूत कथं वाऽतर्पयत् पितॄन् ।। ५६.

How did Aila, Pururavas, O king, ascend to heaven every month on the new moon day? O Suta, how did he offer oblations to the ancestors?

तस्य चाहं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रभावं शांशपायन। ऐलस्यादित्यसंयोगं सोमस्य च महात्मनः ।। ५६.

I will tell you, O Shaunshapayana, of his power, the union of Aila with the sun, and also of Soma, the great soul.

अपांसारमयस्येन्दोः पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः। ह्रासवृद्धी पितृमतः पक्षस्य च विनिर्णयः ।। ५६.

The waxing and waning of the moon, composed of the essence of water, are determined by the white and black halves; the decrease and increase of the fortnight are established by the ancestors.

सोमाच्चैवामृतप्राप्तिः पितॄणां तर्पणं तथा। कव्याग्नेश्चात्तसोमानां पितॄणाञ्चैव दर्शनम् ।। ५६.

From Soma comes the attainment of nectar, as well as the satisfaction of the ancestors; and the vision of the ancestors who have consumed Soma through the fire of oblations.