Vayu Purana

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.

यथा पुरूरवाश्चैल तर्पयामास वै पितॄन्। एतत्सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि पर्वाणि च यथाक्रमम् ।। ५६.

Just as Pururavas, son of Ila, indeed satisfied the ancestors, I will declare all this and the festivals in their proper order.

यदा तु चन्द्रसूर्यौ तौ नक्षत्रेण समागतौ। अमावास्यान्निवसत एकरात्रैकमण्डले ।। ५६.

When the moon and the sun come together with a star, they reside in one orb for a single night at the new moon.

स गच्छति तदा द्रष्टुं दिवाकरनिशाकरौ। अमावस्याममावास्यां मातामहपितामहौ। अभिवाद्य तदा तत्र कालापेक्षः प्रतीक्ष्यते ।। ५६.

Then, the sun and moon go to be seen at the new moon, and at the new moon, the maternal and paternal grandfathers are honored; at that time, one waits according to the prescribed time.

प्रसीदमानात् सोमाच्च पित्रर्थं तत्परिस्रवात्। ऐलः पुरूरवा विद्वान् मासि मासि प्रयत्नतः। उवास्ते पितृमन्तं तं ससोमं स दिवास्थितः ।। ५६.

From the moon, as it becomes gracious, flows forth for the sake of the ancestors; Pururavas, son of Ila, wise and diligent, month by month, dwells with the ancestor, with Soma, and with the sun.

द्विलवं कुहुमात्रं तु ते उभे तु विचार्य सः। सिनीवालीप्रमाणेन सिनीवालीमुपासकः ।। ५६.

He considers both the double measure and the measure of Kuhū, according to the measure of Sinīvālī, being a worshipper of Sinīvālī.

कुहूमात्रां कलाञ्चैव ज्ञात्वोपास्ते कुहुं पुनः। स तदा भानुमत्येक कालावेक्षी प्रपश्यति ।। ५६.

Knowing the measure of Kuhū and the lunar phase, he again worships Kuhū; at that time, he observes the single phase in Bhānumatī.

सुधामृतं कुतः सोमात् प्रस्रवेन्मासतृप्तये। दशभिः पञ्चभिश्चैव सुधामृतपरिस्रवैः ।। ५६.

How does nectar and ambrosia flow from Soma for the satisfaction of the months? By ten and five streams of nectar and ambrosia.

कृष्णपक्षे तदा पीत्वा दुह्यमानं तथांशुभिः। सद्यः पक्षरता तेन सौम्येन मधुना च सः ।। ५६.

Then, in the dark fortnight, having drunk, being milked by the rays, immediately he attains the fortnight with that lunar honey.

निर्वापणार्थं दत्तेन पित्रेण विधिना नृपः। सुधामृतेन राजेन्द्रस्तर्पयामास वै पितॄन्। सौम्या बर्हिषदः काव्या अग्निष्वात्तास्तथैव च ।। ५६.

For the purpose of offering, the king, by the prescribed method, with nectar and ambrosia given by the father, indeed satisfied the ancestors; the lunar, the Barhishads, the Kavyas, and the Agniṣvāttas likewise.

ऋतुरग्निस्तु यः प्रोक्तः स तु संवत्सरो मतः। जज्ञिरे ह्यृतवस्तस्मादृतुभ्यश्चार्त्तवाश्च ये । ५६.

The seasonal fire that is spoken of is considered the year; from it are born the seasons, and from the seasons, the half-yearly periods.