Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Purva Bhaga — Chapter 12
SiP 7.1 12.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वा-- पू-- सृष्ट्यादिवर्णनं नामैकादशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १२ वायुरुवाच सर्गं चिंतयतस्तस्य तदा वै बुद्धिपूर्वकम् प्रध्यानकाले मोहस्तु प्रादुर्भूतस्तमोमयः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vā-- pū-- sṛṣṭyādivarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 12 vāyuruvāca sargaṃ ciṃtayatastasya tadā vai buddhipūrvakam pradhyānakāle mohastu prādurbhūtastamomayaḥ
Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (section), the Vāyavīya, the former part, the eleventh chapter, called the Description of the Creation and so forth. Chapter 12. Vāyu said: While he was deliberately pondering creation, at the time of his meditation there arose a delusion made of darkness.
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SiP 7.1 12.2
तमोमोहो महामोहस्तामिस्रश्चान्धसंज्ञितः अविद्या पञ्चमी चैषा प्रादुर्भूता महात्मनः
tamomoho mahāmohastāmisraścāndhasaṃjñitaḥ avidyā pañcamī caiṣā prādurbhūtā mahātmanaḥ
Tamas, moha, mahāmoha, tāmisra, and that called andha (blind darkness) — this fivefold ignorance appeared from the great one.
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SiP 7.1 12.3
पञ्चधा ऽवस्थितः सर्गो ध्यायतस्त्वभिमानिनः सर्वतस्तमसातीव बीजकुम्भवदावृतः
pañcadhā 'vasthitaḥ sargo dhyāyatastvabhimāninaḥ sarvatastamasātīva bījakumbhavadāvṛtaḥ
Fivefold was the creation established for him as he meditated, being possessed of self-conceit; it was covered over on all sides by darkness exceedingly, like a seed inside a pot.
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SiP 7.1 12.4
बहिरन्तश्चाप्रकाशः स्तब्धो निःसंज्ञ एव च तस्मात्तेषां वृता बुद्धिर्मुखानि करणानि च
bahirantaścāprakāśaḥ stabdho niḥsaṃjña eva ca tasmātteṣāṃ vṛtā buddhirmukhāni karaṇāni ca
(This creation is) without light outside and within, stiff and insensible; therefore their intelligence, their mouths (openings), and their organs are covered over.
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SiP 7.1 12.5
तस्मात्ते संवृतात्मानो नगा मुख्याः प्रकीर्तिताः तं दृष्ट्वा ऽसाधकं ब्रह्मा प्रथमं सर्गमीदृशम्
tasmātte saṃvṛtātmāno nagā mukhyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ taṃ dṛṣṭvā 'sādhakaṃ brahmā prathamaṃ sargamīdṛśam
Therefore they, whose selves are enclosed, are declared to be the trees, the 'chief' ones. Seeing that first creation of such a kind to be ineffectual, Brahmā—
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SiP 7.1 12.6
अप्रसन्नमना भूत्वा द्वितीयं सो ऽभ्यमन्यत तस्याभिधायतः सर्गं तिर्यक्स्रोतो ऽभ्यवर्तत
aprasannamanā bhūtvā dvitīyaṃ so 'bhyamanyata tasyābhidhāyataḥ sargaṃ tiryaksroto 'bhyavartata
—becoming displeased in mind, thought upon a second (creation). As he was designing that creation, the 'sideways-streaming' one came about.
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SiP 7.1 12.7
अन्तःप्रकाशास्तिर्यंच आवृताश्च बहिः पुनः पश्वात्मानस्ततो जाता उत्पथग्राहिणश्च ते
antaḥprakāśāstiryaṃca āvṛtāśca bahiḥ punaḥ paśvātmānastato jātā utpathagrāhiṇaśca te
The sideways(-streaming) ones have light within, but again are covered outside; from that were born beings with the nature of beasts, and they take to wrong paths.
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SiP 7.1 12.8
तमप्यसाधकं ज्ञात्वा सर्गमन्यममन्यत तदोर्ध्वस्रोतसो वृत्तो देवसर्गस्तु सात्त्विकः
tamapyasādhakaṃ jñātvā sargamanyamamanyata tadordhvasrotaso vṛtto devasargastu sāttvikaḥ
Knowing that too to be ineffectual, he thought of another creation; then the upward-streaming creation, the creation of gods, came about, of the sāttvika kind.
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SiP 7.1 12.9
ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तश्च नावृताः प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश्चस्वभावादेव संज्ञिताः
te sukhaprītibahulā bahirantaśca nāvṛtāḥ prakāśā bahirantaścasvabhāvādeva saṃjñitāḥ
They are abundant in pleasure and delight, and are uncovered both outside and within; they are called luminous both without and within by their very nature.
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SiP 7.1 12.10
ततो ऽभिध्यायतोव्यक्तादर्वाक्स्रोतस्तु साधकः मनुष्यनामा सञ्जातः सर्गो दुःखसमुत्कटः
tato 'bhidhyāyatovyaktādarvāksrotastu sādhakaḥ manuṣyanāmā sañjātaḥ sargo duḥkhasamutkaṭaḥ
Then, as he meditated, from the Unmanifest arose the downward-streaming (creation), which was effective — the creation named 'man', abundant in suffering.
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SiP 7.1 12.11
प्रकाशाबहिरन्तस्ते तमोद्रिक्ता रजो ऽधिकाः पञ्चमोनुग्रहः सर्गश्चतुर्धा संव्यवस्थितः
prakāśābahirantaste tamodriktā rajo 'dhikāḥ pañcamonugrahaḥ sargaścaturdhā saṃvyavasthitaḥ
They are luminous outside and within; they have an excess of tamas and a preponderance of rajas. The fifth is the creation of grace; (thus) it is arranged fourfold.
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SiP 7.1 12.12
विपर्ययेण शक्त्या च तुष्ट्यासिद्ध्या तथैव च ते ऽपरिग्राहिणः सर्वे संविभागरताः पुनः
viparyayeṇa śaktyā ca tuṣṭyāsiddhyā tathaiva ca te 'parigrāhiṇaḥ sarve saṃvibhāgaratāḥ punaḥ
(It is fourfold) by inversion, by capacity, by contentment, and likewise by attainment. They are all non-acquisitive, and again devoted to sharing out.
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SiP 7.1 12.13
खादनाश्चाप्यशीलाश्च भूताद्याः परिकीर्तिताः प्रथमो महतः सर्गो ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
khādanāścāpyaśīlāśca bhūtādyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ prathamo mahataḥ sargo brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
They are also devouring and without good conduct; they are proclaimed the 'elemental' ones (bhūtādi). The first creation of Brahmā, the supreme lord, is that of Mahat.
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SiP 7.1 12.14
तन्मात्राणां द्वितीयस्तु भूतसर्गः स उच्यते वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्ग ऐन्द्रियकः स्मृतः
tanmātrāṇāṃ dvitīyastu bhūtasargaḥ sa ucyate vaikārikastṛtīyastu sarga aindriyakaḥ smṛtaḥ
The second is that of the subtle elements (tanmātras); it is called the creation of the elements. The third is the modificatory one, known as the creation of the sense-organs.
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SiP 7.1 12.15
इत्येष प्रकृतेः सर्गः सम्भृतो ऽबुद्धिपूर्वकः मुख्यसर्गश्चतुर्थस्तु मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः
ityeṣa prakṛteḥ sargaḥ sambhṛto 'buddhipūrvakaḥ mukhyasargaścaturthastu mukhyā vai sthāvarāḥ smṛtāḥ
Thus this creation of Prakṛti has been brought about without deliberation. The fourth is the 'chief' creation, and the immobile ones are indeed known as the 'chief' ones.
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SiP 7.1 12.16
तिर्यक्स्रोतस्तु यः प्रोक्तस्तिर्यग्योनिः स पञ्चमः तदूर्ध्वस्रोतसः षष्ठो देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः
tiryaksrotastu yaḥ proktastiryagyoniḥ sa pañcamaḥ tadūrdhvasrotasaḥ ṣaṣṭho devasargastu sa smṛtaḥ
And that which was called the sideways-streaming, the animal womb, is the fifth; the sixth is that of the upward-streaming, and it is known as the creation of the gods.
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SiP 7.1 12.17
ततो ऽर्वाक् स्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः अष्टमो ऽनुग्रहः सर्गः कौमारो नवमः स्मृतः
tato 'rvāk srotasāṃ sargaḥ saptamaḥ sa tu mānuṣaḥ aṣṭamo 'nugrahaḥ sargaḥ kaumāro navamaḥ smṛtaḥ
Then the creation of the downward-streaming ones is the seventh, and that is the human one; the eighth creation is that of grace, and the ninth is known as the Kumāra creation.
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SiP 7.1 12.18
प्राकृताश्च त्रयः पूर्वे सर्गास्ते ऽबुद्धिपूर्वकाः ५१४अ बुद्धिपूर्वं प्रवर्तन्ते मुख्याद्याः पञ्च वैकृताः
prākṛtāśca trayaḥ pūrve sargāste 'buddhipūrvakāḥ 514a buddhipūrvaṃ pravartante mukhyādyāḥ pañca vaikṛtāḥ
And the first three creations are those of Prakṛti; they are without deliberation. The five modificatory ones, beginning with the 'chief', proceed with deliberation.
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SiP 7.1 12.19
अग्रे ससर्ज वै ब्रह्मा मानसानात्मनः समान् सनन्दं सनकञ्चैव विद्वांसञ्च सनातनम्
agre sasarja vai brahmā mānasānātmanaḥ samān sanandaṃ sanakañcaiva vidvāṃsañca sanātanam
First indeed Brahmā created from his mind (sons) equal to himself: Sananda, Sanaka, and the learned Sanātana,
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SiP 7.1 12.20
ऋभुं सनत्कुमारञ्च पूर्वमेव प्रजापतिः सर्वे ते योगिनो ज्ञेया वीतरागा विमत्सराः
ṛbhuṃ sanatkumārañca pūrvameva prajāpatiḥ sarve te yogino jñeyā vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ
and Ṛbhu and Sanatkumāra — these the Lord of creatures (created) at the very beginning. All of them are to be known as yogins, free of passion and free of envy.
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SiP 7.1 12.21
इश्वरासक्तमनसो न चक्रुः सृष्टये मतिम् तेषु सृष्ट्यनपेक्षेषु गतेषु सनकादिषु
iśvarāsaktamanaso na cakruḥ sṛṣṭaye matim teṣu sṛṣṭyanapekṣeṣu gateṣu sanakādiṣu
With minds attached to the Lord, they set no thought upon creation. When those beginning with Sanaka, who had no regard for creation, had gone away,
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SiP 7.1 12.22
स्रष्टुकामः पुनर्ब्रह्मा तताप परमं तपः तस्यैवं तप्यमानस्य न किंचित्समवर्तत
sraṣṭukāmaḥ punarbrahmā tatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ tasyaivaṃ tapyamānasya na kiṃcitsamavartata
Wishing to create, Brahmā again performed supreme austerity; but for him, thus practising austerity, nothing came about.
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SiP 7.1 12.23
ततो दीर्घेण कालेन दुःखात्क्रोधो व्यजायत क्रोधाविष्टस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नश्रुबिन्दवः
tato dīrgheṇa kālena duḥkhātkrodho vyajāyata krodhāviṣṭasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatannaśrubindavaḥ
Then, after a long time, anger was born from (his) grief; and from the eyes of him, possessed by anger, drops of tears fell.
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SiP 7.1 12.24
ततस्तेभ्यो ऽश्रुबिन्दुभ्यो भूताः प्रेतास्तदाभवन् सर्वांस्तानश्रुजान्दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मात्मानमनिंदत
tatastebhyo 'śrubindubhyo bhūtāḥ pretāstadābhavan sarvāṃstānaśrujāndṛṣṭvā brahmātmānamaniṃdata
Then from those drops of tears there came into being ghosts and spirits of the dead; and seeing them all born from his tears, Brahmā reproached himself.
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SiP 7.1 12.25
तस्य तीव्रा ऽभवन्मूर्छा क्रोधामर्षसमुद्भवा मूर्छितस्तु जहौ प्राणान्क्रोधाविष्टः प्रजापतिः
tasya tīvrā 'bhavanmūrchā krodhāmarṣasamudbhavā mūrchitastu jahau prāṇānkrodhāviṣṭaḥ prajāpatiḥ
A severe swoon came upon him, arising from anger and indignation; and having swooned, Prajāpati, possessed by anger, gave up his life-breaths.
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SiP 7.1 12.26
ततः प्राणेश्वरो रुद्रो भगवान्नीललोहितः प्रसादमतुलं कर्तुं प्रादुरासीत्प्रभोर्मुखात्
tataḥ prāṇeśvaro rudro bhagavānnīlalohitaḥ prasādamatulaṃ kartuṃ prādurāsītprabhormukhāt
Then Rudra, the lord of the life-breaths, the blessed Nīlalohita, appeared from the mouth of the lord in order to bestow incomparable grace.
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SiP 7.1 12.27
दशधा चैकधा चक्रे स्वात्मानं प्रभुरीश्वरः ते तेनोक्ता महात्मानो दशधा चैकधा कृताः
daśadhā caikadhā cakre svātmānaṃ prabhurīśvaraḥ te tenoktā mahātmāno daśadhā caikadhā kṛtāḥ
The lord, the Īśvara, made his own self tenfold and onefold (i.e. into eleven); and they, the great-souled ones, made tenfold and onefold, were addressed by him:
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SiP 7.1 12.28
यूयं सृष्टा मया वत्सा लोकानुग्रहकारणात् तस्मात्सर्वस्य लोकस्य स्थापनाय हिताय च
yūyaṃ sṛṣṭā mayā vatsā lokānugrahakāraṇāt tasmātsarvasya lokasya sthāpanāya hitāya ca
"You, my sons, have been created by me for the sake of favour to the worlds; therefore, for the establishment and the welfare of the whole world,
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SiP 7.1 12.29
प्रजासन्तानहेतोश्च प्रयतध्वमतन्द्रिताः एवमुक्ताश्च रुरुदुर्दुद्रुवुश्च समन्ततः
prajāsantānahetośca prayatadhvamatandritāḥ evamuktāśca rurudurdudruvuśca samantataḥ
and for the sake of the continuance of offspring, exert yourselves untiringly." Thus addressed, they wept and ran about in all directions.
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SiP 7.1 12.30
रोदनाद्द्रावणाच्चैव ते रुद्रा नामतः स्मृताः ये रुद्रास्ते खलु प्राणा ये प्राणास्ते महात्मकाः
rodanāddrāvaṇāccaiva te rudrā nāmataḥ smṛtāḥ ye rudrāste khalu prāṇā ye prāṇāste mahātmakāḥ
From (their) weeping (rodana) and from (their) running (drāvaṇa) they are known by the name Rudras; those who are Rudras are indeed the life-breaths, and those which are the life-breaths are the great-souled ones.
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SiP 7.1 12.31
ततो मृतस्य देवस्य ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः घृणी ददौ पुनः प्राणान्ब्रह्मपुत्रो महेश्वरः
tato mṛtasya devasya brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ ghṛṇī dadau punaḥ prāṇānbrahmaputro maheśvaraḥ
Then the compassionate Maheśvara, the son of Brahmā, gave back the life-breaths to the dead god Brahmā, the highest-placed one.
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SiP 7.1 12.32
प्रहृष्टवदनो रुद्रः प्राणप्रत्यागमाद्विभोः अभ्यभाषत विश्वेशो ब्रह्माणं परमं वचः
prahṛṣṭavadano rudraḥ prāṇapratyāgamādvibhoḥ abhyabhāṣata viśveśo brahmāṇaṃ paramaṃ vacaḥ
With face greatly delighted at the lord's return of life-breath, Rudra, the lord of the universe, spoke supreme words to Brahmā:
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SiP 7.1 12.33
माभैर्माभैर्महाभाग विरिंच जगतां गुरो मया ते प्राणिताः प्राणाः सुखमुत्तिष्ठ सुव्रत
mābhairmābhairmahābhāga viriṃca jagatāṃ guro mayā te prāṇitāḥ prāṇāḥ sukhamuttiṣṭha suvrata
"Do not fear, do not fear, greatly fortunate Viriñca, teacher of the worlds; by me your life-breaths have been revived; rise up at ease, you of good vows."
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SiP 7.1 12.34
स्वप्नानुभूतमिव तच्छ्रुत्वा वाक्यं मनोहरम् हरं निरीक्ष्य शनकैर्नेत्रैः फुल्लाम्बुजप्रभैः
svapnānubhūtamiva tacchrutvā vākyaṃ manoharam haraṃ nirīkṣya śanakairnetraiḥ phullāmbujaprabhaiḥ
Having heard that charming speech, as though experienced in a dream, and slowly looking at Hara with eyes shining like opened lotuses,
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SiP 7.1 12.35
तथा प्रत्यागतप्राणः स्निग्धगम्भीरया गिरा उवाच वचनं ब्रह्मा तमुद्दिश्य कृताञ्जलिः
tathā pratyāgataprāṇaḥ snigdhagambhīrayā girā uvāca vacanaṃ brahmā tamuddiśya kṛtāñjaliḥ
thus, his life-breaths returned, Brahmā, with palms joined, spoke words to him in a gentle, deep voice:
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SiP 7.1 12.36
त्वं हि दर्शनमात्रेण चानन्दयसि मे मनः को भवान् विश्वमूर्त्या वा स्थित एकादशात्मकः
tvaṃ hi darśanamātreṇa cānandayasi me manaḥ ko bhavān viśvamūrtyā vā sthita ekādaśātmakaḥ
"By the mere sight (of you) you gladden my mind. Who are you, who stand in a universal form, elevenfold in nature?"
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SiP 7.1 12.37
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा व्याजहार महेश्वरः स्पृशन् काराभ्यां ब्रह्माणं सुसुखाभ्यां सुरेश्वरः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vyājahāra maheśvaraḥ spṛśan kārābhyāṃ brahmāṇaṃ susukhābhyāṃ sureśvaraḥ
Hearing that speech of his, Maheśvara, the lord of the gods, spoke, touching Brahmā with his two very pleasant hands:
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SiP 7.1 12.38
मां विद्धि परमात्मानं तव पुत्रत्वमागतम् एते चैकादश रुद्रास्त्वां सुरक्षितुमागताः
māṃ viddhi paramātmānaṃ tava putratvamāgatam ete caikādaśa rudrāstvāṃ surakṣitumāgatāḥ
"Know me as the supreme Self, come into the state of being your son; and these eleven Rudras have come to protect you well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.39
तस्मात्तीव्रामिमाम्मूर्छां विधूय मदनुग्रहात् प्रबुद्धस्व यथापूर्वं प्रजा वै स्रष्टुमर्हसि
tasmāttīvrāmimāmmūrchāṃ vidhūya madanugrahāt prabuddhasva yathāpūrvaṃ prajā vai sraṣṭumarhasi
Therefore, shaking off this severe swoon by my grace, awaken as before; you are indeed fit to create creatures."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.40
५१४ब् एवं भगवता प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मा प्रीतमना ह्यभूत् नानाष्टकेन विश्वात्मा तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
514b evaṃ bhagavatā prokto brahmā prītamanā hyabhūt nānāṣṭakena viśvātmā tuṣṭāva parameśvaram
Thus addressed by the Lord, Brahmā became glad at heart; the Soul of the universe praised the supreme Lord with various octads (of verses).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.41
ब्रह्मोवाच नमस्ते भगवन् रुद्र भास्करामिततेजसे नमो भवाय देवाय रसायाम्बुमयात्मने शर्वाय क्षितिरूपाय नन्दीसुरभये नमः
brahmovāca namaste bhagavan rudra bhāskarāmitatejase namo bhavāya devāya rasāyāmbumayātmane śarvāya kṣitirūpāya nandīsurabhaye namaḥ
Brahmā said: Homage to you, lord Rudra, of boundless radiance like the sun; homage to the god Bhava, whose self is made of water, as taste; homage to Śarva, whose form is earth, to Nandin and Surabhi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.42
ईशाय वसवे तुभ्यं नमस्स्पर्शमयात्मने पशूनां पतये चैव पावकायातितेजसे भीमाय व्योमरूपाय शब्दमात्राय ते नमः
īśāya vasave tubhyaṃ namassparśamayātmane paśūnāṃ pataye caiva pāvakāyātitejase bhīmāya vyomarūpāya śabdamātrāya te namaḥ
Homage to you, Īśāna, Vasu, whose self is made of touch; and to the Lord of beasts, to Pāvaka (the fire), of surpassing brilliance; homage to you, Bhīma, whose form is the sky, who are sound alone.
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SiP 7.1 12.43
उग्रायोग्रस्वरूपाय यजमानात्मने नमः महादेवाय सोमाय नमोस्त्वमृतमूर्तये
ugrāyograsvarūpāya yajamānātmane namaḥ mahādevāya somāya namostvamṛtamūrtaye
Homage to Ugra, whose own form is fierce, whose self is the sacrificer; homage to Mahādeva, to Soma, whose body is nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.44
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः प्रार्थयामास विश्वेशं गिरा प्रणतिपूर्वया
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ prārthayāmāsa viśveśaṃ girā praṇatipūrvayā
Having thus praised Mahādeva, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, made his request to the Lord of all with words preceded by a bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.45
भगवन् भूतभव्येश मम पुत्र महेश्वर सृष्टिहेतोस्त्वमुत्पन्नो ममांगे ऽनंगनाशनः
bhagavan bhūtabhavyeśa mama putra maheśvara sṛṣṭihetostvamutpanno mamāṃge 'naṃganāśanaḥ
"O Lord, ruler of what has been and what is to be, my son, Maheśvara — for the sake of creation you were born from my body, you the destroyer of Anaṅga (the bodiless one, Kāma)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.46
तस्मान्महति कार्येस्मिन् व्यापृतस्य जगत्प्रभो सहायं कुरु सर्वत्र स्रष्टुमर्हसि स प्रजाः
tasmānmahati kāryesmin vyāpṛtasya jagatprabho sahāyaṃ kuru sarvatra sraṣṭumarhasi sa prajāḥ
"Therefore, O Lord of the world, give help everywhere to me, who am engaged in this great task; you ought to create creatures."
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SiP 7.1 12.47
तेनैषां पावितो देवो रुद्रस्त्रिपुरमर्दनः बाढमित्येव तां वाणीं प्रतिजग्राह शंकरः
tenaiṣāṃ pāvito devo rudrastripuramardanaḥ bāḍhamityeva tāṃ vāṇīṃ pratijagrāha śaṃkaraḥ
By him the god Rudra, crusher of Tripura, was (thus) urged/honoured concerning these (creatures); and Śaṃkara accepted that speech, saying only "Very well."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.48
ततस्स भगवान् ब्रह्मा हृष्टं तमभिनंद्य च स्रष्टुं तेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तथान्याश्चासृजत्प्रजाः
tatassa bhagavān brahmā hṛṣṭaṃ tamabhinaṃdya ca sraṣṭuṃ tenābhyanujñātastathānyāścāsṛjatprajāḥ
Then that blessed Brahmā, greeting him who was pleased, and being authorised by him to create, brought forth still other creatures.
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SiP 7.1 12.49
मरीचिभृग्वंगिरसः पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च सो ऽसृजन्मनसैव च पुरस्तादसृजद्ब्रह्मा धर्मं संकल्पमेव च
marīcibhṛgvaṃgirasaḥ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca so 'sṛjanmanasaiva ca purastādasṛjadbrahmā dharmaṃ saṃkalpameva ca
Marīci, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Dakṣa, Atri and Vasiṣṭha — these he created by mind alone; and before that Brahmā created Dharma and Saṃkalpa.
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SiP 7.1 12.50
इत्येते ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा द्वादशादौ प्रकीर्तिताः सह रुद्रेण संभूताः पुराणा गृहमेधिनः
ityete brahmaṇaḥ putrā dvādaśādau prakīrtitāḥ saha rudreṇa saṃbhūtāḥ purāṇā gṛhamedhinaḥ
Thus these twelve sons of Brahmā are proclaimed as the first; together with Rudra they came into being, the ancient householders.
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SiP 7.1 12.51
तेषां द्वादश वंशाः स्युर्दिव्या देवगणान्विताः प्रजावन्तः क्रियावन्तो महर्षिभिरलंकृताः
teṣāṃ dvādaśa vaṃśāḥ syurdivyā devagaṇānvitāḥ prajāvantaḥ kriyāvanto maharṣibhiralaṃkṛtāḥ
Of them there came to be twelve lineages, divine, attended by hosts of gods, having offspring, performing rites, adorned with great seers.
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SiP 7.1 12.52
अथ देवासुरपित्ःन् मनुष्यांश्च चतुष्टयम् सह रुद्रेण सिसृक्षुरंभस्येतानि वै विधिः
atha devāsurapitḥn manuṣyāṃśca catuṣṭayam saha rudreṇa sisṛkṣuraṃbhasyetāni vai vidhiḥ
Then, together with Rudra, he wished to create the fourfold group — gods, asuras, ancestors and men; such indeed was the ordinance for these in the waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.53
स सृष्ट्यर्थं समाधाय ब्रह्मात्मानमयूयुजत् मुखादजनयद्देवान् पित्ःंश्चैवोपपक्षतः
sa sṛṣṭyarthaṃ samādhāya brahmātmānamayūyujat mukhādajanayaddevān pitḥṃścaivopapakṣataḥ
For the sake of creation he concentrated, and Brahmā yoked himself; from his mouth he brought forth the gods, and the ancestors from his side.
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SiP 7.1 12.54
जघनादसुरान् सर्वान् प्रजनादपि मानुषान् अवस्करे क्षुधाविष्टा राक्षसास्तस्य जज्ञिरे
jaghanādasurān sarvān prajanādapi mānuṣān avaskare kṣudhāviṣṭā rākṣasāstasya jajñire
From his hip all the asuras, and from his generative organ men; in his excretory part were born the rākṣasas, possessed by hunger.
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SiP 7.1 12.55
पुत्रास्तमोरजःप्राया बलिनस्ते निशाचराः सर्पा यक्षास्तथा भूता गंधर्वाः संप्रजज्ञिरे
putrāstamorajaḥprāyā balinaste niśācarāḥ sarpā yakṣāstathā bhūtā gaṃdharvāḥ saṃprajajñire
Those sons, made mostly of darkness and passion, powerful, roaming by night; and serpents, yakṣas, bhūtas and gandharvas were born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.56
वयांसि पक्षतः सृष्टाः पक्षिणो वक्षसो ऽसृजत् मुखतोजांस्तथा पार्श्वादुरगांश्च विनिर्ममे
vayāṃsi pakṣataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ pakṣiṇo vakṣaso 'sṛjat mukhatojāṃstathā pārśvāduragāṃśca vinirmame
Birds were created from his flanks; the winged ones he brought forth from his chest; from his mouth (he made) goats, and from his sides he fashioned snakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.57
पद्भ्यां चाश्वान्समातंगान् शरभान् गवयान् मृगान् उष्ट्रानश्वतरांश्चैव न्यंकूनन्याश्च जातयः १
padbhyāṃ cāśvānsamātaṃgān śarabhān gavayān mṛgān uṣṭrānaśvatarāṃścaiva nyaṃkūnanyāśca jātayaḥ 1
And from his feet, horses, elephants, śarabhas, gayals, deer, camels, mules, antelopes, and other kinds.
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SiP 7.1 12.58
औषध्यः फलमूलानि रोमभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे गायत्रीं च ऋचं चैव त्रिवृत्साम रथंतरम्
auṣadhyaḥ phalamūlāni romabhyastasya jajñire gāyatrīṃ ca ṛcaṃ caiva trivṛtsāma rathaṃtaram
Herbs, fruits and roots were born from his hairs; and the Gāyatrī and the Ṛc (verse), the trivṛt chant, the Rathaṃtara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.59
अग्निष्टोमं च यज्ञानां निर्ममे प्रथमान्मुखात् यजूंषि त्रैष्टुभं छंदःस्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा
agniṣṭomaṃ ca yajñānāṃ nirmame prathamānmukhāt yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chaṃdaḥstomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā
and the Agniṣṭoma among sacrifices — (these) he fashioned from his first (eastern) face; the Yajus formulas, the Traiṣṭubha metre, and likewise the fifteenfold stoma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.60
१ प्रथमार्षो ५१५अ बृहत्साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् सामानि जगतीछंदः स्तोमं सप्तदशं तथा
1 prathamārṣo 515a bṛhatsāma tathokthaṃ ca dakṣiṇādasṛjanmukhāt sāmāni jagatīchaṃdaḥ stomaṃ saptadaśaṃ tathā
the Bṛhat chant and the Uktha — these he created from his southern face; the Sāman verses, the Jagatī metre, and likewise the seventeenfold stoma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.61
वैरूप्यमतिरात्रं च पश्चिमादसृजन् मुखात् एकविंशमथर्वाणमाप्तोर्यामाणमेव च
vairūpyamatirātraṃ ca paścimādasṛjan mukhāt ekaviṃśamatharvāṇamāptoryāmāṇameva ca
and the Vairūpya and the Atirātra he created from his western face; the twenty-one(fold stoma), the Atharvan, and the Āptoryāma too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.62
अनुष्टुभं स वैराजमुत्तरादसृजन्मुखात् उच्चावचानि भूतानि गात्रेभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे
anuṣṭubhaṃ sa vairājamuttarādasṛjanmukhāt uccāvacāni bhūtāni gātrebhyastasya jajñire
From the northern face he emitted the Anuṣṭubh and the Vairāja; and from his limbs were born beings high and low.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.63
यक्षाः पिशाचा गंधर्वास्तथैवाप्सरसां गणाः नरकिन्नररक्षांसि वयःपशुमृगोरगाः
yakṣāḥ piśācā gaṃdharvāstathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ narakinnararakṣāṃsi vayaḥpaśumṛgoragāḥ
Yakṣas, piśācas, gandharvas, and likewise the hosts of apsarases, men, kinnaras, rākṣasas, birds, cattle, wild beasts and snakes,
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SiP 7.1 12.64
अव्ययं चैव यदिदं स्थाणुस्थावरजंगमम् तेषां वै यानि कर्माणि प्राक्सृष्टानि प्रपेदिरे
avyayaṃ caiva yadidaṃ sthāṇusthāvarajaṃgamam teṣāṃ vai yāni karmāṇi prāksṛṣṭāni prapedire
and all this that is unchanging — trunks, the immobile and the moving: whatever deeds they had obtained, created before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.65
तान्येव ते प्रपद्यंते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः हिंस्राहिंस्रे मृदुक्रूरे धर्माधर्मावृतानृते
tānyeva te prapadyaṃte sṛjyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ hiṃsrāhiṃsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharmāvṛtānṛte
those very ones they take up again, as they are created over and over: injuring and non-injuring, gentle and cruel, dharma and non-dharma, truth and falsehood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.66
तद्भाविताः प्रपद्यंते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते महाभूतेषु नानात्वमिंद्रियार्थेषु मुक्तिषु
tadbhāvitāḥ prapadyaṃte tasmāttattasya rocate mahābhūteṣu nānātvamiṃdriyārtheṣu muktiṣu
Shaped by that, they take it up; hence that pleases such a one. (There is) manifoldness among the great elements, among the objects of the senses, and in the releases.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.67
विनियोगं च भूतानां धातैव व्यदधत्स्वयम् नाम रूपं च भूतानां प्राकृतानां प्रपञ्चनम्
viniyogaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ dhātaiva vyadadhatsvayam nāma rūpaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ prākṛtānāṃ prapañcanam
And the Ordainer himself arranged the distribution of the beings, and the name and form of beings, the unfolding of things derived from primal nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.68
वेदशब्देभ्य एवादौ निर्ममे ऽसौ पितामहः आर्षाणि चैव नामानि याश्च वेदेषु वृत्तयः
vedaśabdebhya evādau nirmame 'sau pitāmahaḥ ārṣāṇi caiva nāmāni yāśca vedeṣu vṛttayaḥ
At the beginning that Grandfather fashioned (them) out of the words of the Veda alone — the names of the seers, and whatever usages there are in the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.69
शर्वर्यंते प्रसूतानां तान्येवैभ्यो ददावजः यथर्तावृतुलिंगानि नानारूपाणि पर्यये
śarvaryaṃte prasūtānāṃ tānyevaibhyo dadāvajaḥ yathartāvṛtuliṃgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye
At the end of the night, to those who had been brought forth, the Unborn gave those very (names), as in each season the marks of the season (appear) in various forms in the round (of time).
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SiP 7.1 12.70
दृश्यंते तानि तान्येव तथा भावा युगादिषु इत्येष करणोद्भूतो लोकसर्गस्स्वयंभुवः
dṛśyaṃte tāni tānyeva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu ityeṣa karaṇodbhūto lokasargassvayaṃbhuvaḥ
Those very same are seen (again); so too are the states of things at the beginnings of the ages. Such is this creation of the world by the Self-existent, arisen through the instruments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.71
महदाद्योविशेषांतो विकारः प्रकृतेः स्वयम् चंद्रसूर्यप्रभाजुष्टो ग्रहनक्षत्रमंडितः
mahadādyoviśeṣāṃto vikāraḥ prakṛteḥ svayam caṃdrasūryaprabhājuṣṭo grahanakṣatramaṃḍitaḥ
It is itself a transformation of primal nature, beginning with the Great (principle) and ending with the particulars, endowed with the light of moon and sun, adorned with planets and stars,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.72
नदीभिश्च समुद्रैश्च पर्वतैश्च स मंडितः परैश्च विविधैरम्यैस्स्फीतैर्जनपदैस्तथा
nadībhiśca samudraiśca parvataiśca sa maṃḍitaḥ paraiśca vividhairamyaissphītairjanapadaistathā
and it is adorned with rivers and oceans and mountains, and with other manifold delightful, thriving countries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.73
तस्मिन् ब्रह्मवने ऽव्यक्तो ब्रह्मा चरति सर्ववित् अव्यक्तबीजप्रभव ईश्वरानुग्रहे स्थितः
tasmin brahmavane 'vyakto brahmā carati sarvavit avyaktabījaprabhava īśvarānugrahe sthitaḥ
In that forest of Brahman, unmanifest Brahmā, the all-knowing, moves about, arising from the unmanifest seed, resting on the grace of the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.74
बुद्धिस्कंधमहाशाख इन्द्रियांतरकोटरः महाभूतप्रमाणश्च विशेषामलपल्लवः
buddhiskaṃdhamahāśākha indriyāṃtarakoṭaraḥ mahābhūtapramāṇaśca viśeṣāmalapallavaḥ
Its great branches are the intellect, its hollows are the interiors of the senses, its measure is the great elements, its bright shoots are the particulars,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.1 12.75
धर्माधर्मसुपुष्पाढ्यः सुखदुःखफलोदयः आजीव्यः सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्मवृक्षः सनातनः
dharmādharmasupuṣpāḍhyaḥ sukhaduḥkhaphalodayaḥ ājīvyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ brahmavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ
rich in the fair flowers of dharma and non-dharma, bearing as fruit the arising of pleasure and pain: the eternal tree of Brahman, the means of life for all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.76
द्यां मूर्धानं तस्य विप्रा वदंति खं वै नाभिं चंद्रसूर्यौ च नेत्रे दिशः श्रोत्रे चरणौ च क्षितिं च सो ऽचिन्त्यात्मा सर्वभूतप्रणेता
dyāṃ mūrdhānaṃ tasya viprā vadaṃti khaṃ vai nābhiṃ caṃdrasūryau ca netre diśaḥ śrotre caraṇau ca kṣitiṃ ca so 'cintyātmā sarvabhūtapraṇetā
The brahmins say heaven is his head, space his navel, moon and sun his two eyes, the directions his ears, and the earth his feet; he, of inconceivable self, is the leader of all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.1 12.77
वक्त्रात्तस्य ब्रह्मणास्संप्रसूतास्तद्वक्षसः क्षत्रियाः पूर्वभागात् वैश्या उरुभ्यां तस्य पद्भ्यां च शूद्राः सर्वे वर्णा गात्रतः संप्रसूताः
vaktrāttasya brahmaṇāssaṃprasūtāstadvakṣasaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pūrvabhāgāt vaiśyā urubhyāṃ tasya padbhyāṃ ca śūdrāḥ sarve varṇā gātrataḥ saṃprasūtāḥ
From his mouth the brahmins were brought forth, from his chest and front part the kṣatriyas, from his thighs the vaiśyas, and from his feet the śūdras — all the classes were brought forth from his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition