Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 1
VaP 1 1.1
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ।। नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरञ्चैव नरोत्तमम्। देवीं सरस्वतीं चैव ततो जयमुदीरयेत्।। जयति पराशरसूनुः सत्यवतीहृदयनन्दनो व्यासः। यस्यास्यकमलगलितं वाङ्मयममृतं जगत् पिबति।। प्रपद्ये देवमीशानं शाश्वतं ध्रुवमव्ययम्। महादेवं महात्मानं सर्वस्य जगतः पतिम्
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañcaiva narottamam| devīṃ sarasvatīṃ caiva tato jayamudīrayet|| jayati parāśarasūnuḥ satyavatīhṛdayanandano vyāsaḥ| yasyāsyakamalagalitaṃ vāṅmayamamṛtaṃ jagat pibati|| prapadye devamīśānaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvamavyayam| mahādevaṃ mahātmānaṃ sarvasya jagataḥ patim
Homage to Śrī Gaṇeśa. Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa, and to Nara, best of men, and to the goddess Sarasvatī, one should then pronounce 'Victory!' Victorious is Vyāsa, son of Parāśara, delight of Satyavatī's heart, whose nectar in the form of speech, dripping from the lotus of his mouth, the world drinks. I take refuge in the god, the ruler, eternal, fixed, imperishable, the great god, the great Self, the lord of the whole world;
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VaP 1 1.2
ब्रह्माणं लोककर्त्तारं सर्वज्ञमपराजितम्। प्रभुं भूतभविष्यस्य साम्प्रतस्य च सत्पतिम्
brahmāṇaṃ lokakarttāraṃ sarvajñamaparājitam| prabhuṃ bhūtabhaviṣyasya sāmpratasya ca satpatim
(in) Brahmā, maker of the worlds, all-knowing, unconquered, the lord of what has been and what will be, and the true lord of the present;
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VaP 1 1.3
ज्ञानमप्रतिमं यस्य वैराग्यं च जगत्पतेः। ऐश्वर्यञ्चैव धर्मश्च सहसिद्धिचतुष्टयः
jñānamapratimaṃ yasya vairāgyaṃ ca jagatpateḥ| aiśvaryañcaiva dharmaśca sahasiddhicatuṣṭayaḥ
whose — the world-lord's — knowledge is beyond compare, and (whose) dispassion, and sovereignty and righteousness: together, the tetrad of perfections.
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VaP 1 1.4
य इमान् पश्यते भावान्नित्यं सदसदात्मकान्। आविशन्ति पुनस्तं वै क्रियाभावार्थमीश्वरम्
ya imān paśyate bhāvānnityaṃ sadasadātmakān| āviśanti punastaṃ vai kriyābhāvārthamīśvaram
He who beholds these existent things, ever composed of the real and the unreal — (such beings) again enter into him, the Lord, for the sake of action and becoming.
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VaP 1 1.5
लोककृल्लोकतत्त्वज्ञो योगमास्थाय तत्त्ववित्। असृजत् सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च
lokakṛllokatattvajño yogamāsthāya tattvavit| asṛjat sarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
Maker of the world, knower of the world's true nature, knower of reality, having established himself in yoga, he created all beings, the unmoving and the moving.
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VaP 1 1.6
तमजं विश्वकर्माणं चित्पतिं लोकसाक्षिणम्। पुराणाख्यानजिज्ञासुर्व्रजामि शरणं प्रभुम्
tamajaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ citpatiṃ lokasākṣiṇam| purāṇākhyānajijñāsurvrajāmi śaraṇaṃ prabhum
To him, the unborn, the maker of all, lord of consciousness, witness of the world, I go for refuge — to the Lord, desiring to know the ancient narrative.
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VaP 1 1.7
ब्रह्मवायुमहेन्द्रेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य समाहितः। ऋषीणाञ्च वरिष्ठाय वसिष्ठाय महात्मने
brahmavāyumahendrebhyo namaskṛtya samāhitaḥ| ṛṣīṇāñca variṣṭhāya vasiṣṭhāya mahātmane
Having made obeisance, with concentrated mind, to Brahmā, Vāyu and great Indra, and to the most excellent of seers, the great-souled Vasiṣṭha,
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VaP 1 1.8
तन्नप्त्त्रे चातियशसे जातूकर्णाय चर्षये। वसिष्ठाय च शुचये कृष्णद्वैपायनाय च
tannapttre cātiyaśase jātūkarṇāya carṣaye| vasiṣṭhāya ca śucaye kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāya ca
and to his grandson of great renown, and to the seer Jātūkarṇa, and to the pure Vasiṣṭha, and to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana,
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VaP 1 1.9
पुराणं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मोक्तं वेदसम्मितम्। धर्मार्थन्यायसंयुक्तैरागमैः सुविभूषितम्
purāṇaṃ sampravakṣyāmi brahmoktaṃ vedasammitam| dharmārthanyāyasaṃyuktairāgamaiḥ suvibhūṣitam
I shall fully declare the Purāṇa, spoken by Brahmā, equal in measure to the Veda, well adorned with traditional teachings joined with dharma, purpose and right reasoning.
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VaP 1 1.10
असीमकृष्णे विक्रान्ते राजन्येऽनुपमत्विषि। प्रशासतीमां धर्मेण भूमिं भूमिपसत्तमे
asīmakṛṣṇe vikrānte rājanye'nupamatviṣi| praśāsatīmāṃ dharmeṇa bhūmiṃ bhūmipasattame
When Asīmakṛṣṇa, valorous, of unequalled splendour, best of rulers of the earth, was ruling this earth by dharma in kingly fashion —
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VaP 1 1.11
ऋषयः संशितात्मानः सत्यव्रतपरायणाः। ऋजवो नष्टरजसः शान्ता दान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः
ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitātmānaḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ| ṛjavo naṣṭarajasaḥ śāntā dāntā jitendriyāḥ
seers of disciplined selves, devoted to the vow of truth, upright, with their passion destroyed, calm, self-controlled, their senses conquered,
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VaP 1 1.12
धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे दीर्घसत्रन्तु ईजिरे। नद्यास्तीरे दृषद्वत्याः पुण्यायाः शुचिरोधसः। दीक्षितास्ते यथाशास्त्रं नैमिषारण्यगोचराः
dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre dīrghasatrantu ījire| nadyāstīre dṛṣadvatyāḥ puṇyāyāḥ śucirodhasaḥ| dīkṣitāste yathāśāstraṃ naimiṣāraṇyagocarāḥ
performed a long sacrificial session in Kurukṣetra, the field of dharma, on the bank of the holy river Dṛṣadvatī with its pure shores; consecrated according to the scriptures, they dwelt in the Naimiṣa forest.
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VaP 1 1.13
द्रष्टुं तान् स महाबुद्धिः सूतः पौराणिकोत्तमः। लोमानि हर्षयाञ्चक्रे श्रोत्रूणां यत् सुभाषितैः। कर्मणा प्रथितस्तेन लोकेऽस्मिँल्लोमहर्षणः
draṣṭuṃ tān sa mahābuddhiḥ sūtaḥ paurāṇikottamaḥ| lomāni harṣayāñcakre śrotrūṇāṃ yat subhāṣitaiḥ| karmaṇā prathitastena loke'smi~llomaharṣaṇaḥ
To see them (came) that Sūta of great intellect, foremost of the reciters of ancient lore, who by his well-spoken words made the hair of his hearers bristle with delight; by that deed he is renowned in this world as Lomaharṣaṇa.
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VaP 1 1.14
तपःश्रुताचारनिधेर्वेदव्यासस्य धीमतः। शिष्यो बभूव मेधावी त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः
tapaḥśrutācāranidhervedavyāsasya dhīmataḥ| śiṣyo babhūva medhāvī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
He became the disciple of the wise Vedavyāsa, that treasury of austerity, sacred learning and good conduct — an intelligent man, famed in the three worlds.
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VaP 1 1.15
पुराण वेदो ह्यखिलो यस्मिन् सम्यक् प्रतिष्ठितः। भारती चैव विपुला महाभारतवर्द्धिनी
purāṇa vedo hyakhilo yasmin samyak pratiṣṭhitaḥ| bhāratī caiva vipulā mahābhāratavarddhinī
(He was the disciple of him) in whom the whole Purāṇa-Veda is well established, and also the vast speech that swells the Mahābhārata.
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VaP 1 1.16
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षार्थाः कथा यस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठिताः। सूक्ताः सुपरिभाषाश्च भूमावोषधयो यथा
dharmārthakāmamokṣārthāḥ kathā yasmin pratiṣṭhitāḥ| sūktāḥ suparibhāṣāśca bhūmāvoṣadhayo yathā
In whom are established the tales whose aims are dharma, artha, kāma and liberation, well-uttered and well-expounded, as the healing herbs are (established) in the earth.
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VaP 1 1.17
स तान् न्यायेन सुधियो न्यायविन्मुनिपुङ्गवान्। अभिगम्योपसंसृत्य नमस्कृत्य कृताञ्जलिः। तोषयामास मेधावी प्रणिपातेन तानृषीन्
sa tān nyāyena sudhiyo nyāyavinmunipuṅgavān| abhigamyopasaṃsṛtya namaskṛtya kṛtāñjaliḥ| toṣayāmāsa medhāvī praṇipātena tānṛṣīn
That intelligent one, approaching those wise, rule-knowing bulls among sages in due form, drawing near, bowing, with palms joined, gratified those seers with his prostration.
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VaP 1 1.18
ते चापि सर्त्रिणः प्रीताः ससदस्या महौजसः। तस्मै साम च पूजाञ्च यथावत् प्रतिपेदिरे
te cāpi sartriṇaḥ prītāḥ sasadasyā mahaujasaḥ| tasmai sāma ca pūjāñca yathāvat pratipedire
And they too, the sacrificers of great vigour, together with the members of the assembly, pleased, offered him kind words and honour as was fitting.
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VaP 1 1.19
अथ तेषां पुराणस्य शुश्रूषा समपद्यत। दृष्ट्वा तमातिविश्वस्तं विद्वांसं लोमहर्षणम्
atha teṣāṃ purāṇasya śuśrūṣā samapadyata| dṛṣṭvā tamātiviśvastaṃ vidvāṃsaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
Then there arose in them a desire to hear the Purāṇa, having seen that most trustworthy and learned Lomaharṣaṇa.
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VaP 1 1.20
तस्मिन् सत्रे गृहपतिः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः। इङ्गितैर्भावमालक्ष्य तेषां सूतमनोदयत्
tasmin satre gṛhapatiḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ| iṅgitairbhāvamālakṣya teṣāṃ sūtamanodayat
At that sacrifice the householder (patron), skilled in all the sciences, perceiving their intent from their gestures, urged on the Sūta:
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VaP 1 1.21
त्वया सूत महाबुद्धिर्भगवान् ब्रह्मवित्तमः। इतिहासपुराणार्थं व्यासः सम्यगुपासितः। दुदोह वै मतिं तस्य त्वं पुराणाश्रयां कथाम्
tvayā sūta mahābuddhirbhagavān brahmavittamaḥ| itihāsapurāṇārthaṃ vyāsaḥ samyagupāsitaḥ| dudoha vai matiṃ tasya tvaṃ purāṇāśrayāṃ kathām
"Sūta, by you the Lord Vyāsa of great intellect, best of the knowers of brahman, was rightly served for the sake of the meaning of the epics and Purāṇas; indeed you milked his mind (and drew forth) the narrative resting on the Purāṇa.
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VaP 1 1.22
एषाञ्च ऋषिमुख्यानां पुराणं प्रति धीमताम्। शुश्रूषास्ति महाबुद्धे तच्छ्रावयितुमर्हसि
eṣāñca ṛṣimukhyānāṃ purāṇaṃ prati dhīmatām| śuśrūṣāsti mahābuddhe tacchrāvayitumarhasi
And these wise chief seers have a desire to hear the Purāṇa; O greatly intelligent one, you ought to let them hear it.
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VaP 1 1.23
सर्वे हीमे महात्मानो नाना गोत्राः समागताः। स्वान् स्वान् वंशान् पुराणैस्तु श्रृणुयुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः
sarve hīme mahātmāno nānā gotrāḥ samāgatāḥ| svān svān vaṃśān purāṇaistu śrṛṇuyurbrahmavādinaḥ
For all these great-souled expounders of brahman, of various lineages, have come together, and would hear their own several lines of descent from the Purāṇas.
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VaP 1 1.24
सपुत्रान् दीर्घसत्रेऽस्मिञ्छ्रवयेथा मुनीनथ। दीक्षिष्यमाणैरस्माभि स्तेन प्रागसि संस्मृतः
saputrān dīrghasatre'smiñchravayethā munīnatha| dīkṣiṣyamāṇairasmābhi stena prāgasi saṃsmṛtaḥ
At this long sacrifice, then, you should let the sages together with their sons hear it; and for that reason you were remembered by us beforehand, when we were about to be consecrated."
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VaP 1 1.25
इति सन्नोदितः सूतस्तैरेव मुनिभिः पुरा। पुराणार्थं पुराणज्ञैः सत्यव्रतपरायणैः
iti sannoditaḥ sūtastaireva munibhiḥ purā| purāṇārthaṃ purāṇajñaiḥ satyavrataparāyaṇaiḥ
Thus urged formerly by those very sages, knowers of the Purāṇas, devoted to the vow of truth, for the sake of the Purāṇa's substance, the Sūta (said):
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VaP 1 1.26
स्वधर्म एष सूतस्य सद्भिर्दृष्टः पुरातनैः। देवतानामृषीणाञ्च राज्ञाञ्चामिततेजसाम्
svadharma eṣa sūtasya sadbhirdṛṣṭaḥ purātanaiḥ| devatānāmṛṣīṇāñca rājñāñcāmitatejasām
"This is the Sūta's own duty, as seen by the ancient good men: of the gods, of the seers, and of kings of immeasurable splendour,
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VaP 1 1.27
वंशानां धारणं कार्यं श्रुतानाञ्च महात्मनाम्। इतिहासपुराणेषु दिष्टा ये ब्रह्मवादिभिः
vaṃśānāṃ dhāraṇaṃ kāryaṃ śrutānāñca mahātmanām| itihāsapurāṇeṣu diṣṭā ye brahmavādibhiḥ
the preservation of the lineages must be done, and of the learned great-souled ones — those who are pointed out in the epics and Purāṇas by the expounders of brahman.
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VaP 1 1.28
न हि वेदेष्वधिकारः कश्वित् सूतस्य दृश्यते। वैन्यस्य हि पृथोर्यज्ञे वर्त्तमाने महात्मनः। सुत्यायामभवत् सूतः प्रथमं वर्णवैकृतः
na hi vedeṣvadhikāraḥ kaśvit sūtasya dṛśyate| vainyasya hi pṛthoryajñe varttamāne mahātmanaḥ| sutyāyāmabhavat sūtaḥ prathamaṃ varṇavaikṛtaḥ
For no entitlement in the Vedas is seen for the Sūta. Indeed, at the sacrifice of the great-souled Pṛthu son of Vena, while it was in progress, at the Soma-pressing the Sūta first came to be, a mixture of classes.
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VaP 1 1.29
ऐन्द्रेण हविषा तत्र हविः पृक्तं बृहस्पतेः। जुहावेन्द्राय देवाय ततः सूतो व्यजायत। प्रमादात्तत्र सञ्जज्ञे प्रायश्चित्तञ्च कर्मसु
aindreṇa haviṣā tatra haviḥ pṛktaṃ bṛhaspateḥ| juhāvendrāya devāya tataḥ sūto vyajāyata| pramādāttatra sañjajñe prāyaścittañca karmasu
There the oblation of Bṛhaspati was mixed with the oblation belonging to Indra; he offered it to the god Indra, and thence the Sūta was born. Through that inadvertence there arose both (the Sūta) and expiation in ritual acts.
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VaP 1 1.30
शिष्यहव्येन यत् पृक्तमभिभूतं गुरोर्हविः। अधरोत्तरचारेण जज्ञे तद्वर्णवैकृतः
śiṣyahavyena yat pṛktamabhibhūtaṃ gurorhaviḥ| adharottaracāreṇa jajñe tadvarṇavaikṛtaḥ
Because the teacher's oblation was mixed with and overpowered by the pupil's oblation, by the reversal of lower and higher order, that one was born of mixed class.
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VaP 1 1.31
यच्च क्षत्रात् समभवद्ब्राह्मणाऽवरयोनितः। ततः पूर्वेण साधर्म्यात्तुल्यधर्मा प्रकीर्त्तितः
yacca kṣatrāt samabhavadbrāhmaṇā'varayonitaḥ| tataḥ pūrveṇa sādharmyāttulyadharmā prakīrttitaḥ
And because he arose from a Kṣatriya (father) with a Brahmin (mother) of the lower womb, therefore, from the likeness with the former case, he is declared to have the same dharma.
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VaP 1 1.32
मध्यमो ह्येष सूतस्य धर्मः क्षत्रोपजीवनम्। रथनागाश्वचरितं जघन्यञ्च चिकित्सितम्
madhyamo hyeṣa sūtasya dharmaḥ kṣatropajīvanam| rathanāgāśvacaritaṃ jaghanyañca cikitsitam
For this is the middling dharma of the Sūta: living by the Kṣatriya's service — the handling of chariots, elephants and horses; and the lowest is the practice of medicine.
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VaP 1 1.33
तत् स्वधर्ममहं पृष्टो भवद्भिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः। कस्मात् सम्यङ्न विब्रूयां पुराणमृषिपूजितम्
tat svadharmamahaṃ pṛṣṭo bhavadbhirbrahmavādibhiḥ| kasmāt samyaṅna vibrūyāṃ purāṇamṛṣipūjitam
Since that is my own duty, and since I have been asked by you who are expounders of the Veda, why should I not properly declare the Purāṇa honoured by the seers?
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VaP 1 1.34
पितॄणां मानसी कन्या वासवी समपद्यत। अपध्याता च पितृभिर्मत्स्ययोनौ बभूव सा
pitṝṇāṃ mānasī kanyā vāsavī samapadyata| apadhyātā ca pitṛbhirmatsyayonau babhūva sā
A mind-born daughter of the Fathers, Vāsavī, came into being; and, cursed by the Fathers' ill-thought, she came to be in the womb of a fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.35
अरणीव हुताशस्य निमित्तं यस्य जन्मनः। तस्यां जातो महायोगी व्यासो वेदविदां वरः
araṇīva hutāśasya nimittaṃ yasya janmanaḥ| tasyāṃ jāto mahāyogī vyāso vedavidāṃ varaḥ
She, of whose birth (he) was the occasion as the fire-drill is of fire — in her was born the great yogin Vyāsa, best of the knowers of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.36
तस्मै भगवते कृत्वा नमो व्यासाय वेधसे।। पुरुषाय पुराणाय भृगुवाक्यप्रवर्त्तिने। मानुषच्छद्मरूपाय विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे
tasmai bhagavate kṛtvā namo vyāsāya vedhase|| puruṣāya purāṇāya bhṛguvākyapravarttine| mānuṣacchadmarūpāya viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave
Having made obeisance to that blessed Vyāsa, the ordainer, the ancient Puruṣa, the promulgator of the word of Bhṛgu, who has taken on human disguise, to Viṣṇu the all-powerful —
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VaP 1 1.37
जातमात्रञ्च यं वेद उपतस्थे ससङ्ग्रहः। धर्ममेव पुरस्कृत्य जातूकर्णादवाप तम्
jātamātrañca yaṃ veda upatasthe sasaṅgrahaḥ| dharmameva puraskṛtya jātūkarṇādavāpa tam
Whom, the moment he was born, the Veda waited upon together with its compendium; and, putting dharma foremost, he obtained it from Jātūkarṇa.
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VaP 1 1.38
मतिं मन्थानमाविध्य येनासौ श्रुतिसागरात्। प्रकाशं जनितो लोके महाभारतचन्द्रमाः
matiṃ manthānamāvidhya yenāsau śrutisāgarāt| prakāśaṃ janito loke mahābhāratacandramāḥ
By whom, whirling his intellect as the churning-stick, this moon that is the Mahābhārata was brought forth to light in the world out of the ocean of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.39
वेदद्रुमश्च यं प्राप्य सशाखः समपद्यत। भूमिकालगुणान् प्राप्य बहुशाखो यथा द्रुमः
vedadrumaśca yaṃ prāpya saśākhaḥ samapadyata| bhūmikālaguṇān prāpya bahuśākho yathā drumaḥ
And the Veda-tree, on reaching whom, came to have branches, just as a tree, on obtaining the qualities of soil and season, becomes many-branched.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.40
तस्मादहमुपश्रुत्य पुराणं ब्रह्मवादिनः। सर्वज्ञात्सर्ववेदेषु पूजिताद्दीप्ततेजसः
tasmādahamupaśrutya purāṇaṃ brahmavādinaḥ| sarvajñātsarvavedeṣu pūjitāddīptatejasaḥ
Therefore, having heard the Purāṇa from him, the expounder of the Veda, the all-knowing, the honoured one among all the Vedas, of blazing splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.41
पुराणं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यदुक्तं मातरिश्वना। पृष्टेन मुनिभिः पूर्वं नैमिषीयैर्महात्मभिः
purāṇaṃ sampravakṣyāmi yaduktaṃ mātariśvanā| pṛṣṭena munibhiḥ pūrvaṃ naimiṣīyairmahātmabhiḥ
I shall fully relate the Purāṇa which was spoken by Mātariśvan (the Wind) when he was questioned formerly by the great-souled sages of Naimiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.42
महेश्वरः परोऽव्यक्तश्चतुर्बाहुश्चतुर्मुखः। अचिन्त्यश्चाप्रमेयश्च स्वयम्भूर्हेतुरीश्वरः
maheśvaraḥ paro'vyaktaścaturbāhuścaturmukhaḥ| acintyaścāprameyaśca svayambhūrheturīśvaraḥ
Maheśvara is the supreme unmanifest, four-armed, four-faced, unthinkable and immeasurable, self-existent, the cause, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.43
अव्यक्तं कारणं यद्यन्नित्यं सदसदात्मकम्। महदादिविशेषान्तं सृजतीति विनिश्चयः
avyaktaṃ kāraṇaṃ yadyannityaṃ sadasadātmakam| mahadādiviśeṣāntaṃ sṛjatīti viniścayaḥ
Whatever unmanifest cause there is, eternal, having the nature of both being and non-being — it creates (everything) from mahat down to the particulars: such is the settled conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.44
अण्डं हिरण्मयञ्चैव बभूवाप्रतिमं ततः। अण्डस्यावरणञ्चाद्भिरपामपि च तेजसा
aṇḍaṃ hiraṇmayañcaiva babhūvāpratimaṃ tataḥ| aṇḍasyāvaraṇañcādbhirapāmapi ca tejasā
And from that there came into being a golden egg without equal; and the covering of the egg by the waters, and of the waters too by fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.45
वायुना तस्य नभसा नभो भूतादिना वृतम्। भूतादिर्महता चैव अव्यक्तेनावृतो महान्
vāyunā tasya nabhasā nabho bhūtādinā vṛtam| bhūtādirmahatā caiva avyaktenāvṛto mahān
and of that (fire) by wind, and of the wind by ether; ether is enveloped by the first of the elements (ahaṃkāra), and the first of the elements by mahat, and mahat is enveloped by the unmanifest.
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VaP 1 1.46
अतोऽत्र विश्वदेवानामृषीणाञ्चोपवर्णितम्। नदीनां पर्वतानाञ्च प्रादुर्भावोऽत्र शस्यते
ato'tra viśvadevānāmṛṣīṇāñcopavarṇitam| nadīnāṃ parvatānāñca prādurbhāvo'tra śasyate
Hence herein the Viśvadevas and the seers are described; and here the coming forth of the rivers and mountains is set out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.47
मन्वन्तराणां सर्वेषां कल्पानाञ्चोपवर्णनम्। कीर्त्तनं ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य ब्रह्म जन्म च कीर्त्त्यते
manvantarāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ kalpānāñcopavarṇanam| kīrttanaṃ brahmakṣatrasya brahma janma ca kīrttyate
(Here is) the full description of all the manvantaras and the kalpas; the recital of the brahman and the kṣatra, and the birth of Brahmā is recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.48
अतो ब्रह्मणि स्रष्टृत्वं प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम्। अवस्थाश्चात्र कीर्त्त्यन्ते ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
ato brahmaṇi sraṣṭṛtvaṃ prajāsargopavarṇanam| avasthāścātra kīrttyante brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ
Then the creatorship in Brahmā, the description of the creation of creatures; and here are recited the states of Brahmā, who is born of the unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.49
कल्पानां वत्सराश्चैव जगतः स्थापनन्तथा। शयनञ्च हरेरत्र पृथिव्युद्धरणन्तथा
kalpānāṃ vatsarāścaiva jagataḥ sthāpanantathā| śayanañca hareratra pṛthivyuddharaṇantathā
And the years of the kalpas, and likewise the establishing of the world, and here Hari's lying asleep, and likewise the lifting up of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.50
सन्निवेशः पुरादीनां वर्णाश्रमविभागशः। वृक्षाणां गृहसंस्थानां सिद्धानाञ्चविनाशनम्
sanniveśaḥ purādīnāṃ varṇāśramavibhāgaśaḥ| vṛkṣāṇāṃ gṛhasaṃsthānāṃ siddhānāñcavināśanam
the laying out of cities and the like according to the division of classes and stages of life; (the account) of trees, of those settled in houses, and the destruction of the Siddhas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.51
योजनानां पथाञ्चैव सञ्चरो बहुविस्तरः। स्वर्गे स्थानविभागश्च मर्त्त्यानां भुविचारिणाम्
yojanānāṃ pathāñcaiva sañcaro bahuvistaraḥ| svarge sthānavibhāgaśca marttyānāṃ bhuvicāriṇām
and the traversing of yojanas and roads at great length; and the division of stations in heaven, and (that) of mortals who move on the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.52
वृक्षाणामोषधीनाञ्च वीरुधाञ्च प्रकीर्त्तनम्। वृक्षनारकिकीटत्वं मर्त्त्यानां परिकीर्त्तितम्
vṛkṣāṇāmoṣadhīnāñca vīrudhāñca prakīrttanam| vṛkṣanārakikīṭatvaṃ marttyānāṃ parikīrttitam
the enumeration of trees, medicinal plants and creepers; the becoming a tree, a hell-being, or a worm on the part of mortals is recounted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.53
देवतानामृषीणाञ्च द्वे सृती परिकीर्त्तिते। अन्नादीनां तनूनाञ्च सर्जनन्त्यजनन्तथा
devatānāmṛṣīṇāñca dve sṛtī parikīrttite| annādīnāṃ tanūnāñca sarjanantyajanantathā
Two courses, of the gods and of the seers, are proclaimed; likewise the producing and the casting off of foods and the rest and of bodies.
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VaP 1 1.54
प्रथमं सर्वशास्त्राणां पुराणं ब्रह्मणा स्मृतम्। अनन्तरञ्च वक्रेभ्यो वेदास्तस्य विनिःसृताः
prathamaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ purāṇaṃ brahmaṇā smṛtam| anantarañca vakrebhyo vedāstasya viniḥsṛtāḥ
First of all the treatises the Purāṇa was conceived by Brahmā, and afterwards the Vedas came forth from his mouths.
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VaP 1 1.55
अङ्गानि धर्मशास्त्रञ्च व्रतानि नियमास्तथा। पशूनां पुरुषाणाञ्च सम्भवः परिकीर्तितः
aṅgāni dharmaśāstrañca vratāni niyamāstathā| paśūnāṃ puruṣāṇāñca sambhavaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
The (Vedic) limbs, the treatise on dharma, the vows and the observances, and the coming-into-being of beasts and of men are proclaimed.
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VaP 1 1.56
तथा निर्वचनं प्रोक्तं कल्पस्य च परिग्रहः। नव सर्गाः पुनः प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणो बुद्धिपूर्वकाः
tathā nirvacanaṃ proktaṃ kalpasya ca parigrahaḥ| nava sargāḥ punaḥ proktā brahmaṇo buddhipūrvakāḥ
So too the etymological explanation is set forth, and the comprehension of the kalpa; and again the nine creations of Brahmā, preceded by (his) intelligence, are told.
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VaP 1 1.57
त्रयोऽन्ये बुद्धिपूर्वास्तु ततो लोकानकल्पयत्। ब्रह्मणोऽवयवेभ्यश्च धर्मादीनां समुद्भवः
trayo'nye buddhipūrvāstu tato lokānakalpayat| brahmaṇo'vayavebhyaśca dharmādīnāṃ samudbhavaḥ
Three others, however, are preceded by intelligence; thereafter he fashioned the worlds; and from the parts of Brahmā the arising of Dharma and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.58
ये द्वादश प्रसूयन्ते प्रजाः कल्पे पुनः पुनः। कल्पयोरन्तरं प्रोक्तं प्रतिसन्धिश्च यस्तयोः
ye dvādaśa prasūyante prajāḥ kalpe punaḥ punaḥ| kalpayorantaraṃ proktaṃ pratisandhiśca yastayoḥ
The twelve (kinds of) creatures which are brought forth again and again in each kalpa; the interval between two kalpas is told, and the joining together of the two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.59
तमोमात्रावृतत्वाच्च ब्रह्मणोऽधर्मसम्भवः। तथैव शतरूपायाः सम्भवश्च ततः परम्
tamomātrāvṛtatvācca brahmaṇo'dharmasambhavaḥ| tathaiva śatarūpāyāḥ sambhavaśca tataḥ param
And, because of being enveloped by a portion of darkness, the arising of unrighteousness from Brahmā; and likewise, after that, the coming into being of Śatarūpā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.60
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रसूत्याकूतयश्च ताः। कीर्त्त्यन्ते धूतपाप्मानो येषु लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः
priyavratottānapādau prasūtyākūtayaśca tāḥ| kīrttyante dhūtapāpmāno yeṣu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and those (daughters) Prasūti and Ākūti, are celebrated—(they) whose evil is shaken off, in whom the worlds are established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.61
रुचेः प्रजापतेश्चोर्द्वमाकूत्यां मितुनोद्भवः। प्रसूत्यामपि दक्षस्य कन्यानां प्रभवस्ततः
ruceḥ prajāpateścordvamākūtyāṃ mitunodbhavaḥ| prasūtyāmapi dakṣasya kanyānāṃ prabhavastataḥ
And next, the arising of a pair (twins) from Ruci the Prajāpati in Ākūti; and thereafter, in Prasūti too, the origin of the daughters of Dakṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.62
दाक्षायणीषु चाप्यूर्द्ध्वं श्रद्धाद्यासु महात्मनाम्। धर्मस्य कीर्त्त्यते सर्गः सात्त्विकस्य सुखोदयः
dākṣāyaṇīṣu cāpyūrddhvaṃ śraddhādyāsu mahātmanām| dharmasya kīrttyate sargaḥ sāttvikasya sukhodayaḥ
And next, in the daughters of Dakṣa, Śraddhā and the rest, (wives) of the great-souled ones, the creation of Dharma is recounted—sāttvika, giving rise to happiness.
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VaP 1 1.63
तथाऽधर्म्मस्य हिंसायां तामसोऽशुभलक्षणः। महेश्वरस्य सत्याञ्च प्रजासर्गः प्रकीर्तितः
tathā'dharmmasya hiṃsāyāṃ tāmaso'śubhalakṣaṇaḥ| maheśvarasya satyāñca prajāsargaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
So too that of Adharma in Hiṃsā, tāmasa, marked by what is inauspicious; and the creation of offspring by Maheśvara in Satī is proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.64
निरामयञ्च ब्रह्माणं तादृशं कीर्त्तितं पुनः। योगं योगनिधिः प्राह द्विजानां मुक्तिकांक्षिणाम्
nirāmayañca brahmāṇaṃ tādṛśaṃ kīrttitaṃ punaḥ| yogaṃ yoganidhiḥ prāha dvijānāṃ muktikāṃkṣiṇām
And Brahmā, free from affliction, of such a kind, is again described; the treasury of yoga declared yoga to the twice-born who long for liberation.
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VaP 1 1.65
अवतारश्च रुद्रस्य महाभाग्यं तथैव च। त्रैवेदिकां कथाञ्चापि संवादः परमो महान्
avatāraśca rudrasya mahābhāgyaṃ tathaiva ca| traivedikāṃ kathāñcāpi saṃvādaḥ paramo mahān
And the descent of Rudra, and likewise (his) great glory; also the discourse concerning the three Vedas—a supreme, great dialogue.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.66
ब्रह्मनारायणाभ्याञ्च यत्र स्तोत्रं प्रकीर्त्तितम्। स्तुतस्ताभ्यां स देवेशस्तुतोष भगवान् शिवः
brahmanārāyaṇābhyāñca yatra stotraṃ prakīrttitam| stutastābhyāṃ sa deveśastutoṣa bhagavān śivaḥ
And (that) in which the hymn of praise by Brahmā and Nārāyaṇa is set forth: praised by those two, that lord of gods, the blessed Śiva, was pleased.
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VaP 1 1.67
प्रादुर्भावोऽथ रुद्रस्य ब्रह्मणोऽङ्गे महात्मनः। कीर्त्त्यते नाम हेतुश्च यथाऽरोदीन्महामनाः
prādurbhāvo'tha rudrasya brahmaṇo'ṅge mahātmanaḥ| kīrttyate nāma hetuśca yathā'rodīnmahāmanāḥ
Then the manifestation of Rudra in the body of the great-souled Brahmā is celebrated, and the reason for the name—how the great-minded one cried out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.68
रुद्रादीनि यथा ह्यष्टौ नामान्याप्नोत् स्वयम्भुवः। यथा च तैर्व्याप्रतमिदं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
rudrādīni yathā hyaṣṭau nāmānyāpnot svayambhuvaḥ| yathā ca tairvyāpratamidaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
How indeed the eight names beginning with 'Rudra' were obtained from the Self-existent, and how by them this triple world, with its moving and unmoving (beings), was pervaded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.69
भृग्वादीनामृषीणाञ्च प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम्। वसिष्ठस्य च ब्रह्मर्षेर्यत्र गोत्रानुकीर्त्तनम्
bhṛgvādīnāmṛṣīṇāñca prajāsargopavarṇanam| vasiṣṭhasya ca brahmarṣeryatra gotrānukīrttanam
And the description of the creation of offspring by the seers, Bhṛgu and the rest; and (that) in which there is the recital of the lineage of Vasiṣṭha, the brahmin-seer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.70
अग्नेः प्रजायाः सम्भूतिः स्वाहायां यत्र कीर्त्तिता। पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां स्वधायास्तदनन्तरम्
agneḥ prajāyāḥ sambhūtiḥ svāhāyāṃ yatra kīrttitā| pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ svadhāyāstadanantaram
(That) in which the birth of Agni's offspring in Svāhā is told; and thereafter, of the Fathers of two kinds, (born) of Svadhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 1.71
पितृवंशप्रसङ्गेन कीर्त्यते च महेश्वरात्। दक्षस्य शापः सत्यर्थे भृग्वादीनाञ्च धीमताम्
pitṛvaṃśaprasaṅgena kīrtyate ca maheśvarāt| dakṣasya śāpaḥ satyarthe bhṛgvādīnāñca dhīmatām
And in connection with the lineage of the Fathers there is told the curse of Dakṣa by Maheśvara for Satī's sake, and (the curse) of the wise ones, Bhṛgu and the rest.
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VaP 1 1.72
प्रतिशापश्च रुद्रस्य दक्षादद्भुतकर्मणः। प्रतिषेधश्च वैरस्य कीर्त्यते यत्र विस्तरात्
pratiśāpaśca rudrasya dakṣādadbhutakarmaṇaḥ| pratiṣedhaśca vairasya kīrtyate yatra vistarāt
And the counter-curse of Rudra, of wondrous deeds, from Dakṣa; and (that) in which the putting an end to the enmity is told at length.
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VaP 1 1.73
तेषां नियोगो द्वीपेषु देशेषु च पृथक् पृथक्। स्वायम्भुवस्य सर्गस्य ततश्चाप्यनुकीर्त्तनम्
teṣāṃ niyogo dvīpeṣu deśeṣu ca pṛthak pṛthak| svāyambhuvasya sargasya tataścāpyanukīrttanam
Their appointment over the continents and over the various regions, each separately; and thereafter also the recounting of the creation of the Svāyambhuva (Manu).
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VaP 1 1.74
उक्तो नाभेर्निसर्गश्च रजसश्च महात्मनः। द्वीपानां ससमुद्राणां पर्वतानाञ्च कीर्त्तनम्
ukto nābhernisargaśca rajasaśca mahātmanaḥ| dvīpānāṃ sasamudrāṇāṃ parvatānāñca kīrttanam
And the emission (of offspring) from Nābhi has been told, and that of the great-souled Rajas; (then) the account of the continents together with the oceans, and of the mountains.
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VaP 1 1.75
वर्षाणाञ्च नदीनाञ्च तद्भेदानाञ्च सर्वशः। द्वीपभेदसहस्राणामन्तर्भेदश्च सप्तसु
varṣāṇāñca nadīnāñca tadbhedānāñca sarvaśaḥ| dvīpabhedasahasrāṇāmantarbhedaśca saptasu
And of the varṣas (regions) and of the rivers and of their subdivisions in full; and the internal divisions among the thousands of subdivisions of the continents, within the seven.
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VaP 1 1.76
विस्तरान् मण्डलाच्चैव जम्बूद्वीपसमुद्रयोः। प्रमाणं योजनाग्रेण कीर्त्त्यते पर्वतैः सह
vistarān maṇḍalāccaiva jambūdvīpasamudrayoḥ| pramāṇaṃ yojanāgreṇa kīrttyate parvataiḥ saha
And by extent and by circumference the measure of Jambūdvīpa and of the ocean is told in terms of yojanas, together with the mountains.
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VaP 1 1.77
हिमवान् हेमकूटस्तु निषधो मेरुरेव च। नीलः श्वेतः शृङ्गवांश्च कीर्त्त्यन्ते वर्षपर्वताः
himavān hemakūṭastu niṣadho merureva ca| nīlaḥ śvetaḥ śṛṅgavāṃśca kīrttyante varṣaparvatāḥ
Himavān, Hemakūṭa, Niṣadha, and Meru, Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgavān—these are recounted as the boundary-mountains of the varṣas.
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VaP 1 1.78
तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भा उच्छ्रायायामविस्तराः। कीर्त्त्यन्ते योजनाग्रेण ये च तत्र निवासिनः
teṣāmantaraviṣkambhā ucchrāyāyāmavistarāḥ| kīrttyante yojanāgreṇa ye ca tatra nivāsinaḥ
Their intervening spans, their heights, lengths and breadths are told in yojanas, and those who dwell there.
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VaP 1 1.79
भारतादीनि वर्षाणि नदीभिः पर्वतैस्तथा। भूतैश्चोपनिविष्टानि गतिमद्भिर्ध्रुवैस्तथा
bhāratādīni varṣāṇi nadībhiḥ parvataistathā| bhūtaiścopaniviṣṭāni gatimadbhirdhruvaistathā
The varṣas beginning with Bhārata, settled with rivers and with mountains and with beings, moving and fixed.
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VaP 1 1.80
जम्बूद्वीपादयो द्वीपाः समुद्रैः सप्तभिर्वृताः। ततश्चाप्यम्मयी भूमिर्लोकालोकश्च कीर्त्त्यते
jambūdvīpādayo dvīpāḥ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtāḥ| tataścāpyammayī bhūmirlokālokaśca kīrttyate
The continents beginning with Jambūdvīpa, encircled by the seven oceans; and thereafter the watery earth and the Lokāloka (mountain) are recounted.
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VaP 1 1.81
अण्डस्यान्तस्त्विमे लोकाः सप्तद्वीपा च मेदिनी। भूरादयश्च कीर्त्त्यन्ते वरणैः प्राकृतैः सह
aṇḍasyāntastvime lokāḥ saptadvīpā ca medinī| bhūrādayaśca kīrttyante varaṇaiḥ prākṛtaiḥ saha
And these worlds within the egg, and the earth with its seven continents, and (the worlds) beginning with Bhūr are recounted, along with the coverings of primal matter.
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VaP 1 1.82
सर्वञ्च तत्प्रधानस्य परिमाणैकदेशिकम्। सव्यासपरिमाणञ्च संक्षेपेणैव कीर्त्त्यते
sarvañca tatpradhānasya parimāṇaikadeśikam| savyāsaparimāṇañca saṃkṣepeṇaiva kīrttyate
And the whole measure of that pradhāna, in terms of a single portion, and the measure together with the diameter, is told just in brief.
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VaP 1 1.83
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोश्चैव पृथिव्याश्चाप्यशेषतः। प्रमाणं योजनाग्रेण साम्प्रतैरभिमानिभिः। महेन्द्राद्याः सभाः पुण्या मानसोत्तरमूर्द्धनि
sūryācandramasoścaiva pṛthivyāścāpyaśeṣataḥ| pramāṇaṃ yojanāgreṇa sāmpratairabhimānibhiḥ| mahendrādyāḥ sabhāḥ puṇyā mānasottaramūrddhani
And of the sun and moon and of the earth too, completely, the measure in yojanas, along with the present presiding (deities); (and) the holy assembly-halls of Mahendra and the others on the summit of Mānasottara.
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VaP 1 1.84
अत ऊर्द्ध्वं गतिश्चोक्ता स्वर्गस्यालातचक्रवत्। नागवीथ्यजवीथ्योश्च लक्षणं परिकीर्त्त्यते
ata ūrddhvaṃ gatiścoktā svargasyālātacakravat| nāgavīthyajavīthyośca lakṣaṇaṃ parikīrttyate
And higher up than this is told the motion of heaven, like a whirling firebrand; and the characteristics of the Nāga-path and the Aja-path are recounted.
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VaP 1 1.85
काष्ठयोर्लेखयोश्चैव मण्डलानाञ्च योजनैः। लोकालोकस्य सन्ध्याया अह्नो विषुवतस्तथा
kāṣṭhayorlekhayoścaiva maṇḍalānāñca yojanaiḥ| lokālokasya sandhyāyā ahno viṣuvatastathā
And of the two kāṣṭhās and the two lines, and of the circles, in yojanas; of the Lokāloka, of twilight, of the day, and of the equinox.
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VaP 1 1.86
लोकपालाः स्थिताश्चोर्द्ध्वं कीर्त्त्यन्ते ये चतुर्दिशम्। पित्रूणां देवतानां च पन्थानौ दक्षिणोत्तरौ
lokapālāḥ sthitāścorddhvaṃ kīrttyante ye caturdiśam| pitrūṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca panthānau dakṣiṇottarau
And the world-guardians stationed above, those in the four directions, are recounted; and the two paths, southern and northern, of the fathers and of the gods.
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VaP 1 1.87
गृहिणां न्यासिनाञ्चोक्तौ रजःसत्त्वसमाश्रयात्। कीर्त्त्यते च पदं विष्णोर्धर्माद्या यत्र धिष्ठिताः
gṛhiṇāṃ nyāsināñcoktau rajaḥsattvasamāśrayāt| kīrttyate ca padaṃ viṣṇordharmādyā yatra dhiṣṭhitāḥ
They have been told (as belonging) to householders and to renouncers, according to their resort to rajas and to sattva; and the station of Viṣṇu is recounted, where Dharma and the rest are established.
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VaP 1 1.88
सूर्याचन्द्रमसोश्चारो ग्रहाणां ज्योतिषां तथा। कीर्त्त्यते ध्रुवसामर्थ्यात् प्रजानां च शुभाशुभम्
sūryācandramasoścāro grahāṇāṃ jyotiṣāṃ tathā| kīrttyate dhruvasāmarthyāt prajānāṃ ca śubhāśubham
The course of the sun and moon, and of the planets and the stars, is recounted, by the power of Dhruva, and the good and ill fortune of creatures.
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VaP 1 1.89
ब्रह्मणा निर्मितः सौरः स्यन्दनोऽर्थवशात् स्वयम्। कीर्त्त्यते भगवान् येन प्रसर्पति दिवि स्वयम्
brahmaṇā nirmitaḥ sauraḥ syandano'rthavaśāt svayam| kīrttyate bhagavān yena prasarpati divi svayam
The solar chariot fashioned by Brahmā himself according to purpose is recounted, by which the Lord himself moves across the sky.
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VaP 1 1.90
स रथोऽधिष्ठितो देवैरादित्यैः ऋषिभिस्तथा। गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च ग्रामणीसर्पराक्षसैः
sa ratho'dhiṣṭhito devairādityaiḥ ṛṣibhistathā| gandharvairapsarobhiśca grāmaṇīsarparākṣasaiḥ
That chariot is occupied by the gods, by the Ādityas and by the sages, by Gandharvas and Apsarases, by the Grāmaṇīs, serpents and Rākṣasas.
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VaP 1 1.91
अपां सारमयस्येन्दोः कीर्त्यते च रथस्तथा। वृद्धिक्षयौ च सौमस्य कीर्त्त्येते सूर्यकारितौ
apāṃ sāramayasyendoḥ kīrtyate ca rathastathā| vṛddhikṣayau ca saumasya kīrttyete sūryakāritau
And likewise the chariot of the moon, which consists of the essence of the waters, is recounted; and the waxing and waning of the moon, caused by the sun, are told.
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VaP 1 1.92
सूर्यादीनां स्यन्दनानां ध्रुवादेव प्रकीर्त्तनम्। कीर्त्त्यते शिशुमारश्च यस्य पुच्छे ध्रुवः स्थितः
sūryādīnāṃ syandanānāṃ dhruvādeva prakīrttanam| kīrttyate śiśumāraśca yasya pucche dhruvaḥ sthitaḥ
The account of the chariots of the sun and the rest is given from Dhruva onward; and the Śiśumāra is recounted, on whose tail Dhruva is stationed.
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VaP 1 1.93
तारारूपाणि सर्वाणि नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैः सह। निवासा यत्र कीर्त्त्यन्ते देवानां पुण्यकारिणाम्
tārārūpāṇi sarvāṇi nakṣatrāṇi grahaiḥ saha| nivāsā yatra kīrttyante devānāṃ puṇyakāriṇām
(There too) are recounted all the star-forms, the lunar mansions along with the planets, and the dwellings of the gods who do meritorious deeds.
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VaP 1 1.94
सूर्यरश्मिसहस्रे च वर्षशीतोष्णनिःस्रवः। प्रविभागश्च रश्मीनां नामतः कर्मतोऽर्थतः
sūryaraśmisahasre ca varṣaśītoṣṇaniḥsravaḥ| pravibhāgaśca raśmīnāṃ nāmataḥ karmato'rthataḥ
And (there is told) of the thousand rays of the sun, the outflow of rain, cold and heat, and the classification of the rays by name, by function, and by purpose.
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VaP 1 1.95
परिमाणगती चोक्ते ग्रहाणां सूर्यसंश्रयात्। यथा चाशु विषात् प्राप्ता शम्भोः कण्ठस्य नीलता
parimāṇagatī cokte grahāṇāṃ sūryasaṃśrayāt| yathā cāśu viṣāt prāptā śambhoḥ kaṇṭhasya nīlatā
And the size and the motion of the planets, as depending on the sun, have been told; and how the blueness of Śambhu's throat was quickly acquired from the poison.
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VaP 1 1.96
ब्रह्मप्रसादितस्याशु विषादः शूलपाणिनः। स्तूयमानः सुरैर्विष्णुः स्तौति देवं महेश्वरम्
brahmaprasāditasyāśu viṣādaḥ śūlapāṇinaḥ| stūyamānaḥ surairviṣṇuḥ stauti devaṃ maheśvaram
How the trident-bearer, propitiated by Brahmā, was quickly (freed) from the poison's distress; how Viṣṇu, himself being praised by the gods, praises the god Maheśvara.
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VaP 1 1.97
लिङ्गोद्भवकथा पुण्या सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी। विश्वरूपात् प्रधानस्य परिणामोऽयमद्भुतः
liṅgodbhavakathā puṇyā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī| viśvarūpāt pradhānasya pariṇāmo'yamadbhutaḥ
The holy account of the arising of the liṅga, which destroys all sins; (and how) this wondrous transformation of the primal matter (comes) from the one of universal form.
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VaP 1 1.98
पुरूरवस ऐलस्य माहात्म्यानुप्रकीर्त्तनम्। पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां तर्पणं चामृतस्य वै
purūravasa ailasya māhātmyānuprakīrttanam| pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ cāmṛtasya vai
The recounting of the greatness of Purūravas, son of Iḷā; and the offering of water and of nectar to the two kinds of ancestors.
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VaP 1 1.99
ततः पर्वाणि कीर्त्त्यन्ते पर्वणाञ्चैव सन्धयः। स्वर्ग लोकगतानां च प्राप्तानाञ्चाप्यधोगतिम्। पितॄणां द्विप्रकाराणां श्राद्धेनानुग्रहो महान्
tataḥ parvāṇi kīrttyante parvaṇāñcaiva sandhayaḥ| svarga lokagatānāṃ ca prāptānāñcāpyadhogatim| pitṝṇāṃ dviprakārāṇāṃ śrāddhenānugraho mahān
Then the (lunar) junctures are recounted, and the joinings of the junctures; and the great favour, through the śrāddha rite, to the two kinds of ancestors — those who have gone to heaven and those who have reached a downward course.
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VaP 1 1.100
युगसंख्याप्रमाणं च कीर्त्यते च कृते युगे। त्रेतायुगे चापकर्षाद्वार्तायाः संप्रवर्त्तनम्
yugasaṃkhyāpramāṇaṃ ca kīrtyate ca kṛte yuge| tretāyuge cāpakarṣādvārtāyāḥ saṃpravarttanam
And the number and measure of the yugas is recounted, and (what happens) in the Kṛta age; and in the Tretā age, through decline, the setting in of livelihood (by trade and agriculture).
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VaP 1 1.101
वर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च संख्यानञ्च प्रवर्त्तनम्। वर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च संस्थितिर्धर्मतस्तथा
varṇānāmāśramāṇāñca saṃkhyānañca pravarttanam| varṇānāmāśramāṇāñca saṃsthitirdharmatastathā
And the enumeration and the setting in motion of the classes and the stages of life; and likewise the establishment of the classes and stages of life according to dharma.
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VaP 1 1.102
यज्ञप्रवर्त्तनञ्चैव संवादो यत्र कीर्त्यते। ऋषीणां वसुना सार्द्धं वसोश्चाधः पुनर्गतिः
yajñapravarttanañcaiva saṃvādo yatra kīrtyate| ṛṣīṇāṃ vasunā sārddhaṃ vasoścādhaḥ punargatiḥ
And the institution of sacrifice, and the conversation that is recounted there — of the seers together with Vasu, and Vasu's going downward again.
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VaP 1 1.103
प्रश्नानां दुर्वचत्वं च स्वायम्भुवमृते मनुम्। प्रशंसा तपसश्चोक्ता युगावस्थाश्च कृत्स्नशः। द्वापरस्य कलेश्चात्र सङ्क्षेपेण प्रकीर्तनम्
praśnānāṃ durvacatvaṃ ca svāyambhuvamṛte manum| praśaṃsā tapasaścoktā yugāvasthāśca kṛtsnaśaḥ| dvāparasya kaleścātra saṅkṣepeṇa prakīrtanam
And the unanswerableness of the questions by anyone except Manu Svāyambhuva; the praise of asceticism is told, and the states of the yugas in full; and here a brief account of the Dvāpara and the Kali (ages).
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VaP 1 1.104
देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याणां प्रमाणानि युगेयुगे। कीर्त्यन्ते युगसामर्थ्यात् परिणाहोच्छ्रयायुषः
devatiryaṅmanuṣyāṇāṃ pramāṇāni yugeyuge| kīrtyante yugasāmarthyāt pariṇāhocchrayāyuṣaḥ
The measures of gods, animals and men in each yuga are recounted — their girth, height and lifespan, according to the power of the yuga.
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VaP 1 1.105
शिष्टादीनां च निर्देशः प्रादुर्भावश्च कीर्त्यते। वेदस्य तद्विजातानां मंत्राणां च प्रकीर्तनम्
śiṣṭādīnāṃ ca nirdeśaḥ prādurbhāvaśca kīrtyate| vedasya tadvijātānāṃ maṃtrāṇāṃ ca prakīrtanam
And the designation of the virtuous ones and the rest, and their manifestation is recounted; and the account of the Veda, of those born from it, and of the mantras.
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VaP 1 1.106
शाखानां परिमाणं च वेदव्यासादिशब्दनम्। मन्वन्तराणां संहारः संहारान्ते च सम्भवः
śākhānāṃ parimāṇaṃ ca vedavyāsādiśabdanam| manvantarāṇāṃ saṃhāraḥ saṃhārānte ca sambhavaḥ
And the extent of the (Vedic) branches, and the naming of Vedavyāsa and the others; the dissolution of the manvantaras, and the coming into being at the end of the dissolution.
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VaP 1 1.107
देवतानामृषीणां च मनोः पितृगणस्य च। न शक्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुमित्युक्तं च समासतः
devatānāmṛṣīṇāṃ ca manoḥ pitṛgaṇasya ca| na śakyaṃ vistarādvaktumityuktaṃ ca samāsataḥ
Of the gods, the seers, Manu and the host of ancestors it is not possible to speak at length — so it has been told in brief.
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VaP 1 1.108
मन्वन्तरस्य संख्या च मानुषेण प्रकीर्तिता। मन्वन्तराणां सर्वेषामेतदेव च लक्षणम्
manvantarasya saṃkhyā ca mānuṣeṇa prakīrtitā| manvantarāṇāṃ sarveṣāmetadeva ca lakṣaṇam
And the reckoning of a manvantara has been declared in human (years); and this same is the defining measure of all the manvantaras.
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VaP 1 1.109
अतीतानागतानां च वर्त्तमानेन कीर्त्त्यते। तथा मन्वन्तराणां च प्रतिसन्धानलक्षणम्
atītānāgatānāṃ ca varttamānena kīrttyate| tathā manvantarāṇāṃ ca pratisandhānalakṣaṇam
And (the measure) of the past and future ones is stated by way of the present one; and likewise the mark of the linking together of the manvantaras.
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VaP 1 1.110
अतीतानागतानां च प्रोक्तं स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे। मन्वन्तरत्रयं चैव कालज्ञानं च कीर्त्त्यते
atītānāgatānāṃ ca proktaṃ svāyambhuve'ntare| manvantaratrayaṃ caiva kālajñānaṃ ca kīrttyate
And of the past and future ones it has been told in the Svāyambhuva period; and the three manvantaras and the knowledge of time are recounted.
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VaP 1 1.111
मन्वन्तरेषु देवानां प्रजेशानां च कीर्त्तनम्। दक्षस्य चापि दौहित्राः प्रियाया दुहितुः सुताः ।। ब्रह्मादिभिस्ते जनिता दक्षेणैव च धीमता
manvantareṣu devānāṃ prajeśānāṃ ca kīrttanam| dakṣasya cāpi dauhitrāḥ priyāyā duhituḥ sutāḥ || brahmādibhiste janitā dakṣeṇaiva ca dhīmatā
The recounting of the gods and the lords of creatures in the manvantaras; and also Dakṣa's daughter's sons, the sons of his dear daughter — they were begotten by Brahmā and the others and by the wise Dakṣa himself.
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VaP 1 1.112
सावर्णाद्याश्च कीर्त्त्यन्ते मनवो मेरुमाश्रिताः। ध्रुवस्योत्तानपादस्य प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम्
sāvarṇādyāśca kīrttyante manavo merumāśritāḥ| dhruvasyottānapādasya prajāsargopavarṇanam
And the Manus beginning with Sāvarṇa, who reside on Meru, are recounted; the description of the offspring-creation of Dhruva, son of Uttānapāda.
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VaP 1 1.113
पृथुनापि च वैन्येन भूमेर्द्दोहप्रवर्त्तनम्। पात्राणां पयसां चैव वंशानां च विशेषणम्। ब्रह्मादिभिः पूर्वमेव दुग्धा चेयं वसुन्धरा
pṛthunāpi ca vainyena bhūmerddohapravarttanam| pātrāṇāṃ payasāṃ caiva vaṃśānāṃ ca viśeṣaṇam| brahmādibhiḥ pūrvameva dugdhā ceyaṃ vasundharā
And by Pṛthu, son of Vena, the milking of the earth was set going; and the distinguishing of the vessels, the milks, and the lineages; and this earth was milked before that by Brahmā and the others.
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VaP 1 1.114
दशभ्यस्तु प्रचेतेभ्यो मारिषायां प्रजापतेः। दक्षस्य कीर्त्त्यते जन्म सोमस्यांशेन धीमतः
daśabhyastu pracetebhyo māriṣāyāṃ prajāpateḥ| dakṣasya kīrttyate janma somasyāṃśena dhīmataḥ
And the birth of Dakṣa, the wise, from the ten Pracetases in Māriṣā, (daughter) of the Prajāpati, by a portion of Soma, is proclaimed.
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VaP 1 1.115
भूतभव्यभवेशत्वं महेन्द्राणां च कीर्त्त्यते। मन्वादिका भविष्यन्ति आख्यानैर्बहुभिर्वृताः
bhūtabhavyabhaveśatvaṃ mahendrāṇāṃ ca kīrttyate| manvādikā bhaviṣyanti ākhyānairbahubhirvṛtāḥ
And the lordship over past, future and present of the great Indras is proclaimed; and the Manus and the rest who will come to be, attended by many narratives.
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VaP 1 1.116
वैवस्वतस्य च मनोः कीर्त्त्यते सर्गविस्तरः। देवस्य महतो यज्ञे वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम्। ब्रह्मशुक्रात् समुत्पत्तिर्भृग्वादीनां च कीर्त्यते
vaivasvatasya ca manoḥ kīrttyate sargavistaraḥ| devasya mahato yajñe vāruṇīṃ bibhratastanum| brahmaśukrāt samutpattirbhṛgvādīnāṃ ca kīrtyate
And the extent of the creation of Vaivasvata Manu is proclaimed; and the origination of Bhṛgu and the others from the seed of Brahmā, at the sacrifice of the great god who was bearing a form born of the waters (Vāruṇī).
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VaP 1 1.117
विनिवृत्ते प्रजासर्गे चाक्षुषस्य मनोः शुभे। दक्षस्य कीर्त्त्यते सर्गो ध्यानाद्वैवस्वतैऽन्तरे नारदः प्रियसंवादी दक्षपुत्रान्महाबलान्
vinivṛtte prajāsarge cākṣuṣasya manoḥ śubhe| dakṣasya kīrttyate sargo dhyānādvaivasvatai'ntare nāradaḥ priyasaṃvādī dakṣaputrānmahābalān
And when the creation of offspring of Cākṣuṣa Manu, the auspicious one, had ceased, the creation by Dakṣa through meditation in the Vaivasvata interval is proclaimed; (and how) Nārada, of pleasant speech, (destroyed) the mighty sons of Dakṣa —
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VaP 1 1.118
नाशयामास शापाय आत्मनो ब्रह्मणः सुतः
nāśayāmāsa śāpāya ātmano brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
— that son of Brahmā destroyed (them), to his own cursing.
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VaP 1 1.119
ततो दक्षोऽसृजत् कन्या वीरिण्यामेव विश्रुताः। कीर्त्त्यते धर्मसर्गश्च काश्यपस्य च धीमतः
tato dakṣo'sṛjat kanyā vīriṇyāmeva viśrutāḥ| kīrttyate dharmasargaśca kāśyapasya ca dhīmataḥ
Then Dakṣa begot upon Vīriṇī the well-known daughters; and the creation of Dharma is proclaimed, and that of the wise Kaśyapa.
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VaP 1 1.120
अत ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्मणश्च विष्णोश्चैव भवस्य च। एकत्वं च पृथक्त्वं च विशेषत्वं च कीर्त्यते
ata ūrdhvaṃ brahmaṇaśca viṣṇoścaiva bhavasya ca| ekatvaṃ ca pṛthaktvaṃ ca viśeṣatvaṃ ca kīrtyate
Beyond this, the oneness, the separateness, and the distinctness of Brahmā, of Viṣṇu and of Bhava is proclaimed.
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VaP 1 1.121
ईशत्वाच्च यथा शप्ता जाता देवाः स्वयम्भुवा। मरुत्प्रसादो मरुतां दित्या देवांशसम्भवाः
īśatvācca yathā śaptā jātā devāḥ svayambhuvā| marutprasādo marutāṃ dityā devāṃśasambhavāḥ
And how, on account of (claiming) lordship, they were cursed by the Self-existent one and became gods; the favour of the Wind toward the Maruts, (and) the Maruts born of Diti from a portion of the gods.
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VaP 1 1.122
कीर्त्त्यन्ते मरुताञ्चाथ गणास्ते सप्तसप्तकाः। देवत्वं पितृवाक्येन वायुस्कन्धेन चाश्रयः
kīrttyante marutāñcātha gaṇāste saptasaptakāḥ| devatvaṃ pitṛvākyena vāyuskandhena cāśrayaḥ
And then the troops of the Maruts, those seven sevens, are proclaimed; their godhood by the word of the Fathers, and their abiding in the region of the wind.
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VaP 1 1.123
दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। सर्वभूतपिशाचानां पशूनां पक्षिवीरुधाम्। उत्पत्तयश्चाप्सरसां कीर्त्त्यन्ते बहुविस्तरात्
daityānāṃ dānavānāñca gandharvoragarakṣasām| sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ paśūnāṃ pakṣivīrudhām| utpattayaścāpsarasāṃ kīrttyante bahuvistarāt
The origins of the Daityas and the Dānavas, of Gandharvas, serpents and Rākṣasas, of all the spirits and Piśācas, of beasts, birds and plants, and of the Apsarases, are proclaimed at great length.
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VaP 1 1.124
समुद्रसंयोगकृतं जन्मैरावतहस्तिनः। वैनतेयसमुत्पत्तिस्तथा चास्याभिषेचनम्
samudrasaṃyogakṛtaṃ janmairāvatahastinaḥ| vainateyasamutpattistathā cāsyābhiṣecanam
The birth of the elephant Airāvata, brought about by conjunction with the ocean; the origination of Vinatā's son (Garuḍa), and likewise his consecration.
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VaP 1 1.125
भृगूणां विस्तरश्चोक्तस्तथा चाङ्गिरसामपि। कश्यपस्य पुलस्त्यस्य तथैवात्रेर्म्महात्मनः
bhṛgūṇāṃ vistaraścoktastathā cāṅgirasāmapi| kaśyapasya pulastyasya tathaivātrermmahātmanaḥ
And the extended (account) of the Bhṛgus is told, and likewise of the Āṅgirasas, of Kaśyapa, of Pulastya, and so too of the great-souled Atri.
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VaP 1 1.126
पराशरस्य च मुनेः प्रजानां यत्र विस्तरः। देवतानामृषीणाञ्च प्रजोत्पत्तिस्ततः परम्
parāśarasya ca muneḥ prajānāṃ yatra vistaraḥ| devatānāmṛṣīṇāñca prajotpattistataḥ param
And of the sage Parāśara, wherein is the extended (account) of the offspring; and after that the birth of the offspring of the gods and the seers.
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VaP 1 1.127
तिस्रः कन्याः प्रकीर्त्त्यन्ते यासु लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। पितृदौहित्रनिर्द्देशो देवानां जन्म चोच्यते
tisraḥ kanyāḥ prakīrttyante yāsu lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ| pitṛdauhitranirddeśo devānāṃ janma cocyate
Three maidens are proclaimed, in whom the worlds are established; the designation of the fathers and daughters' sons, and the birth of the gods is told.
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VaP 1 1.128
विस्तरस्ते भगवतः पञ्चानां सुमहात्मनाम्। इलाया विस्तरश्चोक्त आदित्यस्य ततः परम्
vistaraste bhagavataḥ pañcānāṃ sumahātmanām| ilāyā vistaraścokta ādityasya tataḥ param
Your (account of) the Lord, the extended (account) of the five great-souled ones; the extended (account) of Ilā is told, and after that of Āditya.
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VaP 1 1.129
विकुक्षिचरितञ्चोक्तं धुन्धोश्चैव निबर्हणम्। बृहद्बलान्तसंक्षेपादिक्ष्वाक्वाद्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
vikukṣicaritañcoktaṃ dhundhoścaiva nibarhaṇam| bṛhadbalāntasaṃkṣepādikṣvākvādyāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
And the deeds of Vikukṣi are told, and the slaying of Dhundhu; the Ikṣvākus and the rest are proclaimed in brief down to Bṛhadbala.
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VaP 1 1.130
निम्यादीनां क्षितीशानां यावज्जहुगणादिति। कीर्त्त्यते विस्तरो यश्च ययातेरपि भूपतेः
nimyādīnāṃ kṣitīśānāṃ yāvajjahugaṇāditi| kīrttyate vistaro yaśca yayāterapi bhūpateḥ
And the extended (account) of the lords of the earth beginning with Nimi, as far as the troop of Jahnu, is proclaimed, and that of King Yayāti too.
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VaP 1 1.131
यदुवंशसमुद्देशो हैहयस्य च विस्तरः। क्रोष्टोरनन्तरं चोक्तस्तथा वंशस्य विस्तरः
yaduvaṃśasamuddeśo haihayasya ca vistaraḥ| kroṣṭoranantaraṃ coktastathā vaṃśasya vistaraḥ
The enumeration of the Yadu lineage and the extended (account) of Haihaya; and next that of Kroṣṭu is told, and likewise the extension of the lineage.
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VaP 1 1.132
ज्यामघस्य च माहात्म्यं प्रजासर्गश्च कीर्त्त्यते। देवावृधस्य त्वर्कस्य वृष्टेश्चैव महात्मनः
jyāmaghasya ca māhātmyaṃ prajāsargaśca kīrttyate| devāvṛdhasya tvarkasya vṛṣṭeścaiva mahātmanaḥ
And the greatness of Jyāmagha and his begetting of offspring is proclaimed; (and that) of Devāvṛdha, of Arka, and of the great-souled Vṛṣṭi.
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VaP 1 1.133
अत्रिमित्रान्वयश्चैव विष्णोर्द्दिव्याभिशंसनम्। विवस्वतोऽथ संप्राप्तिर्मणिरत्नस्य धीमतः
atrimitrānvayaścaiva viṣṇorddivyābhiśaṃsanam| vivasvato'tha saṃprāptirmaṇiratnasya dhīmataḥ
And the lineage of Atrimitra, and the divine proclamation concerning Viṣṇu; then the obtaining of the jewel-gem by the wise Vivasvat.
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VaP 1 1.134
युधा जितः प्रजासर्गः कीर्त्त्यते च महात्मनः। कीर्त्त्यते चान्वयः श्रीमान् राजर्षेर्देवमीढुषः
yudhā jitaḥ prajāsargaḥ kīrttyate ca mahātmanaḥ| kīrttyate cānvayaḥ śrīmān rājarṣerdevamīḍhuṣaḥ
The progeny-creation of Yudhājit is recounted, and (that) of the great one; and the glorious lineage of the royal sage Devamīḍhuṣ is recounted.
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VaP 1 1.135
पुनश्च जन्म चाप्युक्तं चरितञ्च महात्मनः। कंसस्यचापि दौरात्म्यमेकान्तेन समुद्भवः
punaśca janma cāpyuktaṃ caritañca mahātmanaḥ| kaṃsasyacāpi daurātmyamekāntena samudbhavaḥ
And again the birth is told, and the deeds of the great one; and also the wickedness of Kaṃsa, (his) origin in full detail.
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VaP 1 1.136
वासुदेवस्य देवक्यां विष्णोर्ज्जन्म प्रजापतेः। विष्णोरनन्तरञ्चापि प्रजासर्गोपवर्णनम्
vāsudevasya devakyāṃ viṣṇorjjanma prajāpateḥ| viṣṇoranantarañcāpi prajāsargopavarṇanam
The birth of Viṣṇu, the lord of creatures, from Devakī by Vasudeva; and next the description of Viṣṇu's creation of progeny.
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VaP 1 1.137
दैवासुरे समुत्पन्ने विष्णुना स्त्रीवधे कृते। संरक्षता शक्रवधं शापः प्राप्तः पुरा भृगोः। भृगुश्चोत्थापयामास दिव्यां शुक्रस्य मातरम्
daivāsure samutpanne viṣṇunā strīvadhe kṛte| saṃrakṣatā śakravadhaṃ śāpaḥ prāptaḥ purā bhṛgoḥ| bhṛguścotthāpayāmāsa divyāṃ śukrasya mātaram
When the (war) of gods and demons arose, and the killing of a woman was done by Viṣṇu — while protecting (her), the curse of Bhṛgu was formerly incurred, that Indra should be slain; and Bhṛgu raised up the divine mother of Śukra.
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VaP 1 1.138
देवानामसुराणां च संग्रामा द्वादशायुताः। नारसिंहप्रभृतयः कीर्त्त्यन्ते प्राणनाशनाः
devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca saṃgrāmā dvādaśāyutāḥ| nārasiṃhaprabhṛtayaḥ kīrttyante prāṇanāśanāḥ
And the twelve myriad battles of the gods and the demons, beginning with (that of) the Man-Lion, destroyers of life, are recounted.
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VaP 1 1.139
शुक्रेणाराधनं स्थाणोर्धीरेण तपसा कृतम्। वरदानप्रलुब्धेन यत्र शर्वस्तवः कृतः। अनन्तरं विनिर्दिष्टं देवासुरविचेष्टितम्
śukreṇārādhanaṃ sthāṇordhīreṇa tapasā kṛtam| varadānapralubdhena yatra śarvastavaḥ kṛtaḥ| anantaraṃ vinirdiṣṭaṃ devāsuraviceṣṭitam
The propitiation of Sthāṇu (Śiva) performed by the steadfast Śukra with austerity, wherein the praise of Śarva was made by him who was eager for the granting of a boon; next is set forth the doings of the gods and demons.
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VaP 1 1.140
जयन्त्या सह सक्ते तु यत्र शुक्रे महात्मनि। असुरान्मोहयामास शुक्ररूपेण बुद्धिमान्। बृहस्पतिस्तु तान् शुक्रः शशाप सुमहाद्युतिः
jayantyā saha sakte tu yatra śukre mahātmani| asurānmohayāmāsa śukrarūpeṇa buddhimān| bṛhaspatistu tān śukraḥ śaśāpa sumahādyutiḥ
And where the great Śukra was attached to Jayantī, the wise one (Bṛhaspati) deluded the demons in Śukra's form; but Śukra of very great splendour cursed them—(and) Bṛhaspati.
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VaP 1 1.141
उक्तं च विष्णुमाहात्म्यं विष्णोर्जन्मादिशब्दनम्। तुर्वसुः शुक्रदौहित्रो देवयान्यां यदोरभूत्। अनुर्द्रुह्युस्तथा पूरुर्ययातितनया नृपाः
uktaṃ ca viṣṇumāhātmyaṃ viṣṇorjanmādiśabdanam| turvasuḥ śukradauhitro devayānyāṃ yadorabhūt| anurdruhyustathā pūruryayātitanayā nṛpāḥ
And the greatness of Viṣṇu is told, the recital of Viṣṇu's birth and the rest. Turvasu, the daughter's son of Śukra, was born of Devayānī, (as was) Yadu; and Anu, Druhyu, and Pūru — the kings, sons of Yayāti.
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VaP 1 1.142
अत्र वंश्या महात्मानस्तेषां पार्थिवसत्तमाः। कीर्त्यन्ते दीर्घयशसो भूरिद्रविणतेजसः
atra vaṃśyā mahātmānasteṣāṃ pārthivasattamāḥ| kīrtyante dīrghayaśaso bhūridraviṇatejasaḥ
Here the great-souled ones of the lineage, the best of kings among them, are recounted — of long-lasting fame, of abundant wealth and power.
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VaP 1 1.143
कुशिकस्य च विप्रर्षेः सम्यग्यो धर्मसंश्रयः। बार्हस्पत्यन्तु सुरभिर्यत्र शापमिहानुदत्
kuśikasya ca viprarṣeḥ samyagyo dharmasaṃśrayaḥ| bārhaspatyantu surabhiryatra śāpamihānudat
And the full adherence to dharma of Kuśika, the brahmin sage; and where the cow Surabhi here removed the curse of Bṛhaspati's son.
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VaP 1 1.144
कीर्त्तनं जह्नुवंशस्य शन्तनोर्वीर्यशब्दनम्। भविष्यतां तथा राज्ञामुपसंहारशब्दनम्
kīrttanaṃ jahnuvaṃśasya śantanorvīryaśabdanam| bhaviṣyatāṃ tathā rājñāmupasaṃhāraśabdanam
The recital of the lineage of Jahnu, the declaration of Śantanu's valour; likewise the declaration of the conclusion (of the account) of kings yet to come.
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VaP 1 1.145
अनागतानां सप्तानां मनूनां चोपवर्णनम्। भौमस्यान्ते कलियुगे क्षीणे संहारवर्णनम्
anāgatānāṃ saptānāṃ manūnāṃ copavarṇanam| bhaumasyānte kaliyuge kṣīṇe saṃhāravarṇanam
And the description of the seven Manus yet to come; the description of the dissolution at the end of the earthly (age), when the Kali age is spent.
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VaP 1 1.146
परार्द्धपरयोश्चैव लक्षणं परिकीर्त्त्यते। ब्रह्मणो योजनाग्रेण परिमाणविनिर्णयः
parārddhaparayoścaiva lakṣaṇaṃ parikīrttyate| brahmaṇo yojanāgreṇa parimāṇavinirṇayaḥ
And the definition of the parārdha and the para is recounted; the determination of measurement by the extent of Brahmā's leagues.
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VaP 1 1.147
नैमित्तिकः प्राकृतिकस्तथैवात्यन्तिकः स्मृतः। त्रिविधः सर्व भूतानां कीर्त्त्यते प्रतिसञ्चरः
naimittikaḥ prākṛtikastathaivātyantikaḥ smṛtaḥ| trividhaḥ sarva bhūtānāṃ kīrttyate pratisañcaraḥ
The threefold dissolution of all beings is recounted: the occasional, the elemental (prakṛtic), and likewise the absolute.
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VaP 1 1.148
अनावृष्टिर्भास्कराच्च घोरः संवर्त्तकोऽनलः। मेघो ह्येकार्णवं वायुस्तथा रात्रिर्महात्मनः
anāvṛṣṭirbhāskarācca ghoraḥ saṃvarttako'nalaḥ| megho hyekārṇavaṃ vāyustathā rātrirmahātmanaḥ
Drought, and the dreadful all-consuming fire from the sun, the cloud, the single ocean, the wind, and then the night of the Great One.
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VaP 1 1.149
संख्यालक्षणमुद्दिष्टं ततो ब्राह्मं विशेषतः। भूरादीनां च लोकानां सप्तानामुपवर्णनम्। कीर्त्त्यन्ते चात्र निरयाः पापानां रौरवादयः
saṃkhyālakṣaṇamuddiṣṭaṃ tato brāhmaṃ viśeṣataḥ| bhūrādīnāṃ ca lokānāṃ saptānāmupavarṇanam| kīrttyante cātra nirayāḥ pāpānāṃ rauravādayaḥ
The characteristics of the reckoning are set forth, and then the Brahmā (dissolution) in particular; and the description of the seven worlds beginning with Bhūr; and here the hells of the wicked, Raurava and the rest, are recounted.
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VaP 1 1.150
ब्रह्मलोकोपरिष्टात्तु शिवस्य स्थानमुत्तमम्। यत्र संहारमायान्ति सर्वभूतानि संक्षये
brahmalokopariṣṭāttu śivasya sthānamuttamam| yatra saṃhāramāyānti sarvabhūtāni saṃkṣaye
But above the world of Brahmā is the supreme abode of Śiva, where all beings come to dissolution at the destruction.
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VaP 1 1.151
सर्वेषां चैव सत्त्वानां परिणामविनिर्णयः। ब्रह्मणः प्रतिसंसर्गे सर्वसंहारवर्णनम्
sarveṣāṃ caiva sattvānāṃ pariṇāmavinirṇayaḥ| brahmaṇaḥ pratisaṃsarge sarvasaṃhāravarṇanam
And the determination of the transformation of all creatures; the description of the total dissolution at Brahmā's re-absorption.
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VaP 1 1.152
अष्टरूप्यमतः प्रोक्तं प्राणस्याष्टकमेव च। गतिश्चोर्ध्वमधश्चोक्ता धर्माधर्मसमाश्रयात्
aṣṭarūpyamataḥ proktaṃ prāṇasyāṣṭakameva ca| gatiścordhvamadhaścoktā dharmādharmasamāśrayāt
Then the eightfold form is told, and the eightfold (nature) of breath; and the upward and downward course is told, according to reliance on dharma and non-dharma.
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VaP 1 1.153
कल्पे कल्पे च भूतानां महतामपि संक्षयः। प्रसंख्याय च दुःखानि ब्रह्मणश्चाप्यनित्यता
kalpe kalpe ca bhūtānāṃ mahatāmapi saṃkṣayaḥ| prasaṃkhyāya ca duḥkhāni brahmaṇaścāpyanityatā
In kalpa after kalpa (there is) the utter destruction even of the great beings; and, having reckoned up the sorrows, the impermanence even of Brahmā.
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VaP 1 1.154
दौरात्म्यं चैव भोगानां परिणामविनिर्णंयः। दुर्लभत्वं च मोक्षस्य वैराग्याद्दोषदर्शनम्
daurātmyaṃ caiva bhogānāṃ pariṇāmavinirṇaṃyaḥ| durlabhatvaṃ ca mokṣasya vairāgyāddoṣadarśanam
And the vileness of enjoyments, the settled conclusion about (their) mutability, and the hard-won character of liberation; from dispassion, the seeing of faults.
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VaP 1 1.155
व्यक्ताव्यक्तं परित्यज्य सत्त्वं ब्रह्मणि संस्थितम्। नानात्वदर्शनाच्छुद्धं ततस्तदभिवर्त्तते
vyaktāvyaktaṃ parityajya sattvaṃ brahmaṇi saṃsthitam| nānātvadarśanācchuddhaṃ tatastadabhivarttate
Abandoning the manifest and the unmanifest, sattva stands firm in Brahman; purified from the vision of manifoldness, it thereafter turns toward That.
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VaP 1 1.156
ततस्तापत्रयातीतो नीरूपाख्यो निरञ्जनः। आनन्दो ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्तो न बिभेति कुतश्चन
tatastāpatrayātīto nīrūpākhyo nirañjanaḥ| ānando brahmaṇaḥ prokto na bibheti kutaścana
Then, gone beyond the three torments, named the formless, the unstained: bliss is declared (to be the nature) of Brahman; he fears nothing from anywhere.
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VaP 1 1.157
कीर्त्त्यते च पुनः सर्गो ब्रह्मणोऽन्यस्य पूर्ववत्। कीर्त्त्यते ऋषिवंशश्च सर्वपापप्रणाशनः
kīrttyate ca punaḥ sargo brahmaṇo'nyasya pūrvavat| kīrttyate ṛṣivaṃśaśca sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ
And again the creation by another Brahmā is recounted, as before; and the lineage of the seers is recounted, which destroys all sin.
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VaP 1 1.158
इति कृत्यसमुद्देशः पुराणस्योपवर्णितः। कीर्त्त्यन्ते जगतो ह्यत्र सर्वप्रलयविक्रियाः। प्रवृत्तयश्च भूतानां निवृत्तीनां फलानि च
iti kṛtyasamuddeśaḥ purāṇasyopavarṇitaḥ| kīrttyante jagato hyatra sarvapralayavikriyāḥ| pravṛttayaśca bhūtānāṃ nivṛttīnāṃ phalāni ca
Thus the summary of the contents of the Purāṇa has been set out. Here are recounted all the transformations of the world's dissolution, and the goings-forth (of activity) of beings and the fruits of the cessations (from activity).
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VaP 1 1.159
प्रादुर्भावो वसिष्ठस्य शक्तेर्जन्म तथैव च। सौदासान्निग्रहस्तस्य विश्वामित्रकृतेन च
prādurbhāvo vasiṣṭhasya śakterjanma tathaiva ca| saudāsānnigrahastasya viśvāmitrakṛtena ca
The appearing of Vasiṣṭha, and likewise the birth of Śakti; and the destruction of him by Saudāsa, brought about by Viśvāmitra's doing.
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VaP 1 1.160
पराशरस्य चोत्पत्तिरदृश्यत्वं यथा विभोः। जज्ञे पितॄणां कन्यायां व्यासश्चापि यथा मुनिः
parāśarasya cotpattiradṛśyatvaṃ yathā vibhoḥ| jajñe pitṝṇāṃ kanyāyāṃ vyāsaścāpi yathā muniḥ
And the origin of Parāśara, and how the mighty one became unseen; and how the sage Vyāsa too was born from the daughter of the Fathers.
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VaP 1 1.161
शुकस्य च तथा जन्म सह पुत्रस्य धीमतः। पराशरस्य प्रद्वेषो विश्वामित्रकृतो यथा
śukasya ca tathā janma saha putrasya dhīmataḥ| parāśarasya pradveṣo viśvāmitrakṛto yathā
And likewise the birth of Śuka together with (that of) the wise son; (and) how enmity toward Parāśara was caused by Viśvāmitra.
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VaP 1 1.162
वसिष्ठसम्भृतश्चाग्निर्विश्वामित्रजिघांसया। सन्तानहेतोर्विभुना चीर्णः स्कन्देन धीमता। दैवेन विधिना विप्र विश्वामित्रहितैषिणा
vasiṣṭhasambhṛtaścāgnirviśvāmitrajighāṃsayā| santānahetorvibhunā cīrṇaḥ skandena dhīmatā| daivena vidhinā vipra viśvāmitrahitaiṣiṇā
And the fire heaped up by Vasiṣṭha out of the wish to slay Viśvāmitra; for the sake of offspring it was carried through by the mighty, wise Skanda, by divine ordinance, O brahmin, he seeking Viśvāmitra's welfare.
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VaP 1 1.163
एकं वेदञ्चतुष्पादञ्चतुर्द्धा पुनरीश्वरः। यथा बिभेद भगवान् व्यासः सर्वान् स्वबुद्धितः। तस्य शिष्यैः प्रशिष्यैश्च शाखा भेदाः पुनः कृताः
ekaṃ vedañcatuṣpādañcaturddhā punarīśvaraḥ| yathā bibheda bhagavān vyāsaḥ sarvān svabuddhitaḥ| tasya śiṣyaiḥ praśiṣyaiśca śākhā bhedāḥ punaḥ kṛtāḥ
How the Lord, the blessed Vyāsa, divided into four the one Veda of four parts, all by his own understanding; and how by his pupils and their pupils the divisions into branches were made again.
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VaP 1 1.164
प्रयोगैः षड्गुणीयैश्च यथा पृष्टः स्वयम्भुवा। पृष्टेन चानुपृष्टास्ते मुनयो धर्मकाङ्क्षिणः।। देशं पुण्यमभीप्सन्तौ विभुना तद्धितैषिणा
prayogaiḥ ṣaḍguṇīyaiśca yathā pṛṣṭaḥ svayambhuvā| pṛṣṭena cānupṛṣṭāste munayo dharmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ|| deśaṃ puṇyamabhīpsantau vibhunā taddhitaiṣiṇā
And how he was questioned by the Self-existent with the applications of the six qualities; and those sages, desiring dharma, being questioned, questioned in turn; the two seeking a holy region, by the mighty one who sought their good.
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VaP 1 1.165
सुनाभं दिव्यरूपाख्यं सत्याङ्गं शुभविक्रमम्। अनौपम्यमिदञ्चक्रं वर्त्तमानमतन्द्रिताः। पृष्ठतो यात नियतास्ततः प्राप्स्यथ यद्धितम्
sunābhaṃ divyarūpākhyaṃ satyāṅgaṃ śubhavikramam| anaupamyamidañcakraṃ varttamānamatandritāḥ| pṛṣṭhato yāta niyatāstataḥ prāpsyatha yaddhitam
"Unwearied and steadfast, go behind this wheel as it rolls—fair-naveled, called divine in form, with true parts, of auspicious course, without compare; thence you will obtain what is beneficial."
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VaP 1 1.166
गच्छतो धर्मचक्रस्य यत्र नेमिर्विशीर्यते। पुण्यः स देशो मन्तव्य इत्युवाच तदा प्रभुः। उक्त्वा चैवमृषीन् ब्रह्मा ह्यदृश्यत्वमगात्पुनः
gacchato dharmacakrasya yatra nemirviśīryate| puṇyaḥ sa deśo mantavya ityuvāca tadā prabhuḥ| uktvā caivamṛṣīn brahmā hyadṛśyatvamagātpunaḥ
"Where the rim of the moving wheel of dharma shatters, that region is to be held holy"—so the Lord then spoke; and having thus addressed the seers, Brahmā again passed into invisibility.
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VaP 1 1.167
गङ्गागर्भसमाहारं नैमिषेयत्वमेव च। ईजिरे चैव सत्रेण मुनयो नैमिषे तदा। मृते शरद्वति तथा तस्य चोत्थापनं कृतम्
gaṅgāgarbhasamāhāraṃ naimiṣeyatvameva ca| ījire caiva satreṇa munayo naimiṣe tadā| mṛte śaradvati tathā tasya cotthāpanaṃ kṛtam
The gathering together of the Ganges' womb, and the state of being Naimiṣa dwellers; and then the sages sacrificed with a satra at Naimiṣa; and when Śaradvat had died, his raising up was accomplished.
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VaP 1 1.168
ऋषयो नैमिषेयास्तु श्रद्धया परया पुनः। निःसीमां गामिमां कृत्स्नां कृत्वा राजानमाहरन्। यथाविधि यथाशास्त्रं तमातिथ्यैरपूजयन्
ṛṣayo naimiṣeyāstu śraddhayā parayā punaḥ| niḥsīmāṃ gāmimāṃ kṛtsnāṃ kṛtvā rājānamāharan| yathāvidhi yathāśāstraṃ tamātithyairapūjayan
But the seers of Naimiṣa, again with the highest faith, having made this whole earth boundless, brought a king; in accordance with rule and with scripture they honoured him with hospitality.
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VaP 1 1.169
प्रीतं तथा कृतातिथ्यं राजानं विधिवत्तदा। अन्तर्द्धानगतः क्रूरः स्वर्भानुरसुरोऽहरत्
prītaṃ tathā kṛtātithyaṃ rājānaṃ vidhivattadā| antarddhānagataḥ krūraḥ svarbhānurasuro'harat
Then the cruel Asura Svarbhānu, having become invisible, carried off the king, who was pleased and to whom hospitality had been duly shown.
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VaP 1 1.170
अनुसस्रुर्हतं चापि नृपमैडं यथा पुरा। गन्धर्व सहितं दृष्ट्वा कलापग्रामवासिनम्
anusasrurhataṃ cāpi nṛpamaiḍaṃ yathā purā| gandharva sahitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kalāpagrāmavāsinam
And they went after the slain king, son of Iḷā, as before, seeing him in the company of a gandharva, dwelling in Kalāpagrāma.
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VaP 1 1.171
सन्निपातः पुनस्तस्य यथा यज्ञे महर्षिभिः। दृष्ट्वा हिरण्मयं सर्वं यज्ञे वस्तु महात्मनाम्
sannipātaḥ punastasya yathā yajñe maharṣibhiḥ| dṛṣṭvā hiraṇmayaṃ sarvaṃ yajñe vastu mahātmanām
His meeting again with the great seers at the sacrifice, on seeing every sacrificial article of the great-souled ones made of gold.
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VaP 1 1.172
तदा वै नैमिषेयाणां सत्रे द्वादशवार्षिके। यथा विवदमानस्तु ऐडः संस्थापितस्तु तैः
tadā vai naimiṣeyāṇāṃ satre dvādaśavārṣike| yathā vivadamānastu aiḍaḥ saṃsthāpitastu taiḥ
Then indeed, at the twelve-year satra of the Naimiṣa dwellers, how Aiḍa, while disputing, was installed by them.
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VaP 1 1.173
जनयित्वा त्वरण्यान्ते ऐडपुत्रं यथायुषम्। समापयित्वा तत्सत्रमायुषं पर्युपासते
janayitvā tvaraṇyānte aiḍaputraṃ yathāyuṣam| samāpayitvā tatsatramāyuṣaṃ paryupāsate
Having begotten at the edge of the forest a son of Aiḍa, namely Āyus, and having completed that sacrifice, they wait upon Āyus.
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VaP 1 1.174
एतत्सर्वं यथावृत्तं व्याख्यातं द्विजसत्तमाः। ऋषीणां परमं चात्र लोकतन्त्रमनुत्तमम्
etatsarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ vyākhyātaṃ dvijasattamāḥ| ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ cātra lokatantramanuttamam
All this, as it happened, has been explained, O best of the twice-born — and herein the supreme, unsurpassed ordering of the worlds belonging to the seers.
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VaP 1 1.175
ब्रह्मणा यत्पुरा प्रोक्तं पुराणं ज्ञानमुत्तमम्। अवतारश्च रुद्रस्य द्विजानुग्रहकारणात्
brahmaṇā yatpurā proktaṃ purāṇaṃ jñānamuttamam| avatāraśca rudrasya dvijānugrahakāraṇāt
(And) the ancient lore, the highest knowledge, which was formerly proclaimed by Brahmā; and the descent of Rudra for the sake of showing favour to the twice-born;
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VaP 1 1.176
तथा पाशुपता योगाः स्थानानाञ्चैव कीर्त्तनम्। लिङ्गोद्भवस्य देवस्य नीलकण्ठत्वमेव च
tathā pāśupatā yogāḥ sthānānāñcaiva kīrttanam| liṅgodbhavasya devasya nīlakaṇṭhatvameva ca
likewise the Pāśupata yogas, and the recital of the (sacred) places, and (the account) of the god's arising as the liṅga, and his being blue-throated;
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VaP 1 1.177
कथ्यते यत्र विप्राणां वायुना ब्रह्मवादिना। धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम्। कीर्त्तनं श्रवणं चास्य धारणञ्च विशेषतः
kathyate yatra viprāṇāṃ vāyunā brahmavādinā| dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam| kīrttanaṃ śravaṇaṃ cāsya dhāraṇañca viśeṣataḥ
(all this) is told there to the brahmins by Vāyu, the speaker of sacred truth — bestowing wealth, fame and long life, meritorious, destroying sin: (so is) the reciting of this, and the hearing, and especially the retaining (of it).
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VaP 1 1.178
अनेन हि क्रमेणेदं पुराणं संप्रचक्ष्यते। सुखमर्थः समासेन महानप्युपलभ्यते। तस्मात् किञ्चित्सुमुद्दिश्य पश्चाद्वक्ष्यामि विस्तरम्
anena hi krameṇedaṃ purāṇaṃ saṃpracakṣyate| sukhamarthaḥ samāsena mahānapyupalabhyate| tasmāt kiñcitsumuddiśya paścādvakṣyāmi vistaram
For in this order this Purāṇa is set forth; even a great matter is easily grasped when it is (given) in summary. Therefore, having first indicated something briefly, I shall afterwards speak at length.
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VaP 1 1.179
पादमाद्यमिदं सम्यक् योऽधीयीत जितेन्द्रियः। तेनाधीतं पुराणं तत् सर्वं नास्त्यत्र संशयः
pādamādyamidaṃ samyak yo'dhīyīta jitendriyaḥ| tenādhītaṃ purāṇaṃ tat sarvaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever, with his senses subdued, should properly recite this first section — by him that whole Purāṇa has been recited; there is no doubt of this.
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VaP 1 1.180
यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान् साङ्गोपनिषदो द्विजः। न चेत्पुराणं संविद्यान्नैव स स्याद्विचक्षणः
yo vidyāccaturo vedān sāṅgopaniṣado dvijaḥ| na cetpurāṇaṃ saṃvidyānnaiva sa syādvicakṣaṇaḥ
A twice-born who should know the four Vedas together with the ancillary sciences and the Upaniṣads, but should not know the Purāṇa, would not be a discerning man at all.
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VaP 1 1.181
इतिहासपुराणाभ्यां वेदं समुपबृंहयेत्। बिभेत्यल्पश्रुताद्वेदो मामयं प्रतरिष्यति
itihāsapurāṇābhyāṃ vedaṃ samupabṛṃhayet| bibhetyalpaśrutādvedo māmayaṃ pratariṣyati
One should reinforce the Veda with epic and Purāṇa. The Veda fears one of little learning: "This man will do violence to me."
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VaP 1 1.182
अभ्यसन्निममध्यायं साक्षात् प्रोक्तं स्वयम्भुवा। आपदं प्राप्य मुच्येत यथेष्टां प्राप्नुयाद्घतिम्
abhyasannimamadhyāyaṃ sākṣāt proktaṃ svayambhuvā| āpadaṃ prāpya mucyeta yatheṣṭāṃ prāpnuyādghatim
One who studies this chapter, spoken directly by the Self-existent, would be released upon meeting with calamity, and would attain the course he desires.
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VaP 1 1.183
यस्मात् पुरा ह्यनतीदं पुराणं तेन तत् स्मृतम्। निरुक्तमस्य यो वेद सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
yasmāt purā hyanatīdaṃ purāṇaṃ tena tat smṛtam| niruktamasya yo veda sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
Because this (was) formerly, and has not gone (out of being), it is therefore remembered as "Purāṇa"; whoever knows this etymology of it is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 1.184
नारायणः सर्वमिदं विश्वं व्याप्य प्रवर्त्तते। तस्यापि जगतः स्रष्टुः स्रष्टा देवो महेश्वरः
nārāyaṇaḥ sarvamidaṃ viśvaṃ vyāpya pravarttate| tasyāpi jagataḥ sraṣṭuḥ sraṣṭā devo maheśvaraḥ
Nārāyaṇa proceeds, pervading all this universe; but of him too, the creator of the world, the creator is the god Maheśvara.
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VaP 1 1.185
अतश्च संक्षेपमिमं श्रृणुध्वं महेश्वरः सर्वमिदं पुराणम्। स सर्गकाले च करोति सर्गान् संहारकाले पुनराददीत
ataśca saṃkṣepamimaṃ śrṛṇudhvaṃ maheśvaraḥ sarvamidaṃ purāṇam| sa sargakāle ca karoti sargān saṃhārakāle punarādadīta
And therefore hear this summary: Maheśvara is all this ancient lore; and at the time of creation he makes the creations, and at the time of dissolution he takes them back again.
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