Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 10
VaP 1 10.1
।।सूत उवाच।। एवंभूतेषु लोकेषु ब्रह्मणा लोककर्तृणा। यदा ता न प्रवर्त्तन्ते प्रजाः केनापि हेतुना
||sūta uvāca|| evaṃbhūteṣu lokeṣu brahmaṇā lokakartṛṇā| yadā tā na pravarttante prajāḥ kenāpi hetunā
Sūta said: When the worlds had come to be thus through Brahmā, the maker of the worlds, and those creatures for some reason did not go forward (did not multiply) —
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VaP 1 10.2
तमोमात्रावृतो ब्रह्मा तदाप्रभृति दुःखितः। ततः स विदधे बुद्धिमर्थनिश्चयगामिनीम्
tamomātrāvṛto brahmā tadāprabhṛti duḥkhitaḥ| tataḥ sa vidadhe buddhimarthaniścayagāminīm
Brahmā, covered over by the portion of darkness, was from then on afflicted; then he set his mind to work, so that it went toward a determination of the matter.
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VaP 1 10.3
अथात्मनि समस्राक्षीत्तमोमात्रां नियामिकाम् । राजसत्वं पराजित्य वर्त्तमानं स धर्मतः
athātmani samasrākṣīttamomātrāṃ niyāmikām | rājasatvaṃ parājitya varttamānaṃ sa dharmataḥ
Then he emitted into himself the restraining portion of darkness, having overcome the rajas-quality which was operating in accordance with dharma.
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VaP 1 10.4
तप्यते तेन दुःखेन शोकञ्चक्रे जगत्पतिः। तमश्च व्यनुदत्तस्माद्रजस्तमसमावृणोत्
tapyate tena duḥkhena śokañcakre jagatpatiḥ| tamaśca vyanudattasmādrajastamasamāvṛṇot
He is tormented by that suffering, and the Lord of the world gave way to grief; and he thrust the darkness away, whereupon rajas covered over the darkness.
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VaP 1 10.5
तत्तमः प्रतिनुत्तं वै मिथुनं स व्यजायत। अधर्माच्चरणाज्जज्ञे हिंसा शोकादजायत
tattamaḥ pratinuttaṃ vai mithunaṃ sa vyajāyata| adharmāccaraṇājjajñe hiṃsā śokādajāyata
That darkness, once driven away, gave birth to a pair: from unrighteous conduct Hiṃsā (Violence) was born, and she arose out of (his) grief.
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VaP 1 10.6
ततस्तस्मिन् समुद्भूते मिथुने चरणात्मनि। ततश्च भगवानासीत् प्रीतश्चैवमशिश्रियत्
tatastasmin samudbhūte mithune caraṇātmani| tataśca bhagavānāsīt prītaścaivamaśiśriyat
Then, when that pair, whose nature was (that) conduct, had come forth, the Lord thereupon became pleased, and thus he took (his own body) to himself.
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VaP 1 10.7
स्वां तनुं स ततो ब्रह्मा तामपोहदभास्वराम्। द्विधाकरोत्स तं देहमर्द्धेन पुरुषोऽभवत्
svāṃ tanuṃ sa tato brahmā tāmapohadabhāsvarām| dvidhākarotsa taṃ dehamarddhena puruṣo'bhavat
Then Brahmā cast off that unshining body of his; he made that body twofold, and with one half he became a male,
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VaP 1 10.8
अर्द्धेन नारी सा तस्य शतरूपा व्यजायत। प्राकृतां भूतधात्रीं तां कामान्वै सृष्टवान् विभुः
arddhena nārī sā tasya śatarūpā vyajāyata| prākṛtāṃ bhūtadhātrīṃ tāṃ kāmānvai sṛṣṭavān vibhuḥ
With (the other) half (he became) a woman; she was born of him as Śatarūpā. The Lord created her, sprung from Prakṛti, the sustainer of beings, and (also) the desires.
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VaP 1 10.9
सा दिवं वृथिवीञ्चैव महिम्ना व्याप्य धिष्ठिता। ब्रह्मणः सा तनुः पूर्वा दिवमावृत्त्य तिष्ठति
sā divaṃ vṛthivīñcaiva mahimnā vyāpya dhiṣṭhitā| brahmaṇaḥ sā tanuḥ pūrvā divamāvṛttya tiṣṭhati
She, having pervaded heaven and earth alike with her greatness, stood established; she, the earlier body of Brahmā, stands enveloping the sky.
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VaP 1 10.10
या त्वर्द्धात् सृजते नारी शतरूपा व्यजायत। सा देवी नियुतन्तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम्
yā tvarddhāt sṛjate nārī śatarūpā vyajāyata| sā devī niyutantaptvā tapaḥ paramaduścaram
And the woman who is brought forth from the half (of him) was born as Śatarūpā; that goddess, having practised for a niyuta (of years) an austerity most difficult to perform,
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VaP 1 10.11
भर्तारन्दीप्तयशसं पुरुषं प्रत्यपद्यत। स वै स्वायम्भुवः पूर्वं पुरुषो मनुरुच्यते
bhartārandīptayaśasaṃ puruṣaṃ pratyapadyata| sa vai svāyambhuvaḥ pūrvaṃ puruṣo manurucyate
She obtained as her husband the Puruṣa of blazing fame. He indeed, (the son) of the Self-existent (Brahmā), is called the first Puruṣa, Manu.
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VaP 1 10.12
तस्यैवसप्ततियुगं मन्वन्तरमिहोच्यते । लब्धा तु पुरुषः पत्नीं शतरूपामयोनिजाम्
tasyaivasaptatiyugaṃ manvantaramihocyate | labdhā tu puruṣaḥ patnīṃ śatarūpāmayonijām
His period of seventy yugas is here called a manvantara. And the Puruṣa obtained as his wife Śatarūpā, who was not born from a womb.
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VaP 1 10.13
तया स रमते सार्द्धं तस्मात्सा रतिरुच्यते। प्रथमः संप्रयोगः स कल्पादौ समवर्त्तत
tayā sa ramate sārddhaṃ tasmātsā ratirucyate| prathamaḥ saṃprayogaḥ sa kalpādau samavarttata
He takes pleasure together with her; therefore she is called Rati ("Pleasure"). That was the first sexual union, and it took place at the beginning of the kalpa.
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VaP 1 10.14
विराजमसृजत् ब्रह्मा सोऽभवत् पुरुषो विराट् । सम्राण्मानसरूपात्तु वै राजस्तु मनुः स्मृतः
virājamasṛjat brahmā so'bhavat puruṣo virāṭ | samrāṇmānasarūpāttu vai rājastu manuḥ smṛtaḥ
Brahmā created Virāj, and he became the Puruṣa Virāṭ; but from the mind-born form of the Samrāj, Manu is remembered as (that) Virāj.
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VaP 1 10.15
स वैराजः प्रजासर्गः स सर्गे पुरुषो मनुः। वैराजात्पुरुषाद्वीराच्छतरूपा व्यजायत
sa vairājaḥ prajāsargaḥ sa sarge puruṣo manuḥ| vairājātpuruṣādvīrācchatarūpā vyajāyata
That is the Vairāja creation of creatures; in that creation the Puruṣa is Manu. From the Vairāja Puruṣa, the hero, Śatarūpā was born.
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VaP 1 10.16
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ पुत्रौ पुत्रवतां वरौ । कन्ये द्वे च महाभागे याभ्यां जाताः प्रजास्त्विमाः
priyavratottānapādau putrau putravatāṃ varau | kanye dve ca mahābhāge yābhyāṃ jātāḥ prajāstvimāḥ
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda (were her) two sons, the best of those who have sons, and two greatly fortunate daughters, from whom these creatures were born.
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VaP 1 10.17
देवी नाम्ना तथाकूतिः प्रसूतिश्चैव ते शुभे। स्वायम्भुवः प्रसूतिन्तु दक्षाय व्यसृजत् प्रभुः
devī nāmnā tathākūtiḥ prasūtiścaiva te śubhe| svāyambhuvaḥ prasūtintu dakṣāya vyasṛjat prabhuḥ
Those two auspicious ones were named Ākūti and Prasūti; the lord, son of the Self-existent, gave Prasūti to Dakṣa.
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VaP 1 10.18
प्राणो दक्षस्तु विज्ञेयः सङ्कल्पो मनुरुच्यते। रुचेः प्रजापतेश्चैव आकूतिं प्रत्यपादयत्
prāṇo dakṣastu vijñeyaḥ saṅkalpo manurucyate| ruceḥ prajāpateścaiva ākūtiṃ pratyapādayat
Dakṣa is to be understood as Prāṇa, and Saṅkalpa is called Manu; and (Manu) bestowed Ākūti on Ruci, the lord of creatures.
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VaP 1 10.19
आकूत्यां मिथुनं यज्ञे मानसस्य रुचेः शुभम्। यज्ञश्च दक्षिणा चैव यमकौ सम्बभूवतुः
ākūtyāṃ mithunaṃ yajñe mānasasya ruceḥ śubham| yajñaśca dakṣiṇā caiva yamakau sambabhūvatuḥ
Upon Ākūti an auspicious pair (was begotten) in the sacrifice by the mind-born Ruci; and Yajña and Dakṣiṇā came into being as twins.
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VaP 1 10.20
यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायाञ्च पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे। यामा इति समाखयाता देवाः स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे
yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāñca putrā dvādaśa jajñire| yāmā iti samākhayātā devāḥ svāyambhuve'ntare
And of Yajña and Dakṣiṇā twelve sons were born, gods called the Yāmas, in the interval of the Self-existent (Manu).
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VaP 1 10.21
यमस्य पुत्रा यज्ञस्य तस्माद्यामास्तु ते स्मृताः। अजिताश्चैव शूकाश्च गणौ द्वौ ब्रह्मणः स्मृतौ
yamasya putrā yajñasya tasmādyāmāstu te smṛtāḥ| ajitāścaiva śūkāśca gaṇau dvau brahmaṇaḥ smṛtau
They are the sons of Yama, (that is) of Yajña; therefore they are remembered as the Yāmas. The Ajitas and the Śūkas are remembered as the two hosts of Brahmā.
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VaP 1 10.22
यामाः पूर्वं परिक्रान्ता यतः संज्ञा दिवौकसः। स्वायम्भूवसुतायान्तु प्रसूत्यां लोकमातरः
yāmāḥ pūrvaṃ parikrāntā yataḥ saṃjñā divaukasaḥ| svāyambhūvasutāyāntu prasūtyāṃ lokamātaraḥ
Since the Yāmas ranged about first, hence the designation of those dwelling in heaven. But upon Prasūti, the daughter of the Self-existent (Manu), (were born) the mothers of the world:
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VaP 1 10.23
तस्यां कन्याश्चतुर्विंशद्दक्षस्त्वजनयत् प्रभुः। सर्वास्ताश्च महाभागाः सर्वाः कमललोचनाः
tasyāṃ kanyāścaturviṃśaddakṣastvajanayat prabhuḥ| sarvāstāśca mahābhāgāḥ sarvāḥ kamalalocanāḥ
Upon her the lord Dakṣa begot twenty-four daughters, and all of them were greatly fortunate, all lotus-eyed.
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VaP 1 10.24
योगपत्न्यश्च ताः सर्वाः सर्वास्ता योगमातरः। श्रद्धा लक्ष्मी धॄतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा। बुद्धिर्ल्लज्जा वपुः शान्तिः सिद्धिः कीर्त्तिस्त्रयोदशी
yogapatnyaśca tāḥ sarvāḥ sarvāstā yogamātaraḥ| śraddhā lakṣmī dhṝtistuṣṭiḥ puṣṭirmedhā kriyā tathā| buddhirllajjā vapuḥ śāntiḥ siddhiḥ kīrttistrayodaśī
And all of them were wives of yoga, all of them mothers of yoga: Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Medhā, and Kriyā, Buddhi, Lajjā, Vapus, Śānti, Siddhi, and Kīrti as the thirteenth.
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VaP 1 10.25
पत्न्यर्थे प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः। द्वाराण्येतानि चैवास्य विहितानि स्वयम्भुवा
patnyarthe pratijagrāha dharmo dākṣāyaṇīḥ prabhuḥ| dvārāṇyetāni caivāsya vihitāni svayambhuvā
The lord Dharma received the daughters of Dakṣa as wives; and these were appointed by the Self-existent as his gateways.
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VaP 1 10.26
ताभ्यः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः। ख्यातिः सत्यथ संभूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा
tābhyaḥ śiṣṭā yavīyasya ekādaśa sulocanāḥ| khyātiḥ satyatha saṃbhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītiḥ kṣamā tathā
Apart from them the remaining eleven, younger and fair-eyed, (were): Khyāti, Sati, then Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, and Kṣamā,
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VaP 1 10.27
सन्नतिशचवानसूया च ऊर्ज्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा। तास्ततः प्रत्यपद्यन्त पुनरन्ये महर्षयः
sannatiśacavānasūyā ca ūrjjā svāhā svadhā tathā| tāstataḥ pratyapadyanta punaranye maharṣayaḥ
Sannati, and Anasūyā, Ūrjā, Svāhā, and Svadhā; these then other great sages took (in marriage).
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VaP 1 10.28
रुद्रो भृगुर्मरीचिश्च अङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्योऽत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च पितरोऽग्रिस्तथैव च
rudro bhṛgurmarīciśca aṅgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyo'trirvasiṣṭhaśca pitaro'gristathaiva ca
Rudra, Bhṛgu, and Marīci, Aṅgiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha, and likewise the Fathers and Agni.
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VaP 1 10.29
सतीं भवाय प्रायच्छत् ख्यातिञ्च भृगवे तथा। मरीचये च सम्भूतिं स्मृतिमाङ्गिरसे ददौ
satīṃ bhavāya prāyacchat khyātiñca bhṛgave tathā| marīcaye ca sambhūtiṃ smṛtimāṅgirase dadau
(Dakṣa) gave Satī to Bhava, and Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Sambhūti to Marīci, and gave Smṛti to Aṅgiras.
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VaP 1 10.30
प्रीतिं चैव पुलस्त्याय क्षमां वै पुलहाय च। क्रतवे सन्नतिं नाम अनसूयान्तथात्रये
prītiṃ caiva pulastyāya kṣamāṃ vai pulahāya ca| kratave sannatiṃ nāma anasūyāntathātraye
And Prīti to Pulastya, and Kṣamā to Pulaha, and to Kratu the one named Sannati, and Anasūyā to Atri.
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VaP 1 10.31
ऊर्ज्जं ददौ वसिष्ठाय स्वाहां वै ह्यग्नये ददौ । स्वधां चैव पितृभ्यस्तु तास्वपत्यानि वक्ष्यते
ūrjjaṃ dadau vasiṣṭhāya svāhāṃ vai hyagnaye dadau | svadhāṃ caiva pitṛbhyastu tāsvapatyāni vakṣyate
He gave Ūrjā to Vasiṣṭha, and gave Svāhā to Agni, and Svadhā to the Fathers. Their offspring will now be told.
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VaP 1 10.32
एते सर्वे महाभागाः प्रज्ञाः स्वानुष्ठिताः स्थिताः। मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
ete sarve mahābhāgāḥ prajñāḥ svānuṣṭhitāḥ sthitāḥ| manvantareṣu sarveṣu yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
All these greatly fortunate, wise ones stand established in their own observances in all the manvantaras, until the dissolution of beings.
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VaP 1 10.33
श्रद्धा कामं विजज्ञे वै दर्पो लक्ष्मीसुतः स्मृतः। धृत्यास्तु नियमः पुत्रस्तुष्टयाः सन्तोष उच्यते
śraddhā kāmaṃ vijajñe vai darpo lakṣmīsutaḥ smṛtaḥ| dhṛtyāstu niyamaḥ putrastuṣṭayāḥ santoṣa ucyate
Śraddhā gave birth to Kāma; Darpa is remembered as the son of Lakṣmī; Niyama is the son of Dhṛti; of Tuṣṭi, Santoṣa is declared (the son).
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VaP 1 10.34
पुष्ट्या लाभः सुतश्चापि मेधापुत्रः श्रुतस्तथा। क्रियायास्तु नयः प्रोक्तो दण्डः समय एव च
puṣṭyā lābhaḥ sutaścāpi medhāputraḥ śrutastathā| kriyāyāstu nayaḥ prokto daṇḍaḥ samaya eva ca
By Puṣṭi, Lābha (was born) as son, and the son of Medhā was Śruta; and of Kriyā, Naya is declared, and Daṇḍa and Samaya.
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VaP 1 10.35
बुद्धेर्वौधसुतश्चापि अप्रमादश्च तावुभौ । लज्जाया विनयः पुत्रो व्यवसायो वपुःसुतः
buddhervaudhasutaścāpi apramādaśca tāvubhau | lajjāyā vinayaḥ putro vyavasāyo vapuḥsutaḥ
And from Buddhi (Intelligence) came the son Bodha (Understanding) and Apramāda (Vigilance), those two; Vinaya (Modesty) was the son of Lajjā (Shame), and Vyavasāya (Resolve) the son of Vapus (Form).
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VaP 1 10.36
क्षेमः शान्तिसुतश्चापि सुखं सिद्धेर्व्यजायत। यशः कीर्त्तेः सुतश्चापि इत्येते धर्मसूनवः
kṣemaḥ śāntisutaścāpi sukhaṃ siddhervyajāyata| yaśaḥ kīrtteḥ sutaścāpi ityete dharmasūnavaḥ
Kṣema (Security) was the son of Śānti (Peace), and Sukha (Pleasure) was born of Siddhi (Success); Yaśas (Repute) too was the son of Kīrti (Fame) — these are the sons of Dharma.
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VaP 1 10.37
कामस्य हर्षः पुत्रो वै देव्या रत्या व्यजायत। इत्येष वै सुखोदर्क्कः सर्गो धर्मस्य कीर्त्तितः
kāmasya harṣaḥ putro vai devyā ratyā vyajāyata| ityeṣa vai sukhodarkkaḥ sargo dharmasya kīrttitaḥ
Harṣa (Joy) was the son of Kāma, born of the goddess Rati; thus has this creation of Dharma, whose outcome is happiness, been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.38
जज्ञे हिंसा त्वधर्माद्धै निकृतिश्चानृतावुभौ । निकृत्यानृतयोर्जज्ञे भयं नरक एव च
jajñe hiṃsā tvadharmāddhai nikṛtiścānṛtāvubhau | nikṛtyānṛtayorjajñe bhayaṃ naraka eva ca
From Adharma were born Hiṃsā (Violence), and Nikṛti (Fraud) and Anṛta (Falsehood), both; from Nikṛti and Anṛta were born Bhaya (Fear) and Naraka (Hell).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.39
माया च वेदना चापि मिथुनद्वयमेतयोः। भयाज्जज्ञेऽथ सा माया मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम्
māyā ca vedanā cāpi mithunadvayametayoḥ| bhayājjajñe'tha sā māyā mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam
And Māyā (Deceit) and Vedanā (Pain) were the pair belonging to those two; then from Bhaya, that Māyā gave birth to Mṛtyu (Death), the carrier-off of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.40
वेदनायास्ततश्चापि दुःखं जज्ञेऽथ रौरवात् । मृत्ययोर्व्याधिज्वरा शोकाः क्रोधोऽसूया च जज्ञिरे । दुःखान्तरा स्मृता ह्येते सर्वे चाधर्मलक्षणाः
vedanāyāstataścāpi duḥkhaṃ jajñe'tha rauravāt | mṛtyayorvyādhijvarā śokāḥ krodho'sūyā ca jajñire | duḥkhāntarā smṛtā hyete sarve cādharmalakṣaṇāḥ
Then from Vedanā, by Raurava, Duḥkha (Suffering) was born; and from Mṛtyu were born sicknesses, fevers, griefs, anger and envy. These are all reckoned as belonging to (the brood of) Duḥkha, and all bear the mark of Adharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.41
तेषां भार्याऽस्ति पुत्रो वा ते सर्वे निधनाः स्मृताः । इत्येष तामसः सर्गो जज्ञे धर्मनियामकः
teṣāṃ bhāryā'sti putro vā te sarve nidhanāḥ smṛtāḥ | ityeṣa tāmasaḥ sargo jajñe dharmaniyāmakaḥ
None of them has a wife or a son; they are all held to be destructive. Thus arose this dark (tāmasa) creation, which holds Dharma in check.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.42
प्रजाः सृजेति व्यादिष्टो ब्रह्मणा नीललोहितः । सोऽभिध्याय सतीं भार्यान्निर्ममे ह्यात्मसम्भवाम्
prajāḥ sṛjeti vyādiṣṭo brahmaṇā nīlalohitaḥ | so'bhidhyāya satīṃ bhāryānnirmame hyātmasambhavām
Commanded by Brahmā, "Create offspring," the Blue-and-Red One (Nīlalohita) meditated and fashioned Satī as his wife, sprung from himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.43
नाधिकान्न च हीनांस्तान्मानसानात्मनः समान्। सहस्रं हि सहस्राणामसृजत् कृमिवाससा। तुल्या श्चैवात्मनः सर्वे रूपतेजोबलश्रुतैः
nādhikānna ca hīnāṃstānmānasānātmanaḥ samān| sahasraṃ hi sahasrāṇāmasṛjat kṛmivāsasā| tulyā ścaivātmanaḥ sarve rūpatejobalaśrutaiḥ
(He created) them neither superior nor inferior, mind-born, equal to himself; he created a thousand thousands of them together with their garments, and all were equal to himself in form, splendour, strength and learning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.44
पिङ्गलान्सन्निषङ्गांश्च सकपर्द्दान् विलोहितान् । विवासान् हरि केशांश्च दृष्टिघ्नांश्च कपालिनः
piṅgalānsanniṣaṅgāṃśca sakaparddān vilohitān | vivāsān hari keśāṃśca dṛṣṭighnāṃśca kapālinaḥ
Tawny ones, ones with quivers, ones with braided hair, blood-red ones, naked ones, tawny-haired ones, ones destructive to the sight, and bearers of skulls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.45
बहुरूपान् विरूपांश्च विश्वरूपांश्चरूपिणः। रथिनो वर्मिणश्चैव धर्मिणश्च वरूथिनः
bahurūpān virūpāṃśca viśvarūpāṃścarūpiṇaḥ| rathino varmiṇaścaiva dharmiṇaśca varūthinaḥ
Ones of many forms, ones of deformed shape, ones of universal form, ones with forms (at all), charioteers, wearers of armour, bearers of bows, and ones with shields,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.46
सहस्रशत बाहूंश्च दिव्यान् भौमान्तरिक्षगान्। स्थूलशीर्षानष्टदंष्ट्रानुद्विजिह्वांस्त्रिलोचनान्
sahasraśata bāhūṃśca divyān bhaumāntarikṣagān| sthūlaśīrṣānaṣṭadaṃṣṭrānudvijihvāṃstrilocanān
Ones with a hundred thousand arms, divine ones, ones moving on earth and in mid-air, ones with massive heads, with eight fangs, with tongues raised up, with three eyes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.47
अन्नादान् पिशितादांश चव आज्यपान् सोमपांस्तथा। मेदपां स्वातिकायांश्च शितिकण्ठोग्रमन्यवः
annādān piśitādāṃśa cava ājyapān somapāṃstathā| medapāṃ svātikāyāṃśca śitikaṇṭhogramanyavaḥ
Eaters of food, eaters of flesh, drinkers of ghee and likewise drinkers of soma, drinkers of marrow, and ones with white bodies, with dark throats and fierce wrath,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.48
सोपासङ्गतलत्रांश्च धन्विनो ह्युपवर्मिणः। आसीनान् धावतश्चैव जृम्भिनश्चैव धिष्ठितान्
sopāsaṅgatalatrāṃśca dhanvino hyupavarmiṇaḥ| āsīnān dhāvataścaiva jṛmbhinaścaiva dhiṣṭhitān
Ones with quivers and hand-guards, bowmen wearing armour, some seated, some running, some yawning, some standing firm,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.49
अध्या पिनोऽथ जपतो युञ्जतोऽध्यायतस्तथा। ज्वलतो वर्षतश्चैव द्योतमानान् प्रधूपितान्
adhyā pino'tha japato yuñjato'dhyāyatastathā| jvalato varṣataścaiva dyotamānān pradhūpitān
Some studying, some muttering prayers, some practising yoga, some reciting, some blazing, some raining, some shining, some smoking,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.50
बुद्धान् बुद्धतमांश्चैव ब्रह्मिष्ठान् शुभदर्शनान् । नीलग्री वान् सहस्राक्षान् संर्वाश्चाथ क्षपाचरान्
buddhān buddhatamāṃścaiva brahmiṣṭhān śubhadarśanān | nīlagrī vān sahasrākṣān saṃrvāścātha kṣapācarān
Awakened ones and the most awakened, ones most devoted to brahman, fair to look upon, blue-necked, thousand-eyed, and Śarvas roaming in the night,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.51
अदृश्यान् सर्वभूतानां महायोगान् महौजसः। रूदतोद्रवतश्चैव एवंयुक्तान् सहस्रशः। अपातयामानसृजत् रुद्ररूपान् सुरोत्तमान्
adṛśyān sarvabhūtānāṃ mahāyogān mahaujasaḥ| rūdatodravataścaiva evaṃyuktān sahasraśaḥ| apātayāmānasṛjat rudrarūpān surottamān
Ones invisible to all beings, great yogins of great vigour, some weeping and some running — thousands so constituted did he create, of the form of Rudra, best of gods, and set them forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.52
ब्रह्मा दृष्ट्वाऽब्रवीदेतान्मास्राक्षीरीदृशीः प्रजाः। स्रष्टव्या नात्मनस्तुल्याः प्रजा नैवाधिकास्त्वया। अन्याः सृजत्वं भद्रन्ते स्थितोहन्त्वं सृज प्रजाः
brahmā dṛṣṭvā'bravīdetānmāsrākṣīrīdṛśīḥ prajāḥ| sraṣṭavyā nātmanastulyāḥ prajā naivādhikāstvayā| anyāḥ sṛjatvaṃ bhadrante sthitohantvaṃ sṛja prajāḥ
Brahmā, seeing them, said: "Do not create offspring of this kind. Offspring equal to yourself must not be created by you, nor superior. Create others — blessings on you — take your stand and create offspring (of another sort)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.53
एते ये वै मया मृष्टा विरूपा नीललेहिताः । सहस्राणां सहस्रन्तु आत्मनोपमनिश्चिताः
ete ye vai mayā mṛṣṭā virūpā nīlalehitāḥ | sahasrāṇāṃ sahasrantu ātmanopamaniścitāḥ
"These misshapen blue-and-red ones who have been fashioned by me, a thousand thousands of them, determined to be like myself —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.54
एते देवा भविष्यन्ति रूद्रा नाम महाबलाः। पृथिव्यामन्तारीक्षे च रुद्रनाम्ना प्रतिश्रुताः
ete devā bhaviṣyanti rūdrā nāma mahābalāḥ| pṛthivyāmantārīkṣe ca rudranāmnā pratiśrutāḥ
these shall become gods called Rudras, of great strength, proclaimed on earth and in mid-air under the name of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.55
शतरुद्रसमाम्नाता भविष्यन्तीह यज्ञियाः। यज्ञभाजो भविष्यन्ति सर्वे देवयुगैः सह
śatarudrasamāmnātā bhaviṣyantīha yajñiyāḥ| yajñabhājo bhaviṣyanti sarve devayugaiḥ saha
Enumerated (in the hymn) of the Hundred Rudras, they will here be fit for sacrifice; all will be sharers in the sacrifice, together with the ages of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.56
मन्वन्तरेषु ये देवा भविष्यन्तीह च्छन्दजाः। तैः सार्द्धमीज्यमानास्ते स्थास्यन्तीह युगक्षयात्
manvantareṣu ye devā bhaviṣyantīha cchandajāḥ| taiḥ sārddhamījyamānāste sthāsyantīha yugakṣayāt
The gods who will come to be here in the manvantaras, born of the metres — worshipped together with them, they will endure here until the destruction of the yuga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.57
एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा महादेवेन धीमता। प्रत्युवाच तदा भीमं हृष्यमाणः प्रजापतिः
evamuktastadā brahmā mahādevena dhīmatā| pratyuvāca tadā bhīmaṃ hṛṣyamāṇaḥ prajāpatiḥ
Thus addressed by the wise Mahādeva, Brahmā, the lord of creatures, then replied to the terrible one, rejoicing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.58
एवं भवतु भद्रं ते यथा ते व्याहृतं प्रभो। ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञा ते सदा सर्वमभूत् किल
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te yathā te vyāhṛtaṃ prabho| brahmaṇā samanujñā te sadā sarvamabhūt kila
"So let it be; good fortune to you, just as has been spoken by you, O lord." With Brahmā's consent, indeed, everything of yours came about always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.59
ततःप्रभृति देवेशो न प्रासूयत वै प्रजाः। ऊर्द्ध्वरेताः स्थितः स्थाणुर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्। यस्माच्चोक्तं स्थितोऽस्मीति ततः स्थाणुरिति स्मृतः
tataḥprabhṛti deveśo na prāsūyata vai prajāḥ| ūrddhvaretāḥ sthitaḥ sthāṇuryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam| yasmāccoktaṃ sthito'smīti tataḥ sthāṇuriti smṛtaḥ
From that time on the lord of gods did not beget offspring; with his seed drawn upward, Sthāṇu stood (thus) until the dissolution of beings. And because it was said (by him) "I stand" (sthito 'smi), he is therefore known as Sthāṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.60
ज्ञानं वैराग्यमैश्वर्यं तपः सचत्यं क्षमा धृतिः। स्रष्टृत्वमात्मसम्बोधस्त्वधिष्ठातृत्वमेव च। अथ यानि दशैतानि नित्यन्तिष्ठन्ति शङ्करे
jñānaṃ vairāgyamaiśvaryaṃ tapaḥ sacatyaṃ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ| sraṣṭṛtvamātmasambodhastvadhiṣṭhātṛtvameva ca| atha yāni daśaitāni nityantiṣṭhanti śaṅkare
Knowledge, dispassion, sovereign power, austerity, truth, forbearance, firmness, the state of being creator, self-awakening, and indeed the state of being overseer — now these ten abide always in Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.61
सर्वान् देवान् ऋषींश्चैव समेतानसुरैः सह। अत्येति तेजसा देवो महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः
sarvān devān ṛṣīṃścaiva sametānasuraiḥ saha| atyeti tejasā devo mahādevastataḥ smṛtaḥ
The god surpasses in splendour all the gods and the seers assembled together with the asuras; therefore he is known as Mahādeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.62
अत्येति देवानैश्चर्याद्बलेन च महासुरान्। ज्ञानेन च मुनीन् सर्वान् योगाद्भूतानि सर्वशः
atyeti devānaiścaryādbalena ca mahāsurān| jñānena ca munīn sarvān yogādbhūtāni sarvaśaḥ
He surpasses the gods by his lordly power, the great asuras by strength, all the sages by knowledge, and all beings everywhere by yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.63
।।ऋषय ऊचुः ।। योगं तपश्च सत्यञ्च धर्मञ्चापि महामुने। माहेश्वरस्य ज्ञानस्य साधनञ्च प्रजक्ष्व नः
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || yogaṃ tapaśca satyañca dharmañcāpi mahāmune| māheśvarasya jñānasya sādhanañca prajakṣva naḥ
The seers said: Yoga, and austerity, and truth, and also dharma, O great sage, and the means to the knowledge of Maheśvara — declare these to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.64
येन येन च धर्मेण गतिं प्राप्स्यन्ति वै द्विजाः। तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि योगं माहेश्वरं प्रभो
yena yena ca dharmeṇa gatiṃ prāpsyanti vai dvijāḥ| tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi yogaṃ māheśvaraṃ prabho
And by which dharma the twice-born will attain the (highest) goal — all that I wish to hear, and the yoga of Maheśvara, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.65
।। वायुरुवाच।। पञ्च धर्माः पुराणे तु रुद्रेण समुदाहृताः। माहेश्वर्यं यथा प्रोक्तं रुद्रैरक्लिष्टकर्मभिः
|| vāyuruvāca|| pañca dharmāḥ purāṇe tu rudreṇa samudāhṛtāḥ| māheśvaryaṃ yathā proktaṃ rudrairakliṣṭakarmabhiḥ
Vāyu said: Five dharmas were declared by Rudra in the Purāṇa, as the Māheśvara (teaching) was proclaimed by the Rudras whose acts are untiring.
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VaP 1 10.66
आदित्यैर्वसुभिः साध्यैरश्विभ्याञ्चैव सर्वशः। मरुद्भिर्भृगुभिश्चैव ये चान्ये विबुधालयाः
ādityairvasubhiḥ sādhyairaśvibhyāñcaiva sarvaśaḥ| marudbhirbhṛgubhiścaiva ye cānye vibudhālayāḥ
By the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Sādhyas, and by the two Aśvins in every way, and by the Maruts and the Bhṛgus, and by the other abodes of the wise (gods),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.67
यमशुक्रपुरोगैश्च पितृकालान्तकैस्तथा। एतैश्वान्यैशचव बहुभिस्ते धर्माः पर्युपासिताः
yamaśukrapurogaiśca pitṛkālāntakaistathā| etaiśvānyaiśacava bahubhiste dharmāḥ paryupāsitāḥ
and by those led by Yama and Śukra, and likewise by the Fathers, Kāla and Antaka — by these and by many others those dharmas have been attended upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.68
ते वै प्रक्षीणकर्माणः शारदाम्बरनिर्मलाः। उपासते मुनिगणाः सन्धायात्मानमात्मनि
te vai prakṣīṇakarmāṇaḥ śāradāmbaranirmalāḥ| upāsate munigaṇāḥ sandhāyātmānamātmani
They indeed, their karma worn away, spotless as the autumn sky — those hosts of sages worship, having fixed the self in the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.69
गुरुप्रियहिते युक्ता गुरूणां वै प्रियेप्सवः। विमुच्य मानुषं जन्म विहरन्ति च देववत्
gurupriyahite yuktā gurūṇāṃ vai priyepsavaḥ| vimucya mānuṣaṃ janma viharanti ca devavat
Devoted to what is dear and beneficial to their teachers, seeking indeed the pleasure of their teachers, they cast off human birth and roam about like gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.70
महेश्वरेण ये प्रोक्ताः पञ्च धर्माः सनातनाः। तान् सर्वान् क्रमयोगेन उच्यमानान्निबोधत
maheśvareṇa ye proktāḥ pañca dharmāḥ sanātanāḥ| tān sarvān kramayogena ucyamānānnibodhata
The five eternal dharmas which were declared by Maheśvara — learn them all, as they are told in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.71
प्राणायामस्तथा ध्यानं प्रत्याहारोऽथ धारणा। स्मरणञ्चैव योगेऽस्मिन् पञ्च धर्माः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
prāṇāyāmastathā dhyānaṃ pratyāhāro'tha dhāraṇā| smaraṇañcaiva yoge'smin pañca dharmāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
Breath-control, then meditation, withdrawal (of the senses), then concentration, and recollection: these five are proclaimed as the dharmas in this yoga.
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VaP 1 10.72
तेषां क्रमविशेषेण लक्षणं कारणं तथा। प्रवक्ष्यामि तथा तत्त्वं यथा रुद्रेण भाषितम्
teṣāṃ kramaviśeṣeṇa lakṣaṇaṃ kāraṇaṃ tathā| pravakṣyāmi tathā tattvaṃ yathā rudreṇa bhāṣitam
Of these I shall declare, in their particular order, the defining mark and the cause, and likewise the truth of them, as it was spoken by Rudra.
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VaP 1 10.73
प्राणायामगतिश्वापि प्राणस्यायाम उच्यते । स चापि त्रिविधः प्रोक्तो मन्दो मध्योत्तमस्तथा
prāṇāyāmagatiśvāpi prāṇasyāyāma ucyate | sa cāpi trividhaḥ prokto mando madhyottamastathā
Prāṇāyāma: it is called the restraining (āyāma) of the breath, also (in the sense of) the course of prāṇāyāma; and it too is said to be of three kinds: slow, middling, and highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.74
प्राणानाञ्च निरोधस्तु स प्राणायामसंज्ञितः । प्राणायामप्रमाणन्तु मात्रा वै द्वादश स्मृताः
prāṇānāñca nirodhastu sa prāṇāyāmasaṃjñitaḥ | prāṇāyāmapramāṇantu mātrā vai dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
The restraint of the breaths is what is termed prāṇāyāma; and the measure of a prāṇāyāma is held to be twelve mātrās.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.75
मन्दो द्वादशमात्रस्तु उद्वाता द्वादश स्मृताः । मध्यमश्च द्विरुद्वातश्चतुर्विंशतिमात्रिकः
mando dvādaśamātrastu udvātā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ | madhyamaśca dvirudvātaścaturviṃśatimātrikaḥ
The slow (prāṇāyāma) is of twelve mātrās, and its udvātas are said to be twelve; the middling one, with a double udvāta, is of twenty-four mātrās.
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VaP 1 10.76
उत्तमस्तत्र्त्रिरुद्वातो मात्राः षट्त्रिंशदुच्यते। स्वेदकम्पविषादानां जननो ह्युत्तमः स्मृतः
uttamastatrtrirudvāto mātrāḥ ṣaṭtriṃśaducyate| svedakampaviṣādānāṃ janano hyuttamaḥ smṛtaḥ
The highest among them has a threefold udvāta and is said to be thirty-six mātrās; the highest is indeed held to produce sweating, trembling, and distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.77
इत्येतत् त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं प्राणायामस्य लक्षणम्। प्रमाणञ्च समासेन लक्षणञ्च निबोधत
ityetat trividhaṃ proktaṃ prāṇāyāmasya lakṣaṇam| pramāṇañca samāsena lakṣaṇañca nibodhata
Thus this threefold characterization of prāṇāyāma has been declared; now learn in brief both its measure and its characteristic.
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VaP 1 10.78
सिंहो वा कुञ्जरो वापि तथाऽन्यो वा मृगो वने। गृहीतः सेव्यमानस्तु मृदुः समुपजायते
siṃho vā kuñjaro vāpi tathā'nyo vā mṛgo vane| gṛhītaḥ sevyamānastu mṛduḥ samupajāyate
A lion, or an elephant, or any other wild beast in the forest, when captured and attended to, becomes tame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.79
तथा प्राणो दुराधर्षः सर्वेषामकृतात्मनाम् । योगतः सेव्यमानस्तु स एवाभ्यासतो व्रजेत्
tathā prāṇo durādharṣaḥ sarveṣāmakṛtātmanām | yogataḥ sevyamānastu sa evābhyāsato vrajet
So too the breath is hard to master for all those whose selves are undisciplined; but when attended to through yoga, that same (breath) comes (under control) through practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.80
स चैव हि यथा सिंहः कुञ्जरो वापि दुर्बलः। कालान्तरवशाद्योगाद्गम्यते परिमर्द्दनात्
sa caiva hi yathā siṃhaḥ kuñjaro vāpi durbalaḥ| kālāntaravaśādyogādgamyate parimarddanāt
And just as that lion, or elephant, becomes weak, so in the course of time, by yoga, it is brought (under control) through repeated subduing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.81
परिधाय मनो मन्दं वश्यत्वं चाधिगच्छति । परिधाय मनोदेवं तथा जीवति मारुतः
paridhāya mano mandaṃ vaśyatvaṃ cādhigacchati | paridhāya manodevaṃ tathā jīvati mārutaḥ
By hedging the mind in slowly, one attains mastery (over it); and when the mind-god has been hedged in, the wind (breath) lives on in that way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 10.82
वश्यत्वं हि यथा वायुर्गच्छते योगमास्थितः। तदा स्वच्छन्दतः प्राणं नयते यत्र चेच्छति
vaśyatvaṃ hi yathā vāyurgacchate yogamāsthitaḥ| tadā svacchandataḥ prāṇaṃ nayate yatra cecchati
For when the wind, established in yoga, comes into subjection, then he leads the breath at his own pleasure wherever he wishes.
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VaP 1 10.83
यथा सिंहो गजो वापि वश्यत्वादवतिष्ठते। अभयाय मनुष्याणां मृगेभ्यः संप्रवर्त्तते
yathā siṃho gajo vāpi vaśyatvādavatiṣṭhate| abhayāya manuṣyāṇāṃ mṛgebhyaḥ saṃpravarttate
Just as a lion or an elephant, being tamed, stands obedient and serves for men's safety from wild beasts,
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VaP 1 10.84
यथा परिचितश्चायं वायुर्वै विश्वतोमुखः। परिध्यायमानः संरुद्धः शरीरे किल्बिषं दहत्
yathā paricitaścāyaṃ vāyurvai viśvatomukhaḥ| paridhyāyamānaḥ saṃruddhaḥ śarīre kilbiṣaṃ dahat
so too this wind, facing in every direction, when it has been made familiar, when meditated upon and held in check, burns up the taint in the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.85
प्राणायामेन युक्तस्य विप्रस्य नियतात्मनः। सर्वे दोषाः प्रणश्यन्ति सत्त्वस्थश्चैव जायते
prāṇāyāmena yuktasya viprasya niyatātmanaḥ| sarve doṣāḥ praṇaśyanti sattvasthaścaiva jāyate
For the brahmin who is joined with prāṇāyāma and self-restrained, all defects perish, and he becomes established in purity (sattva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.86
तपांसि यानि तप्यन्ते व्रतानि नियमाश्च ये। सर्वयज्ञफलञ्चैव प्राणायामश्च तत्समः
tapāṃsi yāni tapyante vratāni niyamāśca ye| sarvayajñaphalañcaiva prāṇāyāmaśca tatsamaḥ
Whatever austerities are practiced, and whatever vows and observances there are, and the fruit of all sacrifices — prāṇāyāma is equal to that.
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VaP 1 10.87
अब्बिन्दुं यः कुशाग्रेण मासि मासि समश्रुते। संवत्सरशतं साग्रं प्राणायामञ्च तत्समम्
abbinduṃ yaḥ kuśāgreṇa māsi māsi samaśrute| saṃvatsaraśataṃ sāgraṃ prāṇāyāmañca tatsamam
He who, month after month, consumes a drop of water on the tip of a kuśa blade for a full hundred years — prāṇāyāma is equal to that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.88
प्राणायामैर्दहेर्दोषान् धारणाभिश्च किल्बिषम्। प्रत्याहारेण विषयान् ध्यानेनानाश्वरान् गुणान्
prāṇāyāmairdaherdoṣān dhāraṇābhiśca kilbiṣam| pratyāhāreṇa viṣayān dhyānenānāśvarān guṇān
With prāṇāyāmas one should burn away the defects, and with dhāraṇās the taint; with pratyāhāra the sense-objects, and with meditation the impermanent qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 10.89
तस्माद्युक्तः सदा योगी प्राणायामपरो भवेत् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
tasmādyuktaḥ sadā yogī prāṇāyāmaparo bhavet | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā paraṃ brahmādhigacchati
Therefore the disciplined yogin should always be devoted to prāṇāyāma; with his self purified of all sin, he attains the supreme brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition