Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 26
VaP 1 26.1
।।सूत उवाच।। अहो विस्मयनीयानि रहस्यानि महामते। त्वयोक्तानि यथातत्त्वं लोकानुग्रहकारणात्
||sūta uvāca|| aho vismayanīyāni rahasyāni mahāmate| tvayoktāni yathātattvaṃ lokānugrahakāraṇāt
Sūta said: Ah, wonderful are these secrets, O great-minded one, which you have told just as they are, out of favour to the worlds.
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VaP 1 26.2
तत्र वै संशयो मह्यमवता (वा) रेषु शूलिनः। किं कारणं महादेवः कलिं प्राप्य सुदारुणम्। हित्वा युगानि पूर्वाणि अवतारं करोति वै
tatra vai saṃśayo mahyamavatā (vā) reṣu śūlinaḥ| kiṃ kāraṇaṃ mahādevaḥ kaliṃ prāpya sudāruṇam| hitvā yugāni pūrvāṇi avatāraṃ karoti vai
On that point I have a doubt concerning the descents of the trident-bearer: for what reason does Mahādeva, passing over the earlier yugas, make his descent (only) when the terrible Kali has come?
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VaP 1 26.3
अस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे चैव प्राप्ते वैवस्वते प्रभो। अवतारं कथञ्चक्रे एतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्
asminmanvantare caiva prāpte vaivasvate prabho| avatāraṃ kathañcakre etadicchāmi veditum
And how, O lord, did he make his descent in this manvantara, when the Vaivasvata (manvantara) had arrived? This I wish to know.
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VaP 1 26.4
न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किञ्चिदिह लोके परत्र च। भक्तानामुपदेशार्थं विनयात् पृच्छतो मम। कथयस्व महाप्राज्ञ यदि श्राव्यं महामतम्
na te'styaviditaṃ kiñcidiha loke paratra ca| bhaktānāmupadeśārthaṃ vinayāt pṛcchato mama| kathayasva mahāprājña yadi śrāvyaṃ mahāmatam
There is nothing unknown to you, here in this world or beyond. Tell it, O greatly wise one, for the instruction of the devotees, to me who ask humbly, if this great doctrine may be heard.
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VaP 1 26.5
।।लोमश उवाच।। एवं पृष्टोऽथ भगवान् वायुर्लोकहिते रतः। इदमाह महातेजा वायुर्लोकनमस्कृतः
||lomaśa uvāca|| evaṃ pṛṣṭo'tha bhagavān vāyurlokahite rataḥ| idamāha mahātejā vāyurlokanamaskṛtaḥ
Lomaśa said: Thus questioned, the blessed Vāyu, intent on the world's welfare, of great splendour, saluted by the world, said this.
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VaP 1 26.6
एतद्घुप्ततमं लोके यन्मान्त्वं परिपृच्छसि। तत्सर्वं श्रृणु गाधेय उच्यमानं यथाक्रमम्
etadghuptatamaṃ loke yanmāntvaṃ paripṛcchasi| tatsarvaṃ śrṛṇu gādheya ucyamānaṃ yathākramam
That about which you question me is the most closely guarded thing in the world; hear all of it, O son of Gādhi, as it is told in due order.
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VaP 1 26.7
पुरा ह्येकार्णवे वृत्ते दिव्ये वर्षसहस्रके। स्रष्टुकामः प्रजा ब्रह्मा चिन्तयामास दुःशितः
purā hyekārṇave vṛtte divye varṣasahasrake| sraṣṭukāmaḥ prajā brahmā cintayāmāsa duḥśitaḥ
Formerly, when all had become a single ocean for a thousand divine years, Brahmā, wishing to create creatures, pondered, distressed.
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VaP 1 26.8
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य प्रादुर्भूतः कुमारकः। दिव्यगन्धः सुधापेक्षी दिव्यां श्रुतिमुदीरयन्
tasya cintayamānasya prādurbhūtaḥ kumārakaḥ| divyagandhaḥ sudhāpekṣī divyāṃ śrutimudīrayan
As he was pondering, a boy appeared, of divine fragrance, looking toward the nectar, uttering divine scripture.
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VaP 1 26.9
अशब्दस्पर्शरूपान्तामगन्धां रसवर्ज्जिताम्। श्रुतिं ह्युदीरयन् देवो यामविन्दच्चतुर्म्मुखः
aśabdasparśarūpāntāmagandhāṃ rasavarjjitām| śrutiṃ hyudīrayan devo yāmavindaccaturmmukhaḥ
The god uttered that śruti which is without sound, touch, form, or limit, without smell and devoid of taste—the śruti which the four-faced one obtained.
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VaP 1 26.10
ततस्तु ध्यानसंयुक्तस्तप आस्थाय भैरवम्। चिन्तयामास मनसा त्रितयं कोऽन्वयन्त्विति
tatastu dhyānasaṃyuktastapa āsthāya bhairavam| cintayāmāsa manasā tritayaṃ ko'nvayantviti
Then, joined to meditation, undertaking a terrible austerity, he pondered in his mind upon the triad: "Who then are these?"
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VaP 1 26.11
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य प्रादुर्भूतं तदक्षरम्। अशब्दस्पर्शरूपञ्च रसगन्धविवर्ज्जितम्
tasya cintayamānasya prādurbhūtaṃ tadakṣaram| aśabdasparśarūpañca rasagandhavivarjjitam
As he was meditating, that imperishable syllable became manifest — without sound, touch or form, and devoid of taste and smell.
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VaP 1 26.12
अथोत्तमं स लोकेषु स्वमूर्त्तिञ्चापि पश्यति। ध्यायन्वै स तदा देवमथैनं पश्यते पुनः
athottamaṃ sa lokeṣu svamūrttiñcāpi paśyati| dhyāyanvai sa tadā devamathainaṃ paśyate punaḥ
Then he sees the highest among the worlds, and also his own form; meditating, he then (sees) the god, and then he sees him again.
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VaP 1 26.13
तं श्वेतमथ रक्तञ्च पीतं कृष्णं तदा पुनः। वर्णस्थं तत्र पश्येत न स्त्री न च नपुंसकम्
taṃ śvetamatha raktañca pītaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tadā punaḥ| varṇasthaṃ tatra paśyeta na strī na ca napuṃsakam
He would see it there as white, and then red, then yellow, then black — abiding in colour, neither female nor neuter.
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VaP 1 26.14
तत्सर्वं सुचिरं ज्ञात्वा चिन्तयन् हि तदक्षरम् । तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य कण्ठादुत्तिष्ठतेऽक्षरः
tatsarvaṃ suciraṃ jñātvā cintayan hi tadakṣaram | tasya cintayamānasya kaṇṭhāduttiṣṭhate'kṣaraḥ
Having known all that for a long while, meditating indeed on that syllable — as he meditated, the syllable rose up from his throat:
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VaP 1 26.15
एकमात्रो महाघोषः श्वेतवर्णः सुनिर्मलः। स ओङ्कारो भवेद्वेदः अक्षरं वै महेश्वरः
ekamātro mahāghoṣaḥ śvetavarṇaḥ sunirmalaḥ| sa oṅkāro bhavedvedaḥ akṣaraṃ vai maheśvaraḥ
of a single measure, greatly resounding, white in colour, wholly spotless; that would be the Oṃ-sound, the Veda; the imperishable syllable is indeed Maheśvara.
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VaP 1 26.16
ततश्चिन्तयमानस्य त्वक्षरं वै स्वयम्भुवः। प्रादुर्भूतन्तु रक्तन्तु स देवः प्रथमः स्मृतः
tataścintayamānasya tvakṣaraṃ vai svayambhuvaḥ| prādurbhūtantu raktantu sa devaḥ prathamaḥ smṛtaḥ
Then, as the Self-existent meditated, the syllable became manifest, and it was red; that is remembered as the first god.
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VaP 1 26.17
ऋग्वेदं प्रथमं तस्य त्वग्निमीळे पुरोहितम्। एतां दृष्ट्वा ऋचं ब्रह्मा चिन्तयामास वै पुनः। तदक्षरं महातेजाः किमेतदिति लोककृत्
ṛgvedaṃ prathamaṃ tasya tvagnimīl̤e purohitam| etāṃ dṛṣṭvā ṛcaṃ brahmā cintayāmāsa vai punaḥ| tadakṣaraṃ mahātejāḥ kimetaditi lokakṛt
His was the Ṛgveda first — 'I praise Agni, the household priest'; having seen this verse, Brahmā, of great splendour, the world-maker, pondered again: 'What is this syllable?'
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VaP 1 26.18
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य तस्मिन्नथ महेश्वरः । द्विमात्रमक्षरं जज्ञे ईशित्वेन द्विमात्रिकम्
tasya cintayamānasya tasminnatha maheśvaraḥ | dvimātramakṣaraṃ jajñe īśitvena dvimātrikam
As he pondered, then Maheśvara was born in it as a syllable of two measures, two-measured through his lordship.
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VaP 1 26.19
ततः पुनर्द्विमात्रं तु चिन्तयामास चाक्षरम्। प्रादुर्भूतं च रक्तं तच्छेदने गृह्य सा यजुः
tataḥ punardvimātraṃ tu cintayāmāsa cākṣaram| prādurbhūtaṃ ca raktaṃ tacchedane gṛhya sā yajuḥ
Then again he meditated on the two-measured syllable, and it became manifest, red; taking hold of it in the cutting (of it), that was the Yajus.
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VaP 1 26.20
इषे त्वोर्ज्जेत्वा वायवस्थ देवो वः सविता पुनः। ऋग्वेद एकमात्रस्तु द्विमात्रन्तु यजुः स्मृतम्
iṣe tvorjjetvā vāyavastha devo vaḥ savitā punaḥ| ṛgveda ekamātrastu dvimātrantu yajuḥ smṛtam
'For food and for strength' — 'O Vāyus, may the god Savitṛ (impel) you' again; the Ṛgveda is of one measure, while the Yajus is remembered as of two measures.
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VaP 1 26.21
ततो वेदं द्विमात्रं तु दृष्ट्वा चैव तदक्षरम्। द्विमात्रं चिन्तयन् ब्रह्म त्वक्षरं पुनरीश्वरः
tato vedaṃ dvimātraṃ tu dṛṣṭvā caiva tadakṣaram| dvimātraṃ cintayan brahma tvakṣaraṃ punarīśvaraḥ
Then, having seen the two-measured Veda and that syllable, Brahmā, the Lord, meditating on the two-measured (syllable), again (meditated on) the syllable.
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VaP 1 26.22
तस्य चिन्तयमानस्य चोङ्कारः सम्बभूव ह। ततस्तदक्षरं ब्रह्मा ओङ्कारं समचिन्तयत्
tasya cintayamānasya coṅkāraḥ sambabhūva ha| tatastadakṣaraṃ brahmā oṅkāraṃ samacintayat
As he meditated, the Oṃ-sound came into being; then Brahmā meditated on that syllable, the Oṃ-sound.
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VaP 1 26.23
अथापश्यत्ततः पीतामृचं चैव समुत्थिताम्। अग्न आयाहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये
athāpaśyattataḥ pītāmṛcaṃ caiva samutthitām| agna āyāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye
Then he saw a yellow verse risen up: 'O Agni, come to the feast, being praised, to the giving of the oblation.'
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VaP 1 26.24
ततस्तु स महातेजा दृष्ट्वा वेदानुपस्थितान्। चिन्तयित्वा च भगवांस्त्रिसन्ध्यं यत्र्रिरक्षरम्। त्रिवर्णं यत् त्रिषवणमोङ्कारं ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम्
tatastu sa mahātejā dṛṣṭvā vedānupasthitān| cintayitvā ca bhagavāṃstrisandhyaṃ yatrrirakṣaram| trivarṇaṃ yat triṣavaṇamoṅkāraṃ brahmasaṃjñitam
Then he of great splendour, seeing the Vedas standing before (him), and the Lord having pondered the threefold juncture, the three-syllabled, three-coloured, thrice-pressed Oṃ-sound named Brahman —
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VaP 1 26.25
ततश्वैव त्रिसंयोगात् त्रिवर्णं तु तदक्षरम्। लक्ष्यालक्ष्यप्रदृश्यं च सहितं त्रिदिवं त्रिकम्
tataśvaiva trisaṃyogāt trivarṇaṃ tu tadakṣaram| lakṣyālakṣyapradṛśyaṃ ca sahitaṃ tridivaṃ trikam
and then, from the threefold conjunction, that syllable is three-coloured, to be seen as marked and unmarked, joined together, threefold, the triple heaven,
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VaP 1 26.26
त्रिमात्रं त्रिपदं चैव त्रियोगं चैव शाश्वतम्। तस्मात्तदक्षरं ब्रह्मा चिन्तयामास वै प्रभुः
trimātraṃ tripadaṃ caiva triyogaṃ caiva śāśvatam| tasmāttadakṣaraṃ brahmā cintayāmāsa vai prabhuḥ
of three measures, of three feet, of threefold union, and eternal; therefore Brahmā, the Lord, meditated on that syllable.
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VaP 1 26.27
तस्मात्तदक्षरं सोऽथ ब्रह्मरूपं स्वयम्भुवः। चतुर्द्दशमुखं देवं पश्यते दीप्ततेजसम्। तमोङ्कारं स कृत्वादौ विज्ञेयः स स्वयम्भुवः
tasmāttadakṣaraṃ so'tha brahmarūpaṃ svayambhuvaḥ| caturddaśamukhaṃ devaṃ paśyate dīptatejasam| tamoṅkāraṃ sa kṛtvādau vijñeyaḥ sa svayambhuvaḥ
Therefore he then (beholds) that syllable, the Brahman-form of the Self-existent; he sees the god of fourteen faces, of blazing splendour; having made that Oṃ-sound in the beginning, he is to be known as the Self-existent.
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VaP 1 26.28
चतुर्मुखमुखात्तस्मादजायन्त चतुर्द्दश। नानावर्णाः स्वरा दिव्यमाद्यं तच्च तदक्षरम्। तस्मात् त्रिषष्टिवर्णा वै अकारप्रभवाः स्मृताः
caturmukhamukhāttasmādajāyanta caturddaśa| nānāvarṇāḥ svarā divyamādyaṃ tacca tadakṣaram| tasmāt triṣaṣṭivarṇā vai akāraprabhavāḥ smṛtāḥ
From the face of that four-faced one were born fourteen vowels of various colours; and that syllable was the divine first (one); therefore the sixty-three letters are remembered as arising from the sound 'a'.
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VaP 1 26.29
ततः साधारणार्थाय वर्णानान्तु स्वयम्भुवः। अकाररूप आदौ तु स्थितः स प्रथमः स्वरः
tataḥ sādhāraṇārthāya varṇānāntu svayambhuvaḥ| akārarūpa ādau tu sthitaḥ sa prathamaḥ svaraḥ
Then, for the common purpose of the letters, that first vowel of the Self-existent stood at the beginning in the form of the sound 'a'.
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VaP 1 26.30
ततस्तेभ्यः स्वरेभ्यस्तु चतुर्द्दश महामुखाः। मनवः सम्प्रसूयन्ते दिव्या मन्वन्तरे स्वराः
tatastebhyaḥ svarebhyastu caturddaśa mahāmukhāḥ| manavaḥ samprasūyante divyā manvantare svarāḥ
Then from those vowels the fourteen great-faced Manus are brought forth — the divine vowels in the Manu-period.
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VaP 1 26.31
चतुर्द्दशमुखो यश्च अकारो ब्रह्मसंज्ञितः। ब्रह्मकल्पः समाख्यातः सर्ववर्णः प्रजापतिः
caturddaśamukho yaśca akāro brahmasaṃjñitaḥ| brahmakalpaḥ samākhyātaḥ sarvavarṇaḥ prajāpatiḥ
And that syllable "a," which has fourteen mouths and is designated as Brahman, is declared to be the brahma-kalpa, of all colours, the Lord of creatures.
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VaP 1 26.32
मुखात्तु प्रथमात्तस्य मनुः स्वायम्भुवः स्मृतः। अकारस्तु स विज्ञेयः श्वेतवर्णः स्वयम्भुवः
mukhāttu prathamāttasya manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ smṛtaḥ| akārastu sa vijñeyaḥ śvetavarṇaḥ svayambhuvaḥ
From his first mouth, Manu Svāyambhuva is recorded; and he is to be known as the letter A, white in colour, (born) of the Self-existent.
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VaP 1 26.33
द्वितीयात्तु मुखात्तस्य आकारो वै मुखः स्मृतः। नाम्ना स्वारोचिषो नाम वर्णः पाण्डुर उच्यते
dvitīyāttu mukhāttasya ākāro vai mukhaḥ smṛtaḥ| nāmnā svārociṣo nāma varṇaḥ pāṇḍura ucyate
From his second mouth (came) the sound ā, which is held to be foremost; by name it is called Svārociṣa, and its colour is said to be pale white.
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VaP 1 26.34
तृतीयात्तु मुखात्तस्य इकारो यजुषां वरः। यजुर्मयः स चादित्यो यजुर्वेदो यतः स्मृतः
tṛtīyāttu mukhāttasya ikāro yajuṣāṃ varaḥ| yajurmayaḥ sa cādityo yajurvedo yataḥ smṛtaḥ
From his third mouth (came) the syllable i, the foremost of the yajus (formulas); and that sun is made of yajus, whence he is called the Yajurveda.
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VaP 1 26.35
ईकारः स मनुर्ज्ञेयो रक्तवर्णः प्रतापवान्। ततः क्षत्रं प्रवर्त्तन्त तस्माद्रक्तस्तु क्षत्रियः
īkāraḥ sa manurjñeyo raktavarṇaḥ pratāpavān| tataḥ kṣatraṃ pravarttanta tasmādraktastu kṣatriyaḥ
That īkāra is to be known as the Manu, red in colour and full of blazing power. From him the kṣatra (ruling order) came forth; therefore the kṣatriya is red.
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VaP 1 26.36
चतुर्थात्तु मुखात्तस्य उकारः स्वर उच्यते। वर्णतस्तु स्मृतस्ताम्रः स मनुस्तामसः स्मृतः
caturthāttu mukhāttasya ukāraḥ svara ucyate| varṇatastu smṛtastāmraḥ sa manustāmasaḥ smṛtaḥ
But from his fourth mouth the vowel "u" is said (to arise); in colour it is recorded as copper-red, and that Manu is recorded as tāmasa (dark, of the quality of darkness).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 26.37
पञ्चमात्तु मुखात्तस्य ऊकारो नाम जायते। पीतको वर्णतश्चैव मनुश्चापि चरिष्णवः
pañcamāttu mukhāttasya ūkāro nāma jāyate| pītako varṇataścaiva manuścāpi cariṣṇavaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.38
ततः षष्ठान्मुखात्तस्य ओङ्कारः कपिलः स्मृतः। वरिष्ठश्च ततः षष्ठो विजयः स महातपाः
tataḥ ṣaṣṭhānmukhāttasya oṅkāraḥ kapilaḥ smṛtaḥ| variṣṭhaśca tataḥ ṣaṣṭho vijayaḥ sa mahātapāḥ
Then from his sixth mouth arose the syllable oṃ, said to be tawny in colour; and the sixth (Manu) thereafter (was) Vijaya, most excellent, of great austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 26.39
सप्तमात्तु मुखात्तस्य ततो वैवस्वतो मनुः। ऋकारश्च स्वरस्तत्र वर्णतः कुष्ण उच्यते
saptamāttu mukhāttasya tato vaivasvato manuḥ| ṛkāraśca svarastatra varṇataḥ kuṣṇa ucyate
And from his seventh mouth (came) then Vaivasvata Manu; and there (arose) the vowel ṛ, which by colour is said to be black.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 26.40
अष्टमात्तु मुखात्तस्य ॠकारः श्यामवर्णतः। श्यामाक्षरसवर्णश्च ततः सावर्णिरुच्यते
aṣṭamāttu mukhāttasya ṝkāraḥ śyāmavarṇataḥ| śyāmākṣarasavarṇaśca tataḥ sāvarṇirucyate
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.41
मुखात्तु नवमात्तस्य लृकारो नवमः स्मृतः। धूम्रो वै वर्णतश्चापि धूम्रस्व मनुरुच्यते
mukhāttu navamāttasya lṛkāro navamaḥ smṛtaḥ| dhūmro vai varṇataścāpi dhūmrasva manurucyate
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.42
दशमात्तु मुखात्तस्य लृकारः प्रभुरुच्यते। समश्चैव सवर्णश्च बभौ सावर्णिको मनुः
daśamāttu mukhāttasya lṛkāraḥ prabhurucyate| samaścaiva savarṇaśca babhau sāvarṇiko manuḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.43
मुखादेकादशात्तस्य एकारो मनुरुच्यते। पिशङ्गो वर्णतश्चैव पिशङ्गो वर्ण उच्यते
mukhādekādaśāttasya ekāro manurucyate| piśaṅgo varṇataścaiva piśaṅgo varṇa ucyate
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.44
द्वादशात्तु मुखात्तस्य ऐकारो नाम उच्यते। पिशङ्गो भस्मवर्णाभः पिशङ्गो मनुरुच्यते
dvādaśāttu mukhāttasya aikāro nāma ucyate| piśaṅgo bhasmavarṇābhaḥ piśaṅgo manurucyate
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.45
त्रयोदशान्मुखात्तस्य ओकारो वर्ण उच्यते। पञ्चवर्णसमायुक्त ओकारो वर्ण उत्तमः
trayodaśānmukhāttasya okāro varṇa ucyate| pañcavarṇasamāyukta okāro varṇa uttamaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.46
चतुर्द्दशमुखात्तस्य औकारो वर्ण उच्यते। कर्बूरो वर्णतश्चैव मनुः सावर्णिरुच्यते
caturddaśamukhāttasya aukāro varṇa ucyate| karbūro varṇataścaiva manuḥ sāvarṇirucyate
From his fourteenth mouth the letter au is said (to issue); mottled in colour, he is called Manu Sāvarṇi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 26.47
इत्येते मनवश्चैव स्वरा वर्णाश्च कल्पतः। विज्ञेया हि यथातत्त्वं स्वरतो वर्णतस्तथा
ityete manavaścaiva svarā varṇāśca kalpataḥ| vijñeyā hi yathātattvaṃ svarato varṇatastathā
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 26.48
परस्परसवर्णाश्च स्वरा यस्माद् वृता हि वै । तस्मात्तेषां सवर्णत्वादन्वयस्तु प्रकीर्तितः
parasparasavarṇāśca svarā yasmād vṛtā hi vai | tasmātteṣāṃ savarṇatvādanvayastu prakīrtitaḥ
And since the vowels are indeed disposed as being of the same class with one another, therefore, because of their sameness of class, their sequence (anvaya) is declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 26.49
सवर्णाः सदृशाश्चैव यस्माज्जातास्तु कल्पजाः। तस्मात् प्रजानां लोकेऽस्मिन् सवर्णाः सर्वसन्धयः
savarṇāḥ sadṛśāścaiva yasmājjātāstu kalpajāḥ| tasmāt prajānāṃ loke'smin savarṇāḥ sarvasandhayaḥ
Since those born in the kalpa are born of the same class and alike, therefore for creatures in this world all the conjunctions are of the same class (savarṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 26.50
भविष्यन्ति यथाशैलं वर्णाश्च न्यायतोऽर्थतः। अभ्यासात्सन्धयश्चैव तस्माज्ज्ञेयाः स्वरा इति
bhaviṣyanti yathāśailaṃ varṇāśca nyāyato'rthataḥ| abhyāsātsandhayaścaiva tasmājjñeyāḥ svarā iti
(These) shall come to be according to (their) nature; and the classes (or: colours/phonemes) by rule and by sense. And the junctures (arise) from repeated application — therefore the vowels are to be understood (thus).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain