Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 27
VaP 1 27.1
।।ऋषयः ऊचुः।। अस्मिन् कल्पे त्वया चोक्तः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः। महादेवस्य रुद्रस्य साधकैर्मुनिभिः सह
||ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ|| asmin kalpe tvayā coktaḥ prādurbhāvo mahātmanaḥ| mahādevasya rudrasya sādhakairmunibhiḥ saha
The seers said: In this kalpa you have also told of the manifestation of the great-souled Mahādeva Rudra, together with the adepts and the sages.
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VaP 1 27.2
।।सूत उवाच।। उत्पत्तिरादिसर्गस्य मया प्रोक्त समासतः। विस्तरेणास्य वक्ष्यामि नामानि तनुभिः सह
||sūta uvāca|| utpattirādisargasya mayā prokta samāsataḥ| vistareṇāsya vakṣyāmi nāmāni tanubhiḥ saha
The Sūta said: The origination of the first creation has been told by me in brief; I shall now tell of it at length, along with (his) names and (his) bodies.
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VaP 1 27.3
पत्नीषु जनयामास महादेवः सुतान् बहून्। कल्पेऽष्टमे व्यतीते तु यस्मिन् कल्पे तु तच्छृणु
patnīṣu janayāmāsa mahādevaḥ sutān bahūn| kalpe'ṣṭame vyatīte tu yasmin kalpe tu tacchṛṇu
Mahādeva begot many sons upon (his) wives. When the eighth kalpa had passed—hear in which kalpa that (happened).
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VaP 1 27.4
कल्पादौ चात्मानस्तुल्यं सुतं प्रध्यायतः प्रभोः। प्रादुरासीत्ततोङ्केऽस्य कुमारो नीललोहितः। तं दधे सुस्वरं घोरं निर्दहन्निव तेजसा
kalpādau cātmānastulyaṃ sutaṃ pradhyāyataḥ prabhoḥ| prādurāsīttatoṅke'sya kumāro nīlalohitaḥ| taṃ dadhe susvaraṃ ghoraṃ nirdahanniva tejasā
At the beginning of the kalpa, while the Lord was meditating upon a son equal to himself, there appeared in his lap a boy, dark-red in colour; he set up a loud, terrible cry, as if burning (all) up with his fiery energy.
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VaP 1 27.5
दृष्ट्वा रुदन्तं सहसा कुमारं नीललोहितम्। व्क रोदिषि कुमारेति ब्रह्मा तं प्रत्यभाषत
dṛṣṭvā rudantaṃ sahasā kumāraṃ nīlalohitam| vka rodiṣi kumāreti brahmā taṃ pratyabhāṣata
Seeing the dark-red boy suddenly weeping, Brahmā said to him, "Why do you weep, boy?"
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VaP 1 27.6
सोऽब्रवीद्देहि मे नाम प्रथमं वै पितामह। रुद्रस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः
so'bravīddehi me nāma prathamaṃ vai pitāmaha| rudrastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ
He said, "Give me a name, grandfather—the first one!" "You are Rudra by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again.
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VaP 1 27.7
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत् । नाम देहि द्वितीयं मे इत्युवाच स्वयम्भुवम्
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt | nāma dehi dvitīyaṃ me ityuvāca svayambhuvam
Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?" He said to the Self-existent, "Give me a second name."
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VaP 1 27.8
भवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि ङ्त्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः। किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा प्रत्युवाचाथ शङ्करम्
bhavastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ṅtyuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ| kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā pratyuvācātha śaṅkaram
"You are Bhava by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again. Brahmā then said in reply to Śaṅkara, "Why do you weep?"
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VaP 1 27.9
तृतीयं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। शिवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। शिवस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः
tṛtīyaṃ dehi me nāma ityuktaḥ pratyuvāca tam| śivastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ pratyuvāca tam| śivastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ
"Give me a third name"—being so addressed, (Brahmā) answered him: "You are Śiva by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again.
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VaP 1 27.10
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। चतुर्थं देहि मे नाम इत्युवाच स्वयम्भुवम्
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt| caturthaṃ dehi me nāma ityuvāca svayambhuvam
Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?" He said to the Self-existent, "Give me a fourth name."
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VaP 1 27.11
पशूनां त्वं पतिर्देव इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः। किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्
paśūnāṃ tvaṃ patirdeva ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ| kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt
"You are the lord of animals, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again. Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?"
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VaP 1 27.12
पञ्चमं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। ईशस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः
pañcamaṃ dehi me nāma ityuktaḥ pratyuvāca tam| īśastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ
"Give me a fifth name"—being so addressed, (Brahmā) answered him: "You are Īśa by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again.
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VaP 1 27.13
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। षष्ठं मे नाम देहीति इत्युवाचाथ तं प्रभुम्
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt| ṣaṣṭhaṃ me nāma dehīti ityuvācātha taṃ prabhum
Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?" Then he said to that lord, "Give me a sixth name."
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VaP 1 27.14
भीमस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः । किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्
bhīmastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ | kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt
"You are Bhīma by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again. Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?"
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VaP 1 27.15
सप्तमं देहि मे नाम इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाच तम्। उग्रस्त्वं देव नाम्नासि इत्युक्तः सोऽरुदत्पुनः
saptamaṃ dehi me nāma ityuktaḥ pratyuvāca tam| ugrastvaṃ deva nāmnāsi ityuktaḥ so'rudatpunaḥ
"Give me a seventh name"—being so addressed, (Brahmā) answered him: "You are Ugra by name, O god"—being so addressed, he wept again.
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VaP 1 27.16
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं पुनरब्रवीत्। अष्ठमं देहि मे नाम त्वं विभो पुनरब्रवीत्। महादेवस्तु नाम्नासि इत्युक्तो विरराम ह
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ punarabravīt| aṣṭhamaṃ dehi me nāma tvaṃ vibho punarabravīt| mahādevastu nāmnāsi ityukto virarāma ha
Brahmā again said to him as he wept, "Why do you weep?" He spoke again: "Give me an eighth name, O pervading one." "You are Mahādeva by name"—being so addressed, he fell silent.
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VaP 1 27.17
लब्ध्वा नामानि चैतानि ब्रह्मणो नीललोहितः। प्रोवाच नाम्नामेतेषां भूतानि प्रदिशेति ह
labdhvā nāmāni caitāni brahmaṇo nīlalohitaḥ| provāca nāmnāmeteṣāṃ bhūtāni pradiśeti ha
Having obtained these names from Brahmā, the dark-red one said, "Assign the elements (as the domains) of these names."
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VaP 1 27.18
ततोऽभिशृष्टास्तनव एषां नाम्नां स्वयम्भुवा। सूर्यो मही जलं वह्निर्वायुराकाशमेव च
tato'bhiśṛṣṭāstanava eṣāṃ nāmnāṃ svayambhuvā| sūryo mahī jalaṃ vahnirvāyurākāśameva ca
Thereupon the bodies of these names were created by the Self-existent: the sun, the earth, water, fire, wind, and space,
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VaP 1 27.19
दीक्षितो ब्रह्मणश्चन्द्र इत्येते ब्रह्मधातवः। तेषु पूज्यश्च वन्द्यः स्याद्रुद्रस्तान् हिनस्ति वै
dīkṣito brahmaṇaścandra ityete brahmadhātavaḥ| teṣu pūjyaśca vandyaḥ syādrudrastān hinasti vai
and the initiated brahmin and the moon—these are the constituents of brahman. Among them Rudra should be worshipped and revered; (otherwise) he indeed destroys them.
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VaP 1 27.20
ततोऽब्रवीत् पुनर्ब्रह्मा तं देवं नीललोहितम् । द्वितीयं नामधेयन्ते मया प्रोक्तं भवेति यत्। एतस्यापो द्वितीया ते तनुर्नाम्ना भविष्यति
tato'bravīt punarbrahmā taṃ devaṃ nīlalohitam | dvitīyaṃ nāmadheyante mayā proktaṃ bhaveti yat| etasyāpo dvitīyā te tanurnāmnā bhaviṣyati
Then Brahmā spoke again to that god, the dark-red one: "The second name which was declared by me for you, namely Bhava—the waters shall be your second body by that name."
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VaP 1 27.21
इत्युक्ते यत् स्थिरं तस्य शरीरस्थं रसात्मकम्। तद्विवेश ततस्तोयं तस्मादापो भवः स्मृतः
ityukte yat sthiraṃ tasya śarīrasthaṃ rasātmakam| tadviveśa tatastoyaṃ tasmādāpo bhavaḥ smṛtaḥ
When this had been said, that which was solid in his body and consisting of fluid — the water then entered into that; hence water is remembered as Bhava.
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VaP 1 27.22
यस्माद्भवन्ति भूतानि ताभ्यस्ता भावयन्ति च। भवनाद्भावनाच्चैव भूतानां सम्भवः स्मृतः
yasmādbhavanti bhūtāni tābhyastā bhāvayanti ca| bhavanādbhāvanāccaiva bhūtānāṃ sambhavaḥ smṛtaḥ
Because beings come to be (bhavanti) from them, and they cause beings to come to be, therefore, from 'becoming' and from 'causing to become,' the origination of beings is remembered (in that name).
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VaP 1 27.23
तस्मान्मूत्रं पुरीषञ्च नाप्सु कुर्वीत सर्वदा। न स्नायेदप्सु नग्नश्च न निष्ठीवेत् कदाचन
tasmānmūtraṃ purīṣañca nāpsu kurvīta sarvadā| na snāyedapsu nagnaśca na niṣṭhīvet kadācana
Therefore one should never pass urine or excrement in the waters; one should not bathe naked in the waters, nor ever spit (in them).
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VaP 1 27.24
मैथुनं नैव सेवेत शिरःस्नानञ्च वर्जयेत्। न प्रीतः परिचक्षीत वहन्न संस्थितोऽपि वा
maithunaṃ naiva seveta śiraḥsnānañca varjayet| na prītaḥ paricakṣīta vahanna saṃsthito'pi vā
One should not engage in sexual intercourse (in them), and should avoid bathing the head; one should not, even when pleased, disparage (the waters), whether moving along or standing still.
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VaP 1 27.25
मेध्यामेध्यशरीरत्वान्नैव दुष्यन्त्यपः क्वचित् । विवर्णरसगन्धाश्च अल्पाश्च परिवर्जयेत्
medhyāmedhyaśarīratvānnaiva duṣyantyapaḥ kvacit | vivarṇarasagandhāśca alpāśca parivarjayet
Since bodies are (both) pure and impure, the waters are never anywhere defiled; but waters altered in colour, taste and smell, and waters that are scanty, one should avoid.
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VaP 1 27.26
अपां योनिः समुद्रश्च तस्मात्तं कामयन्ति ताः। मेध्याश्चैवामृताश्चैव भवन्ति प्राप्य सागरम्
apāṃ yoniḥ samudraśca tasmāttaṃ kāmayanti tāḥ| medhyāścaivāmṛtāścaiva bhavanti prāpya sāgaram
The source of the waters is the ocean, therefore they desire it; and on reaching the sea they become pure and become nectar.
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VaP 1 27.27
तस्मादपो न रुन्धीत समुद्रं कामयन्ति ताः। न हिनस्ति भवो देवः सदैवं योऽप्सु वर्त्तते
tasmādapo na rundhīta samudraṃ kāmayanti tāḥ| na hinasti bhavo devaḥ sadaivaṃ yo'psu varttate
Therefore one should not dam up the waters — they desire the ocean; the god Bhava does not harm him who always conducts himself thus with regard to the waters.
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VaP 1 27.28
ततोऽब्रवीत् पुनर्ब्रह्मा तं देवं कृष्णलोहितम्। शर्वस्त्वमिति यन्नाम तृतीयं समुदाहृतम्। तस्य भूमिस्तृतीया तु तनुर्नाम्ना भवत्वियम्
tato'bravīt punarbrahmā taṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇalohitam| śarvastvamiti yannāma tṛtīyaṃ samudāhṛtam| tasya bhūmistṛtīyā tu tanurnāmnā bhavatviyam
Then Brahmā again spoke to that black-red god: as for that third name of yours which has been pronounced, 'You are Śarva' — let this earth be, by name, the third body of that (name).
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VaP 1 27.29
इत्युक्ते यत् स्थिरं तस्य शरीरस्यास्थिसंज्ञितम्। तद्विवेश ततो भूमिस्तस्माद्भूः शर्व उच्यते
ityukte yat sthiraṃ tasya śarīrasyāsthisaṃjñitam| tadviveśa tato bhūmistasmādbhūḥ śarva ucyate
When this had been said, that solid part of his body which is designated as bone — the earth then entered into that; therefore the earth (bhū) is called Śarva.
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VaP 1 27.30
तस्मात् कुर्वीत नो विद्वान् पुरीषम्मूत्रमेव वा। न च्छायायां न सोपाने स्वच्छायां नापि मेहयेत्
tasmāt kurvīta no vidvān purīṣammūtrameva vā| na cchāyāyāṃ na sopāne svacchāyāṃ nāpi mehayet
Therefore one who knows should not deposit excrement or urine (on the earth); not in shade, not on a stairway, nor should he urinate upon his own shadow.
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VaP 1 27.31
शिरः प्रापृत्य कुर्वीत अन्तर्द्धाय तृणैर्महीम्। य एवं वर्त्तते भूमौ तं शर्वो न हिनस्ति वै
śiraḥ prāpṛtya kurvīta antarddhāya tṛṇairmahīm| ya evaṃ varttate bhūmau taṃ śarvo na hinasti vai
Having covered his head, he should do it, having screened the ground with grasses; he who conducts himself thus upon the earth — him Śarva does not harm.
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VaP 1 27.32
ततोऽब्रवीत्पुनर्ब्रह्मा तं देवं नीललोहितम्। ईशान इति यत्प्रोक्तं चतुर्थं नाम ते मया
tato'bravītpunarbrahmā taṃ devaṃ nīlalohitam| īśāna iti yatproktaṃ caturthaṃ nāma te mayā
Then Brahmā again spoke to that blue-red god: as for that fourth name of yours pronounced by me, 'Īśāna' —
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VaP 1 27.33
चतुर्थस्य चतुर्थी स्याद्वायुर्नाम्ना तनुस्तव। इत्युक्ते यच्छरीरस्थं पञ्चधा प्राणसंज्ञितम्
caturthasya caturthī syādvāyurnāmnā tanustava| ityukte yaccharīrasthaṃ pañcadhā prāṇasaṃjñitam
of the fourth (name) the fourth body, by name, shall be wind, your own. When this had been said, that which resides in the body in fivefold form, designated as breath —
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VaP 1 27.34
विवेश तं तदा वायुरीशानो वायुरुच्यते। तस्मादेनं परिवदेदायतं वायुमीश्वरम्। एवं युक्तमथेशानो नैव देवो हिनस्ति तम्
viveśa taṃ tadā vāyurīśāno vāyurucyate| tasmādenaṃ parivadedāyataṃ vāyumīśvaram| evaṃ yuktamatheśāno naiva devo hinasti tam
into that the wind then entered; Īśāna is called wind. Therefore one should address this far-extending wind as the Lord; and to one thus disciplined the god Īśāna does no harm.
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VaP 1 27.35
ततोऽब्रवीत् पुनर्ब्रह्मा तं देवं धूम्रलोहितम्। यत्ते पशुपतीत्युक्तं मया नामेह पञ्चमम्। पञ्चमी पञ्चमस्यैव तनुर्नाम्नाऽग्निरस्तु ते
tato'bravīt punarbrahmā taṃ devaṃ dhūmralohitam| yatte paśupatītyuktaṃ mayā nāmeha pañcamam| pañcamī pañcamasyaiva tanurnāmnā'gnirastu te
Then Brahmā again spoke to that smoke-red god: as for that fifth name of yours spoken by me here, 'Paśupati' — let fire be, by name, the fifth body of the fifth.
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VaP 1 27.36
इत्युक्ते यच्छरीरस्थं तेजस्तस्योपसंज्ञितम्। विवेश तत्तदा ह्यग्निस्तस्मात्पशुपतिः पतिः
ityukte yaccharīrasthaṃ tejastasyopasaṃjñitam| viveśa tattadā hyagnistasmātpaśupatiḥ patiḥ
When this had been said, that heat residing in his body, designated as 'upa', — into that fire then entered; therefore Paśupati is the lord (pati).
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VaP 1 27.37
चन्द्रमास्तु स्मृतः सोमस्तस्यात्मा ह्योषधीगणः। एवं यो वर्त्तते विद्वान् सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि। न हन्ति तं महादेव एवं वन्देत तं प्रभुम्
candramāstu smṛtaḥ somastasyātmā hyoṣadhīgaṇaḥ| evaṃ yo varttate vidvān sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi| na hanti taṃ mahādeva evaṃ vandeta taṃ prabhum
The moon, indeed, is remembered as Soma; its self is the host of herbs. The wise man who conducts himself thus always at each lunar juncture — Mahādeva does not slay him; thus should one revere that lord.
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VaP 1 27.38
गोपायति दिवादित्यः प्रजा नक्तन्तु चन्द्रमाः। एकरात्रे समेयातां सूर्य्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ। अमावास्यानिशायान्तु तस्यां युक्तः सदा वसेत्
gopāyati divādityaḥ prajā naktantu candramāḥ| ekarātre sameyātāṃ sūryyācandramasāvubhau| amāvāsyāniśāyāntu tasyāṃ yuktaḥ sadā vaset
By day the sun guards creatures, but by night the moon. On one night the two, sun and moon, come together: on the night of the new moon; on that night one should always dwell disciplined.
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VaP 1 27.39
तत्राविष्टं सर्वमिदन्तनुभिर्नामभिः सह। एकाकी यश्चरत्येषः सूर्य्याऽसौ चन्द्र उच्यते
tatrāviṣṭaṃ sarvamidantanubhirnāmabhiḥ saha| ekākī yaścaratyeṣaḥ sūryyā'sau candra ucyate
Therein all this has entered, together with the bodies and the names; the one who moves alone — this is the sun, that is called the moon.
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VaP 1 27.40
सूर्य्यस्य यत् प्रकाशेन वीक्ष्यन्ते चक्षुषा प्रजाः। शुक्लात्मा संस्थितो रुद्रः पिबत्यम्भो गभस्तिभिः
sūryyasya yat prakāśena vīkṣyante cakṣuṣā prajāḥ| śuklātmā saṃsthito rudraḥ pibatyambho gabhastibhiḥ
By the light of the sun creatures are seen with the eye; Rudra, whose self is white, abiding (there), drinks up the water with his rays.
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VaP 1 27.41
अद्यते पीयते चैवाप्यन्नपानात्मकानिया। तनुरात्मभवा सा वै देहेष्वेवोपचीयते
adyate pīyate caivāpyannapānātmakāniyā| tanurātmabhavā sā vai deheṣvevopacīyate
Those things consisting of food and drink which are eaten and drunk here — that body, arisen from (his) own self, is indeed built up in bodies.
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VaP 1 27.42
यया धत्ते प्रजाः सर्वाः स्थिरीभूतेन चेतसा। पार्थिवी सा तनुस्तस्य शार्वी धारयति प्रजाः
yayā dhatte prajāḥ sarvāḥ sthirībhūtena cetasā| pārthivī sā tanustasya śārvī dhārayati prajāḥ
That by which he sustains all creatures with a steadied mind — that is his earthly body; that body of Śarva upholds creatures.
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VaP 1 27.43
यावत् स्थिता शरीरेषु भूतानां प्राणवृत्तिभिः। वाय्वात्मिका तु ऐशानी सा प्राणाः प्राणिना सह
yāvat sthitā śarīreṣu bhūtānāṃ prāṇavṛttibhiḥ| vāyvātmikā tu aiśānī sā prāṇāḥ prāṇinā saha
Insofar as it abides in the bodies of beings through the workings of the breath — that body, consisting of wind, belongs to Īśāna; it is the breaths together with the breathing creature.
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VaP 1 27.44
पीताशितानि पचति भूतानां जठरेषु या। ततः पाशुपती तस्य पाचिका शक्तिरुच्यते
pītāśitāni pacati bhūtānāṃ jaṭhareṣu yā| tataḥ pāśupatī tasya pācikā śaktirucyate
That which cooks what has been drunk and eaten in the bellies of beings — hence that digesting power of his is called Pāśupatī.
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VaP 1 27.45
यानीह सुषिराणि स्युर्देहेष्वन्तर्गतानि वै। वायोः सञ्चरणार्थाय सा भीमा चोच्यते तनुः
yānīha suṣirāṇi syurdeheṣvantargatāni vai| vāyoḥ sañcaraṇārthāya sā bhīmā cocyate tanuḥ
Whatever hollows there are here, situated within bodies, for the wind's moving about — that body is called Bhīmā.
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VaP 1 27.46
वैतानदीक्षितानां तु या स्थितिर्ब्रह्मवादिनाम्। तनुरुग्रात्मिका सा तु तेनोग्रो दीक्षितः स्मृतः
vaitānadīkṣitānāṃ tu yā sthitirbrahmavādinām| tanurugrātmikā sā tu tenogro dīkṣitaḥ smṛtaḥ
But the condition of those consecrated in the vaitāna rites, the expounders of brahman — that body consists of Ugra, and therefore the consecrated one is called Ugra.
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VaP 1 27.47
यत्तु सङ्कल्पकं तस्य प्रजास्विह समं स्थितम्। सा तनुर्म्मानसी तस्य चन्द्रमाः प्राणिषु स्थितः
yattu saṅkalpakaṃ tasya prajāsviha samaṃ sthitam| sā tanurmmānasī tasya candramāḥ prāṇiṣu sthitaḥ
That power of forming intention of his which abides equally in creatures here — that is his mental body, the moon abiding in living beings.
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VaP 1 27.48
नवो नवो भवति हि जायमानः पुनः पुनः। नीयते यो यथाकामं विभुधैः पितृभिः सह। महादेवोऽमृतात्माऽसौ ह्यम्मयश्चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः
navo navo bhavati hi jāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ| nīyate yo yathākāmaṃ vibhudhaiḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha| mahādevo'mṛtātmā'sau hyammayaścandramāḥ smṛtaḥ
For he becomes new and new, being born again and again; he who is led about at will by the gods along with the fathers — he, Mahādeva, whose self is the nectar, made of water, is called the moon.
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VaP 1 27.49
तस्य या प्रथमा नाम्ना तनू रौद्री प्रकीर्तिता। पत्नी सुवर्चला तस्य पुत्रस्तस्याः शनैश्चरः
tasya yā prathamā nāmnā tanū raudrī prakīrtitā| patnī suvarcalā tasya putrastasyāḥ śanaiścaraḥ
That body of his which is the first by name is proclaimed as Raudrī; his wife is Suvarcalā, and her son is Śanaiścara (Saturn).
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VaP 1 27.50
भवस्य या द्वितीया तु तनुरापः स्मृता तु वै । तस्योषाऽत्र स्मृता पत्नी पुत्रश्चाप्युशना स्मृतः
bhavasya yā dvitīyā tu tanurāpaḥ smṛtā tu vai | tasyoṣā'tra smṛtā patnī putraścāpyuśanā smṛtaḥ
Bhava's second body is remembered as the waters; his wife here is known as Uṣā, and his son is known as Uśanas (Venus).
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VaP 1 27.51
शर्वस्य या तृतीया तु नाम भूमिस्तनुः स्मृता। पत्नी तस्य विकेशीति पुत्रश्चाङ्गारकः स्मृतः
śarvasya yā tṛtīyā tu nāma bhūmistanuḥ smṛtā| patnī tasya vikeśīti putraścāṅgārakaḥ smṛtaḥ
Śarva's third body is remembered as that named earth; his wife is Vikeśī, and his son is known as Aṅgāraka (Mars).
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VaP 1 27.52
ईशानस्य चतुर्थस्य स्वर्गतस्य च या तनुः। तस्य पत्नी शिवा नाम पुत्रश्चास्य मनोजवः
īśānasya caturthasya svargatasya ca yā tanuḥ| tasya patnī śivā nāma putraścāsya manojavaḥ
And the body which belongs to the fourth, Īśāna, who has gone to heaven; his wife is named Śivā, and his son is Manojava.
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VaP 1 27.53
नाम्ना पशुपतेर्या तु तनुरग्निर्द्विजैः स्मृता। तस्य पत्नी स्मृता स्वाहा स्कन्दश्चापि सुतः स्मृतः
nāmnā paśupateryā tu tanuragnirdvijaiḥ smṛtā| tasya patnī smṛtā svāhā skandaścāpi sutaḥ smṛtaḥ
The body which is called Paśupati by name is held by the twice-born to be fire; his wife is known as Svāhā, and his son is known as Skanda.
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VaP 1 27.54
नाम्ना षष्ठस्य या भीमा तनुराकाश उच्यते। दिशः पत्न्यः स्मृतास्तस्य स्वर्गश्चास्य सुतः स्मृतः
nāmnā ṣaṣṭhasya yā bhīmā tanurākāśa ucyate| diśaḥ patnyaḥ smṛtāstasya svargaścāsya sutaḥ smṛtaḥ
The body of the sixth, Bhīma by name, is said to be space; the directions are known as his wives, and heaven is known as his son.
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VaP 1 27.55
उग्रा तनुः सप्तमी या दीक्षितैर्ब्राह्मणैः स्मृता। दीक्षा पत्नी स्मृता तस्य सन्तानः पुत्र उच्यते
ugrā tanuḥ saptamī yā dīkṣitairbrāhmaṇaiḥ smṛtā| dīkṣā patnī smṛtā tasya santānaḥ putra ucyate
The seventh body, Ugrā, is the one known by consecrated brahmins; Dīkṣā (consecration) is known as his wife, and Santāna is called his son.
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VaP 1 27.56
नाम्नाऽष्टमस्य महतस्तनुर्या चन्द्रमाः स्मृतः। पत्नी तु रोहिणी तस्य पुत्रश्चास्य बुधः स्मृतः
nāmnā'ṣṭamasya mahatastanuryā candramāḥ smṛtaḥ| patnī tu rohiṇī tasya putraścāsya budhaḥ smṛtaḥ
The body of the eighth, Mahat by name, is that which is known as the moon; his wife is Rohiṇī, and his son is known as Budha (Mercury).
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VaP 1 27.57
इत्येतास्तनवस्तस्य नामभिः परिकीर्तिताः। तास्तु वन्द्य नमस्याश्च प्रतिनाम तनूषु वै
ityetāstanavastasya nāmabhiḥ parikīrtitāḥ| tāstu vandya namasyāśca pratināma tanūṣu vai
Thus these bodies of his have been recounted along with their names; and they are to be praised and saluted, name by name, in the several bodies.
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VaP 1 27.58
भक्तेः सूर्येऽप्सु पृथिव्यां वाय्वग्निव्योमदीक्षिते। तथा च वै चन्द्रमसि तनुभिर्नामभिः सह। प्रजावानेति सायुज्यमीश्वरस्य नरो हि सः
bhakteḥ sūrye'psu pṛthivyāṃ vāyvagnivyomadīkṣite| tathā ca vai candramasi tanubhirnāmabhiḥ saha| prajāvāneti sāyujyamīśvarasya naro hi saḥ
From devotion in the sun, in the waters, in the earth, in wind, fire, space, and the consecrated one, and likewise in the moon, together with the bodies and the names — that man, possessed of offspring, attains union with the Lord.
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VaP 1 27.59
इत्येतद्वो मयाख्यातं गुह्यं भीमस्य तद्यशः। शन्नोऽस्तु द्विपदे नित्यं शन्नोऽस्तु च चतुष्पदे
ityetadvo mayākhyātaṃ guhyaṃ bhīmasya tadyaśaḥ| śanno'stu dvipade nityaṃ śanno'stu ca catuṣpade
Thus this secret, that glory of Bhīma, has been declared to you by me. May there be well-being always for our two-footed, and well-being for our four-footed.
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VaP 1 27.60
एतत् प्रोक्तं निदानं वस्तनूनां नामभिः सह। महादेवस्य देवस्य भृगोस्तु श्रृणुत प्रजाः
etat proktaṃ nidānaṃ vastanūnāṃ nāmabhiḥ saha| mahādevasya devasya bhṛgostu śrṛṇuta prajāḥ
This basis of the bodies, together with the names, of the god Mahādeva has been declared to you; now hear about Bhṛgu, O creatures.
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