Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 8
VaP 1 8.1
।।सूत उवाच।। तुल्यं युगसहस्रस्य नैशं कालमुपास्य सः। शर्वर्यन्ते प्रकुरुते ब्रह्मत्वं सर्गकारणात्
||sūta uvāca|| tulyaṃ yugasahasrasya naiśaṃ kālamupāsya saḥ| śarvaryante prakurute brahmatvaṃ sargakāraṇāt
Sūta said: Having passed the night-time equal to a thousand yugas, at the end of the night he assumes Brahmā-hood for the sake of creation.
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VaP 1 8.2
ब्रह्मा तु सलिले तस्मिन् वायुर्भूत्वा तदाचरत्। अन्धकारे तदा तस्मिन् नष्टे स्थावरजङ्गमे
brahmā tu salile tasmin vāyurbhūtvā tadācarat| andhakāre tadā tasmin naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame
But Brahmā, having become wind, moved about upon that water, in that darkness, when the moving and unmoving had perished,
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VaP 1 8.3
जलेन समनुव्याप्ते सर्वतः पृथिवीतले। अविभागेन भूतेषु समन्तात्सुस्थितेषु च
jalena samanuvyāpte sarvataḥ pṛthivītale| avibhāgena bhūteṣu samantātsusthiteṣu ca
when the surface of the earth was pervaded by water on all sides, without division, and the elements stood settled all around;
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VaP 1 8.4
निशायामिव खद्योतः प्रावृट्काले ततस्ततः। तदाकाशे चरन् सोऽथ वीक्ष्यमाणः स्वयम्भुवः
niśāyāmiva khadyotaḥ prāvṛṭkāle tatastataḥ| tadākāśe caran so'tha vīkṣyamāṇaḥ svayambhuvaḥ
like a firefly at night in the rainy season, here and there — then he, the self-existent, moving in that space, looking about,
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VaP 1 8.5
प्रतिष्ठाया ह्यपायन्तु मार्गमाणस्तदा प्रभुः। ततस्तु सलिले तस्मिन् ज्ञात्वा ह्यन्तर्गतां महीम्
pratiṣṭhāyā hyapāyantu mārgamāṇastadā prabhuḥ| tatastu salile tasmin jñātvā hyantargatāṃ mahīm
the Lord then searching for the emergence(?) of a firm base — thereupon, knowing the earth to have gone within that water,
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VaP 1 8.6
अनुमानात्तु सम्बुद्धो भूमेरुद्धरणं प्रति। चकारान्यां तनुञ्चैव पूर्वकल्पादिषु स्मृताम्
anumānāttu sambuddho bhūmeruddharaṇaṃ prati| cakārānyāṃ tanuñcaiva pūrvakalpādiṣu smṛtām
But (the Lord), awakened by inference regarding the raising up of the earth, took on another body, one recorded (as used) in the earlier kalpas and so forth.
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VaP 1 8.7
स तु रूपं वराहस्य कृत्वाऽपः प्राविशत् प्रभुः। अद्भिः सञ्छादितामुर्वीं समीक्ष्याथ प्रजापतिः
sa tu rūpaṃ varāhasya kṛtvā'paḥ prāviśat prabhuḥ| adbhiḥ sañchāditāmurvīṃ samīkṣyātha prajāpatiḥ
And that Lord, having assumed the form of a boar, entered the waters; and then Prajāpati, beholding the earth covered over by the waters (...)
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VaP 1 8.8
उद्धृत्योर्वीमथाद्भ्यस्तु अपस्तास्तु स विन्यसत्। सामुद्रीस्तु समुद्रेषु नादेयीर्निम्नगास्वपि। पार्थिवीस्तु स विन्यस्य पृथिव्यां सोऽचिनोद्गिरीन्
uddhṛtyorvīmathādbhyastu apastāstu sa vinyasat| sāmudrīstu samudreṣu nādeyīrnimnagāsvapi| pārthivīstu sa vinyasya pṛthivyāṃ so'cinodgirīn
Then, having lifted the earth up out of the waters, he set those waters down: the ocean waters in the oceans, the river waters in the streams, and, having placed the earthly waters on the earth, he heaped up the mountains.
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VaP 1 8.9
प्राक्सर्गे दह्यमाने तु तदा संवर्त्तकाग्निना। तेनाग्निना प्रलीनास्ते पर्वता भुवि सर्वशः
prāksarge dahyamāne tu tadā saṃvarttakāgninā| tenāgninā pralīnāste parvatā bhuvi sarvaśaḥ
For in the previous creation, when (the world) was being burned by the fire of dissolution, those mountains on the earth were everywhere dissolved by that fire.
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VaP 1 8.10
शैत्यादेकार्णवे तस्मिन् वायुनापस्तु संहृताः। निषक्ता यत्र यत्रासंस्तत्रतत्राऽचलोऽभवत्
śaityādekārṇave tasmin vāyunāpastu saṃhṛtāḥ| niṣaktā yatra yatrāsaṃstatratatrā'calo'bhavat
In that single ocean the waters were drawn together by the wind through cold; and wherever they became congealed, there a mountain (acala) came to be.
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VaP 1 8.11
स्कन्नाचलत्वादचलाः पर्वभिः पर्वताः स्मृताः। गिरयोऽद्भिर्निगीर्णत्वाच्चयनाच्च शिलोच्चयाः
skannācalatvādacalāḥ parvabhiḥ parvatāḥ smṛtāḥ| girayo'dbhirnigīrṇatvāccayanācca śiloccayāḥ
From having flowed down (skanna) and being immovable they are called acala; from their joints (parvas) they are called parvata; they are giri because they were swallowed (nigīrṇa) by the waters, and śiloccaya from being heaped up (cayana) (of rocks).
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VaP 1 8.12
ततस्तु तां समुद्धृत्य क्षितिमन्तर्ज्जलात् प्रभुः। स्वस्थाने स्थापयित्वा च विभागमकरोत् पुनः
tatastu tāṃ samuddhṛtya kṣitimantarjjalāt prabhuḥ| svasthāne sthāpayitvā ca vibhāgamakarot punaḥ
Then the Lord, having raised that earth up from within the waters and established it in its own place, made the division (of it) again.
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VaP 1 8.13
सप्त सप्त तु वर्षाणि तस्या द्वीपेषु सप्तसु। विषमाणि समीकृत्य शिलाभिरचिनोद्गिरीन्
sapta sapta tu varṣāṇi tasyā dvīpeṣu saptasu| viṣamāṇi samīkṛtya śilābhiracinodgirīn
And (he made) seven regions each in its seven continents; having levelled the uneven places, he heaped up mountains with rocks.
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VaP 1 8.14
द्वीपेषु तेषु वर्षाणि चत्वारिंशत्तथैव च। तावन्तः पर्वताश्चैव वर्षान्ते समवस्थिताः। सर्गादौ सन्निविष्टास्ते स्वभावेनैव नान्यथा
dvīpeṣu teṣu varṣāṇi catvāriṃśattathaiva ca| tāvantaḥ parvatāścaiva varṣānte samavasthitāḥ| sargādau sanniviṣṭāste svabhāvenaiva nānyathā
In those continents the regions are forty (in all), and just so many are the mountains, standing at the boundaries of the regions; they were set in place at the beginning of creation by their very own nature, not otherwise.
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VaP 1 8.15
सप्त द्वीपाः समुद्राश्च अन्योन्यस्य तु मण्डलम्। सन्निकृष्टाः स्वभावेन समावृत्य परस्परम्
sapta dvīpāḥ samudrāśca anyonyasya tu maṇḍalam| sannikṛṣṭāḥ svabhāvena samāvṛtya parasparam
The seven continents and the oceans (form) a disc, one within the other, drawn close by nature, each encircling the other.
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VaP 1 8.16
भूराख्यांश्चतुरो लोकांश्चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहैः सह। पूर्वं तु निर्म्ममे ब्रह्मा स्थानानीमानि सर्वशः
bhūrākhyāṃścaturo lokāṃścandrādityau grahaiḥ saha| pūrvaṃ tu nirmmame brahmā sthānānīmāni sarvaśaḥ
The four worlds named Bhūr, and the moon and sun together with the planets — these stations Brahmā formerly fashioned in every way.
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VaP 1 8.17
कल्पस्य चास्य ब्रह्मा वै ह्यसृजत् स्थानिनः पुरा। आपोऽग्रिः पृथिवी वायुरन्तरिक्षं दिवं तथा
kalpasya cāsya brahmā vai hyasṛjat sthāninaḥ purā| āpo'griḥ pṛthivī vāyurantarikṣaṃ divaṃ tathā
And for this kalpa Brahmā indeed created of old the occupants of those stations: the waters, fire, earth, wind, the mid-air, and likewise the sky;
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VaP 1 8.18
स्वर्गं दिशः समुद्रांश्च नदीः सर्वांश्च पर्वतान्। ओषधीनां तथात्मानमात्मानं वृक्षवीरुधाम्
svargaṃ diśaḥ samudrāṃśca nadīḥ sarvāṃśca parvatān| oṣadhīnāṃ tathātmānamātmānaṃ vṛkṣavīrudhām
heaven, the directions, the oceans, the rivers and all the mountains, and likewise the self (presiding spirit) of the herbs, and the self of trees and creepers;
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VaP 1 8.19
लवाः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्तं सन्धिरात्र्यहम्। अर्द्धमासांश्च मासांश्च अयनाब्दयुगानि च
lavāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ kalāścaiva muhūrtaṃ sandhirātryaham| arddhamāsāṃśca māsāṃśca ayanābdayugāni ca
the lavas, kāṣṭhās and kalās, the muhūrta, the twilight juncture, night and day, and the half-months and months, the solstitial courses, years and yugas;
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VaP 1 8.20
स्थानाभिमानिनश्चैव स्थानानि च पृथक् पृथक्। स्थानात्मानः स सृष्ट्वा वै युगावस्थां विनिर्ममे
sthānābhimāninaścaiva sthānāni ca pṛthak pṛthak| sthānātmānaḥ sa sṛṣṭvā vai yugāvasthāṃ vinirmame
and the presiding deities of the stations and the several stations each apart. Having created these station-selves, he fashioned the condition of the yugas:
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VaP 1 8.21
कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिं चैव तथा युगम्। कल्पस्यादौ कृतयुगे प्रथमे सोऽसृजत् प्रजाः
kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca kaliṃ caiva tathā yugam| kalpasyādau kṛtayuge prathame so'sṛjat prajāḥ
Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and likewise the Kali yuga. At the beginning of the kalpa, in the first Kṛta yuga, he created the creatures.
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VaP 1 8.22
प्रागुक्ता या मया तुभ्यं पूर्वकालं प्रजास्तु ताः। तस्मिन् संवर्त्तमाने तु कल्पे दग्धास्तदाऽग्निना
prāguktā yā mayā tubhyaṃ pūrvakālaṃ prajāstu tāḥ| tasmin saṃvarttamāne tu kalpe dagdhāstadā'gninā
Those creatures of the former time, of which I spoke to you before — when that kalpa was coming to its close, they were then burned by fire.
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VaP 1 8.23
अप्राप्ता यास्तपोलोकं जनलोकं समाश्रिताः। प्रवर्तन्ति पुनः सर्गे बीजार्थं ता भवन्ति हि
aprāptā yāstapolokaṃ janalokaṃ samāśritāḥ| pravartanti punaḥ sarge bījārthaṃ tā bhavanti hi
Those who did not reach the Tapoloka but took refuge in the Janaloka come forth again at the (new) creation, for they become the seed (of it).
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VaP 1 8.24
बीजार्थेन स्थितास्तत्र पुनः सर्गस्य कारणात्। ततस्ताः सृज्यमानास्तु सन्तानार्थं भवन्ति हि
bījārthena sthitāstatra punaḥ sargasya kāraṇāt| tatastāḥ sṛjyamānāstu santānārthaṃ bhavanti hi
Remaining there for the sake of (being) seed, because of the cause of a further creation, they then, being created, become (the means) of continuance of the line.
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VaP 1 8.25
धर्म्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामिह ताः साधकाः स्मृताः। देवाश्च पितरश्चैव ऋषयो मनवस्तथा
dharmmārthakāmamokṣāṇāmiha tāḥ sādhakāḥ smṛtāḥ| devāśca pitaraścaiva ṛṣayo manavastathā
They are held here to be the accomplishers of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation: the gods, the fathers, the seers and likewise the Manus.
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VaP 1 8.26
ततस्ते तपसा युक्तः स्थानान्यापूरयन्ति हि। ब्रह्मणो मानसास्ते वै सिद्धात्मानो भवन्ति हि
tataste tapasā yuktaḥ sthānānyāpūrayanti hi| brahmaṇo mānasāste vai siddhātmāno bhavanti hi
Then, joined with ascetic power, they fill up the (various) stations; being Brahmā's mind-born (sons), they become perfected in soul.
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VaP 1 8.27
ये सर्गा द्वेषयुक्तेन कर्मणा ते दिवं गताः। आवर्त्तमाना इह ते सम्भवन्ति युगे युगे
ye sargā dveṣayuktena karmaṇā te divaṃ gatāḥ| āvarttamānā iha te sambhavanti yuge yuge
Those creations that (acted) with deeds joined to hatred went to heaven; returning here, they come to be again in age after age.
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VaP 1 8.28
स्वकर्मफलशेषेण ख्याताश्चैव तथात्मिकाः। संभवन्ति जनाल्लोकात् कर्मसंशयबन्धनात्
svakarmaphalaśeṣeṇa khyātāścaiva tathātmikāḥ| saṃbhavanti janāllokāt karmasaṃśayabandhanāt
And by the remainder of the fruit of their own deeds they are (thus) reputed and of such a nature; they come into being from the Jana world, through the bondage of doubt regarding action.
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VaP 1 8.29
आशयः कारणं तत्र बोद्धव्यं कर्मणां तु सः। तैः कर्मभिस्तु जायन्ते जनाल्लोकाः शुभाशुभैः
āśayaḥ kāraṇaṃ tatra boddhavyaṃ karmaṇāṃ tu saḥ| taiḥ karmabhistu jāyante janāllokāḥ śubhāśubhaiḥ
There the disposition (āśaya) is to be understood as the cause, and it is (the cause) of actions; and by those actions, good and bad, the Jana worlds (or: people and worlds) are born.
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VaP 1 8.30
गृह्णन्ति ते शरीराणि नानारूपाणि योनिषु। देवाद्यस्थावरान्ते च उत्पद्यन्ते परस्परम्
gṛhṇanti te śarīrāṇi nānārūpāṇi yoniṣu| devādyasthāvarānte ca utpadyante parasparam
They take on bodies of many forms in the (various) wombs, and they are born, one after another, from gods down to immobile things.
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VaP 1 8.31
तेषां ये यानि कर्माणि प्राक् सृष्टेः प्रतिपेदिरे। तान्येते प्रतिपद्यन्ते सृज्यमानाः पुनः पुनः
teṣāṃ ye yāni karmāṇi prāk sṛṣṭeḥ pratipedire| tānyete pratipadyante sṛjyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Whatever deeds among them they had undertaken before the creation, those very ones these (beings) take up again, as they are created over and over.
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VaP 1 8.32
हिस्राहिंस्रे मृदुक्रूरे धर्माधर्मे ऋतानृते। तद्भाविताः प्रपद्यन्ते तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते
hisrāhiṃsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharme ṛtānṛte| tadbhāvitāḥ prapadyante tasmāttattasya rocate
Violence and non-violence, gentleness and cruelty, right and wrong, truth and falsehood — conditioned by that (former disposition) they take these up; hence that (particular one) is what pleases that (particular being).
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VaP 1 8.33
कल्पेष्वासन् व्यतीतेषु रूपनामानि यानि च। तान्येवानागते काले प्रायशः प्रतिपेदिरे
kalpeṣvāsan vyatīteṣu rūpanāmāni yāni ca| tānyevānāgate kāle prāyaśaḥ pratipedire
Whatever forms and names there were in the kalpas that have passed, those very ones they took up again, for the most part, in the time to come.
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VaP 1 8.34
तस्मात्तु नामरूपाणि तान्येव प्रतिपेदिरे। पुनः पुनस्ते कल्पेषु जायन्ते नामरूपतः
tasmāttu nāmarūpāṇi tānyeva pratipedire| punaḥ punaste kalpeṣu jāyante nāmarūpataḥ
Therefore they took up those very names and forms; again and again, in kalpa after kalpa, they are born with (the same) name and form.
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VaP 1 8.35
ततः सर्गे ह्यवष्टब्धे सिसृक्षोर्ब्रह्मणस्तु वै। प्रजास्ता ध्यायतस्तस्य सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा
tataḥ sarge hyavaṣṭabdhe sisṛkṣorbrahmaṇastu vai| prajāstā dhyāyatastasya satyābhidhyāyinastadā
Then, when the creation had been set in motion, as Brahmā desired to create, while he was meditating on those creatures, meditating upon the true —
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VaP 1 8.36
मिथुनानां सहस्रन्तु सोऽसृजद्वै मुखात्तदा। जनास्ते ह्युपपद्यन्ते सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताः सुचेतसः
mithunānāṃ sahasrantu so'sṛjadvai mukhāttadā| janāste hyupapadyante sattvodriktāḥ sucetasaḥ
— he then created a thousand pairs from his mouth; those people come into being with sattva predominant, of good mind.
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VaP 1 8.37
सहस्रमन्यद्वक्षस्तो मिथुनानां ससर्ज्ज ह। ते सर्वे रजसोद्रिक्ताः शुष्मिणश्चाप्यशुष्मिणः
sahasramanyadvakṣasto mithunānāṃ sasarjja ha| te sarve rajasodriktāḥ śuṣmiṇaścāpyaśuṣmiṇaḥ
He created another thousand pairs from his chest; all of them had rajas predominant, some vigorous and some without vigour.
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VaP 1 8.38
सृष्ट्वा सहस्रमन्यत्तु द्वन्द्वानामूरुतः पुनः। रजस्तमोभ्यामुद्रिक्ता ईहाशीलास्तु ते स्मृताः
sṛṣṭvā sahasramanyattu dvandvānāmūrutaḥ punaḥ| rajastamobhyāmudriktā īhāśīlāstu te smṛtāḥ
Having then created another thousand couples from his thighs, they, predominant in rajas and tamas, are said to be given to striving (for gain).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.39
पद्भ्यां सहस्रमन्यत्तु मिथुनानां ससर्ज्ज ह। उद्रिक्तास्तमसा सर्वे निःश्रीका ह्यल्पतेजसः
padbhyāṃ sahasramanyattu mithunānāṃ sasarjja ha| udriktāstamasā sarve niḥśrīkā hyalpatejasaḥ
From his feet he created yet another thousand pairs; all of them were predominant in tamas, without splendour and of little energy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.40
ततो वै हर्षमानास्ते द्वन्द्वोत्पन्नास्तु प्राणिनः। अन्योन्या हृच्छपाविप्टा मैथुनायोपचक्रमुः
tato vai harṣamānāste dvandvotpannāstu prāṇinaḥ| anyonyā hṛcchapāvipṭā maithunāyopacakramuḥ
Then those living beings, produced as couples, rejoicing and drawn to one another in their hearts, set about copulation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.41
ततःप्रभृति कल्पेऽस्मिन् मिथुनोत्पत्तिरुच्यते। मासे मासेर्त्तवं यद्यत्तदाज्ञासिद्धि योषितात्
tataḥprabhṛti kalpe'smin mithunotpattirucyate| māse māserttavaṃ yadyattadājñāsiddhi yoṣitāt
From that time on, in this kalpa, the origination by pairing is spoken of; month by month whatever menstrual season (there is), that ... from woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.42
तस्मात्तदा न सुषुवुः सेवितैरपि मैथुनैः। आयुषोऽन्ते प्रसूयन्ते मिथुनान्येव ते सकृत्
tasmāttadā na suṣuvuḥ sevitairapi maithunaiḥ| āyuṣo'nte prasūyante mithunānyeva te sakṛt
Therefore at that time they did not give birth, even though copulation was practised; at the end of their lifespan they bring forth, and only pairs, and only once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.43
कुटकाः कुविकाश्चैव उत्पद्यन्ते मुमूर्षिताः। ततःप्रभृति कल्पेऽस्मिन् मिथुनानां हि सम्भवः
kuṭakāḥ kuvikāścaiva utpadyante mumūrṣitāḥ| tataḥprabhṛti kalpe'smin mithunānāṃ hi sambhavaḥ
Crooked and deformed ones are born, on the point of dying; from that time on, in this kalpa, there is the origin of pairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.44
ध्याते तु मनसा तासां प्रजानां जायते सकृत्। शब्दादि विषयः शुद्धः प्रत्येकं पञ्चलक्षणः
dhyāte tu manasā tāsāṃ prajānāṃ jāyate sakṛt| śabdādi viṣayaḥ śuddhaḥ pratyekaṃ pañcalakṣaṇaḥ
But when (an object) is contemplated by the mind of those creatures, it arises at once — the pure object, sound and the rest, each of five kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.45
इत्येवं मनसा पूर्वं प्राक्सृष्टिर्या प्रजापतेः। तस्यान्ववाये सम्भूता यैरिदं पूरितं जगत्
ityevaṃ manasā pūrvaṃ prāksṛṣṭiryā prajāpateḥ| tasyānvavāye sambhūtā yairidaṃ pūritaṃ jagat
Thus was the earlier, prior creation of Prajāpati by the mind; in his line were born those by whom this world was filled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.46
सरित्सरः समुद्रांश्च सेवन्ते पर्वतानपि। तदा नात्यम्बुशीतोष्णा युगे तस्मिन् चरन्ति वै
saritsaraḥ samudrāṃśca sevante parvatānapi| tadā nātyambuśītoṣṇā yuge tasmin caranti vai
They resort to rivers, lakes and oceans, and to the mountains as well; in that age they move about with (the world) not excessively watery, cold or hot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.47
पृथ्वीरसोद्भवं नाम आहारं ह्याहरन्ति वै। ताः प्रजाः कामचारिण्यो मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः
pṛthvīrasodbhavaṃ nāma āhāraṃ hyāharanti vai| tāḥ prajāḥ kāmacāriṇyo mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ
They take as food that which is called 'sprung from the sap of the earth'; those creatures move at will, established in the perfection of the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.48
धर्माधर्मौ न तास्वास्तां निर्विशेषाः प्रजास्तु ताः। तुल्यमायुः सुखं रूपं तासां तस्मिन् कृते युगे
dharmādharmau na tāsvāstāṃ nirviśeṣāḥ prajāstu tāḥ| tulyamāyuḥ sukhaṃ rūpaṃ tāsāṃ tasmin kṛte yuge
Neither merit nor demerit existed among them; those creatures were without distinctions; equal were their lifespan, their happiness and their form in that Kṛta age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.49
धर्माधर्मौ न तास्वास्तां कल्पादौ तु कृते युगे। स्वेन स्वेनाधिकारेण जज्ञिरे ते कृते युगे
dharmādharmau na tāsvāstāṃ kalpādau tu kṛte yuge| svena svenādhikāreṇa jajñire te kṛte yuge
Neither merit nor demerit existed among them in the Kṛta age at the beginning of the aeon; each by his own proper office they were born in that Kṛta age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.50
चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां दिव्यसंख्यया। आद्यं कृतयुगं प्राहुः सन्ध्यानान्तु चतुः शतम्
catvāri tu sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ divyasaṃkhyayā| ādyaṃ kṛtayugaṃ prāhuḥ sandhyānāntu catuḥ śatam
Four thousand years by the divine reckoning: that they call the first, the Kṛta age; and the two twilights are four hundred each.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.51
ततः सहस्रशस्तासु प्रजासु प्रथितास्वपि। न तासां प्रतिघातोऽस्ति न द्वन्द्वन्नापि च क्रमः
tataḥ sahasraśastāsu prajāsu prathitāsvapi| na tāsāṃ pratighāto'sti na dvandvannāpi ca kramaḥ
Then, though those creatures had spread by the thousands, there was no obstruction among them, no pairs of opposites, nor any succession.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.52
पर्वतोदधिसेविन्यो ह्यनिकेताश्रयास्तु ताः। विशोकाः सत्त्वबहुला एकान्तसुखितप्रजाः
parvatodadhisevinyo hyaniketāśrayāstu tāḥ| viśokāḥ sattvabahulā ekāntasukhitaprajāḥ
They dwelt on mountains and by the sea, taking no house for shelter, free of sorrow, abounding in sattva—creatures happy in solitude.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.53
ता वै निकामचारिण्यो नित्यं मुदितमानसाः। पशवः पक्षिणश्चैव न तदासन् सरीसृपाः
tā vai nikāmacāriṇyo nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ| paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva na tadāsan sarīsṛpāḥ
They roamed as they wished, their minds always delighted; there were then no beasts, no birds, no crawling things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.54
नोद्भिज्जा नारकाश्चैव ते ह्यधर्मप्रसूतयः। न मूलफलपुष्पञ्च नार्त्तवं ह्यृतवो न च
nodbhijjā nārakāścaiva te hyadharmaprasūtayaḥ| na mūlaphalapuṣpañca nārttavaṃ hyṛtavo na ca
No plants sprung from seed, and no hell-beings—for these are the offspring of unrighteousness; nor were there roots, fruits or flowers, nor anything seasonal, nor were there seasons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.55
सर्वकामसुखः कालो नात्यर्थं ह्युष्णशीतता। मनोभिलषिताः कामास्तासां सर्वत्र सर्वदा
sarvakāmasukhaḥ kālo nātyarthaṃ hyuṣṇaśītatā| manobhilaṣitāḥ kāmāstāsāṃ sarvatra sarvadā
The time yielded the pleasure of every desire; there was no excess of heat or cold; the objects they wished for in their minds were theirs everywhere and always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.56
उत्तिष्ठन्ति पृथिव्यां वै ताभिर्ध्याता रसोत्थिताः। बलवर्णकरी तासां सिद्धिः सा रोगनाशिनी
uttiṣṭhanti pṛthivyāṃ vai tābhirdhyātā rasotthitāḥ| balavarṇakarī tāsāṃ siddhiḥ sā roganāśinī
Indeed there arose from the earth, upon their thinking of them, (things) risen as sap; that perfection of theirs gave strength and complexion and destroyed disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.57
असंस्कार्यैः शरीरैश्च प्रजास्ताः स्थिरयौवनाः। तासां विशुद्धात् सङ्कल्पाज्जायन्ते मिथुनाः प्रजाः
asaṃskāryaiḥ śarīraiśca prajāstāḥ sthirayauvanāḥ| tāsāṃ viśuddhāt saṅkalpājjāyante mithunāḥ prajāḥ
Those creatures, with bodies needing no rites of purification, were of unchanging youth; from their utterly pure resolve creatures were born as pairs (male and female).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.58
समं जन्म च रूपञ्च म्रियन्ते चैव ताः समम्। तदा सत्यमलोभश्च क्षमा तुष्टिः सुखं दमः
samaṃ janma ca rūpañca mriyante caiva tāḥ samam| tadā satyamalobhaśca kṣamā tuṣṭiḥ sukhaṃ damaḥ
Their birth was alike and their form alike, and they died alike; then there was truth, freedom from greed, patience, contentment, happiness, self-restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.59
निर्विशेषाः कृताः सर्वा रूपायुःशीलचेष्टितैः। अबुद्धिपूर्वकं वृत्तं प्रजानां जायते स्वयम्
nirviśeṣāḥ kṛtāḥ sarvā rūpāyuḥśīlaceṣṭitaiḥ| abuddhipūrvakaṃ vṛttaṃ prajānāṃ jāyate svayam
In the Kṛta all were made without distinction in form, lifespan, character and conduct; the behaviour of those creatures arose of itself, without deliberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.60
अप्रवृत्तिः कृतयुगे कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः। वर्णाश्रमव्यवस्थाश्च न तदासन्न सङ्करः
apravṛttiḥ kṛtayuge karmaṇoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ| varṇāśramavyavasthāśca na tadāsanna saṅkaraḥ
In the Kṛta age there was no engagement in action, either good or bad; nor were there then the fixed orders of class and stage of life, nor any confusion (of them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.61
अनिच्छाद्वेषयुक्तास्ते वर्त्तयन्ति परस्परम्। तुल्यरूपायुषः सर्वा अधमोत्तमवर्ज्जिताः
anicchādveṣayuktāste varttayanti parasparam| tulyarūpāyuṣaḥ sarvā adhamottamavarjjitāḥ
Free of desire and hatred, they lived with one another; all were of equal form and lifespan, without lower and higher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.62
सुखप्राया ह्यशोकाश्च उत्पद्यन्ते कृते युगे। नित्यप्रहृष्टमनसो महासत्त्वा महाबलाः
sukhaprāyā hyaśokāśca utpadyante kṛte yuge| nityaprahṛṣṭamanaso mahāsattvā mahābalāḥ
In the Kṛta age (beings) are born mostly happy and free of grief, their minds always joyful, of great strength of being and great power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.63
लाभालाभौ नास्वास्तां मित्रामित्रे प्रियाप्रिये। मनसा विषयस्तासान्निरीहाणां प्रवर्त्तते। न लिप्सन्ति हि ताऽन्योन्यन्नानुगृह्णन्ति चैव हि
lābhālābhau nāsvāstāṃ mitrāmitre priyāpriye| manasā viṣayastāsānnirīhāṇāṃ pravarttate| na lipsanti hi tā'nyonyannānugṛhṇanti caiva hi
Gain and loss did not exist for them, nor friend and foe, nor the pleasant and unpleasant; for them, being without striving, the objects of sense arise through the mind alone; they do not covet one another, nor do they show favour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.64
ध्यानं परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां ज्ञानमुच्यते। प्रवृत्तं द्वापरे यज्ञं दानं कलियुगे वरम्
dhyānaṃ paraṃ kṛtayuge tretāyāṃ jñānamucyate| pravṛttaṃ dvāpare yajñaṃ dānaṃ kaliyuge varam
In the Kṛta age meditation is highest; in the Tretā, knowledge is said (to be so); in the Dvāpara sacrifice is in force; in the Kali age giving is best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.65
सत्त्वं कृतं रजस्त्रेता द्वापरन्तु रजस्तमौ। कलौ तमस्तु विज्ञेयं युगवृत्तवशेन तु
sattvaṃ kṛtaṃ rajastretā dvāparantu rajastamau| kalau tamastu vijñeyaṃ yugavṛttavaśena tu
The Kṛta is sattva, the Tretā rajas, the Dvāpara rajas and tamas, and in the Kali tamas is to be understood—according to the course of the ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.66
कालः कृते युगे त्वेष तस्य संख्यान्निबोधत। चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां त्त कृतं युगम्
kālaḥ kṛte yuge tveṣa tasya saṃkhyānnibodhata| catvāri tu sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tta kṛtaṃ yugam
This is the (measure of) time in the Kṛta age; learn the reckoning of it: four thousand years — that is the Kṛta age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.67
सन्ध्यांशौ तस्य दिव्यानि शतान्यष्टौ च संख्यया। तदा तासां बभूवायुर्न्न च क्लेशविपत्तयः
sandhyāṃśau tasya divyāni śatānyaṣṭau ca saṃkhyayā| tadā tāsāṃ babhūvāyurnna ca kleśavipattayaḥ
Its two twilight portions (are), in number, eight hundred divine (years). At that time the lifespan of those (women) was (long), and there were no afflictions or calamities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.68
ततः कृतयुगे तस्मिन् सन्ध्यांशे हि गते तु वैः। पादावशिष्टो भवति युगधर्मस्तु सर्वशः
tataḥ kṛtayuge tasmin sandhyāṃśe hi gate tu vaiḥ| pādāvaśiṣṭo bhavati yugadharmastu sarvaśaḥ
Then, in that Kṛta age, when the twilight portion has passed, the dharma of the age remains with (only) a quarter left, in every respect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.69
सन्ध्यायामप्यतीतायामन्तकाले युगस्य तु। पादतश्वावतिष्ठेत्तु सन्ध्याधर्मो युगस्य तु। एवं कृते तु निःशेषे सिद्धि स्त्वन्तर्दधे तदा
sandhyāyāmapyatītāyāmantakāle yugasya tu| pādataśvāvatiṣṭhettu sandhyādharmo yugasya tu| evaṃ kṛte tu niḥśeṣe siddhi stvantardadhe tadā
And when the twilight too has passed, at the end-time of the age, the twilight-dharma of the age stands at (only) a quarter. Thus, when the Kṛta was wholly finished, the (mental) attainment then disappeared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.70
तस्याञ्च सिद्धौ भ्रष्टायां मानस्यामभवत्ततः। सिद्धिरन्या युगे तस्मिस्त्रेतायामन्तरे कृताः
tasyāñca siddhau bhraṣṭāyāṃ mānasyāmabhavattataḥ| siddhiranyā yuge tasmistretāyāmantare kṛtāḥ
And when that mental attainment of theirs had fallen away, then in that age, in the interval (i.e. within) the Tretā, another attainment arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.71
सर्गादौ या मयाष्टौ तु मानस्यो वै प्रकीर्त्तिताः। अष्टौ ताः क्रमयोगेन सिद्धयो यान्ति संक्षयम्
sargādau yā mayāṣṭau tu mānasyo vai prakīrttitāḥ| aṣṭau tāḥ kramayogena siddhayo yānti saṃkṣayam
Those eight mental (attainments) which were declared by me at the beginning of creation — those eight attainments go to destruction in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.72
कल्पादौ मानसी ह्येषा सिद्धिर्भवति सा कृते। मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु चतुर्युगविभागशः। वर्णाश्रमाचारकृतः कर्मसिद्धोद्भवः स्मृतः
kalpādau mānasī hyeṣā siddhirbhavati sā kṛte| manvantareṣu sarveṣu caturyugavibhāgaśaḥ| varṇāśramācārakṛtaḥ karmasiddhodbhavaḥ smṛtaḥ
At the beginning of a kalpa this attainment is a mental one, and it exists in the Kṛta; in all the manvantaras, according to the division into the four ages, (the attainment) arising from action, produced by the observances of the classes and stages of life, is (so) recorded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.73
सन्ध्याकृतस्य पादेन सन्ध्यापादेन चांशतः। कृतसन्ध्यांशका ह्येते त्रींस्त्रीन् पादान् परस्परान्। ह्रसन्ति युगधर्मैस्ते तपः श्रुतबलायुषैः
sandhyākṛtasya pādena sandhyāpādena cāṃśataḥ| kṛtasandhyāṃśakā hyete trīṃstrīn pādān parasparān| hrasanti yugadharmaiste tapaḥ śrutabalāyuṣaiḥ
By a quarter of the twilight of the Kṛta and, in part, by the quarter of the twilight — these portions of the Kṛta's twilight (diminish) three and three quarters mutually; through the dharmas of the ages they diminish in austerity, learning, strength, and lifespan.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.74
ततः कृतांशे क्षीणे तु बभूव तदनन्तरम्। त्रेतायां युगमन्यन्तु कृताशमृषिसत्तमाः
tataḥ kṛtāṃśe kṣīṇe tu babhūva tadanantaram| tretāyāṃ yugamanyantu kṛtāśamṛṣisattamāḥ
Then, when the portion of the Kṛta was exhausted, immediately thereafter there arose another age in the Tretā, O best of seers, at the end of the Kṛta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.75
तस्मिन् क्षीणे कृतांशे तु तच्छिष्टासु प्रजास्विह। कल्पादौ संप्रवृत्तायास्त्रेतायाः प्रमुखे तदा
tasmin kṣīṇe kṛtāṃśe tu tacchiṣṭāsu prajāsviha| kalpādau saṃpravṛttāyāstretāyāḥ pramukhe tadā
When that portion of the Kṛta was exhausted, among the creatures that remained here, at the beginning of the kalpa, when the Tretā had duly set in, then at its commencement —
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VaP 1 8.76
प्रणश्यति तदा सिद्धिः कालयोगेन नान्यथा। तस्यां सिद्धौ प्रणष्टायामन्या सिद्धिरवर्त्तत
praṇaśyati tadā siddhiḥ kālayogena nānyathā| tasyāṃ siddhau praṇaṣṭāyāmanyā siddhiravarttata
then that attainment perishes, by the operation of time and not otherwise; and when that attainment had perished, another attainment came into being.
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VaP 1 8.77
अपां सौक्ष्म्ये प्रतिगते तदा मेघात्मना तु तौ। मेघेभ्यस्तनयित्नुभ्यः प्रवृत्तं वृष्टिसर्ज्जनम्
apāṃ saukṣmye pratigate tadā meghātmanā tu tau| meghebhyastanayitnubhyaḥ pravṛttaṃ vṛṣṭisarjjanam
When the waters had passed over from their subtle state, then those two (?) became of the nature of clouds; from the thundering clouds the pouring forth of rain began.
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VaP 1 8.78
सकृदेव तया वृष्ट्या संयुक्ते पृथिवीतले। प्रादुरासंस्तदा तासां वृक्षास्तु गृहसंस्थिताः
sakṛdeva tayā vṛṣṭyā saṃyukte pṛthivītale| prādurāsaṃstadā tāsāṃ vṛkṣāstu gṛhasaṃsthitāḥ
When the surface of the earth had been joined with that rain but once, then those trees which serve as houses appeared for them.
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VaP 1 8.79
सर्वप्रत्युपभोगस्तु तासां तेभ्यः प्रजायते। वर्त्तयन्ति हि तेभ्यस्तास्त्रेतायुगमुखे प्रजाः
sarvapratyupabhogastu tāsāṃ tebhyaḥ prajāyate| varttayanti hi tebhyastāstretāyugamukhe prajāḥ
And every kind of enjoyment is produced for them from those (trees); for at the beginning of the Tretā age those creatures subsist on them.
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VaP 1 8.80
ततः कालेन महता तासामेव विपर्ययात्। रागलोभात्मको भावस्तदा ह्याकस्मिकोऽभवत्
tataḥ kālena mahatā tāsāmeva viparyayāt| rāgalobhātmako bhāvastadā hyākasmiko'bhavat
Then, after a long time, through a reversal in those very (creatures), a disposition consisting of passion and greed arose — and it arose without cause.
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VaP 1 8.81
यत्तद्भवति नारीणां जीवितान्ते तदार्त्तवम्। तदा तद्वै न भवति पुनर्युगबलेन तु
yattadbhavati nārīṇāṃ jīvitānte tadārttavam| tadā tadvai na bhavati punaryugabalena tu
That menstruation which occurs for women at the end of life — that then did not occur again, by the force of the age.
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VaP 1 8.82
तासां पुनः प्रवृत्तं तु मासे मासे तदार्त्तवम्। ततस्तेनैव योगेन वर्त्ततां मिथुने तदा
tāsāṃ punaḥ pravṛttaṃ tu māse māse tadārttavam| tatastenaiva yogena varttatāṃ mithune tadā
For them that menstruation began again, month by month; and thereupon, by that very connection, they engaged in coupling.
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VaP 1 8.83
. तासां तत्कालभावित्वान्मासि मास्युपगच्छताम्। अकाले ह्यार्त्तवोत्पत्तिर्गर्भोत्पत्तिरजायत
. tāsāṃ tatkālabhāvitvānmāsi māsyupagacchatām| akāle hyārttavotpattirgarbhotpattirajāyata
For them, since it now came about at (fixed) times, as they came together month after month, there occurred the arising of menses out of season and the arising of pregnancy.
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VaP 1 8.84
विपर्ययेण तासां तु तेन कालेन भाविना। प्रणश्यन्ति ततः सर्वे वृक्षास्ते गृहसंस्थिताः
viparyayeṇa tāsāṃ tu tena kālena bhāvinā| praṇaśyanti tataḥ sarve vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃsthitāḥ
But through the reversal in them, brought about by that time, thereupon all those trees that served as houses perished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.85
ततस्तेषु प्रणष्टेषु विभ्रान्ता व्याकुलेन्द्रियाः। अभि ध्यायन्ति तां सिद्धिं सत्याभिध्यायिनस्तदा
tatasteṣu praṇaṣṭeṣu vibhrāntā vyākulendriyāḥ| abhi dhyāyanti tāṃ siddhiṃ satyābhidhyāyinastadā
Then, when those (trees) had perished, bewildered and with senses distraught, they meditate upon that (former) attainment — meditating then upon the truth.
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VaP 1 8.86
प्रादुर्बभूवुस्तासां च वृक्षास्ते गृहसंस्थिताः। वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलान्याभरणानि च
prādurbabhūvustāsāṃ ca vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃsthitāḥ| vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phalānyābharaṇāni ca
And for them (those beings) trees appeared, standing (like) houses; and they produce garments, fruits, and ornaments.
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VaP 1 8.87
तेष्वेव जायते तासां गंधवर्णरसान्वितम्। अमाक्षिकं महावीर्यं पुटके पुटके मधु
teṣveva jāyate tāsāṃ gaṃdhavarṇarasānvitam| amākṣikaṃ mahāvīryaṃ puṭake puṭake madhu
In those very (trees) there arises for them, endowed with fragrance, colour and taste, honey without bees, of great potency, in each hollow (cup).
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VaP 1 8.88
तेन ता वर्तयन्ति स्म मुखे त्रेतायुगस्य च। हृष्टतुष्टास्तया सिद्ध्या प्रजा वै विगतज्वराः
tena tā vartayanti sma mukhe tretāyugasya ca| hṛṣṭatuṣṭāstayā siddhyā prajā vai vigatajvarāḥ
By that they sustained themselves at the beginning of the Tretā age; and delighted and content with that success, the creatures were free of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.89
पुनः कालांतरेणैव पुनर्ल्लोभावृतास्तु ताः। वृक्षांस्तान् पर्यगृह्णन्त मधु वा माक्षिकं बलात्
punaḥ kālāṃtareṇaiva punarllobhāvṛtāstu tāḥ| vṛkṣāṃstān paryagṛhṇanta madhu vā mākṣikaṃ balāt
Then again, after a lapse of time, they, again enveloped in greed, took possession of those trees and of the beeless honey by force.
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VaP 1 8.90
तासां तेनापचारेण पुनर्ल्लोककृतेन वै। प्रणष्टा मधुना सार्द्धं कल्पवृक्षाः व्कचित् व्कचित्
tāsāṃ tenāpacāreṇa punarllokakṛtena vai| praṇaṣṭā madhunā sārddhaṃ kalpavṛkṣāḥ vkacit vkacit
By that offence of theirs, again committed by the people, the wish-fulfilling trees together with the honey perished here and there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.91
तस्यामेवाल्पशिष्टायां संध्याकालवशात्तदा। प्रावर्तंत तदा तासां द्वंद्वान्यभ्युत्थितानि तु
tasyāmevālpaśiṣṭāyāṃ saṃdhyākālavaśāttadā| prāvartaṃta tadā tāsāṃ dvaṃdvānyabhyutthitāni tu
When only a little of that (age) remained, then, by the force of the transitional period, the pairs of opposites arose and set in for them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.92
शीतवातातपैस्तीव्रैस्ततस्ता दुःखिता भृशम्।। द्वंद्वैस्ताः पीड्यमानास्तु चक्रुरावरणानि च
śītavātātapaistīvraistatastā duḥkhitā bhṛśam|| dvaṃdvaistāḥ pīḍyamānāstu cakrurāvaraṇāni ca
Then, greatly pained by cold, wind and fierce heat, and oppressed by the pairs of opposites, they made shelters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.93
कृत्वा द्वंद्व प्रतीकारं निकेतानि हि भोजिरे। पूर्वं निकमिपारास्ते अनिकेताश्रया भृशम्
kṛtvā dvaṃdva pratīkāraṃ niketāni hi bhojire| pūrvaṃ nikamipārāste aniketāśrayā bhṛśam
Having made a counter to the pairs of opposites, they made use of dwellings; previously (they had been) ... , wholly without recourse to dwellings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.94
यथायोग्यं यथाप्रीति निकेतेष्ववसन् पुनः। मरुधन्वसु निम्नेषु पर्वतेषु नदीषु च। संश्रयन्ति च दुर्गाणि धन्वानं शाश्वतोदकम्
yathāyogyaṃ yathāprīti niketeṣvavasan punaḥ| marudhanvasu nimneṣu parvateṣu nadīṣu ca| saṃśrayanti ca durgāṇi dhanvānaṃ śāśvatodakam
As was suitable and as they pleased, they again dwelt in dwellings—in deserts and dry lands, in low grounds, on mountains and by rivers; and they resort to strongholds, and to dry country with perennial water.
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VaP 1 8.95
यथायोगं यथाकामं समेषु विषमेषु च। आरब्धास्ते निकेता वै कर्त्तं शीतोष्ण वारणम्
yathāyogaṃ yathākāmaṃ sameṣu viṣameṣu ca| ārabdhāste niketā vai karttaṃ śītoṣṇa vāraṇam
As was fitting and as they wished, on level and uneven ground, those dwellings were begun (by them) so as to make a warding-off of cold and heat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.96
ततः संस्थापयामास खेटानि च पुराणि च। ग्रामांश्चैव यथाभागं तथैवान्तः पुराणि च
tataḥ saṃsthāpayāmāsa kheṭāni ca purāṇi ca| grāmāṃścaiva yathābhāgaṃ tathaivāntaḥ purāṇi ca
Then (they) established hamlets and cities, and villages according to allotment, and likewise inner apartments (of palaces).
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VaP 1 8.97
तासामायामविष्कम्भान् संनिवेशान्तराणि च। चक्रुस्तदा यथाप्रज्ञं प्रदेशः संज्ञितस्तु तैः
tāsāmāyāmaviṣkambhān saṃniveśāntarāṇi ca| cakrustadā yathāprajñaṃ pradeśaḥ saṃjñitastu taiḥ
Then they made the lengths and breadths of those, and the intervals between the settlements, according to their understanding; and by them the 'pradeśa' was named (as a measure).
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VaP 1 8.98
अंगुष्ठस्य प्रदेशिन्या व्यासः प्रादेश उच्यते। तालः स्मृतो मध्यमया गोकर्णश्चाप्यनामया
aṃguṣṭhasya pradeśinyā vyāsaḥ prādeśa ucyate| tālaḥ smṛto madhyamayā gokarṇaścāpyanāmayā
The span of the thumb with the forefinger is called a prādeśa; with the middle finger it is known as a tāla, and with the ring finger a gokarṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.99
कनिष्ठया वितस्तिस्तु द्वादशाङुल उच्यते। रत्निरङ्गुलपर्व्वाणि संख्यया त्वेकविंशतिः
kaniṣṭhayā vitastistu dvādaśāṅula ucyate| ratniraṅgulaparvvāṇi saṃkhyayā tvekaviṃśatiḥ
With the little finger it is a vitasti, which is said to be twelve aṅgulas; a ratni is twenty-one finger-joints in number.
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VaP 1 8.100
चतुर्विंशतिभिश्चैव हस्तः स्यादङ्गुलानि तु। किष्कुः स्मृतो द्विरत्निस्तु द्विचत्वारिंशदङ्गुलम्
caturviṃśatibhiścaiva hastaḥ syādaṅgulāni tu| kiṣkuḥ smṛto dviratnistu dvicatvāriṃśadaṅgulam
With twenty-four aṅgulas there would be a hasta (cubit); a kiṣku is reckoned as two ratnis, forty-two aṅgulas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.101
चतुर्हस्तं धनुर्दण्डो नालिकायुगमेव च। धनुः सहस्रे द्वे तत्र गव्यूतिस्तैर्विभाव्यते
caturhastaṃ dhanurdaṇḍo nālikāyugameva ca| dhanuḥ sahasre dve tatra gavyūtistairvibhāvyate
A bow, a rod, and likewise a nālikā-yuga, are of four hastas; two thousand bows there—by these a gavyūti is measured out.
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VaP 1 8.102
अष्टौ धनुःसहस्राणि योजनं तौर्निरुच्यते। एतेन योजनेनैव सन्निवेशस्ततः कृतः
aṣṭau dhanuḥsahasrāṇi yojanaṃ taurnirucyate| etena yojanenaiva sanniveśastataḥ kṛtaḥ
Eight thousand bows are declared by them to be a yojana; by this very yojana the settlement was then laid out.
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VaP 1 8.103
चतुर्णामेव दुर्गाणां स्वसमुत्थानि त्रीणि तु। चतुर्थं कृत्रिमं दुर्गं तस्य वक्ष्याम्यहं विधिम्
caturṇāmeva durgāṇāṃ svasamutthāni trīṇi tu| caturthaṃ kṛtrimaṃ durgaṃ tasya vakṣyāmyahaṃ vidhim
Of the four (kinds of) strongholds three arise of themselves; the fourth stronghold is artificial—I shall state the manner of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.104
सौधोच्चवप्रप्राकारं सर्वतश्चातकावृतम्। तदेकं स्वस्तिकद्वारं कुमारीपुरमेव च
saudhoccavapraprākāraṃ sarvataścātakāvṛtam| tadekaṃ svastikadvāraṃ kumārīpurameva ca
(It has) a rampart-wall high with plaster, surrounded on all sides by a moat; that (has) a single svastika-gate, and also a maidens' quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.105
श्रोतसीसह तद्द्वारं निखातं पुनरेव च। हस्ताष्टौ च दश श्रेष्ठा नवाष्टौ वाऽपरे मताः
śrotasīsaha taddvāraṃ nikhātaṃ punareva ca| hastāṣṭau ca daśa śreṣṭhā navāṣṭau vā'pare matāḥ
That gate, together with a channel, is again dug down; eight and ten hastas are best, and others hold nine or eight.
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VaP 1 8.106
खेटानां नगराणाञ्च ग्रामाणाञ्चैव सर्व्वशः। त्रिविधानाञ्च दुर्गाणां पर्व्व तोदकबन्धनम्
kheṭānāṃ nagarāṇāñca grāmāṇāñcaiva sarvvaśaḥ| trividhānāñca durgāṇāṃ parvva todakabandhanam
For hamlets and for cities and for villages in every respect, and for forts of the three kinds, (there is prescribed) the jointing and the damming of water.
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VaP 1 8.107
त्रिविधानाञ्च दुर्गाणां विष्कम्भायाममेव च। योजनानाञ्च विष्कम्भमष्टभागार्द्धमायतम्
trividhānāñca durgāṇāṃ viṣkambhāyāmameva ca| yojanānāñca viṣkambhamaṣṭabhāgārddhamāyatam
And of the forts of the three kinds, (this is) the breadth and the length: the breadth is (measured) in yojanas, the length is half of an eighth part.
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VaP 1 8.108
परमार्द्धार्द्धमायामं प्रगुदक्प्रवरं पुरम्। छिन्नकर्णं विकर्णन्तु व्यञ्जनं कृशसंस्थितम्
paramārddhārddhamāyāmaṃ pragudakpravaraṃ puram| chinnakarṇaṃ vikarṇantu vyañjanaṃ kṛśasaṃsthitam
At most half of a half is the length; a city (extending) toward the north-east is best. (A city) with a cut corner, or with a defective corner, or with a projection, or of a shrunken shape (is not good).
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VaP 1 8.109
वृत्तं हीनञ्च दीर्घञ्च नगरं न प्रशस्यते। चतुरस्रार्जवं दिक्स्थं प्रशस्तंवै पुरं परम्
vṛttaṃ hīnañca dīrghañca nagaraṃ na praśasyate| caturasrārjavaṃ diksthaṃ praśastaṃvai puraṃ param
A city that is round, or deficient, or (too) long is not commended; but a city that is four-cornered, straight, and set toward the (cardinal) directions is commended as the best.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.110
चतुर्विंशतिराद्यन्तु हस्तानष्टशतं परम्। अत्र मध्यं प्रशंसन्ति ह्रस्वोत्कृष्टविवर्ज्जितम्
caturviṃśatirādyantu hastānaṣṭaśataṃ param| atra madhyaṃ praśaṃsanti hrasvotkṛṣṭavivarjjitam
Twenty-four cubits is the least, and eight hundred the most; here they commend the middle (measure), free of the too short and the excessive.
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VaP 1 8.111
अथ किष्कुशतान्यष्टौ प्राहुर्मुख्यनिवेशनम्। नगरादर्धविष्कम्भं खेटं ग्रामं ततो बहिः
atha kiṣkuśatānyaṣṭau prāhurmukhyaniveśanam| nagarādardhaviṣkambhaṃ kheṭaṃ grāmaṃ tato bahiḥ
Then they call eight hundred kiṣkus (cubits) the chief dwelling-site. The hamlet is half the breadth of the city, and the village is outside that.
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VaP 1 8.112
नगराद्योजनं खेटं शेटाद्ग्रामोऽर्द्धयोजनम्। द्विक्रोशं परमा सीमा क्षेत्रसीमा चतुर्द्धनुः
nagarādyojanaṃ kheṭaṃ śeṭādgrāmo'rddhayojanam| dvikrośaṃ paramā sīmā kṣetrasīmā caturddhanuḥ
A yojana from the city is the hamlet, half a yojana from the hamlet is the village; two krośas is the outermost boundary, and the boundary of a field is four bow-lengths.
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VaP 1 8.113
विंशद्धनूंषि विस्तीर्णो दिशां मार्गस्तु तैः कृतः। विंशद्धनुर्ग्राममार्गः सीमामार्गो दशैव तु
viṃśaddhanūṃṣi vistīrṇo diśāṃ mārgastu taiḥ kṛtaḥ| viṃśaddhanurgrāmamārgaḥ sīmāmārgo daśaiva tu
Twenty bow-lengths wide was the road of the (cardinal) directions made by them; the village road is twenty bows, and the boundary road just ten.
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VaP 1 8.114
धनूंषि दश विस्तीर्णः श्रीमान् राजपथः स्मृतः। नृवाजिरथनागानामसम्बाधः सुसञ्चरः
dhanūṃṣi daśa vistīrṇaḥ śrīmān rājapathaḥ smṛtaḥ| nṛvājirathanāgānāmasambādhaḥ susañcaraḥ
Ten bow-lengths wide is declared the splendid royal highway, uncrowded and easy of passage for men, horses, chariots and elephants.
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VaP 1 8.115
धनूंषि चैव चत्वारि शाखारथ्यास्तु तैः कृताः। गृहरथ्योपरथ्याश्च द्विकाश्चाप्युपरथ्यकाः
dhanūṃṣi caiva catvāri śākhārathyāstu taiḥ kṛtāḥ| gṛharathyoparathyāśca dvikāścāpyuparathyakāḥ
And four bow-lengths were the branch-streets made by them; and (so too) the house-lanes and the side-lanes, and the double side-lanes as well.
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VaP 1 8.116
घण्टापथश्चतुष्पादस्त्रिपदञ्च गृहान्तरम्। वृत्तिमार्गास्त्वर्द्धपदं प्राग्वंशः पदिकः स्मृतः
ghaṇṭāpathaścatuṣpādastripadañca gṛhāntaram| vṛttimārgāstvarddhapadaṃ prāgvaṃśaḥ padikaḥ smṛtaḥ
The bell-road (main thoroughfare) is four paces, and the space between houses three paces; the paths of passage are half a pace, and the front porch is reckoned at one pace.
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VaP 1 8.117
अवस्करं परीवाहं पदमात्रंसमन्ततः। कृतेषु तेषु स्थानेषु पुनस्वक्रुर्गृहाणि वै
avaskaraṃ parīvāhaṃ padamātraṃsamantataḥ| kṛteṣu teṣu sthāneṣu punasvakrurgṛhāṇi vai
The refuse-heap and the drain (are set) at just a pace all around. When those sites had been made, they again built houses.
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VaP 1 8.118
यथा ते पूर्वमासन्वै वृक्षास्तु गृहसंस्थिताः। तथा कर्तुं समारब्धाश्चिन्तयित्वा पुनः पुनः
yathā te pūrvamāsanvai vṛkṣāstu gṛhasaṃsthitāḥ| tathā kartuṃ samārabdhāścintayitvā punaḥ punaḥ
Just as those trees had formerly been, standing in the shape of houses, so they set about making (their dwellings), after reflecting again and again.
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VaP 1 8.119
वृक्षाश्चैवगताः शाखा न ताश्चैव परागताः। अत ऊर्द्ध्वंगता श्चान्या एवं तिर्य्यग्गताः पुरा
vṛkṣāścaivagatāḥ śākhā na tāścaiva parāgatāḥ| ata ūrddhvaṃgatā ścānyā evaṃ tiryyaggatāḥ purā
The trees, and the branches that went (in one way) — and those did not go elsewhere; from there some went upward, and thus formerly (others) went crosswise.
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VaP 1 8.120
बुद्ध्वाऽन्विष्यस्तथा न्यायो वृक्षशाखा यथा गताः। तथा कृतास्तु तैः शाखास्तस्माच्छालास्तु ताः स्मृताः
buddhvā'nviṣyastathā nyāyo vṛkṣaśākhā yathā gatāḥ| tathā kṛtāstu taiḥ śākhāstasmācchālāstu tāḥ smṛtāḥ
Having understood, the rule was to be sought out accordingly, as the tree-branches (śākhā) had run; so were the branch-frames made by them, and therefore those are called śālās (halls).
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VaP 1 8.121
एवं प्रसिद्धाः शाखाभ्यः शालाश्चैव गृहाणि च। तस्मात्ता वैस्मृताः शालाः शालात्वं चैव तासु तत्
evaṃ prasiddhāḥ śākhābhyaḥ śālāścaiva gṛhāṇi ca| tasmāttā vaismṛtāḥ śālāḥ śālātvaṃ caiva tāsu tat
Thus halls and houses are well known (to derive) from branches; therefore they are called śālās, and that hall-nature belongs to them.
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VaP 1 8.122
प्रसीदति मनस्तासु मनः प्रसादयन्ति ताः। तस्माद्गृहाणि शालाश्च प्रासादाश्चैव संज्ञिताः
prasīdati manastāsu manaḥ prasādayanti tāḥ| tasmādgṛhāṇi śālāśca prāsādāścaiva saṃjñitāḥ
The mind becomes glad (prasīdati) in them, and they gladden the mind; therefore houses are named both śālās and prāsādas.
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VaP 1 8.123
कृत्वा द्वन्द्वोपघातांस्तान् वार्त्तोपायमचिन्तयन्। नष्टेषु मधुना सार्द्धं कल्पवृक्षेषु वै तदा। विषादव्याकुलास्तावै प्रजास्तृष्णाक्षुधात्मिकाः
kṛtvā dvandvopaghātāṃstān vārttopāyamacintayan| naṣṭeṣu madhunā sārddhaṃ kalpavṛkṣeṣu vai tadā| viṣādavyākulāstāvai prajāstṛṣṇākṣudhātmikāḥ
Having brought about those mutual injuries, they devised a means of livelihood; for when the wishing-trees, together with the honey, had then perished, those creatures, bewildered by despair, were possessed by thirst and hunger.
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VaP 1 8.124
ततः प्रादुर्बभौ तासां सिद्धिस्त्रेतायुगे पुनः। वार्तार्थसाधिकाप्यन्या वृत्तिस्तासां हि कामतः
tataḥ prādurbabhau tāsāṃ siddhistretāyuge punaḥ| vārtārthasādhikāpyanyā vṛttistāsāṃ hi kāmataḥ
Then their accomplishment appeared again in the Tretā age; and another mode of livelihood too, procuring the object of subsistence for them according to their desire.
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VaP 1 8.125
तासां वृष्ट्युदकानीह यानि निम्नैर्गतानि तु। वृष्ट्या तदभावत्स्रोतः खातानि निम्नगाः स्मृताः
tāsāṃ vṛṣṭyudakānīha yāni nimnairgatāni tu| vṛṣṭyā tadabhāvatsrotaḥ khātāni nimnagāḥ smṛtāḥ
Of these (creatures), the rainwaters here which ran off by the low places — the channels hollowed out by the rain, in the absence of that (former sustenance) — are known as the rivers (nimnagā, 'going low').
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VaP 1 8.126
एवं नद्यः प्रवृत्तास्तु द्वितीये वृष्टिसर्ज्जने। ये परस्तादपां स्तोका आपन्नाः पॄथिवीतले
evaṃ nadyaḥ pravṛttāstu dvitīye vṛṣṭisarjjane| ye parastādapāṃ stokā āpannāḥ pṝthivītale
Thus the rivers came into being in the second discharge of rain; and those drops of water that afterwards fell upon the surface of the earth —
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VaP 1 8.127
अपाम्भूमेश्च संयोगादोषध्यस्तासु चाभवन्। पुष्पमूलफलिन्यस्तु ओषध्यस्ताः प्रजज्ञिरे
apāmbhūmeśca saṃyogādoṣadhyastāsu cābhavan| puṣpamūlaphalinyastu oṣadhyastāḥ prajajñire
from the union of the waters and the earth, plants came to be in them; and those plants were born bearing flowers, roots and fruits.
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VaP 1 8.128
अफालकृष्टाश्चानुप्ता ग्राम्याऽरण्याश्चतुर्दश। ऋतुपुष्पफलाश्चैव वृक्षा गुल्माश्च जज्ञिरे
aphālakṛṣṭāścānuptā grāmyā'raṇyāścaturdaśa| ṛtupuṣpaphalāścaiva vṛkṣā gulmāśca jajñire
Untilled by the plough and unsown, the fourteen (kinds), village-grown and forest-grown; and trees and shrubs were born, flowering and fruiting with the seasons.
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VaP 1 8.129
प्रादुर्भावश्च त्रेतायां वार्त्तायामौषधस्य तु। तैनौषधेन वर्त्तन्ते प्रजास्त्रेतायुगे तदा
prādurbhāvaśca tretāyāṃ vārttāyāmauṣadhasya tu| tainauṣadhena varttante prajāstretāyuge tadā
And in the Tretā there was the appearance of plants when subsistence-by-produce (vārttā) arose; by that plant-food the creatures then lived in the Tretā age.
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VaP 1 8.130
ततः पुनरभूत्तासां रागो लोभश्च सर्वशः। अवश्यम्भाविनार्थेन त्रेतायुगवशेन तु
tataḥ punarabhūttāsāṃ rāgo lobhaśca sarvaśaḥ| avaśyambhāvinārthena tretāyugavaśena tu
Then again there arose in them passion and greed on every side, by the inevitable course of things and by the power of the Tretā age.
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VaP 1 8.131
ततस्ताः पर्यगृह्णन्त नदीक्षेत्राणि पर्वतान्। वृक्षान् गुलर्मौषधीश्चैव प्रसह्य तु यथाबलम्
tatastāḥ paryagṛhṇanta nadīkṣetrāṇi parvatān| vṛkṣān gularmauṣadhīścaiva prasahya tu yathābalam
Then they took possession, by force and each according to his strength, of rivers, fields, mountains, trees, shrubs and plants.
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VaP 1 8.132
सिद्धात्मानस्तु ये पूर्वं व्याख्याताः प्राकृते मया। ब्रह्मणा मानवास्ते वै उत्पन्ना योजनादिह
siddhātmānastu ye pūrvaṃ vyākhyātāḥ prākṛte mayā| brahmaṇā mānavāste vai utpannā yojanādiha
But those perfected souls whom I described earlier in (the account of) the primary (creation) — they, the men (born) of Brahmā, arose here through conjunction.
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VaP 1 8.133
शान्ताश्च सुष्मिणश्चैव कर्मिणो दुःखिनस्तदा। ततः प्रवर्त्तमानास्ते त्रेतायां जर्ज्ञिरे पुनः
śāntāśca suṣmiṇaścaiva karmiṇo duḥkhinastadā| tataḥ pravarttamānāste tretāyāṃ jarjñire punaḥ
Calm and fiery, active and suffering — then, coming forth from that, they were born again in the Tretā.
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VaP 1 8.134
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा द्रोहिजनास्तथा। भाविताः पूर्वजातीषु कर्मभिश्च शुभाशुभैः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā drohijanāstathā| bhāvitāḥ pūrvajātīṣu karmabhiśca śubhāśubhaiḥ
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and likewise malicious folk, formed (as they were) in former births by their good and bad deeds.
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VaP 1 8.135
इतस्तेभ्यो बला ये तु सत्यशीला ह्यहिंसकाः। वीतलोभा जितात्मानो निवसन्ति स्म तेषु वै
itastebhyo balā ye tu satyaśīlā hyahiṃsakāḥ| vītalobhā jitātmāno nivasanti sma teṣu vai
Among these, those who were strong, truthful in conduct, non-injuring, free from greed and self-controlled — among them they dwelt.
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VaP 1 8.136
प्रतिगृह्णन्ति कुर्वन्ति तेभ्यश्चान्येऽल्पतेजसः। एवं विप्रतिपन्नेषु प्रपन्नेषु परस्परम्
pratigṛhṇanti kurvanti tebhyaścānye'lpatejasaḥ| evaṃ vipratipanneṣu prapanneṣu parasparam
And others, of little vigour, receive from them and serve them. Thus, when (people) were at odds and dependent on one another,
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VaP 1 8.137
तेन दोषेण तेषां ता ओषध्यो मिषतां तदा। प्रणष्टा ह्रियमाणा वै मुष्टिब्यां सिकता यथा
tena doṣeṇa teṣāṃ tā oṣadhyo miṣatāṃ tadā| praṇaṣṭā hriyamāṇā vai muṣṭibyāṃ sikatā yathā
by that fault of theirs, those plants then perished before their very eyes, being carried off like sand from the two fists.
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VaP 1 8.138
अग्रसद्भूर्युगबलाद्ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश। फलं गृह्णन्ति पुष्पैश्च पुष्वं पत्रैश्च याः पुनः
agrasadbhūryugabalādgrāmyāraṇyāścaturdaśa| phalaṃ gṛhṇanti puṣpaiśca puṣvaṃ patraiśca yāḥ punaḥ
The earth swallowed (them) by the force of the age — the fourteen (kinds), village and forest; those (plants) that bear fruit take fruit, and flower with flowers and leaves again.
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VaP 1 8.139
ततस्तासु प्रणष्टासु विभ्रान्तास्ताः प्रजास्तदा। स्वयम्भुवं प्रभुं जग्मुः क्षुधाविष्टाः प्रजापतिम्
tatastāsu praṇaṣṭāsu vibhrāntāstāḥ prajāstadā| svayambhuvaṃ prabhuṃ jagmuḥ kṣudhāviṣṭāḥ prajāpatim
Then, when those (plants) had perished, those creatures, bewildered and stricken with hunger, went to the self-existent lord, Prajāpati,
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VaP 1 8.140
वृत्त्यर्थमभि लिप्सन्त आदौ त्रेतायुगस्य तु। ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान् ज्ञात्वा तासां मनीषितम्
vṛttyarthamabhi lipsanta ādau tretāyugasya tu| brahmā svayambhūrbhagavān jñātvā tāsāṃ manīṣitam
seeking a means of livelihood at the beginning of the Tretā age. And Brahmā, the self-existent lord, knowing their desire
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VaP 1 8.141
युक्तं प्रत्यक्षदृष्टेन दर्शनेन विचार्य च। ग्रस्ताः पृथिव्या ओषध्यो ज्ञात्वा प्रत्यदुहत्पुनः
yuktaṃ pratyakṣadṛṣṭena darśanena vicārya ca| grastāḥ pṛthivyā oṣadhyo jñātvā pratyaduhatpunaḥ
and considering what was fitting by direct vision and insight, knowing that the plants had been swallowed by the earth, milked (her) out again.
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VaP 1 8.142
कृत्वा वत्सं सुमेरुं तु दुदोह पृथिवीमिमाम्। दुग्धेयं गौस्तदा तेन बीजानि पृथिवीतले
kṛtvā vatsaṃ sumeruṃ tu dudoha pṛthivīmimām| dugdheyaṃ gaustadā tena bījāni pṛthivītale
Making Sumeru the calf, he milked this earth; the cow was milked by him then, and seeds (came) upon the surface of the earth.
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VaP 1 8.143
जज्ञिरे तानि बीजानि ग्राम्यारण्यास्तु ताः पुनः। ओषध्यः फलपाकान्ताः सप्तसप्तदशास्तु ताः
jajñire tāni bījāni grāmyāraṇyāstu tāḥ punaḥ| oṣadhyaḥ phalapākāntāḥ saptasaptadaśāstu tāḥ
Those seeds were born, and again those village and forest plants, ending with the ripening of their fruit — those seventeen sevens.
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VaP 1 8.144
व्रीहयश्च यवाश्चैव गोधूमा अणवस्तिलाः। प्रियङ्गवौ ह्युदाराश्च कारषाश्च सतीनकाः
vrīhayaśca yavāścaiva godhūmā aṇavastilāḥ| priyaṅgavau hyudārāśca kāraṣāśca satīnakāḥ
Rice, barley, wheat, aṇu-millet, sesame, the two priyaṅgus, udāras, kāraṣas and satīnaka peas,
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VaP 1 8.145
माषा मुद्गा मसूराश्च निष्पावाः सकुलत्थकाः। आढक्यश्वणकाश्चैव सप्तसप्तदशाः स्मृताः
māṣā mudgā masūrāśca niṣpāvāḥ sakulatthakāḥ| āḍhakyaśvaṇakāścaiva saptasaptadaśāḥ smṛtāḥ
black gram, mung beans, lentils, niṣpāva beans together with kulattha pulse, pigeon-peas and śaṇa-seeds — these are recorded as the seventeen sevens.
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VaP 1 8.146
इत्येता ओषधीनां तु ग्राम्याणां जातयः स्मृताः। ओषध्यो यज्ञियाश्चैव ग्राम्यारण्या श्चतुर्द्दश
ityetā oṣadhīnāṃ tu grāmyāṇāṃ jātayaḥ smṛtāḥ| oṣadhyo yajñiyāścaiva grāmyāraṇyā ścaturddaśa
These, then, are said to be the kinds of cultivated plants; and the sacrificial plants, cultivated and wild, are fourteen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.147
व्रीहयः सयवा माषा गोधूमा अणवस्तिलाः। प्रियङुसप्तमा ह्येते अष्टमी तु कुलत्थिका
vrīhayaḥ sayavā māṣā godhūmā aṇavastilāḥ| priyaṅusaptamā hyete aṣṭamī tu kulatthikā
Rice, barley, black gram, wheat, aṇu-millet, sesame — with priyaṅgu these are seven, and the eighth is the kulattha bean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.148
श्यामाका स्त्वथ नीवारा जर्त्तिलाः सगवेधुकाः। कुरुविन्दा वेणुयवास्तथा मर्कटकाश्च ये
śyāmākā stvatha nīvārā jarttilāḥ sagavedhukāḥ| kuruvindā veṇuyavāstathā markaṭakāśca ye
Then śyāmāka millet, wild rice (nīvāra), jarttila, gavedhukā, kuruvinda, bamboo-barley, and those (grains) called markaṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.149
ग्राम्यारण्याः स्मृता ह्येता ओषध्यस्तु चतुर्द्दश। उत्पन्नाः प्रथमा ह्येता आदौ त्रेतायुगस्य तु
grāmyāraṇyāḥ smṛtā hyetā oṣadhyastu caturddaśa| utpannāḥ prathamā hyetā ādau tretāyugasya tu
These are said to be the plants, cultivated and wild, fourteen (in number); and these arose first, at the beginning of the Tretā age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.150
अफालकृष्टा ओषध्यो ग्राम्यारण्यास्तु सर्वशः। वृक्षा गुल्मलतावल्लीवीरुधस्तृणजातयः
aphālakṛṣṭā oṣadhyo grāmyāraṇyāstu sarvaśaḥ| vṛkṣā gulmalatāvallīvīrudhastṛṇajātayaḥ
The plants, cultivated and wild, in every case unploughed: trees, shrubs, creepers, climbers, bushes, and the kinds of grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.151
मूलैः फलैश्च रोहिण्यो गृह्णन् पुष्पैश्च जायते। पृथ्वी दुग्धा तु बीजानि यानि पूर्वं स्वयम्भुवा
mūlaiḥ phalaiśca rohiṇyo gṛhṇan puṣpaiśca jāyate| pṛthvī dugdhā tu bījāni yāni pūrvaṃ svayambhuvā
They grow up by roots and by fruits, and (a plant) comes to be, taking hold by flowers; and the earth was milked for the seeds which formerly (had been placed there) by the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.152
ऋतुपुष्पफलास्ता वै ओषध्यो जज्ञिरे त्विह। यदा प्रसृष्टा ओषध्यो न प्ररेहन्ति ताः पुनः
ṛtupuṣpaphalāstā vai oṣadhyo jajñire tviha| yadā prasṛṣṭā oṣadhyo na prarehanti tāḥ punaḥ
Those plants, indeed, were born here with flowers and fruits according to the seasons; but when the plants, once put forth, did not sprout again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.153
ततः स तासां वृत्त्यर्थं वार्त्तोपायं चकार ह। ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूर्भगवान् दृष्ट्वा सिद्धिं तु कर्मजाम्
tataḥ sa tāsāṃ vṛttyarthaṃ vārttopāyaṃ cakāra ha| brahmā svayaṃbhūrbhagavān dṛṣṭvā siddhiṃ tu karmajām
then, for the sake of their sustenance, he made the means of livelihood (agriculture) — Brahmā, the Self-existent Lord, seeing the success that comes from action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.154
ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे। संसिद्धायान्तु वार्त्तायान्ततस्तासां स्वयंभुवः। मर्यादाः स्थापयामास यथारब्धाः परस्परम्
tataḥ prabhṛtyathauṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāstu jajñire| saṃsiddhāyāntu vārttāyāntatastāsāṃ svayaṃbhuvaḥ| maryādāḥ sthāpayāmāsa yathārabdhāḥ parasparam
From then onward the plants were born ripening (only) when ploughed. And when husbandry had been brought to success, thereafter the Self-existent established boundaries for them, according as they had been undertaken with one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.155
ये वै परिगृहीतारस्तासामासन्विधात्मकाः। इतरेषां कृतत्राणाः स्थापयामास क्षत्रियान्
ye vai parigṛhītārastāsāmāsanvidhātmakāḥ| itareṣāṃ kṛtatrāṇāḥ sthāpayāmāsa kṣatriyān
Those who were the appropriators of them, being of an ordering nature, and who were the protectors of the others — these he established as Kṣatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.156
उपतिष्ठन्ति ये तान्वै यावन्तो निर्भयास्तथा। सत्यं ब्रह्म यथा भूतं यथा भूतं ब्रुवन्तो ब्राह्मणाश्च ते
upatiṣṭhanti ye tānvai yāvanto nirbhayāstathā| satyaṃ brahma yathā bhūtaṃ yathā bhūtaṃ bruvanto brāhmaṇāśca te
And those who wait upon them, and as many as are fearless, speaking the truth, the sacred word, as it really is — those are the Brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.157
ये चान्येप्यबलास्तेषां वैश्यसंकर्मसंस्थिताः। कीनाशा नाशयन्ति स्म पृथिव्यां प्रागतन्द्रिताः। वैश्यानेव तु तानाहुः की नाशान् वृत्तिसाधकान्
ye cānyepyabalāsteṣāṃ vaiśyasaṃkarmasaṃsthitāḥ| kīnāśā nāśayanti sma pṛthivyāṃ prāgatandritāḥ| vaiśyāneva tu tānāhuḥ kī nāśān vṛttisādhakān
And those others too, who being without strength were set to the joint work of the Vaiśyas — the tillers (kīnāśas) used to break up (the soil) upon the earth, unwearied from early on; these, the tillers who accomplish their livelihood, he called Vaiśyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.158
शोचन्तश्च द्रवन्तश्च परिचर्यासु ये रताः। निस्तेजसोऽल्पवीर्याश्च शूद्रास्तानब्रवीत्तु सः
śocantaśca dravantaśca paricaryāsu ye ratāḥ| nistejaso'lpavīryāśca śūdrāstānabravīttu saḥ
And those who grieve and who run about, who take pleasure in service, without lustre and of little strength — those he declared to be Śūdras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.159
तेषां कर्माणि धर्माश्च ब्रह्मा तु व्यदधात् प्रभुः। संस्थितौ प्राकृतायां तु चातुर्वर्णस्य सर्वशः
teṣāṃ karmāṇi dharmāśca brahmā tu vyadadhāt prabhuḥ| saṃsthitau prākṛtāyāṃ tu cāturvarṇasya sarvaśaḥ
Brahmā the Lord assigned their works and their duties, in the primal arrangement of the four classes, in every respect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.160
पुनः प्रजास्तु ता मोहात् तान् धर्मांस्तानपालयन्। वर्ण धर्मैरजीवन्त्यो व्यरुध्यन्त परस्परम्
punaḥ prajāstu tā mohāt tān dharmāṃstānapālayan| varṇa dharmairajīvantyo vyarudhyanta parasparam
But again those creatures, out of delusion, did not keep to those duties; not living by the duties of their class, they came into conflict with one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.161
ब्रह्मा तमर्थं बुद्ध्वा तु याथातथ्येन वै प्रभुः। क्षत्रियाणां बलं दण्डं युद्धमाजीवमादिशत्
brahmā tamarthaṃ buddhvā tu yāthātathyena vai prabhuḥ| kṣatriyāṇāṃ balaṃ daṇḍaṃ yuddhamājīvamādiśat
Brahmā the Lord, understanding that matter as it truly was, ordained for the Kṣatriyas strength, punishment, and war as their livelihood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.162
याजनाध्यापनं चैव तृतीयं च परिग्रहम्। ब्राह्मणानां विभुस्तेषां कर्माण्येतान्यथादिशत्
yājanādhyāpanaṃ caiva tṛtīyaṃ ca parigraham| brāhmaṇānāṃ vibhusteṣāṃ karmāṇyetānyathādiśat
Officiating at sacrifices and teaching, and as a third, receiving gifts — these the Lord ordained as the works of the Brāhmaṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.163
पाशुपाल्यं च वाणिज्यं कृषिं चैव विशां ददौ। शिल्पाजीवं भृतिञ्चैव शूद्राणां व्यदधात् प्रभुः
pāśupālyaṃ ca vāṇijyaṃ kṛṣiṃ caiva viśāṃ dadau| śilpājīvaṃ bhṛtiñcaiva śūdrāṇāṃ vyadadhāt prabhuḥ
And he gave to the Vaiśyas cattle-keeping, trade, and agriculture; and the Lord assigned to the Śūdras livelihood by craft and by wages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.164
सामान्यानि तु कर्माणि ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां पुनः। यजनाध्ययनं दानं सामान्यानि तु तेषु च
sāmānyāni tu karmāṇi brahmakṣatraviśāṃ punaḥ| yajanādhyayanaṃ dānaṃ sāmānyāni tu teṣu ca
But there are also common works for Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas: sacrificing, study, and giving are common among them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.165
कर्माजीवं ततो दत्त्वा तेभ्यश्चैव परस्परम्। लोकान्तरेषु स्थानानि तेषां सिद्ध्याऽददत् प्रभुः
karmājīvaṃ tato dattvā tebhyaścaiva parasparam| lokāntareṣu sthānāni teṣāṃ siddhyā'dadat prabhuḥ
Then, having given them their works and livelihoods, each with respect to the others, the Lord gave them, according to their attainment, stations in other worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.166
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम्। स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामष्वेपलायिनाम्
prājāpatyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ smṛtaṃ sthānaṃ kriyāvatām| sthānamaindraṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ saṃgrāmaṣvepalāyinām
For brahmins who perform the rites, the station of Prajāpati is recorded; for kṣatriyas who do not flee in battles, the station of Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.167
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममुपजीविनाम्। गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां प्रतिचारेण तिष्ठताम्
vaiśyānāṃ mārutaṃ sthānaṃ svadharmamupajīvinām| gāndharvaṃ śūdrajātīnāṃ praticāreṇa tiṣṭhatām
For vaiśyas who live by their own proper duty, the station of the Maruts; for those of śūdra birth who abide in service, the Gandharva (station).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.168
स्थानान्येतानि वर्णानां व्यत्याचारवतां स्वयम्। ततः स्थितेषु वर्णेषु स्थापयामास चाश्रमान्
sthānānyetāni varṇānāṃ vyatyācāravatāṃ svayam| tataḥ sthiteṣu varṇeṣu sthāpayāmāsa cāśramān
These are the stations of the classes (even) of those who transgress their proper conduct, (assigned) by himself. Then, when the classes were established, he set up the stages of life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.169
गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारित्वं वानप्रस्थं सभिक्षुकम्। आश्रमांश्चतुरो ह्येतान् पूर्वमास्थापयत् प्रभुः
gṛhastho brahmacāritvaṃ vānaprasthaṃ sabhikṣukam| āśramāṃścaturo hyetān pūrvamāsthāpayat prabhuḥ
The householder, the state of studentship, the forest-dweller together with the mendicant — these four stages of life the Lord established first.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.170
वर्णकर्माणि ये केचित्तेषामिह न कुर्वते । कुतः कर्मा क्षितिं प्राहुराश्रमस्थानवासिनः
varṇakarmāṇi ye kecitteṣāmiha na kurvate | kutaḥ karmā kṣitiṃ prāhurāśramasthānavāsinaḥ
Those who here do not perform the duties of their class — of such (people) they call (it) ...(?) whence action? — destruction, (though) dwelling in the station of an āśrama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.171
ब्रह्मा तान् स्थापयामास आश्रमान्नामनामतः। निर्द्देशार्थं ततस्तेषां ब्रह्मा धर्मान् प्रभाषत। प्रस्थानानि च तेषां वै यमांश्च नियमांश्च ह
brahmā tān sthāpayāmāsa āśramānnāmanāmataḥ| nirddeśārthaṃ tatasteṣāṃ brahmā dharmān prabhāṣata| prasthānāni ca teṣāṃ vai yamāṃśca niyamāṃśca ha
Brahmā established those stages of life, each by name; then, for the sake of their definition, Brahmā declared their duties, their courses, and their restraints and observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.172
चातुर्वर्णात्मकः पूर्वं गृहस्थश्चाश्रमः स्मृतः। त्रयाणामाश्रमाणाञ्च प्रतिष्ठायोनिरेव च। यथाक्रमं प्रवक्ष्यामि यमैश्च नियमैश्च ते
cāturvarṇātmakaḥ pūrvaṃ gṛhasthaścāśramaḥ smṛtaḥ| trayāṇāmāśramāṇāñca pratiṣṭhāyonireva ca| yathākramaṃ pravakṣyāmi yamaiśca niyamaiśca te
First, the householder's stage is declared to consist of (all) four classes, and it is the ground and womb of the (other) three stages. In due order I shall declare them, with their restraints and observances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.173
दाराऽग्नयोऽथातिथेय इज्याश्राद्धक्रियाः प्रजाः। इत्येष वै गृहस्थस्य समासाद्धर्मसंग्रहः
dārā'gnayo'thātitheya ijyāśrāddhakriyāḥ prajāḥ| ityeṣa vai gṛhasthasya samāsāddharmasaṃgrahaḥ
A wife, the (sacred) fires, hospitality to guests, sacrifices, śrāddha rites, offspring — this indeed, in brief, is the sum of the householder's duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.174
दण्डी च मेखली चैव ह्यधः शायी तथा जटी। गुरुशुश्रूषणं भैक्षं विद्याद्वै ब्रह्मचारिणः
daṇḍī ca mekhalī caiva hyadhaḥ śāyī tathā jaṭī| guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ bhaikṣaṃ vidyādvai brahmacāriṇaḥ
Bearing a staff and a girdle, sleeping on the ground, and wearing matted hair, service to the teacher, begging for alms — these one should know as (the duties) of the student of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.175
चीरपत्राजिनानि स्युर्द्धान्यमूलफलौषधम्। उभे सन्ध्येऽवगाहश्च होमश्वारण्य वासिनाम्
cīrapatrājināni syurddhānyamūlaphalauṣadham| ubhe sandhye'vagāhaśca homaśvāraṇya vāsinām
Bark garments, leaves, and hides (are to be worn); grain, roots, fruit and herbs (are their food); bathing at both twilights and the fire-offering belong to the forest-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.176
आसन्नमुसले भैक्षमस्तेयं शौचमेव च। अप्रमादोऽव्यवायश्च दया भूतेषु च क्षमा
āsannamusale bhaikṣamasteyaṃ śaucameva ca| apramādo'vyavāyaśca dayā bhūteṣu ca kṣamā
Alms (taken) when the pestle has been set aside, non-stealing, and purity, vigilance, continence, compassion toward beings, and patience,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.177
अक्रोधो गुरुशुश्रूषा सत्यञ्च दशमं स्मृतम्। दशलक्षणिको ह्येष धर्मः प्रोक्तः स्वयम्भुवा
akrodho guruśuśrūṣā satyañca daśamaṃ smṛtam| daśalakṣaṇiko hyeṣa dharmaḥ proktaḥ svayambhuvā
freedom from anger, service to the teacher, and truth as the tenth — this dharma with ten characteristics has been declared by the Self-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.178
भिक्षोर्व्रतानि पञ्चात्र पञ्चैवोपव्रतानि च। आचारशुद्धिर्नियमः शौचञ्च प्रतिकर्म च। सम्यग्दर्शनमित्येवं पञ्चैवोपव्रतान्यपि
bhikṣorvratāni pañcātra pañcaivopavratāni ca| ācāraśuddhirniyamaḥ śaucañca pratikarma ca| samyagdarśanamityevaṃ pañcaivopavratānyapi
Here there are five vows of the mendicant and five subsidiary vows as well: purity of conduct, restraint, cleanliness, and the performance of (his) duties, and right insight — thus the five subsidiary vows too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.179
ध्यानं समाधिर्मनसेन्द्रियाणां ससागरैर्भैक्षमथोपगम्य। मौनं पवित्रोपचितैर्विमुक्तिः परिव्रजो धर्ममिमं वदन्ति
dhyānaṃ samādhirmanasendriyāṇāṃ sasāgarairbhaikṣamathopagamya| maunaṃ pavitropacitairvimuktiḥ parivrajo dharmamimaṃ vadanti
Meditation, concentration of mind and senses, taking alms... , silence, release through accumulated purifications — this they call the dharma of the wandering ascetic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.180
सर्वे ते श्रेयसे प्रोक्तो आश्रमा ब्रहमणा स्वयम्। सत्यार्ज्जवन्तपः क्षान्तिर्योगेज्या दमपूर्विका
sarve te śreyase prokto āśramā brahamaṇā svayam| satyārjjavantapaḥ kṣāntiryogejyā damapūrvikā
All these stages of life were declared by Brahmā himself for (men's) welfare: truth, uprightness, austerity, forbearance, yoga and sacrifice preceded by self-control.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.181
वेदाः साङ्गाश्च यज्ञाश्च व्रतानि नियमाश्च ये। न सिद्ध्यन्ति प्रदुष्टस्य भावदोष उपागते
vedāḥ sāṅgāśca yajñāśca vratāni niyamāśca ye| na siddhyanti praduṣṭasya bhāvadoṣa upāgate
The Vedas with their ancillary sciences, sacrifices, vows and observances — these do not succeed for a corrupted man when a defect of his inner disposition has set in.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.182
बहिः कर्माणि सर्वाणि प्रसिद्धयन्ति कदाचन। अन्तर्भावप्रदुष्टस्य कुर्वतोऽपि पराक्रमान्
bahiḥ karmāṇi sarvāṇi prasiddhayanti kadācana| antarbhāvapraduṣṭasya kurvato'pi parākramān
All outward acts can never succeed for one whose inner disposition is corrupted, even though he makes great efforts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.183
सर्वस्वमपि योदद्यात् कलुषेणान्तरात्मना। न तेन धर्मभाक् स स्याद्भाव एवात्र कारणम्
sarvasvamapi yodadyāt kaluṣeṇāntarātmanā| na tena dharmabhāk sa syādbhāva evātra kāraṇam
Even if one were to give away all his possessions with a defiled inner self, he would not thereby have a share in dharma: disposition alone is the cause here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.184
एवं देवाः सपितर ऋषयो मनवस्तथा। तेषां स्थानममुष्मिस्तु संस्थितानां प्रचक्षते
evaṃ devāḥ sapitara ṛṣayo manavastathā| teṣāṃ sthānamamuṣmistu saṃsthitānāṃ pracakṣate
Thus the gods together with the fathers, the seers, and the Manus — they declare their station in that world for those who have (thus) stood firm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.185
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि ऋषीणामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्। स्मृतं तु तेषां तत्स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम्
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāmūrddhvaretasām| smṛtaṃ tu teṣāṃ tatsthānaṃ tadeva guruvāsinām
Eighty-eight thousand are the seers whose seed is drawn upward; that station of theirs is recorded (to be) the very same for those dwelling with their teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.186
सप्तर्षीणान्तु यत्श्थानं स्मृतन्तद्वै दिवौकसाम्। प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां न्यासिनां ब्रह्मणः क्षयः। योगिनाममृतं स्थानं नानाधीनां न विद्यते
saptarṣīṇāntu yatśthānaṃ smṛtantadvai divaukasām| prājāpatyaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ nyāsināṃ brahmaṇaḥ kṣayaḥ| yogināmamṛtaṃ sthānaṃ nānādhīnāṃ na vidyate
The station that belongs to the seven seers is remembered as that of the dwellers in heaven; the Prājāpatya (world) is for householders, the abode of Brahmā for those who have renounced; for the yogins there is the immortal station, and for those who are not dependent (on anything) there is none (i.e. no fixed station).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.187
स्थानान्याश्रमिणां तानि ये स्वधर्मे व्यवस्थिताः। चत्वार एते पन्थानो देवयाना विनिर्मिताः
sthānānyāśramiṇāṃ tāni ye svadharme vyavasthitāḥ| catvāra ete panthāno devayānā vinirmitāḥ
Those are the stations of the men of the (four) life-stages who stand firm in their own duty; these four paths, the ways of the gods, have been fashioned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.188
ब्रह्मणा लोकतन्त्रेण आद्ये मन्वन्तरे भुवि। पन्थानो देवयानाय तेषां द्वारं रविः स्मृतः
brahmaṇā lokatantreṇa ādye manvantare bhuvi| panthāno devayānāya teṣāṃ dvāraṃ raviḥ smṛtaḥ
by Brahmā, by the ordinance of the worlds, on earth in the first manvantara; (they are) the paths leading to the way of the gods, and the sun is remembered as their door.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.189
तथैव पितृयाणानां चन्द्रमाद्वारमुच्यते। एवं वर्णाश्रमाणां वै प्रविभागे कृते तदा। यदास्य न व्यवर्त्तन्त प्रजा वर्णाश्रमात्मिकाः
tathaiva pitṛyāṇānāṃ candramādvāramucyate| evaṃ varṇāśramāṇāṃ vai pravibhāge kṛte tadā| yadāsya na vyavarttanta prajā varṇāśramātmikāḥ
And likewise the moon is called the door of those who go by the path of the ancestors. Thus, when the division of the classes and life-stages had then been made, and when his creatures, constituted of classes and life-stages, did not turn away (from it),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.190
ततोऽन्या मानसीः सोऽथ त्रेतामगध्येऽसृजत् प्रजाः। आत्मनः स्वशरीराच्च तुल्याश्वैवात्मना तु वै
tato'nyā mānasīḥ so'tha tretāmagadhye'sṛjat prajāḥ| ātmanaḥ svaśarīrācca tulyāśvaivātmanā tu vai
then he created other mind-born creatures in the middle of the Tretā (age), from himself and from his own body, equal indeed to himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.191
तस्मिस्त्रेतायुगे त्वाद्ये मध्यं प्राप्ते क्रमेण तु। ततोऽन्या मानसीस्तत्र प्रजाः स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे
tasmistretāyuge tvādye madhyaṃ prāpte krameṇa tu| tato'nyā mānasīstatra prajāḥ sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame
In that first Tretā age, when the middle had been reached in due course, then he set about creating other mind-born creatures there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.192
ततः सत्त्वरजोद्रिक्ताः प्रजाः सोऽथासृजत् प्रभुः। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां वार्त्तायाश्चैव साधिकाः
tataḥ sattvarajodriktāḥ prajāḥ so'thāsṛjat prabhuḥ| dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ vārttāyāścaiva sādhikāḥ
Then the Lord created creatures in whom sattva and rajas predominated, capable of accomplishing duty, wealth, pleasure and liberation, and also livelihood:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.193
देवाश्च पितरश्चैव ऋषयो मनवस्तथा। युगानुरूपा धर्मेण यैरिमा विचिताः प्रजाः
devāśca pitaraścaiva ṛṣayo manavastathā| yugānurūpā dharmeṇa yairimā vicitāḥ prajāḥ
gods, ancestors, seers, and Manus, conforming to the yuga in respect of duty, by whom these creatures were sorted out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.194
उपस्थिते तदा तस्मिन् प्रजाधर्मे स्वयम्मुवः। अभिदध्यौ प्रजाः सर्वा नानारूपास्तु मानसीः
upasthite tadā tasmin prajādharme svayammuvaḥ| abhidadhyau prajāḥ sarvā nānārūpāstu mānasīḥ
Then, when that duty of procreation presented itself to the Self-existent one, he meditated upon all the mind-born creatures of various forms
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.195
पूर्वोक्ता या मया तुभ्यञ्जनलोकं समाश्रिताः। कल्पेऽतीते तु ते ह्यासन् देवाद्यास्तु प्रजा इह
pūrvoktā yā mayā tubhyañjanalokaṃ samāśritāḥ| kalpe'tīte tu te hyāsan devādyāstu prajā iha
which were spoken of by me to you before, which had taken refuge in the Jana world; for in the kalpa that had passed they had been the creatures here, the gods and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 8.196
ध्यायतस्तस्य ताः सर्वाः सम्भूत्यर्थमुपस्थिताः। मन्वन्तरक्रमेणेह कनिष्ठे प्रथमे मताः
dhyāyatastasya tāḥ sarvāḥ sambhūtyarthamupasthitāḥ| manvantarakrameṇeha kaniṣṭhe prathame matāḥ
As he meditated, all of them presented themselves for the sake of coming into being; here, in the sequence of manvantaras, they are held to be the youngest in the first (one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.197
ख्यात्यानुबन्धैस्तैस्तैस्तु सर्वार्थैरिह भाविताः। कुशलाकुशलप्रायैः कर्मभिस्तैः सदा प्रजाः। तत्कर्मफलशेषेण उपष्टब्धाः प्रजज्ञिरे
khyātyānubandhaistaistaistu sarvārthairiha bhāvitāḥ| kuśalākuśalaprāyaiḥ karmabhistaiḥ sadā prajāḥ| tatkarmaphalaśeṣeṇa upaṣṭabdhāḥ prajajñire
Impelled here by those various attachments to fame and by all those aims, the creatures, always (driven) by those deeds which are mostly good or bad, were born supported by the remainder of the fruit of those deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 8.198
देवासुरपितृत्वैश्च पशुपक्षिसरीसृपैः। वृक्षनारकिकीटत्वै स्तैस्तैर्भावैरुपस्थिताः। आधीनांर्थ प्रजानाञ्च आत्मनो वै विनिर्ममे
devāsurapitṛtvaiśca paśupakṣisarīsṛpaiḥ| vṛkṣanārakikīṭatvai staistairbhāvairupasthitāḥ| ādhīnāṃrtha prajānāñca ātmano vai vinirmame
Presented by those various states of being — as gods, asuras and ancestors, as beasts, birds and reptiles, as trees, hell-beings and worms — and for the dependence of the creatures he fashioned (them) from himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain