Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 23

VaP 2 23.1

सूत उवाच।। ततो मन्वन्तरेऽतीते चाक्षुषे दैवतैः सह। वैवस्वताय महते पृथिवीराज्यमादिशत्

sūta uvāca|| tato manvantare'tīte cākṣuṣe daivataiḥ saha| vaivasvatāya mahate pṛthivīrājyamādiśat

Sūta said: Then, when the Cākṣuṣa manvantara had passed, (Brahmā), together with the gods, assigned the kingship of the earth to the great Vaivasvata.

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VaP 2 23.2

तस्य वैवस्वतो वक्ष्ये साम्प्रतस्य महात्मनः। आनुपूर्व्येण वै विप्राः कीर्त्त्यमानं निबोधत

tasya vaivasvato vakṣye sāmpratasya mahātmanaḥ| ānupūrvyeṇa vai viprāḥ kīrttyamānaṃ nibodhata

I shall tell of that Vaivasvata, the great-souled one of the present (age); hear, O brahmins, as it is recounted in order.

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VaP 2 23.3

मनोर्वैवस्वतस्येह सर्गमादाय साम्प्रतम् । मनोः प्रथमजस्यासन् नवपुत्रास्तु तत्समाः

manorvaivasvatasyeha sargamādāya sāmpratam | manoḥ prathamajasyāsan navaputrāstu tatsamāḥ

Taking up now the creation of Manu Vaivasvata here: Manu, the first-born, had nine sons equal to himself.

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VaP 2 23.4

इक्ष्वाकुर्नहुषश्चैव धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च। नरिष्यन्तस्तथा प्रांशु र्नाभागोऽरिष्ट एव च। करूषश्च पृषध्रश्च नवैते मानवाः स्मृताः

ikṣvākurnahuṣaścaiva dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca| nariṣyantastathā prāṃśu rnābhāgo'riṣṭa eva ca| karūṣaśca pṛṣadhraśca navaite mānavāḥ smṛtāḥ

Ikṣvāku, Nahuṣa, Dhṛṣṭa, and Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Prāṃśu, Nābhāga, and Ariṣṭa, Karūṣa and Pṛṣadhra—these nine are recorded as sons of Manu.

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VaP 2 23.5

ब्रह्मणा तु मनुः पूर्वं चोदितस्तु निबोधत। स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे कामं निष्फलं समवर्त्तत

brahmaṇā tu manuḥ pūrvaṃ coditastu nibodhata| sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame kāmaṃ niṣphalaṃ samavarttata

But Manu was formerly urged on by Brahmā—hear this: he set about creating, (yet) his desire turned out fruitless.

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VaP 2 23.6

अथाकरोत्पुत्रकामः परामिष्टिं प्रजापतिः। मित्रावरुणयोरंशे मनुराहुतिमावपत्

athākarotputrakāmaḥ parāmiṣṭiṃ prajāpatiḥ| mitrāvaruṇayoraṃśe manurāhutimāvapat

Then the Lord of Creatures (Manu), desiring a son, performed a supreme sacrifice; Manu poured the oblation into the portion of Mitra and Varuṇa.

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VaP 2 23.7

तत्र दिव्याम्बरधरा दिव्याभरणभूषिता। दिव्यसन्नहना चैव इडा जज्ञे इति श्रुतिः

tatra divyāmbaradharā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā| divyasannahanā caiva iḍā jajñe iti śrutiḥ

There, wearing divine garments, adorned with divine ornaments, and of divine build, Iḍā was born — so runs the sacred report.

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VaP 2 23.8

तामिलेत्यथ होवाच मनुर्द्दण्डधरः स्मृतः। अनुगच्छामि भद्रन्ते तमिला प्रत्युवाच ह

tāmiletyatha hovāca manurddaṇḍadharaḥ smṛtaḥ| anugacchāmi bhadrante tamilā pratyuvāca ha

Then Manu, who is remembered as the wielder of the rod (of punishment), said to her, "Iḍā!" and Ilā replied, "I follow you; blessings on you."

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VaP 2 23.9

धर्म्मयुक्तमिदं वाच्यं पुत्रकामं प्रजापतिम्। मित्रावरुणयोरंशे जातास्मि वदतां वर

dharmmayuktamidaṃ vācyaṃ putrakāmaṃ prajāpatim| mitrāvaruṇayoraṃśe jātāsmi vadatāṃ vara

"This must be said, in accordance with dharma, to the Lord of Creatures who desires a son: O best of speakers, I have been born in the portion of Mitra and Varuṇa."

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VaP 2 23.10

तयोः सकशं यास्यामि मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्। सैवमुक्त्वा पुनर्द्देवी तयोरन्तिकमागमत्

tayoḥ sakaśaṃ yāsyāmi mā no dharmo hato'vadhīt| saivamuktvā punarddevī tayorantikamāgamat

"I shall go into their presence; let not dharma, being violated, destroy us." Having spoken thus, the goddess went again into their presence.

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VaP 2 23.11

गत्वान्तिकं वरारोहा प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् । अंशेऽस्मिन्युवयोर्जाता देवौ किं करवाणि च

gatvāntikaṃ varārohā prāñjalirvākyamabravīt | aṃśe'sminyuvayorjātā devau kiṃ karavāṇi ca

Having gone into their presence, the fair-hipped one, with palms joined, spoke these words: "O gods, born in this portion of you two, what am I to do?"

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VaP 2 23.12

मनुनैवाहमुक्तास्मि अनुगच्छस्व मामिति। तथा तु वदतीं साध्वीमिडामाश्रित्य तावुभौ

manunaivāhamuktāsmi anugacchasva māmiti| tathā tu vadatīṃ sādhvīmiḍāmāśritya tāvubhau

"By Manu I have been told, 'Follow me.'" And as the virtuous Iḍā was speaking thus, those two, taking her side,

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VaP 2 23.13

देवौ च मित्रावरुणाविदं वचनमूचतुः । अनेन तव धर्मज्ञे प्रश्रयेण दमेन च

devau ca mitrāvaruṇāvidaṃ vacanamūcatuḥ | anena tava dharmajñe praśrayeṇa damena ca

the two gods Mitra and Varuṇa spoke this word: "By this deference of yours, O knower of dharma, and by (your) self-restraint,

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VaP 2 23.14

सत्येन चैव सुश्रोणि प्रीतौ स्वो वरवर्णिनि। आवयोस्त्वं महाभागे ख्यातिं कन्या प्रयास्यसि

satyena caiva suśroṇi prītau svo varavarṇini| āvayostvaṃ mahābhāge khyātiṃ kanyā prayāsyasi

and by (your) truthfulness, O fair-hipped one, we two are pleased, O you of excellent complexion; O greatly fortunate one, as our daughter you shall attain fame.

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VaP 2 23.15

सुद्युम्न इति विख्यातस्त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजितः। जगत्प्रियो धर्म्मशीलो मनोर्वंश विवर्द्धनः

sudyumna iti vikhyātastriṣu lokeṣu pūjitaḥ| jagatpriyo dharmmaśīlo manorvaṃśa vivarddhanaḥ

"(You shall be) renowned as Sudyumna, honoured in the three worlds, dear to the world, of dharmic character, the increaser of Manu's line."

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VaP 2 23.16

मानवः स तु सुद्युम्नः स्त्रीभावमगमत् प्रभुः। सा तु देवी वरं लब्ध्वा निवृत्ता पितरं प्रति

mānavaḥ sa tu sudyumnaḥ strībhāvamagamat prabhuḥ| sā tu devī varaṃ labdhvā nivṛttā pitaraṃ prati

But that lord Sudyumna, son of Manu, came to the state of a woman; and that goddess, having obtained the boon, turned back toward her father.

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VaP 2 23.17

बुधेनान्तरमासाद्य मैथुनायोपमन्त्रिता। सोमपुत्राद्बुधाच्चास्या ऐलो जज्ञे पुरूरवाः

budhenāntaramāsādya maithunāyopamantritā| somaputrādbudhāccāsyā ailo jajñe purūravāḥ

Budha, having found the opportunity, invited (her) to intercourse; and from Budha, the son of Soma, was born to her Aila Purūravas.

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VaP 2 23.18

बुधात् सा जनयित्वा तु सुद्युम्नं पुनरागता। सुद्युम्नस्य च दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्म्मिकाः

budhāt sā janayitvā tu sudyumnaṃ punarāgatā| sudyumnasya ca dāyādāstrayaḥ paramadhārmmikāḥ

Having borne (him) by Budha, she came back again as Sudyumna; and Sudyumna had three heirs, supremely righteous:

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VaP 2 23.19

उत्कलश्च गयश्चैव विनताश्वस्तथैव च। उत्कलस्योत्कलं राष्ट्रं विनताश्वस्य पश्चिमम् । दिक्षु वातस्य राजर्षेर्गयस्य तु गया पुरी

utkalaśca gayaścaiva vinatāśvastathaiva ca| utkalasyotkalaṃ rāṣṭraṃ vinatāśvasya paścimam | dikṣu vātasya rājarṣergayasya tu gayā purī

Utkala, Gaya, and likewise Vinatāśva. Utkala's was the kingdom of Utkala, Vinatāśva's the western (region) among the quarters, of that royal sage; and Gaya's was the city Gayā.

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VaP 2 23.20

प्रविसृष्टे मनौ तस्मिन् प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा दिवाकरः। दशधा तद्दधत् क्षेत्रमकरोत् पृथिवीमिमाम्

pravisṛṣṭe manau tasmin prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā divākaraḥ| daśadhā taddadhat kṣetramakarot pṛthivīmimām

When that Manu had departed, the Sun, having created creatures, divided that field in ten ways and made this earth (so).

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VaP 2 23.21

इक्ष्वाकुरेव दायादानन्यान् दश समाप्नुयात्। कन्याभावात्तु सुद्युम्नो नैनं भागमवाप्नुयात्

ikṣvākureva dāyādānanyān daśa samāpnuyāt| kanyābhāvāttu sudyumno nainaṃ bhāgamavāpnuyāt

Ikṣvāku alone would obtain the other ten heirs' (shares); but Sudyumna, because of his being a maiden, would not obtain this share.

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VaP 2 23.22

वसिष्ठवचनाच्चासीत् प्रतिष्ठानो महाद्युतिः। प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मनः

vasiṣṭhavacanāccāsīt pratiṣṭhāno mahādyutiḥ| pratiṣṭhā dharmarājasya sudyumnasya mahātmanaḥ

And by the word of Vasiṣṭha there came to be Pratiṣṭhāna, of great splendour — the seat of the dharma-king, the great-souled Sudyumna.

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VaP 2 23.23

तत् पुरूरवसे प्रादाद्राष्ठ्रं प्राप्य महायशाः। मानवेभ्यो महाभागा स्त्रीपुंसोर्लक्षणं प्रति। मानवः स तु सुद्युम्नः स्त्रीभावमगमत् पुनः

tat purūravase prādādrāṣṭhraṃ prāpya mahāyaśāḥ| mānavebhyo mahābhāgā strīpuṃsorlakṣaṇaṃ prati| mānavaḥ sa tu sudyumnaḥ strībhāvamagamat punaḥ

That kingdom, having obtained it, the greatly renowned one gave to Purūravas, ... from the sons of Manu, O greatly fortunate ones, regarding the marks of woman and man; and that Sudyumna, son of Manu, went again to the state of a woman.

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VaP 2 23.24

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु ऋषयः पप्रच्छुस्तदनन्तरम् । मानवः स तु सुद्युम्नः स्त्रीभावमगमत् कथम्

etacchrutvā tu ṛṣayaḥ papracchustadanantaram | mānavaḥ sa tu sudyumnaḥ strībhāvamagamat katham

Having heard this, the seers thereupon asked: "How did that Sudyumna, son of Manu, come to the state of a woman?"

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VaP 2 23.25

सूत उवाच।। प्रोवाच वचनं देवी प्रियहेतोः प्रियं प्रिया । स मे ममाश्रमे देव यः पुमान् संप्रवेक्ष्यति। भविष्यति ध्रुवं नारी सा तुल्याप्सरसां शुभा

sūta uvāca|| provāca vacanaṃ devī priyahetoḥ priyaṃ priyā | sa me mamāśrame deva yaḥ pumān saṃpravekṣyati| bhaviṣyati dhruvaṃ nārī sā tulyāpsarasāṃ śubhā

Sūta said: The goddess, being beloved, spoke a pleasing word for the sake of her beloved: "O god, whatever man shall enter my hermitage here shall certainly become a woman, a lovely one equal to the apsarases."

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VaP 2 23.26

तत्र सर्वाणि भूतानि पिशाचाः पशवश्च ये। स्त्रीभूताः सह रुद्रेण क्रीडन्त्यप्सरसो तथा

tatra sarvāṇi bhūtāni piśācāḥ paśavaśca ye| strībhūtāḥ saha rudreṇa krīḍantyapsaraso tathā

There all beings, the piśācas, and whatever beasts there are, having become women, play together with Rudra, and so do the apsarases.

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VaP 2 23.27

उमावनं प्रविष्टस्तु स राजा मृगयां गतः। सह पिशाचैर्भूतैस्तु रुद्रैः स्त्रीभावमास्थितः

umāvanaṃ praviṣṭastu sa rājā mṛgayāṃ gataḥ| saha piśācairbhūtaistu rudraiḥ strībhāvamāsthitaḥ

But that king, having gone hunting, entered Umā's grove, and along with the piśācas, the bhūtas and the Rudras he took on the state of a woman.

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VaP 2 23.28

तस्मात् स राजा सुद्युम्नः स्त्रीभावं लब्धवान् पुनः । महादेवप्रसादाच्च गाणपत्य मवाप्नुयात्

tasmāt sa rājā sudyumnaḥ strībhāvaṃ labdhavān punaḥ | mahādevaprasādācca gāṇapatya mavāpnuyāt

Therefore that king Sudyumna again obtained the state of a woman; and by the grace of Mahādeva he would attain the rank of lord of the Gaṇas.

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