Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 6
VaP 2 6.1
।।ऋषय उचुः ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य नैमिषेयास्तपस्विनः। पप्रच्छुऋषयः श्रेष्ठं वचनस्य यथाक्रमम्
||ṛṣaya ucuḥ || etacchrutvā vacastasya naimiṣeyāstapasvinaḥ| papracchuṛṣayaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ vacanasya yathākramam
Having heard this speech of his, the ascetics of Naimiṣa, the sages, questioned the best (of speakers) about the sequence of his statement.
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VaP 2 6.2
सप्तस्विह कथं देवा जाता मन्वन्तरेष्विह। इन्द्रविष्णुप्रधानास्ते आदित्यास्तु महौजसः। एतत् प्रब्रूहि नः सर्वं विस्तराद्रोमहर्षण
saptasviha kathaṃ devā jātā manvantareṣviha| indraviṣṇupradhānāste ādityāstu mahaujasaḥ| etat prabrūhi naḥ sarvaṃ vistarādromaharṣaṇa
How were the gods born here, in the seven manvantaras — those Ādityas of great energy, having Indra and Viṣṇu as their chief? Tell us all this at length, O Romaharṣaṇa.
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VaP 2 6.3
एव मुक्तस्तदा सूतो विनयी ब्रह्मवादिभिः। उवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठो यथा पृष्टो महर्षिभिः
eva muktastadā sūto vinayī brahmavādibhiḥ| uvāca vadatāṃ śreṣṭho yathā pṛṣṭo maharṣibhiḥ
Thus addressed then by those who expound the Veda, the modest Sūta, best of speakers, spoke as he had been asked by the great sages.
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VaP 2 6.4
।।सूत उवाच।। व्रह्मणो वै मुखात् सृष्टा यथा देवाः प्रजेप्सया। सर्व मन्त्रशरीरास्ते स्मृता मन्वतरेष्विह
||sūta uvāca|| vrahmaṇo vai mukhāt sṛṣṭā yathā devāḥ prajepsayā| sarva mantraśarīrāste smṛtā manvatareṣviha
Sūta said: How the gods were created from Brahmā's mouth out of the desire for progeny — all of them having the mantras for their bodies, they are so recorded here in the manvantaras.
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VaP 2 6.5
दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च बृहद्यच्च रथन्तरम्। आकूतः प्रथमस्तेषां ततस्त्वाकूतिरेव च
darśaśca paurṇamāsaśca bṛhadyacca rathantaram| ākūtaḥ prathamasteṣāṃ tatastvākūtireva ca
Darśa and Paurṇamāsa, and Bṛhat and Rathantara; Ākūta was the first of them, and then Ākūti.
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VaP 2 6.6
वित्तिश्चैव सुवित्तिश्च आकूतिः कूतिरेव च। अधीष्टस्तु ततो ज्ञेयः अधीतिश्चैव तत्त्वतः। विज्ञातिश्चैव विज्ञातो मानवो ये च द्वादश
vittiścaiva suvittiśca ākūtiḥ kūtireva ca| adhīṣṭastu tato jñeyaḥ adhītiścaiva tattvataḥ| vijñātiścaiva vijñāto mānavo ye ca dvādaśa
Vitti and Suvitti, Ākūti and Kūti; then Adhīṣṭa is to be known, and Adhīti in truth; and Vijñāti and Vijñāta — these twelve, the sons of Manu.
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VaP 2 6.7
ज्ञेयो द्वादशपुत्रश्च यश्चाब्देन समाजयेत्। तं दृष्ट्वा चाब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा जया देवानसूयत
jñeyo dvādaśaputraśca yaścābdena samājayet| taṃ dṛṣṭvā cābravīdbrahmā jayā devānasūyata
And the twelfth son is to be known, and he who would conquer completely within a year. Seeing him, Brahmā said: "O Jayās, beget gods!"
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VaP 2 6.8
दारा ग्रिहोत्रसंयोगे मिथ्यामारभतेति च। एवमुक्त्वा तु तं व्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
dārā grihotrasaṃyoge mithyāmārabhateti ca| evamuktvā tu taṃ vrahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata
"(There are to be) wives at the joining of the household fire, and he begins (it) wrongly" — and having said this much to him, Brahmā vanished right there.
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VaP 2 6.9
ततस्ते नाभ्यनन्दन्त तद्वाक्यं परमेष्ठिनः। सत्यस्येह तु कर्माणि वाङ्मनः कर्मजानि तु
tataste nābhyanandanta tadvākyaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ| satyasyeha tu karmāṇi vāṅmanaḥ karmajāni tu
Then they did not welcome that word of the Highest One; but here the acts of one (devoted) to truth are the acts born of speech and mind.
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VaP 2 6.10
य एवाप्यवतिष्ठन्ते दोषं दृष्ट्वा तु कर्मसु। क्षयातिशययुक्तन्तु ते दृष्ट्वा कर्मणां फलम्
ya evāpyavatiṣṭhante doṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu karmasu| kṣayātiśayayuktantu te dṛṣṭvā karmaṇāṃ phalam
But those who indeed stand firm, having seen the fault in actions — they, having seen that the fruit of actions is bound up with loss and excess,
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VaP 2 6.11
जुगुप्सन्तः प्रसूतिञ्च निस्तन्द्रा निर्ममाभवन्। अजस्रं कांक्षमाणास्ते विरक्ता दोषदर्शिनः
jugupsantaḥ prasūtiñca nistandrā nirmamābhavan| ajasraṃ kāṃkṣamāṇāste viraktā doṣadarśinaḥ
loathing procreation too, became free of sloth and free of the sense of 'mine'; ever yearning (for release), they grew detached, seeing the faults.
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VaP 2 6.12
अर्थं धर्मञ्च कामञ्च हित्वा ते वै व्यवस्थिताः। पौरुषं ज्ञानमास्थाय तेजः संक्षिप्य चास्थिताः
arthaṃ dharmañca kāmañca hitvā te vai vyavasthitāḥ| pauruṣaṃ jñānamāsthāya tejaḥ saṃkṣipya cāsthitāḥ
Abandoning wealth, dharma, and pleasure, they remained thus established; resorting to the knowledge belonging to the (higher) Self, and having drawn in their radiance, they stayed so.
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VaP 2 6.13
तेषाञ्च तमभिप्रायं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा चुकोप ह। तानब्रवीत्तदा ब्रह्मा निरुत्साहात् सुरानथ
teṣāñca tamabhiprāyaṃ jñātvā brahmā cukopa ha| tānabravīttadā brahmā nirutsāhāt surānatha
And knowing that intention of theirs, Brahmā became angry; then Brahmā spoke to those gods, (who were) without exertion:
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VaP 2 6.14
प्रजार्थमिह यूयं वै प्रजास्रष्टाऽस्मि नान्यथा। प्रसूयध्वं जयघ्वञ्चेत्युक्तवानस्मि यत् पुरा
prajārthamiha yūyaṃ vai prajāsraṣṭā'smi nānyathā| prasūyadhvaṃ jayaghvañcetyuktavānasmi yat purā
"It is for the sake of progeny that you are here; I am the creator of progeny, and not otherwise. 'Beget and conquer' — that is what I said before.
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VaP 2 6.15
यस्माद्वाक्यमनादृत्य मम वैराग्यमास्थिताः। जुगुप्समानाः स्वं जन्म सन्ततिं नाभि नन्दथ
yasmādvākyamanādṛtya mama vairāgyamāsthitāḥ| jugupsamānāḥ svaṃ janma santatiṃ nābhi nandatha
Since, disregarding my word, you have taken to detachment, loathing your own birth, you do not welcome continuance (of the line);
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VaP 2 6.16
कर्मणाञ्च कृतो न्यासो ह्यमृतत्त्वाभिकांक्षया। तस्माद्यूयमनादृत्य सप्तकृत्वस्तु यास्यथ
karmaṇāñca kṛto nyāso hyamṛtattvābhikāṃkṣayā| tasmādyūyamanādṛtya saptakṛtvastu yāsyatha
and since a laying-aside of ritual acts has been made by you out of longing for immortality — therefore you, disregarding (me), shall pass away seven times."
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VaP 2 6.17
ते शप्ता ब्रह्मणा देवा जयास्तं वै प्रसादयन्। क्षमास्माकं महादेव यदज्ञानात् कृतं विभो
te śaptā brahmaṇā devā jayāstaṃ vai prasādayan| kṣamāsmākaṃ mahādeva yadajñānāt kṛtaṃ vibho
Cursed by Brahmā, those gods, the Jayas, sought to appease him: "Forgive us, Great God, what was done out of ignorance, O Lord!"
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VaP 2 6.18
प्रणिपत्य सानुनयं ब्रह्मा तानब्रवीत् पुनः। लोके मयाननुज्ञातः कः स्वातन्त्र्यमिहार्हसि
praṇipatya sānunayaṃ brahmā tānabravīt punaḥ| loke mayānanujñātaḥ kaḥ svātantryamihārhasi
When they had bowed down, Brahmā spoke to them again conciliatingly: "Who in the world, unauthorized by me, is entitled here to independence?"
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VaP 2 6.19
मया परिगतं सर्वं कथमच्छन्दतो मम। प्रतिपत्स्यन्ति भूतानि शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्
mayā parigataṃ sarvaṃ kathamacchandato mama| pratipatsyanti bhūtāni śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham
All this is encompassed by me; how, against my will, shall beings obtain anything, whether good or bad?
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VaP 2 6.20
लोके यदस्ति किञ्चिद्वै सत्त्वासत्त्वव्यवस्थितम्। बुद्ध्यात्मना मया व्याप्तं को मां लोकेऽतिसन्धयेत्
loke yadasti kiñcidvai sattvāsattvavyavasthitam| buddhyātmanā mayā vyāptaṃ ko māṃ loke'tisandhayet
Whatever there is in the world, established as existent or non-existent, is pervaded by me in the form of intellect; who in the world could outwit me?
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VaP 2 6.21
भूतानां तर्कितं यच्च यच्चाप्येषां विधारितम्। तथा विचारितं यच्च तत्सर्वं विदितं मम
bhūtānāṃ tarkitaṃ yacca yaccāpyeṣāṃ vidhāritam| tathā vicāritaṃ yacca tatsarvaṃ viditaṃ mama
Whatever is reasoned by beings, and whatever is determined by them, and likewise whatever is deliberated—all that is known to me.
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VaP 2 6.22
मया स्थितमिदं सर्वं जगत् स्थावरजङ्गमम्। आशामयेन तत्त्वेन कथं छेत्तुमिहोत्सहे
mayā sthitamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam| āśāmayena tattvena kathaṃ chettumihotsahe
By me this whole world, moving and unmoving, is established; how could I here undertake to cut it off, since its very essence is made of desire?
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VaP 2 6.23
यस्माच्चाहं विवृत्तो वै सर्गार्थमिह नान्यथा। इह कर्माण्यनारभ्य को मे छन्दाद्विमोक्ष्यते
yasmāccāhaṃ vivṛtto vai sargārthamiha nānyathā| iha karmāṇyanārabhya ko me chandādvimokṣyate
Since I have turned forth here for the sake of creation and not otherwise, who, without undertaking works here, shall be released from my will?
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VaP 2 6.24
परिभाष्य ततो देवान् जयान् वै नष्टचेतसः। अब्रवीत्स पुनस्तान् वै धृतान् दण्डे प्रजापतिः
paribhāṣya tato devān jayān vai naṣṭacetasaḥ| abravītsa punastān vai dhṛtān daṇḍe prajāpatiḥ
Then, having rebuked the gods, the Jayas, whose minds were lost, Prajāpati spoke to them again as they were held under punishment.
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VaP 2 6.25
यस्मान्ममाभिसन्धाय सन्न्यासो वः कृतः पुरा। यस्मात्स विफलोऽयन्नो ह्यपारस्त्वेष यः कृतः। भविताऽतः सुखोदर्को देवा भावेषु जायताम्
yasmānmamābhisandhāya sannyāso vaḥ kṛtaḥ purā| yasmātsa viphalo'yanno hyapārastveṣa yaḥ kṛtaḥ| bhavitā'taḥ sukhodarko devā bhāveṣu jāyatām
"Since formerly you made your renunciation with designs upon me, and since that course of yours has become fruitless, and since this that has been done leads to no far shore—therefore, O gods, let (your) birth arise among existences, with pleasure as its outcome."
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VaP 2 6.26
आत्मच्छन्देन वो जन्म भविष्यति सुरोत्तमाः। मन्वन्तरेषु संमूढाः षट्सु सर्वे गमिष्यथ
ātmacchandena vo janma bhaviṣyati surottamāḥ| manvantareṣu saṃmūḍhāḥ ṣaṭsu sarve gamiṣyatha
"Your birth will be by your own will, O best of gods; deluded, you will all pass through six manvantaras."
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VaP 2 6.27
वैवस्वतान्तेषु सुरास्तथा स्वायम्भुवादिषु। तान् ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मणा तत्र श्लोको गीतः पुरातनः
vaivasvatānteṣu surāstathā svāyambhuvādiṣu| tān jñātvā brahmaṇā tatra śloko gītaḥ purātanaḥ
(They will be born) at the ends of the Vaivasvata (period) and likewise in the Svāyambhuva and the rest, O gods. Knowing them, Brahmā there sang an ancient verse:
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VaP 2 6.28
त्रयीं विद्यां ब्रह्मचर्यं प्रसूतिं श्राद्धमेव च । यज्ञञ्चैव तु दानञ्च एषामेव तु कुर्वताम्। स हि स्म विरजा भूत्वा वसतेऽन्यप्रशंसया
trayīṃ vidyāṃ brahmacaryaṃ prasūtiṃ śrāddhameva ca | yajñañcaiva tu dānañca eṣāmeva tu kurvatām| sa hi sma virajā bhūtvā vasate'nyapraśaṃsayā
The threefold knowledge, chastity, procreation, and the śrāddha rite, and sacrifice and giving—when one performs just these, he indeed, becoming free of impurity, dwells (there) by the praise of others.
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VaP 2 6.29
स एवं स्लोकं दृष्ट्वा तु जया देवानथाब्रवीत्। वैवस्वतेऽन्तरेऽतीते मत्समीपमिहेष्यथ
sa evaṃ slokaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu jayā devānathābravīt| vaivasvate'ntare'tīte matsamīpamiheṣyatha
He, having thus seen the verse, then said to the Jaya gods: "When the Vaivasvata interval has passed, you will come here into my presence."
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VaP 2 6.30
ततो यूयं मया सार्द्धं सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यथ शाश्वतीम्। एवमुक्त्वा तु तान् ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tato yūyaṃ mayā sārddhaṃ siddhiṃ prāpsyatha śāśvatīm| evamuktvā tu tān brahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata
"Then, together with me, you will attain the everlasting perfection." Having spoken thus to them, Brahmā vanished then and there.
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VaP 2 6.31
ततो देवास्तिरोभूते ईश्वरे ह्यकुतोभयम्। प्रपन्ना अणिमाद्यैश्च युक्ता योगबलान्विताः
tato devāstirobhūte īśvare hyakutobhayam| prapannā aṇimādyaiśca yuktā yogabalānvitāḥ
Then, when the Lord had disappeared, the gods, endowed with the powers of aṇimā and the rest and possessed of the strength of yoga, attained the fearless (state).
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VaP 2 6.32
ततस्तेषान्तु यास्तन्वस्ताऽभवन् द्वादश ह्रदाः। जया इति समाख्याता जाता श्चोदधिसन्निभाः
tatasteṣāntu yāstanvastā'bhavan dvādaśa hradāḥ| jayā iti samākhyātā jātā ścodadhisannibhāḥ
Then those bodies of theirs became twelve pools, called the Jayas, arisen resembling the ocean.
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VaP 2 6.33
ततः स्वायम्भुवे तस्मिन् सर्गेते जज्ञिरे सुराः। अजितायां रुचेः पुत्रा अजिता द्वादशात्मकः
tataḥ svāyambhuve tasmin sargete jajñire surāḥ| ajitāyāṃ ruceḥ putrā ajitā dvādaśātmakaḥ
Then, in that Svāyambhuva creation, the gods were born as sons of Ruci by Ajitā, the Ajitas, twelvefold.
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VaP 2 6.34
विधिश्च मुनयश्चैव क्षेमो नन्दोऽव्ययस्तथा। प्राणोऽपानः सुधामा च क्रतुशक्तिव्यवस्थिताः । इत्येते मानसाः सर्वे अजिता द्वादश स्मृताः
vidhiśca munayaścaiva kṣemo nando'vyayastathā| prāṇo'pānaḥ sudhāmā ca kratuśaktivyavasthitāḥ | ityete mānasāḥ sarve ajitā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
Vidhi, and the Munis, Kṣema, Nanda, and Avyaya, Prāṇa, Apāna, and Sudhāman, established in the power of sacrifice—these all, mind-born, are known as the twelve Ajitas.
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VaP 2 6.35
ते च यज्ञे सुरैः सार्द्धं यज्ञभाजस्तदा स्मृताः। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वे ततः स्वारोचिषे पुनः। तुषितायां समुत्पन्नाः पुनः पुत्राः स्वरोचिषः
te ca yajñe suraiḥ sārddhaṃ yajñabhājastadā smṛtāḥ| svāyambhuve'ntare pūrve tataḥ svārociṣe punaḥ| tuṣitāyāṃ samutpannāḥ punaḥ putrāḥ svarociṣaḥ
And they, together with the gods at the sacrifice, were then reckoned as sharers in the sacrifice, in the earlier Svāyambhuva interval; then again in the Svārociṣa (interval) they were born once more as sons of Svarocis by Tuṣitā.
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VaP 2 6.36
तुषिता नाम ते ह्यासन् प्राणाख्या यात्रिकाः सुराः। पुनस्ते तुषिता देवा उत्तमे त्वन्तरे स्वयम्
tuṣitā nāma te hyāsan prāṇākhyā yātrikāḥ surāḥ| punaste tuṣitā devā uttame tvantare svayam
They were named the Tuṣitas, gods called Prāṇas, travellers; and again those same Tuṣita gods (were born) themselves in the Uttama interval.
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VaP 2 6.37
उत्तमस्य तु ते पुत्राः सत्यायां जज्ञिरे शुभाः। ततः सत्याः स्मृता देवा उत्तमे चान्तरे तदा
uttamasya tu te putrāḥ satyāyāṃ jajñire śubhāḥ| tataḥ satyāḥ smṛtā devā uttame cāntare tadā
They were born as the auspicious sons of Uttama by Satyā; hence they were then known as the Satya gods in the Uttama interval.
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VaP 2 6.38
अभजन् यज्ञभाजस्ते तृतीये द्वापरान्तरे। ते तु सत्याः पुनर्द्देवाः सम्प्राप्ते तामसेऽन्तरे
abhajan yajñabhājaste tṛtīye dvāparāntare| te tu satyāḥ punarddevāḥ samprāpte tāmase'ntare
As sharers in the sacrifice they partook (of it) in the third Dvāpara interval; and those Satyas again became gods when the Tāmasa interval arrived.
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VaP 2 6.39
हर्षा ये तमसः पुत्रा जज्ञिरे द्वादशैव तु । हरयो नाम ते देवा यज्ञभाजस्तथाऽभवन्
harṣā ye tamasaḥ putrā jajñire dvādaśaiva tu | harayo nāma te devā yajñabhājastathā'bhavan
The Harṣas, who were born as Tamas's sons, twelve in number — those gods, named Haris, likewise became sharers in the sacrifice.
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VaP 2 6.40
ततस्ते हरयो देवाः प्राप्ते चारिष्णवेऽन्तरे। वैकुण्ठायां ततस्ते वै चरिष्णोर्जज्ञिरे सुराः। वैकुण्ठा नाम ते देवाः पञ्चमस्यान्तरे मनोः
tataste harayo devāḥ prāpte cāriṣṇave'ntare| vaikuṇṭhāyāṃ tataste vai cariṣṇorjajñire surāḥ| vaikuṇṭhā nāma te devāḥ pañcamasyāntare manoḥ
Then those Hari gods, when the Cāriṣṇava (interval) had come — then indeed those gods were born of Cariṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭhā; those gods are named Vaikuṇṭhas, in the interval of the fifth Manu.
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VaP 2 6.41
ततस्ते वै पुनर्द्देवा वैकुण्ठाः प्राप्य चाक्षुषम्। साध्यायां द्वादश सुता जज्ञिरे धर्मसूनवः
tataste vai punarddevā vaikuṇṭhāḥ prāpya cākṣuṣam| sādhyāyāṃ dvādaśa sutā jajñire dharmasūnavaḥ
Then again those Vaikuṇṭha gods, on reaching the Cākṣuṣa (era), were born as twelve sons of Dharma in (the womb of) Sādhyā.
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VaP 2 6.42
ततस्ते वै पुनः साध्याः संक्षीणे चाक्षुषेऽन्तरे । उपस्थिते मनोः सर्गे पुनर्वैवस्वतस्य ह
tataste vai punaḥ sādhyāḥ saṃkṣīṇe cākṣuṣe'ntare | upasthite manoḥ sarge punarvaivasvatasya ha
Then again those Sādhyas, when the Cākṣuṣa interval was exhausted, when the creation of Manu Vaivasvata had again arrived —
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VaP 2 6.43
आद्ये त्रेतायुगमुखे प्राप्ते वैवस्वतस्य तु । अंशेन साध्यास्तेऽदित्यां मारीचात् कश्यपात् पुनः
ādye tretāyugamukhe prāpte vaivasvatasya tu | aṃśena sādhyāste'dityāṃ mārīcāt kaśyapāt punaḥ
at the beginning of the first Tretā age of Vaivasvata's (era) having come, those Sādhyas, by a portion (of themselves), (were born) again of Aditi from Kaśyapa, son of Marīci,
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VaP 2 6.44
जज्ञिरे द्वादशादित्या वर्त्तमानेऽन्तरे पुनः। यदा त्वेते समुत्पन्नाश्चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः
jajñire dvādaśādityā varttamāne'ntare punaḥ| yadā tvete samutpannāścākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ
and the twelve Ādityas were born again in the present interval. But when these were produced in the interval of Manu Cākṣuṣa —
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VaP 2 6.45
ततः स्वायम्भुवे साध्या जज्ञिरे द्वादशामराः। एवमाद्या जयास्ते वै शापात्समभवंस्तदा
tataḥ svāyambhuve sādhyā jajñire dvādaśāmarāḥ| evamādyā jayāste vai śāpātsamabhavaṃstadā
then in the Svāyambhuva (era) the Sādhyas, twelve immortals, were born. Thus these, the Jayas, beginning with these, came into being then through the curse.
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VaP 2 6.46
य इमां सप्तसम्भूतिं देवानां देवशासनात् । पठेद्यः श्रद्धया युक्तः प्रत्वायं न गच्छति
ya imāṃ saptasambhūtiṃ devānāṃ devaśāsanāt | paṭhedyaḥ śraddhayā yuktaḥ pratvāyaṃ na gacchati
Whoever, endowed with faith, recites this sevenfold origination of the gods, (which came about) by the god's command, does not go to... (?)
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VaP 2 6.47
इत्येते भूतयः सप्त जयानां सप्तलक्षणाः। परिक्रान्ता मया चाद्य किम्भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ
ityete bhūtayaḥ sapta jayānāṃ saptalakṣaṇāḥ| parikrāntā mayā cādya kimbhūyaḥ śrotumicchatha
So these are the seven originations of the Jayas, marked by seven characteristics; and I have gone over them today — what more do you wish to hear?
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VaP 2 6.48
।।ऋष ऊचुः ।। दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। सर्वभूतपिशाचानां पशूनां पक्षिवीरुधाम्। उत्पत्तिं निधनञ्चैव विस्तरात् कथयस्व नः
||ṛṣa ūcuḥ || daityānāṃ dānavānāñca gandharvoragarakṣasām| sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ paśūnāṃ pakṣivīrudhām| utpattiṃ nidhanañcaiva vistarāt kathayasva naḥ
The sages said: Tell us in detail the origin and the destruction of the Daityas and Dānavas, of the Gandharvas, serpents and Rākṣasas, of all the spirits and Piśācas, of beasts, birds and plants.
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VaP 2 6.49
एवमुक्तस्तदा सूत उवाच ऋषिसत्तमान् । दितेः पुत्रद्वयं जज्ञे कश्यपादिति नः श्रुतम्
evamuktastadā sūta uvāca ṛṣisattamān | diteḥ putradvayaṃ jajñe kaśyapāditi naḥ śrutam
Thus addressed, the Sūta then said to the best of sages: "Two sons were born to Diti from Kaśyapa — so we have heard."
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VaP 2 6.50
कश्यपस्यात्मजौ तौ वै सर्वेभ्यः पूर्वजौ स्मृतौ। सूत्येऽहन्यतिरात्रस्य कश्यपस्याश्वमेधिके
kaśyapasyātmajau tau vai sarvebhyaḥ pūrvajau smṛtau| sūtye'hanyatirātrasya kaśyapasyāśvamedhike
Those two were the sons of Kaśyapa, and are remembered as the firstborn of all — (born) on the pressing day of the Atirātra (rite) at Kaśyapa's horse sacrifice.
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VaP 2 6.51
हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम प्रथमं ऋत्विगासनम्। दित्या गर्भाद्विनिःसृत्य तत्रासीनोच्चसंसदि। हिरण्यकशिपुस्तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन स स्मृतः
hiraṇyakaśipurnāma prathamaṃ ṛtvigāsanam| dityā garbhādviniḥsṛtya tatrāsīnoccasaṃsadi| hiraṇyakaśipustasmāt karmaṇā tena sa smṛtaḥ
The first seat was that of the officiating priest, made of gold; having come forth from Diti's womb, he sat there in the lofty assembly; therefore, from that deed, he is remembered as Hiraṇyakaśipu.
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VaP 2 6.52
।।ऋषय ऊचुः ।। हिरण्यकशिपोर्नाम जन्म चैव महात्मनः। प्रभाव़ञ्चैव दैत्यस्य विस्तराद्ब्रूहि नः प्रभो
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || hiraṇyakaśipornāma janma caiva mahātmanaḥ| prabhāva़ñcaiva daityasya vistarādbrūhi naḥ prabho
The sages said: Tell us in detail, O lord, the name and the birth of the great-souled Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the power of that Daitya.
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VaP 2 6.53
।।सूत उवाच।। कश्यपस्याश्वमेधोऽभूत् पुण्यो वै पुष्करे पुरा। ऋषिभिर्द्देवताभिश्च गन्धर्वै रुपशोभितः
||sūta uvāca|| kaśyapasyāśvamedho'bhūt puṇyo vai puṣkare purā| ṛṣibhirddevatābhiśca gandharvai rupaśobhitaḥ
The Sūta said: Long ago there was a holy horse sacrifice of Kaśyapa at Puṣkara, adorned with sages, deities and Gandharvas.
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VaP 2 6.54
उत्कृष्टेनैव विधिना आख्यानादौ यथाविधि। आसनान्युपक्लृप्तानि काञ्चनानि तु पञ्च वै
utkṛṣṭenaiva vidhinā ākhyānādau yathāvidhi| āsanānyupaklṛptāni kāñcanāni tu pañca vai
By the highest rite, at the beginning of the recitation, according to rule, five seats of gold were prepared.
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VaP 2 6.55
कुशपूतानि त्रीण्यत्र कूर्चफलकमेव च। मुख्यार्त्विजश्च चत्वारस्तेषान्तान्युपकल्पयेत्
kuśapūtāni trīṇyatra kūrcaphalakameva ca| mukhyārtvijaśca catvārasteṣāntānyupakalpayet
Three of them there were purified with kuśa grass, and there was a kūrca-board as well; and there are four chief officiating priests — for them one should prepare the others.
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VaP 2 6.56
शुभं तत्रासनं यत्तु होतुरर्थे प्रकल्पितम्। हिरण्मयं तथा दिव्यं दिव्यास्तरणसंस्तृतम्
śubhaṃ tatrāsanaṃ yattu hoturarthe prakalpitam| hiraṇmayaṃ tathā divyaṃ divyāstaraṇasaṃstṛtam
And the fine seat there which was prepared for the Hotṛ's use was golden and divine, spread over with a divine covering.
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VaP 2 6.57
अन्तर्वत्नी दितिश्चैव पत्नीत्वं स्मुपागता। दश वर्षसहस्राणि गर्भस्तस्या अवर्तत
antarvatnī ditiścaiva patnītvaṃ smupāgatā| daśa varṣasahasrāṇi garbhastasyā avartata
And Diti, pregnant, came in her status as wife; her embryo continued for ten thousand years.
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VaP 2 6.58
स तु गर्भाद्विनिःसृत्य मातुर्वै उदरात्तदा। उपक्लृप्तासनं यत्तु होतुरर्थे हिरण्मयम्। निषसाद सगर्भोऽत्र तत्रासीनः शशंस च
sa tu garbhādviniḥsṛtya māturvai udarāttadā| upaklṛptāsanaṃ yattu hoturarthe hiraṇmayam| niṣasāda sagarbho'tra tatrāsīnaḥ śaśaṃsa ca
But he, having come forth then from the womb, from his mother's belly, sat down there upon the golden seat that had been prepared for the Hotṛ's use, still with the (birth-)membrane; and seated there he recited,
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VaP 2 6.59
आक्यानपञ्चमान् वेदान् महर्षिः काश्यपो यथा। तं दृष्ट्वा मुनयस्तस्य नामाकुर्वंस्तु तद्विधम्
ākyānapañcamān vedān maharṣiḥ kāśyapo yathā| taṃ dṛṣṭvā munayastasya nāmākurvaṃstu tadvidham
(He recited) the Vedas with the narratives (ākhyāna) as the fifth, just as the great sage Kāśyapa (would have). Seeing him, the sages gave him a name of that very kind.
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VaP 2 6.60
हिरण्यकशिपुस्तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन विश्रुतः। हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्तस्य सिंहिका तस्य चानुजा। राहोः सा जननी देवी विप्रचित्तेः परिग्रहात्
hiraṇyakaśipustasmāt karmaṇā tena viśrutaḥ| hiraṇyākṣo'nujastasya siṃhikā tasya cānujā| rāhoḥ sā jananī devī vipracitteḥ parigrahāt
From that deed he became known as Hiraṇyakaśipu. His younger brother was Hiraṇyākṣa, and his younger sister was Siṃhikā; she, the goddess, was the mother of Rāhu, by her marriage to Vipracitti.
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VaP 2 6.61
हिरण्यकशिपुर्द्दैत्यश्चचार परमं तपः। शतं वर्षसहस्राणां निराहारो ह्यधःशिराः
hiraṇyakaśipurddaityaścacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ| śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ nirāhāro hyadhaḥśirāḥ
The Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu practised the highest austerity: for a hundred thousand years, without food, head downward.
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VaP 2 6.62
तं ब्रह्मा छन्दयामास दैत्यं तुष्टो वरेण तु। सर्वामरत्वं विप्रेभ्यः सर्वभूतेभ्य एव च। योगाद्देवान् विनिर्जित्य सर्वदेवत्वमास्थितः
taṃ brahmā chandayāmāsa daityaṃ tuṣṭo vareṇa tu| sarvāmaratvaṃ viprebhyaḥ sarvabhūtebhya eva ca| yogāddevān vinirjitya sarvadevatvamāsthitaḥ
Brahmā, being pleased, gratified that Daitya with a boon: complete immortality with respect to brahmins and to all beings; having conquered the gods by yoga, he attained the status of all the gods.
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VaP 2 6.63
दानवाश्चासुराश्चैव देवाः समा भवन्तु वै। मारुतेर्यन्महैश्वर्यमेष मे दीयतां वरः
dānavāścāsurāścaiva devāḥ samā bhavantu vai| māruteryanmahaiśvaryameṣa me dīyatāṃ varaḥ
"Let the Dānavas and the Asuras and the gods be equal (to me). Let this boon be granted me: the great sovereignty that belongs to the Wind."
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VaP 2 6.64
एवमुक्तोऽथ ब्रह्मा तु तस्मै दत्त्वा यथेप्सितम्। दत्त्वा तस्मै वरान् दिव्यान् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यः श्लोकैर्गीतः पुरातनैः
evamukto'tha brahmā tu tasmai dattvā yathepsitam| dattvā tasmai varān divyān tatraivāntaradhīyata| hiraṇyakaśipurdaityaḥ ślokairgītaḥ purātanaiḥ
Thus addressed, Brahmā granted him what he desired; and having granted him those divine boons, he vanished then and there. The Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu is sung of in ancient verses.
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VaP 2 6.65
राजा हिरण्यकशिपुर्यां यामाशां निषेवते। तस्यास्तस्या दिशो देवा नमश्चक्रुर्महर्षिभिः
rājā hiraṇyakaśipuryāṃ yāmāśāṃ niṣevate| tasyāstasyā diśo devā namaścakrurmaharṣibhiḥ
Whatever quarter King Hiraṇyakaśipu resorted to, to that very quarter the gods, together with the great sages, made obeisance.
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VaP 2 6.66
एवंप्रभावो दैत्येन्द्रो हिरण्यकशिपु र्द्विजाः। तस्यासीन्नरसिंहः स विष्णुर्मृत्युः पुरा किल। नखैस्तु तेन निर्भिन्नस्ततः शुद्धा नखाः स्मृताः
evaṃprabhāvo daityendro hiraṇyakaśipu rdvijāḥ| tasyāsīnnarasiṃhaḥ sa viṣṇurmṛtyuḥ purā kila| nakhaistu tena nirbhinnastataḥ śuddhā nakhāḥ smṛtāḥ
Of such power, O twice-born ones, was Hiraṇyakaśipu, lord of the Daityas. His death, long ago, was that Viṣṇu as the man-lion; and he was torn open by him with his claws — hence claws are held to be pure.
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VaP 2 6.67
हिरण्याक्षसुताः पञ्च विक्रान्ताः सुमहा बलाः। उत्कुरः शकुनिश्चैव कालनाभस्तथैव च
hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ pañca vikrāntāḥ sumahā balāḥ| utkuraḥ śakuniścaiva kālanābhastathaiva ca
Hiraṇyākṣa's sons were five, valiant and of very great strength: Utkura, and Śakuni, and likewise Kālanābha,
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VaP 2 6.68
महानाभश्च विक्रान्तो भूतसन्तापनस्तथा। हिरण्याक्षसुताः ह्येते देवैरपि दुरासदाः
mahānābhaśca vikrānto bhūtasantāpanastathā| hiraṇyākṣasutāḥ hyete devairapi durāsadāḥ
and the valiant Mahānābha, and Bhūtasantāpana. These are the sons of Hiraṇyākṣa, hard to approach even for the gods.
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VaP 2 6.69
तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च बाडेयः सगणः स्मृतः। शतन्तानि सहस्राणि निहतास्तारकामये
teṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca bāḍeyaḥ sagaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ| śatantāni sahasrāṇi nihatāstārakāmaye
Their sons and grandsons, the troop known as Bāḍeya with its host — hundreds of thousands (of them) were slain in the war over Tārakā.
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VaP 2 6.70
हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राश्चत्वारस्तु महाबलाः। प्रह्लादः पूर्वजस्तेषामनुह्लादस्तथैव च। संह्रादश्च ह्रदश्चैव ह्रदपुत्रान्निबोधत
hiraṇyakaśipoḥ putrāścatvārastu mahābalāḥ| prahlādaḥ pūrvajasteṣāmanuhlādastathaiva ca| saṃhrādaśca hradaścaiva hradaputrānnibodhata
Hiraṇyakaśipu's sons were four, of great strength: Prahlāda was the eldest of them, and likewise Anuhlāda, and Saṃhrāda, and Hrada. Learn now of Hrada's sons.
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VaP 2 6.71
ह्रादो निसुन्दश्च तता ह्रदपुत्रौ बभूवतुः। सुन्दोपसुन्दौ विक्रान्तौ निसुन्दतन यावुभौ
hrādo nisundaśca tatā hradaputrau babhūvatuḥ| sundopasundau vikrāntau nisundatana yāvubhau
Hrāda and Nisunda were the two sons of Hrada; and Sunda and Upasunda, both valiant, were the two sons of Nisunda.
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VaP 2 6.72
ब्रह्मघ्नस्तु महावीर्यो मूकस्तु ह्रददायिनः। मारीचः सुन्दपुत्रस्तु ताडकामुपपद्यते
brahmaghnastu mahāvīryo mūkastu hradadāyinaḥ| mārīcaḥ sundaputrastu tāḍakāmupapadyate
Brahmaghna of great might, and Mūka, were (the sons) of Hradadāyin; and Mārīca, Sunda's son, took Tāḍakā (to wife).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.73
ताडका निहता साऽथ राघवेण बलीयसा। मूको विनिहतश्चापि किराते सव्यसाचिना
tāḍakā nihatā sā'tha rāghaveṇa balīyasā| mūko vinihataścāpi kirāte savyasācinā
And that Tāḍakā was slain by the mighty descendant of Raghu; and Mūka too was slain by the Left-handed Archer (Arjuna) in the Kirāta (episode).
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VaP 2 6.74
उत्पन्ना महता चैव तपसा भाविताः स्वयम्। तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तेषां वै मणिवर्त्तनिवासिनाम्। अवध्या देवतानां वै निहताः सव्यसाचिना
utpannā mahatā caiva tapasā bhāvitāḥ svayam| tisraḥ koṭyastu teṣāṃ vai maṇivarttanivāsinām| avadhyā devatānāṃ vai nihatāḥ savyasācinā
They were born and of themselves matured by great austerity. Three crores of them dwelt at Maṇivarta; unslayable by the gods, they were slain by the Left-handed Archer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.75
अनुह्लादसुतो वायुः शिनीवाली तथैव च । तेषान्तु शतसाहस्रो गणो हालाहलः स्मृतः
anuhlādasuto vāyuḥ śinīvālī tathaiva ca | teṣāntu śatasāhasro gaṇo hālāhalaḥ smṛtaḥ
Anuhlāda's sons were Vāyu and likewise Śinīvālī; of them the host of a hundred thousand is known as Hālāhala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.76
वैरोचनस्तु प्राह्लादिः पञ्च तस्यात्मजाः स्मृताः। गवेष्ठी कालनेमिश्च जम्भो बाष्कल एव च। शम्भुस्तु अनुजस्तेषां स्मृताः प्राह्लादिसूनवः
vairocanastu prāhlādiḥ pañca tasyātmajāḥ smṛtāḥ| gaveṣṭhī kālanemiśca jambho bāṣkala eva ca| śambhustu anujasteṣāṃ smṛtāḥ prāhlādisūnavaḥ
Vairocana, the son of Prahlāda; five sons of his are recorded: Gaveṣṭhī, Kālanemi, Jambha, and Bāṣkala, and Śambhu the youngest of them — these are known as the sons of Prahlāda's son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.77
यथाप्रधानं वक्ष्यामि तेषां पुत्रान् दुरासदान्। शुम्भश्चैव निशुम्भश्च विष्वक्सेनो महौजसः
yathāpradhānaṃ vakṣyāmi teṣāṃ putrān durāsadān| śumbhaścaiva niśumbhaśca viṣvakseno mahaujasaḥ
I shall now tell of their sons, hard to withstand, in order of importance: Śumbha and Niśumbha and Viṣvaksena, of great vigour —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.78
गवेष्ठिनः सुता ह्येते जम्भस्य शतदुन्दुभिः। तथा दक्षश्च खण्डश्च त्रयस्तु जम्भसूनवः
gaveṣṭhinaḥ sutā hyete jambhasya śatadundubhiḥ| tathā dakṣaśca khaṇḍaśca trayastu jambhasūnavaḥ
these are the sons of Gaveṣṭhin. Jambha's (son was) Śatadundubhi, and likewise Dakṣa and Khaṇḍa: these three are Jambha's sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.79
विरोधश्च मनुश्चैव वृक्षायुः कुशलीमुखः। बाष्कलस्य सुता ह्येते कालनेमिसुतान् श्रृणु
virodhaśca manuścaiva vṛkṣāyuḥ kuśalīmukhaḥ| bāṣkalasya sutā hyete kālanemisutān śrṛṇu
Virodha, and Manu, Vṛkṣāyu, and Kuśalīmukha — these indeed are the sons of Bāṣkala; now hear (of) the sons of Kālanemi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.80
ब्रह्मजित् क्षत्रजिच्चैव देवान्तकनरान्तकौ । कालनेमिसुता ह्येते शम्भोस्तु श्रृणुत प्रजाः
brahmajit kṣatrajiccaiva devāntakanarāntakau | kālanemisutā hyete śambhostu śrṛṇuta prajāḥ
Brahmajit and Kṣatrajit, and Devāntaka and Narāntaka — these indeed are the sons of Kālanemi; now hear (of) the offspring of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.81
धनुको ह्यसिलोमा च नाबलश्च सगोमुखः। गवाक्षश्चैव गोमांश्च शम्भोः पुत्राः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
dhanuko hyasilomā ca nābalaśca sagomukhaḥ| gavākṣaścaiva gomāṃśca śambhoḥ putrāḥ prakīrttitāḥ
Dhanuka and Asilomā, and Nābala together with Gomukha, and Gavākṣa and Gomān — (these) are declared to be the sons of Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.82
विरोचनस्य पुत्रस्तु बलिरेकः प्रतापवान्। बलेः पुत्रशतं जज्ञे राजानः सर्व एव ते
virocanasya putrastu balirekaḥ pratāpavān| baleḥ putraśataṃ jajñe rājānaḥ sarva eva te
But Virocana's son was Bali alone, of great might; a hundred sons were born to Bali, and all of them were kings.
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VaP 2 6.83
तेषां प्रधानाश्चत्वारो विक्रान्ताः सुमहाबलाः। सहस्रबाहुर्ज्येष्ठस्तु बाणो द्रविणसम्मतः। कुम्भनाभो गर्द्दभाक्षः कुशिरित्येवमादयः
teṣāṃ pradhānāścatvāro vikrāntāḥ sumahābalāḥ| sahasrabāhurjyeṣṭhastu bāṇo draviṇasammataḥ| kumbhanābho garddabhākṣaḥ kuśirityevamādayaḥ
Of them four were foremost, valorous and of very great strength: the eldest was Bāṇa, the thousand-armed, esteemed for his wealth; then Kumbhanābha, Gardabhākṣa, Kuśi, and such others.
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VaP 2 6.84
शकुनी पूतना चैव कन्ये द्वे तु बलेः सुते। बलेः पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
śakunī pūtanā caiva kanye dve tu baleḥ sute| baleḥ putrāśca pautrāśca śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Śakunī and Pūtanā — these two maidens were the daughters of Bali; and Bali's sons and grandsons (were) by the hundreds and by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.85
बलिर्यो नामविख्यातो गणो विक्रान्तपौरुषः। बाणस्य चन्द्र मनसो लौहित्यमुपपद्यते
baliryo nāmavikhyāto gaṇo vikrāntapauruṣaḥ| bāṇasya candra manaso lauhityamupapadyate
He who is renowned by the name Bali (was) a troop-lord of valorous manhood; from Bāṇa's mind, O Candra, redness arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.86
दितिर्विनष्टपुत्रा वै तोषयामास कश्यपम्। स कश्यपः प्रसन्नात्मा सम्यगाराधितस्तया । वरेण च्छन्दयामास सा च वव्रे वरं ततः
ditirvinaṣṭaputrā vai toṣayāmāsa kaśyapam| sa kaśyapaḥ prasannātmā samyagārādhitastayā | vareṇa cchandayāmāsa sā ca vavre varaṃ tataḥ
Diti, whose sons had been destroyed, gratified Kaśyapa. That Kaśyapa, pleased in mind, being duly propitiated by her, offered her a boon, and she then chose a boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.87
स तु तस्यै वरं प्रादात् प्रार्थितं भगवन् प्रभुः। किमिच्छसि मयि शुभ्रे मारीचस्तामभाषत
sa tu tasyai varaṃ prādāt prārthitaṃ bhagavan prabhuḥ| kimicchasi mayi śubhre mārīcastāmabhāṣata
And he, the venerable lord, granted her the boon she requested. "What do you desire of me, O bright one?" — thus Mārīca (Kaśyapa) said to her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.88
मारीचं कश्यपं तुष्टं भर्तारं प्राञ्जलिस्तथा। हतपुत्रास्मि भगवान् आदित्यैस्तव सूनुभिः
mārīcaṃ kaśyapaṃ tuṣṭaṃ bhartāraṃ prāñjalistathā| hataputrāsmi bhagavān ādityaistava sūnubhiḥ
(She said) to Mārīca Kaśyapa, her pleased husband, with joined palms: "My sons have been slain, O lord, by the Ādityas, your sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.89
शक्रहन्तारमिच्छेयं पुत्रं दीर्घतपोऽन्वितम्। अहं तपश्चरिष्यामि गर्भ माधातुमर्हसि
śakrahantāramiccheyaṃ putraṃ dīrghatapo'nvitam| ahaṃ tapaścariṣyāmi garbha mādhātumarhasi
I would wish for a son who is the slayer of Śakra, one endowed with long austerity. I shall practise austerity; you should place the embryo (in me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.90
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मारीचः कश्यपस्तथा। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा दितिं परमदुःखिताम्
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mārīcaḥ kaśyapastathā| pratyuvāca mahātejā ditiṃ paramaduḥkhitām
Hearing that speech of hers, Mārīca Kaśyapa, of great splendour, replied to the deeply grieving Diti:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.91
एवं भवतु भद्रन्ते शुचिर्भव तपोधने। जनयिष्यसि सत्पुत्रं शक्रहन्तारमाहवे
evaṃ bhavatu bhadrante śucirbhava tapodhane| janayiṣyasi satputraṃ śakrahantāramāhave
"So be it; good fortune to you. Be pure, O you whose wealth is austerity. You will bring forth a good son, a slayer of Śakra in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.92
पूर्णं वर्षशतं तावत् शुचिर्यदि भविष्यसि । पुत्रं त्रिलोकप्रचरमथत्वं जनयिष्यसि
pūrṇaṃ varṣaśataṃ tāvat śuciryadi bhaviṣyasi | putraṃ trilokapracaramathatvaṃ janayiṣyasi
If you will remain pure for a full hundred years, then you will bring forth a son who ranges through the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.93
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजास्तया समवसत् प्रभुः । तामालिङ्ग्य त्रिभुवनं जगाम भगवानृषिः
evamuktvā mahātejāstayā samavasat prabhuḥ | tāmāliṅgya tribhuvanaṃ jagāma bhagavānṛṣiḥ
Having spoken thus, the lord of great splendour dwelt with her; and having embraced her, the venerable sage went to the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.94
गते भर्त्तरि सा देवी दितिः परमहर्षिता। कुशलं वनमासाद्य तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्
gate bharttari sā devī ditiḥ paramaharṣitā| kuśalaṃ vanamāsādya tapastepe sudāruṇam
When her husband had gone, that goddess Diti, greatly delighted, reached the Kuśala forest and performed most severe austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.95
तपस्तस्यान्तु कुर्वन्त्यां परिचर्याञ्चकार ह। सहस्राक्षः सुरश्रेष्ठः परया गुणसम्पदा
tapastasyāntu kurvantyāṃ paricaryāñcakāra ha| sahasrākṣaḥ suraśreṣṭhaḥ parayā guṇasampadā
While she was performing that austerity, the thousand-eyed one, the best of the gods, rendered her service with the highest excellence of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.96
अग्निं समित्कुशं काष्ठं फलं मूलं तथैव च। न्यवेदयत् सहस्राक्षो यच्चान्यदपि किञ्चन
agniṃ samitkuśaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ phalaṃ mūlaṃ tathaiva ca| nyavedayat sahasrākṣo yaccānyadapi kiñcana
Fire, firewood, kuśa grass, timber, fruit and root as well — the thousand-eyed one supplied, and whatever else there was.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.97
गात्रसंवाहनैश्चैव श्रमापनयनैस्तथा। शक्रः सर्वेषु (लोकेषु) कालेषु दितिं परिचचार ह । एवमाराधिता शक्रमुवाचाथ दितिस्तथा
gātrasaṃvāhanaiścaiva śramāpanayanaistathā| śakraḥ sarveṣu (lokeṣu) kāleṣu ditiṃ paricacāra ha | evamārādhitā śakramuvācātha ditistathā
And with rubbing of her limbs and with the removal of her fatigue, Śakra waited upon Diti at all times (in all worlds). Thus propitiated, Diti then said to Śakra:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.98
।।दितिरुवाच।। प्रीता तेऽहं सुरश्रेष्ठ दशवर्षाणि पुत्रक। अवशिष्टानि भद्रान्ते भ्रातरं द्रक्ष्यसे ततः
||ditiruvāca|| prītā te'haṃ suraśreṣṭha daśavarṣāṇi putraka| avaśiṣṭāni bhadrānte bhrātaraṃ drakṣyase tataḥ
Diti said: I am pleased with you, O best of the gods, my child. Ten years remain — good fortune to you — after that you will see your brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.99
जयलिप्सां समाधास्ये लब्ध्वाहं तादृशं सुतम्। त्रैलोक्यविजयं पूत्र प्राप्स्यामि सह तेन वै
jayalipsāṃ samādhāsye labdhvāhaṃ tādṛśaṃ sutam| trailokyavijayaṃ pūtra prāpsyāmi saha tena vai
"I shall set aside my desire for victory, once I have obtained such a son; with him, my child, I shall win the conquest of the three worlds."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.100
एवमुक्त्वा दितिः शक्रं मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे । निद्रयापहृता देवी जान्वोः कृत्वा शिरस्तदा
evamuktvā ditiḥ śakraṃ madhyaṃ prāpte divākare | nidrayāpahṛtā devī jānvoḥ kṛtvā śirastadā
Having spoken thus to Śakra, Diti, when the sun had reached midday, was overcome by sleep, the goddess then having laid her head upon her knees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.101
दृष्ट्वा तामशुचिं शक्रः पादयोर्गतमूर्द्धजाम् । तस्यास्तदन्तरं लब्ध्वा जहास च मुमोद च
dṛṣṭvā tāmaśuciṃ śakraḥ pādayorgatamūrddhajām | tasyāstadantaraṃ labdhvā jahāsa ca mumoda ca
Seeing her impure, with her hair fallen upon her feet, Śakra, having gained that opening of hers, laughed and rejoiced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.102
तस्याः शरीरं विवृतं विवेशाथ पुरन्दरः। प्रविश्य चामितं दृष्ट्वा गर्भमिन्द्रो महौजसम्। अभिनत्स प्रधानन्तु कुलिशेन महायशाः
tasyāḥ śarīraṃ vivṛtaṃ viveśātha purandaraḥ| praviśya cāmitaṃ dṛṣṭvā garbhamindro mahaujasam| abhinatsa pradhānantu kuliśena mahāyaśāḥ
Then Purandara entered her opened body; and having entered and seen the immeasurable, mighty embryo, he of great fame split the chief (part of it) with his thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.103
भिद्यमानस्तदा गर्भो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा। रुरोद सस्वरं भीमं वेपमानः पुनः पुनः । मारोदीरिति तं गर्भं शक्रः पुनरभाषत
bhidyamānastadā garbho vajreṇa śataparvaṇā| ruroda sasvaraṃ bhīmaṃ vepamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | mārodīriti taṃ garbhaṃ śakraḥ punarabhāṣata
Then the embryo, being split by the hundred-jointed thunderbolt, cried aloud a terrible cry, trembling again and again; and Śakra spoke to that embryo again: "Do not cry!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.104
तं गर्भं सप्तधाभूतं ह्येकैकं सप्तधा पुनः। कुलिशेन बिभेदेन्द्रस्ततो दितिरबुध्यत
taṃ garbhaṃ saptadhābhūtaṃ hyekaikaṃ saptadhā punaḥ| kuliśena bibhedendrastato ditirabudhyata
Indra split that embryo, which had become sevenfold, and then each single one again sevenfold, with his thunderbolt; thereupon Diti awoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.105
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इत्येवं दितिरब्रवीत् । निष्पपातोदराद्वज्री मातुर्वचनगौरवात्। प्राञ्जलिर्वज्रसहितो दितिं शक्रोऽभ्यभाषत
na hantavyo na hantavya ityevaṃ ditirabravīt | niṣpapātodarādvajrī māturvacanagauravāt| prāñjalirvajrasahito ditiṃ śakro'bhyabhāṣata
"He must not be slain, he must not be slain!" — so Diti said. The thunderbolt-wielder came forth from her belly out of respect for the mother's word, and Śakra, with folded hands, still holding the thunderbolt, addressed Diti:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.106
अशुचिर्देवि सुप्तासि पादयोर्गतमूर्द्धजा। तदन्तरमहं लब्ध्वा शक्रहन्तारमाहवे। भिन्नवान् गर्भमेतन्ते बहुधा क्षन्तुमर्हसि
aśucirdevi suptāsi pādayorgatamūrddhajā| tadantaramahaṃ labdhvā śakrahantāramāhave| bhinnavān garbhametante bahudhā kṣantumarhasi
"Goddess, you slept impure, with your hair fallen upon your feet. Having gained that opening, I split this embryo of yours — the slayer of Śakra in battle — into many pieces; you ought to forgive (me)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.107
तस्मिस्तु विफले गर्भे दितिः परमदुःखिता। सहस्राक्षं ततो वाक्यं मातुर्नयनमब्रवीत्
tasmistu viphale garbhe ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā| sahasrākṣaṃ tato vākyaṃ māturnayanamabravīt
But when that embryo had been made fruitless, Diti, extremely grieved, then spoke a word to the thousand-eyed one — (she who was) the mother's eye (?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.108
ममापराधाद्गर्भोऽयं यदि ते विफलीकृतः। नापराधोऽस्ति देवेश ऋषिपुत्र महाबल
mamāparādhādgarbho'yaṃ yadi te viphalīkṛtaḥ| nāparādho'sti deveśa ṛṣiputra mahābala
"If this embryo of yours was made fruitless through my own fault, then there is no fault (in you), lord of the gods, son of a sage, mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.109
शत्रोर्वधे न दोषोऽस्ति तेन त्वां न शपामि भोः। प्रियन्तु कर्त्तुमिच्छामि श्रेयो गर्भस्य मे कुरु
śatrorvadhe na doṣo'sti tena tvāṃ na śapāmi bhoḥ| priyantu karttumicchāmi śreyo garbhasya me kuru
In the slaying of an enemy there is no wrong; therefore I do not curse you, sir. But I wish to do (him) a kindness: grant a benefit for my embryo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.110
भवन्तु मम पुत्राणां सप्त स्थानानि वै दिवि। वातस्कन्धानिमान् सप्त चरन्तु मम पुत्रकाः। मरुतश्चेति विख्याता गणास्ते सप्त सप्तकाः
bhavantu mama putrāṇāṃ sapta sthānāni vai divi| vātaskandhānimān sapta carantu mama putrakāḥ| marutaśceti vikhyātā gaṇāste sapta saptakāḥ
Let there be in heaven seven stations for my sons; let my dear sons range over these seven wind-tracts, and let those troops, seven times seven, be known as the Maruts."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.111
पृथिव्यां प्रथमस्कन्धो द्वितीयश्चैव भास्करे। सोमे तृतीयो विज्ञेयश्चतुर्थो ज्योतिषां गणे
pṛthivyāṃ prathamaskandho dvitīyaścaiva bhāskare| some tṛtīyo vijñeyaścaturtho jyotiṣāṃ gaṇe
The first tract is on the earth, and the second in the sun; the third is to be known as in the moon, the fourth in the host of the stars;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.112
ग्रहेषु पञ्चमश्चैव षष्ठः सप्तर्षिमण्डले। ध्रुवे तु सप्तमश्चैव वातस्कन्धः परस्तु सः
graheṣu pañcamaścaiva ṣaṣṭhaḥ saptarṣimaṇḍale| dhruve tu saptamaścaiva vātaskandhaḥ parastu saḥ
the fifth among the planets, the sixth in the circle of the seven sages; and the seventh wind-tract is in Dhruva, and that one is the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.113
तान्येते विचरन्त्वद्य काले काले ममात्मजाः। वातस्कन्धानिमान् भूत्वा चरन्तु मम पुत्रकाः
tānyete vicarantvadya kāle kāle mamātmajāḥ| vātaskandhānimān bhūtvā carantu mama putrakāḥ
"Let these sons of mine range through those (stations) now, from time to time; let my dear sons become these wind-tracts and range (through them)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.114
पृथिव्यां प्रथमस्कन्धो अमेध्येभ्यो य आवहः। चरन्तु मम पुत्रास्ते प्रथमश्चरताङ्गणः
pṛthivyāṃ prathamaskandho amedhyebhyo ya āvahaḥ| carantu mama putrāste prathamaścaratāṅgaṇaḥ
The first tract on the earth is the one called Āvaha, which (blows) from impure things; let those sons of mine range there — let the first troop range.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.115
द्वितीयश्चापि मेध्येभ्य आसूर्यात् प्रवहस्तु यः। वातस्कन्धं द्वितीयन्तु द्वितीयश्चरताङ्गणः
dvitīyaścāpi medhyebhya āsūryāt pravahastu yaḥ| vātaskandhaṃ dvitīyantu dvitīyaścaratāṅgaṇaḥ
And the second, which is the Pravaha, (blowing) from the sun toward pure things — that is the second wind-tract; let the second troop range there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.116
सूर्योर्द्ध्वन्तु ततः सोमादुद्वहो यस्तु वै स्मृतः। वातस्कन्धन्तु तं प्राहुस्तृतीयश्चरताङ्गणः
sūryorddhvantu tataḥ somādudvaho yastu vai smṛtaḥ| vātaskandhantu taṃ prāhustṛtīyaścaratāṅgaṇaḥ
Then that which is remembered as the Udvaha, above the sun, from the moon — that they call the (third) wind-tract; let the third troop range there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.117
सोमादूर्द्ध्वं तथर्क्षेभ्यश्चतुर्थः सुवहस्तु यः। चतुर्थो मम पुत्राणां गणस्तु चरतां विभो
somādūrddhvaṃ tatharkṣebhyaścaturthaḥ suvahastu yaḥ| caturtho mama putrāṇāṃ gaṇastu caratāṃ vibho
And that which is the fourth, the Suvaha, above the moon and (extending) to the stars — let the fourth troop of my sons range there, O lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.118
यक्षेभ्यश्च तथैवोर्द्ध्वमाग्रहाद्विवहस्तु यः। पञ्चमं पञ्चमः सौम्यः स्कन्धस्तु चरताङ्गणः
yakṣebhyaśca tathaivorddhvamāgrahādvivahastu yaḥ| pañcamaṃ pañcamaḥ saumyaḥ skandhastu caratāṅgaṇaḥ
And likewise that which is the Vivaha, above the stars up to the planets — that is the fifth tract; let the fifth gentle troop range there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.119
ऊर्द्ध्वं ग्रहादृषिभ्यस्तु षष्ठो यो वै पराहतः । चरन्तु मम पुत्रास्तु तत्र षष्ठे गणे तु ये
ūrddhvaṃ grahādṛṣibhyastu ṣaṣṭho yo vai parāhataḥ | carantu mama putrāstu tatra ṣaṣṭhe gaṇe tu ye
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.120
सप्तर्षयस्तथैवोर्द्ध्वमाध्रुवात् सप्तमस्तु यः। वात स्कन्धः परिवहस्तत्र तिष्ठन्तु मे सुताः
saptarṣayastathaivorddhvamādhruvāt saptamastu yaḥ| vāta skandhaḥ parivahastatra tiṣṭhantu me sutāḥ
So too, higher up (are) the Seven Sages; and (the stratum) which is the seventh, (reaching) up to Dhruva — that wind-tract is Parivaha; there let my sons abide.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.121
एतत् सर्वं चरन्त्वेते काले काले ममात्मजाः। तत्र तेन च नाम्ना वै भवन्तु मरुतस्त्विमे
etat sarvaṃ carantvete kāle kāle mamātmajāḥ| tatra tena ca nāmnā vai bhavantu marutastvime
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.122
ततस्तेषान्तु नामानि मातापुत्रौ प्रचक्रतुः। तत्कृते कर्मभिश्चैव मरुतो वै पृथक् पृथक्
tatasteṣāntu nāmāni mātāputrau pracakratuḥ| tatkṛte karmabhiścaiva maruto vai pṛthak pṛthak
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.123
सत्त्वज्योतिस्तथादित्यः सत्यज्योतिस्तथाऽपरः। तिर्यग्ज्योतिश्च सज्योतिर्ज्ज्योतिष्मानपरस्तथा
sattvajyotistathādityaḥ satyajyotistathā'paraḥ| tiryagjyotiśca sajyotirjjyotiṣmānaparastathā
Sattvajyotis, and Āditya, and another Satyajyotis; and Tiryagjyotis, Sajyotis, and another, Jyotiṣmān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.124
प्रथमस्तु गणः प्रोक्तो द्वितीयं मे निबोधत। ऋतजित्सत्यजिच्चैव सुषेणः सेनजित्तथा
prathamastu gaṇaḥ prokto dvitīyaṃ me nibodhata| ṛtajitsatyajiccaiva suṣeṇaḥ senajittathā
Thus the first group has been declared; learn from me the second: Ṛtajit and Satyajit, Suṣeṇa, and likewise Senajit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.125
सत्मित्रोऽभिमित्रश्च हरिमित्रस्तथाऽपरः। गण एष द्वितीयस्तु तृतीयं मे निबोधत
satmitro'bhimitraśca harimitrastathā'paraḥ| gaṇa eṣa dvitīyastu tṛtīyaṃ me nibodhata
Satmitra and Abhimitra, and likewise the other, Harimitra — this is the second group; now learn from me the third.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.126
कृतः सत्यो * * * * ध्रुवो धर्त्ता विधारयः । ध्वान्तश्चैव धुनिश्चैव ह्युग्रो भीमस्तथैव च। अभियुः सक्षिपश्चैवमाह्वयश्च गणः स्मृतः
kṛtaḥ satyo * * * * dhruvo dharttā vidhārayaḥ | dhvāntaścaiva dhuniścaiva hyugro bhīmastathaiva ca| abhiyuḥ sakṣipaścaivamāhvayaśca gaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.127
ईदृकू चैव तथान्यादृक् यादृक् च प्रतिकृत्तथा। (?) समितिश्चैव संरम्भश्च तथा गणः
īdṛkū caiva tathānyādṛk yādṛk ca pratikṛttathā| (?) samitiścaiva saṃrambhaśca tathā gaṇaḥ
Īdṛk, and likewise Anyādṛk, and Yādṛk, and Pratikṛt as well; and Samiti and Saṃrambha — such is (that) group.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.128
ईदृक् च पुरुषश्चैव अन्यादृक्षाच्च चेतसः। समितासमितदृक्षाच्च प्रतिदृक्षाच्च वै गुणाः
īdṛk ca puruṣaścaiva anyādṛkṣācca cetasaḥ| samitāsamitadṛkṣācca pratidṛkṣācca vai guṇāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.129
एते ह्येको नपञ्चाशन्मरुतो नामतः स्मृताः। प्रसंख्यातास्तथा ताभ्यां दित्या चन्द्रेण चैव हि
ete hyeko napañcāśanmaruto nāmataḥ smṛtāḥ| prasaṃkhyātāstathā tābhyāṃ dityā candreṇa caiva hi
These forty-nine are recorded by name as the Maruts; and they were thus counted off by those two, by Diti and by the Moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.130
श्रुत्वा तेषान्तु नामानि दितिरिन्द्रमुवाच ह। वात स्कन्धं चरन्त्वेते मम पुत्राश्च पुत्रक। विचरन्तु च भद्रन्ते देवैः सह ममात्मजाः
śrutvā teṣāntu nāmāni ditirindramuvāca ha| vāta skandhaṃ carantvete mama putrāśca putraka| vicarantu ca bhadrante devaiḥ saha mamātmajāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.131
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः। उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा मातर्भवतु तत्तथा
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ| uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā mātarbhavatu tattathā
Hearing that speech of hers, the thousand-eyed Purandara, having made a gesture of folded hands, said: "Mother, let it be so."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.132
सर्वमेतद्यथोक्तन्ते भविष्यति न संशयः। देवभूता महात्मानः कुमारा देवसंमताः। देवैः सह भविष्यन्ति यज्ञ भाजस्तथात्मजाः
sarvametadyathoktante bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ| devabhūtā mahātmānaḥ kumārā devasaṃmatāḥ| devaiḥ saha bhaviṣyanti yajña bhājastathātmajāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 2 6.133
तस्मात्ते मरुतो देवाः सर्वे चेन्द्रानुजामराः। विज्ञेयाश्चामराः सर्वे दितिपुत्रास्तपस्विनः
tasmātte maruto devāḥ sarve cendrānujāmarāḥ| vijñeyāścāmarāḥ sarve ditiputrāstapasvinaḥ
Therefore those (children became) the Maruts, gods, all of them immortals born after Indra; and all the sons of Diti, the ascetics, are to be known as immortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 2 6.134
एवं तौ निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा मातापुत्रौ तपोधनौ। जग्मतुस्त्रिदिवं हृष्टौ शक्रोऽपि त्रिदिवं गतः
evaṃ tau niścayaṃ jñātvā mātāputrau tapodhanau| jagmatustridivaṃ hṛṣṭau śakro'pi tridivaṃ gataḥ
Thus, when the two—mother and son, whose wealth was austerity—had learned (Indra's) decision, they went joyfully to heaven, and Śakra too went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 2 6.135
मरुतां हि शुभं जन्म श्रृणुयाद्यः पठेत वा। नावृष्टिभयमाप्नोति बह्वायुश्च भवेत्ततः
marutāṃ hi śubhaṃ janma śrṛṇuyādyaḥ paṭheta vā| nāvṛṣṭibhayamāpnoti bahvāyuśca bhavettataḥ
Whoever should hear or recite this auspicious birth of the Maruts incurs no fear of drought, and thereby becomes long-lived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition