Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 7

VaP 2 7.1

।।सूत उवाच।। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि दनुपुत्रान्निबोधत। अभवन् दनुपुत्रास्तु वंशे ख्याता महासुराः

||sūta uvāca|| ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi danuputrānnibodhata| abhavan danuputrāstu vaṃśe khyātā mahāsurāḥ

Sūta said: Beyond this I shall declare (the lineage); learn of the sons of Danu. The sons of Danu were the great asuras renowned in the line.

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VaP 2 7.2

विप्रचित्तिप्रधानास्ते शतं तीव्रपराक्रमाः। सर्वे लब्धवराश्चैव सुतप्ततपसस्तथा

vipracittipradhānāste śataṃ tīvraparākramāḥ| sarve labdhavarāścaiva sutaptatapasastathā

— tr. refused: cyber

VaP 2 7.3

सत्यसन्धाः पराक्रान्ताः क्रूरा मायाविनश्च ते । महाबला अयज्वानो ह्यब्रह्मण्याश्च दानवाः । कीर्त्त्यमानान्मया सर्वान् प्राधान्येन निबोधत

satyasandhāḥ parākrāntāḥ krūrā māyāvinaśca te | mahābalā ayajvāno hyabrahmaṇyāśca dānavāḥ | kīrttyamānānmayā sarvān prādhānyena nibodhata

True to their promises, mighty in assault, cruel and possessed of magical illusions, of great strength, offering no sacrifices and hostile to brahmins — such were those Dānavas. Learn of them all, the chief ones, as I name them.

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VaP 2 7.4

द्विमूर्द्धा शङ्कुवर्णश्च तथा शङ्कुनिरामयः। शङ्कुकर्णो महाविश्वो गवेष्ठिर्दुन्दुभिस्तथा

dvimūrddhā śaṅkuvarṇaśca tathā śaṅkunirāmayaḥ| śaṅkukarṇo mahāviśvo gaveṣṭhirdundubhistathā

Dvimūrdhā and Śaṅkuvarṇa, and likewise Śaṅkunirāmaya, Śaṅkukarṇa, Mahāviśva, Gaveṣṭhi, and Dundubhi;

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VaP 2 7.5

अजामुखोऽथ भगवान् शिलो वामनसस्तथा। मरीचिरक्षकश्चैव महागार्ग्योऽङ्गिरावृतः

ajāmukho'tha bhagavān śilo vāmanasastathā| marīcirakṣakaścaiva mahāgārgyo'ṅgirāvṛtaḥ

then Ajāmukha, Bhagavān, Śila, and likewise Vāmanasa, Marīci, Rakṣaka, Mahāgārgya, and Aṅgirāvṛta;

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VaP 2 7.6

विक्षोभ्यश्च सुकेतुश्च सुवीर्यः सुहृदस्तथा। इन्द्रजिद्विश्वजिच्चैव तथासुर विमर्द्दनः

vikṣobhyaśca suketuśca suvīryaḥ suhṛdastathā| indrajidviśvajiccaiva tathāsura vimarddanaḥ

Vikṣobhya and Suketu, Suvīrya and likewise Suhṛd, Indrajit and Viśvajit, and also Asuravimardana;

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VaP 2 7.7

एकचक्रः सुबाहुश्च तारकश्च महाबलः। वैश्वानरः पुलोमा च प्रवीणोऽथ महाशिराः

ekacakraḥ subāhuśca tārakaśca mahābalaḥ| vaiśvānaraḥ pulomā ca pravīṇo'tha mahāśirāḥ

Ekacakra and Subāhu, and Tāraka of great strength, Vaiśvānara and Pulomā, then Pravīṇa and Mahāśirā;

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VaP 2 7.8

स्वर्भानुर्वृषपर्वा च मुण्डकश्च महासुरः। धृतराष्ट्रश्च सूर्यश्च चन्द्र इन्द्रश्च तापिनः

svarbhānurvṛṣaparvā ca muṇḍakaśca mahāsuraḥ| dhṛtarāṣṭraśca sūryaśca candra indraśca tāpinaḥ

Svarbhānu and Vṛṣaparvā, and Muṇḍaka the great asura, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Candra and Indra, the scorching ones;

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VaP 2 7.9

सूक्ष्मश्चैव निचन्द्रश्च ऊर्णनाभो महागिरिः। असिलोमा सुकेशश्च सदश्च बलको दश

sūkṣmaścaiva nicandraśca ūrṇanābho mahāgiriḥ| asilomā sukeśaśca sadaśca balako daśa

Sūkṣma and Nicandra, Ūrṇanābha, Mahāgiri, Asilomā and Sukeśa, and Sada and Balaka — ten;

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VaP 2 7.10

तथा गगनमूर्द्धा च कुम्भनाभा महोदरः। प्रमोदाहश्च कुपथो हयग्रीवश्च वीर्यवान्

tathā gaganamūrddhā ca kumbhanābhā mahodaraḥ| pramodāhaśca kupatho hayagrīvaśca vīryavān

likewise Gaganamūrdhā and Kumbhanābhā, Mahodara, Pramodāha and Kupatha, and Hayagrīva the valiant;

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VaP 2 7.11

असुरश्च विरुपाक्षः सुपथोऽथ महासुरः। अजो हिरण्मयश्चैव शतमायुश्च शम्बरः

asuraśca virupākṣaḥ supatho'tha mahāsuraḥ| ajo hiraṇmayaścaiva śatamāyuśca śambaraḥ

and Asura, Virūpākṣa, then Supatha the great asura, Aja and Hiraṇmaya, Śatamāyu and Śambara;

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VaP 2 7.12

शरभः शलभश्चैव सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभौ। असुराणां सुरावेतौ सुराणां साम्प्रताविमौ

śarabhaḥ śalabhaścaiva sūryācandramasāvubhau| asurāṇāṃ surāvetau surāṇāṃ sāmpratāvimau

Śarabha and Śalabha, and both Sūrya and Candra — these two were the gods of the asuras, and these (others) are now the (gods) of the gods.

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VaP 2 7.13

इति पुत्रा दनोर्वंशाः प्रधानाः परिकीर्तिताः। तेषामपरिसङ्ख्येयं पुत्रपौत्राद्यनन्तकम्

iti putrā danorvaṃśāḥ pradhānāḥ parikīrtitāḥ| teṣāmaparisaṅkhyeyaṃ putrapautrādyanantakam

Thus the sons of Danu, the chief lines, have been recounted; their sons and grandsons and so on are innumerable and endless.

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VaP 2 7.14

इत्येते त्वसुराः प्रोक्ता दैतेया दानवाश्च ये। स्वर्भानुस्तु स्मृतो दैत्यो ह्यनुभानुर्दनोः सुतः। इमे तु वंशानुगता दनोः पुत्रास्तु ये स्मृताः

ityete tvasurāḥ proktā daiteyā dānavāśca ye| svarbhānustu smṛto daityo hyanubhānurdanoḥ sutaḥ| ime tu vaṃśānugatā danoḥ putrāstu ye smṛtāḥ

Thus have been declared these asuras, both the Daiteyas and the Dānavas. Svarbhānu is remembered as a Daitya, while Anubhānu was a son of Danu. But these who are remembered as the sons of Danu follow in the line:

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VaP 2 7.15

एकाक्ष ऋषभोऽरिष्टः प्रबन्धनरकावपि। इन्द्रबाधनकेशी च मेरुः शम्बोऽथ धेनुकः

ekākṣa ṛṣabho'riṣṭaḥ prabandhanarakāvapi| indrabādhanakeśī ca meruḥ śambo'tha dhenukaḥ

Ekākṣa, Ṛṣabha, Ariṣṭa, also Prabandha and Naraka, Indrabādhana and Keśī, Meru, Śamba, then Dhenuka,

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VaP 2 7.16

गवेष्ठिश्च गवाक्षश्च तालकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्। एते मनुष्यधर्मास्तु दनोः पुत्रा मया स्मृताः

gaveṣṭhiśca gavākṣaśca tālaketuśca vīryavān| ete manuṣyadharmāstu danoḥ putrā mayā smṛtāḥ

and Gaveṣṭhi and Gavākṣa, and Tālaketu the valiant: these sons of Danu, having the nature of men, have been recounted by me.

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VaP 2 7.17

दैत्यदानवसंहर्षे जाता भीमपराक्रमाः। सिंहिकायामथोत्पन्ना विप्रचित्तिसुतास्त्विमे

daityadānavasaṃharṣe jātā bhīmaparākramāḥ| siṃhikāyāmathotpannā vipracittisutāstvime

Born in the joy of the Daityas and Dānavas, of terrible prowess: these are the sons of Vipracitti, begotten upon Siṃhikā.

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VaP 2 7.18

सैंहिकेया इति ख्याताश्चतुर्द्दश महासुराः। शतगालश्च बलवान्न्यासः शाम्बस्तथैव च

saiṃhikeyā iti khyātāścaturddaśa mahāsurāḥ| śatagālaśca balavānnyāsaḥ śāmbastathaiva ca

Known as the Saiṃhikeyas, fourteen great asuras: Śatagāla the strong, Nyāsa, and likewise Śāmba,

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VaP 2 7.19

अनुलोमः शुचिश्चैव वातापिश्च सितांशुकः। हरः कल्पः कालनाभो भौमश्च नरकस्तथा

anulomaḥ śuciścaiva vātāpiśca sitāṃśukaḥ| haraḥ kalpaḥ kālanābho bhaumaśca narakastathā

Anuloma and Śuci, Vātāpi and Sitāṃśuka, Hara, Kalpa, Kālanābha, Bhauma, and likewise Naraka;

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VaP 2 7.20

राहुर्ज्यष्ठस्तु तेषां वै चन्द्रसूर्यप्रमर्दनः। इत्येते सिंहिकापुत्रा देवैरपि दुरासदाः

rāhurjyaṣṭhastu teṣāṃ vai candrasūryapramardanaḥ| ityete siṃhikāputrā devairapi durāsadāḥ

and the eldest of them was Rāhu, the crusher of the moon and the sun. These are the sons of Siṃhikā, hard to withstand even by the gods,

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VaP 2 7.21

दारुणाभिजनाः क्रूराः सर्वे ब्रह्मद्विषश्च ते। दशान्यानि सहस्राणि सैंहिकेयो गणः स्मृतः

dāruṇābhijanāḥ krūrāḥ sarve brahmadviṣaśca te| daśānyāni sahasrāṇi saiṃhikeyo gaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

of dreadful birth, cruel, and all of them haters of brahman. The Saiṃhikeya host is remembered as another ten thousand.

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VaP 2 7.22

निहतो जामदग्न्येन भार्गवेण बलीयसा। स्वर्भानोस्तु प्रभा कन्या पुलोम्नोऽथ शची तथा

nihato jāmadagnyena bhārgaveṇa balīyasā| svarbhānostu prabhā kanyā pulomno'tha śacī tathā

(He was) slain by Jāmadagnya, the mighty descendant of Bhṛgu. Now Svarbhānu's daughter was Prabhā, and Puloman's was Śacī,

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VaP 2 7.23

उपदानवी यमस्यापि शर्मिष्ठा वार्ष पर्वणी। पुलोमा कालिका चैव वैश्वानरसुते उभे

upadānavī yamasyāpi śarmiṣṭhā vārṣa parvaṇī| pulomā kālikā caiva vaiśvānarasute ubhe

Upadānavī was Yama's (?), and Śarmiṣṭhā was Vṛṣaparvan's daughter; Pulomā and Kālikā were both daughters of Vaiśvānara.

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VaP 2 7.24

प्रभाया नहुषः पुत्रो जयन्तश्च शचीसुतः। पुरुंजज्ञेऽथ शर्मिष्ठा दुष्मन्तमुपदानवी

prabhāyā nahuṣaḥ putro jayantaśca śacīsutaḥ| puruṃjajñe'tha śarmiṣṭhā duṣmantamupadānavī

Of Prabhā, Nahuṣa was the son, and Jayanta was the son of Śacī; then Śarmiṣṭhā bore Puru, and Upadānavī bore Duṣmanta.

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VaP 2 7.25

वैश्वानरसुते ह्येते पुलोमा कालिका उभे । उभे ह्यपि तु ते कन्ये मारीचस्य परिग्रहे

vaiśvānarasute hyete pulomā kālikā ubhe | ubhe hyapi tu te kanye mārīcasya parigrahe

These two, Pulomā and Kālikā, are both daughters of Vaiśvānara; and both those maidens were taken in marriage by (the son of) Marīci.

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VaP 2 7.26

ताभ्यां पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिर्दानवपुङ्गवाः। चतुर्दश तथान्यानि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्

tābhyāṃ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭirdānavapuṅgavāḥ| caturdaśa tathānyāni hiraṇyapuravāsinām

By those two (were born) thousands of sons, sixty (thousand) bulls among the Dānavas, and fourteen other thousands, dwellers in the golden city.

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VaP 2 7.27

पौलोमाः कालकेयाश्च दानवाः सुमहाबलाः। अवध्या दानवानां ते निहताः सव्यसाचिना

paulomāḥ kālakeyāśca dānavāḥ sumahābalāḥ| avadhyā dānavānāṃ te nihatāḥ savyasācinā

The Paulomas and the Kālakeyas, Dānavas of very great strength, unslayable among the Dānavas, were slain by the Left-handed Archer (Arjuna).

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VaP 2 7.28

मयस्य जाता ये पुत्राः सर्वे वीरपराक्रमाः। मायावी दुन्दुभिश्चैव वृषश्च महिषस्तथा

mayasya jātā ye putrāḥ sarve vīraparākramāḥ| māyāvī dundubhiścaiva vṛṣaśca mahiṣastathā

The sons who were born to Maya were all of heroic valour: Māyāvī, and Dundubhi, and Vṛṣa, and Mahiṣa,

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VaP 2 7.29

बालिको वज्रकर्णश्च कन्या मन्दोदरी तथा। दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च सर्ग एष प्रकीर्त्तितः

bāliko vajrakarṇaśca kanyā mandodarī tathā| daityānāṃ dānavānāñca sarga eṣa prakīrttitaḥ

and Bālika and Vajrakarṇa, and also the daughter Mandodarī. This has been declared to be the generation of the Daityas and the Dānavas.

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VaP 2 7.30

दनायुषायाः पुत्रास्तु स्मृताः पञ्च महाबलाः। अरूरुर्बालिजम्भौ च विरक्षश्च विषस्तथा

danāyuṣāyāḥ putrāstu smṛtāḥ pañca mahābalāḥ| arūrurbālijambhau ca virakṣaśca viṣastathā

But the sons of Danāyuṣā are remembered as five, of great strength: Arūru, Bāli, Jambha, Virakṣa, and Viṣa.

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VaP 2 7.31

अरुरो स्तनयः क्रूरो धुन्धुर्नाम महासुरः। निहतः कुवलाश्वेन उत्तङ्कवचनात् किल

aruro stanayaḥ krūro dhundhurnāma mahāsuraḥ| nihataḥ kuvalāśvena uttaṅkavacanāt kila

Aruru's son was the cruel great Asura named Dhundhu; he was slain, they say, by Kuvalāśva at the word of Uttaṅka.

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VaP 2 7.32

बलेः पुत्रौ महावीर्यौ तेजसाप्रतिमावुभौ। कुम्भिलश्चक्रवर्मा च स कर्णः पूर्वजन्मनि

baleḥ putrau mahāvīryau tejasāpratimāvubhau| kumbhilaścakravarmā ca sa karṇaḥ pūrvajanmani

Bali's two sons were of great might, both unequalled in energy: Kumbhila and Cakravarmā — and he (the latter) was Karṇa in a former birth.

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VaP 2 7.33

विरक्षस्यापि पुत्रौ द्वौ कालकश्च वरश्च तौ। विषस्य त्वभवन् पुत्राश्चत्वारः क्रूरकर्मणः। श्राद्धहा यज्ञहा चैव ब्रह्महा पशुहा तथा

virakṣasyāpi putrau dvau kālakaśca varaśca tau| viṣasya tvabhavan putrāścatvāraḥ krūrakarmaṇaḥ| śrāddhahā yajñahā caiva brahmahā paśuhā tathā

Virakṣa too had two sons, those two, Kālaka and Vara. But of Viṣa, of cruel deeds, there were four sons: the slayer of the śrāddha rite, the slayer of the sacrifice, the slayer of the brahman, and the slayer of cattle.

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VaP 2 7.34

क्रान्ता दनायुषापुत्रा वृत्रस्यापि निबोधत। जज्ञिरे श्वसनाद्धोराद्वृत्रस्येन्द्रेण युध्यतः

krāntā danāyuṣāputrā vṛtrasyāpi nibodhata| jajñire śvasanāddhorādvṛtrasyendreṇa yudhyataḥ

The sons of Danāyuṣā have been gone through; now learn of Vṛtra as well. They were born from the terrible breath of Vṛtra as he fought with Indra.

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VaP 2 7.35

भर्त्तारो मनसा ख्याता राक्षसाः सुमहाबलाः । शतं तानि सहस्राणि महेन्द्रानुचराः स्मृताः

bharttāro manasā khyātā rākṣasāḥ sumahābalāḥ | śataṃ tāni sahasrāṇi mahendrānucarāḥ smṛtāḥ

Rākṣasas of very great strength, renowned as masters by (their) mind (i.e. mind-born), are remembered as those hundred thousands, followers of great Indra.

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VaP 2 7.36

सर्वे ब्रह्मविदः सौम्या धार्मिकाः सूक्ष्ममूर्त्तयः। प्रजास्वन्तर्गताः सर्वे निवसन्ति सुधार्मिकाः

sarve brahmavidaḥ saumyā dhārmikāḥ sūkṣmamūrttayaḥ| prajāsvantargatāḥ sarve nivasanti sudhārmikāḥ

All of them are knowers of brahman, gentle, righteous, of subtle form; all of them, very righteous, dwell hidden within creatures.

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VaP 2 7.37

दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च सर्ग एष प्रकीर्त्तितः। प्रवाह्यजनयत् पुत्रान् यज्ञे वै गायनोत्तमान्

daityānāṃ dānavānāñca sarga eṣa prakīrttitaḥ| pravāhyajanayat putrān yajñe vai gāyanottamān

This has been declared to be the generation of the Daityas and the Dānavas. Pravāhī brought forth sons who were the finest singers at the sacrifice.

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VaP 2 7.38

सत्त्वनः सत्वात्मकश्चैव कलापश्चैव वीर्यवान् । कृतवीर्यो ब्रह्मचारी सुपाण्डुश्चैव सप्तमः

sattvanaḥ satvātmakaścaiva kalāpaścaiva vīryavān | kṛtavīryo brahmacārī supāṇḍuścaiva saptamaḥ

Sattvana, and Satvātmaka, and the valorous Kalāpa, Kṛtavīrya, Brahmacārin, and Supāṇḍu as the seventh,

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VaP 2 7.39

पनश्चैव तरण्यश्च सुचन्द्रो दशमस्तथा। इत्येते देवगन्धर्वा विज्ञेयाः परिकीर्त्तिताः

panaścaiva taraṇyaśca sucandro daśamastathā| ityete devagandharvā vijñeyāḥ parikīrttitāḥ

and Pana and Taraṇya, and Sucandra as the tenth: these are declared to be known as the divine Gandharvas.

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