Adhyaya 9

हिन्दी अर्थ

अष्टादिकाः सप्रशताः सहस्लाणां समता: पुरा। चैम्ानिकानां देवानाकल्पेडतीते तु येइसचन

English

Even as he was meditating* mental progeny were born of him along with those causes and effects arising out ofhis body. There emerged from the limbs of that intelligent Being ICsctra- jfias (individual souls). Then, desirous of procreating the group of four living entities, Devas, Asuras, Pitrs, and mankind, he applied himself in the water. 1

हिन्दी अर्थ

पकैकस्मिस्तु कल्पे यै देवा वैमानिकाः रखता; । अथ मन्वन्तरेष्वासंश्रतुदशस थैदिवयि

English

Then as the self-born god Brahma engaged himself in meditation on creation, exertion appeared on the part of the creator. Then, from his loins, the Asuras were born at the outset. O Brahmanas, the word Asu means 'the Vital Breath 5. Born of that, they were called Asuras. 2

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवाश्व पितरश्चैव मुनयो मनवस्था । तेषामलुचरा ये च मलुपुत्नास्तथेव च

English

He abandoned that body from which Asuras were created; the body so abandoned by him became night immediately as it (the abandoned body) was dominated by Tamas. Verses 2-22 describe the creation of four entities of living beings, viz. Asuras, Devas, Pitrs and human beings from various parts of god Brahma's

हिन्दी अर्थ

चर्णाश्रमिभिरीड््ाश्व तस्मिन्काले तु ये खुराः सन्वन्तरेघु ये हयासन्देवलोके दिवौकसः

English

Human beings Vide v. 21 below. As MW 121-a notes, 'In later SK., Sura 'a god' has been formed from asura like sita is from asita\

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते तेः संयोजकैः साथ प्राप्त संकालने तथा। तुल्यनिष्ठास्तु ते स्व प्राप्ते ह्याभूतसंप्चे ॥

English

As it (the abandoned body) was dominated by Tamas, the night consisting of three watches was full of darkness. Hence the progeny of the self-born lord were enveloped by darkness at night. After creating the Asuras, the lord took up another body of unmanifest nature abounding in Sattva. The lord united himself with it. While engaged with it, they say, he felt plea- sure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तेडवश्यभावित्वाइ॒बुध्चा पर्यायमात्मनः । चेलोक्य वासिनों देवा (“इहस्थानाभिमानिनः ॥

English

Then Devas were born from his shining face. They were so called because they were born of his refulgent face. The root y/Div means 1 'to play'. Devas were so called because they were born of his playful (shining) body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह कल्प बीत रहा है ।१२। जो प्रथम पराढ़ं में पूर्व है और जो द्वितीय पराडे में पर कहा जाता है इतना काल परिमाण स्थितिकाल है इसके बाद का काल प्रत्याहार काल (प्रलय काल) कहा गया है अर्थात पूर्व और पर पराद्ध काल स्थितिकाल और इस द्विपरार्ड के बाद का प्रलय काल (प्राकृत प्रलयकाल) कहा जाता है ।१३। इस कल्प से पूर्व जो सनातन कल्प था वह बीत चुका है । वह सहस्र चतुयुगंं के अन्त में मन्वन्तर परि-

English

After creating Devas, the lord took up another body having only the Sattvic attribute. He abandoned the body after creating the Pitrs. As soon as he abandoned the body, it became evening.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मित ब्राह्म दिवस के अन्त होने पर क्षीण हो गया।१४ उस समय कल्प के क्षीण होने पर और प्रलयकालीन-दाहकाल के आ जाने पर उस कल्प में जितने विमान-विहारी देवता, नक्षत्र, ग्रह, तारामण्डल तू और चन्द्रमा आदि ग्रह थे, वे सुकृतात्मा देव सब मिलाकर अट्टठाइस करोड़ थे ।१५-१६। यह एक मन्वन्तर के देवताओं की संख्या है । इस प्रकार चौदहों मन्वन्तरों के देवों की संख्या तीन सौ बानवे करोड़

English

Hence day is for Devas; night is meant for the Asuras; the body (meant for) Pitrs, evening which is between the two, is held to be important. Hence Devas, Asuras, all the sages and Manus, engaged in Yogic communion, worship the middle body (i.e. the twilight time) of Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुई ।१७। पहले व्यतोत (बीते हुए) कल्प में जो वेमानिक देव थे उनकी संख्या सात सौ आठ हजार कही गई है। एक कल्प में जितने वमानिक देव होते हैं स्वर्ग में उतने ही चौदहों मन्वन्तरों में होते हैं

English

Then Brahma took up another body again. The Lord created beings with his mind, in that body consisting of Rajas. Then he created mentally sons from his mind which was dominated by Rajas guna. Hence the subjects were born of his mind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस मन्वन्तर या कल्प काल में जितने देवता, पितर, मुनि तथा मानव, उनके अनुचर, वर्णाश्रम धर्मावलम्बियों के पूज्य जितने देवता एवं मन्वन्तरों में जो देवलोक के रहने वाले देवता थे, वे अपने संयोजकों के साथ उस समय संहार काल में प्रलयकालीन लक्षणों के उपस्थित हो जाने पर समान भाव से अपने अवश्यंभावी पर्याय (स्थान-नाश) को जान गये ।२०-२-। अतएवं वे त्लोक्यवासी देवता जो कि अपने स्थान-

English

Having seen the subjects, he again cast off his body. The body so abandoned by him immediately became the moon¬ light. Putralvam would mean "His being a son unto them".

हिन्दी अर्थ

महत्त्व पर अभिमान करने वाले थे--उस समय अपने स्थितिकाल को समाप्तप्राय और पर्चादुभावी प्रलय के

English

Hence the people are delighted when the moonlight comes out (and spreads). Thus these bodies abandoned by the lord instantly became night and day, the twilight and the moon¬ light. The three, viz. the moonlight, twilight as well as the day consist solely of the Saliva guna. The night comprises the nature of Tanias only; hence it has three watches. Hence Devas created from the mouth are possessed of shining fraits of the day and full of delight. Since they were born during the day, they are very powerful by day.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुश्चिह्वान्तगंतग्रस्थ: क. पुस्तके नास्ति ।

English

Since the lord created the Asuras at night from the loins of his body, through vital-breath, the night-born Asuras wield unbearable prowess during the night. These alone function as the causes for the creation of Devas, Asuras, Pitrs and human beings in the past and future Manvantaras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्प वायुपुराणम् ै

English

The moonlight, the night, the day and the twilight, these four shine when illuminated. The word y/bha means 'to spread' and 'to shine'. 1 2 So say the wise scholars. The root y/bha is used in the sense of spreading and shining. After seeing (creating?) waters, the Lord created Devas, Danavas, human beings, Pitrs and his other divinities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थितिकाले तदा पूण ह्यासन्ने पश्चिमेउन्तरे। कल्पचासानिका देवा) तस्समिन्प्राप्ते ह्यपप्नवे २४ तेनौत्सक्यविषादेन त्यकत्वा स्थानानि भावतः महलोकाय संविश्लास्ततस्ते दिरे मतिम्॥ ते युक्ता उपपचन्ते महसि स्थैः शरीरकेः विशुद्धिबहुलाः सर्व मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः

English

After casting off that body entirely, he created another form mostly constituted of Rajas and Tamas and united himself with it.. Feeling hunger and thirst in darkness, he created an¬ other body. The hungry creature created by him attempted to take (possess) the waters.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मत्वा तु ते महलोंक॑ देवसंघाश्चतुदश । ततसरते जनलोकाय सोद्धेगा दूधिरे मातिम्

English

Some among them declared, "We shall protect these waters". They are known as Rdksasas in the v/orld. They are wrathful souls and night-walkers. Those among them who deli¬ ghtedly said to one another, "We shall destroy the waters'-' be¬ came, due to that activity, Yaksas and Guhyakas. They were cruel in their actions. The root y/raksa is considered to have the sense of protection. The root y/ksi is used in the sense of destroying.®

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुतेन क्रमयोगेन (णु) यान्ति कव्पनिवासिनः । एवं देवयुगानां तु सहस्तराणि परस्परात्

English

Verses 23-24 suggest the derivation of ambhas 'water* from y/bha. Verses 27-29 give the Puraijic etymology of 'Rakjasa' and ' Takfa '.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गतानि ब्रह्मलोक वै अपरावतिनीं गतिम्। आधिपत्य॑ घिना,ते वे ऐेश्वयंण तु तत्समाः

English

On seeing them with displeasure, the hairs of that As they move footlessly (without foot), they are pannagas and they are sarpas as they crawl. Their abode is below in the earth under the sun and the moon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवन्ति ब्रह्मण॒स्तुल्या रूपेण विषयेण च। तत्न ते छावतिष्ठन्ति (न्ते) प्रीतिय॒क्ताः प्रसंगभात्

English

The excessively terrible fiery foetus, born of his anger, entered those beings of poisonous nature—serpents who were born along with them. On seeing the serpents, he became angry and out of anger he created beings of furious nature. They were very fierce goblins whose diet is flesh and who were reddish-brown in colour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपद्रवों को निकट आया हुआ समझ गए ।२३-२४। अतएव अपने स्थानों को छोड़ कर उत्सुकता और विषादयुक्त हो महलॉंक जाने के लिये आतुरता के साथ सोचने लगे ।२५। उस समय वे सभी देवता अपनी परम आत्म- विशुद्धि के कारण महलोंक के उपयुक्त शरीर को पा गये, इस प्रक/र उस समय सबको मानसीसिद्धि प्राप्त हो गई ।२६। वे चौदह प्रकार के देवगण उस महलोंक में उन ब्राह्मणों, क्षत्रियों, वेश्यों, भक्तों और अपर जनों के

English

They were remembered as Bhutas as they came into existence. 2 They were called PiSacas because they ate flesh. Even as he was singing words, the Gandharvas were born. The root y/dhay means 'to drink'. 3 Since they were born from drinking the (musical) words, they are known as Gandharvas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साथ जिन्होंने ' महान्” को प्राप्त कर लिया है--9ुछ समय रहकर जनलोक जाने के लिये उद्विग्न हो सोचने लगते हैं। २७ २५। तत्पश्चात् वे अति विश्युद्ध अन्तःकरण वाले जिन्होंने मानसी सिद्धि प्राप्त कर ली है, उन कल्प- वासियों के साथ जिन्होंने कि 'महान्' को प्राप्त कर लिया है--जनलोक को चले जाते हैं, वहाँ पर दश गुने समय तक (पूर्व काल के दशगुने अर्थात् दश कल्प तक) आनन्द भोगकर पुनः वहां से तपोलोक को चले जाते

English

When these eight classes of divine beings were created, the lord from his bodily energy created birds out of his own free will. Covering up those chandas (wilful acts) and the birds by his age (?) and seeing them void, he created groups of winged

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं। वहाँ पर भी दश कल्प तक रहकर पुनः सत्यलोक को चले जाते हैं ।२९-३०। इस क्रम से कल्पनिवासी ऊध्वे लोक जाते हैं। इस प्रकार एक के बाद एक लोक को प्राप्त करने में देवों के सहस्न युग बीत जाते हैं

English

He created goats from his mouth, birds from his chest, ' From his feet he created horses, elephants, Sarabhas, Gavayas, deer, camels, mules and other animals o vanou kinds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे देव ब्रह्मलोक में जाकर ऐसी गति को प्राप्त हो जाते हैं जहाँ से पुन: लौटते नहीं हैं । वहाँ वे आधिपत्य तो नहीं प्राप्त करते परन्तु रूप और विषय से ब्रह्म के ही अनुरूप होते हैं और उन्हीं के समान ऐद्वर्य का उपभोग करते हैं । प्रसन्नतापूर्वक वे वहाँ ब्रद्मानन्द को पाकर ब्रह्म के साथ मुक्ति (मोह-मुक्ति) प्राप्त करते हैं, पुनः जो स्वयं प्रकृति-सिद्ध अवश्यम्भावी सुष्टिप्रयोजनवश्य नानात्व से सम्बद्ध हो जाते हैं, उस काल से

English

Some more.Purariic derivations: <hair * ah, < ht but Verses 35-36 derive the words 'BhUta, FtSaca ana

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्बद्ध उन देवों कक. ऐसी अ्रवस्था हो जाती है, जेसी जान ब्रझ्कर सोने का बहाना .करने वालों की होती

English

yatrarl in the text is incorrect. A. reads 'panarthc, so » Bd. P. Plants or trees, fruits, and roots were born of his hair. After creating the cattle and plants thus, the lord applied himself to sacrifice. It was in the beginning of the Kalpa, in the Treta age. Cow, goat, man, 1 sheep, horse, mule and donkey—they call these rural domestic animals. Now know about the wild animals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानात्वैनाभिसंबद्धास्तदा तत्कालभाविन। । स्वपतो बुछ्धिपूव हि यथा भवति जाप्मतः ॥रे४ तत्कालभावि तेषां तु तथा ज्ञार्न प्रचर्तते । प्रत्याहारे तु भेदानां येषां भिन्नाभिसूच्मणाम (१) । मै साथ प्रतिखज्यन्ते कार्याणि करणानि च नानात्वदर्शनात्तेषां ब्रह्मलोकनिवासिनम् ॥

English

Beasts of prey, cloven-hoofed animals, elephants, monkeys, birds constituting the fifth and the animals, mice—these were created. The seventh (in the series) were reptiles. From his front mouth 2 he created the metre Gayatri, Varuna 3, Trivrt 4, Soma, Ralhantara 5 6, and the Agnistoma among the sacrifices.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनष्टस्वाधिकार्साणां स्वेन धर्म ए तिष्ठताम। ते तुल्यलक्ष णा/सिद्धा: शुद्धात्मानों नि रखना; ॥३े८ प्रकृती को रणातीताः स्वात्मस्येब व्यवस्थिताः प्रस्यापयित्वा ह्यास्मानं प्रकृतिस्तेषु सर्वशः

English

From his southern mouth he created the sacred hymns of (Yajurveda?), Trisfubh metre, the fifteenth stoma, the Brhat- saman, and the Uktha verses. From his western mouth he created the Saman hymns, Jagati metre, the fifteen hymns of praise, Vairupya Saman and Atiratra® rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषाव्यवहत्वे (स्वे) न प्रतीता न प्रचर्तते। प्रवर्तिते पुनः सर्ग तेषां वा कारण पुनः

English

From his northern mouth he created twenty-first (stoma hymn), theAtharvan, the Aptoryaman, 7 * Anusthubh and Viraj metres. In the beginning of the Kalpa, the lord created lightnings, thunderbolts, clouds, red-coloured rainbows and birds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभाव: पुनरुत्पत्तो शान्तानामचिंषामिव । ततसस्‍्तेजु गतेषृध्व॑ चैलोक्यात्खुमहात्मख

English

Bd. P. I. 2.8. 50 reads ream (the ftgoeda). Atiratra is a form of Soma-sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ने: सार्थ ये महलॉकात्तदा ना55सादिता जनाः । तच्छिष्टाश्चेह तिष्टन्ित कव्पाई हम्ुपासते

English

As the patriarch Brahma created the progeny, living beings high and low were born of his limbs. After creating the four classes of beings—Devas, Asuras, Pitrs, and mankind, he next created the mobile and immobile beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है ।३२-३४। वे उस समय जैसे सोते हुये भी जागते रहते हैं उसी प्रकार उस समय उन मुक्त पुरुषों या देवों के मन में तत्काल सम्बन्धी नानात्व का ज्ञान उद्जुड़ हो जाता है ।१४६। जो भेद ज्ञान प्रत्याहार (प्रलय) काल में रहता है वही अब अपने भिन्न भिन्न सूक्ष्म रूपों में व्यक्त हो जाता है ।३६। उन ब्रह्मलोक निवासी, अपने धर्म का पालन करने वाले परन्तु सम्प्रति नानात्व दर्शन से अधिकारच्युत महापुरुषों के प्राकृत ज्ञान

English

Pie created Yaksas, Pisacas, Gandharvas, groups or families of Apsaras-s, human beings, Kinnaras, Raksasas, birds, cattle, wild animals and snakes. Whether changing or unchanging, stationary of mobile, these beings created and re-created, adopted those activities which they had in the previous creation. 1

हिन्दी अर्थ

के साथ ही काये और कारण की सृष्टि होने लगती है ।३ । वे (पहली कोटि के शुद्ध आत्मा), निरणञ्जन और तुल्य लक्षण कारणातीत सिद्ध पुरुष अपनी प्रकृति में ही व्यवस्थित रहते हैं ३८। प्रकृति उन द्वितीय कोटि के मुक्त पुरुषों पर सर्वधा अपनी धाक तो जमा लेती है परन्तु वह पुरुषों के बिना सहयोग के किसी कार्य को स्वयं नहीं प्रारम्भ करती है। अतः प्रलय काल में पुरुष में ही वह लीन रहती है १३९-४०।

English

Violent or non-violent, soft or cruel, virtuous or evil, true or false—all these things are adopted by them as they appeal to them. It is the creator who ordained diversity of forms in the great elements and their allotment to different physical bodies and the objects of different senses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सृष्टि प्रारम्भ होने पर था कारण उपस्थित होने पर उन योगी, तत्त्वदर्शी, युक्त, आवागमन के बन्धन से रहित पुरुषों की उस प्राकृत संयोग काल में भी (सृष्टि-काल में) शान्त अग्नि ज्वाला के समान पुनः उत्पत्ति नहीं होती ।५१६। इस प्रकार इस त्रैलोक्य से ऊध्वे अत्यन्त महान् लोकों में (तपः सत्य) उन महापुरुषों के चले जाने पर उनके साथ रहने वाले वे महापुरुष तपस्वीजन जिन्होंने कि अपनी तपस्या से महलोंक से

English

Some say that it is human effort and others say it is the karma, while still others, fatalist Brahmanas, call it the destiny that decides the nature of beings. Human activity and divine dispensation are decided by the nature of fruit. In fact either of the two alone does not suffice. They are inseparable from each other. Neither one is superior to the other. Neither one alone nor the two separately or collectively.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऊपर के लोकों का अधिकार नहीं प्राप्त किया है, कल्पर्यन्त वहीं ( महलक में) शरीर धारणकर निवापत्त करते हैं। २-४३॥ उस समय गन्धरवों से लेकर पिशाच पर्यन्त, मानव (ब्राह्मण-क्षत्रिय आदि, पशु-पक्षी, स्थावर, सरीसृप (रेंग कर चलने वाले साँप आदि) जो जीव प्रृथ्बीतल पर रहते हैं, उनकों प्रलथ का सामना

English

Persons of even vision abiding by Sattva say that the attainment of objects is due to their activities. He assigns names to the sages, the visions belonging to Devas and to other things that were brought forth at the end of the night.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तिष्ठत्ख तेषु तत्काल पृथिवीतलवबासिलु । सहस्त्र' यत्त रश्मीनां सूर्यस्थेह विभासते

English

Just as the indications and forms forboding the advent of seasons recur at their appropriate times, so also in the Yugas The inexorable law of Karma is advocated in vv. 52-56, for destiny or daiva is the Karma of a previous birth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते सप्त रश्मयों भूत्वा होकैको जायते रचिः क्रमेणोसिष्ठमानास्ते त्रंललोकान्प्रदइन्त्युत ४६ जज्ञ्म स्थावर्र चैव नदीः सर्वाश्य पवतान् पूर्व शुष्का छानावुश्चा सूर्येस्तैश्व प्रधूपषिंताः ।

English

The beings of such types created by resorting to his mental power (manasi siddki) by god Brahma born of the un¬ manifest, are seen manifestly at the end of (god Brahma's) night. Thus the living beings, the mobile and immobile came into being. But the progeny created by him did not multi¬ ply. He created some other mind-born sons equal to himself. These are known as Bhrgu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Angiras, Marici, Daksa, Atri and Vasistha. They are known in the Puranas as nine Brahmas. These arc propounders of the Vedas and arc identical with Brahma himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा ते विवशाः खंब निर्दंग्धाः सूर्य रश्मिभिः । जहृनमाःस्थाचराः सर्व घर्माचर्मास्मकास्तु थै ॥ दग्धदेहास्ततस्ते वै गताः पापयुगात्यये योन्‍्या तया हानिमनुक्ताः शुभपात्राज्नुबन्धया

English

Then Brahma, the ancestor of ancients, created Rudra out of his anger, from his own self. (He created) Saiiikalpa and Dharma (also). At the beginning, Brahma created mental sons who were equal to himself, viz. Sanandana, Sanaka, the learned Sanatana and the eminent Sanatkumara. They are eternal, independant, unattached to worldly life and hence they do not procreate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उषित्वा रजनों तत्र बह्मणो5व्यक्तजन्मनः । पुनः सगे भवन्तीह ब्रह्मणी मानसीप्रजाः (?)

English

They have the knowledge of the future. They are devoid of passions and rivalry. When they remained indifferent to the continuity of the world, the supreme lord Brahma contemp¬ lated (angrily). Out of his anger, a person as resplendent as the sun was boin. Half of his body was a man and half a woman. He was comparable to the fire in splendour. Eveiy thing has become full of lustre and equal to the sun in splendour. Divide yourself"—saying so he vanished there itself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तेष्वप्रवृत्तेष जने अलोक्यवासिषु। निद॑ग्धेषु च लोकेषु तेघु सूर्येस्तु सप्तभिः

English

Thus addressed, the man and the woman became se- parate; the man divided himself into eleven parts (out of the All the (eleven) great souls were addressed by the noble being: »Try energetically and vigilantly for the totality (continuity) of the world desiring the multiplication (increase m t e popu ation) of the world, (try) for the establishment, benefit and interest of the entire world."

हिन्दी अर्थ

बजन्त्येकाणवत्वं हि सलिलाख्यास्तदाश्रिताः। आगतागतिक॑ तड्े यदा तु सलिलं बह

English

Thus addressed, they cried and ran about helter-skelter. Since they cried and ran about they arc known as Rudras. The three worlds including the mobile and immobile are pervaded by them. Their followers live in all the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करना पड़ता है। उस समय सूर्य की जो सहख्न किरणें चमकती रहती हैं; उनमें से प्रत्येक सप्तरश्मि होकर एक एक सूर्य बन जाती हैं ।४४-४५६४६। क्रमशः वे सूयं अधिकाधिक प्रज्वलित होते जाते और अपनी अपनी असह्य- ज्वाला से तीनों लोकों को जलाने लगते हैं। स्थावर, जंग्म, सब नदियाँ, सब पर्वत जो कि पहले अनावृष्टि के कारण सूख गये थे, वे अब सूर्य किरणों से जला दिये जाते हैं।४६-४८७ ॥। वे समस्त धर्मात्मक

English

They are the valorous lords of Ganas with the strength of ten thousand elephants. The highly fortunate one (the female) 1, forming half the body of Siva, who has been mentioned to you just before, was the woman born of Brahma's mouth. The right side of her body was fair (white) and the left black. She had been asked by Brahma to divide herself. O Brahmanas, thus requested, she bifurcated herself into black and white parts. I shall mention her names. Please listen very carefully: Svaha, Svadha, Mahavidya, Medha, LaksmI, Sarasvatl, Aparna, Ekaparna, Patala, Uma, Haimavatl, SasthI, Kaiyanl, Khyati, Prajna, Mahabhaga, and Gauri.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधर्मात्मक पाथिव पदार्थ अग॒त्या जल जाते हैं। तब वे सभी अपने पार्थिव शरीर के जल जाने के कारण निष्पाप हो जाते हैं और उनका आयुयुग के बीत जाने पर भी अपने शुभ ओर अशुभ कर्मों से सम्बन्ध रखने वाली योनि से सम्बन्ध बना ही रहता है। भत्यन्त विशुद्ध, मानसी सिद्धि प्राप्त करने वाले व्यक्ति जनलोक में वेसी ही (कर्मानुसा रिणी) तुल्याकृति प्राप्त करते हैं ।४घ८-५०। बे अव्यक्त-जन्मा

English

Know also in brief the universal forms assumed by the noble Lady (forms she assumed in the universe) through the formation of separate bodies: Prakfti, Niyata, RaudrI, Durga, Bhadra, Pramathini, Kalaratri, Mahamaya, Revatl, and Bhutanayika.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्म की रात्रि को वहाँ रह कर बिताते हैं पूनः सृष्टि-काल में वे ब्रह्मा के मानसपुत्र के रुप में उत्पन्न होते हैं ।४१। तदनन्‍्तर जब त्रैलोक्यवासी जनलोक में जाने के लिये नहीं शेष रह जाते अर्थात् अपनी शक्ति के क्षीण हो जाने पर वे जनलोक के अधिकारी नहीं रहते, सप्तसुये की ज्वाला से वे सब लोक दग्ध हो जाते, सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वी वृष्टि से लबालब भर जाती और सब आवास स्थान नष्ट हो जाते हैं तब समुद्र,

English

Listen to her names atr the end of Dvapara age: GautamI, Kausiki, Arya, Gandi, KatyayanI, Satl. Kumarl, Yadavi, Devi, Varada, Krsnapingala, Barhi- rdhvaja, Suladhara, Paramabrahmacarinl.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेघ, सम्पूणं जल और सब प्ृृथिवी से सम्बद्ध जलराशि परस्पर एकाकार होकर एक महासागर के रूप में हो जाती है। इस प्रकार जब जलराशि एकाकार हो इस भूमि को चारों ओर से घेर लेती है तब इसका नाम 'अषंच।? हो जाता है ।(२-५४ह। जिससे सब प्रकाशित होते हैं, जिसके बिना कोई प्रकाश में नहीं आते जो

English

Mahendrl, Indrabhagini, Vrsakanya, EkavasasI, Aparajita, Bahubhuja, Pragalbha, Simhavahinl. Ekanasa, Daityahanl, Maya, Mahisamardini, Amogha, Vindhyanilaya, Vikranta, Gananayika.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकाणुवे भवन्त्यापो न क्षिघ्रास्तेन ते नराः। तस्मिन्युगसहस्रान्ते संस्थिते ब्रह्मणो 5हनि ।॥

English

These are the names of her forms that have been mentioned to you in serial order. Those persons who recite accurately the epithets of goddess Bhadrakali as enumerated by me, will never have a failure or discomfiture. Whether in the forest, or in the outskirts, whether in the house or in the city; whether in water or on dry land, these names afford protection from tigers, robbers and thieves. One should repeat these names Verses 75-85 give a list of epithets of Sakti or the female form called Bhadrakali in v. 86. These epithets characterise the different forms of the goddess. An element of Sakti cult is found in w. 75-91.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रशान्तवाते उन्धकारे निरालोके समन्‍ततः । येनैवाधिष्ठितं हीद॑ अह्मा स पुरुष: प्रभुः

English

An amulet with these names should be used for children afflicted by evil planets, goblins or by evil witches, such as Putana and others. The great goddess is glorified as Prajfia (intellect) and as Sri (glory). Thousands of goddesses have emerged out of these two and pervaded the universe.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विभागमस्य लोकस्य पुनर्वे कतु मिच्छति । एकार्णिे तदा तस्मिन्नष्टे स्थावरजहुमे

English

She created Vyavasaya (industry) and Dharma (duty) bestowing happiness and thought in the beginning of the Kalpa. They were born of unmanifested womb. Ruci was the mental son of Brahma. He created Daksa from his vital breath and Marlci from his eyes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा स भवति ब्रह्मा सहस्नाक्षः सहस्लरपात्। सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषो रुक्‍मचरों ह्यतीन्द्रिय: ६२ ब्रह्मा नारायणाख्यस्तु सुष्वाप सलिले तदा। सस्‍्चोद्रेकात्प्रबुद्धस्तु शन्यं लोकमर्वेक्ष्य च

English

Bhrgu was born of his chest. He created Angiras from his head and Atri from his ears. From the vital breath Udana, he created Pulastya; from Vyana, Pulaha; from Samana, Vasistha and from Apana, Kratu. He created Bhadra, NUalohita in the form of conceit. These are the twelve sons of Brahma born of his vital breath.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपनी व्याप्ति एवं दीप्ति के कारण चारों ओर फैला रहता है उसको अम्भ कहते हैं। वह अम्भ (जल) सम्पूर्ण पृथिवी को चारों ओर विस्तृत करता है ओर तनु धातु विस्तार अथे में प्रयुक्त होता है इसलिये अम्भ को तनु भी कहा जाता है।!५-५७१। कर्वियों ने अर' इसको ज्ीघ्रार्थ द्योतक माना है, एकार्णव काल में जल शी ध्रगा मी नहीं होता इसलिये जल को “नर या तार! भी बहा जाता है। सहद्न युग काल परिणाम वाले ब्रह्मा के एक

English

These are the mental sons of Brahma. Bhrgu and others who were created were not the expounders of the Veda. They were the ancient householders. Dharma was established (and propagated) by them. These twelve create progeny along with Rudra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिन की स्थिति के बाद उतने ही परिमाण वाली रात्रि के हो जाने पर जबकि चारों ओर केवल जल व्याप्त रहता है और अग्नि के नष्ट हो जाने पर पृथ्वी तल पर चारों ओर घना अन्धकार छा जाता, कहीं पर भी आलोक नहीं दिखाई देता तब उस सलिल में निवास करने वाले उस प्रभु पुरुष ब्रह्मा के हृदय में पुनः इस लोक को विभक्त करने की इच्छा हुई । / ८-६० २। स्थावर जज्जमात्मक सृष्टि के नष्ट हो जाने पर जब उस

English

Both Rbhu and Sanatkumara sublimated sexual virility. As they were born very early before (thetwelve sons), they were the eldest of all. When the first ancient Kalpa was over, both of them withdrew their splendour and occupied the Vairaja region achieving (the good of) the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समय केवल एक मात्र समुद्र ही शेष रह जाता है तब केवल इच्छा मात्र से वह ब्रह्मा सहस्नाक्ष (हजार आँखों वाला) सहस्रपाद ( हजार पैर वाला ) सहसख्रशीर्ष ( हजार शिर वाला ) सुबर्ण के समान वर्ण वाला और अतीन्द्रिय हो गया । उस समय ये नारायण नामक ब्रह्मा जल में ही सोते थे। ब्रह्मा के हृदय में उस समय जब सत्त्व गुण की वृद्धि हुई तब उनको ज्ञान-प्राप्ति हो गई, तब उन्होंने चारों ओर केवल शून्य को ही

English

Both of them, practising Yogic virtue and concen¬ trating their self in the 'Atman maintained the dhavma and aspir¬ ation (kama) of the people by their great splendour. Sanat continues to have the same form and features as at the time of his birth. So he is called Kumara. Hence his name is mentioned Sanatkumara.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देखा ।६१०६३। नारायण के सम्बन्ध में इस प्रकार का इलोक प्रसिद्ध है कि जल का नर ओर तनु नाम है। उस जल में वे न।भि तक मग्न होकर रहते हैं अतः 'उसका नाम नारायण पड़ा ।६४-६५। इन सहस्रप्राण, मन, मुख, मस्तक, हस्त, पाद, चक्षु और कर्ण वाले, सर्वाग्रवर्ती, प्रजापति पुरुष के विषय में वेदों में विशेष उल्लेख है ।६६। यही महात्मा वेद में आदित्यवर्ण, भुवनपालक, अपूव, प्रथम प्रजापति इन्द्र तम से परे हिरण्यगर्म

English

Their twelve races are divine and endowed with divine attributes. Performing holy rites and multiplying the race, they are embellished by great sages. Thus ends (the description of) the activity of the self-born lord in creating the worlds. The creation was born of his various organs. The creation beginning with Mahat and ending with ViSesas belongs to Prakrli itself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्यवर्णों भुवनस्य गोप्ता एको हयपूर्व: प्रथमं तुराषाट्। क्‍

English

The light of the sun and the moon illuminates the world which is further embellished with planets and stars. It is surrounded by rivers, oceans, mountains, and cities of various shapes and sizes, and happy countryside. In that unmanifest Brnhmavana, Brahma spends the night. This eternal tree of Brahma is born of the seed of Avyakla. It grows up through his blessings. Intellect constitutes its branches and the sense-organs its sprout and Dharma and Adharma its flowers, happiness and sorrow its fruits. It is the source of livelihood for living beings and its root is Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कव्पादौ रजसोद्विक्तो ब्रह्म भूत्वाउज्जत्प्रजाः। कल्पान्ते तमसोद्रिक्तः कालो भूत्वाइप्रलत्पुनः स वै नारायणाख्यस्तु सर्वोद्विक्तो 5 वे स्वपन् । त्रिधा विभज्य चा55त्मानं अलोक्ये समचतत सज़ते प्रसते चैच चीक्षते च तिभिस्तु तान। एकार्णवे तदा लोके नष्टे स्थाचरजड्मे ।

English

The unmanifest which is the cause of creation is eternal and of the nature of Sat and Asal. This is the Anugraha Sarga, the primary creation of Brahma. The six creations Mukhya etc. are secondary. They exist in all the three times in Brahma who identifies with them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुयुगसइस्त्रान्ते सर्वतः सलिलाबुते। ब्नह्मा नारायणाख्यस्तु अप्रकाशार्णवे स्वपन्

English

It is known by the learned that the creations fun¬ ction as causes of one another. There are two divine trees growing together, having fine leaves and sprouts and branches. Only one knows the tree of the Atman and not the other. That incomprehensible Atman is the cause of creation of all living beings—he whose head the Brahmanas eulogise as heaven; the sky as the umbilicus; the sun and the moon as the eyes; the quarters as the ears; and the earth as his feet.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुर्विधाः प्रजा प्रस्त्वा ब्राह्मआं राज्यों महारंवे पश्यन्ति त॑ं महलोंक।रखुण्त काल महर्षयः ।। द

English

From his mouth the Brahmanas were born; from his arms the Ksatriyas; from his thigh the Vaisyas and from his The great lord is beyond the unmamfest. The cosmic Egg is born of the unmanifest. From the cosmic Egg is born Brahma who created the universe.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महलोंकस्थितैटष्टः कालः खुप्तस्तदा च तैः॥ खत्याद्याः सप्त ये छ्यासन्करपेडतीते महर्ष यः ७४ प॒व्व॑ ब्राह्लीषु राजीषु छातीतासु सहस्नशः दृष्टवन्‍्ततस्था हान्‍ये सुप्तं काल महषेयः ।

English

An echo of RV X. 90 (Purusa Sukta).