Adhyaya 7

हिन्दी अर्थ

चेद्स्कन्घो ह॒विर्गस्धों हृव्यकव्यातिवेगवान् । प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान्नानादीक्षाभिरन्वितः

English

Thus this first Pcida (section) the main theme of which was prakriyd was narrated. On hearing it, Sanatana, the descen¬ dant of Kasyapa was much delighted in mind. Addressing Suta with (appreciative) words, he asked him the subsequent narrative. "O Knower of Kalpas, please narrate to us (the events during) the period of transition between the two ages. 1

हिन्दी अर्थ

में दिव्य रूप का ध्यान करने लगे ।७-८। वे चारों ओर से प्रथ्वी को जल से घिरी हुई देख कर सोचने लगे कि किस महान् शरीर को धारण कर इस पृथ्वी का उद्धार कहूँ ।॥९॥ इतने में जल क्रीड़ा के उपयुक्त वाराह रूप का उनको स्मरण हो गया । तब हरि ने, प्राणियों से अजेय, वाइमय और धर्ममृति वाराह रूप को धारण किया, जिसका शरीर दश योजन लम्बा और सौ योजन ऊँचा

English

We are desirous to know the difference between the two Kalpas, viz. the one that has gone and the other that is current. Let us also know the Pratisandhi (period of transition) between the two (Kalpas) as you are undoubtedly very intelligent." I shall describe to you here the difference between the two Kalpas: the one that has gone and the other that is current, and the period of transition between the two.

हिन्दी अर्थ

था। वें रंग में नीले मेघ के समान और घोद चीत्कार करने में भी मेघ के ही समान विशाल काय, श्वेत तीक्ष्ण और- कठोर दाँतों वाले उस वाराह की आँखे विद्युत और अग्नि के समान चमकीली थीं । सूये के समान तेजस्वी उसका स्कन्ध मोटा, लम्बा और गोल था । सिंह के समान ग़मन करने वाले उस देव का कटि भाग पीन और उन्नत था। इस प्रकार सुडौल शुभ लक्षण, अमित और विपुल

English

O sages of holy rites, now understand the Manvan- taras that are in the Kalpas. This auspicious Kalpa that is current now is (called the) Varaha Kalpa. The Kalpa that has gone before this Kalpa was (known as) Sana tana. Now understand the (condition of) the interim period between that Kalpa and the present one. Out of the five main characteristics of a Purana, description of Man- vantaras is one. Thus we find it in Bh. P. VIII. 1. 1-29, KP. I. 51, NP. I. 40. 17-37 and others. This chapter which textually corresponds to Bd. P. I. 2. 6 deals with Kalpas and the interim period between them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फ्ाय उस वाराह रूप को धारण कर भगवान् पृथ्वी का उद्धार करने के लिये रसातल में घुस गए

English

When the previous Kalpa recedes there is a period of transition. Another Kalpa sets in again and again from Jana- loka. This happens again and again when the period of transi¬ tion ends, the Kalpas are cut off from each other. At the end of a Kalpa, all the rites are completely annihilated. Hence it is called the period of transition between one Kalpa and another. The joints (transition) between the periods called Man- vantara and Yuga are also cut off. Manvantaras function with the inter-connectionsof Yugas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस भगवान् वाराह के वेद चरण, यूप दंष्टू, यज्ञ वक्षःस्थल, चिति मुख, अग्नि जिद्वा, कुश रोमसमृह और ब्रह्मा ही शिर थे। उस महात्मा ने दिन रात को नेत्र के रूप में धारण किया था। वेदाजू उनके कानों के कुण्डल, आज्य नासिका के छिंद्र और खुवा उन का तुण्ड (नथुना) था। उनका दीघ॑ घोष : ही साम गान था। सत्य धर्ममय वे श्रीमान् धर्म और विक्रम की साक्षात् प्रतिमा थे। प्रायश्चित्त

English

The Kalpas that have been briefly narrated in the Prakriya Pdda [each Kalpa (out of them) has a Purva-ardha (earlier half) and a Para-ardha (later half) ]. When a Kalpa elapses, its later half is followed by the earlier half of the next Kalpa. The other Kalpas which follow in future are so tied with their later half. The Kalpa that is current, O Brahmanas, is the first among them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनका रथ, पशु उनका भयद्भूर जनु देश था। वे महान् आकार वाले थे, उद्गाता उनकी अतड़ियाँ, होम लिज्भ स्थान और महोषधियाँ बीज, ज्ञान उनका अन्तःकरण, मन्त्र स्फिगू, आज्य रक्त, सोम शोणित तथा वेद स्कन्‍्ध थे । हवि उनके शरीर की सगन्‍्ध, ह॒व्य उनका वेग, और प्राग्वश शरीर था

English

In it the first (half) is called Purva ( Purvardha ) and the later half is called Para. This is the period of sustenance (of the world). The period after it is called the dissolution of the world. 1 The Kalpa which preceded the present Kalpa was Sanatana (by name). When at the end of one thousand sets of four Yugas along with the Manvantaras, the Kalpa came to an end, then the time of the destruction (of the universe) by fire arrived: 2

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्र6 गि वायुपुराणम्

English

The following verses describe the process of dissolution of the Uni¬ verse. In all the fourteen Manvantaras, there had been Devas, Pitrs, sages and Manus in the heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दक्षिणाहृद्यो योगी महासत्रमयों विश्ः । डपाकर्मेष्टिर्चिरः प्रवरग्यवित्तमूषणः

English

The sons of Manus who are their followers, the res¬ pectable Devas who receive honour and praise from the people of all castes and stages of life and those heaven-dwellers who remain in the Devaloka—all these stand on equal footing along with their associates at the time of final dissolution. When the dissolution becomes due, the Devas residing in the three worlds realize their inevitable (fateful) turn which necessarily occurs in due course. 1 Characterized by unconcern and grief, they forsake their associated positions and fix their

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स्वस्थानमानीय पृथिवीं पृथिवीकरः मुमोच पूच मनसा घारयित्या घराघरः

English

They are endowed with bodies special to Maharloka. All of them abound in special purity and acquire mental achievement. They establish contact with the Brahmanas, Ksatri- yas, Vaisyas and others who have been devoted to that Kalpa. After fixing their minds on Maharloka, the fourteen groups o

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततोड़ व्य क्षिति देवो जगतः स्थापनेचछया । पूथिव्याः प्रविभागाय मनश्चक़ 5स्बुजेक्ष गः

English

They have abundant purity and have attained mental Repeating it ten times, they go to the worlds calle Svar and- Tafias. After staying there for ten Kalpas, they proceed to the world called Satya. The residents of the Kalpa go

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथिवीं तु समीकृत्य पृथिव्यां सोडचिनोदिगरीन्। प्राक्सग द्यममानास्तु तदा संवत काप्निना ॥ तेनायिना विशीर्णास्ते पता भुचि सवंशः । शैत्यादेकार्णवे तस्मिन्वायुना55पस्तु संहताः २८

English

Thus thousands ofYugas according to the calculations Verses 21-30 describe how Devas proceed from heaven to still higher regions in the order: Mahar->Svar->Tapas—>Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परम द्यतिमान वे नाना दीक्षाओं से दीक्षित थे ।१५-१६। महायज्ञ मयविभु योगी का दक्षिणा हृदय था उपाकर्म, रुचिर इष्टि और प्रवग्यं ही वैभव था, ताना छन्द गतिपथ और रहस्यमय उपनिषद् आसन थे। पत्नी छाया के सहित वे मणिमय शुद्ध (सुमेर) के समान ऊंचे थे। इस प्रकार प्रभु यज्ञवाराह बनकर उस जलरासि में घुस गए। उस प्रजाप्रति ने जल से आवृत पृथ्वी के समीप जाकर उसको

English

Except overlordship (on the world), thcybecome equal to Brahma in affluence, glory, form (appearance) and objects (of enjoyment of senses) 1. There they stay happily due to their close contact with Brahma. Acquiring the bliss of Brahma, they become liberated along with Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दाँतों से पकड़कर जल के ऊपर स्थापित कर दिया ।२०-२४ इतना कर चुकने के बाद समुद्र जल को समुद्रों में, नदी जल को नदियों में बॉट दिया । पृथ्वी के उद्धार कर्ता उस हरि ने पृथ्वी को अपने निर्दिष्ट स्थान पर रख कर पहले मन में भविष्य की रूप रेखा निश्चित कर उनको जल तल प्र छोड़ दिया । उस जलराशि के ऊपर पृथ्वी बहुत बड़ी नाव के समान स्थित हुई जो कि

English

In view of the inevitability in matters pertaining to Prakfti; they remain boundin their separateness produced at that time. When the differences of those 'whose energies are of different nature, are restrained and withdrawn, their effects

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने आकार की विपुलता और भगवान के प्रभाव से डूबती नहीं है । कमलनेन्न देव पृथ्वी का उद्धार करने के अनन्तर संसार स्थापन के उद्देश्य से प्रथ्वी को कई भागों में विभक्त करने को सोचने लगे । पहले भूतत को समतल कर उस पर पहाड़ों को स्थापित क़िया। पूर्व सृष्टि में जो संवतको अग्नि से गल गए थे और घरातल पर चारों ओर जल कर बिखर गए थे, वे उस जलप्लावन में

English

Here those persons who have attained liberation have not to go by the (same) path of Samsdra. There is the non- recurrence (non-existence) of these like the blazing flames of fire which has been extinguished 2. Cf. the concept of Brahma-nirvana in BG V. 24-26.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीतलता के कारण, वायु के द्वारा जल इकट्ठा हो जाने से पहले जहाँ जहाँ स्थित थे वहाँ वहाँ इस बार भी अचल हो गए ।२५-२६४। पहले पिघल कर वे अचल (स्थित) हुए, इसलिये पतों का नाम अचल पड़ा, पे

English

There are classes of beings from Gandharvas toPisacas, Brahmanas and other human beings, animals and birds, the immobile ones and reptiles. While they (the beings mentioned in v. 40) stand there as the residents of the surface of the earth, at that time the thousand rays that emanate from the sun (gettingcombined and concentrated) become seven rays of the sun and each ray (out of those seven rays) becomes a sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनुदिचिह्वान्तगंतग्रन्थो घ. पुस्तके नास्ति ।

English

Rising up gradually, they burn the three worlds, mobile and immobile beings, rivers and all mountains. They had al¬ ready been dried up by drought and are now burnt by the suns. Then all these—the mobile and immobile, both the pious and impious who are burnt by the rays of the sun, settle down and rest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

.गिरयोइन्तनिंगीणेत्वाच्चयनाउ्च शिलोच्चयाः ततस्तेषु विशीणंषु लोकोद्धिगिरिष्चथ

English

At the end of the sinful age, they go away with their bodies burnt. But they are not freed from bodies derived from their pious or impious activities. They are united with the people of Jana Loka having the same form as they have. Abounding in purity they attain mental perfection. Having stayed there for the period of the night of Brahma of unmanifest birth, they are born again as the mental sons of Brahma, at the beginning of the creation (of the world). When the residents of the three worlds thus function in Janaloka, and the three worlds are burnt down by the seven suns, when the earth is flooded with rain, when all abodes are scattered, the oceans, clouds and the earthly waters form a vast watery mass called ' Salila n.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विश्वकर्मा विभजते कव्पादिषु पुनः पुन। ससमुद्रामिर्मा पृथ्वी सप्तद्वीपाँ सपर्वताम ॥

English

It (water) followed (one flood after another). When that enormous flood of water covered the earth (in one vast sheet of water) it is called Arnava (sea). The word (root )bha is used in the sense of spreading ( vydpli) and shining ( dipti ), as- water shines and spreads. It floods on all sides and hence water is known as Ambhas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूरायांश्चतुरों लोकान्पुनः सो5थ प्रकल्पयत् लोकान्प्रकल्पयित्वा च प्रजासग ससर्ज हा

English

The root/Tan means c to cover', 'to expand.' Since waters Verses 47-52 give the popular etymologies of salila, arnava, ambhas, tanu and nard. Cf. Bd. P. I. 2. 6. 51-56 for similar derivation of these words. The learned say that the particle c Aram' denotes quick¬ ness. In the vast ocean the waters are not quick. (Hence) they are called 'Maras'.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूभंगवान्सिसुकुविधचिधाः प्रजा: । ससर्ज सूष्टि तद्गपां कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा

English

At the end of a thousand.Yugas, when Brahma's day comes to an end, when, during the night everything is covered up with water, when the earth destroyed by the fire disappears in water, when the wind is calm and motionless, and darkness spreads around and there is no ray of light, Brahma, the Lord Purusa who presides over all these, desires to make the apportionment of this world once again. When the mobile and immobile beings are destroyed and lost in that vast ocean, Brahma becomes (a god) endowed with a thousand i.e. innumerable feet and thousand eyes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यार्भिध्यायतः सग॑ सदा वै बुद्धिपू्वकम्। प्रध्यानसमकालं वैप्राडुभू तस्तमोमयः १५५४

English

The thousand-headed Purusa, of golden complexion, who is beyond the ken of senses, who is Brahma called Narayana, goes to sleep in the water. When he wakes up due to the predominance of Sattva guna, he sees the world a void. They cite this verse about Narayana. Waters are called Nara. We have thus heard that the name of waters is Tarns. He stays there with waters coming up- to his umbilicus. So he is called Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

'बहिरन्तःप्रकाशश्व शुद्धो निःसेश एव च । तस्मात्तः संत्रत्ता बुद्धिमुख्यानि करणानि च

English

In the Vedas he is called the first patriarch, the Purusa with good mind, thousand (i.e. inumerable) heads, thousand feet, thousand eyes, thousand faces, thousand hands 1 and de¬ vouring thousands. He has the colour of Adifya (sun). He is the protector of the world. He is the single unprecedented and the first over- powerer of the mighty. He is the golden-wombed Purusa. He is the noble soul who is beyond darkness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात्ते संवृतात्मानों नगा मुख्याः प्रकीरतिताः। मुख्यसर्गतथा भूत ब्रक्काइष्ट्वा छसाधकम्

English

At the beginning of the Kalpas, Rajas predominates in him. He becomes Brahma and creates the subjects. At the end of the Kalpas, Tamas predominates in him. He becomes Kala and swallows them again. Cf. the Purusa Sukta (RV X. 90) He who is designated as Narayana with the Sattva Guna predominant, sleeps in the vast ocean. Dividing himself into three forms, he abides in the three worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

(गाँ5) होने के कारण वे पर्बत कहे गये । जल के भीतर निगले जाने के कारण गिरि और शझिलाओं के चयत (चुनना) के कारण पव॑तों का नाम हिलोच्चय पड़ा। उन लोक-समुद्र ओर पव॑तों के नष्ठ हो जाने पर विश्वस्रष्टा हरि कल्प के आदि में बार-बार पृथ्वी का विभाग और निर्माण करते हैं। इस नियम के अनुसार इस बार भी उन्होंने समुद्र, सप्तदीप और पवतों से युक्त इस पृथ्वी, भू आदि चारों लोकों

English

Through the three forms he creates, surveys and swallows them. When the mobile and immobile world is de¬ stroyed in that vast ocean, at the end of thousand sets of four Yugas, when everything is covered up with water all round, Brahma called Narayana sleeps in the dark, deep waters. The great sages see from Maharloka, Kala who, after swallowing four types of creation, is slumbering in the great (cosmic) ocean during the night of Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

की सृष्टि की ।३०-३२३। लोकसृष्टि के अनन्तर प्रजासृष्टि की । जिस समय ध्यानावस्थित होकर उन्होंने बुद्धिपूवेक सह्टि की इच्छा की उसी समय ध्यान के साथ ही तमोमोह, तामिस्न और अन्ध नामक पाँच प्रकार की तमोमय सुष्टि हुई उस महात्मा के ध्यान मात्र से पाँच पर्वों (श्रेणी) वाली यह अविद्या उत्पन्न हुई। उस अभिमानोी ध्यानस्थ देव का यह सर्ग पाँच भागों में विभक्त था ।३३-३६२॥। वह सर्ग चारों ओर से अन्धकार

English

The great sages like Bhrgu and others as in seven Kalpas, so in this Kalpa, surrounded this immense being. That immense being is surrounded by the seven sages Bhrgu and others. The word c Rsi 3 is derived from the root «s/Rs, c to go 5. 1 They existed from the beginning hence they are called Rsis. The word Mahat indicates 'greatness 3. Because they are great, they are called Makar sis. The sleeping Kala was then observed by them while staying in Maharloka. In the past Kalpa there were seven sages beginning with Satya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

से ढका ऐसा जान पड़ता था मानो घड़े से ढका दीपक हो। वह सर्ग बाहर और भीतर से प्रकाशमान, शुद्ध और निःसंज्ञ (अचेतन) था ।: ७३। अतः उन पांचों से बुद्धि और मुख्य कारण (इन्द्रियाँ) ढकी हुई थीं इसलिये वे संवत्तात्मा 'नग” नामक मुख्य सर्ग कहलाए।३६९। ब्रह्मा अपने मुख्य से को इस प्रकार सुष्टिकाय॑ में अवरोधक देखकर असंतुष्ट हो गए। उस सर्ग से विरक्त हो वे अन्य सृष्टि के लिये ध्यान करने लगे। उनके

English

Thus, during these nights of Brahma that had passed in thousands, the great sages (Satya and others) saw the sleeping Kala (during the period of his slumber). Brahma is called Kala (the destroyer) because at the beginning of a Kalpa, he fashioned fourteen forms of des¬ truction.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ध्यान करने से वहाँ तियंक् (तिरछा) स्रोत नामक सं उत्पन्न हुआ ।३८-४०। यतः उस समय के उत्पन्न पदार्थ तियंक (उलटा) व्यवहार और व्यापार करने वाले थे इसलिये उनका नाम तियेक स्रोत पड़ा । वे सभी तमोगुण की अधिकता के कारण अज्ञानी हुये ॥४१॥ द द

English

He creates living beings at the beginning of each Kalpa again and again. He, the great lord, is both manifest and unmanifest. This entire universe is his creation. Thus the period of transition between the two Kalpas—the one that is current and the other that has passed— has been described to you briefly. The conditions that existed in previous Kalpas have also been mentioned briefly. Now I shall explain the present Kalpa. Listen to that. A correct etymology.