Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 22
Sourceसौतिरुवाच ।। कति कल्पान्तरेऽतीते स्रष्टुः सृष्टि विधौ पुनः ।। मरीचिमिश्रैमुनिभिः सार्द्धं कण्ठाद्बभूव सः।।१।। विधेर्नारदनाम्नश्च कण्ठदेशाद्बभूव सः ।। नारदश्चेति विख्यातो मुनीन्दस्तेन हेतुना ।। २ ।। यः पुत्रश्चेतसो धातुर्बभूव मुनिपुंगवः ।। तेन प्रचेता इति च नाम चक्रे पितामहः ।। ३ ।। बभूव धातुर्यः पुत्रः सहसा दक्षपार्श्वतः ।। सर्वकर्माणि दक्षश्च तेन दक्षः प्रकीर्तितः ।। ४ ।। वेदेषु कर्दमः शब्दश्छायायां वर्त्तते स्फुटः ।। बभूव कर्दमाद्वालः कर्दमस्तेन कीर्त्तितः ।। ५ ।। तेजोभेदे मरीचिश्च वेदेषु वर्त्तते स्फुटम् ।। जातः सद्योऽतितेजस्वी मरीचिस्तेन कीर्तितः ।। ६ ।। क्रतुसंघश्च बालेन कृतो जन्मान्तरेऽधुना ।। ब्रह्मपुत्रेऽपि तन्नाम क्रतुरित्यभिधीयते ।। ७ ।। प्रधानाङ्गमुखं धातुस्ततो जातश्च बालकः ।। इरस्तेजस्विवचनोऽप्यङ्गिरास्तेन कीर्त्तितः ।। ८ ।। अतितेजस्विनि भृगुर्वर्त्तते नाग्नि शौनक ।। जातः सद्योऽतितेजस्वी भृगुस्तेन प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। ९ ।। बालोऽप्यरुणवर्णश्च जातः सद्योऽतितेजसा ।। प्रज्वलन्नूर्ध्वतपसा चारुणिस्तेन कीर्त्तितः।। 1.22.१० ।। हंसा आत्मवशा यस्य योगेन योगिनो धुवम् ।। बालः परमयोगीन्द्रस्तेन हंसी प्रकीर्त्तितः ।। ११ ।। वशीभूतश्च शिष्यश्च जातः सद्यो हि बालकः ।। अतिप्रियश्च धातुश्च वशिष्ठस्तेन कीर्त्तितः ।। १२ ।। सन्ततं यस्य यत्नं च तपःसु बालकस्य च ।। प्रकीर्त्तितो यतिस्तेन संयतः सर्वकर्मसु ।। पुलस्तपःसु वेदेषु वर्त्ततेऽहः स्फुटेऽपि च ।। १३ ।। स्फुटस्तपःसमूहश्च पुलहस्तेन बालकः ।। पुलस्तपः समूहश्च यस्यास्ति पूर्वजन्मनाम् ।। तपःसंघस्वरूपश्च पुलस्त्यस्तेन बालकः ।। १४ ।। त्रिगुणायां प्रकृत्यां त्रिर्विष्णावश्च प्रवर्त्तते ।। तयोभक्तिः समा यस्य तेन बालोऽत्रिरुच्यते ।। १५ ।। [http://puranastudy.page.tl/Atri-%26%232309%3B%26%232340%3B%26%232381%3B%26%232352%3B%26%232367%3B.htm अत्रि शब्दोपरि टिप्पणी] जटा वह्निशिखारूपाः पञ्च सन्ति च मस्तके ।। तपस्तेजोभवा यस्य स च पञ्चशिखः स्मृतः ।। १६ ।। अपान्तरतमे देशे तपस्तेपेऽन्यजन्मनि ।। अपान्तरतमा नाम शिशोस्तेन प्रकीर्तितम् ।। १७ ।। स्वयं तपः समाप्नोति वाहयेत्प्रापयेत्परान् ।। वोढुं समर्थस्तपसि वोढुस्तेन प्रकीर्तितः ।।१८।। तपसस्तेजसा बालो दीप्तिमान्सततं मुने ।। तपःसु रोचते चित्तं रुचिस्तेन प्रकीर्तितः ।। १९ ।। कोपकाले बभूवुर्ये स्रष्टुरेकादश स्मृताः ।। रोदनादेव रुद्राश्च कोपितास्तेन हेतुना।।1.22.२०।। शौनक उवाच ।। रुद्रेष्वेकतमो बालो महेश इति मे भ्रमः ।। भवान्पुराणतत्त्वज्ञः सन्देहं छेत्तुमर्हति।।२१।। सौतिरुवाच ।। विष्णुः सत्त्वगुणः पाता ब्रह्मा स्रष्टा रजोगुणः।। तमोगुणास्ते रुद्राश्च दुर्निवारा भयंकराः ।। २२ ।। कालाग्निरुद्रः संहर्त्ता तेष्वेकः शंकरांशकः ।। शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपश्च शिवश्च शिवदः सताम् ।। २३ ।। अन्ये कृष्णस्य च कलास्तावंशौ विष्णुशंकरौ ।। समौ सत्त्वस्वरूपौ द्वौ परिपूर्णतमस्य च ।। २४ ।। उक्तं रुद्रोद्भवे काले कथं विस्मरति द्विज ।। मायया मोहिताः सर्वे मुनीनां च मतिभ्रमः ।। २५ ।। सनकश्च सनंदश्च तृतीयश्च सनातनः ।। सनत्कुमारो भगवांश्चतुर्थो ब्रह्मणः सुतः ।। २६ ।। ब्रह्मा स्रष्टुं पूर्वपु्त्रानुवाच ते न सेहिरे ।। तेन प्रकोपितो धाता रुद्राः कोपोद्भवा मुने ।। २ ।। सनकश्च सनन्दश्च तौ द्वावानन्दवाचकौ ।। आनन्दितौ च बालौ द्वौ भक्तिपूर्णतमौ सदा ।। २८ ।। सनातनश्च श्रीकृष्णो नित्यः पूर्णतमः स्वयम् ।। तद्भक्तस्तत्समः सत्यं तेन बालः सनातनः ।। २९ ।। सनत्तु नित्यवचनः कुमारः शिशुवाचकः ।। सनत्कुमारं तेनेममुवाच कमलोद्भवः ।। 1.22.३० ।। ब्रह्मणो बालकानां च व्युत्पत्तिः कथिता मुने ।। साम्प्रतं नारदाख्यानं श्रूयतां च यथाक्रमम्।। ३१ ।।
sautiruvāca || kati kalpāntare'tīte sraṣṭuḥ sṛṣṭi vidhau punaḥ || marīcimiśraimunibhiḥ sārddhaṃ kaṇṭhādbabhūva saḥ||1|| vidhernāradanāmnaśca kaṇṭhadeśādbabhūva saḥ || nāradaśceti vikhyāto munīndastena hetunā || 2 || yaḥ putraścetaso dhāturbabhūva munipuṃgavaḥ || tena pracetā iti ca nāma cakre pitāmahaḥ || 3 || babhūva dhāturyaḥ putraḥ sahasā dakṣapārśvataḥ || sarvakarmāṇi dakṣaśca tena dakṣaḥ prakīrtitaḥ || 4 || vedeṣu kardamaḥ śabdaśchāyāyāṃ varttate sphuṭaḥ || babhūva kardamādvālaḥ kardamastena kīrttitaḥ || 5 || tejobhede marīciśca vedeṣu varttate sphuṭam || jātaḥ sadyo'titejasvī marīcistena kīrtitaḥ || 6 || kratusaṃghaśca bālena kṛto janmāntare'dhunā || brahmaputre'pi tannāma kraturityabhidhīyate || 7 || pradhānāṅgamukhaṃ dhātustato jātaśca bālakaḥ || irastejasvivacano'pyaṅgirāstena kīrttitaḥ || 8 || atitejasvini bhṛgurvarttate nāgni śaunaka || jātaḥ sadyo'titejasvī bhṛgustena prakīrttitaḥ || 9 || bālo'pyaruṇavarṇaśca jātaḥ sadyo'titejasā || prajvalannūrdhvatapasā cāruṇistena kīrttitaḥ|| 1.22.10 || haṃsā ātmavaśā yasya yogena yogino dhuvam || bālaḥ paramayogīndrastena haṃsī prakīrttitaḥ || 11 || vaśībhūtaśca śiṣyaśca jātaḥ sadyo hi bālakaḥ || atipriyaśca dhātuśca vaśiṣṭhastena kīrttitaḥ || 12 || santataṃ yasya yatnaṃ ca tapaḥsu bālakasya ca || prakīrttito yatistena saṃyataḥ sarvakarmasu || pulastapaḥsu vedeṣu varttate'haḥ sphuṭe'pi ca || 13 || sphuṭastapaḥsamūhaśca pulahastena bālakaḥ || pulastapaḥ samūhaśca yasyāsti pūrvajanmanām || tapaḥsaṃghasvarūpaśca pulastyastena bālakaḥ || 14 || triguṇāyāṃ prakṛtyāṃ trirviṣṇāvaśca pravarttate || tayobhaktiḥ samā yasya tena bālo'trirucyate || 15 || [http://puranastudy.page.tl/Atri-%26%232309%3B%26%232340%3B%26%232381%3B%26%232352%3B%26%232367%3B.htm atri śabdopari ṭippaṇī] jaṭā vahniśikhārūpāḥ pañca santi ca mastake || tapastejobhavā yasya sa ca pañcaśikhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 16 || apāntaratame deśe tapastepe'nyajanmani || apāntaratamā nāma śiśostena prakīrtitam || 17 || svayaṃ tapaḥ samāpnoti vāhayetprāpayetparān || voḍhuṃ samarthastapasi voḍhustena prakīrtitaḥ ||18|| tapasastejasā bālo dīptimānsatataṃ mune || tapaḥsu rocate cittaṃ rucistena prakīrtitaḥ || 19 || kopakāle babhūvurye sraṣṭurekādaśa smṛtāḥ || rodanādeva rudrāśca kopitāstena hetunā||1.22.20|| śaunaka uvāca || rudreṣvekatamo bālo maheśa iti me bhramaḥ || bhavānpurāṇatattvajñaḥ sandehaṃ chettumarhati||21|| sautiruvāca || viṣṇuḥ sattvaguṇaḥ pātā brahmā sraṣṭā rajoguṇaḥ|| tamoguṇāste rudrāśca durnivārā bhayaṃkarāḥ || 22 || kālāgnirudraḥ saṃharttā teṣvekaḥ śaṃkarāṃśakaḥ || śuddhasattvasvarūpaśca śivaśca śivadaḥ satām || 23 || anye kṛṣṇasya ca kalāstāvaṃśau viṣṇuśaṃkarau || samau sattvasvarūpau dvau paripūrṇatamasya ca || 24 || uktaṃ rudrodbhave kāle kathaṃ vismarati dvija || māyayā mohitāḥ sarve munīnāṃ ca matibhramaḥ || 25 || sanakaśca sanaṃdaśca tṛtīyaśca sanātanaḥ || sanatkumāro bhagavāṃścaturtho brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ || 26 || brahmā sraṣṭuṃ pūrvaputrānuvāca te na sehire || tena prakopito dhātā rudrāḥ kopodbhavā mune || 2 || sanakaśca sanandaśca tau dvāvānandavācakau || ānanditau ca bālau dvau bhaktipūrṇatamau sadā || 28 || sanātanaśca śrīkṛṣṇo nityaḥ pūrṇatamaḥ svayam || tadbhaktastatsamaḥ satyaṃ tena bālaḥ sanātanaḥ || 29 || sanattu nityavacanaḥ kumāraḥ śiśuvācakaḥ || sanatkumāraṃ tenemamuvāca kamalodbhavaḥ || 1.22.30 || brahmaṇo bālakānāṃ ca vyutpattiḥ kathitā mune || sāmprataṃ nāradākhyānaṃ śrūyatāṃ ca yathākramam|| 31 ||
English translation
The emergence of the names of the sons of Sauti said—After many kalpas, Brahma was again engaged in the creation work. Out of the neck of Brahma several sages were bom who were free from any curse.
Because of that, out of those sages, one of them was named as Narada.
The one who was bom out of the mind of Brahma was given the name of Praceta, the one who emerged from the' right side of Brahma's back, he was given the name of Daksa.
In the Vedas the word Kardama has been used for shadow; therefore from the shadow of Brahma a sage emerged who was given the name of Kardama.
The word Marica is used in the Vedas for the purpose of glamour; therefore the sage who emerged out of the glamour of Brahma was given the name of Marica. The child who had performed many yajnas in the earlier birth was given the name of Rtu when he was bom of The son who emerged out of the face of Brahma was quite glorious and therefore he was given the name of Ahgira. O Saunaka, for the lustre the word Bhrgu has been used, therefore the child who was bom with lustre was given the name of Bhrgu: Inspite of being a child the one who was quite glorious and looked red like Amna and because of his high tapas he started shining; he was therefore given the name of Aruni.
The ascetic because of whose tapas the geese became subordinate to him, that illustrious boy was given the name of HahsL The child which having emerged out of Brahma and became his pupil was known by the name of Vasistha.
After being bom the child who was always engaged in tapas and who was involved in many actions was given the name of Yati, because of that. In the Vedas the word Pula has been used for performing tapas, therefore he was given the name of Pulaha. Pulaha is also known for a combination therefore the one who was combined in the earlier birth the child came to be known as Pulastya.
The word Tri is used for all the three Bhuvanas of the world and the word is representative of Visnu; therefore the one who was equally sacred to both, was given the name of Atri.
Because of the eternal glory the one who had five flames of fire over his head, came to be known as Pancasikha. The one who performed tapas in the region where there was no darkness, was given the name of Apantaratma.
The one who himself became recluse and caused others to be like him and carried the land of tapas on his head was given the name of O sage, the child who was always engrossed in tapas and was always interested in the same, was given the name of Ruci. Those eleven sages, who appeared from the anger of Brahma and started crying, were known by the name of Yad arodlt tad rudrasya rudratvam (T.S. 1.5.1.1,) Visnupurana also gives this etymology for Rudra of the eleven Rudras was given the name of Mahesa. Therefore you tell me whether it is the same Mahesa or it represents some one else. I am in doubt; you therefore kindly remove my doubt.
Sauti said—^Because of the influence of Sattvaguna, Visnu has been declared as the protector of the worlds. Because of the influence of Rajoguna, Brahma has been declared as the creator. Because of the influence of Tamoguna Rudra has been conceived to be the terrific one and the destroyer of the universe.
One of the Rudras is known by the name of of the time of dissolution). The one who is destroyer is the part of Sankara, ^iva has the 'pure Sattvaguna in him and he also bestows welfare on the people.
di F I 'I R I lcfv fl (duJjy t di'f ll The rest of the Rudras are merely of the race of lord Krsna he also bestows welfare on the The rest of the Rudras are merely of the race of lord Kr§na, only Visnu and ^iva are the complete parts of lord Kr§na. Both of them are equally of the form of sattva.
O Brahmana, I have narrated to you the story of the creation of Rudras earlier. Have you forgotten it? All are moving under the influence of the illusion of the lord; therefore even the sages also developed doubts.
Out of the sons of Brahma, Saunaka happens to the first, Sananda the second, Sanatana the third and the fourth one is the lord the Sanat- kumaras. O sage, Brahma had initially created them and asked them to engage themselves in the creation of the universe but they refused to do so which enraged Brahma and out of rage, the Rudras were bom.
Both the boys Sanaka and Sananda represents the welfare; therefore both of them always remain filled with devotion and spend their time joyfully. Therefore they are known by the name of Sanaka and Sananda.
Lord Krsna himself has been eternal and complete in all respects, his devotee also becomes like him. Therefore the third child was given the name of Sanatana. • The word Sanatana represents eternity and the word Kumara stands for a child. Therefore Brahma gave the child, the name of Sanat- unnt sJicddiHi iT odd4rd: gdarar O sage, thus have I narrated the names of all the sons of Brahma; now you listen to the story about Narada.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 114875 (2017-07-26T02:23:58Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n122–n125: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n122/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.