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Book 12 – Chapter 176
BORI CE: 12-176-001 भरद्वाज उवाच |
MN DUTT: 08-010-001 भरद्वाज उवाच प्रजाविसर्ग विविध कथं स सृजते प्रभुः |
M. N. Dutt: Bharadwaja said-Tell me, O best of Brahmans, how the powerful Brahman, living within Meru, created these various kinds of objects. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-002 भृगुरुवाच |
MN DUTT: 08-010-002 भृगुरुवाच प्रजाविसर्ग विविधं मानसो मानसासृजत् |
M. N. Dutt: Bhrigu said The great Manasa (in his form of Brahman) created the various objects by his Will. For the protection of all creatures, he first created water. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-003 यत्प्राणाः सर्वभूतानां वर्धन्ते येन च प्रजाः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-003 यत् प्राणः सर्वभूतानां वर्धन्ते येन च प्रजाः |
M. N. Dutt: Water is the life of all creatures, and it helps their growth. If there be no water, all creatures would die. The cntire universe is pervaded by water. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-004 पृथिवी पर्वता मेघा मूर्तिमन्तश्च ये परे |
MN DUTT: 08-010-004 पृथिवी पर्वता मेघा मूर्तिमन्तश्च ये परे |
M. N. Dutt: Earth, mountains, clouds, and all things which have form, are all as transformations of water. They have all been produced by water being solidified. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-005 भरद्वाज उवाच |
MN DUTT: 08-010-005 भरद्वाज उवाच कथं सलिलमुत्पन्नं कथं चैवाग्निमारुतौ |
M. N. Dutt: Bharadwaja said, How did water originate? How fire and Wind? How also was the Earth created? I have great doubts about it. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-006 भृगुरुवाच |
MN DUTT: 08-010-006 भृगुरुवाच ब्रह्मकल्पे पुरा ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मर्षीणां समागमे |
M. N. Dutt: O twice-born one, in very ancient times called the Brahma-Kalpa, great Rishis, when they assembled together, felt this very doubt about the creation of the universe. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-007 तेऽतिष्ठन्ध्यानमालम्ब्य मौनमास्थाय निश्चलाः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-007 तेऽतिष्ठन् ध्यानमालम्ब्य मौनमास्थाय निश्चलाः |
M. N. Dutt: Governing speech, they remained immovable, engaged in contemplation. Having abstained from food, they lived upon air alone, and remained thus for a thousand divine years. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-008 तेषां धर्ममयी वाणी सर्वेषां श्रोत्रमागमत् |
MN DUTT: 08-010-008 तेषां ब्रह्ममयी वाणी सर्वेषां श्रोत्रमागमत् |
M. N. Dutt: At the end of that time, certain words as sacred as those of the Vedas simultaneously reached the ears of all. Indeed, this celestial voice was heard in the sky to say— |
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BORI CE: 12-176-009 पुरा स्तिमितनिःशब्दमाकाशमचलोपमम् |
MN DUTT: 08-010-009 पुरा स्तिमितमाकाशमनन्तमचलोपमम् |
M. N. Dutt: Formerly there was only infinite Space, motionless and immovable. Without sun, moon, stars, and wind, it seemed to be asleep. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-010 ततः सलिलमुत्पन्नं तमसीवापरं तमः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-010 ततः सलिलमुत्पन्नं तमसीवापरं तमः |
M. N. Dutt: Then water originated like something darker within darkness. Then from the pressure of water sprang wing. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-011 यथा भाजनमच्छिद्रं निःशब्दमिव लक्ष्यते BORI CE: 12-176-012 तथा सलिलसंरुद्धे नभसोऽन्ते निरन्तरे |
MN DUTT: 08-010-011 यथा भाजनमच्छिद्रं निःशब्दमिव लक्ष्यते |
M. N. Dutt: As an empty vessel having no hole appears at first to have no sound, but when filled with water, air appears and makes a great noise, so when infinite Space was filled with water, the wind arose with a great noise, passing through the water. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-013 स एष चरते वायुरर्णवोत्पीडसंभवः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-012 स एष चरते वायुरर्णवोत्पीडसम्भवः |
M. N. Dutt: Generated by the pressure of the ocean of water, that wind still passes on. Occupying empty space, its motion is never stoppcd. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-014 तस्मिन्वाय्वम्बुसंघर्षे दीप्ततेजा महाबलः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-013 तस्मिन् वाय्वम्बुसंघर्षे दीप्ततेजा महाबलः |
M. N. Dutt: Then on account of the friction of wind and water, fire endued with great power and burning energy, came into being, with flames directed upwards. That fire dissipated the darkness that had covered Space. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-015 अग्निः पवनसंयुक्तः खात्समुत्पतते जलम् |
MN DUTT: 08-010-014 अग्निः पवनसंयुक्तः खं समाक्षिपते जलम् |
M. N. Dutt: Helped by the wind, fore combined Space and Water. In fact, combining with the wind, fire became solidified. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-016 तस्याकाशे निपतितः स्नेहस्तिष्ठति योऽपरः |
MN DUTT: 08-010-015 तस्याकाशे निपतितः स्नेहस्तिष्ठति योऽपरः |
M. N. Dutt: While dropping from the sky, the liquid portion of fire being solidified again became what is known as the Earth. |
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BORI CE: 12-176-017 रसानां सर्वगन्धानां स्नेहानां प्राणिनां तथा |
MN DUTT: 08-010-016 रसानां सर्वगन्धानां स्नेहानां प्राणिनां तथा |
M. N. Dutt: The Earth or land, in which everything is born, is the root of all sorts of taste, of all sorts of scent, of all sorts of liquids, and of all kinds of animals, |
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