Panchajanya, the Fire Born of Five Sages

Verse 1 (3.222.1)

काश्यपो ह्यथ वासिष्ठः प्राणश्च प्राणपुत्रकः । अग्निराङ्गिरसश्चैव च्यवनस्तीव्रवर्चकः ॥

kāśyapo hyatha vāsiṣṭhaḥ prāṇaśca prāṇaputrakaḥ | agnirāṅgirasaścaiva cyavanastīvravarcakaḥ

Kashyapa and Vasishtha, Prana and Prana's son, Agni Angirasa, and Chyavana of fierce splendour —

Verse 2 (3.222.2)

अचरत्स तपस्तीव्रं पुत्रार्थे बहुवार्षिकम् । पुत्रं लभेयं धर्मिष्ठं यशसा ब्रह्मणा समम् ॥

acaratsa tapastīvraṃ putrārthe bahuvārṣikam | putraṃ labheyaṃ dharmiṣṭhaṃ yaśasā brahmaṇā samam

these practised fierce austerities for many years to gain a son, thinking: "May I obtain a son most devoted to dharma, equal to Brahma in renown."

Verse 3 (3.222.3)

महाव्याहृतिभिर्ध्यातः पञ्चभिस्तैस्तदा त्वथ । जज्ञे तेजोमयार्चिष्मान्पञ्चवर्णः प्रभाकरः ॥

mahāvyāhṛtibhirdhyātaḥ pañcabhistaistadā tvatha | jajñe tejomayārciṣmānpañcavarṇaḥ prabhākaraḥ

Then, as those five meditated with the five great utterances, there was born a fiery, flaming being of five colours, bright as the sun.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राकरः → प्रभाकरः (misprint in Wikisource; an akshara has dropped, leaving the pada a syllable short and the word meaningless; the critical edition reads prabhāvanaḥ here).

Verse 4 (3.222.4)

समिद्धोऽग्निः शिरस्तस्य बाहू सूर्यनिभौ तथा । त्वङ्नेत्रे च सुवर्णाभे कृष्णे जङ्घे च भारत ॥

samiddho'gniḥ śirastasya bāhū sūryanibhau tathā | tvaṅnetre ca suvarṇābhe kṛṣṇe jaṅghe ca bhārata

His head was blazing fire, his arms were like the sun, his skin and eyes shone like gold, and his shanks were black, O Bharata.

Verse 5 (3.222.5)

पञ्चवर्णः स तपसा कृतस्तैः पञ्चभिर्जनैः । पाञ्चजन्यः श्रुतो देवः पञ्चवंशकरस्तु सः ॥

pañcavarṇaḥ sa tapasā kṛtastaiḥ pañcabhirjanaiḥ | pāñcajanyaḥ śruto devaḥ pañcavaṃśakarastu saḥ

Five-coloured, brought into being by the austerity of those five persons, he is known as the god Panchajanya, and he became the founder of five lineages.

Note on the text: Corrected पञ्चवर्षः → पञ्चवर्णः (misprint in Wikisource; "five-coloured", as in verse 3 and in the critical edition, pañcavarṇaḥ).

Verse 6 (3.222.6)

दशवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्त्वा महातपाः । जनयत्पावकं घोरं पितॄणां स प्रजाः सृजन् ॥

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tapastaptvā mahātapāḥ | janayatpāvakaṃ ghoraṃ pitṝṇāṃ sa prajāḥ sṛjan

Having practised austerity for ten thousand years, that great ascetic brought forth the dreadful fire of the ancestors, creating offspring.

Verse 7 (3.222.7)

बृहद्रथंतरौ मूर्ध्ना वक्त्राच्च तपसा हरिम् । शिवं नाभ्यां बलादिन्द्रं प्राणाद्वायुं च भारत ॥

bṛhadrathaṃtarau mūrdhnā vaktrācca tapasā harim | śivaṃ nābhyāṃ balādindraṃ prāṇādvāyuṃ ca bhārata

From his head he created the Brihat and the Rathantara chants, from his mouth by austerity Hari, Shiva from his navel, Indra from his strength, and Vayu from his breath, O Bharata;

Note on the text: Corrected वक्राच्च → वक्त्राच्च (misprint in Wikisource; "from the mouth", critical edition vaktrāc ca). The second half differs from the critical edition (vāyvagnī prāṇato 'sṛjat); Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 8 (3.222.8)

बाहुभ्यामनुदात्तौ च विश्वे भूतानि चैव ह । एतान्सृष्ट्वा ततः पञ्च पितॄणामसृजत्सुतान् ॥

bāhubhyāmanudāttau ca viśve bhūtāni caiva ha | etānsṛṣṭvā tataḥ pañca pitṝṇāmasṛjatsutān

from his two arms the two Anudattas, the Vishvedevas and the beings. Having created these, he then created the five sons of the ancestors:

Verse 9 (3.222.9)

बृहद्रथस्य प्रणिधिः काश्यपस्य महत्तरः । भानुरङ्गिरसो धीरः पुत्रो वर्चस्य सौरभः ॥

bṛhadrathasya praṇidhiḥ kāśyapasya mahattaraḥ | bhānuraṅgiraso dhīraḥ putro varcasya saurabhaḥ

Mahattara, the representative of Brihadratha and son of Kashyapa; the steadfast Bhanu, son of Angiras; Saurabha, son of Varcha;

Note on the text: Corrected काश्यपश्य → काश्यपस्य (misprint in Wikisource; genitive, critical edition kāśyapasya). Other words (बृहद्रथस्य, महत्तरः, धीरः, सौरभः) differ from the critical edition (bṛhadūrjasya, bṛhattaraḥ, vīraḥ, saubharaḥ) and are kept as the base reading.

Verse 10 (3.222.10)

प्राणस्य चानुदात्तस्तु व्याख्याताः पञ्च वंशजाः । देवान्यज्ञमुषश्चान्यान्सृजन्पञ्चदशोत्तरान् ॥

prāṇasya cānudāttastu vyākhyātāḥ pañca vaṃśajāḥ | devānyajñamuṣaścānyānsṛjanpañcadaśottarān

and Anudatta, son of Prana. These five born of the lineages have been described. He then created fifteen further gods, the stealers of sacrifice:

Verse 11 (3.222.11)

सुभीममतिभीमं च भीमं भीमबलाबलम् । एतान्यज्ञमुषः पञ्च देवानप्यसृजत्ततः ॥

subhīmamatibhīmaṃ ca bhīmaṃ bhīmabalābalam | etānyajñamuṣaḥ pañca devānapyasṛjattataḥ

Subhima, Atibhima, Bhima, Bhimabala and Abala; these five sacrifice-stealing gods he created next.

Verse 12 (3.222.12)

सुमित्रं मित्रवन्तं च मित्रज्ञं मित्रवर्धनम् । मित्रधर्माणमित्येतान्देवानभ्यसृजत्ततः ॥

sumitraṃ mitravantaṃ ca mitrajñaṃ mitravardhanam | mitradharmāṇamityetāndevānabhyasṛjattataḥ

Sumitra, Mitravant, Mitrajna, Mitravardhana and Mitradharman: these gods he created after them.

Verse 13 (3.222.13)

सुरप्रवीरं वीरं च सुरेशं च सुवर्चसम् । सुराणामपि भर्तारं पञ्चैतानसृजत्ततः ॥

surapravīraṃ vīraṃ ca sureśaṃ ca suvarcasam | surāṇāmapi bhartāraṃ pañcaitānasṛjattataḥ

Surapravira, Vira, Suresha, Suvarchas, and the Sustainer of the Gods: these five he created next.

Verse 14 (3.222.14)

त्रिविधं संस्थिता ह्येते पञ्चपञ्च पृथक्पृथक् । मुष्णन्त्यत्र स्थिता ह्येते स्वर्गतान्यज्ञयाजिनः ॥

trividhaṃ saṃsthitā hyete pañcapañca pṛthakpṛthak | muṣṇantyatra sthitā hyete svargatānyajñayājinaḥ

Settled in three groups, five and five apart, they stay here and rob those who have gone to heaven by performing sacrifice.

Verse 15 (3.222.15)

तेषामिष्टं हरन्त्येते निघ्नन्ति च महद्धविः । स्पर्धयाहव्यवाहानां निघ्नन्त्येते हरन्ति च ॥

teṣāmiṣṭaṃ harantyete nighnanti ca mahaddhaviḥ | spardhayāhavyavāhānāṃ nighnantyete haranti ca

They carry off what those people have offered and spoil the great oblation; in rivalry with the fires that bear the offerings, they spoil it and carry it away.

Verse 16 (3.222.16)

बहिर्वेद्यां तदादानं कुशलैः संप्रवर्तितम् । तत्रैते नोपसर्पन्ति यत्र चाग्निः स्थितो भवेत् ॥

bahirvedyāṃ tadādānaṃ kuśalaiḥ saṃpravartitam | tatraite nopasarpanti yatra cāgniḥ sthito bhavet

For this reason the skilled have established that their portion be set outside the altar; they do not draw near where the fire is installed.

Verse 17 (3.222.17)

चितोऽग्निरुद्वहन्यज्ञं पक्षाभ्यां तान्प्रबाधते । मन्त्रैः प्रशमिताह्येते नेष्टं मुष्णन्ति यज्ञियम् ॥

cito'gnirudvahanyajñaṃ pakṣābhyāṃ tānprabādhate | mantraiḥ praśamitāhyete neṣṭaṃ muṣṇanti yajñiyam

The piled fire, bearing up the sacrifice, drives them off with its two wings; quieted by the mantras, they cannot steal the sacrificial offering.

Note on the text: Corrected मन्त्रै → मन्त्रैः (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga of the instrumental plural had dropped; critical edition mantraiḥ).

Verse 18 (3.222.18)

तपस्ये बृहदुक्थस्य पुत्रो भूमिमुपाश्रितः । अग्निहोत्रे हूयमाने पृथिव्यां सद्भिरीड्यते ॥

tapasye bṛhadukthasya putro bhūmimupāśritaḥ | agnihotre hūyamāne pṛthivyāṃ sadbhirīḍyate

Brihaduktha, the son of Tapas, has made his home on the earth; when the agnihotra is offered, he is praised on earth by the good.

Note on the text: Corrected बृदुक्थस्य → बृहदुक्थस्य (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; critical edition bṛhaduktha-). The opening तपस्ये is obscure and is kept; the verse is translated in the sense the critical edition gives (bṛhadukthatapasyaiva putraḥ, "Brihaduktha, the son of Tapas").

Verse 19 (3.222.19)

रथन्तरश्चतपसः पुत्रोऽग्निः परिपठ्यते । मित्रविन्दा तथा भार्या हविरध्वर्यवो विदुः ॥

rathantaraścatapasaḥ putro'gniḥ paripaṭhyate | mitravindā tathā bhāryā haviradhvaryavo viduḥ

Rathantara is declared to be the fire who is the son of Tapas; his wife is Mitravinda, and the adhvaryu priests know him as the receiver of oblation.

Note on the text: Removed a stray asterisk and doubled danda after the verse (a Wikisource footnote mark). Wikisource's second line (मित्रविन्दा तथा भार्या) differs from the critical edition (mitravindāya vai tasya) and is kept. The critical edition's third line for this verse appears here as the second line of verse 20.

Verse 20 (3.222.20)

एतैः सह महाभाग तपस्तेजस्विभिर्नृप । मुमुदे परमप्रीतः सह पुत्रैर्महायशाः ॥

etaiḥ saha mahābhāga tapastejasvibhirnṛpa | mumude paramaprītaḥ saha putrairmahāyaśāḥ

With these sons, mighty in austerity and splendour, O fortunate king, that illustrious one rejoiced, supremely glad.

Note on the text: Removed the backtick and quote mark around the first line (Wikisource's marks for an added line). The first line is not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension; its apparatus gives it as 3.210.19d*1051); the second line is CE 3.210.19ef.