Shiva Purana

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वयांसि पक्षतः सृष्टाः पक्षिणो वक्षसो ऽसृजत् ॥ मुखतोजांस्तथा पार्श्वादुरगांश्च विनिर्ममे ॥ ५६ ॥

The crows were created from the sides, birds from his chest, goats from the face and serpents from the sides.

english translation

vayAMsi pakSataH sRSTAH pakSiNo vakSaso 'sRjat ॥ mukhatojAMstathA pArzvAduragAMzca vinirmame ॥ 56 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पद्भ्यां चाश्वान्समातंगान् शरभान् गवयान्मृगान् ॥ उष्ट्रानश्वतरांश्चैव न्यंकूनन्याश्च जातयः ॥ ५७ ॥

From his feet were born the horses, elephants, Śarabhas, wild oxen, deer, camels, mules, stags and other animals.

english translation

padbhyAM cAzvAnsamAtaMgAn zarabhAn gavayAnmRgAn ॥ uSTrAnazvatarAMzcaiva nyaMkUnanyAzca jAtayaH ॥ 57 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

औषध्यः फलमूलानि रोमभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे ॥ गायत्रीं च ऋचं चैव त्रिवृत्साम रथंतरम् ॥ ५८ ॥

Herbs, fruits and roots grew from his hair. The Gāyatrī, Ṛg, Trivṛtsa and Rathāntara are also mentioned.

english translation

auSadhyaH phalamUlAni romabhyastasya jajJire ॥ gAyatrIM ca RcaM caiva trivRtsAma rathaMtaram ॥ 58 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अग्निष्टोमं च यज्ञानां निर्ममे प्रथमान्मुखात् ॥ यजूंषि त्रैष्टुभं छंदःस्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा ॥ ५९ ॥

From the first mouth of the sacrificial fire he created the fire-god. The Yajur Vedas contain the Traiṣṭubha Veda and the fifteenth Stoma Veda.

english translation

agniSTomaM ca yajJAnAM nirmame prathamAnmukhAt ॥ yajUMSi traiSTubhaM chaMdaHstomaM paJcadazaM tathA ॥ 59 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बृहत्साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् ॥ सामानि जगतीछंदः स्तोमं सप्तदशं तथा ॥ ६० ॥

From his right mouth he created the Bṛhatsāma Veda and the Uktha Veda. The Samas are the Jagati Chhanda and the seventeenth Stoma.

english translation

bRhatsAma tathokthaM ca dakSiNAdasRjanmukhAt ॥ sAmAni jagatIchaMdaH stomaM saptadazaM tathA ॥ 60 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript