व्रात्य की महिमा और उत्पत्तिThe Vrātya's rise to lordship

व्रात्य आसीद् ईयमान एव स प्रजापतिं सम् ऐरयत्

एक व्रात्य था, जो घूमता-फिरता चल रहा था; उसने प्रजापति को प्रेरित किया (गति में लगाया)।

There was a Vrātya, wandering about; he stirred Prajāpati into action.

स प्रजापतिः सुवर्णम् आत्मन्न् अपश्यत् तत् प्राजनयत्

उस प्रजापति ने अपने भीतर सुवर्ण को देखा, और उसे उत्पन्न किया।

Prajāpati saw gold within himself, and brought it forth.

तद् एकम् अभवत् तल् ललामम् अभवत् तन् महद् अभवत् तज् ज्येष्ठम् अभवत् तद् ब्रह्माभवत् तत् तपो ऽभवत् तत् सत्यम् अभवत् तेन प्राजायत

वह एक (अद्वितीय) हुआ, वह ललाम (विशिष्ट चिह्न) हुआ, वह महान हुआ, वह ज्येष्ठ हुआ, वह ब्रह्म हुआ, वह तप हुआ, वह सत्य हुआ; उसी से वह उत्पन्न हुआ।

It became the One, it became the forehead-mark, it became great, it became foremost, it became brahman, it became tapas, it became truth; through it he was born forth.

सो᳙ ऽवर्धत स महान् अभवत् स महादेवो᳙ ऽभवत्

वह बढ़ा, वह महान हुआ, वह महादेव हुआ।

He grew; he became great; he became Mahādeva, the great god.

स देवानाम् ईशां पर्य् ऐत् स ईशानो ऽभवत्

उसने देवताओं के प्रभुत्व को चारों ओर से प्राप्त किया; वह ईशान हुआ।

He took in the lordship of the gods all around; he became Īśāna, the Lord.

स एकव्रात्यो᳙ ऽभवत् स धनुर् आदत्त तद् एवेन्द्रधनुः

वह एकव्रात्य (एकमात्र व्रात्य) हुआ; उसने धनुष लिया — वही इन्द्रधनुष है।

He became the sole Vrātya; he took up a bow — that is Indra's bow, the rainbow.

नीलम् अस्योदरं लोहितं पृष्ठम्

उसका पेट नीला है, पीठ लाल है।

Its belly is dark blue, its back red.

नीलेनैवाप्रियं भ्रातृव्यं प्रोर्णोति लोहितेन द्विषन्तं विध्यतीति ब्रह्मवादिनो वदन्ति

नीले से वह अप्रिय प्रतिद्वन्द्वी को ढक लेता है, लाल से द्वेष करने वाले को बेधता है — ऐसा ब्रह्मवादी कहते हैं।

With the blue he covers over the hostile rival; with the red he pierces the one who hates him — so say the expounders of brahman.