Brahmanda Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 17
BndP 1 17.1
ऋषय ऊचुः यच्च किंपुरुषं वर्षं हरिवर्षं तथैव च । आचक्ष्व नो यथातत्त्वं कीर्त्तितं भारतं त्वया
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ yacca kiṃpuruṣaṃ varṣaṃ harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca / ācakṣva no yathātattvaṃ kīrttitaṃ bhārataṃ tvayā
The sages said: The Kiṃpuruṣa region and likewise the Hari region — tell us of them as they truly are; Bhārata has been described by you.
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BndP 1 17.2
सूत उवाच शुश्रूषा यत्र वो विप्रास्तच्छृणुध्वमतन्द्रिताः । प्लक्षखण्डः किंपुरुषे सुमहान्नन्दनोपमः
sūta uvāca śuśrūṣā yatra vo viprāstacchṛṇudhvamatandritāḥ / plakṣakhaṇḍaḥ kiṃpuruṣe sumahānnandanopamaḥ
Sūta said: Where your desire to hear lies, brahmins, listen to that without slackness. In Kiṃpuruṣa there is a very great grove of plakṣa trees, like Nandana.
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BndP 1 17.3
दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्थितिः किंपुरुषे स्मृता । सुवर्णवर्णाः पुरुषाः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसो पमाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi sthitiḥ kiṃpuruṣe smṛtā / suvarṇavarṇāḥ puruṣāḥ striyaścāpsaraso pamāḥ
In Kiṃpuruṣa the (life-)span is held to be ten thousand years. The men there are gold-coloured, and the women are like apsarases.
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BndP 1 17.4
अनामया अशोकाश्च नित्यं मुदितमानसाः । जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निस्तप्तकनकप्रभाः
anāmayā aśokāśca nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ / jāyante mānavāstatra nistaptakanakaprabhāḥ
Free of illness and free of grief, ever glad in mind, the men born there have the sheen of refined gold.
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BndP 1 17.5
वर्षे किंपुरुषे पुण्ये वृक्षो मधुवहः शुभः । तस्य किंपुरुषाः सर्वे ऽपिबन् हि रसमुत्तमम्
varṣe kiṃpuruṣe puṇye vṛkṣo madhuvahaḥ śubhaḥ / tasya kiṃpuruṣāḥ sarve 'piban hi rasamuttamam
In the holy Kiṃpuruṣa region there is an auspicious tree that bears honey; all the Kiṃpuruṣas drank its excellent juice.
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BndP 1 17.6
ततः परं किंपुरुषो हरिवर्षः प्रचक्षते । महारजतसंकाशा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
tataḥ paraṃ kiṃpuruṣo harivarṣaḥ pracakṣate / mahārajatasaṃkāśā jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
Beyond Kiṃpuruṣa they declare (the region) Harivarṣa; the men born there resemble much silver (or: gold).
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BndP 1 17.7
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे देवानूकाश्च सर्वेशः । हरिवर्षे नराः सर्वे पिबन्तीक्षुरसं शुफम्
devalokacyutāḥ sarve devānūkāśca sarveśaḥ / harivarṣe narāḥ sarve pibantīkṣurasaṃ śupham
All (of them are) fallen from the world of the gods and all resemble the gods; in Harivarṣa all the men drink the auspicious juice of sugarcane.
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BndP 1 17.8
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तु निरामयाः । हरिवर्षे तु जीवन्ति सर्वे मुदितमानसाः
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tu nirāmayāḥ / harivarṣe tu jīvanti sarve muditamānasāḥ
Free from disease, all in Harivarṣa live eleven thousand years, glad in mind.
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BndP 1 17.9
न जरा बाधते तत्र न म्रियन्ते च ते ऽचिरात् । मध्यमं यन्मया प्रोक्तं नाम्ना वर्षमिलावृतम्
na jarā bādhate tatra na mriyante ca te 'cirāt / madhyamaṃ yanmayā proktaṃ nāmnā varṣamilāvṛtam
There old age does not afflict (them), nor do they die soon. The middle region, which I have mentioned, is Ilāvṛta by name.
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BndP 1 17.10
न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न तु जीर्यन्ति मानवाः । चन्द्रसूर्यै सनक्षत्रौ न प्रकाशाविला वृते
na tatra sūryastapati na tu jīryanti mānavāḥ / candrasūryai sanakṣatrau na prakāśāvilā vṛte
There the sun does not burn, nor do men grow old; in Ilāvṛta the moon and sun together with the stars do not shine.
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BndP 1 17.11
पद्मप्रभाः पद्बवर्णास्तथा पद्बनिभेक्षणाः । पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
padmaprabhāḥ padbavarṇāstathā padbanibhekṣaṇāḥ / padmapatrasugandhāśca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
Radiant as lotuses, lotus-hued, with eyes like lotuses, and fragrant as lotus petals — such are the men born there.
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BndP 1 17.12
जंबूफलरसाहारा अनिष्यन्दाः सुगन्धिनः । मनस्विनो भुक्तभोगाः सत्कर्मफलभोगिनः
jaṃbūphalarasāhārā aniṣyandāḥ sugandhinaḥ / manasvino bhuktabhogāḥ satkarmaphalabhoginaḥ
Their food is the juice of the jambū fruit; they are without exudation, sweet-smelling, high-minded, having enjoyed pleasures, enjoying the fruit of good deeds.
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BndP 1 17.13
देवलोकच्यताश्चैव महारजतवाससः । त्रयोदशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते नरोत्तमाः
devalokacyatāścaiva mahārajatavāsasaḥ / trayodaśasahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te narottamāḥ
And fallen from the world of the gods, clothed in much silver, those best of men (live) thirteen thousand years.
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BndP 1 17.14
आयुः प्रमाणं जीवन्ति ये तु वर्ष इलावृते । मेरोः प्रतिदिशं यच्च नवसाहस्रविस्तृतम्
āyuḥ pramāṇaṃ jīvanti ye tu varṣa ilāvṛte / meroḥ pratidiśaṃ yacca navasāhasravistṛtam
Such is the measure of the life they live who are in the Ilāvṛta region. And in each direction from Meru it extends nine thousand (yojanas).
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BndP 1 17.15
योजनानां सहस्राणि षट्त्रिंशत्तस्य विस्तरः । यतुरस्रं समन्ताच्च शरावाकारसंस्थितम्
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ṣaṭtriṃśattasya vistaraḥ / yaturasraṃ samantācca śarāvākārasaṃsthitam
Thirty-six thousand yojanas is its breadth; it is four-cornered all around, set in the shape of a dish.
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BndP 1 17.16
मेरोः पश्चिमभागे तु नवसाहस्रसम्मिते । चतुस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि गन्धमादनपर्वतः
meroḥ paścimabhāge tu navasāhasrasammite / catustriṃśatsahasrāṇi gandhamādanaparvataḥ
On the western side of Meru, at a distance measured as nine thousand, is the Gandhamādana mountain, (extending) thirty-four thousand.
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BndP 1 17.17
उदग्दक्षिणतश्चैव आनीलनिषधायतः । चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि परिवृद्धो महीतलात्
udagdakṣiṇataścaiva ānīlaniṣadhāyataḥ / catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi parivṛddho mahītalāt
And to the north and to the south it stretches as far as Nīla and Niṣadha; it rises forty thousand (yojanas) from the surface of the earth.
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BndP 1 17.18
सहस्रमवगाढश्च तावदेव च विस्तृतः । पूर्वेण माल्यवाञ्छैलस्तत्प्रमाणः प्रकीर्त्तितः
sahasramavagāḍhaśca tāvadeva ca vistṛtaḥ / pūrveṇa mālyavāñchailastatpramāṇaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
It is sunk a thousand (yojanas) and is just that much in breadth. On the east the Mālyavān mountain is declared to be of that same measure.
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BndP 1 17.19
दक्षिणेन तु नीलश्च निषधश्चोत्तरेण तु । तेषां मध्ये महामेरुः स्वैः प्रमाणैः प्रतिष्ठितः
dakṣiṇena tu nīlaśca niṣadhaścottareṇa tu / teṣāṃ madhye mahāmeruḥ svaiḥ pramāṇaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
On the south is Nīla, and on the north Niṣadha; in the midst of them stands the great Meru with its own dimensions.
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BndP 1 17.20
सर्वेषामेव शैलानामवगाढो यथा भवेत् । विस्तरस्तत्प्रमाणः स्यादायामो नियुतं स्मृतः
sarveṣāmeva śailānāmavagāḍho yathā bhavet / vistarastatpramāṇaḥ syādāyāmo niyutaṃ smṛtaḥ
As the depth of all the mountains may be, so would their breadth be of that same measure; their length is said to be a niyuta (a hundred thousand yojanas).
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BndP 1 17.21
वृत्तभावास्समुद्रस्य महीमण्डलभावतः । आयामाः परिहीयन्ते चतुरस्रसमाः स्मृताः
vṛttabhāvāssamudrasya mahīmaṇḍalabhāvataḥ / āyāmāḥ parihīyante caturasrasamāḥ smṛtāḥ
Because of the roundness of the ocean, and because the earth has the form of a circle, the lengths fall short; they are said to be equal to a square.
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BndP 1 17.22
इलावृतं चतुष्कोणं भिन्दन्ती मध्यभागतः । प्रभिन्नाञ्जनसंकाशा जम्बूरसवती नदी
ilāvṛtaṃ catuṣkoṇaṃ bhindantī madhyabhāgataḥ / prabhinnāñjanasaṃkāśā jambūrasavatī nadī
Splitting four-cornered Ilāvṛta through its middle (flows) the river full of jambū-juice, like crushed collyrium (in colour).
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BndP 1 17.23
मेरोस्तु दक्षिणे पार्श्वे निषधस्योत्तरेण च । सुदर्शनो नाम महाञ्जम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः
merostu dakṣiṇe pārśve niṣadhasyottareṇa ca / sudarśano nāma mahāñjambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ
On the southern flank of Meru and to the north of Niṣadha (stands) the great everlasting jambū tree named Sudarśana,
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BndP 1 17.24
नित्यपुष्पफलोपेतः सिद्धचारणसेवितः । तस्य नाम्ना समा ख्यातो जम्बूद्वीपो वनस्पतेः
nityapuṣpaphalopetaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ / tasya nāmnā samā khyāto jambūdvīpo vanaspateḥ
endowed with perpetual flowers and fruit, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas; by the name of that forest-tree the (continent) Jambūdvīpa is likewise named.
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BndP 1 17.25
योजनानां सहस्रं च शतं चान्यन्महात्मनः । उत्सेधो वृक्षराजस्य दिवं स्पृशति सर्वतः
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śataṃ cānyanmahātmanaḥ / utsedho vṛkṣarājasya divaṃ spṛśati sarvataḥ
A thousand yojanas and a further hundred is the height of that great king of trees; it touches heaven on every side.
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BndP 1 17.26
अरत्नीनां शतान्यष्टावेकषष्ट्यधिकानि तु । फलप्रमाणं संख्यातमृषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
aratnīnāṃ śatānyaṣṭāvekaṣaṣṭyadhikāni tu / phalapramāṇaṃ saṃkhyātamṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
Eight hundred aratnis and sixty-one more: such is the measure of its fruit, as reckoned by the sages who see the truth.
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BndP 1 17.27
पतमानानि तान्युर्व्यां कुर्वन्ति विपुलं स्वनम् । तस्या जम्ब्वाः फलरसो नदी भूत्वा प्रसर्प्पति
patamānāni tānyurvyāṃ kurvanti vipulaṃ svanam / tasyā jambvāḥ phalaraso nadī bhūtvā prasarppati
Falling to the earth, they make a vast sound; and the fruit-juice of that jambū, becoming a river, streams forth.
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BndP 1 17.28
मेरुं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा जम्बूमूलं विशत्यधः । तं पिबन्ति सदा त्दृष्टा जंबूरसमिलावृते
meruṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā jambūmūlaṃ viśatyadhaḥ / taṃ pibanti sadā tdṛṣṭā jaṃbūrasamilāvṛte
Having circled Meru to the right, it enters below the root of the jambū. Those (dwelling) in Ilāvṛta, contented, always drink that jambū-juice.
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BndP 1 17.29
जंबूफलरसे पीते न जरा बाधते तु तान् । न क्षुधा न श्रमश्चापि न मृत्युर्न च तन्द्रि तम्
jaṃbūphalarase pīte na jarā bādhate tu tān / na kṣudhā na śramaścāpi na mṛtyurna ca tandri tam
When the juice of the jambū fruit has been drunk, old age does not afflict them, nor hunger, nor weariness, nor death, nor torpor.
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BndP 1 17.30
तत्र जांबूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषमम् । इन्द्रगोपकसंकाशं जायते भास्वरं तु तत्
tatra jāṃbūnadaṃ nāma kanakaṃ devabhūṣamam / indragopakasaṃkāśaṃ jāyate bhāsvaraṃ tu tat
There is produced the gold called jāmbūnada, the ornament of the gods, resembling the indragopaka (insect) and radiant.
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BndP 1 17.31
सर्वेषां वर्षवृक्षाणां शुभः फलरसः स्तुतः । स्कन्नं भवति तच्छुभ्रं कनकं देवभूषणम्
sarveṣāṃ varṣavṛkṣāṇāṃ śubhaḥ phalarasaḥ stutaḥ / skannaṃ bhavati tacchubhraṃ kanakaṃ devabhūṣaṇam
The auspicious fruit-juice of all the trees of the (nine) regions is praised; when it has flowed out, it becomes that bright gold, the ornament of the gods.
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BndP 1 17.32
तेषां मूत्रं पुरीषं च दिक्षु सर्वासु सर्वशः । ईश्वरानुग्रहाद्भूमिर्मृताश्च ग्रसते तु तान्
teṣāṃ mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ ca dikṣu sarvāsu sarvaśaḥ / īśvarānugrahādbhūmirmṛtāśca grasate tu tān
Their urine and excrement (fall) in all directions everywhere; by the Lord's favour the earth swallows them, and the dead as well.
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BndP 1 17.33
रक्षःपिशाचयक्षाश्च सर्वे हैमवतः स्मृताः । हेमकूटे तु गन्धर्वा विज्ञेयाः साप्सरोगणाः
rakṣaḥpiśācayakṣāśca sarve haimavataḥ smṛtāḥ / hemakūṭe tu gandharvā vijñeyāḥ sāpsarogaṇāḥ
The rākṣasas, piśācas and yakṣas are all said to belong to Himavat; on Hemakūṭa the gandharvas, together with the hosts of apsaras, are to be known (as dwelling).
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BndP 1 17.34
सर्वे नागस्तु निषधे शेषवासुकितक्षकाः । महामेरौ त्रयस्त्रिंशत्क्रीडन्ते यज्ञियाः सुराः
sarve nāgastu niṣadhe śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ / mahāmerau trayastriṃśatkrīḍante yajñiyāḥ surāḥ
All the nāgas are on Niṣadha—Śeṣa, Vāsuki and Takṣaka; on great Meru the thirty-three gods who share in sacrifice take their pleasure.
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BndP 1 17.35
नीले तु वैदूर्यमये सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽमलाः । दैत्यानां दानवानां चर् श्वेतः पर्वत उच्यते
nīle tu vaidūryamaye siddhā brahmarṣayo 'malāḥ / daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ car śvetaḥ parvata ucyate
On Nīla, which is made of beryl, (dwell) the siddhas and the stainless brahman-seers; the White mountain is called (the abode) of the daityas and dānavas.
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BndP 1 17.36
शृङ्गवान्पर्वतश्रेष्ठः पितॄणां प्रतिसंचरः । नवस्वेतेषु वर्षेषु यथाभागं स्थितेषु वै
śṛṅgavānparvataśreṣṭhaḥ pitṝṇāṃ pratisaṃcaraḥ / navasveteṣu varṣeṣu yathābhāgaṃ sthiteṣu vai
Śṛṅgavān, best of mountains, is the resort of the fathers. In these nine regions, each established in its own portion,
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BndP 1 17.37
भूतान्युपनिविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च । तेषां विवृद्धिर्बहुधा दृश्यते दिव्यमानुषी । न संख्या परिसंख्यातुं श्रद्धेया तु बुभूषताम्
bhūtānyupaniviṣṭāni gatimanti dhruvāṇi ca / teṣāṃ vivṛddhirbahudhā dṛśyate divyamānuṣī / na saṃkhyā parisaṃkhyātuṃ śraddheyā tu bubhūṣatām
beings are settled, both moving and fixed; their manifold increase, divine and human, is seen. The number cannot be fully counted, yet it is to be believed by those who wish (to know it).
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