Brahmanda Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 18
BndP 1 18.1
सूत उवाच मध्ये हिमवतः पृष्ठे कैलासो नाम पर्वतः । तस्मिन्निवसति श्रीमान्कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः
sūta uvāca madhye himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe kailāso nāma parvataḥ / tasminnivasati śrīmānkuberaḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ
Sūta said: In the middle, upon the ridge of Himavat, is a mountain named Kailāsa; there dwells the glorious Kubera together with the rākṣasas.
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BndP 1 18.2
अप्सरोनुचरो राजा मोदते ह्यलकाधिपः । कैलासपादात्संभूतं पुण्यं शीतजलं शुभम्
apsaronucaro rājā modate hyalakādhipaḥ / kailāsapādātsaṃbhūtaṃ puṇyaṃ śītajalaṃ śubham
Attended by apsaras, the king, lord of Alakā, takes his delight. Arisen from the foot of Kailāsa is holy, auspicious, cool water—
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BndP 1 18.3
मदं नाम्ना कुमुद्वत्त्त्सरस्तूदधिसन्निभम् । तस्माद्दिव्यात्प्रभवति नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा
madaṃ nāmnā kumudvatttsarastūdadhisannibham / tasmāddivyātprabhavati nadī mandākinī śubhā
(There is) a lake named Manda(?), full of lotuses, like the ocean (in extent); from that divine (lake) arises the auspicious river Mandākinī.
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BndP 1 18.4
दिव्यं च नन्दनवनं तस्यास्तीरे महद्वनम् । प्रागुत्तरेम कैलासाद्दिव्यं सर्वौंषधि गिरिम्
divyaṃ ca nandanavanaṃ tasyāstīre mahadvanam / prāguttarema kailāsāddivyaṃ sarvauṃṣadhi girim
And on its bank (is) the divine Nandana wood, a great forest; to the north-east of Kailāsa (lies) the divine mountain (bearing) all herbs.
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BndP 1 18.5
रत्नधातुमयं चित्रं सबलं पर्वतं प्रति । चन्द्रप्रभो नाम गिरिः सुशुभ्रो रत्नसन्निभः
ratnadhātumayaṃ citraṃ sabalaṃ parvataṃ prati / candraprabho nāma giriḥ suśubhro ratnasannibhaḥ
Toward the mountain (Śabala?), variegated and made of jewel-ores, (stands) the mountain named Candraprabha, very white, resembling a jewel.
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BndP 1 18.6
तस्य पादे महाद्दिव्यं स्वच्छोदं नाम तत्सरः । तस्माद्दिव्यात्प्रभवति स्वच्छोदा नाम निम्नगा
tasya pāde mahāddivyaṃ svacchodaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ / tasmāddivyātprabhavati svacchodā nāma nimnagā
At its foot (is) that great, divine lake named Svacchoda; from that divine (lake) arises the river named Svacchodā.
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BndP 1 18.7
तस्यास्तीरे महद्दिव्यं वनं चैत्ररथं शुभम् । तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति मणिभद्रः सहानुगः
tasyāstīre mahaddivyaṃ vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ śubham / tasmin girau nivasati maṇibhadraḥ sahānugaḥ
On its bank (is) the great, divine, auspicious wood Caitraratha; on that mountain dwells Maṇibhadra together with his followers,
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BndP 1 18.8
यक्षसेनापतिः क्रूरो गुह्यकैः परिवारितः । पुण्या मन्दाकिनी चैव नदी स्वच्छोदका च या
yakṣasenāpatiḥ krūro guhyakaiḥ parivāritaḥ / puṇyā mandākinī caiva nadī svacchodakā ca yā
the fierce commander of the Yakṣa army, surrounded by Guhyakas. And the holy river Mandākinī and that (river) Svacchodakā —
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BndP 1 18.9
महीमण्डलमध्येन प्रविष्टे ते महोदधिम् । कैलासाद्दक्षिणे प्राच्यां शिवसत्त्वौषधिं गिरिम्
mahīmaṇḍalamadhyena praviṣṭe te mahodadhim / kailāsāddakṣiṇe prācyāṃ śivasattvauṣadhiṃ girim
those two, (passing) through the middle of the earth's circle, entered the great ocean. South-east of Kailāsa (lies) the mountain (bearing) auspicious creatures and herbs.
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BndP 1 18.10
मनः शिलामयं दिव्यं चित्राङ्गं पर्वतं प्रति । लोहितो हेमशृङ्गश्च गिरिः सूर्यप्रभो महान्
manaḥ śilāmayaṃ divyaṃ citrāṅgaṃ parvataṃ prati / lohito hemaśṛṅgaśca giriḥ sūryaprabho mahān
Toward the divine mountain Citrāṅga, made of realgar, (are) Lohita and Hemaśṛṅga, and the great mountain Sūryaprabha.
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BndP 1 18.11
तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं लोहितं नाम तत्सरः । तस्मात्पुण्यः प्रभवति लौहित्यः स नदो महान्
tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ lohitaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ / tasmātpuṇyaḥ prabhavati lauhityaḥ sa nado mahān
At its foot (is) that great, divine lake named Lohita; from it arises the holy, great river Lauhitya.
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BndP 1 18.12
देवारण्यं विशोकं च तस्य तीरे महद्वनम् । तस्मिन्गिरौ निवसति यक्षो मणिधरो वशी
devāraṇyaṃ viśokaṃ ca tasya tīre mahadvanam / tasmingirau nivasati yakṣo maṇidharo vaśī
On its bank (are) the great forests Devāraṇya and Viśoka; on that mountain dwells the self-controlled Yakṣa Maṇidhara,
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BndP 1 18.13
सौम्यैः मुधार्मिकैश्चैव गुह्यके परिवारितः । कैलासाद्दक्षिणे पार्श्वे क्रूरसत्त्वौषधिर्गिरिः
saumyaiḥ mudhārmikaiścaiva guhyake parivāritaḥ / kailāsāddakṣiṇe pārśve krūrasattvauṣadhirgiriḥ
surrounded by Guhyakas who are gentle and righteous. On the southern side of Kailāsa (is) the mountain (bearing) fierce creatures and herbs.
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BndP 1 18.14
वृत्रकायात्किलोत्पन्नमञ्जनं त्रिककुं प्रति । सर्वधातुमयस्तत्र सुमहान्वैद्युतो गिरिः
vṛtrakāyātkilotpannamañjanaṃ trikakuṃ prati / sarvadhātumayastatra sumahānvaidyuto giriḥ
Toward Trikakud (lies) the collyrium-(mountain), said to have arisen from Vṛtra's body; there (stands) the very great mountain Vaidyuta, made of all ores.
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BndP 1 18.15
तस्य पादे कलः पुण्यं मानसं सिद्धसेवितम् । तस्मात्प्रभवेते पुण्या सरयूर्लोकविश्रुता
tasya pāde kalaḥ puṇyaṃ mānasaṃ siddhasevitam / tasmātprabhavete puṇyā sarayūrlokaviśrutā
At its foot (is) the holy lake Mānasa, frequented by Siddhas; from it arises the holy Sarayū, famed in the world.
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BndP 1 18.16
तस्यास्तीरे वन दिव्यं वैभ्राजं नाम विश्रुतम् । कुबेरा नुचरस्तत्र प्रहेतितनयो वशी
tasyāstīre vana divyaṃ vaibhrājaṃ nāma viśrutam / kuberā nucarastatra prahetitanayo vaśī
On its bank (is) the divine wood renowned by the name Vaibhrāja; there (dwells) Kubera's follower, the self-controlled son of Praheti,
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BndP 1 18.17
ब्रह्मपितो निवसति राक्षसो ऽनन्तविक्रमः । अतरिक्षचरैर्घोरैर्यातुधानशतैर्वृतः
brahmapito nivasati rākṣaso 'nantavikramaḥ / atarikṣacarairghorairyātudhānaśatairvṛtaḥ
the Rākṣasa Brahmapita of boundless valour dwells (there), surrounded by hundreds of dreadful sky-roving Yātudhānas.
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BndP 1 18.18
अपरेण तु कैलासात्पुण्यसत्त्वौषधिर्गिरिः । अरुणः पर्वतश्रेष्ठो रुक्मधातुमयः शुभः
apareṇa tu kailāsātpuṇyasattvauṣadhirgiriḥ / aruṇaḥ parvataśreṣṭho rukmadhātumayaḥ śubhaḥ
But to the west of Kailāsa (is) the mountain (bearing) holy creatures and herbs — Aruṇa, best of mountains, made of gold ore, auspicious,
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BndP 1 18.19
भवस्य दयितः श्रीमान्पर्वतो मेघसन्निभः । शातकैंभमयैः शुभ्रैः शिलाजालैः समावृतः
bhavasya dayitaḥ śrīmānparvato meghasannibhaḥ / śātakaiṃbhamayaiḥ śubhraiḥ śilājālaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
dear to Bhava, glorious, a mountain like a cloud, covered over with bright networks of rock made of gold,
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BndP 1 18.20
शातसंख्यैस्तापनीयैः शृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन् । मुञ्जवास्तु महादिव्यो दुर्गः शैलो हिमाचितः
śātasaṃkhyaistāpanīyaiḥ śṛṅgairdivamivollikhan / muñjavāstu mahādivyo durgaḥ śailo himācitaḥ
as if scratching heaven with its hundred-numbered burnished peaks. And Muñjavān (is) a great divine mountain, hard of access, heaped with snow.
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BndP 1 18.21
तस्मिन्गिरौ निवसति गिरीशो धूम्रलोचनः । तस्या पादात्प्रभवति शैलोदं नाम तत्सरः
tasmingirau nivasati girīśo dhūmralocanaḥ / tasyā pādātprabhavati śailodaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ
On that mountain dwells the lord of mountains, the smoke-eyed one; at its foot arises that lake named Śailoda.
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BndP 1 18.22
तस्मात्प्रभवते पुण्या शिलोदा नाम निम्रगा । सा चक्षुः सीतयोर्मध्ये प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्
tasmātprabhavate puṇyā śilodā nāma nimragā / sā cakṣuḥ sītayormadhye praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim
From it arises the holy river named Śilodā; she entered the salt ocean between the Cakṣus and the Sītā.
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BndP 1 18.23
तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं विश्रुतं सुरभीति वै । सव्योत्तरेण कैलासाच्छिवः सत्त्वौषधिर्गिरिः
tasyāstīre vanaṃ divyaṃ viśrutaṃ surabhīti vai / savyottareṇa kailāsācchivaḥ sattvauṣadhirgiriḥ
On its bank is a divine forest, well known as Surabhi; and to the north-left of Kailāsa is the mountain Śiva, rich in potent herbs.
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BndP 1 18.24
गौरं नाम गिरिश्रेष्ठं हरितालमयं प्रति । हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः
gauraṃ nāma giriśreṣṭhaṃ haritālamayaṃ prati / hiraṇyaśṛṅgaḥ sumahān divyo maṇimayo giriḥ
Toward (it) is the best of mountains named Gaura, made of yellow orpiment; (and there is) Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, exceedingly great, divine, a mountain made of gems.
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BndP 1 18.25
तस्या पादे महाद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम् । रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः
tasyā pāde mahāddivyaṃ śubhaṃ kāñcanavālukam / ramyaṃ bindusaro nāma yatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ
At its foot is the great, divine, auspicious (lake) with golden sands, the delightful one named Bindusaras, where king Bhagīratha—
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BndP 1 18.26
गङ्गनिमित्तं राजर्षिरुवास बहुलाः समाः । दिवं यास्यन्ति ते बुर्वे गङ्गतोयपरिप्लुताः
gaṅganimittaṃ rājarṣiruvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ / divaṃ yāsyanti te burve gaṅgatoyapariplutāḥ
—that royal sage dwelt for many years for the sake of the Gaṅgā, (thinking:) "My ancestors, flooded over by the Gaṅgā's water, will go to heaven,
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BndP 1 18.27
मदीय इति निश्चित्य समाहितमनाः शिवे । तत्र त्रिपयगा देवी प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता । सोमपादात्प्रसूता सा सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते
madīya iti niścitya samāhitamanāḥ śive / tatra tripayagā devī prathamaṃ tu pratiṣṭhitā / somapādātprasūtā sā saptadhā pratipadyate
and they are mine"—having so resolved, with his mind fixed on Śiva. There the goddess who goes by three paths was first established; issuing from the foot of the moon, she becomes sevenfold.
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BndP 1 18.28
यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र वितताश्च हिरण्मयाः । तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः सिद्धिं शक्रः सर्वैः सुरैः सह
yūpā maṇimayāstatra vitatāśca hiraṇmayāḥ / tatreṣṭvā tu gataḥ siddhiṃ śakraḥ sarvaiḥ suraiḥ saha
There sacrificial posts made of gems, and golden ones, were set up in rows; and having sacrificed there Śakra attained accomplishment together with all the gods.
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BndP 1 18.29
दिवि च्छायापथो यस्तु अनुनक्षत्रमण्डलः । दृश्यते भास्वरो रात्रौ देवी त्रिपथगा तु सा
divi cchāyāpatho yastu anunakṣatramaṇḍalaḥ / dṛśyate bhāsvaro rātrau devī tripathagā tu sā
That path of shadow in the sky which follows along the circle of the constellations, which is seen shining at night—that is the goddess who goes by three paths.
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BndP 1 18.30
अन्तरिक्षं दिवञ्चैव भावयन्ती सुरापगा । भवोत्तमाङ्गे पतिता संरूद्धा यौगमायया
antarikṣaṃ divañcaiva bhāvayantī surāpagā / bhavottamāṅge patitā saṃrūddhā yaugamāyayā
Pervading both the mid-air and heaven, the river of the gods fell on the head of Bhava and was held fast by his yoga-māyā.
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BndP 1 18.31
तस्या ये बिन्दवः केचित् क्रुद्धायाः पतिता भुवि । कृतं तु तैर्बिदुसरस्ततो बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम्
tasyā ye bindavaḥ kecit kruddhāyāḥ patitā bhuvi / kṛtaṃ tu tairbidusarastato bindusaraḥ smṛtam
Whatever drops (bindu) of hers, when she was angered, fell upon the earth—by them the lake of drops was made; hence it is known as Bindusaras.
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BndP 1 18.32
ततो निरूद्धा सा देवी भवेन स्मयता किल । चिन्तयामास मनसा शङ्करक्षेपमं प्रति
tato nirūddhā sā devī bhavena smayatā kila / cintayāmāsa manasā śaṅkarakṣepamaṃ prati
Then that goddess, held back by Bhava, who was smiling, pondered in her mind on hurling Śaṅkara away.
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BndP 1 18.33
भित्त्वा विशामि पातालं स्रोतसागृह्य शङ्करम् । ज्ञात्वा तम्या अभिप्रायं क्रूरं देव्याश्चिकीर्षितम्
bhittvā viśāmi pātālaṃ srotasāgṛhya śaṅkaram / jñātvā tamyā abhiprāyaṃ krūraṃ devyāścikīrṣitam
"Splitting (the earth) I shall enter Pātāla, carrying off Śaṅkara with my current." Knowing that intention of hers, the cruel thing the goddess wished to do,
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BndP 1 18.34
तिरोभावयितुं बुद्धिरासीदङ्गेषु तां नदीम् । तस्यावलेपं ज्ञात्वा तु नद्याःक्रुद्धस्तुशङ्करः
tirobhāvayituṃ buddhirāsīdaṅgeṣu tāṃ nadīm / tasyāvalepaṃ jñātvā tu nadyāḥkruddhastuśaṅkaraḥ
his thought was to make that river vanish within his limbs; and knowing the river's arrogance, Śaṅkara grew angry.
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BndP 1 18.35
न्यरुपाच्च शिरस्येनां वेगेन पततीं भुवि । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दृष्ट्वा राजानमग्रतः
nyarupācca śirasyenāṃ vegena patatīṃ bhuvi / etasminneva kāle tu dṛṣṭvā rājānamagrataḥ
And he confined her upon his head as she was falling with force to the earth. At just that moment, seeing the king before him,
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BndP 1 18.36
धमनीसंततं क्षीणं क्षुधया व्याकुलेन्द्रियम् । अनेन तोषितश्चाहं नद्यर्थं पूर्वमेव तु
dhamanīsaṃtataṃ kṣīṇaṃ kṣudhayā vyākulendriyam / anena toṣitaścāhaṃ nadyarthaṃ pūrvameva tu
wasted away with his veins standing out, his senses distraught with hunger—(he thought:) "By this man I was already pleased before, for the sake of the river,"
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BndP 1 18.37
बुद्धास्य वरदानं च कोपं नियतवांस्तु सः । ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा धारय स्वर्णदीमिति
buddhāsya varadānaṃ ca kopaṃ niyatavāṃstu saḥ / brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā dhāraya svarṇadīmiti
and recalling the boon he had granted him, he restrained his anger, having heard Brahmā's word: "Bear the celestial river."
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BndP 1 18.38
ततो विसर्जयामास संरुद्धां स्वेन तेजसा । नदीं भगीरथस्यार्थे तपसोग्रेण तोषितः
tato visarjayāmāsa saṃruddhāṃ svena tejasā / nadīṃ bhagīrathasyārthe tapasogreṇa toṣitaḥ
Then, pleased by (Bhagīratha's) fierce austerity, he released for Bhagīratha's sake the river he had held back by his own power.
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BndP 1 18.39
ततो विसृज्यमानायाः स्रोत स्तत्सप्तधा गतम् । तिस्रः प्ताचीमिमुखं प्रतीचीं तिस्र एव तु
tato visṛjyamānāyāḥ srota statsaptadhā gatam / tisraḥ ptācīmimukhaṃ pratīcīṃ tisra eva tu
Then, as she was being released, that stream of hers went sevenfold: three facing east, and three facing west,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 18.40
नद्याः स्रोतस्तु गङ्गायाः प्रत्यपद्यत सप्तधा । नलिनी ह्लादिनी चैव पावनी चैव प्राच्यगाः
nadyāḥ srotastu gaṅgāyāḥ pratyapadyata saptadhā / nalinī hlādinī caiva pāvanī caiva prācyagāḥ
The stream of the river Gaṅgā thus became sevenfold: Nalinī, Hlādinī, and Pāvanī go eastward;
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BndP 1 18.41
सीता चक्षुश्च सिन्धुश्च प्रतीचीन्दिशमास्थिताः । सप्तमी त्वन्वगात्तासां दक्षिणेन भगीरथम्
sītā cakṣuśca sindhuśca pratīcīndiśamāsthitāḥ / saptamī tvanvagāttāsāṃ dakṣiṇena bhagīratham
Sītā, Cakṣus and Sindhu took to the western direction; but the seventh of them followed Bhagīratha southward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 18.42
तस्माद्भागीरथी या सा प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् । सप्तैता भावयन्तीदं हिमाह्वं वर्षमेव तु
tasmādbhāgīrathī yā sā praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim / saptaitā bhāvayantīdaṃ himāhvaṃ varṣameva tu
Hence she who is the Bhāgīrathī entered the salt ocean. These seven nourish this land called Hima (the Himalayan region).
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BndP 1 18.43
प्रसूताः सप्त नद्यस्ताः शुभा बिन्दु सरोद्भवाः । नानादेशान्प्लावयन्त्यो मलेच्छप्रायास्तु सर्वशः
prasūtāḥ sapta nadyastāḥ śubhā bindu sarodbhavāḥ / nānādeśānplāvayantyo malecchaprāyāstu sarvaśaḥ
These seven auspicious rivers, arisen from the Bindu lake, came forth, flooding various lands, mostly (lands) of the mlecchas, on every side.
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BndP 1 18.44
उपगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासवः । शिलीन्ध्रान्कुन्त लांश्चीनान्बर्बरान्यवनाध्रकान्
upagacchanti tāḥ sarvā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ / śilīndhrānkunta lāṃścīnānbarbarānyavanādhrakān
All of them go to (the regions) where Vāsava rains: the Śilīndhras, Kuntalas, Cīnas, Barbaras, Yavanas and Andhrakas—
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BndP 1 18.45
पुष्कराश्च कुलिन्दांश्च अच्ॐलद्विचराश्च ये । कृत्वा त्रिधा सिंहवन्तं सीतागात्पश्चिमोद धिम्
puṣkarāśca kulindāṃśca acoṃladvicarāśca ye / kṛtvā tridhā siṃhavantaṃ sītāgātpaścimoda dhim
and the Puṣkaras and Kulindas, and those who are the Acoṃlas and Dvicaras; having made the Siṃhavat (mountain) threefold, the Sītā went to the western ocean.
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BndP 1 18.46
अथ चीनमरूंश्चैव तालांश्च मसमूलिकान् । भद्रास्तुषारांल्लाम्याकान्बाह्लवान्पारटान्खशान्
atha cīnamarūṃścaiva tālāṃśca masamūlikān / bhadrāstuṣārāṃllāmyākānbāhlavānpāraṭānkhaśān
Then the Cīnamarus and the Tālas and the Masamūlikas, the Bhadras, Tuṣāras, Lāmyākas, Bāhlavas, Pāraṭas and Khaśas—
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BndP 1 18.47
एताञ्जनपदां श्चक्षुः प्रावयन्ती गतोदधिम् । दरदांश्च सकाश्मीरान् गान्धरान् रौरसान् कुहान्
etāñjanapadāṃ ścakṣuḥ prāvayantī gatodadhim / daradāṃśca sakāśmīrān gāndharān raurasān kuhān
having watered these peoples, the Cakṣus went to the ocean; and (it watered) the Daradas together with the Kāśmīras, the Gāndhāras, Rauras and Kuhas,
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BndP 1 18.48
शिवशैलानिन्द्रपदान्वसतीश्च विसर्जमान् । सैन्धवान्रन्ध्रकरकाञ्छमठाभीररोहकान्
śivaśailānindrapadānvasatīśca visarjamān / saindhavānrandhrakarakāñchamaṭhābhīrarohakān
the Śivaśailas, Indrapadas, the Vasatis and Visarjamas, the Saindhavas, Randhrakarakas, Śamaṭhas, Ābhīras and Rohakas,
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BndP 1 18.49
शुनासुखांश्चोर्द्धमरून्सिन्धुरेतान्निषेवते । गन्धर्वकिन्नरान्यक्षान्रक्षोविद्याधरोरगान्
śunāsukhāṃścorddhamarūnsindhuretānniṣevate / gandharvakinnarānyakṣānrakṣovidyādharoragān
the Śunāsukhas and the Ūrdhvamarus—these the Sindhu frequents; (and) Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Rakṣases, Vidyādharas and Uragas,
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BndP 1 18.50
कलापग्रामकांश्चैव पारदांस्तद्गणान् खशान् । किरातांश्चपुलिन्दांश्च कुरून् सभरतानपि
kalāpagrāmakāṃścaiva pāradāṃstadgaṇān khaśān / kirātāṃścapulindāṃśca kurūn sabharatānapi
and the people of Kalāpagrāma, the Pāradas, their clans, the Khaśas, the Kirātas and Pulindas, the Kurus together with the Bharatas,
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BndP 1 18.51
पञ्चालान्काशिमत्स्यां श्च मगधाङ्गांस्तथैव च । सुह्मोत्तरांश्च वङ्गांश्च ताम्रलिप्तांस्तथैव च
pañcālānkāśimatsyāṃ śca magadhāṅgāṃstathaiva ca / suhmottarāṃśca vaṅgāṃśca tāmraliptāṃstathaiva ca
the Pañcālas, Kāśis and Matsyas, and likewise the Magadhas and Aṅgas, the Suhmas, Uttaras and Vaṅgas, and likewise the Tāmraliptas—
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BndP 1 18.52
एताञ्जनपदान्मान्यान्गङ्गा भावयते शुभान् । ततः प्रतिहता विन्ध्यात्प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्
etāñjanapadānmānyāngaṅgā bhāvayate śubhān / tataḥ pratihatā vindhyātpraviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim
these honoured, auspicious peoples the Gaṅgā nourishes; then, turned back by the Vindhya, she entered the salt ocean.
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BndP 1 18.53
ततश्च ह्लादिनी पुण्य प्राचीमभिमुखा ययौ । प्रावयन्त्युपभागांश्च नैषधांश्च त्रिगर्त कान्
tataśca hlādinī puṇya prācīmabhimukhā yayau / prāvayantyupabhāgāṃśca naiṣadhāṃśca trigarta kān
Then the holy Hlādinī went facing the eastern quarter, watering the Upabhāgas and the Naiṣadhas and the Trigartas,
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BndP 1 18.54
धीवरानृषिकांश्चैव तथा नीलमुखानपि । केकरानौष्टकर्णांश्च किरातानपि चैव हि
dhīvarānṛṣikāṃścaiva tathā nīlamukhānapi / kekarānauṣṭakarṇāṃśca kirātānapi caiva hi
the Dhīvaras and the Ṛṣikas, and likewise the Nīlamukhas, the Kekaras and Auṣṭrakarṇas, and the Kirātas too,
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BndP 1 18.55
कालोदरान्विवर्णाश्च कुमारान्स्वर्णभूमिकान् । आमण्डलं समुद्रस्य तिरोभूतांश्च पूर्वतः
kālodarānvivarṇāśca kumārānsvarṇabhūmikān / āmaṇḍalaṃ samudrasya tirobhūtāṃśca pūrvataḥ
the Kālodaras and the Vivarṇas, the Kumāras, the Svarṇabhūmikas, and those hidden away to the east, as far as the circle of the ocean.
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BndP 1 18.56
ततस्तु पावनी चापि प्राचीमेव दिशं ययौ । सुपथान्पावयं तीह त्विन्द्रद्युम्नसरोपि च
tatastu pāvanī cāpi prācīmeva diśaṃ yayau / supathānpāvayaṃ tīha tvindradyumnasaropi ca
Then the Pāvanī too went toward the eastern quarter, purifying here the Supathas and also the lake of Indradyumna,
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BndP 1 18.57
तथा खरपथांश्चैव वेत्रशङ्कुपथानपि । मध्यतोजानकिमथो कुथप्रावरणान्ययौ
tathā kharapathāṃścaiva vetraśaṅkupathānapi / madhyatojānakimatho kuthaprāvaraṇānyayau
and likewise the Kharapathas and the Vetraśaṅkupathas; then from the middle it went to the Jānakis and the Kuthaprāvaraṇas.
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BndP 1 18.58
इन्द्रद्वीप समुद्रं तु प्रविष्टां लवणोदधिम् । ततस्तु नलिनी प्रायात् प्राचीमाशां जवेन तु
indradvīpa samudraṃ tu praviṣṭāṃ lavaṇodadhim / tatastu nalinī prāyāt prācīmāśāṃ javena tu
(It went) to the ocean of Indradvīpa, and entered the salt sea. Then the Nalinī went swiftly to the eastern region,
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BndP 1 18.59
तोमरान्भावयन्तीह हंसमार्गान्सहैहयान् । पूर्वन्देशांश्च सेवन्ती भित्त्वा सा बहुधागिरीन्
tomarānbhāvayantīha haṃsamārgānsahaihayān / pūrvandeśāṃśca sevantī bhittvā sā bahudhāgirīn
nourishing here the Tomaras, the Haṃsamārgas along with the Haihayas, and, resorting to the eastern lands, breaking through the mountains in many places,
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BndP 1 18.60
कर्णप्रावरणान्प्राप्य संगत्या श्वमुखानपि । सिकतापर्वतमरुं गत्वा विद्याधरान्ययौ
karṇaprāvaraṇānprāpya saṃgatyā śvamukhānapi / sikatāparvatamaruṃ gatvā vidyādharānyayau
reaching the Karṇaprāvaraṇas and by chance the Śvamukhas too, and having gone to the sandy mountain desert, it went to the Vidyādharas;
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BndP 1 18.61
नगमण्डलमध्येन प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् । तासां नद्युपनद्यश्च शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
nagamaṇḍalamadhyena praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim / tāsāṃ nadyupanadyaśca śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
through the middle of the circle of mountains it entered the salt ocean. Of these (rivers) there are tributary rivers and streams by the hundreds and thousands.
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BndP 1 18.62
उपगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासवः । वक्वौकसायास्तीरे तु वनं सुरभि विश्रुतम्
upagacchanti tāḥ sarvā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ / vakvaukasāyāstīre tu vanaṃ surabhi viśrutam
All of them go to (the regions) where Vāsava rains. On the bank of the Vakvaukasā there is a forest famed as fragrant.
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BndP 1 18.63
हिरण्यशृङ्गे वसति विद्वान्कौबेरको वशी । यज्ञोपेतश्च सुमहानमितौजाः सुविक्रमः
hiraṇyaśṛṅge vasati vidvānkauberako vaśī / yajñopetaśca sumahānamitaujāḥ suvikramaḥ
On Hiraṇyaśṛṅga dwells the learned Kauberaka, self-controlled, provided with sacrifice, very great, of immeasurable energy, of great valour.
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BndP 1 18.64
तत्रत्यैस्तैः परिवृतौ विद्वद्भिर्ब्रह्मराक्षसैः । कुबेरानुचरा ह्येते चत्वारस्तु समाः स्मृताः
tatratyaistaiḥ parivṛtau vidvadbhirbrahmarākṣasaiḥ / kuberānucarā hyete catvārastu samāḥ smṛtāḥ
Surrounded by those learned brahma-rākṣasas who belong there — these four are indeed remembered as Kubera's attendants, (and as) equals.
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BndP 1 18.65
एवमेव तु विज्ञेया ऋद्धिः पर्वतवासिनाम् । परस्परेण द्विगुणा धर्मतः कामतोर्ऽथतः
evameva tu vijñeyā ṛddhiḥ parvatavāsinām / paraspareṇa dviguṇā dharmataḥ kāmator'thataḥ
In just this way the prosperity of the mountain-dwellers is to be understood: it is doubled with each successive one, in respect of dharma, of kāma, and of artha.
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BndP 1 18.66
हेमकूटस्य पृष्ठे तु वर्चोवन्नामतः सरः । मनस्विनीप्रभवति तस्माज्ज्योतिष्मती च या
hemakūṭasya pṛṣṭhe tu varcovannāmataḥ saraḥ / manasvinīprabhavati tasmājjyotiṣmatī ca yā
On the ridge of Hemakūṭa there is a lake called Varcovat by name; from it arises Manasvinī, and also the one that is Jyotiṣmatī.
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BndP 1 18.67
अवगाढे ह्युभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ । सरो विष्णुपदं नाम निषधे पर्वतोत्तमे
avagāḍhe hyubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau / saro viṣṇupadaṃ nāma niṣadhe parvatottame
For both (rivers) are sunk into the two oceans, the eastern and the western. On Niṣadha, best of mountains, is the lake named Viṣṇupada.
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BndP 1 18.68
तस्माद्द्वयं प्रभवति गान्धर्वी नाकुली च तैः । मेरोः पार्श्वात्प्रभवति ह्रदश्चन्द्रप्रभो महान्
tasmāddvayaṃ prabhavati gāndharvī nākulī ca taiḥ / meroḥ pārśvātprabhavati hradaścandraprabho mahān
From it a pair arises, Gāndharvī and Nākulī, along with those (waters); from the flank of Meru arises the great lake Candraprabha.
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BndP 1 18.69
तत्र जंबूनदी पुण्या यस्या जांबूनदं स्मृतम् । पयोदं तु सरो नीले सुशुभ्रं पुण्डरीकवत्
tatra jaṃbūnadī puṇyā yasyā jāṃbūnadaṃ smṛtam / payodaṃ tu saro nīle suśubhraṃ puṇḍarīkavat
There is the holy river Jambūnadī, from which jāmbūnada gold is known; and on Nīla is the lake Payoda, brilliantly white like a white lotus.
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BndP 1 18.70
पुण्डरीका पयोदा य तस्मान्नद्यौ विनिर्गते । श्वेतात्प्रवर्त्तते पुण्यं सरयूर्मानसाद्ध्रुवम्
puṇḍarīkā payodā ya tasmānnadyau vinirgate / śvetātpravarttate puṇyaṃ sarayūrmānasāddhruvam
Puṇḍarīkā and Payodā — these two rivers issue from it; from Śveta proceeds the holy Sarayū, and from Mānasa, assuredly.
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BndP 1 18.71
ज्योत्स्ना च मृगाकामा च तस्माद्द्वे संबभूवतुः । सरः कुरुषु विख्यातं पद्ममीनद्विजाकुलम्
jyotsnā ca mṛgākāmā ca tasmāddve saṃbabhūvatuḥ / saraḥ kuruṣu vikhyātaṃ padmamīnadvijākulam
And Jyotsnā and Mṛgākāmā — these two came into being from it. Among the Kurus there is a famous lake crowded with lotuses, fish and birds.
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BndP 1 18.72
रुद्रकान्तमिति ख्यातं निर्मितं तद्भवेन तु । अन्ये चाप्यत्र विख्याताः पद्मामीनद्विजाकुलाः
rudrakāntamiti khyātaṃ nirmitaṃ tadbhavena tu / anye cāpyatra vikhyātāḥ padmāmīnadvijākulāḥ
It is known as Rudrakānta, and it was fashioned by Bhava. And here there are other famous (lakes) too, crowded with lotuses, fish and birds.
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BndP 1 18.73
नाम्ना ह्रदा जया नाम द्वादशोदधिसन्निभाः । तेभ्यः शान्ता य माध्वी च द्वे नद्यौ संबभूवतुः
nāmnā hradā jayā nāma dvādaśodadhisannibhāḥ / tebhyaḥ śāntā ya mādhvī ca dve nadyau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
Twelve lakes named Jayā by name, resembling the ocean; from them two rivers came into being, Śāntā and Mādhvī.
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BndP 1 18.74
यानि किंपुरुषाद्यानि तेषु देवो न वर्षति । उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र प्रवहन्ति सरिद्वराः
yāni kiṃpuruṣādyāni teṣu devo na varṣati / udbhidānyudakānyatra pravahanti saridvarāḥ
In those (regions) which are Kiṃpuruṣa and the rest, the god does not rain; there the waters break forth from the ground, and the best of rivers flow.
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BndP 1 18.75
ऋषभो दुन्दुभिश्चैव धूम्नश्च सुमहागिरिः । पूर्वायता महापर्वा निमग्ना लवणाभसि
ṛṣabho dundubhiścaiva dhūmnaśca sumahāgiriḥ / pūrvāyatā mahāparvā nimagnā lavaṇābhasi
Ṛṣabha, and Dundubhi, and Dhūmna, a very great mountain — extending eastward, with great joints, sunk in the salt water.
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BndP 1 18.76
चन्द्रः काकस्तथा द्रोणः सुमहान्तः शिलोच्चयाः । उदग्याता उदीच्यान्ता अवगाढा महोदधिम्
candraḥ kākastathā droṇaḥ sumahāntaḥ śiloccayāḥ / udagyātā udīcyāntā avagāḍhā mahodadhim
Candra, Kāka, and Droṇa, very great masses of rock, running northward, ending in the north, plunged into the great ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 18.77
सोमकश्च वराहश्च नारदश्च महीधरः । प्रतीच्यामायतास्ते वै प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम
somakaśca varāhaśca nāradaśca mahīdharaḥ / pratīcyāmāyatāste vai praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhima
Somaka, and Varāha, and Nārada the earth-bearer — these indeed, extending in the west, have entered the salt ocean.
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BndP 1 18.78
चक्रो बलाहकश्चैव मैनाको यश्च पर्वतः । आयतास्ते महाशैलाः समुद्रं दक्षिणं प्रति
cakro balāhakaścaiva maināko yaśca parvataḥ / āyatāste mahāśailāḥ samudraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ prati
Cakra, and Balāhaka, and the mountain which is Maināka — those great rocks extend toward the southern ocean.
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BndP 1 18.79
चक्रमैनाकयोर्मध्य विदिशं दक्षिणां प्रति । तत्र संवर्त्तको नाम सो ऽग्निः पिबति तज्जलम्
cakramainākayormadhya vidiśaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ prati / tatra saṃvarttako nāma so 'gniḥ pibati tajjalam
In the middle between Cakra and Maināka, toward the southern intermediate quarter, there is that fire named Saṃvartaka; it drinks up that water.
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BndP 1 18.80
नाम्ना समुद्रवासस्तु और्वःस वडवामुखः । द्वादशैते प्रविष्टा हि पर्वता लवणोदधिम्
nāmnā samudravāsastu aurvaḥsa vaḍavāmukhaḥ / dvādaśaite praviṣṭā hi parvatā lavaṇodadhim
By name he is Samudravāsa, that Aurva, the mare-mouthed one. These twelve mountains have indeed entered the salt ocean,
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BndP 1 18.81
महेन्द्रभयवित्रस्ताः पक्षच्छे दभयात्पुरा । यदेतद्दृश्यते चन्द्रे श्वेते कृष्णशशाकृति
mahendrabhayavitrastāḥ pakṣacche dabhayātpurā / yadetaddṛśyate candre śvete kṛṣṇaśaśākṛti
terrified by fear of Mahendra, out of fear that their wings would be cut off, in former times. As for this which is seen in the white moon in the form of a black hare —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 18.82
भारतस्य तु वर्षस्य भेदास्ते नव कीर्त्तिताः । इहोदितस्य दृश्यन्ते यथान्ये ऽन्यत्र चोदिते
bhāratasya tu varṣasya bhedāste nava kīrttitāḥ / ihoditasya dṛśyante yathānye 'nyatra codite
— (so) those nine divisions of the land of Bhārata have been proclaimed. Of what is stated here they are seen, just as others (are seen) when stated elsewhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 18.83
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेषां वर्षमुद्दिश्यते गुणैः । आरोग्यायुः प्रमाणानां धर्मतः कामतोर्ऽथतः
uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣamuddiśyate guṇaiḥ / ārogyāyuḥ pramāṇānāṃ dharmataḥ kāmator'thataḥ
Of these, each successive region is declared superior in qualities — in health, in length of life, in measure, in dharma, in pleasure, and in wealth.
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BndP 1 18.84
समन्वितानि भूतानि पुण्यैरेतैस्तु भागशः । वसंति नानाजातीनि तेषु वर्षेषु तानि वै । इत्येषा धारयन्तीदं पृथ्वी विश्वं जगत्स्थितम्
samanvitāni bhūtāni puṇyairetaistu bhāgaśaḥ / vasaṃti nānājātīni teṣu varṣeṣu tāni vai / ityeṣā dhārayantīdaṃ pṛthvī viśvaṃ jagatsthitam
Beings endowed with these merits, portion by portion, of various kinds, dwell in those regions. Thus this Earth supports this whole world as it stands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition