Brahmanda Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 19
BndP 1 19.1
सूत उवाच प्लक्षद्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावदिह संग्रहात् । शृणुतेमं यथातत्त्वं ब्रुवतो मे द्विजोत्तमाः
sūta uvāca plakṣadvīpaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvadiha saṃgrahāt / śṛṇutemaṃ yathātattvaṃ bruvato me dvijottamāḥ
Sūta said: I shall now declare the Plakṣa continent duly, in summary. Hear this from me as I tell it according to the truth, O best of twice-born ones.
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BndP 1 19.2
जंबूद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्द्विगुणास्तस्य विस्तरः । विस्तराद्द्विगुणश्चास्य परिणाहः समन्ततः
jaṃbūdvīpasya vistārāddviguṇāstasya vistaraḥ / vistarāddviguṇaścāsya pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ
Its extent is twice the extent of Jambūdvīpa, and its circumference all around is twice its extent.
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BndP 1 19.3
तेनावृतः समुद्रो वै द्वीपेन लवणोदकः । तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश्चिरान्न म्रियते जनः
tenāvṛtaḥ samudro vai dvīpena lavaṇodakaḥ / tatra puṇyā janapadāścirānna mriyate janaḥ
By that continent the salt-water ocean is encircled. There the inhabited lands are holy, and people do not die untimely (lit. do not die for a long time).
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BndP 1 19.4
कृत एव च दुर्भिक्षं जराव्याधिभयं कुतः । तत्रापि पर्वताः पुण्याः सप्तैव मणिभूषणाः
kṛta eva ca durbhikṣaṃ jarāvyādhibhayaṃ kutaḥ / tatrāpi parvatāḥ puṇyāḥ saptaiva maṇibhūṣaṇāḥ
Indeed it is ever the Kṛta age; whence famine, or the fear of old age and disease? There too are seven holy mountains adorned with gems.
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BndP 1 19.5
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तासां नामानि च बुवे । ब्लक्षद्वीपादिषु त्वेषु सप्त सप्त तु पञ्चसु
ratnākarāstathā nadyastāsāṃ nāmāni ca buve / blakṣadvīpādiṣu tveṣu sapta sapta tu pañcasu
(There are) likewise mines of jewels and rivers; I shall speak their names too. In these continents beginning with Plakṣa — seven each in the five (of them).
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BndP 1 19.6
ऋज्वायताः प्रतिदिशं निविष्टा वर्षपर्वताः । प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि सप्तद्वीपान् महा बलान्
ṛjvāyatāḥ pratidiśaṃ niviṣṭā varṣaparvatāḥ / plakṣadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi saptadvīpān mahā balān
The boundary mountains lie straight and extended, each set toward a (different) direction. On the Plakṣa continent I shall tell of the seven mighty (mountains).
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BndP 1 19.7
गोमेदको ऽत्र प्रथमः पर्वतो मेघसन्निभः । ख्यायते यस्य नाम्ना तु वर्षं गोमेदसंज्ञितम्
gomedako 'tra prathamaḥ parvato meghasannibhaḥ / khyāyate yasya nāmnā tu varṣaṃ gomedasaṃjñitam
Here the first mountain is Gomedaka, resembling a cloud; by whose name the region is known as Gomeda.
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BndP 1 19.8
द्वितीयः पर्वतश्चन्द्रः सर्वौंष धिसमन्वितः । अश्विभ्याममृतस्यार्थमोषध्यो यत्र संभृताः
dvitīyaḥ parvataścandraḥ sarvauṃṣa dhisamanvitaḥ / aśvibhyāmamṛtasyārthamoṣadhyo yatra saṃbhṛtāḥ
The second mountain is Candra, furnished with all herbs, where the herbs were gathered by the two Aśvins for the sake of the nectar.
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BndP 1 19.9
तृतीयो नारदो नाम दुर्गशैलो महोच्चयः । तत्राचले समुत्पन्नौ पूर्वं नारदपर्वतौ
tṛtīyo nārado nāma durgaśailo mahoccayaḥ / tatrācale samutpannau pūrvaṃ nāradaparvatau
The third is named Nārada, a hard-to-cross rock of great height; on that mountain were formerly born Nārada and Parvata.
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BndP 1 19.10
चतुर्थस्तत्र वै शैलो दुदुंभिर्न्नाम नामतः । छन्दमृत्युः पुरा तस्मिन्दुन्दुभिः सादितः सुरैः
caturthastatra vai śailo duduṃbhirnnāma nāmataḥ / chandamṛtyuḥ purā tasmindundubhiḥ sāditaḥ suraiḥ
The fourth mountain there is Dundubhi by name; on it long ago the (demon) Dundubhi, who died at will, was struck down by the gods.
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BndP 1 19.11
रज्जुदोलोरुकामं यः शाल्मलिश्चासुरान्तकृत् । पञ्चमः सोमको नाम देवैर्यत्रामृतं पुरा
rajjudolorukāmaṃ yaḥ śālmaliścāsurāntakṛt / pañcamaḥ somako nāma devairyatrāmṛtaṃ purā
...the Śālmali, which makes an end of the asuras...; the fifth is named Somaka, where formerly by the gods the nectar (was)
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BndP 1 19.12
संभृतं चाहृतं चैव मातुरर्थे गरुत्मता । षष्टस्तु सुमना नाम सप्तमर्षभ उच्यते
saṃbhṛtaṃ cāhṛtaṃ caiva māturarthe garutmatā / ṣaṣṭastu sumanā nāma saptamarṣabha ucyate
...gathered, and carried off by Garutmat for his mother's sake. The sixth is named Sumanas, and the seventh is called Ṛṣabha.
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BndP 1 19.13
हिरण्यक्षो वराहेण तस्मिञ्छैले निषूदितः । वैभ्राजः सप्तमस्तत्र भ्राजिष्णुः स्फाटिको महान्
hiraṇyakṣo varāheṇa tasmiñchaile niṣūditaḥ / vaibhrājaḥ saptamastatra bhrājiṣṇuḥ sphāṭiko mahān
On that mountain Hiraṇyākṣa was slain by the Boar. The seventh there is Vaibhrāja, shining, great, made of crystal.
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BndP 1 19.14
अर्चिर्भिर्भ्राजते यस्माद्वैभ्राजस्तेन संस्मृतः । तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि नामतस्तु यथाक्रमम्
arcirbhirbhrājate yasmādvaibhrājastena saṃsmṛtaḥ / teṣāṃ varṣāṇi vakṣyāmi nāmatastu yathākramam
Because it shines with rays, it is therefore remembered as Vaibhrāja. I shall now tell their regions by name, in order.
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BndP 1 19.15
गोमेदं प्रथमं वर्षं नाम्नाशान्तभयं स्मृतम् । चन्द्रस्य शिशिरं नाम नारदस्य सुखोदयम्
gomedaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ nāmnāśāntabhayaṃ smṛtam / candrasya śiśiraṃ nāma nāradasya sukhodayam
The first region, Gomeda, is remembered as Śāntabhaya by name; Candra's is called Śiśira, Nārada's Sukhodaya.
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BndP 1 19.16
आनन्दं दुन्दुभेर्वर्षं सोमकस्यशिवं स्मृतम् । क्षेमकं वृषभस्यापि वैभ्राजस्य ध्रुवं तथा
ānandaṃ dundubhervarṣaṃ somakasyaśivaṃ smṛtam / kṣemakaṃ vṛṣabhasyāpi vaibhrājasya dhruvaṃ tathā
Dundubhi's region is Ānanda, Somaka's is remembered as Śiva, Vṛṣabha's is Kṣemaka, and Vaibhrāja's is Dhruva.
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BndP 1 19.17
एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः । विहरन्ति रमन्ते च दृश्यमानाश्च तैः सह
eteṣu devagandharvāḥ siddhāśca saha cāraṇaiḥ / viharanti ramante ca dṛśyamānāśca taiḥ saha
In these, gods, gandharvas, and siddhas together with cāraṇas roam and take their pleasure, and are seen along with them.
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BndP 1 19.18
तेषां नद्यस्तु सप्तैव प्रतिवर्षं समुद्रगाः । नामतस्ताः प्रवक्ष्यामि सप्तगङ्गास्तपोधनाः
teṣāṃ nadyastu saptaiva prativarṣaṃ samudragāḥ / nāmatastāḥ pravakṣyāmi saptagaṅgāstapodhanāḥ
Their rivers are seven, one to each region, flowing to the ocean; I shall declare them by name — the seven Gaṅgās, O you rich in austerity.
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BndP 1 19.19
अनुतप्तासुखी चैव विपाशा त्रिदिवा क्रमुः । अमृता सुकृता चैव सप्तैताः सरितां वराः
anutaptāsukhī caiva vipāśā tridivā kramuḥ / amṛtā sukṛtā caiva saptaitāḥ saritāṃ varāḥ
Anutaptā, Sukhī, Vipāśā, Tridivā, Kramu, Amṛtā and Sukṛtā — these seven are the foremost of rivers.
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BndP 1 19.20
अभिगच्छन्ति ता नद्यस्ताभ्यश्चान्याः सहस्रशः । बहूदका ह्योघवत्यो यतो वर्षति वासवः
abhigacchanti tā nadyastābhyaścānyāḥ sahasraśaḥ / bahūdakā hyoghavatyo yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
These rivers flow (there), and from them thousands of others, rich in water and full of floods, since Vāsava (Indra) rains there.
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BndP 1 19.21
ताः पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा नदीजनपदास्तु ते । शुभाः शान्तभयाश्चैव प्रमुदं शैशिराः शिवाः
tāḥ pibanti sadā hṛṣṭā nadījanapadāstu te / śubhāḥ śāntabhayāścaiva pramudaṃ śaiśirāḥ śivāḥ
Always delighted, those peoples of the river-lands drink of them; (they are) fair, with their fears stilled, joyful, cool, and auspicious.
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BndP 1 19.22
आनन्दाश्च सुखाश्चैव क्षेमकाश्च ध्रुवैः सह । वर्णाश्रमाचारयुता प्रजास्तेष्ववधिष्ठिताः
ānandāśca sukhāścaiva kṣemakāśca dhruvaiḥ saha / varṇāśramācārayutā prajāsteṣvavadhiṣṭhitāḥ
(There are) the Ānandas and the Sukhas and the Kṣemakas along with the Dhruvas; the people settled in those (lands) are furnished with the observances of class and stage of life.
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BndP 1 19.23
सर्वे त्वरोगाः सुबलाः प्रजाश्चामयव र्जिताः । अवसर्पिणी न तेष्वस्ति तथैवोत्सर्पिणी न च
sarve tvarogāḥ subalāḥ prajāścāmayava rjitāḥ / avasarpiṇī na teṣvasti tathaivotsarpiṇī na ca
All the people are free from disease, of good strength, and without ailments; among them there is no decline, and likewise no rise.
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BndP 1 19.24
न तत्रास्ति युगावस्था चतुर्युगकृता क्वचित् । त्रेतायुगसमः कालः सर्वदा तत्र वर्त्तते
na tatrāsti yugāvasthā caturyugakṛtā kvacit / tretāyugasamaḥ kālaḥ sarvadā tatra varttate
There is no condition of the ages there, made up of the four yugas, anywhere; a time equal to the Tretā yuga always prevails there.
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BndP 1 19.25
प्लक्षद्वीपादिषु ज्ञेयः पञ्चस्वेतेषु सर्वशः । देशस्यानुविधानेन कालस्यानुविधाः स्मृताः
plakṣadvīpādiṣu jñeyaḥ pañcasveteṣu sarvaśaḥ / deśasyānuvidhānena kālasyānuvidhāḥ smṛtāḥ
This is to be understood in every respect of these five (regions) beginning with Plakṣadvīpa: in accordance with the (nature of the) region, the modes of time are handed down.
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BndP 1 19.26
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि तेषु जीवन्ति मानवाः । सुरूपाश्च सुवेषाश्च ह्यरोगा बलिनस्तथा
pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi teṣu jīvanti mānavāḥ / surūpāśca suveṣāśca hyarogā balinastathā
Men live five thousand years there, and (they are) of fair form, well attired, free from disease, and strong.
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BndP 1 19.27
सुखमायुर्बलं रुपमारोग्यं धर्म एव च । प्लक्षद्वीपादिषु ज्ञेयः शाकद्वीपान्तिकेषु वै
sukhamāyurbalaṃ rupamārogyaṃ dharma eva ca / plakṣadvīpādiṣu jñeyaḥ śākadvīpāntikeṣu vai
Happiness, long life, strength, beauty, health, and dharma itself are to be understood (as such) in the regions beginning with Plakṣadvīpa, up to Śākadvīpa.
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BndP 1 19.28
प्रक्षद्वीपः पृथुः श्रीमान्सर्वतो धनधान्यवान् । दिव्यौषधिफलोपेतः सर्वौंषधिवनस्पतिः
prakṣadvīpaḥ pṛthuḥ śrīmānsarvato dhanadhānyavān / divyauṣadhiphalopetaḥ sarvauṃṣadhivanaspatiḥ
Plakṣadvīpa is broad and splendid, everywhere rich in wealth and grain, endowed with divine herbs and fruits, having all herbs and trees.
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BndP 1 19.29
आवृतः पशुभिः सर्वैर्ग्राम्यारण्यैः सहस्रशः । जंबूवृक्षेम संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये द्विजोत्तमाः
āvṛtaḥ paśubhiḥ sarvairgrāmyāraṇyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ / jaṃbūvṛkṣema saṃkhyātastasya madhye dvijottamāḥ
It is covered with all animals, domestic and wild, by the thousands; (as) the Jambū tree was reckoned, so in its midst, O best of the twice-born—
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BndP 1 19.30
प्लक्षो नाम महावृक्षस्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते । स तत्र पूज्यते स्थाने मध्ये जनपदस्य ह
plakṣo nāma mahāvṛkṣastasya nāmnā sa ucyate / sa tatra pūjyate sthāne madhye janapadasya ha
—(there is) a great tree named Plakṣa; by its name it (the island) is called. It is worshipped there in (its) place, in the middle of the inhabited land.
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BndP 1 19.31
स चापीक्षुरसोदेन प्रक्षद्वीपः समावृतः । प्लक्षद्वीपसमेनैव वैपुल्यद्विस्तरेण तु
sa cāpīkṣurasodena prakṣadvīpaḥ samāvṛtaḥ / plakṣadvīpasamenaiva vaipulyadvistareṇa tu
And that Plakṣadvīpa is surrounded by the ocean of sugarcane juice, which is equal to Plakṣadvīpa in breadth and extent.
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BndP 1 19.32
इत्येवं संनिवेशो वः प्लक्षद्वीपस्य कीर्तितः । आनुपूर्व्यात्समासेन शाल्मलं तु निबोधत
ityevaṃ saṃniveśo vaḥ plakṣadvīpasya kīrtitaḥ / ānupūrvyātsamāsena śālmalaṃ tu nibodhata
Thus has the arrangement of Plakṣadvīpa been declared to you; now learn of Śālmala in order and in brief.
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BndP 1 19.33
ततस्तृतीयं वक्ष्यामि शाल्मलं द्वीपसुत्तमम् । शाल्मलेन समुद्रस्तु द्वीपेनेक्षुरसोदकः
tatastṛtīyaṃ vakṣyāmi śālmalaṃ dvīpasuttamam / śālmalena samudrastu dvīpenekṣurasodakaḥ
Next I shall speak of the third, Śālmala, best of islands; the ocean whose water is sugarcane juice (is bounded) by the island Śālmala.
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BndP 1 19.34
प्लक्षद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्द्विगुणेन समावृतः । तत्रापि पर्वताः सप्त विज्ञेया रत्नयोनयः
plakṣadvīpasya vistārāddviguṇena samāvṛtaḥ / tatrāpi parvatāḥ sapta vijñeyā ratnayonayaḥ
It is encompassed with twice the extent of Plakṣadvīpa; there too seven mountains are to be known, sources of gems.
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BndP 1 19.35
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां वर्षेषु सप्तसु । प्रथमः सूर्यसंकाशः कुमुदो नाम पर्वतः
ratnākarāstathā nadyasteṣāṃ varṣeṣu saptasu / prathamaḥ sūryasaṃkāśaḥ kumudo nāma parvataḥ
And (there are) rivers that are mines of gems in their seven regions. The first mountain, resembling the sun, is named Kumuda,
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BndP 1 19.36
सर्वधातुमयैः शृङ्गैः शिलाजालसमाकुलैः । द्वितीयः पर्वतश्चात्र ह्युत्तमो नाम विश्रुतः
sarvadhātumayaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ śilājālasamākulaiḥ / dvitīyaḥ parvataścātra hyuttamo nāma viśrutaḥ
with peaks made of every mineral, thick with masses of rock. And the second mountain here is renowned by the name Uttama.
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BndP 1 19.37
हरितालमयैः शृङ्गैर्दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठति । तृतियः पर्वतस्तत्र बलाहक इति श्रुतः
haritālamayaiḥ śṛṅgairdivamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati / tṛtiyaḥ parvatastatra balāhaka iti śrutaḥ
With peaks made of yellow orpiment it stands covering the sky. The third mountain there is known as Balāhaka.
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BndP 1 19.38
जात्यञ्जनमयैः शृङ्गैर्दिवमावृत्य तिष्ठति । चतुर्थः पर्वतो द्रोणो यत्र सा वै सहोषधिः
jātyañjanamayaiḥ śṛṅgairdivamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati / caturthaḥ parvato droṇo yatra sā vai sahoṣadhiḥ
With peaks made of genuine black collyrium it stands covering the sky. The fourth mountain is Droṇa, where that great herb is,
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BndP 1 19.39
विशल्यकरणी चैव मृतसञ्जीविनी तथा । कङ्कस्तु पञ्चमस्तत्र पर्वतः सुमहोदयः
viśalyakaraṇī caiva mṛtasañjīvinī tathā / kaṅkastu pañcamastatra parvataḥ sumahodayaḥ
and (the herb) that removes arrows (from wounds), and likewise the one that revives the dead. The fifth mountain there is Kaṅka, of very great height.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.40
नित्यपुष्पफलोपेतो वृक्षवीरुत्समावृतः । षष्ठस्तु पर्वतस्तत्र महिषो मेघसन्निभः
nityapuṣpaphalopeto vṛkṣavīrutsamāvṛtaḥ / ṣaṣṭhastu parvatastatra mahiṣo meghasannibhaḥ
The sixth mountain there is Mahiṣa, resembling a cloud, endowed with perpetual flowers and fruit, covered over with trees and creepers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.41
यस्मिन्सो ऽग्निर्निवसति महिषो नाम वारिजः । सप्तमः पर्वतस्तत्र ककुद्मान्नाम भाष्यते
yasminso 'gnirnivasati mahiṣo nāma vārijaḥ / saptamaḥ parvatastatra kakudmānnāma bhāṣyate
On it dwells that fire named Mahiṣa, born of the waters. The seventh mountain there is said to be named Kakudman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.42
तत्र रत्नान्यनेकानि स्वयं रक्षति वासवः । प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्रजाभ्यो विधिवत्स्वयम्
tatra ratnānyanekāni svayaṃ rakṣati vāsavaḥ / prajāpatimupādāya prajābhyo vidhivatsvayam
There Vāsava himself guards many jewels, (which,) taking them from Prajāpati, (he distributes) himself duly to the creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.43
इत्येते पर्वताः सप्त शाल्मले मणिभूषणाः । तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि सर्पैव तु शुभानि वै
ityete parvatāḥ sapta śālmale maṇibhūṣaṇāḥ / teṣāṃ varṣāṇi vakṣyāmi sarpaiva tu śubhāni vai
Thus these seven mountains on Śālmala are adorned with gems. I shall declare their (regions,) the auspicious continent-divisions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.44
कुमुदस्य स्मृतं श्वेतमुत्तमस्य च लोहितम् । बलाहकस्य जीमूतं द्रोणस्य हरितं स्मृतम्
kumudasya smṛtaṃ śvetamuttamasya ca lohitam / balāhakasya jīmūtaṃ droṇasya haritaṃ smṛtam
Kumuda's (region) is recorded as Śveta, and Uttama's as Lohita; Balāhaka's is Jīmūta, and Droṇa's is recorded as Harita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.45
कङ्कस्य वैद्युतं नाम महिषस्य च मानसम् । ककुदः सुप्रदं नाम सप्तैतानि तु सप्तधा
kaṅkasya vaidyutaṃ nāma mahiṣasya ca mānasam / kakudaḥ supradaṃ nāma saptaitāni tu saptadhā
Kaṅka's is named Vaidyuta, and Mahiṣa's Mānasa; Kakud's is named Suprada—these seven in seven parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.46
वर्षाणि पर्वताश्चैव नदीस्तेषु निबोधत । ज्योतिः शान्तिस्तथा तुष्टा चन्द्रा शुक्रा विमोचनी
varṣāṇi parvatāścaiva nadīsteṣu nibodhata / jyotiḥ śāntistathā tuṣṭā candrā śukrā vimocanī
(These are) the regions and the mountains; learn now of the rivers in them: Jyotis, Śānti, likewise Tuṣṭā, Candrā, Śukrā, Vimocanī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.47
निवृत्तिः सप्तमी तासां प्रतिवर्षं तु ताः स्मृताः । तासां समीपगाश्चान्याः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
nivṛttiḥ saptamī tāsāṃ prativarṣaṃ tu tāḥ smṛtāḥ / tāsāṃ samīpagāścānyāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
and Nivṛtti as the seventh of them—these are recorded, one for each region. And others near them (flow) by hundreds and by thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.48
न संख्यां परिसंख्यातुं शक्नुयात्को ऽपि मानवः । इत्येष संनिवेशो वः शाल्मलस्य प्रकीर्त्तितः
na saṃkhyāṃ parisaṃkhyātuṃ śaknuyātko 'pi mānavaḥ / ityeṣa saṃniveśo vaḥ śālmalasya prakīrttitaḥ
No man whatever could reckon up their number. Thus this arrangement of Śālmala has been proclaimed to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.49
प्लक्षवृक्षेण संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महा द्रुमः । शाल्मलिर्विपुलस्कन्धस्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते
plakṣavṛkṣeṇa saṃkhyātastasya madhye mahā drumaḥ / śālmalirvipulaskandhastasya nāmnā sa ucyate
It is reckoned (of the same measure) as the Plakṣa tree: in its middle is a great tree, the Śālmali with broad trunk; by its name it is so called.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.50
शाल्मलस्तु समुद्रेण सुरोदेन समावृतः । विस्तराच्छाल्मलस्वैव समे न तु समन्ततः
śālmalastu samudreṇa surodena samāvṛtaḥ / vistarācchālmalasvaiva same na tu samantataḥ
Now Śālmala is surrounded on all sides by the ocean of wine, equal in extent to Śālmala itself, but not (in extent) all around.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.51
उत्तरेषु तु धर्मज्ञाद्वीपेषु शृणुत प्रजाः । यथाश्रुतं यथान्यायं ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत
uttareṣu tu dharmajñādvīpeṣu śṛṇuta prajāḥ / yathāśrutaṃ yathānyāyaṃ bruvato me nibodhata
Hear, O creatures who know dharma, about the further continents; attend to me as I speak, as I have heard it and as is proper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.52
कुशद्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि चतुर्थं तु समासतः । सुरोदकः परिवृतः कुशद्वीपेन सर्वतः
kuśadvīpaṃ pravakṣyāmi caturthaṃ tu samāsataḥ / surodakaḥ parivṛtaḥ kuśadvīpena sarvataḥ
I shall declare the fourth, Kuśadvīpa, in brief. The ocean of wine is encompassed on every side by Kuśadvīpa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.53
शाल्मलस्य तु विस्ताराद्द्विगुणेन समन्ततः । सप्तैव च गिरींस्तत्र वर्ण्यमानान्निबोधत
śālmalasya tu vistārāddviguṇena samantataḥ / saptaiva ca girīṃstatra varṇyamānānnibodhata
which is twice the extent of Śālmala all around. Learn of the seven mountains there as they are described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.54
कुशद्वीपे तु विज्ञेयः पर्वतो विद्रुमश्च यः । द्वीपस्य प्रथमस्तस्य द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः
kuśadvīpe tu vijñeyaḥ parvato vidrumaśca yaḥ / dvīpasya prathamastasya dvitīyo hemaparvataḥ
In Kuśadvīpa there is to be known the mountain which is Vidruma, the first of that continent; the second is the Hema mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.55
तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम जीमूतसदृशो गिरिः । चतुर्थः पुष्पवान्नाम पञ्चमस्तु कुशेशयः
tṛtīyo dyutimānnāma jīmūtasadṛśo giriḥ / caturthaḥ puṣpavānnāma pañcamastu kuśeśayaḥ
The third is a mountain named Dyutimān, like a cloud; the fourth is named Puṣpavān, and the fifth Kuśeśaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.56
षष्ठो हरिगिरिर्नाम सप्तमो मन्दरः स्मृतः । मन्दा इति ह्यपा नाम मन्दरो दारणादयम्
ṣaṣṭho harigirirnāma saptamo mandaraḥ smṛtaḥ / mandā iti hyapā nāma mandaro dāraṇādayam
The sixth is named Harigiri, and the seventh is recorded as Mandara. For 'mandā' is a name of the waters, and Mandara (is so called) from splitting them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.57
तेषामन्तरविषकंभो द्विगुणः प्रविभागतः । उद्भिदं प्रथमं वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम्
teṣāmantaraviṣakaṃbho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgataḥ / udbhidaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ veṇumaṇḍalam
The intervening breadth between them is double, by division. The first region is Udbhida, the second Veṇumaṇḍala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.58
तृतीयं वै रथाकारं चतुर्थं लवणं समृतम् । पञ्चमं धृतिमद्वर्षं षष्ठं वर्षं प्रभाकरम्
tṛtīyaṃ vai rathākāraṃ caturthaṃ lavaṇaṃ samṛtam / pañcamaṃ dhṛtimadvarṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ varṣaṃ prabhākaram
the third indeed Rathākāra, the fourth is recorded as Lavaṇa, the fifth region is Dhṛtimat, the sixth region Prabhākara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.59
सप्तमं कपिलं नाम सर्वे ते वर्ष भावकाः । एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः प्रजास्तु जगदीश्वराः
saptamaṃ kapilaṃ nāma sarve te varṣa bhāvakāḥ / eteṣu devagandharvāḥ prajāstu jagadīśvarāḥ
The seventh is named Kapila; all of them are producers of (fine) regions. In these (dwell) the gods and gandharvas, and the creatures who are lords of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.60
विहरन्ति रमन्ते च हृष्यमाणास्तु सर्वशः । न तेषु दस्यवः संति म्लेच्छ जातय एव च
viharanti ramante ca hṛṣyamāṇāstu sarvaśaḥ / na teṣu dasyavaḥ saṃti mleccha jātaya eva ca
They roam about and take their pleasure, rejoicing in every way; among them there are no robbers, nor any barbarian races.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.61
गौरप्रायो जनः सर्वः क्रमाच्च म्रियते तथा । तत्रापि नद्यः सप्तैव धूतपापाशिवा तथा
gauraprāyo janaḥ sarvaḥ kramācca mriyate tathā / tatrāpi nadyaḥ saptaiva dhūtapāpāśivā tathā
All the people there are mostly fair-skinned, and they die in due order. There too are just seven rivers: Dhūtapāpā and Śivā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.62
पवित्रा संततिश्चैव विद्युद्दंभा मही तथा । अन्यास्ताभ्यो ऽपरिज्ञाताः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
pavitrā saṃtatiścaiva vidyuddaṃbhā mahī tathā / anyāstābhyo 'parijñātāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
Pavitrā, Saṃtati, Vidyudambhā, and Mahī likewise; and others besides these, unknown, by hundreds and by thousands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.63
अभिगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासवः । घृतोदेन कुशद्वीपो बाह्यतः परिवारितः
abhigacchanti tāḥ sarvā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ / ghṛtodena kuśadvīpo bāhyataḥ parivāritaḥ
all of which flow toward wherever Vāsava (Indra) rains. Kuśadvīpa is encircled on the outside by the sea of ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.64
विज्ञेयः स तु विस्तारात्कुशद्वीपसमेन तु । इत्येष सन्निवेशो वः कुशद्वीपस्य कीर्त्तितः
vijñeyaḥ sa tu vistārātkuśadvīpasamena tu / ityeṣa sanniveśo vaḥ kuśadvīpasya kīrttitaḥ
And it is to be understood as equal in extent to Kuśadvīpa itself. Thus has the disposition of Kuśadvīpa been proclaimed to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.65
क्रैञ्चद्वीपस्य विस्तारं वक्ष्याम्यहमतः परम् । कुशद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्द्विगुणः स तु वै स्मृतः
kraiñcadvīpasya vistāraṃ vakṣyāmyahamataḥ param / kuśadvīpasya vistārāddviguṇaḥ sa tu vai smṛtaḥ
Next after this I shall declare the extent of Krauñcadvīpa; it is recorded as twice the extent of Kuśadvīpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.66
घृतोदकसमुद्रो वै क्रैञ्च द्वीपेन संयुतः । तस्मिन्द्वीपे नगश्रेष्ठः क्रैञ्चस्तु प्रथमो गिरिः
ghṛtodakasamudro vai kraiñca dvīpena saṃyutaḥ / tasmindvīpe nagaśreṣṭhaḥ kraiñcastu prathamo giriḥ
The ocean of ghee-water is joined to Krauñcadvīpa. In that island the best of mountains, Krauñca, is the first mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.67
क्रैञ्चात्परो वामनको वामनादन्धकारकः । अन्धकारात्परश्चापि दिवावृन्नाम पर्वतः
kraiñcātparo vāmanako vāmanādandhakārakaḥ / andhakārātparaścāpi divāvṛnnāma parvataḥ
Beyond Krauñca is Vāmanaka; beyond Vāmana, Andhakāraka; and beyond Andhakāra is the mountain named Divāvṛt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.68
दिवावृतः परश्चापि द्विविदो गिरिसत्तमः । द्विविदात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः
divāvṛtaḥ paraścāpi dvivido girisattamaḥ / dvividātparataścāpi puṇḍarīko mahāgiriḥ
Beyond Divāvṛt is Dvivida, best of mountains; and beyond Dvivida is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.69
पुण्डरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः । एते रत्नमयाः सप्त क्रैञ्चद्वीपस्य पर्वताः
puṇḍarīkātparaścāpi procyate dundubhisvanaḥ / ete ratnamayāḥ sapta kraiñcadvīpasya parvatāḥ
And beyond Puṇḍarīka is said to be Dundubhisvana. These seven, made of jewels, are the mountains of Krauñcadvīpa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.70
बहुपुष्पफलोपेतनानावृक्षलतावृताः । परस्परेण द्विगुणा विस्तृता हर्षवर्द्धनाः
bahupuṣpaphalopetanānāvṛkṣalatāvṛtāḥ / paraspareṇa dviguṇā vistṛtā harṣavarddhanāḥ
covered with manifold trees and creepers laden with many flowers and fruits, each twice the other in extent, increasing joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.71
वर्षाणि तत्र वक्ष्यामि नामतस्तान्निबोधत । क्रैञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः
varṣāṇi tatra vakṣyāmi nāmatastānnibodhata / kraiñcasya kuśalo deśo vāmanasya manonugaḥ
I shall tell the regions there; learn them by name. Krauñca's region is Kuśala, Vāmana's is Manonuga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.72
मनोनुगात्परश्चोष्णस्तृतीयं वर्षमुच्यते । उष्णात्परः पीवरकः पीवरादन्धकारकः
manonugātparaścoṣṇastṛtīyaṃ varṣamucyate / uṣṇātparaḥ pīvarakaḥ pīvarādandhakārakaḥ
Beyond Manonuga is Uṣṇa, said to be the third region; beyond Uṣṇa is Pīvaraka, and beyond Pīvara, Andhakāraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.73
अन्धकारात्परश्चापि मुनिदेशः स्मृतो बुधैः । मुनिदेशात्परश्चैव प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः
andhakārātparaścāpi munideśaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ / munideśātparaścaiva procyate dundubhisvanaḥ
And beyond Andhakāra is recorded by the wise the region Munideśa; and beyond Munideśa is said to be Dundubhisvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.74
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रयो जनः स्मतः । तत्रापि नद्यः सप्तैव प्रतिवर्ष स्मृताः शुभाः
siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇo gauraprayo janaḥ smataḥ / tatrāpi nadyaḥ saptaiva prativarṣa smṛtāḥ śubhāḥ
(That land is) thronged with Siddhas and Cāraṇas, and the people are said to be mostly fair. There too seven auspicious rivers are recorded for each region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.75
गौरी कुमुद्वती चैव संध्या रात्रिर्मनोजवा । ख्यातिश्च पुण्डरीका च गङ्गाः सप्तविधाः स्मृताः
gaurī kumudvatī caiva saṃdhyā rātrirmanojavā / khyātiśca puṇḍarīkā ca gaṅgāḥ saptavidhāḥ smṛtāḥ
Gaurī, Kumudvatī, Sandhyā, Rātri, Manojavā, Khyāti and Puṇḍarīkā — these are known as the seven kinds of Ganges.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.76
तासां सहस्रशश्चान्या नद्यो यास्तु समीपगाः । अभिगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा विपुलाः सुबहूदकाः
tāsāṃ sahasraśaścānyā nadyo yāstu samīpagāḥ / abhigacchanti tāḥ sarvā vipulāḥ subahūdakāḥ
And other rivers by the thousands, which flow near them, all join them, broad and with abundant water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.77
क्रैञ्चद्वीपः समुद्रेण दधिमण्डौदकेन तु । आवृतः सर्वतः श्रीमान्क्रैञ्चद्वीपसमेन तु
kraiñcadvīpaḥ samudreṇa dadhimaṇḍaudakena tu / āvṛtaḥ sarvataḥ śrīmānkraiñcadvīpasamena tu
And Krauñcadvīpa, the splendid, is surrounded on all sides by an ocean whose water is curd-whey, (an ocean) equal (in extent) to Krauñcadvīpa itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.78
प्लक्षद्वीपादयो ह्येते समासेन प्रकीर्त्तिताः । तेषां निसर्गोद्वीपानामानुपूर्व्येण सर्वशः
plakṣadvīpādayo hyete samāsena prakīrttitāḥ / teṣāṃ nisargodvīpānāmānupūrvyeṇa sarvaśaḥ
These (islands) beginning with Plakṣadvīpa have indeed been proclaimed in brief; the natural constitution of those islands, in due order and completely,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.79
न शक्यो विस्तराद्वक्तुं दिव्यवर्षशतैरपि । निसर्गो यः प्रजानां तु संहारो यश्च तासु वै
na śakyo vistarādvaktuṃ divyavarṣaśatairapi / nisargo yaḥ prajānāṃ tu saṃhāro yaśca tāsu vai
It is not possible to tell in full detail, even in hundreds of divine years, the creation of the living beings (there) and the dissolution that comes upon them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.80
शाकद्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावदिह निश्चयात् । शृणुध्वं तु यथातथ्यं ब्रुवतो मे यथार्थवत्
śākadvīpaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvadiha niścayāt / śṛṇudhvaṃ tu yathātathyaṃ bruvato me yathārthavat
I shall now describe Śākadvīpa here, as it is, with certainty; listen truly to me as I speak in accordance with the facts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.81
क्रैञ्चद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्द्विगुणास्तस्य विस्तरः । परिवार्य समुद्रं स दधिमण्डोदकं स्थितः
kraiñcadvīpasya vistārāddviguṇāstasya vistaraḥ / parivārya samudraṃ sa dadhimaṇḍodakaṃ sthitaḥ
Its extent is twice the extent of Krauñcadvīpa; it stands encircling the ocean whose water is buttermilk (dadhimaṇḍa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.82
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश्चिरात्तु म्रियते जनः । कुत एव च दुर्भिक्षं जराव्याधिभयं कुतः
tatra puṇyā janapadāścirāttu mriyate janaḥ / kuta eva ca durbhikṣaṃ jarāvyādhibhayaṃ kutaḥ
There the countries are holy, and people die only after a long time; how could there be famine there, and whence any fear of old age and disease?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.83
तत्रापि पर्वताः शभ्राः सप्तैव मणिभूषणाः । रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
tatrāpi parvatāḥ śabhrāḥ saptaiva maṇibhūṣaṇāḥ / ratnākarāstathā nadyasteṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
There too there are just seven bright mountains, adorned with jewels and sources of gems, and rivers as well: hear their names from me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.84
देवर्षिगन्धर्वयुतः प्रथमो मेरुरुच्यते । प्रागायतः स सौवर्णो ह्युदयो नाम पर्वतः
devarṣigandharvayutaḥ prathamo merurucyate / prāgāyataḥ sa sauvarṇo hyudayo nāma parvataḥ
The first, attended by gods, sages and gandharvas, is called Meru; extending eastward, that golden mountain is named Udaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.85
वृष्ट्यर्थं जलदास्तत्र प्रभंवति च यान्ति च । तस्यापरेण सुमहाञ्जलधारो महागिरिः
vṛṣṭyarthaṃ jaladāstatra prabhaṃvati ca yānti ca / tasyāpareṇa sumahāñjaladhāro mahāgiriḥ
There the rain-clouds arise and move for the sake of rain; to the west of it is the very great mountain Jaladhāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.86
यतो नित्यमुपादत्ते वासवः परमं जलम् । ततो वर्षं प्रभवति वर्षाकाले प्रजास्विह
yato nityamupādatte vāsavaḥ paramaṃ jalam / tato varṣaṃ prabhavati varṣākāle prajāsviha
From it Vāsava (Indra) constantly takes up the finest water; from that the rain arises here among the creatures in the rainy season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.87
तस्योत्तरे रैवतको यत्र नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितम् । रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधिः
tasyottare raivatako yatra nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / revatī divi nakṣatraṃ pitāmahakṛto vidhiḥ
To the north of it is Raivataka, where the constellation Revatī is ever fixed in the sky — an arrangement made by the Grandfather (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.88
तस्यापरेण सुमहान् श्यामो नाम महागिरिः । तस्माच्छ्यामत्वमापन्नाः प्रजाः पूर्वमिमाः किल
tasyāpareṇa sumahān śyāmo nāma mahāgiriḥ / tasmācchyāmatvamāpannāḥ prajāḥ pūrvamimāḥ kila
To the west of it is the very great mountain named Śyāma; from it, it is said, these creatures formerly acquired their dark colour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.89
तस्यापरेण सुमहान्नाजतो ऽस्तगिरिः स्मृतः । तस्यापरे चांबिकेयो दुर्गशैलो महागिरिः
tasyāpareṇa sumahānnājato 'stagiriḥ smṛtaḥ / tasyāpare cāṃbikeyo durgaśailo mahāgiriḥ
West of it the very great mountain, unborn (?), is remembered as Astagiri; and west of that is the great mountain Ambikeya, a difficult crag.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.90
अंबिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौंषधिसमन्वितः । केसरी केसरयुतो यतो वायुः प्रजापतिः
aṃbikeyātparo ramyaḥ sarvauṃṣadhisamanvitaḥ / kesarī kesarayuto yato vāyuḥ prajāpatiḥ
Beyond Ambikeya is the pleasant Kesarī, provided with all herbs and covered with kesara trees, from which comes the wind, the lord of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.91
उदयात्प्रथमं वर्षं महात्तज्जलदं स्मृतम् । द्वितीयं जलधारस्य सुकुमारमिति स्मृतम्
udayātprathamaṃ varṣaṃ mahāttajjaladaṃ smṛtam / dvitīyaṃ jaladhārasya sukumāramiti smṛtam
The first region, from Udaya, is the great one known as Jalada; the second, of Jaladhāra, is known as Sukumāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.92
रैवतस्य तु कौमारं श्यामस्य च मणीवकम् । अस्तस्यापि शुभं वर्षं विज्ञेयं कुसुमोत्तरम्
raivatasya tu kaumāraṃ śyāmasya ca maṇīvakam / astasyāpi śubhaṃ varṣaṃ vijñeyaṃ kusumottaram
That of Raivata is Kaumāra, and that of Śyāma is Maṇīvaka; and the auspicious region of Asta is to be known as Kusumottara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.93
अम्बिकेयस्य मोदाकं केसरस्य महाद्रुमम् । द्वीपस्य परिमाणं तु ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वमेव च
ambikeyasya modākaṃ kesarasya mahādrumam / dvīpasya parimāṇaṃ tu hrasvadīrghatvameva ca
That of Ambikeya is Modāka, and that of Kesara is Mahādruma. As for the island's measure, its shortness and length —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.94
क्रैञ्चद्वीपेन विख्यातं तस्य केतुर्महाद्रुमः । शाको नाम महोत्सेधस्तस्य पूज्या महानुगाः
kraiñcadvīpena vikhyātaṃ tasya keturmahādrumaḥ / śāko nāma mahotsedhastasya pūjyā mahānugāḥ
— it is reckoned by (that of) Krauñcadvīpa. Its banner is a great tree, of vast height, named Śāka; its great followers are worthy of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.95
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश्चातुर्वर्ण्यसमन्विताः । नद्यश्चापि महापुण्या गङ्गाः सप्तविधास्तथा
tatra puṇyā janapadāścāturvarṇyasamanvitāḥ / nadyaścāpi mahāpuṇyā gaṅgāḥ saptavidhāstathā
There the countries are holy, furnished with the four classes; and the rivers too are greatly holy, the Gaṅgās being of seven kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.96
सुकुमारी कुमारी च नलिनी वेणुका च या । इक्षुश्च वेणुका चैव गभस्तिः सप्तमी तथा
sukumārī kumārī ca nalinī veṇukā ca yā / ikṣuśca veṇukā caiva gabhastiḥ saptamī tathā
Sukumārī and Kumārī, Nalinī and Veṇukā, Ikṣu and Veṇukā, and Gabhasti as the seventh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.97
नद्यश्चान्याः पुण्यजलाः शीततोयवहाः शुभाः । सहस्रशः समाख्याता यतो वर्षति वासवः
nadyaścānyāḥ puṇyajalāḥ śītatoyavahāḥ śubhāḥ / sahasraśaḥ samākhyātā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
And other rivers with holy waters, auspicious, carrying cool water, are told of by the thousand, from which Vāsava rains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.98
न तासां नामधेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च । शक्यं वै परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ताः सरिदुत्तमाः
na tāsāṃ nāmadheyāni parimāṇaṃ tathaiva ca / śakyaṃ vai parisaṃkhyātuṃ puṇyāstāḥ sariduttamāḥ
Their names, and likewise their measure, cannot be counted up; those best of rivers are holy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.99
ताः पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा नदीर्जनपदास्तु ते । शांशपायनविस्तीर्णो द्वीपो ऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः
tāḥ pibanti sadā hṛṣṭā nadīrjanapadāstu te / śāṃśapāyanavistīrṇo dvīpo 'sau cakrasaṃsthitaḥ
Those peoples always drink of those rivers with delight. That island, extended (with the) śāṃśapāyana (trees?), is set in the shape of a wheel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.100
नदीजलैः प्रतिच्छन्नः पर्वतैश्चाभ्रसन्निभैः । सर्वधातुविचित्रैश्च मणिविद्रुमभूषितैः
nadījalaiḥ praticchannaḥ parvataiścābhrasannibhaiḥ / sarvadhātuvicitraiśca maṇividrumabhūṣitaiḥ
(It is) covered over with river waters and with mountains resembling clouds, variegated with all (kinds of) minerals and adorned with gems and coral;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.101
नगरैश्चैव विविधैः स्फीतैर्जनपदैरपि । वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः समन्ताद्धनधान्यवान्
nagaraiścaiva vividhaiḥ sphītairjanapadairapi / vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpaphalopetaiḥ samantāddhanadhānyavān
and with manifold cities, and with prosperous settled lands, and with trees bearing flowers and fruit; it is on all sides rich in wealth and grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.102
क्षीरोदेन समुद्रेण सर्वतः परिवारितः । शाकद्वीपस्य विस्तारात्समेन तु समंन्ततः
kṣīrodena samudreṇa sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ / śākadvīpasya vistārātsamena tu samaṃntataḥ
It is surrounded on all sides by the Ocean of Milk, which is everywhere equal in extent to the breadth of Śāka island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.103
तस्मिञ्जनपदाः पुण्याः पर्वताः सरितः शुभाः । वर्णाश्रमसमाकीर्णा देशास्ते सप्त वै स्मृताः
tasmiñjanapadāḥ puṇyāḥ parvatāḥ saritaḥ śubhāḥ / varṇāśramasamākīrṇā deśāste sapta vai smṛtāḥ
On it are holy settled lands, mountains, and auspicious rivers; those regions, thronged with the classes and the stages of life, are reckoned as seven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.104
न संकरश्च तेष्वस्ति वर्णाश्रमकृतः क्वचित् । धर्मस्य चाव्यभीचारादेकान्तसुखिताः प्रजाः
na saṃkaraśca teṣvasti varṇāśramakṛtaḥ kvacit / dharmasya cāvyabhīcārādekāntasukhitāḥ prajāḥ
And among them there is nowhere any confusion of class and stage of life; and because of no deviation from dharma the people are utterly happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.105
न तेषु लोभो माया वा हीर्षासूयाकृतः कुतः । विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति कालात्स्वाभाविकं परम्
na teṣu lobho māyā vā hīrṣāsūyākṛtaḥ kutaḥ / viparyayo na teṣvasti kālātsvābhāvikaṃ param
Among them there is no greed nor deceit—whence any (act) done from envy or spite? There is no reversal (of order) among them; beyond time, (all is) natural.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.106
करावाप्तिर्न तेष्वस्ति न दण्डो न च दण्ड्यकाः । स्वधर्मेणैव धर्म ज्ञास्ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम्
karāvāptirna teṣvasti na daṇḍo na ca daṇḍyakāḥ / svadharmeṇaiva dharma jñāste rakṣanti parasparam
There is no levying of taxes among them, no punishment and none to be punished; knowing dharma, they protect one another by their own dharma alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.107
एतावदेव शक्यं वै तस्मिन्द्वीपे प्रभाषितुम् । एतावदेव श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनाम्
etāvadeva śakyaṃ vai tasmindvīpe prabhāṣitum / etāvadeva śrotavyaṃ śākadvīpanivāsinām
Just this much can be told about that island; just this much is to be heard concerning the dwellers of Śāka island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.108
पुष्करं सप्तमं द्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोधत । पुष्करेण तु द्वीपेन वृतः क्षीरोदको बहिः
puṣkaraṃ saptamaṃ dvīpaṃ pravakṣyāmi nibodhata / puṣkareṇa tu dvīpena vṛtaḥ kṣīrodako bahiḥ
I shall proclaim Puṣkara, the seventh island; listen. And the Milk-water (ocean) is encircled on the outside by the island Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.109
शाकद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्द्विगुणेन संमततः । पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमानेक एव महाशिलः
śākadvīpasya vistārāddviguṇena saṃmatataḥ / puṣkare parvataḥ śrīmāneka eva mahāśilaḥ
It is reckoned to be twice the breadth of Śāka island. On Puṣkara there is a single glorious mountain of great rock.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.110
चित्रैर्मणिमयैः शृङ्गैः शिलाजालैः समुच्छ्रितः । द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वर्द्धे चित्रसानुः स्थितो महान्
citrairmaṇimayaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ śilājālaiḥ samucchritaḥ / dvīpasya tasya pūrvarddhe citrasānuḥ sthito mahān
Raised high with variegated jewelled peaks and masses of rock, that great Citrasānu stands in the eastern half of that island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.111
स मण्डलसहस्राणि विस्तीर्णः पञ्चविंशतिः । उर्द्धं चैव चतुस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि महीतलात्
sa maṇḍalasahasrāṇi vistīrṇaḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ / urddhaṃ caiva catustriṃśatsahasrāṇi mahītalāt
It is twenty-five thousand maṇḍalas in extent, and thirty-four thousand (yojanas) upward from the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.112
द्वीपर्धस्य परिक्षिप्तः पर्वतो मानसोत्तरः । स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः
dvīpardhasya parikṣiptaḥ parvato mānasottaraḥ / sthito velāsamīpe tu navacandra ivoditaḥ
The mountain Mānasottara encircles (the other) half of the island; it stands near the shore, like the new moon risen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.113
योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः । तावदेव च विस्तीर्णः सर्वतः परिमण्डलः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ūrdhvaṃ pañcāśaducchritaḥ / tāvadeva ca vistīrṇaḥ sarvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ
It rises fifty thousand yojanas upward, and is just as broad, circular on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.114
स एव द्वीपपश्चार्द्धे मानसः पृथिवीधरः । एक एव महासारः सन्निवेशो द्विधा कृतः
sa eva dvīpapaścārddhe mānasaḥ pṛthivīdharaḥ / eka eva mahāsāraḥ sanniveśo dvidhā kṛtaḥ
That same Mānasa, the earth-supporter, (stands) in the western half of the island; it is one alone, of great substance, and its structure is made twofold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.115
स्वादूदकेनोदधिना सर्वतः परिवारितः । पुष्करद्वीपविस्ताराद्विस्तीर्णो ऽसौ समन्ततः
svādūdakenodadhinā sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ / puṣkaradvīpavistārādvistīrṇo 'sau samantataḥ
It is surrounded on all sides by the ocean of sweet water, which extends all round to the breadth of Puṣkara island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.116
तस्मिन्द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ । अभितो मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्य तु मण्डले
tasmindvīpe smṛtau dvau tu puṇyau janapadau śubhau / abhito mānasasyātha parvatasya tu maṇḍale
On that island two holy, auspicious settled lands are recorded, on both sides of Mount Mānasa, within its circuit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.117
महावीतं तु यद्वर्ष बाह्यतो मानसस्य तत् । त्स्यैवाभ्यन्तरेणापि धातकीखण्डमुच्यते
mahāvītaṃ tu yadvarṣa bāhyato mānasasya tat / tsyaivābhyantareṇāpi dhātakīkhaṇḍamucyate
The region which lies outside Mānasa is Mahāvīta; and that which is within it is called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.118
दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जीवति मानवाः । अरोगाः सुखबाहुल्या मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tatra jīvati mānavāḥ / arogāḥ sukhabāhulyā mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ
There men live ten thousand years, free of disease, abounding in happiness, established in the attainment (that comes) of mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.119
मससायुश्च रूपं च तस्मिन्वर्षद्वये स्मृतम् । अधमोत्तमा न तेष्वस्ति तुल्यास्ते रूपशीलतः
masasāyuśca rūpaṃ ca tasminvarṣadvaye smṛtam / adhamottamā na teṣvasti tulyāste rūpaśīlataḥ
In those two varṣas the lifespan and the appearance are said to be equal; among them there is no lowest or highest — they are alike in form and in character.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.120
न तत्र दस्युर्दमको नेर्ष्यासूया भयं तथा । निग्रहो न च दण्डो ऽस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः
na tatra dasyurdamako nerṣyāsūyā bhayaṃ tathā / nigraho na ca daṇḍo 'sti na lobho na parigrahaḥ
There (is) no robber there, nor any subduer, no envy or spite, nor fear; there is no restraint and no punishment, no greed and no possession.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.121
सत्यानृतं न तत्रास्ति धर्माधर्मौं तथैव च । वर्णाश्रमौ वा वार्ता वा पाशुपाल्यं वणिक्पथः
satyānṛtaṃ na tatrāsti dharmādharmauṃ tathaiva ca / varṇāśramau vā vārtā vā pāśupālyaṃ vaṇikpathaḥ
There is no truth-and-falsehood there, nor likewise right and wrong, nor the classes and life-stages, nor agriculture, nor cattle-keeping, nor the trade-routes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.122
त्रयी विद्या दण्डनीतिः शुश्रूषा शिल्पमेव च । वर्षद्वये सर्वमेतत्पुष्करस्य न विद्यते
trayī vidyā daṇḍanītiḥ śuśrūṣā śilpameva ca / varṣadvaye sarvametatpuṣkarasya na vidyate
The threefold Veda, (other) learning, the science of punishment, service, and craft as well — all this is not found in the two varṣas of Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.123
न तत्र वर्षं नद्यो वा शीतोष्णं वापि विद्यते । उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च
na tatra varṣaṃ nadyo vā śītoṣṇaṃ vāpi vidyate / udbhidānyudakānyatra giriprasravaṇāni ca
There is no rain there, nor rivers, nor cold and heat; the waters there spring from the ground, and (there are) mountain streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.124
उत्तराणां कुरूणां च तुल्यकालो जनस्तथा । सर्वर्त्तुसुसुखस्तत्र जराक्रमविवर्जितः
uttarāṇāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca tulyakālo janastathā / sarvarttususukhastatra jarākramavivarjitaḥ
The people there are of the same lifespan as those of the Northern Kurus; there (it is) pleasant in every season, free from the onset of old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.125
इत्येष धातकीखण्डे महा वीते तथैव च । आनुपूर्व्याद्विधिः कृत्स्नः पुष्करस्य प्रकीर्त्तितः
ityeṣa dhātakīkhaṇḍe mahā vīte tathaiva ca / ānupūrvyādvidhiḥ kṛtsnaḥ puṣkarasya prakīrttitaḥ
Thus this whole account, in due order, of Dhātakīkhaṇḍa and likewise of Mahāvīta, (and) of Puṣkara, has been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.126
स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः । विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पुष्करस्य समेन तु
svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ parivāritaḥ / vistārānmaṇḍalāccaiva puṣkarasya samena tu
Puṣkara is surrounded by the ocean of sweet water, equal in extent and in circumference to Puṣkara itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.127
एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः । द्वीपस्यानन्तरो यस्तु सामुद्रस्तत्समस्तु सः
evaṃ dvīpāḥ samudraistu sapta saptabhirāvṛtāḥ / dvīpasyānantaro yastu sāmudrastatsamastu saḥ
Thus the seven continents are encircled by the seven oceans; and whichever ocean lies next to a continent, that (ocean) is equal to it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.128
एवं द्वीपसमुद्राणां वृद्धिर्ज्ञेया परस्परात् । अपां चैव समुद्रेकात्सामुद्र इति संज्ञितः
evaṃ dvīpasamudrāṇāṃ vṛddhirjñeyā parasparāt / apāṃ caiva samudrekātsāmudra iti saṃjñitaḥ
Thus the increase of the continents and oceans is to be known, each from the other; and from the abundance (samudreka) of waters it is called 'sāmudra' (oceanic).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.129
विशन्तिर्निवसंत्यस्मिन्प्रजा यस्माच्चतुर्विधाः । तस्माद्वर्षमिति प्रोक्तं प्रजानां सुखदं यतः
viśantirnivasaṃtyasminprajā yasmāccaturvidhāḥ / tasmādvarṣamiti proktaṃ prajānāṃ sukhadaṃ yataḥ
Since creatures of the four kinds enter and dwell in it, therefore it is called 'varṣa', because it gives happiness to creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.130
ऋष इत्येष रमणे वृषशक्तिप्रबन्धने । रतिप्रबधनात्मिद्धं वर्षं तत्तेषु तेन वै
ṛṣa ityeṣa ramaṇe vṛṣaśaktiprabandhane / ratiprabadhanātmiddhaṃ varṣaṃ tatteṣu tena vai
This (root) 'ṛṣ' (is used) in the sense of taking delight, (and) 'vṛṣ' in the sense of binding together (procreative) power; from the binding of pleasure the word 'varṣa' is established for them, for that reason indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.131
शुक्लपक्षे चन्द्रवृद्ध्या समुद्रः पूर्यते सदा । प्रक्षीयमाणे बहुले क्षीयते ऽस्तमिते खगे
śuklapakṣe candravṛddhyā samudraḥ pūryate sadā / prakṣīyamāṇe bahule kṣīyate 'stamite khage
In the bright fortnight the ocean is always filled as the moon waxes; in the dark (fortnight), when (the moon) is waning, it decreases, once the sky-goer has set.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.132
आपूर्यमाणो ह्युदधिः स्वत एवाभिपूर्यते । तथोपक्षीयमाणे ऽपि स्वात्मन्येवावकृष्यते
āpūryamāṇo hyudadhiḥ svata evābhipūryate / tathopakṣīyamāṇe 'pi svātmanyevāvakṛṣyate
For the ocean, when being filled, is filled from its own self; and likewise when it is diminishing, it is drawn back into its own self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.133
उखास्थमग्निसंयोगादुद्रिक्तं दृश्यते यथा । महोदधिगतं तोयं स्वत उद्रिच्यते तथा
ukhāsthamagnisaṃyogādudriktaṃ dṛśyate yathā / mahodadhigataṃ toyaṃ svata udricyate tathā
Just as (water) standing in a pot is seen to swell up through contact with fire, so the water contained in the great ocean swells up of itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.134
अन्यूनानतिरिक्तांश्च वर्न्द्वत्यापो ह्रसंति च । उदयास्तमये त्विन्दौ पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः
anyūnānatiriktāṃśca varndvatyāpo hrasaṃti ca / udayāstamaye tvindau pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ
And the waters increase and decrease, (yet remain) neither deficient nor in excess, at the rising and setting of the moon in the two fortnights, bright and dark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.135
क्षयवृद्धत्वमुदधेः सोमवृद्धिक्षयात्पुनः । दशोत्तराणि पञ्चैव ह्यङ्गुलानि शतानि च
kṣayavṛddhatvamudadheḥ somavṛddhikṣayātpunaḥ / daśottarāṇi pañcaiva hyaṅgulāni śatāni ca
The waning and waxing of the ocean is (caused) again by the waxing and waning of the moon: five hundred and ten aṅgulas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.136
अपां वृद्धिः क्षयो दृष्टः सामुद्रीणां तु पर्वसु । द्विराप्कत्वात्स्मृता द्वीपाः सर्वतश्चोदकावृताः
apāṃ vṛddhiḥ kṣayo dṛṣṭaḥ sāmudrīṇāṃ tu parvasu / dvirāpkatvātsmṛtā dvīpāḥ sarvataścodakāvṛtāḥ
— (such) is the increase and decrease of the ocean's waters observed at the junctures (of the fortnights). Because they have water twice over, they are called 'dvīpas', being surrounded by water on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.137
उदकस्यायनं यस्मात्तस्मादुदधिरुच्यते । अपर्वाणस्तु गिरयः पर्वभिः पर्वताः स्मृताः
udakasyāyanaṃ yasmāttasmādudadhirucyate / aparvāṇastu girayaḥ parvabhiḥ parvatāḥ smṛtāḥ
Because it is the resting-place (ayana) of water (udaka), it is therefore called 'udadhi'. Hills without knots are 'giri', while those with knots (parvan) are called 'parvata'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.138
प्लक्षद्वीपे तु गोमेदः पर्वतस्तेन चौच्यते । शाल्मलिः शाल्मले द्वीपे पूज्यते सुमहाव्रतैः
plakṣadvīpe tu gomedaḥ parvatastena caucyate / śālmaliḥ śālmale dvīpe pūjyate sumahāvrataiḥ
On Plakṣadvīpa there is Gomeda, and the mountain is called by that name; on Śālmala-dvīpa the śālmali (tree) is worshipped by those of very great vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.139
कुशद्वीपे कुशस्तंबस्तस्यनाम्ना स उच्यते । क्रैञ्चद्वीपे गिरिः कैञ्चो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह
kuśadvīpe kuśastaṃbastasyanāmnā sa ucyate / kraiñcadvīpe giriḥ kaiñco madhye janapadasya ha
On Kuśa-dvīpa there is a clump of kuśa grass; by its name it (the island) is called (so). On Krauñca-dvīpa there is the mountain Krauñca, in the middle of the inhabited region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.140
शाकद्वीपे द्रुमः शाकस्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते । न्यग्रोधः पुष्करद्वीपे तत्रत्यैः स नमस्कृतः
śākadvīpe drumaḥ śākastasya nāmnā sa ucyate / nyagrodhaḥ puṣkaradvīpe tatratyaiḥ sa namaskṛtaḥ
On Śāka-dvīpa there is the śāka tree; by its name it is called (so). On Puṣkara-dvīpa there is the banyan (nyagrodha), and it is revered by those who dwell there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.141
महादेवः पूज्यते तु ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः । तस्मिन्नि वसति ब्रह्मा साध्यैः सार्द्धं प्रजापतिः
mahādevaḥ pūjyate tu brahmā tribhuvaneśvaraḥ / tasminni vasati brahmā sādhyaiḥ sārddhaṃ prajāpatiḥ
There Mahādeva is worshipped, (and) Brahmā, lord of the three worlds; there dwells Brahmā the Prajāpati together with the Sādhyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.142
उपासंते तत्र देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशन्महर्षिभिः । स तत्र पूज्यते चैव देवेर्देवोतमोतमः
upāsaṃte tatra devāstrayastriṃśanmaharṣibhiḥ / sa tatra pūjyate caiva deverdevotamotamaḥ
There the thirty-three gods, along with the great sages, wait upon (him); and there he, the highest of the highest of gods, is worshipped by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.143
जंबूद्वीपात्प्रवर्त्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधानि च । द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां क्रमतस्तु वै
jaṃbūdvīpātpravarttante ratnāni vividhāni ca / dvīpeṣu teṣu sarveṣu prajānāṃ kramatastu vai
From Jambū-dvīpa various jewels proceed, (and go) in due order to the peoples in all those islands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.144
सर्वशो ब्रह्मवर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च । आरोग्ययुःप्रमाणाभ्यां प्रमाणं द्विगुणं ततः
sarvaśo brahmavaryeṇa satyena ca damena ca / ārogyayuḥpramāṇābhyāṃ pramāṇaṃ dviguṇaṃ tataḥ
In every way, through chastity, truth, and self-restraint, in respect of health and length of life the measure (there) is double that (of the preceding island).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.145
एतस्मिन्पुष्करद्वीपे यदुक्तं वर्षकद्वयम् । गोपायति प्रजास्तत्र स्वयंभूर्जड पण्डिताः
etasminpuṣkaradvīpe yaduktaṃ varṣakadvayam / gopāyati prajāstatra svayaṃbhūrjaḍa paṇḍitāḥ
On this Puṣkara-dvīpa, in the two continent-divisions (varṣas) that have been spoken of, the Self-existent One protects the creatures there, O learned ones (?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.146
ईश्वरो दण्डसुद्यम्य ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः । स विष्णोः सचिवो देवः स पिता स पितामहः
īśvaro daṇḍasudyamya brahmā tribhuvaneśvaraḥ / sa viṣṇoḥ sacivo devaḥ sa pitā sa pitāmahaḥ
The Lord, raising up the rod (of punishment) — Brahmā, lord of the three worlds; he is the god who is Viṣṇu's counsellor, he is the father, he is the grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.147
भोजनं चाप्रयत्नेन तत्र स्वयमुपस्थितम् । षड्रसं सुमहावीर्यं भुञ्जते तु प्रजाः सदा
bhojanaṃ cāprayatnena tatra svayamupasthitam / ṣaḍrasaṃ sumahāvīryaṃ bhuñjate tu prajāḥ sadā
And food presents itself there of its own accord without effort; the creatures always eat it, having the six flavours and very great potency.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.148
परेण पुष्करस्यार्द्धे आवृत्यावस्थितो महान् । स्वादूदकः समुद्रस्तु समन्तात्परिवेष्ट्य तम्
pareṇa puṣkarasyārddhe āvṛtyāvasthito mahān / svādūdakaḥ samudrastu samantātpariveṣṭya tam
Beyond the further half of Puṣkara stands the great ocean of sweet water, encircling it, having enclosed it on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.149
परेण तस्य महती दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः । काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वाह्येकशिलोपमा
pareṇa tasya mahatī dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ / kāñcanī dviguṇā bhūmiḥ sarvāhyekaśilopamā
Beyond that a great structure of the world is seen: a golden land, twice (as large), and all of it like a single slab of rock.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.150
तस्यापरेण शैलश्च पर्यासात्पस्मिण्डलः । प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश्च लोकालोकः स उच्यते
tasyāpareṇa śailaśca paryāsātpasmiṇḍalaḥ / prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokālokaḥ sa ucyate
And beyond that is a mountain, circular in its circumference, both lighted and unlighted; it is called Lokāloka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.151
आलोकस्तस्य चार्वक्तु निरालोकस्ततः परम् । योजनानां सहस्राणि दश तस्योच्छ्रयः समृतः
ālokastasya cārvaktu nirālokastataḥ param / yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi daśa tasyocchrayaḥ samṛtaḥ
On this side of it there is light, beyond it there is no light; its height is reckoned as ten thousand yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.152
तावांश्च विस्तरस्तस्य पृथिव्यां कामगश्च सः । आलोको लोकवृत्तिस्थो निरालोको ह्यलौकिकः
tāvāṃśca vistarastasya pṛthivyāṃ kāmagaśca saḥ / āloko lokavṛttistho nirāloko hyalaukikaḥ
And its breadth is the same; and it moves at will over the earth. The lighted (region) abides within the course of the world; the unlighted is outside the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.153
लोकार्द्धे संमिता लोका निरालोकास्तु बाह्यतः । लोकविस्तारमात्रं तु ह्यलोकः सर्वतो बहिः
lokārddhe saṃmitā lokā nirālokāstu bāhyataḥ / lokavistāramātraṃ tu hyalokaḥ sarvato bahiḥ
In the (inner) half of the world the worlds are measured out, but outside are the lightless (regions); and the lightless (region) all around outside is just the extent of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.154
परिच्छिन्नः समन्ताच्च उदकेनावृतस्तु सः । आलोकात्परतश्चापि ह्यण्डमा वृत्य तिष्ठति
paricchinnaḥ samantācca udakenāvṛtastu saḥ / ālokātparataścāpi hyaṇḍamā vṛtya tiṣṭhati
And it is bounded on all sides and covered over by water; and beyond the lighted (region) too the (cosmic) egg stands enclosing (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.155
अण्डस्यान्तस्त्विमे लोकाः सप्तद्वीपा च मेदिनी । भूर्लोको ऽथ भुवर्ल्लोकः स्वर्लोको ऽथ महस्तथा
aṇḍasyāntastvime lokāḥ saptadvīpā ca medinī / bhūrloko 'tha bhuvarllokaḥ svarloko 'tha mahastathā
Within the egg are these worlds and the earth with its seven continents: Bhūrloka, then Bhuvarloka, then Svarloka, and likewise Mahas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.156
जनस्तपस्तथा सत्यमेतावांल्लोकसंग्रहः । एतावानेव विज्ञेयो लोकान्तश्चैव यः परः
janastapastathā satyametāvāṃllokasaṃgrahaḥ / etāvāneva vijñeyo lokāntaścaiva yaḥ paraḥ
Janas, Tapas, and Satya — such is the sum of the worlds; just so much is to be known, and what lies beyond is the end of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.157
कुंभस्थायी भवेद्यादृवप्रतीच्यां दिशि चन्द्रमाः । आदितः शुक्लपक्षस्य वपुश्चाण्डस्य तद्विधम्
kuṃbhasthāyī bhavedyādṛvapratīcyāṃ diśi candramāḥ / āditaḥ śuklapakṣasya vapuścāṇḍasya tadvidham
As the moon standing in a pot would appear in the western quarter at the beginning of the bright fortnight, of such a kind is the form of the egg.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.158
अण्डानामीदृशानां तु कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्रशः । तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधो वापि कारणस्याव्ययात्मनः
aṇḍānāmīdṛśānāṃ tu koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahasraśaḥ / tiryagūrdhvamadho vāpi kāraṇasyāvyayātmanaḥ
Of eggs of this kind, thousands of crores are to be known — sideways, above, or below — belonging to the imperishable Cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.159
धरणैः प्राकृतैस्तत्तदावृतं प्रति सप्तभिः । दशाधिक्येन चान्योन्यं धारयन्ति परस्परम्
dharaṇaiḥ prākṛtaistattadāvṛtaṃ prati saptabhiḥ / daśādhikyena cānyonyaṃ dhārayanti parasparam
(Each) is enveloped in turn by the seven natural coverings, and by an excess of ten they support one another mutually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.160
परस्परावृताः सर्वे उत्पन्नाश्च परस्परम् । अण्डस्यास्य समन्तात्तु सन्निविष्टो घनोदधिः
parasparāvṛtāḥ sarve utpannāśca parasparam / aṇḍasyāsya samantāttu sanniviṣṭo ghanodadhiḥ
All are enveloped by one another and arise from one another; and all around this egg the dense ocean is settled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.161
समन्तात्तु वनोदेन धार्यमाणः स तिष्टति । बाह्यतो घनतो यस्य तिर्यगूर्द्ध्वं तु मण्डलम्
samantāttu vanodena dhāryamāṇaḥ sa tiṣṭati / bāhyato ghanato yasya tiryagūrddhvaṃ tu maṇḍalam
It stands held all around by the (dense) water; and outside it, from the dense (water), the sphere (extends) sideways and upward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.162
धार्यमाणं समन्तात्तु तिष्ठते यत्तु तेजसा । अयोगुडनिभो वाह्नः समन्ता न्मण्डलाकृतिः
dhāryamāṇaṃ samantāttu tiṣṭhate yattu tejasā / ayoguḍanibho vāhnaḥ samantā nmaṇḍalākṛtiḥ
And that which is held all around stands by (its) fiery brilliance—the fire, like an iron ball, spherical in shape all around.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.163
समन्ताद्धनवातेन धार्यमाणः स तिष्ठति । घनवातं तथाकाशो दधानः खलु तिष्ठति
samantāddhanavātena dhāryamāṇaḥ sa tiṣṭhati / ghanavātaṃ tathākāśo dadhānaḥ khalu tiṣṭhati
It stands held all around by the dense wind; and space, bearing the dense wind, indeed stands (thus).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.164
भूतादिश्च तथा काशं भूतादिश्चाप्यसौ महान् । महाश्च सो ऽप्यनन्तेन ह्यव्यक्तेन तु धार्यते
bhūtādiśca tathā kāśaṃ bhūtādiścāpyasau mahān / mahāśca so 'pyanantena hyavyaktena tu dhāryate
And the origin of the elements (bears) space thus, and that origin of the elements is (borne by) the Great One; and the Great One too is held by the endless Unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.165
अनन्तमपरिव्यक्तं दशधा सूक्ष्ममेव च । अनन्तम कृतात्मानमनादिनिधनं च यत्
anantamaparivyaktaṃ daśadhā sūkṣmameva ca / anantama kṛtātmānamanādinidhanaṃ ca yat
Endless, wholly unmanifest, tenfold and subtle indeed; endless, of unmade nature, and that which is without beginning or end,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.166
अनित्यं परतो ऽघोरमनालंबमनामयम् । नैकयोजनसाहस्रं विप्रकृष्टमनावृतम्
anityaṃ parato 'ghoramanālaṃbamanāmayam / naikayojanasāhasraṃ viprakṛṣṭamanāvṛtam
impermanent, beyond (all), dreadful, without support, without affliction, extending many thousands of yojanas, far removed, uncovered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.167
तम एव निरालोकममर्य्यादमदैशिकम् । देवानामप्यविदितं व्यवहारविवर्जितम्
tama eva nirālokamamaryyādamadaiśikam / devānāmapyaviditaṃ vyavahāravivarjitam
just darkness, lightless, without limit, without direction, unknown even to the gods, devoid of (any) commerce (with the world).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.168
तमस्ॐते च विश्यातमाकाशान्ते ह्यभास्वरम् । मर्यादायामनन्तस्य देवस्यायतनं महत्
tamasoṃte ca viśyātamākāśānte hyabhāsvaram / maryādāyāmanantasya devasyāyatanaṃ mahat
And at the end of the darkness, at the end of the known space, lightless—at the boundary—is the great abode of the endless god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.169
त्रिदशानामगम्यं ततस्थानं दिव्यमिति श्रुतिः । महतो देवदेवस्य मर्यादा या व्यवस्थिताः
tridaśānāmagamyaṃ tatasthānaṃ divyamiti śrutiḥ / mahato devadevasya maryādā yā vyavasthitāḥ
That place is unreachable by the thirty (gods), and divine—so says tradition; the boundaries which are established are those of the great god of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.170
चन्द्रादित्यावधस्तात्तु ये लोकाः प्रथिता बुधैः । ते लोका इत्यभिहिता जगतस्च न संशयः
candrādityāvadhastāttu ye lokāḥ prathitā budhaiḥ / te lokā ityabhihitā jagatasca na saṃśayaḥ
But those worlds which are proclaimed by the wise to be below the moon and the sun—those are called 'worlds' and 'the moving world', without doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.171
रसातलतलाः सप्तसप्तैवोर्द्ध्वतलाश्च ये । सप्तस्कन्धस्तथा वायोः सब्रह्मसदना द्विजाः
rasātalatalāḥ saptasaptaivorddhvatalāśca ye / saptaskandhastathā vāyoḥ sabrahmasadanā dvijāḥ
The seven nether regions of Rasātala, and the seven upper regions, and likewise the seven layers of wind together with Brahmā's seat, O twice-born ones—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.172
आपातालाद्दिवं यावदत्र पञ्चविधा गतिः । प्रमाणमेतज्जगत एष संसारसागरः
āpātālāddivaṃ yāvadatra pañcavidhā gatiḥ / pramāṇametajjagata eṣa saṃsārasāgaraḥ
from Pātāla up to heaven, here the course (of beings) is fivefold; this is the measure of the world—this is the ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.173
अनाद्यन्तां व्रजन्त्येव नैकजातिसमुद्भवाः । विचित्रा जगतः सा वै प्रकृतिर्ब्रह्मणः स्थिता
anādyantāṃ vrajantyeva naikajātisamudbhavāḥ / vicitrā jagataḥ sā vai prakṛtirbrahmaṇaḥ sthitā
Those born in many species travel it, beginningless and endless; that manifold nature of the world is established as belonging to Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.174
यच्चैह दैविकं वाथ निसर्गं बहुविस्तरः । अतीन्द्रियेर्महाभागैः सिद्धैरपि न लक्षितः
yaccaiha daivikaṃ vātha nisargaṃ bahuvistaraḥ / atīndriyermahābhāgaiḥ siddhairapi na lakṣitaḥ
And whatever here is divine or is natural, of great extent, has not been observed even by the greatly fortunate Siddhas who are beyond the senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.175
पृथिव्यंब्वग्निवायूनां नभसस्तमसस्तथा । मानसस्य तु देहस्य अनन्तस्य द्विजोत्तमाः
pṛthivyaṃbvagnivāyūnāṃ nabhasastamasastathā / mānasasya tu dehasya anantasya dvijottamāḥ
Of earth, water, fire and the winds, of the sky and of darkness, and of the mental body of the Endless One, O best of the twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.176
क्षयो वा परिणामो वा अन्तो वापि न विद्यते । अनन्त एष सर्वत्र एवं ज्ञानेषु पठ्यते
kṣayo vā pariṇāmo vā anto vāpi na vidyate / ananta eṣa sarvatra evaṃ jñāneṣu paṭhyate
there is no decay, no transformation, nor any end; this Endless One is everywhere—thus it is recited in the (books of) knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.177
तस्य चोक्तं मया पूर्व तस्मिन्नामानुकीर्तने । यः पद्मनाभनाम्ना तु तत्कार्त्स्न्येन च कीर्त्तितः
tasya coktaṃ mayā pūrva tasminnāmānukīrtane / yaḥ padmanābhanāmnā tu tatkārtsnyena ca kīrttitaḥ
And of him I spoke before, in that recitation of names, he who under the name Padmanābha was celebrated there in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.178
स एव सर्वत्र गतः सर्वस्थानेषु पूज्यते । भूमौ रसातले चैव आकाशे पवने ऽनले
sa eva sarvatra gataḥ sarvasthāneṣu pūjyate / bhūmau rasātale caiva ākāśe pavane 'nale
He alone, gone everywhere, is worshipped in all places: on earth and in Rasātala, in space, in the wind, in fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.179
अर्णवेषु च सर्वेषु दिवि चैव न संशयः । तथा तमसि विज्ञेय एष एव महाद्युतिः
arṇaveṣu ca sarveṣu divi caiva na saṃśayaḥ / tathā tamasi vijñeya eṣa eva mahādyutiḥ
And in all the oceans, and in the sky too — there is no doubt; and likewise in darkness this very one, of great splendour, is to be known.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.180
अनेकधा विभक्ताङ्गो महायोगी जनार्दनः । सर्वलोकेषु लोकेश इज्यते बहुधा प्रभुः
anekadhā vibhaktāṅgo mahāyogī janārdanaḥ / sarvalokeṣu lokeśa ijyate bahudhā prabhuḥ
Janārdana, the great yogin, whose body is divided in many ways, the lord of the worlds, the mighty one, is worshipped in many ways in all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.181
एवं परस्परोत्पन्न धार्यन्ते च परस्परम् । आधाराधेयभावेन विकारास्ते ऽविकारिणः
evaṃ parasparotpanna dhāryante ca parasparam / ādhārādheyabhāvena vikārāste 'vikāriṇaḥ
Thus, arisen from one another, they are also upheld by one another, by the relation of support and supported; they are modifications (though) of that which is unmodified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.182
पृथ्व्यादयो विकारास्ते परिच्छिन्नाः परस्परम् । परस्परधिकाश्चैव प्रविष्टास्ते परस्परम्
pṛthvyādayo vikārāste paricchinnāḥ parasparam / parasparadhikāścaiva praviṣṭāste parasparam
Earth and the rest, those modifications, are mutually delimited, and are mutually in excess of one another, and have entered into one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.183
यस्मात्सृषटास्तु ते ऽन्योन्यं तस्मात्स्थैर्यमुपागताः । प्रागासन्नविशेषास्तु विशेषो ऽन्यविशेषणात्
yasmātsṛṣaṭāstu te 'nyonyaṃ tasmātsthairyamupāgatāḥ / prāgāsannaviśeṣāstu viśeṣo 'nyaviśeṣaṇāt
Since they were created from one another, therefore they attained stability; formerly they were without distinguishing marks, but distinction (arises) from being distinguished by another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.184
पृथिव्याद्यास्तु वाद्यन्तापरिच्छिन्नास्त्रयस्तु ते । गुणोपचयसारेण परिच्छेदो विशेषतः
pṛthivyādyāstu vādyantāparicchinnāstrayastu te / guṇopacayasāreṇa paricchedo viśeṣataḥ
But earth and the rest, three of them, are delimited from first to last; the delimitation is by the accumulated essence of the qualities, specifically.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.185
शेषाणां तु परिच्छेदः सौक्ष्म्यान्नेह विभाव्यते । भूतेभ्यः परतस्तेभ्यो व्यालोका सा धरा स्मृता
śeṣāṇāṃ tu paricchedaḥ saukṣmyānneha vibhāvyate / bhūtebhyaḥ paratastebhyo vyālokā sā dharā smṛtā
But the delimitation of the rest is not discerned here, because of their subtlety; beyond those elements, that (region) without light is held to be the earth (support).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.186
भूतान्यालोक आकाशे परिच्छिन्नानि सर्वशः । पात्रे महति पात्राणि यथैवान्तर्गतानि तु
bhūtānyāloka ākāśe paricchinnāni sarvaśaḥ / pātre mahati pātrāṇi yathaivāntargatāni tu
The elements are delimited on all sides within the illumined space; just as vessels are contained within a large vessel,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.187
भवन्त्यन्योन्यहीनानि परस्परसमाश्रयात् । तथा ह्यालोक आकाशे भेदास्त्वन्तर्गता मताः
bhavantyanyonyahīnāni parasparasamāśrayāt / tathā hyāloka ākāśe bhedāstvantargatā matāḥ
so they come to be, each less than the other, through mutual dependence; thus indeed in the illumined space the divisions are held to be contained within.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.188
कृत्त्नान्येतानि चत्वारि ह्यन्योन्यस्याधिकानि तु । यावदेतानि भूतानि तावदुत्पत्तिरुच्यते
kṛttnānyetāni catvāri hyanyonyasyādhikāni tu / yāvadetāni bhūtāni tāvadutpattirucyate
All these four are indeed each in excess of the other; as far as these elements extend, so far is origination spoken of.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.189
तन्तुनामिव संतारो भूतेष्वन्तर्गतो मतः । प्रत्या ख्याय तु भूतानि कार्योत्पर्त्तिन विद्यते
tantunāmiva saṃtāro bhūteṣvantargato mataḥ / pratyā khyāya tu bhūtāni kāryotparttina vidyate
Like the interweaving of threads, (their) crossing is held to be contained within the elements; but if the elements are denied, no origination of an effect is found.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.190
तस्मात्परिमिता भेदाः स्मृताः कार्य्यात्मकास्तु ते । कारणात्मकास्तथैक स्युर्भेदा ये महदादयः
tasmātparimitā bhedāḥ smṛtāḥ kāryyātmakāstu te / kāraṇātmakāstathaika syurbhedā ye mahadādayaḥ
Therefore the divisions are held to be limited, being of the nature of effects; and likewise those divisions beginning with the Great (mahat) would be of the nature of causes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.191
इत्येष संनिवेशो वै मया प्रोक्तो विभागशः । सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राड्यो याथातथ्यन वै द्विजाः
ityeṣa saṃniveśo vai mayā prokto vibhāgaśaḥ / saptadvīpasamudrāḍyo yāthātathyana vai dvijāḥ
Thus this arrangement has been declared by me part by part, beginning with the seven continents and oceans, as it truly is, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.192
विस्तरान्मण्डलाश्चैव प्रसंख्यानेन चैव हि । वैश्वरूप्रधानस्य परिणामैकदेशिकः
vistarānmaṇḍalāścaiva prasaṃkhyānena caiva hi / vaiśvarūpradhānasya pariṇāmaikadeśikaḥ
And the spheres (have been declared) at length and by enumeration; (this is) a portion of the transformation of the universal-formed primal matter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.193
अधिष्ठितं भगवता यस्य सर्वमिदं जगत् । एवंभूतगणाः सप्त सन्निविष्टाः परस्परम्
adhiṣṭhitaṃ bhagavatā yasya sarvamidaṃ jagat / evaṃbhūtagaṇāḥ sapta sanniviṣṭāḥ parasparam
which is presided over by the Lord, whose is all this world. Thus the seven groups of beings are set in place, one within another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.194
एतावान्संनिवेशस्तु मया शक्यः प्रभाषितुम् । एतावदेव श्रोतव्यं संनिवेशे तु पार्थेवे
etāvānsaṃniveśastu mayā śakyaḥ prabhāṣitum / etāvadeva śrotavyaṃ saṃniveśe tu pārtheve
Only so much of the arrangement can be spoken of by me; just so much is to be heard concerning the earthly arrangement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.195
सप्त प्रकृतयस्त्वेता धारयन्ति परस्परम् । तास्त्वहं परिमाणेन नं संख्यातुमिहोत्सहे
sapta prakṛtayastvetā dhārayanti parasparam / tāstvahaṃ parimāṇena naṃ saṃkhyātumihotsahe
These seven primary substances uphold one another; but I do not here venture to count them by measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BndP 1 19.196
असंख्याताः प्रकृतयस्तिर्य्यगूर्द्ध्वमधस्तथा । तारकासंनिवेशश्च यावद्दिव्यानुमण्डलम्
asaṃkhyātāḥ prakṛtayastiryyagūrddhvamadhastathā / tārakāsaṃniveśaśca yāvaddivyānumaṇḍalam
Innumerable are the primary substances, sideways, above and below; and (so is) the arrangement of the stars, as far as the celestial sphere (extends).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BndP 1 19.197
पर्य्या यसन्निवेशस्तु भूमेस्तदनु मण्डलः । अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि कृथिव्या वै विचक्षणाः
paryyā yasanniveśastu bhūmestadanu maṇḍalaḥ / ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi kṛthivyā vai vicakṣaṇāḥ
The arrangement is in a sequence, and following upon that is the sphere of the earth. Now I shall declare what is above the earth, O discerning ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain