Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 12

DB 8 12.1

भुवनकोशवर्णने प्लक्षद्वीपकुशद्वीपवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच जम्बुद्वीपो यथा चायं यत्प्रमाणेन कीर्तितः । तावता सर्वतः क्षारोदधिना परिवेष्टितः

bhuvanakośavarṇane plakṣadvīpakuśadvīpavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca jambudvīpo yathā cāyaṃ yatpramāṇena kīrtitaḥ | tāvatā sarvataḥ kṣārodadhinā pariveṣṭitaḥ

In the description of the sphere of the worlds, the description of Plakṣa-dvīpa and Kuśa-dvīpa. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: As this Jambudvīpa is, and with the measure by which it has been declared, by just that much it is encircled on all sides by the ocean of salt water.

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DB 8 12.2

जम्बाख्येन यथा मेरुस्तथा क्षारोदकेन च । क्षारोदधिस्तु द्विगुणः प्लक्षाख्येनोपवेष्टितः

jambākhyena yathā merustathā kṣārodakena ca | kṣārodadhistu dviguṇaḥ plakṣākhyenopaveṣṭitaḥ

As Meru is (encircled) by the one named Jamba (i.e. the jambu tree region), so too by the salt water; but the salt ocean, twice as large, is encircled by the one named Plakṣa.

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DB 8 12.3

यथैव परिखा बाह्योपवनेन हि वेष्ट्यते । प्लक्षाख्यश्च स्वयं जम्बुप्रमाणो द्वीपरूपधृक्

yathaiva parikhā bāhyopavanena hi veṣṭyate | plakṣākhyaśca svayaṃ jambupramāṇo dvīparūpadhṛk

Just as a moat is enclosed by an outer grove, so (is it here); and the one named Plakṣa is itself of the size of Jambu (dvīpa), bearing the form of an island.

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DB 8 12.4

हिरण्मयोऽग्निस्तत्रैव तिष्ठतीति विनिश्चयः । प्रियवतात्मजस्तत्र सप्तजिह्व इति स्मृतः

hiraṇmayo'gnistatraiva tiṣṭhatīti viniścayaḥ | priyavatātmajastatra saptajihva iti smṛtaḥ

The determination is that a golden fire abides there itself; and there the son of Priyavrata is known as Saptajihva ("seven-tongued").

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DB 8 12.5

अग्निस्तदधिपस्त्विध्मजिह्वः स्वं द्वीपमेव च । विभज्य सप्तवर्षाणि स्वपुत्रेभ्यो ददौ विभुः

agnistadadhipastvidhmajihvaḥ svaṃ dvīpameva ca | vibhajya saptavarṣāṇi svaputrebhyo dadau vibhuḥ

Its lord is the fire Idhmajihva; and that mighty one, having divided his own island into seven regions, gave them to his own sons.

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DB 8 12.6

स्वयमात्मविदां मान्यां योगचर्यां समाश्रितः । तेनैव चात्मयोगेन भगवन्तमुपागतः

svayamātmavidāṃ mānyāṃ yogacaryāṃ samāśritaḥ | tenaiva cātmayogena bhagavantamupāgataḥ

He himself, taking up the practice of yoga honoured by knowers of the Self, by that very Self-yoga approached the Lord.

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DB 8 12.7

शिवं च यवसं भद्रं शान्तं क्षेमामृते तथा । अभयं चेति सप्तैव तद्वर्षाणि सदेक्षताम्

śivaṃ ca yavasaṃ bhadraṃ śāntaṃ kṣemāmṛte tathā | abhayaṃ ceti saptaiva tadvarṣāṇi sadekṣatām

Śiva, Yavasa, Bhadra, Śānta, Kṣema and Amṛta, and Abhaya — these are the seven regions of that (island); consider them so.

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DB 8 12.8

तेषु प्रोक्ता नदीः सप्त गिरयः सप्त चैव हि । अरुणा नृम्णाङ्गिरसी सावित्री सुप्रभातिका

teṣu proktā nadīḥ sapta girayaḥ sapta caiva hi | aruṇā nṛmṇāṅgirasī sāvitrī suprabhātikā

In them seven rivers are declared, and seven mountains as well: Aruṇā, Nṛmṇā, Āṅgirasī, Sāvitrī, Suprabhātikā,

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DB 8 12.9

ऋतम्भरा सत्यम्भरा इति नद्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । मणिकूटो वज्रकूट इन्द्रसेनस्तथैव च

ṛtambharā satyambharā iti nadyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ | maṇikūṭo vajrakūṭa indrasenastathaiva ca

Ṛtambharā and Satyambharā — these rivers are proclaimed. Maṇikūṭa, Vajrakūṭa, and likewise Indrasena,

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DB 8 12.10

ज्योतिष्मान्वै सुपर्णश्च हिरण्यष्ठीव एव च । मेघमाल इति ख्याताः प्लक्षद्वीपस्य पर्वताः

jyotiṣmānvai suparṇaśca hiraṇyaṣṭhīva eva ca | meghamāla iti khyātāḥ plakṣadvīpasya parvatāḥ

Jyotiṣmān, Suparṇa, and Hiraṇyaṣṭhīva, and Meghamāla — thus are named the mountains of Plakṣa-dvīpa.

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DB 8 12.11

नदीनां जलमात्रेण दर्शनस्पर्शनादिभिः । निर्धूताशेषरजसो निस्तमस्काः प्रजास्तथा

nadīnāṃ jalamātreṇa darśanasparśanādibhiḥ | nirdhūtāśeṣarajaso nistamaskāḥ prajāstathā

And by the mere water of those rivers, through seeing, touching and the rest, the people have all their passion (rajas) shaken off and are free of darkness (tamas).

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DB 8 12.12

हंसश्चैव पतङ्गश्च ऊर्ध्वायन इतीव च । सत्याङ्गसंज्ञाश्चत्वारो वर्णाः प्लक्षस्य द्वीपके भुवनकोशवर्णने प्लक्षद्वीपकुशद्वीपवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

haṃsaścaiva pataṅgaśca ūrdhvāyana itīva ca | satyāṅgasaṃjñāścatvāro varṇāḥ plakṣasya dvīpake bhuvanakośavarṇane plakṣadvīpakuśadvīpavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Haṃsa, Pataṅga, Ūrdhvāyana, and those named Satyāṅga — these are the four classes on the island of Plakṣa. (Thus) the twelfth chapter, named the description of Plakṣa-dvīpa and Kuśa-dvīpa, in the description of the sphere of the worlds.

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DB 8 12.13

सहस्रायुप्रमाणाश्च विविधोपमदर्शनाः । स्वर्गद्वारं त्रयीविद्याविधिनार्कं यजन्ति ते

sahasrāyupramāṇāśca vividhopamadarśanāḥ | svargadvāraṃ trayīvidyāvidhinārkaṃ yajanti te

They are of a thousand years' lifespan and of various comparable appearances; they worship the sun, the gate of heaven, by the rule of the threefold Vedic knowledge.

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DB 8 12.14

प्रत्नस्य विष्णो रूपं च सत्यर्तस्य च ब्रह्मणः । अमृतस्य च मृत्योश्च सूर्यमात्मानमीमहि

pratnasya viṣṇo rūpaṃ ca satyartasya ca brahmaṇaḥ | amṛtasya ca mṛtyośca sūryamātmānamīmahi

"We seek the sun as the Self — the form of the ancient Viṣṇu, and of true-ordered Brahman, and of the immortal and of death."

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DB 8 12.15

प्लक्षादिषु च सर्वेषु पज्जद्वीपेषु नारद । आयुरिन्द्रियमोजश्च बलं बुद्धिः सहोऽपि च

plakṣādiṣu ca sarveṣu pajjadvīpeṣu nārada | āyurindriyamojaśca balaṃ buddhiḥ saho'pi ca

And in all the island-groups beginning with Plakṣa, O Nārada, lifespan, sense-power, vigour, strength, intelligence, and also endurance,

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DB 8 12.16

विक्रमः सर्वलोकानां सिद्धिरौत्पत्तिकी सदा । प्लक्षद्वीपात्परं चेक्षुरसोदः सरिताम्पतिः

vikramaḥ sarvalokānāṃ siddhirautpattikī sadā | plakṣadvīpātparaṃ cekṣurasodaḥ saritāmpatiḥ

prowess, and for all the peoples an ever-inborn perfection (obtain). Beyond Plakṣa-dvīpa is the ocean of sugarcane juice, lord of rivers.

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DB 8 12.17

प्लक्षद्वीपं समग्रं च परिवार्यावतिष्ठते । शाल्मलाख्यस्ततो द्वीपश्चास्माद् द्विगुणविस्तरः

plakṣadvīpaṃ samagraṃ ca parivāryāvatiṣṭhate | śālmalākhyastato dvīpaścāsmād dviguṇavistaraḥ

It stands surrounding the whole of Plakṣa-dvīpa; then comes the island named Śālmala, twice this one in extent.

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DB 8 12.18

समानेन सुरोदेन सिन्धुना परिवेष्टितः । यत्र वै शाल्मलीवृक्षः प्लक्षायामः प्रकीर्तितः

samānena surodena sindhunā pariveṣṭitaḥ | yatra vai śālmalīvṛkṣaḥ plakṣāyāmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ

It is encircled by an equal-sized sea of wine, where the śālmalī tree, said to be as tall as the plakṣa, stands.

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DB 8 12.19

स्थानं तत्पक्षिराजस्य गरुडस्य महात्मनः । तस्य द्वीपस्य नाथो हि यज्ञबाहुः प्रियव्रतात्

sthānaṃ tatpakṣirājasya garuḍasya mahātmanaḥ | tasya dvīpasya nātho hi yajñabāhuḥ priyavratāt

That is the abode of the great-souled Garuḍa, king of birds. The lord of that island is Yajñabāhu, (born) of Priyavrata.

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DB 8 12.20

जातः स एव सप्तभ्यः स्वपुत्रेभ्यो ददौ धराम् । तद्वर्षाणां च नामानि कथितानि निबोधत

jātaḥ sa eva saptabhyaḥ svaputrebhyo dadau dharām | tadvarṣāṇāṃ ca nāmāni kathitāni nibodhata

He was born, and he gave the land to his seven sons; hear now the names of those regions, as they are told.

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DB 8 12.21

सुरोचनं सौमनस्यं रमणं देववर्षकम् । पारिभद्रे तथा चाप्यायनं विज्ञातनामकम्

surocanaṃ saumanasyaṃ ramaṇaṃ devavarṣakam | pāribhadre tathā cāpyāyanaṃ vijñātanāmakam

Surocana, Saumanasya, Ramaṇa, Devavarṣa, Pāribhadra, and Āpyāyana — these are the known names.

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DB 8 12.22

तेषु वर्षाद्रयः सप्त सप्तैव सरितः स्मृताः । सरसः शतशृङ्गश्च वामदेवश्च कन्दकः

teṣu varṣādrayaḥ sapta saptaiva saritaḥ smṛtāḥ | sarasaḥ śataśṛṅgaśca vāmadevaśca kandakaḥ

In them there are seven boundary-mountains of the regions, and seven rivers are recorded: Sarasa, Śataśṛṅga, Vāmadeva, Kandaka,

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DB 8 12.23

कुमुदः पुष्पवर्षश्च सहस्रश्रुतिरेव च । एते च पर्वताः सप्त नदीनामानि चोच्यते

kumudaḥ puṣpavarṣaśca sahasraśrutireva ca | ete ca parvatāḥ sapta nadīnāmāni cocyate

Kumuda, Puṣpavarṣa, and Sahasraśruti — these are the seven mountains; and (now) the names of the rivers are told.

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DB 8 12.24

अनुमतिः सिनीवाली सरस्वती कुहूस्तथा । रजनी चैव नन्दा च राकेति परिकीर्तिताः

anumatiḥ sinīvālī sarasvatī kuhūstathā | rajanī caiva nandā ca rāketi parikīrtitāḥ

Anumati, Sinīvālī, Sarasvatī, and Kuhū, and Rajanī, and Nandā, and Rākā — so they are proclaimed.

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DB 8 12.25

तद्वर्षपुरुषाः सर्वे चातुर्वर्ण्यसमाह्वयाः । श्रुतधरो वीर्यधरो वसुन्धर इषुन्धरः

tadvarṣapuruṣāḥ sarve cāturvarṇyasamāhvayāḥ | śrutadharo vīryadharo vasundhara iṣundharaḥ

All the people of those regions bear names according to the four classes: Śrutadhara, Vīryadhara, Vasundhara, Iṣundhara.

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DB 8 12.26

भगवन्तं वेदमयं यजन्ते सोममीश्वरम् । स्वगोभिः पितृदेवेभ्यो विभजत्कृष्णशुक्लयोः

bhagavantaṃ vedamayaṃ yajante somamīśvaram | svagobhiḥ pitṛdevebhyo vibhajatkṛṣṇaśuklayoḥ

They worship the Lord Soma, made of the Vedas, who apportions (the seasons) in the dark and bright fortnights by his own rays, for the fathers and the gods.

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DB 8 12.27

सर्वासां च प्रजानां च राजा सोमः प्रसीदतु । एवं सुरोदाद् द्विगुणः स्वमानेन प्रकीर्तितः

sarvāsāṃ ca prajānāṃ ca rājā somaḥ prasīdatu | evaṃ surodād dviguṇaḥ svamānena prakīrtitaḥ

May King Soma be gracious to all creatures. Thus (this island) is declared to be twice (the previous one) by its own measure, (reckoned) from the ocean of liquor.

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DB 8 12.28

घृतोदेनावृतः सोऽयं कुशद्वीपः प्रकाशते । यस्मिन्नास्ते कुशस्तम्बो द्वीपाख्याकारणो ज्वलन्

ghṛtodenāvṛtaḥ so'yaṃ kuśadvīpaḥ prakāśate | yasminnāste kuśastambo dvīpākhyākāraṇo jvalan

Encircled by the ocean of ghee, this Kuśa island shines, in which stands a clump of kuśa grass, blazing, the cause of the island's name.

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DB 8 12.29

स्वशष्परोचिषा काष्ठा भासयन्परितिष्ठते । हिरण्यरेतास्तद्द्वीपपतिः प्रैयव्रत स्वराट्

svaśaṣparociṣā kāṣṭhā bhāsayanparitiṣṭhate | hiraṇyaretāstaddvīpapatiḥ praiyavrata svarāṭ

It stands all around, illuminating the quarters with the radiance of its own young shoots. Hiraṇyaretas, the son of Priyavrata, self-ruling, was the lord of that island.

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DB 8 12.30

स्वपुत्रेभ्यश्च सप्तभ्यस्तद्द्वीपं सन्तधाभजत् । वसुश्च वसुदानश्च तथा दृढरुचिः परः

svaputrebhyaśca saptabhyastaddvīpaṃ santadhābhajat | vasuśca vasudānaśca tathā dṛḍharuciḥ paraḥ

And he divided that island sevenfold among his seven sons: Vasu, Vasudāna, and next Dṛḍharuci,

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DB 8 12.31

नाभिगुप्तस्तुत्यव्रतौ विविक्तनामदेवकौ । तेषां वर्षेषु सप्तैव सीमागिरिवराः स्मृताः

nābhiguptastutyavratau viviktanāmadevakau | teṣāṃ varṣeṣu saptaiva sīmāgirivarāḥ smṛtāḥ

Nābhigupta and Stutyavrata, and (the two) named Vivikta and Devaka. In their regions seven chief boundary-mountains are recorded.

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DB 8 12.32

नद्यः सप्तैव सन्तीह तन्नामानि निबोधत । चक्रस्तथा चतुःशृङ्गः कपिलश्चित्रकूटकः

nadyaḥ saptaiva santīha tannāmāni nibodhata | cakrastathā catuḥśṛṅgaḥ kapilaścitrakūṭakaḥ

Here there are seven rivers too; hear their names: Cakra, and Catuḥśṛṅga, Kapila, Citrakūṭa,

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DB 8 12.33

देवानीकश्चोर्ध्वरोमा द्रविण सप्त पर्वताः । रसकुल्या मधुकुल्या मित्रविन्दा तथैव च

devānīkaścordhvaromā draviṇa sapta parvatāḥ | rasakulyā madhukulyā mitravindā tathaiva ca

Devānīka, Ūrdhvaroman, Draviṇa — (these are) the seven mountains. Rasakulyā, Madhukulyā, and likewise Mitravindā,

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DB 8 12.34

श्रुतविन्दा देवगर्भा घृतच्युन्मन्दमालिके । यत्पयोभिः कुशद्वीपवासिनः सर्व एव ते

śrutavindā devagarbhā ghṛtacyunmandamālike | yatpayobhiḥ kuśadvīpavāsinaḥ sarva eva te

Śrutavindā, Devagarbhā, Ghṛtacyut and Mandamālā — by whose waters all those dwellers on Kuśa island (are purified).

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DB 8 12.35

कुशलः कोविदश्चैवाप्यभियुक्तस्तथैव च । कुलकश्चेति संज्ञाभिश्चतुर्वर्णाः प्रकीर्तिताः

kuśalaḥ kovidaścaivāpyabhiyuktastathaiva ca | kulakaśceti saṃjñābhiścaturvarṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Kuśala, Kovida, and likewise Abhiyukta, and Kulaka — by these designations the four classes are declared.

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DB 8 12.36

जातवेदसरूपं तं देवं कर्मजकौशलैः । यजन्ते देववर्याभाः सर्वे सर्वविदो जनाः

jātavedasarūpaṃ taṃ devaṃ karmajakauśalaiḥ | yajante devavaryābhāḥ sarve sarvavido janāḥ

That god in the form of Jātavedas (Fire) all those people, radiant like the best of gods and knowing all things, worship with the skills born of ritual action.

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DB 8 12.37

परस्यब्रह्मणः साक्षाज्जातवेदोऽसि हव्यवाट् । देवानां पुरुषाङ्गानां यज्ञेन पुरुषं यज । एवं यजन्ते ज्वलनं सर्वे द्वीपाधिवासिनः

parasyabrahmaṇaḥ sākṣājjātavedo'si havyavāṭ | devānāṃ puruṣāṅgānāṃ yajñena puruṣaṃ yaja | evaṃ yajante jvalanaṃ sarve dvīpādhivāsinaḥ

"You are Jātavedas, the bearer of oblations, directly (a form) of the supreme Brahman. By sacrifice to the gods, who are the limbs of the Puruṣa, worship the Puruṣa." Thus all the inhabitants of the island worship the Flaming One.

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