Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 5
DB 8 5.1
भुवनलोकवर्णने द्वीपवर्षविभेदवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच देवर्षे शृणु विस्तारं द्वीपवर्षविभेदतः । भूमण्डलस्य सर्वस्य यथा देवप्रकल्पितम्
bhuvanalokavarṇane dvīpavarṣavibhedavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca devarṣe śṛṇu vistāraṃ dvīpavarṣavibhedataḥ | bhūmaṇḍalasya sarvasya yathā devaprakalpitam
(In the description of the worlds, the description of the divisions of continents and regions.) Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Divine sage, hear at length, by the divisions of continents and regions, of the whole terrestrial sphere, as it was arranged by the god.
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DB 8 5.2
समासात्सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि नालं विस्तरतः क्वचित् । जम्बुद्वीपः प्रथमतः प्रमाणे लक्षयोजनः
samāsātsampravakṣyāmi nālaṃ vistarataḥ kvacit | jambudvīpaḥ prathamataḥ pramāṇe lakṣayojanaḥ
I shall relate it in brief; nowhere is it possible (to tell it) in full detail. First, Jambudvīpa, a hundred thousand yojanas in measure,
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DB 8 5.3
विशालो वर्तुलाकारो यथाब्जस्य च कर्णिका । नव वर्षाणि यस्मिंश्च नवसाहस्रयोजनैः
viśālo vartulākāro yathābjasya ca karṇikā | nava varṣāṇi yasmiṃśca navasāhasrayojanaiḥ
is broad and round in shape, like the pericarp of a lotus; in it are nine regions, each of nine thousand yojanas,
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DB 8 5.4
आयामैः परिसंख्यानि गिरिभिः परितः श्रितैः । अष्टाभिर्दीर्घरूपैश्च सुविभक्तानि सर्वतः
āyāmaiḥ parisaṃkhyāni giribhiḥ paritaḥ śritaiḥ | aṣṭābhirdīrgharūpaiśca suvibhaktāni sarvataḥ
reckoned by their extents, well divided on all sides by eight long mountains resting all around.
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DB 8 5.5
धनुर्वत्संस्थिते ज्ञेये द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे । दीर्घाणि तत्र चत्वारि चतुरस्रमिलावृतम् भुवनलोकवर्णने द्वीपवर्षविभेदवर्णनं नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः
dhanurvatsaṃsthite jñeye dve varṣe dakṣiṇottare | dīrghāṇi tatra catvāri caturasramilāvṛtam bhuvanalokavarṇane dvīpavarṣavibhedavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ
The two regions, the southern and the northern, are to be known as shaped like a bow; four there are elongated, and Ilāvṛta is four-cornered. — In the description of the worlds of existence, the fifth chapter, called the description of the divisions of the continents and regions.
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DB 8 5.6
इलावृतं मध्यवर्षं यन्नाभ्यां सुप्रतिष्ठितः । सौवर्णो गिरिराजोऽयं लक्षयोजनमुच्छ्रितः
ilāvṛtaṃ madhyavarṣaṃ yannābhyāṃ supratiṣṭhitaḥ | sauvarṇo girirājo'yaṃ lakṣayojanamucchritaḥ
Ilāvṛta is the middle region, in whose navel there stands firmly this golden king of mountains, raised up a hundred thousand yojanas.
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DB 8 5.7
कर्णिकारूप एवायं भूगोलकमलस्य च । मूर्ध्नि द्वात्रिंशत्सहस्रयोजनैर्विततस्त्वयम्
karṇikārūpa evāyaṃ bhūgolakamalasya ca | mūrdhni dvātriṃśatsahasrayojanairvitatastvayam
This (mountain) has the very form of the pericarp of the lotus that is the globe of the earth; and at its summit it is spread out over thirty-two thousand yojanas.
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DB 8 5.8
मूले षोडशसाहस्रस्तावतान्तर्गतः क्षितौ । इलावृतस्योत्तरतो नीलः श्वेतश्च शृङ्गवान्
mūle ṣoḍaśasāhasrastāvatāntargataḥ kṣitau | ilāvṛtasyottarato nīlaḥ śvetaśca śṛṅgavān
At the base it is sixteen thousand (yojanas), and it is sunk that much into the ground. To the north of Ilāvṛta are Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgavān.
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DB 8 5.9
त्रयो वै गिरयः प्रोक्ता मर्यादावधयस्त्रिषु । रम्यकाख्ये तथा वर्षे द्वितीये च हिरण्मये
trayo vai girayaḥ proktā maryādāvadhayastriṣu | ramyakākhye tathā varṣe dvitīye ca hiraṇmaye
These three mountains are declared to be the boundary-limits among the three (regions): in the region called Ramyaka, and in the second, Hiraṇmaya,
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DB 8 5.10
कुरुवर्षे तृतीये तु मर्यादां व्यञ्जयन्ति ते । प्रागायता उभयतः क्षारोदावधयस्तथा
kuruvarṣe tṛtīye tu maryādāṃ vyañjayanti te | prāgāyatā ubhayataḥ kṣārodāvadhayastathā
and in the third, the Kuru region — (there) they mark out the boundary; extended eastward, on both sides they have the salt ocean as their limits.
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DB 8 5.11
द्विसहस्रपृथुतरास्तथा एकैकशः क्रमात् । पूर्वात्पूर्वाच्चोत्तरस्यां दशांशादधिकांशतः
dvisahasrapṛthutarāstathā ekaikaśaḥ kramāt | pūrvātpūrvāccottarasyāṃ daśāṃśādadhikāṃśataḥ
They are, one by one in order, two thousand (yojanas) in breadth, each one to the north exceeding the preceding by a tenth part.
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DB 8 5.12
दैर्घ्य एव ह्रसन्तीमे नानानदनदीयुताः । इलावृताद्दक्षिणतो निषधो हेमकूटकः
dairghya eva hrasantīme nānānadanadīyutāḥ | ilāvṛtāddakṣiṇato niṣadho hemakūṭakaḥ
In length, however, these diminish; they are furnished with various streams and rivers. To the south of Ilāvṛta are Niṣadha, Hemakūṭa,
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DB 8 5.13
हिमालयश्चेति त्रयः प्राग्विस्तीर्णाः सुशोभनाः । अयुतोत्सेधभाजस्ते योजनैः परिकीर्तिताः
himālayaśceti trayaḥ prāgvistīrṇāḥ suśobhanāḥ | ayutotsedhabhājaste yojanaiḥ parikīrtitāḥ
and Himālaya — these three, extended eastward, very beautiful; they are said to have a height of ten thousand yojanas.
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DB 8 5.14
हरिवर्षं किम्पुरुषं भारतं च यथातथम् । विभागात्कथयन्त्येते मर्यादागिरयस्त्रयः
harivarṣaṃ kimpuruṣaṃ bhārataṃ ca yathātatham | vibhāgātkathayantyete maryādāgirayastrayaḥ
These three boundary-mountains declare, exactly as it is, by (their) division, Harivarṣa, Kimpuruṣa and Bhārata.
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DB 8 5.15
इलावृतात्पश्चिमतो माल्यवान्नामपर्वतः । पूर्वेण च ततः श्रीमान् गन्धमादनपर्वतः
ilāvṛtātpaścimato mālyavānnāmaparvataḥ | pūrveṇa ca tataḥ śrīmān gandhamādanaparvataḥ
To the west of Ilāvṛta is the mountain named Mālyavān, and to the east of it the glorious mountain Gandhamādana.
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DB 8 5.16
आनीलनिषधं त्वेतौ चायतौ द्विसहस्रतः । योजनैः पृथुतां यातौ मर्यादाकारकौ गिरी
ānīlaniṣadhaṃ tvetau cāyatau dvisahasrataḥ | yojanaiḥ pṛthutāṃ yātau maryādākārakau girī
These two extend as far as Nīla and Niṣadha, and have attained a breadth of two thousand yojanas; the two mountains form the boundaries.
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DB 8 5.17
केतुमालाख्यभद्राश्ववर्षयोः प्रथितौ च तौ । मन्दरश्च तथा मेरुमन्दरश्च सुपार्श्वकः
ketumālākhyabhadrāśvavarṣayoḥ prathitau ca tau | mandaraśca tathā merumandaraśca supārśvakaḥ
And those two are renowned (as the bounds) of the regions called Ketumāla and Bhadrāśva. And Mandara, and Merumandara, and Supārśva,
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DB 8 5.18
कुमुदश्चेति विख्याता गिरयो मेरुपादकाः । योजनायुतविस्तारोन्नाहा मेरोश्चतुर्दिशम्
kumudaśceti vikhyātā girayo merupādakāḥ | yojanāyutavistāronnāhā meroścaturdiśam
and Kumuda — these are the well-known mountains that are the feet of Meru, ten thousand yojanas in breadth and height, on the four sides of Meru.
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DB 8 5.19
अवष्टम्भकरास्ते तु सर्वतोऽभिविराजिताः । एतेषु गिरिषु प्राप्ताः पादपाश्चूतजम्बुनी
avaṣṭambhakarāste tu sarvato'bhivirājitāḥ | eteṣu giriṣu prāptāḥ pādapāścūtajambunī
They serve as its props, and are resplendent on every side. On these mountains are found trees: the mango, the jambu,
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DB 8 5.20
कदम्बन्यग्रोध इति चत्वारः पर्वताः स्थिताः । केतवो गिरिराजेषु एकादशशतोच्छ्रयाः
kadambanyagrodha iti catvāraḥ parvatāḥ sthitāḥ | ketavo girirājeṣu ekādaśaśatocchrayāḥ
the kadamba, and the nyagrodha — these four stand as banners upon the four kingly mountains, eleven hundred (yojanas) in height,
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DB 8 5.21
तावद्विटपविस्ताराः शताख्यपरिणाहिनः । चत्वारश्च ह्रदास्तेषु पयोमध्विक्षुसज्जलाः
tāvadviṭapavistārāḥ śatākhyapariṇāhinaḥ | catvāraśca hradāsteṣu payomadhvikṣusajjalāḥ
with their branches spreading just as far, a hundred (yojanas) in girth. And there are four lakes there, whose waters are milk, honey, sugarcane juice, and pure water,
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DB 8 5.22
यदुपस्पर्शिनो देवा योगैश्वर्याणि विन्दते । देवोद्यानानि चत्वारि भवन्ति ललनासुखाः
yadupasparśino devā yogaiśvaryāṇi vindate | devodyānāni catvāri bhavanti lalanāsukhāḥ
by contact with which the gods obtain the lordly powers of yoga. And there are four gardens of the gods, delightful with women:
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DB 8 5.23
नन्दनं चैत्ररथकं वैभ्राजं सर्वभद्रकम् । येषु स्थित्वामरगणा ललनायूथसंयुताः
nandanaṃ caitrarathakaṃ vaibhrājaṃ sarvabhadrakam | yeṣu sthitvāmaragaṇā lalanāyūthasaṃyutāḥ
Nandana, Caitraratha, Vaibhrāja, and Sarvabhadraka — dwelling in which the hosts of immortals, together with troops of women,
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DB 8 5.24
उपदेवगणैर्गीतमहिमानो महाशयाः । विहरन्ति स्वतन्त्रास्ते यथाकामं यथासुखम्
upadevagaṇairgītamahimāno mahāśayāḥ | viharanti svatantrāste yathākāmaṃ yathāsukham
their greatness sung by the hosts of demigods, high-minded, roam at will, as they please and as they like.
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DB 8 5.25
मन्दरोत्सङ्गसंस्थस्य देवचूतस्य मस्तकात् । एकादशशतोच्छ्रायात्फलान्यमृतभाञ्जि च
mandarotsaṅgasaṃsthasya devacūtasya mastakāt | ekādaśaśatocchrāyātphalānyamṛtabhāñji ca
From the crown of the divine mango tree that stands on the slope of Mandara — (a tree) eleven hundred (yojanas) tall — (fall) fruits that partake of nectar,
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DB 8 5.26
गिरिकूटप्रमाणानि सुस्वादूनि मृदूनि च । तेषां विशीर्यमाणानां फलानां सुरसेन च
girikūṭapramāṇāni susvādūni mṛdūni ca | teṣāṃ viśīryamāṇānāṃ phalānāṃ surasena ca
(fruits) the size of mountain peaks, very sweet and soft; and from the juice of those fruits as they burst apart,
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DB 8 5.27
अरुणोदसवर्णेन अरुणोदा प्रवर्तते । नदी रम्यजला देवदैत्यराजप्रपूजिता
aruṇodasavarṇena aruṇodā pravartate | nadī ramyajalā devadaityarājaprapūjitā
with the colour of the aruṇoda (juice) the Aruṇodā flows — a river of delightful waters, honoured by the kings of the gods and of the daityas.
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DB 8 5.28
अरुणाख्या महाराज वर्तते पापहारिणी । पूजयन्ति च तां देवीं सर्वकामफलप्रदाम्
aruṇākhyā mahārāja vartate pāpahāriṇī | pūjayanti ca tāṃ devīṃ sarvakāmaphalapradām
She goes by the name Aruṇā, great king, and she takes away sin; and they worship that goddess, who grants the fruit of every desire,
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DB 8 5.29
नानोपहारबलिभिः कल्मषघ्न्यभयप्रदाम् । तस्याः कृपावलोकेन क्षेमारोग्यं व्रजन्ति ते
nānopahārabalibhiḥ kalmaṣaghnyabhayapradām | tasyāḥ kṛpāvalokena kṣemārogyaṃ vrajanti te
with various offerings and oblations — (worship) her who destroys stain and grants fearlessness; by her compassionate glance they attain well-being and health.
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DB 8 5.30
आद्या मायातुलानन्ता पुष्टिरीश्वरमालिनी । दुष्टनाशकरी कान्तिदायिनीति स्मृता भुवि
ādyā māyātulānantā puṣṭirīśvaramālinī | duṣṭanāśakarī kāntidāyinīti smṛtā bhuvi
She is remembered on earth as Ādyā, Māyā, Atulā, Anantā, Puṣṭi, Īśvaramālinī, destroyer of the wicked, and giver of beauty.
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DB 8 5.31
अस्याः पूजाप्रभावेण जाम्बूनदमुदावहत्
asyāḥ pūjāprabhāveṇa jāmbūnadamudāvahat
By the power of the worship of her, he obtained jāmbūnada gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain