Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 55
GaP 1 55.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ५५ हरिरुवाच । मध्ये त्विलावृतो वर्षो भद्राश्वः पूर्वतो ऽद्भुतः । पूर्वदक्षैणतो वर्षो हिरण्वान्वृषभध्वज
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 55 hariruvāca / madhye tvilāvṛto varṣo bhadrāśvaḥ pūrvato 'dbhutaḥ / pūrvadakṣaiṇato varṣo hiraṇvānvṛṣabhadhvaja
The Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 55. Hari said: In the middle is the region Ilāvṛta, to the east the wondrous Bhadrāśva; to the southeast is the region Hiraṇvān, O bull-bannered one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 55.2
ततः किम्पुरुषो वर्षो मेरोर्दक्षिणतः स्मृतः । भारतो दक्षिणे प्रोक्तो हरिर्दक्षिणपाश्चिमे
tataḥ kimpuruṣo varṣo merordakṣiṇataḥ smṛtaḥ / bhārato dakṣiṇe prokto harirdakṣiṇapāścime
Next, the region Kiṃpuruṣa is said (to lie) to the south of Meru; Bhārata is declared (to be) in the south, and Hari in the southwest.
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GaP 1 55.3
पश्चिमे केतुमालश्च रम्यकः पश्चिमोत्तरे । उत्तरे च कुरोर्वर्षः कल्पवृक्षसमावृतः
paścime ketumālaśca ramyakaḥ paścimottare / uttare ca kurorvarṣaḥ kalpavṛkṣasamāvṛtaḥ
In the west is Ketumāla, and Ramyaka in the northwest; and in the north is the region of the Kurus, covered all over with wish-fulfilling trees.
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GaP 1 55.4
सिद्धिः स्वाभाविकी रुद्र ! वर्जयित्वा तु भारतम् । इन्द्रद्वीपः कशेरुमांस्ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तितमान्
siddhiḥ svābhāvikī rudra ! varjayitvā tu bhāratam / indradvīpaḥ kaśerumāṃstāmravarṇo gabhastitamān
(In these regions) accomplishment is spontaneous, O Rudra, excepting Bhārata. (The nine divisions are:) Indradvīpa, Kaśerumān, Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān,
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GaP 1 55.5
नागद्वीपः कटाहश्च सिंहलो वारुणस्तथा । अयं तुनवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः
nāgadvīpaḥ kaṭāhaśca siṃhalo vāruṇastathā / ayaṃ tunavamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ
Nāgadvīpa, Kaṭāha, Siṃhala, and likewise Vāruṇa; and this, the ninth of them, is the island surrounded by the ocean.
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GaP 1 55.6
पूर्वे किरातास्तस्यास्ते पश्चिमे यवनाः स्थिताः । अन्ध्रा दक्षिणतो रुद्र ! तुरष्कास्त्वपि चोत्तरे
pūrve kirātāstasyāste paścime yavanāḥ sthitāḥ / andhrā dakṣiṇato rudra ! turaṣkāstvapi cottare
To its east stand the Kirātas, to the west are settled the Yavanas; to the south the Andhras, O Rudra, and the Turaṣkas to the north.
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GaP 1 55.7
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्त्रिया वैश्याः सूद्राश्चान्तरवासिनः । महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमानृक्षपर्वतः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣattriyā vaiśyāḥ sūdrāścāntaravāsinaḥ / mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimānṛkṣaparvataḥ
Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras dwell in the interior. Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimān, the Ṛkṣa mountain,
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GaP 1 55.8
विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः । वेदस्मृतिर् नर्मदा च वरदा सुरसा शिवा
vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptātra kulaparvatāḥ / vedasmṛtir narmadā ca varadā surasā śivā
Vindhya and Pāriyātra — these seven here are the family mountains. Vedasmṛti, Narmadā, Varadā, Surasā, Śivā,
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GaP 1 55.9
तापी पयोष्णी सरयूः कावेरी गोमती तथा । गोदावरी भीमरथी कृष्णवेणी महानदी
tāpī payoṣṇī sarayūḥ kāverī gomatī tathā / godāvarī bhīmarathī kṛṣṇaveṇī mahānadī
Tāpī, Payoṣṇī, Sarayū, Kāverī, and likewise Gomatī, Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī, Mahānadī,
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GaP 1 55.10
केतुमाला ताम्रपर्णो चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती । ऋषिकुल्या च कावेरी मत्तगङ्गा पयस्विनी
ketumālā tāmraparṇo candrabhāgā sarasvatī / ṛṣikulyā ca kāverī mattagaṅgā payasvinī
Ketumālā, Tāmraparṇa, Candrabhāgā, Sarasvatī, Ṛṣikulyā, Kāverī, Mattagaṅgā, Payasvinī,
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GaP 1 55.11
विदर्भा च शतद्रूश्च नद्यः पापहराः शुभाः । आसां पिबन्ति सलिलं मध्यदेशादयो जनाः
vidarbhā ca śatadrūśca nadyaḥ pāpaharāḥ śubhāḥ / āsāṃ pibanti salilaṃ madhyadeśādayo janāḥ
Vidarbhā and Śatadrū — (these) rivers are auspicious and remove sin. Their water the people of the Middle Country and others drink.
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GaP 1 55.12
पाञ्चालाः कुरवो मत्स्या यौधेयाः सपटच्चराः । कुन्तयः शूरसेनाश्च मध्यदेशजनाः स्मृताः
pāñcālāḥ kuravo matsyā yaudheyāḥ sapaṭaccarāḥ / kuntayaḥ śūrasenāśca madhyadeśajanāḥ smṛtāḥ
The Pāñcālas, Kurus, Matsyas, Yaudheyas together with the Paṭaccaras, the Kuntis and the Śūrasenas are held to be the people of the Middle Country.
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GaP 1 55.13
वृषध्वज ! जनाः पाद्माः सूतमागधचेदयः । काशय (षाया) श्च विदेहाश्च पूर्वस्यां कोसलास्तथा
vṛṣadhvaja ! janāḥ pādmāḥ sūtamāgadhacedayaḥ / kāśaya (ṣāyā) śca videhāśca pūrvasyāṃ kosalāstathā
O bull-bannered one, the Pādma people, the Sūtas, Māgadhas, Cedis, the Kāśis and the Videhas, and likewise the Kosalas (are) in the east.
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GaP 1 55.14
कलिङ्गवङ्गपुण्ड्राङ्गा वैदर्भा मूलकास्तथा । विन्ध्यान्तर्निलया देशाः पूर्वदक्षिणतः स्मृताः
kaliṅgavaṅgapuṇḍrāṅgā vaidarbhā mūlakāstathā / vindhyāntarnilayā deśāḥ pūrvadakṣiṇataḥ smṛtāḥ
The Kaliṅgas, Vaṅgas, Puṇḍras, Aṅgas, the Vaidarbhas and likewise the Mūlakas, (and) the countries lying within the Vindhya, are held (to be) in the southeast.
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GaP 1 55.15
पुलन्दाश्मकजीमूतनयराष्ट्रनिवासिनः । कर्णार्(ना)टकम्बोजघणा दक्षिणापथवासिनः
pulandāśmakajīmūtanayarāṣṭranivāsinaḥ / karṇār(nā)ṭakambojaghaṇā dakṣiṇāpathavāsinaḥ
Those dwelling in Pulanda, Aśmaka, Jīmūta and Nayarāṣṭra, (and) the Karṇāṭas, Kambojas and Ghaṇas are dwellers of the southern road (the Deccan).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 55.16
अम्बष्ठद्रविडा लाटाः काम्भोजा स्त्रीमुखाः शकाः । आनर्तवासिनश्चैव ज्ञेया यक्षिणपश्चिमे
ambaṣṭhadraviḍā lāṭāḥ kāmbhojā strīmukhāḥ śakāḥ / ānartavāsinaścaiva jñeyā yakṣiṇapaścime
The Ambaṣṭhas, Draviḍas, Lāṭas, Kāmbhojas, Strīmukhas, Śakas, and also those dwelling in Ānarta, are to be known (as being) in the southwest.
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GaP 1 55.17
स्त्रीराज्याः सैन्धवा म्लेच्छा नास्ति का यवनास्तथा । पश्चिमेन च विज्ञेया माथुरा नैषधैः सह
strīrājyāḥ saindhavā mlecchā nāsti kā yavanāstathā / paścimena ca vijñeyā māthurā naiṣadhaiḥ saha
The women's kingdoms, the Saindhavas, the Mlecchas, ... and likewise the Yavanas; and in the west are to be known the Māthuras along with the Naiṣadhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 55.18
माण्डव्याश्च तुषाराश्च मूलिकाश्वमुखाः खशाः । महाकेशा महानासा देशास्तूत्तरपश्चिमे
māṇḍavyāśca tuṣārāśca mūlikāśvamukhāḥ khaśāḥ / mahākeśā mahānāsā deśāstūttarapaścime
The Māṇḍavyas, the Tuṣāras, the Mūlikas, the Aśvamukhas, the Khaśas, the Mahākeśas, the Mahānāsas — (these) countries (are) in the northwest.
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GaP 1 55.19
लम्ब (म्पा) का स्तननागाश्च माद्रगान्धारबाह्लिकाः । हिमाचलालया म्लेच्छा उदीचीं दिशमाश्रिताः
lamba (mpā) kā stananāgāśca mādragāndhārabāhlikāḥ / himācalālayā mlecchā udīcīṃ diśamāśritāḥ
The Lambakas (Lampākas) and the Stananāgas, the Mādras, Gāndhāras and Bāhlikas, and the barbarians dwelling in the Himālaya — (these) occupy the northern quarter.
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GaP 1 55.20
त्रिगर्तनीलकोलात (भ) ब्रह्मपुत्राः सटङ्कणाः । अभीषाहाः सकाश्मीरा उदक्पर्वेण कीर्तिताः
trigartanīlakolāta (bha) brahmaputrāḥ saṭaṅkaṇāḥ / abhīṣāhāḥ sakāśmīrā udakparveṇa kīrtitāḥ
The Trigartas, Nīlas, Kolātas (Kolabhas), Brahmaputras together with the Ṭaṅkaṇas, the Abhiṣāhas and the Kāśmīras — (these) are declared to be in the northern portion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain