Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 46

KuP 1 46.1

सूत उवाच हेमकूटगिरेः शृङ्गे महाकूटैः सुशोभनम् । स्फाटिकं देवदेवस्य विमानं परमेष्ठिनः

sūta uvāca hemakūṭagireḥ śṛṅge mahākūṭaiḥ suśobhanam / sphāṭikaṃ devadevasya vimānaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ

Sūta said: On the peak of Mount Hemakūṭa there is the crystal palace of the God of gods, the Supreme Lord, beautiful with its great pinnacles.

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KuP 1 46.2

अथ देवादिदेवस्य भूतेशस्य त्रिशूलिनः । देवाः सिद्धगणा यक्षाः पूजां नित्यं प्रकुर्वते

atha devādidevasya bhūteśasya triśūlinaḥ / devāḥ siddhagaṇā yakṣāḥ pūjāṃ nityaṃ prakurvate

There the gods, the hosts of Siddhas and the Yakṣas perform daily worship of the God before all gods, the Lord of beings, the bearer of the trident.

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KuP 1 46.3

स देवो गिरिशः सार्धं महादेव्या महेश्वरः । भूतैः परिवृतो नित्यं भाति तत्र पिनाकधृक्

sa devo giriśaḥ sārdhaṃ mahādevyā maheśvaraḥ / bhūtaiḥ parivṛto nityaṃ bhāti tatra pinākadhṛk

That god Giriśa, Maheśvara, the bearer of the Pināka bow, shines there always together with the Great Goddess, surrounded by his hosts of beings.

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KuP 1 46.4

विभक्तचारुशिखरः कैलासो यत्र पर्वतः । निवासः कोटियक्षाणां कुबेरस्य च धीमतः । तत्रापि देवदेवस्य भवस्यायतनं महत्

vibhaktacāruśikharaḥ kailāso yatra parvataḥ / nivāsaḥ koṭiyakṣāṇāṃ kuberasya ca dhīmataḥ / tatrāpi devadevasya bhavasyāyatanaṃ mahat

Where Mount Kailāsa stands, with its lovely separated peaks, the dwelling of ten million Yakṣas and of the wise Kubera — there too is the great sanctuary of the God of gods, Bhava.

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KuP 1 46.5

मन्दाकिनी तत्र दिव्या रम्या सुविमलोदका । नदी नानाविधैः पद्मैरनेकैः समलङ्कृता

mandākinī tatra divyā ramyā suvimalodakā / nadī nānāvidhaiḥ padmairanekaiḥ samalaṅkṛtā

There is the divine river Mandākinī, delightful, with very clear water, adorned with many lotuses of various kinds.

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KuP 1 46.6

देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षराक्षसकिंनरैः । उपस्पृष्टजला नित्यं सुपुण्या सुमनोरमा

devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasakiṃnaraiḥ / upaspṛṣṭajalā nityaṃ supuṇyā sumanoramā

Its waters are ever touched by gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and Kiṃnaras; it is most holy and most charming.

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KuP 1 46.7

अन्याश्च नद्यः शतशः स्वर्णपद्मैरलङ्कृताः । तासां कूलेषु देवस्य स्थानानि परमेष्ठिनः । देवर्षिगणजुष्टानि तथा नारायणस्य च

anyāśca nadyaḥ śataśaḥ svarṇapadmairalaṅkṛtāḥ / tāsāṃ kūleṣu devasya sthānāni parameṣṭhinaḥ / devarṣigaṇajuṣṭāni tathā nārāyaṇasya ca

And there are other rivers by the hundreds, adorned with golden lotuses; on their banks are the abodes of the god, the Supreme Lord, frequented by the hosts of divine seers, and likewise (the abodes) of Nārāyaṇa.

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KuP 1 46.8

सितान्तशिखरे चापि पारिजातवनं शुभम् । तत्र शक्रस्य विपुलं भवनं रत्नमण्डितम् । स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंयुक्तं हेमगोपुरसंयुतम्

sitāntaśikhare cāpi pārijātavanaṃ śubham / tatra śakrasya vipulaṃ bhavanaṃ ratnamaṇḍitam / sphāṭikastambhasaṃyuktaṃ hemagopurasaṃyutam

On the peak of Sitānta too there is the lovely Pārijāta grove; there stands Śakra's vast mansion, set with jewels, furnished with crystal pillars and with golden gateways.

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KuP 1 46.9

तत्राथ देवदेवस्य विष्णोर्विश्वामरेशितुः । सुपुण्यं भवनं रम्यं सर्वरत्नोपशोभितम्

tatrātha devadevasya viṣṇorviśvāmareśituḥ / supuṇyaṃ bhavanaṃ ramyaṃ sarvaratnopaśobhitam

And there is the most holy, delightful mansion of the God of gods, Viṣṇu, the lord of the universe and of the immortals, resplendent with all manner of jewels.

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KuP 1 46.10

तत्र नारायणः श्रीमान् लक्ष्म्या सह जगत्पतिः । आस्ते सर्वामरश्रेष्ठः पूज्यमानः सनातनः

tatra nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān lakṣmyā saha jagatpatiḥ / āste sarvāmaraśreṣṭhaḥ pūjyamānaḥ sanātanaḥ

There the glorious Nārāyaṇa, lord of the world, dwells together with Lakṣmī — the eternal one, best of all the immortals, receiving worship.

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KuP 1 46.11

तथा च वसुधारे तु वसूनां रत्नमण्डितम् । स्थानानामष्टकं पुण्यं दुराधर्षं सुरद्विषाम्

tathā ca vasudhāre tu vasūnāṃ ratnamaṇḍitam / sthānānāmaṣṭakaṃ puṇyaṃ durādharṣaṃ suradviṣām

And likewise on Vasudhāra (peak) there is a holy set of eight abodes of the Vasus, adorned with jewels, unassailable by the enemies of the gods.

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KuP 1 46.12

रत्नधारे गिरिवरे सप्तर्षोणां महात्मनाम् । सप्ताश्रमाणि पुण्यानि सिद्धावासयुतानि तु

ratnadhāre girivare saptarṣoṇāṃ mahātmanām / saptāśramāṇi puṇyāni siddhāvāsayutāni tu

On Ratnadhāra, the best of mountains, are the seven holy hermitages of the great-souled seven seers, filled with the dwellings of the Siddhas.

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KuP 1 46.13

तत्र हैमं चतुर्द्वारं वज्रनीलादिमण्डितम् । सुपुण्यं सुमहत् स्थानं ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः

tatra haimaṃ caturdvāraṃ vajranīlādimaṇḍitam / supuṇyaṃ sumahat sthānaṃ brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ

There is the golden, four-gated, very holy and very great abode of Brahmā, whose birth is unmanifest, adorned with diamonds, sapphires and the rest.

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KuP 1 46.14

तत्र देवर्षयो विप्राः सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽपरे । उपासते सदा देवं पितामहमजं परम्

tatra devarṣayo viprāḥ siddhā brahmarṣayo 'pare / upāsate sadā devaṃ pitāmahamajaṃ param

There the divine seers, the brahmins, the Siddhas, and other brahman-seers constantly attend upon the god, the unborn supreme Grandfather.

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KuP 1 46.15

स तैः संपूजितो नित्यं देव्या सह चतुर्मुखः । आस्ते हिताय लोकानां शान्तानां परमा गतिः

sa taiḥ saṃpūjito nityaṃ devyā saha caturmukhaḥ / āste hitāya lokānāṃ śāntānāṃ paramā gatiḥ

Worshipped by them continually, the four-faced one dwells together with the Goddess for the welfare of the worlds — the highest goal of those who are at peace.

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KuP 1 46.16

अथैकशृङ्गशिखरे महापद्मैरलङ्कृतम् । स्वच्छामृतजलं पुण्यं सुगन्धं सुमहत् सरः

athaikaśṛṅgaśikhare mahāpadmairalaṅkṛtam / svacchāmṛtajalaṃ puṇyaṃ sugandhaṃ sumahat saraḥ

Then on the peak of Ekaśṛṅga there is a very great, holy, fragrant lake with clear nectar-water, adorned with great lotuses.

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KuP 1 46.17

जैगीषव्याश्रमं तत्र योगीन्द्रैरुपशोभितम् । तत्रासौ भगवान् नित्यमास्ते शिष्यैः समावृतः । प्रशान्तदोषैरक्षुद्रैर्ब्रह्मविद्भिर्महात्मभिः

jaigīṣavyāśramaṃ tatra yogīndrairupaśobhitam / tatrāsau bhagavān nityamāste śiṣyaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ / praśāntadoṣairakṣudrairbrahmavidbhirmahātmabhiḥ

There is Jaigīṣavya's hermitage, made splendid by the foremost of yogins; there that blessed one dwells always, surrounded by his disciples — great-souled knowers of brahman, not petty, their faults wholly stilled.

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KuP 1 46.18

शङ्खो मनोहरश्चैव कौशिकः कृष्ण एव च । सुमना वेदनादश्च शिष्यास्तस्य प्रधानतः

śaṅkho manoharaścaiva kauśikaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca / sumanā vedanādaśca śiṣyāstasya pradhānataḥ

Śaṅkha, Manohara, Kauśika, and Kṛṣṇa, and Sumanas and Vedanāda are his chief disciples.

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KuP 1 46.19

सर्वे योगरताः शान्ता भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः । उपासते महावीर्या ब्रह्मविद्यापरायणाः

sarve yogaratāḥ śāntā bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāḥ / upāsate mahāvīryā brahmavidyāparāyaṇāḥ

All of them, devoted to yoga, tranquil, their bodies dusted with ashes, of great vigour, wholly given to the knowledge of brahman, attend upon (him).

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KuP 1 46.20

तेषामनुग्रिहार्थाय यतीनां शान्तचेतसाम् । सान्निध्यं कुरुते भूयो देव्या सह महेश्वरः

teṣāmanugrihārthāya yatīnāṃ śāntacetasām / sānnidhyaṃ kurute bhūyo devyā saha maheśvaraḥ

To show favour to those ascetics of tranquil mind, Maheśvara together with the Goddess repeatedly makes his presence there.

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KuP 1 46.21

अन्यानिचाश्रमाणि स्युस्तस्मिन् गिरिवरोत्तमे । मुनीनां युक्तमनसां सरांसि सरितस्तथा

anyānicāśramāṇi syustasmin girivarottame / munīnāṃ yuktamanasāṃ sarāṃsi saritastathā

And there would be other hermitages on that best of excellent mountains, belonging to sages of disciplined mind, and lakes and rivers as well.

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KuP 1 46.22

तेषु योगरता विप्रा जापकाः संयतेन्द्रियाः । ब्रह्मण्यासक्तमनसो रमन्ते ज्ञानतत्पराः

teṣu yogaratā viprā jāpakāḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ / brahmaṇyāsaktamanaso ramante jñānatatparāḥ

In them brahmins devoted to yoga, reciters of prayers, with senses restrained, their minds fixed on brahman, intent on knowledge, take delight.

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KuP 1 46.23

आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय शिखान्तान्तरमास्थितम् । धायायन्ति देवमीशानं येन सर्वमिदं ततम्

ātmanyātmānamādhāya śikhāntāntaramāsthitam / dhāyāyanti devamīśānaṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam

Placing the self within the self, they meditate on the god Īśāna, who abides within the region at the crown-tuft's end, by whom all this is spread out.

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KuP 1 46.24

सुमेघे वासवस्थानं सहस्त्रादित्यसंनिभम् । तत्रास्ते भगवानिन्द्रः शच्या सह सुरेश्वरः

sumeghe vāsavasthānaṃ sahastrādityasaṃnibham / tatrāste bhagavānindraḥ śacyā saha sureśvaraḥ

On Sumegha is Vāsava's abode, like a thousand suns; there dwells the lord Indra, lord of the gods, together with Śacī.

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KuP 1 46.25

गजशैले तु दुर्गाया भवनं मणितारणम् । आस्ते भगवती दुर्गा तत्र साक्षान्महेश्वरी

gajaśaile tu durgāyā bhavanaṃ maṇitāraṇam / āste bhagavatī durgā tatra sākṣānmaheśvarī

But on Gajaśaila is Durgā's mansion with jewelled archways; there dwells the blessed Durgā, Maheśvarī in person.

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KuP 1 46.26

उपास्यमाना विविधैः शक्तिभेदैरितस्ततः । पीत्वा योगामृतं लब्ध्वा साक्षादानन्दमैश्वरम्

upāsyamānā vividhaiḥ śaktibhedairitastataḥ / pītvā yogāmṛtaṃ labdhvā sākṣādānandamaiśvaram

being worshipped here and there by the various forms of Śakti, having drunk the nectar of yoga and attained directly the bliss of the Lord.

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KuP 1 46.27

सुनीलस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे नानाधातुसमुज्ज्वले । राक्षसानां पुराणि स्युः सरांसि शतशो द्विजाः

sunīlasya gireḥ śṛṅge nānādhātusamujjvale / rākṣasānāṃ purāṇi syuḥ sarāṃsi śataśo dvijāḥ

On the peak of Mount Sunīla, blazing with its many minerals, there are cities of the rākṣasas, and lakes by the hundreds, O twice-born ones.

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KuP 1 46.28

तथा पुरशतं विप्राः शतशृङ्गे महाचले । स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंयुक्तं यक्षाणाममितौजसाम्

tathā puraśataṃ viprāḥ śataśṛṅge mahācale / sphāṭikastambhasaṃyuktaṃ yakṣāṇāmamitaujasām

Likewise, O brahmins, on the great mountain Śataśṛṅga there are a hundred cities of the yakṣas of measureless might, furnished with crystal pillars.

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KuP 1 46.29

श्वेतोदरगिरेः शृङ्गे सुपर्णस्य महात्मनः । प्राकारगोपुरोपेतं मणितोरणमण्डितम्

śvetodaragireḥ śṛṅge suparṇasya mahātmanaḥ / prākāragopuropetaṃ maṇitoraṇamaṇḍitam

On the peak of Mount Śvetodara is (the city) of the great-souled Suparṇa, provided with ramparts and gate-towers, adorned with jewelled archways.

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KuP 1 46.30

स तत्र गरुडः श्रीमान् साक्षाद् विष्णुरिवापरः । ध्यात्वास्ते तत् परं ज्योतिरात्मानं विष्णुमव्ययम्

sa tatra garuḍaḥ śrīmān sākṣād viṣṇurivāparaḥ / dhyātvāste tat paraṃ jyotirātmānaṃ viṣṇumavyayam

There the glorious Garuḍa, like a second Viṣṇu in visible form, abides meditating on that supreme light, the Self, the imperishable Viṣṇu.

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KuP 1 46.31

अन्यच्च भवनं पुण्यं श्रीशृङ्गे मुनिपुङ्गवाः । श्रीदेव्याः सर्वरत्नाढ्यं हैमं सुमणितोरणम्

anyacca bhavanaṃ puṇyaṃ śrīśṛṅge munipuṅgavāḥ / śrīdevyāḥ sarvaratnāḍhyaṃ haimaṃ sumaṇitoraṇam

And there is another holy dwelling on the Śrī peak, O best of sages — that of the goddess Śrī, rich in every jewel, made of gold, with beautiful jewelled archways.

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KuP 1 46.32

तत्र सा परमा शक्तिर्विष्णोरतिमनोरमा । अनन्तविभवा लक्ष्मीर्जगत्संमोहनोत्सुका

tatra sā paramā śaktirviṣṇoratimanoramā / anantavibhavā lakṣmīrjagatsaṃmohanotsukā

There is that supreme power of Viṣṇu, exceedingly delightful, of endless splendour, Lakṣmī, eager to enchant the world,

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KuP 1 46.33

अध्यास्ते देवगन्धर्वसिद्धचारणवन्दिता । विचिन्त्य जगतोयोनिं स्वशक्तिकिरणोज्ज्वला

adhyāste devagandharvasiddhacāraṇavanditā / vicintya jagatoyoniṃ svaśaktikiraṇojjvalā

(who) dwells (there), honoured by gods, gandharvas, siddhas and cāraṇas, radiant with the rays of her own power, meditating on the womb of the world.

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KuP 1 46.34

तत्रैव देवदेवस्य विष्णोरायतनं महत् । सरांसि तत्र चत्वारि विचित्रकमलाश्रया

tatraiva devadevasya viṣṇorāyatanaṃ mahat / sarāṃsi tatra catvāri vicitrakamalāśrayā

In that very place is the great sanctuary of Viṣṇu, god of gods; there are four lakes, the abode of many-coloured lotuses.

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KuP 1 46.35

तथा सहस्त्रशिखरे विद्याधरपुराष्टकम् । रत्नसोपानसंयुक्तं सरोभिश्चोपशोभितम्

tathā sahastraśikhare vidyādharapurāṣṭakam / ratnasopānasaṃyuktaṃ sarobhiścopaśobhitam

So too on the Sahasra peak there is a group of eight cities of the vidyādharas, furnished with jewelled stairways and adorned with lakes.

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KuP 1 46.36

नद्यो विमलपानीयाश्चित्रनीलोत्पलाकराः । कर्णिकारवनं द्विव्यं तत्रास्ते शङ्करोमया

nadyo vimalapānīyāścitranīlotpalākarāḥ / karṇikāravanaṃ dvivyaṃ tatrāste śaṅkaromayā

(There are) rivers with clear water, mines of variegated blue lotuses; there is a divine karṇikāra grove, and Śaṅkara's (consort?) dwells there.

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KuP 1 46.37

पारियात्रे महाशैले महालक्ष्म्याः पुरं शुभम् । रम्यप्रासादसंयुक्तं घण्टाचामरभूषितम्

pāriyātre mahāśaile mahālakṣmyāḥ puraṃ śubham / ramyaprāsādasaṃyuktaṃ ghaṇṭācāmarabhūṣitam

On the great mountain Pāriyātra is the auspicious city of Mahālakṣmī, provided with lovely palaces, adorned with bells and yak-tail whisks,

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KuP 1 46.38

नृत्यद्भिरप्सरः सङ्घैरितश्चेतश्च शोभितम् । मृदङ्गमुरजोद्घुष्टं वीणावेणुनिनादितम्

nṛtyadbhirapsaraḥ saṅghairitaścetaśca śobhitam / mṛdaṅgamurajodghuṣṭaṃ vīṇāveṇunināditam

made beautiful here and there by troops of dancing apsarases, resounding with mṛdaṅgas and murajas, echoing with lutes and flutes,

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KuP 1 46.39

गन्धर्वकिंनराकीर्णं संवृतं सिद्धपुङ्गवैः । भास्वद्भित्तिसमाकीर्णं महाप्रासादसंकुलम्

gandharvakiṃnarākīrṇaṃ saṃvṛtaṃ siddhapuṅgavaiḥ / bhāsvadbhittisamākīrṇaṃ mahāprāsādasaṃkulam

thronged with gandharvas and kiṃnaras, surrounded by the foremost siddhas, filled with shining walls, crowded with great palaces,

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KuP 1 46.40

गणेश्वराङ्गनाजुष्टं धार्मिकाणां सुदर्शनम् । तत्र सा वसते देवी नित्यं योगपरायणा

gaṇeśvarāṅganājuṣṭaṃ dhārmikāṇāṃ sudarśanam / tatra sā vasate devī nityaṃ yogaparāyaṇā

frequented by the wives of the lords of the gaṇas, a fair sight for the righteous. There that goddess dwells, ever devoted to yoga —

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KuP 1 46.41

महालक्ष्मीर्महादेवी त्रिशूलवरधारिणी । त्रिनेत्रा सर्वशसक्तीभिः संवृता सदसन्मया । पश्यन्ति तत्र मुनयः सिद्धा ये ब्रह्मवादिनः

mahālakṣmīrmahādevī triśūlavaradhāriṇī / trinetrā sarvaśasaktībhiḥ saṃvṛtā sadasanmayā / paśyanti tatra munayaḥ siddhā ye brahmavādinaḥ

Mahālakṣmī, the great goddess, bearing trident and boon(-gesture), three-eyed, surrounded by all her powers, consisting of being and non-being. There the sages who are siddhas, those who speak of brahman, behold (her).

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KuP 1 46.42

सुपार्श्वस्योत्तरे भागे सरस्वत्याः पुरोत्तमम् । सरांसि सिद्धजुष्टानि देवभोग्यानि सत्तमाः

supārśvasyottare bhāge sarasvatyāḥ purottamam / sarāṃsi siddhajuṣṭāni devabhogyāni sattamāḥ

On the northern side of Supārśva is the excellent city of Sarasvatī, and lakes frequented by siddhas, fit for the enjoyment of the gods, O best of beings.

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KuP 1 46.43

पाण्डुरस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे विचित्रद्रुमसंकुले । सन्धर्वाणां पुरशतं दिव्यस्त्रीभिः समावृतम्

pāṇḍurasya gireḥ śṛṅge vicitradrumasaṃkule / sandharvāṇāṃ puraśataṃ divyastrībhiḥ samāvṛtam

On the peak of Mount Pāṇḍura, crowded with many-hued trees, there are a hundred cities of the gandharvas, filled with divine women.

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KuP 1 46.44

तेषु नित्यं मदोत्सिक्ता वरनार्यस्तथैव च । क्रीडन्ति मुदिता नित्यं विलासैर्भोगतत्पराः

teṣu nityaṃ madotsiktā varanāryastathaiva ca / krīḍanti muditā nityaṃ vilāsairbhogatatparāḥ

In them, likewise, excellent women, always flushed with intoxication, delighted, ever play with amorous sports, intent on enjoyment.

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KuP 1 46.45

अञ्जनस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे नारीणां पुरमुत्तमम् । वसन्ति तत्राप्सरसो रम्भाद्या रतिलालसाः

añjanasya gireḥ śṛṅge nārīṇāṃ puramuttamam / vasanti tatrāpsaraso rambhādyā ratilālasāḥ

On the peak of Mount Añjana is the finest city of women; there dwell apsarases, Rambhā and the rest, longing for love.

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KuP 1 46.46

चित्रसेनादयो यत्र समायान्त्यर्थिनः सदा । सा पुरी सर्वरत्नाढ्या नैकप्रस्त्रवणैर्युता

citrasenādayo yatra samāyāntyarthinaḥ sadā / sā purī sarvaratnāḍhyā naikaprastravaṇairyutā

Citrasena and others come there constantly as suitors; that city is rich in every jewel and provided with many springs.

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KuP 1 46.47

अनेकानि पुराणि स्युः कौमुदे चापि सुव्रताः । रुद्राणां शान्तरजसामीश्वरार्पितचेतसाम्

anekāni purāṇi syuḥ kaumude cāpi suvratāḥ / rudrāṇāṃ śāntarajasāmīśvarārpitacetasām

On Kaumuda too there would be many cities, O you of good vows, belonging to the Rudras whose passion is stilled and whose minds are fixed on the Lord.

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KuP 1 46.48

तेषु रुद्रा महायोगा महेशान्तरचारिणः । समासते परं ज्योतिरारूढाः स्थानमुत्तमम्

teṣu rudrā mahāyogā maheśāntaracāriṇaḥ / samāsate paraṃ jyotirārūḍhāḥ sthānamuttamam

In them the Rudras, great yogins, moving within Maheśa, abide, having attained the supreme light, the highest station.

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KuP 1 46.49

पिञ्जरस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे गणेशानां पुरत्रयम् । नन्दीश्वरस्य कपिले तत्रास्ते सुयशा यतिः

piñjarasya gireḥ śṛṅge gaṇeśānāṃ puratrayam / nandīśvarasya kapile tatrāste suyaśā yatiḥ

On the peak of Mount Piñjara are three cities of the lords of the gaṇas; on Kapila, (the city) of Nandīśvara — there abides the ascetic Suyaśas.

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KuP 1 46.50

तथा च जारुधैः शृङ्गे देवदेवस्य धीमतः । दीप्तमायतनं पुण्यं भास्करस्यामितौजसः

tathā ca jārudhaiḥ śṛṅge devadevasya dhīmataḥ / dīptamāyatanaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāskarasyāmitaujasaḥ

And likewise, on the Jārudhi peak, (there is) the holy, blazing shrine of the wise god of gods, the Sun, of measureless power.

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KuP 1 46.51

तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे चन्द्रस्थानमनुत्तमम् । रमते तत्र रम्यो ऽसौ भगवान् शीतदीधितिः

tasyaivottaradigbhāge candrasthānamanuttamam / ramate tatra ramyo 'sau bhagavān śītadīdhitiḥ

On the northern side of that very (peak) is the unsurpassed abode of the Moon; there that lovely lord of cool rays takes his delight.

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KuP 1 46.52

अन्यच्च भवनं दिव्यं हंसशैले महर्षयः । सहस्त्रयोजनायामं सुवर्णमणितोरणम्

anyacca bhavanaṃ divyaṃ haṃsaśaile maharṣayaḥ / sahastrayojanāyāmaṃ suvarṇamaṇitoraṇam

And there is another divine mansion, O great sages, on Haṃsa mountain, a thousand yojanas in extent, with archways of gold and jewels.

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KuP 1 46.53

तत्रास्ते भगवान् ब्रह्मा सिद्धसङ्घैरभिष्टुतः । सावित्र्या सह विश्वात्मा वासुदेवादिभिर्युतः

tatrāste bhagavān brahmā siddhasaṅghairabhiṣṭutaḥ / sāvitryā saha viśvātmā vāsudevādibhiryutaḥ

There dwells the lord Brahmā, praised by throngs of Siddhas, together with Sāvitrī, the Self of all, attended by Vāsudeva and the others.

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KuP 1 46.54

तस्य दक्षिणदिग्भागे सिद्धानां पुरमुत्तमम् । सनन्दनादयो यत्र वसन्ति मुनिपुङ्गवाः

tasya dakṣiṇadigbhāge siddhānāṃ puramuttamam / sanandanādayo yatra vasanti munipuṅgavāḥ

On its southern side is the excellent city of the Siddhas, where Sanandana and the other bulls among sages dwell.

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KuP 1 46.55

पञ्चशैलस्य शिखरे दानवानां पुरत्रयम् । नातिदूरेण तस्याथ दैत्यचार्यस्य धीमतः

pañcaśailasya śikhare dānavānāṃ puratrayam / nātidūreṇa tasyātha daityacāryasya dhīmataḥ

On the summit of Pañcaśaila are three cities of the Dānavas, and not far from that (is the dwelling) of the wise preceptor of the Daityas.

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KuP 1 46.56

सुगन्धशैलशिखरे सरिद्भिरुपशोभितम् । कर्दमस्याश्रमं पुण्यं तत्रास्ते भगवानृषिः

sugandhaśailaśikhare saridbhirupaśobhitam / kardamasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ tatrāste bhagavānṛṣiḥ

On the summit of the Sugandha mountain, adorned with rivers, is the holy hermitage of Kardama; there dwells that venerable seer.

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KuP 1 46.57

तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे किञ्चिद् वै दक्षिणाश्रिते । सनत्कुमारो भगवांस्तत्रास्ते ब्रह्मवित्तमः

tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge kiñcid vai dakṣiṇāśrite / sanatkumāro bhagavāṃstatrāste brahmavittamaḥ

On the eastern side of that very (mountain), somewhat toward the south, there dwells the lord Sanatkumāra, the foremost knower of brahman.

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KuP 1 46.58

सर्वेष्वेतेषु शैलेषु ततान्येषु मुनीश्वराः । सरांसि विमला नद्यो देवानामालयानि च

sarveṣveteṣu śaileṣu tatānyeṣu munīśvarāḥ / sarāṃsi vimalā nadyo devānāmālayāni ca

On all these mountains and on the others, O lords of sages, (there are) lakes, clear rivers, and dwellings of the gods,

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KuP 1 46.59

सिद्धलिङ्गानि पुण्यानि मुनिभिः स्थापितानि तु । वन्यान्याश्रमवर्याणि संख्यातुं नैव शक्नुयाम्

siddhaliṅgāni puṇyāni munibhiḥ sthāpitāni tu / vanyānyāśramavaryāṇi saṃkhyātuṃ naiva śaknuyām

and holy liṅgas of the Siddhas, set up by sages, and excellent forest hermitages — I could not count them.

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KuP 1 46.60

एष संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तरः । न शक्यं विस्तराद् वक्तुं मया वर्षशतैरपि

eṣa saṃkṣepataḥ prokto jambūdvīpasya vistaraḥ / na śakyaṃ vistarād vaktuṃ mayā varṣaśatairapi

This has been told in brief, the extent of Jambūdvīpa; it cannot be told by me in full even in a hundred years.

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