Linga Purana — Chapter 49
LiP 49.1
शतमेकं सहस्राणां योजनानां स तु स्मृतः अनु द्वीपं सहस्राणां द्विगुणं द्विगुणोत्तरम्
śatamekaṃ sahasrāṇāṃ yojanānāṃ sa tu smṛtaḥ anu dvīpaṃ sahasrāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ dviguṇottaram
It is held to be one hundred thousand yojanas; each successive continent (is) of thousands, doubled and doubling further.
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LiP 49.2
पञ्चाशत्कोटिविस्तीर्णा ससमुद्रा धरा स्मृता द्वीपैश् च सप्तभिर् युक्ता लोकालोकावृता शुभा
pañcāśatkoṭivistīrṇā sasamudrā dharā smṛtā dvīpaiś ca saptabhir yuktā lokālokāvṛtā śubhā
The earth with its oceans is held to be fifty crores (of yojanas) in extent, furnished with the seven continents, encompassed by the Lokāloka (mountain), auspicious.
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LiP 49.3
नीलस्तथोत्तरे मेरोः श्वेतस्तस्योत्तरे पुनः शृङ्गी तस्योत्तरे विप्रास् त्रयस्ते वर्षपर्वताः
nīlastathottare meroḥ śvetastasyottare punaḥ śṛṅgī tasyottare viprās trayaste varṣaparvatāḥ
Nīla is thus to the north of Meru, Śveta again to the north of that, and Śṛṅgī to the north of that: these three, O brahmins, are the boundary mountains of the regions.
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LiP 49.4
जठरो देवकूटश् च पूर्वस्यां दिशि पर्वतौ निषधो दक्षिणे मेरोस् तस्य दक्षिणतो गिरिः हेमकूट इति ख्यातो हिमवांस्तस्य दक्षिणे
jaṭharo devakūṭaś ca pūrvasyāṃ diśi parvatau niṣadho dakṣiṇe meros tasya dakṣiṇato giriḥ hemakūṭa iti khyāto himavāṃstasya dakṣiṇe
Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa are the two mountains in the eastern direction; Niṣadha is to the south of Meru, and to the south of that is the mountain known as Hemakūṭa, and Himavat is to the south of that.
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LiP 49.5
मेरोः पश्चिमतश्चैव पर्वतौ द्वौ धराधरौ माल्यवान्गन्धमादश् च द्वावेतावुदगायतौ
meroḥ paścimataścaiva parvatau dvau dharādharau mālyavāngandhamādaś ca dvāvetāvudagāyatau
And to the west of Meru are the two mountains that bear the earth; these two, Mālyavān and Gandhamādana, extend northward.
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LiP 49.6
एते पर्वतराजानः सिद्धचारणसेविताः तेषाम् अन्तरविष्कम्भो नवसाहस्रमेकशः
ete parvatarājānaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ teṣām antaraviṣkambho navasāhasramekaśaḥ
These kings of mountains are frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas; the intervening span between them is nine thousand (yojanas) in each case.
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LiP 49.7
इदं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम् हेमकूटं परं तस्मान् नाम्ना किंपुरुषं स्मृतम्
idaṃ haimavataṃ varṣaṃ bhārataṃ nāma viśrutam hemakūṭaṃ paraṃ tasmān nāmnā kiṃpuruṣaṃ smṛtam
This region of Himavat is the one renowned by the name Bhārata; beyond that, Hemakūṭa is recorded by the name Kiṃpuruṣa.
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LiP 49.8
नैषधं हेमकूटात्तु हरिवर्षं तदुच्यते हरिवर्षात्परं चैव मेरोः शुभमिलावृतम्
naiṣadhaṃ hemakūṭāttu harivarṣaṃ taducyate harivarṣātparaṃ caiva meroḥ śubhamilāvṛtam
Beyond Hemakūṭa is the Naiṣadha (range); that (region) is called Harivarṣa; and beyond Harivarṣa is Meru's fair Ilāvṛta.
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LiP 49.9
इलावृतात्परं नीलं रम्यकं नाम विश्रुतम् रम्यात्परतरं श्वेतं विख्यातं तद्धिरण्मयम्
ilāvṛtātparaṃ nīlaṃ ramyakaṃ nāma viśrutam ramyātparataraṃ śvetaṃ vikhyātaṃ taddhiraṇmayam
Beyond Ilāvṛta is Nīla, the region renowned by the name Ramyaka; beyond Ramyaka is Śveta, which is known as Hiraṇmaya.
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LiP 49.10
हिरण्मयात्परं चापि शृङ्गी चैव कुरुः स्मृतः धनुःसंस्थे तु विज्ञेये द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे
hiraṇmayātparaṃ cāpi śṛṅgī caiva kuruḥ smṛtaḥ dhanuḥsaṃsthe tu vijñeye dve varṣe dakṣiṇottare
And beyond Hiraṇmaya is Śṛṅgin, and (beyond that) Kuru is recorded; the two regions, the southern and the northern, are to be known as bow-shaped.
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LiP 49.11
दीर्घाणि तत्र चत्वारि मध्यतस्तदिलावृतम् मेरोः पश्चिमपूर्वेण द्वे तु दीर्घेतरे स्मृते
dīrghāṇi tatra catvāri madhyatastadilāvṛtam meroḥ paścimapūrveṇa dve tu dīrghetare smṛte
Among them four are long, and in the middle is that Ilāvṛta; to the west and east of Meru two are recorded as other than long.
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LiP 49.12
अर्वाक्तु निषधस्याथ वेद्यर्धं चोत्तरं स्मृतम् वेद्यर्धे दक्षिणे त्रीणि वर्षाणि त्रीणि चोत्तरे
arvāktu niṣadhasyātha vedyardhaṃ cottaraṃ smṛtam vedyardhe dakṣiṇe trīṇi varṣāṇi trīṇi cottare
On the near side of Niṣadha is reckoned the northern half of the altar; in the southern half-altar there are three regions, and three in the northern.
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LiP 49.13
तयोर्मध्ये च विज्ञेयं मेरुमध्यमिलावृतम् दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
tayormadhye ca vijñeyaṃ merumadhyamilāvṛtam dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
And in the middle of those two is to be known Ilāvṛta, with Meru at its centre — to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha.
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LiP 49.14
उदगायतो महाशैलो माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः योजनानां सहस्रे द्वे उपरिष्टात्तु विस्तृतः
udagāyato mahāśailo mālyavānnāma parvataḥ yojanānāṃ sahasre dve upariṣṭāttu vistṛtaḥ
Extending northward is the great mountain named Mālyavān; it is two thousand yojanas broad at its top.
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LiP 49.15
आयामतश्चतुस्त्रिंशत् सहस्राणि प्रकीर्तितः तस्य प्रतीच्यां विज्ञेयः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः
āyāmataścatustriṃśat sahasrāṇi prakīrtitaḥ tasya pratīcyāṃ vijñeyaḥ parvato gandhamādanaḥ
In length it is declared to be thirty-four thousand (yojanas). To the west of it is to be known the mountain Gandhamādana.
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LiP 49.16
आयामतः स विज्ञेयो माल्यवानिव विस्तृतः जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः
āyāmataḥ sa vijñeyo mālyavāniva vistṛtaḥ jambūdvīpasya vistārāt samena tu samantataḥ
In length it is to be known as extending like Mālyavān, and (its measure is) equal on all sides according to the breadth of Jambūdvīpa.
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LiP 49.17
प्रागायताः सुपर्वाणः षडेते वर्षपर्वताः अवगाढाश्चोभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ
prāgāyatāḥ suparvāṇaḥ ṣaḍete varṣaparvatāḥ avagāḍhāścobhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau
Extending eastward, well-jointed, these six are the mountains that bound the regions (varṣas); on both sides they plunge into the two oceans, the eastern and the western.
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LiP 49.18
हिमप्रायस्तु हिमवान् हेमकूटस्तु हेमवान् तरुणादित्यसंकाशो हैरण्यो निषधः स्मृतः
himaprāyastu himavān hemakūṭastu hemavān taruṇādityasaṃkāśo hairaṇyo niṣadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
Himavān is mostly snow, and Hemakūṭa is golden; Niṣadha is said to be of gold, resembling the newly risen sun.
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LiP 49.19
चतुर्वर्णः ससौवर्णो मेरुश्चोर्ध्वायतः स्मृतः वृत्ताकृतिपरीणाहश् चतुरस्रः समुत्थितः
caturvarṇaḥ sasauvarṇo meruścordhvāyataḥ smṛtaḥ vṛttākṛtiparīṇāhaś caturasraḥ samutthitaḥ
Meru is said to be of four colours, golden, and extended upward; round in shape and circumference, it rises up four-cornered.
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LiP 49.20
नीलश् च वैडूर्यमयः श्वेतः शुक्लो हिरण्मयः मयूरबर्हवर्णस्तु शातकुंभस् त्रिशृङ्गवान्
nīlaś ca vaiḍūryamayaḥ śvetaḥ śuklo hiraṇmayaḥ mayūrabarhavarṇastu śātakuṃbhas triśṛṅgavān
And Nīla is made of beryl; Śveta is white; Hiraṇmaya (the Golden mountain) is of the colour of a peacock's tail-feather, golden, and has three peaks.
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LiP 49.21
एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ताः पुनः शृणु गिरीश्वरान् मन्दरो देवकूटश् च पूर्वस्यां दिशि पर्वतौ
evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktāḥ punaḥ śṛṇu girīśvarān mandaro devakūṭaś ca pūrvasyāṃ diśi parvatau
Thus (they) have been declared in brief; now hear again of the lords of mountains: Mandara and Devakūṭa are the two mountains in the eastern quarter.
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LiP 49.22
कैलासो गन्धमादश् च हेमवांश्चैव पर्वतौ पूर्वतश् चायतावेताव् अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ
kailāso gandhamādaś ca hemavāṃścaiva parvatau pūrvataś cāyatāvetāv arṇavāntarvyavasthitau
Kailāsa and Gandhamāda(na), and Hemavān too, are mountains; these extend from the east, situated within the ocean.
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LiP 49.23
निषधः पारियात्रश् च द्वावेतौ वरपर्वतौ यथा पूर्वौ तथा याम्याव् एतौ पश्चिमतः श्रितौ
niṣadhaḥ pāriyātraś ca dvāvetau varaparvatau yathā pūrvau tathā yāmyāv etau paścimataḥ śritau
Niṣadha and Pāriyātra — these two are excellent mountains; as the two former ones (were), so these two southern ones lie toward the west.
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LiP 49.24
त्रिशृङ्गो जारुचिश्चैव उत्तरौ वरपर्वतौ पूर्वतश् चायतावेताव् अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ
triśṛṅgo jāruciścaiva uttarau varaparvatau pūrvataś cāyatāvetāv arṇavāntarvyavasthitau
Triśṛṅga and Jāruci are the two excellent mountains to the north; these two extend eastward and stand within the ocean.
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LiP 49.25
मर्यादापर्वतान् एतान् अष्टावाहुर्मनीषिणः यो ऽसौ मेरुर्द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रांशुः कनकपर्वतः
maryādāparvatān etān aṣṭāvāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ yo 'sau merurdvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prāṃśuḥ kanakaparvataḥ
These eight the wise call the boundary mountains. That Meru, O best of twice-born ones, is the lofty golden mountain.
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LiP 49.26
तस्य पादास्तु चत्वारश् चतुर्दिक्षु नगोत्तमाः यैर्विष्टब्धा न चलति सप्तद्वीपवती मही
tasya pādāstu catvāraś caturdikṣu nagottamāḥ yairviṣṭabdhā na calati saptadvīpavatī mahī
Its four feet are the finest of mountains in the four directions; propped up by them, the earth with its seven continents does not move.
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LiP 49.27
दशयोजनसाहस्रम् आयामस् तेषु पठ्यते पूर्वे तु मन्दरो नाम दक्षिणे गन्धमादनः
daśayojanasāhasram āyāmas teṣu paṭhyate pūrve tu mandaro nāma dakṣiṇe gandhamādanaḥ
Their extent is declared to be ten thousand yojanas; in the east (the mountain) named Mandara, in the south Gandhamādana,
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LiP 49.28
विपुलः पश्चिमे पार्श्वे सुपार्श्वश्चोत्तरे स्मृतः महावृक्षाः समुत्पन्नाश् चत्वारो द्वीपकेतवः
vipulaḥ paścime pārśve supārśvaścottare smṛtaḥ mahāvṛkṣāḥ samutpannāś catvāro dvīpaketavaḥ
Vipula (stands) on the western side, and Supārśva is recorded in the north. Four great trees have grown up (there), the banners of the continent(s).
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LiP 49.29
मन्दरस्य गिरेः शृङ्गे महावृक्षः सकेतुराट् प्रलम्बशाखाशिखरः कदम्बश् चैत्यपादपः
mandarasya gireḥ śṛṅge mahāvṛkṣaḥ saketurāṭ pralambaśākhāśikharaḥ kadambaś caityapādapaḥ
On the peak of Mount Mandara (stands) a great tree, king among banner(-trees), with drooping branches at its top — a kadamba, the sacred tree (of the place).
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LiP 49.30
दक्षिणस्यापि शैलस्य शिखरे देवसेविता जम्बूः सदा पुण्यफला सदा माल्योपशोभिता
dakṣiṇasyāpi śailasya śikhare devasevitā jambūḥ sadā puṇyaphalā sadā mālyopaśobhitā
And on the summit of the southern mountain (stands) the jambū, frequented by the gods, ever bearing auspicious fruit, ever adorned with garlands.
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LiP 49.31
सकेतुर् दक्षिणे द्वीपे जम्बूर्लोकेषु विश्रुता विपुलस्यापि शैलस्य पश्चिमे च महात्मनः
saketur dakṣiṇe dvīpe jambūrlokeṣu viśrutā vipulasyāpi śailasya paścime ca mahātmanaḥ
The jambū, the banner of the southern region, is renowned among the worlds; and on the west of the great Mount Vipula —
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LiP 49.32
संजातः शिखरे ऽश्वत्थः स महान् चैत्यपादपः सुपार्श्वस्योत्तरस्यापि शृङ्गे जातो महाद्रुमः
saṃjātaḥ śikhare 'śvatthaḥ sa mahān caityapādapaḥ supārśvasyottarasyāpi śṛṅge jāto mahādrumaḥ
— on its peak an aśvattha has grown up, that great sacred tree; and on the peak of Supārśva in the north a great tree has grown,
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LiP 49.33
न्यग्रोधो विपुलस्कन्धो ऽनेकयोजनमण्डलः तेषां चतुर्णां वक्ष्यामि शैलेन्द्राणां यथाक्रमम्
nyagrodho vipulaskandho 'nekayojanamaṇḍalaḥ teṣāṃ caturṇāṃ vakṣyāmi śailendrāṇāṃ yathākramam
a nyagrodha with a broad trunk, its circle (of branches) many yojanas across. Of those four lords of mountains I shall speak in order.
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LiP 49.34
अमानुष्याणि रम्याणि सर्वकालर्तुकानि च मनोहराणि चत्वारि देवक्रीडनकानि च
amānuṣyāṇi ramyāṇi sarvakālartukāni ca manoharāṇi catvāri devakrīḍanakāni ca
Not of human (making), delightful, having (the qualities of) every season at all times, charming — four playgrounds of the gods,
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LiP 49.35
वनानि वै चतुर्दिक्षु नामतस्तु निबोधत पूर्वे चैत्ररथं नाम दक्षिणे गन्धमादनम्
vanāni vai caturdikṣu nāmatastu nibodhata pūrve caitrarathaṃ nāma dakṣiṇe gandhamādanam
namely forests in the four directions; learn them by name. In the east (is one) named Caitraratha, in the south Gandhamādana,
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LiP 49.36
वैभ्राजं पश्चिमे विद्याद् उत्तरे सवितुर्वनम् मित्रेश्वरं तु पूर्वे तु षष्ठेश्वरम् अतः परम्
vaibhrājaṃ paścime vidyād uttare saviturvanam mitreśvaraṃ tu pūrve tu ṣaṣṭheśvaram ataḥ param
in the west one should know Vaibhrāja, in the north the forest of Savitṛ. Mitreśvara is in the east, and next after that Ṣaṣṭheśvara;
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LiP 49.37
वर्येश्वरं पश्चिमे तु उत्तरे चाम्रकेश्वरम् महासरांसि च तथा चत्वारि मुनिपुङ्गवाः
varyeśvaraṃ paścime tu uttare cāmrakeśvaram mahāsarāṃsi ca tathā catvāri munipuṅgavāḥ
Varyeśvara in the west, and Āmrakeśvara in the north; and likewise there are four great lakes, O best of sages,
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LiP 49.38
यत्र क्रीडन्ति मुनयः पर्वतेषु वनेषु च अरुणोदं सरः पूर्वं दक्षिणं मानसं स्मृतम्
yatra krīḍanti munayaḥ parvateṣu vaneṣu ca aruṇodaṃ saraḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ mānasaṃ smṛtam
where the sages sport, on the mountains and in the forests. The eastern lake is Aruṇoda, the southern is called Mānasa,
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LiP 49.39
सितोदं पश्चिमसरो महाभद्रं तथोत्तरम् शाखस्य दक्षिणे क्षेत्रं विशाखस्य च पश्चिमे
sitodaṃ paścimasaro mahābhadraṃ tathottaram śākhasya dakṣiṇe kṣetraṃ viśākhasya ca paścime
the western lake is Sitoda, and the northern likewise Mahābhadra. In the south is the sacred field of Śākha, and in the west that of Viśākha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.40
उत्तरे नैगमेयस्य कुमारस्य च पूर्वतः अरुणोदस्य पूर्वेण शैलेन्द्रा नामतः स्मृताः
uttare naigameyasya kumārasya ca pūrvataḥ aruṇodasya pūrveṇa śailendrā nāmataḥ smṛtāḥ
in the north that of Naigameya, and in the east that of Kumāra. To the east of Aruṇoda the great mountains are recorded by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.41
तांस्तु संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये न शक्यं विस्तरेण तु सितान्तश् च कुरण्डश् च कुररश्चाचलोत्तमः
tāṃstu saṃkṣepato vakṣye na śakyaṃ vistareṇa tu sitāntaś ca kuraṇḍaś ca kuraraścācalottamaḥ
I shall tell them in brief, for it is not possible (to tell them) at length: Sitānta, and Kuraṇḍa, and Kurara, best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.42
विकरो मणिशैलश् च वृक्षवांश्चाचलोत्तमः महानीलो ऽथ रुचकः सबिन्दुर्दर्दुरस् तथा
vikaro maṇiśailaś ca vṛkṣavāṃścācalottamaḥ mahānīlo 'tha rucakaḥ sabindurdarduras tathā
Vikara and Maṇiśaila, and Vṛkṣavat, best of mountains, Mahānīla, then Rucaka, with Bindu, and Dardura likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.43
वेणुमांश् च समेघश् च निषधो देवपर्वतः इत्येते पर्वतवरा ह्य् अन्ये च गिरयस् तथा
veṇumāṃś ca sameghaś ca niṣadho devaparvataḥ ityete parvatavarā hy anye ca girayas tathā
and Veṇumat and Samegha, Niṣadha, Devaparvata — these are the foremost mountains, and there are others too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.44
पूर्वेण मन्दरस्यैते सिद्धावासा उदाहृताः तेषु तेषु गिरीन्द्रेषु गुहासु च वनेषु च
pūrveṇa mandarasyaite siddhāvāsā udāhṛtāḥ teṣu teṣu girīndreṣu guhāsu ca vaneṣu ca
These, to the east of Mandara, are declared to be dwellings of the siddhas; and on each of those lords of mountains, in the caves and in the forests,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.45
रुद्रक्षेत्राणि दिव्यानि विष्णोर्नारायणस्य च सरसो मानसस्येह दक्षिणेन महाचलाः
rudrakṣetrāṇi divyāni viṣṇornārāyaṇasya ca saraso mānasasyeha dakṣiṇena mahācalāḥ
(are) the divine sacred fields of Rudra and of Viṣṇu Nārāyaṇa. Here, to the south of Lake Mānasa, are the great mountains
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.46
ये कीर्त्यमानास्तान्सर्वान् संक्षिप्य प्रवदाम्यहम् शैलश् च विशिराश्चैव शिखरश्चाचलोत्तमः
ye kīrtyamānāstānsarvān saṃkṣipya pravadāmyaham śailaś ca viśirāścaiva śikharaścācalottamaḥ
which are celebrated; all of them I shall declare in brief: Śaila, and Viśira, and Śikhara, best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.47
एकशृङ्गो महाशूलो गजशैलः पिशाचकः पञ्चशैलो ऽथ कैलासो हिमवांश्चाचलोत्तमः
ekaśṛṅgo mahāśūlo gajaśailaḥ piśācakaḥ pañcaśailo 'tha kailāso himavāṃścācalottamaḥ
Ekaśṛṅga, Mahāśūla, Gajaśaila, Piśācaka, Pañcaśaila, then Kailāsa, and Himavat, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.48
इत्येते देवचरिता उत्कटाः पर्वतोत्तमाः तेषु तेषु च सर्वेषु पर्वतेषु वनेषु च
ityete devacaritā utkaṭāḥ parvatottamāḥ teṣu teṣu ca sarveṣu parvateṣu vaneṣu ca
These, then, are the lofty best of mountains, frequented by the gods; and on each and every one of those mountains and in the forests,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.49
रुद्रक्षेत्राणि दिव्यानि स्थापितानि सुरोत्तमैः दिग्भागे दक्षिणे प्रोक्ताः पश्चिमे च वदामि वः
rudrakṣetrāṇi divyāni sthāpitāni surottamaiḥ digbhāge dakṣiṇe proktāḥ paścime ca vadāmi vaḥ
divine sanctuaries of Rudra have been established by the foremost of the gods. (Those) in the southern quarter have been declared; and I shall tell you of those in the west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.50
अपरेण सितोदश् च सुरपश् च महाबलः कुमुदो मधुमांश्चैव ह्य् अञ्जनो मुकुटस् तथा
apareṇa sitodaś ca surapaś ca mahābalaḥ kumudo madhumāṃścaiva hy añjano mukuṭas tathā
To the west (are) Sitoda, and Surapa of great strength, Kumuda, and Madhumat, and Añjana, and likewise Mukuṭa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.51
कृष्णश् च पाण्डुरश्चैव सहस्रशिखरश् च यः पारिजातश् च शैलेन्द्रः श्रीशृङ्गश्चाचलोत्तमः
kṛṣṇaś ca pāṇḍuraścaiva sahasraśikharaś ca yaḥ pārijātaś ca śailendraḥ śrīśṛṅgaścācalottamaḥ
and Kṛṣṇa, and Pāṇḍura, and the one called Sahasraśikhara, and Pārijāta, lord of mountains, and Śrīśṛṅga, best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.52
इत्येते देवचरिता उत्कटाः पर्वतोत्तमाः सर्वे पश्चिमदिग्भागे रुद्रक्षेत्रसमन्विताः
ityete devacaritā utkaṭāḥ parvatottamāḥ sarve paścimadigbhāge rudrakṣetrasamanvitāḥ
These, then, are the lofty best of mountains, frequented by the gods, all in the western quarter, furnished with sanctuaries of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.53
महाभद्रस्य सरसश् चोत्तरे च महाबलाः ये स्थिताः कीर्त्यमानांस्तान् संक्षिप्येह निबोधत
mahābhadrasya sarasaś cottare ca mahābalāḥ ye sthitāḥ kīrtyamānāṃstān saṃkṣipyeha nibodhata
And to the north of Lake Mahābhadra there stand mighty ones; learn of them here as they are named in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.54
शङ्खकूटो महाशैलो वृषभो हंसपर्वतः नागश् च कपिलश्चैव इन्द्रशैलश् च सानुमान्
śaṅkhakūṭo mahāśailo vṛṣabho haṃsaparvataḥ nāgaś ca kapilaścaiva indraśailaś ca sānumān
Śaṅkhakūṭa the great mountain, Vṛṣabha, Haṃsaparvata, and Nāga, and Kapila, and Indraśaila with its peaks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.55
नीलः कण्टकशृङ्गश् च शतशृङ्गश् च पर्वतः पुष्पकोशः प्रशैलश् च विरजश्चाचलोत्तमः
nīlaḥ kaṇṭakaśṛṅgaś ca śataśṛṅgaś ca parvataḥ puṣpakośaḥ praśailaś ca virajaścācalottamaḥ
Nīla, and Kaṇṭakaśṛṅga, and Mount Śataśṛṅga, Puṣpakośa, and Praśaila, and Viraja, best of mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.56
वराहपर्वतश्चैव मयूरश्चाचलोत्तमः जारुधिश्चैव शैलेन्द्र एत उत्तरसंस्थिताः
varāhaparvataścaiva mayūraścācalottamaḥ jārudhiścaiva śailendra eta uttarasaṃsthitāḥ
and Mount Varāha, and Mayūra, best of mountains, and Jārudhi, lord of mountains — these are situated to the north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.57
तेषु शैलेषु दिव्येषु देवदेवस्य शूलिनः असंख्यातानि दिव्यानि विमानानि सहस्रशः
teṣu śaileṣu divyeṣu devadevasya śūlinaḥ asaṃkhyātāni divyāni vimānāni sahasraśaḥ
On those divine mountains there are countless divine palaces of the God of gods, the bearer of the trident, by the thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.58
एतेषां शैलमुख्यानाम् अन्तरेषु यथाक्रमम् सन्ति चैवान्तरद्रोण्यः सरांस्युपवनानि च
eteṣāṃ śailamukhyānām antareṣu yathākramam santi caivāntaradroṇyaḥ sarāṃsyupavanāni ca
In the spaces between these chief mountains there are, in due order, intervening valleys, lakes, and groves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.59
वसन्ति देवा मुनयः सिद्धाश् च शिवभाविताः कृतवासाः सपत्नीकाः प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः
vasanti devā munayaḥ siddhāś ca śivabhāvitāḥ kṛtavāsāḥ sapatnīkāḥ prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ
There dwell gods, sages, and Siddhas devoted to Śiva, having made their abode there with their wives, by the grace of the Supreme One.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.60
लक्ष्म्याद्यानां बिल्ववने ककुभे कश्यपादयः तथा तालवने प्रोक्तम् इन्द्रोपेन्द्रोरगात्मनाम्
lakṣmyādyānāṃ bilvavane kakubhe kaśyapādayaḥ tathā tālavane proktam indropendroragātmanām
In the bilva wood (is the dwelling) of Lakṣmī and the others; in the kakubha (wood), of Kaśyapa and the rest; and likewise in the palm wood is declared (the dwelling) of Indra, Upendra and the serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.61
उदुंबरे कर्दमस्य तथान्येषां महात्मनाम् विद्याधराणां सिद्धानां पुण्ये त्वाम्रवने शुभे
uduṃbare kardamasya tathānyeṣāṃ mahātmanām vidyādharāṇāṃ siddhānāṃ puṇye tvāmravane śubhe
In the udumbara (wood, the dwelling) of Kardama and likewise of other great-souled ones; and in the holy, auspicious mango wood, of the Vidyādharas and Siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.62
नागानां सिद्धसंघानां तथा निंबवने स्थितिः सूर्यस्य किंशुकवने तथा रुद्रगणस्य च
nāgānāṃ siddhasaṃghānāṃ tathā niṃbavane sthitiḥ sūryasya kiṃśukavane tathā rudragaṇasya ca
In the nimba wood is the abode of the Nāgas and of the hosts of Siddhas; in the kiṃśuka wood, of the Sun and likewise of the host of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.63
बीजपूरवने पुण्ये देवाचार्यो व्यवस्थितः कौमुदे तु वने विष्णुप्रमुखानां महात्मनाम्
bījapūravane puṇye devācāryo vyavasthitaḥ kaumude tu vane viṣṇupramukhānāṃ mahātmanām
In the holy citron wood the preceptor of the gods is established; and in the Kaumuda wood (the abode) of the great-souled ones headed by Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.64
स्थलपद्मवनान्तस्थन्यग्रोधे ऽशेषभोगिनः शेषस्त्वशेषजगतां पतिरास्ते ऽतिगर्वितः
sthalapadmavanāntasthanyagrodhe 'śeṣabhoginaḥ śeṣastvaśeṣajagatāṃ patirāste 'tigarvitaḥ
In the banyan standing at the edge of the land-lotus wood, Śeṣa, the lord of all the worlds, with his endless coils, sits exceedingly proud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.65
स एव जगतां कालः पाताले च व्यवस्थितः विष्णोर्विश्वगुरोर्मूर्तिर् दिव्यः साक्षाद्धलायुधः
sa eva jagatāṃ kālaḥ pātāle ca vyavasthitaḥ viṣṇorviśvagurormūrtir divyaḥ sākṣāddhalāyudhaḥ
He is himself the Time of the worlds, and he is stationed in the netherworld; he is the divine form of Viṣṇu, the teacher of the universe, being in person the plough-bearer (Balarāma).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.66
शयनं देवदेवस्य स हरेः कङ्कणं विभोः वने पनसवृक्षाणां सशुक्रा दानवादयः
śayanaṃ devadevasya sa hareḥ kaṅkaṇaṃ vibhoḥ vane panasavṛkṣāṇāṃ saśukrā dānavādayaḥ
He is the couch of the God of gods, the armlet of Hari the all-pervading. In the wood of jackfruit trees are the Dānavas and the rest, together with Śukra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.67
किन्नरैरुरगाश्चैव विशाखकवने स्थिताः मनोहरवने वृक्षाः सर्वकोटिसमन्विताः
kinnarairuragāścaiva viśākhakavane sthitāḥ manoharavane vṛkṣāḥ sarvakoṭisamanvitāḥ
The serpents together with the Kinnaras dwell in the Viśākhaka wood; in the Manohara wood the trees are furnished with all (fruits) by the crore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 49.68
नन्दीश्वरो गणवरैः स्तूयमानो व्यवस्थितः संतानकस्थलीमध्ये साक्षाद्देवी सरस्वती
nandīśvaro gaṇavaraiḥ stūyamāno vyavasthitaḥ saṃtānakasthalīmadhye sākṣāddevī sarasvatī
Nandīśvara stands there, being praised by the foremost of the Gaṇas; in the middle of the tract of Saṃtānaka (trees) is the goddess Sarasvatī herself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 49.69
एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ता वनेषु वनवासिनः असंख्याता मयाप्यत्र वक्तुं नो विस्तरेण तु
evaṃ saṃkṣepataḥ proktā vaneṣu vanavāsinaḥ asaṃkhyātā mayāpyatra vaktuṃ no vistareṇa tu
— tr. refused: cyber